[upbeat music playing]
So, wow! You look so amazing!
You look stunning!
This is a little something for you.
-Open it later.
-I definitely will.
[Julia] I met Christine at a fashion show.
We just hit it off
and she's become a close friend.
Like we've known each other
our entire lives.
She's awesome. She's badass.
Cheers!
To not needing men.
To never needing men,
but to take them for pleasure.
Yes, exactly.
So tell me more about this trip to Texas?
So this is me
in my Louis Vuitton little western suit.
[Christine gasps] So cute!
And my cowboy hat,
very country-western style.
-But
-You didn't meet a cute cowboy?
-No! I couldn't find
-I'm sure there's more of them.
-[Christine laughs]
-Speaking of, I am dying to date.
You know how many men
would just die to date you?
[Julia] Yes and no.
I think people are just gonna, like Eh
I don't wanna deal with someone
in the middle of a messy divorce.
No one's gonna date me.
Here I am literally back where I started.
No. Not true.
You're not back where you started.
I'm back where I started.
Wait, can you open your gift really quick?
-Is it one of those? [laughs]
-'Cause I think I feel like
-[Julia] Ooh la la, something sexy!
-[Christine laughs]
Well, I feel like it's very appropriate
in a pastry shop.
[both laugh]
It's very appropriate.
Ooh!
[Christine] Well, it's
Oh, yay! [laughs]
Too young. Look in that direction.
Maybe he wants to turn around.
[Julia] Sorry, guys.
Keep it closed. I don't wanna cause
any nightmares later, you know?
I know that I've gotta stay strong now ♪
Even though it feels
Like I don't know how ♪
They tear me down, I get right up, hey ♪
No one's gonna catch me
Drop my crown today ♪
Im?
Mother?
[Julia] Bat? Where you at?
[Batsheva] Guess what?
-[Julia] Are those my books?
-[Batsheva] Yes!
Your books have arrived.
-[Julia] You brought them in?
-Yeah. We need to film this.
I have instructions from your PR team.
Okay.
Guess what I got, everyone?
Unboxing ceremony! First time
I have ever unboxed my own book. [laughs]
Boom!
Holy sh*t!
[gentle music playing]
Look! Look, look, look!
[Julia] It's such an incredible moment.
When I open this box of my books, it's
I, you know, I started writing it in 2017.
It's been a real labor of love,
um, and very difficult.
The book is the whole messy, confusing,
crazy,
disastrous,
uplifting journey.
Chapter 13.
"I cannot begin to explain
the insanity of the next few weeks."
"I would pay so dearly for that mistake,
that it would almost destroy me."
It's been such a cathartic experience
doing my audiobook,
because it was hard to read through some
of the difficult things I'd lived through.
But honestly, overall,
it felt really beautiful,
because hearing my life out loud
made me realize that,
hey, I've done a lot. [laughs]
And I genuinely believe that my story
can help people write their stories.
And that's the purpose of the book.
The book is there
so that my story can inspire others
to follow their dreams,
to get out of whatever situation
is holding them back
and causing them anguish.
If I can do it, anyone can do it.
And look! Look at everyone
writing such beautiful things.
Tommy Hilfiger.
Oh, wait, someone's calling me.
It's the matchmaker.
[Batsheva laughs]
Hello?
Hi, Julia, it's Michelle Frankel from
New York City Matchmaking. How are you?
Good, how are you?
I'm doing great! We do have an amazing,
a truly amazing, quality gentleman
that I can't wait for you to meet.
Okay, tell me all about him!
He's in his mid-40s.
He's not religious in any which way.
-Good.
-He just lives by the Golden Rule.
Love it.
-Get this, he speaks 12 languages.
-Wow!
I love! Okay, that's cool!
He worked in the Air Force as a linguist.
-Interesting.
-Then he worked for the CIA.
-And the United Nat
-Oh my God, how cool is he?
-He adv
-Can I see a picture?
-Can you send me a photo?
-Yeah, I'll send it.
Oh, no.
What?
He looks like my ex-husband!
He's adorable, right?
[Julia] Mmm, no. [laughs]
No? You don't think so?
[Batsheva]
I thought you don't care about looks.
I don't want him to look like Silvio.
-He doesn't look
-I don't wanna look at him.
Does he have
Do you have different photos?
You know what? I think what is similar
to your ex is that he's Italian.
-[Julia] Are you kidding me?
-He's Italian.
He's Italian. He loves boats and diving.
He looks like him. No.
Do you wanna try it out
just so you get your feet wet?
No way.
-Like, oy.
-[laughs]
[upbeat music playing]
Hey, a table for Robert Brotherton.
Perfect. You can follow me.
Thanks.
-[Michael] Hi, Robert.
-Matthew? Hey! It's nice to meet you.
-Michael. Nice to meet.
-Michael.
-Yeah.
-I said Matthew.
