Is It More Common for Women to Form PLPs?

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I think it's because romantic relationships especially heterosexual ones and especially marriage has already had a default template for you yeah. When two women come together that aren't lovers even more so we have to discuss all these things as no one tells us what is the role there shouldn't be necessarily roles to take on it's a shared lifeYeah do you think it's more common for women and people who identify as women to form PLPs? I've noticed either women or queer men or queer peopleyeah oh interesting I think it's also because the sexual people and sexual people definitely talk about this stuff more than romantic couples do, like they don't want to destabilize the romance part of it.

In this episode, Hannah is joined by April Lee and Renee Wong, platonic life partners originally from Singapore and now based in LA. April and Renee tell Hannah all about their personal story and what led to them becoming platonic life partners, what a PLP actually is, and how to tell the difference between a best friend, a potential PLP, and a romantic love connection. They talk about getting to handpick things that create security and commitment in their partnership without having to deal with the complex legalities of marriage, why it’s more common for women and queer people to have PLPS, and also their experiences of dating other people while in their PLP. Finally, April and Renee talk about what it’s like navigating such a sexualised world when demisexual, what would happen if one of them were to meet a romantic partner, and why, if they were to have children, they would want to do it with each other.

✨MORE ABOUT APRIL LEE✨

A Singaporean writer and creative producer based in Los Angeles. As a storyteller, I take special interest in exploring the unconventional and taboo, and breaking down stigmas. Cat-whisperer and Game of Thrones enthusiast.
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✨MORE ABOUT RENEE WONG✨
An explorer of self and spirituality, and knitter of (only) scarves. April's counterpart who moved across the world to be with her in LA a year ago.

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