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Two Voices, One Vibe
Pet Peeves, Icks, and Dating Mishaps: The Cringe and Charm of Romance
Can you distinguish between a pet peeve and an ick in dating? Join us, Lina and Nikita, as we unravel the peculiarities of romantic interactions. Prepare for giggles as Lina recounts a date that went awry, thanks to a manicure that just wouldn’t quit. Our heart-to-heart chat covers odd habits like long pinky nails and more personal tales, with Nikita ready to throw in her own two cents. Together, we laugh through the quirks and charms that define who we are, turning everyday annoyances into entertaining gold.
But it's not all laughter and manicures; dating can be a wild ride, full of awkward encounters and unexpected lessons. Imagine losing control over your dinner choice or facing a date that’s more fiction than fact. Our stories of post-divorce dating mishaps and the red flags that come with them highlight the importance of honesty and personal boundaries. Through cringe-worthy moments and surprising revelations, we offer a candid glimpse into the unpredictable dance of dating.
And just when you think it couldn't get more complicated, we untangle tales of love triangles and workplace dramas that test the very fabric of trust and friendship. From deceitful partners to the tightrope of business and personal relationships, our stories showcase the tangled web of human connections. Plus, we invite you to be part of our journey by connecting with us across social platforms, ensuring the vibe of "Two Voices, One Vibe" continues to resonate with shared experiences and laughs.
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Hi, I'm Nikita and I'm Lina. We're two best friends with endless curiosity and plenty to say.
Speaker 2:Join us as we dive into everything and anything life throws our way From hilarious stories and pop culture, hot takes to life lessons and deep dives.
Speaker 1:No topic is off limits. Whether you're looking for a laugh, a new perspective or just some fun company, this podcast feels like a chat with your bestie.
Speaker 2:Get ready for unfiltered conversations, lots of laughs and a whole lot of heart. This is Two Voices, one Vibe. Welcome back. Two Voices, one Vibe. I'm Lina, I'm Nikita, and it's time for you to spend some time with us, because we're cool, we're the bestest, bestest besties. I'm Nikita.
Speaker 1:And it's time for you to spend some time with us, because we're cool, we're the bestest, bestest besties, bestest besties. I was going to say it too, but you beat me to it. Yes, I did. Bye, yay. What are we talking about today, bessie? Um ick, ooh.
Speaker 2:I have a lot of icks. You have a biggest ick. So okay, let's get this right off the bat there's a difference between pet peeves and icks. Yes, right. So to me, a pet peeve is just something that, like you, absolutely can't stand. It bothers you no matter who it is. To me, an ick is only when you're talking about somebody who you can possibly see as a romantic partner. So it's person specific. It's person specific Absolutely. So it's a pet peeve to me when any man drinks a white claw.
Speaker 1:Oh, I'm well aware of that, so we know about this.
Speaker 2:That's any man, it doesn't matter. If it's a man that I'm looking at as I'm like potentially interested in dating this man, or if it's just some random guy at the bar, I'd be like, wow, he's such a pussy, you know. Like that's not okay. Um, so that to me is a pet peeve. Or like grammar in general. If you text me with bad grammar, I'm gonna crap you with my grammar.
Speaker 1:Police app right so pet peeve, yeah, but so never mind, I'll let that one go. No, go for it. I was gonna say I don't feel like I've been grammar policed. I know.
Speaker 2:No, no, I'm just using it in general.
Speaker 1:No, I know, but I'm just thinking my brain's in its own little world, yeah.
Speaker 2:But anyway, go ahead. So to me, an ick is when you're on a date or you're talking to somebody and all of a sudden something happens and you are immediately turned off and you're like, nope, I can't do it, I can't do it anymore. So it could be at the beginning of the date, it could be at the end of the day, it could be on the third day, but something comes out. So it may not be something in general. Like you know, this is a pet peeve of mine. If this happens, I'm out. It might just be something that you see or something that happens and you're like can't do this, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2:So one of my really weird ones I met this guy and we had gone on a couple dates and we were on his boat and we were having a great time and, you know, we had a couple drinks and we went Was he drinking white cloth, floating? No, he was not drinking white cloth, so the ick did not come in yet and we were, you know, like floating and tubing and just having a really good time. And when we got back on the boat and we were bringing the boat in, he had asked me to help him with the rope, okay, so I grabbed the rope and when I threw it over to him and he grabbed the rope, I saw his fingernails and they were too long and I was done. You're like, nope, done. We had a great time. I was done.
Speaker 2:It was such an ick and I was like why does this man have long fingernails? They weren't longer than mine, but they were longer than they should be for a man and I was not okay. Do you ever see those men that have like one pinky nail just long and the rest of them short? That is disgusting, the most disgusting thing ever. That's a pet peeve. Was just gonna try to hold myself back from cursing in that moment, but I couldn't do it.
Speaker 2:It's, it's fucking gross um, but long fingernails on a man turned out to be an ick for me and yeah, that is. That's a massive ick in general yeah, and then I know he was like doing stuff with the boat and whatever you do with boats, but then there was like dirt under his long fingernails and then I was really grossed out, so that was definitely a big ick for me. Yeah, I can see that being an ick yeah, an ick yeah. What would be like an ick for you?
Speaker 2:So, oh, I can't wait. Oh boy, I swear Nikita's only been drinking tea tonight. Tea, just tea, red zinger tea. All right, well, I been drinking tea tonight, red zinger tea, alright.
Speaker 1:Put a zinger in you.
