Dear friends and family,
We both love all of you, despite this quabble where we parse out sides of who belongs to who. 

I can see why people drag out courtship before marriage. To see what home life is like for the other, to get a sense of how families might integrate (or not). In fact, to avoid this exact situation  we find ourselves working through over Thanksgiving, stretched thin between multiple families, houses, and groups of friends. A blessing in disguise, to be sure, but the cause of the first time we really get into it while recording. It won't be the last.

• (04:30 ) Yep, there's a poop story
• (11:05 ) Scrabble fight commences
• (19:30 ) The real fight about relationship coordination while at home. Also to fact check, there are steps to dissolve the aftermath of a fight, which seem face valid (https://bit.ly/3bF8rd9)
• (38:00 ) Making plans with your partner vs. being assigned plans by your parter
• (52:00 ) Lessons on how to stay in love from Week 6 and 7

Thanks for listening. If any of this hits home for you or sparks a conversation between you and your partner, we'd love to hear from you.  Find us on Instagram @caroclaireburke or @ri_soserious.

- Riley

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; 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).