AIBU to say that couples incessantly holding hands on property finding programmes f**is me off ?

[Sunnysideoftheshite]

Drives me nuts , why do they have to cling to each other on shows such as "A Place in the Sun" ( naff I know, but love it ) and " Location, location" ? Makes me cringe .

@Sunnysideoftheshite

It's not the odd hand - hold here and there I object to, it's just the necessity to do it for the WHOLE show!!!

I think the producers superglue them together so one doesnt wander off and hold up the shoot.

@SeeSawSeen

I don't mind the hand-holding. What I CANNOT BEAR is when the couple is doing an interview to camera, sitting down or standing side by side, and they spend the whole time looking at each other while they're talking. The odd glance would be okay, but the constant staring at each other... Totally irrational I know, but I wish they would look at the camera, and not look at each other for approval, or whatever it is!

You'd love if the one being subjected to it would shout "stop fucking looking at me!" And also, "who are you and what have you done with my normal husband/wife?" It all feels so false and frankly makes people look a bit ridiculous

It’s irritating. But what I find worse are the couples who insist on a big kitchen “because we live to cook and entertain” and then it shows a clip of them supposedly cooking and one of them is sawing on a carrot with completely the wrong knife and the other is doing that open-mouthed head back pretend laugh with some random people to “prove” to us that they have friends and that they “entertain”.

One couple I remember the house was perfect in every way but they stood in the drive with the presenter and said “ssssh! We want to see if we can hear any traffic”. Silence. In the very distant, distant background you could just about hear a solitary car. “No good” they declared. “We don’t want any traffic noise”. Later it showed that they moved in with their two huge SUVs (because they “live rurally” now so they to wear green wellies and drive an SUV so that people know that they “live rurally”) and Mr proudly says that his journey to the train station at 5 am to catch the early train to London takes 15 minutes in his new SUV. So it’s ok for him to screech along the country lanes at 5 am but heaven forbid anyone else should drive along at 2 in the afternoon.

Hilarious OP. I love A Place in the Sun too, but the incessant hand holding.

I could think of nothing worse than being somewhere hot and holding another adults hot, sweaty hand for hours.

But why when they're looking round????? It's weird.

Meghan Markle was the worst for this.

A so called ‘independent’ woman who lost the ability to walk unaided after her engagement.

Some events, casual or informal, fine, but when you are representing The Queen at a memorial service, keep your bloody claws to yourself.

Can’t find the link but there are some hilarious videos of her clinging on so tightly Harry had to go round a table to shake hands with a dignitary. 🤣🤣🤣

@theleafandnotthetree Haha, it would make my day if that happened! And they always talk in... this... kind of.... hesitant.... voice while looking searchingly at each other. Ugh!

Drives me nuts too OP but the steering the woman around the house is what really irritates me, the mans hand in the small of her back pushing her from room to room as if she is on bloody castors, gives me the rage, as if a feeble little woman couldn’t manage to navigate herself from the hallway to the kitchen without the assistance of a man guiding her in case she gets lost.

Couples usually hold hands when they are out, don't they? Husband and I always did, it's normal.

Same. Or sat next to each other. Or walking beside each other. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I love holding my husband’s hand. It’s not possessive or territorial it’s simply about wanting to touch him. It’s normal in a close loving relationship isn’t it? We’re middle aged... not loves young dream.

We used to hold hands often, still do sometimes but not often one of us is wrangling a runaway toddler. Didn't realise it was a thing to comment on until a friend sent me a text saying 'awww just saw you and DH in town walking along holding hands, didn't want to interrupt as it looked so sweet'. Wtf?? FWIW I am very much an independent person, have a good career, actually earn more than DH, I just like holding my husband's hand...

@FrankButchersDickieBow

Hilarious OP. I love A Place in the Sun too, but the incessant hand holding.

I could think of nothing worse than being somewhere hot and holding another adults hot, sweaty hand for hours.

But why when they're looking round????? It's weird.

Well indeed, when abroad in hot weather with my small cute children I don't even want to hold their tiny sweaty little hands, let alone some man-paw.

Meh, I've been married for donkey's years. We're not touchy-feely and bought a huge bed so we can sleep without touching each other, but we still hold hands.
I don't like the men who put their hand on a woman's back to guide her, that does smack of male territorialism.

Downton57

Did anyone see the episode of the escape to the country with the tall blonde Russian girl and the wealthy wee guy in the cowboy hat? They were a bit out of the norm for the programme.

I did. I also saw her clearly refuse his kiss.

YABU, we still hold hands a lot, can't see how it affects anyone else. Are you sad no one wants to hold your hand all the time OP?!?

Habit?. Me and DH are usually holding hands when together.

We are thirthy three years together, we hold hands out walking,even in the height of the heat in Andulucia.

We sit on the couch right next to each other, he has his arm around the small of my back, I have my hand on his knee.

To quote our teenage son, for God sake Mother you would barely get a credit card in that gap.

Oh god here we go. Yet another normal benign common run of the mill act mn has a huge problem with.

I miss the old Place in the Suns when they used to set up a ‘secret’ camera behind a pot plant/by the pool and clunkily sit down without the presenter all ‘let’s say what we really think’ in the most contrived way ever

15 years in and still hold hands, it’s up to us. I love seeing old couples holding hands it’s really sweet.

On a place in the sun I've noticed that the are often newish relationships and second marriages so they are kind of in the 'in love' phase I think.

@HettieMills

Nothing wrong with it. We're old and we still hold hands. Not hurting anyone else is it.

But why do you do it though? Are you concerned the other is going to run off and leave?! Or perhaps jump into the road like a wayward toddler?!

@shhsecretsquirrel

I sort of get what you mean about on screen couples,it is over the top to and ,when you see real life couples all over each other,touchy feely like love sick teenagers into each other type of thing .
The odd show of affections its ok though or just holding hands for a while can be sweet,but not over the top stuff.😕

@Sunnysideoftheshite

It be more relateable and quite entertaining if onscreen couples acted more natural like the did not know they were on TV,like as if they hidden cameras about.

@SeeSawSeen

I don't mind the hand-holding. What I CANNOT BEAR is when the couple is doing an interview to camera, sitting down or standing side by side, and they spend the whole time looking at each other while they're talking. The odd glance would be okay, but the constant staring at each other... Totally irrational I know, but I wish they would look at the camera, and not look at each other for approval, or whatever it is!

Omg yes!!!!! This drives me insane.

Reminds of a horrifically uncomfortable customer I had once years ago when I was working for a mobile phone shop.
I'd just explained the tariffs etc and they were unsure. Every time one some they were looking at the other and when it came to the final 'should we, shouldn't we?' they STARED at each other in silence for at least 30 seconds. It was so bizarre that I saw my 3 colleagues stop mid-sentence and turn to look at them, along with each of their customers!

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