What Wives Wonder But Are Too Afraid to Ask | Sadie, Christian, Will & Abby

Summary

Podcast Summary: "What Wives Wonder But Are Too Afraid to Ask"

WHOA That's Good Podcast – Sadie Robertson Huff
Guests: Christian Huff, Will Robertson, Abby Robertson
Release Date: January 19, 2026

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Main Theme & Purpose

This episode is a follow-up to the popular “What Husbands Wonder but Are Too Afraid to Ask.” Now, it’s the wives’ turn. Sadie Robertson Huff, joined by her husband Christian Huff and siblings Will and Abby Robertson, tackles common (and sometimes awkward) questions wives often have but may hesitate to ask. The conversation is candid, playful, and deeply insightful, focusing on marriage, communication, expectations, and the delightful oddities of life together as couples.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Intro & Setting the Stage

Timestamps: 02:07–03:18

• Recap of part one, strong chemistry among the couples.
• Christian jokes about being a permanent co-host, turning the conversation into a playful “competition” between the guys’ and the girls’ episodes.
• Memorable Quote:

  “Is this a competition?”
  “Kind of a competition to see if the girls do better or if the guys do better.” —Christian (02:48)

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2. Can Guys Really Think About ‘Nothing’?

Timestamps: 03:34–05:27

• Sadie asks if men are truly able to sit and think about “nothing."
• Will: “Short answer, yes. Sometimes I really don’t have much to think about.” (03:52)
• Christian: More of a deep thinker; “In most settings of my life, I’m always thinking about something.” (05:02)
• Discussion on personalities—some people just have simpler, less busy minds.

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3. Do Guys Vent to Each Other?

Timestamps: 06:06–11:14

• Abby asks if men vent to friends.
• Christian: “Oh, heck yeah. I vent almost every day, probably about just random stuff.” (06:08)
• Will: Less likely to vent to friends; prefers talking to Abby, doesn’t get easily annoyed.
• Highlight of the importance of different personalities in communication and processing stresses.
• Sadie’s Vulnerability: She once felt insecure about not being the friend Christian called most, but grew to appreciate their different styles.

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4. Male Equivalent of “I Love You” Gifts

Timestamps: 11:14–15:12

• What’s the masculine counterpart to flowers or coffee as tokens of affection?
• Christian loves small acts, e.g. Sadie making him chicken nuggets or prepping his drink.
  • “If I’m like, ‘Hey, I put your drink in the freezer for you.’” —Sadie (12:32)
• Will prefers words and acts of service over gifts: “If you just told me that you love me—in a very random way, though…” (14:50)

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5. What Do You Do That Annoys Your Husband (Unsaid)?

Timestamps: 15:32–18:23

• Christian: Annoyed when Sadie leaves lights on and doors open, which sometimes leads to their dog peeing in rooms.
  • “Whenever we leave the house, you leave all the lights on.” —Christian (16:02)
• Will: Abby leaves cups precariously balanced on counters and offers driving advice despite not knowing directions.
  • “She leaves her cups practically halfway off a ledge…” —Will (18:41)

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6. Male Opinions on Wives’ Driving & Control

Timestamps: 20:11–24:26

• Christian says Sadie isn’t a bad driver, just not a “good” one. He likes being in control due to preferences, not necessarily safety.
• Both couples discuss the real challenge: juggling multiple responsibilities and distractions behind the wheel.
  • Sadie: “When you’re a breastfeeding mom and the baby is screaming in the back… there’s so much going on…” (21:47)

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7. Why So Much Time in the Bathroom?

Timestamps: 26:23–27:36

• An honest and comical look into stereotypical male rituals: “Just pooping. There’s different stages of poop…” —Will & Christian (26:23–26:51)
• Both admit to sometimes just wanting time alone or scrolling on their phones.

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8. Perfect Date: Guys’ Perspective

Timestamps: 27:51–31:12

• Will: Casual dinner (not too formal), games or puzzle at home, lots of laughs, and “a smooch.”
• Christian: Agrees on laughs and connection, reflective questions, and quality time.
• Both value the simplicity of relaxed, enjoyable time together.

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9. Unrealistic Expectations Wives Place on Husbands

Timestamps: 31:12–41:09

• Will: The weight of being “the natural leader” and steward of the family is real, but rooted in biblical values.
  • “The decisions I make have to be for this family, and the decisions they just follow…” (32:22)
• Christian: Many expectations come from personality differences, not from spouses; sometimes men expect more of themselves than their wives do.
• Sadie: Recognizes value in being called up, not nagged, and stresses the importance of wives knowing their husbands’ unique strengths instead of cookie-cutter expectations.

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10. “If He Wanted to, He Would”—Is It True?

Timestamps: 41:09–46:16

• Explores the viral relationship saying.
• Both men agree: communication is better than waiting for unspoken desires to be met.
  • “Just tell the person what you want and if you don’t tell them, don’t put that expectation on them.” —Christian (43:54)
  • Will points out that hints or requests are helpful, not needy.
• Sadie: “If you notice something, it’s your job to do it—or communicate that you need help.”

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11. Love Languages & Thoughtful Gestures

Timestamps: 46:45–48:47

• Abby highlights the importance of knowing each other’s love languages (“I love to be celebrated”).
• Both couples stress learning what makes your partner feel loved, from birthday celebrations to handling daily life stresses.
• Christian shares how he sees and helps Sadie unwind when she’s exhausted.

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12. On Selfishness, Arguments, & Growth in Marriage

Timestamps: 48:56–51:22

• Discussion on the daily choices to be selfish or selfless in conflict.
• “For me, the thing I found… is being selfish with emotions. Last night, we have this argument… I can either be selfish and go to bed or go say I’m sorry. It’s a lot harder to do, but brings closure.” —Christian (49:38)
• Sadie adds: “Don’t let the enemy make you think that’s an easier option, because it’s actually harder in the long run.” (51:10)

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13. First Attraction & Seeing God in One’s Spouse

Timestamps: 51:43–55:59

• Christian: Initially drawn to Sadie’s smile and dimple; now most admires her motherhood.
• Will: At first—Abby’s face and smile; now—her advocacy for and love of people.
• Both see consistency and steadfastness in their wives’ faith as hugely encouraging in their own spiritual walks.
• Memorable Quote:

  “You are so quick to pray for people… thinking eternally… wanting to see them in eternity.” —Will, about Abby (54:33)

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14. Lighthearted Finale: Why Do Men “Toot” So Much?

Timestamps: 56:13–57:54

• A playful wrap-up; the guys (and Sadie) all admit their household has plenty of “tutors”—including the girls!
• “I don’t know if it’s diet related, or just being a man…” —Christian (56:32)
• The episode ends with laughter and promises of more Q&As.

