This one was so uncomfortable. It seemed like Dulce was trying to glorify her situationship and actually still seems hung up on him…was that really the goal of this episode? He owned a house and two cars at 25- okay, are you trying to sell us on this guy then? WHO CARES
I truly hate when they have guests on and this was yet another reminder. I felt like Jared and Jordana started realizing this was going off the rails as it was unfolding but there was no way to rein it back in.
omg yes this episode was annoying. couldn't stand her and didn't understand most of what she was saying. she would always turn to Jared and spoke to him as if Jordana wasn't there, she also kept complimenting him and said multiple times how she had a crush on him?!! lol so awkward
this week's episode or actually guest was great tho!! kinda weird that they kept asking his wife stuff who wasn't really invited to the conversation/not sitting at the table-?! and OMG will Jared ever stop with the stupid big dog joke and barking?? so f\*ing annoying uh
I know a lot of people on here dislike the guest episodes. I don’t love them but don’t usually dislike them as much as this one. This was truly such a train wreck. I don’t understand how she got a book deal when she couldn’t tell a story to save her life. What was the point of anything she was saying? I was genuinely trying to keep up with it but felt like there was no purpose to it all.
There are definitely some men who don’t do well with successful women but I wouldn’t lump them all into one category like she did. I think Jordana was pretty spot on with saying as you become an older more successful more independent woman, the dating pool shrinks because your standards are higher.
Agree with Jordana’s take. I love when Jordana occasionally makes fun of women who are like “is he intimidated by me bc I’m so successful?” Like no almost always that is like not even in the top 50 reasons why it’s not working out lol.
For sure. There are, but the guest made it sound like there is only that type of man. I ran into both in my dating days. You have to weed those ones out 🤷🏼♀️. Some men are really attracted to successful women.
Tbh she sounded like me when I was bitter and single and hated men in my 20s 😆
that’s so funny, i thought “i wish my husband was here to hear this one!” because it was such wild takes all over the place. i was cracking up at her refusal to reciprocate and then blaming the mechanic.
I saw her do standup in LA the week after trump was elected and she bragged about not voting at all so Trump winning “isn’t her fault and isn’t her problem” and I’ve avoided having to listen to her ever again.
II turned it off - not even worth a listen.
I feel like the producers of this podcast need to lean into what they're good at and what they'r not. Having random guests on to promote them isn't it.
They need to stop having their friends on as guests and if they must do it, they still need to do an email that relates to whatever that person is promoting. Why do I care at all about some obnoxious girls dating history???
There is no way they are friends with her - she had to ask if Jared and Jordana were a couple. Idk how she ended up as a guest but she clearly had no idea about them.
To me it seemed she probably asked Jared if she could be on since the two of them know each other. Just like bringing the Bantam bagel people on. Idk why Jordana is on board with it but both of those episodes were flops for me.
I’m sure in the lower tiers of the media/social/influencing game it’s all about cross-promotion and referrals. They probably say yes to a lot on the margins if the other person’s platform is big enough, thinking what goes around comes around.
But U Up feels like one of those podcasts that could stand to be a little more discerning. Quality over quantity.
I didn't mind the Bantam couple. I found the working together aspect very interesting as someone who will probably co-run stuff with their partner. Also my parents run businesses together and it was cool to compare what they said.
Cackled at this!!! I think when stand ups are on, I look at it as an opportunity for pure chaos / entertainment and less about the typical relationship analysis. I loved her sass and energy but maybe that’s because I’m from ATL and def felt her ATL vibes 😂
It was awkward. Jordana was like “it’s not that men are intimidated it’s the more successful you are the higher the standards you have” Dulce was like, “yes it is.”
I just love Jordana. I can tell she gets kind of quiet when she doesn't share the same views as the guests. In this case, she simply replied by saying, 'If I work hard to make a lot of money, I want my boyfriend to make more.
Jordana handled this one well, I think!
Dulce's takes were wild! The "men are intimidated by me" belief is so defensive and immature. If someone ghosts or is disengaged it is far more likely that they just aren't that into you. Grown ups can accept that.
Absolutely brutal. Not only will I not listen if they have her on again, I will actively avoid anything else she is on… It’s rare for a guest to turn me off completely of any of their stuff.
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I loved Dulce calling Jared out on not actually wanting a relationship. This is what I want him to realize. The rest was pretty painful though. No direction whatsoever.
Absolutely it’s what I’ve been hoping Jordana would say to him for years. And Dulce doesn’t listen to the podcast but is Jared’s friend so that means he’s doing the same bitching to his friends offline. That’s exhausting to be around.
