Nothing's Off Limits...

What's up, everybody? Welcome back to Couple Things with Sean and Andrew. Today is another interesting one where I'm so curious why you guys are so curious about all this but it's nothing is off limits part three. That's right. That's right. We took to social media and said nothing's off limits. What do you want to know? And I already know what we're going to talk about. There's gonna be one topic that everyone wants to know about. And I guess it's just this human psyche phenomena where all you want to do is know about someone's sex life. Yeah. So we're gonna address this with tact and with respect. Yeah. And probably not directly answer some of these questions but we're gonna do our best. We'll answer as much as we can. I have not looked through the questions but I already know. I already know. Okay. Anyway, we gotta talk about the featured comment of the week. This one's from Heather H who says, I watch people on YouTube all the time and you guys are the only ones I'm actually subscribed to. Love your content. You two are so genuine and such real people. I've been married for 18 years to my high school sweetheart and I could still learn things from you about relationships and goals. Wow. Love to hear that. Congrats on 18 years of marriage. Thank you for subscribing. And if you're listening, you haven't subscribed, please subscribe to the show. It is free. And if you do that, then for the 76% of people who are not subscribed, we will make the promise to you that we're gonna continue to put effort and energy into making the best episodes we can. So that's our promise to you but thank you. Babe. What? I'm just gonna say, I don't think these questions are gonna be about sex. Really? Yeah. I am fascinated. I'm fascinated. We do however, and I did cut you off a little bit, I apologize. No, it's good. We do however have 27 questions below. So let's, in the middle route, do these slightly rapid fire. I love that. This episode is based on a previous episode we did that was one of the best ever called Never TMI and you guys loved it. We did feel a little awkward but it was really fun to read through what you all wanted to know about us. Obviously, it's our life. Everything kind of feels obvious about what we're doing. If you were to say, what's the number one asked question we get when it comes to the Never TMI topic, what do you think it is? How do you keep it spicy or something along those lines? Or like how often? I feel like that's the most asked question all the time. Everyone's different. But if we didn't get your question, then stay tuned when I do a part two. But shall we jump in? We shall. First question, what's the most appreciated way to interact with you guys? If I saw you in public or should I come up and say hi or no? That's a Sean question. People coming up to me? Actually, it has been happening. It has been happening a lot. A lot of people recognize Sean. I think it's just such a delight. I think it's so fun that we really do have this group of people. We're all a similar style, I think. But what do you think? I feel like I'm going to answer this question not in a rapid-fire way. Let me give you some nuances here. Please come up to us and please say hi. We love it. There are a couple situations, though, where I would say think about it maybe and take a second before you think this is a good time or a bad time. I get a little protective when I'm with my kids. So if it's just me and not me and Andrew and I have my kids with me, I get a little protective just because Drew has started asking questions like, why aren't people asking for pictures with her? Just naturally with her age. And then I don't really like to include them in pictures. So then if I am solo, I don't know how to say like, guys, stand here for a second. So that gets a little complicated. I have been asked for pictures in bathrooms. Don't ever ask someone or approach someone in a bathroom. Actually, that kind of happens often. It happens often. Just wait till someone's out of the bathroom. I feel like that's just like a place where you're kind of doing your thing, you know, and you feel a little vulnerable. Are you just in there blowing up the toilet and someone's... There's something weird about sitting on a toilet and opening a stall and someone's like, hey, are you Sean John? It just feels a little like... And then I would also say a hard time and that comes into our values is like, if someone is eating with their family at a restaurant and sitting at a table and eating, I would say wait till they get up to leave before coming over. But I don't know. The style matters. If we have a mutual friend or you had something that you ask, if it's just like a fangirl moment, then that kind of throws off the vibes. When we would go out to eat when I was a kid, people would approach my dad and ask him like, hey, we haven't met, but I know Barry and whatever, whatever. And so it's like, that's fine. Let's make it a community event as opposed to I can't believe that it's Sean. It's crazy. We were walking through the airport the other day and multiple people were shaking and crying after seeing you. I know that's the life you've lived for the last 20 