Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: First Date Demise

Episode Date: July 19, 2023

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It's funny, people in dating apps are just like Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Why do you say that? Some people are very hot and use them all the time, like most of the kids in the promo department here. Others, they're a little more medium, like someone in this room who only goes on when her husband's out of town. Wait, what? That was me?

I just said someone. I guess medium's a compliment coming from you. Some are very, very new to it. Like one of our listeners, Marianne, who said she's just dipping her toe into the online dating scene. Marianne, you haven't matched with Jose or anybody yet? No, not yet. Okay. Wow, I'm shocked. Because I put my zip code to every zip code.

That makes sense, Jose. So what's it like jumping into the online dating scene? It's interesting. I don't know. I'm a little cautious about it, I guess. You should be. That's a good way to go into it. But your attitude sounds good, though.

Like you look like you're hope you sound hopeful. Yeah. How are you cautious with online dating? Well, I'm a teacher of like younger kids and so like i just i don't want the parents to find me i don't want like any weird pictures of me out there you know to make anything awkward so i only really have like a few pictures in my profile and like a couple of them i'm like wearing sunglasses so it's just there's nothing crazy there it's like you're a celebrity it's like you're you're so like coy about it but seriously though like my kids teachers are very edited on their

social medias yeah what about their tenders interesting the brook has seen their dating profiles online whatever you want to say but mr johnson i couldn't even tell it was you at first you only posted two photos on here? What a tease. Okay, but Marianne, so who did you match with online? There are not a lot of people, actually. So I actually only go by one initial. I just go by M for Marianne.

Ooh, mysterious. Okay, I've seen that. Which may make people more cautious about you. I mean, it might backfire where it feels totally. Oh, is that true, Marianne? No, I really don't get a lot of messages. So who was brave enough to swipe right on you?

So I did finally. This guy, Gordon, actually reached out to me. Gordon. Oh, fancy. Masculine name. It is a masculine name. Very masculine. I don't know. I had a pet lizard named Gordon. I bet that lizard had a six pack.

Lizards, masculine pets. Turned out to be the Geico lizard. What's Gordon like? He's really nice. It was just nice. He was one of the few people that actually wanted to get to know me and talk to me and actually go out in real life, not just message me online okay what did it feel like going into an actual date i mean i

was a little nervous but i mean i was hopeful i was excited he seemed really nice so we were gonna go to a music festival we decided oh that's cute yeah yeah it was his pick i didn't really know a lot of the bands but you know i tried tried to listen and get to know some of them before we went. And there's a couple that were pretty good. Just memorizing at least three songs from somebody's YouTube channel just to make sure you can participate. Did it turn out to be fun? Yeah, it was fun. He's cute, positive attitude, and he's like no pressure. And I just I like being around him, honestly. So it sounds like it turned out even better than you expected yeah I was actually like worried for

nothing but when we went to leave like it was getting late and so like we made sure to head out but I noticed like once we got posted like the exit I did on my phone oh no and so it was like oh my god like I lost my phone somewhere what a nightmare so he helped me look for it and he eventually found it under these like tables where you could like stand around and drink oh my god so he's nice and he's a hero yeah exactly like everything did you give him a big kiss as a thank you oh okay sorry to jump forward. So what happened? Okay, anyway, so he takes me home, and we just have a good night hug, actually.

Oh. Oh, weird. You sound so cute and giggly about it, though. I love it. It felt good? It felt right? Yeah, I thought we clicked, and, like, I don't know. I'm surprised we aren't going out again. Like, I texted him being like, yeah, I really enjoyed seeing you.

Like I had a lot of fun. Like I'd love to hang out again. Like I was really looking forward to like, you know, hanging out with him again. Was it at least like a long hug or was it like a quick, like I want to know. Was it hands rubbing your back? It wasn't, yeah. I mean, it wasn't like a side church hug. I mean, like it was, you know, it was like a full hug.

Okay, full on hug. It's better. Wait, you haven't heard from him at all? No, and I don't know what to do. Weird. I'm so hopeful, and now I'm like, sad. I'm still caught up on a church hug because the hugs that I've had from people in church, they go, they get pretty intense. I'll tell you.

Wow. It's like, God bless you. God pretty intense. I'll tell you. Wow. It's like, God bless you. God bless you. I've had therapy from some of those church hosts. So it's been how long since you and- Now we're hoping it was a church. I don't know. People do it different.

Yeah, different churches. So how long has it been since you and Gordon hung out? It was a few weeks ago now. Oh, okay. So you've waited. Wait, now that you have your phone back, have you guys been texting since then? Not really.

I've tried to get him to hang out, but he's not really super responsive, I guess. Weird. We need this to work out because it's like your first time in online dating and it's going to be bad. Yeah. That's pretty typical.