-[Michael] Nice. Close enough.
-[Robert] Off to a great start.
-Yeah.
-[Robert] Thanks for meeting me.
-Thanks for being an hour late.
-I'm sorry. Are we discussing it? [laughs]
-I'm so sorry.
-That's okay.
I was on this very long call.
Every time I talk to Ra'ed
about changing his behavior
and how he thinks about our relationship,
he makes it clear he wants
to have his cake and eat it too.
So I'm gonna do the same.
I'm gonna go out there.
I'm gonna meet people.
I'm gonna have fun and sow my wild oats.
So let's go. Let's have a date.
-It was a big work thing?
-Yeah. A work call.
Then my phone died.
I had to find another phone,
which was a whole other delay.
-Got it. I could've been at home.
-I should've texted you, my bad.
It's all good, your phone was dead.
-Truly is dead. Like
-Yeah.
It's on.
[laughs]
-I thought your phone was dead.
-I thought it was too.
-This date's not going that well.
-Oh my God!
[laughs] Look, I have two percent!
It definitely died. I don't know
what's happening right now.
I'm not lying!
[both laugh]
[Robert] I'm the most punctual,
on time person ever invented
in the history of humanity.
And my first date for me to,
like, explore myself, I'm an hour late.
There's no way this guy
is gonna give me the time of day.
Like, it's already f*cked. The fact that
he was still there and waited, like, is
Like, this man must be a saint of saints,
a king of kings.
So tell me, where are you from?
Tell me your
I love this. I am originally from a small
town in Texas called Wichita Falls.
Went to school for Opera
at Syracuse University
and started working
in fashion a little bit.
Bopped around from place to place.
Currently unemployed,
which is a new thing.
Oh, wow. Did you, like, update your
dating profiles that you're unemployed?
No. [laughs]
'Cause I I didn't see that.
Yeah, no.
Would that have guided
your decision to be here.
I might have reconsidered this. [laughs]
Well, if I wasn't already
failing at this date
Goal-oriented, driven, and hardworking.
Yeah. No, none of which apply
in the present situation.
[both laugh]
So you tell me about you.
Let's see, I moved to New York in 2008.
Um, but originally from Orlando.
-That's gotta be a fun place growing up.
-Yeah, I loved Orlando.
Thank you.
-Ooh! Yes, thank you.
-Thank you. How old are you?
-Thirty-five.
-Okay. Our age, I'm 40.
-That's the same age.
-How old were you when you came out?
-What was that like, growing up in Texas?
-Mine was very easy.
Half came out when I was 13,
because I had, like, a crisis.
I was playing with Barbie dolls,
naturally, as a young man in Texas does.
And my brother had G.I. Joes.
And at one point I don't know if it was,
the Holy Spirit or what came over me,
but I pulled the G.I. Joe's
pants down and I licked its butt.
[laughs]
And so I did it and I didn't know
what I had just done until, like, I
I think I told my mom first.
You told your mom
you licked a G.I. Joe's butt.
Yes. [laughs]
So what's your longest relationship?
Great question.
I have okay, I might as well
just be a little honest with you.
-I'm kind of dating someone now.
-Are you in a polyamorous relationship?
-Well, the
-Am I being interviewed to be a third?
You. First off, welcome.
[both laugh]
What is your proclivity?
[both laugh]
-He lives in New York?
-In New York.
-Okay.
-Our personalities are a great match.
-Yep.
-He really wants an open relationship.
What's your philosophy?
Are you an open relationship
I thought I knew all the answers,
and it had to be the white picket fence.
You know, all those things,
and as I'm older and wiser,
uh, I don't know the answer.
Interesting.
I feel good. I feel like
we're establishing a connection.
I think he's a little bit attracted to me,
but I don't know.
That's always the scary part of a date.
But I would totally go out with Michael
on a second date, the question is,
would he go out on a second date with me?
Are you Italian?
I'm half Irish and then my dad
is from Guyana, in South America.
-Wow.
-But descendants of India.
I need to do a 23andMe, or whatever it is.
You might have a little more
diversity than you thought.
-Maybe I've got a little Gayana in me.
-Yeah.
Maybe I'll have a little Gayana in me.
[both laugh]
Sorry, Mom.
[Michael laughs]
[upbeat music playing]
[Miriam] So cute!
Aw.
There's been a lot going on lately.
Nathalie's constantly saying to me
that she wants to go on a real vacation.
And it's our anniversary,
and although we can't go on a vacation,
I thought getting a hotel room and doing
something super romantic will suffice.
-Welcome!
-What have you set up here?
-[laughs] A little something-something.
-Okay. Baby, did you decide to splurge?
Oh! There's a photo of us!
I'm so excited. I love you.
I love you too.
[Nathalie] I see the roses
and the trails to the bedroom?
Oh my God, baby!
This is so cute, I love you!
