Wednesdays - 141. Melissa Lays Down the Stag Do Rules ft. Toby Watkins

Episode Date: June 2, 2026

Heyyyy Tinies!This week, Melissa is joined by her lovely fiancé Toby (aka Rick), who is BACK in the studio!The couple dive into the great hen vs stag debate. What's acceptable, what's a hard no, and ...where exactly should the line be drawn? Toby also faces the ultimate hypothetical: Melissa or Justin Bieber on their wedding day, and Melissa puts her faith in AI to create the perfect Save the Date video…let's just say things do not go to plan.PLUS, Melissa and Toby put their relationship to the test in a game of Husband & Wife Telepathy. What does Toby think Melissa's most toxic trait is? Who really wears the trousers? And how well do they actually know each other?And as usual, the dilemmas are delivering. One male Tiny wants to know how to approach and chat up a girl with confidence. Another Tiny needs advice on whether to take the plunge and participate in some raunchy roleplay…Enjoy the episode xGot a dilemma, some personal advice for a fellow Tiny, or a follow-up to a previous one? Send us a voice note or message on Insta @wednesdayspodcast, or drop us an email at wednesdays@jampotproductions.co.ukInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/wednesdayspodcast/TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@wednesdayspodcastEmail | wednesdays@jampotproductions.co.ukTHE CREDITSProducer: Magda Cassidy Assistant Producer: Issy Weeks-Hankins and Lydia BrownellVideo: Lizzie McCarthy Social: Amber HouriganSenior Producer: Helen Burke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Starting point is 00:00:03 Coming up on today's episode, we have Toby back. And please can I ask you one favor? Please subscribe to our YouTube channel at Wednesday's podcast. Enjoy the episode. Welcome back to another episode. I have gorgeous Tobes on with me again today. Thanks for having me. Always a pleasure. Never ritual. I feel like this is the fifth time. I know. I'm on a role. I'm getting into it now. Can we just have a quick moment of appreciation? My new shirt. We can. I'm a big shirt and best guy this time of year.
Starting point is 00:00:37 You know what? I'm not sure if you've noticed, but I've been doing that quite a lot recently. You have? You've inspired me. Have I? Well, maybe. I don't know. I've been doing it.
Starting point is 00:00:44 I don't know if it's actually because I've seen you wearing it all. But it just makes you feel more put together and you put a shirt on. I know what you mean? But then it's because we're not big ironers in our house. I steam. You know, when you go into your cupboard and like the shirt's sleeves are like... I know. And you're like, you just look at that and you're like, I'm just going to look crusty.
Starting point is 00:01:01 I've not iron one thing the whole time. You also think when you don't iron things, they'd get smaller. Shirts feel smaller. Do they? I don't know. That's because it's not as flat, that's why. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:01:09 So you're wearing this gorgeous new shirt? I've just been on a location shoot with about blank for the last week and they very kindly gave me some bits and this is one of the bits. I really like the text. It's unreal. It's really nice. Oh my God. We need to talk about this.
Starting point is 00:01:22 Save the date that we almost sent that we did that weird AI thing. I had this amazing idea. She's really over, I think, expected what AI can do in this. My imagination was like, this is going to be incredible. Is it Johnny Depp? Johnny Deff and Amber Hurl. I don't know what the name of the film is, but everyone would have seen that. It's a Chris Isaac, Wicked Games song in the background.
Starting point is 00:01:44 And it's like them in a really cool vintage car driving down like a summer road, like a road in summer with like the sea the side. And she puts a cigarette in his mouth. And like lights it. And they're like sort of staring at each other. And it's just quite an iconic scene. And she like puts her hand on his leg. And it's like very romantic and cool.
