Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: Give A Hero A Chance

Episode Date: April 5, 2023

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you can control-alt-delete a computer virus from an adult Chinese website. But you can't control-alt-delete a bad first impression from an adult date. That is... It's wise. I know, Brooke. Very wise stuff from my father. Not a super quotable man, your dad. But okay, you remembered it.

You say that, but those words were ringing in my ear when I read an email from one of our listeners, Kyle, who says he screwed up in the first minute of his date, but thinks it went a lot better after that. How do you screw up in the first minute? We're going to find out. Kyle, welcome to the show. Good morning. How's it going, guys? What up, man what up you're doing okay hey you haven't messed this up yet so congrats well we're not yeah we're not through the full minute oh yeah you're right judgment

and we'll get to your screw up here in just a second but first tell us about the person that you went out with what's their name uh her name is rebecca and uh we actually met off of a dating app okay yeah great what did What did you like about Rebecca? Honestly, I mean, she's beautiful. And we really just kind of had a very natural vibe right off the beginning. And it was easy, you know, and a lot of a lot of the times it's not easy. And that's usually when it's like, why am I trying? Everybody loves easy women. That's great. That's what I like to hear, Jeffrey. Too easy, almost.

So what did you and Rebecca do for a date? We got to get to the minute of screw up, right? Isn't that where we're at now? How does that happen in the first minute? So the day of our date, my car actually had to be taken to the shop last minute. So Rebecca had offered to pick me up. So she got there. I invited her in.

I introduced her to my roommate. Okay. And I should have probably left it at that. But I was 100% honest with her from the beginning and told her that my roommate and I used to date. And that we had broke up two weeks ago. Two weeks? Whoa. What a fresh breakup.

Two weeks ago. I thought you were going to say like you were high school sweethearts or something. And you're introducing them? Two weeks. I'd be like moved out by then. I'm having a panic attack for you were high school sweethearts or something. If you were introducing them, I'd be moved out by then. I'm having a panic attack for you. I don't know what I was thinking in the moment.

I really felt like if I'm just kind of honest. Also, this had been a breakup that was a long time coming. I got mentally broken up. Can I ask though, were you still in a one-bedroom apartment? Are you sleeping in different rooms? Yeah, at this point, we were pretty much sleeping in different rooms. So

I think it's a good thing. You're honest. Well, no, you're, you're showing Rebecca, like, look what I was working with last time. See now you have, I don't think anyone wants to see that. It's like, now look, I've moved on to something better. Be honest. You were just doing this to make your ex jealous. No, actually, I really, that was not the case. Because I'm the one who wanted to end the relationship. Some people like to rub in their new relationships in other people's faces, though, too.

Sounds like an honest mistake that could have happened to anybody. So what did you do for your date? It's so specific. I thought it was funny. Clearly no one else in the room thought it was funny. I merely just said, we're going to be late for the reservation and we left. Wait, did Rebecca not ask any other questions

like in the car when you guys were driving to the restaurant? Yeah, she was a little funny about it. She was like, oh wow, I didn't know you were living with your ex and you never said that. It's not being being funny that's a normal reaction yeah no let's get past let's get past the ex slash roommate and get to the restaurant tell us how that went i don't think i can get past it yeah so so we're driving to the restaurant and it's in an area i'm usually never in and like i see this i see a best buy so in the moment i was just like oh can we stop here for a few minutes

wait you need to pick up another TV? There's a CD I want to buy in here. Hold on. Why would you have a run and errand with you? Well, there's this camera standing there that I wanted to buy for six months, and I'm never around this Best Buy. Okay. Like a tripod.

We weren't actually running late for the reservation. I just was trying to get out of the awkwardness of the situation. Oh, no. Best Buy? This is so bad. The geek squad to the rescue so my ex says that we need to mount the camera next time so it actually ended up being fun we got to look around you know we got a chance to talk about like photography which is something that we both care about and telling our wife you know camera stands are all different and the nuances and telling our wife, you know, camera stands are all different and the nuances and then we look at, you know.

Thrilling. I can't believe you were able to While she's hungry waiting for a dinner reservation. I'm sure. At any point, do we end up getting to the restaurant or does it end before that? We leave, you know, at this point we both were ready for dinner.

I'd spaced out the reservation and we actually couldn't get in when we get there. So I'm just like, what the hell is going on? Wait, what? What happened? What happened with the reservation? So I guess when I booked the reservation, I had, you know, booked it for a different time. What? I thought you said you only screwed up the first minute. I was going to say that.

We're an hour in and it's all bad. Someone has to say it. I disagree, Kyle. I think you're hitting it out of the park with this. All right, keep going. Thank you. Thank you for your encouragement. You know, obviously, it was all going downhill at that point.

Yeah. What was the flow? You know, we made the best of it. We ended up hanging out at this place next door. We drank a decent amount because we both were just probably trying to get, like, you know, drunk at this point.

