WEBVTT - Ask Uncut - Britt has a HUGE SURPRISE  💍 💍 💍

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, guys, and welcome back to another episode of Life.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Cut, I'm Laura, I'm Brittany, and this is ask

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<v Speaker 1>gun cut where we answer you're deep, you're dark, and

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<v Speaker 1>you're burning questions, but usually talk about a whole lot

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<v Speaker 1>of shit at the start. I love this episode speaking

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<v Speaker 1>of shit. Sorry, oh yeah, no, perfect segue. Laura's been

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<v Speaker 1>shitting itself for days. I want a segue to know

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<v Speaker 1>about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought I had gastro and that it went in circles,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think I just had a viral bug because

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<v Speaker 1>after it all.

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<v Speaker 2>Stopped, I came out in a rash.

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<v Speaker 1>There's nothing like having gastro and then coming out in

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<v Speaker 1>a rash to really humble you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. I don't know if you listened to the episode

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<v Speaker 3>that Keisha and I did while you're away, but we

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<v Speaker 3>did talk in depth about your.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you, because I haven't listened yet, But guys, I

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<v Speaker 1>am going to into how much depth did you go?

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<v Speaker 3>No, we just said you're unwell and poopin and then

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<v Speaker 3>I did say that I confirmed you unwell because you

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<v Speaker 3>sent me your phone on it where you've definitely looked better.

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<v Speaker 4>Said that you had sent her a photo and she's like, here,

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<v Speaker 4>I'll show you, and I was like, I don't fucking

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<v Speaker 4>need to see that. It's not a photo of the

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<v Speaker 4>toilet or of anything like that. It's a photo of Laura.

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<v Speaker 4>And I was like, yeah, okay, they're too very I

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<v Speaker 4>wasn't just.

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<v Speaker 2>Head to doe rolling around in my own gas row, no, because.

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<v Speaker 4>I could see how it was taken the wrong way.

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<v Speaker 1>Because we were talking about how I was like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>she's proper un well, like her poops are proper un well.

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<v Speaker 1>Actually us actually sent me a photo and he she's like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't need a stool photo to be fair. Though

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<v Speaker 1>I was so nauseous. I was very sick on Monday.

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<v Speaker 1>It kind of hit me on Sunday night, Sunday at

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<v Speaker 1>like seven pm, and then it just continued, and then

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<v Speaker 1>Monday morning came around and was supposed to come in

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<v Speaker 1>and record for was it a public holiday?

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<v Speaker 2>It's the case.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I wasn't sure if it was the King's birth.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't keep up.

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<v Speaker 4>People couldn't believe that we had forgotten that there was

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<v Speaker 4>a long weekend, and I was like, oh, if you

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<v Speaker 4>don't believe for us to not realize it's a public holiday,

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<v Speaker 4>coming up, stay ahead of time. I feel as though

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<v Speaker 4>maybe you don't know us as well as what I

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<v Speaker 4>thought you did.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's different when you run your own business

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<v Speaker 1>because public holidays, weekends, they don't mean anything to you.

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<v Speaker 2>And Kesha's like, they mean something to me.

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<v Speaker 4>So Laura and I, public holidays don't exist.

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<v Speaker 2>She's like, what help me?

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<v Speaker 1>Fuck Christmas? You will work award wage on Christmas Day. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I have a question. Okay, this is something that I

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<v Speaker 1>do want your thoughts, advice, feelings on.

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<v Speaker 2>So on the weekend, I was talking to a girlfriend.

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<v Speaker 1>She is in the throes of dating right and she's

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<v Speaker 1>just come out of a long term relationship and well

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<v Speaker 1>not just come out, but she's been half about six

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<v Speaker 1>months and she's now like back into the dating game

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<v Speaker 1>and she started seeing this guy and he's definitely not

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<v Speaker 1>right for her, but she is quite happy having the

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<v Speaker 1>physical side of a connection and a relationship again. And

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<v Speaker 1>she asked the question because she's like, Oh, I can

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<v Speaker 1>see myself starting to get feelings with this guy, even

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<v Speaker 1>though I know he is not the person that I

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<v Speaker 1>want to be in a relationship with. She's like, it's just,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we're doing the hangs and pain, the hangs

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<v Speaker 1>and bad thank you got that really missed up my mouth.

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<v Speaker 1>We're doing the hangs and bangs and it's turning into

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<v Speaker 1>me catching feels. So the question is, how do you

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<v Speaker 1>have a friends with benefits relationship without catching feelings at all?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think we have spoken about.

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<v Speaker 3>This in different capacities so many times, but I think

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<v Speaker 3>you just have to set the boundaries with each other

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<v Speaker 3>and with yourself straight up. Like if you want to

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<v Speaker 3>friends with benefits and just a bang, well then you

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<v Speaker 3>can't lay in bed stroking their face after and like

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<v Speaker 3>giving them little hair massages and like little sweet nothings

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<v Speaker 3>in the ear. You can't do the extra like romantic stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>You just gotta fuck and fuck off.

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<v Speaker 1>But the FNF, this is the thing, right because I

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<v Speaker 1>remember back in the day, I used to always catch

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<v Speaker 1>the fields. So I'm like, do as I say, don't

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<v Speaker 1>do as I do, because I would date them, but

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<v Speaker 1>be like, oh, this is just casual.

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<v Speaker 2>But we would go out for dinner, we would wine

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<v Speaker 2>and dine. I'd like sleep over their house for the night.

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<v Speaker 1>We were literally acting like we were boyfriend and girlfriend,

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<v Speaker 1>but then trying to convince each other that this was

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<v Speaker 1>just hangs and bangs. It was for them and for me,

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<v Speaker 1>Like I'd get six months into it and be like,

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<v Speaker 1>what's what's happening?

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<v Speaker 2>Why don't you Why don't you love me yet?

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<v Speaker 1>Why?

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<v Speaker 2>Why do I so much? Why are we getting married?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't understand why we're not committed.

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<v Speaker 1>It's because you're doing relationship things. When it's been clear,

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<v Speaker 1>like even if you say to yourself, humans are not

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<v Speaker 1>smart enough to differentiate. So even if you say to yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>this is not going anywhere, this is just sex. If

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<v Speaker 1>every other aspect of your life is leading towards relationships.

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<v Speaker 4>So if you're actually doing relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>Things and going to dinners and hanging with friends and

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<v Speaker 1>going to the beach and swimming together and doing all

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<v Speaker 1>this extra stuff that you've been doing when you're dating,

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<v Speaker 1>you are gonna catch feelings, whether you like it or not. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you're also doing things that are like core memory stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>You're like spending like beautiful time and creating memories. Cause

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<v Speaker 1>she's like, I don't catch feelings.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm laughing because I walking into this conversation, I was like, Oh,

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<v Speaker 4>it's just personality dependent, Like it just depends on the

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<v Speaker 4>type of person you are, because I cannot tell you

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<v Speaker 4>how opposite I feel. I feel as though more often

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<v Speaker 4>than not, when I've slept with someone, I get that

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<v Speaker 4>like post nut clarity, and I'm just like, oh, now

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<v Speaker 4>I've got the ick for you, I think.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I've done that too, but I think and

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<v Speaker 3>I don't want to out you, hear Keisha, but we've

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<v Speaker 3>been besties for a long time, and I can recall

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<v Speaker 3>so many times that you've started hooking up with someone

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<v Speaker 3>casually and caught.

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<v Speaker 4>Feelings definitely, Like there would be people that I've caught

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<v Speaker 4>feelings for because I like thought that, you know, you

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<v Speaker 4>could progress into something absolutely, but we would also be

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<v Speaker 4>going on dates and that kind of thing. However, there

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<v Speaker 4>would be the opposite of that too, where maybe I'd

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<v Speaker 4>been on some dates with someone or we were hanging

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<v Speaker 4>out in like a friendship group, and then we'd slept

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<v Speaker 4>together and I'd be like, oh, no, this is not it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>like it's naught it. And for me, if someone fucked

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<v Speaker 4>and then fucked off like you said, I would find

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<v Speaker 4>that really offensive. I'd be like, that's disrespectful.

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<v Speaker 2>What are you doing.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that there's a fine line, right because obviously

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<v Speaker 1>if you're going to have an ongoing There's a difference

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<v Speaker 1>between one night's dad, which if you get the ick

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<v Speaker 1>after having sex with someone once, you're not going to

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<v Speaker 1>go back and have like a friends with benefit relationship,

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<v Speaker 1>because you don't want to have sex with someone and

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<v Speaker 1>then feel repulsed afterwards.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a terrible feeling.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you're having like a casual relationship with them,

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<v Speaker 1>there is a fine line between at the end of it,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're finished, navigating that in a respectful way, right, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>what's the appropriate amount of time that you need to

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<v Speaker 1>spend with them to do the after care of the

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<v Speaker 1>sex so that you're not just being like cool, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for that. You're like wiping yourself off with the towel

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<v Speaker 1>as you're walking out the door. The detail, No, but

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have to spend the night and you wansker

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<v Speaker 1>yourself off with a sock and he's like, I need that,

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<v Speaker 1>I need to leave. But you don't have to have

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<v Speaker 1>a sleepover, is what I'm saying. You don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>cuddle for hours. Like the cuddling for hours is where

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<v Speaker 1>the relationship starts to form. It's where when you're laying

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<v Speaker 1>there and you're all cocooned after like having a great orgasma.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you're like, oh my god, maybe I really like

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<v Speaker 1>this guy who has just a pile of clothes on

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<v Speaker 1>the floor that we're sleeping on, and just I do

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<v Speaker 1>want to clarify, no sheets on his mattress.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't want to swear anymore because I mean he's

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<v Speaker 3>weearing a lot. But when I say the f and

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<v Speaker 3>f off, I don't.

