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Chapter 1: What is the unique experiment introduced in this episode?
Hey guys and welcome back to the Maths Funny Podcast and a very quick update from me because you're all about to be introduced to my new husband before me which is so weird to think because by the time this podcast goes out and you're listening to it I will have had my phone taken off me with no idea who this dude is and you will have listened to his intro
on this and you'll already know and you will have clicked on i think the maths 20 page or wherever pedro my producer is going to post it you will have seen what this guy looks like um and if you're confused and missed the last episode of this podcast basically pedro my producer has decided we're going to do like a gay series inspired by maths where he's found me a man to marry and move in with and we're going to document it all in real time like you'll be listening and watching basically as it
happens give or take like a day or two for editing which is so weird to think about we want to see if just matching me with someone I'm apparently compatible with on paper whether like a genuine relationship can blossom if we fast track to the point of being serious and married and living together and I'm laughing because I'm so nervous but I'm excited but also like I've got no idea how this is going to go and the fact it's happening pretty much live is terrifying
Anyway, yeah, I recorded my backstory intro a couple of days ago. And I know that Pedro, my producer, went to record my husband's today. And they're both about to play after I wrap this quick intro. And this will be the last direct update you hear from me. Because from this point on, I'm going to be in the experiment and with my new husband.
And Pedro is going to be editing and posting everything. Also, one last thing. Remember, as well as, you know, following this marriage on this podcast, where you'll hear... the full audio from the wedding and my vows and our first day and our first, you know, when we wake up after our first night together, we'll record, you know, our thoughts there.
You'll hear the full thing in episodes on this podcast. And then there will be little clips on the Maths20 Instagram and TikTok. So, you know, you get the visuals, you can see us in these moments.
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Chapter 2: How does Josh feel about marrying a complete stranger?
Also, if, you know, I'm fighting with my husband or we have a disagreement, you guys can comment and give me advice and get involved to an extent. because, you know, I'm going to need it. And that's where we're different to the show because, you know, there's six months between them filming and that airing on TV and everything's done and usually we know the outcome.
But this, nah, this is, as I keep saying, unfolding in real time. So, yeah, I will see you on the other side.
Welcome to a new kind of experiment. After years documenting the many failed relationships of those who have dared to turn to reality television in an attempt to find love, it's now time for Josh to focus on finding his own happily ever after.
Hi, I'm Josh, I'm 33, I'm gay, and I've been single for, I don't even know how long now. It feels like forever. My issue is that whenever someone good does come along, I kind of have this habit of pushing them away. Apparently that's because I'm anxiously attached, which is basically, A buzzword for needy and insecure. And I honestly don't mean to be like that.
I'm just not cut out for modern dating and all the casually seeing multiple people at once and keeping your options open. Like, I am an old romantic at heart and I just want to meet someone and know in a split second that they're my person.
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Chapter 3: What qualities is Josh looking for in a partner?
And from that point on, it's just me and them, which is apparently a lot to ask for in the gay world. My ideal guy, though, would just be someone who's kind, compassionate and content with the small things.
Is that a reference to your dick size?
No, don't worry. My future husband has nothing to worry about that. I just mean someone who's like happy with the most laid back, chilled lifestyle and can just find fun in the everyday stuff, you know. Surprisingly, despite my career, I am naturally quite introverted and I can get in my head quite a bit. And I am known to isolate myself from my friends when I am struggling.
So maybe having someone who's a little bit more outgoing would be quite good for me. Someone who, in those moments where I am stressing and spiraling with my mental health, to just give me a hug and be like, Josh, you're good. You've got this. The world isn't ending. I'm here for you. And now let's just go and have fun.
And someone that I can be there for, too, because when I am with someone like I'm backing them in everything and I've got their back no matter what.
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Chapter 4: What challenges does Josh face in modern dating?
I don't even care what they do for work or how much money they make or any of that stuff. Like to me, the materialistic stuff is so irrelevant. Like I work hard and I've built a nice life for myself in Australia. I just wish I had someone to share it with. I do get lonely. Yeah. Like I'm not going to pretend I don't. And especially like having no family here either. Like that gets to me as well.
Just things like, you know, every morning waking up and strolling down to the beach together or falling asleep next to someone watching a movie on the sofa. Just having someone to do like those simple things with that. That is what I want so badly. Like that is the number one thing I'm looking for.
But growing up gay where I'm from, the world around me taught me that that wasn't ever possible for people like me. That I'd never be able to be myself and I'd never be able to have this happy ending.
Chapter 5: How does Josh's past influence his current relationship expectations?
