Couples Therapy

I cannot stop laughing!

I’ve been listening for years and find so much relief, engagement, laughter, tears, and learning. I love how inclusive they are in their guest appearances and how the questions are answered in genuine ways. I try never to miss an episode, unlike most podcasts where I listen for a while but then drop off. This just addresses all the real parts of life and acknowledges the (still continuing!) pandemmy and end of the world with compassion and humor. Would it be possible to invite Mohanad Elshieky? If you’ve had him on and I missed it, apologies, but his bits and random little videos are *chef’s kiss* delicious and I’d love to get to know his story a bit more!

Long-time listener, first-time reviewer. Andy is dead weight on this show and is so pedantic, always mentioning what’s going on “in his head” as if it’s uncharted territory but ends up being some Three Stooges-esque slapstick bit. I find myself actually saying aloud: shut. up. Apparently he’s a good writer? Whatever scripts he’s selling aren’t translating over the airwaves. The recent one with James Adomian got Andy to put his foot in his mouth a couple times which was a relief. Naomi, on the other hand, is perceptive, intelligent, razor-witted, compassionate, and hilarious. Been following her for several years. They’ve been leaning into this dynamic of Andy giving dumb advice, but it doesn’t add levity. Naomi’s banter and keen sense with the guests and insight with listener questions carries the show and is why I still listen.

Gosh darn are these two the sweetest, most genuine podcast hosts out there 🥰🙌🏻 thanks for making me smile (and often learn!) every week, Naomi and Andy!! Okay, bad date stories, luckily (or not?) I have a ton. Here’s a recent one: I matched with a guy on Tinder and we planned to meet up at a certain time for a walk along one of the walking paths in our area. A few hours before, I was notified that a meeting was being pushed back, so I messaged him to ask if we could meet a bit later (i.e. 6:30 PM instead of 6 PM). He didn’t respond — until he messaged me at 5:25 PM to tell me he was “on his way.” I quickly reminded him of my message from 4 hours or so prior, but I don’t know (and can’t confirm) if he ever read it, because… I get to the meet up point at 6:30 PM, and just see him pacing back and forth in front of that spot. Has he been there since 6 — or even earlier? Who knows! But not a great start. He then greets me with a hug, but is as stiff as a board, which doesn’t work when there’s a good foot of height difference between you two. We then start our walk, and this man is talking a mileeee a minute, to the point that I’m wondering (a) is he just really nervous, or (b) does he really not know how to have a conversation with another person? Things get a little calmer as we continue, he seems to calm down a bit, and then, he asks me a fairly probing question — “so what do you think about kids?” I am taken aback, but tell him, my mom had me later on (37) and her mom had her later on (41), so I have time (31). He immediately shoots back, “right, and you can always freeze your eggs! 🍳” Yes, thank you kind stranger for the reminder on my bodily autonomy 🫣😵‍💫 Soon thereafter, he asks what I’ve been experiencing with the apps, and I honestly tell him that I hadn’t been back on them for long (maybe a month at that point), but that it’s just the same old, same old — talking to people, seeing what clicks. I returned the question to him, and he said: “Well, I go on 2-4 dates with these great girls, and then they just ghost 👻 me, I don’t know why!” Well, buddy, how do you think this date is going?! 🫤🫠 I then ask, since obviously this isn’t going anywhere, about what happened in his last serious relationship, and he said that his girlfriend said they had problems, but they were living together, traveling a ton, and “all of the sudden she left without reason!” Turns out, that had only been 8 months prior — UM BUDDY… Anyway, I got out of there as soon as I could with a lame excuse, and in walking me to my bike (after another weird hug!!!), he said, “Well just don’t ghost me, okay?! 🤪” Yeah, these streets are ROUGH you guys