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I really would like to understand how Jorge sees this playing out. Right now he has *some* power because he controls the money. We've seen him tell Anfisa "no" a couple of times and she has to live with it because she doesn't have the cards or the cash. But once they are married, surely she will have cards and access to the bank account. Once that happens, she won't have to ask him for jack. She can spend what she wants, when she wants, and when he complains abou t the bills, she will just give him that dead-eyed look and say "not my problem."

 

Maybe he plans to put her on an allowance.

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Somebody posted this shot of Anfisa on Facebook. I may be alone in this, but I don't think Anfisa is ugly. Her look is a little unusual, but I would not say ugly. However, seeing this photo is a little jarring.  It doesn't even look like the same person. Her profile really does not match her front view.  She seems much plainer from this angle.

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On October 17, 2016 at 5:27 PM, Major Bigtime said:

Did anyone else have "Midnight At The Oasis" running through their head during the camel and tent scenes?

I've got to comment on your post again.  NOW the song has been running through my head...I had to look up the song on YouTube, since I would have been about 6 or 8 or even younger... Of course, I was a rocker, so anything easy listening sucked growing up...nowadays we'd call it "smooth jazz".  Back in the day, ONE good song got you royalty checks for a lifetime. 

But that said, Nicole doesn't deserve that background music...it's too smooth and sophisticated for her. They don't make those clever, well-produced recordings anymore.  

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I can't help but laugh at Anfisa. "I was going to say 'who is that gorgeous girl?' but it is a mirror and it is me." Ha!! What she lacks in looks and scruples, she definitely makes up for in confidence.

I thought she was misquoting the Megan Trainor song, "Me Too"

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Jorge would be really screwed if god forbif he gets his business goes sour and the money.. anfusa would say divorce and leave and im pretty sure hes not stupid and knows that but he still wants her wtf!!!!! I really am not team anfisa she really makes russians look bad... 

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11 hours ago, sleepyjean said:

I really would like to understand how Jorge sees this playing out. Right now he has *some* power because he controls the money. We've seen him tell Anfisa "no" a couple of times and she has to live with it because she doesn't have the cards or the cash. But once they are married, surely she will have cards and access to the bank account. Once that happens, she won't have to ask him for jack. She can spend what she wants, when she wants, and when he complains abou t the bills, she will just give him that dead-eyed look and say "not my problem."

 

Maybe he plans to put her on an allowance.

He would be a complete fool to give her full access to his credit cards and bank  account.

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7 hours ago, DangerousMinds said:

He would be a complete fool to give her full access to his credit cards and bank  account.

Especially after the shenanigans she pulled in the first episode -- remotely deleting his phone, changing passwords, cancelling flights, locking him out of his computer, etc.. What a dummy. She's going to bleed him dry as she looks for the next dummy.  

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10 hours ago, Verojama said:

Jorge would be really screwed if god forbif he gets his business goes sour and the money.. anfusa would say divorce and leave and im pretty sure hes not stupid and knows that but he still wants her wtf!!!!! I really am not team anfisa she really makes russians look bad...

Personally, I'd be more proud to say Anfisa is from my country than Nicole!

I am team Anfisa though.  I think she's honest and up-front.  She's a gold-digger and knows it and lets Jorge know it.  She knows there's always sucker guys around so might as well cash in and Jorge CHOOSES to be that sucker.  As long as they have an understanding it's all good in my book.  All relationships don't have to be something I'd want, so I say if it works for them more power to them.  They may not be getting 100% of what they want but nobody does.

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2 hours ago, Sup wit dat said:

Personally, I'd be more proud to say Anfisa is from my country than Nicole!

I am team Anfisa though.  I think she's honest and up-front.  She's a gold-digger and knows it and lets Jorge know it.  She knows there's always sucker guys around so might as well cash in and Jorge CHOOSES to be that sucker.  As long as they have an understanding it's all good in my book.  All relationships don't have to be something I'd want, so I say if it works for them more power to them.  They may not be getting 100% of what they want but nobody does.

To a certain degree i agree with you.. at least anfisa is not hiding but nicole is not hiding either you her immatureness, her low self esteem which she affirmation at all times and azan knows this... but i just cant stand anfisa she is extremely bitchy and disrespectful.. yuk

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2 hours ago, Sup wit dat said:

Personally, I'd be more proud to say Anfisa is from my country than Nicole!