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<v Speaker 1>Literally mean like you've just pulled out and leave, like

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<v Speaker 1>do a runner out the door with like a semi

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<v Speaker 1>hard on steal. It's just I just more mean like

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<v Speaker 1>coole a spade of spade, like it is what it is.

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<v Speaker 1>So obviously you always are going to stay and be respectful.

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<v Speaker 1>Not everyone will do that, but that's what I mean

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<v Speaker 1>by like, let's just do what we're here to do.

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<v Speaker 1>You be respectful.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe you want to have dinner whatever, but you don't

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<v Speaker 3>further it with the cuddles and the sleepovers.

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<v Speaker 4>And making getting coffees in the morning, and like the.

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<v Speaker 1>No hand holding, the no kisses in public, like the

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<v Speaker 1>things as well that are just but.

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<v Speaker 2>People doing that with their friends with better at me what. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>here's a story.

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<v Speaker 4>So when I met Ben, like that beautiful weekend.

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<v Speaker 3>A couple of years ago, but twelve months when I

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<v Speaker 3>met Ben, this wonderful weekend a couple of years ago.

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<v Speaker 4>When I met Ben a couple of.

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<v Speaker 2>A couple of years ago. No, but it was because twenty.

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<v Speaker 3>Twenty four anyway, when I met Ben calendy is financially.

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<v Speaker 3>When I met Ben on that glorious weekend, it was you, guys,

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<v Speaker 3>have you been following along?

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<v Speaker 2>You remember?

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<v Speaker 3>It was supposed to be a one night stand, Like

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<v Speaker 3>I was supposed to be getting back on the horse.

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<v Speaker 3>I was gonna ride that into the sunset, then he

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<v Speaker 3>was gonna leave. We ended up seeing each other for

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of days.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember him, and I appreciate it at the time

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<v Speaker 1>very clearly laying out the rules.

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<v Speaker 2>But it was not rules.

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<v Speaker 3>It was like, I just want you to know that

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<v Speaker 3>I'm getting into this for nothing but sex. Basically, He's like,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm only here for a few days. I just want

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<v Speaker 3>you to know I'm not looking for anything. This is

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<v Speaker 3>gonna be what is going to be, and if you're

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<v Speaker 3>not okay with that, that's super cool. And I was like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I want the same thing. And I really appreciated that

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<v Speaker 3>there's not gonna be any lines.

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<v Speaker 4>That are crossed.

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<v Speaker 3>Then he like doubled down, and the whole time it

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<v Speaker 3>was like, I don't do PDA, Like I don't want to,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I don't want to cuddle laughter, I don't

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<v Speaker 3>want it. And it wasn't in a nasty way. He

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<v Speaker 3>just knew that if he did, he might catch feelings.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know that in hindsight, And he says to

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<v Speaker 1>this day, we spent three days together and then he left,

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<v Speaker 1>and he says he knows the moment that we were

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<v Speaker 1>going to be together and that he was in trouble

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<v Speaker 1>was because we had had sex in the day and

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<v Speaker 1>we left to go across the road to get a

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<v Speaker 1>coffee and banana bread, and as we were crossing the road,

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<v Speaker 1>we reached out because it was really busy traffic, and

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<v Speaker 1>we grabbed each other's hand just to like run across

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<v Speaker 1>the road. And he's like, as soon as we held

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<v Speaker 1>hands in public, in public.

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<v Speaker 4>He goes, I was fucked. I was like, this is it.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's because he's like, this is why I set

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<v Speaker 3>the boundaries.

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<v Speaker 4>Not to have those like romantic moments.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah got you, Yes, I think.

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<v Speaker 4>This is the problem. And I spent so much of

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<v Speaker 4>my twenties, thinking that I'd be the one who changed

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<v Speaker 4>their mind, you know, like it would be the player

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<v Speaker 4>who you know, had so many girls on the go

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<v Speaker 4>and they were always non committal, and like you had

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<v Speaker 4>that idea in your mind that you were going to

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<v Speaker 4>be the exception. And I think a lot of people,

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<v Speaker 4>whether they're cognizant of it or not, I think a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of them hope that that is going to be

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<v Speaker 4>the case, that they're going to be the one who changes.

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<v Speaker 4>And that is the situation for you, because like Ben

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<v Speaker 4>was like, I don't want to commit to this, and

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<v Speaker 4>then yeah, you're like, I'm going to change your mind.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe it comes down to picking the person that you

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<v Speaker 4>are going to be friends with benefits with. Maybe you've

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<v Speaker 4>got to pick someone who wouldn't be like top tier

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<v Speaker 4>date candidate. Maybe you've got to bring it down a

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<v Speaker 4>bit so that you're not like, they've got to have flaws,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, they've got to be like, not that attractive

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<v Speaker 4>to you in a romantic sense.

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<v Speaker 1>I had this conversation with Matt, and Matt was like,

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<v Speaker 1>because Matt has said in passing many times that he

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<v Speaker 1>had many friends with benefits back in the day and

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<v Speaker 1>managed to not catch feelings right, which he says that

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<v Speaker 1>his trick was always to date people who he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have like an intellectual or emotional as in, and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't mean intellectuals in like they're not smart. Some of

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<v Speaker 1>them were incredibly smart, but as in that he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>feel like he intellectually clicked with or like had humor with,

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<v Speaker 1>and all those sorts of things. He's like, we were

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<v Speaker 1>just like very very fundamentally different. But obviously I thought

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<v Speaker 1>they were hot as hell or whatever, so we physically

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<v Speaker 1>got along.

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<v Speaker 2>But he's like, we just didn't vibe.

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<v Speaker 1>So for me, the conversation wasn't free flowing, it didn't

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<v Speaker 1>feel easy, but like we didn't have to talk because

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<v Speaker 1>all the other things were good.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's kind of how he described it.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think for me, I was trying to think, like, functionally,

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<v Speaker 1>how I managed to have like the friends with benefits

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<v Speaker 1>that didn't turn into anything romantic for me. One of

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<v Speaker 1>them was like I called him my Wednesday Night guy.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys might remember I've spoken about him for a

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<v Speaker 1>long time, many years. Wednesday night guy. He was great.

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<v Speaker 1>He was so beautiful, right, and at the very start

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<v Speaker 1>I caught feels.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's because we were dating. We met on dating app.

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<v Speaker 1>We were dating, but then as things kind of progressed,

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<v Speaker 1>I relegated him to Wednesday nights to keep my weekends

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<v Speaker 1>free for the first time I might actually date.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's it.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't have your hangs and bangs on a Saturday night,

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<v Speaker 1>get satisfied on a weeknight. Look for your relationship on

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<v Speaker 1>a weekend. That's like a good that's a good solution

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<v Speaker 1>to the problem. It's also like just to delve into

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<v Speaker 1>that a little bit deeper.

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<v Speaker 3>But it's also like if you've been seeing someone and

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<v Speaker 3>you're wondering what it is and you're wondering if there's

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<v Speaker 3>anything more there, if they don't want to give you

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<v Speaker 3>their time on the weekend, that is that is the reason.

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<v Speaker 3>That is an to be like, oh, I'm a Wednesday

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<v Speaker 3>night girl or I'm a Wednesday night guy. Like people

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<v Speaker 3>that give up their time on a weekend are invested

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<v Speaker 3>in you in some capacity.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I agree.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyway, good luck for a hoe out there dating and

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<v Speaker 1>trying to not catch feels.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a dangerous space. Get it, get it, get it,

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<v Speaker 2>get it. It is time for vibes and unsubscribes. Britt

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<v Speaker 2>what is your vibe?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to give you the lightest, most wholesome little

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<v Speaker 3>vibe this week. It's a Netflix show that I've been watching.

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<v Speaker 3>It is trending, so you've probably seen it. It's in

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<v Speaker 3>the top ten. It's not what most of you.

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<v Speaker 4>Would probably watch. You've probably clicked on it and thought

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<v Speaker 4>not for me.

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<v Speaker 3>I was hook line and sinker and so obsessed. It's

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<v Speaker 3>called Geek Girl. Have you guys seen it? Haven't seen it?

