1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:05,559 Speaker 1: Hey guys, and welcome back to another episode of Casual Chaos. 2 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: This week, we have a very exciting guest, Greg Grippo. 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to Casual Chaos. 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 2: I'm so excited to be here. Thank for having me. 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:16,319 Speaker 1: Oh, no problem. You are a hot commodity in Bachelor Nation. 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: My friends were freaking out when they heard I was 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: having you on. 8 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 2: My Is that right? That's sweet of though. 9 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, they were freaking out. 10 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 3: It's honestly weird for me to even think about that 11 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 3: because it's been so long at this point, and it 12 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 3: was just a short stint in my life. 13 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: Yeah. 14 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 2: So, but I appreciate it. 15 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: So from the Bachelor at your life has changed. 16 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, it definitely has. 17 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: Everyone fell in love with you on the show. 18 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 2: And everyone hated me for a little bit too. 19 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 1: Okay, so you got the love and the hate. I 20 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,480 Speaker 1: mean that's normal in any scenario. 21 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 2: Yeah. 22 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: Before I get into talking about Katie or anything, I 23 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: also just want to say setting my thoughts in prayers. 24 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: I know she's battling breast cancer right now, So before 25 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: I talk about anything, you reach out to her at 26 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: all or anything. 27 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 2: Yeah. 28 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 3: I sent her a message, Yeah, just sending her of 29 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 3: my best wishes, you know. I mean, that's terrible, but 30 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 3: she's a tough cookie. I believe in her, so yeah, 31 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 3: I really am praying for and hope she gets through it. 32 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, you were twenty seven when you were on Katie 33 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: season of The Bacherrette. I was were you ready for marriage? 34 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 2: Was I twenty seven or was I twenty six? And 35 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 2: I turned twenty seven when it aired. I was twenty seven. Yeah, 36 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 2: I was twenty seven. Was I ready for marriage? 37 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: You know? 38 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 2: I think that looking at your life now, yeah, looking at. 39 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 3: Your life now, Like looking back, I definitely don't think 40 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 3: I was ready. But in the moment, you're like, yeah, 41 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 3: I can do this. Yeah, I can definitely be ready 42 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 3: if it's the right one. And I truly believed that 43 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 3: at the time. But I mean, look, that's why you 44 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 3: went on there exactly. But looking back on it now, 45 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 3: I'm like, there's no shot that I was ready. I 46 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 3: also wasn't in like a mental state, like it was 47 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 3: too soon in my opinion, after my dad passed to 48 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 3: get into something like that, and like I just didn't 49 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 3: have the capacity. 50 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: Even like see that or understand that at that time. 51 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:00,639 Speaker 1: I'm so sorry. 52 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 3: It's okay, it's all right. I appreciate it. 53 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: So do you feel like it was almost impulse in 54 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: a way or trying to deal with grieve in different 55 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:09,519 Speaker 1: types of way. 56 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's tough. I mean I think that I was. 57 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 3: I mean the show called me for a few seasons 58 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:21,239 Speaker 3: prior to that, and I kept on turning them down, 59 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 3: and then eventually I was in a spot and I 60 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 3: think that I was just like looking for that new 61 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 3: chapter in my life to kind of just you know, 62 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,119 Speaker 3: open up for myself and try something new. 63 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 2: Yeah. 64 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 3: I did that, but like looking back on I remember 65 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 3: watching and I'm like, oh my god, this wasn't right 66 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 3: for me. 67 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: I mean, looking back on yourself on TV sometimes it's brutal. 68 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 2: It's so hard brutal. No, it's brutal. 69 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: It's so brutal, Like the cringiest moment. 70 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 3: I had so many cringe moments on that show. Oh 71 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 3: my god. Now my friends don't let me live down. 72 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 2: Honestly. 73 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 3: They'll always like send like a weird clip that they 74 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 3: have like screen recorded, and I'm just like, oh. 75 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 1: Of course. I mean I've I've been on TV since 76 00:02:58,560 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: I was eight. 77 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 2: Eight yearyears old. Yeah, holy, you're like a Kardashian. 78 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:06,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, I guess different levels. 79 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 2: Oh my god, realm. I didn't know this. 80 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, my mom's been on the Real house I 81 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: was in New Jersey since I was eight. 82 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 2: Damn. 83 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: She's been like in the Bravo world for eighteen years. 84 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 2: That's crazy. 85 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 3: Obviously, you know, growing up in Jersey, I knew what 86 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 3: Real Housewives in New Jersey was, but I just never 87 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 3: really watched TV growing up. 88 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 2: But that's crazy. Eight years old even in this for 89 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:26,399 Speaker 2: a minute. 90 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: It was no. It was nuts. Yeah, But as a 91 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: little kid, as a girly girl, it was no big deal. 92 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 1: I wanted a movie star. I saw the cameras, I 93 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: thought everything was so much fun. But then I did 94 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: my waking Up in the Morning song when I was 95 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: like nine years old, and that have ever heard that? 96 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 2: I don't think so you definitely have if you're on 97 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 2: TikTok really. 98 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: Okay during COVID, do you remember that sound where the 99 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: kid sounds like she's crying, saying waking up in the morning, 100 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: thinking about. 101 00:03:56,520 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 2: Waking up in the morning, that was you shut up? Wait, 102 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 2: Oh my god. 103 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 3: Me and all my friends always say that to one another, 104 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 3: like if something. 105 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 2: Goes that's you. Oh no, oh my gosh, that's me. 106 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: That was you. 107 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: That was totally me. Oh my, So imagine COVID We're 108 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: all on lockdown and I'm scrolling through chaos. 