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No one has pointed out what's obvious to me- Jorge is one of many who have financed her skin-tight clothes, 6-inch heels, and tens of thousands of dollars of plastic surgery. No way could anyone in Russia at her age (whatever it is), afford to mess up her face like that while living with Grandma who waits on her hand and foot. After she tires of him, she'll be on to the next random unfortunate shlub who decides she is breathtakingly beautiful and begs her to love him for all the money he's worth. Anfisa's face looked so strange from the side when she "smiled"- I use the term loosely because it seems her mouth doesn't even open much to the sides anymore- was truly homely. I'm getting tired of the show portraying the women as "wanting to model," and then next day shooting a very fake scene of them "modeling" and talking about how this is their dream career and they will become famous. I see it as a way for a second-rate photographer to soak the unwitting wanna-be model for a wad of cash to assemble a "portfolio" that will gather dust very quickly, all the while getting his/her 5 minutes of fame on a fake reality show. Had to laugh at "Matthew's" mother talking with sad eyes about the wedding on the beach that ended disastrously and how "we don't talk about it." I guess it is painful to think that your "baby" just can't do the marriage thing right.

I didn't see here if anyone commented on Luisa, but boy- did she become a turncoat rapidly (didn't like all the cameras around? Realized quickly that Mohammed is a leech and a slug?). Her smug expressions, obvious disdain for Mo, and passive-aggressive behavior made me want to put my fist right through the screen. It's vague as to how they became "friends," but I think her one and only interest was in getting her mug on TV. I'm curious to know what her comments to the cameramen were about things that had happened, or the "real Mo," or whatever she was saying, meant. The one thing that seems to be a common thread among all these couples is the complete and all-consuming insecurity of each of the Americans. Russ is a nervous, wimpy guy who has no job and is always fretting that Pao will leave (which looks like a highly probable thing). Loren worries constantly: "I'm terrified Alex will want to stay!" (insert vocal fry/blinking and eyes brimming with tears). Noon's husband (he's forgettable; I don't know his name) always looks scared when she talks about Thailand- and gives up WORKING to bring her to a new city because she's afraid of New Orleans. And don't even get me going on Danielle. Her two expressions are a dumb smile ("I'm gonna get him deported"- smile) or tearful - "I'm hopin' he'll start to work on our marriage- even though he ain't payin' the cable bill and he's on facebook with Luisa..." cry, cry. They all went into this knowing they were bringing someone into completely unknown territory yet they are surprised when the transition is not perfect. Mo has a lot of nerve, stating that he "needs" Danielle to give him the divorce because otherwise he will lose his ability to stay in the States and- what? Make a life for himself? Yes, Mo- she certainly owes you whatever your little heart desires. Because you are such a great guy.

Oh, my - this is more than perfect. Matt definitely has an undercurrent of psycho-murderer-under-the-surface-ness about him that I find wildly unsettling. I worry about Alla leaving her son with him. How aggravating was it that Nicole could not let Azan complete a single sentence without whinging on and on? She's just slap-worthy and obviously her mother, though seemingly nice enough, never taught her how to be an accommodating human being or to listen more than she blathers on. And yes, Azan is concerned about "my culture; my country; my people," but did he not make this a little more clear before she went over there and nearly got herself locked up in a Moroccan prison for the rest of her days? (If only...) He must realize that either a) he needs someone who's interested in "converting" to Moroccan mores and staying there; or b) he should be ready to leave his beloved country and family and become a moral-less American. He truly seems more interested in the former, so I'm confused about his green card plan. The catfished woman can't really believe that because she "needs her friends to be happy and on board with this wedding" that they'll happily ignore the part of the story that goes sort of like, "yeah, so he *said* he was a widower, but [tee hee!] it was not really, like, real... actually he has a wife and kid here in the States! But I spent my hard earned money going to Vietnam for 11 days and wow! I'm like, totally in love!!! And we're getting married!"

I still stand by my opinion that Nicole probably knows nothing about sex or libido; she is of the mind that availing herself sexually to any man who will accept her is "love" . Her constant burrowing her head into Azan's shoulder at the parents' house was ridiculous. Is this her way of acting coy and shy? Was she batting her eyes too? I think that sort of behavior should be outgrown by the age of four. I laughed when Alla was making dinner and the "friend" immediately belted out the comment, "So you're Matt's *next* wife?"- and the girlfriend's response (which was sort of covered over by other talk) was, "I'm sorry, forgive him. He's a jerk." Yes, yes he is.

ya think? Nothing repels a potential mate more than the smell of desperation.

Not just that; she's socially unaware and blissfully naive of cultural, religious and legal constraints. I don't think she's horny necessarily; she's one of those pitiful girls who thinks that the boys will "like her" if she gives out a BJ to whomever looks in her direction. To her, a relationship goes only as deep as a few flirtatious phrases, some sex and a lot of "I love you"s (accompanied by a pleading look until she gets the requisite, "I love you too.") She reeks of desperation and poor self-esteem and it's really sad that of all the people TLC could profile on this show, they chose her- obviously for the train-wreck factor.

again, enabling by older, more mature family members of someone who is making poor decisions- not for herself, but involving a tiny child. And I am certain that the parents will be very involved in taking care of May while Nicole is in Morocco (where's THAT??!!)