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<v Speaker 4>It is such a feel good I feel like it's probably.

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<v Speaker 3>Aimed more at the younger like maybe early twenties, but

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<v Speaker 3>it's so good. The storyline is basically surrounding this girl

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<v Speaker 3>that's a geek right at school. She's in the last couple.

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<v Speaker 3>She's in high school, and she gets picked on a lot,

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<v Speaker 3>like really really bullied. She's really intelligent, beautiful, and it

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<v Speaker 3>just follows her life being scouted as a model outside

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<v Speaker 3>of school and her coming into her own on the

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<v Speaker 3>outside whilst you'll being bullied at school and just this

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<v Speaker 3>full circle moment of like a bit of a really

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<v Speaker 3>nice kind of like fuck you, I'm gonna overcome all

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<v Speaker 3>of these obstacles. And she had a lot of other

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<v Speaker 3>things going on into personal life.

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<v Speaker 4>I loved it. I loved every second.

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<v Speaker 1>Ben loved it. Ben was watching it, he goes, can

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<v Speaker 1>we finish the end of Geek Girl? So that's my

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<v Speaker 1>recommendation this week. It's super easy.

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<v Speaker 4>You don't need a lot of brain power to watch it.

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<v Speaker 3>It's one of those sort of like the Bold Type

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<v Speaker 3>or Younger, you know, those kind of shows that we

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<v Speaker 3>used to all talk about all the time.

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<v Speaker 4>So that's it Netflix, Geek Girl. Can I tell you

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<v Speaker 4>why I didn't watch it?

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<v Speaker 2>Why?

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<v Speaker 4>Because I watched the trailer and I was like, oh,

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<v Speaker 4>I've just seen it, Like you know those trailers that

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<v Speaker 4>give too much away the whole storyline. I was like,

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<v Speaker 4>now I don't need to watch the show. I know

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<v Speaker 4>what happened. Well, I didn't watch the trailer. I was like,

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<v Speaker 4>this looks cute.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's put it on.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. I haven't unsubscribed this week, and I feel as

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<v Speaker 4>though it could actually be something that maybe a few

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<v Speaker 4>people were a couple of years ahead of me to

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<v Speaker 4>unsubscribe from. The Kardashians have dropped another season, and this

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<v Speaker 4>is the first year that I have absolutely no interest

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<v Speaker 4>in watching it. You have watched every season, not every season.

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<v Speaker 4>I kind of picked it up maybe like five years ago,

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<v Speaker 4>like I would watch an episode here and there, and

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<v Speaker 4>then last year I would watch it, but maybe all

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<v Speaker 4>in one go. You know, it wouldn't be week by week.

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<v Speaker 4>And I was kind of hanging on by a thread.

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<v Speaker 4>This season, I just actually couldn't give a shit anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, what do you think has changed? Do you

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<v Speaker 1>think it's just that it's there on the way out now?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think that it's your appetite for what you

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<v Speaker 1>want to consume is changed? Like?

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<v Speaker 4>Do you think it is a reflection of how most

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<v Speaker 4>people are feeling?

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<v Speaker 2>What is different?

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<v Speaker 4>I can go to saturation? Yeah, a bit of all

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<v Speaker 4>of the above. I think also how contrived it is

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<v Speaker 4>and how we know it's so contrived. I know that,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, over the past couple of years, everyone's like, oh,

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<v Speaker 4>it's not real reality TV. But it just seemed as

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<v Speaker 4>though it was becoming this massive advertisement for each of

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<v Speaker 4>their businesses, and it wasn't interesting, and it wasn't fun,

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<v Speaker 4>and they didn't really like go into anything that they

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<v Speaker 4>hadn't already done on I don't know, for me, it

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<v Speaker 4>just feels so staged.

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<v Speaker 1>I also think when you have to mind your life

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<v Speaker 1>for content that furiously but also want to have some

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<v Speaker 1>privacy at the same time. It's there are two parallels

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<v Speaker 1>that can't be achieved, and so I guess it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to a point where it has to feel contrived because

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<v Speaker 1>it simply is.

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<v Speaker 4>And I also think that what would be real about

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<v Speaker 4>their lives now has a lot to do with their children,

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<v Speaker 4>and the children are on the show, but without it

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<v Speaker 4>being exploitative of those kids and of their lives, I

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<v Speaker 4>don't think that you would be able to actually get

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<v Speaker 4>into the depths of their lives anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>But I also think that the world is caught up

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<v Speaker 1>and and what I mean by that is when the

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<v Speaker 1>Kardashians broke onto our screens, there were no other ginormous

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<v Speaker 1>reality shows where you had such an insight into the

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<v Speaker 1>other half Hollywood how they live. Now there are so

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<v Speaker 1>many reality shows, so so many families doing reality shows.

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<v Speaker 4>I do, however, if you're also unsubscribing from the Kardashians,

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<v Speaker 4>have a really good podcast recommendation. It is one that

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<v Speaker 4>I've recommended before. It's the Subtle Art podcast Not Giving

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<v Speaker 4>a Fark by Mark Manson. They did an episode with

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<v Speaker 4>Rich Roll. Have you guys heard of ritual before he's

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<v Speaker 4>one of the OG podcasters. No, okay, so he was

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<v Speaker 4>a full alcoholic, like an addict. He's very very open

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<v Speaker 4>about his flaws and his downfalls, and he in his

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<v Speaker 4>forties turned into this ultra endurance athlete. And I know

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<v Speaker 4>that when you kind of paint that picture, you get

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<v Speaker 4>an idea of this person who's going to be really

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<v Speaker 4>preachy and very like, I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, a bit cringe.

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<v Speaker 1>No. For me, it almost makes me think that he's

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<v Speaker 1>someone who's got like a hyper addictive personality. So he's

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<v Speaker 1>taken his addiction for alcohol and put it into being

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<v Speaker 1>an athlete.

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<v Speaker 4>So interesting you say that, because that is exactly what

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<v Speaker 4>this episode was about. So it's called The Harsh Truths

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<v Speaker 4>about Self Discipline. And Mark opened the episode by saying, hey, question,

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<v Speaker 4>have you just turned a bad addiction into a healthy one?

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<v Speaker 4>Is that what we're doing when we create habits?

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<v Speaker 3>Well?

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<v Speaker 4>Are we just trying to numb and distract ourselves from

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<v Speaker 4>something whenever we make any type of habit, whether it

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<v Speaker 4>be healthy or healthy. And that's kind of the main

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<v Speaker 4>topic of conversation of the entire podcast. They talk about

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<v Speaker 4>pain being a catalyst for change, how addiction exists, on

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<v Speaker 4>a spectrum. They go into all different types of addictions,

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<v Speaker 4>but it's it's just so easily consumed. Like saying these

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<v Speaker 4>topics makes me think that it would be this quite

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<v Speaker 4>heavy conversation. It wasn't at all. It was such an

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<v Speaker 4>enjoyable listen. Rich is such a likable person, and I

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<v Speaker 4>think it's because he's so open and truthful about his

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<v Speaker 4>own flaws and he comes to it with like a

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<v Speaker 4>really non judgmental attitude. I fucking loved this episode. I

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<v Speaker 4>listened to it from Woe to Go. It was like

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<v Speaker 4>an hour and a half and I just put it

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<v Speaker 4>on while I was in the shower, and I put

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<v Speaker 4>it on while as on on a walk, and I

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<v Speaker 4>just didn't want.

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<v Speaker 2>It to stop. I love that conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>It also like circles back to what Emily we spoke

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<v Speaker 1>about when we talked to her around sobriety and around

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<v Speaker 1>how she realized that once you're an alcoholic, you're always

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<v Speaker 1>an alcoholic. You just transfer addiction into other things and

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<v Speaker 1>being cognizant of that is so important. The way she

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<v Speaker 1>spoke about it, if you want to go back and

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<v Speaker 1>listen to that episode is truly amazing as well.

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<v Speaker 4>It's the subtleert of not Giving a Fuck podcast Harsh

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<v Speaker 4>truths about self discipline with Ritual. You can also watch

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<v Speaker 4>it on YouTube and then you can put like funk

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<v Speaker 4>cut or after subscribe.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a very dumb recommendation, so it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>keep it brief and tight.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a food.

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<v Speaker 1>It is something that I have become obsessed with, and

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<v Speaker 1>it is called Tony's Chocoloni. And if you have seen

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<v Speaker 1>it in the shops, go on fucking buy it. This

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<v Speaker 1>is not sponsored. It is the salted caramel specifically. Not

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<v Speaker 1>all of the chocolates are great, but the Tony Strocaloni

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<v Speaker 1>salted caramel.

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<v Speaker 4>It is absolutely bloody delicious.

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<v Speaker 1>In our office at Tony May it's like the hit

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<v Speaker 1>thing at the moment, and one of our staff went

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<v Speaker 1>and bought like fifteen blocks of it sitting in the cup.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's so fucking good.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you want a new addiction that's not alcohol,

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<v Speaker 1>Tony Strocaloni.

