MAFS Social Media, Spoilers & Speculation

[athousandclowns]

On 9/19/2019 at 9:33 AM, Crazy Bird Lady said:

The last little bit of tea that was shared, is that Jamie got a job with Google and he and Elizabeth are either expecting to move or have already moved to California. Congrats on the New job, Jamie!

That could certainly explain why Elizabeth chose (and/or was "strongly encouraged" by her father/parents) to stay with him. 

[...that's even if it means staying silent whenever Jamie is verbally abusive to her.]

Oh great google is bringing in 20,000 employees ( forgot how many construction workers) and we have no housing. Rent is expected to jump $800 a month, my new landlord tried to raise mine $305.  The average cost of a house here is a million two.  If he thinks she’s materialistic before wait till she has to settle for some hovel or maybe they can afford to buy now.  

Rant over. 

I love  Stephanie Lee and her insight as a therapist. The only thing I’ve disagreed with is her thinking Keith and Iris should stay together. I believe she does not read social media so probably doesn’t know he didn’t apply. 

[Kareem]

4 hours ago, athousandclowns said:

I love  Stephanie Lee and her insight as a therapist. The only thing I’ve disagreed with is her thinking Keith and Iris should stay together. I believe she does not read social media so probably doesn’t know he didn’t apply. 

Agree that was strange. Early on, she said that they had the most natural chemistry but she also called Iris neurotic. Just what everyone wants in a wife. 

[Jeanne222]

8 hours ago, athousandclowns said:

Oh great google is bringing in 20,000 employees ( forgot how many construction workers) and we have no housing. Rent is expected to jump $800 a month, my new landlord tried to raise mine $305.  The average cost of a house here is a million two.  If he thinks she’s materialistic before wait till she has to settle for some hovel or maybe they can afford to buy now.  

Rant over. 

I love  Stephanie Lee and her insight as a therapist. The only thing I’ve disagreed with is her thinking Keith and Iris should stay together. I believe she does not read social media so probably doesn’t know he didn’t apply. 

Where in California?  Rent is already so high!

[athousandclowns]

41 minutes ago, Jeanne222 said:

Where in California?  Rent is already so high!

San Jose ,Cupertino ,Sunnyvale, Santa Clara , Mountain View , will not  even mention Palo Alto and Los Altos.  

Apple , Netfix Google,  eBay just to mention a view. Facebook I didn’t know about. 

[silverspoons]

On 9/28/2019 at 10:53 AM, athousandclowns said:

Oh great google is bringing in 20,000 employees ( forgot how many construction workers) and we have no housing. Rent is expected to jump $800 a month, my new landlord tried to raise mine $305.  The average cost of a house here is a million two.  If he thinks she’s materialistic before wait till she has to settle for some hovel or maybe they can afford to buy now.  

Rant over. 

The ripple effect is worse IMO. They throw a handful like 20 jobs to smaller Utah cities, and now CA residents are pouring in. Houses in my Utah city went from 200k to over 400k over night and rents for a 1 bedroom from $400 to $1500. The issue is outside of a handful like 20 here and there computer related jobs or being a doctor, the average wages are some of the lowest in the US (second lowest as of last survey). Our city was full of retired people so low wage healthcare workers like CNA, hospice workers, MA, nursing homes workers are needed but can't afford to live. There was minimal to no homelessness and now it is everywhere, 1 in 15 kids are homeless at school. 

I do think this move will be good for Jamie and Beth. I think the Bay area will have things she will like to do and I bet she finds a job that she really likes. I don;t think Jamie was all about her making money but having direction and a job she loved (and structure of going to work regularly). Without kids I;m sure they will be fine in SF even with high rents. I have read that Jamie had a good job in NC but you can probably only go so high in NC in techs jobs before you top off. It would be ideal good tech job in NC if you dream is like Greg, suburb house and kids but if it is not then I say try out a dream job and life in SF. 

[Koalagirl]

If anyone is interested, Kate (from Kate and Luke) just did a podcast interview with Olivia Caridi (Mouthing Off with Olivia Caridi) and she talks about how things were worse than what was shown on tv.

[topanga]

On 11/14/2019 at 9:44 AM, Koalagirl said:

If anyone is interested, Kate (from Kate and Luke) just did a podcast interview with Olivia Caridi (Mouthing Off with Olivia Caridi) and she talks about how things were worse than what was shown on tv.

