Bachelor Happy Hour - Addressing the Elephant | Golden Hour

Episode Date: August 8, 2025

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This is an I-Heart podcast. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly, and now I'm seriously suspicious. Wait a minute, Sam. Maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, luckily, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast, so we'll find out soon. This person writes, my boyfriend's been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone.

Hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That seems inappropriate. Maybe find out how it ends by listening to the OK Storytime podcast and the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. All right, West West, Prop here from Hood Politics with Prop Podcasts. You know I get down. You come from the urban areas. You understand politics more than you giving credit for. Between Jerry out here, Mandarin all over the place, hop-out boys snatching up family members and two wars that was supposed to be done in 24 hours. Not to mention Epstein.

We had to reach out to the homie Jamil Hill because she going to keep it a century. Because in America, what sells in politics are narratives and storylines. It's like we treat politics like we treat sports, which is part of the reason why we're in the situation we're in right now. Listen to the hood politics with prop podcasts on the IHard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Hi, my name is Enya Umanzor. And I'm Drew Phillips. And we run a podcast called Emergency Intercom. If you're a crime junkie and you love crimes, we're not the podcast for you.

But if you have unmedicated ADHD... Oh my God, perfect. And want to hear people with mental illness, psychobabble. Yes, yes. Then Emergency Intercom is the podcast for you. Open your free IHeartRadio app. Search Emergency Intercom and listen now. Hi, I'm Jenna Lopez and in the new season of the Overcomfit podcast,

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I'm Jamel Hill, host of the Sports and Politics Podcasts, Spolitics. On this week's episode, I'm joined by all-time great Hooper and basketball analyst Candace Parker, who gives insight into her candid new book, including why she waited two years into marriage to come out. I never envisioned being with a woman. I'll just be honest. Like, when I close my eyes at night, every night, I was like, I need to find my prince charming.

Like, it was never a princess. Make sure you listen to this episode as politics on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. Welcome back to Bachelor Happy Hour's Golden Hour. Thanks for joining us. We're so excited to be back. Susan, how are you doing there, sweating up a storm in Philly? I'm telling you, it's 100 degrees, and my pool's sitting outside, and I'm too busy to get in it.

Is your pool of bathwater? Not yet. That's like August. August. Oh, my God. I can't. I can't believe how hot it is. I feel vindicated. Can I just say, it's this freaking hot in Austin, Texas, from June through September. How does the rest of you like it? How are you feeling? This is what we deal with. In the month of May, I had my air conditioner on as well as my heater on. It was crazy. And here it is June and it feels like August.

I mean, my plant's already dying. That's the good news. My plant's already dying like the sun just based in here. I know, I know. I hear you. So today, we are going to be answering all of the fan questions and make sure you keep submitting those because we love doing it. You know what to do?

Just go to bachelornation.com slash golden hour. just keep submitting. Yes, we love to hear from you. Send us everything. We want to hear your questions, your updates. We'd like to know how you're staying cool in this hotter than hell weather we're all having. You can also DM up. And who else has a separate air conditioner with central air? What now? What? Who else out there has to put a separate air conditioner in a room when you have central air conditioner? It's crazy. Well, let me just say, Susan, we'll get into our topics here in a second, but as far as air conditioning goes, you have a two-story home. Here is a novel idea for you. Put in a second unit, one for the first floor.

Yeah, I think I'm going to get one of those mini splits. I really do. Yeah, they're good too. All right. So send us everything, your questions, your updates. We want to hear from you. Hope you're staying cool. You can also DM us on Instagram at Bachelor Happy Hour. Absolutely can. Okay. Time to get into the episode. Let's start, Kathy, with the question of the day. today's episode is all about addressing the elephant in the room when was a time where you were in a situation where there was an elephant in the room and how did you navigate it are you someone that needs to call these things out or do you prefer to avoid them oh what a question for kathy oh no i was going to say go for it you give me your answer i want to hear what you have to say it just depends on what's happening

You believe it or not, Kathy, believe it or not. Sometimes I prefer to avoid it. I actually do believe that. And you know I do. And there are times where I call it like it is. Yeah. Well, I think we're both the same in there. Yeah, it depends on the situation, I think.

