Is He the One?

Speaker 1 Sunday morning, fat this Cautlyn. Do do do do do do do do.

Speaker 1 Every Sunday's fat this day.

Speaker 1 What the fuck? That was pretty good, right?

Speaker 1 Guys, I'm gonna be honest. I'm starting this episode almost horizontal, but it just feels right.
I'm a little tired from tour. Um, I'm just like a touring girl, you know what I mean?

Speaker 1 I might as well be Taylor Swift. I'm just fucking kidding.
But no, she's exhausted. And I figured, you know what? I want to do a little questions of the motherfuckers.

Speaker 1 Questions

Speaker 1 of the mother.

Speaker 1 I want to do questions of the week because I feel like, I honestly feel like I just need to hang out with you guys, touch a little grass, and talk a little shit.

Speaker 1 Tour has been amazing. I feel like.

Speaker 1 God, I just feel like a fucking pop star. I'm not going to lie.

Speaker 1 It's just been, I have these dancers that actually a couple of the dancers are magic mic dancers and they literally do like shows in fucking Vegas.

Speaker 1 And I'm just feeling like I'm living my Channing Tatum step up moment and I'm fucking loving it. The next couple shows that I am going to be doing are in Phoenix, Oakland, San Diego, and LA.

Speaker 1 And I am so fucking excited, but

Speaker 1 Ya bitch needs to relax. And this is what my relaxation looks like.
So let's fucking talk about what's going on in your life. Let's talk about your trauma.
Let's talk about what the fuck is happening.

Speaker 1 And let's get to the bottom of the goddamn daddy gang disasters this week.

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Speaker 1 Let's fucking talk about what's going on in your life. Let's talk about your trauma.
Let's talk about what the fuck is happening.

Speaker 1 And let's get to the bottom of the goddamn daddy gang disasters this week. No one ever writes into me being like, feeling good, living better.
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Speaker 1 I have a solid group of three girls from our college days. One of my friends dated this guy from our junior year to two years after college ended.
They broke up 15 years ago. He wasn't great to her.

Speaker 1 The toxic was very apparent back then. I'm recently single and her ex slid into my DMs and asked me out.
I didn't say yes, but we ended up talking over Instagram and then via text slash phone.

Speaker 1 I met up with him just the other day for some food and a walk, no physical anything. He's very flirtatious and has made his interest in me clear.
I feel really good during our time together.

Speaker 1 But when I discuss the experience with our mutual friend, they express a lot of confusion, anxiety, and frustration with me. They felt I was harming our mutual friend.

Speaker 1 I've asked a lot of pointed questions to this man about his interest in me and his past. He took accountability for his actions, admitting he used to be controlling and insecure.

Speaker 1 He's in therapy now and has been for the last four years. I still feel like after three encounters of text, call, meetups, I should be honest with my friend that her ex reached out.

Speaker 1 She was shocked, but super mature about it. She's married with two kids now.
She also shared that this ex was pursuing her for 10 years after their breakup. Holy shit.

Speaker 1 Whoa.

Speaker 1 That is like literally the biggest compliment in the world. I wish my fucking exes were still trying to hit it after I was married.

Speaker 1 They're like, I know you're like good and all wrapped up, but I'm kind of still interested. Can we fuck? Like obviously be a no, but like a little ego boost, not gonna lie.

Speaker 1 Anyways, back to your story. Um she okay, so she had shared for 10 years after.
It got to the point where she had to block him.

Speaker 1 This is getting better while she was postpartum with her first newborn. Jesus Christ, he's obsessed with you.
Not you, but sorry, your friend. Oh, wait, okay.

Speaker 1 Because he was so persistent in not respecting her boundaries.

Speaker 1 His mom even reached out to her at one point, asking if her son would ever have a chance with her again, because she was the only person he would ever see himself happy with. This had me shook.

Speaker 1 This has major red flags and also I recognize that he's been in therapy for the past few years and has taken some accountability for his historical behavior. Historical? Do you mean hysterical?

Speaker 1 I don't know. What are your thoughts? How do I approach this with him? Yeah, I think it's time to find a new dick.
You know, like we say here on Call Our Daddy, there's so many penises.

Speaker 1 The penile are running rampant, if anything, in this country. Like there's so much fucking penis, there's so little time.

Speaker 1 And I feel like someone like you, you don't have to wonder if you're second best. I'm envisioning that this man low-key has a cork board and it's just pictures of this ex.
I'm worrying for you.

