WEBVTT - I Make My Rich Friends 🤑 Cover The Bill 🍔 😋

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<v Speaker 1>Flex and Frooms, Flex and Frooms.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the Flex and Frooms catch up podcast.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh Sweety Pies. It is Wednesday, the eleventh of October.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't want to be the person who says spring

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<v Speaker 3>has sprung, and for that reason life is good. But

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<v Speaker 3>spring has in fact sprung. If you're in Sydney currently

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<v Speaker 3>and dealing with a fly infestation, I really do feel

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<v Speaker 3>for you. The videos I have seen are breaking my heart.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't stand a fly, I really cannot. It's also

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<v Speaker 3>if you're in New York experiencing flooding that and the

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<v Speaker 3>right infestation, it's not looking good. I did have a

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<v Speaker 3>nightmare about living in a basement apartment that was flooding

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<v Speaker 3>because I saw a TikTok that was like, oh my god,

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<v Speaker 3>if you live in basement apartments, this is why they

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<v Speaker 3>go for so cheap in New York, because if it floods,

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<v Speaker 3>you're the first one to go. Anyway, wanted to figure

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<v Speaker 3>out should your rich friends cover the bill when you

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<v Speaker 3>go out to dinner?

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<v Speaker 4>Not quite sure. We'll figure it out together. Here's the party.

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<v Speaker 4>You're listening to Flex and Frooms on Kita.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been three weeks in a row of me talking

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<v Speaker 3>about all the ways we're doing life wrong. And that's

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<v Speaker 3>just because it's what's on my timeline right. But water

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<v Speaker 3>in particular, I don't know if it's the FBI agent

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<v Speaker 3>in my phone or water is trending, but I have

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<v Speaker 3>been saying on and off for months now that I

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<v Speaker 3>don't recall ever feeling hydrated, no matter how much water

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<v Speaker 3>I do or don't drink, I just don't feel like

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<v Speaker 3>I'm getting the real benefits of water drinking. And that

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<v Speaker 3>led to a bunch of videos on my feed popping

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<v Speaker 3>up of different ways to drink.

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<v Speaker 4>Water and to be hydrated. When we talked about last week.

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<v Speaker 3>Was putting a little bit of salt, a little bit

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<v Speaker 3>of sugar, a little bit of a citrus, whether it's

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<v Speaker 3>a lime or a lemon, and that works well for hydration.

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<v Speaker 4>Have I tried it?

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<v Speaker 2>No, No, nor have I No.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm not picking up a new.

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<v Speaker 3>Skill of hobby to drink some water this week. Though

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<v Speaker 3>this insights come from a real pharmacist. It's a megamind

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<v Speaker 3>pharmacist on TikTok site. Your sources always and they've said this, what.

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<v Speaker 5>We call chugging or sculling water is not the right

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<v Speaker 5>way to drink water when you're really thirsty. You see,

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<v Speaker 5>the fast flow of water through your mouth actually removes

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<v Speaker 5>the saliva from there, leaving the mouth feeling dry after

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<v Speaker 5>you've had a whole cup of water. And this is

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<v Speaker 5>why you continue to feel thirsty after drinking so much

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<v Speaker 5>water when you're already thirsty. You should sip instead of skull.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you serious?

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<v Speaker 3>Where is gonna tell us this? And that's what's really

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<v Speaker 3>pissing me off. We've spoken before about is there such

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<v Speaker 3>as they're being too much information that we.

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<v Speaker 4>Know what to do with them. We're getting every day

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<v Speaker 4>on my feet. People are talking about how are the

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<v Speaker 4>pyramids even really built?

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<v Speaker 3>Don't even worry about that then, because we haven't even

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<v Speaker 3>covered the basics. We're not drinking water right at our

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<v Speaker 3>big age. Don't skull since when I.

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<v Speaker 2>Thought that's the most best way to get high.

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<v Speaker 4>No one's saying sip, sip, sip, sip sip. They're saying skull, skull, skull.

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<v Speaker 2>No, they're saying, sip, don't skull.

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<v Speaker 4>That's what I'm saying. We don't have a chance for sipping.

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<v Speaker 4>Why are people leading us astray?

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<v Speaker 5>Like?

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<v Speaker 3>Why does it seem that everything that we've been taught

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<v Speaker 3>to do is directly in opposition of what's necessary to

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<v Speaker 3>be healthy and well speak on it.

