Welcome to Good Mythical More. We are going to give relationship advice, and then we’re going to compare it, compare it, to the same advice, no. We’re going to compare it to advice that AI gave to the same question. Exactly. But first we’re going to give you a random disturbing fact. Within early modern Europe, the acceptance of medical cannibalism was first popularized in the 16th century by the Swiss alchemist Paracelsus. Paracelsus, what? Medical cannibalism, Paracelsus believed that the consumption of part of the human head would be able to fix a problem in the cranial region of a sick person. He alleged that the best skulls to be ingested were those specifically of men who in their prime had died a violent death. Oh gosh. This is probably not true about Paracelsus. I hate to break it to you. The best skull? So he was, he was saying, eat the skull, eat the bone? No, I mean, I don’t know. It’s hard to eat bone. I just think he means. The best skull is to be ingested. But probably just part of the head. Okay, maybe I’m reading into it. How do you eat a skull? You could eat like an eye, you could eat like part of the brain. – [Stevie] That’s our first relationship question. Yeah, let’s hear it. – [Stevie] What’s the secret to maintaining a best friendship? Okay, we’ve been asked this question a lot because we know people who’ve been in long standing best friendships. Yeah, and the secret for us is every single day. Ourselves. So basically, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I have a thing that I do, and then on Tuesday, Thursday, and then Saturday, Link has the things that he does. I’ll tell you in a second what it is. On Sunday, we take a break. So typically what I do for Link on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, is right as I’m about to exit the house, I’m like, what can I, what can I grab? What kind of little gift of something? And I’ll usually just, whatever I see is, sometimes it’s like an old gummy bear. Sometimes it’s like part of a dog toy that my dog was chewing on. And I take it, I put it in my pocket, I run it, and the first thing I do in the morning is I’m like, here you go, Link, here’s your friendship gift. And I give that to him, and then he puts it in his backpack. And then when that backpack gets filled up, he takes that backpack, and he puts it in his attic, and he gets a new backpack, and he starts filling it up. So that’s, what, that’s the part that I play. Right. And then every five years, we get together, and we burn the backpack, and we melt it all down into like, something that then, what I do on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturdays, is I just, I hack off a piece of the, like. Melted. It’s melted. Yeah. It’s kind of like a. It’s all kind. It could be anything. It’s like magma, like lava, like dried lava. It’s kind of just big, A gray mass, we call it. It’s glob. I’ll hack off a little bit of that and I’ll feed it to him. He feeds it back to me. I’ll feed it back to him and it’s kind like this, it’s the circle of friendship, we call it. I’ve eaten a lot of melted down plastic over the past 35 plus years. So that’s what we do. – [Stevie] It’s weird, that is exactly what ChatGPT said as well. Also described it as glob. As a adjective. It’s like glob. Yeah, let’s hear it. – [Stevie] Building and maintaining a best friendship is not about secrets, okay, but rather about nurturing and fostering a deep, meaningful connection. Best friendships are characterized by trust, mutual support, and a sense of genuine care for one another. Some key elements that contribute to a strong and lasting best friendship include trust, communication, common interests, acceptance, loyalty, quality time. Laughter and fun. What about the gifting of things that you grab as you’re leaving home? – [Stevie] Common interests. Common interests. Yeah, we’re very commonly interested in that. Okay, so pretty much the same answer. – [Stevie] Yeah. And it takes investment because for the longest time, Rhett, you know, Rhett was like, are you sure you’re gonna melt this down into a glob for me? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Because he kept giving me this stuff and like on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. The attic was getting very full. Yeah, his attic was getting full, but like he wasn’t really benefiting, so there was trust. So, I think we gave the same answer, but ours was just more applicable. Yeah. – [Stevie] Now, you look like you need to run, Link, but I’m not the one that can have you. Yeah, Link, you lost, so when I say, run, Charles, run! ((Laughing)) I want you to run. Around? It’s just laps, just laps. Run, Charles, run! There he goes. Whoa, wow, he’s really moving. What? Alright, he’s high stepping. Whoa, there he goes again. I can confirm he doesn’t have a case of the walking farts. ((Laughing)) I was hoping he might. Okay, okay, Charles. Okay, alright, that’s good enough. Let’s answer another question. Okay. – [Stevie] How do you avoid loneliness in a long distance relationship? Phone