That Time We Broke Up... Twice

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Published 2023-08-30
From being long distance to living in the same city and then taking a pivotal trip together to the Caribbean, the Perrys’ dating relationship had a bit of a rocky start. Jackie ended things with Preston not once but twice, she says out of fear of Preston’s loving pursuit of her. It didn’t help that Preston didn’t know how to lead her well. There’s a lot they would have done differently, but in the end, their story is a reflection of Jesus’ Gospel pursuit of each of us.

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All Comments (21)
  • @kilimanjaro5537
    “A good man is a man who is led by the Holy Spirit.” Amen, Preston.
  • @evelynfrederick
    I love y'all. "I'ma keep pursuing you." May every woman get to experience that type of love. So sweet
  • @kharigaynor1553
    "I don't think I went to God... I went to my thoughts" - - is all of us at some point.
  • @just.laur3n
    "People don't care what you know until they know that you care." That's a word🙌🏾🙌🏾
  • @ryebowen
    Preston pulling the “she’s a runner, she’s a track star” has me weakkkkkkkkkk 💀
  • @PURPLE_ROSE.
    31:37 Preston: "A good man is not a good man in & of himself. A good man is someone who's being led by The Holy Spirit." Great quote❣✝️👏🏾👏🏾
  • it’s so funny because Jackie appears to be so hard on the outside but Preston makes her all mushy 🤣🤣 i love it
  • The revelation behind this comment “I wasn’t able to see you for who you really were until I led you with love” was beautiful
  • @attorneyyaidaford
    His pastor stewarded their courtship and relationship. That's what gave Preston the courage to stick around even when she rejected him.
  • @hzlil1
    My husband and I just celebrated our 35th anniversary. I thank God it was a happy time. The past 6 years have been the worst of these 35 years. I'm speaking for myself. It wasn't till I started to truly pray for him, show him true respect, and truly love on him that our relationship is changing for good. Marriage is hard. Being selfless is a struggle. But God!
  • @samerah
    There is so much emotional intelligence & respectful engagement in this dialogue. Love to see it☺️
  • @preciousolea
    The “I didn’t have have a daddddd” cracks me up everytime lol
  • @emmanuelardama
    There were moments in this story where I was like ‘those are definitely some red flags.’ I think a lot of times we see red flags in relationships and quit so it’s amazing to see how your faith in God helped you to get beyond them.
  • @themiaparis
    I need me and my future husband to lovingly roast each other like this 😂😂😂😂😂
  • @TheBenitaAngela
    Jackie starting off saying: “I’ve been playing around with blush cause it makes me feel alive” sent me!!! Wednesday Addams type of quote lol
  • @k.rochel
    “I had a car and you had a bus ticket is sending me” 😂😂😂😂😂they truly are friends
  • @keke7085
    the friendship part of marriage is so important! I think many do not realize this
  • I felt that when Jackie said “I didn’t have a Dad to teach me how to receive love from a man”.
  • @shervonne_arts
    Pause, 33:42 “There’s a difference between hard things and toxic things!” 😮 I want to thank y’all for being so open and transparent. I am a newly wed and I have to admit that I was a little afraid going into it because all I heard was “Marriage is hard” “Marriage is hard” “Marriage is hard” And that shook me…I started to get frustrated and think like what does that mean??? You mean I’m going to have to deal my husband doing any and everything just because “marriage is hard”??? I wanted no parts. Lol. Then I got married and my husband, I mean I could not have imagined him up, I mean I had a list 😅 but God exceeded my expectations 🙌🏾 Anyway, I decided to take notes on what was hard so I can explain it to others who may have the same question. This is long so I’m going to only mention one. I came into the marriage with a daughter who really adored him, but didn’t know how to embrace him. She lost her biological father at age 5. We stated dating when she was 9. So I was all she had and she didn’t want to lose me. So as she saw him getting close to me, she wanted to reject him, even though she reeeeaaally liked him! It was crazy. So I saw his heart break over and over again, and him being patient, and kind, and loving, and now they are inseparable and now she prefers him over me! Which I can handle that. Lol. But our family is so blessed! But THAT was hard. 😣 So there’s a difference from dealing with hard things in marriage versus toxic behavior! Thank you for putting words to my thoughts. 🙏🏾 Praise God for y