Okay, so this is the third attempt at recording this intro.

I don't know what keeps happening,

but my brain is blocked.

I debated if I was ever actually gonna speak on this topic

and maybe it's just my body freaking out,

but I keep getting asked more about the details

behind my last breakup and the breakup

that inspired the whole date yourself instead,

podcast and brand and movement.

I've mentioned it briefly on several other episodes

and I've talked about it a little bit.

So if you are a loyal listener of the podcast,

you've probably heard me talk about it briefly

about how my ex and I had religious differences

and it forced us to break up.

And we were dating for a really long time,

for years and years.

And it was this back and forth dynamic

where we couldn't seem to get out of this loop

and this cycle together because we were so in love

with each other and we didn't wanna break up

and we never planned on separating.

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