First Date Follow Up - The Jubal Show - Damon & Elena - He Didn't Pass The Test

Episode Date: November 6, 2025

In this First Date Follow Up on The Jubal Show, Damon swears he nailed his night out with Elena, killer drinks, nonstop flirting, and even an invite back to her place. So why did she disappear three days later? Today, the team calls her to get the real reason… and let’s just say it involves a very unexpected “test” of character. Dating app red flags, ghosting psychology, and modern relationship rules collide in this one, and the way it ends will make you re-evaluate your own “perfect date.” 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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and maybe get him a second date. But first, Damon, how long has it been since you heard from Elena? It's been three or four days now, I mean, which isn't a crazy amount of time, but, you know, it just feels weird. Like, you know, we had a great time. I did. So, I don't know. I mean, I could be being crazy, you know, three days. Okay, well, we'll find out for you. Tell us a little bit about the date. So we went to this place called B.

And they make, like, these really cool mixed drinks. Like, I couldn't even, honestly, I couldn't really choose. Between the two, there was this one that was called the Smoked Gentleman, bourbons in like a tiny dome glass and smoke comes up and stuff. Okay, so this is a drink. you're talking about. That's cool. Yeah, yeah, yeah. This was my best idea for the day, to be

honest. It's like something a little different. Yeah, yeah. It's an experience. Okay. Yeah. And there's other one called Lavender Lover. It's like a purple drink that comes looking like a flower. So, I don't know. I couldn't decide so I just got both of them. Okay. And then... You got Lavender Lover

and the other drink as well? Yeah. Yeah. We're making fun of it. But anyway, we, honestly, it was like smooth, like, quick, like, exciting conversation for what was really ours. You know, I'm just doing, like, you know, that...

Yeah, like, it's like, it's really confusing for me at the moment, to be honest, because, you know, that she's just, like, touching my arm and, like, laughing, like, a little bit more than I deserved. And, you know, I mean, I felt like she was really into me. Okay. I don't know. So then what happens?

She even invited me home. Whoa. Like to her place? Yeah. You know, she wouldn't like come over, you know, or even, you know. You know, I'm like, but she was like, okay. He does. You want to come, you know, back for one more drink?

Okay. And did you do it? We did stuff for sure. Oh, yeah. I was just mean, did you go over there? All right, cool. Sounds like you did. I was going to ask another question anyway.

So we got there. So stuff happened. I was just set up. They'd go over there. And stuff did happen. Stuff did happen. My assumption was, you know, not incorrect. The reason I think that she's ghosting me is I might have taken like a weird photo

while she was in the bathroom before I left with me and her dad. Wait. You kind of faded on that one. Say it confidently. I sent her a photo of me in her bed while she's in the bathroom next morning her and her dad no her in her of him and her bed oh I heard her dad

I was like whoa you send her a picture of you in her bed while she was in the bathroom yeah so when did you send that photo while she was in the bathroom or the next day it was like the next morning She was in the bathroom And I was still in bed I was like, you know

I didn't left yet Okay And did she seem weird about that Like was it a weird pick Were you doing something weird? I know I wasn't doing anything All that weird

Like no You did not say that confidently Did you say anything with the picture You just sent a picture Of her, you and her bed I did say something I said like You know

Something to like a monkey Okay All right, well, we'll see what 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 a second date, okay? Thank you. Yeah. All right.

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first date follow up if you're just joining us. Damon is on the phone and he's getting ghosted by Elena. So we're about to call her and see if she'll tell us why she's ghosting him and maybe get him a second date. But before we do that, Damon, why don't you break down your date again for us real quick? So we went to this cool like bar lounge thing. We had these like dope drinks that were, you know, like smoke was flying out of the one. The other one was like kind of made like a flower and, you know, we were vibing. She was touching me. She was laughing hard of my jokes and I deserve, you know, all the things that you would think would lead to her being intimate. And...

And now she hasn't... Oh, yeah, well, that too. Yeah, and we slept together. And now she hasn't responded for over three days. Because you sent her a weird picture from her bed. Yep. And there was a caption there on the photo. I think that this is all we need to say, right?

Why not? We're good on people missing it. I said something to tide you over. Well, confidence right now is sounding like that could be a problem here, too, but that's all right. We'll figure it out. Okay. All right.

Are you ready for us to call her? Yeah. All right. Here we go. Hello? Hi, may I speak to Elena, please. Hi. Yes, I'm Elena.

Hey, Elena, how are you? This is a radio show. It's called The Jubal Show. Hi, Elena. I'm Nina. Hi, I'm Victoria. And my name is Jubal. What's up?

Hi, what's going on? Not much. Have you ever listened to the show before? Yeah, a couple times, actually. Okay, sweet. Well, Elena, we do a segment on the show. It's called the first date follow-up. That's where if you go out on a date with somebody and you end up ghosting them,

they can email us to get you on the phone and ask why you're ghosting. And we got an email about you from somebody. That's why we're calling. Oh. Okay. All right. Yeah, what's going on? Any idea who would email us? Um, I, I have a guess. I did go on a date a few days ago, yeah. Okay. And are you still talking to them or have you stopped talking to them?

Um, no, I, I did ghosted him. Okay, so chances are it's probably Damon. Not to email us about you. Okay. You might tell us why you're ghosting Damon? He's really curious. serious? Well, he, like, he didn't pass the test. Like, a gentleman test, he, he definitely failed that. What is the gentleman test? Well, so, like, first off, so we went to this, like, really cool bar, but he, like, couldn't just add him a drink, and he ordered two drinks. Like, he's doing, like, a tasting flight of regret. Um, and, like, the waiter is, like, making fun of him

and stuff. And then I invited him over to my place after to see if he'd, like, keep it cool. And he definitely didn't. What did he do? There was zero chill. He just went straight to make out mode. Oh, well. Okay, so that was all a test.

