Second Date Update: Singles Mixer Shocker

Summary

Podcast Summary: Brooke and Jeffrey - Second Date Update: Singles Mixer Shocker (Sept 8, 2025)

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Overview

In this episode of Second Date Update, the Brooke and Jeffrey team helps listener Trey figure out why his date with Steph, whom he met at a singles mixer, didn’t turn into a second date. The story unfolds with surprising honesty, awkward confessions, and the kind of lovable banter the show is known for. The episode navigates modern dating awkwardness, confidence, and the unexpectedly complicated world of singles events.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Singles Mixer Experience (04:24–08:21)

• The hosts chat about Trey’s preference for meeting people “offline” at singles events over dating apps.
• Trey describes his experiences at singles mixers, noting the latest event “felt like a sausage fest,” with an overabundance of men.
  • Brooke: "Sounds like whoever was producing it screwed up." (05:58)
• Trey shares a notable moment: The female event organizer tells him, “I know you’re not as attractive as some of the other guys here, but you have a great personality,” which the group finds shockingly direct and inappropriate.

2. Trey's Icebreaker & Meeting Steph (06:28–09:09)

• Trey’s go-to conversational icebreaker: "If you could have any 'young character' show, who would you want to see a young version of?"
• Steph’s answer (“Young It’s Always Sunny”) impresses both Trey and the hosts, signaling a mutual sense of humor.
  • Brooke: “Which means she's funny. She likes humor.” (09:04)

3. The First Date & Sudden Goodbye (09:09–10:39)

• Trey and Steph agree to meet a week later at a wine bar.
• The date seems to go well, but Steph abruptly ends it at the one-hour mark.
• The hosts speculate about her possible motivations—other romantic interests, a time limit, or something else.

4. The Call to Steph – The Reveal (12:54–19:40)

Getting Steph on the Line (12:54–14:57)

• Brooke and Jeffrey warmly introduce themselves and invite Steph to share her perspective.
  • Steph is hesitant, noting her explanation is “kind of embarrassing.” (14:22)

Steph’s Confession (15:00–16:53)

• Steph reveals she sometimes attends singles mixers as a paid participant to balance gender ratios when attendance is low.
  • Steph: “Sometimes they give people like 30 bucks to just show up and, like, kind of mingle with everybody. Fill it out.” (15:23)
• She clarifies she was not paid to go on the actual one-on-one date with Trey; the money was only for attending the singles mixer.

Steph’s Motivation & Emotions (16:53–18:59)

• Steph admits her decision to go on the first date was partly ego-driven but insists she genuinely liked Trey.
  • Steph: “He is really cute. He's really nice. Anyone would be lucky to go on a date with him.” (16:14)
• Her reluctance to initiate a second date stemmed from discomfort about having to explain her paid participation.

Trey’s Reaction – Classy & Forgiving (17:30–19:40)

• Trey is supportive and nonjudgmental about Steph’s confession:
  • Trey: “I think whatever the love story ends up being, it doesn't matter the origins. It's more about how it ends up.” (17:47)
• Steph reiterates enjoyment of Trey’s company and admits she was overthinking the situation.

5. The Offer – A Money-Free Second Date (19:40–20:22)

• The hosts jokingly debate whether to pay for another date, but Trey wants things to “feel more organic and genuine.”
• Steph accepts another date, assuring it’s not out of pity or obligation.
  • Steph: “I think I'm gonna say yes. It's not like a pity yes or anything. Like I really would like to see [Trey] again.” (19:52)

6. Closing Banter & Reflections (20:22–22:34)

• Brooke and Jeffrey riff on how the couple’s story would make a unique wedding toast.
  • Jeffrey: “Isn't this the plot to Pretty Woman?...Especially with guys as classically unattractive as he was. Allegedly.” (22:34)
• The team celebrates the honest and positive resolution.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Icebreaker Question:
  • Trey: “If you could have any young character show, who would you want to see a young version of?” (06:35)
  • Steph’s answer: “Young It’s Always Sunny.” (08:49)
• Organizer's Brutal Honesty:
  • Trey: “The host...had this, like, very weird, backhanded comment of, ‘I know you’re not as attractive as some of the other guys here.’” (07:47)
• On Paid Participation:
  • Steph: “Sometimes they give people like 30 bucks to just show up and, like, kind of mingle.” (15:23)
• Trey’s Maturity:
  • “I think whatever the love story ends up being, it doesn’t matter the origins. It’s more about how it ends up.” (17:47)
• Steph’s Sincerity:
  • “It's not like a pity yes or anything. Like I really would like to see [Trey] again.” (19:52)
• Wedding Toast Banter:
  • Jeffrey: “My friend paid me to meet him—and then I fell in love.” (22:26)
  • Brooke: “It's perfect because it's funny. A little self-deprecating.” (22:30)

