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Red Flag or Overthinking?

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Red Flag or Overthinking?

The host shares a heartfelt update on her pregnancy journey, framing it as a transformative period of self-care—with a deep immersion in Love Island Season 8. She highlights the show’s intense online buzz, tracking fan sentiment on Polymarket, and expresses excitement over shifting favorites like Melanie, who now leads in predictions. The episode dives into several personal relationship concerns, including emotional harm from face-tuning by a best friend, discomfort over being excluded from weddings, and the troubling habit of a 32-year-old boyfriend sharing a bank account with his mother. She emphasizes the importance of context clues in evaluating trust and emotional maturity in relationships, urging honesty about financial independence, naming traditions, and familial dynamics. The host advocates for open dialogue, self-respect, and personal boundaries, warning against toxic patterns like “mama’s boys” or gendered expectations. Ultimately, she promotes emotional awareness, transparency, and the courage to exit relationships that lack mutual respect or growth—while also celebrating her own journey through pregnancy, self-care, and passionate engagement with pop culture.

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Hello, Daddy Gang. Welcome back to another Sunday session. We have so much to catch up on. It is going to be such a good, good Sunday. So I just recorded a full solo episode about my pregnancy journey, and that comes out very, very soon, maybe even this week, I don't know, we'll see. But I'm really excited to share everything that has been going on in my life, because girl, it's been a lot, okay? But one thing I can tell you about my pregnancy right now, it is giving me the most perfect excuse to lie down, kick my feet up, lean into my 12 different pregnancy pillows, and watch Love Island all summer long. Every single night, except for, of course, Wednesday, because no new Love Island episodes on Wednesdays, and also Wednesday is Caller Daddy Day, which kind of works out perfectly. But every other night of the week, you will find me on the couch with my heating pad cranked up, surrounded by all of my pregnancy favorite snacks. Getting hype, the minute I hear tonight, a hot new boom shell enters the villa. Boom! I'm like, yeah, Matt walks in the door. I'm like, get out. I'm like, get out. He's like, wait, Matt is Loki getting like already invested, even though he said he wasn't going to watch it with me this year, he's already invested. I love it so much, you guys, and I love it even more now that I am pregnant, because it's not like I am just watching TV, right? I am taking care of myself. This is self-care through and through. So let's talk a little Love Island season 8, shall we? Oh my god, okay. I, where do I begin? I feel like this season is, it's already a lot, right? I mean, before episode one even dropped the internet was, you know, being the internet, stalking the cast, canceling the cast. It was just like chaos before night one even aired. That's such a testament to the fandom. And I will say the past two seasons, and I think we can all collectively agree. The past two seasons of Love Island have been top tier reality television. There is no denying that. I don't care if you didn't like the cast, or you didn't like certain, it was a cultural phenomenon on both seasons, and each season individually, they broke the internet, right? And so now I can help it be so fascinated to see if this new season season 8 will be able to not only maintain that level of hype interaction, but maybe even top it. Because I feel like last year everyone said like, oh, this isn't gonna be, you know, season six, and then all of a sudden it was as big, right? So let's see what season 8 can do. Regardless, I'm gonna be watching. Wow. Okay, I just remember when I had, let's do a little throwback, when I had Rob and Leah on from season six, I will never forget Rob showing up in those overalls. His fresh tan, Leah, coming straight from Fiji, showing up, liking like the most gorgeous woman I'd ever seen in that black corset. Remember her like perfect posture the entire episode? That was incredible. And then fast forward a year later. And obviously I had on Amaya and Huda last season for season seven. And that was even more dramatic. I feel like then the previous year. And I will say that was the first time guys that I had ever recorded two episodes of Call Her Daddy in one day back to back. Like I wrote them both back to back, recorded them both, backed back. My brain was mush, but I also like loved it. The adrenaline was so high because that is the thrill in just the rush of it, right? Like everything moves so freaking fast on the internet. And to kind of give you like some behind the scenes of the thought process for Call Her Daddy, basically throughout each season of Love Island. So far my team and I tried to predict who we thought was going to be the noisiest and the most dramatic of that specific season. So I could invite them on the show and start prepping their interview. But last season was truly so up and down all the way until the very end. So this year I am definitely without a