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In this engaging episode of The Therapy Crouch, hosts Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch tackle a variety of listener-submitted relationship dilemmas with their characteristic blend of humor and honesty. The focus is on navigating complex relationship dynamics, including boundaries, personal habits, and emotional wellbeing.
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Exploration of whether it's normal for partners to engage in private activities while living together.
“I do hear voices in my headpiece, that's a bloody problem.”
Light-hearted discussion about personal morning routines and the dynamics in a couple's life.
“You just turn the studio into a home gym, essentially.”
Insights on managing children's behavior and sibling rivalry in parenting.
Strategies for discussing sensitive topics like bad breath in relationships.
“no joke she told me a few times over the years her breath stinks but that's only if you've eaten in like a packet of bloody cheese and onion crisps.”
Discussion on the social stigma surrounding hair loss and the emotional impact it has on individuals.
“She could buy him a gift to the hygienist.”
Exploration of relationship dynamics and personal boundaries, focusing on intimacy and personal space.
“Sometimes if you're going away for the weekend and you've got no charge on your electric one, you bring a manual.”
Discussing the increasing acceptance and normalization of hair transplants for men.
Exploring a listener's concerns about intimacy issues and partner's solo activities.
Examining the emotional complexities and expectations in relationships.
“Because there's obviously something deeper going on.”
Advice on navigating the struggles of a long-term relationship in a new setting.
“The chinless wonder, the clans and phantom pubes.”
A humorous look at gym dynamics and personal rivalries while exercising.
Discussing social norms in customer service and personal interactions.
“I would love it, right, if there's an email right under it that says, there's this amazing girl at the gym.”
Discussing travel experiences and fears related to guns.
Exploring unspoken tensions in gyms and social norms.
Discussion on the challenges and dynamics of group holidays.
The problems of group chats and miscommunication in friendships.
“it's like it's tough it is like it's so funny the other day because obviously I'm planning Elle's hen so I said to Kaz I don't know if Elle's like is guessing where we're going because I've given the themes.”
The importance of organization in group activities and trips.
“You know, there's less invites and stuff.”
Discussing challenges with technology and generational differences.
“I had to send it to Riley to do and Claire.”
The hosts share their parting thoughts and encourage interaction with the audience.
“Yeah but I think that's what people enjoy It's all content I'll see you next time Bye Ask me anything Sure bye Thank you.”

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0:00Is it normal for your partner to be upstairs masturbating while you're downstairs in the same house? Why have Astor Therapy Couch turned into sex? Sex cells, I mean sex cells. We really are therapists. Sex therapists now. You don't want them going through all your sex tapes. I have a lot of respect for Peter Gross in the Celtics.
0:27Guys, if you're loving this content, hit that subscribe button now, because we need your help. Ask me anything. Hello, hello and welcome to the Therapy Crouch. Ask us anything with me, Abbie Clancy. That's a friggin' split personality there. No, I think I... No, voices in your head or something. I do hear voices in my headpiece, that's a bloody problem. So I've just put this outfit on, I've just bought this outfit. It's alright. It's just like a Jimmy thing, it was in the sale, but I didn't realise that I had to eat it. Oh my God. You look like the things of the cat in the hat. It's like I've got a morph season.
1:09Oh, the green screen. When did you do the green screen? Yeah, it's a little leggings and top number, but it's got these feet. What's that all about? That's hysterical. It's wardrobe NYC, but I thought... Have you never worn them before? No, I just thought I'd put it on now. Been launched on the pod. I'm hiding them. I'm hiding my feet. All in one. My little slip holes. Do you know, I just wanted to ask a question, Ross. like these cameras obviously they were set up this morning like before so I got up about 6am this morning right and I noticed there's a few little weights weighing this table down I came in and done some exercises at 6am in the morning but what I want to know is what I want to know is why did you come in here and look behind the couch no I knew I could see them I saw them there the other day and I thought oh look I've got some weights in the house some weights there great I'll come in and do some exercises.
2:02And then I thought to myself, this morning I woke up at 6am. Yeah. No one was off. I thought, I'll come in here. Then I thought to myself, I was doing all my exercises, doing loads of stuff just in here in this little bit. Then I thought, I wonder if these cameras are on. It's like an Edna Clins video. I shit myself and go, fuck, they're going to be all over social. Everyone's going to be buzzing off of me. My morning routine. Why did you not just do it in the house? Because the weights are in here. and I thought it was nice and private like you know were you in the mirror? no I didn't go in the mirror no you did I did love to have a laugh I was totally naked but I didn't look in the mirror were you naked?
2:41no oh god for me that is really disturbing why? that I've got a husband wake up and work out I go to bed with you and wake up you've got up come out of our house gone into the garden into the pod room all while I'm asleep. If this was not a studio and a gym. So that's making me realise Daddy did leave home. The secret life of Peter. Daddy did leave home that time. Oh yeah.
