What if you love someone, but OCD won't let you be sure?

This week, Leela and Pri dive into Relationship OCD (ROCD) — the subtype that turns one of life's most meaningful experiences into a relentless source of doubt and anxiety. The intrusive thoughts about your partner, the compulsive reassurance-seeking, the exhausting mental checking that never quite settles. If you've ever wondered whether your relationship doubts are normal or something else entirely, this one might explain a lot.

And we are completely, unapologetically obsessed with the conspiracy theory that Keanu Reeves is immortal. There is a Civil War-era painting. There are Renaissance portraits. There is a very specific quote he gave on live television that the believers consider a confession. We present the evidence. You decide.

And to close: the summertime hauntings at Montauk Manor in Long Island, New York, built in 1927 by Carl Fisher as a luxury resort for the rich and famous. Guests on the fourth floor have reported things that have given us chills. We'll tell you what they saw and the scariest part about this manor.

Pour your tea. Question everything. Don't look at the fourth floor. ☕

We're Totally Obsessed...

• The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Catherine Webb
• https://www.keanuisimmortal.com/
• The Five Love Languages (Note, this is just for fun. Empirical evidence does not strongly support this book's core claims.)

OCD

• Relationship OCD (ROCD): Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment (NOCD)
• Relationship OCD Quiz: Do I Have ROCD? (NOCD)

Spooky Storytime

• Montauk Manor

OCD Resources

IOCDF

Psychology Today

Looking for another cozy listen?

🎧 Check out Leela's other podcast, No Dating Till You're Married, an audiobook podcast. Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians.

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