Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - #3 Second Date Update of 2025: Couch Crush

Episode Date: December 29, 2025

Our listener met a good-looking lady at a FURNITURE store of all places. You don’t hear that one too often! We’ll share his story in your Second Date Update.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Easy, your best second dates of 2025, and this is number three. Yeah, and out of all the places where you could meet someone at coffee shops, grocery stores, crime scene cleanup training, nothing says compatibility like wiping fake blood off of a floor. Trust me. You really do love those latex clubs. Oh, yeah. But for one of our listeners, it got even weirder when he met a good looking gal at a furniture store. Oh, yes. You don't hear a lot about those.

But you're going to find out the unique way he managed to get her number in your number three, second date update of the year, right now. Second date update. I saw a video posted by a bridal stylist recently. No really. And she talks to brides all the time and always asks how they met their husband. Oh, that's cute. And I wonder if there's like a theme. What's the number one way single people are finding their spouses right now?

The number one answer, she says, by far, is on hinge. Oh, not like Bumble or like specifically him. She says Bumble is second. Okay. Nobody is on Tinder if you're seriously trying to find. Not you're serious. Number three was a little bit surprising, though. She said college sweethearts.

Not a website, like people who actually met in college. Like who's joining the web, the app, college sweethearts.com. It does sound like an adult. No. People who met. He's like women looking for sugar daddy. No, it's like the relationship lasted beyond graduation. Yeah, I see. That's a weird one.

And then the rarest is meeting somebody naturally out in the wild. And I don't know if I hear animal noises right now, but that's exactly what happened with one of our listeners, Chad. Oh, how wild was it, Chad? He was a lone tiger loose in the jungle, roaming free, till a certain frisky feline caught his eye. So let's learn about it. Chad, welcome to the show. Hey, thanks. Hey, you're welcome, Chad.

You sound like a frisky feline. Yeah. No, he's the prowling tiger. Yeah. Well, it's still a feline. Well, yeah. A big feline. Sure.

And tell us about the girl that you met. What's her name? Her name is Lucy. Okay. And where out in the wild did you meet Lucy? I met Lucy at a furniture store. Ooh. Oh, my gosh.

Why does that scream awesome? Because, like, shopping for furniture, I could see girls out and about. I would just assume everyone at a furniture store is married. Yeah, I've never stepped in a furniture. At IKEA. Yeah. Also, they got money because furniture is not cheap. Even you are at IKEA, you're spending a couple hundred bucks.

Yeah. So you were like a legit store. This wasn't like assemble your furniture. One of the nice ones was wood. Shots fired at IKEA with that one. So how did you and Lucy, like how did that interaction happen in the store? Well, I was walking around the store. I was just there looking

to upgrade my place and I had zeroed in on this one sofa but then Lucy came in and was looking at the exact same couch Oh, same style Arm wrestle for whoever's

going to buy it. Yeah, I mean I wish I could have. I mean, I would have loved to have done that. Did you do the gentleman thing and buy the couch for her? Oh, really? That's a gentleman thing? It's like buying dinner. I don't have that much money. I'm just kidding, brother. What was your move? The move was just the kind of like, what do you like about the couch?

And then it just kind of got to a level where we weren't just talking about a couch. And eventually you're going to have to spoon on it together to see if two people fit. That's important. You want to hop on with me and test her out? Brooke has a really weird way of flirting, I will say. I feel like we shouldn't have her to let loose in a furniture store. Yeah, it didn't get too racy. We just kept like trying it out.

I'm shocked it didn't get too sexual That's cute though That's a really organic way to have conversation It is good because you're kind of playing Like you're a couple already By like shopping together It kind of like plants that image into your mind In a subtle way

So not only that it's important for him to know If women like this couch Yeah Oh my God That's fair Were you able to spin it into a date? Yeah Come to find out we both wanted the couch

So there's salespeople at these high-end furniture stores. And so it's like, okay, we're both interested in the couch. And the guys like, this is it. There's just the one couch. Oh, no. Bidding war. Yeah. And then you guys started to fight.