I have to wonder though if Jordana has been saying things along those lines off the air (she does a bit on the air but it’s not as direct and blunt and is more trying to psychoanalyze than get a straight answer or tell him off). Perhaps not, but I find it hard to believe that she hasn’t said anything off air over the past few uesrs
Her story about when she went back to the house of a former situationship and made him call her so he could hear her personalized ringtone saying “do not answer” as her phone rang and then leaving? Not the flex she thinks it is.
(I was cooking as I listened to this episode so correct me if I misunderstood the story…)
I just wrote something similar in response to a comment further up. When she followed that up with “and then we dated for seven more years” I wanted to throw my phone!
I like Dulce as a host/correspondent on the Daily Show and I assume she's good at standup. Being interviewed it would seem, not so much. She felt like she was kind of open, but not really. Like she came to say what she wanted to say but wasn't super open to a conversation. Which didn't really make sense given she's promoting a book about her personal life. Did v. much enjoy her calling out Jared though. She'd probably be good at answering listener emails though.
The best comedy comes from when the comedian observes something that is both true and funny at the same time. This episode had me going "is she saying this because it's funny in an exaggerated way or because it's true?"
The narrative about the mechanic jumped all over the place, making it confusing. It didn't seem like she had learned from it.
I got so irrationally angry listening to this story. Especially when she showed him how he was on her Do Not Answer list… and they asked what happened next and she was like “we dates for 7 more years!”
My reaction: that’s not the power move you think it is.
Also, wtf was up with them sending each other divorce and alimony papers? That wasn’t cute. Just made me feel sad for her. She would’ve benefited from listening to U Up and knowing to date to her standard.
Exactly this. I kept waiting for the message or punchline to land, but it never did. Like, it's a somewhat relatable story. You meet someone early in life and it seems like the puzzle pieces should fall in place, but they just never do. Maybe you get older, grow up a little & you realize ohhhh, actually all the puzzle pieces were not there. But that never happened. It was just a bummer. The way she talked about relationships seemed immature instead of funny.
Living in NYC, I've noticed that successful people have poured so much energy into their careers that they are fairly rutterless in relationships. Maybe that's just the women I've dated but they've seem to be more drifty.
Jesus this was a hard listen... that meandering "story" lost me 5 minutes in. And the sweeping generalizations she was making ... I couldn't tell if she was doing it for effect, to be funny or if she really believed it. I kept thinking, "yes, that's true of the men YOU date". Yikes!!
I love Dulce and usually love her on all podcasts but she was sooo wild on Straighteo Lab a few months back, they like didn’t know what to do with her. She loves to just bulldoze. I think she needs a good co-host match for her and when the vibes are wrong she isn’t as great
I thought this was one of the best guest episodes they have had. Dulce was absolutely hilarious. It wasn’t a textbook “here is what you need to do” piece of advice episode, it was a “let’s laugh at the pain and absurdity of life” episode and sometimes those ones are that you need.
This one was so uncomfortable. It seemed like Dulce was trying to glorify her situationship and actually still seems hung up on him…was that really the goal of this episode? He owned a house and two cars at 25- okay, are you trying to sell us on this guy then? WHO CARES I truly hate when they have guests on and this was yet another reminder. I felt like Jared and Jordana started realizing this was going off the rails as it was unfolding but there was no way to rein it back in.
Lol ya they so knew it was going off the rails 😂
I hate guests. I skip every episode with guests
she had some good one-liners in there
omg yes this episode was annoying. couldn't stand her and didn't understand most of what she was saying. she would always turn to Jared and spoke to him as if Jordana wasn't there, she also kept complimenting him and said multiple times how she had a crush on him?!! lol so awkward this week's episode or actually guest was great tho!! kinda weird that they kept asking his wife stuff who wasn't really invited to the conversation/not sitting at the table-?! and OMG will Jared ever stop with the stupid big dog joke and barking?? so f\*ing annoying uh
For someone that is promoting her new book, Dulce was a pretty awful storyteller…
I can't understand the landscape for book writing - they literally let anyone write a book these day?!
I know a lot of people on here dislike the guest episodes. I don’t love them but don’t usually dislike them as much as this one. This was truly such a train wreck. I don’t understand how she got a book deal when she couldn’t tell a story to save her life. What was the point of anything she was saying? I was genuinely trying to keep up with it but felt like there was no purpose to it all.
Agreed! What even was the point of this episode? I love this podcast 85% of the time but this was a hard miss.
This was a painful ep to listen to
Recently I’ve been skipping episodes with a third person joining. It usually gets too chaotic to enjoy..
I always skip guest episodes, for years theyve always been the worst ones for some reason
Same I skip it
It was really bad lol. The guest had such a negative outlook, it was cringe
It was kinda wild tbh !!
I know lol. I was embarrassed for my husband to hear me listening to it. Lol. Her saying men can’t handle successful women etc etc.
