November 26, 2024 • 40 mins
We share a trip down memory lane, revealing keepsakes from our high school days that remind us of the thoughtful gestures and heartfelt moments that began our relationship. Amidst laughter and sentimentality, we uncover an old compatibility list, sparking both disbelief and humor, and ponder which superpower would suit us best—teleportation, invisibility, or flight.
As we continue, we dive into the lighter side of relationships with an exploration of flirting, cheesy pickup lines, and the art of keeping the romance alive. From weekend getaways to tackling physical insecurities, we share tips for staying connected and intimate. The importance of open communication is at the heart of our conversation, as we examine what warning label our relationship might carry, settling on "truth" as a defining trait. We also touch upon the significance of having a supportive community, especially through marriage-focused small groups within the church.
Our episode concludes with a heart full of gratitude. We express our appreciation for the divine guidance in our journey and the unwavering support from our listeners. With love and faith, we recognize the role of gratitude in our lives and encourage you to explore the amazing contributions of Kingdom and Will. Join us as we celebrate the essence of our path, filled with love, dedication, and a hopeful outlook on the future of relationships.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
here's a question for you is marriage overrated?
Speaker 2 (00:09):
why aren't people getting married anymore?
A new pew research poll foundthat two and five young adults
think marriage is an outdatedtradition.
Marriage rates are at theirlowest right now.
Is marriage really even worthit?
More than half of marriages endin divorce.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
If you get married, you have to be stuck with this
person for the rest of your life, right?
That's why you get married.
So that's why it's declining.
Why would you get married ifyou don't?
If you want?
Speaker 2 (00:34):
to have just one partner when you can have
multiple Marriage is stupid.
Welcome to the Married AFpodcast, the self-proclaimed
greatest marriage relationshippodcast in the world.
My name is Matthew Powers,alongside my beautiful wife,
monica.
Baby, how you doing?
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Can you please start asking me different questions?
Speaker 2 (00:56):
What's crack-a-lackin'?
Speaker 1 (00:58):
That's a lot better.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
What's crack-a-lackin' to the
mack-a-lackin'?
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Because you know how I'm doing.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
I do know exactly how you're doing, but the people on
the interwebs do not.
But you're going to be doingmuch better after this because,
boy, oh boy, do I have some funstuff for us tonight.
Recording on a late Thursdaynight.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
Straight out of softball practice.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Straight out of softball practice.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
I did put on some lipstick, though you do.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
You look hot.
You look amazing.
Even you look hot.
You look amazing, even thoughright before we started
recording, you said you lookhomeless.
I do, but not what all the coolkids are doing in school anyway
.
So you're just keeping up withthe times.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Not a cool kid.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
So, speaking of school and speaking of high
school, my mom and dad gave ussome old boxes that they had in
their attic Just my stuff fromgrowing up and we went through
it the other night and boy, ohboy, boy, is there some fun
stuff in there.
We've had some good laughs, very, very good laughs some very
(01:52):
cool stuff old stuff,reminiscing stuff, but I pulled
out some stuff that you hadgiven me, oh boy, and I know
there's a lot more, so we needto find it at some point.
But these were some valentine'sday cards, a graduation card,
and I just thought it might befun to kind of go back and look
what teenage monica was thinkingway back in the day.
So this was a valentine's daycard.
No, this was a birthday cardyou sent me, actually, and it
(02:15):
says sent to you you gave it tome, sent to me.
Whatever you gave it to me sayswell, I finally found him.
He's warm, he, he listens to me, he likes long walks in the
moonlight, he's fun to be around.
What more can I say except thatwe both wish you a happy
birthday?
And it's a picture of a womanand a dog, but it says you know,
(02:37):
you're the one.
I absolutely love you with allmy heart.
Love you, monica.
And then on the other side ithas Monica and Mr Wright.
Uh-uh, mr Wright, look at that.
Yes, it does.
It's fantastic.
This next one is just aValentine's Day card and it says
I don't see it.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
People can see this.
It's fantastic, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
You know, one thing I did say that I noticed is your
handwriting hasn't changed onebit since high school to where
you are now.
This is a Valentine's Day card.
It says it's Valentine's Dayand I want to nibble your treats
.
I love you, Monica.
That's a great one.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Are you sure that was teenage Monica?
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Well, listen, we didn't do Valentine's Day much,
much longer.
After this, one says lucky me,I got you Happy anniversary, I
love you, love you, monica.
And I got a little bit of alipstick kiss on this one right
here too, oh my gosh.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
This looks like exactly the same color I'm
wearing right now.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
Is that not just tremendous?
Look it does, it really does,even though.
I'm colorblind, I didn't knowyou were colorblind and I can't
100% tell, but this one reallygot me.
This was a graduation one.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
I wish there were dates on these.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
I do too.
What's the Hallmark card say onthe back?
Speaker 1 (03:53):
I don't know if they put dates on them.
Do they actually have datesthat?
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Probably not.
But listen to this.
One is one of a kind, but thenso is the person holding it, and
you wrote I love you,sweetheart.
I don't think you've called mesweetheart since probably that
day.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
I don't know that I've ever called you sweetheart,
unless I'm making fun.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
You did.
At this point it said I loveyou, sweetheart, have fun at
Alabama and try not to forgetthat you have a girlfriend
that's going to be in a townwaiting for you to come home.
That's going to be in a townwaiting for you to come home.
I love you.
Love you, monica.
But then on this one it said inthe basket there is.
Number one a new alarm clock soyou won't oversleep.
Number two a dumbbell so Idon't have to listen to you
(04:35):
complain about being little.
So that means use it, work out.
Number three two towels so youwon't have to take your mom's.
Number four I love this one.
Three calling cards so you cancall me on your senior trip free
.
Number five three T-shirts,undershirts, so you will have
plenty.
Number six a flashlight in casethe power goes out you know how
(04:58):
storms are down there.
And number seven a clothesbasket to bring your dirty
clothes home to your mom so shecan wash them for you.
And this is so sweet because itwas just even then I was a
junior in high school.
You know you're, we're 17 and 18years old and even then you're
doing your best to take care ofme, always making sure that I
(05:21):
have what I need.
And then I'm not going to readit.
But this is old school, sendingeach other notes in class in
school.
This is from high school, righthere, and it's a little longer.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
Who wrote what?
I wrote this to you.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
You wrote this one to me.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
Oh boy.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
And this is dated 4-5-2001.
And to be able to go back andlook through all this stuff is
phenomenal.
Now I'm not going to give it toyou, because you're going to
try and read it.
I am and we're not going toread it.
All right, you want to knowwhat you said.
Here's what you got right here.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Have you read this?
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Oh, I've read this.
I absolutely have read this.
So four, five, 2001.
I'm kind of nervous.
How was school this morning?
My school was all right.
I only took one test, smileyface.
Next week I'll probably taketwo or three, depending on the
teacher's attitude.
No wait, I won't take anybecause I will be taking SATs,
(06:13):
sats, sad face.
Those are so stupid.
Do you know what you made onthem?
Never mind, you probably don't,because you don't, because you
don't know anything.
I'm so ready to leave here.
That's still so true.
I'm so ready to leave here.
I'm bored.
I didn't do well on the test Itook.
Oh well, sad face.
Do you think you will playtoday, because it was raining at
(06:37):
8 o'clock this morning.
Maybe you will.
Do you want to play?
Well, babe, I got to go.
I got to wrap this up.
I have three minutes left.
I got to go.
I love you.
Love you, mon.
Just the little notes, andwe've got hundreds of these.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Yeah.
I try to keep every single oneof them Sitting around in the
attic.
Hopefully as long as theydidn't get washed in the washing
machine if I kept them in mypocket yes and they were not
washed.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Some of them definitely got washed in the
washing machine but it's so funto just go back and read through
it and see where we were atthat point, because here we are,
20 something years later.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
That was 2002.
2001.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
So 23 years ago, 23, almost 24 years ago.
But it's so fun to go back andread through them, See where we
were, see what was going on, andI'm just so thankful that we
have been able to take thatwhole journey together, because
if Thompson High School hadanything to do with it, we
wouldn't have.
This was something else that Ifound and this is hilarious and
(07:49):
shocking all at once Somethingcalled computer fun.
It's when I was in the 12thgrade, a senior in high school.
Apparently, the school wouldput everyone's information into
some sort of computer system.
Maybe it would ask youquestions.
And there are two, two of themmy top 10 most compatible girls
(08:10):
for girlfriends that are in the12th grade, and then for the
entire school.
It also has your two leastcompatible man uh matches and
your best friend matches, but itsays congratulations.
Listed below are the names of10 girls that have been selected
especially for you.
These matches are based onattitude and interests that were
(08:31):
expressed on the computer fundsurvey that you and others in
your school completed, and itgives you your top 10, your
rating.
But the crazy thing is it alsogives phone numbers on this.
Now could you imagine thisgoing on today Like it's your
own in-school computer, aiprogram, dating service.
(08:54):
And yeah, if I had gone withcomputer fun, we may not be
sitting here today because forthe whole school, I mean you
didn't make the list.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
Do you want to hear what the list is?
Be sitting here today becausefor the whole, I need to know
now for the whole school.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
I mean, you didn't make the list.
Do you want to hear what thelist is?
Speaker 1 (09:09):
I mean, do you want to?
Speaker 2 (09:11):
I mean it's fun, why not?
Speaker 1 (09:12):
I know, but how?
Listen, I know who all I had tofight to keep away from you.
Tell you what I'll.
I'm gonna look at these namesbefore you start spitting names
out I'm not gonna mention anynames.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
I will give this to you once we're done and you can
peruse through it.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
All you want, because I'm gonna look at lego.
