James thought his first date with Missy went well—even after a rocky start at a craft beer tasting she couldn’t drink from. He improvised with ice cream and a walk… but didn’t mention that walk would be through a literal junkyard. Now she’s ghosting him, and he doesn’t know why.
Turns out, Missy was genuinely scared for her life, thanks to binge-watching too much true crime. Was it a quirky childhood memory for James… or a red flag in rusted metal?
In this unforgettable First Date Follow Up, we find out if Missy is willing to give James another shot—or if she’ll stay far away from industrial zones forever. There's a twist ending too: he made her jewelry from scrap metal. Is that creepy or romantic? You decide.
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🗑️ Featuring: DIY junkyard necklaces, accidental red flags, and a surprisingly sweet ending.
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James is on the phone today for our first Date follow up and he's getting ghosted by Missy. So in a few minutes we'll call her and see if she'll tell us why she's ghosting him and maybe get him a second date. But first, James, how long has it been since you heard from Missy?
Man, it's been like a little bit of time.
I've probably say it's like a week, week and a half. Okay, definitely feels like it's a little it feels like it's a little too long to reach out. So I'm trying to figure out what the right move is. But I just can't figure out why it happened.
H Did you try it all after your date?
I mean, like I.
Tried to reach out a bit, but it didn't seem like I after I like I texted her after the date to be like, hey, it was a great time. Really appreciate your rolling with the punches and everything, but I just haven't heard anything.
Mmm. Okay, well why don't you tell us about the date?
Yeah? So, I mean like I went strong and wrong.
I was like, really excited about this little craft beer tasting that I wanted to check out, which would have been super clutch if she drank Oh oh no, yeah, I like straight out of the gate, Marty batting at like a zero.
I felt terrible.
She was cool about it, but I could tell it wasn't like her thing because it was pretty much just speer and like hyans, And I panicked and we pivoted and ended up walking to this ice cream shop that was pretty close by down the block, and then we you know, went on a walking talk.
Okay, that's great.
Yeah.
I thought it was cute, and she seemed like, you know, she was pretty on board with it. We were talking about our childhoods, all the weird hobbies and stuff you have as kids. I had texted her after say it was a good time, and you know, nothing went on after that.
Did you feel like she had a good time? Like, were you feeling like it was reciprocated while you were on you're walking?
Yeah, I mean the energy felt like light. We were cracking jokes with each other, She's smiling, you know, it wasn't like that the sun was still out, so it didn't feel like it was creepy or anything. I don't know, it just felt it felt like I started so strong and so wrong that it was so hard to but she was like such a good sport that I was like, you know, but I assume she wanted to try again.
I mean yeah, because she could have excused herself right after the tasting and been like, you know, we don't have anything in common. I'm just gonna go ahead and bounce, but she gave you a chance.
Well why do you think she's ghosting you?
I'm like, I really feel like it's the beer thing. I really messed up straight out the gate, or or like maybe we can't have enough of common.
I just keep thinking about it, and it just like, you know, we had I stream.
Went for a walk, we talked.
When it was over, she she got this like phone call to leave, but it didn't feel real.
I guess, oh, like she had a like.
Yeah, so James, this sounds like you're totally getting ghosted.
What are you trying to?
Like?
And maybe it is because of the drink thing? Are you hoping to recover? Like what's the plan here?
The thing I just can't.
Ran my head around is like we had such a good time and like when we were joking around like she did like like a full body laugh.
It wasn't like a oh, I'm just huming you because you made a stupid Poe laugh. It was like a you know, like an ugly laugh. It was really endearing. It was definitely like a rocky start. It seemed like we had fun, Like we were really vibing and laughing together. And then like looked at your phone and then ye.
Maybe maybe the person that called was like an X or something.
Oh sure, yeah, she got like really terrible news and like it's just a date, so she doesn't owe me an explanation.
If some serious thing went down. But like I guess I kind of want one, you know.
Okay, well, we'll see if we can figure it out for you to play a song, come back and then call her and see if she's house why she's ghosting you. Maybe each a second date.
Sweet, Thank you guys so much.
All right, we'll get your first day follow up next.
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If you're just joining us for today's first day follow up. James is on the phone and he's getting ghosted by Missy. 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, James, why don't you recap your date for us real quick?
For sure?
I went to take her to like a microbrewery tasting. She doesn't drink. We roll with the punches, go get some ice cream, go on a walk, have some really good talks, really good laughs. I think it's like going somewhere and then she like checks your phone. It's really polite, but dips and it's been like a week in change.
Okay, are you ready for us to call her?
Yeah? Man, it's it's the it's the not knowing the stores.
All right, Please, here we go. Hello, Hi, Ma, speak to Missy please.
Yeah, this is Missy.
Hey, Missy, how are you? This is the Jewbill Show. It's a radio show. Hi, Missy. I'mina. Hi, I'm Victoria and my name's Jubal. What's up?