-Don't cry.
-You're so Cheers.
[Nathalie] Wait, what's that?
I don't know.
-Tiffany's?
-[laughs]
Aw, did you get?
-Can I open it?
-Of course, you can open it!
I'm opening it.
[Nathalie gasps]
Oh, baby!
You put it on.
Is it too big, though?
-Yeah.
-Oh, f*ck a duck. [laughs]
-Right now it's gonna be on your index.
-I love it, though!
She was like, "Ooh!"
And I was just like, "Ooh!"
And it was really cute,
and she opened it and put it on.
And it was way too f*cking big,
but she still loved it.
[Miriam] This is a promise ring, because
I love you and a promise ring means
I promise that I'm going to marry you.
Aww! I love you!
So now do you want to maybe take a bath?
[Nathalie] Totally.
The way you make me feel
I'm hoping this is real ♪
You take my breath away ♪
[Nathalie] Mmm!
Oh ♪
I wanna know you ♪
[Robert] What's this vest?
Aw!
Can we get some gelato?
How's it going?
[Ra'ed] So I'll do half a dark chocolate
and I'll do the vanilla.
Are you cold?
Yeah, I am cold.
Yeah? [laughs]
You don't like this vest look?
-I mean
-It's cute!
It's like a puffy vest with a linen shirt.
Anyway, none of it works, but I'll help.
[laughs] I went to work like this.
I thought I looked cute.
-Oh, gosh.
-I thought I looked like a thot.
No. No, no, no.
-Oh, gosh.
-Speaking of thots.
-You're not interested about my date?
-I mean, you call it a date.
It's so awkward to call it a date.
-Why?
-It's weird. Why you call it a date?
-It's a date.
-You went to hang out.
You had dinner. Who is this person?
-He was a nice guy.
-Did you kiss him?
No, we didn't kiss.
-Did you have sex with him?
-No! What, we had sex but didn't kiss?
-I mean, I've done that before.
-I'm sure.
-Did you tell him you have a boyfriend?
-Um
Kind of.
-Kind of? Okay.
-I didn't say to what extent.
When you hook up
with guys on Grinder are you
-Yes. I have an open
-My partner is not here.
Yes. So you just went
and kind of told him you have a boyfriend.
You're just on this dinner right now
with this random guy.
-What is the deal? What's the big deal?
-Huh?
What? Should I move out?
Did you like this guy?
-[laughs]
-Should I go ahead and move out?
I don't think you have to move out yet.
-Yet? b*tch?
-[laughs]
-What did he say?
-I didn't tell him
the extent to which I had a boyfriend.
Like, I did not say we live together
and we have a dog together
You're sounding like me right now.
-Where you avoid the real truth.
-Exactly.
There, you say it.
See, I'm sounding like you.
You're seeing yourself in me,
in my actions, and you're not liking it.
All I'm saying is, this conversation
needs to happen, because
it does not feel good. I feel jealous.
Well, well, well.
Like, here we have Old Open Pants
telling me that what I'm doing is wrong.
Clearly the tables have turned
a little bit,
and I hope he can see a little bit
about where I'm coming from.
-You never said, "I feel jealous."
-That's not true.
The last six months we've been talking
about whether I want an open relationship.
But you never said that it bothers you.
It's not jealousy
in the sense of I'm afraid
someone is gonna take you away from me.
It's more about
where you're dedicating your energy.
And when I'm on a date or you're on a DA,
our energy is not to each other.
I'm not closing the door,
because I know it's not possible.
But there has to be balance to it.
It can't be one thing where you're free
to go and do whatever you want,
but, like, mine is a conflict,
or mine creates an issue, or mine is a
[Ra'ed] No, I understand that.
But, for me, it's just coming home
to you and Richard
is the happiest life I can live
and there's nothing else I want.
-[Robert] But
-What are you saying?
Do you want to speak to them?
We're in the middle of a conversation,
did you need to check their a*s out?
-Well, listen
-I am over it.
I'm you: "Oh, very big butt!"
I mean, what the f*ck?
[laughing]
I can't with you.
[upbeat music playing]
Here we go.
[inhales deeply]
Hello! Mother?
[Miriam chuckles]
-Namaste.
-[Julia] Oh, hey, babe!
Sorry, doing my my morning meditations.
[Miriam] That's so cute.
Wow, you look so cute!
I love my onesies.
Mm, I love your onesie.
I'm wearing a onesie too.
Come sit with me.
[Julia grunts]
-Um, I actually wanted to talk to you.
-Okay.
A continuation of our first conversation.
And so I want to discuss
the company some more to make sure
it's something that I want to be doing.
-Yeah, of course.
-I came up with a list of questions.
[Julia] I like it, a list.
So my first question is
why do you wanna do this metaverse?
My passion is always about freedom
defined through fashion and technology.
Metaverse, it can be anyone from anywhere
with nothing and they can still create.
