WEBVTT - Sharing Dating Wisdom with Kiarra Norman

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<v Speaker 1>Hell I Suck at Dating with Denungler and Jared Haven

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<v Speaker 1>and I heard radio podcast What's going On? Everyone? Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>to Thursday's special caller episode of Help I Suck at Dating.

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<v Speaker 1>If you haven't already, be sure to go back to

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday's episode with Kierra Norman and give it a listen.

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<v Speaker 1>I promise you're not gonna want to miss that. We

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<v Speaker 1>do have three callers calling in today and Kira, just

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, this is how it works. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have three separate callers a couple of minutes each. They're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna ask us a dating question or they're faced with

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<v Speaker 1>some dilemma in their life and they require our stage

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<v Speaker 1>wisdom to help them through it. So our first caller

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<v Speaker 1>is Jack. Let's see if we can get him in here.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey Jack, how are you? I'm doing? Good man? Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you joing us. What's going on today? Um? So, I've

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<v Speaker 1>been dating a girl, um for about three months. Uh

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<v Speaker 1>and a New Year's I asked you to be my

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<v Speaker 1>girlfriends she said. Yet, Oh, I'm thinking things are going well.

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<v Speaker 1>But the other day I said, I'm going to lead

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<v Speaker 1>all my dating apps, because that's kind of what you're

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to do right. You know, we're we're exclusive, and

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<v Speaker 1>she said she wasn't going to let him. Uh, she

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<v Speaker 1>wants to keep the chats, to have a log, a

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<v Speaker 1>log of like all the conversations and pick up lind Oh. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>she's like a writer. I should have said that, um,

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<v Speaker 1>And she wants to like write about them and use

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<v Speaker 1>them the examples. That's what she said. But it just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of still rubs me the wrong way because it's

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<v Speaker 1>like you can either just take those and remove them

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<v Speaker 1>from the app or something. And I'm not like the

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<v Speaker 1>type of dude who's trying to control or anything like that.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's just like she's keeping her dating gap and stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't know, it's just it's it's like a

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<v Speaker 1>red flag to me. I don't know how to get

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<v Speaker 1>around it. Yeah, that's tricky. I Um, I've been in

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<v Speaker 1>the flip flop of this scenario before where I have

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<v Speaker 1>dated girls in the past, and I I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if it was subconscious where I didn't delete the app

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<v Speaker 1>or I definitely was never asked to de leat it

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<v Speaker 1>and didn't delete it. I just kind of had kept

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<v Speaker 1>them like installed on my phone. And I do agree,

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<v Speaker 1>like you would be sketched out about it there. It

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<v Speaker 1>seems like why would you still have the app if

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<v Speaker 1>you're dating me? Um, I don't know necessarily how to

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<v Speaker 1>navigate the conversation as to what to do next though

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<v Speaker 1>here do you have any advice for that? I just

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<v Speaker 1>would be upfront about it how you feel. You feel

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<v Speaker 1>like it's a red flag, and like you said, I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like she could easily take those messages and just

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<v Speaker 1>screenshot them or take them wherever she needs and delete

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<v Speaker 1>the app. So I do kind of see it as

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<v Speaker 1>maybe a runaround, maybe because it has been you said

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<v Speaker 1>three months, correct, Yeah, so maybe since it has been

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<v Speaker 1>three months, maybe she's internally without realizing it, maybe not

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<v Speaker 1>sure yet, which is why she's so against deleting the app.

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<v Speaker 1>That realistically would be the only thinking that makes sense

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<v Speaker 1>on my end personally. UM, So I would just be

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<v Speaker 1>up front with her and say, could you at least

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<v Speaker 1>just take those messages or whatever you need and delete

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<v Speaker 1>the app? That way, if you are serious about moving

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<v Speaker 1>forward with me? Yeah, it it something too. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like since it is such a new relationship, you could

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<v Speaker 1>maybe wait a few more months and if it's still

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<v Speaker 1>bothering you or like let's say you see her on

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<v Speaker 1>the app randomly when you guys are hanging out. That's

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<v Speaker 1>obviously a red flag. But like, like here was saying,

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<v Speaker 1>it's so new that I think that you could give

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<v Speaker 1>it a little bit more time before taking drastic measures

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<v Speaker 1>where you know, you either break up with her if

