WEBVTT - New Dating Trend That Resembles A Rom-Com: Eventationships, Can They Actually Lead To The Real Thing? 

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, folks, it is Saturday, August eighth, and have you

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<v Speaker 1>ever seen a movie called The Wedding Date stars Deborah

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<v Speaker 1>Messing and Dylan mulroney Dermott. Yes, yes, he's mister what

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<v Speaker 1>mister ram calm himself. If you've ever seen that movie?

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<v Speaker 1>Would you believe that what happened in that whole rom

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<v Speaker 1>com scenario is now actually an emerging dating trend. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>to this episode of Amy and TJ. I have just

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<v Speaker 1>put the movie on in the background here. I've never

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<v Speaker 1>seen this movie. The scenario is typical rom com ridiculousness,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's what what's the synopsis of the movie.

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<v Speaker 2>The synopsis is that Kat, who's played by Deborah Messing,

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<v Speaker 2>is single and dreading attending her sister's wedding in London

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<v Speaker 2>because her ex fiance is the best man, So she

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<v Speaker 2>hires a handsome professional marier escort named Nick Toposes her

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<v Speaker 2>new boyfriend. But as the wedding events unfold, their fake

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<v Speaker 2>relationship turns into real feelings.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh no, and they fall in love.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that what happens? I didn't see it. I didn't.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't there's a false ending.

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<v Speaker 1>I forgot what it is.

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<v Speaker 3>But then yes, it turns out they actually love each other.

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<v Speaker 1>You've seen the movie oh multiple times.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know if they marry, but they're together.

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<v Speaker 1>Spoiler alert, and what the hell?

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<v Speaker 2>Then? Also, remember this one just is pretty recent. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not exactly the same, but pretty close. Anyone but you,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, that is with Sidney Sweeney. And who's the

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<v Speaker 2>dude's name, the hot guy that.

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<v Speaker 3>Everybody loves, Glenn Powell.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, Glenn Powell and Sidney Sweeney, same exact thing where yes,

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<v Speaker 2>they have a great first date, but then they hate

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<v Speaker 2>each other, but then they find themselves at a destination

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<v Speaker 2>wedding and pretend to be the perfect couple to keep

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<v Speaker 2>up appearances, and then they actually fall in love.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so we'll just telling me, and she has a

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<v Speaker 1>great name of it to share with you. But there's

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<v Speaker 1>a new not new? Is this a new trend? Necessarily?

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<v Speaker 2>Are they keeping they're calling it a new dating trend?

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<v Speaker 2>But it's been around, obviously at least since the wedding date,

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<v Speaker 2>which was what I don't know how many years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>You're telling me this is an emerging trend, a legit

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<v Speaker 1>dating trend right now, And I think.

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<v Speaker 3>These emerging trends are trends because they're being.

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<v Speaker 2>Called out or discussed on TikTok and other social media outlets.

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<v Speaker 2>But this is called an eventationship. And it's funny because eventually,

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<v Speaker 2>when I saw it, I thought it was an eventuationship.

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<v Speaker 2>So I thought, oh, this is cool, like you start

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<v Speaker 2>off as friends and eventually you hope you get into

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<v Speaker 2>a relationship.

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<v Speaker 3>But I read it wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no you in there.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not an eventuationship, which is what I initially thought

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<v Speaker 2>it was, which is why I clicked on it.

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<v Speaker 1>Because shots got to be a trend.

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<v Speaker 2>This is interesting and I think maybe we can look

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<v Speaker 2>into that one as well.

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<v Speaker 3>But that's what I thought I was reading.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what we were in.

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<v Speaker 3>We were in an eventuationship for eight years. We've played

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<v Speaker 3>the long game, and you know what, we're laughing.

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<v Speaker 2>But that is why I clicked on it, babe, because

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<v Speaker 2>I thought, I know a little something about an eventuation ship.

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<v Speaker 2>Seeds have been planted, you don't really realize what's happening,

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<v Speaker 2>and all of a sudden, eventually you're in a full

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<v Speaker 2>blown ruw sace.

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<v Speaker 1>Have we laughed about this and you anytime you bring

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<v Speaker 1>it up, I'm like, yeah, babe, I was playing the

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<v Speaker 1>long game. I was going to be patient for eight

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<v Speaker 1>years and just waiting now.

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<v Speaker 2>So, but yes, this is an invent eventationship event aventation

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<v Speaker 2>ship okay, so is what it's officially described as an

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<v Speaker 2>agreement between two singles who commit to being each other's

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<v Speaker 2>plus ones, oftentimes around wedding season, but even any kind

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<v Speaker 2>of event. This is your person who you bring with

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<v Speaker 2>you and you all show up for each other and

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<v Speaker 2>the relationship is specifically designed around attending events.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, first question, are you acting as if you are

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<v Speaker 1>a couple at these events?