So what's the move? I was like, okay, well, we both want the couch. But if you want me to let you have it, then why don't you give me something in return? You know, like your phone number. Oh, okay. Because they also sell beds over here. that's smooth though that's a good way to get her number did she like that yeah i mean good enough to give me the number i mean she got the couch so yeah hold up hold up you got the number

and now she's ghosting you i think they went out afterwards did you go out or is this it so like fast forward to like the next three days and we're texting a lot i mean like and i say that a lot i mean like 50 times a day a day i haven't texted anybody 50 times in my whole life. You don't people really like each other. Dang. So we scheduled a date and then she backed out. And I wanted to reschedule and then like she backed out again the night before.

Okay. Are you? She's convincing herself not to go on this date. So it's weird that you guys were talking so much though via text. I don't know. Someone who can't say no, I would probably give out my number and talk for a few days to not feel bad. And wait until the couch is delivered and at my home and then stop texting.

And then you finally would be over. Chad, are you feeling like maybe the only reason that she said she would, like, give the number and go out on a date was just to get the couch? Like, that was the whole point of it. That thought has crossed my mind, but then there's all these texts in between. So then, like, I did, like, a little recon. I, like, Googled myself. And I was like, all right, nothing weird came up here. Yeah, that's good.

That was a concern of yours. Yeah. I mean, here's the thing. She gave you her number, but she could have easily given you a fake number. Yeah, that's true. You know, like, she didn't have to give you a. her real phone number. Yeah, it's weird that she's backing out all of a sudden.

We're going to call Lucy and try and get to the bottom of this because if she says no to going out with you, then you deserve that couch, in my opinion. No, that wasn't the deal. It was just a phone number, Jeff. Oh, God. He should have made a better deal with the moment. Okay. That was on you, Chad.

You should have improved your negotiation skills. I know. I thought it was a fair deal, but it turns out not so much. Yeah, she followed through. But anyways, I need your help and hope you can help me out. All right. Well, we're going to try our best. We'll come back and get you your second date update right after this, man.

Hold on. Second date update. I'm not a lawyer, but Chad, if we're not successful in getting you another date, what about at least getting you visitation with the couch? Just like one week. With the couch. Doesn't need to be much. Just one weekend a month, maybe split it on holidays.

We can negotiate something. Yeah. I'm sure. Oh, you know, shared custody is what you're saying. Yeah. Okay. Chad seems to like that idea. If you miss part one, he met Lucy at a furniture store recently when they both liked the same exact couch.

But he generously let her have it if, in exchange, she gave him his number. Yeah. I mean, that was the deal that they made. Yeah, it was a smooth move, but she keeps backing out of dates now, and now their initial flame has pretty much gone completely ice cold. Yeah, they're losing chemistry fast. So he doesn't know why we need to try and help figure it out. Can I ask, Chad, the one thing I never, you know, we never really got it. You said you guys texted back and forth a ton.

Was there any, like, inappropriate texting or something that could have... Or it could have been read wrong, even. You know, sometimes you send something thinking you're joking and the other person doesn't read it right. Yeah. Can you read some inappropriate text to Brooke right now? She really wants to hear something. I just mean, is there something that stands out in all of those conversations that you had? No, I mean, it was flirty, but without crossing the line, the way I think about it, asked about the couch, you know,

What? Was that a sexual innuendo jokes? How's the couch doing? Is it okay? Yeah, exactly. I feel like he really did that, though. Yeah, that's what he said. He did.

Okay. Are you guys listening? He laughed like it was like going to be an innuendo, like, oh, the couch. I don't know. No, he's just like, how's the couch doing? How I heard it. Okay. See, this is what text messaging is like right now.

You can't tell tone. No. That's why emojis are so important. If someone texts to me, how's the couch? Ha, ha, ha, ha. I would not understand. At all. All right, Chad.

It's okay. Let's call Lucy. And hopefully it's not what we were talking about earlier, too, where it was just all a big scam so that she could get the couch, have him back off of it. I hope. Because it is very smart and 100% your fault, if that's the case. It's not a scam. Yeah. I mean, she just said, oh, well, thank you and smiled and gave you her number.

That's all that you asked for. There's no one in the room that wouldn't agree with that deal. Yeah. Let's hope that's not the case. If that were the case, then I don't know why she would even agree to go out with me at the start of it. That's a good point. Yeah. Solid.

That's true. So hopefully there's an explanation. Let me dial her number right now. Let's see if she picks up. Here we go. Hello. Hey, we're looking to speak with Lucy. Yeah.