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<v Speaker 1>you need to do that, or um, I kind of

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<v Speaker 1>put your foot down and kind of communicate very clearly

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<v Speaker 1>to her that you don't want her to have the

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<v Speaker 1>app anymore. But I agree with you, Jack, like you

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to be controlling, you don't want to tell

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<v Speaker 1>her what to do, and I don't think that's necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>the best move. I just think maybe like taking a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more time with it, you know, Um, Okay, no,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what I'll do. I'll give it another couple of months,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, kind of just be like, hey, I

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<v Speaker 1>gave it out, it gave you time. Yeah. Yeah, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>best of luck. We hope, I hope it all works

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<v Speaker 1>out for you. Okay, great, thank you guys. Thanks Jack.

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<v Speaker 1>What would you do if you found Cody on a

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<v Speaker 1>dating app right now? Oh? We're done though, there's no

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<v Speaker 1>reason on a dating apple we're over. Were talking about

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<v Speaker 1>engagement yeah, Caitly, and I would be done too. That

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<v Speaker 1>would be that would be very weird. That'd be very

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<v Speaker 1>very weird. All right, Next up we have Ian joining us.

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<v Speaker 1>You are you there? Hey, hey, welcome to the podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>I can help you today. Well, I'm having a bit

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<v Speaker 1>of a problem here. I was hoping to talk see like,

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<v Speaker 1>so I've been seeing this this girl on and off

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<v Speaker 1>for about a year. First date, we went mini golf

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<v Speaker 1>and then we went to a bar to graph drinks

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<v Speaker 1>and and there I paid for the mini golf in advance,

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<v Speaker 1>and then she bought the drinks. There was no questions asked.

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<v Speaker 1>Made perfect sense. Now, I've been in two relationships in

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<v Speaker 1>the past, and that's just how it's always been. Like

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<v Speaker 1>I'd pay for one thing and they'd pay for the other,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'd always be hanging slightly more to treat And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when it was official, I just pay you know,

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<v Speaker 1>his money was never an issue. M Well, anyway, I

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<v Speaker 1>come back from living in Dubai for four months and

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<v Speaker 1>I went to watch a movie with her. Uh, I

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<v Speaker 1>was paying for the tickets and the food at the movie,

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<v Speaker 1>and then then she wants to go grab food afterwards.

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<v Speaker 1>So we go out to dinner, and during the meal,

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<v Speaker 1>she asked me, you know what are we We had

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<v Speaker 1>to have that conversation, and I tell her I see

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<v Speaker 1>her as more than a friend, but I'm not looking

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<v Speaker 1>to rush into anything, like I haven't past relationships that

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<v Speaker 1>I've had, And you know, I am happy where we're at.

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<v Speaker 1>And the bill comes, the bill comes, and she says,

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<v Speaker 1>so we're splitting right, I just made me. That made

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<v Speaker 1>me so uncomfortable, you know, considering I've paid for everything already,

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<v Speaker 1>and I already paid quite a large amount at the

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<v Speaker 1>movies compared to what the bill at the restaurant was.

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<v Speaker 1>So I I tell her, no, you know, the way

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<v Speaker 1>we've always done it is I pay for one thing,

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<v Speaker 1>you pay for the other. And anyway we leave a restaurant,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, she just goes on a full on rant,

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<v Speaker 1>saying I never pay for her and I never make

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<v Speaker 1>her feel special, which again makes no sense. I have

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<v Speaker 1>morals and I stick to them, like I don't care

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<v Speaker 1>if if I was a billionaire, I would just never Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I would never always pay, which she's making it out

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<v Speaker 1>like I should just because I'm the guy at all.

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<v Speaker 1>And I've told her like I'm I'm not I've done that,

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<v Speaker 1>like I'm not. I've only done that while I was

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<v Speaker 1>in relationships and not with like not girls that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>dating anyway. She makes out to be this this strong

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<v Speaker 1>independent woman but still expects the man to pay for everything,

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<v Speaker 1>you know from what she's saying. So, where do you

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<v Speaker 1>guys stand now? I'm I still I get the sense

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<v Speaker 1>that she's that I don't know, like she's taking it.

