gingerandcloves

You're making a lot of assumptions.

Agreed. I don't know why she doesn't. It can be a PITA to find though, if your employer doesn't offer it, and even then it might be a barebones plan with a really high deductible. I don't even want to describe how much I am freaking out because my son loses coverage next year when he turns 26, and one of his medications costs $3000/mo. He cannot work full-time due to his disabilities.

We don't know her situation though...with the pandemic, everything is topsy-turvy. Student loans have been paused for the last couple of years, and sure, while someone could keep making payments, there's always the chance that they will be forgiven (as we're seeing right now). I would hate to have paid them off, and then be like, damn, I should've waited and I wouldn't have to pay them at all. And a lot of HCW are really burned out from COVID, so I don't blame Lindy for not sacrificing her entire life to taking care of other people when her own physical and mental health need attention too. As I said, we really don't know her entire situation.

Bwahaha!

Teo recently posted a photo of herself with Ronan and Katie. Glad to see Ronan and Katie still together.

Haha, I come from a family of Smiths too, although it was my grandparents' name, not my parents'. I had a boring English last name, although it was easy to spell and pronounce. My husband was set on me taking his last name when we married, and even though I don't care for the name much, I really didn't feel any attachment to my maiden name either. Since it was a big deal to him, and not to me, I made the switch. Now I have a French last name to go with my French first name and nobody can spell or pronounce either, LOL. This is funny, too...I was at the doctor's office the other day in the waiting room, and the nurse called out my maiden name and I almost jumped up. I haven't used that name for 33 years but I guess it still rings a bell. Anyway, yes, I think Miguel should add Lindy to his insurance, and she can pay the additional premium, and yes, I think she should wait a bit before changing her name because that is a harder one to undo.

Allegedly there are TWO kitchens in that apartment, one upstairs and one downstairs. And we were jealous of Greg with his double ovens!

Slightly spoilery: Nate and Stacia have been seen together recently, so it looks like they are still making a go of it. Apparently Mitch doesn't like Nate - some rando person posted something online about Nate being shady and only in this for the clout, and Mitch "liked" the post. Also, Justin has been sighted walking his dog, so they are reunited. Alexis wasn't with him though :)

The weddings were in February, and she finished her BSN in March, so I feel like it's much ado about nothing.

I can't wait!

Just watched the preview for tomorrow's episode. Looks like the drama happens between Binh and Morgan when Morgan takes Binh aside and tells him that she has one course left to take in her BSN program and she isn't actually a nurse yet (I guess she lied to the experts about this). Morgan tells Binh not to tell anyone, but he confides in Justin, who then tells Alexis. Morgan gets mad because she says she trusted Binh and now he's broken her trust. Ugh, I don't know why Morgan lied about something so trivial, but it's wrong of her to ask Binh to keep it a secret. I do see some yellow flags with Binh though, because is he the type to tell everyone about their private business? That just seems wrong to me. Why didn't he just hash it out with Morgan and get her to fess up?

I looked it up - Nate's last name is Barnes, and Stacia's is Karcher. Both pretty normal names, although I guess Barnes might be easier to spell. I kind of like "Stacia Fashionista" though ;)

Quoting myself to update that the reshoots were due to technical difficulties with the equipment, not the participants.

I don't know, I think I prefer her without. I always thought Lindsey was so pretty, like Disney princess pretty. Too bad her personality doesn't match.

Greg and Deonna definitely had sex prior to Decision Day. So did Erik and Virginia. I don't think Katina and Olajuwon did though.

Two small bits of tea: one is that parts of Binh and Morgan's wedding had to be reshot up to 10 times, no idea why. Maybe we'll find out after the show is over. The other is that *allegedly* Morgan lied about something when applying to the show, but later confessed it to Binh, who then spilled the beans. Don't know what it's about. Any guesses?

I just saw that Season 17 of MAFS is going to be in Denver, Colorado. I know some people were wishing they would go to Colorado, so I guess they heard you. They are casting right now.

I forgot that she was on Celebrity Mole as well, years ago. I was rewatching it recently on Netflix, and I was like, omg, I had forgotten she was part of the cast. I really like her.

Turns out Nate got a matching one, so hopefully they go the distance.

Stacia got their wedding date (2-2-2022) tattooed on her hand.

Ready for some more spoilers? Here we go: Decision Day: Stacia and Nate - Yes Lindy and Miguel - Yes Alexis and Justin - Yes Krysten and Mitch - Possibly yes? (This would surprise me, tbh) Morgan and Binh - No (This is the couple that supposedly splits up prior to Decision Day) Current Status: Stacia and Nate - still together Lindy and Miguel - still together Alexis and Justin - not together Krysten and Mitch - not together Morgan and Binh - obvs not together These spoilers are all courtesy of MAFS Fan, and may or may not be accurate but this is to the best of her knowledge. People have definitely seen Stacia and Nate out and about together so they are for sure still a couple. Also, someone who lived in the same apartment building as Justin said he was definitely NOT celibate prior to the wedding (haha, omg).

David and Abbey also celebrated their one-year anniversary recently. David gave Abbey a Lion King towel.

All the cakes were heinous, but Mitch and Krysten's was definitely the worst. I was actually looking for flies to be buzzing around it. I don't know what the baker was thinking.

Or maybe Nate will decide he can't put up with Stacia's "my house doesn't look lived in" OCD cleanliness. I know I couldn't. Just think about if/when they have kids. Yikes.

Since the vendors are all supplying their wares/services for free, I guess MAFS gets what it paid for. Although you'd think the vendors would try their best to promote their stuff...