Seven Year Switch

[covetingthepreciousthings]

Anyone else watching this now?

And Michelle is hotter than his wife.

I loathe George and simpering fecking Rachel

I can't take the therapist seriously at all.

I hate how the therapist is trying to stop Michelle feeling anger. I was married to a George character and the pure frustration of being expected to be a Stepford Wife manifested itself in rage. She wouldn't be angry if she wasn't with such a chauvinist.

‘Tony’s a bit more feminine’ - in a nut shell

When is Tony going to come out of the closet??

I cannot stand Simon. He basically thinks she should be grateful he’s there at all even though he’s emotionally shut down. Arsehole.

If Nikki wanted to know about Simon she should have just asked Gemma!

I thought that. She seems to prioritise everyone else before her own needs and then resents it.

I’m glad Nikki kicked off at Tony, might make him realise that him being dramatic all the time is tiresome and annoying. I would have killed him by now.

Where did they find these knobends for the Aussie version? Two of the guys in season two are so awful that they’re bordering on controlling and abusive. Plus there’s an awful American woman who wants to be a mermaid and is doing my head in.

I have watched season 1 Australia and this UK one.
I am really shocked at the so called therapists and experts.
Both shows have a couple were the man is obviously controlling veering close to abusive, George in uk and Brad in Australia.
In both cases the therapists have focused on the women changing to accommodate the men's anger, controlling ways.
It is utter shite, these women should be being told to run for the hills.
On Australian show Brad does all the typical coercive controlling abuse tactics, including when his gf asks for 2 days to think about their relationship, he goes ballistic then puts whole blame on her then does massive over the top love bombing thing... In front of therapists who beam on delighted and tell his clearly terrified gf that she is so lucky to have him.... Frightening

I actually liked the way the therapist got Michelle to confront why she gets angry. Because it’s her stock response to all situations, she isn’t dealing with the root emotion. She appeared to grow emotionally when she realised that. I don’t think for one minute that she should stay with him, but that self reflection is surely a good thing.

I work with traumatised children who often behave in a similar way and that’s why it resonated.

YY Michelle obviously hides behind anger . It stops her recognising what she is really feeling and in turn, that stops her making rational decisions about their relationship.
I feel sorry for Nikki. She's too nice and accommodating. Simon obviously checked out ages ago and he's putting zero work into this process.
Tom needs to stop playing the victim. He moved back to his mum's fgs but he's questioning his wife's commitment.

Rachel really isn't good enough for Tom even though she thinks it's the other way round. She has made him feel inadequate and now he's like a rabbit caught in the headlights unsure of his next move because he might get it wrong. It's a shame they had a child because otherwise I'd say forget it and move on. As for Ch4 showing that photo making Michelle look naked!!!!! Stirrers!

Do i mean Tom? The one with the bossy wife.

theredjellybean -I'm watching the 2nd Aussie series. Why does that ex army controlling twat insist on wearing camouflage clothing all the time

God they're all hitting on each other .... I thought they were there to save their relationship

If Rachel wants a high flying lifestyle she should get off her arse and get a job. No point moaning his isn't good enough!

It gets so much worse BigSandyBalls2015. By the end of that series I was screaming at the TV for Stacey-Louise to dump him. He does some really horrible shit to her. Full on gaslighting at the end.

Agree about Brad and his creepy love bombing. Taking away her engagement ring was just horrible and showed how much she was being controlled. Yet the therapists didn’t pick up on it at all. Brad’s partner really did seem like a nice person and had that deer in the headlights look whenever he was angry.

Rachel should get a job but I feel sorry for her that they paired Tom with Michelle. Michelle is obviously very flirty and very discontented with her relationship.
You'd have to enter the process thinking the other wife wasn't going to hit on your husband. I wouldn't have that certainty about Michelle.

My Dh announced that he doesn't blame Michelle for being so angry because if he was in her shoes he would be angry too! George is such a knob.

@TheDishRanAwayWithTheSpoon that's exactly how I feel with my pnd and my Dh ! I feel so terribly for her. He is so emotionally shut down and it does not help her at all.

Just binged watched the UK series up to the most recent episode. I'm a bit hooked! Surely Tony is gay? I thought the reading out of past arguments was very insightful.
What day is it usually on?

It's on Tuesday nights, is there just one more episode to go?