Speaker 2:So I feel terrible Saying this, but I'm going to say it anyway. We're not holding anything back. No topic is off limits. No topic is off limits.
Speaker 1:So I cannot Stand. It drives me batshit crazy, and I didn't realize how much of an ick it was until after the fact. That's why it's an ick. Yeah, when somebody is telling what Shall I remain unnamed? Oh yeah, no, I'm not going to name anybody, I wouldn't do that. I'm not that mean Okay. But when you're being told a story, right Mm-hmm, and the person keeps saying you know, or um, or like um, and you're just like spit it out.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah, we don't have all day. Yeah, get it out partner.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's it, that's that, that's turned you off. Yeah yeah, that's not a good one.
Speaker 2:So I have a pretty funny story. Oh, I like funny stories. So I was at work one day and I get a text message from my uncle. And the text message says he took a photo of me from social media and he shared it with his friends, because that's not normal, and asked if there was anybody that was interested in dating me. Oh my god. So I immediately didn't know like, should I be embarrassed? Should I laugh? Should I be depressed? What does that mean? And then he tells me one of his friends that he was interested and he wanted to know if I would be interested in going out with him. So I don't know. That.
Speaker 2:That was even the weirdest part of the story, because it gets weirder. He goes on to tell me that this is his daughter, my cousin's ex-boyfriend. Oh my god, totally, totally weird. Right, and we weren't icked out at this. This was really weird. I mean, the very first thing I did was I called my cousin and I was like do you want to laugh? And she's like are you going to make me laugh like I'm going to want to kill somebody, or am I actually going to ha-ha laugh? And I'm like, no, no.
Speaker 1:I totally bless this.
Speaker 2:She's like I actually think you guys might hit it off. Right, I'm okay with it. She's like we dated back in high school 20 plus years ago. Okay, she's married, she has childs the whole night Childs, yes. So I said, okay, I'll give it a shot. So we go out and this was the first time that this happened to me, and I guess it's probably happened to many people before, but it's never happened to me. So I didn't realize how icky it was until we sat down and he says do you mind if I order for you? That gives you the ick, totally gives me the ick. Why? Because you took me out. You picked the restaurant. I can't even pick what I'm gonna eat. Oh see, I think that's sweet. No, I don't like it. I feel like nope, I feel like it's kind of weird and it's kind of controlling and I have dietary issues to begin with and I know he knew about that and I can understand that.
Speaker 2:And he actually did pick a restaurant that had gluten-free options and that was very thoughtful and nice. But I can own it for myself. You know like it's modern day, age and time and I know what I like. Yeah, you don't know what I like.
Speaker 1:You don't like sushi he ordered raw fish.
Speaker 2:I mean, this thing came to the table and I thought it was going to start flopping, so I guess you won't eat oysters.
Speaker 2:I won't. It's slimy and yucky. I mean if, like, I had to because there's nothing else, it's icky. If I had to because there's nothing else, it's icky. If I had to because there's nothing else, I will do it. I will grow up and put on my big girl panties and I will suck down an oyster, but I'm going to vomit in my mouth. It's going to be a little gross. So I did not like that. That kind of gave me the ick. Let me make my own choices and decisions. What if I didn't want seafood for dinner? What if I was not in the mood for red sauce, cause it was going to give Annabelle Ajita that time?
Speaker 1:I don't know, but he did. He say would you mind?
Speaker 2:if I order for you. He did and I really want to say yes, yes, I would mind, but then that would have ruined the rest of the date. It was already ruined in my mind, but I didn't want to ruin it for both of us, cause yeah, that's not a nick for me I think it would be different if he was like you know, I like to order like a couple different appetizers, what do you like, and, you know, tried a couple different things. But for him to just totally order for me and my meal and the whole nine, nope, didn't like it. I felt like it was kind of a little showboaty.
Speaker 1:Okay.
Speaker 2:You know. And to tap it all off, I had asked him whether or not he was like a wine person, because I I'm not a wine snob, I don't really know the differences between wine and it's not really like my first go-to if it's there, I'll drink it. And he's like, no, no, not at all. And we get to the restaurant and he's like high-fiving the bar manager and the wine wine connoisseur bar guy and he knows everybody. And then he's reading through the wine venue and he's picking things out by the year and the vineyard they were made. So like, why didn't you just tell me yeah, I'm really big into wine. Okay, that's fine, we don't have to agree on everything. Right, you can have your wine. And then, the biggest ick of all, oh, at the end of that date, he had made a comment about how expensive the bill was. Yeah, yeah, I didn't like it. That's ridiculous. Yeah, it was really tacky and really in bad taste and I had offered to pay half and he told me no, he had picked the restaurant and he ordered for us.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so he knew what he was getting himself into, right? So that?
Speaker 2:was it. I was really done at that point.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I can understand that. Yeah, I can understand that.
Speaker 2:Big, big, huge egg, but I've gone on some really bad dates, so that probably wasn't even like the worst of them.
Speaker 1:What would you say is the worst date you've ever been on?
Speaker 2:The worst date, ooh, um. So I would say years ago, right after my divorce, I was meeting this guy for a lunch date and I was at work. So I left work and I went to a restaurant. It was only like seven minutes from the office, it was close, and he had said to me and I thought it was a joke, you know, when I meet you, if you actually look anything like your pictures, I'm going to kiss you as soon as I see you. And I kind of thought it was odd and I thought it was off why wouldn't you look like your pictures?
