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Honeyroar · 29/06/2020 21:28

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?

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Alsohuman · 18/07/2020 15:31

Jonesey’s behaviour was shocking. To agree not to say anything to the group and then blab behind Cheryl’s back was just awful. And those twins! What pieces of work they are. Anthony just blows my mind, I want to tell Nadia to run as fast as her legs will take her. The only ones I care tuppence about are Susan and Sean now.

WhattheHhashappened · 18/07/2020 15:32

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Sharon was awful. She is a bully and a really manipulative one at that.

AnneOfQueenSables · 18/07/2020 15:50

I'm surprised Nadia isn't frightened of Anthony. My DS caught the clip when Anthony was being 'patient' about the internet and said 'he's scary!'

KurriKawari · 18/07/2020 17:40

James Weir's write ups about Anthony are both hilarious and spot on.
I can't believe he is younger than Nadia.

SchadenfreudePersonified · 18/07/2020 17:42

I think Nadia is very wary of Anthony Anne.

I wonder if she's afraid to write "leave" because both have to agree to it for the couple to go, and she fears that he will be even more of a nightmare if she does that?

YourVagesty · 18/07/2020 17:45

The way I tell the difference is that 'Shaz' has permanent eyebags. Michelle doesn't.

AnneOfQueenSables · 18/07/2020 18:33

@SchadenfreudePersonified yy that makes sense.
I wish the experts would augment their panel with an expert in coercive control and abuse. It would actually be very beneficial for such a high profile programme to have someone pointing out when people are trying to enforce safe boundaries, when others are trying to bully and coerce them and what are red flags for controlling behaviour and possible future abuse.

SchadenfreudePersonified · 18/07/2020 19:44

That's a very good point Anne.

This would be a really good opportunity to explain coercive control, how easy it is to become a victim of it, and how difficult it can be to recognise it and shake off the shackles.

WorryWartOne · 18/07/2020 20:48

Agree with everything mentioned so far, just to add, I don’t think Vanessa was very impressed by Big Andy’s toast, despite what everyone was saying about her smiling and looking thrilled. I think she was initially thrilled when he stood up, but then when the toast turned out to be a two sentence sentiment delivered in a half-swallowed voice, she felt the familiar sting of disappointment that he’s just not got the type of personality she’s after. I’m a little bit like Vanessa (talk a lot, joke a lot, like to talk about feelings and put the world to rights), her frustration at being with someone who is never going to communicate in that way is palpable. It doesn’t matter how many words Andy says, none of them are the right ones for her. He’s just not that person.

PS Sharon is 100% a bully. I can’t bear people who instantly rear up and get angry when someone makes a valid point about them. That shutting down and aggression to me is bullying behaviour. And Michelle is her henchman and the queen of nasty little comments.

KurriKawari · 18/07/2020 21:12

Sharon is like those 'popular' girls at school, knows she's pretty and can get the boys. Has her sister to control and make jealous too.

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Honeyroar · 18/07/2020 21:13

I’m a Vanessa, my husband is an Andy. We work very well together. Yes he’s more quiet and shy than me, but he’s my rock, totally supportive. In private or groups where he knows people he’s happy to chat, but he sticks to the background in a big group. I think Andy’s tried hard and opened up a lot. (same for Simon really), but their partners aren’t able to understand anyone who doesn’t act just like them.

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KurriKawari · 18/07/2020 21:16

What would you do if you were Sean & Susan? I moved for love from a big city I had lived in all my life to a small town two hours away and found it hard. And that wasn't even anything like Sean's farm!!

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Honeyroar · 18/07/2020 21:18

It’s a shame because they get on, but they’re too far apart in their ways of life (as well as distance!). They’re just like a holiday romance unfortunately.

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Alsohuman · 18/07/2020 21:24

It is a shame. She’s such a lovely woman and they could be so happy.

WorryWartOne · 18/07/2020 22:43

@KurriKawari I think being in the UK, for me it’s almost too difficult to comprehend what it must be like to face a decision like that. Because on the one hand, it’s still the same country, so in effect it’s like moving from Dorset to live with your partner in Cumbria. The language and general culture is the same, you recognise the landscape and the foods, customs etc. So the move doesn’t seem like such a big deal in that respect. But on the other hand, it’s something like a 5hr flight from Sean’s to Susan’s, plus driving, so really it’s more like having a LDR between London and NYC!! I would do it if I were her though, it’s not like she can’t move back. What’s she got to lose, her job seems quite transferable and her family and friends will still be there if she goes back.

