Awkward Tuesday: Buddy Roommate Sitch

Summary

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Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update

Episode: Awkward Tuesday: Buddy Roommate Sitch

Date: October 14, 2025
Podcast Host: iHeartPodcasts

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Episode Overview

In this hilarious and cringe-worthy episode of "Awkward Tuesday," Brooke, Jeffrey, and the rest of the team take on a sticky roommate situation submitted by listener Chris. After graciously letting his buddy Ethan crash at his place following a breakup and job loss, Chris is left wondering how to address his friend’s freeloading ways—without torpedoing their friendship. The segment explores themes of boundaries, friendship, entitlement, and adulting, all with Brooke and Jeffrey's signature witty banter.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Introducing Chris’s Dilemma

Timestamp: 04:27 – 10:41

• Chris took in his friend Ethan, who was down on his luck, into his spare room.
• Ethan has been living rent-free for four months, now has (only) a part-time job, but hasn't contributed to rent, groceries, or cleaning.
  • Chris: "He’s been eating all my groceries..." [07:53]
  • Brooke: "Has he offered to help chip in?" [07:35]
• Chris never set a concrete pay-back agreement, just said, "When the time comes, maybe help out."
• He feels guilty bringing it up but is becoming increasingly resentful and stressed by Ethan’s lack of help.

Hosts’ Reactions & Advice

Timestamp: 10:41 – 13:32

• Brooke suggests a "cooling off" period (inventing a visiting nephew) to get space before a hard talk—but Jeffrey basically vetoes dodging the issue.
  • Jeffrey: “So it sounds like again, Brooke, your advice is to not make the Awkward Tuesday Phone Call in this segment...” [12:20]
• Jose proposes blaming the landlord: say the landlord spotted Ethan and now needs him on the lease, which means rent discussions.
• Alexis jokes that her approach was simply “suffer in silence”—not recommended.

The Awkward Tuesday Phone Call: Confrontation in Real Time

Timestamp: 13:32 – 20:44

The Call Begins

• Chris calls Ethan at work, who instantly asks if Chris can Doordash him pizza to Chris's own apartment.
  • Ethan: “Could you, could you still like doordash from your phone? Would that be cool?” [14:07]
• Chris, clearly frustrated, explains that he feels taken advantage of and wants Ethan to contribute.

Ethan Flips the Script

• Ethan is baffled, defending himself by saying Chris makes more money and “said he’d take care of everything.”
• Then Ethan ups the ante: “How much money do you actually make? ... I came across some of your bank statements… Those numbers were ginormous.” [16:10]
  • Chris is appalled that Ethan went through his personal documents.
  • Brooke (jumping in): “Why are you going through his bank statements?” [17:48]
• Ethan takes entitlement to the max: “If you want to come at me asking for money, you should be making less than $200,000 a year.” [17:03]

The Hosts and Chris Respond

• The cast is floored that Ethan thinks Chris’s salary excuses any responsibility.
  • Brooke: “You’re not his like sugar baby, dude.” [18:22]
  • Jeffrey: “Sugar buddy—is that a thing?” [18:27]
• Chris points out Ethan's egregious habits: “You used my toothbrush and then told me to go to the store and get more.” [18:32]
• Ethan’s response: “Honestly, it feels weird that he’s not paying for more. We should have a better apartment. This apartment is crappy.” [18:57]
  • Brooke: “Probably why he has money.” [19:39]

The (Sort-of) Resolution

• Chris, using Jose's advice, claims the landlord requires Ethan on the lease—therefore Ethan must pay rent and contribute more. Ethan grudgingly agrees but demands the “bigger room.”
• Both reluctantly agree to discuss with the landlord and work something out.
  • Chris, trying to keep things friendly, says he didn't bring girls over out of respect, but will this weekend.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On entitlement:
  • Ethan: “If you want to come at me asking for money, you should be making less than $200,000 a year.” [17:03]
• On boundaries and groceries:
  • Chris: “You used all my toothbrush and then you had the audacity to tell me to go to the store and get some more.” [18:32]
• On friendship:
  • Chris: “If the roles are reversed ... I wouldn’t ask you for a single dime.” [19:10]
• Brooke’s reality check:
  • Brooke: “You’re not his like sugar baby, dude.” [18:22]
  • Jeffrey: “Sugar buddy—is that a thing?” [18:27]

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Hosts’ Takeaways & Wrap-up

Timestamp: 22:24 – 23:31

• The hosts joke that Chris might end up calling back a year from now with Ethan still living with him.
• They agree Ethan needs to take more responsibility and not just mooch off friends with bigger paychecks.
  • Brooke: “Find a girlfriend that’s making money so he can mooch off of her... poor Chris isn’t getting any bennies from this relationship.” [23:14]
  • Jeffrey: “Ethan just wants to keep living that sugar buddy life. And I’m all for it.” [23:26]
• They reiterate: If you want help with your own awkward call, the show’s always open for submissions.

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Key Timestamps

| Segment | Timestamp | |----------------------------------------|-------------| | Chris’s Situation Introduction | 04:27–10:41 | | Hosts' Advice & Joking | 10:41–13:32 | | The Phone Call Itself | 13:32–20:44 | | Post-Call Analysis & Jokes | 22:24–23:31 |

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Conclusion

This episode is a perfect comedy-of-errors about the dangers of mixing friendship and finances—and what happens when boundaries aren’t set from the start. Chris’s polite heart runs headlong into Ethan’s epic entitlement, all under the gleeful scrutiny of Brooke and Jeffrey’s panel. The outcome: no clear solution, a lot of laughs, and a new term (“sugar buddy”) coined live on radio.

If you're dealing with roommate freeloaders—or just want a good cringe-laugh—this episode is a must-listen.

Transcript

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[Chris]

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[Brooke]

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[Jeffrey]

All right.

[Brooke]

This is for you. Hey, it's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. And she has been insisting in all caps that she needs more awkward Tuesday phone calls. Yes, she has.

[Jeffrey]

Well, we can't fit more Tuesdays in the week. There's only one Brooke.

[Brooke]

It's true. That's a. That's a problem that Ashley's having. But today you get a brand new awkward Tuesday phone call. It's your day, Ashley. It's Tuesday. Yes, and that's coming up in just a minute. But, Alexis, what else do you see on the comment board? Yeah, we got a few from yesterday's second date update, because that was. Yep. Where she didn't tell us that she brought her two children on the date. Yeah, with.

[Jeffrey]

I think it was three.

[Brooke]

Was it?

[Jeffrey]

I don't remember.

[Brooke]

I mean, after one, I lose track. Yeah, she brought a child. Details. But Kyle Anderson said, this shows why my girlfriend and I decided we're never breaking up. Oh, yeah.

[Jeffrey]

What?

[Brooke]

Yeah, because they can't go back into the dating world.

[Jeffrey]

We don't normally keep people together.

[Brooke]

No, that's right. Oh, and someone else said, as a psych major, I find the show to be a gold mine. This particular episode is worthy of a paper in the most professional words.

[Chris]

1.

[Brooke]

All I can say is. Wait. What? Wait, what?

[Jeffrey]

Every week, it's like I could write a whole thesis on this.

[Brooke]

Yeah, I would be the worst therapist just because my face shows all of my judgment. You know, I would text my friends immediately when they tell me.

[Jeffrey]

I would tell the person there with the last person just said, you know what I mean? Like, oh, you're way better off than the last guy.

[Brooke]

All right, let's get your brand new awkward Tuesday phone call started right now.

[Jeffrey]

It's broken. Jeffrey in the morning. And today, one of our listeners has come to us with a curious conundrum.

[Brooke]

Oh, sounds Like a mystery.

[Jeffrey]

Because something unwelcome has been living in his apartment. Oh, my gosh. A pest of sorts that he just cannot get rid of. But why didn't he call pest control or his local exterminator? Because it's actually a living, breathing person. Oh, my gosh.

[Brooke]

His exterminators don't deal with them.

[Jeffrey]

His own friend, even. Oh. And that's why he's turned to us for help. Cause I have a feeling this pest is about to rear its ugly face and shock us all in a brand new, awkward Tuesday phone call. That's next. It's awkward.

[Brooke]

It's Tuesday.

[Jeffrey]

It's awkward Tuesday phone call. What would you do if a friend of yours fell on hard times and needed your help? Would you step up for them? Yeah, absolutely. I'm not just asking that because Alexis is about to be kicked off her mom's insurance, but I'm glad to hear you're so altruistic about it.

[Brooke]

Thank you, bro. Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

So we'll get all.

[Brooke]

I think I can put you in as a dependent. So I think we're okay.

