Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: Dine For One But I'm Not Done

Episode Date: August 7, 2024

The listener on the phone says her date ended up with some unexpected extra guests… but it’s actually kind of sweet how it all came together. Hear what happened in a Second Date podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Alone? Oh, yeah. A lot of people enjoy dining by themselves because it can be very peaceful, reflective, very fulfilling experience. Don't have to share. Especially. Focus on the food. It's especially fulfilling if you loudly moan after every single bite you take. Oh, my gosh. Oh, yeah.

Oh, my God. Have you guys tried this eggplant waiter waiter pass my plate over the table there they need to take a bite of this okay you may be someone who shouldn't eat alone yeah well one of our listeners lauren is also comfortable at a table for one and curiously that's how she ended up meeting a guy the other night. So it works out in a whole lot of ways. Lauren, welcome to the show. Thank you so much. I want to know, Lauren, is it something that you do often, going out to eat by yourself? Actually, yes, and I love it because I'm kind of a foodie.

Oh, okay. I'm kind of a drinkie, so yeah. But it's good that we all have our things. I think you usually use past tense for that drunk. Oh, yeah. Whatever it is. Comes in liquid form. So you went out by yourself the other night to a restaurant?

I did. It was this super nice restaurant in town that I've really been wanting to try it. Yeah. And I heard really good things, but it's super hard to get a reservation. Even for one? Even for one. Wow. That's how you know it's good exactly exactly i i went there the other night by myself hoping that you know i could do a walk-in yeah yeah yeah

with one person that's kind of reasonable like sometimes you can scope the bar and one person leaves you just slide on it yeah right exactly but i go up to the host stand and they told me it was almost a two-hour wait to get a. You're like, I don't take up much room. Exactly. Can I eat out here? Just pull up a chair. I'll just leave whatever's left at somebody's table once they get up. I will eat in a bathroom stall, honestly.

Wow. So did you wait or what did you do? So this is what happened. This guy, he overheard the interaction at the host stand, and he walks up to me and says, you're only one person. We have a reservation for four, but one of our friends couldn't make it. Do you want to join us?

Alexis, you would totally do that for a stranger, right? Do I get a free meal? You know, though, maybe you're with friends you don't really want to talk to. So you add one more person to the mix. It's a new person to get to know. Whatever the reason, it's cool you got an invite.

What did you say? It was so nice. Okay, so at first I was like, you know, no, I don't want to impose. But she was really nice. Right. And he was like, don't even worry about it. It's fine. So I agreed.

That's awesome. I think that's really cool. Yeah, okay. I mean, and if he's attractive, you're not going to say no, are you? Oh, yeah. Sure. Definitely easy on the eyes, for sure. Okay.

Okay. Alexis is right. So who did you end up sitting with? It was him and who else? It was him and a couple of his friends, which were two other women. Okay. I got to know all of them. Yes, they work together.

They're coworkers. Okay. That's like if all of us went to lunch. It's a good look on him. What's his name, by the way? Adam. For a minute, I was like, oh my god, I'm going to totally do this with my husband next time we go out to eat.

And then I'm like, no, it looks weird if a married couple asks a single person. You want to sit with me and my husband? It's not the same. You wouldn't put that vibe out, Brooke. You're at this dinner table with Adam and his two female co-workers.

How was that? Was that weird or did it feel normal? Well, it was funny because he kept telling me, it's okay, I've been ditched on first dates before, don't be embarrassed. Oh, no. No, you assumed. No, wait, did you correct him? Did you tell him, no, no, no, no, I wasn't ditched?

Absolutely. I told him, like, I actually came by myself. I don't have a problem eating alone. I just love eating good food. And then they all laughed. Like, what a funny joke. Yeah, sure. She's really into it.

Okay. They definitely thought I was strange, for sure. But they still were kind and sweet to me. And the meal was phenomenal. It was absolutely phenomenal. Well, that's good. Worth it, then. I mean, and that makes for easy conversation, even with strangers, when the food's good,

because you can talk about it all. Yeah, and you're like, try this. Here comes the airplane, new stranger. Was there sharing? That would be weird. Yeah. Tell us more. Well, there was sharing of bottles of wine, for sure.

