B (2:50)

And that he didn't even think it was weird that he went an entire date. No. I don't know if you read the comments, but honestly, quite a few of our listeners. Listeners didn't think it was weird either. What? Yes.

A (2:59)

There's a lot of barefooters.

B (3:00)

Yes, there is. We got like sit on the street. Yes. Sydney is too judgmental for my taste. I don't think it's a big deal to walk without shoes. Come to Australia. We don't wear shoes here. Shoes are overrated.

A (3:12)

I feel like I'm a hybrid of this. Like if I'm on carpet, grass or sand, I want to feel it with my feet.

B (3:17)

Okay. I think that's normal. Yeah.

A (3:19)

That's crazy to me.

B (3:20)

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

A (3:21)

I don't want to walk down the.

B (3:22)

Road anywhere a car was. I don't like to be barefoot. That's a good, you know, I don't know. I don't know why my thing. And then one. Well, he's right. Trees have been around longer than plumbing. We didn't even talk about him peeing on the.

A (3:34)

It is the original toilet.

B (3:36)

I mean, the longest living organism on the planet. Is that really cool? Okay, we're gonna lose listeners, but come on. Trees are phenomenal. Oh, great. We got a brand new Awkward Tuesday for you. And it's gonna start right now.

A (3:48)

I've looked at social media once or twice and I've learned the only thing that goes more viral than a sweet, happy marriage proposal is a messy, awkward marriage proposal gone horribly wrong.

B (4:01)

That's so true.

A (4:02)

That's why when I saw our listener's email today, I knew we had to talk to him. Cuz he hasn't had just one failed proposal, but three in a row. And he needs our help to figure out, am I doing something wrong here or is there another explanation? You're going to hear it in your brand new Awkward Tuesday phone call. Next. It's awkward.

B (4:26)

It's Tuesday.

A (4:27)

It's Awkward Tuesday phone call. Some people in relationships believe there's cosmic signs that show you're meant to be together.

B (4:37)

Okay.

A (4:38)

Like when you start finishing each other's sentences. Or every time you say their name, a church bell rings.

B (4:45)

Wow.

A (4:46)

Or a pigeon lands and poops on your shoulder, then flies over and poops on their car.

B (4:52)

Wow.

A (4:53)

These are positive signs from the universe saying you belong together. But one of our listeners apparently has been receiving a different kind of Message from the cosmos about his relationship. His name is Keith. Keith. What are the signs telling you?

C (5:11)

I mean, the signs are kind of the actions of my girlfriend recently.

B (5:17)

Oh, the signs aren't from the universe.

A (5:18)

Those can be determined as cosmic messages.

B (5:21)

No, I think that's just girlfriend messages.

A (5:23)

Yeah, from the cosmos.

B (5:24)

Is her name Cosmos? Is that what we're getting at?

A (5:27)

Could be. But what is it telling you, Keith?

C (5:29)

Now, her name is Lila, but who knows? Maybe. Maybe there is some cosmic energy that's affecting her because I really feel like she's trying to sabotage my marriage proposals.

B (5:42)

Oh, I thought you were gonna say my marriage.

A (5:47)

We would be okay with either one of those things.

C (5:49)

We would not.

A (5:50)

My girlfriend's gonna ruin my marriage.

B (5:52)

Yeah, sorry. That had me.

A (5:55)

You're trying to prop proposed to your girlfriend, but you feel like she's sabotaging it, right?

C (6:00)

We are not married. We've been dating for two years. Okay. The first time I tried to propose her, I was going to do it in a park. You know, I had the ring ready to go. And maybe she's got the sense that something was up because I was a little nervous. And, like, a little walk in the park is not something that we normally do. But as we're walking in the park, she just turns to me and says, hey, if you're gonna do what I think you're gonna do, I don't want it to be like this.

B (6:30)

Oh, pretty public. Like, not a lot of people like that. Okay.

A (6:35)

I can't believe she just came out and said that to you. Like, well, how did you react when she told you that? Like, don't propose to me right now.

C (6:42)

I just joked it up. I was like, what do you think, I'm gonna propose in a park like this? It's so corny. Like, I just. I just tried to play it cool. Yeah.

A (6:52)

Hey. Been like, oh, I was just gonna kiss you, but not in front of these people.

C (6:55)

Okay.

B (6:56)

But I think you could take that as a positive, too. Like, she obviously wants you to do it, and she has a vision of how it's gonna happen. In her mind, that means she's thinking of you. And I mean, it sounds like she'll say yes, which is great.

