WEBVTT - Season Break Nugget 2: Not If You’re Gonna Hit On Me

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<v Speaker 1>Hi everybody. Oh, Hi, welcome to us. This is It's

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<v Speaker 1>Catherine and me. Hi Katherine, Hi, everybody. Hi. This is

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<v Speaker 1>one of our little mini episodes before we come back

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<v Speaker 1>for season two. I wanted to check in with all

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<v Speaker 1>of our listeners and make sure you know that we

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<v Speaker 1>are not leaving you hanging, that we are here. Katherine

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<v Speaker 1>is our producer and she is going to be my

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<v Speaker 1>de facto co host, Right, you are going to keep

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<v Speaker 1>my ship together so that I get everything in order

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<v Speaker 1>keep it moving. Yeah, And Katherine is pretty much in

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<v Speaker 1>charge of this podcast, so it's basically like having a

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<v Speaker 1>nanny at work, right. I hope I'm a nice fanny.

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<v Speaker 1>You are? You? Are you? So? Yeah? You guys, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>really excited because I am. I'm in love. I'm in

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<v Speaker 1>love with somebody that I've known for like eighteen years.

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<v Speaker 1>He used to be on my show, my old show

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<v Speaker 1>Chelsea Lately. His name is Joe Koy and he was

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<v Speaker 1>like my little brother. So I just really never thought

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<v Speaker 1>that I would let that happen or would be interested

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<v Speaker 1>in that happening. And I hadn't in him for a

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<v Speaker 1>really long time, but he used to be on my

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<v Speaker 1>show all the time, and we We always had a

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<v Speaker 1>great bond, but it was never anything more than a friendship.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I think about a year and a half ago,

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<v Speaker 1>he reached out to me because he wanted a blurb

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<v Speaker 1>for his book that was coming out, called Mixed Plate,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll never forget He texted me and said, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>can we talk on the phone, And I wrote, not

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<v Speaker 1>if you're going to hit on me, and he wrote, God, Chelsea,

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<v Speaker 1>what's wrong with you? And then I was like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>you can call me, but he FaceTime me, and so

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<v Speaker 1>I don't like. I didn't like FaceTime. Now I like

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<v Speaker 1>FaceTime because he's forced FaceTime on me. But we kind

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<v Speaker 1>of reconnected. And then I went to Whistler and then

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<v Speaker 1>he called me almost every day when I was in

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<v Speaker 1>Whistler face time, which means I rarely answer. But he

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<v Speaker 1>just kept face timing me and face timing me and

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<v Speaker 1>face timing me. And you know, no one could come

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<v Speaker 1>to Canada because of COVID and all the borders were

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<v Speaker 1>closed and I got in by the skin of my teeth.

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<v Speaker 1>So I just never really thought about it. And then

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<v Speaker 1>when I came home, we started hanging out and everyone

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<v Speaker 1>kept saying to me, like when are you Joe Quick

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get together? I'm like, it's never gonna happen, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not like that, It's not like that. And then

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<v Speaker 1>one day, it was one day he walked in. I

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<v Speaker 1>was performing in Vegas and he came to my show

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<v Speaker 1>and he walked into the mirage, into the hotel room,

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<v Speaker 1>and my sister and a bunch of my friends were there,

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<v Speaker 1>and I just thought, oh, like, this is okay, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>now this is going to happen. It was just a

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<v Speaker 1>total I just saw him in a different way, and

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<v Speaker 1>I definitely think therapy made me look at him through

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<v Speaker 1>a different lens, even though it took me a year

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<v Speaker 1>to see he was never going to make a move

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<v Speaker 1>on me because he really valued our friendship. So I

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<v Speaker 1>basically had to get to the point where he tried

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<v Speaker 1>to convince me it was my idea, even though I

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<v Speaker 1>know it was his idea all along. He wanted me

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<v Speaker 1>to believe that I've had a crush on him for

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen years, when really the truth is that he's had

