Married at first sight Australia on E4

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Anyone watching? The Sydney couple are never going to last. She’s so annoying, surely just on it to get on tv??

Have their ever been a couple from these shows that have stayed married?

Yes, I guess I’d not thought of it from the wanting a bit of space angle because they were all seeming to be pointing out that they’re not at the kissing/intimacy stage.

Simon is lovely, but so vulnerable. I just want to hug him. I like Alene, but I think she needs to soften a bit towards him and let him go at his own pace.

Anthony is terrifying. I'm not even sure he's human. Nadia dull and drippy.

Jonesie is hot as hell!!

I for one think we need more of Jesse in his pants.

Jesse is so sweet. I don't like the whole "Jesse must try harder, jesse must do more." There's an assumption she's a catch and doesnt need to even try and he has to constantly prove he is worthy of her. Meanwhile she just looks miserable all the time and doesnt even try.

Lauren was definitely made out to be the unreasonable one. "The Runaway Bride". But having seen snippets of Andrew's personality I could believe that she saw something that worried her that made her take off. Sure, she could have messaged him to let him know but I don't believe she's the bad guy here.

I felt sorry for Susan when they were asking if she felt she could give up her lifestyle at the commitment ceremony. Why in hell should she? So many of the men saying "I can't move" yet expecting the women to leave their lives, jobs, families and all that is familiar. If the producers really wanted to find long term matches you would think that distance and lifestyle would have been a serious consideration in compatibility.

I really don't like Anthony. He comes across really badly. When he talked about the possibility of committing and it now working out he described that he'd be left feeling "let down". Not upset, not heartbroken, but let down. By Nadia? By the programme? I think he sees it as a game that he wants to win.

I felt sorry for Simon when Alene's friends were asking questions about intimacy etc and it seems reasonable to me that he might not want to discuss that with people he hardly knew. They weren't trying to get to know him, they were just trying to find out personal stuff and I think he handled it really well.

Oh, and the song on the beach? C-r-i-n-g-e!! It might work in rom-coms but in real life that stuff is just too cheesy. It was clear before he forced her to kiss him that she didn't want to kiss him. I don't like him at all. That being said, her dad was a first class dick. It's like the old trope of "protective father sitting with a shotgun on the porch".

I like Jesse too. He deserves so much better.

The song on the beach thing was stupid. She looked all surprised that he sang. Didn’t she notice him carrying a guitar?? He was playing it last night too. He obviously thinks he might get signed up by someone watching. Not likely!!

Jesse is very happy in his world. He’s very easy going and would probably be one of the easiest to have as a husband. Michelle really isn’t too good for him. She just thinks she is and is blinkered to anything other than her ideal. I don’t actually think the twins are particularly stunning- they’re a bit fake looking and already look a lot older than they actually are.

I didn't find much about it when I initially googled, but then stumbled across episode-by-episode recaps by James Weir, which are good fun.

Thanks bibliomania - I'll add "James Weir" to the search.

As the owner of a “cute”, little snub nose, I’ve always envied women with strong noses. Mine was fine for a little girl but I think it looks really silly on a grown woman. We’re never happy, are we?

We're not, Also - but I have found that I've grown into my nose - when I look in the mirror now, I see my Lovely Grannie (Ian blessed with her strong nose). She was what used to be described as a "handsome" woman - not pretty, but with a strong, interesting attractive face. I'm not as striking as she was as a young woman, but enough to be content with my looks (I wish I'd had this insight in my teens!).

Something else I've noticed over the years is that people almost always have a nose that suits their face. When I've seen people who've had rhinoplasties, I've almost invariably thought they looked better beforehand (though most of them are happy with the "after" - and that's the important thing).

I'll bet your nose is exactly right for the balance of your features and looks lovely.

Jesse is so sweet. I don't like the whole "Jesse must try harder, jesse must do more." There's an assumption she's a catch and doesnt need to even try and he has to constantly prove he is worthy of her. Meanwhile she just looks miserable all the time and doesnt even try.

I agree - and Think the twins are very glam, but rather predatory-looking. Poor Jesse seems to think he's hit the jackpot with her, but I think she's the lucky one.

I'm just about to watch the dinner party . . . Anthony-s wide-eyed stare is starting to look psychotic. Michael is incredibly controlling; I'm starting to feel very sorry for the little blonde girl he's "married" to. Cheryl is a cow (but her "husband" is an arse, as well). Debbie is a whinge (that nasal whine is setting my teeth on edge).

Let the games begin.

Note how Anthony says "game over" etc A LOT. He defo sees it as a competition.

@bibliomania

I didn't find much about it when I initially googled, but then stumbled across episode-by-episode recaps by James Weir, which are good fun.

