what you doing
i'm trimming my beard because we're gonna go on a romantic date
today we're doing something very special because it is valentine's day
so we are going on a date
and let me be quite honest
i don't remember the last time that we went on a date
that we went somewhere outside of the boat and like actually went on a dinner date like
i don't know it's been years easily
and that's probably one of the things about living on a boat that you guys don't realize
and it's that you kind of take each other for granted in a way
because you live like
you literally live 24 7 together
we wake up together we go to sleep together we exercise together
we have breakfast together lunch dinner um
we do kite together we go spear fishing together snorkeling together
we sail together we go on the dinghy together we take the dogs out
two hours later
we don't do one thing where we are not together
and so it is very easy for things to go from being a couple
and being super in love with each other to just being like roommates
and being friends and living like brother and sister
we're so ready to go on a date
you look good baby
you look good
alrighty people so we're going to the marina
next to it there's a little restaurant
so we're going there for our valentine's day
are you ready to stay echo
so look at our tomato it's packed with little tomatoes everywhere
so we are ready to go out on our date and before we go
i just thought i'd share with you guys a little bit of of what is the reality
of living on board 24 7 with your partner
and i think before we jumped into this lifestyle and we lived our regular
i guess a traditional lifestyle where we had corporate jobs and all that stuff
you know the problem was that we spent more time with other people than together
because you go to a job eight hours a day or nine hours a day with commuting
and all that stuff that you completely forget about the other person
you barely have any time to spend together and so at that time
and we would actually be just you know seeing each other for when we would go to sleep or maybe breakfast like super fast
because we had to go and we had to commute go all the way 30 minutes drive all the way to miami
and that's about how we went and now it's the complete opposite
we get to spend
all the time literally 24 7 together and it also has its own little problems
and if we have them i'm sure other people living on a sailboat or living on a van or an rv
or living an alternative lifestyle have to encounter the same kind of problems
so what are those problems you're thinking
well when you spend 24 hours with your partner it's so easy to get used to being around them so
maybe you stop trying to look pretty
maybe you forget about being loving or showing some love to your partner
and maybe you just hey why am i gonna look nice today if we're not doing anything
i'm not going anywhere we're just gonna stay here on the boat maybe go to the beach why look nice
you know those kind of little things are the details in your everyday
and that is what makes a difference whether you stay in love with each other or whether you don't
but let's just go and i'll talk to you guys a little bit later because if not i'll start talking a lot
bye kids don't jump on the boat we'll be back
so excited
so we made it back on the boat and we got a little bit wet on the way back
uh we had a really good time i had some fish tacos and alejo had some chicken wings and we
really had a great time it was very romantic which we don't normally do romantic
so just to finish off the topic guys i just wanted to say that if you think that you know because
we live on a boat or because we have a different kind of lifestyle than what most people have
we don't encounter those kind of relationship problems and that is not correct
we have our own relationship issues just like any other couple
and so you build your relationship every single day
through love and through choosing to love one another every every single day
alejo has completely different ways of showing love i have completely different ways
baby you're not helping with that
we wake up in the morning and we have to hug each other
and we have to give each other a kiss and not to just like wake up
and each one just goes his own way and especially since we're like involved in social media
it's so easy to just grab your phone and turn the round and forget about the other person
and you know just be focused on your phone and
why are you laughing
because i am
can you give the guys some tips of how you how you think our relationship works
yes so you you just gotta work each day and do the relationship work
that means kissing hugging
and just being connected you know because sometimes like we can literally be together
and be so away from each other if we're not really connected to one another
you know we can just be thinking about work
or thinking about the boat or he could be focused on his boat stuff
and looking at catamarans online and on the computer
and i could just be you know doing my own thing
and we would be literally right next to each other the entire day yet super super far away like mentally and spiritually
if that makes any sense right
so i don't know we have to be connected with each other
and show each other some love and do like different things and always make sure to
i don't know
to be happy
do you think that make us happy right