I have spent years avoiding being that girl—the one who drags her boyfriend to every social event like an emotional support water bottle. But after a rare night out where he actually vibed with my friends, I had a groundbreaking realization: maybe my issue isn’t him, maybe I’ve just been living life on autopilot. This week, I unpack my tendency to stick to routines just because they’re familiar (even when they’re kinda mid), reminisce on my college years spent riding with a friend group that probably wasn’t really for me, and have a mild existential crisis about my long-distance friendships. Love that for me!

Then, it’s time for another Shit Talk Therapy session, where I dive into the Love Is Blind weddings and reunion (finally, some female empowerment after a snooze of a season), Running Point and the art of dismantling the patriarchy, Summer House and Kyle Cooke’s allergy to accountability, and my Traitors finale thoughts.