Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: Real Life Ghosting

Episode Date: October 28, 2024

The couple in today’s Second Date Update went to a haunted house for their first date, but only one of them came out, and now HE wants our help getting ahold of the woman!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Second date update. I'll admit, I'm no dating expert, even though Brooke describes me as a chiseled god of romance. I literally have never said that. I don't know everything. I've never thought it, even. You just say it. I don't know everything. I've never thought it, even. You just say it. I don't understand.

One thing that I would argue is kind of important, though, for a good date is you should probably be in the same room or at least the same building as them for most of the night. Your date, Jeff? Yeah. What? Are virtual dates not a thing anymore? Well, I'm not counting the virtual stuff. And apparently that did not happen for one of our listeners, Mike, who lost track of his lady somewhere along the way. Oh, not good. Now, Mike, don't feel bad.

Even romance gods like ourselves make mistakes sometimes. Right, bud? Yeah, that's true for sure. Please tell me you're at like a huge party or something and that's why you couldn't find her. That makes the most sense Right? Like he just couldn't find the restaurant

Doesn't sound good No It wasn't like that at all I mean I met Dakar online You know What's her name? I'm sorry

Dakar? Dakar Dakar, okay I thought you were buying a car That's a cool unique name That is You said you met Dakar online On like a dating app

Yeah, she posted something. She wanted to go to a, you know, for Halloween and stuff. Like a haunted house because she wanted to scream. Oh. We didn't think of a haunted house. Now this makes sense. It does. I thought it was cute if I said, well, listen, I'll make you scream and I'll take you to the haunted house.

Oh. All right. Well. You like that one, Alexis? Not right off the bat on Tinder, but that's okay. Depends on what the jokes were already. You do your thing, romance god. You got this. I did put the LOL in.

Good. And she thought it was funny. You got a date. Yeah, so we go out, and to tell you the truth, it was like a normal, pretty good date. We grabbed some drinks. Oh, you did? Beforehand? That's good.

That's a good planning, you know? Brooke usually drinks after the date is over to erase all the memories of the terrible things that happened. Well, before, during, and after that. I'm drunk when I show up. Yeah. That's just on dates with my husband. It's good to loosen up, especially if you're planning to go to a haunted house. Yeah.

So, I mean, what did you guys talk about? Well, you know, the normal stuff. We talked about our families, and we also talked about Halloween memories. That's cute. Dude, you're probably the only person in the line that's thankful there's a long line. Right. Because you have time to talk to your date, you know? Usually, you walked in and boom, it starts.

Well, they're at drinks when they're having these conversations, I think. Oh, my bad, my bad. You know, it was great that we had drinks, because we were able to make a reservation. We were able to time it I think. Oh, my bad, my bad. You know, it was great that we had drinks because we were able to make a reservation. We were able to time it all out. Oh, nice. So you didn't have to wait. This is a classy haunted house if they only take reservations. I know.

We don't accept walk-ins. No, like the haunted court means you have to book a slot. Yeah. I mean, and that's like, I feel like you were dialed in on this date. I would be impressed as a woman. Like, you've got drinks handled. You have the time slot available.

There's a team. You can drink and you can keep time. That's good. Hard to ask. You've won over Brooke already. Tell us how the haunted house went. Well, I haven't been to a haunted house in a very long time. And here's the thing.

So we get into this place, and I got to be honest with you, it was way more scarier than i thought yeah yeah they're scary right they're not like the ones of our childhood yeah where it's like a cardboard room wait have you been in one yes when i was a child stupid show you used to force yeah we used to make them go how did you handle the heightened level of scariness well i got scared i don't know two or three times, and I actually screamed. I mean, this thing jumped out of nowhere, and I screamed, and then another thing caught me. Wait, it's fun.

He's like a hunky masculine scream. It's more fun if both people are into it. Yeah. I mean, what was her reaction to you? I mean, she was screaming too, right? Like a little bit, but I'll be honest with you, there was a couple of times where I was definitely screaming more. You were the scared one.

The crazy thing was we ended up in this room and it was all kinds of strobe lights. Oh, the strobe lights. The fog comes in and next thing you know, she's gone. She's not with me anymore. And I'm like, well, where did she go? I thought maybe she went through the

door before I did and she didn't see us. So I gotta go into the next room and she's not there. Are you yelling her name? I mean, it's hard to hear in those places because it's so loud. And you can't like go backwards because there's so many people. Are the haunted houses that elaborate now where they like set you up on a date and then they

have your date mysteriously vanish in the middle of the haunted pool? Wait, it's a real life ghost scene? Yes. Man, this place is elaborate hey what's up you're hiding i mean i can see where it'd be easy to lose someone like i've been separated from people in those places because it's dark or you drop your phone and you have to find it or something yeah i've never done that that would be awful well you see that's what i thought but it can't even work for me. I get outside, and

she's still gone, and I'm like asking around to people that work there. I thought she'd be waiting at the exit for you. Yeah, I was back in the parking lot like, I just went to the car. I'm sorry. Listen, I waited 45 minutes on the outside of this thing. Then I get a text from her,

and it just says, got an Uber. And I was like, oh, that's kind of weird. Wait, so she left? Maybe she was waiting somewhere else and got mad that you didn't find her. Like, it's like if you're waiting for 45 minutes, that's all I would text is like, got an Uber. Thanks a lot. Oh, yeah. So I typed in, but wait, I didn't even make you scream yet.

