Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update UPDATE: Pawn Shop N' Show

Episode Date: February 1, 2024

Two of our listeners agreed to try their relationship again a few months ago and now they’re both coming back to fill on us on what’s happened since their first call!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hi, I'm Ed Zitron, host of the Better Offline podcast. And this January, we're going to go on the road to beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada, to cover the Consumer Electronics Show, tech's biggest conference. Better Offline CES coverage won't be the usual rundown of the hottest gadgets or biggest trends, but an unvarnished look at what the tech industry plans to sell or do to you in 2025.

I'll be joined by David Roth of Defector and the writer Edward Ongueso Jr. With guest appearances from Behind the Bastards' Robert Evans, It Could Happen Here's Gare Davis, and a few surprise guests throughout the show. Listen to Better Offline on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else you get your podcasts from. Second Date Update. One of the best parts of dating is trying out new things. You mean like activities?

Yeah. New activities, new foods, new felonies. What? You never know what unique experiences you might have and how you're going to feel when you're with this new person. You're like, arson-y, that's fun. I never knew that was my jam until I met you. I'm good at it. And that's what happened with one of our listeners,

Aaron, who says he went out with a new woman and she inspired him to try doing something for the very first time. Ooh, Grand Theft Auto. We'll find out. Are we taking guesses? Aaron, is this your first time. Ooh, Grand Theft Auto. We'll find out. No taking guesses. Aaron, is this your first time being on a radio show? Not my first time, but I haven't won these conversations yet.

She's inspired you to do at least two new things. Look at you. Wow. Outside of the box. This woman already sounds like a keeper. What's her name? Her name is Becca. Becca.

Becca, okay. Where'd you meet Becca? I met Becca online. It was my first foray. No, really? Is it the first time you ever did online dating? Yeah, I was always, like, my dream was to find a person in person and connect, and then I was like, you know what?

It's been such a struggle. Nobody wants to talk anymore in person. That makes sense. The Internet is where people go to give up on their previous hopes and dreams. Yeah, I was going to say. Nobody wants to talk anymore in person. The internet is where people go to give up on their previous hopes and dreams. So check this out. Where did you decide to go for your date? Okay, so the plan was

we were supposed to just go meet at the bar and have some beers and that was actually good. But then things kind of got a little out of control. What do you mean? Oh, really? In a good way? Yeah. Yeah, so it sounds weird, but we were drinking at the bar, and then I noticed out the window there was a pawn shop across the street. Okay.

Oh. So you're not in a very nice neighborhood. I get it. Yes. Hey. It could be pawn stars. Hey, listen, I grew up hanging out at pawn shops. They are not in the nice neighborhoods.

Oh. Oh. That makes a lot of sense. Yeah. So you saw the pawn shop and what? And then I was like, I've always wanted

to go to those. You know, can we check it out? I've never been there. Oh, an adventure. So this is the new experience that she inspired you to have. The pawn shop.

Wow. Oh, God. Wow. It could be really romantic and magical inside. Have you ever been to a pawn shop, Jeffrey? Well, no. They all smell a little weird. really romantic and magical inside have you ever been to a pawn shop jeffrey well no no

they all smell a little weird they're sad places where desperate people go aaron what was maybe you had a better experience aaron what was yours like yeah so we just walked across the street and she was down with it and so i popped in looked around and i was like i haven't i actually have an idea and so i went to my car she waited for me and i came back and i was like i had this old cookie jar in the trunk that my grandma gave me what it kind of looked valuable so i was like okay let's see oh so here's a good opportunity to get rid of it and maybe make some money let's get an evaluation yeah so you brought it in yeah no it was like to the guy behind the counter i was like hey how much for this cookie jar and he was like, nothing.