Starting point is 00:01:59 And Melissa was like, I wonder if we could just AI our faces onto them. And then just have that short little video as art, save the date. So you send it as like a video file to everyone that's coming to the wedding. And the end product was positively terrifying. Well, I wasted quite a lot of money on this app called Fifer trying to get these different people to make this AI creation for me. And in my mind, this is going to be absolutely sensational. But you didn't tell me that you, I was working away at my laptop. And it was early in the morning, it was about like 8 in the morning.
Starting point is 00:02:31 And I was going to go to the gym. I hadn't had a shower, and so I had like bedhead. Oh yeah, and I had to film this clip with you. I just need to quickly film you. Like, before I go, I just need you for this AI guy. Can I just quickly film you? And I'm going to pretend to put a cigarette in your mouth. So she got a pen off my desk and like put it in my mouth and like maybe wear her sunglasses.
Starting point is 00:02:48 And I had like this massive tuft of hair coming up. So in the video, I've got like a fucking cockerel. At least it's accurate to what you actually look like. That is true. Anyway, so I actually save the dates and now done because I quickly realized that that wasn't going to be a vibe. So that's exciting. That is very exciting. It's coming up to a year.
Starting point is 00:03:03 Yeah, till we get married. That's crazy. And that will whip around fast. It will. Have you done anything towards the wedding planning? I have done nothing towards the wedding planning. Before we had done anything for our wedding, the first thing Toby was like, so, my stack, I think I'm going to go skiing. And I was like, we've been engaged a week and we don't even know when we're getting married. I also remember the day we got engaged, we then went home afterwards and we'd been celebrating with friends and we went home.
Starting point is 00:03:31 and my new ski outfit had just arrived. And it bribed the day before I was going to propose. And all I was thinking about was, I can't wait to try my new ski outfit on. Melissa was like getting ready for bed. And I came in, full sell of pets, new jacket, helmet and goggles. Look good though. It did look good. Can we talk about the ground rules for the stag?
Starting point is 00:03:53 My one rule for Melissa is don't break your leg. Don't bring anything. Don't break anything. And what's my other rule? Have a good time. No. minimal fun is allowed and I'm joking but you are not allowed to do what a 360 oh yes no 360s no jumps no jumps no 360s no jumps no 360s and
Starting point is 00:04:13 you have to promise me that I'm not joking no I'm not going to I saw my life so yeah what are the ground rules for your hen I don't want any strepherty no cox spaghetti I don't think that's a thing is it no like peckocks pasta isn't that thing is it yeah no the whole like the whole willie thing I'm not overly fussed about I've said I don't really want anything pink. I don't really want any hats. You were big on the cowboy hats for like your sister's hair. Sure, but that's when they were like new and they were like so fun.
Starting point is 00:04:39 But now I feel like I would like something different. Tiara. No, I just want, I just would like a veil and then that's enough, I think. Nice. And then glitzy, like everyone just wear like a nice glitzy sort of fun dress or something. And location I think still thinking. I would love to do Paris, but it depends on how much it costs. Yeah, true.
Starting point is 00:04:56 Okay, so I've got a hypothetical wedding situation for you. Yeah. Okay. It's the day of our wedding. Mm-hmm. Best day of your life. Best day ever. Justin Bieber DMs you saying he's doing a one-night-only
Starting point is 00:05:06 intimate gig in London tonight and he wants you to film it. What would you do? Shit. You'd lose your wife. I'm in the fortunate position that I have a business partner who is also an usher, but I'll be willing to sacrifice him. But then you don't get to go meet him. I know, but at least the company's done it.
Starting point is 00:05:27 I think that's the best compromise I can come up to you. I do agree. If it wasn't our wedding and it was any other... Someone else's wedding. Definitely. I'd be like, I'm coming with you. See you. Whatever you could convince Justin to play at our wedding, that would be really good.
Starting point is 00:05:41 That would be nuts. And then you could film it for free and I'd be like fine because he's obviously at our wedding. That would be, sorry, if I could get Justin Bieber. To perform at our wedding. I don't think that any, it would just be the, it would... I would want to be on stage having one less lonely girl song to me. Yeah, I would let you have that to be fair. You're a much bigger fan than I am.