109 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 2: Four years ago. Also you looked like a toddler. 110 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: Yeah I wasn't That wasn't me four years ago? 111 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 2: You were twenty years or oh, that wasn't you four 112 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 2: years ago? Oh okay, okay. I was about to say, 113 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 2: oh my goodness. 114 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 1: Oh it was like eight or nine, gotcha. And but 115 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: four years ago is when it popped off out of nowhere. 116 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: So in my brain, I'm like, I sang. 117 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:49,840 Speaker 3: That that's so great though, that's iconic. 118 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:51,359 Speaker 2: Though, good for you as iconic. 119 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, now I look at it as iconic. I own it. 120 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: It's a part of me. That's it. But when I 121 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: was sitting there four years ago and I'm scrolling and 122 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 1: every other video is another like a list celebrity using 123 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 1: my sound, yeah, I was like, this isn't happening. I 124 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 1: feel like I was like living in like some sort 125 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:11,359 Speaker 1: of a dream. 126 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's like some black mirror. 127 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: And I was like, wow, And when did I ever? 128 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: Like I would have never thought in a million years 129 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 1: that that would have came out. Now I love that 130 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 1: blessing in disguise. 131 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 2: I guess can you say it right now? Waking up 132 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 2: in the. 133 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: Moment, waking up in the morning, thinking about so many things. 134 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 2: I just wish life can get better. 135 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,919 Speaker 1: I try to try to get rid of them, but 136 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: nothing seems to say the same. Wow, wow, thank you, 137 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: no problem, that's your entertainment for this podcast. But yeah, 138 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: so we've all had our cringe moments for sure. 139 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 3: Oh I wish I had that one, But I appreciate 140 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 3: you telling me that it's okay. 141 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: I hope that made you feel better. Yeah. So then, 142 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,160 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess you and Katie kind of did 143 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: it on some bad terms when the Batchelor ended. 144 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean that that part of it was sad 145 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 3: because we yeah, we just left on not the greatest 146 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 3: of terms. But I mean we hashed it out fairly 147 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 3: quickly after the show. She reached out and you know, 148 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 3: we made amends right away, and I mean it was 149 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 3: squashed after that. But yeah, in the midst of it all, 150 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 3: I wish I handled things differently. Looking back on it all, do. 151 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 1: You wish you stayed after you said I love you? 152 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:38,160 Speaker 3: I mean, I I was in the airport right after 153 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 3: I said it, and I remember I was really regretful 154 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,280 Speaker 3: of leaving, and like, I don't think I under I 155 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 3: kind of almost attempted to. 156 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 2: I was. 157 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 3: I was texting producers non stop, you know, trying to 158 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 3: go back and trying to see if you know, she 159 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 3: was engaged not. But I didn't get any reply, and 160 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 3: like I realized at that time, I was like, you 161 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:01,719 Speaker 3: know what, this maybe wasn't the right setting for me 162 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 3: to be in this point in time, and I just 163 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 3: try to move on. 164 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, do you think the environment of the show played 165 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: into just a lot of your emotions heightened situations? 166 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, I think that if you're going through something, 167 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 3: especially in your own life, I mean, going on that 168 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 3: show is not a good idea. I mean, You're you're 169 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 3: going to be put putt in a tough environment where 170 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 3: you know, you're not going to be able to get 171 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 3: seven eight hours of sleep, nine hours of sleep maybe sometimes, 172 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 3: and you're going to be running on like three to four, 173 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 3: and your emotions are going to be heightened, and and uh, 174 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 3: it's gonna be you know, wine involved, and you're not 175 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 3: going to really see the best version of yourself sometimes. Yeah, 176 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 3: So you know, being being there in a good foundation 177 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 3: I think is the only move really. 178 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 1: So then after the season ended, I mean, looking back now, 179 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: you realize that that was probably the best decision for yourself. 180 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: How did you handle all the backlash because you know, 181 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: you were feeling regretful for leaving then. Obviously the Bachelor 182 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: Nation fans are very intense. Yeah they are, so how 183 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: did you cope with that? 184 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 3: I think I just felt very misunderstood a lot of 185 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 3: the time, and directly after, you know, there was just 186 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 3: like all these things about like I was putting on 187 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 3: an act and stuff, and. 188 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 2: It was scary. 189 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 3: I was embarrassed, truthfully, So I really didn't want to 190 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 3: leave the house that often. I mean I would with like, 191 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 3: you know, my best friends, my family and stuff, but 192 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 3: I would just keep a close knit circle, truthfully. And 193 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 3: I just tried to move on, I really did. I 194 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 3: just try to put it in the back of me 195 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 3: and just, yeah, move forward. 196 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 2: But it was tough. 197 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: I mean, that's all you can do with anything that 198 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: happens that sucks. That's the worst part. I feel like 199 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 1: Bachelor Nation fans, Bravo fans, I feel whenever you're on 200 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 1: such as a reality TV show. Yeah, the fans are 201 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: very intense. Yeah, and they have they have a big opinion. 202 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure. Yeah. 203 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 3: I feel like every rally show, there's so many of 204 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 3: them nowadays, but I feel like everyone has like the 205 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 3: Ride or Die fan base at this point, So you 206 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 3: just gotta be ready ready. 207 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:12,839 Speaker 2: Is that whatever one you're in here? 208 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: Yeah? No, for sure. 209 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. 