Second Date Update Classics: Randall Is Back  + Highs & Lowells Of Dating

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update Classics — "Randall Is Back + Highs & Lowells Of Dating"

Host: iHeartPodcasts
Date: July 11, 2026
Episode Theme:
This episode features back-to-back "Second Date Update" classics, centering on two dramatically different stories: the return of eternally optimistic Randall and the wild results of a mathematical approach to dating known as "Optimal Stopping." Both segments blend humor with heartbreak and highlight the unpredictable nature of modern dating.

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1. Episode Overview

Brooke and Jeffrey revisit two wildly entertaining Second Date Updates. The first features Randall, a show regular known for his romantic struggles and undying optimism, as he attempts to secure a second chance with a new local woman after experiencing comical and harsh rejection. The second "classic" follows Tara, who experiments with a viral dating strategy to maximize her chances of finding the right partner, only for the plan to backfire spectacularly. Both stories explore the highs and lows (and Lowells) of dating misadventures, driven by quirky personalities, awkward moments, and much laughter from the co-hosts.

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2. Key Discussion Points and Insights

Segment 1: The Return of Randall — "True Love, But Third Wheel"

Background (05:03–06:17)

• Hosts recap Randall’s history: international online scams, undying belief in true love, and failed local dates.
• Randall credits the show for influencing him to abandon long-distance scams and date locally.

Randall’s New Date (06:37–08:59)

• Randall describes his recent attempt: a picnic at an outdoor movie with a woman named Sammy.
• Early optimism fades when Sammy’s ex unexpectedly joins their date. Randall ends up sitting between them, feeling like a “cream in their Oreo sandwich.”
  • “A very good looking guy shows up...as we’re about to watch it, she whispers in my ear, ‘This is my ex.’” — Randall (08:12)
• Sammy and her ex share inside jokes and even physical touches across Randall.

Analyzing the Date (09:03–11:13)

• Hosts express disbelief and sympathy. They question why Randall would want a second date after this awkward experience.
• Randall remains hopeful, noting that after the movie Sammy told him her ex was "just a friend."
  • “I really want to be the person that likes me. I like them.” — Randall (10:16)
• Randall wants another chance, hoping Sammy’s still interested.

Calling Sammy (12:41–15:43)

• The co-hosts cold-call Sammy for a Second Date Update.
• Sammy confesses the ex’s appearance wasn’t planned—he spotted her from across the venue and texted.
  • “I thought he would leave, but he didn't.” — Sammy (15:25)
• She appreciated Randall’s effort but was put off for other reasons.

The Real Reason: "Fast & Furious is History?" (15:43–18:31)

• Sammy reveals that Randall described the movie as a "historical piece," but it turned out to be "Fast & Furious."
  • “I thought it was like, weird. My ex and I were just laughing…he told us it was a historical piece, but it was Fast and Furious.” — Sammy (15:57)
• Randall passionately defends his reasoning, insisting the film is inspired by real LA street racing events.
  • “Do you guys think Vin Diesel was the very first person to rob a semi truck going that fast on the freeway?” — Randall (17:03)
• Sammy and her ex found this so odd, it became a shared in-joke between them.

Resolution: Friend Zone Realness (18:31–20:00)

• Despite Randall’s earnest and quirky plea for another chance, Sammy responds,
  • “Absolutely love to go out with Randall…as a friend.” — Sammy (19:37)
• Randall, undeterred, takes it as a win:
  • “Because you know what? You have to be friends before you can be romantic. So I still have hope.” — Randall (20:00)
• Hosts gently encourage Randall’s positivity, but note his knack for being "friend-zoned" twice on air.

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Segment 2: Highs & Lowells of Dating — "Optimal Stopping or Optimally Stopped?"

Setting the Scene: Hacking the Dating System (23:39–25:13)

• The hosts riff on new trends in dating, including “optimal stopping math”—a theory that suggests you should go on a set number of first dates quickly and then pick the best.
  • “Nothing hotter than dividing the variable angles of an isosceles triangle.” — Brooke joking (25:13)

Tara Explains the System (25:36–29:37)

• Tara describes how she set up 20 coffee dates in a single day, toggling between two cafes. Her friend handled much of the swiping and scheduling for her.
  • “My girlfriend had my Tinder…she was setting up 15 to 20 minute coffee dates back to back to back.” — Tara (27:48)
• Tara ultimately clicks most with Lowell (date 17), who stands out by bringing her a chocolate cookie (referencing her profile's mention of loving chocolate).

The Fallout: One Cookie, Two Connections? (29:50–34:18)

• Tara and Lowell text after the brief date, but he suddenly cools off.
• The hosts contact Lowell, who reveals he discovered he wasn’t actually texting Tara before meeting her, but her friend, who set up the date.
  • “It’s like a half-catfish thing. I met the real Tara in person, but the person I was texting...was totally different.” — Lowell (34:01)
• Lowell discloses that after the date, Tara’s friend admitted to orchestrating the plan and confessed Tara liked him best.

An Unexpected Triangle (35:04–38:00)

• Lowell says he developed a stronger connection with Tara’s friend during their pre-date texts than with Tara herself.
• Despite the brief good vibes with Tara in person, he wishes to pursue Tara’s (allegedly uninterested) friend instead.
  • “At the end of the day, I had a stronger connection with the roommate who I was talking to for...like a week and a half.” — Lowell (38:09)

No Happy Endings (38:00–40:01)

• Tara is stunned and disappointed; her grand algorithmic experiment has led to heartbreak—and roommate rivalry.
• Hosts try to lighten the mood but acknowledge the awkward outcome.
  • “It’s just the highs and the Lowells of the dating world.” — Brooke (38:12)

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3. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “The only place on the little blanket was on the other side of me...now I’m in the middle of them.” — Randall (08:13)
• “Why are you wanting to call this woman? She sounds terrible.” — Jeffrey (08:59)
• “I thought it was historical...but it was Fast & Furious.” — Sammy (15:57)
• “If you read the forums that I’m a part of, the movie ones on Facebook, we all know it’s true.” — Randall, defending “Fast & Furious” (17:16)
• “Absolutely would love to go out with Randall…as a friend.” — Sammy (19:37)
• “My girlfriend had my Tinder...she was setting up basically 15 to 20 minute long coffee dates with these guys back to back to back.” — Tara (27:48)
• “It’s like a half catfish thing. I met the real Tara in person, but the person who I was texting...was totally different.” — Lowell (34:01)
• “I just feel like it would be disingenuous. I’m gonna say no.” — Lowell, declining a second date with Tara (39:26)
• “It’s just the highs and the Lowells of the dating world.” — Brooke (38:12)

