How We Knew They Were "The One"

Seeing Other People

Ilana Dunn

Relationships, Society & Culture, Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Social Sciences, Science

4.5 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Jen Lauren is back on the pod and this time, she’s engaged. We’re commiserating about wedding planning, discussing how to set and maintain boundaries, and appreciating the little things about our relationships. We answer your questions about how we know our fiancés were the one, how we balance(d) our side jobs with our full time jobs, and how we reduce stress during high stress times.

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation.
0:04.8	Hey guys, it's Alana and welcome back to another episode of Seeing Other People.
0:10.1	Together, we're navigating modern dating alongside experts and real-life daters who are sharing their stories.
0:16.1	Don't have a date for tonight? No problem. Come learn, laugh, and maybe even cry along with us as we navigate the dating scene together.
0:23.7	Okay. Well, hi. Hey. Hey guys. Welcome back to seeing other people. I am here with Jen Lauren.
0:31.0	Hi. Hi. Hi. We're also. Should I be facing the camera? No. Okay. We're also doubling up. This is also on dare to self-care.
0:37.1	Yes. What's up? Nothing much, you? Not much. Just like trying to start planning a wedding,
0:43.7	which I've heard is the worst part. Like the starting. The initial decisions, budgeting,
0:50.0	understanding how stressful this is and just getting hit in the face with all.
0:59.0	It's like you don't, sorry to just jump right in, but like you don't realize or understand why it's such a thing that brides are stressed out and blah, blah, blah.
1:03.0	And then when you start, it kind of hits you and it's almost like a culture shock where I'm like
1:08.1	in those preliminary stages of like, oh, this is my life now.
1:12.0	These are the things I'm going to have to deal with.
1:14.0	The boundaries that I've set with certain people in my family or my life are getting blurred.
1:18.7	Like it's just that initial chaos that I'm dealing with.
1:24.5	It is really like getting hit by a truck.
1:26.7	Yeah.
1:27.1	Like you realize, oh, I'm going to, like, I still am very much of the camp that I was before of like, remember what it's all about, blah, blah, blah. I'm not going to, I'm going to be chill. It's supposed to be fun. But then when you start, you're like, okay, this is what everyone's been talking about. And it's for me, I'm not able, because my brother's first and a lot of other reasons, I'm not able to have my wedding till end of next year. So it's the realization, like, I'm going to be dealing with this for almost two years. That's like, ah. It's, it's a blessing and a curse because on one hand, do you have more time to do things? You don't have to rush. But on the other hand, all of this is just going to be hanging over your head.
2:03.6	Yeah, like the amount of... It's a blessing and a curse because on one hand, you have more time to do things. You don't have to rush.
2:03.3	But on the other hand, all of this is just going to be hanging over your head.
2:07.7	Yeah, like the amount of anxious nights are just going to be more frequent,
2:11.7	hopefully more spread out because I assume there will be months where like I'm not doing anything at all.
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