Stop Playing, Marry Me (Guests: Gabriel Barr-Redmond & Adrianna Turrentine)
Dear Future Wifey
Laterras R. Whitfield
4.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2026
⏱️ 138 minutes
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Summary
You might remember Gabriel Barr-Redmond — he's the guy who had us laughing *and* thinking when he spoofed the Dear Future Wifey podcast in a viral video that caught Laterras's attention. But a lot has changed since then. Gabriel is no longer just talking about love from the outside — he found it. And this time, he's bringing his fiancée Adrianna Turrentine to the table.
In this candid and heartfelt episode, Laterras R. Whitfield and Ashley R. Whitfield sit down with Gabriel and Adrianna to hear the full story of how their love unfolded — slowly, intentionally, and beautifully. Gabriel opens up about why the journey to "yes" took time: he was still healing from a past relationship, still doing the inner work to show up as the man Adrianna deserved. He didn't rush the process, and that patience made all the difference.
Adrianna shares what it was like to love someone who was still finding his footing — the moments of uncertainty, the moments of grace, and the moment she knew he was worth the wait. Together, they unpack what real courtship looks like when two people choose to move with intention over impulse.
From a viral spoof to an engagement ring — this is what growth looks like. This is what love looks like when you do the work first.
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| 0:00.0 | When I met my wife, I wasn't attracted to her at all. |
| 0:04.0 | Wow. |
| 0:04.3 | At all, not in the slightest. So, Gabriel, you just woke up and chose violence that day. I watched the episode, so I knew what was going on. I was like, man, that'd be really funny. Were you surprised when I commented? Yes, I was. And I was like, ah, he's not going to respond. He was fine. He's like, what's your story? Hmm. |
| 0:22.0 | What is my story? |
| 0:23.2 | What is my story? |
| 0:24.4 | Welcome to dear I was. I was like, ah, he's not going to respond. He was probably, he's like, what's your story? Hmm. |
| 0:22.0 | What is my story? Welcome to Dear Future Wifey podcast, my homies, Gabriel, Barr Redman, and his |
| 0:29.2 | significant other, Adriana Turntime. How y'all doing? |
| 0:33.1 | Doing well, doing well. Wonderful. |
| 0:34.9 | What is y'all's relationship better? We are actually engaged. Y'all engaged. He said he liked it, so he put a ring on. He had to put that ring on. Congratulations. I was heavy on. I didn't want to teach someone about Jesus. That's not everybody's testimony, but I was like, I don't want to do that, Lord. You didn't want to do evangelism with your husband? |
| 0:54.4 | No. |
| 0:56.0 | Absolutely not. |
| 1:01.7 | Once we got to know each other and actually had real conversations, his responses weren't like the typical male responses I've gotten in the past. |
| 1:05.1 | And I was like, oh, it's okay, different. |
| 1:07.8 | We were fasting. |
| 1:08.6 | I was praying. |
| 1:09.6 | Laura said, I want you go watch the Dear Future Wifey podcast with Albiner and his lovely wife. |
| 1:15.1 | One of the things he said that just really grasped my spirit as he said that the Lord told him your singleness is no longer an asset to you. |
| 1:21.8 | It's a liability. |
| 1:22.7 | It's a liability. |
| 1:23.4 | You need, as you said, a purpose partner. |
| 1:26.7 | You need a partner who's going to help further your |
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