WEBVTT - Still With My Ex

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Can't Fully Reckless, the production of iHeart Radio

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<v Speaker 1>and the Black Effects, And just like that we back

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<v Speaker 1>on the air. Welcome back to yet another carefully reckless

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<v Speaker 1>episode with your girl. Just hilarious. What I be doing,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be fixed a mess, That's what I do. Up

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<v Speaker 1>and down, back and forth, whatever however you see it.

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<v Speaker 1>So we do have a voice note today, however, it's

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<v Speaker 1>an update. I love when I get updates because sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>I be thinking people don't come back and like update

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<v Speaker 1>me because I'd be too hard on them, or they

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<v Speaker 1>didn't get the advice that they wanted, or they're offended

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<v Speaker 1>by the advice or what have you. But I am

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely thankful and grateful for you guys updating me all

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<v Speaker 1>the time. I sound a little tired because I am

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<v Speaker 1>tired child. I am sluggish as hell today, So let's

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<v Speaker 1>jump straight into it.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, Jess, thank you so much for giving me your

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<v Speaker 2>advice and listening to my story. So I did exactly

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<v Speaker 2>what you said. I took my well me and my

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<v Speaker 2>best friend. We went out to dinner and I told

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<v Speaker 2>her how I felt about the whole situation and told

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<v Speaker 2>her you just gotta leave me out of it, and

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<v Speaker 2>She was respectful of that, and then she asked me,

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<v Speaker 2>is that why I have been pulling away from her?

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<v Speaker 3>And I had to say yes.

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<v Speaker 2>She was a little hurt by that, and I understood.

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<v Speaker 2>I ended up feeling bad after we left, and I

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<v Speaker 2>text her and I just, you know, let her know

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<v Speaker 2>that I love you at the end of the day

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<v Speaker 2>and I only want the best for you, and it

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<v Speaker 2>just hurts me to see you have to go through this,

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<v Speaker 2>So I appreciate your advice. Next question would be, I

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<v Speaker 2>heard you say I have to elevate.

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<v Speaker 3>My friend group.

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<v Speaker 2>So how do I elevate my friend group? Right? These

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<v Speaker 2>girls have been rocking with for ten plus years since

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<v Speaker 2>high school, some even longer, so I don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>just abandon them because they make shitty choices and men,

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<v Speaker 2>because let's be real, they all do. I have another

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<v Speaker 2>friend in North or South Carolina and she's been dealing

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<v Speaker 2>with the same dude and his BS for about the

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<v Speaker 2>same time that my other friend, and I understand if

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<v Speaker 2>I have to, but I'm thirty years old, so making

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<v Speaker 2>new friends is kind of hard for me. I'm a

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<v Speaker 2>thirty year old Aquarius introvert, so you know how that

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<v Speaker 2>goes ma'am. So just I guess I'm asking you give me,

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<v Speaker 2>give me advice on how I can help them elevate

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<v Speaker 2>without it feeling like a job.

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<v Speaker 3>Though without it feeling like a job.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, because you're not responsible or obligated to help

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<v Speaker 1>somebody elevate, you know, because at the end of.

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<v Speaker 2>The day, I just want these girls to be happy

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<v Speaker 2>and know their full potential.

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<v Speaker 3>But I'm not going to keep repeating myself.

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<v Speaker 2>And like I said and then first and the first message,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to keep talking to a brick wall either.

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<v Speaker 2>But also I will feel bad just you know, abandoning

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<v Speaker 2>abandoning them. Yeah, so if you give me your advice, Jess,

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<v Speaker 2>that'll be helpful. Again. I love you, I respect everything

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<v Speaker 2>you're doing, and keep on doing a girl.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, thank you so much, boo. I appreciate that update.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So basically, guys, this was a story a couple

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<v Speaker 1>episodes ago where this girl had wrote me telling me

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<v Speaker 1>that basically she had to pull away from her friend

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit because you know, she was just constantly,

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<v Speaker 1>constantly talking shit about her relationship to her well venting.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry about how wrong she's being done in her relationship,

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<v Speaker 1>but she keeps going back, she's not gonna leave, and

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<v Speaker 1>the friend will give her advice, advice, advice, advice, and

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<v Speaker 1>she just wouldn't take it, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>And she she's still staying and still going back, and

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<v Speaker 1>so basically she just wants her friends to know their worth. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I did tell you to elevate your group of friends,

