Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: Dance Machine

Episode Date: April 22, 2022

One of our listeners tried everything in the book to try and meet a cute girl he saw at a wedding reception, and you’re not gonna believe the sneaky move he pulled to make it happen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ready to laugh and stay informed? Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Second Date Update. In the dating world, is it easier to meet someone at a wedding or is it harder? Oh, wow. That is a tough question

because you do meet a lot of people. I've always found it harder, personally. I mean, you go up there, you deliver a great pickup line, compliment the girl on her beautiful white dress, going for the kiss. Next thing, I'm getting thrown out. What? For putting myself out there? I'm sorry.

I mean, don't get that vulnerable. One of our listeners, Nate, agrees with me. Because he says he met a girl at a wedding and apparently was not as easy as he expected it to be okay nate welcome to the show how you doing man how's it going please don't tell me it was the bride or the mother-in-law any of it yeah i mean god it's a crazy story i oh my god wait was it someone that was single that you met she was single yeah okay brides are technically single until they say i do they're not jeffrey being engaged to someone also doesn't qualify you as single oh okay well that's good to

know yeah yeah i've learned something here but go ahead nate who is the woman that you met what's her name okay her name is meg okay meg okay and i figured bringing the professionals, I need help with the situation. Are we the professionals? That's us. Yeah, who's the professionals? That's us, you guys. Lose to us. That's cute. Okay.

You can call someone for me. And did you notice Meg right away at the wedding? I did notice her right away. I saw her sitting in one of the pews across the aisle and I'm like, oh, wow. Okay. She's really attractive. I should try to talk to her. And it was pretty much a struggle to even get

to meet her what was your strategy to meet her well i was first i was like oh maybe we'll be at the same table but of course we weren't oh yeah so i was actually trying to switch with somebody like a single person at her table i actually was able to move one table closer but i was still a table too far away and then i was trying to move another table closer, but I was still a table too far away. And then I was trying to move another table over, and that didn't work. You can't do that at a wedding. Do you know how much time and energy goes into, like... Seating charge?

Yes. So much. Yeah, I was eating the fish. I didn't order the fish. You didn't care. She shows up at the seat number. At this point, you're just taking someone else's chair. So you're table hopping, slowly making your way closer and closer to her table.

Did you ever make it? I never made it to her table. Why don't you just wait until she's up at the bar and then time your drink at the same time as hers? Yeah, right. That's exactly what happened. It's so crazy. It feels almost like you were trying too hard. Like it could have probably happened organically.

What if she saw you? You're really trying to force it what if she saw each table you're getting closer and closer that would be a little bit creepy yeah like the terminator i'm like anything so was there ever a moment when you were able to get some one-on-one time with her yeah finally at the bar i fear at the bar like this is my moment okay and i go up there and then i tell her that i actually have to talk to the groom would she mind bringing the drink over to our table oh you made her your waitress for the night yeah that was my move yeah i made her my waitress that's a terrible move wow i mean yeah i would love if someone did that to me did it work it did work oh wow right so she brought the drink over to the table and that was cool so we were able to

talk for a little bit you know obviously we knew common people and it went well and then i i was like hey would you like to get dinner sometime and she was actually a little surprised i guess that like i was hitting on her at the wedding you know so stereotypical but oh she didn't pick up that you were hitting on her at first and then finally was like oh oh wait a minute like you yeah you're hitting on me okay so so the wedding night was not considered the actual date right no that was the yeah that was the meeting wow okay so what was the date like hopefully you didn't make her your waitress there too right exactly so we went out for dinner and uh that went really well like we got to know each other We chatted a bit and we had some fun. And what was the vibe like? Were you nervous? I mean, on her side and your side.

Well, she actually called me out. She said, did you stage that whole waitress thing? Did you just to meet me? She called me out. And I actually I was like, yeah, I did. But it started out really good. We were being playful with each other. Yeah. And it's a good sign when somebody can give you crap, you know was like, yeah, I did. But it started out really good. We were being playful with each other. Yeah. And it's a good sign when somebody can give you crap, you know, like, and you can take it, you give it back. Like, that's a good dynamic. Yeah, if someone's laughing at your creepiness, then there's a shot at romance. So how did the rest of the night go? Well, okay, so then she did say that she talked to the bride about me.