3:11If I had something to hide, I wouldn't have brought it up. Exactly, yeah. For the millions of people around the world that listen to this podcast. And if this was a home gym, that would not be a weird thing at all. No, it's totally fine. You just turn the studio into a home gym, essentially. I thought it was a great idea because I saw them there and I thought I could do loads of bits and pieces. How many kgs are they? I was doing some stretching. They're four and a half kg, didn't they? Pete, you would have been... No, you can do loads of... It would have been more exercise. It's not quite. But there's lots of stuff you could do and I was doing lots of bits of...
3:41Pete, you would have done more exercise running down the stairs and make me a cup of tea, wouldn't it? You were still snoring. I knew I had another hour and a half. She's on the orthopaedic pillow. Was I snoring? No, because I knew I had... You know, I was able to get the kids just to school, take them to school, come back and you'd still be asleep. this leading joke has got to stop when it's not true you hate that I do hate it I guess I'm the risk of me I don't like it because only because there's a slight element of truth to it because I say to the kids get ready and they're like no is that true and he should be getting ready and all of it as well but when dad does it they do it they don't listen to me drives me mad and know what my kids are started doing saying no so no the boys like fighting yeah And it's just horrible.
4:27They'll have a proper brawl. And I'm not used to that with the girls and even with Lib and Johnny. So they're fighting each other. And then when I tell them to stop, they'll go, you're so mean. They're like, if I tell them off, they're like, you're so mean telling me off. You're the worst, mum. I'm like, what do you want me to do? I think if you're letting them show that it's getting to you, just don't. Just go, this is the iceberg of how mean I can get, carry on and see what happens. that's something my mum would say to me with the fear of God that'll change it round you think this is me they're not scared of me wait till I get you out of this car park or something like that they're not scared of you no even I took them to my friend Claire one of my best friend Claire she's got a shop boutique four so I went in there me and the girls having little brows and the boys just had a full wrestling match in the middle of the shop and then I was like oh my god I was like I'm so sorry Claire and I picked Jack up off the floor and just kicked me in the shin did he oh that's not good and I was like play fighting amongst the boys is good for them I would say though that'll do them you know growing up and stuff like you need that but like the discipline and you hitting you and all that you need to have that right in the bud they're six they're six and eight I think every and I told Pete about it I said you're going to be in serious trouble when we get home and I tell your dad what you've done and he went wasn't even hard wasn't even hard mum no that's yeah no you need to let's talk into him about that yeah it's no good we will does it really upset me yeah that's not good it's no good he's a good lad the boys don't they are the pair of them I'm glad John he's getting into rugby as well I think that'll do in the world good no it does I used to love playing rugby in the world's school oh no I don't like it it's not for me it's not for everyone give me a tennis so it's good that he's got another team sport he can go into yeah he's not really into football unfortunately but not everyone is oh John wasn't I wasn't into football I was in both but I did like rugby I like watching football but I prefer playing rugby I can't watch rugby because there's so many fucking rules and all that that you just don't have a clue it's like weird like the switch anyway ask me things hi guys please keep me in on I've told the person in question that I love the pod and I'm super paranoid about them discovering this or maybe that would be a good thing I'll keep it short how do you tell someone you've been dating for 3-5 months that their breath smells I really like this person and could definitely see a future with them but god his breath is something else I know this is something I would be mortified to hear and really damage my confidence as it's fairly early doors it would be even worse to hear Abby I know you're the queen of subtle but effective hints help a girl out well yeah listen you know we've been through this together and you were quite just open with your what did she have smelly breath?
7:12no joke she told me a few times over the years her breath stinks but that's only if you've eaten in like a packet of bloody cheese and onion crisps. You gave me a kiss and I went, ooh, kebab.
7:28I had a kebab, garlic and chilli sauce to be fair. Go ahead, lads, love that. Yeah, still came in for a kiss, the cheek of it. But that doesn't offend you. I would rather be in a late stage in your relationship and if it's a one-off occurrence, like, oh, baby, your breath's a bit smelly there, go and brush your teeth, that's okay. But you have halitosis, breath is like, that would make you feel a lot more tired. You still sort that out though, can't you? I mean, you didn't go to a hygienist and stuff like that? A hygienist. Of course it all. Of course it all. Hygienist. Of course it all. She could buy him a gift to the hygienist.
8:01Oh. I think that's... That's like getting someone a personal trainer. What she could say is... He knows what she's saying. What she could say is... Oh, I saw this on Groupon. Free hygienist. 50 % off. So got us booked as in. Yeah, she could get the same for her as well. Oh, yeah, go together. Yeah. Make a day of it. Yeah, let's go to the hygienist. what a lovely day to get needles stuck in your gums. I couldn't think of anything more romantic. I was booking myself in the hygienist and they were doing two for the price of one. Couldn't believe it. I thought I'd book you in as well. Yeah. Yeah, a little polish as well.
