April 22, 2025 • 15 mins
What happens when you go on 3 dates and one person is CLEARLY wayyy more into it than the other? One of our listeners is in that exact situation and they emailed us for an Awkward Tuesday Phone Call!
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
It's awkward.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
It's Tuesday. It's awkward Tuesday phone call.
Speaker 1 (00:07):
A lot of times when we're helping out couples in
this segment, Yeah, they usually come to us around like
the six month mark in their relationship, maybe like a
year or two, and they've hit a speed bump. But
not today. One of our listeners says he's sending up
smoke signals after date number three. He's already worried already. Okay,
(00:28):
sign not necessarily the best, but we do need to
step in and try and help him out today. So
let's talk to Greg. Greg. Welcome to the show man.
How you doing?
Speaker 3 (00:37):
What's going on everyone?
Speaker 4 (00:39):
Date three?
Speaker 5 (00:40):
Man?
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Yeah, it's a lot.
Speaker 6 (00:45):
She's sketched, bro, Why don't you just drop it?
Speaker 4 (00:47):
Yeah that's my question, Jose Like, why even bother?
Speaker 3 (00:51):
I've actually been thinking about that.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
But that's on the line right now.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Okay, So no pressure on us here, obviously. What this
girl's name?
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Her name is Gianna, it's a fun name.
Speaker 4 (01:04):
Where'd you meet her online?
Speaker 1 (01:07):
Okay? And so what's the issue? I mean, three dates
to already have a problem and you reach out to
a radio show about it. It can't be good.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
I'm just in a weird situation right now, I don't
know what to do.
Speaker 5 (01:18):
Okay, A weird situation, Okay, I love weird situations.
Speaker 4 (01:22):
That means it's going to be dramatic.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
There's a lot of weird stuff. Yeah, what's happening?
Speaker 3 (01:28):
So, you know, like I said, we met online, we
went on a few dates, but out of nowhere, she
just says, hey, like I have a really big surprise
for you.
Speaker 5 (01:38):
And okay, wait before you go further, when did she
say that?
Speaker 4 (01:44):
Like via text? In person?
Speaker 3 (01:47):
This is via text?
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Okay?
Speaker 1 (01:50):
And what day of the week was It was a
Monday Wednesday.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
You know.
Speaker 4 (01:54):
It's like she says a surprise date like do you know?
Speaker 3 (01:58):
No, Like during an actor noon, She's like, hey, I
have a big surprise for you I've been working on after.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
Just three dates.
Speaker 6 (02:09):
That's adorable.
Speaker 7 (02:10):
She's handmaking something fund someone new does anything by hand
for you.
Speaker 6 (02:14):
It's so nice.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
I have no idea.
Speaker 4 (02:17):
What is Why are you scared? Why do you sound
scared of a surprise?
Speaker 6 (02:20):
You're just not like surprises.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
I was actually thinking about ghosting her pretty soon, but
she gives me like a big gift, like a big surprise.
Now I'm going to feel bad I won't be able
to do that. I'm going to feel bad.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
Why love that little parting gift for your time?
Speaker 6 (02:36):
Yeah, it's so funny you assume big.
Speaker 4 (02:38):
It could be so tiny.
Speaker 6 (02:40):
That's actually so big. She makes a good point. It
could just be like.
Speaker 4 (02:45):
Like free tickets or something.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
I found your real father.
Speaker 6 (02:52):
And that's what we have.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
On the other line, do.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
You feel like you're being guilted into staying with her?
Speaker 3 (02:58):
I'm just playing this south my mind. And let's just say,
if it is something big, I can't get rid of
her like I'm just I'm now going to be obligated.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Yeah, it's stuck.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
But what if Okay, okay, it's okay.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Good.
Speaker 5 (03:11):
Look, isn't it like what happened to people just being
direct with each other and saying, after you find out
this surprize, I'm sorry, I can't accept this.
Speaker 4 (03:18):
Yeah, it's not where I'm at in the relationship.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
We all wish we could move back to the nineteen sixties.
I think that's not how the world works anymore.
Speaker 6 (03:26):
No, but it's true.
Speaker 7 (03:27):
You can say, hey, look, I love the surprises too,
and I love presence. Why don't we save them and
we'll both give each other surprises down the road.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
This girl is so amped about giving me this gift
right now, Like, I don't know if I can dial
it back even if I tried.
Speaker 6 (03:41):
I know I'm a gift giver.
Speaker 4 (03:43):
I want to know what it is. So I'm excited too, So.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
IM Okay, so you're not you're not saying that you're
definitely gonna end it with Gianna. You just don't want
to be guilted into staying longer than you're ready to
commit to exactly. Okay, what are we doing?
Speaker 6 (03:58):
Are we asking her what the gift is? And then
we hang up if it's not good enough.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
Like that, and it sounds like he's more scared if
it's too good.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Oh, what advice specifically are you looking for?
Speaker 3 (04:10):
Listen, I just want to know what it is, like
if it's a big surprise. Yeah okay, yeah, I just
wouldn't know because if it's a big gift, And that
just kind of puts my mind in the friends that
was like, Okay, this is gonna at least be like
none of three months.
Speaker 6 (04:26):
A car, dude, then.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
You're keeping it.
Speaker 4 (04:31):
He has a boy.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
No one should be giving anyone's big gifts after.
Speaker 6 (04:35):
Three d Yeah, I mean unless you're both on the
same page.
Speaker 5 (04:38):
About it, But rather, would you rather it's like a car,
like a song she made for you know.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
We don't know if it's big. We don't know if
it's just a keychain that she had like personalized to
have his name on it, So it could be anything.
Speaker 5 (04:52):
If it's a small gift, like Jeff is suggesting, would
you continue to date her?
Speaker 4 (04:57):
Or are you gonna want to end things?
Speaker 3 (04:59):
I op it's just a crappy surprise. That way, I
could just ditch her.
Speaker 4 (05:05):
You're so sad.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
A relationship lies in the balance right now, we're gonna
find out he's.
Speaker 6 (05:12):
Doing all the talking.
Speaker 5 (05:13):
By the way, right, I reeling it's better for her
if you just ditch her, Like no.
Speaker 6 (05:16):
Because what if he ditches? He has like a monkey,
a live monkey you bought him.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
I don't think it's sad because I keep getting textas
says she's working on it, right, it's a project. Yeah,
I think she's putting time with this.
Speaker 4 (05:30):
Your own song.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
Yeah, that would be terrible. Let's let's come back.
Speaker 6 (05:36):
That would be let's make her sing it.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
We're going to come back. We'll give you a little
bit of advice on what we think you should do
before we let you call your not even girlfriend, you
fling Gianna. You find out what surprise she has planned
coming up when we do your awkward Tuesday phone call
right after this. It's awkward.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
It's Tuesday.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
It's awkward Tuesday phone call.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Everybody loves the person who blows the big surprise, and
today that's all of them. We're helping out one of
our listeners, Greg, who's been out on three dates with
a girl named Gianna, wasn't really feeling it with her.
In fact, kind of planned on ghosting, to be honest,
(06:21):
until she told him that she has been planning a
big surprise just for him.
Speaker 6 (06:26):
Oh my god.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
Greg's worried if it's really cool that he's not going
to be able to.
Speaker 5 (06:30):
Ghost because he's he's a good guy who he.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
Doesn't want to get roped into a relationship for months
and months. Nobody needs that, right.
Speaker 6 (06:40):
Alexis right?
Speaker 1 (06:43):
Good? So Greg is about to call her, but wants
our advice first on how to get Gianna to just
open up and tell him what the big surprise is
so he can just know. Jose, please share your wisdom
with Greg. What should he do here?
Speaker 3 (06:55):
Thank you?
Speaker 6 (06:56):
Jeffrey Wisdom. Well, you gotta tell her.
Speaker 7 (06:59):
I know we've been in a few dates, but I
should share something with you. Surprises give me anxiety, and
so all I would like is just a hint because
I don't want to ruin the surprise, but I do
like to ease some of my anxiety.
Speaker 4 (07:15):
Is a hinting and tell them enough the anxiety detailed.
That's what your therapist calls.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
Yeah, Greg, can you can you say that you actually
have anxiety?
Speaker 3 (07:26):
I have anxiety that I haven't broken up with her yet.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (07:29):
I mean, I do feel like anyone who calls us
is anxious.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
Channel that maybe into this phone call, Brooke, What do
you think?
Speaker 4 (07:36):
I hate ruining surprises. I love surprises.
Speaker 1 (07:39):
Unless it's your husband surprising you with a barbershop quartet
in the studio.
Speaker 6 (07:44):
You did not like that I did it.
Speaker 1 (07:46):
So that's your advice.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
I don't know.
Speaker 5 (07:47):
I guess like, if worse comes to worse, you just
lie and say that you already found out.
Speaker 4 (07:52):
Maybe she'll just tell you, oh, you know about Blaine.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
Oh that's not bad advice. What do you think, Greg?
Speaker 3 (07:59):
Yeah, I'm better off of cleaning anxiety card on this one. Okay,
I can use the other one if I get desperate enough.
Speaker 4 (08:07):
Nickel.
Speaker 5 (08:07):
For every time a man told me that, let's.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Figure out, right, is always the men's desperate option.
Speaker 5 (08:16):
I think, okay, figure it out?
Speaker 3 (08:20):
All right?
Speaker 1 (08:20):
Well, Greg, not sure if that was uplifting or not,
but we're gonna dial Gianna for you and let you
make this call. Hopefully you'll be able to figure out
what surprise she's been planning for you.
Speaker 4 (08:30):
Really excited.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
It's not for you. The surprise isn't for you. All right,
We got you, man, I'm dialing her number right now
here we go.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
All right, Hello, Gianna Craig.
Speaker 3 (08:51):
Hey, what's what's that?
Speaker 8 (08:59):
You just cause them a different number. I'm just wondering
where you're calling from.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
How are you? I'm well, I'm doing well. Listen, there's
something I wanted to talk to you about, you know,
the surprise that you you had mentioned. I've been giving
it a lot of thought and I'm so appreciative that
you you put something together. But I got it.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Yeah, you're going to love it. You're going to love it, right,
So listen.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
I know we've only been going out for you know,
a couple of times in a few weeks. There's something
I haven't told you that I think I need to share.
Speaker 9 (09:31):
Okay, listening.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
Yeah, so I suffer from severe anxiety and surprises. That
surprises are like one of one of the triggers for that.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
Yeah, no, no, yeah, oh my god.
Speaker 3 (09:53):
Unfortunately, I don't know if I can handle it. I'm good.
Speaker 9 (09:56):
Oh my god. No, like I had no clue.
Speaker 3 (10:00):
Yeah. Sometimes they give me medicine for it too.
Speaker 8 (10:04):
Only for surprises, the anxiety, or is it like just
for anything, you know, the surprises.
Speaker 3 (10:10):
Are like the big trigger.
Speaker 8 (10:12):
Yeah, oh gosh, oh my god, this is like a trigger.
Speaker 9 (10:14):
Oh yeah, I mean what do you mean? Like, I
don't know what to do. I don't know. I've never
been in a situation. I'm sorry, Greg.
Speaker 3 (10:22):
Yeah, if you could just kind of tell me a
little bit about it, what it is or hand, that
would really really help.
Speaker 9 (10:29):
Oh well, you know, I really can't say. I really
want to, but is it really.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
Going to help you?
Speaker 9 (10:36):
Are you?
Speaker 3 (10:36):
Yeah? Absolutely? It gets really bad by anxiety.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
Are you triggering now?
Speaker 3 (10:45):
I'm kind of short of breath and just.
Speaker 9 (10:50):
No, no, no, sit down, just are you sitting down?
Sit down here?
Speaker 3 (10:53):
Yeah?
Speaker 9 (10:53):
Oh good, Okay, are you ready for this?
Speaker 8 (10:57):
Because I'm going to tell you part of it.
Speaker 9 (10:59):
Are you ready?
Speaker 3 (11:00):
I'm ready?
Speaker 9 (11:02):
All right, so.
Speaker 2 (11:05):
You're gonna love it.
Speaker 8 (11:06):
I booked you at Dennis appointment.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (11:12):
Remember you tell me you haven't been in a long time,
so I booked it for you.
Speaker 3 (11:21):
Wow, I know.
Speaker 8 (11:22):
Okay, I'll tell you a little bit more. I also
I also got you a dermatologist because I wanted to
do like everything at one time, like the mouth and
old face.
Speaker 9 (11:36):
Everything facial just because you did all that.
Speaker 8 (11:40):
Yeah, I'm actually trying to get you an appointment for
TSA pre check too.
Speaker 2 (11:46):
Yep.
Speaker 6 (11:53):
Also made you a tax appointment for next year.
Speaker 4 (11:56):
I actually thought it was an insult until we got
to the TSA pre check.
Speaker 8 (11:59):
Same same, Wait, wait, what is happening?
Speaker 3 (12:02):
Who are these people?
