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43. Giving you mother-in-laws, affairs, and crowd surfing

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Mother-in-laws are like your husband’s ex-girlfriend who won’t leave him alone. This week, Alex and Jon discuss MIL relationships, workplace affairs, and husbands being TOO helpful? Is that possible? Jon even recounts a story from his music festivals days and crowd surfing. Let’s just say if Jon could go back and relive his glory days…he wouldn’t.

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0:00 – Intro

7:37 – Do You Clean Together?

10:23 – How To De-escalate An Argument

13:03 – Is My Friend “Mothering” Me?

16:02 – Leaving Your Dog Behind

18:55 – My Husband Is Almost Too Helpful

24:05 – What Does My MIL Really Need?

29:22 – Yeah, You ARE The Asshole

38:29 – Your BF Needs AA

42:44 – My Boss Is Having An Affair

48:39 – Monster In Law

55:17 – What Are You Over?

57:47 – Listener Review

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42. Giving you body count, work wives, and buttholes

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Too afraid to poke your husband’s butthole? Let’s discuss. In this week’s episode, Alex and Jon give their take on work wives, being a confident tall girl with a short king, and sleeping with your fiance’s sister. Other topics include being “friends” with your attractive coworker but hey, if you’re spending more time discussing spreadsheets than bed sheets, you’re probably safe.

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0:00 – Intro
11:14 – Men and Their Buttholes
13:24 – Is having a “work” wife an emotional affair?
15:31 – Tall Girl Insecurities
18:24 – Do I Need To Do A 30’s Birthday Trip?
20:25 – Half Naked Women In My Husbands Phone
23:27 – My Body Count Got Me Dumped
26:23 – I Hooked Up with My Fiance’s Sister
32:01 – To Vacation or Not To Vacation?
34:43 – I’m Still Thinking About Past Sexual Experiences
39:43 – Co-Worker, Friend, or Potential Lover?
44:55 – Should I Take My Husband’s Last Name?
50:19 – Icks
54:10 – Listener Review

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41. Navigating Relationships By Trusting Your Instincts

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If you’ve ever been in a relationship, you know how outside influences can do more harm than good at any given time. Even when your gut is telling you the answer, those outside factors can get you to second guess yourself. The truth is, you just have to trust yourself sometimes and go with your intuition. In this episode, Jon and Alex answer listener questions about a proposal that’s not a surprise, setting financial boundaries with your parents, sleeping with your sister’s ex husband, your boyfriend’s suspicious relationship with your stepmom, and figuring out how to say goodbye to your soulmate.

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(0:00) Intro

(13:33) Our Listeners Give Their Advice

(18:30) Is A Proposal Still Special If You Know It’s Happening?

(20:20) Is It Still The Thought That Counts?

(24:16) Does Giving Back To Your Parents Need Boundaries?

(30:11) Why Are You Sleeping With Your Sisters Ex Husband?

(34:18) How You Start Your Family Is Your Choice

(37:43) Your House Is Your Safe Space

(41:22) How To Say Goodbye

(45:50) Are Your Boyfriend And Stepmom Hiding Something?

(50:05) Listener Review

(50:44) Icks

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33. The Complexities of Relationship Balance

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Relationships are a lot of work even when both partners are giving their all. So what happens to a relationship when one partner starts to give more than the other? In this episode, Jon and Alex give their mediocre advice about a boyfriend needing to choose between his parents and his girlfriend, what opinion you can have on your partner’s desire to get Botox, dealing with grief and financial instability, and whether or not you should ignore toxic behavior when it’s a family member.

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(0:00) Intro

(14:56) Is It Rude To Go Into A Store Right Before Closing Time?

(16:57) The Story You Tell Yourself Isn’t Always True

(19:19) You Are NOT The Father But I Told You Otherwise

(22:50) Do You Get An Opinion On Your Partner Wanting Botox?

(27:15) Will He Choose You Or His Parents?

(30:27) A Grieving Process And Your Financial Stability

(39:42) Can You Run Out Of Things To Talk About?

(43:22) Should You Ignore Toxic Behavior If They’re Family?

(47:45) Sometimes You Have To Know When To Call It Quits

(53:34) When The Relationship Becomes Too One Sided

(59:33) Icks

(1:03:41) Listener Review

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31. The Best Intentions Aren’t Always The Right Priorities

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Establishing a relationship means changing your priorities from what’s best for you, to what’s best for us. The key to making these priorities work is knowing when to change them to meet the demands of your relationship. In this episode, Jon and Alex answer some juicy listener questions about a boyfriends secret gambling debt, getting over past trauma to save a relationship, the shocking truth behind an at-home DNA test, when a fathers apology isn’t enough, and what to  do when you lose your father in law’s ashes.

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(0:00) Intro

(17:22) The Stress Of Being Laid Off

(18:50) A Secret Gambling Debt

(23:13) Is It OK To Make Friends For Your Wife?

(24:55) How Do You Prioritize Quality Time With Your Partner?

(29:10) Is Past Trauma An Explanation Or An Excuse?

(34:28) Family Secrets Get Exposed With At-Home DNA Kits

(40:10) Asking For Too Much Or Deserving More

(46:48) You Can’t Take Back Words

(52:19) There’s 3 Options And They All Suck

(1:01:55) Icks

(1:06:30) Listener Review

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30. Past Lovers and Present Dilemmas

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Once you’re in a relationship, the decisions you make no longer only impact you but your partner as well.  The success of the relationship relies heavily on making good decisions for the team.  In this episode, Alex and Jon dish out mediocre advice on the impact of social media on parenting, when family businesses compete in a small town, an absentee father wanting back in, being friends with your spouse’s ex, and finding out your girlfriend slept with your brother.

