Try Not To Cringe w/ Zach Kornfeld | Reading Reddit Stories

[@Mcraw2603]

Nothing could have prepared me for the "daddys being very mature, kitten" It was almost as scary as modern video game graphics

[@leigh8479]

LMFAOOOOO

[@harmonylavallee9669]

Underrated comment 😭

[@Jkdabomb10A]

Those graphics do be spoooooooky.

[@Shaymundell-ni4qr]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA

[@jjaster]

Zach’s "evolution should’ve weeded me out" monologue and Spencer’s "why are you dating a little dude?" had me rolling 😂 Super compatible couch combination.

[@theo_tr4aut]

I’m 19 and my gf is 23 so I’m def taking the “why are you dating a little dude?” Clip and sending it to her

[@belle729]

If you think that Is funny go to the last story of “office nightmares” it’s funny but also gross

[@anville_6063]

I also loved their matching simp energy of "I'm just happy to be here" "I'm honored to be nominated"

[@liv9194]

the worst part is that the parents had a genuine reason to ask the daughter to move out but no one decided to dissect that?

[@everythingcrystalsaiye]

so good

[@marmiteghost]

all commentary aside, "is it wrong for him to call you sweetheart when you're so salty" is SUCH an innocent yet devastating comeback, i just know OP had that pre-heating in their brain for a while and decided to let it cook at the perfect time.

[@sleepypup]

!!! I was shook!

[@ChaChaChaddio]

Quiet girl moment lol

[@becksimper6529]

for the body wash allergy one: my boyfriend used a coconut oil body wash (i’m allergic to coconut), i’ve used his shower once. i got thrown up on at work (i teach swim lessons) and we had plans after i got off. i texted him asking if i could shower at his house and he said yes. i went inside and saw him on his hands and knees scrubbing the crap out of his shower cause he didn’t know if i would have a reaction to his body wash and didn’t want anything else bad happen to me that day. we were juniors in high school when this happened. it’s basic human kindness to accommodate people’s allergies!!!! 13:05

[@juniperrb]

This is SO WHOLESOME

[@SamanthaIsTyping]

One thing about the "gold digger" story that didn't come up: Jill apparently grew up poor and her family relied on food banks -- so OF COURSE she likes to take her friends out for nice meals now that she has disposable wealth! I cannot imagine how satisfying and comforting it must be for her to be able to do that for people she loves, and OP just threw it back in her face. I wouldn't buy her entrees anymore either!

[@dizzydestined5994]

This is so accurate.

[@divory9070]

It’s probably also why she chose to set the standard for herself to be with a man who would allow her to live comfortably and, hopefully imho, luxuriously. The generous, hot, flexible woman had standards and her “friend” is a hater…

[@HouseMDaddict]

As a person whose best guy friend growing up was super poor and his mom had a ton mental illness so she was always job hopping keeping them continuously poor, I often had him come over to my house for sleepovers and my parents would treat us to take out or wed go to the movies or go on vacations or whatever. My parents treated him like he was part of the family and had no issue paying for another kid when spending time with him made us both incredibly happy. He eventually went to college for basically free and got a great job at verizon and I'll never forget him buying me something for my birthday one year and it was a really nice egyptian scarab beetle wood carving with hieroglyphics carved on the bottom. When we were in high school and middle school he'd make me homemade gifts which were beautiful and I i remember one of our mutual friends letting slip he'd asked the art teacher for a bit of clay to make me a necklace or thread to make me a bracelet and the amount of though my friend put into things that meant so much more than had he bought me something at a store. Anyway, he was SO proud after all the years of being friends to take the bill from the table when we went out to lunch with a smirk and say "i got this". He then met a guy from a decently well off family while in college and he changed a lot personality wise after that so we drifted apart as friends (and his bf then husband didn't like how close we were) and they moved far away, but bottom line, you should be happy when your friends are happy and successful, not bitter and envious.

[@hopelessromantic3786]

That's so real. Everyone I know who grew up poor like me constantly talked about wanting money to be able to take care of people they loved. When you know what it feels like to be hungry, you don't want that for other people. It's so genuinely soothing for the soul to be able to tell someone you've got them.

[@LexieHillperforming]

Agreed! Also, she said "financially stable" not "rich". Being financially stable means a person makes smart decisions with money & doesn't need to rely on social services like she grew up doing. Nothing wrong with that!

[@bekahsierra7313]

Zach’s rant about the allergies killed me. I got super sick from sharing a space with someone who kept using something I was allergic too. It’s not a joke.

[@xmidseptemberqueenx]

Honestly same, I have a significant food intolerance and my ex, who lived with his parents, insisted on not making a fuss to his family and just eating the food anyway. I was also 19 to their 24 when we started dating and that absolutely can cause a power imbalance which I got vibes of from the story

[@heddasamgrebner1702]

​@@xmidseptemberqueenxwtf, telling someone about the foods that makes you sick is not making a fuss, it's preventing discomfort and a possible emergency. So sorry that happened to you

[@jrileyhenderson]

Yeah it nearly killed me too I’m allergic to passion

[@xmidseptemberqueenx]

@@heddasamgrebner1702 thanks, it's amazing what just not being as bad as previous abusers let's people get away with tbh. Which is why talking about stuff like this not being okay and disability rights and other social issues in general is so important

[@MarinasFitness]

I constantly have to remind people I'm allergic to any flowery scent(also cologne whatever makes it smell the way it does), so no lotions or perfumes or anything of the sort can be used right next to me. The amount of times I've left a room or something so I don't have an allergic reaction because people always forget I'm around....

[@j-j8984]

I also found it funny on the 'gold digger' story, the friends LITERALLY asked what she was doing for her birthday. It's not like she said it out of no where, they asked, she answered.

[@stacicrawford1437]

Seriously! Like I can understand her being upset (not an outburst) if the friend randomly started bragging about getting to go to Greece and how they are missing out. But she was just answering the question!

[@rexglucksburg]

Honestly i don't get it why she upset. If my friend landed on rich guy and life comfortable I'll be happy for them. Especially when they also love to spoiled us their friends. I'm like "you go girl, get those coins, werk mama!"

[@hansen-interpol-tips]

​​@@rexglucksburgand while said rich friend is taking me out to lunch?? Like no, please tell me about all your upcoming trips while we order another round of apps and drinks, And please, please send me all the luxury vacay photos you want to, girl. The audacity to be upset at her "flaunting" while she's literally taking you out on her dime...

[@rexglucksburg]

@@hansen-interpol-tips right. And i bet she's that type of friend who bring u stuff from holiday. Like tell me all your wonderful time in greece while I'm enjoying this expensive cheese you got from Greece

[@litterbox2010]

Yeah, she comes across as very jealous and the A-hole.

[@K.Arashi]

"evolution should have weeded me out" as someone with too many illnesses to remember all at once, I FELT THAT

[@samratbhattacharya833]

I'm glad I waited to find this rather than post it myself.

[@NBvagabond]

The allergy one is so weird to me. My gf has a lavender allergy, and when I moved in, the first night I went to put on my sleep cream, only to realise it had lavender. Immediately washed my face and hands, and chucked out the cream immediately. Never even occurred to me to keep using it.

[@tabithalarue]

Ya, that was just weird! I couldn't imagine just telling my boyfriend to deal with an allergy that I could easily control

[@tcullen2283]

Right? Like I'm allergic to almonds and my husband loves almonds so he only eats almonds when he's not with me and brushes his teeth directly after, because it's not difficult to care about your partner 😂

[@chrstiina]

No fr my ex was allergic to aloe and we were together for 3 years... I always made a point to never use aloe around him or have any in my shower in case he used it. Like bare-minimum

[@yeturs69420]

I cent believe you let you gf control you and change your lavender face wash, geez

[@joevictor53]

Yeah but you're not a shitty partner that cares more about some product than their SO's health

[@megssketches]

“Evolution should’ve weeded me out” I’m dying, Zach’s speech from 13:10 to 14:11 is ICONIC

[@megssketches]

Also as someone with chronic illness and really bad allergies, I relate to this on a spiritual level

[@denzellwalls564]

This will live with me forever

[@iamurvillain]

Loved this speech I relate I too should have been weeded out long ago lololol

[@gamplyr818]

Im gonna listen to it a lot

[@jasrajdosanjh5612]

me with hayfever 😭

[@reginahinkley1673]

I change my body wash on a whim, I can’t imagine vehemently refusing to do so for someone else. That girl seems, ironically enough, super controlling. “I won’t make any accommodations for you” is an insane take

[@demetriam2408]

Fr, also I'm really happy that Spencer called out the ages. Not inherently bad, but a little funny and maybe didn't help the situation.

[@HouseMDaddict]

She clearly was checked out as shayne said. If you're falling out of interest with someone, you look for an out. Im guessing the bodywash was her "out", especially if she was talking to her friends about him.

[@HouseMDaddict]

​@@demetriam2408for real. Also who is in their midtwenties dating 21 year old? Two completely different mindsets and literally brain chemistries.

[@cowgba]

@@demetriam2408 My favorite part is that it sounds like he had his life together more than she did since he had his own place and she still lived with her parents. Not that there's anything wrong with living with your parents in your 20's, I know it's rough out there, but it does make the age gap funnier to me.

