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Brooke
Y' all just keep demanding it so we listen. All right. We give in easily. We got a special awkward Thursday phone call for you today. It's brand new. Welcome so so much. Welcome so much.
Alexis
Welcome so much.
Scott
I don't know.
Brooke
I'm glad you're here. Yes. At the second date podcast. Before we get to this new episode, what do we have in comments? Alexis?
Alexis
Yeah, Erica's vinyl said, ever since I discovered y', all, over a year, I can't get anything done in terms of testing records for my record store. I'm constantly torn between having to listen to these albums and listening to you guys.
Brooke
Oh, that's so cool. We're cooler than a record. I like that.
Alexis
Nobody said that. I mean, that's one way to interpret it.
Brooke
Yeah, I was excited about it.
Jeffrey
We should make a Brooke and Jeffrey record.
Brooke
That'd be so cool. Brooke and Jeffrey on vinyl.
Jeffrey
Oh, yeah.
Brooke
Yeah, I'm not opposed to it.
Alexis
I mean, it's trendy again.
Brooke
Yeah, it's trendy to get maybe cassette tapes. We'll go to them, too. Okay, now we're getting our tapes.
Bowen Yang
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Brooke
How about just go to our YouTube subscribe there at BrookeandJeffrey and your brand new Awkward Thursday episode, starting right now.
Jeffrey
Just think of all the precious time and energy that you waste at the start of dating someone new. The hours of overanalyzing every text, the deep dives into their social media, wondering, do they like me? Do I like them? Is it weird to kiss them now? Or should I wait till after her parents leave? So much confusion and headache. But what if there was a way to skip all the awkward parts of early dating? Oh, because one of our listeners says he found a revolutionary new way to handle a brand new love interest that jumps right to the good stuff. And he's about to pitch his strategy while we try to help make it happen. Okay, it's coming up in a brand new Awkward Thursday phone call right after this.
Scott
It's awkward.
Jeffrey
It's Thursday. Awkward Thursday phone call. I know everybody seems to complain about the state of modern dating, that it's too competitive, standards are unrealistic. Alexis's mom is getting all the matches, leaving nothing for anyone else, including her.
Alexis
Sorry. She's an elf.
Jeffrey
So it's definitely bleak. And what's a person to do? Well, we have a listener named Scott, who's identified a person of interest for himself.
Brooke
Okay.
Jeffrey
But as a different idea on how the whole dating thing should work in his mind, didn't go into a lot of detail in his email about it, but I'm interested to talk to him and hopefully help him with it. So, Scott, welcome to the show, man.
Scott
Hey, how you guys doing?
Brooke
I'm so curious. This person of interest, is it someone you know in life, or is it someone you found online?
Scott
IRL in real life? And, yeah, she's great. Okay.
Jeffrey
All right, we'll get to the new way that you think dating should work in just a second, but let's start with the girl. Who is she? Tell us about her.
Scott
Yeah, her name is Nicole. She's awesome. We both met in, like, a running club.
Brooke
Oh, that's fun.
Scott
Yeah, I go to this running club on Saturday mornings, and so I brought my dog, and it was the first time that I ever noticed Nicole, but she came up to the dog. Sally is her name.
Brooke
Sally's the dog's name.
Jose
The dog's name.
Scott
Dog's name is Sally. Nicole is the actual human being, and she doesn't have a dog. And so we kind of hit it off.
Brooke
It's weird that we're doing this in an awkward Thursday and not just doing a second date update.
Alexis
Yeah.
Scott
Yeah. Well, I mean, I haven't had a date with her yet.
Brooke
That hasn't stopped other people, but yes.
Jeffrey
Well, what's holding you back from going out on the date?
Scott
Yeah, Well, I mean, first off, we haven't had any time to schedule anything yet. We're both really busy.
Brooke
Okay.
Scott
And so we talked over the phone, like, three to four times, though.
Jeffrey
Oh.
Brooke
Oh, my God.
Scott
Okay.
Jose
How long do you talk for? That's important.
Scott
Like, an hour.
Brooke
Wow. Alexis is having panic right now.
Alexis
Gonna be me.
Scott
Yeah, it's really, really great. Like, we don't want to hang up and.
Brooke
Oh, that's cute.
