The Man Behind the Mask
5/25/20261 hr 45 min
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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First 90 secondsMackenzie Fultz· Host0:01
The following program contains names, places, and events that have been anonymized or fictionalized for the purposes of protection and safety. 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. If you or a loved one are involved in an abusive relationship, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for support. [upbeat music] Happy Dating Detectives Monday.
Hanna Anderson· Host0:42
Hello.
Mackenzie Fultz· Host0:43
Um, I wanna start with a question. Who's coming to the live shows? We're going on a, like, a mini tour.
Hanna Anderson· Host0:49
A mini tour.
Mackenzie Fultz· Host0:50
I'm so excited.
Hanna Anderson· Host0:51
Okay. Comment if you are going to be at Crime Con in, like, a week. That's in Vegas. We're not doing a show, but that still counts 'cause we'll be there, and then in the Chicago show in July or Tampa in August or Orlando in August. And if you wanna go but 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.
Mackenzie Fultz· Host1:12
Yeah, I'll be on a show called, uh, Live Laugh Larceny. That's gonna be really fun during Crime Con.
Hanna Anderson· Host1:16
That's at Crime Con.
Mackenzie Fultz· Host1:18
Yeah, that's gonna be at Crime Con, so that's gonna be super fun. We're gonna be there the whole weekend at the Little Caesar or Caesar's Pa- I call it the Little Caesar Palace.
Hanna Anderson· Host1:25
[laughs] The Little Caesar's Palace.
Mackenzie Fultz· Host1:26
The Little Caesar's Palace. It's not so little. Um, but anyways, we're gonna be there.