Love Island ♥️🌴21 - what’s Michael gonna do?!

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Amber has caused all of this. She is a total manipulator and will not leave him alone.
When he ended things on a friendly note, she lied and said he left the impression that he still wanted her. That is why he was annoyed with her:
When he now ends things on a firm note, she cried and says he is nasty to her. No matter what he does she will twist it.
She is dangerous

As much as I said straight away that Michael was angry, breathless being so wound up, had been simmering with resentment and was a blunt dick, I can't agree that that was abuse last night. Amber hasn't been abused. He should be kept an eye on, yes, as he has gaslighting tendencies but I feel calling that chat an instance of abuse is...taking the piss actually. Belittling the experience of domestic abuse survivors.
And no I don't like the guy. But come on.

Amber isn't 'dangerous'.

Why on earth are people saying that Michael abused Amber?

Can you really not understand it? You're tying yourself in knots trying to blame the woman for thr mans abusive behaviour. What's caused this in you?

The reason no one has said belle was abusive was because it was an argument, just like they didn't say it when Michael and amber had their argument.

The reason they are saying it now, is because Michael proactively went after amber to attack her. She wasn't even near him, he went and sought her out, clearly enraged and then attacked her. Barking at her sit down like she was a dog he owned.

It's repeated behaviour from him, from the gaslighting her to make it her fault he dumped her, through to seeking her out to have a go.

That's why it's abusive. That's why rhe other men looked upset by it. That's why he's gettting savaged in the media by millions of viewers.

It's a repeated pattern of abuse. Not a one off argument.

I don't think it's Amber at all. If anything it's the other girls in there who when she has tried to mentally move on keep trying to convince her to try again with Michael and not sure what they're gaining from it either.
And it still doesn't give him the excuse to talk to her the way he has, right back since he recoupled post Casa Amor in my opinion. I think she's dealt with it all pretty well all things considered, although obviously could have done things better too.
It's funny and could be because of her age because she definitely tries to portray that she's confident and quite tough but actually think she uses that to cover up how she feels quite a lot which is why she's softened over time compared to someone like Anna who hasn't.

Amber isn’t dangerous! What a ridiculous statement.

Amber isn't dangerous, I think she's handled herself really well since Casa amour.

It was MM who twisted things to make it seem like Michael was still interested (trying to rattle Joanna)

Amber has gone up in my estimation a lot, I'm really rooting for her.

@Wrongdissection she is emotionally dangerous. She won't let the past go. She has caused loads of problems with michaels new relationship. She is manipulative. In my eyes - she is abusing Michael. Compare her to Jordan when Anna originally chose Ovie. He said thats fine it is your choice. Amber has done completley the opposite - caused so many problems for michael, turned lots of the villa against michael, lied to the new girl about what michael said to her. She said herself that michael wasnt clear enough with her, now that he is clear - he says he is nasty to her. What a bitch.

@Bluntness100 you are absolutely ridiculous. He did not go after Amber and attack her.
Amber went to him the day before and said I have feelings for you.
Amber has also said to everyone that Michael wasnt clear enough to her about it being over.

So of course he was going to sit down and tell her clearly it was over. He never raised his voice once.

Its funny that when Belle was screaming and shouting and roaring no one says it is abuse.
It says alot about you

Amber hasn't done any of those things @Bandara

Jordan actively pursued Anna despite Ovie being right there whereas Amber gave Michael and Joanna their space.

@Bluntness100 completely agree. It's scary how abusive and enraged Michael actually is and the way he is treating Amber.

@BrienneofTarthILoveYou jordan never went around to everyone saying how nasty Anna is did he?
Amber has done that about michael loads of times and then all her friends were nasty to michael.

Can we all agree that this happened?
Michael went to sit down with amber and told her very nicely it was over. Amber went back to the girls and said he had made it clear that he still like her. Lie
The other girls, molly - then said that to Joanna causing problems there.

Michael then felt because amber kept lying and saying to everyone that there was something with her and michael, and she was causing loads of problems with everyone, he had to be firm and clear with her.

