Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Awkward Tuesday: Honeymoon Phase Ended

Episode Date: October 6, 2026

One of our listeners needs our help desperately before his apartment is completely EMPTY of all his belongings. He thinks his girlfriend has something to do with it, but he won’t know how to talk to her until we do an Awkward Tuesday Phone Call!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Welcome to it. It's Brooke and Jeffrey and you found the second date podcast. We've got a mystery on our hands today with our awkward Tuesday phone call that involves some things going missing from a guy's apartment. So we're going to get to the bottom of it in just a second, but first comments. Oh, James Earle said, hello from Sunny Cornwall, UK. Thank you so much for making my days

at work so much better, although I've just heard Brooke insult tea. And I'll let her off just this once. Wow. You know, my husband is a tea drinker. He only drinks tea. And the reason is because his ex-girlfriend got him into it. So, you know, I got to hate it.

You got to. I got to hate it. I mean, that, James, you got to understand that. Just how it goes. I mean, I apologize. Valid reasoning. Let's get your brand new awkward Tuesday episode started right now. One of our listeners got a huge surprise the other day when he came home from work.

Looked around his apartment and noticed something was missing. Oh. Wait a minute. And the only person who could explain why is his girlfriend. Uh-oh. And before he even reached out. out to us, guess what? What? It happened again.

Oh, no. Another missing item and no explanation for it. Yikes. It's such a bizarre situation. He had to ask us for help. Disappearing stuff. We're going to figure out how is the right way to approach this in a brand new, awkward Tuesday

phone call coming up. Next. It's awkward. It's Tuesday. It's awkward Tuesday phone call. You ever been in a relationship where for the few months, things are going really well. Oh, yeah. And then all of a sudden, boom, their personality completely changes. Or comes out.

Yeah. You know, done hiding. Well said, yeah. And then they start doing really weird stuff that they were never doing before. Yeah. So we're the switch up on some people. That's why so many relationships end in the three to four month period. Yeah.

Yeah. And it also kind of sounds like the trailer for Megan, the AI robot helper who moves in and ends up attacking her host family. I didn't see that movie. She was so sweet at the beginning. What happened? I don't know. Why can't you trust AI robots?

Yeah, but that's not what we're talking about. This is the situation that one of our listeners, Nick, is currently in right now. And he doesn't know where else to turn, which is why he's come to us for help. So Nick, welcome to the show. Hey, thanks, guys. Sounds like you saw the real side of your girlfriend. Honeymoon phase ended. Yep.

It took nine months, you know. Oh, nine months. Wow. Okay. So what's happening now with you and your girlfriend? Does she have a name? She does Mandy. Mandy, okay.

So nine months and... More like D Mandy nowadays. Uh-oh, yeah. I'm just guessing. What shifted? So we don't live together, but we do spend a lot of time together, obviously, after almost a year. Yeah, I spend the night at each other's houses all the time.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And she's got the code to my place, so, like, I'll get home from work. She gets off work before I do. She's already there. That's kind of like the audition phase of, like, can we live together? When you give people a code or an extra key, but you don't officially move in together. Exactly. If they truly love you, they won't need the code. They will find a way inside. That's how you know true love when they break the windows.

Terrify. Yeah. Now we're back to Megan again. Oh, I thought obsession. All of it. Yeah. It's all freaky. But so she's got the code and she likes to clearly hang out at your spot. Yeah, so she'll be there when I get home. And I came home one night after work and one of my living room chairs was gone. What do you mean gone? What? Just disappeared. Not in the closet.

Not in storage. Is it just like a wood chair? Is it an upholster chair? Like how big? How big of a movement do you have to? Brooke's turning this into an HGTV segment all of a sudden. I mean, if it's something that could just be moved to the other room, then maybe it was misplaced, right? But if it's something that takes a lot of effort to haul out.

Like one fashion period is this from? Is this like a Victorian-style chair? Yeah. What dimensions are we working with? I'm just like a normal living room chair that you would have. It's a good chair. Yeah, got it. Okay, but it's suddenly disappeared.

