WRFH/Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM - Dale’s Dates - Princess and the Pauper: Pt. 2

Episode Date: March 2, 2026

Join Cupid and Psyche as they finish their discussion of princess treatment and find out who Cupid's Disney Princess is.

Welcome back to Dale's dates. This week we're going to finish up our discussion of princess treatment that we started a couple episodes ago. And a little bonus content, we're going to figure out what Disney princess I am. So without further ado, let's get right back into it. Okay, listen, this one I just think is the wrong thing. Because if it's raining and there is one umbrella for the two of you, the right answer, I think, is that both of you get under the umbrella. I mean, if the umbrella is big enough.

If this umbrella is big enough. Okay, like you might need to squish a, I think, is that. a little bit. Yeah. But I think that's the way to go. Sure. If it's big enough, then yeah. But at the same, if it's not, then I would say give the lady the umbrella.

Right. But in general, I think this kid, this is not that big of a deal. Yeah. I mean, I would say that this is the bare minimum. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. 84% agree.

Okay. I just don't like the prompt, you know, holding the umbrella for you as you walk under the rain. It's like, yeah, but like, this is just common decency, you know? Yeah. A little self-oriented for my taste. I'm like, okay. Be normal about this. Remembering some of your favorite things and surprising you with them.

Snacks, favorite coffee, concert tickets, et cetera. Bare minimum. Oh, my word. Only 73. I think maybe the example of like a concert ticket. Yeah, that's a little. Like some of these prompts are like. But might I put this on the record?

If you are dating, you need to know your significant others coffee order. what they're like, what they don't like. If you don't know that, that's the problem. Like, this is the sort of thing that you do, especially for someone that you love. Like, what would be, like, I would love to see that girl that is like, I know everything about my boyfriend

and he doesn't know everything about me. She's not going to feel loved. And so I also think knowing people's, like, coffee order is like a love language. I really do. I mean, yeah. Like, if someone gets your coffee order right, every time, that's great.

Like, don't be a psycho about this, though. Like, if you're, like, the kind of person that changes their coffee order, depending on, like, the moon and what day of the week it is, you cannot expect someone to keep up with that. But if you have a standing coffee order, that should be something you know in a relationship. 100%. All right. Next one, showing interests in your hobbies, even if they aren't similar to theirs.

Yeah. Bare minimum. Do they need to be fully involved in them? No. Yeah. But they should let you yap about your special interest every so often. Whatever they are. Again, if you care about the other person,

then their interest will be interesting to you to a certain extent. Even if it's like, you know, some girls like, I hate when my boyfriend talks about the alternators in his old car that he's going to change for the fifth time, it's like, okay, yeah, that's kind of rough. But also, this is important for him. So it should be a little important for you. Even if you're like, I don't even know what an alternator does.

Yeah. At least you know, like, this is a. something he's up to. Okay, this next one is interesting. Holding hands in public. It depends. If so, if you don't, okay, so if you're fine with holding hands, but you don't want to hold hands in public because you're like, I don't know a reason why you wouldn't want to hold hands in public. Yeah. Like, are you ashamed? Yeah, that's exactly. Like, you're dating this person. You obviously think, or should think highly of them. Sure, so. So why, unless you're just, just like insanely uncomfortable with physical contact.

Yeah, but at that point, should you be dating? I mean, if it's, I don't know, like, like, there might be, like, squimmish at the thought of holding hands with your boyfriend in public. There might be like something, you know. Yeah. I mean, there might like three cases where you have like a genuine, like, medical. Right.

Concern. Sure. Whatever. But if you're, if you are a healthy, normal human being and you do not want to hold hands with your significant other in public. public. Like, why? We're worried for you. Yeah. That should be something that you want to do. Yeah. Plus, it's also like, I think, a statement of relationship that is, you know, coherent with the level of intimacy you have. You know, like, if you've gone on one date, yeah, I get it. You should,

you probably are like, I don't know if I want a whole hands of public. That's, yeah. But that's just one date. If you're a boyfriend and girlfriend, like your physical displays of affection should go hand in hand with your level of intimacy. And this is a way of showing the world, like, we're together. And it's like, it's appropriate. As far as PDA is concerned, it's totally appropriate. People don't do it anymore, by the way. When was the last time you saw this?

Okay. Like, this doesn't happen nearly as often. I also never see it on campus. Mm-hmm. Which, like... Are you surprised? Like, I was out at, like, back home. I went out in public a couple times with some friends.

