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And another 50% was the work LIKE — so annoying

100% to this!!! 👏

It was a mess. It felt like high school and — contrary to most prevailing opinions — I felt the females, in particular, were immature and handled the whole thing poorly. Group attack & too much involvement in everyone else’s ish. Clare was the worst, but no one came off well at all. The word “harpies” came to mind.

Agreed. 100%. I don’t believe I’ve seen another woman more ill-suited to motherhood than immature, impetuous, illogical, selfish, flighty, not-too-bright Natalie. Plus, ZERO discussion re: the cost of IVF and/or raising a child! As far as I can tell Natalie’s never worked a day in her life or put anyone else first ahead of what SHE wants. Stupid (and repetitive) Sharp plot line.

I thought the editing monkeys created that whole scene. The bride’s voice sounded different, like it was recorded separately, and what she said was way too polished & “actress-y.” I thought Michael’s speech - while extremely classy, also seemed off - like it was formulated & delivered/filmed later — staged & spoken to thin air. Could be wrong, but it all felt very contrived. Ding, ding, ding! Definitely not just you!

I thought she was bitchy about the gift & showed zero sense of fun or curiosity about its meaning. She came off as petty, shallow, and - frankly - ignorant. Kiwi = New Zealand, you vapid idiot. I was wondering if the show arranged a backup wedding a few days later with a slight delay to joining the group for the honeymoon, but I guess not. That would be a lot to ask Michael & his peeps to go through again (but I wouldn’t put it past them). I was surprised the show’s crew weren’t shown being more supportive/apologetic — they could at least have had Pastor Cal offer some words of wisdom via Zoom.

Or the infamous “I’M DONE!” shriek. Her opening conversation was so sweet too — “Your city is so different than I thought it would be. It’s so pretty.” Bitchy from the first second.

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I would spend the weeks together before the wedding kindly asking TJ and his mother to walk me through it — showing interest and excitement. Or ask TJ to set me up with an English-speaking wedding consultant to get the complete itinerary. Not bitching, crying, screaming like a toddler, fighting with TJ’s brother & sitting by myself in my room doing who knows what. She showed zero joy or interest in the rituals until it gave her a reason to pout about poor neglected Kimberly. Not to mention all the times they had very adult conversations about their potential life changes & areas of disagreement with each other & Armando’s mom with her present. I thought that was unfair & stressful for her on more than one occasion.

Per Shekina, it’s her sister’s “personality to latch onto small things that she sees that are negative and to not really let them go.” HA! Is she REALLY that non-self-aware to realize that’s a trait they share?! 🙄

She is a joyless unpleasant bratty lump. So prickly, whiny, ungrateful & unpleasant. I’m running out of adjectives. I can’t stand this entitled asshole ugly American. 😡

OMG! My first broke my coccyx too! Everybody thinks I’m crazy when I mention it. I didn’t feel it at the time it happened (a lot of other stuff going on down there!), but despite episiotomy stitches and all the other postpartum pleasantries, that was absolutely hands down the WORST part of my recovery. Hurt to sit. Hurt to stand up. Just hurt. For WEEKS. On topic: Steven is getting scary with the whole “no one can tell me what to do” crap while ordering poor recovering Olga around.

This. All of this. Kalani and her entire family (including her idiot brother) are Class A assholes. Asuelo seems like a nice guy and her shrieking and eye rolling and constant ‘doubts’ about marrying him are sickening. Can’t stand her, not even a little bit. I feel bad for that tiny, adorable little boy, being raised by the Two Shrews of SoCal.

No way that ring is real, right?!

I thought he said “follower,” not baller?

O.M.F.G!!!!!! I’ve only watched 30 minutes so far (and I’ve read no posts yet because I don’t want to be spoiled) but if I hear the term “ups and downs” one. more. time. I think I may LOSE IT. That is all. Be back later — just had to release some steam or I may have exploded into a Pinot Grigio vapor cloud over here . . .

I think she was talking with her friends and said something like "I wonder what his name is?" and then she added, "For some reason I have the name 'Ryan" stuck in my head." Her friend at the wedding was reacting to that statement when he introduced himself as Ryan. It's this season's "I had a dream the night before the wedding about the letter A" (TM -Anthony).

I thought the exact same thing. Why didn't the 'experts' think of this? If they didn't, duh. If they did and made the match despite her history, they suck even more than I thought (as in not just incompetent, but evil).

Considering her sad history of losing a partner, I thought it was a little crazy/sadistic of the 'experts' to first consider matching her up with the guy who had survived cancer (wouldn't she always be worried about remission and maybe unconsciously 'hold back' a bit? I confess that I might!) and then marry her off to a firefighter -- a high-risk job. I think it's exactly this, especially if he's in a customer-facing role like in sales or account management.

A friend's son worked for a large insurance carrier and his employer would not permit him/his fiancee to be on the "House Hunters" show -- and that program has MUCH less potential for secondhand embarrassment for the company due to behavior, utterances, etc. than this one does.

That monstrosity HAS to be her mom's wedding dress ...... Looks like what us mature women (who high schooled in the 70's) would wear to prom, courtesy of Gunne Sax . . . lol

I blame her parents. Obvs they never taught her anything about food or nutrition ("cause if they had, I'm sure she would have retained a SHRED of that knowledge). But, but, but -- there are toddler PICTURE BOOKS that show vegetables and fruits and identify what they are. How do you possibly reach your 20's without knowing the difference between peas and green beans?! C'mon!

And that's just the beginning. Desperately hiding her ring from his daughter, borrowing money left and right, drinking to excess, letting his 'friend' nearly proposition her . . . ewwww. He's dishonest, evasive, damaged, and skeevy. I felt really sorry for her when she was crying with her friend. If she wasn't so desperate to leave Thailand (and help her family) I think she'd bail. As it is, she should toss DavidPoor back and throw another worm in the pond that is FilipinoCupid.com And that someone should have been David Poor, but no -- he ENCOURAGED his daughter to ask Annie (and he & his daughter had obviously discussed it earlier). Annie played along, but how hurtful and presumptuous. RUN ANNIE!

Plus that whole 'agency' was a set-up to sell big bucks training and photography (head shots, etc.). They brought Josh in to assess the checkbook status. Did he and Aika really think what they were talking about was going to be FREE? Nope, fees would be paid; very little work will be booked. This show is starting to feel retread: modeling (though this time the hubby is a fan and the wife isn't), interesting local food served up, controlling men, bratty brides. Can we have a nice real, sweet story mixed in to cut the ick factor a little? Please? And she is correct -- at 36 she needs to get on that goal. I sense trouble in paradise over this issue (among others).

What is it with Kentucky, specifically Louisville? No women there? Isn't this the 2nd or 3rd guy from Louisville featured on this show or one of its various flavors?