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All right, it's Mojo in the morning show. It's the second date update on Mojo in the morning. Second date update. So why are you not getting a call after you went on a date? We're going to find out this morning. If you ever go on a date and don't hear back from the person that you were, you know, talking to for so long and then all of a sudden gone, ghosted. You got to text DATE to 95500 and we'll get you on a future second date update. So Lexi, tell us about this. How long have you guys been talking to each other?

We just went out on our first date this weekend.

Okay, so it actually was this first weekend, but then before that, prior to that, were you guys talking a lot and texting back and forth with each other a lot?

Yeah, yeah, we met on a nap, and we were doing a lot of texting. I did some cyber-stalking, you know, the usual. Of course, yeah.

Okay, and so you went on your first date, and was it nice? Did you enjoy yourself?

Yeah, I had a good time, but I thought he looked kind of familiar.

Okay.

And I couldn't quite place it, but I was like, huh. Like, I thought that when I saw him on social, and then when I was with him in person, I realized he used to hook up With my good friend Taylor

Oh really okay

Yeah

And so

Oh sorry go ahead

No I was going to say so that was interesting Did he realize Who you were too

No I don't think so Because we never met through her But like I heard a lot about him

Through Taylor Alright

And they like I mean, they were kind of on again, off again, and he just, like, wouldn't commit to her for, like, months. And, like, she really loved him.

So Spencer is on with us right now, and you wanted to break the news to Spencer that you don't think that you can actually continue with this because of that?

Yeah, I feel like it's against the girl code. Like, I don't want to go there.

Oh, boy. All right, so this is actually a different kind of second date update here. This is one where it's, like, preventative. Hey, I don't know if we can go on anymore because of this. Spencer, are you there? Hello. I'm here. Hello. Hey. Spencer, say hello to Lexi.

Hi, Lexi. Hey. What's going on?

So Lexi called us here at the Mojo in the morning show because we do a thing called Second Date Update. And I like that she doesn't want to be that person that stops calling or stops dating without telling you the reason. She said that she doesn't know if she can continue to go out because of...

Go ahead, Lexi. Tell them.

Well, because of the girl code. Because you used to hook up with my friend Taylor. No, stop it. I don't feel right doing that to her.

Stop it. Are you serious right now?

Are you saying stop it because you're bummed? Or are you saying stop it because you're just realizing this?

Because I'm bummed. I knew you used to date Taylor. But I'm into you Like Are you kidding me right now I know you used to date Taylor But you're not Taylor You're Lexi and I'm into you Like hard

I know but like she was really She really liked you And I just don't feel right Like Now dating you And then like I don't know

How long ago was the relationship

between uh you and taylor spencer it was two years ago it was like two okay so it's been so it's been a couple years and how long was it for not long because taylor is not lexi

okay i like that that's the reason why that sounds like a bunch of lines yeah i said trying way too hard um okay so but but lexi you say that because your friend dated him means that you would have a hard time dating him because what you you would have a tough time knowing

that your friend and he were together no i feel like it would hurt my friendship with taylor

like i feel like you know because i have to tell you something i i have to tell you that there is a bro code i did not know that there was a girl code and i but i just don't know why i would

not assume that that work there would be her friendship is more important than the guy that Which he just went on one date with.

Are there any listeners that have that kind of as a rule? Like they will not date the same person that one of their friends ended up dating? Because that would probably be like a weird enough thing that would make you go, all right, I don't know. I'm not going to end up dating them.

Or hooking up with the same guy that your friend hooked up with.

Do you still talk to Taylor a lot? Are you still friends with this Taylor girl?

Yeah, that's the thing. We should try to get her on. Wait, so is she aware, did I miss this? Is she aware that you went out with Spencer? No, I haven't told her.

Okay. All right. Are you going to tell her? I kind of feel like, I mean, I guess I should. I don't want to, like, cause to where there is none. Because if we're not going to see each other, it's like, listen, we had a good time, but it's fine. You know, like, I'm not going to go there, so I don't know that she needs to know. I don't know.

Spencer, when's the last time that you talked to Taylor?

Me? Sorry?

Spencer, when's the last time that you talked to Taylor?

When's the last time I talked to Taylor?

Yeah, when's the last time that you actually talked to Taylor?

I'd say a year and a half ago.

So it's been that long. Okay. All right, so it's not like he's actually still in any kind of form of contact with her. But you are. I get it, Lexi.

We didn't get along. And that's, I mean, we like, it wasn't the long haul, but I'm, you know, Lexi and I have been dating and I've been into it. And it kind of upsets me that she's shutting me down because of this. I mean, that's all the news.

