Craig Ross Jr's Monogamy

Did you turn it on?

I think it turned itself on.

Can you hear me?

Yes.

Loud and clear.

Good.

So we've come to the moment where we need to know

your decision, would you care to share?

How about this,

would you care to share why you people never

show yourselves, huh?

We do not want to influence

the research with our presence.

We change what we observe.

- I'm not even sure what that means.

- It means they don't want us to know who they are.

Your decision?

What if we need more time?

The experiment is over

and the time you've had to make this decision

has already been fairly significant.

- You do agree this is a life altering choice?

We do.

I must admit,

this whole experiment has really messed me up pretty good.

- I don't even know who I am anymore,

it's crazy strange.

Your decision please,

and remember, whatever you say here cannot be unsaid.

All decisions are final.

- No one calls me trash, okay, do you hear me?

I didn't say you were trash.

I said people with nose rings sometimes look like trash,

I never said that you were trash.

- And I have a pierced nose, so that must mean

that I'm trash.

You know,

if we don't pay these invoices by tomorrow,

we lose our 90 day credit status with our banks.

I know.

- Okay, they've just been sitting here for like two weeks.

- Honey, what would you like for me to say?

I told you that I'm going to do them.

I'm not the bad guy here.

You say that a lot.

I'm not passing judgment on you.

- I'm just not where I wanna be yet.

I can see you try,

I can.

But that's not good enough.

- Please don't put words in my mouth.

- Then tell me what the problem is, Di.

Man, this is so stupid man.

Now I'm stupid!

Now I'm stupid!

- Look it, you obviously hear whatever you wanna hear.

Obviously.

- You say things without thinking

because that's what you feel.

Just admit that, be a man Sawyer and admit that.

House looks great.

We already have a house, so what's the point?

- Haven't you ever heard the expression

I am what I dream.

- It's always amazed me that the life we have

is never good enough for you.

- Carson, we used to do this together.

- Yeah, maybe I've learned to appreciate

what I have now.

- What makes you think that I don't?

Big houses cost money, Maggie.

Now I'd like to enjoy what we have

and I've worked hard to get us here.

Yes, yes you have.

My contributions have helped in that regard, I think.

Creating a business was a major step for us,

wouldn't you say?

- A major step, and I applaud you for it,

but wheels don't turn by themselves, that's all.

Having ideas is wonderful,

but making them come true is an even greater accomplishment

in my humble opinion.

So hard work is the only way that's gonna happen.

- Money is a part of it, but it's not for the reasons

that you think.

We have plenty of money.

No,

you have plenty of money.

You have plenty of money, sweetie,

and you've gotta understand how difficult

it is for a man like me not to be in control

of his own life.

I could

if you let me in.

I thought I just did.

I talk to you all the time,

I tell you everything, I tell you everything

that's happening to me, everything I'm going through.

Except how you feel.

- What do you want me to say, Di?

This is not an easy transition.

- So you wanna go back to your old life?

And admit that.

- You don't get to define what a man is

to me baby girl, because I'm a man, no matter what.

- Oh yeah? - Yeah.

- Well someone needs to define it for you

because whoever taught you had no clue had to be one.

- So you gonna sit up here and talk down about my family?

Huh, after they did nothing but support you?

And you gonna sit up here and try and talk trash about em?

- You call me trash one more time I swear to god

I will walk out of that door and not come back.

I've an idea.

A way to automate the business.

Costs a little bit more in the beginning,

but in the long term it would pay for itself.

Make tasks like paying invoices much easier.

The idea, which I'm sure, I'm sure you're aware of,

work smarter, not harder.

It wasn't my fault.

- That's funny, I was gonna say the same thing.

However, that doesn't seem to be the right answer.

To what question?

Our best days.

Are they behind us?

- So who's putting words in who's mouth now?

Huh Diandra, did I say anything about going back

to my old life to you?

Huh?

I told you I was done with that and I meant it.

- I never had to deal with anything like this before.

You're the type of guy that my

my parents warned me about.

So, your struggle

scary to me.

Oh, my struggle.

I've done everything in my power,

everything I can to make you feel safe

and secure and nothing's good enough, nothing works.

So where does that leave us?

You tell me.

Little girl, you are insane.

And you don't have to worry about me

because I damn sure ain't staying here.

- Carson, really getting backed up here.

I've got five articles that all need editing,

deadlines are sneaking up pretty quick.

so why tell me?

Because you own the company?

- Thank you Lisa, but I meant why aren't you telling Maggie,

content is her department.

She left.

What do you mean?

- She left about an hour ago and I can't reach her

on her cell.

Alright, uh

just go ahead and edit it Lisa.

But that's Maggie's.

Consider it a promotion.

Now you fill you in on the deadlines.

- Good execution on the scramble.

- You got me 'cause of that scramble,

what put you in position?

- It was easy, I just pretended you were my husband.

That bad, huh?

No, no, I was kidding really.

No you're not.

See you tomorrow.

- Good to see you Diandra, come on in, have a seat.

So,

how did we do?

0.5%.

What?

- It's not much, but it's to be expected.

- We gave $2 million to an organization

to prevent cruelty to children and we only helped

0.5% of the kids?

There are thousands of cases.

- Is that supposed to make me feel better?

Yes, it's to be expected.

- You keep saying that, but I wasn't expecting that.

Can I be frank?

Please.

- So what kind of return were you hoping

to get on your investment?

- I don't think of it in that way.

- 0.5% wasn't enough, so you do look at it that way.

- Okay, well, I was expecting 100% success rate.

Now that's unrealistic, but

to be blunt, you fell considerably short of your goal

because of your preparation.

- Excuse me, but I did my due diligence

on this organization.

- Forgive me, but ask other millionaires who use

philanthropy as a business for charities to invest in.

Charities who have been around for years,

with proven track records, national offices,

employees, overhead.

You didn't give to the cause Diandra,