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and Jeffrey in the morning and we've got Your back to back classics today. And just a heads up if you didn't hear Friday's full show, we are going to repost it tomorrow on Sunday
Alexis
as well right here in this feed.
Brooke
It has Jeff's World cup song in it. Yes. I mean, we are broadcasting from a city that is a World cup host.
Matt
Host.
Brooke
So it's really exciting for us to be part of that. You know, just big international stage, wild. And it's so cool to see our. Our city on tv. And that's so cool. Every time.
Alexis
There we are.
Brooke
We're famous. So happy World cup. And I hope you're out there, you know, taking in some games.
Alexis
Yeah.
Brooke
Some matches.
Alexis
Sorry, I mean, yeah.
Brooke
Brooke, come on.
Alexis
And speaking of international men. Okay. Daniella commented. It said me and my friends are holding a drunk Olympics on July 18. I feel like Alexis would be a great addition. All caps. There will be international men. Let me know if you'd like to join. I just appreciate how well you know me. And thank you, Danielle.
Brooke
She does. She has your number, that's for sure. But dude, there's no way that she is going to get a medal.
Alexis
Oh, no, I'm not even making the podium for that.
Brooke
Not at all.
Alexis
Yeah, but I'll be a good sport. Don't worry.
Brooke
Totally. All right, your back to back classics start right now.
Jeffrey
If someone gives you a present, no matter what it is, you're expected to show your appreciation.
Brooke
Of course, yes.
Jeffrey
However you see fit. You could say, aw, thank you.
Brooke
That's nice.
Jeffrey
You could talk about how much you've always wanted something like this.
Brooke
Oh, that's always the best.
Corey
Yeah.
Jeffrey
Or you can do what I do.
Brooke
What the heck, Jeff, that is not how you say thank you.
Jeffrey
Swap pants with them as a token of gratitude.
Brooke
You may not fit.
Jeffrey
Yeah, but one of our listeners is worried that she messed up after her date, brought a gift, and afterwards she sent him one text that definitely could have been misread as being rude and ungrateful. Oh, no.
Brooke
Ouch.
Time to unzip the pants.
Jeffrey
See? Should have stuck with the old trouser trade off.
Brooke
Why are your zippers so loud?
Yeah, they are.
Jeffrey
You're gonna hear what happened coming up in your second date update.
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Alexis
Second date update.
Jeffrey
Is it okay to bring a gift on a first date?
Brooke
Oh, yeah, of course it is Nice.
Jeffrey
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. My take, as long as it's yes, small, thoughtful and diamonds low pressure, Like a little quirky keychain with their name on it.
Brooke
Then why not like A small dog.
Jeffrey
That's a lot of pressure.
Brooke
Okay. All right.
Jeffrey
Somewhere in the middle, you want to avoid something that's too expensive. Nothing too over the top. Romantic. Romantic, because the goal is to just be sweet and not serious.
Brooke
If you can link it to some inside joke you already have, it's even better.
Jeffrey
Yeah, absolutely. And our listener Allison mentioned a gift was involved in her first date recently. I don't know the parameters of it or what exactly happened, so let's talk to her about it. Allison. Hey. Thanks for joining us.
Allison
Hi. Thanks for having me.
Brooke
What did you get us as a gift?
Jeffrey
Oh, presumptuous.
Brooke
Well, I'm just saying, I thought that she was into gift giving, so.
Jeffrey
Okay, well, before we get to the gift, let's start with who's the guy we're calling and how did you meet him?
Allison
Well, his name is Corey, and I met him on a dating app.
Brooke
Okay.
Jeffrey
Okay.
Brooke
I'm so curious if you were the gift giver or receiver in this situation.
Allison
I was actually the receiver.
Brooke
Oh, that's a gift.
Allison
Okay.
Brooke
Okay.
Weird that he would give a gift and be that excited about a date and then not be calling you back for another one.
Allison
Yeah, that's the thing. So it was kind of my idea. I told him that he should bring a little gift to make a first impression.
Alexis
Oh, you asked for it.
Brooke
Okay. That really changes the dynamic.
Alexis
Now it makes more sense than not calling, like, while you're on the phone.
Jeffrey
Yeah, it's good to have a woman who knows what she wants.
Brooke
How did he receive, though? Did he laugh? At first, I would think that someone was joking.
Allison
Yeah, it was a little bit of a joke. But also, on the other hand, it's also like, well, why shouldn't guys come with a little offering? You know, nothing big, nothing too crazy.
Brooke
Yeah, I think you're right. But naturally, like, the guy should already show up with something tiny.
Not, I don't want junk from guys. What did you want him to bring you?
Allison
That's the thing. It's up to him. I think it'd be cute to kind of figure out, like, what is he gonna bring to impress me. But I also told him nothing too serious.
Jeffrey
Okay, so this is more fun. You're not going in with big expectations. You're just trying to see how his brain works and what type of item he's going to get for you.
Brooke
And get something out.
Allison
Yes.
Jeffrey
Okay. So what did he end up bringing for you?
Allison
A cinnamon roll scented candle.