Jeffrey
It's a good sign.
Brooke
I mean, I feel like this is a good start to a relationship, and it would be natural for you to just ask her out at this point.
Scott
I mean, I have asked her out, and she said yes. We just haven't had the time yet.
Brooke
Okay.
Scott
But, like, I kind of want to do it a little differently, though. I want to frame it in a way, and I don't know how to approach that.
Brooke
You want to do the date itself differently?
Scott
Kind of.
Nicole
Okay.
Scott
Like, we. We've talked on the phone three to four times. I saw her in person, and we like each other. So when I. When I see her in person. I kind of want a picture, something.
Brooke
Okay. On your date.
Jeffrey
And this is what ties into what you said in your email, that you have a different idea for how the dating process should work.
Scott
Exactly. I have a friend who's tried something before and he said it works great. He says it's called a trial relationship mode.
Jeffrey
Trial relationship?
Scott
Yeah. So you like, you go on a date with somebody and you don't hear from them. That sucks. Right. Or you go on a date with someone and you don't know if they're hooking up with someone else. That sucks too.
Jeffrey
Okay. That's how normal dating works. Yeah, right, right.
Scott
But in a trial relationship mode, if you think that you have a good thing going, you can try it out for 30 days. Try one, try out the relationship for 30 days.
Jose
Like just focusing on each other, going on other dates kind of thing.
Scott
Right. So like I don't have to go on multiple dates with other people? No, I can just focus on Nicole.
Jeffrey
So you're trying to get her to subscribe for a 30 day period to just dating you alone?
Brooke
Exclusive membership?
Jeffrey
Yes.
Brooke
Yeah.
Jose
And she gets addicted. If yes, she has to continue.
Jeffrey
She can re up the subscription.
Brooke
She forgets about the subscription. I. Yeah.
Jeffrey
And then they start auto charging.
Jose
This one of those things where you'll save money if you just commit to the whole year? Yeah, probably.
Jeffrey
Discount rate. So that's what you're thinking?
Scott
I mean, yeah, when you put it that way, it's kind of weird. Like, I don't want to waste my time. If I like her, I like her and I want to see if it works. We've had so many, so many hours of conversation here that it just feels like the natural step. But I don't know how to frame it properly.
Jeffrey
I mean, it's definitely unique. I haven't heard that before, but I'm curious to ask everyone in the room if this idea was pitched to you by someone you were interested in. You want to do a 30 day trial sesh, Would you be open to it?
Alexis
If I really liked him. Why? It's a month.
Nicole
So?
Alexis
You barely google on three dates in a month anyways. Probably with the guy.
Jeffrey
If you remember, you've only met him once, you talk to him on the phone a couple of times and that's gone.
Alexis
Okay, well, does she have to agree to hanging out with them like every day this month or it's just like they're only hanging out four times?
Scott
Look, there's no kind of set rules. If it meshes well, it Meshes well, if it doesn't, it doesn't.
Jose
I feel you can just hide out for 30 days or you don't mess anything up.
Jeffrey
I do feel like there should be a consequence if she breaks her contract to the 30 days. There should be a penalty.
Brooke
Okay, that makes it weird. That makes it weird. Okay, well then he just wants to be a 30 day boyfriend, right? Yeah, that's what we're working with right here.
Jeffrey
Okay, and how do you pitch that to Nicole so that she's open to the idea?
Jose
And that's what we're doing today.
Brooke
I mean, here's the thing. You also don't want to make it sound so clinical. Yeah, right, because.
Alexis
Right, like the flirty, hard to get stage.
Scott
Yeah, but I think there's a difference between what you're talking about and simply commitment, uncertainty.
Brooke
Okay. I mean, I don't disagree with you. I'm just saying that I feel like you want to make sure that she still knows she's going to get the fun part, right?
Scott
Yes. Agreed. Agreed.
Jeffrey
Okay. Put that in the contract when she signs it.
Jose
Must have fun once a week.
Jeffrey
Well, we'll lay out the guidelines for her.
Jose
I've never heard of this before. Like, are you worried? Are you willing to hear if she's like, oh, no, I'm more committed to another guy or something already?
Scott
Not at all. Because then I'll get to know all this stuff early.
Jose
Okay. Mature. I don't know what that's like.