Oh my god I found thishysterical no, let me see your,
let me see your top.
Uh, what was it compatiblepeople yes and then your least
compatible people well, Iremember them no, you're not not
.
Speaker 2 (09:46):
Yeah, I'll give them to you right now.
I'll let you go ahead and takethose.
Well, the first one is for the12th grade, the senior, seniors
only.
And the funny thing is it givesphone numbers.
I don't know this person.
It's straight up saying, hey,here's the phone number, let's
get you guys together, let'shook you up.
I mean, what is this?
(10:06):
What is the high school doingat this point?
Can you believe this?
It's hysterical, all right.
And then the next page, thatwas just 12th grade.
The next page is all that weremost compatible for the entire
school.
That's not 12th grade.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
I'm pretty sure she's a lesbian now.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
Well, I mean, it's possible.
Speaker 1 (10:31):
Most of these girls were in my grade.
Speaker 2 (10:33):
Yeah, Is that not just so funny and so crazy at
the same time?
It's wild when you really thinkabout it.
Speaker 1 (10:46):
So listen, I just want to say we should totally
call these numbers and see ifthey're still in alabaster.
Speaker 2 (10:54):
Hey, I was looking through some old stuff from high
school and she says we'recompletely compatible.
What do you think about that?
Speaker 1 (11:02):
Oh, I'm going to tell you the ones on this page One,
two, three, four.
There's several compatibilities.
She's a lesbian Five.
She's a lesbian Six would beokay.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
Well, we made it but had thompson high school had
their way the funny thing is Idon't know that we would have
wait a minute at all.
Now listen, we got to put thataway because, uh, we can't, we
can't look at that, becausenobody watching or listening can
actually uh see what you're seewhat you're talking about or
have any clue what's actuallygoing on, they wouldn't have a
(11:38):
clue anyways.
Speaker 1 (11:39):
Well, nobody from Alabaster listens anyways.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
But according to the numbers.
They definitely know If youlive in LA or Chicago or Dallas
or Miami or New York or any ofthat.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
absolutely no, we don't need to look at that right
now because we're running lowon time already.
Speaker 2 (11:51):
Go for it.
And we got to get into today.
And we got to get into today.
Put your phone away.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
I'm listening.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
No, you are not listening because I'm about to
ask you rapid fire questionsthat I would like your full
attention on, because I thinkthese are fun and I think this
is what makes our relationshipgreat.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
Ours.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
Yes, oh, because we can ask each other these
questions.
We have real answers and welive this out and that's why we
stood the test of time.
So number one.
So Real answers and we livethis out and that's why we stood
the test of time.
Speaker 1 (12:15):
So number one, so am I going to get these wrong?
Speaker 2 (12:17):
No, you're not going to get these wrong.
These are all open-endedquestions for the most part.
I believe All right.
Fun one.
If you could have anysuperpower, what would it be?
Any superpower whatsoever.
What would it be?
Ooh, superpower whatsoever.
Speaker 1 (12:38):
What would it be?
Speaker 2 (12:39):
We've talked about this in the past.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
I've got a top three.
Speaker 2 (12:42):
I need number one, the only one you would want.
It was such a hard question.
This is something every coupleshould know.
What is the superpower?
Speaker 1 (12:54):
Okay, tell me what you think I have and I'll tell
you if it's in my top three.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
I'll tell you my top one.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
I think I already know your top one what
Teleporting?
Speaker 2 (13:03):
Yes, teleportation, absolutely Number one.
You know how amazing that wouldbe Just to be able to boom done
Wherever I want to go.
I think you would liketeleportation.
Speaker 1 (13:14):
It was in my top three.
Speaker 2 (13:16):
I, I think you would like teleportation.
Speaker 1 (13:17):
It was in my top three, I think you would like
invisibility.
Speaker 2 (13:18):
That is in my top three, absolutely, and maybe
we'll be able to fly.
Speaker 1 (13:20):
That is my top three.
Speaker 2 (13:22):
I nailed it, so which one's the best one?
Speaker 1 (13:24):
I don't know, because I've never been able to fly or
teleport.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
Not teleport.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
Can I try them all out before I pick one?
Speaker 2 (13:32):
Absolutely, you most certainly can, so I thought that
was fun.
If our relationship had awarning label, what would it say
?
Speaker 1 (13:39):
Truth.
Speaker 2 (13:41):
Oh, oh.
That is good because the truthis painful and a lot of people
on the internet will accept thetruth.
Don't want the truth.
Speaker 1 (13:49):
They get too deep into their feelings about the
truth.
Speaker 2 (13:52):
You know, truth is love, and that's something we
don't get right a lot of thetime.
Well, the Bible is truth.
It is and it's love.
And people think that the Bibleis hateful and mean and old
school and not relevant.
But it's truth and it's lovingand it's loving.
Speaker 1 (14:09):
It's old school.
Yeah, it's been around 2,000years.
Speaker 2 (14:11):
Well, it's loving, because it's true.
And how much do you have to notlike someone or hate someone to
not tell them the truth?
Speaker 1 (14:19):
Maybe a good reason why Christians get a bad rap.
Speaker 2 (14:22):
It is.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
They're just being honest in their beliefs, but
nobody wants to go aroundtelling people who are Buddhist
or Muslims that your way is thewrong way.
I'm sure that there are someChristians that do that.
Speaker 2 (14:41):
That's why Christians it's like Gandhi said I love
your God, I don't love hispeople because we're nothing
like him.
Speaker 1 (14:49):
I love your Christ, but I don't love your Christians
.
Speaker 2 (14:51):
Exactly Because we're nothing like him.
We like to spew the truth whenit's convenient to us, but we do
it in such a hateful manner.
Jesus did it in such a lovingmanner.
He's going to quickly.
He's going to love everybody,take care of everybody, care
about everybody, be there foreverybody.
But he's also going to tell youthe truth and say, hey, this is
not the way you need to liveyour life.
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But he's going to do it in aloving manner.
People don't do that.
I like that.
Our warning label would betruth.
Speaker 1 (15:17):
What is it for you?
What would you say?
Speaker 2 (15:22):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (15:23):
Why do I have to answer the question?
Speaker 2 (15:25):
I think truth is good .
I came up with the question.
You're the one who's answeringthem.
Come on now.
What is one insecurity you have, or have you ever had, in our
relationship, if any?
Speaker 1 (15:36):
uh, that you're going to leave me for somebody else.
Speaker 2 (15:40):
That's way back when, way, way, way back when,
because you and I have the hadthe exact same one, so we had
the exact same one.
I used to think the exact samething.
That was a huge insecurity thatall she's going to realize that
I'm a fraud and she's going tofind that the grass is actually
greener on the other side mythought was always, you were
(16:00):
going to find somebody hotterand just leave me yeah, well now
you should know that that ain'tever the case I wish I would
have known in high school whatI've known in my adult years,
because you, my friend, arejacob from twilight.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
Not with jacob, you're the werewolf yes I mean
you imprinted on me so hard youhad no idea anybody was ever
flirting with you otherwise Imean, I mean otherwise now these
names on this list because Icould see all the girls flirting
and know that there's so muchmore than I was and it didn't
(16:42):
matter.
Speaker 2 (16:43):
No, it didn't.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
But I didn't know that.
Speaker 2 (16:45):
No, that's hard for people to.
Speaker 1 (16:47):
Because I would love to go back and watch the
situations and just laugh whenthey were happening, instead of
going.
Speaker 2 (16:56):
oh, I'm going to have to kill her.
Yeah, we don't want that.
All right.
So flirting Let me take us tothe next one.
Then Can you tell if someone isflirting with you?
Speaker 1 (17:09):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (17:10):
I can't.
Speaker 1 (17:10):
I know you can't.
Speaker 2 (17:11):
I can't at all.
So what are the things?
How can you tell if someone isflirting with you?
What is it that's like yep,he's flirting with me.
Speaker 1 (17:20):
They try to make me laugh right away.
Speaker 2 (17:23):
That's it.
Huh Laughter Cheesiest pickupline you've ever heard.
Speaker 1 (17:32):
Does it have to be used on me?
Speaker 2 (17:35):
I would prefer it, but not necessarily.
Speaker 1 (17:37):
I never really have pickup lines.
Speaker 2 (17:39):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (17:41):
But a good friend of mine.
It's my favorite one.
Speaker 2 (17:45):
Let me have it.
Speaker 1 (17:47):
Thank you, Jason Hamlin.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
He had the best corny pickup lines.
Speaker 1 (17:51):
They were so amazing.
Speaker 2 (17:52):
They are the best.
What is it?
Speaker 1 (18:00):
hey, there didn't have much of polar bear ways.
No well, it's enough to breakthe ice, hi I'm jason that is uh
I want to know what pickup linehe used on charlie.
Uh, we'll have to, I'm gonnahave to ask.
We'll have to ask one day, I'mgoing to have to ask him.
Speaker 2 (18:15):
I'm going to have to ask one day.
Speaking of terrible pickuplines, this is borderline
inappropriate, but that's okay Aguy we went to college with I
don't even remember his name,but he was from Canada and his
pickup line would always be hey,you got any Canadian in you,
you want some?
It's terrible, but makes youlaugh at the exact same time.
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So, um, okay, what is one thingyou do to keep the spark alive,
because this piggybacks ontoanother?
What is one thing couples cando to keep the spark alive?
as in sex because the spark isdying for so many people.
Speaker 1 (18:57):
That's so sad.
Speaker 2 (18:59):
It is.
Speaker 1 (19:01):
I don't know.
