Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - 2nd Date Update PODCAST: Find Your Voice

Episode Date: May 2, 2018

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Moving 92.5. Rook and Jubal's Second Date Update. For today's Second Date Update, a listener named Drew is on the phone and he says he had a very awkward first date with the girl that he wants to call today. Although I don't know why it's awkward. It sounds amazing to me. His email said she didn't say a word. Dude, I would love that.

No conversation at all. That sounds amazing, Drew. How are you doing? Good. How are you doing? Good. How are you guys? Not too bad. Oh, my God. Even just Jubal's short description of that, I, oh.

That sounds terrible. It sounds awful. Yeah, it was very, very, very strange. I mean, I guess I should start from the beginning. Or just tell people how they can get this girl's number so they can go out with her. They're interested in someone who doesn't need to waste time with words on a first date, you know? You are the only one that hates talking. No, I know.

Well, it got built up to, like, such a big point, but so I started talking to this girl named Bonnie off of, like, an online dating site. Okay. And we're just, like, chatting, just, you know, like, how are you? Did you see this movie? Blah, blah, blah. Yeah, normal, like, run-of-the-mill. Yeah, just like a typical whatever.

Okay. And then, like, after a few weeks, we're like, okay, maybe we should talk on the phone. And nothing changed from, like, transferring it over from text to talking. Well, that's, I mean, that's great. Yeah, so we decided to meet each other in person. We're like, okay, we need to just do this. We need to see each other, whatever. Yeah, what took so long? I mean, why were great. Yeah, so we decided to meet each other in person. We're like, okay, we need to just do this. We need to see each other, whatever. Yeah, what took so long?

I mean, why were you waiting so long? I don't know. We just kind of like, you know, scheduling conflicts. I would be busy. She would be busy, you know. Okay, so you finally figured it out, and what did you do? Well, so we were like, you know, let's meet. And she texts me like an hour before we're supposed to meet up and says, oh, oh, my God, I'm so sorry.

I double booked myself. I was supposed to do this thing for my job. And I can't meet up. I was like, OK, you know, like, no problem. So then we plan to hang out a couple of days later. And then she's like, oh, I'm so sorry. I'm sick. Wait, this is the second time she's bailed.

Yeah. And I was like, you know, now it starts to sound kind of like a scam. Right. Like she's just blowing you off and never actually wants to get together. Yeah, but then I'm like, if you want to blow me off, then just blow me off. Right, because she's investing a lot of time talking to you and texting with you. It's almost like you guys are in a relationship before you even went out on a date. Yeah.

And, you know, I honestly was falling for her really hard. I was still, like, kind of in that, like, enamored phase. Like, I'll still have hope that she still wants to see me, whatever. And then we finally decide on a third time to actually go out on a date. And she shows up with this index card that says, I'm sorry, I can't talk. My voice is gone. Oh, my God. index card that says, I'm sorry, I can't talk. My voice is gone. Oh, my God. She actually showed up to your date and she couldn't speak.

I've never. It was like it was like a David Lynch movie or something. I didn't know how to react to it. I was just like, what? Why even show up? Well, I mean, she didn't want to cancel on him again because she's already canceled twice. I think that it's nice that she followed through, but she didn't give you a heads up before that? No, no.

Honestly, like if someone shows up with an index card, like that is the weirdest thing I've ever heard. Yeah. And the thing is, is that she's actually gorgeous. Okay. It's just this weird thing where like I just kept talking to like kept talking. I tried to talk my way out of it. So your whole date was her sitting there and you talking to her, trying to have a conversation? She would nod. She would nod.

And then I'd be like, well, don't you want to just, like, go home if you're sick or whatever the heck is going on right now? And then she wrote, yes, sorry. Okay. Well, I would think it's a good thing for you that she wanted you to know she was interested enough to still go on a date when she couldn't talk to you. Well, I mean, can't she just text me then? Why are we using index cards and wasting paper? Obviously, she already canceled on you twice. If she cancels on you a third time, then you're going to think that she's lying or she's catfishing you and you're not going to ever talk to her again. Of course she had to go out on the date.

