MAFS6- where the sliding into dms does not require lube and a fish slice

[SheldonesqueTheLazyEyedBstard]

I’ve lost my nip.

And why weren't there any Scottish contestants on this series? 😔

Just watched.
Dan gives me abuser vibes. He’s almost more sinister than Wanky.
All that talk of ecstatic dancing and being away from technology… Matt’s parents saw the red flags there straight away. Dan already looking to isolate Matt, and doesn’t like people ‘looking in’. I’ll bet. Something about the way he didn’t take ownership of the whole ‘we love each other’ thing ,instead saying nothing and leaving it all to Matt to say to his parents. Dan is very manipulative. Sneaky little negging words about Matt’s lifestyle are creeping in.
And then …What was Wanky on about.. fatherhood ?!
You can’t just step in and claim somebody else’s children as your own can you? And ‘influence them’ ?! Shudder at the thought for Marilyse’s poor kids. Someone please help that woman . She’s under a spell. Her friends give bad advice.
Morag wants someone like Vinnie Jones or Del Boy. Luke needs to wake up.
I’m starting to wonder if Tayah would have fallen in love with someone like Luke or indeed any of the others just as quickly. She probably should have been offered therapy instead of a stint of mafs.

What do Adam and Marilyse do? M specifically, she's clearly minted.

@SpanishFly

What do Adam and Marilyse do? M specifically, she's clearly minted.

I think she's a PT?

^^ Adams an electrcian

A personal trainer?

I don't understand Marylise. At the commitment ceremony she talked about Franky's red flags, then mentioned a red flag to her friends tonight. But then she still stays with him. A red flag means get the hell out of there. She's a woman in her late 30s with kids, not a kid in her 20s - she has recognised red flags, but isn't acting on them, why?
I was in an abusive relationship in my early 20s, I wish I had been able to recognise red flags at the time - it would have saved me a lot of trauma.

@KingofQueens probably because that's what the script writers have told her to say. It's all becoming tedious now.

The girls were clearly told in last nights episode 'right, walk around the house while we film you criticising the gaff'. Every single woman (and Dan) did it. Because they were told to.

Why the heck Adam’s parents were supporting the kids thing rather than saying give it a year or two to enjoy time together as a couple and cement your relationship is beyond me. Unless they were just thinking that he was never going to get a girlfriend and this is the only chance if grandchildren they’ll have?

Definitely agree with pp about Josh’s Prince Charles moment. The editing of his answers was really obvious though, one second it was raining on him, the next it wasn’t. Josh and Amy are totally doomed.

I think Matt’s parents were gutted at the thought of him moving away again. They obviously missed him when he was in London and as they are aging probably feel that such a long journey to visit him means they won’t see much of him. They’re no doubt also aware that he is very much a city boy - that’s how he earns his living being able to access lots of locations to perform etc. He also enjoys that showmanship, so to be in the wilds of nowhere really isn’t going to suit him, so they’re rightly concerned.

Re no Scottish contestants, I’m assuming it was in part due to Scotland having stricter lockdown/Covid rules than England.

Roll on tonight, can’t wait to see the Luke/Morag implosion that was teased at, unless it’s a storm in a teacup.

Is Matt's Take That tribute band a full time job for him? It's an even bigger decision to move if he's putting other people out of a job and that's probably what his mum was hinting at.

The Matt and Dan thing is weird because I don't understand why he won't compromise? If he likes the sea and countryside then clearly inner city Leeds won't hack it but likewise why couldn't they move somewhere coastal and rural in England? Then he gets some of what he wants and Matt gets some of what he wants in easier access to a town/city for work or entertainment.

If I said to DP this is where I want to live, non negotiable it would hardly be fair!

Maybe Dan's parents are going to help him finance the retreat. I suspect he wants to set it up asap to benefit from his 'fame'.

Marilyse is from a family that were well known back in the day, and her mum came into some money later in life. Not doubting Marilyse is a hard worker, I’m sure she’s an amazing pt, but I think wages from being a pt and model would sustain her lifestyle rather than build it iykwim.

Morag need to stop confusing generally/ genuinely. Every bloody episode

Marilyses family are lottery winners. That might explain the money. The house is lovely. She seems like a lovely person, I can't see it working with Franky. He's too serious and then there's the obvious rage bubbling under the surface....

Josh needs to get the hell out of there. Amy treats him like shit. If it was a man treating a woman in that way, blaming it on being sexually frustrated, there would be uproar.