Candid and interesting interview. 

But this is further evidence that the producers of this show deliberately match people against their type or preferences in hopes of generating maximum drama. The only thing they don't do is go against people's racial preferences--that might create too much drama.

I still don't know why anyone would agree to be on this show. 

And men, will you please stop expecting to get matched with an Instagram model or a Beyonce look alike? If you could pull that kind of woman, you wouldn't need a matchmaker, right? With the exception of Iris and Keith, how often do people with model-like good looks apply (or get recruited) for Married At First Sight?*

*And Iris had serious issues which almost negated her beauty. 

[Elizzikra]

https://eonline.com/news/1090003/married-at-first-sight-s-aj-vollmoeller-and-stephanie-sersen-s-holiday-gift-guide-2019

looks like AJ and Steph are still together!

[Ilovepie]

4 hours ago, Elizzikra said:

looks like AJ and Steph are still together!

They are definitely together- I follow them on instagram and they post constantly from all corners of the globe. I think it’s funny that article says they are taking a long break from work because from their IG posts it looks like they never work and all they do is travel!

[Koalagirl]

11 hours ago, Elizzikra said:

https://eonline.com/news/1090003/married-at-first-sight-s-aj-vollmoeller-and-stephanie-sersen-s-holiday-gift-guide-2019

looks like AJ and Steph are still together!

They definitely are together. In the above mentioned podcast Kate was on she said they’re doing great and that she sometimes hangs out with her but Kate hangs out more often with Jasmine because they’re both single. 

[discoprincessthe2]

Here's a cup of piping hot  ☕ courtesy of MAFS Fan:

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More MAFS-related news! Luke and his girlfriend Carla recently broke up! She deleted his existence from her Instagram and he deleted his whole Instagram account altogether! Word on the street is that she allegedly found out he cheated and she dumped him!

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Edited November 28, 2019 by discoprincessthe2

[Elizzikra]

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Word on the street is that she allegedly found out he cheated and she dumped him!

How does such a dickweed keep finding women who want to have sex with him???

[Ilovepie]

In other not shocking news, MAFS fan is also posting that Jamie and Beth have split. She is back in North Carolina apparently. I would put a link, but I have never figured out how to do it.....

All I can say is, I’m surprised it took this long.....

[Yeah No]

[qtpye]

10 hours ago, Ilovepie said:

In other not shocking news, MAFS fan is also posting that Jamie and Beth have split. She is back in North Carolina apparently. I would put a link, but I have never figured out how to do it.....

All I can say is, I’m surprised it took this long.....

Beth is no prize and Jaime never seemed to respect her beyond a roll in the sack. There is no way they were going to survive the stress of a move to a much more expensive area.

I actually wondered if Beth would be able to find employment there without daddy’s help? Jaime is also a bit of a jerk so that probably did not help.

[Elizzikra]

Countdown to the new season!

https://www.eonline.com/news/1099362/meet-the-married-at-first-sight-season-10-couples

[gonecrackers]

1 hour ago, Elizzikra said:

Countdown to the new season!

https://www.eonline.com/news/1099362/meet-the-married-at-first-sight-season-10-couples

One of the brides is a "mental health professional" - sorry, but... 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[Ilovepie]

3 minutes ago, gonecrackers said:

One of the brides is a "mental health professional" - sorry, but... 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Wait! Is it Dr. Jessica?!?

[gonecrackers]

20 minutes ago, Ilovepie said:

Wait! Is it Dr. Jessica?!?

Fake, irresponsible teevee personality?  Nope. She & her previous client Jon are probably already married, but I don't know for sure because I don't care enough to check.

This mental health professional participant better hope she gets a good edit.😏

Edited December 4, 2019 by gonecrackers

[Retired at last]

A little late, but I just heard the Kate podcast and she sure doesn't come off as being too bright, does she? She kept saying how confused she was, but she seemed to have been the only one who couldn't read the situation. I am not sure if I have another season left in me, but we'll see. . .

[Ohwell]

Taylor/Brandon are a good-looking couple, they remind me of Iris/Keith.  Just please please don't have Taylor turn out to be a virgin.  😱

Edited December 4, 2019 by Ohwell

[Empress1]

Katie looks very young, like a teen.

