After the Alter - Love Is Blind

[Monestera]

The US is another planet isn't it?

@FanOnCurtainsClosed thank you, will watch

Amber is just tacky as hell, completely devoid of any class or grace. Her only accolade is being a wife, doesn’t want to work, just wants to knock babies out one after the other, whining at Barnett’s mum about it all! Cringe!

Also, to the shame of both of them, did anyone clock on Barnett’s little video montage that she was sleeping directly on the mattress with no bed sheet on there? If her entire persona is a wannabe homemaker, you’d get that right at least.

Find Gigi a little false sometimes, or like her words are all a bit rehearsed or disingenuous (except when she’s angry), I think she feels she has to falsify this totally sweet and fluffy, saccharine side to herself to counteract her fiery demanding personality, but she absolutely did not deserve what Damian did at all. He’s a snake in the grass, and not even a hot one, he’s just a plain average Joe who got lucky getting on that show. I really, truly hope she’s done with him now as she is absolutely stunning and I’m sure there’s someone out there who won’t even flinch at her hot headed nature.

I wish Jessica didn’t keep crying so easily, just chill woman. You’re the bigger person.

Jessica seems really happy with her partner on Instagram, although what is ever real on there. Again, think the producers egged her on with those presents and so obviously bought these dresses for her (and Gigi) for maximum impact, along with their hair and makeup.

Turns out Gigi and Damien broke up after that night
www.insider.com/love-is-blind-are-giannina-gibelli-damian-powers-together-2021-7?amp

Watching this now after binging the season.

Can we talk about what a misogynistic twat Carlton is? Why does he think he can speak to the women like that?

I don't believe that Damian and Francesca had ever met before let alone we're good friends. Their conversation didn't flow at all, it was very odd. Obviously thrown in there to make a better programme

@MarkRuffaloCrumble

The way Amber was sticking up for Marc for cheating on LC because “they’d never put a label on it” even though LC insisted they’d discussed being exclusive too. So busy sucking up to a man that she couldn’t even let the other two finish a sentence. Didn’t like her in the post. Don’t like her now.

Yes I'm very wary of people like Amber who are self confessed "man's woman" and says things like "I just get on better with men". Those women usually hate other women

Damian and Francesca had been pictured together previously, set up by their lawyer or manager or something. Totally a couple of convenience to further their reality careers.

Just finished it. I am completely baffled by Damien-Gigi. They don’t appear to be able to communicate at all. And what does he even have going for him?

I felt a bit bad for Francesca. She seemed to have genuinely had the wool pulled over her eyes and looked so uncomfortable and awkward the whole time. Again, her and G’s conversation was like two people speaking different languages it was so weird, but I thought she handled herself as well as she could.

LC did notttt come off well I thought - interested others thought she was great! She seemed bitter, bitchy and drunk.

LC had a poorly fitted dress and stood out (in a bad way) amongst the other gowns.

I googled the cost of those wine glasses. £130 a pair so maybe PP is correct and the production crew got them.

Did you hear one of the (pod) cast say. 'What show are we in'. Was that a reference to Francesca? What show is she in?

Lovely bit of escapism though -- bonkers telly!

@LizzieMacQueen

LC had a poorly fitted dress and stood out (in a bad way) amongst the other gowns.

I googled the cost of those wine glasses. £130 a pair so maybe PP is correct and the production crew got them.

Did you hear one of the (pod) cast say. 'What show are we in'. Was that a reference to Francesca? What show is she in?

Lovely bit of escapism though -- bonkers telly!

Yeah, she’s on Too Hot to Handle, another ‘Netflix Original’ at the moment…

I’ve just caught up with this, and searched for a thread. Damien gives off really scary vibes to me, I get the feeling he’s this ball of rage just waiting to explode. Gigi should have got as far away as possible two years ago!
Amber is just awful, and so abrasive.
Off to find Lauren and Cameron on Insta, they seem smitten with each other.

I never normally watch these kind of shows (haven't ever watched an episode of Love Island lol!) but a few suck me in including Selling Sunset and this one!! It was so gripping and I'm so overinvested in all these people who don't even know I exist haha.

Lauren and Cameron are sooooo cute (ok yes cheesy with it and Cameron is a bit of a dork, plus they have definitely made their life look insta-perfect etc. but I do believe they have the real thing, true love! And I loved Lauren's OTT glam dress for the night.

Giannini and Damien are fascinating to watch but honestly the more I watch them the more I am convinced that Damien is seriously emotionally abusive to her and seriously narcissistic/sociopathic. I know Giannini brings the drama but ask yourself if you were in that situation what would you do?! He creates these situations where she either looks like the "crazy" drama queen or is totally humiliated and looks weak and she is the kind of woman who will take drama queen over humiliation and weakness every time. I really feel sorry for her as she is in a lose-lose situation with him. I'm so glad they have broken up, and that he didn't break her spirit and fire, I feel like that was a really psychologically unhealthy relationship (but 99 percent Damien's fault, I feel like she could have a perfectly good relationship with a non narcissist who doesn't deliberately push her buttons).