And she wouldn't say exactly what she said, but she just said that I would be trouble. Oh, wait, are you, I mean, at the wedding and were you the groom's friend or the bride's friend? I didn't know. Or both. The groom's friend. Why would she say that you're trouble? Cause obviously she doesn't like you. I'm such a great guy. I don't, I have no idea.

Sounds like what guys do. Yeah. I mean, typically, like if I were to say that about one of my husband's buddies, it's because they drink a lot. They're with multiple different women all the time.

Those sound like very attractive qualities to me. Yeah, but it's probably like, you know, you, yeah, there's a rumor about you. Well, how did the date end? So then there was the next stage. We went to one of those

arcade bar places. Oh, cool. So it continued. She was still into it. still into it okay so we were having fun there and then she kissed me in front of street fighter oh does that mean something it's interesting the way that you said it though you said she kissed you is that is that what it was she kissed you at the street fighter or did you kiss her okay well i kissed her but she kissed me back okay okay so it was your move it wasn't her move all right right but it was reciprocal and did you did you make any plans to see each other again we were just like oh we'll talk and we'll set up something and then of course this is what i'm calling i haven't heard from her since. She hasn't responded to any texts.

I've texted her probably three or four times. Maybe she talked to the bride again. Yeah. You should have kissed her in front of X-Men, bro. Yeah. Way better ambiance. That's a good point. Well, we'll find out what really happened.

We're going to play a song. We'll come back. We'll call Meg for you, and we'll try and get you a second date update, all right? Yeah, that's great. Thanks. All right, Nate, hold on. Second date update. When you think of the most romantic Hollywood moments of all time,

there's Jack and Rose kissing on the bow with the Titanic. Oh, yeah. Noah and Ali's passionate kiss in the rain from The Notebook. And, of course, our listener Nate and his date Meg swapping saliva in front of the

Street Fighter video game. That's the sound of their tongues punching each other in the mouth. That was what my 12-year-old dreams were made of. But one of our listeners, Nate, had a nice dinner date with a girl named Meg, followed by a little arcade action. But afterwards, she's been blowing him off, and he wants to know why. So, Nate, how you feeling before we call her? I'm feeling really good, honestly. I mean, I hate to say this, but I'm thinking she could be the one.

Whoa. Is this because you met at a wedding? That was a lot. That's pretty quick. I mean, we just didn't get that sense from talking to you a second ago. No, no, I really love her. Love her? Whoa, you just said it again.

I mean, I love being with her. Oh, wow. Okay, that's good. So now I'm starting to think the reason she's not calling you is maybe you came on too strong. Look, I never say anything like that in front of her. I'm just feeling really positive. Okay. Okay.

There's a lot riding on this now, so don't screw it up. It makes me want to make out in front of a Street Fighter machine, though, if I'm going to get those types of feelings. That's what I'm worried. I need to bring a machine around with me. Okay. No, don't do that. That doesn't make sense. Okay.

Not at all. It's getting worse. Yeah, we all need to stop talking and just call up Meg and figure out what's going on. You ready, man? I'm ready. Okay, here we go. I'm going to dial her number right now. Hello?

Hey, I'm looking for Meg. This is Maggie. Who's calling? Maggie? Oh, is that? Is Meg? Was he saying Maggie? Do you go by Meg ever?

My friends call me Meg, but I don't know who you are. Awkward. That makes sense. Oh, sorry, Magatha. Yeah. Can we call you that? I mean, hopefully we can be friends after we're done with this, but we're calling on behalf of one of our listeners

who went out on a date with you recently. Okay, again, still awkward. Not really sure. Yeah, it is awkward. We know that. That's pretty par for the course with these. We're doing something called the Second Date Update. That's where if you go out with someone,

and afterwards if that person isn't calling you back, you can email our show for help, and we'll reach out to them for you to help you figure out the reason why. And so the listener that we're calling for, his name is Nate. Oh, yeah. I know Nateate okay okay do you like nate um maybe i should just say how do you feel about nate i mean nate's a funny guy that's good funny guys are likable yeah we did speak with nate a little bit earlier and he told us all about how you guys met he told us about your dinner date and go into the arcade together and he said there was even a kiss that you guys met. He told us about your dinner date and going to the arcade together.