Yeah, I mean. Like give me a for instance. Well, when I think about addressing the elephant in the room, for me, the thing that always comes to mind is rudeness. If someone is rude, I don't tolerate that very well. Really, I don't tolerate it at all. And so for me, if I'm sitting with a group of people and someone does something rude, I'm likely to call them out. Everyone's sort of looking around, you know, oh, my God, did she say that?

No, I look right at them. Yeah, I'll often say, you know, that wasn't, yeah. But. Like, ew, I've said that before. Yeah. Did you really just say that? Yeah. I think elephant in the room is a big umbrella term for uncomfortable.

And uncomfortable takes so many different forms. And makes others uncomfortable. Yeah, I mean, you know, I think it can be dating. The elephant in the room, you know, are you going to go to bed with the guy? I mean, there's so many, are you going to go to bed with the guy? Are you going to go out with them again? The elephant in the room can be something about paying a bill, like we talked about in another episode. You know, who's paying the bill, how are you going to know that?

Well, you give me an example. Well, like you said, the rude this, first of all. I mean, I've been with my two best friends, my two gay friends, and I'm in the backseat. Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me, my two best friends? Where are my chopped liver all of a sudden? They're my gay best friends, Cald. Oh, just checking. Oh, okay.

And I'll be in the backseat. And one of them does have a short, not a short fuse, but he can fight. and his remarks where the other one and me are sensitive Sam's and we feel hurt and not to feel the other one's pain and I'll go, excuse me,

that was not nice. And then he'll say, see, see, even she agrees. But that's not really an elephant in room, but it is. Like I called them out on it because we're friends, I don't care. But it's something that made you uncomfortable. That's what I'm saying.

Elephant in the room is usually something that people don't want to talk about or they don't want to address because it's either going to make them uncomfortable or make somebody else in the room uncomfortable. What if you walked into a room and I don't know if this would be a situation where it would be referred to as an elephant in the room where you walk into a room and you know they were just talking about you? You feel it. It's intuition. Well, I would not address it. I won't. I won't to drive. 90% of the time you don't, but sometimes

you do. But not, I would not address it in a in front of people or? No, I mean, I wouldn't do it in an attacking way. I mean, I, you know me, I might go, hey, I got quiet and you're all of a sudden. What are you all talking about? What is my

zipper down? You know, I would make a joke of it. But I'm not, I'm telling you, we've talked about this on air and between us as as outgoing and as loud and friendly as you and I both are to each other and to others we're you know I don't really like confrontation too much I hate confrontation I really don't but I've been in that situation we're all walked in and I know I know and you know what it embarrasses them oh do you want to finish just because I'm here you don't want to finish the sentence you'll say that you don't like about me it's okay

you'll say that yes i have not will i have wow yes yeah and i felt more pain than they probably did it was hard for me to do but i thought i'll be damned if you think you're going to get over on me yeah i think it it i really do i hate saying it it sounds so wishy-washy but you know it's i think you have to navigate it on a case-by-case basis yes you like for example you and i've talked about this we've taken trips with our kids and i don't know about you but my children often think that I have a money tree out in the backyard and I just go out there and, you know, pick a couple of thou every morning. What, you know, what can I help you with today? Oh, you'd like a new card?

Let me go out and get the money off the other. Whenever we go to dinner, it's just like they assume your mother's 68 now. Pick up the tab, people. I've been picking it up for 68 years. But what, do you ever address it with your children? Because I'm guessing you don't. No, I don't. Of course.

You don't. I bust their balls a little bit afterwards. Hey, once in a while you could treat mom, I would have treated just say something. What am I supposed to do? Say, Chris, were you going to pay tonight? Nick, are you got this? No. But say, that's the elephant in the room that you know they're not going to pay and you don't say it.

So like, for example, I am taking, in fact, I need to get my checkbook out. No, seriously, I've got to get out right now. I am, my daughter and my son-in-law and my granddaughter, I told them I would take them for a weekend down to the beach in October because right now do I need to say again Texas another word for Texas this time of year is hell it's hotter than hell here and so we're going to go down to the down to the shore in in October so I said you know my daughter's great at plans to me why didn't you suggest that we go together we are going together you paying taking them well everybody go and we split it because you know what

I've said this to you before I I I would rather spend my money on my kids and have experiences with my kids, then, you know, then whatever. And so, but my deal is, I'm not complaining. Where I was going is the elephant in the room for me is, hey, I'm going to pay for this condo on the beach. But, you know, last time I looked, you have to eat while you're alive. So maybe you guys can pick up the groceries. Like that's the elephant in the room.