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4. Timestamps of Key Segments

| Time | Segment | |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| | 02:32 | Main show banter, introduction to “back to back classics” | | 04:17 | Randall’s introduction and recap | | 05:03 | Full recap of Randall’s earlier Second Date attempts | | 06:37 | Randall describes his ill-fated movie picnic with Sammy | | 08:12 | Ex-boyfriend arrives—awkwardness ensues | | 12:41 | Calling Sammy for the Second Date Update | | 15:43 | Sammy reveals movie confusion ("Fast & Furious" anecdote) | | 18:31 | Randall’s impassioned, quirky plea and “friend zone” outcome | | 23:39 | Setup for “Optimal Stopping” theory segment | | 25:36 | Tara outlines her “25 date” plan with her friend | | 27:48 | Tara highlights how she managed scheduling, picks Lowell | | 29:50 | Tara discusses brief spark with Lowell, but confusion follows | | 34:01 | Lowell reveals he was texting Tara’s friend, not Tara | | 38:09 | Lowell declares preference for friend/roommate | | 39:26 | Lowell definitively declines a second date with Tara | | 38:12 & others | Hosts punctuate with wordplay/puns: "The highs and Lowells..." |

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5. Overall Tone & Takeaways

• Tone: Playful, earnest, occasionally self-deprecating. Brooke and Jeffrey, with supporting co-hosts, maintain a fun, lightly mocking approach but express genuine empathy for Randall and Tara.
• Major Insight: Modern dating, whether approached with pure-hearted optimism or strategic calculation, often leads to surprising (and sometimes brutal) outcomes.
• Memorable Moments: Randall’s historical defense of “Fast & Furious,” Tara’s mathematical approach backfiring, and both segments ending in the “friend zone” despite best efforts.
• Listener Value: Even in the face of rejection or embarrassment, the show finds humor and camaraderie, reminding listeners that dating struggles are universal—and often hilarious, in hindsight.

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Quick Reference:

• Randall’s adventure: 04:17–20:00
• Tara’s “Optimal Stopping” story: 23:39–40:01
• Best Quotes: See section 3 above

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This episode is a perfect comedic case study in why there's no magic formula for finding love, and why sometimes being the “best” doesn’t get you the date—but might just earn you a new friend or a great story.

Transcript

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[Jeffrey]

All right before we get to your back to back classics, there is something that we really need to address in this room. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Ashton, have you recovered from the Jersey Mike's fiasco?

[Ashton]

Oh, we heard all about it out there.

[Jeffrey]

I mean, they put oil on his sandwich and he did not want oil on his sandwich.

[Ashton]

No, I did not.

[Brooke]

He asked for no oil.

[Ashton]

I requested it specifically.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah. Did you eat it and the whole thing?

[Ashton]

Yeah, they must have.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, so do you want to talk to the manager now? After you've eaten the sandwich?

[Ashton]

You know what I think I'm entitled to?

I bet you do.

[Jeffrey]

I bet you do.

[Ashton]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

Okay. I'm glad that we got that out of the air. It was uncomfortable in this room for a minute.

[Ashton]

Yeah, it smells a whole lot like onions in here, I'll tell you that for sure.

[Jeffrey]

All right, hope you're having a great day. We do have your back to back classics right now. But first comments.

[Ashton]

Yeah, well, Cushy Galore said cool name. It's 2026. Why can't we watch full podcast episodes

[Jeffrey]

with a video yet?

[Ashton]

Is your station poor?

[Jeffrey]

Well, yes.

[Jeff]

Yes.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah and yes.

[Brooke]

Yes and yes.

[Jeffrey]

Yes and yes.

[Ashton]

I mean, sorry, we had a lot of comments on the chair that I sit in and it is proof that we're poor.

[Jeffrey]

That chair, front half of it is just missing all of its fabric and the foam is fully exposed.

[Sammy]

Yeah, yeah.

[Brooke]

I mean we've got so many things in here that we talk about. Jeff's microphone. Ye my headphones people were freaking out about needed to be replaced.

[Jeffrey]

And Ashton happy to move back in with his mom and dad. Cause he can't afford rent. We're doing great at the radio station. Everything's fine.

[Ashton]

Seems like you catch a lot of strays.

[Jeffrey]

Nothing's burning down, I promise. All right, you're back to back classics right now.

[Brooke]

After many failed romantic encounters and a couple of outright scams.

[Randall]

Oh gosh.

[Brooke]

One of the most lovable and eternally optimistic listeners that we've ever had on the show is back again.

[Lowe's Advertiser]

Again.

[Brooke]

We know he's gotten himself into some weird situations before, but this time he thinks it's different.

[Jeff]

Okay.

[Brooke]

Cuz he finally executed the perfect date night.

Yay.

Well, at least for a few minutes. Until his lady friend received a text that changed everything. Once you hear it, you're you'll agree that this man definitely deserves a do over. We'll try to make it happen for him in your second date update.

[Show Announcer]

Next, Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Second date update.

[Brooke]

I'm gonna do a quick recap about one of my most favorite listeners we've had on the show in the past year. And I'm gonna do it because he's back today.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah. That's awesome. Then his name.

[Brooke]

Hold on. Don't get excited. He's his favorite. Not our favorite.

Well, that's fair. His name is Randall. And last time we spoke to Randall, he had met not one, but two international women on the Internet. One was from Vietnam, the other from the Philippines, and he had even flown out to meet the first one in Vietnam.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah. They turned up. Not at the airport.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

She never showed up.

[Ryan Reynolds]

So they.

[Brooke]

We didn't call that woman. We ended up calling a different lady. Someone that he'd met locally because his friend had suggested, why not try dating in your own area code?

[Ashton]

Great friends.

[Jeffrey]

Why try not getting scammed? Yeah.

