<p>Four months out of a relationship breakdown, Rachel finds herself saying something she never thought she'd say: I'm never doing this again.</p><p>She gets it now. The bitterness. The wall. The absolute certainty that closing off is safer than trying again.</p><p>But she also knows there's a question worth sitting with — one that's harder than it sounds: is this protection, or is this avoidance? Because they feel identical from the inside. And the research says they have very different costs.</p><p>Hannah Rose Keys is back. Six months ago she was done with men entirely. Something shifted. This is that conversation.</p><br><p>Now What is hosted by Rachel Maksimovic. Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hannahrosekeys/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@hannahrosekeys</a> Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rachel.maksimovic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rachel.maksimovic</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nowwhat.podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@nowwhat.podcast</a> on Instagram.</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>