Has modern dating actually made women happier — or have hookup culture, dating apps, and the pressure to “have it all” left a generation questioning what empowerment is supposed to look like?

This week on Love Sex LA: Unfiltered, Alexandria sits down with Brittany Hugoboom, founder and editor-in-chief of Evie Magazine, for an unfiltered conversation about modern dating, hookup culture, feminism, marriage, motherhood, traditional relationships, and the decline of the girlboss era.

Brittany breaks down why she believes so many women are rethinking the rules they were given about sex, relationships, careers, and independence — and why terms like “girlboss” and “trad wife” may no longer capture what modern women actually want.

They get into whether feminism has unintentionally contributed to loneliness, why hookup culture may not be delivering the freedom women were promised, waiting to have sex in relationships, masculine and feminine relationship dynamics, 50/50 dating, body count, attraction versus compatibility, and why more women seem to be craving marriage, family, and a softer life without giving up their ambition.

Plus, Brittany shares what building Evie Magazine taught her about women, culture, virality, entrepreneurship, and challenging mainstream narratives around modern womanhood.

In this episode:

• Has hookup culture failed women? • Is the girlboss era officially over? • Feminism, loneliness, and modern womanhood • Why women are reconsidering traditional relationships • Dating for marriage vs. casual dating • Waiting to have sex • 50/50 relationships and gender roles • Does “body count” actually matter? • Marriage, motherhood, career, and ambition • Masculinity and femininity in modern relationships • Why dating culture feels so different in 2026 • Brittany Hugoboom on building Evie Magazine and creating viral media

If you’ve ever questioned whether modern dating is actually working — or wondered why traditional relationships are suddenly back in the cultural conversation — this episode is for you.