# Ep. 634: The Transactional Relationships Built in "The Room"

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Podcast: [The Best Life Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-best-life-podcast-446917)
Published: 2026-07-08T12:00:19+00:00
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## Resource

There’s a lot of talk in certain pockets of the online space about “being in The Room” (whatever that means). In our experience, “The Room” is full of mean girls who only care about you as long as they can get something from you. If that kind of transactional relationship sounds fine to you, then get your ass in that room, but us? We’ll be sitting outside The Room with all the cool people—the people we actually care about and who actually care about us. Opting out of transactional relationships [2:01] Rooms full of mean girls [6:08] Exploitation of new faces [10:21] The antidote to jealousy [14:20] The benefits of building real relationships [17:34] Knowing who your real friends are [22:16] There are more ways to be successful [27:43] “The Room” won’t make or break you [30:57] Subscribe to The Lighthouse Letters https://dannyjdotcom.substack.com/ Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to info@thebestlifepodcast.com , and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group. FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcast FOLLOW JILL: @jillfit FOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcom You can also follow us on Facebook @Jill Coleman @Danny-J Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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