Speaker 1 (12:05):
Wait? These people are an entire radio show called Brook
and Jeffrey in the Morning.
Speaker 7 (12:10):
We're his surprise therapist there for support surprises.
Speaker 9 (12:16):
Are you kidding me?
Speaker 8 (12:17):
Yeah?
Speaker 6 (12:17):
I am?
Speaker 2 (12:19):
What is going on? Greg?
Speaker 9 (12:20):
What is going on?
Speaker 3 (12:22):
Yeah? So these people are really smart and they kind of.
Speaker 7 (12:25):
Okay, hold on, let him cook.
Speaker 3 (12:30):
They kind of helped me with like tough decisions. Yeah.
I kind of brought them into kind of help me out.
Speaker 8 (12:36):
So were you lying about the anxiety for surprises or something.
Why why why do they need to help you out?
Speaker 3 (12:43):
No, No, I wasn't lying. I get super nervous about
stuff like this.
Speaker 9 (12:49):
So do you like the surprise?
Speaker 3 (12:51):
You know what?
Speaker 9 (12:51):
I like it?
Speaker 3 (12:52):
Actually, no one's ever done anything like that for me before.
Speaker 7 (12:57):
It was.
Speaker 8 (12:59):
Well, yeah, you seem like more the creative type, right,
and I'm definitely like more buttoned up. So I thought
I would come in help you get a little structure,
do some things that I heard you talking about, and
give you an act of service.
Speaker 6 (13:11):
Wow, like riving a bit like practical.
Speaker 1 (13:14):
I mean, Greg, that's probably not what you were expecting
at all. That is actually kind of a big surprise
that she cares enough about you to like set up
all this important stuff in your life. I don't know
how how do you feel about it?
Speaker 6 (13:25):
We having to make their own appointments?
Speaker 3 (13:27):
No, listen, here's the honest truth. I'm kind of into it.
I think that's amazing and it's.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
It takes a lot off of his plate now that
he doesn't have to do it himself.
Speaker 9 (13:37):
So listen.
Speaker 8 (13:38):
I'm big o love languages, and I heard that your
love language was like acts of service and support, And
we had that conversation at our second date. So I'm
booking you appointments all over the city. You know, I'm
doing this for you, baby, like all over the city.
Speaker 1 (13:53):
Maybe people in relationships should be doing more of these
things for each other.
Speaker 4 (14:00):
You know. I mean, that's sweet that that's your active service.
But I feel like you're really encroaching on like mom territors.
Speaker 1 (14:06):
Okay, don't he love language is roadkill.
Speaker 4 (14:10):
She doesn't just be careful.
Speaker 8 (14:14):
Here's the thing is, it's not really like Mom, because
I'm not paying. I just wanted to book the appointment.
It's like he paid for dinner. He booked the dinner
gate So I thought I booked some things that I noticed.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
I mean, to me, it sounds like Brook has a
problem with other people doing things the way that they want.
Speaker 6 (14:33):
To do him Greg.
Speaker 1 (14:34):
Greg seems to like it. Greg is on board with this.
Speaker 3 (14:37):
I'm on board.
Speaker 2 (14:38):
What do you mean?
Speaker 1 (14:38):
No, he's saying he likes it.
Speaker 4 (14:39):
I know, But I'm just saying for her, it's a
slippery slope, that's all I'm saying.
Speaker 5 (14:43):
Well, if you book a cup two appointments one day,
two years down the road, you're doing all his laundry, washing,
his dishes, picking up his dirty towel.
Speaker 1 (14:51):
Okay, this is the Brooks story of what happened in.
Speaker 4 (14:55):
That is not what I'm saying a word.
Speaker 8 (15:00):
I definitely want things to be romantic between us, right,
so of course.
Speaker 1 (15:04):
Yeah, so maybe you should book a couple's massage for
the two of you.
Speaker 4 (15:08):
That is the booking that I'm talking about.
Speaker 3 (15:11):
Okay, massages give me anxiety.
Speaker 4 (15:18):
I don't think he is.
Speaker 6 (15:19):
I don't know what he's doing anymore.
Speaker 4 (15:20):
Well, I don't think he's truthful about anxiety.
Speaker 1 (15:24):
I'm just happy that we actually made this call and
the two of you have worked it out and you're
on the same page that the surprise is a good thing.
Speaker 3 (15:31):
You're going to see each other again, right I hope.
So yeah, most definitely.
Speaker 4 (15:39):
In the lobby of the dentistage.