Speaker 2:I guess maybe people catfish, other people you know, online dating. I don't know. It was the first time that I had ever online dated at that point, so I didn't really know. So I get there and I walk outside and he's standing outside the restaurant and he just goes right in and just kisses my face and I was so taken aback because that's never happened to me before and, like bro, I don't even know you, I never met you in person, and you just put your face on mine Like it was very strange and very awkward.
Speaker 2:So I'm like, all right, that was weird. Maybe we can push it aside. But remember, old me was red flags carnival. So I'm like that's okay, me now. I was red flags carnival. So, yes, that's okay me now. I probably would turn around left, yeah, well, yeah. So I walked inside and I sat down with him and we go to order, and I probably ordered a diet coke or lemonade or something like that.
Speaker 2:And this dude starts ordering like drinks, like margaritas, martinis. He had six drinks over lunch, that's a lot, yeah. And he's like are you sure you don't want to have one? I'm like, no, I'm going back to work. And I'm like don't you? Yeah, and he's like are you sure you don't want to have one? I'm like, no, I'm going back to work. I'm like don't you work? And he's like, no, like I own a surf shop. So, yeah, and I'm like oh, so of course you know, when you first asked me, like what do you do for a living? No, I own my own business. You don't want to get too into it, right, because you don't want somebody to think that what he said to you at first.
Speaker 2:I own my own business, okay so I didn't want to pry and him think that I'm all about money or you know.
Speaker 2:So I was like oh, you know, that's great, but you know, some people also say like I'm an entrepreneur, aka I don't have a job, so I left it at that. So now we're at dinner I'm sorry, we're at lunch and I'm all dressed up in work clothes, right, right, pre-covid, of course, when you still used to get dressed regularly for work and he's in like jeans and a t-shirt and flip-flops and he's like I own like a surf company and like we do stand-up paddleboard rentals, and I'm like this is going terrible, this is really bad. So by the end of the date I know this I want you to meet my parents. What?
Speaker 1:First date. First date, no yeah.
Speaker 2:And I'm like, is that the drinks talking, or is that you? And he was like, oh my God, like did I have too many drinks? And I'm like I don't know. I guess that's a really relative question for you, because six drinks for you might be your norm, but I don't know, in an hour lunch, that seems a little excessive for me. It seems like, so you know, I kind of left it off and he's like ready to get off the dating apps. I think we should do this. Whoa, I didn't even want to go out with him again and he's like ready to make me his wifey. Yeah, yeah, that's not cool. So that was probably a really bad date. And then I had found out later through like mutual friends that I didn't even know knew him, that he was really big coke head and oh well, I dodged a bullet with that one, that one, yeah so, so that was really bad date but I can, um, I have another tell me, I'm sorry, totally like go for it, okay.
Speaker 1:So, oh boy, that's a major like oh no, I can't do this. You know, when you like kiss somebody and you do the whole french kiss thing with the tongue, and their tongue is just all over your face, oh yeah, like no, no no no, no, and it's like all slobbery. Yeah, major ick, that's gross, can't do that. Yeah, mm-mm, yeah.
Speaker 2:I definitely don't like that. Or if, like, they go in to kiss you and, like, your teeth clash that's not fun. That's like instant send shockwaves through my body almost like nails on a chalkboard.
Speaker 1:Yes, yes, yes.
Speaker 2:It's a terrible, terrible feeling. And then it's like do you laugh, do you try again, Do you run, like, what do you do after that moment? Because I'm kind of over it, I don't know be fully icky, but they're pretty interesting. I like interesting dating stories, all right. So one of the really good ones was one of the first guys that I dated after my divorce. I was not ready for anything serious, understandably, so I explained that to him and he told me he was in the same boat. He was also the same boat, he was also going through divorce, he also had one child and I was happy that we were kind of on the same boat, right.
Speaker 2:So we had been together a couple months and my birthday was coming up, and so we had plans to go away for my birthday. And he calls me and he's like babe, I am so sorry, it's like. And he calls me and he's like babe, I am so sorry, it's like, but I'm not going to be able to make it. I'm like okay, what's going on? And he's like my son's mother is being rushed to the hospital, she's having her gallbladder removed and I have to take care of my son. I'm like oh my God, absolutely, 100% Go do what you need to do. Like, no need to apologize, we'll reschedule. We won't reschedule Whatever you need, like take care of that. I hope she's okay. You know, thanks for being so cool about it. I'm like, yeah, no problem. So a few months later we have plans.
Speaker 1:He tells me we need to reschedule.
Speaker 2:I'm like yeah okay, yeah, everything all right. He's like yeah, my son's mom is having her gallbladder removed, stopped. I'm like how many gallbladders does this woman have? He's like what do you mean? I'm like I don't know. Like, is she the bionic woman? Does she have like multiple gallbladders? He's like what are you talking about? I'm like did you forget? And he's like forget what? I'm like, when you canceled on me for my birthday, you canceled on me because she was having her gallbladder removed. And he's like oh, no, no, no, no. He's like so I never told you what happened. He's like it turned out it wasn't her gallbladder, it was actually her appendix. Oh, oh, oh. So I'm like okay. So now, like you know, the antennas are up, the red flags are out.
