September 26, 2023 • 8 mins
John goes by a nickname and Reese only knew him by that nickname. They hung out several times and were hitting it off, but he ended up asking her if she even knows his real name. She didn't, and it hurt his feelings, so now she feels like she's been firmly planted in the Friendzone. She wants to try to get out of the Friendzone after this little snafu... Can we help her do it?
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Reese, who do you like? How can we help?
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Okay, So I'm wondering if we could call up John
and try to smooth things over with them. I mean,
things were going just so well and I messed it
up repeatedly. We've been seeing each other for about two months,
and I really like him. I really feel like he
likes me. The dates have been good, kisses have had
(00:24):
you know, you know that happened, you know, no sleepovers,
but I think it was heading in that direction. So
here's the thing. We told each other our first names
when we met at the bar, and just like the
other girl on friend Zone a little bit ago, the
driveted woman, I forgot what he said. It went in
(00:45):
one ear and out the other. But I've always had
a problem with names. I'm a teacher. I meant three
hundred students every year. I think my mind has just
reached full capacity with names.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Do you have been seeing this guy and you don't
know his name? What have you been calling him?
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Callie? He has a nickname Calli. All all of his
socials are listed under under the nickname CALLI. His friends
only call him by Callie. So I couldn't figure it out.
And twice now I've randomly tried calling him what I
thought was his name, only for him to look at
me kind of sideways.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
Chris, I'm so confused.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
I'm really confused right now, I'm totally confused. How do
you know his name is John?
Speaker 2 (01:30):
Okay? Well because the last time he straight up asked
me what's my name? And I couldn't get it and
then he was like, it's John, and he was like,
you must be seeing so many other guys that you
can't keep it straight. And that was the last time
we talked.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Gosh, we just make everything so complicated. Can I ask, well,
I mean John and Kelly? Does he like CALLI Flower?
Speaker 4 (01:58):
No?
Speaker 2 (01:58):
No, no, no, like like California?
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Yeah, yeah, got you? Okay, well that's kind of what
I said. Hey, let's let's call John and let's get you.
Let's see if we get back on track. Okay, okay, ah,
here we go.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
We're gonna call Cali. We're good, call calib I don't think.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
So Califlower, California, Califlower whatever?
Speaker 1 (02:24):
Hey is this John?
Speaker 4 (02:27):
Oh? Yeah, it's Chris.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Totally.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
I'd be uh, I'd be calling from k Whattle two.
Are you ready for the for the surprise that I
have for you, sir.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
Yeah, here, I got a little time here.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Okay, Well, it won't take much.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
It involves somebody that you know on the phone with
us right now coming in to say hello, come on.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
In, Hi Hi John?
Speaker 4 (02:48):
Uh Hello, Hey, this is oh Hi Hi. Uh So
what is up? So?
Speaker 2 (03:05):
I know you probably have no interest in talking to
me right now. I kind of got that hint when
you stop texting me back.
Speaker 5 (03:12):
Oh god, yeah, I'm sorry, just being pretty busy.
Speaker 4 (03:18):
Right, sure.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Of course, the last time we spoke it didn't really
go well, and I wanted to kind of clear the air.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
Okay, okay, all right.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
I'm just calling this thing. I'm sorry again. I did
not ever mean to forget your name. I know it's John,
and I should have said something right away, but I
was a little embarrassed. I mean, who sees someone for
two months and only knows him.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
By Callie, which is your nickname? Right John?
Speaker 5 (03:52):
Right?
Speaker 4 (03:53):
I mean something's wrong with that? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (03:57):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (03:58):
Did you ask her to tell you your name?
Speaker 4 (04:02):
I asked her to tell me my name?
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Did you say what is my name? Like in the
last date or something?
Speaker 5 (04:08):
I did to see to see if she knew it,
because I had a feeling that she didn't know it,
and you know, she she she called me Mark, she
called me Derek.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
I mean, I'm going to hear that part earlier.
Speaker 5 (04:22):
I'm sorry, Oh yeah, yeah, she she she didn't.
Speaker 4 (04:26):
She doesn't know my name, like John is not that
hard to remember.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
I don't know, well, it can be for some. I mean,
we can't judge Johnny John.
Speaker 4 (04:37):
It's not like.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
I'm just trying to help her. You know, Kelly's Kelly
sounds kind of cool, you know. I mean, you must
be from California or something. I mean, I don't know
why you have that nickname, or maybe it's your last name,
but you know, whatever, the reason Reese didn't tell me
that you called them Mark and Dereck before, is that true?
Speaker 4 (04:57):
Or yeah?
Speaker 2 (04:59):
I was trying to like guess what his name was.
I just it's just really hard because, like he only
told me his name one time when we first met
at the bar. I didn't know I was going to
be like talking to him for the next couple of months.
It just kind of went in one ear and out
the other. I had been drinking, like and then I
(05:20):
was too embarrassed to just ask, so it just kind
of snowballed into like this big thing.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
It just got out of hand.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
And really the first or second data should have been, Hey, dude,
can I get your name?