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<v Speaker 4>How can you.

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<v Speaker 3>Say you need to adopt technology so you're not left behind,

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<v Speaker 3>and now you want to turn around and saying if

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<v Speaker 3>you use technology, you're going to be depressed.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't want to hear it anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>I I was probably still gonna be chugging water. Nothing

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<v Speaker 1>better when you when you're thirsty.

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<v Speaker 4>I just had a sip just then. Everyone was it good?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>It was great.

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<v Speaker 3>Did say earlier in the show that the girlies were

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<v Speaker 3>in distress. I meant the girlies who are in charge

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<v Speaker 3>of writing articles on the internet. There's been an undertone

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<v Speaker 3>of chaos in the best way possible. Now, we were't

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<v Speaker 3>name and shame where these articles come from because it's

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<v Speaker 3>all content, but I will say that it started a

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<v Speaker 3>very important conversation of when is it okay to get

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<v Speaker 3>back with your ex? And we want to know not

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<v Speaker 3>when is it okay? That feels a bit bland, but

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<v Speaker 3>when is it beneficial? When is it appropriate? When is

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<v Speaker 3>it the desired outcome? When is it like the most

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<v Speaker 3>obvious next step. That's what I'm looking for. I did

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<v Speaker 3>skim read a few articles. The advice was kind of like,

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<v Speaker 3>in the middle of nowhere, do whatever feels right for you, boob,

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<v Speaker 3>because you've been doing up until this point. Going The

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<v Speaker 3>way that I was approaching this break in particular, was

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<v Speaker 3>thinking about if my friend came to me and said

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<v Speaker 3>I was considering getting back with my ex, what would

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<v Speaker 3>I say or do to help them make the decision.

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<v Speaker 3>Now we've talked about the slippery slope of giving advice

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<v Speaker 3>or giving feedback, and how you don't want to become

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<v Speaker 3>responsible for the outcome that happened, and you don't want

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<v Speaker 3>to be the person who's always having had a hard

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<v Speaker 3>conversation with their friends. However, this is what I would do.

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<v Speaker 3>I would give them these five questions to ask themselves,

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<v Speaker 3>and I wouldn't workshop it with them. I would just

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<v Speaker 3>ask the question and let them kind of lead themselves

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<v Speaker 3>to the answers. Are you ready for the five questions?

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<v Speaker 3>Listening to open comprehension, hats on? The first thing to

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<v Speaker 3>ask yourself for going back to your ex is what

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<v Speaker 3>actually ended the relationship, because I feel like when a

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<v Speaker 3>couple months goes by, you kind of glaze over the

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<v Speaker 3>details and you're stuck in the illusion of how good

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<v Speaker 3>it once was. Let's get to the specifics. What ended

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<v Speaker 3>the relationship? Was it a li of collaboration? Was it conflict?

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<v Speaker 3>Was it infidelity? Was it a lack of trust? Was

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<v Speaker 3>it poor timing? Was it distance? What was it?

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<v Speaker 4>Actually?

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<v Speaker 3>Which part of the breakup was your fault? We just

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<v Speaker 3>need to know because if you say, actually, when I

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<v Speaker 3>look back, the person was amazing, but I was just

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<v Speaker 3>emotionally unavailable and that reflected in me being hot and

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<v Speaker 3>cold cool, maybe you're like, my fault was that I

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<v Speaker 3>didn't realize they were a loser to begin with, and

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<v Speaker 3>that put a lot of pressure on me, and then

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<v Speaker 3>I ended up resenting them.

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<v Speaker 4>Who knows. Then you need to figure out what part of

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<v Speaker 4>the breakup.

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<v Speaker 3>Was their fault or what actions did they take or

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<v Speaker 3>not take that led you to the outcome of not

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<v Speaker 3>being together. The next question you need to ask yourself

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<v Speaker 3>is what traits do you have now that you didn't

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<v Speaker 3>have before that would make this work better. I feel

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<v Speaker 3>like people go back to old situations not realizing that

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<v Speaker 3>they're different and the person is different and the circumstances

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<v Speaker 3>are different, which means that the outcome could be different.

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<v Speaker 3>But if you haven't changed, and they haven't changed. It's

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<v Speaker 3>just different times.