WorryWartOne · 18/07/2020 22:50

@Honeyroar my husband is a bit of an Andy too, but the difference is when we’re alone he opens up and we’re on a similar wavelength. Sometimes his circumspect nature does piss me off in public though, like if he doesn’t really engage with my family at an occasion like a birthday meal. No couple is perfect though and I can handle our differences.

But Vanessa has complained that Andy doesn’t ask questions or talk unprompted when it’s just the two of them, and I wouldn’t like that either if it was a near-constant thing. You can see it on camera when they talk, she asks him questions hoping he’ll go in to a bit of a spiel about his feelings, maybe throw in a self-deprecating joke to reveal a bit more of his inner thoughts or offer something that she can relate to, but instead he says things like ‘yeah I thought it was good that we had this time together’ or ‘I’ve enjoyed meeting your family’. It’s all a bit closed and simplistic. Right or wrong, he’s not a good match for her IMO.

Eaumyword · 18/07/2020 23:23

Gosh, I couldn't contemplate moving 7hrs away from my parents! I see them 2/3 times a week!
I think there was more to the Sean and Susan issue in that their lifestyles are so utterly different. I think she struggled with his isolation on the farm, the rustic lifestyle and the super early starts etc. In turn, he seemed to struggle with her more urban lifestyle and I thought I read that he had a child/children so he wouldn't be able to move. Correct me if that's wrong?

Destinysdaughter · 18/07/2020 23:33

Please, does anyone have the link for James Weir's write ups of this series? Have looked online but can't find them!

WorryWartOne · 19/07/2020 08:01

@Eaumyword

Gosh, I couldn't contemplate moving 7hrs away from my parents! I see them 2/3 times a week! I think there was more to the Sean and Susan issue in that their lifestyles are so utterly different. I think she struggled with his isolation on the farm, the rustic lifestyle and the super early starts etc. In turn, he seemed to struggle with her more urban lifestyle and I thought I read that he had a child/children so he wouldn't be able to move. Correct me if that's wrong?
You’re right, there was also some lifestyle incompatibility, and yes Sean can’t leave his children. But still, if they really are as loved-up as the programmes has us believe, wouldn’t Susan at least try a LDR for a few months, to give it a bit of a fighting chance? Maybe the editing and scripting isn’t showing us the truth of how invested they are.
Apple1971 · 19/07/2020 08:12

I'm a bit late to this too but am totally addicted.

Sean and Susan will just be friends. She has been totally upfront and honest about not being able to live on his farm, and about not expecting him to leave his life for her. I think they are sticking with it for now to enjoy each others company and then will call it a day at the end.

Anthony is awful. I too wish the 'experts' would confront his behaviour and talk more about control. It might be careful editing but everyone seems to be horrified by the things he says but no one challenges him. in the clips for next episode - I sincerely hope that his 'you are frigid' comment is challenges by someone.

Andrew certainly is playing the victim and being very unpleasant to Cheryl. Goodness knows what's going on with her father, but he is awful. whether he is just joking or not, I really didn't like seeing the two young boys milling around and listening to him behaving like that. I don't imagine they will grow up with a good view of how to treat people.

The twins are coming across badly. I agree - they both focus totally on how their partners need to meet their expectations. Not seeing what they are doing to give the same in return.

I really think Simon and big Andrew both wanted to find love, but they have been matched with partners who are too much for them. Aline s like an excitable puppy - I think she is lovely and sweet but just too OTT for Simon.

Can't wait for tomorrow!!

huuunderickssss · 19/07/2020 08:15

I LOve this programme , so entertaining and fascinating ..
Andrew is a terrifying controlling narcissist and Nadia can do a milllion percent better .. in fact I think most of thr women can do better and are not like some of the women on their previous series' .
I quite liked Andrew but he has obviously got a lot of issues and if you google he says he has ptsd from the experience . Cheryl could do better and will no doubt find a nice guy her age . I'm not sure why she signed up for it because the others are in their mid to late 30's and she has loads of time .

KurriKawari · 19/07/2020 08:30

Anthony is a racing commentator n keeps talking about his media career. Wonder if he is on the show for his career or to really find love at 33. I don't think anyone will be signing him up for any media work soon.

InsertHilariousUserName · 19/07/2020 08:35

I think the pairing of Anthony and nadia is good. The fact he is so controlling, yet can't control her is his big challenge. She does exactly what she wants, as shown in her dress shop scenes, ignored him when he kept going on about having time to cook, and the fact he calls her frigid (obvs we only see a clip of next episode but I'm presuming it's directed at her) means she's in total control of intimacy.
I see why they were paired!! He thinks he's in control, but totally isn't Grin and is beginning to realise

KurriKawari · 19/07/2020 11:26

Thought I'd imagined Army Andrew doing this
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