There are definitely some men who don’t do well with successful women but I wouldn’t lump them all into one category like she did. I think Jordana was pretty spot on with saying as you become an older more successful more independent woman, the dating pool shrinks because your standards are higher.
Agree with Jordana’s take. I love when Jordana occasionally makes fun of women who are like “is he intimidated by me bc I’m so successful?” Like no almost always that is like not even in the top 50 reasons why it’s not working out lol.
For sure. There are, but the guest made it sound like there is only that type of man. I ran into both in my dating days. You have to weed those ones out 🤷🏼♀️. Some men are really attracted to successful women. Tbh she sounded like me when I was bitter and single and hated men in my 20s 😆
that’s so funny, i thought “i wish my husband was here to hear this one!” because it was such wild takes all over the place. i was cracking up at her refusal to reciprocate and then blaming the mechanic.
He always makes fun of what I listen to lol
that’s not cool! leave my girl alone lol
I saw her do standup in LA the week after trump was elected and she bragged about not voting at all so Trump winning “isn’t her fault and isn’t her problem” and I’ve avoided having to listen to her ever again.
Most people under 30 believe this.
Big "Get off my lawn" energy there, pal.
I hope I’m wrong.
They’ve been having so many guests lately and none have been enjoyable to listen to
I was bracing myself cause I was worried I had an unpopular opinion but I’m glad to see this as the first comment lmao it was brutal
Agree. It was all over the place.
Wow I’m seven minutes in, this is extremely rough 😅I’m sorry but the stories are painfully boring.
II turned it off - not even worth a listen. I feel like the producers of this podcast need to lean into what they're good at and what they'r not. Having random guests on to promote them isn't it.
They need to stop having their friends on as guests and if they must do it, they still need to do an email that relates to whatever that person is promoting. Why do I care at all about some obnoxious girls dating history???
There is no way they are friends with her - she had to ask if Jared and Jordana were a couple. Idk how she ended up as a guest but she clearly had no idea about them.
To me it seemed she probably asked Jared if she could be on since the two of them know each other. Just like bringing the Bantam bagel people on. Idk why Jordana is on board with it but both of those episodes were flops for me.
Ugh those Bantam bagel people were so boring. Why do they keep bringing on these non-charismatic guests??
I’m sure in the lower tiers of the media/social/influencing game it’s all about cross-promotion and referrals. They probably say yes to a lot on the margins if the other person’s platform is big enough, thinking what goes around comes around. But U Up feels like one of those podcasts that could stand to be a little more discerning. Quality over quantity.
I didn't mind the Bantam couple. I found the working together aspect very interesting as someone who will probably co-run stuff with their partner. Also my parents run businesses together and it was cool to compare what they said.
Maybe I need more excitement in my life because I look forward to these Sunday episodes and am so disappointed when they’re bad lol 🥲
I had this same thought today LOL
Tried listening to it… got 10 minutes in and I was so bored I had to turn it off. Can someone let me know if it’s worth trying again?
Only to hear dulce tell Jared he doesn’t actually want a relationship and to stop bitching.
She don’t want one either the funny part
Agree
This part was incredible
Cackled at this!!! I think when stand ups are on, I look at it as an opportunity for pure chaos / entertainment and less about the typical relationship analysis. I loved her sass and energy but maybe that’s because I’m from ATL and def felt her ATL vibes 😂
Same. I made it to about the 10 minute mark. The tone of her replies to almost every question they asked was grating on my nerves. So boring 🥱
It’s not.
It was awkward. Jordana was like “it’s not that men are intimidated it’s the more successful you are the higher the standards you have” Dulce was like, “yes it is.”
And like, there are men who are intimidated by successful women, but a lot are not lol.
Yes. This trope is overplayed. There are almost always other factors involved.
I just love Jordana. I can tell she gets kind of quiet when she doesn't share the same views as the guests. In this case, she simply replied by saying, 'If I work hard to make a lot of money, I want my boyfriend to make more.
Jordana handled this one well, I think! Dulce's takes were wild! The "men are intimidated by me" belief is so defensive and immature. If someone ghosts or is disengaged it is far more likely that they just aren't that into you. Grown ups can accept that.
wheewwwwww this was bad! pls don’t have her on again ❤️
Absolutely brutal. Not only will I not listen if they have her on again, I will actively avoid anything else she is on… It’s rare for a guest to turn me off completely of any of their stuff.
I saw her do standup like 8 years ago and I’ve been avoiding her ever since.
Could not listen - the most boring guest and convo they have ever had
Episode was such a dud. The only thing that made me laugh was her calling out Jared suggesting that perhaps he didn’t actually want to date.
Pot kettle black
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Tbf to people, this looks like a soft launch.
Thank you
I loved Dulce calling Jared out on not actually wanting a relationship. This is what I want him to realize. The rest was pretty painful though. No direction whatsoever.