years. You've lived that life for 21 years. That's crazy. I'm old. Next. Honestly, last thought. Sean stewards this incredibly well. Your humility through it all, your level headedness. I have grown to appreciate that so much more. Honestly, it's not easy to keep it as stoic and balanced and grounded as you do. Thank you. Kudos to you. I never want to take advantage of it or forget the idea that it is such a blessing and I'm so honored when people come up to us and I feel humbled. I've never gotten used to it and I always kind of feel awkward, so I apologize if I feel awkward. But yeah, I'd say the only time I have a hard time is when I get protective over our baby. I'll say this about fame too, generally. I think it can be a really dangerous thing to play with and it should be navigated with caution and with wisdom. But there is something really beautiful about a little bit of fame that's not destructive to your everyday habits or routines and the fact that a little bit of fame greases the social wheels and it's like you just have more interactions, I think, and there's more possibility to maybe have a positive impact on someone's life rather than the cold sale or the cold hello of like, yo, we're starting from scratch here. It puts you a little, it puts both parties in a little warmer spot. Anyway, next. Do you ever get sick of each other? Be honest. Yes. One, two. Never. I'm kidding. Yes. I always love him, but I get sick of you. I think it's good to do things independently sometimes. I think we each have, we have a lot of shared hobbies. I think we have different intensities with which we pursue those hobbies and it's nice to be able to pursue my hobbies in the way I want to when I want to. You know what I'm saying? Sometimes. Sometimes. Next. Sean, have you ever gotten lip filler? They look great and if so, I want the same kind. Yes. I got them before kids. Never after kids. I didn't like it. I'm so anti lip filler. Freaking. It felt so weird to kiss you. No, here's my whole thing. I don't have it anymore. What do you mean? It just evaporates? Yes. It dissolves. Where? Your body just breaks it down. Into the bathroom when someone's annoying you? I think Sean, you were fearfully and wonderfully made. Don't freaking touch it. You know what? You've gotten more beautiful with age. No, I'm fired up right now. So why are you trying to preserve some younger iteration or false construct when it's like, that's a freaking dime piece right there? Oh my gosh. He didn't hear. He doesn't understand my answer. The last time I got lip filler was six years ago. You have to get it at least annually, if not quarterly. It feels very permanent to me and it's the principle of it. If you're sitting there looking at the mirror saying, I wish I was different in XYZ way, I think that's not giving how God made you enough appreciation. Thank you. No, I don't have any lip filler now. Let's just say that. All right. All right. Next. Do you think you're beautiful? I think yes. Do you look at- I think I'm stunning. I think it's important to know that you were made beautifully. I think I feel beautiful when I'm with you. I'm glad to hear that. How often do you talk to each other about what you like or dislike in sexy time? There we go. There it is. How often do we talk about this? We're not having sit-down debrief meetings, I'll tell you that much. I would say once every five naked times. Yeah, we're like, how's it going? After the fact is like a quick little, what'd you think? How you doing? I think that's about right. Yeah. All right. When did you both become a Christian? Can you share some of your testimony? That's a stark jump. We were both born and raised in like Christian households. I became more and more curious as I traveled the world solo and got to witness a lot of different people's lifestyles and kind of saw lifestyles that I liked more than others and values and traditions and they all kind of pointed towards Christianity. And then I'd say my largest curiosity sparked meeting Andrew and I got to like learn more and more and more and now I'm a diehard. You're really wearing the jersey and everything. We got baptized together. We did. In 2017 or 18? Yeah. In Des Moines, Iowa. I grew up, my parents were Christian. I'm very grateful for that. And then we did Young Life growing up, which was really great. But I would say, I was like always, I probably was like five years old when I first said the prayer, but a pivotal moment in my life was when I was with the chief and there was new religions, I won't specifically name them, but like newer religions that were prominent amongst the coaching staff. And it really challenged me to like dig in and question why I'm believing what I am believing. And that was kind of like when I really planted the flag, if you will. But I will also answer this question, like I feel like I'm becoming a Christian more and more every day. It really is one of those things that it's just choice you make. There's no convincing, there's no apologetics, there's no theological argument or historical argument that's going to say, this is the absolute truth. There you go. You got it. Like you figured it out. There's nothing, it's a choice. And