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I don't think you guys understand how good it feels to sit down on this red couch with my extensions hanging out over here and talk to you guys. I know the last week we did a rerun episode and the week before that we had an off week and

We're in the midst of getting things ready for season two. Season one is winding down and I have a lot of fun things planned for you guys. It's kind of crazy that it's almost coming up on a year since I started this podcast. I mean, I recorded the first episode last year, last August, so I guess that was over a year ago. And then we've put out an episode every week for the entire year, which is just like crazy because I was so intimidated by that at first. And I was like, oh, how am I going to be able to like...

I talk for an hour or so each week for every week, like how am I going to have that much to say? And then all of a sudden I like snap my fingers and a year has gone by. And I also feel like a time traveler recently. I don't know if I'm the only one that feels this way, but like I, I feel like

it just August just started like summer just started like I'm basically it's September like first now and I'm basically prepared for it to be Christmas like I'm ready to wake up and it's gonna be Christmas Santa Claus is gonna be there down the chimney tomorrow because like it's just going so fast like it's basically 2025 it's basically the next year I don't know it's just I feel like they say that life goes faster or time goes faster as you get older but like

I feel like everyone's feeling this way recently or maybe I'm going crazy but I feel like each day is like one hour long and I don't know where the time is going and I think there needs to be like more days in the months or something because it needs to slow down. But nonetheless, in the next few weeks you guys are gonna see our season two and what we have in store for you. But this week I wanted to do something different, something that we've never done before which is

hear from you guys and your problems because I feel like I've been all over the place recently and I have been reading your guys what would Alex do submissions and sometimes just like

Hearing from you guys and hearing what you're going through too, I'm like, this just makes me feel better. This makes me feel more sane. Like, some of you guys, like, these stories are so funny reading them. So I want to do a full dedicated What Would Alex Do episode. And we honestly, even in the past few episodes I have put out, haven't done a What Would Alex Do. And What Would Alex Do is my favorite, favorite part of episodes just because it's like, it's so fun reading.

hearing from you guys and giving my advice and just like what I would do and like sometimes I'm genuinely like stuck. I'm like, I have no idea what's going on in your situation, but I'm really really excited for this and I have a full long document right now of everything you guys have written in and it's it's insane. Okay, let's see. I have everything on my laptop here. So I want to talk through these questions a little bit more. Sometimes I feel like I'm answering them for a minute or so and I

I always say it's not maybe the best advice, but it's just what Alex would do. And I want to talk through these questions a little bit more in depth. I'm like role playing as a therapist right now. When I was younger, I used to want to be a therapist. I think just because I used to go to therapy and I was like, this is great. Like I want to help people. So, you know, that's what we're going to do today. Okay, let's get right into it. Hi. Okay, kind of a long story, but stick with me for this one. I dated a guy for four years and part of the relationship was during COVID.

I feel like, sorry, I'm already interjecting. I feel like I got into a relationship during COVID and I feel like so many relationships blossom during COVID just because everyone was just stuck at home and bored. And like I was home from college and I started dating this guy back in New Jersey because I don't, I was like bored. I was literally like, I need something to do. I need someone to hang out with. Okay. So I'll shut up.

I was fortunate enough to receive a stimulus check during then, but he didn't. He got into a car accident but couldn't afford to fix it. Me, being the dumb naive girlfriend at the time, offered to help pay for it and he said he would pay me back.

i don't think that's dumb and naive like i think if you're dating someone that's nice to do but maybe if you don't know this guy that well then maybe that is a little dumb during the relationship he maybe paid me 200 back two years later he cheated not once not twice but three times obviously i broke up with him

but he still owes me $2,000 and it's been almost three years since we broke up. I've asked for the money back and he keeps saying he will pay me when he got a job. A year and a half after we broke up, I find out he's hooking up with a 16-year-old. FYI, he's three years older than me, so he's 25 now.

Oh my god. And another year later, they have a baby. Oh my gosh. What should I do about my missing money? Do I let it go or keep trying? I don't ever want to talk to him as I'm literally disgusted by him, but I'm a broke college girl that the money could really help me out. I mean, I don't even know what to say. The story, and we're starting off strong here. I mean,

So many elements to this. I have to be so honest with you. I feel like you're probably not going to get your money back. If it's been, what, it's been three years now and he has a baby with some 16-year-old and I personally, I'm not sure if you're going to get your money back in this scenario. This is crazy. Like this just took a turn. I was not expecting this from the story. What would Alex do in this situation? I feel like I would...

You're going to have to come to terms with the fact that he's not going to pay you back. I feel like, I don't know, maybe you should harass him. I'm going back and I'm changing my mind. Like, $2,000 is a lot of money, but at the same time, this has been like three years. I don't know, you might have to come to terms with the fact that you're not going to get it.

I'm wishing you luck. Hey Alex, I've never been on a first date before and there's this guy I really like who asked me out. I want to make sure the conversation flows and avoid any awkward silences. What are some of the best conversation topics for a first date? Okay, I think...

I've seen my friends too get so worked up about first dates and say that they can be so scary and sorry, this laptop's flinging around. I honestly, I don't think they need to be that scary. Like I, when I go on first dates, I think I would always treat it as like,

you're already like my best friend like in my head I wouldn't I would try not to be intimidated by them I would be like okay this is a friend like I'm just going I'm having a fun time and something I've learned about just like conversing in general because I feel like I'm in a lot of situations now in social situations and stuff for work where you have to small talk and I hate small talk more than anything I don't know I always say at parties like why do we have to small talk like why I

I'm not enjoying it. You're probably not enjoying it. And like part of a first date is kind of small talk, but you're also getting to know each other. So I'm going to go two ways with this on stuff that like you can talk about. I think good topics to talk about are like where you're from, school, job, family. Have you been to this place before? Do you go out to eat a lot? Like what type of food's your favorite? Like stupid stuff like that. And then I think, you know, there's more like deeper questions you can get into. But I feel like a first date, you just want to keep it like

like fun and I think the most important part is you want to leave and feel like oh wow like we had such a good flowing conversation because you're not going to get into like

I mean, maybe some people are, but I don't think I'm going on a first date. Like, so what are you looking for here? Like, so what are your long-term goals and like everything? Like, I just feel like sometimes personally, I think that's a little deep and like can be a little intimidating on a first date. Like you're going out to see if you vibe with each other. And part of vibing with someone is that you guys are able to have like a good flowing conversation. So how to keep the conversation going rather than it just like going stale and going out because this is something like

