Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: Snacks & Secrets

Episode Date: May 18, 2022

The woman in today’s Second Date says it only took a singular, cheeky one-liner to get Ben interested in her. Hear what the magic words were in the podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Second date update. You know, there's something that I learned in Boy Scouts that I've applied into my dating life. What? Interesting. Well, it's not what you're probably thinking, which is I can tie a slipknot with my tongue. That's not it. It's ABP, always be prepared. Oh.

All right. And I really think people can take that motto into their regular lives, too. Yeah, I think it's a good thing to know. Yeah, like if you're pregnant, bring a hospital bag everywhere you go. I don't. Because you never know when that baby's going to come shooting out of there. That's not really typically how it works. Or you can get like a catcher's glove. Yeah, that's a good idea.

Or when you're at work, you never know when you're going to be fired. Now? Is it happening now? We're all looking at the... Oh, no, we're looking at boys. I'm just saying. Sorry. It literally has happened.

Watch your back, bro. Yeah. But that goes for dating, too. And one of our listeners, Ben, was extra prepared for his. He didn't even realize that he was strapped. What? So, Ben, welcome to the show. Strapped?

Hey, how's it going, guys? Hey, man. We'll get into what you were packing in just a second. But first, we want the deets on the girl that you met. Tell us about her. Yeah, yeah. So, I met this girl named Terry. We actually met online.

Sorry, did you say Terry or Carrie? Harry. Now I heard Harry. I heard Harry. I think Terry. Terry actually met online. Sorry, did you say Terry or Carrie? Terry. Now I heard Perry. I heard Harry. I think Terry. Terry with a T. You spell it for us. P-E-R-R-I.

Terry. Okay. P? Is it Barry? I think it's Terry. Oh, Derry. You said Terry. Okay. Let's all stick with Terry.

Okay. So where did you meet Terry? We met online. I saw her profile, and I just thought she was really cute. And she also had this joke in her bio that was really cute and funny, so I messaged her. Wait, what was it? You can't just tell us that without telling us the joke. It already sold me.

I don't care what it is. Y'all probably think it's stupid. I thought it was hilarious. All her bio was was, I'm intelligent, but she spelled intelligent wrong. That's funny. And then she put in like parentheses, like, ha ha. Okay. Right.

So that wasn't just an accident. I love it. Isn't it funny that you have to put the ha ha because. I know. There's going to be a man who mansplains it. Just so you know, you spelled that wrong. So you reached out to her then yeah yeah so we chatted a little bit and then we actually agreed to like meet up on a date and we actually both knew this restaurant it was a really fancy restaurant that we had never been to but we both independently kind of always wanted to go there. Oh, okay. I have a couple of those.

Like a foodie spot. Yeah, you got to wait for the right person. I mean, but a fancy restaurant for a first date. Yeah, super fancy and also super hard to get a table. Oh, that makes you look good, though, if you're able to slide in and actually get a reservation. Yeah, how'd you do it? Well, they actually don't take reservations.

That's the problem. I hate those places. They're the ones that love to watch you wait for three hours outside how bad do you want to mock you so did you show up early then or what did you do to get your you guys a table we showed up kind of like on the early side and they were like well there is a table but it's gonna be a 50 minute wait for the table five zero like an hour i mean i feel like that's to be expected on one of those like super popular places yeah like on our first date what do you do just sit on the bench and like that's not enough time to like do something else

you get a child's menu and color that in while you wait we're gonna do that anyways what did you decide to do there ben well we talked about it talked about it, and we were both like, not that long. It was a nice day, so we hung out outside, and we stuck it out. Sweet. Oh, that's a good idea. That's awesome. How did that go? It went well.

The only issue was that since we were both so excited to eat at this restaurant, that we didn't really have a lot of food that day. Yeah, you want to save space. I feel like a lot of people do that. You're like hangry before. I hate that. They call your name and they're like, we've already gone through the menu.

