Jemma Sbeg joins Chelsea to talk about age-gap friendships, how life is a series of waiting rooms, and why friendship breakups can be as awful as romantic breakups. Then: A newly queer woman wonders if she should move to a larger city to surround herself with community. A long-distance daughter struggles with her family’s oscar-worthy goodbyes.

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Chelsea and Catherine do a book roundup, and read a followup about gay underwear.

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Olympic phenom Adam Rippon is here to talk about the gayest Olympics, beefing with the Vice President, and the juiciest ice skating scandals of the 90s. Then: A lesbian throuple works through pangs of jealousy. A dog mom is bereft when her pooch prefers its papa. And an Ashley Madison hookup has overstayed its welcome.

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