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S08.E13 The Weddings


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I thought it was interesting that Joey said Monica had never said she loved him before the wedding ceremony.  

I could tell Virginia was going to say NO.  I was surprised Devin didn't realize it.  I guess he thought she would not be so set on him signing the prenup if she was not going to marry him.  

I was happy for Daniel & Taylor.  

Politics and religion really played a part in some of the couples choices.  

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My thoughts on the couples:

  • Sara should never play poker. Girlfriend had her anxiety all over her face, so no surprise that she said no. I'm up in the air about this one, because Ben's lack of awareness of some social issues may or may not indicate something underlying. I know that with my own husband, his empathy and awareness on social issues has grown a lot over the course of our marriage, from starting with solid values, kindness, and respect. It seems like Ben has genuinely solid values, kindness, and respect, but just may not have been as introspective and aware as she would like...but can he grow to be what she wants, or is she looking for a unicorn that matches her in every way (which she said she knows isn't realistic, but....). Or is Ben just a really good actor?
  • In all the getting ready chatter, Virginia was just not matching the level of excitement of her friends and family, so her saying no was not a total surprise. I found it interesting that she said Devin basically held certain topics off limit. I wonder if he thought that the topics would be too divisive, so he sort of put his head in the sand about them, including whatever was going on (or not going on) with sex.
  • I was surprised about Joey and Monica. It's almost like with all the communicating they did, they just didn't quite talk through their emotions the way they should have. I almost feel like their saying no was one big miscommunication. And how truly terrible if that sister had any actual effect on their relationship not making it...if so, one or both of them are not mature enough for marriage.
  • Who would have guessed that Taylor and Daniel would be the only ones to say "I do"? I hope these crazy kids make it! But not having had sex yet, with that not being due to an intentional decision as a result of conversation, is a bit of a concern.  

The previews for the reunion look pretty intense. Glad we don't have to wait a week! All I know is that whatever Nick Lachey did to his face, doesn't look good (hair dyed too dark? dorky haircut? gained weight in his face?). 

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11 hours ago, LakeGal said:

thought it was interesting that Joey said Monica had never said she loved him before the wedding ceremony.  

I’m gonna have to watch it again because I could’ve sworn it was Monica saying that Joey had never told her that he loved her except at the altar. But regardless, as LuvMyShows said above, they just had really bad communication about this issue.

Did anyone catch the comment from Virginia that Devin kept a wedding gift cheque a secret from her? I wonder if the amount was so large, he was trying to be sneaky and keep it as his money before entering the marriage (re: prenup).

So happy for Taylor and Daniel! Who knew with that first cliffhanger of her thinking he might be a stalker they'd end up here. I hope they make it! 

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13 hours ago, snarts said:

A bit surprised Monica & Joey didn't go through with it. They seem great together.

I was up until seeing how much happier he was with his buddies than he ever seemed with her.

1 hour ago, HerkyJerky said:

I’m gonna have to watch it again because I could’ve sworn it was Monica saying that Joey had never told her that he loved her except at the altar.

I remember it as Joey revealing that Monica had never said it before.

 

2 hours ago, HerkyJerky said:

I’m gonna have to watch it again because I could’ve sworn it was Monica saying that Joey had never told her that he loved her except at the altar

It was def Joey saying it about Monica. And I called foul when he said it, because I could have sworn that at least once, I remember Joey saying to her "I have a lot of love for you" in response to her presumably saying "I love you", and I had thought it was a bad sign that that was his response. Plus I can't believe that at the very least, she wouldn't have said it in the pods!

26 minutes ago, ichbin said:

I was up until seeing how much happier he was with his buddies than he ever seemed with her.

I actually thought they had seemed very happy and playful together many times.

1 hour ago, Samwise979 said:

Did anyone catch the comment from Virginia that Devin kept a wedding gift cheque a secret from her? I wonder if the amount was so large, he was trying to be sneaky and keep it as his money before entering the marriage (re: prenup).

Good point! 

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On 3/8/2025 at 9:52 AM, HerkyJerky said:

I’m gonna have to watch it again because I could’ve sworn it was Monica saying that Joey had never told her that he loved her except at the altar. But regardless, as LuvMyShows said above, they just had really bad communication about this issue

 

23 hours ago, LuvMyShows said:

It was def Joey saying it about Monica.

I think you're both right. I seem to remember her saying it about Joey as they were teasing her hair while she was getting dressed for the wedding, and he said it about her after she noped out on the altar. I could be wrong though, since I was bored and multitasking during the episode. 

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15 hours ago, HerkyJerky said:

Agreed! The look on his face when he was confronted was more “oh shit, she found out” rather than “What the f*** are you talking about? “

I agree that both his facial and verbal expressions were super-weaselly and seemed indicative of him having friended and unfriended her.

But I'm not familiar enough with Instagram to know: if he did friend and unfriend her, wouldn't there have been a record of that? They acted like when she checked whatever they checked it absolutely ruled out him having looked her up. 

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According to Google some stuff called "Stories" disappears after 24 hours, so it all depends on how he classified it in IG. She did remember seeing a holiday picture of the guy in a Christmas scene when she started researching her stalker. She just didn't remember it exactly like the one they showed at the end of the episode. But it was close enough to make me wonder when I saw the picture of Daniel in the Christmas onesie in the chair in front of the fireplace. 

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On 3/7/2025 at 7:38 PM, LakeGal said:

Politics and religion really played a part in some of the couples choices.

And what's interesting is in two cases, the guy was the more conservative/religious one.  Though I think that mirrors national trends where younger women are becoming more liberal and younger men are becoming more conservative.  Methinks there is a reason why some of these guys are still single.

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