October 27, 2025 • 10 mins
Mario is confused why Dana won't text him back after talking about planning a first date.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Ever been left waiting by the phone. It's the Fred Show. Hey, Mario,
good morning, welcome to the program.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Hey, thanks for having me. I appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
Yeah, well it's our pleasure for now. We'll see if
we still feel the same way in a few minutes.
But we're calling on Actually we're not. I'm already in
the wrong part of the script here, like I'm already
doing my spiel but we're not in part two yet.
It's just so automatic for me after all these years
of doing waiting by the phone. But Mario, tell us
about Dana, who we're going to call in just a second.
I want to know how you guys met, about any
(00:33):
dates that you've been on, and then why you think
you're being ghosted totally?
Speaker 2 (00:37):
And I actually I just have to say, like, I.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
Love your guys show, but I really never thought I
would be one of these people who's calling, you know,
and wanted to be waiting by the phone.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Yeah, nobody does, you know, Nobody thinks they're going to
add on the show. Nobody thinks they're gonna get called
from the show. But you know it, honestly, statistically it's
bound to happen at this point. But why do you
think she ghosted you?
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Okay, well, I mean I've been doing.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
Dating apps in general, and like that whole culture is
just like it's frustrating because people just go through for
zero reason.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
And that's kind of.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
What's happened here. Like I met Dana on Hinge and
you know, when we talked for a bit and I
asked for a number so we could get off the
app and you know, start planning a date, and before
we could.
Speaker 4 (01:19):
Even go, she gets stopped responding like nothing, and we
didn't even get to go out. And I have no
idea why. So I'm calling today because I want to.
I want to hopefully get an answer about you know, why,
why she just ghost to me even though we were
planning a date.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
There have been a few of these lately where the
first date never even happens. But yeah, it's too bad,
But it's just a numbers game on these things. It's
like I feel like you'll talk to someone for a
while and then if you don't jump right on it,
then they they're obviously talking to other people and so
are you, and then someone else catches their interest first.
And who knows, it could be that simple, it could
be something else but let's call her. Yeah, let's call Dana.
(01:59):
Just a second, Mario'm gonna play a song. Come back.
I'm going to ask these questions on your behalf. At
some point, you're welcome to jumping on the call. And
the hope is that maybe she got distracted or who
knows what's going on, and we can set you guys
up on another date and pay for it. That sounds
good today, Hey, Mario, Yeah, Hey, welcome back. Let's call Dana.
You guys, you met on one of the apps. You
chatted for a while, you were talking about a date.
(02:21):
You were kind of getting excited about it, getting to
know each other. However, you have not heard from her
in a while. Never the date never happens. You go
from planning a date and chatting to nothing, and you
want to know why. You're curious what happened?
Speaker 4 (02:33):
Yeah, and it's it's weird because I thought we were connecting,
you know, we got off that app, we're talking to
one another and like literally planning a date and just ghost.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Okay, So all right, well, hey, let's call Dana now
and see if we can fix this.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
Good luck, I thank you.
Speaker 5 (02:55):
Hi?
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Is this Dana?
Speaker 6 (02:58):
This is Sana.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
Hey, Dana. Good morning. My name is Fred. I'm calling
from the Fred Show, the Morning radio show, and I
have to tell you that we are on the radio
right now, and I would need your permission to continue
with a call. Is it okay if we chat for
a little while on the radio, you can hang up anytime.
Speaker 6 (03:12):
Yeah, okay, that's a laugh.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Yeah, girl, Yeah, you have a gummy this morning or something.
You seem like you're in a good mood. But that's good. No,
we're happy about that. We're calling on behalf of a
guy named Mario. We'll see if she's still giggling here
in just a second. Right, We're calling on behalf of
a guy named Mario who says that he matched with
you recently on an app. Do you remember that? Yeah,
well what happened because we talked to him for a
(03:40):
few minutes and he says that he felt like you
guys were connecting on the app and chatting and talking
about a date and then and then radio silence. So why,
oh my god, Mario.
