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Justin Halpern, the author of 'Sh*t My Dad Says,' talks with Alan about his hilarious new book, 'I Suck At Girls'
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Just in -- I -- girls there's the new the new book he says I try to make -- -- -- -- -- some kind of progress in terms of what you learn.
We were slow -- it comes to a girl I was kind needed to fail miserably before -- -- a lesson attending a lot of people like that what what are some of them so you had some horrible dates.
I -- What what kind of women -- you find -- of attracting.
Them.
Well I was kind of a mess so I would attract other women who were.
Got a massive data we messes -- -- attract each other that's true so what are some of the horrible we went on some horrible thing to -- I did.
I did I -- I once stated this girl who.
We would just see each other on Friday is in his network and we would sleep sleep together -- Friday's -- and we both.
Did you know it was a weird relationship and the one that came -- on Friday and I said that's where she was and -- -- she.
She moved all in New Jersey we really -- -- pretty.
Just like that I didn't I tell you.
Yet I was like what kind of relationship how long it has been going on like three months since.
He just moved in thought that members anomaly yet he never said anything in as like man I need to be really super someone wants to tell me when they wanna move he hasn't had did you ever contact -- -- -- what happened.
I figured that was -- enough that possibly -- contact -- actually didn't you -- doctor again I never doctor again do you like -- and FaceBook and say whatever happened and now hi kind of left it alone.
I have a hard time not getting clean your room and I mean how do you let that go well the problem was for me is I didn't -- it was a weird Canadian want closure.
And paralysis for several you know and Elena -- -- relationship where I want closure like I didn't care enough about it to.
Followed up in this kind of -- if you give other interesting breakups or other interesting ways relationships -- -- yet onetime.
I was dating a girl that I was working with and that at -- and that she did pretty well it is yeah.
Steve -- -- -- girl she broke -- she broke up with me she called -- was working and she broke up with me over the phone and then she goes at the end candidacy goes.
Also could you put.
The manager back on goods wanna get the rest of my schedule and -- some checks.
So like I'm under priority list it was like break up with Justin and figure out my schedule.
And -- -- that's hurtful.
And it didn't feel great to you you must -- other successful relationships.
Besides Amanda.
And yet know I had summit that really know who worked out OK it's just for whatever reason I didn't make make that last jump did your father give you lots of relationship advice.
Because you were growing up and started to date women in.
Holding is a person.
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Notably (%expletive) him off more than my Brothers so I got -- do you think that it.
Because I was just Mal thing with them as a kid and my Brothers were so hacked -- got a lot of flack flack for that -- Your wife deal with -- you've made some of your relationship with -- Republican.
-- obviously part of the book as well so she has -- -- -- to the public.
Publication -- on of the publication of your book.
I was looking for work like public a vacation the fact that.
That this is all gone public on the everywhere that there's an easy but Hilton the F and so so what is how -- she really clear don't -- I sat down there before even wrote the book and asked her to be okay in every chapter that she's in.
I had her read before even senate slandered Miller to make sure first and foremost that our relationship was going to be a -- and she had to hear about Samir other relationships and as you -- you -- immensely because of the women can't be easy.
We went up -- -- -- she didn't love that those chapters where her faith efforts that not a big a fan and -- so now on people when you don't talk about.
The break up -- I'm always fascinated by how people and relationships.
You know it's one thing that people meet.
But -- they say good -- people's text each other break up via text by email I found that to be so CD.
Yeah so yeah I think I'm glad it's -- sort of started dating my life right when texting became partners are never ready deals anyway and breaking of -- by text I think that the wrath.
Right so you -- it but it's still it's it's bad -- the way things -- things of odd things happening on dates.
Yeah where -- you felt that this was a life changing experience or.
For -- defining experience in terms of knowing about women.
The I mean definitely I think there was some times were.
I did something really stupid on -- on a day where I realize OK that's like you know the mouse pushes the thing gets electric shock -- got -- for example what will be some of the stupid thing to -- I think -- Then there's a lot I think what what the stupidest things that I did was I thought I wanted to have -- a funny gate -- -- I'll be really funny you know take this guy took her to medieval times you know not at that.
It's in the West Coast it's it's it's immediately -- -- partner they also serve you dinner.
But it really stupid but what sort of other idea.
And to an -- dressed kind of -- -- they're all dressed.
And it -- -- that they the food is terrible are sitting right next to speak here where that black Knight is now Obama have to get DA -- -- Internet be the worst day ever there was not a funny idea right now in terms of when you with a woman and you wanna get physical that can be very awkward right yeah the first on what I lost -- -- -- I was really nervous I rented.
The movie whenever house -- a few good men and my plan was declared and and it -- the movie in and and you know start.
Making them live but I I was scared so waited too long in the -- got to it -- And by the time I mean I live.
-- -- -- more interesting than -- that I than having sex with me last.
So -- -- monument yet it became a problem receives more interested just when she wondered just finished saying yes you wanna know who ordered the code red.
That's you've learned a few things the the hard way death now as your life goes on you'll have more opportunity to.
Write some more of this stuff now.
It is U I issue you have give kids -- will be stuff my kids said.
That my wife said.
Athletic kids yeah.
But but you would do -- -- stuff my wife -- election -- wanna go and enter and that would now make her happy it -- Who the other funny people in your life.
Well I didn't.
My mom is hilarious that you instruments is linked to be using sincerely your father and she does she's quicker than he -- so she if they get in their arguments he usually gets the upper hand but that's interesting could she said when your father chooses to be funny things -- came up.
In terms of doing a sitcom when they try to make it -- TV show.
It's it's so organic that you can't really plan it right -- in your father tried to be funny.
We're trying to be funny it doesn't really work element -- trying to be funny and telling jokes it's not very funny when he is just what he's who he is that's -- it's funny to me is that's why sitcom.
Was weird translation for the for the Twitter feed because it's like this -- you trying to be funny I thought it was really -- groundbreaking navigate through the first person.
For whom Twitter you're the first few little viral and Twitter and then to take a Twitter -- and they get into a television show.
To take this new medium and make it into.
It's something -- -- ever -- old media.
That really was very interesting to me in terms of breaking -- media -- Yeah I mean it was crazy to me in all happened so fast and in my mind was kind of blown I was just kind of hanging on for the -- Anyway I I'm -- -- to meet you it's it's really a very funny book at your expense but good neighbor good about it I selected girls.
-- -- but I think it -- very -- can figure out his right thank you.