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<v Speaker 1>a crush on me. But whatever, We're not gonna you know,

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<v Speaker 1>parse words. We'll have him on the podcast at the

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<v Speaker 1>beginning of season two, so we can both tell our

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<v Speaker 1>versions of the story, but it's basically like Harry met Sally,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's Sally and I'm har And I have to

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<v Speaker 1>say I would never ever shout from the rooftops about

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<v Speaker 1>a dating situation unless I felt completely different than I've

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<v Speaker 1>ever felt before. And I have to say that all

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<v Speaker 1>of my work, like therapy, internal work and trying to like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, self awareness, meditation, all of those things really

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<v Speaker 1>contributed to me being able to be in a healthy

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<v Speaker 1>relationship with somebody who just is so healthy. I said

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<v Speaker 1>to him the other day that I found cellulate on

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<v Speaker 1>my arm. He goes, you know how hot that is?

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<v Speaker 1>I love cellulate, and I'm like, you make me want

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<v Speaker 1>to do anal like those times. If men could just

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<v Speaker 1>talk to women like that, then everything would be fine

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<v Speaker 1>in the world. If men could just tell women that

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<v Speaker 1>every shortcoming, every self conscious thing that they have, every insecurity,

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<v Speaker 1>if they just sat there and too. I mean, he

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<v Speaker 1>calls me every morning all the time. He's just everything

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<v Speaker 1>he says is right. And I want to write a handbook. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to write a book called the Filipino Inside

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<v Speaker 1>Me or no, the Filipino in Me. Well, I haven't

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<v Speaker 1>decided on the title, but don't steal it. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a handbook for men and men how they

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<v Speaker 1>need to treat women. Like everywhere I walk, he just

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<v Speaker 1>follows behind me and picks up everything I put down,

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<v Speaker 1>my purse, my sunglasses, my lip bomb, my phone. He

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<v Speaker 1>just follows me around and picks it up. Never lets

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<v Speaker 1>me hold anything, never lets me do anything for myself.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's just like exceeded any dream I've ever

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<v Speaker 1>had about how any man could ever be. And I,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, now I'm done for So I'm with him.

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<v Speaker 1>And and he has sleep apnea, so he basically looks

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<v Speaker 1>like an octopus. Every night when he goes to sleep,

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<v Speaker 1>he hooks up this machine, this plastic bubble that wraps

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<v Speaker 1>around his nose and over his mouth, and then it's

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<v Speaker 1>a strap behind his head, and it's a box and

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<v Speaker 1>a chord that he can It's like basically living with

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<v Speaker 1>somebody from Jurassic Park every night. And I'm I'm okay

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<v Speaker 1>with it. I mean, I'm okay with sleeping with somebody

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<v Speaker 1>who has allowed Hippopontamus in the room. That is love.

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<v Speaker 1>That is love. So I'm in love, and I plan

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<v Speaker 1>on staying this way, you know, for forever, really with him,

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<v Speaker 1>And I just wanted to share that with you guys

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<v Speaker 1>and the audience because I know a lot of women

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<v Speaker 1>out there, you know, think, oh God. And I really

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<v Speaker 1>was ready to just assume that I would be by

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<v Speaker 1>myself for the rest of my life because of the

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<v Speaker 1>way that I feel about you know, not all men,

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<v Speaker 1>but certain types of men are really discouraging and they

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<v Speaker 1>make you feel like, oh God, I'm never going to

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<v Speaker 1>be with anybody smart enough or cool enough or kind enough.

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<v Speaker 1>And I just thought, oh, I'll be alone. I'll be fine.

