 When you go into a serious relationship, it's important to take time for yourself and celebrate the beauty of being alone. This is Nev, and this is Laura. They just got married nine months after they had their baby Cleo. Oops, honestly, they have no idea what they're doing. But whatever, they're in love. And we're here to help. Stereotype known as the stage five clinger. It's when someone doesn't know when to take a hint and give you some space. Some warning signs you might be dealing with a clinger or they randomly show up wherever you are. And they might send you unsolicited photos of their junk. Because they're constantly blowing up your phone with unnecessary need to talk. This is a big issue for a lot of people in serious relationships, in casual relationships, and the most important thing to remember is nothing puts out a fire faster than smothering it. Hey, we have a call from Lance. Hello, Lance. Are you there? Hi, guys. Hey, what's up, buddy? Hi. So last for the July, I went out to a big parade. I was dating a girl at the time who really liked to communicate a lot. During the parade, I happened to misplace my phone. I was in a city that I wasn't used to being at. And when I got back to my phone, I had 101 missed calls. Ha ha ha! 70 text messages. Whoa. So my question is, is that when you just pull the plug? I mean, is that like a pretty dangerous spot to be in as far as... Lance! Dangerous. Wait, so Lance. The fact that you're still alive to call us right now is actually amazing. Just because you're in a relationship doesn't mean that you're the only important thing in that person's life. I think everybody lives and learns. I think she's gonna learn a lesson from the ending of that relationship. I learned a lesson. Yeah. I think you got out of there just in the nick of time. Is this all the time everywhere or just at home? You know what it is? It's that every time he goes to the bathroom or you go to the bathroom, maybe just FaceTime. Like, we can wean him, right? So it's, you don't actually have to be in there together but you could still be, you know, connected. Yeah, and that would show him how ridiculous it is. Or, or you could get an electric fence in the doorway. That's dangerous. And so anytime he tries to walk in, he gets shocked. And then eventually that fence just becomes a door and he's comfortable with it. So you're gonna make him wear a collar? Yes. Keep us posted. We'll do. All right, we got an email here from Cedric who says, whenever my girlfriend and I sleep together, she's all over me. Never. I want to be relaxed. And I just want her to stick to her side of the bed. There's just no reason for us to be cuddling. I brought it up in passing somewhat as a joke and she freaks out. How do you think I could bring this up to her without hurting her feelings? Such a guy, like, there's no reason for us to be cuddling. What are the technical advantages of cuddling? Technique first, okay. This is a big issue. If you don't want to cuddle with your girlfriend, then you should invest in twin beds for your room. What's your sleep number? Here's the issue. If you can't sleep in an embrace, right? Then you just have to be really good about snuggling pre-sleep. Yes. Maybe taking a little bit of space but leaving some contact. Like I like when I know Laura wants to snuggle. I'll rub her back. So I'm still touching her but I'm over here on my side of the bed. I've got a little touch. And when I can tell that she's starting to really like go to bed, then I can gently take my arm back and I can then go to sleep. He puts me down. But I don't think the conversation should ever be, hey, I don't want to snuggle you. It should be, hey, we can snuggle. But then at a certain time or after a certain amount of time, like I need to be snuggle free in order to sleep. Love is what makes the world go round. And I think that you should prioritize love and then go to sleep.