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Notable Quotes

• On Expectations:
  “If you don’t ever tell your spouse what the expectation is, then you’re just setting yourself up for failure.” —Christian (41:03)

• On Communication:
  “Just tell the person what you want… don’t put that expectation on them [to read your mind].” —Christian (43:54)

• On Stereotypes in Marriage:
  “Some men show leadership through serving. Maybe sometimes women want a man to be more vocal, but some show it through actions.” —Christian (37:20)

• On Growth:
  “There’s so much refinement when it comes to marriage… Tonight I’m gonna be selfless, I’m gonna ask my person what they need from me.” —Sadie (49:06)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 03:34 — “Can you really think about nothing?”
• 06:06 — “Do guys vent to each other?”
• 11:14 — “What’s the male version of flowers/coffee?”
• 15:32 — “What annoys you but you don’t say it?”
• 20:11 — “Is her driving really that bad?”
• 26:23 — “What takes so long in the bathroom?”
• 27:51 — “What’s your perfect date?”
• 31:12 — “Unrealistic expectations on husbands?”
• 41:09 — “‘If he wanted to, he would’—true or not?”
• 46:45 — Love languages and celebrating each other
• 48:56 — Selfishness and growth in marriage
• 51:43 — What first attracted you to your wife?
• 53:42 — How do you see God in your spouse?
• 56:13 — Finale: The “tooting” question!

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Tone & Atmosphere

• Warm, humorous, and honest.
• Playful banter between siblings and spouses, grounded in real commitment to faith and marriage.
• Openness to being vulnerable, to learning, and to laughing at themselves.

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For Listeners

This episode is a must-listen for anyone who’s married, dating, or simply curious about the dynamic between men and women in healthy, faith-driven relationships. The candidness, humility, and humor from all four participants make potentially awkward topics feel relatable and approachable—and the solid, grace-filled advice is well worth taking to heart.

Transcript

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[A]

What's up everybody? I hope you're having a great start to your week, but it's about to get a whole lot better because this is part two of what y' all love. Part one how do we say it again? What husbands wonder but are too afraid.

[C]

Yeah. Or what guys wonder.

[A]

What guys wonder but you're afraid to ask. And now it's what girls wonder but are too afraid to ask. And last time, we had so much fun. Will and Abby are back on the podcast. Christian's back on the podcast.

[D]

Christian stays on the podcast.

[A]

Christian stays. He's a study. Are you co host now?

[D]

I am pretty much co host, but I am excited to see which one performs better. You know, it's like, you're in the driver's seat today. So let's see. Let's kind of.

[A]

Is this a competition?

[D]

Kind of a competition to see if the girls do better or if the guys do better.

[A]

So right now, send this to 10 of your friends and let's get the views done.

[D]

Friends. Which mean that we. If this one performs better, it's on us. So thank you for just telling them to send it to the.

[A]

That's not true. We're hosting it.

[E]

Yeah, but we're the one that. Answering the questions.

[D]

Seriously.

[A]

Okay, well, to be fair, this one might do better, because this is what all the girls out there are wondering. And our audience is primarily.

[E]

We'll finally bring some answers.

[C]

So we're winning.

[A]

So we all win. Guys, it's not a competition. This is a part. Sing along today. We've already done some Nacho Libre. Now we're on High School Musical.

[C]

We know that dance.

[A]

Okay, let's start with something. We're all wondering. Are guys really able to think about nothing? So when we ask you, what are you thinking about? And you say, nothing. Is it actually nothing? I'm genuinely curious.

[C]

Yeah, I'm curious, too.

[D]

You can go first on this one.

[E]

Yeah, I. Short answer, yes. Sometimes.

[C]

Wait, short answer, yes. It's nothing.

[E]

Yeah. Short answer, yes, sometimes I at least don't really have much to think about. Don't have much to talk about. So I'm just chilling.

[A]

Okay. Which I also throw back to the first episode, whenever Abby was, like, kind of annoyed at you for how you were looking at something, and then you said that you were just thinking about how the guy was putting the caramel sauce on the coffee. So I think it's not always nothing, but it's not worthy of.

[E]

It is. It's not worthy of our conversation. And also, I have really simple thoughts, so I'm just like, no, I think.

[C]

I've kind of stopped asking you, like, what are you thinking about? Unless you look perplexed, because most of the time it is nothing. Like, he really is just, like, sitting there.

[A]

Well, that's like, Chance. We were talking about that with Chance. Or like, chance sometimes really is thinking about nothing. But I feel like you. I mean, not. That's not rude. That's.

[E]

No, no, no.

[A]

You're just thinking about another thing. Like, it's simple, but your mind over there has a lot of thoughts swirling around.

[D]

I'm a complex character.

[A]

Note that everyone in the room just laughed, affirming that.

[D]

Yeah, it depends on the setting. But I feel like in most settings of my life, I'm always thinking about something.

[A]

And when I ask you, what are you thinking about? You don't often say nothing.

[D]

Yeah, it's just, like, random stuff.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

But you go deep.

[D]

Thank you.

[A]

Yeah.

[E]

Thanks.

[D]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. Thanks. Yeah.

[A]

This is a really good podcast. All right, well, we didn't really explain.

[D]

Keep sending it to your friends.

[A]

We didn't really expand on that, but I was like, yeah, I thought you were gonna say more, but you didn't.

[D]

Why don't. I mean, I.

[E]

Exactly.

[A]

It's nothing simplified.

[D]

Yeah. Like, right now, I'm literally thinking about nothing.

[A]

Okay.

[E]

I'm just waiting for the questions, and then. Then the gears start turning.

[A]

All right, Abby, you want to hit them with question number three? We're skipping around.

[C]

Do guys vent to one another?

[D]

Oh, heck, yeah. Yeah, I vent, like, almost every day, probably about just random stuff about. About the nothingness that I'm thinking about.

[A]

I was gonna say, I don't know if all guys vent to each other, and. Well, I'm interested if you do, but, Christian, you do every day. Like, you and your guy friends call each other way more than me and my girlfriends. And y' all just interesting talk about.

[D]

I'm just a vent stuff. Just exhaling all of my stuff.

[A]

Okay, but expand, because.

[D]

No, I mean, yeah, I like, and. I don't know. Venting's the right word, but just, like, conversations of. Like, this morning, I called. I took honey to school, and I called my friend after, and I was like, can no one, like, drive in the rain? I was just annoyed. I was, like, 60 miles an hour, and I'm going 40. And it's not. It's like, not. It's drizzling.

[A]

Did you call for that, Luke? What did he say?

[D]

He was like, oh, man. People are just dumb, you know? Feel like it was.

[A]

Is this iron Sharon? Like, where's the venting? Like, sounds like.

