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July 22, 2025 11 mins

Meg went on a date with a guy who lives in her building. Everything seemed perfect—until he completely ghosted her. Now she's stuck running into him in the elevator, and things are getting awkward. What went wrong? We called him to find out... and his reason might surprise you.

 



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Speaker 1 (00:00):
First Date to follow up powered by the Advocates Injury
Attorneys online at advocatesla dot com. Meg is on the
phone today for a first date follow up and she's
getting ghosted by a guy named James. So in a
few minutes, we're gonna call him and see if I
tell us why he's ghostinger and maybe get her another date.
But first, Meg, how long has it been since you
heard from James.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
Here's the deal.

Speaker 3 (00:20):
We live in the same building, so I actually saw him. Yeah,
I know, so I see him in the elevator all
the time. So I actually saw him like this morning,
and uh, it's a little bit awkward just because of
all of this.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
So but I haven't heard, like.

Speaker 3 (00:34):
He hasn't kind of followed up by a text or phone,
which is what I was kind of waiting for, you.

Speaker 4 (00:38):
Know what I mean. Yeah, So, did you reach out
to him other than seeing him in the elevator. No.

Speaker 3 (00:45):
Well, here's so at the end of our date, which
went really well, by the way, so that's yeah, So
I was sort of expecting a call, and then this
morning when I saw him, I just kind of was like,
I have to say some things I haven't heard from him,
So I just said like, hey, you know, do you
want to go for dinner sometime, And he basically said
I'll get back to you, which I feel like is

(01:05):
a bad sign.

Speaker 1 (01:07):
Yeah, probably, Yeah.

Speaker 2 (01:10):
Exactly right.

Speaker 3 (01:12):
But it was so great, Like we went to this
trivia night that he had been telling me about because
you know, I had seen him in the elevator. We'd
make small chat all the time. I actually have a
tiny confession that I would kind of plan to be
in the elevator when he was there. But yeah, I

(01:32):
was like, oh, if I keep running into this guy,
So yeah, so I kep like running into him and
we were chatting and he had told me with this
trivia night, and then finally he asked me out, which
I was really psyched about, and we just like had
this great night.

Speaker 2 (01:46):
We even went back to his place afterwards and we
had a.

Speaker 3 (01:49):
Great night cap and I don't want to be not
PG thirteen, but we had a pretty great kick at
the end of it. So so anyway I got to
I was totally expecting to hear from him.

Speaker 2 (02:01):
So I don't know, I don't know.

Speaker 4 (02:03):
Well, did something happen, did anything actually go down on
the date that may have made it a little bit
awkward or that you felt like was a turning point.

Speaker 3 (02:11):
Well, here's obviously I have been analyzing this for days
because it's all I can even of, sir.

Speaker 2 (02:16):
So, yeah, so the only thing.

Speaker 3 (02:18):
So I started to go, Okay, maybe it was this
because like my sister, she's going through a bit of
a dad kind of breakup right now. She's a single mom,
so she's having a hard time. She did call me
a couple of times. Oh, it might have been like
three or four times when we were on the date,
and I did answer because I just knew, you know,

(02:39):
and at the time I wasn't thinking. I was like, oh,
I've got to answer. It's my sister, you know, she
needs me. But I'm kind of wondering did that kill
the vibe? And does he think I'm rude, you know,
for answering the phone so much? And then I'm like,
if heeded that to me, yeah, would I be a
little pissed. So I'm wondering if that's it, did.

Speaker 1 (02:55):
He say anything about it, or did he seem annoyed
by that?

Speaker 2 (02:58):
Okay, full disclosure.

Speaker 3 (03:00):
One of them may have come when we were kind
of making out a little bit, So I guess he
seemed a little annoyed when that got cut off, but
he didn't say anything. It was just kind of I
kind of feel like, I guess, yeah, that was kind
of the end of the night sort of thing. So
but he didn't say anything about it, Like he just
was like, Okay, you know, good night.

Speaker 4 (03:18):
Did he know who you were talking to? Like, did
he know that was your sister that was calling?

Speaker 3 (03:22):
I mean, I told him it was. But now I'm thinking, like,
did he believe me? Does he think that, you know,
I was, you know, screwing away to talk to some
other guy, Like does he think I'm in a relationship
or something like?

Speaker 2 (03:34):
Now, I'm not sure because that's what I told.

Speaker 1 (03:36):
Him, But I don't know.

Speaker 2 (03:37):
Would I be suspicious probably to be honest.

Speaker 1 (03:41):
So what was the last thing you texted him?

Speaker 2 (03:44):
The last thing?

Speaker 3 (03:44):
Oh, the last So the last thing I texted him
was had a great time, you know, thanks, thanks for
the thanks for the night, because of course he paid
for dinner and you know everything.

Speaker 2 (03:53):
So I said, thank you, I hope to see you again.

Speaker 3 (03:55):
And then that was after I left, and then I
didn't hear anything back from that, and then saw him
in the elevator this morning.

Speaker 2 (04:02):
So that's where we're at.

