Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: Cobra Bye

Episode Date: June 23, 2023

One of our listeners didn’t admit her guilty pleasure to her date, she THEMED their entire evening around it. Now she’s not getting a call back? We’ll find out what it was in your Second Date Podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

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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 of 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. Who do you trust for advice on your dating life? Your friends? No. They're not really looking out for you. What?

Yes, they are. They might say that. Not really. Oh, my gosh. Your co-workers? Oh, no.. They might say that. Not really. Oh, my gosh. Your coworkers? Oh, no. Absolutely not. Yikes.

Absolutely not. Chat GPT? Oh. I mean. Probably not still. I don't know. Trust them. Yeah, sure.

Trust all the computer minds, Jeff. It's a good idea. But when chat GPT runs out of date ideas, you got to turn to the sure thing. Your therapist for hot dating tips. What? Wait, I mean, maybe like relationship advice, but hot dating tips? That's what one of our listeners, Hannah, did. And the great advice from her

therapist has landed her here with us today. Oh, no. So what, you need a therapist from your therapist? Yeah, yeah. I think it's all working out well. Hannah, welcome to the show. Hi. I want to hear the therapist advice. I'm dying.

Yeah. What did your therapist say? Well, I was talking about my struggles dating, and she kind of called me out on that I'm maybe not always being my most authentic self, and that could be why I'm struggling here. Okay, that's what you're paying her for. Oh. Well, that's good.

She told you to call you out professionally. She said to just be the I'm struggling here. Okay, that's what you're paying her for. Well, that's good. She told you to call you out professionally. She said to just be the real you? Yeah, just encouraging me to be myself. Yeah, that's great. What if being you is the problem? Yeah. So what'd you do to accomplish that? So I was kind of racking my brain, like thinking, what are things that I like?

And I love the show Cobra Kai. Oh, like the Karate Kid spinoff? Yes. Cobra Kai. I did not expect us to go there. So did you take a karate class then or something? Yeah, I'm getting there. Oh, okay.

Okay, well, I guess who'd you go out with? His name is Mike. Okay. Sensei Mike? Yeah. Did you meet him at the karate class or did you take a class together oh we took a class together interesting but i met him online oh so how did this date happen can you like run us through it yeah well we set up just like a dinner date okay nice and it was a fun time and like we were

hitting it off. So you're matching the Cobra Kai theme to the meal too. Oh yeah, sushi. You have like all kind of Asian culture influence.

Yes. Nice. And sushi was good? You guys had good conversation or like what's the highlights there? We were just goofing around. We were like play fighting.

Play fighting? Wait, what? What do you mean? Like with the chopsticks as swords? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. To be honest, I wouldn't normally act like this on my dates. Like maybe I was a little too nerdy, but I kept hearing be my most authentic self, kind of saying it like as a mantra.

Okay. Okay. So when you brought up Cobra Kai with Mike, was he into it? He'd actually never seen it, but he had heard of it, and I think he'd been meaning to watch it. Okay. Well, that's a good, that's like an open intro to show him. Yeah, totally.

If everything goes well, of course. Yeah, and you know, I tried to go that route and invite him over to watch it at my place. Oh, you dog you. I think that he is probably planning to watch it at my place. Oh. He can dog you. I think that he is probably planning on more than Cobra Kai. You know? Yeah.

More like Cobra Thighs. What? What? No. No. No. No. No.

Sorry. Okay, so did he say yeah? Well, he was kind of like, I don't know how late I can stay out. Hmm. Oh, okay. That makes sense.

I've had to tell literally people that before. It makes sense, but not in a dating world. Like, that invite is what every guy is waiting for. If you want to go, you'll stay up. Not every guy wants to hook up on the first date, you know. Okay. 99% of guys. Maybe she got the 1%, you know.

Were you okay with that? Yeah, I was okay with that because I had a backup plan. Okay, authentic self. What was that? My authentic self decided that we could go do a trial martial arts class.

Oh. So it's you, Mike, in a room full of six-year-olds. So you went straight from the restaurant to a karate class? It was actually next door. I sort of might have planned that. Oh. You have a whole plan.

He's either going to my house. We're rolling on my bed or rolling on some mats. Why do I picture him in jeans trying to do karate? Did he have the right outfit for it? Or maybe they give you some. They provided us with the... Geese? Yeah.

And I think we had fun. That'd be awesome. He's like, well, I got some sweet nunchucks in my truck anyway, so... Let me get my throwing stars. I mean, fun is good. Was it romantic or...? I think so. Really?

Because, you know, like the kind of fighting, it's like there's tension. It's kind of flirty. And I also think just trying anything new with a person helps bond you. That's a good point. Especially if you both don't know what's going on. It's a shared experience. You can either laugh at how bad you are or... Slowly choke them out.

Did they do that in a beginner's school? Oh, Jeff. I don't know. Let's skip to the end of the night. How did you leave things? We just said goodbye to each other kind of outside. Hug? Kiss?

A little kiss. Okay. Okay. That's something. That's not bad. And what's happened since the date? Well, it hasn't been that long, but I actually saw my therapist. Okay.

