The Man Behind the Mask
The Dating Detectives
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4.7 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 May 2026
⏱️ 105 minutes
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Summary
This week on The Dating Detectives, Sarah—a therapist and longtime listener of the show—shares the story of a relationship that seemed perfect from the outside. After nearly a decade together, a shocking message forces her to question everything she thought she knew about her partner, sending her down a rabbit hole of secrets, deception, and unsettling discoveries. As Sarah unpacks the red flags she missed, the beliefs that kept her invested, and the hard lessons she learned about trust, identity, and self-worth, she offers a thoughtful and insightful perspective on what happens when the person you love turns out to be someone you never truly knew.
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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. |
| 0:21.3 | If you or a loved one are involved in an abusive relationship, |
| 0:24.3 | please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-723 for support. |
| 0:41.8 | Happy Dating Detectives Month! Happy dating detectives Monday. |
| 0:42.8 | Hello. |
| 0:45.2 | I want to start with a question. |
| 0:47.1 | Who's coming to the live shows? |
| 0:49.1 | We're going on like a mini tour. |
| 0:50.2 | A mini tour. A mini tour. |
| 0:51.1 | Okay, comment if you are going to be at CrimeCon in like a week. That's in Vegas. We're not doing a show, but that still counts because we'll be there. And then in the Chicago show in July or Tampa in August or Orlando in August. And if you want to go, you don't have tickets yet. They're all in the show notes. So just go look and you can get a ticket and come see us. |
| 1:12.5 | Yeah, I'll be on a show called a Live Laugh Larsonie. That's going to be really fun. That's at CrimeCon. Yeah, that's going to be at CrimeCon. So that's going to be super fun. We're going to be there the whole weekend at the Little Caesar or Caesar's I call it Little The Little Caesar's palace. |
| 1:26.5 | The Little Caesar's Palace is not so little. |
| 1:28.8 | But anyways, we're going to be there. |
| 1:30.2 | It's going to be so. or Caesar's, I call it Little Sears, but the Sears Palace. The Little Seasers Palace is not so little. |
| 1:44.1 | But anyways, we're going to be there. It's going to be so much fun. Please come see us and say hi, come find our booth and literally hang out with us all weekend if you want. We would just love it. And there's going to be a lot of great events. I love going to CrimeCon. Last year I was in Denver and it was amazing. |
| 1:48.9 | So you guys are going to love it. As always, I want to say thank you to you guys for listening and for being here supporting the show. We are so grateful for you. So I just wanted to remind you that |
| 1:54.3 | you are loved and we value you and your presence in our community. So thank you. Yeah. And especially if you support us on |
| 2:02.9 | Patreon. I mean, there's so many different ways to support us. So if you're not on Patreon, it's okay. |
| 2:06.7 | But it is $5 a month. It really makes a big difference. And you get bonus episodes. We chat with you. |
| 2:12.9 | You get early access to live show tickets, merch drops, stuff like that. And then if you want, you get all |
| 2:19.4 | of that and add free listening if you join the $9 a month tier. That's the girlfriend experience. |
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