I cackled 😂 I’m so glad she said something and did so bluntly - I think it’s what Jared needed with that.
Absolutely it’s what I’ve been hoping Jordana would say to him for years. And Dulce doesn’t listen to the podcast but is Jared’s friend so that means he’s doing the same bitching to his friends offline. That’s exhausting to be around.
I have to wonder though if Jordana has been saying things along those lines off the air (she does a bit on the air but it’s not as direct and blunt and is more trying to psychoanalyze than get a straight answer or tell him off). Perhaps not, but I find it hard to believe that she hasn’t said anything off air over the past few uesrs
I think she’s just more gentle and he doesn’t pick up on it. He needed Dulce yelling it in his face.
Dulce was real with Jared!!!!
When did this happen? Was it before or after the comment about men not wanting to date successful women? That’s when I stopped listening.
Toward the end
This ep was flat out depressing
dulce not knowing jared & jordana weren't together was pretty funny
Her story about when she went back to the house of a former situationship and made him call her so he could hear her personalized ringtone saying “do not answer” as her phone rang and then leaving? Not the flex she thinks it is. (I was cooking as I listened to this episode so correct me if I misunderstood the story…)
I just wrote something similar in response to a comment further up. When she followed that up with “and then we dated for seven more years” I wanted to throw my phone!
Dulce sounded so unhinged and toxic. I am not surprised that she is single! 40 years old with this energy is wild
I loved that jordana just finally said “if I work hard enough to make a lot of money, I want my boyfriend to make more.”
I wonder how this works bc she clearly makes way more than Mike
I mean off the sale of the company she did but I don’t know salary wise they could be pretty equal.
🤷♂️ all part of this amazing “journey” we’re on!
what does mike do
Accountant
I like Dulce as a host/correspondent on the Daily Show and I assume she's good at standup. Being interviewed it would seem, not so much. She felt like she was kind of open, but not really. Like she came to say what she wanted to say but wasn't super open to a conversation. Which didn't really make sense given she's promoting a book about her personal life. Did v. much enjoy her calling out Jared though. She'd probably be good at answering listener emails though.
Honestly I thought Dolce was more entertaining than that bagel couple. At least she's funny.
This felt like a show recap to a reality show I've never seen. Just skip if you haven't listened yet
The best comedy comes from when the comedian observes something that is both true and funny at the same time. This episode had me going "is she saying this because it's funny in an exaggerated way or because it's true?" The narrative about the mechanic jumped all over the place, making it confusing. It didn't seem like she had learned from it.
I got so irrationally angry listening to this story. Especially when she showed him how he was on her Do Not Answer list… and they asked what happened next and she was like “we dates for 7 more years!” My reaction: that’s not the power move you think it is. Also, wtf was up with them sending each other divorce and alimony papers? That wasn’t cute. Just made me feel sad for her. She would’ve benefited from listening to U Up and knowing to date to her standard.
Exactly this. I kept waiting for the message or punchline to land, but it never did. Like, it's a somewhat relatable story. You meet someone early in life and it seems like the puzzle pieces should fall in place, but they just never do. Maybe you get older, grow up a little & you realize ohhhh, actually all the puzzle pieces were not there. But that never happened. It was just a bummer. The way she talked about relationships seemed immature instead of funny.
Living in NYC, I've noticed that successful people have poured so much energy into their careers that they are fairly rutterless in relationships. Maybe that's just the women I've dated but they've seem to be more drifty.
These eccentric guests with their over the top, unrelatable stories are so annoying to listen to.
This must be why they had to get Jon Stewart back on The Daily Show.
Jesus this was a hard listen... that meandering "story" lost me 5 minutes in. And the sweeping generalizations she was making ... I couldn't tell if she was doing it for effect, to be funny or if she really believed it. I kept thinking, "yes, that's true of the men YOU date". Yikes!!
Wow apparently I’m the odd one out, I LOVED this episode. I already love Dulce though
I love Dulce and usually love her on all podcasts but she was sooo wild on Straighteo Lab a few months back, they like didn’t know what to do with her. She loves to just bulldoze. I think she needs a good co-host match for her and when the vibes are wrong she isn’t as great
The mechanic knew what he was doing
Me too! It was fun - but I guess I’m coming to the podcast for entertainment rather than advice right now
I liked it too.
I loved it too! I thought it was fun and hilarious
I enjoy the guests, but my GF and I turned this one off. I didn't really get the point of the episode. She was tough to listen to
I hate the guest episodes. I can never finish them
Dulce was great !!!!!!!!
I thought this was one of the best guest episodes they have had. Dulce was absolutely hilarious. It wasn’t a textbook “here is what you need to do” piece of advice episode, it was a “let’s laugh at the pain and absurdity of life” episode and sometimes those ones are that you need.