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That's what I prefer. I'm not one of those women who can jump in & help & are good at it. I don't feel comfortable in other people's kitchens. I'll offer to help, but I want a clear direction on what you want me to do, otherwise I won't intrude. I'm that way; I'd rather do it all myself or clean it up later. They're very comfortable together, so it's probably not unusual for them to help each other this way. Ashley doesn't even cook right? So maybe the sister is used to doing things like that for her. It didn't look to me like Anthony minded that so much. She can be intrusive on other levels, like the pushiness over where they should move. They can live wherever they want to & it doesn't need to be next door to her. That's so silly & hopefully production driven. If not, he needs to be careful.

Maybe she hypnotizes them to love her.

So the show decided Ashley was a bit too happy, needed more drama, so sent Rachel in to set off some non existent alarm bells.... guess we'll see. Cody might just be doing that 'Friday night Cody' guy talk again while golfing. Regarding Nate & Sheila, I'm not one who agrees with marrieds hanging out with opposite genders, but then I've seen & heard too much so, that's where I'm at on that one.

I haven't seen this yet but so detest competition among people regarding their kids - even more so in families who should be loving them unconditionally. It makes me concerned for their grand kids. Honestly, from watching all this playing out, I think the fairest among them toward any present & future grand kids will probably be Amy. I can see her being equally loving & supportive no matter what gender, & LP or not. She does seem happier since the divorce & I'm glad for her. I'm still skeptical of Chris & just hope she doesn't get hurt. I can't wait to see this one just for that 'well then when are you going to die' conversation LOL.

They have such a bad track record, & with Lily & Tom imploding that brings them to total failure since season 1. I would say they need a success to keep this going, but people will sign up anyway. And I'll probably keep watching ...

I'm sure they all know what her deal is & are probably not too happy with her. Given she runs around in Amish garb acting ridiculous, says she's shunned but probably left long ago herself. I can't believe Chester is actually married to her & still Amish - he actually appears now & then unlike some of her kids.

So glad they didn't have some big TLC reveal on Jackson, but rather let it out gently in the article. What a great picture - they're a lovely family & the baby is adorable.

Was she the one who said 'Ashley' before the service, then said 'oh I wasn't supposed to say her name' while the cameras caught both her, & then Anthony's reaction to that, to feed into the "A flashlight" dream story line?

From the get go they've been saying she wants kids 'yesterday'. I thought she told Anthony she would want to 'at least try' in a year. I definitely feel this is production driven drama between them. They have to do that if the couple is, horrors, getting along too well! 'Cuz who wants to see people getting along? They need drama & they need it quick enough to run during the season. Sometimes I wonder if these two knew each other already...

Hope he didn't actually sell the bus; he's gonna need it now.

Maybe because they don't want to appear on the show.

I'm in the Ashley is not so beautiful camp, but I also believe it depends on the person & what they like, what they are seeing, etc, so I can appreciate others feeling she is beautiful. She gives off a vibe, to me, though... a sort of 'she can be a total bitch vibe'; could be wrong though. I do see her as a bit dim, as well as a bit deluded. She hasn't truly been out making it on her own, as she works for her family & is most likely overpaid because they will take care of their own. Also, her sister seems to have a lot of influence on her, so I do not see her as the 'independent woman' she claimed to be (which I think once out of her mouth sounded ridiculous to her as well). I don't care if she wants to change her name or not; it's the way it went down between them that irked me (which I realize could've been production driven). In the end Anthony stroked her ego ("I know you're an independent woman", said almost like he was soothing a child) & backed down, as I suspect he will be doing consistently for the rest of his life. I still also have concerns about her being baby focused. The real test will be a few years from now after she gets Anthony to give up the goods & has a couple of kids. Will they still be together & meeting life goals together (other than baby making)? Time will tell.

Wasn't Jeremiah arrested for domestic violence? Yet it's all Carmela's hormones... right.