When I tell you I am probably the worst small talker ever, like someone that says something to me and I'm like, I have nothing to say. I'm like, I don't know what it is, but I started to pick up on these little tips and tricks that have really helped me in small talking and keeping a conversation going and

it's kind of like a fake it till you make it situation so one this one's pretty simple but they ask you a question just ask it back you know what I mean like if he's like oh where did you grow up don't answer and then look at him like hey like you know you should be like oh and where did you grow up which I feel like that one's kind of a no-brainer but I think with some questions where maybe it's not as obvious some people kind of like forget and

people get a little worked up and like talking all about themselves. And, you know, you also want to make the other person feel seen, like going on a date, especially like you want to learn about them too. Like you don't want him to be like, wow, I just sat there and this girl talked for 45 minutes about herself the whole time and didn't ask me anything about me. So also ask them questions back too. Now, this is probably the biggest lesson I've learned in small talking. And Braxton actually taught me this because

I, when I could do not, I could bring Braxton anywhere. He could talk to a wall and it's like, oh, oh my gosh, like, yeah, we went to high school together. We have this mutual friend. And I'm like, how are you finding these connections? And how are you talking to everyone? And everyone that talks to Braxton's like, he's the best person ever. And granted, he is a really nice person, but I'm like, I'm a really nice person too, but why am I not having these conversations? So what I've learned is that

Braxton was like, when other people are talking, you have to listen for anything they're saying that you can like touch on or pick on or have a story to relate to. So stupid example, right? We're going to say your date is like, oh yeah, I used to play basketball, but now I'm a banker. Say, I don't know, something about basketball. You could say, oh, like

When did you play basketball or where did you play basketball or did you play any other sports? Or maybe you're like, oh, I also played basketball or oh, what school did you go to when you played that? And then it like kind of leads this trickle down effect. And this is a really dumb example because I can't think of anything else right now. But once you like pinpoint something that you are able to talk on or relate to from anything specific.

this person is saying, you guys will be able to like mutually have a conversation. And I swear to God, you always find like one mutual friend that you know or something in common and it leads you into other conversations you wouldn't really normally think about having. So I don't know if I explained that correctly, but basically what you're going to do is just look for literally anything. He could be talking about

He is on a ranch farming and he loves cows, but you know, his little sister was there in one day and you have a little sister and you will just pinpoint that one thing from the conversation to talk about because maybe you don't have anything to talk about ranching and farming. Literally, where am I getting these examples from? Not sure. But another thing I see with my friends and going on first dates, which I feel like I'm like...

a grandma with the first dates now. I'm like, I've been hanging out with Braxton for a year and a half, so I haven't really been on any first dates. But, you know, we play hinge on the TV. My friends are looking through hinge and we're like swiping if we like guys or not guys. And I like to advise and give advice. But a lot of my friends get really worked up before going on a first date. And then once like my friends, I see them go on one date and then it's like, boom, it's like a trickle effect.

Like they get this confidence and they're like, oh, okay, I can do it. And then all of a sudden they're on a million first dates and it's great. So I think you just need to like rip off the bandaid and get out there and don't be so worried. I know your question was more so like conversation topics, but like,

If you have a good vibe with this person, the conversation will flow. And you don't need to be so stressed about, like, oh, I need to get this done and say this and, I don't know, talk about my past here. Like, I think it's just, like, let it flow. Have a good time. And you can always, like, find little things that are going on to have a conversation about, like...

Have you been to this restaurant before? Oh, where do you normally like to eat? Oh, do you take out? Do you cook? Like, oh, what do you like to cook? Oh, this? Did your parents grow up cooking? Like, you could just like kind of weave it out like that. So I don't know if that made any sense at all, but I hope that was helpful. That's what Alex would do. Hi, Alex. I just caught my boyfriend cheating on me this past weekend. We were together for over a year and it's hard for me not to compare myself to the girl and feel insecure. What would Alex do? How do you deal with jealousy? First off, I'm so sorry because that...

sucks and that's a terrible feeling and I've been in your situation before. Oh my god, it's the worst. Especially, I mean, two parts to this because one, we better be leaving the boyfriend in the past. He cheated, we're done. Like, we are going to focus on the jealousy part now, but I just, we just wanted to touch on that as well. But there is nothing worse than when

I remember so specifically when I got cheated on for the first time and I'm looking at this girl that he cheated on me with and I'm like, she's a goddess. Like she like there is not one thing wrong with her. I want to be her. I want to have the same hair as her. I want to talk the same way as her. Like I became so obsessed with.

with her because I was like well obviously I'm not enough so he wants her and she's so much better and I just drove myself crazy and you know then he cheated on me again and I did the same thing with the other girl that he cheated me on I I

I was obsessed to the point where it's like I would wake up in the morning. I had to check her Instagram. Hey, checking your Snapchat, checking your TikTok. Like actually, I don't even think TikTok was a thing back then, but I was so obsessed and like I wanted to know what her coffee order was. I needed to know her skincare routine. Like this girl or two girls then in my mind just became so perfect and put on this pedestal and it's like,

why i mean granted great beautiful girls but at the same time there's this thing that like comes over us as women when you are betrayed by a man for someone else because you are you're just automatically thinking like wow like it's because they're better this wasn't only then i mean i dated a guy in college and he would like hug a girl when we were out and i was like

hi, like, I'm going to stalk you for the rest of your life and hyper fixate on you and get so jealous and worked up. And trust me, like, I've been there and I've done that. And I'm not going to say that, like, this is something I've never done anymore because we're girls. Like, this happens. This is normal. So don't feel like you're crazy, first of all. But there is something, I don't know what it is, psychologically, that when

you are in this position, like, the other woman becomes the most beautiful being in the entire world. Like, she becomes a goddess to you and they're like, she is perfect and you just have to know that you're very emotional, you're very clouded, like, you're not looking at yourself as the beautiful goddess that you are. And what I do have to say to this is, it's not about you and it's not about her, it is about the guy. It doesn't matter, like,

look at like take a step back and think for a second like

Beyonce got cheated on. I mean, you can't be more beautiful. You can't be more successful. Like, it's nothing to do with you. It's everything to do with this boyfriend who's, I don't know, got some own issues to work on with himself and he's out there doing slimy, shady, disgusting stuff. So, you really, really have to remember that and the other thing with this, like, stalking obsession is you've got to stop. Like, you have got to put it down. Like, it becomes an addiction and I tell you, like,

I've stalked girls to the point where I don't even care. I'm not even upset at the situation anymore. I'm now invested. I'm a fan of them. I'm like, I need to know what she's up to today. Like, if I don't check in on her, like, I'm going to be upset. Like, so you have to, you have to cut it off. Like, I know it's hard, but like, if you have that burner account that you're stalking from, delete it. If you are stalking her on your regular account, which is like very risky, but...