We're a radio show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Hi, Lucy. Hi. Good morning. You're on the show, Lucy. Okay. What's this about? It's our couch review segment.

In a way, yeah. Because we're doing a segment called Second Date Update. What is that? Oh, you don't know what that is. It's a segment we do where if someone's in like a dating scenario and a person blows you off or you're not getting back to them, we'll reach out on behalf of that person to try and figure out if there's a reason for it. Yeah. Just to like help them understand. what's going on. And this one's kind of out of the norm

because you never actually went on a first date. Right. Yeah. Because we're talking about a guy named Chad. Are you shitting me? Sorry. I didn't expect that response. We don't need to explain more like couch guy. You know exactly who we're talking about?

Yeah, we are not assing you. Chad says that you guys met at a furniture store and you exchanged numbers. It seemed like there was like some flirtation there. Did he read that right? I mean, I, yeah, I, like, I have a good reason for it, but it would just be super uncomfortable to tell him. Oh, you have a good reason for not calling him back or going on the date?

Yeah, because he said that you guys had scheduled dates and you kept bailing. Yes, I did bail. Wait, can I ask her just blunt? Like, did you scammer boy? Did you just get a scam? I think the question is, did you ever have any intention of actually going on a date? Okay, then now let me ask. Did you ever have any intention of actually going on a date?

Edit it so I sound smarter. Well, said, Jose. Thanks, Jeff. I mean, I wasn't going to go on a date with him. I didn't have a problem with him. It was just like I got the whole couch thing. And then a few days after I met Chad, I came back to the furniture place with some of my friends to pick up the couch because one of my friends is a pickup truck, whatever. Oh, yeah.

You got to have a friend with a truck. Oh, you didn't order delivery. Yeah. Oh, Jeff. Not everyone could afford $2,000. Chad probably would have got it delivered. Jeff doesn't have truck guys in his friend circle. He's like, I just have one of my assistants.

Make me a new couch. Do you want me to come by with my escalade? See, you guys know how it works. Yeah, okay. But, okay. You went to the store to pick it up yourself. Yeah, with some friends, and then what happened? Yeah, so I went inside to pay, and who do I see?

Chad. Why is that bad? Wait, why is he there again? He needs a couch. Yeah, you took the couch that he wanted to buy, so he probably had to get a new one. Oh, okay. No. He wasn't, like, shopping.

He was asleep on one of the couches, like, in the back room area. What? I didn't even know what to do. He didn't see me. Like, he was asleep. He didn't see me. His eyes were closed. Maybe he was just trying to couch out too hard.

Yeah. No, way too hard. Well, it was so awkward. So I was just going to leave, but I just asked the cashier. I was like, hey, what's the deal with that guy on the great couch? And he's like, oh, that's the napper. But, like, he just said it, like, it's a nickname. The napper?

The napper is his nickname? He has not, what? Yeah, they called him the napper. The napper. Okay, so they got a nickname for him. Yeah, so, like, apparently he comes in during his lunch break, and he takes off his shoes, and he takes a literal nap. No way. He comes in that often.

He said that the boss, like, the manager lets him do it because, like, once a month, he buys all the employees' lunch. Oh, they just let him do it. Oh, wow. Oh, smart. That's a hack. So he's sleeping during his lunch break. What's going through your mind as they're telling you this, Lucy? I don't want to go out with the napper, like, especially that he has a nickname.

Yeah, but he liked the couch you were on. He's tried him all out at the store. He knew. Like, you just happened to be talking to the expert. And he has a house. Like, he just goes during his lunch. Yeah, he makes money. But you're turned off by the idea of a guy who spends every lunch break going into a nap store and hanging out.

A nap store? It's not a nap store. Well, sorry. So, furniture store. and earned a reputation as a napper. Honestly, though, rebranding a furniture store to the nap store. Yeah. Well, then everybody's going to be doing it.

I think you should give him a second chance on that one. I think you should at least hear him out on what he has to say, Lucy, because he is on the other line right now listening in on his conference. Yeah, he is. Unless he fell asleep in his napping. So, Chaddy there? Yeah, I'm here. Hey, listen.

Hi. Yeah, hi. Chad, it's so weird that you have a reputation as a guy who knaps in public. I mean, I don't understand what the big deal is. I mean... It's like going into a subway and making your own sandwich. You just don't do that. If I could go into subway and make my own sandwich, I'd do it.

