Vault: She confronted her ex's married girlfriend Part 1

Summary

The Bert Show: "Vault: She confronted her ex's married girlfriend Part 1"

Episode Date: July 13, 2026
Host: The Bert Show Cast (Bert, Kristin, Abby, Cassie, Tommy, et al.)
Guest Caller: Sue

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Main Theme and Overview

This explosive episode delves into the tangled web of a love triangle involving Sue, her ex-boyfriend, and his now-bride. After discovering her ex was dating both her and his ex (now fiancée) simultaneously—going so far as to get engaged while still with Sue—she faces the dilemma: Should she reveal the truth to the bride-to-be, or let the marriage happen and expose him afterward? With the help of an insider groomsman, Sue sets out to confront the situation, leading to a dramatic family reckoning on the night before the wedding.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Background: Triangular Relationship and Betrayal

• Sue describes her year-long, overlapping relationship with a man who was secretly seeing both her and his ex.
  • “He was dating his ex girlfriend at the same time and he got engaged to her while we were still dating and broke up with me every Christmas... I have all the proof that he cheated on her.” — Sue [01:35]
• Sue has previously tried to warn the fiancée about his cheating, but was dismissed as “crazy.”
  • “I’ve tried to tell her before that he’s a cheating lying bastard, but she wouldn’t believe you.” — Host [02:04]
  • “She told me you were a psycho and that you were making all this stuff up...” — Sue [06:41]

The Dilemma: When to Reveal the Truth

• Sue’s plan was originally to let the wedding happen, then reveal everything, but feedback from callers and the hosts (especially Jen’s input) makes her reconsider.
  • “You know, you’re taking out all your anger on her, and that kind of, like, sunk in, and so I decided that it would be best if I went to the rehearsal dinner instead.” — Sue [03:40]

The Inside Help: Groomsman’s Role

• A groomsman, sympathetic to Sue and believing the bride deserves to know, reaches out to facilitate the confrontation.
  • “He was like, I think she deserves to know, and I think you should go and you should do it... he actually got on her Facebook and erased it and blocked me so that I couldn't talk to her.” — Sue [02:47]
  • The groomsman advises her to go to the rehearsal dinner so the bride still has a chance to call things off [02:47-03:35].

The Confrontation: Family, Proof, and Shock

• Sue meets the bride’s sister in the parking lot and gives her evidence of the cheating.

  • “She just kind of was like, I heard you have something you want to tell my sister? And I just handed her the information.” — Sue [04:40]

• Private meeting with the bride’s sister leads to involving their mother, who requests Sue come to their house after the dinner for a direct conversation with the bride.

• The evidence includes:

  • Proof the ex asked Sue’s father for marriage permission.
  • He appeared in Sue’s family Christmas card—on the same Thanksgiving as he was with the bride’s family.
    • “So she saw the Christmas card, and she was just like, was this taken on Thanksgiving?... Oh, he was at our Thanksgiving, too.” — Sue [05:06]

The Family Reaction & Emotional Fallout

• The bride’s family are angry, but not at Sue—instead, they are grateful for the revelation.
  • “She got up, and I thought she was gonna hit me, and she just gave me a hug and started crying.” — Sue [06:25]
  • “She apologized to me, and I was like, I’m so sorry that both of you had to go through this.” — Sue [04:51]
• The bride’s mom contacts the groom’s mom to prepare her for what’s coming.

The Waiting Game: Before the Big Showdown

• With the confrontation looming, Sue and the bride swap stories and realize the extent of the ex’s duplicity:
  • “Weekends when he told me he was busy with his family, he was really with her... For Thanksgiving, he told her he was going home to be with his family, when he really came to dinner with my family...” — Sue [08:16]
• The groomsman goes to collect the ex—who, still unaware, makes a last-ditch comment:
  • “I should call her tonight and see if she wants to hook up one last time before I get married.” — Sue relaying groomsman’s story [09:08]

Preparing for the Showdown

• The groom is driven over to face both women and the families, not knowing what’s coming.
• “She’s like, you’re staying? ‘Cause he’s gonna explain it to you too.” — Sue [07:15]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Complexity of the Situation:
  • “He kind of just basically [flipped] a coin to decide who he was going to marry. And so it could have been you.” — Sue relaying groomsman’s perspective [02:47]
• The Emotional Confrontation:
  • “I thought she was gonna hit me, and she just gave me a hug and started crying.” — Sue [06:25]
• The Extent of the Lies:
  • “He was at our Thanksgiving, too.” — The bride, after seeing the double-booked holiday photo evidence [05:06]
• The Groomsman's Betrayal:
  • "I should call her tonight and see if she wants to hook up one last time before I get married." — The groom, as relayed by the groomsman [09:08]
• Host’s Reaction:
  • “This may be the best story of the morning... I thought it was gonna be the townhouse story. This may be the best one.” — Host [07:38]
  • “Oh, God, I'm getting sick. I'm getting sick.” — Host, as the family drama unfolds [09:36]