I would just you have to stop you have to delete it block her and mute her like whatever it is You need to get this person like out of sight out of mind because you're not going to stop and then once you stop you're going to be like Why was I so obsessed and so crazy and like it's just it happens. It's just how we are as females females and the last thing I will say to this is The ultimate thing which you are going to get out of this is a breakup glow up

There is nothing better. And I've never seen someone come out of a breakup and then they don't immediately get 10 times hotter. I don't know what it is. Like,

I honestly say I'm like, that's why I look so different than I did when I was 17 because I've broken up with like five people and it's a breakup glow up. Every time you get heartbroken, you go through such a low point, you just come out better. So you just have to look forward to knowing that you are going to look better. You're going to look amazing. You're going to be hot and sexy and you're going to have a glow up and you're not going to be with a boyfriend that's cheating on you anymore. That's like pretty great. You have a big win right there. Hey, Fidelity.

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Hi Alex, love you, and the podcast. My roommate and I are both super close and we moved to a new city. She knows a couple girls from college here and as a result made a group of girlfriends. She's very similar to them and has gotten super close with a couple of them. She always invites me to hang out with them, but when I do, I feel like an outsider and never super welcomed or included. It has gotten to the point where I feel insecure and bad about not vibing with these girls or even not wanting to hang out with them. Should I be making more of an effort or sticking with my gut?

Okay, so...

For the first half of this, I was reading it as that you were kind of, like, feeling insecure and feeling like you didn't belong because, like, you didn't go out and make these friends and your roommate was kind of introducing you to them. But now at the ending, it's kind of seeming like you're not liking these girls anyway. I'm not exactly sure which way 100% you're leaning, but I think to both ends of this, one, you know, if you're... Because this is something that I deal with is when I'm put in a situation with, like,

new friends or new girls. I don't know why my mind, and I don't know if maybe this is because like I struggled making friends when I was younger, but like my mind always goes to like, oh my god, they hate me. Like even now I meet girls and Braxton, I was like, oh my god, like Braxton, like do you see that? Like I think she hates me. And he's like, you guys were just having the best time. Like what are you saying? Like I just get so in my head personally when I meet new girls. I don't know, I guess that's something I need to work on, but my mind automatically always goes to like, oh they don't like me. I've gotten better with this because I

I used to just kind of be quiet because I was scared or insecure when hanging out with new girls. And the girls would take that as me being bitchy, not me being shy. Like, you kind of just look like you're sitting there in the corner and being a bitch if you're not talking or that you don't want to be friends with these people. When in reality, I was just, like, literally so scared to say anything because I didn't want people to not like me. So, I would say definitely, like, put yourself out there and keep hanging out with them and

be open and be yourself. And if it is the case where you're not vibing with these girls and like these aren't the girls that you want to hang out with, you know, you don't they don't have to be your best friends. Like I think it's always great to have a lot of friends and a lot of different avenues. And if you want to go and make your own friends in the new city, which I know is hard and that's probably the other part of this is you're like

fuck I don't know anyone which is so tricky and I was just talking to my friends about this in Miami especially because I was like we're so lucky that we have all of our friends from college but like what really how would we be meeting new people here like it's it's so weird

And graduating college in general is so weird when you move to a new city and you're just like plopped there. Like there's no schedule made for you. There's no like, oh, go do this on the weekends. Oh, like you're in this class here with these people. So like, you know that they live similarly in the area to you. It's like you're just kind of lost and out and about. But yeah.

Go meet these girls, make friends with them. I think if there's something like seriously where you're like, I don't want to be these girls friends or something or they're just not your vibe, that's okay. Like you can also go out, meet new people. I always say just finding things or finding little hobbies that you like. Say you like yoga. Maybe you go talk to girls after yoga class. You're like, oh, hey, like do you live around here? Like where are you from or whatever? And just meeting people through that.

different things like that because it's kind of hard sometimes if you're just meeting people going out. It's like everyone's drunk at the bar, like they don't want to have like a full sit-down conversation and like make new best friends. And who knows, maybe even these girls that you're hanging out with have other friends that they could introduce you to and whatnot. Hi Alex, crazy crazy story, please do not judge me.

I'm scared. My parents were out of town this weekend and I had some people over. It ended up turning into a way bigger party than I thought. A really cute guy that was a friend of a friend came and we started hooking up in my parents' bedroom. He didn't realize it wasn't my room and started exploring the nightstand drawers while I was sleeping. He found a vibrator and started using it on me when we woke up. I was like, whoa, did you bring that from home? He said, no, it's yours, right?

No. He used my mom's vibrator on me. I don't think I will ever be okay again. I don't know. I'm speechless. Like, I don't know what... I'm so sorry.

What would Alex do is she would erase that from her memory and not talk about it again. Fuck. I don't know. Like, genuinely, I think I would literally forget about it. I'm like, this will not be a part. There's some things that happen sometimes where I choose to compartmentalize them. And I'm like, that's just not going to be one of the things that I'm thinking about on a daily basis. Oh, my God. Is that like...

Sanitary? Not a question, but a crazy story you'll enjoy. My university has a tradition at midnight. The night you turn 21, you get thrown into the main fountain and everyone climbs in it. Okay. It was so slippery I fell. I landed on a metal piece and split my poon open. Ah!

Was profusely bleeding and had to go to the hospital for my poon. I'm saying poon because I don't want to say the other word. Tearing on my 21st. Had to call my parents and they didn't believe me. It wasn't a sex injury until I showed them a video of me falling in the fountain with the fountain covered in blood. Literally have stitches on my poon. Oh, girl. Why do I feel like this is something that would happen to me? Um...