doubt going to be following along on Polymarket. I am going to be refreshing and checking the Love Island odds every single day. That's all I've been doing every single day. And it's only been a week. It's only been a week. But here I am. I'm going to be checking it multiple times a day just so that I can be up to date with what the public is feeling about this cast and this season. By the time this comes out, we're what? Five episodes in 30 more to go. Everyone's like, oh, it's so much 30 more to go. Plus people on Polymarket already are trading on who they think are going to win. Like I bet it's different than when I last looked. Okay, are you ready? So the woman that they think is going to win currently. Oh my literally guys, the numbers are changing as I'm watching it. So Baya is number one, but it keeps slipping with Anaya. Baya and Anaya are like tied almost. It's going from 49 to 50%. Okay, then Trinity and Kenzie. I love Trinity and Kenzie so much. The two of them have my heart. Kenzie, we love you and we love the drama. This is my life. Me just like refreshing, refreshing, refreshing. Honestly, I really love the commitment that we don't even know who's going to last as couples. Okay, and these people don't even know each other yet. Guys, it is still, as they say, early days on Love Island, but the internet and Polymarket will always have an opinion, which I love to see. So I'll be updating myself every single day to all the ladies and gentlemen out there who are about to sell their soul and indulge in a Love Island summer. Disclaimer, I am not saying this is going to become a Love Island podcast. Don't worry. Don't worry. Just like I said, this isn't a pregnancy podcast, right? Right, right. We've got a lot of different topics to cover, but you can definitely count on your girl to be closely following a long belly out snacks on deck and getting really, really, really into it. I would love to know who you guys think currently is going to come on call her daddy because I have no clue. Okay, so that's a little life update. Guys, I feel like there's, that's going to, it's pregnancy in Love Island. Oh, and I also am rereading Throne of Glass. So that's kind of my entire summer. And I don't know where to fit any other thing in other than those three things. So I'll keep you updated. But without further ado, I think we should get into some questions of the week. Here we go. First question is honestly really fucked up. So we need to discuss this. Hi, daddy. So my best friend posted a photo of us and I thought I looked weird. So I compared the posted photo to the one I have and she faced tuned it, which is all fine and dandy, but she made herself look skinnier and me look fatter. I am so unbelievably upset because why would my best friend since elementary school make me look bad? I just don't know how to address this. I understand society makes women feel like we have to be perfect, but why face tune me to look worse? I just don't get it. Girl, your best friend is literally an op. Hold on. So when I read this, I was like, there's just no way. There's just no way. And knowing the ins and outs of face tune, I like, I had to believe for a second. I'm like, maybe she did the thing where like she's pulling in her rib cage. Do you know what I mean? And she's kind of like slicing herself in on all angles. And she's editing herself so focused. She's like, okay, and then bring my hip to here, hip to here, and then bring this here, this here, and she is no concept of what's happening to the right, which happens to just be your glorious body. And you just got like the shit end of it. You've seen people sometimes in their face tuning and then all of a sudden if they're moving like the back wall, just completely they forgot to like fix that or something. But I have to believe, I have to believe that your best friend did not then be like settings approved. Make myself look like a victorious secret model. Now let's turn to this bitch. And then she was like, Expando Patronum, Expando Patronum. Like I refuse. I refuse to I believe in girlhood. I believe in humanity that I just I can't I can't I can't accept it for you and I can't accept it for all of us. So I think what you could do is you could text her and because you guys we've all seen that kind of on the internet. Have you guys ever seen those trends where you face tune someone or you like make their forehead look huge and then they send it to the person being like, do you care if I post this? And then the person has a mental breakdown they're like, wait bro, like that's not what I look like. And they're like, what do you mean? And like look at my forehead. Like I have a 12 head. like the fuck. I don't think your friend is playing a prank on you, but I do think you have the right to just text her and be like, wait girl, I've been like sick over this and I just have to acknowledge it. My body is fully distorted in the picture and I've gone so crazy and I've looked at the original, like what happened here? You have to have to have to ask her what happened and you have to tell us what her answer is. Okay, next question. Dude, face tune, like you can just get so carried away, especially when you're in your own world with it and you're like, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, and then when