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Radio Scotland,27 Mar 2026,26 mins,

Is doing boring little life tasks together actually the ultimate dating hack?

Situationships with Sophie and Christine
Contains some strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature.

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Award-winning romance novelist, Sophie Gravia and TV personality, model and fellow author Christine McGuinness discuss whether doing boring little life tasks together is the ultimate dating hack. Sophie and Christine dive into the chaos of real‑world dating so you don’t have to. On the Hotmess Hotline, they stumble across a… let’s just say very unconventional intimacy technique, and in this week’s Drama Drop they unpack “attraction hobbies” — the things people suddenly take up just to impress a crush. So the real question is: how far are you willing to go to get someone’s attention...

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