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(0:00) Intro

(15:08) A Husband’s Road Rage

(18:44) When Should You Say I Love You?

(21:55) Are there rules for kids using social media?

(28:02) Competing Family Businesses

(30:20) Can You Lose The Right To Be In Your Kids Lives?

(34:28) Quit Drinking Or I’m Leaving

(37:58) Are You Holding Them Back?

(41:18) A Series Of Traumatic Events

(44:23) Opposing Parenting Styles

(48:59) Being Best Friends With Your Spouses Ex

(52:23) So You Slept With Your Boyfriends Brother

(57:14) Icks

(1:03:25) Listener Review

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29. Taking A Risk To Move Forward

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Moving forward in life isn’t always the easiest step to take, especially with the risks involved.  The uncertainty of what lies ahead can cause any person to question their next move.  In this episode, Jon and Alex answer listener questions about asking out a coworker, a boyfriend stealing his girlfriends dream job, what guys really mean in their text messages, and when your entire friend group turns a blind eye to a traumatic event.

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(0:00) Intro

(10:50) The Things You Say Matter

(12:50) Five Years Ended With A Phone Call

(15:43) Shoot Your Shot, Workplace Edition

(19:36) Every Fiancé Has That One Friend

(22:30) Boys Will Be Boys

(29:08) From Chasing Dreams To Stealing Dreams

(34:35) Never Been Kissed

(37:19) Best Friends To Lovers

(42:18) Is She The Right One For You?

(47:21) Balancing Med School And A Relationship

(52:09) Don’t Lower Your Standards For Bad Friends

(56:21)Icks

(1:00:21)Listener Review

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26. Ex Marks The Spot

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What is it about past relationships that makes them so hard to let go of? Is there ever a time where it’s acceptable to stay in touch with your ex after you’ve moved on to a new relationship? In this episode, Alex and Jon answer listener questions about the cheating past of a woman’s late husband, giving up your best friend because your girlfriend doesn’t like that she’s a woman, finding out your spouse had a fling with a mutual friend, a cheating partner who can’t shake his old habits, and a twisted love triangle among friends.

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(00:00) Intro

(11:42) Is it wrong to fantasize about other people when you’re committed to someone?

(15:18) If you’re not fighting are you really even in a relationship?

(17:19) My late husband cheated on me and now I’m dating one of his friends

(19:50) Should you have to give up your best friend because your girlfriend doesn’t like that it’s a woman?

(22:11) What are the rules for attending an exes funeral?

(25:42) Would you be bothered if your spouse had a previous fling with someone you know?

(30:01) The ex that seems to never go away

(32:26) Once a cheater, always a cheater, right?

(37:07) Now this is a love triangle

(42:53) When the crazy ex is actually crazy

(50:11) Mourning your late boyfriend

(53:48) Icks

(59:16) Listener Review

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25. Unlike Burger King You Can’t Have It Your Way

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You can’t always get what you want in relationships, you have to learn to work together and compromise.  But what happens when one partner can’t remove their own self interests for the good of the relationship?  In this episode, Jon and Alex tackle questions about setting boundaries with your own family after marriage, a husbands kink not working for his wife, the mental toll being a teacher takes on a person, opening your marriage to same-sex partners only, and how to deal with your best friends new girlfriend who has some hoe tendencies.

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(00:00) Intro

(08:02) So Jon, What Are Your Thoughts On Alex Being The Social, Talkative Half Of The Marriage?

(10:03) When You Live In The Same Town As Your Family, You Must Have Boundaries

(12:47) Can Your Partners Extreme Kink Be Too Much For You To Handle?

(15:55) The Struggles Of Being A Teacher

(18:00) I Love Dogs, I Just Don’t Love My Girlfriends Dog

(21:27) Is It Possible To Remain Close To Your Exes Parents With Your New Boyfriend?

(26:11) An Open Marriage With A Twist

(30:23) Coparenting Is Hard Enough Without A Jealous Boyfriend

(33:27) Maintaining Friendships After Moving Out Of Town

(37:03) Everyone Understands Personal Space Except Mother In Laws

(42:53) My Best Friends Girlfriend Gives Off Serious Hoe Vibes

(46:12) Icks

(50:38) Listener Review

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23. “I Do” Not Care About Your Feelings

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Weddings are full of fun, celebrations, and most of all….opinions.  Unsolicited advice from family can make the already stressful wedding planning process even worse.  In this episode, Jon and Alex talk through the struggles of dating in your 30s, the best way to motivate your partner, dealing with a sister who has wedding entitlement, asking why you didn’t get a +1 to the wedding, and when your first love comes back into the picture after 8 years.

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(00:00) Intro

(18:03) Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy

(20:35) What’s The Best Way To Motivate Your Partner?

(24:43) Dating In Your 30s Is Hard

(26:12) Are There Rules For Picking Your Groomsmen?

(29:49) What Her Fiancé Doesn’t Know Won’t Hurt Him, Right?

(33:15) Wedding Entitlement Is A Real Thing And It’s A Problem

(37:29) Learn To Take A Joke

(41:11) Grandmas And Weddings 

(44:52) Why Didn’t I Get A +1?

(48:49) Icks

(52:24) Listener Review

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