Starting point is 00:06:00 It would be surreal. It would be so good. It would be unreal. Okay, so talking about wedding stuff. I went to my first wedding edition event last night, which was really exciting, which is such a, like, lovely magazine. So there was this fantastic lady who was like a psychologist, and she gave some fantastic stats, which basically just made everyone purchase purchase purchases. What was that? So it was, I asked her to send it to me, but she hasn't, so that's really annoying.
Starting point is 00:06:25 But I'd chat TPT on the way here, like, roughly what she was talking about. So she was like around 200 to 300 million sperm race towards one egg. Only one sperm fertilizes it. If a different sperm had won, a completely different person would exist. The timing had to be exact. Even minutes could change the outcome. And apparently like the stats of us existing is like 400 trillion or something wild. So us being on this planet is a miracle.
Starting point is 00:06:51 So every one of you is a miracle. And then it basically was like, you will deserve five values. And they had 20% off. She has absolutely done you. I could have also pulled the wool over your eyes and told you that they were gifted. Oh my God, I didn't know. Because he was like, oh my God, that's incredible they've given. Because they gave us lots of gorgeous flowers in the bags that were Manolo.
Starting point is 00:07:14 And then obviously there was one bag with a pair of shoes. And you were like, wow, what, this is incredible. And I was like, mm-hmm. He was like, you bought them in you. It really upsets you, doesn't it? It does. You know what really upset me. angry folding cardboard in the evenings.
Starting point is 00:07:29 You don't, last, okay, last week I was out, it was a Wednesday night, and our bins have to go on a Wednesday night to be picked up on Thursday morning. Toby didn't effing put the bins out. So then we have loads of rubbish in our house that fucking stinks, obviously. But it was disgusting, I had like bin juice all over it because it been sat outside and obviously it rained, and then like foxes go through it. I heard a horrible, horrible story. There's apparently this guy on TikTok.
Starting point is 00:07:53 Is it going to make me upset? Is it appropriate for Wednesday's girlies? I don't know. Maybe we... This guy's basically trying to get like Instagram followings up. Like, he's trying to recreate Jackass and one of his stunts is drinking people's bin juice. He's going around. He's going to die.
Starting point is 00:08:08 He's going to die. It's horrible. It's disgusting. It's what people do for internet fame these days, you know? That is mental. He'll die. That's so stupid. He's not actually drinking.
Starting point is 00:08:16 He's faking it. I don't know. But it really made me upset. Is it going viral? I don't know. They were just talking about it. There's this guy who's like recreating jackass stunts. Okay, I've got a good, would you rather for you.
Starting point is 00:08:25 This is Toby's absolute bread and butter. My favourite, I actually nearly started a podcast back in the day. Oh, because yeah, you did. Called Would You Rather Pod with two of my friends. And we were going to talk about which you rather's. But I realised that, I don't know if it would have gone very far. It might have done. You don't know.
Starting point is 00:08:40 Anyway, would you rather drink a thimble of bin juice? Okay. A thimble baby is like that. A thimble is literally. A sim-proof shot. Right, okay, a shot. Different to a symbol. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:08:53 Or you constantly. fart in public. You can't control your bowels and you just for like a year. And I just have to drink a shot of bin juice. Do I get ill? You're rashly. Bin juice. I actually rat. Ratched at Thor. Bins so much. Yeah, because you don't put them out. I know. So fucking annoying. A shot of bin juice or you, you just have. Do my fart smell? Yeah. They're like really hot and horrible for a year. Does other people know that it's me or can I get away with blaming it on I can get away with some of them, but often it's like common denominator is...
Starting point is 00:09:27 People bitch about it. Yeah. I think this is about her issue. Yeah. Oh, you know what? I could stick to just being around like my girls and just explain to them. It was either that or binjuice. Yeah, I'd have to go with the farting.
