1 00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: One of our listeners came on the show to complain 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: about her boyfriend, saying he is super hot, super successful, 3 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: and super put together. And I know what you're all thinking, 4 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: but no, she's not dating me. You're all thinking it. 5 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 1: The thing is her boyfriend. It's he's kind of too perfect, 6 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: and she says it's all her fault because it's causing 7 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: actual problems in their relationship. You're going to understand why 8 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 1: she had no choice but to reach out and ask 9 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:41,840 Speaker 1: for help. You'll hear it in your brand new awkward 10 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,919 Speaker 1: Tuesday phone call. Next, It's awkward. 11 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 2: It's Tuesday. 12 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: It's awkward Tuesday phone call. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in 13 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: the morning. And I just want to ask my co 14 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: host Brooke real quick, is it ever okay for a 15 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: woman to try and change a man. 16 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 3: I don't know if it's okay or not. It doesn't work, 17 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 3: does that? I mean it wasted energy? 18 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 2: Well? 19 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, what if I told you one of our listeners 20 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: tried it and it did work immediately wrong? 21 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 4: Would she be on the phone with us? 22 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: Well, if it works, that's a fair question. I'm a 23 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: firm believer in that women always know what's best for 24 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: a guy. Oh, yes, you do, Jeff Okay do all 25 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 1: of life. And our listener Alexandra did the impossible. She 26 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: changed her man and regrets it, and she's coming to 27 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: us for help. Alexandra, Luckily you've come to the right place. 28 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to the show. 29 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 5: Thank you. 30 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 3: He's too good now, he's doing too many dishes and 31 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 3: too much laundry, too productive. 32 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: It's a hard life, I'm sure, but we don't know 33 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: the details of your situation. Tell us what's going on 34 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: with you. 35 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 2: And your guy. 36 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 5: So I've been dating my boyfriend for like two years. 37 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: Now, what's his name, Ted Ted, good old Ted. 38 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 5: Okay, And I realized six months ago that he was 39 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 5: getting like too comfortable in the relationship, Like he wasn't 40 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 5: working out anymore. He was dressing kind of sloppy, and 41 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 5: I was. 42 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 3: Like, I have to do something here. 43 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: That's not You don't want a man to be comfortable. 44 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 3: I always like to fatten my man up a little 45 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 3: bit because I don't want them to be hotter than me. 46 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:25,119 Speaker 4: Me always try to sneak some butter into my husband's meal. 47 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, all right, And I mean it's not like I'm 48 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: not saying like you weren't attracted to him anymore. But 49 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: it's like he was becoming a different type of boyfriend 50 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:33,519 Speaker 1: than you wanted. 51 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 5: Yeah, exactly. 52 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,519 Speaker 6: So I told him I had a special birthday. 53 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 5: Plan for him, like a birthday gift, and I gave 54 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 5: him a fool makeover. So oh wow, he used to 55 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 5: cut his own hair? 56 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: Oh got it? That sosourceful. 57 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 2: Yeah. 58 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 7: He took him to like a nice barber. 59 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 5: I got him like a real actual barber. 60 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 6: I got him a spaw treatment. I got him new clothes. 61 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 6: I even got in like four. 62 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 5: Sessions with a personal trainer. 63 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 7: Oh my god, be one thing if you said, hey, honey, 64 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 7: you gotta hit the gym. But if you were like, 65 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,399 Speaker 7: here's a plethora of gifts to improve your life. 66 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 4: I would love that, wouldn't you feel? I mean, you 67 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 4: would make you feel really taken care of. 68 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 1: I don't know, it'd be a little bit insulted. If 69 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: I'm like, by the way I set you up with 70 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: a personal trainer, you're welcome. 71 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 4: Have you ever watched a make over show? Nobody's insulted 72 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 4: ever excited about him? 73 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: We should ask how did Ted take it when you 74 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 1: were basically showing him how to be a different person. 75 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 5: I mean, he was fine, he's like, yeah, I'll do it. 76 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 5: He was excited he did it and it was the 77 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 5: worst possible thing. 