Speaker 1 Like maybe. Maybe check out his home.
Actually, don't. I was going to say, because I feel like he may have a shrine of Shrudy.

Speaker 1 I don't know if that's your friend's name, but Shrudy, there's a shrine of Shrudy. And now I can't help but be, see, I'm a little paranoid.
I've shared with you guys.

Speaker 1 I'm kind of the girl that like goes to the hotel room and i'm like literally ordering an extra mattress to the room so i can board up the fucking walls and i'm gonna do anything and everything to like protect myself and i feel like if i was in your position i would feel like that he was literally using you to get to his

Speaker 1 former lover and your friend. And you're kind of just almost like a pawn.
And I don't like feeling like any daddy gang is a pawn. I do not like that for you.
I do not feel like this is a good thing.

Speaker 1 And I don't give a fuck that this man has been in therapy for four years. If I knew anything about men, four years is four fucking minutes for men with this kind of trauma, okay?

Speaker 1 If he is getting his mother in the past to call his ex-girlfriend after 10 years of being broken up and trying to get back with her, this is not someone that is in a good mental headspace to re-engage in activity with someone that is associating with that friend.

Speaker 1 Like there is no fucking doubt in my mind if he was still pawning after her for 10 fucking years, even when this motherfucking woman had a baby and is married happily and is like, please leave me alone.

Speaker 1 I'm blocking your ass.

Speaker 1 Oh my God, I almost just got chills.

Speaker 2 Um, I was gonna say, I don't think it's a coincidence that he reached out to you.

Speaker 1 I think this is an angle. I think this is Bert's angle to get back with Shirley and he's using you, hoping that it will make her fucking jealous.

Speaker 1 And if anything, I'm impressed that your friend was kind of just like, hey, like, I don't have a problem with it.

Speaker 1 But if you want advice as like a friend to friend, if you were just going to pretend like he wasn't like basically serial stalking me for a while, probably not the vibe.

Speaker 1 When someone's being this aggressive and this crazy and

Speaker 1 stalking and someone is having to block someone and it's getting weird and then he has his family reaching out and the girl's like, please leave me alone.

Speaker 1 Like, I don't see a world for you where, number one,

Speaker 1 let's pretend this man even changed. I just worry for you.
Like,

Speaker 1 this is actually probably a me problem.

Speaker 1 My ego would not allow me to be with someone that was that insane to a friend of mine because I would constantly feel embarrassed and I would constantly feel like, fuck, like

Speaker 1 this just isn't right. Like, I feel like you deserve your own happy ending and you deserve your own

Speaker 1 person.

Speaker 1 And I feel like because of how obsessed he,

Speaker 1 I think currently still is with your friend, I feel like this is a no-go for you. I feel like you need to move on.
And I'm really sorry that you kind of got like caught up in the crosshairs.

Speaker 1 But my advice to you from a loving father's perspective is run, literally run and

Speaker 1 get away from him because especially once you're that far out of college, like you don't have time for this. You don't have time to wonder like, is he insane? Did the four years of therapy like help?

Speaker 1 Or is he literally using me to get back with my friend? Because he wants to break up the marriage and he's so in love with her. And he's really just using me so that he can like, I don't need it.

Speaker 1 I don't need it i don't need the question marks you will know if someone is right for you and the fact that you're writing in this this um amount of detail about his obsession with another woman

Speaker 1 i want my man to be so obsessed with me it's it's sickening okay and if he has any doubt in his mind and he's thinking about any other vagina and woman but me it's gonna be a no so um i think this is a i think this is a hard pass but i'm really sorry Sorry, I don't mean to be joking.

Speaker 1 I just think it's like a little crazy that he was stalking her for 10 years

Speaker 1 to each their own, But I don't think you should date someone that stalked one of your friends.

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Speaker 1 I've been noticing that at social events with my boyfriend, he often looks uncomfortable and often won't talk very much.

Speaker 1 I know he's a shy person, but it just makes me feel like he's not trying sometimes.

Speaker 1 I still really appreciate that he's showing up, and I know it takes him a while to warm up to people, but I just wish that my friends and family got to see the goofy guy he is when it's just the two of us or when he's with people he knows really well.

Speaker 1 I know this sounds like I'm being hard on him, but I just feel like I've made a big effort and I'm really close with his family and friends. And I feel like he's not there yet with mine.

