Vault: Her niece doesn't like her date

Summary

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The Bert Show – Vault: Her Niece Doesn't Like Her Date

Episode Date: July 1, 2026
Main Theme:
A listener named Melanie calls in to ask the Bert Show cast whether she should break up with a new guy she's dating after her 7-year-old twin nieces relay a rumor (via their mom) that the guy is a "tiger"— implying he's a serial cheater. The team unpacks whether such a warning is credible if it comes filtered through children and shares stories and thoughts about trusting kids’ instincts in dating situations.

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Episode Summary

Main Situation: Melanie’s Dilemma

• Listener Melanie calls in, voice disguised, seeking advice about her new boyfriend.
• She describes a scenario where her twin 7-year-old nieces tell her that her date is a "tiger"—meaning "cheater" in this context.
• The term comes up because the nieces overheard their mom (Melanie's sister-in-law) say something, but everyone is confused about the credibility and origins of the claim.

Key Discussion Points & Insights:

Breaking Down the "Tiger" Rumor

• [01:23–03:01]
  • Melanie shares:

    “The girls happened to start, I guess talking about this guy that I was dating... my sister in law... happened to call him a tiger... as in like he’s a cheater... they explained to me... that’s the vibe they got off of him at seven.”
    (Melanie, 01:31–02:25)

  • The hosts clarify: “So they called him a tiger. So they basically said that he’s a cheater?”
    (Co-host, 02:45)
  • They reference the “Tiger Woods” implication, rather than the animal.

Is There Any Credibility?

• [02:31–04:36]
  • Doubts are immediately cast:

    “Was the seven-year-old talking intelligently about this or was the seven year old just parroting?”
    (Host, 02:26)

  • Melanie admits she thinks the term came from something the kids overhead at home:

    “I can’t completely discount it.”
    (Melanie, 02:42)

  • Melanie clarifies the nieces haven’t met the guy, everything’s second-hand.

Should Melanie Take it Seriously?

• [04:36–06:01]
  • Host and co-hosts express confusion on how the opinion was formed since neither the nieces nor their parents have met the boyfriend.
  • The group agrees:

    “...then it doesn’t count at all.”
    (Host, 04:36)

  • “I think you need to talk to your brother and sister-in-law because I’m confused how they’ve interpreted from what you’ve said about him that he’s a cheater.”
    (Co-host, 04:38)
  • Melanie isn’t sure if her family secretly knows more or just made an assumption.

Memorable exchange:

“Have you said anything that would even clue... Do you have any concerns?”
(Co-host, 05:11)

“I just told them about the three dates and how much I like him…”
(Melanie, 05:17)

The Broader Question: Should We Trust Kids and Pets in Dating?

• [06:12–07:43]
  • The hosts broaden the topic and ask listeners for stories about children warning them off partners.
  • “Don’t they say that dogs and babies can always tell good people from bad?... If my dog doesn’t like them, I can’t be in a relationship with them.”
    (Host, 06:21)
  • Co-Host: “If they don’t like the dog, I couldn’t be in a relationship with somebody that came in my home and just started insulting my animals.” (Co-host, 06:44)
  • They put out a call for listener stories about children under 10 giving relationship warnings.

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Notable Quotes (with Timestamps)

• [02:31] Host:
  “Was the seven-year-old talking intelligently about this or was the seven-year-old just parroting?”

• [04:36] Host:
  “Well, see, then it doesn’t count at all.”

• [04:38] Co-host:
  “I think you need to talk to your brother and sister-in-law because I’m confused on how they’ve interpreted from what you’ve said about him that he’s a cheater.”

• [06:21] Host:
  “Don’t they say that dogs and babies can always tell good people from bad? ... Like, I know there’s women who like, well, if my dog doesn’t like them, I can’t be in a relationship with them.”

• [06:44] Co-host:
  “If they don’t like the dog, I couldn’t be in a relationship with somebody that came in my home and just started insulting my animals.”