Jeffrey
Let's try it. We'll have some advice for you when we come back and get you your 30 day girlfriend.
Jose
Wow.
Scott
Thank you.
Jeffrey
It's really weird.
Brooke
Sounds like a TLC show, but it's
Jeffrey
perfect for your awkward Thursday phone call right after this. Hold on.
Scott
It's awkward.
Jeffrey
It's Thursday. It's awkward Thursday phone call. We've been talking to Scott about his new idea for dating. It's very interesting. Something we've never really heard of before, called trial relationship mode. Where instead of taking it just one date at a time while also going out with multiple other people, engaging your interests with them, just cut out all the clutter and all the confusion and. And lock them into a 30 day trial relationship where you agree to focus solely on each other for one full month and then if that goes well, just re up. Keep the subscription going.
Jose
Don't say lock in though, because that's part of the trial.
Jeffrey
Okay. Sign up.
Brooke
Yeah.
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Jeffrey
So Scott wants to pitch this idea to a woman he met recently named Nicole. They haven't even been out on A first date yet they just talked over the phone and had a pretty good connection. But it is kind of a big leap to go from zero dates to we're instant boyfriend girlfriend for a month. So how do we get Nicole to be open to that? This should be easy.
Brooke
Yeah.
Jeffrey
What's your advice?
Brooke
I actually kind of like this idea because I think that there's just too many options out there for people right now, and it just lets you focus. It's a good idea, but it can come across, like we talked about, a little clinical. So I think that my advice is just all about your delivery. You need to keep the romance alive. Keep it sexy. Right. You got a sexy voice.
Jeffrey
Sexy.
Brooke
You got a sexy voice over there.
Jeffrey
Try. Will you be my girlfriend in a sexy voice? Go for it.
Scott
Oh, my God.
Jose
Come on.
Scott
I mean, like, do we want something like this?
Brooke
That's not bad.
Scott
We're, like, a little low. We're a little gravelly.
Brooke
Yeah.
Alexis
Better.
Brooke
Yeah, I think that works.
Jeffrey
Alexis. Alexis is turned on right now. Extremely. So whatever you're doing, it's clearly working.
Scott
I don't know. Well, try.
Brooke
Don't do that.
Jeffrey
Yeah, Keep it in the lower volumes. But, Jose, what's your advice? Well, this is, like, such a unique
Jose
idea, so I think you need to highlight the positives of it, skipping the
Jeffrey
awkward stuff that would usually come up
Jose
when you start dating someone.
Jeffrey
Yeah. Now we're jumping straight into, like, being, like, cozy and comfortable with each other, then awkward and weird around each other.
Brooke
Yeah. And I'm sure if you say it, it becomes reality. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Jeffrey
It's called manifesting or womanifesting. Jeff, what do you think about that?
Brooke
Thank you.
Scott
Yeah. Highlight the positives. That makes sense to me.
Brooke
In a sexy voice. Yes.
Scott
Right? I mean, in a. In a sexy voice.
Jeffrey
There you go.
Jose
We don't got to go on any dates, girl.
Scott
All right.
Jose
He's.
Jeffrey
He's locked into his voice right now. I don't want to get him off his game. So let's die on the call, and we will step away and let you make your awkward Thursday phone call and then leave here in a relationship for the next 30 days.
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Jose
Wait, if we're on the phone.
Scott
Are we.
Brooke
We don't need your sexy voice now.
Jeffrey
I'm kind of having fun with it, and I want to play along, but.
Jose
Okay, I'm.
Jeffrey
Step away. Scott, good luck. You got this, man. Here we go.
Nicole
Hello?
Scott
Hey, Nicole. How you doing?
Nicole
Scott?
Scott
Yeah, hi. Sorry, I'm calling from work, so it's a different number.
Nicole
Okay. Hi.
Scott
How you. How you doing?
Nicole
I'm good. How's your day going?
Scott
Pretty good. You know, I did want to like, run something by you.
Nicole
Okay.
Scott
What is it? Okay, okay, here it is. Right. So like, don't you, like, hate it when, like, people start to date and it's super awkward in the beginning? Like, doesn't that isn't terrible?
Nicole
I mean. Yeah, it's definitely not the fun part.