Jeffrey
Oh, yes. Nothing says romance like Cinnabon smells a
Brooke
little like grandma, but it's safe, right?
Corey
Yeah.
Brooke
Who doesn't love the smell of cinnamon?
Jeffrey
What was your. What was your reaction to that?
Allison
I thought it was funny. I mean, throughout the entire date, I started calling him bfe. Big fragrance, energy.
Brooke
Oh, he's got bfe.
Allison
Okay, bfe.
Brooke
There you go.
Allison
Okay.
Brooke
Created an inside joke.
Honestly, it's pretty smart of the guy too, because now anytime you smell cinnamon rolls, you're gonna think of him.
Allison
I did ask him, like, why he chose the cinnamon roll scent, and he was like, oh, I imagined you smelling like this. Which I thought was kind of cute.
Jeffrey
Interesting.
Alexis
Could be worse.
Brooke
Do you work at a mall? Is that maybe why you'd smell like that?
Allison
No, I don't.
Corey
I imagine.
Allison
I don't know why he imagined it.
Brooke
I think he probably couldn't come up with another reason, and he was just
Jeffrey
blurting out whatever came to his head
Alexis
to the checkout aisle, basically. In this candle. Yeah.
Jeffrey
Okay, take us through the rest of the date.
Allison
I mean, we weren't only talking about candles, but he let me text him a candle recommendation list because I got into candles a couple years ago.
Brooke
Wait, could he have been insulted by that?
Jeffrey
Like, maybe, like, the implication is, here's a bunch of other candles you should buy for me or better, the flavor that you chose. Cause you're wrong.
Brooke
I mean, I think I would have been insulted if I gifted a candle and then I got set back. Better off of anything.
You give someone a ring and they're like, here's better rings.
Allison
Yeah. I didn't think it offended him when it was, like, happening when I said it to him, because we were laughing and stuff.
Brooke
Okay.
Allison
But then at the end of the day, I was open for a kiss because it was going so well.
Brooke
Yeah.
Allison
But he just gave me a hug and then I was like, okay, well, maybe still being a gentleman or something, because I thought he was going to ask me in the next 48 hours to go out on the next date, but he didn't. Like, maybe he actually was offended, like you guys are saying.
Brooke
Did you tell him that he had to bring a present on the next date at any point?
Allison
No, no, no, no, no, no, no. It was kind of like a one time thing.
Jeffrey
Yeah, but with the list that you send, in his mind, it might be implied that he's expected to show up.
Brooke
Oh, my gosh. What if he's saving up for a candle? That's all. He's like, I just need $12 or
more than 12 bucks.
Matt
Really?
Brooke
Yeah.
Jeffrey
He's trying to knock out multiple candles on Your list. It could be a big problem.
Brooke
So you overwhelmed him with wax?
Jeffrey
Yeah. You expected a date within 48 hours? That hasn't happened. How long has it been?
Allison
Maybe a week.
Brooke
Okay. Okay. And you haven't heard anything?
Allison
Nothing. And, you know, I'm not disappointed, because I really do like him, and he's really freaking cute, and I really thought we had something.
Brooke
And it's easy for you to reach out, too, and be like, oh, my God, look at my cute candle. Here's a picture of it. In my house, you can only do that once.
Alexis
You can't keep updating every time you use the candle.
Brooke
I had to blow it out for 10 minutes, but I'm back.
And here's another picture. Ooh, don't blow a candle out that soon. My husband.
Jeffrey
Did you do that?
Brooke
Proper candle.
Jeffrey
Have you texted him a picture using the candle?
Allison
I did. I did. I mean, the first time, it makes sense. But then that was, like, awkwardly the last thing that was texted.
Brooke
Dude, it would be kind of funny if you took your candle with you everywhere you went and sent him updates, like, here's the candle on the bus. Here's the candle at work.
Alexis
No, don't do that.
Brooke
The candle and I are at the gym together.
Alexis
No, it's not.
Jeffrey
Okay, let's not laugh. This was a very, very cute gift, and now we're minimalizing it. I feel like there is a really sincere reason that he's not calling you back.
Brooke
You're getting serious. Okay, well, I didn't know this serious.
Jeffrey
I don't appreciate making jokes of true romance, so let's try and do this the right way. When we come back, we'll call Corey and get you your second date update right after this.
Allison
Okay, thank you.
Jeffrey
Hold on.
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Second date update.
Jeffrey
Imagine sticky sweet sugar melting into ribbons of cinnamon spice. Oh, my God. With the aroma of buttery dough rising into the air like temptation itself.
Brooke
Oh, wow. I think I'm pregnant.
Did you just make that sexy somehow?
Yeah, that sounds amazing.
Jeffrey
Doesn't just smell good, it seduces the room.
Brooke
What?
Jeffrey
What I just described was a gift our listener Allison received on her first date. A cinnamon roll scented candle from Corey.
Brooke
Most people think of Grandma's, but not Jeff. When they think of cinnamon rolls and
Jeffrey
Em all, you know where my mind goes. But afterwards, Corey has disappeared. Just like a box of Cinnabon left in our break room. I mean, honestly, the one thing Allison thinks she may have done wrong is. Is send him a list of other candle scents that she likes, which Even Brooke agreed is a little bit presumptuous. Right, Brooke?
