Love Island - part 4

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Ellie told Alex she'd give it a go and see where things went, she told him she was worried things were 'robotic' and 'staged' and hopefully it would become more natural between them over time. She had already warned him her concerns over their relationship.

She got the 'ick' and started to pull away, spend more time with other people and avoid those awkward moments with Alex.

We've all been there.

I think she left it a day too long to have 'the talk' and she shouldn't have spoken to other people about her lack of feelings before she talked to Alex.

But when she did approach him to tell him she only sees him as a friend, he threw a strop and tried to put words in her mouth.

She's just not into you Alex, get over it.

And it is a game, they all know they, he stuck with Samira in a friendship couple to stay in the game. He's pissed off she's rejected him and he's trying to justify his anger by calling her a game player, she was always upfront with him.

Totally agree.

Intel is inappropriate, it's just too heavy an insult for this context and someone we see a snapshot of.

Fact, Ellie said she wanted to see where it went romantically with alexs, he was interested in her back, as soon as he picked her, literally as soon as, she said she was no longer interested in seeing where it went romantically. I would be annoyed with her too. She should have been honest with him and he could have picked Samira. No way she didn't know she wasn't interested and came to the blinding conclusion as soon as he picked her,,,he's not annoyed she doesn't fancy him, she's annoyed she lied that she was interested in him romantically when she wasn't. And she did lie.

And I also see why Megan is annoyed, 37 is a lot more men than 20. But it doesn't matter what her number was, the issue was eyal thought she'd slept with a lot of men. I really hate men that basically turn on women who shag them and think they are a "slut" and that's who eyal is. She shagged him so now he thinks she shags anyone. He's such a dickhead.

What does Intel mean? Not sure really why Alex went on the show as he seems like a fish out of water, with Camilla last year it worked but with Alex it just doesn't.

Think Wes and Megan are both out for themselves really so they would be an ideal match.

Zara is very pretty but agree dullsville not even heard her speak yet. Really like Georgia, Samira and Dani

None of these are facts Bluntness, simply your interpretation, and I don’t agree.

He has decided to believe she tricked him because he can’t cope with her not fancying him, and he’s managed to convince the more gullible among viewers.

Why should he pick Samira? She has a chance with Sam, he’s not entitled to a woman!

If he had had any social skills he could totally be coupled up with Ellie by now, his personality that has put her off. And Samira and Megan and every other woman in the villa.

Incel = involuntary celibate.

I said a few weeks ago that Alex was manipulative and that I didn’t like him.
He’s an entitled idiot who is probably a ‘catch’ in the normal world , but not in the world of Love Island.
I think that Ellie really wanted to like him and was prepared to give it a try, but there just wasn’t the spark. I feel that she crumbled under the weight of public pressure and pressure from the other housemates and picked him .
Btw- Ellie’s hair extensions are bloody awful. She needs to go to a salon ASAP

I didn't realise Eyal was Jewish, I assumed he was Turkish for some reason? Anyway....

I guess 37 is almost double 20 when you put it like that, but they are both numbers for a 24 year old that indicate that they are pretty sexually active and have had multiple partners outside of a relationship if you see what I mean?

I wouldn't think that a 24 year old who has had sex with 37 men was really any more 'slutty' than a 24 year old who had had sex with 20 men. Like I said they are ball park figures to me.

I genuinely thought Ellie assumed they would be a friendship-potentially-developing couple.
Meanwhile he was scripting kisses for the benefit of his mates and sulking because she rolled away from him in bed.

This.

I don't think Ellie ever really liked Alex, but was willing to give it a go and see what happened.

Alex never like Ellie for Ellie either. He liked her because she is pretty and was free to couple up with him. He was so patronising towards her at that brunch and obviously doesn't see her as an equal, he saw her as a way to get into the Do Bits Club. Hence all the scripted kissing in front of everyone.

"I guess she sees its as Eyal thinking she a bit of a bike."

But where is the line between 'respectable' and 'a bike'? She's implying that to have had sex with 37 people is 'slutty' behaviour. Rather than demolishing the idea that it's okay for women to like sex, she's actually reinforcing it. Some may consider 20 slutty by her age. I hate the numbers game. It just doesn't matter.

Hmm, didn't quite word that right in my previous post! Rather than demolishing the idea that it's unacceptable for women to enjoy sex she's reinforcing it.

Does that make more sense? Nothing looks right but I know what I'm trying to say!

He’s an entitled idiot who is probably a ‘catch’ in the normal world , but not in the world of Love Island.

He's not a catch anywhere. In the real world he wouldn't be indulged in the way he is in the villa.

Half my friends are doctors, they're not entitled, manipulative arseholes. There are quite a lot of arrogant doctors out there, but I've never seen one so socially inept.

Dani was taken aback by how aggressive Alex was in their conversation about Ellie not being interested. Incel vibes indeed.

I don't understand Megan's annoyance at the numbers game. She's sexually liberated enough to have porn online and speak openly about sex. She's trying to put across a classy ladylike image on the show and doesn't want to be seen as too sexual. It's 2018- she can be both.
I disagree with that particular game, though. It's no one's business but their own and people still cast judgement unfortunately.

Alex should've been more sensitive towards Ellie's feelings. If the islanders were told off screen about Sophie Gradon, she will have been upset and it's no wonder she turned to her side in bed.

I really don't like Wes. He finds Laura really annoying which is understandable as she's odd, but instead of being honest with her he just baits her while lusting after other people.

Ellie could easily have gone for Wes. I think he would have jumped at that to get away from Laura, but she didn't want to break up an existing couple, so went for Alex because he was available.

I will be interested to see how Wegan works out.

Yes, I would like to know which number between 20 and 37 is the upper limit of respectable number of men to have slept with.

That's a good point about Sophie actually, I wonder if they have been told?

I disagree with that particular game, though. It's no one's business but their own and people still cast judgement unfortunately.

Yes and women are always going to be judged more harshly than men.

I've no idea why anyone would tell a TV show their numbers anyway.

Megan hasn’t had sex put online, has she?

She just stripped a bit and gyrated a bit which was her job.

But I think it was annoying because Eyal said it and she’s already finding him irritating. And for all their boring chats she’d probably hoped he knew her better to see if there was more than just physical attraction there so I’m guessing she’s also annoyed she has been wasting her time.

Incel = involuntary celibate

Oh I’m incel then because we’re currently sharing a room with a toddler 🙄

I should've written soft porn, then.
Yes Eyal has been grating on her for a while I think.

and he’s managed to convince the more gullible among viewers.

That is a bit impertinent, frankly. Just because there are posters here voicing their disquiet with your labelling if Alex does not mean those posters are gullible.

Alex does not belong there. He is making s fool of himself BUT he is right about Ellie’s lack of honesty and about the way she has dealt with him.

*a fool

You have to be single to be an incel.

Someone posted good definition upthread.

@TatianaLarina

I am v old and so had to look up what 'incel' meant. Wow. It covers about half of the blokes I met in my 20s. Men who actually said to me 'You slept with HIM, why won't you sleep with ME?' in a whiny voice....

You learn something every day. Back in my 20s I honestly thought it was me!! Incel...thank you for enlightening me!

I can see a small element of it in Alex but I don't think he is like that outside the villa.