I am team Anfisa though.  I think she's honest and up-front.  She's a gold-digger and knows it and lets Jorge know it.  She knows there's always sucker guys around so might as well cash in and Jorge CHOOSES to be that sucker.  As long as they have an understanding it's all good in my book.  All relationships don't have to be something I'd want, so I say if it works for them more power to them.  They may not be getting 100% of what they want but nobody does.

I don't understand why it's great to be a nasty person and proud of it.  Anfisa should be ashamed of herself.  I'd be ashamed if I were related to her.  BTW, I don't think people would think she was so cute if she were a black woman, just saying.

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I don't think race comes into it at all.

Seems to me everyone recognizes Anfisa as a cold-hearted, self-absorbed, money grubbing user, and they would feel the same way regardless of her race. The reason there are people on team Anfisa is because the guy she's using has equally unattractive character traits that he's trying to hide. He's using her every bit as much as she's using him, but while all of her negative BS is out there in the open, he tries to pretend like his motives are other than what they really are. He had a lot to say about not wanting an independent woman, not wanting a feminist, about wanting a marriage with "traditional" husband/wife roles. Then he chose someone who is ISN'T that, simply because he is blinded by her physical assets. That makes him a hypocrite, and worse, because he has convinced himself that she'll change, and he's going to try to make her change, in part by tightly controlling the purse strings.  He may believe his own bull, but we don't, and we find his whole attitude revolting. People are cheering for Anfisa because they can't stand Jorge. Not because she's white. Bringing race into it seems like a massive stretch. To me at least. I haven't seen any indication of that sort of bias here.

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14 hours ago, DangerousMinds said:

He would be a complete fool to give her full access to his credit cards and bank  account.

Uh... I think Jorge has already proven to the world that a complete fool is exactly what he is.

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On 10/17/2016 at 11:20 AM, Neurochick said:

Is she always wearing the weave?  I thought she was wearing it only in her TH's but at other times her hair doesn't look at polished; I thought that was her real hair.

It looks like she is wearing clip-ins:

 

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On October 16, 2016 at 6:43 PM, greekmom said:

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Oh Jorge. Stupid idiot Jorge.  As soon as I saw him at the beginning sweeping, I laughed my ass off. Didn’t he say he was supposed to make the money while the wife cooked, cleaned and kept house?

I didn’t find anything special about Afasia in her lingerie modelling. She wants to be rich and famous? She should try porn.  Jorge looks like the schlup he is.

 

Poor delusional Afasia. If she were 5' 11" she may have a chance at runway as they are not as interested in faces, BUT that girl has nothing to offer the modelling world. And Jorge is a fool if he thinks a gal who wants to 'model' in the USA would want to be married to him while staying at home. Both are fools. 

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On October 19, 2016 at 0:21 PM, Diamond Dog said:

In Nicole's defense, walking up hot piles of sand is not easy. Even a fit person would find it hard if you're not use to the heat.  Azan didn't need to call her lazy, but I understand his concern. She's so young, and really needs to talk care of her health. 

I just felt annoyed with Nicole's whining. Pardon the pun, but there's an elephant in the room that they are not addressing. Nicole is so unhealthy, it's scary to see in one so young. Being big is not an issue if the person is healthy and active. Clearly Nicole is not. They should be talking about what his expectations are regarding her weight.

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Holy crap...I just watched last week's show and I want to slap Chantal's brother....Pedro made your sister lie? Hello. You need to check yourself and your sister...poor guy was going along with her deceitful lies to your family you ass

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On October 16, 2016 at 9:18 PM, Trampolina said:

I was surprised at how many super large dresses they had for Narkiya to try on at the dress shop. She had some seriously huge arms. Her mom was quite a bit smaller and really pretty except for the ultra fake contacts.

I am jealous of Narkiya because I weigh maybe half of her and I don't have any of the confidence she does while trying on gowns. To me, she looked huge, and yet she and her mom saw only the beauty. How does one adopt that kind of thinking?

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Thank you Neurochick..you said it all. I want to come thru the TV and slap the shit out of them. And now Matt's mom wants her to get married in a living room.  Hello!? If it is to expensive keep your ass at home...maybe you were the problem in the last three marriages over stepping the line

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Why is it River's business who his sister marries?  His behind needs to be in school, or looking for a job or something.  It's not his business  and he needs to STFU.  I think he's her little brother, she should tell him that she used to wipe his ass and he doesn't get a say in who she marries so fuck him and his opinion.