Giving them the key
to the doorway to insane possibility.
I just want to know all my options.
So one option for me is to join
the company as a cofounder, as a CTO.
What are other options for me to join?
[Julia] That's a great question.
I could hire a CTO.
And you could work for the CTO
just as an employee.
That is a way where you can have both.
I want you to have fun,
to have a youth, to have a childhood.
That is a very legitimate thing
for a twenty-something to want.
If that was the case, then I would work up
to CTO position eventually, one day.
The only problem I would say to you is,
whoever is my CTO becomes the cofounder.
I can't kick them out of the company.
You can't really take over their job.
That's the problem. Because they will own
a percentage of the company.
[Miriam] Okay, last question.
If I were to do this and I decided that
I'm going to be your partner fully,
I want both of our faces
to be the faces of our company.
Of Haart Sphere.
If I'm spending, like,
if I'm dedicating my life to this
That's gonna be the whole story!
It's the whole Haart family.
-I want people to know I'm doing this too.
-Of course!
It's a great message when it's a woman.
It's a greater message
when it's a mother-daughter.
That's not a hard question.
That's the easiest one.
Okay, I was scared to say that one.
[both laugh]
-It's going to be a yes.
-[both laugh]
-Yes! So proud of you!
-Thanks, Mama. I love you.
I've come to the decision
that I want to be CTO of Haart Sphere.
It's too big of an opportunity to pass up.
My mom's mission is my mission.
Helping women is what I wanna do.
I am inspired by her,
and I am somebody who can do this.
I may be 22, but I got this!
Probably have to move out
even though I love living with you.
But I'm just scared it would be like
-Too 24/7.
-We need boundaries.
-I think it will be healthy.
-Yeah, totally.
Oh, f*ck yes!
[kisses] Oh my God, I love you like crazy.
[pop music playing]
Hello, Mother!
-[Julia] I like your look. So cute.
-Schoolgirl vibes today.
-[Julia] I love it.
-[Batsheva] What's going on?
-[Julia] Too casual?
-[Batsheva] Is that a dress?
[Julia] Yeah.
-Have you met me? I'm tiny. It's a dress.
-[Batsheva laughs]
It's a cool dress.
Can I borrow something for a date?
[Julia] Yes. Are you going out
anywhere fun, with anyone fun?
[Batsheva] A second date
with this guy I met on Raya.
I don't think it'll be anything but
-Fun. I'm learning about fun. I need fun.
-Yes, exactly!
-[Julia] I'm gonna go get work done.
-[Batsheva] Okay.
-Thanks.
-[Julia] Have fun on your date!
-'Preciate it.
-Love you!
-[Robert] Julia?
-[Julia] Yeah.
[Robert] I have not eaten
in the last two hours and I am hungry.
-[Robert] Mmm. Yeah.
-Can you come in for a minute?
Excuse me, sweet baby.
[Julia] I am the kind of person,
when I am upset, I tell you.
In the last month,
the worst month of my life,
Robert has tried to distance himself
from it all as much as possible.
We've just gotten started.
And I'm already for a break,
and I need to just go to my home.
I need a mental break from it.
Got it.
-I wanna escape it.
-Thanks.
-It's a nightmare!
-Yeah, that's the problem.
-Yeah, but I can't escape it like you.
-I know. You're married to it.
Well, so are you. At least, you should be.
[Julia] I've always been
a good friend to Robert.
And I know that if I want to save
my relationship with Robert,
I need to say something.
Okay, I think this
Look.
You learn about people
when you go through trouble.
Yes, of course.
So, in this entire month and a half
that I have gone through
literally the worst moments of my life,
there has not been one moment where you
picked up the phone and asked me,
proactively, what you could do.
I don't wanna be that involved.
Babe, what does that mean?
You are involved.
He fired you, by definition and for cause.
You're involved. What do you think
we're doing here? If I lose, we all lose.
I feel that I've been
extremely, extremely loyal.
-I'm the only person here.
-That's not true!
You have just done the bare minimum.
-That's bullshit. When you asked me to do
-Bullshit?
things I could do, I did it.
Why don't you ask me, "How're you doing?"
"How's this affecting you?"
I've lost my job. I've gone through sh*t.
I have asked you how you feel.
You have not once,
once asked me how I feel.
You know who has asked me that?
Robert Zaffiris calls me every day
-Good for Zaffiris.
-He is not my best friend.
The reality is that this is a very scary
situation, as you can attest to.
Right? Is it not scary?
I'm asking you, Robert,
to stop allowing your fear
to prevent you from helping me help you.
That's wrong! It's an absolute
That's No! I disagree.
It's not my fight.
-But that's what's sad.
-It's not my fight. I wanna help
That's what's sad.
In my mind, it would be my fight.
Your fight is my fight.
And the only way to get your job back,
Robert, is for me to win this case.