Brooke
I could see it being read wrong. Yeah, I don't think that that was her intention, but totally. You know, I have a husband who loves candles, and he has a long list of his favorite scents. That's true. How to care for the candle. How to cut the wick. There is a lot of rules I
can know that I light it.
Jeffrey
My rule about candles is, whatever you do, don't eat it. Yeah, and it's a tough one. I have to remind myself every time.
Brooke
I know.
Jeffrey
Allison. You didn't do that, right? You didn't bite into your cinnamon roll candle.
Allison
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Jeffrey
Okay, good. All right. We can rule.
Alexis
I feel like we need to ask our listeners that.
Jeffrey
Yeah, I mean, that's true. You never know what happens on these second date updates. People end up doing weird stuff we never thought of all the time.
Brooke
So, yeah, totally.
Jeffrey
Let's call Corey and find out if he's a candle fiend just like Brook's husband. Here we go. I'm going to dial.
Corey
Hello?
Jeffrey
Hey, we're looking to speak with Corey.
Corey
Speaking. Who's this?
Jeffrey
Hey, this is a radio show.
Brooke
Yeah. What's up, Corey?
Jeffrey
Super cool radio show, obviously, based on what you've just heard. No, but we're called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning.
Corey
I'm just so confused. So many people.
Jeffrey
Yeah, a lot of people.
Corey
Can I help you? What's going on?
Jeffrey
Well, this is a segment that we do. It's called Second Date Update. We're trying to help out one of our listeners who's asked us to reach out to you. A woman you went out with recently named Allison.
Corey
Okay. Yes. Okay.
Brooke
Yeah.
Jeffrey
First impressions about Allison?
Corey
She's an interesting girl. She's definitely a quirky person.
Brooke
Interesting. Quirky are good things, right?
Corey
Not always.
Jeffrey
Okay, we know that something must be up because you have not reached out to Allison trying to arrange a second date, and she just is a little confused about why it hasn't happened.
Corey
Yeah, I think she's just a little odd.
Jeffrey
Allison's odd?
Corey
Yeah, she's a little odd. She had asked for me to bring her a gift to our first date.
Jeffrey
Yeah, I mean, she told us about that. And actually, she said she really appreciated the gift that you got her.
Brooke
Yeah.
Corey
Oh, she did.
Brooke
Yeah.
Jeffrey
Yeah.
Brooke
The cinnamon roll candle, Correct?
Corey
Yes.
Jeffrey
Okay. Is that the reason?
Corey
Well, no. So she. I don't know if she told you, but she actually, in fact, got me two gifts.
Brooke
Wait, she brought you something?
Jeffrey
She didn't mention that at all wow.
Corey
To be honest, she kind of surprised me because I thought I was really the only one who was gonna be bringing the gift.
Brooke
But I love that she set him up. Like, can we give me a gift to test him? And then she had a gift too.
Allison
Yeah.
Brooke
It wasn't as like, testy guys don't get gifts very often. Yeah. Unless you're a romantic, it seems like that would make you feel special.
Jeffrey
Right. Why are you framing it as a bad thing?
Corey
Well, it wasn't so much like the idea of the gift. It was the gift that she brought that made me feel a bit uneasy.
Brooke
Uneasy. Oh, I am so curious as to what she brought you.
Is it like, not the right stuffed animal?
Jeffrey
Hopefully it's not her baby teeth that she's been saving for the right guy.
Allison
Beyond easy.
Brooke
Or her stuffed animal with baby teeth in it.
Jeffrey
Oh, actually, I kind of like that.
Brooke
Be cute.
Jeffrey
What was the gift?
Corey
So the first one, it was a rock that she found on the sidewalk that morning.
Jeffrey
A rock?
Brooke
I don't know. That could be kind of funny. Like, is it shaped like a heart or something? You know?
Corey
No, just a rock.
Brooke
Oh.
Corey
And I just felt weird taking it because she said it was her lucky rock and she was giving it to me. Like, it has no meaning to me.
Jeffrey
Yeah, yeah.
Brooke
But it's at that point she just found it. It can't be that lucky. You know, it's not like it's.
Jeffrey
It was lucky for that day.
Brooke
Yeah, yeah.
Alexis
You gotta go buy a lottery ticket.
Jeffrey
So a rock that she found this morning. What was gift number two?
Corey
The second gift she handed me was like a homemade coupon book. I don't know. Have you seen one of those?
Brooke
Yeah. Yeah. Like, this is good for one back rub. This is good for.
I'll do the dishes.
Jeffrey
They're usually sexy things.
Brooke
Yeah, well, they're usually things in relationships. Is that what it was?
Corey
One coupon was for one good existential conversation. Another one was about, like a midnight call where we talk about aliens.
Jeffrey
Oh, aliens specifically.
Brooke
Well, you can't talk about those at lunchtime. It's only a midnight conversation type of thing.