210 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: Did they reach out to you to be the Bachelor? 211 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, they did it, just it wasn't the right timing. Honestly, 212 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,959 Speaker 3: it was directly after my season, so. 213 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: You were just dealing with a lot of back lives. 214 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 3: I was, and it just I was I was straight 215 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 3: up with them. I was like, guys, I'm not too 216 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 3: ready for this, and we just you know, parted ways 217 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 3: on it. 218 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, and they never reached out to you ever like 219 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: since then. No, No, you would be a great contender. 220 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 2: A contender for the Bachelor. 221 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: Would you do it now or you feel like that's 222 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 1: so behind you now? 223 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 2: Be the Bachelor? 224 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I envisioned myself and like, you know, 225 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 3: hopefully after my parents being the role models they were 226 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:03,319 Speaker 3: and their marriage, I really, you know, would like it. 227 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 3: And I understand that there are real love stories that 228 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 3: come out of the show. I just uh, I think 229 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 3: I would have anxiety truthfully about you know, for instance, 230 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 3: sometimes people don't know who they're going on for. I 231 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 3: think that would be one thing that I would want 232 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 3: to happen, is that they don't usually like tell people 233 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 3: beforehand who it's going to be, and so I would 234 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 3: want them to know prior. You know, if like people 235 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:31,559 Speaker 3: are going to on the on the show to get engaged, 236 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:33,319 Speaker 3: I would want them to know who they're going on for. 237 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 3: And so I think people being like one hundred percent 238 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 3: in for you is just I think that. 239 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 2: Would create more success also for the show. 240 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:47,319 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, that's actually a good point. Yeah, I mean, 241 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: because it kind of is like love is blind in 242 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: a way, in a way that show you're going and 243 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: blind and then I mean you're figuring out if you 244 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:58,080 Speaker 1: have a connection or not. But I mean, please, I 245 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: feel like if anyone heard Grippo is going to be 246 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: the Bachelor, you would have a line out the door. 247 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 2: That's a nice thing. 248 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 1: So since then do you kind of just want to 249 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 1: want it to happen the organic way? 250 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 3: I mean yeah, I uh, I haven't really counted out 251 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:21,559 Speaker 3: anything in life said you know, if something happened organically, 252 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 3: I would do that. I never really wanted to ever 253 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 3: say like point blank no, I would never do like 254 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 3: another show, but you know, I have faith in myself 255 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 3: that it's gonna happen, just more organically for me probably. 256 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, speaking of anxiety and everything like that, 257 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: when you are on a reality TV show, it puts 258 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 1: a lot of pressure on yourself absolutely, and then like 259 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: you you already dealt with the backlash of the fan, 260 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: so to really put yourself in that position again, like 261 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:53,599 Speaker 1: you said, it would definitely give you anxiety, anyone anxiety. 262 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, without a doubt. 263 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, And I mean you know that you can only 264 00:11:57,920 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 3: show so much of one per it also depends what 265 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,960 Speaker 3: they use. That's true too, So like I think that was, 266 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 3: you know, the one thing for me. And maybe it 267 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,319 Speaker 3: was a time of life that I was in where 268 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 3: I just maybe looked perpetually sad throughout the day. But 269 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 3: I have such like I I guess my face looks 270 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 3: sad when it settles, and so everyone always like if 271 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 3: I'm at a bar, at a party or something, people like, 272 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,199 Speaker 3: what's wrong. And it's always happened to me ever since 273 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 3: high school. 274 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:24,959 Speaker 1: Yeah, I have a resting bitch face. 275 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, so yeah, yeah, you understand. 276 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 3: So I mean that happened on the show and then 277 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:30,840 Speaker 3: I just looked sad, and then I just got labeled 278 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 3: as like a very sad, sad man, which like I 279 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 3: wouldn't want to happen again if like, yeah, say I 280 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 3: would ever do that? 281 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: You know, and you have to be on especially if 282 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: you were the Beast. 283 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, clicking clicking, would. 284 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: You ever do Paradise or any of those other shows? 285 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 1: Or you feel like that's just not. 286 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 2: Oh no, I'm going this year. Oh no, I'm just joking. No, 287 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 2: they didn't even call them. I know, they didn't call me. 288 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 3: No, honestly, if they called me, I was really truthfully 289 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 3: on the fence about it if I were to go 290 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 3: or not. But no, I mean they didn't call and 291 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 3: kind of made my decision for me. So I mean 292 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 3: I'm fine with that. 293 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 2: You know. 294 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 3: I kind of wanted to just move on to this 295 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 3: next stage of my life for good and it feels good. 296 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:24,679 Speaker 2: I'm comfortable with that. 297 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, you're living your life. You are really 298 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: big into influencing. Now I need to go on your TikTok. 299 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: I feel people tell me you're hilarious. 300 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't know. 301 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 3: I don't know, you know, I think I think it 302 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 3: hits like a certain crowd, Like I appreciate that people 303 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 3: laugh at my stuff sometimes. 304 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, I mean it's better for people to laugh 305 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 1: at you than to people think that you're funny rather 306 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:47,439 Speaker 1: than people think you're cringe. 307 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I guess yeah. 308 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean come on. Sometimes there's those guys that 309 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: do tiktoks and I'm like, what are you doing? Yeah, 310 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:59,839 Speaker 1: it comes to a certain point. It's tough out here. Tough, 311 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: it's stuff. 