I love talking to you.

Likewise. I mean, this is crazy. People are going to be listening to this.

I know.

And I'm probably going to think, oh, my God, they've got some English Nuffer on this week.

Hi, I'm Margo. And if you've been listening to this podcast from the beginning, then you're

probably sick of my introduction by now, so I'll switch it up for today. In fact, I'm switching

up the whole format of this episode, and I'll be leaving you with a conversation I had over

FaceTime with my boyfriend, Zantori, where most of our conversations take place since he's been

doing his master's in Syracuse and I've been in New York City. Without being too cliche, I thought

this would be good timing with Valentine's Day coming up. This weekend will mark a year of us being

together and this relationship has proven to teach me more than I could ever learn on my own,

but also challenge me to be flexible with my path and expectations, which we'll touch on.

I know Zantori's accent is a whole lot nicer than mine, and I can't wait for you to get

to know him a bit better. So let's get into it. Thank you for rejoining me for this podcast. I feel calm, cool, and collected now after my breakdown.

Yeah, well, for the listeners who are perhaps just joining us, Margo and I's relationship is

incredibly open and honest and very casual, and we always try it and be as relaxed of each other

as possible.

And then, of course, as soon as we do a podcast, it becomes this incredibly formal thing.

It's almost like that scene in the holiday when they're sitting down on that date and she's like asking with questions.

She's like, oh, I feel like I'm on a job interview.

Yeah, exactly. That's kind of how it felt. like I'm on a job interview. Yeah, exactly.

That's kind of how it felt.

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