No, Chantel doesn't need his approval. But he has every right to be upset that she's been lying to him for months and months. Much longer than the 90 days. And he has every right to express that to her.

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Chantel's brother's reaction is way over the top. There's protective brother and then there's overly involved creepy brother. He couldn't even go to school the next day because he was so upset? Blaming Pedro for turning Chantel into a liar? It's too much.

Alla is just the cutest, I hate that she's being bullied into a wedding in KY just because it's better for Matt's family.

I'm living for Anfisa and her total honesty. Jorge is such a schmuck.

This show is moving so slowly. When are the weddings already?

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I can't help but wonder if Matt's mom was this welcoming with the three prior brides.

Why does she get to decide that a beach wedding can't happen?

It was an interesting moment when Nicole said she'd NEVER convert to Islam and Azan said he'd NEVER convert to Christianity. I don't suppose it has ever occurred to either of them to discuss how they plan to raise their children. (Assuming May won't be an only child.)

 

"Nobody's trusting Pedro because of YOU." Yessssss Pedro. Preach! Now go home.

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Chantal's brother had every right to be pissed but....River, your anger needs to be directed toward your sister, she started the lie, SHE made Pedro lie, she kept the lie going. Pedro wanted to tell them the truth when he got here. Stand up for your man Chantal. Be a women , you caused all of this

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I can't help but wonder if Matt's mom was this welcoming with the three prior brides.

Why does she get to decide that a beach wedding can't happen?

It was an interesting moment when Nicole said she'd NEVER convert to Islam and Azan said he'd NEVER convert to Christianity. I don't suppose it has ever occurred to either of them to discuss how they plan to raise their children. (Assuming May won't be an only child.)

I just hate that she was bullied out of wedding of her dreams because her husband fucked up with the last 4

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I think the fact that neither Azan nor Nicole would be willing to convert, should be a deal breaker.  Danielle, Nicole and Tanya - I’m starting to believe that a lot of plus size American women go to the Middle East to find grooms. 

I hate to break it to River, but Chantel doesn’t appear to be as innocent as he seems to believe.  I find it creepy that he is so emotionally invested in her love life.  I would like to know how her getting married “hurts” him. The fact that he is more upset that Pedro, a perfect stranger, lied to him rather than his own sister, seems odd. I think they are out of line for blaming it all on him.

I felt sorry for Alla, because I thought she should be allowed to have the beach wedding of her dream.  However, she seems happy with the venue that Mery Ann found, so I am glad it worked out.

Jorge and Anfisa seem to have the same conversation over and over; I find it annoying. I hope she goes back to Russia.  

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Paired with the preview for next week where Chantel's parents push for a prenup, I'm starting to believe she has traumatic brain injury from a car accident and has a little settlement money put aside.  Her whole family, little brother included, are treating her like she's incapable of sound decision making.

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I think River is a bit too possessive of Chantel. I’m getting flowers in the attic vibe.  I understand she lied. I understand they are not happy about the whole situation. But seriously? This possessive?

I love the fact that TLC gave us an update on the families such as Nicole’s.   If Azan thinks that he is going to get a nice Muslim wife instead of a Dani 2.0 in Nicole. Boy he’s just so stupid. You get what you pay for dude. If he wanted a green card and a Muslim wife he just should have found a Muslim-American girlfriend. I don’t know who this Tanya is that Nicole met but heck… she was the voice of reason!!

I laughed my ass off at the 300K ring.  Gawd, Jorge is in the shitcan for being a liar liar pants on fire on the amount of cash he has.  Actually I can’t blame Anafsia. He promised. She told him what she expected and he said he was going to deliver cause he wanted a hot girlfriend/wife.  I don’t know why he is acting now so surprised that she is telling him that she is only with him for the cash flow.  Jorge is such a putz.  He didn’t want a feminist. Remember?? He didn’t want the wife working. Now he’s doing a whole 180.  This DOESN’T make sense. I am wondering if the producers put these two up for it for storyline purposes.

Not giving Alla the beach wedding due to Matt’s previous beach wedding is really shitty of all of them. For frack’s sake, just go to the Florida key’s or Cali and get married.  Alla is too good for Matt.

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18 minutes ago, Jolee said:

I want to take the clippers to River's hair....

His hair is so distracting.  I don't hear a thing he says because I'm so busy wondering if he just rolled out of bed or if he wears it that way on purpose, what setting on an electric razor I would use if I cut it, maybe he's planning to have dreads, when was the last time he washed it, can he comb it?, what is it like when it's wet? . . . it just goes on and on and on.

