Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: I Brought My Mom

Episode Date: May 17, 2024

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Now, Alexis might not agree because these rules I found online were written by men. Okay. I love when men do this. I think they're still pretty good. I bet you think that. Number one, always be willing to pay for half. Yeah. What?

Should I stop there or do you want me to keep going? I didn't even get to don't drink too much. The best date's a sober date. Oh, yeah. She knows. Oh, man. Where did you find this? Yeah, Why would Alexis want to remember me? Anyway, we have a woman on the phone

named Katrina who has her own unwritten rule for dates that she brings someone along on her first one every time. Katrina, welcome to the show. Hi. I think I'm more amazed that you can find someone to come with you every time.

You know, like once or twice as a friend. Then I'm like, girl, I am not going on your eighth first date with you. People don't even want to go on their own dates. Well, if you would pay for half of the meal, then people would be more than excited to hang out with you. And if you have a third, you can triple it. You can split it by three. There you go. But we want to learn about you and your dating life, Katrina.

So tell us, who do you like to bring along on your dates with you? Like a friend? Honestly, I like to ask my mom to come. Oh, gosh. Oh, no. Oh, jeez. Why? You're a psycho.

Oh, no. Hey, hold on. Before you say anything, I love moms. If a girl showed up with her mom on a date, I'd be so happy. No, you would not. That is not true. Mama, give me a hug. I'll get your approval first.

For a first date? Why would you do that? Well, I have my mom kind of creep in the background. It's not like she's sitting with us or anything. Just to make sure that the vibes are right and that I'm safe. You never know. She's on his app. You need someone to make sure your form is right on the kiss, too.

Make sure mom weighs in. You mean she's just like a random person at the bar. Do you introduce her to your dates? No, spot on. She's just a random person at the bar. Okay, that's better. It's better? Low profile.

It's better? That is, I mean, okay, I'm sorry, girl. I'm glad you're here. I'm glad you listen. That feels unhealthy to me. Really? Brooke doesn't want to let her children leave the house until they're 30 years old. I mean, I say that, but I don't really want that to happen, Jeff.

Like, you know. Brooke is definitely going to be on the first dates with both of her children when they go out. Hold on, hold on. Let me just cut Alder's steak really quickly, and then you guys continue. So I'm guessing the mom went on this one, too. We're being so judgy here. We haven't even heard the date yet. Tell us about what you guys did

and this guy that you went out with. Well, to start at the beginning, this guy Jeremy, I met him on, I know you're going to roll your eyes,

I met him on Tinder. That's fine. That's way better than the first thing you started this with. We're going to try not to judge. Keep going.

You met him online. We met on Tinder and honestly, we hit it off pretty quick but it kind of seemed stagnant. Like it wasn't going anywhere. Like we talked for a few weeks,

but we mostly just talked about food. Like we're both just big foodies. Yeah. Okay. Nice. Okay.

So it's not a bond over. Yeah, but it felt like it was kind of stalling, you say. Yeah. Like I sort of just had to be like, hey, are we going on a date or are we just going to sit here

and like talk about food that we're not ever going to eat together? Well, some guys do need that. They need that extra push to be like, hey, ask me out already. And after a matter of a week, I'm going to say something like I am that girl. It's interesting. You're so assertive and then bring your mom. I love it. The first part.

I know we do this segment to find out what things you love and what things you don't, Brooke. But we got to figure out what Katrina did for her date. I agree. I want to hear. Okay. So Katrina, where did you and your mom go? Okay. Well, he suggested sushi.

Love that. Yes. So I chose the restaurant because I knew where it was. My mom and I have been there before. So that was also helpful. And so you're excited about this date. Oh, yeah. I'm all in. I'm where it was. My mom and I've been there before. So that was also helpful. And so you're excited about this date. Oh, yeah. I'm all in.

I'm ready to go. And so I end up carpooling there with my mom. And we get there like a little early, obviously, because I don't want to get busted. But I have mom post up at the bar. And he and I meet up. And everything's pretty normal at this point. Can I ask, like, when you're separated from your mother, are you guys, like, secretly meeting in the bathroom at any point?