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Important Timestamps

• 03:06 – Start of show, banter about prior episodes
• 04:24 – Introduction to Trey's singles mixer experience
• 07:47 – Organizer’s backhanded comment
• 08:49 – Trey connects with Steph, icebreaker question
• 09:16 – Wine bar first date, abrupt ending
• 12:54 – Calling Steph
• 15:00 – Steph reveals she was paid to attend
• 17:30 – Trey responds positively to Steph’s confession
• 19:40 – The offer (or non-offer) of a paid second date
• 20:22 – Steph accepts another date
• 22:26 – Closing banter, “Pretty Woman” joke and wedding toast riff

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Tone & Style

Light-hearted, honest, witty, and gently self-deprecating. The hosts mix humor with genuine support for the daters, fostering a nonjudgmental space for awkward truths and relationship misadventures.

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Takeaway

A seemingly awkward start involving a paid singles mixer unfolds into an authentic human connection. The episode illustrates that love stories can have unconventional beginnings—and what matters most is honesty, openness, and chemistry, not how you met. Listeners are left rooting for Trey and Steph’s next chapter.

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Transcript

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[Brooke]

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[Trey/Steph]

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[Brooke]

Hey, it's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. And you found our second date feed. Wow, it feels weird saying this. Normally Brooke would be doing this, but she's out there on the phone with her kids.

[Jeffrey]

She's crying. Let's be real.

[Brooke]

She's crying happy tears. I think. I don't know. Her daughter started middle school and it's been waterworks every day here.

[Jeffrey]

So it's been a big emotional wreck.

[Brooke]

Yeah. But she's there. And I have not stopped reading your guys's comments from the second date. Even though it was on Friday. The Euro date. Jose. Yeah, with Norwegian style dating, dude.

[Jeffrey]

Which I need to adapt and adopt. I mean because I didn't know idea this existed, you know, I don't know.

[Brooke]

That it does exist. I counted it like 10 Norwegian listeners commented that this girl has been scammed. But you know, that's okay.

[Jeffrey]

That's actually almost funnier.

[Brooke]

I know. I love it. So if you haven't listened to Friday 2nd date, go back and do that.

[Jeffrey]

Oh no. And if you're from Norway, help. I think we have enough. Norwegians haven't confirmed.

[Brooke]

Yeah, they have confirmed.

[Jeffrey]

It's not real, but that's okay.

[Brooke]

Let her live her life that way. Sure, she seems happy. And today a guy says he has the best icebreaker you'll ever hear. Icebreaker questions. So let us know if it would work on you in the comments or what your answer would be to it.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

All right. And here's your second.

[Jeffrey]

Why would you do the Norwegian style?

[Brooke]

Just get right back to Norway. All right, your brand new second date starts now.

[Jeffrey]

Second date update. We obviously have heard about people meeting on dating apps.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Or during activities like a run club or hopscotch karaoke classes.

[Brooke]

You do it all at the same time.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, it's really fun, really challenging, but kind of a more old school thing that's been around and it's making its way back again is singles events.

[Brooke]

Oh yeah. You know, I've been really into Love on the Spectrum, the show. And they do all sorts of speed dating on that Show.

[Jeffrey]

Cute. And you are doing the singles events, too, right?

[Brooke]

No.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, no. Okay. But apparently they are still a thing because one of our listeners went to one recently, and he needs our help today. His name is Trey. So, Trey, hey, thanks for emailing in. Welcome to the show.

[Trey/Steph]

Hey, guys. Thank you so much for having me.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, well, thank you for thanking us for having you.

[Brooke]

Was this. Was this the first, like, singles mingle or whatever they called it that you've ever done?

[Trey/Steph]

No. So I've actually been to a couple of them. I am really anti, like, the dating apps, and I'm much more on making, like, a human connection.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

And it's way harder to lie about yourself when you're meeting people in person. You can still pull it off, trust me. But it's harder. What do you mean? I'm not six feet. I'm sitting right in front of you. Okay, so how did it go?

