Episode 3

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19th Feb 2020

High School Sweethearts Share Tips for a Successful Relationship I E3 Jeff & Abby Nickel

Today’s guests are Jeff and Abby Nickel.

These high school sweethearts share tips to have a successful relationship.

We discuss the importance of forgiveness, creating a separate and joint identity, planning a wedding together, and the challenge of buying a house and moving in together.

Throughout the 10 years of knowing them and watching their relationship grow, they have inspired me to become a better partner.

 

Key Takeaways:

[6:30) Humility and forgiveness are the key to a successful relationship

[9:29] Changes Jeff and Abby had to make in order to make their relationship work

[11:34] Creating a joint and separate identity

[17:14] Planning a wedding together

[21:21] Buying a house and transitioning into living together

[27:33] How each of them positively influence one another

[29:05] Advice to their younger siblings on how to have a successful relationship

 

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Instagram: @abby_rowan_nickel

 

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