Bachelor Happy Hour - It All Comes Down to Love | Golden Hour

Episode Date: July 10, 2024

 Today on Golden Hour, Kathy and Susan are sitting down with one of Bachelor Nation's beloved couples: Brayden and Christina! We kick off today's episode catching up with the lovebirds; are there wedding bells in the near future? Then, we get into the intricacies of long-term relationships; do you tell your partner about times you get hit on? How do you navigate becoming a stepparent? And of course, Brayden and Christina give their take on some listener write ins; you won't want to miss their advice! Tune in now to hear all this and more and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! Have a question for Kathy and Susan? Head to BachelorNation.Com/GoldenHour to submit yours today! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an I-Heart podcast. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly, and now I'm seriously suspicious. Wait a minute, Sam. Maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, luckily, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast, so we'll find out soon. This person writes, my boyfriend's been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone.

Hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That seems inappropriate. Maybe find out how it ends by listening to the OK Storytime podcast and the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I was diagnosed with cancer on Friday and cancer free the next Friday. No chemo, no radiation, none of that. On a recent episode of Culture Raises Us podcast, I sat down with Warren Campbell, Grammy-winning producer, pastor, and music executive to talk about the beats, the business, and the legacy behind some of the biggest names in gospel, R&B, and hip-hop. Professionally, I started at Deadwell Records. From Mary Mary to Jennifer Hudson, we get into the soul of the music and the purpose that drives it. Listen to Culture raises us on the IHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

The U.S. Open is here, and on my podcast, Good Game with Sarah Spain. I'm breaking down the players, the predictions, the pressure, and of course the honey deuses, the signature cocktail of the U.S. Open. The U.S. Open has gotten to be a very wonderfully experiential sporting event. To hear this and more, listen to Good Game with Sarah Spain, and IHeart Women's Sports Production in partnership with Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts,

or wherever you get your podcasts. Brought to you by Novartis, founding partner of IHeart Women's Sports Network. Welcome back to Bachelor Happy Hour's Golden Hour. Thank you so much for joining us again. We're so excited to be back, right, Kathy? We are so excited to be here. And if you haven't done it yet, I don't know.

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we love those questions so make sure also to check out our past episode Susan how many great guests have we already had on this podcast? I'm having a ball we're having so much fun answering your questions and giving our opinion because Susan and I are not short of

opinions so keep those coming to bachelornation.com slash golden hour we have some great questions today and we're going to get to those soon but first we have some special guests and I have the pleasure of introducing those special guests, two of my most favorite people, Bachelor Nations couple and soon to be

married. Christina and Braden, yes, they're here with us today. Hi, how are you? Hello. Hi, guys. How are you? Good. Good to see you again. I got to say both your voices are made to be on like a podcast or something like I was like, oh wait, I thought you were going to say made to be on television. I'm sorry. I mean, yeah, that's, I don't even get us started. I mean, I mean, I was just, but I was just sitting there and I was just like, I was encapsulated by a guy talking. I was like, wow, I was like, I could listen to this all day. So, hey.

Braden, the last time I saw you, you told me the story about her nails, not being painted and the day of the golden wedding. That's right. Do you remember that, Kustina? He took you for a, for a manicure. Oh, look at those fingers. I see it.

And the ring. So speaking of rings, you guys, spill, what are the details? I want details. wedding details what's up um so we're kind of taking we're taking a second real quick uh for the wedding for the wedding planning um i i have some family stuff uh that we're kind of just trying to get that's trying to get situated before we go and set a date um so within the next year we'll have a better understanding of that um so it's a lot you guys i mean oh trust me i gave my daughter the

choice of a big wedding or a down payment for a house and she foolishly chose the big wedding um it's just most of them do. Yeah. Yeah. And I'm just going to... If you want to give me the option, Kathy, I'll take the down payment for us. And I'll marry you guys. You know that.

I was just going to say, here's the PSA announcement. Susan, make your bid to marry them right now. They know already. Well, why don't you just marry us right now? I could do that. Honestly, we go back and forth. Like, there's been, there's been moments where we've all been to get in the car just meet her and Blakely and we're like, let's go to a courthouse right now.

Right now. Let's just do this. And I think the, I think the biggest thing. that's been kind of just keeping us back is just like wanting all our families to be there well you can always just have the party you can get married

and have a big party where's the balance stuff because they were like wait I've got it wait I've got it Susan yes you're going to marry them on the podcast then right here on the golden hour you're going to do it and then

Braden and Christina you're going to have a blowout wedding celebration where, of course, Susan and I will also be there. What do you think? Are you in? Commitment. Let's go. As long as Blakely's here also, that's our thing. We're like, every time we have the opportunity, like, actually, like, we were, you know, we've been on vacation.

And so we could just do it. It's like, well, we've got to have Blakely there. She's, my daughter. So she's seven. She is really dead set on having a miniature same version dress that I do. And she wants to walk out after me. And so I'm trying to tell her, you know. You have to go before me, honey.