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<v Speaker 1>I've got money, I've got friends, I've got my family,

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<v Speaker 1>Like what do I really need? Do I need all

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<v Speaker 1>of that? So for that to come along into my

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<v Speaker 1>life means that there's a plan for everybody, and everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>going to get what they're supposed to get. And it

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<v Speaker 1>makes me believe that everyone's going to be fine. Now. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and like you had a full life. But it's like

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<v Speaker 1>the cherry on top, Oh my god, the best cherry

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<v Speaker 1>on the top. I mean, he is just the asked

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<v Speaker 1>funny tells me to shut the funk up. I love

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<v Speaker 1>that He's like, Hey, Chelsea, why don't you shut the

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<v Speaker 1>funk up now. I love that so hot. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that's not really in style right now, but it is

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<v Speaker 1>for me. Well. Our first update from a caller today

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<v Speaker 1>comes from Andrea. She was from the episode if you're

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<v Speaker 1>asking the question, you have the answer. Her sister has

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<v Speaker 1>down syndrome, and she was wondering if she should continue

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<v Speaker 1>to have her sister. I remember her, Yeah, so, she said.

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<v Speaker 1>After the show aired, I was able to listen a

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<v Speaker 1>few times and thought your advice was bang on. A

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<v Speaker 1>few days afterward, I kind of broke down in overwhelm

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<v Speaker 1>and tears, as the realities and responsibilities are big. But

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<v Speaker 1>I've been feeling a lot better since, so that's good.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been messaging a guy for sixteen months and obviously

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<v Speaker 1>talk to him about my life dilemma, and he said

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<v Speaker 1>something really nice about needing an understanding partner. I also

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<v Speaker 1>remembered that I had told my ex husband I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>Adele to live with us and he had said no. Hence,

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<v Speaker 1>I think why he's the ex husband, so that might

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<v Speaker 1>be something I need to let go of. For now.

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<v Speaker 1>Adele's still with me, and we're going to make her

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<v Speaker 1>a YouTube channel to share her cooking and dance moves.

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<v Speaker 1>I think her going back for the winter is the

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<v Speaker 1>best course of action so I can just be out

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<v Speaker 1>in the mountains without having to make sure I'm home

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<v Speaker 1>on time every night. Andrea, okay, Andrea, okay, I remember

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<v Speaker 1>you vividly, and I tell that story about you calling

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<v Speaker 1>in whenever I'm talking about this podcast, so that sounds good.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, again, it's exactly what we talked about, right, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>any man worth their salt that's going to come into

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<v Speaker 1>your life is also going to love your sister, so

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<v Speaker 1>that can't be your impetus for however you decide to

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<v Speaker 1>move forward with the future. So I understand she's going back,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe it is too big of a responsibility for you,

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<v Speaker 1>but to put a man that you haven't met before

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<v Speaker 1>your sister doesn't make any sense either. And I'm glad

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<v Speaker 1>you really listened to the podcast and keep us updated.

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<v Speaker 1>And I like the guy that you've been talking to

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<v Speaker 1>you for sixteen months, But like, when is that party

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<v Speaker 1>going to get started? Let's go right, sixteen months? I

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<v Speaker 1>mean something more needs to happen, right, okay? So in person, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and sixty months messaging, I mean I would have lost that.

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<v Speaker 1>I would have lost steam for that about two weeks in.

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<v Speaker 1>So our next update comes from Andrea, who wanted help

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<v Speaker 1>breaking up with her boyfriend. I took Chelsea and Brandon's

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<v Speaker 1>advice and broke up with him. Oh God, that sounds

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<v Speaker 1>so terrible. It was hard, and at the beginning he

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<v Speaker 1>took it very well. It's been rocky ever since. He

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to keep talking as friends, but I found it

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<v Speaker 1>hard to differentiate the before and after, so I told

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<v Speaker 1>him I needed distance. I loved what you said about

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<v Speaker 1>his feelings not being my responsibility, and I tried to

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<v Speaker 1>remind myself of that whenever I feel bad for him.

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<v Speaker 1>Knowing that someone who I was extremely close to is

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<v Speaker 1>no longer close with me, it's sometimes hard to process.