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Section Timestamps

• [01:01–01:30] — Introduction of Melanie and the problem
• [01:31–02:25] — Melanie explains the “tiger” comment from her nieces
• [02:26–04:36] — Cast discusses and tries to trace the rumor’s origin
• [04:36–05:38] — Discussion on whether the nieces’ (and parents’) opinions should count
• [06:12–07:43] — Broader discussion: children and pets as relationship judges
• [06:44+] — Open call for listener stories on kids warning about partners

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Summary Takeaways

• Melanie is troubled by a rumor, filtered through her young nieces and ultimately her sister-in-law, that her new date might be a cheater ("tiger").
• The Bert Show team generally considers the kids’ input as unreliable since neither children nor parents know the boyfriend personally.
• The co-hosts encourage Melanie to clear things up directly with her sister-in-law.
• The episode shifts to a lighthearted, relatable conversation about how (and whether) children and pets can serve as early-warning systems for dating.
• The hosts invite listeners to share their own anecdotes of kids under ten issuing dating warnings, underlying the humorous-while-thoughtful nature of the show.

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Transcript

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[The Birch Show Host]

the Birch Show Melanie is our bird show listener who needs to be on the voice disguiser. She is wondering if she should break up with a guy she's been out on a few dates with. Good morning Melanie, how are you?

[Melanie (Caller)]

Good morning, how are you?

[The Birch Show Host]

We're doing well.

[Melanie (Caller)]

Truly good.

[The Birch Show Host]

Yeah. Melissa, Wendy, you guys both good?

[Co-host/Advisor]

Yeah, I'm doing great.

[The Birch Show Host]

All right, Melanie, the floor is yours. Tell us what the problem is.

[Melanie (Caller)]

Okay, well, I guess I've been dating this guy for a few times. I've gone on out with him on three dates.

[Co-host/Advisor]

Okay, so.

[Melanie (Caller)]

And I need a little advice from you I think is the problem. I happened to be hanging out with my brother and his sister in law. I went over to eat at their house recently and I was hanging out with my 7 year old nieces, they're twin girls. And we were hanging out and just talking and the girls happened to start, I guess talking about this guy that I was dating. Like they, they had heard some stuff from my sister in law, what she was saying about him and she happened to call him a tiger. And I was like, oh, what does that mean? Thinking maybe it was a good thing. As in like tiger and tigeraholic. The girls explained to me. As in like he's a cheater. Like you know, like that's what they heard about him. That was the vibe they got off of him at seven. Yeah.

[Co-host/Advisor]

Okay. Okay.

[The Birch Show Host]

Was the seven year old talking intelligently about this or was the seven year old just parroting?

[Melanie (Caller)]

I mean it was as intelligent as 7 year olds can get. But how do 7 year olds make up something like that? I mean this is Something they heard from their mom?

[Co-host/Advisor]

Yeah, they're regurgitating what they heard. Right. I don't know why you regurgitated.

[Melanie (Caller)]

I can't completely discount it.

[Co-host/Advisor]

Well, of course. So they called him a tiger. So they basically said that he's a cheater?

[Melanie (Caller)]

Yeah, like tiger. As in like tigeraholic. As in, you know, he cheats over and over again.

[Co-host/Advisor]

Like Tiger Woods. Okay.

[Melanie (Caller)]

Oh, okay.

[Co-host/Advisor]

Not like the animal. Okay, okay.

[Melanie (Caller)]

Like a Tiger woods guy.

[Co-host/Advisor]

Okay.

[The Birch Show Host]

Did the 7 year old clarify that? Like.

[Melanie (Caller)]

Well, I mean I had to ask her a lot of questions over and over again. I mean, but they both, I mean, you know, they both kind of eventually explained it to me and I, you know, as much as I want to would love to discount 7 year olds, I'm not sure what I should do next because I actually really like this guy. But you know, if that's what.

[The Birch Show Host]

Well, the seven year old, the seven year old is just repeating stuff that they're. She's heard before that she's heard before.

[Co-host/Advisor]

Did you talk to your sister about this?

[Melanie (Caller)]

I haven't talked to her yet. I mean again, I haven't really talked to anybody yet. I just, I'm assuming that they got it from their mother and I don't know, I respect my sister in law. I don't think she would make this stuff up. So I just, I, I don't know, I guess I want to know what to do.

[The Birch Show Host]

Is it your sister or is it his sister?

[Melanie (Caller)]

No, it's my sister in law.

[Co-host/Advisor]

It's her brother's wife. So it's not the guy she's dating? He's not a part of this?

[Melanie (Caller)]

No, it's my family.

[Co-host/Advisor]

It's her family. She was at her brother.

[The Birch Show Host]

Okay, I'm totally confused right now.

[Co-host/Advisor]

She was at her brother's house?

[The Birch Show Host]

Yes.

