Bad Dates with Jameela Jamil - ReRelease - Husfriend (w/ Sarah Tiana, Adam Rippon, and Chinedu Unaka)

Episode Date: January 19, 2026

On this episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes Sarah Tiana, Adam Rippon, and Chinedu Unaka to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Sarah’s romcom ending crumbles under interrogation, Adam declines some good advice because he’s already put in the work, and Chinedu’s date inserts herself into a public private moment.  This episode is now LIVE on the SmartLess Media YouTube Channel! If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is [e-mail], we can’t wait to hear all about it! Check out the SF Sketchfest lineup HERE for tickets! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 3Sarah Tiana: @SarahTiana on socialsAdam Rippon: @adaripp on Insta, Intrusive Thoughts podcastChinedu Unaka: @chineduunaka on socials, new comedy special LOL Live on Hulu Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Bad Dates ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hey folks, happy MLK Junior Day. I'm Joel Kim Booster, and today we are re-releasing the YouTube version of a great previous episode with Chenadu Yunaka, Sarah Tiana, and because the Winter Olympics are almost here, Adam Rip on. Please check out Smartless Media's page on YouTube, and remember, Bad Dates will be live at SF Sketchfest in San Francisco on February 1st at 4 p.m at Cobbs Comedy Club. Tickets are available at sFscetchfest.com. Bye-bye. Bad dates. Straight people need a different word than partner. What could it be?

Let's workshop this for a second. Husband. Husband? I like that. Husband. Husband. Ooh. Partner works for me in like a business setting, like a business casual setting.

So formal. Yeah. What about taking out the ER? Just put Patna. Patna. Yeah, at the 8? Patna. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. A little dialect. Well, we didn't find it today, you guys. Hello. Hello, hello. And welcome to another episode of Bad Dates.

I am your host. Joel Kim Booster. And this is a podcast. If you're just joining us for the very first time, it's the premises right there in the name, people. It's about bad dates. It's about bad first dates, second dates, third dates, relationships, marriages even.

It spans the test of time. We talk about it all in here. It could just be a bad hookup too. One night stand counts as a date. Otherwise, what would I be doing here as your host? Joining me today, we have an incredible panel of guests that I'm very excited about. If you're watching from home and you notice that I'm stand. It is because I pulled my back

and I want to intimidate the guests who are sitting but I am standing. So first up joining me today very, very funny comedian, actress, writer of the roast of Tom Brady. She co-hosts the podcast Women's Sports Now. One of my favorite

people to watch on stage. It's Sarah Tiana. Hello, Sarah. Hello, Joel. Welcome, welcome. We also have oh my goodness, Olympic royalty in the room, a national champion, an Olympic medal winner figure skater who now hosts the podcast Intrusive Thoughts. It's Adam Rupon. Hello. How are you? I'm doing. You know how I'm doing. I'm deeply in pain.

But it's only going to make me funnier. I hope. It will. And you look great. So thank you. Thank you. We're a good at him. And finally, we welcome a comedian, writer, an actor who has appeared on Abbott Elementary and Netflix. His new LOL live comedy special is streaming now on Hulu. It's Chinadoo Yunaka. Thank you. And please, I've heard this about you. if I mispronounce your first name, do not let it slide. Slat me across the face.

It's okay. I mispronounce it, honestly. The former pronunciation is Chenadoo, but I grow saying Chinadoo. Oh, okay. So you're, it's, you're the problem. Yeah, for sure. Exactly.

I love to hear that. So before we dive into your stories, though, just does a little bit of a nice breaker. I have the question. We have surveyed a bunch of relationship experts, and they have come up with 150 questions that you're supposed to ask on a first date in order to get to know your partner

a little bit better. And today's question, I've adjusted it a little bit more to make it a little bit more chaotic and fun. But what is the television show that if you watched without your partner, if you have one, you would be sleeping on the couch. You'd be in trouble. Or vice versa, what's the show that they could watch without you that would get them in a lot of trouble? Sarah, we'll start with you. Probably White Lotus.

White Lotus. Yeah, because you can't skip ahead. And like you're, yeah. And it's like if you're waiting to watch. the episode because you want to watch all this stuff, read all this stuff online. But you're also waiting to, you know, to read any of the stuff online to figure out what the imagery was. What is the, what is the sort of statute of limitations though for like if they're on a business trip, you don't have, especially with Australia like White Lotus, you just don't have time to wait.

Like you, what is the, what is the length of time you're willing to wait before it's okay to watch it with your partner? It's never okay. She is monogamous and when it comes to her media diet. Adam, same question. I think for us, and I know that this is like a tough one, but I think it's Love Island. That's so hard, though. It's every day. Oh, my gosh.

Love Island is so much work. Being in a relationship is every day too. It can be hard because it's like 60 hours of your life. Yeah, it is very true. No skips. And things move kind of at a glacial pace, but also like so fast in Love Island too. That's true. But it's our non-negotiable.