[Jeffrey]

Perfect. Now that that fire is put out, I also bring it up because one of our listeners apparently has a good friend who. Who's going through a bit of a rough patch in life, and so he's reaching out to us for help. So, Chris, are you looking for a direct money donation from Brooke or how exactly can we assist you today?

[Chris]

So I actually. I have this awkward situation and I don't even know how to handle it.

[Jeffrey]

I think that's a no for the Brooke thing.

[Brooke]

Yeah, it's the first time someone hasn't taken me up on money.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, so keep him on the phone away. Brooke, what's going on with you? And you said you had a buddy. What's his name?

[Chris]

Yeah, his name is Ethan.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, what's going on with Ethan?

[Chris]

So pretty much he's falling on these hard times lately. He lost his job, and to make things worse, he got dumped by his girlfriend of two years.

[Brooke]

That's why they say when it rains, it pours.

[Chris]

All on the same time. And he had to move out, and I really wanted to be there for him, so I offered him to stay at my apartment. I have this spare room. No problem till you get back on your feet. He was all about that, which was really cool.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, is he allowed in any other part of the apartment or just the spare room?

[Brooke]

Is that how it works with your friends?

[Jeffrey]

No.

[Chris]

So wait. Wait till I tell you this. So pretty much the first week I Didn't ask anything of him, like, nothing at all.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

Make yourself at home.

[Brooke]

Be comfortable.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, Just trying. Yeah. To be as supportive as you can.

[Chris]

Yeah. He can crash on the couch, he can watch tv. All that stuff in the bed with you.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, he probably could use that after getting done. Bros can't cuddle a little bit. Absolutely. Post breakup, we need.

[Chris]

No, no, nothing. Like, but after a while he's been living here and using my utilities and stuff like that.

[Brooke]

I mean, who didn't see this coming?

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, I mean, how long's a while?

[Chris]

Oh, he's been here for already, like four months.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, wow.

[Brooke]

Has he offered to help chip in? I mean, maybe he can't cover his half yet, but nothing.

[Chris]

He has not offered anything. And at the time he didn't have a job, so I pretty much reduced the rate. I was like, look, buddy, you don't have to give me anything, but when the time comes, you can maybe help out. And he said, yeah, sure, no problem.

[Brooke]

So you did have that conversation then. That's good.

[Chris]

Yeah, but I mean, he didn't really. We didn't even touch base on it after that. You know, he'd just been crashing. He's been eating all of my groceries.

[Jeffrey]

And there wasn't like a number you said, like, hey, when you get on.

[Chris]

Your feet, 500amonth, like, nothing. Nothing like that. I guess that was my mistake too, maybe.

[Brooke]

Is he working now?

[Chris]

He is. He actually has a part time job.

[Jeffrey]

Part time?

[Brooke]

You can chip in some money. Like. Yeah. You can't pay rent part time.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, you throw 50 bucks or 100 bucks or something.

[Chris]

Exactly, exactly. That's what I'm saying. That's why I called you guys, because, I mean, he's spending almost all his time just chilling at my place, like, watching tv. He makes a really big mess and I'm like a neat freak, so I'm always picking up after him.

[Brooke]

I mean, you don't really know someone until you live with them.

[Jeffrey]

Totally.

[Chris]

You know?

[Jeffrey]

Totally.

[Chris]

Yeah. So I was. I was forgiving at first, but this has been going on for months. Like I say. So.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Chris]

I don't know, I just feel like a jerk even bringing this up. But, like, I feel like he should be helping out.

[Brooke]

I mean, well, and I also think it's. It should be on him because you've already said, like, when you're back on your feet, this is the expectation.

[Jeffrey]

And I think you know it's bad when it's your bro telling you, like, girls are way cleaner. They're always Gonna be like, help me, bro. I mean, are you sure you don't want help getting him to move out? Because it doesn't sound like you two are really simpatico as roommates.

[Chris]

That would be a good idea, of course, because I like my free time. But, I mean, like I said, he's my really good friend. I mean, I just would like for him to pitch in a little bit.

[Jeffrey]

Okay.

[Brooke]

And that sucks, too, because, like, you're probably developing animos towards him over it.

[Chris]

Yeah, I am. To be honest. Like, there's times where I have to, like, squeeze in a meal just knowing that he's going to be home in, like, in an hour or so. So, like, I'm rushing to cook for myself, and I even feel bad coming home with fast food and not having something for him.