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<v Speaker 1>not to abandon them as such. I know it kind

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<v Speaker 1>of sounds like that's what I told you to do

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<v Speaker 1>for sure, so I would have taken it that way

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<v Speaker 1>as well. But the only reason that I had told

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<v Speaker 1>you to you know, maybe it's not for you to

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<v Speaker 1>get some new friends or you know, to elevate, because

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<v Speaker 1>it started to bother you and your everyday mental and

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<v Speaker 1>how and because you are so loyal and so connected

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<v Speaker 1>to your girls, you know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 3>What hurts them hurts you.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you are going through this unnecessarily and it

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<v Speaker 1>really has no direct ties to you and how you're

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<v Speaker 1>living and how and your worth, because you know you're worth,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean, then that's kind of a

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<v Speaker 1>setback for you that that's kind of draining for you.

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<v Speaker 1>And I can see where it even leads to like

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<v Speaker 1>stress that's like secondhand stress that you're getting, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>from a situation you ain't even in. So that's why

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<v Speaker 1>I told you that, you know, as it pertains to

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<v Speaker 1>your mental you know. But I don't I want you

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<v Speaker 1>to abandon your friends, like you said, if we had

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<v Speaker 1>to abandon our friends for making poor choices and men,

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<v Speaker 1>then none of us would have friends. Almost none of

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<v Speaker 1>us would have friends, because that happens. That happens until

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<v Speaker 1>you actually find the one you want. I had poor

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<v Speaker 1>tastes and men didn't even know, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's all a part of dating and figuring out

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<v Speaker 1>yourself and what you will take and what you won't take,

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<v Speaker 1>and what your standards are and all that type of stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. So that's pretty much why you sound like

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<v Speaker 1>you were very fed up and tired of being sucked

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<v Speaker 1>into somebody else's bullshit where it was starting to bother you.

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<v Speaker 1>But if that is not the case, and you're willing

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<v Speaker 1>to still be around like I said, I'm pretty sure

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<v Speaker 1>I did say something like also, you can pull back

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<v Speaker 1>just from that part of the relationship of friendship, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to hear anything about your man. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to hear anything about this, because you're not

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<v Speaker 1>going to do anything but go back so we can

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<v Speaker 1>we can actually we can still have this friendship and

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<v Speaker 1>be sisters, and we can still have our sisterhood and everything.

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<v Speaker 1>I just don't want to be involved with that that

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<v Speaker 1>part of it because I want you to see it

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<v Speaker 1>worth But you're just not getting it, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>you'll get it on your own time. When a woman

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<v Speaker 1>gets fed up, she gets fed up. Maybe she's not

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<v Speaker 1>tired yet. And your other friend that you just spoke

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<v Speaker 1>of as well, they're not tired yet. You can't make

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<v Speaker 1>them be tired of what they're going through, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>All you got to do is just be that listening

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<v Speaker 1>ear until you don't want to hear it no more.

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<v Speaker 3>Then you are.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely at liberty to say, y'all, I'm sick of this shit.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to hear this anymore. Until you are

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<v Speaker 1>able to stand on your own two feet, put your

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<v Speaker 1>foot down, and get out of that relationship because it's

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<v Speaker 1>not doing you any good as a friend on the

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<v Speaker 1>outside looking in, it's not doing you any good. You're

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<v Speaker 1>more stressed than happy. Then you just have to proceed

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<v Speaker 1>with other factors of the friendship. You know. Now we

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<v Speaker 1>got a commercial and if you click off of this podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>I swear I'm gonna beat your ass. Listen now, you

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<v Speaker 1>being a thirty year old introvert Aquarius baby, I know

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<v Speaker 1>exactly what that is.

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<v Speaker 4>Like.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a brother who is in his late thirties.

