Love-ly: Exploring Modern Relationships

Love-ly: Exploring Modern Relationships

What happens when cultural traditions collide with the whirlwind of modern dating? Welcome to Love-ly, the podcast where our host (@whathemehak) explores the beautifully messy, deeply personal stories of love, identity, and connection. From first and second-generation immigrants balancing family expectations to Gen Z navigating dating apps and “situationships,” Love-ly dives into the heart of what it means to love in today’s tech-driven world. Every Friday, tune in for heartfelt conversations that remind us of one universal truth: no matter where you’re from or what your relationship status is, everyone has a lovely story worth telling. Hosted by: Mehak @whatthemehak on TikTok Producer: Saadia Khan and Shei Yu | Content Writers: Mehak I Editorial Review: Saadia Khan I Sound Designer & Editor: Lou Raskin I Love-ly Theme Music: Lou Raskin | Other Music: Epidemic Sound | Cover art design: Josephine Chai | Executive Producer: Saadia Khan Please share the love and leave us a review on ApplePodcasts & Spotify to help more people find us! Don’t forget to subscribe! Follow us on IG @immigrantlypods Twitter @Immigrantly_pod TikTok @Immigrantly Subscribe to our Patreon Love-ly is an Immigrantly Media Production For advertising inquiries, please email at info@immigrantlypod.com

Episodes

Izz on Faith, Dating And Defining Her Own Path

August 8, 2025 • 43 mins
Feeling tired, moody, or breaking out for no reason? We thought it was just burnout—until we tried Function Health. Function tracks over 160 biomarkers, including hormones, stress, Vitamin D, and more, to help users understand what’s going on inside. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠www.functionhealth.com/LOVELY⁠⁠⁠. This week on Love-ly, Mehak sits down with Izz, a Haitian-born, Montreal-based Muslim woman with a story that’s anything but predict...
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The Kind King Era: Unpacking Modern Masculinity in Dating with Kavitha Ajwani

August 1, 2025 • 56 mins
Feeling tired, moody, or breaking out for no reason? We thought it was just burnout—until we tried Function Health. Function tracks over 160 biomarkers, including hormones, stress, Vitamin D, and more, to help users understand what’s going on inside. Learn more at ⁠⁠www.functionhealth.com/LOVELY⁠⁠. Why do so many emotionally available men still feel lost in the dating world? This week on Love-ly, host Mehak sits down with Kavith...
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Breaking the Pleasure Taboo: How Audio Erotica is Reclaiming Desire

July 25, 2025 • 36 mins
Feeling tired, moody, or breaking out for no reason? We thought it was just burnout—until we tried Function Health. Function tracks over 160 biomarkers, including hormones, stress, Vitamin D, and more, to help users understand what’s going on inside. Learn more at ⁠www.functionhealth.com/LOVELY⁠. Why is female pleasure still a whisper topic? This week on Love-ly, host Mehak sits down with Anna and Meredith Sweet from Tempt, a fe...
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Polyamory, Hierarchies & the Relationship Escalator: A Deep Dive with Leanne Yau

July 18, 2025 • 53 mins
Feeling tired, moody, or breaking out for no reason? We thought it was just burnout—until we tried Function Health. Function tracks over 160 biomarkers, including hormones, stress, Vitamin D, and more, to help users understand what’s going on inside. Learn more at www.functionhealth.com/LOVELY. In this episode of Love-ly, host Mehak sits down with Leanne Yau, British sex and relationship educator and the voice behind @polyphilia...
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Love-ly Letters: Burn Bright, Fade Fast

July 11, 2025 • 38 mins
Subscribe to Hyphenly,  our new newsletter with hot takes, heartfelt stories, and all the feels of living in between cultures. Come for the nuance, stay for the vibes. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hyphenly.beehiiv.com This week’s Love-ly episode is a real one—like, voice-memo-real. When listener and freelance podcast producer Teja Pallikonda reached out with a recent dating story, we knew we had to share it. It starts like a modern fairytale: hou...
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Confessions, Confidence & Cringe Dates: A No Filter Chat with Uzi

June 27, 2025 • 38 mins
Subscribe to Hyphenly,  our new newsletter with hot takes, heartfelt stories, and all the feels of living in between cultures. Come for the nuance, stay for the vibes. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://immigrantlys-newsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠ This week on Love-ly, Mehak sits down with the unapologetically charming Uzi for a wildly entertaining, refreshingly honest conversation about dating in the age of ghosting, rejection, and situationships. ...
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Snapchat Isn’t a Love Language (and 9 More Summer Truths)

June 20, 2025 • 25 mins
Subscribe to Hyphenly,  our new newsletter with hot takes, heartfelt stories, and all the feels of living in between cultures. Come for the nuance, stay for the vibes. ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://immigrantlys-newsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠ Ready to romanticize your single summer without the drama? In this solo episode, Mehak drops 10 must-hear reminders for anyone navigating love, loneliness, and Love Island obsessions. From dodging red flag...
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? Love, Breakups & Emotional Truths with Laura Caruso

June 13, 2025 • 53 mins
Subscribe to Hyphenly,  our new newsletter with hot takes, heartfelt stories, and all the feels of living in between cultures. Come for the nuance, stay for the vibes. ⁠⁠⁠https://immigrantlys-newsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠ This episode is brought to you by Zocdoc. Stop putting off those doctor appointments and visit Zocdoc.com/Lovely to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. Therapist and writer Laura Caruso joi...
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Infidelity, Red Flags, and Dating App Survival Guide

