Exactly how much you should pay to get your ex back.
Don't worry, we won't tell anybody.
Hiii Outlouders, Em Vernem here 🙋🏾♀️
Before you get angry at me, I know that not everyone wants their ex back… But I know that everyone wants to know how much they would hypothetically be paying if they hypothetically wanted to relight an old flame. Don’t worry, I have all the answers… But first, it’s weekly recco time.
Weekly Reccos 📺 📖 🎧
Here is what Holly, Mia and Jessie recommended this week.
Holly wants you to watch:
Four Corners: Retribution on ABC iView. It’s a two-part series on what a Donald Trump presidency would look like. The series investigates Project 2025 which is a group of Trump supporters and endorsers who are placed in certain parts of the government and society, making plans on what they’re going to do on day one of a Trump presidency so he can hit the ground running.
And
Civil war on Apple TV. It’s a movie that stars Kirsten Dunst and Wagner Moura who play a photographer and reporter respectively, who’ve travelled all over the world, documenting wars. It’s set in an unspecified time within the future of America where a civil war is happening. The two of them attempt to travel from New York City to the White House where they aim to interview and photograph the dictator president.
Jessie wants you to buy:
A hair roller. Hair rollers are back and we’re putting them on the short bits at the front of our hair, rolling it up and letting it sit there for a while. When you take the roller out, it looks like you’ve given yourself a blowout. It saves you heaps of time from frustratingly brushing and drying your hair in different directions, only for it to never fall the way you want it to.
Mia wants you to subscribe to:
Her Babble newsletter. It comes out every week and Mia usually writes about things that she wants to talk about on the podcast, but Holly and Jessie won’t allow her to. If you love Mia’s Insta Babbles and her Sexy 6 roundups, her newsletter has it all in one place.
“It’s me writing and being silly and showing my clothes and I'm just enjoying it so much.”
Let us know what you think of these by leaving a comment!
But wait, there’s more.
What a week of news. So much to read about all the topics discussed on the show…..
Jack Black, his Australian tour and a joke that spiralled out of control.
The whole world watched Trump avoid assassination. The conspiracy theories have already started.
OPINION: The fatal flaw that's already derailed Katy Perry's relaunch.
Shannen Doherty had a list of people she didn't want at her funeral.
Generation X is entering our season of loss
By Holly Wainwright
Get a notebook, she said. Write down all the years you have left.
Leave a few lines between them. How many pages did you fill?
A shiver slithered up my arm. Why would I do that? I asked.
To see how finite it all is. To focus the mind. To prioritise. To get things done.
These were the words of a wise woman I spoke to recently, and I can't stop thinking about it. It's become, along with Harry Styles' new haircut and Gwyneth Paltrow's poo cottage, my new Roman Empire.
Generation X are ageing. We are — according to our strict demographics — between the ages of 44 and 59, and we are in the thick of our second acts. You know what happens in second acts? A lot… Continue reading.
The great political debate 📣
After this Monday’s episode about Trump and the ongoing discussions on who’s most likely to be the next US President, you had A LOT to say in the Outlouders Facebook group…
“As an American and a registered democrat, we absolutely do not think that Biden or Kamala are our best options. It’s actually maddening for most of us that all other potential candidates have been blackballed.” - Dana.
“As a stutterer myself, I can see when Biden is stuttering and when he is not. Many times he appears confused he is stuttering. So many people assume these occurrences are a sign of stupidity or decline etc. Very sad, that’s for sure.” - Jo.
“I live in the US also. And Biden will not win. The Democrats handed the election to Trump when they refused to even try to put forth anyone else. As if two men in their 80s is literally the only two choices we have in this huge country. And Trump solidified his win with that picture. I don’t care for the man, but he threw up his hand at the perfect time. Every Democrat I know is horrified that Biden wouldn’t step aside because they know he won’t win. And every Trump voter I know is thrilled because they have no doubt he will win.” - Katie.
Exactly how much your ex costs (depending on how you broke up with them).
By Em Vernem
On Friday’s episode of Out Loud, Holly Mia and Jessie talked about the rise of the ‘get your ex back economy’.
Breakup rehabilitation experts are posting tutorials, creating courses and engaging in mentoring sessions to help people get back together with their ex.
It begs the question, how much are you willing to pay someone to help you get back into a relationship with an ex partner? OR, because I love chaos…
How much is your previous relationship worth?
I personally think that the cost you should pay to get back with your ex should be solely dependent on the way you broke up. Here is my fool-proof guide to help you out.
If you drifted apart. Cost: $100
The $100 is purely so you can get a solid answer — What you do after that is between your clearly anxious-avoidant ex.
If they ghosted you. Cost: Minus $500 plus emotional damage tax.
Track them down by yourself and then send them a request to transfer you $500, it’s the least they could do.
If you ended on good terms and are still friends. Cost: $200.
Look, I said what I said. I clearly need to bring this article to my next therapy appointment.
If they cheated on you. Cost: $0
You DO NOT want this person back. You might feel inclined to pay a little something just to hear a reason why, but from experience, not knowing is always better… Continue reading.
Listen to the full chat about the mortifying ways Holly, Mia and Jessie tried to get their exes back on Friday’s episode of Out Loud (the segment starts at 5:06).
FINALLY. Find out what day of the week you are.
A few weeks ago, Mia, Holly and Jessie talked about the personality type of each day of the week.
The hosts, were a bit confused as they tried to figure out a perfect match. Well, confusion no more because we have created a quiz so you can get a completely accurate answer on what your day of the week says about you.
And if you’re not happy with you’re answer… Please don’t yell at us. Why do you have to be such a Thursday?
Confidential content ahead. 🤫
Tbh, can you just let us be silly.
On Wednesday’s episode we discussed a silly little TikTok trend that’s making some not so silly people very angry.
If you want to see the trend, we attempted it here…
Now, this might look super simple and effortless. To that I will say… the BTS footage speaks for itself. Please don’t share this, I didn’t ask for permission to film it and I don’t want to get fired.
If you have no idea what the point of this trend is, have a listen to the episode, the segment starts at 38:30.
Em, I love how you’re becoming the fourth member of the OL crew by doing all this stuff. I think you should be in the Friday eps permanently just to shake things up a bit.