May 30, 2025 • 13 mins
Mike runs his mouth about the girl he once swiped left on—only to end up dating her after a coworker’s girls’ night out, a spontaneous shift, and a whole string of wild coincidences. From misjudging her on Bumble to realizing the timing might’ve been divine, this one’s all about fate, dating apps, and why real-life connections still hit harder than a swipe ever could.
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Mike (00:10):
Alright, so you ever have the ultimate it'll happen when
you're ready for it moment?
Because how many bad dates orpoor excuses of relationships
have we all had, screaming whatthe actual fuck was that?
Thinking that that person wasthe right one for you until it
crashed and left you thinkingthat you were the problem?
(00:31):
But, weirdly, in my life thingsare seeming to look up, which
is weird because, as of a fewmonths ago, shit was not going
according to plan.
And how many times have I askedif I'm actually making the
right choices and if this is thepath that I'm meant to take?
(00:51):
But I'm gonna get into thisstory and you tell me if it
doesn't answer the question ofit'll happen when you're ready.
I don't know if Field of Dreamswas just about building a
baseball field for a bunch ofghosts now, because if you build
it, they will come.
.
I'm also starting to think thatwas referring to the building
blocks in your own life thatwill allow the right things to
(01:11):
come into it.
So I'm in training at therestaurant and this is now what?
Just about a month ago now?
And I wasn't even supposed tobe on the floor that night I was
just shadowing food service.
The plan was get in, learnabout the food, and bounce.
But fate, or rather my coworkerwith a subtle matchmaking
(01:32):
ambition, had other plans.
She worked and then said thatshe was going to come back in
for a "girls' night with herfriends because her friend isn't
too sure about the guy thatshe's seeing and he's giving her
mixed signals.
And even though her friend andthis guy had plans for the next
day, her friend still wasn't toosure about the guy.
So they went out to kind of, Iguess, talk it out or whatever,
(01:54):
and naturally I'm like cool,have fun, I'm out.
After training I got a ghost ofa podcast that I got to record,
plus also, let's be real,usually I want to say like what?
60% of the time when "girlgirls night, it's always the
ugly friend who comes along.
(02:14):
I doubted that I would bemissing much, but I end up
staying much later than Ianticipated Because after my
shift I was just kind of hangingout with my co-workers and
right when I started thinkingabout dipping, my co-worker
walks in with their friend andbro, I'm fucking floored.
(02:34):
This chick had a gorgeous smile, bright eyes, total curveball.
Was not expecting that and I'msitting there like damn, maybe I
will stick around, because Igot a thing where I refuse to
get involved with co-workers butI never said their friends were
off limits, right, because thischick was just cute as hell.
So we started talking and Iasked her how she knows my
(02:58):
co-worker, what she does, andshe drops oh, I used to be a
semi-pro rock climber, but thatended after I got injured.
But I managed at a rockclimbing gym.
Once that closed, I startedworking at a cafe, which is
where I am now"And I'm like well, that explains
the body, because, JESUS, I'mtrying to be chill..
(03:19):
.
b ut internally again I'm justlike DAMN.
So I started asking about herother interests and we go back
and forth.
We end up vibing so well thatmy co-worker even was like "all
right, wow, now I feel like I'mthe one who's third wheel in
here and it's like, yeah, nooffense, fucking go to the
bathroom or something, becausenow you're not only guarding the
view, but I'm actuallyinterested in your friend.
(03:41):
Now fuck that other dude thatshe has plans with.
But I'm also not trying to betoo pushy, because what if she's
still interested in this guythat she already has plans with?
But that don't mean that shecan't be at least thinking about
me while she's out with thisguy, right?
So the next shift that I'm onwith my co-worker, I'm like, "yo
(04:02):
, how did your friend's date gothe other night?
"And she's like yeah, no, she'sdefinitely not interested.
I'm like hell, no, she wasn.
Did your friend's date go theother night?