[Trey/Steph]

So the last one I went to, it was a little weirder because there's a ton of guys there, and usually it's a good, like, 5050 mix, but it was definitely more of. I guess you would traditionally call it more of a sausage fest, as it were.

[Jeffrey]

More guys reply to the emails that when they set them up than anything.

[Brooke]

Sounds like whoever was producing it screwed up, you know, because that's, like, the whole point of it. Or they held it at a sports bar. Yeah, you have to have, like, a cutesy bar.

[Jeffrey]

If it was at a sports bar, I'd be a little more excited than just, like, a regular total. I never thought about the venue playing a.

[Trey/Steph]

That.

[Jeffrey]

I mean, now you're working at a disadvantage if there's more guys than girls.

[Trey/Steph]

Yeah. I mean, it can be a little competitive, you know, which is not really, like, what you want the vibe to feel like. I don't want to be looking at the time and like, oh, I wonder if this guy's going to have a better answer than me.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Okay. Did you come in with, like, a certain question you like to ask that's intriguing and good. Combo starter.

[Trey/Steph]

Okay, I'll let you guys tell me how good of a question is. So you're familiar that we only have the young Sheldon because Big Bang Theory exists.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Trey/Steph]

If you could have any young character show, who would you want to see a young version of?

[Brooke]

Oh, yeah, great question. Like, we're getting the new Harry Potter series about young, young Harry Potter.

[Jeffrey]

What about the Cosby Show? Is that a good answer? Young, young. He's actually eating pudding because his mom gave it to him.

[Brooke]

Yeah, I Would not go with that one, Jeff.

[Trey/Steph]

Okay, my funny answer to that is young George Costanza, because then you still get a little Jerry.

[Brooke]

That is funny.

[Jeffrey]

Wow.

[Brooke]

But he somehow. He's somehow still bald.

[Jeffrey]

That sounds like a really good icebreaker. How did the mingling actually go?

[Trey/Steph]

So it didn't go great. Like I said, there was a lot of people. It was just hard to find time to get any FaceTime with everybody because everyone's just moving so quickly. And at a certain point, the host of the event came over and mentioned to me, like, hey, I really appreciate you coming out, but then had this, like, very weird, backhanded comment of, I know you're not as attractive as some of the other guys here.

[Jeffrey]

Wild organizer of the event said that to you.

[Brooke]

Was it a guy or a girl?

[Trey/Steph]

It was a girl. And she was like, I know what a great personality you have, because she's seen me at other events.

[Jeffrey]

You know, there's no defending that. But if she sees, like, a thousand daters a week and she's just being bl. She may just, in her head, have spoken out loud. Yeah. Or if she is also single, maybe she was trying to nag you a little bit. I don't think women do that. Right.

[Brooke]

I think being called ugly usually makes sense. I know. How did you get back in there after that? I. My confidence would have been deflated.

[Trey/Steph]

Yeah. It didn't feel great.

[Jeffrey]

Not to rush you through this story, but we are going to be calling somebody. You did meet a woman eventually, right?

[Trey/Steph]

Yes. So that takes me to the next part. So later in the event, a couple of other, like, girls walked in. It was late. It was nice because some of the people had already kind of matched, so I had a little bit better of an in.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Trey/Steph]

And that's when I started. Started connecting with Steph.

[Brooke]

Steph.

[Jeffrey]

Steph. Okay.

[Trey/Steph]

Yeah, she was great. We chatted for, like, 15 minutes, one on one. I asked her out. Of course I knocked out. Which young show would you want to see? Hers was Young It's Always Sunny, which I think is a perfect answer.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, my gosh. I'm baby Charlie Day.

[Brooke]

Which means she's funny.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

You know what I mean? Yeah. She likes humor.

[Jeffrey]

That's great.

[Trey/Steph]

Yeah. I mean, you guys are correct. So then we set up a date a week later. We met this, like, really cool wine bar that's near my.

[Brooke]

Oh, you did meet.

[Trey/Steph]

Okay. Yeah. I mean, had a few drinks, but right at, like, the hour mark, she was like, well, I have to go and just kind of cut it off. Which caught me off guard because I kind of was locked in for the evening. I was like, great. We hit the wine bar down the road, this really incredible taco joint that I love going to. I thought it'd be like a fun, like, whole night.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, wine and tacos. Perfect combination.

