Together since 16 🖤🤎, Gamoane & Deeona share:
4:16 Starting the @sincesixteenpodcast to have more honest conversations about marriage and love. You are not alone.
5:51 From middle school crushes to a mutual friend hookup one high school night this is the story of how they reconnected. A Classic R&B Love story.
17:00 Change in plans when Deeona gets accepted to an out of state college and leaves Gamone. The got from spending every day together to she’s gone in 2 weeks. Their long distance relationship starts falling apart when being faithful gets tested.
25:55 Conversations you should have when considering long distance relationships and how to handle cheating in a relationship.
30:49 Being diagnosed with Leukemia at 21 and dealing with this during not being together in their relationship after having a child. Gamone steps in and takes on the responsibilities of the man anyway sharing he knew “Whoever she was talking to didn’t have the same investment I had with her, we had a child together.”
38:11 Feeling numb dealing with life hardships and only getting more bad news. “I loved her but I didn’t like her.” Gamone on learning to become a caretaker and dealing with the side dudes.
51:59 Is there such a thing as being too honest with your spouse? Having the hard conversations on the regular and better understanding the man’s perspective.
58:00 Dealing with communication issues “I just shut down because I wasn’t being heard”. And answering “Are breakups necessary?”
77:01 Don’t compare marriages. Not even to your own family. And be with someone who WANTS to be happy because you aren’t responsible for their happiness.
78:46 How slavery/our history impacts Black Love today. There are a lot of secrets and even comparisons on what it means to be able to do for your family.
AND SO MUCH MORE!
Catch the full interview on the website here: https://www.blackloverecovery.com/single-black-ladies/the-allens-love-story
