RTÉ - Situationships: Recent Episodes
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Rachel Yoder is an Irish writer based in New York. Her best friend is Irish based writer Stefanie Preissner, but that physical separation of 3000 miles has not damaged their friendship – they speak numerous times every single day. Recognising this feat they decided to explore the concept of friendship and what it means. So in this series they look at relationships that we were born into, forced into, fell into and chose. These are Situationships.
It can happen that you are thrown into a situation where you are living under the same roof as people who you may not even know.... Listening to their love life and their rows, tasting their food and smelling everything about them. How do you deal with it all and can you ever progress from Situationship to real Friendship?
In this episode Rachel and Stefanie explore the concept of “Enemies” – those who can be rivals, opponents or indeed can become hostile but what can cause the acquisition of an enemy? – They explore the tension and highlight that you can expend a lot of energy hating someone and they may not even be aware that they occupy this position.
In this episode Stefanie Preissener and Rachel Yoder look at relationships between sisters. They have always felt like sisters even though they have no blood connection and nothing to legally bind them or classify that relationship. – but they do have a strong connection.
Award winning writer Stefanie Preissner and her BFF Rachel Yoder are separated by 3000 miles but their friendship flourishes.