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<v Speaker 1>She's taking it like as offense. I don't know, But personally,

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<v Speaker 1>I see this as a massive red flag. Like on

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<v Speaker 1>the first date, I'd always offered to pay, but I

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<v Speaker 1>do it to see her reaction and if she doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>feel bad or like she offers to split, and I

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<v Speaker 1>won't see her again because the way that I see it,

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<v Speaker 1>a girl I want to I want a girl or

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<v Speaker 1>I can grow a business with. I can I can

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<v Speaker 1>build an empire with, and not a woman that will

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<v Speaker 1>sit at home all the time expecting me to do

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<v Speaker 1>all the work. Like, I don't know, I just want

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<v Speaker 1>to know what everybody feels about this. Yeah, here do

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<v Speaker 1>you want to go first? Personally, I feel like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>you guys are not in a relationship, but you're more

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<v Speaker 1>than friends. Yeah, So with that situation. Personally, for me,

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<v Speaker 1>I would feel like, if we're more than friends and

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<v Speaker 1>you want to go out and you want to do

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<v Speaker 1>things with me, then I want you to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to essentially pay for those things. And that's just for

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<v Speaker 1>personal preference. I think every girl is different, but I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like if you're wanting to be more than friends

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<v Speaker 1>with her, then you should be willing to innocence take

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<v Speaker 1>care of her. If you're just going on a date.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't have to mean like you're taking care of

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<v Speaker 1>her bills or anything like that. But if you do

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<v Speaker 1>want to go out with her, I do think that's

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<v Speaker 1>the gentleman thing to do. It doesn't have to be

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<v Speaker 1>like you're taking care of for the rest of your life.

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<v Speaker 1>But I just think if she's giving you her time,

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<v Speaker 1>then there shouldn't be necessarily an issue with paying for

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<v Speaker 1>dinner or the movies. I think so I agree with you.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that when it comes to like who should

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<v Speaker 1>pay for what, I've always kind of stood firmly in

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<v Speaker 1>the camp of if it's your idea to go on

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<v Speaker 1>a date, like let's let's say you call her and

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<v Speaker 1>you say I want to go mini golfing, then you

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<v Speaker 1>take care of that date. What whether whether it entails

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<v Speaker 1>the mini golf, the drinks, the dinner afterwards, whatever it is.

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<v Speaker 1>You're the one that asks to go on that date,

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<v Speaker 1>so you should pay for it. If she calls you

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<v Speaker 1>and she's like, hey, I want to go see a movie,

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<v Speaker 1>then I think it kind of excuse me. It opens

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<v Speaker 1>the door for her then too. You know, if it's

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<v Speaker 1>her idea, her her planning, all that kind of stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>then that that whoever plans a date should pay for it.

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<v Speaker 1>I think, especially in the early stages. Later on that

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<v Speaker 1>might change. But it is funny how like finances and

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<v Speaker 1>all that kind of stuff coming to play. I gotta

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<v Speaker 1>give her credit that go they ask him to split

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<v Speaker 1>the bill at dinner after you said that you don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to move too fast? Is it is a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>boss move on her part, because I mean, and I

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<v Speaker 1>hate to say, if you've been dating her for a

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<v Speaker 1>year and you still want to like play this game

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<v Speaker 1>of kind of cat and mouse type of thing, she

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<v Speaker 1>you know, she's maybe just kind of fed up with

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<v Speaker 1>the timeline and she wants things to either stop or

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<v Speaker 1>progress to a point where you got you can comfortably

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<v Speaker 1>say that this is your girlfriend, So maybe it's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like her way of of putting the ball back

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<v Speaker 1>in your court and putting the pressure on a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit too be make your mind up in that sense,

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<v Speaker 1>instead of getting having your cake and eating it too.

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<v Speaker 1>For lack of a better reference, Um, so, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of agree with with Kira. I kind of

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<v Speaker 1>agree with her, but I do kind of agree with

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<v Speaker 1>you too, like you, you know, you you do want

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<v Speaker 1>like a quid pro quo kind of thing where you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like you're getting as much out of it as

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<v Speaker 1>she is. And that's kind of where I come back to, like,

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<v Speaker 1>whoever instigated the date should essentially be paying for the

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<v Speaker 1>majority of it, you know. I like that. I like

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<v Speaker 1>that there's still kind of a split going on. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not just one of us taking care of the other

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<v Speaker 1>all the time. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's yeah. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a it's a funny topic of conversation because Kaylin and