Starting point is 00:09:38 The binjuice would make you really unwell and I'd probably be farting and shitting anyway. Yeah, the bin juice would be... I don't think you'd recover. You'd get a parasite. You'd probably get a E. coli. Yeah. Binjuice is vile. Okay, I've got a game for us to play.
Starting point is 00:09:59 So this game is called Hussein. and wife, telepathy. Nice. I'm going to read out a question. And on three, we're both going to answer at the same time, like, what we think the answer is. Okay. If we match, then we'll see what we're dream team.
Starting point is 00:10:11 If we don't, we've got some work to do before the wedding or some work to do before my like hen, because these are sort of things that are going to come up and a Mr. and Mrs. Okay, ready? I'm quite excited for Mr. and Mrs. I don't think you get it. No. Oh, you have to answer questions.
Starting point is 00:10:24 God, I'd be really cute if I did that. My guys, we're all going to sit down and do Mr. and Mrs. Oh, I think that boys miss out on those fun things. I know. I would love it, but I don't think my friends would. No, they wouldn't appreciate that. Okay. What is Melissa's most toxic trait?
Starting point is 00:10:41 Hmm. I definitely have a few, but I don't, I can't. Nothing's springing to mind. Okay, I got one, I got one. Are you going to really throw me up the bus? Okay, right. Three, two, one. Spiky.
Starting point is 00:10:55 Sometimes you can be a little spiky with people. I can be a little spiky with people. I can be a little. be quite snappy. You put it snappy with like a waiter or something. But only if there's like something that's really wrong. And I'll never say something rude. I'll just say something polite in a snappy way if something's gone wrong because I'm so visibly annoyed. I think it's probably a good thing because I'm the opposite way. Because you're so people pleasey. Whereas I'll be like, to be honest, that's no. And that like freaks you out so much. But you have to be honest about
Starting point is 00:11:23 I could have like a turd in my soup. I'll like this is delicious. And eat it. What's Toby's comfort food? Okay. One, two. three, Nando's? Yeah. Like if I'm not home, you'll order that. I'll order Nando's or a pad tie. What is Toby's Roman Empire? Three, two, one, Justin Bieber.
Starting point is 00:11:44 What is Melissa's drunk food order? I don't. Yeah, you wouldn't. We literally don't do that. Do you know what mine is, though? You might not get this, but winged stop. It's so good. Like blue cheese.
Starting point is 00:11:57 We're in non-toxic household, we're a lot of loud stuff like that, so he takes a advantage if I'm not there. Melissa was out with her girlmates and I'd, I've been to the pub somewhere and I'd had a few drinks. And I'd ordered a five guys and then just put loads of napkins out and basically just like went head first into it. And then you came home and I was like covered in five guys. That sounds weird. I was covered in like burger sauce and like ketchup. And it was just everywhere.
Starting point is 00:12:22 And you and like Mills were looking at me. And I felt so like horrible. But yeah, that's, I don't know what your drunk food order would be, but mine would be a wing stuff. I was actually having this conversation with Mills and lived the other day that back in the day when I would like go clubbing, I would always go to that QV place. It was open to it was 24 hours. 24 hours and you could get breakfast 24 hours. That was a weird place. You could get like Spag Bowl 24 hours.
Starting point is 00:12:44 It was like anything and everything. So after every night out, it was almost all the duck and waffle. I feel like that was quite a vibe that would stay open quite late and you'd get like Chinese. Most people would be saying like kebab kid or something. Not for me. Okay, right. What is the compliment Toby Fish is for? Three, two, one, hairline.
Starting point is 00:13:00 Nice. You didn't answer. Yeah, but I didn't know what you're going to say. But that's the whole point. I know. Who is Toby's hall pass? Okay, three, two, one. Young Milukinas.
Starting point is 00:13:13 Oh, that changes from the other day. I thought I'd throw a spanner in the work. Why? We're meant to be trying to get married and be on the same wavelength. Young Milakunis, yeah. That was what you said the other day. Who's your hall pass? It's a couple now.