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<v Speaker 1>He's an introvert and he's also in Aquarius. I do

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<v Speaker 1>know making new friends is not something that you guys

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<v Speaker 1>are seeking to do, especially not at you know, your age,

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<v Speaker 1>which is not old, but it's just a bit more

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<v Speaker 1>seasoned than a spring chicken. If you get what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what I mean, because everybody gets offended when

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<v Speaker 1>you see when you use the word old or older,

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<v Speaker 1>like you know, it's just you're growing up and you're

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<v Speaker 1>growing out of those things. But I am going to

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<v Speaker 1>also say it's never too late to make new friends,

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<v Speaker 1>and you don't have to do that. You know what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying, You don't have to do that. There are

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<v Speaker 1>ways you can help. You can try to help elevate

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<v Speaker 1>your friends going in different settings. If they're in relationships

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<v Speaker 1>where they are not being appreciated and just being looked

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<v Speaker 1>down on or whatever they're going through, put them around

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<v Speaker 1>some shit that shows them what their worth is in

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<v Speaker 1>environments where they can thrive, Like put them in different settings,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, challenge your friends, get them out of their zones.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm pretty sure that they.

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<v Speaker 1>Have like routines that they do make them step outside

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<v Speaker 1>of that and whatever that looks like, you know, because

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not saying you got it all together, but you

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<v Speaker 1>got some type of damn sense, you know, to be

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<v Speaker 1>calling out the realness and calling out the bullshit that

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<v Speaker 1>you see that they going through or seeing that they're

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<v Speaker 1>putting themselves through, and they don't have to go through it, you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know what I'm saying. So I do thank you for.

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<v Speaker 1>That update that was that was wonderful that you were

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<v Speaker 1>able to share that with me. And I do apologize

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<v Speaker 1>if I made you feel like you had to abandon

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<v Speaker 1>your friends, because no good friends are hard to find.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm not saying that they're not good friends.

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<v Speaker 1>Just because they're bad at choosing men does not make

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<v Speaker 1>them bad friends, you know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 3>Just show them who they are.

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<v Speaker 1>Try your best every time you can, whenever you can,

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<v Speaker 1>to show them who they are, you know, because sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people need a mirror to actually bust

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<v Speaker 1>through the bullshit that they've been taking, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying. So just keep pouring into your friends and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, getting them outside of their box, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>daring them to do other things. And I as an introvert,

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<v Speaker 1>that seems hard. It seems like a task, or it

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<v Speaker 1>seems like a job. But you'll find in yourself that

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<v Speaker 1>that's actually for the betterment of you too, that that

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<v Speaker 1>can make you a better friend, that can actually spark

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<v Speaker 1>something in yourself that you didn't see before, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>So keep me posted, baby, So we have a written passage.

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<v Speaker 1>Moving on to the next. Good morning, Jess. I've been

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<v Speaker 1>keeping something on my conscience that I'm not really proud

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<v Speaker 1>of and really have no one to talk to about it.

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<v Speaker 1>So I would love if you could help me out

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<v Speaker 1>with some advice. I just got out of a five

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<v Speaker 1>year relationship about two years ago, and it was because

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<v Speaker 1>of evolving in life and wanting different things.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, that's fair.

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<v Speaker 1>Even though me and my ex are not together, we

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<v Speaker 1>still see each other from time to time and would

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<v Speaker 1>always talk. But the thing that I'm not so proud of, Jess,

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<v Speaker 1>is that he is engaged and also has a two

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<v Speaker 1>year old with the woman.

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<v Speaker 3>He is engaged to.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay the fuck lord, Lord, Okay, okay, you already said

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<v Speaker 1>you ain't proud of it.

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<v Speaker 3>Ain't gonna beat you down, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, I know this is fucked up, absolutely, and once

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<v Speaker 1>he moved on, I should have too. But it's like,

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<v Speaker 1>I just can't see him happy with somebody else. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm thinking, maybe he isn't really happy if he's still

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<v Speaker 1>messing around with me after two years of breaking up.

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<v Speaker 3>Hmm.

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<v Speaker 1>But I see that he posts her on social media

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<v Speaker 1>all the time, which he's never done with me, and

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<v Speaker 1>they just look happier than ever. He was the love

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<v Speaker 1>of my life and it sucks to see him be

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<v Speaker 1>the love of someone else's life.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh and what is more.

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<v Speaker 1>Fucked up is that when she calls and I'm laying

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<v Speaker 1>next to him, she still thinks that's the same man

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<v Speaker 1>that comes home to her every night. Mean, well, it is.

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<v Speaker 1>It ain't a different man. It just ain't chill man.

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't saw him in about two weeks, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>really trying to stay away from him, Jess, but this

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<v Speaker 1>is just too hard. How do I let him go?

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<v Speaker 1>How do I move on? What do I need to do?

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<v Speaker 3>Hold up?

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<v Speaker 2>Hold up.

