When Tevin Campbell sang “I’m Ready to love you forever…”, some of us were too young to even know what that kind of readiness meant. It was 1993 — we were teens feeling butterflies, not the weight of real commitment.

But now, listening in our 40s, “I’m Ready” sounds like something deeper — an anthem for emotional availability, softness, and learning how to trust love again after heartbreak.

In this episode of I Talk To Myself Sometimes, I sit with Tevin’s timeless ballad and unpack what readiness for love truly feels like when you’ve lived a little — when you’ve healed, forgiven, and decided to love without losing yourself.

In this episode:

• What “I’m Ready” meant to us as teens discovering love for the first time

• How it lands now as grown folks learning to love with awareness

• The softness and emotional maturity Tevin brought to R&B at just 16

• Reflections on vulnerability, patience, and emotional safety in love

• Personal stories of being ready — and times when we really weren’t

If you’ve ever played this song on repeat trying to remember what safe love feels like — this conversation is for you.