78 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 6: That I could have ever done. 79 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 4: Oh no, is he hooking up with a trainer? 80 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: Oh? 81 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 6: Well, he just like he looks really good. 82 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 5: He's getting a lot of attention from a lot of people. 83 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 5: He kind of just ran with it. So he's like 84 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 5: buying himself more new clothes. He's working out on his own. 85 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 3: God, I don't get it. That was your whole goal. 86 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 3: Though he's independent, it sounds like he's confident. Like isn't 87 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 3: that the type of man you want to be with? 88 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, I just I kind of even to like turn 89 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 5: it back. 90 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 6: And go back to being like sloppy, Like maybe he 91 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 6: could just do like sloppy weekends or like I don't know, 92 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 6: he's even dressing really nice on the weekends and going 93 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 6: for runs at six am on Saturdays. Like we used 94 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 6: to go to the bakery and get stones and coffee 95 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 6: and I missed. 96 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 5: That and we can't do that anymore. 97 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 4: Oh wow, is he getting you up to to go 98 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 4: on runs with him? 99 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: Are you be for You're not like a fit couple now? No? 100 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 5: No, God, no, absolutely not. 101 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: It takes a shower trying to get a phone. Yeah, okay, 102 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: have you talked to him about this at all to 103 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: this point? No? 104 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:47,799 Speaker 5: No, I don't even know how to tell him because 105 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 5: it's like, it's so awkward that I accidentally created this, Like, 106 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 5: how do I reverse what I just did? 107 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 4: Okay? 108 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: Wait, so that's the advice that you're looking to get 109 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 1: from us here is how do you get him to 110 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: backtrack on the progress that he's made? 111 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 5: Yes, and just be normal again. 112 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, it feels like it's going to backfire. I mean 113 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 3: if you're putting all this energy into making yourself what 114 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 3: you think is a better person, and then your partner 115 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 3: comes and says, H. 116 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 1: Don't like, well, maybe I have to take Brooks tactic 117 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: and go a little sneaky with it, put some butter 118 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: into his food and not looking at cook with large. 119 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 5: It's not that I don't like the new version of him. 120 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 5: I just need him to like take his foot off 121 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 5: the gas a little bit. 122 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 2: Okay. 123 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 1: It's like it's like if you renovated the kitchen of 124 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: your house and it looks great, and then your husband's like, oh, 125 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: let's also redo the living room and let's add in 126 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: a pool, and let's like the whole other second house. 127 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: He's going, well, I know, it's like he's taking the 128 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 1: project too far out, like I want to pool. I mean, sure, 129 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: maybe it was a bad metaphor, but I say he's 130 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: gone farther than what she wanted. 131 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 7: Do we need to talk, like, are you maybe just 132 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:58,919 Speaker 7: like a little insecure at this point? 133 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 5: No, I just want to have my coffee and my 134 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 5: stones on the weekend. 135 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 2: Ask you. 136 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 3: I understand that was like, it sounds like one of 137 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 3: the precious moments of your guys's relationship or those like 138 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 3: lazy Sunday. Yeah, and they just aren't happening anymore. 139 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: And we're gonna try to bring those back for you 140 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: when we give you solid advice. 141 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:20,600 Speaker 4: Is that what we're going to get. 142 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, we'll figure out a way to get your boyfriend 143 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: Ted to go back to his old ways. 144 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, just a little bit. Yeah. 145 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: Yes, we made ten steps forward, we need to take 146 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 1: two steps back. When we're doing an awkward Tuesday phone 147 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 1: call right after this, it's awkward. 148 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 2: It's Tuesday. 149 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 4: It's awkward Tuesday phone call. 150 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 1: They say you can't change a man, Well they were wrong, 151 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: and our listener Alexandra is living proof because after a 152 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: couple of years together. She wanted to help her boyfriend 153 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: Ted just lock it up a little bit. 154 00:06:58,720 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 4: That's a good way to say it. 155 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 1: You'll get a better shave, take care of himself a 156 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 1: little more. So. She set him up with a haircut, 157 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: spa treatments, a few sessions with a personal trainer. 