Blonde Highlights with Kris and Kyle
Jul 28, 2026 · 49 min · 4 segments
this episode is a humorous deep dive into the idea of the “bare minimum” in relationships, using Reddit stories and personal examples to argue that basic decency, effort, and emotional presence…
Kris YeoHost
Kyle HennessyHost
So again, last week we asked you guys how do you know you have a shitty boyfriend, and a lot of the responses that we got had to do with not meeting the bare minimum.

And the bare minimum for many of you is, like, the bar is not very high for the bare minimum.

Like, what is the bare minimum thing to have in a relationship? And honestly, these responses are wild.

One of the ones that I got was the bare minimum is to not make fun of me and the things that I enjoy just for the sake of it.

Like, if, if I'm saying that I enjoy something and I'm like, it could be the dumbest thing.

But there is people like that that, like, just, like, any sort of joy are like

So again, last week we asked you guys how do you know you have a shitty boyfriend, and a lot of the responses that we got had to do with not meeting the bare minimum.

And the bare minimum for many of you is, like, the bar is not very high for the bare minimum.

Like, what is the bare minimum thing to have in a relationship? And honestly, these responses are wild.

One of the ones that I got was the bare minimum is to not make fun of me and the things that I enjoy just for the sake of it.

Like, if, if I'm saying that I enjoy something and I'm like, it could be the dumbest thing.

But there is people like that that, like, just, like, any sort of joy are like
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