What happens when your person has full access to your world, but you’re a ghost in theirs? When they meet your parents, share holidays with your family, and show up in photos with your closest friends yet you’ve never even met one person from their life?

In this episode, I share the reality of a five-year secret relationship and what it meant to be completely known in my world while remaining invisible in his. I open up about being the other woman, the heartbreak of ending a long-term affair, and how it felt to experience relationship grief for something most people never knew existed.

We explore how these kinds of modern relationships unfold and the emotional weight they carry, especially when you’re dating in your 40s and rewriting what love is supposed to look like.

You’ll hear how my friends and family responded, how women and infidelity are still judged differently, and why trust in relationships becomes complicated when only one side is seen. This episode dives into the raw relationship truths that don’t often get spoken out loud.

If you’re navigating emotional healing, craving unconventional love, or finding your way through a self-growth journey, this conversation is for you. These stories support breaking societal norms and remind you that healing after an affair is possible.

Here’s to rewriting what love is,

Nikki

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Ever loved someone in a way you couldn’t explain to anyone else? Found yourself in a relationship that felt more real than anything before but didn’t fit the story you were supposed to live? Yeah, me too.

This episode is where we begin. Without filters or shame, I share the truth about falling for someone who isn’t fully yours and why that love still mattered.

For five years, I was in a relationship with a married man. It wasn’t part of the plan. I wasn’t chasing chaos. But it happened. And it shaped me.

If you’ve ever felt torn between what’s “right” and what’s real, or quietly carried the pain of taboo relationships, you’re not alone.

In this conversation, I open up about how it started, how it evolved, and why leaving was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. We talk about emotional intimacy, the messy middle of complicated relationships, and what no one tells you about affair recovery.You’ll hear the full story on how we navigated the affair, how COVID became a turning point, and what it meant to love someone I couldn’t fully claim.

This is for the women living in the gray, for anyone unpacking their own relationship stories, and for those craving healing after heartbreak.

Here’s to rewriting what love is,

Nikki

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Welcome to The Scarlet Edit!

Divorce. Affairs. Situationships. The Scarlet Edit tells the stories that don’t fit the script — and removes the shame from the relationships that shaped us.

Hosted by relationship coach, speaker, and judgment-free zone facilitator Nikki Corbett, The Scarlet Edit explores modern love in all its forms: emotional intimacy, infidelity, friendship, desire, power dynamics, endings, new beginnings, and everything in between.

Through raw conversations with women (and sometimes men) navigating the gray areas of relationships, this podcast offers honest reflections on the reality of love today — not the highlight reel.

Whether you’ve lived through divorce, had an affair, found yourself in a situationship, or simply questioned the story you’ve been told about love, you’ll find a place here.

Subscribe for unfiltered conversations that remind you: you’re not defined by your choices — and you are worthy of the love you crave.