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I think some of it is cultural.  I remember reading an article years ago about anorexia and in a poll, the majority of white teenage girls felt they were to heavy and the majority of black teenage girls felt they looked good as is or could use some extra pounds.  The only time I've ever felt like that was when I weighed 108 pounds and looked like a bobble head.

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2 minutes ago, annewithaneee said:

greasy misogynist piece at a time. I loved when he was like "so what if I promised to buy you expensive things?" That was the entire deal, buddy; you buy her all the obnoxious designer things she desires, and she tolerates climbing on top of you until your credit is perma-fucked or she gets too bored, whichever happens first.

So this!!! Exactly!!!!

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On ‎10‎/‎18‎/‎2016 at 2:29 PM, balisticnikki said:

And if you haven't noticed, Azan has a relaxer.

Thank you for posting that!  I have been thinking it the entire show and wondering why he's doing it and doing it so badly.  In Morocco, there is an excellent hair stylist on every corner.  I have gone there to get my hair done for special occasions because they are so cheap and fabulous.  He must be doing it himself and doing it badly.  There is no reason for his hair to look like that.

I'm spending too much time this season noticing their hair, Dani's odd red color, River's unkempt bush, Mohamed's DIY partial head shaving, Chantal's clip on's, Nicole's lack of a hair style.   It's too much LOL.

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I feel deeply sorry for Alla.  Matt is beyond schmucky.  I don't what sort of act he put on before she arrived in America that convinced her that he was a fully-realized grown man worth marrying.  Her comment last week about this country being a source of opportunities for her and her son was a bit of a red flag, but at this point, I don't blame her.  Get what you can, girlfriend.

Jorge deserves everything that's coming to him if he doesn't send Madame Moneybags back home on the next plane.  Anfisa-who-is-absolutely-not-20 is so bold and plain-spoken in her disdain for Jorge that it's hard to dislike her, quite frankly.  He is either a glutton for punishment or he truly can't find any other girl whatsoever in this country.  Like, no one.

I don't care one bit about Azan or Nicole.  The only person who matters in that absurd scenario is her tiny child who was left at home with relatives for more than a month.  Nicole needs to get her ass home to handle her responsibilities.  I still can't get my mind around the fact that she willingly left that baby for five weeks.  That's a long time in the development of a child that young and you don't get those days back, not that Nicole gives a crap.

As for Chantal, Kid of 1990's Kid 'n Play fame seriously needs to back down on the scorned lover act.  That's how he comes across.  I totally understand that he's pissed off at the notion of his sister marrying a guy who fits the stereotypical mold of someone who's only interested in her to gain citizenship, but seriously.  It's her life and she's a grown woman.  Half my life ago, when I turned 21, I eloped with (well, let's call him what he was/is) an opportunistic, jobless, druggie manwhore.  My parents were beyond upset, but at a certain point, my family took a hands-off approach and hoped I would eventually come to my senses (three years later, I did).  They basically chose to keep the peace in the interest of maintaining a relationship with my immature ass, something I'm deeply grateful for 20 years later because I know how difficult it was.  As for my brother, he was disappointed that I was making such a terrible decision, but he didn't act like I was cheating on him.  Kid needs to get a grip.  Chantal is the one who should be blamed.  I love the preview clip for next week where Pedro says, "They don't trust Pedro because of you."  Preach it, Pedro.

At this point, I'm doubtful that any of these yahoos will actually get married.

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The thing that bothers me most about Chanel's family is all of this talk about her having never lied about something this big before... I feel like it's safer to say she has never been caught before, but I don't think it's her first lie. 

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Chantal's parents must have coddled the shit out of their children. It was creepy, watching this woman in her mid-twenties whining to her younger brother about what "Mommy and Daddy" think, rather than approaching them directly. I'm being harsh and unfair probably, but any grownass adult who constantly refers to their parents and mommy and daddy should get a grip. 

YES. This family is weird. 24 hours after she's dropped this bombshell, and she hasn't spoken to her parents? Nobody picked up a phone? And then her brother wants to talk to her, and when she shows up, the first thing out of her mouth is "why did you want to talk to me?" Why do you think, dumbass? It infuriates me that she's STILL not owning any of this, and is not standing up for Pedro at all.