Speaker 2 (15:40):
Yeah, it's brooking Jeffrey in the morning.
It's awkward.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
It's Tuesday. It's awkward Tuesday phone call.
Speaker 1 (00:07):
A lot of times when we're helping out couples in
this segment, Yeah, they usually come to us around like
the six month mark in their relationship, maybe like a
year or two, and they've hit a speed bump. But
not today. One of our listeners says he's sending up
smoke signals after date number three. He's already worried already. Okay,
(00:28):
sign not necessarily the best, but we do need to
step in and try and help him out today. So
let's talk to Greg. Greg. Welcome to the show man.
How you doing?
Speaker 3 (00:37):
What's going on everyone?
Speaker 4 (00:39):
Date three?
Speaker 5 (00:40):
Man?
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Yeah, it's a lot.
Speaker 6 (00:45):
She's sketched, bro, Why don't you just drop it?
Speaker 4 (00:47):
Yeah that's my question, Jose Like, why even bother?
Speaker 3 (00:51):
I've actually been thinking about that.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
But that's on the line right now.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Okay, So no pressure on us here, obviously. What this
girl's name?
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Her name is Gianna, it's a fun name.
Speaker 4 (01:04):
Where'd you meet her online?
Speaker 1 (01:07):
Okay? And so what's the issue? I mean, three dates
to already have a problem and you reach out to
a radio show about it. It can't be good.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
I'm just in a weird situation right now, I don't
know what to do.
Speaker 5 (01:18):
Okay, A weird situation, Okay, I love weird situations.
Speaker 4 (01:22):
That means it's going to be dramatic.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
There's a lot of weird stuff. Yeah, what's happening?
Speaker 3 (01:28):
So, you know, like I said, we met online, we
went on a few dates, but out of nowhere, she
just says, hey, like I have a really big surprise
for you.
Speaker 5 (01:38):
And okay, wait before you go further, when did she
say that?
Speaker 4 (01:44):
Like via text? In person?
Speaker 3 (01:47):
This is via text?
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Okay?
Speaker 1 (01:50):
And what day of the week was It was a
Monday Wednesday.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
You know.
Speaker 4 (01:54):
It's like she says a surprise date like do you know?
Speaker 3 (01:58):
No, Like during an actor noon, She's like, hey, I
have a big surprise for you I've been working on after.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
Just three dates.
Speaker 6 (02:09):
That's adorable.
Speaker 7 (02:10):
She's handmaking something fund someone new does anything by hand
for you.
Speaker 6 (02:14):
It's so nice.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
I have no idea.
Speaker 4 (02:17):
What is Why are you scared? Why do you sound
scared of a surprise?
Speaker 6 (02:20):
You're just not like surprises.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
I was actually thinking about ghosting her pretty soon, but
she gives me like a big gift, like a big surprise.
Now I'm going to feel bad I won't be able
to do that. I'm going to feel bad.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
Why love that little parting gift for your time?
Speaker 6 (02:36):
Yeah, it's so funny you assume big.
Speaker 4 (02:38):
It could be so tiny.
Speaker 6 (02:40):
That's actually so big. She makes a good point. It
could just be like.
Speaker 4 (02:45):
Like free tickets or something.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
I found your real father.
Speaker 6 (02:52):
And that's what we have.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
On the other line, do.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
You feel like you're being guilted into staying with her?
Speaker 3 (02:58):
I'm just playing this south my mind. And let's just say,
if it is something big, I can't get rid of
her like I'm just I'm now going to be obligated.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Yeah, it's stuck.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
But what if Okay, okay, it's okay.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Good.
Speaker 5 (03:11):
Look, isn't it like what happened to people just being
direct with each other and saying, after you find out
this surprize, I'm sorry, I can't accept this.
Speaker 4 (03:18):
Yeah, it's not where I'm at in the relationship.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
We all wish we could move back to the nineteen sixties.
I think that's not how the world works anymore.
Speaker 6 (03:26):
No, but it's true.
Speaker 7 (03:27):
You can say, hey, look, I love the surprises too,
and I love presence. Why don't we save them and
we'll both give each other surprises down the road.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
This girl is so amped about giving me this gift
right now, Like, I don't know if I can dial
it back even if I tried.
Speaker 6 (03:41):
I know I'm a gift giver.