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<v Speaker 2>Get onto it.

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<v Speaker 4>I've literally you showed me the package.

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<v Speaker 3>I've never heard of it or seen it, and I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know how, because you know I love a sugar.

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<v Speaker 2>You can get up a Wollos, you get it from everywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Johno's not on board. He doesn't like it because the

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<v Speaker 1>squares are super chaotic. They're not like normal squares. It's

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<v Speaker 1>like a weird, like organicy looking with what I even Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even know how to describe it. Anyways, if

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<v Speaker 1>you're someone who likes things to be super symmetrical, the

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<v Speaker 1>block's gonna wig you out. It is not highbrow, but

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<v Speaker 1>that's my recommendation perfect. Let's get into the questions. Question

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<v Speaker 1>number one my friends have a two point five year

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<v Speaker 1>old toddler.

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<v Speaker 2>One two.

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<v Speaker 4>Question one, my friends have a two and a half.

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<v Speaker 3>Year old toddler and a newborn. To help them out,

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<v Speaker 3>I agreed to look after their puppy for eighteen months

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<v Speaker 3>as they raise their kids. The puppy can be a

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<v Speaker 3>bit much, so it made sense. I'm currently two months

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<v Speaker 3>in and realizing I did not think this through. The

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<v Speaker 3>thought of giving him back in a year is really upsetting.

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<v Speaker 3>The timing of me taking on their dog has come

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<v Speaker 3>after a the death of our family dog, and b

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<v Speaker 3>I'm healing from a toxic relationship, so I really needed

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<v Speaker 3>a little buddy to latch onto, and that has come

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<v Speaker 3>as my friend's dog. I also feel like I'm a

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<v Speaker 3>better home for him, as he has my full attention

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<v Speaker 3>and has made so many friends at the local beach

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<v Speaker 3>and dog park. The husband is keen on me having him,

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<v Speaker 3>but the wife is on a very different page and

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<v Speaker 3>wants the dog back in a year. I genuinely will

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<v Speaker 3>be heartbroken if I have to give this dog back.

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<v Speaker 3>How should I approach this with them and convince them

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<v Speaker 3>that I should keep their talk.

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<v Speaker 1>This is tough, this to me, and I know that

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of like animal lovers are going to feel

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<v Speaker 1>strongly about this. It is very hard when you have

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<v Speaker 1>a newborn to give the same amount of attention to

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<v Speaker 1>your animals as what you would have given them prior

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<v Speaker 1>to having children. It's hard to give your first child

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<v Speaker 1>the same amount of attention that you would give your

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<v Speaker 1>child before having another one. And so I understand a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit why she felt as though, especially with a newborn,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe she was not coping. Is that an excuse?

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<v Speaker 2>No, you know?

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<v Speaker 1>And I say this as we had two children really

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<v Speaker 1>close together, and we have a dog who is literally

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<v Speaker 1>our third child.

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<v Speaker 4>But I'm a first child. He's my first child, he's

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<v Speaker 4>my baby, my buster.

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<v Speaker 1>But I also saw how, and especially during COVID when

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<v Speaker 1>things were is absolutely fucked. In general, I did see

0:20:59.560 --> 0:21:03.040
<v Speaker 1>how he didn't get as much of my attention as

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<v Speaker 1>what he got when he was my only child. So

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<v Speaker 1>part of me is like, I can understand a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit while this mother has been like, look, can you

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<v Speaker 1>help me to be able to make sure that my puppy,

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<v Speaker 1>because puppies take a lot of attention, get as much

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<v Speaker 1>attention as possible whilst I focus on my kids. The

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<v Speaker 1>thing I don't understand by this arrangement is the length

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<v Speaker 1>of time. Eighteen months is such a huge amount of

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<v Speaker 1>time to have somebody else take care of your dog

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<v Speaker 1>and then expect to have it back. But the reason

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<v Speaker 1>why I am actually on the dog owner's side is

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<v Speaker 1>because they have made those parameters, They have explained that,

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<v Speaker 1>and you have accepted it. Even if I think it's weird,

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<v Speaker 1>even if I don't think that someone should be giving

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<v Speaker 1>up their dog for eighteen months, the fact that the

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<v Speaker 1>two of you agreed on that situation to start with,

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<v Speaker 1>and now two months in your saying, oh, I want

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<v Speaker 1>to keep this dog, I think that unfortunately, it's probably

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<v Speaker 1>not going to go your way. Now what I would

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<v Speaker 1>think is probably the smartest way for you to navigate

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<v Speaker 1>this because it isn't your dog, and you don't have

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<v Speaker 1>microchip ownership of it, you don't have legal ownership of it.

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<v Speaker 1>You didn't pay for the dog. I'm sure they're still

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<v Speaker 1>financially contributing to you having the dog at your house.

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<v Speaker 1>What I think you need to do is if you

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<v Speaker 1>feel as though you're getting so emotionally invested that you

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be completely bereft when you have to

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<v Speaker 1>give this puppy back in eighteen months time, I would

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<v Speaker 1>say you give the puppy back. Now, I would say, look,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't think this through. I didn't realize I was

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<v Speaker 1>going to get this emotionally attached. But this is not

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<v Speaker 1>going to be good for my mental health.

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<v Speaker 3>Well yeah, because the difference is you're not helping your

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<v Speaker 3>friends out with their family dog that they've had for

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<v Speaker 3>five years.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a puppy puppy.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a brand new puppy who is learning everything about life.

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<v Speaker 1>It's learning who its family is.

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<v Speaker 3>It's going to need a lot of training, a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of attention, and it's going to get its own attachment

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<v Speaker 3>issues to you. So both ways, I think this is

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<v Speaker 3>a strange setup, and I agree with you Britt.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's strange because as the family that's giving the

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<v Speaker 3>puppy up for a small amount of time, I understand

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<v Speaker 3>why for sure, But the dog because you paid for

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<v Speaker 3>it doesn't make it yours in a way where it's

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<v Speaker 3>like this other person, this other woman is going to

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<v Speaker 3>be raising it like it's going to be nearly two

0:23:10.960 --> 0:23:12.719
<v Speaker 3>years old and you haven't even had it. The other

0:23:12.760 --> 0:23:14.240
<v Speaker 3>family hasn't even had it at all. It's got no

0:23:14.280 --> 0:23:16.080
<v Speaker 3>attachment to that family. So I don't even think it's

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<v Speaker 3>fair on the dog to start with, before we even

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<v Speaker 3>get into humans, the dog's not going to know what

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<v Speaker 3>ways up.

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<v Speaker 4>Secondly, I agree with you, Laura.

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<v Speaker 3>If you think you're going to get an attachment to

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<v Speaker 3>this dog, which you already have after only like two

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<v Speaker 3>or three months, then I would say I don't think

0:23:30.960 --> 0:23:32.840
<v Speaker 3>I can take this dog because I already don't want

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<v Speaker 3>to give it back to you, like as a joke,

0:23:34.200 --> 0:23:36.040
<v Speaker 3>you know, like I'm already obsessed and thinking of moving

0:23:36.040 --> 0:23:38.680
<v Speaker 3>away with it anyway, like ha ha ha. But seriously,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think I can take this dog because in

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<v Speaker 3>eighteen months, like I'm going to have a real attachment

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<v Speaker 3>to it.

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<v Speaker 4>There is a part of me.

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<v Speaker 3>That And I don't want to say this because there's

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<v Speaker 3>a high chance that doesn't happen. But there's a part

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<v Speaker 3>of me that thinks, like eighteen months might come around

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<v Speaker 3>and they might understand that, wow, this is actually your dog,

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<v Speaker 3>and they might start fresh and get their own dog.

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<v Speaker 4>You don't know, but you can't bank on that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, is such a weird.

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<v Speaker 1>But also I wanted to say, like, and I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>on the owner's side, like I think this whole setup

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<v Speaker 1>is so fucking weird. If you've got a two and

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<v Speaker 1>a half year old and you've just had a newborn baby,

0:24:09.600 --> 0:24:11.640
<v Speaker 1>why are you getting a puppy? Like why are you

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<v Speaker 1>purchasing a puppy for your family or acquiring a puppy

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<v Speaker 1>for your family and then shipping it off? And when

0:24:17.520 --> 0:24:20.359
<v Speaker 1>I say I understand that, you know they're not able

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<v Speaker 1>to take care of it, I do understand because it's

0:24:22.760 --> 0:24:25.520
<v Speaker 1>such a huge responsibility to have a newborn it's such

0:24:25.520 --> 0:24:27.800
<v Speaker 1>a huge responsibility to have a puppy. Put those two

0:24:27.800 --> 0:24:31.200
<v Speaker 1>things together, it's like it's unmanageable. But the thing is is,

0:24:31.240 --> 0:24:33.159
<v Speaker 1>why would you make that decision when you knew you

0:24:33.200 --> 0:24:35.440
<v Speaker 1>were having a baby, or assume you, and you knew

0:24:35.440 --> 0:24:37.320
<v Speaker 1>you were having a baby, So there is part of

0:24:37.320 --> 0:24:39.120
<v Speaker 1>me that kind of thinks that that was such stupid

0:24:39.160 --> 0:24:42.520
<v Speaker 1>management on the dog owner's side. The only other thing

0:24:42.560 --> 0:24:44.399
<v Speaker 1>I do want to say, though, is like, I know

0:24:44.440 --> 0:24:46.199
<v Speaker 1>that you've had these things happen, like you've had the

0:24:46.240 --> 0:24:48.720
<v Speaker 1>death of your family dog. You've also been through a

0:24:48.760 --> 0:24:52.120
<v Speaker 1>really hard time, which is why you're feeling more connected

0:24:52.119 --> 0:24:55.360
<v Speaker 1>to this puppy and you really really like emotionally need him.

