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Turkey Teeth and Lego Hair, Shitlid's passion in the air. Mafs Thread 4, our toxic lair. No spoilers!

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Dillite2 · 30/09/2024 21:09

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Twonewcats · 30/09/2024 23:34

I never get furious at these programmes. But I'm furious at Eve. In the last thread I backed and defended her (mainly as i knew i couldn't cope with Charlie's intensity).
Yet in one episode she has shown (or the editing has shown) how cold and uncaring she is.
Wtf is the point of even being on this programme if you won't even TRY to do the most basic of tasks? It's a fucking farce and there will be loads of women who applied and were rejected for the show, who'd have put their all into it.

murasaki · 30/09/2024 23:37

So my awards for most disliked so far, one for each sex:

GOLD: Adam and Eve ( yes, I know, but it's true)
SILVER: Alex and Holly
BRONZE: Caspar and Charlie

Italiangreyhound · 30/09/2024 23:47

browneyes77

"Initially I thought Charlie was the one who was hard work.
But every episode shows Eve is the bigger problem."

I have to disagree. I think Charlie is displaying very difficult behaviour and Eve doesn't know how to cope with it. They are absolutely polar opposites and it's very lazy matching to put them together.

Charlie is too vulnerable for Eve to ever make a serious move towards, of course she cannot write a letter to her. I thin the safeguarding on this show is absolute shit. Neither of those women should be on it!

Doubleraspberry · 30/09/2024 23:48

I find Alex very unsettling. ‘I’m staring at you so you know you’ve made me angry’. WTF? Also, ixpert Paul, do no red flags fly when someone is telling you that everything’s OK when it’s just the two of them?

Italiangreyhound · 30/09/2024 23:49

Casper and Emma are looking so much better.

I do hope Emma will get a makeover, the trousers and top do not suit her at all. I think she could look so much nicer.

Italiangreyhound · 30/09/2024 23:53

Poor old Nathan, he is really struggling at the top of his range here having to say what he likes about Lacey. However, I do feel they are one of the best couples there! What does that say!

Lacey looks lovely less made up and in more 'normal clothes'.

Italiangreyhound · 30/09/2024 23:56

Keiran is so sweet and it is awful to hear that his ex partner made him wait in the van because she needed time alone.

Italiangreyhound · 01/10/2024 00:02

CatamaranViper

"I need to know how Charlie is bullying Eve"

Eve does not trust Charlie, she feels hurt by her. Maybe that is not fair but it is how she feels. Charlie's letter is basically a letter about how tough things have been for her and hurt she felt about losing someone (her dad).

As a friend someone could easily reassure her that she is worthy of love etc.

For Eve to reassure her is a very different thing, Eve cannot possibly promise to reassure Charlie when she is basically afraid to trust Charlie.

Eve is busy sympathizing with Charlie and Charlie jumps in with, "Did you write the letter?"

Charlie doesn't seem to be able to address the issue at hand. Both seem very broken and hurt people and for them to be in this position is ridiculous. At least Eve knows that they are not healthy for each other.

Twonewcats · 01/10/2024 00:05

Italiangreyhound · 30/09/2024 23:56

Keiran is so sweet and it is awful to hear that his ex partner made him wait in the van because she needed time alone.

I honestly couldn't believe my ears. This was horrible to hear.

Italiangreyhound · 01/10/2024 00:33

Holly and Alex
Not sure Holly and Alex have got a chance. I don't find Alex as disturbing as some do. However, I think they cannot make it work. Holly is quite assertive with him, and quick to think the worst, he is not making it any better.

Polly and Adam
Polly doesn't seem to be really accepting how things are with Adam, she is talking about where they will be in 5 years. I expect a distant memory.

beasmithwentworth · 01/10/2024 00:57

@dapsnotplimsolls

I didn't tonight ! Only because I was chasing teens around so I couldn't. Kind of missed it sadly

MangeMonCochonnet · 01/10/2024 03:49

SnowflakeSmasher86 · 30/09/2024 21:53

Anyone else seeing Shitlid/Beats from People Just Do Nothing?!

GrinGrinGrin

Sorry to just land in the thread (out of lurk-mode) but honestly can't unsee this now !

And never mind Paul's jumper being cuddly, the man himself ! Bloody hell, FML.

kenyaswhiterefrigerator · 01/10/2024 05:40

Thanks for the thread

CatamaranViper · 01/10/2024 06:59

Italiangreyhound · 01/10/2024 00:02

CatamaranViper

"I need to know how Charlie is bullying Eve"

Eve does not trust Charlie, she feels hurt by her. Maybe that is not fair but it is how she feels. Charlie's letter is basically a letter about how tough things have been for her and hurt she felt about losing someone (her dad).

As a friend someone could easily reassure her that she is worthy of love etc.

For Eve to reassure her is a very different thing, Eve cannot possibly promise to reassure Charlie when she is basically afraid to trust Charlie.

Eve is busy sympathizing with Charlie and Charlie jumps in with, "Did you write the letter?"

Charlie doesn't seem to be able to address the issue at hand. Both seem very broken and hurt people and for them to be in this position is ridiculous. At least Eve knows that they are not healthy for each other.

Sorry I meant based on the preview for tonight's episode where she is outright accused of bullying and people have a huge problem seeing them together.
Obviously something happens between the episodes which Polly witnesses. Another explosive row?

SilentSheldon · 01/10/2024 08:21

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Turkey Teeth and Lego Hair, Shitlid's passion in the air. Mafs Thread 4, our toxic lair. No spoilers!
FerienInLipizza · 01/10/2024 08:46

Lemonllama · 30/09/2024 21:49

It's her intense stare that freaks me, like when she cracks she will crack hard.

