Are You Waving Beige Flags?

Fireball Oh! Freaking cat baby! Ow! I moved my right leg! God damn cat! Hi love! Welcome back to another episode of Brandon and Taylor So Taylor, what have you been up to this past week? So this past week I was in Colorado and I ran my second marathon ever and I hit a PR! Woo! So I finished with an 8 minute and 48 second average pace which means I finished in 3 hours and 15 minutes so pretty cool pretty impressive way to kick off my birthday month with a nice little accomplishment and now we're getting ready for Iceland! My big trip across the sea so I'm doing that this coming weekend, I'll be gone for 9 days and I'm going to just camp and travel around Iceland and see what's out there and Brandy, why don't you share what you've been up to lately because you've been a busy bee too I've been very busy but I've also been thinking about whether or not I can run a mile at your average mile pace for a marathon so maybe I'll see one day if I can do that I think I can try I don't know if I can do but I can try so this past weekend was the wedding that I was in where I was a groomswoman, it was really fun it was the fanciest wedding I've ever been to and probably will ever go to so it was super great yeah, I can't even explain, it was a very nice wedding That's awesome. Was it awkward that you were on the groomsman side? No I think it might have been had I not gone on the bachelor trip but since I had, I already had met all the guys but then two of the groomsmen were his brothers so I already know them from when we were younger and everybody else I had already met besides one person and that was the one that was actually our guest Lauren's cousin Oh really? Yeah, so Josh and I went to high school together he's the groom and he went off to college or law school at University of Kansas and I came to Penn State for grad school and we ended up meeting cousins oh, interesting yeah and if I ever get married I expect that she'll probably be at my bridal party and I was supposed to be in hers but COVID and all kinds of weird things happened and her cousin is in, or was in Josh's bachelor party with me it's a very strange small world it is such a small world but awesome, it's fun love wedding season do you want to get started on what we're going to talk about today? let's get into it go ahead and introduce the topic so recently there's been this trend on TikTok talking about beige flags when people are in relationships weird quirky things that your partner does it's not a red flag, it's not a green flag it's not like, oh my gosh I have to run it's not like, oh this really makes me want to be with you, it's just something where you're just like this is a really weird thing about you so that's the second iteration of what a beige flag is, the first iteration was things that are on dating apps that aren't things that make you want to run or things that make you very interested in somebody, they're just beige so things that might indicate that somebody's boring, or at least makes them seem very boring so I've been poking around the internet looking at articles and I found this one that has 29 beige flags that if you see on someone's dating profile you should run and so the beige flags themselves are interesting but I think the commentary is pretty funny on some of these and Taylor hasn't seen any of them so we'll just go through initial reaction like what she thinks, like green flag red flag, beige flag, if she saw this on a dating app. This is a whole new term for me but I feel like beige flags would be so much harder to tell on a dating app because it's mainly on looks, right? It's like, do they look attractive? Is their profile somewhat engaging? You know, whatever, but like I can tell a quick beige flag if that person's boring or not in person more so than a dating app so this list I'm intrigued You're intrigued? I am So what I'm going to do, it's an article on thetab.com I'm going to read each red flag and then through the commentary and then we'll get Taylor's reaction so number one, I'm overly competitive at everything commentary, but clearly not about making an original profile I see so many guys that make that as one of their prompts all the time on the dating app, yeah, see? So red flag, green flag, beige flag Beige flag, yeah, you're so competitive, oh cool You know, it's like this is an ick I mean, we're in our thirties on these dating apps, whatever, but if you're in your thirties and you are still putting on your dating profile a picture of you in college playing a sport, or even worse, I've seen it though, I've seen guys put on their high school football picture, like ew, there's a guy here that does that ew, that's such an ick I don't want to see like 10 year old version of you playing sports, like no I want to see what you are now You 15 years ago 50 pounds ago Right, right, exactly I'm not I don't know I'm not a kid's pedophile I'm trying to find a partner here A grown up? Yeah, exactly Not a high school boyfriend? Right And if