158 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:08,159 Speaker 5: Yep. 159 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: And now she regrets it, sort of because she's happy 160 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: that he's making positive changes, but her feeling is maybe 161 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: he's taken this to the extreme, to the point he's 162 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: jogging at six am every Saturday. 163 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 4: Who likes a person like that, right? I don't like that. 164 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: That's why Alexandra wants our help on how to convince 165 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: her boyfriend to just balance out his new persona a 166 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: little bit with the old, sloppy ones she fell in 167 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: love with. So it just needs a little balance. Is 168 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: it possible? We don't know, but we're going to try 169 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: to give her a little bit of advice. Brooke, what 170 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: do you. 171 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 3: Think, Okay, I think you need to make him a 172 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 3: little jealous. 173 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 4: Of what you're doing. What do you mean, well, I 174 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 4: mean I think that you. 175 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 3: Tell him that the guys at work have started this 176 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 3: brunch boys club and you are finally in. 177 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 4: And since he's busy on a run every Saturday morning. 178 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 4: I can't get scones with you. You might as well 179 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 4: join the hotties from work for their bottomless mimosas. 180 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 2: Yeh. 181 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 3: Then he'll want to stay home and snuggle you and 182 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 3: get you scones again. 183 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: I was kind of sold on brunch boys. 184 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 7: I want to the group. 185 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: I don't know, but what do you think, Alexandra. 186 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 5: You know what, I'm desperate. I'll go with anything at 187 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 5: this point. 188 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 4: I'm going to take that as a compliment for my advice. 189 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, I love a little desperation on the show, Jose 190 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: any advice for her? 191 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 2: Well, if you think. 192 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 7: About it, six months ago, when you asked him to change, 193 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 7: he was open to it, and that's really rare with guys. 194 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: So that's why you just have to feel. 195 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 7: Positive in this conversation because you're asking him to just 196 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 7: slightly change, you know what I mean, which is a 197 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 7: way easier convo than the first one. 198 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:51,599 Speaker 4: So you just wanted to openly ask. 199 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:54,439 Speaker 7: Yeah and be confident if he received the first one, well, 200 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:55,319 Speaker 7: he'll receive. 201 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 1: This one great. Okay, maybe if you bring up the 202 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 1: first change. 203 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, And the first one came with like hundreds dollars 204 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 4: worth of stuff. 205 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:06,559 Speaker 1: So okay. Yeah, so Alexander, this advice comes with a 206 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 1: little bit more scones maybe, do you think, yeah, maybe 207 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: you could toss that in there. Yeah, just asking him 208 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 1: to change, yeah, well, and bringing up how how much 209 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: he has changed the first time you asked, and how 210 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: proud you are of him? 211 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,359 Speaker 4: Did she ask him? She kind of sneakily. 212 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: You forced him, But that's okay. 213 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,199 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean I can definitely bring up his change 214 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 5: because it is dramatic, but I am proud of him. 215 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 7: Yeahd tickets like an anti fitness camp. 216 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 2: You know what I mean? 217 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 7: Wait? 218 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, force you to eat cakes for every Yeah, all right, 219 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: that'll be our backup plan. 220 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 4: Plane, I want to go to that camp. 221 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's not for you cake camp. Yes, right after 222 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 1: the brunch Boys made so great. We gave you all 223 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 1: the device that we have. You can choose to use 224 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: as much of it as you want or none of it. 225 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: It's up to you. But I'm going to dial your 226 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: boyfriend's number. Let you make your awkward call here. 227 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 5: Thank you? 228 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 2: Hello, Hey Dan? Sorry, who's what it's me? 229 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 5: Hi? 230 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 2: Oh sorry your phone cut out and I don't know 231 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 2: you're not calling from your numbers. What's going on? 232 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 6: Oh that's weird. 