Sophie and Jamie send Jemima on a Bumble date! 🐝🍯 Bonus episode!

0:03Well, hello everyone. Welcome back to a very special episode of Nearly Parents, sponsored by Bumble. Now, if you've been listening closely to us over our episodes, you'll see that we've been doing some fun things with Bumble. And we sent the wonderful, amazing producer Jemima on a date. And today's episode is finding out what actually happened on the date. because she is single and we are all confused why. We don't know why she's single. We're so confused. We're totally confused. It's confusing to the world, actually. Should be worldwide news that she is single. And we decided that we would set up a profile for her on Bumble.

0:45And then what happened was is she found a match and then she went on a date. And we are going to get the update. I cannot even begin to explain how excited I am for that Okay What do you think went down on the date? Just to really guess Right, Jemima's, she's hard to predict I think there would have been a kiss But I don't think she'll like him Because she's fussy and she's picky And so she should be because she's great I think what would happen is if they did kiss The guy would have sort of given that vibe that he was going to kiss And Jemima in her head would go, alright, whatever No, Jemima's down for it And she's openly down for a kiss and I'm with her.

1:23Like, why not just kiss and see if there's chemistry on the first date? Like, get it over and done with. That's what I think. Is that what you did in your dating life? I literally haven't dated. It is so sad to me. It's the biggest lie I've ever heard. And sometimes I sit bolt upright at night and think, that's it. I'm married and I will never be able to date again. Because I've never dated. You have dated. I've had one date in my whole life. No, you have not. 30 years old and I've had one date. You're an old spinster. You've had way more than that. I absolutely haven't. And only with boyfriends.

1:51Did you ever use a dating app? No, I didn't. Bumble was not around when I was at university. Would you have jumped straight on it? I would have 100 % gone on it because I was single at uni. Again, you weren't single at uni. I was single for like a month and then I got a boyfriend again. It's like, you forget, I know your history better than you. I went to uni with a boyfriend. Broke up with him. Broke up with him. Because you realised there were more boys out there. And then a month later got a different boyfriend. Okay, so you were single for a month. You were not single at all if you were out at uni.

2:17I was single for two years at university. Wow, and so were you dating at uni? Well, I went through about a six-month dry spell at university Yeah, I know, that was a bad time for you, wasn't it? No, you weren't there I know exactly what happened What happened? It was a bad time You'd left school where you were kind of a big fish in a small pond You went off to university and you thought Hang on, I've been dating the coolest girl at school, as you tell me And then she dumped you And then no one at uni fancied you That's not how my story went It's not how my story went. And so then you joined me in Chelsea because you thought, this is going to get me some girls.

2:53And lo and behold, it did. I have a good date story. It's your date story, but I want to tell it because I don't have any. You went on a date with your friend. You're telling my story. I don't even know what it is. Jamie went on a double date with his friend, okay? I don't even know what this is.

3:11Oh, I know what you're saying. And your friend, who I know very well, it just kills me, went to the loo and climbed out the window and left you on stage. He went to the bar and said, guys, who wants some drinks? And we were like, yeah, we're there. And he went, okay, I'll be back in a second. Never came back. Climbed out the window. Actually nuts. And I was then left with these t-bears. I was like, I'm sorry, I think he's run away. I tell you what I do want to say, though, that I have been on the most amazing date I've ever been on in my entire life. What's with you? I don't know what date that was.

3:41Okay, well, I was trying to be romantic there. Mine too. What was our first date? We went to a sushi restaurant. We went to a sushi restaurant. We got quite drunk. you gave me red wine, which is never good for me. And that was the end of it. I don't remember much more, but it was lovely. We ate loads of ginger. I remember we ordered like 15 sides of ginger. Give the lowdown for someone to see now what is a good date to go on. So guys listening to right now, what do I need to do to go on a good one? Guys, I think you want movement. So firstly, you're copying exactly what I say. I really, really don't want you to take me to a mini golf, a bowling alley, a tennis thing.