And she's like yeah, no, she'sdef not interested?
I'm like hell, no, she wasn't,if I got the vibe on me right.
So I'm like all right, well,how about you give her my number
?
But she doesn't even have to,because who strolls in, not even
like two hours later for herfriend from the other night?
And you know what she does?
(04:23):
She leaves a receipt with hernumber on it before she leaves,
with a note that says give toMike.
And you know what?
Yeah, she should.
I can't help the fact that I'mjust adorable, but I will be
honest.
Bro, I haven't chased anythingthat fast since the last time I
did a bad tequila shot.
I haven't drank in two yearsnow almost, but I still remember
(04:47):
how Cuervo goes down and itain't great.
Fucking shuddering after thatshot like you do when you hear a
bad ex's name like, ugh.
But then we start texting.
Texting turns into calls, callsturn into dates and I'm
starting to realize like, wow,I'm actually super into this
(05:08):
chick.
But also how sneaky myco-worker was, because when my
co-worker's friend told her thatshe was on the fence with this
guy that she had her plans with,she was like you know what?
You should come in to meet thenew guy the restaurant hired-
yours truly- because I think youguys would hit it off.
And hell the fuck, yeah, we did.
But here's where it gets wild.
(05:30):
It turns out as of this pastweek, I discovered that we
almost matched on Bumble twoyears ago and you guys are all
probably thinking how the helldo you almost match on Bumble?
You either match or you don'tmatch.
Somebody didn't swipe right.
Don't get ahead of me.
Because she told me that sheactually remembers seeing me on
(05:53):
Bumble and swiped right.
And I'm like what?
So she showed me some of herphotos that she used on her
dating profile.
I'm like, oh shit, I actuallyswiped left, but in my defense
back then she had purple hair.
I saw the, she, they in the bioand the distance was low-key,
(06:14):
kind of far, because she livescloser to the restaurant that I
work at and I made assumptions.
As cute as she was, I wasthinking leftist, liberal, we're
gonna clash.
I was like, yeah, like sheprobably hates gas cars, has
crystals in her bra and would1,000% ask me what time I was
born, and I wasn't just gonnadate somebody that I knew we
(06:35):
would freaking clash right offthe bat.
And I'm gonna own it.
I totally admit that I waswrong.
It turns out that she just putthe they on there because she
was managing a male-dominatedrock climbing gym and she wanted
women and non-binary folks tofeel welcome.
It wasn't about the wholegender ideology or politics at
(06:56):
all.
She doesn't even give a damnabout politics.
It wasn't her entirepersonality, it was just
something that she did forothers.
She's actually one of the mostgrounded, level-headed people
I've ever met.
So now I'm thinking well, I waskind of an asshole for making
that assumption.
But this also highlights anotherissue with dating apps.
(07:18):
I feel like they often reducepeople to a few photos and a
brief bio, leading us to makesnap judgments based on limited
information.
These fucking platformsencourage quick decisions which
can cause us to overlookpotential connections with
people who might not look "ourtypes" from a quick glance.
(07:39):
These apps reduce complexindividuals to a few photos and
a brief bio, leading us to makesnap judgments based on limited
information.
It's so easy to forget thatbehind each profile is a real
person with depth and nuancethat a swipe can't capture.
So yeah, did I learn the lessonthat you can't really judge a
(08:04):
book by its cover 100%?
But does this also, low-key,prove that it's better to meet
someone in an organic sense thanover a fucking screen 1000%?
So you know what?
Fuck dating apps and thank Godfor bars and restaurants If you
(08:25):
just got the balls to have aconversation with someone.
Fuck dating apps and thank Godfor bars and restaurants If you
just got the balls to have aconversation with someone.
You think Gen X or generationsbefore met people through apps.
No, they met through friends,coworkers or at social places
like bars.
As a society, we have become soimmersed with hiding behind a
(08:45):
fucking screen that you can'teven say hi to someone in a bar.