Okay. Did you giggle through that session too? You're cute. Okay. Did you giggle through that session too? Yeah, I think I definitely did. Because I really was trying to be my most authentic self. Yeah, that's good. So you told her about the date then? Yeah, I did. I told her about it.

So why are you calling us then? Well, she kind of made me doubt things. Because she said to me, like, that might have been a little too much oh too too authentic not necessarily that but that there are other parts to me like i'm not just cobra kai okay well like you only focus on martial arts tell your therapist you're not going to show this guy everything in the first night okay yeah that Yeah, that's Brooke's move. Maybe second date material. All right.

Yeah, you got to leave something to learn. Open up, show him more of your interest when you meet up a second time. So hopefully we can facilitate that. We'll come back, call Mike for you, and try and get you your second date update right after this. Okay. All right, hold on. Second date Update. This is the theme song for the original Karate Kid.

Okay, you're the best around, Jeff. Wow. Coming on a little strong, man. Made her authentic self by trying to pump you up. I know it's been a while since we've all seen the original movie, but I'll tell you the overall theme of it is an underdog who's up against the odds, finally faces his fears and his bullies, and comes away with the trophy. Yeah!

Get it, Karate Kid! Everyone loves an underdog story. And that's our listener, Hannah, today. And Hannah's trophy that she's after is a man named Mike. Hello. She, Mike. She met online. And personally, Hannah, I just want to say, your idea for like a Cobra Kai-themed date,

going to sushi and doing a karate class together, like we never hear women going out of their way to set things up like this. It's usually the men that try and arrange a date like this. It's refreshing. It is refreshing. I commend you on what you did here. I'm striking first. Yeah.

Oh, I get it. Get it. Another like, I'm striking first. Like a cobra. Honestly, I think it's marriage material. Wow. You are just really all on it. Brooke is super, super solid with the emotions here.

I'm going to say it. I think she's marriage material. And this guy is going to be missing out if he doesn't give you another chance. All right, we're setting the bar high. Would you like Brooke to tell him that as soon as we get him on the phone, or we can hold off for a second? Yeah, let's just be natural and chill about it. Oh, okay. See what happens, and then...

And then we'll get to the waxing on and off and all that good stuff. Oh, yeah. That's right. That's a good part of the movie. Here we go. Let's dial the phone number and hopefully he picks up. Here we go. Hello? Hey, we're looking for Mike.

This is Mike. Hey, Mike. I said we because you're talking to a whole show right now a radio show called brooke and jeffrey in the morning uh what is this about it's called the second date update and it's all about you mike yeah not just sorry i don't know what's going on with Brooke today. She's a little... Eager. A little happy. Yeah, and it's not just about you. It's about you along with one of our listeners that you went on a date with recently named Hannah.

Oh, yeah, Hannah. Yeah, okay. Yeah. I remember her. Well, it sounds like you guys just recently went out, which is awesome. Yeah, yeah, we did. Yeah, we went out. Cool. All right.

We heard a little bit about your guys' date. We'd like to get your side of the story just to see how the stories match. I mean, I don't know. What do you want to know? I don't really feel too comfortable about talking about this kind of stuff for the whole radio show.

Oh, okay. Not the whole show. Alexis, close your ears. Oh. All right. Now you have 75% of the show. I don't want to miss out. It goes headphones off.

Because he doesn't listen anyways. Yeah, that's a good point. What? What did you say? Okay. All right. I think we're meeting your quota now. So what we're looking for, though, is just general thoughts.

Like, did you like Hannah? How did you feel about her? You know, I mean okay if i if i didn't say anything it was uh probably one of the more like unique experiences i've ever had on date that's awesome it sounds like she put a lot of like thought and energy into planning the night for you too is that is that something new that oh yeah that's that's that's for sure i think a lot of energy was expended too uh even on on the date, I can give you that much. Oh, you're talking about like the karate class was like you expended energy?

Yeah, that would be it. It's certainly something I've never experienced before. That's cool, though. I mean, what did you think when she came up with that idea? She said it was kind of a surprise. Yeah, well, it absolutely was. And I'll say this. I thought for me it was like i don't mind surprises it was just something that like what i was wearing

too you know i wear nice i'm like kind of nice pants i couldn't do karate you know i can't do karate in those kind of clothes it was you know it was it was interesting because i can see how people would even say no not in a rude way but like'm sorry, but that's kind of a big ask. Like, we just had dinner. You're thinking of yourself, huh? Yeah, I'd probably be like, sorry. I'll watch you do it. I mean, this guy, you sound adventurous.

It sounds like you're talking a lot about the date and the activities. I want to know what you thought about Hannah as a person. If you got to know who she is. Yeah, a little bit. I mean, she seems really nice, but personality-wise, I just don't know if we're compatible. Oh, no. How do you mean? Yeah, to be completely honest.

Well, it was, she, I mean, this is weird to me, too, is that, like, she put all this great idea and energy into this idea, and then she kind of was a little meek. Shy, I guess I'd say. It's like it's not her fault. I'm not saying it's a bad thing. I'm not saying people like that and have a problem or anything. It's just for me, it's not really what I go for.