[Julia] What Robert has to realize is,
him losing his job is all related
to what's going on here.
If my ownership is reestablished,
his being fired becomes null and void.
Helping me helps him. Robert knows that.
He just doesn't wanna be bothered.
He wants to stay out
because he's allowing his fear
to supersede his loyalty to his friend,
and that's painful.
We have always said, we are
"ride together, die together" friends.
When I say "ride together, die together,"
I actually mean it
I'm doing as much as I can.
No, you're doing as much
as you feel comfortable doing.
And you're putting your discomfort
over helping your best friend.
Because when you get attacked,
I am a monster.
I am a f*cking lion!
And I thought my best friend
would be there for me,
I wouldn't have to ask him.
This is not at all the conversation
I thought we were gonna have, but
[pop music playing]
-[Batsheva] Hello!
-[Maeghan] Hello!
This sweater vest moment!
-[Batsheva] You guys are all glam!
-Hello!
-[Maeghan] How domestic!
-I know, right?
Is this Cartier champagne?
-Cartier champagne? This is bougie!
-Yeah!
-[Maeghan] I've never had Cartier.
-I didn't know it existed.
[Maeghan] Yeah!
[Batsheva] I'm really excited
to have my friends over today
because none of them have seen
my apartment since I moved back in.
They've all been there
when I lived there with Ben.
Now's the time that they
get to see it redecorated, feminine.
It feels like my own personal,
independent apartment.
It just has positive energy everywhere
and it makes me smile.
Woah! This is a TV?
[Batsheva] I splurged for the Frame.
-What?
-As per people's recommendations.
-And then the closet that's all girls!
-What?
You're kidding.
-This closet is goals.
-Only you would have a closet room in NYC.
-[Maeghan] Literally.
-[Audrey] Absolute closet goals.
[Batsheva] And then upstairs.
I love that you have a mirror
looking at the bed. [laughs]
-You have to.
-Okay!
-You have to have that!
-That's crazy!
Okay!
Do you stare at it?
Well, I like to look sometimes.
-[Maeghan] Every other day! [laughs]
-[Audrey] That's hot!
-Guys, it's Monday! Where you at?
-Yeah!
[indistinct chatter]
[Batsheva] Let's refill.
-[Miriam] Yay!
-[Batsheva] I need some more mimosas.
[Audrey] This summer's gonna be insane.
[Batsheva] Yeah, I have
some exciting things coming out.
I'm doing a Hamptons magazine cover.
-Congrats!
-Shut up!
-[Maeghan] Your first cover!
-My first cover!
And I feel like Hamptons is a good place
to be seen on a cover of a magazine.
For hot girl summer.
-[Batsheva] Hot girl summer.
-Perfect.
I wrote myself a note.
-Would you like to hear?
-[all] Yes!
I wrote, "Manifest," just so I know.
[laughs]
Just so you remember!
[Batsheva] I said, "I am at a point
in my post-divorce
where I want to find a partner."
"I am ready for that experience
and to let someone in."
-Aww!
-[Maeghan] So cute!
-[laughs]
-[Miriam] I am very proud of Batsheva.
She's an independent woman
and she has come so far.
And seeing her smile
in her own apartment that represents her,
it's very inspiring. And I'm so lucky
that I have this living example that,
if you're not happy with where you are,
go somewhere else.
This apartment looks fabulous.
-You have your life together.
-[Batsheva] Thank you. Actually
I don't think I told you guys this.
I bumped into Ben a week
and a half ago walking.
I'm, like, very happy with my decision.
It seems like he's very happy with his,
where he is in life.
It was real.
When we said goodbye, it was, like,
"Wish you the best, nice to see you!"
It'll be fine if we bump into each other.
-It won't be weird.
-There were no feelings of the past?
-No. It was just like I'm seeing an
-Even on his side?
I don't think so. He seemed really good.
He seemed like he's out there.
He's doing stuff.
-Good.
-It's awesome.
-[Maeghan] I love that for you.
-Yeah.
So that's how a healthy relationship ends?
[Maeghan]
Me taking notes! Me taking notes!
[Audrey] Interesting!
I know just from like seeing
what my mom is experiencing now
that I'm very lucky. That it's not
the norm to be able to, like,
end a marriage,
end a relationship and, like, be good.
[Audrey] Mm-hmm.
I have grown so much
over the past few months
from walking into the door
of my apartment,
really sad about Ben,
and never living alone in my life
to now paying my bills and just
feeling good and secure and I'm proud
of myself for how far I've come.
[Mikki] So how is your mom doing?
-I think it's, like, very intense for her.
-Is she dating yet?
-No.
-No?
-No yet.
-She's not ready?
-I'm pushing a matchmaker.
-She's like, "Should I go on Tinder?"
-No.
-[Maeghan] She needs a hot girl summer.
-Yeah!