Speaker 2:I know something is up, but I don't know what it is. So then I get a call. Oh god, that says hi, is this Lena? I'm like, yeah, who's this? She's like this is so-and-so's wife. I was like, okay, now I know he's married and going through a divorce, because I was married and going through a divorce but I was living on my through a divorce, but I was living on my own the whole night. So what I came to find out he was mirroring everything I was saying. So if I said I had moved out, I'm moving out too, I filed, I also filed. So he was just kind of mirroring what I was saying. Turns out it was his actual wife and the two times that he had canceled on me when she was in the hospital was because she was having miscarriages, because they were actively trying to have a baby.
Speaker 1:Oh my God, yeah, that is terrible it was.
Speaker 2:It was pretty terrible, oh my God.
Speaker 1:So her and I actually got together, oh, God, of course you did, and we met up.
Speaker 2:Yep, and we exchanged everything, we talked about everything and I'll never forget. The next day she calls me up and she's like I have to tell you what happened last night and I'm like what she's like, so we're laying in bed and I'm like you're laying in bed with this man.
Speaker 1:Yeah, really.
Speaker 2:Whatever to each their own. You do what you need to do. Boo, we're laying in bed and I tell him to rub my feet and he tells me, no, she's like. So I lean over and I grab the dog's bone and I crack him over the head with it and I was like you have a fucking girlfriend.
Speaker 2:Rub my fucking feet. I was like, huh, what do you do? She's like rub my fucking feet. I was like, okay, so I'm like I need to ask you a question. I'm like cause he told me this story about you and I didn't fully believe it. And she's like well, what's up? She's like he has a scar on his palm and I asked him how he got the scar on his palm and he told me that you stabbed him with a knife. And so that's what he told me. When, you know, I asked him, like, what happened between you two? And he told me you were crazy, and he showed that as proof. You know, she stabbed me in my palm. She's like, oh, that's what he told you. Huh, oh God. I'm like, yeah.
Speaker 2:She's like you want to know the real story. I'm like, yeah. So she tells me he went out with his buddies to the bar, yeah, and he comes home drunk. It's like two, three o'clock in the morning, and he walks in the house with a couple of his friends in the middle of the night, wakes her up out of bed and tells her to make them all sandwiches. Oh, I would have backhand them, oh. So she proceeds to take all of the deli meat out of the fridge, lays out all the cold cuts what do you want? What do you want? What do you want? She makes them all sandwiches, hands one to each of the guys. Did she poison?
Speaker 1:anybody.
Speaker 2:When she hands one to him, he puts his hand out to take the plate and she takes the knife and puts it right through his hand. Oh my God. So he wasn't lying when he told me that she stabbed him in the hand. He also didn't tell me the full story. Not that I think anything really warrants you to get stabbed in the hand. I do think what he did was pretty dick. But at that point I knew that I think anything really warrants right you to get stabbed in the hand. I do think what he did was pretty dick, um, but at that point I knew that I was dealing with somebody that was absolutely crazy, yeah, but I knew that he was also crazy too because he was also actively trying to have another baby with this woman. So now I was like fearful for my life I would have been too and he had also told me that she was like doing the books for her mobbed up family. So now I'm like great, I'm gonna die. So I was a little scared.
Speaker 2:But the events that proceeded over the next few weeks after that we ended up going on vacations and stuff together and family parties. They attended family parties and events and got to know my parents and the whole nine. So it was a thing we haven't spoken in years. That's just weird. Yeah, I think her goal was let me befriend the mistress who was unbeknownst to me, the mistress Let me befriend the mistress so she'll stay away from my husband. And I think mine was let me befriend the wife so she doesn't know. So she knows that I'm not a threat and she doesn't kill me.
Speaker 2:I don't want to die yeah, so that was a really interesting one that I went through. Yeah, that's, that's a little crazy. I think that was probably the most intense one. Um, but then I had another really coincidental one. So the guy with the fingernails, yes, yes, so after that did not work out.
Speaker 2:My cousin and I had gone to a concert together and we're at the concert and she knows the bartender at the venue and she knows the bartender at the venue, okay. And so the bartender tells her hey, one of the other moms from town is here, go say hi to her. So she grabs me and she's like oh, you have to come say hi to my friend. You know, she really reminds me a lot of you. You guys actually kind of look alike. And I'm like, okay, so we walk over and this is gorgeous girl. And she's like you know, hey, so-and-so, this is my cousin, lena, lena, you know, this is my friend. And she's like and this is our friend's boyfriend, she's like I can't remember his name. So I whisper to my cousin. I'm like his name is blah, blah, blah. And my cousin looks at me and she's like how do?
Speaker 2:you know, and I'm like because we dated. And my cousin's like what? And I'm like, yeah, so now I see the look on his face, he sees me, I see him. He is freaking out Right. So now I'm uncomfortable Because he could have just been cool about it and we could have laughed about it, sure, and it could have just been a funny thing.
Speaker 2:Like, oh, that's a really funny story. Yeah, we went out twice and no big deal, he did not. He got really. Cousin, I was like can we just go back to the bar? And she's like, yeah, no problem, so we leave, we go back to the bar.
Speaker 2:Five minutes later he walked by staring at me I mean like intent staring at me. So my cousin's like what was that about? I'm like I have no idea. And she's like what happened between the two of you? I'm like honestly, we went on two maybe. Like it was really weird for me. I had. He introduced me to his parents, he introduced me to his kid, he had really long fingernails, I was out. I'm like that's really weird and I'm like nothing ever happened between the two of us. Like that was it. I'm like it should have been a really funny story for him to be like wow, what a small world. Yeah, we had gone on a couple dates a while back. That's crazy. Didn't happen, she's like. But he's like staring at you. Now I'm like I know it's really uncomfortable.