Speaker 6 (03:52):
Okay, So basically he put in like zero Okay, he
put in like zero effort planning the date, and I
just have met too many guys at this point that
that's just like a red flag.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
What do you mean? Like he's like, let's go out.
And then there was no plan. There was no he
didn't ask you what you wanted to do, He didn't
come up with any ideas, like how did he put
in zero effort?
Speaker 5 (04:19):
Well, so basically, uh, he let me know where he lives,
and then he was like, oh, yeah, we should go
somewhere around there, which is already like okay, and so
then I thought, well, if we're going to go somewhere
around where you live, then you should pick somewhere around there,
(04:42):
right like you like, I don't know the places around there.
And he was just like.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
He did make some form of effort, but it was
it was convenient to him, isn't it. That's the problem really.
Speaker 5 (04:56):
Well yeah, but also it was just this vague like
somewhere around there, you know, And I kind of got
it and like, oh, I have this favorite place or
like he said, I am down for whatever.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
Exactly. Well, I'm a little confused because at first it
was he didn't do anything, and then it was, well,
he he did do something, but I didn't like it.
But it was half but I kind of get what
she's saying. You get what I say.
Speaker 7 (05:20):
I do too, but I god place the time is
again it asked me what I'm available. I might not
be in tell whatever, like I'm doing a hundred things,
but to give me a place, like that's the bare minimum,
Like no neighborhood. You have me working on Google overtime,
like thinking of place and looking up like I don't
want to do that, Like you're the man who asked
me out.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
No, I don't know. I mean I've definitely planned a
date and I will either meet in the middle or
go to where they are, depending on what you know
was happening. And if I'm going to your neighborhood, then
I will ask you where we should go, because you know,
because we're not doing things on your turf. So like
you know, if you ask me where should we go
on your block, well then I'll tell you. But let
me bring Mario in on this, because I guess I'm
a little confused. It's like at first it was nothing,
(05:59):
and then it was not the right thing, and then
it was I understand that what you're saying is that
there was sort of no real ambition or uh, you know,
no direction. It was kind of just like, eh, whatever, Mario.
I mean, do you think, uh yeah, do you see
it this way? Were you kind of like indifferent about
when and where and how and all that?
Speaker 3 (06:19):
But like, Dana, I don't know what you eat, I
don't know what you like to do.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
I'm just trying to make sure we wan's some place
that you like. Like that's why I wanted to make.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
Sure you had an interest in when we were doing
and you're saying, Dana that the whole thing just seemed
kind of half baked.
Speaker 5 (06:34):
Yeah, this is just like this is just lazy. Like
he could have even just been like do you like Italian?
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Like there was just like I'm down for whatever. That's
not why you give me anything?
Speaker 2 (06:49):
Why do I have to just go out of my
way like give me something to say, like you know,
like even if you told me like, oh, anything but Indian,
you know.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
That that would give me something to work. Well did
you ask that question? Did you say, hey, any favorites,
anything you don't like as we're planning this, like or
did you just say I live here like she's just
supposed to come like wait on the corner or something.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
No, I just asked, like what do you want to do?
Like where would you like to go.
Speaker 4 (07:14):
I mean I didn't want to put.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Like things on it. And then when she was.
Speaker 3 (07:18):
Kind of vague, I just said, you know, I live
around here, So I thought that would just be, you know,
give us a destination and maybe she would know that
area and she would.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
Know what's something that she likes around there. So I
just kind of wanted to I don't know, this.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
Sounds like we're all hearing this right.
Speaker 8 (07:33):
You're hearing it clear as he's laying it out himself
that he just.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
Like I mean a lack of communication, like he's he
wasn't assertive enough. But had he been too assertive, you
may not have liked that either. I definitely think he
could have asked more questions and not just been like, oh,
I live here, so now you figure it out. I
get that part well.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
I also I also want to blow up her phone.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
We haven't gone on.
Speaker 3 (07:56):
The first date yet, Like.
Speaker 2 (07:57):
It was like, where's the line here? Guys, Like, what
what am I to do?
Speaker 1 (08:00):
You guys can't both just keep tossing it to each other.
