On this special episode that starts out our series of episodes about marriage myths, we discuss the first myth, all you need is love. We talk about the survey we did on Instagram and some of the responses we received from our listeners. We talk about some of the things that you have to have in a marriage besides love, and tell a few stories from our own experiences.

Specific topic discussed in this episode:

• (1:15) We talk about the survey people took on Instagram for us.
• (3:00) Marriage myth number one: All you need is love.
• (3:35) Scott said, “all you need is love” to his parents while we were dating.
• (5:01) You need so much more than love in a marriage. We list off several from comments on our Instagram survey.
• (7:15) Compromise is very important.
• (7:50)Our number one choice is communication because it is so important in a marriage.
• (10:00) Rochelle doesn’t think religion and political affiliations have to be the same, but does think you have to be on the same page when it comes to parenting style.
• (12:00) We were both the rebellious kids in our own families.
• (14:15) We talk about our own feisty kids and challenges.
• (17:00) We explain the difference between sacrifice and compromise.
• (18:00) Rochelle tells a story about Scott sacrificing his happiness working at a job he hated to be able to support our family.
• (24:00) We tell a story of how we had to compromise over the house we ultimately bought in Utah.
• (27:45) First marriage myth officially busted with 100% of people responding the same way.
• (29:05) Movie recommendation of the week: The Lion King (2019). Rochelle predicts that it will give her nightmares, because she is afraid of lions.