2 hours ago, Ohwell said:

Taylor/Brandon are a good-looking couple

They are. I think they're the best-looking pair. I'm not sure we need 5 couples though.

Here's People's take (which is why I popped in here in the first place).

Edited December 4, 2019 by Empress1

[gingerandcloves]

The Lifetime website has seasons 1 through 8 available to watch for free.

Five couples feels like too much. I liked having four, but I think five will be confusing, and we'll see even less of their interactions. I wonder if they're all going to live in the same building like last season.

Also, judging by the body language in some of the photos, some of these couples look not super thrilled.

[Yeah No]

8 minutes ago, gingerandcloves said:

Five couples feels like too much. I liked having four, but I think five will be confusing, and we'll see even less of their interactions.

I agree, but didn't I hear that each episode is going to be 2 hours now on top of this?  I don't know why shows these days seem to want to constantly change things around.  More is not necessarily better.  I'm at my limit for time and emotional investment in this show already and now they're going to ask for even MORE?  I'm semi-retired and yet I don't know if I have the time for this.  Plus it seems like a lot of my shows start in January so my time is already going to be more occupied.

[qtpye]

6 hours ago, Yeah No said:

I agree, but didn't I hear that each episode is going to be 2 hours now on top of this?  I don't know why shows these days seem to want to constantly change things around.  More is not necessarily better.  I'm at my limit for time and emotional investment in this show already and now they're going to ask for even MORE?  I'm semi-retired and yet I don't know if I have the time for this.  Plus it seems like a lot of my shows start in January so my time is already going to be more occupied.

I wonder if this means that one couple dropped out fairly early? I thought that Kate and that guy married to Mia should have dropped out in their seasons. They probably take a huge financial penalty in their contracts but staying with a self obsessed weirdo or a criminal just makes you look bad.

Edited December 5, 2019 by qtpye

[Ohwell]

14 hours ago, Empress1 said:

Katie looks very young, like a teen.

Just looking at them, I don't see her and Derek lasting.  

[qtpye]

14 hours ago, Empress1 said:

Katie looks very young, like a teen.

They are. I think they're the best-looking pair. I'm not sure we need 5 couples though.

Here's People's take (which is why I popped in here in the first place).

It feels like some of these grooms might have been "recruited". We know from past experience that most of the recruited grooms do no work out since they are only doing it for the paycheck and whatever exposure being on a Z-list reality show gives them.

[Yeah No]

1 hour ago, qtpye said:

I wonder if this means that one couple dropped out fairly early? I thought that Kate and that guy married to Mia should have dropped out in their seasons. They probably take a huge financial penalty in their contracts but staying with a self obsessed weirdo or a criminal just makes you look bad.

Even if one couple drops out early we're still left with 2 hour episodes and other rehash episodes galore.  It's overkill already.  Too much of an already almost barely tolerable thing leaves one wanting LESS.

[qtpye]

2 hours ago, Yeah No said:

Even if one couple drops out early we're still left with 2 hour episodes and other rehash episodes galore.  It's overkill already.  Too much of an already almost barely tolerable thing leaves one wanting LESS.

True that.

It makes me wonder if one couple drops out at the alter?  I remember Sam and Neil in Atlanta were a last minute couple because the original couple said no when they saw each other at the wedding. I have always had funny visions of two people simultaneously making a run for it immediately upon seeing each other at the alter. 

But yes, this barely kept my interest in the original format.

Edited December 5, 2019 by qtpye

[gonecrackers]

9 hours ago, gingerandcloves said:

Five couples feels like too much. I liked having four, but I think five will be confusing, and we'll see even less of their interactions.

And more divorces.

8 hours ago, Yeah No said:

I agree, but didn't I hear that each episode is going to be 2 hours now on top of this?  I don't know why shows these days seem to want to constantly change things around.  More is not necessarily better.  I'm at my limit for time and emotional investment in this show already and now they're going to ask for even MORE?

Agree.

1 hour ago, qtpye said:

It makes me wonder if one couple drops out at the alter?  I remember Sam and Neil in Atlanta were a last minute couple because the original couple said no when they saw each other at the wedding.

