Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: Train Game

Episode Date: May 8, 2024

There’s no EASY way to approach an attractive person on public transportation, and that was exactly the case for our listener! She’ll tell us her story and how she wants to get in touch with a guy she met on the train coming up in a new Second Date podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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I'm Eric Zimmer, and I bring real conversations with real people to help you feed the best part of yourself. No hype, no fluff, just wisdom that works. Listen to The One You Feed on the iHeartRadio app apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts second date update everybody has a different romantic strategy when they're out and they see somebody they're attracted to oh yeah okay like jose will name drop himself before breaking down the diet and migration patterns of Pacific soft-shell clams. Sorry if we don't make it out of here before the kids. Because it is getting hot.

Oh, my God. Even the streak happened. We laugh because it's true. He's turned on by himself. No, I really do. Not the first part, but I know a lot about fish. And if you all want to know. I think we get it.

We got it. Come on, Jeffrey. Why did you do that? Alexis will shake her empty white claw can in your direction, hoping you'll buy her a new one. I know. Do you like shiny things? I haven't had the pineapple flavor today.

Today? Today? And Brooke, well, she's married. Yes. No, I am married. She is not interested whatsoever, wink, wink. That's true. And she is definitely not going to leave her hotel room unlocked, room 307, wink, wink, wink.

Why is even the doorstop open? So, again, guys, don't DM us. Brooke is not available. Thank you, Jeffrey. Stop it. Who is available is actually one of our listeners, Josie. And apparently she has a different strategy when it comes to meeting a guy josie welcome to the show hi thank you so much for having me are

you winking right now josie am i winking no no don't there's no secret codes only leads to trouble yeah brooke would know so tell us the guy. Apparently you met someone when you were out recently. Who is it? Yeah, so his name is Benjamin, and I actually, believe it or not, met him on the train. Oh, interesting. Yes. Like a long-trip train or just like in-town subway situation? Yeah, in-town subway situation because that's how i get to and from work all right

so did you pull the brook move of leaving the hotel room card like a dot on the chair she's going to work jeff train stop f what get out you said you said that you have a strategy i'm wondering what it is yes so not quite that but here's what I have learned. All right. I've noticed that the way that I can gauge if someone's, like, attracted to me is if I get as close as possible to them without actually interacting with them. I'm really hoping that the train that you're on is crowded. That's what I'm curious. You look like a crazy woman. There's, like, 40 empty seats, and you're standing right next to it i think i'm subtle enough i hope i'm subtle i don't know we'll find out okay so like how does that work

well okay so i've been on the train with him a bunch of times so so you've noticed him before interesting okay okay so the first time i decided to use my strategy, I got close to him enough, but not enough where he and I could make eye contact, right? And ignored him. Okay. I mean, inching closer, like we're in the same car now, but not yet. And why don't you say anything?

Desperate people open their mouths and actually speak. Like, hi. Yeah. Okay. You gotta let the target come to you. You orbit him. Exactly. I build You gotta let the target come to you. So you orbit him. Exactly. I build visibility. It's all about the visibility. How many rides until you got close? So, okay, the second

ride got a little bit closer than the third ride. I sat right next to him. Third time's a charm. It's like those cat videos where they pan away for a second and you pan back and the cat's a little bit closer. And you pan away and the cat's a charm. It's like those cat videos where they like pan away for a second and you pan back a little bit closer. And you pan away and the cat's a little bit closer. Totally.

And you're like on his back eventually. Were you sitting in his lap by this time? Where are you? Not quite, but I'm sitting right next to him. Did he notice you then? He noticed my jacket. Oh, what did he? he notice you then? He noticed my jacket. How do you know?

He complimented me on my jacket. He said, hey, nice jacket. I like that jacket. What do you say? I said, thank you and continued to ignore him. And continued to ignore him? Ignore him, yes. He's going to think you don't like him.

Like, that was your opening. I also need to know, do you have headphones on or are you just sitting there in silence facing forward? At this point, I knew that there was interest. So then when I saw him the next time, he asked me if I wanted to get coffee. What? Hey, so it worked like a charm.

He had spoken one sentence to you prior. Well, he said a little bit. Like, oh, hey, it's you again. You know, like a little small talk. I mean, this is going to help people in real life. This is how you meet people in the real world. How do you keep playing hard to get? Like, what happens next?

At this point, do you give in? At this point, I just preface by letting him know how incredibly busy I am. But I could maybe squeeze him in after work. Okay. You don't want him to know that you've been slowly stalking him, getting closer and closer to him on the train. And that your heart's about to explode because the guy you've been crushing on finally asked you out. You're playing it cool. Right.

Okay. So did you go after work? Yes. So we met at the train station. Oh. And yeah, it was a quick 15-minute situation. Why so quick? Probably because the train was coming.

So I noticed that like he's kind of, I guess, inexperienced, it seems. Oh. Why do you say that? Oh my God. Because he seemed a little uncomfortable, you know, like he didn't know what to do okay okay well maybe that was confusing for him in its own right because he was so used to you being cold to him before but i'm assuming that you guys exchanged numbers after that and have stayed in touch so what's the latest so we did exchange numbers. Yeah. But now, whenever I see him, he's acting strange. He's acting like it never happened.

