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EtheltoTillie

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18 hours ago, Red Bridey said:

Oh, I am not watching this show but came here to follow along with you wonderful snarkers. Looks like noone is watching except you, @EtheltoTillie! I hope more people chime in eventually 🤞🏼so I don't have to actually watch it myself!

Sorry to disappoint you, but I couldn't finish the episode.  I will probably try the next one.  Again, Reddit seems to have a lot of people who are watching, so I'm checking that thread out for more info.  Apparently Sean has another family he left.  If I'm getting the name right. 

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ChristmasJones

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I'm watching.  I tend to like a lot of reality shows when they are in the  first or second season.  In this case, I find the dynamic between the two husbands interesting.  Its as if they are essentially forced to deal with each other due to wanting to have sex with both their wife and the other woman, and then deciding to become a family.  I want to see how things play out between them. 

Then you have the issue of this group deciding to not find out who the bio father is for the three younger kids.  That should make for some odd dynamics as the years go on.

I don't think this sort of set-up will stand the test of time. Its bound to implode eventually.  

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Gramto6

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I watched the first two episodes. I pretty much agree with all the comments here. I haven't looked at Reddit yet. But yeah, my thought is this "family" is bound to implode just from all the frictions between the men and then the women too. 

If they are so open to their lifestyle I don't see the problem knowing who the bio parents are. It shouldn't make a difference to them, but it does seem to, to the men. And down the road could be important information to know in case of any medical emergency.

I get the feeling that Sean is the one that wants to hold the reins about rules and punishments etc with no wiggle room. That doesn't make for an open and equal responsibility among adults.

I'm going to try to give the show a chance, but it isn't on my must see list by a long shot.

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EtheltoTillie

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I need a scorecard, as I still haven't memorized the wives' names and which one is married to which man "legally."

The problem with polyamory or the religious sister wives groups, as I have seen it, is that everyone doth protest too much.  They always purport to have overcome the old bugaboos of jealousy and the like, but they never really do. 

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EtheltoTillie

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Back for episode 3.  A boring hour of rehashing the horror of Tyler revealing the baby's blood type.  The two ladies both wear huge fake eyelashes.  Blonde lady wanted to breast feed her nonbaby.  Other lady wants a girlfriend added to the mix.  They went in a hot tub.  Ugh.  I watched on and off in the background while doing something else.

They were promoting another new show, Virgins!  Like the 40 Year Old Virgin movie, with four people.  If this were done like Netflix's Love on the Spectrum shows, it could be appropriate.  But TLC will probably be exploitative. 

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MicheleinPhilly

MicheleinPhilly

This came up as a recommendation for me after watching Brett Goldstein's stand-up special on Max. (Um, what?) I decided to check it out and was immediately engrossed/horrified/disgusted by this train wreck of a "relationship." 

I have no experience with or interest in polyamory IRL but I'm like 98% certain that these people are really piss poor examples of it. 

Taya and Tyler seem to be the only ones who are actually "into" this whole arrangement. Sean just seems like a ball of rage who could explode at any moment and Alysia is clearly not okay with her husband regularly screwing, and having children with, another woman. 

I feel so badly for the children. 

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ChristmasJones

ChristmasJones

I love how when non-family people are featured in this show, the producers ask them directly if they would ever be in  a polygamous relationship... and so far every single one has scrunched up their face slightly and immediately said, "aw hell no!"   I appreciate that they're being asked and I appreciate the honesty.

Upon viewing the third episode, I now believe Sean is the weak link in this group.  I also found it interesting that Tyler was openly talking with his sister about what would happen when things fell apart, in terms of the kids. Its clearly something he's been thinking about.  To me, he seems like a great guy. Much better than Sean.

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ShaNaeNae

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On 5/17/2025 at 2:14 PM, ChristmasJones said:

When Sean told Tyler he couldn't talk to his daughter after getting home from work because she was grounded, he implied that he (Sean) was staying home all day with the children.  While Tyler worked.  Do we know what's going on there? 

From what I’ve been reading on Reddit, he owed child support, therefore doesn’t work so there’s no paycheck to garnish wages from. He’s a ball of yuck. Had a wife and bunch of kids (whose names he covered up with another tattoo) when he met a teen Taya. He’s also had other inappropriate allegations. 
 

I really wish these women would ditch the butterfly eyelashes. 

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MicheleinPhilly

MicheleinPhilly

Tyler is like a gross, horny teenager. Your girlfriend just gave birth and is obviously dealing with exhaustion and a hailstorm of emotions and all you can think about is getting laid? GTFO.

How about taking advantage of the time you have away to cook her a really nice dinner? Take those rose petals and candles and soft music and draw her a nice, hot bath that she can enjoy ALONE. You should be pampering the shit out of her and allowing her to get a good night's sleep.

And then to come home and announce that you brought edible body paint? TEENAGE. BOY. 

Alysia, honey, polyamory is not the lifestyle for you. 

I don't know how Taya has the energy to even consider introducing another woman into mix. Lady, you have 5 kids. Sit down. 

Sean continues to be gross and creepy. 