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<v Speaker 1>I know the shit getting good, but listen to just

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<v Speaker 1>a couple seconds of a commercial with your you'll listen, girl,

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, I know it's probably easier for me

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<v Speaker 1>to say it. You know, Easier said than done, is

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<v Speaker 1>what they say. Girl, Get the fuck up and leave.

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<v Speaker 1>If you already haven't talked to him in about two weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>you're already got a head start on what you should do.

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<v Speaker 1>You're doing good. I mean from where I'm sitting, how

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<v Speaker 1>it looks. That's great. You haven't talked to him in

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<v Speaker 1>two weeks. That's a hiatus.

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<v Speaker 3>That's great. Extend that shit.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't talk to him for two more weeks, and then

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<v Speaker 1>try a month, and then try another month, until it's

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<v Speaker 1>been a year.

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<v Speaker 3>Then you look up and you passed it. You know

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<v Speaker 3>what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>We have to stop minimizing ourselves, degrading ourselves, sharing willingly,

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<v Speaker 1>sharing men, because that's the thing you know about her,

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<v Speaker 1>but she don't know about you.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, I'm not gonna say she's winning, but she thinks

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<v Speaker 1>she is because he ain't about to tell her about you.

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<v Speaker 1>But better believe you know about her, and he gonna

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<v Speaker 1>keep on fucking with you as long as you let

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<v Speaker 1>him keep his family and fuck with you when it's.

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<v Speaker 3>Convenient for him.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're giving him a bunch of power, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of power over you.

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<v Speaker 3>Of course he's gonna have his cake and eat it too, girl. Duh.

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<v Speaker 1>He ain't gotta be with you to fuck you. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he ain't got to post you to fuck you. He

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<v Speaker 1>ain't gotta like girl, what Yeah? I want you to

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<v Speaker 1>hear it, and I want it. It's horrible and as

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<v Speaker 1>like vulgar as it sounds, as bad as it sounds,

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<v Speaker 1>that's exactly how bad it is. You're sitting there being

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<v Speaker 1>stupid for this, nigga. That's what it is. That's what

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<v Speaker 1>it is. I ain't here to cad on, no fucking adults.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what's up? You said you ain't proud of it.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't see why the fuck you. You ain't reread

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<v Speaker 1>what you sent to me and made your own advice

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<v Speaker 1>up to move the fuck on. And I'm sorry. I

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<v Speaker 1>am sorry. I don't feel sorry for you. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>and what I'm saying i'm sorry for. I apologize for

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<v Speaker 1>how brutal this sounds, and how straightforward and blunt this sounds.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't feel sorry.

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<v Speaker 1>For you, because how about if you were that woman

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<v Speaker 1>put yourself in her shoes as bad as you already

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<v Speaker 1>want to be in them. Imagine if that were you

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<v Speaker 1>and you had to find out that he was still

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<v Speaker 1>laying with a bit she broke up with two years ago,

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<v Speaker 1>and we got a kid together, and we're engaged.

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<v Speaker 3>You're posted on social media.

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<v Speaker 1>He ain't scared to let nobody know who he with,

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<v Speaker 1>who he's engaged to, the mother of his child. But

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<v Speaker 1>he's sneaking you around and you laying in a fucking

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<v Speaker 1>bed when she called you shutting up?

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<v Speaker 3>What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? You laying

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<v Speaker 3>there quiet?

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<v Speaker 1>And they gonna have the nerve to say that ain't

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<v Speaker 1>the same man that goes home to her. That's exactly

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<v Speaker 1>who he is, the same man that you're sneaking around with,

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<v Speaker 1>the nigga that you used to be with. Let that

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<v Speaker 1>shit go because that them piss me off. I'm happy

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<v Speaker 1>that you were able to tell me what you're going through,

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<v Speaker 1>but sometimes we need to wake the fuck up and

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<v Speaker 1>we need somebody to talk to us just like this.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not here to coddle you. I'm not I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>here to it's gonna be alright. No, it ain't all right.

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<v Speaker 1>It been ain't all right two years ago when you

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<v Speaker 1>broke up. Yeah, you said it. Maybe I should have

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<v Speaker 1>moved on when he did. So you ain't in denial.

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<v Speaker 1>You ain't in denial. You know he moved on. You

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<v Speaker 1>know it, you said it to me. But you're convenient

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<v Speaker 1>for him. You're convenient. You let him do what he wants.

