Love, Friendship & Other Bad Decisions ft. Mandii B

It’s Kiki’s birthday episode, and Mandii B is back on the couch — which means there was never a chance this conversation was going to stay on one topic. Kiki and Mandii catch up on friendship, getting older, cutting people off, dating across age groups, and what it means when the relationships you’ve had for years no longer fit the person you’re becoming. Mandii also gets candid about being solo poly, why marriage and kids aren’t part of her end goal, navigating jealousy in non-monogamous relationships, and why knowing exactly what you want makes dating a whole lot easier. Of course, things get messy along the way. They get into who can and cannot say the N-word, why some people are obsessed with leaving a “legacy” through children, the pressure women put on romantic relationships, AI helping the girlies text men, rich auntie expectations, and whether people actually like the people they’re dating. Then Ask Kiki brings the perfect dilemma for Mandii: a listener is considering opening her relationship… except her boyfriend already has a coworker picked out. Is that ethical non-monogamy or just cheating with extra paperwork? And because Mandii is Mandii, she closes things out with a CockTale from Jamaica involving a nude pool, a very forward woman, a sea urchin, and a trip to the nurse’s station that somehow only gets wilder from there. Pour something bubbly and get into it — because this one is equal parts friendship, sex, relationships, hot takes, and pure chaos. Every sip has a story. **Follow me!**  **@kikisaidso & @cocktalespodcast** **Contact Me!** **Advice**: advice@cocktalespod.com **CockTales**: cocktales@cocktalespod.com **Advertising**: *cameron@pleasurepodcasts.com*  **Sip & Spill** where I sip and you spill: **404-692-0039** Sponsors/Special Offers: **DRIVE BOOST** Visit vb.health and use code COCKTALES for 10% off or click the link in the episode description. **BROOKLYN BEDDING** Go to brooklynbedding.com and use my promo code COCKTALESPOD at checkout to get 30% off sitewide during the LABOR DAY SALE. Exclusive with my code! Interested in Podcasting? Join the Cohort to learn from me! Fill Out The Interest Form https://forms.gle/TrzDVEUHtaHv6fW89 Join Patreon to help support the show! **www.patreon.com/cocktales** Get Your Merch & Order Your Card Game  www.imcurioustoknow.com Bali With Kiki! The Travel Tribe Experience: https://travel.kikisaidso.com/Bali Get Klassy Baste! Learn to Cook with Kiki www.klassybaste.com Join Kiki's Book Club www.patreon.com/kikisaidso Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cocktales-with-kiki--2818687/support. **CONNECT WITH US** *Follow the host and join the conversation after the episode:* Kiki Said So (Kiara Walker) Instagram: @kikisaidso TikTok: @kikisaidso Cocktales With Kiki Instagram:@cocktalespodcast TikTok: @cocktalespodcast Want to be a guest on Cocktales? We are always looking for interesting guests, experts, and storytellers to join the show. If you would like to be considered, please fill out our guest submission form here: Guest Interest Form