Second Date Update PODCAST: One Star Date

you know. I read your email for a second date update, and I like your idea of a first date. We'll get into that, like I said, in a second, but first, tell us about the girl you want to call today. What's her name? Her name is Madeleine, Madeleine? All right,

and what'd you like about Madeleine? Um? Well, basically, i'd been out with a group of friends and she was like in the group of friends, we didn't really talk too much, but our mutual friend was telling me that she thought I was cute, and I thought she was pretty cute. So I got a number from the mute fool friend and texted her and a few days later we set up a date. So what you liked about her is that she liked you first. Yeah, it's a good start. It's a good start. Yeah. Yeah, your idea

for a date was interesting. How did you decide to do that? I mean, first of all, tell everybody what it is, and then how did you decide to do it? Well? I was kind of tired of just you know, the old dinner in a movie type thing. I wanted an experience, so I went and looked for the lowest rated restaurant I could find in the area on Yelp. Why that's

a terrible strategy. Well, I mean we were talking and we decided that like the traditional like nice dinners, five star restaurants, but one they're crazy expensive, but too they're kind of boring, Like you go to enough of those dates and they all kind of blend together and wanted to try something new. And yeah, anybody can try to have like a great meal and a first date, but nobody really tries to have a crappy mon I like that.

I like that idea. Yeah. I was searching and searching on Yelp for like at least an hour, and I found this like hole in a wall Italian place, like way on the outskirts of town. Like I'd never even been to this area before. But it had like one and a half stars and just no good reviews on the entire day. And did it deliver on its promise? Yeah, it really did. So what happened when you showed up

at this horrible restaurant? Well, first off, we almost didn't show up because it's like not advertised on the street at all. Like we drove past it like five or six times, just like trying to find this location. Hate that like GPS says it's right here. Yeah, Like we would pass by it and the GPS would state you're here and then stop GPS NG and so we would just have to reset that. Like, oh, it's actually literally

this dumpster that we're standing in front of this wall. Yeah, guessing since this was such a horribly rated restaurant on Yelp, there wasn't a long wait for you guys to get a table. No, we actually we walked in when we finally found the place, and there was literally nobody there. There wasn't like a host or anybody in the actual place. And eventually a guy from the back walked out, and first off, he was like really uneasy. He was like, oh, you guys are cops, Like, oh, we aren't the cop.

This is actually pretty exciting. That's great. Yeah, yeah, that's a normal question whenever you walk into a restaurant. Then he patted you down to see if you were wired. But then he was like, are you from the health department, which is kind of got us a little freaked out about whether or not this food was okay and you still decided to eat there. Well, we were committed at this point, like we've been talking about it though we had to, but we were like, no, went not from

the health department. And after that he like really perked up, and all of a a sudden he's like, oh, yeah, well come on, let let me let me get you something. But then we're sitting there and we're looking for what food we want to get, and we mentioned that it's our first date, and so he takes our menus and goes, oh, I got the perfect thing. No, that means I thought, whatever's left in the freezer from whoever has been here

in so long. Yeah, So we're sitting there for like a few minutes, was wondering what it could be, and he just comes out with a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs. Oh and that's it. That was his big surprise spaghetti, the big special thing. Apply He's like proud of the meatballs, like it's some family recipe or something like that. But they were pretty runned the mill. Oh man, So he actually sits down with us at the table. What kind of the rest of the meal is us

talking to him? That's got to be nice on your first date, getting to know this weird restaurant owner, to be socialized. More so, was she into it or was she annoyed by the end? I mean I was thinking it all in pretty good humor, and I felt like she was laughing along pretty well. But I am calling you guys, So nothing went wrong. Did you get a kiss at the end of the evening or no? You know, there wasn't really an opportunity to be very romantic, but you know, it felt like we had fun. I thought

it was worth continuing getting to know each other. But I you know, maybe I'm wrong. I guess hasn't really been responding to anything. All right, Well, we'll play a song and then come back and get your second day update. All right, All right, hang on, if you're just tuning in for today's second date update. Michael is on the phone, and today he wants to call a girl named Madeline. They actually had one of the worst first dates ever,

but on purpose it wasn't a bad thing. They decided as a joke they would find the worst rated restaurant on Yelp and go eat there, and they did and it was a really weird experience. And then they went to a dive bar after. And you can't figure out why he's not getting a call back. All right, Michael, We're about to dial her phone number. Are you ready to go? Yeah? Yeah, A bit nervous, but excited. And you thought that, like maybe the day ended up just being a little bit too much for her. I think,

So I can't imagine anything else. I'm afraid I freaked her out, but you know, I remember she was the one who first it's best interest in me. So I'm really in the dark here. Okay, you don't think maybe she got food poisoning and died. Do you die? Oh? I hope not. Well, she's not calling you back. That's my only the only thing I can think of it. She's got to be dead though. One and a half stars, not zero. Stars. Okay, yeah, I'm gonna dial her phone of her right now here we go, Michael, all right,

hello him, I speak to Madeline. Please doesn't she? Hey Madeline? How are you? This is Jewil from Brook and Jewel in the Morning. Uh. I think I made my payment this month already. Are you sure? Because I'm checking my records and I don't see a payment made. No. Yeah, I mailed it like two days ago. I'm not a bill collector or anything else. This is Jewel from Brook and Jewil in the Morning. It's a radio show. Oh you have you have some weird bills, Madeline. I'm sorry,

I get lots of weird phone calls. Um, But if you'd like to submit a payment to me, I would be more than willing to give you my information. You can send a check. No, I'm a woy too much money as it is. But what's what's up? I'm calling you today because we do a segment on a show called the Second Date Update. That's where if you go out on a date with somebody and then end up not calling them back after, they can email us to get you on the phone and find out what happened.