God, I hate all of these people so much. 

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zenithwit

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I'm in the middle of episode 4 and it has been... interesting...

One thing that's interesting (or  strange) to me is that even though these couples are polyamorous, they kinda run their relationship like a polygamist one where each couple has a "night" and each of the partnerships are "equals".  Makes me wonder if one of the quad is/was Mormon.   I'm not an expert on polyamorous relationships but have seen a couple of documentaries/shows on the topic.  From what I've seen, it's not unusual for people who are polyamorous to put their partners in a hierarchy with one primary partner, some secondary and tertiary partners, etc.  When children are involved, I would think having a bit more structure to the adult relationships would be beneficial for all involved.

Speaking of the children, I really feel for the two older children.  They went from having a nuclear family with a clearly defined mother and father to this wannabe commune setting where "mom's boyfriend" and "dad's girlfriend" now somehow have equal say as their parents?  Other than clearly abusive relationships, I don't think I've heard of a situation where a mom's boyfriend or dad's girlfriend are making child rearing decisions that override the child's actual parent.  Alysia and Tyler should not be deferring to Sean and Taya  when it comes to their two older children at all.

As for the three younger children, I get that they are going for this hippie dippie we are the world commune vibe but not knowing the paternity is wild.  Family medical history is more than enough reason to find out the paternity.  But also, I wonder if not knowing the paternity could impact each child's identity.  Hopefully the three younger kids push for paternity when they're older (if they don't already know by then).

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mrs ra

mrs ra

I sort of understand why they don’t want to know who the father is. BUT I think it should be determined and then put in a sealed envelope known only to some trusted relative or attorney perhaps. If one of the men dies or becomes permanently disabled and they want to claim social security benefits for the child, paternity needs to be established. It is usually assumed to be the husband, but this could be rebutted, with proper evidence. 

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zenithwit

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Wait, so the most horrible, terrible thing Alysia's dad did was send a Christmas card to Taya's biological son and signed with his name instead of grandpa???  C'mon, it's a child who can't even read yet.  Is this really the most egregious example that they could come up with for this trashtastic show? 

When Taya started telling that story,  I thought she was going to say that he sent a card to his three biological grandchildren and nothing to her son.  Which would be way worse in my opinion.  From the real example, it's sounds like he's trying to have a relationship with Taya's children but defining it in a way that makes sense for him... which doesn't sound that bad to me?  It's definitely a first step for a extended family member who's clearly not comfortable with this nontraditional setup.

It kinda feels like the Quad, and especially Sean, are trying to isolate Alysia from her few remaining living family members... which is really concerning.  While Alysia's relationship with her father is already tense, he's still picking up her calls so there still some semblance of familial concern there. We've seen signs of Sean wanting control over the children, it makes me wonder if he wants to control Alysia (and possibly Tyler) too.

On 5/26/2025 at 7:27 PM, heatherchandler said:

It’s so weird to me how badly they want ALL parents to share parenthood.  Why so obsessed with this?  You’ve known these people for how long?  It is not going to last forever, I can tell you that after watching the first episode.

100% I really really hope the third party adoption route does not pan out.  Even polygamist families don't have more than 2 legal parents per child and recognize the difference in parenting roles between the different sister wives and all of their children.

Should we start taking bets on when the Quad will break up?  My guess is season 3.

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MicheleinPhilly

MicheleinPhilly

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13 hours ago, EtheltoTillie said:

I wonder why they ran two episodes. Seems like they are trying to dump a dumpster fire. An extra hour of cringe. I found it hard to watch blond lady crying. 

Because that's all there was!

I'm utterly perplexed as to why she is in this quad because to me, it seems like she absolutely hates it. 

LOL to Tyler immediately jumping to "Can we all start dating other people?" Dude, you essentially already have 2 wives. Sit your horny ass down.

Although I must say that he does seem to be really great with the kids. 

The less said about these people's "research" skills, the better. 🙄

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b2H

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I think TLC has given up on this group and with good reason.

Sean is not a nice person deep down.  He is harboring a lot of anger beneath the surface and occasionally it makes an appearance like a flash. Sean seems like a very strong Alpha and I think, despite his protestations, he would much rather be polygamist than polyamorous.  Doesn't want the competition.

Tyler is probably the only one of the group that I could be friends with.  He seems genuine in his love for the two women.  I don't blame Tyler for the idea that Sean doesn't appear to like him.

Alysha is incapable, by her own admission, of dealing with the dynamics of plurality and cringes at the discussion of other relationships that don't include her and is even uncomfortable talking about relationships that she's actively in.  The whole idea of polyamory is defeated by her unwillingness to work within the framework.

Taya seems to already be checking out.  The family decided at its inception to be a closed quad and now she's not satisfied in the relationships she has so she wants to go outside, but the quad can't seem to decide whether opening the group only applies to her and no one else.

This is a more dysfunctional group than TLC typically shows and the show is probably not financially worth it.  It's interesting that, other than Sister Wives which has enjoyed years of programming, none of the other polyamorous/polygamist shows have enjoyed any following at all.

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