1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Welcome to a brand new Awkward Tuesday episode. It's Brooke 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,119 Speaker 1: and Jeffrey and you have found the Second Day podcast. 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: Today's really a lesson and the grass is not always 4 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: greener my friends. You know, on the other side, she 5 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: wanted something before she fully thought it out. 6 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I'd be the first woman to ever change 7 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 2: a man successfully. That's all right. 8 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 3: What do we got in the comments? 9 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 2: Jazz A lou Baby said, I finally learned how to 10 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 2: leave a rating and comment after listening for years. 11 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 4: I listened to. 12 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 2: Y'all every day, and one time I hugged Jose outside 13 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 2: in the parking lot of a casino. 14 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 5: I love it. 15 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: I think I lugged Jose in a parking lot outside 16 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: of casino before that thing you. 17 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 6: Do with Jose. 18 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 3: I love it. 19 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: Hey, thanks for leaving your comments and figuring them out. 20 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, your brand new Awkward Tuesday starts right now. 21 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 4: One of our listeners came on the show to complain 22 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 4: about her boy friend, saying he is super hot, super successful, 23 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 4: and super put together. And I know what you're all thinking, 24 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 4: but no, she's not dating me. You're all thinking. The 25 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 4: thing is her boyfriend. It's he's kind of too perfect 26 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 4: and she says it's all her fault because it's causing 27 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 4: actual problems in their relationship. You're going to understand why 28 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 4: she had no choice but to reach out and ask 29 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 4: for help the problems. You'll hear it in your brand 30 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 4: new Awkward Tuesday phone call. Next It's Awkward Tuesday. It's 31 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 4: awkward Tuesday phone call. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning, 32 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 4: and I just want to ask my co host Brooke 33 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 4: real quick, is it ever okay for a woman to 34 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 4: try and change a man. I don't know if. 35 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 3: It's okay or not. 36 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: It doesn't work, just I mean it wasted energy. 37 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 4: Well, yeah, what if I told you one of our 38 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 4: listeners tried it and it did work immediately wrong? 39 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 3: Would she be on the phone with us? 40 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 4: Well, if it works, that's a fair question. I'm a 41 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 4: firm believer in that women always know what's best for 42 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 4: a guy. Oh, yes, you do, jeff Okay do all 43 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 4: of life. And our listener Alexandra did the impossible. She 44 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 4: changed her man and regrets it, and she's coming to 45 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 4: us for help. Alexandra, Luckily you've come to the right place. 46 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 4: Welcome to the show. 47 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 7: Thank you built them up. 48 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:38,399 Speaker 4: He's too good. 49 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: Now he's doing too many dishes and fling too much laundry, 50 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: too productive. 51 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 4: It's a hard life, I'm sure, but we don't know 52 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 4: the details of your situation. Tell us what's going on 53 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 4: with you and your guy. 54 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 6: So I've been dating my boyfriend for like two years now. 55 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 4: What's his name? 56 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 6: Ted? 57 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 5: Ted? 58 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 8: Ted? 59 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 7: Okay, And I realized six months ago he was like 60 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 7: too comfortable in the relationship, like he wasn't working out anymore. 61 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 7: He was dressing kind of sloppy, and I was like. 62 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 6: I have to do something here. 63 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 4: That's not You don't want a man to be comfortable. 64 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: I always like to fatten my man up a little 65 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: bit because I don't want them to be hotter than 66 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: me with me. 67 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 3: Always try to sneak some butter into my husband's meal. 68 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 4: Yeah all right, And I mean it's not like I'm 69 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 4: not saying like you weren't attracted to him anymore, but 70 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 4: it's like he was becoming a different type of boyfriend 71 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 4: than you wanted. 72 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 6: Yeah, exactly. 73 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 7: So I told him I had a special birthday. 74 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 8: Plan for him, like a birthday gift, and. 75 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 7: I gave him a full makeover. 76 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 4: So, oh wow, he used to. 77 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 6: Cut his own hair Oh, you got it. 78 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 4: That's resourceful. Yeah. He took him to like a nice barber. 79 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 8: I got him like a real actual barber. 80 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 7: I got him a spaw treatment, I got him new clothes. 81 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 7: I even got. 82 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 5: Him like four sessions with a personal trainer. 