First Date Follow Up - The Jubal Show - First Date Turns Into an ATM Request: Why Harper Ghosted Gabe

Episode Date: September 18, 2025

When Gabe showed up 30 minutes late to his first date with Harper, things already weren’t off to a great start. But what happened next turned a promising connection into one of the most shocking ghosting stories we’ve heard. From missing wallets to unexpected money requests, Harper shares why she walked away—and Gabe tries to explain himself. 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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Advocateslaw.com. Gabe is on the phone today for a first day follow up, and he's getting ghosted by a woman named Harper, so in a few minutes, we'll call her and see if she'll tell us why she's ghosting him and maybe get him a second date. But first, Gabe, how long has it been since you heard from Harper? She's been like a week. And I think I know why I was ghosted. Oh, really?

I'm not sure. Yeah. Well, tell us about the date first, and then tell us why you think you're getting ghosted. I mean, well, first of all, I was late to the date, so right there. Oh. Yeah, it was like 30 minutes late. and I know that's bad but so I was helping my neighbor move a couch and the whole morning just slipped away like I just lost the sense of my sense of time but I texted her I told her what was going on and I apologized and when I ran to get there like as soon as I realized oh what the time was okay did she wait for you yeah she waited which I did not expect I don't know if I would have done that like how late were you half hour like yeah that's late but okay so you're trying to make up for being late and she waited for you yeah she waited and she stayed and we had uh so the date

was we had we had coffee this cute little spot and then after that she said she wanted to hit up this ping pong bar nearby and she's so into ping pong like I didn't even know that was a thing I think I had never heard of ping pong bar like she lit up when we got there we played a few games and we got some fries and honestly I thought we were vibing like She was laughing. She was so cute. She was trash talking. It was really, really cute.

She was cool. She's really cool. And I was trying to redeem myself for being late, you know, like trying to make up for it. Right. You feel like you did? I thought I did. I don't know, though. Because now she's not answer me.

And I can't stop thinking about her because it's like it's rare that I meet someone like her. Like she's this great energy. She's smart. she didn't make me feel like I had to be anything I'm not like I was just who I was Which is so comfortable Is being late the reason you think you're getting ghosted? Yeah

I think I know Did I just blow it beyond repair? Or maybe she's just busy Like I don't like I wasn't helping my friend And I just lost track of time That's kind of careless But I felt like I explained it all Well so then what else happened

So you guys played ping pong Like did you guys kiss? Did you guys decide that you're going to have another date? No, it was sort of just like Talk to you soon Like did it end like you thought maybe she was like upset Or didn't really have a good time No

I don't I didn't think she was upset Like if she didn't wasn't into me Why do we go to the ping pong bar And like we hung out there for a while I mean unless she just used you to take her to a ping pong bar Because she really likes ping pong This guy doesn't know how to be on time

But I'm gonna get some ping pong out of it Maybe I didn't figure that, maybe. I didn't figure that, though. I don't know. I just don't know. Like, even if, I don't know, it's, I don't know, it's been, maybe she's busy. But that's also why I'm calling you guys.

I'm like, I just want to know because it's the hard part about being ghosted is, like, not knowing. Totally. But did you reach out to her then? So, like, this is an obvious ghosting, or was the last time you talked to her on the date? That's the last time I talked to her was on the date. Okay. It's been over a week, just over. And the last time I texted was yesterday.

Well, we'll see if we can figure it out for you. Okay, thank you. 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. Thank you. All right, we'll get your first day follow-up next. I'm Jorge Ramos. And I'm Paola Ramos.

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But I was late to the date, like half an hour. And I felt bad about that. And I felt like I tried to make up for it. But we hung out for a while. And now she won't answer my text. So I don't know what's going on. Okay. It's a week now.

You ready? Yeah. All right. Here we go. Hello. Hi, man, speak to Harper, please. Hi, this is Harper. Hey, Harper, how are you?

This is a radio show. It's called The Jubal Show. Hi, Harper. I'm Nina. Hi, I'm Victoria. And my name is Jubal. How are you? I'm good.

I'm confused. I'm good. Have you ever listened to the Jeeble show before? Yeah. Oh, cool. Yeah, but I'm like, I don't know what you could be calling me for. Well, we do a segment on the show called the first date follow-up where if you go out with somebody and then you end up ghosting them, that person can email us.

Yeah. Familiar with it? I've heard it. Yeah. Oh, yeah. So is there anybody you can think of that would email us about you? Unfortunately. Yeah.

What's their name? It's Gabe, right? Yes, it is. Yeah. Gabe emailed us, told us a little bit about your date and says that he's very confused. He liked you a lot. I thought you guys had a great time. Would you mind telling us why you're ghosting him?

I mean, yeah, I ghosted him. Like, I don't want to be rude, but, like, honestly, I didn't know what else to do. Like, the whole situation just seemed really. Scammy. Scammy? Yeah. I mean, okay. So first he showed up 30 minutes late, which like, rude, but I can deal with it.

I get it. I run late sometimes too. And like if the vibes are there, it's fine, whatever. And so we were hanging out and then we decided to go play ping pong and then we get there. Oh, my goodness. Surprise. He lost his wallet. trying to get to the day.