[Brooke]

I feel that.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, yeah. And I understand it. That's got to be an awkward conversation. But it's like they always say, if you don't make your friends feel ashamed about themselves and their life choices, how else are they going to grow?

[Brooke]

I mean. Okay, I don't know that.

[Jeffrey]

Did your friends not ever say that to you?

[Brooke]

Oh, okay.

[Jeffrey]

Yes. In the private schools, we have different sayings.

[Brooke]

Yeah, I guess so.

[Jeffrey]

All right, well, that's fine. But we'll come back, I guess, and we'll think of some good advice to give to you. So that you can call your buddy, slash roommate and start to ask him to pay his fair share of the rent or just a little bit.

[Brooke]

Yes.

[Chris]

Yeah, because that's what I was wondering. I'm like, how do I even approach this conversation? Like.

[Brooke]

Yeah, and also clean up after himself and also not be such a slob. Maybe donate your food.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

If nothing else, Brooke will let him live at her place down in the basement.

[Brooke]

No.

[Jeffrey]

No. Okay, up in the attic, then. No, the attic's being remodeled right now. We can't do that.

[Brooke]

Even the kids have to do chores, Jeff.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, yeah.

[Brooke]

There's nobody that goes without a workload in my house.

[Jeffrey]

All right, that house has enough of a hellhole. So we'll come up with better advice and let you make your awkward Tuesday phone call right after this. Hold on, ma'. Am. It's awkward.

[Brooke]

It's Tuesday.

[Jeffrey]

It's awkward Tuesday phone call. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. And we're dealing with a fairly common situation here where you try to help someone out and feel like they're taking advantage of your kindness. Yeah, good way to say it. And what's the saying? Don't mistake my Kindness for weakness. Yeah, I think Macaulay Culkin said that to the robbers in Home Alone.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Or no, was it John Stamos said that to the Full House twins?

[Chris]

Both.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah. A lot of that's going around on TV and on movies, but maybe it's just a life lesson that stayed with me. That definitely applies to our listener Chris today because he took in a close buddy of his who lost his job and his girlfriend almost at the same time. Wow. Guy's been staying with him for the last four months and it's not going well because his buddy is super messy, not helping to chip in for the rent. And he's decided at this point, something has to change.

[Brooke]

The rent or the food, Jeff?

[Jeffrey]

All of it.

[Brooke]

None of it, you know?

[Jeffrey]

So how do we help him broach that topic of conversation? Brooke, what's your advice?

[Brooke]

Here's the thing. You sound pretty upset.

[Jeffrey]

I am upset. I don't think that this is. Oh, Chris.

[Brooke]

Yeah, Chris.

[Jeffrey]

I feel for him.

[Brooke]

I mean, he was heated. Dude, I think what you do is you just tell your roommate, hey, listen, my nephew's coming into town, so he's gotta leave for a couple weeks just so that you can get some space to clear your mind before you have this terrible conversation with him.

[Jeffrey]

So it sounds like again, Brooke, your advice is to not make the awkward Tuesday phone call in this segment that we're actively doing right now.

[Brooke]

I mean, the problem is, is I just don't think you can have a productive conversation when your emotions are really high.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, we're going to cancel that and move right on over to Jose. What's your advice, Jose? Dude, I would just tell him that the landlord saw him.

[Brooke]

Oh, blame the landlord.

[Jeffrey]

Right. Like, they noticed him coming in and out of the apartment and it's totally cool, but that just means you got to put them on the lease. And you guys should probably start talking about payments.

[Brooke]

Mmm. This is actually really helpful, Jose.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, what do you feel about that, Chris? Can you blame your landlord?

[Chris]

I mean, I guess I could, but, I mean, do you guys have any other advice? Like, Alexa?

[Brooke]

Oh, this happened to me and I just complained in silence for like five months and suffered. So don't ask me. Pretty sure if I remember. When Alexis started here, she was living with five people in a two bedroom apartment.

[Jeffrey]

Now it's only three people.

[Brooke]

Nobody was paying rent except for her.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, so maybe you can send your buddy Ethan over to live with Alexis's friends.

[Brooke]

I won't kick him out. I won't be able to Unity living.

[Jeffrey]

But Here we go. I'm going to dial Ethan's number and we're going to step back and let you do this. You got it? You ready?

[Chris]

All right. Okay, okay, okay, okay.