[D]

Yeah, I'm saying. Well, venting does not always have to be, like, deep stuff.

[A]

No, I know, but, like, you Call a friend to, like, just let it out. Or do you call a friend and be like, I'm so annoyed. Like, I need someone to, like, pump me up, encourage me. Or you just, like, I just got to get this off my chest?

[D]

Well, it's.

[E]

Yeah.

[D]

I mean, there's. There's times when it's both. Yeah. Like, this morning was just like a. Oh, that was just annoying. You know, like, people just drive me crazy when I drive.

[E]

Call your friend anytime you experience.

[A]

He really does.

[E]

Convenience. You have to let them.

[D]

Yeah, yeah, he really does. Yeah. Because I don't like to harbor things. I like this to get it out.

[C]

Chatting, then.

[D]

Yeah. I mean, I call and, like, ask for advice on things I'm struggling with. Or we have a counselor. A counselor that I vent too often, pastors that I talk to a lot. But, yeah, I'm a. I'm a very open book.

[A]

You are. This is so fun to interview both of y' all with these questions, because I do feel like y' all are really different because, like, you call people more beanies.

[D]

Right?

[A]

Y' all are the Beanie Bros.

[C]

Boys.

[A]

Beanie Boys.

[D]

Beanie Boys.

[E]

Does mine look okay?

[A]

But it's good. It's good variety for people listening. Because some people might have husbands like you who are like, yes. They call their friends all the time. They chat the time. They're always talking to somebody. Or maybe they're more like, you Will. Really? Maybe don't do that. Do you vent to people?

[E]

No.

[A]

Well.

[E]

I would say I vent more to Abby than I do anybody else. But that's not to say that I don't talk to my friends, because I have friends. But can you clarify? I mean, the friends that I have that I hold close are the ones that aren't here. And so I think. I mean, that doesn't really call them. That doesn't discount the fact that I could call them, But I don't know. I'm just not at that level with a few of my friends, which. I mean, that's not a bad thing, but it's like. I don't know. I just feel like I. I get everything out to Abby or I don't.

[A]

I get it. Or.

[E]

Or I usually don't have to vent. I'm not like.

[A]

You don't get annoyed easily?

[E]

I don't get annoyed easily, yeah.

[A]

Which I will say, for me, that was something that I used to get. I don't know if, like, insecure is the right word, but when we first got married, like, you would call your friends, so Much that I would feel like, one, oh, like, why don't you call me to tell me those things? Or two, I don't call my friends. Like, do I? Is my friendships, like, as deep as, like, your friendships are? But then I started thinking about, like, we just have different personalities. Like, I don't really get as annoyed about things either, or.

[D]

But also, venting is not always.

[A]

Oh, but you. You do call your friends about, like. Like, this morning was a good example that you will. But what I've noticed about our difference is that, like, for me, like, I have great girlfriends. Like, I love my friends. We talk about a lot of stuff. But I'm going to call you to talk about anything like that. But you know my personality. And if you call me to say something like that, I would be like, christian, get over it. Don't be annoyed at that. You know? Whereas, like, Luke's a good person to call because you all have that commonality. So I, as a wife, like, can't be insecure that someone else holds that friendship with you.

[C]

You.

[A]

That's different than my friendship with you.

[D]

There's rarely anything I would vent on, like, a deep spiritual level. I would never. Deep. Like.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

There's few things I would ever vent on a deeper spiritual level that I would never talk to you about.

[A]

And I think that's, like, healthy. I think that's something I've grown in our marriage we're used to. I would have wanted to be your person for everything where it's, like, actually a healthy place to get. Where it's like, okay, I am your person. I'm secure in that. But you also have guy friends that you can call for things that I'm not maybe the best person to talk to you about, and that's okay. And that was, like, a maturing for me.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

To, like, be glad that you have.

[D]

Yeah, you've done good at the. Yes. I am always thinking about something, and I vent to my friends pretty much every day.

[A]

Thank you for your honesty. Okay, this is a cute question. What is the male equivalent of flowers or coffee As a little I love you gift? It's like, y' all bring us flowers or coffee, and it obviously means so much. What's something we could bring y'?

[D]

All.

[A]

That would go a long way.

[C]

Very interesting.

[D]

Besides a smooch.

[A]

There are a couple of these I'm scared to walk into, by the way.

[D]

Just run into it. No, seriously, a kiss is, like, perfect.

[A]

No, I already know what it is for you, though.

[E]

That's true.

[A]

What did I do the other day that you were like, that is so nice. And I was like, that was so small. I feel like that's so sweet that you feel like, that's so nice. But that wasn't that big of a deal. It was like so simple. I said, oh. I was like, hey, when you run to the store, I'll make your chicken nuggets and make you a smoothie.

[C]

Yes.

[D]

That was so kind.

[A]

Yeah. But I literally just made like freezer chicken nuggets in a smoothie.

[E]

But I was gonna have to heat my Dino.

[D]

But I was gonna have to heat. I was going to heat the oven when I got home and it was going to take like 30 minutes. So that was very kind of you.

[A]

Yeah, but like you thought about that's what you love. Like, or if I'm like, hey, I put your drink in the freezer for you.

[D]

My dog.

[A]

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[E]

I don't know. I should have, I should have thought about this. I don't know. I really like. I. There's not much that I like. Literally, I have no idea.

[C]

It was more of like a words guy. Like he, yeah, like he likes gifts obviously, but he doesn't, like, feel loved by gifts, I guess. You know what I mean, like, love language. Like, I could tell Will that I.

[A]

Don'T need enough to be happy.

[D]

What are you talking about?

[A]

They mean a lot to you. I'm crying.

[D]

It's.

[C]

Well, I feel like actions.

[E]

Well, I think it's the acts of service and then words. Words of affirmation. Words of affirmation and access.

[D]

That's.

[E]

That's what we are right now. Like, I don't think. Yeah, if you told me that. If you just, like, told me that you love me, like. Like, in, like, a very random way, though. Not just being like, oh, hey, I love you, but, like.

[D]

Like, I don't spell it out, like, on something.

[C]

Write it out.

[E]

Yeah. Like, if you do that.

[C]

Noted.

[A]

I. I love that. This. This really is making me laugh. But it's so sweet because, again, like, y' all represent a lot of different people, so I think it's really sweet.

[D]

And we're not trying to be different.

[C]

Abby.

[A]

Abby can read number five, but I am certain you probably already told me, Christian, but go ahead and hit us.

[C]

What is one thing that I do that annoys you, but you would never say anything about it? Will be careful.

[E]

I'm being careful.

[A]

I'm sure you probably said something about it, but if there's anything else you've been just secretly thinking about it over there, you can tell me.

[D]

Hmm.

