1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: iHeart podcasts, bring you the ultimate Summer of love tree. 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: This is Famously Available. It's been and I'm back with 3 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: another episode of our new favorite show, Famously Available. Well, 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: I do a deeper dive and try to kind of 5 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: play matchmaker for some great, absolutely fantastic eligible single women. 6 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 1: But before we start sending them on dates, I gotta 7 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: get to know them so well. I want to know 8 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: what they're looking for today. I'm joined by how I 9 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 1: describe it, a cloud of joy. I don't know if 10 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: cloud actually works there, but a bundle of joy, A 11 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 1: bright light in our Bachelor World contestant from Zach Season 12 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:46,160 Speaker 1: and Bachelor and Paradise contestant Mercedes Northup. 13 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 2: Thanks for being back with us. 14 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 3: Yes, I'm excited. 15 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: We're podcasting today from the Verbo Summerhouse in Lake Tahoe. 16 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 2: Mercedes's beautiful. 17 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 3: Oh it's stunning here. This is my first time here. 18 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 3: I love it. 19 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 1: It's incredible. It's an amazing place to vacation, to hang out. 20 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: Verbo offers last minute deals for private vacation rentals. 21 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 2: Did you know that? It's pretty exciting. 22 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: On the Verbo app and website, you can get last 23 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:18,639 Speaker 1: minute deals that are showing travelers nearly three hundred thousand 24 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 1: discount of properties. They can do this in book within 25 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: thirty days of check in some amazing places like Tahoe obviously, 26 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: Hilton Head, South Carolina, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, San Diego, Portavarda. 27 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: And I think today we're having this wonderful conversation about 28 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,759 Speaker 1: future love that I believe we're going to find you, Mercedes, 29 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:44,559 Speaker 1: in the most beautiful house, in the most beautiful setting 30 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: I've been in in a long time. Mercedes, Yes, play 31 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: little game today with you. Okay, ready, You're going to 32 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: answer these questions for yourself, not for your future. 33 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 2: Guy pal. 34 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: Obviously, we talked about you being on Zaz season. That's 35 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: how we know you were on Bachelor in Paradise. Yep, 36 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: you are still single. When we caught up last time, 37 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: kind of about dating. Dating was a little bit slow. 38 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 3: Yep, very still slow. 39 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 2: It's kind of shocking to me. 40 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's I'll be honest, it's very confusing. So at 41 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: Generous Coffee, the company operate. We just not on purpose 42 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: or for whatever reason. We just hired a bunch of 43 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: like really great twenty five to thirty year old like women. 44 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: At the beginning, there were people I knew or friends 45 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: of friends or you know, daughters of friends of my families. 46 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 2: And all of these women were single. 47 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: And I've sat with him so many times in the 48 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: midst of these conversations about future love and wanting to 49 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 1: find a partner, and now, you know, seven years in, 50 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: some of them have found that. But it's shocking to 51 00:02:55,240 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: me always that people like you are single and that 52 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: like you don't have people knocking down your door. 53 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 2: I don't get it. I really don't understand it. 54 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I mean I don't know. I just feel 55 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 3: like the like dating today is just like awful, and 56 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 3: so I kind of I wouldn't say give up, Like 57 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,639 Speaker 3: that's not the right word, because like I'm still very 58 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 3: open like if someone like I've gone on random dates, 59 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 3: but I feel like, I don't know, it's just like 60 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 3: my generation of dating is just like insane. 61 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 2: What are you running into? 62 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 3: Well, I live in Nashville, Yeah, and the dating scene 63 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 3: there is horrific, Like I feel like, Okay, the way 64 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 3: I explain it is Nashville obviously a ton of people 65 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 3: come and visit, like every single weekend there's a new 66 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 3: and like girls come and they're like their best you 67 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 3: know what I'm saying, like they have the new clothes 68 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 3: and the out and like people are going there and 69 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 3: like whatever. So the men that live there, I feel 70 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 3: like they have like just this constant flow of like 71 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 3: women coming in. So a lot of guys there are 72 00:03:57,760 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 3: not wanting to like settle down where they're like very 73 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 3: much just like having fun in there, like you know, 74 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 3: going out and doing all that stuff. So I feel 75 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 3: like because of that, it's really really hard to find 76 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 3: someone who's like genuinely looking to settle down in Nashville. 