C (7:08)

Yeah. Well, flash forward a little bit to a couple months ago. I tried again. We took a trip to New York City, and I went, like, scrolling on online and I tried to find, like, a really fancy dinner, and she, like, agreed to it for a little while. But then the night we were there, she says she thinks she has an eye infection. And she wanted to stay in the hotel that night. So I was like, okay, you know.

A (7:34)

Pink eye, it'll hit you.

B (7:35)

Brooke.

A (7:37)

She made up an excuse that she had some eye problem.

C (7:40)

I don't know if it was a fake eye infection or if it was a coincidence, but there was one more time recently.

B (7:48)

Wow.

C (7:48)

When I tried again.

B (7:50)

I like that you're not giving up. This is important. Yeah. And not asking her how she'd want it, though. I like that. It is a good point, Alexis, that maybe you should have said, well, what do you want?

A (7:59)

Well, she's clearly trying. He's clearly trying to, like, make it a surprise. And she obviously knows something is coming, so he doesn't want to, like, blow it entirely. But at this rate, it's going to be like, oh, we've been married for three years, but I've been trying to propose for five. Right. Yeah. So. So what was your. What was your idea for your third proposal?

C (8:17)

Okay, yeah, this one is where I'm really, like, okay, something's up. So about two weeks ago, I had a picnic set up, and, you know, I had, like, her favorite, favorite meal and a candle and some nice wine.

B (8:30)

We're back to a park. I know. Why would you repeat the part?

A (8:32)

Is it in a park or is it, like, private?

C (8:35)

This was on the beach, not in the park.

B (8:36)

Okay, okay, okay.

A (8:38)

A very private, exclusive beach.

C (8:40)

But when she came and she showed up, she, again, had that, like, nerv look on her face. And not too long after, the blanket suddenly catches on fire.

B (8:50)

What?

C (8:52)

Because of the candle? The candle fell over and the blanket catches on fire, so I had to put it out. And I had my phone set up on a tree nearby because I was gonna film the proposal, and I saw in the tape that she knocked the candle over, like, on purpose. I saw her do it.

A (9:08)

Oh, she started the fire. Maybe she doesn't want to marry you, man. And I. I, like, honestly.

C (9:14)

Well, that's what I'm worried about, you know, like. Because we're still. Like, everything else otherwise is still fine. Like, so either she doesn't want to get married or ready yet.

B (9:22)

So what do you want to do with your awkward call, though? Like, are we calling her to see.

C (9:28)

Yeah.

A (9:29)

Is this proposal number four?

C (9:32)

I just. I just need some help navigating the conversation. She doesn't know that I know. She botched that last one. And, you know, I don't want her to feel upset about that. I just want to know, like, what's going on. Oh, okay.

A (9:46)

Okay. So this is an information Finding mission to figure out why she keeps turning it down.

C (9:52)

Yeah, she might not even want to get married to me. And I would want to know that instead of just, like, trying and failing all these times.

B (9:58)

Is there, like, a return policy on these rings? What's the story there?

A (10:01)

I don't want to be negative, but what happens if you're like, oh, we don't want to get married, then? Do you just break up? No. You get married anyway, Jose. That's what you do. You force the marriage and then you break up.

B (10:12)

Some couples say together, some couples break up. It just depends.

A (10:15)

You won't know until you sign that document locking you together forever how you really feel about the marriage.

B (10:22)

I hope you know before you sign the document.

A (10:24)

How could you know until you're married? Exactly. We do need to focus on some advice, though, so we'll think of some to give you. We'll come back and we'll call your maybe future fiance, depending on how this conversation goes, when we do your awkward Tuesday phone call right after this.

C (10:42)

Thank you so much.

A (10:43)

All right, man. Hold on. It's awkward.

B (10:46)

It's Tuesday.

A (10:48)

It's awkward Tuesday phone call. How can you tell if your girlfriend is actively trying to sabotage your marriage proposals?

B (10:56)

Oh, goodness.

A (10:58)

And I say proposals, plural, because our listener, Keith, has attempted to pop the question three separate times to his girlfriend. Each one got shut down by Lila before he even really got started with them. The last one is the most incriminating because it was caught on camera while he was secretly filming, as men like to do. Let us secretly film us with our girlfriend.

B (11:21)

That is very. That's very illegal. Go to jail for a long time.

A (11:25)

Unless it's for a marriage proposal. Which is totally fine because in the footage, he saw her purposely knock over the candle and light their picnic blanket on fire, stopping the marriage proposal before he even got to it. Have we considered she's an arsonist? Could be a possibility. He might need more flames in the next attempt. It's just after that, Keith is wondering, is the problem actually with the proposal, or does she actually even want to marry me? Yeah, not exactly the easiest conversation to have with your significant other. So he needs advice, Brooke. What do you have to say to him?