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<v Speaker 2>So they actually give people who want to explore this

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<v Speaker 2>type of a relationship just some tips, some pro tips,

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<v Speaker 2>and among them is when people start asking you, so

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<v Speaker 2>is this your boyfriend or who is this? And how

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<v Speaker 2>do you introduce this person who you have clearly defined

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<v Speaker 2>boundaries with as an inventationship, you should say, we're just

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<v Speaker 2>really getting to know each other right now and having fun.

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<v Speaker 3>That is what they say.

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<v Speaker 2>How you should describe your relationship to anyone who asks have.

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<v Speaker 1>A second question, is this a person that is already

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<v Speaker 1>a friend of yours, someone you're close to, or it

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<v Speaker 1>can be a rando like this woman who's hired a

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<v Speaker 1>guy like you said, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Think that might be the extreme version in this movie.

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<v Speaker 1>But this is somebody in your wheelhouse, a friend, but

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<v Speaker 1>not someone you are romantically linkedine.

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<v Speaker 2>So it says you might not actually be committed to

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<v Speaker 2>each other or in a romantic relationship, but you do

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<v Speaker 2>share an agreement to be each other's plus ones.

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<v Speaker 3>And they wanted to point out this is different than a.

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<v Speaker 2>Situationship, which we heard so much about it Love Island,

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<v Speaker 2>because apparently those are messy. Remember Kada kept talking about,

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<v Speaker 2>We're not in a situationship.

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<v Speaker 3>That's messy at all. The way we define these, well.

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<v Speaker 1>We're committed, but not boyfriend girlfriend, that thing.

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<v Speaker 2>We haven't done a whole episode, that weird thing that

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<v Speaker 2>Zach created. We're beyond closed off. We're committed to each other.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not in a situationship, but we're not boyfriend and girlfriend.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, go on.

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<v Speaker 2>But the eventationship is different from a situationship because when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to an eventationship, you and your partner are

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<v Speaker 2>actually agreeing to specific roles for each other. And the

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<v Speaker 2>whole idea behind a situationship is that it is ambiguous.

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<v Speaker 3>This is specific.

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<v Speaker 2>This is actually has clear boundaries and is anything but

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<v Speaker 2>ambiguous because you've laid it out with this person.

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<v Speaker 3>We're going to be each other's plus one.

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<v Speaker 1>Have another question, how do you handle the hotel room?

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<v Speaker 1>How do you behave when you're there? You hold hands?

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<v Speaker 1>Are we supposed to put on as a couple? Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I got a question.

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<v Speaker 2>This is so interesting because this is what was. You

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<v Speaker 2>just got me to the next part of this. So

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<v Speaker 2>they acknowledge that the eventationship can be tricky because there

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<v Speaker 2>are a lot of questions about how to behave, what

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<v Speaker 2>to do, what not to do. So they say, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're if especially if this is about going to weddings,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think this is where this is most often used.

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<v Speaker 2>Weddings are romantic and it makes them a breeding ground

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<v Speaker 2>for misplaced feelings. So they say, before the event, you

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<v Speaker 2>actually need to talk to your partner about what the

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<v Speaker 2>boundaries are. Are we holding hands for photos? Are we kissing?

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<v Speaker 2>Are we keeping this strictly platonic? And to each partnership

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<v Speaker 2>you can create those boundaries.

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<v Speaker 3>Some of them may even say, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Will will have fun, We'll we'll explore each other physically romantically,

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<v Speaker 2>But it begins and ends with the date.

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<v Speaker 3>What this is where Look, this.

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<v Speaker 2>Is a whole other generation of folks who have Reddit

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<v Speaker 2>posts and forums to discuss different dating trends. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I could see someone about Ava's age sitting down with

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<v Speaker 2>some guy saying, Okay, here's what the boundaries are. But

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<v Speaker 2>they say, if you don't have the clear boundaries, when

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<v Speaker 2>you take someone to a wedding and they're all the

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<v Speaker 2>feelds and everyone's been drinking and there's dancing and there's

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<v Speaker 2>music and there's love in the air, boom, feelings can sprout.

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<v Speaker 2>So that is a dangerous, dangerous possibility.

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<v Speaker 1>Just described a situationship in which the situation is very specific.

