Life with Nat - EP209: Scraping the Barrel #39 - Will you marry me?

Episode Date: March 16, 2026

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Hello everybody. Welcome to Life With Nat. I hope you're all really, really good. Welcome to any new listeners as well. I've never done that. I've never welcomed any new listeners, so I thought I would today. I am joined by my fiancé Mark in an episode of scraping the barrel again. You're all right, sweetheart? Yeah. Yeah, good. You look very handsome today. Do I? That's really nice of you to say that. Yeah. You look lovely. Go on, you're going to say something. Do I look lovely? Or was it just sort of you just batted back a comment. That sort of, yeah.

You got a little red mark on your neck. All right, thanks for pointing it out. I know, I just wondered what it was. Because I'm lazy today. I'm working once we've done this. Yep. And I just used my beard trim. Oh, I see.

Fine. It's just gone a bit red. It'll go down, though. Yeah. Fine. Yeah, it just looks a bit of a mess. I mean, I still look a bit of a mess now, really. It looks really nice.

Honest. Okay. So? It's very red. It is, yeah. Oh, hang on a minute. Oh no. Why does this really aggravate me?

I'm doing my selfie of the day. I know it really aggravates me. I'm sorry, I don't know why. I know. Have you explained what this is? Every day Mark has chosen and decided to do a selfie of the day and at the end of the year he's going to put them all together. You know, you see that do-d-d-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-d-d-d-and someone's selfie throughout the year.

But when he does it, it gives me the ick, as we were talking about icks last week. Well, I don't really do selfies. No. But I've sort of got used to it now. It'd be nice to have a few pictures together at some point, wouldn't it? Yeah, definitely. Good. I've been in a few selfies of the day, haven't I, behind you and stuff?

A couple, yeah. I'm not sure how it's going to look. I need to sort of trial it, really. It's just going to be me ageing over a year, which might be a bit sort of... Yeah, I wonder why you've decided to do it, really? I don't know. I just... I tell what it is.

Have you seen someone else do it? No, not really. I don't think so. Right. I think I've seen the opposite. it, like a photograph of what someone's doing each day. Okay. It's a bit more creative, really, and something that, I mean, maybe I should be doing that.

A photo that says, I was doing this today. So it would be like a photo of you at your microphone if it was what I've just done. I see. Probably better. Isn't there an app that does, like, your selfie, it does like two photos? Yes, I think so. Does like you and... Whatever else you can.

That's probably a more sophisticated version that maybe I should have used. And the other problem I've got is yesterday, for example, I forgot. I reckon Have we spoken about this before? I don't know Or am I having major deja vu? But if you're a new listener Is he's new to you

So you've not only welcomed For new listener You've also given a bit of information Well, I have Well, I have to say That it aggravates me And I've really got no patience for it What me taking a selfie?

I think it's a complete waste of time And if you've got time to do that Good luck to you You wait until I start editing it That'd be a fun couple of days Fantastic Perhaps you could paint those wardrobe doors before you sit down and do the editing of the selfies.

Perhaps you might go and find the yellow pages. Yellow pages? That would be good, wouldn't it? Do they still do yellow pages? I've got quite no idea. I think Yale, isn't it now? It's like an online directory, yeah. The yellow pages was great, wasn't it?

It's great for the environment, wasn't it? Imagine how many trees they were responsible for. Do you anybody have the kiss? The kiss? I remember the wood. Do you remember the one with the polished wood? With a scratch. This is a nostalgia subject.

Wasn't that Yellow Pages? The Yellow Pages, there was a whole advert where I was very young. I'm sure it was like this boy like the girl, but the girl was much taller than him, maybe like the year above. And he stood on the Yellow Pages. And he got yellow pages, stood on it and kissed her. Yes. I think it's that.

But wasn't there one also? What was the advert where there was a scratch in the wood? Oh, you're right, yes. And there was a big dent in the woods. Yeah. That's in my mind. Yes. Was that yellow pages?

I think it was. In their old house, when I grew up, there was like a thing, you know, like the thing you had your phone on, the house phone. So as you walked in the house, there was this little wooden cabinet. Cabinet, basically. But I think it was almost like a coal scuttle. There was a front drawer that pulled down and it sort of lent out. So I always remember that in there was the Thompson directory. in the yellow pages.

Yeah. And it was really heavy. So as a kid, you'd pull this thing and this drawer would, like, fall down where the house phone was. So funny. It's talking to someone at work about it. Do you remember, like, I'd phone my mate at school, and I didn't want to stand by the unit. So I'd get the phone and sort of read an extension lead. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

And I'd then get on the stairs. That's it. I'd sit on the stairs as well. And I'd be sat on the stairs, on the phone. Yeah, I'd be at the bottom of the stairs. Quietly, you know. But I was really lucky because my mum had a phone in her bedroom. Mum and Dad's bedroom.