Corey
The other one was one deep discussion about the meaning of socks in society.
Brooke
Socks, like on your feet?
It had to have been a joke. I mean, that sounds funny.
Sound funny.
Jeffrey
Yeah, well, also kind of romantic. Do you know? Was it a joke?
Corey
I mean, she's a bit woo woo. So it seems like probably on brand for her. I just kind of like kill the mood.
Brooke
Oh, meaning the socks doesn't turn him on, Jeff. Like it does you.
Jeffrey
Well, I know how to bring the mood right back up, and that's by letting you know that Allison is on the other line right now, listening, waiting to talk to you about alien conspiracy theories. So go ahead, Allison.
Brooke
It's not midnight.
Allison
Hey, Corey.
Corey
Allison, what are. What are you doing?
Allison
I really thought the date went great, honestly. And I'm a little shocked right now that you're finding that little coupon book I made you weird. I think it's fun. Especially like, the socks in society. Like, socks are underrated. Like, they say a lot about culture, personality. Like, way more than people realize. Okay.
Corey
It just was a bit odd for the first time meeting Alison.
Brooke
It's a little strange that you didn't bring it up with us.
Allison
I didn't. You guys ever really asked about the existential coupon book?
Jeffrey
Well, I mean, I agree with all of the things that you're saying, but putting it into a coupon book on a first date? I think that's the part that's a little odd.
Brooke
But that's why we thought it was a joke, though. Like, were you kidding?
Allison
Were you being light hearted about the aliens? Yes. Like, we can have that call anytime. Ok, Everything else.
Jeffrey
So she's just joking about the time frame when she can have the alien discussion. And not just midnight, any time of day.
Brooke
But you are down to chop it up about aliens.
It is funnier when you say aliens at midnight. For some reason, I agree with their delivery.
I wonder what their time zone is.
Jeffrey
Okay, Corey, does that clear it all up for you?
Corey
I mean, it's. It's pretty much what I thought.
Brooke
I mean, I don't know. You date somebody like her and maybe your mind opens up to some new ideas and some new experiences.
Allison
Yes, I can. I can open your mind and all that good stuff.
Brooke
Why don't you just go on a date with me?
She's rubbing a Himalayan salt rock right now.
Corey
My mind is pretty open, but I don't know, it's just a bit. It's a bit much.
Brooke
Yeah.
Allison
I mean, come on. What about big fragrance energy guy?
Jeffrey
That's right.
Brooke
Bfe.
Come on, man.
Yeah.
Corey
I mean, if I'm not feeling it, I'm not feeling it. I'm not sure, like, that's true.
Jeffrey
Okay. I mean, Allison, if this is how Corey feels, maybe he's not the right guy for you. You need somebody that matches your same vibe, your same energy that you're looking for.
Brooke
She needs to find a right sock to her left sock. Je.
Jeffrey
So romantic.
Allison
Oh, but I like him. And I mean, I didn't even tell you there's another coupon in there. That's one free awkward hug.
Jeffrey
Oh, an awkward one.
Brooke
So funny. You guys can hug and be like, no, no, no, that was way too good. We gotta make it weird.
Jeffrey
I feel bad about that the whole day.
Brooke
I think it's so good.
Jeffrey
Corey, you don't want to pass up that opportunity because we would pay for you two to go out on another date if you'll agree to it. Just give it one chance.
Brooke
Maybe even an awkward kiss.
Oh, it's so funny.
Corey
I actually think your host should go on a date because she seems really excited about a lot of the things she's saying.
Brooke
Oh my God.
Triple awkward hug, you mean? I'm into it.
Jose, anybody else wanted in our hug circle?
Alexis
I'm with Corey.
Jeffrey
Even though this didn't end up working out, there's not going to be a second date. I do think something positive came out of this. We were able to figure out that you're two different people after two different things. And that's okay.
Allison
Yeah. Can I just say, like Corey, you can't use that coupon book with anyone else. It only works with me.
Brooke
Oh, she's gonna get jealous.
Corey
I think that's a deal.
Brooke
Oh yeah.
Alexis
I feel like he's already thrown out the book.
Brooke
Yeah.
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Jeffrey
honestly, I don't know why she's being persecuted for being creative with her coupon book.
Brooke
Oh, you're others. I know.
Jeffrey
Most of the time, coupons are like one free back rub. One day of me doing chores naked in the house. Those are so old and played out. It's nice to hear someone actually put some creativity and, like, shake it up a little bit.
Brooke
Dude, I want to do the sock way. Like, when do we do the sock segment? Like, let her on and just let her go.
Jeffrey
That would be fun. But of course, you know us men. We don't like new ideas or creative shakeups to our normal routine. We're simple creatures who like the same old crap over and over and over forever till we're dead. Thank you.
Brooke
Somehow someone's gonna say, brooke, why are you saying such mean things about men?
Alexis
Yeah, he's Jeff.
Jeffrey
That's me. I hate us. And you can listen to us online wherever you get your podcast through, up at Brooke and Jeffrey. Or if you ever need help with your dating life, email the show. We'll call that person who's not calling you back.
