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I’m still a boomer. Just found out that poly is a thing and what it is. Is there any other definitions relationship wise that I need to be filled in on??? I feel like dating life has changed these past 8 years. Is there a book I can read to catch up on this shit? Any tips to catch me up?
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Kyle Mantegna, Maggie Smith - Rolando back here again. I have another question. I am currently single like I mentioned before. I have a crush on someone who happens to be a comedian just like me. The issue is I have had bad luck dating other comedians. Should I squash it off? Or should I follow his urge? I am lonely. Bye!
My (27F) boyfriend (27M) needs more time to decide whether to propose even though we’ve been together for 5 years. Is it time to leave?
I have been with my boyfriend for nearly 5 years now. I have repeatedly told him that marriage is something I want, and that I have always picture myself getting married in the future. I have also expressed to him that I want to marry him, and I do not see myself being with anyone else. He shares the same desire in that he too wants to get married to someone one day.
My boyfriend has repeatedly said he loves me, he wants a future with me, but he’s just not where I am in the relationship. He said he needs the next year to decide whether he wants to marry me, or whether he needs to leave me as those are the only two options left. He also said he would need time to plan a proposal after he decides, so it’s looking more like two years before I get engaged.
The idea of being in a relationship for 7 years without being engaged makes me nauseous. I told him I don’t need a ring, but I want at least some verbal commitment that he wants to marry me one day. He told me that if he gives me a verbal commitment, that’s the same thing as getting down on one knee, so he may as well just propose at that point. I disagree with that notion, but his opinion won’t change.
The bottom line is that I hate feeling constantly insecure about my relationship. I hate feeling less loved. BUT I don’t want to become a stereotype — a woman who forces her boyfriend into proposing via an ultimatum. So, it will be on me to decide whether to wait it out for something that may never come, or to leave. But how will I know when it’s time to leave?
My housemate (33M) never cleans around the house and pees on the bathroom floor. My boyfriend (33M) won't let me (30F) talk to him about it
So about a year ago I moved in with my boyfriend who was already living with his friends (a couple and a single guy who I'll call Doug). We're all in our 30s but it feels like Doug still behaves like a child living with his parents. In the entire time I've lived here I have only seen him doing the vaccuming once and that was odd enough because someone had literally just done it a few hours prior (it's usually done once a week by whoever feels like doing it). The only thing he cleans is the one plate and cutlery he uses. He never cleans up any crumbs he's left in the kitchen. He has never mowed the lawns or weeded the garden which is something required in our rent agreement.
But the thing that really pisses me off is that very often he will leave pee on the bathroom floor. Enough that I have to check where I step every time I go into the bathroom. I feel like I'm always grabbing the mop to clean up after this grown ass man. He's never once cleaned the toilet or shower while I've lived there. That's always left to my boyfriend or me. I did try just leaving the mop by the toilet for a few weeks as a not so subtle hint but it remained unused and the bathroom just ended up stinking of concentrated dried pee. Also in case anyone's thinking it, it's definitely not my boyfriend peeing on the floor haha. Whenever we are away for a visiting family for a few days, we always come back to find pee on the floor.
When I first started noticing all this stuff I mentioned it to my boyfriend who has insisted that I don't to speak to Doug because Doug suffers from depression and I guess he doesn't want Doug to feel embarrassed and for things to be awkward. When he's not in work, Doug just stays in his room gaming all day. While I don't deny Dougs depression, he does seem to be in a really good place lately and is even going out on dates. I feel like it's mostly just laziness at this stage and I don't understand why he doesn't get called out on not contributing to household chores at all. Anyone deal with a similar situation before?