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<v Speaker 1>Otherwise I feel great. I love being single and everything

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<v Speaker 1>that comes with it. Andrea, I love that updated. And also,

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<v Speaker 1>you know about someone else's feelings not being a responsibility.

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<v Speaker 1>Feeling bad for somebody is totally normal. That doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 1>that you get back together with them. All you have

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<v Speaker 1>to think about is if somebody got back together with

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<v Speaker 1>you because they felt sorry for you, would you ever

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<v Speaker 1>want somebody to date you out of pity? No? So

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<v Speaker 1>that's your answer on that front too, and it's nice

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<v Speaker 1>that you feel sorry for him. But he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be fine. Everybody survives breakups. They happen all the time,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm proud of you. That's exciting. Our last update

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<v Speaker 1>for today comes from William, who was dealing with codependency

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<v Speaker 1>issues and he had gotten divorced and then when he

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<v Speaker 1>went on another date, he found himself like immediately thinking

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<v Speaker 1>this was his person every single time. He was a teacher,

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<v Speaker 1>he was in a band, and he had written about

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<v Speaker 1>these dates that got him ghosted after he read too

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<v Speaker 1>much into the connection. He says, I found Chelsea and

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<v Speaker 1>Brandon's advice to be absolutely spot on. The most controversial

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<v Speaker 1>advice when I told other friends about it was the

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<v Speaker 1>one text rule. Remember he had said, well, I only

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<v Speaker 1>text people a couple of times if I haven't heard

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<v Speaker 1>back from them, and you said no, no, no, you

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<v Speaker 1>get to only text them one time and then it's done.

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<v Speaker 1>I've implemented it and have had positive results. No one

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<v Speaker 1>gets scared off anymore, and I shake loose those that

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<v Speaker 1>aren't interested. What was controversial was when I told my

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<v Speaker 1>female friends about this rule, they said, what, that's terrible.

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<v Speaker 1>I want someone texting me all the time, so I

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<v Speaker 1>know they're interested. Both of my friends, like me, suffer

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<v Speaker 1>from codependency issues. I admire Chelsea's ability to separate sex

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<v Speaker 1>from emotions. It's a characteristic I had prior to my marriage,

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<v Speaker 1>but haven't been able to separate since my divorce. I

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<v Speaker 1>often confused these passionate interchanges with something deeper, much like

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<v Speaker 1>the date I originally wrote about. So I started realizing

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<v Speaker 1>that I need to love myself first, take some time

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<v Speaker 1>to myself, which was what you recommended. So I started

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<v Speaker 1>doing some soul searching. I planned out vacations and took

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<v Speaker 1>them on my own. I took a few with my

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<v Speaker 1>son and family. I went camping, I went to Vegas.

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<v Speaker 1>I did everything to reaffirm my identity. I ate well.

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<v Speaker 1>I loved being with my family. And next I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to do the prey a portion. I'm going to a

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<v Speaker 1>Buddhist monastery for six days. I'm hoping this will open

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<v Speaker 1>me up to a spiritual definition of who I am.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm already starting to feel like I'm ready to date again,

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<v Speaker 1>and I feel more affirmed of who I am, so

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<v Speaker 1>much so that I applied to the Master's program for education.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm slowly starting to dip my toe in the dating

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<v Speaker 1>pool one text at a time. Thanks William, Oh my god, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I remember. William was a bit of a hot mess.

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<v Speaker 1>Because here's the thing. Yes, when you're into somebody and

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<v Speaker 1>the relationship has developed, then the constant texting is fine

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<v Speaker 1>because you're both on the same page. But when you're

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<v Speaker 1>starting the relationship, it can't be uneven like that. You

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<v Speaker 1>have to like have a little bit I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to say gamesmanship, but there has to be a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit a lure of a lure, like I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to be bombarded by somebody in the beginning. And you

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<v Speaker 1>know what, perfect examples of Joe and I dating, Like

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<v Speaker 1>whatever terms I set, he just agreed to them and

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<v Speaker 1>met them. If I was like, okay, we saw each

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<v Speaker 1>other one night and I need three nights off, he

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<v Speaker 1>never said a word. You just go make himself busy.