The exact thing has a lot to dowith me liking to look at you
naked.
Speaker 2 (19:11):
I mean partially.
Yeah, I would say that plays apart in it.
Speaker 1 (19:14):
And I like sex.
I like you, I like you, I likesex.
Speaker 2 (19:19):
Thank you, Borat.
How much Very nice, but what'ssomething people can do to keep
the spark alive?
Speaker 1 (19:28):
Pull the naked man.
Speaker 2 (19:30):
It works most of the time 60% of the time it works.
Now, that's Sex Panther.
Come on, that's not the nakedman, that's Sex Panther.
Speaker 1 (19:37):
You can wear Sex Panther while you're doing the
naked man, then it'd be 100%.
Speaker 2 (19:40):
You most certainly could.
I think one thing is justletting the other know how much
you want them.
If you just do that, then hey,it'll be good to go.
That's one way to keep thespark alive.
Speaker 1 (19:52):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (19:57):
But the other person has to believe it.
Well, they do, but you can alsomake them believe it.
I think you can easily makethem believe it Eventually.
Speaker 1 (20:02):
Physical insecurities of someone.
It's got to be a reason why thespark is dying.
Speaker 2 (20:10):
Yeah, partially I agree with that.
Speaker 1 (20:12):
But I'm going to say this again because I've said it
before Turn the lights off.
Speaker 2 (20:17):
If that's a need, shut them down.
Speaker 1 (20:22):
If you need the lights on and know what you're
doing, you ain't doing somethingright.
Speaker 2 (20:29):
You're not wrong.
Speaker 1 (20:29):
I'm going to be able to find you in the dark.
Speaker 2 (20:32):
Yes, you most certainly can.
Speaker 1 (20:33):
Especially if you got something I want.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
Yes, you most certainly can, especially if you
got something I want.
Yes, you most certainly can.
Where does this podcast go?
I don't know, but it's alwaysfun whenever it does.
Why should couples go on shortweekend one-on-one getaways?
Speaker 1 (20:49):
Oh, because you have a lot of sex without the kids.
Speaker 2 (20:51):
That is one big reason why You're able to really
connect on those.
Speaker 1 (20:56):
Yes, it's just you too.
Speaker 2 (20:57):
Yes, and it needs to be.
Just you too, and it not yourphones.
No, you put the phone.
Anything to do with work putthem in the hotel safe.
And, yes, you will have a lotof sex and it's awesome and it's
great, but you also just get tobe together and you, you get to
talk and you get to ask eachother stupid questions like this
(21:18):
if you want to, and laugh andhave fun.
Speaker 1 (21:21):
Remember the why you're with each other.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
Couples need to go on at least a minimum of one solo
weekend getaway.
Speaker 1 (21:32):
If it's just the cheapest little room to lock you
two in.
Speaker 2 (21:38):
It can be in your hometown, it doesn't matter, but
just say something outside ofthe home, one-on-one, just you
two, at a minimum one time ayear.
You know, if you can do it more, great, you probably should,
but at a minimum one time a year.
You need to do that just to beable to stay very, very well
connected with one another wehaven't done that.
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This year have we uh, we didearlier in the year.
It's about time for for asecond.
Speaker 1 (22:06):
We went to orlando that was not this year that was
last year see holy smokes.
Speaker 2 (22:11):
All right, I better book a trip.
It is go time, time to book atrip, it is past go time.
It is past go time.
Speaker 1 (22:18):
We just had a crazy year.
Speaker 2 (22:19):
It has been a crazy year.
What was the last thing yousearched for on Google?
You don't know.
Speaker 1 (22:32):
I don't really search a lot of things on.
Oh yeah, I do.
Speaker 2 (22:35):
What did you search for?
What was it?
Speaker 1 (22:37):
I had to explain the difference of medical
terminology to my parents and Ididn't know the exact words to
be able to tell them.
I knew what it meant, but I hadto dumb it down.
Does that make sense?
Speaker 2 (22:46):
It does.
Okay, one of the last thing Isearched for on Google.
Speaker 1 (22:52):
Something sports related.
Speaker 2 (22:59):
Nailed it.
Something sports related nailedit.
What was it?
Speaker 1 (23:00):
uh news on juan soto has he made a decision yet?
No, how close did he meet withthe dodgers?
Speaker 2 (23:02):
really.
Yes, he's met with the dodgers,the yankees, the mets, the red
sox and, I think, the blue jays.
I do know he's too, though I doknow he basically told the
yankees your farm system blows.
I don't see a bright futurehere, but I still think it's
going to come down to the mostmoney.
Speaker 1 (23:18):
But you think the Red Sox has got a better option?
Speaker 2 (23:20):
Yes, red Sox have one of the top farm systems in the
whole.
Speaker 1 (23:24):
Then why don't we bring somebody up?
Speaker 2 (23:26):
Oh, just wait.
Roman Anthony, ChristianCampbell, they're coming this
year.
They're going to be the saviorof the Boston Red Sox.
But that was the last thing Isearched for on Google.
I'm not surprised, notsurprised one bit.
Let's see a few more here.
What is your definition ofsuccessful?
Speaker 1 (23:41):
I think everybody has a different definition of
successful.
Speaker 2 (23:46):
Yes, but what?
Speaker 1 (23:50):
is yours.
I feel like mine might befar-fetched for people because
they don't necessarily, mightnot necessarily understand, but
for me, when you set a goal, youmeet that goal and then you
(24:11):
start another goal, Because ifyou're continuing to set goals
and meet those goals, you'reconstantly learning new things
and your brain will never stopgoing.
I'm currently on a new goal thatyou are I completed all the
other goals that I ever wanted.
I don't I'm not bragging, but Idon't know many people that
(24:33):
have done all the things thatthey've really said that they
were going to do.
Speaker 2 (24:37):
No, most people fall short.
They're not patient enough toactually see it through.
They're not necessarily willingto put in the work, to make the
sacrifice to achieve the goalsthat they have.
Speaker 1 (24:51):
There was one thing that I said I was going to do,
but I never did it.
What was that?
Because I said I was going todo, but I never did it.
Speaker 2 (24:56):
What was that?
Speaker 1 (24:56):
Because I changed my mind on it, because I would not
be with you as much as I wantedto be.
Speaker 2 (25:03):
And that is.
Speaker 1 (25:04):
A flight attendant.
Speaker 2 (25:05):
Oh, that is true.
That is true Also.
You missed one.
Speaker 1 (25:12):
But I changed my mind on it.
Speaker 2 (25:13):
You did change your mind.
You realized that, hey, maybethis is not all that I thought
it might be cracked up to beseems to be awesome that would
be so cool but maybe, uh, maybethat's not what, what you
necessarily wanted.
Uh, a few more here.
Can someone be friends withtheir ex?
No why not?
Speaker 1 (25:35):
their, their ex, so can't be friends with their ex?
Speaker 2 (25:38):
No, why not their ex?
So can't be friends with yourex, no matter what?
Speaker 1 (25:41):
Would you want me to be friends with an ex?
Speaker 2 (25:43):
Absolutely not.
You want to know why.
Speaker 1 (25:46):
Because you'd be terrified.
You would be terrified.
I do believe somebody could befriends with their ex, but the
spouse of that person is goingto always constantly think when
you are with that ex, they'redoing something behind your back
(26:07):
, totally Period.
Speaker 2 (26:09):
I firmly believe you cannot be friends with your ex.
You can't be friends Now.
You can be friendly and cordial.
Absolutely you cannot befriends, because I am fully of
the mindset Men and womensingularly cannot be friends
because the man is always goingto take it especially to that
(26:30):
other level and always thinkthere is a shot that I can get
with her.
All I'm looking for is that onelittle opening and then I'm
going to take my chance.
Now, men and women, yes, youcan have friendships, but it's
going to be because your spouseis friends and you're all
friends together.
You're not going to havesingular, real, deep friendships
(26:53):
with someone of the oppositesex.
Speaker 1 (26:55):
Yes, like as in outside of work or school.
Speaker 2 (27:01):
Correct Because.
Speaker 1 (27:03):
Or being friends with your spouse.
Speaker 2 (27:05):
Yeah, so you're not going to have a friend of the
opposite sex who you are textingdaily or every other day having
texting conversation.
It's just because the man isalways going to run and try and
take it to the next level everysingle time.
I don't think that's possible,so no but.
Speaker 1 (27:21):
I don't believe that the man is the only issue.
I mean it takes two to make athing go right.
Speaker 2 (27:26):
Oh, it most certainly does.
I mean women can be just asguilty.
But I know men especially arealways looking for.
All I'm waiting for is mymoment.
Men will play the long game.
They will play that long gameas long as they possibly can,
just thinking one day I'mgetting my shot and I'm going to
take it.
Speaker 1 (27:49):
And she is not going to be able to say no to me, even
though she most certainly will,because all of the things
you're saying right now is justrelated to Alexander Hamilton.
How am I supposed to say no tothis?
Speaker 2 (27:58):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (27:59):
And then I'm not throwing away my shot.
I mean, you're just spittingout.
Speaker 2 (28:05):
Listen, we listen to Hamilton.
A lot.
Cash loves Hamilton Every timewe get in his car, dad, can we
listen to Hamilton?
It's like, yeah, let's go ahead, let's go ahead and get to that
spot.
All right, just a few more here.
What is the biggest mistake youhave made in our relationship?
Speaker 1 (28:33):
I don't have one.
No, because if I wouldn't havebeen able to make a mistake in
the relationship, I wouldn'thave been able to learn from
what I shouldn't do.
Speaker 2 (28:39):
I'll agree with that.
