EP 471: Men Don’t Want To Be Friends (feat. Azar)
Decisions, Decisions
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 7.7K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 68 minutes
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This week on Decisions, Decisions, Mandii B and Weezy WTF are joined by Azar Farideh from Truth After Dark for a candid conversation about whether men and women can truly be platonic friends, as they debate lacking possessiveness, having male friends, and the idea that men would cross the line if given the opportunity while sharing personal experiences of friendships that did and didn’t stay platonic. The episode dives into whether men feel safe expressing themselves, if women expect too much or misread intentions, and what it really means when someone is wasting your time, along with discussions on honesty, comparison being the thief of joy, and how men show up differently depending on the woman. They also get into accountability on both sides, arguing that women can be just as toxic, explore sexual openness, celebrity crushes, and “heaux friends,” and close with deeper reflections on financial expectations, shaken beliefs in Black love, and how upbringing and experiences with father figures shape dating perspectives.
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| 0:00.0 | I think when we get into like these conversations around red pill combo and what women want and what men want, it's like, what the fuck are we talking about? |
| 0:11.0 | Like we're two human beings. |
| 0:12.5 | Can we not treat each other? |
| 0:14.3 | Like we actually care about each other. |
| 0:17.3 | We all know what it's like when it likes you. |
| 0:19.7 | I hate, first of all, high value men. I hate that. Yeah. And for me, it's like when it likes you. I hate, first of all, high value men. |
| 0:21.8 | I hate that. |
| 0:23.5 | Yeah, and for me, it's like I hate that concept because for me, what we put so much, we put so much women put so much on financial. |
| 0:33.2 | And we forget that security and safety is far more than financial. |
| 0:36.9 | A man who is rich can give you money. |
| 0:39.6 | But if he can't give me emotional safety and emotional security, |
| 0:43.6 | if he can't be there for me in the other ways that a woman actually needs a man to show up, |
| 0:49.1 | then what are we even doing? |
| 0:54.1 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:57.0 | Guaranteed human. |
| 1:01.8 | Decisions, decisions. |
| 1:03.5 | Hey guys, welcome to another episode of Decisions, Decisions. |
| 1:07.6 | It's your girl, Mandy V, aka Peck the Stein, aka Peggy Markle, aka That's Beach. I'm wheezy. Sorry if I get a little crackly. I'm still dealing with birthday festivity throat. Birthday festivity throat is great. It's just that they're going to hear that for five episodes now. Jesus. I've tried. Bitch, I went over the steam with a towel today. I was like, I have to talk about sucking dick, mom, help. But we have a guest in the building, and I'm actually really excited because now we get to be on some girl shit. Yes. And the last clip, I was tagged in. Azar. Not Paul. I'm sitting there my baby daddy. |
| 1:45.1 | He's like, she don't really love him. I'm like, oh boy, here you go. Wait, what are we talking about? Paul said that. What are we talking about? And we'll get into it. Yeah, I remember what he said. Because basically, Mandy on the show was saying that, I mean, not Mandy or Mandy. Weezy on the show was like, oh, I will date. |
| 2:03.3 | Like, I mean, I don't care if my man goes one-on-one with women and dinners and this and that. And Dr. Sarah was like, oh, well, I will cook dinner at my house or whatever. And so Paul's response was like, she don't really love him. Not you're reacting to our videos on your podcast. So we are, honey, period. And so, it's relevant. |
| 2:21.2 | Uh, |
| 2:21.4 | uh, uh, really love him. Not you're reacting to our videos on your podcast. You know, we are, honey. |
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