Like, you didn't want him, you wanted him to come over to your place but not do anything? Right, right. He was supposed to have, like, self-control and, like, show that he took me seriously. Because, like, we had, like, really good chemistry during our date. So, you know, he can show me, like, he respects me and whatever. And instead, he was like, ooh, pass go, collected zero respect points. I wait, what? You literally told me to kiss you.

Hey, Elena, that's Damon. He's actually on the line. Yeah. And has been listening and wants to talk to you. Oh, I should have guessed that. Oh, my God. Hi, Damon. Hi.

Hi. What is happening? Like, this is a really out of left field here. Well, like, you were supposed to pump the brakes. Like, I told you to kiss me to see what you would do. Pump the brakes. A beautiful, funny chick that invited me back to her place, told me to kiss her. We had great chemistry on the date.

Like, I'm supposed to not do anything about that. Exactly. Like, that's the assignment. I say kiss me and you be a gentleman. So that's the test, Elena, is to just keep putting. it on and wait for him to stop? Absolutely. Yes, he's got to, like, show he has some restraint that he respects me.

How am I supposed to pass if I don't know there's a test? Well, that's the thing. Like, the right guy would have known. I'm not just looking for a hookup. Like, I am serious. Who's supposed to know that? When you're the one initiating the contest, I don't get it. But, like, if you really liked me, you would be like, oh, I'm thinking,

long term here, like there's plenty of time for, okay, God, there's plenty of time to have sex and, like, we can show some restraint and that wasn't you, obviously. Yeah, my bad. I'm just, I'm acting crazy. Like, you told me to kiss you and you're, and silly me,

I should have been, it should have stopped you, I guess. Well, like, that's it. Pretty incredible. Chemistry is super easy, and we had that, but self-control's not easy. Like, life is hard, Damon. Are you projecting right now? Are you talking about self-control when you were the one that told me to kiss you?

Well, like, you let me go, like, all the way. Like, right? Like, we started with the kiss, and you didn't stop me there, and you didn't stop me all the way until the end of the test when we ran bad. I mean, I'm definitely not going to stop you after the kiss. Wait, just real quick, Elena, take me to the spot where you know that he's about to fail the test and you're like, screw it, we're just going to go with it anyway. oh i mean like we did have great chemistry he's not wrong about that and like damon obviously

you know like i'm attracted to you you're very attractive so like i wasn't gonna say no but you wanted to but you didn't want to i mean of course like isn't that life i know that like i wanted to we had fun in the moment it was great but now i know that he's not the one for me because if he was the one for me. He would have stopped himself. So this was a win-win for you, no other way. I'm sorry, everyone, if I might. Like, am I, is this like a coordinated prank radio show thing?

This is just obviously, like, why you're still single? Like, you would have figured this out if you really liked me. Yeah, man, I'm, like, really, I'm not any closer to understanding, be honest. Well, Elena, would you like another date with Damon? We'll pay for it. Um, yeah, yeah, we can go on a second date. You do want a second date. What?

Huh. You do want to go out with me again, but you don't want to date me? I mean, yeah, we can, we can go out again. Like, we can hook up one more time. Like, it was great. You didn't pass the test, so, like, it can't go beyond that. Okay. Yeah, all right.

You're okay. Okay, I think that's a successful first day followed. Then congratulations, Damon. You get at least one more time to do stuff. All right, thanks. Joubles' first date follow-up. On the latest episode of Next Question with me, Katie Couric, I sat down with Bernie Sanders.

We've talked many times over the years, and today he even throws a few questions my way. Are you ready for another question? Go ahead. Hit me, Bernie. We talk about the billionaire class, the cost of living. And of course, the government shut down. Listen to next question with me, Katie Couric on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. On the podcast health stuff, we are tackling all the health questions that keep you up at night.

I'm Dr. Priyankawali, a double board certified physician. And I'm Hurricane Dabolu, a comedian and someone who once Googled, do I have scurvy at 3 a.m. And on our show, we're talking about health in a different way, like our episode where we look at diabetes. In the United States, I mean, 50% of Americans are pre-diabetic. How preventable is type 2? Extremely. Listen to health stuff on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. She said, Johnny, the kids didn't come home last night.

Along the central Texas plains, teens are dying. Suicides that don't make sense. Strange accidents and brutal murders. In what seems to be, a plot ripped straight out of Breaking Bad. Drugs, alcohol, trafficking of people. There are people out there that absolutely know what happened. Listen to Paper Ghosts, the Texas Teen Murders, on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Robert Smith, and this is Jacob Goldstein, and we used to host a show called Planet Money.

And now we're back making this new podcast called Business History about the best. ideas and people and businesses in history and some of the worst people, horrible ideas, and destructive companies in the history of business. First episode, how Southwest Airlines use cheap seats and free whiskey to fight its way into the airlines. The most Texas story ever. Listen to business history on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, I'm Cal Penn, and on my new podcast, here we go again, we'll take today's trends and headlines and ask, why does history keep repeating itself? Each week, I'm calling up my friends, like Bill Nye, Lily Singh, and Pete Buttigieg to talk about everything from

the space race to movie remakes to psychedelics. Put another way, are you high? Look, the world can seem pretty scary right now. But my goal here is for you to listen and feel a little better about the future. Listen and subscribe to here we go again with Cal Penn on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is an IHeart podcast.