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Speaker 1:
[00:00] As people age, it's normal to ask what more they could be doing to take care of their health. It's important to be proactive, especially when it comes to your brain health. Don't wait for something to feel off before taking action. Make your next checkup count. Ask your doctor about your risk factors for dementia and a cognitive assessment. Visit brainhealthmatters.com for more information and resources provided by Lilly.

Speaker 2:
[00:31] Look, if you've got prescriptions, the Walmart app is your place to manage them. Transfer your scripts, refill them, and have them delivered straight to you. Migraines managed, allergies alleviated, dermatology, derma delivered. Ding dong. Is that your pizza? Nope. Walmart pharmacy delivery with a refill. Switch to Walmart and manage your prescriptions in the app. The Walmart you thought you knew is now new. Delivery not available for all prescriptions. Exclusions apply.

Speaker 1:
[01:01] Thanks for listening to My Call of the Day, brought to you by Native Path College. And want less joint pain? Yes. Better sleep? Healthier skin? And even improved bone density scans? Sure. Add Native Path to your daily routine. Try it risk free at getnativepath.com/dr.laura. Remember, you can hear my radio program daily on SiriusXM Triumph and connect with me 24-7 at drlaura.com. Rachel, welcome to the program.

Speaker 3:
[01:33] Dr. Laura, hi.

Speaker 1:
[01:36] Hi, Rachel. What's going on?

Speaker 3:
[01:38] Hi, I'm calling. Oh my gosh, I'm so glad to speak to you, Dr. Laura. Let me give you just a quick. Oh my gosh. Okay, so I'm 26. I met my boyfriend in university. We've been dating for five years. I've been patient with him while he's getting his career started, getting his finances in order, and we've been living together for the past four years. Yesterday, we had a conversation about our finances, and the smartest move is really to move back home, to my home, both of us, to save some money. I told him, I don't feel comfortable moving back home with a boyfriend, so you have to be my fiance if we're moving back home. It's already been five years, so I'm wondering what's the holdup. And he had this weird excuse about, oh, we have to see how we are in business together, and we have to do some more things. Like I have to go through the Hunger Games to get a ring. And that really hurt my feelings. I thought we were going to get a ring.

Speaker 1:
[02:37] Rachel, Rachel, just take a few breaths and close your eyes and explain to me why an intelligent, relatively confident, young woman wants to force a man to marry her.

Speaker 3:
[03:00] I know, Dr. Laura, I don't want to do that.

Speaker 1:
[03:02] You're doing that. You're shacking up, having sex out of wedlock. You're doing all of this crap, telling me it's about money. You didn't put yourself on a pedestal. I mean, why should he marry you and take responsibility? As people age, it's normal to ask what more they could be doing to take care of their health. It's important to be proactive, especially when it comes to your brain health. Don't wait for something to feel off before taking action. Make your next checkup count. Ask your doctor about your risk factors for dementia and a cognitive assessment. Visit brainhealthmatters.com for more information and resources provided by Lilly. This episode of The Dr. Laura Podcast is brought to you by Alloy Health. Use the promo code DrLaura for $20 off your first order at myalloy.com. Many marriages hit the rocks when a woman's hormones start getting out of whack. Brain fog, sleep issues, changes in hair, skin and sex drive are all connected to your hormones. Join the 95% of women who feel better in just two weeks. Go to myalloy.com. Use the code DrLaura today.

Speaker 2:
[04:22] Look, if you've got prescriptions, the Walmart app is your place to manage them. Transfer your scripts, refill them and have them delivered straight to you. Who knew? Migraines managed, allergies alleviated, dermatology, derma delivered. Ding dong. Is that your pizza? Nope. Walmart pharmacy delivery with a refill. Switch to Walmart and manage your prescriptions in the app. The Walmart you thought you knew is now new. Delivery not available for all prescriptions. Exclusions apply.

Speaker 4:
[04:51] Why have I asked my electrician I found on angie.com to bury my pet hamster Nibbles in our yard for me? Because I was so moved by how carefully he buried my electrical wires, I knew I could trust him to bury my sweet Nibbles after his untimely end. Nibbles, gone too soon. May he scurry in peace.

