First Date Follow Up - The Jubal Show - First Date Follow Up: He Ghosted Her After Their “Rom-Com” Date… But the Real Reason Is Unexpected

Episode Date: September 10, 2026

Michelle thought her first date with Steven was straight out of a rom-com—a picnic, a hike, a sunset kiss, and what seemed like undeniable chemistry. But after he suddenly stopped responding to her texts, she started wondering if something she revealed on the date had scared him away. When The Jubal Show calls Steven for a First Date Follow Up, the real reason for the ghosting comes out—and it’s not what Michelle expected. Will they get a second date? Listen now to find out! 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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It's been about a week and a half. Okay. And have you reached out to him in that time? Yeah, I texted three times, but then I was just like, after the third text with no response, I felt like I had to have some dignity. That's understandable. Yeah. Yeah.

So how was your date then? What happened? Well, it was actually a great date. We went on a picnic together, and it was super cute, and then we went on a little walk. It was just like a lovely little hike. It was honestly a great date. Like it was the kind of date that you would see in a rom-com. And I felt so good afterwards.

And we, you know, shared a romantic sunset kiss at the end. Oh, that's nice. Yeah, it was really lovely. And I didn't end up going home with him. And then he was a gentleman, so he didn't ask. But, yeah, I felt great about it afterwards. Why do you think he's not calling you back? Well, I did mention on the date that I read,

fairy smut books and smut person are like fairy porn it's the kind of books our friend reads yeah his like demeanor kind of changed

after I brought that up and so I thought maybe that put him off or he was judging me about that but like I'd like a chance to explain myself because I don't think it's that weird but in anything I feel like it's that

I mean our social media producer Gabby reads that stuff all the time yeah she's always talking about the fairies that are doing nasty things to each other. We're not reading it, but I want to know more. So when you brought that up, how did he react to it? Was he like, I read too? Do you think maybe it's the fact that you read or that it's fairy porn?

Um, I think it's definitely the fairy porn aspect and not the reading. He just kind of went quiet. And then after a while, he was like, oh, that's cool. And then he didn't say anything else. So we changed the subject. Yeah. So his vibe kind of changed after that for the rest of the date? or it was just that one awkward moment?

I mean, for the rest of the hike, his vibe definitely was different. Yeah. All right. Well, we'll see if we can figure it out for you then. Michelle is on the phone and she's getting ghosted by a guy named Stephen. So we're about to call him and see if he'll tell us why he's ghosting her and maybe get her another date if she still wants one. But before we do that, why don't you refresh everybody's memory on your date with Stephen?

Yeah, so Stephen and I went on a date about two weeks ago. We went on a picnic. We went for a hike. It was lovely, and I had a great time. but at one point I mentioned that I read fairy smut book and his kind of changed. So I'm trying to figure out what the problem is. He hasn't reached out to me and it has. Are you ready to see if it was the fairy smut that ruined your date?

I'm ready. I'm nervous. All right. Here we go. I'm going to call him right now. Hello. Hi, man. Speak to Stephen, please.

This is Stephen. Stephen, how are you, man? My name is Jubal. I'm calling from a radio show. It's called The Jubal Show. Hi, Stephen. I'm Nina also on the show. Hi, I'm Victoria.

Oh, okay. Have you ever listened to the show before? Yeah, I've heard of it. Okay. Why? I don't, what's up? Well, we do a thing on the show. It's called the first date follow-up.

What that is, if you go out on a date with somebody, and then you ghost them, that person can email us to call you and ask why you're ghosting them. So we got an email about you. Oh, oh, and you did. Okay. Yeah. And it's from somebody named Michelle. Okay

And Michelle told us a little bit about your date She said she really liked you And she's wondering why you're ghosting her Can you tell us? Oh, I mean, I like Michelle She's a really nice girl I got nothing bad to say about her I don't know what to say

She's just She's pretty cool Well then how come you didn't respond When she reached out to you three times Um I don't know She's like really like she's like very physically fit and like she looks beautiful. And and like that's not like a knock on anybody.

But she likes to like hike and stuff. And like I'm just kind of not into all that. You're not into the hiking and stuff? Yeah. I mean, it's not like I don't like enjoy like a walk, but like it seems like she's somebody like really gets down on like, you know, she does yoga and she, and we went on this hike that like it was hot. I'm like a gamer by heart dude. Like, it wasn't necessarily her.

I just figured like if that's the type of date that she's going to want to go on like over and over. Like I'm really like I'm not lazy, but I'm just like that's not my idea of a good time. Oh, okay. She thought it might be because she's in those adult fairy smut books. Oh. No, no. that was about the reason at all. No, no, not at all.

Actually, like, I thought that was actually kind of cute. Like, I'm, like, I'm a gamer. Like, I... I was going to say, yeah, if you're a gamer, that's probably hot to you. Yeah. Same idea. No, I mean, like, I'm not, like, you know, like, creepy or whatever.

I don't find it weird. Like, I'm, like, there's gamers stuff that kind of, like, that I thought was pretty, like... I thought that was cool. I just don't like to freaking... I just didn't want to keep walking around all day. All right.

Well, thanks for being honest with a man. I appreciate that. Now I'll let you know that Michelle is on the phone and she's been listening and wants to talk to you. No. Hi. Yeah, Ray, what's up, Michelle? Why were you so down to go for a hike?

I would have been fine with not doing that. I don't know. I just thought, I was just trying to be. like easy but then I realized like how much so you talked a lot about how you're so like physically active and stuff and I just felt like I don't want to do that all day every day so you didn't mind the fairy smut at all no no no dude actually like I think I would like to hear more about that okay great wow Well, if you want to go on...

Maybe indoors, maybe. Yeah, no. We don't have to even, like, get up off the couch. Yeah, I mean, not totally cool. But, I mean, like, if you really like hiking, like, what's going to happen, like, you know, a couple weeks and months from now, like, if I just, like, I really am not, it's not something I enjoy it at all. Like, is that going to be a problem? I mean, I can probably, like, keep it to my... myself somewhat, but how inactive are you really? I mean, do you leave, do you like leave the house?

I mean, but like I'm like my friends joke with me and they say that I'm accidentally fit, you know, I'm not inactive. I just like I'd prefer to be like, you know, like playing games. Like I eat good and I do stuff, but I don't like to just like set out on an adventure into nowhere to hike. That's not my, that's not what I like to do. Okay, well, we might have to get you a Wii fit or something. Like, we might have to find some compromise here. That seems fair. Okay.

Then, Stephen, would you like another date with Michelle? We'll pay for it. We're not going to pay for a Wii fit, but we'll pay for it. The date. Yeah, no, I'm totally down. Just as long as, you know, maybe we could Uber there and not go, like, like, okay. Well, congratulations, Michelle.

You got another date. Yay. Yay. Okay. Yeah, I'm down to take a car there and I do have some smut recommendations for you when you're ready. You play your cards, right? She'll read you a bedtime story. On the new podcast Solita, we share the messy reality of traveling alone as a woman. I can wait four hours for the next bus or this random dude is offering me a ride on his motorcycle. I chose option B. I'm Julie Pinero and I try. travel by myself because it's a rare space where I can say yes without asking anyone else first.

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