Surviving Your Last Marriage’s Half-Life with Brittany Bliss & Reid Givens from Brittany and the Blisstones
05/10/22 • 54 min
Brittany Bliss and Reid Givens each had been married for 19 years to other people before divorcing them. While figuring their new lives out, they met each other and fell in love. Now, almost five years later, they not only are about to get married but also have started a band together. In today’s episode, Brittany and Reid talk with Seth and Pete about lessons learned along the way and how they’re making it work.
They talk about their previous marriages, why they didn’t work, and the divorces. How did that shift what they knew they’d have to do in future relationships? Brittany and Reid share their meet-cute, which is truly adorable. But how challenging is it to not bring you previous marriage’s issues into your new relationship? There’s a lot to learn, and we hear them talk about the the half-life of their previous marriages and how to navigate those elements in their new life together. As Reid says, “Any part of it can bleed into all the rest of it.” How true, how true.
There’s also talk about the magic of pre-defined phrases to use when working through issues. We’ve all heard of safe words. Yeah, that’s essentially what we’re talking about. But, you know, for talking about gripes, issues, irritants and more.
It’s a great conversation about the ups and downs of marriage, divorce, and reconnecting. We haven’t had a couple on before, and we couldn’t have asked for a better pair to be the first. Join us!
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Brittany Bliss and Reid Givens each had been married for 19 years to other people before divorcing them. While figuring their new lives out, they met each other and fell in love. Now, almost five years later, they not only are about to get married but also have started a band together. In today’s episode, Brittany and Reid talk with Seth and Pete about lessons learned along the way and how they’re making it work.
They talk about their previous marriages, why they didn’t work, and the divorces. How did that shift what they knew they’d have to do in future relationships? Brittany and Reid share their meet-cute, which is truly adorable. But how challenging is it to not bring you previous marriage’s issues into your new relationship? There’s a lot to learn, and we hear them talk about the the half-life of their previous marriages and how to navigate those elements in their new life together. As Reid says, “Any part of it can bleed into all the rest of it.” How true, how true.
There’s also talk about the magic of pre-defined phrases to use when working through issues. We’ve all heard of safe words. Yeah, that’s essentially what we’re talking about. But, you know, for talking about gripes, issues, irritants and more.
It’s a great conversation about the ups and downs of marriage, divorce, and reconnecting. We haven’t had a couple on before, and we couldn’t have asked for a better pair to be the first. Join us!
Links & Notes
Previous Episode
Surviving Your Last Marriage’s Half-Life with Brittany Bliss & Reid Givens from Brittany and the Blisstones
Brittany Bliss and Reid Givens each had been married for 19 years to other people before divorcing them. While figuring their new lives out, they met each other and fell in love. Now, almost five years later, they not only are about to get married but also have started a band together. In today’s episode, Brittany and Reid talk with Seth and Pete about lessons learned along the way and how they’re making it work.
They talk about their previous marriages, why they didn’t work, and the divorces. How did that shift what they knew they’d have to do in future relationships? Brittany and Reid share their meet-cute, which is truly adorable. But how challenging is it to not bring you previous marriage’s issues into your new relationship? There’s a lot to learn, and we hear them talk about the the half-life of their previous marriages and how to navigate those elements in their new life together. As Reid says, “Any part of it can bleed into all the rest of it.” How true, how true.
There’s also talk about the magic of pre-defined phrases to use when working through issues. We’ve all heard of safe words. Yeah, that’s essentially what we’re talking about. But, you know, for talking about gripes, issues, irritants and more.
It’s a great conversation about the ups and downs of marriage, divorce, and reconnecting. We haven’t had a couple on before, and we couldn’t have asked for a better pair to be the first. Join us!
Links & Notes
- Get their new album here!
- On Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube
- On Spotify
- (00:00) - Welcome to How to Split a Toaster
- (00:26) - Meet Brittany Bliss & Reid Givens
- (03:34) - The Meet Cute
- (05:50) - Reid's Divorce
- (09:00) - Brittany's Divorce
- (11:38) - Sponsor: Soberlink
- (13:09) - Moving Forward Together
- (15:03) - Being Open
- (16:33) - Coincidences
- (17:50) - Open, Honest, Vulnerable
- (18:36) - Previous Relationship's Half-Life
- (23:26) - Processing at Different Speeds
- (25:17) - Reid's Thinky Face
- (27:21) - Intentionality
- (28:05) - Knowing Your Patterns
- (30:47) - Establishing Codes
- (36:41) - Not Being on Trial
- (37:43) - Help When Being Triggered
- (40:01) - Schedule Conflict
- (44:36) - Working Together
- (47:05) - Any Part of It Can Bleed Into All the Rest of It
- (48:58) - Wrapping Up
Next Episode
Finding Love Again When Your Picker’s Broken with Matchmaker April Davis
Divorce is hard. But love on the other side of a divorce? You might feel like it’s never going to happen. You might feel like you never want to try again. Well, in this episode, we’re joined by an exciting guest who can not only help you realize that there can be love out there for you after your divorce, but also can help you navigate this confusing – yet wonderful – time.
April Davis runs LUMA – Luxury Matchmaking, a nationwide matchmaking service helping clients all across the country. April intuitively has been helping people connect for as long as she can remember. With LUMA, her goal is to help people not just meet other people but find quality matches that are long-lasting, take home to Momma, marriage material type of love.
Links & Notes
- LUMA Luxury Matchmaking
- April & LUMA on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube
- Singles can join by going to LumaSearch.com and filling out the profile form.
- Schedule a consult with Seth
- Got a question you want to ask on the show? Click here!
- (00:00) - Welcome to How to Split a Toaster
- (00:26) - Meet April Davis
- (02:02) - Her Background
- (03:02) - The Experience
- (07:51) - Getting Back Out There
- (11:11) - Challenges
- (15:16) - What They're Looking For
- (17:31) - Shift in People
- (20:41) - Broken Pickers
- (22:21) - Specifics
- (23:02) - Arranged Marriages
- (25:15) - The Mindset
- (28:04) - Off the Table
- (29:10) - Moving Forward
- (30:49) - Divorced Dynamics
- (31:46) - Most Surprising Match She's Made
- (33:34) - Stats
- (34:43) - LUMA
- (35:41) - Cost
- (36:16) - Geographic Info
- (36:57) - Database Size
- (37:44) - Finding April & Wrapping Up
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