Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
we did it we've been back a whole week and we finally got you a new episode yeah we had to warm up a little bit yeah yeah no you're gonna love this one it's very special because it is i don't want to spoil it but an awkward thursday phone call yes you spoiled it yeah you definitely did there's a lot more drama about to happen that's true you'll get over it but i hope you enjoy our first new one of 2026 yeah thanks for being here yeah for sure and hey comments what do you got
Yeah, Leah said, I'm currently going through every single episode on Spotify because I did it on Apple Podcast, but they didn't do it wrapped at the end of the year. So all my hard work was for nothing. Wait, Apple doesn't do a wrap? They're the only company. I've got a wrap from everything. I know. Spotify started it. Yeah, they really started it all. Instagram's like, look at your year.
I'm like, what? Uber Eats and Uber did rap, too. Uber Eats did. By the way, I'm a top 5%-er for Din Tai Fung in the whole country. By the way, no one is shocked by that. I know you very well. All right, let's get into it. Your first brand new episode of 2026 starts right now.
When Brooke drives across the bridge from her home to work every morning, she considers her relationship officially long distance. What? No, I don't. Because she's far from her husband? Anything goes from that point. It's like 15 minutes. Different bros and different area codes. Am I right, Brooke? No. Living by the ludicrous motto. That's Brooke's way. Oh, boy.
Well, one of our listeners hopes that's not the case with his long-distance partner. Does he go over two bridges? Oh, no, Brooke. Maybe more. And something has definitely changed in the last month. So we're going to try to help him get to the bottom of it in a special awkward Thursday phone call. Yay, I love these. We'll do it next. It's awkward. It's Thursday. It's awkward. Thursday. Phone call.
I'm glad we could afford new imaging this year. It's only the highest quality. Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States and part-time dating coach, once said... You never knew that? He was. He said, a healthy relationship is like a well-run Costco. The Costco was around when... Got to have clear rules, members only, and if you behave right, they might let you sample the goods.
Oh, wow. I learned so much about history on the show. Wow. It's really inspiring. Big lover of free samples. But just like at Costco, all it takes is one tiny issue in your relationship. One gallon tub of mayo knocked off onto the floor. Uh-oh. One receipt dropped at the hot dog food court before checkout. And next thing you know, they're calling managers.
Suddenly, you can't leave, and the whole store is thrown into chaos. Oh. And nobody wants their relationship to be a chaotic, receipt-less Costco. Right, Brooke? I mean, they won't let you out without the receipt. So I get what you're saying. I really do. That receipt is so freaking important.
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Chapter 2: How does a long-distance relationship impact communication?
Teddy Roosevelt, so wise. And that's why our listener Coop has emailed us for help. Cooper, is that how you're feeling? Does that analogy work to describe your relationship? You know, it was very specific, and I appreciate that. He's like, I'm trying to figure out what it means. Hey, look, Jeffrey at least spent some time on you, and that's all that we appreciate, right?
Bottom line is it sounds like there's an issue in their relationship, and you're worried about it. That's true. Okay. Got it. Okay. All right, so let's get into the details about that. Tell us what's going on. Yeah, so my girlfriend and I, we've been together about a year and a half. Okay. What's her name? Her name is Danelle. Okay. Danelle, okay.
That's always like an important time period for a relationship. Like a year and a half is like, ooh, are we really doing this or is that fun? Your mark is big and then a year and a half, you're like, we're still doing it. Yep. Okay. So that's kind of how I felt about the first year for sure. And I felt like we were in a really good place.
In a good enough place that when I saw a job opportunity come up that was in a different city, I thought that we could take it. And we've been doing long distance for this back half of our relationship. I'm going to expect her to move with you. You moved and you're doing long distance. That's exactly right. No, we weren't there yet. Okay. I thought that's what you were doing.
Like temporary long distance or forever long distance? Maybe they don't know. Yeah. I mean, I'm hoping it's not forever. Like this was supposed to sort of be a transition period. Okay. I assume since you're still together, she was on board initially. Absolutely.
And everything was going pretty well, except for as of recently, just like the last couple of weeks, she's been acting different, I guess. Yeah. Okay. Different. What do you mean different? So she used to like, I mean, I don't sound bad, but like she used to check up on me like all the time. Like via text or calls or whatever. Yeah.
And like checking up on where I was, what I was doing, who I'm with. And then like. It was like a switch flicked and now she hardly does it at all. And I kind of like, I miss those check-ins. Yeah. It's nice to have a girl nagging you all the time. I don't trust you. Tell me what's going on. She's thinking about you every couple hours. You get a, Hey, what you doing? Exactly. You're on her mind.
You felt connected. Yeah, do a scan of the room right now and let me know there's no other women there. Prove it to me. I don't think that's what he means by checking. It's romantic. I mean, I think that was a part of it, for sure. It was some insecurity, for sure. That was a part of it. Oh, it is what you mean. Oh, I'm sorry. I was joking.
So then it's better it stopped because that's a good sign. Has she been going to therapy and the therapy's working? Don't joke like that about his girlfriend, Brooke. Come on. It's funny when I say it, but when you do it, it's too far. Okay, so you're saying that that change, that shift in her behavior started happening a couple weeks ago. What's going through your mind now?
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Chapter 3: What signs indicate a shift in a partner's behavior?
Whatever happens, I'm going to dial it right now and let you call your girlfriend. Good luck. Hello? Hey. Hello? Hey. What's up? What are you doing? I'm here calling you. Okay. I mean, I'm at work right now. Yeah, no, I know. I just wanted to connect with you. I had this funny thought. Okay.
