19. The Art of Letting Go
Give It To Me Straight
Dear Media
4.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2023
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Moving on from a past relationship takes time. But how much time is too much? In this episode, Jon and Alex dive into listener questions about not having closure with the one that got away, being ghosted by your best friend, finding a true BFF as an adult, and the impact of distance when you want to take the next step.
8:59 Is it a red flag if your husband doesn’t wear his wedding ring?
11:18 Should your boyfriend of 2 years still be living with his child’s mother?
12:43 The pros and cons of the east and west coast
15:55 Dealing with jealous friends
18:39 Letting go of the one that got away
23:53 Being ghosted by your best friend
30:08 Can you be happy if you don’t have that one, true BFF in your life?
35:12 When a bad coworker starts to affect your work, what do you do?
39:29 Should you let distance stop you from expressing you feel about someone?
46:20 Icks
51:23 Listener Review
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| 0:00.0 | Some women still like to be courted. |
| 0:01.6 | Like me. |
| 0:02.6 | Maybe some guys want to be fucking courted. |
| 0:03.7 | What? |
| 0:04.4 | What? |
| 0:05.4 | That is so irrelevant. |
| 0:07.0 | What's irrelevant? |
| 0:08.1 | That's so irrelevant. |
| 0:09.5 | She could say something if she fucking has feelings for him too. |
| 0:11.9 | It doesn't have to all be on him. |
| 0:13.3 | Welcome to that. |
| 0:16.3 | What about that? |
| 0:17.3 | What the fuck was that? |
| 0:21.3 | Whoa! |
| 0:22.3 | I'm John. That's Alex and we're your sober sober host. Take it away John like what the |
| 0:30.7 | fuck is just your whole show now? |
| 0:33.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:34.0 | Are you just full of energy now that you're? |
| 0:36.2 | Now I could probably get some coffee actually. |
| 0:39.7 | I heard 400 milligrams. |
| 0:41.1 | You're not supposed to have more than that. How much is that? Like how much isn't a cup? |
| 0:44.4 | I think 95. |
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