Speaker 4 (03:43):
I want to know what it is. So I'm excited too, So.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
IM Okay, so you're not you're not saying that you're
definitely gonna end it with Gianna. You just don't want
to be guilted into staying longer than you're ready to
commit to exactly. Okay, what are we doing?
Speaker 6 (03:58):
Are we asking her what the gift is? And then
we hang up if it's not good enough.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
Like that, and it sounds like he's more scared if
it's too good.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Oh, what advice specifically are you looking for?
Speaker 3 (04:10):
Listen, I just want to know what it is, like
if it's a big surprise. Yeah okay, yeah, I just
wouldn't know because if it's a big gift, And that
just kind of puts my mind in the friends that
was like, Okay, this is gonna at least be like
none of three months.
Speaker 6 (04:26):
A car, dude, then.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
You're keeping it.
Speaker 4 (04:31):
He has a boy.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
No one should be giving anyone's big gifts after.
Speaker 6 (04:35):
Three d Yeah, I mean unless you're both on the
same page.
Speaker 5 (04:38):
About it, But rather, would you rather it's like a car,
like a song she made for you know.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
We don't know if it's big. We don't know if
it's just a keychain that she had like personalized to
have his name on it, So it could be anything.
Speaker 5 (04:52):
If it's a small gift, like Jeff is suggesting, would
you continue to date her?
Speaker 4 (04:57):
Or are you gonna want to end things?
Speaker 3 (04:59):
I op it's just a crappy surprise. That way, I
could just ditch her.
Speaker 4 (05:05):
You're so sad.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
A relationship lies in the balance right now, we're gonna
find out he's.
Speaker 6 (05:12):
Doing all the talking.
Speaker 5 (05:13):
By the way, right, I reeling it's better for her
if you just ditch her, Like no.
Speaker 6 (05:16):
Because what if he ditches? He has like a monkey,
a live monkey you bought him.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
I don't think it's sad because I keep getting textas
says she's working on it, right, it's a project. Yeah,
I think she's putting time with this.
Speaker 4 (05:30):
Your own song.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
Yeah, that would be terrible. Let's let's come back.
Speaker 6 (05:36):
That would be let's make her sing it.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
We're going to come back. We'll give you a little
bit of advice on what we think you should do
before we let you call your not even girlfriend, you
fling Gianna. You find out what surprise she has planned
coming up when we do your awkward Tuesday phone call
right after this. It's awkward.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
It's Tuesday.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
It's awkward Tuesday phone call.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Everybody loves the person who blows the big surprise, and
today that's all of them. We're helping out one of
our listeners, Greg, who's been out on three dates with
a girl named Gianna, wasn't really feeling it with her.
In fact, kind of planned on ghosting, to be honest,
(06:21):
until she told him that she has been planning a
big surprise just for him.
Speaker 6 (06:26):
Oh my god.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
Greg's worried if it's really cool that he's not going
to be able to.
Speaker 5 (06:30):
Ghost because he's he's a good guy who he.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
Doesn't want to get roped into a relationship for months
and months. Nobody needs that, right.
Speaker 6 (06:40):
Alexis right?
Speaker 1 (06:43):
Good? So Greg is about to call her, but wants
our advice first on how to get Gianna to just
open up and tell him what the big surprise is
so he can just know. Jose, please share your wisdom
with Greg. What should he do here?
Speaker 3 (06:55):
Thank you?
Speaker 6 (06:56):
Jeffrey Wisdom. Well, you gotta tell her.
Speaker 7 (06:59):
I know we've been in a few dates, but I
should share something with you. Surprises give me anxiety, and
so all I would like is just a hint because
I don't want to ruin the surprise, but I do
like to ease some of my anxiety.
Speaker 4 (07:15):
Is a hinting and tell them enough the anxiety detailed.
That's what your therapist calls.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
Yeah, Greg, can you can you say that you actually
have anxiety?
Speaker 3 (07:26):
I have anxiety that I haven't broken up with her yet.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (07:29):
I mean, I do feel like anyone who calls us
is anxious.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
Channel that maybe into this phone call, Brooke, What do
you think?
Speaker 4 (07:36):
I hate ruining surprises. I love surprises.
Speaker 1 (07:39):
Unless it's your husband surprising you with a barbershop quartet
in the studio.
Speaker 6 (07:44):
You did not like that I did it.
Speaker 1 (07:46):
So that's your advice.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
I don't know.
Speaker 5 (07:47):
I guess like, if worse comes to worse, you just
lie and say that you already found out.