We have to, we can't miss islanders together. And is there any, is there any leeway? Like I was asking Sarah, like if you were, you know, out, you know, in Paris commentating on, or sorry, Stanford, as you told me earlier. If you are commenting on the Paris Olympics from Stanford. I think we have sort of like a don't ask, don't tell policy when it comes to if we watch episodes of Love Island. That is. We'll act surprised, but we know that we both need to, like, be on the same page. Does that make sense?

This is very straight woman-coded, gay guy coated. Completely. Yeah. What happens in the shadows. This is my first year watching Love Island this year. I started watching it and I was like, oh my gosh, all these people are so ugly. And then I realized after like two episodes, I was watching the UK version. Wow.

The UK is, that's incredible. It's like an incredible way to start because like you see people and you walk and you go, they got to be at least 45. and then they announce, I'm 22. That's, right. It's a confluence of factors. I mean, it is a small gene pool country, first of all. And they keep mixing the same genes.

Exactly. And it's a translucent country. So the sun, it really hits them hard in a way that it doesn't hear. And I will say, though, the American version, the plastic surgery on that version is giving, is also aging some of those folks. It's wild. It's wild. It's wild. Incredible.

Shididoo. Same question. Are you in a relationship right now? You are. You are. So you also can speak to this. What is the show that would have you sleeping on the couch? We have a first season rule.

Okay. As long as we watch the first season together, after that, we're both busy. Open season. It's all good. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But poker face right now, we're big on that. Okay. It's kind of like a procedural.

Yeah, it's an episodic show. So you cannot, we both agree we have to watch them together because it starts over every time. Yeah. Natasha Leon is where the line is. Yeah. Because she was breaking the rule anyway. after the first season. So I'd say,

just wait for me first season. Okay. And then feel free to continue on. That is a beautiful. First season is a great idea. Yeah, that's really is. Then you have, and then you can watch it separately

and still be able to come together and talk about it sort of with the requisite context necessary. Really genius. Yeah. Yeah. Wow. Look at us learning from a straight man

that doesn't know how to handle a relationship. Never in a million years, never in a million years what I have guessed. Bad dates And turning now to our very first storyteller of the date, the very funny Sarah Tiana. Now, Sarah, can you give me a little bit of context for where you're at relationship-wise now? Are you in love?

Have you been in love? Are you wifed up? What's the sitch? What's the haps? I'm in love. We have been together for nine and a half years. Wow. We are not married because he's never asked.

It's literally the one question he's never asked me. Interesting. And is this a point of contention for you guys? No, it's not. Like, I would rather be not married to him than be with anyone else. Do you want to be married? Yes. Okay.

Interesting. Honestly, I don't even think I really want the paperwork. I just want to like, I don't want to have to say boyfriend at my age. It is weird, but you know what's worse? is fiance. I fucking hate the word fiance. It's so, it really is. And it's like, it's like, yes, exactly. That's the last thing I need in my life is more French. I just don't want it. But like, it's also like partner feels wrong in its own way. When I say partner as a standup, then people go, oh, and as a sports fan, they're like, oh, so it's a woman and I'm like, it's not. Yeah. I'm like, my partner I, we have a five-year-old son together and they're like, oh, you adopt it. I'm like,

Beautiful child. No, I had it. You know, he impregnated me. You know, like, It would just make it less complicated. We do need to come up with a term for straight people to use that is in partner because it is cultural appropriation. You have a kid. You have a human that you've made with this man as well. Yeah, I think, well, that was also part of the reason that we weren't married because I was like, we can get married anytime.

We can only have a baby as a wife, you know, as a woman. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. Certain time. So that was more of the priority. And so we decided to do that. And I guess I just thought that it would come about pretty quickly and now the our son is five. I'm like, okay.

Wow. So where in your timeline does this story take place? This is before pretty, actually shortly before I met my guy. Your boyfriend. So this really set you up for this set you up to be ready. It just primed you for. It definitely did. Yeah.

Okay. Yes. And, you know, I, this is my story is about a one-night stand. And, you know, I think as comedians, we're on the road a lot, you know, and I was, you know, in North Carolina, as you are. You know, I'm back in the south, back in my home, you know. We went to a line dancing bar after my show and, you know, having a great time because line dancing, it's midnight. Which part of North Carolina is this, if you can say? I think it's Greenville.

Greenville. I think it's Greenville. Well, maybe it's South Carolina. I can't remember. There's one in both. Okay. So it's one of the Greenville. Yeah.

50-50 shot. Yeah. It's so weird. Kind of a lateral move. North Carolina and South Carolina have the same cities. Names. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Not all of them, but there is a lot of the same.

There's a Charleston in both, too, isn't there? Yeah. Which is very confusing. There's a Beaufort in South Carolina. And, like, they're spelled the same. You know what I mean? They weren't thinking very hard. They were not having out of originality coming out of those states.

There's some Unaka Mountains in North Carolina. Really? No relation? No. And it would notca high school too. What? Wow. It borders Tennessee and North Carolina.

Spelled the same way. Huh. I hoping you know what's going on. Yeah. Yeah, no. I don't know. Okay. We'll talk about it later.

Sure. She barely knows where, what's, what state she was in for this story. Ten years ago and she doesn't remember. Where I had this. running. And so anyway, you know, line dancing, trying to catch up alcohol-wise, because everyone's way ahead of me. Of course. Meet a guy. And I'm like, well, he's cute, you know, kissing, making out. And then I'm like, well, I'm leaving really early the next morning. So if I bring him back to my hotel,

like, I can just like sneak out the next morning and like say bye-bye, nice to meet you. You leave him in the hotel. Yeah. What is he going to do? Right. He's going to get kicked out. Porn. There's no room service. at the so top. So, you know, he's a cute guy or whatever, and I'm like, all right, like, I know I can just leave the next morning and, like, it'll just be like a really fun night and I'm out, whatever. And so that's what happens. I bring him back.

It doesn't really go well because we're both way too hammered. That will happen. And so the very next morning, it's like I have the first flight out, so I have to leave at 5 a.m. or whatever. Pack up. go to the airport and I'm going through airport security and I see him running down the sidewalk to the door and I'm like, okay. So like so many things are going through my head. Yeah. Right. So this is pre, this is post 9-11, obviously. Post-9-11. So the airports are as we know them to be at this point. Like security hubs.

Yeah, security is there. TSA, you know, taking my shoes off or whatever. So you're like, is he, you know, is he mad at me? Is he, you know, like, is he crazy? Is he catching a flight as well? And he was lying to me about even living there. Is he a pilot? You know, is he going to propose? That's pretty much what I think of you.

None of these options great for you. I have to say. Except propose. The proposed sounds pretty good, yeah. It was like, well. Well, that would be a first. And like, what a moment. Right?

I was like, I didn't even think the sex was good enough for him to like want to propose, right? And so, but I was like, all right, maybe it's just like that moment and whatever. It was that good. I did what I think any girl would do, which was just ignore it and act like it wasn't happening. And so, and then, you know, I go through the metal detector and the team. and the TSA guard is like, this man says he needs to speak to you. Oh, I don't like that.

And I was like, oh, God. I'm like, what, you know? And he, like, comes up to me and I'm like, you know, what's he going to say? You know, is he going to confess something? By the way, the TSA agent should have stopped it there. I mean, that's sort of what they're there for is. Well, I guess I could have been like, no, I don't want to talk to him.

And then, like, left because he was still on the other side. And then I'm like, oh, got to go back through security. Oh, I would never. I wouldn't do that for my partner now. I would not, my full-on fiancé, I would not go back through security for it. Well, it was 5 a.m. So there was nobody in line. So it's not like it was going to be a huge deal or whatever.

It's a small airport too, right? It's a small airport. It wasn't, you know. And I'm like just kind of bracing myself for like, what's he going to say or ask me or confess, you know, or whatever. And he goes, did you steal my wallet? Wow. Wow. He couldn't call you?

Why didn't call you? I didn't give him my number. Also, like, she could lie. He's got to confront her in person. He's got to give her a pat down. He was literally five minutes behind, which means he, I went out the door, and then he woke up and went from zero to stole my wallet.

He was at the show, right? Yeah, no, no. He was at line dancing. I don't think he really knew too much about it. Got you. Got you. And I hate to ask this, Sarah, but did you steal his wallet? How much money was in his wallet?

Yeah. Yeah. There wasn't enough for food at the, no, I'm just kidding. But like, when you're thinking, oh, this is my love actually romantic comedy moment, like, your brain cannot rewind that quick. Like, he's like, did you steal my wallet? And I'm like, I can't even process that. He's not asking you. He's accusing you.

Because at that point, he doesn't. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You don't show up to the airport. He, like, had, I'm like, I just go, what? And he's like, open your bag. No. And I'm like, at this point, I'm like, I'm so tired. I'm still probably drunk, right?

Yeah, yeah. I'm like, did I, like, did I maybe put it in there, like, when I was, like, just packing up or whatever? So I just, like, unzip it. And he's, like, going through it. And I'm just like, I can't believe he didn't want to marry me. I was like standing there while he's like rifling through my stuff. And then I finally snapped out of it.

And I was like, dude, I didn't fucking take your wallet. You know what I mean? Like I know you don't know a lot about me, but I'm doing okay. Like I know we don't know each other, but like I don't need $14 in a witch-witch card. You know what I mean? I don't know your situation and you don't know mine. But it was almost completed. You almost had 10 punches.

And that was really agreeing. at that time. And so then finally he just gives it, because obviously it's not in there, you know what I mean? But he literally, he, I'm like,

this guy thinks I'm a prostitute. I'm not even wearing anything sexy. I'm at a line dancing bar. I'm like, not there. It's so crazy to be that drunk and not immediately go to the bar. Like to not go to,

I left it at this bar. Right. Like where I got blackout drunk, not this, you know. Yeah, like did you wake up? You saw me sneak out.

I definitely, I think I'm pretty sure. I said goodbye. I wouldn't have just been like quietly, like, you know, like tiptoeing. I mean, I was tiptoeing so he could still sleep. Yeah, yeah. But if you're going to take the wallet, it is smart to say goodbye, though, you know. Oh, okay. It's like a cold play concert situation. Yeah, he thought it was at the bar.

Right. Right. Exactly. Yeah. No, I just was. So, I mean, he literally went from zero to prostitutes so fast. Look if he was five minutes behind you. Right.

Did like a pat in the pockets and hop in the taxi. And so I guess he did have my number because when I got on the plane, he texted me and he was like, I found it. It was in my truck. Oh. And I was like, what a morning. My question for you, Sarah, before we get to the takeaway is what about you gives speak? I think that's what also I was upset about because I was like there's literally nothing about me that looks like wallet stealing worthy. Unless it's like...

Oh, what does that person look like, Sarah? Yeah, Sarah. What race are they specifically? Yeah, yeah, speak. Get close to the mic. Yeah. I know. I guess I'm giving...

I mean, it was the old couple in dirty dancing, right? That was still like a lot. Exactly. So that's true. It is always the least suspect. So maybe it is. Maybe I did give off these wallet stealing guys. I'm like, I just steal jokes.

I don't know. I don't. But, yeah, so anyway, that was quite the wake-up call. And that was definitely the last one night standout. Because I also wasn't someone that actually did that a lot. You know, I'm a prude, you know me. Like I can count people on both hands. You know what I mean?

Like I'm a 10. It's exactly 10, I think. But like. Just barely double digits. Yes, barely. Yeah. Scrape it. So, you know what I mean? I was actually really proud of myself.

Yeah. Or even just going through it. Being a bad girl. Being a bad girl. And that's exactly the way. The universe punished me and so now I learn my lesson. What, okay, speaking of learning lessons, though, what would you say is the big take away, the big lesson you learned after this situation that you've taken with you on into your successful nine-year-long relationship?

I guess. Be a little bit more picky. Yes. Choose wisely. Choose wisely. Choose wisely. Yeah. A universally good rule to have, just generally speaking.

I think, you know, when you meet someone at midnight and the bar closes it to, and with, within two hours, you've decided to... Rob him. Bad dates. Adam Rippon, you were just telling us about the instant marriage location in Encino, California. So I take it you are a married man. I am a married man. How long has it been?

I think it's been like three years, three or four years. Three or four years. Yeah. And are you like, how did you meet? Was it a green card marriage for you? So I actually met my husband on Tinder when I was at a competition in Finland. Oh. And so we matched on Tinder and messaged a few times.

We never met. And then we just like stayed in touch. I don't know why I was staying in touch with this guy. Is he in Finland? He's Finnish. Oh, he's Finnish. Great. I love that time.

I love it. Isn't it so. Fun. Yeah. Yes. So we stayed in touch. Yes. Yes.

Exactly. That's why I love it. So we stayed in touch and then we finally like met up a few months later. He was like, I have friends in L.A. that I'm going to go with me. He did not. I was going to say that is a full life. I didn't know a fucking person. But he came out and we like just hit it off right away.

Where is your story take place in your timeline? My story takes place about 10 years ago as well. Okay. It seems like 10 years ago was a tough. Lots of time to reflect. Yeah. I was a little bit more than 10 years ago even. So I'll like paint the picture.

I had just moved to, I lived in California. I lived in Lake Arrowhead for the first years that I like lived here. And then I moved to L.A. And when I moved to L.A., I went, okay, it's time. I have to get a boyfriend. This is ridiculous. Yeah. And so, you know, talk.

You weren't finding one in like Arrowhead. That's for fucking sure. No. No, no, no. So I said, okay, it's time. So I started dating this one guy who was in dental school. And then, like, one day he told me that, like, he thinks that I was, like, brushing too hard and that my gums were starting to, like, resist.

So for my mental health, I had to cut that one else. I couldn't do that. I couldn't do a dentist and I couldn't do a dermatologist. It just, it would make me feel, it would make me think about it too. Like every time I meet a dentist, I immediately go, oh my God. So I feed you. What about orthodontists, though? Like I love.

Or like a dietitian. Dietitian, yeah. But I feel like orthodontist isn't as much about like your gum health. He's just like, you could be, this could be straighter. The mechanics. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, totally. I could do that.

So did not work out with the dental students. So I'm like, okay, I've really got to put like wheels to the ground. Which, by the way, he was a student. So how the fuck does he know? Ultimately. Exactly. Yeah. Exactly.

Get a degree first, and then talk to me about my bleeding guns. Yeah, come on. So I then take to, you know, Facebook and I'm going to go, I'm going to see who I have mutual friends with.

Like, I got to work this out. Like, I was on a truly, like, a mission. Got to find a boyfriend. So I find somebody who I have a lot of mutual friends with

and I sent a message of, like, very casually, like, we have a lot of mutual friends. Like, blah, blah, blah. And so I start messaging with this guy. He's like very cute. And I reach out to my friends who were mutual friends with.

And I'm like, what do you think of this guy? And they're like, I would not. And so I obviously did not listen to that advice at all. No, never. At all. I went, no, I have to see this. You've already gone through the trouble of sifting through Randoes on Facebook to find him. It was no trouble for me. This is my best.

Oh, yeah. It was my job. Yeah. And so there were like signs from the universe. So like, I know on this podcast. It's like a wide net. So I'm going to tell a few series of like unfortunate events. So the first one of the times, first times he came over to my place.

I, you know, obviously did not care about my gum health if I was brushing so hard. But I did care about my body health. And it was like, I'll drink water. Which, you know, 10 years ago carrying a hydro flask was like revolution. And I'm a revolutionist. Yeah, yeah. He has a bomb. Which is how I announced taking a water bottle.

In that Stanley Cup. It's dangerous. And so I, we were sitting on the couch and I had like a little sip of my water. And I did what like the world's greatest scientists wouldn't be able to do if they all gathered together in one room is I took that bottle and I found the one specific pressure point of this like glass coffee table. And I just lightly put it down and the whole thing completely shattered like gunshots. Like, it was, I've never seen anything. You found the flaw in the diamond. Yes, 100%.

You couldn't replicate this, like, if you tried. That's crazy. Lightly, a tap. Tap. The slight tap of the tin. Well, you cared so much about your body. You had no idea how much strength you had in your forearms. Truly.

I'm sure if we see the footage, just like me, like, hooking it down. And so I had, like, a candle on this, like, glass table and, like, it shatters. Like, the wax goes everywhere. And so I'm thinking, you know, okay, I can take care of this and I'll show him that I have initiative. Like this is, I'll make lemonade out of glass.

Yeah. Exactly. And so I learned how to, in this moment, like, get wax out of a carpet. Okay. Put a wet towel and then a hay, an iron. Well, you've done exactly what I. This is a wax paper too. She has a flask.

So I went, okay, yeah. How do you think I'd get men to hotels? Okay. So I'm like, okay, this, It happens, that could happen to anyone. Like I said, not even the greatest scientists in the world would have been able to figure this one out. So I at this time also, like to paint a picture of like what I look like visually, it's like young 20s. I have a head filled with like sun in, which is, will give you the most beautiful patina.

Yeah. And it's a patina. Yeah, we are halfway through the Obama era right now. I can sense it. Oh, yes, yes. Yes. And so I bought a car when I moved to California and I was so proud to have this car. Did a sign and drive at Volkswagen.

Truly incredible. And I thought sign and drive meant like you sign, you drive. Yeah. I mean, it's right there. I had to pay for like the title and the tax and everything. So I had like maybe $2,000 in my bank account. It cost $1,995, left that dealership with $5 at night. Living on the edge.

Oh, yeah. But I liked this car. And at the time I'm dating this guy, I have gotten into two parking lot accidents. One, I crashed into a garage. It happens. And a second, I was in a coffee bean parking lot. I wasn't doing anything, but a guy backed up and then smashed it into my car. So it was a bit banged up at the time, I'll be honest.

So that's the car that, like, I'm driving. I hope I've painted a clear picture. You're abnormally strong and you have a destroyed car. Yes, and I don't have peripheral vision. Just the crashing into things. And so we are going to go out to dinner. And we went out to dinner somewhere here like in Hollywood. I don't remember exactly.

But we're going to take, I'm like, I'll drive. So we get into my Volkswagen. We park on the street. We go to dinner. And we come back and I can't find the car anywhere. I can't find it anywhere. It's so dark out. I can't find it.

And I know exactly where I parked it. And I keep walking by and all of a sudden I like see my car, but all the hubcaps were pulled off. I thought hubcaps were like a thing from movies. Like I didn't realize they were real. And I didn't realize that people stole that. Right. I felt like such a crazy. That's insane.

Insane. They don't. I never see people losing hubcaps. Yeah. That is very rare. It gets so much darker. Yeah. And so, but yeah, I didn't even know they came all.

off. And so I was learning so much. What happened to my tires? Right. Why not? Just take the tire. Yeah. Leave it on cinderbucks.

Yeah. Right. What can you get for these? A hundred bucks a fucking pop. Really? Oh, yeah. Each one. Each one.

I should go on the hubcaps business. I was just about to say, wallets, hubcaps. Yeah. So I'm like, oh my God, this is my car. Like, they must have stolen the hubcaps. Yeah. And my boyfriend at the time, said the most comforting thing.

And he said, you know what? At least we took your car because my car's nice. Oh my gosh. That's rude. That's respect. Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. And I felt like that was sort of the... That's an inside voice sort of like clock to have for sure.

Insane. And so the next day we went to like auto zone and I was like, I'll just get hubcaps here. Who cares? So like I got the hubcaps. They're like $20 for a pack of four. And at the time, like having to drive. to Torrance. Often, there's like a rink that I used to skate at in Torrance.

And I'd get off the 405 on Western Avenue and there was always this one pothole that every time I hit, the two hub caps on like the fall right off. Just hits them to kiss hit. And I had it down to a science where it was like I could always park into the like Toyota corporate building and like walk bump, like walk over, pick up the hubcaps and put them back on which I did every time. And so this was my sign from. the universe of it's like cut this guy out.

And so like, wait, wait, I'm still, this is not A to B to C for me at all. So the hubcaps, well, he said the one shitty thing about your shitty car.

And then you were then reminded of that comment so often because the hubcaps kept falling off. Yes. And this was sort of like the final straw. There have been, there was like so many different things of just like, he was just a, he was a complete nightmare.

Like my friends were absolutely correct. They were like, yeah, he's insane. I was like, why didn't you tell me? They're like, you wouldn't listen.

at all. And I went, okay. So I was like, okay, we got it. And so, you know, when I ended with him, he's like, like, sobbing, crying. I'm like, it's not that sad. How long were you guys together? Less than a year. Yeah. Which, when you're in your 20s. That's a long time. It's a long time. Gay in your 20s? Grading on that curve. That's like a four-year-long relationship. Completely. That's 5% of his life. And so he's like sobbing crime and he's getting really emotional. Like he was just like all over the place. And I was like, I think that when he's like, you know, really head deep into the pill, I'm going to just get out of here.

So I got out of there. And there was like one last thing that like we cut her losses. It's like over. A few months later, he reaches out to one of my friends. And he's like, I, he lived in an apartment in Hollywood. And he's like, I left my artificial Christmas tree at Adams apartment. First of all, forget it. Get it at Michaels.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 50 bucks. They're everywhere. Come on, you don't need it. Not sentimental. No, cut down a tree at the grove. Exactly. Yes.

What bump is it? It's not even, it's Christmas in July. Yeah. No, it's, no, you're just being annoying. He wanted to see you. He wants to see my broke car with the no hubbats. Me on me on Western Avenue, putting them back on. And so I did decide that, like, in this moment, this is where I really, like, became who I am today,

the true, like, fully. develop Monster. And I, and this is like 2014, like Instagram didn't even have video. And I decided that to, I mean, yeah. Yeah. Crazy times. How you survive. And so I decided this is like that I'm going to finally stick it to him. So I recorded to, um, uh, uh, it like a, a, a video and of me packing up the Christmas tree, putting it into the car, driving it to the, like, Salvation Army. Dropping it off. And then driving home. all set to the Christmas classic

have yourself a Merry Little Christmas and I sent him the video and the address and I said it's there if you want it. Whoa! That's fair though. Give him the address. That's one of the best things

I've ever done in my life. This is diabolical what you just said. And so did he ever reach out? Did he get the tree? I don't think he got the tree. Okay. I don't think he ever...

Oh, for sure. Definitely did. And you edit on a... I movie too. Oh, yeah. I still have the video. Yeah. That's the word.

I literally, I, the thing is, you did such a great job of building up what a, what a nasty, nasty character is because he said the one nasty thing about your car. But this is so crazy. I love when someone comes in and ultimately

is the villain of the story. And that's what I wanted to paint the picture of. So you're the bad guy. Yes, I'm the bad date. It's really, it's really like honestly impressive, not only that you thought to do this, but you also thought to record it. So somewhere out there, there is a recording of celebrated Olympic figurescape, Adam Rippon, returning or sending a tree to Salvation Army that he technically did not own. Right. No, if you see the video, and I have it, it looks like it's a heartwarming tale of someone donating a tree to a family and need.

It looks like a beautiful video. And I say Merry Christmas to all the workers there. Wow. As soon as we hit stop on this recording, we will be watching the video. Adam, is there anything that you learned that you took away from this scenario that you have taken with you now into your very successful? I think the most important thing I learned is that I just didn't need to be brushing so hard. And I think that was the biggest takeaway from everything. If you hadn't been brushing too hard, you'd still be with the student dentist.

Yeah. You would be making sick, sick Hollywood dentist money. They would be filling each other's cavities. They would be filling each other's cavities. Wow. She's working blue. She's working blue, ladies and gentlemen. No, that's not what I meant.

I thought she was approved, but she is not at all. Bad dates. Dates. Finally, last but not least, Chinidoo. Unaka. What is your current situation? You told me you have a lady. Yeah, I have a lady.

How long have you guys been together? Oh, yeah, a little over five years. A little over five years. Beautiful, beautiful time. And are you married or you just, you're not? You're sort of like Sarah's boyfriend. Drag in your feet. Yeah, driving your feet.

It's not there yet. It's not there yet. Heavy shoes. Lead shoes. Okay, wonderful. And so where in your timeline does your story take place? So around like the same age, like around 20. So I was like towards the end of college, like the summer of college.

And just like a little background. Is this similar to you, Joe? I don't know if you guys do this in your like culture, but Nigerians in America, like our parents, they introduce us as cousins early. And then when we turn 18, they're like, oh, well, Chi-Chi is not your cousin. Chi-Chi is cute. They just want us to be like really close. Now, and by my culture, I assume you mean gay people. And we do do that.

And Joel is my cousin. We're cousins. No, I've never actually heard of that. In fact, I actually, though, for the first time, I was on Fire Island and I met this guy, I have a really good friend who's Nigerian. And I met this gentleman out there who was like, oh, I'm in Robbie's tribe. And so I didn't know that it got that granular sometimes. But he did not say that he was cousins with Robbie. So.

Yeah. Because once we're adults, we kind of know who's our cousin, who isn't. That must be very confusing. That's confusing. It's very confusing. Especially if you're born in America's because you're introducing your American friends to these Nigerian people as your cousins. And all of a sudden, like, oh, well, she's not actually my cousin.

Now, we can cut this if this steps on the story in any way. But have you ever been in a situation where you were attracted to your cousin and weren't sure if you were, it was okay? No, I will block myself from being attracted to any Nigerian that I knew before I was 18. You got to me? That's so sad. Just because I assume we're all related. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And so, you know, my mom kept trying to, like, get me to, like, date to this young lady that was Nigeria who I thought was my cousin.

And then so one summer, I ran into her. We weren't, like, even close, but I just assumed we were related. I was like, I like their brother and stuff. But I ran into her one time, like in a summer during college. And, you know, she was like, hey, how you doing? I'm good. She was like, hey, we should catch up. I'm like, sure.

So she didn't her number. See you at her number. See you at Christmas. And my mom, you know, I told my mom. Hey, I ran into, she's like, oh, you guys should go out. Like, nah, not really. And then she texts me, hey, my mom thinks we should go out. Let's just go out just to get her over.

I'm like, cool, whatever you live. She's like, I'm in Long Beach. I bet. So I find, like, I only have. Where were you at this point? I'm, I'm, I went to school in Santa Barbara. Oh, okay. Yeah, I was just home for summer.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. You're from out here. Okay, yeah. Okay. And so, okay, cool. So I'm really have money, but I found, like, the nice restaurant in Long Beach. I'm like, let's go there. I give her time.

I get there, you know, right on time. And I'm just waiting there. She's not there yet. And she texted me she's down the road. I'm like, cool, but it's expensive restaurant. They keep asking me if I want something else. Yeah. I only have $65.

I'm like, no, I'm going to get up with this water limit this way from my friend, you know. And she finally gets there and we're talking like for the first time. Never really talked growing up. And she's like doing this voice where it's like this overly sexy voice. You could tell it's not her voice. She's like, yeah. So I'm asking her question. She's like, wait.

you have to do it. Yeah. She's like, yes, I think I'm studying sociology. I'm just like, you're on a date with Betty Boo right now. But also, like, you know, her mom's not my auntie, but kind of my auntie. So just be nice, you know, just trying to let her get through it. And she's not actually. I'm just imagining, like, Jamie Fox and white chicks like doing like sexy woman boy.

Hey, just talk regular. You know, like, what's happening? It was so, and then she was talking very slow. And then she wasn't asking me questions back. So in my head, oh, maybe she doesn't like me. This is fine. And so I'm just trying to get through the date. And she doesn't touch her food.

She's pretending like she's not hungry. But then when she finally, because I ice a lot of money. So I'm going to eat my food. Yeah. No food waste. Yeah. And I even asked her like, will we help you finish that? I have to pay for it.

Yeah. And she's like, now I'm going to eat it. And then she like, oh, the lasagna's cold. Like, well, you had it sitting there for 50 minutes. That's how I think in my head. And she acts just like, it's a little cold. Can we warm it up? I'm like, what are you doing?

You know what I don't come to places like this? And so we're sitting there, she gets it to go. And then she's like, so where are you going to do next? Well, I have a place I'm supposed to be some friends in like an hour. I'm going to just hang around here until then. I was like, probably go across the street just get a drink. I wasn't like really inviting her, just kind of letting her know what bike led. She was like, let's go.

Oh, great. So we go to the bar across the street and we're on the patio. And we're talking or really I'm talking. And then she's listening. And then out of nowhere through the doors, just couple bursts outside. And they're like screaming at each other. And you could tell the girl, Harris kind of messed up, like she was just in a fight. And I guess it was like some woman he used to date that was inside.

