Segment focused on entrepreneurship social proof The podcast (@davidneversleeps) is going viral on social media because of a recent interview that explores relationship dynamics rather than business tips.
Hosted by founder and entrepreneur David Shands (@sleepis4suckers) social proof Occasionally he deviates from Shands' solo presentation and invites guests to sit in the “hot seat'' of the interview. On October 29, 2023, Shands hosted motivational speaker Jah Pugh (@jahthevoice) to discuss how he overcame adversity.
For Pugh, adversity meant trying to repair a relationship after an affair. Pugh said she has two children from her seven-year marriage and another from outside the relationship, which creates challenges and requires more than that to make the relationship work. She explained that she needed to put in the effort.
However, the circumstances in which he chose to be “excellent” exposed him to the ridicule of the Internet.
“One day, I sent her a random blue heart.” [emoji]” Pugh said in an interview. “Every day I [going to] Add hearts. ”
“Talk about going the extra mile…” Shands wrote in the excerpt's caption.
But Pugh's streak didn't last as long as he, Shands, and many podcast listeners probably thought it should, especially given the difficulties he described in the episode.
“Simply put, I failed,” he confessed about his new routine of adding an extra blue heart every day. “I went for 21 days.”
Shands' post has nearly 10,000 likes on Instagram, while several posts criticizing the interview have received more than 1 million views on TikTok. One TikTok user, @reinventthyself, even compared Pugh's confession to when Olympic gymnast Simon Biles' husband, NFL player Jonathan Owens, said he didn't know who his famous wife was before they met. did.
“He should have declined this interview,” @iamdextercw responded.
“The bar is hell,” @elpoppichula commented.
What is “minimum”?
Pugh's comments started a conversation online about people accepting “the bare minimum” in relationships and what that means for different couples.
“People in the comments section made it sound like he was doing the bare minimum, but it wasn't even the bare minimum. It was just naked,” @cruzan_peach responded.
Some people heard Pugh's remarks on the podcast and took the opportunity to thank their partners.
@notnelee wrote in the video, “I just watched the Blue Heart podcast so I'm thankful for my husband.”
Vicki Larson is a relationship expert and author of The new “I do this”: Reinventing marriage for skeptics, realists, and rebels.told Yahoo News that couples' needs vary depending on their relationship.
“A healthy relationship is one where each other feels seen, heard, and respected. There is good communication and boundaries are respected. You have similar values. We have a goal. We can trust each other and we are reliable,” Larson said.
Larson also explained what the characteristics of a healthy relationship are, as many TikTokers slam Pugh and insist that his wife divorce him.
“Ideally, couples should decide for themselves what they need and want from each other,” Larson told Yahoo News. “Still, I expect honesty, trust, respect, kindness, love, compassion, intimacy, and consideration.”
On December 19, 2023, Pugh posted a video on Instagram talking about his visit. social proof Podcast.
“I pray that through my story, my weaknesses, my perseverance, my faith, my overcomings, my shortcomings, and my growth, I may one day set captives free,” Pugh wrote in the caption. .
After this post, commenters seemed more receptive to Pugh's views.
@qdg_djn commented, “It's a little theatrical, but at least he's saying some real shit.”
Neither Shands nor Pugh responded to requests for comment from Yahoo News.