So I'd go to the top of the house most evenings and sit up there. But then I could hear them picking the phone up. Yes. I'd be like, oh, I think someone's, and they'd be like, it's nearly an hour, get off the phone. You'd have to put the phone down and start again. Yeah. Because it would charge, wouldn't it?

Yes. An hour. That's right. She'd have to keep an eye on it. There was a BT's thing where it was like free for an... But when I think about Eliza, being on FaceTime and video to her friends of an evening, it's no different. I was on the phone all night long.

All night long in my mum's bedroom. In my mom's bedroom there was a baker-light phone You know the ringy ones Yeah yeah yeah The ringy ones The ones of the ring you put your finger in Yes yeah Yeah there's one of those

That was good They're quite collectible now those Joni had like one of those To play with But they're worth quite a lot of money Maybe I think we've seen a few actually When we've been out and about

In charity shops Because we do like to pop into the old vintage charity shops When we're on our travels Don't we? Yeah I don't think they're overly expensive Or are you talking about

the really old, no, not that one. Not that one. That's a classic, aren't that? Yeah. Derek Trottow had one, didn't they? He did. He used to wander around, didn't he?

It's brilliant. Absolutely brilliant that. I had a fantastic, a lovely gentleman, cab driver the other day. I think he said he was Jamaican, but he came over here in 1990, and he was banging on, and he said he'd learn all of his language

from Only Fools and Horses. And he was saying how much he loved Elboy and Rodney, and he was a lovely man. And he was saying, he really, and he was doing all kind of the slang, and he was brilliant. But you often hear that. You hear that soaps, Only Fools and Horses or sitcoms. A lot of people who have come to live in this country have learnt language from those shows.

It's fascinating. Do you mean the slang or English in general? No, English in general. Learn English from Only Fools and Horses. And soap. EastEnders and stuff, you hear that. I mean, it's not a great start at all. But why specifically those programs?

Surely it would just be from television in general? No, apparently not because. It's that sort of life. I don't know. They just, they do. People do. I have heard about, you know, AQI, Australian questionative intervention.

No. Now that is something that people that have listened to this pod will remember me mentioning about a year or so ago. Oh, I do. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I do. But through watching Neighbours and Home and Away, that you start speaking as if you are a bit like the nieces. Like we do.

Yeah. So asking it in. the tone of a question. So you go up at the end of a statement. Yes. It sounds like a question, but it isn't a question. Australian questionative intervention. Very good.

Attributed to neighbours. Loved a bit of neighbours. I worked on neighbours. I know you did. It's good that. I've done neighbours. When they were over here, London, yeah. It's crazy, isn't it?

Yeah, it's crazy. Who was I listening to the other day? I think it might have been Denise Van Outen. Was Denise on, yeah, she was on Scott Mills' morning show? and she was in it. She was in neighbours for ages, but in Australia. I vaguely remember that. She's madness, I didn't know,

because obviously it's a bit later on. I stopped watching it really when in sort of the olden days. Well, do you remember before I worked on that neighbour's scene, which was a few years ago now, that was maybe 10 years ago, before I worked on it, we watched it, and it was like scene after scene after scene

didn't recognise anyone. No. All of a sudden, like Toadies in it. Yeah. He's that the longest running person in it, I think. Harold Bishop. Was he in it?

Yeah, Toadfish. Harold Bishop, wasn't? No, Harold. Havard died, didn't he? I think so, yeah. Yeah, Mrs. Mangal. You lost me there. Oh, no, we've had this conversation.

We don't remember Mrs. Mangel? We are definitely revisiting old ground here. Oh, that's good, though. Very, very good. Good old days. What else have you been doing this week? Very busy week it's been, isn't it? Quite pleased for the week to be over and up.

It's Saturday morning, which is nice. It feels lovely to do an early morning pod. But, yeah, the weekend. I haven't got you with me today, which is a shame. Well, you know, I've got working late. Mm-hmm. Last time I was on park at Park Lane. Yes.

We were staying there for my birthday. And now I'm there to do a little job. To do a job. So, yeah, I'm working there, doing a corporate. Do you ever get the feeling like I do, which becomes stronger as I get older, that when I get up and I've been up for about an hour, I feel what the day is. So today really feels like a Saturday.

It feels like a very nostalgic Saturday. I don't know why. I don't know if it's spring coming. I think spring. It's a nice day outside. It's sunny. Nice day, sunny. But it feels like a Saturday.

I do know what you mean. So sometimes it's Thursday, but it will feel like a Tuesday. And I just wondered if you understand that. I do. But I wonder if you're attributing the aesthetics of the day to it being Saturday. It's almost a feeling I get. What I mean by that, I went out earlier and it's beautiful.

It's very, very sunny. Yeah. And I know exactly what you mean. And it sort of felt like Saturday. but I think that's because I'm recalling, you know, weekends where I've been at home. Normally I'm working on a Saturday. But that's why I think it really feels weird. It feels like the weekend because you're here this morning.

