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Virginity, Girlhood, and the Importance of Women Talking About Sex
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The episode's final chapter is its most candid and perhaps its most beloved. Hannah opens with a story from her early 20s: a man who had been in a seven-year relationship confidently performed what he believed was foreplay, but was in fact massaging a muscle in her inner thigh for an uncomfortable amount of time. The story's punchline — 'He thinks he hit the spot' — lands perfectly, and Hannah connects it to a broader point: his ex-girlfriend either didn't know or didn't feel safe saying anything, and that silence is a problem worth ending. Paige takes the baton with her own story: senior year of high school, she convinced herself a UTI was an STD, marched into the kitchen where her mother was ironing, and confessed by literally whispering the word 'sex.' The anxiety made her tell her mother, not their relationship — a detail Paige finds both funny and slightly sad. Weeks later, a feuding friend called the family house phone threatening to expose Paige to her mother. Paige's mom answered, shut it down calmly, hung up, and then immediately asked Paige what was going on. The episode closes with both hosts laughing about girlhood, nostalgia, and the unspeakable gift of a mother who handles things — before Hannah reminds listeners to send photos from the Hulu special and wish Daphne (the company, not the cat) a happy anniversary.
Hannah Berner tells the story of a guy who spent a concerningly long time fingering her inner thigh muscle, completely confident he had found the right spot. She immediately thought of his seven-year ex-girlfriend and realized: either she didn't know, or she didn't speak up. The takeaway: women must communicate.
Paige DeSorbo tells the full story: senior year, she convinced herself a UTI was an STD, confessed to her mom by literally whispering 'sex,' then weeks later a feuding friend called the house phone threatening to out her. Her mom answered, shut it down, hung up — and then had a very different conversation with Paige.
Paige DeSorbo told her mom she was no longer a virgin by nervously whispering the word 'sex,' driven by anxiety about a suspected STD that turned out to be a UTI.