4:15Stop right there doing the organised fun. bat and bowl what is it the cricket matches nothing I want you to take me to a bar in a like cool vibey cosy area not like a big smart bar speakeasy yeah a speakeasy vibe you get a bit drunk now and then you go off on an adventure and you do something else go to Soho you're gonna have fun on every single doorstep okay so so you basically go and have a cocktail then just go to Soho well you just wanna move I don't like sitting in a bar all evening I'd be absolutely hammered and then it's just not good. Do you want to hear my perfect date? Not really. I'm going to tell you.

4:51A little bit of tennis. Move from tennis. Go and play a little bit of putt golf. All right? Death. We're not right for each other. Then we're going to go bowling. Then we're going to round it off. Cinema. Yeah. I'll tell you what my dates used to be with Jamie. He'd just walk me around the whole of London. And it was lovely. And you married me, so it obviously worked. You would walk me around. We didn't go on dates because you just wanted to walk everywhere. I was like God It was COVID So obviously We had to We were going out For like two years Before COVID Were we? Yes Amazing And you would just walk You used to walk From like High Park To Chelsea I'd be like I don't want to go On a walk In the middle of the night Like just take me to a bar Why do you always Want to go to a bar?

5:36You said to me That our favourite times Is when we used to go On a date We'd go and pick up Popcorn and pick-a-mix And then go walking Around London No no no We would go home And eat the popcorn And pick-a-mix Watching our own movie and I very much enjoyed that. There you go. And you married me. I did. So I did something right, sister. Less physical activity, I think, on dates, personally. Okay, listen. I tell you what. That is probably enough of our own dating lives, okay? Because everyone hears about these things. We can go round and round in circles of how good at dating I am. La, la, la, la, la, la.

6:05Okay? We've got to get into the nitty-gritty. Jemima Rathbone. As she likes her surname to be announced. It's weird that she always wears this weird mask Do you wear a little hat And like Zorro What? Do you watch Zorro? Jemima wears a mask Rathbone wears a mask Whenever she leaves a date She goes Jemima Rathbone And scars people No you're not giving me Zorro You're giving me the cat Out of Shrek Oh yeah Jemima Rathbone And then leaves their Leaves their Bedroom out the window Like some sort of bat Oh my god Okay Listen We're going to get Jemima in I honestly can see Jemima going Yeah Rathbone And out she goes Another victim Rathbone

7:11That's what she does You've been scarred by Rathbone Okay Right I think before we get Jemima on do you want to hear some pre-date voice notes between Jemima and Jack because I don't think I'm giddy at the idea let's not let us sit here and do it let's hear them first so we can start to make judgments of what it's like because we don't want we don't want to be fooled into it we don't want to put Jemima on the spot okay so here are some voice notes between lovely producer Jemima and Jack I don't know her surname but it's Jack date Jack boy Jack boy Jack okay I am off the bus and I am walking to the bar now um I thought it was going to be really late but I'm actually quite on time which is great I think he's there already um I haven't really been nervous all day but now as I'm walking up to it the bar I'm suddenly really nervous like my heart's been quite fast and I suppose you know I am meeting uh kind of a stranger even though we have been talking.

8:09I don't know. I always forget, so I should underestimate how nerve-wracking it is. Oh my gosh, I have been here before. So yes, we'll see. He's there already, which is great. I am wearing the millennial uniform for a first date, which is jeans and a nice top. And yeah, it should be fun. But I am quite nervous. So I will see you on the other side. great thing about jemima she thinks she sounds nervous but she doesn't she's not no for for the outside world she's not nervous yeah i agree she ain't nervous okay date boy jack lover boy jack here he is so just about to start getting ready to go on my date with jemima i'm looking forward to she's been extremely accommodating since i buggered my ankle and now having to do it slightly closer to me, which is very much appreciated.