I have no regrets about ourrelationship.
Speaker 1 (28:43):
Not one letter.
Speaker 2 (28:44):
No, not even one letter.
No regrets, no scutty pee.
Are there some mistakes?
I made a million mistakes.
Yes, absolutely.
Speaker 1 (28:52):
Oh, absolutely A ton of mistakes.
Speaker 2 (28:55):
Some major big mistakes, but I agree it
wouldn't have led us necessarilyto the point where we are now.
Now, if I could go back, it'dbe nice to maybe not make some
of those mistakes, to maybereduce some of the heartache and
frustration and anger and allthat.
Speaker 1 (29:09):
But again, it would not be where we are today.
Speaker 2 (29:11):
We are where we are today because of those past
failures.
Speaker 1 (29:15):
Because if we would not have gone through those, we
would not be where we are today.
Speaker 2 (29:18):
No, totally, and it just shows the grace and
forgiveness that you need in arelationship to be able to get
to a thriving point, to where weare now.
But I wouldn't want to go anderase any mistake that we have
ever made, because we wouldn'tbe where we are.
Speaker 1 (29:35):
Okay, I have a rapid fire question for you to answer
now.
Speaker 2 (29:39):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (29:40):
Since you can't change any mistakes, is there
one thing that you would go backand change, one thing that you
would have done differently?
Speaker 2 (29:55):
differently.
Speaker 1 (29:57):
I mean I'm sure yes, again, it kind of goes back to I
don't know that I would,because I wouldn't necessarily
be where we are now this ishypothetical, but yes, if I
could go back there plenty oftimes where I wouldn't have been
so stupid and childish and no,I'm talking about not changing a
mistake, doing somethingdifferent Like you wouldn't have
(30:20):
done this because you chose adifferent path.
Speaker 2 (30:29):
Probably not, it's just a hypothetical.
Probably not, unless I couldhave told myself when I first
came out hey, put all your moneyin Bitcoin.
That could have worked.
Okay, I'd probably be about it.
Speaker 1 (30:45):
Put all your money in .
Speaker 2 (30:46):
Bitcoin.
That could have worked.
Okay, I'd probably be about it.
Let's see, oh, that's not lame,it's not lame at all Bitcoin.
I mean, it's worth almost$100,000 of Bitcoin.
Now Blah, we should give youactual coins.
If you owned a Bitcoin, youhave an actual coin that's worth
(31:07):
, whatever the amount that it'sworth, and it's not just some
computer-generated electronictype thing.
Speaker 1 (31:14):
Okay, why don't you give me the computer-generated
type thing of the next question?
Speaker 2 (31:18):
Oh fine, I can do that.
Our small group.
We've talked about bringing thesmall group back.
Speaker 1 (31:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (31:27):
And we've kind of both been thinking about it and
praying about it and talkingabout it.
Speaker 1 (31:31):
But not telling each other that we were thinking
about it.
Speaker 2 (31:33):
No, because it was just both on our mind.
So why is it that you thinkit's important that we bring it
back?
Speaker 1 (31:40):
Like to our church.
Speaker 2 (31:41):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (31:44):
And not just keep it to the podcast.
Speaker 2 (31:45):
Well, no, I mean, the podcast will still be here.
Speaker 1 (31:49):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (31:49):
But to bring it to the church.
Why is it that you feltconvicted to?
Hey, I think we need to do thisagain.
Speaker 1 (31:58):
Well, seeing all the prayer guards of people that
need major prayer over theirmarriage, there are so many new
couples at church that we don'teven know.
There's probably a lot ofpeople at church that don't even
(32:19):
know that I'm your wife,because they don't necessarily
know who I am Not that thatmatters, but for them to
possibly know you and how youtalk about marriage on the
platform and how you're sopassionate about it, and not
(32:40):
knowing me, they don't know howwe are together, I mean, unless
they watch this, but I doubt it.
But just to be able to helpthose that are going through
those struggles, to know thatthey're not alone, they need to
get that good circle of friendssurrounding them to help them in
different situations, not tojust intrude on their marriage,
(33:03):
but have biblical people intheir lives that can help them
when situations arise.
Speaker 2 (33:08):
I agree and I think just to let them know that, hey,
a biblical marriage is awesomeand fun.
Speaker 1 (33:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (33:13):
Like we have a freaking great time, yeah, and a
lot of fun, and it's not justboring rule after boring rule
after boring rule.
I mean there are hard and fastrules and principles, but it's a
heck of a lot of fun when it'sdone the right way.
Speaker 1 (33:28):
Absolutely.
Speaker 2 (33:29):
And I agree.
I see it.
We're so passionate about it,but I see just the hurt that is
out there and the longing for Iwant this to be better.
This is not as good as itshould be, and I feel like we
are the people who are supposedto step in and help those people
that there is a void, a hugevoid there, and it's not
(33:51):
something anyone wants to talkabout.
Speaker 1 (33:52):
Well, there hasn't been a marriage small group, I
mean, there's small groups whereI guess, married people go
together.
Speaker 2 (34:00):
There are.
Speaker 1 (34:02):
But it's not about marriage.
Speaker 2 (34:06):
No, it's not.
Speaker 1 (34:07):
It's about other things there hasn't been one
since we did that.
Speaker 2 (34:10):
No, and that was two years ago, at least two years
ago.
Speaker 1 (34:17):
COVID.
Speaker 2 (34:19):
No, we did them after COVID.
It's been two years.
We took a little break and thenwe did it again 2021.
Then it may have been into 2021.
Speaker 1 (34:27):
Because we couldn't sit any more people in our house
.
Speaker 2 (34:29):
Maybe in fall of 2021 , maybe 2022.
Anyways, it's been years sincewe've done it and there hasn't
been anything else there foranyone else.
And there should be.
Marriage is so important it'sthe most important relationship
we'll have on earth and thereshould be.
Marriage is so important.
It's the most importantrelationship we'll have on earth
and there needs to be peoplethere to facilitate.
Speaker 1 (34:49):
I mean, if you're passionate about it, why not
step in and do the thingssomebody else isn't doing?
Speaker 2 (34:56):
I think there's probably a reason there hasn't
been another one that's poppedup.
The Lord's like hey, idiots,let's go.
I know I've got you doing thisother stuff, but there's, you
know, some one-on-one, moreintimate level of helping people
than what you're currentlydoing than a stupid podcast you
(35:19):
know, I know we've got that but,there's other stuff there as
well.
All right, uh, last, uh, lastone or two for you here, um, and
we've gotten some stuff fromthis a couple podcasts ago.
We've got more of them sittinghere, but we've gotten these
kind of card games for couplesthat just ask all sorts of
questions and everything.
Uh, what have your thoughtsbeen on those, because we've
(35:41):
gone through several of them andwe've got, you know, quite a
few to still answer here on thepodcast over the next few shows.
What are your thoughts on those?
Speaker 1 (35:48):
I think they're fun.
Speaker 2 (35:49):
I agree.
Speaker 1 (35:50):
They're sometimes a little deep.
Speaker 2 (35:52):
They can be really deep, which I think is good, but
they're good.
Speaker 1 (35:57):
Because some of them that you have answered, I've
even gone.
Huh, really, I wouldn't havethought that.
I mean, people of course growand change in different areas,
of course, but when you don'ttalk about things like that, if
you didn't have this game, Iwould not, might not have known
that no, and I think it justopens up conversation, because
(36:19):
that's, you know, some of thestuff's not going to come up in
regular conversation yeah you'renot really thinking about it
until it's prompted.
Speaker 2 (36:25):
But when it's prompted you can give a real
honest assessment and answer andI think it can do a lot of good
.
Speaker 1 (36:31):
It can just, you know , help you grow deeper in your
relationship never have I everwanted to know what you would
have changed about me.
But now I know and what is that?
Speaker 2 (36:43):
my knees, now I know.
And what is that?
Speaker 1 (36:47):
My knees.
They look weird, do they?
Speaker 2 (36:53):
So weird.
Do they so weird, such weirdkneecaps.
Never seen anything like it inmy entire life.
Lies, give me a bloody break.
Why did you say my knees?
Because you are so insistent ofwhat's wrong with me.
What don't you like?
Well, baby, I love everythingabout your body.
No, there has to be somethingthat you don't like about my
(37:13):
body.
What is it?
What is it?
What is it?
There's nothing.
What is it, what is it?
Tell me now there's somethingyou hate about my body.
Tell me what is fine it's yourknees.
If I could change one thing,it'd be your knees.
Speaker 1 (37:22):
And then, oh, that was 15 years ago, and you have
not forgotten it one bit no,because my knees are weird oh,
that's still.
Speaker 2 (37:32):
I'll stand hard by that one.
It's monday.
It's your knees.
If I could change anything, Iwould change your knees and just
shift the shape of them just alittle bit.
How about them apples?
Nerd you're ridiculous.
Speaker 1 (37:45):
I made you even close your book.
Speaker 2 (37:46):
Yeah, I got nothing.
I've got more, but we're goingto cut it off right there, you
and your knees.
Anything else?
Any final thoughts?
Speaker 1 (37:55):
I love you.
Speaker 2 (37:56):
I love you too, but before we get out of here,
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They're awesome and amazing andwe're so thankful for them.
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They're awesome and amazing andwe're so thankful for them.
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Speaker 1 (38:17):
I have really, really soft shirts.
Speaker 2 (38:19):
Super soft, super awesome.
Check them out, it's awesome.
All right, let's get out ofhere.
I love you.
Speaker 1 (38:25):
I love you.
Speaker 2 (38:25):
God, we love you.