Speaker 1 So sometimes it bothers me when he's quiet because I'm like, How are you going to get more comfortable around them if you don't push yourself? Should I bring something up or give him more time?

Speaker 1 Thanks, Daddy. Oh, that's fucking hard.

Speaker 1 Let me put on my doctor fucking Cooper hat. Hold on.
What would my mom say? Um, there's a couple dynamics at play here. And number one, I feel like the dynamic of

Speaker 1 merging into someone's life when you start dating them can be difficult, and it can be extremely difficult if your friends and family don't maybe vibe with him as much as he would want to vibe with them.

Speaker 1 I think sometimes we are a little, just a little biased about our own lives. Like, oh my god, my uncle Marty is hilarious.

Speaker 1 And then you bring like a new boyfriend in, and you're like, they're like, Your Uncle Marty is a fucking creepy dick. And you're like, oh,

Speaker 1 fuck.

Speaker 1 You're right. He's kind of weird.

Speaker 1 So my first point to you would be like check that your family and friends are being loving to your partner i'm not saying they're not i'm just saying sometimes i fucking see it with my friends and i'm like whoa like yeah your dad is like being a fucking creep like i i think it's just like an obvious like first check like why is he not feeling too comfortable the second point i would make is When you do introduce a partner to your family and friends, I have seen and I have been with partners that have done this before that it's like peace when you enter the event and you're flying high.

Speaker 1 You're like, I'm like a bird and you're just walking around having the time of your life.

Speaker 1 There are people that need some hand-holding in new social introductions and I completely understand that. And so if you're feeling like he's not opening up, maybe you need to like just like.

Speaker 1 Maybe make sure he feels a little bit more comfortable at these events.

Speaker 1 Like, are you completely disappearing and you got Josh in the corner just fucking sipping the sangria, hoping that your Nana engages in conversation with him.

Speaker 1 Like, I don't think he's feeling maybe there's a chance he's not feeling like he has the ability to bring out that goofiness because no one's really looking for it.

Speaker 1 And he doesn't really feel like he's going to like get his freak on and he's not feeling too cozy. The good thing that you're telling me is he has this side to himself.

Speaker 1 So it's one thing if you're like, I'm just fucking bored. I've got a boring ass boyfriend that fucking is in the corner just like eating his boogers and doing nothing.

Speaker 1 Yeah, then I'd be like, that's just not your vibe. You're not into those like shy mystery booger boys.
You're into more of that like loud energy. Totally.

Speaker 1 But he literally has that goofy fun side to him and he's not bringing it out. So that's a good sign.

Speaker 1 My only other problem, if now I'm now on your side more than his side, so fuck the hand holding, all that.

Speaker 1 I do think you could have a conversation with him. I think it can be such a loving conversation because who knows? Maybe he like is feeling something and he's just hasn't said it to you.

Speaker 1 So like open the fucking conversation up. It's literally what I tell you guys every fucking time whenever I'm having a problem with anyone in my entire life.
Just open the conversation up.

Speaker 1 You know what I mean? And I think what you could say is, babe, I

Speaker 1 was dying laughing the other night with you. I was like, my fucking stomach hurt.
Like just from like a

Speaker 1 again,

Speaker 1 complimentary sandwich. It's the only way to get her done.
Boom. Compliment this motherfucker about how you love his goofiness.
Goofy, goofy, goofy. Goofy, Greg.
I love you, you little stinker.

Speaker 1 That was so funny. And you know what I realized is I feel like whenever we're with my family, it makes me sad because why I'm so in love with you is how fucking funny you are.

Speaker 1 And I wanted to just like talk to you about whenever we do go around my family or my friends. Like I want you to feel like you can be 100% yourself.

Speaker 1 And I totally get it can be intimidating to like integrate and whatever. And you're always so lovely, but like, I want you to like let loose and like have fun.

Speaker 1 And, and I want to just like check in with you. Like, how do you feel about like my family and friends? Because I know they really like you.

Speaker 1 And if he gets defensive, I think maybe it's just like a, he takes a long time to get out of his shell. And you can like rest assured, like slowly, hopefully this will change.

Speaker 1 But maybe he will say like, uh, yeah, because your mom came up to me and said X and that's why I've always felt weird. Or, oh yeah, your friend always hits on me.

Speaker 1 You never know, but open up Pandora's box. I always want to know what's inside.
It's always fun.