That is, thank you. Thank you for sharing this story. And I hope that you're okay. And honestly, this reminds me of a story when I was in high school where

I honestly don't even know really the context that happened here, but I feel like in high school, you know, you have parties when the parents are out of town and that's the things like this, how the southern girls getting in trouble, but everyone gets so excited when someone's parents are out of town. And it's like in high school, like we're just like ravenous because like you're not supposed to be partying and it makes the party so much more fun. Like I swear to God, the parties I went to in high school were literally project X. Like

actually the best things ever. I think they may have been more fun than college. So I remember this one specific night though, my friend was having a party and do you know those

stairs or the gate on the end of stairs that are like for dogs like it has a little thing you press it and you kind of like pick it up and you have to like open it and it's so the dogs don't run up the stairs it has like the poles I don't know exactly how this happened but one of my friends just was drunk shot down the stairs so fast she landed on this little dog gate and

I don't know how. It was also, like, a little metal dog gate, and she started bleeding from the same area. So, we were at the party, and we were like, oh my god, we had to go into, like, I was gonna say surgery, but, like, we were just in the bathroom. We were all freaking out. Thankfully, she was okay. I don't remember if she ended up getting stitches or not. I don't think so, but it was a scary moment, and I don't know, maybe that will make you feel a little bit better. Yeah.

But I love you and I hope that you're okay. And what would Alex do in this situation? I would probably, you know, you just have to laugh it off because I, this would probably happen to me. I was always like, I'm always the person that like somehow is clumsy and getting hurt. So love you. Just gotta laugh about it. I'm going into my senior year of high school and have been having recent issues with a friend of mine who's been stressing about having a senior friend group.

There are different events such as senior scav, senior trip, etc. that you basically need a set group of friends for. I have a solid friend group of my own that this friend is not a part of, but I've always been good friends with her regardless. My friend group doesn't get along with her due to past issues, drama. Do you have any advice on how to balance friends that don't get along and how to go into a senior year of friend groups? Okay, I understand what you're saying of like you're close with this girl and no one else is close with her and I've also been in that situation before, but

I think at the end of the day, it's always going to go over better and there's nothing wrong with like being the better person and being the bigger person. Like, although maybe this person may have wronged people and I don't really know to the extent or drama that girls get into, especially in high school, but like nothing's worse than like feeling like this girl couldn't

take part in these senior activities because she was excluded from a friend group and I think you should include this girl and it's just it's never worth it like I feel like I went through this thing um same sort of thing my senior year in college like there was a lot of times where it's just like okay this is our senior year like this isn't the time to be like hey like we're not going to be friends for life let's not do this together like it's always better to just be the bigger person and include someone and be friendly to them and

I think if you're friends with this girl, then you don't want to be a bad friend and purposely not include her in something. And this is something you're going to look back on and you're not even going to remember. Like, I remember specifically in high school, things like this would be such big drama. Like, what group are we going to do for this? Or what about this? And it's so stressful because I've also been on the other end of it where I feel like I've been the one that's excluded. And it

sucks and it's not a good feeling and even if this person was shitty or was terrible and if maybe the girls listening to this are the ones who don't like this girl for some specific reason

you are totally fair to not like someone and not want to trust them and not want to be their best friend but when it comes to something stupid like a senior school activity it's just like just include the people like just be nice just be a bigger person at the end of the day because you also don't know what other people are going through and I think there's part of me at times in my life where I feel like I've been a little bit more rash and been like no or you know cut people off but I think it's

it's just gonna sit better with you if you're the bigger person at the end of the day and if this is truly your friend then you should want to include her and I would say going and being the bigger person in this route even if these other girls are shitting on you a little bit say listen I don't want someone to feel excluded if you personally like have an issue then like that's your guy's thing um

I don't know. That's what I would do. Sometimes when you're out partying, clubbing, it gets really hot and sweaty. How are some tips to stay and feel fresh when having a good time? My friends and I, we always bring out little touch-ups. I personally always have like lip liner, lip gloss, powder, and a powder puff. That way like our makeup is intact. We're feeling good. I always also like to have gum with me.

It depends on the size of my purse if I have a big enough purse Then you can fit like you get a little mini deodorant or you know what? The best things are those little listerine strips that you put them in your mouth and you feel like you're burning Your esophagus, but it really does the job Like I think it does the job 10 times more than a piece of gum Like you put one of those things in your mouth and like you are good to go for the next year I'm kidding people are gonna take that and run with it. But i'm I seriously mean that like

Those little listerine things will really freshen you up. Bring out some mini deodorant or a little perfume, like one of those little travel sizes. Any of that little stuff, I think that's essential when you're going clubbing. And over the years of clubbing, that's what I've learned. I told my boyfriend of eight months that I love him and he didn't say it back. We're with each other almost every day and I thought he loved me too. Now I feel like it's just awkward because I said it and he didn't. What would Alex do? Okay.

Maybe a little bit of a different scenario, but it is coming up on the one year of when I said, I love you to Braxton, and he didn't say it back. And I think I've told this story on here, but I'm going to reshare it for anyone who's new or doesn't remember. Last year, we were going to Braxton's football game, and...

I think it was his first football game of the year. I was so excited. Me and my friends were tailgating outside the stadium. So, you know, it happened a few tequila sodas, few high noons and like we're feeling good.

And all of a sudden, we're going into the game. Braxton runs up. I get to go in like the area. So there's a field section for like friends, family, wives, girlfriends on the side of the field before they go out to play. So they can kind of come back after warmups for a second. You have a second to be like, hi, like whatever. Have a good game. I chose to say, hi, I love you.

because I was so overwhelmed with emotions I was just so nervous and I was also a little drunk and Braxton's running up to me I've never been to a football game for him before I was like oh my gosh this is so exciting he comes up to me I was like have a good game I love you and he looks at me and like I think this was caught on video and I will insert it here because someone from the stands was like oh my gosh what are they laughing about like this and

I said that to him. Kristen was right next to me, my best friend. So he goes to hug Kristen. And then he like looks back at me where I'm like buckled over, like dying laughing. Cause I'm like, wait, I can't believe I just said that. And then he runs in the tunnel and doesn't say anything. And I was like, um...

I just told Braxton I loved him on accident, but I meant it. But like it just blurted out of my mouth and he did not say back to me. And he just went out to go play this football game. And I was like, is this a joke right now? So then after the football game, I'm like, OK, I was hyper fixating on it for a while. Then I was like, we just got to let it go. Like, I'm not going to see him for a few hours. I get in his car after the game. We're driving home and I'm like, OK, OK.