Starting point is 00:13:24 At the moment, it would be. Chad. Young Chad. Ian Summerholder, who you nearly went on holiday. No. Oh my God. So, me and so. you got invited to go on holiday with Ian Summerholder.
Starting point is 00:13:33 And I forgot his other name. But both are the vampires and vampire diaries. It is obviously for a brand trip. I was like, it's actually too weird that I've declared that I love them both. That was like the earliest memory is when Melissa and I first got together, she did a Q&A and she was like, one of the questions was like,
Starting point is 00:13:49 who's your like celebrity crush? And you said Ian Summerholder and I had to like Google who he was. And I didn't think he was that good looking. He's aged fantastically. And then all of a sudden she's invited on a PR holiday with him. It's because we haven't stopped yapping on about How gorgeous they are for the past four years? Well, yeah.
Starting point is 00:14:04 Okay, right. What is your dream honeymoon destination? Three, two, one, Safari. Nice. What is Melissa's favourite film? Three, two, one. Fuck. I know, I know.
Starting point is 00:14:20 Oh my God, I know it. I watch it all at the time. Just go with it. Yes. No. Yes, to be fair, I was thinking just go with it or it's complicated. Oh, yeah, it's complicated. That's it.
Starting point is 00:14:31 They're like, I guess. Yeah. To be fair, they're to run. They're exactly equal of my favorite films. I watch them both at least three times a year. I really love them. I just don't know if I have a... You have that Time one, that's the first film we watched together, wasn't there?
Starting point is 00:14:43 About Time is unreal. That was a lovely game. I don't know if we passed. I think we've got a couple there that were good. Okay, let's do some dilemmas. Dilemma 1. Here we go. Me and my best friend of nearly six years had a massive falling out about two months ago.
Starting point is 00:15:13 Without going into all the gory details, It was one of those slow burn fallouts where loads of little things built up and then one big argument finished off. We both agreed the friendship is done. And honestly, I've made peace with that. Here's the issue. Over the years, I've lent her so many clothes. We're talking about my favourite Reformation leather jacket, two dresses I wore to weddings, a pair of Levi's, and a designer bag of my mum got me. I've been slowly clocking all these things are missing from my wardrobe.
Starting point is 00:15:40 She's kleptomedia. That's not boring. That's sneaking. I messaged her politely a few weeks ago. I could get, come and pick up everything. She left me on red. I tried again last week, slightly less politely, and then she replied, I'll sort it when I have time. This was nine days ago.
Starting point is 00:15:54 Nothing sense. Part of me wants to just turn up at her flat and demand my stuff back. Another part of me thinks I should let it go. Also, that leather jacket cost me £400 and I want it back. Totally. And the designer handbag that your mum gave you. That's sentimental. Do I keep chasing and escalating things?
Starting point is 00:16:09 Or do I accept that I've lost my best friend and half my wardrobe in one go, no, get your shit back. I couldn't let that go Do not, under any circumstances, let this girl She's stolen from you I would turn up at her house and demand it back I would do the same She's not going to not give it to you down up at the house Shit like that
Starting point is 00:16:29 I would also come with someone else So she feels embarrassed I come with your mum Things going missing Do you ever get it when you You'll wake up in the middle of the night I haven't seen that jacket in a while And then all you can think about is that
Starting point is 00:16:39 Where it is And you don't notice it for so long And then all of a sudden you're like Fuck I haven't seen that jacket That's what it would have felt like and that would have really whel me up. I'd have been stolen from, thank God. I once, I feel so guilty about this.
Starting point is 00:16:49 When I was at school, this guy had the diesel, only the brave, after shave. And I used to be obsessed with the smell of it. And I stole it. And the guilt. The guilt was too much. You just put it back. Three days later. But I used quite a lot of it.