I think she is ridiculous. And nasty

Bandara, you must be watching a different program to the rest of us. I always find it interesting how different people can take different things away from the same scenario, but to say amber is abusing Michael and she's dangerous is absurd in the extreme. It's ok if you don't like her for whatever reason and like Michael. But we all saw it with our own eyes.

You can argue that Michael was simply angry and unpleasant, but to try to twist it to he is being abused really is beyond ludicrous.

@Bandara we’re seeing completely different things and I don’t think our views will ever meet in the middle which is cool 🤷🏼‍♀️

From my POV Michael was initially ambiguous and although he did clarify he has been angry with Amber from the minute she walked back through that door alone. The others in the villa have been dropping doubt in ambers ear and if she likes the guy she has nothing to lose by being clear about that. She hasn’t tried to get in between Michael and Joanna and in fact both she and Joanna have said they got on well. Last night Michael spoke to her like shit, completely unprompted and unnecessarily. He could have pulled her nicely for a chat and explained that even though joanna has gone and he has strayed from his POV there is no longer anything between them and they could have both gone on their way. As it was he was shaking with rage, geed himself up, barked at her like she was a dog and then left her sat there bewildered at what the fuck had just happened whilst throwing himself in anger back on the swing much to the open mouthed surprise of the other men in his vicinity.

@bluntness100 so do you also think that Belle abused Anton?
And Maura abused Tom? I thought that Maura was very agressive and nasty to Tom. She yelled at him for ages and told him to go fuck himself.
Why do they get away with it, because they are women?

Stayed not strayed!

@Wrongdissection again Maura barked at Tom like a dog, and yelled loads of insults at him, and so did Belle to Anton.

Alot more so that Michael did to Amber. What do you think of the other two scenarios?

And as for ‘can we all agree this happened’ that wasn’t what I took away from that exchange at all. I thought his chat with her was ambiguous and that was AFTER he had steamrolled her and told her to stop shouting at him when she was measured and calm.

Aside from that first night I don’t think Amber has been nasty about Michael and even then it was in response to a big shock and obvious that she was blindsided by him coupling up with Joanna.

Bandara, Amber is the girl with the curly hair. Not the muscly chap with tattoos.
You've had them muddled up.

No one commenting on Maura screaming and shouting swear words at Tom?
And Anton being screamed and shouted at by Belle?

How is it different.
Its not.

Maura yelled at Tom after she had overheard him basically saying the others ‘let’s see if she puts out or if she’s a cock tease’ and was completely justified in losing her rag with him. It was all smoothed over the following day though and in my opinion maura let it go too soon. They guy was clearly not for her.

Belle yelling at Anton was weird AF and he looked completely wrong footed by it, however again, it was apologised for and a discussion was had where Belle admitted and understood her behaviour in the heat of the moment was out of order.

How can you not see those one off events where it was discussed maturely once things had calmed down and an understanding was reached between parties is different to Michaels sustained anger with Amber who he has been furious with right from the moment she didn’t comply to the narrative in his head that she was childish and hotheaded. I get that he might be frustrated that people keep trying to make him Joanna and Amber a triangle when for him there is nothing there but his anger towards Amber is completely disproportionate to her supposed wrongdoing.

MM & Maura have been trying to persuade Amber to get with Michael because they know it won't happen. One less person coupled up to be a threat.

Really gone off Maura and her sideways glances.

Is being annoyed with someone called abuse now then? Was Belle abusing Anton last night? Was Anna abusing Jordan?

Really like Fran. Hope she gives Ovie another chance, they got on so well on their date.

Do you think his height puts them off?? I can't think of any other reason.

Bandara - would you allow a man or infact anyone, speak to you how Michael spoke to Amber last night? What did Amber do last night to deserve that?!

She was no where near him, he practically ran across the Villa and shouted at her! As some else said earlier he actually struggles to catch his breathe after his vile outburst on that swinging chair. Even if Amber was the things you say, she did NOTHING wrong last night to deserve to be ‘spoken’ to like that.

When has Amber gone around telling everyone how nasty Michael is? I can't even remember her saying much bad about him at all apart from on the first night where he was out or order and then last night when he spoke to her terribly and even then nothing terrible either.
Amber also never said anything to the girls about him making it clear he still likes her after their chat. All she said was that it was like old times and they were laughing a lot.