[@TheFinalFarewell]

Not just that, but anyone in a relationship who goes to their "yes man" friends to back them up when they have the slightest disagreement is someone you just shouldn't be in a relationship with, ESPECIALLY when they're clearly siding with their friend regardless of the situation like in this story. A relationship is between two people, not two people and one side's biased grand jury of toxic pals

[@Frentraken]

My buddy bought a murder house a ways back, and I moved in as a roommate mate. Can confirm that every single neighbor was just waiting for an opportunity to tell every one of us that moved in.

[@gronizherz3603]

i feel like if I was such a neighbour I would just stand around against my fence or raking leaves 90% of my free time just waiting for an opportunity to mumble about the house

[@Vi_Vi_1]

This is so weirdly funny but also I can absolutely see it

[@THEDubbleHelixx]

Imagine calling someone a gold digger while depending on them for your dinner.

[@dg1tization]

Go on your friendship-ending rant *after* they pay for your meal. If you’re going to be toxic, be smart about it

[@Alexxxxxxxxxx3577]

Try Guys?? No thanks, I’m a Christian 😇

[@yerinbaekscandlelight]

@@Alexxxxxxxxxx3577LOL i almost thought you were being serious but then i remembered 😭😂

[@Staggs2200]

Also she said she signed a prenup.

[@MegaFlame57]

@THEDubbleHelixx well.... if you get invited by a friend to a dinner, and then can't be honest or else you risk said friend to get pissed an leave you to an enormous bill...

[@noxlupa2996]

The step dad is literally doing nothing wrong for not forcing a father relationship on someone who probably still remembers her bio dad

[@boomgirlbucko]

Yeah that was honestly an L take from Zach

[@EdoseLuez]

​@chumbc1374 yeah he sounded pretty entitled when he talked. His voice kinda annoyed me

[@Blue-kt1ed]

Yeah absolutely. I love my stepdad, he’s family, but he is NOT my father. He wants to be a father figure and my mother has even insinuated that i should see him that way because it makes him sad that i dont. Now, my stepmom does feel like a motherly figure to me, and i dont know why it's different but it is. when she told me that, i wanted to run as i felt so uncomfortable. I was around the same age as the girl when i met both my stepdad and stepmom. My parents are ok, i just cant see him that way.

[@pasc8699]

He should care about her like a stepfather would. Saying he is more like an uncle is like saying he wants to sleep with the mom but doesn’t care enough to put any effort into caring about her daughter. He should be asking another parent in his life for advice, not Reddit. He seems pretty immature. I agree with Zach

[@rebeccaa.245]

@@pasc8699 Well no, uncles still care about their niblings. Stepparents don’t need to be second moms and dads, they just need to be a trusted authority figure in the home bc at the end of the day they are the adults. If a parent/child-like relationship forms organically then great but it’s not necessary to be a good stepparent.

[@davidsantiagotate7380]

The idea of calling an asexual female friend daddy is hilarious. People who have a problem with that when they’re new to the group and only there because they’re a romantic partner have no right to judge or control that.

[@abbie_joan]

Yeah, especially when they make it clear it's a joke and not a kink at all. She's going through a jealous streak and refuses to back down from it because she is mad that she's not included in the joke.

[@fuzzylittlespider]

I was dead, I couldn’t stop laughing 😂 I hope that boyfriend sees the light and takes out the trash.

[@MollyGaia]

Maybe the gf is the one with a daddy fetish and hated someone else use it with her man lol then I might understand but even so what they do in private she shouldn't but in, and it's not only her bf it's the whole group. I think she mostly felt.left out and uncomfortable. She should've communicated better.

[@JalapenoBizniz]

Def an insecurity thing on the gf’s part. Sounds like she’s feeling weird about being out of the inside joke, because if she was there it probs would have been funny to her. So she’s trying to justify being uncomfy by projecting

[@hotsexyangel]

period

[@evegerbrandt7906]

As a person who grew up in a financially insecure household it ABSOLUTELY makes sense to me to value financial stability in a partner. If you have a family situation that’s volatile because your parents weren’t good with money, or because of extenuating circumstances you live in fear of losing everything by trusting and spending your life with the wrong people.

[@MitchellFace]

Bringing Zach in for an allergy story was such a great idea. Dude is allergic to everything.

[@haha5368]

like treadmills

[@muixlac]

​@zachh8179as he should? lol

[@name.333]

@zachh8179 LMFAO this take is so bizarre, grow up

[@jodoodlyboi2963]

​@zachh8179 bruh. He's being open about it because he's received gratefulness from others who can relate

[@M1AH]

his body is allergic to life

[@mercyfulnate]

Dude if my girlfriend said my body wash was causing her to breakout in hives I would change it so fast. What a weird reaction to something that’s so easy to change. Even if you were checked out of the relationship… you’re still causing someone else to break out in hives

[@MarvelOfRain]

She probably wanted to break up and wasn’t able to rationalize it, so the body wash was the only option. That or she is a huge pushover and her friends were pushing her to break up with him.

[@AnonymousC14]

​@@MarvelOfRainfrom the post they mentioned, it's their friends that's pushing the girlfriend to not change it for the reason of "oh yeah he's controlling"

[@weirdhamster7073]

Like literally!! I would do this for a flatmate so fast no questions asked and his GIRLFRIEND can't do this for him?! 💀

[@Vi_Vi_1]

Right?? Hell I would do this for a roommate, let alone a significant other. Even if you want to break up, just be an adult and break up instead of being dismissive of someone's actual health needs. Ridiculous behavior

[@morgank.6113]

I changed shampoo before because a girlfriend just didn't like the smell. I wanted her to like being around me, no allergens needed

[@christiwitsken9021]

OP in the first story is SO jealous and doesn’t want to be Jill’s friend, and tried to get their other friends to be on board with that too. OP sounds like she never matured past high school. It’s none of her biz about Jill’s marriage. Jill is an absolute legend for making OP pay for her own damn meal.

[@thesalteatingsloth]

Right? I was gonna comment along the same lines. OP's description of Jill at the beginning shows her jealousy. It had no bearing on the story but OP had to make sure everyone knew "between the two" of them, Jill's the "pretty one with the big breasts". Which means OP views herself as not that. Now Jill has a husband with money too? Yeah, she's jealous.

[@imgabiireyes]

right?? lol op needs to get new friends.

[@meowmew444]

Ikr that was so sad to hear Jill being treated that way after doing nothing but spoiling her friends. She wasn't flaunting anything, she simply got lucky financially and is sharing it with her loved ones. It's also so gross that OP was complaining about how hot Jill is in the beginning, it's so painfully obvious how envious she is of her.

[@dawnbassani9387]

To the Italian thing, bout a decade ago grandma told me my Grandpa was from balogna ...not impressed to hear my family came from crappy sandwich meat lmao

[@davidprince6877]

@@ajetc697 It was OPs side of the story though. If anything, it's probably worse.

[@samanthamcgowen9543]

I know Shane or anyone from Smosh will probably not see this but incase they do I feel like it would give them a smile. I struggle with depression and blah blah blah and even at some of my lowest feeling times, I can turn on Shane reading the Reddit stories and him and his guests always make me laugh. I adore these so much. I sometimes don't even watch, input my headphones on and clean while listening. It's honestly helped me so much. Much love to Shane and Smosh

[@itsnotmeitsyou2926]

The zero to sixty that Zach took from story 1 (“just work on yourself, it’ll be okay”) to story 2 (“I’m a broken baby bird, go to hell”) gave me emotional whiplash, and I’m here for it 😂.

[@MaybeAnnatar]

So, I was adopted at 15. When I was first taken in I REALLY didn't want the people who adopted me to immediately treat me like their daughter. It took time before I was willing to accept them as my parents and I'm really thankful they let me lead that instead of pushing that on me.

[@MaybeAnnatar]

Also Spencer is correct about the N64

[@rain_drops2723]

Exactly! The step dad just being a sort of uncle figure to me made sense and I never had an instance where I had to get used to having a new paternal figure. I can imagine that I wouldn’t want it in a way where immediately the person start acting like a parent. Parent-child type relationships is not something that just develops, it takes time, effort and love. So having a more causal relationship before that is so important. Hope everything is going well for u!

[@DanDanDoe]

@@MaybeAnnatarEh, the N64 definitely aged a lot, but I’m not familiar enough with other consoles of the time to know if it’s a lot worse compared to the others. The controller is pretty weird, but it never stopped my friends and me. Some of my friends owned a ps2, ps3, xbox 360, yet my N64 remained popular. I can imagine PS1 is easier to get into now, as the controller hasn’t really changed over time. The best games on the N64 are still pretty great, albeit graphically old. The controller is holding the N64 back, especially because most original controllers have nearly useless joysticks now, but I recently got a Brawler64 controller and it’s a lot more intuitive. No more weird third leg to worry about.

