Australian True Crime - The Romance Myth with Alain de Botton

The Romance Myth with Alain de Botton

04/05/22 • 40 min

What does romance have to do with true crime? Anyone who's fallen prey to coercive control, stalking, cat-fishing or domestic violence will know that the fantasies we're taught about romance can be very damaging when it comes to resisting overbearing partners and recognising red flags.

British philosopher and author Alain de Botton wrote the seminal book on the topic in 2016. It's called 'The Course of Love' and Meshel interviewed him way back then about the surprisingly inorganic and unrealistic origins of romance.

Surprise! It's yet another convention we've invented ourselves that's impossible to live up to and leads to lots of heartache.

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Surprise! It's yet another convention we've invented ourselves that's impossible to live up to and leads to lots of heartache.

Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Your 14yo daughter shouldn't have a 19yo boyfriend. This is why.

Ashleigh Rae is confident, smart, witty and really charming company. All of that is a testament to her powerful survival spirit because she was taken advantage of at a very vulnerable time in her life. For those of us who have young girls in our care, what Ashleigh Rae has to say is invaluable.

If you have a true crime story, we’d love to hear it. You can send us a message on Facebook or Instagram or email us at [email protected]

See us at the Yarraville Club on April 8 with Narelle Fraser. Book tickets here.

If you are in immediate danger in Australia, call 000.

There is help if you are experiencing family violence or

coercive control. You can call 1800 RESPECT 24/7

on 1800 737 732, or visit their

website here.

You can also call Lifeline

24/7 on 13 11 14.

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram here.

Co-Host: Emily Webb. You can find her on Instagram here and listen to her podcast Killer Content here.

Guest: Kay

Producer/Editor: Meshel Laurie

Executive Producer: Jacqueline Tonks

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Rowland Legg on the Bega School Girls and Jaidyn Leskie

In 1997, fourteen month old Jaidyn Leskie was left by his young mum Bilynda Williams, with her boyfriend Greg Domaszewicz while she went for a rare night out. She never saw her child again. That same year, two families awoke to discover their teenage daughters were missing after a routine camp out with their friends. They were by then, miles away, having been abducted by two troubled young men with no boundaries, and nothing to lose. The responsibility of finding justice for the families of all three, fell ultimately to Rowland Legg and his team of detectives.

You can find Australian Story's two part piece on Prue Bird here and here

You can read Caroline Overington's piece on the Bega School Girls here

If you have a true crime story, we’d love to hear it. You can send us a message on Facebook or Instagram or email us at [email protected]

If you are in immediate danger in Australia, call 000.

There is help if you are experiencing family violence or

coercive control. You can call 1800 RESPECT 24/7

on 1800 737 732, or visit their

website here.

You can also call Lifeline

24/7 on 13 11 14.

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram here.