8:31But yeah. I love going to the hygienist. Yeah, you see, I was actually booked in on Friday. I've had to cancel now. I told you about my mate, didn't I? He was, a long time ago. He took a girl home. I thought, you know, right, great, whatever. And, who's there he basically she put him in the shower and he said oh saucy lovely and he said she was fully washed arms up he said it was there was nothing sexual about it at all and we got into she just basically washed me completely and then got out yeah that's class amazing yeah it was brilliant it was amazing I'm all for that able to laugh yeah I just don't think as a human being you need to smell it's not sexy about that no especially like obviously if you've been working on a building site all day and you're sweaty or you've been to the gym or you're sweaty or whatever but to have a lingering smell stale smell as well like stale sweat like BO I used to go out with a guy who stunk a BO did you?
9:41fuck that stunk I can't imagine you having that yeah we know it was in my surely you've got to tell him it was in my like you could just smell it on you. I think when you're younger as well, like in your teenage years, a bit more, less like, I would be more comfortable telling someone or being told that at this age than I would do when I was courting someone in school. Okay, Ross, go and brush your teeth and get a shower now. You're not wrong. Anyway. Yeah, well, I think the old bog off free gift. Yeah, that's a good shout. That is a good shout. I think that's a good one. Or just having like Murray mints, like in a house, Imperial mints, you know, like in bowls.
10:14Also, you can subtly do something for him to pick up on it, but he can't raise because if he goes you keep offering me mints does my breath smell or something like that you can go no that's deniable I just thought you might want to mince but then he might subconsciously go shit you better brush teeth me you know what I mean you could just say yeah yeah or you could say oh god I was watching because you know bad oral health is really bad for your heart no so any and it's also it creates a lot of problems it creates a lot of problems the bacteria build up or the things like cancer and everything really yeah there's a lot of it linked when I saw the heart doctor it's like one of the main things is good oral hygiene so she could just say oh my you know I've been really worried about my health yeah they could put a horror documentary on like a really you know and oral hygiene is you know the core of being healthy and also he might go to his lab mate's fucking hell she's putting these documentaries on and all that and then his mates might just go your breath does stink mate do you know what I mean it's surprising how people don't know how to brush their teeth no And also the difference between using an electric toothbrush to a manual.
11:18Sometimes if you're going away for the weekend and you've got no charge on your electric one, you bring a manual. Like your teeth don't feel like clean when you go out and put your electric one on. The electric toothbrush is far better. Game changer. I love an electric toothbrush. Okay. Hi, guys. Huge fan. I'm catching up on all the old episodes now. And I'm at June of last year. There's been a few times on the pod where you've all talked about men's wigs, etc. And there's been bits said about men getting the mickey taken out of them. and are generally a bit of hilarity around the subject. Oh God, is this a wiggy man?
11:49I'm mum to three 20-something sons who I love more than life itself. My middle son had the most amazing waist-length hair until he was 19 and then he started to lose it. Wast-length? It's been heartbreaking watching him trying to deal with it. Eventually shaving all his hair off and now going around with a hat on 24-7 or a hoodie with the hood up while he sleeps so he doesn't have to see his hair. I'm in tears typing this it's physically painful to watch him and the impact it's on his life I said this purely in the spirit of making it more socially acceptable and doing away with the ridicule of wigs, hair systems and also to try and show a wee bit of how painful and difficult an issue it is for many I hope you enjoy the reel the vast majority of transformations are amazing thank you for your time Susan I think whilst we have said it in jest you know we have always also highlighted that, you know, it is traumatic.
12:45And you've given good advice on people to kind of, yeah, even last week. Yeah, because even for women, you know, when I was losing my hair when I was pregnant, which is a common thing, you know, it's petrifying. Yeah, there is, there is a, it's like a figure of fun, isn't it? Like being in wigs. And I think as a man, it must be absolutely devastating to lose your hair. I think it actually is really devastating. And I think as a man, you're just expected to like, deal with it. Deal with it. With, with, with the piss, getting ripped out of you. Yeah. Like baldy, whatever, you know. It's the last bastion of things we can kind of take the mitt out of, isn't it?
