276 | everyone's a bad choice (choosing your spouse)

In today’s episode we talked about how "everyone's a bad choice.’ Everyone comes with flaws, baggage, and annoying habits — the trick is realizing love isn’t about finding perfection, it’s about choosing someone imperfect and choosing them again and again. We go through why we think this and would love to hear your thoughts too! Love you guys! Shawn & Andrew ▶ Home Chef is giving our listeners 50% OFF your first box, plus free shipping, AND free dessert for life. Just go to https://www.HomeChef.com/EASTFAM ▶ Head to https://www.shopbeam.com slash beam kids and get up to 50% off while supplies last! ▶Try the new GoGURT protein we talked about in this episode, it’s amazing! https://bit.ly/3HCC0BY Beam Kids is now available online at https://www.shopbeam.com/COUPLETHINGS Take advantage of our exclusive discount of up to 40% off using code COUPLETHINGS Subscribe to our newsletter ▶ https://www.familymade.com/newsletter Follow our podcast Instagram ▶ https://www.instagram.com/shawnandandrewpods/ Follow My Instagram ▶ https://www.instagram.com/ShawnJohnson Follow My Tik Tok ▶ https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnjohnson Shop My LTK Page ▶ https://www.shopltk.com/explore/shawnjohnson Like the Facebook page! ▶ https://www.facebook.com/ShawnJohnson Follow Andrew’s Instagram ▶ https://www.instagram.com/AndrewDEast Andrew’s Tik Tok ▶ https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewdeast?lang=en

(00:00) why everyone is a bad choice to marry…  

(00:59) fan interaction of the day  

(02:12) jett the bull rider in the library  

(03:58) we’re bad choices to marry and what that means  

(05:55) phase 1 of marriage, the green phase  

(06:27) phase 2, the discovery phase  

(09:55) phase 3, the disappointment phase  

(12:24) phase 4, the rebuilding phase  

(14:37) phase 5, the deep love phase  

(18:25) phase 6, the legacy phase  

(21:04) the myth of the perfect person  

(24:16) “finessing the choice”  

(27:18) to know is to love  

(34:50) “you should be in the honeymoon always”  

(40:45) the trials of conflict and the power it has  

(42:27) what you fell in love with is what may tear you apart  

(46:50) love is extremely meaningful, maybe not magical  

(48:04) conflict leading to intimacy  

(51:21) you might as well try! DIG IN BABY!  

(53:26) forgive quickly and prioritize time  

(55:34) takeaways and reflections  

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