It's going to be really hard for me to say that, but I will. Because they won't do it automatically. Well, my daughter, they're getting better. My kids are a little bit older than yours. They're getting, well, I guess they're about the same age, but they're getting better. They're getting better about doing it. But the elephant in the room for me is always, translate equals uncomfortable. Are you like me when they do say, no, mom, we got it.

I go, no, that's okay. Well, I will tell you, I had, okay, here's what. kicking myself, you know, like, that's exactly where you were just talking about, but it just felt good that they offered. I know. The other night, I had everybody, 10 of us, my family, the grandkids, everybody here for dinner. And as everyone knows, Kathy cooks up a storm, not. And so, wait, I've reached an all-time low, Susan. I'm embarrassed. You're going to use this against me. I know you are. I, so I said to Caitlin, my daughter, okay, she can order anything. I swear to God, she's single-handedly keeps Amazon in business. So,

I said, listen, if you order all the food, I'll pay for it. She has my credit card. I said, just, or she ordered, I mean, she didn't forget relish. She had, like, toothpicks for the olives. I mean, it was ridiculous. Anyway, they roll in, but I realized that we needed more ice cream, and there were a couple of things that she didn't get. So I asked Kyle if he would get it.

And I said, you know, I'm paying for dinner, so I'll Venmo you for all of it. So he rolls in with, you know, the ice cream, the few things, the Gatorades and the ice cream. It was probably $35 with the groceries. And I said, Kyle, let me just Venmo request. Just Venmo, he requests me and I'll pay you. And he goes, no, Mom, it's okay. I said, no, Kyle, I'm paying for dinner.

I don't do this at often. I'm paying. Venma requests me. He goes, forget about it. And so you know what I did? Huh. I forgot about it. Thank you, Kyle.

Good job. Good job. So, you know, every once in a while, I'll do that. But again, the elephant in the room, like, are my kids paying or my pain? Are you paying for my dinner? You know, am I paying for my dinner? I mean, it's, you know, you broke my figurine. Are you going to offer to pay for it?

Like, it's sitting there smashed on the floor. Who's paying for it? I mean, it's always equals uncomfortable. So there it is. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly, and now I'm seriously suspicious. Well, wait a minute, Sam. Maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast.

So we'll find out soon. This person writes, my boyfriend has been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now, he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Now, hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That sounds totally inappropriate. Well, according to this person, this is her boyfriend's former professor, and they're the same age.

And it's even more likely that they're cheating. He insists there's nothing between them. I mean, do you believe him? Well, he's certainly trying to get this person to believe him because he now wants them both to meet. So, do we find out if this person's boyfriend, really cheated with his professor or not. To hear the explosive finale, listen to the OK Storytime podcast on the IHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

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on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Jemail Hill, host of the Sports and Politics Podcasts Politics. And on the latest episode of Politics, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins me for a candid conversation about the state of the Democratic Party. What do Republicans say to you privately that they won't say publicly? Many of them are in fear of their political lives. And that's been part of the challenge. But we continue to say to them, you were elected to defend your. constituents, to stand up for your constituents. And there's life after Congress. And you should

be willing to actually want to be able to look back on your time in the House of Representatives knowing that you can keep your head held high because you did the right thing. Donald Trump is gone in three and a half years. But their legacy or their failure to stand up to the extremism and the unprecedented assault on America as we know it will be with them forever. Make sure to listen to Spolitics on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. All right. We're going to get to our fan questions. Okay.

Here's the first one. It's from Anonymous. Hi, ladies. I need an outsider's perspective knowing if this is weird. Well, can I just say before I read this, if you think it's weird anonymous, it probably is. but let's find out. My sister and I both had babies earlier this year within a month of each other. We spend most of our days right now with just us and our babies, and it's truly a dream. When one of us has to run a quick errand or do something around the house, the other one watches both babies.

