First Date Follow Up - The Jubal Show - Daniel & Zara: He Ghosted After the Perfect Date… Then Revealed This 😬🐶

Episode Date: May 5, 2026

Everything felt like a rom-com—flirty vibes, shared laughs, even a bold first kiss. So why did Daniel suddenly disappear on Zara after what seemed like the perfect first date? 👀 In this First Date Follow Up, the truth behind the ghosting comes out—and it’s something no one saw coming. Is it a red flag, a misunderstanding, or something deeper from his past? And wait until you hear the decision Zara makes in the heat of the moment… 😳 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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First date of follow-up. Zara is on the phone today for first date follow-up, and she's getting ghosted by a dude named Daniel, so in a few minutes we're going to call him and see if he'll tell us why he's ghosting her and maybe get her another date. But first, Zara, how long has it been since you heard from Daniel? I've been like 10 days. Have you reached out to him? Yeah, no, I have.

I've reached out and, I mean, we had been texting pretty much every day before he started to go see me. I hate that. So now he's not responding. That sucks. Tell us about your date. Sorry. Well, we did like the paint and sit night. Oh, cool.

I have fun. I had like a group on. So please don't judge. No, no time. Love a group on, girl. It was actually really, really fun. We were sipping wine and sharing brushes and teasing each other. And I don't know.

And he kept complimenting me on my painting, you know, the desert night scene. And my painting wasn't that great. So I know he was just being nice. I thought he was being flirty. So I thought it was going well. And then we grabbed like a. a bite of pizza afterwards. We wanted to keep the night going.

And that's where we really kind of got to know each other. We talked about family and our childhood pets and music. And it just kind of just all flowed together. It felt really easy. Did you guys kind of get a little closer? Was there like touchy flirtations? Yeah, I kissed him. Okay.

You know, he was looking at me. And I really needed to know. that the energy was real. So I just kind of went for it. And like I literally did like the I put my hand on his face and I kissed him. Wait, I need to picture this, Sarah. So you guys are sitting there like you're having your pizza. You're talking and all of a sudden you just look at him, grab his face and smooch him.

Well, I mean, it's not like it was like while we're chewing on our pizza. But, you know, we were, he actually said he loved that I made the first move because most girls don't. So I don't think that's what turned him on. or turned him off. So I don't know. I mean, Guy, he,

like, made me feel so seen. Like, even when I was being weird or extra, like, he really leaned into it. And I didn't feel like

I had to tone myself down, which is rare. That's nice. And, like, the kids, like, I actually got butterflies, like teenage movie butterflies

type of thing. Like, all just sounds so good. Is there anything that could have happened that would have set it off? I mean, I,

I got, I mean, I was flirty. And at one point during this, the painting I leaned in over to like fix something on his canvas and I painted, I painted Z and D in the stars like a joke, you know, just like a joke. And he laughed, but he did say like, oh, slow down. We're not getting married yet. And he said, yeah, like he felt it too, you know? Like it wasn't like he was freaked. doubt. At least that's what I don't, I don't think. Okay. Okay. Well, we'll see if we can figure it out

for you. Zara is on the phone and Zara is getting ghosted by a dude named Daniel, so we're about to call him and see if he'll tell us why he's ghosting her and maybe get her a second date. But first, Zara, why don't you recap your date real quick again? I mean, we did like the sip and paint and had a really good time. We ate some pizza. I kissed him and I did get a little too flirty maybe. And this is why I think maybe he's ghosting me. I did paint the letters Z and D in the stars of his painting and his canvas like a joke. Like Z plus D equals love. Maybe he was like this too serious too soon or something. Or maybe he just didn't like that you painted on his painting because he was working Perhaps, yeah.

All right. Well, we'll see if we can find out if that is the reason or if it's something else. Are you ready for us to call him? Yes, I am. Okay, here we go. Hello. Hi, man, speak to Daniel, please. This is Daniel.

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

Hi. Hi, hi, guys. Hi, everyone. What's up? Have you listened to the show before? Yeah, sometimes in the morning. I hear come on. What's, um, is this a segment? Wow.

Wow. Yes, it is. We have known terminology and stuff. Daniel, I don't know if you've ever heard a first date follow up before, but that's the segment we do where if you go out on a date with somebody and then you end up ghosting them, that person can email us to get you on the phone and ask why you're ghosting. So we got an email about you from somebody. Oh, wow.

Okay. Any idea who would email us? I think I know who this is about. Is it Zara? Yes. Yeah. It is about Zara. Zara, talk to us and told us about your date.

Said it was awesome. I thought you really liked her too. And now she says you're not talking to her. So would you mind telling us? Yeah. No, I did like her. I liked her a lot. She is awesome.

And we had a really good time together. And she's like, she's funny. and she's like, you know, confident and she's really pretty, but I guess I guess I kind of ghosted her. Yeah, we know. That part we know, but why? I mean, this is weird to bring up, and I would have wanted to tell her this,

but so she has a doggy daddy. Do you know what that is? Like share a dog with someone? She told me about this while we were. like doing this paint and sip thing that um she has a dog that she shares custody of with her ex. Mm-hmm. And I don't know.