[Brooke]

And that woman ended up just wanting

[Ashton]

to be his and help him avoid scammers. Yeah.

[Brooke]

The thing that we learned about Randall is that he believes in the power of true love.

[Jeffrey]

That's true.

[Lowe's Advertiser]

Yep.

[Brooke]

And he's just had a bad run of luck lately and needs our help. So I'm curious to hear about his latest romantic endeavor. Randall, my guy, welcome back to the show. How you been, man?

[Randall]

Thank you guys so much for having me back on. I really appreciate you.

[Jeffrey]

Please tell me, in the time between the last time we talked and now you have wired no one money?

[Randall]

No.

[Ashton]

Sweet.

[Brooke]

Okay, sweet doesn't count as wiring.

We're learning, we're growing. That's great. But what brings you back today?

[Randall]

Well, I had a few friends listen to the show the last time and they agreed with you guys that I should try dating more locally first.

[Ashton]

Okay.

[Randall]

And surprisingly, I started doing that, but it hasn't gone that great, to be honest, guys.

[Jeffrey]

Okay. Are you on the apps? Is that how you're finding women locally to date?

[Randall]

Well, I met a girl named Sammy, and we met in person.

[Brooke]

Okay, here we go. See, you are doing a good thing where you're looking at the past mistakes and learning and adjusting and adapting. That's all very good.

[Randall]

Now, you guys know me. I'm a romantic, right? So I surprised her with a very special date.

[Ashton]

I'm scared.

[Randall]

I took her on a picnic to an outdoor movie.

[Jeffrey]

Cute.

[Brooke]

Ok, that's great.

[Ashton]

You can't really talk, can you? During the movie?

[Jeffrey]

It doesn't matter.

[Ashton]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

And it's outdoors. People are only halfway through.

[Brooke]

How did it go?

[Randall]

Well, I think the first 30 to 45 seconds was good.

[Brooke]

What seconds?

Well, that's a good Start.

[Randall]

Yeah, just my luck. Right after we sit down, we get situated, she goes, oh, my gosh, I think my friend's here. Then she looks at me and says, do you mind if I text them where we are?

[Brooke]

So of course. You were like, yeah, tell your friends to come say hi, right?

[Jeffrey]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

It's a good sign that she's already wanting to introduce you to her friends.

True.

[Randall]

That's what I thought it sounded like. Man, I'm really in there this time.

[Jeff]

Yeah.

[Randall]

So a couple minutes later, a very good looking guy shows up. And the only face on the little blanket that we have is on the other side of me. So now I'm in the middle of them. The movie starts, and then as we're about to watch it, she whispers in my ear, this is my ex.

[Jeffrey]

What?

[Ashton]

Wait.

[Brooke]

Oh my God.

[Jeffrey]

Wait, how did she text him? Her ex boyfriend?

[Randall]

Yeah. So I had to watch the movie with her ex.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, my God.

[Ashton]

What?

[Brooke]

You stayed?

[Ashton]

Bro, I have so many questions.

[Jeffrey]

Well, they're on his blanket. What is he going to do?

[Brooke]

I'd be like, is my blanket.

[Ashton]

I'm leaving. Why the ex there alone?

[Brooke]

Anyway, let's hold on. Maybe it gets better from here.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, goodness.

[Ashton]

Does it?

[Randall]

It does not.

[Jeff]

Okay, okay.

[Brooke]

What happened?

[Ashton]

What?

[Randall]

They're laughing at parts of the movie together that I'm not laughing at because they have some history of inside jokes that I don't even understand. Oh, yeah, here's the bad part. At one point, she reached around my back and rubbed his shoulder.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, my God.

[Brooke]

Maybe there was like a spider or something. She flicked it off.

This is bad.

[Jeffrey]

Why are you watch wanting to call this woman. She sounds terrible.

[Ashton]

Somehow the woman in the Philippines sounds better.

[Brooke]

It doesn't sound like this girl's giving you the attention that you deserve and that you want for a day.

[Jeffrey]

Like respect.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Why would you want to reach out to her?

[Randall]

I really liked her. I thought she was nice. I thought we had a good chemistry. I mean, after the movie I was like, so that's your ex, huh? But she said, we'll always just be friends.

[Jeffrey]

So I mean, that did probably give you hope that she was still interested in you though, right? Her saying that?

[Randall]

Well, that's what it sounded like to me. She was trying to make sure I understood they're just friends.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, well, that is good.

[Brooke]

At least. She's like explaining like, I know this looks weird, but I want to reassure you, like, that could be nice.

[Jeffrey]

So nothing sense.

[Randall]

No. And I really would love another chance with Sammy. I like her.

[Jeffrey]

I think she's the one should be asking for another chance with you or her ex.

[Brooke]

Maybe.

Yeah, it would be probably nice to get an opportunity to a date without an ex boyfriend sitting directly next to you. That would probably help.

[Randall]

I prefer to sit in the non ex.

[Brooke]

That's a fair thing.

It's crazy. You've been on so many dates recently and none of them have just been one on one with a woman.

Yes, we gotta hook that up for you. I mean, at least get you some answers because clearly you're looking for help here.

[Randall]

I am. I really want to be the person that likes me. I like them. So if there's something I need to do to fix that or improve it, I want to hear it.

[Jeffrey]

Okay. Okay. That's a good attitude.

[Brooke]

You don't need to fix anything about yourself. You're perfect the way you are. Randall.

[Jeffrey]

Maybe he does well. We all could use growth, Jeff. Perfect.

[Brooke]

We're going to try to help Sammy, see how amazing you really are when we call her and try and get you your second date update. That's coming up right after Brooke reaches around Jose to scratch my shoulder. Oh, wow. Okay, never mind. We'll just do it after this.

[Show Announcer]

Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning second date update.

[Brooke]

If you're just joining us, we've got Randall on the phone, a friend of the show who's been unlucky in love lately. Yeah, he's back because his latest date was with a woman named Sammy, which also turned out to be pretty unlucky because Sammy's ex was at the outdoor movie theater where they both were at and then invited.

[Jeffrey]

Invited to join them.

[Brooke]

Right, that was the really weird part.

[Randall]

Oh my God.

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[Brooke]

Like the cream in their Oreo sandwich

because he ended up sitting between them for the entire film.