This led to us breastfeeding each other's babies when needed. It isn't a super regular thing, but if her baby is screaming and she's running to drop off a package, I just feed him. we both have great milk supplies and she's my sister and he's my nephew i didn't think it was weird one time her husband came home when i was breastfeeding their son and he lost it on me saying how weird and gross it was now i feel weird being around him and being around my nephew my sister and her husband have since talked about it he was just shocked and confused and the whole situation was just uncomfortable i guess my question is do you think it's weird to breastfeed your kids were all healthy and blood related let me know if we're the weird ones or if my brother-in-law

is no i don't think it's weird at all i think he was shocked because why would you be doing that but it is she had milk and they are blood i mean i know women i don't think personally that feed babies their breast milk and they have nothing there's no relation whatsoever do you want to know why i'm laughing. Why? I don't know if I should tell you the situation. That's exactly. These are things that I admit to because I think I had just me talking to Susan. I tell everything. And I'm like, oh, no, shit. I just said this on the podcast. So when I had my first child, my neighbor who lived three doors down, had her first son. This girl was so thin. It was painful to look at her. She had no milk and her just, I mean, scrawny, thin baby. And literally, I'm not joking. One day she can.

had enough milk to feed half of a, you know, developing nation. And I donated milk to the milk bank because I had a very high fat content. They called me, they nicknamed my stuff, the Guernsey Cow. I mean, I fed my kids and donated tons of milk to the milk bank. Okay. She comes and knocks on my door. I'm laughing, but it wasn't funny at the time. Pale crying, holding her baby, he's screaming. She said, Kathy, I can't. And I said, give me. that baby. I knew what she wanted. I could just tell. And I fed him and, and nursed him. And she took him home. And it makes me now, and it's just, you know, at the time, I was just like, oh my God, let me help you. She said the baby slept six hours because he was so hungry. He

never slept. And so, you know, I did that for her. There's nothing wrong with it. It's because, you know what, breasts. That's the husband walked in. And exactly. And the thing is nursing. I don't think you should feel uncomfortable about it at all. Yeah, I don't either. I think that breasts are, here's the thing, they're like dual. They're like, you know, manual transmission, automatic transmission. They're sexual, but they're also, if you're feeding a baby, that's what they're there for. They produce milk.

My girlfriend, and this is going back, oh, God, 40, yeah, maybe 43 years. And he was my godchild. And Debbie had to go out. and I was watching the baby. He screamed bloody. I always took him to the ER. Like, this child would not stop. And I had her breast milk in a bottle, the whole bit.

Kathy, I was crying myself. I didn't know what to do. And I'll be damned if I was going to ruin her evening and call her. I was not a mother yet. I whipped it out, put it in there. This child sucked me so hard. I was like, oh, my God. This hurt.

Oh, my God. Wait a minute. I just want to get this straight. When Debbie and Tom came home, I said, I had this guilt written all over my face. She goes, everything all right. I go, uh, I did something. She goes, what? I said, I'm afraid to tell you.

Her husband laughed so hard. He still laughs about it today. I said, I didn't know what to do. He would not stop crying. He wouldn't take the model? Huh? He wouldn't take it. Oh, that's what happens.

And he didn't get anything for me, but it was just that, I don't know. Are you sure, Susan? I was a little embarrassed. It took me a minute. I was by myself. Listen, no one's listening to us. So I nursed the neighbor's baby and you nursed your friend with no, I mean, no milk. It could happen to anyone.

It satisfied them. Now it did. I was dying. Oh, we got to move on in the next question. The things that are running through my mind are not publishable. Keep going. Okay. So, yes, thank you for writing in.

And don't worry about it. Your sister's husband will get over it. Yeah. At least the sun was fed. And I love that you and your sister are so close. Oh, that's so awesome. And you have kids the same age. It's great.

You're going to have a great life together. Yeah. Okay. Kathy, the next one is from an anonymous. Ladies, I really need your help. My husband's brother tried to hook up with me and I don't know what to do. By the way, he's also married. For context, my brother-in-law, Michael and his wife, Melody,

hang out with my husband and I all the time. We've gone on countless double dates. and the four of us have always really gotten along. The boys have always been very close, and Melody has become a very good friend of mine, in addition to becoming family. Recently, I found out that they were having maritable problems. To my husband and I, it just sounded like the typical growing pains of having kids and life's inevitable strain on marriage.

Just sounded like they needed a little guidance to get back on track. Well, last night I got a series of drunk text from Michael begging me to come over and straight up admitting his fantasies about me. I'm disgusted. I will be telling my husband, that's for sure. But I need help on how to do this so I don't break this family apart. How do I go about this and what do I do after I tell my husband? I didn't reply to the text message and don't plan on it.

please help. Hey, Susan, you know when we were talking about the elephant in the room? Yeah, there's big ones. This is a stampede. This is cattle. The bulls. This is like, you know. Oh, girlfriend.