Wow what a stroke of luck for Neil. 😉🤨

1 hour ago, qtpye said:

I have always had funny visions of two people simultaneously making a run for it immediately upon seeing each other at the alter. 

Now that I would like to see. 😂

[Ilovepie]

1 hour ago, gonecrackers said:

11 hours ago, gingerandcloves said:

Five couples feels like too much. I liked having four, but I think five will be confusing, and we'll see even less of their interactions.

And more divorces.

Exactly. This show is so gross, and for all their talk about being proponents of marriage, they are really all about drama rather than making good matches. This really means they don't care about marriage at all and are totally cool with the amount of divorces that occur each season. What is more baffling is why I would expect more from a low rent basic cable tv show. That being said........

They are just doubling down now. Shame on them. They couldn't even come up with THREE decent grooms each season and now there are FIVE???? If at least 3 of these grooms signed up voluntarily I'll eat my shirt. There is no way at least two or three of them were not recruited.......

[Elizzikra]

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It makes me wonder if one couple drops out at the alter?  I remember Sam and Neil in Atlanta were a last minute couple because the original couple said no when they saw each other at the wedding.

I didn't watch the Atlanta season. Did we meet the original couple? Did we see them leave each other at the altar? Was it a mutual decision? 

[qtpye]

2 minutes ago, Elizzikra said:

I didn't watch the Atlanta season. Did we meet the original couple? Did we see them leave each other at the altar? Was it a mutual decision? 

We never meet them but some astute posters were able to figure out who they are from re watching the match maker episodes. Much was said about the guy's amazing pornstache.

[Koalagirl]

More possibly bad health news for Jamie Otis.

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/pregnant-jamie-otis-concerned-about-possibly-cancerous-tissue/

[Empress1]

9 hours ago, qtpye said:

It feels like some of these grooms might have been "recruited". We know from past experience that most of the recruited grooms do no work out since they are only doing it for the paycheck and whatever exposure being on a Z-list reality show gives them.

It wouldn't surprise me at all if most of the grooms were recruited. I've said that I bet the pools for this are like 90% women. (The reverse of Ashley Madison, if that's still around - that was like 95% men, 4% bots pretending to be women, and 1% women.) I would guess that in a place like DC, where people are likely more career-oriented, that you wouldn't have as many men in their 20s and 30s who are actively looking to settle down anyway.

3 hours ago, Elizzikra said:

I didn't watch the Atlanta season. Did we meet the original couple? Did we see them leave each other at the altar? Was it a mutual decision? 

 The Atlanta season was the first season I watched and I had no idea about this! I wish it had played out on screen. Charlotte Matt said he knew in "15 minutes" that Amber wasn't it, so I wonder if there had been a track record of leaving at the altar, would he have gone through with it?

9 hours ago, qtpye said:

I wonder if this means that one couple dropped out fairly early? I thought that Kate and that guy married to Mia should have dropped out in their seasons. They probably take a huge financial penalty in their contracts but staying with a self obsessed weirdo or a criminal just makes you look bad.

I think his name was Christian. And I wonder if there was a loophole to take advantage of because of Mia's criminal issues. (Even if there weren't, he totally should have left her. That was a fucking disaster.)

Edited December 5, 2019 by Empress1

[Ohwell]

1 hour ago, Empress1 said:

I would guess that in a place like DC, where people are likely more career-oriented, that you wouldn't have as many men in their 20s and 30s who are actively looking to settle down anyway.

You got that right.

[gingerandcloves]

Two hours? Even with five couples, this show is so boring as it is, how are they going to fill two hours? 

And I agree with you all, it's just going to end up with more divorced couples. Their track record of matching people is terrible, and they keep choosing people who shouldn't even be on the show to begin with. I'd rather watch two decently-matched couples than 5 trainwrecks.

Mia's husband was Tristan.

[Empress1]

1 hour ago, gingerandcloves said:

Mia's husband was Tristan.

Tristan, not Christian! I was close. 🙂

[ECM1231]

On 12/5/2019 at 2:59 PM, Koalagirl said:

More possibly bad health news for Jamie Otis.

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/pregnant-jamie-otis-concerned-about-possibly-cancerous-tissue/

This chick shares way too much. Some things should just remain private, imo. I still wish her and her growing family all the best, though. 