Yeah. And I can drink a lot. Anyways, she ended up driving me home after dinner. No kiss. Yeah. But I really do want to make up for

the first impression. I feel like I really screwed it up, and that's why I'm trying to get another shot at it. Can we tell her, like, when we talk to her, do you have plans to move out with the apartment with your ex? Of course. Our lease is ending in two more months.

Oh, two months. Still a long time. I get it. I get it. That's hard. Yeah, I mean, good for her for sticking out the entire date. She could have just barreled out of her car while she was driving home. I was going to say leave him a Best Buy, Jeffrey.

Yeah, I was going to kick you out, but she didn't. So maybe there's hope here. We're going to call Rebecca and try and get you your second date update right after this. Second date update. If you're just joining us for the second date update, really hard to find any red flags on Kyle's first night out with Rebecca. Yeah, I don't see any. Let's just recap his story really quick.

He introduced her to his roommate, a.k.a. ex-girlfriend, who he still lives with. That he broke up with two weeks ago. A little sticky situation. And little details. And then on the way to the restaurant, they stopped at a Best Buy to pick up a camera stand that he really, really needed.

They ended up missing their dinner reservation. So to make up for it hit up a bar where he drank heavily and totally redeemed himself yeah yeah she had to drive him home yeah so it's such a cute look if anything maybe there were a couple hiccups but kyle the good news here is brooke has dated much much worse we can always rely on that including the dude in Mexico who actually tried to harvest her kidney after they hooked up. So I'm giving you a 50-50 shot here.

That was kind of sweet. Of all the kidneys, you chose mine? Yeah. Aww. I mean, we didn't ask you, have you reached out and apologized to her for what a train wreck your guys' first date was? I actually didn't think it was a train wreck.

I, you know, I basically reached out and was just and was just trying to focus on the positive and all the good things that came out of it. That's good. I like that attitude. And Brooke is always trying to get men to apologize for everything that they do. Well, it doesn't sound like she responded to him. So I don't know. Well, yeah, that's rude of her.

Maybe she should apologize for not responding. Okay, I wouldn't leave with that, Jeffrey, when we call her right now. I'm going to ask for an apology as soon as she picks up the phone. Let's do this. Oh, no. What a rude woman. Here we go. Hello?

Hi, is this Rebecca? Yes, who's this? Hey, Rebecca. My name is Jeff from a radio show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. Hi, Rebecca. Hey. Have you ever heard of us before? That's okay.

I think my mom listens to us. Aw, thanks for lying. We appreciate that. It spurs our feelings. Your mom sounds like a good person. Yeah, that's why we said hi. We do something on this show called a second date update, and we'd like you to be a part of one right now.

What's that? It's basically where listeners ask us to reach out to a person they went on a date with recently to try and figure out why a second date hasn't happened yet. Okay. And you went out with a guy named Kyle the other night who's a little curious what's going on. Okay. Oh, you're laughing.

Is that a good laugh or like Kyle should know laugh? Did he talk to you already? Yeah. We heard a little bit from Kyle. Yeah, just a quick summary. Nothing too bad, though. Not in our opinion. Was anything bad in yours?

In Jeffrey's opinion, Alexis and I saw a couple red flags when he was describing the date. I would love to hear your side of the story of the first, like, 30 minutes. Yeah. Just, like, give us the start from your eyes. Okay. So, yeah, i went to pick him up and you know as a normal person you text me like i'm here and they come out and he was like oh come in so i was like okay and when you went into his apartment what'd you think um the apartment was fine but like he was like oh this is my roommate, blah, blah, blah. And then he goes, yeah, like, we used to date.

And then I find out they broke up, like, two weeks ago. Oh, my gosh. Yeah, we found that out, too. What was going through your head? What a catch. I'm so jealous. I was just, like, never met an ex in the first minute or really at all on a date. And my second thought was she's really pretty like is that what he what he meant when he had car trouble he just wants me to meet

his ex because there were other moments where it was just he just kind of felt like he was posturing or whatever oh so yeah what do you mean what moment does sound pretty convenient well i would say this is my own thing with people pleasing or whatever. I was like, okay, like I can move on from this. So we get in the car and we're driving and then he's like, oh, oh, can we go to Best Buy? And I need to get this camera stand or whatever. And I was like, uh, okay. Second thing that's super weird.

Well, you sound very patient and nice so far, just so you know. Again, she said it's her people-pleasing problem exactly thank you it's probably not for the best maybe not in this case did something weird happen at best buy i mean besides just going there so besides just going there he takes about an hour looking at camera stands and mansplaining to me and i'm like i'm not the one buying a camera stand. I don't care. But if you think about it,

that's an hour of free electronic education that he gifted to you. She just said he was mansplaining her. That means she doesn't need it or want it. I don't like the energy that I'm getting in this moment. Let's move on to the bar. Tell us about what happened when you and Kyle were over at the bar together.