Speaker 1 No matter what, you're gonna get some type of answer, and then at least you'll have more of the ability to understand why goofy Greg ain't being so goofy around Nana and Aunt Gertrude.

Speaker 1 I want to see him get freaky, and I know you do. So, let's open the conversation up for him to really

Speaker 1 let his freak flag fly.

Speaker 1 But some people just take a fucking long time to open up, you know? And some people don't. And can I say one thing though? I think this is better.

Speaker 1 I think this is better than having a partner that's like, what's up, motherfuckers?

Speaker 1 And he's like hitting your dad in the arm. And he's like, yeah, like pour me that vodka.
And you're literally like, you're too comfortable, Johnny.

Speaker 1 Reel it back, back it up like a Mac truck, you fucking creep. My grandma doesn't know you like that to make a fucking comment about her thigh highs.
Whose grandma wears thigh highs?

Speaker 1 Anyways, you get my point. I think it's better to have a lad that's gonna like ease in rather than is just like, boom, I'm fucking here.

Speaker 1 It's a little off-putting when someone feels a little too fucking comfortable in a room that's like not really their room to own. So be grateful that...
What's your boyfriend's name? What did I say?

Speaker 1 It's not Johnny, Greg. Be grateful that Greg kind of has this demeanor where like, you know his goofy side.
And isn't it kind of cute that, like, boom, you get a side to him that no one does?

Speaker 1 I don't know.

Speaker 1 Play a fucking family game that really like incorporates that humor and see if Greg comes to life. Maybe Greg likes to just give his girl that one and only.
In the scheme of

Speaker 1 this question versus the last question, you're in a good position.

Speaker 1 He loves you. He's there.
He's showing up. And that's all you can fucking ask for.
And it'll work itself out. Sorry, I'm in a weird mood.
I don't know what's happening. I think I'm sleep deprived.

Speaker 1 Okay, let's go to the next fucking question.

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Speaker 1 Okay,

Speaker 1 batter up. Let's see.
I kind of like, is that fucked up to rank questions of like, so far, the first question is,

Speaker 1 you are in the doghouse the most. Second question, Gregan, you are fine.
Now let's see what's going on. Okay, so I'm 25 and I've been with my boyfriend for about four years now.

Speaker 1 And he drunkenly admitted a few weeks ago that he was saving up to propose. However, I was shocked because our relationship has been going through a rough patch.

Speaker 1 I thought we were close to breaking up. We haven't been intimate for months.

Speaker 1 We literally became roommates to the point that I moved out because we wanted to give each other space and spice things up a bit. But it only got worse.

Speaker 1 We weren't on the same page about anything and during arguments, it got pretty nasty.

Speaker 1 The time away from him actually made me realize that I do not want to be in a relationship with anyone, even though we both really love each other.

Speaker 1 And clearly, I know I'm his world, and us breaking up would break the hearts of the people around us the most.

Speaker 1 Well, that's your first problem. Um, it would break the hearts of the people around you the most, not you.

Speaker 1 Should I continue? No, I'll keep going, but that is your answer, but I'll keep going. Um, we both don't want to admit it, but we see each other as friends.

Speaker 1 Feels like we're forcing something that's not there anymore. I want to be alone for a while and focus on myself.
Am I being too selfish? No. Should I just suck it up and try to work things out? Bitch,

Speaker 1 what

Speaker 1 you're fucking with me. Sometimes I always wonder, is Daddy King just like at work typing up a little sweet nothing to just get me riled up? Yeah, this is gonna be a no for me, dog.

Speaker 1 I refuse to let you just suck it up. I feel like an engagement, you shouldn't have to suck up.
It really shouldn't go down that way. And I'm sorry that you're feeling this way.
Let me just say this.

Speaker 1 I'm gonna be real for a minute. It fucking sucks when you're thinking about ending a relationship because you're right.

Speaker 1 There is more to a relationship than just the people that are the two people in the relationship.

Speaker 1 When you have been in a relationship for a long time with someone, you inevitably will become close with their family, with their friends, and it is a whole fucking shitstorm to untangle when you get out of the relationship.

Speaker 1 But let me just say this to every single person listening because I think it's very important.

Speaker 1 All of the family members, all of the friends, this is not not their relationship. And as heartbroken as they'll be for about

Speaker 1 maybe a week, if that's actually pushing it, maybe a couple days,

Speaker 1 pushing it, maybe like a fucking, the minute that they hear it, this is what's going to happen. They hear you guys broke up.
No, we loved your relationship. Oh my God.