Yeah, yeah. I asked her like, hey, where did the chair go? And she's like, oh, that old thing, I just got rid of it. What? Wait, what? She just got rid of your stuff? Yeah. Whoa.

I told her, I was like, you didn't ask me. That was a good chair. And she's just like, not really. And then she changed the subject. Oh, my God. Wow. That is a huge boundary. Yeah.

That has been crossed. Selling someone's stuff? I don't even think she's. sold it. It sounds like she threw it away. I know. I mean, it wasn't fight worthy, but it was weird. Oh, my God. I'm sorry. If someone

got rid of a piece of furniture of mine, it would definitely be fight worthy. So you were really chill about it. I'm trying to be cool about it. It's fine. Maybe it's a taste thing. It was a chair. I can get another chair. But then it happened a few more times. Wait, wait. What? I imagine his

apartment just empty at this point. It's all her stuff? It's a single lamp. and one stool in the center of the room. What do you mean a few more times? She got rid of a plant, like a healthy plant that I've had in my place for a few years.

Oh, my God. You're a guy who can keep a plant alive? And she got rid of it? Yeah, man. I was shocked myself. Yeah. And then my bed spread was gone. Okay.

You're still not saying anything at this point? In your girlfriend's defense, were you washing the bed spread or no? Yes, dude. I can keep a plant and I can wash a bedspread. That, like, changes my whole vision of your aesthetic because you had a plan. I'm just saying, is she replacing these things, or is she just getting rid of them? I don't know if she sold it or junked it.

I don't know. Even so, if you're going to get rid of someone's comfort her because you don't like it, then you gift them a new comfort. You can't really sleep about it. Yes. Or you bring your own. So, Nick, are you coming to us before you've had a conversation with your girlfriend about this? or I've tried. I've tried.

I like fattered down and I was like, look, I appreciate you wanting to update stuff at my place but can we at least have a discussion about it before? Okay. Her response was maybe. What?

Maybe. We can talk. It's not her stuff. Yeah. I agree with you. It's my stuff and I said the same thing to her and in the last week since we talked my toaster's gone and my shower curtain.

Why the tone was? How are you baby without the show? Have you been to her house? Like, is she taking them for her? Oh. I'm just worried your bathroom floor is so wet right now. They're not at my place. They're not at her place.

And I just don't know what to do because I do like her. You know, I want the relationship to work and stuff. But I just don't know how to talk to her about this. And I need somebody to help me. Maybe you do one of those things that the restaurants do with a patio furniture and you lock it down. Oh, yeah, yeah. At the end of the night. floor every day

you're looking your toothbrush yeah I mean yeah that's kind of the extreme version of it but maybe there's some other advice we can give you to get into your girlfriend's brain and find out why is she doing this is there like an opposite of a kleptomaniac

yeah instead of taking everything they just get rid of everything yeah it's called Marie Condo she's an expert yeah she's like if it feels bad to you get rid of it She says nothing about replacing it with anything. Oh, sure.

So I don't know. Let's figure out what's going on when we come back, give you our advice, and let you call your girlfriend to ask her, why does she feel like she has the right to get rid of all of your stuff in your apartment? And stop. Yeah. And stop. Yeah, probably it shouldn't do that anymore.

Don't do that. We'll do it with your awkward Tuesday phone call right after this. It's awkward. It's Tuesday. It's awkward Tuesday phone call. Every day our listener, Nick, comes home to his apartment and something new is missing. What's it going to be today? First it was a chair, then a plant, then a bedspread, a toaster, a shower curtain.

It's like a where's Waldo of his home furnishings at this point. And at least we know who the culprit is. It's his girlfriend of nine months, Mandy, who isn't denying that she's the one getting rid of it. But she has been awfully casual about digital. his belongings and she's not stopping even when he's asked her to so that's why he's come to us seeking our advice and maybe even a theory about why this might be happening to him brooke what have you got well i don't think it's a style thing because like why would you get rid of a plant yeah that doesn't make sense to me so i was thinking about it i think what she's trying to do is passively aggressively

move in together so she's either making room for her things to come in or she's making you Your play so desolate that you have to move in with her. Interesting. Women are always one step ahead. Yeah. On to the next. What do you think about that, Nick? I just feel like it wouldn't be a conversation that you have to avoid talking about.