83 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 3: Oh my god. 84 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 9: It'd be one thing if you said, hey, honey, you 85 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 9: gotta hit the But if you were like, here's a 86 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 9: plethora of gifts to improve your life. 87 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 3: I would love that, wouldn't you feel? I mean, you 88 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 3: would make you feel really taken care of. 89 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 4: I don't know, it's a little bit insulted. If I'm like, 90 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 4: by the way I set you up with a personal trainer, 91 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 4: you're welcome. 92 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 10: Have you ever watched a. 93 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 3: Make over show? 94 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 1: Nobody's insulted ever excited about him? 95 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 4: We should ask how did Ted take it when you 96 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 4: were basically showing him how to be a different person. 97 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 7: I mean, he was fine, He's like, yeah, I'll do it. 98 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 7: He was excited. 99 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 5: He did it, and it was the worst possible thing 100 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,359 Speaker 5: that I could have ever done. 101 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 3: Oh no, is he hooking up with a trainer? 102 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 6: Oh? 103 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 7: Well, he just like he looks really good. He's getting 104 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 7: a lot of attention from a lot of people. He 105 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 7: kind of just. 106 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 6: Ran with it. 107 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 5: So he's like buying himself more new clothes, he's working 108 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 5: out on his own. 109 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 1: God what ay, I get it that was your whole 110 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:57,359 Speaker 1: goal though. He sounds like he's confident, Like isn't that 111 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: the type of man you want to be with? 112 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 7: Yeah? I just I kind of even to like tourne 113 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 7: it back and go back to being like sloppy, Like 114 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 7: maybe he could just do like sloppy weekends or like 115 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 7: I don't know, he's even dressing really nice on the 116 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 7: weekends and going for runs at six. 117 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 5: Am on Saturdays. 118 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 6: Like we used to. 119 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 7: Go to the bakery and get stones and coffee and I. 120 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:19,359 Speaker 6: Missed that and we can't do that anymore. 121 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 4: Oh wow, is. 122 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 3: He getting you up to to go on runs with him? 123 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 4: For you're not like a fit couple now? No? 124 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:29,479 Speaker 6: No, God, no, absolutely not. 125 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 7: It takes a shower trying to get a stone. 126 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 4: Okay, have you talked to him about this at all 127 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:39,679 Speaker 4: to this point? 128 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 7: No? No, I don't even know how to tell him 129 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 7: because it's like it's so awkward. 130 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 5: That I accidentally created this, Like how do I reverse 131 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 5: what I just did? 132 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 3: Okay? 133 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 4: Wait, so that's the advice that you're looking to get 134 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 4: from us here is how do you get him to 135 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 4: backtrack on the progress that he's made. 136 00:05:58,040 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 6: Yes, and just be normal again. 137 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 3: It feels like it's going to backfire. 138 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: I mean if you're putting all this energy into making 139 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: yourself what you think is a better person, and then 140 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: your partner comes and says, eh, don't. 141 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 4: Like, well, maybe if to take Brooks tactic and go 142 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 4: a little sneaky with it, put some butter into his 143 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 4: food and not looking at cooked with large. 144 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 5: It's not that I don't like the new version of him. 145 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 5: I just need him to like take his foot off 146 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 5: the gas a little bit. 147 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 4: Okay. It's like it's like if you renovated the kitchen 148 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 4: of your house and it looks great, and then your 149 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 4: husband's like, oh, well, let's also redo the living room 150 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 4: and let's add in a pool, and let's like the 151 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 4: whole other second house. 152 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 2: He's doing all good things. 153 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 4: Well, I know, it's like he's taking the project too 154 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,280 Speaker 4: far out, like I want a pool. I mean, sure, 155 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 4: maybe it was a bad metaphor, but he's gone farther 156 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 4: than what she wanted. 157 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 9: Do we need to talk, like, are you maybe just 158 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 9: like a little insecure at this point? 159 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:55,719 Speaker 5: No, I just want to get my coffee and my 160 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:57,040 Speaker 5: stones on the weekend. 161 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:59,479 Speaker 4: Okay, good, okay ask Yeah. 162 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: I understand that was like, it sounds like one of 163 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: the precious moments of your guys' relationship or those like 164 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 1: lazy Sunday. 165 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, and they just aren't happening anymore. 166 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 4: And we're gonna try to bring those back for you 167 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:11,679 Speaker 4: when we give you solid advice. 