[Ashton]

Which he stayed for.

[Brooke]

Yeah, I have no idea how.

It's not exactly your ideal first meetup and Sammy's not responding now. Is she back together with that ex boyfriend? We don't know. We might find out here in a second. Randall just wants to understand if he's doing something wrong on these dates.

[Randall]

Just kind of want to find out. What am I doing wrong? I just think I have a big heart and a lot to offer.

[Jeffrey]

Not only that, but you're putting in the work like you are trying to do different things, change the way you're dating, Even learn from this experience.

[Randall]

Yes, absolutely.

[Jeffrey]

God, I'm frustrated for you.

[Brooke]

This is like the good guys finish last kind of motto. It's like, you know, there's a guy out there who really does want love and really is trying. It's just. It's like helpless.

Well, not today. The good guy's gonna finish first or at least get some explanation for why he can't win.

Yeah, or we'll hang up on her.

[Randall]

You guys are like my best friend.

[Brooke]

Try not to think that's a sad thing.

[Jeffrey]

But hey, just move on. Let's call it.

[Brooke]

You know what, best buddy? We're in this together. I'm gonn to dial her number right now.

[Randall]

Here we go. Okay.

[Tara]

Hello?

[Brooke]

Hey, is this Sammy?

[Sammy]

Yes.

[Brooke]

Hey, Sammy. We're calling from a radio show. We're called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning.

[Jeffrey]

Hi, Sammy. The whole show's here.

[Brooke]

I was hoping nobody would talk and Jeff would look crazy, like we are from a morning show.

Thank you for speaking.

[Sammy]

I really do radio shows.

[Jeffrey]

Sorry, you don't do radio shows.

[Sammy]

I don't like to talk on radio shows.

[Jeffrey]

We've never gotten that.

[Brooke]

Oh, yeah, that is.

[Jeffrey]

That is a stance.

[Brooke]

Look, I totally understand that. And listen, we won't air this unless we have your permission to do it. Yeah, but this is a segment. It's called a Second Date Update.

[Sammy]

I've heard about that before.

[Brooke]

Yeah, they're pretty popular.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, thanks. Maybe you saw it on TikTok or something.

[Sammy]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's us.

[Randall]

Interesting.

[Sammy]

Definitely interesting.

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It is.

[Brooke]

And you should take it as a compliment because it means somebody out there is trying to get ahold of you.

[Sammy]

I want to know. I'll play along.

[Brooke]

Okay, well, I'll just tell you. It's a guy that you went out with recently named Randall.

[Tara]

Oh, my God.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, is that. I'm going to take that as a fun excited laugh. Like, yay, Randall.

[Sammy]

It was like.

[Tara]

It was the weirdest date I've had.

[Brooke]

Really weird.

Okay, could you tell us how you felt? It was weird because we've heard a little bit from Randall Sandals side. We'd like to get, like, your perspective on the night.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, we know. Outdoor movie, picnic. Super fun.

[Sammy]

Yeah, it was actually, like, a really sweet idea. I was like, wow, this guy really put a lot into the effort. But my ex was there and he texted me. I'm over near the lemonade stand.

[Jeffrey]

Wait, how did he know you were there?

[Sammy]

He saw me. I guess from across the way.

[Brooke]

Okay, so he's the one who initiated the conversation with you.

[Jeffrey]

Dude, how rude. You were obviously on a date. Like you're showing up with a guy.

[Sammy]

Well, you know, I don't really think my ex knew I was on a date. And Randall is such a sweetheart. He's like, why don't you just invite him over?

[Brooke]

But when we spoke to Randall, he told us that he was under the impression it was just a friend of yours.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, you didn't specify.

[Sammy]

Oh, well, he was a friend, but he was my ex friend.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, so you didn't tell him?

[Sammy]

I wanted to tell him, but it all happened so fast, and the movie just started and he sat down right next to us.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, my God.

[Brooke]

All right.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, that makes me feel better, though, because it sounds like you weren't trying for this interaction to happen.

[Sammy]

Absolutely not. I thought he would leave, but he didn't.

[Ashton]

Too many nice people that can't say no is what's happening.

[Brooke]

Okay, so clearly that wasn't a malicious move on your part, Sammy. But I think what Randall's confused about is if you liked him so much and you're trying to be so sweet to him, why aren't you calling him back for another date?

[Sammy]

Well, it was kind of weird because he told me that it was a movie, but he wouldn't tell me the name of it.

[Tara]

Okay.

[Sammy]

And he said it was a historical piece, but guess what movie it was.

[Jeff]

What?

[Brooke]

Why?

[Sammy]

Fast and Furious. That's not historical.

[Brooke]

Wait, was that a joke?

[Jeffrey]

Are you saying that you're not calling him back because he misrepresented what film was being shown?

[Sammy]

No, I just. I thought it was, like, weird. Like, my ex and I were just laughing.

[Jeffrey]

Wait, you had told your ex, like, oh, my God, this guy thinks it's a historical piece and we're joking about him?

[Sammy]

No, he told us both at the same time, and he was backing it

[Tara]

up with all these facts.

[Jeffrey]

Randall told you both that it was historical?

[Sammy]

Okay, my ex is looking at me like, who is this guy?

[Jeffrey]

Oh, he's not your type?

[Brooke]

Okay, well, Sammy, thank you for telling us your side of the story.

[Randall]

Wait, hold on, hold on. I need to. Let me speak my piece, please.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Tara]

Who is that?

[Brooke]

Yeah, that's Randall.

[Randall]

It's me. It's Randall. Listen, it's actually based on a true story. You guys do know that, right?

[Jeff]

No.

[Brooke]

It was a street race.

Is it?

[Randall]

Yes. The movies are actually based on street crimes that were happening in LA in the 90s. 90s. Do you guys think Vin Diesel was the very first person to rob a semi truck going that fast on the freeway?

[Sammy]

So, sorry, but I did not know that.

[Randall]

Yes, if you read the forums that I'm a part of the movie ones on Facebook, we all know it's true. We talk about it all the time.

[Jeffrey]

Forums on Facebook?

[Brooke]

Hey, they have Tokyo Drift, Right?

[Randall]

That's true. Yes. It happened in Tokyo as well. That's why they made a movie about it. Street CR were rampant everywhere.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, goodness.