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<v Speaker 1>The fuck she don't let him do what he wants,

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<v Speaker 1>or she would know about you too. That's what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>She's not winning either, because this motherfucker's cheating on her,

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<v Speaker 1>on his family with you. But you really in the dumps,

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<v Speaker 1>You really ain't winning because you know about it. In fact,

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<v Speaker 1>that makes you a fucked up ass individual because you

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<v Speaker 1>know about it. But he your ex, and you can't

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<v Speaker 1>let him go do a better job, do a better

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<v Speaker 1>job of trying. Could you sound crazy as hell? But

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<v Speaker 1>update me. I love you, real shit, real shit.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't care. I still love you. I don't care.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't care.

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<v Speaker 1>This ain't nothing I ain't never heard before from my

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<v Speaker 1>own friends. You know what I'm saying from people I

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<v Speaker 1>do know. This ain't nothing I ain't never heard before.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I'm here to do to help fix it

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<v Speaker 1>if you let me, because this is crazy, honey, this

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<v Speaker 1>is crazy. You don't have any obligation to this nigga.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have kids with him, You ain't married on

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<v Speaker 1>the low, You ain't ever the girl. He can't walk

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<v Speaker 1>down the street with you. He gotta leave out first.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it like that? Or you gotta leave out first.

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<v Speaker 1>Y'all can't go out say that he's engaged. This ain't

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<v Speaker 1>no girlfriend. This is as soon to be wife who

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<v Speaker 1>probably about to get pregnant again. You don't know, girl. Please,

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<v Speaker 1>I bet you one thing. He ain't never tell you

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<v Speaker 1>he was gonna leave her for your ass. I bet

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<v Speaker 1>you he ain't never tell you that. Now, if you

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<v Speaker 1>can come back and do me a soiln and tell

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<v Speaker 1>me he's told you that, I let it go.

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<v Speaker 3>But you'll still be dumb.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry, you'll still be out of your mind to

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<v Speaker 1>think that could ever happen.

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<v Speaker 3>He never posted me on social media.

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<v Speaker 1>He never don't ever compare what he got now to

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<v Speaker 1>what y'all had, because what y'all have right now ain't shit.

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<v Speaker 3>He just fucking with you, and that's it.

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<v Speaker 1>Having his cake and eating it too, doing what a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of men do for no reason. There's no reason

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<v Speaker 1>you're available, so okay, cool? And then why haven't you

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<v Speaker 1>talked to him for two weeks? Because he hasn't responded, right,

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<v Speaker 1>he probably busy with his engagement. Yeah, his fiance somewhere.

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<v Speaker 1>You never made it to with him. You're worth more

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<v Speaker 1>than that shit. Get your ass up, get your ass together,

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<v Speaker 1>keep me updated.

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<v Speaker 3>Like I said, I love you all right and moving on.

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<v Speaker 4>Just girl, this ain't got shit to do with shit.

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<v Speaker 3>I just wanted to let.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 4>It won't let me give you five stars, bitch, I

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<v Speaker 4>go give you five stars because you know you like

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<v Speaker 4>to rape the podcasts and things. I want to go

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<v Speaker 4>give you five stars, and they won't let me. Girl,

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<v Speaker 4>you need to send an email to Spotify and tell

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<v Speaker 4>them you deserve their fifth star and.

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<v Speaker 3>See why the folk you can't get it. Oh yeah, anyways,

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<v Speaker 3>have a bless day. I hope you Christmas was good.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you boo.

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<v Speaker 1>Hold up, she said, First of all, this ain't got

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<v Speaker 1>shit to do with shit. Spotify, why the fuck y'all

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<v Speaker 1>playing with men? Don't make me have my people spam

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<v Speaker 1>y'all comments? Because what's going on? Look like we need

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<v Speaker 1>to talk to some higher ups because they ain't trying

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<v Speaker 1>to give me what's mine. They ain't trying to let

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<v Speaker 1>nobody rape me and give me my five stars.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I need to see what's going on with that. But

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<v Speaker 1>before I get out of here, I just want to

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<v Speaker 1>say to everybody, man, woman, other, whatever, Listen, If you

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<v Speaker 1>are in a relationship or some type of situationship and

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<v Speaker 1>you're feeling like it's a one sided thing, that's because

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<v Speaker 1>it is. Nobody's gonna have these feelings out of nowhere

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<v Speaker 1>and for no reason. That's because it is, it feels

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<v Speaker 1>one sided. It is You should never have to ask yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>does this person really love me? Am I just here

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<v Speaker 1>for convenience? Am I really being treated right? Is he

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<v Speaker 1>gonna ever change? Is she going to ever open up

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<v Speaker 1>her eyes and see what I really mean to her?

