Latest posts
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Dating Your Spouse: Revolutionary Concept or Common Sense?
After Agnes returns from travel and announces her new novel, she and Ryan discuss why couples should keep dating after marriage. They cover how routine, children and work crowd out romance, low-cost date nights at home, the risk of seeking appreciation elsewhere, quarterly getaways, and simple ways
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The Language of Modern Love: Do You Know What They’re Really Saying?
Agnes and Ryan decode modern dating slang: ghosting, situationships, breadcrumbing, love bombing, cuffing season and turkey drop, benching, rizz, soft launching and gaslighting. They share examples from their own lives and from friends, compare how breakups worked a generation ago, and plug Agnes’s
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Published Authors?
Ryan and Agnes introduce their new book, So You Think You’re Ready to Be Married, and its companion on tax problems, and explain how the podcast became an audiobook, then a paperback and a Polish edition. They walk through the topics the marriage book covers, including finances, family, faith, intim
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🎙️ The Cheating Episode – Part 2
In part two of their cheating episode, Agnes and Ryan finish a list of ten warning signs, covering altered schedules, friends who act uncomfortable around you, unexplained expenses, faded emotional intimacy and a partner who deflects when asked directly. They mix in satirical tips from a chatbot on
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🎙️ The Cheating Episode
In part one of the cheating episode, Agnes and Ryan go through the first five of ten warning signs that a partner may be cheating: a sudden change in appearance, secretive phone or computer use, being unreachable, changes in the couple’s sex life, and growing hostility and resentment. They also disc
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Finding Mr. and Mrs. Right – Part 2
In part two of their Mr. and Mrs. Right series, Agnes and Ryan talk about what a man should look for in a long-term partner, moving from first-glance attraction to kindness, shared interests, humor, money habits and conflict style. Ryan says men need peace, loyalty and acknowledgment, Agnes stresses
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Finding Mr and Mrs Right Pt 1
In part one of a two-part series, Agnes and Ryan discuss how to tell “Mr. Right” from “Mr. Right now” at the start of summer. They cover physical attraction as the opening hook, why looks fade while the way a partner looks at you does not, and what to check before committing: shared values, wanting
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10 Golden Rules for a Happy Relationship from a Wedding Officiant
Agnes shares the 10 golden rules for staying happy with the one you love, a list she hands every couple she marries, and Ryan adds his own experiences. The rules cover saying I love you often, accepting differences, continuing to date, taking care of each other, gratitude, never speaking badly of yo
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The Joy and Pain of In-Laws
Agnes and Ryan talk about in-laws from every side: Agnes as a daughter-in-law and now a mother-in-law, Ryan as a son-in-law. They cover meddling parents at weddings, culture, language and religion clashes (including a wedding-eve dispute over a church ceremony), miscommunication, what not to tell yo
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International Women’s Day
For International Women’s Day, Agnes and Ryan talk about the day’s UN origins and this year’s theme, Agnes’s mother’s advice never to depend on a man, and the economics of two-income households, childcare costs and the value of unpaid housework. They discuss how to honor women in your life respectfu