[Ashton]

I think.

[Brooke]

I think what you need to do, Randall, is actually talk to Sammy here.

[Jeffrey]

That's exactly not about.

[Brooke]

Yeah, like don't. You don't have to convince us. You have to talk to Sam.

[Randall]

Yeah, I know that.

[Jeff]

I'm a good guy.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Randall]

I didn't get jealous when the guy came over your ex. I found it weird. But I totally understand that you're a nice person too. And I'm just going to be honest and straightforward to Sammy when we're sitting there watching that movie. You may not have believed me, but your ex sure did. You could be with a man like that that believes the truth. Then I think you should be with me as well. Me a chance.

[Brooke]

Oh, wow.

[Jeffrey]

Wait, the pitch is if you can date your ex, you can date me.

[Brooke]

Don't look into it too much.

Two fellow truth finders. Hey.

[Sammy]

Yeah, no, I'm sorry to break it to you, Randall, but he did not buy it either. We talked to each other over text.

[Jeffrey]

Okay?

[Ashton]

Oh, they're texting again.

[Randall]

Well, now, you know what? He probably just trying to make you feel better because you didn't believe it.

[Sammy]

Oh.

[Brooke]

It's like when you talk to those people that believe the earth is flat and you're like, you know what? You're right, it is.

[Jeffrey]

I mean, he's a good guy. He has some funny quirks. We'll say that. This could be a cute story you guys tell later or something that you make fun of him for in a relationship.

[Randall]

You know, I'm going to tell you what, man. Nobody else that I know is making fun of Fast and the Furious.

[Show Announcer]

Okay?

[Brooke]

Yeah, well, maybe the benefit is you'll actually learn some interesting things by giving him another chance.

His best friends.

[Randall]

I could send you guys nice documents. So many.

[Brooke]

Honestly, we need to stop talking about the true crimes that have happened on the streets of LA and focus on true love. Because that's what you're here to do. Sammy, we're here to. To attempt to connect you and Randall one more time. Movies aside.

[Jeffrey]

And you deserve to give him another chance. I mean, your ex hung out the entire time like this guy. Like he deserves one more shot.

[Brooke]

Yeah, a one on one shot. And we would pay for it.

[Sammy]

I would ask. Absolutely. Love to go out with Randall.

[Jeff]

Yes.

[Brooke]

Oh my God.

[Ashton]

Good.

[Sammy]

As a friend.

[Jeffrey]

Not again, Sammy.

[Brooke]

You got the big buildup.

[Jeffrey]

But maybe she means friend in quotes like she did about her ex?

[Sammy]

No.

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[Brooke]

Good to be a friend of hers.

[Sammy]

All right, now there's just not any potential. It's more of a friend friend thing.

[Brooke]

Friend friend.

[Ashton]

Doubling down on the friend.

[Brooke]

Yeah, Randall, that's okay.

[Randall]

Because you know what? You have to be friends before you can be romantic. So I still have hope.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, well, you were romantic in hers. Well, actually, you were one of those one in a million moments.

[Brooke]

Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez were friends in the movie before they had gone.

[Jeffrey]

Based on a true story.

[Brooke]

Real events.

[Tara]

That's not gonna happen.

[Sammy]

But Randall, I would love to hang out with you as a buddy.

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[Ashton]

Oh God.

[Brooke]

We're downgrading even more as an acquaintance.

Just don't call him a pals.

[Randall]

Randall.

[Brooke]

Well, Randall, man, I'm sorry. So we've done now two second dates with you and you've gotten two friends out of it.

[Randall]

I'm not feeling down about this, guys. Like you said, I just earned another friend.

[Brooke]

That's a good attitude.

[Ashton]

And you have us, your four best friends.

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[Brooke]

Man, we should be so lucky to be like Randall, who's just collecting friends left and right in his life. Not on purpose, but he's doing it. Collecting friends.

[Jeffrey]

I like that dude.

[Brooke]

You know, this guy is so good at self Improvement. That one day, and maybe when he's 100, he's gonna be the perfect man.

[Ashton]

Oh, he will be.

[Brooke]

Think about it.

[Jeffrey]

Hurt my soul when she called him buddy.

[Brooke]

Yeah, I know. Now you see how we feel, Brooke.

But how, friend zone, how cool would it be if Randall does finally find love with us here on the show and we're there to witness it?

Wow. Or better yet, we're calling someone who's like, I went on a date with this guy Randall. He won't call me that.

[Jeffrey]

That would be even better, dude.

[Brooke]

Although it is like Brooke always says, almost everyone deserves love.

[Jeffrey]

I don't say that. Everyone does.

[Brooke]

She keeps a list of people who don't. So if you're not on that list, feel free to email us for help with your dating list life. And remember, you can listen to all of our second dates on our podcast at Brooke and Jeffrey, wherever you listen to them, and on our YouTube page. Check it out.

[Show Announcer]

Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

[Brooke]

They say trends are cyclical. All the old stuff that went out of style years ago is suddenly back and cool again. Baggy jeans, mid calf compression socks, blazers with shoulder pack hat.

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Wait.

[Brooke]

Damn it, Brooke, did you get a

hold of my notes again? Nobody likes shoulder pads.

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Nobody.

[Brooke]

I don't care how hard you try,

they're never going to be cool again.

[Jeffrey]

They are not.

[Brooke]

But I will tell you one thing that's becoming hot in the dating world all of a sudden. Yeah, and it's math.

[Jeffrey]

No, even you said that with a question.

[Brooke]

I'm surprised. But that's what one of our listeners says, and it helped. It helped her to meet the perfect guy. You're gonna hear how in your second date update. Date next.

[Show Announcer]

Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Second date update.

[Brooke]

I don't know why, but in the last year or so on the show, it seems like people are trying to hack the dating system more.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, yeah.

[Brooke]

They're not just trying to meet people and let things happen the way that they happen. They're. They're actually strategizing beforehand.

[Jeffrey]

Well, because the other way wasn't working, Jeff. I don't know if you realize that.

[Brooke]

Yeah, well, yeah, but I'm just surprised that the lengths people go to. They're setting up more unique dates.

[Ashton]

Dates.

[Brooke]

They're trying new online techniques, even laying down first date traps to catch the perfect person.