Are you giving each other signals throughout the date? Not necessarily. I mean, there was one point when, like, I got up to go to the bathroom and, like, I definitely did just one quick check-in with her. Okay. I feel like it's risky, though, because I look so much like my mom. If someone saw me talking, you would know a with her. Okay. I feel like it's risky, though, because I look so much like my mom. If someone saw me talking, you would know a million percent. Totally.

Yeah, the date would probably leave you for your mom because she's really cool. She's not wrong. She's way tanner than me. But it sounds like if you only checked in with your mom once,

the date must have been going pretty well. Yeah, I mean, we were making quick work of the sushi menu. We did it all from sushi to sashimi to seaweed salad. We had a little bit of everything.

Okay. A little Nagiri action. You're leaning in on the foodie connection you guys have. Yeah, definitely. So, like, it was pretty chill. How does a mom date end? Like, does she watch you guys? I'm being serious.

Right, because he can't walk her to the car because it's her mom's car. Yeah, so, like, how? My mom has the keys. Oh, no. She takes her mom. Unlock the car because it's her mom's car yeah so like my mom has the keys unlock the car right now well we went outside and yes i have to get in the car with my mom so like i have to finesse this so i just have a problem like hey this was great and i like gave him a quick kiss but like he kind of did seem a little surprised by that. Oh, because you kissed him? You initiated it? Yeah. Again, I am that girl.

Yeah, you're assertive. That's rare. In front of your mom. Well, was it in front of your mom? Did she see? I mean, yeah. She was lurking in the background. Oh, no.

Her camera's out and everything. It's her first kiss on camera. Yeah, I just want cats to die. No. Okay. We're just joking, though. And what do you mean he seemed surprised by the kiss? How so?

I don't know. Like, I kind of just threw it out there. It was quick. He was kind of like, looked like he was reeling a tiny bit. I don't know. We did just eat a bunch of sushi. That could be on me.

Maybe it was weird for him because his dad was also there watching. He's posted up by the jukebox. Oh, my God. The mom's over by the bar. What if the mom and dad are also on a date? The grandparents are in the car outside. It's just everybody's watching.

So now it's weird. This is literally a family tree. If that happens, I will love it so hard. Honestly, I really hope not. But maybe it will when we come back. We'll call Jeremy for you and try and get your second date update right after this. Thank you. Hold on.

Second date update. If you're just joining us for the second date update, we're on the phone with Katrina, whose first date would be an absolute nightmare for most of us in this room. But for her, it's totally normal to bring along her mom as the third wheel. Just make sure that everything's going right. That's right. As far as we can tell, her date Jeremy did not know that her mom was even there. The whole time, watching, peeping in on their first kiss.

Katrina, did you hold your finger up to give mom a countdown so that she knew the kiss was about to happen? It would have been kind of romantic. Well, I think everyone was caught off guard by the kiss. Mom included. Okay. For some reason, I just imagine your mother in the window of that sushi restaurant just banging on it saying, way to go, honey. Well, thank God that didn't happen.

Okay. But after the date, your mom did approve of him. Oh, yeah, definitely. Okay. And we never asked either. Have you talked to him since? I know that you said the kiss took him off guard, but maybe, have you heard anything? No, that's why I'm calling you.

It's been awkward. I don't know what's up. Well, hopefully we can help smooth things over. We're about to call your boy here and hopefully turn Katrina and Jeremy into the power couple, Katraramy. Hey! It's got a nice ring to it. Did we need to dial her mom in on the other line, too?

Oh, you're right. I'm sure she's watching through one of the windows of the studio here, so we'll be good. All right, here we go. She's listening. I'm going to dial him right now. Let's do it. Hello? Hey, is this Jeremy?

Yeah, who's this? We're a radio show. We're called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Hey, Jeremy. How are you doing? What up? Hi. Hi.

Hey. You're quite the talker. Yep. It's going to be a tough nut to crack, Jeff. Maybe, but hopefully we can because we're trying to help out one of our listeners with this segment we're doing called a second date update. Basically, you went out with a girl named Katrina the other night to a sushi restaurant, and we're trying to kind of pick your brain about it. Yeah, that was a scam. What? What?

Did you say scam? Like you scammed her? No. No, I think she's got some kind of operation she's running. Oh, she scammed you. Wait, what? Can you please elaborate? Because we have no idea what you're talking about.