[@char4177]

I was thinking about that too! I have older half siblings and their dad passed when they were old enough to remember him as their father, so my dad was always an additional parent for them but not “dad.” They’ve always called him by his first name and even after our mom died, he’s still in their lives because of the additional parent thing. He’s still grandpa to their kids. I honestly think it’s super normal

[@mattuwu9978]

If I ever have kids, they’ll absolutely be adopted, aiming between the ages of 5-16 (when chances of adoption absolutely plummet). I wouldn’t ever expect my potential kid(s)/adoptee(s) to view me as a parent, whether it’s 3 years down the line or 20 years down the line. Of course it would be great if I became a parental figure to them, but at the end of the day I would be just fine with being seen as a safe place to land when life gets tough - a resource for them to utilize if they need it.

[@moonriverinc7896]

As someone who has accidentally run into a murder house (and other morbid death houses) just because they like taking long walks in their neighborhood, I can confirm that elderly neighbors are foaming at the mouth to gossip with anybody walking by these places. As an adult I like getting these stories from them personally, but I would be furious if a stranger was out telling these gruesome stories about my house to my kids just for shock value.

[@alexshaw8167]

So inappropriate that someone told a 16 year old gruesome details of that story, they honestly should not have spoken to the young girl in the first place

[@Mattriarc]

Yea... I kinda have to feel like they had to know they were gonna imbue some sort of paranoia onto her because she is so young

[@LovelyJulesTX]

Italian story it turns out the OP wasn't even an Italian and was lying. Reddit did a a dive into her account history and found her all account. She claimed to be German, Australian. Spanish, Egyptian and much more.

[@chickensandwich8808]

Which tracks as far as reddit is concerned. That said, she also isn't technically wrong in this case. Though I'm only speaking more from what I know of the close friend I have who is Italian and his family. Gigi is a nickname I have heard more often for "Gina" which is a girls name. So I thought it strange when OP mentioned it was a boys nickname. But, I also heard Gina is a modern take on Luigina. And that Gigi as a nickname can be unisex. Take what I have to say with a grain of salt though. xD

[@LovelyJulesTX]

@@chickensandwich8808 everything you just said is wrong about the name Gigi.

[@claudiodimaio]

Yeah, also we here in Italy have a couple of names that are unisex, like Andrea Most people called like that are males, but still there are some females called Andrea I don't remember what's the other name that's unisex lol Also I've met many girls that go by Gigi, and it's not from Luigiana wtf is that name

[@av2279]

Apart from the OP lying for attention... So what nickname do Italians give to their girls named things like Gianna and Giovanna? Why can't they just be called Gigi also? This whole thing was so stupid.

[@williamhu7875]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@av2279for Gianna something like Ginny and for Giovanna mainly Gio, that would sound something like Joe, it’s not really a big deal in Italy we don’t really care, there is just the rule that you can’t give a name to your child that could make his life miserable and would make him be bullied for it.

[@RickiAMcG]

45:51 I live in Italy and one of my friends has a girl named Bella, so when she entered into an Italian school, she’d introduce herself, “Sono Bella.” The classmates were a little confused because she kept introducing herself saying “I’m pretty”, them not understanding that it was her actual name. It was really cute.

[@aleks-33]

...my niece is called Bella lmao I will tell this to her mom. Hope my sister won't react like in this AITA thread 😂 Also I saw a meme pic of a lady's LinkedIn that said "imagine her introducing herself in France..." her name? Gemma Pell. 😂😂😂😂😂😂🇫🇷

[@TillyP]

"don't move in with your partner when you're 21, you're too young" is such a refreshing statement compared to that time Rachel and Ify dragged that 23-year-old girl for still living with her family at 23 and then Rachel saying she didn't want to let other people define her timeline

[@Rainbow-jq7gi]

I was soooooo annoyed during that episode when they said that. Even just remembering it rn pisses me off

[@sechabatheletsane9784]

Its ALWAYS ALWAYS the people who say life is your own journey that are the 1st to drag people when they dont meet the standard timeline that society dictates.

[@SurashreeRC]

Which episode was that?

[@coffeeberry9399]

​@@SurashreeRCWorst Families episode

[@Gloomcookie96]

I'm almost 27 and still live with my parents. I have major physical health issues as well as depression and anxiety. I don't know that there will ever be a time I live alone, just with a partner or roommate because it wouldn't be safe for me. I'm gray-asexual so it's harder for me to be attracted to people and my health issues keep me from even leaving the bed somedays so that is part of why I'm still with my parents.

[@jessesobel7448]

I dont think Zach understood what the step father meant by "more like an uncle". He means he cares for her, and wants to be a trust worthy guardian. He doesn't want to replace the image of the step daughter's dad. Especially a teenager wouldn't want that to happen to them.

[@sarahmillman5093]

I was quite young when my mother started a long term relationship and even at 8 or so I was determined that this guy was NOT my dad and would never call him anything other than his first name. To be fair, my situation is probably pretty different because my parents were divorced rather than widowed and my mom’s bf was a creep, but I think it’s common for kids to not want their parents new partners to try to parent them.

[@JonnnytheDM]

thank you man, I got really annoyed by his words about OP having to "step up" or something. This girl ist 16 and probably does NOT want a "new dad" Beeing supportive and a friend with a little authority is the best he could have done, unless otherwise stated by her mother or herself!

[@blackygreen92]

As a child of divorce, I liked my stepdad, often more than my biological mom, but he was NOT my dad. But he was a great guy and was good to me. We liked the same stuff and had the same sense of humor.

[@ieatgremlins]

@@JonnnytheDMhe made up a whole room for her. He definitely did step up. I didn’t like his take on that either.

[@ChaChaChaddio]

Yea he's an ignorant buzzfeed liberal what do you expect lol

[@PepiiChu]

The story where the girlfriend refused to change the bodywash is ridicolous lol. I love the conversation they had after, it is so true, like whenever my partner and I go buy parfumes for example, we just don't choose the ones what the other doesn't like, and this is just a case of smelling like something, not having allergic reactions.

[@Samuel_Caine]

Shayne every episode, “you read reddit?” Everyone else, “nope, I stay away”.

[@cowgba]

After seeing some especially wild Reddit comments and getting curious enough to look at the posters' profiles, I now understand why Reddit users have a bad reputation. Lots of very strong opinions on the opposite sex from people with a post history like "I'm 30 and I've never been in a relationship, how do I get a date."

[@trumanbadra8003]

yeah i read it on reddit

[@Dakarai_Knight]

​@@cowgbaYea, luckily I'm not on that side of reddit. I'm there for game subreddits, engineering , gay things, and vocab words 😋.

[@Dakarai_Knight]

​@@cowgbaYea, luckily I'm not on that side of reddit. I'm there for game subreddits, engineering , gay things, and vocab words 😋.

[@TheMRS.KKDrydale]

“I’m a wounded little baby bird f***ing protect me… oh my god go to hell!” 😂😂😂 Zach is my favorite

[@KJDeAngelo]

“Evolution should have weeded me out” 😂

[@nationalinstituteofcheese3012]

“I shit for days!”

[@melbell0865]

After seeing Zach here, it just makes me think of how the other Try Guys would react to some of these Reddit stories. Imagine how much shade would be thrown if Eugene and Damien were on an episode together.

[@melodychance9399]

WAIT that would be such a dope combo, I know Eugene's busy with his other projects but I want this so badly now 😭

[@robwilliamson5082]

Chanse would never forgive production for not pairing him with Eugene lol

[@leslieg108]

OMG. OMG. I need this now.

[@raeg1100]

What if all 3 were in an episode together?

[@MonkeyMae25]

Ok here me out, a combo that would throw all the shade, Damien, Chanse, Tommy, and Eugene? It would be epic

[@astralax]

Zach was the best Smosh guest I've seen. "Where can people find you?" "Google." Iconic.

[@jessicavangenderen6540]

The dude with the stepdaughter clearly has a respectful and affectionate relationship with his gfs daughter. Hes respected the boundaries of their relationship and developed one where they are both comfortable. He even had a room set up for her at his house, like not a guest room, and actual room for her. Step-parents dont have to have nor should they automatically assume entitlement to a parental relationship. Sometimes its best for them to have just a respectful, loving adult figure relationship. As a step kid i freaking wish that sort if consideration had been made for me.

[@AntProxy]

As a fellow step kid, same.

[@gracebirnbaum8655]

Yeah he sounds great, I didn’t love the rants about him

[@richardchen7062]

Zach is normally an upstanding guy. But that was out of line from him.

[@vincentjonesvr]

Zach during this whole section had me going "Dude you're a dick."

[@ashleyjohnson9651]

​@@vincentjonesvri feel like he heard the line about "im more like a fun uncle" and got too into his head thinking the guy was one of those people that gets into a serious relationship with a single mom and doesnt expect to have any actual responsibility (like the 'i need breakfast and Hole' guy from a dif smosh reddit video), and didnt process the parts talking about how the mom and daughter were involved in deciding his behavior. and although it is wrong in some cases, "you should be an actual parent to your stepchild" certainly isnt the worst hill to die on as far as bad takes we've seen the guests/cast in smosh reddit videos have relating to the reddit stories

[@TattyLocks]

The amount of stories that can be summed up by 'you just don't like your partner', (Almond loving GF and Retro hating BF) is honestly so funny and just straight up shocking at the same time... Like why are you even dating this person?

