Love Island 10 - what comes around, goes around

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New thread unless someone's beaten me to it.

Lol, JD Sports model! Says it all, they clearly not “high-end” models.

Rhombus? Do you mean trapezium?

Did you think it was odd because I mentioned my dad or a man? My dad is one of my best friends, so I dont know why it's so odd that I mentioned him.

I would say that I was curious to understand better, rather than thinking it was odd. I feel the same when posters refer to their male partner's opinion as if it somehow carries more wait than if was their own.
Also, I think it's a little unusual to be watching Love Island and imagining how your (60-ish?) dad would be behaving if he were in there.
(Full disclosure - I am aware that I have my own frame of reference around this as I had a complicated relationship with my dad as a child. I am a similar age to you and my relationship with my dad is now non-existent. I think to be close to your dad is a wonderful thing).

It seems quite clear that they were all told to stop arguing with Danny/Arabella and all get along. They were told to sit in the garden, Arabella comes in and Curtis' little poem showed he had been waiting for this staged conversation to happen. No one reacted negatively to Arabella - it was all very subdued.

Proteinshakesandtears you are right, if someone behaved like that at work, I wouldn't like it, but I also wouldn't think they were bullying me. I'd be thinking they were unprofessional and an idiot. I worked in the City, where was a high arse quotient and I even witnessed full on punch ups in the office but I see a clear distinction between bad behaviour and bullying.

I am massively anti-bullying but I think by calling every altercation or disagreement bullying, we diminish it when it really happens.

It must be so tiresome waiting around to be stage directed!

I remember watched Big Brother few years ago, there was a big row between two girls that were good friends.
The next morning and right till 10 pm was awkward as hell.
The tension was crazy.

In love island everything goes back to normal.

Lol, JD Sports model! Says it all, they clearly not “high-end” models.

At least Jamie from 2017 was a CK model. Arabella has modelled maternity clothes on ASOS, no idea about the other so called models in there.

protein I agree with your story about your dad.

Maura is not everybody's cup of tea. I think a lot of men would find her too full on. I don't think he's punching at all.

Wrt the fitness thing if you care about fitness it is off-putting in a potential partner if they're not. The way she spoke about the gym to him was like she actually hated it. I remember thinking that would be a turn off when she said it. I'm not a Tom fan and I like Maura, but I definitely don't think he's punching.

And within a week one of the girls got voted off and it took till the night before for them to make up and have a long chat.

I would say that I was curious to understand better, rather than thinking it was odd. I feel the same when posters refer to their male partner's opinion as if it somehow carries more wait than if was their own.Also, I think it's a little unusual to be watching Love Island and imagining how your (60-ish?) dad would be behaving if he were in there.

I am not imagining how my dad would act in love island. I am saying I understand people can be nice and still find people like Maura make them cringe and still like them. Because I see it in my own life.

If it was my mum who would be like that, I would have used her as the example. Or my sister or a friend.

Why do feel it's odd that people mention their partners if it's relevant? Or the poster can understands someones actions, because it reminds them of their partner?

Lol, JD Sports model! Says it all, they clearly not “high-end” models.

Why would a high end model go on Love Island? What does it matter, anyway? Why belittle somebody's job?

you are right, if someone behaved like that at work, I wouldn't like it, but I also wouldn't think they were bullying me. I'd be thinking they were unprofessional and an idiot.

You may not agree. But the person could put a complaint in for work place bullying.

It seems quite clear that they were all told to stop arguing with Danny/Arabella and all get along. They were told to sit in the garden, Arabella comes in and Curtis' little poem showed he had been waiting for this staged conversation to happen. No one reacted negatively to Arabella - it was all very subdued

Absolutely. I thought that.

It must be so tiresome waiting around to be stage directed!

Its more tiring for us viewers as nothing is real.

Dickybow321 thank you. I was starting to think, mentioning or comparing behaviour to people in your own life, wasnt the done thing. If that person happens to be a man

Its a shame we are not allowed to see the real relationships and friendships..and 'Cut'

when posters refer to their male partner's opinion as if it somehow carries more wait than if was their own.

Huh? I think my partner has a lot better insight into male behaviour than I do. I find blokes so confusing and have quite a bad dickhead radar, evidenced by fancying about 55 dickheads before I found someone nice. I find his opinion valuable because he's my partner, just like I find strangers' on the internet opinions interesting....hence sitting on MN/Reddit all day at work.....

What's with the circlejerking over people with "science" jobs being superior, people not being "proper" models...

Anna and Yewande have science degrees and have behaved like arseholes, and why would a Vogue model like Cara Delevigne go on this show when she's a millionaire?

High IQ does not a nice person make

I wasnt even posting his opinion. I was posting my experiences of knowing someone who would find Maura embarssing to the point it would make them physically cringe.

Dad cant even watch 'The office'. David Brent, makes dad physically cringe with embarrassment.

Why do feel it's odd that people mention their partners if it's relevant? Or the poster can understands someones actions, because it reminds them of their partner?

I don't think it's odd to mention your partner (or dad) as a context. I do think it's a shame when women use their partner's opinion because they feel it carries more weight than their own.

For example, "I like Maura, but could well believe people finding her too much" is just as interesting and valuable a contribution as, "My dad would like Maura, but would find her too much".

Tom is on the cringey Jet2 telly adverts!

My mind is also blown by the Arabella maternity modelling... I genuinely thought they used pregnant models for maternity ranges 🙈 I now realise most of them are probably sporting fake bumps.

Anyway, thanks for explaining why you were talking about your dad being on Love Island and being with Maura. I found it a bit out of left field, and it was generous of you to explain once, and you certainly don't need to explain any further. Happy viewing :)

As I said, I did post my dads opinion.

I posted my experience of knowing someone who wouldnt like that side of Maura, but would still like her. And how that doesnt make them a bad person.

Because someone posted that Tom was out of order.

Dont think my dad even watches love island. We are from Derry. If I asked him what he thought of Maura, he would assume it's one of mums, many, cousins and ask 'which one is she?'

Anyway, thanks for explaining why you were talking about your dad being on Love Island and being with Maura.

I wasnt talking about my dad being on love island. I was talking about personality type.

@SweetMelodies, nah, a pregnant model might have some weight on the face or swollen ankles, and the models have to look unattainably thin and glamourous at all times.

No but seriously it's a pisstake as to why they can't just use pregnant models. Maybe it's to do with them standing the whole day?