But yet you'll go on platformslike gaming services or Omegle
and talk to strangers.
But, god forbid, an actualhuman being is in front of you
and it's like you forget how tohuman.
(09:06):
Oh, and the kicker.
We worked in Stamford at thesame time.
That's why she ended up swipingright on me, because she was
working in the same area as meand she saw my profile.
The last company that laid meoff was a three-minute walk to a
place that I used to go and getcoffee at every day, and at
that coffee shop some of thosepeople also worked at the gym
that she managed and herco-worker remembered me because
(09:30):
I always tipped well.
I mean, I was going to thatcoffee shop like every day.
One, because the coffee wasgood, two, because it got me out
of an office that I absolutelycouldn't stand being in.
And three, I also got to becomekind of friendly with some of
the people working there and Iwas apparently known as the good
tip guy and after this dude'sshift at the coffee place that I
(09:53):
would go to, he would then runover to the gym to go work there
and mentioned that there wdasthis dude named Mike who always
came in and tips really well,because at that that time I was
also bartending on the side.
So I knew how much a tip meantand I think it's kind of also a
thing where people in servicetry to help out other people in
service.
So, also unbeknownst to me.
(10:16):
I had already made a greatimpression on this chick well
before I even met her.
But the girl who I'm nowdating's gym that she managed
from where I worked, was like 10minutes away from each other.
So it was just weird how thereare all these little
coincidences and distanceapproximations where we never
(10:37):
actually ended up meeting untilmy first week at the restaurant.
And she actually told me theother day you know, if you just
swiped right two years ago, itwould have saved me so much
heartache after all the crazydudes that I've dated like I was
actually locked in from whenyou said hello and I told her
I'm like well, you know what,maybe we weren't supposed to
(11:00):
meet yet.
Maybe we needed to deal withour own dumb asses first,
because, given where I was atthe time and how I was feeling
after all my bad dating appdates or poor excuses of
relationships over the years, Iwas also still working out my
own bullshit and trying tofigure out what I wanted when it
came to a relationship.
So, yeah, maybe I wasn'tsupposed to swipe right two
(11:22):
years ago.
Maybe she had to deal with herown mess and I also had to try
to clean up mine.
And maybe God looked at both ofus and said Nah, not yet.
You two aren't really done withyour dumbass era.
But now I got a new job the sameweek that I met her.
I wasn't even supposed to beworking that night.
(11:43):
My coworker just happened tobring her in.
All these little weirdoverlaps, Stamford where I
worked, the coffee shop, mutualconnections.
They didn't hit back then, butthey do now.
And now I'm just glad that shewalked into that bar and I
didn't end up swiping away andwas smart enough to actually say
(12:04):
hello.
And that's the thing aboutdivine timing.
God listens.
He just doesn't always work onyour clock.
You pray and you want theanswer by Tuesday, but God's
like, bro, Tuesday?
You're not even ready.
You'll fumble this so fast it'snot even funny.
So he holds off.
And when he does move, when hestarts putting people or places
(12:26):
in your path, that's when yourealize it wasn't silence, it
was a setup, because sometimesthe answer to your prayers walk
in when you weren't evensupposed to be working.
Sorry, maybe this one was moreof a real talk than punchlines,
but if you're still here, thenmaybe you get it.
Sometimes this show is aboutjokes.
Sometimes it's just me tryingto make sense of the mess.
(12:49):
Either way, I appreciate youfor being along for the ride.
If this episode hit you oryou've got your own, we almost
didn't meet but the universesaid, nah, it's time story.
Shoot me a message atlnbemedia@ gmail.
com, or drop a comment.
Seriously, comments boost theshow way more than people
realize, even if it's just athought, a fire emoji or just
(13:09):
Mike's kind of unwell, but welike him anyway.
Yeah, still, fuck you, Kevin.
You think I forgot about you,but hey, you know what?
I can't really be mad becauseit still kind of helps.
So also thank you, Kevin.