13:17Like even flugging, do you know what I mean? But also I don't want it to go. But then I think if it is you, you're going to laugh along with it and then go home and be a bit gutted. 100%. You know, like... You can't kick off people to go, fucking hell, we only called him bald. Did you see the kickoff from him? Exactly. You look like a knob. It's like, someone said to me dad in the football match, my dad said something, he went, who are you? right said fred we might said fred because he's bald but also if you think about it as well to kind of give your son support bald will come back in guaranteed mullets was like a couple years ago wearing it long hair mustaches are back in right said fred film of mitchell brothers really like bin diesel there's a time like daily naughty look at jason statham like exactly my dad there's so many bald will be back no it's i don't think it's ever gone out well yeah exactly you know i think but I do think that's a good point men are just expected to deal with it and it is a traumatic thing but there are some amazing hair systems now to combat that and I think it's less taboo for men to be getting what's it called hair transplants and stuff like now like it's so much more common isn't people going to Turkey so many people have gone yeah I don't think anyone like I've known lads my age going to get it done and no one takes the piss out of them it's just like oh yeah it looks good you were bored last time I seen you what happened there it's when you try and lie about the age on spot that's when you've got issues yeah
14:43I've got a relationship question and I can't tell if I'm overthinking or if I'm right in thinking it's gross and a bit shitty for context we're in a lesbian relationship is it normal for your partner to be upstairs masturbating while you're downstairs in the same house masturbating especially when your sex life is already pretty minimal what's thrown me why are we why have as the therapy couch turned into freaking sex cells i'll be sex cells i don't even like saying these words uh what's thrown me is that it feels like i didn't cross their mind at all in my head that's usually something you share with your partner or at least talk about instead i pop up for an hour come back and she's straight in that bed bonus points for putting the toy back exactly where it was so I shouldn't notice which obviously made me notice um I get it if you're a single or long distance fair enough but I'm literally in the house alive available and it made me feel unwanted also why is that okay I brought up a lack of sex life uh loads of times so it's even more confusing that she still chooses so low time whenever she gets the chance when i try to explain why it upset me the response was so you're having a go at me for touching myself which made me feel like my feelings don't count at all since then things have just felt awkward and weird between us so am i being insecure and dramatic or is it reasonable to expect a bit of awareness and communication around this thanks well i get the insecurity totally because if you're both there and that's the choice i get i like i understand if it's like you know you want to have it and they're like fuck off yeah yeah yeah okay it's like i sort myself then it's like well you know people say that to each other yeah grab a tit and crack on i'm joking by the way
16:41that definitely happens you better believe it baby that's all right i don't mind that i feel like i'm in like some kind of boys weird staggdiff uh well i didn't write any of that i think it's the case of like you know i think it should be broached first and if it's not then you you know i can't understand that bit but it's obviously the thing the confusion is i've told you that i'm obsessed about us not connecting on that level and then you're making out that you're not horny but you blatantly are horny when you're doing that in the other room what's that about that's gonna be not nice that's not gonna be nice for the person it's like well you don't wanna come anywhere near me yeah because you're feeling like that and not coming anywhere near me quite literally that's not that's not that's not that's not not good no no I think she's in the right I think so as well and I think she just needs to say it again it's not nice no that's not the issue the issue is how you're making me feel you feel like that in the room and I'm here And if I'm not first choice...
17:46Yeah. Then there's a problem. Then there's a problem. Because there's obviously something deeper going on. There might be something, like I'm going to say then, there might be something about her thing that she's embarrassed about or she doesn't want to say to the other partner, like a kink or something like that. And that's the only way she can get herself off. She just needs to talk to her about it. What? That's true. I think. Yeah. Fair enough. I've been on this couch for years long enough and I've picked up some tips. We really are therapists. Therapy. Aren't we, yeah? Sex therapists now. I like that clenching of her thighs, closed.
18:19Right, this is the part of the podcast where we hear from our sponsors. And just while you're hearing from our sponsors, if you could just hit subscribe, that would be fantastic for us. Abby, if you were to give me my phone, I think she's been three years now. I don't think she actually subscribes to our own podcast. No, I don't. I don't know what to do. So if she can do it. How do we do it, Crouchy? Well, give it to me and I'll do it for you. You literally go on, press subscribe. I think then you just get all the... And then I can share it with my friends as well. You can share it with your friends.
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18:57Okay, look at this. Hello, chinless wonder. I don't want to be called that, really. The chinless wonder, the clans and phantom pubes. You never even see me. Didn't even know what ginger I have. You've never been revealed. You're not even ginger? Well, yeah. Oh, it's gold.
19:20I'm a 24 year old guy in an eight, nine year relationship. Bloody hell. Get rid. What is he doing? Number one, first mistake. And we recently moved to a new city for separate universities. This stage has been tough. I have short up flexible days. So I'm home alone a lot. while my girlfriend has nine six days plus extracurriculars that often run late. Oh, yeah. Our meet times barely happen. She's constantly tired and seems unbothered by anything. I say, our bonk beats have been in the white noise section what feels like forever. Well, they would be after nine years. I also struggle with self-validation and body confidence.
20:03So when my communication drops, I take it harder than I should. When she's overstimulated, I spiral instead of seeing it as it is. I know I don't communicate emotions well and feel guilty when I stumble during deep conversations. We're at our lowest point and the relationship feels like it's hanging by a thread. She needs more space, which I expect. The thought of starting over is terrifying. It seems pointless. Have you got any advice on how we can start to mend this? P.S. You're great company on my way to work. It really helps me, really keeps me going. Well, this person seems like they're struggling.
