AR Traveler

Next week, I would give my last dime to see Rose and that Mexican woman Ed wanted to marry walk in with Liz. Liz shouldn't even go. I wish Kobe had stuck up for Emily more. For me, inviting friends to a club sounds better than having to remove cats and attempt to cook. I hope they're happy in America, as I couldn't stand Cameroon for two weeks. Machmood and Nicole just might supersede Ed and Liz as most toxic, dysfunctional couple on the series. They're not even a good couple going through normal fights. Pure toxicity. On the one hand, I get Loren's desire to tighten things up, although I never have and never would; that's because of the other side-if you're not secure in yourself as you are right now, no amount of surgery can help that. Exhibit A: Darcy.

I wish I could heart, clap AND "fire" icon that answer. I highly doubt she was raised Wiccan and didn't come up from some Christian denomination, or that church and the Bible are a complete newsflash at her age. I couldn't believe my ears. And even if she was in fact Wiccan from go (unlikely), has she really been under a rock that she never, ever, entered a church? Nope, don't buy it. Hell, I took my kids to synagogue so they would be exposed and understand what happens and how to behave. I knew sooner or later they would be invited to a wedding or a bar mitzvah. They even spent time with Muslim kids. I'd go anywhere with them, and absolutely nowhere with Ashley. I find it so cool you're from Salem. My ancestor ran a tavern where some of the trials took place. Taverns were more like community centers than only a bar, and I guess would host all kinds of things of interest to the entire community.

I'm dating myself, but I think of Louise Brooks with Bozo the Clown colored hair.

I've no use for a $1000 wedding dress but I'd gladly drive to Bentonville (about four hours away) for either that one or the first one (my favorite). Ed is the kind of man who could have Miss America in his bed and he'd complain if she wrinkled the sheets. It's baking with a kid, there's going to be a mess! I want to like Emily but I can't. She's loud and brash, especially in Cameroon. And soon we have Kobe's version of whatever Angela named Michael's friends-the chuckleheads? As for the wedding, I couldn't believe that Kobe was completely surprised at that request. He must have known there was a chance. And sorry, when you've had a few years and two (now three) kids, that ship has sailed. If they want to do a party, you mean to tell me there's not even one caterer in all of that city? You could have it done in a phone call. Oh, there goes Gino with his arms folded like "harumph!" and his St. Bernard face when he wants to fight back and get stubborn. But Jasmine's the one who got her butt implants-that could have gone to the attorney. Gino had a gold mine with that one, if he wanted to play dirty. Y'all are right-time to go. I must have missed something because I didn't see what Mahmood did that was so horrible. He saw a woman dressed as he prefers, and so he glanced. The man can't stand Nicole, and neither can I. Wow wasn't he quick to say "OK, bye" :). Another man who can't stand his wife is Manuel. I'm actually starting to like him in spite of myself. He looks as if he can't believe how easy this scam is. He's taking Ashley for all he can for his "kids". $100 says there are no kids, and he's socking the money away somehow for his freedom. What a longing look at the bike, like the Ecuadoran Dennis Hopper. Sophie is on my last nerve. I don't like Rob but I think he should just say "OK, you won't come back, so I'm incrementally getting a divorce on abandonment". This should be well worth my Sunday night when English hottie comes to town. Oh no, they're not just friends. Why do I do this to myself? I guess I'll never learn.

Oh, that was painful. Someone convince me that Nicole didn't deliberately hang up a nude picture and have that female mannequin front and center on purpose. Same with her attire and hair. I call that "poking the bear". Mahmood looks like he's already gonzo. His expression was "I hate this; what am I doing here?'" I don't think he even likes Nicole. Know who else is gonzo-that guy from Ecuador that the witch married (it's late; I can't recall names). Dollars to donuts he's just socking away the money for himself. Why did this dingbat marry him if he was keeping secrets? He looks like he can't wait to be out of there. Rob and Sophie-tha's painful too. In a way, they deserve one another. My mother advised me to take a good look at the man I was going to marry. What you see is what you get, and assume he ain't changing anything for you no matter how much you wish it. If you can't trust him, if he's not acting as you would want him to, assume not only is he not changing, he's going to get worse. That goes for big things like lack of fidelity, as well as the little things like my husband's leaving the toilet paper roll next to the holder, or his socks on the bathroom floor. Twenty-seven years of toilet paper spools and socks. The difference is, I knew it going in and didn't try to change him (much). Rob is happy with how Rob is, and has no idea what Sophie wants. I don't even think Sophie knows what she wants. Big Ed and Liz-only thing bearable is the kid. That's done, so what's the point? There's also no way Jasmine didn't know how to do the visa for her kids. If it were my kids, I wouldn't have left my home country until I knew it was filed correctly (well I wouldn't have left my kids, but beside the point). This is all in the meme of Gino is a cheapskate, and Jasmine gets to blow up and ugly cry. Girlfriend, here again you should have demanded that you do that with an attorney or no go. I wonder if these two are actually really broken up and are just faking it. She's a nut, and Gino looks like a broke Fozzie Bear. I nearly forgot-anyone remember that American woman, something Bear, who married the English felon? I thought the reason she couldn't go there was because her ex wouldn't allow her to take their child to England. Isn't it the same issue when it comes to Jasmine's kids? I don't see why it was such a huge issue for Emily's family to buy all those clothes before meeting the parents the first time. I actually agreed with Emily-it's like a costume, because she has no knowledge of the culture behind those clothes. It would be ridiculous and offensive for me to wear a kimono in Japan just to "respect the culture", for example. Later, with background and education behind it, and with help to do it right, maybe?