0:24:55.680 --> 0:24:57.600
<v Speaker 2>But that's not their problem, you know.

0:24:57.640 --> 0:24:59.080
<v Speaker 1>And I think what you need to do is sit

0:24:59.119 --> 0:25:01.280
<v Speaker 1>down and explain to them that because of these big

0:25:01.280 --> 0:25:03.760
<v Speaker 1>things that have happened in your life, you're feeling way

0:25:03.760 --> 0:25:06.320
<v Speaker 1>more connected and you're feeling way more attached than what

0:25:06.359 --> 0:25:08.080
<v Speaker 1>you thought you were going to be. And I know

0:25:08.160 --> 0:25:09.600
<v Speaker 1>you say that you've already spoken to the husband. The

0:25:09.640 --> 0:25:12.080
<v Speaker 1>husband's okay with it, but the wife has very different plans.

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<v Speaker 1>I just would be having some very very honest conversations

0:25:15.280 --> 0:25:18.280
<v Speaker 1>because it sounds like everyone is on completely different pages.

0:25:18.720 --> 0:25:20.720
<v Speaker 1>And maybe if you turned around and said, hey, look,

0:25:20.960 --> 0:25:22.840
<v Speaker 1>if it comes to the eighteen month mark, I would

0:25:22.840 --> 0:25:25.760
<v Speaker 1>want to keep this dog, maybe the owners would say, okay,

0:25:25.760 --> 0:25:28.120
<v Speaker 1>well we'll take it. Back now then because they might

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<v Speaker 1>not realize the severity of this view.

0:25:30.280 --> 0:25:31.520
<v Speaker 2>The whole situation is weird.

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<v Speaker 1>Also, I do want to say, don't get animals that

0:25:35.280 --> 0:25:37.320
<v Speaker 1>you can't take care of if you're having kids, because

0:25:37.320 --> 0:25:39.840
<v Speaker 1>it's so unfair on those animals. And just because you

0:25:40.200 --> 0:25:43.280
<v Speaker 1>have children, your pets shouldn't become like second grade citizens.

0:25:43.480 --> 0:25:46.080
<v Speaker 3>And at the end of the day, you're close enough

0:25:46.119 --> 0:25:49.000
<v Speaker 3>with this woman and this family to take their animal

0:25:49.040 --> 0:25:51.040
<v Speaker 3>for eighteen months, so you're close enough to say, hey,

0:25:51.080 --> 0:25:52.800
<v Speaker 3>I actually think I made a mistake and I can't

0:25:52.800 --> 0:25:55.119
<v Speaker 3>do it. You're close enough to have that hard conversation.

0:25:55.440 --> 0:25:57.960
<v Speaker 3>And you've also, if anything, you figured out that you

0:25:58.480 --> 0:26:00.919
<v Speaker 3>are ready for a pet, which is great. Like if

0:26:01.000 --> 0:26:03.720
<v Speaker 3>it doesn't work out with this dog, you know that

0:26:03.760 --> 0:26:05.480
<v Speaker 3>you can go and get a dog for yourself that's

0:26:05.480 --> 0:26:07.000
<v Speaker 3>going to help you get through whatever it is that

0:26:07.040 --> 0:26:09.000
<v Speaker 3>you're going through, because they do, like there's a reason

0:26:09.040 --> 0:26:11.640
<v Speaker 3>we call them emotional support animals because you do get

0:26:11.680 --> 0:26:13.760
<v Speaker 3>attached to them and they do help you through so

0:26:13.920 --> 0:26:16.760
<v Speaker 3>many things of life. But you've got to do what's

0:26:16.800 --> 0:26:18.600
<v Speaker 3>right for you because if you know in eighteen months,

0:26:18.600 --> 0:26:20.840
<v Speaker 3>it's going to be so much more detrimental to your

0:26:20.880 --> 0:26:21.879
<v Speaker 3>mental health at that time.

0:26:22.440 --> 0:26:24.600
<v Speaker 4>Bite the bullet now, Britt, I have a question for you.

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<v Speaker 1>What are your thoughts, And this is going to irksome people,

0:26:29.880 --> 0:26:34.040
<v Speaker 1>what are your thoughts around people who have dogs or

0:26:34.040 --> 0:26:38.000
<v Speaker 1>cats or animals in general, and then they rehome them

0:26:38.040 --> 0:26:39.040
<v Speaker 1>once they've had children.

0:26:39.800 --> 0:26:42.399
<v Speaker 3>It makes me really angry, and I understand why some

0:26:42.440 --> 0:26:45.000
<v Speaker 3>people might do it. If I know of a friend

0:26:45.000 --> 0:26:47.639
<v Speaker 3>that did it because they had a cattle dog that

0:26:47.760 --> 0:26:49.520
<v Speaker 3>had it for a long time. So it's not like

0:26:49.560 --> 0:26:51.320
<v Speaker 3>they got it. They already had it. Then they got

0:26:51.320 --> 0:26:52.840
<v Speaker 3>a child and the cattle dog.

0:26:52.960 --> 0:26:55.200
<v Speaker 1>They had a child. Then they got a child. They

0:26:55.800 --> 0:26:57.640
<v Speaker 1>they've got a child. No, but they had a child

0:26:57.680 --> 0:27:00.720
<v Speaker 1>and the cattle dog's behavior changed. It was too and

0:27:00.960 --> 0:27:02.919
<v Speaker 1>they had to make a decision there that broke their

0:27:02.920 --> 0:27:04.760
<v Speaker 1>heart to rehome it to a farm because they're like,

0:27:04.800 --> 0:27:08.520
<v Speaker 1>we can't actually trust our animal now around our child.

0:27:09.400 --> 0:27:11.640
<v Speaker 1>That breaks my heart still, But I understand that more.

0:27:11.680 --> 0:27:14.200
<v Speaker 1>But when people get an animal, you have to understand

0:27:14.240 --> 0:27:15.120
<v Speaker 1>that is for life.

0:27:15.200 --> 0:27:16.760
<v Speaker 4>Like that's how I feel about it.

0:27:16.760 --> 0:27:18.720
<v Speaker 1>I feel like an animal comes into your life as

0:27:19.080 --> 0:27:19.960
<v Speaker 1>a family member.

0:27:20.280 --> 0:27:21.280
<v Speaker 2>I completely agree.

0:27:21.280 --> 0:27:23.159
<v Speaker 1>I also and I do want to be careful with

0:27:23.160 --> 0:27:24.919
<v Speaker 1>this because I know that there will be people listening

0:27:24.960 --> 0:27:27.680
<v Speaker 1>to this who may have had to rehome their dog

0:27:27.760 --> 0:27:30.640
<v Speaker 1>who they loved so much because it was the best thing.

0:27:30.720 --> 0:27:34.160
<v Speaker 1>Also for the animals, maybe it was it was stressed out,

0:27:34.320 --> 0:27:37.280
<v Speaker 1>maybe it became aggressive when it was around kids. And

0:27:37.359 --> 0:27:40.280
<v Speaker 1>also as a parent, you have to prioritize the safety

0:27:40.280 --> 0:27:42.320
<v Speaker 1>of your children. You don't know how or you know,

0:27:42.400 --> 0:27:44.840
<v Speaker 1>some dogs are not compatible with small children, right, It's

0:27:44.920 --> 0:27:47.199
<v Speaker 1>just the case. But I do think it is a

0:27:47.320 --> 0:27:50.240
<v Speaker 1>very very stressful situation. And I also think that sometimes

0:27:50.280 --> 0:27:55.359
<v Speaker 1>we are a bit too casual in how we deprioritize

0:27:55.440 --> 0:27:57.720
<v Speaker 1>animals when we have kids come into our lives, like

0:27:57.800 --> 0:28:00.720
<v Speaker 1>some people are, and that I have a real problem with.

