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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 831: Not the Marrying Kind.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 831. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from beautiful Los Angeles, California. I still need a song for the opening. I need some sort of music for that “from beautiful Los Angeles, California” part. We have a beautiful website at eslpod.com. Go there, join ESL Podcast, and download the eight- to ten-page Learning Guide we have for each of our episodes.

This episode is called “Not the Marrying Kind.” It’s a dialogue about a man who doesn’t seem to want to get married. Let’s get started!

Stacey: I have a date with George this Saturday. I can’t wait!

Brad: Have a good time, but you know what the word on the street is about George, don’t you?

Stacey: What?

Brad: He’s not the marrying kind.

Stacey: Oh, he just hasn’t met the right girl yet. When he does, he’ll be ready to settle down.

Brad: I don’t think so. Women who have gone out with him have told me that he’s up front with them: