Married at First Sight

Shawniece and Jephte: The duo shares a laugh in their wedding portrait above. According to People, 29-year-old Shawniece is an entrepreneur and cosmetologist who is looking for someone who makes her laugh. And 26-year-old Jephte is a second grade teacher who is looking for a confident and outgoing partner.

Whoever calls the shots at TLC is worth every cent they make. I swear between this show and 90-Day Fiance, Before 90-Day, and Happily Ever After, I'm glued to this crack.

I suspect Jepthe is gay, if not, he's not feeling his wife.

Shawniece giving her new husband of four hours a lapdance.

The face you make when you realize you’ve made a big mistake!

Can't wait for tonight's episode when the shit gets real for him.

He's gay, and I don't know why he's on the show.

Okay, I'm on the wife's side now that she's toned down, but he still doesn't want to be touched and keeps calling her a stranger.

The other chick, who lost the love of her life, doesn't need to be on this show only with Jefphe.

The other wife on the show whose bf died a little over a year ago does not need to be on this show. That sucks for her husband to hear about the greatest love of her life is gone.

Okay, Jepthe was human on tonight's episode, but he doesn't share a bed w/his wife on their honeymoon. He doesn't like to be touch. Next week, we find out he doesn't have a bed at his place. He's so strange.

The gif is the big question for Jepthe's decision to be on this show.

What, no episode this week?

So, Jepthe turned it around and became human.

So did anyone watch this week's episode? It was probably the best episode of the season for several reasons, but here was the corker:

Kate (the cute, chubby white gal) admitted to Dr. Pepper that she and Luke (the bearded asshole) have had sex, around six times in six weeks since their honeymoon. The thing is, Luke told Kate she could not admit the two had sex. What's weird is that after each sexual encounter, Luke sequesters himself in a room in their apartment, withdraws, and demands to be left alone for several hours. Then he treats her bad for the rest of the day.

I ask you MAFS viewers of DL -- what the fuck is that? Luke's gay, right? Why does he have sex with Kate, then runs off, locks himself in a room and takes an emotional rape shower for two to three hours afterwards? Self-hate? Denial?

I've never heard of anything like this and no amount of Googling is yielding answers.

Luke is as gay as the day is long.

I think the other white guy is gay as well.

[quote]I ask you MAFS viewers of DL -- what the fuck is that? Luke's gay, right? Why does he have sex with Kate, then runs off, locks himself in a room and takes an emotional rape shower for two to three hours afterwards? Self-hate? Denial?

LOL. Yeah, it is strange. You would think he would need the hours to prepare him for sexy. After it is done, why seclude yourself?

R15, I don't know if he's gay, but he sure is irritating as hell.

At first, I thought he preferred women of color, as he stated. Why did the producers paired him with Kate, I'm thinking was done for entertainment value. Still, the weirdness, and his desire to stay married startles me. I think the only reason he wants to see this to the end is for the bonus money they get for sticking it out.

Anyone watching this season, set in New Orleans? Henry, who, inexplicably, is besties with the Real World’s Trishelle, has to be the most awkward person who’s ever signed-on to be on a reality show.

Henry has a nervous facial tic that’s hard to watch.

Is anyone watching this current season, which started taping pre-pandemic? What so mysterious is when, once the pandemic hit, the participants are shown meeting with friends and family with nary a mask in sight. No social distancing is practiced, either. And the unfiltered shows, clearly all taped after “decision day,” which include individual members of the married couple, are equally mysterious. Initially they were done remotely, although this year’s cast members are seated closely together, again without masks. They are now no longer done remotely, but again cast members are also seated right next to each other without masks. It’s like they all exist in a parallel universe.

So nobody’s watching the parallel universe that is this season?

Bump

What is the premise for this show?

People get married at first sight, R24. "Experts" match them, they meet @ the wedding, have a honeymoon. Shitshows ensue. Right now, it is Covid lockdown for our new couples.

I’m surprised that’s legal. It shouldn’t be.

R26, how is this concept different from in-family arranged marriages?

They don’t meet at the altar. If they do, those should also be illegal.

They may not meet at the altar, R28, but does the arranged couple have the right to veto their family’s choice?

They do meet at the altar. It is different than a family arranged marriage, as this is arranged by a group of psychologists and other "experts". It is legal, as any consenting adult may marry another in any state, provided they can meet the local laws (blood tests/waiting period). If they don't work out, they divorce. Many do not consummate it, and there have been annulments.

No gay couples yet, though there was a lesbian one on the Australian version (it isn't a legal marriage there). The drama was DL Lesbian Drama realness.

I am ashamed that I have turned to this awful programming under lock down. But here I am, actually discussing it online.

R30, my reference to them not meeting at the altar was not about this show, but to R28’s attempt to distinguish arranged marriages within families from marriages arranged by “the experts.”

Have you wondered how it is in this lockdown season there are no masks, no social distancing when the cast interacts with friends & relatives?