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Important Timestamps

• [01:35]: Sue sets up the backstory and her original plan for exposing the cheating.
• [03:40]: Sue explains why she chose the rehearsal dinner for the confrontation.
• [04:40]: Sue meets the bride’s sister and hands over the evidence.
• [05:06]: Christmas card/Thanksgiving alibi evidence revealed.
• [06:25]: Emotional family confrontation; the bride hugs Sue and breaks down.
• [07:15]: Plans set to confront the groom at the bride’s house; tension rises.
• [08:16]: Sue and the bride compare timelines and stories, realizing full extent of deception.
• [09:08]: Groomsman shares the groom’s audacious “one last time” comment.
• [09:30-09:36]: Family braces for confrontation; the bride’s mother calls the groom’s mother.

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Episode Tone & Atmosphere

Lively, dramatic, and raw, the episode balances empathy for Sue and the bride with the show’s signature humor and incredulity at the unbelievable twists. The cast’s reactions mirror the listener’s shock and curiosity—building anticipation for the next part of this unfolding real-life soap opera.

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To be continued…
This episode ends right before the pivotal confrontation between the groom and the two women he deceived, setting up a highly-anticipated Part 2.

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This summary covers all major developments and character insights, skipping non-content (ads) for clear, engaging storytelling.

Transcript

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The Birch show all right, this was sue on Friday. This was her game plan.

[Sue]

This guy, I was dating him for a year and he was dating his ex girlfriend at the same time and he got engaged to her while we were still dating and broke up with me every Christmas and they're getting married this weekend. And so I have all the proof that he cheated on her. And so we're going to put it all in an envelope and right after they get married, one of my friends is going to deliver it to her and so that she's married to him because I'd rather her get married and see what a loser he is after they're married.

[Host]

All right sue, so the refresher course in psycho here is that you've tried to tell her before that he's a cheating lying bastard, but she wouldn't believe you.

[Co-host]

Right?

[Sue]

Yeah.

[Host]

So you're kind of frustrated by that. And was Melissa right like the two you guys were dating him at the same time?

[Sue]

Well, I. She dated him first for about three years and then he broke up with her for me and then he went back with her after I broke up with him. And it was going back and forth.

[Co-host]

Yeah, she was your nemesis. Really? You were the Jump off.

[Sue]

After, like, everything that happened this weekend. I guess we really, like, both weren't aware of as much of each other as we thought we were.

[Host]

Okay, well, let's dive right in. What happened?

[Sue]

Well, basically, after I got off the phone with you guys, one of the groomsmen called me, and he asked me if I was on the Burt show because he knew everything that had happened because he's good friends with my ex. And I kind of just laughed it up. And he was like, well, if it was you, he was like, I think she deserves to know, and I think you should go and you should do it. He's like, but I think you should know that she has no idea that you guys were still in contact that whole year. He. When I messaged her to tell her everything, he actually got on her Facebook and erased it and blocked me so that I couldn't talk to her. And he just said, you know, I think that maybe you should go to the rehearsal dinner instead so she still has a chance to call off the wedding. Because it could have been you. Because he kind of just basically the coin to decide who he was going to marry. And so it could have been. It could have been you. Whoa.

[Co-host]

Did that make you feel. Did that make you feel better or worse? About.

[Sue]

Made me feel really bad for her because I've known about it since, like, the day after Thanksgiving, kind of, and she doesn't have any idea, and she's been planning a wedding with this guy that she thought loved her, and I just feel really bad for her. So I thought about it, and actually, when I remember Jen saying, you know, you're taking out all your anger on her, and that kind of, like, sunk in, and so I decided that it would be best if I went to the rehearsal dinner instead of doing it after she already married him. Right.

[Co-host]

Okay, good. That's good.

[Sue]

So he told me to text him when I was almost there, and he told me where the rehearsal dinner was. So me and two of my sorority sisters, like, got ready, and we. You know, we're driving down there, and I texted him, and I was five minutes away, and when I pulled into the parking lot, her sister was waiting for me in the parking lot.

[Co-host]

All right, hold on. Before we go any further, who is the he that you're talking about? The groomsman that's called you. Okay, okay. Not the boyfriend.

[Host]

She's got a spy on the inside.

[Co-host]

Okay, so it's the groomsman that called you after the show on Friday. Okay.

[Sue]

Yeah. All right. And so when I showed up her sister was waiting for me in the parking lot, and she just kind of was like, I heard you have something you want to tell my sister? And I was like, yeah. And I just handed her the information. And we walked in and we went into, like, a separate room where no one would be able to see us. And she took about 25 minutes to go through everything, and she was just in shock, and she kind of teared up, and she apologized to me, and I was like, I'm so sorry that both of you had to go through this.