you're staring at something for too long, like anything in life, all of a sudden, you go from just a cute little like, I'm just going to smooth the skin to all of a sudden like, you don't have cheeks, you know, and actually your eyelids are gone because you smooth yourself so much that you look like a crescent moon and it gets scary. So you should usually, if you're going to use that kind of equipment, you should check with people and be like, what do you think of this photo? And then hopefully one of your friends is like, it's awesome if it wasn't 15 times edited way too far. Okay, I am dating a guy who's 31 and on paper, basically perfect, great job, emotionally intelligent, close to his family, has a solid group of friends genuinely seems like a good person, but he recently told me he's never had a relationship longer than maybe six months. He says he was focused on working for a long time and just hadn't met the right person. Is this actually not that weird and I'm over-analysing or is getting to your mid-30s with zero long-term relationship experience a legitimate red flag? I love and hate these questions where I'm like, they're so, oh, there's like almost like too much to say. I'm trying to put myself in your shoes because when I met Matt, I loved that he had long-term relationships, had experience, you know, wasn't, I wasn't going to be like the first to really be like, let's move in together and he's like, I've never lived with a woman like that kind of freaked me out in previous relationships because I felt like there wasn't a maturity to it even if it wasn't either of our fault. It's just you're going through things in a way that like it's nice when you both have done it before to a capacity because then you just get to be better versions of yourself at doing it. I do think men in their mid-30s, only having six-months relationship, I would say isn't, wouldn't have probably been for me. However, I don't think it's a complete 100% right-off red flag. I like anything I usually say on this podcast, I do think that you need to have context clues like they teach us in school. And you know what, every fucking time a teacher told me back when I was young and trying to not fail out, it's like, just look for the context clues, Alex, when I would go up and be like, can you help me? And they're like, just look at the context clues, like fuck you in your context clues, give me the fucking answer, bitch. But now I happen to be that annoying fucking teacher that's like, just look at the context clues. But it's true, especially when it comes to dating men, because I think when you're dating a man, there's so much in dating that can be misconstrued because of our past, because of things that have triggered us in the past, or not worked in the past, or worked in the past, right? And so if he has had this one thing and you're so focused on it, but what about this? His apartment is spectacular, he's clean, he's organized, he is on time for everything, he's so respectful of you, he is making an effort, he has a great job, the way he talks about his relationships in the past is not like, she was a crazy fucking bitch. Like, you know what I'm saying? It's like, what is the full picture? And I always feel like whenever someone's writing in, because I feel like I would have done this in the past, when you're writing something like this in it, I can't help but wonder if there's other things that he's doing in this relationship with you that is alluding, or that is making you feel like shit. And he's, and he's only ever had a relationship like the longest being six months. You know what I mean? It's like, that is the tipping point and the biggest thing you can use to kind of call out this feeling of unease when if that really was just the, if I had met Matt and Matt had every quality he had when I met him, but his one thing was he had only had six months relationships, I would have read the room a little bit and like, been like, okay, I don't love it, but let's see if everything else is perfect and like really work in, then fuck that shit. I'll be the, like, I'm down to be the first long term one, because everything else is great. So, context clues, but I don't love it. And I could get shit for that, but I don't love it. Because you know what? I look back at one of my relationships that was one of my more stable potential relationships where like I was in love and this, and it wasn't toxic. But he had not really had long term relationships. And there was just a different feeling. And maybe it's like a guy thing. I don't know, but like I could just feel that when we, like, are the building towards a future just felt kind of like this not even a factor. Whereas meeting someone like a mat, it's like he had a foundation, he had goals, he had a vision for what he wanted his life to look like. And he talked about that very openly, talked about things he didn't like in previous relationships was very open about things he loved in previous relationships that he respected of the people. So, like, I think I need someone who has the ability to talk about their past in a way that's not hiding or fearful of it. And someone, I needed someone who was like very honest and open and was mature. And so my fear is six months gives like what the fuck is six months? Sorry, but like six