20:35Emotionally intelligent. He's very emotionally intelligent. Exactly. emotionally intelligent is that yeah I think so he's in tune with his emotions and those are shortfalls very mature for a 24 year old lad well maybe he should also say in real life maybe he needs to write write it down I think that could be his problem is the fact that you know he is so emotional overthinking it maybe yeah you know like the fact that you know a young lad at university you know shouldn't be feeling like this do you know what I mean like I think he's still young he shouldn't have the weight of the world he's 24 he's been in a 9 year relationship I mean they're children when they meet.
21:10How old were they when they were? Fifteen. Do you know what I mean? So, and I think it's, she's obviously thinking, you know, we're at uni now, you know. Yeah, she's going all extracurricular. Yeah, she's going all extracurricular and you're waiting at home. She's going all extracurricular. But you know, and I see, because he's obviously a nice guy, right? He's obviously thinking, you know, I really like her and he wants to make it work. But I think sometimes you've got to, just spread your wings. yeah he's got to try and be less emotional if that was my son you'd be down on him like a shot wouldn't you get rid and crack on get rid and crack on I know that I know that sounds so harsh but I think I think you've just got to live I know when you do hear these love stories of people being together from the age of 15 and then till the day they die and I'm absolutely all for that but he doesn't want to miss the boat if you know she's having kind of you know new city exciting uni you know and it's a shame that he's feeling how he's feeling instead of how she's feeling yeah no i get it that makes sense yes she obviously gets um you know obviously has feelings for him definitely but and and he's got the feelings for her but i know so many people that have split up for a while and got back together again so basically you need the time to do that when they go back to the same hometown when they grow up and stuff like that i'm also like i know what you mean like it feels like the age old thing of people saying that to you doesn't it like oh you want to show you wild out so do x y and z but at the time you're like oh you don't know we're different we're gonna stay together forever but like i'm thinking about i'm looking at my little brothers now and they're doing similar things i'm like lads you need to go to uni and like have a good time not be worrying about traveling to your bird and stuff but you don't want to hear it at the time do you no it's impossible to try and speak to a teenager it's like i'm trying to help sophia with the gcsc arch that mommy helped me and then every anything i say she's like no you don't get it that's not how you do it you don't but if someone else said the exact same thing to her and then my mom was doing it with yesterday and my mom was like why don't you try this i was like that's exactly what i said yeah yeah i've noticed that when i've given advice to like my siblings as well i think i think he needs to just cut the cord i also said you don't want this kind of like her to end up kind of resenting exactly spending time with you as well and also you know once you do kind of do your own thing follow your own path for a little bit I think you do become a little bit more attractive as well 100 % yeah maybe go and find your people or your thing your shtick that's like plain hard to get I'm not up for that no but I think I think when she goes at the moment it's like very needy needy needy and if he goes do you know what I've got to do my own thing I think she might realise what she's missing yes yeah I really agree with that well good luck with it let us know all right team i joined the gym to work on myself and there's a bloke who goes at the exact same time as me uses every machine i want and grunts like he's given birth we now have an uns we now have an unspoken beef he doesn't know it but i do i change my routine to avoid him and somehow i still end up to him still end up next to him every time do i change gyms change times or accept that this man is my villain origin story.
24:28I would love it, right, if there's an email right under it that says, there's this amazing girl at the gym. Hey, guys, I think she really likes me. Every time I'm on a machine, she seems to come over. I look at me weights every time, and I don't really laugh, so she does. Every time I grunt, I feel like she looks over. I think I might give it a shot. Should I have to just spot me? Yeah. Should I? Should I? I'm really embarrassed a bit shy but do you think I should go for it? She's banging to me. He definitely I genuinely think he thinks yeah that's exactly what it is. Yeah yeah yeah she can't fucking stay away.
25:10There's some further gym all over me goes the same time every day all over me trying to get on every machine she's right hovering around. Fucking butt puck. It's hysterical. But that unspoken beef thing is a thing. So is. Because I had a phone call with someone the other day and it was just beef. It was just pure beef going on. Yeah, microaggressions, it's everything. And I was a bit like, and then I was given beef back. But like, you know, isn't it funny? Yeah. It's like, I suppose, let's say you book a hotel room and someone's very much like nothing available in that day. Well, you got, so then you try and like, what did you mean is not even in, you know, the other bit?
25:55no I've just said that didn't I yeah there's nothing 100 % yeah you're like whoa who are you talking about if you were to kind of put a transcript on it and like it's hard to explain like no I don't know even if you don't have a look let me have a look you know in that bit yeah but I think I think there's loads like I think I was going through the airport the other day and it's like that one as I said is the one that gets me that's a bad quote you know like can I put that under there or do I need to take this out? As I said, yes, take it out. I can't bear, as I said. Trigger. As I said. And he only says, as I said.