[A]

I feel like you already know. I can see it behind your eyes.

[D]

Do you have an idea of what I'm gonna say?

[A]

No, but I'm fine with it.

[D]

Okay. Whenever we leave the house, you leave all the lights on.

[A]

That's true.

[D]

And oftentimes Cabo will go in and pee in the rooms.

[A]

That's true.

[D]

But that doesn't happen most of the time because I shut all the doors. So it annoys me sometimes when we go to leave the house and, like, the bathroom lights on, the closet lights on. Every door is open, and I'm like.

[C]

Bruh, so the lights and the doors have to be off and closed.

[D]

I like to shut. Turn off the lights and make sure you shut the doors.

[A]

And, you know, I'm actually.

[D]

Oh, it'll come home. And Cabo peed. And it's like, Cabo peed on the rug. And I'm like, well, if we shut the door, wouldn't have happened.

[A]

Yeah, that actually is good thing that you said that, because I do often get annoyed at Cabo for that, but I didn't know you were annoyed at me for that.

[D]

Not annoyed.

[A]

You I'm like, the cycle could stop.

[D]

Well, I've. I've. I've told you many times of, like, hey, we're about to leave the house. Just turn off the lights.

[C]

Yeah.

[D]

And you haven't never done it.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Well, actually, the other day I thought about it and I did turn off the ones I saw. I just didn't, like, go searching, you know?

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

And I know that it's more so, like when you.

[D]

It's more so, like, when you leave your space. Just turn off the lights.

[C]

Yep.

[A]

That's actually good. And Tupapa will be proud to know that I married a man who reminds me of things like this.

[E]

I was thinking. I was literally thinking of Tupapa.

[A]

I know.

[E]

Yeah.

[A]

But I can do better about that. Thank you.

[C]

I want the lights on when I get home so I don't have to turn them on.

[D]

I don't mean like, the main lights. Like, you can leave the kitchen.

[E]

Oh, no, we're not. We're not big light people.

[D]

But I mean, like, the closet. If the closet lights are on, the kids. Both kids. Our bathroom, the bedroom. Like, I don't want every single light.

[E]

Yeah, we're not. Not like. Not like the adjective big, but like the literal. Like the big lights, not a lamp. You know, it's like the seat. The lights on the ceiling at the cans and whatever. We're not those type of people. We're the ones that have vibes. We are. We like the warm.

[D]

Like a little.

[E]

We like the warm and cozy. So like, sometimes, like, we'll leave those on. But I have it. Most of those, they come on automatically at nine.

[A]

I'm a. I'm a bright light.

[D]

You're doing pretty good.

[C]

All of our lamps are on all day.

[A]

I'm a bright light kind of girl. Like, in our office, a lot of the girls like to, like, work in the dark. And every time I go in, I'm like, good morning. Turn the lights on. Which is probably annoying. That's probably something that they're annoyed by. They don't tell me, but I just feel like I can't, like, wake up if it's not bright, you know, I feel like I could just fall asleep if it's too vibey, which, you know, I really could. I could fall asleep anywhere.

[E]

Oh, yeah? Yes. I may have two. The first one. The first one is she leaves her cups on really, like, practically halfway off a ledge. Like, if it's on the counter, I'm fully on. No, literally, if it's on the counter. Like, if she'll have her water bottle.

[A]

She'll, oh, living life on the edge.

[C]

I will say half of it is to annoy you.

[E]

Oh, my word. I, I, I'll catch it and I'll move it. I won't say anything. I'll move it, and then I'll look a couple minutes later, and she takes a drink, and then she sets it right often. The other thing that does annoy me a little bit, I'm just like, is scared. Whenever I'm driving and I know where to go, she is sitting there, like, trying to give me directions of where to go. She goes driving, and, like, I was supposed to turn there, and she's.

[A]

Oh, my God, that is hilarious.

[E]

Don't say anything. You just.

[C]

I've graduated from saying stuff to just go.

[E]

It's way more funny than it actually ignores me. But it's, it's just like, I know my directions.

[A]

That is funny. And that's actually, like, the next question. Do you really think our driving is bad, or do you just like being in control?

[D]

Oh, it's bad.

[A]

No, you're not.

[D]

Here's the thing. Here's the thing. There's a difference, right? And this is. I'm trying to be humble. There's bad driving. You're not a bad driver. You're just not like a good driver.

[A]

You think you are the best driver in the world. And I'm like, you don't know what it's like to sit in the passenger seat if you're driving.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

A little stressful. It doesn't feel like the best driving in the world.

[D]

It's, it's unbelievable. Like, last night, we were driving, and there's this green light, and I'm looking at. Here's the thing. You're looking at the crosswalk, right? You see three, two, one. Okay. Hey, the light's about to turn yellow. No offense. You're not thinking that you're going five miles an hour over the speed limit. Remember that? Last night?

[A]

Okay, but you were telling me a story. I was listening to your story.

[D]

But listening to a story of mine.

[E]

Does not mean listening to a story decreases your speed by 5%.

[A]

No, it does. It does.

[D]

She was like, I was listening to your story, and I was like, then why are you driving slow?

[A]

I wasn't driving slow. You said, how do you not notice that the light was about to turn red or turn yellow or whatever? I'm like, because I'm listening to your story. I'm not looking at the sidewalk.

[D]

Hold on.

[A]

Three, two.

[D]

Before I even saw that I was like, please catch this light. And you were going. You were going, 25, 31.

[A]

31 and 35.

[D]

Get 31 and 35. That's unacceptable. But it was also too. Because kits in the back screaming her head off.

[A]

So it's very hard as a mom. This is true.

[D]

At least go to sleep.

[A]

All women will understand this. When you're a breastfeeding mom and there's a baby screaming in the backseat, there's so much mechanically going on in your body right now that you're like, okay, the baby is screaming. I'm thinking about that. There's nothing I can do to help her. My milk is probably dropping around this point. I have two other toddlers I'm thinking about. You're telling me a story, and somehow I'm supposed to notice when the yellow light is about to happen.

[D]

So let me just casually just go slow. No, you should be speeding.

[A]

Oh, I'm trying to keep our family safe. So that answers that question.

[D]

All that to say, no, you're not a bad driver. You just could be better.

[A]

Thank you.

[E]

Abby is. Abby is a. She's a good driver. You're a decent driver. You may not be the best at directions.

[C]

That's true.

[E]

You're a good value. So anytime we're in a. On a road trip in, like, we stop at a gas station, whatever, filling up gas, and we decide we're going to switch drivers. So I'm in the passenger seat. There is at least a 5 to 10 minute mark where directions are out the window. And she is like, wait, where are we going? Wait, what are we doing?

[C]

I'm a little bit directionally challenged. I just don't.