months means like you're just getting close and then it ends because six months is like low key. It's a little short. Like, at least if it was a year, I'd be like, all right, bro got close to like it always ended right before they moved in together kind of vibe. Girl, I'm sorry, that's tough. When you use the context lose, you are going to know without a doubt. Oh, well, yeah, you're right, Alex, that I was just like avoiding acknowledging the fact that the six months thing is also like he and his route, he has multiple roommates and he hasn't had the same job. He changes jobs every also six months. And his room smells like cat litter and he doesn't have a cat. You know, okay, next, I have an issue that's been coming up in my relationship. I have been dating my boyfriend for over 2.5 years and he's recently brought up the topic of engagement and that he wants to propose within the next year. I feel annoyed that it's expected of me to change my last name instead of him changing his or us doing something hyphenated. We are planning on starting a family and I feel annoyed that I'm the one that's expected to bend on this just because I'm the woman. Any advice on this would be super appreciated. There's so many feelings I have towards this topic because I feel like men are so traditional with this point because they have truly never had to even conceptualize what it would feel like if we went with the woman's side. How classic is that in the world? Like men have never had to question their name and their lineage and the history behind that last name and forfeiting it for a new one. They've never had to think about that. The privilege. It just oozes privilege. How nice. Rule number 955 of why it's great to have a fucking penis. And so I think because historically and I'm not giving them any fucking grace on this, I'm just talking it through with us as women because men have never had to even think of this concept. The minute it's brought up by if they are with someone who is a little bit more progressive or liberal or whatever it be, I think it stops them in their tracks because again, they've never thought about it. And so when you have never thought about something and on top of never thinking about something, when something has just been a prerequisite in your life, like duh, of course. It's like oh and my name is John. Like my name is John and my last name is Smith and of course my name is going to be John Smith for the rest of my life. Why wouldn't it be? And as young women we grow up and there is a concept of like oh my gosh, my name is Alex Cooper, but one day would I change? My name will I change my name for a man and and and we all go through it to in the fun wave like oh my god What if you met a guy named like Larry Mick Carlson fucker first and water been and you're like how would Alex Mick Carson first and water been sound like how do you even spell that and like what I want that on On my ID and like what I want that as my presentation like Because Cooper sounds kind of better than that. We go through that in our fucking head and men don't have to ever think about that until Recently until recently we as women in a beautiful way have started to wake the fuck up and be like huh Let's have a car even even if you're so down to take his last name You're like, but we should have a conversation about it, right? Because like I'm an individual you're an individual more emerging our lives and like we want to If you want to change your last names and have the same last name whether it's just because you're in love and you want to do that or It is traditional and you like that tradition or you want to have the same last name for your children Whatever it be we should talk about it right and when a man is unwilling to talk about it That is where the turn-off begins for me and it sounds like what you're saying is your boyfriend is kind of You're kind of having this conversation by yourself That's why you're writing into me. You're like hey girl Mind if I just talk this one through through right now because I don't know where else to go because Riko is basically shutting me out Oh, this is really complicated because I Think that there's a lot of angles here that you need to consider number one being And I hate even saying this and you just have to be honest with yourself. Does your boyfriend respect women? And I know that actually sounds so crazy that I'm even asking that because it actually sounds like People would be like of course he does but like no no no no no like Does he respect women in the sense that like you are truly equal to him? Does he respect women in the sense that like if you brought this up is his rebuttal going to be I? Would never take your fucking last name. That's that's literally not how this goes That is that would never happen a man doesn't take a woman's name you take my Latin. It's all this like very sexist speech essentially That is my biggest fear for a lot of us when we get into these dynamics because When you are in a heterodynamic there's a lot of dynamics where Sometimes that like undertone of misogyny and sexism doesn't have to boil to the surface because A lot of times just in your day-to-day life like he's lovely He opens the door for you but but he really likes his masculine position in your life and the mint and