MAFS UK Thread #3. Lips, nips and crystal tips. Washerwomen Feminists. It's almost time for a dinner party! NO SPOILERS.

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I hope nobody minds, but since I saw "lips, nips and crystal tips" in one of the comments, I just had to make it into a thread.

On catch-up so just at the start of tonight's episode. Did Rebecca sneak off for a botox top-up after the honeymoon??

I committed to something a while ago. Didn't think to check when MAFS would be on 🙄

I was joking... have fun!

Going by the dinner party preview, she seems to have been doing a fair bit of laughing at him behind his back... not a good look...

Urg … so many people on here who are such HARD WORK. I would have pushed Crystal Tips off the mountain. And JR is a big vain bag of WHINGE.

Paul is absolutely awful. I think he's only here to find someone to look after him in his old age.

Why can't Anita have someone her age or younger? He's 6 years older than her, seems much older in comparison and she's seems a bit of a daredevil. She needs someone with a younger outlook.

Sarah is absolutely awful and surprise surprise turns on the waterworks when she gets called out on it

Does Divarni ever refer to J-R by name? I think I've only ever heard him call her 'my wife'!

I don’t think she’s awful. Dean is a total bell end and she can’t stand him. The whole premise of the program is ridiculous. That’s the problem.

It’s all in the edit anyway. In the last series at least 2 men were abusive, one was punching walls. The way that was handled in the program, ie completely down played, was disgusting

Without conflict there would be no programme. So everyone on it, as well as us the audience, are being completely played.

I know, the face was directed at me, not you 😀

I can imagine there wasn't a huge pool of men in the age bracket to choose from.

🤣 , the ixperts would have words about my inability to read you!

Obviously the whole show is to be taken with a pinch of salt but the way she's behaved as a grown adult is absolutely awful. Whether you like Dean or not he doesn't deserve to be treated that badly. Really surprised nobody at the dinner called her out on it. She's nowhere near mature enough to be in a relationship.

I think we're all wayyyyyyyyyyyy more competent than the ixperts!

My DH was wondering how they safeguard in this show. He was concerned that you'd get women behind closed doors living with men who are attracted to them but the women don't reciprocate and how production guards against potentially dangerous situations.

Davide gives me a lot of green flags. I think he’s the resounding stable one in all of this!

That’s fair enough. I just think she’s been completely set up. As have we all 😂

Leigh just seems livid all the time. Like if Leah says a word to her she'll explode.

That has crossed my mind TBH. I guess it’s a case of crossed fingers 😵‍💫

Paul is such a knob. (The groom, not the expert).

I can imagine him as a Sunday league football "manager" who enjoys shouting at children to "man up" and takes pleasure in making them cry.
He clearly hates women and can't see that the reason he hasn't got a partner could possibly be his horrible, arrogant attitude.

Haha, even the experts assumed rapping was code - surely he can't rap THAT much...oh but he does!

Even when she asks him not to. When she spells out that it is something she doesn't find attractive and he asks what he can do...he will do it regardless.

Ok, I've now caught up on some of it - Sarah probably doesn't need to tell quite so many people about her issues with Dean but I don't think she's mocking him.

I hope this isn't going to get me kicked off the thread, but I'm actually starting to find Dean's rapping slightly endearing. (I'll get my coat... 😄)

I'd probably feel differently if I had to put up with it 24/7, mind you...

I thought the edit was so obvious - we know that Dean has been told many times she isn't attracted to him, he has even said to others they've discussed it. So that question and the experts "take" on her being dishonest was a load of shit. Yes she told everyone how she feels, after repeatedly telling Dean and suggesting he doesn't rap, again, which he does anyway. Also it feels like they are trying to compare it to Emma from last season who was maybe a size 16 at most, gorgeous and really sweet, caring and thoughtful. This guy has already admitted he has been nasty to women, his friends think he is too much, he is deliberately fat, can't respond properly to emotion without rapping and seems to still be convinced he can gaslight her into fancying him "it will come, I've been friend-zoned before" - so TOXIC!

Compo had a certain charm about him though and he really did try whereas shitBez is just there. Or being over the top in a cringey way.