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  1. 1 hour ago, Yeah No said:

    I once read a fantastic psychological paper on the dynamics of the distancer and the pursuer in relationships.  I think it was the single most important insight I've ever learned about with regard to relationships and it changed the way I view them forever.  We've seen it replayed over and over again on this show to some degree with all the couples, with very rare exception.  

    But actually this dynamic can also exist in healthy relationships, it's just that the distancing and pursuing doesn't have to result in terminal distance, but a "boomerang" effect, where the pursuer gets tired of pursuing without getting the response they're looking for and temporarily "gives up", allowing the distancer to once again rekindle their interest in the person, then turn around and take a turn at becoming the pursuer themselves, until the same thing happens and the parties reverse roles again.

    In Dave and Amber's relationship, I think Amber is afraid that if she "gives up", Dave will only retreat further.  Personally I think her fear is rooted in some reality.  If you don't have confidence that your partner (in spite of what they say) will boomerang back on you eventually, that's a real sign that they're "just not that into you".

    In Bobby and Danielle's, relationship, I think Bobby taking a step back from all his relentless pursuing would actually be GOOD for them as a couple and that Danielle would boomerang back on Bobby.  The fact that Bobby has not done this shows me he lacks the confidence that if he did stop she would reciprocate.  Only in his case I think he has much less reason to fear that than Amber, so I see him as more insecure than she is.

    I’m interested in seeing how Bobby’s parents interact, how his dad treats his mom. Maybe he is treating Danielle how he learned from his dad. Without knowing this, we can only read into his behavior what we want to. I think most people want to feel loved and catered to by their partner so Bobby seems sweet and near perfect but I think we might look at Danielle like some look at Amber, as needy and trying-too-hard if she behaved this way. I agree that Bobby can pull back and give Danielle space to care for him. If he keeps doing everything he doesn’t give her room to do anything. She will take advantage that he has it all covered. They will be fine though. They will find balance.

    Amber needs Dave’s reassurance so she can loosen up and enjoy being together. I think she is holding back her true feelings until she knows her heart is safe. It isn’t but she desperately wants it to be.

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  2. 5 hours ago, Scarlett45 said:

    Thank you. I missed the kiss!

    What is wrong with Jacob? If he wants to cheat why does he keep doing it in church?!!!!

    Because he is NASTY and unfit to lead a church. His daddy is proving himself stupid too. This Rochelle chick pops out the woodwork and he risks his marriage for her “friendship”? And has given her his PERSONAL MONEY!?!? DAFUQ!?!? Someone upthread said that Lady Mae should have been taken her money out of that account and she is right. I’m surprised that in all her “plant your own church” advice, Pastor Patti didn’t tell her to get some of that scrilla right out of bishop’s account before it got ugly. As soon as he said “you have to leave Calvary”, Mae should have said “with my half” (in her head) and gone to the bank. She is not as strong, worldly, and smart as she thinks she is. 

    Lynn Whitfield is playing the HELL out of Lady Mae though. So “Mother of the Church” but looks like she totes a switchblade. I would not mind if she stabs the bishop when Rochelle runs off with their money.

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  3. On 10/11/2018 at 10:15 PM, Scarlett45 said:

    At this point Zora is 18-she is free to leave at any time. 

     If she wants to break house rules and be disrespectful to the people paying the bills I would tell her to back her clothes and let her have one month of paid for cell phone, and let her know she’s always welcome to come home if she can follow rules. Why did Lady Mae look so surprised when Zora left?

    Kerrissa should’ve put her foot down with Mae then and there. Did Jacob actually sleep with Tasha or was it just the hug?

     

    Poor Sophia, her pain is real and understandable, I liked how her Mom comforted her, that was a genuine moment. Speaking of Grace, did she ever get therapy or talk to someone after Mac died? Killing someone (even though Mac had it coming) is a traumatizing thing. 

    At this point Zora is 18-she is free to leave at any time. 

     If she wants to break house rules and be disrespectful to the people paying the bills I would tell her to back her clothes and let her have one month of paid for cell phone, and let her know she’s always welcome to come home if she can follow rules. Why did Lady Mae look so surprised when Zora left?

    Kerrissa should’ve put her foot down with Mae then and there. Did Jacob actually sleep with Tasha or was it just the hug?

     

    Poor Sophia, her pain is real and understandable, I liked how her Mom comforted her, that was a genuine moment. Speaking of Grace, did she ever get therapy or talk to someone after Mac died? Killing someone (even though Mac had it coming) is a traumatizing thing. 

    Jacob didn’t sleep with Tasha on screen but they kissed. I wouldn’t have been surprised if he had sat her on the desk and hiked her her dress up. She would have let him.