I was taught that gay was a bad thing before I even understood what gay was or what I was. Hearing things like, ooh, that's gay, that's disgusting, puff, faggot as this everyday accepted language, like only then to slowly realize what gay is and that you may be this thing that everyone around you seems to despise so passionately.
And then having to carry that secret and the shame attached to it and constantly paranoid that if someone finds out your life would not be worth living anymore, it'd be over. That fucks you up. And it is hard thinking back now because for the first half of my life, I always felt so...
like worthless as a person and unwanted and unlovable and a burden to my family and just inferior to everyone else around me like yeah I was a boy but I wasn't one of the boys and I wouldn't ever be and couldn't ever be because they would never accept me if they knew who I actually was even as I eventually came out and moved away like those feelings never fully left and
even now every time I have a couple of dates with someone and I think oh you know this is it this guy he's the one only for them to then ghost me or fuck me around or just you know wait until I sleep with them to then never speak to me again like all those feelings just flood back and it's like my mind starts going see Josh you know everyone was right no one wants you no one will ever love you you'll never be able to have these things that you want and
Josh, Josh, Josh, I know that's very sad and I'm sorry you went through it, but do you reckon maybe we can end it on a positive? So I can do one of those big key changes with the music?
Pedro, shut up. I am getting there. Give me a second. Over time, I have learned how to silence that voice and that self-doubt and those insecurities to an extent. And I do know that my person is out there and I can't have the house and the dog and the weekends doing nothing with someone and just that dream that I never thought was possible.
Bro, it's not even your first marriage.
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Chapter 6: Who is Stefano and what is his background?
You know that, yeah?
Yeah, this won't be my first marriage, no. But hopefully it won't lead to my second divorce. It's been four years now since my ex-husband left me and he was incredible and I still think he is, but we were not right for each other. We never were and I definitely wasn't ready for that level of commitment and I still didn't even know who I was as a person. But I will always be thankful for him.
For all he helped me learn about myself. And for just giving me a taste of that life that I now know is possible. Because I am ready to have it again. And this time I know who I am as a person. The type of partner I can be. And the relationship that I deserve. So I am praying to you Pedro. Please find me my dream man. Because I am so ready now.
Chapter 7: What are Stefano's thoughts on love and relationships?
And I have so much love to give. But... Me trying to find that guy on my own is not working and no one wants me.
Leave it with me, bro. I got you. I got the perfect guy. I promise you, it'll work out. You trust me, yeah? No. I've never let you down, cuz. You have. Oh, OK.
As Josh now stresses out, hoping Pedro hasn't stitched him up, little does he know that just a few suburbs over in Bondi, his future husband has now entered the experiment.
Hi there, I'm Stefano Reginante Rivelli. I'm 31 years old.
Chapter 8: Will Josh and Stefano's match lead to a successful relationship?
I come from Cordoba, Argentina, and I have been here in Australia for about five months before I was traveling the world. But now I feel like I'm more into settling down back in Argentina. I'm a lawyer. But I started a tourism company 10 years ago with a friend and well that allowed me to travel around the world while I'm working and I also make content.
So what type of person are you looking for?
Good question. Well, I'm looking for somebody very resilient, funny, easygoing, somebody very versatile that could be like one day in a five star hotel and the other day camping with me in the mountains. Like a partner, somebody with a big heart.
somebody that love laughing with me uh i need to go in person i don't care about the physics and i live in bondi which is a lot so how do you feel about marrying a complete stranger somebody you have never met before Well, it's a bit challenging, to be honest. I don't know, like I have tried with social media, you know, like many apps to find the right person, but it didn't work.
So I'm going to try to do something new. Yeah, I'm very optimistic. So I hope that we can find the right person. I miss Argentina a lot. I mean, I have a lot of Argentinian friends here. But I'm far away from my family and most of my friends. And it has been like almost one year since I left Argentina. I think a partner would be something very good so I don't feel alone.
I feel that I have a different concept of love than the traditional concept. I'm not looking for my half orange because I feel that I'm the whole orange. I'm looking for an apple, you know, to make like a food salad.
I don't know if that makes sense, but somebody, a partner, as I said before, like somebody that can grow with me day by day, learning new things, doing new things, exploring the world. And I hope that we can find it here.
So what do you think of, say, British people, for example?
I mean, if I had to answer as an Argentinian, I would tell you that we have a lot of things in the past with the British, which are not very good. We cannot judge people for what happened 30, 40, 50 years ago. I know that we are very different cultures, but sometimes you can find the right person
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