-Your mom needs a hot girl summer.
-Yeah!
-I should tell her that.
A hundred percent! Like, she needs
a h* phase. She needs what you had.
-God wants me to be a h*.
-[Maeghan] He has a plan!
-[Batsheva] Cheers!
-[Audrey] Cheers!
-[Maeghan] Cheers to your success!
-[Kenny] Cheers!
[upbeat music playing]
Hello?
Julia?
Hey, Rob, I'm in here.
[Robert] You in bed?
So tired of all this. I did not manage
to sleep at all last night.
-Really?
-I'm literally surviving on actual fumes.
[Robert]
Julia, I know she's fighting for everyone
and her win is a win for me too.
I do also have to tell her that I'm sorry.
What's going on?
Well, I wanted to come over and maybe
talk through our little tiff-arooni.
Mm-hmm.
[sighs] I just I thought about
our conversation.
And I guess what
I wanted to tell you was that
if I was in your position,
I would want someone,
you know, reaching out
to me constantly and all that.
If there's a situation again
where you think,
I'm not giving you enough,
you tell me and we can talk about it.
Thank you. It means a lot to me, really.
It's all I'm asking for.
I'm not asking for you to go against
your nature. I'm asking you to be there.
-Yeah.
-I'll be the warrior for everybody.
That's my job. I accept that role.
But hold the warrior's f*cking hand,
because we need some hand-holding.
-I am sorry for not being more proactive.
-Thank you.
-You need support.
-I appreciate it.
-I understand that.
-I do.
You know, this is the worst thing
I've ever gone through.
In a way it's
even harder than when I left,
because it's so much more public.
Yeah. And there's so much more pressure.
It's good that we fought.
-I mean, friends fight.
-Yeah, it happens.
It's a good reset.
-Yeah.
-You know.
We all make mistakes. I make mistakes.
And I'm really proud of Robert
for being man enough
to stand up and say I'm sorry.
-Love you, babe.
-I love you.
[Julia] And I believe him
that he's going to be more proactive,
and that's all I want.
It's over.
What are you wearing?
I wanted to be
a cuddly teddy bear for you.
So we don't fight anymore,
and I can make you laugh a little bit.
[laughs]
[upbeat music playing]
-Are you ready for this?
-Ready for this?
Yeah.
You know what? I love that
you're making me go to this therapist.
[Robert] A sex therapist!
-What do you think he's gonna ask us?
-I don't know.
I think he's gonna ask you
what went wrong in your childhood
-to make you the way you are.
-[laughs]
[Ra'ed] I did not like the taste
of my own medicine.
-It has tested me completely.
-Very salty, very salty.
Very salty.
-What's his name?
-Uh
-Doctor Todd, I think.
-Doctor Todd?
[Ra'ed] And I need to unpack
whatever those feelings were.
I think seeing a sex therapist
is gonna be a good idea.
And we'll have a third party
to help us communicate better together,
and my goal would be to walk
out of there with a plan to go forward.
-It's very nice to meet you both.
-I came really dressed for therapy.
-Perfect!
-[Robert] You know.
You're gonna allow me to say
whatever I want. This is a free space.
-Here we go. He's starting!
-[Robert] Demanding! My God!
[Dr. Todd] What brings you here?
We are really, like,
having a lot of conversations
about, like, taking the next step
in our relationship.
I think we communicate really well,
but, um, we're, like, on polar opposites
when it comes to some
stuff specifically related to sex.
-What are your conflicting needs, wants?
-We have an open relationship now.
Basically, he does whatever he wants.
Okay, right there, how are we with that?
I love it! I mean, I have the person
I care about the most in my life.
-I get to do whatever I want and have fun.
-Okay, makes sense to me.
Where are we with this?
I just feel like it's, it's fun.
And if we're having fun, that's great.
I'm down to have fun.
But if we're, like, building a life,
then I'm, like,
is that how you build a life?
And the only reference point I have
are my parents or
the people in my life
who have successful relationships.
-Right.
-None of whom approach relationships
-with that mentality.
-I see.
I don't believe we're gonna
in a monogamous relationship.
I also would like the wiggle room.
[chuckles]
So coming back to what you would envision.
The ideal open relationship,
what would you say?
[Ra'ed] I would say my rules
would be having no friends
-with the people I have sex with.
-[Dr. Todd] For yourself?
For myself. No friendship.
So how is that for you?
I would feel better
if he would limit the number of partners.
Mm-hmm.
That's fair. I think that's fair.
I want to limit the number of partners.
[Robert] In the last two weeks,
have you had that many?
Three weeks.
I haven't had sex with anybody else.
In some ways it sounds like,
in creating the rules, there's more
fear of the constraint
than the constraint itself.
-One thousand percent!
-Thousand percent. Yeah. Again.
You wanna have all the possibilities
even if you're not gonna touch anyone.
-Yes.