When you say you don't want to break the family apart, telling your husband is the initial part of breaking the family. He's going to kick his ass as he should. It's not going to go well. First of all, we have to say that the name's Melody and Michael are not their real names. So just in case Melody and Michael, you're out there and you're screwing around on your partner. We're not talking about you.

It's different Melody and Michael. But here's the thing. If you tell your husband, which you should do, I think, well, you know what? Let me say one other thing. I probably would have told my husband, but let's try this one for size. I'm not sure I would do this, but Susan, how about this? she calls Michael up and says Are you nuts?

Don't ever do this again because the next time you do this I'm telling your wife and my husband You want to have a family Don't ever do this to me again I might start with that That you are a drunk fool Let you off the hook

Don't you dare What do I always say to you People use being drunk as an excuse Nope He used drunk as an excuse To tell her what he really feels his fantasies. But he'll say, oh, I didn't mean it.

I was just drunk. Yeah, you did. Yeah, you did. He's obviously attracted to her. I wonder who's the bigger brother. I don't know. But would you tell the, would you do it? Not.

I wouldn't tell it first. I would do exactly what we just said. Yeah. I would tell him, look, this is your warning. I don't want to break your whole family relationship out. Because you know what happens sometimes, Kathy? She's trying to do the right thing and he won't stop and she tells. And then they have this huge.

thing and then the mother-in-law's involved and then everybody's mad at you for telling. No, no, this is what Italians do. The rest of us will sweep it under the carpet. We don't want anyone to know. I don't know. I think when she says, I'm going to tell me, I didn't respond to the text messages. I wouldn't respond in text. I would call him on the phone and I would speak very slowly, anonymous, very slowly and very quietly. Listen and listen to me very carefully. I'm going to let this one slide. I'm only going to say this once. Yep.

And I'm going to let it slide. And if you ever so much as look at me the wrong way, again, our families will be toast. You have problems with your wife. Go figure it out. And you know what? You don't think she's going to feel uncomfortable, the four of them together. It's not going to be the same since he did that. And eventually the wife, Melody, or her husband are going to realize what's up with you?

I don't know. You don't think, you don't think, I think if that happened, I think I could get over it. I mean, it didn't happen to me. I can't forgive it and get over it. If he just chills the freak out. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. But he's going to be a fucking asshole. No way. No way. Watch your language, young lady. I'm sorry. When it comes to that, I got to say it like it is. That's his brother's wife. I know. I don't see. I don't care if it's the girlfriend, the next door neighbor.

That's called cheating. Any way you want to put it, it's cheating. So I would, I would And he told her her his fantasies about it. I wonder what that was like. Jesus, Susan. Really? That's the question. It's like reading a good book. Hold on.

I want Bachelor Nation. Are you hearing? This is what Susan wants to know. What are the fantasies? We're down to it now. What did he say exactly? Oh, God, Susan. Jesus.

Stop reading these romantic novels. They're fun, Kathy. They're fun. Oh, Lord. You know what? We've got to move on. We've got to move on. Anonymous, let us know what happens.

I really do think. I do really think you need to call him and really give some thought before you go to your husband on that because this could go south. I don't know. Sabbath talk. Mm-hmm. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly,

and now I'm seriously suspicious. Oh, wait a minute, Sam. Maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast, so we'll find out soon. This person writes, My boyfriend has been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her.

Now, he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Now, hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That sounds totally inappropriate. Well, according to this person, this is her boyfriend's former professor, and they're the same age. And it's even more likely that they're cheating. He insists there's nothing between them. I mean, do you believe him?

Well, he's certainly trying to get this person to believe him because he now wants them both to meet. So, do we find out if this person's boyfriend really cheated with his boyfriend? professor or not. To hear the explosive finale, listen to the OK Storytime podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. All right, West West, prop here from Hood Politics with Prop Podcasts. You already know our get-down. If you grew up in our urban areas of comfort of struggle, you understand politics much more than you giving credit for. Feds taking over American cities, government hop-out boys, hopping out out the van, snatching up your theo in them, two wars that was supposed to be solved in 24

hours. Jerry just out here mandarin all over the place. The turfs. And of course, the Epstein of it all. Well, this week, we decided to shoot our shot and boy, did we pull up from the logo to see if we could get somebody to come tap in with us. And the one and only Jamil Hill pulled up from this politics podcast to keep it a whole century. The American public is used to being entertained. We're a consumption society. So what Trump figured out is entertain them and they'll never question you. Listen to the hood. Politics with Prop Podcasts on the IHard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Hi, my name is Enya Humanzor.

