Dating An Inmate: Challenges Couples Face when Taking their Prison Pen Pal Relationship to the Next Level

April 27, 2024 00:27:18
Dating An Inmate: Challenges Couples Face when Taking their Prison Pen Pal Relationship to the Next Level
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Dating An Inmate: Challenges Couples Face when Taking their Prison Pen Pal Relationship to the Next Level

Apr 27 2024 | 00:27:18

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Show Notes

Big Steve and his wife, Anya, found love on a prison pen pal website. Today they share stories, red flags, and strategies to help other couples succeed during and after incarceration. Learn what to look for in the initial pen pal ad, what red flags to watch for, and when to know to walk away. Hear about what Anya did to keep the relationship fun and exciting. And enjoy a candid conversation, with lots of laughs, between this happily married husband and wife. It's not easy, but the two of them have proven Love After Lockup is, in fact, possible! And it's not always the way it's depicted on reality TV.

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