First Date Follow Up - The Jubal Show - Sabrina & Darren: One Meatball Ended the Entire Date 😳🍝

Episode Date: May 21, 2026

Sabrina thought her romantic pasta date with Darren was a total success — hours of conversation, flirty chemistry, and even a near-kiss at the end of the night. But after the date, Darren completely vanished. When The Jubal Show stepped in for a First Date Follow Up, the real reason behind the ghosting left everyone stunned… and somehow involved a single meatball. Was it an innocent playful moment or a total dealbreaker? 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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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, Sabrina, how long has it been since you heard from Darren? Um, it's been about a week. Yeah, seven days actually of digital silence. Aw, have you reached out to him? Uh, yeah, actually yesterday I did. I asked him if he wanted to get wine drunk and make bad decisions, but nothing. That's fun.

That's a great text. I love that, but okay. That would be an awesome text to get. Were there any other messages you had sent before that one? Yeah, last week I texted him, like immediately after a date, I said, Hey, I had a great time and asked if he wanted to do something again, but still nothing. Oh, why don't you tell us about the date? So it was super cute.

We went to a pasta place, like that actually made homemade pasta. And, oh my God, the rigatoni was to die for. Yum. Like, we talked for hours on top of that. Like, he and I just went on and up until closing time. Like, the server literally started vacuuming around us. Oh, wow. You know, I said like, let's maybe get up and go.

And he kind of didn't initiate it. But once we did walk to the parking garage together, I mean, we had this moment. I almost thought he was going to kiss me. But he just hugged me instead and like held me really tight for a moment and then said drive safe. It was really intentional. I mean, it sounds like everything went really well, especially since you closed the restaurant down. I mean, he could have tried to leave at any time at that point. Is there anything that could have happened, though, that would be the reason why he's ghosting you?

I have a tendency to overshare, like just a smidge. And we got on the topic of exes, which I didn't bring up, by the way, but I accidentally mentioned to answer one of his questions that I do have a tattoo. And it's my exes name. Oh, okay. Yeah, totally due to a tequila field weekend. I mean, bad decisions all around. You're the only person that's accidentally gotten the wrong tattoo. Yeah.

I mean, I was right at the time. And I made it really clear to him that I hate that X right now. And I'm in the process of getting it removed. I mean, I'm just not the type of person that gets the name tattooed on them. But like I said, bad decision. I feel pretty embarrassed by it. but I'm also pretty embarrassed. I even, like, shared about it.

Okay. He's a cute little nugget, you know? If he were to see parts of your body at some point, you find it. Right. I guess it's good to be honest. It's the best policy. Yeah. All right.

Well, we'll see if there is the tattoo. That is the reason you're getting ghosted. Sabrina is on the phone and she's getting ghosted by a guy named Darren. So in a second, we're going to call him. See if they'll tell us why he's ghosting her and maybe get her a second date. But first, Sabrina, why don't you break down your date again one more time? Yeah, I felt like it was a great date, and we were talking up until the restaurant was closing. I mean, and had this moment outside in the parking garage.

I just don't know what went wrong other than I could have possibly spilled too much about my tattoo that is of my ex's name. What would you care? Probably not. I don't think I would care. It depends where the tattoo was, how big it was, you know. Also, you're not one to talk, so maybe that was a bad example. Yeah, I also can't judge because I have tattoos that, yeah, so, yeah, that I want to get rid of. But anyway, well, we hope it's not that.

Yeah, we'll see if it is, all right. Are you ready for us to call him? Yeah, definitely ready for it. Okay, here we go. Hello? Hi, man, speak to Darren, please. Yeah, this is Darren. Hey, Darren, how are you?

This is a radio show. It's called The Jubal Show. Hi, Darren, I'm Nina. Hi, I'm Victoria. And my name's Jubal. Okay Have you ever heard the show before? Yeah, yeah

So this I'm, I'm guessing this is about Sabrina, huh? Yes, it is. It's the first date follow-up, you know, the segment where if you ghost somebody, they can email us to call you and find out why are you ghosting them. Sabrina emailed us about you. We talked to her, and she said that she thought everything was cool. She really liked you, but now you're ghosting her. Do you have a minute to tell us why?