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<v Speaker 1>If I call them and say, oh, let's do something. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>we're inseparable because it happened at a natural clip. It

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't forced on us. So like just because something doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>start out like so fiery, like oh my god, we

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<v Speaker 1>have to be texting back and forth. That takes a

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<v Speaker 1>while to develop, and it's un natural false intimacy if

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<v Speaker 1>it happens before it's ready anyway, So it's good to

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<v Speaker 1>just meet people where they are instead of trying to

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<v Speaker 1>push it into something that it's not. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>with all of your self reflection and introspection, you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be at that place where you realize you don't have

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<v Speaker 1>to do that. You don't have to force the situation.

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<v Speaker 1>When it's right, it will develop naturally and you'll know

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<v Speaker 1>how to behave in an appropriate way tantumount to the situation.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is good. We should have a summer camp,

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<v Speaker 1>a dear Chelsea summer camp. It would turn into just

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<v Speaker 1>a Molly party though, you know with my history. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we have to take a quick ad break, Chelsea.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, yes, let's do it excellent, and when

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<v Speaker 1>we come back, we'll have some questions for you. So

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<v Speaker 1>our first question for you, Chelsea comes from MW My

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<v Speaker 1>really pressing question. They say, can you discuss your eyelash experience?

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<v Speaker 1>They look so beautiful? Oh yes, I have Mony does

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<v Speaker 1>my eyelashes. And I have a girl, Sarah, who also

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have her, but she does my eyelashes too,

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<v Speaker 1>I get fake eyelashes installed, is what I like to

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<v Speaker 1>how I like to frame it, probably every two and

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<v Speaker 1>a half three weeks. I like to ask for the

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<v Speaker 1>chocolate brown because I'm a blonde, so the black ones

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<v Speaker 1>look very fake, and I don't like them too bushy

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<v Speaker 1>because they look fake, they do fall out. You're supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to clean them. I don't do that. I don't follow

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<v Speaker 1>the protocol, whatever protocol there is for hair, nails, face,

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<v Speaker 1>I do, and then I hope for the same results.

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<v Speaker 1>So I get my eyelashes done like every two and

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<v Speaker 1>a half weeks. But yeah, I mean that's my eyelash story. Really,

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<v Speaker 1>it helps you look a little bit more alert, especially

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<v Speaker 1>if you're someone who's stoned all the time. And it

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<v Speaker 1>also takes off a couple of years probably makes you

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<v Speaker 1>look young her. So there you go. We actually get

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<v Speaker 1>a ton of emails about your eyelashes realistically, like scary

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<v Speaker 1>you use all that stuff. Oh you know what. The

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<v Speaker 1>great thing about fake eyelashes is you never have to

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<v Speaker 1>use Mescara ever, because it's already messcarat. So yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>wish we could call out her business. Let me just

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<v Speaker 1>see what it's called. House of lash l a that's

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<v Speaker 1>where my woman Amani works house of lash l A,

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<v Speaker 1>So if you're in l A, that's a good person

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<v Speaker 1>to go do. Oh. The other question that people ask

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<v Speaker 1>about eyelashes is if they ruin your regular eyelashes, And

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<v Speaker 1>the answer to that is, I have no idea because

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't seen my regular eyelashes in a really long time.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you didn't have eyelashes, they would have nothing

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<v Speaker 1>to affix. The fake eyelashes too, so I've been told

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't cause damage, so you can take that with

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<v Speaker 1>a grain of salt. I do our next question. We

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<v Speaker 1>really you've very much answered in the beginning of this,

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<v Speaker 1>but this was actually written in months ago. You talk

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<v Speaker 1>a lot about the men you date. Do you ever

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<v Speaker 1>date other comedians? Charlie, Well, yeah, that this is the

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<v Speaker 1>first comedian that I've ever dated, maybe the one first one.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh no, it's not the first comedian I've ever slept with.

