Married At First Sight- is this for real?

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This can't be real, surely? Who would be insane enough? I've never seen the show, but do they explain if it's actually an official marriage? I would have thought that the whole concept goes against the solemn nature of the legal contract.

I think some people hate being single, maybe haven't gotten on with online dating and are open to trying something else.

I hope that they have more than one couple this series.

Didn't they have two or three couples on the last series? I cannot remember, but I don't think any of them stayed together did they?

Oh yay, thanks for letting me know that it is back on. This programme is ridiculous, i have watched a couple of series and I don't think things ever work out long term for the couples. And I never understand because they get married, then the programme goes on about having 6 weeks or something to decide if they want to stay married. Could it be an anulment rule I wonder? I don't know.

I seem to remember a series where there was just one couple. Very likely I've missed a series or two.

So far these all seem likeable people.

I initially wondered if it was legal but it's just an arranged marriage really and arranged marriages aren't illegal only forced marriage.

Last year their scientific experiments matched someone with a dog with a non dog lover, a non scientist or dog lover could see from the start that it was guaranteed to fail. The participants seemed pretty naive.

They are really dragging the bottom of the barrel with this.

It is a real, legally binding marriage, although I believe each person's assets are protected. I have watched the previous two series and not one couple stayed together long term.
Personally I don't think they have enough applicants to match couples properly and the methods used to matching them seems a bit odd. Last series they put a dog owner with a woman who seemed to hate pets!
Also you can't predict chemistry. Many couples irl wouldn't match 'on paper' but are utterly right for each other.

As a parent I think I'd be quite disappointed my child was doing this.

Ok, I'm going off Jonathan saying "mother" a lot. Possibly just nervous.

Jonathan's mother-in-law to be.... 'I hope he's not an idiot'. Well I think that's one hope that won't come true having seen what we have of him so far.

I think I remember that a matched pair from a previous series backed out before getting married/meeting (or at least one person from the matched pair did) and they met away from the show and became a couple. No idea if they're still together though.

I didn’t like it when one of the matchmakers was talking about how it’s all about what each person brings to the table. “She brings youth and beauty, he brings a good income and a house” (might not be an exact quote).

Bleurgh.

I'm strangely drawn to this program but it's a very strange concept...why would anyone do this?

Cattenberg That made me uncomfortable too. Urgh.

Jenga??

I don't think this couple are suited. Hope I'm wrong.

I don't think any of them take it at all seriously, there's obviously an easy out clause so it's really just a free party and 15 minutes of mediocrity.

A one man stag do? I love it!

I'm a little suspicious of a guy who's stag night is him and a load of women. No male friends?

He does seem nice and I get I'm being judgemental.

Steph and Jonathan are so clearly a bad match.

I get I'm being judgemental

You're not the only one.

(I mean, I'm being judgemental about that stag do too).