Oh?
Hi? Hi?
What's going on?
Not much? Have you ever listened to the show before?
Oh?
Yeah I have.
Oh why why are.
You calling well, Missy? Because we do a segment called the First Day follow Up. That's where if you ghosts somebody, they can email us to call you and get you on the phone and ask why you're ghosting them.
Oh my god, is this about James?
Yes?
Oh, okay, yeah, it is about James. So you are ghosting James?
Yeah, okay, do you mind telling us why?
Yeah, it's it sounds that like I'm not a ghoster. Okay, But he was sweet and how we did have a good time, like he he tried. I mean, the beginning of the day was kind of odd, like I don't know, I don't know why he took me to drink, but whatever.
We went past that. We took a walk.
But the thing is, he he took me on a walk through a junk yard. But it was just a bunch of broken, rusty parts, broken down cars, loose gravel like it was.
It wasn't. It wasn't what I was looking for exactly.
But the thing is, I watched so much true crime, and I've heard that story a thousand times.
Girls get lured into sketchy places by the nice guy.
Like I'm not going to be part of the next podcast episode.
Okay, episode you.
Went to the junkyard.
I know you had that far. What was the plan if you were in the middle of one.
Well, look, I just made up a reason to leave, like I didn't want to risk it because he just seemed too into the junk yard and being there.
Yeah, he didn't tell us that he took you to a junk yard.
Look, I don't know it just it wasn't my thing, Like I had bad signs and I just wanted to get out of their fast.
When you say he was into it, like what what was he doing? Was he like, oh, that's a good place to hide a body.
He was He was really like taking me deep in there. We were getting into darker areas and just felt like at any point I could be trapped.
Yeah, that's scary and weird.
It was weird.
Yeah, all right, well thank you for telling us. I can see how that would be a little off putting to be taken to a junk yard. Yes, for no reason.
I never thought. I never thought that a guy would take me.
There, Missy. James is on the phone and wants to talk to you.
Miss No. I feel I'm so embarrassed. That's when you thought I was just like luring you to a junkyard to murder.
You put it, okay, I mean now that you stayed out loud. It does sound extreme, but you know it was sketchy.
James, I mean that's that's fair.
I guess there's some random dude was ended up wandering me into a junk yard.
I'd be a little freaked out, but like I wasn't. I wasn't trying to be creepy.
I like my family didn't have a lot growing up, so like free time, my brother and I used to like go to the junk yard and like root around and either try to find stuff that we could fix up or find cool stuff that people threw away.
You know, so like we were always making the best out of a worst situation.
And I guess, on like some weird sub conscious level, it's what I was still doing.
But you know, we were eating ice cream. I wasn't intending to go to the junk yard. It was just like right where we were, so.
It seemed like a trip down memory lane. It was something I I feel like I wanted to share.
I don't know. Uh yeah, James, but you could have told me that, like I was on edge the whole time while I was there.
I mean, you would have said anything about your family, you know, about how important it was to you and instead you.
Over here like greening me into like the most contact area.
It's it's kind of gross. You know, there's a lot of junk that glamorous and what were you thinking?
You didn't like any part of the junk yard?
Now when now, when that machine was like crushing the cars, like all the cool broken glasses and stuff around.
So absolutely not. No, I mean have you done this other girls? Like is this your idea? O?
Girls? It wasn't my intention, but I guess like, no, this was a this is one of a kind thing. You were the only girl I wanted to take to the junk yard.
Oh, and sounds so sweet.
I just yeah, I didn't want to. I didn't want to make you scared, and I clearly messed that up.
Gosh, I don't know, I don't know how to feel about it, because like I genuinely was scared for my life when we were there.
But I mean, like, I know, I know, I know, Okay, I know it sounds like I was overreacting, so really.
Well, I feel just terrible about how it ended.
And if you feel like taking another risk on me, I promise I will not take you to the junk yard.
We can go get some mocktails or small place.
Or whatever it is that is the furthest thing away from a micro brewery and trash.
Actually, you know.
If you're willing to maybe go on another date. When you left, I found this cool thing that at the junker with that, like, I thought would be cool to GISs you.
Hey, Massy, would you like to go on another date with James? We'll pay for it.
Wait, you made me something from the junk yard.
Yeah, there was this. Really, you know, there was a lot of hidden potential behind this thing that I thought. So I made you something and sought it would look good on you.
Wow, I mean yeah, that's.
Unique.
I guess, thank you? Yes, I yeah, yeah, I mean I believe him like he seems sincere. So I'm just gonna have to put my fear away and I'll give him another shot.
You can share your location with all you a little bit.
It can be the most public place you can invite a bunch of your friends.
I will make it as safe of an environment and the least trash.
Light that I can. But this necklace is going to look great on you.
Made out a word you polish a dirty enough piece of metal and it shurns just like your eyes.
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