Rita shares the story of her relationship with her late husband. From their meeting at a monastery to the way she dealt with his serious health issues to mourning his passing, there's a common thread through her life and relationship. Religious faith has guided and centered the way she made decisions about marriage, family, and commitment. We feel some awe at her full dedication to faith. Does religion make it easier to weather the struggles of lifelong matrimony? 

Erin fell in love with her friend. And that's not the most complicated part of this story. Erin explains how day-to-day life, her definition of marriage, and her sexual identity all evolved after she met someone who changed the way she thought about romantic love. How far would you go to find - and keep - true love? 

Jimmy contemplates marriage from the edge of a big decision. He's in seminary, about to decide whether he will commit to a career as a Catholic priest, which also means a lifetime of celibacy. You could say he's done some thinking on the topic of love and marriage. In this conversation, Jimmy talks about his life before the seminary, and the ways his decision to become a priest follows some of the philosophies of committing to a marriage. But is he ready to turn away from ever finding a human partner to love and share life with? 

What happens when women of all ages gather to talk to each other about love? And there's food involved. 

We're halfway through Season 1! It's time to review, and overshare some more about our own marriages, dating experiences, and relationship lessons. This episode recaps our first six episodes and what we've learned. We also chat more about how we each experienced life, love, dating, and all that mess after leaving our marriages. Jaime explains more about why she's been exploring polyamory, and Becky explains the post-breakup attachment syndrome that she came down with in her first year post-marriage. We also play a round of F#@% Marry Kill.

Dave spent the first half of his adult life committing. He married at 22 and had his first child at 23. He was fully committed to his first wife and to his second, to his children, to his career, and to all the other physical trappings of life that most adults commit to. Fast forward to his late 50s, and he's rejected the idea of longterm romantic relationships and has committed to a life of personal fulfillment. He says he has two core values: Fun and Freedom. 

What happens when you find the love of your life at 21, but you're not ready for it? Kelly and Presley found an instant connection through grungy house parties, casual nudity, and Nietzsche. Their connection was intense, and neither of them knew quite how to handle it. Over the next few years, they navigated their relationship through breakups, jealousy, and the hard work of understanding needs, boundaries, and communication. Five years later, they're married and traveling the world together. They talk about how they built their life together, the ways family can influence your own approach to partnership, and the joys of non-monogamy. In the words of Presley, "Nothing beats home cooking... And sometimes Taco Bell is awesome.”

"Growing together": it's the silver bullet for successful relationships. Especially when you get together young, it can seem nearly impossible to build a relationship that's strong and flexible enough to thrive through the twists and turns of your 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond. Lily and Michael met when she was 19 and he was 27. A pie plate brought them together. They fell in love. They married, and built that day-to-day comfort that most married people know and love - or hate. And over time, things evolved. Their marriage today is not what they expected, but it works for them. This episode explores intimacy, reminisces on young love, questions routine, and shows us that two people can change their priorities and still stay together. 

Diana Schutz is cooler than we'll ever be. She shares the story of her marriage, divorce, and the new perspective she gained as a single woman entering a stage of life where it's not considered fun or cool to be a single woman anymore. Luckily, she creates her own fun and is just. So. Cool. We fangirl in between the wise words Diana shared with Jaime over drinks. 

"This is it. THIS IS IT. We're doing it!" It's us, our voices, in your ears. Check out our first episode to learn where The Marriage Question was born. We say hey, disclose some of our own relationship baggage, and tell you about the deep questions we hope we'll answer by asking lots of different people how they think, feel, experience marriage. Plus we talk about what's to come on future episodes.