Together Real Bad

Lose Yourself

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It’s easy to get caught up in love, but sometimes, in the process of building a life with a partner, parts of personal identity can start to fade. In this episode of Together Real Bad, hosts Beautifulll and Ace take a deep dive into what it means to maintain individuality in a long-term relationship.
Three years into their journey, they reflect on the question: Are they still the same people they were at the start, or have they lost pieces of themselves along the way? This conversation isn’t about relationship struggles—it’s about growth, self-awareness, and ensuring that love doesn’t come at the cost of personal identity.
 
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Book Recommendations –
The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes: Get it on Amazon
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🚨 What Listeners Can Expect in This Episode:
🎭 The Evolution of Self in a Relationship – How they’ve changed (and stayed the same) over the past three years🤝 Compromise vs. Sacrifice – The fine line between making healthy adjustments and losing individuality🚩 Signs of Losing Yourself in a Relationship – How to recognize when personal goals, hobbies, and friendships start taking a back seat🛠️ Maintaining Independence While in Love – Strategies to stay true to oneself while nurturing a strong partnership💬 Friendships & Relationships – How their friendships have evolved, and what it means to keep social circles thriving🛋️ The Role of Therapy & Self-Discovery – How therapy has helped one of them rediscover who they are today🔄 Daily Rituals for Self-Preservation – The small but significant habits that help maintain a sense of self
This episode is for anyone who has ever wondered: Am I still me in this relationship? Beautiful and Ace break it all down, offering personal reflections, practical advice, and a real look at how they navigate love while staying true to themselves.
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She Is The One, Not The Two

In this episode of Together Real Bad, the hosts explore the importance of growth, accountability, and compromise in relationships. They discuss what it truly means to be “the one” for each other and share insights on how they challenge and support each other in personal and professional spaces.
Listeners will hear candid conversations about navigating relationship dynamics, improving communication, and holding each other accountable while maintaining love and respect. Whether it’s about staying on top of household routines, growing businesses together, or simply showing up for a partner, this episode is packed with real-life lessons, humor, and heartfelt moments.
Topics Covered:
📈 Personal Growth Through Partnership – How accountability helps relationships thrive.
🏡 Household Compromises – Who really does the laundry, and why does it matter?
💬 The Power of Effective Communication – A simple exercise for improving conversations.
🎬 Date Night Diaries – A night out for Chicago Restaurant Week and a review of One of Them Days.
📚 Book Recommendations –
The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes: Get it on Amazon
Good to Great by Jim Collins: Get it on Amazon
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🎭 Representation in Media – Laverne Cox’s upcoming series and why it matters.
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Listener Takeaways:
Growth in relationships isn’t about changing for someone—it’s about evolving together.
Communication is key! The hosts introduce an exercise that can improve partner discussions.
Celebrating wins together fosters deeper connection and motivation.
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Growing Pains

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In this heartfelt and unfiltered episode of Together Real Bad, we take you on a journey through the highs and lows of navigating growing pains in relationships. We dive into what it means to move past the honeymoon phase, embracing personal growth, and staying intentional about connection amidst life’s chaos. With candid conversations about chore wars, managing expectations, and finding balance in love, we share our struggles, successes, and strategies for making it all work.
In the final moments, we discuss the importance of mutual accountability, the challenge of setting personal and shared goals, and how communication helps us grow stronger every day.
Deep Dive into the Final 15 Minutes: The last 15 minutes of this episode focus on navigating conflict and the challenges of maintaining mutual accountability.
 
We discuss: How personal habits and past behaviors influence current expectations. Why giving each other grace is crucial when developing new routines. The difficulty of addressing unmet expectations without criticism. How we’re working together to balance household responsibilities, including a deep dive into our “Sunday is laundry day” experiment.
We also touch on emotional drift—how life’s demands can make it harder to feel connected—and share how intentional communication and shared goals can help bridge the gap. The conversation ends on a hopeful note, emphasizing the importance of patience, compromise, and understanding in building a stronger partnership.
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Happy New Year!

In this episode, Beautifulll and Ace recap year end 2024 and move into 2025. Beautifulll gives a much awaited coming out update, new friends, new community, goal setting and football updates!
 
*We apologies in advance for our dogs, they were actin a damn fool!*
 
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It's Cheesy But We're Doing It, Again!

In this episode Beautifulll & Ace talk about their upcoming vacation, and recap their goals that were set at the beginning of 2024.
 
*Beautifulll & Ace will be taking a break until January 6th!*
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The Talk

In this episode Beautifulll & Ace have candid conversation about the happenings in their lives in the past few weeks.
 
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Quid Pro Quo

In this episode Beautifulll and Ace talk about week updates, date night diaries, flag football, SOS letter and the nature of quid pro quo in their relationship.
 
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We are so excited to be able to interact in real time with you!
 
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Everyone loves a good T-shirt right? Oh, and a hat! We are really gaining some momentum with our podcast and we are so appreciative for everyone's support. We just dropped a few T-shirts and a hat, if you would like to support further! It would mean the world to us.  We appreciate yall! - In Love We Trust Store - https://www.togetherrealbad.com/in-love-we-trust
 
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Crazy, Stupid, Love...And Priorities

In this episode Beautifulll & Ace talk about coming out updates, Love Is Blind, a brush with a Basketball Franchise Owner, Date Night Activities and prioritizing each other
 
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 https://discord.gg/hyJCrDEq 
We are so excited to be able to interact in real time with you!
 
Support The Pod!
Everyone loves a good T-shirt right? Oh, and a hat! We are really gaining some momentum with our podcast and we are so appreciative for everyone's support. We just dropped a few T-shirts and a hat, if you would like to support further! It would mean the world to us.  We appreciate yall! - In Love We Trust Store - https://www.togetherrealbad.com/in-love-we-trust
 
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Impulse Chicago

In this episode, Beautifulll & Ace chat with Darren Parker of Impulse Chicago! This is a departure from their normal platform but Beautifulll & Ace feel it's necessary to amplify the voices of the LGBTQIA+ Community who are here to help, support and engage the community.
Founded in 2009 by Jose Ramos, Impulse Group is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a stronger and healthier community for gay men. Hosting over 400 events annually in twenty-six cities across the globe, Impulse seeks to create a brave space to engage, support and connect our community.

Eat The Cat, Eat Eat The Cat!

In this episode Beautifulll & Ace talk about the debate, project 2025, “I Kissed A Girl” on Hulu, fantasy football, flag football, date night diaries and how there is more than one way to skin a cat in relationships, navigating how people believe that their way, is the right way, when it comes to tasks or events in a relationship.
 
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Together Real Bad is launching a Discord Server!
What is Discord you ask? Our listeners can chat with each other, share their thoughts on episodes in real-time, and even get direct feedback from us! Need some advice or someone to talk to? Sign up for direct access to "your friendly neighborhood" TRBP hosts(tell us what movie this is from)! The community is super friendly and supportive, making it feel like we're all part of something special. Plus, with voice chats and live events, it's like we're all hanging out in the same room. If you love our podcast, let continue the conversation 
 https://discord.gg/hyJCrDEq 
We are so excited to be able to interact in real time with you!
 
Support The Pod!
Everyone loves a good T-shirt right? Oh, and a hat! We are really gaining some momentum with our podcast and we are so appreciative for everyone's support. We just dropped a few T-shirts and a hat, if you would like to support further! It would mean the world to us.  We appreciate yall! - In Love We Trust Store - https://www.togetherrealbad.com/in-love-we-trust
 
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Email Us Your Save Our Situation questions (SOS) - 2getherrealbad@gmail.com
 
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