Scott
Yeah, totally. And so, like, I don't want it to suck.
Nicole
I don't.
Scott
I want it to be good. We've already had some great conversations. Like, we. I think we click pretty well. I mean, you don't have to answer that. That's okay. Anyway, so I was.
Nicole
I was.
Scott
I was talking to a buddy and he suggested something and I wanted to run it by you.
Nicole
Okay.
Scott
So it's called a trial relationship mode. So it's basically instant exclusivity.
Nicole
Hold on, hold on. Like, I haven't even been on a date with you yet.
Scott
I know, but like, we've talked for like hours on the phone and we've like, hung out. I don't know, I thought it might be good to try this out.
Nicole
So you're asking me to skip all the awkward stuff and just jump into a relationship with you?
Scott
I don't know. Doesn't that, doesn't that sound awesome to you?
Nicole
I mean, it's definitely different. I've never heard of it before, but yeah, the awkward stuff, I mean, it's. It always sucks. So I. It wouldn't be bad to skip over that.
Scott
Oh, okay. Oh, wow. You. You sound like you're interested, but I mean, like.
Nicole
Oh, that sounds really good. But hypothetically, what if I was in multiple situationships, would I have to stop those awkward
Scott
multiple situationships?
Jeffrey
Yeah, we'll get to that, Scott. We just first need to tell Nicole. Hi.
Brooke
Hi, Nicole.
Jose
Good morning.
Jeffrey
You're on the radio right now.
Nicole
Hi. Hi.
Jose
Okay, it's your other situation ships. We're all here.
Brooke
I mean, I don't know, think of us as like the big romantic gesture part.
Jose
Yeah, he wanted to surprise us.
Alexis
Some people don't like that. So also, don't think we're skipping the
Jeffrey
awkwardness of dating with this segment called the Awkward Thursday phone call.
Scott
This is even more awkward than I expected.
Jeffrey
Well, yes, we're getting all the awkwardness out of the way so that we could just jump right to the good part. That 30 day trial relationship, I mean.
Scott
Okay, so like, back to your situationship stuff. Like, what do you. What do you mean? Like, how many I'm just curious. What do you feel like?
Brooke
Do you need to know that? That's a question.
Jeffrey
How many situationships does she have to break off to make this happen?
Nicole
I'm not gonna answer that, but it's probably more than you're thinking in your head.
Brooke
Okay, I have a big helper in my head. No wonder you haven't had time to date him.
Scott
Oh, yeah. So this isn't hypothetical. This is like actual truth. You have a couple situationships, at least. A couple?
Nicole
Well, I didn't think you were gonna call me and ask to be exclusive before our first date.
Scott
Yeah, yeah, that's totally fair. That's totally fair.
Jeffrey
Yeah, but that just shows how strong he feels the connection is right off the bat between you two, Nicole. And I'm sure if you reflect on all those other situationships, none of them have as sexy of a voice as Scott did.
Scott
Oh my God, he does have a very sexy voice.
Brooke
Right until he said what?
Jose
Two words were pretty good though.
Brooke
So if you were going to weigh all these situationships out, would Scott be top of the list?
Nicole
I don't know. I've only met him and his dog once.
Jose
Yeah, she knows these other guys way more than she knows him.
Nicole
No, I know, but have you had
Scott
like, have you had hours of conversation over the phone with these other people?
Alexis
Oh, that's probably hours in person.
Jeffrey
I don't know if we want to know the answer to this.
Nicole
I mean, I left one guy at my house this morning. He's still there.
Brooke
I mean, she really trusts him.
Jeffrey
Oh, yeah.
Scott
Yep. That's. That's great. So maybe the trial relationship thing isn't for you for now. Maybe you gotta like tighten some screws up and nip some things in the bud first.
Alexis
Oh, a trial. Free trial.
Brooke
A trial for the trial.
Scott
Look, you know what? I'd even say let's go on the first date, see how it works and then if you're interested.
Brooke
No, now he's like coming back on his like original 30 day thing.
Jeffrey
How about we just date like normal?
Scott
I just want to. I just want to meet you in person and have like a proper date.
Jose
Yeah, I have a new idea. Let's just have one meet up. Yeah, instead of 30 days of love.
