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On this week\u2019s episode, Chatrice and Luis welcome Jaime of Jota Reads, an Instagram Book Club, to talk dating and relationships as found in books! Before the main topic, our hosts catch up. Since last time, Chatrice is being superhost, on site for work, and celebration National Boyfriend Day; while Luis is a busy bee, being on the virtual speaking circuit, and finding time to breathe during a busy time. Before getting to the main topic, Jaime talks to Courting in Color and our hosts about Jota Reads including what is the word \u201cjota\u201d and its history as well as what is the importance of starting an online book club centered on queer joy. Our hosts and Jaime talk good relationship advice from romance novels, respond to an article about applicable relationship advice from romance novels, and to wrap up book recomendations from Jaime and our hosts!

 Time Stamp:

0:19 - Hello and Welcome Back

0:56 - Hosts check in: Chatrice is on site at work, hosting on Airbnb again

5:28 - Question for the season: what holiday are we celebrating this week? October 3 - National Boyfriend Day; October 11- National Coming Out Day; October 11 - Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day 

6:35 - Chatrice celebrations National Boyfriend Day in style

10:51 - Shout Out for the Culture: Lil Nas X\u2019s \u201cMONTERO\u201d album; Adele\u2019s comeback and new album (named \u201c30\u201d perhaps?)

14:24 - Guest: Jaime of Jota Reads and guest introductions

16:40 - Whitness of bear community; affirming of body space, not affirming of people of color 

17:35 - What is the dating scene in Jaime\u2019s hometown?

19:08 - Current dating/relationship s tatus of Jaime

22:03 - What is Jota Reads?  

26:18 - What is jota? The history of the word \u201cjota\u201d

29:05 - Main Topic: what can books teach us about dating and courting? 

29:19 - Research on the main topic: article - \u201cGood Relationship Advice from Romance Novels\u201d by Maya Rodale (Bustle, May 2015) 

31:07 - Advice: Believe in Hate at First Sight

34:40 - connection to Netflix\u2019s Bridgerton 

36:48 - \u201cWhat is my tresh hold of what can I disagree on?\u201d - Luis

38:08 - Advice: Don\u2019t Fall for the \u201cRight\u201d Guy

41:19 - Jaime talks about important value in dating as part of being the right guy 

42:17 - \u201cYou can\u2019t marry a man you just met\u201d - Elsa to Anna in \u201cFrozen\u201d

43:25 - Conversation on green flags in relationship in addition to red flags

43:55 - Advice: Be Totally Unrealistic

47:31 - \u201cEverybody\u2019s fairytale is different, you get to define yours\u201d - Jaime

48:50 - Striving for the queer chicano fairy tale

49:10 - Are there books that come to mind that have taught us lessons about dating and relationships?

49:29 - Books from Jaime about queer love: \u201cThe Rain God\u201d by Arturo Islas; \u201cAristotle and Dante Discover the Secret of the Univere\u201d by Benjamin Alire S\xe1enz

54:29 - Books from Chatrice with lessons about dating and relationship: \u201cHow to Fail at Flirting\u201d by Denise Williams

56:05 - Juxtaposition of reading black voices in the space of romance as opposed to white voices like in \u201cThe Baby Sitters Club\u201d

58:11 - Who writes books about romance, dating, and relationship?

59:24 - Luis Book Recommendation: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

1:00:18 - Consuming media and representation in media 

1:01:24 - Close Out: Where can people find Jaime? Follow @JotaReads on Instagram!

Notes:

\u201cGood Relationship Advice from Romance Novels\u201d by Maya Rodale - https://www.bustle.com/articles/79598-9-relationship-lessons-i-learned-from-romance-novels-because-these-books-actually-teach-you-real-life-advice

@JotaReads on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jotareads/ 

Website: courtingincolor.com / Email: CourtNColor@gmail.com / Instagram: @CourtNColor

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