Yeah. Say, honey, your time will come. Yeah, her time will come in, you know, whatever, 40 years, 30 years. She's got to wait a hot minute. Well, Kathy and I just can fly on down. We'll come to the house. We'll do the ceremony there. Nobody will know. And then you can make your announcement and your party. I mean, think of it, guys. That's an idea. It's a great idea. I mean, we'll definitely. Definitely, definitely think about that. Braden's like, what did I just sign up for here? Well, I mean, I just, I would love it. Like, there's so much. There's such a big part in that. I would love that. Like, I'm a very, like, spur of the moment kind of guy. I love that. Well, you know. Oh, really? Because you got married on, on, at the Golden Wedding, really?

Hey, wait, why don't they throw a wedding for you? Even better. Oh, yeah. I mean, that was, I mean. There's another idea. There's another idea. There's a whole much idea. No, I mean, I just, I mean, I don't know.

We're really going out there. Why don't you have Susan and I be your matrons of honor? No, I have to perform this to everybody. You can do bold. You just, yeah, you go boat. You have to wear half a dress, half, like half of a bride. Yeah, I've seen that. There's some good artists out there that can handle that for us.

Okay, so we're just at the big CMAs, and you saw a lot of other people that he used to have. I was there. It was so great seeing you guys in Nashville and all. Did you just have a great time? Oh, we had an amazing time. Unfortunately, he was only able to come the one day, but that was like the day to be there. and that's when you were there. And I mean, you, I didn't expect anything less.

But, oh, my gosh, I was trying to keep up with you. And, like, people say that we have a lot of energy. And I'm like, oh, my goodness. Like, she doesn't have to party. Oh, yeah, you're going for it. I never doubted it. But still, I'm as cool as this person. You do only go around once.

So, you know, you got to give it your best. But did you like seeing all your other Batsorn Nation folks? Oh, yeah. I mean, that was the first time I actually got to meet Kelsey, I think. Same. And so that was cool. And I got to meet Jen for the first time. So, I mean, it was all, it was all really cool to get to hang out with everyone and just get to, like, get to meet.

Did you guys go down? Did you guys go down? I can't remember for the, you know, for the front to the front of the. Yes. Yes, yes, yes. Was that just incredible? I mean, I could have. You took like so many photos for us.

We were dancing together. I know. I know. I just mean we were there at the front. We were there at the front. And it was so sweet. You're just like, I mean, I may have had a cocktail or two, so, you know, the memory's first thing to go. Same.

No, we were dancing with you. We had a great time. I remember it. I literally, I have to say, like, jelly roll came on. And when he started playing, I actually started crying. Like, that was, I mean, just the message of this song, I, I just relate to it a lot, which is my personal life and, you know, things going on that I've experienced with family and loved ones. And it's just like, when you hear the message he has, it just had such, it was so much love involved. Meaning.

Yeah. That is exactly the same thing. And it's just beautiful. And so I was just like, I mean. Did you know his story, Braden? Did you know his story? So I've been a fan of Jellier. I mean, I mean, my family, it was crazy.

Like, we went to go see him back in San Diego when it was like he came to play in this, this big old, like, for me, it was a big room. It was like one of those warehouses type thing. And it was probably like two, 300 people at this event or maybe more, maybe 400. I don't know. But it wasn't really, it wasn't as big as the CMAs. like a very small like standing shoulder to shoulder like just like sit neck like you know and it was just such a beautiful experience then um and his message and his music meant so much to me then and then you know being able to see him now and how he's grown was just it was beautiful i mean

the guy's amazing so i love life can change for anybody that's his message anybody can improve their life and turn it around and i love the fact that he never lost sight of who he was the entire time too you know i mean because fame changes people it does and it's just like he He stayed true to himself. And it was like, I think that's beautiful. It's like he's about, he's about what he's about. And he loves people and that's beautiful. Yeah, he's always been, I mean, he's from my neck of the woods.

And he's around all the time and like for years. And I was actually like a head caterer almost a decade ago now, like forever ago. And he, and so I catered at his wedding. And I just remember, like, he would be, you would always like be vlogging. He had his little video and he was just so nice. Like, you know, I was there as staff. And he's just like, oh, it goes above him. be on to just help out and move in chairs at his own wedding.

And I'm like, wow. Does that show you, though, that is what you just said, Christina, to me, when people show you who they really are and if the fame changes them, you know, it says something. It's about staying authentic. That's right. Stay authentic and your journey will be a lot more fun. Yes. So I have a big question, guys.

Is there anyone in Bachelor Nation, a. couple that you guys would double date with? Yes, of course. Is that the end of question? Okay, go ahead, yes. We'll stop there. We'll stop there. There's another part, but, or that you would consider relationship goals.

Like, who do you admire? Who would you like to double date with? That changes. Yeah. I think all of us, I mean, even the couples that you mentioned that we were just hanging out with in Nashville, I mean, absolutely love all them. That pretty much was like a triple quadruple date situation. And absolutely, I mean, everyone's just like we have this thing that we all have in common that brings us together.

