First Date Follow Up - The Jubal Show - Aaron & Monica - A Great First Date… and One Very Unexpected Dealbreaker

Episode Date: December 9, 2025

In the Twelve First Date Follow-Ups of Christmas, today’s pick lands us with Aaron—who swears his date with Monica was perfect… until she suddenly vanished. As the Jubal Show digs into their Bumble-born romance, a strange detail from the sushi date reveals why Monica hit pause, and it’s one of the most oddly hilarious reasons we've heard all season. Ever been ghosted after what you thought was an amazing date? Do you REALLY want that Second Date? The Jubal Show has your back! On First Date Follow Up, we track down the person who disappeared to get the real reason why. Awkward, hilarious, and sometimes downright shocking—First Date Follow Up delivers the truth, whether you want to hear it or not. Will there be a second date or just secondhand embarrassment? Subscribe to The Jubal Show's First Date Follow Up and find out! ➡︎ Get on The Jubal Show with your story - https://thejubalshow.com This is just a tiny piece of The Jubal Show. You can find every podcast we have, including the full show every weekday right here…➡︎ https://thejubalshow.com/podcasts The Jubal Show is everywhere, and also these places: Website ➡︎ https://thejubalshow.com  Instagram ➡︎ https://instagram.com/thejubalshow  X/Twitter ➡︎ https://twitter.com/thejubalshow  Tiktok ➡︎ https://www.tiktok.com/@the.jubal.show Facebook ➡︎ https://facebook.com/thejubalshow  YouTube ➡︎ https://www.youtube.com/@JubalFresh  Support the show: https://the-jubal-show.beehiiv.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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So we're going to see if we can find out why and maybe get him another date if he still wants one in a second. First, let's find out about the date. Aaron, how long has it been since you heard from Monica? Hey, guys. I love the show, by the way. I love you, Aaron. Then four days. Four days.

Okay. You sure you're getting ghosted? I think so at this point. I mean, here's the thing. I felt like the date weren't great. We met him Bumble. I mean, like, everyone, that's kind of the only way you can meet nowadays. days. Um, but she is beautiful. You know, she's kind of got like this, I don't know,

this real like kid, you know, youthful energy to her, you know. So we were talking about like Disney movies, you know, just like, I'm a big kid at heart too. I love cartoons. I love, I love all that. Okay. And, uh, we went out for sushi and she was laughing. She seemed to be having a good time. Um, I don't know. I really don't know. I, I thought it went well. I was a gentleman, didn't try to kiss nothing. So I, yeah, I really would. I would love to possibly have a second date if she is interested. And tell us about the sushi.

Sushi was good. Sushi was good. I'm not like a huge seafood fan, but, you know, I thought it would be something kind of a little more interesting. But I was still pretty impressed. And having some sake with it definitely helps. I'll say that. So wait, you're the guy that's like, let's go to sushi and then gets California rolls and then everything that's cooked, like syrup, tempora. Did they have steak?

Hey, man, what's wrong with that? I do that. Let me just go to a different restaurant. I don't know. Or maybe you just really like California rolls. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to clown you right now here. And I just found that funny.

No, you're good. I mean, it was just fine. It's just, yeah, I'm not a big seafood guy, I guess. Okay. Okay. Is Monica a seafood gal? Was she enjoying the sushi? She seemed to, yeah.

she seemed to be really into it and um i don't know i just thought it might be something a little better than just taking her out for you know beers and burgers or something you know sure did you feel like she was flirting with you yeah yeah i really did and and like i said i even when we were like chatting you know we seem to have a lot in common you seem like both you know i said the kids at heart um you know i'm i'm someone who i love to you know to make my date laugh and she definitely seemed to be with my humor so I hope there can be a second one can I ask you said you were a gentleman and that you didn't try to kiss her anything now granted you met on bumble not maybe that's more of like a tinder thing but could that have been what she was looking for she wanted more

of the because bumble is when the woman reaches out to the man after that they after they match yeah something like maybe she wanted more of a hookup I I don't think so I'll be honest that that's not really what I'm looking for I mean, again, she's very beautiful. That's not that I'm not attracted to her, but I am kind of more in the market, you know, for something more long term. Okay.

But I didn't get that vibe either. I mean, I didn't feel like she was disappointed and I didn't make the move. And is there other than, I mean, is there anything else you can think of that might be the reason you're getting ghosted? I don't know, maybe I wasn't talking enough or something. I mean, that's kind of,

the only thing I can think of but she generally did she seemed to be laughing she seemed to be having some fun um seem to be smiling a lot so yeah I really I don't know if you say you weren't talking enough did you mean you just sat there and looked at her while she ate sushi and tried to tell you things because you know what that might do it for me too because then I'd be tired you have to work really hard I wouldn't say that um I guess here's the thing is that you know She was telling me about her childhood, her family, and, you know, she's kind of been kicking around the ideas of going back to school and stuff like that. And I genuinely enjoyed listening to her and listening to what her plans were. Okay.

That's cool. All right, well, we'll see if we can figure it out for you. We'll play a song, come back, and then call her and see if she'll tell us why she's ghosting you and maybe get you another day if you still want one, okay? Sounds great. All right. We'll play a song, come back, get your first day follow up next. Right in the middle of your first day and follow up if you're just joining us. Aaron is on the phone and he's getting ghosted by Monica.