[Jeffrey]

He's your friend. Nothing on the line except friendship. So here we go.

[Chris]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

That's a lot.

[Chris]

Okay. Hello? Hey, bro, what's up? What are you, what are you up to? Wait, is it Chris? Yeah. Oh, dude, you're calling for like a weird number. I don't know, maybe it's. I don't know, I'm calling for my phone. I don't know why. Oh, oh, that's weird. Okay. Yeah, man. Dude, I'm just. I mean, I'm just hanging. Dude, Man, I'm tired today. I didn't get enough rest last night. But you want to order some pizza or something? You want some? No, I'm actually at work. Oh, bummer. That sucks, dude. You know what, could you, could you still like doordash from your phone? Would that be cool? Are you being serious? You want me to doordash your food at my place? Is that. Am I hearing it correctly? Dude, I'm a little light this week, man. Could you help me out just a little bit? You're always light every week. That's actually the reason why I'm calling you. About what? What? This is why you're calling, man. You've been staying at my place for a while now and if I'm being totally honest, it's just. I just, I'm starting to feel like I'm getting taken advantage of. Wait, wait, who's taking advantage of you? Well, you, you are. That's. Or that's how it feels. Chris, are you being super tried out? Me? How am I taking advantage of you? Dude, please. Well, it's. It's been months I've been helping you out and, and you literally just asked me to pay for your lunch and you know I'm covering most share of the rent and. Hold on, dude, hold on, hold on. Okay, you told me that I could stay here and you would take care of everything, right? You said it was no problem. Right? You said, you said. Don't worry, dude, I got you, man. This is you getting me right now, man. Right? Yeah, exactly. Well, I said that I can help you out for a while, but I didn't, I didn't mean I'd cover your expenses forever. And you have a job now. You're working part time. Yeah, dude, I am working part time. Not like your job though, bro. Wait, what is that supposed to mean? Dude, come on. Come on, dude. We both know you're making a lot more money than I am. Dude, don't play, man. Ethan, that doesn't bother. That doesn't even matter. It's. That's not what we're talking about right now. Hey, be honest, man. Just me and you. To be honest, how much money do you actually make? Tell me.

[Jeffrey]

What?

[Chris]

What? How much. How much do you actually make? Dude, what does that have anything to do with this? What are you saying? You know what has to do. Because, you know, the other day I was bored, right? I was trying to wander around, came across some of your bank statements, and. Dude, Chris, those are some big numbers. Dude, what are you doing? Those numbers were ginormous. Dude. Bro. Bro, you can't be going through my stuff. That's not okay. If you want to come at me asking for money, you should be making less than $200,000 a year. Dude, you're not. What are you. What are you doing? What are you talking about?

[Jeffrey]

Oh, God.

[Brooke]

That's not what we meant. Sorry, Chris.

[Jeffrey]

Whoa.

[Chris]

What is this? What the hell is that?

[Jeffrey]

Hold on. Chris, you really make that much money?

[Brooke]

What does that have to do with anything? That doesn't have anything to do with anything. He works hard and he's got career.

[Jeffrey]

You're right. You're right. Yes.

[Brooke]

No, it doesn't mean he should be paying for his buddy.

[Jeffrey]

No, it's fine. We'll get a job application forever. You work after. Ethan, you're probably hearing a lot of people right now because you're on the radio with a show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning.

[Chris]

I'm on the radio? Wait, how do I get on the radio?

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, that's kind of magic. Well, the magic of your friend emailing us, asking for help. Because this is a segment called the Awkward Tuesday Phone Call. Yeah, we've been listening the whole time.

[Brooke]

Why are you going through his bank statements?

[Chris]

Okay, look. Yeah, well, I didn't. Bank statements. It was just there. It was just there on the. On the counter. I didn't just go rummaging through his stuff. I'm not that kind of friend.

[Brooke]

It didn't have your name on it.

[Jeffrey]

Well, I'm sure he was clean cleaning it. He was cleaning up the counter and it just. He caught his eye for a second.

[Brooke]

Dude, you're freeloading off your buddy, man.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah. Let's get to the core of why we're doing this entire call, Ethan, is because your friend Chris reached out, needing help, addressing the fact that you've been staying with him now for it sounds like four months and haven't contributed anything to.

[Chris]

Well, dude, yeah, but did you hear how much he makes?

[Brooke]

You're not his like sugar baby, dude.