312 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 3: I mean, I cringe myself out sometimes, and like, I mean, 313 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 3: I won't post that much maybe like I don't know, 314 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 3: once every week and a half two weeks, yeah, but 315 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 3: it's usually just like very in the moment for me 316 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 3: with like something with like my friends or like I 317 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 3: just I just got gifted a lounge set in Napa 318 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 3: and it was it was a woman's and I put 319 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 3: it on just a little. 320 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 2: Dancing dance to it. You're a dancer, I mean I can. 321 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 3: I don't think I'm too good, but I think it's 322 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 3: your confidence when you're dancing. You know, if you believe 323 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 3: you're good, then I think other people will be like, 324 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 3: oh he's pretty good. 325 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're right. I need to work on that. I 326 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 1: work on my confidence while dancing. Not that confident. 327 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 3: Just let it coach, just let it rip. Have like 328 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 3: two glasses of wine. Next thing you know, you're saucaying. 329 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 1: I need to build that confident my dancing skills. Like 330 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 1: I'm gonna I'm oh my god, I just got done 331 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: to this. Said, I'm gonna be in a wedding in 332 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: Italy this May, and I'm walking out with obviously one 333 00:14:57,400 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: of the groom's men, and we have to do this 334 00:14:59,440 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 1: whole dance. 335 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 2: And I was like, oh, that's my least favorite part. 336 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 2: You better, that's my least. 337 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 1: Favorite choreographed the dance, Brandon, because I have no idea 338 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: what I'm doing, and I'm really nervous about this. 339 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 3: Actually, I hate when they like announce people and like 340 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 3: you gotta do dance. I think I think that's like 341 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 3: my biggest nightmare. It's like almost the same as being 342 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 3: in a in a class and like waiting for your 343 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 3: turn to like say your names, and I would just 344 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 3: stutter all the time. 345 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 2: I don't know what to say. 346 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: No, I'm very nervous for this. He goes, as long 347 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 1: as you know how to do the cotton eye, Joe, 348 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: I go, we are not doing the cotton eye. 349 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 2: Joe, Hey, that's funky. 350 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: I was like, this is crazy. And then we had 351 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: to pick a song. I was like, oh, I didn't 352 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: even know the song that he picked. Oh really, I'm 353 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 1: listening to it. I'm repeating my card. 354 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 2: Now are you really You're just like, oh, shit, shit, Yeah. 355 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: I think. 356 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 3: I think the biggest thing to know is that like 357 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 3: people don't care, you know, like we I think trick 358 00:15:57,920 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 3: ourselves to be like, oh, this is the biggest thing 359 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 3: for everyone, Like they're gonna think like I'm the weirdest 360 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 3: person in the world. 361 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 2: People don't give a shit. They're just like, all right, 362 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 2: what's next? 363 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: Ye're right, And honestly, it blows over the next day. 364 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know absolutely. 365 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 3: I don't think anybody will be going to bed and 366 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 3: being like, did you see Gias danced Cotton Eye Joe? 367 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: And I'm around my family. I need to like calm 368 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: the nerves a little. But then again, myself, I want 369 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: to have the best dance. Yeah, so it's like a 370 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: weird thing. 371 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 2: I think. 372 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: I'm like, So, you also dated somebody else that was 373 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: in Bachelor Nation, Victoria Fuller, and that relationship ended. How 374 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 1: did that end? Are you guys on good terms? 375 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 2: Yeah? 376 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 3: I mean anytime with a breakup, you know, it's tough, 377 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 3: no matter how it ends, to be honest with you. 378 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 2: But she's great. I really think the world of her. 379 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 3: I know that she's probably killing I mean I don't 380 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 3: look at her stuff, but she's probably killing it. Yeah, 381 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 3: and I'll always wish the best best for no matter what. 382 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, did you guys connect just because of like bachelor 383 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 1: stuff like that? 384 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, pretty much. We met at a concert a while back. 385 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 3: It was like directly after the show, our first time 386 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 3: like meeting one another. 387 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 2: That was like our first time meeting. 388 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 3: It was like very you know quick, and then we 389 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:18,640 Speaker 3: just had mutual friends later on that we like hung 390 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 3: out with from time time. 391 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: So how were you right now? How many years ago 392 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: were you on the Bachelorette? 393 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 2: So I'm thirty one and. 394 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:32,360 Speaker 3: It was on geez, I think it was twenty twenty one, 395 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:34,919 Speaker 3: So it's been a little over four years. Like I 396 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 3: this is this is April, So I was still there 397 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 3: actually four years ago. 398 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. 399 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:43,200 Speaker 1: Wow, it's a big change in your life. Yeah, this 400 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 1: is a very big divot. Yeah, but now, okay, looking 401 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 1: back on it four years later, are you dating anyone now? 402 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 1: Are you? You know? 403 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 2: I just went on a date recently. Yeah she was 404 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:58,640 Speaker 2: stunning beautiful. Yeah, I know, she really was, and she's 405 00:17:59,160 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 2: she was really great. 406 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 3: So I mean, I'm really just all I'm trying to 407 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 3: do is just like be careful in my life because 408 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 3: I just like want to date with intention truthfully, and 409 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:13,399 Speaker 3: I mean I feel ready for the next phase, and 410 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:16,879 Speaker 3: I truly do feel ready to be in a relationship. 411 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 2: So I guess we'll see how it goes. 412 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:22,640 Speaker 1: So you're ready for marriage, but you don't also want 413 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 1: it if you're going to slow down? 414 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 3: No, I mean I want to get married. I mean 415 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 3: I have nine nieces and nephews at this point. 