And it's such a, you know, unique world that we relate to that brings us all together. But we're all so different. And it's funny because, you know, there are like, you know, this person was on that person's season and all here. But it's like, you know, now everyone's with who they're supposed to be with. And like, we don't even think of those things. But I think just as far as goals, we're all so different. Do you have a couple that you admire their relationship or how they? Well, as far as like wanting to go on a double date, we talked about going, we want to go to Austin.

And so you got to find a date and you got to be there as well. But we have this, we have this podcast on a comedy show. I know, I know. We have this comedy show that we want to go to and we've talked to Katie. Zach about going to that together. Oh, I love that. Okay, yeah, I'll get a date because, you know, in Nashville, don't think it went unnoticed that all y'all were together, the cute little couples and your cute little outfits.

And then Nancy and I were sitting there with our glass of wine going, yep, here we are again, all by ourselves. Here we are. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly, and now I'm seriously suspicious. Oh, wait a minute, Sam. maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast, so we'll find out soon. This person writes, my boyfriend has been hanging out with his young professor a lot.

He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now, he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Now, hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That sounds totally inappropriate. Well, according to this person, this is her boyfriend's former professor, and they're the same age. And it's even more likely that they're cheating. He insists there's nothing between them.

I mean, do you believe him? Well, he's certainly trying to get this person to believe him because he now wants them both to meet. So, do we find out if this person's boyfriend really cheated with his professor or not? To hear the explosive finale, listen to the OK Storytime podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. I never envision being with a woman. I'll just be honest.

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the cowboys it was so amazing just to look over because i mean he had put this all together and you know with the actual the girl that puts it on she's our friend and they've been messaging he's like it's going to be the great the greatest time and and it was and then but looking at him in the moment of his mom just having these three cowboys that are all younger than him younger than braided and i just like i see him like wait what did i do what did i do all right well listen we we always do susan i always do this question of the day um will you guys join us on it absolutely okay so we're going to need your your thoughts The today's question of the day is if someone asked your partner out, well, Susan, you and I are out of this one.

If someone asked your partner out, would you want to know and why, even if they didn't accept the date? I better not accept the date, but guys. Would you want to know? I mean, we'd have a whole other issues. Yeah. The second part makes it different. Yeah. No.

So let's just assume they said no. Okay. So, great, have you told Christina yet that I asked you. you out. Well, I was wondering, whenever, I'd forgotten that you were actually in your pajamas because, you know, we were talking, when we, when we joined on Instagram late night, we did like a little, what is that, live. Oh, I love your live stuff. I was late. I was, I was getting the coffee and I was coming to sit down. You're like, is this different than the last time I saw you? My pajamas? I'm like, excuse me? What did I miss? No, I was in bed. I love it when you guys go

live and so I tuned in and I thought oh shit they're going I'm in my you know I look at something the cat dragged in so you were like oh let's see I'm like oh hell no hell no you never looked like something like that you looked amazing and I am just I was so excited that we were doing that I love the spare of the moment lives like that but let's answer this question I would say let's assume you said no okay so we don't have to second guess the question I would want to know I mean I I don't know, it's weird for me. Like, I tell her, like, sometimes, like, when we go out to Broadway, go downtown Nashville, and it's like, we're walking around.

It's like, you see, I see guys all the time. I'm like, I'm like, I saw that. Like, I see, like, doing the whole, doing the whole head turn, like, as you walking by. And I'm like, I'll tell her out there, I'm like, yeah, baby, I know you got it. I know you got it like that. Work. And you know what? You can look at the menu all you want as long as you don't order off of it.

Yeah, I mean, hey, and I just, I mean, for me, I, I mean, I, I mean, I, I, I mean, I know I know I got a catch and I know guys are probably wanting to try. Hey, Brady, if somebody asked her out, would you want to know? Would you want her to come home and tell you? I mean, you know, I don't know. I think at this point, it's like, how is this, how is it happening? Because if it's online or something, I think we both kind of get a lot of, a lot of those kinds of things. And then that's kind of just, you know, laughable because obviously, like, either this person didn't do much of like, they're sitting mass messages to people because, you know,

You can clearly see we're in our relationship if you go to the profile. Isn't there a thing, not with you guys, but isn't there a thing? What's it called like plural, plurogamy or something? Polyogamy or, I don't know, it's Latin. We're not doing that. But I'm just saying that's, you know, that's the thing. But I would guess with the ring on your hand? No.