Speaker 2:So a couple hours later, like right before the end of the concert, he comes back over and he grabs my ass as he's walking by me. Did you punch him? I put my hands up in the air and I was like whoa, whoa, whoa. And I was like that's not cool man, because I didn't want their girlfriend or anybody else to think that I initiated or I did anything. And my cousin saw it happen. So my cousin's like that's it, I'm going to tell her. And I'm like you do what you need to do, like that's your friend. So she pulls her aside, they go into the bathroom together. She tells her the story, gives the girl my phone number.
Speaker 2:So now I'm driving home from the concert and she's texting me while she's in the car with him. And she's like I'm in the car with him right now. He has no idea that I'm talking to you. You need to tell me what happened. And I'm like listen. I said I went on three dates max with him. I said it was really weird. He said we went out on his boat, he introduced me to his parents, he introduced me to his daughter and she's like you met his parents. And I'm like, yeah, she's like you met his daughter. I'm like I did. And she's like he told me he's never introduced another girl to his parents or his daughter.
Speaker 1:Oh.
Speaker 2:And I was like listen. I said I'm telling you right now. It was not that serious. We never slept together. It was three date. That was it Like nothing, right. I haven't spoken to him since.
Speaker 2:I'm the one who broke things off. She's like when did you break things off? So we talked about timeline and it was right around the same time that I had stopped talking to him that she started talking to him. So there may or may not have been overlap, could have gone either way. So it turns out they worked things out. They're still together to this day. I actually just met my cousin, who's friends. With her. We just went out for coffee today. Yeah Well, she had coffee, I didn't, because you don't like coffee, I don't like coffee. So they're still together Apparently. He's paying for her divorce and they're out doing all the fun things together in life and sledding up in Vernon or wherever, wherever it is, and with their kids, and they're one big, happy family. Hey, more power to them. But yeah, that was like a really weird. That is weird. I'm not like a super awkward story.
Speaker 1:Yeah, you get yourself tangled up in the weirdest things.
Speaker 2:I really do and, like I don't know, is it me? Yes, it is me, it is you, because I was hoping it wasn't me.
Speaker 1:I don't get tangled up in those kinds of things. Damn it, I'm really hoping, but it makes for great stories, right.
Speaker 2:I feel like this is pretty good stuff to talk about. Yeah, because whenever I tell these stories, people are like tell me more, and then I have the popcorn out, you know. Like the meme, yeah, yeah, like I'm here for this and I'm like I don't even know how this is my life. Like, how did I get here? Yeah, you know.
Speaker 1:I have an ex and our first date. We went out to dinner and I pulled in the parking lot and we were on the phone. He was like, oh, I just saw your truck go by. I'm like I never told you what kind of truck I drive. He's like, yeah, you do. You said you drove an Xterra, which I did at the time drove an Xterra. Like I never told you that.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I just saw you pull in. I'm like dude, you're freaking creepy.
Speaker 2:That is really weird. Yeah, that was like the, the creepiest thing that happened.
Speaker 1:Yeah, Like there's. No, I have nothing Like my. My stories are like nothing compared to yours. Why does this happen to me then? Because you're nuts.
Speaker 2:You to me, then Because you're nuts, you attract the crazy. I feel like it's not me, though I feel like I'm not nuts, I don't know. Oh, did you hear the snow cloud just go by? I did. It was really loud. It almost sounded like Annabelle. To be honest, it was like did it even stop snowing? I have no idea. Yeah, um, I have another good one for you. Oh, okay, enlighten me. So there's this guy. I have another good one for you. Oh, okay, enlighten me. So there's this guy.
Speaker 2:We also met online. We had gone out on a bunch of dates, totally hitting it off, having a great time, and I was at the beach with one of my girlfriends and had been texting him from the beach and sending pictures, you know, chit-chatting, whatever. And that night I was going out and I had invited him out with me and my friends and he told me he really wasn't feeling that well, he was just going to go home and relax. So I know that whenever he wasn't feeling well, he wouldn't eat, right. So I figured I would stop and pick him up some chicken soup, be nice, go to his place, drop it off, see if he needed anything before I went out for the night, which is exactly what I did. So total straight-faced hi. I'm like hi Did he look sick? He didn't look great, but he would usually greet me with like a hug or a kiss.
Speaker 2:And if I'm surprising him like a smile maybe yeah, I got nothing, I got hi. So I'm surprising him like a smile maybe yeah, I got nothing, I got hi. So I'm like hi, he's like what are you doing here? So now I'm like well, I wanted to bring you some chicken soup because you said you weren't feeling well. So he extends his hand to take the bag and he's like thanks. So now I'm thinking there's another woman upstairs. Yeah, I would have went there too. There's definitely another woman in the house. So he's like you look nice. I'm like, well, thanks, and I'm going out tonight. And he's like, yeah, you mentioned it. And I was like, yeah, it was really awkward. Yeah, so he goes. Do you want to come in? So, of course I want to come in Right Cause.
Speaker 1:now I'm like there's a woman in the house. Yes, I want to come in.
Speaker 2:So I'm like oh, actually, if I could use the bathroom, that'd be great. So he's like be my guest. Still no hugs, still no kisses, so cold. So I walk inside, I go upstairs, use the bathroom, peek in the bedroom, you know, look around, there's nobody there. Okay, there, okay.
