Oh the joy!

Yes. It's Dave. Again.

I'm not sure if you tuned into the show Thursday night, but it was crazy. Jake attempted to muff me on air, it didn't really work out so well, but at least he tried. On the bright side, we had a lot of good questions and good call-ins.

I think perhaps my favorite question was the question from a caller giving us the name of Mark. Mark is dating a girl who loves shopping, is a little obsessed about it, and she insists on bringing him along for the ride. Now Mark, who (like most guys) doesn't really care ALL that much for shopping, almost drags his feet to the store with her. His question was how exactly he can solve this problem. Obviously shopping is important to his girlfriend, and so because it is important to her he agrees to go along to support her. The thing is though, he's not the biggest fan. What can Mark do to show his girlfriend that he loves her and doesn't want to upset her, but at the same time doesn't go insane in those large shopping malls?

Jake and I talked a little over this one on air, and we both concluded that what is really important is that they COMMUNICATE (insert trumpets blaring.) Mark needs to let his girlfriend know how he feels, but he also needs to do it in a mature and almost "professional" manner. Rather than coming down on her, he should simply state that he feels a little out of place when he goes shopping, and that it's not the most enjoyable thing for him to do. Now, obviously, Mark shouldn't ask for a complete "pardon" from the shopping world; Mark should attempt to continue accompanying his girlfriend every so often to let her know that he does support her. The important thing is, however, that he doesn't go EVERY time.

Overall, I felt the show went well. If you missed it, dang it anyway. But you got a chance to catch next week's show, as always Thursday at 8:00 on the KAGE 89.5 FM Ephraim or http://www.snow.edu/kage. Trust us, you don't want to miss it.

Thanks again for all the good call-ins. Take care and good dating!