And Michael actually sent us an email, wondering if we could get you on the phone and ask why you're not calling him back Michael. Yeah, that's a pretty heavy sigh there, Madeline. Yeah, I'm a little frustrated with Michael at the moment. Oh really, can you tell us why? Well, it was just one of demast frustrating dates ever frustrating? Yes, fuck crating. I don't know Helen's private frustrating he said,

he said, you guys laughed, you had fun, you connected. Yeah, you know, I really didn't have the opportunity to connect with him because I was like panicking the whole time. You were panicking, Yes, why were you panicking? So I don't know what he told you. But we went to this restaurant like way on the other side of the town, which meant we were in the car for like forty five minutes each way. Okay, And I think you can tell a lot about a person by the way they drive.

And michael'sma a very good driver, like probably one of the worst drivers I have ever written with, Like not road rage, Like I don't mean that, you know, did he like what? He's just clueless behind the wheel? So wait, so he was an aggressive driver? No, No, not aggressive,

like the exact opposite. Not aggressive enough, like um like jerking on the brakes really hard, like I'm like flopping back in sports in this seat when he's breaking um Like, when we're trying to merge, he flows down instead of speeding up. I squarely like hit three cars. Yeah, I can understand why you wouldn't want to go out with him again. The people that do that are so obnoxious. You were actually having road rage while in the car

with the driver. Basically I was trying to keep myself under control, but like, you know, my foot's like pressed on the floorboard, like I'm the one driving, you know, Like, oh my god. So wait, you liked him outside of that. It's just you can't date somebody who drives like that. I mean I liked him when I first kind of

met him. We were all kind of hanging out with some friends, but it didn't really get a chance to talk to him, and so on our date, I was so preoccupied, like anxious about getting back in the car with him. For another forty five minutes after the meal was over, I couldn't think about anything else, you know, and then like I don't know, the restaurant guy sat down at the table and was talking. So, I mean, I have no idea if I like him or not anymore.

I'm just like so terrified of him. Driving makes sense. If you're gonna date somebody, you're gonna be in the car with them a lot. It doesn't make you could drive all the time. I don't think it makes sense. It doesn't like you really think it reflects who he is as a person. I don't know if he's that like clueless and unaware, what does that mean about the other areas of his life that are not as important

as good question, Madeline? And we should just ask him, because he's actually on the other line listening to this conversation and wants to talk to you. Michael, are you still there? Yeah? Still here? Oh my god. I mean, I'm genuinely sorry that you were scared, But I don't I don't get how. I mean. I was going slow, I was checking all my blind spots. I was cautious. Yeah, that was the problem, Michael. I'm going thirty miles an

hour on the highway. You're not thinking about is I'm also trying to impress you at the same time, Like my mind is on the road on my phone and trying to get to know you. It's a lot of multi cut tasking. Michael, I don't know what to tell you, okay, I mean you're how old you're supposed to be able to handle these things, like have a basic conversation and you know, drive safely. I was driving safely. I was going slow because I didn't want to freak you out.

I don't. I'm shocked the irony. Have you ever been told that you're a bad driver before? Michael, No, But I mean usually i'm driving by myself because I mean, having a lot of people, it gets pretty distracting. It sounds like you get distracted easily. I mean, yeah, I guess so. But like we were driving on New streets and there was a lot going on that night, brom I was nervous about the restaurant too, Like I think you're holding a lot of things against me that we're

just the one time situational thing. Michael. Listen, don't you remember we got to the restaurant and I'm like, okay, GPS. As we're here, I'm like pointing it out and you're like no, and I'm like, yes, it's right there. There's a parking spot and you're like, no, I think we should make the block. Oh, y'all want to be Michael. I just really never wanted to hit somebody that much in my life, right then, Okay, I wanted to get

out of the car. You know. If I had known you were getting violent in your head, then yep, I just can'tfully. The only thing Michael did wrong was drive. Yeah, but look I was in the car with him, not you. And when you're in the car for an hour and a half round trip with somebody, you's that that of a driver. You might consider taking your own life too. Okay, okay, okay, that's pretty overly dramatic in my opinion. You're not gonna take your own life because you're sitting in a passenger

seat of a car with me. Okay, okay, okay, right, all right, but I'm just trying to make a point. It was terrifying. I mean it. I'm still taking up about it still. All right, then, how about we go on on the date and you drive. That is a good solution, Yeah, Madeline, would you like to go out with Michael again for a second date. We will pay for it. Not your gas money, though, but we will

pay for it. The date. I mean, you said yourself that you were so distracted by his driving that you weren't even able to get to know who he was. That's true. Um, but I'm just thinking about like if it were to work out, you know, someday down the line, he's gonna be driving, and I just feel like, I don't know that one to sweep. I don't know if I can handle it. You, so you won't go out

with him again? In case you ever have to drive with him, Madelin, You guys could become the public transit couple. You could just do Uber everywhere you go. You could just drive literally everywhere you go. That's what I do in my relationship. Look, his driving just makes me a terrible person, apparently, and I don't want to be that person, so I just don't want to risk it. Okay, all right, wow, Okay,

that's not good. Sorry man. You know what make you feel better, Maybe go out for a long, slow drive, very slow, and just make sure you're not in my neighborhood. Okay, come on,