Speaker 1 Like Donald Trump almost just got assassinated and got shot in the ear.

Speaker 1 They forgot about you. They literally forgot about you guys breaking up.
They're moving on. They're eating their spinach chip.
They're watching the news. They're like, whoa, that was good.
Oh my God.

Speaker 1 This, they literally don't care. No one actually fucking cares about your relationship because they're not living in it.
They can have an opinion. They can have a strong opinion.

Speaker 1 They can even love you as a person. They can be like, God, that would have been a fucking amazing sister-in-law.
Sure, but guess what? His dad's not fucking you. I hope.
I hope. Well, I hope.

Speaker 1 I hope for your sake, you're not fucking his father. I hope that you're not fucking his dad and his dad is, you know what I'm saying?

Speaker 1 It's like, I think we get a little too people pleasing when we come to the brink of wanting to break up with someone and we think about everyone else's feelings but our own.

Speaker 1 No one gives a fuck if you break up with the person. They are going to be upset for a moment.
But guess what? They have their own marriages. They have their own fucking lives.

Speaker 1 And if they knew that you were not happy, they'd be like, well, then fucking leave. Wait, what? We liked you guys because we thought you were happy and we thought you were a cute couple.

Speaker 1 If you guys are unhappy, we don't want you two to be unhappy together. You know what I mean? So it's like, every single daddy gang member, this is your PSA.

Speaker 1 If you're staying in a relationship because you are closer with his family or you are close with his family and you are, or your family is close with their family, and you're heartbroken, heartbroken to break the news to those people.

Speaker 1 I'm going to give you a little tip. They're going to be fine.
They sadly don't care as much as you think they care.

Speaker 1 And I know that is really hard to hear, but I've had too many friends go through this. It's like, it's going to be okay.
They're gonna move on. You need to fucking be selfish.

Speaker 1 If you are feeling like you are in a friendship with your partner, that is what you need to focus on. It is two people in a fucking relationship, okay? Stop fucking thinking about your mother-in-law.

Speaker 1 Stop thinking about your fucking, but I love his sister. She's so not.
Okay, well, guess what?

Speaker 1 You'll find new fucking friends, and maybe one day you guys can become friends again, but you can't stay in something to appease a bunch of other fucking people. Cause guess what?

Speaker 1 They're not doing that in their life. They're gonna be happy.

Speaker 1 They're gonna be picking people they love and then everyone is fucking in love and happy and then what you have to go to bed with this person at night you have to fucking potentially start a family with this person it's it is the two of you so cut the shit on well we have such fun thanksgivings together i don't give a fuck the stuffing's in every fucking household every year you're gonna find a new stuffing mate you need to figure out if you're actually happy with this person and fuck the family okay because guess what you know it's true fucking love when your partner fucking hates your family or you fucking hate their family but you're in it anyways because you're like, I love this fucking person so much and his mom is such a fucking cunt, but I know I love him because I'm willing to deal with his motherfucking cunt of a mother.

Speaker 1 That's when you know it's real love. Don't let yourself get blindsided by a good family setup.
It's okay. And let me also empathize for five seconds.

Speaker 1 I do understand if you are maybe coming from a position where you don't have as good of a relationship with your family. And so you found a family within your boyfriend or your girlfriend's family.

Speaker 1 I, to be real for a minute, like, I so fucking get how having a relationship with a family and having this family feel can be so intoxicating and can be so beautiful.

Speaker 1 I promise you, daddy gang, that is not a reason to stay in a relationship. It is an absolute positive.

Speaker 1 It is a check in that person's box that they have a great fucking family, but you will find that somewhere else. You will find your family in your partner.

Speaker 1 And it's amazing if they have the additives, but the additives are not the people that are there for you in the long run.

Speaker 1 It is you and your partner at the end of the day in that fucking bed together when you're going through the hard stuff, when you're going through hell shit, when you're going through financial shit, when you're going through your kids got a fucking problem.

Speaker 1 It's the two of you. My advice on this situation is you have your answer.
You know that the family will be more upset. You moved out for a reason.
You know you love this person more than anything.

Speaker 1 And I'm not saying it's fucking easy to end a relationship with someone that you love so deeply and you have these ties to, but you have to be fucking selfish and you have to understand that even though he said that he was going to propose, my opinion and my advice to you is this is the moment that you end it.

Speaker 1 This is a perfect opportunity and not in like a sick, me being in a goofy mood right now. I actually am going to take the jokes out and this is what I would do.
You sit this person down and you say.

Speaker 1 I know that we were drinking the other night and obviously I think we need to talk about

Speaker 1 what was said because you brought up to me how you were planning on proposing. And

Speaker 1 I want you to know that like

Speaker 1 I have so much love for you and I love you so much and we've been together for so long and this relationship has changed me in ways that I will truly like always, always, always be so grateful to you for.

Speaker 1 But we both know we have not been good. We have not been good for a long time and we have worked so fucking hard to get back to a good place.
I moved out.

Speaker 1 We have not been able to physically connect as much as we used to. We have been fighting.
We have been trying. And

Speaker 1 it is so hard because we've been trying for so fucking long that I think in moments it's brought us closer.

Speaker 1 Because when you do rebound from a fight, you can feel like you're winning and you're making progress, but really, you're kind of just getting back to like the equilibrium and you're getting back to like normalcy.

Speaker 1 And I think you can say, we have tried so long. And I think when I heard you talk about the proposal, I'm going to be honest, it made me realize

Speaker 1 that I know that's not what we

Speaker 1 want. And I know that's what we wanted at one point.
And so it's heartbreaking to admit it. But I think we both know, like,

Speaker 2 this isn't right.

Speaker 1 And I think that it's a natural moment to look at ourselves. If we're not going to do that, that,

Speaker 1 the biggest next step in our life, which would be the natural next step, I think we both both know that as hard as it's going to be to untangle our lives and our families and all of it.

Speaker 1 And I love you so much. I truly know that's so fucking backwards to be like, I love you, but

Speaker 1 there is more to just loving someone. And I feel like we've become friends.
And I think we both know that in the long run, we're not meant to get married.

Speaker 1 And so

Speaker 1 I love you. And I think that this is kind of like we have our answer.
Oh my God, this is getting so sad. I feel like I'm doing the breaking up for you.

Speaker 1 But do you know what I mean? Like

Speaker 1 this is what I will give you guys advice on in

Speaker 1 as like kind of my like closing statement that I have realized as I've like had more life experiences is

Speaker 1 when

Speaker 1 something happens in a friendship or a relationship or a family dynamic and someone makes like a bold statement at some point that you're like thrown off by whether it's someone like this proposing to you or your family member makes an inappropriate comment at the dinner table and you can't stop thinking about it or a friend makes a weird remark

Speaker 1 a lot of times that thing is going to catapult you to think about like

Speaker 1 what what is upsetting you right and i think what you need to do is not let those like weird moments bypass and you don't have to confront it in the moment but my advice to you always is like always have a follow-up conversation and use what they did or they said, not against them, but as the starting point for the awkward conversation to open up the larger conversation, because I am so aware, like I used to be so bad at confrontation and I'm still not.

Speaker 1 where I want to be, but I've definitely gotten better.

Speaker 1 And something my therapist has helped me with is like, how to engage in that conversation with this one family member would be, you mentioned this last.

Speaker 1 So why don't you go to them and say, hey, I was thinking about when you referenced this in our conversation, and I want to have a follow-up on that because I've now had time to think about it.

Speaker 1 And I, X, Y, Z. So do you see what I'm saying? It's like he did this big moment where he was going to, like he said, he admitted he was going to propose.
Use that now

Speaker 1 as your way into the awkward conversation. Hey, I was thinking about what you said the other night.

Speaker 1 And we really need to have a conversation. Like, I think we both know that.
You know what I mean? Like, imagine your friend drunkenly is crying and saying, like, you're never there for me.

Speaker 1 Like, you're the worst friend. Like, you're blah, blah, blah.
And like said some crazy shit. It's really hard to like know how to react in a moment.

Speaker 1 So my also, my other advice is like, when people are saying really pointed shit, they've been thinking about it and they are saying it.

Speaker 1 So let them say it and you don't need to respond, but use that as the way into your follow-up and saying, hey, I thought about the other night and I know you were drunk and you brought up our friendship, but it got me thinking a lot about like, is that how you feel about me?

Speaker 1 But then I was also thinking, like, how do I feel about our friendship? Right. And I feel like lately, and then you go into it.

Speaker 1 So that's just like a little like piece of advice for any of my like people pleasing or like non-confrontational daddy gang.

Speaker 1 Like there are ways to help yourself start a conversation by just using something that they have brought up, not against them and not to like hold over their head.

Speaker 1 It's actually just a way in to be like, I've been thinking about this. Cause I get it's so awkward.
You're sitting at coffee and you're like,

Speaker 1 so let's let's talk about our friendship. And they're like, fuck, bitch.
Or you're like, I don't want to marry you. And he's like, huh? Like, you just use it as the ease in.

Speaker 1 This is a casual conversation. You've been talking about it.
Now I want to keep talking about it.

Speaker 1 I think there's a lot of people probably listening to this right now that are in that predicament of, is he the one? Is he the person?

Speaker 1 And I think that when you get to a certain place in your life in your 20s and your 30s, I feel like every fucking other person listening to this podcast is at that point in their life.

Speaker 1 You could could be even fucking married and dealing with this right now. Is he the one? Did I make the wrong mistake? Am I engaged? Did I, you know what I mean?

Speaker 1 You have to take care of yourself. And if you find yourself worrying about, well, will he be okay if I leave? Or will the family be this? Or will this rupture our friend group?

Speaker 1 Or am I going to be lonely? If you're thinking of all the other ancillary like details around the relationship other than, is this the love of my life and am I happy?

Speaker 1 You kind of have your answer because everything else can get fixed and solved. If you stay, like I said, who gives a fuck if the in-laws are crazy? If you leave, it's okay.

Speaker 1 Like, that's not your family, or that wasn't meant to be. You don't stay in something because it's going to make other people fucking happy.
Are you happy? Are you fulfilled?

Speaker 1 Do you feel like this is it for you? Is this the right decision for you? And if the answer is a maybe,

Speaker 1 it is a no.

Speaker 1 I'm sorry to crack the motherfucking hammer, but we don't have time, daddy gang, because it's not time as in, oh, we're women and we're getting older.

Speaker 1 No, no, you don't have time because when you have that gut feeling, there is something already out there waiting for you that is better.

Speaker 1 And I'm not saying, I'm not putting the person that you're sitting across from and you're in a relationship with down. I'm actually saying.
That compatibility, it's time to fucking keep it moving.

Speaker 1 You're going to find someone that makes you fucking really happy and fulfilled. And I'm telling you this because I have been there and I was talking about this with my friend the other day.

Speaker 1 I was in love. Of course, I was in love with someone before I met Matt.
I have been in love before Matt, but there's so much more that goes into a relationship than just love, right?

Speaker 1 And so you have the ability to start over. And I know that sounds hard.
And I can do an entire episode on this, but the first answer is within you, which is you know, it's not the right decision.

Speaker 1 And there's no easy way to end something. But the faster that you end something, the sooner that you can begin the next phase of your life.
And

Speaker 1 so, yeah, I love you, and I'm really sorry.

Speaker 1 And I, and I know it's never easy, but I know you are strong and you are going to get through this and lean on your family, lean on your friends, and make the right decision for you because it's also then the right decision for them.

Speaker 1 Who the fuck would want to be in a relationship with someone that doesn't want to be in a relationship with them and doesn't want to get, you know what I mean? Like, you got this.

Speaker 1 Okay, Daddy Gang, I love you all so much.

Speaker 1 I am, I'm going to go crack open a little alcohol, maybe dip my toe in the jacuzzi, soak off my spray tan so I can get another one, and honestly have a great fucking night.

Speaker 1 I hope you all are having a fabulous Sunday. Sunday is the Lord's Day.
It's also Father's Day. So thank you so much for tuning in.
I cannot wait to see the rest of you on tour, you guys.

Speaker 1 The guests are just going to keep getting fucking crazier. I have been having the time of my life, and I'm not going to lie.

Speaker 1 I fucking love it up there. You guys screaming, us drinking together, us partying.
I saw a couple tits the other night. I was fucking thriving.
I was peeking.

Speaker 1 I'm kind of happy that my parents weren't in the crowd for the other night because I was like, I saw a lot of nipples and I don't need that awkwardness with my family. I love you guys.

Speaker 1 Keep showing me your tits. Have fun.
And I will see you guys for the daddy gang that can't make a detour. I will see you fuckers on Wednesday.

Speaker 1 And for the daddy gang that I will see in San Diego, Oakland, Los Angeles, Phoenix, bitches, get fucking ready. It's only going to get weirder.
Love you. Bye.

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