And he said there was even a kiss that you guys had at the end of the night. So from our end, it all sounded pretty good. He's a little bit confused why afterwards you're not calling him back, though. I mean, he's a nice guy and all. And, like, we did have a pretty fun date. I just wasn't sure. I'm not sure, like, how to proceed. I'm not really sure if I want to pursue it so that's

why i've just kind of been like radio silent i just don't want to give the wrong impression or the wrong idea to him can i ask because he did mention that you told him that the bride of the wedding said that he was trouble is that what you're referring to i mean is it just because of something she told you? I don't want to embarrass him. Because like I said, he's a nice guy. He's a funny dude. Well, he probably wants to know.

Like if somebody was saying stuff behind your back, you know, warning people about you, you'd want to know what they were saying. And to defend a little bit, a lot of times rumors are exactly that. It could be not even true. Yeah, totally. This isn't a rumor. This was like 100% true. I saw it with my own eyes.

Oh, facts. You saw it? So she warned you. What happened? What did you see? At first, she was like, you know, you got to be cautious. I'm like, oh my God, is he a criminal? Does he have a record? Yeah. But it wasn't that. It may be worse, depending just how you look at it. Really?

Worse? Depending just how you look at it. Really? Of course. She told me that he loves to dance, but he is terrible. Like, he's a terrible dancer, but just doesn't, like, he's so oblivious about how bad he is. Aww. I don't think there could be, like, dude, if people love to dance, like, just let him dance. Who cares if he looks like an idiot out there? But do you want to date that person? Yeah. Do you want to be next to them?

But do you know what? That person is so fun at a party. Everybody loves that person, no matter how terrible they are. Let me guess. Brooke is that person. I'm just saying. Everyone loves them. I promise. But you saw him dance at the wedding before you said yes to a date.

But the difference is Brooke knows that she's a mediocre dancer. The bride says that he's oblivious to it. Okay, that's a point. But you said yes Brooke knows that she's like a mediocre dancer. The bride says that he's oblivious to it. But you said yes after you saw him dance at the wedding. I didn't really see him dancing that much at the wedding because there's a lot going on. A lot of people are dancing. So wait,

when did you see him dance then? We went, obviously you know we went to an arcade bar and of course they had Dance Dance Revolution. DDR! This is a whole new realm of dancing. But nobody looks good when they do DDR. They look like idiots.

I mean, it's just like step, step, step, step. Oh my God, like when he saw it, he was like a little kid in a candy store. He's like, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God. We have to play. We have to play. So the next, like, 20, 30 minutes, he is just, like, going to town. Oh, no. Was he so sweaty? He was, like, really sweaty. He's holding onto the bar.

Yeah. It was just so bad. Like, he just kept getting these really low scores. And he's like, I don't understand what's happening. He's not even doing well. So wait, you just sat there and watched him do this for 20 to 30 minutes? She's like, low score. I felt like so, like people are looking.

I felt awkward. How do you tell someone like, maybe we should stop? Like at one point I went to the bar to replenish my drink. And he's like, oh no, no, no. Like you go, you go. You get yourself another drink. He's like, I don't want to lose my game. I don't want to lose my game. And he's like, oh, no, no, no. Like, you go. You go. You get yourself a drink. He's like, I don't want to lose my game. I don't want to lose my game. But he was already losing.

There's like a bunch of kids in line like, excuse me, sir. I can do better than that. Yeah, I'll defend a bad dancer forever. But that, I mean, it's almost like borderline rude. Like, he's ignoring you for 30 minutes. I don't think he probably didn't even realize that he was doing that. But I think maybe we could find out by asking him. Because, Meg, I need to tell you. Or, sorry, excuse me, Maggie. I know we're not friends yet. Yeah. realize that he was doing that but i think maybe we could find out by asking him because meg i need

to tell you or sorry excuse me maggie i know we're not friends yet maggie i need to let you know now i feel like we are well nate's been on the other line listening and he wants to talk to you oh oh god i am on the other line and i will say that you were getting some terrible scores yourself oh wow that's what you start with that's why are you being defensive dude you don't need to come on the other line. And I will say that you were getting some terrible scores yourself. Oh. Oh, wow. That's what you start with? Why are you being defensive, dude? You don't need to come in like that. Because we ragged on his DDR skills.