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<v Speaker 1>Is she gonna ever? You know what I'm saying. If

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<v Speaker 1>you got to ask yourself these questions, baby, no, No,

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<v Speaker 1>you're not where you're supposed to be, and you got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more growing to do to be to be

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<v Speaker 1>sitting there to take that to ever think that's okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Those type of people don't need to be in relationships.

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<v Speaker 1>Y'all type of people don't need to be in relationships

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<v Speaker 1>right off the bat, because y'all give more than y'all get,

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<v Speaker 1>and people take advantage of that. People can see that

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<v Speaker 1>from a mile away. These men, these women who prey

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<v Speaker 1>on people like y'all. Man, y'all are great people. Y'all

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<v Speaker 1>give so so fucking much, and you keep giving and

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<v Speaker 1>giving and giving it to you and got nothing left.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody is reciprocating what you're doing. You get what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>It is somebody out there for you. It's just that

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<v Speaker 1>you rushing it because you Everybody want to be loved,

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<v Speaker 1>not giddy.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, everybody want to be loved.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all right. It will happen when it's time. I

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<v Speaker 1>was the same way.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't give a fuck. Listen, y'all saw me through

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<v Speaker 3>some relationships.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, I ain't never scared to admit I wasn't the

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<v Speaker 1>smartest in in my previous relationships, none of them, even

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<v Speaker 1>going back to my baby dad nigga, going back to

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<v Speaker 1>ash father, like we were young, you know, Me and

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<v Speaker 1>Roll made a lot of mistakes together, and then I

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<v Speaker 1>got other and then I got another nigga. Then I

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<v Speaker 1>got another nigga. Then I got another nigga. Then I

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<v Speaker 1>talked to a girl to see if that was cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Then I almost be high ass to death. Then I

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<v Speaker 1>you know, this is also, like I said in the

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<v Speaker 1>beginning of this episode, this is also how you find

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<v Speaker 1>yourself as well dating realizing.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, what's inappropriate in a relationship to me? Okay? What

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<v Speaker 3>am I willing to take? Okay?

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<v Speaker 1>Am I willing to settle for this? If he ain't

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<v Speaker 1>got this part of it, can we build that together?

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<v Speaker 3>All right? Cool?

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe he is gonna come with this man, Okay, he's

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<v Speaker 1>coming with this, all right? How can your relationship benefit

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<v Speaker 1>the both of you? You get what I'm saying. If

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<v Speaker 1>you got to teach somebody how to love you, that

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<v Speaker 1>ain't that ain't bad. That ain't bad. What'll make it

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<v Speaker 1>bad is if they don't give a fuck enough to

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<v Speaker 1>try or to want to love you.

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<v Speaker 3>You get what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>I was in a relationship with a nigga who didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know how to love and didn't want to fucking try.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, cool.

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<v Speaker 1>I should have left that alone a long time before

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<v Speaker 1>I actually left it alone. But I was a giver, giver,

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<v Speaker 1>giver giver never really cared about receiving. But that's where

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<v Speaker 1>we short ourselves, ladies and gents, that's where we short ourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't ever short yourself and know who you are. If

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<v Speaker 1>you don't know who you are, that's what your journey

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<v Speaker 1>should be before you jump in a relationship.

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<v Speaker 3>You understand what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what your homework should be. Do homework on yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, figure out what makes you happy, Make yourself

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<v Speaker 1>happy before you give all of that responsibility to somebody

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<v Speaker 1>else to make you happy. You understand what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>And just like that, we're at the end of another

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<v Speaker 1>carefully Reckless episode with your girl just hilarious. I said

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<v Speaker 1>another one I should say another y'all knowing from Baltimore,

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<v Speaker 1>y'all know that shit slip up out. I love y'all

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<v Speaker 1>so much. Let me go talk to Spotify real quick.

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<v Speaker 1>Love y'all see you next week. Peace Can't Fully Reckless

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<v Speaker 1>is a production of iHeart Radio and The Black Effect.

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