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From Paris to Atlanta: Pretty Isn't Everything & Dating Can Be Messy AF

From Paris to Atlanta: Pretty Isn't Everything & Dating Can Be Messy AF

FromThe Dating After Divorce Survival Guide


From Paris to Atlanta: Pretty Isn't Everything & Dating Can Be Messy AF

FromThe Dating After Divorce Survival Guide

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Oct 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Things don't always go as planned or envisioned. When this happens what do you do? Do you run away or do you stand and see your way through the mess? I experience this in grand fashion during Episode Four of Season Four. Things start off calmly enough with me trying to meet up in person with The Woman Dressed in Black I met in Episode 2 (Season Four), but things take a turn and accelerate full-speed into the unexpected. After all, isn't that one of the main things that makes life the beautiful tapestry of experiences that it is? In this episode, I come face to face with the unexpected and learn that much more about myself in the process.
Episode Hot Takes:
Emotional Desire versus Physical Desire vs. Chemistry
What to do when it's you not them
As always, the gift of the cold hard truth and learning how to be honest with yourself and your feelings, despite the urgings of others
Pretty is, but pretty so what?
Learning how to exercise grace rather than "winning"
Why unfollowing on social media matters (it doesn't)
Acknowledging pain and talking honestly about it with God

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To My First-Time Listeners: Thank you for listening! If you want to truly know what's going on you need to go back to Season One, Episode One, because that is where the story starts.
Released:
Oct 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (60)

Eric Payne, a divorced dad and retired marriage & fatherhood blogger, tells the comedic tale of his "Chapter 2" — having to start life over brand new after a divorce he didn't want. What Does Starting Over Mean? Although "free” for the first time in 15 years, Eric has years of baggage and a stubborn desire to hold on to the past which initially keeps him stuck as he tries to move in a world way different than the one where he first met his ex-wife in the year 2000. From one-night stands to ghosting to online dating, to mental anguish and heartbreak to the self-care that is required of a 40+, divorced Black man and father in America, Eric tackles it all with fearless transparency, vulnerability, and a refreshing sense of humor — especially when it comes to making fun of himself. It's transparent, it’s raw, it’s funny, it’s messy, and it’s hopeful, but most of all it’s proof that second chances do in fact exist for us when life doesn’t go as planned. Tune in for the exploits, especially the failures — there are plenty along the way on his journey of trying to find love again and discovering himself in the process.