Speaker 4 (08:03):
Someone's got to be the one, you know what I mean,
who makes a decision.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Now for me, personally, I would like that to be
the dude who asked me out.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
I think it should be the asker. Yeah, I do
agree with that, but I think that he could have
asked some questions, and I think she could have. If
you really wanted to meet this guy, you maybe could
have led him a little and been like, hey, well
I do like Italian, or hey, you know, hey would
be easier if we did it on this side of
town or this part of the area, or you know whatever.
Speaker 5 (08:25):
I mean.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
I guess if you I get that you want to
be courted, But I mean, if you wanted to see him,
maybe he needs a little leading in that regard. I
don't think that's terrible if you lay down the not
the law, but if you sort of I mean, like
you can say like, hey, I'm free on this day
and I like this, and you could or if you
(08:45):
don't care, you don't want to meet him and you're
waiting for him to do everything, well, then here we are, right.
Speaker 8 (08:50):
I'm telling you right now, I have met many a
maio and this is just like, this is an indicator
of what like it would be like to try to
do anything with him.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
Okay, it would be.
Speaker 9 (09:08):
Making That's just how you are, like that you can't
wish your I don't know. I see both sides of this,
but hold on. Like I was kind of trying to
see your side here, but like she doesn't need to
be a sort of you're asking her out. I guess
if she could have helped you out a little bit,
throwing you a bone, but like something right, But then
(09:29):
you got to ask the questions too, and to use
our words. Yeah, this whole thing is so weird. There's
communication issues for sure. Look, Dana, would you like to
go out with him again? Let's say that he calls
you and he has a plan. Now, hopefully you like
the plan. But let's say he has a plan or
he asked the right questions. Maybe there's something here. Do
you want to try it? No, I don't think she
(09:50):
wanted to go out to.
Speaker 2 (09:52):
Pass.
Speaker 1 (09:53):
I don't think she even wanted to go with him.
I think that's what this really is.
Speaker 7 (09:55):
But anyway, I've never been so sure in my life
this is not a match.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
No, Frittye, I agree with you, all right. Look, Mario,
thanks for calling, data, thanks for answering. Good luck to
both of you,
Ever been left waiting by the phone. It's the Fred Show. Hey, Mario,
good morning, welcome to the program.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Hey, thanks for having me. I appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
Yeah, well it's our pleasure for now. We'll see if
we still feel the same way in a few minutes.
But we're calling on Actually we're not. I'm already in
the wrong part of the script here, like I'm already
doing my spiel but we're not in part two yet.
It's just so automatic for me after all these years
of doing waiting by the phone. But Mario, tell us
about Dana, who we're going to call in just a second.
I want to know how you guys met, about any
(00:33):
dates that you've been on, and then why you think
you're being ghosted totally?
Speaker 2 (00:37):
And I actually I just have to say, like, I.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
Love your guys show, but I really never thought I
would be one of these people who's calling, you know,
and wanted to be waiting by the phone.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Yeah, nobody does, you know, Nobody thinks they're going to
add on the show. Nobody thinks they're gonna get called
from the show. But you know it, honestly, statistically it's
bound to happen at this point. But why do you
think she ghosted you?
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Okay, well, I mean I've been doing.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
Dating apps in general, and like that whole culture is
just like it's frustrating because people just go through for
zero reason.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
And that's kind of.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
What's happened here. Like I met Dana on Hinge and
you know, when we talked for a bit and I
asked for a number so we could get off the
app and you know, start planning a date, and before
we could.
Speaker 4 (01:19):
Even go, she gets stopped responding like nothing, and we
didn't even get to go out. And I have no
idea why. So I'm calling today because I want to.
I want to hopefully get an answer about you know, why,
why she just ghost to me even though we were
planning a date.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
There have been a few of these lately where the
first date never even happens. But yeah, it's too bad,
But it's just a numbers game on these things. It's
like I feel like you'll talk to someone for a
while and then if you don't jump right on it,
then they they're obviously talking to other people and so
are you, and then someone else catches their interest first.
And who knows, it could be that simple, it could
be something else but let's call her. Yeah, let's call Dana.
(01:59):
Just a second, Mario'm gonna play a song. Come back.