Brooke
No, stick to your idea. Okay? Just because she has some situationships. I mean, here's the thing, Nicole. Obviously that's not working great for you because you haven't committed to one of them, so they're not all that wonderful. That's a good point, bro. And this gives you 30 days to, like, I don't know, do a cleanse. Think of it that way. You know, it's like you try to figure out what you're allergic to and you have to remove all the foods until you add them back in.
Jeffrey
Way to make it sound sexy.
Nicole
Now, it's so funny that all of you are so interested in my dating life. Like, I did not expect this today.
Jeffrey
Yeah, we know. It's not something that's traditional that we've ever heard of before. It's brand new to us, too. A trial relationship, 30 day period. But we thought it was interesting enough to bring it to your attention.
Brooke
And we want you to do it so in 30 days we can get an update.
Scott
Yeah.
Jeffrey
Think about us.
Nicole
Yeah, but that means I have to ditch all these other guys. I put time into that.
Jose
Well, she's not cheating on her trial.
Brooke
I mean, it's just 30 days without him.
Jeffrey
You can always go back if the trial run doesn't go well.
Nicole
Yeah, I think I'm going to pass.
Brooke
Oh, this is why we're not in the sales department.
Alexis
There's just too much fine print in this.
Brooke
Yeah, you think so?
Jose
Well, she could keep up with five guys, have a good time, or stick to one.
Jeffrey
And just in case, one sexy one.
Jose
Oh, yeah, the voice.
Jeffrey
With a hot voice.
Scott
This didn't turn out any way I expected.
Jose
Same here, bro. We were all confident.
Brooke
We let her think too much about it. That was the problem.
Jeffrey
No, no, she's right.
Jose
Brooke.
Brooke
Being a woman knows as soon as you say I'll get back to you on it, then you know you're never going to get the deal done.
Jeffrey
And something you don't know, Nicole is. Scott ditched all of his situation ships just to make this phone call.
Scott
Yeah, I had no situation.
Jose
What you doing?
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Jeffrey
Never mind.
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Text into 78592 Someone said, I've heard of this and I tried it myself actually and and it worked. Oh, I had an incredible drama. Free relationship the guy for an entire month until his visa expired and had to go back to his wife and kids in Portugal. But for that month it was bliss.
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Yeah, I bet the wife actually enjoyed that month too. From the sounds of that guy.
Jose
Totally.
Jeffrey
But just because it didn't work this time for Scott, it doesn't mean a trial relationship wouldn't work for anybody ever.
Brooke
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Alexis
Want someone else to do it?
Nicole
Sure.
Alexis
Go on the first date first maybe, and then do it.
Jose
Yeah, that's not the actual rule. Yeah, no dates.
Jeffrey
You're just talking about normal dating.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, I like that we tried something new, something unique that we've never attempted before. Even if it failed spectacularly, as new things often do. It's kind of what we do here. But if you want us to fail spectacularly in your life, make sure you email the show and we'll handle any awkward scenario you might find yourself in. Go check out all of our awkward podcast segments. They're up online wherever you get yours at.
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Date: May 21, 2026
Podcast: Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update
Host: iHeartPodcasts
This "Awkward Thursday" episode of Brooke and Jeffrey centers on Scott, a listener who wants to skip the conventional, often awkward early stages of dating. Inspired by advice from a friend, Scott pitches the idea of a "30 Day Trial Relationship" to Nicole—someone he's hit it off with over several long phone conversations but hasn't dated yet. The hosts and cast (Brooke, Jeffrey, Alexis, Jose) help Scott craft his pitch and call Nicole live, leading to an exploration of modern dating anxieties, exclusivity, and commitment—with plenty of laughs and awkwardness along the way.
On Modern Dating Overwhelm:
On the Trial Relationship Proposal:
Group Banter (Trial as Subscription):
Brooke, On the Pitch:
Nicole’s Response—Situationships:
Funny Debrief:
Wrap Up Reflection:
This episode of "Awkward Thursday" shines a comedic spotlight on the frustration with early dating and the desperation for new solutions in the swipe-heavy world of love. Scott’s bold “30 Day Trial Relationship” pitch falls flat—but not before the team, Nicole, and listeners get to laugh, cringe, and ponder how we might all try to hack the dating game (and why most shortcuts just turn out awkward).