So we're about to call her and see if she'll tell us why she's ghosting him and maybe get him another date. But before we do that, why do you catch everybody up? Aaron, what's the situation with Monica and the ghosting? Yes, we met on Bumble. We went out for sushi. I thought at least it went really well. But I haven't heard anything in the past few days.

I'm really hoping that I can possibly get a second date. Okay. Maybe, you know, go somewhere where you like the food instead of taking her to sushi. where you don't really like, seeply. I'm sorry. Maybe that's the reason, you know. That's kind of flaggy to me. Yeah.

No offense. It's just, it kind of is. So maybe if that's it, then that, this is saveable then. Yeah. We'll see, Aaron. This is my call. Are you ready? Let's do it.

All right, here we go. Hello? Hi, man. I speak to Monica, please. This is she. Monica, how are you? My name is Jubal. I host a radio show.

It's called The Jubal Show. Yeah, and the whole show is here, too, Monica. My name's Nina. And mine's Victoria. Wow. Hi. Hi. Is it real?

Yes. Do you listen to the show? Yeah, I do. Yeah. Sweet. Okay, cool. How would you like to be on it? Well, it depends on what for.

Let's say you were on it for the To Catch a Cheater segment. Would you want to be on it for that? No. Okay. What about a first date of follow-up? You know, where you go on a date with someone and then you end up ghosting them and we try to find out why? Oh, um, sure. Okay, cool.

It works perfectly then because that's what this is. Wow. Okay. Do you know who you're ghosting, Monica? I have a feeling. Is it Aaron? Yes. Ooh.

Are you ghosting Aaron? Because it's only been a couple days, but he's pretty sure you're ghosting him. I'm not purposely ghosting him but I guess it has been sort of happening yes

why um okay well we were on a date and you know he's really nice and everything

but he on the date he brought a rubber fish toy a what kind of like a like a rubber fish like the kind of

like a kid would play with like in a bathtub hub he called it he called it Flippy Fun my nephew's got some of those what? Yeah

okay he named it Flippy yeah yeah he was like I don't know he he introduced Slippy in the beginning and like

put it on the bar next to his beer and I thought it was just like him being silly at first like oh he's playful okay you know we're at sushi

like he's gonna bring this like rubber fish I guess it was a weird child but whatever but he like he just kept referencing flippy and like talking to flippy throughout the evening and like yeah i didn't

like i didn't like i didn't want to be mean but um or like call him out like it was like a nervous was flippie getting stressed out watching everybody eat its friends yeah i mean that's kind of a weird place to take a fish it was just kind of weird i don't know it was just a little weird and maybe uncomfortable so yeah i guess it's kind of disgusting did it look like he brings flippy with him everywhere that's what i would gather yeah like it was like his like pal that's really nice of you just kind of understand that some people have like nerves and the anxiety and maybe flippies's friend i don't know how i would handle that actually that's a really interesting situation monica yeah it was i don't know it was like you know it's playful but maybe not exactly you know my vibe so i was just

Like maybe, maybe, you know, I don't know. It was just so weird. Did, like, at the end of the date, did, like, the three guys hug it out together, or did you get a separate hug from Flippy? It did feel like he was, like, a third wheel. Like, he was, like, in a cold. Oh, wow. Okay, outside of Flippy, Monica, how was the date?

Outside of that, it was fun. Outside of that, it was, like, you know, I think our personality graph were playful. like we're both kind of like dorky in a fun way you know so I think outside of that it was it was you know fun it was just the um Flippy the toy yeah okay well thank you for telling us and being honest with us yeah this is so crazy I'll be honest with you now too Aaron is on the phone he's been listening this whole time I don't know if Flippy is with him but he does want to talk to you oh wow it's Slippy there okay uh no flippy is not here um he he had a doctor's appointment i'm kidding i'm kidding

i'm kidding listen i'm sorry i sometimes ask my friends i sometimes have a weird sense of humor and um i know that you were telling me that you you know you love to talk to your cats a lot and so i just i don't want to be pets and it was dumb i thought that i thought it would just be kind of like a fun little icebreaker. I didn't mean for it to be that weird. That's actually pretty weird. I do not bring Slippy with me or sleep with him or anything like that. Well, I hope you're not sleeping with Livvy if you're trying to date other people.

Trying to date, Monica. Okay. I do talk to my cats, but I did tell on my head, you know. I thought like alive, you know, I don't know. Yes. It's true. right hey i mean listen cats are great listeners nothing wrong kind of the same thing again i was it was just kind of meant as a silly dumb joke of my i said an icebreaker um i really doesn't have a

great time though so if if you are up to it and i promise flippie will be in no way coming to the date um maybe we could try again monica would you like to go out with aaron again we'll pay for it. Oh, that's nice. Yeah, I mean, yeah, as well as they're so, like, stop the animals either. Like, nothing, you know, just us. And then I'd be down. I can't believe you got to say that, but that's kind of cool. Yeah, no. Listen, I fliptie said he's already starting to see someone else.

Oh, boy. Just let me know. And you like to go out again. Okay. Yeah. Well, I'm glad we got that out of the way, because I did like you. Oh. Yeah. Time. Yep.

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