0:28:00.800 --> 0:28:04.720
<v Speaker 1>And I know that for us, there was definitely a

0:28:04.720 --> 0:28:07.439
<v Speaker 1>period that was challenging, like when our kids were really

0:28:07.480 --> 0:28:11.360
<v Speaker 1>really little. It was challenging to give Buster like all

0:28:11.400 --> 0:28:14.040
<v Speaker 1>the love and affection and nurturing that he deserved and

0:28:14.040 --> 0:28:18.199
<v Speaker 1>that he'd always received alongside our kids. But that was

0:28:18.240 --> 0:28:20.160
<v Speaker 1>only a small period of time, you know, And now

0:28:20.160 --> 0:28:22.600
<v Speaker 1>we're back to a really great balance where everyone is

0:28:22.800 --> 0:28:25.520
<v Speaker 1>everyone is happy, everyone feels loved, and we've also been

0:28:25.560 --> 0:28:27.920
<v Speaker 1>able to raise our children in a way that they

0:28:28.040 --> 0:28:30.119
<v Speaker 1>know how much Busters are part of our family and

0:28:30.160 --> 0:28:32.399
<v Speaker 1>how much they respect him. So they get up in

0:28:32.400 --> 0:28:34.200
<v Speaker 1>the morning, they go and hug him. Then they come

0:28:34.200 --> 0:28:36.080
<v Speaker 1>and hug us. You know, they treat him as though

0:28:36.080 --> 0:28:37.320
<v Speaker 1>he's a family member as well.

0:28:37.680 --> 0:28:40.040
<v Speaker 3>It is tricky though, and I now that we're talking

0:28:40.080 --> 0:28:41.960
<v Speaker 3>about I want to highlight it. There are definitely so

0:28:42.000 --> 0:28:45.480
<v Speaker 3>many reasons that people do need animals, and there are

0:28:45.680 --> 0:28:47.080
<v Speaker 3>you know, I know some.

0:28:47.080 --> 0:28:50.320
<v Speaker 4>Elderly people that weren't old when they got their dog.

0:28:50.440 --> 0:28:52.240
<v Speaker 3>You know, they've aged with it, but they've gotten to

0:28:52.240 --> 0:28:54.640
<v Speaker 3>the point where they've taken turns in their health and

0:28:54.680 --> 0:28:57.240
<v Speaker 3>they physically can't look after that dog anymore. And them

0:28:57.280 --> 0:28:59.480
<v Speaker 3>giving their dog up is because they love it enough

0:29:00.120 --> 0:29:01.880
<v Speaker 3>to give it the life it needs. So I have

0:29:02.000 --> 0:29:04.920
<v Speaker 3>seen that as well, cost of living, like you might

0:29:05.120 --> 0:29:08.520
<v Speaker 3>get a pet or have your family when things are amazing,

0:29:08.680 --> 0:29:10.840
<v Speaker 3>and then financially we've seen over the last few years

0:29:10.880 --> 0:29:12.880
<v Speaker 3>so much has happened and there are a lot of

0:29:12.920 --> 0:29:15.680
<v Speaker 3>people that can't afford to live, and so the first

0:29:15.720 --> 0:29:18.480
<v Speaker 3>thing that's going to probably go in that situation, unfortunately,

0:29:19.120 --> 0:29:21.360
<v Speaker 3>is maybe a pet that has cost you too much money,

0:29:21.400 --> 0:29:23.280
<v Speaker 3>because there are things in your life you can't change, right,

0:29:23.320 --> 0:29:24.560
<v Speaker 3>You need the roof over your head, you need to

0:29:24.560 --> 0:29:26.959
<v Speaker 3>feature family, and you've got kids. I'm not saying that

0:29:27.040 --> 0:29:30.000
<v Speaker 3>like I support that, but I one hundred percent understand

0:29:30.000 --> 0:29:31.280
<v Speaker 3>why sometimes it has to happen.

0:29:31.520 --> 0:29:33.920
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And look, I do agree completely with you, and

0:29:33.920 --> 0:29:35.680
<v Speaker 1>I know that there are going to be, like I said,

0:29:35.680 --> 0:29:38.240
<v Speaker 1>people who were listening to this episode who had to

0:29:38.280 --> 0:29:41.240
<v Speaker 1>give up their animal after having children. And often it's

0:29:41.240 --> 0:29:46.080
<v Speaker 1>because behaviorally it doesn't match up with having kids, it's noncompatible,

0:29:46.160 --> 0:29:48.600
<v Speaker 1>and it's not safe for everybody in our household. So

0:29:48.640 --> 0:29:52.240
<v Speaker 1>I totally understand those instances. But far out it's really hard,

0:29:52.680 --> 0:29:55.040
<v Speaker 1>and I do think that some people, maybe to a

0:29:55.120 --> 0:29:58.040
<v Speaker 1>lesser extent, but some people are too casual around the

0:29:58.120 --> 0:30:00.800
<v Speaker 1>place in which an animal sits within their fam All right,

0:30:00.960 --> 0:30:06.160
<v Speaker 1>question number two. This one's a little bit spicy. My

0:30:06.240 --> 0:30:08.240
<v Speaker 1>husband was in the shower and I needed to go

0:30:08.400 --> 0:30:10.560
<v Speaker 1>and do it. We so I went to the bathroom

0:30:10.800 --> 0:30:12.560
<v Speaker 1>and as I was on the loo, I was having

0:30:12.560 --> 0:30:14.960
<v Speaker 1>a bit of perv on him in the shower. He

0:30:15.000 --> 0:30:18.479
<v Speaker 1>looked so good and he had a potential semi so

0:30:18.520 --> 0:30:21.280
<v Speaker 1>I decided to strip off and jump in. We had

0:30:21.280 --> 0:30:23.840
<v Speaker 1>sex in the shower. When we finished, I turned to

0:30:23.840 --> 0:30:26.560
<v Speaker 1>get out and something dropped onto the floor. It was

0:30:26.600 --> 0:30:29.640
<v Speaker 1>his phone. It had been propped up in the shower,

0:30:29.800 --> 0:30:32.440
<v Speaker 1>so essentially, when I had come in to use the bathroom,

0:30:32.800 --> 0:30:35.440
<v Speaker 1>he was watching porn on his phone in the shower

0:30:35.720 --> 0:30:37.920
<v Speaker 1>and he was about to have a wank, hence his

0:30:38.200 --> 0:30:41.600
<v Speaker 1>semi he was interrupted, and I felt kind of weird

0:30:41.640 --> 0:30:44.200
<v Speaker 1>about it, like I had been a bit used, because

0:30:44.240 --> 0:30:45.640
<v Speaker 1>you know, he already had a heart on and he

0:30:45.720 --> 0:30:47.960
<v Speaker 1>was watching someone else and then I was just there

0:30:48.000 --> 0:30:50.760
<v Speaker 1>to finish the job. Should I feel weird about this

0:30:50.920 --> 0:30:54.280
<v Speaker 1>and have I been used? I just find it strange

0:30:54.320 --> 0:30:56.440
<v Speaker 1>you were turned on while you're doing a week now,

0:30:56.560 --> 0:30:59.000
<v Speaker 1>I don't. You're on the toilet and then you look

0:30:59.040 --> 0:31:01.160
<v Speaker 1>over and you're like, oh, that man I married him?

0:31:01.200 --> 0:31:03.200
<v Speaker 4>Because definitely not the moment that I would get the

0:31:03.280 --> 0:31:06.600
<v Speaker 4>juices flowing. But I understand it. If you yeah, if

0:31:06.600 --> 0:31:07.800
<v Speaker 4>you check Pervin, you're on your husband.

0:31:07.800 --> 0:31:08.160
<v Speaker 2>Anyway.

0:31:08.760 --> 0:31:11.320
<v Speaker 3>This is interesting because I think this is going to

0:31:11.360 --> 0:31:14.720
<v Speaker 3>be different for everyone and their thoughts around porn as

0:31:14.800 --> 0:31:17.240
<v Speaker 3>a whole, Like not even the fact that you've finished

0:31:17.280 --> 0:31:19.440
<v Speaker 3>it for him. I think some people are against porn

0:31:19.600 --> 0:31:21.680
<v Speaker 3>some people it doesn't matter if their partner watches porn,

0:31:21.720 --> 0:31:23.520
<v Speaker 3>and we've spoken about that in the part. For me,

0:31:24.560 --> 0:31:26.800
<v Speaker 3>I don't care. I don't care if my partner's watching

0:31:26.800 --> 0:31:28.480
<v Speaker 3>porn unless it was going to impact my life. He

0:31:28.480 --> 0:31:30.240
<v Speaker 3>doesn't want to have sex with me anymore. That sexy

0:31:30.280 --> 0:31:33.080
<v Speaker 3>is worse, it's changed, it's turned into porn type sex,

0:31:33.160 --> 0:31:35.640
<v Speaker 3>whatever it is. But for me, if I walked in

0:31:35.680 --> 0:31:38.280
<v Speaker 3>and found my partner watching porn in the shower, I'd

0:31:38.320 --> 0:31:40.440
<v Speaker 3>probably be turned on. I'd probably like damn and want

0:31:40.440 --> 0:31:42.080
<v Speaker 3>to get in on it. So for me, when I

0:31:42.120 --> 0:31:44.560
<v Speaker 3>hear this and here you say you felt a bit used,

0:31:45.040 --> 0:31:47.000
<v Speaker 3>that makes me a bit sad because I don't think

0:31:47.000 --> 0:31:49.280
<v Speaker 3>that that's the case at all. Like he didn't do

0:31:49.400 --> 0:31:51.640
<v Speaker 3>it and then invite you in to finish it.