168 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 3: Is that what we're gonna get. 169 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, We'll figure out a way to get your boyfriend 170 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 4: Ted to go back to his old ways. 171 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, just a little bit. 172 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, Yes, we made ten steps forward, we need 173 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 4: to take two steps back when we do an awkward 174 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 4: Tuesday phone call right after this. It's awkward. 175 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 3: It's Tuesday. 176 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 4: It's awkward Tuesday phone call. They say you can't change 177 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 4: a man, Well they were wrong, and our listener Alexandra 178 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 4: is living proof because after a couple of years together, 179 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 4: she wanted to help her boyfriend Ted just lock. 180 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 3: It up a little bit, that's a good way to 181 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 3: say it. 182 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 4: And you'll get in a better shave, take care of 183 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 4: himself a little more. So. She set him up with 184 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 4: a haircut, spa treat, mints, a few sessions with a 185 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 4: personal trainer, and now she regrets it of sort of 186 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 4: because she's happy that he's making positive changes, but her 187 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 4: feeling is maybe he's taken this to the extreme, to 188 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 4: the point he's jogging at six am every Saturday. 189 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 3: Who likes a person like that? Right? 190 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 2: I like running, and even I don't like that. 191 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 4: That's why Alexandra wants our help on how to convince 192 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 4: her boyfriend to just balance out his new persona a 193 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 4: little bit with the old, sloppy ones she fell in 194 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 4: love with. So it just needs a little balance. Is 195 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 4: it possible? We don't know, but we're going to try 196 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 4: to give her a little bit of advice. Brooke, what 197 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 4: do you think? 198 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: Okay, I think you need to make him a little 199 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: jealous of what you're doing. What do you mean, well, 200 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: I mean I think that you tell him that the 201 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: guys at work have started this brunch boys club and 202 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:58,079 Speaker 1: you are finally invited. And since he's busy on a 203 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 1: run every Saturday morning, I can't get scones with you. 204 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 3: You might as well join the hotties from work for 205 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 3: their bottomless mimosas. 206 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: Then he'll want to stay home and snuggle you and 207 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: get you scones again. 208 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:13,560 Speaker 4: I was kind of sold on brunch Boys. 209 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 3: The group. 210 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 4: I don't know, but what do you think, Alexandra? 211 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 6: You know what, I'm desperate. I'll go with anything at 212 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:20,679 Speaker 6: this point. 213 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,079 Speaker 3: I'm going to take that as a compliment for my advice. 214 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, I love a little desperation on the show, Jose 215 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 4: any advice for her? 216 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 9: Well, if you think about it, six months ago, when 217 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 9: you asked him to change, he was open to it, 218 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 9: and that's really rare with guys. 219 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:36,840 Speaker 4: So that's why you just have to feel. 220 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 9: Positive in this conversation because you're asking him to just 221 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 9: slightly change, you know what I mean. 222 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 4: Which is a way easier convo than the first one. 223 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 3: So you just wanted to openly ask, Yeah. 224 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 9: Be confident if he if he received the first one, 225 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 9: well he'll receive this one. 226 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 8: Great. 227 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:52,439 Speaker 4: Okay, maybe if you bring up the first change. 228 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, and the first. 229 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 2: One came with like one hundreds of dollars worth of stuff. 230 00:09:55,520 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 4: So okay, do a little Yeah, So al Xandra, this 231 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 4: advice comes with a little bit more scones, maybe, do 232 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 4: you think, Yeah, maybe you could toss that in there. Yeah, 233 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 4: just asking him to change, yeah, well and bringing up 234 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 4: how how much he has changed the first time you asked? 235 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 4: And how proud you are of him? 236 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:16,959 Speaker 3: Did she ask him? She kind of sneakily. 237 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 4: I mean you forced him, but that's okay. 238 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean I can definitely bring up his change 239 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 5: because it is dramatic, but I am proud of him. Yeah. 240 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 9: Tickets like an anti fitness camp, you know what I mean? Wait? 241 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, they force you to eat cakes every Yeah, all right, 242 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 4: that'll be our backup plan, plane. 