[Brooke]

Just because it was right on the hour mark. It sounds like maybe she, like, read something somewhere that's like, oh, don't let your date go more than an hour. You know what I mean? I don't know.

[Jeffrey]

I mean, my head first went to. If she's doing these speed dating events with him, maybe there's multiple other guys that she matched with and had a whole idea.

[Brooke]

Either. Jeff.

[Jeffrey]

A common thing to have, like, kind of a rotation a roster.

[Brooke]

Now you just knock them all out.

[Jeffrey]

Exactly.

[Trey/Steph]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

How long ago did that date happen?

[Trey/Steph]

That was about a week ago.

[Brooke]

All right. And you haven't heard from her at all?

[Trey/Steph]

No, she hasn't gotten back. And I'm also not someone that's going to, like, triple text someone. Like, I'm going to, you know, I give the space to respond.

[Jeffrey]

You are self aware. That is crazy on this show, dude. Yeah, that never happens. So let's come back. We're gonna call Steph for you, try and get you a second date update. In the meantime, if you like younger versions, you can go back and listen to old stuff from our podcast here. A little bit younger versions of us, Jeffrey.

[Brooke]

We're never older on the podcast, are we?

[Jeffrey]

No, we're not. But we'll do it with your second date update right after this second date update. If you're just joining us, we've been talking to Trey about his date with a woman named Steph. They met at a singles mixer where he learned Steph likes the show. It's always sunny in Philadelphia, which is why yelled, yes, sorry.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

So naturally, for their date, he took her out, not to an Irish bar, but to a wine bar. I thought you were gonna say should have been Irish. Oh, it's smart. Don't give women everything they want right up front and make them work for it.

[Brooke]

Just do a dumpster behind the.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, that would have worked justice.

[Brooke]

Always sunny to me.

[Jeffrey]

But at the one hour mark, Steph kind of called it all of a sudden, almost like she was timing the date.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

So kind of a strange end to it. And Trey, here's the deal. If we are able to get her to answer, you know, we're going to talk to her about your actual date and probably about the night you two met. So I Need to ask you. Is it totally off limits for us if it comes up to tell her about the host of the singles mixer calling you unattractive?

[Brooke]

Why in the world would we mention that?

[Jeffrey]

I'm just saying, if it comes up.

[Brooke]

The date wasn't even part of that conversation. Why would it come up then?

[Jeffrey]

Okay, yeah, I'm sure it won't. This is great.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

Brooke is worried.

[Brooke]

I don't trust Jeff. I don't either. Alexis.

[Trey/Steph]

Listen, I'm fine with bringing up. Because I'd be curious to hear what she would say in response to that comment.

[Brooke]

I don't think. You're not. You don't want it here, dude.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, you know, we're all together. We're a team on this. Let's all put our hands in on three. One, two, three. Ugly. Okay. You didn't even do it right, dude.

[Brooke]

I will say right now that there is many people out there that may not be beautiful the first meeting, but then they get more attractive the more you know them.

[Jeffrey]

God, you hear her voice. She doesn't believe that.

[Brooke]

I do believe that.

[Trey/Steph]

Yeah, you're rock bottom.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, here we go.

[Trey/Steph]

It's gonna go up.

[Jeffrey]

It's not gonna come up. I won't say it. Here we go.

[Trey/Steph]

There's a reason why you guys are my favorite ch.

[Brooke]

I hope not this entertaining.

[Jeffrey]

I guess we'll see. Okay, I'm gonna dial her number. Here we go. See if Steph answers.

[Trey/Steph]

Hello?

[Jeffrey]

Hey, is this Steph?

[Trey/Steph]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Hey.

[Jeffrey]

Wow. I'm sorry.

[Brooke]

I'm all uncomfortable.

[Trey/Steph]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

The Fonz is on the show us today.

[Brooke]

That is a reference that no one under the age of 50.

[Jeffrey]

Fine. It's fine. We're a radio show. We're called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. Steph, are you still there?

[Trey/Steph]

Yeah. Okay.

[Brooke]

Hi.

[Jeffrey]

Hey. As you can tell, we're a really fun, jokey type of show. But we do get serious a little bit with this segment that we do. It's called the Second Date Update.

[Trey/Steph]

Okay.

[Brooke]

Okay. Has not clicking.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, explain it.

