How do I Make My Situationship a Relationship? - MONDAY MAILBAG
The JTrain Podcast
Jared Freid
4.8 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Jared kicks off the real first Monday of 2026 with Mailbag Monday energy, reminding listeners that resolutions start now and inviting everyone to put their brain on the shelf. The first email comes from a self-proclaimed “classy” guy spiraling over a friend’s engagement ring he finds tacky, and Jared’s advice is simple: if no one asked for feedback, keep it to yourself. Next, a listener admits she’s stuck in a two-year-long-distance situation with a man who has never wanted commitment, while dating a “nice and consistent” guy she feels less excited about, and Jared delivers tough love that she’s chasing vacation-mode potential, not a real relationship. Finally, a listener feels awkward chasing friends for Venmo pizza money.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's a mailbag munder. |
| 0:03.3 | You've got problems there. |
| 0:07.3 | I'm going to help you from the comfort of my chair. |
| 0:15.1 | It's a mailbag Monday. |
| 0:24.4 | Hello and welcome to the J-Train podcast. This is J-Train Jared Freed coming in a live |
| 0:26.4 | from Delray Beach, Florida. |
| 0:28.4 | That's right. |
| 0:29.0 | Every Monday is a mail-bag Monday where you, the listener, email me, the comedian, your |
| 0:34.1 | advice questions. |
| 0:35.8 | I want to wish you a happy new year. |
| 0:37.8 | This is the real happy new year. |
| 0:39.8 | It's the first Monday of 2026 and you are in it. |
| 0:45.3 | Resolutions have begun today. |
| 0:47.4 | I'm sorry, not next week, not last week. |
| 0:50.4 | Today, maybe your resolution was to just take an hour of your day and listen to a podcast |
| 0:56.9 | and take a walk and put your brain on the shelf. |
| 1:00.1 | And I want to thank you for letting me be a part of that. |
| 1:03.3 | Thank you. |
| 1:03.9 | Thank you for getting involved with this show. |
| 1:05.7 | I love doing this show. |
| 1:07.3 | It is a daily show. |
| 1:08.9 | Monday is Mailbag Monday where you email me any problem that you have. |
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