Right. Also, so that's nice. Yes, I don't you mean. I mean, maybe it's a really boring shit subject, but does anyone agree with me? Sometimes it can be Monday and it feels like the middle of the week and you think, gosh, it's only Monday. I just think it's a really interesting subject and why do we feel like that? Do you know what it could be?

It could be the fact. But today, you're at home, I'm at home, Eliza's at home, Joan is at home. Because if it was a weekday, it would just be you at home. Yeah, but I don't think it is... Honestly, I don't think it is that.

I'm not sure. I think it might have something to do with it. There's still days of the week forgetting this Saturday jargon that we're having at the moment where it will be a Wednesday and even

Joni said it the other day she said today feels like a Thursday doesn't it mummy I said it does

it does feel like a Thursday I don't know what to say it's an interesting subject let me know 077

2828 2019 1919 do you understand what I mean I'd love to hear from you a lot of people are going to concur but I just want

that your stories what makes a Tuesday feel like a Tuesday Is there an expert that could come on and maybe answer this? A lot of my book was about days of the week and how they make you feel. I must read that at some point.

That would be quite nice. Oh, I mentioned in it. A couple of times. No. Sally Gander, what a lovely name. Sally Gander from Brentwood is currently at Arthur's seat south of Melbourne. Is that like Arthur's bench?

Well, it's Arthur's seat. But she sent us a picture of a Maxibon. Ah, lovely. There you go. Yeah. So you're being thought of all around the world. Claire, who sent me the Maximon photo when she was away a couple of weeks ago, I've been working with a lot of this week.

I think she was a bit disappointed with her shout-out. Why? I don't know. She said, oh, it's quite fleeting. What do you want, Claire? Do you want me to do? I think maybe Emma could put a photo of Claire up, you know, like with the Maxibon. I don't know.

Honest, people don't know for one or not, don't they? I'm joking. I hope you well, Claire. I do miss you. Nice to see you in the mornings or afternoons and say a big hello and see how you are. How's your piano going? That's what I want to know. It's going well. Is it? Yeah, it's quite often. It's amazing actually. It's tinkering away there in the studio. Yeah. I miss that. No, I hope you well. I hope that's better for you, Claire. Jesus Christ. We've had a lovely message here from Lou. As I've still got major FOMO, I've just booked two tickets for Hartford and I'm going to wrote my bestie in for a girly Sunday road trip to Hartford.

Cannot wait, and that's from Lou. Lou, I'm very pleased you are making yourself, you know, get down. Get down to Hertfordshire. Get down to the north of Hartfordshire and see a show of ours. I can't remember Lou which one you couldn't get to. Can't remember if you're up north or not. You must remind me because I haven't got a voice note here, and I'm sure you've sent me one ages ago.

But let me know where you're coming from and I look forward to seeing you. We're very looking forward to Hartford. Not going to lie, because it's 10 minutes up the road. So it'll be absolutely marvellous. How do you know Lou's not from Hartford? No, no, she's not because she's having a road trip, a Sunday road trip. Well, if some of your family or anything to go by, she could be two miles away. That is true.

That's a big journey for some of them. That's slog to Eleus House, I mean. No, Elliot's house is really close. Yeah. But it does always make me laugh when Roe Roe says that her mum lives aged away. It cracks me up. Yes. It's brilliant.

Yeah. It's like, oh, it's a bit around the houses, and it's a bit, it's 15 minutes up the road. We don't realise how lucky we are. The proximity between us all is madness, but very funny. So, Lou, thank you. Hartford is at the Beam Theatre. It's the 24th of May. It's a Sunday afternoon.

So I think it's selling really quickly. So if you do fancy it, get online and have a look. www. www. www. Lifewithnat. com club. Tickets are there.

you could go straight to Hartford Beam's website and grab a couple. Is that the next live show? No. Leeds. What date's leads? Sunday the 22nd. That's the next one, eh? That's going to be good.

The wardrobe, it's called. That's next Sunday. Yeah, Sunday. Oh, wow. You're in Italy. Hey, bello. Ciao. Comiste.

Do you want to do a bit of Italian? Shall I help you? Would you like to know the basics, a little lesson? When you speak a Italian? And I've heard this from Italians who have agreed with me. Yeah. It's the equivalent of Del Trotter speaking French. Well.

Seriously. I'm not being rude. I've had people agree with that. No, I'm not going to have that because... I will never forget the bus journey. Right. But you're speaking in broken Italian. I was.

No one's got a clue. And there people sat next to me who speak fluent Italian. They were like, what is she saying? Well, why didn't they pipe up then? That was a good question. But it's true. They should have piped up, shouldn't they? Yeah.