77 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: Does that make sense, Yeah, it does make sense. I 78 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: want to I just kind of want to talk to 79 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: you like a friend, Okay for a second. Yeah, Like 80 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: do you feel like the like it's kind of the 81 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:27,239 Speaker 1: grass is greener? Like you're beautiful, you're sweet, you're kind, 82 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: you're joyful. Like if the right guy who's really wanting 83 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: to find like a companion and a person to share 84 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:34,280 Speaker 1: life with. 85 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 2: Mm hm, who's serious about that would look at you? 86 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: I think on any day be like goodness, I'm lucky, 87 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: like I I found it. Yeah, but I do think 88 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: you're you're touching something that so many people are feeling 89 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: there are living in these cities that are transient and 90 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: focused around the bachelor parties and the Bachelorette parties and 91 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: the scenes downtown. That it's not like guys are looking 92 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: at you and be like, yeah, I'm not interested. It's 93 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: just that they're they're not slowing down for a second 94 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: to think, Wait, I might have found the person I 95 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: could be with, because tomorrow night I'm having fun going 96 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: back out to some pool party and I'm going to 97 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: be with this new girl. Yeah, and I do think 98 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: I'm running into that as I talk to my friends 99 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: about dating. It's it's just just like inability to just 100 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: say life needs to slow down so I can commit 101 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: to something. 102 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, for sure. I definitely think that's like one 103 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,359 Speaker 3: of our biggest like downfalls in my generation in dating 104 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 3: is like it's just like the fast life and especially 105 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 3: social media and dating apps. Like I think it literally 106 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 3: has which dating apps like they're amazing. I know, like 107 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,599 Speaker 3: people have met people and whatever. But I feel like 108 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 3: because of that, it's just yeah, you just you just 109 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,679 Speaker 3: are fast like all the time, like there's something new 110 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 3: to look forward to, and a lot of people don't 111 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 3: like slow down and be like okay, wait, like you're amazing, 112 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 3: Like I you know, like, let's like see this out. 113 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 3: It's hard. 114 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: You kind of want to, like for me, and I've 115 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: been in that world. I mean I have, I've I've 116 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: come off the show and we you know, I had 117 00:05:56,680 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 1: the breakup and dated and it was fun and is it. 118 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: It was exciting. And I remember telling my wife this 119 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 1: right before we got married. So excited to marry my wife. 120 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: But I was like, it's going to be really weird 121 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 1: for me. I've always been known as a bachelor. Yeah, 122 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: it's going to be really weird to like identity shift. 123 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: And so now that I'm on the other side of 124 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: that years later, you almost just want to shake people 125 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: and be like it's so much better on the other side, 126 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 1: Like this sounds fun, it sounds exciting. You're gonna hit 127 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: thirty five, it's going to be exhausting. Yeah, you don't 128 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,280 Speaker 1: want to leave your house, Like, it's so much better 129 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: to have your partner there with you to build this 130 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 1: life together. And I wish I would have done it 131 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: ten years ago with her. I mean, we're just so 132 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: new to it, back to the game because we do 133 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: have some things to get to know you and kind 134 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 1: of still try to figure out what this is going 135 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: to look like, and who we're going to set you 136 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: up with. 137 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 2: We've already mentioned your. 138 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: Name, your age yep, twenty seven, twenty seven years old. 139 00:06:55,800 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: If you could describe your physical appearance for somebody listening, okay, 140 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: could you describe it for us? Yes? 141 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 2: I feel so creepy. 142 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 3: Okay, I don't have dark hair, brown eyes, five to seven. 143 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I don't know. 144 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 3: I feel like I've never. 