416 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:32,880 Speaker 1: How many brothers? 417 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 2: I'm I'm the youngest of four, so two sisters, one brother. 418 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: I'm one of four. 419 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:37,399 Speaker 2: Oh are you really? Are you the youngest? 420 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:38,160 Speaker 1: I'm the oldest. 421 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 2: Oh wow, oh wow? Okay, cool, so. 422 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: Younger than me? 423 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:42,399 Speaker 2: Cool? All right? Got you? 424 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: So there's two and two. Yeah, yeah for you guys, 425 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 1: two girls, two boys is the same for you? 426 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:48,439 Speaker 2: No? 427 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:49,440 Speaker 1: All girls? 428 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 2: Oh shit? 429 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:53,400 Speaker 1: Yeah that's cute. Though. I like the two and two. 430 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: I'm just not having four kids, but I love the 431 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: two and two. 432 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's been a great dynamic, and I mean, man, 433 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:03,439 Speaker 3: I just feel more ready for it. I mean, I 434 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 3: want to buy a house soon and like get a 435 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 3: talk eventually move in with someone. Like I don't want 436 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 3: to put myself on any strict timeline. 437 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 2: But I really hate going out nowadays. I just I 438 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 2: don't enjoy it. 439 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 3: I don't have a good time unless like I'm sitting 440 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:22,680 Speaker 3: in like you know, booth and chilling with my friends 441 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,639 Speaker 3: and just like talking to people who I love, then 442 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 3: I'll enjoy it. But like, I don't like to go 443 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 3: out with like, you know, one or two people and 444 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 3: then we're just like standing there, like looking around and 445 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,120 Speaker 3: like almost being like, oh, yeah, she's cute. 446 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:36,160 Speaker 2: You know. I'm just not into it anymore. Yeah, I'm 447 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:36,640 Speaker 2: really not. 448 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:41,120 Speaker 1: So then would that like, are you interested in dating apps? Oh? 449 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 2: I haven't been on one since before the show. 450 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 1: Oh okay, yeah, so you are really on this happen 451 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 1: organic train. I do not think you're into any of 452 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 1: this anymore. 453 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 3: I mean Instagram is technically like dating app nowadays when 454 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 3: you think about it, No, you don't think so. 455 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:59,439 Speaker 1: I guess. So would you ever date someone that's let 456 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: into your d MS? I feel like that's kind of 457 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 1: different than a dating app? 458 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 2: Because I feel like it's more personal. 459 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, Like they're genuinely reaching out to you to see 460 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: your interest. So it's almost like a girl wanting to 461 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,600 Speaker 1: be one of your contestants on the batch. 462 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 2: Oh shit, I never thought about it like that. 463 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 3: But I mean, I I think it's always easier to 464 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 3: meet organically. I think that it's tough now, like, you know, 465 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 3: especially like talking beforehand on a date, Like I enjoy 466 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 3: meeting someone in person and like seeing how the vibes 467 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 3: are right out the gate and just kind of cutting 468 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 3: the bullshit, you know, and just you know, planning the 469 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 3: date on Instagram and then oh, should we do dinner? 470 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:48,280 Speaker 2: And it's just like then we sit down. 471 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 1: It is still kind of a blind date. 472 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 2: Then we yeah, it kind of is. 473 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, and then we sit down to dinner and just 474 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:54,640 Speaker 3: like the vibes are totally off and then we're both 475 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:56,400 Speaker 3: kind of sitting there like feeling bad for one another, 476 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 3: and we just. 477 00:20:57,080 --> 00:21:02,679 Speaker 1: You know, we're gonna get feeling in the world. Yeah, 478 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: I've never been in that scenario. 479 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:05,400 Speaker 2: It's not great. 480 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 3: That's why I've kind of been reluctant to go out 481 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:10,679 Speaker 3: for like the last a little over a year now 482 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 3: at this point, haven't been on too many dates. 483 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, this one just went well. 484 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 3: You know, we had some chicken fingers, French fries and 485 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 3: a sprite love that yeah, and some wine. 486 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 2: But yeah perfect. 487 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:25,440 Speaker 1: Well happy for you, that's awesome, thank you. I mean, 488 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:28,120 Speaker 1: you know, when you're happy with yourself and then once 489 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: you get your home and your dog, I feel like 490 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 1: everything will fall into place. 491 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:32,360 Speaker 2: I agree. 492 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 3: I think when you're not looking, that's when it really 493 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:36,560 Speaker 3: comes to you. Because I think I always put like 494 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:41,199 Speaker 3: my weight into relationships, especially growing up. I think I 495 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:44,199 Speaker 3: was always in a relationship ever since high school. So 496 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 3: you were a relationship person, yeah, truly, And even after 497 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:51,399 Speaker 3: the show. Four months after the show, I started seeing 498 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:54,959 Speaker 3: someone and then that ended, and then you know, four 499 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,679 Speaker 3: or five months later I got into another relationship, and then, 500 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:01,200 Speaker 3: like I think, looking back on it, I really never 501 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:03,880 Speaker 3: took time off, like after the passing of my dad, 502 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:05,679 Speaker 3: which I really struggled with. I think that I just 503 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 3: like I think I needed to figure out like my 504 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 3: own dynamic, like with my family, in my own life, 505 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:16,880 Speaker 3: in my own grief before really like putting in all 506 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 3: my you know, effort and being able to put all 507 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 3: my effort into relationship because my mind. 508 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:24,480 Speaker 2: I feel like, which is like everywhere for so long. 509 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I feel like that's such a valid point. 