The Love, Intentionally Podcast

In her 90s, Pearl has learned a lot about love.  In this episode, she shares one of her favorite pastimes - writing poems about love, life and appreciation.  Enjoy!

It was more than puppy love. Pearl Hillary Tang Aqui, or Aunty Pearl as we call her, fell in love with Gerard Aqui when she was a teenager. He promised they’d get married when he came back from oversees. But she never heard from him. He seemed to have disappeared. Decades later, they got married; a journey spanning three countries involving chance meetings, a heart attack, cancer and the realization that they could not live without each other.

Lisa and Byron find themselves in familiar territory during the coronavirus pandemic. They're both quarantining separately and missing each other, just like they did when they took a year-long break. In this episode, Byron and Lisa talk about meeting at work, the events that led to "the break", and how Byron won over Lisa's family who were not thrilled about him at first.

Chris and Raidirys danced around each other for years but they first had to battle their own demons, including, deadly disease and bad relationships, to get on the same frequency. A focus on healthy living and self-healing helped them to finally see each other because they had a new appreciation for themselves and the world around them. 

Elijah and Dominic didn't have to work hard to fall in love, but getting to that first date was not so simple. Elijah had to spend 90 days coaching a guy who he thought ghosted him online, but he couldn't resist stealing glances on the sidelines until he was able to finally slide into his DM. Elijah and Dominic discuss how to make space for love, and why relationships don't have to be hard work.

Elijah and Dominic didn't have to work hard to fall in love, but getting to that first date was not so simple. Elijah had to spend 90 days coaching a guy who he thought ghosted him online, but he couldn't resist stealing glances on the sidelines until he was able to finally slide into his DM. Elijah and Dominic discuss how to make space for love, and why relationships don't have to be hard work. 

Mollie and Greg had been together for more than seven years before she finally proposed!! Mollie never really had the desire to get married. But when she did, she decided to ditch tradition and create an elaborate proposal that had Greg flying high. Greg shares how he received the role-reversal, how they both try to keep the relationship fresh, and why cats can save a relationship.

Intentional love isn't just about romantic relationships. Yonoris Diaz was at our podcast launch party last month and explained that her friends have been showing up intentionally, with words and deeds. 

Jeremy and Jamie are in the throes of new love, and they have the juicy poetry to prove it. The couple share how they changed their dating pattern, some romantic poetry, and the intentional steps they take to keep the relationship juicy.

Jeremy and Jamie are in the throes of new love. And they've got the hot, steamy poetry to prove it. Check out this preview for what promises to be a very juicy episode of the Love, Intentionally Podcast. 

This week we spoke to Chett D'Angelo, who shared his experience as a transgender man living intentionally and finding kinship in various ways.

Sometimes life brings exactly what we ask for, and then it scares the crap out of us. Karelle & Manny found love by being clear about what they wanted, and they went about it in totally different ways. But when love came knocking, they had to push past their reservations to embrace what they told the world they wanted.

Dominic and Dervedia met a whopping 17 years ago and have been best friends ever since. In this episode, they share a little bit about themselves, explain why they started the podcast, and comment on their favorite aspects of existing and upcoming episodes. 

Keisha & Taye Martin are proof that you can find love online. They celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary last year, and although they have disagreements and are different from when they started dating, their commitment to their own happy ever after binds them together

What if your Mom managed your Tinder profile, or your Aunt? That’s kinda what worked for Rashmi and her husband Kodes, whose Aunt called up Rashmi’s Mom while browsing online profiles for women interested in arranged marriages. After living the single life in New York, Rashmi moved home to Pune, India, where she found herself more open to the idea of marriage. But she had a list of non-negotiables, and a prospective groom would have to meet all of them. Rashmi’s story is a tale of two families coming together and embracing each other in the name of love.

Sometimes love is waiting in the strangest places. In this inaugural episode of Love, Intentionally, hosts Dervedia Thomas and Dominic Alfred chat with Sarah Williams, who recently moved to Kosovo and found love. Sarah gives us the details on how she and her new boyfriend met and why moving halfway across the world put her in a place mentally and spiritually to find love.

Dervedia and Dominic recap the last four episodes and they recount the interesting and insightful details from their guests. Dervedia gets personal about her dating experiences and what she's learned from the people she's interviewed. The hosts go off script, but cover some interesting topics including sustainable drinking and new item categories for Uber Eats.