Same with Adam. Tayah was really rude about his home. That should be a big red flag or him as to how his life will be. He'll get no say in anything. I'm not sure Adam's parents are really that happy about grandchildren quite yet. They'll be worried Adam is being rushed into it, which he is.

Morag looked very out of place in Adam's home. His lovely mum read the whole situation very quickly. Hopefully she's planted a seed of doubt.

I don't want Matt to leave his lovely parents and move to NI. Yes it's only a plane ride away, but covid has shown us that spanners can be thrown in the works at any time. I'm sure they realise they'll rarely see him. Dan isn't coming across well. He's quite cold about it all.

There's no way Franky will leave his life in Dubai. Especially once he meets the kids and starts to realise he'll have to take a back seat in Marylise's affections and gets a crash course in to life with teens. I presume they have a dad so his talk of 'fatherhood' made me cringe.

All in all, none of them are good matches. It's infuriating TV but I can't stop watching..

Does anyone a British documentary about two strangers marrying back in the 90s? It involved the families and friends choosing the partners. I've googled and I'm not coming up with anything apart from MAFS stuff. All I remember is they didn't stay together.

@Spysolation

Marilyse is from a family that were well known back in the day, and her mum came into some money later in life. Not doubting Marilyse is a hard worker, I’m sure she’s an amazing pt, but I think wages from being a pt and model would sustain her lifestyle rather than build it iykwim.

you mean like a celeb family, or just locally known, eg a big family business?

Re the Scotland thing - the rules weren't much different most of the time, but if it was during the time when nobody was supposed to travel except for work, they could argue that this is a work assignment - or a scottish couple could have taken part separately or something. It's just so frustrating when Scotland often seems to be missed off these programmes.

Dan has gone from being warm and soft and utterly calm/caring to quite clinical and inflexible. I was upset when my dad moved 45 mins away, and we see each other far less than previously. When you're further than 10 mins away, visits have to be preplanned, you no longer just pop in for a quick hello. So I totally see why they're concerned.
Esp since the last they saw of them, their son had literally just got married to a total stranger - and now they've had to get on board with them being in love and Dan seemingly taking control of what they do next. We all have dreams at that age, but when you then meet someone, there has to be a degree of flexibility added to the mix. What about Matt's dreams? He's managing to picture fulfilling his with Dan by his side, as opposed to expecting Dan to completely change his expectations to match his.

Dan has gone from being warm and soft and utterly calm/caring to quite clinical and inflexible

I think this too. He has no compromise.

Tbf, I do see where Dan is coming from with regard to where he wants to live. I'm from a similar area originally, although further south, and currently live not far from Leeds. I don't mind it for myself, but I have friends and relatives who would be pretty unhappy to be transplanted. A coastal Yorkshire village really isn't the same as being on the Atlantic seaboard.

This doesn't mean Matt should move either - his parents and friends and home clearly matter a lot to him. I don't think it can really work as a full-time live-together relationship. I'm not averse to a long-distance thing myself, but it doesn't seem to be what they want.

Apple, I think you're right that the women were told to criticize the houses. I'd much rather see the genuine reactions than manipulated ones.

To be far, what compromise could there be? Property is comparatively cheap in NI, he wouldn’t be able to afford to set up his “business” in England. And it has a quite specific culture. My bloke’s from Belfast, hasn’t lived there for decades and tells me to adjust my watch to 1962 when we land at Belfast City. It’s a lovely place for a week or so but not permanently.

He could say he would move to Leeds for a year or two and then they both move back to Dan's home.

His business idea is a pipe dream, he's living in fairy land. It's a thing to speak about to show off to the people you tell but in reality it will never manifest. You can see it a mile off!

I don't know,there's plenty of people who will pay for a bit of woo and meditation by the sea.

Had to laugh at Adam telling Tayah to slow down when she said his sofa would have to go but he's happy to keep up the pace when it comes to a baby next year!

I bet he wanders around doing naked yoga and that's why he's worried about the neighbours.

@JasonMomoasgirlfriend

He could say he would move to Leeds for a year or two and then they both move back to Dan's home.

His business idea is a pipe dream, he's living in fairy land. It's a thing to speak about to show off to the people you tell but in reality it will never manifest. You can see it a mile off!

I know that - I didn’t come down the Lagan in a bubble! Dan wouldn’t cut it in a British city. He’s a big fish in a little pond, he’d disappear in a metropolitan environment and he’s got enough self awareness to know that.