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?

Watching them watch the tape would be utterly fabulous. The perfect timing would be getting Abandrew to deny everything yet again and Anthony to back him up, and then showing everyone that clip and asking him for his reaction to it. It would be perfect

SchadenfreudePersonified, it was really weirdly possessive, wasn’t it? Creepy friend who is way too involved. He really did seem beyond the normal levels of friends which is why I wondered if it was actually love. In a macho-army-dude atmosphere perhaps he can’t even admit it to himself.

God I love overanalysing this show! I usually hate this sort of thing. Why is this so addictive? Is it lockdown and the lack of social interaction?

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AnTHony is definitely obsessed with Abandrew. He seems almost jealous of Cheryl and lights up like a beacon whenever there is any sign of disharmony between them.

So what exactly was this relationship bootcamp that was so 'groundbreaking' and 'intense' and set to 'test them'. Just look at some.pics from the last week and answer some questions?! Come on! As for the questions I'd have walked off after the first couple abandrew.had answered 🤣

Giant Andy is lovely but utterly dull, he would have me banging my head against the wall. Oh and does anyone else think that his friend who is weirdly possessive is actually in love with him?

I got the same vibe. Weird!

I absolutely despise spoon head and Abandrew. Spoony has such a wicked, nasty cold soul that seems to thrive and enjoys the misery and hurt of others, especially women! If he was my son I would actually abandon him and wonder where as a mother I went wrong in raising him. Considering he was raised by his mother/had no contact with his father you’d think he have a bit more respect for women. I had high hopes for Nadia, I initially respected her, but now I can’t wait to see the back of her.

I don’t know what potion he has given her that she is lapping up all his misogynistic, disrespectful clap trap.

Abandrew is just straight up nuts. Why put the girl through this misery and embarrassment? You know you no longer like her, so either insist you leave and forfeit the money ( no one was forcing them to stay together) or be reasonable and mature enough to get through the week without being so cruel.

I was watching the USA gogglebox and they showed a clip what I can only assume is the latest MAFS Australia. It seemed just as ridiculous as this one to the point even the Americans were saying it was crazy. Needless to say I will not be watching it as for some odd reason the Australian one seems to be about who they can humiliate rather than about single people finding love. Even their version of the Real housewives was too much/went too far and the American viewers couldn’t stomach it.

I don’t know what potion he has given her that she is lapping up all his misogynistic, disrespectful clap trap

The same potion all abusive men who exert coercive control give their victims. This is classic victim blaming. I imagine she’s doing everything she can, short of fucking him, to keep him sweet.

I'm interested in the fact that Sean really hasn't included his child in anything.

That's his reason for not moving, but what is his role as a father? EOW? How old is the child? Was he/she at the wedding?

I think as much as I love Sean, we're all missing major info here.

I’ve lost a bit of interest since I found out they each get 200$ a day to stay.

He was so angry that Sean, Simon and Jesse admitted he was talking about Cheryl. DD just watching it so I had to watch that scene again.

I would bet that Spoony was raised as “the man of the house” and treated as though he was more important than his mother and siblings. He is threatened by Nadia’s attractiveness - did you see how red his neck went when she mentioned that she always gets chatted up by 25 year olds?

I think I like Sean for not mentioning his kids on camera. It was weird when Lauren told her 10 year old just before the event that she was getting married. That’s not to say that Sean might not be an awful parent, but I respect him keeping their lives private.

I think Sean must have agreed with his ex that his DC wouldn't be in the show and he would protect their privacy because he keeps mentions of them to an absolute minimum.
I worry that the experts failure to intervene is reinforcing lots of unhealthy relationship behaviours. As I said before, I'd love if they had an expert calling out and pointing out the gaslighting, lying, the coercive behaviour. There's no show on TV that actually shows women how to exert boundaries in relationships and that tries to counter all the 'your love can change him' and 'you should accept scraps from him'.

It would be so amazing to have a dating show that did that Anne. Every week the couple would be brought together and they’d point out any inequalities or manipulative tactics used by either side. It wouldn’t be about find a match it would be about finding where people had weak boundaries and building confidence in being able to say no.

I had high hopes for Sharon when she was so appalled by Nick going to strip clubs, but instead of being told “that’s your boundary and it’s fine to have that” she was treated by everyone as though she was overreacting.

Re Sean, if he can be away from his dc/horses/farm for 6 weeks (so far) I wonder how important they really are to him?

