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Dear Sugars

Encore: Sexual Fluidity

Dear Sugars

WBUR

Boston, Wbur, Sugar, Cheryl Strayed, Society & Culture, Dear, Relationships, Advice, Steve Almond

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

"Whatever" -- that's how the actress Maria Bello describes her sexual orientation. Her "love who you love" attitude toward sexuality, regardless of gender, is often referred to as fluidity. In this favorite episode from the archives, Maria joins the Sugars to discuss a couple of letters having to do with the confusion and complications that can accompany a shift in one's sexual preferences and partnerships. This episode was originally published on March 3rd, 2017.

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0:00.0

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0:04.0

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0:11.0

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0:14.0

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0:19.0

Crypto trading involves risk of loss.

0:22.0

The universe has good news for the lost, lonely, and heart sick.

0:31.0

Sugar is here, the both of us, speaking straight into your ears.

0:36.0

I'm Cheryl Strait.

0:38.0

I'm Steve Almond. This is Dear Sugar Radio.

0:41.0

Oh dear son, won't you please?

0:48.0

Share some little sweet days with me.

0:54.0

I check my bell vibes every day.

1:02.0

Oh and this sugar, you see in my way.

1:11.0

Hi Steve.

1:12.0

Hi Cheryl.

1:13.0

So I have a story for you.

1:15.0

Yummy, yummy.

1:17.0

When I was 24, I was married to my first husband.

1:21.0

So it was like 10 years ago, gotcha.

1:23.0

That's right.

1:24.0

And I struggled a lot in that marriage because even though I loved my ex-husband, I always felt like I had married too young.

1:31.0

I wasn't able to, I didn't want to be in a monogamy or commitment.

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