We were doing this in a string. and Destro and trying to get somewhere, right and left. I was helping him with a Google map. I was the one who got us to Dominic and Annalisa's wedding venue. Yeah. By talking my broken Italian to the man who went to get a large minibus for us. So I don't think I did too bad. That's a story to be told at some point.

That is a story to be told. Yes. Perhaps we'll do that. I might get my hair done on one of these one day up here and Becky can be on as well because she was there. What a story Goodness me I'll save that for you

We have a very good story About getting into my nephew Dominic Maria and Elias Brothers wedding venue It all went a bit Pete Tong We were chatting away on a train We went the wrong way We were in the middle of nowhere

But I'll save it And maybe we can get a couple of people Who were on the trip with us I think we got on the wrong train No we didn't I think we did No we didn't We kept going

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Project Hail Mary. Only beaters March 20th. Hi Nat, hope you in the family are well. I am an illustration student. How lovely. Illustration student. Is that not just an art student then? No, obviously not.

Well, no, she's obviously doing a course in illustration as opposed to fine art. Or it's different. No, no, fair enough. I wanted to say how much I love listening to the podcast when I'm busy in the printmaking studio at uni. It always makes me smile. I'm particularly inspired by the community you have through the pod, an important value I try to make a central theme in my illustration practice. I aim to represent people and the everyday, something you do throughout your lovely chats with family.

That is so lovely. I was wondering if you'd be interested in working with me to create something for the pod. My illustration Instagram is at Lois Farnsworth Illustration. If you would like to look at examples of my work, it would mean a lot to be able to create some work together. I understand you must be very busy. Lois. I should have a little look.

What does she mean? She's going to do like a little cartoon of us or something, a little illustration. They don't. I'm going to get in touch with her. Or him, sorry. Lois can be a girl or a boy, can't it really? Because it's Lois or Louis. I don't know.

I don't know how it's written. Well, it's L-O-I-S. Now, usually... That's in Lois Lane. Louis Lane. Yeah. From Superman. Mm-hmm.

So I would go female. Mm-hmm. However, it could be Louis, Louis. Oh, oh. Louis-Lowy. It usually got a U in it, isn't it? Yeah, a little U in there. Usually, yes.

Yeah, quite right. But who knows? Usually. A? Any voice notes or, um, Other messages. Hi Anna. Donne here from Bristol. I am drunk.

I usually say my voice not drunk, but if anyone's got any tickets spare for Bristol, please hit me up. Me and my friends really wanted to go and we missed out because it wouldn't payday. So if anyone got any spare tickets, I'm your gal. I'll say come off rounds.

I'd love to see you. Love you bye. Donner, that is brilliant. Hang on, there's another one here. To be honest, if there's only one ticket left, That's fine. I'll just come on my own. No props. Any spare? Let me bye.

So Donna could have my space. That'd be fine. Don't be so stupid. Save me the journey. If you want to stay at home, it'd be helpful for the babysitters. Okay, lovely. No, I'd like you at Bristol. It'd be lovely. It'd be good. You've not done one for ages because you've been so busy.

If you're off, you're coming. Okay. Seems to you sit up. Hi, Nat. This question might be for you. and the nieces of you and Mark. I have been listening to Jagged Little Pill and what's the story Morning Glory today in the car as I'd run out of episodes of my favourite pod

and have been inspired by you talking about listening to music which I do not do enough. I wonder what her favourite pod is. Just curious. Hopefully ours. Such great albums with some wonderful nostalgic memories which I know you share the love for. This may be controversial but I always skip wonderall

as it is my least favourite. I also feel the same about take that's patience. Is this an unpopular opinion? Can you guys relate? Absolutely. I'm not being funny, right, Lou? Oh, another Lou. Maybe it's the same Lou.

But always skip Wonderwall. Always skip the, you know, the ones that we've heard over and over again. I think that isn't controversial at all, actually. Do you find that with ELO and stuff? Like the ones that everyone knows. Oh, what Mr. Blue Sky? Yeah.

So do you skip it? It's so good, though. Yeah. It's a good song. It is a good song. But it's not quite the same as an oasis track, is it? I know what Blue's saying there. You hear it all the time, like all the time.

You don't hear, you know, Horace Wimp all the time on the radio. No, you don't hear Horace Wimp all the time. No. Love Horace Wimp. Possibly my face. favourite. Katie is in Spain for a work trip. She stopped in a little shop to get some water, found some maxi bonds and instantly thought of you, Mark. Lovely.

Isn't that lovely though? It is. Where are we going on holiday this year? Montenegro. Do you think they'll have maxi bonds? I think there's a chance. Do you want to have a little look? Yeah. You have a little look while I have a little chat about marriage. So I thought, Mark and I never, ever... Can you buy Maxi Bonds in Montenegro?

I've aged, I think, since 10 and 14, by the way. I'm not very good at operate the phone anymore. Seriously. No, it does change. Things change. I've really got a bit slow. Yes, you can buy retail government bonds in Montenner. No, it's not the right thing.