Speaker 2:So I go to the bathroom and still weird. I'm like okay, well, thanks. I'm like do you need anything? He's like no, have fun tonight. So weird. I'm like okay, thanks, still didn't give me a hug or a kiss. So I'm like all right, feel better, if you need anything, let me know. Right, so I was driving in the car and I get a text message from him, and so I open up the text message and it says I can't believe you would bring me leftovers from a date with another man. I'm like what is he talking about? So I text him back and I'm like what are you talking about? And he's like I called the restaurant where you said you got the suit from, and I told them that I was the guy with you for dinner and that I left my phone there and if they could check the table. And they confirmed that you were there with another man.
Speaker 2:So now I'm like this dude's batshit crazy because it certainly was not so then I sent him back a text message and said if you called the restaurant then you know that this is the phone number and here's the time when I called them, when I placed the to-go order and I took a screenshot of the call log right, and then I sent him a picture of the to-go order receipt that shows that. I just ordered soup and just paid for soup.
Speaker 1:And does it say to-go on the receipt? Yes, it says to-go order. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2:And it has my name, yeah, and it has the order, which was only soup Right and the price Right. And I sent him a picture of it and I was like, but now, fucking soup Nazi, like from from Seinfeld, and I'm like, no soup for you. So he forever became the soup Nazi after that. So I was like that's it, we're not gonna see each other, we're not gonna see each other. He begs and begs and begs and begs. I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, leave roses at my door.
Speaker 2:And he would leave me cards and all sorts of stuff. And, um, he, he even added me to his BJ's membership and left me a note that said I added you to my BJ's membership. Just go to BJ's and get your picture taken, to get your card. Like he was really trying to make up for it. Yeah, so one day he says, like you know, I just want to see you, I just want to see you. Like, can we just talk? So I said, fine, come pick me up. So he picks me up and I'm like where are we going? And he's like well, I need to run to Whole Foods to grab some stuff.
Speaker 2:So I said, all right, so we're driving over to the store and as we're driving there, I'm just kind of like asking him what's going on. And you know, I'm just okay, like your health insurance. And he's like, yeah, I'm like why, what's the big deal? And he's like, no, I'm just having an issue with my ex's insurance and I'm like what do you mean? And so he's telling me about like some of the claims are being processed and you know he's having trouble and she hasn't paid him because she's been paying him for the cost of her insurance. So I turn around around. I'm like your ex can't be on your insurance right, not unless you're married right.
Speaker 2:Clearly he didn't know that. Oh no, he's still married. What's with you and marrying people? I don't know. I mean, they were legitimately not together. They were not living together. I had been to his apartment many times. They were legitimately not together, but he had told me they were divorced and they were not. So at that point I was like I'm done, I'm done. But, believe it or not, we actually became really good friends after that.
Speaker 1:Of course you did.
Speaker 2:Yeah, so, um, a couple of times ago, when I was in Florida and I was there with my parents and everything, we all met up and we all got together and had dinner together and everything so wild. Yeah, and we've been friends ever since that happened. I was like, listen, I actually really like you as a person and he had a son. I have a daughter and the kids would hang out right you know, so I legitimately enjoyed hanging out with him as a friend.
Speaker 2:He was a lot of fun. I was just like you are just way too batshit crazy for me to date. So we totally agreed and he was like, yeah, he's like I have way too many issues to actually be in a relationship and I was like, all right, like we can be friends, but that's it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, that's so funny. Yeah, oh, my god that's crazy.
Speaker 2:So that's my crazy soup Nazi story. You try to do something nice for somebody and it backfires in your face. Don't you hate that? It's the worst, Literally. You have good intentions and somehow you end up being the bad person.
Speaker 1:Always. Yeah, it never fails. Yeah, we should just be bitches, Just be mean.
Speaker 2:It's too hard. It's too hard to be mean to people.
Speaker 1:But yeah, I was going to say it's just not in my DNA to be mean to somebody.
Speaker 2:I feel like it's so much easier just to be kind and be nice to people. Plus, they also say it takes more face muscles to frown than it does to smile, does it really? Yeah, it's like a scientific fact that to frown it takes more face muscles. So I would rather not do that and make sure everything stays like up and taut, taut, yeah, taut, cause you know I'm starting to feel like when I smile and when I laugh you can like see my criss feet.
Speaker 1:Yeah, but you know what? That's also a sign of a good life.
Speaker 2:I don't want people to know about my life as life unless I tell them. I don't want you to see it in my face. Maybe I had a rough life, Maybe I grew up in, like you know, the hard knocks. I don't know. I don't want you to know, that's all I tell you. Okay, you know you ever somebody meet you and they're like hi, it's really nice to meet you. I'm like how do you know?
Speaker 1:How do you know? It's nice to.
Speaker 2:I always my crazy, I know. This is why I watch reality TV.
Speaker 1:Do you have any other ics you would like to add to your ick list?
Speaker 2:I have a lot of ics. I'm trying to think of what ics would be, because they usually come up in the moment. Yeah, it's hard to just-thought ics like a pet peeve. Yeah, you know, they put me on the spot. No pressure, none. I feel none, you feel it all. All the pressure. I feel like a linebacker, with the weight of the world on my shoulders which is convenient because it is football playoff season.
Speaker 2:Oh yeah, when's the Super Bowl? Not February 2nd, apparently not. Who the fuck asked me if I'm having a Super Bowl party? Do you even know me? You're fucking crazy. Wait, you can't just say.
Speaker 1:So we get a text message from my boyfriend saying oh, is Lena having a Super Bowl party? So I asked her.