Like, uh, do I bring this up? Do I not bring this up? Like I he literally just didn't say anything back to me Like this is so awkward. Like we're not even we weren't even dating at this point, but It had been like I don't know seven months of us hanging out or something And I can't believe yeah, no, we weren't even dating and I said, I love you. So this is really bad on my end um, so I was like so nervous and I

I it's crazy because I never even like thought to say that it wasn't like a planned thing I never was like is he gonna say I love you soon like that was nowhere on the agenda for me it just kind of blurted out and

I said like hey I think it was the next morning I was like um so like yesterday like before the game like I'm not sure like what happened or like why I said that or what was going on and he starts like dying laughing and he was like I know like I couldn't really tell if you like meant it or not or you were just drunk and said it so like I didn't say anything back and then he doesn't say anything again and I was like okay so now I just brought this up twice and

And he has not said I love you. So I was like, okay, you know, no big deal. Not stressed at all. And then I gave it some time and then Braxton, you know, said it on his own and said it when the moment was right and it was special. And he basically was like, I didn't want to. He's like, I meant it and I felt it, but I didn't want to just like say it just because you said it or I want to make the moment special. And then like, I didn't want to just say it when you called me out the next day, like whatever. So yeah.

That was really funny and I was honestly so caught off guard. So you're saying you said this to your boyfriend who you have been dating. And you know what I have to say about this and the whole I love you thing in general is I think personally...

The longer you wait, kind of the better. I'm not saying you should wait forever, but I feel like we see these people and, you know, couples where it's like they're dating for a month and they're like, I love you. And I'm like, you don't even know this person. You met them 30 days ago. Like, it's just something about that feels so...

superficial to me and I feel like if you're gonna say something like that you should really mean it and I think sometimes girls get so focused on like oh god like he has to say this or like our relationship's not going well but you know eight months is a significant amount of time to be dating and I think there's nothing wrong if you've said it and you shouldn't feel embarrassed what I would do in your situation is personally you know this wasn't a situation where he's running off into a football game and you guys aren't talking like he didn't say something so I

I wouldn't like attack him or berate him about it, but I would give it some time. Let him breathe because sometimes guys like they can't process their emotions. They're a little bit more like immature emotionally than women. So maybe he needs a minute to figure out what's going on in his head and maybe he's being mature by not saying something right away if he didn't truly mean it. So give him a minute. I would say, how long would I wait?

Maybe like a week, maybe two hours, maybe, I don't know, like a week or two or whatever and let it see. Maybe you have some like romantic moments in the time and see if he says anything. And if he still doesn't really say anything and it's really, really bothering you, then I would say like, hey,

you know, I said I loved you. Like, you didn't say anything back. Like, do you just not feel that way yet? Like, no pressure, but just wanted to check in on you. Like, how are things going? And see what he says then? Like, I, it would really stress me out and be bothering me too. And I'm not trying to downplay that at all because I would internally also be freaking out. But I'm like, we also got to play it cool, you know? So I would give him a second, let it breathe. If he doesn't say it to you and it's bothering you,

in a week or two weeks or month or whatever it is, then maybe bring it up and maybe there's a reason and maybe there's an explanation. But that's what Alex would do. Write back. Let us know. Give us the updates. Hey, Alex, what would you do if your boyfriend keeps texting other girls when drunk but wakes up and has no idea what he did the next morning? He is perfect in every way, but this just started happening when he blacks out. Girl.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Don't make excuses for this and don't put up with this because it's bullshit. And, um,

I've been in a similar situation to this. It's not going to get better if you just keep forgiving him. And just what is the excuse there? Like, oh, I'm sorry, you got drunk, so you texted other girls. Like, oh, that's okay. Like, no, that's not okay. And I'm not judging you, girl, but we do. We got to put our thinking cap on and we have to get out of this situation. So I'm going to tell you guys about...

you know, a time when I was in the same boat as you. And this is actually a new boyfriend that I haven't told you guys about. I feel like every few episodes, a new boyfriend comes out. And this is about frat boy. Okay, this is when I was in college. I dated the frat boy, did the frat girlfriend lifestyle. And, you know, it comes with some consequences. So we're going to play out the scenario. First off, he was...

He was also like a promoter. And I don't really know...

how to explain that because he wasn't like working for the clubs like I went to school with him but he was promoting these like girl dinners out at these clubs I don't know but he was my boyfriend okay and so in order to get girls at these dinners he would have to text them all and he would have to be like hey and he was always inviting like the girls that he thought were the hottest and I knew this and I'm like oh okay like this is bothering me whatever we would go to these dinners he would be drunk he would literally like grope them in front of me and I was like it's

okay like he's just like doing his job like whatever and I think I also took it a little less seriously because we were in college and I was like

I don't know. You know what I mean? I'm like, is this going to end up in marriage? Probably not. But we're in college and we're just having fun. But that doesn't mean that you should stay in a relationship with someone who's disrespecting you. So, you know, I would get mad at things and we would fight, but it never really ended in us like breaking up or a big blow up or whatever, because at the time I was like, oh, it's not that big of a deal. Like, it's fine. Like, you

he's just a little drunk and just touching this other girl's ass like that's okay fine by me and then when it really hit me um and this whole situation's so embarrassing and like looking back on this now I'm just like oh my god and the people who know me

know what I'm talking about and the story is just like embarrassing. So, anywho, I was dating this frat boy and I went off to Europe to visit my friends in my junior year of college. They went and studied abroad. I didn't study abroad. So, for my spring break, I went to go visit them. I was away for like two weeks and I come back and

My boyfriend stayed at school at the time, so he was here. I missed like these phone parties at school. I was, you know, having FOMO and thinking all is good, all is well. Now, this is something I'm a little bit hesitant to admit, but I'm going to admit it. And that is okay. I used to go through his phone.

Mr. Promoter Fat Man's all the time because I was like he's texting girls to go out every night like I just don't trust him he's shady like whatever but I would always go through his phone and I never found anything so I was like okay like whatever he came over for us to do some like homework together we it's probably around like finals time honestly and he left to go to like the parking garage to go get something from his car so I knew he'd be gone for like 10 to 15 minutes and I'm like okay great he left his laptop in my room

Now, I have searched his phone night and day for the past year, probably. I'm like, you know, I've seen the ins and outs of this phone, but I have never checked his laptop. And sometimes, if you delete things on your phone, it doesn't delete on the laptop. And I...

you know, thought to myself, maybe this is the time I should just check his laptop and see, like, what he's been up to and, like, this is easy because he's not here right now. So, I opened his laptop and I scrolled and I'm going to the weeks that I was away in Europe. I found him texting this girl and...

