Why Will No One Date These Guys?

Happy Goofday, All! We thought a goofy episode on relationships might go down poorly today, so we decided to drop a formerly Patreon-exclusive episode instead! Patrons got to listen to this in February; you too can listen to our content earlier by heading over to Patreon.com and signing up now!

Joel and Naomi dug into Marry Me, the Owen Wilson and Jennifer Lopez "rom-com" that dropped in February. Sure, they mostly spend the episode nitpicking the horrible concept and weird plot points like a lazy Youtube channel, but they also get into an interesting discussion about why a lot of rom-com plotting sucks, and some ways a clever writer might be able to write a kickass script and  revitalize the genre.

All credit to Universal Pictures for use of their poster.

All credit to Mr Loco for the use of their song "Religious Man."

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Proving once and for all that anything Joel can do, she can do better, Naomi joins her beau Len in the studio to deliver some zesty hot takes on more "Am I the Asshole" posts.  They navigate the choppy waters of social graces in relationships to deliver high-quality assessments of people's bad choices.

As always, if you have a thorny relationship problem, feel free to send it to [email protected]. No promises on the quality of our answers, but we'll at least give it a shot.

As always, our theme music is “Drop” by the artist Ketsa. If you like their music, you can find more of it here.

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Welcome back, true believers! It's seemingly that time of the year again, when the Guy siblings debut a new and improved  significant other and grill them mercilessly until they either accept their fate at as test subject in our podcast social experiment or break up with us. Fun times either way.

Naomi's beau Len appears in a puff of smoke to talk about himself, prior relationships, what it's like being engaged at a young age, why it's difficult to express feelings, emotional abuse, and the problem with relationship labels.  Joel also hosts a round of "Way Too Personal," a gameshow so good we keep forgetting both to do it and that it even exists.   

Our theme music is “Drop” by the artist Ketsa. If you like their music, you can find more of it here.

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Welcome back to part 2 of our crossover episode with Bibi of the Princeton Cannabis Review. Now that we've exhausted the basic topics we wanted to discuss, we get into the juicy bits, talking about drug use in relationships  and what should be acceptable, getting over a divorce,  and how dating changes as you age. 

Our theme music is “Drop” by the artist Ketsa. If you like their music, you can find more of it here.

Find Bibi's work at theprincetoncannabisreview.com and on Instagram at /princetoncannabisreview. You can find her podcast on all streaming platforms. 

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It's the first ever Guy family podcast crossover episode! We bring in Bibiana Princeton, longterm friend of the show and host of the Princeton Cannabis Review to talk about dating in the 1970's and 1980's, changes she's seen in modern dating culture, the importance of good romantic role models, and trashy romantic tv series. 

The ending music for this episode is from  j^p^n's remix of Kanye West's Love Kanye.

Our theme music is “Drop” by the artist Ketsa. If you like their music, you can find more of it here.

Find Bibi's work at theprincetoncannabisreview.com and on Instagram at /princetoncannabisreview. You can find her podcast on all streaming platforms. 

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Lauren is back to chat with Joel and Naomi about stuff that's been in the news, including that weird stuff with the US stealing from the Aghani Central Bank, Rasmussen's horrible survey on trans issues, JK Rowling and Joe Rogan bullying people with their platforms, Free Nichelle,  the awful Pam and Tommy show, and Valentines Day facts. There was unfortunately not enough time to get into the wonders of crypto dating surveys, but maybe that will make it into its own episode. 

Current Affairs has an interesting piece on trans individuals in sports that pushes back against many misconceptions/oversimplifications. Please keep in mind that almost no one is arguing against trans individuals in sports in good faith; there are deeper longterm agendas at play, as evidenced the recent Texas law classifying transgender youth support as child abuse. 

Our theme music is “Drop” by the artist Ketsa. If you like their music, you can find more of it here. 

 And we're back to finish up "The Gift of Fear," as well as comment at length about the craziest plot twists of that leaked "Batman" movie.  Upon reflection, while it was a bold choice to have  this set in Twilight universe, we think it was a little chaotic for Robert Pattinson to play both Edward Cullens and Bruce Wayne  in the same film. That said, maybe this means such classic villains as "Hemo Goblin" can make an appearance in future DCU projects now.

Naomi and Joel discuss useful characteristics for identifying people (with like fifty caveats),  potential markers of violence in individuals,  the elements that influence making effective predictions about people's behaviors, workplace violence, and leaving abusive relationships.  On the whole we keep the tone light-hearted, but maybe keep a Squishmellow or tub of Ben&Jerrys nearby just in case. 

Fun fact, this is the first episode Naomi edited, so you're morally obligated to listen to it if you're her friend.

You can find a copy of "The Gift of Fear" here.

Our theme music is “Drop” by the artist Ketsa. If you like their music, you can find more of it here. 

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Just in time for the most romantic holiday of the year, we have the first part of a two-parter deep dive into "The Gift of Fear," Gavin de Becker's  1997 book on respecting your intuition and identifying dangers to yourself, whether out in public or in relationships. if you've ever wondered if there are ways to semi-accurately detect and deal with threats, this is the episode to listen to. If not, you still may get something out of our discussion on Carrie Fisher, figurative and little minefields, kangaroo fight strategies, and chicken nugget shortages at the grocery store.
 
You can find a copy of "The Gift of Fear" here.

Our theme music is “Drop” by the artist Ketsa. If you like their music, you can find more of it here. 

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We're getting close to that special time of year, and rather than posting this day-of, we thought we'd give you all a week to internalize some lessons on Valentines Day and use them when enticing your beau next week. Listen to us bicker about how to best show your love to your SO (or friends and family in your life), the problem with single-day occurrences,  bad gift ideas, and which holidays (besides the day in question) are the sexiest.  Joel was deeply committed to the idea that Oktoberfest is sexier than July 4th; we'll let you decide.

Looking for a way to use leftover Valentines chocolate up? Stella Parks has a great Chocolate Cookie Recipe that you can throw all your miscellaneous chocolates in.

As always, our theme music is “Drop” by the artist Ketsa. If you like their music, you can find more of it here.

We strongly urge our listeners to support the work of Planned Parenthood by donating here. Patreon donations are sweet, but there are more important causes to support.

Interested in starting your own podcast? Check out our Buzzsprout link to get a $20 giftcard for signing up to host through them.