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<v Speaker 1>I've slept with a couple of comedians, none of which

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<v Speaker 1>I'm proud of. In retrospect, I think they've all been canceled.

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<v Speaker 1>But anyway, Yeah, this is the first comedian that I've

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<v Speaker 1>been in a relationship with. That's great. If you had

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<v Speaker 1>to decide between comedy and humanitarianism. Which would it be

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<v Speaker 1>and how would you pay those Hollywood bills? Christian, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, in order to be more humanitarian, it's good

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<v Speaker 1>to have money. So I would never be able to

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<v Speaker 1>choose between the two because being a comedian allows me

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<v Speaker 1>to do nice things for other people. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>so if I was just a humanitarian, I probably wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>get that much ship done. I mean, my biggest value,

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<v Speaker 1>I think is the money that I can contribute, and

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<v Speaker 1>of course the advice I give on this podcast that's humanitarian.

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<v Speaker 1>Our next question comes from Zoe All jokes aside. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>curious when you will dabble with the thought of actually

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<v Speaker 1>running for president. You have such a loud voice and

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<v Speaker 1>advocate so well for the greater good of humanity. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>that's very nice of you. I will not be able

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<v Speaker 1>to survive on that salary as a president. I do

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<v Speaker 1>not have any desire to be in political life, especially

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<v Speaker 1>after watching what happened in the last you know, six years.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I am spent from politics and it's depressing. And no,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not going to run for any sort of political

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<v Speaker 1>office ever. Thank you. I'd like to stick my neck

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<v Speaker 1>out and say stuff. I mean, I shouldn't say stick

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<v Speaker 1>my neck out. It's just good to stand up and

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<v Speaker 1>say stuff. So I find that to be very important

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<v Speaker 1>and also something that I just would never not be

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<v Speaker 1>okay not doing. I would never be okay not doing Alright,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just not making any sense at this point. You

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<v Speaker 1>catch my drift. Yes, Okay, Well, guys, we are going

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<v Speaker 1>to take off for this week and we will be

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<v Speaker 1>back next week. Katherine and I will both be back

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<v Speaker 1>with a very special guest for our first episode of

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<v Speaker 1>season two. We will have lots of different guests for

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<v Speaker 1>season two, people who will be helping me doll out

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<v Speaker 1>advice depending on the subject matters. All of our episodes

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be themed, right, Catherine. We're going to

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<v Speaker 1>pick the subjects that kind of cluster together and find

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<v Speaker 1>the right guests for those episodes. Some will be celebrities,

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<v Speaker 1>some will be specialists in certain fields psychiatrists, doctors, neuroscientists,

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<v Speaker 1>that sort of thing. But it's going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>panoply of different ways to kind of help people get

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<v Speaker 1>through whatever they're dealing with in their lives and your lives.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm talking to you, and if you have a question,

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<v Speaker 1>or you and a loved one have a question. Please

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<v Speaker 1>write into Dear Chelsea Project at gmail dot com Dear

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<v Speaker 1>about writing in if you have a problem. Don't be

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<v Speaker 1>shy about calling in, writing in with another person, whether

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<v Speaker 1>it be a friend, a family member, a lover, boss,

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<v Speaker 1>a co worker. I don't know your dog if he

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<v Speaker 1>can talk. And from my Vaccinated and Horty tour. Tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>I will be in Cincinnati, you guys. I am in

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<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati as we speak, September thirty seven BM. I'm in

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<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati at the Taft Theater. And then tomorrow night I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be in Detroit, Michigan at the film Wore and Saturday

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<v Speaker 1>night Indianapolis at the Murraut Sunday night, Grand Rapids Michigan

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<v Speaker 1>DeVos Performance Hall. I will see everybody there. I'll see

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<v Speaker 1>you guys soon. Talk to you next week. Bye bye,