I can't remember exactly what it was, but it was like basically, hey, like come out with us tonight, which he would do because he had these tables and was a promoter and whatnot. But he was going a little further than like wanting to invite this girl out. He basically was like,

going the extra step you know he was like wait why did you unad me on snapchat why aren't you answering me like sending her sad face emojis and like he was getting very distraught at the fact that this girl was not coming out with him and i'm reading his messages and i'm like okay um this is giving like something's going on here and i was like

Wait, so I scroll up to when they first got each other's numbers and it's seeming like the night of this one party. So this party at the University of Miami, which is like an iconic party that I always heard about when I was applying to school here, was this Victoria's Secret party. So basically, everyone dresses...

like, Victoria's Secret angels. They wear a bra, they wear underwear, maybe they wear a robe, maybe they wear wings. Like, it's this really crazy frat party or so I thought. Like, in the moment, I was like, this is the coolest party of all time. And it actually, I've never went to one while I was in college because I was always out of town or missed it and I was so distraught because I really wanted to dress as a

But nonetheless, this party happened while I was in Europe. So it's this night and all the frat boys are like, they're all probably like all horned up during this night and thinking like, oh my God, like all the girls in lingerie. And like, it's just like, they think it's so cool. Right. They're like, they're all ready for it. And yeah.

they're just being mischievous and probably up to no good because that's what they do. So it turns out that other people tell me, you know, what had been going on at this party. Like, yeah, they were all over each other at this party. Like he got her number, she got his number, whatever, vice versa. So the part of this where it gets pretty bad is the girl texts my boyfriend saying, hey, come back to my place after the party.

And he says, okay, I'm coming. Just like give me 30 minutes. So I'm reading this text on the laptop right now. I'm like, okay, my boyfriend and although he says he didn't go which who knows if that's true or not, but he was like I was just saying that so that she would stop harassing me to go.

oh, like, you're so sweet. Like, in some part of my twisted mind at that time, I was like, yeah, like, he just, he was just telling her that, like, so he didn't go. But I wasn't that dumb because I was like, okay, well, maybe you could have just said, like, hey, I have a girlfriend, can't come over. So, he comes back from the parking garage. He comes back into my room and it's like,

I he knew right away. There was no hiding it Like I was standing there with his laptop in my hand like probably purple and he begins to tell me that like All these lies and just like oh my god, like this seems much worse than it is. It's not bad at all Whatever. He was lying to me. I basically broke up with him. I was like get out of my room So i'm distraught and i'm also like, okay. Well Maybe these are just texts like maybe nothing did happen and like

these are rumors and like I don't know what to do and I was hearing so many things because like you know all the frat guys are like having us back they're like he didn't do anything at the party he loves you so much he was so upset you were gone but then all the girls are like um no like she was literally sitting on his lap and they were grinding so I'm like oh okay like I don't know what to believe right now so me being a dumbass and this is so embarrassing I DM the girl

who my boyfriend was texting, and I was like, hey, girl. Basically, like, I just broke up with him because I don't know if this is true or not, but, like, if you could just give me the true details on, like, what happened this night at this party, like, that would be great. Now, listen, I don't know why I did this because, first of all, this girl knew we were dating. Like, everyone at the school knew we were dating, so it's like, if she's doing this anyway, like, she probably didn't care, but, like, some reason in my mind, I thought, like, wow, like, she

She'll just be a girl's girl and let me know and like say like yeah He was being slimy and shady and she responds back to me something along the lines of like oh no nothing happened Like he was fine like that's like all nothing like da da da So now she's like sticking up for him and lying or covering both their ass and I'm like whatever this is like so messed up I just didn't know what to do because on one hand I'm like this is so terrible and disrespectful but on the other hand it's like my boyfriend and

It's like you want to believe the best in them and it's so hard because like looking back at this now, it's like why are you dating this person? But like at the time, he would run over from the frat house. He would, this actually still breaks my heart, he would pick up flowers like

I don't know. He would go get them on the way, like pick them, find flowers for me, run to my apartment and show up at my door, literally dripping in sweat to my apartment. I would open it up and he is these like puppy dog eyes. And he's like, I'm so sorry. Like I got you these flowers. Like, I don't know what's going on. Like he was so upset. He was like, he like cleaned my room and made my bed. I was like, what's going on right now? And then, you know, I'm like, I feel so bad. I'm like, he did. He ran and got me these flowers. But at the end of the day, I

I did not get back with him and that was definitely for the better. So, you know, I think moral of the story is here. It's hard and you're a little bit blinded when you're in the situations. But like if he's doing this when he's drunk...

probably not the best thing and probably not going to change if you keep forgiving him so I'm wishing you the best there and that's just what Alex did she's she broke up with him after a while of all this going on but then I finally got some like hard concrete evidence and was able to leave but I love you and I'm wishing you the best

Help. My friend is throwing a rager for my birthday and I just found out I'm pregnant. I need to keep it a secret from people because it's too early to tell. How do I pretend to drink and be drunk? Okay.

I don't know much about being pregnant, but I do know about pretending to drink when you don't want to. And especially, I think, even if you guys aren't pregnant right now, but you're in college or high school or whatever social situation you're in, this is going to be good advice for you because this is something I had to learn and...

You go out and a lot of the times people just kind of want to like peer pressure you to drink. They're like, take this shot, take this drink. And it's like, okay, well, I don't want to. And then if you don't want to, they're like, you're having no fun. And it's like, okay, let's just cool it, Jimmy. So basically what I would do is one,

The number one tip for this is just always have a drink in your hand. Not an alcoholic drink, but just have a cup in your hand. Because the second you don't have a cup in your hand, you're like a target for these alcohol pushers. Because they see you and they're like, oh my god, she's not drinking. Like, we need to go over there and get her drunk. So they will make you drink if they don't see a drink in your hand. Not that you have to do anything you don't want. But I'm just thinking, you know, having a drink in your hand will have you blend in a little bit more. Now, if these people are wanting to take shots...

my go-to is if I don't want to do one, I just say like, I just took one. I just took two. I'm so drunk. And honestly, sometimes that's not even an excuse. Sometimes that's just the reality is I'm like, I just took one. Like, I can't take another one. And then people will say like, oh, why? Like, just take another one. It's fine. It's like, no, like, I literally can't. I'm so drunk right now. So, you just pretend. You just say, I can't. I already just did that. And then...