I'm going to ask these questions on your behalf. At
some point, you're welcome to jumping on the call. And
the hope is that maybe she got distracted or who
knows what's going on, and we can set you guys
up on another date and pay for it. That sounds
good today, Hey, Mario, Yeah, Hey, welcome back. Let's call Dana.
You guys, you met on one of the apps. You
chatted for a while, you were talking about a date.
(02:21):
You were kind of getting excited about it, getting to
know each other. However, you have not heard from her
in a while. Never the date never happens. You go
from planning a date and chatting to nothing, and you
want to know why. You're curious what happened?
Speaker 4 (02:33):
Yeah, and it's it's weird because I thought we were connecting,
you know, we got off that app, we're talking to
one another and like literally planning a date and just ghost.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Okay, So all right, well, hey, let's call Dana now
and see if we can fix this.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
Good luck, I thank you.
Speaker 5 (02:55):
Hi?
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Is this Dana?
Speaker 6 (02:58):
This is Sana.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
Hey, Dana. Good morning. My name is Fred. I'm calling
from the Fred Show, the Morning radio show, and I
have to tell you that we are on the radio
right now, and I would need your permission to continue
with a call. Is it okay if we chat for
a little while on the radio, you can hang up anytime.
Speaker 6 (03:12):
Yeah, okay, that's a laugh.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Yeah, girl, Yeah, you have a gummy this morning or something.
You seem like you're in a good mood. But that's good. No,
we're happy about that. We're calling on behalf of a
guy named Mario. We'll see if she's still giggling here
in just a second. Right, We're calling on behalf of
a guy named Mario who says that he matched with
you recently on an app. Do you remember that? Yeah,
well what happened because we talked to him for a
(03:40):
few minutes and he says that he felt like you
guys were connecting on the app and chatting and talking
about a date and then and then radio silence. So why,
oh my god, Mario.
Speaker 6 (03:52):
Okay, So basically he put in like zero Okay, he
put in like zero effort planning the date, and I
just have met too many guys at this point that
that's just like a red flag.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
What do you mean? Like he's like, let's go out.
And then there was no plan. There was no he
didn't ask you what you wanted to do, He didn't
come up with any ideas, like how did he put
in zero effort?
Speaker 5 (04:19):
Well, so basically, uh, he let me know where he lives,
and then he was like, oh, yeah, we should go
somewhere around there, which is already like okay, and so
then I thought, well, if we're going to go somewhere
around where you live, then you should pick somewhere around there,
(04:42):
right like you like, I don't know the places around there.
And he was just like.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
He did make some form of effort, but it was
it was convenient to him, isn't it. That's the problem really.
Speaker 5 (04:56):
Well yeah, but also it was just this vague like
somewhere around there, you know, And I kind of got
it and like, oh, I have this favorite place or
like he said, I am down for whatever.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
Exactly. Well, I'm a little confused because at first it
was he didn't do anything, and then it was, well,
he he did do something, but I didn't like it.
But it was half but I kind of get what
she's saying. You get what I say.
Speaker 7 (05:20):
I do too, but I god place the time is
again it asked me what I'm available. I might not
be in tell whatever, like I'm doing a hundred things,
but to give me a place, like that's the bare minimum,
Like no neighborhood. You have me working on Google overtime,
like thinking of place and looking up like I don't
want to do that, Like you're the man who asked
me out.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
No, I don't know. I mean I've definitely planned a
date and I will either meet in the middle or
go to where they are, depending on what you know
was happening. And if I'm going to your neighborhood, then
I will ask you where we should go, because you know,
because we're not doing things on your turf. So like
you know, if you ask me where should we go
on your block, well then I'll tell you. But let
me bring Mario in on this, because I guess I'm
a little confused. It's like at first it was nothing,
(05:59):
and then it was not the right thing, and then
it was I understand that what you're saying is that
there was sort of no real ambition or uh, you know,
no direction. It was kind of just like, eh, whatever, Mario.
I mean, do you think, uh yeah, do you see
it this way? Were you kind of like indifferent about
when and where and how and all that?