Right. Can we have a chat now about getting married? Yeah. Come on, put your phone down. 7.25% You buy a bond A government bond over there The government pays 7.25%

Sorry So we've been doing this pod for nearly two years And we have never discussed our relationship In terms of getting married I get asked it all the time By who? Oh just people In terms of if I'm doing an interview

Are you not going to tie the knot? Oh right yeah Are you going to get married What do you think the future holds Have you been chatting about weddings? I get it all the time, right? Okay. I thought it would be a nice thing to talk about.

It's an interesting thing. And we've got about 1,500 messages from people telling us what to do, what they've done, loads of marriage stuff. But that's because you asked for it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I asked for it. It's not like a subject that people have been talking about all the time.

The listeners have responded to my question and we've got bundles to get through. Right. So, we have been engaged. Let's get this right. We have been engaged this October will be 12 years. Is that right? No, 11 years, because it was on your 30th birthday.

So 11 years in October. 10 years, no. You turned 40 in October. Oh, yeah, I see what you're saying, yeah, yeah. Yeah. Okay. So it was 10 years last October. We've been engaged.

Right, yeah. Been together. Pointless, really. We've been together since the May bank holiday, really. It'll be 12 years. Yeah. I love being engaged to you. I love saying my fiancé.

Right. But for me, no, it does. I think it keeps us young, my fiancé, it's quite nice. But I would like to be able to say my husband and I. This is my, me and my husband are. Yeah. Me and my husband never get the chance to go out because we're so big. Yeah.

Me and my husband need a night away, but we can never squeeze one in because we're so busy. I'd like to say me and my husband. I just did. What do you think? Yeah, I never say fiancé. Do you not? No. What do you say?

Natalie. I've been honest. Do you never say my fiancé? I say my fiancé or my mark, and the girls go, oh, my mark, my mark. Because I always say my mark. Right. But that's, I feel like that. think a London thing.

Okay. If I was talking about Elliot to someone, I'd say, oh, my Elia, she does. Yeah. Or I go, oh, my Eliza. Yes. So you don't say my fiancé? Not normally, no. I don't think so.

Partner? If you were to, oh, do you say partner? So boring, isn't it? Right. You had it very bland, my partner. Mm. My partner and I. No, I know what you mean.

It's not as ugh saying wife, is it? Would you like to say wife? Why are you like a little monkey this morning, little itchy? I'm quite itchy. I think it's a fabric softener. I was really itchy. I had a shower last night and I got really itchy when I put the t-shirt on

and it had just come out of the washing. Oh yeah? So I've now developed sensitive skin for the first time in 40 years. It's great. Well, it's fairing on bio. And that's all I've used since we've had children. So it's completely sensitive.

But I've started itching now. I don't know. I'm not changing it. I'm not changing it. I can get on with it. I'm just letting you know. Okay, I don't care, really. I'm just sort of ignoring it.

All right. It's just quite funny to see you. All right. Thanks for pointing it out. Ah, it's all right. It's like pointing out my red neck. That's gone down already. Hi, Nat, Emma from Neverworth.

I'm probably driving you mad with all my messages. Never. I have just seen your post about married life. Well, I'd like to tell you that next year, I'll have been married for 30 years. The day I met my husband, I went home and said to my mum, I just met the bloke, we're going to marry, but he doesn't know it yet. We hadn't even started dating, Natalie. I was that fucking sure. And yeah, we're still together 30 years later. I would say about getting married, if you want to, do it. But if you don't want to, then don't, because there's no bigger commitment than having children. Marriage is just a signed piece of paper. But if you are happy together,

That is as good as. So I would say, do what you feel is correct. And if you both feel it's correct and feels right and proper to get married, then do it. And if you feel that it's right and correct to stay as you are, then you do that too. That's my opinion. But I've had 30 years happy marriage. Well, actually, that's a bit of a lie because it hasn't been 30 years happy. But majority of the time, biggest key is communication.

And that's the way we've done it. And we're still together 30 years later. We have a coach every night. Whether we've had a row or not, we don't go to bed, an argument. And it works. So there you go. And my husband's Mark with a C too. Anyway, lots of love.

Bye. Oh, that was a lovely message there. Emma's always a messaging, Emma from Nedworth. Right. What do you reckon? Do you want to do it or don't you want to do it? I do want to. Yeah.

I do as well, but why don't you just do it then? Well, I don't know. Time. I actually thought that might have happened. I thought that for my birthday. I thought you were like planning something. Getting married. We did talk about that.

Yeah, no. It is, yeah. It overwhelms me. Sorry? The thought of planning it over, I get overwhelmed by it. No, you say that, but I want it to be nice. If I'm going to do it, it needs to be good.

