I didn’t plan for him.

He just showed up — loud, confident, magnetic — and somehow became part of my story before I realized what was happening.

In this episode, I take you through the slow burn that turned into a fast, fiery romance:

a chance meeting, a long virtual friendship, emotional dependence disguised as safety, and the kind of connection that feels cinematic… until the cracks start to show.

This isn’t a love story — it’s the beginning of one unraveling.

From romanticizing potential to ignoring intuition, I unpack how passion can blur red flags and why you never really know someone until you start living together.

And yes… there’s a cider metaphor.

Because love really had me tasting things I would’ve spit out sober.

Stay with me — this is where it starts getting real.