I know, but I want one good ending. And you had fun. Normally it's going to be bad. That's pretty typical. I know, but I want one good ending. And you had fun. Normally, it's like, oh my God, I'm never going to online date again. You had a good experience. They want you to have another date. I want more church hugs for you, so we'll try and get some of that done. When we play a song, come back and call Gordon

and try and get you your second date update right after this, okay? Okay, cool. Thank you. Hold on. second date update right after this, okay? Okay, cool. Thank you. Hold on. Marianne, the school teacher, is on the phone with us for a second date. She just sounds so innocent when you say that. She does. And her very first online dating experience went just about as well as it possibly could. Yeah.

Because she went to a music festival, lost her phone, but found it before they left and ended the night with a steamy church hug. No, she said it wasn't a church hug, Jeff, that it was better than that. Church or not, God was watching and God was liking. Hey, praise the Lord. Now it's been weeks and her date Gordon has been kind of distant. Yeah. And I know Brooke was surprised that Marianne left a music

festival with her top still on. That's a first. I mean, everybody has different vibes. Alexis was shocked that she remembered the music festival at all. Yeah. Based on her experiences. But we're going to do our best here. How are you feeling, Marianne?

I'm feeling okay. You're brave. Because not only were you trying dating apps for the first time, you're reaching out to us to help. This is a bold move, my friend. And you lost your phone. Very traumatic experience. Some would say that you're at an all-time low being on the show with us, but that just means the only way we could go from here is up.

Okay, backwards compliments. I kind of see that. Okay. I thought that was a positive thing to say. I know. It's interesting. For you, it was. I'll apologize with a church hug to you.

Okay, Mary Ann? No, it's inappropriate. Don't take Jeff's church hugs. I think I'll pass. Maybe we should just call him. Okay. Good idea. You're lost, but let's just do this.

We're going to call Gordon right now. Here we go. Hello? Hello? Is this Gordon? This is Gordon. Who's this? Sorry, did we call you in the bathroom or something?

It's very echoey over there. Are you wanting that to be the truth? I didn't want to interrupt you. No, I'm good. Who am I talking to? Who is this? You're talking to esteemed radio host Jeffrey Dubow from award-winning morning show, Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning.

Yes. What? Why? Yeah. Great question. We're calling to... Why did we win the award? Because our moms made us one. No, we're calling because we're doing a segment called A Second Date Update, hoping to get some answers for one of our listeners named Marianne.

You remember going out with Marianne a couple weeks ago? Oh, yeah. What? I remember that. Yeah. I did not... I'm sorry, Gordon, to interrupt, but I didn't expect that type of reaction. She sounds

bubbly and lovely and she's a school teacher. That's what she says. I guess so. Oh, wow. You're clearly not very fond of Marianne, but she felt like the date with you went really well.

Yeah. Did you have fun at the music festival? Yeah, I had fun at the music festival. It started out fun. It started out well. Yeah. Did you have fun at the music festival? Yeah, I had fun at the music festival. It started out fun. It started out great. Okay. What's going on? What's with the coldness? I mean, I don't know. I don't know what she told you guys, but she lost her phone at one point and, you know, I was trying to help her find it. You hate irresponsible people. Is that what you're saying? Well, I wound up actually finding her phone. Yeah, you were her hero. That was what she said. Yeah. Well, when I picked up her phone, her home screen came on and what I saw kind of broke me.

Broke you? What? She's a school teacher. I can't imagine it being. I don't know how else to say it. When I looked at her screen, it was a picture of her kissing another guy. Oh. What kind of guy? That doesn't matter, Jeff. What do you mean? Like her father, maybe?

It definitely was not the way you kiss your father. So wait, are you? You don't know how I kiss my father, so how dare you jump to that sort of conclusion? I mean, that could have been like, I don't know, we didn't get her last relationship status. Like maybe she just broke up with somebody. Maybe she's, there could be other reasons. Did it change the photo? You're on a date with somebody else.

I don't know. I mean, it kind of all started to make sense to me. What do you mean? What's going on in your mind when you see that picture? I mean, her profile is just M, and all of her photos are her with sunglasses on. And then I see this, and it snapped into clear focus for me. She's cheating. She's cheating.

Oh my God. She acted so innocent. Like she totally played up the innocent school teacher. And I mean, she told us that she just did M and the sunglasses and stuff because she didn't want parents of her students to find her. Yeah, she told me the same thing. Whoa. That does make sense.

Your stance is you're not cool with her cheating. That's always like two steps behind. I just want to be clear. Why didn't you address her when you saw the phone and you picked it up and handed it back to her? Why didn't you say something? I just honestly, I wanted nothing to do with her at that point.

