Love Fools with Scarlett Longstreet and Brian Recker

Is four months the magic number? This week, Brian and Scarlett react to the "Four-Month Rule" — the theory that if a guy hasn't made things exclusive by month four, he's not going to.

Then they read a listener letter from a 43-year-old woman freshly divorced after 22 years of marriage built on purity culture. She's single for the first time and asking: is waiting until marriage actually healthy? How do I approach sex post divorce?

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This week, Brian and Scarlett dive into "ick discourse," reading truly unhinged submissions — from unwashed toy collections to poop-covered vibrators — and debate where the line is between a personal ick and a straight-up deal breaker.

Then, they tackle a listener letter from a divorced woman who's fallen for her ex-husband's longtime friend. Is it shady? Brian and Scarlett share their own "how we met" lore — Instagram mutuals before their divorces — and offer advice on navigating new love when shared history is involved.

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Brian and Scarlett react to an interesting new phenomenon: people secretly recording fights with their partner. Are we doing this now?

Then, a listener letter about how to get along with an ex and their affair partner. Yikes.

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Brian and Scarlett discuss the dance of 'who pays,' by reacting to a story about a man who Venmo requests his date. Scarlett shares a story about a man who didn't pay for her soup, and we talk about sex drive compatibility!

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Welcome to Love Fools — the podcast about the thing that makes us all insane. In this first episode, Brian and Scarlett discuss their recent engagement, and get personal: why they're choosing a nine-year long-distance marriage, how to tell your ex you're getting remarried, why they're not afraid of divorce, and why financial independence and mutual choice are the foundations of their partnership. Funny, candid, and refreshingly self-aware, it's a first episode that sets the tone for a podcast unafraid to deconstruct the myths we've been sold about love, marriage, and what a relationship is supposed to look like.

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