MAFSUK Part3 - Brought to you by yesteryear and Dreamies. When feeling cheap and dirty involved fingers and a virtual stranger as opposed to no fingers and a virtual stranger. Doing my pan in…

[SheldonesqueTheBstard]

No fingers …

Glad to hear Shona is doing ok now. Brad is a twat to put it nicely, setting her up to fail tonight.

Is it me or is Brad giving massive Brand vibes?

I knew from the moment he talked about his spiritual awakening that he would be toxic. Instead of just doing some therapy, these types of men claim they know how to look inwards and they've healed themselves whilst those around them have to suffer their behaviour. I'd been thinking an ex would come forward at some point to expose what he's actually like but I think it's quite clear he's exposing who he really is himself now.

He actually seems to hate Shona, or maybe he hates women in general. I think he hates women unless they are providing some benefit to him. Otherwise he will find some fault in them to fit the stereotype of them being inferior so he can break them down to serve his wants and needs. I really hope everyone calls him out on it and she can see it.

Just caught up & joining if that's ok ?

Sheldon ya bastard, how the devil are you? It's been CENTURIES (was once Lady R)...

3/4? It wouldn't make my top 10 but I'm a menopausal dried up old trout!

He's a dick

Brad seems to be really controlling and patronising to me. To disclose your sexual encounters is just entirely wrong. Humiliation at its best. I am surprised at how quickly she appeared to forgive him!

My thoughts exactly! Talk about timing....

Shona won't be able to post anything on insta about brad or the show

Once it's all fully aired she may

None of them post any spoilers. It's in the contract

I know someone who is coming in soon as a groom. He’s only just been able to tell people he is on the programme. Is a genuine normal lovely person. I’ve only watched the series these last few days as I knew he was coming in and I just cannot imagine him on the show. I used to watch it years ago when it wasn’t like this!

Brad's questions we're really designed to undermine her weren't they

What's the biggest responsibility you have ever had?

Well mate, you've had a kid so
Obvs that's serious responsibility she can't compete with although a mortgage and dog is a good enough answer

I suspect Brad will be drawn to Ella because she's ULTRA vulnerable snd grateful for any attention

@craggyrat it used to be like a fly on the wall documentary/ experiment type vibes and was genuinely interesting and heartwarming but it really has jumped the shark.
The experts (don't understand the ixperts thing 🥴) are just puppets and don't have a shred of credibility left turning a blind eye to the shit going on.

It's just another trashy scripted reality show now isn't it.
I know there's a place for that but it's just too much for me this year I think I'll just stick with reading this thread for entertainment and ditch the show.
I wonder what viewing figures are like because it's not even like a chance of fame can come of it really- maybe a bit of SM attention for a bit (does that constitute fame these days) so it's hardly a career platform.
I don't think you can trust anyone on it, like even Paul and Thomas must have watched previous series and know the game.

Spot on with the Russell Brand similarities, I also think men doing all that crystal woo crap are masking being thick as pig shit but yes totally trying to reel in people by appearing like an anti lad , fuck boy 101.

I'm only catching up on last night's episode but jesus if I hear Shona and Brad say "love you" once more I'm throwing my remote at the TV!!

I could spout off about last night’s episode. But I will try hard to keep it brief.

Ella needs to realise that lube needs to go somewhere else other than their face. Shallower than a puddle. Shinier than the sun. Bound to be another flap coming. With hands fluttering a full ten shades lighter than their face.

Brad? A child you say?

Confirmation that cunts walk among us and they are breeding. And a bloke who says private things in public is a full on chode.

The eyes. Quint says it best.

”You know the thing about a shark…he's got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eye. When he comes at ya, he doesn't seem be living, until he bites ya and the black eyes roll over white.”

Shona had chunks bitten out of her last night and still she thinks she wants to try and she loves him still.

Uncomfortable and upsetting viewing. And the preview doesn’t look any better.

I thought his actions, as reported by the other couples, was utterly disgusting and I can't see how she could forgive him so easily. Also I watched his eyes when he was verbally attacking her during the honesty/questions exercise and they were cold and angry. He seems very controlling "you passed the test" - I wanted to throw something at my TV when he said that to her.

Poor girl - needs to listen to her own gut and the responses from the other women - she seems to have forgotten the responses from Laura during their 1:1. 🌹

He had his son at 17, and according to what he said in first episode, he had a lot of casual relationships, calls his son his best friend, now he is on a reality TV show.
At what point, he had time to be a responsible father. But he said you teach them to say thank you and please. So maybe that's all responsibility for him.

I am now confused. I thought the show was shot months ago and participants are not allowed to give spoilers like it happens with other reality shows, like Bake off, Sewing bee.

But posters are saying that Shona is being abused, and will be posting on relationship boards in future, etc.

Does ot mean they are currently shooting and doing telecast on the next day?

Jaws is one of my comfort films and as soon as I saw Brad, that line popped into my head.

Brad is horrific to watch, I am suspicious of the fakery of the programme in general though, people are making comparisons to Harrison and it was shown he was a massive MAFS fan, most of the time he appeared to be trolling and he came out and said that they edited out massive bits of scenes. Then there’s Bryce from a few years ago, if he was as abusive as he seemed on the show Melissa’s family would have gotten her the hell away from him, everyone would - they’ve also come out and said it was the producers.

The issue with MAFS for me is most of the people on this are amateur (in some case “professional”) reality “stars” and they’re in it for the exposure after and selling their story - but I do think there are a few real people thrown in, it’s our terrifying job to spot them. I don’t necessarily think Brad or Shona are of the ‘real’ variety though.

You think Brad is pretending to be a scary, abusive, dead-eyed psycho? Why the fuck would he do that?

Me too.

Farewell and adieu Brad.

There have been many instances told (which are similar to Brad’s behaviour) over the years on MN. There are plenty of Shonas.

I’ve heard situations recounted over the years by family, colleagues and friends. It isn’t new behaviour.

I don’t think there is anything confusing about it - Brad is a horror. And if he is just ‘acting’ , then more fool him for allowing them to portray him as a nasty controlling abusive bastard. And he deserves a BAFTA to boot.

Ironic that a man who fathered a child at 17yo lectures other people about being reckless and irresponsible! Shona couldnt find her passport in a split second, Brad forgot to use a condom. I'm putting money on the fact that he isn't the resident parent and his responsibility extends to every other weekend and a day in the week, with minimum CSA payments in the mix. Am I being unfair? He strikes me as that type, but happy to be proven wrong.

I used to believe it, but having seen what’s come out in the past I find I’m a skeptic, yes. In terms of why someone would want to be painted this way, they’ll be some who know that they’ll get more air time, more people will be talking about them, and after they can paint their side and turn it round - others have in the past. They could even paint it as a ‘showing people what abuse looks like so they can identify it themselves’ situation. I don’t pretend to understand the thinking of behaving like this in a reality programme, but it’s happened in the show in the past. And yes, they will have taken from real life cases/experiences if they are getting them to act it out.

I am open to be being wrong and that things could come out that show he’s behaved similarly in the past, that Shona hasn’t for the most part agreed to a storyline and has been abused by this - but tbh I hope I’m right, and that I’m not watching an abuse situation for “entertainment”

Right - knob