Starting point is 00:17:08 Bricket! That is so naughty. Did he realise it had gone? I think he did, yeah. of you? Probably like 11, 12. Oh, well, like you. I think we've all had our fair show.
Starting point is 00:17:18 We've all tried to steal and realize that we're not criminals and it doesn't work. Yeah. I was much younger. I was like, I was at this really sweet all-gals school. And show and tell, this girl in my class,
Starting point is 00:17:29 showed the wax figures that went on the top of her parents' wedding cake. I thought, I want those. They're fantastic. So come halfway through the following lesson, I went to the loo, and I took them out of her bag, and I put them in my bag.
Starting point is 00:17:43 And then I went back to class and I had this horrible feeling, which was obviously guilt. But back then, I didn't know what it was. It was horrendous over my whole body. Oh, no. I missed, I need to go to the Lou again, and I ran and put them straight back in her bag.
Starting point is 00:17:55 Good for you. Yeah. That's the way to learn. I gave it a good go. I remember my mum when I was younger. I actually didn't mean to steal them, but I walked out at John Lewis with a pair of football socks that I really wanted.
Starting point is 00:18:06 And I had them my hand and we'd go halfway down the high street. And mum was like, where did you get those? I was like, from the shop? She was like, you didn't pay for those and I didn't pay for them. You've stolen them. She marched me back to the shop and made me apologize to the shopkeeper. Oh my God, you know you could have actually gotten trouble with that. That made me, I was like, I was like six.
Starting point is 00:18:22 Oh. And she made me like go up to the lady on that floor, like the sports section of John Lewis and apologize for stealing them. And she said, you never know. If you steal, every time there's a knock on the door, you'll always think it might be the police. And that, I can put the fear of God on me. Well, it didn't really because you stole the diesel bottle when you were. 11. A couple years later, you have her for a second track. That wasn't from a shop. No, different implications. But yeah, you're right. But it did, anyway. Yeah, I feel like my advice
Starting point is 00:18:50 remains the same. Same. I agree with you on this one. Take your mum. Yeah. And go to her flat. I think taking the mum makes you realize the impact that your actions have had. Also, like, you can't get away with stuff. There's still so much like gravitas that parents still have. Like even us is like almost 30 year olds. Like, I don't know, you revert back to it being like someone that's older that you respect. 100%. Okay, dilemma too. Hi Wednesdays.
Starting point is 00:19:18 Anonymous listener here. I'm a guy in my late 20s living in London. I'd really appreciate a female perspective on dating and meeting people in real life. I'm single and I would like to start dating, but I'm conscious of not wanted to come across as creepy, intrusible, like I'm bothering someone. A lot of obvious places where you might meet someone like pubs, coffee shops, in the gym, even out and about in London, feel difficult to navigate. In pubs, girls are usually in groups with other guys and it's hard to know whether it's okay to approach. At the gym, I assume most women don't want to be approached while they're working out. Coffee shops feel a bit less intimidating, but even then I'm not sure what you'd actually say without it feeling forced.
Starting point is 00:19:52 So my question is, where is it actually okay to try and meet girls? And more importantly, how can I approach someone in a way that feels respectful and not creepy? What would be an acceptable opening line or way to start conversation? and are there any clear signs that someone is open to being approached versus wanting to be left alone would love your honest advice. It's so difficult because I know, like, you just don't know if someone's got a girlfriend or not and then getting rejected is like so annoying. I think that you always have to like go through the route of like saving face by being like,
Starting point is 00:20:24 hey, are you single by any chance a friend of mine's asking? And like make it out, it's like not for you. Have you seen the thing when people do that? And then you run back and you're like, I'm the friend. And then you wave. It's quite funny. That is good. That would be a good way to do it.
