If you’re a conscious, breathing human being like me, at some point we've all wondered how one might meet the love of one’s life? Or even if such a thing exists?

This episode is a longer exploration of how I tried to answer that question over 19 years ago asking the world Are You My Wife? We get into the finer details of what happened during a quest that spanned a year of 53 dates in 13 countries.

You will also get to meet Angela, a lovely Australian woman who went out of her way to help me by driving for days around Australia to help me out. And she brings back not only memories, but the reality of my mindset at the time; when I had decided I was done with had become a gimmicky love hunt... because I had actually met someone wonderful and wanted nothing more than to get back to the UK to be with her - via Thailand and the UAE... but I'm getting ahead of myself.

Angela also reminds me about a promise I made, which she still intends to cash in on, all these years later.

Then I reflect on my current mindset and options two decades after I took a crazy chance to find love, wondering now if lightening will ever strike twice?

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I’m going to look through the lenses of an entrepreneur who remains ambitious but forced to be practical, as a parent who wants to leave a legacy for his kids and as former husband still living at home with his ex in a house we’re trying to sell in a recession.

And my state of mind right now about all these matters… sigh …. honestly, is best expressed in the image I chose for the episode cover art; the battle between the Scorpion and the Frog.

This episode will go wide and deep on how the fables I learned as a child are helping me change my behaviour as I bumble through the many trials of adulthood. And I’m sure you will relate to what you are about to hear.

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In part 3 (the final in this series), we discuss the legal aspects of divorce, having just covered the emotional and financial aspects of the legal battles we underwent.

Getting married is hard, having children is hard, being an entrepreneur is hard.

But then getting divorced and raising children while trying to stay afloat is a whole other level.

Syreeta and I have been friends for decades, and we live in parallel universes. We both left our own countries for the UK, we both got married, we both had kids about the same age (and almost exactly the same temperament), and we both went through divorces and the trials and tribulations of everything that follows.

During my own divorce, I often spoke to Syreeta to get a female perspective on lots of different things. Our conversation for SparkHub created a 3-part series, each exploring a different aspect of what Syreeta and I went through.

Dive into more: https://spkhb.co/life-after-divorce-3

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