Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What unique letters are influencing dating profiles?
Oh. Like, oh, you just bought something. I can see that. Wow. I'm $100,000 in debt. Lucky me. How did I find you? Someone just bought a Tesla. Oh, my God. This gives me anxiety.
This is so cool, though, guys.
I wouldn't have the restraint to take it all out. You would love to be fin-dumbed over a guy. No. I would hate this. Hold on. What's going on now? Where are we now? Did he put the card on hold? Yeah, what's going on here? Yeah, what happened?
Well, it was really nice for a while, and then randomly the other day, I went to do a withdrawal, and it said that the card had been deactivated. Oh.
He closed it. Can we talk, like, how much money did you take over the time period? Are we talking thousands, tens of thousands?
Good question, Brooke. Great question. I mean, it was probably about $9,000.
Wow, that's so much. What'd you buy? Can you tell us anything cool? One date, $9,000 is not calling you back. I mean, I think for him, that's like a drop in the bucket, but I, I texted him and he didn't respond. So I'm just really confused.
Why do you want to call him? Why do you want to see him again?
He was really nice and fun. I had a good time.
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Chapter 3: How does financial domination work in dating?
And I don't know how it works in the Fyndham world, but that seems like a sign that things are probably over. Couldn't just contact the bank. Beth is confused because there was no follow up afterwards, no explanation. And I don't know if there's a term for Fyndham ghosting, but she got Ebenezer or something. But I don't know. But she is hoping to figure out what happened.
Oh my God, this whole thing is funny. Yeah, is it? We haven't really been telling a lot of jokes. We're a funny show, so I think that's what's happening. No, but what do you mean, bro? So you're cool with the money part, right? Of course. I mean, that's what I'm illustrating on my dating profile. It's exactly what I'm trying to tell people. Okay.
So what happened?
Yeah, what we're trying to help Beth figure out is where things went south. Well, I guess let me just put it this way. After about a week, I guess I was just disappointed.
In what?
Disappointed.
Oh.
She did tell us that she spent around nine grand. Is that the reason? It's the amount of money? I guess I was just hoping she would go bigger.
What? What did you just say?
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Chapter 4: What surprising experiences does Beth share about her date?
Yeah, I guess I got to step my game up. Well, Jose, would you like to volunteer your bank account? Oh, my God. You got a budget of $9, girl. Take the three zeros off.
I got you. Wait, already an overdraft. Oh, God.
So many texts coming into 78592 from people saying they'd love to go out with Charlie.
I'm shocked. Get in line.
I had our producer check the numbers. Alexis, we really need you to stop texting.
But I have a whole list. I could spend like 50K today.
I could too, honestly. Very easily.
Just because you keep crashing your car.
Charlie is already with somebody and I highly doubt you could do more damage than her. Charlie is with multiple people. He is also married. Why does that keep slipping through the cracks? Because that's not what Fandom is about. Okay. Again, he would not answer whether his wife knew or not. Can you imagine having so much money that people try to bankrupt you and they can't? Yeah. That's amazing.
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Chapter 5: Why did Beth's date end abruptly?
I met this girl on the apps.
Well, we know it wasn't at the wedding, so.
No, it wasn't her. No, not at all.
And kind of a breath of fresh air for me, like super grounded, below maintenance type of woman. And we went on a first date, went good. Nothing too crazy, but we had great banter.
Did you say she's a great dancer?
banter oh like how cool you went dancing i was more interested in dance moves as well yeah i don't know but we had a good time i watched the car we did kiss so that was good oh probably okay and what was the kiss like it was good it was like saying that you're gonna want to go on a second date without actually having to say it you know it's one of those I don't know.
There's a term called kiss you goodbye. There's also pity kiss. Yeah. Sorry. We know all the depressing types of kisses on this show. I've had them all. I've had them all. I'll never see you later, Tom.
You're saying you left feeling really hopeful.
Yeah. So it did go to a second date. Oh, it did. Oh. So it wasn't a sad kiss. You read it right. I did. Yeah. Okay. Tell us about date number two. Yeah, so she said, come meet me at work, like right at the end of her shift or whatever. Oh, God. Yeah, kind of weird. Well, I guess it depends on where she works. Does she work at a cool place? Yeah, well, she works at a hotel. Oh, okay.
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