S3 E7: Mackenzie and Lily Become Advice Columnists (A Midseason Q&A)

Hey, look who it is! The gals of Friends to Lovers are BACK and ready to finish out season three (and start preparing for the absolute banger that's going to be season four). For today's regularly scheduled midseason Q&A episode, Mackenzie and Lily took audience questions about dating, romance, relationships, friendship, and marriage and gave their non-therapist perspectives on those matters.

Note: There are a few small sections of spotty audio, and portions of this recording were originally completed in June 2021.

Major episode timestamps: Introduction (0:00), Housekeeping (5:44), Main Topic (7:45), Conclusion (49:33).

You can get full show notes and episode transcriptions on the Bad Bitch Book Club website: http://badbitchbookclub.com/podcast.

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Friends to Lovers is a Bad Bitch Book Club podcast hosted by BBBC founder Mackenzie Newcomb and writer, editor, and bestie Lily Herman. Each week, they use books as a jumping off point to talk about sex, relationships, dating, love, romance, and more.

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