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<v Speaker 1>We are together in these environments. It sounds like what

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<v Speaker 1>you're saying here, Roped is that we have defined what

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<v Speaker 1>our relationship and any intimacy in this relationship is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be exclusive. Two events we decide to go to together.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that what we're doing?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>And if you it's so funny the wedding date, if

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<v Speaker 2>you sit down and actually watch this movie, probably won't.

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<v Speaker 2>But yes, you know what, if I get Sabine over here,

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<v Speaker 2>you will. That's the only way I can get you

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<v Speaker 2>to watch a rom com is if Sabine comes because

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<v Speaker 2>I believe when we were just on our most recent vacation,

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<v Speaker 2>you asked Sabine, what's your favorite genre of movies?

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<v Speaker 3>And she kind of shyly said rom com.

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<v Speaker 1>It was it was like asking her where she wants

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<v Speaker 1>to go to college, and she didn't say Arkansas. It

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<v Speaker 1>was it hurt she didn't say horror movies. I was

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<v Speaker 1>very hurt rom com.

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<v Speaker 3>Here's a news flash.

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<v Speaker 2>Almost all girls, starting at age thirteen, their favorite genre

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<v Speaker 2>of movies is rom com. Not everybody, but it's I

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<v Speaker 2>would say it's a high percentage. And so yes, this movie.

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<v Speaker 2>The wedding date is exactly what we're talking about. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's funny because obviously at the time I would never

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<v Speaker 2>have thought this was a dating trend or that anyone

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<v Speaker 2>did this.

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<v Speaker 3>But it makes sense. Look, you're you're.

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<v Speaker 2>Trying to not be that single who doesn't have anyone

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<v Speaker 2>to talk to, and especially if all your friends have boyfriends,

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<v Speaker 2>you're whatever, whatever wedding you're going to, it makes sense

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<v Speaker 2>to have a pact with someone who you trust, someone

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<v Speaker 2>who you like, or yes, even in this case, someone

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<v Speaker 2>you hire.

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<v Speaker 1>A couple more questions here, One of them, is there

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<v Speaker 1>a place you can think of that. I'll stick with

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<v Speaker 1>women here for a second, that it is more important

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<v Speaker 1>for a woman for her in her own mind, to

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<v Speaker 1>show up with an impressive date.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, I think a wedding.

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<v Speaker 1>Is there anything else? What could you possibly go to?

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's a wedding because I'm trying to think

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<v Speaker 2>of another event that you would feel slightly uncomfortable.

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<v Speaker 1>What about a high school reunion or something like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, yeah, but unless unless you got your side

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<v Speaker 2>set on an old flame.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, you're right, it would probably.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone usually brings their spouse, Everyone usually brings their significant

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<v Speaker 2>other to go to a high school reunion alone, and

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<v Speaker 2>maybe that would make you feel a certain way.

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<v Speaker 1>And going to a wedding alone is a problem.

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<v Speaker 3>I agree both of those.

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<v Speaker 2>You're right, that's a good other place, a high school reunion,

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<v Speaker 2>although you gotta hope your other person is just puts

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<v Speaker 2>it on and is good, because yeah, there might be

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<v Speaker 2>some probing questions.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I say this to you a lot. I

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<v Speaker 1>know you don't like it, but I mean it like baby,

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<v Speaker 1>don't worry. Promise I'm gonna behave when you take me seriously, bro,

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<v Speaker 1>when you go around family, when you go around you

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<v Speaker 1>go to certain places where I realize. Don't get me wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not some bum. I'm not cutting up at places,

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<v Speaker 1>but there are times we understand it's important. You're not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna say to me, TJ strain your talk. Can you

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<v Speaker 1>wear this for me? I really like when you wear

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<v Speaker 1>this clone that you're not gonna do that now. But

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<v Speaker 1>I pay particular attention to making sure I am on

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<v Speaker 1>point when it's something for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, And I do think that is what in real relationships.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't want to say an inventationship is not

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<v Speaker 2>a real relationship, but it's a version of one. But

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<v Speaker 2>in an actual romantic relationship, that is what partners do.

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<v Speaker 2>They hopefully they show up for each other and they say,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll put on my best face, nice for you, for

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<v Speaker 2>your friends, for your family, and let's do this. And

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<v Speaker 2>so that is kind of what you're agreeing to an inventationship.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't like that sometimes because you think I am

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<v Speaker 1>faking it. That's not what I'm saying. It's like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't want to be here and he's just.

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<v Speaker 3>Fucking That is sometimes how it does interpret that.