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  4. Difference between Mia’s arrest and Tristan’s is that she had a warrant out that kept her from leaving the country. His DUI at age 18 is over with. She got detained at DFW airport a couple months ago. One affected their relationship. One did not.

    also, we don’t know if Tristan disclosed it but he probably didn’t. You know Pastor Cal would have used it as a “she would forgive you so forgive her” bit of bull.

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  5. 1 hour ago, crazychicken said:

    You can come sit with me Melisa with one S here, my mother was before her time both my older brother and I have alternative spelt names, then she saw come sense and named the rest with traditional spellings. The amount of times I have said " Yes I am sure my name is Melissa my mother just can not spell".

    You’re not the only Melisa I “know”. I’m sure her mama wasn’t pushing for “creative” when she named her. That’s like my name is Angele and people call me Angela. No, Angele is not a creative spelling for Angela. It means angel. Angele is more often spelled Angelle but my great-grandmother was Angele and I’m sure they weren’t thinking of “alternative spellings” in the late 1800s/early 1900s.

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  6. 6 minutes ago, Gobears said:

    The baby was named for her grandmothers and I guess they both had the standard spelling of the names. My name is spelled in a "unique" way and I absolutely hate it. I am opposed to all alternative spellings of names. It has just given me hell over the years. No Micheles, Alisons, Kristophers, Johnathans, Trayces, Nikoles, or Ashleighs for me...

    What is wrong with Michele? All the Micheles in my family are spelled like that. Until I got to college I didn’t know anyone spelled Michele with two LL.

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  7. 14 minutes ago, LisaWl7TR said:

    I also wonder if this frequent sex with Dave (imho,  52 and it seems very often to me lol) has something to do with  the gym guy she dated? 

    It is certainly about gym dude. Definitely! That’s why he keeps bringing it up. I’m sure Amber doesn’t want ALL of her business in the street.

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  8. 24 minutes ago, Crazy Bird Lady said:

    Perhaps a pair of happily matched, compatible, easy-going comics wouldn't be boring. (I mean, it's their job to be entertaining.)  Or a couple of talented singers/rappers who worked well together, sharing cool ideas back and forth. That would actually be pretty awesome --but would such interesting, talented, enjoyable people be that desperate to get married?? 

    Still, I'd love it if, next time, the 'experts' actually found two interesting, fun-to-watch people whose personalities were romantically compatible with each other! 

    Because to be frank, I'm getting pretty fed up with watching one miserable match after another. And I don't think I'm the only one who feels that way. 

    Last season was my first time watching so I don’t have as much reference as most of you but I think, after Jephte and Shawniece started to gel, they were interesting. Even their lumps and bumps were worth watching. Yeah he was an ass at the beginning and I felt so sad for Shawniece but they got it together and I’m happy for them.

    i actually thought Amber and Dave would have a shot but nope. He doesn’t care enough to make her happy. I think she would try to make him happy if she thought he would reciprocate. And he won’t.

    Danielle and Bobby aren’t boring because they are happy. They are boring because they don’t do anything worth talking about. When Henry is the highlight of their relationship, that’s boring. Danielle has a long commute. Bobby fixes her coffee and tends to the dogs. That’s every day. They aren’t shown watching movies or listening to music dancing in the living room, or whatever floats their boat. Honestly they aren’t SHOWING happy as much as they are TELLING it. What have they done that would indicate happiness? Anyway, I like them both very much and I wish them well.

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  9. 10 hours ago, gonecrackers said:

    No, it was Borderline Personality Disorder I was referring to.  It certainly wasn't meant to be offensive as I'm typically quite sensitive to that kind of thing. You know the way people used to throw the "R" word around- well now it's "autistic". "Autistic" is the new insult which I've read on these boards many a time attributed to someone's behavior - usually someone very unpopular with viewers. I have autistic kids, so it doesn't sit well with me although I just try to ignore it.

    And I also realize not all people suffering with Borderline stalk either, so as not to offend anyone; everything varies as we're all individuals. I see other issues with Mia that are adding up to possibly being that, or, maybe not. I do think she needs much more help than Amber, although the problem is Mia always plays the victim, & in that state will not be reaching out for help.

    The even more disturbing thing to me with the 'experts' is as I mentioned, I do believe they knew or at least, figured out at the arrest point that she had lied to them, but continued to push the marriage. This is an incredibly toxic situation & I find it to be a sad, new low meriting a complete overhaul of 'experts'. Although since they are so excited about this season (also disturbing), I doubt that would happen.

    So, my apologies for any offense taken.

    ETA:  Even though it's already been quoted I removed that particular comment from the original post.

    Thank you! I appreciate you very, very much for addressing my upset. I understand what you are saying...and we’re not saying. And we agree. Mia, even without a “diagnosis”, is toxic and presents as unstable. I wouldn’t want to know her and I thought from the beginning they should have cut the cord with her and Tristan.