See, they lowball you at first. Yeah, you got to lie and say, this is a Civil War cookie jar, sir. He's like, is there diamonds or guns inside of it? That's all that I want. We've been in the family for a bit, and I was arguing with the guy. I was just joking. I was like, oh, well, what about the necklace that she's wearing? Your date's necklace? That's a funny joke.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh. Okay. Wait. It's an obvious joke. Is it an obvious joke, though? What did Becca say? I mean, we're both kind of tipsy,

so she kind of laughed at it when she realized I was joking. Okay. Okay. She was like, well, actually, this necklace is from her ex, so she was like,

I wouldn't mind really getting rid of it. Oh. She was wearing her ex-boyfriend's necklace on her first date with you we could just get him yeah sometimes exes give good jewelry yeah it was tiffany's i'm sure oh okay yeah it was nice enough but so we started negotiating with the guy and then he was like i'll give you 80 for it and she's like sure uh and she got rid of it

what i was like yo we're drinking money, man. Wow. Wait, are you worried? What if it was worth a lot more than that? They're always worth a lot more than that if they're going to give you $80. Oh, no. But to get rid of an ex-boyfriend's necklace, it kind of feels good to get rid of it. Okay. Emotional weight. So now you have $80 to keep drinking.

Yeah, we went back to the bar and we spent all $80. There you go. Was she just mad that she ended up having to pay for the date then? Oh, yeah. That's a good point. I think it went that way. No, no. She didn't say anything about that.

Like, you know, we left the bar. We ended the night with a hug. Okay. And I decided I was like, I can't drive home because I'm not, I'm like really wasted at this point. So I slept in the backseat of my car, but we got her an Uber. Oh. You didn't Uber back with her? No, I'm fine here.

You guys go ahead. I'm just going to sleep across from the pawn shop. Will you pop the trunk for me? I mean, it's okay. It's responsible. I didn't want to leave my car there in the parking lot, and then my grandma's cookie jar is in there, too, you know? So I'll stay here with it. Not the cookie jar. That's worth nothing. there too you know did your date see you sleeping in the car i don't remember but i know she got home safe so okay

been able to uh keep the conversation going with her after the date? Well, that's the thing. It's like I haven't got any responses from her. I mean, she liked one of my texts, so I know she saw it. Okay. Oh, that's good. But she didn't send, like, had a great time, anything? No, no, no. Oh, okay.

I mean, maybe she regrets selling the necklace and felt, like, kind of pressured by you when she sobered up. Well, I mean, I hope not because, I mean, we had a good time doing something we've totally never done before. I mean, same with her. So, you know, I'd like to see her again. Sure. Okay. Well, we're going to give Becca a whole other thing she's never done before. A random phone call from a bunch of radio hosts when we come back and do your second date update right after this.

Second date update. You're in the middle of a second date update update, and we're going to find out how the couple is doing right after you hear part two. What was supposed to be an ordinary date turned into a semi-drunk episode of Pawn Stars. Why are we playing with this music? I love that show, though. It was crazy how it happened. Yeah, I guess. Because Aaron saw a pawn shop out the window of the bar that they were at.

They ambled over across the street, and he sold his date's necklace for beer money. Dude, I mean, you say it in that sentence exactly, Jose. I'm not even exaggerating. Then they went back to the bar and drank more with the 80 bucks that they scored until he decided to spend the night in the backseat of his own car. God's honest truth. Am I lying, Aaron?

What could have gone wrong? Did I mess any of that story up? When you recap the date like that, it sounds a little creepy. Yeah. No, it's not creepy. It just sounds like you're from my hometown. Like, all of that is very familiar. You're one of those friends in low places.

Yeah. I mean, it's not the date that you envisioned for yourself, clearly, but maybe it ended up better than you ever expected. And you said you had fun. I had a great time. I would love to see her again. See? No regrets.

I can't believe that a girl wouldn't call a guy back after he couldn't sell his own grandma's cookie jar. Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. Yeah.

All right. I'm pretty sure George Clooney did that once. And look where he is now exactly so that's going to be you soon aaron first we got to get you out on another date with becca so we're going to call her right now okay awesome sounds good all right here we go Hello? Hey, is this Becca? This is Becca.