I'm not saying that she shouldn't have gone on the date, but like it wasn't enjoyable. I was just literally just blabbing like just on and on and on and on. Okay. So why do you want to call her for a second date then? Well, the reason that I want to call her is because I don't know if she's telling the truth or not. Oh, you think that the index card was a lie? Yeah. Why do you think it's index card was a lie? Yeah.

Why do you think it's a lie? Why do you think she didn't want to talk to you? I don't know. I don't know. I think that she might be hiding something. I have no idea. When's the last time you heard, well, when's the last time you guys talked or typed,

whatever you do? Not since the date. It's like I haven't heard from her. So you guys went from talking every day to absolutely nothing. Yeah, I don't know. I mean, like, whatever is wrong with her voice obviously has affected her texting. It's affected her texting fingers, too. She can't even type to you.

I just want to figure it out. I just want to know. Okay. We'll play a song, then come back and call her and get your second date update, all right? Thanks, guys. If she's talking. Yeah, right? That would be kind of a bad part for us.

We'll do it next. Hang on. Moving 92.5. Brooke and Jubal in the morning. Second date update. If you're just joining us for today's second date update, Drew is on the phone, and I'm really pulling for Drew today because I think that he went out with wife material, for sure. Because he went out on a date with a girl, didn't say a word the whole time.

That's not a good thing. Apparently she had something. She was sick, and she couldn't speak. So when she showed up to the date, she actually had an index card written on it that said, hey, I have no voice. And they sat there for a little while. He did all of the talking and then said, if you're sick, you should go home. And she wrote on her little index card, yes. And then she went home.

And he hasn't heard from her since. More than anything, though, he just wants answers because he feels like she was faking. Drew, are you ready to give her a call? Yeah, man. I'm just worried I'm being catfished somehow. How are you being catfished when you've seen her in person, you guys have talked on the phone? What is the catfish?

She's suddenly going to have a man voice, and now that's even being considered catfished? I don't know. Maybe her twin sister is in jail, and they have different voices, and she's saving. I have no idea. You are jaded, man. You are super jaded.

I feel like you need to take a break from internet dating. I'm going to, but I need to solve this case. I'm pulling for the twin sister in jail story. That would be awesome. That would be great for the show. Really cool. I just want to know. Okay.

Are you going to feel bad if she was actually sick? Maybe, but even if she was, if she really was sick, then she would have reached out to me. Yeah. I'm going to dial her phone number right now and see if we can figure it out for you, okay? All right, man. All right, here we go. Hello?

Hi, I was looking for Bonnie. This is Bonnie. Hey, Bonnie, how are you? This is Jubal from Brooke and Jubal in the Morning, the radio show. From a radio? Yeah. What? Brook and Jubal in the Morning.

It's the name of a morning radio program. Why? Why? I don't know. That's just the name we gave it. Why are we calling you? Is that what you're wondering? Oh, okay. I thought maybe you were just wondering why we named it that.

Calling you today because we do a segment on our show called the Second Date Update. That's where if you go out on a date with somebody and then end up blowing them off after, they can email us and we'll get you on the phone and see if we can find out what happened. So you went out with a dude named Drew. Oh my God. Yeah. And Drew emailed us and told us a little bit about your date that you guys met

online. You talked a bunch. You finally coordinated a date but when you showed up I guess you had no voice. True. And she said that it was awkward because you couldn't talk and then eventually he said if you're sick you can go home and then you went home and that's the last he heard from you

yeah okay he also said that he really really liked you and you guys talked for like a month or something leading up to the date yeah we did um you don't sound like you like him as much as he likes you. You sound bummed. I, well. It's okay if you don't like him. I think he just wants to know. I mean, I wasn't feeling good the day that we were supposed to have our date, and I just, I didn't want to cancel on him. So I ended up going to the restaurant, and I got there, and I asked the hostess where he was seated. And I look over at the table. He's already there, and he looks nothing like his picture, nothing like any photos.

Wait. What? So you hadn't lost your voice? Because you said you just asked the hostess. Yeah, I had not. And I was trying to figure out what should I do. I mean, I've been talking to this guy for a month. So you feel like he catfished you or something?

Yeah, I feel like he was trying to portray himself younger than he really is. And I didn't want to. I just felt guilty for leaving. So I ended up, I was just like on the fly, I just asked the hostess for a pen and paper and I'll just say, I lost my voice. Oh wow, that's quick thinking. No, you guys, that's ridiculous. How different could he have looked?

I mean, how old are you talking? Are you kidding me? Like easily could be my uncle. Oh, man. We're talking mid-40s. I'm in my mid to late 20s. Oh, gosh. And the pictures on his profile were definitely in my age range.

So when I saw him, it was quite traumatic. I was like, this is not what I signed up for. I don't know who this guy is. And he barely looks like his photos. I could kind of tell that it was still him. Why not just cancel on him instead of sitting there acting like you can't talk? Because all the time we had spent talking already, I felt guilty. I was trying to be nice. I didn't want to stand him up. Yeah, but you don't owe anything to somebody who's lying to you. I mean, did he outright tell you that he was your age,

or is it something you just assumed? We never had the conversation, but his photos make him look younger. Yeah. It's weird that he wouldn't ever bring that up. Like, if he knows he's using photos from 20 years ago, he's probably going to get caught. Yeah, I don't know. I didn't stay that long

on the date, if that's any consolation for you. He thought you might be faking not having a voice. And I guess you were faking, but he did suspect that. I mean, it is what it is. He was lying. I'm not lying. You're lying, Bonnie.

Drew, you're supposed to wait. What's going on? Oh, Bonnie, that. Drew, you're supposed to wait. What's going on? Oh, Bonnie, that's Drew. He's actually on the other line listening and wants to talk to you. But apparently he couldn't wait until I called him into the conversation, Drew. Yeah, no, I'm sorry, guys. But, like, she can't say that I'm lying. I'm not lying.

Well, how are you not lying? Those photos that were on my profile, yes, they were when I was younger. But those were the best photos. I'm not going to put, like, a crappy photo of myself on the thing. It doesn't make any sense. Why did you guys not tell me that he was on the line? Why did you write on a note card, like a sociopath, and then say you couldn't talk?

If that's what it is, then just say that. I don't know why you went around this crazy. You know, Drew, I was doing you a favor, okay? I could have left. You could have just been stood up at that restaurant like an average 45-year-old man. I might be older, but I'm not like a Hannibal Lecter type of person. Why couldn't you just say that? We don't know that.

Drew, it is kind of weird that you brought up the whole point of how she was gorgeous in real life. Didn't you at any point think like, ooh, I better let her know that I'm significantly older than the photos that I used? Significantly. Yeah, just add it in again. Drew. Well, it does sound like you're just fishing for younger women by tricking them online. No. I'm totally not doing that. What I'm doing

is I'm taking the photos that I think best represent my personality. That's true. I'm going to paint a photo for you. If you were to walk into a restaurant, Blind Date, and you were going to meet a woman. I'm going to paint a photo for you. If you were to walk into a restaurant, Blind Date, and you were going to go meet a woman. Don't interrupt me.

I'm not done. Don't interrupt me. I'm not done. And you were supposed to see a woman, and then this woman ended up being 65 years old. What would you do? What if she looked old enough to be your mother? You look old enough to be an uncle of mine.

You're being hyperbolic. Hyperbolic? Oh, oh, big words. Big words. Do you even know that I'm... Yeah, I'm not a f***ing idiot. Yeah. Yeah, I know exactly what you're talking about. Are you sure you're not an idiot because you sound like a raving lunatic? No!

