Ways to work with The Luxury Lesbian™ Matchmaker, Sophia Spallino:

💎Platinum Private Luxury Lesbian™ Matchmaking – For the woman who wants her Future Wife® delivered on a silver platter, I do all the screening so you can focus on falling in love.
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✨The Luxury Lesbian™ Event Experience – Invitation-only, in-person gatherings for extraordinary single queer women… thoughtfully curated to spark chemistry and meaningful connection.

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❤️The Queer Country Club® – Our premier dating platform for monogamous queer women who are living amazing lives, but missing just one thing… their Future Partner®.

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🌈 Private Rising Coaching Session – If you're unsure of your next step but know in your gut you're ready to call in love, deepen self-trust, or design a life you’re proud of, I’m here to guide you.
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📲 Connect with Kristen Merlin

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Visit her website: www.KristenMerlin.com

Save Kristen’s Music on Spotify: Kristen Merlin

Stream Kristen’s Music on Apple Music: Kristen Merlin on Apple Music

Shop Kristen and her wife’s QUEER (beyond the stereotype of rainbows) black and white apparel: www.beyondthernbw.com

Sophia’s GOD LOVES US GAY Doc: God Loves Us Gay and All

Kristen’s favorite quantum leap meditation: Guided Meditation Quantum Jumping Into Ideal Health

In this episode of Queer Women Rising, Sophia Spallino sits down with musician and creative Kristen Merlin for a deeply honest conversation about love that doesn’t follow the rules.

Kristen shares what it was really like to fall for the straight girl, how that experience reshaped her understanding of desire, identity, and timing, and why some connections ask us to grow before they can fully meet us.

Together, Sophia and Kristen explore the often unspoken tension between faith and queerness, and what it looks like to reconcile spirituality with a lesbian or wlw relationship without abandoning yourself in the process.

They also dive into the work that happens before high value love arrives. From emotional readiness to discernment, Kristen opens up about how she prepared herself for an intentional partnership and the subtle signs that told her this woman was the one.

This episode is a reflection on reinvention, courage, and choosing joy on purpose…plus what it really takes to support each other as queer entrepreneurs and creatives while building a life together.

If you’ve ever loved unexpectedly, questioned your beliefs, or wondered how to recognize aligned love when it shows up…this conversation is for you.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER

What it’s like to fall for the straight girl as a lesbian

Reconciling faith and queerness in a wlw relationship

Preparing yourself for a high value woman before she arrives

The signs that tell you she’s the one

Character traits on a Future Wife® Wishlist

Supporting each other as queer entrepreneurs and creatives

Reinvention, courage, and choosing joy on purpose