Better Together (Most Days)

We sat down to watch Louis Theroux's manosphere documentary and made it about 15 minutes before Bethanie was too angry to keep going. So we hit pause and turned on the mic instead.
This is what came out — a real conversation about what passes for masculinity online, and what actually holds a marriage together when nobody's watching.
In this episode:
Why the Louis Theroux doc made Bethanie lose it
"One-sided monogamy" — the term we'd never heard but instantly recognized
How long is too long to leave your partner on read?
Bethanie's first haircut in six years and what it taught her about grace
The cave and the well — the one rule that keeps "alone time" from feeling like abandonment
Plus: we officially renamed the show this episode. James still thinks "How to Fix Your Relationship with BJ" was funny. Bethanie has spoken.
Better Together (Most Days) is hosted by James and Bethanie — a blended family running businesses, raising kids, and figuring marriage out one honest conversation at a time.
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Yeah, it took us four tries to record this. iPhone update ate a whole episode. Bethanie called James a fat head. We're just gonna start there.
In our actual first episode, we get into the five types of couples (turns out the internet has thoughts on this, and so do we), the wisdom of an old man who said the secret to 60+ years was that he never stopped courting her, and what we both got out of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus — even though neither of us has actually finished it. Apparently we're a "vital couple, most days," with some volatile thrown in for flavor.
We also tackle three hypotheticals you've probably argued about with your own partner: Would we have worked out if we'd met 10 years ago? Should couples share passwords? And the big one — should you ever go to bed angry? Bethanie says yes (give her a minute to process). James says absolutely not. We're both right and both wrong, depending on the day.
By the end, we Google our zodiac compatibility live, because we're a Cancer and a Virgo, and the internet has receipts.
This is the show we wish existed when we were figuring it out. We're better together. Most days.
Topics: Five types of couples, the lost art of courting your partner, Mars vs. Venus, going to bed angry, sharing passwords, Cancer/Virgo compatibility.

Meet James & Bethanie — dad of 3, stepdad of 2, owner of seven-ish businesses, and the man who will absolutely defend that number. Meet Bethanie — mom of 2, stepmom of 3, and the woman keeping the dumpster fires under control. Five kids, one chaotic life, and a whole lot of love. Buckle up.