And I'm Drew Phillips. And we run a podcast called Emergency Intercom. If you're a crime junkie and you love crimes, we're not the podcast for you. But if you have unmedicated ADHD... Oh my God, perfect. And want to hear people with mental illness, psychobble. Yes, yes. Then Emergency Intercoms the podcast.

podcast for you. Open your free IHeartRadio app, search emergency intercom, and listen now. My name is Ed. Everyone say hello, Ed. Hello, Ed. I'm from a very rural background myself. My dad is a farmer, and my mom is a cousin. So, like, it's not like... What do you get when a true crime producer walks into a comedy club? I know it sounds like the start of a bad joke, but that really was my reality nine years ago. I just normally do straight stand-up, but this is a bit different. On stage stood a comedian with a story that no one expected to hear.

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Okay. Now we'll be doing a golden spotlight where we discuss something that is impacting the golden community. Today's golden spotlight is all about STI's. and safe sex. Can I say, what's an STI and what safe sex? Just kidding. So right away, this place comes to mind, and God forgive me, if anybody out there that lives there,

prove me wrong. But there's this place in Florida that's a really great place to go retire. Yes, and that's all I hear. That's a great place to get an STI, STD. What do they do down there? I have orgies? I mean, I don't know, Susan. I heard you have a one-way ticket down there.

So you must want to find out. I've never been, Kath. I've never been. Well, there's still time. Okay. STIs for Goldens are on the rise. For instance, per the American Medical Association, rate of syphilis gonorrhea and chlamydia more than doubled among those 55 or older over the past 10 years.

But for those age 65 and older, chlamydia cases more than tripled between 2010 and 2003, gonorrhea cases increased sixfold and syphilis cases soared in numbers nearly tenfold. Why do you think that is? And what are the conversations regarding safe sex like for Goldens? Okay. Let me just say, I can't even believe I'm admitting this. First of all, what you just read was a quote from the American Medical Association. This is not our opinion. That is a quote. So if you don't agree with those facts, take it up with the American. Medical Association. I would say that, I mean, I don't, I don't, I don't, I think there's a lot of, you know,

people having a lot of sex. Well, a lot of people aren't married anymore. There's so many divorces and there's so many single people out there. And some of them just need sex or some of them just need that companion friend with benefits, don't want anything more. But they don't ask first. Well, oh, wait, Susan, I love you. I asked.

You ask. You ask? You know what I get? I pick them get a lap test. I want to prove. I will not sleep with the guy. I don't blame you. I don't.

They have to be tested. Because that's why they're on the rise. People don't. And they're getting multiple partners. That's how this starts. You know what this is called? The elephant in the room. Nobody wants to ask, hey, when was the last time you were tested?

for sexually transmitted diseases or infections. You don't have to spell it ABC. Well, no. You think I'm kidding? I want to see the paper and I want to see it dated. Yes, I do. And then I wonder why I'm not in bed with any men. Guess they don't want to spend the money for the lab test.

Oh, well, sucks to be you. You don't know what you're missing out on. No offense, people, the villages. This happens everywhere. But I think that's exactly why, because people are tired of being alone and they want a partner to enjoy sex with, and they're embarrassed or don't care. I guess, but you know what's funny is...

I know myself, whether I'm good or not, because I keep myself tested. You know what I'm saying? I go to the doctors every year, blah, blah, blah. I know all my body, but I don't know where he was, you know? Susan, I have some very sad news to break to you. The fact that you go every year and get tested for STIs doesn't help you one whit if the guy is sleeping with somebody that didn't. Yes.

So really, you know, that's what I'm saying. I know I'm okay. But you can't trust the partner. You've got to know they're okay. You just said to me, you ask them. I have. I most definitely have. Susan.

Asking? Really? Oh, I didn't ask for proof. So that's just as bad, I guess. but at least I just want to have that conversation. I want proof. I could care less about the conversation. No, it's not how you do it.