We did for a couple of days. There we go. Now the whole room is on board with this. Now we're all best friends by the end of the dinner. Yeah, we are. And were you feeling a vibe with this guy at all, ever? Totally. I was totally feeling a connection with Adam.

Okay. And I think it would be more fun if it was just me and him. Were you able to get out any info, like if he was single or what his status was? No, no. But I do think if there's a guy that's eating by himself with two female coworkers, he's probably not in a relationship. Is that true? What are you talking about? My husband just had dinner

with two co-workers. Exactly, Brooke. Exactly. And how happy was he when he came home? I know. I'd be checking his phone after that.

No, just kidding. I think, if anything, the vibe itself, you can always feel some kind of vibe. Sometimes it's mistranslated, though. If he's in a relationship, he's not going to flirt

in front of his co-workers with you. Also true, though. I don't know, but sometimes he's not going to flirt in front of his coworkers with you. Also true, though. I don't know, but sometimes people feel safe that way, or you misinterpret the flirting. Yeah, no matter what. You think it's flirting, and it's not. He's at least a nice guy who is willing to invite a stranger into the group, and that must be a good sign. Absolutely.

That's what I'm thinking. So have you reached out to him since that dinner? I did. I suggested to him over text, because we all at some point exchanged numbers okay everyone exchanged okay exactly yeah I suggested to him via text that you know we should hang out again just me and him you know trying to be bold okay and he's been avoiding it like he'll respond but not agree to meet up so I don't know what's going on well and it's not like he actually asked for your number it was like a group exchange of numbers, which is a little bit different, you know?

And did you make him pay for your food that night? Because that could factor into this. No, no, no, no. I didn't do that. I didn't do that. Okay, that's nice. Well, maybe there's something here. We're going to come back, try and get you a second date update with Adam.

Table for two. One chair. Wait, what? We're going to do it. One chair? We're doing it. Second date update. Okay, so I've been thinking

worst case scenario. Our listener Lauren is eating dinner with three strangers here. She says she's attracted to one, the guy Adam. But what if a different stranger at that table was attracted to her? Oh. Is that worst case or best case scenario? We don't know that because we've had that happen before attracted to her. Oh. Oh, one of the other people. Is that worst case or best case scenario?

We don't know that because we've had that happen before on this segment. That's all I'm saying. Oh, like maybe his friend called dibs on her. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Oh, my God. It just came to me what you were saying. I'm sorry. I didn't understand.

Lauren, we need to know what were the vibes from the other two ladies that you ate with that night? Did you feel anything happening from them? Oh, no, no. Actually, they were super helpful. They actually helped me with a lot of the pictures that I took. Oh. Food.

Yeah. Okay. They were into it, you know? They were super into it. Oh. As a foodie, it's always nice to have someone there for lighting. Yeah. You need someone to put the light on.

Exactly. But there was no romantic vibe, though. The only romantic vibe you were getting was from Adam. Or Gibby. Correct. Or Gibby. She said she felt a little vibe.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. How did you guys leave it? That's the one thing that I don't think we heard. Well, you know, we said goodbye and went our separate ways. And like I mentioned before, I had texted him after the fact. Yeah, yeah, we knew that part.

I didn't know if there was like a, hey, I want to see you again. Or like a four-way kiss or like something. No, nothing like that. It was a very friendly though. Yeah, cordial, you know? Sure. Just four lips at once. Yeah, just that final flavor of food in between.

Whatever it was, we're just trying to get Adam to go out with you one-on-one because that's what you're most interested in. So let's give him a call right now. You ready? I'm ready. I'm ready, too. Here we go. Hello?

Hey, is this Adam? Yes, this is Pete. Hey, Adam. I hope you're up for being on the radio this morning because you already are. Hey. Here we are, Adam. Really? Yeah.