Amber is definitely the girl/woman you avoid as a woman and I feel she is also somewhat narcissistic and manipulative of Barnett (who doesn't exactly cover himself in glory with all the crass sexual references etc and yes the movie came across as frankly a bit disturbing rather than sweet to me - mainly as she was mostly unconscious...I agree I don't think it was his idea!). However I do feel that Amber has a sweet side for her friends (but you better not cross her) - and that they have connected on a fairly deep level and they complement each other's insecurities and issues and could have a good future together if Amber can keep her jealous side in check (and avoid further debt!). I do think she is right to make sure Jessica is kept at a far distance from their marriage, but I think they could have accepted her gift and accepted her well wishes while making it clear they want to remain far apart from her.

I hope Jessica is ok. She seems still very emotional and vulnerable and awfully thin. I do think she should have been psychologically prepared for her gift to be rejected and not taken it so personally though, Barnett even went out of his way to make it clear to her that there are no hard feelings there but he can't incur the wrath of his (slightly unhinged madly jealous even though she doesn't need to be as she's actually a better match and Barnett clearly adores her) wife...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Diamond. So sad for her that her (devastatingly handsome) date pissed off like that although she did seem like she was pretty much totally ignoring him all night to be fair! (And I think Carlton is very insecure and has a bit of a chip on his shoulder about being bi - although I get that he's probably faced a lot of crap about it that has made him that way - and at least to some degree, misinterpreted why Diamond was so mad with him)

I think Mark was cowardly not to come to the reunion, and feared his "nice guy" apparent shtick being exposed, although I guess if his fiancee massively objected due to the whole Jessica and LC being there thing and they just had a baby, it's best not to rock the boat at home for the sake of a reality show. Hopefully he is not cheating on his fiancee!

Kenny meh - sorry he seems honestly like a really straight up nice guy and I'm glad he is happy and engaged but I wasn't so interested in him (maybe the show's fault/editing etc).

Same with Kelly although I find her a little more interesting. Honestly I feel for the single girls like Kelly and LC and Diamond still waiting to find a nice man while everyone else is happily pairing off - I know how that feels and it's not good. They all seem like nice beautiful girls and they are clearly looking for a relationship, what is wrong with men lol!

So apparently I had a lot of thoughts on this show. I honestly would be interested in a further follow up show in the future!

@kylie most of them document every single waking hour on Instagram, so you can kind of follow what they're up to. Although it all looks picture perfect fake. The fact that Gigi only has two pics of Damien on her insta is very telling in itself.

Barnett and amber are soooo cringe and try hard, she's always trying to "do a bit" and that video of kisses he made was excruciating. As was him requesting anal sex. As was her saying "I'm married!" over and over. Terrible pair.

Lauren and Cameron are lovely but pretty saccharine. And wtf is she on about washing the chicken??

Gigi looked incredible, her and Damien are both quite weird and dead behind the eyes though. But he is punching.

Always had a soft spot for Jessica, that bit in the original series where she shared a glass of red wine with her dog is iconic tbh

I really think production wanted a villain and Jessica was vulnerable and easy coaxed to play that role. And is all honesty, I'd rather hang out with her than Amber.

My thoughts

Damian, dead and cold eyes. Seems like a very strange man with ZERO personality.

Amber. Seems crazy and a bully. When she was describing her seizure my first thought was 'alcoholic'

Jessica. Is it me or does she look about 50?

Does anyone else think that Cameron and Lauren's relationship feels one sided? Don't get me wrong I like them but I'm not sure she is really as into him.......

How Damien has two gorgeous women fighting over him I will never know. He gives me the heeby jeebies.

Jessica doesn't look 50.

Cameron is def more into it than Lauren, part of me thinks that she saw the potential with the show of her increasing her social media branding, everything she says to him sounds like a real fake tone.

Damien doesn't have much a personality. I had to skip his conversation with that girl in the restaurant cos it was so cringe.

Fair enough but she looks a lot older than she is.

Jessica does not look 50! I agree she doesn’t look in her 20’s anymore but then she isn’t, she’s 34. She is also excruciatingly thin - I wonder if she may even be battling some kind of chronic eating disorder. I think if she put on half a stone or so she would still be slim but you’d see her face fill out, she looks a bit “gaunt” to me.

Agree I’d much rather hang out with Jessica than Amber for sure (although I’d definitely also keep “my man” far away from her if I knew she was into him lol

I think Cameron is the person who loves more in that relationship (in most relationships there is always one person a bit more into it I think, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a valid relationship). I also think he’s someone that expresses his emotions much more easily than Lauren who puts up quite a “tough” facade. When they look at each other I think you can see that she returns his love absolutely.