Comments on this? Mojo in the morning. Hi. Is Lexi right in not wanting to date him because she dated or he dated her friend?

Yeah, but if she's going to stop dating that guy because of her friend, why does she not want to tell her friend? I don't understand the apprehension about telling her friend. Why would she not want to tell her?

Yeah, why would you not want to tell her, Lexi? It would be a good friend moment.

I guess I could. I just, like, she's over him now, but she was, like, really heartbroken when they stopped seeing each other.

What if she hears this?

Mm-hmm.

Don't you think it's going to be worth it if you find out a different way? You're actually going to end a potential relationship that could be good for you because of girl code, but the girl code's not giving you the want to say, hey, just so you know, I made this little oopsie.

See, I got to be honest with you. I wouldn't even care. I couldn't go on any further knowing that my friend got intimate and who knows what.

If you didn't tell me, I probably would not trust you anymore if you were my friend. Right, I would tell him.

I would tell him, and I still wouldn't want to date him. But what's up, Mojo in the Morning Erica?

I would say she needs to talk to Taylor and see how she feels about it. I understand she doesn't want to cause, like, you know, rock the boat if she doesn't need to. But if she likes...

And if he likes him and he likes her, then it should be, I think it's worth asking the friend how she feels about it before she potentially, you know, cut something off that could be good for her too.

Could you date a guy or a girl that you knew your best friend was with?

Well, I went on a date with a guy and I instantly did not like him. And now my friend is actually married to him. Oh, wow. Oh, really?

Is that weird for you to ever go and hang out with him?

It's not. We sort of drifted away. Like, my friend and I a little bit Like, I'm happy for her Like, it doesn't bother me I mean, I wasn't into him So, you know, not everybody's going to be on that

What was it that you weren't into about him?

He was really aggressively, like, rubbing my legs and my shoulders and stuff on our first date And I was just, like, instantly, no

Does he do that to your friend now that they're married?

I have no idea I have to imagine so to some degree Because they just had a baby, so

Wow, he was too touchy-feely What's up, Mary?

hi um i just want to know why didn't you tell your friend before the date or after like i would

have told my friend right away yeah i think she was kind of keeping it kind of quiet just because she didn't want her friend to be upset with her i i almost wonder if if lexi it looks more suspicious that you don't say anything at all i think it absolutely does yeah i think you got

to say something like i didn't realize okay so i didn't realize it was him like i didn't realize that's who it was before we went on our date that's when i realized it which is why i didn't tell her before but um yeah i'm starting to think i need to talk to her now because i don't want to

be shady about this i would just say you know i went out with this guy i didn't realize who it was i out of respect for you i'm not gonna go out with him again what's it yeah as your friend she has to look at that and go she's a good friend of me uh what's up holly hi okay listen i'm gonna be

the other side so my very best friend that i've known my entire life um all through my teenage years i dated a guy that we knew mutually and once i got into college i decided that i wanted to do my own thing i broke this poor boy's heart okay several years later i ran into um my friend and she was pregnant turned out they got married and you guys they have five beautiful children together and the best marriage and i'm so happy for them so it's not always a bad thing like sometimes things don't work out between two people and that's okay that doesn't mean it won't work out in another another relationship he wasn't good for me but he's great for her

yeah yeah you got to look at it that way i i i agree with you i think that if that happens like did she have a conversation with you before she started dating him no because we had kind of like

lost contact okay okay but when i found out i was a little shocked but i was like dude i'm so happy because yeah they are they're great but i can tell because i do agree with you yeah yeah we go on like vacations together like it's not even weird at all like we i can tell though i can tell that

there must have been something that was said though between lexi and this friend about this guy that made her as soon as she realized oh i now i know who this guy is and i think that's the and she's just being too nice to be able to say anything to us. All right, second date update right now here on the Mojo in the Morning Show. If you've ever been ghosted or want to know what's going on or do in this case, I like this. I like telling somebody ahead of time, hey, I'm not interested anymore. I don't want to go on another date. So this really is not a bad ghosting situation, although those are fun to basically get the uncomfortableness of, hey, guess who you're not calling is on the phone with us. It's Mojo in the Morning. you can text 95500DATE to be on a future second date update.

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When Democrats are messing up, I say it. When Republicans are messing up, I say it. I'm Essie Kupp, a journalist and political commentator. And on my podcast, Off the Cup, I help you make sense of the often nonsensical news. I do this on cable news too, but on my podcast, I can really let loose and be my honest, unfiltered self. I just want to talk about something that happened this week because it's so bonkers. So stupid. Such incredibly bad politics. We have to talk about it. Come for the hot takes. Stay for the sanity. Listen to Off the Cup on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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