Thanks for this - just had a fun hour chortling away at James’s witty observations 😄 warning - if you google this, you may inadvertently see a couple of spoilers in the results (I kept my eyes half closed but saw one thing I didn’t want to see). There isn’t a list of the articles in one handy place, but I googled ‘James Weir MAFS Australia series four episode one’ and the article itself was the first hit.

@LunchBoxPolice

I for one think we need more of Jesse in his pants.

Haha me too! It’s like he suddenly comes alive for me when he’s wearing next to nothing 😆

Watching poor little Scarlett trying to vamp that pr*ck Michael - he's pulling all the strings! Even the "psychologists" say it's important to him to control the situation.

Debbie has a face like a smacked backside.

I think thatBig Andrew feels out of his death in situations like this - I think that sharing a meal with one or two other couples he would have been fine - but there's too much going on around the table.

My DH is quiet and would have found this a nightmare.

Cheryl looks as though she's fed up. I think they both think themselves hotter than they are. He's just said he's a Trump/NRA supported, and Scarlett has excitedly agreed with them. They deserve all they get!

So glad there's a thread on this! It's compulsive viewing! I feel there's something feral about Anthony under the surface, I'd be constantly afraid of making him angry.
I can't bear Cheryl, she comes across as immature and a princess. Her father was something else! He just solved the question about why his daughter felt the need to go on a show to get a partner! Great telly though. At least, I hope it was playing up to the cameras...!
Some people seem maybe psychologically not robust enough to be on the show - Simon and tall Andrew particularly. They seem like nice people but it's all a bit much for them. Alene is great fun, but too much for an introvert to cope with. I'd snarl at anyone who poked/tickled me awake!
Sean and Susan seem like lovely people but a bit 'desperate'.
I couldn't contemplate at my age living with a new partner in the mum's garden, or in a flat share with others, or even on that remote farm in 40° heat without aircon!
The experts irritate me - talk about stating the obvious all the time!
It is brilliant though!

The experts do say the daftest things "its important they get along" wow, bring out the PhD!

That blonde "expert" talks like she's teaching us English as a second language

I was a little disappointed, that as they brought back Cheryl for a second chance, they didn't do the same with Scareltt and Cheryl's ex-husband - the rootin' tootin' shotgun-totin' Republican support group.

I get sick of Cheryl crying every time something doesn't go her way.

I'm glad Michael is gone - he was seriously unpleasant. Felt sorry for the older guy who was stuck with Debbie. I really think he seems a nice bloke, and was hoping to find someone he could spend time with enjoyably, even if only for a few weeks. I think Whiney Deb was so negative that he didn't stand a chance. His fault for not being Polynesian, I suppose. . . .

I still dont see the point of Cheryl and Andrew joining the experiment 🤷‍♀️

Rather late to the party but I'm all up to date. It does seem like the Aussie version has abandoned all efforts to help people find love and is now only about the entertainment value. The 'experts' sound like a spoof all the blindingly obvious things they are saying.

Alene was my favourite bride at the beginning but she does seem to be rather over bearing. I felt uncomfortable with the haircut and I the way she touches Simon is more like patting a dog rather than done out of affection.

On the editing I have a question about the 'commitment ceremony' when awful Anthony said 'she is mine'. I thought that when it was first shown that she looked horrified for a moment before she said she liked it but in a flashback in a later episode she appeared to smile straight away - not sure if I imagined that. How she can stay with him I do not know!

I do not blame Susan for not wanting to move. I am also wondering how the farm makes any morning as we only saw horses...did I miss the rest of it?

You were right about Nadia's original expression dimples.

I was impressed at Susan's dignified approach to Sharon, but Sharon did not come off well. And poor Cheryl - you don't need to be a fan of hers to think Andrew was being pretty horrible.

Yay for Andy's ukelele (who needs a talker if you've got a good listener?) and toast.

I don't agree @Cruddles I think she talks like she's speaking to a nursery class😂😂,have just caught up on the last two episodes cheryl,s just in it for the exposure not sure about Abandrew does anyone think there might be unresolved feelings between him and Shaz?I really like Simon but I think he's very vulnerable if the programme really cared about the contestants they shouldn't have picked someone as vulnerable as him ,I think he possibly has very limited experience with women maybe due to his epilepsy and how it affected him?

You were right about Nadia's original expression dimples

Yes - I saw it, too.

Abandrew really wasn’t fair to Cheryl at the dinner party at all. I hope when they all watched that back they realised that he had been out of order.

I’m not the biggest fan of Cheryl but few she really has been done over this week. I felt sorry for her at the dinner party.