510 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 1: And I've even dealt with things in my life and 511 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:35,159 Speaker 1: you really have to heal by yourself, yeah, to move on. 512 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:39,639 Speaker 1: And you know, I feel how you said, you've always 513 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: been in a relationship. You needed someone to lean on. 514 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:45,679 Speaker 1: You were looking for a person to just you know, 515 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 1: make you feel good, help you get through things. But 516 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 1: as much as that helps, it doesn't solve what you're 517 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:55,120 Speaker 1: really feeling inside. It's kind of almost like a band aid, 518 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 1: it really is. 519 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 2: Yeah. And then so it was scary for me to 520 00:22:59,359 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 2: be a. 521 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 3: Like for I don't know this last year, but I 522 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 3: mean it shouldn't shouldn't have been. But I like six 523 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 3: months in, I was like, wow, thank goodness, I'm doing 524 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 3: this right now. And I really wasn't dating at all, 525 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 3: like for like the first six or seven months. 526 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 1: How do you think Greg is different than from Bachelor 527 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: at Greg to now? 528 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 2: I was so anxiety driven. 529 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 3: I was so scared for my life and in terms 530 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,520 Speaker 3: of like what direction I was going to lead into. 531 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 3: I truly like, especially after basketball. I played basketball my 532 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:44,680 Speaker 3: whole entire life. 533 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, you were telling me you were pretty good. 534 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:47,919 Speaker 2: I was all right. 535 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 3: I was decent, yeah, And you know, I put in 536 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:54,400 Speaker 3: all my time and effort ever since I was seven 537 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:57,680 Speaker 3: eight years old into this one thing out of college. 538 00:23:57,840 --> 00:23:59,479 Speaker 3: I truly had no idea what I wanted to do 539 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:03,719 Speaker 3: with my life, and so I had many many jobs, 540 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 3: different side jobs, side gigs. 541 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 2: I mean it was. 542 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 3: Tough too, Like ubering was is not for the week 543 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 3: of heart sometimes, especially if, like you know, your ego 544 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:17,400 Speaker 3: is fragile in a way too. I remember I picked 545 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:19,120 Speaker 3: up like this girl who I went on a date 546 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 3: with prior, and like I couldn't have been more embarrassed. 547 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 3: I just like felt like ashamed of the point where 548 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 3: at which I shouldn't have been. You know, obviously, you know, 549 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:29,919 Speaker 3: people make their own living, but like my ego was 550 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 3: so fragile, and like I was just an insecure person 551 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:34,159 Speaker 3: at the time, and I really didn't know where I 552 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 3: wanted to go in life, and. 553 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:38,680 Speaker 2: I just like really struggled with that. 554 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 3: And I think I'm just more confident in myself and situations, 555 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 3: and like, you know, everyone has their own situation in life. 556 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 3: And I learned to gain you know, more trust in 557 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:55,720 Speaker 3: myself as time went on and not putting so much 558 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:58,760 Speaker 3: weight into other people's thoughts or feelings of me. 559 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, you need to. I feel like you need to 560 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 1: do like a ted talk. 561 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:03,640 Speaker 2: Oh that's that's yeah. 562 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: Maybe maybe you're giving You're giving great advice to the people. 563 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:08,919 Speaker 1: I'm like listening to you. I'm like, I need to 564 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: take some of this advice for myself too. At the 565 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:14,159 Speaker 1: end of the day. It's true. I mean, you know, 566 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 1: you said, you know, when you were younger, you were 567 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:19,360 Speaker 1: in a lot of relationships. Like you just said, now, 568 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,119 Speaker 1: basketball was your passion. It was everything that you knew. 569 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: So at the same time of you going on The 570 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:27,359 Speaker 1: Bachelor atte you were also trying to figure yourself out. 571 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:31,159 Speaker 1: Things in your life weren't steady or consistent. So I 572 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:33,879 Speaker 1: feel like maybe also you were trying to find that 573 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:37,400 Speaker 1: consistency as well. But now you found it. 574 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:40,120 Speaker 3: I'm having a blast doing what I'm doing right now, 575 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:42,920 Speaker 3: and I'm truly grateful for it no matter what. It's hard, 576 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 3: because you know, I feel like not so much nowadays, 577 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 3: but even like a year ago, you find yourself just 578 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 3: comparing yourself to other people online NonStop. 579 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 1: It's hard when you're in the world of it as 580 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: well too. Because you even just look at everything from 581 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 1: your perspective of success and also being a content creator. Yeah, 582 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:06,800 Speaker 1: so you're comparing both, you know, both categories. Rather than 583 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:10,679 Speaker 1: just as a viewer behind the phone, you're actually creating 584 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 1: the content and looking at everyone else's as well. 585 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 2: Yeah. 586 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's pretty much like the thief of happiness honestly, 587 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,120 Speaker 3: as hard as it is sometimes because I mean I'll 588 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:21,959 Speaker 3: have my moments still to this day where I'm just 589 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 3: like like this, like I don't want to do this 590 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 3: today or whatever. 591 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 1: And but now it's how we make a living. 592 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, And I try to say every single day, a 593 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:34,959 Speaker 3: few times a day, like just in my head, like 594 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 3: I'm grateful. I have so much in life that I 595 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 3: could be grateful for because like it's not all about 596 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:40,919 Speaker 3: money at the end of the day. Like I have 597 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 3: such a good family and like the best friends that 598 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:46,239 Speaker 3: I could ever wish for my entire life, and like 599 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:48,159 Speaker 3: that should be enough right now, no matter how I 600 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:48,640 Speaker 3: make money. 601 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 1: Whose to that. 602 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 2: Let's do though, you know, Oh you're. 603 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 1: Right, I mean you have to just have your happiness 604 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:58,919 Speaker 1: the people that I love and support around you. 605 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, And that's it. 606 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:02,480 Speaker 1: I Mean, that's how I got through a bunch of 607 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 1: my tough time. So that's that's all you could ask for. 608 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:05,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's important. 609 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:09,120 Speaker 1: Have you had your friends for a while, yeah, since 610 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:09,719 Speaker 1: high school? 