-Yes.
Freedom!
Right, and now you're committing
to limiting that field a little bit.
So what would your rules be for you?
If we're going to the place I want
to go to, which is marriage and kids,
then we're making that commitment together
that, yes, this is the path we're on,
then I won't go on second dates.
So it's like I wanna be able to go on,
like, noncommittal dates
where I can establish some type
of human connection with the individual.
Maybe it'll end in sex, maybe it won't.
Even though the date itself
will bother me,
but I will accept that,
because you have to give and take.
Some empathy is coming forward
for you too.
Yes, because at the end
of the day, Doctor,
I want the best for, first, my friend.
I definitely have more understanding
of Robert's point of view and perspective.
What did you learn, babe?
That, you know, having your cake
and eating it too is fun, on our terms.
Thank you very much.
So I think we've arrived
at a workable rule, guideline,
whatever you want to call it for now.
They're different, but they're workable
and you both accept each other's rules.
-If I understand.
-Yes.
We need to come here more often, girl.
-Speak it to the Gods.
-Door is open.
Yeah, seriously.
[upbeat music playing]
-[Miriam] So nice outside.
-[Julia] This is the first nice day.
This is it, yeah?
Yeah, I think so.
Look at that. This is so pretty.
[Miriam] Hello.
-[Greg] Hello. How are you?
-Hello.
-I'm Julia.
-I'm Greg Kwiat.
-Nice to see you.
-Lovely to meet you.
-I'm Miriam.
-Very nice to meet you, Miriam.
-Thank you.
-It's a pleasure.
This is the ring, my engagement ring.
-Oh, wow.
-[Miriam laughs]
-Well, that's gorgeous.
-[laughs] Thank you.
-That is special.
-Yes. It's not nothing, that is for sure.
[Greg] That is for sure.
-Come, let's stand over here.
-[Julia] Thank you.
I'm gonna get
my engagement ring appraised.
I'm actually very scared
to take off my ring
because I've already lost these paintings.
I've been wearing it this whole time
because I'm afraid he's going to
come into this house and take it.
I've been holding it on my finger
because it was the safest.
Right now it's all I've got,
and I need to support, like, 11 people.
Not to mention my insane legal bills.
And I want to sell this
to get money for Haart Sphere.
Honestly, this ring
makes me nauseous now. [laughs]
-I never wanna see it again!
-That's a shame. It is a beautiful ring.
It is a beautiful ring. It's the last
diamond from the Golconda Mine.
Wow. Golconda Mine,
as you probably know, long closed.
It's one of the original
diamond mines located in India.
The diamonds from that mine
tend to be exceptionally pure
and white, so they're highly prized.
-[Julia] Oh, good.
-So let's take a look.
[Julia] Fingers crossed.
There is an engraving that indicates
the weight of the center stone.
-Okay.
-15.28 carats.
-We know the weight of the center stone.
-We bought it for 2.5 million.
-Yeah.
-So that makes it? What? I don't know.
So this is a D color, for sure.
I can see it just as I look at the stone.
The best grade for clarity
would be flawless, um
So, up to three million dollars, I think,
is potential with a stone like this.
-Okay.
-It is a stunning ring.
It used to symbolize one thing, now it
symbolizes something very different.
-Yes. I love you.
-[Julia] I'm excited.
You excited?
-I'm excited!
-I'm nervous.
[Julia] I'm really proud of Miriam.
She's gonna be massively successful.
-Let the Haart Dynasty begin.
-Haart Begin!
[Miriam grunts]
It's so f*cking awesome.
-You guys are gonna go into business?
-[both] Yes.
-We're in a family business.
-I work with my father and two brothers.
Okay.
The key in a family business
is communication.
We speak about work all the time,
even outside the office.
But when it's time for family time,
work is on the side and we enjoy
our time together as a family.
-We need to do that.
-We gotta.
-When you get it, you'll make it work.
-Exactly. Thank you.
-Well, thank you.
-My pleasure.
[Miriam] Great advice.
[upbeat music playing]
Let's find Julia a man!
[indistinct chatter]
This is no time to look at menus.
[Julia] Hey!
-The girls are out! You're ready tonight!
-I need some liquid courage.
I've never done this.
Your t*ts are giving me courage,
that's for sure.
I've never done this!
I have never seen a human being more
in need of a p*nis than Julia Haart now.
[Ra'ed laughs]
I mean, this night
is all about you, obviously,
because we need to get her laid,
and that is obviously not my forte.
Yes, I'm the boss. That's my territory.
That's my field of study.
-I have a PhD in wingman
-[Robert] Advanced studies.
-[Ra'ed] My territory.
-You passed your bar.
This I passed my bar.
This is where I rule.
-I conquer.
-Yes.
So whatever Julia wants,
Julia gets. That's how it works.
I have no idea what I'm doing.
