Our First Facebook Messages + Is Having a Boyfriend Cringe?

De-Influenced with Dani + Jordan

Dani Austin

Society & Culture

4.4 • 4.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

This week’s episode is a cozy mix of nostalgia and internet commentary. Dani and Jordan kick things off with some classic life catch up, then take a trip straight back to the beginning of their story by reading their first ever Facebook messages. They’re funny, sweet, and surprisingly direct — peak early-social-media energy in the best way. Then they jump into the Vogue debate over whether having a boyfriend is suddenly “cringe.” Dani and Jordan break down where this idea even came from, why people online love turning relationships into discourse, and what the whole thing actually says about dating culture. Prioritize your sleep! Get 40% off at cozyearth.com/dani or use code DANI at checkout. Visit evlofitness.com and use code DANI for 6 weeks free. You get a free two week trial, plus your first month at $0 Own your health for $365 a year. That's a dollar a day. Learn more and join using our/my link. Visit www.functionhealth.com/DANI or use gift code DAN/25 for a $25 credit towards your membership. Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off site wide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And use code DEINFLUENCED at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Don't settle for less than evidence-based support. My listeners get early access to their Black Friday sale for 40% off your first month at Ritual.com/DEINFLUENCED Get last-minute hosting essentials, gifts for all your loved ones, and decor to celebrate the holidays for WAY less. Head to Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home. Make sure you’re subscribed to our official channel on YouTube, @deinfluencedpodcast, and follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your De-Influenced fix! Stay connected with us on Instagram and TikTok @deinfluencedpodcast, and as always thank you for being a part of this journey. We love y’all! Produced by Dear Media

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:10.6	Hello and welcome back to your favorite podcast.
0:13.8	De-influenced.
0:15.4	You were having such a good run.
0:17.3	Oh, did I?
0:18.5	Do I usually have my backrest?
0:23.5	It feels weird. Oh, yeah. Put your pillow. I always have my pillow. If you don't, if you're not watching on video, Jordan currently has, you probably
0:29.0	can't see it on video, his North Face puffer jacket on and a heater next to his feet.
0:36.7	And I'm still cold. My hands are still freezing. He's frigid. And I'm still cold.
0:37.6	My hands are still freezing.
0:39.0	He's frigid.
0:40.2	And I could honestly, if I, like, I could probably drip a sweat right now.
0:44.5	I'm so hot.
0:45.7	Yeah.
0:46.2	That was kind of this whole weekend, this Thanksgiving weekend.
0:48.6	Like the house was, everybody was so cold.
0:52.3	And I was like, guys, it's fine.
0:57.2	Because I think, like I said, I just's fine because I think like I said I just well I'm I have another human in my stomach and I think it takes a lot of energy and makes you kind of hot
1:02.2	speaking of taking energy you were doing so great this weekend and you just even last night you
1:09.2	were doing great I passed out and I didn't take a nap yesterday.
1:12.3	And I can just tell we're on the downward spiral.
1:15.9	Not downward spiral.
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