145 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 2: Been asked what's your shoe size? 146 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 3: Size nine? I got skis for feet, some big feet 147 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 3: on that beautiful feet. 148 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 2: I just want to be clear. 149 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: If you look back now, obviously we know you from 150 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: the show, and we're soon going to know you from 151 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: a new show, this show. What's the best thing that 152 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: happened to you from being on the show. We've already 153 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: talked about in the past. Your friendships. Hm, So I'm 154 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: actually gonna take that out of play here. Okay, you 155 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: can't mention the other girls. 156 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 3: Okay. The best thing that came out of it honestly 157 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 3: putting myself like outside of my comfort zone. I feel 158 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 3: like I'm kind of I mean, I always say I'm shy, 159 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 3: and then people are like, what, Like, You're literally not shy, 160 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 3: But I feel like I am kind of shy and 161 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 3: going on the Bachelor and like doing these podcasts and 162 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 3: all this stuff, Like it really pushes me outside of 163 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 3: my comfort zone. So I think that's like the best 164 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 3: thing that's come out of it, outside of the friendships. 165 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 3: But like it really has pushed me. And honestly, like 166 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 3: my relationship, like I've really had to like lean on 167 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:39,079 Speaker 3: God a lot too, so I feel like my relationship 168 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 3: there has grown. So I don't know, just like growing 169 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 3: as a person. I feel like the whole Bachelor everything, 170 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 3: like it really pushed me to get outside and learn 171 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 3: more about myself and just be better and learn things. 172 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: I'm really interested in this. So going before you went 173 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 1: on the show, could you describe yourself then? 174 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:01,559 Speaker 3: Yeah, I was. I mean I was always like in 175 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 3: like the in the mix of people, right, Like I 176 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 3: was never like a homebody, Like I love being a 177 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 3: home but like I was always like going on and 178 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 3: doing stuff. But I was always just like kind of 179 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 3: like in my shell. Like I had my few people 180 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 3: that I was like comfortable with and I would be 181 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 3: like completely me, but then like talking a random people, 182 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 3: I'd be like, oh my gosh, like hi, like and 183 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 3: I would just get so in my head, and then 184 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 3: I'd be like, oh my gosh, I didn't say enough 185 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 3: or like all this stuff, and like now I don't 186 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 3: really have that, And I feel like it's because I've 187 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 3: talked to so many people that I've never met before 188 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 3: and I had to like have a conversation with them 189 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 3: and like hold a conversation. So yeah, I feel like 190 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 3: I was just a little more quiet before the show. 191 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:43,719 Speaker 2: I can relate with this. 192 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 1: I don't know if you're like me, but there was 193 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: many of nights that even last night was a night 194 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: and it's been a while for me. When I'm in 195 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:57,839 Speaker 1: social situations, I'll go to bed and lights would turn off. 196 00:09:57,840 --> 00:09:59,439 Speaker 1: I'll be laying on my pillow and I'll run back 197 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: through every conversation I had in that day and if 198 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 1: I made somebody feel, if I said something that came 199 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: off wrong and maybe didn't have a chance to clarify it, 200 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: or if I said something that was hurtful, or if 201 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: I embarrassed myself. 202 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 2: And I used to do that. 203 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: Before the show specific especially every night. 204 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 2: Of my life. 205 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it would it would wreck me to where 206 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:26,079 Speaker 1: I became anti social because I was so much living 207 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: in my own head. 208 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 2: Can you relate with. 209 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 3: That, yes, very much. 210 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, and the show kind of does push you. I 211 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 1: think it's because you kind of like dive in head first, 212 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 1: ye to a world where you're dealing with so many 213 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 1: people that you just kind of have to say, like 214 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: I don't know really what I'm going to say, but 215 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: whatever I say, I'm sure, well we can clear it 216 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: up at some point. Yeah, And it does. 217 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 2: But it makes it really hard to date. 218 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: Because you're trying to be intentional, you're trying to be intimate, 219 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 1: you're trying to be vulnerable