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Since 2014 this longstanding podcast favourite has been creating hard-hitting cinematic stories about love, bodies and all of the things between humans that we don’t know how to name. Creator Kaitlin Prest works with her friends, idols and all kinds of loved ones to bring you into an expansive sonic universe that challenges what we think we know about relationships.
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Let’s stop pretending. The happiest couples aren’t lucky, they’re raw, honest, and a little dangerous behind closed doors. In this no-blush episode of Married AF, Matthew & Monica crack open the 7 taboo conversations that turn “roommates” into ride-or-die lovers: unfiltered fears, money secrets, the State-of-Us check-in, past scars, a shared “we” world, laser-fast emotional responsiveness, and yes your detailed desire map (aka the sex menu).
We go straight at the headlines,“Is marriage overrated?” “Why aren’t people getting married?”, and show you how couples who actually talk about the “off-limits” stuff end up with more intimacy, hotter chemistry, stronger trust, and way fewer blowups.
Inside this episode:
- The confession that turns fear into magnetic safety
- The financial naked truth, end money secrecy & weekly fights
- A 10-minute State of the Union that keeps you from drifting
- How to heal unspoken history so it stops hijacking today
- Bids for connection: the tiny turn-towards that skyrockets trust
- The sex conversation that upgrades desire without shame
Drop your take: Is marriage outdated or are we just cowards about real conversations?
Chapters
1. Is Marriage Overrated? (00:00:00)
2. Hosts Banter & Setup (00:01:01)
3. Why Perfect-Looking Couples Work (00:02:23)
4. The Real Problem: Avoiding Hard Talks (00:04:13)
5. Secret 1: Unfiltered Fears (00:06:01)
6. Why Vulnerability Builds Safety (00:10:25)
7. Secret 2: Financial Naked Truth (00:12:41)
8. Money Stress, Secrecy & Social Pressure (00:17:35)
9. Shut Down Secret Accounts (00:21:36)
10. Secret 3: State of the Union (00:24:05)
11. Secret 4: Unspoken History (00:27:12)
12. Secret 5: Build a Shared Reality (00:30:10)
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