We are so thankful foreverything that you do.
We don't deserve it, but youput us here and you chose us and
we trust you.
This is yours and everything wesay or do, as much fun as we
have, as silly as we are or asserious as it gets, it belongs
(38:45):
to you and the hope is thatyou'll just take this to ears
that need to hear it, thatpeople can laugh, people can
open up dialogue and questionsand just conversations with
their spouse, just to growdeeper in love and in their
faith and just become closer toyou and closer to each other,
and we are thankful for it.
We give you all the glory forall you're doing and we trust
you with everything that you'redoing.
God, we love you.
Speaker 1 (39:06):
We.
here's a question for you is marriage overrated?
Speaker 2 (00:09):
why aren't people getting married anymore?
A new pew research poll foundthat two and five young adults
think marriage is an outdatedtradition.
Marriage rates are at theirlowest right now.
Is marriage really even worthit?
More than half of marriages endin divorce.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
If you get married, you have to be stuck with this
person for the rest of your life, right?
That's why you get married.
So that's why it's declining.
Why would you get married ifyou don't?
If you want?
Speaker 2 (00:34):
to have just one partner when you can have
multiple Marriage is stupid.
Welcome to the Married AFpodcast, the self-proclaimed
greatest marriage relationshippodcast in the world.
My name is Matthew Powers,alongside my beautiful wife,
monica.
Baby, how you doing?
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Can you please start asking me different questions?
Speaker 2 (00:56):
What's crack-a-lackin'?
Speaker 1 (00:58):
That's a lot better.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
What's crack-a-lackin' to the
mack-a-lackin'?
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Because you know how I'm doing.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
I do know exactly how you're doing, but the people on
the interwebs do not.
But you're going to be doingmuch better after this because,
boy, oh boy, do I have some funstuff for us tonight.
Recording on a late Thursdaynight.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
Straight out of softball practice.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Straight out of softball practice.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
I did put on some lipstick, though you do.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
You look hot.
You look amazing.
Even you look hot.
You look amazing, even thoughright before we started
recording, you said you lookhomeless.
I do, but not what all the coolkids are doing in school anyway
.
So you're just keeping up withthe times.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Not a cool kid.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
So, speaking of school and speaking of high
school, my mom and dad gave ussome old boxes that they had in
their attic Just my stuff fromgrowing up and we went through
it the other night and boy, ohboy, boy, is there some fun
stuff in there.
We've had some good laughs, very, very good laughs some very
(01:52):
cool stuff old stuff,reminiscing stuff, but I pulled
out some stuff that you hadgiven me, oh boy, and I know
there's a lot more, so we needto find it at some point.
But these were some valentine'sday cards, a graduation card,
and I just thought it might befun to kind of go back and look
what teenage monica was thinkingway back in the day.
So this was a valentine's daycard.
No, this was a birthday cardyou sent me, actually, and it
(02:15):
says sent to you you gave it tome, sent to me.
Whatever you gave it to me sayswell, I finally found him.
He's warm, he, he listens to me, he likes long walks in the
moonlight, he's fun to be around.
What more can I say except thatwe both wish you a happy
birthday?
And it's a picture of a womanand a dog, but it says you know,
(02:37):
you're the one.
I absolutely love you with allmy heart.
Love you, monica.
And then on the other side ithas Monica and Mr Wright.
Uh-uh, mr Wright, look at that.
Yes, it does.
It's fantastic.
This next one is just aValentine's Day card and it says
I don't see it.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
People can see this.
It's fantastic, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
You know, one thing I did say that I noticed is your
handwriting hasn't changed onebit since high school to where
you are now.
This is a Valentine's Day card.
It says it's Valentine's Dayand I want to nibble your treats
.
I love you, Monica.
That's a great one.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Are you sure that was teenage Monica?
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Well, listen, we didn't do Valentine's Day much,
much longer.
After this, one says lucky me,I got you Happy anniversary, I
love you, love you, monica.
And I got a little bit of alipstick kiss on this one right
here too, oh my gosh.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
This looks like exactly the same color I'm
wearing right now.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
Is that not just tremendous?
Look it does, it really does,even though.
I'm colorblind, I didn't knowyou were colorblind and I can't
100% tell, but this one reallygot me.
This was a graduation one.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
I wish there were dates on these.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
I do too.
What's the Hallmark card say onthe back?
Speaker 1 (03:53):
I don't know if they put dates on them.
Do they actually have datesthat?
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Probably not.
But listen to this.
One is one of a kind, but thenso is the person holding it, and
you wrote I love you,sweetheart.
I don't think you've called mesweetheart since probably that
day.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
I don't know that I've ever called you sweetheart,
unless I'm making fun.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
You did.
At this point it said I loveyou, sweetheart, have fun at
Alabama and try not to forgetthat you have a girlfriend
that's going to be in a townwaiting for you to come home.
That's going to be in a townwaiting for you to come home.
I love you.
Love you, monica.
But then on this one it said inthe basket there is.
Number one a new alarm clock soyou won't oversleep.
Number two a dumbbell so Idon't have to listen to you
(04:35):
complain about being little.
So that means use it, work out.
Number three two towels so youwon't have to take your mom's.
Number four I love this one.
Three calling cards so you cancall me on your senior trip free
.
Number five three T-shirts,undershirts, so you will have
plenty.
Number six a flashlight in casethe power goes out you know how
(04:58):
storms are down there.
And number seven a clothesbasket to bring your dirty
clothes home to your mom so shecan wash them for you.
And this is so sweet because itwas just even then I was a
junior in high school.
You know you're, we're 17 and 18years old and even then you're
doing your best to take care ofme, always making sure that I
(05:21):
have what I need.
And then I'm not going to readit.
But this is old school, sendingeach other notes in class in
school.
This is from high school, righthere, and it's a little longer.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
Who wrote what?
I wrote this to you.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
You wrote this one to me.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
Oh boy.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
And this is dated 4-5-2001.
And to be able to go back andlook through all this stuff is
phenomenal.
Now I'm not going to give it toyou, because you're going to
try and read it.
I am and we're not going toread it.
All right, you want to knowwhat you said.
Here's what you got right here.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Have you read this?
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Oh, I've read this.
I absolutely have read this.
So four, five, 2001.
I'm kind of nervous.
How was school this morning?
My school was all right.
I only took one test, smileyface.
Next week I'll probably taketwo or three, depending on the
teacher's attitude.
No wait, I won't take anybecause I will be taking SATs,
(06:13):
sats, sad face.
Those are so stupid.
Do you know what you made onthem?
Never mind, you probably don't,because you don't, because you
don't know anything.
I'm so ready to leave here.
That's still so true.
I'm so ready to leave here.
I'm bored.
I didn't do well on the test Itook.
Oh well, sad face.
Do you think you will playtoday, because it was raining at
(06:37):
8 o'clock this morning.
Maybe you will.
Do you want to play?
Well, babe, I got to go.
I got to wrap this up.
I have three minutes left.
I got to go.
I love you.
Love you, mon.
Just the little notes, andwe've got hundreds of these.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Yeah.
I try to keep every single oneof them Sitting around in the
attic.
Hopefully as long as theydidn't get washed in the washing
machine if I kept them in mypocket yes and they were not
washed.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Some of them definitely got washed in the
washing machine but it's so funto just go back and read through
it and see where we were atthat point, because here we are,
20 something years later.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
That was 2002.
2001.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
So 23 years ago, 23, almost 24 years ago.
But it's so fun to go back andread through them, See where we
were, see what was going on, andI'm just so thankful that we
have been able to take thatwhole journey together, because
if Thompson High School hadanything to do with it, we
wouldn't have.
This was something else that Ifound and this is hilarious and
(07:49):
shocking all at once Somethingcalled computer fun.
It's when I was in the 12thgrade, a senior in high school.
Apparently, the school wouldput everyone's information into
some sort of computer system.
Maybe it would ask youquestions.
And there are two, two of themmy top 10 most compatible girls
(08:10):
for girlfriends that are in the12th grade, and then for the
entire school.
It also has your two leastcompatible man uh matches and
your best friend matches, but itsays congratulations.
Listed below are the names of10 girls that have been selected
especially for you.
These matches are based onattitude and interests that were
(08:31):
expressed on the computer fundsurvey that you and others in
your school completed, and itgives you your top 10, your
rating.
But the crazy thing is it alsogives phone numbers on this.
Now could you imagine thisgoing on today Like it's your
own in-school computer, aiprogram, dating service.
(08:54):
And yeah, if I had gone withcomputer fun, we may not be
sitting here today because forthe whole school, I mean you
didn't make the list.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
Do you want to hear what the list is?
Be sitting here today becausefor the whole, I need to know
now for the whole school.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
I mean, you didn't make the list.
Do you want to hear what thelist is?
Speaker 1 (09:09):
I mean, do you want to?
Speaker 2 (09:11):
I mean it's fun, why not?
Speaker 1 (09:12):
I know, but how?
Listen, I know who all I had tofight to keep away from you.
Tell you what I'll.
I'm gonna look at these namesbefore you start spitting names
out I'm not gonna mention anynames.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
I will give this to you once we're done and you can
peruse through it.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
All you want, because I'm gonna look at lego.
Oh my god I found thishysterical no, let me see your,
let me see your top.
Uh, what was it compatiblepeople yes and then your least
compatible people well, Iremember them no, you're not not
.
Speaker 2 (09:46):
Yeah, I'll give them to you right now.
I'll let you go ahead and takethose.
Well, the first one is for the12th grade, the senior, seniors
only.
And the funny thing is it givesphone numbers.
I don't know this person.