Speaker 1 (04:04):
That's awkward. That's an awkward elevator, right, all right, we'll
see if we can figure it out for you. Then
we'll play a song come Back, and then call him
and see if he'll tell us why is ghosting you
and maybe get you another date?

Speaker 2 (04:13):
Okay, okay, all right, thanks guys.

Speaker 1 (04:16):
Okay, we'll play a song come back, give your first
day follow up next. If you're just joining us for
today's first Day follow up. Meg is on the phone
and she's getting ghosted by a guy named James. So
we're about to call him and see if he'll tell
us why is ghosting her and maybe get her another date.
But before we do that, Meg, why don't you catch
everybody up on your situation?

Speaker 2 (04:38):
Yes?

Speaker 3 (04:38):
Okay, So I went out with this amazing guy, James,
who lives in my building. I see him all the
time in the elevator. He finally asked me out. We
had a great time, there was even some makeouts. But
it's been like, oh my god, it's been weeks now.
He has not responded to my last text, and I've
recently seen him in the elevator and.

Speaker 2 (04:56):
Basically said, hey, do you want to go for dinner sometime, and.

Speaker 3 (04:58):
He basically said I'll get back to you, which doesn't
feel positive.

Speaker 1 (05:03):
Yeah. All right, and the reason you think you might
be getting ghosted is because you kept answering your phone, right,
I did.

Speaker 3 (05:10):
My sister kept calling during the date and she's having
a tough time, so I did.

Speaker 2 (05:14):
Keep answering my phone. Well, yeah, to be honest.

Speaker 1 (05:16):
So yeah, all right, Well are you ready for us
to call him and see if I'll tell us why?

Speaker 2 (05:20):
Oh?

Speaker 1 (05:20):
God?

Speaker 2 (05:20):
Yeah, I think I'm ready. I'm nervous, but I'm ready.

Speaker 1 (05:23):
Here we go. Hi, I'm asking the James please. Yeah,
this is changed, James. How you doing?

Speaker 5 (05:41):
Man?

Speaker 1 (05:42):
My name is Jewbel. I'm calling from a radio show.
It's called The Jewbel Show.

Speaker 4 (05:45):
Hi, James, the show's here too. I'm Nina, Hi, and
I'm Victoria.

Speaker 1 (05:48):
How are you?

Speaker 6 (05:49):
Hey?

Speaker 1 (05:50):
I'm not much. Have you heard the show before ever?

Speaker 6 (05:58):
Something to do with like first day or something?

Speaker 1 (06:01):
Yes? Actually it does.

Speaker 6 (06:04):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (06:04):
We do a segment on the show it's called the
First Day follow Up to where if you go out
on a date with somebody and you up ghosting them,
they can email us to get you on the phone
and ask why. So we got an email about you
from somebody. That's why we're calling.

Speaker 5 (06:16):
Oh my god, I actually have before.

Speaker 6 (06:19):
Oh my god, Oh my god.

Speaker 1 (06:23):
Yes, we got an email about you.

Speaker 4 (06:25):
Okay, are you sing somebody?

Speaker 1 (06:27):
Yeah? You have any idea who?

Speaker 5 (06:30):
Yeah, honestly, I'm pretty sure I know what you're talking about.

Speaker 1 (06:32):
Yeah, okay, who do you think it is?

Speaker 6 (06:36):
Meg?

Speaker 4 (06:36):
Yes?

Speaker 1 (06:37):
It is Meg. She also told us she saw you
this morning in the elevator. That's awkward, man.

Speaker 5 (06:44):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yep, we did each other in the elevator.

Speaker 6 (06:48):
We live in the same building, so it's kind of
hard not to sometimes.

Speaker 1 (06:52):
Can you tell us why you're ghosting her? She said
she really liked you a lot. She's confused.

Speaker 5 (06:57):
Yeah, all right, here's a story. So I mean, yeah, honestly,
we did have a great date. I had a good time,
and you know, she's super nice, beautiful. I think we
did have some chemistry. But the real deal breaker for me,
and this.

Speaker 6 (07:14):
Might sound looks like a small thing, but it's big
to me, she let it slip.

Speaker 5 (07:18):
That she doesn't like dogs, and that is a huge
deal breaker for me.

Speaker 4 (07:23):
Do you have a dog?

Speaker 5 (07:24):
No, I don't have a dog. Right now, we're not
allowed to have dogs in our buildings. But I'm planning
on buying a house someday and I definitely.

Speaker 6 (07:33):
Am getting a dog when I have my house. I
grew up a dog. I love dogs. It's just something
I can't live without having in my life.

Speaker 4 (07:41):
I wonder what she would say, though, if you were like,
I need to have dogs. But what did she say?

Speaker 1 (07:45):
Like she say like she absolutely hated dogs.

Speaker 2 (07:47):
She just didn't like them, she's allergic to them.

Speaker 5 (07:50):
Well, she was complaining about one of her friends bogs
and just kind of complaining about.

Speaker 6 (07:55):
The smell and the mess that I make all the time.

Speaker 5 (07:59):
And it's just kind of like was like, you know,
complaining about this one dog. But then like, let it
get to the point of like, and that's because of
that I don't like.

Speaker 6 (08:08):
Dogs at all.