Some people don't care. But let's use the example. So the other night, whenever I was in Nashville, I like couldn't, believe it or not, I couldn't find where I parked my car. and I believe it And so I was like running around the block And he was working, he was working the night ship that night So he was not, wait, no, this was the first night

This was the night before we, yeah, this was one of the C-May nights And I knew where I parked, I just couldn't, the entrance that you come out of Was not the same place and I actually did remember And I went there and there was a man urinating And I'm like, ah! And so then I'm just like, it's late And I'm like going around the corner pretty quickly So I'm like, okay, I'm just now it's night and I'm by myself and I want to be safe and then I find the security guard and so I was like hey can I just stand

here for a second like I've got to look on my phone I took a picture where I parked or whatever and he's like yeah I was like and I feel I'm probably being paranoid but I feel like I'm being followed and you're security so I'm paranoid stay with me exactly is that fine yeah because he was like outside of whatever hotel or something like that and he's like yeah yeah no problem like absolutely he's nice and he's just like and I have my ring on all this and he's like so what are you doing later yeah like can I get your number yeah and I'm just like No. I just told you how freaked out I'm feeling. All this. And I was just like, wait a minute. Let's get down to brass tax. How old was he? And did you give him my number. That's why I was telling you. And this is why I was something. No, I don't remember that. I was so frustrated at the moment. But I did tell you about that. Because I mean, that's the last. I mean, and that's an example of a person that like, you could have looked at my hand, dude. But at the same time, we're not on social media. It wasn't like a direct, you know, hit to Braden. I think I would come home and tell my husband or my husband or my.

my fiance or my boyfriend. And I said, no, of course, but you should feel good. Yeah, it's a compliment. They don't look at it like that. I think I do. No, I don't really get offended by it. Like, for me, like, on top of it all, too, it's like, I just want to hear everything. I mean, it's like, I want to hear what she dreams about on here, you know, if she, you know, had a crazy thought during the day.

Is your dad alive? Okay, here's what I want to know. Christina, I want to know. What was it like dating? before going on The Bachelor and meeting Braden, what was it like when you were younger dating? I want to know, because you're beautiful. You're absolutely gorgeous.

Oh, thank you. They both don't. So, no, that's a good question. He's very, he's, he's, I, yeah, and you said it earlier. You said, I got a catch, too, and I will absolutely. Yeah, I didn't know if you heard me say that, but guys will always say, oh, I'm so, look, I got a catch. But, you know what, Braden, she's lucky, too. She got you.

Now, back to the question at hand, Christina. Talk to me about dating when you were younger. I'm not letting you off the hook. So, I mean, I, yeah, I was married before, and so I didn't really, I mean, I missed a lot, I think. I was like, whenever I was ready to date, I'm like, let's go on The Bachelor. So I think I missed a lot, luckily, and in my, you know, from the stories that I live through for my friends, I didn't have to do so much of that. But I also at the same time, I did have my fair share of dates. I think, I don't know, it would always be, like, online.

So it wasn't any kind of, like, blind dates or anything like that. What does Braden have that some of those men that you met or dated? Or your ex-husband or your ex-partner. I want to know, how's he different? Night and day. I mean, keep it, you know, keep it A-Raden. So I got married at 19. I got married at 19.

I got married at 20. Oh, you didn't? Okay. Well, hmm. I think the whole, I'm from Nashville, I'm Southern, and I think that that is something I don't look for in a man now, like, that I realize that would be the difference. And so I think like the whole, like just the energy that we had like from the start is really what just I was attracted to, like the energy that we had together. And I think that, you know, you can, you can look at someone and think that they'd be a great partner and a great husband or whatever, but maybe not for you. And I think us together was what was so different.

I don't know. And how's it feel being a step in, you come right in and you're a dad, Braden. How's that? It's been one of the hardest, hardest things I've ever had to know in my life. I love it. I absolutely love Blakely. But it's insane because there's no break. How old is Blakely?

How old is she? Seven. Oh, she's seven and she's every bit of 20 or every bit. of 13. She is a disastrous little and it is like I mean everything is just why?

Why? Oh, you didn't have to do that. Well, because you know, why should you get to tell her what to do? Like why?

No. I and the thing is, I mean, she, but I want to cut her some slack too though because she really does like accommodate well. Like she has been like

she listens very well. I mean, there's been some growing pains and some stuff that we've had to navigate and go through. It's not just. spent for everyone. At the end of the day, at the end of day, when it comes to me and her, it's like, I want to show her that, like, for me, like, I mean, just in general, my biggest love of language is hanging out and spending time together. And so it's like, well, all you time is my biggest love language. And it's like, I want to show her that it's like, hey, like, I'll always, like, be here for you to hang out. I'll always be here to, like, listen. I'll always be here to spend time with you. And, like, show her that I'll be consistent in that area. And so, like, I've tried to be consistent in those areas and just like, I'm going to cry. I'm going to cry what you're saying.

there for her. Has she chilled with you? Has she comfortable? Now, do you see a difference than from the beginning when you first arrived? Oh, 100%.

I mean, 100%. I mean, it's like I can have a conversation with her. And I mean, she'll give me sass and she's not, she's not going to get me anything.