Well, but maybe she wants you to ask. You know? She's giving you the signs. Okay. Maybe you bring up the possibility if she's looking to move in with you during this call. But Jose, what's your advice? Well, you told us you tried to talk to her about this, and she was pretty dismissal. So she's probably hiding something.

Like his belongings. Yeah. Well, that's why you tell her, you reached out to a professional home decorator because you want to update your place. Okay. And then just listen to how she reacts to that. What is it going to tell you? That's going to tell you everything. Who wouldn't be excited about a home decorator?

That would be funny. Even if they do have good taste. The girl did you have to redecorate this guy's home? She's trying to be the home decorator. He hasn't brought anything in. She's going to be going to go. She's waiting for the go, for the thumbs up. Yeah.

I don't know, Nick. The advice is really just advice. You can use it or not. Let's dial your girlfriend, see if she answers the phone, and hopefully we can get to the bottom of why she's getting rid of all your stuff. Yes. And get her to stop. Maybe even get it back.

Yeah. Just say. You need that toaster. You need the shower curtain, Alexis. All right, Nick, you feel ready to do this? I think so. All right. We'll be here in your corner if you need a little help,

and I'm dialing Mandy right now. Here we go. How's your going? Hey, Dave. I didn't recognize the number. Yeah, sorry, I'm calling from a different number of the moment. I just, I needed to, I just needed to talk to you about something. It's about the stuff in my apartment, you know?

Okay. What did you want to talk about? So, like, do you remember, when you got rid of some of my stuff, like my bed spread. Do you remember that? Yeah. Yeah, that whole thing. Yeah, I just, I wanted to ask you a little bit about that and like the chair of my living room.

Because you get rid of those things and I don't remember like talking with you about that choice. Oh, yeah. Oh, my God. Yeah, of course. We will talk about it. Oh, my gosh. And I just remember that Costco has the best Ahy tuna on sale right now.

We should get that for dinner. Yeah, we can probably do that for dinner. But also there's like the plant that was in my room. I don't know if you like tossed it away or if you sold it or what, but like you didn't say anything about it. Oh, yeah. No, I love plants. Like, oh, my gosh.

I saw these amazing plants when I was in Hawaii. Like I was on a hike and they were beautiful. They had these red and orange streaks. They were so pretty. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, that sounds beautiful and great. And I got to just be honest.

It feels like you're avoiding talking to me about this. Yeah. Talking about what? Like when we first started dating, you weren't getting rid of my stuff and now it's like there's something else from my apartment missing like every other day. Can you just tell me like why you're doing it?

Because I don't really, I don't know how to talk to you about this. I don't know what you were hoping for or what you want and I just, I need to know why. I mean, I don't know what you want me to say. I mean, is it like, do you just hate my taste? Like, you just don't want to hurt my feelings because you don't like my stuff and you just want to get rid of it. It's just, it's my stuff and I just need to understand.

I mean, is it, though? What? Is it what? Is it my stuff? Yes. Yeah, it is my stuff, dude. Yeah, 100%. Babe, like, look, I just, maybe you need to be honest with me.

I need to be honest with you? What are you talking about? I am being honest. I mean, I don't think you are because if you were, you would have told me that these items really belong to your ex-girlfriend. And that's why I've been giving them back to her. Back to her? I thought he was renting it.

Oh, my God. That's even worse. What do you mean you're giving them back to the ex-girlfriend? Who's there? Who's that? Not the ex-girlfriend. No. This is a radio show that you're on right now, Mandy. We're called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

Yes. Looks like you're not the only one secretly talking to people. Yeah. Nick, that was a bomb show. What's going through your head right now? I don't know what we're talking about here. My ex-girlfriend, why are you talking to my ex-girlfriend? Yeah.