[A]

You're directly challenged, but you still want him to know where you think he should be going.

[E]

He's like, wait, where are we going? Oh, where are we doing?

[C]

No, around town. I know, but. Yeah. I just don't know, like, where we just came from, how to get back to, like, where. It just doesn't.

[E]

You're not. No. You're not a bad driver at all. Like. Well, it's. It's hard for me to make that judgment because you don't drive a lot. Yeah, I'm the one that's usually driving just one, because we do go a lot of places together. And two, I like driving my car.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

Here's the way I look at it. You're not a bad driver. You're really not. You're a safe, neutral driver.

[C]

Yep.

[D]

If the. If the ETA is 9:15, I'm getting there. You'll be 9:15. With me, it's like a 9:12.

[A]

And that's why it's stressful.

[D]

But it's.

[A]

I just like to, like, get there.

[D]

It's still safe. It's still safe. It's just methodical, smart turns.

[A]

Usually I will say I'm not. I'm not, like, the best driver. I know that. This morning I was on the phone with Mary Kate on the way here, and Mary Kate goes, oh, my gosh, I just hit a curb. I've never done that in my life. I go, you've never done that in your life? I do that once a week, for sure. Like, I'm just daily.

[E]

Out of all of the siblings.

[C]

That's true. Good point. Yeah.

[E]

I would say I am.

[A]

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[E]

Just pooping.

[D]

Well, there's, there's, there's different stages of poop. There's. Sometimes it's like quick, but you kind of want to chill on your phone. But sometimes it's like, how is this, you know, still kind of coming out? And then sometimes it's like dang. And then sometimes it's just like. Yeah, you just kind of just get lost in the.

[B]

What?

[A]

What does that mean?

[D]

Most of the time I'm going to the bathroom. Like for some reason I don't like my stomach hurts. I don't feel good.

[E]

Oh, dude, there's like a, like there's like a general like okay, time, time to go. You go do your business. Whatever. There's there, there's that one where like oh wow, I actually do have a lot. Then there's number three where it's just like the most utter discomfort.

[D]

Yeah.

[E]

And it's like it's painful.

[D]

Then you think that sitting there longer would like help ease it.

[E]

Exactly. And then you stand, you stand right back up. But you're like not feels the same.

[A]

This is the one question that y' all agreed on completely. The Beatty brush.

[D]

I can only think of two. B. How many boys to three?

[E]

There you go.

[A]

The Beanie boys are on the same page with that one. That was interesting.

[C]

Moving on.

[A]

I don't really know how to segue from that to our deeper question, so I'm going to ask one more light hearted question. Abby, hit him with number seven.

[C]

What is your idea of a perfect date?

[D]

Something with a smooch.

[A]

Oh my gosh. Oh my God.

[D]

Just. Just kidding.

[E]

Go to dinner. Go to dinner.

[A]

What kind of dinner?

[E]

A nice one.

[A]

Well, some people are like, they would love a nice dinner. Some people are like, let's go hit up something like simple or let's go chick fil A. You know what is.

[E]

No, no, just go to a dinner. You don't have to like dress up too formal and it's just nice, it's good food. Then afterwards we'll go home and we'll play some games or a puzzle.

[A]

Oh, you're so cute.

[D]

I love it.

[E]

Then while smooch, we'll go to bed.

[A]

That's good.

[D]

We don't need to know what happens after the puzzle. Different puzzle to figure out.

[A]

Oh, my gosh.

[D]

That went over some people's heads.

[A]

Okay, I think we got it.

[D]

Okie dokie.

[A]

We tried to.

[D]

I think a casual date night doesn't have to be too fancy. Doesn't have to not be fancy enough, you know, like, you know, it has to be, like, right in the middle.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

Lots of laughs.

[A]

Y.

[D]

A smooch here and there. No, like, arguments of, like, you know, are you really thinking about nothing? Kind of those, you know, kind of small talk. Yeah.

[A]

We like to ask each other deep questions when we go on dates, though.

[D]

We do.

[A]

We ask reflective questions.

[D]

We do.

[A]

Like, I love that we do, but.

[D]

We don't like to try to rehash things. No, that's what turns a date bad, is when it's like, hey, so the other day when you said this, it actually kind of. It's like, let's do that.

[E]

This isn't a comfortable.

[D]

Let's just have moment. Let's just laugh. Yeah. Let's just giggle. That's the special date.

[C]

Yeah.

[D]

Like a Good burger, something like that. Some laughs.

[E]

It's a good Burger.

[D]

Burger doesn't have to be like some super nice steak. Fancy.

[E]

Just say a casual burger and a steak.

[A]

You're cracking me up because, like, when have we just gone for a burger? I thought you would say when we go get sushi together.

[D]

That is a cool one.

[A]

And, like, when we drove to Reston, we laugh in the car the whole way there. We ask you questions like, that's ideal date for me. But this is not my podcast where I'm answering questions.

[D]

I'm saying, like, planners. I'm saying, like, something casual like that.

[A]

Yeah, yeah.

[D]

That's my idea of, like, casual.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

You know.

[A]

Yeah, it's great.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Why am I not think. Oh, okay. Yeah, yeah, I know what you want. Sorry, I was like, what's Planners? But I was thinking. I just think upstairs at Cotton. Sorry.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

That's for our local listeners. Okay. I was thinking more Parish, but I love that. Yeah. I was thinking we go to Parish a lot. But I, like, love our sushi dates. Yeah.

[D]

Our sushi dates.

[E]

Well, now you're about to have.

[C]

I know.

[A]

Coco Sushi. I'm so excited. Okay, let's go into some deeper questions. Abby, you want to go into number two of the deeper.

[C]

Yes. What are some unrealistic expectations that women slash wives put on men?

[A]

This is a good question. Y' all can think about this and be honest about it.

[C]

Too giggly for this.

[A]

We can just chop this silence up.

[D]

Is it gonna take a second to think about?

[A]

It's okay, because it's a really good question. I want y' all to actually think about it.

[D]

What are some unrealistic expectations that women put on men?

[A]

And maybe you can think back to, like, dating days or, like, just in general, what you feel like. It doesn't have to be, like, in our relationship.

[D]

You think you got something over there?

[C]

No.

[A]

We also could skip it.

[E]

Yes.

[D]

No, I like, trying to think.

[E]

I really do have to think for just a second.

[D]

You don't. I'm saying I'm trying to. Like, you don't really put.

[E]

I would say right now, like, as I'm thinking about it, unrealistically. I don't know. Because realistically, there's.

[D]

I don't know.

[E]

I think it's just being expectations of, like, just being the natural leader of the household and learning and stewarding your family is, like, an expectation that I. That Abby. No, not Abby. Is pointing on me. Yes. But, like, something that I try to put on myself every day is, like, the decisions that I make have to be for this family, and the decisions that I make, they're just gonna follow. Like, that's what that is.