It's straight up saying, hey,here's the phone number, let's
get you guys together, let'shook you up.
I mean, what is this?
(10:06):
What is the high school doingat this point?
Can you believe this?
It's hysterical, all right.
And then the next page, thatwas just 12th grade.
The next page is all that weremost compatible for the entire
school.
That's not 12th grade.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
I'm pretty sure she's a lesbian now.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
Well, I mean, it's possible.
Speaker 1 (10:31):
Most of these girls were in my grade.
Speaker 2 (10:33):
Yeah, Is that not just so funny and so crazy at
the same time?
It's wild when you really thinkabout it.
Speaker 1 (10:46):
So listen, I just want to say we should totally
call these numbers and see ifthey're still in alabaster.
Speaker 2 (10:54):
Hey, I was looking through some old stuff from high
school and she says we'recompletely compatible.
What do you think about that?
Speaker 1 (11:02):
Oh, I'm going to tell you the ones on this page One,
two, three, four.
There's several compatibilities.
She's a lesbian Five.
She's a lesbian Six would beokay.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
Well, we made it but had thompson high school had
their way the funny thing is Idon't know that we would have
wait a minute at all.
Now listen, we got to put thataway because, uh, we can't, we
can't look at that, becausenobody watching or listening can
actually uh see what you're seewhat you're talking about or
have any clue what's actuallygoing on, they wouldn't have a
(11:38):
clue anyways.
Speaker 1 (11:39):
Well, nobody from Alabaster listens anyways.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
But according to the numbers.
They definitely know If youlive in LA or Chicago or Dallas
or Miami or New York or any ofthat.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
absolutely no, we don't need to look at that right
now because we're running lowon time already.
Speaker 2 (11:51):
Go for it.
And we got to get into today.
And we got to get into today.
Put your phone away.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
I'm listening.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
No, you are not listening because I'm about to
ask you rapid fire questionsthat I would like your full
attention on, because I thinkthese are fun and I think this
is what makes our relationshipgreat.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
Ours.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
Yes, oh, because we can ask each other these
questions.
We have real answers and welive this out and that's why we
stood the test of time.
So number one.
So Real answers and we livethis out and that's why we stood
the test of time.
Speaker 1 (12:15):
So number one, so am I going to get these wrong?
Speaker 2 (12:17):
No, you're not going to get these wrong.
These are all open-endedquestions for the most part.
I believe All right.
Fun one.
If you could have anysuperpower, what would it be?
Any superpower whatsoever.
What would it be?
Ooh, superpower whatsoever.
Speaker 1 (12:38):
What would it be?
Speaker 2 (12:39):
We've talked about this in the past.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
I've got a top three.
Speaker 2 (12:42):
I need number one, the only one you would want.
It was such a hard question.
This is something every coupleshould know.
What is the superpower?
Speaker 1 (12:54):
Okay, tell me what you think I have and I'll tell
you if it's in my top three.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
I'll tell you my top one.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
I think I already know your top one what
Teleporting?
Speaker 2 (13:03):
Yes, teleportation, absolutely Number one.
You know how amazing that wouldbe Just to be able to boom done
Wherever I want to go.
I think you would liketeleportation.
Speaker 1 (13:14):
It was in my top three.
Speaker 2 (13:16):
I, I think you would like teleportation.
Speaker 1 (13:17):
It was in my top three, I think you would like
invisibility.
Speaker 2 (13:18):
That is in my top three, absolutely, and maybe
we'll be able to fly.
Speaker 1 (13:20):
That is my top three.
Speaker 2 (13:22):
I nailed it, so which one's the best one?
Speaker 1 (13:24):
I don't know, because I've never been able to fly or
teleport.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
Not teleport.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
Can I try them all out before I pick one?
Speaker 2 (13:32):
Absolutely, you most certainly can, so I thought that
was fun.
If our relationship had awarning label, what would it say
?
Speaker 1 (13:39):
Truth.
Speaker 2 (13:41):
Oh, oh.
That is good because the truthis painful and a lot of people
on the internet will accept thetruth.
Don't want the truth.
Speaker 1 (13:49):
They get too deep into their feelings about the
truth.
Speaker 2 (13:52):
You know, truth is love, and that's something we
don't get right a lot of thetime.
Well, the Bible is truth.
It is and it's love.
And people think that the Bibleis hateful and mean and old
school and not relevant.
But it's truth and it's lovingand it's loving.
Speaker 1 (14:09):
It's old school.
Yeah, it's been around 2,000years.
Speaker 2 (14:11):
Well, it's loving, because it's true.
And how much do you have to notlike someone or hate someone to
not tell them the truth?
Speaker 1 (14:19):
Maybe a good reason why Christians get a bad rap.
Speaker 2 (14:22):
It is.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
They're just being honest in their beliefs, but
nobody wants to go aroundtelling people who are Buddhist
or Muslims that your way is thewrong way.
I'm sure that there are someChristians that do that.
Speaker 2 (14:41):
That's why Christians it's like Gandhi said I love
your God, I don't love hispeople because we're nothing
like him.
Speaker 1 (14:49):
I love your Christ, but I don't love your Christians
.
Speaker 2 (14:51):
Exactly Because we're nothing like him.
We like to spew the truth whenit's convenient to us, but we do
it in such a hateful manner.
Jesus did it in such a lovingmanner.
He's going to quickly.
He's going to love everybody,take care of everybody, care
about everybody, be there foreverybody.
But he's also going to tell youthe truth and say, hey, this is
not the way you need to liveyour life.
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But he's going to do it in aloving manner.
People don't do that.
I like that.
Our warning label would betruth.
Speaker 1 (15:17):
What is it for you?
What would you say?
Speaker 2 (15:22):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (15:23):
Why do I have to answer the question?
Speaker 2 (15:25):
I think truth is good .
I came up with the question.
You're the one who's answeringthem.
Come on now.
What is one insecurity you have, or have you ever had, in our
relationship, if any?
Speaker 1 (15:36):
uh, that you're going to leave me for somebody else.
Speaker 2 (15:40):
That's way back when, way, way, way back when,
because you and I have the hadthe exact same one, so we had
the exact same one.
I used to think the exact samething.
That was a huge insecurity thatall she's going to realize that
I'm a fraud and she's going tofind that the grass is actually
greener on the other side mythought was always, you were
(16:00):
going to find somebody hotterand just leave me yeah, well now
you should know that that ain'tever the case I wish I would
have known in high school whatI've known in my adult years,
because you, my friend, arejacob from twilight.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
Not with jacob, you're the werewolf yes I mean
you imprinted on me so hard youhad no idea anybody was ever
flirting with you otherwise Imean, I mean otherwise now these
names on this list because Icould see all the girls flirting
and know that there's so muchmore than I was and it didn't
(16:42):
matter.
Speaker 2 (16:43):
No, it didn't.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
But I didn't know that.
Speaker 2 (16:45):
No, that's hard for people to.
Speaker 1 (16:47):
Because I would love to go back and watch the
situations and just laugh whenthey were happening, instead of
going.
Speaker 2 (16:56):
oh, I'm going to have to kill her.
Yeah, we don't want that.
All right.
So flirting Let me take us tothe next one.
Then Can you tell if someone isflirting with you?
Speaker 1 (17:09):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (17:10):
I can't.
Speaker 1 (17:10):
I know you can't.
Speaker 2 (17:11):
I can't at all.
So what are the things?
How can you tell if someone isflirting with you?
What is it that's like yep,he's flirting with me.
Speaker 1 (17:20):
They try to make me laugh right away.
Speaker 2 (17:23):
That's it.
Huh Laughter Cheesiest pickupline you've ever heard.
Speaker 1 (17:32):
Does it have to be used on me?
Speaker 2 (17:35):
I would prefer it, but not necessarily.
Speaker 1 (17:37):
I never really have pickup lines.
Speaker 2 (17:39):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (17:41):
But a good friend of mine.
It's my favorite one.
Speaker 2 (17:45):
Let me have it.
Speaker 1 (17:47):
Thank you, Jason Hamlin.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
He had the best corny pickup lines.
Speaker 1 (17:51):
They were so amazing.
Speaker 2 (17:52):
They are the best.
What is it?
Speaker 1 (18:00):
hey, there didn't have much of polar bear ways.
No well, it's enough to breakthe ice, hi I'm jason that is uh
I want to know what pickup linehe used on charlie.
Uh, we'll have to, I'm gonnahave to ask.
We'll have to ask one day, I'mgoing to have to ask him.
Speaker 2 (18:15):
I'm going to have to ask one day.
Speaking of terrible pickuplines, this is borderline
inappropriate, but that's okay Aguy we went to college with I
don't even remember his name,but he was from Canada and his
pickup line would always be hey,you got any Canadian in you,
you want some?
It's terrible, but makes youlaugh at the exact same time.
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So, um, okay, what is one thingyou do to keep the spark alive,
because this piggybacks ontoanother?
What is one thing couples cando to keep the spark alive?
as in sex because the spark isdying for so many people.
Speaker 1 (18:57):
That's so sad.
Speaker 2 (18:59):
It is.
Speaker 1 (19:01):
I don't know.
The exact thing has a lot to dowith me liking to look at you
naked.
Speaker 2 (19:11):
I mean partially.
Yeah, I would say that plays apart in it.
Speaker 1 (19:14):
And I like sex.
I like you, I like you, I likesex.
Speaker 2 (19:19):
Thank you, Borat.
How much Very nice, but what'ssomething people can do to keep
the spark alive?
Speaker 1 (19:28):
Pull the naked man.
Speaker 2 (19:30):
It works most of the time 60% of the time it works.