611 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 2: Yeah? 612 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I feel like boys are so different than girls. 613 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 2: Really, what do you like gain new friends as time 614 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:17,439 Speaker 2: goes on? 615 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 1: Are you saying, Okay, I have like my four or 616 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 1: five friends from high school, middle school that I'm still 617 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 1: friends with, but as I grew, I you know, need 618 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:29,879 Speaker 1: more fronts. 619 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 3: Absolutely, yeah, I mean I have my friends in high 620 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 3: school and then man, like my friends from college. Also, 621 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:40,679 Speaker 3: we talk every day still, all of them, and like 622 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:43,879 Speaker 3: eight out of the ten of them are engaged or 623 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 3: married or have kids at this point, and we still 624 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:48,679 Speaker 3: keep up with one another, you know, like we hope 625 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 3: that one day we'll be able to take trips with 626 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:53,640 Speaker 3: like our wives and kids one day and like have 627 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 3: like one yearly trip or something. 628 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:56,120 Speaker 2: Yeah. 629 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:58,159 Speaker 3: But then I also have like, you know, best friends 630 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 3: from the show that I was on, like Andrew and 631 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:02,919 Speaker 3: Justin and Trey, Like those guys are like brothers to 632 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 3: me at this point. 633 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:05,679 Speaker 1: I guess I form more along the way. But I 634 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:09,160 Speaker 1: feel like boys stick with their friends, like they don't 635 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:13,720 Speaker 1: really have fallouts. Girls. Yeah, but It's like I feel 636 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:17,679 Speaker 1: like friends drop easier for girls than they do for guys. 637 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:20,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, I would agree with that. I think that, or 638 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:22,399 Speaker 3: maybe I don't know if I would agree with that. Actually, 639 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:22,840 Speaker 3: I guess. 640 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:26,199 Speaker 1: Your sisters, your sisters roll through friends. 641 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, that's true. Yeah, I mean we have our 642 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 3: disagreement sometimes, but it always gets hashed out, usually in 643 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:35,920 Speaker 3: like the same day, and we're always just like, let's 644 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:36,719 Speaker 3: just forget about this. 645 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 2: We move on very very quickly. 646 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 1: That's how guys are. Yeah, even if like they're out, 647 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 1: they get into it in argument in an hour. You 648 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 1: guys are fine. Yeah, just so different. Have any celebrities 649 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:50,040 Speaker 1: ever slid into your dms. 650 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 2: Like after the show? Yeah? 651 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 1: Oh really. I guess, like no cool celebrities ever thought 652 00:28:57,040 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 1: I was attractive. I've like never had a cool story. 653 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 3: Well, I think that's tough for you, like it, I 654 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:07,320 Speaker 3: had a short stint, you know, mine was like three months. 655 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 3: You're you're you're a Kardashian right now, you know, so 656 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 3: like that's tough for I feel like that's tougher for you. 657 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:17,240 Speaker 3: I think like for me, they're just like, oh I 658 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:19,400 Speaker 3: vibe with this guy. They only see like these you 659 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 3: know six episodes of me right off the bat, I feel. 660 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:24,959 Speaker 1: Like guys are again different though, I feel like they 661 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:26,560 Speaker 1: get a lot of dms like I was. I had 662 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 1: Maria George's on my podcast not too long ago, and 663 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 1: she said the same thing after her Bachelor season with 664 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 1: Joey she never got any crazy dms. 665 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:37,960 Speaker 2: Either, Oh please, she really yeah. 666 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:39,640 Speaker 1: I said the same thing to her. I go, wait, 667 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 1: I'm very shocked, oh wow, and she goes, now, I swear, 668 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:45,200 Speaker 1: and I was like, well, honestly, me, I'm. 669 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 2: Showing either I'm shocked. 670 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 1: I was shocked to I don't know. 671 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 2: Maybe it's different for guys on the show. 672 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:52,960 Speaker 1: Then girls also, though, have more balls than guys. 673 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 3: I was going to say that I think so, yeah, 674 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:58,480 Speaker 3: especially shooting a shot on a DM like it's it's 675 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 3: honestly very tough for me to Yeah, I don't know, 676 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 3: it's it's scary, you know this. 677 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 1: But even now, I also had this conversation with her too, 678 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 1: I feel like girls are more inclined now to go 679 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:17,720 Speaker 1: up to guys and make the first move than guys 680 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: are to girls. 681 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:21,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I would agree with that. I would agree with that. 682 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 1: I don't know what's going on. Meanwhile, I'm so intrigued 683 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 1: to like that old school mentality of the guy going 684 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:31,240 Speaker 1: up to the woman you know, asking for to take 685 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 1: you on a date, of course paying for the meal. 686 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 1: I'm so I love that old school mentality. And I'm like, 687 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:39,640 Speaker 1: I feel bad for my friends that are in this 688 00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:40,320 Speaker 1: dating pool. 689 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 3: Are they not getting like their first date paid for? Like, 690 00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:45,120 Speaker 3: has it ever happened to any of your friends? 691 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:46,040 Speaker 1: Yeah? 692 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:47,959 Speaker 2: Really that sucks. 693 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:51,000 Speaker 1: I bet you were raised better than that. 694 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:54,600 Speaker 3: I mean, no matter how the date goes, like, I 695 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:58,440 Speaker 3: think that you know, it's important to at least extend 696 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 3: the offer, and uh, yeah, but it is. I will say, 697 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:08,640 Speaker 3: it is tough to go into a bar and you know, 698 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 3: find the right words. 699 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 1: You've got to shoot your shot. You look beautiful tonight, 700 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:13,800 Speaker 1: No girl is gonna get mad. 701 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 3: That could come off weird. Beautiful, That could come off weird. 702 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:20,240 Speaker 3: Sometimes say you're in a club, you look beautiful tonight. 703 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 3: She turns and says, what the you know, it is 704 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:28,520 Speaker 3: a compliment. I'm sure she would go home later and 705 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:30,440 Speaker 3: be like, oh, that was really nice of that guy. 706 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 3: But in the time, you know, you gotta be a 707 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:33,720 Speaker 3: little bit more mysterious. 