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Welcome to The Viall Files, your go-to podcast for all things dating, relationships, pop culture, and Reality Television! Join Nick Viall, Natalie Joy, and the Household as they dive into the intricacies of love and life, all while keeping you updated on the latest in reality TV and celebrity news....

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The Notebook

Nicholas Sparks

Mentioned 4 months ago

E1084 - We're Having Girls!! Plus, Traitors w/ Natalie, Bachelorette Men, Danae Hays, Love Is Blind & RHOBH

They noted that a man on the show listed The Notebook as a favorite book in his fun facts.

There is one man, by the way, on this list whose fun fact is that he loves The Notebook. So I thought of you when that happened.

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The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ (An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon) cover

The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ (An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon)

Jun Joseph Smith

Mentioned 4 months ago

E1084 - We're Having Girls!! Plus, Traitors w/ Natalie, Bachelorette Men, Danae Hays, Love Is Blind & RHOBH

They enthusiastically praised The Book of Mormon, repeatedly exclaiming love for it.

The Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon. Oh, I love that. The Book of Mormon. I wish I came up with that. That is smart.

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Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model: The Untold Story Behind the Glamour, Drama, and Legacy of a Reality TV Icon cover

Reality Check

Jonathan M. Carter

Mentioned 5 months ago

ANTM w/ Jay Manuel, RHOP w/ Monique Samuels, Love Is Blind w/ Ashley and Summer House

Jay Manuel discussed his involvement in the documentary, noting that he felt safe participating because the directors, Moore and Daniel, were known for their journalistic integrity. He found watching the finished documentary more emotional than doing the interviews, especially seeing Shandy's story play out, which made him cry.

I'm that person who knows everybody who works on docs. And I was already a fan of all their work. And I was waiting for Manhunt Osama bin Laden to come out. So I thought, oh my God, these people are known for their journalistic integrity. So I already felt safe in that moment.

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Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

Mentioned 5 months ago

Nigel Barker Talks America's Next Top Model Doc, Love Is Blind with Kevan, Traitors and RHOBH

The hosts said the novel was very different from the movie, describing it as more traumatic, not uplifting, and mentally and emotionally abusive.

I can tell you without seeing the film or having read the book and know nothing about it.

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It Ends with Us: Special Collector's Edition: A Novel (It Ends with Us) cover

It Ends with Us

Colleen Hoover

Mentioned 5 months ago

Traitors w/ Yam Yam and Sandra, Baldoni News, Grammy's, RHOP, RHOBH & Vacation Recap

They mentioned the novel while discussing recent productions, noting they had seen it.

I think we were very also just like present because we've never really taken a trip, like just the three of us and like fully unplugged ... I've seen It Ends With Us, but other productions as well.

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Memoirs of a Geisha

Arthur Golden

Mentioned 5 months ago

Valley Persian Style w/ Reza Farahan, Beckham Drama, Jenny Slate and Justin Baldoni, RHOSLC & RHOP

Reza described the memoir as covering his life from birth through his experiences on Valley Persian Style, with the release slated for April 7 and preorders available.

I have a book coming out. I want to plug it. I have a new memoir. It's called Memoirs of a Geisha.

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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Laura Numeroff

Mentioned 6 months ago

E1066 - Going Deeper with Angie Katsanevas

The speakers referenced the children's book as a metaphor, saying the cast member gave her "one little crumb," likening the situation to the story where giving a mouse a cookie leads to a chain of requests.

the book, if you give a mouse a cookie, like she, you know, gave her one little crumb.

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Your Roots Don't Define You: A Motivational Guide to Self Esteem and Personal Transformation cover

Your Roots Don't Define You

Chris Appleton

Mentioned 6 months ago

E1062 - Going Deeper with Chris Appleton

Chris Appleton discussed his forthcoming memoir about overcoming a difficult past and redefining his identity, noting its personal and therapeutic significance.

You have your new book coming out, Your Roots Don't Define You, which first question, I always get fascinated as someone who wrote a book a while back, but I love the title of this.

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Don't Text Your Ex Happy Birthday: And Other Advice on Love, Sex, and Dating cover

Don't Text Your Ex Happy Birthday

Nick Viall

Mentioned 6 months ago

E1056 Ask Nick - My Dad Lies About Me Online

Nick mentioned his own book while advising a caller, noting a chapter on chemistry and compatibility that related to the caller's situation.