Now, that's Sex Panther.
Come on, that's not the nakedman, that's Sex Panther.
Speaker 1 (19:37):
You can wear Sex Panther while you're doing the
naked man, then it'd be 100%.
Speaker 2 (19:40):
You most certainly could.
I think one thing is justletting the other know how much
you want them.
If you just do that, then hey,it'll be good to go.
That's one way to keep thespark alive.
Speaker 1 (19:52):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (19:57):
But the other person has to believe it.
Well, they do, but you can alsomake them believe it.
I think you can easily makethem believe it Eventually.
Speaker 1 (20:02):
Physical insecurities of someone.
It's got to be a reason why thespark is dying.
Speaker 2 (20:10):
Yeah, partially I agree with that.
Speaker 1 (20:12):
But I'm going to say this again because I've said it
before Turn the lights off.
Speaker 2 (20:17):
If that's a need, shut them down.
Speaker 1 (20:22):
If you need the lights on and know what you're
doing, you ain't doing somethingright.
Speaker 2 (20:29):
You're not wrong.
Speaker 1 (20:29):
I'm going to be able to find you in the dark.
Speaker 2 (20:32):
Yes, you most certainly can.
Speaker 1 (20:33):
Especially if you got something I want.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
Yes, you most certainly can, especially if you
got something I want.
Yes, you most certainly can.
Where does this podcast go?
I don't know, but it's alwaysfun whenever it does.
Why should couples go on shortweekend one-on-one getaways?
Speaker 1 (20:49):
Oh, because you have a lot of sex without the kids.
Speaker 2 (20:51):
That is one big reason why You're able to really
connect on those.
Speaker 1 (20:56):
Yes, it's just you too.
Speaker 2 (20:57):
Yes, and it needs to be.
Just you too, and it not yourphones.
No, you put the phone.
Anything to do with work putthem in the hotel safe.
And, yes, you will have a lotof sex and it's awesome and it's
great, but you also just get tobe together and you, you get to
talk and you get to ask eachother stupid questions like this
(21:18):
if you want to, and laugh andhave fun.
Speaker 1 (21:21):
Remember the why you're with each other.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
Couples need to go on at least a minimum of one solo
weekend getaway.
Speaker 1 (21:32):
If it's just the cheapest little room to lock you
two in.
Speaker 2 (21:38):
It can be in your hometown, it doesn't matter, but
just say something outside ofthe home, one-on-one, just you
two, at a minimum one time ayear.
You know, if you can do it more, great, you probably should,
but at a minimum one time a year.
You need to do that just to beable to stay very, very well
connected with one another wehaven't done that.
(21:59):
This year have we uh, we didearlier in the year.
It's about time for for asecond.
Speaker 1 (22:06):
We went to orlando that was not this year that was
last year see holy smokes.
Speaker 2 (22:11):
All right, I better book a trip.
It is go time, time to book atrip, it is past go time.
It is past go time.
Speaker 1 (22:18):
We just had a crazy year.
Speaker 2 (22:19):
It has been a crazy year.
What was the last thing yousearched for on Google?
You don't know.
Speaker 1 (22:32):
I don't really search a lot of things on.
Oh yeah, I do.
Speaker 2 (22:35):
What did you search for?
What was it?
Speaker 1 (22:37):
I had to explain the difference of medical
terminology to my parents and Ididn't know the exact words to
be able to tell them.
I knew what it meant, but I hadto dumb it down.
Does that make sense?
Speaker 2 (22:46):
It does.
Okay, one of the last thing Isearched for on Google.
Speaker 1 (22:52):
Something sports related.
Speaker 2 (22:59):
Nailed it.
Something sports related nailedit.
What was it?
Speaker 1 (23:00):
uh news on juan soto has he made a decision yet?
No, how close did he meet withthe dodgers?
Speaker 2 (23:02):
really.
Yes, he's met with the dodgers,the yankees, the mets, the red
sox and, I think, the blue jays.
I do know he's too, though I doknow he basically told the
yankees your farm system blows.
I don't see a bright futurehere, but I still think it's
going to come down to the mostmoney.
Speaker 1 (23:18):
But you think the Red Sox has got a better option?
Speaker 2 (23:20):
Yes, red Sox have one of the top farm systems in the
whole.
Speaker 1 (23:24):
Then why don't we bring somebody up?
Speaker 2 (23:26):
Oh, just wait.
Roman Anthony, ChristianCampbell, they're coming this
year.
They're going to be the saviorof the Boston Red Sox.
But that was the last thing Isearched for on Google.
I'm not surprised, notsurprised one bit.
Let's see a few more here.
What is your definition ofsuccessful?
Speaker 1 (23:41):
I think everybody has a different definition of
successful.
Speaker 2 (23:46):
Yes, but what?
Speaker 1 (23:50):
is yours.
I feel like mine might befar-fetched for people because
they don't necessarily, mightnot necessarily understand, but
for me, when you set a goal, youmeet that goal and then you
(24:11):
start another goal, Because ifyou're continuing to set goals
and meet those goals, you'reconstantly learning new things
and your brain will never stopgoing.
I'm currently on a new goal thatyou are I completed all the
other goals that I ever wanted.
I don't I'm not bragging, but Idon't know many people that
(24:33):
have done all the things thatthey've really said that they
were going to do.
Speaker 2 (24:37):
No, most people fall short.
They're not patient enough toactually see it through.
They're not necessarily willingto put in the work, to make the
sacrifice to achieve the goalsthat they have.
Speaker 1 (24:51):
There was one thing that I said I was going to do,
but I never did it.
What was that?
Because I said I was going todo, but I never did it.
Speaker 2 (24:56):
What was that?
Speaker 1 (24:56):
Because I changed my mind on it, because I would not
be with you as much as I wantedto be.
Speaker 2 (25:03):
And that is.
Speaker 1 (25:04):
A flight attendant.
Speaker 2 (25:05):
Oh, that is true.
That is true Also.
You missed one.
Speaker 1 (25:12):
But I changed my mind on it.
Speaker 2 (25:13):
You did change your mind.
You realized that, hey, maybethis is not all that I thought
it might be cracked up to beseems to be awesome that would
be so cool but maybe, uh, maybethat's not what, what you
necessarily wanted.
Uh, a few more here.
Can someone be friends withtheir ex?
No why not?
Speaker 1 (25:35):
their, their ex, so can't be friends with their ex?
Speaker 2 (25:38):
No, why not their ex?
So can't be friends with yourex, no matter what?
Speaker 1 (25:41):
Would you want me to be friends with an ex?
Speaker 2 (25:43):
Absolutely not.
You want to know why.
Speaker 1 (25:46):
Because you'd be terrified.
You would be terrified.
I do believe somebody could befriends with their ex, but the
spouse of that person is goingto always constantly think when
you are with that ex, they'redoing something behind your back
(26:07):
, totally Period.
Speaker 2 (26:09):
I firmly believe you cannot be friends with your ex.
You can't be friends Now.
You can be friendly and cordial.
Absolutely you cannot befriends, because I am fully of
the mindset Men and womensingularly cannot be friends
because the man is always goingto take it especially to that
(26:30):
other level and always thinkthere is a shot that I can get
with her.
All I'm looking for is that onelittle opening and then I'm
going to take my chance.
Now, men and women, yes, youcan have friendships, but it's
going to be because your spouseis friends and you're all
friends together.
You're not going to havesingular, real, deep friendships
(26:53):
with someone of the oppositesex.
Speaker 1 (26:55):
Yes, like as in outside of work or school.
Speaker 2 (27:01):
Correct Because.
Speaker 1 (27:03):
Or being friends with your spouse.
Speaker 2 (27:05):
Yeah, so you're not going to have a friend of the
opposite sex who you are textingdaily or every other day having
texting conversation.
It's just because the man isalways going to run and try and
take it to the next level everysingle time.
I don't think that's possible,so no but.
Speaker 1 (27:21):
I don't believe that the man is the only issue.
I mean it takes two to make athing go right.
Speaker 2 (27:26):
Oh, it most certainly does.
I mean women can be just asguilty.
But I know men especially arealways looking for.
All I'm waiting for is mymoment.
Men will play the long game.
They will play that long gameas long as they possibly can,
just thinking one day I'mgetting my shot and I'm going to
take it.
Speaker 1 (27:49):
And she is not going to be able to say no to me, even
though she most certainly will,because all of the things
you're saying right now is justrelated to Alexander Hamilton.
How am I supposed to say no tothis?
Speaker 2 (27:58):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (27:59):
And then I'm not throwing away my shot.
I mean, you're just spittingout.
Speaker 2 (28:05):
Listen, we listen to Hamilton.
A lot.
Cash loves Hamilton Every timewe get in his car, dad, can we
listen to Hamilton?
It's like, yeah, let's go ahead, let's go ahead and get to that
spot.
All right, just a few more here.
What is the biggest mistake youhave made in our relationship?
Speaker 1 (28:33):
I don't have one.
No, because if I wouldn't havebeen able to make a mistake in
the relationship, I wouldn'thave been able to learn from
what I shouldn't do.
Speaker 2 (28:39):
I'll agree with that.
I have no regrets about ourrelationship.
Speaker 1 (28:43):
Not one letter.
Speaker 2 (28:44):
No, not even one letter.
No regrets, no scutty pee.
Are there some mistakes?
I made a million mistakes.
Yes, absolutely.
Speaker 1 (28:52):
Oh, absolutely A ton of mistakes.
Speaker 2 (28:55):
Some major big mistakes, but I agree it
wouldn't have led us necessarilyto the point where we are now.
