🎙️ Her Side of the Story: The Boy That Was Never Worth It

Alvira and Anaira’s Her Story – A Podcast About Choosing Yourself Over a Man Who Couldn’t

Anaira’s POV – Opening Monologue

“If he wanted to, he would.”
That line was my mantra.
But with Zayaan, he didn’t. Not when it mattered.
He gave mixed signals, whispered dreams, but never clarity.

He liked my rebellion but not my mess.
My laughter, but only when it wasn’t too loud.
My beauty, but not when it came with independence.
He wanted the idea of me, not me.

I thought love meant being chosen.
But now I know—sometimes, walking away is the choice that saves you.

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🎙️ Alvira’s POV – Following Up

“He was never mine. But it still broke me when he went to her.”

I was the one who loved quietly.
Who forgave too fast.
Who believed that people change when they say they will.

He was with me, but his eyes searched for her.
And when they weren’t together, he came back to me—
Not because he loved me,
But because I was familiar.

I confused crumbs for commitment.
And now, I know better.
Losing him wasn’t the tragedy—
Believing I needed him was.

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🎧 Podcast Segment Begins – “The Boy That Was Never Worth It”

Anaira:

“We’ve heard the phrase ‘not all men’ so many times. But sometimes, it really is that one man. And we need to talk about it.”

Alvira:

“Today, we’re holding space for every girl who’s been triangulated, gaslit, love-bombed and left questioning her worth.”

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🎧 Guest 1 – Abeer’s POV

Abeer – calm, with a raw edge:
“I was engaged to someone who said I was ‘too opinionated.’
He told me I’d make a better wife if I just… softened.

So I softened.
I shrank.
Until I barely recognised myself.

The day he broke it off, I cried.
Not because he left—
But because I had erased myself for someone who didn’t even stay.”

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🎧 Guest 2 – Saima’s POV

Saima – a little hesitant, but gaining power as she speaks:
“I was the side girl and didn’t know it.
He told me he loved me.
He told her she was the one.

He married her two weeks after ghosting me.
My inbox still has his ‘good night’ texts.
And hers?
She still posts about their ‘perfect love story.’

But I’m not bitter.
Because I know now—
Some men don’t fall in love. They perform it.”

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🎧 Guest 3 – Hiba’s POV

Hiba – laughing, but it’s tinged with pain:
“He said I was the fun one.
That I made him feel alive.
But when it came to commitment?
He chose someone ‘simpler.’

What he meant was obedient.
Quieter.
Someone who wouldn’t challenge him.

Let him have that.
I’m done editing myself for boys who only know how to love in theory.”

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🎧 Podcast – Midway Reflection

Anaira:

“You know what’s wild? Zayaan didn’t deserve either of us. And somehow, we still questioned ourselves.”

Alvira:

“He made us doubt each other. And for what? A man who couldn’t choose unless it was convenient?”

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📞 Sudden Moment – A Call Comes In

Producer interrupts:

“Uh, there’s someone on the line for you both. Says his name is… Zayaan.”

(Silence.)

Zayaan (through the line):

“I listened to the episode.
I know I messed up.
But I’ve changed.
I want to make things right.
Anaira… will you marry me?”

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🎧 Studio Reaction – From Both Hosts and Guests

Anaira – laughing, unfazed:

“That is… rich.”

Alvira – cool, calm:

“If growth means repeating the same story with a different script, count me out.”

Abeer:

“He’s not in love. He’s in nostalgia.”

Saima:

“He wants forgiveness without accountability.”

Hiba:

“The moment you heal, they come crawling back. But not because they’ve changed—
Because you have.”

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🎙️ Anaira’s Closing Words

“Sometimes, the grand gesture isn’t romantic.
It’s manipulative.
We don’t owe anyone a second chance at the cost of our peace.”

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🎙️ Alvira’s Final Reflection

“To every girl listening—
Don’t wait for closure from the one who hurt you.
The closure is in knowing:
You were always enough.
And he?
Was never worth it.”

🎧 Deeper Into the Podcast – A Tough Question from Anaira

Anaira – voice steady, direct but gentle:

“Okay. I’m going to ask something we don’t ask each other enough…
Did you sleep with him?
Yes or no?
And if yes—did it feel like the world fell apart when you realized he used you…
for his ego, for convenience, for comfort—not for love?”

(A beat of silence.)

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🎤 Abeer – First to Answer

“Yes.
And at the time, I thought it meant something.
I thought it sealed something sacred between us.

But after…
He turned cold.
He texted less.
I blamed myself, thinking maybe I wasn’t enough.
But I was more than enough—he just wasn’t capable.”

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🎤 Saima – Quiet, but Firm

“No, I didn’t.
But I felt like I was being emotionally stripped anyway.
Like every compliment, every deep conversation, every ‘you’re special’—
was rehearsed.
He didn’t need to sleep with me to leave me broken.
Words can feel like a betrayal too.”

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🎤 Hiba – Laughing with Sadness

“Yes.
And I told myself, it’s okay, this is real, we’re going somewhere.
The next morning?
He acted like I was a stranger.
He didn’t even ask how I got home.

It wasn’t the sex.
It was the emptiness he left behind.
Like I gave a piece of myself… and he just took it.”

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🎤 Alvira – Reflecting

“I didn’t sleep with him.
But he still made me feel like I was competing.
Like I had to earn his attention, his approval.
And knowing he gave Anaira the part of him I longed for?
That hurt more than I’ll ever admit.”

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🎤 Anaira – With a Crack in Her Voice

“I did.
And I wish I could say I don’t regret it.
But the truth?
I gave a piece of my soul to someone who was never capable of cherishing it.
It felt like connection, but it was just control.
And when I realized he didn’t feel the same?
My world didn’t just crack—it shattered.”

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💬 The Girls Reflect Together

Abeer:

“We don’t talk about this part. The aftermath. The shame. The silence.”

Hiba:

“Because society tells us we’re the ones who are supposed to feel guilty.
Like we crossed a line by being human.”

Saima:

“But not today.
Today, we’re saying it out loud.
We were not the mistake.
They were.”

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🎧 Zayaan’s Unexpected Call – Revisited

When Zayaan calls into the show again and says:

“I was listening again… and I realized I really did love you, Anaira.”

Anaira—calm and unapologetic—responds:

“You loved the version of me that didn’t know any better.
That woman doesn’t live here anymore.”

Alvira:

“And for what it’s worth… I’m proud of her. And of me.”

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🏁 Podcast Outro – Her Side of the Story

“To every girl who’s given too much to a boy who didn’t deserve it—
you’re not broken.
You’re not foolish.
You’re human.
And you will rebuild.
Because he was never worth the destruction of you.”