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All scenes are heavily edited, & that one was no exception. But I definitely saw Nate looking a bit worn out there. Dealing with someone that emotional is tiring. I do feel those two stay together, & hope things settle down without the camera watching all the time. From his twitter it looks like he's into the online t-shirt business now. I hope he's got a safety net at least, financially, or that could cause unneeded strain on them.

I know this is OT but when they live out of state who transports the kids back & forth for custody? I can't understand having a wedding w/o the kids there. They should be her closest & most special family members. I really don't see any excuse for it; find another venue. I wonder if she had an affair with this guy or something & that's why; maybe the ex doesn't want them there... speculating too because it just seems odd especially for a mom.

Yes, I noticed that too. I think a lot of them read but with them it was very obvious.

I was just saying that on the SM thread. At their dinner she looked well but he looked noticeably tired & worn out. She's rolling over him like a steam roller, then keeps going, & while he's trying to pull himself out of it she rolls right over him again. He's not ever going to be perfect & she'll have to get a handle on her reactivity or he's going to shut down completely.

I think so too unfortunately. In watching their dinner this past episode Sheila looked all bright like nothing ever happened, but I noticed Nate looking noticeably tired & worn out. She's steamrolling him. People who do that just flatten the other & keep on going, while the other is just left there trying to pick themselves back up until they yet again, get flattened. There's no recovery. I'm not saying Nate is innocent & perhaps he did hit a low blow on this last one, but she's going to wear him down to nothing if she continues this crap.

I agree with the feeling trapped, but I couldn't attend a boat wedding anyway because I have terrible motion sickness & boats are the worst for me.

Cody is like the ass hole teenager - have sex with me or I'll break up with you. I've not been a Danielle fan but I'm way done with Cody at this point. She should've done a Heather (from season 4) earlier on though, instead of giving this imbecile anything to work with like (gasp) hand holding. I was waiting for her to get up & leave after the log comment, but there she sits still putting up with his bullying. And yes, I feel at this point his pressure is becoming passive bullying. Unless he grows up & sees marriage as more than a booty call he deserves to live unhappily ever after with his hand as his forever partner.

The guy was nothing but a douche to her on the show but she chose to stay with him. Only someone with issues stays with a man who tells the world he doesn't like you or find you attractive & treats you like you're barely there otherwise. She chose to be foolish & looked like a fool & I think she's angry with herself most of all.

DVR'ing this but I also think she's testing him at times.

I'm so sick of the sand thing that was part of so many of the weddings. What do you do with that after? It's unnecessary. The other stuff is just trying to outdo everyone else & for attention; I do think they love being a 'show' on 'their day'. Then there was the brain surgeon (sarcasm, sorry brain surgeons) who decided to do chocolate & wine in Florida mid-day right under the scorching hot sun. The chocolate turned into chocolate sauce. The wine must've come to a boil.

I'm shocked there were no big naked belly pictures.

The boat wedding didn't look that great, but then again I haven't seen one on a boat really impress any brides yet. The bride's father in that one made it all about him walking her down with some of his own moves. She was a bit of a drama queen so I'm surprised she was okay with that; maybe the apple didn't fall far from the tree. I like the unity candle thing, but otherwise I HATE candles, & I remember that one. You'd think someone at the venue or just someone would've warned her not to have candles on the floor at all, especially with her big dress. Even a guest could've accidentally knocked them down but her dress actually did knock at least one down. That was very stupid & I'm surprised the venue allowed it.

Maybe they didn't like her not playing nice with production so they handed her the camera.

I have no proof, but my guess is A&A knew each other beforehand.

I get that she's been treated badly & I do feel for her. I also understand, as I think many do by this point, that Nick is a douchebag. But I don't see a reason to do podcasts to talk about this crap all the time. Doesn't she have enough IRL people she can dish to & help her through? Or a good therapist for that matter...

Haven't seen it yet but was hoping to see better this week; apparently not. I wonder how she's so 'all that' she gets a reality show. They all speak the same way with various degree of Staten Island accent. It's annoying & frankly, seems very scripted, but what else is new.

I would not have been happy with Keisha's service because they were baking out there! She should've had the service first while it wasn't so hot. And why 7:30am? It could've been more of a normal brunch time for everyone. The one with Ruby - was that "... and a Talking Orchid" ? The only one I recall on that was the one who went barefoot for her wedding so as not to 'hurt the earth'; she didn't want heels digging into the earth or something like that. But she wore heels at the other weddings I had noticed. If she's so concerned about hurting the earth she could wear flats... weird. She's the one who won in that episode.

I don't listen to podcasts & can't stand the way she speaks, so I'd love a synopsis as well.

OH yes, Mrs. Hanson, that was a classic. Danielle was horrible. Keisha had no chance of winning, but she was such a sweetheart & SO happy on her day. Danielle looked ridiculous mouthing something weird while she was marrying so she didn't cry. She would've been better off crying to show she had some human emotion. And she was pretty nasty about the trip she won - did you see her face at the end? It was like wtf, South Africa?? She probably wanted Hawaii or something. Totally ungrateful.

Respect for the guests would be nice too. Not everyone wants to go to a wedding & feel like they're in a strip club.

Both of them would be nightmare hosts - Sonia with her awful up speak & Sheila with her facial twisting. Sonia needs to go heal somewhere privately & Sheila needs help with her volatility. Both need to stay OUT of the public eye.

Saw the first one. So far I can say I don't like Doug; didn't like him much last season either but he seems to have stepped up his obnoxiousness for this season.

I think Cody is inexperienced emotionally & relationally, & he's immature. So I agree he needs someone he can grow together with. Someone who needs more maturity & relationship experience right off the bat is not a good match for him. I wonder how honest he was with his relationship experience during the vetting process. The real bumblers in this match are the so called 'experts'.

I had been thinking that as well, about all of them. It seems not one of their ages has changed since their stories first aired. I wish that happened to me throughout the years...

Yeah, I was thinking the sauce being separate thing was so everyone could have it to their taste, which is actually quite considerate of him. I don't find Anthony to be lazy, & have been pretty impressed with his emotional intelligence so far. I also don't see a controlling streak in him, as I have definitely seen with Italian men (although may not be all of them, just my experience). The Italian men I've experienced have all been hard workers, but not too high of an emotional IQ, which is probably why I've noticed that in Anthony. I get annoyed with some stereotypes but that's probably because my experience has not fit them mostly.