26:33Please stop it. A personal shopper I use does the old as I said. As I said. To me all the time. And I'm like. That is, that's not even passive. You know, people say passive aggressive. That's just aggressive. Aggressive, yeah. As I said. As I said. As I said, no, you can't. I'm 50 % discount.
26:52Okay. Is this for sale here? as I said no I wouldn't dream of saying as I said to someone would you no way no I wouldn't because it does make you go ooh as I said some people are just frosty like a Barbie naturally they are I think I'm naturally the other way I'm over friendly not like a bad way but you know what I mean on the phone someone oh yeah oh thanks very much for your help I really appreciate that I'm like that as well some people are just okay yeah I touched someone the other day though and they nearly jumped in the fucking air really you know I was like oh thanks touched him No, no.
27:24Oh, better go to Gen Zs. That's the Gen Zs. Is it? Can't you touch Gen Zs? I don't know. Do you not? Or something else, really. I think up north with a bit more tactile, aren't they? Oh, thanks, love. I love that. Whereas, like, down here. I love a good hug. Yeah. What I found as well, like, certain jobs are, you know, I think it's almost in the remit to be gnarly. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, like... Airport security. Foreign passport control. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Has anyone ever gone, hi, how's your day been? and they're all sealed up as well you're looking forward to it you're looking forward to it get yourself in there obligado you say that though Pete you never have that because wherever we go in Europe they're all like Peter Brouch and then they're all like oh yeah to be fair I get the odd one like that if they recognise me but no if they don't recognise you I get step back from the line miss get off your phone New York's a bad one yeah I flew through Texas and that was the exact same thing as that and like the guns step aside yeah like I don't like guns they freak me the fuck out when someone's they're not the big ones I can't even do clay pigeon shooting yeah and just I don't want to hold a gun me neither and it goes so bang on you'd act like you're guilty of something because I'm just thinking he's got a fucking gun he could kill me and then he's like are you okay sir and all that and you're like taser yeah I just think if you do work in passport control then I think just let's have a little smile on the way in have a day off go fuck your side get in that bed upstairs with that girl
28:57oh gody gods oh well oh well don't know if you answered anything there on the question but yeah no idea what the question was anyway the beef in the gym oh yeah um beef in the gym god we went around the bloody house yeah we ended up with foreign passport control
29:16um oh i would love that though imagine imagine i think she should just
29:25oh thanks to peter crush the therapy garage goes global it's already global time yeah it is i think um i think she just needs to look at him in utter disgust at all times yeah or fart the big one oh get away from that and then you'll fuck off you can't do that on cue can you can you fart on cue no I can't the unspoken beefs are a bit of a shocker isn't it the one we talked about on the Peter Crouch pod is the walking race you know when everyone's walking to school and then this fella comes in and she's like I'm fucking not having that just walk quick I am on the tube all the time why don't you just start jogging walking race I think it gets to the stage where it's like you know he's trying to beat you yeah he's like you know he is he hasn't seen these femurs and actually some people are so bizarre how bizarre yeah I think do you know what I'm actually do you know what I'm going to go with this on this one simple life go the other way just get out of there if you want to if you don't want this unspoken beef when you're supposed to be in the gym working on yourself you know it's supposed to be a positive space there's other gyms out there there's so many other gyms out there and I'm saying you don't have to use that machine he's on just go to the other place yeah exactly part of the gym do you cardio or go with different times and be aware he's going to chat you up and put something because he thinks the exact opposite don't cut the market he thinks he's in yeah he thinks he's in oh god one more yeah okay went on a group holiday thinking it'd be a laugh turns out travelling reveals things you can't unsee like one friend refusing to split bills properly this happens a lot this another needing a two hour nap daily I've been on one of those before we've been on one of those and one who becomes weirdly controlling about restaurant choices this is so true we came back fine but the vibe's gone group chat quieter less invites no one's addressed it I know you guys in the past said holidays with groups can be a gamble do you talk it out or do you let the friendship quietly downgrade we let the friendship dissolve great message by the way really good message because it's so true we'd have a side group for the group oh yeah bitch about them and just totally ghost ghost the others oh okay you've got the mature room it's a risky play though because sometimes you will put a message intended for the side group into the main group give it a completely different name it's like it's tough it is like it's so funny the other day because obviously I'm planning Elle's hen so I said to Kaz I don't know if Elle's like is guessing where we're going because I've given the themes.