So it's all irrelevant. People are like, oh, you can just run down to a registry office with two people. We looked into that. It doesn't really work, is it? It's never going to happen. No. And I don't want to do that. So it will cost money.

Yeah. It will need to be stylish and classy. And, you know, it is what it is. So, hi, Nat, you absolutely should get married. Firstly, will be the best, most magical day of your life. Secondly, it's that extra commitment that will make you work and try harder through the tough times. A lovely older lady sat near us on the plane to New York City for our honeymoon, told us as long as you continuously work at it and don't take each other.

for granted, you will make it. I often remind both of us about her wise words. 21 years together, 15 years married this year, Kelly from Hull. That's true though, isn't it? But I do feel whether you're married or not, but you have to work hard. We are very busy all the time and we keep reminding ourselves that we've got to book stuff in for us that we haven't done. But we do talk about those things, don't we?

that we're busy or we've got to do this, we've got to do that and we always ask each other, are you all right? Yeah. We're in contact all of the time. We message every day. We'll phone each other in the morning. I think we're quite, we've got a nice relationship, a good relationship. I'm glad to think so.

Do you? Yeah, I agree, yeah. Do you? It's nice, lovely how you've broken it all down into. Sounds so romantic. No, but it's... At least if we got married, we'd have... an evening where we were doing something together in the diary.

That is true. So maybe we should do that. Just get it, but Tim, because obviously that never happens. It's true. At least you know I'm going to be there and you're going to be there. We have been at home a couple of evenings together this week, but you've been really busy on the computer. Well, you either get a registrar around.

Do it at home. Well, that's what you were suggesting? No. There was an opportunity this week. I was talking about us. Yeah. We have been at home together this week, but genuinely, for our, listeners, I don't think they would believe it.

We don't see each other, we're so busy. No. We're always doing something. Yes, it's tricky, isn't it? It is tricky. We've got another voice note here. Hi, you're not. Just seeing your note about the subject of marriage.

I want to twin this with another subject you've been talking about recently, about words that give you the ick. Now, this word doesn't give me the ick, but I do find it cringy. I don't like it when people refer to their partners. And I know in a lot of cases it's very apt and very fitting for the situation, but I find it a little vague, like my partner. Well, what does that mean? I don't know.

I don't like it. And I think it's because I get the impression that a lot of people use it because they don't want to divulge the actual relationship, like what you actually are. You're agreeing with that. And I think a lot of people of our age, our age being people in our 40s, unmarried 40s tend to use it because you get to a certain age

and it feels a bit infantile to use the phrase boyfriend and girlfriend. Absolutely. That feels a bit icky as well. So for that reason, yes, I think you and Mark should get married because it would be really nice to be able to refer to him as my husband. And that is obviously not the sole reason you should get married. It's not an important reason to get married. but it's just a nice thing about being married.

So for that reason, I think you should do it. I myself am married, very happily so. We celebrate our 10-year anniversary this come in November. And I love Colin James, my husband. It's still a novelty now. I think it's great. So for that reason, yes, do it. I'm with you.

I totally agree with that. Why did you agree when she said it's all very vague? Because you don't want to say girlfriend. But we are engaged, so you can say my fiancé. But it feels a bit of picky as well. Does it? It's a bit silly after 10 years, whatever, 11 years. I mean, it is a bit random, isn't it?

You can say that for the first year when it's a novelty. No? Like, if you've just got engaged, you're going to use my fiancé. Well, I say my fiancé. Because you are my fiancé. You're not my boyfriend, are you? Well, maybe not, no. It's not anymore.

I'm my fiancé. Yeah. It's stronger, stronger than boyfriend. Of course it is. Maybe. The next level up And then husband is the top tier See what I mean?

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They are. In all seriousness, your wedding day is literally the best day. All your faves in one room together. I would absolutely love you to come to my shop to try it on dresses with your girls and your nieces and Auntie Linney, my dream day. Oh, that's lovely. Why don't we do, like a podcast wedding? Oh, yeah. So the listeners can say, oh, my sister-in-law's got a venue.

you could use. My brothers does the floristry, you know, floristry, flowers. Flowers. You know, I'm a chef, I'll do the dinner for you. Are you trying to get a free wedding? Oh, maybe.

No, we're not going to do that. We could be good at, you know, we could record it. No. That is, no, we're not going to do that. You never know. Someone might turn around and go, yeah, I'll sort of wedding out for you.

No problem. How good does that be? Because to be fair, in the past, it's always because we've had spent money on something else. It's going to be expensive or we think it's going to be expensive. Well, everyone's weddings are expensive.

Right. That would fix that issue. Secondly, I mean, it's probably quite a lot to ask. Secondly, it might help us with the organisation because that's the other factor. Someone to help organise it is a good idea. Okay, so if there's someone local, local... I'm sure there are people.

But again, that price goes up then. They're adding their bit on, aren't they? To help. Don't do it for free, do they? You'd be a big fan. No, be so silly. You could give them your merchandise. I know what I want to do anyway.

