Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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I am a mom that will judge you hardcore if you bring out an iPad. But I noticed recently I spend almost everything that I do with a podcast playing. I am so uncomfortable in the silence. Am I just as bad as the iPad kid?
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If you know how to do that, if you don't like me, just mail in a letter and just say, Kelly, I want to be on the show. Oh, sorry. Kelly's eyesight is fading along with her age. And so she can't read letters. You can read letters. She's getting mad now. Let's go out to San Antonio, Texas. One of my favorite places on the planet and talk to not-so-plain Shane. What's up, Shane? Oh, nothing much.
Another day in paradise. Another day in paradise.
What's up? I was just calling to ask... As you know, my wife decided she wanted a divorce three months into our marriage. And I just feel like I've lost purpose. Yeah. Like, what do I do? How old are you? I don't know what. I'm 19. 19? My wife is 18.
Wow, y'all got married real, real young, huh? We did. Tell me about the courtship. How did it all work out? Courtship, like we're in 1401. I have no idea what that means. I know, because you were born in this century. Tell me about getting together.
So we met at a feed store because I used to work at a ranch. I was a ranch manager for a while.
All good romance starts at a feed store. I love how this story is starting.
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Chapter 2: What led to the man's marriage ending after just three months?
She's acting like a teenager and wants to pretend this whole thing didn't happen. And she's treating this like a high school breakup. And the problem is she signed a marriage license. Yes, sir. And so you'll have a legal arrangement to unwind. If she blocked your number, she just won't talk to you?
Yes, sir. She blocked me on everything. Messenger, Snapchat, Instagram, everything. The only way I can talk to her is through her dad. And she's not even really talking to her parents either. Okay.
Is she with somebody else?
I don't think so. I asked her parents where she's staying at whenever she wasn't at her parents' house either. And she just said... They said she was staying with a friend. And I don't think she's the type of person to cheat or anything like that.
Well, she's the type of person to leave you three months in. So, I mean, it sounds like you don't know her well either. So here's your choices, and I can't make the choice for you, okay? Yes, sir. Choice number one is to... honor her wishes. And since she's not going to be a grownup about this, you be the grownup and you get an attorney and you file for divorce and you move on.
She's moved out and blocked your number and done all that kind of stuff. Wants to pretend this whole thing didn't happen. you choose to say, no, I want to be married to you. I don't know what happened, but I want to be married to you. And so I'm going to keep being a person of character. I'm going to keep being the person I want to be.
And so I'm going to keep showing up, keep going to work, keep working hard, keep saving money. I'm going to live my life as though she's on deployment somewhere and she's going to come back someday. I mean, those are your two choices.
That's what I'm doing now. I've kind of just tried to stay busy in my work.
There's not a lot of other options because she's completely cut you out and cut you off. You don't even know where she is. Yes, sir. It sounds like you have a relationship. Yeah, I mean, you're living with your parents now or your family? Yes, sir. Okay. I honestly, since you have a good relationship with him and you're 19, she's 18.
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