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Jeffrey
Imagine someone you really like and you just started dating suddenly stops replying to your texts.
Matt
Welcome to my dating.
Brooke
Exactly how.
Jeffrey
Yeah, well, at that point, that just
Brooke
an invitation for Jose.
Jeffrey
I'm wondering what's the strategy that you use to get them to respond to you?
Brooke
You give up and move on, Jeff.
No complain about it.
Jeffrey
Before you give up, Jose, you might send them like, one last funny meme.
Brooke
No, I just cried.
Jeffrey
You can go the give up waiting
Brooke
for them to respond to me Still,
Jeffrey
Jeff, Alexis, maybe you'd send them a Venmo request to get them to reply.
Alexis
Might as well go out strong.
Jeffrey
Yeah, someone on this show would send them a link to a map with their exact location and a note below saying, I'm watching you.
Allison
Is that you?
Jeffrey
I'm just saying, could be both of
Brooke
us promise you it works.
Jeffrey
But one of our listeners was faced with that situation and did something a little unusual in order to get his crush's attention. We'll find out if his strategy worked in a second date update.
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Alexis
Second date update.
Jeffrey
There's so many different themed bars nowadays that are like, fun and kitschy. There's one where you can get drinks on a working carnival carousel.
Brooke
Oh, that's so cool.
Jeffrey
Just go up and down on your horsey while getting schweissed.
Brooke
It sounds like I'm gonna vomit.
Yeah, that's true.
Jeffrey
It's part of the fun. There's another one that's called the ping pong emporium with over a hundred ping pong tables. You just play and drink.
Brooke
It's like beer. Whatever pong you want.
Jeffrey
Whatever type.
Brooke
Dude, that's awesome.
Jeffrey
My personal favorite though is Lou's gas station just off the highway.
Brooke
I don't think that's themed, buddy.
Jeffrey
It is themed. It's just like a gas station and you can actually pump gas there. You just get a. A six piece sushi and a 40 of Mickey's, and then you head into the restroom. See what happens.
Brooke
Ew, kitschy.
Jeffrey
That's my style.
Brooke
Vomiting.
Jeffrey
But I guess one of our listeners did a themed bar for his first date the other night. His name is Matt. So let's talk to him. Matt, how you doing?
Matt
I'm doing okay. How are you guys?
Brooke
Are you wishing you knew about Lou sooner so you could have taken her there?
Jeffrey
I can show you where it is.
Matt
I mean, I'm open to new places. Yeah, there you go.
Jeffrey
That's my guy. Maybe I'll see you in the restroom there. But first, let's focus on this date you went on. Who is the woman that you met?
Matt
Tanita. Is her name Tanita?
Brooke
Did you guys meet online on an app?
Matt
No, actually, she's a friend of a co worker of mine.
Jeffrey
Whoa.
Brooke
Nice. We never hear about things like this.
My people.
Jeffrey
This is weird.
Matt
Yeah, I'm recently single and my coworker just was like, oh, she's recently single
Corey
too, so showed me a picture.
Matt
I was like, oh, yeah, she's cute. Let's do that.
Jeffrey
I hate that.
Brooke
Okay. I mean, he thought she was cute. That's exciting.
Jeffrey
Nobody sets you up unless they're taking pity on you.
Matt
What?
Alexis
Well, they're both looking for a rebound,
Jeffrey
so it kind of works.
Brooke
I got set up with my husband.
Alexis
Exactly.
Jeffrey
Pity.
Brooke
No, there's no pity.
Jeffrey
Someone felt bad for you and hooked you up with some stranger.
Brooke
He's a great man. He turned out to be the best guy ever.
Jeffrey
Yeah, he is you.
Brooke
That's what I was saying.
Yeah. Wait a minute. You're the pity party over here?
Alexis
That's what I was trying to say.
Jeffrey
Anyway, back to Matt. Brooke, let's not focus on your pitiful life. Matt, tell us about yours.
Matt
Well, I was kind of trying to make it a year of yes, so I can understand where you're coming from. So I just. I was like, you know what? I'm just gonna say yes to these things.
Jeffrey
Yeah, why not?
Brooke
What was it like when you guys first met?
Matt
We first. We talked on the phone, and we decided, like, yeah, let's meet in person. So we went to this bar that is like a bar and board games place.
Brooke
Okay. Why do you say, oh, like, it's negative Jeff.
Jeffrey
Board games for, like, you know, romantic activity. I don't know how that goes.
Brooke
But that's for fun.
Jeffrey
Yes. For, like, a family game night. But I don't know about a date. Yeah. What games were you playing?
Matt
So, like, my favorite game is Connect 4, and hers is Sorry. So we grabbed one of those two.
Brooke
And those are perfect because they're easy to have conversation at the same time you're playing them.
Matt
Yeah, I mean, that's what I like about Connect4 is, like, it forces you to look at the person because it's
Brooke
vertical, you know, And Sorry helps you apologize. It helps you practice.
Jeffrey
I've definitely played both of those games before, but with blindfolds and handcuffs on. So, like, it was probably a little bit different rules than you played.