Speaker 2:I'm like, hey, is Lena having a Super Bowl party? So I asked her.
Speaker 1:I'm like, hey, are you having a Super Bowl party and I said what kind of party animal does he think I am? And then you continued to say I don't even know when the Super Bowl is. True story what she said.
Speaker 2:That's what I said.
Speaker 1:So I text my boyfriend back. I'm like, um, she doesn't even know when the Super Bowl is, so I would think that's a no, it's probably a no.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I mean I could have one. Do you guys want to come?
Speaker 1:I'll ask him if he wants to come, Okay, Although actually you know what Super Bowl is February 9th. That's not going to work for us Because you're going to be getting ready to leave. Yeah, yep you. Lots of things to do, lots of loose ends to tie up.
Speaker 2:I have a feeling I will end up at A bar somewhere, yes, with lots of people that Don't speak English. Yes, yep, or speak English with a very thick accent.
Speaker 1:That'll be great. Yeah, oh, I wonder if you'll find any ics there?
Speaker 2:Ooh, I'm sure I might, but I won't be like romantically looking for somebody. This icks there? Ooh, I'm sure I might, but I won't be like romantically looking for somebody. This is true. So I may find icks for other people, like when two people are together and I see something happen. I'm like ugh, how could she put up with that? That's so gross, like chewing with your mouth open Ugh, that would ick me out.
Speaker 1:But is that an ick?
Speaker 2:or is that a pet peeve? I think that's probably yeah. But if I saw somebody else doing that I would totally be grossed out. Oh, a hundred percent yeah. Or if I saw somebody else's partner, like, flirting with somebody else while they were in the bathroom and not paying attention, that would not make me happy. Yeah, would you say something? Oh, absolutely.
Speaker 1:You would go up. What if it was people you didn't know? No, I would say something to my friend Be like. I would be like, um, just so you know, this is what you just missed.
Speaker 2:But let's say we're all out to eat together at a bar or out and about, and there's two people sitting at another table or at the bar and you know they're making out. They're clearly there together and the woman gets up and goes into the bathroom and while she goes in the bathroom he walks over to another woman at the bar. Oh no, I would not get involved. You wouldn't get involved. No, okay, so only if it's somebody that you knew.
Speaker 1:Oh yeah, if it was somebody I knew absolutely, but some random person, no, absolutely not.
Speaker 2:Have you ever had to tell somebody that you know that their partner was being inappropriate or hitting on you, or you found out that they did something with somebody else? And how did that go? Did they believe you? No, I never was. Was in that position. Something tells me you have been. Oh yeah, and because it couldn't just be a regular position with like just a regular friend, it had to be my boss at work. Oh yeah, so of course, everything in lena land is elevated, of course.
Speaker 2:So one of my old bosses decides she is going to start sleeping with one of the vendors, contractors, so it's basically a company that was consulting for our company and she took a liking to the consultant and they started sleeping together and she was pretty open with me, we were pretty close, she shared with me. So she told me hey, lena, you're a really great judge of character. I would just like for you to go to lunch with him totally business related, since he was consulting and just kind of get a feel for him and tell me what you think about him. So I said okay. So we went to lunch together and we talked about the project that he was helping us on and it was totally professional, and towards the end of the lunch he kind of started asking me about my personal life, which could go either way at that point, because we had kind of build a rapport. And eventually he kind of started asking me so do you live alone?
Speaker 1:why is that any of his business?
Speaker 2:yeah, it was really weird yeah, so.
Speaker 2:I said no, you know, I have a daughter and she lives with me. And he's like well, you know what happens when things break down in the house, like you don't have a man around to help you fix them. Uh, that's inappropriate. So now I'm getting really uncomfortable, yeah, so I'm like trying to change the topic and change the subject, and I go to the bathroom and I come back, so we're getting ready to leave and he basically gives me his phone number and says well, here's my phone number. If you ever need anything, whether business wise or personal, I'd be more than happy to come and help you with anything you need.
Speaker 1:That was very nice of him, so nice of him.
Speaker 2:So I go back and my boss is like so, how did it go? And I was like nope. She's like, what do you mean? No, I was like no, I am not getting a good feeling. And she's like, why, what happened? I'm like he gave me his number and she's like, oh, like his work number? I'm like I don't know his number and she's like, well, let me see. She looks at the phone number and she starts crying. It was his personal number. It was his personal number that he didn't give her for two months. Gave me on the first date. First date.
Speaker 1:I say first date, it wasn't even a date.
Speaker 2:It was the first time that I met him for a business lunch, Right, and she's crying. So I'm like listen, I don't want the number. Yeah, of course not. It has nothing to do with me. I don't want any part of this. I said you asked me to do 100%. I just want you to know that's what happened. Do you know? Everything changed between her and I?
Speaker 1:Because now she thought that you were trying to take her man when I did exactly what she asked me to do.
Speaker 2:I was not interested in this man at all. I would never. First of all, I would have never slept with a consultant. I would have never done that. Second of all, I would have never slept with somebody my boss is sleeping with, because that's just a terrible. I mean, I know I say I like terrible terrible idea.
Speaker 1:I'm in. I wouldn't sleep with the person my boss is sleeping with.
Speaker 2:I think I know better than that. There's a difference between crazy and stupid. I am one, I am not the other. Let's make that clear. She totally got so offended by the situation and, instead of directing her anger and frustration at him where it should have been right, she directed it towards me. Yeah, that is not fair to you. So within a couple weeks, I had actually transferred to a different department at work and she had actually left the company oh my god, yep, that's that went sideways quick yeah, that's a whole nother level of batshit crazy.