We know exactly what we want. But luckily, I stuck my hands in my pocket and I realized I had two granola bars. What? Oh. Is that where you were strapped with the granola? Is that what you were talking about, Jeffrey? Locked and loaded, bro.

Yeah, see? Always be prepared. I do recommend the snacks. Now I get it. Yeah, it was perfect. And then when I brought it out, I was like, oh my gosh, look what I have. And you should have seen the look in her eyes. She looked at me like I was her savior because we were so starving.

Yeah. That was perfect. It's like a Prince Charming, knight in shining armor moment. Yeah. Coming to the rescue We got a sarcan granola On us guys Seriously

So at that point What do you not even need To go into the dinner anymore Or do you actually go in Oh my god They call your name We're done No thanks

We're done Well we ate the granola bars And then time flew by And next thing we knew They called our name So we got our fun Dude this all sounds amazing. It all sounds great.

How did dinner go? Dinner went great. The food was literally incredible. You don't have to go to this place. I'm so happy. And the conversation was also good. Everything was just going really well. It was a little expensive,

but we both knew it was going to be expensive. Did you cover the bill or did you agree to split it since it was a place you both wanted to go? I actually covered the bill, which I'm kind of regretting. But, you know, I'm just not calling it back. So far, everything sounds really good. How did everything end? So we got our check and, you know, things were going well.

So we ended up actually just walking around this really nice park that was in the area. And we walked and I was like, hey, do you want to go to my place? Are we going to drink or something? And he was like, hey, do you want to go to my place? Do we get a drink or something? And he was like, yeah, sure. I'm down. That's bold, but it's great. It's a lot of time together if she said yes. And you were feeling the vibe correctly.

Which is good on you. So is this a situation where she ended up staying the night? No, but there was a kiss. I'll say that. Why is she not calling you back? That's why I'm calling you guys. I don't know. Yeah.

Oh, okay. That's true. I guess we have more work to do, so we'll try and get prepared. Oh, yeah. If you have granola bars, Jeffrey, please share. Yeah. Let's all reach into each other's pockets and see what we find. And then when we come back, we'll call Terry for you and get your second date update, okay?

All right, thanks, guys. All right, hold on. Second date update. One of our listeners, Ben, went into his first date with a secret weapon in his pants. Yeah, he did. Oh, man. If someone's just doing a man. Not just one, but two of them.

And his date, Terry, was thrilled about it. I'm excited for her. Talking about granola bars. Leftover from the last time that Ben wore those clothes. Good thing they never expire. I mean, and they're kind of nice when they're a little warm. Yeah, a little melty. I'm with you on that.

I'm too much. I'm melty. It did save them while they were waiting 50 minutes to get a table at a very popular restaurant. So that helped kicked off a really fun date night that ultimately ended back at Ben's place. Now, Terry did not stay the night, but Ben, did anything more happen? No, just a kiss and then we said goodnight pretty much. Okay. Was there any talk of future plans while you were on the date? I mean, it just seems like you guys were vibing so much.

She'd be like, oh, I have this, you know, musical artist I want to go see. You should come with me. Or another food place. Yeah, totally. Yeah, foodies. Yeah, I was just like, let's meet up again. And she was just like, yeah, yeah, yeah, definitely, definitely. And then the next thing I knew, she was gone.

I feel like definitely, definitely should be a confirmation, but I guess it's not in today's world. No, it's the time. Like, I feel like, oh, yeah, yeah, sure. I say yes to everything yeah let's just call terry and we'll see what she has to say it's weird that she's not calling you back after everything so let's just give it a shot here we go okay oh all right Hello? Hi, is this Terry? This is she.

Hey, Terry, my name's Jeff from the radio show Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. Um, okay. We're calling because we're wondering, were you recently at a fancy restaurant stealing silverware? Oh, no. Um, yeah. Okay, so... Oh, we got you you admit it what'd you take we'd like our fork back please seven plates yes i was at a fancy restaurant but no i did not steal any silverware

okay but we may have the right girl for something else. Maybe, because there is somebody that I think you may have gone out with named Ben, who's been trying to get a hold of you. Uh-huh. Do you remember that? Yeah, I do remember that. Okay. Okay. So we spoke to Ben about your date, and on our end, things sounded really great. Wow.