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<v Speaker 1>I we've never had like any money issues, but she

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<v Speaker 1>makes a considerable more amount of money than I do,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I'm always like, well, you know, if we're

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<v Speaker 1>splitting this evenly, that it's a percentage of our income,

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<v Speaker 1>and that means, you know, but we have like a

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<v Speaker 1>mortgage and cell phone bills and all that kind of stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's a little bit different than just going to

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<v Speaker 1>dinner and stuff. But I do agree that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're the one taking her out on dates, it

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<v Speaker 1>should be you paying. Um if if she's taking you

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<v Speaker 1>on dates, and maybe maybe she pays, or maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>split it or whatever it is. But um, yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a true it's a touchy subject and I don't really

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<v Speaker 1>think there is a right or wrong answer. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like everyone is different too. And if you guys have

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<v Speaker 1>this conversation and you decide you want to keep moving

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<v Speaker 1>forward and she's okay with splitting things, then that's how

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<v Speaker 1>you do it. And if not, then you guys break

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<v Speaker 1>it off and maybe you'll find someone else who is

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<v Speaker 1>okay with that. Yeah, definitely, Yeah, you were right. I

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<v Speaker 1>think we need to talk about this. Thank you time

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<v Speaker 1>for some reflection and you got this. Thanks for calling

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<v Speaker 1>and we appreciate it. Thank you all Right, Last, but

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<v Speaker 1>certainly not least, we have Austin joining us. Austin are

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<v Speaker 1>you there? Hey, guys, alright, thanks for having me. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>Jared's gone, but we got Kira. She's even better than

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<v Speaker 1>he is. I promise you what do you got? Hey, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>good morning. So I just have to admit, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't I haven't had much dating experience, and um,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm still trying to figure out how to navigate dating.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I was recently dating this girl for like

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<v Speaker 1>two months and it was all going so perfectly well,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought, until she decided to just kind of end

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<v Speaker 1>it out of the blue, like right before Christmas. And um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, honestly, I was pretty heartbroken about it, but

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<v Speaker 1>I was perspectful to her and to her wishes, and

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<v Speaker 1>I made really no attempt to kind of like change

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<v Speaker 1>her mind. Um, just kind of out of retaining my

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<v Speaker 1>dignity and pride and everything. But the weird thing, guys

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<v Speaker 1>is that since then, uh, we haven't spoken, but she

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<v Speaker 1>keeps liking everything I post. And I noticed she's been

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<v Speaker 1>posting like subtle, you know, relatable quotes. She even screenshot

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<v Speaker 1>at a random story that I put you on that

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<v Speaker 1>I put on, which I guessed was just a ploy

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<v Speaker 1>for attention. Maybe, Like I'm so confused. I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 1>possible she gave me the whole you know, I need

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<v Speaker 1>some space to figure things out speech, you know, as

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<v Speaker 1>a test to see if I would fight for her.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I'm I'm just lost. I mean, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>There there are many possibilities as to why she might

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<v Speaker 1>have ended ended it with me, but I just I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. In her behavior since then has been subtle,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, there's been all kinds of hints, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I just feel like there's a possibility of

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<v Speaker 1>interest still. I mean, so my question is can a

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<v Speaker 1>woman cut you off? But can she do it as

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<v Speaker 1>a test? I'm just so confused. Yeah, that, um, that's tricky.

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<v Speaker 1>I personally, if someone were to do that to me

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<v Speaker 1>as a quote unquote test, I would take that as

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a way to not be interested in that person,

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<v Speaker 1>because I don't really want to date someone that's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be testing me in that way. Like it's it's like

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<v Speaker 1>a mind game, you know, and it's not fun for anyone.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just it's And the thing too, is like if

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<v Speaker 1>she's liking these things intentionally or if you're just noticing

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<v Speaker 1>the likes because you want that to to fit into

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<v Speaker 1>your narrative of like maybe she likes me, and like

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<v Speaker 1>so you're hyper aware of everything that she's doing on

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<v Speaker 1>your social media to fit the narrative, you know. That's

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<v Speaker 1>that's the tricky thing I I personally think. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>with with the limited information that we have, I I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think it's a test, and I do think that

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<v Speaker 1>she is not trying to test you to see if

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<v Speaker 1>you'll make a move for her. But I could be wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>That's just kind of how I how I see it.

