126. How We Make It Work with Brian and Audrey

In this Episode of Open Late, Drea interviews Brian and Audrey, a couple who met on TikTok and quickly moved in together. They discuss their journey, the reactions from friends and family, and how they keep their relationship fresh. They also talk about their communication styles, avoiding toxic behaviors, and the importance of privacy in the age of social media. Likewise, they share their thoughts on ethical non-monogamy and discuss their love languages and how they express affection. In this conversation, Brian and Audrey discuss their relationship and offer insights into navigating personal challenges, balancing individuality and togetherness, working together and their favorite things about each other. 

In this Episode of Open Late:

• Moving in Within the First Months of Knowing Each Other
• Keeping the Relationship Fresh 
• Maintaining Privacy in the Age of Social Media
• Navigating Gender Roles and Expectations
• Advice for Relationships in Today’s Society

Connect with Brian and Audrey:

https://www.instagram.com/brianathey2/

https://www.instagram.com/audreymittel/

https://www.tiktok.com/@brian_athey2?lang=es

https://www.tiktok.com/@audreymittel?lang=es

Connect with Drea:

• Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/openlatethepodcast/ 

https://www.instagram.com/thedrearenee/ 

• Website: 

https://www.openlatepodcast.com/ 

• YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@openlatepodcast/videos

09:47 I’m like grunting huffs every now and then, like I might get a little pissed off, but like, we’re human. We don’t get disrespectful. Stop disrespecting your partner. – Brian Athey

13:27 Find new things to do together and stop being so terrified of everything or people are lazy. That’s where the boring comes in. Like that’s where people get bored because they just expect something exciting -Audrey Mittel

22:00 I can do it all by myself, you know, and not realizing that when you are in a relationship with someone, it is important to feel needed by your partner, right? Like you want to feel like you’re useful, and then you are both doing things for each other. And so those little moments of like just greeting each other when you see each other, like if you start dropping that, then that’s when the relationship starts to fall apart. -Drea Renee

22:32 No matter how long you’ve been with your partner, you should still continue to date your partner.-Audrey Mittel 

42:22 Stop trying to race each other to a finish line. There is no finish line whatsoever. And the only finish line is when you’re six feet under. Like, that’s it. Like so I don’t know why you’re racing to that. So it’s like when you stop competing and you start completing each other and like, just complete the circuit. -Brian Athey

43:27 Find your friend in your person, you know? Don’t just find your person like find your friend. -Audrey Mittel

19:01 Whatever our roles are that we can still even if we can double up on a role, then we’ll fill it. Like if you can do something better than I can, that’s cool. I’ll find something else that I could do better than you, got somebody rowing a boat now, I guess my steering it. -Brian Athey

19:17 Now we got this boat actually moving. We’re not fighting each other for who’s going to do this, Who’s going to do that.-Brian Athey

30:51 If you’re listening, that means you’re having to learn. So you’re learning how to make it happen all the time.-Brian Athey

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