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Where Love Meets Deception RomConned Exposes the Predators Playbook
Hosted by Laurel House- a Relationship & Behavioral Dynamics Expert specializing in emotional manipulation and coercive control, and Dr. Alex del Carmen- Criminologist and Academic, RomConned investigates the psychology, tactics, and impact of romantic fraud from everyday love-bombing to emotional exploitation.
Love is supposed to feel safe. But in the digital age, intimacy can be exploited and deception has become a new form of crime.
RomConned dives deep into real cases where emotional trust became the gateway to manipulation, fraud, and exploitation.
RomConned is true crime seen through the lens of human connection — where emotional insight meets criminological clarity.
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WHY ROMCONNED MATTERS (DATA +IMPACT)
ROMANCE SCAMS COST AMERICANS OVER $1.3BILLION ANNUALLY
BUT THE MOST VALUABLE THINGS STOLEN AREN'T MONEY...
Victims loose trust, dignity, identity and safety.
Romconned exposes the crimes so people can heal, rebuild, and date again... with confidence
From Romcoms to Romcons,
Romcoms were about falling in love
Romcoms are about protecting yourself from it
Romconned exists because modern dating changed
Real love still exists
From RomComs to RomCons
Why we used to laugh at love… and now we’re scared of it.
For decades, Hollywood taught us that love was quirky, hopeful, clumsy, magical.
But our culture has shifted. True crime replaced romance.
Investigation replaced infatuation.
RomComs were about falling in love.
RomCons are about protecting yourself from it.
Today, people don’t ask: “Do they like me?”
They ask: “Are they real?”
Instead of butterflies, we feel background checks.
Instead of meet-cute, we get meet-catfish
RomConned exists because modern dating changed.
Real love still exists — but we need tools, not fairy tales, to find it safely.
We’re not killing romance — we’re rescuing it from predators.
#iTrusted
Every con begins with one thing: trust.
Not stupidity.
Not weakness.
Not greed.
Trust.
We are wired to trust.
Human connection depends on it.
Predators exploit it.
Victims don’t lose because they were careless.
They lose because they did the most human thing:
they trusted someone who chose to harm them.
When victims say #iTrusted, they are not confessing guilt — they are reclaiming dignity.
It reframes the narrative:
• from “I fell for it” → to “I trusted like any human would.”
• from “I should have known better” → to “They should not have lied.”
Trust is not a flaw.
Exploitation is a crime.
meet the hosts
Laurel House
Relationship & Behavioral Dynamics Expert
Laurel is an expert in emotional manipulation, coercive control, and the relational mechanics that enable long-con fraud and romantic exploitation. She explains how manipulation works inside relationships — where crime begins — translating complex behavioral patterns into accessible insights that help audiences understand how deception takes hold.
Dr. Alex del Carmen
Criminologist & Law Enforcement Analyst
Dr. Alex brings rigorous academic insight into the structure of crime — from fraud to coercive control. He explains how perpetrators operate, why certain tactics are effective, and what patterns repeat across cases.
“Crime is not random — it follows patterns that can be studied, anticipated, and understood.”
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