00:00For the first six or seven years, I forget when we stopped, but Amanda and I would always watch.
00:05The episodes together.
00:06Now, sometimes that led to us to literally having the same exact.
00:10We just watched like it was almost like we picked up right where we left off and I'm like, well.
00:15You know, here's why I felt that way.
00:16Well, here's why I felt that.
00:17I mean, it can be.
00:20Kyle Cook is opening up about how Summer House didn't always stay on the screen.
00:25And how it eventually became something he and Amanda Batula stopped watching altogether.
00:29On Carl R-
00:30More Life podcast, Kyle shared that for years, watching the Bravo series as a couple.
00:35Often meant reliving the same arguments they had just seen play out on TV.
00:39After.
00:40After what Kyle describes as some especially tough seasons, it was Amanda who decided to
00:44draw about.
00:45According to Kyle, that shift happened around season six or seven, which aired.
00:50In 2022 and 2023, Amanda told them she'd rather not watch the show together anymore.
00:55A decision Kyle framed as understandable, given how emotionally charged those episodes could be.
01:00Kyle says he still watches the show on his own, even the difficult moments, explaining that.
01:05He likes seeing things he wasn't present for, even when the commentary isn't exactly flattering.
01:10Kyle agreed that watching reality TV back as a couple can be incredibly hard.
01:14He shared that during.
01:15His own relationship with Lindsay Hubbard, he'd hear episodes playing in another room and Brace.
01:20himself for the inevitable conversation afterwards.
01:22At the start of the episode, Carl also made.
01:25It clear that his interview with Kyle was filmed on January 3rd, weeks before Kyle and Amanda.
01:30publicly announced their split.
01:31He took a moment to send love and support to both of them as they navigate.
01:35What comes next?
01:36Two weeks after that interview was recorded, Kyle and Amanda shared in a joint.
01:40statement on Instagram announcing that they had mutually and amicably decided to part ways.
01:44They asked.
01:45for grace and privacy as they focus on personal growth and healing, acknowledging how unusual it feels.
01:50to ask for privacy after being so open about their relationship.
01:53During the podcast, Kyle also.
01:55also hinted at being in a quote, new chapter saying he's taking time to focus on what truly.
02:00makes him happy.
02:01Even if that clarity doesn't come easily, he called the past year, his toughest yet.
02:05citing the weight of personal, professional, and relationship pressures all colliding at once.
02:10Kyle and Amanda began dating in 2016, got engaged two years later, and married and.
02:15in September of 2021, a relationship largely shared with fans over nearly a decade on.
02:20summer house.
02:21Now, as both move forward separately, Kyle's reflections offer a rare glimpse into.
02:25how the realities of filming and rewatching can shape a relationship long before the cameras stop.
02:30rolling.
02:31.
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