Now, if I could go back, it'dbe nice to maybe not make some
of those mistakes, to maybereduce some of the heartache and
frustration and anger and allthat.
Speaker 1 (29:09):
But again, it would not be where we are today.
Speaker 2 (29:11):
We are where we are today because of those past
failures.
Speaker 1 (29:15):
Because if we would not have gone through those, we
would not be where we are today.
Speaker 2 (29:18):
No, totally, and it just shows the grace and
forgiveness that you need in arelationship to be able to get
to a thriving point, to where weare now.
But I wouldn't want to go anderase any mistake that we have
ever made, because we wouldn'tbe where we are.
Speaker 1 (29:35):
Okay, I have a rapid fire question for you to answer
now.
Speaker 2 (29:39):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (29:40):
Since you can't change any mistakes, is there
one thing that you would go backand change, one thing that you
would have done differently?
Speaker 2 (29:55):
differently.
Speaker 1 (29:57):
I mean I'm sure yes, again, it kind of goes back to I
don't know that I would,because I wouldn't necessarily
be where we are now this ishypothetical, but yes, if I
could go back there plenty oftimes where I wouldn't have been
so stupid and childish and no,I'm talking about not changing a
mistake, doing somethingdifferent Like you wouldn't have
(30:20):
done this because you chose adifferent path.
Speaker 2 (30:29):
Probably not, it's just a hypothetical.
Probably not, unless I couldhave told myself when I first
came out hey, put all your moneyin Bitcoin.
That could have worked.
Okay, I'd probably be about it.
Speaker 1 (30:45):
Put all your money in .
Speaker 2 (30:46):
Bitcoin.
That could have worked.
Okay, I'd probably be about it.
Let's see, oh, that's not lame,it's not lame at all Bitcoin.
I mean, it's worth almost$100,000 of Bitcoin.
Now Blah, we should give youactual coins.
If you owned a Bitcoin, youhave an actual coin that's worth
(31:07):
, whatever the amount that it'sworth, and it's not just some
computer-generated electronictype thing.
Speaker 1 (31:14):
Okay, why don't you give me the computer-generated
type thing of the next question?
Speaker 2 (31:18):
Oh fine, I can do that.
Our small group.
We've talked about bringing thesmall group back.
Speaker 1 (31:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (31:27):
And we've kind of both been thinking about it and
praying about it and talkingabout it.
Speaker 1 (31:31):
But not telling each other that we were thinking
about it.
Speaker 2 (31:33):
No, because it was just both on our mind.
So why is it that you thinkit's important that we bring it
back?
Speaker 1 (31:40):
Like to our church.
Speaker 2 (31:41):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (31:44):
And not just keep it to the podcast.
Speaker 2 (31:45):
Well, no, I mean, the podcast will still be here.
Speaker 1 (31:49):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (31:49):
But to bring it to the church.
Why is it that you feltconvicted to?
Hey, I think we need to do thisagain.
Speaker 1 (31:58):
Well, seeing all the prayer guards of people that
need major prayer over theirmarriage, there are so many new
couples at church that we don'teven know.
There's probably a lot ofpeople at church that don't even
(32:19):
know that I'm your wife,because they don't necessarily
know who I am Not that thatmatters, but for them to
possibly know you and how youtalk about marriage on the
platform and how you're sopassionate about it, and not
(32:40):
knowing me, they don't know howwe are together, I mean, unless
they watch this, but I doubt it.
But just to be able to helpthose that are going through
those struggles, to know thatthey're not alone, they need to
get that good circle of friendssurrounding them to help them in
different situations, not tojust intrude on their marriage,
(33:03):
but have biblical people intheir lives that can help them
when situations arise.
Speaker 2 (33:08):
I agree and I think just to let them know that, hey,
a biblical marriage is awesomeand fun.
Speaker 1 (33:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (33:13):
Like we have a freaking great time, yeah, and a
lot of fun, and it's not justboring rule after boring rule
after boring rule.
I mean there are hard and fastrules and principles, but it's a
heck of a lot of fun when it'sdone the right way.
Speaker 1 (33:28):
Absolutely.
Speaker 2 (33:29):
And I agree.
I see it.
We're so passionate about it,but I see just the hurt that is
out there and the longing for Iwant this to be better.
This is not as good as itshould be, and I feel like we
are the people who are supposedto step in and help those people
that there is a void, a hugevoid there, and it's not
(33:51):
something anyone wants to talkabout.
Speaker 1 (33:52):
Well, there hasn't been a marriage small group, I
mean, there's small groups whereI guess, married people go
together.
Speaker 2 (34:00):
There are.
Speaker 1 (34:02):
But it's not about marriage.
Speaker 2 (34:06):
No, it's not.
Speaker 1 (34:07):
It's about other things there hasn't been one
since we did that.
Speaker 2 (34:10):
No, and that was two years ago, at least two years
ago.
Speaker 1 (34:17):
COVID.
Speaker 2 (34:19):
No, we did them after COVID.
It's been two years.
We took a little break and thenwe did it again 2021.
Then it may have been into 2021.
Speaker 1 (34:27):
Because we couldn't sit any more people in our house
.
Speaker 2 (34:29):
Maybe in fall of 2021 , maybe 2022.
Anyways, it's been years sincewe've done it and there hasn't
been anything else there foranyone else.
And there should be.
Marriage is so important it'sthe most important relationship
we'll have on earth and thereshould be.
Marriage is so important.
It's the most importantrelationship we'll have on earth
and there needs to be peoplethere to facilitate.
Speaker 1 (34:49):
I mean, if you're passionate about it, why not
step in and do the thingssomebody else isn't doing?
Speaker 2 (34:56):
I think there's probably a reason there hasn't
been another one that's poppedup.
The Lord's like hey, idiots,let's go.
I know I've got you doing thisother stuff, but there's, you
know, some one-on-one, moreintimate level of helping people
than what you're currentlydoing than a stupid podcast you
(35:19):
know, I know we've got that but,there's other stuff there as
well.
All right, uh, last, uh, lastone or two for you here, um, and
we've gotten some stuff fromthis a couple podcasts ago.
We've got more of them sittinghere, but we've gotten these
kind of card games for couplesthat just ask all sorts of
questions and everything.
Uh, what have your thoughtsbeen on those, because we've
(35:41):
gone through several of them andwe've got, you know, quite a
few to still answer here on thepodcast over the next few shows.
What are your thoughts on those?
Speaker 1 (35:48):
I think they're fun.
Speaker 2 (35:49):
I agree.
Speaker 1 (35:50):
They're sometimes a little deep.
Speaker 2 (35:52):
They can be really deep, which I think is good, but
they're good.
Speaker 1 (35:57):
Because some of them that you have answered, I've
even gone.
Huh, really, I wouldn't havethought that.
I mean, people of course growand change in different areas,
of course, but when you don'ttalk about things like that, if
you didn't have this game, Iwould not, might not have known
that no, and I think it justopens up conversation, because
(36:19):
that's, you know, some of thestuff's not going to come up in
regular conversation yeah you'renot really thinking about it
until it's prompted.
Speaker 2 (36:25):
But when it's prompted you can give a real
honest assessment and answer andI think it can do a lot of good
.
Speaker 1 (36:31):
It can just, you know , help you grow deeper in your
relationship never have I everwanted to know what you would
have changed about me.
But now I know and what is that?
Speaker 2 (36:43):
my knees, now I know.
And what is that?
Speaker 1 (36:47):
My knees.
They look weird, do they?
Speaker 2 (36:53):
So weird.
Do they so weird, such weirdkneecaps.
Never seen anything like it inmy entire life.
Lies, give me a bloody break.
Why did you say my knees?
Because you are so insistent ofwhat's wrong with me.
What don't you like?
Well, baby, I love everythingabout your body.
No, there has to be somethingthat you don't like about my
(37:13):
body.
What is it?
What is it?
What is it?
There's nothing.
What is it, what is it?
Tell me now there's somethingyou hate about my body.
Tell me what is fine it's yourknees.
If I could change one thing,it'd be your knees.
Speaker 1 (37:22):
And then, oh, that was 15 years ago, and you have
not forgotten it one bit no,because my knees are weird oh,
that's still.
Speaker 2 (37:32):
I'll stand hard by that one.
It's monday.
It's your knees.
If I could change anything, Iwould change your knees and just
shift the shape of them just alittle bit.
How about them apples?
Nerd you're ridiculous.
Speaker 1 (37:45):
I made you even close your book.
Speaker 2 (37:46):
Yeah, I got nothing.
I've got more, but we're goingto cut it off right there, you
and your knees.
Anything else?
Any final thoughts?
Speaker 1 (37:55):
I love you.
Speaker 2 (37:56):
I love you too, but before we get out of here,
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Speaker 1 (38:17):
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Speaker 2 (38:19):
Super soft, super awesome.
Check them out, it's awesome.
All right, let's get out ofhere.
I love you.
Speaker 1 (38:25):
I love you.
Speaker 2 (38:25):
God, we love you.
We are so thankful foreverything that you do.
We don't deserve it, but youput us here and you chose us and
we trust you.
This is yours and everything wesay or do, as much fun as we
have, as silly as we are or asserious as it gets, it belongs
(38:45):
to you and the hope is thatyou'll just take this to ears
that need to hear it, thatpeople can laugh, people can
open up dialogue and questionsand just conversations with
their spouse, just to growdeeper in love and in their
faith and just become closer toyou and closer to each other,
and we are thankful for it.
We give you all the glory forall you're doing and we trust
you with everything that you'redoing.
God, we love you.
Speaker 1 (39:06):
We.
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