June 6, 2025 • 49 mins
Subscribe to Hyphenly,  our new newsletter with hot takes, heartfelt stories, and all the feels of living in between cultures. Come for the nuance, stay for the vibes. ⁠⁠https://immigrantlys-newsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠ This episode is brought to you by Zocdoc. Stop putting off those doctor appointments and visit Zocdoc.com/Lovely to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. This one has it all. Hot air balloons, mi...
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Almost Relationships, Hinge Disasters, and Saying No Without Guilt

May 23, 2025 • 44 mins
Subscribe to Hyphenly,  our new newsletter with hot takes, heartfelt stories, and all the feels of living in between cultures. Come for the nuance, stay for the vibes. ⁠https://immigrantlys-newsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠ On this episode of Love-ly, host Mehak sits down with TikTok creator and tech professional Jocelyn Chow for a refreshingly honest take on dating in NYC, from weird first dates and love bombing to why “almost r...
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Love, Trauma, and Sex: The Conversations We Are Not Having

May 16, 2025 • 47 mins
This episode is brought to you by Zocdoc. Stop putting off those doctor appointments and visit http://Zocdoc.com/Lovely to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. Subscribe to Hyphenly,  our new newsletter with hot takes, heartfelt stories, and all the feels of living in between cultures. Come for the nuance, stay for the vibes. https://immigrantlys-newsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠   In this deeply personal episode...
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Why Is Misogyny Still So Normal?

May 9, 2025 • 29 mins
This episode is brought to you by Zocdoc. Stop putting off those doctor appointments and visit http://Zocdoc.com/Lovely to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. This week on Love-ly, Mehak sits down with Srijan Makkena, a psych student and content creator who’s been speaking out about the quiet (and not-so-quiet) ways misogyny shows up, especially in South Asian communities. They talk about everything from family dou...
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Do We Really Need to Live Together? A Relationship Hot Take You Didn't See Coming

May 2, 2025 • 48 mins
This episode is brought to you by Zocdoc. Stop putting off those doctor appointments and visit http://Zocdoc.com/Lovely to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. Subscribe to Hyphenly, our latest newsletter, for a chance to win a gift card: https://immigrantlys-newsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe Can you have a healthy, long-term relationship without ever living together? This week on Love-ly, Mehak sits down with her b...
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No Promposal, No Problem: Aidan Taylor on Dating Late & Owning It

April 25, 2025 • 55 mins
This episode is brought to you by Zocdoc. Stop putting off those doctor appointments and visit http://Zocdoc.com/Lovely to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. Is it ever too late to start dating? On this week’s episode of Love-ly, Mehak sits down with Aidan Taylor—host of Banterly—to unpack what it really means to be a “late bloomer” in the chaotic world of modern dating. From his first real date at 21 to navigating ...
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Dr. Wendy Walsh on Coffee Dates, Chaos, and Choosing Better

April 18, 2025 • 49 mins
This episode is brought to you by Zocdoc. Stop putting off those doctor appointments and visit http://Zocdoc.com/Lovely to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. Ever dated someone and thought, “Wait… is this love, lust, or just emotionally expensive?” This week on Love-ly, host Mehak sits down with THE Dr. Wendy Walsh—America’s relationship expert, PhD in psychology, Time Magazine Person of the Year, and low-key TikTok...
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Invisible Strings, Long Distance Flings & One Big Wedding in Spain

April 11, 2025 • 46 mins
This episode is brought to you by Zocdoc. Stop putting off those doctor appointments and visit http://Zocdoc.com/Lovely to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. What does it mean to truly live life on your own terms? In this powerful episode of Love-ly, Mehak is joined by Natasha Chandel, comedian, TV writer, voice artist, and former host of the hit podcast “Kinda Dating,” for a candid conversation about commitment, c...
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Solo, Spicy, and So Real: My Unfiltered Take on Love-ly

April 4, 2025 • 27 mins
In this heartfelt solo episode, Mehak takes the mic to reflect on her transformative journey through the first seven episodes of Love-ly. From navigating the highs and lows of her 2025 dating adventures to unpacking powerful lessons on boundaries, vulnerability, and healing, this is an unfiltered, introspective ride. Mehak shares what each guest and story taught her about love, self-worth, and the art of letting go. Whether it’s t...
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Manifesting a Rancher: Cross-Cultural Dating, Traditions & Non-Negotiables

March 28, 2025 • 44 mins
This week on Love-ly, Mehak gets candid about dating outside the box and her culture. After calling off a budding long-distance romance, she reflects on the deeper reason: she's done settling for anything (or anyone) that doesn't align. Enter comedian Mariza Brussolo, who joins Mehak for an honest, hilarious, and profoundly relatable convo about cross-cultural dating, growing up with traditional values, and navigating love across b...
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I Took a Stranger On a Weekend Trip—Biggest Dating Fail Ever!

March 21, 2025 • 40 mins
Have you ever been on a date that went so sideways that you wished there was a commercial break? In this hilarious and heartfelt episode of Lovely, host Mehak dives deep into love, relationships, and the dating trenches with comedian Richard Sarvate. From navigating family expectations to figuring out if we date people or their careers, Richard brings humor and insight into modern romance—plus shares some truly cringe-worthy dating...
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Mixed Signals, Male Friendships & Dating Shenanigans: Mehak Asks, Shareef Spills

March 14, 2025 • 40 mins
Mehak is back with another Love-ly deep dive, and this time, we’re getting into the male mind, well, at least one of them! Actor, comedian, and self-proclaimed TikTok hopeful Shareef Taher joins the conversation to break down dating from a guy’s perspective. Why do some men come in strong and then vanish? Can men and women really be just friends? And what’s the deal with the “I’m bad at texting” excuse? Mehak asks hard-hitting ques...
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