You know, the people in the city where I'm at now, especially the guys, they are a lot uglier than back home. What? You must be tempted all the time with the guys back home, right? What are you talking about? I'm sorry. What are you talking about? I don't know. I'm sorry. Wait. I thought it would be a fun way to like, uh, to jump into like a harder topic. Oh, I mean, okay. I don't know.
What do you want to talk? I'm fine. What do you want to talk about? Yeah, no, I, I just feel like, uh, like things, things between us had been feeling a little different lately and I don't know why I will just wanted to like, to say before anything else happens, like, I don't want them to be different. Really? Yeah. So why do you sound like that?
It's like, you don't trust me or like you're thinking about somebody else or something. Okay. You know what? I didn't really want to do this right now, but I do think we just need to be honest with each other and say what's happening. Exactly. Yes. No, thank you. What? So like, what is happening? Here's what's happening. A few weeks ago, I was trying to call you and you weren't answering. Okay.
And you know we share a location with each other. So I knew you weren't at the apartment. I know. Yeah, no, we already talked about this. I was at my co-worker's place. It's Corey, remember? Mm-hmm. I remember. And that's why I found Corey's email at your work. And I sent him a message asking if you were there. And he answered me the next day and said, no, you weren't.
Sorry, why would you email him without asking me? That's, what? That's your response? You don't think a better question is why would you lie to me? Okay, I don't know why Corey's not telling you the truth. You're the one not telling the truth. You, like, have you been with someone else? No, I mean, definitely not anymore. Oh, what happened? No. Not anymore? Hello? What is happening?
Why are there other people on this line? Because we didn't know Cooper was cheating. Yeah, Danelle, hey, you're on the radio right now with a show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. This is called an Awkward Tuesday phone call. Awkward Thursday phone call. Good morning. Cooper, what the hell are you doing calling a radio station about this? Exactly. Why would you ask for our help?
What are you doing checking my location and invading my personal space? That's what you wanted her to do! That was the whole problem! You said she wasn't possessive enough. I told you they were toxic.
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Chapter 4: How can one address changes in a long-distance relationship?
Do you have a girlfriend who tracks you and thought you could get away with cheating? Did you cheat, Cooper? It wasn't like that. It was just a one-time thing. That is like that now. No, look, Corey did lie to her. I was with him. Oh, Corey lied. So you cheated with Corey? So you were with the guy. Is that what you were saying? Yes, one time. That's it. It's never going to happen again, okay?
No, it's cheating. It's cheating. So you cheated with your coworker, Corey? I don't like that term cheating, okay? We were experimenting. Cooper, didn't you say at the start of this the guys in your new town aren't as hot as the guys in your old town? What is going on? Get some standards. I think it's more concerning as a co-worker. I mean, there's a lot of concerning things that have been said.
Cooper, sorry. I mean, obviously that's why she had a shift is because she caught you. I didn't know she knew anything. It was one time. Why would you not suspect me? Would you have been okay if we called her? And she's like, it was one time, Cooper. No big deal. With her female co-worker. I would totally forgive her for that. What an understanding boyfriend.
Danelle, why did you wait to accuse him and confront him about this? Honestly, I just was curious to see how long it would take him to realize that he messed up. Are you interested in forgiving him? I need some time to process, but I don't really see us coming back from this. Especially long distance. How do you get that trust back?
Cooper, look, it's safe to say that you and your girlfriend are probably done after this. I think it's safe to say we're definitely done. Oh, man. That's not the ending that Cooper was looking for. Look, I know this probably feels really bad right now, but it's not the worst thing. You're in a new city. Clearly, you're discovering things about yourself, and you have a lot to figure out.
Bonding with your new coworkers. It might actually be the best thing that's ever happened to you going forward in your life. What? I know, I'm as shocked by Jeff's positivity as you are. I'm trying to spin this in a good way for you. I thought that was really optimistic, Jeff. I thought that was a good post-breakup speech. I think he's texting Corey right now like, dude, you blew it.
You might just need some time to really just let all the emotions process the right way. Yeah, both of you. It's just such a bummer. Like, she was going to come visit in like a week. We had all these plans. It just sucks. But you did bring this on yourself, though, remember? Yeah, I agree. I mean, I have some tickets to a show coming up. I mean, maybe I can see if Corey will go. Wait, yeah. Sure.
Can you tell she's off the phone at least? What the heck? I say, why not? Yeah, you move fast, dude. What an idiot. My God. What's a show that you have tickets to, by the way? I mean, we were going to see Hello Dolly. That was the plan.
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Chapter 5: What strategies help in confronting relationship issues?
Cute. I don't know how we didn't see the signs of this earlier, honestly. Okay. We're getting texts coming in to 78592. A lot of people are in shock over this one. I'll just read a few. This one says, OMG, what? This guy gets what he deserves. It's just so weird. Why contact us if you're trying to hide something? Because he's a dumb cheater, and cheaters think they're never going to get caught.
He didn't seem too sad, though. No. At all. At all. A lot of times, if you think your significant other is cheating on you, it's a projection because you know deep down you want to cheat or you have cheated. I've been in one of those relationships, too. I'm like, why do you always accuse me of this? It's like, oh, now I get it.
Another person wrote, and it doesn't matter if it's a one-time experiment. If you're in a relationship, it counts as being unfaithful. Yeah. According to you, not according to Cooper. One time is a one-time only thing. This one says, what city did he move to? It sounds fun. Fun ugly people. Sounds like quite the workplace. Yeah. I'll tell you that. I mean, Cooper's bringing the office tea.
Different type of team building happening in that office. But definitely an awkward ending there to your awkward Thursday. We only do those for special occasions. Oh, yeah, that was special. Definitely one of them. So make sure to follow our podcast for more wholesome content just like this wherever you get your podcasts at Brooke and Jeffrey.