Why Love Isn’t a Fairytale: The 6 Stages of Real Relationships (The Edge)
Velvet's Edge with Kelly Henderson
iHeartPodcasts
4.5 • 927 Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Kelly and Chip pick up where Kelly’s conversation with relationship expert Thais Gibson left off — breaking down the six stages every healthy relationship goes through and why most of us get stuck along the way. From the “honeymoon high” to the power struggle (and everything after), they share their own experiences, what Love Is Blind gets wrong about modern love, and how Thais’ framework can help us move past the bumps toward something deeper and more real.
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| 0:55.6 | We have a call in from our listener, Kelly. |
| 0:58.7 | We want to let her boo know. |
| 1:00.4 | She loves him, and she's thinking about him across the country. |
| 1:05.8 | Here's little Richard Marks going out to Kelly's boo. |
| 1:09.4 | Oh, my God. |
| 1:10.0 | I love, like, how juicy my mouth sounds. |
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| 1:17.1 | Somebody somewhere is really enjoying that sound. |
| 1:20.0 | A hundred percent. |
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