Date night was going great... until the martinis, the gummies, and a very friendly cowboy couple who REALLY wanted to drive them home.

This week on The Motherload, Andrea and Gillian get real about marriage after kids: keeping the spark alive when you're running on empty, splitting chores without keeping score, and why "fair" might be the most dangerous word in a parent's vocabulary. Plus Andrea's email trick that changed how she handles arguments, and a golf vocab quiz that goes completely off the rails.

If your marriage currently runs on a shared calendar and leftovers, pull up a chair.

New episodes of The Motherload, the mom podcast about motherhood, marriage, and the mental load, every week.

Chapters:

00:00 Cold open: swinger vibes

00:40 Andrea's TMI: a wild night on the deck

05:05 Partners who celebrate you

06:00 Date night, martinis & the cowboy couple

10:55 Bar besties you never text again

12:20 How we split household chores

14:40 Picky eaters & who cooks dinner

16:45 The neat freak husband (gender roles reversed)

19:55 Handling conflict: the email trick

23:15 Date nights, hotel escapes & playing hooky

25:55 How we met: puka shells & Hinge

32:30 The "fairness" trap in marriage

36:55 Go find your own fun

38:30 Birdie, eagle, condor? A golf quiz

41:50 Scottie Scheffler & Dallas talk

43:15 Bedtime routines & sign-off

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