you've never really had to clash and question it You've never had to ask him well What if I took a little bit of the masculinity and you are in your femininity and what the minute that happens if it's like Get the fuck away from me. I feel like that's a red flag I Remember when Matt and I had met so much of what I now in hindsight was doing aside from like wanting to Protect my independence and my identity was like I was constantly Temperature checking with him to be like I don't know if I ever want to get married and He was like okay Like so what like you're like but you're down for like life partner or what it like and he was like interested when I was saying I was like yeah, I think I'm down for a life partner I just like and I would be committed and all that but like I don't know if I like legally need the binding agreement He was like that is completely fine with me and then we would talk through kids and like how we would want to raise kids in that Dynamic like he went there with me and then I was the one after almost like two years of dating Where I was like I want to move in together now after he had asked me and I said no Poor Matt. He asked me to move in. I was like no then like I eventually turn around I was like I'm ready and everything had to be on my own terms I think because I was just super hypersensitive to the fact of like as women It's hard not to and I know this is not for everyone. It just really for me I needed to make sure that I was asserting some form of power in all of the guys that I've ever dated and a lot of them when I did Any form of this. It was like pushback resistance and if anything maybe even a breakup and with Matt everything I tested It was like oh my god, wait. This is the dream the way he's responding when it came to our names and everything That was a conversation that Matt was like I would never ever ever ask you to change your name And I was like I'm not like 100% opposed actually weirdly It's to do a hyphenated thing Oh, I just want to think about it one from the standpoint of my public situation and two for our kids and so we had a lot of conversations about that I Know this is kind of long-winded. I think I think it's like it's too hard to just give you a quick answer though I think you are someone who clearly is having a Adverse reaction to your boyfriend is giving you clearly not their response you want and not even just that the fact that you're writing like I'm expected I don't love that for you And so I think that my advice is like you need to sit him down and you need to be honest because if this is actually the person that you are going to Spend the rest of your life with you clearly are a very smart person and you seem Like you have boundaries and you respect yourself, right? And so you're like wait a second You're asking the right questions. I'm not even if you take his last name. You should be asking well Wait a second like why do I have to do that and then everyone's Rebuttal? I love it when everyone's Rebuttal is well Every single one of us has a man's last name and isn't that fucking ironic? Well your last name Cooper is from a man. I know and isn't that ironic? That all of us just have men's last names. I know That can just start the book if we're writing like a massage knee paycheck you book That's it, right? Like boom because it's like what the fuck and now we're all waking up to it So I you you're you have every right to be asking that question I also want to clarify if there's anyone been watching this that's like I didn't ask I wanted to take his last name That is so your decision and I so respect you for that. That's so so fair and I totally get it also There's really lovely things about tradition, right? And sometimes you don't need to think too much into it. But as a woman this this is something that it is fair to ask the question about because Guess what I'm about to push a baby out of my fucking vagina and all these women and then we just I do all this work We're and then we put the man's last name on the baby like They're it begs to have some questions and some conversations. So Have the conversation with him and if he completely shuts you down and he's a massage and a stick pig and he's like I don't really give a fuck probably not your husband Girl I'm just fucking around me up. But I do think that's the point is like What what we're missing is like it is so okay to Go with tradition, but you have to make sure that you're doing it because you're like oh, yeah Like that's fun and nice and like I I'm down. Yeah, but we had the conversation and I know you respect me And this is a mutual decision that we've both made and we've talked through Incessantly and we both feel really good about it You didn't just get to make the decision and be like if not like I'll go find another fucking bitch that will do it Like I'm not gonna put up with this and then you just have to like scurry and chase after him and like go along with it That's not how you have to live your life. Okay. How should I think about it when my long-term boyfriend is invited to weddings without me in general But specifically when the person knows me and it's connected to his family. I Don't like this. I Don't like this at all And I don't like this because I hate doing this, but my first question is like what have you