[@DannyMakesVideosIGuess]

People are scared to be alone and jump from one partner to the next until they feel safe enough to stay. It's a really sad way to live.

[@annabeatrizzimmermann7708]

I often think the number of people that are together just because, and don't actually care much at all for each other, is much bigger *than we expect.

[@junglejin3096]

Tbf I've been in relationships before where I really like them or even love them at first and then over time my little pet peeves about them start to grow and I can't be with them anymore. But its something you have to realise and be honest about

[@Rin-wm7hr]

This is why us gays make so many jokes questioning if the straights are ok because all of the jokes about straight people are of them hating their partners and it's sad. But in all seriousness it's societal pressure, we've been taught from little on up that if you aren't in a relationship you're failing. Why haven't you found your prince yet? With that too we don't ever see anyone breaking up in fairytales and society still views it in a bad light for many people so you end up feeling trapped

[@kolldm]

I think it’s that they find someone attractive physically/surface level but expect them to change their interests and *cough* allergic tolerance to fit their idea of what they want in a relationship once they’re already dating. It’s not ‘I want to care about what they’re interested in from the beginning’, it’s ‘we’ll get along eventually because that’s how relationships work, even if it means they have to change who they are.’ … clearly it doesn’t work out that well to expect your partner to completely scrap their personality or safety for you lol

[@hannahbee2796]

The Daddy story made me think about how my nickname has always been "Mom". It started when I was younger in school, I was always known as "the mom friend" because I always had everything someone would need in my bag, and I was the one who gave good advice. We're in our mid twenties now, and my friends will call me when they're sad and my response is normally something like, "Come over, I'm making pesto tonight and we can watch movies". I always took care of those I cared about, and so people have always called me mom. And those who have called me Mom for the last decade now call my boyfriend of 5 years "Dad" not only because he's dating Mom, but also because he acts like their dad. He's the person they call to ask car questions to, he's the one they call when their sink is leaking, and he's the one they run they're boyfriends through to get "boyfriend material" approval from along with me. We have accepted our given roles as mom and dad.❤

[@elmatilda]

this is so cute

[@shivani9308]

Aww this is so sweet. My friends call me mom or mommy because I give motherly vibes, take care of them and help them. I find it more endearing than weird because of their reason for calling me that

[@HAnnB24]

I've often been referred to as "the mom friend" and a coworker sometimes calls me "mom" as a joke because I'm the manager and the one to put an end to jokes that are on track to get out of hand.

[@elfpowergripprimer]

my friend calls me "mama" 😭 i think it has something to mainly do with us both being mexican, but i have been told by a lot of people i have "maternal energy".

[@KuromiTheLastRakkyo]

STOP THAT IS SO ADORABLE

[@annamarieisms]

Shayne holding himself back from throwing hands over the N64 slander 😂😂😂

[@chrisbigelow7916]

I’m going to miss Spencer. He was so funny. It so sad they had to forcibly remove him from the property.

[@Joy-uf9pg]

What do you mean? He's leaving smosh?

[@lepanzon]

@@Joy-uf9pgI think it’s a joke because of what he said about the N64

[@zetathebeasto]

Gonna be miss. Was a good dude. I wish him the best 😢😂

[@mauricioraigosaclavijo8833]

​@Joy-uf9pg Spencer had an opinion, a wrong one but an opinion after all.

[@ragnarlarsen7188]

Shame. Right shame... But he shouldn't have been wrong.

[@soulgazer11]

OP: Jill is only with her husband for his money! Also OP: I can't believe Jill is making me pay for my own bill, she has money!

[@jurgnobs1308]

but she literally did get with that guy for the money. Jill is a sex worker in denial. plain and simple. and I have nothing against sex workers. I just dislike how gold diggers often look down on them as if they were any different.

[@amandaleona]

Shayne saying he watched so much of the Beauty and the Beast VHS, and him ultimately reading lots of books as an adult is so endearing.

[@MoonTemple]

yeah i think its cute

[@proverbialloaf]

I love him 🥹

[@swimfast724]

40:43 "gagging noises" like seriously b*tch is that necessary?? Omg 😂

[@andreponniah9900]

Spencer calling Zach "kitten" gave me a Raven-style flashback to that time Kiana made a meme about Spencer's homoerotic tendencies on twitter

[@flo163]

hell yeah

[@Tjoffex]

Same, even more when he called Shayne "Daddy" XD.

[@annabeatrizzimmermann7708]

OMG YES "cockenheimer" will never leave my mind

[@ooriiaxx]

desperately waiting for him to be on you posted that

[@shmoopydarling]

Zach liking it was so funny too

[@redukos]

Story 1: She's sour because their positions kinda switched since highschool. In highschool, OP had her fun, had BFs, slept around, and had regular money In highschool, Goldie (OP's friend) had no boyfriend, no money, hence no fun Now, OP still has her fun, still has BFs, no kids, and still has regular money While now, Goldie has insane fun, a husband, 2 kids, and crazy money I think it's the fact to have witnessed someone starting from so low (to the point to need free food), and ending up so far above her in every possible way that makes OP feel bitter

[@itz_koki]

Wouldn't be surprised if OP was only friends with Jill because she thought Jill was "beneath her" or that she was better than Jill bc she went to college and Jill didn't and now OP is jealous that Jill is wealthier

[@billieking2257]

also why is it okay for men to have a type that puts down other women but the women who say “Hey I would like someone who is financial stable” or “I would prefer someone who is in this position” we’re gold diggers? I mean, I get there is some out there that become financially abusive once they marry the individual who has the money but like, come on. financial stability, who doesn’t want it?

[@BENI_MMNA]

Riiight? Especially as women who'd like to start a family, you just know that you're going to be the primary caretaker in the house. Might as well make sure you find a man who can afford you staying home with the kids.

[@jacforswear18]

She's just completely jealous. The writer doesn't give a single example of the rich friend "flaunting her money." She treated her friends to dinner (sharing her money) and she talked about her birthday trip (sharing about her life). The writer also didn't say a single thing about the husband other than that he is rich, which means that is all that the WRITER pays attention to. As a couple they already had one thing in common (yoga) so there is no grounding in her claim that her friend is gold digging, she just happened to want someone with money, but she didn't even have a string of shitty rich partners just to use their money. The rich friend seems to have held out for an actual partner who is also rich. If anyone is the gold digger its the writer -- she doesn't like her friend at all, but is clearly hanging on for the benefits of having a rich friend!

[@billieking2257]

@@BENI_MMNA I have certain interests and I love performing. If I got the opportunity to quit working full time and just perform while my partner is the breadwinner, sign me the hell up! 😂

[@michelledawn7446]

So for the first story, OP was upset that her friend was flaunting wealth but yet had no issue when she thought the friend was going to pay for her meal? And then got mad when that didn’t happen? You’re mad at your friend for having money and call her a gold digger but have no issue reaping the benefits of it? Weird.

[@gisselleperezmoreno1910]

That’s true maybe she did previously flaunt her wealth but in that case don’t expect anything 😂

[@BusinessSkrub]

100% lol. For someone so hautily against the money flaunting, she seemed real ready to get a free ride out of it 🤔

[@ChrisisComics]

you dont get it. It was never about envy or the having a lot of money. It was about her friend not being honest about her reason for the relationship, which is obvious. But go and ramble on.

[@tdarkhorse4]

@@ChrisisComics except the prenup.

[@AndengStuff]

​@@ChrisisComicswhat do you mean? OP wrote that Jill said it's what attracted her to him at first but fell inlove in the process. Which is how normal relationships works. I think OP is spiteful and bitter that her beautiful friend waited and got what she wanted, which is a rich husband who obviously loves her.

[@destinyawaitsno1589]

14:28 as someone with eczema, who is allergic to literally perfumes and dyes preach Zach preach

[@alphasquad4zombies]

For the Gigi/Luigi story, I’m Native American (Seneca specifically). Gigi in our language would be spelled Ji’ji’ (pronunciation is very close with a glottal stop between the syllables), which means evil spirits. So even on US soil the name can have a bad connotation. I also have a white great grandmother who goes by Gigi, we’ve told her the double meaning and she just laughed. There’s thousands of languages in the world and we give the words power. No point dwelling on connotations that have no bearing over your everyday life. Anyways, love the show!! Keep it up!!

[@PhilVaive]

Sometimes words means different things in different languages. The french word for seal is pronounced "fuck". The fact that the word pronounced like that is a swear word in English doesn't mean that the French have to change their word for seal. It's one thing to tell your grandmother that her name has a different meaning, but another to tell a new mom that she sealed up by naming her daughter something (edited to replace "dolphin" with "seal", cause it's been like 25 years since I learned that fact and mixed up my animals haha)

[@leighdrawson8562]

​@@PhilVaivejust a correction, it's the French word for Seal, not dolphin

[@ApollineLepetit]

​@@PhilVaiveFrench person here, I was confused for a moment because the french word for dolphin is pretty close to the english one (it's "dauphin")... The word you were thinking of is another sea animal : "phoque", it translates to "seal". The pronunciation is indeed close to the word "fuck" and many French people use that to make some puns, sometimes they end up on t-shirts 🦭 But I like the phrase "you dolphined up", it reminds me of the dolphin censor sound effect !