[A]

There's, like, weight to it.

[E]

Yeah, there's a lot of weight.

[A]

I think that this is an interesting question, because I feel like a lot of men who are not walking with the Lord would say women put a lot of unrealistic expectations. But I think men who are walking with the Lord appreciate the expectation women put on them because it makes you be the man that you're called to be and that, you know you are. And so I think of expectations I've had for you that maybe you didn't think of for yourself at the time, but you've, like, been glad for. You've stepped into. You've been. And I think that's where, like, a woman makes a man better. Like, she calls him out, she calls him up. You know, I was just reading Genesis 1 and 2 last night, and 1, 2, and 3. And it's that whole, like, there wasn't a suitable helper for Adam. And so then God made the woman to be, like, a helper, you know, and to, like, help him steward the land. And I think that that is what we are to do to help you all and call y' all up, notice things that maybe y' all wouldn't notice. And women can certainly be annoying and nagging at that. But I think when you do it in a loving way and a calling you up and out way, like it's something that y' all have gladly stepped into. So I think that that question in a context of walking with the Lord is so different than in the context of just living a worldly life. Stepping into a new year with a newborn, two toddlers and the world's most energetic dog means that sleep has become more valuable than gold in our house. I need a mattress that actually helps my body recover and lets me sink into real rest. So I am insanely thankful for our Helix Sleep mattress. So we have had the Helix Midnight mattress for the past few years and we just retook the quiz and got matched with a Helix Midnight Elite, which is a little bit different and we'd have the cooling effect and all that stuff, which I'm super excited about. So basically the ma love, but just a little bit elevated. We have noticed less stiffness, back pain. We sleep good and we genuinely look forward to getting home to our bed after we travel. All Helix models are fiberglass free. They have cooling options, which I highly recommend. And you get 120 night trial so you can test it out for yourself. What more could you possibly want in a mattress? The biggest win is how much better our whole family sleeps. It's such a game changer. To go to helixleep.com sadie for 27 off site wide. This is an exclusive, exclusive offer for our listeners of the WO that's good podcast. Again, that's helixsleep.com Sadie for 27% off sitewide and make sure you enter the show's name after checkout so that they know we sent you there. Thank you guys so much. Again, that's helixleep.com Sadie.

[D]

I'm kind of having trouble with the question a little bit because I feel like the question applies differently to different people. Because for me, I feel like I try to hold myself to like a higher standard. And I feel like I put. I feel like I put the expectations on myself before I would feel like you would put them on me to where it's like if I failed to do something and it would bother you because you were expecting me to do it. I think I was already expecting myself to do it, if that makes sense. So whether it is like venting to my friends to try to be healthier spiritually to lead our family or to take care of things like that or take out the trash, walk that at the street, you know, like things like that that I expect myself to do because of whether it was the way that I was raised or the best way for me to serve my family. Yeah, I think maybe one of the unrealistic expectations would be, yeah, like, how to lead like your family. Kind of what Will talked about, because everyone leads in different ways and in different capacities. And some are more vocal about leadership. Some are more just kind of getting things done and less vocal. I think maybe sometimes women want a man to be a more leader and be more strong and vocal and show leadership in that way. And some men show leadership through serving. So then maybe that could be.

[A]

I think, yeah, the expectation sometimes is that they'll be someone that they're not, you know, so it's like, oh, well, I see. So and so lead their family like this. So you should lead our family like that. But that's not your strength. I can't put that on you, you know? And I think that one of the things that we've tried to do good in our marriage is, like, don't put something on that person that's, like, not who they are. If we were talking about this last night, like. Like, we were talking about doing the dishes at night or, like, cleaning up the house at night, and, you know, I'm not the one that does that. Christian does that. He cleans the kitchen at night before we go to bed. I did do it last night because we had this conversation. I was like, I got you. But we talked about it, and it was like, I don't really notice the mess. It doesn't bother me as much. I'm, like, kind of living in the moment with the kids and everything. Whereas Christian, it bothers him. So, like, okay, well, whoever it bothers should do that, you know? And I think it kind of. A lot of things are like that in our relationship. Like, if you notice it, if it bothers you, they let you step in. It doesn't have to be what that family does or that family does or the expectation of what a man or a woman's supposed to do. It's like, how do we step in and do this? But then there is that, like you said, like, biblical leadership, that a man is to lead the house and the woman is to submit to their husband. And it's like, okay, how does that. We want to stay true to that. You are the leader of our household. But. But in our context, when people look at us, oh, I'm such a, like, loud person, strong personality, all that kind of stuff. But the way you lead our family, like, there's no doubt who's leading our household. It just leadership Looks different, you know, and so I think that's the thing. You can't put the expectation that has to look the way that it does for everybody.

[D]

Yeah, what's the, what's the unsaid frustrate? What's the.

[C]

We say it all the time that expectations produces anger.

[A]

Yeah, expectations. Communication results in frustration.

[D]

So it's those kind of things to where Same idea, just different wording. Because like I talked about with the lights earlier, which is a super simple thing, but if I put this expectation on you to do it, which you can start doing it, that'd be great. But my point is, if I see it and you didn't do it and I just choose not to do it, then to me I'm going to grow cynical because I'm putting this thing on you that you're not doing it versus me just doing it. So I think sometimes in our immaturity you can like have these expectations and not do it yourself. And you end up just growing bitter and cynical because the other person doesn't do it versus just do it for the dishes. You don't do the dishes every night I do the dishes. But if I was like, you know what, for the next week I'm just not going to do the dishes and just see if Sadie doesn't, then it's like, then I'm just setting, then I'm just gonna be angry and cynical and that's not healthy. So I think sometimes you have to just say what your expectations are. Don't have these expectations that are not said. And then be like, I'm expecting him to do it, but he never does it.

[A]

We have that rule even in our office. Steph always tells it like this. Like there was a picture frame one time that was crooked for so long and it bothered her, annoyed her. She's like, when is somebody going to fix that frame? And she was like, I can fix the frame. And she went over and fixed it. And she always says, if anyone, if you notice something, then it's your job to do it and it's your job to take care of it. And I think that's such a good rule for like anything in life. Like whether it's you're working for somebody, you're doing your day to day life, you're living with a roommate, you live with your spouse. If you notice it, a lot of times it's your job to do it. And if you're not capable of doing that job, then communication is everything. Asking someone to help you accomplish that so you don't just sit there and get annoyed or mad or harbor that frustration.

[D]

I don't think expectations are bad, but if you don't ever tell your spouse what the expectation is, then you're just setting yourself up for failure.