been up to? I don't like looking at the daddy gang with suspicious eyes, but I'm like What's going on? What's going on over there? Because to not be getting that invite multiple times Multiple times it's one thing if it's one, you know like they're keeping it tight or budgets tight or something and like they didn't give plus ones multiple weddings Franny's getting left behind What's franny been up to because my gut worries and says Because don't people don't want you there and I hate that answer because I'm defensive of you already because I'm like You're daddy gang you're writing in, but then I'm like, okay, so let's talk it through Why the fuck would people be inviting your boyfriend to all these different weddings and you've been in long-term relationship with this person These are people you also know and he's the one getting the invite Okay, two things number one either This is like these are really extremes and I hope I'm wrong on both of them But I this is the only context I have so spare me um number one You would be really upset to find out how your boyfriend talks about you and what I mean by that is there's a potential that all of these people aren't inviting you because Behind the scenes the way he speaks about you and he is Close enough with these people that he has an understanding that you're not getting invited and That's for a reason and then he goes and he lives his best life at these weddings. And like, this may not be, this may be a relationship that doesn't have a foundation of honesty. Like, I don't know. I'm not saying he's fucking bitches at these weddings, but like, okay, that's like my fucked up pregnancy brain. Go and like, oh my god, this is bad. And then the other way that, oh my god, this is bad, is like, you drink too much, you talk over everyone, you're loud, you're ruining nights where everyone's trying to have a good time, you're rude, you're mean, you're not self-aware. Like, again, I'm not actually saying this about you, but I'm just trying to rack my brain of like, what would warrant no invite? The only thing I also think, I hate, I'm not gonna name this episode context clues, but honestly context clues. How does your boyfriend respond when you don't get invited? That interests me. That would tickle my brain to know the answer to that, because if he's, I'm picturing it, you're in the kitchen, save the date comes in, he opens it, babe, what's that? Oh, nothing, you're like, no, what is it? Oh, Marty and Fern are getting married this summer. Oh my god, wait, I'm so excited for them. Where is it? Where are we going? Not we, me, and you're like, huh? And he's like, it's for me, I didn't get a plus one. And then you're like, what do you mean Todd? Like, I'm your girl, I'm Franny, like, come on, Todd. Like, we go everywhere together, Todd. And he's like, I'm so sorry, babe. Like, yeah, you didn't get the invite this time. And then he just walks off. Then Todd's in on it, Franny, okay? Because what the appropriate reaction would be, what the fuck? Like, I don't know. They know we've been together for so long that's fucked up, I didn't get a plus one. Like, should I call? And ask, like, I don't want to be rude, but like, obviously I'm not going to go without you. That's just like fucked up. So like, I, I don't know. If like, if they're close enough, he'll talk to the person. If they're not close enough, maybe I'm not going. Like, I don't know. There would be back and forth of you guys trying to dissect. Why the fuck am I not getting invited? And that doesn't seem like it's happening. And you're just kind of like sitting in the corner, like, have fun at the wedding, Todd. And he's like, I'll be back, Franny. That's fucking crazy. If when Matt and I were dating, and we're like, five years in, and he's going off to these weddings, and I wasn't getting invited, oh my god. I think there's something going on, and you really need to get to the bottom of it, but I don't think I have enough information to answer this one for you. But it's one of, I think it could be one of the two that I just offered. And I don't like either of those for you. So I'm here for you, and please write in with the fuck happen, because I don't like that, Franny. I don't like that at all. OK. [MUSIC PLAYING] I recently learned that my 32-year-old boyfriend still uses a primary bank account that's linked to his mom. [LAUGHS] The signs were there for a long time, but now I don't think I can look past it anymore. He has an appointment for a new tattoo soon, and told me that he's worried his mom will notice the large charge on his bank account, babe. It's glorious. It's not his. And she will criticize for him both the money and the tattoo. I think it's time for him to grow up and be more independent of his mom and get his own fucking bank account. How do I have a serious conversation with him about this? This is bad. This is really bad. This is really bad. And I like this at all. Let's talk. First of all, sharing a bank account with your mother at 32 years old as a grown man, and it not being like he's sending his mom money and helping her out, or even like she's helping him out because he was going through a hard time. Sharing a bank account. I want to know what else they're sharing. I want to know what else is going on. I want to know what Fred and