The Engagement That Ended in Handcuffs

About this episode

Erica shares the shocking unraveling of her five-year relationship that turned from perfect to problematic.

On this week’s episode of the podcast, our guest Erica shares the shocking unraveling of a five-year relationship that seemed picture-perfect from the outside. What began as a Tinder romance filled with business success, engagement plans, and dreams of a future together slowly spiraled into jealousy, manipulation, and mounting red flags she tried desperately to explain away. But when an unexpected knock at the door exposes a devastating secret, she’s forced to confront the reality of the man she thought she knew. You can follow Erica and get rat man merch at @__ericamerica Are you in the Chicago, Tampa, or Orlando area and want to come see us live?! Get your tickets at the links below: 7/16 in Chicago:  https://tickets.thedentheatre.com/event/dating-detectives-llpj8q?utm_source=performer&utm_medium=performerlink&utm_campaign=datingdetectives 8/5 in Orlando:  https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/48863575/the-dating-detectives-live-orlando-funny-bone-comedy-club-orlando 8/6 in Tampa:  https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/35010834/the-dating-detectives-live-tampa-funny-bone-comedy-club-tampa Click here to join our Patreon!  For only $5 a month you will get 2 extra…

People in this episode

Guest: Erica

Topics covered

• relationships
• jealousy
• manipulation
• engagement
• red flags

Keywords

• engagement
• Tinder romance
• relationship issues
• red flags
• manipulation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dear Media

Places: Chicago, Tampa, Orlando

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