[Jeffrey]

Traps?

[Brooke]

Like, oh, did I say this was a modeling job interview? Oops, sorry. I meant first date. Stupid autocorrect.

I thought you meant physical trap, like a net drop.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, yeah, I was picturing the same thing. I was totally going with one of those bear traps, the giant claws. Like, from the comments, your caveman runs out.

[Brooke]

Got her.

Guys, no wrong way to find your soulmate. And one of our listeners emailed us saying she tested out a new dating theory that she found online called Optimal Stopping Math, which immediately sounds sexy. Oh, yeah. Optimal stopping math.

[Jeffrey]

What is that?

[Brooke]

Down for a little OSM girl?

I mean, that sounds way better.

Nothing hotter than dividing the variable angles of an isolation. Oscill's dry.

[Jeffrey]

Can we get to her before you get too turned on?

[Brooke]

Oh, you don't want to solve for why with me, bro?

[Jeffrey]

I don't. Okay? I don't. I'm not into Pythagorean's theorem or whatever.

[Brooke]

Oh, wow. Some dirty talk from Brooke over there. Let's hear how it actually works, though. And talk to Tara. She's the one who emailed. Tara, I know this is a dating segment, but I would absolutely love to hear more about optimal math.

[Jeff]

How.

[Brooke]

How does that work?

[Tara]

Okay, I know it sounds boring, but hear me out.

[Brooke]

What. What are you talking about?

[Tara]

This is for people who basically are tired of playing games and, like, texting forever, okay? And it just basically cuts right to finding the right person for you.

[Brooke]

How?

[Jeffrey]

Okay, are you making your own algorithm right now?

[Tara]

I mean, the theory is you go on 25 first dates as fast as

[Brooke]

you can with the same person, different people.

[Jeffrey]

It's a first date.

[Brooke]

Okay?

[Jeffrey]

This is exactly how Jose did in math. Yeah, word problem.

[Brooke]

I know.

[Jeffrey]

We already lost him.

[Brooke]

Okay, 25 different. Different first dates as quickly as you can.

[Jeffrey]

That's hard.

[Tara]

Yeah. So you basically have 25 candidates to choose between, and you end up picking the one that's best for you to continue with.

[Jeffrey]

1 out of 25.

[Ashton]

Yeah, 25. Good. To start with

[Jeffrey]

a big wide net.

[Brooke]

Well, I think that's probably the point. Like, you date a bunch of people as quickly as you can, and then you get a big selection to choose from.

[Jeffrey]

Right? It sounds just like what the apps are already doing. Doing to me.

[Brooke]

It sounds like your college days. Right?

[Jeffrey]

I wasn't looking for the one. I was looking for the many.

[Tara]

But it's. It is different from the app, though, because the thing is, you need to meet all 25 guys really quickly, like, pretty much within a week.

[Jeff]

Whoa.

[Brooke]

Wow. So how we really like. Well, I guess any girl.

[Jeffrey]

How are you doing? Do you work?

[Sammy]

Yeah, so I do work, but here's

[Tara]

how I do it.

[Brooke]

They're just coming to our office.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, wait, listen, listen. Why?

[Tara]

What the Purpose of meeting them all so quickly is that basically if you don't do that, then the one you like is probably going to move on. Because we know in these online dating situations, it's fast, it's quick.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, okay.

[Tara]

You can miss out on somebody. Great.

[Jeffrey]

So how did you manage to go out with 25 people in one week?

[Tara]

Okay, so this is what we did. Me and my girlfriend, we decided we're going to do this together. So we knocked out 20 first dates in one day. How?

[Brooke]

Oh, my God.

Yeah, that sounds like you'd have to plan like, you have like a spreadsheet for that.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, that's a lot of.

[Tara]

So what we did was we found a location that had two cafes across the street from one another.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Tara]

So my girlfriend, she had my Tinder and she was swiping for me. She knows my type. She was setting up basically 15 to 20 minute long coffee dates with these guys back to back to back.

[Jeffrey]

So you were just bouncing between cafes and you did two different cafes so that the guys never overlapped into the same place.

[Tara]

Right.

[Brooke]

That's better than like sitting in one cafe and letting them roll through one after the other.

That's like speed dating at that point.

[Jeffrey]

Dude, did you get caught? I mean, there's got to be one guy who lingered later or, you know, early.

[Tara]

No, it was. It worked out great. Like, I actually met a ton of guys. Some of them did cancel. Some of them were kind of like duds.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Ashton]

Okay.

[Tara]

There was one that I liked the most.

[Brooke]

Okay, who is that?

[Tara]

His name was lol.

[Ashton]

Lol.

[Jeffrey]

Lol. Like lol, Like a Lowell in the conversation or.

[Brooke]

L O W E, L L. Lowell.

[Tara]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, yeah, you got it, Jose.

[Brooke]

Instead of an S. Lowell in your life.

No, not. Not under the age of 70.

I don't think I knew. Was also very old.

Okay, what made you. What made you drawn to him out of 20 different guys?

[Tara]

So basically what was sweet about him was he arrived with a cookie, which I thought was really cute because in my profile I say that I really love chocolate.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, that's cute.

[Brooke]

He had bribes. That's a good idea.

[Jeffrey]

Must have been buzzing on so much caffeine. It just dawned on me.

[Brooke]

Do you drink a latte every single time?

[Ashton]

Yeah. You can't go to a coffee shop

[Jeffrey]

and not buy something, right?

[Tara]

I. I bought things other than the coffee. You know, I had, you know, treats and.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, lemonades and tea.

[Brooke]

Limping across the street by date number

[Jeffrey]

19 for cutting you off, he shows up with a little gift for you. I Mean, obviously, that makes him stand out from the crowd.

[Tara]

Exactly. And I think going back, I think he was date number 17.

[Brooke]

Oh, wow.

[Tara]

So I was really glad that I could honestly, like, still focus by that point, because, honest, the day was super exhausting.

[Randall]

Zachary.

[Brooke]

I know one date sounds exhausting to me, let alone 17 in a row. Back to back to back to back.

[Tara]

Terrible interviews.

[Jeffrey]

I mean, were you able to hold a conversation?

[Sammy]

Oh, yeah.