Speaker 1:
[05:08] Hey, sorry about your pet, but I just wire stuff.

Speaker 4:
[05:11] Nibbles would have loved you like a brother.

Speaker 1:
[05:13] Connecting homeowners with skilled pros for over 30 years. Angie, the one you trust to find the ones you trust.

Speaker 2:
[05:19] Find pros for all your home projects at angie.com.

Speaker 3:
[05:21] Let's check in on the Serta counting sheep.

Speaker 1:
[05:23] Why aren't we counting anymore?

Speaker 5:
[05:25] Well, the all-new Serta Perfect Sleeper has the Q4 support system that helps relieve aches and back pain. We'll never get counted again. Uh, nope.

Speaker 4:
[05:34] Serta, we make the world's best mattress.

Speaker 3:
[05:41] You know, Dr. Laura, I get nervous because I'm, I don't know if I'm going to find another connection like what we have, and that's really what I-

Speaker 1:
[05:50] Rachel, you got a guy who likes you in bed and has a good time with you, who is not going to lay down his life for you. And don't tell me at 26, you really believe that you're not going to in the next 10 years, find a responsible, wonderful guy who wants nothing more than to commit to you and 84 babies. You're being a silly girl. Shacken up with some guy who now wants to see how the money is going to go in business. What is wrong here? Come on.

Speaker 3:
[06:28] No, you're so right. You're so right, Dr. Laura.

Speaker 1:
[06:30] You're a beggar. You're a beggar. You're a beggar. What the hell is that about?

Speaker 3:
[06:35] No, and I don't feel comfortable bringing him home, you know, to save money. You shouldn't bring him home.

Speaker 1:
[06:41] No, I know you're so right. I'm not going to be able to do that.

Speaker 3:
[06:43] I'm not going to be able to do that. No, I know you're so right, Dr. Laura. I know. The truth hurts. The truth hurts.

Speaker 1:
[06:55] You had a good run. Now let it go and get on with being more mature.

Speaker 3:
[07:01] Yeah, with someone who's not going to...

Speaker 1:
[07:03] I believe women who shack up are being immature and letting guys get away with having no need to make a responsible commitment.

Speaker 3:
[07:14] Right. Yeah, that was my biggest mistake, Dr. Laura. I think about that all the time.

Speaker 1:
[07:20] Men don't appreciate things they don't have to work hard for.

Speaker 3:
[07:27] Wow. Well, thank you so much, Dr. Laura. I really appreciate. It just felt so good just to hear that. Just a reminder that I will find somebody else.

Speaker 1:
[07:40] You will eventually, when you're ready not to beg and put yourself on a pedestal and let the guy earn you, that will be beautiful.

Speaker 3:
[07:52] Yes. Amen to that. Thank you so much, Dr. Laura. You're the best. You help so many people. Thank you for your advice and your wisdom.

Speaker 1:
[08:01] I appreciate you saying that. Now pack your bags and get the hell out of there.

Speaker 3:
[08:07] Thank you, Dr. Laura. Okay, I will. I will.

Speaker 1:
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Speaker 2:
[08:44] Look, if you've got prescriptions, the Walmart app is your place to manage them. Transfer your scripts, refill them, and have them delivered straight to you. Migraines managed, allergies alleviated, dermatology, derma delivered. Ding dong, is that your pizza? Nope, Walmart pharmacy delivery with a refill. Switch to Walmart and manage your prescriptions in the app. The Walmart you thought you knew is now new. Delivery not available for all prescriptions. Exclusions apply.

Speaker 4:
[09:13] Why have I asked my electrician I found on angie.com to bury my pet hamster? I was so moved by how carefully he buried my electrical wires. I knew I could trust him to bury my sweet nibbles after his untimely end.

Speaker 3:
[09:22] This is very strange.

Speaker 1:
[09:23] Angie, the one you trust, define the ones you trust.

Speaker 2:
[09:25] Find pros for all your home projects at angie.com.