003: w/ my lil sis 🍼🔥💫 being lovingly roasted and psychoanalyzed via astrology + asking: is my relationship w/ my hubs doomed?

Co-Host: Mei (Xinyi’s little sister) | Host: Xinyi @xinyixan Hello~ Thanks for joining me for episode 3 of Don't Be Strangers, a podcast and social experiment for learning to create meaningful connections together via collaborative conversations! The way this works is that anyone of any background can apply to come on and chat with me about anything they want. The goal is to raise awareness of social isolation and to narrow the gap between all of us as humans. Today I have a very special guest because it's my one and only favorite little sister. I feel very fortunate that I have such a tight relationship with my sibling because I know it's not a universally shared experience. We recorded this podcast kind of spontaneously because we were having one of our usual conversations this morning, and I suddenly turned to her and said something along the lines of: "ok stop talking, we need to record this so it can go on my podcast." And I think it's perfect because I got feedback from episode 1 that maybe I should have given more of an introduction of myself so this will be the ultimate introduction as my sister will lovingly roast me by describing 1. what a bad older sister I was as a child, 2. how our relationship developed and was strengthened with age and maturity, 3. a really thorough astrology breakdown of me, her, and my husband including a relationship analysis between all three of us (don't worry, she gives an 101 introductory crash course so the conversation shouldn't be too hard to follow even for an astrology newbie like me) and 4. her sharing some really entertaining and vivid dreams which will also paint a picture to you of what my mornings look like. Quick notes here, 1. she does cuss maybe 2-3 times so just FYI if you have any sensitivity to that sort of thing and 2. we've been told that we have pretty similar voices so hopefully the conversation won't be too hard to follow.... [index of conversation highlights + timestamps here] And we cut it off there because honestly we can talk for hours about absolutely nothing and everything. Yes, I'm aware that I totally forgot to ask her the key question of, "how do you define a stranger and how does one transition from being one to not?" but I'm obviously extremely flawed, so I'm just going to forgive myself on this and keep moving forward. Maybe, if you enjoyed this episode enough, I can bring her back on and remember to ask her next time. Or better yet, I can do a little family reunion episode where I get both her and the hubs together. Anyways, as always, I'd love to hear if you had any thoughts, as you can always shoot a dm or leave a public comment and start a community thread @dontbestrangers on instagram! So I'd love to know, do you care about astrology or personality typing? If so, what are your signs? What are your favorite personality tests and how have they helped you? And it would be an honor if you know anyone else who is passionate about having deep conversations or community building, if you could connect us! Or if you're feeling adventurous, you are always welcomed to apply to co-host an episode yourself! And with that.... ciao!