[Tara]

We had a really great, like, 15 minute hangout. We've been texting afterwards and I tried to set something else up, but then in the last week, I don't know, he kind of cooled off or whatever.

[Jeffrey]

Wait, when we get him on the phone, you don't want us to mention that he was the best of 20, do you? Because, I mean, some guys.

[Tara]

No, no, no.

[Jeffrey]

Honestly though, some guys may be flattered by that.

[Brooke]

Yeah, guys are competitive. We want to know that we' the best out of a big group.

There you go. Yeah.

[Ashton]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Tell me after I was the best. Not in the middle of it.

[Ashton]

I feel good knowing.

Yeah.

[Tara]

I really just don't want him to know because I feel like he might find it really cringy.

[Brooke]

I mean, it's way different. So.

[Randall]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Okay, well, we'll keep it a secret then, when we call Lowell for you and try and get you your.

We have the right number, right? Because you have numbers.

[Jeffrey]

No, it just dawned on me. What if his name is wrong?

[Show Announcer]

What if we're calling him the wrong name?

[Jeffrey]

So many things. That's what I would do, but he's

[Tara]

the only one I've been texting.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, that's good to know.

[Brooke]

This is really interesting. An optimal stopping math experiment where Tara met 20 guys in one day. Back to back to back to back. We're gonna call the one that she actually liked when we do your second date update right after this.

[Show Announcer]

Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Second date update.

[Brooke]

Going on 20 dates with 20 dudes all in one day.

[Sammy]

Wow.

[Brooke]

Wow. That's a big statement.

[Jeffrey]

It sounds like a Kate Hudson movie, doesn't it?

[Brooke]

Yeah, sounds like an episode of Bachelorette, but it's actually a dating theory called optimal stopping math. And it's what one of our listeners, Tara, set up for herself the other night. With the help of her friend, she bounced between two coffee shops back and forth, meeting 20 different guys over the course of a few hours to pick the one that she liked the best. And who was that? It was a guy named LOL L O W E L L. Spelling it for himself. I know because I will have A whole fit about it. But he came with a chocolate cookie for her. So Brook is going to steal this guy if he doesn't agree to a date?

[Jeffrey]

He's actually going to take his cookies.

[Brooke]

Yeah, okay, rob him, whatever.

Where's the rest of them?

[Jeffrey]

I do not need another man, Jeffrey. I just need more cookies in my life.

[Brooke]

More chocolate. But we're trying to hook her up with Lol one more time because they've been texting but hasn't been able to lock down a date. How you feeling?

[Tara]

Before we call him tonight, I'm interested to see what he's gonna say. I mean, curious, I guess.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, if. If this doesn't work out, are you gonna call us back tomorrow for number two?

[Brooke]

Dude, second best option.

[Tara]

No, he's the only one I clicked with.

[Brooke]

Honestly, all or nothing here.

[Jeffrey]

Not good when you have 20 guys.

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[Jeffrey]

It's just one in 20.

[Brooke]

Well, let's call this guy and we'll see if he picks up. Good luck to me. Here we go.

Good luck to you.

Yeah. To get through Just to say his name.

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[Jeff]

Hello?

[Brooke]

Hey, is this Lol?

[Jeff]

Yeah, speaking.

[Brooke]

Good job, Jeff. I did it. Okay, so you are Lol and we are a radio show.

[Jeffrey]

Hey, Lol.

[Tara]

Hey.

[Brooke]

We're called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

What's up?

[Jeff]

Yeah, I know you guys. What's up.

[Brooke]

Oh, you do?

[Jeffrey]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Well, welcome onto our show here. We're doing a second date update today.

[Randall]

Oh.

[Jeff]

Oh, okay.

[Brooke]

Yeah, that's a good thing. You know that somebody's trying to get a hold of you and you're not calling them back.

[Jeff]

Yeah, I guess I'm just thinking about it.

[Randall]

All right.

[Jeffrey]

This would be so crazy to get like you're just trying to process everything that makes sense.

[Brooke]

It's a weird call.

Don't hurt yourself thinking. We'll just tell you who it is. Her name is Tara.

[Jeff]

Oh, yeah. Okay.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, you guys had a. Well, that's okay.

[Brooke]

I feel like the smile left his voice when I said that.

Excited doesn't sound sad.

[Jeffrey]

I mean, he only had like a 15, 20 minute date. Like, it's not like you guys had a big, long connection.

[Jeff]

Well, I mean, there was some talking, I guess you could say beforehand, but yeah, you're right. More or less. What does she want to know?

[Brooke]

Well, basically, she wants to know why she hasn't seen you again.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

Oh, well, I mean, I don't know what to say to her.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, really?

[Randall]

To be honest,

[Brooke]

you guys have good chemistry. Like, easy to talk to.

[Jeff]

No, I mean, she. She Was definitely cool. It's just. I guess you could tell her I know about everything. That would be a way to put it.

[Jeffrey]

Wait, wait, wait.

[Brooke]

What do you mean?

[Tara]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

No, no, no. Let him explain. What do you mean you know about everything? What do you know about.

[Jeff]

I mean, I know. I know about the speed dating or the. The whatever.

[Jeffrey]

How'd you find out?

[Brooke]

Oh, no.

[Jeff]

Terrorist friends told me.

[Brooke]

What?

Why would they do that?

[Jeffrey]

How do you know Tara's friends?

[Jeff]

I mean, she texted me. I mean, it's. It's weird. Like, apparently she's been texting me kind of the whole time.

[Jeffrey]

Wait, who. Who's she?

[Jeff]

Tara's friend was texting me in advance of us meeting up for this coffee date thing.

[Tara]

Why?

[Ashton]

She said her friend had.

[Jeff]

She set up the date. That's the point. Like, okay, it's like a half catfish thing. Like, I met the real Tara in person, but the person who I was was texting and emailing back and forth with somebody totally different.

[Jeffrey]

So. Wait, but how did you know it wasn't the real Tara that you were texting with?

[Jeff]

Well, because Tara's friend told me after the date.

[Brooke]

Oh, that's not a good.

She just came out and was like, hey, by the way, I was the one that reached out to you, not Tara.

[Ashton]

You have to be two different phone numbers.