0:31:51.640 --> 0:31:52.280
<v Speaker 4>It was very.

0:31:52.160 --> 0:31:54.400
<v Speaker 3>Situational, like he was having the time of his life.

0:31:54.440 --> 0:31:57.080
<v Speaker 3>You stumbled in and he was like, hey, seize the day,

0:31:57.200 --> 0:32:00.160
<v Speaker 3>sees the opportunity, let's roll with it.

0:32:00.160 --> 0:32:04.400
<v Speaker 4>It makes me sad that you feel used by your partner, husband, boyfriend, whatever, Like,

0:32:04.440 --> 0:32:08.160
<v Speaker 4>if you're in this situation, this isn't screaming used for me,

0:32:08.200 --> 0:32:10.080
<v Speaker 4>this is screaming opportunist.

0:32:10.400 --> 0:32:14.880
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I agree.

0:32:15.040 --> 0:32:17.840
<v Speaker 1>Also, I think it would be a way bigger problem

0:32:17.880 --> 0:32:20.280
<v Speaker 1>and a much different question if you were to say

0:32:20.640 --> 0:32:23.160
<v Speaker 1>you walked into the bathroom your partner was watching porn,

0:32:23.240 --> 0:32:25.080
<v Speaker 1>he had a semi You tried to have sex with him,

0:32:25.080 --> 0:32:27.320
<v Speaker 1>and he was like, actually, I just would rather finish

0:32:27.600 --> 0:32:30.400
<v Speaker 1>myself watching the porn. Like that's exactly That's when I

0:32:30.440 --> 0:32:32.680
<v Speaker 1>would feel upset. That's when I'm like, oh, okay, well now,

0:32:32.800 --> 0:32:35.680
<v Speaker 1>I mean unfortunately in this situation, this is a lose

0:32:35.760 --> 0:32:37.920
<v Speaker 1>lose situation for your husband, and you have to think

0:32:37.960 --> 0:32:40.920
<v Speaker 1>of it like that, right, Like he well, so, okay,

0:32:41.440 --> 0:32:44.719
<v Speaker 1>you're upset with him because he was watching porn and

0:32:44.760 --> 0:32:47.000
<v Speaker 1>he was going to jack off, but then you came

0:32:47.040 --> 0:32:48.360
<v Speaker 1>in and he was like, oh my god, my beautiful

0:32:48.360 --> 0:32:49.440
<v Speaker 1>wife who I want to have sex with.

0:32:49.560 --> 0:32:50.280
<v Speaker 2>Yes, I'll do that.

0:32:50.800 --> 0:32:53.280
<v Speaker 1>Right, you're upset about that scenario, But you would be

0:32:53.360 --> 0:32:55.360
<v Speaker 1>equally as upset if he turned around and said, oh,

0:32:55.400 --> 0:32:57.719
<v Speaker 1>actually I'm not that interested and then finished himself off

0:32:57.760 --> 0:33:01.000
<v Speaker 1>in the shower, right, Like, he can't win in this situation.

0:33:01.200 --> 0:33:02.760
<v Speaker 2>He he did, did he finish?

0:33:03.240 --> 0:33:05.880
<v Speaker 4>I mean, he won, But now you're angry at him.

0:33:05.920 --> 0:33:08.920
<v Speaker 1>So I'm like, I understand that you might feel the

0:33:08.920 --> 0:33:11.160
<v Speaker 1>way that you feel, and I'm not invalidating that at all,

0:33:11.200 --> 0:33:15.160
<v Speaker 1>But what I'm saying is is the alternate option is

0:33:15.240 --> 0:33:16.960
<v Speaker 1>way worse, Like that would.

0:33:16.720 --> 0:33:18.360
<v Speaker 4>Have made me feel far more insecure.

0:33:18.920 --> 0:33:21.320
<v Speaker 1>I don't think that in his mind at all, he

0:33:21.440 --> 0:33:24.520
<v Speaker 1>was like thinking, oh, yeah, I'm still watching porn. Like

0:33:24.560 --> 0:33:26.479
<v Speaker 1>I think that was just an easy option for him

0:33:26.480 --> 0:33:28.160
<v Speaker 1>to get off. He was in the shower. He didn't

0:33:28.160 --> 0:33:30.160
<v Speaker 1>think you were up for it. You walked in to

0:33:30.240 --> 0:33:32.520
<v Speaker 1>do a week, you know, and no part of no

0:33:32.720 --> 0:33:38.400
<v Speaker 1>part of that situation was he like, yes, yeah, we'll play,

0:33:38.600 --> 0:33:41.360
<v Speaker 1>that's my point. So he was probably shocked that you

0:33:41.400 --> 0:33:43.960
<v Speaker 1>actually were like yeah, you were like ready to get

0:33:44.000 --> 0:33:45.800
<v Speaker 1>it on. And then he was like, cool, that's way

0:33:45.800 --> 0:33:47.640
<v Speaker 1>better than having a watch porn in the shower.

0:33:47.920 --> 0:33:48.320
<v Speaker 2>I don't know.

0:33:48.400 --> 0:33:51.320
<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't be annoyed. Good on you for like snapping

0:33:51.320 --> 0:33:53.600
<v Speaker 1>into it. I would just I would have seen him

0:33:53.600 --> 0:33:55.400
<v Speaker 1>and I would have been like, God, that's solid effort

0:33:55.480 --> 0:33:58.320
<v Speaker 1>right there. But that's because you got chid kids are

0:33:58.320 --> 0:34:00.920
<v Speaker 1>downstairs watching Goco Melon had for a couple of days.

0:34:00.960 --> 0:34:06.719
<v Speaker 1>I was like, I'm emotionally spent, but yeah, I personally

0:34:06.800 --> 0:34:10.400
<v Speaker 1>don't think that this is a problem, although at the

0:34:10.440 --> 0:34:13.160
<v Speaker 1>same time, I don't want to invalidate you when you

0:34:13.200 --> 0:34:15.840
<v Speaker 1>say that you feel this way. It is okay that

0:34:15.880 --> 0:34:17.839
<v Speaker 1>you feel this way. And it does also come down

0:34:17.840 --> 0:34:20.320
<v Speaker 1>to what are your views on porn? Like you said, Britt,

0:34:20.440 --> 0:34:23.080
<v Speaker 1>what are the rules in your relationship around porn? But

0:34:23.200 --> 0:34:26.600
<v Speaker 1>I definitely personally wouldn't be taking this as a personal insult.

0:34:26.719 --> 0:34:29.759
<v Speaker 3>As we said, this is us speaking surrounding our thoughts

0:34:29.800 --> 0:34:31.799
<v Speaker 3>on a relationship and porn. We don't know that you

0:34:31.840 --> 0:34:34.200
<v Speaker 3>haven't had discussions with your partner before around porn, like

0:34:34.280 --> 0:34:36.000
<v Speaker 3>just watch it too much and it is an issue.

0:34:36.000 --> 0:34:37.760
<v Speaker 3>There are so many things like this is a surface

0:34:37.800 --> 0:34:40.359
<v Speaker 3>level answer for you, but with the information you gave us,

0:34:40.800 --> 0:34:41.640
<v Speaker 3>I think embrace it.

0:34:41.719 --> 0:34:44.719
<v Speaker 1>The sex was probably better to be honest, sure, okay?

0:34:45.160 --> 0:34:48.879
<v Speaker 1>Question number three. This one came in on email. I've

0:34:48.880 --> 0:34:50.840
<v Speaker 1>been single for the better part of ten years and

0:34:50.880 --> 0:34:53.200
<v Speaker 1>I was always a single friend watching all my friends

0:34:53.200 --> 0:34:55.719
<v Speaker 1>fall in love, which made me so happy, but it

0:34:55.800 --> 0:34:58.880
<v Speaker 1>was definitely hard because I love love and I started

0:34:58.880 --> 0:34:59.960
<v Speaker 1>to think maybe it wasn't for me.

0:35:00.120 --> 0:35:01.520
<v Speaker 4>Oh, I love love, love love.

0:35:02.239 --> 0:35:04.479
<v Speaker 3>Then in twenty twenty two, I met this amazing guy,

0:35:04.520 --> 0:35:07.919
<v Speaker 3>but he lived overseas. My friends were really concerned because

0:35:07.960 --> 0:35:10.960
<v Speaker 3>long distance is never easy and I've always had commitment issues,

0:35:11.440 --> 0:35:13.520
<v Speaker 3>but this time it felt different and I thought he

0:35:13.600 --> 0:35:16.319
<v Speaker 3>was worth it. Flash forward to now and I've never

0:35:16.360 --> 0:35:19.120
<v Speaker 3>been happier. And last week, on a beautiful island, he

0:35:19.160 --> 0:35:20.360
<v Speaker 3>asked me to be his wife.