I also did not think Tom & Lily were compatible & was surprised they stayed together, but it was most likely the sex. Never cared for Nick & Sonia individually or as a couple. Dissing the 'matchmakers' would most likely never be tolerated on this show, & of course, it's never their fault when things don't work out. (sarcasm)

I don't follow SM - what did he say?? I'm sorry to hear if that's the case. From what I've heard it seems Lily is quite close to Sonia; I hope she's not been a negative influence with her own crap.

I agree with most of the opinions on Cody, except that I can't ignore the fact that when he 'friend zoned' her he explained that he was feeling like he needed to change who he was, & that was making him uncomfortable. If it was the woman feeling she needed to conform to the guy's wants/needs, it would probably seem worse, but I see it as just as bad for him, especially because he is so inexperienced & unsure of himself. I think that is the biggest problem - he wasn't strong enough to just be himself with her, so when you're like that with anyone it can feel like they are controlling/manipulating even if they're not - they may just be trying to get some direction out of you, as Danielle might have been trying to do with Cody. Hence, Cody is a 'wuss', because he is trying to be whatever she wants, instead of being secure in who he is - IF he even knows that himself. If Cody had been mature & secure in himself, that would've been the 'manly' Danielle could've respected. Either way I feel badly for both of them at this point, but I think Danielle is strong enough to come out of it well enough regardless of what happens. It will be more difficult for Cody to bounce back given all the bumbling he's done. He's young so hopefully he'll learn from this for future reference. Owning a gym & being a dietician does not a successful marriage make. Again it lies on the 'experts' laps who did not fully vet these two for true compatibility.

Cody is awkward, but maybe around the right woman he wouldn't be so awkward. Danielle clearly makes him feel 'less than', & his 'manliness' is being called into question on TV, thanks to her. That can't be much of a turn on for him either, or an encouragement to try with her. She's subtly cutting him down, instead of building him up. Maybe he feels like he's beating his head against a wall with her. I agree he should just go for it with training the dogs. Maybe he could teach her something & she'd respect him more... or not, but at least it'll give him something to do for the next few weeks. Honestly some of the comments he's made about having made a promise before God & everyone, wanting to take care of his wife & feels his responsibility to support her, however he'd support her working or not working etc, accepting her dogs & loving them despite her lack of training them, are quite 'manly'. I'm starting to feel less for Danielle because she doesn't seem to want that kind of 'manly'. She wants someone to show her excitement in life, whatever that means. If she wanted someone to travel & have adventures with, then she should've said that. If she wanted some brute who would walk into a room, beat his chest, rip her clothes off & just take her, then she should've stated that. I think Cody is more of a relaxed, homebody type; they're clearly not suited for each other. Cody needs to get stronger & have a comfort level with being himself, not whatever she wants, & that will definitely be more 'manly' than trying to conform to these rather unclear standards she's contrived. Whatever is 'manly' to Danielle is something fabricated in her own brain & I doubt anyone will make the cut for her. For her sake she better be 'womanly' enough for some 'manly man' someday.

Cody & Danielle are both missing the mark with each other so badly. He doesn't want to fail at this but is doing everything wrong. She's quickly having enough of him. She's frustrated as hell & he's pouting. My prediction with everything going on & things they've said so far is Danielle asks for the divorce, but we'll see.

Ashley has a very close relationship with her sister & that's probably not the issue as much as the sister seems to have a strong influence on her, & I think that is what concerns Anthony. He may also be concerned about her talking 'about everything' with her sister, since he was in a past relationship where intrusive family members got in the way. Sister also keeps wanting them to move in the same building, so she may have some boundary issues. Anthony doesn't even know them yet, so the wise thing would be for sister to cool it down for now & let those two get to know each other & get used to being married, then maybe they will get closer later on. Personally, I don't see them bouncing back, but then there's no chemistry there at this point, they're both hurt from each others various rejections, & both are walking on eggshells with the other for different reasons. For whatever talking they are doing, they are not really communicating anything to help the other understand them better. Instead of dwelling on sex, no sex, who is leading, the relationship, being strangers just married, etc, why not talk about each other's personal interests, the dogs or other animals, work, etc, & go do things each other enjoys so they can actually share something together. They can't expect to change the other person & make him/her fit whatever mold they wanted, but maybe they'd find some common ground which could lead to a connection. But who knows if anything would help at this point...