Oh, so you already know that we didn't even go to the restaurant. Okay. We're calling that a little hiccup. Go ahead. So, like, there's a bar nearby. So we just walked over to the bar. He's getting drinks. I don't want to drink that much because obviously I'm driving.

And he goes, I just want you to know that, like, I have this blood condition where I can handle a lot of alcohol. And I was like, okay. And he that, like, I have this blood condition where I can handle a lot of alcohol. Oh, God. And I was like, okay. And he takes, like, six shots. And within, like, 30 minutes, he's face down on the bar. Oh, my God. I can't believe you drove him home. I would have left him. I wish I didn't.

You're so right. But, like, so I'm basically dragging him back to my car. And he's like, you're so pretty. And he's like, did you know that i'm a navy seal in training and i'm like what does this have to do with anything yeah oh he's just trying that just even feels like a lie like uh hello i i am a navy seal in training what are you talking about oh wait what the heck yeah re Rebecca, Kyle's been on the other line listening this entire time. He was supposed

to wait until we called him in, but... Honestly, I feel like this is something you should tell the people right away. Yeah, sorry. Sorry, you're right. I'm sorry. We were just so caught up in the terrible stories that you were sharing. I didn't get terrible from anything that she said. Get out of here. Kyle.

On top of all of his other positive qualities, he wants to surprise her, too. Kyle, you should be embarrassed after hearing all of that. I think it was more positive than negative, to be honest. I do. I think there were a lot of hiccups at the beginning, but I thought it ended on a good note. With you sloppy drunk in her car? Kyle, clearly they're not understanding this.

Why don't you mansplain all the positive things that happened during the day? Go ahead and list them all. I'll take my headset off. Yeah. clearly they're not understanding this why don't you mansplain all the positive things that happen well initially you know when we talked about photography and everything like you seemed really into it so i thought when we were at best buys you seemed pretty engaged you laughed i got a couple of laughs and smiles out of you and we were there for a while and i thought that was pretty positive i mean what was i supposed to say i feel like it would have been rude for me to be like, well, this is boring. Let's go. Yeah. I guess that's fair, but I didn't see it that way.

Of course. You didn't see anything as rude because you were like, here, pick me up. Here, meet my roommate. Here, meet my ex. Here, let's go to Best Buy. Here, let's miss our reservation. That's a lot of things that he did for you there.

What's something that you did for him? Jeff's being sarcastic right now. with our reservation. That's a lot of things that he did for you there. What's something that you did for him, Rebecca? I mean, Kyle, Jeff's being sarcastic right now. I mean, that is all really selfish stuff, man. Were you ever thinking of her? Yeah, I mean, yeah. I told her she was pretty.

I was thinking about her. Are you serious? That's sweet. Like, I think I'm speechless. Good work, Kyle. You got her speechless by that charge. It's because Kyle's so clueless. Honestly, I disagree with'm speechless. Good work, Kyle. You got her speechless by that charge. It's because Kyle's so clueless.

Honestly, I disagree with you guys. Like Jeff said, I gave her an hour of education on cameras. Oh, God. I feel pretty good about that. Yeah, you'd have to pay for that most places. I mean, Kyle, who are you training with to be a Navy SEAL? I'm looking at YouTube videos. Wait a minute.

Are you kidding me that's how they all learn it's intense training you can't just learn how to hold your breath for two minutes by watching youtube kyle's gonna prove you wrong on that one jose i hope he does just like he proved me wrong with his blood condition that he could drink six shots in a row. Rebecca, I'm going to ask you a question here, and I really hope that you don't turn down a future Navy SEAL on a second date that

we will pay for. And I promise you that on the date, he'll prove that he can hold his breath for two minutes in the bathtub while his ex watches. That is the funniest visual. Why do I picture him in a wetsuit? They both have stopwatches. All right, let's do this.

Classic Navy SEAL training with that mounted camera that you helped buy. Keep the video rolling. It's coming full circle. Keep the YouTube video on. What do you say, Rebecca? What an opportunity, Rebecca. Give a hero a chance.

A future hero. I mean, that is a very enticing offer. But he's proven everything and I never want to see him again. Where's the people pleaser? Good job, Rebecca, finding some boundaries. You know? Oh, yeah.

I'm sweating bullets over here. I'm about to hang up and just hyperventilate. No, you'll be good. You'll be good. You're a great sport. I think everybody understands. And I think Kyle, like, once he does some reflection, has learned, will kind of soak in some of this, hopefully. When he's taking down the next Bin Laden, for sure.

Yeah! Just a drunk guy trying to make his way. I'm calling you guys back just so you know. Alright. Well, happy hour's coming up. Brooke needs somebody to party with. I'm good. Kyle's not hour's coming up. Brooke needs somebody to party with. I'm good. Kyle's not my type of guy.

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 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

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