I'm just saying I do not. First of all, I don't have indiscriminate sex. Let's start there. Or at least not yet. You know, there's still time in my life. Give her time. But right now I don't do that. But I'm just saying I have girlfriends.

I'm not mentioning any names because, you know, that will bite me in the, you know, what but I have girlfriends who have gotten STIs who've had to have some serious surgeries who have had uh for not being careful things that they're not a condom that's going to save them you know what I mean well I hate to tell you it helps but some of these women I'll say I'll ask them did you because you know I look at the elephant in the room I'll talk to the elephant about condoms did you use a condom and they'll look at me like well no he didn't want to and I said well now how do you feel about it because now you've got war how you're feeling how you're liking that i mean i don't

get it it's a lifelong problem it's just stupidity like you really i think golden's think i remember when aids first start you know everybody was oh it was only for gay no it wasn't it was for any everybody now thank god they have that down to you could stay alive on medication but it is because hell there's medication you're undetectable if you have AIDS now which is even better Because of stupidity of not keeping yourself in check as well as your partner. It's just safe. Well, listen to you. Safe sex means asking the guy.

HIV. Now, he written proof. Thank God, him in a relationship. Huh? Thank God him in a relationship. Oh, did you get proof from him? With that being said, it's true. I can't believe those numbers are that high between 65 and up.

These people don't care anymore. Wait, I got to clarify something. I just misspoke. HIV is now undetectable. If you have AIDS, that's full blown. HIV is the virus that causes it. And now people, there's medication where people can be, it can be undetectable, which is great because, you know, they won't spread.

Exactly. Well, yeah. But more importantly, you're not dying from it. A lot of people died. Anyway, I think. What an episode today was. Yeah, I don't know. I think, and I think I'm in the minority because when I ask a guy, they, they are shocked.

I thought of a guy saying, thank me. I'm like, really? Because you can't prove it by me. He actually thanked me for asking because I really appreciate that. Who? I really appreciate that because it feels. Wait, who are we talking about, Friedrich? No, no, no, one of a partner that I had once upon a time. And he said, I appreciate that because I hate to have to ask that, but I do as well. I said, well, good, we're on the same page. Yeah, I don't, asking doesn't do it for me. I'm just being honest.

And I don't know whether people, huh? I trust people's word, which is stupid sometimes. I wonder if Goldens think they're too old to get. To have an infection or a disease? Anybody. Well, I know that's the facts. I'm wondering if Golden's think, you know, they're sexually, whatever, you know, they can't have babies anymore.

I think they don't give a shit anymore, and they want to go out and have an orgasm. They don't care. It's a wild epidemic. Holy smokes. Okay. You know, this has been way too much fun for me. Thank you to our listeners for joining us. We hope you've learned all about elephants and safe sex.

And money. And make sure you follow us on Bachelor Happy Hours. We have new episodes coming out constantly. And you don't want to miss this. I mean, after all, look at the statistics that we showed you today. That's something you probably did not know. Honestly, I would like people to write in. I'm being very serious.

I would like, you know, write in anonymously. Tell us, what has your experience been? Have you, do you ask for proof before you have? Do you practice safe sex, which is either using condoms at a minimum, but having tests done to prove that they're clean? Do you do that? I'd be curious what people would answer. And by the way, not just Golden's.

Not just Golden. So, you know, let us know. We'd love to hear from you on that. And make sure you submit your questions to us about something other than safe sex, please. Please. All you got to do is go to bachelornation.com slash golden hour or DM us on Instagram at Bachelor Happy Hour. And listen to the Bachelor Happy Hour's Golden Hours podcast on the Iheart Radio app. or wherever you listen to your podcast.

Until next time, see you later. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly, and now I'm seriously suspicious. Wait a minute, Sam. Maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, luckily, it's back-to-school week on the OK Storytime podcast,

so we'll find out soon. This person writes, my boyfriend's been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Oh, hold up. Isn't that against school policy?

That seems inappropriate. Maybe find out how it ends by listening to the OK Storytime podcast and the IHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. All right, West West, Prop here from Hood Politics with Prop Podcasts. You know I get down. You come from the urban areas. You understand politics more than you giving credit for. Between Jerry out here, Mandarin all over the place, hop out boys,

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