you peaked in high school Yeah, goodbye Well, hopefully we met you in high school Right So that's a beige flag Okay, number two What do I order for the table? Tequila Commentary, quite literally the most basic of all the shots Tequila, I hate tequila I love tequila as well It's such a urgh Whenever somebody's like, let's get tequila It's like, oh god Can we do anything but tequila? What's your go-to shot? Tequila Tequila? Basic white girl No, high school girl Oh my god No, I should say I'm a basic white girl I'm like, I like white tea Full shots Yeah, see the problem is I just take straight shots I don't know a lot of the cute ones or ones that probably I just don't do shots anymore They just make me sick But, I guess, I'm boring I will do them if I'm trying to party Yeah I guess, I can do one or two Cause I will just get sloshy Great, great I don't like that I don't like that either Yeah, cause then I don't feel good in my stomach hurt And I'm drunk, it's just a lot of fun I'm too old for that Too much, too much So, beige, ordering tequila Order that, get exciting Order, uh Do people still do, uh, what is it? Fireball Fireball Do people still do fireball shots? I do Yeah, I think so And I have a Fireball Ow, freaking cat, baby Ow I moved my right leg God damn cat She literally bit my arm I went like this To like move, and I brushed her And she bit me Wow No, you know what's a good shot That people should order? The peanut butter shot The screwball That's a good one Screwball shot There you go, there's a little tidbit Taylor, so what do I order for the table? Screwball shot Screwball shot, yes Mix it up Jameson, Jameson's so good too Taylor and Jameson is something It's a time It's a time Alright, what's the number three? Believe it or not I don't drink coffee Commentary, this really isn't as shocking As they think There's a lot of guys that don't drink coffee But then I don't know, it's basic But is it basic too, like the beige side Like, oh, I love my coffee in the morning Yeah, you're boring You're boring either way, if you mention that you don't drink coffee Or you're boring that you drink coffee See, I think that's part of it It's like Drinking coffee's not a hobby Not drinking coffee doesn't make you unique It's kind of like These things that people do that they're like It makes me original It doesn't though Red, green, beige Did you say? That is a beige flag For sure See, beige, boring Number four Anything to do with coffee as a substitute for a personality Commentary, repeat after me Coffee is not a hobby It's not We already just said that Yes We already said that We already said that We already said that We already said that We already said that We already said that We already said that We already said that We already said that We already said that We already said that We already said that We already said that We already said that How long have we been fighting over Should pineapple be on pizza I think it depends on the pizza Yeah But that's not something that It's in your dating profile Pineapple on pizza, question mark You're really that boring This is how you want to start a conversation This is how we're going to move mountains Boring Next Red, green, beige I thought of other ones too Number six Using pictures of a dog and or babies as a substitute for a personality Commentary Everyone knows a dog This isn't going to compel me to date you I'm going to put red flag Red flag Because more times than not We've already mentioned about babies before I'm the fun uncle I don't care that you can hold a child Awesome, cool Good for you That's great I don't care And then when you put a dog If the dog is ugly I'm going to swipe left on you I don't want a picture cuddling with you and then Rat dog If I find out there's a dog in your profile That's not yours Red flag Don't get me happy about somebody else's pet It's not even yours I'm just saying red flag Leave out the dogs Just put you Are you ready for number seven? I'm ready Looking for the Pam to my gym Commentary Personally don't get the appeal of the office No The office is so overdone now Red, green, beige This one I just feel like beige Boring Yep Boring, exactly Number eight I need someone to keep up with me Commentary Are you a Duracell bunny? Because no one has that much energy they need to specify They need someone to keep up with them Yeah What are you? A daredevil? A pilot? I don't know What are you doing? That you need so much energy for someone to keep up with you I'm like what do they need to keep up with you with? This could mean so many different things This is generally I might see this one as like a red flag I would see that as a red flag too This would be a little icky to me I'd be like What are you saying about yourself with this statement? Right Are you a travel bug person? Do you need to be on the go always? Like you can't lay down and relax bro? Like chill, chill Perfect Number nine I need someone to keep up with me This is perfect Okay I gotta go into it because it's perfect Number