I mean, a few weeks ago, she DMed me over Instagram and was asking me about that chair in your living room, babe. Why is she messaging you? And how do you know she's being honest? She was really persistent. She told me, like, she was the one who bought it

at some flea market and loved it. And like, babe, apparently all these items in your house are just like, she's the one who bought them. Oh, my God. And you kept them. In the breakup, Nick, you kept all of your ex-girlfriend stuff? gives a shower curtain back in a breakup. You don't do that.

Yeah, dude. I'm not going to, like, take it off the shower and, like, send it in the mail, you know? Maybe a towel is, like, if you bought it together? Yeah. But other than that. Is that all accurate, Nick? I mean, it's true, but, like, I can't believe she's reaching out to you. Like, who does that?

But it is true. Yeah, but it's kind of, like, petty. Listen, like, I really like you. And you are a great boy. boyfriend, but this is kind of a girl code thing. What? You're going behind this? The girls in the room are totally shocked by that.

I'm scared. The ex is crazy. Like, if you're a shower curtain back, like, you're kidding. Fannie, why didn't you just talk to him and be like, hey, this is what happened. Your ex wrote me and she wants these things back and leave it between them. It was like half a dozen things, and I just really wanted to get them out. I didn't think it was going to be some big deal. It's a full living room chair.

Yeah, the shower curtain. The comforter, too. Like, look it over there. That's right, the comforter. Well, we know he didn't pick out the comforter. Let's be honest. Yeah, no guy ever does. Oh, yeah. The X doesn't want these things back.

No, I'm telling you. Is she just doing it? She's trying to get his attention. She's just trying to get back at Nick for the breakup. I didn't think of that. I mean, Nick, do you think that's a possibility? Could there be unresolved feelings? Not on my side, but maybe, maybe on her.

I did the breaking up. Yeah. I mean, the girl hasn't been living without a shower curtain for the last year. Yeah, no, that's insane. Well, maybe she has one of those glass ones that doesn't need a curtain. Then she wouldn't even need it. Yes, she wouldn't add one.

Which maybe she wants it as drapes. Okay. Jeff's showers like two glass doors and a curtain. I don't know. What I'm more concerned about, though, is the trust between the two of you, Nick and Mandy. Like, I hope that's not broken. Yeah, because she kind of went behind your back, bro. Yeah.

Yeah, I mean, it sounds like, Nick, you at least have closure about what was going on and why she was doing it. I thought she wanted to move in with you, but she probably never does now, seeing that you just take your ex-girlfriend stuff. That's a good point. Like, I'm sorry for keeping this from you. I thought it was the best way, but I'm glad now that it's out in the open and we can keep going. All right. Oh, that's nice. Fresh start, and I'm sure the ex is not going to come back in any way, shape, or form ever again.

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I mean, Nick just seemed like he was in total shock by it. He wasn't even sure what to say in that situation. None of us saw that coming. I feel like there's a back story that this ex gave that made the current girlfriend feel sympathy. Yeah. I feel like there's something about Nick's past two that maybe, I don't know. Who knows? She may have asked for the pieces of stuff back and Nick kept shutting her down or it blocked her or something.

But Brooke, what do you think that their relationship is going to be like from here on out? It's not going to be the same. What? Why not? An ex always makes things easier. Yeah. How are they just going to go back to having a normal dinner date tomorrow? Well, I mean, it just depends if you still have plates left.

Yeah, or a table. Who knows? Yeah. We should have sent him to his new girlfriend's ex's boyfriend's house. No one's out of that angle. That'll untangle it. Yeah. Totally.

Good thing I didn't speak up on that. Good. But we can try to help untangle whatever awkward situation your life is in, email us. We'll give you our advice and let you call that person. Go check out all of our awkward calls. They're up online. at Brooke and Jeffrey, make sure you hit that subscribe button. I'm Hamza. And I'm

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