233 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 5: I don't know what do you do? 234 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 2: I am at the moment making lunch and getting ready 235 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 2: for my afternoon. 236 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 5: Jack, you're going for a run again? 237 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 6: Didn't you go this morning? 238 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 2: So I've been reading something online that says you can 239 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 2: kind of do shorter runs more often, kind of boost 240 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 2: your endurance. I'm experimenting with that this week. 241 00:10:54,160 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 5: Oh no, wow, Okay, you're really going for with this house? Huh? 242 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 2: Yeah? Yeah? I mean you got me started on something 243 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 2: that has really it's changed my life, you know the 244 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 2: best word. 245 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 6: And you have worked so hard and. 246 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 5: I am so proud of you and you were doing 247 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 5: so good. But what if you just did like the 248 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 5: same but like less. 249 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 2: What I don't get it, Like instead of. 250 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 5: Two runs a day, maybe like two runs a week 251 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 5: or like two runs a month, you know stuff like that. 252 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 2: Maybe what's what's going on? 253 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 4: What is this? 254 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 5: Like? You're just always so busy with this hell thing? 255 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 5: Like do you even remember that we used to have scones? 256 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 5: Like do you know what that tastes like? 257 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 7: Still? 258 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,559 Speaker 5: Did you forget? Like they were so buttery and they 259 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 5: had like blueberries and chocolate chips, and like they were 260 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 5: warm and you put jam on them, like do you 261 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 5: know that? Like did you you forget? 262 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 2: I haven't forgotten, but I mean the way you just 263 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 2: described that sounds kind of awful. At this point. 264 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 5: The blueberries are organic, like get over it. 265 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 2: Whoa Oh, I feel like I've kind of hit a 266 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:19,079 Speaker 2: stride in this sort of new, less butter more vegetables 267 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 2: part of my life. You know, they say like look good, 268 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 2: feel good, and man, I feel real good. I mean 269 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:30,840 Speaker 2: I might getting compliments from people, you know, like even 270 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 2: your sister said I look really cute. 271 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:34,199 Speaker 1: Oh wait what. 272 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 2: When we were at your cousins for the baby shower 273 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 2: and he texted me afterm SA it was like, nice 274 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 2: to meet me and I looked so cute. No, she 275 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 2: did not, she did no, she no, she did not. 276 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 5: She never said that to anyone. 277 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 2: What are you talking about here? She never says anybody's attractive. 278 00:12:55,400 --> 00:13:01,680 Speaker 5: Nobody, no, nobody, Like she is up to something serious. 279 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 2: What's going on? 280 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 5: You don't know her like I know her? Okay. In 281 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 5: high school they called her the Medusa of men, Like 282 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 5: you look at her once and you're done. 283 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 2: What is going on? What was that? 284 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 1: That's a sound effect that we played because you're on 285 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: the radio right now, Ted. 286 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 4: Why, Well, we're trying to save you from the Medusa 287 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 4: of men. 288 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: Apparently, I guess. 289 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 5: That wasn't that's a real thing she wants you, Ted? 290 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: Well, yeah, yeah, you're jumping to a lot of conclusions here, Alexandra. First, 291 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: we need to tell Ted that this is a segment 292 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: we do. It's called an awkward Tuesday phone call. 293 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:43,839 Speaker 5: That doesn't matter. Okay, it matters that he's gotten too 294 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 5: hot and he knows it and she knows it. 295 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 4: Okay, do you really think your sister's trying to steal 296 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 4: your man? 297 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 5: Why would she text him and not have me on 298 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 5: the thread and then tell him that he's cute? 299 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 2: Question? Why are we on the radio? 300 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 3: Well? 301 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:06,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, do you want do you want me to explain 302 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:07,680 Speaker 1: to Alexandra or do you want to tell that. 303 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 5: You can tell him? It's fun. 304 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 4: Well, it's like a group chat. 305 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 5: Yeah. 306 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: So Alexandra reached out to us because, first of all, 307 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: she is so proud of you and the progress that 308 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: you've made in the last six months in the lifestyle changes, 309 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: Like obviously you're looking good and everybody's noticing. She does, though, 310 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: miss a little bit of your relationship before when you 311 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: used to, like she said, go get scones together, and. 312 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 4: The relaxed part of your relationship is missing. 