I went to a basketball game on a college, campus and like I could tell who the the couples were versus just who individuals who were going to the game to get like I feel like that this is just a good couple signifier yeah and I think if you're in a couple and you don't want to do this this is like something to bring up like you should be a little worried if you don't want to be seen as a couple publicly yeah with such an innocent and appropriate display of affection 100% you know I think this is bare minimum like agreed I would be concerned if a guy was like, no, thank you. I don't want to all answer with you in public.

I'm like, what are you hiding? Okay, 92% agree with us. Good. That 8% of people, we need to talk to them. Yeah, we need to talk to, oh man, we need to talk to so many people. Next one, picking you up and carrying you over puddles and mud. That should never happen. Like, what is this?

Like, unless you're wearing a floor-length dress on the day of your wedding or something like. I don't know. Like, would you do? Okay, listen, we live in the Midwest. Have you have any clue how many puddles there are? Oh, there are a ton. No, yeah. Like, this is a small thing, but the same, like, the intention.

Like, I don't know what this means by picking you up and carry you over puddles. Like, I don't know what this looks. I don't feel like walking around is a pretty easy solution to this problem. Yeah. Like, you don't need to like, okay, now I'm standing here. You're going to jump and then I'll carry you over the problem. Like, I don't know, like the, yeah. No, Prince of treatment, but like disgustingly so.

Like, I'm not a fan. I mean, this is something that if, that I wouldn't be like averse to doing. Like if I. In the right context. And the right. Like, if it made sense like, oh, like, I am able to prevent her from being uncomfortable. Sure. This does something.

But at that point, you're carrying her over like a parting river or something like that. Like, yeah, this is just such a. In the right context. So you're just like, she has like this really big thing she's doing and wearing a floor-length dress. And there is like a singular puddle standing between you and the place where she's going and you want to help her. Sure. Yeah. But I think you can also go around it.

So like this is kind of infantilizing. Sure. 80% said Prince's treatment. So. I mean, yeah, like the 20% are just, I guess, like really chivalrous. Wow. Yeah. Okay, so the last one on this poll from BuzzFeed.

Oh, I want to die. Always letting you be the little spoon. Who's saying this? Is this the female or the male voice? This is the guy always lets the girl be the little spoon. I don't know. This is not something I've given that much thought to. Yeah, I think.

Do you have an opinion? The percentage of the amount. of time that I have thought about this question that I have that's been thought of like in this room is 100% the only time I've thought about this question is just now after I agree I have literally never given this thought

so it must not be that important cuddle the way you want to I guess like yeah also this is not like for public consulting okay like yeah you figure out we like this is not a thing I care about no I'll see results 57% say bare minimum. Why do people care? This is just such a, oh my gosh.

Okay, whatever. This is, okay. But this is worrisome. You know, like, how many people think insane things like, you know, this last proposal we saw are like bare minimum? Yeah. When it's like, that's just not normal behavior in relationships or things you should be considering. And how many people think that normal, like, relationship? behavior is like above and beyond. That's just really sad. Yeah. This this whole this whole experiment is

something again this just boils down do you routinely do things for the other person that shows them that you love them. Yeah. And there are like when I was like reading all these my sort of criteria for princess treatment was if I never do this right can I still have a healthy relationship. Some of these are like you like this, most people are not able to afford this. Sure. Yeah. The like routine romantic getaways, sure, sounds nice in principle, but you might be in college and not able to afford, you know, a romantic getaway every few months or something like that. Can you have a healthy relationship without them?

Obviously, yeah. Like, absolutely. Can you have a healthy relationship without the bare minimum love and respect that you should have someone you were dating? meaning. No. Yeah. Like, that's just not how it works. Plus, I also think it reveals how people might like the idea of being in a relationship, but when it comes to being in an actual relationship, they might not like the things that come as part of being in this relationship. Like relationships take work and there's things that you have to do and you have to be thoughtful and constant and show up and all these things. That's not exactly all Ramos and Butterfly.

Yeah. You know? No, yeah. Like, I feel like a lot of people are maybe not a lot. There are some, there is a. Portion of the population. That wants to be in a relationship because just because they want someone like make out with. Yeah.

Yeah. And also just claiming the status of not being single. Yeah. Like I am competent to the point where I can have. Yeah. Or I am desired or wanted. Like I think a lot of people want the label of like I am someone's girlfriend or boyfriend to say like, look, I was chosen. Yeah.

Like I have this other person that thinks I'm worthy or something like that. But in reality, like they don't want to take on whatever it takes to be in a relationship. They don't want to be the ones planning the dates and calling the other person and checking in and celebrating their accomplishments and forgiving them and writing them love notes and resolving conflict. Like all these things that are not exactly like, you know, the Hollywood version of a relationship that it's like you should care about this. Like this is something you should be doing. but if you're in it just for the label, these are not things that are going to be attractive to you. Yeah.

Well, as promised. We'll find out of Princess you are. It is now time for me to figure out what princess I am. Is this supposed to be to show, like, to what degree I deserve princess treatment? Depends on what princess you are. That's okay. That's what, yeah.

Like if you're, like, top tier this new princess, you deserve princess. Like, you deserve Prince's treatment. Like your girlfriend should be opening all your doors. Perfect. That's what we love to see. All right. What is your favorite Disney movie?

Hunchback of Notre Dame. That's early, early number one. Robin Hood. Aristocats. The Lion King. The love bug? If you choose that, I think our friendship might go out of the dream. I have no clue.

Freaky Friday, Sword and Stone, Lady and the Tramp, Black Cauldron. Black Caldron is great. Sword and Stone is great. I only saw Lady and the Tramp once when I was like eight, so I have no clue what happens. Lion King is great, but like hunchback is. The hunchback? Hunchback. Hunchback clears.

All right. It's got the best soundtrack of any animated Disney movie. That's true. And one of the best villains. Oh, yeah. That's, hellfire is the best villain song ever. Your enemies are probably envious of your industriousness. My looks.

I don't have enemies. My determination. You have enemies. What's that supposed to me? Everyone has enemies. I mean, who I consider enemies or who consider me an enemy? Oh, I don't know, but you definitely have an enemy. I mean, Satan.

Yeah, see. Okay. My determination, my dreams, my wealth, my bravery, my demeanor, my passions. I don't know. What would Satan envy me for? Are you industrious in prayer? I try to be. I try to look prayerful when I pray.

I'm determined to pray sometimes. Yeah? I dream about praying occasionally. I, my wealth, I am. I don't know if that's wonderful. My bravery. My, this is so weird. I'm, I'm okay.

Yeah. On the brave scale. Are you passionate? Is that something people tell you that they wish they had? I'm passionate about something. Like, like if someone was jealous of you, what would they be jealous of? Man, that's like, I don't know, man. I might just put I don't have enemies.

All right. Because, like, I genuinely don't think that I've, yeah. You don't have a nemesis. I don't, I don't have a more than, I don't have, you know. Right, right. Okay. What am I most scared of? Oh, geez.

I feel like this is honestly a little more personal than the one that you took. Okay. Listen, I had to say what my fear in a relationship is, meaning having my heartbroken. See, I think you can answer what you're most scared of. Saying goodbye to friends. Losing my job. Pop quizzes. Global warming.

Scissors. Oh, it's global warming for sure. Like, I can see you being like, oh, soft for nature. That's me. Corporations, war, being alone and standing still. I don't know. You fidget a lot. I do fidget a lot.

I'm a fidgetter. Yeah. I was in a very small space with you for a long time. I saw you fidget a lot. Oh, yeah, yeah. But I don't think that's something that you're afraid of. I don't know. Corporations are pretty scared.

You probably could be scary. scissors, you know? No? No. I don't think you're scared of war. I mean, I'm not scared of war. I think, obviously, it's bad. War is scary, but, like, I don't think you're, like,

personally thinking about how bad war could be, you know? No, yeah. I don't know. Maybe you're a little afraid of this pop quiz now that we've gotten a couple. Honestly, this is, this isn't, this is top three. Although losing your job, like, that's of your eye have,

so maybe you have that one, too. I mean, I like both the job, that I have, but it's not my greatest fear. Am I most scared of? I don't know. Saying goodbye to all your friends. What if they all die? What if they all die? But I feel like that's just being alone. I don't know. You have a choice in front of being alone. We'll go being alone. Okay. I'm not very extroverted, but like I rely on the close.

What do you look for in a soulmate? Loyalty. Steadfastness, passion, bravery, kindness, beauty, humor, a sense of adventure, wealth. Oh, wealth. Yeah. want to be a trophy host. I'm a gold digger. Stay at home dad, ladies. Yeah. I'd be a great one. I feel like, I don't know, loyalty is probably, like a bunch of these are just so one-faceted. Yeah. I think loyalty and steadfastness are basically the same thing. Yeah, I could see it. Plus, you like all these complicated words. Yeah, I, you know, you know me, board of the day, steadfastness. I recently sent an email with the word fortnightly.