[Brooke]

Maybe.

[Jeffrey]

Maybe you explain it.

[Brooke]

Oh, okay. Well, Steph, you met a great guy who you went out with and now he wants another date and you aren't calling him back.

[Trey/Steph]

Who's this guy you're talking about?

[Brooke]

I'm really bad with names and I forgot to write. All right. I forgot to write his name down.

[Jeffrey]

It's okay. Pass the baton to me. The guy's name is Trey.

[Brooke]

That's what I was going to say. Trey.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, back to Brooke.

[Brooke]

Do you remember Trey?

[Trey/Steph]

Yeah, I do. Yeah. I feel kind of bad about that one.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, you do? Oh, well, we heard about the date that you two went on to the wine bar. And from Trey's description of it, it was a really nice time. So he's a little bit just confused now that there hasn't been a second meetup, no follow up afterwards.

[Brooke]

Well, maybe that's why she feels bad. Is that why you feel bad, Steph?

[Trey/Steph]

Honestly, I don't even know if I should be, like, telling you about this because it's kind of embarrassing. I feel weird about it.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, it's embarrassing? Is it embarrassing for you or is it embarrassing for Trey?

[Trey/Steph]

I guess potentially for everyone. I don't know.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, here's the deal. Whenever we have listeners on this segment, they acknowledge that there may be some awkwardness, some difficult truths that they have to hear. And Trey just wants to know the honest reason there hasn't been a second meetup, no matter what.

[Trey/Steph]

Okay. Well, I mean, I guess I can.

[Jeffrey]

Tell you it would really help him out.

[Trey/Steph]

Yeah, basically, I'm friends with some of the people that organized these singles events.

[Brooke]

Are you kidding me?

[Trey/Steph]

This one particular night, you know, they didn't quite have enough people there. Specifically, they didn't really have a lot of women.

[Brooke]

Oh, he had actually mentioned that about the speed dating night that you guys met, that there was a lot of.

[Jeffrey]

Guys, then there was like another wave.

[Trey/Steph]

Yeah, that would be because sometimes they give people like 30 bucks to just show up and like, kind of mingle with everybody. Fill it out.

[Brooke]

Well, you went on a second date after that. That's true. You guys, that was.

[Trey/Steph]

Right.

[Jeffrey]

Were you paid to go out with him on the second date?

[Trey/Steph]

No, no, not at all. It was just the initial kind of speed dating thing with everybody. But I just kept thinking the whole time, like, this continues to go well. We're going to have to have a conversation about how I answered the picture initially. And I just feel horrible about that because I don't. I don't want him to take it the wrong way.

[Brooke]

I'm confused, though. Were you interested in him or were you not? Because it sounds like you went out to the wine bar just for an ego boost is what I'm picking up.

[Trey/Steph]

That was part of it. But I mean, he is. He's really cute. He's really nice.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Trey/Steph]

Anyone would be lucky to go on a date with him.

[Jeffrey]

Are you sure he's really cute? Like, how cute is he? Jeffrey, this is a good chance for you to tell us how cute.

[Brooke]

Okay, that's cute.

[Jeffrey]

I'll back Off.

[Trey/Steph]

He's adorable.

[Jeffrey]

So where is your head at now, Steph? Because according to him, you're not reaching out to him anymore. That sends the signal that you're not interested.

[Trey/Steph]

Well, I don't know. Sometimes I'm just really non confrontational, and I. I really, really didn't want to have that conversation where I'm like, oh, hey, I was paid to meet you.

[Jeffrey]

And so you're never gonna get into a relationship with this great guy.

[Brooke]

Bad news. We're gonna paid to go to the event.

[Jeffrey]

But initially that's how they met. Like, she was paid money to go there and meet him. And I can see how.

[Brooke]

Not him specifically just to be there.

[Jeffrey]

Sure. Anybody, but anyone finding out the person they really like was paid to meet them. That's not gonna feel good. It is cute. I hear you. That you're worried about having that conversation with him down the line somewhere. It could be awkward. The good news is we already got it out of the way.

[Brooke]

Like a band aid. Ripped it right off.

[Jeffrey]

Because he's actually on the other line listening to this right now.

[Trey/Steph]

No, no, no, no, no, no.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Trey/Steph]

Please do not say that to me.

[Jeffrey]

I can't not say that to you, because the truth is, he is.

