08/25/2026
The internet says long-term love has 5 stages… and I have questions. 👀
✨ The Magic — chemistry, hot s*x, “I found my person.”
😒 The Bickering — little fights, missed texts, frustration.
⚔️ The Villain/Victim Era — you’re convinced they’re the problem.
🪞 Mirror Mirror — you look at your own triggers, patterns, and healing.
❤️ Conscious Love — you stop fighting each other and start fighting for the relationship.
Sounds neat. Almost too neat.
In the new episode of HOT AIR, I’m breaking down what these stages get right, where I think they’re complete bu****it, and why staying through the “hard part” doesn’t automatically make a relationship healthy—or leaving make it a failure.
I’m also getting personal about what my marriage taught me, what my new relationship has shown me about emotional safety, and one lesson I really needed to learn: not every man is every man.
🎙️ THE 5 STAGES OF LOVE ARE BULLSH*T — OUT NOW wherever you get your podcasts + on YouTube.
Do you think relationships actually have “stages,” or is love way too messy for a checklist? 👇