32:05And then Kaz put a voice note into the group with all Elle's mates going, you don't think it's that Beth, do you? I know she was seeing Beth the other day. You don't think Beth is crassed? Oh, you're Beth in the group? I was going hysterical. Kaz, no, it wouldn't have been Beth, but you do know Beth's on the screen. So Kaz deleted her message straight away, but obviously I'd put my voice note in, cracking up laughing. So you replied in the group chat with Beth in as well? Yeah. So you're best in this group? Yeah, I say, Kaz, no, absolutely not. It would not be Beth. Beth's in this group, FYI. Oh, mate, you've done it.
32:39You should have sent her a private message saying that. Kaz is calling me back. Delete. Delete, delete, delete. Now she's like, oh my God, we haven't even gone on this bloody hen and now Beth's going to, I'm going to have beef with Beth. I'm like, you're not. Like, Beth's alleged, like it's not like that. Wow. But Kaz thought she was just talking to me and forgot, you know. Boomer. Well, that's a tough one, isn't it? But you definitely do pick up how people are when you go on a trip with them. People have funny little quirks. Ways, yes, they do. And funny ways. Not us, obviously. No, not us. It's everyone else who's got the funny quirks.
33:15If you can go on a trip with someone and your relationship is still intact, they're your people. Agreed. Yeah, definitely. Yeah, there's the ones, there's the militant at the airport, you know, who can't, there's the one who's too casual. Yeah. It won't go without us. It's not a vibe. There's this one who's like, you know, the laminate folder, we've got to go, we've got to go. But I think you need that. Do you know what I mean? Bad mood activator. Yeah. Then you've got, you know, the restaurant is always, who's going to try the wine? Who's going to pay for the meal? Who's the fucking veggie? Who doesn't want to split the bill?
33:46Who doesn't pay for the thing? Who's the tight one? Who's the tight one? I don't know. I don't have the water in the side of the side. Yeah, yeah. I want to chill here all day. No, we want to go and do activities, someone who's planning it, who's booking a restaurant, it's carnage. So when we go on holidays with our couple friends, like it's amazing, isn't it? And we've got this kind of policy, do whatever you want to do. You know, we can plan stuff, we can, you know, because if you do go on holiday in a group as well, there has to be an element of pre-planning because if you need a big table and it's like busy summer months or whatever, you have to plan in advance.
34:20But we just say, look, we've got all week, we've got tables booked, X, Y, Z, if you want to come come if you don't do whatever you want and i think if you have that kind of thing you know no one's getting offended or hurt no like sometimes i go do you know what i know we've got lunch books today but i just want to stay around the pool with the kids i cannot be bothered yeah oh that's totally fine if someone said that to me i literally wouldn't bother me but it's it's a different when you go on the girl trips yeah and the boy i i can't imagine being much beef in a boy's trip no but there there is your daggy moment there's definitely especially if you're hung over and all that yeah you know it's like fuck he's annoying me did I see him last night didn't he want to go to the lappies fucking bore invited him stay with him but like yeah there's definitely stuff that goes on but yeah I'd imagine girls would be worse yeah but you did not for now we've had a similar thing with lads you know we're going to go cart and now we're going to go paintballing or something like that what they're called stag dudes like that's the Do you let it fizzle out or do you broach the situation?
35:28Because everyone knows it's happening. You know, there's less invites and stuff. Well, it depends if they want to be made to them or it's like a dead set. No. If it's like, oh, it was just a bad trip and they all want to be friends, someone could break the ice, she could break the ice and go, guys, I know that. But some of these people who wanted to stay in and chill and not, they might not have noticed anything. That's right, yeah. So she could, but guys, come on, I know that. Trip was a bit hairy, but let's put that in the past and crack on, do a fancy drink at the pub on Saturday. But the thing is, because it's unsaid, you know, she's probably gone to her partner, God, he was doing my editing, picking the restaurants every night.
36:05He won't have a clue that he was doing her editing. He's just thinking he's being helpful. So she goes, that was a bit hairy. And he goes, I had a great time. I really, really enjoyed that. What annoyed me, organising the holiday for you. That offended you, did it? And then you could have an actual fallout. That's the problem. See, I think you need that organising person because Jess in our group she's making a spreadsheet I'm like fucking spreadsheet if someone gave me a million pounds to make a spreadsheet like I know I could do well we're in the summer we've got a load of lads who go away with their families and stuff like that one of the lads made a golf spreadsheet and the thing is I've got no idea how to open the spreadsheet listen I could open it I could see names and then I just had to text him and say could you add me to that spreadsheet why would you have to you can add yourself to the spreadsheet I haven't got a clue is it like a special app on your phone she comes up comes up and then you just add your name to the tea times that you've picked oh yeah I can't stand that they do that in the school don't they the spreadsheet thing yeah add yourself on I was like just add yourself on sorry what pardon pardon can I just text you and you add me on like swanky that I like a little pad write it all down can't beat a pen and a pad I'm actually looking for one now Liberty the shop Liberty do really nice one I've got one in the drawer next year yeah because I just I've got you that lovely Mont Blanc Mont Blanc you know because I told you about what I want to do now I just want to write it down and go this is my what I want to do first five things of the day are this and I don't want to deviate from that plan you could put in a spreadsheet on your phone and then well I can't Abigail you can get sent this I'll be here to add it to the spreadsheet on your phone she's just as bad as me I couldn't even do like for Sophia's schedule all I wanted to do Monday to Friday, Monday to Sunday from 7am every hour and fill in the boxes.