during these dates. You don't 220 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 1: know how much you say or or how little to say. 221 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: And so I for a large period of my life 222 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: I personally stop dating. Not because I wasn't interested in 223 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: like the idea of it, yeah, but because I was 224 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 1: so insecure or I had lacked so much confidence in 225 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: myself too doing Yeah, do you. 226 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 3: Relate kinda Yeah, I feel like I always so. I 227 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 3: was actually talking to my best friend the other day 228 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 3: and I was like, because we were just talking because 229 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 3: we're both single and we're twenty seven whatever, and I 230 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:33,719 Speaker 3: was like, I feel like I have like one more heartbreak, 231 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 3: Like I like, I don't know why I feel that way, 232 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 3: but like, I feel like I have one more heartbreak 233 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 3: to Like I was like, I feel like I still 234 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 3: have like things to learn about myself in relationships and stuff. 235 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 3: She's like, that's so crazy, and I was like, no, 236 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 3: but I really do because I think, yeah, I not. 237 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 3: I wouldn't say it insecurity, but I do think there's 238 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 3: things I need to grow in to, like fully like 239 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 3: be in a relationship where it's like this is like endgame, 240 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 3: you know, Like I think, you know, and I do 241 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:01,679 Speaker 3: therapy and all that stuff, but yeah, I don't know. 242 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 3: I feel like, yeah, definitely, I feel like the whole 243 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,959 Speaker 3: taking a break in dating, there's definitely a reason behind it. 244 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 3: I just haven't like truly figured it out yet. 245 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: We're gonna get you back in the dating. I'm assuming 246 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: you've had a serious relationship before in the past. When 247 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: I say serious relationship, I'm sure there's somebody that comes 248 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 1: to mind. Yeah, can you describe that relationship to whatever 249 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: depth you want? 250 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was a COVID relationship, So I feel like 251 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 3: those are like a little weird in the beginning because 252 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 3: you know, you were stuck in I was stuck in 253 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 3: a house with him, right, And I always think I'm like, 254 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 3: if it wasn't COVID, would we have dated because we 255 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 3: would have been going out and meeting new people and 256 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 3: doing all these things. But because it was COVID, it 257 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 3: was like, okay, like we're locked in. I like you, you 258 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:50,319 Speaker 3: like me, Like, let's just write this whole COVID thing out. 259 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 3: And I did love him. We dated for a year 260 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 3: and a half and then yeah, we broke up when 261 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 3: was it, like February, And it was not a great 262 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 3: breakup and there's still like a lot of I don't 263 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 3: have hate towards him, but he, like, I don't know, 264 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 3: just not a great breakup. And so I feel like 265 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 3: that kind of turned me off from dating too, because 266 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:16,559 Speaker 3: I was like, literally that breakup it felt like I 267 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 3: was like dying like that heartbreak, Like I was literally 268 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 3: like heartbroken. I wasn't eating, like I couldn't sleep. It 269 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 3: was like a whole thing. And I was like, I 270 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 3: never want to feel that again, Like I literally never 271 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 3: want to feel that again. So that could maybe be 272 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:30,959 Speaker 3: a reason why I stopped dating too. 273 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 2: Have breakups always been really hard for you? 274 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 3: Yeah? Yeah, I feel like I get like attached to 275 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 3: and like because breakups you're like losing someone you know, 276 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 3: like especially like being with them day in day out, 277 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 3: like sharing everything with them, you know, like your life 278 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 3: is meshed together, and then yeah, you just one day 279 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 3: there it's just not that anymore, which is like really 280 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 3: hard for me to like, yeah, grasp kinda. So I 281 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 3: feel like, yeah, I take a breakup's pretty hard. 282 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I really disliked that. 283 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 3: No, they're literally the worst. I'm like, I wouldn't never 284 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:05,080 Speaker 3: wish this upon anyone. 285 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,079 Speaker 1: No, But they teach you a lot too, they do, 286 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: And I think one of the most beautiful things looking 287 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 1: back at all of this experience is the things you 288 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 1: learn from these serious relationships, and especially when they end, 289 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: you get some clarity on the other side. 290 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 3: Yeah. 291 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: So with the serious relationships that you've had, the breakups 292 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 1: that you've had, the people. 