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BRANDY HERNANDEZ ON THE TALKING STAGE, SITUATIONSHIPS, AND THE SNEAKY LINK AMBUSH<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

When Brandy Hernandez reached out to her favorite YouTuber in 2020, she wasn\u2019t expecting to get a response. It was the height of the pandemic, she was stuck at home, and she thought it\u2019d be fun to send him a fun meme she saw that reminded her of one of his videos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he responded with a plain: \u201cLOL\u201d <\/em>Brandy threw caution to the wind and sent a follow up message. And, oh my god, she got a response back! Over the next week, their text ping-pong started gaining traction until the fateful day when he finally popped the question\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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to: brandy, from: famous youtuber <3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What’s your snap?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Another week passed and they eventually exchanged phone numbers. Before long, they\u2019d plunged into an online courtship that rivaled Shakespeare\u2019s most epic romances…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE TALKING STAGE<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re a woman in your twenties, chances are you\u2019ve experienced the dreaded \u201ctalking stage\u201d, which Robertson defines as \u201ca Gen-Z-coined phrase that\u2019s a vague descriptor for an early pseudo-relationship full of texting but no commitment.\u201d Even if you didn\u2019t know what it was, I bet now<\/em> you\u2019re thinking \u2018I\u2019ve definitely been in one of those\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n