Continuing that joke. And you're hiding the mood. Nothing. No text back it is you guys can't even talk in a haunted house there's not like anything changed well you mentioned maybe she didn't like him before she went in you know what i mean we don't know i mean he thinks that things were going well or is it possible because you mentioned like the screaming on your end Brooke is it a deal-breaker if your guy dates Screams louder and more often than you know I like it You're turned on by I am by a scaredy. Yeah, I like him to cry too Like my dad is one of the toughest guys I know and like he would scream louder than well

It's weird to bring up your dad during a dating segment, Brooke. I don't know what you're doing over there. Let's just call this woman. You're taking us down a weird path. Please, leave your family out of one second date, please, when we call this woman Dakar and ask her what happened at the haunted house. You're so dumb. Don't make it weird. Don't talk to me like you talk to your dad. We're going to do this right after this.

Hold on. Second date update. If you're just joining us, we're in the middle of a. Hold on. Second date update. If you're just joining us, we're in the middle of a Halloween themed second date update with one of our listeners, Mike, who took a woman named Dakar to a haunted house recently,

lost track of her halfway through. He just turned around in a strobe light room and suddenly she was gone. Scary. Wasn't waiting for him at the exit he couldn't find her anywhere and then 45 minutes later got a text saying she had gotten uber home and that was her last communication to him a very happy text when you get that has not been responding and mike how long ago did this happen that you guys were at the haunted house together um it was about a week ago okay okay so not a not enough time for a missing persons report no

she texted him it's too late for a missing person she's yeah we know she's a lot i've heard 48 hours if i'm gone for a week wait a while for you we have no clue why she wouldn't be responding or what happened. What are some of the theories that we have about this? Jose, do you think, is there anything in your head? Well, we didn't ask, and this isn't very like a proper question to ask, but does she have ADD? Because I have ADD. Oh, there's like shiny mirrors.

I'm so easily distracted. A mirror, a yell, a color, and she could have just left through the wrong door. Did she seem easily distracted, Mike? I don't think so. That's why I was shocked. I thought she just went out the different door and we got separated. Here's a better question. Were any of the zombies super

hot? Yeah. Maybe she saw something she liked better. Hot clown in the corner. Always got to keep an eye out for those attractive circus workers. Yeah, you got to make sure you go to the ugly haunted house. You're on a date. Yeah, just keep that in mind. Hopefully we

can get you another date with Dakar if she picks up though. Here we go. Hello? Hey, we're looking to speak with Dak car um yep who's this we're the show we don't know this person i'm sorry i apologize hey sorry we're a radio show we're called brooke and jeffrey in the morning i was waiting man that was a bad welcome to this show i know i'm sorry i'll try not to talk wait who are you wait i you? Wait, I don't know who you are. It's okay. We're a radio show.

We're called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. We do this segment called The Second Date Update where we try to help our listeners if they get ghosted after a date or in your case in the middle of a date and they don't know why then they can reach out to us for a little bit of help in figuring out the answers.

Okay, so why are you calling me because you went out with a guy named mike this happened like a week ago when you went to a haunted house and he lost track of you in the middle of it oh my god that that was a close call what was a close call i mean i mean in the haunted house I don't know if I should, like, say anything. Oh. All right, well, have a good day. This is how it works on the show. The people who call us agree beforehand to hear whatever the reason might be, even if it's embarrassing or whatever it is.

It's just he's totally in the dark for what happened. Well, I mean, it kind of started when we were having drinks i don't know if he told you but we we did some drinks before the main date was just like a haunted house so it did start before you went to the haunted house where you were getting some sort of weird vibes or something yeah so i'm sitting there having drinks, and, like, he looked so familiar to me. And I'm just racking my brain. We're talking about just, you know. Is it because of the picture online?

Like, you're like, whoa, he actually looks like his profile. I mean, he did look a little bit different in person than he did online. And I don't think I would have gone out with him had I seen this. Oh, no. Well, I hear some people look better in person yeah i feel like guys generally do yeah i don't think that's what she means yeah yeah that's not the problem wasn't like what he looked it was like the night or two before i was watching the news and there was this police sketch of a guy who was doing really lewd and horrible things in haunted houses.

What? Like a flasher? Like that type of thing? Yeah. And the sketch looks like him in person not like him online. Just real quick. The sketch doesn't look like me or anything, right? Jeff. I just want to make sure.

They didn't catch you. No, that's not funny. That would be so freaky. Did you look it up on your phone while he was sitting there to see if you're like, because sometimes your memory can play tricks with you or something, you know? I will excuse myself to go to the bathroom. And then, you know, I can't be 100% sure because it is a police sketch, but I was just like, I'm not going to take any chances.