293 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 2: That you've been on to meet. 294 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: The final question about you personally, if you give me 295 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: three requirements for your significant other based on what you've 296 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: learned so far at this point in your life, what 297 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: are you looking for? 298 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 3: Definitely someone who's family oriented. It's like my biggest thing 299 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 3: because I'm like, I mean, I have a four ye 300 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 3: old brother and a twelve year old brother, Like I 301 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 3: need someone who can like be around family and enjoy 302 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 3: family time. I think that's my biggest thing. And I 303 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 3: grew up with a family that you know, we had 304 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 3: Sunday lunch every Sunday together after church, so definitely family oriented. 305 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 3: I would say religious is definitely a big one for me, 306 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 3: or open to it or like, you know, my third 307 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 3: one hmmm, I don't know. Probably someone who just is 308 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 3: just like genuine, Like I just want someone who like, like, 309 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 3: I love volunteering, and I want someone that's like, yeah, like, 310 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 3: it's a Sunday afternoon, let's go under. I do this 311 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 3: thing called under the Bridge on Sundays, and it's like 312 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 3: the best thing ever. It's like with homeless people, but 313 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 3: like someone who like would want to do that like 314 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 3: with me. So I feel like just someone who's genuine and. 315 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, Okay, this isn't a part of our plan. But 316 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: I do think you get to know a lot about 317 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: somebody by their passions, know what you spend your time doing, 318 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: Explain more of why you chose under the Bridge as 319 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: your volunteer shoot. 320 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 3: So I got involved with it at my church. I 321 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 3: go to cross Point in Nashville, and basically under the 322 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 3: Bridge Ministry we go. Oh, it's like under the bridge 323 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 3: and like the homeless people used to live there but 324 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 3: they can't anymore. So that's like where we meet. But 325 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 3: we go and we always do music, we worship together, 326 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 3: and these people are literally like the best people ever, 327 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 3: And like, I don't know, I fell in love with 328 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 3: it because these people are like obviously don't have a lot, right, 329 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 3: but they're so happy and they're just so grateful that 330 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 3: like we put this on and we worship and there's 331 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 3: like always like a pastor that comes in and does 332 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 3: a sermon. Then we feed them food and then if 333 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 3: it's cold, we'll give them blankets or socks or like 334 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 3: whatever they need. So yeah, I just feel like being 335 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 3: around those people is really like it makes my heart 336 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 3: so happy because seeing how happy they are and how 337 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 3: little they have, like it's like very eye opening, right 338 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 3: because I think sometimes especially like in this life, you 339 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 3: can kind of get caught not caught up in things, 340 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 3: but just like care about that doesn't matter, right, And 341 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 3: it's like you take a step back and you're like, 342 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:06,160 Speaker 3: oh my gosh, what matters is like having a roof 343 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:09,679 Speaker 3: over your head, like loving people, having a good relationship 344 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 3: with God and like I don't know, it's just I love, love, 345 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:16,399 Speaker 3: love love under the Bridge. It's really like changed my 346 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 3: heart And Yeah. 347 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 1: It also is very antithetical to the fast pace that 348 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,120 Speaker 1: we're talking about the beginning of this of the Nashville 349 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: scene or any of these cities scenes with the dating, Yeah, 350 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 1: and the kind of the flash and the pan nights 351 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 1: out like moments like this on a Sunday. I'm sure 352 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 1: under the Bridge it slows life down to where perspective 353 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 1: is like reintroduced to what life is really like for 354 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 1: so many people. Yeah, and allows. 