Like that's, yeah, she's not going to. And she's my offspring. Yeah. But what you said is so true because I know, you know,

this Susan married my son and his wife back in March and she has, his wife has, three sons from a from another marriage yeah so they have four between him his daughter my granddaughter who's five and and then these other three so i'm a step-grandmother now you know i just inherited three more um but what you said is so true and i don't think i learned it early enough children uh learn by what they see you do not by what you tell them and i mean really it gives me

goosebumps what you just said the fact that you spend quality time with her and she's going to see that you're there. It doesn't matter if you tell her you're going to be there. It's what you're doing. And that's just, I mean, you just get an A on your forehead for stepdad. That is amazing. I mean, I loved you before. Now, I even love you more. Nah, what are we going to do with them? I know.

What are we going to do with them? How's it feeling that? Your relationship being so public. Like, do you wish you had some privacy as far as your family life and well, Blakely, Blakely, you can't stand it. It's so funny. It's new to learn, actually,

from her. I'm still not sold, but that's how she's all like, you know, she thinks she has a YouTube channel since she's for, she, anytime there's camera, she's like, hey guys, and just I'm like, who she's like, he's like, she's learning from what she sees, just like he said. She loves the attention. So she loves attention, but when it's,

like, people will come up to us and be like, oh, Braden Christina, like, hi, nice to meet you. And it's like, Blakely's like, why they're always coming up to you? Why can't we have family time? She's jealous. I'm telling you. I don't think that she hates the... It's not about her.

She's like, okay. And she'll like hop in to, like, for a while, she would grab the camera. She's like, I'll take it. And everyone's like, thank you so much. And so she'd take it and she'd take one and be blur. I'm like, okay, you can get your friend to take it also. But now, you know, she's, I think she's like,

probably not coming up to me. Do you guys, like, bring her in and say, and this is? Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. And I'm like, well, if she wants to, I don't want to make it, you know, push it up to me up. honor, but I'm like, if you want to, hop in, do it. And I don't really ask the people. I'm like, you know, you might have kids better or not. All right. So I have, I have another question.

You guys, obviously, you know, Bachelor in Paradise and then that was over and you all reached out. But I'm curious because Susan and I talk about this. I think people, I don't think, people misjudge me and have different opinion of me than who I really am. What about you guys? Braden, do you feel like you've been, you know, misunderstood the things that people read on line? Like, has that affected you? What do you think about what people say? Or do you not even pay attention? I mean, honestly, at the end of day, people can make, people make their opinions based on the information they have. And so it's like, when I look at the information they had of, you know, what they saw of me, I mean, you only see such a small part of us.

You only see such a small part of any of us. And so it's like, people aren't going to see my day-to-day interactions. They're not going to see how I, you know, treat people on the daily. They're not going to see how I am with my family. They're not going to see all those things that are important factors in determining who a person is so it's like for me i think people are quick to make make um like full opinions on our character and like stuff like that i understand someone but it's like you know that's that's part of the fun of the show and so i mean by all by all means power to them if they want to do that like i like you know they can do it but i i don't really think it has any sort of weight with me uh just because it's like i know who i am like i know all the

aspects of myself. I just saw, we watched this movie last night, the Inside Out two, a couple nights ago. And it's like, it's like inside out too. Do you know what I'm talking about? It's like emotion. I thought, isn't there, is there another inside out? Because I feel like I just came. The new one just came out. I haven't, I saw the first one, not the second one. Yeah, they're both good. Same thing. There was a concept though in there that I thought was so beautiful. And it's like we are like who we are is an accumulation of like all our experiences. And it was just like, I mean, that might be reading a little bit deep to it. But I just like, yeah. Maybe you're over 50. No, seriously. By the end of it, it was so funny.

We're all there just like on the couch. And we were just like crying. The credits are rolling. And we're like, Blakely go to bed and fast bedtime. And we're like, okay, so let's talk about because you always like, you know, what was your favorite? What did you learn or whatever it is? And kind of talk about whatever it is we watched, especially with Blakely. And, you know, because we have their opinion. And apparently I'm not allowed to talk when the movie's on now. I realize. He's like stop, stop explaining it. I'm like, I'm not during the movie. You're going to miss something.

Yeah. You can play the movie. Well, no, that's, yeah. Cardinal rule. Cardinal rule, Christina. No talking during the movie. I know. I got a zip it, Christine. What do you do there? Zip it. But no, so we're like, okay, we take a moment. I'll practice. I need some work with it. But we came upstairs and then we got ready for bed. And then we both like, then we both just like to start spilling our opinions like we didn't even plan it or anything we're just like we thought it was so deep we got it on even on deeper level and he's like yeah 100 percent i agree and i thought about that but then also think about how it said this here i'm like wow and i'm like this movie's like aimed towards five-year-olds but we got deep with it

i love it you know what they're doing you know what they're doing making us jealous what well that's not always i mean she's got her hand on her shoulder i can put my hand on my head um uh whatever But we talk all the time about communication and everything. I can just see you guys. People can't see you, but you physically communicate with each other. You're clearly verbally communicating with each other. And that's what makes a good strong relationship. I think you're going to make it.

