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Someone may have mentioned it, but what type of plastic surgery did Brittany have around her lower jaw area - to my eyes, it looks like the corners of her mouth turn downward to a much more severe degree than before she was on this show.

During the scene with Lisa at TomTom, looking at her face, it looked like either she had had a mini facelift, was wearing 10 layers of makeup, or they used a customized filter that just blurred out her face and no one else's. IDK, for some reason, something looked different about her face during that scene. I didn't notice it as much at Lala's party

What does this mean?

This case exemplifies the concept of ACES - Adverse Childhood Experiences. This woman is deeply troubled and sadly may never be able to get herself onto a better trajectory from here. While there are resources available to her, her ability to engage with them is impaired, which is a core factor in people with the types of problems she has. She probably would benefit from being in a group home at this point. source: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/fastfact.html

One nit picky detail that bothered me was that during the show Clare referred to herself as a therapist (and her friends did as well), but in the reunion she said she was almost finished with graduate school and her clinical internship. I think it would have been more honest to just say that, but people love to portray themselves as more than they are, so she's not unique. I do wonder how much of her actions on the show were based on trying to maintain a certain profile, given her chosen career path.

Thanks! It was fun to read that.

So five divorces this season... made me wonder how many MAFS couples are still together at this point?

I'm watching this season. I basically just like the premise of this show, and some seasons engage me more than others. So far no singers have really made a strong impact, but sometimes that doesn't happen until further in. Chance has slowly grown on me. Initially I couldn't understand why he was a coach, but the more I listen to his feedback I see that he has a lot of thoughts and insights into music and I now enjoy him. I also appreciate that he doesn't have a huge ego and is more laid back.

This is the episode where we watch Chloe making the mistake that could be the death-blow to her relationship - she gets really intense and direct about how she is not going to tolerate not living together after d-day. This is so foolish on her part. If she really thinks Michael is the guy for her, this is the time to back off with the pressure. She's had sex with him, she's all in emotionally, and its causing her to panic and cling even harder. If they are the loves of each other's lives, a few months with two apartments, getting to know each other better, will only improve their relationship. Forcing him to move in with her immediately is the exact opposite strategy of what she should be doing. If you have to force someone to do something like that, then that's a major problem. But she appears to be oblivious of all this. Also she is not listening when he talks about the budget. She seems like she is living in la-la land. The other thing, her idea that she will have five foster kids, particularly teens with challenging behavior. Does she have any training working with teenagers with those issues? She'll be working a full-time job while also doing everything needed for foster kids, or does she plan to live off the money you get paid for having them and that's why she wants five. Having five at once sounds more like a group home than a foster placement anyway (unless they were siblings). It makes her look very foolish, IMO. It would be very different if she said she would like to explore being a foster parent, do the training, and then have a child in their home and see how that process goes. That is a rational, grounded approach to something like this. I bet Michael would react very differently if she had presented it like that.

I'm surprised there aren't more comments here as this is a great show in terms of the level of delusion these women have. I really wonder about the two women who are with guys who have like a few more decades on their sentences. They say this is my soul mate, he loves me so much... but its like a total fantasy relationship. I mean they get calls and letters all the time but they don't have to deal with any of the real life stuff at all. Also a big fantasy about how well-functioning these guys will be when they get out.