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We have our segment Flexi's Big Question. I like to ask questions, and I like when people answer them. Unfortunately, or fortunately, Frumi is the only person who's subject to my questions, and I think, with all due informed consents, she shouldn't have to ask answer everything I ask.
That's how much fair? However, she does every time every time.
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You want to get involved to ask our fans, followers and friends what they think. Today's question of the week is why do your friends like you? And you might wonder why would you ask such a thing? Why would you ask such a thing? The older I get, the more I realize how people's own euroticisms and insecurities really filter the way they see entire world. Of course before they've even recognized it, right and so. And it's like not to say it's good or bad, it's just the
reality of it. The way that you see the world informs you the world enforces you. People informs how you measure their motives. But I don't think we take enough time to like critically analyze anything positive. We just kind of assume it's incidental and then let it be. But I wanted to see if I challenged people to think about themselves from another person's perspective in a positive light.
Could they do it? And they did, and they did it well.
So I'll give you a sneak peek of three of I would say about twenty responses, and you can catch a vibe. Why do you think your friends like you? Because I'm fairly chilled and calm, I let people talk, and I'm funny. Okay, I like that because I'm caring, funny, considerate, and I slay this one. I'm a yes girl, always reliable and down for plans. This is interesting because so far people assume that what is liked about them is what they offer to other people. So like, why do
people like you because I'm smart? Right, That's like neither here nor there. Because I'm a yes girl because I'm reliable. It's like, oh, it's your servitude that you think people
like about you. Fascinating and maybe you're right? Why is that fascinating well, because I hear a lot of critiques when people I don't know if you've seen those kind of like TikTok on the street videos where a person goes to an unassuming couple and says, oh, you a couple, and if you are, can I ask you about your relationship? And then they say yes? And a question that always
comes up is why do you love your partner? And what happens overwhelmingly is that they say, oh, I don't know, and then they go into a diatribe about what the person does for us. Yes, Oh, she's always so helpful, and she like always reminds me when I need to do stuff. She's always there when I need her. She cooks really well, la la lah. And then the comments will be like, well, so you just like her because of what she does for you. What if she didn't
do anything for you? What about her that exists on her own, isolated from her servitude?
Do you actually like? Which I think is a tricky question.
Because literally thinking about this last night in bed, tossing and turning because the upstairs neighbors won't shut the front door.
What number name amount call me? We'll talk about later.
I'm honestly mad But I was thinking about how you pose this question to me, because okay, I was talking about Madison, my best friend, yes, and you were like, what do you like about her? So I don't know if this was like a precursor to this, and I was like, what did I say? I'm pretty sure I said that she listens to me. She like you validate your smart Okay, that's different, but essentially I remember all the things I said were pretty much like that, you
know that she does for me? And then I was thinking, damn, you really got me there, and that's okay, yeah, because it's.
The truth, guinea pig. Why do your friends like you? I don't hide how I feel.
It's also why they're scared to tell me things, because I'm supportive of whatever makes them happy and I'm always down to go out. Okay, at the start, I was funny and nice. Then I got tired of being funny, and now we don't hang.
Sorry, that's amazing, amazing to say.
I have a calming energy and make people feel safe.
Oh.
I didn't mean to laugh at them.
I just meant like, it's funny, how like straight you are with that?
Don't bring me? I laughed in a response.
To It's funny that person was with that answer, they said, this is my villain story.
Yeah, you only got a few characters in the Instagram question box. I'm a chill person who is reliable and will go with the flow, but also follow up and make plans if required. I'm open to listening to anything on their minds. I'm loyal, I'm reliable. I'm a good listener. I'm non threatening because I'm not a slag. I'm honest, trustworthy, loving, because I'm the best at doing impressions of other people.
I'm a storyteller.
I'm funny, I'm upbeat, I'm down for chaos, and I always have a good attitude.
Very interesting, very.
Very I'm seeing themes here.
Things talk to me.
Okay, obviously this is indicative of our audience, I would say, which we need to keep in mind. I really like the bits where everyone's talking about being reliable, because, as we know in this modern day and age, reliable friends often come and go, and they go and they don't come. So I think that says a lot about the wherewithal of our audience. I also think I like the person who said that they do good impressions because I believe that bits, as we say if we're seen on the internet,
we need more bits in life. We need more funny things.
Let's create some more in subjects.
I think that in order to be a good friend, you have to be the person that like some of the most like unique friends that I really like, like make plans, but also like throw parties and stuff and like.
Really okay, so you've ruled out a big part of the population in order to be a good friend, like a lot of the friends I like person throw parties.
I've hand two parties in my whole life. I don't think I would throw a party.
Actually, no, yeah, you definitely wouldn't. I have like a small intimate gathering.
Yeah, I do a gathering. I don't think I'm reliable. It says consistently good in quality or performance, and I'm not, Like, I don't want to be reliable. The way that I view friendship is if I'm going to give you energy and attention, I'm giving it to you like I'm seeing it through.
But if I can't, I'm not going to.
And something about reliability feels like it is not based on what you're actually needing at the time, like you open yourself up to being a receptacle for other people's stuff, Like they need me, so I come, doesn't matter what I'm feeling. You know, they're venting, so like they need someone to speak to. I'll be Then it's like, well what about you, Bob, you need to fill your cup first. Yeah,
I guess in a weird way. The friends that I would deem to be reliable, I think they're conceptually reliable in the sense if I needed something, they would be there. But I don't think I test them challenge at reliability on a daily basis. For example, hypothetically, if I needed to borrow a friend's car, I'm sure my friends would let me borrow their car, but would I ask no.
Yeah, I don't think I'm not reliable. I mean, I take it back, Oh, I don't really believe in sharing cars. Given my fifty years experience in the car industry.
Going through going through.
Every time, I'm like, you are going to bloody crash that car and I'm going to have to deal with it, and that's going to create a rift anyway, miss you Already you've been listening to The Flex and Froom's daily podcast for more tune indicator on DAB or stream it on iHeartRadio.