9:08Since we matched on Bumble, which wasn't too long ago now, we've been speaking a bit. She seems lovely. She seemed lovely from her profile. So it's been nice to get to know her. Although we haven't spoken in the last week or so where she's been away. So I just wanted to let her crack on. But I'm looking forward to it. And it should be good fun. aside from the fact that they say that sometimes people judge someone by their shoes is the first thing they notice and I'll be wearing an ankle boot from the hospital so I'll be sure to be noticed by everyone can't wait for that so I'll be judged by my one shoe cool well I'm going to start getting ready now and I will check in after the date lovely lovely boy but it's a vibe of a no for me.

10:03Whoa, Soph. I don't think he's going to be Jemima's vibe. You can't. Yeah, like honestly. I can tell you from right off the bat. Jesus, you can't. There's no chance this is going to work. I'm going to go completely the opposite. I think he's going to nail this. I think Jemima's not good enough for Jack. No, but Jemima's very creative and quirky. Correct. And bubbly. And Jack is maybe perhaps more of a Jack the Lab. very solid, straight guy. And I think that maybe that won't bode well between the two of them. Okay, I'll tell you what, let's not do any more of this. Why don't we invite Rathbone?

10:45Let's get Rathbone. Rathbone onto the podcast. Please, ladies and gentlemen, welcome the wonderful producer Jemima.

10:55Well, looky, looky, what did the bookie bring in? Rathbone. Rathbone. Rathbone. Rathbone. Olé. I am so excited to hear about your and Jack's date. I want to know, his profile that you matched with, what made it exciting to connect with him? He was really smiley. I think lots of people aren't smiley. Yes. Oh, he's gorgeous. That does not transpires who I just had the voice note from. Yes, the voice was a surprise. Nice voice, though. Nice, quite sexy voice. Husky, deep. Quite sexy. But just not at all what I was picturing. What was the advice and tips from the in-app experts about dating profiles?

11:39Yeah, they have these little dating tips. And one of them, there's this woman called Gillian Tarecki, which weirdly I'm reading her book, saying she's like a really big deal. And I was like, wow, she's on the app. And she did one. there was one about like um pre-nerves and so i think and i wasn't that nervous until the day and then i was like oh i'm meeting someone i don't actually know and they she was like don't worry you know it's just a date the other person's and like it was really like calming watching stuff you know when you're like it isn't that big of a deal but it's quite easy to like get in your head about it yeah especially when you're like who am i about to meet am i is this about to be the beginning of a great love story can feel quite big in your head okay and we gave you some dating advice, Soph and I, right?

12:19Yeah, you did help me with my profile. Did that work? Did you remove those photos? I removed the bad photos and I popped in a little joke. Which was? Give it to me. I'm going to pretend I'm scrolling through. What do you call a sheep with no legs? Sheep legs. A cloud. I like it. I'm not mad about that at all. Give us a play-by-play of the date. So you're wearing a t-shirt and no trousers. T-shirt and trousers, no jacket. No, I did have a jacket. Just a jacket. You were wearing just a jacket. Just a jacket. Flash revives. Okay. And you arrived? The start of the bang. Yes, I arrived. He had, he's like sprained his ankle or something.

12:57So he was like quite concerned about the fact he was going to be wearing a boot. But what's funny is for me, I was like, I'm like, so irrelevant. You know, you're going to be sat down, as you say, Sophie, not doing a moving date. It also meant we're absolutely not doing putt-putt golf. Yeah. Fantastic. I'd like everyone I date to be in a boot, actually going forwards. Okay, first impression. You walk in, you see Jack there. What do you think? So we matched on the app and he looked really smiley and really friendly. And so I thought, yeah, match. So then we were chatting in the lead up to date.