Starting point is 00:20:37 And then you can be like, ah, okay. Well, should I buy your drink anyway or something and just make it not that deep? There's a fine line between being intrusive. Like, for example, if the girls working out, you don't really want to be bothered, I imagine. Same with a guy. It's so difficult, because you might want to be bothered. It's just so hard because you can't read minds. You're not going to start properly having an in-depth conversation, but you might just go up to go and be like, hey, I've seen you a few times in the gym.
Starting point is 00:21:02 and I'd kick myself if I hadn't said, like, are you single? Would you like to go for a drink? And then they can so easily then lie and say, I'm sorry, I've got a boyfriend if they're not keen. Because you all know, you'll pick up on the vibe straight way. And yeah, it sucks, but like it's a nice way of saving face. If you don't ask, you don't get. So hard.
Starting point is 00:21:21 I really appreciate how hard it is because I don't know what I would do if I was single and I have to go out to like someone in a bar. I felt like a bar is more of a safe environment to approach someone because you're in a social setting. Yeah, totally. Whereas, like, a gym is a difficult one because it's a bit more of like a safe place for girls to want to go and, like, just work out. And they don't want someone hating on them. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:21:57 Coffee shop, again, depends if they've got their headphones in and they're working. They might be like, fuck off on. Well, think about also the film, anyone but you. Didn't they meet in a coffee shop? That went down to swimmingly well. I think he bought her a latte. Yeah. And then she had Lurall on her fur. And then she had Lurall on her fur. And didn't she, like, run into him or something. Like, and then he spilled it on his shirt. You know what's really good? This happened to my friend. She was telling me that she was on the tube. And this guy was just, I went to speech and she immediately was like, I have a boyfriend, we've heard this story a million times. And he was like, I'm just telling that you've got this thing on your shoe.
Starting point is 00:22:09 Oh, God. And she was like, I'm not so humble. And she actually did. But you could almost like, if you get rejected. So like, if you're in a bar and you're like, hey, how are you?
Starting point is 00:22:17 You're like flirting. Don't obviously ask them out anything. And if they say I've got a boyfriend, be like, oh my God, no worries. I wasn't going to like ask you out anything. I was just going to let you know that you had this thing on your back, but I got it off, don't worry.
Starting point is 00:22:27 Or something. Like, You could just sort of be like, I was just being nice. Smart. Reverse Uno card. Yeah. Don't you have a really nice story of someone that spoke to somebody on the tube and then I'm married with children? Yeah, my teacher at our school did a talk about how his phone had died.
Starting point is 00:22:43 So he didn't, wasn't listening to music on the train. When he lived in London, he just was like, fuck it, I haven't got my phone. So I'm just going to like look around. And this other girl was doing the same thing. And they got chatting and they got on like a house on fire. And then I'm married and got kids. We could be messing out by not making things happen. being on our phones.
Starting point is 00:22:59 Bronte's brother, who Bronte was on the podcast last week, her brother, Henry is a real extrovert and one of those guys who... Has no problems. Has no problems
Starting point is 00:23:07 with going up strangers and he met this girl on the bus and was like, I think you're really cute. Can I sit next to you? Oh my God. And they're now like,
Starting point is 00:23:14 I don't know if they still are, but they were dating for like a while. Oh my God. I know. Okay, right, guys, just shoot your shot. Like,
Starting point is 00:23:19 the worst it's going to happen is someone's going to say they've got a boyfriend or whatever. Also, the more you do it, the more you'll get like confident. Yeah. And then it'll just be like a full on exercise. I think it's like a good thing for your overall well-being to be able to do that.
Starting point is 00:23:31 Yeah, and confidence. It's like a life skill regardless of whether or not you actually want to use it for dating, I think, but everything. You've just got to do it and go for it. And I also really appreciate you writing a dilemma because I love it when guys write in. Okay, dilemma three. Hey guys, I've been seeing this guy casually for about two months. It's a pure friendship with benefit situation. The sex has honestly been great, very chill vibes until last week.