37:57I had to send it to Riley to do and Claire. God bless Claire travel. I didn't even send it to Claire because I thought she's going to absolutely kill me. So Claire sent me this thing and it was spreadsheet-esque and I couldn't even get over to the end of it. Do you know what I mean? Oh yeah, I do that a lot. I'm like, how'd you get to that other side? How'd you get to that last bit on the phone? Once you zoom in. I think people do that on laptops, that one. on the odd occasion that we've done remote records as well getting Peter to drag and drop the footage and he's like I had to do that once your laptop's not working mate I was like I'm pretty sure it's a user issue I'm like look at this give me two fingers on it no I've got me two fingers on it I am look how it is in there that's what I do class I had to do that drag and drop oh my god something about three hours that drag and drop I'm gonna have to teach you that before you go away next time that is beyond me but we're not thick people it's just not our generation I haven't grown up with the laptop and I've never had a job where I've needed a laptop one could argue you could have a well one could argue one could argue you could have a laptop to like organise your life yeah I really it looks great when people are just tapping away like is caps lock still a thing or not caps lock yeah it is caps locks are still going strong don't worry about that delete alt return control alt delete
39:21control alt delete isn't that like refresh class that's real yeah just hold escape reboot the vibe escape just go like that on escape and it'll just go for God's sake frozen your dad's coming in escape escape escape throw her out the window oh that was fun yeah God it's bringing me back nightmares in my IT classes in school there IT I wish I was better I really wish I was better we should do a computer course. Of course, that would be... ICT night school. We should film that. We should film that. Me and Abbot, night school. Where's the Scarlet go?
39:59What are you studying? We're doing computer studies at Brunel University. Windows 97.
40:09I've been good recently, haven't I? Remember Comic Sans? No. Yeah, that's the font. The font, and then you could do that rainbow font Like every one of my school projects had that rainbow font. You must have done that. Did you do that? Were you impressive? Oh, I've done some great stuff recently. The Netflix? Set up the Nintendo Switches and stuff. Yeah. The Transformer? Yeah, the Transformer. I've been pretty technical recently, just setting up phones. Do you know what I need? A person. If anyone knows of this person, please get in touch. I've got loads of old phones. Yeah. I need someone to categorise the images and put them onto like a hardware thing.
40:47Hard drive. Hard drive. Yeah. And do it for me. He won't do it. I've asked him. How many phones have you got? Like eight phones. Okay. That the photos haven't, I just want them even. Yeah, they haven't like copied over. Yeah, so I want to put them onto a laptop or something. Like, you know, the way you get your phone screen replaced and stuff like that, they'll be able to do it. Yeah, but you don't want them going through all your sex tapes. I had a lot of respect for Peter Crows until I saw this
41:20it's just normal family photos but I are you loving it? no I know it is if only I'm sure we'll get a lot of messages in our inboxes about some people willing to help even if I get like a little intern do you basically just offering someone a job to transfer some photos yeah Sam could I'm not going anywhere near that I'll be trying a fucking AP collection No there's nothing rude on it It's literally just baby pics Alright that's enough That's enough dribble from us Sometimes I forget we're actually doing this This has just been a normal family conversation I feel this episode as Nick Yeah but I think that's what people enjoy It's all content I'll see you next time Bye Ask me anything Sure bye Thank you.
On this week’s episode of The Therapy Crouch Ask Us Anything, Abbey and Peter are back answering your weird and wonderful relationship dilemmas!
From bedroom boundaries to breath that clears the room, no topic is off-limits as the pair tackle your juiciest questions with their usual mix of honesty and humour.
Abbey reacts to a listener who’s left feeling rejected after discovering her partner’s solo antics upstairs, while Peter shares a very revealing story involving an early morning workout and some unfortunately placed studio cameras.
There’s also chaos in the group chat after a hen-do planning fail, the unspoken gym beef that might be more than it seems, and a heartfelt message from a mum navigating her son’s painful hair loss journey.
All this and much more only on this week’s Therapy Crouch, Ask Us Anything!
00:00 – Intro
05:10 – Parenting Hell
10:30 – Bad Breath
15:55 – Flying Solo
18:10 – 9-Year Itch
23:25 – Gym Crush
31:45 – The Sex Tape (Or lack of)
38:05 – Friendship Fallouts
40:25 – Outro
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