But yeah, share the episode,follow the pod on instagram and
tiktok @theln be podcast andleave a review if you've got
time.
(13:29):
With that, I hope you all havea fantastic week and we'll catch
up next time.
Alright, so you ever have the ultimate it'll happen when
you're ready for it moment?
Because how many bad dates orpoor excuses of relationships
have we all had, screaming whatthe actual fuck was that?
Thinking that that person wasthe right one for you until it
crashed and left you thinkingthat you were the problem?
(00:31):
But, weirdly, in my life thingsare seeming to look up, which
is weird because, as of a fewmonths ago, shit was not going
according to plan.
And how many times have I askedif I'm actually making the
right choices and if this is thepath that I'm meant to take?
(00:51):
But I'm gonna get into thisstory and you tell me if it
doesn't answer the question ofit'll happen when you're ready.
I don't know if Field of Dreamswas just about building a
baseball field for a bunch ofghosts now, because if you build
it, they will come.
.
I'm also starting to think thatwas referring to the building
blocks in your own life thatwill allow the right things to
(01:11):
come into it.
So I'm in training at therestaurant and this is now what?
Just about a month ago now?
And I wasn't even supposed tobe on the floor that night I was
just shadowing food service.
The plan was get in, learnabout the food, and bounce.
But fate, or rather my coworkerwith a subtle matchmaking
(01:32):
ambition, had other plans.
She worked and then said thatshe was going to come back in
for a "girls' night with herfriends because her friend isn't
too sure about the guy thatshe's seeing and he's giving her
mixed signals.
And even though her friend andthis guy had plans for the next
day, her friend still wasn't toosure about the guy.
So they went out to kind of, Iguess, talk it out or whatever,
(01:54):
and naturally I'm like cool,have fun, I'm out.
After training I got a ghost ofa podcast that I got to record,
plus also, let's be real,usually I want to say like what?
60% of the time when "girlgirls night, it's always the
ugly friend who comes along.
(02:14):
I doubted that I would bemissing much, but I end up
staying much later than Ianticipated Because after my
shift I was just kind of hangingout with my co-workers and
right when I started thinkingabout dipping, my co-worker
walks in with their friend andbro, I'm fucking floored.
(02:34):
This chick had a gorgeous smile, bright eyes, total curveball.
Was not expecting that and I'msitting there like damn, maybe I
will stick around, because Igot a thing where I refuse to
get involved with co-workers butI never said their friends were
off limits, right, because thischick was just cute as hell.
So we started talking and Iasked her how she knows my
(02:58):
co-worker, what she does, andshe drops oh, I used to be a
semi-pro rock climber, but thatended after I got injured.
But I managed at a rockclimbing gym.
Once that closed, I startedworking at a cafe, which is
where I am now"And I'm like well, that explains
the body, because, JESUS, I'mtrying to be chill..
(03:19):
.
b ut internally again I'm justlike DAMN.
So I started asking about herother interests and we go back
and forth.
We end up vibing so well thatmy co-worker even was like "all
right, wow, now I feel like I'mthe one who's third wheel in
here and it's like, yeah, nooffense, fucking go to the
bathroom or something, becausenow you're not only guarding the
view, but I'm actuallyinterested in your friend.
(03:41):
Now fuck that other dude thatshe has plans with.
But I'm also not trying to betoo pushy, because what if she's
still interested in this guythat she already has plans with?
But that don't mean that shecan't be at least thinking about
me while she's out with thisguy, right?
So the next shift that I'm onwith my co-worker, I'm like, "yo
(04:02):
, how did your friend's date gothe other night?
"And she's like yeah, no, she'sdefinitely not interested.
I'm like hell, no, she wasn.
Did your friend's date go theother night?
And she's like yeah, no, she'sdef not interested?
I'm like hell, no, she wasn't,if I got the vibe on me right.
So I'm like all right, well,how about you give her my number
?