13:25Agree to go on the date. Nice. Quite different communication styles. Whoa. Yep. I'm quite an avoidant person. Okay. And I've realised this is a problem. Right. Because when someone's quite friendly and wants to chat, that freaks me out. Yeah. Very much a me problem. Okay. All right. So he was chatty Cathy. He's very golden retriever, which is really nice. You like that? Well, I think I am God Retriever, except apparently on text, I'm like, more black hat. Maybe a little bit. But anyway. Wow. But it reassured me because I was like, he's definitely going to be like super friendly. And yeah, I think that's just a me thing.

13:59Okay, so you... How chatty are we talking? Every day, hello, how are you? Well, so I went away for a week. So I was like, I'm going to go away for a week. So let's just put a pin in this and come back. But yeah, quite chatty, quite long text. Let's put a pin in this stranger, who I've never met. Let's put a pin in this. Long text. about his day all sorts of stuff oh Jack did he say to any point why are you not replying um no because that would have been a red flag yeah that would have been someone that you haven't met did he double message well he's just very it was very communicative which that's nice was really good well some people would absolutely love that that's the biggest green flag ever for them it obviously wasn't for you sorry I'm all on Jack's side at the moment like he's being charming he's communicating yeah he's being lovely I know He's talking about how in pain he is, but he's still going to go on the date.

14:46He is a green, green... Green giant. What's that song? Green giant. Green, green grass. No, don't sing that song. Blue, blue sky. I'm going to have a party. That song's going to be in our head now for a fortnight. George Ezra. Okay, so... That's in there now. You see him. So I arrive and we go to... He's chosen a place to meet. And I arrived and he'd text me saying, Oh, do you want me to meet you at the door? so I can find a table but I can meet you at the door so you're not looking for me. But I was, of course, running late as I often am. How late? Well, I thought I was going to be late than I was and then I was weirdly on time which really freaked me out, really threw me.

15:25But I was like, look, I'm running late. You take a seat. You're wearing a boot. I don't know who you are. Don't worry. So I walked in and there was... Hold your boot in the air. No one in there and there's no music playing. Oh my God. But him. But him. And I walked in and I went, And they went, he's outside. Oh my God. Where is this? I know he's in Greenwich. So you tracked all the way to Greenwich? I went to Greenwich, yep. To me. And I have actually been to that. It's a really nice bar. It was just a Tuesday in September. It was quite like a cold, rainy day. So I think maybe that was why. Why did you do a Tuesday date?

16:01It was the only day we could do. I know. Okay, so okay, fine. But anyway, so we... So silent date. No, but it was really sweet. He'd booked a table and it was so sweet. Thank God because it was so busy. But I was really glad I told him not to meet me at the door because I was like, there is no one here, Jack. But anyway, it made us laugh and he was like, oh, I'm really, like I didn't expect it to be this empty. I was like, that's fine. And then more people did arrive, but that was quite a funny arrival. First conversation you had. So, started chatting. He was really chatty, I was really chatty.

16:31We were both a bit nervous, so we kept interrupting each other, which is quite funny because, you know, when you're like, it's quite nice to be like okay we're both kind of on the same wavelength of like oh let's just kiss that's what you have to do when that happens oh should we just kiss I didn't go for that I didn't do that yeah and then we just chatted and then like we got a few rounds of drinks and we got like an enormous charcuterie board which was really tasty and yeah chatted about loads of stuff he comes from like quite a different world he like works in finance so and I've seen have you seen Industry that TV show yeah That's basically what he works in.

