Ep. 314: Surviving 28 Years Together, Pt. 2: Moving In, Fights, and "I'm Not Happy"

Zach continues his real-talk series on surviving a 28-year relationship — from moving in together and fighting over furniture to the terrifying night his husband said "I'm not happy." Honest, funny, and unfiltered relationship talk. Picking up from Part 1's origin story, Zach recaps the whirlwind first year and a half before he and Andrew moved in togetherThe awkward apartment-hunting saga on the Upper East Side, including who really controlled the decor decisionsLearning to live with someone — messiness, shared closets, and merging two lives into one bedroomZach's parents' disastrous "housewarming gift" dish-shopping trip (and why his dad swore off shopping with them forever)Living through 9/11 in their Upper East Side apartment and the walk home that changed how Zach felt about ManhattanThe move to Park Slope, Brooklyn — their first two-bedroom, and why it didn't lastRelocating to Miami: apartment hunting, no broker fees, and buying their first house in Miami ShoresA hilarious tangent on how differently Zach and Andrew approach buying a car (spoiler: Zach just wants to buy it today)The kitchen renovation that went way over budget — and is still intact 20+ years later (according to Zillow)The emotionally raw turning point: the night, seven years in, when Andrew said he wasn't happy — and what happened five minutes laterZach closes out year seven of twenty-eight, with more chapters still to come  Podcast song by SIXFOOT 5: https://www.sixfoot5prod.com Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sixfoot-5/1551774977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rHMzoU0G0fLhaBsrQiOOY?si=laSZ5hiKTYubJJyhrzf2JQ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.