We grew up believing marriage would be the fairytale. The safety. The forever best friend. The happily ever after.

But what happens when the reality doesn’t match the promise?

In this raw and unfiltered episode, we unpack the expectations we were sold about marriage — from movies to church to family traditions — and how those expectations can quietly set us up for disappointment. We talk about emotional labor, resentment, staying “functional” but not fulfilled, intimacy shifts, identity loss, and the silent questions so many people are afraid to say out loud.

Is marriage supposed to feel like this?

Is it normal to feel lonely inside a partnership?

Can you love someone and still feel disconnected?

This conversation isn’t about bashing marriage — it’s about telling the truth. The messy truth. The evolving truth. The part no one prepared us for.

If you’ve ever felt confused, stuck, hopeful, exhausted, committed, or questioning all at the same time… this one’s for you.

You're showing up, paying the bills, taking care of the kids, handling the job. You're smiling in public. So technically, you're "fine"

In this episode were talking about survival mode so many of us live in. The kind where you're capable, dependable, strong....and completely disconnected underneath.

Just because you're not falling apart doesn't mean you're thriving. But it also doesn't mean you're failing.

In our very first episode, we introduce Let’s Fucking Talk About It and explain why this podcast exists. We talk about what happens when you stop pretending, start questioning your life, your relationships, and yourself — and decide you’re done staying quiet to keep the peace. This episode sets the tone for honest, uncomfortable, and necessary conversations about identity, long-term relationships, feeling trapped but capable, and what it really means to tell the truth out loud. No filters. No fixing. Just real talk.