Couldnt be on a show myself and be away from mine for that long though they'd love it I expect

That’s true @InsertHilariousUserName. I don’t know anyone that would do a show like that, let alone a reclusive cowboy!

At the end, ABandrew said to Sean ‘I hold no grudges.’ I really wish Sean had said ‘I couldn’t give a toss out you do, I told the truth.’

*if

Sean and Susan are heartbreaking, because they can never be together but are so suited.

Well they can easily be together, buy she likes her friends and meals out and won't move (he has children which complicates things for him). Plenty of people have moved a few hours away for love.

It’s not just a few hours though, it’s a long flight followed by a long drive to a very remote area. I don’t think we’ve got anyway of comparing in the U.K. where everywhere isn’t that far really.

Poor matching on the expert’s part then.

I can't understand why they don't just show Cheryl the recording of the boys night. That Andrew is so repulsive on every single level - he is utterly abhorrent, ugly inside and out. No wonder he's single at 38. I wonder if his first victim wife caught a glimpse and that's why she scarpered - lucky escape!
He saw Cheryl be a little flirty at the dinner and thought he'd have a change of getting her into bed - it's so obvious. And when he was saying at the boys night that it was her 'eyes' he was looking at, but gesturing squeezing boobs - uurgh what a CREEP
If I were the parent of any of the kids he mentors I would he whipping my kid right out after seeing his incredibly childish and crass behaviour. How does he think he won't be found out??

I'm very disappointed in Simon and the tall Andrew for not backing Sean up more and confirming that the others were well out of order but mainly Andrew. Why didn't they speak up!

I think Susan was wrong for saying in her application that she was willing to move for love when she really, really is not. Distances in Australia are truly vast though so she should have been more specific about what she meant.

The twins are utterly nasty and total mean girls who love themselves.

I like Alene the best of all of them and i hope it works out for her and Simon, they seem to be hitting it off.

Anthony is a misogynistic asshole and I have no idea how she is putting up with him at all

Selective amnesia, my arse. Full on gaslighting.

Exactly!

God I love overanalysing this show! I usually hate this sort of thing. Why is this so addictive? Is it lockdown and the lack of social interaction?

I wish I knew - I've never watched anything like this before, as I think it's awful - and I don't know if I'll ever watch anything like this again, butt I'm so addicted to this one I'm practically counting the minutes until the next episode.

I'd love if they had an expert calling out and pointing out the gaslighting, lying, the coercive behaviour. There's no show on TV that actually shows women how to exert boundaries in relationships and that tries to counter all the 'your love can change him' and 'you should accept scraps from him'.

A show like that would actually be a public service, as well as great viewing, Anne

At the end, ABandrew said to Sean ‘I hold no grudges.’ I really wish Sean had said ‘I couldn’t give a toss out you do, I told the truth.’

I thought the same.

Abandrew is the one who has behaved appallingly, and has lied, gaslighted, bullied, sulked and insulted - yet he doesn't "hold any grudges"!

Well, how very magnanimous of him!

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It’s not just a few hours though, it’s a long flight followed by a long drive to a very remote area. I don’t think we’ve got anyway of comparing in the U.K. where everywhere isn’t that far really.

I guess the closest you could get is someone who lives in London matched to an inhabitant of a remote Hebridean or Shetland island. It’s still a fraction of the distance though.

I think Susan would move for distance or to a different lifestyle but not both.

If it was going to be a similar lifestyle a flight away I think she would move but it isn't, the lifestyle would be zero socialising and basically living and working on a remote farm.

If it were living in a remote farm a couple of hours drive away she would possibly do it with regular trips to her friends but what is on offer is sooooo different.

But I wonder if Susan had ever watched the programme before? I caught a few episodes of one of the earlier seasons and they did the exact same thing ie match a city girl with someone living on a remote farm.
I'd forgotten about Abandrew trying to gaslight Sean too - he really is repulsive.
I just remembered about Jesse saying 'yy Abandrew was harping on all night but it wasn't personal to Cheryl, he'd have done it no matter who his gf was'. Was Jesse trying to spare Cheryl's feelings? or was he actually that perceptive that he realised Abandrew is one of those guys who always blames his gf for everything? Admittedly, I think Jesse is worried Abandrew will make a move on Michelle so has his own bias there.

Does anyone know where to watch the earlier series please? I am watching on catchup on all4 and it says it is series 4 but would love to watch the earlier ones too. Having to watch the US version inbetween the Aussie episodes!