<p>I don’t know if there is a thread on this show yet, but it is one of my guilty pleasures. I catch it now and again, mostly when Bravo is running a marathon, but would love to hear others’ take on the show.</p>
<p>Now, let’s get our claws out, ladies. Meow!</p>
<p>I like it too, Montegut. Patti Stanger is quite interesting! I DVR it sometimes.</p>
<p>Love it too. I TiVo it!!!</p>
<p>TiVo, I wish! That’s why I love the marathons. While I know I should really be catting about the women on the show, I really have to meow on the superficial gay guy in shorts who “hated people” and took his date shopping at a furniture store. But he was undone by the idiot who drank like a fish and brought his date to another bar to meet his buds. Graduate already!</p>
<p>But my favorite were the two guys who were like the disco brothers from SNL who double dated with their picks. I thought they were just hilarious and fun, and I just could not understand why their dates did not want to go out with them again. I mean, have fun, ladies! You don’t have to marry them!</p>
<p>I love this show. It cracks me up.</p>
<p>Fun, fun, fun!</p>
<p>I do marvel at how easy it is to see WHY most of these folks are NOT in relationships!
The length and breadth of their “must haves” lists are quite laughable.</p>
<p>The New York venue is really fun. I do not think it will last long. I mean, these people are just too picky!</p>
<p>But, my gosh, some of these women are shameless gold diggers.</p>
<p>I love the one where Jimmie D brought his date gambling and she wanted half of the winnings. I would have loved to have seen his hotel bill for her room when she checked out. I personally think she was “setting up shop” in the room and earning some mattress money when she was MIA for their dinner.</p>
<p>I know, I’m terrible, but like I said, it is my guilty pleasure!</p>
<p>Jimmy D has been one of the most interesting to me as well. I kind of liked him. Wonder if he has found true love yet!</p>
<p>Patti Stanger is (in my opinion) a profoundly stupid, vulgar, and offensive woman who gives Jewish people (and matchmakers!) a bad name. The retrogressive advice she gives both men and women can be boiled down to “conform to tired gender stereotypes, no matter what you are actually like.”</p>
<p>Well, DonnaL, I can’t say you’re wrong about Patti. But I don’t think she’s stupid. I think she’s a pretty smart, savvy business woman. But yes, she is vulgar and offensive, and I often am shocked to see her berate her customers who pay her a lot of money for her services. I mean, what happened to, The customer is always right? But I do love it when she proves the men wrong when they don’t listen to her and pick the bimbo.</p>
<p>I saw one episode of this show last year and thought there was one good principle behind it: If the people you want to attract aren’t attracted to you, YOU need to make changes in YOUR life because YOU are the reason.</p>
<p>I also liked that she expects both men and women to put in some effort to make themselves presentable. Now, the details of her advice…not so much. But it’s true that a lot of frustrated men would get snapped up if they would just lose the damn comb-over and the glasses they bought in 1992. Failure to make that small effort sends the message that he thinks pleasing the woman just isn’t worth his time.</p>
<p>OK, Montegut, I’ll accept that stupid was the wrong word. How about “not a profound thinker on gender roles and stereotypes”?</p>
<p>PS: Never mind her absolute refusal to consider any woman who isn’t very clearly thin (regardless of how dumpy and shlubby her clients are); what I don’t get is her ridiculous antipathy towards women with curly hair. Since when don’t men like women with curly hair? Not any guy I’ve ever talked to. Everyone has to take an iron to their hair like she does? Maybe it’s one of those Jewish self-hatred things; who knows?</p>
<p>Sorry to intrude into the Parent Forum, but I love this show! Patti is so quick, smart, and hilarious in my opinion. When I clicked this thread I thought it would have to do with the latest news on the show though…apparently Patti’s right hand woman (I forget her name, but she’s in every episode as her assistant or whatever) has quit because she hates working for Patti. </p>
<p>I read this on a Hollywood news type website so who knows whether or not it’s 100% accurate, but they had a quote from the woman and I could definitely see this happening lol! The show will still be just as great with or without her, just thought I’d add to the conversation!</p>
<p>I used to watch. Patti isn’t my cup of tea. I find her incredibly annoying and think she is a cariacature.</p>
<p>I do think that there are matchmakers out there that do a great service to young unmarrieds who want to find love. This show seems to always show the outrageous client and it seems to be driven by ratings. Like most tv shows. None of the men or women seem genuine to me - and I have seen a lot of these episodes.</p>
<p>Like I said, guys, guilty pleasure. I do get the impression that these fellows pay 50 grand for the service, so I doubt she’s going to present them with frumpy women. I am frumpy myself, so I know I ain’t getting no millionaire. No matter how serious and marriage minded these men profess to be, they want to get their money’s worth and pick the hot chick. Again, I think her no sex rule is her way of saying she’s not a high priced escort service, although that really is what her business is, since many of the matches don’t ever seem to go further than the first date. Sometimes, I think if Patti would stay out of the date and not have to get a report, especially during the date, for goodness sakes, some of these couples might actually have a chance, at least for a few dates. But Patti is very much a control freak and so protective of her business’s reputation, that she does intrude where she should let nature take its course.</p>
<p>If I encountered someone like Patti in real life, I would try to stay as far away from her as I could. But in the context of reality TV, I think she is great. It is amazing she can get away with all of her comments without getting punched in the face. Some of her millionaires are pretty unusual. I liked the guy last season who said he liked to reveal himself in layers.</p>
<p>Why would anyone hand Patti $50K to match make when she hasn’t have any success herself. They should get some secrets from Zsa Zsa Gabor or Elizabeth Taylor who had succeeded in snagging millionaires multiple times.</p>
<p>Love the show (guiltily), but as a “curly,” I’m profoundly offended by her absolute insistence on stick-straight hair.</p>
<p>cbreeze,
I think Patti said she ended her engagement when the guy seemed content to live off of her. That was a long-term relationship, probably begun before she got the TV show. She may just have enough self respect to not marry for wrong reasons.</p>
<p>She makes quick judgments about people, but I suspect this is the result of lots of editting. I just saw her show about the skinny gay man, who “disliked people”, preferred to stay home, and judged by looks. The other millionaire was the heavy drinker who hung with his friends. He was just too immature for any romantic relationship.</p>
<p>I watched the show from the very first episode. Patty was chunky and nice. As the show got more popular and she knew it would be a success she dropped the weight and got *****y. I guess she was told to get edgy so the ratings would go up. I don’t think the millionaires pay that much. I also think they lie about their net worth. I know someone that was on the show and their net worth was totally exaggerated. They showed clips of the millionaires home and it was not even their home!!!</p>