First Date Follow Up - The Jubal Show - Nicholas & Lauren - She Loved the Date… Until the Pizza Hit the Floor

Episode Date: December 23, 2025

It’s a holiday edition of First Date Follow Up on The Jubal Show, and Nicholas is completely blindsided after what he thought was a great first date turns into total radio silence. They met at a wine charity event, shared laughs over dinner, and even ended the night smiling—so why did she disappear? When Lauren finally gets on the phone, the truth behind the ghosting isn’t as simple as one awkward moment. From nerves and expectations to very different dating styles, the conversation takes a turn no one expects. Was it the spilled pizza, the vibe, or something much deeper that made her walk away? Listen to hear the full call, the honest explanation Nicholas wasn’t prepared for, and why this First Date Follow Up proves that chemistry means very different things to different people. 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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We count down all the way to the number one first-date follow-up that you voted on. Nicholas is on the phone today for a first-day follow-up and he's getting ghosted by a woman named Lauren. And so we're going to call her in a little bit and see if she'll tell us why she's ghosting him and maybe get him another date. But first, Nicholas, how long has it been since you heard from Lauren? Hey, guys.

So probably like five days or so. But how often did you guys communicate leading up to that? What do you mean like being, like leading up to being ghosted? I guess I mean leading up to the date. Was it like you matched somewhere and you decided to go directly on a date or were you talking for a little while before that? So we met at a like a wine charity event. We were both there for work and, you know, we bumped into each other. We're looking at some of the items that were going for like a silent auction.

And there were just like some crazy stuff that were coming for options. So we just, you know, went through, make fun and some of the items together and stuff like that. Weird items. So that's how you met. That sounds fun though. Yeah. Yeah, it was pretty cool, you know. I mean, we, you know, we exchange numbers.

and just decided to go to dinner for our first, you know, real date together. So I took it to, like, you know, a fancy pizza place, got some to eat. We left, you know, we talked about our jobs, pets, you know, where we want to go, like, our dream vacations, you know, and what we're looking for in a partner. It was really easy. Did your wants and stuff line up? Yeah. I mean, it sounded like we were on the same page.

I mean, she spent the entire time, the last thing, you know, I, we had a really, you know, we had a, really good dates. So, I mean, I was a little bit nervous, actually, on the, on the date. So I was a little bit fidgety. I spilled water on myself. When the first pizza came, I knocked it on the flow. Oh, really? My God, I was mortified.

You didn't pick up the pizza and eat it after Falafloor. Ew. No, no, but, you know, she left, and, you know, she laughed, and it was, so it didn't seem like it was that big of a deal. You know, we got another bottle of wine. I did like none of it happened. So it seemed like everything went well. It's a nice way to recover from that.

Honestly, I've been there. I've definitely spill all over myself more than once, so it's okay. How did everything end? I think it ended well. I mean, you know, when she was leaving, we kissed each other in the cheek, and she said she had a great time. And, you know, I put her in an Uber, and she had a big smile on her face. So I felt like it went really well.

And did you guys talk at all after the date? No. That's it. Not all. I've called her twice, exed her, nothing. Why do you think she's ghosting you? I have no clue. Maybe the pizza thing.

Maybe she thought I was like a nervous person. Okay. But other than that, you can't think of anything? No. I mean, to me, everything went well. The only thing to think of is, like I said, like I was really nervous and I came off a little bit fidgety and stuff, but... I don't think anything else.

All right. If you're just joining us for today's first date, follow-up, Nicholas is on the phone, and he's getting ghosted by a woman named Lauren. We're about to call her and see if she'll tell us why she's ghosting him and maybe get him another date. But before we do that, Nicholas, why don't you remind everybody about your date with Lauren? I went over how we met. We had a wine charity event, but, you know, after that, we went on our first real date,

went to this really fancy pizza place. Everything went well. I mean, I was a little bit nervous. I spilled the first pizza, but, everything ended really well, put her into Uber, and, you know, you gave each other a kiss in the cheek, and she had a really big smile on her face, so I assume everything went well. Put her in an Uber with a big smile on her face. Sounds like a great way to end in the day.

Yeah, it does. All right, well, were you ready for us to call her? Yeah, please. Okay, here we go. Hello? Hi, may I speak to Lauren, please? This is her. Hello, Lauren.

My name is Jubal and I host a radio show. It's called The Jubal Show. Hi, Lauren. Whole Show's here. My name's Nina. Hi, and I'm Victoria. How are you? Hi.

Good, good. How are you guys? Good. Do you listen to the show? Of course. Oh, I guess we should have doubted. Thank you. Thanks.

Well, have you ever heard a first day follow-up before then? Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. What if I told you you were about to be the star of one? Okay. Yay! We got an email about you from someone that you're ghosting. I'm not ghosting anyone.