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  10. Just now, Yeah No said:

    I assumed they were referring to Borderline Personality Disorder.

    Thank you. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up. I hate when people use “bipolar” as an insult or just throw it around when someone is acting out.

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  11. 6 hours ago, gonecrackers said:

    Absolutely. I see more protective orders & possible arrests in her future. My armchair diagnosis is I'm seeing possible BPD. Those involved with BPD people will go crazy if they stick around them. She's the type of person who will destroy anyone who gets involved with her.

    Amazing how all the 'experts' who apparently interview these people couldn't pick up on psychosis. I want to know what they asked her about her previous relationships & how she answered, because they say they do ask many questions. She couldn't possibly have told the whole truth but spun it her way to get matched with her next victim, so she's always been a damn liar & I don't believe anything she says about what's going on now either. Also, given she most likely did lie to get chosen, the 'experts' had to have known she lied after the arrest, yet, they supported her completely & encouraged Tristan to "forgive", as well as keep encouraging Mia in playing the victim at every turn.

    Then Pepper says it's their "best season ever" with an excited smile!  I wonder if they paid her bail too. Doesn't matter what she's done - gotta keep this show a rolling!

    What the everloving crazy ass fuck am I watching....

    Is BPD bipolar disorder? I hope not because what you said is very offensive. We don’t drive everyone around us crazy and psychosis is nothing to joke about. Nor is it something these quacks would identify in their interview process.

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  12. 3 minutes ago, humbleopinion said:

    Dave and Amber will stay together on Decision Day.

    Heck, even Tristan and Mia can stay together on Decision Day.

    The Reunion show is filmed just 7 days later so they can just coast and finish filming with Amber and Mia both back in their Home Sweet Homes.

    Tristan will be filling a U Haul trailer and moving to Houston.

    Dave will be getting his carpets shampooed to get ride of all aspects of Amber and Paisley....

    Tristan can’t afford a Uhaul. He has his friends with trucks driving his stuff down there. And he is crying about how Mia left him. 

    Can I be shallow for a minute? (Thanks! I knew you would approve.) For all of Tristan’s appearance requirements he is not cute. At. All. And his hair bugs me. He looks like he puts some kind of product in his hair to show off his “curl pattern” but he really just needs a haircut. Ain’t nobody confused that he has soft curly hair and he is clearly not growing it out for dreads. He needs to quit and get a damn fade like the rest of the brothers. (I know I stereotype but I’m just telling on myself. I love a dude with a fresh fade with a tight line-up. *fans self* I know he won’t be Ronnie’s DeVoe or anything but he can upgrade himself a lot in my eyes.)

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  13. Tristan is an asshole. He did kick Mia out. He said if she didn't want to move to Houston he didn't want her in his house. Damn, dude. Yall just met and married and you're threatening her already! WTF! He has already forgiven the unforgiveable so he needs to pump his breaks and work things out regularly instead of flying off the handle. And Mia, grow up. Once you tell a man you want a divorce, GO! Don't come back hee-hee-ing like "we've been on a rollercoaster, huh?" Just tell him  to kiss your ass and show up at decision day with a big fat no. I'm just sick of them and their back and forth fuckery. Oh, and how about NOT calling the other couples while they are on their vacations! They really don't want to hear your drama while they are enjoying themselves, jackasses.

    Dave is the next awful. He shows no passion about anything. IF I were Amber, I would be confused and concerned.

    Poor Bobby, he wants more than he is getting from Danielle. He's happy now but I think if she hasn't warmed up in the next couple months he is going to be hot as fish grease. At the very least the dynamics in the relationship will change drastically. He won't be running behind her foster dogs or sniffing behind her. He might get over his puppy love (ha) and realize that what he thought was love was really bullshit.

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  14. 42 minutes ago, Crazy Bird Lady said:

    One thing about that makes no sense at all to me. Mia works, and has insurance from it. Tristan wanted her to put him on her insurance (because he lost and/or was planning to drop his own insurance, although he somehow "forgot" to "mention" that part to Mia). 

    But, apparently Tristan is also demanding that if Mia is going to be his wife, she needs to move to Houston with him. That means she would have to quit her job in Dallas.  And considering he's already in the red, there's no way that living on whatever Tristan makes is going to be more than having both salaries!!

    On top of that: If Mia quit her job to move to Houston with Tristan, they couldn't stay on her work insurance much longer! (I mean, yeah there's Cobra, but that gets expensive fast).

    It's a terrible idea any way you look at it.

    All good points. Maybe Mia can work remotely....? But really, seriously, none of this makes any sense. None! How many more episodes of this mutual abuse do we have to endure?