[@PhilVaive]

@@ApollineLepetit haha I learned that in elementary school so it's been a few years lol! Thanks for the re-education!

[@PhilVaive]

@@leighdrawson8562 thanks leigh! I had a feeling I should double check that lol

[@jordan-kz6go]

As someone who lost their dad and who’s mom is currently engaged, as much as I love my moms fiancé, he understands that he is not my dad and our relationship is healthiest with that boundary. That being said, I don’t think it’s weird that the step dad isn’t necessarily a parental figure to kim, it may be a boundary that she has placed as well.

[@markburt7895]

100%

[@ScreamTelehead]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@tylerolson3261]

Yeah as a child of separated parents this is very real

[@pasc8699]

Would you have been mad if your step dad bought a murder house for you to move into and he didn’t care enough to tell you about the history of it? I think the difference is the level of trust and respect you expect from a parental figure vs a distant relative

[@ScreamTelehead]

@@pasc8699 my god, it’s just a house. People die everywhere. I wouldn’t think twice about buying a house where someone died if it was cheaper in this economy. Besides, he said he was going to tell them later

[@conway589]

Did anyone else immediately think that Zach might be traumatized by Reddit and that’s why he stays away?😂

[@gudkush420]

Oh 100%

[@chilltheheckoutwithava1454]

Do you think it was jolly rancher or Colby? 😂

[@wym1814]

That was my first thought when he was asked about it

[@Duckduckobtusegoose]

@@chilltheheckoutwithava1454probably the Ned stuff being leaked in their subreddit lol

[@VideoMeltdown]

*Shayne starts reading a story about someone who cheated on their spouse* Zach: not again...

[@alejandroatoche858]

As an Italian descendant living in Italy I laughed my ass off with the “NTA, just italian” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@king0fspades36]

I think a great reddit story theme would be finding posts from the other side of the story. like reading a 'i cheated on my gf aita' then afterwards reading a 'hi, im the gf, heres the real story'

[@belindarocky961]

Ooo I love those types of reddit encounters. Haha. A follow-up from the other perspective.

[@Nikifuj908]

YES! Upvote this!

[@Mattlovesanime64]

I think the “daddy” story is a classic “girlfriend feels threatened by her boyfriend’s female friend” situation.

[@wkxeov6128]

except it isnt lmao. she was right. asexuality does not give people a pass

[@tychopanda]

​@@wkxeov6128Nope. She wasn't right.

[@hinasakukimi]

@@wkxeov6128 a "pass"???? a pass for what??? she didn't do anything wrong

[@robine9973]

The girlfriend may have experienced sa from someone that would use that word with her. 😔

[@HylianHo3]

​@@robine9973 she would've approached it differently, stop trying to paint her in a better picture

[@chloehuettig5981]

No but spencer is so right, like he’s 21, with his own place! and she’s 25 living with her parents and refusing to compromise on an allergy. There is some wild maturity differences on both sides the whole way around

[@leeb5112]

i would have to know why she’s living with her parents bc everyone’s situation is different, but with the context of what she seems to be like as a person it doesn’t bode well lmao

[@kutenno3763]

I'm wondering if there was baggage on her end from perhaps a previous relationship she might've been projecting onto him.

[@astridhannestad8323]

Shayne talking about home habits can make or break a relationship reminded me of my mum telling me that my brother said he couldn’t date with someone as messy as me. I’m admittedly very cluttered, and understand that it can be hard to live with if you’re more organised. So as an older sister I’m happy to have provided this life experience for him

[@p.adolpha7808]

I’m real glad Spencer brought up the potential of preferred step-parent dynamics, cuz I can understand what Zach is saying, but I would honestly be livid if my dad died and some dude dating my mom was like “oh by the way I’m your future new dad”, like absofuckinglutely not lmao

[@alimckinney7407]

Yeah I get where Zach was coming from but every step parent/child relationship is different and needs to be discussed between the family on what the boundaries are.

[@kiraalldredge48]

This is what a friend of mine had happen to him. His dad died and then a step dad came in and insisted he was the new dad. My friend is no contact with his family now.

[@Naramiah]

Zach honestly irritated me on this topic. I have a stepmother. She isn't my mom. She is more like an aunt. I think I met her when I was like 14 or something. She likes me and my siblings, but we don't feel that way about her and if she pushed the issue, I'd get pissed. I'm an adult now and I still feel the same.

[@gilly_axolotl]

He also was convinced the body wash guy must've done *something* else to give reason to the gf calling him controlling. There's a chance he has some self-internalized bias against guys. Not sure. I'm saying this as a woman as well lol

[@Sargas-wielder]

​@@gilly_axolotli took the bodywash thing as more "doing a 180 and suddenly calling it controlling is wild, there must be context leading to that shift that could be assholery from either side" rather than "he must have done something wrong to make her act that way"

[@beluwuart]

As a latin-american i can confirm getting hurt for not having anything to give the robbers is ABSOLUTELY a latin-american moment

[@shadiacarmona4434]

I confirm the theory. Seems like colombia smells like Colombia IM SURE this story it’s about Coombia 🤣🤣🤣🤣 (im from Colombia by the way)

[@oscarard7482]

Honestly, this could soo happen in Costa Rica too hahah in fact something kinda similar happened to a close friend lol

[@Isa-xe6vk]

Right?? Brazilian here and recently my coworker bought a "robber's phone" - as in a cellphone that he can give the robber in case he gets mugged - and we were talking about how it couldn't be just any cheap phone, otherwise he could be beaten up 😅

[@oscarard7482]

@@Isa-xe6vk hhahahaha it has to be in the sweet spot between cheap, but that they can at least sell for a couple of fixes XD

[@Isa-xe6vk]

@@oscarard7482 exactly! Gotta respect the rustle lol

[@Moonlight_Renegade]

That first story pissed me off…calling your friend a gold digger and then getting mad that she didn't pay for your meal is WILD

[@OmegaGuess]

Yeah, fun how his money is dirty and unseemly...but certainly good enough to get her some free food.

[@HamelinSong]

52:00 Yeah, no one has been named Luigina in Italy since 1865. The only Gigi I know is Pierluigi Buffon the goalkeeper, Gigi D'Alessio the singer and Gigi Proietti the actor. If I met an Italian Gigi I would 100% assume they are a guy.

[@Highspirekid13]

The look Zach and Shayne gave each other when Spencer said Goldeneye was awful really made me laugh

[@Mogu940]

As an Italian, I can confirm the Gigi/Luigi thing is true, and also that the law mentioned is true. Like we have a law that even prohibits us to use names from famous fictional characters, so you can't name your son Goku for example. My name is also a weird one. It's Simone, which is a male (and common) name here in Italy but a female name in... almost every other country I think?

[@CassandraFae]

It’s like how in Russia Sasha is considered a men’s name but in most countries Sasha is considered a girls name

[@justdrop]

Here I thought Gigi was short for Gianna.

[@Somecatdied]

​@@CassandraFaeSasha is a short for Alexander/ Alexandria/Alexandra so both genders can have it

[@yoursjuli]

only semi-related, i went to school with a québécois ftm trans guy (i went to school with him before he ever came out or started transitioning), and his birth-given name is Mattia ("MAH-tyah" or "MAH-tee-uh" w/ an american accent), which he told me way back when we had first met is the Boy spelling of that name (pretty sure the girl version is mattea, like mattea from jeopardy). so he literally just kept it because he was like "i mean like why would i change it!" and i love that for him

[@aufrechtgehn1]

@@CassandraFae In Germany, Sascha would be considered as a boy's name, too. Simone would be female, Gigi would be male, Andrea (which to my knowledge also is a male name in Italy) would be female. All of that of course is generally spoken.

[@mrskeely8605]

What’s crazy about allergies is it can present itself as non life threatening for years when you come in contact with it and then one day you can go into anaphylactic shock when you come into contact with it. It’s too unpredictable to take unnecessary risks

[@mirofeya]

Quincke's edema isn't a joke. You could die in 5 min if things go wrong.

[@shipsallships]

Yep, that’s why I don’t play around with my partner’s tree nut allergy because that exact situation happened to his dad. My poor partner sniffs peanut butter jars because he misses it so much 😂 its so sad

[@MarinasFitness]

This scares me slightly because I have an allergy to many trees, flowers, and grass. I can't exactly avoid it....

[@tinaday189]

Ate tomatoes fine for years, just a small itch from the juice if I cut it up, then took ONE BITE from a BLT and my face went numb, just spread from lips to nose to throat, like a botched anesthesia job at the dentist.

[@stealthanimates]

Very true. About a year ago we learned that my brother was allergic to peanuts, yet he had been eating them his whole life. His favorite candy was Reeses. But when he started having minor health problems, and we figured out he was allergic, we stopped letting him eat peanut butter right away. The doctor said if he had continued to eat it, he probably would have had to have been hospitalized within the next couple months cuz his body wouldn't have been able to handle it. And since it's been so long since he last ate peanut butter, if he eats it now he may have a serious allergic reaction that could be life threatening, even tho he had gone 90% of his life eating it

[@MayzieGK]

13:55 "Evolution should have weeded me out." Same Zach, same.

