Naima's energy, she has a very infectious, like, happy, good energy when she's in that space.

Yeah, yeah.

So anytime I'm around, I'm like, damn, like, this feels like home.

Come on, somebody.

Now I'm telling you, bro, it felt like, it literally felt like home.

I could talk to her about anything.

I felt comfortable being around her. I never wanted to leave. Wow. You know what I'm saying? And so like, that in itself, not how she looked, look good. There you go, yeah. He's like, look, yeah. He's like, how about? He's like, that ain't in. No, we're going to go deeper than that way. Yeah, yeah. He being real, bro. He's like, this ain't it, no. We're going deeper than this way. Yeah, yeah. But if we're going, he being real, bro. He's like, this thing, my baby, beautiful. Yeah. Nah, fact, bro. But if we, if we being real, it really was her energy, bro. Even now, right? Like, you can tell when somebody has a different energy involved. Oh, man, absolutely. You know what I'm saying? You can tell when somebody has a different energy and vibe. Oh, man, absolutely. You know what I'm

saying? Like, you can tell when somebody has a different energy and vibe. And I was, not that I was talking to everybody in the world around that time, but I was, I was talking to other people, right? And I realized like, yo, damn, they ain't got it. It's not the same. No, that wasn't your person. They weren't your person. Exactly, bro. So her energy was, That was the first thing that stood out to me.

And on top of that, she had a different... No, that wasn't your person. They weren't your person. Exactly, bro. So her energy was it. That was the

first thing that stood out to me. And on top of that, she had a different mindset. Like,

she wasn't thinking the same way as everybody else. And she's rational. My girl is rap. Bro, I can tell

you, bro. Yeah. I am so thankful, bro. Come on. Give her roses. Give her flowers. She's rational.

Man, yes, sir. People don't understand. We, you and I understand. Absolutely. Absolutely. We understand how for it. Come on, bro.

Rationality is, though. Absolutely. Like being able to have a conversation and really be able to say like, yo, babe, you was kind of bugging there. Yeah, yeah. And she could see where you're talking about. You might have a point. I don't like it. I'll deal with it. Yeah, right, right, right. We don't got to get all the way there as long as you can meet me halfway be good. Come on, exactly. She can meet me halfway, bro. Man. And it's... Dude, yeah. Now, go ahead, go ahead. I think people ask me, like, what is what...

They ask me all the time, like, what has sustained y'all? Because we just hit eight years of marriage. Like, what has sustained y'all? People are getting divorced, left and right. Y'all got married 22. And I say it all the time. I was like, if you have the ability, one to communicate and two, to take accountability for your actions and be willing to change, you will be okay. Now, there's a lot of, there's a lot of other things that go with that, right? Like, we have a friend. That's my best friend over there. We got a friendship like you. Like, your person is your person? Like, she's my person. I tell you we got married got married so young. They're like, how you know you even know what love? Oh, you know what love is when you found your person, right? For sure. But that accountability piece is so important. And rationality is actually the cornerstone of accountability because you can, you can actually sit there and say okay all right

i i did mess up there and i could do a little bit better right i can see i can see what you

i don't like you right now but i i can i can work on that right yeah um and i think that is just

incredibly important and progressing in a marriage and a yeah so i. So I get you that. I get you on that. I know you do, bro. I know you do, bro. I knew when I said it, bro, you would understand it, bro. So like, anytime, I know even if we're in conflict, we're going to be good. Absolutely, man. And I think that's what a lot of men struggle with when they get into relationships.

They don't know how conflict is going to play out. They don't know how things are going to be communicated when people are at odds. Yeah. How that's going to play out. And so, like, for me, I don't got to worry about that. No, man. I know that even if we're in conflict, we're going to be good. I really got to really stress out about stuff too much.

I know she'll come around and then we'll basically have a conversation and be straight, bro. So, yeah, man, like her energy, but, like, a lot of different, a lot of, like, just being able to, like, see that she's, you know, rational. A lot of, a lot of different things, too, bro. Yeah. How she is with people.

As much as, like, we having this podcast and I'm talking and we laughing and all. Yeah. If you saw me on the street, I probably walk right by you. I ain't going to. Because I'm a very, like, introverted person. I could say I picked up on that when I walked in. Word, okay, okay. Because you got to fill it out. You fill out the room a little bit.

You take your time I notice.

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