MAFSAUS 8 thread 3 - awkwardly Drawing each other like one of your French girls.

[bonkersbirdie]

New thread before the old one disappears- ready for Monday's commitment ceremony!

Also, why did Bryce and Melissa get a homestay but no one else?

I don't ManSam at all - but he has sussed that Bryce can't bear being laughed at because his ego is so fragile - and he makes the most of that.

What's the woman's name who's married to the bisexual guy? Anyway, I adore her pink sparkly one shoulder dress that she's wearing to the girls' night. It reminds me of a dress my barbie used to wear, and I always imagined I'd wear something like that when I was a grown up. Little did I realise then that there are very few occasions when one can reasonably wear a floor length pink sparkly dress. Being an adult is a huge disappointment at times 😂

@SinisterBumFacedCat

I don’t have any sympathy for Bryce, he is intentionally controlling and ruining Melissa for his own ego and has no morals. He is abusive, he should come with a government warning stamped on his forehead “this man will demoralise, gaslight, isolate and control any woman he gets involved with, if you come into close contact with this man please seek counselling”. If the worst thing that has happened is other people noticing, addressing it and calling him Gonzo, well he has so far got off very lightly IMHO.

Finally caught up and I 100% agree with this. I don't like Sam, but i don't have sympathy for Bryce at all. I can't see that his appearance will have done his career any good (although you never know, men's careers aren't often ruined by controversy like those of women).

I hate myself for it but I'm finding myself not having much sympathy for Melissa either. I understand she's been abused and misled, but she has ignored every single warning flag and has chosen to believe Bryce and stand by him amid very compelling evidence. Finally the penny seems to have dropped but FFS it shouldn't have taken that.

@Leaveitonthefloordrobe

Also, why did Bryce and Melissa get a homestay but no one else?

It wasn't a Homestay, it was a last date which involved him taking her home and hoping his mates would back him him up with all the lies he's told.

I feel like the Jason meets Sam thing must have been set up by production after that meeting since they seemed to be pretending to tidy away everything while recording what Bryce's friends were saying.

Not that I imagine they are friends any longer.

Yeah some friend he is!

@PleasantBirthday

I feel like the Jason meets Sam thing must have been set up by production after that meeting since they seemed to be pretending to tidy away everything while recording what Bryce's friends were saying.

Not that I imagine they are friends any longer.

I was wondering how this meeting happened... How did friend Jason know who Sam was?

Is MAFS broadcast in Australia whilst the experiment is still ongoing?

Even if it was engineered by the producers why on earth would a friend do that?? It would appear Bryce's friends don't think very highly of him either!

No, they don't seem to like him very much at all, they didn't have anything very good to say about him at the meeting. I suppose you'd have to wonder whether they are even really friends as such?

For such a big country, this show makes Australia seem very small!

Isn't Sam a barber in Canberra ? May know some of his friends through this ? Not sure how big Canberra is. Australians feel free to comment

@Leaveitonthefloordrobe

What's the woman's name who's married to the bisexual guy? Anyway, I adore her pink sparkly one shoulder dress that she's wearing to the girls' night. It reminds me of a dress my barbie used to wear, and I always imagined I'd wear something like that when I was a grown up. Little did I realise then that there are very few occasions when one can reasonably wear a floor length pink sparkly dress. Being an adult is a huge disappointment at times 😂

Georgia! Yes, I agree.

It’s interesting that she’s 7 years younger than Belinda and dresses entirely in pink sparkly Barbie outfits, yet still seems infinitely more like an adult

Ugh, Belinda!

Ughhhhhh Bryce is textbook got caught out, deflect and dismiss.

@dollyknocker

Ughhhhhh Bryce is textbook got caught out, deflect and dismiss.

Don't forget the withdrawal of love by leaving,that's a really toxic response

Absolutely. Oh god and now he's crying. YOU CAN FAKE IT YOU IDIOT. HE'S CRYING FOR HIS EGO NOT FOR YOU.

Melissa needs to do the freedom programme she's trapped in a vicious cycle desperate for crumbs of affection even when it's blatant he had a girl on the outside.

Missed the first 20 mins, anything important happen? Feel like it’s usually just a lot of recaps of the previous episode anyway

As if SHE is now consoling HIM after he's clearly been cheating on her and she's finally woken up a bit. Wow he's done her good hasn't he. Jesus fucking Christ it makes my skin crawl.

Caught the tail end of Melissa believing Bryce because OF COURSE. It’s all a conspiracy by a bunch of strangers to make him out to be a cheater??

Fuck right off Bryce, you manipulative shit bag. Covering his face so we can't see the lack of tears.

I think that's partly why it's making me so angry, I have totally been Melissa in past relationships and it makes me so sad for younger me. Well done us for making the change xx

Shes eating it all up he's so manipulative. What the hell is belinda wearing her sisters 13 year old outfit

I don't understand Kerry's dress.