[@Swabblydoo]

I opened the comments and read this right as he said it, that was cool

[@abbystarheart1]

It's so funny to me that they keep calling the neighbor creepy when I 10000% imagined an old lady gossiping hard-core LOL

[@oddball_03]

I did too LOL

[@NoiseDay]

Maybe more old lady gossips need to be called creepy so they think twice about their behavior.

[@abbystarheart1]

@@NoiseDay yknow what, I don't disagree lol

[@annabeatrizzimmermann7708]

i definitely picture an elderly person, just bored and looking for new info about the neighborhood, happening to also run her mouth without thinking much of it. god knows i have heard wild things from grannys lol love them tho

[@jonathanbrooks9768]

Ol ladies are scary as hell under the right circumstances

[@jimjimjimmy7793]

For the murder house thing, he doesn’t have to take the daughter in as his own if he marries her mom. It’s not his kid. All he has to do is respect her as a person and actually care about her which he did by making a room for her and telling her friends can come over. Now her being scared is a whole other problem.

[@darkamora5123]

Right, "She wants a dad" is horribly presumptuous. What she wants is her mom to be happy. She already had a dad.

[@Vipre-]

@@darkamora5123 Exactly, for all we know it was the girl who asked it be that way and he's respecting her boundary.

[@clutterbot7279]

agreed! it was very uncomfortable watching Zach go so hard on that point when that was incredibly presumptuous and i'd feel grossed out if my stepfather tried to pretend we were "actual family" just because he got married.

[@ktjabs5620]

Oh thank Bob....I wasn't the only one thinking zach was wrong. Lol.

[@the379th]

Came here to say that.

[@asavagegarden]

just a heads up for zach about story 5, just because they agree in not having a father-daughter relationship doesnt make them assholes. maybe she doesnt want someone to replace her dad but having an uncle figure is enough for her, and him not pushing himself as a dad is great because they have boundaries and can still love eachother.

[@batking4342]

Agreed! Sometimes the child is young enough that they need a dad. Other times they're old enough

[@holdendewit7088]

This. In my last relationship i had conversations with my ex about what kind of relationship she thought I should develop with the kids. They still had their dad's in their lives and I was never trying to replace them. Did I love them and see them as my son's? Yes, but never would I call them my son's to them or in front of them nor would I push any sort of paternal relationship because that's not my place in their life. I will say, I regret getting emotionally invested in their happiness and growth and their lives because even though I was ready to leave my abusive ex I was nowhere near ready to leave children I'd sort of emotionally adopted as my own and I still find myself praying for their health and safety and happiness often. I miss my sons, and I say this to point out, someone else's relationship with their step children is really nobody else's business to decide, outside of the obvious "dont traumatize or abuse them"

[@Madilizon]

Yes! As someone who got a "stepfather" when I was like 14 I did not want another father figure after my dad passed so I call my step-dad by his first name and we are both comfortable with that

[@VVolfkid]

Yes i was thinking the same thing! The post even mentioned the biological father passing away so it wouldn't shock me if this is the preferred dynamic in the family. I had an absent father myself and when my mother got into a new relationship (i was ten) it took us almost 7 years to truly get along BECAUSE he was insistant initially to be a father to me wich i really did not want (there waa some other stuff but this was a BIG factor why it took so long). Some children just don't want a replacement and it seemed clear to me in the way he spoke about the daughter that he does care just doesn't view himself as her dad. Defo think Zach jumped the gun with that take 😅

[@MrRaziza]

seconded. my parents divorced when I was 10, and my mom didn’t even start dating until I was already 16. I had absolutely no desire for another parental figure, and it was agreed that her new partner/common law would not be filling that role. obviously it never prevented either of us from helping each other out, but it never bridged into “parenting”. completely reasonable for this situation to be similar.

[@MrRydude17]

I actually respect the hell outta Spencer for his takes on those older games. Too many people are afraid to admit that sometimes things in the past just don’t hold up nowadays, because people who do really love those games can get really aggressive when defending them. But he made his point in a really respectful way for the most part, I thought.

[@gigig1661]

As someone from a big Italian family with the nickname Gigi I can confirm that little girl will be called luigi alot

[@HouseMDaddict]

See but you actually have an Italian family. The girl who called her husband "Italian" as if he was straight from Italy versus him being loosely connected by ancestry there, made an oopsy not googling her potential kid's name.

[@nat22968]

They should get her a lil green hat

[@FrannyMcFranster]

Also, I'd say the nickname for Luigina would be Gigina or Gigia. I knew a Luigina and everyone called her Gigia, but I think Gigina is more common.

[@bc9085]

I'm italian, I live in Italy, I confirm. But also, I don't get why the mum is so upset. In America it's a common girl name, she didn't named her daughter John...

[@FrannyMcFranster]

@@bc9085 Più o meno è come se l'avesse chiamata Andrea, che da noi è un nome maschile, ma nel resto d'Europa è femminile

[@PhilVaive]

Spencer saying "I thought that train was coming out of the screen" was an INSANE reference!!!! There's a myth that one of the first motion pictures ever screened in theatres caused people to panic and freak out, because they thought that the train in the video was going to hit them. AMAZING reference Spencer!

[@raquel_sofia512]

I think that story is pretty well known 😭everyone laughed lmao

[@TimelordsAndAngels]

I didn’t realize that! Fun trivia.. I love Spencer’s mind… he’s so quick!

[@Lunabyes]

@@raquel_sofia512 I got the impression they were informing the comments. Of course spencer and the crew knew the reference lol.

[@violent_femme]

I didnt know this story! Super cool, made me enjoy the video more now that im in on the reference :)

[@raquel_sofia512]

well he said it's an INSANE reference and I'm saying it's not that insane @@Lunabyes

[@crodudebro]

That girlfriend saying they shouldn't call that person daddy and controlling her bf is crazy. It's a friend group dynamic you can't come in and change it.

[@sarahkelly7991]

And that clapback was so perfect

[@Asmodeuslvr]

On the girlfriend who was obsessed with the 90s, a lot of that story was alerting me to her potentially being autistic. I'm autistic myself and listening to the same song or watching the same handful of things on repeat because of being fixated. My heart breaks for her because I've been treated badly by partners or family for my fixations, mainly them being 'childish'. Why can women never have hobbies? Why can men never express their emotions in a healthy way? :((( Also, as someone with skin sensitivities to certain synthetic fragrances (for example I break out in hives if I use scented laundry detergent) these things are not a joke 😭 and they are not fun at all! I've had to lay naked in the bathroom covered in calamine lotion from head to toe because one of my shirts got mixed in with my mom's laundry and got scented detergent in it and I was covered in hives that burned so bad that wearing clothes made me want to throw up. I can't believe she tried to say OP's allergy was being controlling.

[@diaryofmikuz]

this is exactly what i thought. or atleast that shes neurodivergent. it's also alarming how much intense hatred he has for the things his girlfriend likes??

[@heyitsnicki644]

What gets me about that first story is that she mentions her friend grew up poor and that was looking for financial stability in a relationship, but then calls her a gold digger. Did it never occur to her that she didn't want any future children she had to go through what she went through growing up? Maybe she's not a gold digger but didn't want to continue dealing with financial hardship all her life? That's not a crazy thing to wish for.

[@kennedy.5152]

i think gold digger is such a dumb insult too. like if someone wants to marry another person for their money, why do other people get so pressed? people get married for all sorts of reasons that aren’t just love.

[@heyitsnicki644]

@@kennedy.5152 I think it depends on the intention. Like, if someone is with another purely for their money, doesn't care about them at all, I can see the intention there. But if someone actually cares about someone, but also likes how they can provide for them, I don't feel like that's a gold digger.

[@samanthaM7119]

Along with that there is also absolutely no reason to talk down to someone that wants to marry someone with a good income. I’m sorry Sharon, I want to live comfortably and not struggle to make ends meet. Great if you don’t care about finances, but never talk down to someone that wants the grander things in life, especially when they never had them prior

[@StrawberryCakeStudiosYT]

@@heyitsnicki644honestly, hearing OPs story about Jill ain’t right, Jill is totally in the right to want financial stability from her man - if she wants to be traditional/or whatever roles she wants to fill in the family she’s in. we should all strive to have financial stability before we have a kid. I know it’s not possible for everyone, but the fact is financial stability for yourself is a win - even if you don’t have kids or a partner.

[@miraculoushufflepuff9526]

“Evolution should have weeded me out. I’m a wounded little baby bird, fucking protect me” had me laughing so hard I couldn’t breathe. 😂😂😂😂

[@sp00kyg1rl]

Legit same 😂😂😂😂

[@miraculoushufflepuff9526]

@@sp00kyg1rl glad I’m not alone 🤣

[@sp00kyg1rl]

@@miraculoushufflepuff9526 idk how the world hasn’t weeded me out yet so that hit so deep in the funniest way 😂😂😂

[@keiraphenix2315]

You know what? Respect to Spencer for stating his opinion in objective straightforward manner and saying it with his whole chest and sticking to it

[@NachoCheeseDorito-Kun]

Much as I dosagree with him, that entire conversation was a _gem._

[@MizuFujimori]

Hes so real and so right

[@atlucas1321]

Hes not wrong though.