Yes. If you're not going to take any chances, why would you go into the haunted house with him why didn't you leave at the drinks in my brain i was like oh my god haunted house it's gonna be dark there's gonna be corners i can slip out at some point well now you're bringing the criminal to the place before we jump on the like this is the guy he told us he hadn't been to a haunted house in years and he was actually worried that he was screaming so loud. And that's why. Because, like, remember, he was so scared. Well, like I said, I couldn't be 100% sure.

It looked a lot like him. And I just followed my instincts. And I snuck out during, like, a fog machine. I see. So you did. All right. So you left in the middle of the day, too. You didn't call the police, did you?

Dakar, there's two sides to every story. You should at least hear Mike's version of what happened. This doesn't feel good, Jeff. That feels not good. That feels bad. Oh my god, are you serious? Mike is on the other line right now, wanting to talk to you. Close on, I assume.

I mean, honestly, if we had known, we would have not set this up. He's not convicted, even if he is the guy. And it's probably not even him. We don't know. Mike, are you the guy? Are you the flasher? What are you guys talking about?

Okay, hold on. Be honest. He didn't say no. I was a perfect gentleman. We had a nice conversation over drinks. I didn't do anything. I was getting into the haunted house get you they lure you in the perfect gentleman stranger nobody said streakers aren't

gentlemen that's true was the guy doing it on dates do you know or just randomly haunted houses i don't i don't know that's a good question like we should ask him about it mike are you doing this on dates yeah or do you just save it for special nights? No, I've never been arrested in my entire life for anything. Okay, arrested is not a question. That's why they don't have a mugshot, Mike. That person's on the loose. I've never been charged.

I've never been arrested. What about accused? But do you go around in haunted houses exposing yourself? You haven't answered the question. Oh, he did. I thought I've never exposed myself to anybody. You've got to be kidding me. I do think we have to jump to Mike's defense here.

You're making a big assumption about a guy based on a police sketch. It's not even an actual photo. Innocent until proven guilty. He would be a really, really dumb criminal if he came on a radio station to publicly talk. I mean, there are dumb criminals out there. We cover those in a different segment called Laser Stories, but still. So the only fair thing to do is have Mike stand in a police lineup of a bunch of other creepy looking guys. And take his clothes off.

Yeah. Okay. We'll solve a crime and hopefully get another date out of it because that's the whole goal here, Dakar. Wait a minute. I'm taking a beating here. This is ridiculous.

Dude. Because we don't think you're really a creep. Do you guys remember his scream joke that he put at the end last text? Like she thought that he was in a police sketch and he's like, oh, I haven't even made you scream yet.

Oh, yeah. Oh, that's so bad. Good thing you left the mid-haunted house. I meant scream in a good way. You guys are out of your minds. This is completely ridiculous. Don't even bother asking about the second date. I'd be afraid to get near

this woman. Well, we don't even have to ask. You're already going to meet Dakar down at the police station and get in that lineup. I will get in that lineup. Wow. That's kind of sweet, Dakar. He'll do a police lineup for you. That's actually kind of sweet. That's a first

for our show, for this segment, for sure. Usually they refuse the lineups. Most people get arrested immediately. So, I'd be willing to give him a chance if I were you Dakar but the choice is yours We'll send you guys out on a date and pay for it If you want to Middle of the day very public place

Listen as long as you don't wear a trench coat Wait for real You're actually going to agree to this Dakar I mean You guys said you were going to pay for it. We might as well. And then I'll bring the sketch. And then I'll ask our waitress, does it look like him?

Everybody thinks they're on a murder podcast right now. I swear. You know what? I'll go on the date just so I have something to tell my friend. Okay. Alright. Mike, maybe if the date goes well, you two will end up at the courthouse. And then you can get married and they can put you behind bars once you're found to be the right person. And you'll have your photographs done because the mug shots.

Hallmark, call us. We have your next good movie idea. Man, when you look back on your life and think about all-time worst first dates, getting mistaken for a serial flasher has got to be up there. At least top five. Oh, yeah. Or getting busted as a serial flasher. I'm still concerned about that one, Alexis.

We didn't think about that one. If he was like, yeah, so what? I'm the guy. I love you. I mean, we're 99% sure he's not that guy. Yeah, no, he's not. He wouldn't be on the radio if he was a wanted criminal. Or it's reverse psychology. You know what I mean? And he's like doing the most to be the... Oh, that's a thing. That's he's not. He wouldn't be on the radio if he was a wanted criminal. Or it's reverse psychology. You know what I mean?

And he's like doing the most to be the... Oh, that's a thing. That's a real thing. Well, luckily the police lineup should sort everything out for us. But the good news is we pulled through for Mike and got him a second date. Look at us. He kept his pants on the entire time. He is. It's a good reminder.

Don't judge a man by what's under his trench coat, but by what's in his heart. That sounds. It's a good reminder. Don't judge a man by what's under his trench coat, but by what's in his heart. That sounds like a bumper sticker, Jeff. Yeah. I think you're also allowed to judge the trench coat. Yeah, yeah.

It sounds sweet, but if you need some help with your dating life, you can always email the show. We'll call that person who's not calling you back and go check out all of our second dates

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