But, I mean, it's right near my work. They have nice employees. Obviously, they have these really comfy furniture. So if they get new furniture in, I get to test, like, the couches. And I know which ones are like the softest and the best. And that's why I was, like, zeroed in on the one you bought. Did you nap on the couch that I bought? I bet.

Yes. I wanted to buy it. I told you it was soft the day that we were out looking at it. There's like dead skin cells. It's so disgusting. Tom, I mean, you skin cells are gross. We're going to go on a date. I mean, you'd probably have your tongue in my mouth.

Whoa. Say it. Hey, Napper, slow down. Napper coming on real strong. That was too much. Damn. A good nap is really key to leading a good life. Yeah. That's the way I live, man. We're not talking about if naps are good or not.

We're talking about if Lucy is attracted to a man who does that. I don't understand. So much that he has a moniker and his own nickname. I still haven't heard a solid reason, Lucy, why this is a turnoff. Yeah, me neither. Explain it to Chad. Guys, it's weird and it's embarrassing. Yeah, but it's only the Kyle, the showroom guy who knows about it, you know?

Yeah, we're not going on dates at the furniture store. Yeah, I'm not going to be you. If you really aren't that embarrassed by it, why didn't you say that when we met? Why weren't you like, hey, I really liked this couch. I've been sleeping on it for the last three weeks. Maybe I should have. You said it because you know that's weird. That doesn't sound right.

You guys sound like you actually have some chemistry here. I don't think that you should let this, like, get in the way. And if you're willing to not let it get in the way, then I guess we're willing to willing to pay for it for your next date. No, because if I like him, now I'm dating the napper, and I just don't want to do that. Oh, come on. God, he's resourceful. He's friendly, you know.

He knows where tongues go. And hopefully he has enough money to get your couch officially clean, too, Lucy, with all those dead skin cells that he's left on. I would be more worried about the slobber. Gross. Hey, look, I just want to let you know. I did not leave any residue on your couch. Pretty clean. Where do you have to say it?

I tell every girl I talk to, I did not leave residue on your couch, I promise. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. That business idea you've been sitting on this new year. Stop waiting for the perfect time. GoDaddy Arrow uses AI to build your website, logo, and marketing in minutes, not months. No tech skills. No excuses. Just your idea made real.

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to hear Brooke and Alexis's take on that. I don't know why you were so anti. I'm not anti. I'm just saying... It felt like it, though. Yeah, well, it was just if it was me and I walked into a store and I saw the person that I was scheduled to date sleeping there, and I found out all of the employees

know that person as the sleep. During his lunch break It would still That would be like This is kind of weird I would take a step back And reassess it's because we've all slept And taking naps in our car before

So I feel like he's actually taking a one-up from us But you know what we didn't ask for my car before I came up Yeah Do you know what we didn't ask though Is if he was an ugly sleeper Because maybe that was it You know what I'm saying Yeah

That would be tough I also didn't really understand Brooks point that she'd saddle up next to him And spoon him That was for the testing out of the couch Okay That's what my husband and I do. We need to know if we both fit on the couch together when we're walking TV.

I like that. That's really sweet. What? Isn't that important? I see. It's just when I'm looking at the text board 78592, it is split. Some people thought that it was weird. Some people are like, that's awesome.

Good for that guy. Yeah. And he buys the employees lunch. Yeah. Not even like they're taking advantage of them. Yeah. That's why they let him. Let's normalize napping in random stores.

Yay. Now we're on board, Jeff. We got you there. If you see Brooke asleep at Old Navy today, I do not judge her. No, she wants you to cuddle up right next to her. Put one of those cute scarps around me now. Go check out all of our second day updates.

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It doesn't matter how much I fight. Doesn't matter how much I cry over all of this. It doesn't matter how much justice we get. None of it's going to get me pregnant. Listen to what happened in Nashville on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Have you ever listened to those true crime shows and found yourself with more questions than answers? Who catfishes a city? Is it even safe to snort human remains?

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He was the head of this gang. You're going to push that line for the cause. Took us under his wing and showed us the game, as they call it. When Larry's killed, Gabe Must Untangle the Dangerous Past, one that could destroy everything he thought he knew. Listen to the Brothers Ortiz on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.