Love. And they're screaming at each other. And then the girl comes out like, what, bitch, what? You want to fight? Can I curse it? Oh, my God. Yeah. And she was like, what do you want to do?

Goose bumps all over my body. I love it. I love it. And I'm picking my date under the table. Like, yo, yo, check this out. And she's already looking. but she's looking in a way that's not safe. She's just like staring.

I'm like, yo, you're supposed to look. Back to your drink. You know? There's a protocol. Yeah, because after a while, they might feel like you're... Yeah, what do you look at? They're having a public mode, but it's private to them. You know what I mean?

They've already reached a point where they've popped off publicly. So it's truly, like, at this point, what's another person into the mess? 100%, you know? And I know, I feel for the guy because he's trapped in it. He's just trying to get his girl to calm down. and they're yelling each other and then she's just like, looking. I'm like, yo, I'll like,

can you stop looking at them? And then what they heard me say that? And she looked, the girl looks at like, what'd you looking at? Can I curse? Yeah, yeah, please. And she was like, oh my God, I'm just like, you the guys are the one screaming.

And she was like, I'll beat your ass. I'm like, yo, we need a go. She was like, no, you will not. I said, you definitely need it. And she's using her real voice and she swapsed to real voice. Yeah, she's like, no, you will not. I was like, well, obviously you can't fight

Because that's not her actual response. And she has other girlfriends that come outside. And so I just grab her hand. Team. And we leave the back patio. I'm like, yeah, let's just go down the street. And then I realized, I didn't pay. They still have my card.

And so I called the phones like, hey, can I get my ID? I'm calling like the welcome guy, the greeter. Yeah. And he was like, well, I would have to like walk all the way over there and get your cart. I'm like, yeah. How much, bro? It was like, it's like, $10? That's fine.

Make sure he tip the bartender too. And so I gave my car. Like, he can just come like two blocks, like just two businesses down. He comes out. He gives my cart. I'm like, where are you when we drop you off at so you could get a safe Uber? So in case you run into them. She's like, maybe you get me at the McDonald's.

I leave it to McDonald's. I wait for the Uber. Like a gentleman. Like a gentleman. And, you know, I call her, her, her, I call my mom later. She's like, how did it go? I was like, yeah, we decided just to kind of remain family. I guess, yeah.

Just stay cousins. You know, visually, I guess. Oh, my gosh. It was treacherous because I did not want to, I don't want to have to protect somebody in that situation. Especially when it's all women. Like, you can't. Even if there's no family.

No, exactly. What do you do? You let your cousin get beat up? Like, well would not really cousins, you know? What is the lesson you took away from this that you have now brought into you are very successful five-year-old relationship? I think, yeah, just date for yourself and like don't try to make anybody else happy outside of that. I only really went on that to get my mom.

To prove to my mom that I don't think this is my work. And trust me, I think Adam and I both know what the pressures of dating to make your parents happy feel like. And it doesn't turn out well for anyone. Thank you so much. And to do for that amazing story. And also, we all learned something here today, which is that

we all might be cousins. Hopefully. It's all family. It's all family. That's like allowed. It's post-18. They're like, you should definitely get married. To your cousin.

Yeah, to your cousin. Bad dates. Incredible. This has been such a fun-ass episode. I'm so glad it was with you guys. Sarah, where can the people find you? What are you doing these days? Oh, my gosh.

They'd like to support. Where am I? What am I doing these days? I'm just like, I can't really. Yeah, just follow me on Twitter and Instagram. As long as it's not to my car or my hotel. Yeah, just follow me there. Sarah, Sarah with an H.

Tiana with a Tiana. Love it. Love it, love it. Adam Rupon, where can people find you? What are you doing these days? You can find me on Instagram. It's Ad A Rip. And you can listen to my podcast, intrusive thoughts. I love it.

Yeah. I love it. And finally, Chinatou Yonaka. Where can people find you? Fun to say. It really is. It's course. Like the mountains.

Exactly. Like the mountain. North Carolina. What are you doing these days where can people find you? Yeah, you guys could check out my comedy special on Hulu called LOL live with Chinan Du Yonaka. So yeah, check that. really funny. It came out July 11 produced by Heartbeat and LOL

Network as well. And outside of that that's my Instagram as well and I should have came up with a stage name. No, I think so. Absolutely not. You should have a word. With a name that fun to say I know. It's better than Adam. There's also only one of you. There's so many Sarah. There's a Chinatoo doing comedy in Texas, believe it or no. Well, we have to kill him. I know. We have to kill. Are you, maybe you're related.

I was first. Yeah. Yeah. Maybe he's actually family. All right, that has been another episode of Bad Dates. Thank you guys so much for tuning in. Listening, if you liked what you heard today, please give us a rating and review, five stars only. Please, none of this, four star. We like it, but just like it. Okay. Rating and reviewing really helps find the podcast.

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