The ladies discuss singer Mya’s recent revelation that she has been married and committed to herself for the last seven years and ask whether being self-partnered is unhealthy and narcissistic, or if sologamy is the recipe for a happier and more fulfilling life. Guest starring Nushy Rose and Tariyé Peterside.

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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE 

https://unitedmelaningroup.com/es043

(Website – Show notes)

https://www.xonecole.com/mya-singer-married/

(Article – Mya Has Been Married To Herself For 7 Years: "It Was All About Getting Myself Back" – Charmin Michelle for XO NECOLE)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtxXk7lIWm0

(Video – Mya Talks Marriage, Vegan Living, Wine, & More FULL Interview | Out Loud with Claudia Jordan – FOX Soul YouTube Channel)

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/nov/06/consciously-uncoupled-the-joy-of-self-partnership

(Article – Self-partnered: the sudden, surprising rise of the single positivity movement – Lizzie Cernik for The Guardian)

https://thedatingtruth.medium.com/what-it-means-to-be-self-partnered-9355143e67e5

(Article – What It Means to be Self-Partnered – Fauna Solomon for The Dating Truth via Medium.com)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnJGhB1b8Bg

(Video – "Why I chose to marry myself" | What is sologamy? – Sophie Tanner on Flash Pack YouTube Channel)

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