Two Hot Takes

260: True Colors Came Out! Ft. DJ X

Mar 19, 2026
Xavier Jernigan (DJ X), Spotify personality and AIDJ voice, shares stories from his music-world life. He dives into relationship dramas where people's true colors show. Short takes cover a staged flirting test, a fiance ignoring severe illness, family insults, and a cult-like initiation party. Plus fun meet-and-greet celebrity anecdotes and burnout talk.
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ADVICE

Stop Relationship Tests Immediately

  • Don't use relationship 'tests' because they create awkwardness and distrust instead of proving loyalty.
  • Xavier Jernigan and Morgan Absher recommend expressing feelings calmly and seeing your date home rather than theatrically walking out mid-meal.
ANECDOTE

Friend Took Paid Bali Trip And Skipped The Wedding

  • OP paid $2,000 plane tickets and hotel for friends to attend a Bali wedding, but one friend skipped the wedding and used it as a honeymoon instead.
  • Xavier and Morgan say suing won't work because OP presented the travel as a gift at Christmas, so the friend likely keeps the money.
INSIGHT

Vent To Family Shapes Their View Of Your Partner

  • Family dynamics often mirror what partners have said about you; repeated venting to them can shape their negative view.
  • Xavier notes venting primes family to see only negatives, so partners must protect each other from persistent bad-mouthing.
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