My husband cheated on me virtually - MONDAY MAILBAG - The JTrain Podcast w Jared Freid
The JTrain Podcast
Jared Freid
4.8 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s Mailbag Mondays, host Jared dives into two emotionally charged listener dilemmas that demand his signature blend of humor and honesty. From virtual betrayals to mixed signals in the workplace, Jared is here to break it all down.
First up, a listener grapples with the aftermath of discovering her husband’s emotional affair in the virtual reality world. After learning about the betrayal—complete with screen grabs and “I love you” messages—she’s left questioning everything about their marriage. Jared shares thoughtful advice on rebuilding trust, navigating marriage counseling, and figuring out how to stop the obsessive cycle of re-checking and replaying. Can their relationship survive this digital heartache?
Then, it’s a tale of workplace flirtation gone cold. A listener met a guy at her job just as he was leaving, took a bold shot in his DMs, and got... an ambiguous response. Is she reading too much into it? Should she shoot her shot one more time or let it go? Jared dissects the psychology of social media follow-backs, modern dating ambiguity, and why some guys just can’t commit to grabbing a drink.
Whether it’s navigating marriage post-betrayal or decoding the maddening mind games of dating apps, this episode is packed with Jared’s no-nonsense advice for anyone trying to make sense of modern love. Don’t miss it!
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Hop on the "JTrain" with comedian Jared Freid and his crew of pals, including YOU! Join us for an hour of laughs, gripes, and straight talk on modern love. Send in your questions, dish on the latest trends, and more to jtrainpodcast@gmail.com – we'll tackle it all on air! It's a no-nonsense, fun journey where we escape reality for a bit, delivering quick laughs and razor-sharp insights into the wild world of life and love. Tune in every Monday.
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Jared Freid is a stand up comedian from Boston and who is currently based in New York City. Jared is known to give great dating advice and is all knowing of the Bachelor & Bachelorette nation! You can catch his latest comedy special on Netflix, “37 & Single”, where Jared discusses dating app frustrations to awkward setups to breakup justifications. (For the record, Jared’s mom thinks his body is “just fine.”) Besides regularly headlining and touring around the country, Jared hosts two podcasts called “The JTrain Podcast” and “U Up? Podcast” with Jordana Abraham of Betches, where they discuss their takes on modern dating with issues ranging from apps to hookups to relationships. Check out more of his comedy and a live show today! 👉https://jaredfreid.com/
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| 0:00.0 | It's a mailbag munder. |
| 0:03.3 | You've got problems there. |
| 0:07.2 | I'm going to help you from the comfort of my chair. |
| 0:15.0 | It's a mailbag munder. |
| 0:20.7 | Hello and welcome to the J-Train podcast. |
| 0:25.0 | This is J-Train Jared Freed coming you live from the West Village of Manhattan. |
| 0:30.4 | That's right. |
| 0:30.9 | Every Monday is a mailbag Monday. |
| 0:34.9 | We go through some emails from you, the listener. You're looking for perspective. |
| 0:40.7 | You're looking for advice from an idiot sitting in a studio apartment in New York City. And that's okay. |
| 0:48.2 | I'm an idiot, but I'm going to be a thoughtful idiot. I'm going to help you in whatever way I can. |
| 0:53.1 | I'm going to be honest with you. |
| 0:54.2 | More honest than maybe a friend or a family member would be because your friend and your family |
| 0:58.9 | member doesn't want to lose you. And they might feel, you know, like it's uncomfortable to tell you |
| 1:05.4 | the truth. I don't, I feel pretty comfortable, you know, speaking into the void here. So I'm going to answer you honestly. |
| 1:12.1 | I'm going to answer you lovingly. I'm going to take you in my arms and I'm going to put you at my |
| 1:17.6 | nape and I'm going to rock you to sleep while I whisper into your ear. You got to move on from him. |
| 1:25.8 | You're never going to be in a relationship. |
| 1:28.1 | Yeah, yeah, stuff like that. |
| 1:29.8 | We do more than just dating and relationship, lifestyle, wedding, friend stuff. |
| 1:35.4 | Anything you're having an issue with, email J-Train Podcast at gmail.com. |
| 1:41.7 | That's J-Train Podcast at gmail.com com first one is called sliding into the dms so that's a relatable |
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