Oh man. I guess that makes sense why at the end there was no kiss. Oh yeah. Just a church hug. Just a hot church hug. That's what you call a church hug. Sure. Yeah. We don't know what to call it at this point.

Okay. That's a lot. I guess I'd be surprised if she was still there on the line after this whole thing but uh why would she call us if she was cheating i don't know let's let's ask marianne because she's been listening to this the entire time gordon marianne what yeah she's been there the whole time. Mary, are you there? Yeah, I'm here. Mary Ann, what do you have to say? It's not what you think.

That's like a famous saying when you're caught cheating. What do you mean? You had a picture of you kissing another guy on your phone screen. Yeah, that was my husband. he passed away last year oh oh and i just have a memory of him on my phone oh my god we went from thinking you were awful oh so sorry oh i'm sorry i didn't know you well enough yet to really talk about it. So I didn't want to bring it up on our first date, you know? Oh, I'm going to cry.

Oh, God. Are you okay? Yeah. I mean, I am honestly a little taken aback just listening to what you said and jumping so soon to conclusions about me. You could have just confronted me that night. Gordon, I mean mean how do you feel right now you must kind of feel like a boob i'm i'm really sorry to hear that i just i've i've been down this road before and so i didn't think i didn't think i i feel like i had it all figured

out already yeah hopefully you guys can both heartbreaking each other's sides though i feel like the understanding needs to be there like and i mean marianne he's obviously been on dating apps a lot longer because he's jaded and jumps to conclusions which is what we did when he explained it i mean when you connect that to just your m profile and everything and your secrecy it makes sense oh yeah we didn't know you lost your husband. Like, oh, God. I mean, yeah. But the good news is if Marianne is on the dating apps, it must mean that she's feeling ready to put herself back out there.

Yeah, yeah. So that's encouraging. It took me a while, but, I mean, yeah. I finally did it. Yeah. I mean, and it makes sense why it's your first time ever on dating apps because you were married. Yeah. Brooke doesn't play by the same rules as that, but that's good for you.

Oh, man. That's hard. Wow. I'm glad we got closure. A little clarity in this situation. And Gordon, now that you know that she's not cheating and what the situation is we'd like to offer to send the two of you out on another date and we would pay for it um I do feel terrible about the assumption and obviously about what what happened to your

husband and you and other than that nothing else bad happened correct you guys are really cute actually yeah I I honestly really did have a good time on the date and until i saw that photo i would be open to it if you are okay that is fair because based on this i don't know that marianne is still interested marianne are you willing to give him another chance after he jumped to conclusions um i'll give another shot. We can talk it out. We'll see where we get from there, I guess. Really excited. All right.

So it sounds like she's the most brilliant cheater ever. I could be. Jose's so jaded, he still doesn't believe you. No, I'm kidding. I'm happy for you guys. It sounds like we're sending you out on another date. Congratulations, you two. Thank you.

Jeff, church date? I don't know about that, but we could celebrate by ending this with an entire show church hug. Oh, yeah. Get over it. Come on, bring it in. Why are your pants on? I don't like hugs. Shirts off, everybody. Bring it in close.

Yay! I'm taking it on. Not going to your church, Jeff. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Man, legit tears coming from the text board from a lot of people who were all pulling for Charlotte and her love story. I mean, it was beautiful. How could you not? Gosh.

This is a couple that I definitely hope that we get an update from, even if it doesn't work out. I just want to hear that everybody's doing okay still. Yeah. And obviously she didn't go into much detail about what happened with the passing of her late husband because we didn't want to pry into that. Good work, team. Why would you ask that?

Was that on your mind? I think Jeff's the only one that wanted to know. Is this a true crime podcast? I'm giving us props for not going there. That's what I'm saying. You have to give her credit for being courageous and being brave, not just by putting herself out in the dating world again, but also staying on the phone while this guy accuses her of cheating.

For sure. That must have been so emotional for her. This is one of the most intense cases of, like, assuming is never a good thing. Either that or she's on the other line thinking, oh, my God, this idiot. You can tell he felt bad afterwards, too. Of course, of course. Maybe it's a good thing. Either that or she's on the other line thinking, oh, my God, this idiot. You can tell he felt bad afterwards, too. Of course. Maybe it's a good rule of thumb. If you ever see somebody else with a phone screen picture of them kissing somebody, just assume that it's a relative that's passed away.

I don't know. That's not the lesson. No, really? That's not the lesson. Yeah, maybe just more open communication. All right. Yeah. Less assumption. A lot of different lessons you can take from this one, apparently.

Jeff, you take weird lessons. Here's a good lesson. If you ever want to get in touch with somebody that you went on a date with that's not calling you back, you can email the show and we'll call that person. I like that one. Okay, let's stick to that. That's a good lesson. Anyway, it's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

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