B (11:57)

Well, I think you do something that my husband perfected a long time ago.

A (12:01)

Oh, Brooke. Yeah. Let's not get into the bedroom.

B (12:04)

And that is play dumb. Okay, Play dumb. Go into it and just be like, okay, I didn't want to tell you, but I had a little surprise for you the other night on the beach. So I was. I was filming, and you wouldn't believe what I saw. It looked like you tried to light the blanket on fire. Isn't that crazy?

A (12:24)

I see. So it's not like you're actively accusing her of doing it. You're just like, I saw something weird.

B (12:31)

Yeah, weird.

A (12:32)

What do you think about that, Keith?

C (12:34)

That might work. I'm pretty good at playing dumb.

A (12:39)

Yeah, all of us already have that ability, so. Okay. Keep that in your back pocket, Jose. What's your advice? Maybe it has nothing to do with you. It could be something that she's built this up in her mind and you're not living up to this expectation that you don't even know about. Right. It is interesting that all of your talks about marriage, those are going fine, but when it comes to the actual proposal, that's where everything falls off.

B (13:03)

You're just not choosing the right places.

A (13:05)

All right, Alexis, where's your recommendation? Where should he propose?

B (13:07)

I don't want to get married. Don't ask me. She said don't do it.

A (13:11)

Okay. There's no good place for it.

B (13:13)

Yeah.

A (13:13)

All right, well, that's our advice for you, Keith.

B (13:16)

Oh, my God, she has hives just talking about it. That's so weird.

A (13:19)

Yeah. We're all scared in studio. Thank God you're the person making this call. But we will be on the other line ready to jump in if we feel like you need a little bit of help. You ready, ma'?

C (13:28)

Am? Yeah, I think so.

B (13:30)

All right, you got it, buddy.

A (13:31)

What's the worst that can happen? You're just asking your girlfriend if the idea of marriage disgusts her. They could break up, dude. Yeah. Oh, I was trying to ask that question in a positive way. What's the worst that could happen? I wasn't expecting everybody to jump on. All right. Oops. Sorry about that, Keith. But good luck. We'll be here if you need us. Here we go.

C (13:59)

Hello? Hey, babe. How's it going? Oh, hey. I'm good. How are you? What's. What's up? Good. I was just saying hi. You know, I'm just missing you. Calling to say hey. Wanted to hear your voice. Well, that's sweet of you. Yeah. Yeah. You know, I was just thinking, too. You know, I'm sorry about the little fire accident we had a couple weeks ago. I just feel bad about that. I know your beach is your favorite and kind of. Kind of ruined the mood there. Yeah, definitely. Yeah. It was a bummer to lose pizza and a blanket and all the things. I know, I know. Yeah. Yeah. I Just. I was gonna surprise you with something, so I had my phone set up and so I could get your reaction. And I was, like, looking at the video again, and I don't know. I don't know why. It just. It looked like. It looked like you. You might have set the blanket on fire on purpose, but, like, I don't think you would do that. You know? It's weird, right? I don't know what happened. I mean, I didn't. I didn't meet, like, it wasn't. I don't. Did you get the sense that I was going to have, like, a surprise for you? Maybe? Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Just. It's not a big deal, you know? I just, like. We both want to get married, right? I mean, I'm just, like, processing all this. I wasn't expecting this during my work day. Is there a problem? Is there something going on? Am I, like, a. Like, am I picking up on something here? Is everything okay? I didn't really want to talk about this, but I guess I should. Yeah. I've just been having some second thoughts, and I've been just too scared to talk to you about it. Okay. Like what? What do you. What do you mean? The thing is, I'm having the thoughts, and I don't know what to do about the thoughts, and. And I don't want to. I don't want you to. I didn't want you to be hurt by this, which is why I was, like, resisting. Yeah. Yeah, Babe, I just, like, I don't. I don't like this. Like, I feel very nervous. Like, I feel like it'd be better if you just told me. Okay, I don't even know how to say this. Okay, so probably about three months ago, I went to pick you up at the gym, and I saw that you were playing basketball outside. And for me, I've always dreamed of having athletic children. And after watching you play basketball, I. I don't know. I'm not sure if that's possible.

A (17:07)

What?

B (17:09)

That is not a thing. That's not.

A (17:12)

That's not it.

C (17:13)

What's going on? What. Who are all these people?

A (17:17)

What's happening, these people that you're hearing? We're a radio show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning.

C (17:23)

Oh, gosh.

B (17:24)

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So we heard.

A (17:26)

Play basketball with your future fiance. And he's really good. Yeah, he dumped on me.