But she doesn't even have to,because who strolls in, not even
like two hours later for herfriend from the other night?
And you know what she does?
(04:23):
She leaves a receipt with hernumber on it before she leaves,
with a note that says give toMike.
And you know what?
Yeah, she should.
I can't help the fact that I'mjust adorable, but I will be
honest.
Bro, I haven't chased anythingthat fast since the last time I
did a bad tequila shot.
I haven't drank in two yearsnow almost, but I still remember
(04:47):
how Cuervo goes down and itain't great.
Fucking shuddering after thatshot like you do when you hear a
bad ex's name like, ugh.
But then we start texting.
Texting turns into calls, callsturn into dates and I'm
starting to realize like, wow,I'm actually super into this
(05:08):
chick.
But also how sneaky myco-worker was, because when my
co-worker's friend told her thatshe was on the fence with this
guy that she had her plans with,she was like you know what?
You should come in to meet thenew guy the restaurant hired-
yours truly- because I think youguys would hit it off.
And hell the fuck, yeah, we did.
But here's where it gets wild.
(05:30):
It turns out as of this pastweek, I discovered that we
almost matched on Bumble twoyears ago and you guys are all
probably thinking how the helldo you almost match on Bumble?
You either match or you don'tmatch.
Somebody didn't swipe right.
Don't get ahead of me.
Because she told me that sheactually remembers seeing me on
(05:53):
Bumble and swiped right.
And I'm like what?
So she showed me some of herphotos that she used on her
dating profile.
I'm like, oh shit, I actuallyswiped left, but in my defense
back then she had purple hair.
I saw the, she, they in the bioand the distance was low-key,
(06:14):
kind of far, because she livescloser to the restaurant that I
work at and I made assumptions.
As cute as she was, I wasthinking leftist, liberal, we're
gonna clash.
I was like, yeah, like sheprobably hates gas cars, has
crystals in her bra and would1,000% ask me what time I was
born, and I wasn't just gonnadate somebody that I knew we
(06:35):
would freaking clash right offthe bat.
And I'm gonna own it.
I totally admit that I waswrong.
It turns out that she just putthe they on there because she
was managing a male-dominatedrock climbing gym and she wanted
women and non-binary folks tofeel welcome.
It wasn't about the wholegender ideology or politics at
(06:56):
all.
She doesn't even give a damnabout politics.
It wasn't her entirepersonality, it was just
something that she did forothers.
She's actually one of the mostgrounded, level-headed people
I've ever met.
So now I'm thinking well, I waskind of an asshole for making
that assumption.
But this also highlights anotherissue with dating apps.
(07:18):
I feel like they often reducepeople to a few photos and a
brief bio, leading us to makesnap judgments based on limited
information.
These fucking platformsencourage quick decisions which
can cause us to overlookpotential connections with
people who might not look "ourtypes" from a quick glance.
(07:39):
These apps reduce complexindividuals to a few photos and
a brief bio, leading us to makesnap judgments based on limited
information.
It's so easy to forget thatbehind each profile is a real
person with depth and nuancethat a swipe can't capture.
So yeah, did I learn the lessonthat you can't really judge a
(08:04):
book by its cover 100%?
But does this also, low-key,prove that it's better to meet
someone in an organic sense thanover a fucking screen 1000%?
So you know what?
Fuck dating apps and thank Godfor bars and restaurants If you
(08:25):
just got the balls to have aconversation with someone.
Fuck dating apps and thank Godfor bars and restaurants If you
just got the balls to have aconversation with someone.
You think Gen X or generationsbefore met people through apps.
No, they met through friends,coworkers or at social places
like bars.
As a society, we have become soimmersed with hiding behind a
(08:45):
fucking screen that you can'teven say hi to someone in a bar.
But yet you'll go on platformslike gaming services or Omegle
and talk to strangers.
But, god forbid, an actualhuman being is in front of you
and it's like you forget how tohuman.
(09:06):
Oh, and the kicker.
