Description

Julie-Roxane and Alasdair share how their engagement was meaningful without being expensive and explore how a wedding might be too.

Listen to this week's episode and explore:

• The role Brexit played in our engagement (3:53)
• What is a wedding for? (8:58)
• About the engagement ring we're supposed to give (10:23)
• About the engagement ring Alasdair actually gave...er, lent (12:00)
• The average cost of an engagement ring and weddings in the U.S. and in the UK (16:40)
• Seth Godin's thought experiment (17:14)
• The danger of relying on a ring or a wedding to create meaning in a relationship (18:55)
• The spiritual impact getting engaged has had for us (27:16)

Mentioned in this episode:

• Seth's podcast on the wedding industrial complex
• Study finds that couples who spend more on their weddings are more likely to divorce
• Average U.S. wedding cost was $35,329 in 2016.
• Average UK wedding cost grew 12% in 2018 to £30,355

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Credits:

Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald

Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa

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