The claws are going to come out. I mean, I don't even take it that seriously. Like, I wasn't upset about getting low scores. Like, you were devastated that you were getting low scores on Dance Dance Revolution.

Like, there's a big difference. I don't know. I mean, you're acting like you should be on Dancing with the Stars or something. And that's not the case. I'm not. I don't think I should be on Dancing with the Stars. I'm not saying I'm a great dancer. I don't even think that matters.

I think what matters is you were more concentrated on this game for a half an hour than your date. You sent her to the bar by yourself to get her own drink. I don't think it did. Well, let's put it in a good straight. I am a great dancer. Oh, okay. Your score on the game would beg to differ. That game was a pile of s***.

Okay. Then why are you sitting there playing for half an hour? One of the senses is broken, okay? Oh, okay. Okay. I think we're learning a lot more about you. I'm going to tell you something. It definitely wasn't broken because the person who went right before him, before

this whole thing started, got a really high score. Because he works there, okay? He's on there all the time. He knows the sensor's not working right. He knows how to use it. I think we're missing the point of this call.

I thought you wanted to go out with her again. Remember how much you like her? You really like her. She doesn't seem to like my dancing. I mean, now what? It's not even just about the dancing anymore. It's just about the delusion right now that I'm listening to.

I'm a great dancer. There's nothing delusional about that. So to be clear, if he had scored higher on the Dance Dance Revolution game, then you would be interested. I don't think any score would really impress me. I mean, the fact of the matter is

I was pretty much ignored for such a good amount of time. I just really don't understand how you could ignore your date to just try to get the highest score possible and not realize when you're constantly failing.

You know how angry I am right now? I'm going to send videos of me dancing so you can see how good of a dancer I am. I'm going to block your number right now. Stop dancing. I want to see them. Listen, and don't take so much offense. You know, dancing's like art.

It's in the eye of the beholder. Thank you. Look, man, if I was you, I would not listen to Brooke. She's a really, really bad dancer. I would just stop the dancing altogether and focus on the relationship. If you guys have a connection, that's what we need to be focusing on. There is no relationship. There's no connection.

There's nothing like I'm done. I just. Well, hold on. But before you're done, I do need to ask you if you would like to go out on another date with Nate. No. We'll pay for no dancing there won't be any dancing i don't think anything can stop nate you can't guarantee that yeah exactly who knows he could take me to a restaurant and next thing i know there's a dance

floor opening up oh no you would be so lucky if a dance floor opened up in the middle of a restaurant and we were there oh it would be a sign i sign for good. I need to see you dance. Yeah, Nate, you will find your dancing partner. I just don't think it's Maggie. I have to say, you guys really blew it for me. What? Wait, hold on. I'm the one that was fighting for you, dude. We're the professionals.

Yeah, we're the professionals at blowing it. That's why maybe we should rename this segment Blowing It with Brooke and Jeffrey. I like that. It will get a lot of Google clicks Okay, good Text in to 78592 If you have a promising love interest Call us and we'll find a way to blow it for you Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning

I feel like if people are bad dancers And you just acknowledge that you're a bad dancer You're 500% more likely to get another date. Yes, absolutely. Like if you're, oh, I suck, but I love it. Yeah, you just make fun of yourself for it. But if you deny it and you fight it and you have no self-awareness,

that's not attractive. Cringy. And that's why one of our listeners, Nate, had such a hard time getting another date today. Yeah. He doesn't take criticism well. No. But I do appreciate a man who loves to dance. Sure. Even if they're

terrible. I love it. Even if they do Dance Dance Revolution for an hour and ignore you. Yeah. As long as they have fun with it. But this guy wasn't having fun. He was very serious about it. Yeah. If he didn't ignore his date the entire time, I would have been fine with it. You know? Yeah. But unfortunately he did all the things wrong,

and so that's why Nate ended up dateless by the end of this second date update. Does anyone else want to go play some DDR with me, though? Dude, it's been forever. I know, it's been so long. I can only do one level, though, and then I've got to take a nap. Well, you're in flip-flops right now. That wouldn't work for Dance Dance Revolution.

These bad boys are coming off. Put away DDR. You better watch out. Remember, if you want to get a second date update, email the show. We'll call the person who isn't calling you back. 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.

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