[Trey/Steph]

Oh, my God.

[Jeffrey]

Should be at least.

[Trey/Steph]

Hey, how's it going, Steph? Trey, I'm really sorry you had to find out like this. Pretty strange. I totally understand the awkwardness of not wanting to, like, mention how you ended up at said event. Obviously, I was there as a participant, but I think whatever the love story ends up being, it doesn't matter the origins. It's more about how it ends up.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, so, Trey, you're not offended at all or put off by the fact that she was paid that night to be there?

[Trey/Steph]

Honestly not. That's kind of up to the organizer. I mean, she got bodies there. However they get there. As long as we're continuing to, like, have a conversation, and it's not all being paid to continue such conversation anything.

[Brooke]

You should be. You should feel guilty, Steph, that you took the money since you met somebody at the event.

[Jeffrey]

You know what I mean? You. You should pay him $30 to make it even. And now he knows you really like him for him, right?

[Brooke]

I was just gonna have her give the money back to the organizer. I was thinking that you owe your friend.

[Jeffrey]

You can always send it to us, too. I mean, we could always use 30 bucks. But, Steph, what do you think about what he just said there?

[Trey/Steph]

I don't know. I just. I enjoyed your company. I Enjoyed talking with you.

[Jeffrey]

That's nice.

[Trey/Steph]

I just got, like, nervous, and like I said, I was too in my head about the conversation we were going to have to have.

[Jeffrey]

But it's all out there now. Yeah. And I feel some positive momentum happening. We've got some of that awkward conversation.

[Brooke]

Out of the way, and you don't even realize it. Steph, you're really good at conversation. You gave the best answer to his TV show question out of the entire night.

[Jeffrey]

We loved it. And that's why this is going to be kind of tricky, because I want to offer to send you on another date and tell you we'd pay for it. Yeah. Then it's like I'm paying her to show up to the date.

[Brooke]

I see where we're at.

[Jeffrey]

Ben is a charity.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

I am not going to offer to pay for you guys to meet up, but we will strongly encourage you to get back together. How does that sound?

[Trey/Steph]

Honestly, I don't want this to be more confused or muddled by money being involved. I'd love for it to kind of feel more organic and genuine.

[Jeffrey]

Wow.

[Brooke]

Ours isn't money. It's more like Applebee's gift card.

[Jeffrey]

Still, though.

[Trey/Steph]

So, Steph, will you go out with me again? Can we try running it back and doing it again? Yeah. I mean, I think I'm gonna say yes. It's not like a pity yes or anything. Like I really would like to see.

[Brooke]

You know, that's kind of a backwards compliment, but we'll take it.

[Trey/Steph]

Well, I mean, this is such an odd way of going about it. It's not like I feel pressure from you or anything like that.

[Brooke]

Aww.

[Jeffrey]

Plus, it's not like she called him unattractive. Right, Jeff? Right. Exactly. This is no. Good.

[Brooke]

Good.

[Trey/Steph]

Really good.

[Jeffrey]

Nobody ever would call him that.

[Brooke]

So thank you, Jeffrey.

[Jeffrey]

Congratulations, Trey. And congratulations, Steph. You're both gonna meet up one more time, and we're not gonna pay for it. Look at Jeffrey in the morning.

[Brooke]

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[Jeffrey]

What a great wedding toast story. If it ever gets to that point.

[Brooke]

Aw, I think they're so cute.

[Jeffrey]

My friend paid me to meet it him.

[Brooke]

Yes.

[Jeffrey]

And then I fell in love.

[Brooke]

I mean, it's perfect because it's funny. A little self deprecating. Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Isn't this the plot to Pretty Woman? Yeah, right. You just don't hear that enough in wedding vows anymore. Especially with guys as classically unattractive as he was. Allegedly. What? We said not to say it during the call. Call's over.

[Brooke]

It was killing you, wasn't it?

[Jeffrey]

I did a great job and you can all thank me for not bringing it up later. Oh boy.

[Brooke]

If that's the bar.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, if you want to thank us or if you just want our help, we're available online. You can email the show, we'll call that person who's not calling you back and go check out all of our second dates. Wherever you get your podcasts at Brooke.

[Brooke]

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[Jeffrey]

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[Trey/Steph]

On FX stream on Hulu.

[Brooke]

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[Brooke]

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[Brooke]

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[Brooke]

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