21. Quit Playing Dumb
Give It To Me Straight
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4.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 July 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Why do people do things they know are wrong and then try to rationalize their actions? In this episode, Jon and Alex examine the consequences of a partner knowingly crossing the line with another man, the problem with flirting in the workplace, how jealousy can put an irreparable rift between you and your partner, and when your best friend’s husband goes from liking your photos to getting physical.
(00:00) Intro
(10:26) Saving Money When Planning Your Wedding
(13:33) Balancing Different Sleep Schedules
(16:04) So When Are You Having Kids?
(18:41) Dealing With The Neighbors Terrible Kids
(22:30) Inviting An Old FWB To A Family Funeral Isn’t A Good Idea
(27:02) How Do You Tell Your BFF That Her Husband Is Coming On To You?
(30:24) Is Flirting In The Workplace Harmless?
(37:42) Jealousy Will Be The End Of Your Relationship
(41:46) Is It Ever Ok To Give Your Number To A Guy If You’re Engaged?
(51:13) You Could At Least Get My Name Right
(53:23) Icks
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| 0:00.0 | Let's just say like I'm out of town you go to some like content creator event or like let's make it even bigger the Oscars |
| 0:07.3 | Kate back and sale I'm actually going I'm actually going home with Kate backexfield. You're out of town you said? |
| 0:14.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:15.0 | Welcome back to Get To Me Straight! |
| 0:21.0 | I'm Alex. And I am John and where you are gracious gracious gracious host. |
| 0:28.0 | Gracious host. |
| 0:30.0 | How are you John? |
| 0:31.0 | I'm so great. How are you Alex? Why are you saying it like that? Like are you, Alex? |
| 0:33.0 | Why are you, Alex? Why are you saying it like that? |
| 0:34.0 | Like, are you not great? |
| 0:35.0 | Well, I thought you were saying it in a way. |
| 0:38.0 | So I was just like mimicking how you were saying it. |
| 0:41.0 | No, I feel like I'm great. |
| 0:42.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:43.6 | Like this was a good weekend, I don't know, it was a good time. |
| 0:46.8 | Oh, this episode comes out on 4th of July. |
| 0:49.5 | Happy 4th of July. |
| 0:51.2 | I hope everyone is doing something fun in the sun. I don't know I don't think that we have plans yet. So hopefully it's hard for us to commit to anything. What like every year on the 4th of July, this time of year, we're always working, like we always, |
| 1:05.4 | it was always wedding season, but what, what could we do now? |
| 1:09.4 | I feel like I need to turn more towards you. |
| 1:11.9 | I feel like we should do something. Yeah I do too. It's like the one |
| 1:16.1 | holiday I actually want to do something on. I always want to like be on a boat and like party on a boat, but I never get to do that. |
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