Speaker 2:And we never spoke again. Her and I were really close, like when I went through my divorce. She actually came to my house and helped me paint and brought me housewarming gift and everything, and that's how close we were. I had been to her apartment when she moved in. I helped her move in the whole night and that was it. We never spoke again, that's an ick. Yeah, yeah, that was pretty bad.
Speaker 1:That's an ick and you weren't even romantically involved with her and she's an ick. Yeah, her birthday the first year following that never got a response. I'm like you know what I'm done? Yeah, at that point, do anything wrong? No, you did exactly what she asked you to do and that's girl code.
Speaker 2:Yeah, like something happened, I'm gonna come to you and I'm gonna be honest, I'm gonna tell you what happened and that's what you're gonna do in return. Yeah, that's not right, you know. So it kind of sucks because I felt like I lost a friend and I also I don't think I lost job, but I switched departments. I literally got a new position at work in a completely different building Because of this situation In a different town because of that situation.
Speaker 1:It was so uncomfortable.
Speaker 2:Yeah, that's not right. So I'm like I don't need to make any more friends at work. I'm good.
Speaker 1:We're not going to mix business and pleasure anymore.
Speaker 2:See and that's why I love everyone on my team is a man. We have no drama, zero drama. The only drama is if they have drama with their women and they come to me and they're like can I get a female perspective? And I'm like shoot, you know? Yes, I got you, yes, but it's great because I don't have to ever deal with that anymore.
Speaker 1:No, that's, good, yeah, that's not fun.
Speaker 2:Yeah, not a good place to be friend said or did something inappropriate, we would both go together and chop his balls off together. Oh, absolutely yeah, I would never be like, well, you probably wanted it or you know, you called it upon yourself. I would never think that. No, you know what a shitty thing. Yeah, shitty friend, shitty boss. Just goes to show you that she wasn't a real friend. Exactly, you know. And that's the thing like when life throws things at you like that, sometimes it's not to show you who your friends are, sometimes it's to show you who are not your friends.
Speaker 1:Yeah, who your friends are not?
Speaker 2:yeah, absolutely. I feel like I learned that lesson really hard with my divorce. Yeah, so I used to be a really private person. I would never air my dirty laundry, yeah, and when I was going through my divorce, that's exactly what did.
Speaker 2:I felt like relationship issues are between two people and especially when you're going through something as sensitive as a divorce, and especially when there are children involved, those are not things that you share with your closest 4,000 friends on social media. And that's what my ex-husband was doing. He was posting things on social media. Yeah, that's not right About our divorce. So I chose to remain silent. And because I chose to remain silent, I apparently looked guilty because I wasn't telling my side of the story when I didn't think it was anybody's business what was happening in our marriage or our relationship. And I lost a lot of friends that way. And throughout the years, as things kind of unfolded and they saw the truth and it started to come out and they started to realize who he is and what he had done, they tried to come back, and so I would get friend requests from people who had unfriended me and I would get messages from people apologizing to me and it was like listen, I accept your apology, but I'll never be your friend again.
Speaker 2:I have no reason to allow you access to my life. At this point, when you didn't help me in my darkest moment, you turned on me and you chose to believe somebody, simply because I didn't want to share my story with you.
Speaker 1:Right, you know, when it's nobody's business but yours Exactly.
Speaker 2:So now I've kind of gotten to the point where I don't always need to be the bigger person, I don't always need to forgive everybody, and I don't always need to keep quiet. So now, if I want to tell my story, nobody's going to silence me, nobody's going to control my narrative. Now I'm going to tell it silence me.
Speaker 1:Nobody's gonna control my narrative. Now I'm gonna tell it. Yeah, when you're ready to tell it, yeah, you tell it.
Speaker 2:Your tell your story how you want to be, how you want it to be heard, absolutely yeah, I'm never going to let anybody silence me anymore yeah, you can't, yeah, you can't well, we kind of jumped around a little bit though yeah I'm not really sure how we got from ics to dating stories, with mobbed up wives who put knives through palms. I thought they'd kill me. That was wild. A true story. My lips to God's ears. That happened.
Speaker 1:I believe you. That was crazy.
Speaker 2:It just goes to show we can start with one idea and end on a totally different one, and it also goes to show that you may never really know a person, which is absolutely terrifying. Oh yeah, right, 100%. 10 years with my ex-husband had no idea who he was.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 2:At the end, all the lies came out and it was like, oh my god, I was conned. What just happened?
Speaker 1:Right, yeah, it's not fun, no, it's crazy.
Speaker 2:I wonder if anybody else has had a similar experience and if you want to share something that you've been through, if you have an ick, if you have a really bad dating story, if you have been conned in the past.
Speaker 1:We'd love to hear about it, yeah you know how to get a hold of us. We're on tiktok at two voices, one vibe we are on instagram at two voices, one vibe and you can email us at two voices, one five at gmailcom. But if you're watching this on youtube, I'll pop that up on the screen, make it easy for you. Yeah, and if you're listening to us on any one of the places you get your podcast, it'll be in the show notes so you can find all that information and thanks for listening to us you know nonsense yeah, we enjoy being able to share our crazy stories with our listeners, with our viewers and hopefully making some of you feel that you are not alone in your crazy lives.
Speaker 2:We have them too on that note. We will see you in the next episode. Until next time, this is two voices, one vibe. Bye.