And when I saw that... But listen, you've got a person, even if she's shy, she's going out on a limb, she's surprising you with a karate class. Like, maybe you just need to get to know her more to see, like, her fun, charismatic side. Yeah. What's that whole thing? You can't ask a zebra to change its stripes or something like that?

You know what I'm saying? I don't know. It just seems like she is, you know? What exactly are you looking for? What type of woman do you want? Loud, obnoxious Brooke type? Some people do. Some people do.

I don't know. You know, I think that typically I'm just more attracted to someone with a bit more of like an assertive personality really. But she's the one that planned the date. I know. That's assertive. There is a saying that I like to draw upon sometimes. It's that I may not always win, but I never quit.

Oh, is this a Karate Kid thing? Yeah. Oh, I never thought of that. No, I was like, wow, yeah, that's brilliant. That's for ruining it. But I was going to segue seamlessly to tell you, you know who also doesn't quit? Hannah, who's on the other line right now. She's aggressive.

What? Yeah, you're damn right. Yeah, she's on the phone. Yeah, Cobra Kai never dies, okay? Cobra Kai never dies. That's a good thing. Is that legit? It is.

And I think it's really infallible here. Sneaky move. Okay. Yeah, we want you two to talk to each other. Look how assertive she is. I want to hear from Hannah, though.

Hannah, what do you think about what you just heard? I think that it's kind of ridiculous that you would judge me that fast because I clearly have other

sides to my personality. I just was showing the one thing first. I put myself out there. I can be assertive. I can be badass. Oh, yeah, girl.

Okay. Sounds like he's not quite buying it yet. I don't think you're really getting that. So just don't confuse being nice with being weak. That's good. Is that a quote? Because that's a good quote. Hannah, do you have any other examples of how you can be

an assertive, powerful woman? I might like this show for a reason because I am a go-getter. I try to get what I want. I mean, I don't give up. What are you thinking there? So, I mean, are you saying that what you

want is another date with me? Is that what you want? Hannah, strike first. Strike hard. No mercy. Where are you getting this? That's the Cobra Kai saying. Did you hook him up before we called him?

I'm on Google. Listen, okay? Okay. Here's the thing. You're going to either be quiet and listen to me and just do it. And we're going to go out again because there's more there. Or you're just going to be lame. Oh, she got you, Bird. I don't even have to ask a question because she's telling you that we're going to go out on a second date.

You don't want to be lame, do you? I mean, listen, I said to them that I wanted someone who was assertive, and this is kind of peak assertiveness. So I'm down if you're down. Okay. Oh, I didn't even offer to pay for it. There we go. No, she's going to make him pay for it. Yeah, you got money.

You're going to pay for it, and you're going to like it, Mike. I guess I have to now. I literally asked for someone to tell me what to do. All right. Well, she made him laugh. I like this. So it sounds like we're sending you guys out on another date. Yeah.

All right, Hannah. Glad you did this. Shoot. Do you not have a Cobra Kai saying to close us out here? No, I was just going to end with a traditional bow and then we all kiss. This is radio. Wait, there's no kissing. There's kissing in the karate classes that I went to.

There we go. Okay. Everybody bow and pucker in one, two, three. She is assertive. Three, two, one. Oh, Hannah. She is assertive. You've taken control of the situation. I like it, Hannah.

Jeff is actually blushing. Mike, you have your hands full with this tiger. Okay, we've created a monster. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Oh, another prime example of when being true to yourself goes bad. I mean, I guess. You know, I think there's probably a lot of therapists that are like, oh, God, that's not exactly what we meant. No, here's a secret that your therapist or your friends and your family won't tell you.

What's that? Nobody likes you. What? Not the real you. They don't want to see that person. I always thought this. I's that? Nobody likes you. What? You're not the real you. They don't want to see that person. I always thought this. I didn't know it was confirmation. That's what you take from it?

I'm telling you this because I care. This is the truth. Is this the speech that your mother gave you at your high school graduation? Look at the Kardashians, Brooke. Okay. Nobody liked the real them. And now look, they changed everything and they're the most successful, happiest family in the world. That's not the message.

That's not the message we're sending out. Okay, what's the message then, Brooke? Be true to yourself and then screw the date up? No, it's just maybe that wasn't a good fit for her. He wanted someone that she isn't and that's okay. It would have been a good fit if she changed everything about herself. Okay, alright.

I give up. I see the bright side of it. Go join the Kardashian clan. Alright, we're gonna been a good fit if she changed everything about herself. Okay. All right. I give up. I see the bright side. Go join the Kardashian clan. All right. We're going to have a good time together. And then when I come back, I'm willing to help people with their dating. I cannot wait to see your butt injection. I think it's his lips that are going to be way on fire. No matter how I look or how I feel, you can always email the show.

We'll call that person who isn't calling you back. And check out all of our second day podcasts up wherever you get yours at Brooke and Jeffrey. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. 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. If you are out there and you're dreading the new statement email that reveals the massive balance that you may have

racked up, well, you could use our help. That's right. I'm Joel. And I am Matt. And we're from the How To Money Podcast. 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