Speaker 3 (06:19):
But like, Dana, I don't know what you eat, I
don't know what you like to do.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
I'm just trying to make sure we wan's some place
that you like. Like that's why I wanted to make.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
Sure you had an interest in when we were doing
and you're saying, Dana that the whole thing just seemed
kind of half baked.
Speaker 5 (06:34):
Yeah, this is just like this is just lazy. Like
he could have even just been like do you like Italian?
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Like there was just like I'm down for whatever. That's
not why you give me anything?
Speaker 2 (06:49):
Why do I have to just go out of my
way like give me something to say, like you know,
like even if you told me like, oh, anything but Indian,
you know.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
That that would give me something to work. Well did
you ask that question? Did you say, hey, any favorites,
anything you don't like as we're planning this, like or
did you just say I live here like she's just
supposed to come like wait on the corner or something.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
No, I just asked, like what do you want to do?
Like where would you like to go.
Speaker 4 (07:14):
I mean I didn't want to put.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Like things on it. And then when she was.
Speaker 3 (07:18):
Kind of vague, I just said, you know, I live
around here, So I thought that would just be, you know,
give us a destination and maybe she would know that
area and she would.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
Know what's something that she likes around there. So I
just kind of wanted to I don't know, this.
Speaker 1 (07:31):
Sounds like we're all hearing this right.
Speaker 8 (07:33):
You're hearing it clear as he's laying it out himself
that he just.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
Like I mean a lack of communication, like he's he
wasn't assertive enough. But had he been too assertive, you
may not have liked that either. I definitely think he
could have asked more questions and not just been like, oh,
I live here, so now you figure it out. I
get that part well.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
I also I also want to blow up her phone.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
We haven't gone on.
Speaker 3 (07:56):
The first date yet, Like.
Speaker 2 (07:57):
It was like, where's the line here? Guys, Like, what
what am I to do?
Speaker 1 (08:00):
You guys can't both just keep tossing it to each other.
Speaker 4 (08:03):
Someone's got to be the one, you know what I mean,
who makes a decision.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Now for me, personally, I would like that to be
the dude who asked me out.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
I think it should be the asker. Yeah, I do
agree with that, but I think that he could have
asked some questions, and I think she could have. If
you really wanted to meet this guy, you maybe could
have led him a little and been like, hey, well
I do like Italian, or hey, you know, hey would
be easier if we did it on this side of
town or this part of the area, or you know whatever.
Speaker 5 (08:25):
I mean.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
I guess if you I get that you want to
be courted, But I mean, if you wanted to see him,
maybe he needs a little leading in that regard. I
don't think that's terrible if you lay down the not
the law, but if you sort of I mean, like
you can say like, hey, I'm free on this day
and I like this, and you could or if you
(08:45):
don't care, you don't want to meet him and you're
waiting for him to do everything, well, then here we are, right.
Speaker 8 (08:50):
I'm telling you right now, I have met many a
maio and this is just like, this is an indicator
of what like it would be like to try to
do anything with him.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
Okay, it would be.
Speaker 9 (09:08):
Making That's just how you are, like that you can't
wish your I don't know. I see both sides of this,
but hold on. Like I was kind of trying to
see your side here, but like she doesn't need to
be a sort of you're asking her out. I guess
if she could have helped you out a little bit,
throwing you a bone, but like something right, But then
(09:29):
you got to ask the questions too, and to use
our words. Yeah, this whole thing is so weird. There's
communication issues for sure. Look, Dana, would you like to
go out with him again? Let's say that he calls
you and he has a plan. Now, hopefully you like
the plan. But let's say he has a plan or
he asked the right questions. Maybe there's something here. Do
you want to try it? No, I don't think she
(09:50):
wanted to go out to.
Speaker 2 (09:52):
Pass.
Speaker 1 (09:53):
I don't think she even wanted to go with him.
I think that's what this really is.
Speaker 7 (09:55):
But anyway, I've never been so sure in my life
this is not a match.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
No, Frittye, I agree with you, all right. Look, Mario,
thanks for calling, data, thanks for answering. Good luck to
both of you,
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