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<v Speaker 2>Then you do people change?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I think life gives you perspective and you learned

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<v Speaker 3>from other people's experiences, and so you might say this

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<v Speaker 3>time last year, I believed in modding bills, and this

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<v Speaker 3>time this year I don't split bills anymore. Or this

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<v Speaker 3>time last year I believed in non monogamy, and this

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<v Speaker 3>time this year I believe in monogamy, whatever it might be.

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<v Speaker 3>But have you changed in any way that would make

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<v Speaker 3>this a better circumstance for you? And the last one,

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<v Speaker 3>and the most important one, the one that really really

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<v Speaker 3>negates every other question you've answered thus far, Why are

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<v Speaker 3>you actually considering circling back?

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<v Speaker 5>Oh?

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<v Speaker 4>Are they the right one for you?

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<v Speaker 2>You dried up?

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<v Speaker 4>Are you dried up? Are you a caucus? Are you

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<v Speaker 4>just lonely?

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<v Speaker 2>Are you a caucauss?

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<v Speaker 4>What is it?

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<v Speaker 3>And be honest, don't tell a really good story. Get

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<v Speaker 3>to the root. Yeah, the reason why I didn't put

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<v Speaker 3>that question first? I think that you could really glaze

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<v Speaker 3>over the real reason. But you've done the assessment. You've

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<v Speaker 3>asked these very four pointy questions to get to the

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<v Speaker 3>fifth decider, Why are you actually considering circling back. Once

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<v Speaker 3>you know and you're happy with that answer. You could

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<v Speaker 3>tell a friend and not be embarrassed. You can tell

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<v Speaker 3>a parent and not be ashamed. Then do what you

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<v Speaker 3>need to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Come to us.

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<v Speaker 4>You're listening to flex and rooms.

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<v Speaker 1>On Kita got a bit of a moral dilemma for you, Flexi.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're out to dinner with a rich friend who

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<v Speaker 1>is probably ten times wealthier than you, do you expect

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<v Speaker 1>them to put the bill?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes or no?

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<v Speaker 4>No?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>This was covered in an article by Emily Vernon. She

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<v Speaker 1>is a writer for Mom and Maya. The title is

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<v Speaker 1>I expect my rich friends to pay for half of

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<v Speaker 1>my dinner and you should too.

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<v Speaker 2>Love a little bit of a sensation.

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<v Speaker 1>She says that her friend is so wealthy that she

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't like to dine at establishments at aren't a five

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<v Speaker 1>star element. We're giving Sean's, we're giving Ursula's areas, justin

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<v Speaker 1>Ham's areas.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know what you're talking about.

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<v Speaker 1>Someone will and that's the time I've been going for anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>She essentially says that she joked with her friend and said, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll come with you if you pay, and the friends

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<v Speaker 1>said oh, I didn't want to impose on you and

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<v Speaker 1>said that I will, but one hundred percent, I'm so happy.

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<v Speaker 2>She got this. Friend is minted.

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<v Speaker 1>What are the rules for covering dinner when you choose

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere that you know your friend can't afford.

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<v Speaker 2>We've been in this situation before.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sure I don't know the rules because I have

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<v Speaker 3>generous friends and I'm a generous person. So it's like,

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<v Speaker 3>whoever wants to pay pays, and often it's nice. I

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<v Speaker 3>feel like my approach to paying for dinner it's like,

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<v Speaker 3>oh my god, it's an appreciation of the experience I've

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<v Speaker 3>just had, Like this was sick, it healed me.

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<v Speaker 4>I've got it.

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<v Speaker 2>But also like you didn't have it like that.

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<v Speaker 4>I've got it like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Can I have it like that?

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<v Speaker 4>You gotta like that that.

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<v Speaker 3>It's tricky because like different demographics, different tax brackets, whatever.

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<v Speaker 3>But in this instance, this scenario says it all. Your

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<v Speaker 3>friend insists on going five star. You don't have it

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<v Speaker 3>like that, so clearly like they got it, so they

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<v Speaker 3>should cover. But if you're just going somewhere that everybody

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<v Speaker 3>has it like that, and it's chill bio and you're

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<v Speaker 3>looking at the friend over there, this is yours. That's us.

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<v Speaker 4>I like that.

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't add any more of that.

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<v Speaker 4>Tech time, tech time, tech time. It's tech time with

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<v Speaker 4>flexi prooms on kit. Yeah, we're about to get it.

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<v Speaker 4>I found the future of dating.