Does anyone else think she looks a bit like Eminem. Like she's fab looking but you know when celebs bring out Barbie type dolls of themselves. Like a doll of Eminem that you would see in a bargain shop. Like a B&M Eminem 😁😁

B & M Eminem 😆

Waterboatlass · 01/10/2024 09:35

She might've been told to hang around the corridor but Eve seemed really thrown by being asked to leave, perfectly civilly, before she had the chance to walk out. It was a dick move to write nothing and let Charlie read out hers. She should at least have let her know first she hadn't written anything. My DP said she should have written about how hard it was to write about her feelings. She seems to make everything Charlie's fault and is quite skilled at it. I'd be interested to see what 'banging on the door and shouting in the restaurant' looked like if I'm honest. It seems like any sign of emotion is classed as shouting by Eve. Charlie isn't perfect by any means but I haven't seen anything shocking in her behaviour or worthy of Eve's ongoing responses.

That said, Eve and Charlie (as well as Emma and Caspar) are still the couple where I really don't believe we get an honest representation (I know everything is tweaked but these in particular feel biased one way or another). We could be seeing a really unfair picture of Eve.

Nathan threatening Keats' legacy.

Alex and Holly are an absolute mess. I feel if they'd met locally they could be one of those couples that stay together rather than being alone, screeching their way through life. Hopefully they won't bother with logistics and 2 existing kids though.

Mel was actually fat shaming 'youre quite plump so you should consider yourself too picky if you don't fancy a plump woman'. Definite value judgement on plump men and women disguised as defence and not very logical at all. Was good to see them being pleasant to and focussing on each other and not picking over sister gate.

DizzyBumble · 01/10/2024 10:13

Eve is awful, as others have said why is she there? I think someone mentioned on the other thread but is she abusing steroids? She acts like she really can't be bothered to be there & would rather be anywhere else

Doubleraspberry · 01/10/2024 10:15

It definitely feels that that relationship is being highly edited, and I find it disconcerting.

TooManywines · 01/10/2024 11:17

Eve is very scary indeed. I think Charlie is full on and hard work but not manipulative like Eve- has anyone noticed how she likes to trigger Charlie byinterrupting her and telling her to stop shouting and being aggressive when she isn’t either of those two things at that time….. I think I’d probably be just as exasperated!

Adam reminds me of those little characters from years ago called The Flumps? Is that what they were called. He has zero personality unless he’s getting the dum-dum edit.

martinisforeveryone · 01/10/2024 11:21

Nathan threatening Keats' legacy

Take a bow for that @Waterboatlass 😂

I can't work out how he showed enough personality to make it to the show, but, can let him off if only for his laid back questioning of Adam when he asked do you think you're superficial? That was the line of the series so far for me. Shame it wasn't taken on board.

AtlasPine · 01/10/2024 11:33

Have there been any couples who lasted the series on the past where there has been an obvious lack of any chemistry from the man to the woman from the start? Adam and Polly are giving me such similar vibes to the ploughed field head beardy tattooed hairdresser and Gemma (forgot his name, sorry) in another series. She was very keen to get it on and the more she pushed, the more he backed off and grew to disrespect her before running off with whiney Whitney.

I do think Lacey’s husband is coping with some sort of a speech and language processing disorder as well as ADHD so actually just can’t express himself well but is really a lovely bloke. I think he adores her and they seem such a great match. They are one of the most likeable couples along with k&k, Ross and his wife.

Eve’s inability to reflect on her own actions is really worrying. It seems it’s all about what Charlie is doing wrong when they are both struggling so much to deal with the emotional stuff. She visually presents in an overtly strong masculine way but her energy is that of an extremely fragile and delicate child. I agree with the earlier poster who said that safeguarding hasn’t been thought through with these two.

I can’t bear Kasper. I know he’s trying but he comes across as so weak, so pathetic and self important. It’s his life indeed but hers too - it’s not all about him. Then he crumples and agrees with whatever the expert says - you know he won’t ever fancy her because he will never fancy someone who is of an equal ilk to himself, which, let’s face it, is how it works in reality. Us less than perfect physically characters tend to find our happiness with others who are also with their lumps and bumps and less than ‘ perfect’ bodily joys. Emma is far too appeasing - I’d like to think without the cameras, she’d have kicked him to touch by now. She the epitome of the nice, jolly, solid, middle class keen-to-please gal who needs to find her inner Nessa.

K&K are adorable. I hope their weird quirks and tricky personal issues continue to nestle into each others with an acceptance of each other exactly as they are.

BIossomtoes · 01/10/2024 11:34

martinisforeveryone · 01/10/2024 11:21

Nathan threatening Keats' legacy

Take a bow for that @Waterboatlass 😂

I can't work out how he showed enough personality to make it to the show, but, can let him off if only for his laid back questioning of Adam when he asked do you think you're superficial? That was the line of the series so far for me. Shame it wasn't taken on board.

Edited

I don’t know what that means.

PaininthePreferbial · 01/10/2024 11:36

Who is Shitlid please?

Charlie reminds me of a woman on First Dates who behaved in a similar, I love you - marry me immediately, before the starter had even arrived way.

I get the impression Caspar has no interest in Emma whatsoever, apart from being repulsed by her.

AtlasPine · 01/10/2024 11:38

BIossomtoes · 01/10/2024 11:34

I don’t know what that means.

Perhaps suggesting in a sarcastic way that he is of no threat to the extraordinary voice the famous poet Keats shows us through his complex romantic poetry.

But his actions have been good, kind and consistent in spite of his difficulty expressing himself with words. I like him as a person.

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