Is there anybody that you went out on a date with that you're not calling back or not talking to? Well, I mean, I'm on the app and stuff like that. So I have gone on a couple of dates recently, yes. Have you gone on a date with a dude named Nicholas? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, Nicholas emailed us because he says you're ghosting him. Well, I'm not boasting him. I mean, it was one date, so it's not like,

It's not like serious commitment or anything like that. It was literally one day. Okay, but you, so, but you are not talking to him on purpose. Yeah, kind of, but it's not like, it's not quite like that because there just wasn't really anything that would warrant us for a second day, you know? That's not what he thinks. Well, I mean, he's a really sweet guy. Don't get me wrong.

I mean, we went to an event. We had a good time. But that's like, that's not really, first of all, that was not a date. That was something that we both just happened to be at. So let's correct that as being a date. We did go to a piece of place. And yes, that was a date. But honestly, I mean, it was one day.

It was fun. It was fine. But I wasn't like, oh, my gosh, I can't wait to go on another day with necklace. Like, I have to have him in my life type of thing. Okay. Anything happened? Well, no, I mean, like I said, he was really sweet. he definitely was super nervous and it was cute it was definitely cute but he and i don't even care

like he did spill some stuff like he spilled his drink he spilled the pizza i was like okay that's like kind of cute and funny but it wasn't somebody that was like knocking it out of the parks for me or anything like that and we had wine so that's all you know that makes it super fun too but other than that i mean yeah we had some good conversations but there are conversations do you have on a first date with everyone, right? Like, okay, where do you want to go on vacation? I want to go to Ireland, yes. Do you have any pets?

Yes, my dog is named Junior. You're bored by him. Oh, I wouldn't say bored, but he wasn't up to my level, I guess. That makes me sound really snotty. That sounds worse than bored. I was just going to say there's no spark, but if you want to say not in your level, that's your choice. Well, no, he's just like, I don't think that him and I would have like a fun time together, all the time.

Okay. Just no chemistry. Do you guys see what I'm saying? Yes. Okay. Well, it sounds way better, by the way. Thanks for telling us. Appreciate that.

Yeah, absolutely. And Nicholas is on the phone and has been listening and wants to talk to you. I should tell you that. Hey, Lauren. That's fine. That's fine. Hey, how are you? I'm good.

I was just, I don't know, to me, it just seemed like you had a really good time on the date. I mean, you were smiling the whole time and everything seemed like it was going really well. Well, yeah, I mean, I was smiling, first of all, I'm a smiley person anyway, and the other thing is like, we were drinking wine, I had a couple gummies, so I was just, I was being me, you know, I was just, I was living my best life. That always helps a little bit, I would imagine. So why did you say that we should do it again then? Well, that's just what people say. It's like the polite thing. Like, it's like the same thing when I run into an acquaintance, oh, we should hang out sometime. Yeah, I'm probably not going to hang out with them. We're just acquaintances. It's just something you say, oh, yeah, we should go out again.

Yeah, okay, sure, whatever. I get it. You guys feel like you're judging me. I'm not. I'm listening to you guys talk, yeah. Well, like, when you go to date, you know how, like, when I go on a date, I like to have a little bit of something to make the date fun and kind of get me through it. Because, you know, when you're on these apps and you're going on so many dates, you just need to, like, you know, chill. So that's why I might have seemed a little extra flirty.

or a little extra smiley because I just had a little courage, you know, a little gummy courage, you know? And I wanted to be myself as much as possible and not be super nervous, which he obviously was, honestly, you should probably take a gummy or two before going on date. Okay. Am I right? Am I right? I get it. I mean, it doesn't really feel like you're being yourself if you got to take something, you know,

to switch you out of the mental phase that you're in. So it doesn't sound like you're being yourself if you're taking a gummy, but it's cool. I get it. You know, you do whatever you want. but I'm not into drugs, so. It's not drugs. It's a gummy. It's like chill pill.

Have you eaten some of them right now? She's going to watch you after this phone call. I wish. Oh, my gosh. I probably would be a lot cooler at work by day. Lauren, would you like to go with Nicholas on another day? We'll pay for it. No, not really.

Okay. Sorry, Nicholas. To be honest, he's a little too up night. Like, he's super sweet, but he's just different. His world is different than my world. That's probably a good thing for you, then, Nicholas, to know that your worlds are different, so you can find somebody in your world.

Sure, that's fine. I don't want to go with a drug addict anyway. I'm not a freaking drug addict. Okay, so I like to have some gummies whenever I'm, you know, going on dates. Like, that's not that big of a deal. All right, cool. I mean, that's your thing.

Whatever. It is my thing. You know what I'm saying you guys Like he's just kind of boring It's cool It just sound like you guys are different Yeah It's all right

It's very different But thank you for Thank you for taking the time To explain that to us And Nicholas, thank you for doing the First Day follow-up Best of luck on your next date Appreciate it guys

Jubil's first date follow-up I'm Stefan Curry And this is Gentleman's Cut I think what makes Gentleman's cut different is me being a part of developing the profile of this beautiful finished product. With every sip, you get a little something different. Visit gentlemen's cut bourbon.com or your nearest total wines or Bevmo.

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