Brooke
How do you know when you win Connect 4 if you have a blindfold? Everybody wins.
Yeah.
Matt
That seems like there were some different rules.
Brooke
Yeah, we don't talk to Jeff about that.
Jeffrey
You did the childhood rules.
Brooke
Yeah. What was it like?
Matt
It was great. Neither one of us were, like, overly competitive. We had some drinks. I mean, your producer even asked me. He was like, is there anything that you could think of that went wrong? And honestly, there was nothing. That was weird. We got to know each other, and it felt really cool.
Brooke
Do you think it was too boring? I mean, like, that's the only thing, like, if there's nothing that stood out.
Matt
Yeah, no, it was fun. The thing is, after the date is kind of a different story.
Brooke
What do you mean?
Matt
So I fully intended to go out with her again, and she was into it. We talked about it. So the next day, I sent her a text, and I didn't get any response. So after a few hours, I was feeling a little antsy, so I sent another. And I'll just. I'll read it to you guys.
Corey
Hold on.
Matt
So I wrote, you better text me back, because I might go out with someone else tonight. And then, like, a bunch of cute emojis oh, no.
Jeffrey
I mean, I see what you were trying to do there.
Brooke
Reading a text.
If you spoke it, maybe, but reading it, Especially when you read it from someone you don't know that well.
Matt
I thought she would see that it was a joke and she'd be like, yeah, what's his name? You know, Like, I thought she was gonna rip me back on it.
Jeffrey
What's the name of the guy you're going out with?
Brooke
So what did she say back? Anything?
Matt
No. And so I just kind of sent a few more texts. No, no.
Jeffrey
Oh, God.
Brooke
What did you say as a follow up?
Matt
I just kind of stuck with the same theme. I. I just was like, all right, I'm going out. I, like, sent her a picture of some shoes. I was like, see, I'm getting dolled up.
Jeffrey
Years from now, I'm gonna walk down the aisle and say I do. If you don't text me back.
Brooke
So, bro, you try.
That is so cringy.
Alexis
I'm sad. I kind of love that she ignored it all.
Brooke
Have you talked to the co worker that set you guys up?
Matt
No, because I just feel like it's embarrassing too.
Brooke
Embarrassing? Yeah, yeah.
Matt
I mean, I even sent her a sorry gif with like the commercial from the board game.
Brooke
Oh, okay. Yeah. Trying to make an inside joke that's not really happening there, huh?
Just too far past.
Jeffrey
Exactly. This might be too far gone, but there's a chance we could bring it back.
Brooke
Oh, let's hope.
Can we delete the text? Is it too late for that?
Jeffrey
Might be too late for that, but hopefully we can get her on the phone and just sweetly convince her to give it another try.
Brooke
Yeah.
Matt
Yeah, I mean, I really screwed up. I mean, you guys know that. So if you can help me, I'd appreciate it.
Brooke
Just don't start the convo with you better text me back.
Jeffrey
Well, you better stay on hold this entire time or we're gonna move on to a different person and get them a second date update.
Brooke
Sent you a picture of my shoes.
Matt
I deserve that. I deserve that.
Jeffrey
We're gonna do your second aid update right after this. Hold on, man.
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Alexis
Second date update.
Jeffrey
If you're just joining us, we're on the phone with Matt, who says he went out on the perfect first date. Beers, board games.
Brooke
Yeah, it's fun.
Jeffrey
Body flirtations. That night was flawless. After the date, though, a little bit of a different story. Matt admits he may have messed up cuz she wasn't responding to his texts. Yeah, and in a misguided effort to Get Tanita to respond. He tried to egg her on a little bit with something like, hey, if you don't respond to me, I'm gonna go out with someone else.
Brooke
Oh my God. And he'd only given it a couple hours too, for her to respond. It's not like she'd, like, left him on red for a day or two.
Jeffrey
And when he still got no reply back, he kept teasing for a while, saying, I'm serious, I'm gonna swipe on someone else soon. Now I'm putting on my shoes if you don't call me back.
Brooke
Are you a dad? Because dads never know when the joke's over either.
Matt
I am not a dad.
Jeffrey
The thing is, he hasn't said like he's in love with her or anything like that, but you can tell that he does like her. And you might do some questionable things when you're really into something.
Brooke
No, I. I really, truly think you read it as a joke. I think. She did not.
Matt
Yeah, I mean, that's the basis of it, I think. I just figured, I'm already embarrassed. Might as well lean in.
Brooke
Yeah, you tried. We're gonna try harder though. We're gonna try harder.
Jeffrey
We're gonna call Tanita here in just a second.
Brooke
Digging out of a hole.
Jeffrey
Yes. Yeah, you're not painting it very nicely for him. You're kind of piling it on.
Allison
You asked.
Jeffrey
I'm just saying I like to get a little positivity before we make these calls. A little forward momentum.
Alexis
Oh, okay. Then maybe she blocked you before she saw the rest of them.
Jeffrey
There we go.
Brooke
That's good.
Jeffrey
That's the forward bright thinking that we need. Don't you feel a little bit better now, Matt?
Matt
Thrilled.