He just lost it. Again, I don't mind paining. I just be out front about it. I, you know, it don't like make it. Like, I lost it. Like, oh, I, you know, like, I was running late. I left it behind. I didn't mean to.

Or, like, just be like, can you pay? Right. You know, don't make a thing about it. And so, fine, whatever. I paid for everything because it didn't have. me money on him, which is not the deal breaker. The deal breaker was. I mean, it could be, but that's nice of you.

Yeah. No, no, no, no. There's more. Oh, no. On the way out, we're like saying goodbye. And then he's like, oh, my gosh. I don't have any groceries at home. Can you give me $100?

What? $100. For groceries? And he was like, I got to feed myself and my cat. I didn't even know that he had a cat, first off, didn't mention the cat the time we were together. But also, like, what cat is from a grocery store? Like, you know?

Did you give him the money? Who asks for that? I didn't give him $100. I'm not stupid. But I also was like, I need to get out of this situation. And, like, he's not going to let up. So I was like, I don't have $100, but, like, I have $50. You gave him $50?

I had to get away. I had to get away. Okay. You do what you got to do. Oh, wow. And like on the way home, like, I just kept playing everything. I was like, are you serious? He's late.

He doesn't have his wallet. He asks for money. Like, now I'm an ATM for a stranger and they're at. Yeah. I've been used a lot for money in relationships. Really? Yeah. And I've never had anybody just asked for it on the first date.

It's a long game. You know, then you realize, oh, they're just, they're just here so they can get stuff. They ask for groceries. I know, he was like, um, my cat, they can't use the groceries. I'm like, no. Wow. Okay. Well, thank you for telling us.

I'm sorry. And I don't know if you forgot or not, but Gabe is on the phone and wants to talk to you. Oh, I would love to hear what he asked to say. Uh, hey, Harper, I, okay, so that all sounds bad. Yeah. Yeah, it does sound bad. Like, no. Harper.

No. I'm sorry. Okay, no, don't Harper me. Like, come on. I told you, Harper, I told you I'd pay you back with interest. I was just, I was in a pinch, and you were like this angel who shows up at the right time. An angel. Wow, what a, like, what a beautiful, like, glittery, sparkly way to say manipulation.

Come on. No, I just needed help. I even borrowed money from my neighbor after that. I swear it was not a setup. Okay, here's the thing, like, you could have gone home and gotten your wallet. You could have gone, like, you could have used Apple Hay. Like, there were other options that you could have done other than asking a woman that you literally just met, where money? Like, come on.

Wow, Harper, I guess, I just didn't realize you're so materialistic. You just don't care so much about money. Wow. I don't care about money, but I care. about like I don't respect and like basic human decency like I don't I don't understand why that's so hard I said I would pay you back isn't that decent yeah I I don't need you to pay me back actually you you can keep the money I just want to make sure um Harper would you like another day with gay we will pay for it

yeah no no no save your money save your money um I you can keep the 50 dollars it's a donation to the chaos that you have going on. Oh, no. Oh, my God. Well, fine. Bye, Harper. Thank you for the fries. I don't want to take another $50 to get out of having to deal with that again.

So it's fine. It's money well lost. All right. Well, fine, Harper. I was going to pay you back to $50 that you gave me. But good luck finding you're Mr. Rich man or whatever you're looking for. Gabe. Wow.

Like a bank account person. A bank account person. People that have money in it, yeah. Yeah. I'm Jorge Ramos. And I'm Paola Ramos. Together we're launching The Moment, a new podcast about what it means to live through a time, as uncertain as this one. We sit down with politicians, artists, and activists to bring you death and analysis from a unique Latino perspective.

The moment is a space for the conversations we've been having us, father and daughter, for years. Listen to The Moment with Jorge Ramos and Paola Ramos on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. On a cold January day in 1995, 18-year-old Krista Pike killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in the woods of Knoxville, Tennessee. Since her conviction, Krista has been sitting on death row. How does someone prove that they deserve to live? We are starting the recording now. Please state your first and last name. Krista Pike.

Listen to Unrestorable Season 2, Proof of Life, on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. In the 1980s, modeling wasn't just a dream. It was a battlefield. It's a freaking war zone. These people are animals. The Model Wars podcast peels back the glossy cover and reveals a high-stakes game where survival. meant more than beauty. Hosted by me,

Vanessa Grigoriatis, this is the untold story of an industry built a ruthless ambition. Listen to Model Wars on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

All right, West West, Prop here from Hood Politics with Prop Podcast. You know I get down. You come from the urban areas. You understand politics more than you're giving credit for. Between Jerry out here,

mandarin all over the place, hop-out boys, snatching up family members, two wars that was supposed to be done in 24 hours. Not to mention Epstein. We had to reach out to the homie, Jamel Hill, because she's going to keep it a century. In America, what sells in politics are narratives and storylines.

It's like we treat politics like we treat sports, which is part of the reason why we're in the situation we're in right now. Listen to the hood politics with prop podcasts on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. This is an IHeart podcast.