Valentine’s Day is approaching, and most people think it’s about love — but is it really about expectation, insecurity, or capitalism? From there, we dig into the heart of relationships:

• Can someone be loyal and still cheat?
• What does it mean when your new partner’s parents still hang with your ex?
• Haley Kalil’s major public problem with Matt Kalil — a case study in narrative and reputation.

We break for sports culture with Bill Belichick being passed over for the Hall of Fame, and then close with a big issue sparking national controversy: recent actions by ICE agents and questions about law enforcement power, public safety, and accountability.

Love isn’t simple. Loyalty isn’t universal. Respect isn’t guaranteed. And society’s most powerful actors — personal or institutional — still get to define the terms.

No filter. No consensus. Just the truth as we see it.