I agree I don't see anything racial about it, & true she did not take responsibility for her behavior, at least not on camera. I'm not saying I agree with how she behaved, just that I think she was told to lay it on thick at least with the pouting, which I saw as overdone.

Ashley, the 'independent woman', won't take her husband's name, but allows her sister to interfere in her life. Don't take his name if you don't want to, but don't call yourself an 'independent woman' with the sister stuff being an actual issue (not the contrived name business) - I almost laughed out loud on that one. Sheila had a right to not include her sister's bf, who she has seen maybe 10 times, she says. Even though she was marrying a 'stranger', she was having a wedding, which is a big deal, & Nate was becoming her family. The sister's bf is not family, & she needed the spot for someone she really cares for & cares for her. If this works out the sister may regret not showing up & causing that kind of bad feeling between them. I give Sheila credit for saying she'll be there for her wedding anyway (I guess IF she's invited). I also liked the way Nate handled the situation with Sheila's father, who was obnoxious & overbearing. I'm on Sheila's side in this case, but it's obvious the girls got the drama gene from dear old daddy... her mom might have a 'no words' clause in her contract with the show. Danielle's dogs need training, Cody knows this yet is even afraid to bring that up with her. He just seems afraid, period. I was giving him the benefit of the doubt but he's a wuss who's not even trying & was clearly not ready for marriage of any kind, least of all this BS 'matchmaking'. Danielle is off too, though, with her ideas about 'manly men', & needs to broaden that definition a bit for when she's divorced & starting over. Her friend is really robbing the cradle with Cody's brother. They won't last either, but are definitely having more fun than the other two. The fart was the REAL in REALity TV. She's not even pretending with Cody anymore after that one.

Many people may not feel safe being emotional, or even real, with cameras around. Plus with them telling them how to be (most likely), things can get skewed. I think Sheila was coached, then edited, & it's making her look worse. Maybe she's emotional, but could have been trying too hard to do what they wanted & that's why she seemed 'off'.

I noticed she's interjecting a lot of personal talk about her husband & marriage. Her season is way over, but she'll never let her 15 minutes be up.

There were some weddings on this show where the dress was not fitting properly - either too long, a bit short, too tight up top, or too big up top, etc. For some reason some brides were not fitted properly, so I get the critique. What I don't like is when they say 'the dress looked great on her, but it's just not my style', & then they dock points for that. Well, it's not their dress so who cares if it's not their style? I don't like dissing the dress & taking points off just because they don't like it. Agreed. The things they say now are not even vows - vows are promises. Most of the time when they write their own 'vows' they do what you're saying, or even try to entertain everyone which is totally inappropriate. I want to hear promises - then they should keep them! I attended a wedding many years ago where we were stuck in an older church on a horrifically hot day with no air conditioning in mid-August, & the bride was an hour late. An hour!! No explanations, no apologies. I wanted to leave so bad & if it had been just me, I probably would have because that was so rude. Everyone was a sweaty mess.

I've heard of people doing this but with her I'm guessing it was scripted as well. She would be at high risk for PPD with her life, & I hope she had some help with that. Yes there are the meds but there are also a lot of naturals (other than placenta) that are very helpful. Mary should probably keep a lot of extra around in case more Amish women show up. (eye roll) Just a wild guess, but crazy Tupperware lady works for production, 'cuz, really?? And what was Sabrina going to do for Mary? Knock the lady over with her giant belly? Geesh, it was so ridiculous! Do they even realize how much comedy they're doing?