Episodes We Love: 'Head Or The Heart' Update13 April 2024This episode was originally published on August 12th, 2016.The Sugars hear the latest from "Head or the Heart" -- a woman who'd fallen head over heels for a man with a troubled childhood. Everything seemed perfect, and yet, she couldn't help but wonder if the traumas of her love's past would surface...00:33:44
Redux: Body Weight and Romance30 March 2024This episode was originally released on August 19, 2017.It’s never easy to talk to our romantic partners about their bodies, especially when it’s about weight. The Sugars, along with writer Ashley C. Ford, answer letters from people questioning their relationships because of major changes in their p...00:34:23
Dear Sugars Presents: "Beyond All Repair", a new murder mystery podcast09 March 2024Introducing Beyond All Repair, a new WBUR podcast from producer emeritus of Dear Sugars, Amory Sivertson. This series tells the story of a murder, but also the woman who was accused of that murder, Sophia.Sophia was newly married and 6 months pregnant when she was charged with murdering her mother-i...00:25:25
Archive: When Your Loved Ones Just Don't 'Get It'17 February 2024Our loved ones are the people who are supposed to understand us. But what if they just...can't? Where do we turn then, and how do we fight the feelings of resentment that this lack of understanding can stir up? This episode was originally released November 11th, 2016.00:31:57
(Encore) Rapid Fire: Friendship, Part 2 - Male-Female Friendships27 January 2024The Sugars' conversation on friendship continues with a handful of letters concerning male-female friendships. Is there such a thing as a platonic relationship between a heterosexual man and woman? Can male-female friendships be as emotionally satisfying as same-gender relationships? What do you do ...00:31:58
(Redux) Rapid Fire: Friendship, Part 1 - FAQs13 January 2024Everyone has had a friendship quandary of some sort in the past, right? This week, the Sugars take on frequently asked questions in "rapid fire" fashion – from hating your best friend's significant other, to hating her politics.00:41:28
Redux: The Stepchild's Dilemma30 December 2023Whether you’re 5, 15, or 50 years old, it can be difficult to usher a stepparent in and out of the family unit. In today’s episode, the Sugars answer letters from stepchildren who have fraught relationships with their stepparents. What is a stepparent’s responsibility to a stepchild after divorce? A...00:45:29
Encore: Buyer's Remorse16 December 2023Buzz Bissinger owns more than 100 pairs of leather pants and over 200 pairs of leather gloves, having spent more than $600,000 on leather goods in the span of three years. Mr. Bissinger has a spending addiction, and he joins the Sugars to offer guidance to a letter-writer whose therapist and family ...00:24:01
Redux: Love In Doubt25 November 2023How many times have you heard this: "I love him, we're great together, but..."? There's always room for doubt, even in the happiest of relationships. So this week, the Sugars take on some of those doubts in rapid-fire fashion. This episode was originally published on January 5th, 2017.00:41:55
Redux: The Ugly Truth08 November 2023Most of us have days when we don’t feel attractive. But in this episode, the Sugars read letters from people whose faces are at odds with conventional ideas of beauty. Writer Ariel Henley joins to talk about her own facial differences. Henley was born with Crouzon Syndrome, and underwent dozens of s...00:34:50