Jason and Courtney seem like they are really attracted to each other. I wonder if h did go through with the wedding with his mom sick because he had already committed and didn't want to leave the girl at the altar. She could have gotten worse. He lucked out as far as looks are concerned. She seemed pretty happy with his looks, too. And if they are both nice people, emotionally stable, and fairly easy to get along with, they should be able to stay together.
I thought it would be cool if Courtney would tell Jason that his mom was her mom, too, now and if she needed help, she could stay with her and take care of her.
I also wonder if he knew his mom wanted him to get married before she died or something like that. Or maybe be needed money because of his mom's expenses, wanted to get married, and decided to risk the matchmaker thing.
I believe in marriage too much. Arranged marriages seem a little odd to me because I wasn't raised in that kind of culture, but the countries that have it usually have parents heavily involved. They know you better and they are more emotionally invested in you if you go through marriage problems, most of the time. In the movies, the evil dad matches children up for political advantage and things like that. I suspect most parents who match their kids up want what is good for the children, too.
Arranged marriages usually works better in a culture where children aren't raised with ideas about the need for butterflies, fairy tale happily every after, romantic love as an ideal for the marriage. Some cultures are more practical about marriage, and if kids are raised in that culture with the idea that they grow to love their spouse, it works better. Jamie said she was looking for butterflies right off.
What I don't like is it seems like the matchmakers are having two strangers marry with the option of getting a divorce after 30 days. It's foolish to go into marriage with the idea that divorce is an option. I think two of the couples claim to be Christians so they shouldn't have divorce as an out if things don't work out.
The wedding vows were stupid. You don't promise to walk beside someone forever. It ends at death. You shouldn't promise to support your spouse in everything. Sometimes, to be a good partner, you have to tell your partner that something isn't a good idea to save them grief.
I also don't consider it very ethical to get married and not have sex with your spouse on your wedding day.
They could have backed out. Even if they could have been sued by the producers, this is a much bigger promise. It was hard for me to respect Jamie as a decision maker. If she didn't like the guy at first sight, she should have backed out. Saying yes and divorcing him later is a lot more cruel than leaving him at the altar. And she could have warmed up to him. Those stupid comments about not wanting to kiss him are annoying.
Doug is likeable. I think he's being a bit too much of a 'nice guy' with Jamie. He should treat himself a little like a prize, and act like he's evaluating her to see if she's worthy, in a playful way, to reel her in a bit if he's interested. When she suggested he sleep on the couch on her wedding night, he could have said, "We can have sex on the couch if you want. I'm down for that."