I don't know what I'm reading... I think maybe my book is called Don't Text Your Ex Happy Birthday. It was sitting right here in front of you, so I figured I'd bring it out. There's a chapter about chemistry and compatibility that I think would resonate with you.

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Dr. Seuss's Beginner Book Boxed Set Collection: The Cat in the Hat; One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish; Green Eggs and Ham; Hop on Pop; Fox in Socks cover

Dr. Seuss's Beginner Book Boxed Set Collection

Dr. Seuss

Mentioned 6 months ago

E1052 - Housewives Impressions and Hot Takes w/ Miguel Luciano, RHOBH, Southern Charm and Holiday Plans

They cited Dr. Seuss's iconic rhyming book as another example of a familiar children's story.

The Cat in the Hat.

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Goodnight Moon

Margaret Wise Brown

Mentioned 6 months ago

E1052 - Housewives Impressions and Hot Takes w/ Miguel Luciano, RHOBH, Southern Charm and Holiday Plans

The hosts mentioned the classic bedtime picture book as an example of a children's book they imagined reading aloud.

Goodnight Moon.

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The Giving Tree

Shel Silverstein

Mentioned 6 months ago

E1052 - Housewives Impressions and Hot Takes w/ Miguel Luciano, RHOBH, Southern Charm and Holiday Plans

They referenced it as another beloved children's title, mentioning it alongside Goodnight Moon.

Or The Giving Tree by Shal Silverstein. The Giving Tree.

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Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication Cover

Oren Jay Sofer

Say What You Mean

A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication

The speaker said the book helped them identify and differentiate feelings, improving emotional awareness during their healing process.

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there's a really incredible book called non-violent communication that i think really really helps me identify my like what what is a feeling because i think oftentimes we really struggle with that

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The speaker said the book helped them identify and differentiate feelings, improving emotional awareness during their healing process.

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there's a really incredible book called non-violent communication that i think really really helps me identify my like what what is a feeling because i think oftentimes we really struggle with that

Family Haggadah: Hagadah Shel Pesah (Artscroll Mesorah Series) (English and Hebrew Edition) Cover

Scherkan Zlotowitz

Family Haggadah

Hagadah Shel Pesah (Artscroll Mesorah Series) (English and Hebrew Edition)

He explained that the Haggadah is the book you read to go through a Passover Seder.

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So I found this, like, so the Haggadah is like the book that you would read to like go through the Seder.

— Episode: E412 Ask Nick - Can You Overshare Your S...

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He explained that the Haggadah is the book you read to go through a Passover Seder.

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So I found this, like, so the Haggadah is like the book that you would read to like go through the Seder.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (Dsm-5-Tr(r)) Cover

American Psychiatric Association

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (Dsm-5-Tr(r))

The panel mentioned the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as the reference clinicians use for categorizing personality disorders during their discussion of gaslighting and narcissism.

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We have something called the DSM. Let's say like narcissism even. You have to have many, you have to have 10 different categories and two in extreme over a lifetime. We're looking at patterns because...

— Episode: E303 The Bachelorette Recap With Mina Ki...

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The panel mentioned the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as the reference clinicians use for categorizing personality disorders during their discussion of gaslighting and narcissism.

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We have something called the DSM. Let's say like narcissism even. You have to have many, you have to have 10 different categories and two in extreme over a lifetime. We're looking at patterns because that's a personality disorder.

Fight Club Cover

Chuck Palahniuk

Fight Club

The hosts referenced the novel while noting the movie they were discussing was not based on it, merely a womencentric version of a fight club.

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It's not based on Fight Club, but it is a Fight Club for women.

— Episode: E96 Fortune Feimster on Not Being Angry

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Episode: E96 Fortune Feimster on Not Being Angry

The hosts referenced the novel while noting the movie they were discussing was not based on it, merely a womencentric version of a fight club.

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It's not based on Fight Club, but it is a Fight Club for women.

And we're like, it's not based on Fight Club, but it is a Fight Club for women. Yes. So that was crazy.

Choices: To the Hills and Back Again Cover

Audrina Patridge

Choices

To the Hills and Back Again

Audrina said she cleared the air and addressed past issues in her book Choices.

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I think there was a few things. I mean, there's a lot of different things. And I clear the air a lot in my book, Choices.

— Episode: E441 Going Deeper with Audrina Patridge...

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Audrina said she cleared the air and addressed past issues in her book Choices.

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I think there was a few things. I mean, there's a lot of different things. And I clear the air a lot in my book, Choices.

and again in my book Choices, I talked a lot about this too.

Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison Cover

Piper Kerman

Orange Is the New Black

My Year in a Women's Prison

Laverne Cox explained that her role in the series "Orange Is the New Black" was pivotal and changed her life.

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So your role in Orange Is the New Black I feel was pivotal. ... It changed my life.

— Episode: E749 GD w/ Laverne Cox + Honeymoon Pt 2,...

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Laverne Cox explained that her role in the series "Orange Is the New Black" was pivotal and changed her life.

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So your role in Orange Is the New Black I feel was pivotal. ... It changed my life.

Seriously Good Barbecue Cookbook: Over 100 of the Best Recipes in the World (Fox Chapel Publishing) Explore BBQ from Texas to Memphis with Brian Baumgartner, aka Kevin Malone from The Office Cover

Brian Baumgartner

Seriously Good Barbecue Cookbook

Over 100 of the Best Recipes in the World (Fox Chapel Publishing) Explore BBQ from Texas to Memphis with Brian Baumgartner, aka Kevin Malone from The Office

The hosts praised the cookbook as a fun, easytofollow collection of over 100 barbecue recipes ranging from classic brisket to Korean pork skewers, calling it both delicious and entertaining.

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He's got a new delicious and very entertaining cookbook, Seriously Good Barbecue Cookbook. Over 100 of the best recipes in the world. It was a real fanfavorite, the recipes were easy...

— Episode: E765 RR - Perfect Match w/ Stevan, Brian...

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The hosts praised the cookbook as a fun, easytofollow collection of over 100 barbecue recipes ranging from classic brisket to Korean pork skewers, calling it both delicious and entertaining.

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He's got a new delicious and very entertaining cookbook, Seriously Good Barbecue Cookbook. Over 100 of the best recipes in the world. It was a real fanfavorite, the recipes were easy to make and they covered everything from brisket stew to Korean pork skewers.

It's an amazing cookbook. A great gift. It's available wherever you get your books. And if you like to cook or if you like to grill, get this book.

Gone Girl Cover

Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl

They referenced the book while comparing it to a truecrime documentary, highlighting its plot twists.

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the movie Gone Girl starring an aphlack it's a book based it's a

— Episode: E802 - The Scott Peterson Documentaries,...

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They referenced the book while comparing it to a truecrime documentary, highlighting its plot twists.

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the movie Gone Girl starring an aphlack it's a book based it's a

Macbeth Cover

William Shakespeare

Macbeth

Charlie mentioned Macbeth as another Shakespeare work she could recall.

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Mott Pellow, Macbeth.

— Episode: E351 Charly Jordan - Trusting Your Gut

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Episode: E351 Charly Jordan - Trusting Your Gut

Charlie mentioned Macbeth as another Shakespeare work she could recall.

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Mott Pellow, Macbeth.

King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) Cover

William Shakespeare

King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)

When pressed for the third Shakespeare play, they eventually supplied King Lear as the missing title.

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I can only name two... King Lear.

— Episode: E46 Life After Paradise with Demi Burnet...

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When pressed for the third Shakespeare play, they eventually supplied King Lear as the missing title.

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I can only name two... King Lear.

Please Don't Feed the Vampire! (Give Yourself Goosebumps Book 15) Cover

R.L. Stine

Please Don't Feed the Vampire! (Give Yourself Goosebumps Book 15)

Justin joked about being too old for the Goosebumps books, mentioning the series by R.L. Stine.

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Did you read Goosebumps? Yeah. I was just a little too old for the books, R.L. Stine books.

— Episode: E600 Going Deeper with Justin Long Plus...

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Justin joked about being too old for the Goosebumps books, mentioning the series by R.L. Stine.

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Did you read Goosebumps? Yeah. I was just a little too old for the books, R.L. Stine books.

Ready Player One Cover

Ernest Cline

Ready Player One

They noted that they had worked on the production of Ready Player One, acknowledging it as a notable project.

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Was it Ready Player One? Yeah. The Accountant? That's kind of cool.

— Episode: E896 Going Deeper with Dylan Efron

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Episode: E896 Going Deeper with Dylan Efron

They noted that they had worked on the production of Ready Player One, acknowledging it as a notable project.

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Was it Ready Player One? Yeah. The Accountant? That's kind of cool.

The Giving Tree Cover

Shel Silverstein

The Giving Tree

They referenced it as another beloved children's title, mentioning it alongside Goodnight Moon.

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Or The Giving Tree by Shal Silverstein. The Giving Tree.