Gloria's relationship is like, because I have a feeling Fred and Gloria-- I don't like this. And I don't like this for you specifically, because let's put Fred and Gloria over here. Son and Mommy. What I don't like for you, Patricia, is that Patricia-- we're already seeing a little dynamic that's being created that-- what's his name? Fred? Fred. That's also my dead dog's name from child to child. He was a good one. I don't like for you, Patricia, that there's already a mommy's son dynamic that seems no bueno, unhealthy. Mother's son dynamics like that, where it's just a little crank of the head like, ah, you just-- you got to be careful when you're the girlfriend coming in, because there's a couple things going on. Number one, it could be really fucking-- like you're just like, I'm literally updating a mama's boy, and this is just fucking crazy. And she would literally take him to the end with their bank account's merge, as long as he's still sucking off the teeth. Or number two, when he does disengage and dislodge from said mother's bank account, which I would love to know what the actual ratio of their money is together, because why do I feel like he's just-- it's Gloria's bank account. And Fred is living off Gloria, you know what I mean? Because how do you-- how would we divide the assets when the time comes if all of its merge together? Think about that. I merged my bank account with my dad. What the fuck would you-- what the-- how the fuck? But if he disengages and it's like, OK, goodbye, Gloria, why do I feel like now it's just your fucking problem? It really does feel like this is fucking weird. I mean, again, people may come for me. And my immediate response will just be like, "Pregnancy braid, I don't know." Maybe-- but I really think I could be right on this one. Guys, times are crazy. I think that any man that has emerged bank account with his mother, and if it is not for him to be helping his mother, this is a red flag through and mother fucking through. And the fact that he is worried that his mother is going to get upset with his financial spending on his new big ass fuck-ass tattoo, who the fuck is this man? His name is not Fred. Fred sounds honestly intelligent and a little too fucking with it. Fred is a stockbroker or is in some type of tech. This guy's name-- what the fuck is this guy's name? His name is like, fuck, I've got it. I've got it. Justin. Justin. Sorry, Fred. Justin-- oh, also, RIP. Sorry, Fred. My dog was way better than this, OK? Justin and Gloria, it is so not your problem. And so, again, I think you need to look at your life. This man is 32 years old. What else has been going on? Do you pay for every meal? Or is Justin putting on his mommy's card? What happens when mommy's card goes away? Have you asked Justin this? My gut says, sit him down if you want. But you could also run. You could also high-tail it the fuck out of there, you know? You could also pivot so quickly and just get yourself a guy that you don't even have to-- have to send this kind of question in. Because I don't know. I just don't like it. I just feel like men and their mothers. If there's any weird shit like that, it really freaks me out. I had dated a mama's boy before, and let me just tell you, I have nightmares about some of those interactions, stories, and light things that I was like, this feels-- you know what I mean? I don't even get into the statement. So I guess the moral of this story is if you ever date a mama's boy, and it is verging on that question mark face where you're like, I just don't know if I'm seeing this right. You are. You're seeing it, right? It's him and his mom, and they're fucking weird. And you need to excuse yourself from the dinner table and get up and leave and never come back, even if you leave some of your stuff there. But maybe he's such a good guy. And honestly, I'm being dramatic. That'll save it, in case I have any of these type of people online that are like, that's so crazy out there. That will kind of cushion it. But maybe Justin's such a good guy. And maybe it's just a one-off, and he just wanted the new tap. And then everything's going to go back to normal and you're totally fine. But I do agree he should eventually split ties with his mom. I would love to know, well, Justin, how would that work? Why don't you ask him, what's the percentage of your finances and hers in there? How would you, how do you, how do you, how do you keep track? Walk me through that. Do you want to go to a financial planner together? Let's talk about it. Whip out your finances. Before you whip out your dick, and we have sex one more time, let's pause on our sexual relationship. Let's go whip out our finances. Let's have a little chat, Justin. Let's a lot of transparency. And you know what, bring Gloria. Bring Gloria down, and let's do the thing. but maybe it's just like too fucking messy. Like, are you obsessed with this guy? Or are you just like, "Oh, I've been kind of dating him." I don't fucking know. Honestly, men are weird. And if anything gives you weird vibes, just ugh. Sometimes I think you have to run. Okay, that is it for this week's episode. I am so excited because a new episode of Love Island is on tonight, so that's what I will be doing. And, ooh, what else is going on? Oh, I am going on a trip with my girlfriend's