LOVE FEST! Kenny Braasch & Mari Pepin On Homebody Life & Age Difference Upside

It's Love Fest time! 🎉 Today we're joined by lovebirds Kenny Braasch (The Bachelorette, Season 16) and Mari Pepin (The Bachelor, Season 25), who you watched meet and get engaged on Bachelor In Paradise Season 7! They're now over a year into their relationship (just ask Andy about his famous bet!) and they live together in Chicago. Today they join Shandy to share their first impressions, how their 15 year age gap works for—not against—them, and of course, how they FIGHT! Finally, a Dear Shandy Newlyweds Game that will have you on the edge of your seat! Who knows who better? Watch on to find out! Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.TakeCareOf.com and enter code SHANDY50 for 50% off your first Care/Of order! - Go to https://go.factor.com/SHANDY130 and use code SHANDY130 at checkout to save $130 across 6 boxes! - Go to https://www.cozyearth.com/SHANDY and use code SHANDY at checkout to save 35%! More Kenny: https://www.instagram.com/kennybraasch10/ https://www.instagram.com/theboybandnightchicago/ https://www.instagram.com/115bourbonstreet/ More Mari: https://www.instagram.com/mari_pepin/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mari_pepin https://www.instagram.com/innovessa.co/ Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome To Kenny And Mari! 2:24 - How Familiar Were They With Each Other Before Meeting On Paradise? 5:16 - First Impressions 8:41 - How They Complement Each Other 11:29 - The Most Common Misconception About Their Relationship 16:00 - What About This Partnership Makes It Successful Versus Past Ones? 22:27 - Early Hurdle 23:14 - How They Fight 21:05 - How Do They Actively Work On Their Relationship? 32:03 - Shandy’s Bet 33:08 - Getting To Know Mari And Kenny 38:48 - Beliefs About Relationships That Have Changed 41:41 - The Newlyweds Game 1:04:45 - Shandy Debrief If you have a relationship question, write us at: dearshandy@gmail.com Support Dear Shandy: https://redcircle.com/dear-shandy/donations Subscribe - https://bit.ly/SubscribeDearShandy Listen on iTunes - https://bit.ly/DearShandyiTunes More Dear Shandy Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dearshandy Facebook - https://fb.me/dearshandy More Sharleen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sharleenjoynt Blog - http://www.alltheprettypandas.com More Andy Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/machinelevine Produced by Gabrielle Galon - https://www.instagram.com/gabsamillion Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dear-shandy/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dear Shandy is a dating advice podcast where Sharleen Joynt and her husband Andy Levine answer your burning relationship questions from the perspective of a happily married couple. Sharleen and Andy are two fiercely independent people who are skeptical of love stories and don’t believe in fate, soulmates, or The One. So how did they wind up so happily married? They learned the dating lessons by living them. Get no-holds-barred, honest advice from two people who actually have what you want: a fun, blissful partnership. But there's more! As an iconic former Bachelor contestant, Sharleen invites Bachelor Nation couples on for intimate double dates called Love Fests. Last, but certainly not least, Sharleen brings her insider knowledge and Andy delivers hilarious comic relief to combine for what are hands down the best Bachelor recaps in the business. New episodes drop every Thursday, and during Bachelor seasons, recaps drop on Tuesdays!