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Red Flags in Relationships: How to Spot Them & Avoid Heartbreak

39 min · 3. juni 2025
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Welcome back to Ten Steps Ahead! This week, Skido Ortiz and DeShawn Snow dive into raw, real talk about relationships, red flags, and accountability—with a dose of humor and unfiltered truth💥   🔥 In this episode:   * Ignoring red flags? DeShawn shares her wildest dating stories (yes, blocking numbers and paying for trips 😱).   * Single parenting struggles: Kay opens up about raising kids solo, balancing survival mode, and teaching her son to become a man.   * Father-daughter dynamics: Skido gets emotional about raising his daughter to know her worth (and why her boyfriend better buckle her seatbelt).   * Black love + modern dating: Hot takes on why confidence, boundaries, and self-respect are NON-NEGOTIABLE.

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