This conversation is the first one where we talk about marriage from an aerial view: what it means to us conceptually, how we viewed it before we met one another, and how our expectations of marriage have been met or changed since tying the knot. We also talk about a really interesting theory about how to approach marriage and relationships, as credited to the inimitable Natalie Warther, my brilliant poet friend, about 45 minutes in. 

• (00:08:00 ) Married couple fights are just plain scary
• (00:10:45 )  We got into two enormous fights this week HAHA LOL EVERYTHING'S FINE
• (00:18:15 ) The post-wedding registry lifestyle creep is real
• (00:27:00 ) We discuss why there's an urge to keep relationships more private after marriage
• (00:35:00 ) How has the reality of marriage met or not met our expectations?
• (00:41:38 ) We share our doubts about whether or not we love each other (plot twist: we disagree)
• (00:45:30 ) The concept of treating marriage as a third party, entity, plant, etc.
• (00:48:20 ) I talk about how I only understood marriage through diamond rings as a child
• (00:54:00 ) We talk about our hopes for the next 11 months, with our marriage and with this project

Wishing safety and love to all those cool crazy cats and kittens out there!

-Carol Burkins, Tiger Queen

Acknowledgments

Thanks as always to our wonderful family and friends who have helped along the way. Specifically, our muse @floriandelomme for his generosity in allowing us the use of his Tulum sunset in our cover art; @anka1027 for her knowledge of all things podcasting; her renaissance husband @gnarliehewson for our highly rad intro music; @nataliewarther for her brilliant and empathetic insight; and, of course, @mollylophotography and @edwardslater, whose empathy and talent are on display in every photo of our wedding (and could be for yours—message them directly or visit their website).