She did not allude to any sort of scam when we talked to her. It was a date, right? Well, all right. We went to a sushi restaurant. We ordered a ton of food. Yeah. You should at a sushi restaurant. Yeah, okay.

So at the end, the bill came, and, you know, I have a policy. I'll pay for the first date usually more than that. I just think it's the right thing to do. Yeah. Although, I mean, we had a big night. We ordered a lot of food. So the guy came and she put down her card too.

And I was like, alright, thank God. One, I don't have to pay for this all, but two, that's nice of her to like, I said I'd get it, but then she threw down her card. So I was like, alright, that's cool of her. Yeah, that's really considerate of her. See, Alexis, it is a nice thing. Guys appreciate that and like that about women.

Whatever. I mean, I don't change what I do. Just saying. They won't like Alexis. Considerate for next time. I forget my card, Jeff. Oh, is that what happens? She always says, oh, I'm so sorry.

So sorry. Jeremy, keep going. Well, but hold on, because the bill came and I got my card back and I saw I had still been charged for everything. What? And I had a had still been charged for everything. What? And I had a quick moment of what's happening. And then he turned to her and said, and here's your loyalty card.

What? Oh, so she... That's her favorite sushi place. Wait, so like she threw it down. So like if you order 10 rolls, you get an 11th free or something like that type of deal. Is that what you mean? She was getting some kind of like reward points for all the money I just spent.

Oh. Oh. Wait. That's pretty smart. That's not a scam. Like, why wouldn't she throw it down? Like, you're eating there. You don't have a loyalty card.

It's weird that she would get all the benefits from their meal together that he paid for. She should have said, hey, you can have a loyalty program here. If you want, you can join. If not, I'm in it. When someone buys me Starbucks, it's so hard for me not to put my rewards barcode right there. I don't know that that's a scam. I bet she just didn't even think about it. How much was it?

How much was the bill that you paid? It's sushi. It's got to be $100 or so. I think it was closer to like $200. Yeah. Oh, my God. I saved the scam because I just suddenly got a flash of her taking like every internet guy to this one place and like racking up a bunch of this art.

And then she can take her friends for sushi for lunch. That is genius. It is. It's like I'm racking up the free California rolls and nobody even knows. Alexis is loving this. You're creating a little monster in our studio. I'm texting all my friends right now. I'm sorry.

That is a big accusation. It is weird that none of that came up when we talked to her. Well, it's so smart. Because I'm telling you, she doesn't even think about it. Yeah, she just takes money from guys and gets the rewards for herself. It may not be like that. Okay, we need to clear this up and actually have Katrina on the line. She is on the phone already, by the way, Jeremy.

We want you to talk to you. It doesn't feel less scammy. What are you talking about? That's how this segment works. We have them listening quietly and then have them jump in. That feels normal. Sir, respectfully, what are you talking about? I'm running for president.

You suggested sushi. I suggested the restaurant. Oh, she got you. Wait a minute. You just said I suggested the restaurant. Oh, she got you. Wait a minute. Wait. You just said you picked the place. You picked sushi. So what?

I was going to talk to you for weeks. On the off chance you would land on sushi, even though I told you pick absolutely anything. She's got a good point here. Wait a minute. Just answer me yes or no. Have you taken other internet dates to that same place? Oh, quite frankly, that is none of your business. And if you would like to know, that's where my mom and I like to go.

It's our favorite restaurant, She and I. Yeah, because you get all the free food there. No, come on, you guys. Jeffrey, you really think that she is going to spend hours talking to men, then hours going out on terrible dates with them. It is not worth, like, I can't imagine all of that energy being worth whatever you end up getting.

I guess I do see Brooke's point. You can be running a tighter scam than this. Maybe you need to like streamline this system. The reward is not worth the effort. Yeah. Maybe I'm going to buy you some gift cards too. You keep saying it's not worth it. then why would you bother putting down your card? You offered to pay. I said, thank you, because that is the appropriate response.

And then I threw my loyalty card down. I'm not going to let $160, like a $160 bill, go without just putting points on my card. You're paying for it anyway. Why not be passionate on it? So you said you and your mom go there. Did you use the loyalty points from this date on the next time that you and your mom went and ate there?