I know where I want to go. I know who's going to be there. I know what it is already. All right, okay. So. Do share. Interesting. No, I don't want to.

I don't really want to. Not on the pod. I don't want to say the location and... Well, no, obviously not, no. That sort of thing. But yeah, I just, it would be a very intimate family. Okay. Wedding.

Let's see what this one has to say. I haven't really listened to. to a lot of these because they all came in late last night. So it's a little bit of a Russian roulette, should we say? Well, Matt, I wanted to get married, and my partner at the time didn't. This was back in the mid-90s. Anyway, I asked him to marry me,

and he said he didn't want to get married, but he came home from the pub a few Friday nights later and said, I don't want to get married, but this is my commitment to you. lobbed is their penis out. Lobbed is a bit of a strong word actually. Popped it out and it had my name, Alison, tattooed right down the shaft.

Cost him three quid, 50 p a letter in them days. Anyway, I was pretty impressed. And I thought, yeah, that's a bit of a commitment. But I still want to get married. Anyway, we did get married the following February on Valentine's. and we celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary last month. Anyway, I'll see you in Leeds next Saturday with my sister Sonia. Love to you and Mark.

Oh, I wish you was coming to the show because he might have had to get up on stage and show us. Sorry? Oh, God. I really didn't see that coming. That's what she said. That is commitment, though. Could you? Well, I could probably manage Nat.

I'm not sure about Natalie. I think I'd quite like that. I think that is quite a commitment, actually. Yeah. I mean, it makes no difference at all if you're a cheating, lying bastard because you just say, oh, it's an old tattoo I had done ages ago. So it's quite relevant.

Or you just limit your options, you know. With the names. In the future. It's like, that's handy. Interesting. Oh, that was brilliant. I promise you that wasn't planned. Oh dear.

Looking forward to seeing you in Leeds. That would be lovely. You'll be getting up on stage for a bit of a chat. Hiya, I'm Leanne from Dorset. My husband and I have been together 20 years married for 12. We met as 19, 20-year-olds and have never looked back. Being married makes our relationship feel solid. I love how my two daughters, him and I all share the same name.

We are the Framptons, and that's so special to me. I get that it's not for everyone, but for me it makes me feel whole. Love the Pod, have been listening since the first episode and not missed one. Scraping the barrel and Nats nieces are my favie. Keep being fabulous and get married. It will be a cracking party. Oh, thank you, Leanne. Nice, isn't it?

Very nice. It's a lovely subject. I get very jealous when I hear listeners write, I've been with my partner since I was 16 or I've been with my partner since I was 20 because my one wish would have been to have met you when I was younger. Oh. I would have liked to have been with you for longer. I'm not planning on disappearing any time.

No, I know. I'm just saying. Do you know something I don't? No. No. I just would have liked to have... I like that childhood sweetheart. I know it's...

Listen, I know it's old-fashioned, if you like, and probably a bit old-fashioned. Maybe I'm, you know. but that childhood sweetheart thing like my mum and dad were together from young your mum and dad were I just think that's a nice thing I've got to say you had the opportunity

because when I was about 16 I was in the same TV studio as you what could I say? Should have come over, shouldn't you? Should have asked me out. Wow. Why didn't you ask me out? Should have asked me out?

Oh yeah. Or did you have a girlfriend at that time? I actually can't remember. Any viewers of Eastenders in the sort of 2000, what would that have been, 2000-ish era? Yeah. Early 2000s. Your school friends are the ones that say you fancied me then.

So your best friend says that you fancied me back in the 2000s. I think he's getting Natalie Cassidy and Natalie Casey confused. Loads of people do that actually. And you work with Natalie as well, didn't you? Pints of Lager. Have you ended up with the wrong Natalie? Was it Natalie Casey that you liked? No.

Fair enough. No. She's nice though. She's a good actress. Very pretty. What all she does now? I'm sure she does acting, doesn't she? I don't know.

I've not ever seen her in... I've not heard from her for a while, no. No, she's doing bloody... She's with James By. They're doing a 2-2-2 ghost story tour. Are they? Yes. What a small world.

That is true. I saw it. So she's doing that with James at the moment, who played Martin, who died in the live episode, listeners, and they're doing the 2-2-2 ghost story. I've seen it. It looks great. There you go.

That's have word of him. Go ahead and see it. Have a little look. No, I would like to go and see it. I would like to go and see it. I feel rude that I haven't been, but we should. We should. So really, to wrap that up, we'd like to get married.

I'm not getting tattooed. Fine. Would I be, I'd be Cassidy Humphreys. Don't, it's quite a... It's a bit of a mouthful, but... Yeah, I'd be Cassidy Humphries for all my... All my post. Credit cards and all that.