[Jeff]

No, it was stranger than that. It was more like, hey, guess what? Tara liked you the most. Which was confusing because I didn't know who was texting me at first. And then we got into it. I found out that there was 20 guys, 25 people, speed dating thing.

[Brooke]

Oh, my God. She told you the whole thing?

[Jeffrey]

So what are you saying? You like Tara's friend, or you're freaked out about the speed dating sitch?

[Jeff]

I mean, the speed dating thing, whatever. There's weirder things that happen in life.

[Brooke]

And you, you were the best guy out of all 20 guys, so you should feel good about it. If anything, lead with that now that he knows.

[Jeff]

I mean, sure, I get that, but, I mean, that's not really how I think of it. It's more just the deceitful nature of it.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, but you wouldn't have showed up if she said, hey, I'm going to try to line up 25 dates. You want to be one to 25?

[Jeff]

Probably not.

[Brooke]

No, she got you there.

[Jeff]

I mean, yeah, sure. I don't know anybody who would say yes to that.

[Brooke]

Okay, good point.

[Jeffrey]

That's what dating is. I mean, sure, she would have gone on 25 dates in a month, and you would have been okay with that, but just because she did it in an afternoon, it's like the timeline.

[Jeff]

Okay, no, no, no.

[Randall]

That's not what I mean.

[Jeff]

It's more. Okay, look, to put it in simplest terms, I like the.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, okay.

[Ashton]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

That's the real stuff right there.

[Jeff]

I mean, Tara was fine. Tara's a good person. Whatever. Like, nothing against Tara. It's just she's not the one I thought I was talking to and.

[Brooke]

But you don't even know.

[Randall]

What.

[Brooke]

We don't even know what Tara's friend looks like. Right?

[Jeff]

I mean, no, but I'd still take somebody I haven't met in person who's at least admitting they are who they are.

[Brooke]

Some type of guy that likes women for their personalities. What?

What the heck?

[Jeffrey]

Jeffrey's like, loser.

[Brooke]

What is going on with you?

Lord.

[Jeffrey]

Really nice. Lol. But I don't think that Tara's gonna like that.

[Brooke]

Yeah, because if you listen, then you know that Tara's on the other line right now hearing this whole thing.

The real terror.

[Jeff]

Oh, yeah, right.

[Brooke]

I don't know if she's gonna be laughing, though, Terry.

[Tara]

There.

[Ashton]

Yikes.

[Tara]

Yeah, I'm here. And I'm just so confused because we had such a great connection when we met in person.

[Brooke]

Yeah. What about your. Your friend, though, going behind your back and revealing the whole plan to him?

The heck?

[Tara]

That's messed up. I'm definitely gonna talk to her about that. But, like, she's not interested in you like that. Like you were.

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It was for me.

[Tara]

What did she say then?

[Jeff]

Just that she'd like to see me for real. That's all.

[Brooke]

Oh, my gosh.

So this is cut and tear out of it.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah.

[Tara]

I just don't believe it.

[Ashton]

You don't?

[Tara]

I felt like we really connected. I'm just shocked.

[Jeff]

I mean, you're a very nice person. Don't get me wrong. It's just the heart wants what it wants. Something like that.

[Brooke]

Oh, my God. I guess.

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Mumble.

[Ashton]

Mumble. Whatever.

[Jeffrey]

I gotta say, I'm gonna paraphrase here.

[Brooke]

Yeah, I guess it's just the highs and the lulls of the dating world.

[Jeffrey]

You like his name now, don't you?

[Kelpen]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

That was a low point in your career.

[Brooke]

That really was.

Yeah.

[Jeff]

So now that we've reached, I'm gonna use that, though. I'm definitely gonna use that.

[Brooke]

Feel free to use it, terrorist friend, because we're supposed to offer to send you and Tara out on another date.

[Jeffrey]

I mean, you can at least give Tara one more try. You only had 15 to 20 minutes with her. You haven't even met the friend in person.

[Brooke]

But if Tara goes out with him, that's gonna make her friend upset.

[Jeff]

Look, the bottom line is, at the end of the day, I had a stronger connection with the roommate who I was talking to for what, like a week and a half? Two weeks? Tara. I was like. It was 15 minutes. It was basically hello, goodbye. Goodbye. I mean, it's just that simple. I'd rather date her.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, I hope that's okay, Tara. I mean, your girlfriend was an amazing wing woman. Like, that's a lot of work.

[Ashton]

She honestly should get a reward for that.

[Brooke]

So the wing woman ended up taking over the whole plane, though, so.

[Jeffrey]

Well, now we're wing women in her. Like, now it's like, back and forth. You know, you wing the wing and

[Brooke]

there's too many wings.

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[Brooke]

There's literally no one in the cockpit at this point.

So I guess we need to get a answer from you.

[Tara]

Lol.

[Brooke]

Yes or no on dating Tara one more time. And we would pay for it if you met up with her. With her again.

[Jeff]

I just feel like it would be disingenuous. I'm gonna say no.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, wow. But you'll see him at your apartment this weekend, it sounds like.

[Brooke]

Oh, God.

[Jeffrey]

Not with you.

[Kelpen]

No.

[Jeffrey]

You okay?

[Tara]

Yeah, I'm okay. I'm just upset.

[Ashton]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Tara, we're sorry. I know you probably feel really, really bad about how this ended, but at least that joke that I said earlier was really, really funny.

Yeah.

[Randall]

Remember it?

[Brooke]

That'll keep you laughing for like a month.

[Jeffrey]

Wow.

[Brooke]

The highs and the LS of your life.

[Jeff]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

You need to repeat it.

[Brooke]

No, this is a low moment.

[Ashton]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Okay, we're ending it on.

[Tara]

I'm hanging up now.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, okay. I would too, if I wasn't. Jeffrey.

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[Brooke]

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[Jeffrey]

Awkward conversation because it sounds like the girls live together too.

[Brooke]

Yeah, I heard the word roommate.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, I did too.

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[Jeffrey]

Oh, are we still going on the math nerdy angle on all this?

[Brooke]

I don't really know, okay?

I just know it's doubly awkward for that friend situation.

[Jeffrey]

I know, but it's one of those things where it sucks in the moment. But you know, 10 years down the line when the roommate's married to Lol.

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Funny story.

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