The Couples Edition

🎙️ Ep. 14 What It’s Really Like Living in SF (From a Couple Who Loves It)

Ever wondered what it’s actually like to live in San Francisco? In this episode of The Couples Edition, Alli and Elie spill all the tea on what surprised them most about moving to SF, from the famously confusing weather to wild rent prices, culture shocks, and everything in between.

Whether you're thinking of relocating, already live in the Bay, or just cu...

In this episode, we dive deep into modern gender roles, financial dynamics in relationships, and why more women are outpacing men in education and career success. Should men still be the breadwinners? How do couples navigate household responsibilities when both partners are ambitious? And why are successful women still judged more harshly than successful men?

We explore what it means to build a non-gendered household, share our view...

🎙️ Ep. 12 Chasing Purpose Over Comfort — As a Couple

In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on the real choices we’re making to build a life that’s aligned, intentional, and on purpose together. This is our most vulnerable and authentic episode yet, sharing the rawness of the season we are currently in.

We also get honest about how this pursuit of purpose has impacted our marriage, romance, and the way we navigate external ...

🎙️ Ep. 11 Why We Got Engaged After 3 Months?! | Answering Your Spicy Questions (Part 2)

This week, we're back with Part 2 of our most unfiltered Q&A yet. A group of amazing women asked us all the spicy, deep, and honest questions about dating, timelines, faith, marriage, and more — and we didn’t hold back.

We’re diving into why we got engaged after only three months, how societal norms shaped (or didn’t shape) our journe...

Ep. 10: They Asked Us Everything About Our Relationship

Four women sat us down and asked the real questions about our relationship — from how we knew it wasn’t just infatuation, to what gave us the confidence to get married quickly, to what faith and submission actually look like in our marriage.

We’re sharing our honest answers on chemistry, mindset, non-negotiables, and the intentional choices that shaped our relationship.

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🎙️ Ep. 9 Our Spiciest Marriage Hot Takes

Should couples merge their money? Is it wrong to “lower your standards”? And why do we actually think you should buy the cheaper ring?

In this episode of The Couples Edition, we’re sharing our most controversial takes on marriage, from merging finances and skipping long engagements to why your parents aren’t your family once you're married. Plus, we respond to the online backlash we got a...

🎙️ Ep. 8 Relationship Advice for Our Younger Selves

What would you tell your younger self about love, dating, and heartbreak?

In this week’s episode of The Couples Edition, we’re sharing the relationship advice we wish we had in our teens and 20s — before dating, getting engaged, or married. From the cringey mistakes to the red flags we ignored (and green flags we overlooked), we’re spilling all the tea on how our perspectives have ...

🎙️ Ep. 7 How We Knew We Were “The One”: Engaged in 3 Months

How do you really know someone is “the one”? In this episode of The Couples Edition, we’re sharing how we went from FaceTime calls to engaged in 3 months — and what gave us the confidence to commit that fast.

We walk through the exact moment we each knew, the intentional steps we took to safeguard our decision, and the conversations every couple should have before getting ...

🎙️ Ep. 6 Friendships in Marriage: Couple Friends, Opposite-Sex Boundaries & Staying Connected

How do you navigate friendships when you're in a committed relationship — especially as a married couple? In this episode of The Couples Edition, we dive into how we manage friendships as partners: from opposite-sex boundaries to the benefit of couple friends.

We’re sharing the friendship rules we’ve set in our marriage, how...

🎙️ Ep. 5 The Tea in Our Intercultural Relationship

Ever wonder what it really takes to blend families, values, and traditions? In this week’s episode of The Couples Edition, we’re sharing what it’s *actually* like to blend cultures, traditions, and family expectations in our interracial marriage — from everyday routines to the wild drama at our wedding.

We open up about our very different upbringings, how we’ve learned to honor both...

🎙️ Ep. 4 How we handle money in marriage

💵 Money is one of the top reasons couples break up… so why don’t we talk about it more?

In this week’s episode of The Couples Edition, we’re opening up about how we manage money in our marriage — from merging finances and navigating different money mindsets, to handling disagreements and budgeting as newly self-employed entrepreneurs.

We share how our upbringings shaped our financial habi...

🎙️ Ep. 3 – Selling Everything to Travel Full-Time: Our Digital Nomad Couple Story

Ever wondered what it’s really like to sell everything, quit your 9-5, and travel the world with your spouse? In this episode, we’re sharing our digital nomad story, from downsizing and saying goodbye to routine, to navigating Wi-Fi fails, time zones, and the highs and lows of working remotely as a couple.

Whether you're dreaming of becoming a digi...

Stop wasting time dating the wrong people..

In this episode of The Couples Edition, we’re breaking down how intentional dating led us to getting engaged after just 3 months—and why it worked. From building your non-negotiables list to spotting red flags early, we’re giving you the exact mindset shift to stop settling and start dating with purpose.

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00:00 – Intro to intentional dating

01:36 – The first time we met - intervi...

Welcome to our very first episode of The Couples Edition! We're Alli & Elie — a couple who got engaged just 3 months after meeting, married in 11 months, and have been building an adventurous, purpose-driven life ever since.In this episode, we’re sharing our love story, why intentionality was the key to everything, and the lessons we learned about dating, asking hard questions, and navigating love across cultures. Whether you'r...