I'd keep Natalie Cassidy for my... No, I'd keep... Well, I think that might be wise. I'd have to keep Natalie Cassidy for this sort of work, my work. Do you think? Yeah. Yeah, I think so. Yeah.

Yeah. I think that's reasonably obvious. Hmm. Hmm. Or you could take my name. Lots of people say Mark Cassidy, but we go... There is somebody that does refer to me as that, on numerous occasions. I know who that is.

But anyway, yeah, we will do it, won't we? We'll get round to it. We will. Yeah. Be nice to consolidate the family group. Consolidate the family. Yeah, it's just consolidate. Get married. Get married.

Consolid the family group. What? Just nice, isn't it? Sorry, is that like what you refer to? I just think it adds. Consolidate the family group. Why did you get married? Why don't I want to do consolidate the family group?

I need to get going because I've got to start reading this book soon. Let's have a look. Is this your book club? It's March the 14th, haven't started yet. I'm really... But how does that work then? Because the listeners surely... The listeners have heard all about it.

Emily Austin, everyone in this room will someday be dead. It's meant to be a very, very good, quick, nice read. So, yeah, I've got to get on with that today. A quick, nice read. Who recommended it at them? It was one of the listeners. Okay. Can't remember her name.

But I was like, okay. Have you done your own book on it, yeah? I did that, yes, in October. You did your own book? Yes. Brilliant. Why? I didn't really want to, but the girl said I should.

Well, yeah. Yeah, we did. We did. Merchandise. We've got caps. We've got a few jumpers, T-shirts. Me and Ro Ro are looking into... Getting a market stall?

Now we're going to do, we're going to put some spring colours in. Okay. It's quite dark at the moment because it was winter. As always, we're all very bogged down. We've all got a lot to do, but that is on a list of things to do. We want to do a spring and summer candle for people to buy. So it's a nice, lovely light colour with some fun words on it, all about me and the nieces. And we want to do some more T-shirts, which are lighter, with some more phrases on for people.

So we are looking into it. But if you fancy a water bottle or you haven't got your shopping bag yet that says I'm not stealing on it, trolley tokens are there, caps are there, and there's still a lovely pink t-shirt, I think. There's a lovely white hoodie that is great for this time of year. So get on. www.w.w.liflath.com. I feel like Alan Partridge. Why?

Because all I'm doing is selling myself. You're not? Trying to sell stuff. No, but inquiries come in saying where can I buy stuff and it's not particularly well. No, again, it's all my fault. Right. At www.w.w. Lifewithnat.com.

It's quite easy to remember, isn't it? Or maybe if you can Google it, do you think? Well, if you go on www. www.lifewithnap.com club, there is a link to the merch on there. So yes. People will find it. I'd quite like, I need to buy some. You don't need to buy anything.

We just need to know sizes, colours and what you want. So go on the shop, write it down. and I'll get you some bits and pieces. Little wish list. Yes, please. Surprising didn't get any for my birthday, actually. I would never do that. Never.

Right, okay. Have a lovely day at work today. We'll do. I'm going to miss you. But as it's a Saturday feeling, think a little takeaways in order tonight. Oh, brilliant. Brilliant.

That's just what I want to hear. Sorry. Well, that might have thought. Little takeaway. I think Joni's friend's going to come over. I really feel like I'm missing out now. Well, on a nice day. You are?

Oh. I know, it's horrible. But we've got tomorrow, and I do hope whoever's listening to this, I hope you all had a lovely Mother's Day. And what I will say, might not have your mum, might be a bit of a sad day,

but you might have children that spoil you, or you might just be with all the girls having a bit of a girly day because it's Mother's Day. But I hope you all had a nice Mother in Sunday. And if you don't like Mother in Sunday, and that can get to fuck, then I just hope you had a good Sunday.

Pardon? What, what, what did you say? What was the penultimate sentence then? If you don't like Mothering Sunday and you want it to get to fuck, I hope you had a normal Sunday. You have to swear? That is a Maria Ferris term.

Brilliant. I bet she's really happy you've called her out on that, but blimey. Well, it's true. People get annoyed. All Mothering Sunday. Okay. That's very good now though, because it will come up and say, do you want to receive this anymore?

So you haven't got a reminder. all the time of it being Mother's Day. That's hard, isn't it? I just see it as a day for the children now. Yes. I want to be with the kids tomorrow and have a nice day. Off to Ells Bells for a bit of dinner. Be nice.

Yeah. Nice. Come and see you at the railway, which will be really nice with baby James. Come and have a train ride. So, yeah, looking forward to it. But I do, I do hope your day goes well today. Thank you.

and we'll miss you as always. I hope all of you have an absolutely fantastic week. I will be back on Thursday. And yeah, follow, like, tell people to listen. And as always, O-7-8-20-1919. Please send me on WhatsApp, your messages and voice notes, ideas, thoughts, opinions. We love you very much. Thank you.

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