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Mom Wants Boyfriend to Call Her Pet Name

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Brief overview

Morgan and Mac read six chaotic Reddit relationship posts, from a mom demanding "Peaches" to a predatory manager.

  1. Never second-guess a woman's intuitionBoth hosts called Shelby delusional, then David's late-night text proved her read of him right.
  2. "Shrek-ing" is a real dating trendVice describes it as intentionally dating below your league to guarantee better treatment and loyalty.
  3. A free wedding just moves the billCoral's plan shifted the venue, cake, tent and band onto friends who are less well-off than she is.
Executive Summary AI
  • Morgan opens Two Hot Takes with guest Mac Does It, who describes himself as a satirical commentator who talks shit for a living and thinks he's funny.2:01
  • The first post, from the Two Hot Takes subreddit, is a 24-year-old who introduced her 27-year-old boyfriend of three years to her 45-year-old mother, who insisted he call her "Peaches" — the same pet name the OP's grandfather uses for her — and the hosts land on family boundaries after OP adds that her family is Black and from the South.4:25
  • A 26-year-old walks out of a date with her brother's friend after he says prettier girls are too much drama and he was trying "Shrek-ing", a viral term Vice defines as deliberately dating someone less conventionally attractive for loyalty or an ego boost.16:18
  • In the episode's biggest twist, a pharmacy tech planning to confess feelings to her married manager David is told she's delusional, quits, and then gets an 11:30 p.m. text from him saying his wife is away — she screenshots it to his wife Sarah, who leaves with the kids.40:15
  • The last post has a 24-year-old telling her friend Coral that her "free wedding" — donated venue, potluck, friend-made cake, borrowed tent and band — isn't free, it's just free for Coral, and the top comment with almost 7k upvotes sides with her.1:20:18
Key Quote
“I say I am a satirical commentator on the internet.”
— Mac2:38
Key Quote
“So I was trying this thing I saw called Shrek-ing.”
— Morgan17:25
Key Quote
“And so I'm like, girl, you might need to just go out and go on some dates.”
— Mac44:51