We're total opposites in EVERY way... except ONE | Andy and Dana Masters | Couple Goals S1E7
Couple GoalsShow Notes
Andy and Dana Masters were never supposed to work. When they met in L.A. 17 years ago, this singer-songwriter from South Carolina and trainee minister from rural Co. Down, Northern Ireland, didn't get on well – with Andy's jokes not quite landing with Dana. But humour not translating across cultures was just one of the obstacles to overcome. When they started dating, they quickly realised they were opposite in (almost) every way.
But despite opposing personality types and backgrounds on different sides of the Atlantic, they have been able to build a relationship that has grown and thrived through everything that life has thrown at them.
They share the one thing they have in common that keeps them united despite their differences, how they navigate a cross-cultural relationship and how they've developed habits in their relationship which protect the values they care most strongly about. __________
How do we make relationships work in the face of everything life throws at us, in a culture where it feels like everything is against commitment and long-term love?
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