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On 8/28/2020 at 10:38 AM, rmontro said:

Well, that's not confusing.

Thats what I said! and they do live very strange lives! hahahaha

Each to their own re names but the desert/ dessert things is just confusing!! Miss the snark from you guys!

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20 hours ago, ItsObvious said:

I lowkey have a crush on Artem. He's cute, has an accent, is sweet, loving, can cook and dance, is good with children. I do love Nikki too. I love her outspoken personality. I don't understand why Artem put up with all her wishy washy-ness though. He seems like the type that wouldn't be put up with it. He must really be in love with her.

Me too 🙂 He seems like a very sweet man  ( and i love watching his cooking vids!) and I love Nikki and Artem together actually. But must agree that sometimes Nikki is very wishy washy, but it does make me lol when watching the show, haha

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Just watched the ep where Nikki and Artem had a fight and Nikki mode is terrifying, I felt bad for Artem tbh, I couldn’t imagine handling someone like that.
 And I hope I don’t sound mean but Brie is annoying (more than usual),like I feel like she has the same fabricated storyline about being busy and I feel like saying its not cute for a grown woman not to know how to organise her time, which is (I feel) is basically her problem. And her marital problems with Bryan, I’m not sure about that lol
 

Thats such an interesting take, Tatum on Nikki. She does play the victim.  if you listen to their podcast (I only listen when Im straightening my hair lol!), Nikki was still defending herself and said they don’t send her any pictures of the nieces so its not her fault.  I mean you cant send a birthday card to your nieces? Hmmmm theres busy and thoughtlessness. I like Nikki but I rolled my eyes.

 

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On 4/29/2020 at 8:15 AM, rmontro said:

That would explain why Kathy was acting so freaked out by the whole thing, and maybe also explain why JJ was so hostile as well.  

I do agree the twins take after their mom.  You can see a lot of her in them, and vice versa.  They appear to be leading successful lives on many levels, so apparently it works for them.

That makes so much sense - I didn’t pick up on that in the episode but JJ makes a reference about other kids having fathers that were safe and that as a kid he would run to Kathy not his dad. And Kathy alluding that she didn’t leave until her kids got involved. Makes you wonder what happened in that household.

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Hey Guys,
Just watched the second episode (Australia is a week behind) but can I agree with everyone who has red flags about their dad. He seems like a douche tbh. How can people who has affected by his bad behaviour move on and have a conversation if he won’t acknowledge it? And I found it bizarre the questions he asked Artem, I found it really rude.

But JJ seemed really mature about the situation.

Brie is still bugging me; I find that she acts all high and mighty when it comes to Nicole. Even though they are twins, I feel like there should be boundaries, heck I feel that their whole family should have boundaries! But I think that Nikki should also not listen to all her family and friends and make the decision best for her.
 

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On 3/12/2019 at 10:37 PM, Tatum said:

So...why is everyone acting like Nikki is ridiculous for wanting to adequately prepare for a big match in her career? Also, she's a "perfectionist" because she asked the axe throwing guy for another demonstration when he was standing right there anyways? What is so wrong about any of that? She's taking her job seriously and willing to work hard. Why would someone discourage that?

I admit I laughed when Bryan made fun of Brie a few times this episode, but I can't help but get this "let's all laugh at my super dumb wife" vibe he gives out, vs good-natured ribbing. I honestly don't think he respects her at all. I mean, I don't either, but I didn't marry her. 

Also, I wish Brie would clarify how exactly Nikki made her move to San Diego. Bryan clearly wears the pants in that family, and I just can't see him agreeing to sell the house he loved so he could move to San Diego just because his wife's sister suggested it. I am sure there is more to that story, but it doesn't fit into Brie's martyr persona she's always trying to sell.

I thought that was strange also, don’t we want Nikki to do well? I felt like this episode was really trying to show how different the twins are but I feel like we already know that.

I do have a question about WWE- when do the competitors are told if they are going to win or lose?  Nikki seemed to really thought she had a chance of winning the belt but (not to be mean) I never really thought she was going to win it from Rhonda?

