Chapter 1: What romantic gesture is Lyndsey trying to stop?
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Chapter 2: Why does Lyndsey think it's too soon for a tattoo?
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All right, before we get to the new Awkward Tuesday, what is a comment that you want to read today?
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All right, let's get to your brand new Awkward Tuesday right now. Alexis, what's the most romantic thing a guy has ever done for you? Oh, no, don't make her throw up, dude. Like a rose petal path to, like, a hot tub, probably.
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Chapter 3: What are the potential issues with getting a tattoo of a partner's name?
Whoa. And, like, candles. Oh, no. And we ended things. Yep. Oh, that was your reaction? You broke it off? Not immediately. Oh, okay. She accepted it, and then the next day. Oh, or a remix to a song. Hey there, Delilah, but hey there, Alexis. That one was bad, too. Oh, every guy did that. Yeah. Okay, you didn't like any of it. No, same guy.
Okay. Well, apparently.
Dude, apparently you and our listener on the phone today are very, very similar. Because when her boyfriend of four months told her the gesture that he'd been planning, her immediate response was to try and stop him from doing it at all costs. And that's where we come in. Can we help convince this Romeo to tone it down without fully crushing his romantic spirit?
We're going to try in your brand new Awkward Tuesday phone call. Next. It's awkward. It's Tuesday. It's Awkward Tuesday phone call. Some people in relationships enjoy grand romantic gestures, like surprise getaways, sending dozens of roses, creating a life-sized wax sculpture of your girlfriend, then lighting it on fire because it's actually a giant scented candle. That's sweet.
Chapter 4: How does Lyndsey feel about her boyfriend's romantic intentions?
Just you and her and your house full of cranberry cinnamon. That's better than burning hair. But you know what? Stop the music real quick. What? Because not everybody wants that stuff. Like our listener, Lindsay, who's asking for our help today to tell her boyfriend, chill out with the romance, bro. Lindsay, why do you insist on pushing love away? Hi.
Yeah, she's like, I don't know how to respond to that.
A hello is nice to start a convo.
That's really funny, Lindsay. Hi, Lindsay. So tell us what's going on with you and your boyfriend. What's his deal? So I've been dating Andre for about four months. Oh, it's a new relationship. I see. That's the best part, too. It's exciting. Clearly not for her. Well, I mean, listen, he's very sweet. He's romantic. Like, he is a great guy. But, like, it's only been four months.
You know, it's still very early. Yeah. Okay. Got it. The other day he came up to me with this idea that he wants to get a tattoo of my name on his leg.
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Chapter 5: What advice do the hosts give about handling romantic gestures?
Okay. On his leg? Let's not. Can we go back to the couple dozen of flowers? That's better. I mean, you could be together for 20 years and still that's a sketchy ass. Why? Why would he want to put Lindsay on his leg? Okay, so this is also a red flag. He says he wants other women to know that they can't have him. He's mine, which is, you know, nice. Yeah, but they only know if he's wearing shorts.
Yeah. So that's problematic. So well said. It could be on the kneecap, Brooke. Still. How do you see it under pants? Yeah. With a hole in your jeans. I see.
I see.
There's a zipper right there. Okay. So this is his way of deterring other women. Because he's obviously so desired. God. But you're going to get a kick out of this one, though, because he wants to cover up an old tattoo of a different girlfriend's name. Oh, no. This is his thing.
Chapter 6: How does Lyndsey plan to communicate her feelings to her boyfriend?
Well, that's good. You don't want another girlfriend's name. Wait, but the first girlfriend's name didn't deter you. I didn't know about that until a week ago.
Ah, yeah.
Eye contact, everything above the belt. She is smart. If you have another girl's name on your leg, you should probably not tell a woman until two, three years into the relationship. Oh, man. As long as you can hold out, I guess. How does this man not learn his mistake, right? He's already made the mistake once, and now he wants to do it again, essentially. Oh, no. Right.
That's exactly what I'm saying. But now he's already made an appointment and I need to have a serious conversation with him about this. Okay. The appointment's been made? Yeah. That's crazy. Wow. So you're not into the idea. Like what is giving you so much hesitation about it? Like specifically? Well, one, it's way too early in the relationship. It's been four months.
And I don't think that matters to him. I think he likes to move quickly. I think it'll make things really awkward and put way more pressure on a relationship. It already is putting pressure on the relationship.
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Chapter 7: What unexpected proposal does the boyfriend make during the call?
Yeah, and there's like an obligation to stay together because your name's tattooed on my leg. Oh, yeah. Has he said I love you yet? No. Okay, that's good. He shouldn't have, but you would think that word would be said. He doesn't have to say I love you when he can write it on his leg with hearts and your name around it. You're getting tattoos.
So it's wild that you haven't said no, that's not a good idea to me. Why? Why haven't you just told him that? Outright. I just, I don't want to crush him because he is a sensitive guy and this is a big deal for him, but he's already made this mistake once before. I don't want to be another mistake.
I mean, I can understand that's the tough part because when somebody goes all out for you and puts their entire heart into something and you come at them like, ew, or that's weird or that's gross, like that could totally crush someone. It's not gross. It's just a terrible decision that he's already made once and obviously regretted. So why would she let him do it again? Exactly.
Those words would absolutely destroy him if you said it to his face. Maybe he needs to hear that. He does. Sometimes the hard truth is just what has to happen. He thinks it's for her, but she doesn't want it at all. Yes. I think he's romanticizing it in his head. It's just so hard to call it romantic when it's over the top of another woman's name.
Yeah.
So we haven't given our advice yet, but it sounds like from the temperature in the room, it's going to be pretty harsh. We can cover it in other ways.
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Chapter 8: What conclusions do they reach about the relationship and tattoo?
There's tons of ways they cover bad tattoos. But that's not the romantic way that he wants to do it. How do you deliver that message to him in a gentle way that doesn't crush him? That's what I'm trying to figure out right now. I mean, calmly, gently. Like, Brooke, imagine if Jeff got your name tattooed on his arm without asking you. We just have to cut the arm off.
I mean, that would be the only solution. I mean, that would be extra weird because Brooke and I aren't, like, romantically together or anything like that. I want to get the show logo tatted. You guys don't want to do that? It'd be a weird romantic gesture for someone you're not dating. That's not romantic, guys. We work together. I just think tattoos should be, like, a selfish thing.
Like, whatever you want. Yeah. Not for someone else. Got it. Yeah, I agree, too. Okay, so with that being said, Andre wants to do this maybe just for himself.
Ooh.
Oh, so he'll always remember her. Yeah, to prove to himself how much he loves her. This is his own challenge. It's hard to spin the light on this. It's like how much you love the last girl. Yep. I'm just curious, what was the last girl's name? Oh, yeah. Tiffany. Yeah, that's good. And they both end with Y, so there's that.
I'll be easier for him, but we're going to try to convince him to not go through with that when we come back, give you our advice, and let you make your awkward Tuesday phone call to your boyfriend to convince him not to get a tattoo of your name on his leg. To cover up his ex's name. We're going to skip that part. It's important. We'll do it right after this. Hold on. It's awkward. It's Tuesday.
It's awkward.
It's Awkward Tuesday phone call. You've heard of the five love languages. Tattooing people's names should be the sixth. No, Jeff. Because that's what our listener, Lindsay, is dealing with. She has a very romantic-minded boyfriend named Andre, who after four months together has told her, I've made an appointment to get a tattoo of your name on my leg so that you know I'm 100% yours. Yeah, okay.
And it's also covering up the ex's name. Yeah.
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