1387: Romance in Rome Ends with Lien on Your Home | Feedback Friday
September 25, 2026
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5 min readRomance in Rome Ends with Lien on Your Home
A woman met a man through a mutual friend who was the chief of police's wife. Trusting that connection, she accepted his invitation to Italy, told him her budget was $3,000, and heard him say they'd "figure it out later." After a magical trip of gelato and cobblestone streets, he sent her an official invoice from his company for $21,000. He kept receipts for everything—meals, hotels, car rental, even shopping. When she disputed it, he sued her in small claims court, won, and placed a lien on her property. She now owes the balance and is trying to figure out whether to fight back or accept that she went on the most expensive date in modern history.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:33) **Show Open & Gabe's Movie News** - Jordan and Gabe open Feedback Friday from Italy; Gabe shares the surreal news that his script "Otherwise Engaged" has cast Halle Berry, Zoe Kravitz, Colin Firth, and Jack Whitehall.
- 2 (26:30) **Listener Letter: Romance in Rome Ends with Lien on Your Home** - A woman describes how a man she believed she was dating took her on a trip to Italy, then invoiced her for $21,000 afterward, sued her in small claims court, and placed a lien on her property.
- 3 (44:23) **Listener Letter: Divorcing a Spouse with Borderline Personality Disorder** - A man who previously wrote in about his difficult marriage and a new woman he met at a conference provides an update: he has decided to move forward with divorce and filed paperwork.
- 4 (77:03) **Listener Letter: Memory Loss, Rage, and a Near-Fatal Heart Condition** - A 45-year-old man describes suffering from memory loss, sudden rage, and a feeling of a "black hole" in his mind, which began years before he discovered he had an aortic aneurysm and underwent open-heart surgery.
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Show Notes
He took you to Italy, then billed you $21,000 for it. Do you sue him for fraud, or chalk it up as the priciest date ever? Welcome to Feedback Friday!
And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at [email protected]. Now let's dive in!
Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1387
On This Week's Feedback Friday:
- If Gabe's movie news isn't quite your bucket of popcorn, we'll give you the full Hollywood treatment and roll out the red carpet, and you can skip to the first question at 26 minutes and 30 seconds!
- You met a charming guy who works for a judge — set up by the police chief's wife — and he whisked you off to Italy. Back home, instead of a sweet text, came a $21,000 invoice, a small-claims loss, and a lien on your property. Is suing him for fraud worth the fight, or was this just the priciest date in history?
- You wrote in a while back about a rocky marriage and a spark with a woman from a conference in Indiana. Now the fuller picture emerges — explosive rages, extreme OCD, counseling flatly refused — and divorce papers sit with your attorney. How do you share a roof once she's served, and will moving out cost you custody?
- Recommendation of the Week: Isopure Protein Drink — a light, Gatorade-like alternative to milky shakes that packs 32 grams of protein, goes down easy mid-workout, and, unlike nearly every other protein drink, still tastes fine warm. Jordan found it after sampling the protein-spiked teas of Hong Kong.
- You're 45, married almost 20 years, with four kids and a warehouse career you helped grow from $1M to $40M. Then came the numbness, the lost names and dates, the flashes of temper — plus a layoff and open-heart surgery. Is this depression, early-onset dementia, or just midlife, and where do you even turn for help?
- Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line
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