[@AammaK]

I love the innevitable pattern in these episodes where at some point sooner or later someone of the people here start recapping all the stories together by making a sort of smashup of all of their details like at 58:28 this just keeps organically happening in like most of the episodes and it's fascinating

[@Fluff_Noodles]

It's because they're all comedians/entertainment personalities. The best comedic tool is a callback because the punchline is already written

[@TiredGardener470]

The response to the murder house where the guys are disgusted the guy has an uncle/niece relationship with his step daughter is peak "tell me you've never dated someone with teenaged or adult kids without actually saying it." She's 16. She doesn't need a new daddy, she needs a good relationship with her mom's partner. You don't force parenthood on someone that old.

[@jacoosacoon118]

Okay... THANK YOU. I thought it was weird as well! Like... my stepfather was NOT my dad and he married my mother when I was 5. I knew my dad and had a great relationship with him at the time, didnt need another one.

[@tentardigrades968]

Completely agree.

[@PhilVaive]

I got the sense that Shayne really disagreed but didn't want to call his guest out on the show. But maybe I was just imagining that cause I love Shayne and can't stand Zach lol

[@14vatochongo]

​@@PhilVaiveagreed

[@saucyboy3013]

@@PhilVaiveNo me too though! Because in a previous episode (Wholesome stories w/ Thomas Sanders), the OP in that story said he knew he wasn’t a father replacement for her and everyone agreed and praised him for it.

[@YBlvr]

Zach’s enraged outburst over the nut allergy story was SO refreshing to me. I have tons of allergies and it drives me up the wall when people don’t take them seriously. It doesn’t matter if I’m gonna react to something with “just hives” or full-blown anaphylaxis, I’m not going to tolerate someone I love knowingly and continuously exposing me to an allergen like that.

[@ChaosDragon]

Zach is being needlessly harsh on OP in the murder house story. He's acting like OP thinks of his future step-daughter as his neice when that is not what he said. OP said he does not have a parental relationship with her. In the 5 years he has known her(from 11-16) he has not been parenting her, but rather has been dating her mother. OP never said anything about how he views or thinks of her, simply that he FEELS like more of an uncle figure instead of a parental figure. OP hasn't been in a position to actually be a father to her yet, so he doesn't feel like one, but he is going to great lengths to make her feel loved and welcome in his home because he clearly loves her and wants to develop that parent-child relationship with her.

[@JMalaby89]

Yeah that was a weird moment, I honestly felt pretty uncomfortable with the intensity of that, combined with the fact that his take on step-parenting is really off. A step-parent should never assume a parental role without knowing for sure that it's what their stepchild wants.

[@1Lanavis1]

I agree. If anything, I liked the OP for not being one of those step parents who imo creepily try to force the idea of them being a new parent onto a stepchild whom might not want that

[@matthewrempel6646]

Very well said, you put words to my thoughts exactly. I feel like there were a couple of times that Zach would make a snap judgment on a piece of a story, or have a slightly odd take, but that one genuinely a little off-putting.

[@Rhi686]

13:00 hives is actually a severe allergic reaction and anytime it could be his airway closing instead...

[@sailorneo]

As a person with a lot of food sensitivities and allergies, "my body hates me, evolution should have weeded me out" had me dying with laughter.

[@TheCNRProject]

I disagree with Zach’s take, mainly cause it seemed like he read a lot into the story that wasn’t apparent. Not every kid especially at 16 is willing to take their parent’s significant other as a parental figure and no indication in the story that she wanted that. That can change with time but I can 100% see a scenario of the OP not being in the wrong on the basis that he has more of an “uncle” role in her life. If anything it can be respectful of the child’s wishes if they have significant feelings about someone trying to adopt a similar role their deceased or divorced parent had.

[@NJavier1416]

Agree with you but also pointing out that OP met the daughter when she was 10. He's been in their lives for a while.

[@TheCNRProject]

Ah shoot, thanks for pointing that out. I missed/forgot that detail! I still feel the same way more or less.

[@eden-oy5yv]

​@@NJavier1416even still, most people don't want a replacement for their parent it 100% depends on the situation

[@apatternedhorizon]

Zach doesn't understand that some kids don't want a replacement for their parent.

[@Kasum_ish]

I was so annoyed at that. Having grown up without a father I have never looked for a father figure to replace him. The only thing I've ever cared for is that if the guy my mom is dating is gonna treat her well or not.

[@MGPingel1984]

His take on this and his obsession with enforcing it was the only cringey thing I found in this video. Maybe I have some of my own issues I need to unpack because just watching him after that story just made me uncomfortable. LOL.

[@TheEvilDamsel]

I reckon the background of each person would heavily influence how they read into that. Maybe Zach has a step parent he's close to, or who really stepped up for him? I definitely heavily objected to anyone trying to replace my dad after he developed dementia, but I know it can be a spectrum for others. For example, my parent calls his step-dad by his first name, but refers to him as "my parent" when talking about him otherwise.

[@markburt7895]

@@Kasum_ish same here. made me feel super uncomfortable that i couldnt TELL him in that moment. but i think thats just the thing of his personal ignorance which helped me take a step back and ease a bit. still uncomfortable but i understand.

[@Pktommy1]

No but I think there is a difference in the way the step dad views the kid versus how the kid views them. I think the point he was making was just concerned that the step dad didn’t care about the kid enough. You can look at the kid like they’re your own without pushing to the kid to feel that way too. I don’t think he meant it in that sort of way.

[@siumminosiummoso8206]

47:28 (I'm Italian) Actually there are some neutral names, the most used is Andrea but yes in Italy there are strict laws for names.

[@siumminosiummoso8206]

Sorry if I made some mistakes

[@siumminosiummoso8206]

Another thing I wanted to ad was that Gigi could also be a nickname for various Italian names like Angela, Mariangela, Giulia, Ginevra, Gemma and others

[@KingOfGaymes]

Big L on Italy’s part

[@cassandracarranza2397]

I had an ex once who got mad because I was asking about ingredients in something he just ate or something like that. At this time of my life I couldn’t eat gluten without breaking out in hives and neither could the people I dated. It wasn’t life threatening but it was threatening to my way of living and happiness. He snapped at me and said “oh my god it’s fine, it’s not even like it’s gonna kill you.” When someone makes it obvious that they don’t care for your well-being, health, and body then listen to them.

[@yoursjuli]

last sentence is so fucking real

[@cmcolemanhome]

Shane with the mustache having Spencer and Zach call him DADDY probably has Smosh Fan Fic kicking into overdrive.

[@Shibbyyaaa]

As a step parent to a 6 yr old, theres a way to be an authoritative figure without being in a "mother" or "father" role. It's like being an aunt or an uncle. No, you're not their parent, but there's a level of mutual respect there. Emphasis on mutual, even with the lil ones.

[@Nix_-it1mn]

Bro in high school I changed my chapstick and my gum for a FRIEND who was allergic to my previous ones. For a significant other you should for sure change those kinds of things if they’re allergic!

[@May-fs3wm]

I'm Brazilian and when the lady said she got stabbed for not having money when she got robbed, I thought "Wow, this is such a Brazilian experience" and lo and behold, this really happened in Latin America. lol Btw, here we have the concept of the "robber's phone". Robbers might get angry and shoot or stab you if you don't have anything of value with you so some people have two phones - a nice one that they keep mostly at home and a cheap one, the "robber's phone" for when they need to walk or take public transportation.

[@punkithecat]

I'm Mexican and same here, when Op said "LATAM moment" I was like yeah there it is, we really take everything with humor over here lol. Also, when all the gringos were giving advice thats mostly only valid for their country I was laughing so hard, like when they said about calling the police and getting a restraining order for the husband I was like 😭lmao that's not really gonna work but thanks for worrying JAJSJA, the cultural differences are way too funny

[@lumosities]

i'm from the philippines (not latam, but eyyy we're basically cousins lol) and i sat up straight so fast lolll

[@TimelordsAndAngels]

Hilarious..

[@TimelordsAndAngels]

😂😂

[@witcherye]

gotta carry that extra old samsung in your bag

[@coralreefandprincecharles71]

Zach kept saying how the future stepdad was treating Kim like a roommate, when he said he say himself more like an uncle? You'd be surprised about how caring a real uncle can be to their nieces and nephews. My uncle was definitely an amazing family figure in my life- not a father figure, but a caring man who I had a lot of fun with but also disciplined me when I needed it. It's hard to become a stepparent to any kid, especially a teenager. As long as you have a mutual understanding with the kid, like "hey I'm not your dad, do you want me to be? No? Cool, love you anyways" I think it's all good.

[@ft.jackjimmy7282]

"I might be an asshole for saying this, but she did good things and she still got stabbed" -- this is literally the funniest thing to say with a straight face.

[@isabella5105]

But its also exactly what I thought haha!!