Okay, this is interesting. Yeah, and that's kind of what we're doing right now it's called the second date update we're trying to help ben out to figure out the reason why he's not getting a call back and maybe help fix whatever if there is a problem with ben i don't know maybe there's not maybe you just haven't had time okay well this is just a little weird for me because i don't know what his situation is but whatever it is if you could just please tell him I'm out. You're out? Weird.

I don't mean that rude. I just, that's where I'm at with this. Okay, that's fair. You're allowed to say that, but is there a reason why? Because he told us about the date night, about, you know, going out to dinner with you and waiting outside with a granola bar surprise. And his last impression was a really nice kiss, and then you left. Look, everything leading up to dinner, it went really, really well. It was just back at his house that was the issue for me.

Oh, really? Okay, we didn't get a lot of details from that point. Is it, like, really gross and messy or something? No, it's just... Not too clean. See, I told you guys. I mean, this is good, I'm not lying. Basically, all it is is i went to the restroom and um i noticed that the shower curtain was completely closed and i wasn't snooping or anything but i just peeked to see if it was clean or you know i always peek behind the shower curtain because i want to make sure no one's in

there yeah me too i do get scared right like There could be like a killer back there. Like a clown. Like a clown. Yes. She was judging to see if he'd clean out the drain in a while. Or if there was a bad ring. Or if there was the ring. I mean. Yeah. Was it really gross? It was not gross at all.

Oh, that's impressive. There were, the bathtub was packed. It was covered in kids' toys. Like, I'm talking. Huh? What? You know, alligator things that spit stuff out of their mouth and rubber duckies and little mermaid dolls and just every bath toy that you could think of from when you were like three. Wait, does he have kids? Does he not tell you that or something? That's exactly my point.

I mean, to me, that only means one of two scenarios. A, you have kids and you just weren't honest with me about it. Did you ask him? No, but we spoke about our families. Weird. What's option number two? Number two, you play with bad toys. Like what adult does that?

Is that an option? I was afraid you were going to find like another like female shampoo and stuff, but this is worse. I don't know. I could see like, okay, let's say he is a single dad. Like, maybe that's just hard to start with or maybe you don't want to bring your kids

into your dating life. I don't know. There was no other kid stuff in the house. Well, I want to know which one it is, one or two or maybe a secret option,

three, and we can actually ask him right now because Ben's been on the other line listening and wants to talk to you. Are you serious?

Yeah. Ben? serious? Yeah. Ben? Hi, Terry. It's Ben. Okay, we established that, Ben. Ben, did you hear what she said? Yeah, yeah, Terry. I just got to tell you, you got it all wrong.

Those were not my toys. Oh. So option two, cross that one off the list. Is that what you're saying? You don't play with the rubber ducky. No, no, I don't play with the rubber duckies. My neighbor's kids do. They come over and use my bathroom all the time.

What? Why? More questions now. Did you say it, maybe? No, that's creepy. Oh, no, sorry. I should explain. My neighbor's, their bathroom is broken.

So, yeah, they use my bathroom. A lot of people bathroom is broken. So, yeah, they use my bathroom. A lot of people use my bathroom. Wait, now a lot of people use your bathroom, Ben. Like, so often that they would bring all their children's toys over. It sounds a little fishy,

honestly, Ben. Alright, yeah, I don't know what I'm even saying right now. You don't know what you're saying? Ah, Ben. All right. Yeah, I don't know what I'm even saying right now. You don't know what you're saying? Ah, boy. Yeah, Terry, I got to come clean. I have four kids. What?