243 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 3: I want to go to that camp. 244 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's not for you, cake camp. Yes, it's right 245 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 4: after the brunch boys made all right, great, we gave 246 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,080 Speaker 4: you all the device that we have. You can choose 247 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 4: to use as much of it as you want or 248 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 4: none of it. It's up to you. But I'm going 249 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,199 Speaker 4: to dial your boyfriend's number. Let you make your awkward 250 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 4: call here. 251 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 6: Good luck, thank you? 252 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 7: All right, here we go? 253 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 8: Hellop, Hey Dan? Sorry, who's what it's me? 254 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 10: Hi? 255 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 8: Oh? Sorry? Your phone cut out? And I don't know 256 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 8: you're not calling from your numbers. 257 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:24,680 Speaker 6: What's going on? Oh that's weird. I don't know. 258 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 10: What do you do? 259 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:31,560 Speaker 8: I am at the moment, making lunch and getting ready 260 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 8: for my afternoon jag. 261 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 6: You're going for a run again, didn't you go this morning? 262 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 8: So I've been reading something online that says you can 263 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 8: kind of do shorter runs more often, kind of boost 264 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 8: your endurance. I'm experimenting with that this week. 265 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 5: Oh no, wow, Okay, you're really going for with this 266 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 5: healthcare kong? 267 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 4: Yeah? 268 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 8: Yeah, I mean you get me started on something that 269 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 8: has really a good change my life, you know the 270 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 8: best word. 271 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 5: And you have worked so hard and I am so 272 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 5: proud of you, and you were doing so good. But 273 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:17,560 Speaker 5: what if you just did like the same but like less? 274 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 8: What I don't get it, like. 275 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 5: Instead of two runs a day, maybe like two runs 276 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 5: a week or like two runs a month, you know, 277 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 5: stuff like that. 278 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 8: Maybe what's what's going on? What is this? 279 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 5: Like you're just always so busy with this health thing? 280 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 5: Like do you even remember that we used to have scones? 281 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:42,840 Speaker 5: Like do you know what that tastes like? 282 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 4: Still? 283 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 6: Did you forget? 284 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 5: Like they were so buttery and they had like blueberries 285 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 5: and chocolate chips and like. 286 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 6: They were warm and you put jam on them, Like 287 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:51,959 Speaker 6: do you know that? 288 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 7: Like did you do you forget? 289 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 8: I haven't forgotten, but I mean the way you just 290 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 8: described that sounds awful. 291 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 5: At this point, the blueberries are organic, like, get over it. 292 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 8: Whoa, Oh, I feel like I've kind of hit a 293 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 8: stride in this sort of new, less butter more vegetables 294 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:14,679 Speaker 8: part of my life. 295 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 5: You know. 296 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 8: They say like look good, feel good, and man, I 297 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 8: feel real good. I mean I might getting compliments from people, 298 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 8: you know, like even your sister said, I look really cute. 299 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:28,559 Speaker 6: Oh wait what. 300 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 8: When we were at your cousins for the baby shower 301 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,959 Speaker 8: of and he texted me after her said it was 302 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 8: like nice to meet me and I looked really cute. 303 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:42,680 Speaker 6: No, she did not, she did no, she no, she 304 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 6: did not. She never said that to anyone. 305 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:49,439 Speaker 8: What are you talking about here? She never says anybody's attractive. 306 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:54,680 Speaker 6: Nobody, no, nobody, Like she is up to something. 307 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 8: Are you serious? What's going on? 308 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:59,319 Speaker 7: You don't know her like I know her? Okay. 309 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 10: In high school they called her the Medusa of men. 310 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 10: Like you look at her once and you're done. 311 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 8: What is going on? What was that? 312 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 4: That's a sound effect that we played because you're on 313 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 4: the radio right now, Ted, why. 314 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 3: Well, we're trying to save you from the Medusa of men. 315 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 4: Apparently, I guess that. 316 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 6: Wasn't the that's a real thing. 317 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 7: She wants you Ted? 318 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 4: Well, yeah, yeah, you're jumping to a lot of conclusions here, Alexandra. First, 319 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 4: we need to tell Ted that this is a segment 320 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 4: we do. It's called an awkward Tuesday phone call. 321 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 5: That doesn't matter. Okay, It matters that he's gotten too 322 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 5: hot and he knows it and she knows it. 323 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 4: Okay. 324 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 3: Do you really think your sister's trying to steal your man? 325 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 5: Why would she text him and not have me on 326 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 5: the thread and then tell him that he's cute? 327 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 8: Question? Why are we on the radio? 