Textual Healing: Proposal Predicament
Summary
Brooke and Jeffrey help listener Emily text her best friend’s boyfriend to stop a surprise proposal, as the friend isn’t ready for marriage. Their attempts to deter him backfire when they accidentally reveal they know about the event, only to discover Emily is the one actually getting proposed to. The hosts joke about ruining the surprise while congratulating Emily on her engagement.
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Emily introduces her dilemma: stopping a surprise proposal
Details on Kaylee's unpreparedness for marriage
Emily's awkward initial texts to the boyfriend, Thomas
Strategy session: using humor and wrong guesses to deter him
Thomas confirms the surprise involves cameras and roses
New tactic: citing Kaylee's stress over her waxer quitting
Thomas denies proposing; Emily plays along to get details
The twist: Emily is the one getting proposed to, not Kaylee
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