012: Bridgerton Season 3: Penelope Featherington, Celebrating Curves and What Men (and Colin) Really Want
May 24, 2024
Bridgerton Season 3, Part 1 is out and I’m here for it!
I’m all in! Colin and Penelope’s story of friends to lovers hits every sweet spot of my 12 year old self who so wanted to be understood and appreciated for all she was, regardless of her very trendy but not particularly flattering A-line hair-cut and the rolls from her middle that spilled over the waist band of her acid washed jeans.
If you are a fan, you know this is a big season and it’s sparked a lot of debate around body positivity and the complexity of romantic relationships. It begs the age-old question, can men and women be friends. Remember what Billy Crystal so eloquently said in When Harry Met Sally, sex always gets in the way.
But what if you don’t look like the sexy romantic lead that’s conjured in the mind of the white, Euro-Ameri-typical body type? Does the sex get in the way then? Then, is he just not that into you? Here’s my question. What if he’s into you because you are not the sexy romantic lead.
In this episode we explore what the pleasure of beauty actually is. And how being “seen” can be one of the most intimate experiences in any relationship.