[Co-host/Advisor]

And the sister in law and the brother have two children and she was hanging out with them and they're the ones that said it to her.

[The Birch Show Host]

About who?

[Co-host/Advisor]

About her boyfriend. Her boyfriend?

[The Birch Show Host]

Well, how do they know? How did your brother and sister in law know your boyfriend?

[Melanie (Caller)]

Because I, you know, I filled them in. I'm still in the beginning stages of dating this guy and I've shared a little bit about it.

[Co-host/Advisor]

So the 7 year old doesn't even

[Melanie (Caller)]

know who the guy is?

[The Birch Show Host]

Yeah, they don't know him personally.

[Melanie (Caller)]

No, they haven't met him. This is all just stuff that I heard from them like that they've heard from their parents.

[The Birch Show Host]

Well, see, then it doesn't count at all.

[Co-host/Advisor]

Well, I mean, I think, I think you need to talk to your brother and sister in law because obviously. Because I'm confused on how they've interpreted from what you've said about him. That he's a cheater.

[The Birch Show Host]

Yeah.

[Melanie (Caller)]

Right.

[The Birch Show Host]

And I think the 7 year old is just confused. See, I thought it was. I thought we had a totally different story here. I think the 7 year old has got to be just confused because if they've never met him, how do they pass judgment on him?

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[Melanie (Caller)]

Right.

[Co-host/Advisor]

Well, the idea is that they overheard their parents talking about the guy she's

[The Birch Show Host]

dating, but the parents don't know the guy.

[Co-host/Advisor]

Yeah, they never met him, right?

[Melanie (Caller)]

No. I mean, no, they've only heard about him.

[The Birch Show Host]

Yes.

[Co-host/Advisor]

Have you said anything that they would even clue. What have you said about him? Do you have any, do you have any concerns?

[Melanie (Caller)]

I just told him about the kind of. The three dates we went on and how much I like him. And I mean it's a little disturbing to me. Only in that, you know, unless they know him from somewhere else and I'm just. They're not telling me all that they know. That's. I mean that's what is part of what is worrying me. I mean, I know what they're saying, it's only coming from 7 year olds and hopefully it's wrong, but I mean, I don't know.

[The Birch Show Host]

Well, here, here's the deal. I'm good. I'm putting her on hold.

[Co-host/Advisor]

Okay, hold on a second.

[The Birch Show Host]

With nothing.

[Co-host/Advisor]

Because you could say, hey, I'm putting it on hold.

[The Birch Show Host]

Well, no, I'm just saying because this call, what she's saying that the kid

[Co-host/Advisor]

is mistaken, but it's still intriguing because there may be something that her brother and sister in law have said behind her back that she needs to know about. They've never still been.

[The Birch Show Host]

They've never even met the guy.

[Co-host/Advisor]

Well, she just said that she doesn't know whether they may know him and didn't tell her. Yeah, I would think the brother would tell her.

[The Birch Show Host]

I want to change directions.

[Melanie (Caller)]

Okay.

[Co-host/Advisor]

Are you basically giving up on her hanging out?

[The Birch Show Host]

Yeah, I said I'm gonna put her on hold. Cause that's more polite than hanging out. There's gotta be a situation. And here's our telephone number. 404.

[Co-host/Advisor]

You just said that you had a heart 30 minutes ago.

[The Birch Show Host]

Yeah, I used it up. 404741Q100. There has to be a situation where a child has warned you about the new relationship you're getting into. Like don't they say that, that dogs and babies can always tell good people from bad. You know, like if a dog likes somebody. Like, I know there's women who like, well, if my dog doesn't like them, I can't be in a relationship with them.

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[Co-host/Advisor]

Or vice versa. If they don't like the dog, I couldn't be in like, yeah, I couldn't be in a relationship with somebody that came in my home and then just started insulting my animals.

[The Birch Show Host]

There's. Yeah, there's got to be a situation where your child, your niece, your nephew, your neighbor's kid, some child has warned you in some way. And it could be like in this case where overhearing something the parents said. Or it could be a situation where just out of nowhere the child picks up on some vibe and warns you. And whether you listened or not, we want to hear the story either way. So our Telephone number is 404-741-Q100. Call us and we will take your calls on how did you the child, what are we defining child as?

[Co-host/Advisor]

Well, those children were 7, let's say younger than 10. So a child who's younger than 10 years old and the younger, the funnier has warned you about somebody you're dating and has told you to get out.

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