nine Looking for someone to go on adventures with Commentary Okay Bilbo Baggins That's a great one Yeah it was just perfect too With what you were just saying I would say I want somebody that is willing to travel And go Explore things with Because I've been on a date before Just recently Where the guy was like I hate traveling I hate getting on planes I want to just explore around here And it's like Bro have you done any research On me whatsoever? If you look on my Instagram I have so many different pictures and things Of where I've been, out of the country Within the states, all over the place I love to travel If I could travel out of my suitcase I would And it's like But something like that I just want to explore and travel with somebody I feel like that's beige to me Because it's super basic Yeah So I'm pretty sure those authors From the UK or something Just put some of the words in here But number ten References to Harry Potter Commentary, I literally don't care That you're a Gryffindor Simon I don't really hear that much here I don't hear that much here either Maybe you'll see it every once in a while Okay now what if Now let's turn it a little bit Now what if they Mention about Oh let's say Star Wars Or Marvel, things like that I don't know How much that says about You as a person You know Like I watch Star Wars It's not your personality No I don't know There are guys that really get into it though Yeah I know, there definitely are people who get really into it But I don't think that I have actually I just thought of this weird cork Of this guy So this guy I swear all the weird men that I know are in Florida They all live in Florida Google Florida man There's this one Florida guy Um We didn't date We were part of the same like Friend group or whatever And he liked me more so than I liked him But anyway this was his cork He collected Chucky dolls And he collected like those freaky Scary Chucky dolls And Saw dolls Like he collected dolls Red Flag, I do not want those in my house Right, right I've never seen them but one of my friends Dated his roommate And she like showed a picture of me Of all the dolls, he has like 40 dolls Within his room No What would you do if you went home with a guy And you walk in and there's all these dolls everywhere Run I would call an Uber right away I gotta go I'm turning around immediately I'm going so fast Like sorry As soon as I heard that like wait what He has dolls I don't want to Love someone Who has those types of things Because we haven't moved in together And what are we supposed to do Have like a Chucky room Or be like I hate your Chucky dolls What are we supposed to do have a Chucky closet That's a red flag That's a hard no for me That's a hard no for me That's why I was like oh I will never entertain this Like you were Cool then you just bump back A few notches I can't do the whole doll thing We can have quirky collectibles but Not that creepy Yeah It's weird but yeah No for me dolls So I have seen this one, are you ready for it I'm ready Number 11, saying your unusual skill is procrastinating Commentary Probably one of the most normal skills And if I'm honest not even a skill No Have you seen like procrastinator In people's bios I, no I don't believe so I have not seen that on there But it's just such a basic Treat as that person was saying Like everybody procrastinates They procrastinate things that they don't want to do Well the thing I think here Is like That's one of the first things You want to show off by yourself Like I procrastinate It's just like You seem very boring If that's one of the top things somebody should know About you I put everything off to the last minute Choose me Great Sorry You're going to love this one Are you ready Number 12, most spontaneous thing I've done is buy a flight Commentary EasyJet must love you You bought a flight Huh Wow Alright so how many more do we have now We're on number 13 Oh okay how many are there in total again 29 Wow okay Let's blast through Number 13 Your commentaries generous But I'd like to know something more about you than just That you have decent manners Yeah this is beige Beige to me I mean if you're inviting me out on a date That's expected so Yeah I'm going to group 14 and 15 So 14, any pictures featuring the gym Commentary, this doesn't need explaining Number 15 I'm a regular at the gym Commentary, see above Yeah that's very beige Very beige I mean for me I'm hoping that the guy Going on a date with is athletic And takes care of himself So that should just be like a given But you know More power to you You like people who are active Yeah post those gym selfies but Don't brag about them I have seen this one Are you ready for it Let's do it Number 64 if that matters Commentary, it obviously matters to you Otherwise you wouldn't use it as one of the key points On your profile Yes Beige, red, green That is beige I mean I can tell if you're a tall human being Based on your pictures I think the funny thing is You can just put your height On your profile It