No, you did not. I did. Oh. No, yeah. Gosh. Yeah. How long were you waiting to put that in an email? Do you have a list?

I don't actually have a list of words that I am waiting. No, yeah, I was, yeah, setting up. I used the word quackery in a paper. Quackery? Mm-hmm. I was just setting up a meeting, a recurring meeting with a faculty member. You did not send an email to people for a recurring meeting saying that the meeting will occur fortnightly.

I mean, I, like, I have a pretty good relationship with the person that I was setting up the meeting with it. So like, and he responded, he responded complimenting my use of the term Fortnitely. So I feel, I feel on top of the world right now. Choose an animal to talk to. A Phoenix, a bluebird, a mouse, a mere cat, a wart hog, animals can't talk. That would be you. A cockatoo, shark, and a possum. Dude, I feel like, I feel like a warthog would have some dope stories. A wordhog. Cockatoo, they can already talk, right? I don't know. Like, are those?

I have no clue. Are those not the kind of tropical birds that can talk? I think it's parrots, the ones that can talk. Yeah, but I feel like there are a couple others that are like related to parrots. Yeah. I feel like a shark would be kind of boring. It would be like talking to a German. Yeah.

I don't agree with that, but whatever. Bluebird, I don't know. You got to say a possum has some interested stories. I mean, oh, a car came by, I played dead. I don't know. We're going Phoenix. Phoenix. Phoenix.

They've lived. Yeah. I'm sure it has some wisdom, you know. It's like a dragon. What do you like to do with your time off? Go camping. Just go out of town. Get together with my family.

Lie around. I'm always working. Play video games. Burn the candle at both ends. Larp or go to the beach. I think this is saying a lot about you. Are you a workaholic? I am very much not a workaholic.

All right. So none of those. No. Are you a camping person? Not really. All right. Just get out of town. Family.

If you say video games, we'll talk off air, you know. No, like, I enjoy playing video games, but that's not, like, the number. Like, if I just have, like, a day to do whatever I want, I'll play video games for part of it, but not, you know. If there was, like, a lie around reading books, probably where you would choose that, I mean, I'm going to pretend that lying around includes, if I could, it's either get together with family and I'm just shoehorning friends in with that, too. So yeah, we're going to go with that. We're going to go with that. I'll let you do that. What is the secret to true love?

Oh, if only I knew. Listening to Dale's days. That's true. Humor, understanding. I'll know when I find it. Okay. Faith, compassion, acceptance, communication, chemistry, and equality.

What's your thought? It's between faith and communication. Yeah. Well, I mean, because as we all know, true charity is only. possible by the infusion of the Holy Ghost through faith. Right. And it'll be perfected when we are all dead.

However, we don't need to be pedantic about it. And since we run a podcast on dating, we already know the secret to true love, which is you had to choose. Oh, you're inviting me. Okay. I'm going to go communication. Communication. Yeah, sure. I feel like most problems can be solved that way.

Yes. Where would you like to have a first date? Movie theater? No. movie with you aren't good because you have How are you going to meet

anyway now? You have, there's like no face to face time movie with you so no. Part, a bar.

Depends on the date. I feel like I really only like going to bars when I'm with my friends. Yeah. I feel like going to a bar

with my significant other would not be that fun. And a bar is not exactly the place where you have want to have the conversation of like,

tell me about your family in a date. You know? Same thing with the next option which is the club. Yeah, Same as the movie theater.

When are you going to talk to them? Yeah. We've got park, zoo, coffee shop, restaurant. I don't have time to date, museum. Combined coffee shop and park for a first date. Coffee shop and park, that's nice. We're going to go park and then we're going to pretend that there's a food truck with coffee. Smart.

Zos are fun. I love going to the zoo. Yeah, but that's not a first date. It's the same thing with like movie, like, I want to spend time looking at the cool animals. I don't like, respectfully. She opens her own business, I think. It's got good music. I know that.

Oh, the music's great. Yeah. Like 20s, New Orleans jazz is really good. Ooh. I don't, I don't hate that. No? No. All right.

Well, any last words on Princess Treatment? Just behave. Might be our tagline at this point. Just behave. At the end of every episode, we're like, just be normal. Just be normal. Oh, man. Well, that's going to do it for this week.

Thank you guys for tuning in. And we will see you next time.