And I need to get out
of my whole intense relationship thing.
-I wanna date
-Someone needs to get in your hole!
Exactly! I wanna have fun!
I wanna date outside my comfort zone.
I wanna go out with people
I would have never said yes to.
-[Robert] Okay.
-Like, I've got to mix it up.
Robert and Ra'ed decided
that they're taking me to a bar,
so I can learn how to pick up a guy.
[laughing] Oh my gosh.
Or get picked up by a guy? I don't know.
[Julia] Oh my God,
this is f*cking embarrassing.
-It's like a sample sale.
-[Julia] I cannot do this.
How do I look, how do I look?
-You look fantastic! You're gorgeous!
-Guys, I want to Mr. Matt right here.
-[Matt] How are you?
-I'm Julia.
-I'm Matt.
-[Ra'ed] Julia, princess of the evening.
The princess! Very nice to meet you.
And Matt is very generous enough
to want to show us his d*ck.
-Well.
-Oh my God! What?
He's so gross.
I know! This is the problem!
-Please, ignore him.
-Can't take him anywhere.
I'm gonna step away.
Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you.
-Have a lovely night.
-Good, good warm-up.
-That wasn't a warm-up!
I said, "Hello, my name is Julia."
Next target, next target, next target.
[Ra'ed] There is a guy
who's alone right there. I'm intrigued.
-I'm gonna bring him over to talk.
-Fine.
-Get to know him, you know?
-[Julia] Fine.
-How are you doing? You doing good?
-Pretty good.
-My name is Ra'ed.
-Okay.
-He's a good-looking guy. He's cute.
-[Robert] Very handsome face.
Can I have another one?
-Introducing the gentleman of the hour.
-David.
-David, lovely
-What's your name?
-I'm Julia.
-Julia.
[Robert] What's the deal?
Are you single, married?
I've been in a relationship a long time,
but, you know, at a crossroads.
Figuring it out, you know, type stuff.
Now, this man is in a relationship.
Yeah, it's not doing it for me.
[Ra'ed] Hey, guys!
I want you to meet my best
childhood friend from Lebanon, Matt.
-[Robert] Lebanon!
-What's up with you, beautiful?
[Julia] Ra'ed's wandering around
and he brings this guy.
And he just has the kindest eyes.
And he's smiling
and he's laughing and he's so cute.
Oh my God, I'm so nervous.
I can't stand it! It's too nerve-racking!
-[Robert] Have you tried these yet?
-I'm gonna steal this.
-Is that all right?
-Yes!
-I'm dying right now.
-What do you do?
I'm a consultant.
[Julia] But you're, like, literally
-How old are you?
-I'm 23.
[laughs]
[Matt] Too young?
Um
I guess not.
-You guys ready to play a game?
-[Matt] We might be.
We might be.
-We play our own game.
-We play our own game.
[cheering]
Check it out.
-That's a bit easier.
-Yes, thank God.
-I didn't like the pressure.
-Me neither. Let's keep drinking.
"We'll play our own game."
-Oof!
-Oh!
-[Robert] Lord in heaven!
-[Ra'ed] Oh my God!
-I was like, play any game you want!
-Any game.
Honey, we're gonna
excuse ourselves.
-Ah!
-Jesus.
[Robert] Before we walked in this bar,
it was a drought season.
God bless the rains down in Africa?
Well, they had not come.
But I think we may have helped them come.
That bed's gonna have to be cleaned.
Oh my gosh.
[chuckles]
-I wanna have fun!
-There you go.
-I wanna have a good time.
-Having fun?
-Yes. I am.
-A bit at least?
Am I entertaining you a tiny bit?
I have a rule for myself that I have to
do something that scares me shitless
at least once a week.
Once a week?
You're my scaring me shitless once a week.
-Yeah, I bet I am. Yeah.
-You are. I'm f*cking scared shitless.
-Ugly mug.
-You definitely don't have an ugly mug.
If you're gonna look at me like that,
I need the cameras to leave. [laughs]
-What? What did I do?
-Nothing.
I get overstimulated and I'm like, duh!
Overstimulated? I like the sound of that!
-Oh my God.
-[Matt laughs]
I will give you my phone number.
It's very, very private.
What are you doing later, though?
Um I don't know.
-Shall we exit together? Wanna exit?
-Yeah.
[Julia] I just get lost in his eyes.
And before I know it [chuckles]
[pop music playing]
[Julia] So crazy!
Whew! Okay! Onwards and upwards
or sideways or whatever.
[Julia] Jesus.
[closing theme music playing]
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02x08 - Ride or Die
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The nine-episode first season of the web series documents Haart and her children's decision to leave the Haredi Jewish community in Monsey, New York, and pursue their passions for fashion and design.
The nine-episode first season of the web series documents Haart and her children's decision to leave the Haredi Jewish community in Monsey, New York, and pursue their passions for fashion and design.