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<v Speaker 3>The movies did prepare us for this, The TV shows

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<v Speaker 3>prepared us for this, and we're still stuck in virtual

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<v Speaker 3>texting real people and that's outdated as of today. There's

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<v Speaker 3>so much to discuss, But most importantly, I saw this thing,

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<v Speaker 3>this website, this surface. When Francesca Farrago from Too Hot

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<v Speaker 3>to Handle did a sponsored TikTok about it, She's basically like,

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<v Speaker 3>oh my goodness, Like, I know so much of you,

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<v Speaker 3>so many of you guys want to talk to me,

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<v Speaker 3>and like, I just love my fans so much and

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<v Speaker 3>it pains me that we can't spend a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>time together. But thanks to this app, you know, you

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<v Speaker 3>can feel like you're talking to me anytime of the day.

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<v Speaker 3>You can chat to me, you can call me. It's

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<v Speaker 3>my voice, and it's programmed to be just like me,

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<v Speaker 3>so you can spend time with me whenever you want.

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<v Speaker 4>It's perfect. I went back and.

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<v Speaker 3>She had deleted it, so I knew it was about

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<v Speaker 3>to be some nonsense. So anyone who I grew up

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<v Speaker 3>in like, I would say I grew up in the nineties,

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<v Speaker 3>but I'm pretty sure this was around in the eighties.

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<v Speaker 4>You'd remember those.

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<v Speaker 3>Ads for those services on late night TV where you

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<v Speaker 3>call this number and it's like a steamy hotline chat

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<v Speaker 3>room type of thing before chat rooms. So basically that

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<v Speaker 3>like they'd invite you to have steamy conversations, but really

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<v Speaker 3>you were bait because you were racking up huge phone

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<v Speaker 3>bill charges to do this. Anyway, So this app thing

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<v Speaker 3>is called Forever Companion. It's the twenty twenty three version

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<v Speaker 3>of that. They say they can be your loyal virtual friend.

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<v Speaker 3>It's an AI powered bot to keep you company, engage

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<v Speaker 3>in fun conversations, and be all go to buddy whenever

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<v Speaker 3>you need someone to talk to, whether you want to

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<v Speaker 3>share your thoughts, to receive heartwarming messages, or simply have

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<v Speaker 3>a good laugh. Forever Companion, that name is always by

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<v Speaker 3>your side, ready to make your day brighter and your

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<v Speaker 3>conversation is more enjoyable.

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<v Speaker 4>So I was like, what is this.

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<v Speaker 3>I started relentlessly googling articles I wanted to hear about

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<v Speaker 3>the CEO or some kind of product development. What are

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<v Speaker 3>you offering here? Basically, they said, like, we're not just

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<v Speaker 3>about technology, about connecting. Our mission is to redefine companionship

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<v Speaker 3>in the digital age, blending advanced AI technology with the

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<v Speaker 3>raw essence of human conversation. What do you mean, how

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<v Speaker 3>are you dating these chatbots? They go on to say

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<v Speaker 3>that dating an AI chatbot is as simple as connecting

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<v Speaker 3>an account through the platform and choosing a chatbot you

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<v Speaker 3>want to interact with based on different personalities. You want

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<v Speaker 3>someone sassy, you want someone calming. They've got someone for you.

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<v Speaker 3>But the kicker is they're not just using robots. They're

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<v Speaker 3>getting adult like OnlyFans creators to sign up to this platform,

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<v Speaker 3>give them their likeness and their voice, so it feels

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<v Speaker 3>like you're talking to your favorite adult creator.

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<v Speaker 4>Babes, I said, how much is this?

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<v Speaker 3>Apparently the messages start from a dollar per minute of

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<v Speaker 3>audio and go up to ten dollars per minute depending

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<v Speaker 3>on what level of experience you want to have or

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<v Speaker 3>is it small talk or is it like down and dirty?

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<v Speaker 3>Is it steamy? Babes, So maybe I'll try this because

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<v Speaker 3>I feel like I need to know is it actually

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<v Speaker 3>money to be spent here or is it just one

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<v Speaker 3>of those things were like, after a couple of minutes,

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<v Speaker 3>You're okay, shut up, I'm done.

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<v Speaker 4>I will try it. I will get back to you.

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<v Speaker 3>I will confirm once and for all if you should

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<v Speaker 3>all delete your dating apps and find a virtual boyfriend

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<v Speaker 3>and girlfriend, I mean virtual partner, virtual datum.

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