708 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:36,920 Speaker 1: I agree, Okay, I now I get what you're saying, okay, 709 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 1: I agree, yeah. Sometimes, but also you could catch the 710 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:42,680 Speaker 1: girl that's in a relationship and doesn't want to talk 711 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 1: to you. I guess this is the whole thing about you. 712 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 3: Sometimes sometimes that yeah, I think it's just you know, 713 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 3: best to go up to her and say, I'm just 714 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:54,720 Speaker 3: a guy coming up to a girl at a bar. 715 00:31:55,600 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 1: Don't say that that's horrible. 716 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:06,240 Speaker 2: You know, they'll catch somebody off guard. 717 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 3: You know, somebody tried and say and see you and 718 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 3: tell me how it goes. 719 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:13,239 Speaker 1: I think you should give it a chance. Everyone can 720 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:17,880 Speaker 1: go into greg zmsough if you tried, Oh my god, 721 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 1: that's hilarious. So then, after all this relationship talk, what 722 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 1: are you really looking for in a partner? 723 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:27,320 Speaker 3: I think with like the partnerships of what I see 724 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:32,600 Speaker 3: in my circle, you know, there's always so many ups 725 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:36,960 Speaker 3: and downs no matter what, whether it's your own personal 726 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:40,320 Speaker 3: life goals that you. 727 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:42,160 Speaker 2: Are or are not achieving right away. 728 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:47,440 Speaker 3: And I think that's just like that on going support 729 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:53,920 Speaker 3: no matter what, That unwavering support is just moving forward. 730 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:57,640 Speaker 3: Not to say I'd never had that in my relationships, 731 00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:00,320 Speaker 3: but I just want to make sure that it's like, 732 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 3: you know, the key factor I want to be able 733 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:06,360 Speaker 3: to support someone with whatever they're doing or whatever they love, 734 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:09,440 Speaker 3: and I hope they get the same in return. 735 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:13,000 Speaker 1: You're right, feeling that support, that unconditional support will lead 736 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 1: you to, you know, feel confident in your relationship. Yeah, 737 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:17,719 Speaker 1: not question anything that your partner is doing. 738 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, and just like you know, love each other for 739 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 3: as much as you know, the positive things that we 740 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:27,239 Speaker 3: bring out one another, as much as our flaws, you know, 741 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:28,960 Speaker 3: I think, no matter what. 742 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:31,480 Speaker 1: But then you know, that whole thing about really working 743 00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:34,400 Speaker 1: on yourself and making sure that you're confident with yourself 744 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:38,160 Speaker 1: before getting into a relationship, that all is key factors 745 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:40,560 Speaker 1: because if you're insecure in yourself, you know, that can 746 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 1: lead to like paranoia in the relationship and feeling like 747 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:46,240 Speaker 1: your partner is doing something to you that they aren't. 748 00:33:46,440 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 1: Absolutely and just a downward spiral. 749 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:51,560 Speaker 3: Absolutely, which is you know, I think that the best 750 00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:53,760 Speaker 3: thing is why I was single because I really needed 751 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 3: to honestly learn that myself too. 752 00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, because I struggled with that. 753 00:33:57,640 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 1: What would you say your biggest red flag. 754 00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:03,120 Speaker 2: Is mmmm that I shake my stuff sometimes on TikTok. 755 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:09,120 Speaker 3: I mean, I guess so honestly, honestly, like like when 756 00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:11,239 Speaker 3: you think about it, like it kind of is. I mean, 757 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:13,320 Speaker 3: I have fun doing it and like I like laugh 758 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:17,239 Speaker 3: and myself are laugh doing it sometimes. But I'm thinking 759 00:34:17,239 --> 00:34:19,920 Speaker 3: about it, I'm just like, oh, like I never had 760 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:23,000 Speaker 3: TikTok during the show, and so like it was a 761 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:27,400 Speaker 3: whole new world to me. But I mean I enjoy 762 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:32,359 Speaker 3: being like that in relationships and like, you know, not. 763 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:34,399 Speaker 1: For girls are gonna see what they're gonna get. 764 00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:41,120 Speaker 3: No, literally, honestly, that's that's gonna be honestly me we date, Yeah, yeah. 765 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:43,040 Speaker 1: No, but that's good. That's why I think people also 766 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:45,760 Speaker 1: find you so funny because it's very authentic and real, 767 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:49,160 Speaker 1: and the audience can tell and your content isn't authentic, 768 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:51,400 Speaker 1: they can read right through it. Yeah, and it shows 769 00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:53,560 Speaker 1: you could tell, you know, some of your content does 770 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:57,360 Speaker 1: better than others because they feel that this video was 771 00:34:57,400 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 1: more authentic. Okay, this one, I could tell that it 772 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:02,760 Speaker 1: was a post or something like, you know, anything along 773 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:03,480 Speaker 1: those lines. 774 00:35:03,719 --> 00:35:03,959 Speaker 2: Yeah. 775 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:06,160 Speaker 3: I think that that was a tough thing for me 776 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:08,600 Speaker 3: to understand, especially right after the show, because, like we 777 00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 3: were saying before, you know, prior to show, I posted 778 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:16,319 Speaker 3: on Instagram maybe once a year, twice a year, for 779 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:19,160 Speaker 3: I don't know, a wedding or Christmas with my family. 780 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:23,480 Speaker 3: And so after it and you know, gaining a following 781 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:25,799 Speaker 3: from the show, I really didn't know what the hell 782 00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:28,880 Speaker 3: the post so here. I was just like trying to 783 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:32,400 Speaker 3: be all cool. He was snapping like a selfie and 784 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:34,160 Speaker 3: I was like, I'm like looking back and I'm like, 785 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:37,440 Speaker 3: oh my god. I was just scared, you know, I 786 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:40,400 Speaker 3: was really scared. And then at one point I was like, 787 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:44,279 Speaker 3: screw it, just like post this weird ash. And I 788 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:47,560 Speaker 3: mean people enjoyed it, which like I appreciate. I appreciate that, 789 00:35:47,640 --> 00:35:50,680 Speaker 3: like people enjoy that stuff. That side of me. 790 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:51,840 Speaker 2: It's really nice. 791 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:54,640 Speaker 1: People like to laugh on TikTok too. Some you know, 792 00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:58,400 Speaker 1: no one wants to always scroll and see beauty or food, right, Absolutely, 793 00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:01,600 Speaker 1: it's nice to laugh a lott it. But all right, 794 00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:04,680 Speaker 1: thank you Greg, thank you for such an amazing podcast, 795 00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:06,719 Speaker 1: Thank you for having me, Thank you for being on 796 00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:13,759 Speaker 1: m m hmm.