This week Nicole and Eric explore a little about how our relationship is effected by the different stages of our careers we're each in. Eric is rapidly approaching retirement while Nicole has about a year on the job! What sorts of hurdles do we encounter because of these differences?

Also this week:

• Junior the deaf malinois barks. A lot.
• Eric speaks fluent Chinese.
• Junior barks some more.

Keep coming back!

This week Eric & Nicole talk about how power dynamics and control in a relationship can affect the relationship and explore a little bit about how power dynamics work in our relationship... in the end we came to a different conclusion than we started with!

Also this week:

• Dad joke brought to you by Nolan from Ridge Woodworks!
• Listen to us argue in real time about where to place a security camera.
• Listen to Nicole prepare a bowl of fruit for lunch!
• A little talk about our workout regimine.
• Learn why fasting Nicole isn't safe for anyone.
• Is perception reality?

We really appreciate you taking the time to listen!

This week Nicole "berates" Eric a little bit about why he hasn't kept up with some of his hobbies and we talk a little about how that effects our relationship and how we each plan to do better at doing our own hobbies independent from each other!

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This week Nicole and Eric have a short episode where we quiz each other to see who knows the other person the best!

Also... let us know if "Magic" is a legit superpower or not!

This week Nicole and Eric will talk about some of the things we do to divide chores and responsibilities around the house:

• Who cooks?
• Who cleans?
• Who does laundry?
• How is a fridge like a butthole?
• Who mows the grass?
• Someone tell Eric what carburetors are for!

Drop us a line and let us know if chores and responsibilities in your relationship are divided along gender-normative lines or some other way...

This week Nicole and Eric talk about how lessons we've learned in the outdoors and climbing translates to real life and relationships:

• The best parts of life are on the other side of fear
• It's okay to have bad days and great days
• Setting goals
• Know when to rest
• Stay in your 3-foot world
• Falling is good for you
• Don't measure yourself against others!

Remember to write a review and Nicole will send you a little swag!

This is our TENTH episode and we can't belive all the love and support so far! THANK YOU!

Come hang out in the campground with us while we talk a little about:

• Our hobbies together and separate and...
• How WE kinda sucked at keeping our separate identities when we became a couple.
• Ways we're gonna work on keeping our own activities.
• What it means when you think you have to poop in the mountains but you don't really.
• Why Eric should sell his chainsaw.

Let us know what you think of our remote recording ... is the little bit of background disturbing to hear or do you want us to do more outdoor episodes when we camp or travel?

Remember to write us a review, it really helps!

Eric is a *little* older than Nicole... this week we'll talk about how the gap in our ages influenced our relationship in the past, how it does now, and how we expect it might in the future.

Also this week:

• Nicole takes over for the opening dad joke! (Thanks to our buddy Forrest for sending it in!)
• Nicole learns what Woo Girls Are!
• And finally, Nicole hates the word "butthole" so shoot us a message and give Eric some better words to use!

Shoot us an email at podcast@nicoleanderic.com and let us know what you think about age gap relationships!