Oh, you do have kids. Wait a minute. You have four kids? Oh, Ben, is that why you had a bunch of snacks in your pockets? Because I know a lot of parents like to carry on snacks with their kids. It was so weird that you say that, Jeffrey, because I'm the only one here that randomly finds food in my pockets. And it's because of my children. I could pull out four bags of goldfish probably out of my coat right now.

Wait, you're hiding goldfish from us? Well, who knows? No, I don't want her pocket goldfish. Ben, why wouldn't you just tell her that? Because I know that she would have said no to the date if I told her I had the kids. No, wait, that's absolutely not true. There are all kinds of people in this world. If you are a single eligible bachelor who has four children and you put yourself out there,

you're going to find a lot of girls that want to date you, whether they have children or not. not this is a good we could do a test right here alexis would you date a guy with four kids um no i mean you gotta think too that's a different age than alexis like she's not gonna find someone her age that has four children i mean the thing is ben why would you want to date a woman who wouldn't want kids around? That feels like, I don't know, kind of a bad dad choice. Not calling you a bad dad, just like. Just people like you. No, just like the choice, you know, like you would want to be with someone who is excited about your children.

You know, all kidding aside, she does have a point, bro. We're going to sneak them in one by one. Oh, there's another. Oh, yeah, that's another neighbor. They're very small in this apartment building. Jeremy, get out of the closet. She knows. I mean, Ben, look, I think that the biggest deal here is just a surprise.

She didn't know about it. I mean, looking back on it it i understand why that would be a bit of a shocker you understand that was so casual you should own it you could be like a hot dad but you know if you look on the bright side here terry at least he didn't have five kids that he didn't tell you about what's the limit i don't know i don't know my girlfriend who has a lot she says after three you don't even know the difference look at that i don't count. My girlfriend who has a lot, she says after three, you don't even know the difference. Look at that. They don't count? That makes this the perfect time to ask, Terry.

Would you like to go out on a date with father of the year, Ben? We will pay for it. Maybe kids. No, no kids. No, no. We will pay for it. I mean, I have a single friend. She's a single parent mom of three.

Maybe you guys would have more in common. Okay. All right. Well, we still have more in common. Okay. All right. Well, we still have an opportunity for another date then. Would you like to go out on a date with Terry's female friend who has three other kids? It's just one date. That's it. It's one date.

I mean, you never know. Like, maybe this is the Kismet stuff that happens in the universe. Or maybe you could use your bathtub. Ben? I don't really date people with kids, actually. It's kind of a red flag for me. What? A red flag?

Oh, is that why you hide yours? You think you're a red flag? What? You don't date people with kids. What kind of dad are you? I have enough of my own. I don't need more on top of it. Get this guy out of here. That is not. There's no way.

I'm having trouble hiding these three. Imagine hiding seven. Oh, my God, Ben. You're a mess. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Well, I think we all know who's going to be winning father of the year. Oh. That guy.

Totally. You know, I'm going to say he doesn't have my vote. Really? Sh Oh. That guy. Totally. You know, I'm going to say he doesn't have my vote. Really? Shocking. What was it about him? I can't pinpoint it, but I think I'm going to start with hiding your children. Yeah. We all know he wouldn't show up to accept the award.

How is he saying that he is not dating people that have kids? I get it, though. Once you have four children, it's like, do I really want to add more onto this list of responsibilities that I have? What am I, building a colony here? So I don't necessarily blame him for turning down the date with the random girl he's never met before with three kids. But you should be upfront about your children. Yeah. Right?

And it is a little bit of a strange double standard. Oh, my God. And his lie, his lie that he was trying to pull off, that it was the neighbor's children coming over to use his bathtub. How is that a better rule? That was actually the most disturbing part. I'm going to check showers from now on. Every man's house I go to.

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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. 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 so you can ditch your pesky credit card debt once and for all, make real progress on other crucial financial goals that you've got, and just feel more in control of your money in general. You know it. For money advice without the judgment and jargon, listen to How to Money on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hi, I'm Ed Zitron, host of the Better Offline podcast.

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