26. Ex Marks The Spot
Give It To Me Straight
Dear Media
4.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 August 2023
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
What is it about past relationships that makes them so hard to let go of? Is there ever a time where it’s acceptable to stay in touch with your ex after you’ve moved on to a new relationship? In this episode, Alex and Jon answer listener questions about the cheating past of a woman’s late husband, giving up your best friend because your girlfriend doesn’t like that she’s a woman, finding out your spouse had a fling with a mutual friend, a cheating partner who can’t shake his old habits, and a twisted love triangle among friends.
(00:00) Intro
(11:42) Is it wrong to fantasize about other people when you’re committed to someone?
(15:18) If you’re not fighting are you really even in a relationship?
(17:19) My late husband cheated on me and now I’m dating one of his friends
(19:50) Should you have to give up your best friend because your girlfriend doesn’t like that it’s a woman?
(22:11) What are the rules for attending an exes funeral?
(25:42) Would you be bothered if your spouse had a previous fling with someone you know?
(30:01) The ex that seems to never go away
(32:26) Once a cheater, always a cheater, right?
(37:07) Now this is a love triangle
(42:53) When the crazy ex is actually crazy
(50:11) Mourning your late boyfriend
(53:48) Icks
(59:16) Listener Review
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| 0:00.0 | I feel like you should just be obsessed with your partner. |
| 0:02.6 | Like, yeah, no. |
| 0:04.6 | No. |
| 0:05.6 | What? |
| 0:06.6 | What? |
| 0:07.6 | No. |
| 0:10.6 | You go, no. I'm like John's abs, John's Dick, I love him so much and you're like no. I mean I love you. |
| 0:20.3 | obsessed though. |
| 0:23.0 | Wow, John. |
| 0:25.0 | And welcome back to You It's Be Straight. |
| 0:30.0 | I'm Alex. |
| 0:32.0 | And I am John and we're your gracious gracious |
| 0:35.0 | gracious hosts. |
| 0:36.0 | That took it all out of me right there. |
| 0:38.0 | I'm done. |
| 0:39.0 | John wake up. |
| 0:40.0 | I can't. |
| 0:42.0 | What's wrong? I woke up at 515 to pee this morning and then study. |
| 0:47.0 | Probably. I really do think that you do. |
| 0:50.0 | Sleep. How I'm sitting right now uncomfortably is just like how I sleep at night |
| 0:53.8 | The episode before the one that we just watched you sat like you were at least 180 years old |
| 1:01.5 | Not a hundred 25 minute marker marker here I'm going to start |
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