That would actually go to a hostess and ask for a pen and paper and then write that, like, sorry, I can't talk. Oh, I'm the lady, Andrew. You're the one who called me on the radio, you idiot. What else do you have to do? Oh, my God, both of you. I had called you, texted you, reached out, and you just thought you could just, like, do whatever the hell you want. And by the great, by the great- I will. Greatness of your voice, I know that you feel like you're a very entitled

person now Drew Drew just settle it settle Drew how old are you how old are you Drew I'm not telling you oh that means you are really old well I sound a lot younger than you do sweetheart oh I think we have our answer here Drew I think you know why I don I think we have our answer here, Drew. I think you know why. I don't think we have our answer because you two sound like there's a lot of passion and I would love to see you guys go out on a second date. Bonnie, would you like a second date with Drew? We'll pay for it.

Why? Why not? Don't you want an older man? Why? Now you're just mocking her? Yeah. He has nothing better to do. So you're actually 12 is what I'm hearing.

He's older, but he's not as mature. I'm happy to do Drew a solid, and I can just set him up with one of my mother's friends. Oh, man. Okay, Bondi, thank you for your time. Drew, I'm sorry you didn't get your second date, but maybe update your photos online. Maybe that will help. Shut up, ass. Why don't you for your time. Drew, I'm sorry you didn't get your second date, but maybe update your photos online. Maybe that will help.

Shut up, ass. Why don't you update your f***ing photos? You look so f***ing ugly. I've tried, but there's nothing that can really help that. Maybe I can borrow your photos. Broken Jubal in the morning. Text in at 78592 that says that Drew sounds pretentious. He is pretentious because he's older.

You get a little more pretentious when you get older. You get that money. You get that good 401k. You missed today's second date update. This dude Drew wanted to call a girl named Bonnie. They met online and they talked for about a month and then they agreed to see each other in person and when she finally showed up for their date she had an index card

that said sorry I lost my voice and she couldn't talk. So the date was cut short. He was suspicious and thought maybe she was faking. So we called and she admitted that she was actually faking it to get out of the date because she said he looked 20 years older than his pictures online. That was so creative on the fly. But listen, he never denied that he was 20 years older than his pictures. Yeah, he didn't want to tell us.

Seems like that means he's 30 years older than his pictures to me. He just said they were good pictures of him. Uh-huh. A lot of people have good pictures from 20 years ago. Right? Don't we all? Got into a big argument about it and no date. They did not go out for a second date.

Yeah. Well, she should have known when they were obviously taken on a 35 millimeter camera. Yeah. Remember, if you want to do a second date update, all you have to do is email the show and we will call the person who didn't call you back. Moving 92.5%. Ugh. We're so done with New Year, New You.

This year, it's more you on Bumble. More of you shamelessly sending playlists, especially that one filled with show tunes. More of you finding Gemini's because you know you always like them. More of you dating with intention because you know what you want. And you know what? We love that for you. Someone else will too. Be more you this year and find them on Bumble.

Joel, the holidays are a blast, but the financial hangover, that can be a huge bummer. I'm Bumble. Our show is all about helping you make sense of your personal finances so you can ditch your pesky credit card debt once and for all, make real progress on other crucial financial goals that you've got, and just feel more in control of your money in general. You know it. For money advice without the judgment and jargon, listen to How to Money on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hi, I'm Ed Zitron, host of the Better Offline podcast. And this January, we're going to go on the road to beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada to cover the Consumer Electronics Show, tech's biggest conference.

Better Offline CES coverage won't be the usual rundown of the hottest gadgets or biggest trends, but an unvarnished look at what the tech industry plans to sell or do to you in 2025. I'll be joined by David Roth at Defector and the writer Edward Ongueso Jr. With guest appearances from Behind the Bastards, Robert Evans, It Could Happen Here's Gare Davis,

and a few surprise guests throughout the show. Listen to Better Offline on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else you get your podcasts from.