Speaker 1 (05:32):
I'm so sorry.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
I mean, it's just I have about three hundred students
on my mind, That's all it is.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
So did you ever see a Derek or a Mark
while you were seeing John? No, I've only been dating him, gotcha?
So who's Derek or do you just thought his name
was Derek or Mark?
Speaker 4 (05:50):
I was just taking a shot in the okay, So there's.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
No other guys whatsoever.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Because John, she wouldn't be on the radio on Kimbell
two in the friend Zone, which is a segment that
you're in trying to make things right with you if
she wasn't telling it. In my opinion, unless she's just
which I don't sense that she's really that diabolic though.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
I think that she just feels she really screwed up.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
And I mean, that's a long time to go without
knowing somebody's name, even though I do it to my
own children and I've had them for years, not saying
that's right? Would you consider a treaty, which would be
a dinner? The station will take care of it. And
I know that we're hitting you out of the blue
with a lot of stuff here right now. But the
main thing is she's remorseful. She knows your name now,
(06:30):
and she would like to a fresh start, and we'll
get you dinner if you say yes. But don't look
at it like they're pressured into it by any means.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
I just really thought you were having a right time.
Speaker 4 (06:41):
I just will you give me an chance?
Speaker 1 (06:45):
It it's a dinner we pay for, by the.
Speaker 4 (06:50):
Way, Honestly, I don't even know.
Speaker 5 (06:52):
It's to day right now. This it's it's just a
very strange thing happen here. It's I mean all of it.
Speaker 4 (07:03):
Really. Yeah, I'm sorry, I'm gonna have to say no.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Are you serious?
Speaker 4 (07:11):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (07:13):
It just sounds like an excuse to me, Like I
I think you're probably dating other guys. You know, I'm
not going to start off a relationship questioning something like that.
I mean, you're just kind of like calling me other
names like it's John.
Speaker 4 (07:27):
It's just it's just I'm upset, you know, if if you're.
Speaker 5 (07:32):
Next day, if you might want to bring some nin
tags with you or.
Speaker 4 (07:35):
Something like you got to get well now you're just.
Speaker 3 (07:39):
Being okay, Well, we'll just leave it at that, so
I guess all right, so we'll put you down for dinner. No,
I'm kidding, we won't. Thank you both for your time.
I appreciate you, okay, thank you well, one thing of friends,
one man. You give it a shot and sometimes it
pans out and sometimes it doesn't.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
You know what I'm saying. Bam, damn bam. That's me.
Miss guys. Keep it on, can't little too
Reese, who do you like? How can we help?
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Okay, So I'm wondering if we could call up John
and try to smooth things over with them. I mean,
things were going just so well and I messed it
up repeatedly. We've been seeing each other for about two months,
and I really like him. I really feel like he
likes me. The dates have been good, kisses have had
(00:24):
you know, you know that happened, you know, no sleepovers,
but I think it was heading in that direction. So
here's the thing. We told each other our first names
when we met at the bar, and just like the
other girl on friend Zone a little bit ago, the
driveted woman, I forgot what he said. It went in
(00:45):
one ear and out the other. But I've always had
a problem with names. I'm a teacher. I meant three
hundred students every year. I think my mind has just
reached full capacity with names.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Do you have been seeing this guy and you don't
know his name? What have you been calling him?
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Callie? He has a nickname Calli. All all of his
socials are listed under under the nickname CALLI. His friends
only call him by Callie. So I couldn't figure it out.
And twice now I've randomly tried calling him what I
thought was his name, only for him to look at
me kind of sideways.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
Chris, I'm so confused.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
I'm really confused right now, I'm totally confused. How do
you know his name is John?
Speaker 2 (01:30):
Okay? Well because the last time he straight up asked
me what's my name? And I couldn't get it and
then he was like, it's John, and he was like,
you must be seeing so many other guys that you
can't keep it straight. And that was the last time
we talked.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Gosh, we just make everything so complicated. Can I ask, well,
I mean John and Kelly? Does he like CALLI Flower?
Speaker 4 (01:58):
No?
Speaker 2 (01:58):
No, no, no, like like California?
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Yeah, yeah, got you? Okay, well that's kind of what
I said. Hey, let's let's call John and let's get you.
Let's see if we get back on track. Okay, okay, ah,
here we go.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
We're gonna call Cali. We're good, call calib I don't think.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
So Califlower, California, Califlower whatever?
Speaker 1 (02:24):
Hey is this John?
Speaker 4 (02:27):
Oh? Yeah, it's Chris.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Totally.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
I'd be uh, I'd be calling from k Whattle two.
Are you ready for the for the surprise that I
have for you, sir.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
Yeah, here, I got a little time here.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Okay, Well, it won't take much.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
It involves somebody that you know on the phone with
us right now coming in to say hello, come on.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
In, Hi Hi John?