Yeah, she ate off my plate with their bare hands. That's it? What do you mean that's it? Yeah, she reached across the table, mid-sentence, grabbed a meatball with their fingers and said, just one bite, then popped in her mouth like it was a tick-tack and licked her fingers. She grabbed a meatball with her bearing. Okay. Gotta love a meatball.

That's enough to ghost somebody, though? For me, it was like watching someone snatch a fly mid-air. No warning, just boom. Ball's gone. That's so cool to me, though. Like, if you can do that, like... I mean, that's important. impressive to pop a whole meatball in your mouth that quick.

But Darren, she told us you guys like hung out to the restaurant closed. Did you just, I don't know, decide to put that in the back of your mind until the end of the day? Honestly, yeah, because I wanted dessert because she ate my food. Okay. Okay. Okay. And that's the only reason is the meatball tick-tack incident. You know, I feel like that's a pretty significant thing.

Like, y'all don't think that's a big deal? I think I would be annoyed if somebody didn't ask and they just reached across and grabbed off my plate. Not only did she not ask, she did it with her bare hands. Maybe she just felt really comfortable with you. I guess, but I didn't even know how to react. I just stared at my plate like it betrayed me. That's a good point.

I don't know how I would react either. Like French fries, that's fine. Like you assume people would grab those, but to take a whole meatball with your fingers. Meatball is an interesting choice. It's a little messy. I don't even want. anyone touching my french fries Darren you might already know this but Sabrina's on the phone and she's been listening and wants to talk to you oh my god hi Darren

hey Sabrina hey like honestly it was the meatball that that was the that was the final trigger for you look you didn't even use a pork you just pounce like a lion Yeah, I mean, it was a one meatball. I was just being playful. Playful, you were shoveling food in your face like a caveman. Aw. No, I was not. I was being, like, sexy with the meatball and drawing attention to my mouth with it.

You got a caveman from that? That was not sexy at all. That was probably the most unsexy thing I've ever seen. Are you, like, not into girls? Because I would think any guy would think that's sexy. Please. Look, I mean, I am into girls and you are, you're beautiful and you're nice, but it was definitely a boundary violation.

And honestly, I'd barely, barely known you an hour and you were reaching across the table for my food. I mean, honestly, that's going far. Boundary violation. Like, come on. Seriously, it was just cute. I mean, if you need me to, I'll get you more meatballs. It's not about the meatball.

It's about trust. It's about trust, Sabrina. Wow. And hygiene. This is ridiculous. Hygiene, like, honestly, because I used my hands, they were clean and it was going into my mouth. There's nothing unhygienic about it. That's why we have forks.

You didn't even use a fork. Would you still be ghosted? I don't know if she would have used a fork instead of her hands? Well, if she had asked first. If she could have a meatball and then use her fork. Yeah, that would be a totally different story. Wow. So if she promises to use forks from here on out,

does that change that for you or is it wrecked? You know, I just have some trauma to unpack with this stolen meatball. Clearly. Hey, Darren, would you like another date with Sabrina will pay for it? Hmm. Let me think. Do I want to go on another date with a woman who used her bare hands to grab, food off of my plate risking all sorts of disease and end of the world fiasco now I'm good

no no okay that got real drama there again if it was the meatball then good luck finding someone you can handle your deep emotions to use the need of having a fork youth every time and good luck learning how to use one The Jonas Brothers, I'm Joe. I'm Kevin. And I'm Nick. And guess what? We created our own podcast called Hey Jonas.

We invented a podcast? Well, we didn't invent it. We just contributed to it. We're the first people to do podcasts. We get to ask other people questions because we're sick and tired of being asked questions. Well, sick and tired is a strong way to put it. But, you know, tired and sick. Tired and sick.

Listen to Hey Jonas on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Just listen. We don't care where you hear it. Another podcast from some SNL late-night comedy guy, not quite. Unhumor me with Robert Smygel and Friends. Me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier.

This week, my guest, S&L's Mikey Day and head writer, Streeter Seidel, help an a cappella band with their between songs banter. Where does your group perform? We do some retirement homes. Those people are starving for banter. Listen to humor me with Robert Smigel and Friends on the I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Winning on Clay is an art.

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Listen, Lennar Rabakina is arguably the best player in the world right now. And I actually can win on any surface. Listen to the Renee Stubbs Tennis Podcast on the IHeart Radio. your app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Presented by Capital One, founding partner of IHeart Women's Sports. 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

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