Teaser: Dean & Kristina

tell you. I would love for you to tell me why and what I do that's so sucky at dating? Oh, this is a bad question. The let's just endless? Um okay, Well, well can we start with communication? Are we serious about it? Yeah? It gets get serious. Let's I mean, we gotta get to the bottom of it. Well yeah, okay. So what I've noticed with you is, I'm sure the rest of America has too, that you have the swall up and

you're always joking and you're smiling. But as soon as sell and get past our walls, like you have a lot to say, you have a lot going on, and between you and me, I think I've noticed that early on fairly early on, especially in Paradise, when you're like constantly talking feeling. I think you didn't have any other choice except to talk them. And I mean you're better communication now because I think you're a little bit open, more open to me and to everyone else. But I

think that was a huge thing. But don't you think it's more fun to have a dating relationship where all you do is laugh and smile the whole time instead of talking about feelings? Well, of course, but I mean you can have all all of those things, but how does the relationship get stronger deeper without talking feeling. I mean, it's supposed to be all fine and uh, flirting and lasting in the beginning, but eventually I think it has to move into some kind of Yeah, I agree, I

think that makes sense. Okay, so what else you said? That was just the first thing. And also, I mean we weren't Paradise, and I think there wasn't really much time for all exploitation and last year. But maybe it's just me putting pressure on. No, I mean, don't the podcast doesn't help Christina sucks at dating. It's help I suck at dating. Okay, that's fry. I gotta shift my faults. Yes, don't don't put the blame on yourself here. Let's okay.

So what about besides communication? What else is there why you started dating? Yeah? From your experience, because I mean, you know, we've talked about this and it's hard because obviously we've had a lot of private conversations and we've talked quite a bit. So, UM, it's like this, this is really weird for me to just completely tell, like constantly tell you how terrible you're out dating, because like I was that person interested in dating you and now

telling you how bad you are. It's kind of weird. But another thing I guess, um, do you tend to like sugarcoat things and I say exactly how you feel? You try to find a run about way, but sometimes it's best to just say it right. They might hurt. And I've told you this multiple times, but it's going to stay in a moment. It's better than finding out later. Um No, I agree. I think that that's definitely the thing that I struggle the most with, um, well, maybe

not the most with, but the communication. And honestly that that hurts someone, right, It's just it's important to be honest. But when the honesty hurts someone. That makes it a a little bit harder. I would say, I mean, I agree, but I just still I think better because at least you're being honest. All right, Christina? Next question for you? Oh gosh, am I a good kisser? Uh? Yes, yeah, that's all. Well, well what I thought we were talking about all this? But no, you're a good kiss there.

Give me on a scale one to ten, one to ten, okay, three, two, that's pretty generous. Thank you. I'm doing mine. Um okay, So say, say I was at a bar animily in Lexington, right, and we hadn't known each other, we never met each other. Do you think that we still would have um met and hit it off like we did? Um? I? From my perspective, I don't usually meet people out of bar, so I probably wouldn't have giving you a chance. How

do you normally meet people? I mean, when I go out to your bars just to have fun with my friends? How do I meet people friends of friends? Well, I'm sure eventually we were may have met somehow. I mean, first of all, you're it's Lexington. It's fairly small, so people are running to each other. From next question, I mean, this is re cently awkward, So I think we're out too a good start. Um, all right, Christina, twenty years from now, if someone mentioned my name, would you think

what a jerk? Or do you think he's a nice guy? Those were good times? I will I mean, okay, so I will. I think I will always thank you a nice guy, because, um, I think you do have a great heart and you are kind, maybe not in dating, but I think that also comes with maybe like age and maturing and still learning about what is it that you want? But what is it? I'm older than you,

and I'm considerably more mature than you are. Oh my gosh, no that is anyway, twenty years from now, I will look back and I'll be like, that was a good guy. That was a good lesson. Oh good lesson. I mean I've learned a lost from trying to date you. What's what?

What was the lesson? I'm asking because I mean, obviously, like I've I've learned a lot of lessons personally, Um, just watching everything back, right, And I know that it's not easy for us to like watch ourselves back on TV or anything like that, but we're like obviously doing it very publicly, and like everyone is able to watch us and have their own opinion about it. Um, So I know what I've learned, and I'm continuing to work on that, and I obviously appreciate you being there to

help me work on it with me. But like, what, like, what do you think you learned? Do you think, well, this is your podcast, but what did you learn? Now we've talked about that enough staff, No, come on, I'm curious. We haven't actually really talked about that. Why did I learn what the conversations we've had. I know I probably came off aggressive a few times, but I'm learning to be a little bit more sensitive, more sensitive. I think you are? You are sensitive? You thought though, Yeah, there's

more fun prove mentally. Um, And I also think I need to, like, well, what did I learn to let the other person speak a little bit more? How's that you think? You think that I get away with trying to get my point across when in fact I need to hear these two all right? Christina, Well, I'm sorry for um kind of blindsiding you with this phone call, but I appreciate you taking the time to awkwardly talk

about our dating foibles. Um, it's only awkward if you make well we're I'm making it awkward, so it's sufficiently awkward right now, Um, are you what? I'm getting some pleasure out of this chalkward? Now, well, I'm glad you're enjoying it. That makes one of us. Um all right, well, thanks again. Um, I wish you the best and well I'll talk to you soon. I mean, obviously good. This is going to do great. You're the best, Okay, bye bye