About this episode

The episode explores the foundations of lasting love, emphasizing friendship, trust, and communication over grand romantic gestures.

Does the perfect love story begin with a grand romantic gesture, or is lasting love built on friendship, trust, communication, and shared adventure? The Debate Team breaks down what to look for to achieve love longevity, the perils of partnership, the questions the matter, the circumstances that don't, where friendship belongs on the must-haves, the qualities to look for, and much, much more. We're talking red flags, redheads, and red wine!

People in this episode

Host: Brian Howie

Topics covered

• love
• friendship
• communication
• trust
• partnership
• red flags

Keywords

• love story
• soulmates
• relationship advice
• love longevity
• partnership qualities

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