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<v Speaker 1>But Kierra, what do you think? I agree, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think it's a test, But at the same time, I

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<v Speaker 1>could see how it could be a test. She could

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<v Speaker 1>have been in that space of like, you know, new Year,

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<v Speaker 1>knew me and I serious about this relationship. Do I

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<v Speaker 1>want to be in a relationship and she could have

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<v Speaker 1>just broken it off to kind of figure that out,

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<v Speaker 1>and now she could be regretting it, Like Okay, I

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<v Speaker 1>do like him, but now my pride in the way.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm just gonna post these relatable things or like

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<v Speaker 1>screenshot his stuff so that he knows I'm still thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about him. But maybe she isn't ready to necessarily be

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<v Speaker 1>in a relationship. I mean, I don't think there's anything

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<v Speaker 1>wrong with having another conversation with her just to see,

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<v Speaker 1>like if there is anything left at all, especially now

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<v Speaker 1>that you are in the new year, and she said yes,

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<v Speaker 1>and you guys can try it again. Great. If not,

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<v Speaker 1>then you both know and there you go. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to beat her on the bush or be constantly

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about it. Yeah, I agree. I think harmless conversation

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<v Speaker 1>would be great because, like I said, if you if

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<v Speaker 1>you keep seeing her like your stuff, it could be

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<v Speaker 1>that she's like throwing these subtle hints, but more likely

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<v Speaker 1>it's just your brain telling you that she might still

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<v Speaker 1>be interested in you, which could definitely be the case.

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<v Speaker 1>But um, I agree with Kiara. Definitely just like ask

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<v Speaker 1>for a conversation. Maybe she does, you know, have a

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<v Speaker 1>better perspective now that she's taken some time apart, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, maybe she hasn't stopped thinking about you and

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<v Speaker 1>is liking all those things intentionally and she's just waiting

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<v Speaker 1>for you to give your call. It definitely is like

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<v Speaker 1>a touchy thing and something that you could handle. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, subtly, I guess maybe the best way to

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<v Speaker 1>put it. But it's definitely worth a conversation. Absolutely. Thank yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you guys so much. Yeah, best of luck, Austin.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, that's gonna do it for Thursday's calor edition

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<v Speaker 1>of Help I Suck at Dating Kara, thank you once

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<v Speaker 1>again for joining us. Um do you have any parting

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<v Speaker 1>wisdom for us or anything that you're looking forward to

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<v Speaker 1>in Since it's just a new year, do you have

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<v Speaker 1>any year's resolutions? This is hard. I feel like I

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<v Speaker 1>always have a New Year's resolution, but who knows because

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<v Speaker 1>it always changes. But this year is all about I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like growth for me and wisdom. I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>we all think we know it all, but there's so

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<v Speaker 1>many different things and so many different people that can

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<v Speaker 1>teach us. And I feel like working from home or

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<v Speaker 1>like being on social media, sometimes we're closed off to

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of things. So this year, like I want

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<v Speaker 1>to be more intentional with like listening to people and

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<v Speaker 1>just growing knowledge in my wisdom. Also travel. I'm still

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<v Speaker 1>going to do a lot of traveling. I think I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to New York on Monday, UM, so I gotta

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<v Speaker 1>figure that out as soon as I get off this call,

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<v Speaker 1>and then Nashville at the end of this month with Cody.

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<v Speaker 1>So more travel. What is that Nationals? Nashville? Oh, Nashville.

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, Nationals, what could that possibly be? Here?

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<v Speaker 1>For me? Saying you really are traveling? All over the place,

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<v Speaker 1>New York, Nashville, and that's just this month alone. Dang,

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<v Speaker 1>keep it up all right. Well, thank you so much

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<v Speaker 1>for joining us. We look forward to seeing more from

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<v Speaker 1>you in the future, and thanks for carrying the load

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<v Speaker 1>on this episode. We couldn't have done it without you.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, thank you for having me, and good luck

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<v Speaker 1>with all of the wedding planning. I cannot wait to

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<v Speaker 1>see everything. Thank you, see you later. Oh next week,

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<v Speaker 1>where maybe we suck just a little bit less. I

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<v Speaker 1>forgot to say that last week. To follow help buy

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