Why would it matter? I'm just curious. I always use my loyalty card when we go and eat there. And yeah, we went there like a week or so after this date that he and I had. Technically, probably, but I had a lot of points on that card. You paid for several meals. That's kind of nice. You bought her mom dinner. Yes. I don't know why he's so Technically, probably, but I had a lot of points on that card. Well, you paid for several meals for you and your mom.

That's kind of nice. You bought her mom dinner. Yes. I don't know why he's so upset about this still. I totally don't see an issue with this. Here's the thing. After hearing the way this man feels about me, because I'm apparently a scam artist, let me just pull the curtain all the way back.

Let's get so real right now. Oh, there's more behind the curtain? You sure? The week or so after when I went there with my mom was not even the most important time that I went there with my mom. I think the most noteworthy time is the fact that my mother was there when we were on this date in the first place. She was sitting at the bar. Okay. I don't know if Jeremy knew that.

That's not a real bomb you think it is. I'm pretty sure. The thing is, she was just watching to make sure that I don't get, I don't know, murdered. And then... Jeremy, you gave off, do you feel like you maybe gave off some murdery vibes when you matched with her online? Her mom was going to save her. You thought I was going to murder you in this sushi restaurant? Well, maybe not in the restaurant, but maybe in the parking lot.

Probably, yeah. After you pay the bill, obviously. Yeah, they need the loyalty points. Duh. I think the more important point is, did you hear that her mom was there? I don't even understand. Your mom is chaperoning your dates? You're a grown woman. Yeah, because there's a bunch of weirdos on the internet, so you have to be careful.

Yeah, we're just scamming people. Oh, you want to hear about the scam? You are the weirdo. The internet weirdo is you. Well, I just... This is not going well. It's so romantic at this point. I just have to ask if you two would like to go out on another date. Moms and parents all invited.

And Jeremy, we're going to pay for it this time. We'll give you your own punch card. Yeah. What do you think, Jeremy? This is like more twisted than I even imagined. There's no scam here. We'll pay for everything. Let her go out with her mom.

I'm done. She does like to do that. Their loyalty points are running low, though, so who's going to pay for that? You guys, well, you already said you were going to give me a gift card. Let's go. Now you're running a scam on us. I don't know. She's really good at it, though.

I'm still okay with it. I know. Brooke Venmo $400 right now. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Wow. It's been a while since we've had fireworks like that happen between two of our callers. And this time it was all because of using a loyalty card on a date. Wow.

Is it really that bad? I don't know. The whole time. I recently was on a date and they asked me if I had a loyalty card. I was like, I don't know. Look up my number. And it was a whole process. And they did, though.

They found it. The bad part about it is that she didn't say she was using a loyalty card. Yeah. She made it seem like she was going to pay for the date, but then was like, oh, by the way, you're paying for everything and I'm taking all the points. She should have just been like, hey, they have a loyalty program here. I'm a part of it. If you want to be, you know, you can sign up.

But scam artist over a loyalty card? I don't know, Jeff. We get why Brooke is so offended by this because she's a staunch advocate of loyalty cards. She's got 37 in her purse right now. She's loyal to everyone. If I know that I'm going to go back there in five years, I will still keep my loyalty number. Is there really loyalty, Brooke,

if you have every single grocery store? If I'm going to save 10 cents, it is worth it to me. I love a good coupon. Remember, you can listen to all of our second dates wherever you get your podcasts, at Brooke and Jeffrey, and you can always email the show. We'll call that person who's not 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. 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. Jon Stewart is back in the host chair at The Daily Show, which means he's also back in our ears on The Daily Show Ears Edition podcast. Join late-night legend Jon Stewart and the best news team for today's biggest headlines, exclusive extended interviews, and more. Now this is a second term we can all get behind. Listen to The Daily Show, ears edition on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

What if you asked two different people the same set of questions? Even if the questions are the same, our experiences can lead us to drastically different answers. I'm Minnie Driver, and I set out to explore this idea in my podcast. And now, Minnie Questions is returning for another season. We've asked an entirely new set of guests our seven questions, including Jane Lynch, Delaney Rowe, and Cord Jefferson. Listen to Minnie Questions on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Seven questions, limitless answers.