Because online dating had it coming. Girls Can Tell is a weekly podcast hosted by Trent Erikson, a Chicago-based broadcaster. Offering sharp, honest, observational commentary on modern dating, covering the apps and absurd human behaviors that nobody talks about quite this openly. Beyond relationship coaching, this is someone paying close attention to what's really happening out there and saying the things you're thinking, but don't dare speak. I'll bet you can't listen to just one.
We tell each other everything” gets treated as the gold standard for a close relationship. But everything is a lot, every thought, every mistake, every ex, every flicker of attraction, every secret somebody else trusted you with.
This week, where the line actually sits between privacy and secrecy, which parts of your past your partner is entitled to and when, why some confessions are about relieving your guilt instead of respecting them, and the one question to ask before you disclose anything. Plus the standard I think matters more than total honesty: informed choice
28 Sept 2026
What Happens When The Dog Outranks You?
You never actually meet your partner’s friends for the first time, not really. By the time you sit down at that table, they already know how you met, what you do, your baggage, and probably things you haven’t told them yourself.
This week, the strange evaluation nobody admits is happening, why your friends’ approval carries more weight than it should, the information you never agreed to hand over, and the specific way some friends turn seniority into a permanent ranking system just to protect their spot.
23 Sept 2026
Does the Honeymoon Phase Really Have to End?
Everybody says the honeymoon phase eventually ends. But what exactly is supposed to end?
The uncertainty? Good. The idealized version of someone you barely know? Probably good to lose that too. But somewhere along the way, we also seem to accept that the excitement, curiosity, attention and desire we have for someone at the beginning are supposed to fade right along with everything else.
Why?
In this episode of Girls Can Tell, I look at what we actually mean by the honeymoon phase, what research on long-term romantic love has found, and why some couples still report intense romantic love after decades together.
Maybe the goal isn’t keeping a relationship frozen at month three. Maybe it’s figuring out which parts of the beginning are worth fighting like hell to keep.
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