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MAFSUK thread #2. Is Dean barking up the wrong tree?

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ThePlatypusAlwaysTriumphs · 23/09/2025 21:20

New thread!

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 23/09/2025 22:10

Oh its on tomorrow and Thursday, amazing

dapsnotplimsolls · 23/09/2025 22:11

ThePlatypusAlwaysTriumphs · 23/09/2025 22:08

This is exactly what the 2 lesbians did last year, remember? One of them spent the honeymoon on her own

I was just thinking that. One of them kept insisting on their own space.

Dillite2 · 23/09/2025 22:12

Yet again I have to ask, why go on the show to break a cycle of "my type" if you aren't willing to actually step away from your type?

Dillite2 · 23/09/2025 22:12

dapsnotplimsolls · 23/09/2025 22:11

I was just thinking that. One of them kept insisting on their own space.

She was scary. And manipulative too.

dapsnotplimsolls · 23/09/2025 22:14

Dillite2 · 23/09/2025 22:12

She was scary. And manipulative too.

I can't remember names but the dark-haired one was way too over the top and needy but then the blonde one ended up seeming proper dodgy.

ThePlatypusAlwaysTriumphs · 23/09/2025 22:14

Dillite2 · 23/09/2025 22:12

Yet again I have to ask, why go on the show to break a cycle of "my type" if you aren't willing to actually step away from your type?

Its crazy! You'd think they would realise that they are categorically NOT going to be paired with their previous type! And would at least be prepared to give getting to know the other person a chance! Thay all seem like spoilt children who didn't get what they wanted from Santa

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Dillite2 · 23/09/2025 22:17

dapsnotplimsolls · 23/09/2025 22:14

I can't remember names but the dark-haired one was way too over the top and needy but then the blonde one ended up seeming proper dodgy.

Eve was the scary one. Charlie was the other one.

FirstCuppa · 23/09/2025 22:33

Dean is really begging to be the victim - he knows she doesn't usually date larger guys, which he insists he is by choice. He's desperate to get her to say she can't fancy him because he's fat - anyone else see him look directly at the camera when he made her admit that she might fancy him possibly if he lost a little weight? He's trying so desperately to be the victim by asking the same offensive question on repeat. Bore off fake laughing Pillsbory Doughboy, we see the nasty in you already and it ain't hidden by the fat at all.

Grace is freaking over everything, but to be fair he has said a lot of "fishy" things that a lot of men treat as "banter" but can be red flags, and he's said them in a very short space of time. Yes I get he doesn't see what he is saying but I'm not convinced that makes it better. She's very highly strung as she said in the first ep. Like, high wire anxious fight or flight strung. I hope she has some valium or something or she's going to flip out.

The boys and the necklace 😅was deffo the amuse bouche.

Kibble19 · 23/09/2025 22:35

Just caught up with the first three episodes.

Can you die of second hand embarrassment? If so, Dean will end my life. Jesus, I cannot understand how he thinks his personality is in any way attractive. When he asked Sarah if him being slimmer would help, all I could think was that his weight is the least of his issues.

Feel sorry for Leah. She’s been partnered with a crackpot. Spending the first night apart? Wanting 3 hours alone when you come home from work? Getting mouthy with the photographer? Crystal is a massssive knob.

Italiangreyhound · 23/09/2025 22:41

LeaAndDer

"Grace is so Po faced all the time, feel sorry for the husband"

Me too!

He seems like a nice guy. She is determined to take offence at everything. There were probably thousands of applicants and she got a place, a fabulous holiday and she is not at all happy.

TellingBone · 23/09/2025 22:42

If I'd have been Leah in that situation I'd have said sure we can spend overnight alone - which room are you going to?

Italiangreyhound · 23/09/2025 22:44

Leigh is not very nice. Leah will get super bored and move on.

SignatureShortdeads · 23/09/2025 22:47

Just caught up on all the episodes; what a start to the series.

Crystal Leigh is beyond humourless. She makes Peggy from MAFS of yesteryear seem like a stand up comic.

Kibble19 · 23/09/2025 22:50

SignatureShortdeads · 23/09/2025 22:47

Just caught up on all the episodes; what a start to the series.

Crystal Leigh is beyond humourless. She makes Peggy from MAFS of yesteryear seem like a stand up comic.

Haha I forgot about her! Peggy’s husband (Georges or something?) was in a similar vein to Dean of this year. A 12 year old in a man’s body.

Dillite2 · 23/09/2025 22:52

I would take Georges any day over Dean simply because Georges was his genuine, infantile self.

chaosmaker · 23/09/2025 22:53

JaneJeffer · 23/09/2025 21:58

Surely there’s a before photo of him somewhere out there?

they showed it in the first episode I think. Or maybe the second one when he said how much weight he lost.
I love Sarah's gurning. I do a lot of that too. Other people find it hilarious but I just do it anyway, not trying to be funny ...

JaquiRussell · 23/09/2025 22:53

ThePlatypusAlwaysTriumphs · 23/09/2025 22:08

This is exactly what the 2 lesbians did last year, remember? One of them spent the honeymoon on her own

Yes the second she said it, it reminded me of Charlie & Eve from last year.

murasaki · 23/09/2025 22:53

Dillite2 · 23/09/2025 22:52

I would take Georges any day over Dean simply because Georges was his genuine, infantile self.

Yes, he was silly but I don't think he was nasty, and I think Dean can be.

NewGirlInTown · 23/09/2025 22:54

Where on earth do they get the women for this show??
With the exception of Nelly, they are AWFUL!
Sarah’s gurning face after every bitchy remark. Grace with her hideous friends and looking for every fault. These bitches are RUDE!

Italiangreyhound · 23/09/2025 22:57

My only real uncertainty is whether Ashlu will seek solace in the arms of Sarah or Leah!

FirstCuppa · 23/09/2025 22:58

Longhair Leigh (LHL) and Shorthair Leah (SHL) are both odd characters but LHL is definitely going to be a princess type. At least SHL took it with good grace but has drawn a clear boundary that if this keeps happening she'll be off. I think LHL wanted a Sue Perkins type but she's ended up with a modern Gloria Hunniford with too much botox. I can see SHL getting fed up lugging bags of stones about for "energy" none of which seem to be doing much of a job of cleaning the shitty vibe from LHL.

chaosmaker · 23/09/2025 22:59

Dillite2 · 23/09/2025 22:12

She was scary. And manipulative too.

Eve was the one that started off good. Irish with a short crop and can't remember her 'needing space' 'wife'

FirstCuppa · 23/09/2025 23:01

chaosmaker · 23/09/2025 22:53

they showed it in the first episode I think. Or maybe the second one when he said how much weight he lost.
I love Sarah's gurning. I do a lot of that too. Other people find it hilarious but I just do it anyway, not trying to be funny ...

I think it's because she is feeling super awkward - she's not trying to be rude - she checked if he could hear her, and she knows she doesn't sound nice but is being honest as she can about how she feels. I cannot blame her for how she feels and actually think she has done remarkably well at keeping her shit together through all of his hideousness.

Kibble19 · 23/09/2025 23:01

Are the two lesbians from the other previous series still together? Can’t remember either of their names but one was blonde and a vegetarian (or vegan) and the other was a meat lover.

FirstCuppa · 23/09/2025 23:02

Kibble19 · 23/09/2025 23:01

Are the two lesbians from the other previous series still together? Can’t remember either of their names but one was blonde and a vegetarian (or vegan) and the other was a meat lover.

No the Irish one got really nasty didn't she and they had to separate them and get Charlie therapy

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