Cowboy vs. Boss Babes

The Dating Detectives

Dear Media

True Crime, 448526, Comedy, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 122 minutes

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Summary

When Maya stumbled across a sweaty cowboy thirst trap on TikTok during lockdown, she had no idea it would spiral into a years-long relationship built on lies, manipulation, and financial abuse. From dry begging to full-blown gaslighting, Maya shares how a charming "rancher" turned out to be a serial scammer juggling multiple partners, draining their finances, and faking entire life stories. But this isn't just a cautionary tale—it’s a story of survival, sisterhood, and fighting back.

Maya not only survived cancer during this emotional warzone, but found unexpected healing and lifelong friendships in the other women he conned. Together, they formed their own investigative coven to expose the truth and protect future victims.

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0:00.0	The following program contains names, places, and events that have been anonymized or fictionalized for the purposes of protection and safety.
0:08.8	The following program is provided for entertainment purposes only, and any commentary from the hosts are strictly conjecture and should not be held as making any definitive statements about the truth or identity of any particular individuals or circumstances.
0:21.2	If you or a loved one are involved in an abusive relationship,
0:24.2	please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-723 for support.
0:40.6	Hello, welcome to Monday datingating Detectives Monday.
0:43.4	Hello, we're the dating detectives.
0:44.3	Nice to meet you.
0:49.9	We're recording this after hearing a bonker story, which you are now about to hear.
0:52.2	So we're a little chuck.
0:53.9	Buckle up, Chuck.
0:56.7	Yeah, it's a, it's a doofy.
0:59.2	I don't understand how, I don't even understand.
1:03.9	I hate, like, I love getting these stories because I love that people have a platform to share them, but I hate getting them also because it's like, no.
1:07.4	No, well, you're going to love Maya.
1:10.3	This is also a girl's girl story. So get excited for that.
1:15.8	I love that, though. There is some joy among the dogfish city. It's hard to find a girl's girl.
1:20.6	Like, it's hard to find a girl who's like, you know what? I'm a ladies girl. Like, we're friends.
1:25.6	You know, it's really, really hard to find that. And once you find them, keep them. Hey, that reminds me, you should join our Patreon because
1:33.0	it's pretty much all girls, girls, or other people who maybe aren't girls, but are still,
1:38.9	they get it. You know, we've got, I've seen a few of you be like, hey, I'm not a girl,
1:43.3	and I'm here. And we're like, love you.
1:45.8	We're also doing another book for Book Club, which meets on Zoom through Patreon.
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