Hey, Becca, what's up? You're on the morning radio show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. Hey, Becca. Hi. Hi, guys. Hey. Welcome to the show. So I'm literally on the radio right now?

Yes, you are. Yeah. So hop on board because it's going to be a little bit of a bumpy ride, okay? Buckle up. Because, well, it's actually... It could be smooth. It could be smooth. Yeah, you could sleep in the back of the car.

Because we're doing something called the Second Date Update, and we're trying to hook you back up with a guy you went out with recently named Aaron. Oh, my God. Seriously? Yeah. Yeah. It sounds like you guys had a fun night together i mean it honestly was a great first date but it kind of like led to like a kind of a bigger issue so what kind of a thing

what i mean did he tell you that we were kind of drunk and went to a pawn shop and he sold my necklace like off my neck on a scale of one to ten how romantic was that to you i mean yeah i mean it was all it was definitely fun um i mean i guess i intended on calling him back but yeah i took an uber home after our date and i um i kind of couldn't help myself because before i parted with the necklace i asked aaron to take a photo of me handing over the necklace to the pawn shop guy okay happy memories yeah exactly exactly and anyway while i was in the uber i sent that photo to my ex oh no revenge photo yeah i mean I mean, that is good revenge. Ha ha.

Look what happened to your sweet, precious jewelry that you gave me. Yeah, I mean, we had broken up probably six months ago or something, and we'd hooked up a couple of times since then. How it goes. Yeah, and so I had started an online dating profile to help me me get over him or, you know, just find other options. So I didn't keep doing that. But then that's like selling the necklace was like supposed to be the nail in the coffin, like the door forever. And that's a huge middle finger to get in your text. What did your ex say? Well, he didn't really say much and I didn't

I just, honestly, I got home and I passed out and I didn't really care, so. That's good. That does sound like you're over him then. So what's the issue? What's wrong? But then the next day I woke up to my door, knock on my door and it's my ex holding

the necklace. Wait, what? did he go back to the pawn shop he had done some investigative work and figured out which pawn shop it was bought the necklace back for 320 dollars oh they made a pretty penny this is how much you mean to me. Aww. What? You sold it and he still wanted your bag? That's cute. Yeah, that is really sad. Yeah. That's how men operate. We operate on sadness, so. Not every man,

not every man does that. 90% of us do, so. I mean, you hated him enough to pawn the necklace he gave you and then send it in a text. I was drinking. I was drinking. Okay.

So, let's guess what happened next or you just tell us we didn't hook up if that's what you're implying but i did invite him in we talked things over and honestly i mean it was so unexpected like it was hot like it was hot for him to go through all that trouble and then pay 320 to get to get it back. Will, you're sad. You texted and vote right now, 7592. Hot or not? He did spend over $300 on it. That is a nice. I mean, what was it worth to begin with?

Did he ever tell you? I don't know. He never told me, but it could have been more than $250. Something to say. Hello. Hello. Oh. Hello. Oh. Aaron? Is that

Aaron? Yeah, that's Aaron. He's been listening. Yeah, that's your ex-boyfriend. I think her ex-boyfriend's in the back room. Oh. He's been listening on the other line this entire time wanting to jump in. Are you serious? Yeah, that's how this segment works. Aaron? Yeah, so wait,

hold on. So you got back with your exes? You hooked up with your ex? I did not hook up with my ex, but we have decided to try things out. I mean, we want to try, you know, we're trying it again. It's like, I mean, we had a fun date, and I mean, I think you're a really great guy. I was 100% anticipating having a second date with you.

Oh, man. I'm just being really honest. Like, this really hurts, actually. Like, really? You want to try that again instead of trying something new like we did? I hear getting with exes is very risky. Erin basically teed up her ex to, like, slam this home. Yeah, I didn't mean to do that.

It just happened. I mean, honestly, I know, but you thought that you were ridding her of the ex instead of, you know what I mean? You're getting rid of the necklace. We're washing ourselves clean. We're moving forward. And you were probably just asleep in your car when he was across the street.