[@Mariethechaotic]

52:44 she also had major hormones involved. I cried because I dropped a hot dog two months after my son was born, of course she cried over her child's name basically being shit on

[@Sweety8587]

Luigi Hadid was SUCH an excellent joke/observation. I cackled

[@petofthecentury2802]

I dated someone with a severe allergy to mint. One of my favorite things. It was sucky to have to let go of something I liked but I also didn’t want him to die. So it was a no brainer. We found compromises- I could get mint ice cream on special occasions and stuff like that. That was enough. I have allergies myself and have to be careful. It’s about respect. You find a work around.

[@whereamihelpme]

did he breath smell bad?? i cant imagine what kind of child toothpaste he had to use lmao

[@tiannabowring5778]

I'm also allergic to mint! Not severe, but I do get heaches, nausea, vomiting, etc. I'm also asthmatic so my husband, a weed smoker, ONLY smokes in the garage and changes his shirt immediately. He knows it's just to help me, and that's what a relationship is. Just as I changed my laundry detergent and whatnot for him. It's simple.

[@NachoCheeseDorito-Kun]

​@@whereamihelpme Children's toothpaste might've been hard to work around, but there are definite options that are fairly odorless. Charcoal based and stuff like Paradontax, as long as your mouth is nice and healthy(which it should be as long as you're brushing and flossing.) I have found that nothing seems to wash out coffee smell in my experience.

[@protojager]

There's literally nothing wrong with the "i feel more like an unce" line, as someone who has essentially had 3 different stepdads from like 3-11, 11-15, and 17-25 i can guarantee you they did not really feel like fathers. If anything i think he phrasesnit that way because the daughter doesn't see him in a parental role and he doesn't want to overstep.

[@gman1515]

If my stepdad had tried to insert himself into a parental role I would have resented him so much for it. I already had multiple other people from my family step in to fill that role and I didn't even meet my stepfather until after he married my mom. We ended up pretty close in our own way but it absolutely wasn't parental, and I don't think that's a problem.

[@monicayurleydejesus]

I'm living alone in Japan right now, and these videos are my new comfort blanket. Just love listening to my peers break down all these situations and bring up things I grew up with. ❤

[@riakun]

As someone who has an allergy to nuts, but it isn’t lethal to my life, I won hundred percent understand the story with the nut allergy in the body wash. I’ve had people try to feed me walnuts before just because I’m not deathly allergic to them. But my mouth breaks out in horrendous sores on the inside and it’s impossible to eat anything for days at a time because of how painful it is. I literally bleed from the mouth if I have too many walnuts. And people think that allergies are not serious even if they’re not lethal. Seriously. Screw people like that.

[@AriVirtual]

woah that's horrific. if you still know those people and have to be around them ever, just in passing say its gotten worse and has a chance of killing you now. (as they said, you probably know too, allergies can suddenly get worse and yours is severe) I have allergies too, my "guardian" growing up never took my illnesses seriously. It was insane.. Anyway my solution was never mention it to anybody, dont eat things made by other people, I want to get an epipen bc benadryl just isnt for me. Also, fuck walnuts.

[@CopperPenny53]

I’m deathly allergic to peanuts and tree nuts, so allergic I can’t walk into candy stores without feeling lightheaded. And I’ve had people disregard it. One lady at an ice cream stand has a scoop and I asked if she could wash it because of my allergy, she was very rude the whole time and rolled her eyes at me, I had a reaction and in the middle of public was puking my guts out while we were on vacation. It was not fun. I’ve had people tell me stuff along the lines of “You have a serious allergy because god wants you to die”. One guy from church told me that, and I quote “My allergy is a curse form the demons, and to pray it will go away and I’ll be fine” People can for sure be stupid sometimes. Older people are (no offence) the worst when it comes to allergies because they don’t understand it and didn’t grow up around it, despite me having reactions in-front of my family, they still don’t believe in allergies. It’s pretty obvious because they have fed me stuff with my allergen in it while being fully aware it has my allergen in it. Schools are also annoying because kids in my class bring in food with peanuts and tree nuts on the daily. People sometimes just can’t wrap there minds around all of the crazy stuff people with allergies have to endure, it’s not just the food guys.

[@michelleowens810]

As someone who had a baby roughly a year ago, I think the woman who responded so strongly to hearing the Gigi wasn't a girl name in Italy probably had some whacky hormone stuff going on. Her baby was a newborn and the things that could set me off when my baby was a newborn was wild.

[@jennyhatton1114]

I think a big thing that wasn’t brought up for the “90s nostalgia“ is that the gf is likely neurodivergent. My brain operates in the same way. Same song, same food, same outfit, etc on repeat. Nostalgia for when life wasn’t complicated and my brain was at rest… the 90s. Hope she found someone to care for her the way we need sometimes.

[@EmilytheBaleester]

I wondered if someone would say this. It's what I thought of immediately when the story was read.

[@meowmew444]

I thought the same thing. Makes it even shittier to have someone who's supposed to love you bully you for literally the way your brain is wired. Even if she isn't neurodivergent, it's just disgusting to blow up on your partner over their interests.

[@leofultz151]

I was looking for someone to say this! I’m also Very neurodivergent and that story heavily reminded me of myself

[@bunnylebowski4465]

@@leofultz151sammee❤

[@rebeccaholcombe9043]

Both my husband and I are nuerodivurgent. I somewhat sympathize with the frustration over the same sound on repeat. He will listen to the same song for literally days at a time. In our small tiny apartment. Drove me up the wall made me want to claw my ears off. But instead of hating my husband we compromised. He adds two more songs to the Playlist, then he started wearing earbuds instead. Problem solved.

[@user-jojo08]

1:01:04 I’m sorry but Zach sounded like Pops from Regular Show when he laughed 😂

[@HollowKingJ]

Bruh I opened the comments at this exact moment💀💀

[@YourGirlAngie]

Shane has always been my favorite, but finding out he watched Beauty and the Beast on repeat as a kid has made me officially love him hahaha

[@savannahwestover7144]

Same. Beauty and the Beast has always been my favorite Princess movie and I watched it a million times as a child

[@markburt7895]

I'm currently 23, i cannot for the life of me remember what age i was when the Live Action movie came out but i do remember how excited i was when it did. it was and is still one of my favorite all time movies

[@savannahwestover7144]

@@markburt7895 You would've been 16/17 depending on when your birthday is. I'm 22 now and when the live action Beauty and the Beast came out, I was 15 (I turned 16 later that year). I was also so excited for it to come out

[@b-don7930]

The murder house story is a sympton of a young person learning of something in the worst way possible during a sensitive time of their life. It's understandable that she got overly sensitive about it, but that's something they should talk once things are quiet and get her to understand that just selling the house is not really a reasonable, but that her feelings are totally understandable. then again, In my case I always pass through a place that was bombed and my greatgrandad was there and saw a guy explode after a bomb fell on him and i feel like a family connection to that place, so maybe I just don't care about that stuff

[@katelynnitti3009]

To your point, in my small town we have our own murder house that’s just down the road from where I grew up. There was a murder suicide and I remember driving by it on my way to a birthday party the day it happened and seeing all the cops and ambulances. No one from the area would even think of buying that house until a few years ago someone bought it and sorta renovated it. I remember driving by it with my partner for the first time and explaining to him what happened and why I’d never buy it, but he didn’t understand. While I understand the neighbors wanting to tell her, it’s a conversation that should’ve been left to her step dad

[@deecee90.]

I agree with you. Dad was trying to buy a home to pass down later in life. His decision to purchase the house and not tell her immediately about its history was not malicious. But, the neighbor was, indeed, disgusting for that.

[@mintyhippo8125]

I think the situation is also different since she had a parent die. She’s not just a normal 16 year old who doesn’t want a haunted house or just being dramatic. I don’t think the OP has to sell the house, but I believe the house could bring up a lot of really difficult feelings for her. Not just because she is currently dealing with hard things, but she of all people, has a very clear reason of not wanting to be surrounded by the memory of death more than she already has been. It probably just felt very betraying to move into that place with a new parental figure (ish) she trusted.

[@theoistrying9904]

Ideally they would have discussed this before purchasing the house. Especially if the child is put in mind of inheritance.

[@AshatHome]

I have a "naughty" sounding nickname with innocent origins, so the daddy thing made me laugh. My name is AshLeigh and when I was 14, I called my best friend on her *gasp* landline, which was answered by her grandpa, who had dementia so I asked if she was home. He said no but asked who was calling so he could tell her I said my name and he said "alright Humphrey I'll tell her you called"... My friend was, in fact, home, heard this entire conversation, and she's called me Hump since that day. Everyone I went to school with knows me by that nickname. My mom paged me at the mall with that nickname, which was peak embarrassing to 15 year old me. I even have a small tattoo with the nickname. I'm 38 now, and people still call me Hump even my teenage daughters, who think it's hilarious to shout in busy public spaces to get my attention 😂😂😂

[@strawberryqueen0382]

Hey don’t mentioning 90 nostalgia, OPs boyfriend doesn’t like it you know

[@AshatHome]

@@strawberryqueen0382 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@leigh8479]

this is goddamn hilarious LMAOOOO

[@wellwhatdidyouexpect3882]

Thank you for sharing 😂 that was a good laugh

[@joeparedes6974]

This really is such an unexpected great trio. They have great synergy, can give good advice, and are funny together. It doesn't get much better than that...