Manoun96

Did she get her dogs mixed up?

Why are these innuendos even needed?

Why does a year long relationship still need to hint at its own existence?

Why is there a business profile that’s about everything except business and a bunch of cliché quotes, when its real purpose is obvious to anyone with a double digit IQ?

If Sam were truly in a serious, loving relationship, there are two ways he could have handled it.

The first, and in my opinion the one most suited to him: we simply wouldn’t know she existed. He would be quietly and happily in love, without putting anyone at risk in the process.

The second: he would look happy. He would glow around her. He would want to share her with the world. He would look back to make sure she was there because he wanted her there.

This strange limbo we’re in looks like everything except a serious, loving relationship, and every little stunt like this only proves it more.

Well, yes — but the real question is: when was that video taken?

Because the timing is interesting again. He has a book event today, and suddenly there is just enough of him in her story to get people talking. Subtle enough not to be a full statement, visible enough not to be nothing.

That doesn’t convince me of some deeply secure, intimate partnership. It just looks like another small marker placed at a useful moment.

I’ll post the video here simply so nobody has to run over to her IG and give her the traffic.

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But recently, after Steph came into the picture, it seems this side of the fandom has gone to some extent in the wrong direction. Some people are trying to analyze things in a way that reminds me of how the other side used to describe Tony and Cait’s relationship.

First of all, I want to make something clear: I do not have any feelings toward Steph — neither liking nor disliking her. But I do agree that after some recent things I have seen, I have become slightly more negative toward her. Still, I always try to leave room for the possibility that I could be wrong and not let personal feelings affect the way I see things.

My doubts first started around the wedding. Seeing Sam with her in a few scenes made me think she could simply be one of his friends, but there was also a small doubt in my mind that she could be more than that. Since we had never really seen him in a serious public relationship with anybody after MM, I was still a little doubtful when some bloggers completely denied the possibility that she could be his date.

Then I saw her at the distillery, and that changed everything for me.

We all know how important that opening was to Sam, and seeing her there with her daughter, standing right in the front, was very shocking considering what we had previously seen from him. At that point, I knew this situation was very different from anything before.

When the information about Steph came out, I was shocked. I never thought Sam would date someone like her, especially considering her situation. Later, though, I started noticing certain things and trying to connect the dots in my own way. I am not a P fan, but that was the point where I stopped completely agreeing with what was being discussed here.

In my mind, I had two theories: either Sam had been very interested in this woman for a long time and, after her husband’s death, decided to finally take his chance with her, or this was actually a second-chance relationship — one that Sam regretted losing before.

At first, I was not fully sure which one was true. I never believed he would suddenly decide overnight that she was the perfect person for a serious relationship. To me, that was too big of a jump.

Then another piece of information completely changed my mind, and from that moment the second option became the only one that made sense to me: Steph’s sister, Annie.

I remember she was mentioned by one of the bloggers here. When I saw her account, I was shocked because I immediately recognized the profile picture and the account itself. I clearly remember the day Sam followed her. It was back in 2021, when following activity was still easy to notice.

At that time, Sam had broken up with MM and was open to casual dating. Back then, any suspicious account would immediately make many of us wonder if “she was the one.” What caught my attention was that Annie’s account was private from the very beginning and has remained private ever since. Even the profile photo has not changed. I used to check the account from time to time.

To me, there were only two possibilities: either he was already very interested in Steph and followed her sister because of that, or there had already been some kind of connection between Sam and Steph before that moment — possibly even having met her sister in person before following a private account. Either way, I find it unusual enough to question things. That is why I strongly believe this relationship is a second chance.

To me, this does not look like two people who recently met and casually decided to “give it a chance.” It feels like something unfinished that came back later — something Sam may have regretted losing.

I personally believe that after her divorce and before marrying her second husband, there may have been something between Sam and Steph. Even Steph’s decision to study in Scotland could possibly fit into that timeline. Whatever existed between them may have been very secretive and not fully serious, because at that time Sam did not seem ready for commitment, especially with a divorced woman who had a child. But I do believe something was there.

Then, when Steph started dating her second husband, Sam may still have been somewhere in the picture emotionally, even if not directly. But Steph wanted marriage and stability in her life, and she likely received that commitment more clearly from her second husband than from Sam, even if Sam may have been her emotional preference. In the end, she chose her second husband.

That is also why I believe that after her husband’s death, communication between them may have started again quite quickly, first as emotional support for her. We know she started liking his photos again around that same period.

Everything I have seen since then — Richard’s wedding, the distillery opening, the matching tattoos — supports this second-chance theory for me. It also looks like commitment may have been established early on.

I do not think Steph would involve her name, her daughter, and her life with him if she believed there was nothing serious at the end of it. And I also do not think Sam would get matching tattoos with someone if he was unsure whether he truly wanted a future with her.

Another thing people discussed was the premiere. I remember making a post about it, telling people not to judge based only on a few seconds of short clips because the situation felt different to me. Many people began speculating that he was ignoring her or acting distant, which I personally did not see as accurate.

Another point is that Sam’s manner toward women he dates is different from how he behaves publicly with co-stars in more formal situations. He has never really seemed like someone who focuses heavily on performative “gentleman behavior” in public — constantly opening doors, leading someone everywhere, or acting in a very polished way. I remember similar discussions around Abbie Salt as well.

I also remember a video of Tony getting out of a car, closing the door, and walking ahead while Cait followed behind. So I do not think relationships should be judged entirely based on small public moments or expectations of exaggerated behavior. That does not automatically mean there is no love.

Because I already had this theory in mind, I was never really shocked by what later happened between them. By the final episodes, I was already quite sure Sam would eventually make the relationship public.

I also remember Sam disappearing for about a week in May 2024 after Steph’s marriage, and we still do not really know where he was. I also have other theories about his connections and certain events, but I prefer to keep those thoughts to myself for now.

At this point, I would not even be surprised by a trip to Canada or even an engagement announcement in summer

Still, this is only my opinion. I could absolutely be wrong, and I always leave room for that possibility.

Thanks for your time and for reading.

I hesitated posting this because it might stir up a lot of drama. I appreciate your thoughts though and decided since you took the time to send this, it’s worth a post.

A few things and then I’ll just leave it here to be dissected. The child being so visible is HER choice. She’s always done this. Including leaving her behind for travel or tours, so I won’t put that on Sam. The child isn’t his responsibility and I hope he warned her about the fandom…which she clearly ignored.

Second, I don’t think anyone here is judging things based on a few clips of this or that. Taking this entire year as a whole…the child, the travel, the promotion, the erasing of her husbands, the time they’ve spend together and who makes the effort and who doesn’t…gives a pretty accurate picture, even from a distance.

Anon when is the final chapter? Cause what I just read is a 1990 movie!