— Episode: E1052 - Housewives Impressions and Hot T...

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They referenced it as another beloved children's title, mentioning it alongside Goodnight Moon.

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Or The Giving Tree by Shal Silverstein. The Giving Tree.

The Secret Garden (Puffin Classics) Cover

Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden (Puffin Classics)

The conversation queried whether Maggie Smith had acted in The Secret Garden, confirming familiarity with the story.

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Was she also in The Secret Garden? Did you watch The Secret Garden? I feel like yes.

— Episode: E817 - RHOC’s Gina Kirschenheiter, Shan...

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The conversation queried whether Maggie Smith had acted in The Secret Garden, confirming familiarity with the story.

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Was she also in The Secret Garden? Did you watch The Secret Garden? I feel like yes.

Sex and the City Cover

Candace Bushnell

Sex and the City

The hosts compared the West Elm Caleb figure to a character from the book, describing him as a tall furnituredesigning hipster reminiscent of an episode of Sex and the City.

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I think that's why he's a character out of a Sex and the City episode. For sure. You know, where he's this tall. He designs furniture. He's Aiden, except not--he's the shittier versio...

— Episode: E374 Going Deeper - West Elm Caleb, Morg...

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The hosts compared the West Elm Caleb figure to a character from the book, describing him as a tall furnituredesigning hipster reminiscent of an episode of Sex and the City.

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I think that's why he's a character out of a Sex and the City episode. For sure. You know, where he's this tall. He designs furniture. He's Aiden, except not--he's the shittier version of Aiden.

American Psycho Cover

Bret Easton Ellis

American Psycho

They mentioned the novel as a comparison, saying a contestant reminded them of American Psycho.

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he does remind you of American Psycho or something like that yeah he's one of those guys from like southern charm

— Episode: E190 The Bachelorette Recap With ABC Exe...

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They mentioned the novel as a comparison, saying a contestant reminded them of American Psycho.

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he does remind you of American Psycho or something like that yeah he's one of those guys from like southern charm

The Princess Bride Deluxe Edition Hc: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure Cover

William Goldman

The Princess Bride Deluxe Edition Hc

S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure

The hosts praised Rob Reiner's direction of this classic, noting it as one of his iconic films.

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He wasn't one of those Hollywood directors that looked down on people... When you look at the clips of the great movies he's made, like The Princess Bride to When Harry Met Sally, he always invited ev...

— Episode: E1050 - Ashley Darby Talks RHOP, Variety...

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The hosts praised Rob Reiner's direction of this classic, noting it as one of his iconic films.

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He wasn't one of those Hollywood directors that looked down on people... When you look at the clips of the great movies he's made, like The Princess Bride to When Harry Met Sally, he always invited everyone in.

The Art of War (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) (Fingerprint! Classics) Cover

Sun Tzu

The Art of War (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) (Fingerprint! Classics)

Dorinda said she had her wardrobe ready and that she had read The Art of War, indicating she felt prepared for the situation.

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I had wardrobe. I read Art of War. I was ready.

— Episode: E867 - Los Angeles Fires, Traitors w/ Do...

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Dorinda said she had her wardrobe ready and that she had read The Art of War, indicating she felt prepared for the situation.

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I had wardrobe. I read Art of War. I was ready.

Combating Cult Mind Control: The Guide to Protection, Rescue and Recovery from Destructive Cults Cover

Steven Hassan

Combating Cult Mind Control

The Guide to Protection, Rescue and Recovery from Destructive Cults

The book was referenced as a source that explains how people become indoctrinated in cults.

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I learned about this through a book called Combating Cult Mind Control, which explains very specifically how you get indoctrinated.

— Episode: E252 Discussing Cults- Inside the Sex Cu...

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The book was referenced as a source that explains how people become indoctrinated in cults.

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I learned about this through a book called Combating Cult Mind Control, which explains very specifically how you get indoctrinated.

The 5 Love Languages Hardcover Special Edition: The Secret to Love That Lasts Cover

Gary Chapman

The 5 Love Languages Hardcover Special Edition

The Secret to Love That Lasts

The couple said they had been reading the love languages books as part of their selfhelp reading.

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we were reading like the love languages books and all of those things.

— Episode: E292 Ask Nick - Can You Be Too Emotional...

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Episode: E292 Ask Nick - Can You Be Too Emotional?

The couple said they had been reading the love languages books as part of their selfhelp reading.

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we were reading like the love languages books and all of those things.

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