It's a show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. That's our show. Oh, yeah. Yeah, I've heard you guys a few times before. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Why are you calling me, though? Well, if you've heard of us, maybe you know our segment, Second Date Update.

I have heard of that, but I haven't been on a date in months. He's right. It kind of wasn't. Oh, well, yeah, I guess technically this wasn't a first date that you went on. I don't think in any form was it a date. A meet-cute, maybe. I don't know what to call it. You were at dinner with a group of women,

one of whom wants to see you again outside of their workplace. Her name's Lauren. Ooh. Lauren. Oh, okay. Dude, she told us about how she was like waiting for a table for herself and then you came in and said, hey, sit with us. I thought that was so cool.

Yeah, that's a really nice thing to do. I did see her there. I thought she was attractive. I was trying to be nice, but I guess no good deed goes unpunished. I like how you're trying to be nice, but you only offered it to her because she was attractive. You said punished? Why did you say no good deed goes unpunished?

You felt punished? I was trying to do something nice. I didn't think what was going to unfold would unfold. What unfolded? Didn't you have a nice time? Yeah, we were all having fun getting to know each other before the actual meal started, and that was all fine. It was the actual eating part that happened when things took a left turn.

Uh-oh. Is Lauren like a messy eater? No, no, it had nothing to do with how she ate. It was once the meals were presented. We were picking up our forks. We're excited to eat. And then Lauren stops everything, tells everyone, wait, wait, wait, stop. And, of course, everyone in the restaurant looked.

Oh, is that loud? And we were thinking, why, why, why, why would we stop? And so she stands up in our booth and she says to me quick quick quick give me your phone and i'm thinking what why why do you need my phone so i i i hand her my phone because i think okay okay give the crazy person what they want she pulls out her phone and starts recording and then hovering over over the meal with both phones flashlights blazing she's waving her arms around zooming in and out on the place okay okay so we still haven't gotten to what part of the meal was weird dude you sound upset still it sounds to me it was embarrassing to my i was with my co-workers and we were all just trying to be nice like just give her your phone

they gave her a phone too. There's three in her hands at one point. But what are you doing? Okay. Sit alone. There's a rule in the foodie world that gets some in trouble and it's the camera eats first. Lauren did mention that you guys helped her take pictures. We didn't know it was like a full Academy Award winning production.

Honestly though, even when she mentioned it, it was just like a side, like it wasn't a big Academy Award winning production. Honestly, though, even when she mentioned it, it was just like a side, like it wasn't a big talking point for her. She needed a little bit of light or something. She thought that you guys were helping. I mean, we were just trying to be nice. And when she told us she was a foodie before this happened, we thought, oh, that's interesting.

But this wasn't just the first course. This was the appetizers. This was the main course. Okay. Well, that is some information that we did not know before we got you on the phone. So I apologize for that. I want you to know this wasn't just me ghosting her, okay? My friends afterwards said, do not date her.

Oh, okay. Well, now I regret bringing Lauren into the conversation with that more. Lauren, are you there? Wow. Yeah, that's okay. Well, okay. Well, now I regret bringing Lauren into the conversation at that moment. Lauren, are you there? Wow. Yeah, that's, okay. Look, I understand why you might be skeptical of what I was conducting at the table.

But listen, what I do is actually pretty legit. I have a pretty big following on TikTok. Oh. And the camera work is part of it. Like going the extra mile is what I do. Look, i'm going to send you a link right now i have followers adam would it make a difference if she made money doing this you know like if it was her bread and butter yeah i needed to capitalize parentino for

all i care it's just it was it was obnoxious the way you did it well i did not mean to be obnoxious okay and i think you might be exaggerating just a little bit. I just needed to capitalize on what might have been the only opportunity for me to eat there, as you could see. And if it's hard to get into a restaurant, those videos go viral. Exactly. I mean, Adam, don't you think that, like, maybe it was on you to say something at the table? Because she obviously did not realize that you guys were uncomfortable. Yeah.