sex. ((Laughing)) Yep, that is one way. Another thing that you can do, is you can. Really depends on the type of phone. So you take the person. But if you get really lonely, it doesn’t matter what type of phone. ((Laughing)) So you take the person, that is the one that you want to be with. And then, when they’re not expecting it, you’re going to need to take the app, where you can like lidar scan somebody into a 3D situation. But just, the way I have done this in the past, with my wife, is I asked her to get completely naked. Which that was expected, but then, as I was scanning her, I was like, oh, there’s a fly! And I was like, oh, there’s a fly! And I was, the whole time I was just scanning her whole naked body. But I was, I kept saying, oh, the mosquito! I changed bugs, you know. Oh, the. I didn’t want her to know I was creating a perfect 3D scan of her body. But then, when she leaves to go out of town, I’ve never told anybody this before. I’ve not heard it. I contacted one of those companies that makes the ladies out of latex. And I had my wife recreated. It’s very, very lifelike. It’s a little bit, her face is a little bit wonky because I was swatting when I was scanning her face. It was one of the, one of the most swatty places. Is that the only part that was? Everything else is perfect, but her face is a little, misshapen in the, in the, the latex version of her that I have, that I spend a lot of time with when she’s out of town. But I’ll tell you one thing, I’m not lonely when she’s gone. Everybody needs a little time away. ((Laughing)) – [Stevie] Loneliness is a common challenge in long distance relationships, but there are several strategies you can use to help mitigate these feelings. Virtual dates. Okay. – [Stevie] Join online communities. Okay, whatever. – [Stevie] Make new friends. I made a new friend. Well, I got a company to make her. – [Stevie] Self care. Keep a positive mindset. Yeah. I call her Jess E. ((Laughing)) Like E period? Like Jess? It’s like Wall E. But it’s Jess E. Jess E. Eva. – [Stevie] I think my husband might be stealing money from me. How do I confront him about this? Okay, so you got separate bank accounts? Yeah. Now that’s your, that’s your first thing. Separate bank accounts. Well, it doesn’t necessarily mean separate bank accounts. But like stealing money from your drawer? No, because you could have a, you could have. One bank account, but you’re siphoning the money off. Boy, that’s bad. To something else. That’s like a relationship breaker right there. Yeah, but let’s just say it’s happening. Yeah. How do you find out? – [Stevie] How do you confront him? Divorce papers. – [Stevie] You know what I’m saying. Divorce papers. I think this is a divorceable offense. Oh, really? Yeah. Well, I think there’s a threshold. I mean, does he have a problem? Is there like an addiction involved? Well, I don’t know the details, Link. He’s like, collecting ceramics. My wife does that. – [Stevie] Collecting ceramics? Yeah, that’s my wife’s problem. But she tells me about it. She’s like, I bought another one. There was, I bought another ceramic. But she’s not really stealing. She’s confessing. The usage of your collective money. This reminds me of a situation. And we don’t separate our money. This reminds me of a situation that I ran into with Jess E I, listen. There was a couple, once I got to the website and I started designing her. There was a whole bunch of check boxes and I was like all, I, just the works I quit paying attention after awhile. You got tempted into some, dare I say, upgrades. Yeah, and one of the upgrades was full sentience. Oh snap. Yeah, and so Jess E has her own bank account and Yeah, I did find and it’s interesting because I found that she was also really into ceramics, and something about the, it was something about the way ceramics feel on your latex skin. I don’t know what it is. It’s her pottery prerogative. It’s something about the two textures. I can’t tell you the number of times that I’ve come home and found Jess E with just a pot of something. Right. Just, kind of just holding it closely. Nothing in it. Sometimes she’ll put her whole head in it, which is not easy because of the misshapen part of it. So you let her out when, your wife’s home? She’s out and about, too? No, this is when Jessie’s out of town. Oh, okay. Where do you keep her otherwise? In my attic. Oh. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Same place. Same place you keep the glob. Yeah. I got a glob. ((Laughing)) So anyway, I just, the way I handled it with Jess E is I just turned that feature off. It was not easy. I had to call the website. Well, yeah, yeah, yeah. You could have gotten her to do it. No, she’s not that smart. I had to call the, I called the number on the website. She sentient. And I believe I was actually talk, speaking of AI, I think I was talking with an AI assistant, you know, receptionist. But I did get the problem handled. I got that, that feature turned off. She hasn’t touched a pot in weeks. Okay. Run, Charles, run! We got another scenario. – [Stevie] Well, don’t you want ChatGPT? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. What does Chat GTP say? – [Stevie] GTP. Confronting a spouse about potential financial issues can be a sensitive and challenging situation. It’s essential to approach the matter with care, empathy, and a desire to understand the situation better. Here are some steps to consider when addressing concerns about possible financial misconduct. Gather evidence. Choose the right time and place. Stay calm and non judgmental. Ask for their side of the story. Legal options. Just legal options. Take legal options. Consider legal options. Alright, Charles. You can come sit down. We’re still better than AI. So far. – [Stevie] What’s the best way to add some spice to your relationship? I found hot paprika is, you gotta be careful though. You don’t want too much of it. You don’t want too much of it. How tall is she? It’ll burn. Is she in the attic too? Hot paprika? How tall is she? How tall is hot paprika? Spice. The blood’s in my extremities, I’m not really thinking. How do you add spice to the relationship? How do you add spice to the relationship when she’s stealing your money? – [Stevie] No, these are separate questions. Yeah, we’ve moved on. Oh, we’ve moved on? Well, let me see, mystery. Yeah. Mystery adds spice. And sometimes the best way to mystery is silence. Whoa, yeah. So, just don’t, just don’t say anything. It’s just a bunch of furtive looks. Yeah. Go weeks without talking to each other. Yeah. Some people call it the silent treatment. Yeah. I call it sexy. Sexy silence. You go three to four weeks without speaking at all, and then you come home from work in nothing but a trench coat. Just speak with your, just speak with your eyes. And a magnifying glass. Furtive glances and an investigator outfit. That’s all you need. Yeah, you’d be like, let me get a better look. But you can’t say that. You’re saying that with your furtive glances. You’re saying, yeah, exactly. Right. Mystery. Oh, what’s he thinking? And then once you solve the mystery, you can start talking again. What’s he up to? Why isn’t he talking for weeks? Something wrong with him? Yeah. You can also just leave for a month. Yeah, distance makes the heart grow fonder. Yeah, you leave for a month and don’t tell her where you’re going. It’s a mystery. Where’s your husband, ma’am? I don’t know. It’s pretty hot, though. And then when you come back, it’s like, the way that she appreciates you is incredible. She’s usually contacted the police by then. And probably filed a missing persons report. Missing persons. But when you come back after that, the way that she will just. Right. Usually you’ll get a good reception. Especially if you’re in nothing but a trench coat with a magnifying glass. Yep. It helps if there was actually a kidnapping, like if you were actually, if you were held somewhere. Yeah. Well, you could tell her that. Yeah. Right. Beat yourself up a little bit. How’s ChatGPT compared to this? – [Stevie] Adding spice to your relationship is a great way to keep the romance alive and maintain a strong connection with your partner. Right. – [Stevie] Here are some ways to add excitement and variety to your relationship. Surprise gestures. Yep. Furtive glances. Surprise gestures. – [Stevie] Explore new activities. ((Laughing)) Yeah. – [Stevie] Also, like, getting fake kidnapped is technically. Yeah, right. A new activity is leaving without saying anything for a month. – [Stevie] Share dreams and goals. That sounds hot. To me. I got a dream to leave for a month. You talk about her leaving, and then you talk about you leaving. So she leaves for a while, and you bring out Jess E, and then she comes back and you leave for a while. Yeah, I don’t take Jess E with me when I leave. So I really wouldn’t need her to leave. – [Stevie] Spice up your intimacy. Keep the flame alive in the bedroom by trying new things. Exploring each other’s desires and being open to experimentation. Communication about your desires and boundaries is crucial in this area. Well, you can start a fire in the bedroom with a magnifying glass. ((Laughing)) If you get close to the window. Body hair is flammable. Remember when we used to do that? My brother one time, you remember the little field in front of our house? Across the street? Yeah. Now, there’s a house there. Yeah. But, we would have the magnifying glass and we would catch leaves, like, just random leaves on fire. Right. And one time, the fire got out of hand. Oh, really? Yeah, it was like, basically like, when you see those TikToks of people like, burning grass on purpose, and it’s like, but we were like going, it was just going out into a circle and it just was going and going and going. And it was like 20, 30 feet wide. And we’re like running around trying to stamp it down thinking that we’ve just ruined everything. Did you, so you didn’t run away? ((Music)) – [Link] If you’re not already a third degree member, well, you got to join quarterly or annual by December 31st to get the Guess Who? game Mythicalsociety.com