Another thing that you can do sometimes, but I guess this depends like what this rager is, if she's throwing a rager, if this is like a private party or like, I don't know if there's bartenders or if you're out of bar ever or whatever. But I remember this past January when I did like the dry January, I went out with my friends and everyone was just like making such a big deal of when I

was ordered that everyone was ordering drinks and I was like I don't know what to do I don't know what to get basically in the beginning of the night I told the bartender like I'm not drinking alcohol so like don't make me anything with alcohol in it when he brought over drinks for the night he would bring over every other drink with alcohol but he would bring mine that was like non-alcoholic or he poured his shots and he had everyone else's with like tequila and then mine was some like coconut mix water I don't know so there's definitely ways around it and I think

yeah if you're in a situation where like there's someone that knows and can like make you an non-alcoholic drink that's great but at the same time like you don't have to do anything and i think you don't have to overly think about like acting drunk you know what i mean like as long as you're smiling and having fun they're not gonna know a thing because they're gonna be hammered and they're not gonna be able to tell that you're not drunk how should i approach my gym crush without being too forward i don't know anything about him and never made a first move before what would alex do

what would Alex do? I don't think I would go up to him. You guys ask me this all the time about gym crushes and I don't know, maybe it's just because I don't know if I would do it first. Like, I feel like I would, like, put out the signals then, like, make some eye contact, but, like, I don't know if I could really go up first and make a move. I mean, maybe, like,

I could make some conversation, but I think that's the furthest I would go. And if he didn't, like, reciprocate, then I probably would walk away and never talk to him again. So, I think, like, maybe, I don't know, maybe you're by the barbells. Barbells or the dumbbells? I don't know. But I think the dumbbells. Whatever. Doesn't matter. You're somewhere in the gym. You see him and you're like, hey, what's up?

No, like, because literally what would I say beyond that? I don't know. I don't know if I could really do it. I really think they would have to make the move first. Sorry. That's what Alex would do. Hey, Alex, my boyfriend calls me three to four times a day and it's becoming so draining. What are your thoughts on communicating with your significant other and how much is too much? Okay, so this is a really interesting one because I feel like I...

kind of agree on the sense of that over like communicating and talking all the time can be a lot. I mean, I think it's different if you're doing long distance and you're not seeing the person, but if you're seeing them pretty much every day and then also calling them throughout every day and like, I think that's the one thing about having a boyfriend that can be overwhelming at times is you feel like you have to like report to someone. And I like to leave a little bit for in person and catching up. And Braxton and I will call

I mean, there's really no set schedule, but usually in the morning, like, we text, like, hey, whatever, hi, how are you, good morning. And then we kind of go about our days at work, and later in the day, we'll catch up or maybe FaceTime and then make plans for the night, and then we talk at night about what we did during the day. But I do see how, like, calling three to four times a day could be a lot. And...

I mean, I don't know. Personally, I get a little bit claustrophobic and need my space. And I don't think that's a bad thing. I think what I would do in that situation is just say like, hey, hey, don't talk to me. No, but I think I would talk to them and ask like,

Just tell them. Just be honest. Just be like, I feel like we're on the phone a lot. I want to, you know, be able to catch up more meaningful times when we're in person together or, I don't know, maybe switching it to texting a little bit more. I don't know. I personally like calling more than texting. Texting is my one thing. I'm so bad at texting. But really, it's whatever works for you and your guy's relationship. And that's what I've learned. I think every relationship is so

to each other and what you guys like and what works for you and what's best. So I think just have a conversation with him about it and just be honest. Like, nothing's wrong, but I feel like, you know,

every time I'm calling and picking up the phone, it just starts to feel more like a chore than like enjoying, which I don't know if that'll come off the wrong way, but make it sound nicer than I just made it sound. But that's what Alex would do. Hi, Alex. I love you and your podcast. Love you too. My parents have been divorced for over 10 years and I still struggle if one talks about the other in a negative way. How do you handle those kinds of situations? So those situations are definitely really tough and it's

It's hard to see one parent talk bad about the other and it kind of puts a lot of pressure on you and it makes you feel like you have to agree or pick a side and that's something I think I struggled with a lot growing up just as my family like now my family's really really close and we all get along but of course you know it's family and we fight and I think a lot

of the times when I was younger and they were getting used to being divorced and we were all kind of just figuring out about our ways and there was a lot of emotions going on um there definitely would be times when maybe one parent would talk about the other and it's really I don't think parents realize it as much but like how daunting it is to hear and kind of I don't know you idolize your parents so then to like hear something bad about them like that it just like it it

It's definitely heartbreaking and I can feel you on that. It's a little bit uncomfortable. What I would do in those situations, I feel like I just kind of don't entertain it because I don't want to bring up a bigger issue. I think if it really becomes like a big repetitive issue where one parent's bringing it up a lot, they may be saying like, hey,

I don't want to hear this stuff or don't want to be involved in this respectfully, but I think just kind of not entertaining it and not like making a problem out of it. And I know it sucks, but I feel like that's kind of what I did and just like would take the quiet route and be like, okay. And like kind of just let them, you know, they're humans at the end of the day to let them get the steam off their chest. But it's definitely not fair to make the children feel like they are

at the pit of the relationship and having to deal with all the struggles. So, just saying that it makes you uncomfortable and that maybe you don't want to hear about that from one end or the other and hopefully they respect that, but I'm sorry because that definitely is hard. And I know it's different with different children too in the family. Like, I think

My little sister Ashton, she will absorb and feel emotions a lot more than me sometimes. I feel like I tended to be a little bit colder and kind of just like let things go over my head or like not pay attention to certain things. And Ashton would really like internalize everything and like start to feel the emotions that like maybe my parents felt or were describing. And she definitely took it a little bit tougher than me. So yeah, I guess...

what Ashton would do is she would get really upset. But I don't know. And I think if you have any siblings, just like talking to them about how they feel, because that's something that helped Ashton and I a lot is like when we could just bond over those moments and not like

internalize those feelings and not talk to one another about how we were feeling because the more you like kind of bury things down the worse it gets so if you are someone who's kind of taking those issues pretty deeply then maybe talk to your siblings about it because no one's gonna understand it like they do hi Alex first off I literally love you and your podcast love you too and

Okay, hate. Do I trust that? Do I try and

and sabotage that? Oh, because you're saying you don't know if she knows about you. No, no, no, no. You don't love someone who's cheating on you and...

cutting his time short with you to go be with another girl after dating him for four and a half years. That is way too long. Well, I mean, in any scenario, you shouldn't have that type of behavior going on, but especially four and a half years. And honestly, if there's one shady situation going on, there's probably more. And he's telling you that the other girl knows about you, which I would have to say is

probably also a lie. I mean, I'm not sure, but I would hope that she wouldn't know that. God, do you tell her? What would Alex do? That's what this segment is called. I would probably tell her. I would probably, hey, girly, DM this girl and let her know. And just for her peace of mind, just from one girl to another, if she wants to keep being with that man, then she can choose to keep being with that man. You, however,

can't be with someone who's cheating on you. This is just, it's 2024. We cannot put up with this anymore. And like four and a half years is so long to be with someone and I can't even begin to imagine how you feel.