doesn't need to be written in your bio Right It's already right there at the top You don't need to also add it in By the way I'm 6'4 Yeah we were 6'4 in your bucket Boring It might be a red flag for me I'm going to be looking like a great kid now That's true You are a little thingy I That's tall dude Number 17, my typical Sunday is Coffee and brunch, commentary So you eat and drink coffee Congratulations, the majority of us do this Yep I do it on the daily Beige Give me something else What else do you do I like this one Number 18 I'm not good at describing myself, commentary Clearly Clearly Yes You said it Number 19 Writing just ask in their prompt Commentary Because your answers are really inspiring me To send you a message Just ask I mean What am I supposed to ask you You're not giving me anything interesting to even ask Just your basic description And so that Comes up and then profile Just ask Cool Boo Beige Number 20 And then the best way to ask me out Is just ask Commentary Haven't thought of that one The commentary is the best I know Just ask That's why I wanted to pick this one I'd be like Duh Beige Duh That's a given Number 21 Describing their physical appearance When they literally have photos of themselves There Commentary Are these people okay If you couldn't tell Based on my pictures I have dark hair, blue eyes Tall, dark and handsome Right Objective Tall and dark, sure What else What else 22 Any mention of trying to keep plants alive Commentary We all try and fail at this It's not funny anymore Sometimes If I've done a lot And then I plant something I secretly hope that plants fail So I can just chill I don't like getting flowers Because flowers are just going to die But Unfortunately The landscaping for my HOA The ones they hired Decided to just level some of the flower beds And My house was lucky enough To be one of them but look at shit So now I'm watering plants So that my house doesn't look stupid They're cute Fuck yeah I'm cute If I ever get back on there Should I put that on my profile You should Boo Beige Number 23 My biggest mistake is downloading this app Commentary Well then please kindly get off of it Right Please leave Red If you don't want to be here then please leave Then don't It's just a party Number 24 The word foodie anywhere in their profile Commentary Tell me the actual food you like and then I'll be swiping right Yes Don't tell me you're a foodie I like pineapple on my pizza Straight like No far away you're not a foodie This is my favorite one Okay We all have to eat food Big foodie You eat food Congrats So do we all Love that Number 25 Anything to do with loving sleep Commentary All humans do this You're not standing out babe No you're not So boring It's not even a beige It's an ick for me I would red flag it You have no goals no ambition I like guys that get up and Go out and do something Yeah If you have a lazy day that's fine It's an everyday occurrence That you just want to sleep all day That's a no from me dog No from me dog Number 26 The first message is What's your degree Commentary Are you my vice chancellor I have not received that I kind of have Yeah Do tell Just cause like Occupation Graduate student Graduate research assistant Where the fuck is that on there What's your degree What are you studying Which is like a legitimate question But it's also like You want to ask me about my job You're really that You're really that interested In what I do Please don't Red for me I'd say beige For me just basic Naturally that's going to come up You're going to ask about work Kind of interested in what you do That's fine I don't even know if I have My I'm sure I do but it's very basic For my occupation Advisor That's it Do you really want to ask about my job Cause it's boring I have a lot of other things on my profile that are way more exciting about that Go ahead and ask about that Yeah We're binding down to the end What are these The last two Number 27 Multiple pictures in the club on their profile Commentary I get it You've been out all night You out sad I think that might be a red one for me That's a red one Yeah I wouldn't like that No if your enjoyment every weekend Is to go out That's so exhausting to me It's exhausting to me I feel like You know Depending on your situation Financially irresponsible It's just a lot of things One I don't want to do that If you want to get out of the house I don't want to go partying All the time And it's just not a healthy lifestyle Look at people That's all they do Day in and day out Every weekend they're out partying And how big they get Not that I'm saying I wouldn't date a heavy person But health wise Not good financially Not good for your health Not good overall It's good every once in a while But not every freaking weekend Or every day Especially every day That is correct I like this one Because I definitely don't see this Number 28 Taking a photo with their head In or on the toilet Commentary This says nothing about you Apart from not being able To handle your alcohol Yeah