Okay. Uh-oh. Oh, interesting. And you're okay with the inexperienced part, it sounds like? I kind of thought it was cute, you know? Like, he just doesn't look like he's been on a ton of dates, which, you know, is actually a good thing because, like, a lot of the guys on the app seem like

they've been on three a day. Three a day. Three a day. Maybe he was just really, really nervous on that first date and had been looking forward to it just as much as you were. So maybe he's been waiting and trying to figure out the right way to contact you.

We're just going to jump in and do it for him, though. We're going to call him and try and get you your second date update right after this. Appreciate it. Hold on. Second date update. They say sometimes silence speaks louder than words. Yeah. Never understood that, but yeah.

We know you didn't. It's not just a quote. That's her entire seduction strategy. Oh, yeah. I can't believe this works. Get physically close to a guy and then just completely ignore him until he falls in love with you. Yeah. And now I understand why whenever I try to ignore Brooke at work, she just wants to talk to me more and more and more.

She's flagging me down, asking me all sorts of questions. She's down the door to talk to you. I only said, how was your weekend? Oh, wow. All up in my business all over again. And that's how one of our listeners, Josie, met a guy named Benjamin on the train not too long ago. Over the course of several trips, she got closer and closer and closer to him till she was basically in his lap on a coffee date right before their next

train and I can feel Brooke staring at me this entire time wanting to say something what is it Brooke what do you want I'm just listening to what I'm not interested okay talk so much just get to the point okay my point has been made that he's not calling her back yeah that's the bad point yes yeah now what would you like to say I don don't know. How are you feeling, Josie? No. Obviously, she's not feeling good. She doesn't want to talk to you.

She wants to all go to sleep. Listen, she's ignoring you now. I just want to know, like, is she nervous or does she think, like, they only spent 15 minutes together. I don't know what can go so wrong in 15 minutes. Don't downplay her amazing date, Brooke. Oh, my God. That's really rude. I'm just done with you.

She can talk. Call the guy. Yes, callplay her amazing date, Brooke. That's really rude. I'm just done with you. She can talk. Call the guy. Yes, call the guy. Call the guy. There we go. Go, Steve. How's that feel? Well, I like to, you know,

have meaningful conversations and dive into people's feelings. Boring. I don't want that. All right. No, we'll just get right to business and call Benjamin. I'm going to dial his number

and we'll see if he answers. Here we go. Hello? Hey, is this Benjamin? It is. Who's this? This is not just one person, a whole radio show is on the phone wanting to talk to you. Good morning.

Welcome to the show. Good morning. What's on the phone wanting to talk to you. Good morning! Welcome to the show. Uh, good morning. What's going on? Well, we're doing something called a second date update because one of our listeners has been trying to get a hold of you, and apparently she wants to see you again on a real date.

Yeah. I don't know the right way to say this. No, that makes sense. Like, they only went, you only went to coffee for 15 minutes with her. Yeah, I wasn't sure if you would consider this a date or not. There's a girl from the train named Josie. You said it's a date? I know a girl from the train named Josie. Well, I didn't want to label it a date,

but apparently you guys have hung out, seen each other a few times, and had coffee together. That's the date we're referring to. Yeah. Well, I mean, we're referring to. Yeah. Well, I mean, we ride the same train line. Oh, so you're in a relationship. Okay. Why didn't you

consider the coffee meetup a date? Well, I guess like technically like we made an appointment or like a time to see each other. Why does that hurt? A lot of people would see that as two people meeting up and having a drink or whatever together that's considered a date yeah but i mean like normally there's sort of like i guess date vibes if you will oh you didn't get any date vibes with her

you were just being friendly well i just didn't even know there was supposed to be chemistry there. So the deal is, my mom's birthday is coming up, and I know that's like a weird intro, but... Yeah, what the heck? This girl has like, I don't know how to describe it other than like a very similar style to my mom. What? Did you just say Josie has a similar style to your mom? I'm going to throw up.

I cannot think of a worse. Hold on. Let's hear him out, maybe. Not like in a gross, like just a, I noticed she was wearing this jacket that my mom has the exact same one of. Oh, not the jacket. It's not gross. It's just insulting. Yeah, it's not gross. He's not into her. Okay. Josie mentioned to us that you brought up her jacket looking really nice when you guys were on the train together. Is that what you're talking about?

No. Yeah, so I noticed her on the train a couple times, and I swear they must shop at the same place. And so I'm like, I don't know where to get a gift for my mom. And so I was just going to her brain on like where she's shot this was an information you're like where's the talbots oh that might be a good place to go yeah did you tell josie during the coffee experience that you were looking to buy a gift for your mother or are you just information gathering i don't know if i mentioned specifically that i we talked about like where she shopped and like i mean it was brief like okay

that's why like when you said date i don't really think of it as a date all right well somebody who may have seen it as a little bit more than that is josie who unfortunately has been listening to this entire conversation benjamin she's on the other line i mean hello i've never seemed interested that's josie say hi because she was playing hard to get that's like so offensive and my mom's cool. No, no, no, no, no. Your mom is cool. It's possible. Maybe his mom is some sort of model. Why didn't you just ask me where I got the jacket when you complimented me on it? And because she already has that jacket. You don't need that jacket.

