HEDONISM & DATING with Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin

A QUEER MATCHMAKERS GUIDE TO HEARTBREAK

When I found myself devastatingly heartbroken last year, through the grief of it, I enjoyed the fact that at least it would probably make me better at my job, and now I have solidified my guide to heartbreak to share with anyone who really needs it right now CLICK HERE TO GET TICKETS TO QUEER DATING & HEDONISM - LIVE PODCAST WITH PRISHITA MAHESHWARI-ALPIN [https://www.outsavvy.com/event/35182/live-podcast-with-prishita-maheshwari-aplin] Click here [https://www.instagram.com/queerloveco/?hl=en]to comment your emoji on the post for this episode Click here [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdie6LOWTtcDYAxxcLrLPvvWjAQ2lI_oAON6PsO5v1gwubfbw/viewform?usp=header] to submit a question/woe to be answered on the podcast Find the Links and events here - https://linktr.ee/queerloveco [https://linktr.ee/queerloveco] Fruit Salad Events Calendar - https://fruitsaladevents.co.uk/ [https://fruitsaladevents.co.uk/] Here is the PLAYLIST [https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/64094422] (or find the graphic on insta)

HEDONISM & DATING with Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin

Here we have a lovely conversation with Prishita about hedonism and dating, expecting more from ourselves and others in dating and being led into community and activism by pleasure. Prishita is a writer, editor, queer theorist and grassroots organiser exploring the transhistorical cultures and political realities of the queer community. Their essay/manifesto, Roses for Hedone: On Queer Hedonism and World-Making Through Pleasure (2025) reframes queer hedonism from a transient individualistic phenomenon to a collective and futuristic transformational energy. Previously Politics Editor at BRICKS Magazine, Prishita also sits on the Advisory Board of Split Banana. Their advocacy in pursuit of queer liberated futures, a Free Palestine and a dismantling of all oppressive structures is informed by their trans, migrant and multicultural identity. Tickets to the Live Podcast with Prishita [https://www.outsavvy.com/event/35182/live-podcast-with-prishita-maheshwari-aplin] Click here [https://www.instagram.com/queerloveco/?hl=en]to comment your emoji on the post for this episode Find the Links and events here - https://linktr.ee/queerloveco [https://linktr.ee/queerloveco] Fruit Salad Events Calendar - https://fruitsaladevents.co.uk/ [https://fruitsaladevents.co.uk/] Prishitas Book - Roses for Hedone [https://thecommonpress.shop/products/9781916637108?_pos=1&_psq=roses+for+hed&_ss=e&_v=1.0] (£7.50 - buy it while you can, its almost sold out!)

INTROVERTS DATING PARADOX

Here we have a classic paradox, when I am looking for love, I don't meet anyone, when I'm not looking, I get approached and don't know how to respond - Kim gives some insight on dealing with this classic dating paradox and some tips for smoother socializing Click here [https://www.instagram.com/queerloveco/?hl=en]to comment your emoji on the post for this episode Find the Links and events here - https://linktr.ee/queerloveco [https://linktr.ee/queerloveco] Fruit Salad Events Calendar - https://fruitsaladevents.co.uk/ [https://fruitsaladevents.co.uk/]

RUBY RARE

Recorded during Queer Love Fest on Valentines Day 2026; this is a conversation with Ruby Rare about fantasy, hooking up for the first time, body builders, fisting, the creative process and MORE! Find out more about Ruby and their work here [https://www.rubyrare.co.uk/] Find all the Queer Love Co links here [https://linktr.ee/queerloveco] Here are links for the things we mention: * Lady Fister Zine By Ruby Rare [https://www.instagram.com/p/DR4Per6iMZn/] * Contra Points video essay on Twilight [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqloPw5wp48] * My Secret Garden, book by Nancy Friday [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Secret_Garden] * Jodie Marsh's Body building era [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvvttay9RI8] * Pumping Iron II: The Women [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a5hCeOrLn4] * Unbound, By Kasia Urbaniak [https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/440433/unbound-by-kasia-urbaniak/9781785042881] * Kink Checklist [https://kinksheet.com/] * 3 Minute Game [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KCzpNBNbVM] Ruby's Zine is available from The Common Press [https://www.commonpress.co.uk/], Gays the Word [https://www.gaystheword.co.uk/], Ram Books [https://share.google/ShVYgr5mJyeFhCFrM], or directly from them via email - enquiries@rubyrare.co.uk [enquiries@rubyrare.co.uk] So much love to Ruby and everyone who joined that day xxx

All Charm No Heart - when you only want what you can't have

I have been struggling with the crash after the big Valentines event, and watching a lot of scrubs - this episode is all about wanting what you can't have, when you're all charm no heart and why it can feel so empty when you get what you want. Click here [https://www.instagram.com/queerloveco/?hl=en]to comment your emoji on the post for this episode Sapphic Mix & Mingle - https://www.thealbany.org.uk/events/sapphic-mix-and-mingle [https://www.thealbany.org.uk/events/sapphic-mix-and-mingle] Find the Links and events here - https://linktr.ee/queerloveco [https://linktr.ee/queerloveco] Fruit Salad Events Calendar - https://fruitsaladevents.co.uk/ [https://fruitsaladevents.co.uk/]