Summary
Overview
Jordan and Gabe tackle three distinct relationship challenges: a woman torn between stability and adventure who's questioning her long-term relationship while fantasizing about women and travel; a landlord seeking justice after being scammed by a professional squatter who caused $35,000+ in damages; and two updates including a woman who maintained secret relationships between her boyfriend, ex, and ex's parents, plus a triumphant job-finding story after life fell apart.
The Wanderlust Dilemma: Bisexuality, Boredom, and the Seven-Month Dry Spell
A 40-year-old woman in a 12-year relationship feels trapped between stability and adventure. She makes significantly more money than her partner, fantasizes about women, wants to backpack alone, and opposes marriage on principle. Meanwhile, her boyfriend has gained weight, drinks heavily on the couch nightly, and they haven't been intimate in seven months. She's considering proposing an open relationship despite his previous disparaging comments about dating bisexual women.
- Woman has been with boyfriend for 12 years; she makes significantly more money than him, which causes him envy
- They have a 'rocky history' involving 'deliciously bad habits and overindulgences' and are now in a more stable routine
- No intimacy for seven months; she avoids him, working late so they overlap as little as possible
- She fantasizes about women and wants to explore that part of her sexuality
- Her boyfriend's daily pattern: log into work, watch TV, maybe walk dogs, get drunk on couch
- She avoids his 'angry and crazed outbursts over seemingly tiny things'
- She opposes marriage as 'historically the surest way to subjugate a woman against her will'
" I find myself dreaming and daydreaming of dangerously tantalizing scenarios and worlds I have yet to discover. In search of things I might never get to experience. "
" The worst part is that he expects me to enjoy doing nothing with him. "
" That line might be the litmus test for a relationship. It's like, do I enjoy doing nothing with this person or am I just doing nothing with this person? "
Professional Squatter Nightmare: The $35,000 Rental Fraud
A sister duo who co-owned a Los Angeles condo rented to a woman who immediately moved in undisclosed occupants, never paid rent, and turned out to be a professional squatter using fake bank statements and stolen social security numbers. The eviction took six months, cost $35,000+ in damages and lost rent, ruined their credit, and the tenant had done this to multiple other landlords. They want to know how to hold her accountable and prevent future victims.
- Tenant 'Jenny' negotiated security deposit down and wanted to move in within a week—red flags from the start
- Sister agreed to rent to Jenny before consulting the letter writer, who is co-owner
- Day after moving in: place reeked of weed, man and two small children were living there undisclosed
- Eviction process took 6 months total: 3 months through courts, 3 months through sheriff
- Total damages: $25,000 unpaid rent, $10,000 property damage, additional thousands in cleanup and lost rental income
- Investigation revealed Jenny had three prior evictions, uses multiple people's social security numbers, falsifies bank statements, and is defrauding welfare
- Zillow's background check completely failed to catch the three previous evictions
" She's gained a lot of weight and won't do the things he needs to do to work it off. The worst part is that he expects me to enjoy doing nothing with him. "
" You have to be like clinically antisocial to be okay living somewhere for six months without paying rent and damaging the property and causing all of these problems. "
" In the U.S., 70 to 85 percent of residential landlords are mom and pop. They're just people. The jennies of the world can bankrupt families. They can ruin their lives and they don't care. "
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