#157: Mel Hamlett - Was Your Grandma Happy or Hostage?

Melanie Hamlett is a writer, storyteller, and wilderness guide whose viral Harper's Bazaar article "Men Have No Friends and Women Bear the Burden" sparked a national conversation (and an SNL skit.) She's been writing about gender, relationships, and women's independence for Cosmo, Glamour, the Daily Beast, and the Washington Post for over a decade. In this episode, Mel shares why so many women are choosing to stay single, what TikTok actually did to marriage, why the "provider and protector" narrative has always been a myth, how to decode hobo-sexuals, her red flags every woman should watch out for, why Alpine divorce has become a mainstream conversation, the hidden costs of the 50/50 myth, why emotional labor never actually gets split, how the algorithm is radicalizing men without anyone noticing, and much more. For access to exclusive content, follow the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Podcastina Connect: Galina Rivina - https://www.instagram.com/thumbgalina Mel Hamlett -  https://www.instagram.com/melhamlett/   Please subscribe to the channel if you haven't already. Full episodes every Monday and every other Thursday.