But at the same time, kind of similar to the other situation, like remove yourself from it and all the things you know and everything. And like, is that someone who you want to spend the rest of your life with, who you want to trust, who you want to have kids with? Not saying I don't know if you want to have kids or not, but I'm just saying like, I personally think that's a situation where you need to leave and get out of it. And if maybe...

he changes in the future, something happens, the change is not going to happen when you just sit there and forgive him and let him think that what he's doing is okay. Hey Alex, I'm 22 and all I can think about is being thin and going to the gym. I feel like weight consumes my mind and I know you've talked about dealing with this, but what's the first thing you would do to get back on the right path? So, first of all, just by you writing that in is...

on the right path like you're admitting to yourself that it consumes your mind and that you have a problem because I think so many girls and at least for me I was in denial for so long I was like oh well this is just healthy to think this way and um when she's talking about when I talked about this before this was one of the early episodes of hot mess where I talked about

struggling with an eating disorder in high school, it is scary to admit at first and you don't want to admit it to anyone. And even if you're not admitting it to anyone in real life, but you're writing into here, hopefully this can help you. I think you have to first look at what you're consuming and if there's unhealthy things or habits or

things on social media or seeing that aren't healthy or people in your life that aren't healthy. I think that was kind of a big thing for me was the environment that I was in and like the way my friends around me were talking about food and not that they're bad people at all, but we all were kind of struggling with this together and didn't really know or admit it. And we just kind of all got into this like big toxic cycle of just

starving ourselves and not eating anything I think another piece of advice would be because you don't realize how many unhealthy habits you get into like counting calories is not normal nor healthy maybe in certain scenarios but I used to personally have an app on my phone where I would track every single thing I ate or I would look at the back of a nutrition thing on every single thing I ate and just look how many calories it was and like you need to stop doing that like you need to

put that app away if you have it you need to not look you need to not count in your head like you have to physically stop yourself from doing that and realize that like you are doing yourself more of a disservice when you're so hyper focused on these things and depriving your body of the correct nutritions and I'm telling you like

For me, being in good shape is when I'm balancing what I'm eating, still working out and still being healthy. And I'm not, you know, eating junk food all the time, but there is a balance. And I'm telling you, eating a slice of pizza isn't going to take away from, you know, the salad that you had earlier in the day. Like it's all a balance and it's really, really hard. And I know, and I

I don't even know how to explain to like get out of that rut, but doing these little things, hopefully one by one will help you start to create healthier habits. Another thing, if you have a scale that you step on every day, that was another bad thing that you don't think is a bad thing, right? But all of these things are leading to you going down this wrong path and spiraling and looking at the numbers fluctuating too rapidly.

pounds, I almost called it two libs. I always would call them libs. I don't know why. Two pounds heavier than you were two days before. So, I would stop counting calories, throw out the scale, surround yourself with people who are having good healthy eating habits. Another thing you said in here is we said being thin and going to the gym and that's another thing is you can't

to overwork your body because I've also been this personally wasn't my thing but I have been around friends who overwork their bodies and would work out so many times a day and to the point of no return and it's like you're just tearing your body down and not feeling it at the same time and you need to be really careful about that and it's okay like you don't need to work out every day I think it's

important and makes a difference when you just go for a walk every day like get outside get your body moving and there's nothing wrong with wanting to work out every day and wanting to feel good but not going to the gym to the point of you're just never going to be happy with your body and you just keep wearing and tearing your body down because that's also not normal so give yourself a

And I'm not really sure if this is your exact scenario, but for anyone who does deal with that, I think give yourself a break from the gym for two days and see how you feel. And I promise you, you're going to be okay. Life goes on and life is too short to be getting in this severely toxic, negative mindset, talking down on yourself, hating on yourself, picking yourself apart. And trust me, I know it because I've been there. And...

It gets better and it can get better. And I think this is really, really amazing that you're even recognizing that this is a problem. And honestly, this topic is something I would like to talk about more on Hot Mess. Maybe...

in the future and in a little bit of a deeper scenario again like I did last time going into more detail because I ran into a mom this summer and she said that her daughter was struggling with an eating disorder. My episode had helped her a lot and that she wanted me to keep talking about it and it is crazy how much weight and body image and just image in general consumes all of our minds and

I don't know, it's so toxic and it's so hard and it's a much more elaborate conversation that we need to have a longer talk about, but I do think it's an important one and just know that you're not alone and that a lot of other people get in that bad, toxic mindset and it's not normal, but it's okay and you can get out of it. Honestly, just I want to give a hug to all of you and writing in all of these stories and I know some of them are

funny or entertaining and some are deep and personal and I just want to thank you guys for being vulnerable and I hope that this was helpful to anyone listening. It's crazy too, like, you guys don't know how much this means to me and I don't know why I'm getting emotional right now and I'm gonna cry, but just, like, I think it's, you know, nice sometimes to see that, like,

All of us girls are going through a lot of the same things and we don't really say it out loud or I don't know, we internalize things and things are getting so crazy or anxiety gets bad. And I think it's nice, you know, knowing that other people are...

Dealing with shit too. And I think it's good for us all to hear sometimes. Women, we have to lift each other up. And that is what we will continue to keep doing on here on Hot Mess. I will see you guys next Thursday for another episode. I love you guys so much. Don't forget to subscribe. Follow this podcast wherever you're listening. And write into the What Would Alex Do? It's on the socials at hotmess on Twitter.

TikTok and Instagram. The link in bio you can write into the hot mess. What would Alex do? So I can give you my advice on what I would do. Love you guys and I'll see you next Thursday. Bye!