355 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 2: You an appreciation. And here's the cool part. 356 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:47,400 Speaker 1: You get to be where your feet are, Like you're 357 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 1: not thinking about a thousand other things. Yeah, you're not 358 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 1: looking around being like you know, how how do I 359 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: gain followers from this? 360 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 2: Ye? 361 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,360 Speaker 1: You're just in that moment. And I think that's such 362 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 1: an like that is those moments are beautiful because you're 363 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: doing it for somebody else. But I also think we 364 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: just can't skip over that here, because it's why you 365 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: have the perspective of I want to find somebody, I 366 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,959 Speaker 1: want to be intentional, I want to commit to somebody, 367 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: because you've taken time out of your life to do 368 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 1: that yeah. I think it's taught you more than probably 369 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 1: you even know, or that any of us could even 370 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 1: point to. We're gonna rapid fire kind of some like 371 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: really tough dating questions. I'm scared I might get creepy again. 372 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 1: I don't know, but I'm going to kind of fire 373 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: him at you spend as much time on them as 374 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,160 Speaker 1: you want. They're just to get to know you better, 375 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 1: to get to know what you're looking for a little 376 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:53,439 Speaker 1: bit more. Are you willing to be the primary breadwinner? 377 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 3: Oh god, I feel like be honest, be honest. 378 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:01,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean you can't go dating in line, that's brutal. 379 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 3: No, I don't want to be the bread winner. 380 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 2: Do you want to be a stay at home mom? 381 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 3: Yes, Okay, it's like my dream. Like. 382 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: I like how Trista categorizes that. I think it's a 383 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 1: beautiful because I've seen my wife do this. She calls 384 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:22,120 Speaker 1: she calls herself the household manager. Yes, which I think 385 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 1: is such like a It's a perfect description for a 386 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: stay at home mom. You're not just like a stay 387 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: at home mom, No, you're yeah, you're like managing a household. 388 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 3: Yes, No, being a stay at home mom is like 389 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:36,360 Speaker 3: it's a lot of work. Yeah, I'm like, yeah, he's 390 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:37,160 Speaker 3: my only job. 391 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 2: Would you date someone that your family does not like? 392 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 3: No? Ah, it depends, it depends, it depends, like, but probably. 393 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 1: Not no, because I feel what would be that, Like, 394 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: give me a scenario here. 395 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 3: I mean, if it's like over something stupid, like if 396 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 3: it's like, oh, I don't like the way he dresses 397 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:02,919 Speaker 3: or like, I'd be like okay, like doesn't matter. But 398 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 3: if it was like genuinely like no, he treats like 399 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:06,639 Speaker 3: I don't like the way he treats you, then I 400 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:08,359 Speaker 3: feel like I would take that and be like okay, 401 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 3: like let me take a look at this. But if 402 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 3: it was like over something dumb, I wouldn't be like 403 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 3: it's fine, that's fair. 404 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 1: Family can be tough. Yes, yeah, my daughter will never date. 405 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:22,240 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna like anybody describe the like the physical, 406 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 1: like when you think about your perfect person to date, 407 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 1: like they're walking into the beach in Tahoe, okay, shirtless, shirtless? 408 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:39,679 Speaker 3: What I like tall, I like dark hair, I like 409 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 3: dark features. And then I smile. Yeah, I feel like 410 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 3: the smiles like the biggest thing. I look at good teeth. 411 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,359 Speaker 1: They can they can wrap you up. If they just 412 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 1: give you that little grin, right, I get it, and 413 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: I get it. If you meet someone and they want 414 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: to date other people until you, guys, make it official. 415 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:04,360 Speaker 1: So if you're on your first date and they're like, hey, 416 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 1: we're going to define the relationship. You and I are 417 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:09,199 Speaker 1: just like getting to know each other here. But you know, 418 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 1: if you see me tomorrow night out in Nashville with 419 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 1: somebody else, don't be mad? 420 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 2: Are you cool with that? 421 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:20,640 Speaker 3: No? No, I would literally would. I would crash out 422 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 3: like no, you're going to respect me? Thank you? 423 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 2: Just to make things less awkward here. 424 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 1: I cannot be included in the next two questions, Okay, 425 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 1: can't even think about it. 426 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:35,120 Speaker 2: Okay. The question is of all the bachelors. 427 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: Since the beginning, who is the most handsome in your opinion? 428 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 3: Oh? Geez, the most handsome? I don't know. Why do 429 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:51,959 Speaker 3: I want to say Jesse? I think Jesse is so cute. 430 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:54,200 Speaker 2: How can you not think Jesse and his. 431 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 3: Personality is so great? Okay, I'm going with Jesse. 