87. Jen Hatmaker & Tyler Merritt Double Date!

We Can Do Hard Things

Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

Society & Culture, Relationships, Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Jen Hatmaker is back with the new man in her life–actor, author, and activist Tyler Merritt–for a double date with Glennon and Abby discussing: 1. How Jen and Tyler met, what first attracted Jen and Tyler to each other–and who made the first move. 2. How not knowing any “dating rules” led Jen to jumpstart the “define the relationship” step. 3. The triggers for Jen that led to an early relationship “wobble” and how Jen is navigating issues of trust and safety after her divorce. 4. The joys and challenges of dating as two fully formed grown up adults. 5. Jen, Tyler, Abby, and Glennon each share the one thing they love most about their partners. About Jen: Jen Hatmaker is the New York Times bestselling author of For the Love and Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire, along with twelve other books. She hosts the award-winning For the Love podcast, is the delighted curator of the Jen Hatmaker Book Club, and leader of a tightly knit online community where she reaches millions of people each week. Jen is a co-founder of Legacy Collective, a giving organization that grants millions of dollars toward sustainable projects around the world. She is a mom to five kids and lives happily just outside Austin, Texas. To learn more about Jen, visit www.jenhatmaker.com. TW: @JenHatmaker IG: @jenhatmaker About Tyler: Tyler Merritt is a Nashville-based actor, activist, cancer survivor, founder of The Tyler Merritt Project, and author of "I TAKE MY COFFEE BLACK: REFLECTIONS ON TUPAC, MUSICAL THEATER, FAITH AND BEING BLACK IN AMERICA." Over the course of his career, Tyler has gained recognition through notable acting projects including "Kevin Probably Saves The World," "Outer Banks," and "The Outsider," as well as serving as the face of the worldwide teaching curriculum for The Gospel Project for Kids. Tyler Merritt made headlines with his 2018 viral video "Before You Call The Cops," which has been viewed by over 60 million people worldwide and appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. As a 6’2'' dreadlocked Black man living inAmerica, where racial injustices continue to plague our society, Tyler has emerged as a steadfast activist in the face of racism. TW: @TTMProject IG: @thetylermerrittproject To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Okay, welcome back to we can do hard things. You came back again. Thank you. We are so excited.
0:18.0	So excited. Okay, so today we're doing a double date, a double date, and today I feel nervous.
0:25.0	I do too. The reason we feel nervous is because so have you ever gone on a double date where you're going
0:34.0	with your good friend, but then your good friend is bringing their new person.
0:40.0	So you're like, I have to make a good impression on this person. I want to like that.
0:46.0	I don't know how it's going to go. We've never had a conversation before.
0:50.0	Okay, so this is another reason we should be nervous is because these two are in the early early.
0:57.0	Yeah, their brains are a little stop. They are honeymooning right now, basically.
1:03.0	Do you remember those days when we took some kids? I still I still think about those days often.
1:08.0	Yeah, no. Okay, let's tell the people who these people are.
1:11.0	Yes, they don't already know. Okay, on our double date, who we are meeting right now.
1:16.0	Also, imagine us sitting. We've just walked into the restaurant.
1:19.0	Our friends are there. Jen Hatmaker is there. Jen Hatmaker is the New York Times best selling author of for the love
1:25.0	and fierce free and full of fire along with 12 other books. She hosts the award winning for the love podcast
1:32.0	is the delighted curator of the Jen Hatmaker book club and leader of a tightly knit online community
1:37.0	where she reaches millions of people each week. Jen is a co-founder of Legacy Collective,
1:42.0	a giving organization that grants millions of dollars towards sustainable projects around the world.
1:48.0	She is a mom to five kids and lives happily just outside Austin, Texas.
1:53.0	And her new boyfriend. Do we say boyfriend?
1:59.0	What are you talking about?
2:00.0	Well, this was my question too and I asked Tyler recently. I'm like, what am I supposed to say? Because I'm 47.
2:05.0	Like, to 47 year olds have boyfriends. Like, I don't know if that's what we do.
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