0:35:20.560 --> 0:35:21.600
<v Speaker 2>You know, I don't want to know.

0:35:21.640 --> 0:35:23.640
<v Speaker 3>What's a cute way to tell my friends that I'm

0:35:23.640 --> 0:35:24.360
<v Speaker 3>getting married?

0:35:39.280 --> 0:35:40.440
<v Speaker 2>Spoiler it's me.

0:35:44.880 --> 0:35:47.239
<v Speaker 4>How did you leave it to the third question?

0:35:48.040 --> 0:35:49.319
<v Speaker 2>Because she's got diarrhea?

0:35:49.360 --> 0:35:54.640
<v Speaker 1>I was going to tell you on Monday, I'd lied.

0:35:57.480 --> 0:35:58.239
<v Speaker 3>I wanted to be.

0:36:04.200 --> 0:36:04.920
<v Speaker 2>In the question.

0:36:09.239 --> 0:36:16.720
<v Speaker 4>I've been waiting so long to you because you've got diarrhea.

0:36:18.000 --> 0:36:23.560
<v Speaker 4>A ship ruined, Your diarrhea ruin my moment.

0:36:24.200 --> 0:36:28.239
<v Speaker 3>Your diarrhea overshadowed my engagement in true life and time?

0:36:30.160 --> 0:36:30.920
<v Speaker 4>Can you believe it?

0:36:31.600 --> 0:36:36.480
<v Speaker 1>My gosh, I have no.

0:36:36.960 --> 0:36:38.759
<v Speaker 2>What are we gonna do? What are we doing now?

0:36:38.880 --> 0:36:42.600
<v Speaker 1>Because there's so much and this is not getting tacked

0:36:42.640 --> 0:36:43.800
<v Speaker 1>onto the back of an asking.

0:36:44.040 --> 0:36:47.640
<v Speaker 2>Stay tuned for Tuesday's episode. Yes No, we are Tuesday.

0:36:47.800 --> 0:36:49.120
<v Speaker 2>Oh my fucking god.

0:36:49.400 --> 0:36:52.200
<v Speaker 4>I literally was just thinking, we don't get this email

0:36:53.360 --> 0:36:55.080
<v Speaker 4>the whole episode, and I can't put my hand in

0:36:55.120 --> 0:36:56.600
<v Speaker 4>it because it's not sure yet.

0:36:58.440 --> 0:37:01.040
<v Speaker 2>I keep put in my hand. Is it still no?

0:37:01.160 --> 0:37:01.880
<v Speaker 4>This I'm shaking.

0:37:02.200 --> 0:37:04.160
<v Speaker 2>I've been waiting to tell you, Oh my god, Honey,

0:37:04.200 --> 0:37:05.359
<v Speaker 2>I can't believe you kept it in.

0:37:06.680 --> 0:37:06.839
<v Speaker 1>Then.

0:37:06.880 --> 0:37:09.280
<v Speaker 2>We're so happy for you. Were so happy for you.

0:37:09.440 --> 0:37:12.480
<v Speaker 2>Johnno with the confetti. John knew you talked John before

0:37:12.520 --> 0:37:13.200
<v Speaker 2>you hold us.

0:37:14.760 --> 0:37:21.680
<v Speaker 3>I talked John before you told me John, you're the cutest.

0:37:22.640 --> 0:37:23.399
<v Speaker 1>Oh jees.

0:37:23.560 --> 0:37:24.719
<v Speaker 2>That is so.

0:37:26.760 --> 0:37:28.960
<v Speaker 4>I hate, okay, Britt, I hate how much. I was

0:37:29.040 --> 0:37:32.080
<v Speaker 4>just like doing admin work on my laptop and I

0:37:32.120 --> 0:37:34.320
<v Speaker 4>was like listening to this and then when you got emotional,

0:37:34.360 --> 0:37:36.319
<v Speaker 4>I was like, maybe she's emotional because, like, you know,

0:37:36.400 --> 0:37:38.320
<v Speaker 4>she really hopes that this is her. And I looked

0:37:38.440 --> 0:37:41.080
<v Speaker 4>up and I could just see this massive ring on

0:37:41.120 --> 0:37:43.120
<v Speaker 4>your finger, and I was like, see it because it's

0:37:43.200 --> 0:37:44.640
<v Speaker 4>late the microphone what.

0:37:47.840 --> 0:37:49.719
<v Speaker 3>I was reading the question and maybe when you go

0:37:49.760 --> 0:37:52.400
<v Speaker 3>on the back you'll hear it, like we're looking for

0:37:52.480 --> 0:37:55.000
<v Speaker 3>it in our email so I could copy it over

0:37:55.120 --> 0:37:56.200
<v Speaker 3>into the show.

0:37:59.719 --> 0:38:01.840
<v Speaker 4>Because I was like, what, you know, I've went my

0:38:02.040 --> 0:38:03.240
<v Speaker 4>dire life for this moment.

0:38:03.520 --> 0:38:05.799
<v Speaker 3>Five years of this podcast, we've spoken out love. I

0:38:05.800 --> 0:38:07.480
<v Speaker 3>can't stop shaking. So I was like I need to

0:38:07.480 --> 0:38:08.719
<v Speaker 3>tell them in a really cute way.

0:38:08.920 --> 0:38:12.880
<v Speaker 4>So Laura's.

0:38:14.600 --> 0:38:15.440
<v Speaker 2>I'm still.

0:38:22.520 --> 0:38:25.400
<v Speaker 3>You've overshadowed my moment once with you poo keep it

0:38:25.440 --> 0:38:27.480
<v Speaker 3>in this, ain't it? O? God?

0:38:27.880 --> 0:38:29.560
<v Speaker 4>Oh my god, I'm leaking from everywhere.

0:38:35.040 --> 0:38:38.399
<v Speaker 1>I'm so happy for you. I love you so much.

0:38:38.560 --> 0:38:41.600
<v Speaker 1>I'm I'm so happy for you.

0:38:42.360 --> 0:38:44.840
<v Speaker 2>Oh my god. I have so many things. But we

0:38:44.920 --> 0:38:46.040
<v Speaker 2>have to keep it for Tuesday.

0:38:46.239 --> 0:38:50.480
<v Speaker 4>That's a real clock hang out guys, Crumb Tuesday.

0:38:50.600 --> 0:38:53.440
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we'll unpack it all on Tuesday, because all I

0:38:53.480 --> 0:38:55.879
<v Speaker 3>will say is like it was the most incredible ever.

0:39:00.080 --> 0:39:03.560
<v Speaker 2>He can't believe you kept this is secret for a week, dude,

0:39:03.560 --> 0:39:05.000
<v Speaker 2>it's been eating me up in sight.

0:39:05.800 --> 0:39:09.959
<v Speaker 3>I only told John oh because when it fell through

0:39:09.960 --> 0:39:12.000
<v Speaker 3>on Monday, he didn't know first, and when he felt

0:39:12.000 --> 0:39:14.879
<v Speaker 3>when it fell through on Tuesday's episode, I was like, Okay, John,

0:39:14.880 --> 0:39:16.480
<v Speaker 3>I'm just going to tell you because let's just make

0:39:16.520 --> 0:39:18.160
<v Speaker 3>this a thing. I'm gonna have to restructure how I

0:39:18.200 --> 0:39:20.399
<v Speaker 3>tell them. I'm gonna put it into an ask gun cut.

0:39:20.440 --> 0:39:23.920
<v Speaker 3>That's why I told him. It's funny, it's more content.

0:39:24.800 --> 0:39:27.239
<v Speaker 3>So John is amazing. So I told him. I was like,

0:39:27.239 --> 0:39:28.520
<v Speaker 3>I just want you to make sure the camera's on.

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<v Speaker 3>He's like, I'm gonna one up you. He's like, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>gonna a confetti. I didn't know about this.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm wearing a veil. Guys, Johnna brought me a bride

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<v Speaker 4>to peer. So yeah that, Oh my gosh, that ring

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<v Speaker 4>looks so good on your finger.

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<v Speaker 1>Dude, dude, dude, are we to We're not answering any

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<v Speaker 1>more questions that.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm not even doing any more work. This is going

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<v Speaker 4>out all He's just quitting. We're all leaking from every hole.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm shocked that neither. I'm shocked neither of you. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not taking off, no pas. Yeah, so how do I

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<v Speaker 2>sign off now?

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<v Speaker 4>Is it like? Hi, guys, bye, fiance signing off?

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<v Speaker 1>All right, everyone that listened to Tuesday's episode for more

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<v Speaker 1>and you know the drill.

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<v Speaker 3>So your mum, tell your dad, tell your friends to

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<v Speaker 3>your fiancees, and share the love.