     

    Re: Danielle saying she loves Bobby, maybe she wants to be completely honest and not say anything she doesn’t mean even if it frustrates the viewers? It is easy to throw “love you” out there but she has to live with all that comes with. If Bobby is overwhelming her now, imagine how much more “extra” he will be if she says she loves him. She is doing the right thing for them. Well, kissing him before the dogs should have been a no-brainer, easy win for her but she mucked that up.

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  15. 1 minute ago, LilaFowler said:

    Apart from Danielle and Bobby, the other two couples feel fake to me. They're doing things specifically to look a certain way on camera. It would not shock me if all three couples decided to stay married on D-Day just because it will look better for them if they do.

    I don't think it is a good idea for the couples to spend so much time together. They get weirdly competitive with each other about who is "doing better" when it shouldn't be about that.

    I agree. Dave has already said he is looking past decision day. I think he doesn’t consider decision day the end date of his marriage. Amber is definitely in competition with Danielle and Bobby.

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  16. 30 minutes ago, LilaFowler said:

    Those are good points. Plus, Bobby is a few years younger than she is, looks even younger than his age, and is following her around like a lovesick puppy. I've thought since the beginning that Bobby acted like Danielle was his first real girlfriend in life. Some women would be turned off by all of this. Danielle is very self-assured and doesn't actually seem to require all of this constant validation and security. She might have been a better match for Dave. Meanwhile, I think Amber might have thrived in a relationship with someone like Bobby, who would dote on her and make her feel special. 

    Just my two cents.

    Forgetting the fact that Amber would have Bobby hiding under the bed with her “baby, NOWWWWW”, I think she might turn Bobby inside out. I am willing to bet that Amber is more, um, experienced and adventurous than Bobby. All she would have to do is throw that ass in a circle and Bobby would have passed out dead. Too much to handle.

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  17. 7 hours ago, Jodie Landon said:

    Sophia loves kids and seems to be good with them. And just that day her boyfriend told her that he could see a future with her. I'm sure in that future she imagined having children with him. As a young adult I was told that I have an illness that causes infertility. I was having surgery and there was a possibility that I wouldn't be able to keep my reproductive organs. I was devastated. I can only imagine how I would have handled that news as an emotional, hormonal teenager. 

    On another note, can one oxy really make you flip out like that? I've only taken then after major surgery or for unbearable pain but they always made me very mellow. Maybe I just don't enjoy Deborah Joy Winans as an actor, but I thought that scene really missed the mark. I'm don't think it was supposed to be funny but it was to me.

    I was devastated as an adult when I accepted that I couldn’t have kids because I had spent my whole life dreaming of being a mother. I cannot imagine being told at 16/17 that my dreams of being a mother wouldn’t come true.

     

    and I agree about the Charity high off drugs thing. I know everyone responds differently but I think this just came off wrong. Bad acting probably superseded the bad direction. (I too think she is terrible.) 

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  18. 15 hours ago, spunky said:

    I saw that too. And she retweeted it with heart emojis. I need these two, to get it together.

    I need a “where are they now”/reunion. I don’t like to try to figure out what is what from social media, especially since I have to count on y’all since I don’t check :)

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  19. 15 hours ago, Kareem said:

    I think I nailed it. I hope it works out for all.

    While Diane kept saying Reece learned nothing, it was interesting to see that it was she who learned nothing, her annoying Bobby bond not withstanding.  Unfortunate that Reece wasn't on her list of priorities.

    Diane doesn’t ABSOLUTELY suck but she still sucks SOME. Good grief! The only thing she got out of the switch was a new distraction from her marriage. If she says Bobby one more time though Reece might flip.

    i am glad that Rosslyn and Bobby stayed together in the end. I started out hating her but seeing her so vulnerable with Bobby made me soften toward her. I love soft-hearted Bobby.

    I am glad Tony and Angela are going to make it. He deserves a happy ending. I like her honesty about Charles but her understanding that they can’t be anything in real life. Charles would try to be friends if he had access to her. Friends or more. And I’m not sure she could resist.

    i jumped for joy when Charles said he wanted a divorce. I’m glad he got to say it first. They suck together. They need therapy to be better people for themselves. Kenya would probably resist bc she thinks she is perfect but I think charles would be open.

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  20. I never thought I would say this but Swizz Beats needs to leave Kenya. Not that he is high quality, bc he is not, but because she doesn’t want HIM. She wants who he used to be and he doesn’t even want to be that person anymore. It is over. Even if they stay together at the end of the show they won’t make it six months.

    the person I feel most sorry for is Tony. Angela is not interested in doing anything different than she was doing before. The only thing this experience did was give her another reason to look badly upon Tony and justify her leaving 

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