MAFSAUS THREAD 9 (no spoilers) - Big Dave doesn't hate his wife. Slimy Paul thinks his wife is a snob. Jacqui buys herself flowers and Ryan wonders what follows. The shrine is set. The atmosphere is dead. We are all out of wine!!!!

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Sorry @browneyes77 I didn't know if you would have time to make the new one, the current one is filling up mega fast. I thought I would better make one before it fills up and before I head out for the day.

Re that trailer... why oh why do people not think about whether they're willing to relocate or not before they even enter into the ixperiment?? This is going to be Sacha and Ross from UK all over again. It makes no sense, especially when one party has a child in the mix...

Another one that can see he's been fake for a long time.

It may be an unartistic interpretation of a lotus, like Dave is an unartistic version of his previous admirable self.

But then if one of them changes their mind while on the couch, as a result of whatever their partner has just said... would they have to stick with the answer they'd originally written? I guess maybe it's never come up...

I know. Why do they always do this? From Sydney to Perth is over a 5 hour flight. Literally opposite sides of a continent. And Adrian knows full well that Awhina cannot uproot and move a school aged child for a man she barely knows. That will give him an easy out.

Still can’t get over Sacha, aged 29, refusing to move 2 hours from her parents and expecting Ross to rather leave his child. No wonder they didn’t make it.

Haha, was about to say the same, the bar has gone low enough 😂

Yep. That'll be him out the door. A few weeks of sh*gging in a controlled environment (that makes them sound like lab rabbits, but hey ho 😄) is one thing, but he was already not keen to be a stepdad. He's not sufficiently invested to move and be a stepdad, no way. Just as well for Awhina's son.

At least Awhina won't be tempted to relocate. Hopefully, she will be inundated with offers from lovely single dads in Perth and will have her pick.

Paul, however, will be happy to move. Because he’s apparently worked his way through all the women in Perth.

Absolutely. No sense in going through to final vows otherwise, and Ross should never have agreed to move. That was always going to collapse like wet paper.

I think it's frightening to see the change in Dave, his words and his whole demeanour in the last 3 days after his stay with verruca

Eurgh can Adrian please shut the fuck up?? Why is he talking like he’s the star, he’s a toxic man from a toxic family, how has everyone specially Awhina forgotten that already?? Awhina needs to get some self respect.

Love Rhi but just because she had a nice 3 days doesn’t mean Eliot isn’t a gaslighter to a different woman (well, at least 2, he’s had 2 failed attempts at this now!). He’s revolting.

And now Jamie bossing Dave around and backed by the whole group, shouting that he needs to prove himself to her….. who does she think she is? It’s been SIX WEEKS and she’s like ‘look how long we’ve been together, and you do THIS to me??’ 🙄

And why do all the experts and the whole group seem to be on the side of all these vile people??
I FAR prefer Veronica and Dave. I even rather like Jacqui compared to pitiful Ryan 🤣

Oh god and don’t get me started on Red Flag Paul……. So patronising, flicking Carina’s nose all the time. Anger issues punching the wall, controlling coming to sit with Awhina and Carina when he’d been asked to leave, emotionally unstable in floods of tears and all over carina when being pulled up for punching wall (and then ‘bit she triggered it!’)

Also the researchers have done a shit job with 3 couples already having met before the show started (including Awhina and Paul with 1 degree of separation via Cleo)

I might have had my fill of MAFS after so many years 😆 it’s always formulaic but I can’t believe they’re letting so many toxic vile people through the selection process nowadays.

Absolutely, it feels like there's a lot more to it than how he tried to explain it...

Just finished watching. Paul is so worrying. But more worrying is Carina being so willing to forgive.
Jacqui ….. no words.
Ryan- has masculinity issues that are obviously deep rooted and struggles to be vulnerable.
Rhi- stop with the Botox!
Jaimie - should have said leave as Dave is so cold and had the chance when he came to the apartment in the morning. When he started stroking her afterwards it was like he’d flicked the switch back on- not acceptable.
Glad Elliot seemed to have the experts favour rather than crazy V. Can’t stand that ‘ I just say it how it is’ excuse. You’re an adult, have some sensitivity!

Who else would do it though? You’re gonna mainly get fame hungry, publicity seeking knobs with a couple of genuine people thrown in.

Jaime always nails it with her understanding of the situation .Shes so on point. Really glad she stayed calm. She was saying it’s been 2 months and you’ve given no impression that you have doubts and then after 2 months, you suddenly don’t see us moving forward after a few days with V. It’s so obvious.

He made his poor wife meet on a park bench in Walthamstow I think 😆

I'm loving the idea of what this programme will have done for Paul's "Wellness" business! A man who punches holes in doors and has been globally denounced as lacking emotional intelligence 🤣

Indeed

Australlia’s population is not that big and how many of them want to go in this show? They don’t have the luxury of choosing those locally over compatibility I guess.

She said to him after the swap, it’s fine if you don’t want me but just tell me.

I have a question about the rules - are they allowed to change their minds about what they've written once they're on the couch.
I was expecting E and V to change their mind at the last minute.
Dave is disappointing. Jamie is wasting her time giving him another week

I mean it’s not that small, 26 million people in a country that is mostly empty. Hundreds of people apply.

But what is the point of staying in, they seem to encourage this and it’s applauded. Do they get paid more if they stay until the end?

Like a couple will be at the point of hating each other, walk away and have a tantrum, leave ‘I’m done, IM DONE’ and then appear back again, and say ‘stay’. why ?

A good lesson is learning when to leave too! Go with your gut, Don’t put up with abuse. That’s an equally good lesson.

it would be gas if they actually left them STAY in the experiment after LEAVING the relationship. Now that would be good tv!! Imagine how good the dinner parties would be.