then depending on which choice of worldview you choose to wear, Christian or non-Christian or whatever your flavor is, like then you will almost start to aggregate and attract all of the proof that you need. But like it says, believe in me and then you will know. And that's kind of crazy. Like the belief comes first. So I don't know. That's just a challenge because I've been thinking about, can you convince someone to have faith? And the answer is no. But I will say we used to think in younger days, like, oh, I think maybe all gods are the same. I didn't really know. I didn't really dig into the differences between the religions. And there is, if you look at the concept of who religion A says God is versus who Christianity says God is, there's nothing like the Christian concept of God. Very different. There's a book called God Has a Name by John Mark Comer. I would highly recommend you reading it. It's really fascinating. But the humility and the greatness of Jesus, as described in the Bible, that is a concept of God you can't find anywhere else. So there you go. It'll change your life, though. It will change your life. I would highly recommend it. Highly recommend. Here's how it'll change your life. Here's how. There's all these embedded beneficial things that humans can do. Like, if you think about quiet time or reflection or gratitude, just psychologically. Yeah. Those things are beneficial. You layer onto that this type of humility or this belief in like a whimsical, miraculous possibility. You layer onto this hope. Like, do you have hope? I don't know. That's fascinating. Do you have hope in something? I think that can change your world. And we've talked about this, like EMDR. There's like this psychological thing. It's a treatment that helps deal with trauma. There's like, that's kind of baked in these repositioning and reframings of what happens. It's baked into Christianity. Those are just the fruits of it. But you actually get to the heart of why you should honor God. Then you're on to something. Next question. I like when you get passionate. Cool. Next question says, will you tell your kids about your success or let them figure it out on their own? Do they already know? No, we're never going to sit them down and be like, listen, this is what we did. You know, this is who we were back in the day. But very naturally, our kids have asked us questions over the years already of like, Mommy, what is that leotard hanging in a frame? Or like, Daddy, what is the jersey for? How did you just do that backflip? Why did someone ask for your picture? It slowly unveils itself. But my goal in life is to prop them up, not prop myself up. You've done a great job at that with teaching Drew about the treasures God has given us. And I think ultimately, Shawn and I don't want to talk about the results that we have wound up with by a certain type of prepared luck, I'll call it. But we're trying to teach them about what led to that or, you know, because the end point of a path might be different for whoever. But the way to get to that path and walk down that in a way with integrity, I think is the same. So it's like, hey, you were made for a reason with certain skills and weaknesses. And then are you stewarding them well? Are you practicing? Are you learning? Are you getting mentorship? Are you engaging with this? Are you disciplined with it? Like, you know, Shawn doing all of those things I just said resulted in her doing gymnastics and resulted in a gymnastics gold medal. That might end up with Drew doing gymnastics, yes. But the destination of that path might be different. You know, it's not the destination, it's the journey, I guess. Anything else there? Yeah, I feel like we could do an entire podcast on that. But Drew, especially, is in this phase of like, whatever she does, she's like, did you do that when you were a kid? Or would you wear this? Or would you? Whatever. It's all comparative. And if I say no, she gets shut down a little bit. But the way we've been approaching it is like, no, but mommy did something different. Like, I found this and I loved this. And you have found this and you love that. And it's just like, they're learning more and more about us through their adventure, if that makes sense. Yeah. So I would answer this question. We will not tell them about the success we've had. We will tell them about what we've learned and whatever we've experienced. Yeah. That make sense? Yeah. So I guess that would entail telling them about certain ways we have become successful. We're not going to be like, did you know mommy was an Olympic medalist? No. Okay. Andrew, what is your favorite thing Sean wears? Oh, baby. I like this question. Overalls? Giggity, giggity. I thought you were going to say nothing. Okay. It's Sean wear. I do like you naked. Yeah. That is a fun event. Yeah. Overalls. But dresses. That's a stark contrast. I love Sean and dresses too. Yes. And honestly, your fashion, I really vibe with. I'm grateful for that. Thank you. But let me say this too, though. Let me say this because this makes me think it's an allusion to the past question. Like if there is something about your thing that you want to change, then I think there's a