4.7 The very worst dates, rom-coms grown up and Rihanna re-brands pregnancy
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This week we're in the mood for love - or rather raunch. While Frankie's plotting a Magic Mike spectacular, Charlie's getting back on the dating horse and hoping for a Diet Coke Break from the builders next door - though she fears reality won't match up to expectation. We're discussing Rihanna's Super Bowl half-time show and the transformative effect her public pregnancies have had - and continue to have - on the perception of motherhood. She's made moulded breast plates a maternity must-have for starters. Also on the agenda: how the new slew of grown-up rom coms are proving sex doesn't stop at thirty. How to beat the cost-of-living crisis one Amalfi lemon at a time. And, the very worst dates we've been on. Links from the episode:  Rihanna's baby bump and the rise of the millennial pregnancy 'reveal' – Frankie Graddon, The Times I wish I had the Bank of Mum and Dad to keep me afloat – Charlie Gowans-Eglinton, The Times  Clever ways to be frugal - and still keep up appearances – Steven Doig, The Telegraph 
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