Starting point is 00:23:53 We're lying in bed and he goes, so I've been. wanting to ask you something. And obviously my brain immediately sparrows because I think he's either catching feelings or trying to end it. So I brace myself. Then he says completely seriously that he wants to role play as the Hulk and Black Widow from the Marvel movies next time we're having some fun. I have done roleplay stuff before with my ex. It was more like sexy nurse vibes, but never superhero or sci-fi. Initially, I was flattered because Black Widow is played by Scarlett Johansson. But honestly, I didn't know what to say. I sort of laughed because I assumed he was joking, but he was not joking. And he even said, he even said he could do the voice,
Starting point is 00:24:32 meaning that he was the Hulk smash voice. Christ, of all the people that get shag by, the Hulk is quite intense. I'm not anti a bit of fun in the bedroom and I'm pretty open-minded. So do I lean in and channel my inner black widow, or is this my cue to leave my friends with benefits in the past? Think how into like one tree hill you are, right? I get it. I want a role play Brooke and Lucas, you don't know what that means. But his thing's the Hulk. The Hulk, though, I'm going to, that's the weird part for me. Black Widow, not weird.
Starting point is 00:25:02 For you to dress up in like a gorgeous, all black, leathery outfit. I think it's maybe the sort of power juxtaposition of him being the Hulk. I agree. However. And he does the voice, which is. You might like it. Who would you want me to dress up with as? And I'm going to think about who I want you to dress up as.
Starting point is 00:25:17 At the moment, it would, that's so boring, Chad Michael Murray. but that's not actually like that much. No, he's, yeah. Maybe. You know who's a weird? I've seen some people do like make a TikTok about this. Layla from future. She had one eye, but she had a hell of a rack on her.
Starting point is 00:25:35 I will say in 17. Fiona from Shrek when she's not Shrek. Quite fit. Okay. And you can be Shrek? Yeah. Oh, that's weird. No, I'm joking.
Starting point is 00:25:45 The 17 again moment when he like comes into the school with the leather jacket and the squishy hair and he like reverses in age for some reason that just does something for me. Really? A little bit. Kerry Mucklow? Oh my God. What about Curtin and his girlfriend's so... What about the vicar? Oh, the vicar. Listen, going back to the advice, dress up. Do whatever tickles your pickle. If you're not weirded out by it, I do it. I don't think it's that strange looking at it,
Starting point is 00:26:12 to be honest. The whole part from him is quite weird. I just think the voice. Don't do the voice, maybe, but... Some people get really into stuff, though. I just don't know if I could take it seriously if you. If I did what? I don't know if you're like trying to sell my house. Just take your one eye. Sell you a house?
Starting point is 00:26:26 Oh, because that's what porn vibes. And you usually role play. So sir, this is where the living room is. Why is that like so sexy to some people? Or like plumbing. Imagine that. Pipe's broken. It's the time of year where the filter needs to be changed.
Starting point is 00:26:39 That's true. We do need a plumber around. All right. Well, good luck. Let us know how the role play goes. I would love to have a follow up on that to be honest with you. And I'd love to know where you get your. outfit from, where you get your wig from.
Starting point is 00:26:50 Quite a lot of money. Don't lock it until you've tried it. That's what I say. Okay, well, that's the end of the episode. Thank you, Rick. Thanks for having me. Learned that you're a bit of a robber. A robber.
Starting point is 00:27:00 No, I was a petty thief back in the day, but that's no longer. And me too, but at least we returned our items. We did, yeah. Gilt got the letter of us. Okay, love you guys so much. See you later. That's it for this week, Wednesdays. But, God, don't you just fancy some more, Melissa?
Starting point is 00:27:16 Yeah, I'd really love a follow up to some of those dilemmas. I want to know what happens. Well then, Tynies, we have got some news for you. We have launched a premium version of Wednesdays. Now listen, subscribers get access to the podcast ad-free with bonus episodes. It's pretty amazing. It's also packed full of dilemma follow-ups, which we love, and some of our more personal stories and recommendations.
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