313 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 1: You may have over indexed, just like a touch for her. 314 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 2: But I mean, isn't it better to avoid the process 315 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 2: carves than the all that craft? 316 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 3: No, but it's like everything in moderation, right, like a 317 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 3: little bit here, a little bit there. 318 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, So I don't know, I said, you want me 319 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 2: to go back to the way I was. 320 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 5: I mean a little bit because I'm getting asked up 321 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 5: by these people called like the brunch boys, and I 322 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 5: don't think you want me to go out with them 323 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 5: doing it now? 324 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 2: Always deduced? Are these real things? 325 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 3: She just wants you to hang out on a Saturday 326 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 3: morning and be lazy with her for a little bit. 327 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 7: She would you be so serious about the working out? 328 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 4: Apparently she also doesn't want you to text her sister now. 329 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm not trying to be like the sidon do 330 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 2: anything over here? 331 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 4: Whoa, Greg mccology went too far? 332 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 1: She can make up words and he can't. 333 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, what the hell? Man? 334 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: Well we're on the radio, is all that? Yeah? 335 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 4: Have we accomplished anything here? 336 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: Like? 337 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 4: Where are we at? 338 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 5: I just want to hang out and have a scone 339 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:43,359 Speaker 5: without veggies on the side. 340 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: And without her sister present anywhere nearby. 341 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 2: Yes, I will come home. We will block your sister 342 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 2: on all of the social media. 343 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: We will. 344 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 2: I will eat the pastry with you and enjoy the 345 00:15:58,520 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 2: heck out of it. 346 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: Okay, Well, we set out trying to find the healthy 347 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: balance in the life that you were going towards, in 348 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: the life that you had, Alexandra. Do you feel like 349 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: we found it? 350 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 5: I think we're good. Yeah. 351 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, A really awesome boyfriend. Yeah, sound like a great dude. 352 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 7: Bro. 353 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 1: Oh no, Brooks trying to slide in urry, hang up, 354 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: Hang up the men Part two? Look out number Brook 355 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 1: and Jeffrey in the morning. It's Brook and Jeffrey in 356 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 1: the morning. Can someone remind me to make my reservation 357 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 1: for six with the brunch Boys this weekend? Cause I 358 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 1: would really hate to miss it. 359 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 4: Is it a brunch Boys club? Because it just is 360 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 4: such a good name? 361 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think we need to start it if it 362 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: doesn't exist. 363 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 4: Can I be invited to absolutely? 364 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 1: Not only the hot guys of the studio get in? Brook, 365 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: You gave the best advice you've given in years. I 366 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: did what Yeah? The brunch Boys? Oh, Okay, that was amazing. 367 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: It didn't help them at all, but it sounds like 368 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: they didn't need it anyway. They're one of those couples 369 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:06,880 Speaker 1: that actually listens to each other and can compromise. And 370 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:08,880 Speaker 1: plus they're getting scones together. 371 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 2: I mean, it's. 372 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:10,679 Speaker 1: Pretty much Persanctly. 373 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 4: They just called to be on the phone and brag 374 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 4: about themselves. He seemed humble foot That was the gross 375 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:16,199 Speaker 4: thing too. 376 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, although I do picture him at the 377 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: bakery secretly spitting out his chocolate scone into his napkin 378 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: underneath the table. 379 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, he's not gonna actually like eating it. 380 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 2: No, he's not, oh man. 381 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: But you know what actually makes every relationship better is 382 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 1: hitting subscribe wherever you listen to this podcast. 383 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,640 Speaker 4: That's how you get a perfect relationship 384 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: Happy twenty years with whoever you're dating, as soon as 385 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 1: you hit that button.