12 - Our Story: From First Dates to Marriage (Plus The Green and Red Flags)

In today’s episode, we're taking a trip down memory lane to share the story of how we met, and we're spilling all the tea on our green and red flags along the way. From secret smoking to some serious persistence,  this episode is packed with laughs, surprises, and a lot of honesty.

We'll dive into a bit of our dating history and how fate landed us on a dating app in London at the same time. We talk about our first date, first impressions and how timing is everything. 

We list out all of each other's green and red flags. From Carly's independence and lifestyle to her living in another country, and Matthew's easy-going nature to his secret smoking habit. In the end we conclude that the nice guy won (in this case) and how being best friends is the foundation to our ongoing happiness together. 

Join us for a candid, hilarious, and heartfelt episode. We hope you enjoy!

00:00 Pre-Workout Fumbles 

01:45 Slug Wars 

03:19 Matthew’s Rage

06:20 Carly’s Driving State of Mind 

09:30 Pranks  

12:02 Let’s Talk About How We Met 

13:03 Carly’s History

14:15 Matthew’s Jealousy

15:10 Matthews History  

16:06 What is Dating?

18:01 Soulmates & Timing

19:16 More Backstory

21:41 Random London Guy on Bumble

23:51 The First Date

27:00 First Impressions 

29:23 Bye Forever? 

30:16 Carly’s Green & Red Flags

35:50 Matthews Green Flags 

42:29 Will You Be My GF? No..

46:05 Will you marry me? Yes!

47:24 Matthew’s Icks 

51:43 The Nice Guy Wins

54:27: Colin, God of Sex, Goes to America 

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