Speaker 4 (07:52):
Maybe she'll just tell you, oh, you know about Blaine.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
Oh that's not bad advice. What do you think, Greg?
Speaker 3 (07:59):
Yeah, I'm better off of cleaning anxiety card on this one. Okay,
I can use the other one if I get desperate enough.
Speaker 4 (08:07):
Nickel.
Speaker 5 (08:07):
For every time a man told me that, let's.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Figure out, right, is always the men's desperate option.
Speaker 5 (08:16):
I think, okay, figure it out?
Speaker 3 (08:20):
All right?
Speaker 1 (08:20):
Well, Greg, not sure if that was uplifting or not,
but we're gonna dial Gianna for you and let you
make this call. Hopefully you'll be able to figure out
what surprise she's been planning for you.
Speaker 4 (08:30):
Really excited.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
It's not for you. The surprise isn't for you. All right,
We got you, man, I'm dialing her number right now
here we go.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
All right, Hello, Gianna Craig.
Speaker 3 (08:51):
Hey, what's what's that?
Speaker 8 (08:59):
You just cause them a different number. I'm just wondering
where you're calling from.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
How are you? I'm well, I'm doing well. Listen, there's
something I wanted to talk to you about, you know,
the surprise that you you had mentioned. I've been giving
it a lot of thought and I'm so appreciative that
you you put something together. But I got it.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Yeah, you're going to love it. You're going to love it, right,
So listen.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
I know we've only been going out for you know,
a couple of times in a few weeks. There's something
I haven't told you that I think I need to share.
Speaker 9 (09:31):
Okay, listening.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
Yeah, so I suffer from severe anxiety and surprises. That
surprises are like one of one of the triggers for that.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
Yeah, no, no, yeah, oh my god.
Speaker 3 (09:53):
Unfortunately, I don't know if I can handle it. I'm good.
Speaker 9 (09:56):
Oh my god. No, like I had no clue.
Speaker 3 (10:00):
Yeah. Sometimes they give me medicine for it too.
Speaker 8 (10:04):
Only for surprises, the anxiety, or is it like just
for anything, you know, the surprises.
Speaker 3 (10:10):
Are like the big trigger.
Speaker 8 (10:12):
Yeah, oh gosh, oh my god, this is like a trigger.
Speaker 9 (10:14):
Oh yeah, I mean what do you mean? Like, I
don't know what to do. I don't know. I've never
been in a situation. I'm sorry, Greg.
Speaker 3 (10:22):
Yeah, if you could just kind of tell me a
little bit about it, what it is or hand, that
would really really help.
Speaker 9 (10:29):
Oh well, you know, I really can't say. I really
want to, but is it really.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
Going to help you?
Speaker 9 (10:36):
Are you?
Speaker 3 (10:36):
Yeah? Absolutely? It gets really bad by anxiety.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
Are you triggering now?
Speaker 3 (10:45):
I'm kind of short of breath and just.
Speaker 9 (10:50):
No, no, no, sit down, just are you sitting down?
Sit down here?
Speaker 3 (10:53):
Yeah?
Speaker 9 (10:53):
Oh good, Okay, are you ready for this?
Speaker 8 (10:57):
Because I'm going to tell you part of it.
Speaker 9 (10:59):
Are you ready?
Speaker 3 (11:00):
I'm ready?
Speaker 9 (11:02):
All right, so.
Speaker 2 (11:05):
You're gonna love it.
Speaker 8 (11:06):
I booked you at Dennis appointment.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (11:12):
Remember you tell me you haven't been in a long time,
so I booked it for you.
Speaker 3 (11:21):
Wow, I know.
Speaker 8 (11:22):
Okay, I'll tell you a little bit more. I also
I also got you a dermatologist because I wanted to
do like everything at one time, like the mouth and
old face.
Speaker 9 (11:36):
Everything facial just because you did all that.
Speaker 8 (11:40):
Yeah, I'm actually trying to get you an appointment for
TSA pre check too.
Speaker 2 (11:46):
Yep.
Speaker 6 (11:53):
Also made you a tax appointment for next year.
Speaker 4 (11:56):
I actually thought it was an insult until we got
to the TSA pre check.
Speaker 8 (11:59):
Same same, Wait, wait, what is happening?
Speaker 3 (12:02):
Who are these people?
Speaker 1 (12:05):
Wait? These people are an entire radio show called Brook
and Jeffrey in the Morning.