[Jeffrey]

Like, he could be a millionaire.

[Chris]

It doesn't matter, bro.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, sugar buddy. Is that a thing?

[Brooke]

I don't know.

[Jeffrey]

My sugar buddy. I like that.

[Chris]

That man, that's not even the point. The other day you used all my toothbrush and then you had the audacity to tell me to go to the store and get some more.

[Brooke]

Wait, another toothbrush?

[Chris]

You could buy a toothbrush for every day of the week, bro. But that's not even the point here.

[Jeffrey]

It's the morals, man. It's like the, the. I mean, what am I trying to say?

[Brooke]

The base of it, it feels weird. Like you don't feel weird not paying for your share, not doing your part?

[Chris]

Honestly, it feels weird that he's not paying for more. We should have a better apartment. This apartment is crappy.

[Brooke]

Dude. Ethan, go get a full time job and move out, I think is what he's trying to say.

[Chris]

Chris, if the roles are reversed, right, and like I was in your shoes and you were in my shoes, I wouldn't ask you for a single dime.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, wow.

[Chris]

And I wouldn't be over here faking being poor and like I'm some secret 1 percenter.

[Jeffrey]

Secret 1%, wow.

[Brooke]

How is he faking being poor?

[Jeffrey]

What does that mean, Ethan?

[Chris]

So you should see this place. It's a dump. And you should see the crappy car he has. He could have a way better car.

[Brooke]

Probably why he has money.

[Jeffrey]

He sees a lot of potential in you, Chris. Reading between the lines in a good way.

[Chris]

You know what, Ethan, it doesn't matter because my landlord saw you the other day and she actually reached out and she told me like, we need to sign a lease and I need to probably even have you on the lease now.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, wow.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Chris]

I mean, if I got to sign a lease, I'm okay with sign a lease, but you definitely got to pay more. Dude, you have the bigger room. Oh my God.

[Jeffrey]

Real estate wise, that seems fair. Ethan, we all, we all understand that you've fallen on a rough time in your life. And the whole reason that Chris even wanted to do this is because he values your friendship. He doesn't want to be kicking you out on your butt with nowhere else to go. He just wants a little bit of fairness.

[Chris]

I get it, man. I'm trying to be respectful. You know, I didn't want to bring any ladies over or anything like that, but you Know one's gonna happen this weekend. She's definitely gonna come over and we're gonna hang out.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, bro, you gotta be paying rent. Well, hold on. In that case, she better get he better get the bigger room if they're gon be staying over at his place.

[Chris]

All right, you know what? We'll meet with the landlord and we'll just figure everything out. Okay. We'll sort everything out somehow, I guess.

[Jeffrey]

Okay.

[Brooke]

My gosh, that's good.

[Jeffrey]

Is it?

[Brooke]

It just sounds like he's stuck with Ethan.

[Chris]

No, no, nobody's stuck with me. I'm a privilege to live with. No, I get it.

[Jeffrey]

Brooke tells us all the time it's a privilege that we get to work with her. Same vibe.

[Brooke]

Wait, what?

[Jeffrey]

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[Brooke]

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[Jeffrey]

Or yeah, yeah, I kicked him out and now he's living with my landlord and charging me rent.

[Brooke]

Oh, man. I just love that his friend thinks that he's owed some house of Chris's money.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, I mean, he said Chris was the one that came to him being like, I'll spot you. I got you. You don't have to worry. He took it a Little bit too far. Yeah.

[Brooke]

Checked his bank account to see how long it could actually financially last.

[Jeffrey]

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[Brooke]

If you don't apartment, job, if you're.

[Jeffrey]

Letting somebody live there, don't leave them out for everyone to see and then get and then complain. If we're going to give Chris anything as a mistake, that was it. That was a bad move on his part. It does sound like Ethan needs to find his own personal motivation though. Cuz that's what they say is you can't make people want to change. They have to want it themselves. He should make 200k on his own. Doing what he wants to at least.

[Brooke]

Find a girlfriend that's making money so he can mooch off of her. Yeah, that is better. Poor Chris isn't even getting any like bennies, you know what I'm saying? From this relationship.

[Jeffrey]

Ethan just wants to keep living that sugar buddy life.

[Chris]

Life.

[Jeffrey]

And I'm all for it. I love that you invented sugar buddy.

[Brooke]

Yeah, true. I do want one that's hot.

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