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I'm Andrea Gunning, and this is our second bonus episode of Season 2 of Betrayal.

Betrayal is a universal feeling. The shock and hurt that deception creates from someone so close crosses all cultures. And we found that the secrets and lies we've heard in season two happen everywhere.

We received emails from Amman Northern Ireland, from a young woman in India, and the woman

will introduce to you today, lives in Australia. We are far apart, of course, but our interest in protecting those who cannot protect themselves

cuts through those miles and time zones.

Melanie is a Canadian expat, living in Australia.

Reaching her was a little tricky.

Our today is her tomorrow.

But we figured it out. It's quite surreal

to actually talk to you because you've just been in my ears while I've been running. What

happened with me in October 2017? I just met this guy on an app. He lived in a different town, like eight hours away.

So we had just been chatting.

And then about two months into our chatting,

he made a trip to my city,

and we met up for the first time,

and we hung out, and we had, like, a really lovely weekend together.

I don't know, treated me well.

And, like, it was very early stages of dating,

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