Married at First Sight
pa_jorg
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Season 2 of the show Married at First Sight just started recently. In case people don't know, it's a show where singles go through crazy amounts of psychological profiling and interviews and then 4 experts match them and they literally get married at first sight. The show itself is totally addicting and all online: http://www.fyi.tv/shows/married-at-first-sight
Anyway, I know it seems insane at first, but after watching and all the profiling they use I'm starting to wonder if there could be something to this? Has anyone else watched and if so what do you think?
Anyway, I know it seems insane at first, but after watching and all the profiling they use I'm starting to wonder if there could be something to this? Has anyone else watched and if so what do you think?
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Hmm haven't seen it but it sounds interesting. I'll check it out and let you know what I think.0
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I have seen the Finnish version and it was interesting
2/3 of the marriages worked after 9 months of the wedding. And they seemed happy The one that didn't work ended up well and the couple is good freinds now. Apparently they just missed the right chemistry (their own words). 0 -
I saw a preview for it, it looks pretty interesting!0
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It would be interesting to see if the marriages last. Still, a seriously huge step to take for the sake of television? Would you take part?
I dont think you can measure chemistry though which has always played a huge part in my relationships. Although I have no problem with couples that seem to make it work through common ground and equal commitment. Arranged marriages, for example, are based on status, background and dowry?
Do they tell you what questions are asked with the profiling? Are they paired on common interests? So no chance of opposites attracting??
I dunno, seems a bit clinical..........but I'd probably watch it if I was in America
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I have been watching the American version and they matched 3 couples. I think one of the couples will make it work as they seem to have a lot of the same family values but the other ones. The girl friend zoned the guy so fast and treats him like he doesn't know anything.0
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(Guilty admission) I've been watching it and honestly, it's made me wonder if I should try to find some sort of matchmaker for myself; not for marriage at first sight, but at least for dating. They seem to be doing a lot better in their matches than I have in picking my own for the last several years.0
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Yes, it's one of the couple of shoes I watch. It seems to be working!0
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photo_kyla wrote: »(Guilty admission) I've been watching it and honestly, it's made me wonder if I should try to find some sort of matchmaker for myself; not for marriage at first sight, but at least for dating. They seem to be doing a lot better in their matches than I have in picking my own for the last several years.
I was thinking the same thing for me.
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Do yall think it's interesting that the couples who had sex the night of the wedding aren't doing so hot (last season too)?
Granted the one couple where both were bullied as children are also having difficulties but more because of life circumstances .. Not because they themselves are clashing.
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I actually think the couple that had sex is doing better than the couple that was bullied as kids. They might have some arguements but it's on how they communicate with eachother and that is can difficult when you first meet someone. I think the Indian girl is being way selfish and the guy isn't helping by being a pushover. I am surprised that the couple that seemed to be friendzoned at the begining is actually turning into my favorite couple.0
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due to the conversation here, I started watching this show and am totally addicted to it!! My favorite couple is definitely the ones that started as friendzoned. I really like Jess, but don't think she and Ryan are going to make it...he has anger issues and does not like to talk anything out, and she is completely the opposite. I do hope I am wrong and they can work through things, butI don't know.0
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See the couple who had sex seem
Doomed to me. I think their personalities clash.
I think the chick came off as desperate to me though. I don't know. They both seem a little off.
And I love friend zoned couple too! They weren't my fav either but so cute.
Just like the first season... Doug and Jamie became my fav too.0 -
I watched tuesday's episode last night and yay the couple that had sex are doomed. I don't think she was really ready for marriage and he is taking cues from an old russian couple (his grandparents) on how to treat his wife which are very out dated and is a lot of yelling.0
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I wonder how much of what we're seeing is edited for the drama. That said, if a guy treated me like Ryan has been treating Jess (when she was trying so hard to communicate telling her "I'm not going to tell you why I'm mad, you should know! Any decent person would know!") I would be PISSED and probably feel like it was doomed too.0
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photo_kyla wrote: »I wonder how much of what we're seeing is edited for the drama. That said, if a guy treated me like Ryan has been treating Jess (when she was trying so hard to communicate telling her "I'm not going to tell you why I'm mad, you should know! Any decent person would know!") I would be PISSED and probably feel like it was doomed too.
I caught two episodes last night - I feel like the matchmakers blew that one. A needy wreck and a rage-aholic? Not a good match at all.0 -
I finally watched this weeks episode and next week is going to be interesting with Jess having to write down the words that hurt her and how Ryan will take that. Also see how the friendzone couple handles it when she is out of town. I hope that makes the other Ryan miss her.0
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The nurse guy is a poon. Not my style. And why the hell did he hammer a screw into the wall? That coue is annoying me.
Jess and Ryan are not even interesting to me anymore. Yuck! They both think they're right. I just don't think they're personalities go together. If I were with Ryan, you can bet I'd speak up!!
I do like the friend zone couple. They were my least favorite in the beginning too!
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I love this show! I think the process can work. Sometimes we get so hung up with our issues that it's hard to think through things logically. The experts focused on issues that are important in order for the relationship work, their values, their background, their views on sex, etc. I noticed all couples need to work on communication and bringing down that wall. Of course they married a complete stranger with the possibility of getting a divorce in six weeks. To make oneself vulnerable with the very strong chance of getting divorce is definitely a challenge. I don't know about anyone else, but I would totally keep that wall up and proceed with caution.
I would love to see follow ups though. Kind of like a where are they now type of thing one year later and beyond.0 -
I would probably opt to get divorced but keep dating the person. Unless it was a soulmate type of thing we BOTH felt but yeah, that hasn't happened yet.0
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this is a real show? crazy0
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Tube_socks wrote: »I would probably opt to get divorced but keep dating the person. Unless it was a soulmate type of thing we BOTH felt but yeah, that hasn't happened yet.
So interesting because I was thinking the exact opposite. Why force a divorce at 6 weeks (which I think is an arbitrary timeline just for the purpose of the TV show) if you think the spark is growing? Besides, I don't think most states allow divorce under 6 months so it would probably be legal limbo for a while anyway. Again my thoughts are only based on if things are generally working, not a couple who hate one another...
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Tonight is where they make the decision right?0
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lol who the *kitten* gets divorced after a few weeks
they should put couples together and then come back in 1-2 years and see what's up then0 -
they should put couples together and then come back in 1-2 years and see what's up then
I think that's a really good idea, or at least give updates at the end of the last show. I mean, it usually takes MONTHS for them to go through all of the footage and put it together into the show on TV today. These couples were married in Dec 2014, so now it's over 6 months later. (They might do this, I won't know until tonight's episode airs.)
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BTW, is anybody else getting really frustrated with Davina?
When it started she was one of my favorites, but it seems like now every time that Sean does something that is outside of her ideal of her fairytale prince, she just throws up her hands and says "why am I even bothering with you?" and doesn't want to accept that he is a normal person who doesn't always do the "perfect" thing. The thing about the promotion last week really bugged me, because if he's been working for that promotion for over two years, that is long before he ever applied for this and when he was in his long-term relationship in New Jersey that he talked about earlier in the show. She wasn't even in the picture then.0 -
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They all annoyed me. I didn't like this season at all.
I can't believe who stayed married!!
They showed updates of the couples from season 1. I think 6 months later or something.0
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