What happens when you stop pretending? When you stop minimizing, sugarcoating, or swallowing your needs just to keep the peace?
In this episode of The Make Love To You Podcast, Darnell gets real about the cost of honesty—and why it’s worth it. With powerful storytelling and emotional clarity, he shares the true story of a couple who looked like “relationship goals” on the outside, but were unraveling on the inside. When one of them finally spoke up, everything changed.
Through this story—and his own reflections—Darnell explores how telling the truth can shift relationships, clear the room, and force us to confront who was really showing up for us… and who was only in love with our silence.
If you’ve ever bitten your tongue to avoid tension, stayed small to be accepted, or feared that speaking up would make you lose people… this one’s for you.
This episode is a love letter to your voice.
To the version of you that’s done performing.
To the clarity that costs—but also frees.
And it ends with the truth Darnell always delivers: loving yourself out loud isn’t always easy… but it’s always worth it.
