🧩 Show Notes

If your marriage can survive technology, you’re probably doing better than most couples. Melissa and David take on IT, “smart” homes that aren’t so smart, tech arguments that could end relationships, and the everyday annoyances that come with living in a world that constantly wants to “update.”

They also talk about the invisible labor of managing family tech chaos and why sometimes you just need to unplug before you lose your ever-loving mind.

💬 Episode Highlights

* Melissa’s tech meltdown

* Why “dumb” homes may be a smart decisions

* The emotional labor of managing devices for the whole family

* How Wi-Fi arguments reveal deeper communication problems

* Why turning everything off might be the smartest move of all

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – Melissa vs. IT07:50 – Dumb Homes, Smart Marriages16:20 – Tech Overload and Family Burnout28:45 – When Wi-Fi Fights Become Relationship Fights38:10 – The Great Unplugging

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