I am a medical provider and I agree, when I'm sick or need a medical treatment I need my spouse's support. I'm scared of surgery mostly because I know of what can go wrong, even in a "simple" procedure. I just have an issue with the way Lilly ran off, didn't answer his calls, came home crying, ran and locker herself into the bedroom- that's just drama there.

But here's the thing: they can refuse to enable her stupid decisions by agreeing to raise her child for five weeks, help her monetarily (and I'm sure in some way, shape or form they do) so that she can "do what she wants"- something no one with a child and a right mind can do just because they are an adult.

I'm a little surprised at all of the comments regarding Lilly as being "under a lot of stress." What stress? She has a wonky shoulder? A lot of people do (and as was pointed out, she didn't seem at all unable to enjoy all of the physical pursuits of her honeymoon- ziplining and otherwise). She is newly married on a reality TV show to someone she didn't know three weeks ago? Cry me a river; she signed up for that. She has to work? Hmm, been there, done that. She was a total drama queen about the surgery. Scared or not (most people are), she didn't need to act as if the sky was falling.

Yes, this. It looks like a shack, truly. The walls are dirty and uneven and they don't look like they live there; they look like they flopped there. And I could have done without the prolonged scene of Tom lapping that paint off of her like a dog. Please, no. I think Derek's hand-wringing, "I can't BELIEVE she bailed out so soon! Why didn't she work on this commitment?" blah blah was total play-acting. The real Derek was the one who blew his stack because she dared to head out of the cave ahead of him when they were apparently having a Meaningful Conversation. He went through the motions (sorta) and then when she realized he was immature, said, "but I did everything right! What's wrong with her? Waah." Did anyone notice the body language when Nick *finally* stopped worrying about his poor pooch in the crate and settled in to sleep? He had himself all wrapped up in an armour-like blanket cocoon, curled up in a ball. I thought that was telling. Which airline has the uniform that Heather was wearing? Anyone research?

The bag was a *mere* $10,000. Not to nitpick... I've heard some people say that Matt refers to himself in the third person. Am I missing something? I didn't hear him do that.

uhh, no one ever said he was.

Do you think it was because she specifically stated persons of color as a preference? I just don't get how someone would think that was her preference based on the fact that she appears disinterested in Derek.

I don't see how anyone could deduce this. At all. Unless Heather said, "my ideal guy is black/hispanic/Asian/Middle Eastern..."

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm getting tired of the gay theory. Just because a guy is quiet/awkward/into clothing doesn't mean he's homosexual. Because you're a heterosexual!

She is not big. She looks like she barely tops 5'2". She is not "average," if you are talking about the American average of a size 14. I don't know how you could even deduce this from looking at her on TV, but she doesn't appear very tall (i.e., she is petite). Petite doesn't mean tiny; it means shorter. So a woman can be petite *and* curvy.

Are we talking about Sonya? Good lord, you (and others) describe her as if she's massively obese! She's petite and curvy; she is in no way a "big girl"! Nick is not a big guy and she's shorter than him; no way would I call her "big". At all. that's because the phrase "the experiment" was completely burned out in the last two seasons. Zalda, your post was excellent. I must, however, take issue with those who refer to themselves as a "fur parent" and their animals as "fur-babies." Ack.

whoa, whoa... what?!

I heard her say she had $40k in debt. 25k in student loans and the rest credit cards.

My husband has something he likes to say when, say, customer service people are skirting around answering a question: "There are three possible answers here. Yes, no, or I don't know." Heather's "it is what it is" was no answer at all to the Pastor's question whether she wanted to continue in the marriage. "I'm tired and need to rest" is also a non-answer. She should have said "I don't know" and gone home for her nap. The poor grammar continued last night. "Things look good for Sonia and I's marriage" (Nick); "Me and Tom are going to..." (Lily); and THE BEST: "Me and the other experts feel..." (Dr. Pepper). Good Lord. Make it stop. The other things that stood out for me: Tom's utterly disgusting feet, the cuteness of Nick's dogs, Lily's impressively neat closet, and how the pastor didn't call Derek out on being a hothead. Derek strikes me as someone who can be very cordial and nice because he's working reeaallly hard at reining in his rage... then something relatively small happens and he erupts. Like the cave incident: "yeah, sure Heather; just walk away when we were having a REALLY GOOD TIME!!!" (rant, rant). That, to me, just was an extreme overreaction.

what do you mean by that?

I'm tired of analyzing Heather. Let's change the subject.

The main vibe I get from Heather is flat. She doesn't smile with her eyes. She's not animated. I can be around people I'm not interested in having a deep or long term relationship and fake it somewhat, joke around... try to make the best of the time. She just doesn't. Her eyes are expressionless. I don't get the whole "Tom is creepy" thing. He just seems like a rather mundane guy who lives in a bus, in a parking lot, with the wheels covered up. Nick is my favorite. He's got a deadpan sense of humor, but it's there. Sonia was hesitant, but not totally flat like Heather... just cautious. That's fine. they are warming up to one another.

waking up next to someone you don't know would make you keep your distance. I know that I wouldn't want to breathe on someone (including my husband) when I haven't brushed my teeth.