B (17:32)

That doesn't matter.

A (17:34)

Could matter to her if she prioritizes that high on her list of potential partners.

B (17:39)

I have a story that will change your mind. I promise.

A (17:41)

Oh, God. We're gonna be here for 40 minutes.

B (17:43)

How much time do we have?

C (17:44)

Hold on, everybody. I just. I just want to say something I like. I actually am really good at basketball. Like, I played all through high school.

B (17:52)

Everybody plays through high school.

A (17:53)

I know. Brook was on the volleyball team on the C squad, so.

C (17:57)

Keith, I'm so sorry. I didn't know all these people were on this call. I wouldn't have said these things on the radio.

B (18:04)

That's what he wanted, though. He wanted the trut. And sounded like you guys needed some help to start this conversation.

A (18:10)

I don't know if this is overstepping, but I feel like Keith has noticed a few things over the last several months that are pointing to you not wanting to say yes.

C (18:19)

I mean, I'm just hesitant.

A (18:22)

Okay, because you're worried that someday you're going to have babies with Keith and there's. Babies aren't going to be. Not able to dunk.

C (18:28)

I grew up playing sports. I always imagined being at sports with my kids and doing those type of things.

B (18:37)

And you can't know that. Like, there's no way to know, like, how your kids that don't exist right now are going to be in sports.

C (18:44)

I don't know. I saw him. Well, they'll get all the love and support I can give them.

B (18:51)

Like, that is such a great response. And that's what you really want to look for, is someone that will be a great father, not someone based on their athletic ability.

A (18:59)

I never heard Lila say anything about wanting her children to be loved or supported.

B (19:04)

Not once.

A (19:05)

She didn't bring it up. But he'll be loving and supporting every time they get participation trophies.

B (19:09)

I'm sorry. I'm doing it, but my best friend married one of the most unathletic people I have ever met in my life. No, he just heard. That's what he is. He would admit that.

A (19:20)

Yikes.

B (19:21)

And her kids are, like, elite basketball players.

A (19:24)

Well, does that make you feel better? Lila, Brooke knows somebody who has kids, and they turned out to be athletic.

B (19:30)

I'm just saying, you don't know.

C (19:32)

Obviously, I don't want to force them to be anything but, like, I would encourage sports and being athletic, and I don't know if that's possible.

A (19:40)

Okay, we're just. We're just going to read between the lines, and instead of shooting more three pointers, you go for more layups during pickup basketball.

C (19:48)

All right, well, it's also a team sport. Right. And I'm a great team player.

A (19:54)

So much of a team player. You never Shoot the ball yourself. Just keep passing it.

C (19:59)

All right. I mean, of course we can talk more about this. I'm seeing that maybe as we're talking this out loud that maybe there's still room for the possibility.

A (20:09)

There's a sliver of hope for you right there. So if I was you, I would propose in the next 10 seconds and use this positive momentum to your advantage. This is not the time before you lose it, Keith. Now or never.

C (20:20)

You don't have to propose right now, but I am more into it.

A (20:25)

I blew your chance. It was right there.

B (20:27)

Yeah, there's romance somewhere in that.

A (20:30)

Fourth time's a charm. Yes. Keep us updated down the line. What happens between you two and your relationship.

C (20:36)

Will do. Thanks so much. Yeah.

A (20:38)

Just remember to stay away from any beaches, parks, fancy restaurants, all of New York City.

B (20:43)

And basketball courts.

A (20:44)

And basketball courts.

B (20:45)

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B (22:28)

I'm telling you, you can't judge how athletic your kids are going to be.

A (22:32)

Well, sure, but once. Once an unathletic child comes out. Say what you will, but a baby drops his rattle and immediately I think, yikes, he's not going to the NFL.

B (22:43)

What baby doesn't come out with a six pack, too?

C (22:45)

Yeah, exactly.

A (22:46)

Just disappointing. Look, I. I don't think we're. We fix this relationship by any means with this phone call. I know, but at least we help them start the conversation so that they can talk about what they both really want to get out of a potential marriage. Yeah, it might not be the same things, but it's better to figure that out now than after you've got four unathletic children who can't do one pull up.

B (23:06)

Hey, but they could be good at theater, you know? Yeah. Instruments.

C (23:10)

There you go.

B (23:11)

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A (23:13)

Some people want loving, trusting partners. Other people want a genetic bull who produces guaranteed NBA superstars. You're allowed to want that, Brooke. Let the women want what they want.

B (23:25)

So weird.

A (23:25)

Okay, that's fine if you want help with your dating life. Are you approving that, Brooke?

B (23:30)

Yeah.

A (23:30)

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