This is how you're introducing yourself On the profile And they're done that Everybody doesn't need to see that Nope That doesn't need to be out in public Alright So I want to get your thoughts on it Number 29 Don't use this Contact me on Snapchat or Instagram Oh gosh I hate the Snapchat I don't even need the commentary for this Nope If you come out the gate Saying hey here's my snap Or hey what's your snap I'm done you lost me No ask for my number like a normal adult Like a human being If you're If you're connecting with me via snap So that way For what So that nobody can see our conversations Or what's happening No sorry red flag done Done sneeze Nope That's childish to me I think for A lot of younger people The way that they Primarily communicate Is Snapchat and Instagram Mhm But at my age that's the way that you're trying to Contact me when I Don't know you Not interested Right What are we going to do just send pictures back and forth Like how long is it going to take for you to be like What them boobies look like Mhm Or are you just sending weird pictures of you with that shirt on Like I don't even know you Yeah and you're sending this Like sorry Yeah Now I do have Snapchat But I do find it weird when I Become friends with somebody And they add me on Snapchat way too quickly There needs to be a great period Of like hey we're cool We talk all the time then you add me on Snapchat If we If we only hung out once And then you add me on Snapchat I find it so weird Like no bro like we're not in that That vicinity yet Where I could just send you pictures of myself Doing whatever If you want to know how my day is going You can ask me Mhm Yeah I don't like that as the Especially if it's just in the bio Which I think this is what this is saying Or just like Snapchat At Number eight I don't talk to people on here Nope I don't either I would not Sorry That's not a beige flag for me That would be a red flag for me as well Do you think it's funny out of all of these Listed as beige flags There's not a single one that I would say is a green flag But there are some that for me would be red flags Yeah I think I Named at least four that would be red flags for me Three or four How many green flags No no green flags So all of these things for the two of us Would be either like meh Boring or Nope Swiping hard left Swiping hard left Yeah So Brandy you mentioned that beige flags Mean besides The obvious one that we just described with the list Means boring We also determined that beige flags Could mean that These are the flags that Indicate somebody's quirkiness About them that you've noticed So what would you describe as your Beige flag Oh man Like all of these are Brandy's beige flags Did we talk about the second iteration of beige flags Where it's like quirks that people Notice when they're dating you Oh I have one There's a lot of Weird ways that I eat food Uh huh Um like If I get a salad with chicken I have to Separate the chicken and eat the chicken first And then I eat the salad I don't eat the chicken with the salad And I have to move the croutons To the side of the Caesar salad Or if I get like a chicken Sandwich I have to eat the chicken off the sandwich What I'm just noticing This really Yeah or if I get a salad And I get the dressing on the side And then I have to dip the lettuce into the dressing I did notice that You do that with your spaghetti too Like pastas It's like Alright good for you Brandy I just dump the whole thing there You know like a soup almost Yeah so that would be like a beige flag For me it's not something where you're like Oh wow I think that person really wouldn't Make a good partner Wow like this really makes me want to date someone It's just like What are you doing? It's just a little cork What is that? That's one where a lot of people That have been around me have mentioned Those as being weird things that I do Taylor what do you think I don't know if I can think of one for you What do you think yours would be? Well I know one would be Using chapstick I like to use it A little longer than I should Where I'm almost like making out with the chapstick I just I like the feel of it Like once a go around Just doesn't do it for me I gotta apply it like five different times To eventually you're like Taylor stop You've been applying chapstick for like a minute And then I don't even realize I'm like oh sorry Love loving on chapstick I love love chapstick I love massaging it That would be one Instead of using Words like adjectives To describe things I like to Use sounds I'm a very Cartoonist I guess I feel like I'm a cartoon character I do a lot of that When I don't like something Like I don't know I just love my sounds To describe things That's something my therapist was like What does that sound mean? I'm like It means the sound I don't have a word for that I don't have words This is my adjective Oh boy Alright guys thanks for tuning in To our latest episode Join us next week On Wednesday Bye Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music