328 00:14:58,200 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 3: Yeah? 329 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 4: Do you want want me to explain to Alexandra or 330 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 4: do you want to tell. 331 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 6: You can tell him it's fun. 332 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 3: Well, yeah, it's like a group chat. 333 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 5: Yeah. 334 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 4: So Alexandra reached out to us because, first of all, 335 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 4: she is so proud of you on the progress that 336 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 4: you've made in the last six months in the lifestyle changes, 337 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 4: like obviously you're looking good and everybody's noticing. She does, though, 338 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 4: miss a little bit of your relationship before when you 339 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 4: used to, like she said, go get scones together, and the. 340 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 3: Relaxed part of your relationship is missing. 341 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 4: You may have over indexed just like a touch for her. 342 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 8: But I mean isn't it better to avoid the process 343 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 8: cards than the all that craft? 344 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: No, but it's like everything in moderation, right, like a 345 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: little bit here, a little bit there. 346 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 8: Yeah, So I don't know. I said, you want me 347 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 8: to go back to the way I was. 348 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 5: I mean a little bit because I'm getting asked up 349 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 5: by these people called like the brunch boys, and I 350 00:15:55,720 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 5: don't think you want me to go out with them? 351 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 8: Always deduced? Are these real things? 352 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: She just wants you to hang out on a Saturday 353 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 1: morning and be lazy with her for. 354 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 4: A little bit. She would you be so serious about 355 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 4: the working out? 356 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 3: Apparently she also doesn't want you to text her sister now. 357 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 8: Yeah, I'm not trying to be like the sidon do 358 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 8: anything over here? 359 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 4: Whoa drake mccaldi went too far? She can make up 360 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 4: words and he can't. 361 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 8: Yeah, what the hell? Man? 362 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 4: Well we're on the radio, is all that? Yeah? 363 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 3: Have we accomplished anything here? 364 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 1: Like? 365 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 3: Where are we at? 366 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 5: I just want to hang out and have a scone 367 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 5: without veggies on the side. 368 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 4: And without her sister present anywhere nearby. 369 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 8: Yes, I will come home. We will block your sister 370 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 8: on all of the social media. We will I will 371 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 8: eat the pastry with you and enjoy the heck out 372 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 8: of it. 373 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 4: Okay, Well, we set out trying to find the healthy 374 00:16:57,600 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 4: balance in the life that you were going to words 375 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 4: in the life that you had, Alexandra. Do you feel 376 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 4: like we found it? 377 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:04,400 Speaker 6: I think we're good. 378 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 5: Yeah. 379 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 4: Yeah. 380 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 3: You a really awesome boyfriend. 381 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, so like a great dude. 382 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 8: Bro. 383 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 4: Oh no, Brooks trying to slide in. Hang Up, Hang 384 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 4: Up the Men Part two, look Out Part number. Brook 385 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 4: and Jeffrey in the morning. It's Brook and Jeffrey in 386 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 4: the morning. Can someone remind me to make my reservation 387 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 4: for six with the brunch Boys this weekend? I would 388 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 4: really hate to miss it. 389 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 3: Is it a brunch Boys club? Because it just is 390 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:38,120 Speaker 3: such a good name. 391 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 4: Don't Yeah? I think we need to start it if 392 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 4: it doesn't exist. 393 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 3: Can I be invited to? 394 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 4: Absolutely? Not only the hot guys of the studio get in? 395 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 4: Brook You gave the best advice you've given in years. 396 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:52,679 Speaker 4: I did what Yeah? The brunch Boys? Oh okay, that 397 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:55,199 Speaker 4: was amazing. It didn't help them at all, but it 398 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 4: sounds like they didn't need it anyway. They're one of 399 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 4: those couples that actually listens to each other. Can compromise, 400 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 4: and plus they're getting scones together. I mean it's pretty. 401 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 2: Much pertinct they just called to be on the phone 402 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 2: and brag about themselves. 403 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 3: He seemed Humblefolt. That was the gross thing. 404 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:12,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, although I do picture him at the 405 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:16,479 Speaker 4: bakery secretly spitting out his chocolate scone into his napkin 406 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 4: underneath the table. 407 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's not going to actually like eating it. 408 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 4: No he's not, oh man. But you know what actually 409 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 4: makes every relationship better is hitting subscribe wherever you listen 410 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 4: to this podcast. 411 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 3: That's how you get a perfect relationship. 412 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 4: Ye, happy twenty years with whoever you're dating as soon 413 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 4: as you hit that button.