Corey
Yeah.
Jeffrey
Good news is we're not blocked yet. So let's call and see what she has to say. Here we go.
Allison
Hello?
Jeffrey
Hey, is this Tanita?
Allison
This is.
Jeffrey
Hey, Tanita, you're on the radio right now with a fun morning show called Brooke and Jeffrey.
Brooke
Welcome to the show, Tanita.
Yeah.
Allison
Oh, let me get another cup of coffee.
Brooke
Okay. That's actually our tagline. Yeah, it's not really.
Jeffrey
I'm joking, but I know this might be weird, but we do want to talk to you about your dating life a little bit if you haven't a second.
Allison
What do you mean?
Corey
What are you talking about?
Jeffrey
It's a segment that we do on our show called Second Date Update. And one of our listeners has reached out cuz he went out with you recently, had a great time, and now hasn't been able to arrange that second meetup. His name is Matt.
Allison
Oh, okay.
Brooke
Yeah, he said you guys played board games together, which sounded really fun.
Allison
Yeah, it was fun. The whole date was fun until after the date.
Jeffrey
After the date wasn't fun?
Allison
Well, yeah. I mean, I don't know. I don't know if he told you anything or whatever, but I did hear
Jeffrey
that there were some texts exchanged. And by exchanged, I mean just from him.
Brooke
Yeah.
And the good news, he's self aware at how embarrassing those are.
Allison
Oh, really? Well, there were a lot more than just some texts. It was like, I mean, I don't know to the extent upset of what he said, but like, he said there
Jeffrey
was a lot that he was trying to like egg you on and say he was going to go on a date with somebody else. If he didn't reply, he was trying to joke.
Brooke
But we also understand how it could be read not as a joke at all. And by like read literally just as a red flag.
Allison
Yeah, well, he like literally walked me through an entire date with somebody and that's where I kind of was like, maybe.
Brooke
Yeah.
What do you mean?
Wait, what do you mean? You walked you through a date?
Allison
Oh, yeah. First, like, he was talking about like, let's meet up, and then he's like, oh, I'm gonna go out with somebody if you don't text me back. And then it was like, I'm out with the girl. You're missing out.
Jeffrey
Wait, wait, he really went out on dates?
Brooke
No, I think it was a joke. I think he was just joking.
Jeffrey
I thought that was.
Brooke
That was.
Jeffrey
That was the perspective that we got.
Brooke
Hold on. You read us the text and maybe we can decide.
Allison
Yeah, okay. Okay. Hold on one second, I'll look it up.
Brooke
He didn't really go on dates.
Jeffrey
I didn't think so.
Allison
Okay, okay, I'm walking out the door now.
Matt
That was the last one.
Allison
Okay, that was a text.
Brooke
Okay.
Allison
Yeah, yeah, I just bought his drinks. Everything's going well.
Brooke
Oh, my God.
I think he's trying to be funny, Tanita.
This feels icky now though.
Allison
Yeah, I'll read you his next text. Okay, I'm playing pinball with her, but sure wish I was playing games with you.
Jeffrey
Wait, what board games that you were playing on your date?
Allison
It'll get worse. It'll get worse.
Brooke
Wait, there's more.
Allison
No, there's more.
Brooke
Oh, I like that you can find the humor in this though. I appreciate that.
Allison
It's a little bit terrifying, actually. But his next text. This is the last one I got. So I kissed her at the end of the night, but was thinking of you the whole time. Smiley face, winky face, hurt heart.
Brooke
Oh, no, no, no.
Jeffrey
That's like mean.
Brooke
And this is over like a what, three hour time span that he's sending you these?
Allison
Well, it was like a whole day from the beginning of.
Brooke
Oh my God. How did you not respond or block it?
Allison
Well, honestly, after the first one, I was at work. It was like there wasn't even enough time between the texts for me to answer him. And then it just went off the rails.
Jeffrey
Did he make up that date?
Alexis
Yeah, he had to.
Jeffrey
Is that a real thing?
Brooke
I mean, what was he doing, like literally texting at the same time time he's kissing someone after?
Jeffrey
I'm very curious and I just want to ask him directly because I need to tell you, Tanita, that Matt's on the other line right now listening to this.
Matt
Oh, gosh.
Brooke
Yeah, with another girl.
It doesn't help.
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Corey
Hey. Yeah, I.
Matt
Man, I thought I was embarrassed before.
Jeffrey
Matt, fill us in, buddy. What's going on?
Brooke
Fill her in.
Matt
I mean, what do you want me to say? I told you guys I sent some embarrassing texts already.
Brooke
You said you, like, like four. Not a whole day's worth not. I just made out my date. Yeah, here's.
Corey
I don't remember giving a number.
Allison
I mean, on a date.
Corey
What?
Jeffrey
Were you on a date with another woman for real? Or was that all just like made up as a joke?
Matt
I really don't want to have to say, dude.
Brooke
Well, then it's not funny at all.
I thought that you were like, haha guy.
Corey
No, look, look.
Matt
Okay, here's it.
Allison
I.
Matt
So I went on another date.