Yes. We're wondering. We're going to ask you. No, I absolutely agree. And believe it or not, I, in relationships in the past, I mean, you had the question before, I think I didn't realize, you know, how important that is. And I tend to actually bottle up a lot.

And he absolutely notices when I am. You can bottle up during movies. During the movie, Christina, you can bottle it up. Fine. That's only time I'm like, hey, bud, practice that thing. All right. So I have a question. I don't know if I can ask this.

Are you going to have, do you guys want more kids? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I think, you know, we have to. For sure. At least eight more. Oh, no.

No. No, just kidding. Not that. Yeah, no, I love the fact that you guys communicate so well. And Breden, I have to hand it to you. You are so open with your emotions, and that is a quality that women adore in a man. Am I right, Christina? I mean, he shares what he feels.

I mean, I'm sure it's hard on her sometimes, though, because from the moment, it's like, sometimes I can share how I feel in the moment. And I think that, like, depending on the moment, it can change because it's like, I feel like we're constantly changing. and so it'll be like, I think that maybe, I don't know, but I appreciate that. I do. I really do. I just, I wouldn't compliment you both of you. Don't change. Don't change.

I mean, when you told us, I don't even know if we have time, but Braden, the story of being on the boat. He goes, God, I can't die because I haven't told her, her being Christina, that I love her and want to spend the rest of my life with her. When I heard you said that, Braden, I literally, I decided, you know what, if he's ever online at 11.30 at night, I'm going to join his life in my life. pajamas. That was an amazing thing, though. Honestly, I just thought, oh my God, this is an amazing man. Oh, my God. You're both amazing. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly, and now I'm seriously suspicious. Oh, wait a minute, Sam. Maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast, so we'll find out soon. This person writes, my boyfriend has been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't

is a problem, but I don't trust her. Now he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Now hold up, isn't that against school policy? That sounds totally inappropriate. Well, according to this person, this is her boyfriend's former professor and they're the same age. It's even more likely that they're cheating. He insists there's nothing between them. I mean, do you believe him? Well, he's certainly trying to get this person to believe him because he now wants them both to meet. So, do we find out if this person's boyfriend really cheated with his professor or not? To hear the explosive finale, listen to the Okay Storytime podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

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sit here and talk about it and give these people some advice. you in let's do it i'm in kathy you want to go okay this one the first one is from anonymous who is age 26 from miami hi there i am writing in anonymously because oh my god i am so embarrassed my boyfriend recently invited me to meet his family for the first time and i was very nervous to meet his notoriously stuck-up mom i was on my best behavior all day and tried to warm her up to me all the stress got to me though and i had to run to the bathroom in his parents house multiple times stress always gives me stomach aches i think you know where this is going oh i clogged the toilet in your guest bathroom and tried to plunge it but had no success i didn't want to say anything in the moment because i felt i feel like

that would have been a horrible first impression to make on his family no calling a plumber from your cell phone is because that's so we left that night and i still haven't said anything am i going to take this to my grave and just hope his family thinks it was something else, or someone else? Or do you think they know it's me and they're talking about me behind my back? I want to crawl into a hole just writing this. Thank you for any advice here.

Wow. I think that is beautifully honest. It didn't over flow. Nobody knew. Yeah. I honestly, I mean, I would own up to it. I mean, I'd be telling everybody. It would be funny. I think it's a story that you're going to tell at Thanksgiving in 10 years.

Yeah. And then, no, yeah, you can't get rid of me now. And the embarrassment, you know, it's still, it's going to be a good story. And you're like, hey, you know, I'm, what are you thankful for? I'm thankful for you guys never finding out about the time. And then it probably is, you know, they're like, we knew the entire time. We loved you anyway. What if the mother-in-law is still little?

Wait a minute. Exactly. I want to go back to that part of this question. Shit, this poor, this child that gets diarrhea at the thought of meeting her mother or soon-div-mother-law says. No, clogged wouldn't be diarrhea. Oh, excuse me. that was a big one gap it was a big one gap it could be toilet paper well you're courtesy flush next time honey flush while you're doing oh jeez louis

honestly that's a good advice i i i would say that's the advice courtesy wait but notoriously stuck up mom like do you see that there i would say you know she said it though she hadn't even met her yet and she had been you know warned and it's you know notorious everyone's knowing that and talking about it and so i think yeah i mean there's obviously you know stomach issues getting nervous that's going to happen but like you know were you acting like is that yourself would you normally tell people if that happened like Susan and I would I would tell everybody it would be funny I'd be calling Susan from the bathroom hey I didn't courtesy flush I'm screwed you're not gonna believe what's happening here I would

I would but I would have been mortified I think I mean I mean I don't know because you're nervous meeting them for the first yeah yeah I've had a situation like that happened and I just I come out and I was like so guys um we might not want to use that not literally I think because I mean it's real like that's real life exactly I think sometimes we caught up with everything needing to be perfect and like we want everything we want everyone to love us we want everything like there's going to be people that don't like you there's going to be people you can't please and it's like I would encourage you to not spend you know spend so much of your energy trying to please her and it's like be yourself

And if she doesn't love you, that's okay. As long as your boyfriend loves you, that's all that matters. Yeah, I got to say, though, my mother-in-law, my mother-in-law did not like me. And I don't know why, but she didn't, well, I do know why. She had one son and I married him. Right. Well, here's my advice, I think, on the situation. I think she should reach out to the mother-in-law one-on-one, whether a phone or anything, and tell her.

