EPISODE · Mar 10, 2026 · 46 MIN
Ep. 7-The Story We Never Planned: Online Dating, Infertility, and Heartbreak - Our Story Pt. 1
from Shared Light · host JR and Dustie Rodriguez
Before kids, before stability, before the life you see today—there was a story we never expected to live. In this episode, we open up about the early chapters of our relationship: meeting through online dating when it still felt taboo, navigating addiction and house arrest, choosing marriage in the middle of the mess, and facing the heartbreak of infertility.What started as an unconventional beginning became the foundation for a different kind of family story—one shaped by resilience, honesty, and the decision to become foster parents. This conversation pulls back the curtain on the struggles that shaped us, the choices that changed us, and the unexpected path that led us to parenthood in a way we never planned but deeply cherish.TakeawaysOnline dating tabooChallenges of infertilityChapters00:00 Decision to Become Foster Parents
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Before kids, before stability, before the life you see today—there was a story we never expected to live. In this episode, we open up about the early chapters of our relationship: meeting through online dating when it still felt taboo, navigating addiction and house arrest, choosing marriage in the middle of the mess, and facing the heartbreak of infertility.What started as an unconventional beginning became the foundation for a different kind of family story—one shaped by resilience, honesty, and the decision to become foster parents. This conversation pulls back the curtain on the struggles that shaped us, the choices that changed us, and the unexpected path that led us to parenthood in a way we never planned but deeply cherish.TakeawaysOnline dating tabooChallenges of infertilityChapters00:00 Decision to Become Foster Parents
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