Well, clearly from what you guys know of Lauren, you've gotten to know her better than I have at this point. She's a very assertive young woman. So even if I had said anything, I don't think she would have stopped me. He does have a point. I can see her being like, what do you mean no?

So don't even give her a chance. Okay, don't, yeah, that's... Adam, have you gotten the link yet? I sent you a link. Uh-oh. Are we going to do this right now in the middle of the segment? Yes. I mean, would it make a difference, Adam, if the video was really cool?

I mean, if he sees, like, it has a million views. Just open it up real quick, Adam. Take a look. It might change your mind. If it'll put this to bed, fine. I'll look at your TikTok. Okay. All right.

This is a first for this segment where we're having somebody go on to social media and watch videos no no i do that while we're talking well i just mean outside of the people in this room we're having the listeners on the phone watch videos on tiktok because we can't see it can you describe what you're seeing i see the one that was posted from the restaurant wait a minute wait how did you get like a smoke effect back there? And it looks like there's a light show going. There weren't lights like that. This is what I do, Adam. This is what I do.

Oh, you falsely advertised the restaurant. Hey, there's a lot of people using the CGI now on TikTok. Adam's sounding a little bit impressed, though, by what he's seeing. Hey. Does it look like you want to eat there again, Adam? I mean, I was going to eat there again anyway, but obviously this is a great advertisement. They should hire you.

This looks really good. So you're impressed. Maybe you're just biased because you already ate there. No, Jeff, hold on. We just made progress. Oh, okay. Delete what I said. I agree.

They should hire me, and that's why I do this. I mean, would it have made a difference if she had given you a heads up? Hold on, hold on. I'm looking at some other videos here. Is there a tiger in the background? A tiger? Well, this has definitely taken a different twist. We started off very angry and agitated when we first had Adam on,

but now he's sounding very impressed with all of her abilities. That's great. So I'm not going to waste any more time. I'm just going to ask, Adam, would you like to go out on another date with Lauren? No cameras this time. You guys can just do conversation, keep it boring. Wow. But it's up to you.

We'll pay for it. We can go somewhere I've already been before. Oh, I see. That makes sense. Doesn't have to film. Doesn't need to do a video there. That's smart. As long as we have a gift card for it.

Adam, what do you say? I mean, that sounds intriguing. Yes. I'm sorry I flew off the handle, but it was like taking in a stray cat and realizing they're a ninja. I didn't know what to expect. Let's not go with that analogy. I think you guys are weird enough.

Maybe watch some TikToks on how to properly compliment. I do want to see her TikTok, though. Yeah, I know. I'm curious now. Send it to all of us, Lauren. We want to see it. Those are some her TikTok though. Yeah, I know. I'm curious now that it's... Send it to all of us, Lauren. We want to see it. Those are some powerful food videos. Yeah, I know.

Okay, well, congratulations, you two. You got a second date. Thank you, Adam, and I forgive you for all the mean things you said earlier on the call. Just don't tell your two female coworkers that you're going out with them. They're going to be pissed.

Oh, yeah, that's going to be... They're going to be mad. That's going to take some work and jeffrey in the morning well that was definitely a first for this segment i did not think it was gonna take that turn i really did not think he was gonna change his mind it's funny that we actually had to wait to let someone watch tiktok videos while we're in the middle of a segment yeah i mean usually that just happens for Alexis without us waiting. You know what? It works. My question though is, did we miss out on an opportunity

to send him a link to our TikTok page at Brooke and Jeffrey? Why didn't we do that during the call? Because he may have hung up on us. I think we should do it from now on. It's actually a really good TikTok page. Okay, I'm about to ask you if you want to go on a second date with her.

You can say yes or no. But before you answer, go check out Jose doing the cabbage patch dance on our social media. At Brooke and Jeffrey, we're going to wait for your answer. Okay. And they're like, what? Why did we make that video 60 seconds long? The bottom line is it worked. We were able to get him a second date.

That's cute. Yay. We can do it for you too, maybe, if you email the show. We'll call that person who isn't calling you back. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Ugh. We're so done with New Year,

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