In this episode we tackle what it's like to have a spouse as a roommate. We also answer a listener question and fall in love with some seriously beautiful prose.

Sources:

https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/09/03/rilke-love-marriage/mc_cid=a499f42fca&mc_eid=48d2c43154

https://contemporaryfamilies.org/whocohabits/

It's that time of the year... In this episode, Katie and Lauren are discussing resolutions. We take a look at 2018, and we look forward to a whole new year. How do we set goals as a couple? How do we hold our spouse accountable without triggering each other? Also, since Katie is perpetually sick, new drinking game: drink every time Katie coughs!

LINKS:

Vision Setting for Couples https://www.couplesinstitute.com/vision-setting-for-couples/

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Gloriavale (documentary available on Amazon)

Joking Hazard

We're talking about religion in polite company, y'all. Lauren and Katie are discussing the gifts and struggles an interfaith marriage, and ways to make them work. We also take our first ever listener question and (as always) discuss the state of our unions.

What happens when you fall in love across the religious divide? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/nov/18/muslim-wife-christian-interfaith-marriage-reza-aslan

Recommendations:

WINTER ROBE: https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/118953?page=scotch-plaid-flannel-robe&bc=12-27&feat=Bathrobes-SR0&csp=f&searchTerm=Bathrobes

Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 2

Your trusty hosts catch up on the state of their unions, discuss how quality time with your spouse can make you feel #BLESSED and #STRESSED, and (as always) try to get you into the stuff they're into right now.

The Love Language of Quality Time: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/2009/01/speaking-the-love-language-of-quality-time/

Time Together Time Apart: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/so-happy-together/201702/time-together-and-time-apart

Endorsements:

Hallmark movies (especially while providing commentary and analysis with your bestie)

Developing the habit of tracking your books

In this episode, Lauren and Katie talk about the leading killer of marriages everywhere: money issues.

They also recommend some stuff, including pot roast breakfast burritos and Lin Manuel Miranda's "21 Chump Street."

In this episode, Lauren and Katie discuss the weird and wonderful world of in-laws (you know, the other people you married when you married your spouse).

Recommendations:

"Songs of the Season" by Ingrid Michaelson

10 Questions Happy Couples are Constantly Asking One Another (https://www.gottman.com/blog/10-questions-happy-couples-constantly-asking-one-another/)

Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage

Our first episode! We process our spousing wins and losses from the week, explore what it means to be in a "modern marriage," and introduce you to a drinking game where you get to drink every time one of our dogs bark.

Rules for a Happy Life by Charles Murray: https://www.wsj.com/articles/advice-for-a-happy-life-by-charles-murray-1396045908

How Millenials are Defining Marriage from The Gottman Institute: https://www.gottman.com/blog/millennials-redefining-marriage/

Recommendations: Quirkle, Grocery delivery services