35. Relationship History Lessons
Give It To Me Straight
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🗓️ 10 October 2023
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
They say history is bound to repeat itself and the same can be said for relationships. If you don’t acknowledge what has happened in the past, can you truly look forward to a better future for your relationship? In this episode, Jon and Alex offer their mediocre advice to listener questions about the denial of being ghosted, when being a healthcare worker and drinking don’t mix, changing family holiday traditions, living a lie after a traumatic event, and what exactly are your duties as a best friend.
(0:00) Intro
(11:35) Our Listeners Give Their Advice
(17:27) Who Needs A Maid Of Honor Anyway?
(20:01) Whoever Smelt It, Dealt It
(22:19) From Being Ghosted To Going On Vacation
(25:56) Drinking On The Job Never Ends Well
(32:50) Sorry Grandma, We’re Not Coming To Christmas
(36:48) The Harsh Truth About Escaping A Traumatic Event
(40:30) Will Refusing To Go To Therapy End The Marriage?
(44:09) Dogs, Parents, And Your Kids Safety
(55:05) What Falls Under Best Friend Responsibilities?
(1:02:19) Icks
(1:08:16) Listener Review
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| 0:00.0 | I think that's just a shared experience that that is one of the most stressful things in the world |
| 0:03.6 | here's what is annoying what people in their jobs who are experts at their jobs like you're the |
| 0:08.7 | expert not me I love you're like thinking that an expert is putting your car in neutral. |
| 0:14.0 | No, I'm just saying like... |
| 0:16.0 | And welcome back to Give it to me Straight! |
| 0:21.0 | I'm Alex and I am John and where you are gracious gracious gracious |
| 0:26.4 | host. Wow that's pretty good usually I make you do that by yourself. More energy |
| 0:30.9 | more energy more power more power more power more power more energy I had somebody said I was doing it wrong last time so you double up |
| 0:39.0 | Maybe just maybe make your own chance that way you don't have to more energy more power. |
| 0:45.5 | How is your week John how's your day going? I'm feeling good I'm feeling productive. |
| 0:50.4 | Good that's good I'm nice shoes. They new shoes wearing shoes because they say you know dress |
| 0:57.5 | dress like you're going to work and this is how I dress going to work. I don't want to be too comfortable because then I get like tired you know you're just like |
| 1:06.0 | naturally not comfortable and what you're like in joggers and a t-shirt this is my work attire I also notice that you always wear shoes in the house like not not necessarily outside shoes like you always wear slippers or something |
| 1:21.0 | Oh yeah never walking barefoot no I hate it why I You're never walking barefoot. No, I hate it. Why? I don't like walking barefoot. Why not? I don't know, like |
| 1:26.8 | Kobe's dog hair everywhere. I step on something hard. I hate that. |
| 1:30.6 | Really? |
| 1:31.6 | Or crunchy? Because you throw stuff on the floor all the time that I step on. |
| 1:34.7 | What do I throw on the floor? |
| 1:37.2 | If you're cooking, you're just like, no, just onions flying. |
| 1:40.8 | I bring Kobe over and I say Kobe |
| 1:43.1 | He's our living vacuum speaking of cocoa |
| 1:46.7 | He's so cute |
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