coming up, which is very, very exciting. So I have a lot of packing to do, a lot of planning to do, a lot of work to get ahead on. Maybe gonna get some new extensions put in my head. Ooh, it's gonna hurt. It's gonna feel so good. But when in doubt, if you're feeling like shit about yourself, pop in a couple extensions. And then all of a sudden, you're like, ugh, we're so back. And I kind of feel like that's where I need to leave you guys for this Sunday. It was fun. It was weird. We used our context clues, and I want to check Polymarket one more time. Dude, what? Now, Melanie is this front runner. You guys, literally I started this fucking episode, and it was Baya and Anaya were at the top, and now Melanie is expected to win. Let me tell you something about Melanie. Melanie, it's hard with love Island, because drama is drama, okay? And love or hate any of these people, drama is drama. And that is what's entertaining. So it's too soon to judge any of these women. We can judge them in a little bit. It's too soon to judge these women. But I do think we have some really, really good television and good eggs on our hands, and it's so early in, and there's already a lot going on. So I'm personally, ooh, I'm gonna get my sour patch, my donuts, my in and out, my ice cream. I'm gonna put my compression socks on, and I'm gonna have the night of my life. Okay, I love you guys so much. Look out for a very, very, very, very exciting Wednesday episode this week, and I will see you, fuckers. Then, goodbye. (upbeat music)

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. The speaker is excited to share her pregnancy journey, using it as a reason for self-care through binge-watching Love Island.
  2. She observes that Love Island Season 8 has generated massive online buzz and hype, with strong public engagement and shifting odds on Polymarket.
  3. The speaker is deeply invested in tracking audience sentiment and predicting outcomes, noting that favorites like Baya and Anaya are closely tied in the polls.
  4. She raises concerns about face-tuning, emphasizing how it can distort personal image and causing emotional harm, especially from close friends.
  5. The episode explores red flags in relationships, including gendered expectations around name changes, being left out of weddings, and financial dependency on parents.
  6. A key theme is the importance of context clues in relationships—especially when evaluating long-term compatibility and emotional honesty.
  7. The speaker encourages open, honest conversations about power dynamics, traditions, and financial independence in partnerships.
  8. She advocates for self-preservation, urging individuals to leave toxic or unhealthy dynamics, especially when signs of emotional manipulation or dependency are present.

Summary:

The host shares a heartfelt update on her pregnancy journey, framing it as a transformative period of self-care—with a deep immersion in Love Island Season 8. She highlights the show’s intense online buzz, tracking fan sentiment on Polymarket, and expresses excitement over shifting favorites like Melanie, who now leads in predictions. The episode dives into several personal relationship concerns, including emotional harm from face-tuning by a best friend, discomfort over being excluded from weddings, and the troubling habit of a 32-year-old boyfriend sharing a bank account with his mother.

She emphasizes the importance of context clues in evaluating trust and emotional maturity in relationships, urging honesty about financial independence, naming traditions, and familial dynamics. The host advocates for open dialogue, self-respect, and personal boundaries, warning against toxic patterns like “mama’s boys” or gendered expectations. Ultimately, she promotes emotional awareness, transparency, and the courage to exit relationships that lack mutual respect or growth—while also celebrating her own journey through pregnancy, self-care, and passionate engagement with pop culture.

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She is excited because the season is generating massive online buzz, has a highly dramatic cast, and she believes it might match or exceed the hype of previous seasons. She also finds it entertaining and a form of self-care during her pregnancy.

She lies on the couch, uses a heating pad, eats pregnancy snacks, and gets excited whenever a new cast member enters the villa, especially when her partner Matt is involved.

She regularly checks Polymarket to track betting odds and public sentiment regarding which cast member might win, updating her views daily as the season progresses.

She finds it deeply disrespectful and unacceptable, especially when done by a long-time best friend, and believes the person should be confronted to understand the intent and impact of the edit.

It’s not a 100% red flag, but it raises concerns. The speaker advises looking at context clues like his behavior, values, and emotional maturity, and emphasizes that open communication about past relationships is crucial.

She recommends having an open, honest conversation about the topic, emphasizing that women should not feel pressured to change their name solely because of tradition, and that mutual agreement is key to a healthy relationship.

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