Allison
Okay.
Matt
Yes. Oh my God, Tanita, I thought about
Allison
you the whole time.
Brooke
It doesn't matter.
You learned nothing in the last two
minutes to be like, honey, I cheated on you, but I was thinking about you the whole time.
Allison
So creepy.
Brooke
Sorry.
Jeffrey
I mean, Tanita, does it change your mind a little bit that he actually followed through and went out with a real girl? It's like, kind of sweet and truthful in that way. It'd be kind of deranged if he made that whole thing up.
Allison
Yeah, if he made it up, I would have gone out with him again because that was like, I totally would have because he's really, really trying hard and maybe making the joke. But no, this is like a hard pass. Hard pass.
Brooke
Oh my God. We haven't even gotten to that part yet.
Allison
Okay.
Matt
Hey, can I change my answer? I made the whole thing up.
Jeffrey
Yeah. Oh, yeah. Let's, let's rewind the tape and delete.
Brooke
I feel like this is the first time ever. It's like normally people want what they can't have and. Yeah, Tanita just doesn't want it.
Just doesn't want it.
Jeffrey
We don't know that for sure yet.
Brooke
I think that's pretty clear. But go ahead. I mean, it's part of the.
Jeffrey
I just think before I ask Tanita, obviously he's very embarrassed by what happened, but he knows he made a mistake. And sometimes when you really, really are into someone, you do really, really dumb stuff because you're afraid of losing.
Brooke
Like, make out with other women. I mean, that happens while doing it. Huh.
Jeffrey
Plus, Matt, you're not still seeing that girl, right?
Matt
No, no.
Jeffrey
I mean, good answer. Okay.
Brooke
I think he was just about to say, here, let's stop having you talk
Jeffrey
and start asking Tanita if you'd like to go out with Matt one more time and we'd pay for it.
Allison
You know, he was so good at Connect4 and so good at. Sorry. He wins all the games, so he's really good at playing games. I'm going to say no.
Jeffrey
Like, got my hopes up for a second.
Brooke
He's good at the dating.
Like, what are you doing?
Jeffrey
All right, Matt, dude, there's your answer. Yeah, we. We can't get you another date, buddy.
Matt
Yeah, I thought of something to say, but I almost feel like it's worse than the other stuff.
Brooke
I. I don't think that the hole can't get deeper at this point. Matt, go ahead.
Jeffrey
Yeah, go ahead.
Matt
Kenita, I. I just wish you would quit playing games with my heart.
Brooke
No.
Oh my God.
Hang up.
Alexis
Okay.
Matt
I was cringing as I said it, but I had to.
Jeffrey
Yeah. So we're all of our listeners, so thank you for that.
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Jeffrey
I was so hoping when we asked the question, tell me that wasn't a real date. I really wanted him to say, no, that's not real. Are you crazy? I made that up to get under her skin.
Brooke
Yeah, that's exactly what he should have said, even if it was a lie.
Oh my God, this man. I swear. And like that he didn't fill us in on that part. Like when we first talked to him. Yeah, this is like important information.
Jeffrey
So when he told us he really did go out with someone else, you could hear all of our reactions. Yeah, plus the text board was lighting up with people just call him an idiot. Yeah, not happy. No, they said, ditch this guy. We did get one text in support of Matt though.
Brooke
Was it the person other person he was out with?
Jeffrey
No, it turns out it was from Matt himself. He said, hey, this is Matt. I'm listening to myself on the radio and I think she should reconsider. It's not as bad as it sounds.
Brooke
Come on, man, he's really gonna take
Alexis
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Jeffrey
Matt, it was as bad as it
Brooke
sounds, but it's amazing he can get a lot of first dates. Yeah, I mean he had two back to back.
He's likable.
Jeffrey
The trick is that next one. Yeah, we'll keep working on that for you. But if you want some help getting another date, we can try. Just email the show. We'll call that person who isn't calling you back.
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Episode: Big Fragrance Energy + Trying To Connect 4
Date: June 13, 2026
This “Second Date Update Classics” episode features two memorable dating disasters. In the first story ("Big Fragrance Energy"), a woman’s playful candle-themed gift exchange backfires in unexpected ways. The second story ("Trying to Connect 4") follows a man whose over-the-top post-date texting derails his shot at romance. Both segments capture the show's signature mix of cringe-worthy dating misunderstandings and humorous, empathetic commentary from the hosts.
(Starts ~03:46)
Gifts on a First Date
The Date & the Gifts
The Radio Call to Corey (13:03)
Resolution
(Starts ~24:26)
First Date Recap
The Texting Spiral
Tanita's Perspective (32:49)
The Twist
Resolution
Running Gags
Dating Takeaways
Segment 1 ("Big Fragrance Energy")
Segment 2 ("Trying to Connect 4")
“Second Date Update Classics: Big Fragrance Energy + Trying To Connect 4” provides a hilarious window into the perils of modern dating. From misread playful gestures to aggressive post-date texting, the episode perfectly balances awkwardness, empathy, and humor. For listeners, it’s a reminder that being yourself is great—but sometimes, less is more.