MAFS AUS #12: Strictly TV Pace…several brides are bitchin’ and dramatically moving out as they try to be ‘the star of the show’! Joel is calmly letting his inner star shine a little.

[Choux]

Ready, set, (fill up the other thread first and then) GO!

All the couples go to somewhere nice, the women have a day together the men do too, booze is drunk, tasks are done, carnage generally ensues.

Oh, and sometimes a bride from couple A and a groom from couple B get it on. Carnage also ensues.

Alessandra looks so wonderful and beautiful. She’s 52 and glowing. Mel also looks so beautiful, I can’t believe she was so ill!

Someone's always conveniently lurking in the right place at the right time. Carnage ensues.

Basically, it's carnage. And I'm there for it.

I really like the way Mel stuck up for Alessandra.

I wish they had said to Tyson something about how he compliments Alessandra for her looks but John for his words. Women are just decorative for him.

Yes, it was weird that wasn't addressed. In fact the whole issue of his disregard for the women ixperts wasn't actually dealt with. I guess its possible more was said but not shown, but it really pissed me off that they didn't come down on him hard. It came across as tolerating his misogyny! I understand giving him enough rope to hang himself, but I didn't think it was ok to let all that slide.

No. I felt it was a crucial learning point for him. They just stared at him when he said he complimented A so he clearly respected women. I thought the opposite!

In what way did he demonstrate having learned anything?

He just got defensive saying Steph was trying to make out he was a 'bad person' which couldn't be true because he loves his Mum and sister who are women and he 'has friends who are gay' 🤔

John reduced the issue to the way Tyson used language! Not even acknowledging the problem with Tyson's underlying attitudes.

Sorry I meant it could have been a crucial learning point if they had raised it. Wasted opportunity. He learned nothing!

Ah! 😄 Agreed. Sorry.

Well I don’t have all the answers! Love is blind?!

Ooh sneaky Ty!

wtf?! He’s not that much of a Christian surely? Unless it suits what he wants.

I’ll lol if it comes out he was taught by Christian brothers or something. Because those lot are tough nuts. Or maybe he rebelled when there? So much to unpack!

Tyson clearly thinks women are beneath him and all the pally pally stuff with John made me 🤮.

Alessandra in his eyes is only there for her looks and Mel gets ignored as in his eyes she’s past it.

I thought the old stereotypical male Aussie was a thing of the past, but in Ty’s case (and his male relatives) obviously they’re alive and well. God help us.

John reduced the issue to the way Tyson used language! Not even acknowledging the problem with Tyson's underlying attitudes

@KittyHigham

Yep, poor show. I reckon John was Tatematised.

100%. V disappointing they didn’t address it.

Temu doesn’t have a scooby how disrespectful and unkind he is. Because he thinks women should be admired for looks but not opinions, he no-doubt thought he was being a ‘gent’ complimenting Alessandra yet only addressing Big John.

He deffo needs to be encouraged to use reason. So disappointing John wasted the opp to get him to challenge himself and be empathetic: “Do people have respect for your sister’s opinions?”, “How do you think it makes her feel if they don’t?”, “Why do you find it challenging when women say how you make them feel?”.

Same with his homophobic remarks. TBF Chris did try to get him to reason with a reverse but the ixperts didn’t. Quite possible Temu’s gay and feeling self-imposed shame. Or maybe something dark in his backstory. Weird he reassured Steph he’s not gay.

Most people who are controlling are usually unhappy about themselves. He ultimately controlled things by walking out, leaving Steph in tears and hopefully realising she got the type of man she asked for. Though reportedly he left because of the clips they showed him on the after show.

Mel’s cuddle 😭

Tyson’s remark to Alessandra was his way of demonstrating (unconvincingly) what a red-blooded male he is, carefully chosen as he doesn’t have to follow up on it in any way.
I think he’s actually very insecure and ill at ease with women. The Brazilian ex is safely in the past, to be brought up for effect when it suits him.

Though reportedly he left because of the clips they showed him on the after show.

@EdithBond What's this? can you say more, or is it spoilers?

I don't get all the hate over this - he spunked in a cup not so dissimilar to he spunked into a woman

How would people suggest he have a child of his own if he doesn't use a surrogate?

Adoption? Or the other route he has already chosen, with a willing mother who will be involved in the parenting. If he can do that once, why does he need to buy a baby.

it's an interesting subject but presumably because adoption won't give him a biological baby of his own & because he doesn't have an available woman that would give up the child to live with him full time however I am just guessing as I don't know him

Nobody is entitled to a baby. This is not women’s problem to solve.