We worked in Stamford at thesame time.
That's why she ended up swipingright on me, because she was
working in the same area as meand she saw my profile.
The last company that laid meoff was a three-minute walk to a
place that I used to go and getcoffee at every day, and at
that coffee shop some of thosepeople also worked at the gym
that she managed and herco-worker remembered me because
(09:30):
I always tipped well.
I mean, I was going to thatcoffee shop like every day.
One, because the coffee wasgood, two, because it got me out
of an office that I absolutelycouldn't stand being in.
And three, I also got to becomekind of friendly with some of
the people working there and Iwas apparently known as the good
tip guy and after this dude'sshift at the coffee place that I
(09:53):
would go to, he would then runover to the gym to go work there
and mentioned that there wdasthis dude named Mike who always
came in and tips really well,because at that that time I was
also bartending on the side.
So I knew how much a tip meantand I think it's kind of also a
thing where people in servicetry to help out other people in
service.
So, also unbeknownst to me.
(10:16):
I had already made a greatimpression on this chick well
before I even met her.
But the girl who I'm nowdating's gym that she managed
from where I worked, was like 10minutes away from each other.
So it was just weird how thereare all these little
coincidences and distanceapproximations where we never
(10:37):
actually ended up meeting untilmy first week at the restaurant.
And she actually told me theother day you know, if you just
swiped right two years ago, itwould have saved me so much
heartache after all the crazydudes that I've dated like I was
actually locked in from whenyou said hello and I told her
I'm like well, you know what,maybe we weren't supposed to
(11:00):
meet yet.
Maybe we needed to deal withour own dumb asses first,
because, given where I was atthe time and how I was feeling
after all my bad dating appdates or poor excuses of
relationships over the years, Iwas also still working out my
own bullshit and trying tofigure out what I wanted when it
came to a relationship.
So, yeah, maybe I wasn'tsupposed to swipe right two
(11:22):
years ago.
Maybe she had to deal with herown mess and I also had to try
to clean up mine.
And maybe God looked at both ofus and said Nah, not yet.
You two aren't really done withyour dumbass era.
But now I got a new job the sameweek that I met her.
I wasn't even supposed to beworking that night.
(11:43):
My coworker just happened tobring her in.
All these little weirdoverlaps, Stamford where I
worked, the coffee shop, mutualconnections.
They didn't hit back then, butthey do now.
And now I'm just glad that shewalked into that bar and I
didn't end up swiping away andwas smart enough to actually say
(12:04):
hello.
And that's the thing aboutdivine timing.
God listens.
He just doesn't always work onyour clock.
You pray and you want theanswer by Tuesday, but God's
like, bro, Tuesday?
You're not even ready.
You'll fumble this so fast it'snot even funny.
So he holds off.
And when he does move, when hestarts putting people or places
(12:26):
in your path, that's when yourealize it wasn't silence, it
was a setup, because sometimesthe answer to your prayers walk
in when you weren't evensupposed to be working.
Sorry, maybe this one was moreof a real talk than punchlines,
but if you're still here, thenmaybe you get it.
Sometimes this show is aboutjokes.
Sometimes it's just me tryingto make sense of the mess.
(12:49):
Either way, I appreciate youfor being along for the ride.
If this episode hit you oryou've got your own, we almost
didn't meet but the universesaid, nah, it's time story.
Shoot me a message atlnbemedia@ gmail.
com, or drop a comment.
Seriously, comments boost theshow way more than people
realize, even if it's just athought, a fire emoji or just
(13:09):
Mike's kind of unwell, but welike him anyway.
Yeah, still, fuck you, Kevin.
You think I forgot about you,but hey, you know what?
I can't really be mad becauseit still kind of helps.
So also thank you, Kevin.
But yeah, share the episode,follow the pod on instagram and
tiktok @theln be podcast andleave a review if you've got
time.
(13:29):
With that, I hope you all havea fantastic week and we'll catch
up next time.
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