Oh, right. Oh my God. Wait, wait, wait. It's my God. Oh, my God. Wait, wait, wait. You were asleep in your car? It's the new thing that makes good things happen. So that's what I'm... You were asleep in your car? Oh, sorry.

Oh, God, yeah. I didn't want to leave my car. Look, I just... You... I just... He didn't just take an Uber home? I didn't want to leave the car there and I couldn't drive home.

You know how drunk I was. No, I mean, I'm glad you didn't drive home, but I definitely didn't think you would sleep in your car. What do you want? Did you go pawn it? Alexis! Where are you? It happened. Look, I think you're great.

Wow, good segue. Good timing. It's just a gesture of money. We had a great time. He just stayed with money. I think that's important to keep in mind here, and also it's important to keep in mind that she hasn't hooked up with her ex-boyfriend yet. So with that being said, I think I'm going to propose the two of you go out on another date. You and Aaron.

And you can use it as a competition now to see who do you want to get with more, Aaron or your ex-boyfriend. Or maybe Aaron will lead you to another ex. And then you can have more choices to choose from. Good God. This has already been kind of a shock to the system. But, I mean... Oh, I hear hesitation.

I feel like a second date, would that be awkward? You'd be cheating on your new boyfriend. No, they're not together yet. Only if you're wearing that necklace again. Then it might be a little awkward. We're just talking. Hey, look, after a couple whiskey sours, whiskey cokes, whatever you want,

we're going to sell that thing again. Oh! Come on, let's see how many times your ex-boyfriend will buy it back. That'd be so fun. It's a fun game. Come on, go out one more time and we'll pay for it. Yes or no? All right, if you guys are paying for it, I will do a second date.

It's a sloppy second date, just the way that we like it. We'll even throw in a free radio station blanket that the two of you can cuddle up underneath in the backseat of Aaron's car. I was going to ask if you can definitely foot the Uber bill too. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. So that call happened six months ago. And now Aaron and Becca are both back on the phone with us for an update. Update. What does that mean? Does that mean that the ex is out of the picture?

I don't know. So what's going on, you guys? Are you still together? How you doing, guys? Yes, we are still together. Oh, my God. What? Wait, are you in like a thruple situation or is it just you two?

No, no, no, no. We're together. We're happy. But we have had a couple of challenges because that ex has kept trying to butt in for a while. Oh, my God. Persistent. Now that Becca's radio famous on the second date update, he wants back.

He basically would just show up like every couple of weeks with something that he knew that I wanted from when we were together. And yeah, it was definitely affecting Aaron and I

being able to just relate with each other one-on-one. So I eventually had to just block my ex on all platforms. Oh, no. After all those thoughtful, nice things that he was doing for you? It's always

the most romantic ones that end up the most creepy. I mean, it's true. But since then, your guys' relationship is good. You guys are going strong? Yes. We're going really strong. After she blocked everything, we've been great. Yeah. Aww. That's cute uh what aaron didn't tell you is that he actually oh god no he's gonna say what he proposed did you say propose okay but it was

he was really drunk and he didn't have a ring and all this kind of stuff i thought it was cute but i did tell him in a more sober state and he didn't really like recollect the whole thing so okay we'll see how it goes. So you're engaged or you're not engaged. We're not. No, no, no, no. It should not count. Everybody gets like a rehearsal run though for that. So it's good practice, Aaron. All right.

Down the road, it might happen. Cause I didn't, as she said, I don't remember all of it, but she said it wasn't a real ring. It was like an onion ring or something like that. I was gone. Make sure to keep us updated. Good luck, you two. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

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. 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 Better Offline Podcast. or wherever you you in 2025. I'll be joined by David Roth at Defector

and the writer Edward Ongueso Jr. With guest appearances from Behind the Bastards, Robert Evans, It Could Happen Here's Gare Davis, and a few surprise guests throughout the show. Listen to Better Offline on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else you get your podcasts from.