From a branding standpoint, it's like with tidy dad, when they see the name tidy dad, they just pause for a little bit.

They also are clear, it's like, okay, I'm coming to this dad probably for something tidying and organizing, but it's from a male perspective.

So let me just see what is this all about.

They're very curious, I bet.

Yeah, yeah.

Tyler, actually, we were going to start with other questions, but I just want to dive into this

because I'm guessing one of the top questions you get asked then is how do I get my spouse,

my husband, my partner, how do I get them to help more with the tidying and cleaning

and kids and all that kind of stuff?

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I feel like the number one thing that I always talk to people about is communication. It has to start very early. And I often get messages from people who they're like, I've been married for 30 years.

Yeah. My husband won't do this.

He won't do this. I don't feel like he's pulling his weight. And either fortunately or unfortunately,

the fortunate part is there's always an opportunity. There's always an opportunity for some

sort of change. Yeah. The unfortunate part is that sometimes a lot of people let a significant amount of time

pass without actually having the conversation with one another.

And I feel like with my wife and I, it started very early.

I mean, we got married very young.

We were out of college.

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