17:06So I was like, tell me everything. And then I also did ask for some gambling advice. On crypto? Well, it's just because I don't really understand how odds work. So I was like, explain how odds work. So that was interesting. Was it laughs? Were you both laughing? Yeah. It wasn't like a laugh a minute. Obviously, I've seen from the photo, he's a good looking guy. But did you, was he your type? Probably not. you are really picky I am difficult Rathbun Rathbun Rathbun actually he was the boot added a good bit of height nice and also he was a lot taller than I was actually expecting well that I thought you can say taller than me because you're a taller he was taller than me but he was like I thought he'd be just just a bit taller than me he's actually a lot taller than me so god he's got great height on him so he works in finance he's got great height he's a picky girl he's got great chat and really and he's really like big family guy nice which was really nice and like super duper generous so like at the end of the day Jemima he sounds like 10 out of 10 well I came back and everyone was like did you I thought you were talking about the TV show as well I thought you were like he's big into Family Guy I don't know maybe Family Guy did not come up as a topic of conversation I'm afraid but no it was like lots of good laughs and then we spoke about some really interesting because I've had a very interesting discussion about religion which I wasn't expecting to have which is interesting was he religious?

18:26no but his mum helps people who have had religious who have been in cults oh my god How interesting is that? Fascinating. I know someone who's been in a cult. I know someone who's been in a cult as well. Fascinating, right? Same person. But yeah, he was very generous. And then at the end of the day, I went to the toilet and he paid for everything. Jemima, what do you need in your life? I hate to say how nice that was because I'm all for 50-50, but I won't lie. And it's very, very nice he did that in a subtle way to not put you in a position where you have to go, let's split it. And then when we ended the date, he was like, can I get you a cab home?

19:02Jemima Jemima I have to say I've actually like really rarely had Jemima Have you ever had that? Jack is probably not You've never had that? No Well that's bad also but Jack is really ticking the boxes Yeah So alas what happened? So as you leave what happens in that moment? Hug and a handshake Not a handshake Not a handshake Okay fine but why not a kiss? Did he go to lean in? It would have been hard for him in his boot It would have been hard for him in his boot I I just wasn't I didn't feel like necessarily like a romantic connection god damn it i'm just like do you think he did i don't know well the good news is is we have some post date voice notes oh god oh yeah so i reckon we hear should we hear yours first yeah we can listen to mine let's hear jemima's first i'm just back from my date um and yeah it was really nice no need for me to be nervous although i think it's pretty fair to feel nervous before a date.

20:00We chatted loads. I'm the world's chattiest person, but so was he. So that was quite nice because like I am always terrified of conversation drying up, but there was no chance of conversation drying up at all when you have two of the chattiest people in the world. We got a charcuterie board and a couple of rounds of drinks and yeah, he's really nice. I think, I don't know what he made of me. I feel like he didn't not like me, which is always is a good thing. But yeah, I'd be intrigued to know what he thought. But yeah, I thought he was really sweet, like very chatty, from quite a different world to mine, which was really fascinating.

20:36And yeah, so all in all, a very pleasant evening. Hmm. All right. Okay, that's giving me a seven out of ten. Six, seven. Six, seven. Yeah. But it was a really nice evening. But you know, sometimes you just don't feel the spark. He was almost too nice that I feel that you were like, oh, there's not enough intrigue about you. But hang on, we haven't heard from my boy Jack. Yeah, we don't know. He might have just been like she was the worst. Jack has decided not to give a voice. Okay, here we go. And here is Jack's response. So it's 9am, just leaving Jemima's now. The date went really, really, really well in that respect.

21:16No, I'm joking. My boy. We both left at normal time separately last night. but yeah, it went good, I think Jemima's lovely which I thought that would be the case but yeah, Defo, super lovely human

21:34sorry, I'm losing my mind date went great restaurant was weirdly empty but I guess it was a Tuesday but table service was helpful so I didn't have to hobble around and I don't know what Jemima would have made of me. I think hopefully on the basis that three and a half hours went really, really quickly and we had a lot to talk about, seemed to cover a wide range of things. Yeah, I think it went well and I would more than happily see Jemima again. Yeah, all good. Oh, Jack, he's so sweet. Jemima, please go on a date with him. I'm going to just say something here. It's your buddy. Okay. So you're dating history, right?