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I loved when he was like "so what if I promised to buy you expensive things?" That was the entire deal, buddy; you buy her all the obnoxious designer things she desires, and she tolerates climbing on top of you until your credit is perma-fucked or she gets too bored, whichever happens first.

After that whole scene with Jorge, they cut to scenes from next episode where he is STILL angsting over Anfisa. How is this even possible?

 

Unrelated: Anyone want to explain how Alla managed to get into that wedding dress and lace it all the way down the back by herself???
 

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Anfisa FTW! She is being completely honest. If he enough of an idiot to continue to buy her stuff then he gets what he deserves. Why does he call her "my love"? It reminds me of what an 80 year old would say. 

Why is Matts mom the one to discuss wedding plans with Alla? Where the fuck was Matt? God he is such a pussy. And why does Matts family have to be there for wedding number 4? Why not go by yourselves and have a party when you get back?

Chantal..snore.

Nicole as much of a pouty brat as she is. I can totally see Azan pulling the religion card when ever they disagree. Can someone just end this nightmare? She has been in Morocco for a month and doesn't understand that people pray 5 times a day and women can't go into a mosque? Give me a break. And Azan complains about her clothes but they were walking through the souk and it never occurs to either one of them to buy her something more appropriate? 

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I finally figured out what it is about Chantal that bugs me so much:  She NEVER opens her teeth when she talks.  She literally lies through her teeth.  Could that scene with her brother BE any more contrived?  Bizarre.  

I like Alla.  I don't like Matt.  

I still can't with Nicole.  She's just BLURGH for me.  Azan isn't much better, with all that laughing at her and calling her lazy.  In one talking head, he seems to genuinely like her... and then he actually spends time with her, and he legit seems to hate her.  Also bizarre.  I wish Nicole's family would LET. HER. HAVE. IT.  

Jorge.  She can't BE any more honest than she is.  She is flat-out telling you that she was marrying you for your money, you made promises about said money and you ain't coming through on your end of the deal, bud (pun intended).  I really can't fault Anfisa on this one- she's been straight up the entire trip.

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I must have fast forwarded too far during the commercials because I missed the part with Chantal and River with his late '70s/early '80s glasses.

Like Jorge can afford a $45-50k ring or dress. Please.

May is probably better off being raised by Nicole's sister. At least she's mature. Nicole's family needs to have a "Come to Jesus" talk with her.

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PS- homegirl has a point.  "If I were ugly and fat, would you be dating me?"

Nope.  No, he wouldn't

 

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It was interesting watching him try to say of course yes he'd be with her because of her personality.

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27 minutes ago, liammaam said:

Jorge.  She can't BE any more honest than she is.  She is flat-out telling you that she was marrying you for your money, you made promises about said money and you ain't coming through on your end of the deal, bud (pun intended).  I really can't fault Anfisa on this one- she's been straight up the entire trip.

No, she can't be faulted for any type of misinformation, but that doesn't mean she is not a golddigging vulture who probably uses her body as a cash register for the highest bidder. If she is being honest - that she is purely with him ONLY for very very high priced gifts and cash, opportunities, then what is the difference from a high paid escort, with a green card to boot. Not someone I would want for a friend. She doesn't appear to like Jorge at all. Jorge is too young to buy a wife. He need s to get himself to the gym ASAP, gain some more experience with women, and then look for a long term relationship leading to marriage, not this crap. 

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9 minutes ago, sleepyjean said:

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It was interesting watching him try to say of course yes he'd be with her because of her personality.

I dont think any husband would say "yes" to that question, as its a further complement to her physical beauty to him. 

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Don't worry, Jorge, you'll have plenty of cash when CA legalizes mj.  Where does he get off acting all surprised Anfisa is only with him to get stuff?  She always said that so it's no surprise it was never about love.  I like how she turned the tables on him and asked if he'd want her as much if she was overweight.  It's so obvious he wouldn't, but she should accept his weight?  What an ass.  He promised her the world before she came over and is now discovering what that means.  He'll be back online in no time trying to buy someone else.  

I get so mad when I see Nicole neglecting her child.  It makes her such a loser in my book.  She's lazy intellectually, physically, career-wise, and as a parent.  Thank goodness that adorable little girl has Nicole's family to give her some stability because as a parent Nicole isn't worth shit.

Chantel said her family's reaction to her engagement is why she didn't want to tell them in the first place.  Great, so now she has the engagement AND the lies to contend with, which is way worse than just the engagement.  None of her reasoning makes sense.

What happened to Narkyia this week?

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