E976 Ask Nick - My Parents’ Big Secret

The Viall Files

Nick Viall

Society & Culture, Relationships, After Shows, Tv & Film

4 • 24.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Summary

Our first caller is dating her pen pal, but now he wants a break. Our second caller is wondering how to handle her divorced parents' secret re-marriage. And, our third caller job training has made her mean to men.

“There's a time and a place to ask yourself why and ask yourself what."

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Timestamps:
(00:00) - Intro
(01:28) - Caller One
(45:26) - Caller Two
(01:15:18) - Caller Three

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1:14.8	How's it going?
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1:32.3	I dated my pen pal and now he wants a break.
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