Stay At Home Mom

Hi, all! Why did I blow a Sunday evening watching little-girl voice Nicole pine after her husband "Mack-mood"? She's going to call him "Mack-mood" all the darn season long. I've a newsflash: their marriage is doomed or will only work with major editing and compromising-and it's not going to be Mackmood. He's going to be the controlling jerk he was in his season. I like both Kobe and Emily more than I did in their original season-which brings Kobe up to adorable and Emily to "Eh, I can tolerate her for now". They didn't do themselves a favor by having two ( with one on the way?) children before they could have their own place. I would love my hypothetical grandchildren, but still don't want them in my basement. It's only episode 1 and I'm FF through Gino and Jasmine-but not fast enough to miss toe-sucking, blue-pill popping Gino. And she's talking a baby? She's keeping her supposed infertility a secret (bad move), but how do they know the infertility was on Gino's ex, and not him? How old is Jasmine anyway-her fertility will decline through her 30's. Rob and Sophie-I don't understand what they're fighting about. They talk over one another and neither is listening to the other in the rush to be right. Presumably they don't have a practical outhouse in Austin but the relocation only points out their differences: she's trying to sound rich and posh; he's a cheat. How the hell can you marry somebody if you don't trust them? Rewind that, how can you love someone you don't trust? Trust is the rock of a relationship. And I'm calling it here, folks. Sophie has a fling with her friend in 3..2..1. That's going to come out in the wash of yet another massive fight.

That's just sick. There's something wrong with both of their moral compasses. My nephew died at 45 from that horrible disease and wouldn't have thought of taking a penny from anyone.

Does she not know that Islam had its roots in Judaism, same as Christianity? All three therefore worship the same God.

When I was single, I didn't care what kind of car a guy drove. It just had to be clean, like I was worth vacuuming the seats and washing the thing. Sam would be a zero, far from getting laid, on that standard alone.

The Potawatomie Inn is beautiful. I had what would have been a romantic weekend there a million years ago. Right place, wrong guy.

Sorry to butt in, but are they even showing an episode next Sunday (Christmas Eve?)

I finally figured out where I've seen Sam. He's the human Beavis.

What does Clayton do for work? Anali is now thinking "What the hell am I doing here?" No real friends, a guy who makes love to his computer, Mom in the closet (I'm sure that smells lovely), and animals all over the place. Agreed that Devin is not mature enough to marry, and frankly, neither is Nick. I haven't cared for Father Devin, but I too would have been irritated with Nick's laughing (which I hope was nervousness). Devin is acting like my kids when we went shopping for school clothes. Girl, finding a dress is the easy part. Are you ready to spend 50 years with a guy who of course will call you "Piggy"? Is he ready to spend 50 years with a woman who acts like a twelve year old, slamming herself into the bedroom and refusing to talk? If you don't have the skills to communicate (let alone the same language), you're toast. Anali just needs to face the truth and the green card fading like Marty McFly's photograph: She's not attracted to Clayton! In fact, she's downright turned the hell off. Even Isaac Hayes wouldn't get it going for her. What would possess Gino to take Jasmine to Miami? Just wait, she wants to move down there in a millisecond (I can't blame her there). Staid old Michigan is not doing it for her. Neither is weird old Gino, but it's like they're pretending they're compatible. Igor is probably a horse's butt, however, Nikki, you assumed that he felt the same way during the visa process! You didn't have a conversation and then literally have a meltdown when you find out he had a fuckbuddy. Give me a break. He's not into you either. Why he agreed to this charade, i don't know (Fame? Green Card?) I hope to hell Sam is clean, but he's still too damaged and disorganized to marry. Yeah, Yom Kippur is a Muslim holiday. Oh boy. Maybe he should crack a book about Islam real fast.

You're right; only Andrei and Elizabeth "made it" long-term, and her family still hates him. Tim plays for the other team, I'm betting.