Speaker 7 (12:10):
We're his surprise therapist there for support surprises.
Speaker 9 (12:16):
Are you kidding me?
Speaker 8 (12:17):
Yeah?
Speaker 6 (12:17):
I am?
Speaker 2 (12:19):
What is going on? Greg?
Speaker 9 (12:20):
What is going on?
Speaker 3 (12:22):
Yeah? So these people are really smart and they kind of.
Speaker 7 (12:25):
Okay, hold on, let him cook.
Speaker 3 (12:30):
They kind of helped me with like tough decisions. Yeah.
I kind of brought them into kind of help me out.
Speaker 8 (12:36):
So were you lying about the anxiety for surprises or something.
Why why why do they need to help you out?
Speaker 3 (12:43):
No, No, I wasn't lying. I get super nervous about
stuff like this.
Speaker 9 (12:49):
So do you like the surprise?
Speaker 3 (12:51):
You know what?
Speaker 9 (12:51):
I like it?
Speaker 3 (12:52):
Actually, no one's ever done anything like that for me before.
Speaker 7 (12:57):
It was.
Speaker 8 (12:59):
Well, yeah, you seem like more the creative type, right,
and I'm definitely like more buttoned up. So I thought
I would come in help you get a little structure,
do some things that I heard you talking about, and
give you an act of service.
Speaker 6 (13:11):
Wow, like riving a bit like practical.
Speaker 1 (13:14):
I mean, Greg, that's probably not what you were expecting
at all. That is actually kind of a big surprise
that she cares enough about you to like set up
all this important stuff in your life. I don't know
how how do you feel about it?
Speaker 6 (13:25):
We having to make their own appointments?
Speaker 3 (13:27):
No, listen, here's the honest truth. I'm kind of into it.
I think that's amazing and it's.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
It takes a lot off of his plate now that
he doesn't have to do it himself.
Speaker 9 (13:37):
So listen.
Speaker 8 (13:38):
I'm big o love languages, and I heard that your
love language was like acts of service and support, And
we had that conversation at our second date. So I'm
booking you appointments all over the city. You know, I'm
doing this for you, baby, like all over the city.
Speaker 1 (13:53):
Maybe people in relationships should be doing more of these
things for each other.
Speaker 4 (14:00):
You know. I mean, that's sweet that that's your active service.
But I feel like you're really encroaching on like mom territors.
Speaker 1 (14:06):
Okay, don't he love language is roadkill.
Speaker 4 (14:10):
She doesn't just be careful.
Speaker 8 (14:14):
Here's the thing is, it's not really like Mom, because
I'm not paying. I just wanted to book the appointment.
It's like he paid for dinner. He booked the dinner
gate So I thought I booked some things that I noticed.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
I mean, to me, it sounds like Brook has a
problem with other people doing things the way that they want.
Speaker 6 (14:33):
To do him Greg.
Speaker 1 (14:34):
Greg seems to like it. Greg is on board with this.
Speaker 3 (14:37):
I'm on board.
Speaker 2 (14:38):
What do you mean?
Speaker 1 (14:38):
No, he's saying he likes it.
Speaker 4 (14:39):
I know, But I'm just saying for her, it's a
slippery slope, that's all I'm saying.
Speaker 5 (14:43):
Well, if you book a cup two appointments one day,
two years down the road, you're doing all his laundry, washing,
his dishes, picking up his dirty towel.
Speaker 1 (14:51):
Okay, this is the Brooks story of what happened in.
Speaker 4 (14:55):
That is not what I'm saying a word.
Speaker 8 (15:00):
I definitely want things to be romantic between us, right,
so of course.
Speaker 1 (15:04):
Yeah, so maybe you should book a couple's massage for
the two of you.
Speaker 4 (15:08):
That is the booking that I'm talking about.
Speaker 3 (15:11):
Okay, massages give me anxiety.
Speaker 4 (15:18):
I don't think he is.
Speaker 6 (15:19):
I don't know what he's doing anymore.
Speaker 4 (15:20):
Well, I don't think he's truthful about anxiety.
Speaker 1 (15:24):
I'm just happy that we actually made this call and
the two of you have worked it out and you're
on the same page that the surprise is a good thing.
Speaker 3 (15:31):
You're going to see each other again, right I hope.
So yeah, most definitely.
Speaker 4 (15:39):
In the lobby of the dentistage.
Speaker 2 (15:40):
Yeah, it's brooking Jeffrey in the morning.
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