It didn't sit right with me. It was like it felt like you're still trying to have like a connection to this person. Um, they, you know, they weren't married. They don't have kids. So why are they sharing a dog? I mean, you hear people do this a lot. I mean, you kind of get attached to the little fuzzy guy. So what is it really that she said that made you feel like this was weird,

just that she told you that she had one? Yeah, you know, it's weird. It brought it up for me because I've been in a situation like this before. So I had an ex and her doggy daddy. Like she had her ex before me. They were my ex and her doggy dad. Like they were really close. And then it turned out they were still hooking up.

Oh. Okay. So you've got. unburned with this before. Yeah, like she'd be like, oh, I'm going to go over and pick up the dog and then I wouldn't hear from her. And then it turned out at the end like, oh, yeah, I was hooking up with him on like our drop-off days.

And I like, I don't want to go through that again. Yeah, actually, I feel you. I mean, I was trying to play devil's advocate to help out Zara a little bit. But I feel you. Daddies and mommies are just extra complications. Like, why? Yeah. I mean, it's understandable.

You'd be scared if that happened to you before. Exactly. Yeah. I just don't want to get back on that horse again. I don't know. Well, thank you for being honest with us. And now I'll be honest with you. Zara is actually on the phone and has been listening and wants to talk to you. Daniel. Oh. Hi. Well, you know, I'm not your head. No, I know that. I didn't, I guess you heard all that. I didn't mean, it's not, I mean, it's weird. It's not you. It's me. It's my stuff. I mean, seriously, I, I, you think I'm going to be sneaking around with my ex as we should because, because we share our dog? Like, no. I mean, it's possible, you know, if you, if you, this is someone you were with. If you aren't with him now, you might, it could be in the future. Like, I don't know, it's like a pattern for me. There's this emotional tie and you said it was your idea to keep him in your life and that felt like a big deal.

I mean, fine. I'll just give up the dog. Daniel. Well, done. I'll send him to his dad and that's that. I don't want you to give up your dog for me. But listen, I did like you a lot. And I thought we definitely had a connection. And I do not, again, please don't give up your dog for me. But if you feel like that, I maybe would maybe see if we can give this a try again. Well, you know, all we were talking, I just texted my ex and I told him that he can have the dog.

and I can drop them off later. What? No. Are you serious? Your enthusiasm is wonderful, but that doesn't feel rash to you? I mean, I want to be in a relationship. I want to have somebody to share my life with, and this is the way to do it. Then, yeah.

Okay. Well, maybe you guys could talk about it more. I would say hold off for just like, you know, count to 10. for a little while before you drop the dog off because maybe you might, you know, keep it. I don't know what you make me crazy like last minute decision or quick decisions like that. But hey, Daniel, would you like to go out as Oregon? We'll pay for it. Yes. If that's what's on the table, yes. If it's about giving up a dog, let's circle back to that. Okay, so we will go out again. I just won't give up the dog right away, right?

Please don't give up your dog. I would love to meet your dog. And I guess I would love to meet your doggy daddy at some point. All right. Well, congratulations, Zara. You got another date. Yay, guys. Yeah, I'm so happy. Yeah.

That makes me feel weird. I know. Jubil's first date follow up. Imagine an Olympics where doping is not only legal, but encouraged. It's the enhanced games. Some call it grotesque. Others say it's unleashing human potential. Either way, the podcast's Superhuman documented it all,

embedded in the games and with the athletes for a full year. Within probably 10 days, I'd put on 10 pounds. I was having trouble stopping the muscle growth. Listen to Superhuman on the I-Hard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. On the Look Back at it podcast. From 1979, that was a big moment for me. 84 was big to me.

I'm Sam J. And I'm Alex English. Each episode, we pick a here, unpack what went down, and try to make sense of how we survived it. with our friends, fellow comedians, and favorite authors. Like Mark Lamont Hill on the 80s. It was a wild year. It was a wild year.

I don't think there's a more important year for black people. Listen to look back at it on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, what's good, y'all? You're listening to learn the hard way with your favorite therapist and hosts Kear Games. This space is about black men's experiences, having honest conversations that's really not safe to have anywhere, but you're having him with a licensed professional who knows what he's doing. How many men carry a suit or armor. It signals to the world that you not to be played with.

And just because you have the capability that does not mean that you need to. Listen and learn the hard way on the AHA radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. My mother-in-law spent years sabotaging our relationship until Karma made her pay for it. All right, Sophia, tell me about how we started this story. She moved in for two weeks, lasted five days, left a mess. and then pressed her ear against their bedroom door and burst in screaming. When kicked out to a hotel, she called her son-in-law's workplace,

pretending his partner had been rushed to the hospital by ambulance. She faked a medical emergency. And spoiler, that was just the beginning. To find out how it ends, listen to the OK Storytime podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is an IHeart podcast. Guaranteed human.