The Cost of Love – Episode 3: Sarah Seraj on Language, Texts & Emotional Clues
In Episode 3 of The Cost of Love, Haley McGee talks to researcher Sarah Seraj about what our everyday language reveals about how we feel,
In Episode 3 of The Cost of Love, Haley McGee talks to researcher Sarah Seraj about what our everyday language reveals about how we feel, what we need—and how we love.
Sarah is part of a research team that analyses thousands of text messages from romantic relationships to uncover hidden emotional patterns. In this fascinating episode, she and Haley explore how simple words like “I” or “we” can tell you volumes about intimacy, power dynamics, and emotional availability.
We loved working on this episode. The conversation is deeply thoughtful, so we kept the production clean and clear—focusing on pacing, clarity, and subtle audio design that gives space to breathe. Haley has a unique gift for asking warm, unexpected questions, and our role was to shape the story arc to help those insights shine.
It’s an episode about connection—not just what we say, but what we mean. And how tiny linguistic clues can signal the cost (and value) of emotional labour in modern love.
Listen now on Apple Podcasts.
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