22:24So maybe Jack is not a typical type you'd go for. But maybe you've been going for the wrong type all along. I think you're spot on, Jamie. The eye contact was so intense. I'm going to leave that there for you to ponder with. Because he sounds like a lovely, lovely boy. And I'm not saying he wasn't. but there's a lot of lovely people but are they the people for you? But I think he definitely deserves a second date. No, you can't force Jemima on a second date. Jemima, I really think a second date you would see a different side of him. What about that gag he made at the beginning? Ha ha ha. 9am. Yeah, I mean, I would say I didn't love that.

23:04Jemima is at the expense of Jemima. Tainting my name, my reputation. Come on, everyone. Yeah, that'll be the end of him. Jack is dead. So tell me Yeah What other matches Did you get other matches On the app? Mate Look at me But you enjoyed the experience Yes I have enjoyed The experience of Bumble It's a really nice app I felt really like In control on the app Because There's loads of really nice features So you really get a feel Of like the people That you're matching with Really are Who they say they are Which is good Yeah And I like It has all features of like what they're into so you can get a get like before matching you I don't know there's just more to go on than just like photos um and I like all the dating tips as well and like as much as Jack maybe wasn't the one for me it definitely gave me like the bit of confidence that I'll be okay dating again dating out there is tough right it's kind of I feel like Bumble's made that kind of even though it hasn't maybe worked out it's still like yeah that was a pretty you got some free drinks you had a charcuterie board you got a cab home lovely little time confidence yep and also on um bumble they have a whole section on like they have all these dating tips and one of the tips is like how to let someone down because like you meet lovely people but they're not all for you but i was intrigued to know if you had to let someone down if you're in my position and you're like i'm not so sure on a second date what would you text i'm just sorry i realize like you're so nice but I'm just really not looking for anything at the moment see you around but then why are you on a dating app because you made me realize I'm not looking for anything and I want to be single for the rest of my life I think you've got to be honest I think you've got to say straight up look I you're a brilliant person but I don't think we're kindred I don't think we have I don't think our souls connect or you can always go down which I used to do sorry my work life just like it's not allowing me to have a really Jamie I yeah yeah I do I do blame a lot of things on you He can't come to the wedding Jamie's making me work On a Saturday I think you've got to be honest I think you've got to say Look I'm all about Feel And Experience And all those things And I just don't think Our souls are aligned I don't think we're meant To be together That is deep as hell Yeah Scare them off a little bit Yeah I'm looking for Soul alignment And I would say This wasn't soul alignment So the big question is Are you going to go On a second date Will I marry you Will you marry me Are you going to go On a second date Um No yeah sorry and what are you going to text him to let him down so following the tips on Bumble they were like you should give like affirmation but be like firm and clear so I think I'm going to like I think he was such a nice guy so something about like I loved your boot but I loved the boot no what like such a pleasant evening but also I think you have to stop saying pleasant it is honestly the biggest insult ever and you have called this date pleasant more than once now More than twice, in fact.

26:08Yeah, such a pleasant evening. You're a really pleasant guy. I had a nice time. But also, I think, I mean, and listening to his voice as well, I don't know whether he would necessarily disagree either. I think he might also be on the same page of being like two nice people, but maybe not on the same romantic frequency. Well, the good news is to be continued. So if anyone would like to date Jemima, Get in touch. Look, guys, I do want to say, by the way, round of applause for producer Jemima, because that is just, Mima, you're the best and your twin flame is out there. For sure, the twin flame. I want to say a big thanks to Bumble, by the way, because we, Sophie and I, because we're married, get to live vicariously through you and see what the dating life is out there in Bumble.

26:59And it feels like it's kind of a great time. And even though maybe it hasn't worked out this time, it feels like Bumble will give you another shot. and it feels like there's something out there. It was such a nice experience. Like, dating's hard, but, like, it was a lot of fun. So if you're looking for a great match, it's time to give Bumble a shot. That is right. Bumble is back. Get better matches on Bumble.