First Date Follow Up - The Jubal Show
Russell & Chrissy - The Mug That Ruined the Date š¬
08 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Russell is on the phone today for a first date follow-up and he's getting ghosted by a woman named Christy. So we're about to call her and see if she'll tell us why she's ghosting him and maybe get him a second date. But first, Russell, how long has it been since you heard from Christy? Five days.
You said that very confidently, like you have been counting.
yeah it's it's i mean you know you can always debate it does the first day count or you know but i would say five days five days okay have you tried to reach out to her um i i i did i i texted her hey what's going on um about two days ago
Chapter 2: What happened on Russell's date with Chrissy?
That got no response. But but, you know, I mean, I can only one text can always be forgiven if not being responded to. And then but I felt like if I sent a second text, that's when it started to get creepy.
Fair. Well, tell us about your date.
OK, so. All right. So I like I like Chrissy Chrissy. She she had this like calm confidence, like like this chill, like I got my life together energy, like you spot somebody who's like got their stuff together. And but but like she would like laugh with these like tiny snorts. It was really adorable. Like, you know, like someone who just, like, laughs with students.
You can tell, like, it's not, like, a fake laugh because no one would laugh that way. Right. And she also would talk with her hands, but not, like, being overly dramatic. She was just, like, expressive. So you felt like you were really drawn into conversation with her. And so we went on this, like, simple date, like an indoor kind of date thing. What did you do indoors?
So we met at this like paint your own mug night at like this wine bar. It's like low key, cozy, warm lighting, you know, lots of mismatched chairs and indie music and stuff like that. And we sat across from each other and painted our mugs while sharing childhood stories and, you know, sipping Pinot Noir. It's a nice spin on sip and paint. Yeah, it was nice.
And then there was a moment that I think probably brought the ghosting along. So while we're painting, Chrissy goes up and she's chatting with a girl at the front counter because she needs to grab more glaze, like you do. But then she said... I always attract the quiet ones. And the front desk girl, like, laughed. And then she responded with, well, hey, those are usually the weird ones.
And she was like, usually the weird ones, yeah. And it's like, it's weird when you can't unhear that. The moment you hear that, your brain just starts spiraling and spiraling, even though you're in the middle of the date. So you're just trying to, like, throw yourself together, despite the fact that your brain is just going in a hundred directions. Mm-hmm.
And I like honestly, like I was convinced she was she was talking about me because who else was she going to be talking about at this wine bar? And like I'm thinking like, OK, she thinks I'm awkward or like I'm too introverted or or like I'm not like.
fun or anything or like just not like the guy she had hoped she wanted so i spend the entire rest of the date overthinking every single word that comes out of my mouth like am i being boring am i being too serious too slow to joke back i like like should i be talking more should i be talking less Did I pick the wrong mug shape?
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Chapter 3: What did Russell do during the date that may have caused ghosting?
No, like totally in the zone, not speaking, nothing. It was freaking me out.
Was he painting his mug? Yes.
Okay.
Chapter 4: What awkward moment did Russell overhear that affected his confidence?
He was doing what he was supposed to be doing.
Yeah, like I'm picturing him stop painting his mug and just staring off into space very stiffly. So he was doing his mug, but the way that he was sitting and like his demeanor, would it creep you out or something?
Yeah, yeah, definitely. Was it like I'm sitting up super straight and frozen or like kind of hunched over and frozen? Like did he at least feel like he was frozen in a comfortable position? What? I don't know, because then it would make you have like different, you know.
It looked very uncomfortable. And that also freaked me out. Okay. Yeah, he wasn't moving, like, at all. It was giving me, like, low-key serial killer vibes.
Oh, okay. Well, I'd be curious to know if he is one of those.
Same.
We can just ask him. Just ask him. Chrissy, Russell is on the phone and wants to talk to you.
Wait, he is?
Yes, he is. Russell?
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Chapter 5: How did Russell feel during the date after overhearing the comment?
Okay, so that feels pretty aggressive. We had just met, and we were in the middle of, like, making these mugs.
You know what? I'm really busy, so I'm going to go now.
Oh, okay. Russell, Chrissy hung up. Wow. Have a good day. She's already gone. I see why you liked her.
Yes.
I, you know, I got to be honest, I thought doing an activity on a first date was going to like bring about conversation. I did not think it was going to create a level of, you know, just like intensity from her.
It doesn't sound like this was a you thing, though, Russell.
Yeah, it just sounds like, yeah, maybe something else is going on there. She definitely didn't like your vibe when you were painting the mug, that's for sure.
Maybe she doesn't like painting.
I don't know. You know what the worst part is? I forgot the mug at the wine bar.
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