[LilaFowler]

Two hours long but at least an hour will be commercials.

[configdotsys]

10 hours ago, ECM1231 said:

This chick shares way too much. Some things should just remain private, imo. I still wish her and her growing family all the best, though. 

Agreed. I did not click the link but the story title "possibly cancerous tissue" screams thirst for attention. As a person who is not long out of a hellish 16 months of cancer treatment, she needs to just fucking stop it. 

I am ready to bang my head against the wall at the 2 hour episodes. That means we'll see more dress fittings, stupid scripted conversations and very little meat. I am going to refrain from watching until I have a bunch of eps to binge. I will probably watch them in no time if I FF past all the stupid filler crap.

Edited to add: Just saw that someone posted that Lifetime has all seasons streaming for free. The first season I watched was with Kate and Luke and then the last one. Which seasons are must see? I saw some episodes of the first season but they did not keep my attention.

There was one with a guy who was arrested for stalking. What season was that? Also, the weird looking guy who I think wore a onesie in an episode who married someone that was a real bitch to him. I can't remember his name. Does that sound familiar and if so, what season was that?

Edited December 11, 2019 by configdotsys

[gonecrackers]

Tristan unknowingly married the stalker - Mia - that was the Dallas season. Neil was the onesie guy who married the nutjob in Atlanta which I believe was season 3. 

[Ilovepie]

On 12/5/2019 at 4:13 PM, gingerandcloves said:

I'd rather watch two decently-matched couples than 5 trainwrecks.

Absolutely! I wholeheartedly agree! One decent couple and 4 hot messes doesn't make me more interested in this, it makes me less interested. But at this point I am completely convinced they pick at least one couple (probably more) for drama only that they know has zero chance of being successful. They gotta loooove the social media exposure for the show when it's a total disaster. Unfortunately, nice people getting along just doesn't generate as much conversation, both here and on sm......

[suzeecat]

16 hours ago, configdotsys said:

 Which seasons are must see? I saw some episodes of the first season but they did not keep my attention.

Personally, I would have to watch Season 1 just as a foundation to see how it all started.  Season 2 was especially dramatic.  None of the couples survived, and one had a PPO taken out on her husband because he threatened her and her family at the reunion.  If I remember correctly, that was the season that, it turned out, none of the couples ended up actually living together except for filming.  Which was good because in one case, the husband was actually living in his mama's basement and they were supposed to live there as a couple. 

Come to think of it, maybe it would be easiest just to catch the reunion shows because they do recaps which include highlights of the entire season anyway.

[humbleopinion]

On 12/10/2019 at 7:35 PM, configdotsys said:

Which seasons are must see?

Funniest snarks are nuanced and enjoyed more if you have suffered through each season earning the reservoir of knowledge of which bride or groom the poster is typing about..sez a long suffering viewer....

But just watch the seasons that don’t make you want to bleach your brain or eyes.

[Liberty]

On 12/10/2019 at 9:35 PM, configdotsys said:

Which seasons are must see?

Season 2 with:

Jaclyn and Ryan, Davina and Sean, Jessica and Ryan, (and the guy who wears a waiter's jacket.)

Edited December 24, 2019 by Liberty

[humbleopinion]

Jacklyn+ Ryan=Tito's Vodka+ Basement Cheater(kept banging his GF during the show)

Davina+Sean=Regretted MAFS before the honeymoon started+Long Island Commuter

 Jessica +Ryan= Restraining Order+ Took the Hundy Wedding Benjamin w/o telling his wife for "lunch money"

 

[silverspoons]

Soap dirt has an interview with Meka. I think there will be a drama edit for sure because she says she was not attracted to him at first and that she did not get his sense of humor. She also said they had communication issues and that she learned a lot from the experience. 

https://soapdirt.com/married-at-first-sight-exclusive-meka-jones-talks-filming-dishes-on-husband-michael-watson/

[Retired at last]

That article was interesting. I am surprised the participants could talk about the experience. She sure looked gorgeous in her wedding gown. It sounds like they did not make it, but we will have to wait.

[Kdawg82]

Could these "experts" have picked any worse candidates for this season?! You can tell already that they picked  the people who would drum up the most drama rather than who are ready for marriage. 

Edited January 4, 2020 by Kdawg82