It's Love Fest time! 🎉 Today Shandy is joined by Bachelor Nation's latest power couple, Brayden Bowers and Christina Mandrell! These happen to be two "villains" Shandy never believed were villains in the first place, and it was so fun to finally hang out IRT to hear behind-the-scenes tidbits and learn about their relationship dynamic! Today Brayden and Christina share their thoughts on true "contentment", how they overcame their early hurdles, and of course, how they fight! We're also treated to an exclusive Brayden-and-Andy freestyle rap and beatbox performance! Finally, a hilariously chaotic Newlyweds Game you do NOT want to miss! Who knows who better? Watch on to find out! Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.cozyearth.com/SHANDY and use promo code SHANDY at checkout to save up to 35%! More Christina: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/christinamandrell More Brayden: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/braydenbowersofficial TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@braydenbowersofficial Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome To Brayden & Christina! 3:01 - Did Being “Villains” Help Bond Them? 6:27 - The Beginning 9:02 - Brayden’s Near-Death Experience & Subsequent Realizations 16:31 - Contentment & Brayden On His Season 22:12 - How They Complement Each Other 26:35 - How They Fight 37:29 - How Brayden Is So Zen 42:04 - Early Hurdle 49:46 - Common Misconceptions About Their Relationship 52:23 - Beliefs About Relationships That Have Changed Since Finding Each Other 54:51 - The Newlyweds Game 1:12:21 - Brayden Freestyles While Andy Beatboxes!!!!!!!!!!!! 1:16:18 - Shandy Debrief If you have a relationship question, write us at: dearshandy@gmail.com Subscribe - https://bit.ly/SubscribeDearShandy Listen on iTunes - https://bit.ly/DearShandyiTunes More Dear Shandy Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dearshandy Facebook - https://fb.me/dearshandy More Sharleen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sharleenjoynt Blog - http://www.alltheprettypandas.com More Andy Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/machinelevine Produced by Gabrielle Galon - https://www.instagram.com/gabsamillion Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dear-shandy/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices