<p>Anyone watching this show? I am hooked. Shocked that people would actually do this. </p>
<p>I would have “married” my husband the night I met him, given just a little nudging.
Or maybe the next.
That’s a euphemism.
;)</p>
<p>My DH claims that he told his friends that he would marry me the day we met. Umm, it was the high school library. I had a boyfriend, he had a girlfriend. I do remember that day.<br>
Several relationships later, yep. </p>
<p>Haven’t seen the TV show, it’s probably trash like most reality Tv</p>
<p>Sounds really stupid, quite frankly. And these are people who are just thrown together? Double YUCK.</p>
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<p><a href=“Which ‘Married at First Sight’ couples did the deed?”>http://nypost.com/2014/07/22/which-married-at-first-sight-couples-did-the-deed/</a></p>
<p>I dont think Ive ever watched a whole episode of any reality show, ever.
They all remind me of " They shoot horses, don’t they?"
But not in a good way, more in a desperate way.</p>
<p>Divorce is so easy in this culture, I expect they just view it as something else for their CV.
( H & I btw, have been together for 38 years)</p>
<p>Then you find out one of the “brides” has been on 2 other reality shows. It seems rather fishy, to me. This bride acted very horrified on meeting her groom and cried. </p>
<p>I am watching the show… The thing is that there are very few good TV shows on right now. for example the other night I ended up watching Sharknado 2. Married at first sight is better than some of the alternatives but not something I’d rush home to see.</p>
<p>I don’t like the "bride’ that has been on 2 other shows. Last time her dog pooped on the floor in an apartment they were looking at renting. yuck. They mentioned something about her dog pooping in the shower . What’s up with that? I do like the EMT/Fireman and his “wife” though . I think they are going to stay together. The other 2 couples just don’t seem right for each other. </p>
<p>I normally hate reality shows, but I saw the first episode and got hooked. I’ve only seen episodes 1-3. Not sure if it can keep my attention but it’s just so… captivating. </p>
<p>Here’s what drives me nuts about shows like this: in the gay marriage debate, I often hear the argument that “marriage is a sacred commitment between a man and a woman, and gay marriage is a threat to that.”</p>
<p>And yet it’s okay for two complete (heterosexual) strangers to get married on a reality TV show? </p>
<p>^^^^Yeah, it’s pretty gross imo.</p>
<p>scout, there is no logic in marriage equality debates. It’s generally homophobia thinly disguised with “but think of the children!” or similar messages.</p>
<p>I know, romani, but the illogical-ness of it still drives me nuts! Seems to me that the heterosexual community is doing a fine job of destroying marriage all on its own… </p>
<p>I don’t like Vaughn he seems selfish and arrogant.
I have my own feelings about gay marriage, its tiresome that others care so much what other people do, they should focus on their own lives, in other words live and let live. </p>
<p>I agree about Vaughn. I feel so bad for Monet- she seems like a nice, sweet woman who was in theory his perfect woman and yet it wasn’t really what she wanted. Vaughn is such a jerk. He wants a “traditional” woman and that is CLEARLY not what Monet is. </p>
<p>I think Jamie and Doug have the best chance of lasting. I don’t know why she was so repulsed by Doug- I didn’t think he was bad looking and, IMO, he’s gotten even better looking as it’s gone on. Jason and Cortney are good for now but I can’t see them lasting long term. </p>
<p>It’s interesting in everyone’s perspective. I like Vaughn and I don’t like Monet. I don’t think she really wants to be married.</p>
<p>I’m not watching this show, and won’t, but I am curious as to whether these people seem to be committed to making these marriages work, or whether they have the idea that they’re just trying out the marriage to see how they like it.</p>
<p>I was thinking about cultures where marriages are arranged. I actually know a couple of people whose marriage was arranged; the marriages seemed to work out about as well as other marriages, as far as I could tell, although I can’t see inside a marriage. But the difference is, I think, that when a couple marry in an arranged marriage, both of them are committed to this marriage and expect to make it last. </p>
<p>But these TV “marriages” seem like dating. If it doesn’t work out, oh well, try something else. The show calls this “marriage,” but it’s not marriage as most people understand it.</p>
<p>And those who come from cultures where marriages are arranged are brought up to it and know what to expect. Married at First Sight is just a publicity stunt. </p>
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I haven’t seen the show and can’t comment about it, but this is specific to the comments above. In my case (and for the majority of my classmates), the marriage was more about the families being compatible than the individuals. Typically, our expectations were different too - the priority wasn’t love or being soul-mates, but a framework to start a relatively stable family with someone who’ll make a reasonable friend. This typically was how things were a generation prior to mine where women and men had quite distinct and fixed roles. </p>
<p>From what I can see, in our circle, the next generation has far fewer arranged marriages, and even here, the couple were never forced into a decision soon after the meeting. As to the non-arranged marriages, given the environment they were raised in, there is a lot of confusion which has even led to a term “ABCD - American Born Confused Desis” for this group. Unfortunately, this has led to many who are in their 30s and 40s without a marriage at all - arranged or otherwise. </p>
<p>What we’ve told our kids is that it’ll be great if they find someone themselves, and if not, we’d be happy to be middle-men in connecting them to families we are aware of with suitable mates, but we would never want them to commit to someone after just meeting them for a day at most, like all of their parents/aunts/uncles/grand parents in the past. There are societies where that sort of a scheme is still practical, but I wouldn’t recommend it here since there are better options.</p>
<p>I know a fair number of my old classmates who are too embarrassed to acknowledge there’s was an arranged marriage because it sounds weird, and some who absolutely don’t want it any other way for their kids, but I look at it as doing what the norm was us, and moving forward to what the norm is for the kids.</p>
<p>re arranged marriage, I always wondered “what do you do if you really don’t like them?” I suppose your family takes all your concernes etc… into consideration. but what if…
Many people do not like Doug’s facial moles. they think he is not good looking for this. I think he is good looking and is in good shape.
Anyway, I am not sure if this is all real, but it should be interesting entertainment. I don’t put my kife on hold to watch but DVR is a good thing.</p>