Speaker 4 (02:48):
Uh Hello, Hey, this is oh Hi Hi. Uh So
what is up? So?
Speaker 2 (03:05):
I know you probably have no interest in talking to
me right now. I kind of got that hint when
you stop texting me back.
Speaker 5 (03:12):
Oh god, yeah, I'm sorry, just being pretty busy.
Speaker 4 (03:18):
Right, sure.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Of course, the last time we spoke it didn't really
go well, and I wanted to kind of clear the air.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
Okay, okay, all right.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
I'm just calling this thing. I'm sorry again. I did
not ever mean to forget your name. I know it's John,
and I should have said something right away, but I
was a little embarrassed. I mean, who sees someone for
two months and only knows him.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
By Callie, which is your nickname? Right John?
Speaker 5 (03:52):
Right?
Speaker 4 (03:53):
I mean something's wrong with that? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (03:57):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (03:58):
Did you ask her to tell you your name?
Speaker 4 (04:02):
I asked her to tell me my name?
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Did you say what is my name? Like in the
last date or something?
Speaker 5 (04:08):
I did to see to see if she knew it,
because I had a feeling that she didn't know it,
and you know, she she she called me Mark, she
called me Derek.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
I mean, I'm going to hear that part earlier.
Speaker 5 (04:22):
I'm sorry, Oh yeah, yeah, she she she didn't.
Speaker 4 (04:26):
She doesn't know my name, like John is not that
hard to remember.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
I don't know, well, it can be for some. I mean,
we can't judge Johnny John.
Speaker 4 (04:37):
It's not like.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
I'm just trying to help her. You know, Kelly's Kelly
sounds kind of cool, you know. I mean, you must
be from California or something. I mean, I don't know
why you have that nickname, or maybe it's your last name,
but you know, whatever, the reason Reese didn't tell me
that you called them Mark and Dereck before, is that true?
Speaker 4 (04:57):
Or yeah?
Speaker 2 (04:59):
I was trying to like guess what his name was.
I just it's just really hard because, like he only
told me his name one time when we first met
at the bar. I didn't know I was going to
be like talking to him for the next couple of months.
It just kind of went in one ear and out
the other. I had been drinking, like and then I
(05:20):
was too embarrassed to just ask, so it just kind
of snowballed into like this big thing.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
It just got out of hand.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
And really the first or second data should have been, Hey, dude,
can I get your name?
Speaker 1 (05:32):
I'm so sorry.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
I mean, it's just I have about three hundred students
on my mind, That's all it is.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
So did you ever see a Derek or a Mark
while you were seeing John? No, I've only been dating him, gotcha?
So who's Derek or do you just thought his name
was Derek or Mark?
Speaker 4 (05:50):
I was just taking a shot in the okay, So there's.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
No other guys whatsoever.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Because John, she wouldn't be on the radio on Kimbell
two in the friend Zone, which is a segment that
you're in trying to make things right with you if
she wasn't telling it. In my opinion, unless she's just
which I don't sense that she's really that diabolic though.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
I think that she just feels she really screwed up.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
And I mean, that's a long time to go without
knowing somebody's name, even though I do it to my
own children and I've had them for years, not saying
that's right? Would you consider a treaty, which would be
a dinner? The station will take care of it. And
I know that we're hitting you out of the blue
with a lot of stuff here right now. But the
main thing is she's remorseful. She knows your name now,
(06:30):
and she would like to a fresh start, and we'll
get you dinner if you say yes. But don't look
at it like they're pressured into it by any means.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
I just really thought you were having a right time.
Speaker 4 (06:41):
I just will you give me an chance?
Speaker 1 (06:45):
It it's a dinner we pay for, by the.
Speaker 4 (06:50):
Way, Honestly, I don't even know.
Speaker 5 (06:52):
It's to day right now. This it's it's just a
very strange thing happen here. It's I mean all of it.
Speaker 4 (07:03):
Really. Yeah, I'm sorry, I'm gonna have to say no.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Are you serious?
Speaker 4 (07:11):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (07:13):
It just sounds like an excuse to me, Like I
I think you're probably dating other guys. You know, I'm
not going to start off a relationship questioning something like that.
I mean, you're just kind of like calling me other
names like it's John.
Speaker 4 (07:27):
It's just it's just I'm upset, you know, if if you're.
Speaker 5 (07:32):
Next day, if you might want to bring some nin
tags with you or.
Speaker 4 (07:35):
Something like you got to get well now you're just.
Speaker 3 (07:39):
Being okay, Well, we'll just leave it at that, so
I guess all right, so we'll put you down for dinner. No,
I'm kidding, we won't. Thank you both for your time.
I appreciate you, okay, thank you well, one thing of friends,
one man. You give it a shot and sometimes it
pans out and sometimes it doesn't.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
You know what I'm saying. Bam, damn bam. That's me.
Miss guys. Keep it on, can't little too
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