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[Sue]

And basically, like, the proof that was like, the icing on the cake was the fact that he asked my dad for permission to marry me. So my mom put him in our Christmas card and Tahoe. Yeah, he was in our Christmas card. And so she saw the Christmas card, and she was just like, was this taken on Thanksgiving? And I was like, yeah. And she was like, oh, he was at our Thanksgiving, too.

[Host]

Busted. Busted. Busted. So the sister, at this point isn't mad at you. She's not like, I'm gonna kick your

[Co-host]

ass if you tell my sister.

[Host]

She was almost like, you've gotta tell my sister. Cause she has no idea.

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[Sue]

She went and got her mom, and her mom didn't take as long to look through stuff. She apologized to me and.

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Wow.

[Sue]

She said that she was sorry, and she kind of feeling that something was going on, and so she was like, could you. She's like, I don't want to do this here, but could you meet us at our house after the rehearsal dinner? And I was like, well, you know, I give you. I gave you all the information that I don't really want to, like, be like, I don't think it's appropriate. She's like, no, she's gonna want. The bride's gonna want to talk to you, so you need to come. And so me and my friends got something to eat, and then she called me and said, can you come over? And we went over to her house.

[Co-host]

I bet it sounds like she had been warning that, you know, like, the family didn't like him from the start. And the mother just needed. Because one of the reason that she wanted her to come is because she's not gon. Believe me, even if I have it here, she's gonna think mom quit running my life, you know?

[Sue]

Yeah. Because, I mean, he had broken up with her for me before, so they knew about me, and so they kind of knew that. I don't know. They. But when I got there, she got up, and I thought she was gonna hit me, and she just gave me a hug and started crying.

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What? Really?

[Sue]

She's like. She's like. You know, she sat there and told me you were a psycho and that you were making all this stuff up because we had mutual friends. So she would hear stuff through mutual friends. And she's like, I'm so sorry. And she's like, he's on his way over now because he's gonna. And he's gonna explain to both of us what's going on.

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[Host]

Hold on. I gotta take all this in. It's all. It's all so dramatic.

[Co-host]

I've been through so much of this.

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[Host]

Such an amazing story. Okay, so you guys finally see face to face, and you're unsure what she's gonna do. She hugs you and embraces you and apologize for calling you a psycho all these years, and then calls him to come over to talk to both of you at the same time.

[Sue]

Well, he didn't know that I was there. He didn't know that she knew all this stuff. She just stayed really, really calm. And, you know, it's like, I need you to come over. We need to talk about something about the wedding. And. Cause he was going out with friends after their rehearsal dinner. So she was like, just come over for a few minutes. And so. Yeah. So then she's like, you're staying? Cause he's gonna explain it to you too. Oh, boy.

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[Host]

Okay, so at this point now, how many minutes is it between. This may be the best story of the morning. I thought it was gonna be the townhouse story. This may be the best one.

[Co-host]

This is it.

[Host]

So how many. How long are we talking about? Between her making the call and saying, come on over to the house and him getting there?

[Sue]

Probably 45 minutes, because he was kind of drunk. So the groomsmen who actually called me had to drive him over, and he had, like. He knew what was going on.

[Co-host]

Oh, so the groomsmen trapped him.

[Sue]

Yeah, well, he. Yeah, he's best friends with my. Like, his girlfriend is my best friend. And we were, like, all, like, mutual friends.

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[Co-host]

Y' all are all mixed up.

[Sue]

Yeah. And so it was about 45 minutes. And in that 45 minutes, we traded stories. And, you know, weekends, when he told me he was busy with his family, he was really with her. And weekends that he told her he was, like, busy with work, he was really with me. And then for Thanksgiving, he told her he was going home to be with his family. When he really came to dinner with my family and spent the night. And we lived within like 15 minutes of each other. So, you know, he was. I think he was probably worried that we were going to run into each other because he never wanted to go out to the bars or anything with my high school friends. And so just everything started to add up kind of. Wow.

[Host]

So the groomsman is driving him over to see the two of you guys. The groomsman knows what conversation is coming up. Does the groomsman tell the fiance what's happening on that drive over, or does he allow him to walk into that room with no knowledge?

[Sue]

Well, actually, he told me after that. Cause I passed my neighborhood and the groom was like, man, I should call her. He's like, I should call her tonight and see if she wants to hook up one last time before I get married.

[Co-host]

No way. Oh my God. All right, before. Before you talk about the grim walk in the house. Is it. Okay, so it's the bride, the bride's sister. I take it the bride's parents are there too?

[Sue]

Yeah, the bride's parents are there. And the bride's mom called his mom as well because she wanted him.

[Host]

Oh, God, I'm getting sick. I'm getting sick.

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