First Date Follow Up - The Jubal Show - Mari & Evan: He Didn’t Text Back After the Perfect First Date… Here’s Why

Episode Date: January 27, 2026

What do you do when a first date feels too perfect—and then the person disappears? In this First Date Follow Up on The Jubal Show, Mari thought she’d found a real connection after a calm, romantic, candlelit dinner that ended with a kiss and big promises. But four days later… nothing. No texts. No calls. Just silence. 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.

This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed human. First date follow-up. Powered by the Advocates Injury Attorneys. Online at Advocateslaw.com. Mari is on the phone today for a first day follow-up, and she's getting ghosted by a dude named Evan. 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 a second date. But before we do that, Mari, tell us about your date with Evan. How long has it been since you talked to him? It's been four days. Our date was really amazing. Four days and you're saying you're getting ghosted already? Yeah, are you sure? I feel like if you don't follow up the day after a date, they're never going to text you.

Oh. I mean, usually a good date, you do get the follow up, but. Yeah. But I will say, but what if he's just busy or, like, things just got to look crazy? I don't know. I think four days is a little bit too long to leave someone hanging. I did follow up with him after, so to not get a response. response to that.

Oh, okay. Yeah. Yeah. All right. So tell us about the date. It was amazing. Like, honestly too good to be true for a first date, maybe. We went to this cozy little candlelit restaurant.

It was so cute. One of those cozy booths where you, there's no way to not touch. So our knees are touching. We're drinking wine. We're sharing apps. Ooh. I think we both. I know, it felt so romantic.

It's calm, which I think is odd for a first date. You don't always feel so steady. You feel nervous, but there was just this, like, calmness about the whole night. No, like, worry about eye contact. And we just felt so connected. It felt safe, honestly. And, yeah, we're sharing food. And I think we both kind of acknowledge that this could be something.

We kiss at the end of the night. And it was just sweet. It wasn't rush or forced. No awkward. Like, will they, won't they? It just, it all sounds right. Well, what could the problem be then? I mean, that does sound great.

And especially if you guys are feeling safe and comfortable, that's not easy to come by. So what could have happened? The only thing that I can think of, and I think that this would be a silly reason not to text me back, but he said that he was going to be snowboarding the next day, so he needed to leave at 11. That's dope.

We were having so much fun, and at 11, I don't know, I was just feeling kind of silly. So I kind of put my hands on my head, I'm like, if you go home right now, you're never going to see me again. and it works. Like he stayed for like a bit longer. She ended up leaving at midnight.

So I'm like not too late. But he kissed me goodbye and he said that he would call. And the next day I texted him and I was just like, I can't wait to hear about all the adventure. Like have fun snowboarding. And that was four days ago. And I got a real life. Okay.

I mean, maybe he's like on a boys trip. Like a boys trip, snowboarding adventure. But did he tell you he was going on a boy's trip, or was it just like a day? Well, I assumed it was for the weekend. He has a full-time job. So I was three out of the four days. Okay. All right. Okay.

Mari is on the phone and she's getting ghosted by a dude named Evan. So we're about to call him, Ancifah tell us why he's ghosting her and maybe get her a second date. But before we do that, Mari, why don't you break down your date with Evan again for us real quick? So I went on the first date with Evan. It was really calm, quiet, romantic, intimate, so sweet. We kissed. I asked him to stay out past his bedtime. And now he hasn't called me back.

Oh, bad influence. Well, are you ready for us to call him and see if he'll tell us why he's ghosting you? Yeah. All right. Here we go. Hi, man. Speak to Evan, please. Uh, this is Evan, who is this?

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

Is it a radio show? No way. Yeah. Have you ever listened to the Jubal show before? I have, actually, yeah. Okay. You have streamed it? Like on your phone or anything?

Because you can stream it too. Hey. Side note. Yeah, I know. He's like, is that why you called? And tell me to stream your show? No, that's not why I'm calling. I'm calling you today because, um,

We do a second one on the show called the first date follow-up where if you go out on a date with somebody and they end up ghosting you, they can email us to get you on the phone and ask why you're ghosting them. And we got an email about you, Evan. Really? Okay. Any idea who would email us asking us to call you

to find out why you're ghosting them? I mean, I have an idea, but I want to hear what you've got to say. Okay. Her name is Mari. Like, okay. Okay, and you went out on a date with her about four days ago? I did, yeah, but I'm not, this is funny.

I'm not ghosting anybody. I dislocated my shoulder snowboarding recently. Oh, no. Okay. So you're not ghosting, Martin? Yeah. I mean, no, I dissipated my shoulder and wife got pretty bad. I've been healing, but she emailed you guys saying I've been ghosting her for four days?

Yeah. So you've just been healing up because you, hurt your shoulder. Yeah, yeah. I mean, it was a pretty bad accident. I'm sorry about your accident, but she did text you. Yeah, she did, but I've been healing from an injury for four days. Like, I don't know.

I haven't even responded to my mom, you know. Okay. All right. Well, did you like her? Well, can you handle that right now? You've been healing for four days. Well, yeah, I like her, but this is kind of feeling weird. Feeling like a little ganged up.

And, um, this is, you know, I don't think four days is a long time. Well, if you're feeling ganged up on right now, Evan, Mari is on the phone and wants to talk to you. She's, she's here. Yep. And she wants to talk to you. Hi, Evan. Hey, what's up? Thanks.

I'm sorry to hear about your snowboarding injury, um, but you ignored my text. um yeah i'm sorry i'm injured though and i've been dealing with a lot oh poor baby do you need some help could i come over maybe what no um no i'm not less no this this what no i'm thank you that's i appreciate your concern and why you take care of me but i'm i'm really best when i heal on my own by myself. I mean, it's not, I'm not, I'm not trying to be funny. Like, it's, you know, that's just who I am. Okay, you guys are laughing at me too.

Well, that means, you know, you sound like you're very awkward about this situation. You don't want her to come over and help you? No, would you want someone to come over after a first day while you're, like, in the worst situation in life? Like, I don't look good. I probably haven't showered. Not going to lie. like

Evan if you're hurting I want to be there to help you that's what happens in a relationship I can I don't care you're a relationship oh we're not okay you're really sweet but we're not in a relationship

and I feel weird talking about this on the radio from strangers I know that but that's where we're heading isn't it like you could have sent me another text and I could have probably gotten like you know

through like the cloud of this of being on med I probably been like up front and been like, hey, maybe in a couple weeks. Like, honestly, I don't think I'm ready to go on a date for a really long time. I'm not in a good place right now. Like, I'm in pain. I'm on meds. I'm not myself.

Don't take it personally. But maybe not do this to the next person. I think you need to maybe wait. I can just come over. Like, I don't need a lot. No. No, thank you. I make a really good chicken noodle soup.

And my dad was in an accident when I was a kid. I know how to take care of people. You said that you didn't text your mom back. I can text her for you. I can handle all that for you. Just give me your mom's number. Oh, no. Boundaries.

Yeah, is this? Do you being serious? Are you just like doing this for show at this point? I'm being serious. I love you and you're hurt. I want to feed it. Hey, uh, okay.

Evan, I got to go. I'm sorry, I don't have time for this. Mari. Yeah, goodbye. Oh, no. Yeah, he's gone. He hung up, Mari. Mari.

Sorry, that's just how he is, guys. But you heard we'll go out in a couple of weeks, and it'll be good. Thank you so much for getting us back in calling. Do you have a good friend you can call? I think it's a time to have a conversation with somebody that can just, you know, really flesh this. out with you. I have an honest conversation.

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