OK, it's kind of funny. He was probably taking your feelings into consideration by not bringing that up to you. I bet his mom was a really, like maybe a teenager when she had him. So she's very young, I'm sure. He's the product of a teenage pregnancy? I don't know. That's not true. Okay.

Don't start rumors about his mom. It's like bohemian style. I don't know what you would call it. Okay. That's okay. That's not bad. Sure. At no point though. Like free people. I don't know what you would call it. Okay. That's okay. That's not bad. Like free people. What Josie probably wants to hear from you, Benjamin, is an apology of some sort.

What did I do? You called her your mom. You said that she has the style of your mom. Would you rather my mom has your style? I don't know. Nobody should know. You should not remind each other? I don't know. Nobody. You should not remind each other of either of those. Okay, can we get off the whole I dress like his mom thing? Okay, I think that's been established.

I was genuinely, like, interested. You seemed like a really nice guy, and you just seemed like you were a little bit inexperienced, so now I just feel like an idiot. Well, I a little bit inexperienced. So now I just feel like an idiot. Well, I think he is inexperienced. I mean, with buying gifts for his mom. I don't think I'm inexperienced. Like, you didn't give off any signs of like, hey, let's go have a date.

Why did you think I wanted to have coffee with you? Yeah, she was playing hard to get with you, Benjamin. She didn't even want to have coffee with me. It, she was playing hard to get with you, Benjamin. She didn't even want to have coffee with me. It was like pulling teeth. She was like, well, maybe I can fit you in. I was like, well, perfect. I just need to like pick your brain for a minute.

Yeah, the reason between the lines, that means she likes you. Telling you that I'm going to make time for you should be indicative of interest. No, you need to be real clear. I don't have that decoder, Rick. I thought you were just, like, literally busy. I mean, she obviously, you know now that she likes you, right? Like, it's very clear. Yeah, so put all the mom stuff aside.

Do you see her, like, as a potential romantic interest for you? I haven't really even thought about it. Like, all I can do is just, like, picture her in my mom's clothes. Oh, okay. That could be sexy in some circles. It could be. No, it's not like that. Okay, well, I'm doing

more damage than I am helping here. Can you donate the jacket and then maybe get something? I'm not changing my wardrobe because of him. No, you shouldn't change it. I mean not changing my wardrobe because of him. No, you shouldn't change it. I mean, you look amazing in it. I was serious when I complimented you.

Dude, she's never going to be able to wear that jacket again. Just so you know. She'll find something even hotter to wear on your first official date. We're going to send you on it and pay for the day. If you want to do this, Benjamin, what do you think? Can we just not don't even ask him. I don't know. You're right.

We should probably ask his mom for permission first, make sure it's okay before he's allowed to go out with you. I think she's going to go home. Oh, you're done with it. Yeah. I don't know if there's coming back from this. I would agree with that. Hey,

Josie. I'm sorry. I really didn't see it as what you were shooting for, so I apologize. And, like, I just don't want it to be awkward when we see each other on the train again. So, like, I really am sorry. Oh, no, it won't be. I'm probably going to start taking the bus. Oh. But that's like ignoring him and when she ignores

someone it means that she likes them. Don't read into that one. I'm throwing that strategy out from now on. I'm never using that again. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

This second day update was powered by Talbots. Stop it. Asking single 20-somethings to embrace your inner mom. Put on that floral button-up blouse under a hand-stitched sweater vest and embrace the sexy in you. That is terrible.

Why is that terrible? Oh, you know, no one wants to be compared to their mother. Excuse me, I would like to ask that we de-stigmatize the idea that moms aren't sexy. Okay? I don't like this narrative that you guys are painting that moms can't be hot. Jeffrey, you cannot be attracted to someone who looks like your own mother. It doesn't matter if your own mother is Heidi Klum.

It is gross. Okay. That's your opinion. There's only one way to settle this. If you're a hot mom, text into 78592, especially if you're single. Are you just trying to get hot moms to text in? We need all the hot moms to text in. That is not what this is about. Solidarity in numbers.

And if we can't agree on that, at least we can agree on this. We'll help you with your dating life. Yeah. We can all agree on that. No matter who your mom is, no matter what they look like. All right. Heidi Klum's daughter, give us a call. That's right.

Email the show. We'll call that person who's not calling you back. And go check out all of our second dates wherever you get your podcasts at Broken Jeffrey. 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. You don't need another podcast. You've got too many already. But if you're looking for one that actually changes something, a way to take control of the chaos and find meaning, well, then maybe the one you feed is for you. I'm Eric Zimmer, and I bring real conversations with real people to help you feed the best part of yourself.

No hype, no fluff, just wisdom that works. Listen to The One You Feed on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.