[A]

Yeah, that's really good. Love that we got there. I didn't understand this one, but maybe y' all understand this one because let's dive into it. Well, and the reason why is because in parentheses it says we got this question a lot. We're answering DMs here and these are things that you guys, guys sent in. And apparently a lot of people ask is the statement, if he wanted to, he would true. What does that mean? If he wanted to, he would.

[C]

Like, if he wanted to get me flowers, he would do it. Like, I wouldn't have to ask him to do it.

[A]

Ah, so like they're saying, like, if.

[C]

He wanted to get me flowers, he would do that naturally. Like, I shouldn't have to ask him to do that.

[A]

Ah, so like, it's a frustrating thing that you have to ask.

[C]

Like a lot of people, we just posted a TikTok or he posted a tick tock for my birthday of him like setting up like the room for me and just like get, like just being a really great husband. And people were like, this is proof of like, if he wanted to, he would.

[A]

So that's good. So they're saying, is it true? It does make sense, I guess.

[D]

Well, I think this kind of goes back to the expectations thing. I. I was like, if for your birthday you expected him to do all this and he didn't do it, then you're just mad because, like, did you expect that?

[C]

No, I didn't expect him to do that.

[E]

Yeah. No, I would say. Well, I would say yes and no just cause like, yes, I did want to do that because I wanted to celebrate you, but it was also a specific day. Not saying that there needs to be a specific day, but it was like a day that you were honored. You were celebrated. I wanted to make sure that you are shown the same appreciation that you show other people. And so I in the no part is like, I don't know, I feel like, yes, you deserve flowers, but that's something that I don't think about all the time. Which that may be on me. But still, then that's still the expectation thing.

[D]

I think that's good. Yeah. Because it's at the end of the day, if you have that mindset, one, I think there could be a wrench in your communication. But two, you're setting yourself up for failure if you have this mindset of, like, I want them to do this, but he's only going to do it if he wants to versus me just telling him or telling her, hey, I would love it if you did this. Because by choosing not to say that you're expecting them to do it, then they don't do it, then you're frustrated because you don't feel like he or she loves you versus the other person's not even thinking about that. So it's like, if he wanted to, he would or whatever. However you stated that, like, just tell the person what you want and if you don't tell them what you want, don't put that expectation on them to do.

[A]

And don't get in your head. Really love me. He doesn't nose me, he doesn't appreciate me.

[D]

It's such a problem because it's like, I think it's a sign of immaturity if you just constantly live in that state of, like, I have these thoughts and hopefully he does it. But then you're just constantly going to be frustrated that they're not doing what you're doing, what you expect them to be doing, versus just telling them, hey, for my birthday, I think it'd be sweet if you maybe did something sweet for me.

[E]

Like one thing simple. For her birthday, I had the whole thing planned. I was gonna go and run and do everything that I did do, but she was just like, just video it. That's all she asked me to do. And so I videoed it and posted it. And also I think, like, I think a seed planted at least every now and then. Not like, like, oh, yeah, I would really love flowers to you. Like, flowers you to get me. Like, I, like every week I'd be like, oh, that's something really nice. You can maybe send them a reel or send them something that's like, oh, yeah, that's something. That's something nice I could do, but not something overly repetitive to where it's like, you eventually don't want to do that because, like, is this all that she, like, wants is just flowers every single day?

[A]

Yeah.

[E]

Rather than being a spontaneous. The spontaneity of him just getting fine.

[C]

So you're saying dropping hints is good.

[E]

Dropping hints is. Is helpful and good. Not all the time, though.

[D]

Well, like dropping hints.

[A]

But if you're dropping hints, like, you need him to do something like that all the time for you to know you're loved, you need to look in your heart and saying, okay, why do I Feel this lack of security in my heart. Why do I need him to prove his love by doing something special? I just need to know that I'm loved and that he sees me because of our relationship is deeper than you doing that, you know, or it's like.

[D]

If your car's on low gas and you see it and let's say I drove it last night and if you get in the car and first thing you thought of, oh well, if he wanted to, he would. And I might not even have seen you have low gas. Right?

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Yeah.

[D]

So I'm saying versus you just saying, hey, if you don't mind if you're driving, can you pump my gas? That's a simple thing. Versus just being frustrated of like, he doesn't love me. He didn't like.

[A]

Yeah. So don't go down that rabbit hole. Yeah.

[D]

You're just setting yourself up for failure expectation.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

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[C]

Like bring in another perspective of like love languages. I feel like as your wife you're supposed to like learn how I feel loved best and in this way, like I love to be celebrated. And I've told you that like a lot. Not like I love to be celebrated, celebrate me. But like, you know that that is like holds value. Yeah. For me. And knowing that I feel very loved in that way. That is when you were like, I need to do this. Does that make sense?

[A]

Oh yeah. We were talking about that the other day in a different context. But. But someone asked me to speak on one of our kids birthdays and I was like, I can't do it because it's our kid's birthday. He's like, oh well you could celebrate your kid there. And I'm like, I know. And I know that would not be a big deal to a lot of people and I know we could just do her birthday, her party another day. But birthday parties are a big deal to me and it does matter where I am and then we're on the same page because he already knows that that's a big deal to me. That's a priority in our. In our house. And so, yeah, if you got to know what each other values, what each other prioritizes, and to honor them and their decisions in those moments or to celebrate them on days, you know, they need celebrating or just a pick me up. Like, recently, we've just been going through something that by the end of the day, I am, like, exhausted. And the past few days, Christian's like, hey, I'm going to put the girls to bed. You just get kicked down. Go take a bath. Like, that makes me feel so loved because he's seeing me where I'm at and helping me get through it and, like, picking up some of the slack.

[D]

And over time, you realize those things. If I see you're like that, I'm not gonna be like, all right, I'll go upstairs and watch a movie. Like, there's obviously, you know, the longer you get to know each other and spend more time in marriage, there's little things like that that you notice. And if you fail to notice that, then I would probably say that maybe you're not a good spot else.

[A]

My b is hitting the movies. Just if you're exhausted out today.

[D]

Yeah, well, I'm not trying to copula. I'm just saying, like, yeah, just the way you love yourself.

[A]

Ask yourself, like, a lot of the these questions do make you go inward and go, am I secure in my relationship? Am I being a little insecure? Am I being selfish? Am I being this.

[D]

Selfish is the biggest thing selfishness is.

[A]

And there's so much refinement when it comes to marriage. And. And it's a beautiful thing. There's no shame in that. Like, don't just go, oh, I'm a bad spouse. Like, go, okay. How can I be a better spouse? Tonight I'm gonna choose to be selfless, and I'm going to ask my person, like, what they need from me, or, you know, I'm going to choose to be secure. And I'm not gonna need him to tell me he loves me a million times for me to believe it, you know, and you gotta make those choices for yourself, like, and it's gotta be intentional. You know, I think the thing for.