Speaker 1 (08:08):
I am not for me.

Speaker 6 (08:09):
It was like, well, you're gonna judge all dogs based
off this one dog that is not for me. That's
just not for me, man.

Speaker 1 (08:14):
So that's it just that she doesn't like dogs that honestly, Yeah.

Speaker 6 (08:18):
It's a huge deal breaker for me. Like you like,
sure you could, you can.

Speaker 5 (08:22):
Tolerate dogs, but I got to have a dog, and
I can't foresee myself having a future with somebody who
just can't live with a dog in their life.

Speaker 4 (08:29):
I mean, everybody's got their team. I've never met anybody
that doesn't like dogs.

Speaker 2 (08:33):
Yeah, I haven't either.

Speaker 4 (08:34):
But also I would do try to say, like Devil's Advocate,
like it could be maybe her friend just really is
bad to like, not great taking care for dogs that
like bad to say.

Speaker 5 (08:44):
I could see that, but you know, then you then
you like you got to feel some pity for that
dog and not just complain about it. You talk to
your friend, right. That's it was.

Speaker 6 (08:52):
Just a total deal breaker for me. The way. Don't
even you had to hear it.

Speaker 5 (08:55):
I don't know it's to say the things that she
was saying, because it was it was a good point
to me.

Speaker 1 (09:01):
Just ask her because she is on the phone listening
and wants to talk to you.

Speaker 3 (09:05):
Oh yeah, hi, Jane's hey, yeah, hey, I forget about
this part I I got.

Speaker 2 (09:14):
I can't believe.

Speaker 3 (09:15):
This, Like my god, and if I had like a
hundred guesses, I would never guess this is why you're
ghosting me.

Speaker 6 (09:22):
Listen. It's just like it's this is why I didn't
want to bring it up.

Speaker 5 (09:26):
It feels like a little thing to a lot of people,
but it's a big thing to me. It's a big
part of my life.

Speaker 6 (09:31):
And you know, I really did feel like.

Speaker 5 (09:33):
We had some chemistry and you know, and but just
it's a hard no for me that it's a real
deal breaker.

Speaker 2 (09:41):
But oh my god, we did. Listen, I agree.

Speaker 3 (09:43):
I think we had like amazing chemistry, including on that night,
like the build up to our first date all that stuff.

Speaker 2 (09:49):
And I guess I'm just like, okay, what if it
was like I'm.

Speaker 3 (09:53):
Okay, I could learn to be okay around dogs, like
I just wouldn't like kept them as if.

Speaker 2 (09:58):
I was around a dog, I could be okay with dogs.
If not that I think they're evil, I just don't
like them.

Speaker 3 (10:03):
They're like they I do think they're messy and there's
always dog here everywhere and like whatever.

Speaker 2 (10:07):
But I mean, does that change.

Speaker 6 (10:10):
That's what I'm talking about. This is this is what
I'm talking about. This is a no for me.

Speaker 5 (10:14):
Absolutely not Like you can't even get for a sentence
without saying something negative.

Speaker 2 (10:21):
I mean, I guess, but like it could be worse.
I just feel like there's so many worse things.

Speaker 3 (10:24):
Like it's not like I'm like a murderer or like
a stalker, like, and I would like those are real
reasons to not be with somebody.

Speaker 6 (10:32):
I just feel like I don't know someone who doesn't
like those.

Speaker 7 (10:40):
Okay, So I just feel like this is such I mean,
is that a thing like where you like, don't trust
people who don't like people say that, and I'm like,
what does that even mean?

Speaker 2 (10:47):
Like you don't trust people who don't like dogs like
or you think?

Speaker 5 (10:50):
So really don't trust people who don't like dogs? That
is a hard line. Absolutely, don't try.

Speaker 6 (10:55):
You know. I was thinking it might have been fun
for a one night stand, which is why I let
it go as far as it did. But I'm kind
of done at this point. It's a hard note for me.

Speaker 3 (11:05):
Wow, Okay, And now knowing that you were just like
hanging on for one night stand starts to make it
feel like.

Speaker 2 (11:10):
A no for me too. So that was a little
a little much to hear. So what do I and
now if this is great we live in Like, what
am I supposed to do when I see you in
the elevator? We can ignore all.

Speaker 5 (11:21):
Of this and well, I don't know, you know what
time I ride the elevator every day?

Speaker 6 (11:26):
Maybe you can avoid getting in the elevator with James.

Speaker 1 (11:29):
Would you like to go on another day with Meg?
Will pay for it?

Speaker 4 (11:32):
No?

Speaker 6 (11:32):
Thank you?

Speaker 3 (11:34):
Okay, I mean I thought yeah, if I mean we
could get together and talk it out in person and
not like this.

Speaker 5 (11:40):
No.

Speaker 6 (11:40):
Thanks, I do not want to be murdered.

Speaker 1 (11:44):
All right, Well I guess you got your answer. Meg
and James. Thank you, thank you for telling us.

Speaker 2 (11:49):
Yeah, thank you.

Speaker 6 (11:51):
I really do like the show.

Speaker 1 (11:52):
Thanks, thank you.

Speaker 6 (11:56):
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