And then that's like, you know, hell Mary. Like, look, I want. I respect you, and I just couldn't keep this in any longer. I was embarrassed in the moment, maybe, and be human to her. And then it's a Hail Mary. Maybe, you know, then it's going to be confronting her. And it could go either way. I think that's my advice.

I love it. I love Christina. That is the Southern Bell's advice. The Northern Yankee, right here, me. I would buy her a bowl of Lysol toilet bowl cleaner and wrap it up and give it to her for Christmas. Say, just thought you might need this sometimes. I would wait for Christmas dinner and share the story.

Okay, moving right along. Good luck, honey. And do courtesy flush, have a conversation with her if you think she has any kind of a sense of humor. She'll enjoy it. Yes. She might remember when she was embarrassed once, you know, you never know. Right. Okay, this one's from Torrey, age 49 from Scottsdale.

Hello, ladies. Hope you're having a nice week. My friends and I adore your podcast. Thank you. I wanted to write in about my teenage daughters and my new husband. My ex-husband and I got a divorce five years ago, and I remarried a wonderful guy last year. It's all been lovely except that my teen daughters are not taking to him at all. They hardly wanted to come to our wedding.

He has tried getting involved in their interest and spending time with them, but they completely write him off because he is not their dad. The girls still have a relationship with their dad. and he and I are on decent terms. I'm not sure how to get them to welcome my husband into our family. Do you guys have any advice for me on how to get teenage girls to accept my new husband? Teen girls can be so tough and I just want them to hopefully be happy that I am so much happier now. Thank you so much.

Love you, ladies. You can't force it. That's a great question. Yeah, exactly. Exactly. I mean, I think you probably have a lot to say about this. And I think going the route of how we've talked about with Blakely, like, it's not about her liking you. And I mean, I think you could definitely go that route. And then, you know, oh, we're going to go, you know, suck up to her and all this. But that's not what you want. You're actually going to be parenting. It's a little bit different, I guess, with the teen girls. But I think just what I love so much that you've said so much about Blakely is like you're going to show her that you are there and you're going to keep, you're not going anywhere. and that's ultimately, you know, the situation. And so, like, you know, not to, you know, he's already done the things to go out of his way. It seems to be nice and sweet.

And I see room, I mean, maybe this is my personal experience too, like growing up and stuff. Like, there's room for maybe arguments within the relationship with her and her husband that she, you know, I think she needs to preserve that too. Yeah. Because she's probably feeling like a bridge in between the daughters. But what would you say as far as much? They're teenagers. They have a whole different mind. Yeah.

The brain is weird. It just takes time. That's what I was going to say. It just takes time. And I mean, my dad married. My stepmom was great. And we were teenagers. It just takes time.

And talking to the kids and saying, this, this, you know, Joe, whatever his name is, is not replacing your dad. It's just. And, but I think, I think the mom has to demand respect from the kids. You will, you don't have to like him. I think hope you'll grow. to let you know they have to have that conversation i hope you'll grow to like him i love him he makes me happy i hope i hope that you see that but you will respect him because that is just an expectation in my mind that has to be mad she said it was a year so maybe they were upset that their parents

divorced to begin with and then mom falls in love and gets married in the year how dare she yeah well for them yeah wait till dad gets a girlfriend that maybe they'll come around a little bit That's a good. It's a hard situation, but I think just sticking to, like, this is the situation. I'm not choosing him over you girls. And I'm not, you know, and you're also not going to get me on your side against him either. There's no one, you know, we're going to. It sets the ground rules.

Yeah. Yes, exactly. What do you think, what do you think, Braydon? I mean, I would say, I mean, you guys already hit the nail on the head with all of it. It's like you can't force it. I mean, and the thing is, it's about, it's kind of like what we were talking about before. It's about showing up.

It's like keep showing up. And it's like, be there for them. them that you love them and show them that you care. I mean, one of the biggest things I've told Christina is it's like, I love Blakely. Like Blakely is a part of you and I love you. And so because of how much I love you and not how much of that, like I, you know, I care about Blakely as well. Yeah, just keep going, Braden.

