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Sorry I Only Read RomComs
by Aanu Jide-Ojo
Here we will be talking about love (in its simplicity and complication), sex of course, consent, sexuality, as we find them written in books. I am excited about this and I hope that you are a bit curious to see where these conversations take us.
Episodes
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Hello Aanu’s RomCom Tag
If I could rewrite this story, I would…. If I see this character, I would punch them, my favorite grand gestures, etc… listen to me answer these and more in today’s episode!
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What monogamous people can learn from non-monogamous relationships
I think monogamous people can learn a bunch from non monogamous people, let’s dive in! Follow us @sorryionlyreadromcoms and @helloaanu
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Reading RomComs as a Demisexual Person
At the end of season 1, I talked about 3 books that changed my life and how one of them, Ace, by Angela Chen, helped me come to terms with being on the ace-spectrum, specifically, being demisexual. Reading that book was very eye-opening for me in the way it permitted me to define my outlook on...
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How avoidant attachment style was sold as the ideal.
So, I have been having tons of conversations around how people show up in relationships, both platonic and romantic relationships. You really can’t look at relational behavior without looking at attachment styles. I started paying attention to my attachment style when I noticed that there are...
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I like surprises, especially in the form of new authors.
I discovered a new author that I just can’t help but gush about! Listen to it, read the books and let me know what you think! Follow me everywhere @sorryionlyreadromcoms and @helloaanu
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The Mid Year Book Freakout Tag
I’m just excited to hand out some awards to some of my favorite books this year! Follow us on Instagram @sorryionlyreadromcoms and @helloaanu
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3 Books That Changed My Life
There are 3 books that I consider life-changing. By life-changing I mean, reading them created a light bulb moment, changed my perspective, helped me name things about myself, and most importantly changed my behavior. I don’t think I’ve talked about them here before, so let's dive in! Follow us…
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Knight in shining armor ... among other tropes.
Anywho I decided to talk about something that every romcom can’t do without, THE TROPE!! We see it in every plot in different forms, we can’t go without our thropes, they are tropes for a reason. Tropes are like comfort food, our blankie, it's like that good old faithful grandma recipe that will...
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My Relationship with Friendships
Friendships also play a key role in romantic relationships, what your friends perceive as healthy matters, they are who you bounce ideas off of, they make the call when you ask “should I be worried, this is what X person did” and they are most likely the consistent baseline that your romantic...
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About BOLATITO ... and other romcoms
First we have Bolatito by Seyi Amao, now off the bat I think this book should have been called Ifunanya because quite a bit of tragedy happened in this book and the only thing that kept me going is the optimism and spirit of this child named Ifunanya. A lot of things were explored in this book…
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Have you ever received a love poem
I like valentine’s day, I like chocolates, roses, dates, pampering sessions, rom coms, poems… Speaking of, I love poems, poetry, they pack a punch with the simplest of lines and I think one of the things I miss the most is being able to grunt and snap at a spoken word event. Anywho, I decided to...
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Dating tips you should try based on the romcoms I’ve read
Anyway, Valentine's day is coming, capitalism is salivating at the feast and carnage of the day, I love it for her. And for the single folks I decided to pull some dating tips to get you a partner, or at least a date for the day. I mean, you deserve a teddy bear, fox cookies, a notepad,...
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I’m judging these authors
I figured that a monthly wrap up might be a bit long so I decided to do a mid month check in … let’s dive in!
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2021 READING GOALS/ TBR FOR JANUARY
So it’s the beginning of the year, and everyone is setting their reading goals for the year, so I thought to share some of my goals, some themes I hope I get to read and some of the barriers I may have that you may relate with, I will also share my tbr for the month of January. Let’s dive in!...
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Much ado about Bridgerton (The Show)
Last week Shonda did the lord’s work and gave us Bridgerton, funny thing, I’d never read the books or heard of the author, prior to the show (I don’t know if this is the point where my romcom card is taken away from me) but twitter was all abuzz about it, being a Shonda stan, it was definitely a...
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ABOUT BREAKUPS IN ROMCOMS
What’s that thing they say about comedy being tragedy plus time. I don’t think anyone ever thinks that they will ever laugh about an event that once felt like your heart drowning in your chest but hey! Anyway, of course this prompted me to take a look at how break ups show up in romcoms, let's…
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Clap When You Land/ Entangled
Hi folks! I got Clap When You Land from @rovingheights on Instagram! You can follow us @sorryionlyreadromcoms and @helloaanu
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Partner not therapist, please!
In romcoms, love and the acknowledgment of it is written as the gold standard for character growth. We forget that love can be unhealthily given and people can love badly even if the other character doesn’t know it.
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Pot Bellies Matter Too
So this week's episode is a campaign for reading more “guy next door”, the pot bellied love interest, or maybe a 2 pack, not six pack, the short man, listen, or medium height, not every time 6ft tall, yada yada.
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Your biphobia is showing
Bisexual persons are more likely to experience depression, intimate partner violence and anxiety. So understanding bisxuality, what it is, what it isn’t, is so key.
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Are RomComs Anti Feminist?
So, for the last couple of weeks, I feel like I have been taking a stab at romcoms, for someone that unapologetically stans these books, I’ve been quite on the critical side when it comes to examining how romcoms push some unhealthy and to be honest very anti feminist positions. However, while it...
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Can we try this instead?
So when was the last time you read something like “do we mind if we tried this instead? Or maybe this isn't working, can we pause? Or a simple, this is what I like” I don’t think I have.
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Writing Consent in Romcoms
“your mouth is saying no, but your body is saying yes” is it though, let’s talk about this!
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I want more fluff!!!
So we don’t get a Nigerian version of a queer romcom hero like Mellissa Brayden (the author I mentioned in the last two episodes), instead we are going through politics and war and rites and passages and its always a great learning moment but where is the fluff?
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Is this toxic or is this cute
Have you ever read a story that makes you want to scream THERAPY!!!!
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I Want Awkward Sex
Sometimes sex scenes in romcoms are a tad too perfect for me. I like em awkward
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Trailer
Welcome to “Sorry, I only read ROMCOMs” a podcast about romance and all the ways it shows up in our lives, specifically in books. I started reading romcoms forever ago, somehow found myself swept away by the dance, you know how it goes.. First person 1 meets person 2, a coy banter begins, they…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Here we will be talking about love (in its simplicity and complication), sex of course, consent, sexuality, as we find them written in books. I am excited about this and I hope that you are a bit curious to see where these conversations take us.
HOSTED BY
Aanu Jide-Ojo
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Here we will be talking about love (in its simplicity and complication), sex of course, consent, sexuality, as we find them written in books. I am excited about this and I hope that you are a bit curious to see where these conversations take us.
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