Brie’s and Bryan’s relationship seems strange these days ( granted I didn’t watch Total Divas when they were just dating) and I agree with Tatum, like half the time I feel like Bryan really thinks that Brie is dumb and there are times when he treats her more like a daughter than his partner which weirds me out (also Nikki had this with John and that also weirded me out) , do  we know about their biological dad, he isn’t on the show so I’m assuming they are not on speaking terms ( or perhaps he just doesn’t want to be on TV!! )?

I’m not buying that Bryan was attached to the Phoenix house as he seems in charge and not particularly close to Nikki so why would he move? Doesn’t make sense to me.

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I agree with Warm Skull- no one is trashing Brie because she is a woman, I was annoyed at her as I felt that she didn’t train as she should have and then hurt some one else and then she didn’t take responsibility for it.

I bow to your post Tatum!!! I completely agree with everything you say. Nikki is much more supportive of Brie than vice versa, Brie always seem to be in constant competition with her and she probably felt like the second-rate twin and kinda hates Nikki for it… I mean just her general meanness this season to Nikki is so well mean, LOL.

I always felt that Brie was thrilled being the first one to get married and have a baby. I find their relationship somewhat fascinating (perhaps its because I’m an only child). Sometimes I joke that Brie has middle child syndrome as Nikki was the best at everything and JJ was the only boy and got attention because of that (my mum calls him a mama’s boy LOL so that could be something too). Makes me wonder if Brie actually knows who she is because it doesn’t seem like it.

And Nikki – not cool to wake your sister after midnight to tell her about your date, just wait a few hours LOL. 

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20 hours ago, lightninggirl said:

TOTALLY agree with this! When Nikki was using whatever failed efforts she tried in order to get John to marry her and baby her up, Brie was totally full of motherly advice on how to get your man to commit, wait - if he's not going to commit he's not worth it!!! Then she was full of advice about the bachelorette party and the wedding, and whatever relationship crap Nikki was going through. She waffled depending on whatever she could lord over Nikki at the time. Through all of this, though, I do give her kudos for going through Bryan's depression and helping him navigate his comeback. Once Nikki was single and the mistress of her own domain again, Brie doesn't have any leg up on Nikki as it's not like she's going to give Nikki advice on being single and/or landing a hot new man on Tinder (or whatever it is the cool kids are using these days).

Too bad she can't focus completely on her new comeback and rocking that instead of rolling up with a shitload of excuses about everything. I used to prefer her to Nikki, but damn. Not the brightest bulbs in the tanning bed, these two.

I’m so glad that I’m not the only one who feels this way! Relief. I do give Brie praise for how she dealt with Bryan’s depression, I really thought that was wonderful and she does really seem to be devoted to her daughter.  I think she needs to just concentrate on that as it seems to be her passion and her businesses.

Not to be shady but when she said she had to choose between SmackDown and Raw- did anyone believe that? As I thought that their storyline ended with them losing to Miz and Maryse at Hell in a Cell? I felt that her storyline was ending or WWE management decided with her mistakes to just focus on her Bella Twin return? Not sure…hmmm…..

But you are right lightninggirl, once Nikki became single again, I felt like Brie became threatened (perhaps not consciously) that Nikki could get married with her own baby at some point and they would be equal maybe? I wont rant about my armchair analysis and bore you (my mum gets that already!LOL)

I started to get into back into wrestling through Total Bellas and I liked Brie more than Nikki who I thought was annoying but I’ve flipped now and really like Nikki now! But they are not the brightest bulbs lol all those Bella Blunders! (I loved how Nikki mentioned that on her date hahaha!)

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Hi All,

I’m a long-time lurker and loved all your comments so decided to take the plunge and write a quick comment. 😊 But please delete if it’s inappropriate.

I have long thought (and I do like her!!)  that Brie subconsciously feels like the second-best twin and due to this she feels like she always has something to prove and hence why she takes on so much that Nikki does.

There are times when (even in this season) she seems really mean to Nikki (I do know that Nikki is no angel) and seem to lord it over Nikki that she is married with a child and its something that Nikki really wants and hence her breakup with John Cena.

I agree with Tatum that Brie is an adapter and I think even JJ in an earlier season even makes that comment to her. I feel that Brie would be happy being a full-time mum and that’s fine but her complaining about taking too much just annoys as she chooses to do all these things and there are really single mums out there struggling to make two ends meet.

In saying that, I felt awful for Brie with the Liv situation as I felt the hate was way over the top.