Just keep it going. You know, we don't have, we got nothing here. You're killing us here. No, but anyway. I'm just glad righting that she's only seven and you're not dealing with a 14 year old with, you know, getting her period and going through. emotional you'll have that yet to come but you already have been in our life for seven years so yes we do have that advantage for yeah and i and i definitely get that and i mean i would just say though like

i mean you can't like you can't change people's feelings people are going to have to come to come to you it's like you know and um i would just like i said just encouraging to show up demand respect give respect you know that's the biggest thing is it's like it's not just about respecting you because you know you're her stepfather or it's not just respecting it's it's respecting it's respecting it because you're another human being like you offer me the common decency that you would offer a stranger i'll give you the same respect and then it from there see if you can have a relationship beyond that and it's like you know sometimes you can't you can't force someone to have a friendship or relationship with you write a book right i love it christina say say you were in this

okay and your daughter was doing that what would you how would you handle it yeah so i think i think it's meant so much like i like i'd mentioned like him just saying like the goal isn't for her to like me and I I try to always check myself and make sure because I do a lot of like bridging of explaining like I think he means this and she means that and I think you know stay out of it let them let them do it I need to zip it I need to zip it see wait I just interrupt for one second yeah zip it not the best phrase in the world it makes sense I definitely need more of it my life see you can use it for anything out there y'all listen to that zip it is useful okay carry on yes

putting on your pants, you're like, every day, you're zipping. Yes, but no, I think for me, just, I think you're always going to need to stay, check yourself, stay true to yourself, no matter who you are in the situation. You're the daughters, you're the stepdad, you're the mom. Are you staying true to yourself? Because if not, and you're trying to overly accommodate other people, that might be okay. It wears on you, yeah. It wears, and then it's going, okay, then let's say everything works out,

and it's all, you know, best case scenario, and everyone's have been the best time, and you're having a party. And then you're like, well, wait a minute. I'm not even like, I've been running around and now let me explode. So I think time, keep showing up as yourself. And I mean, I think there's a feeling of guilt probably for everyone involved. And I mean, even maybe the mom for, you know, their dad not being there and her being happy and stuff now. But like, you can't you can't give that away.

Like you're human and just keep showing up and you like know you're doing what is you. you too? How old are you guys? Hey, I'm older than him. 26. How old? I'm 28. I'm 29. You're how old thing? He keeps reminding me. 26. Holy smokes. I cannot.

We had Daisy on. We had Kelsey on. You guys, forgive me for saying young, but from where I sit, you know, you're young. But you're so mature, you guys, your thoughts and your interpretation of life and your viewpoints are just amazing. I'm so impressed. thank you and i wish you luck i think you should just continue loving your new husband and loving your daughters that's that's all that we could say that's all you can't do yeah i mean just just do it ain't nothing to say well you guys you have been fabulous and i'm so glad i got to see you again i'd like to go out to dinner and have a few drinks with you but this was they are

so fun they are and brayden they can dance both of them they can oh yeah They can dance. We always, we always, yeah. I'm a big, you can't see it. Yeah, sorry. A little shimmy. Here is dangling earring. You know, we don't have the dangles on or else you would hear him.

I know, I was, Braden, I was looking at you going like, why does he look different? His hair's back. Oh, no. You know, the a earrings, I noticed immediately. Let me just tell you on them the dangle in the ear pod thing. I'm just telling you, if you liked older women, Braden, I have thousands of pairs of dang. I think I told you that before. We could have, I mean, if earrings were what all it took and you didn't care about age or anything else.

Well, you mentioned the Polly thing earlier. Is this one? Oh, she's just stepping in quietly. There you go. Oh, wait. Hold on. Kathy, zip it. I thank you guys again.

You need to get with those Ziploc. You need to get with like that zip lock bags. I told her that to try. You need to reach out. You need to tell you. I know we're wrapping up and stuff. But are you ladies looking forward to the, for lack of a better word, leftovers from the season coming on.

Susan, I take nobody's sloppy seconds. I'm telling you that. I want to go over and pick one. Wait a minute. I thought you and I were going to say we're going to trample each other, getting to see who gets there first. But since you just, but since Susan, you all heard it,

she's not taking sloppy seconds. I'm not taking sloppy seconds. Joan can only take one. That's right. And you know what? There are going to be however many other fabulous guys. So reach out to me. I'm available.

I don't view you as sloppy seconds. Hopefully they'll, come up with another show with the leftovers from both shows. Aren't we all leftovers, you guys? Yeah. Right? I love me a leftover. Okay. Okay. Honestly, leftovers are the best.

Yes, I love leftovers. I don't know anything about leftovers. If I'm leftovers, I'm going to be some leftover pizza, you know what I'm saying? Oh, God, yes. Oh, that was coming to food. Cold meatballs right out of the refrigerator. Oh, please. Okay, well, why are you all thinking about what you're eating?

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Now, he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That seems inappropriate. Maybe find out how it ends by listening to the OK Storytime podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. The U.S. Open is here and on my podcast, good game with Sarah Spain. I'm breaking down the players, the predictions, the pressure, and of course, the honey deuses,

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