432 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 2: He's like six. 433 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: Four pounds, solid, jawlne NFL foot ball player, your perfect male. 434 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 1: I watch him on TV at times and like goodness. 435 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 3: And in person, I'm like, I'm like, how are you like? 436 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 3: He literally looks like perfect. I'm like, yeah, it's crazy. 437 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 2: I'm with you. 438 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:19,640 Speaker 1: Okay, Okay, So now you can't have Jesse or myself. 439 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: Of all the Bachelor's, who do you think was the 440 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 1: greatest guy? Like, if we're taking physical appearance out of it, 441 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: matching what you're looking for in a personality, who would 442 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 1: be the greatest guy? 443 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:34,400 Speaker 3: Oh? I don't know. 444 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 2: I mean they all haven't sucked that bad. 445 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 3: No, No, I'm trying to like think of people the 446 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 3: great like personality. Yeah, I honestly didn't. You've really watched 447 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 3: The Bachelor before? Though. 448 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:51,200 Speaker 1: We do have Bob Guinea with us right now at 449 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 1: the Verbo hilarious. 450 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:54,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, I love him. 451 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 2: I think Bob would love a shout out. 452 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:57,639 Speaker 3: Okay, yeah, all right, we're going with Bob. 453 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: I mean, Bob has Bob has of the best personalities anybody. 454 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 2: I've ever met. 455 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:05,360 Speaker 1: He's so funny, he's so funny, He's very sweet. Yeah, 456 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 1: he's a very very very handsome man is himself. 457 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:09,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, Okay, Bob. 458 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 1: A couple more questions here. How do you feel about 459 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 1: being set up? 460 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 3: Honestly, I'm down to try anything at this point. So 461 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 3: I feel like I'm okay with being set up. 462 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 1: And do you believe you can be in love with 463 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 1: two people at one time? 464 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 3: Oh? No, no? 465 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 2: Okay? 466 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:36,360 Speaker 1: Uh would you kiss on the first date? 467 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:40,399 Speaker 3: Mmmm? Yeah kiss only? 468 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:41,359 Speaker 2: Kiss only? 469 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I would do that. I think that's fine. 470 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm no judgment. 471 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:48,200 Speaker 3: I think it's good. 472 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 2: Kiss. Okay. 473 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 1: Final question for you, Okay, what is your goal? From 474 00:23:57,880 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 1: famously Available? 475 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:06,880 Speaker 3: My goal is to learn more about myself obviously in dating, 476 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 3: because I feel like I've like definitely pushed it off 477 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 3: to the side and I'm definitely ready to get into 478 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 3: the dating scene again. So I feel like, yeah, learning 479 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 3: more about myself in that way and then hopefully meeting someone. 480 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: Never know, I meant what I said, like, no matter 481 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 1: where this spits us out, somebody's gonna be very lucky 482 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:28,359 Speaker 1: they are. 483 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:29,360 Speaker 2: I don't know when. 484 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 1: I hope you don't have another heartbreak in front of you, 485 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 1: but if you do, well, you get through it. I 486 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 1: had a really bad heartbreak right before I. 487 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 2: Found my wife. 488 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:42,639 Speaker 1: Really yeah, I dated somebody kind of in between for 489 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: a period of time. They just weren't the right person, 490 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 1: and it hurt really bad. I think it hurt us 491 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: both really bad. And then my wife came in like 492 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 1: a month later to my life and I learned so much, 493 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 1: and like at the time, I felt like nothing was 494 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:00,400 Speaker 1: ever gonna work. And then as I started dating my wife, 495 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:03,400 Speaker 1: I was like, I know why, you know all this happened, 496 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:06,399 Speaker 1: but somebody's gonna be very lucky. I can't wait to 497 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: just see where this goes and to hear about your 498 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 1: experiences and then also to follow your story going forward. 499 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:16,359 Speaker 1: I think years from now we're going to be sitting 500 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: here being like, how cool is this? 501 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 2: You found it? 502 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 1: So, if any guys are out there listening, or any 503 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: girls with brothers, cousins, friends, family members, Mercedes is a catch. 504 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,199 Speaker 2: We're lucky to have her. Thanks for coming on, Thank you. 505 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 3: I had fun.