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<v Speaker 1>No, it's just but still I'm no, come on, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>in everybody out, this is what you do for your

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<v Speaker 1>loved one, and it's not you know, if you see

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<v Speaker 1>it as a chore, that's the problem. It is actually

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<v Speaker 1>a responsibility and it's loving. Yes, it's the right thing

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<v Speaker 1>to do.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a giving thing to do.

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<v Speaker 1>It absolutely is. I had another question about it. Even aship, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>is there infidelity and eventationships? Meaning she took me to

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<v Speaker 1>the last wedding, she's taking who to this one? They're

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<v Speaker 1>not dating either.

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<v Speaker 2>Seriously, I imply that there are feelings because that's interesting

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<v Speaker 2>because if it's just an e ventationship, but we have

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<v Speaker 2>an agreement, I'm your person, you're person, I think you

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<v Speaker 2>should go to the person and say, yeah, I'm a

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<v Speaker 2>move on to another person.

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<v Speaker 1>Look.

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<v Speaker 2>And so when we come back, we're going to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about how things can get messy, because yes, there are

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of warnings, a lot of potential problems in

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<v Speaker 2>this seemingly easy, almost professional relationship that you've created. But

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<v Speaker 2>guess what, don't we all kind of want a rom

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<v Speaker 2>com ending that's the problem. Welcome back everyone to Amy

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<v Speaker 2>and TJ. I love these episodes when we get to

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<v Speaker 2>talk about dating trends and yes we can call them

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<v Speaker 2>a new dating trend, but oftentimes they're as old as

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<v Speaker 2>time is. It's just we've got a name and a

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<v Speaker 2>hashtag to go along with it.

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<v Speaker 1>But yes, you ever known anybody to do this?

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think anyone would admit it. That's the thing.

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<v Speaker 2>When you're in an eventationship, you're not acknowledging it to

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<v Speaker 2>anyone else.

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<v Speaker 3>You're keeping it to.

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<v Speaker 2>Yourself, and you're saying, we're just really enjoying getting to

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<v Speaker 2>know each other right now and having fun. You're not

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<v Speaker 2>actually saying we have a pact. Maybe you might tell

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<v Speaker 2>your best girlfriend, but I think most of these types

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<v Speaker 2>of relationships are in an effort to not appear like

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<v Speaker 2>you're not dating anywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I've been dragged to something before.

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<v Speaker 3>You have you think one I'm arranged.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I have like the understanding it was no

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<v Speaker 1>big deal, like doing a favor, like who's the most

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<v Speaker 1>impressive friend in her circle? That's a guy, and that

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<v Speaker 1>was me because I'll show up and I'll behave I'm

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<v Speaker 1>trying to think of what it was.

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<v Speaker 3>Was it a wedding?

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<v Speaker 1>Was a wedding? It was an event? It wasn't Well,

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<v Speaker 1>can some.

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<v Speaker 2>Of these events that we have to go to when

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<v Speaker 2>you're in a certain line of work. Yes, can be

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<v Speaker 2>boring and overwhelming, and all the small talk can feel

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<v Speaker 2>very scary. So to have someone by your side, I

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<v Speaker 2>totally get that, Like, that's awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>To have like a bff.

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<v Speaker 2>But was this person Was she passing you off as

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<v Speaker 2>a romantic interest or a possible relationship?

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<v Speaker 3>That was a conversation understood that you came as a friend?

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<v Speaker 2>No?

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<v Speaker 1>From no, because from a distance, assumptions were made. We

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to go talk to everybody and the place

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<v Speaker 1>and have a conversation. It's just from a distance. She's

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<v Speaker 1>there with a guy. He has on a nice suit.

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<v Speaker 3>She's got a date. Yes, she's got got a date.

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<v Speaker 2>You're a date, all right. So here's when things can

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<v Speaker 2>get difficult. And folks who talk about eventationships say, look,

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<v Speaker 2>when you this is what they said, when you strip

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<v Speaker 2>away the.

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<v Speaker 3>Anxiety of where is this going? Do they like me?

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<v Speaker 2>So that often happens when you're dating someone in the

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<v Speaker 2>early stages and you're going to these types of events.

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<v Speaker 3>They say, when you take away all of that.

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<v Speaker 2>Anxiety, because you have an arranged, established boundary, you actually

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<v Speaker 2>get to see that other person in an authentic, relaxed

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<v Speaker 2>state because no one's trying to impress anyone else. And

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<v Speaker 2>then they say, you're also watching how that other person

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<v Speaker 2>handles travel, delays, possible family drama. They're getting to know

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<v Speaker 2>maybe your inner circle. And if you you can survive

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<v Speaker 2>all of that, maybe you might actually realize you'd rather

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<v Speaker 2>have them with you on a random Tuesday or maybe

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<v Speaker 2>an actual real date. Maybe it's time to renegotiate the term.

