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I don't really understand why they haven't done the marriage visa yet. I know on the show they say it's because it's really expensive, but that still doesn't make a whole lot of sense. They've been together for what feels like forever-just putting a little back each month would help. I'm assuming TLC paid for her to fly over there both times we've seen the trips, but if she's going over there at all on her own then staying home and using that money for the visa would pretty much pay for it. I don't think it's the cost ($535 plus around $600 in administrative fees, medical exam, etc). You CAN hire an attorney to help, but you don't have to. We didn't. I think they applied and he got denied so cost is their excuse. I haven't watched the update show so I'm basing this post on old information. Things may have changed.

Bad Egg: That's not a window, but that's okay. Dude, her family really isn't looking for your approval or consent, but thanks for offering it anyway. I like Erika. I'm not into chicks, and her hair looks like a box of Nerds, but I'd date her over Stephanie. Or Geoffrey.

I understand what the word can mean, but until Avery makes a reference to any other kind of drug, I am going to assume that she is talking about marijuana. It COULD hypothetically mean something else, but this show has shown no signs that it does. I'm choosing to stay on-show topic.

Ed, you fucker, Rose is poor but she has pride in her town and home. The two aren't mutually exclusive. You can still want to upgrade your life while also having appreciation of where you're from. He's an ass. "Third world country" or not, I'd have been excited to be there. It's interesting looking, the people seem to be friendly, and it's a part of HER. Keep that negative shit to yourself, or at least vent to a friend afterwards. Don't show your ass in front of her friends and family.

Nope, you read that right. BJ. I wish I could remember what the product was.

My 8yo and I kept rewinding and pausing on Rose's facial expressions for half an hour. That's some 90 Day gold.

All last week my ads were for a company called "BJ" and wigs. Someone be watching 90DF...

The "dope" part doesn't bother me. I think marijuana should be legalized everywhere. But the taking of my child to the other side of the world? Yeah, not gonna happen.

Geoffrey: I had some problems with drugs when I was younger, but I'm a completely different person now! Yeah, now you just beat up women.

It was a dick move for Ed to tell the camera that they'd had sex. He should've left that up to her. Maybe she didn't want the world to know.

Yolanda's story is just boring. I don't know how she can keep a straight face when talking about his "British" accent. I've wondered if TLC dubbed a Nigerian voice over the guy's real voice to make her look even more ridiculous. I'm sorry, Graves Disease or whatever aside, I can't look at Ash's face. It jolts me every time. My husband walked into the room tonight at one pivotal scene that I'd happened to pause it on and he jumped three feet in the air hollering, "Jesus Christ!" Unlike the others, though, I think this may be a legit relationship (or as legit as this show gets). It was nice of Usman to invite his favorite elementary school teacher to his talent show, but taking her home with him is a bit much. I hate this word, HATE it, but Tom "triggered" me. He reminds me of every asshole I've ever dated. He clearly wants to extend his 15 minutes and it's obvious that he thought he could on his own but now realizes he needs Darcey for it. When he asked her if she'd lost weight, I was hoping she'd ask him if he'd grown a dick yet. That fucker gets under MY skin and I don't even know him. Bad Egg needs to take a chill pill. I can't stand the way he asks her to do something and then nods. It's manipulative. Asking her to shave her legs when homeboy reeks of spoiled egg salad and body odor. Yeah, Rose is poor. We know. Her poverty does not excuse your rudeness, though. Her family had dressed nicely and prepared food. You thank them, show your appreciation, and then privately write about how sad it all is in your diary. Also, in a lot of countries "homely" means the same as our "homey." I remember the first time I was on the Dingle Peninsula and ate at the "Homely Cafe." I was totally confused. And how all the pensions and inns advertised themselves as "homely." At first I was like, you know, that's cool. They OWN their crap. Then I realized that it had a different meaning. Oops. For a year I thought I just had weird taste and actually liked the ugly places. Geoffrey not going there with a gift. We're from the same part of the world, dude. You know better than that. Wish Varya's cab driver had just made a run for it while Geoffrey was on the side of the road climbing through weeds in Siberia. You had your chance girlfriend. You could've had a clean break right then and there.

Stephanie: Because of my online persona, which is a lot more sexual, I am afraid Erika will think I'm ready to have sex. Girl, why haven't you had that conversation with your"girlfriend" yet? Why are you letting her get these ideas from your"persona"? If you're allowing her to draw conclusions from your YT videos rather than from talks with you then that's totally on YOU.

At first I was like, cool, I want to meet this Siberian double! And then I realized you were referring to Varya's mom. Anyhow, carry on! See everyone around the rice-a-ronie!

Not to mention Coldpay, Fifty Cent Piece, Marooned Five, The Beagles, The Class, Linkin Pork, and the Trolling Stones.

Bless his heart...he really thinks he can get by with using a name that's only two letters off from a genuine celebrity's? The only reason he's not had trouble so far is because he's not an actual celebrity himself.

Re-watched the part of him massaging her feet and, honestly, the look on his face makes me super uncomfortable. The looks on her face are comedy gold. She actually recoils several times. Methinks a dude who smells like sweat and spoilt egg salad and hasn't had sex in 28 years ought not be so picky over leg fuzz. IMO asking someone to shave like that is something that should be delayed until the third or fourth date at least. (I think it's rude in general) Also, if he's going to use it as a bargaining tool (shave or we won't have sex) then he might be in for a rude awakening.

Although I wanted to laugh my head off, every time the camera over panned to Lisa I thought, eh, he's gotta do and see horrible things when he returns to the hotel room, so I took some pity on him.

Me too. The one thing I have learned is that perceived celebrity does not hold women, or men, back from "investing." Hell, Farrah Abraham presents herself as a "top female celebrity" (ha) and portrays her life as ultra glamorous and yet men buy crap for her off her Amazon wish list every day-and it's stuff like plates.

I'm binging a watch through again and so far this is the only possible crack sighting...

Yeah, I think he might. I went to high school with this girl who tried so hard to be the quirky, cool chick who marched to the beat of her own drum. She was a little nerdy, went out of her way to be weird, and let her freak flag fly high. (I can say this because I also carried said flag.) In reality, though, she was really just a Regina George without the posse. She was a horrid, hateful person who manipulated people through her "weird girl" persona.

Yeah, all the hotels appear to fall into the same category. You can upgrade rooms, but I don't think you'd see a huge difference. Some of the others were maybe better decorated, but you're not going to see an increase in quality when it comes to beds. I felt bad for Usman, too. Not only do I think he looked hurt, I think he looked a little embarrassed. That's his home and, naturally, he'd have pride in it. I'm sure he doesn't like her ridiculing things about it.

The only time that I could take her seriously was when she told Sojaboy that she was "scared" when he went out to "walk his friend to the car" and was gone forever. Granted, she had the film crew with her, but I felt that was the only halfway legitimate concern she expressed. I didn't agree with anything she said, and I still can't stand her, but I think she vastly underestimated what people would make of her presence there and at that point she finally got a dose of "oh shit, I'm in a foreign country where I may not be safe and people might not want me here" reality. I think she went there thinking she was untouchable as the "white American girlfriend" of a "celebrity". Disclaimer: please don't take this as me feeling sorry for BGL.

Tom with his 45 degree angle and duck lips and Usman with his fronting towel could only ever hope to be half as cool as Little Edie marching with an American flag.

Yes, I know that. I think you knew who I meant, but does it REALLY matter? All these assholes start running together after awhile. They may as well be named Caesavidmichaeleffrey

Yeah, that's what I thought too.