In this episode of Together Real Bad, your favorite queer couple podcast dives into what happens when you mix travel, friends, and relationship expectations. Beautifulll and Ace get vulnerable about a recent trip to New Orleans — and how a birthday vacation quickly turned into a lesson on boundaries, communication, and prioritizing your partner.

💬 They discuss:

• How to navigate travel with friends vs. travel with your girlfriend

• Why certain behaviors are relationship red flags on vacation

• Lessons on emotional maturity and conflict resolution

• What it means to “move differently” in a serious relationship

• Recaps of The Ultimatum: Queer Love (season 2 hot takes!)

• And why Mrs. Doubtfire was lowkey emotional parenting in the ‘90s

They also shout out a delicious Black-owned cookie vendor from Chicago and reflect on Pride Month visibility on the South Side.

🎧 If you’re in a queer relationship, planning a couples trip, or figuring out how to balance friends and love, this episode is for you.

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🖤 Queer. Funny. Real. Welcome to Together Real Bad.

In this episode of Together Real Bad, we’re diving into the deep end of what love, gender energy, and fluidity actually look like in our relationship. From surprise birthday letters and edible arrangements in New Orleans to unpacking who “wears the pants” at home, we're getting real about how we show up for each other in ways that break the mold.

We get personal about:

Why labels like “stud” or “femme” don't fully fit us—and how we navigate assumptions.

How our energies shift depending on the moment, from cuddling on the couch to fixing furniture.

The real talk on gender presentation, soft life dreams, and what it means to be your full self in love.

A restaurant horror story that turned into a conversation about expectations, service, and Black-on-Black care.

Our take on love languages without calling them that—and how we live and love out loud, in public and private.

And yes, we dish on our experience at Vegan Dale and the big next step for Jem Junkies at Boxville!

Whether you're navigating your own relationship, rethinking what labels mean, or just in the mood for some honest, hilarious, queer-as-hell love talk—this one’s for you.

This exclusive Patreon video episode gets into the real, real of what it means to build (and keep building) a long-term relationship. Beautifulll shares what it’s like to be in her longest relationship ever, and Ace reflects on lessons from two 8-year loves. The talk growth, communication, triggers, and how to stay soft when life (and your ex) tried to harden you.

In this episode:

• Posting your partner for the first time 😳

• Creating a soft space when past relationships made you hard

• Why we don’t go to bed angry (and what our friends do instead 👀)

• Living out loud and letting the whole world know who you love

• Keeping things fresh 3 years in: date nights, packing help, and podcasting

• How Boystown has changed and why we’re dreaming up a Girls Town

This one’s for the lovers, the healers, and the homies preparing for their person.

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