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<v Speaker 2>So when I read that, I started laughing out loud,

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<v Speaker 2>and I thought, here's where all, well, so many of

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<v Speaker 2>us girls and some boys too, I'm sure get ahead

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<v Speaker 2>of ourselves.

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<v Speaker 3>We start imagining the rom com and the making. Here's

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<v Speaker 3>this person that.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought I was just taking with me along to events,

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<v Speaker 2>to weddings, and turns out, wow, we're actually falling in love.

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<v Speaker 2>I do wonder how often that might be in the

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<v Speaker 2>back of either person's mind. There might be a hope,

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<v Speaker 2>because to ask somebody to come as you're plus one

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<v Speaker 2>in an eventationship, wouldn't that imply you like being around them,

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<v Speaker 2>You like spending time with them, You enjoy their company,

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<v Speaker 2>you like going to stressful situations with them because they

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<v Speaker 2>make you feel more at ease.

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<v Speaker 3>Isn't that the most amazing foundation for a relationship period.

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<v Speaker 1>You described the first eight years.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely we were with I think we were in an

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<v Speaker 2>eventuationship and in an eventationship because we did go to

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<v Speaker 2>all of those events together, and we would be the

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<v Speaker 2>two people if we showed up alone, which we did

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<v Speaker 2>oftentimes so many work events, we would literally find each

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<v Speaker 2>other across the room. There's that one song, and I

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<v Speaker 2>always think about you.

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<v Speaker 3>I look for you when I'm a room full of people,

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<v Speaker 3>in a room full of people, I look for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Summer, I always think about you because that was us.

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<v Speaker 2>And then we queue up together and we're thick as thieves.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm surprised you didn't recognize it as you were

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<v Speaker 1>saying it. You were just the thing you were just describing.

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<v Speaker 1>Is us to get a chance to get to know

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<v Speaker 1>someone without the pressure, without the expectations in all of

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<v Speaker 1>those environment What what do you want to see somebody with?

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<v Speaker 1>You want to see how they handle stress. You want

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<v Speaker 1>to see how they are with their family. You want

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<v Speaker 1>to meet their family without the pressure.

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<v Speaker 2>You met my entire family with everybody think they'd come

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<v Speaker 2>to GMA. We would all interact until out we went

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<v Speaker 2>to dinners like, absolutely, we.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't have to be introduced. So it's so when you

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<v Speaker 1>were describing that, that makes sense. And now I am

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<v Speaker 1>on board with this as a precursor, right, I am

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<v Speaker 1>on board with this being a potential way to find

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<v Speaker 1>a good mate when you don't have the pressure, when

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<v Speaker 1>you can be friends, when you can relax and still,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess be collecting information about someone without the pressure

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<v Speaker 1>of what you're going to do with it. Or I'm

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<v Speaker 1>the last one. There is the one they got me.

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<v Speaker 1>And now we look at this movie. Now are they

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<v Speaker 1>sleeping in the room together? What is this?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? I think they have to you know, in the

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<v Speaker 2>rom comms they always have like the guy sleeps on

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<v Speaker 2>the floor while she sleeps on the bed because they're

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<v Speaker 2>having to pretend. Oh the proposal, same concept in a

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<v Speaker 2>way where you she it was a whole thing about

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<v Speaker 2>her having to get married to Rise. But still they

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<v Speaker 2>were pretending they were in a relationship when they weren't.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's sleeping on the floor. This is Sandra Bullock

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<v Speaker 2>and Ryan Reynolds. She's on the bed, he's on the floor.

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<v Speaker 2>There are so many rom coms where yeah, they're pretending

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<v Speaker 2>to be in a relationship and in the end they

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<v Speaker 2>find love. That's what we all want in the end, isn't.

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<v Speaker 1>It would suck?

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<v Speaker 2>I actually think it'd be really interesting the horror movie too.

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<v Speaker 3>It's all in one.

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<v Speaker 1>The horror comes at the end. It's weird, but then.

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<v Speaker 3>It all still has a happy ending. It really is.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a quirky movie that maybe one day we'll write.

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<v Speaker 1>This will be a Christopher Nolan five and a half

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<v Speaker 1>hour story.

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<v Speaker 2>It'll be the odd dissy yes in every way. All

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<v Speaker 2>right with that, everyone, we always appreciate.

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<v Speaker 3>You listening to us. I made me Robock alongside TJ. Holmes.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll talk to

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<v Speaker 1>The kitchen Pat