Welcome to Episode 4 of  With Love & Butter, a chef’s podcast on dating & relationships and the food & drinks that get us through it. Today we’re talking about my last long term lover, the insane way things ended, and how I took charge of my own healing when it was clear no one would help me.

In 2018, I met the man I thought I’d love for the rest of my life. Then, not even 6 months into our relationship, I felt the weight of performance on my shoulders, a need to be a soft resting place always, and I wasn’t being watered in the ways that I so clearly needed. And I thought I’d be rewarded for my patience and understanding with loyalty and desire. Instead I got tears and lemon pepper lamentations. Let’s talk about everything that happened after, and how I’m feeling now!

All cocktail, meal and wine pairings can be found with the full recipes on courtneefutch.com/podcast

Today's Cocktail: Pink Peppercorn & Fuji Apple Bee’s Knees

Today's Recipe: Miso Ginger Lemon Pepper Wings

Today's Wine Pairing: Chardonnay

Today's Song Pairing: Body by Summer Walker

The accompanying "All is Paired" playlist can also be found on Spotify and Apple Music.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4rNDcdzryJQAxZuFOsV4i7

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/all-is-paired/pl.u-e98lG89F9zz4lD

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