[D]

Me, because I think when you think about selfish, I think most of the time you think about selfish with, like, possessions or, like, coveting something else. But for me, the thing I found one of my biggest struggles is, like, selfish with, like, emotions. So last night, we have this argument, right? And I brush my teeth, and I'm Like, I'm exhausted. I want to go to bed. So I can either be selfish and, like, I don't want to go say I'm sorry. I don't want to go try to resolve this before I go to bed. So I'm gonna, like, play the victim. I'm gonna be selfish. I'm gonna go in bed internally hoping she feels bad for me. Right? Versus going to say, hey, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that. Please forgive me. I'm gonna go to bed. Cause that's a lot harder to do than be like, I'm just gonna go wallow and be like, I hope she feels sorry for me. But humanly, that's what we do. It's like, you're selfish with the way you feel. You would rather play the victim, you'd rather your spouse feel sorry for yourself, versus just you manning up and going to say I'm sorry, which is a lot harder thing to do.

[A]

And what's interesting, though, is it is harder in that it takes a lot of humility to go do it, but it's not harder in the sense that normally that brings closure, and you actually sleep in peace, and then you have a great next day. So I think that that is one scheme of the enemy, because he'll be like, you do not want to do that. Like, that. You're going to have to have so much humility, like, swallow your pride all of a sudden. You have to die to yourself in that moment. But it, like, it sets you up better for later as, like, it's actually just as hard, if you really think about it, to try to go to bed and be mad and frustrated and wake up the next day and be walking on eggshells. And so, like, don't let the enemy make you think that that's an easier option, because it's actually harder in the long run.

[D]

This is going to change someone's life.

[A]

This is going to change someone's life.

[D]

Who am I to say it wasn't.

[A]

Going to love that? Okay, this is just a sweet question. We asked y' all the so or y' all asked us this, so we'll hit you back. What is the first thing that attracted you to your wife?

[D]

Your smile and your dimple.

[A]

That's so sweet. This is actually sweet, though, because you came and answered that later that night because it was like, the same whenever we. Wait, how do I say I keep saying it the wrong way? We asked y'. All. No, y' all asked us, and we said it. And then that night you came to me, you're like, hey, I want to answer that for you. And you said, when I first met you, the thing that attracted me to you was your smile and your dimple. But now it is.

[D]

You being a mom.

[A]

Yeah. And I thought that was really sweet because, like, that was the question last time. Is it still the same thing that you find the most attractive? And mine was different for you than it was back then. And yours was too. I thought that was sweet.

[D]

That is really sweet.

[E]

When I first, like, interacted with you, I thought you were super cute. I thought you were really pretty. And I love you're just your face, you know, you have a cute dimple too, but yeah, your smile and just like your eyes, you just have really warm and sweet eyes.

[A]

That's so, so sweet. Is it still the same now? Sure, sure.

[E]

No, not so much attractive, but just like an adoration of. I. I even said this to you on your birthday. Yeah, just something that, like, makes me like, feel like. I don't know, it just, it's just, I don't know, is your love for people. And I think you, you know how to honor somebody very well. And you think about, like, if even. It doesn't matter if you're gift giving or not. Just you think about people and you think about little things. You pay attention to how people feel and what they, what they enjoy the most, and you put that into how you want to honor them.

[A]

That's so sweet.

[E]

Yeah. So I love that about you.

[A]

Very kind.

[E]

Yeah.

[D]

That's so sweet.

[A]

This is the last question, and this might be the same answer, but maybe a little different. How do you see God in me? And how does it encourage you in your own walk with Christ?

[D]

That's good.

[A]

Whoa, that's good.

[D]

Whoa, that's good. I would say you're very steadfast and consistent with the way that you view God. And that's very helpful for me.

[A]

That's cool.

[D]

Because I feel like sometimes with like, different situations, like, not that my view of God changes, but I feel like sometimes I question God's personality when certain things happen and you don't usually necessarily. So that's really encouraging to me.

[A]

That's awesome.

[E]

I think this ties on to what I really love about you, but it's one, your passion for people and like, and how you are so quick to pray for people and you're, you're quick to, you know, learn what's going on and immediately start. Start praying for the Lord to intercede and what people are going through and also and thinking, like, eternally, like, with certain people we have in our lives. Like, like, I want to see that person whenever we reach eternity. And I think you are so passionate about that. And you, you want to, you want to. Yeah. You want to just spread the love of Jesus to those people. And I just have seen such a. Yeah, I think a steadfast growth in just wanting to. Just wanting to reach other people. And I think that encourages me to not just sit around and what I have learned and how the Lord has touched me, that wants me, that encourages me to get up and move and go and just talk to other people instead of just letting everything else just happen. I want to intercede.

[A]

That's so sweet. Good wife, Abby. Good wife.

[D]

One more question. One more question. One more question.

[A]

Funny, light hearted question. Okay, let's go back to the funny questions to end this.

[C]

Here's a good, funny, light hearted question to end the podcast with. What is it with farting so often? With tooting.

[A]

Throw it back to the first podcast.

[E]

Tooting so often.

[C]

Tooting.

[A]

Okay, I'm gonna say tooting.

[C]

Toot.

[E]

Toot with poot or poot.

[D]

I don't know. I don't know how much is diet related. I don't know how much is just being a man. I don't know how much is just being a man.

[C]

I feel like men just do more often.

[A]

I don't know, though. Like, we have three little girls who are all tutors.

[D]

They fart more than I do.

[A]

They really do. Oh, my God.

[E]

I think I. I agree. I think it's not diet related. I don't know if it's diet related. I don't know if it's just like sleep deprivation.

[D]

Being sleep deprived have anything to do.

[E]

With, like, I don't know, sometimes, like, you don't even. I don't even eat that much during the day, but then I have such, like, oh, gosh, gastro abdominal pain.

[D]

I was screwed up after that.

[A]

Y' all need a good probiotic. Have you guys ever taken AG1?

[E]

Wait, hold on. There's something that we ate the other night that. I know what it was. It was. We went to Logan's. That's where we went to Logan's actually. Really good. But I remember I was hurting so bad.

[D]

Probably diet related, but, bro, can I.

[E]

Be like, so for real? I have. I'm scared in the chamber, so I'm. I'm holding, but it's okay.

[A]

On that note, but I'm holding on. I hope you guys took something from this podcast. We love doing these. We love answering all those questions. So keep sending in fun questions. Good dms because that's where we get most of the content we talk about inspires our conversation. So love you guys. Hope you have a great week.

[D]

Maybe we do a part three and a part four. Who knows?

[A]

Who knows?

[D]

Asking questions.

[A]

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