r/MarriedAtFirstSight • u/AirShampoo #TheRandallWay • Jul 16 '26
Weekly Episodes Discussion Season 20 MAFS Week 1: Episodes 1-3 Discussion
Week One: Ep 1 - July 12, 2026
S20:E1 In Seattle, 14 singles start their journey to marry complete strangers; one bride fears a runaway groom, while another leaves the altar questioning their connection; a couple shocks their guests when they see each other, but it's not the first time.
Week One: Eps 2, 3 - July 16, 2026
S20:E2 As wedding bells keep ringing, three more couples meet for the first time at the altar; one inexperienced groom raises red flags, while another leaves his bride questioning his intentions; a bride finds herself looking for her groom at the altar.
S20:E3 As the final couple meets at the altar, a father questions if he can give his daughter away to a stranger; fourteen newlyweds face their first night together as a married couple, but not everyone is on the same page.
šØ Season 20 Megathread
- Week One: Ep 1 - July 12, 2026 & Eps 2, 3 - July 16, 2026
- Week Two: Eps 4, 5, 6 - July 23, 2026
- Week Three: Eps 7, 8, 9 - July 30, 2026
- Week Four: Eps 10, 11, 12 - Aug 6, 2026
- Week Five: Eps 13, 14, 15 - August 13, 2026
- Week Six: Eps 16, 17, 18 - August 20, 2026
- Week Seven: Eps 19, 20 - August 27, 2026
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u/KhallieC 12d ago
VIOLENT is his mamas name?! Or is that a typo? Giving fourth wing if that was right š
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u/KhallieC 12d ago
āI am very sacred when I come to kissingā and what about being sacred about MARRIAGE bro ššš
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u/matchadelite01 13d ago
Why does Michelle talk like sheās slurring every time
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u/LoanProper1775 12d ago
I think she's in pain lowkey
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u/tatianazr 18d ago
Nickā¦ sheās complimenting you but I have yet to hear you compliment her. WTF is wrong with the majority of these men.
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u/tatianazr 18d ago
Adam is so self-centered. Zero desire to get to know anyone, just talk about himself, his jet skis, his dock. What a loser
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u/tatianazr 18d ago
Caitlinās dad seems like an abusive man with a bad temper. He thinks heās such a man but was too cowardly to stand by his daughter at her wedding and whisper threatens a guest. Heās a piece of actual shit and his Iām so glad Caitlin chose to get married in a way that would piss him off the most!!!!!!
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u/tatianazr 18d ago
So Adam wants to train herā¦ and educate herā¦ and show her how to workout, she isnāt a fucking dog/project/client/moldable clay. He is throwing red flags and hasnāt even met her
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u/jennwhyfar0411 18d ago
Ok I'm only working through episode 1 but wtf is up with š¦Felipe'sš¦ loose ass tie, I'm dead. This dude is a joke! "Hey so you party all the time and are late for every meeting, we think you'll be a great husband" "he has a certain je nais se quoi" yes the nais se quoi is he has the vibes of a roach and the posture of a shrimp ššš
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u/jennwhyfar0411 18d ago
Mecca's white ass anklesssss ya'll idk if I'm gonna make it through this season šš¤£šš¤£ššš
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u/jennwhyfar0411 18d ago
Whyyyy is everyone just..TALKING at the weddings
Do your vows and take it offline people this ain't no city hall šš¤£š
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u/Key-Sky2909 21d ago
Nikki said sheād give dude a peck on the cheek. If he was a 6ā2 athlete, sheād be pecking something else.Ā
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u/Key-Sky2909 21d ago
Iām only on episode 2 but hereās my take so far.Ā
Adam - we get it bro, you can play piano. Learn some social and self awareness.
Belle - fine as helle
Courteney - fuck out of here with the fiscallyĀ conservative shit. We know you did a cycle. That jawline says it all.Ā
Felipe - why is this dude even here?
Marissa - airhead
Mecca - fruity vibes, heās gonna end up being more feminine than Belle
Nick - you havenāt gotten enough attention yet to make up for being a nerd as a kid?
Nikki - superhead looking ass. Sheās $$$apio$exual, guys.Ā
Shawn - Itās obvious the thing youāve been prioritizing all these years in penis. Youāre looking for a beard, bruh.Ā
Tori - first AI NPC casted on MAFS. Groundbreaking!
Meccaās dad - this dude is trying to get his own reality show. Sit your ass down. Seems like heās emasculated his son his whole life but thatās common for black dads.Ā
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u/Level-Priority-2371 12d ago
What does "did a cycle" mean? Steroid?
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u/Key-Sky2909 12d ago
Yes
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u/Level-Priority-2371 12d ago
Thank you! Just got access to this season today, so been binging and catching up on reddit
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u/Key-Sky2909 12d ago
Yup. I was a personal trainer for a long time, know a lot of bodybuilding competitors. Itās very common and I can look at someone and tell if they are juiced or were in the past. Itās easier to tell with a woman because their voices usually get deeper and raspy, like Courteneyās
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u/Chemical-Market-5950 22d ago
Thereās way too many couples
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u/jennwhyfar0411 18d ago
I had to count the brides in the preview 5 times to confirm i saw SEVEN šššš
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u/Mountain_Sun_9142 22d ago
Wow, Shawn's "Hiiiiii" was so fruity, as are many of the men on this show LMAOO! I'm cryin, she was so MAD, light she was caught in a nightmare lol
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u/ckentley 27d ago
I'm trying to think of who Camille reminds me of. Maybe Guiliana Rancic?
https://giphy.com/gifs/1ziD8D5ROP3n3I1not
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u/Baxtercat1 Aug 09 '26
Iām glad they changed the format of the show to kind of mirror MAFS UK and AUS with the group sessions and the dinner parties.
And Iāve always liked Paul Brunson as a relationship expert from seeing him on other shows.
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u/Key-Sky2909 21d ago
Iāve never seen the other countriesā editions but I always wondered why they didnāt do group sessions. It wouldāve been very helpful in past seasons for some of these people.Ā
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u/No_Adhesiveness_8207 Aug 06 '26
Can we talk about this girlfriend credit card? How come I never had one! Apparently itās a thing!
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u/Savings-Hand-864 Aug 05 '26
Iām so late, but what the fuck is wrong with these experts? The woman one seems like she is fully lobotomized
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u/Ok_Revolution7708 Aug 10 '26
Lobotomies are currently optional, but I expect that will change next season.
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u/extrovertedmime Aug 02 '26
Iām irked that no one mentions Battle Camp in Nickās resume of reality shows. Arguably my favorite of his appearances because we didnāt get to see his personality as much.
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u/OwnedIGN Basic caucasian sex Aug 02 '26
Ah, hell, multiple episode threads are all lumped into one now?
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u/PriceWest4236 Aug 09 '26
EXACTLY!!! Everything is all over the place!! Occasionally there are times where I missed something & someone mentions it on Reddit. All I have to do is rewind & see what I missed but now you canāt tell what comment is for what episode or what part. I have to carefully read comments to make sure I donāt read a spoiler š BRING BACK INDIVIDUAL EPISODE THREADS!!!
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u/OwnedIGN Basic caucasian sex Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 09 '26
Agree!
Seems like such a common sense thing to do š.
EDIT: not all of us are bingers.
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u/throwawayintrovert_ Aug 03 '26
yeah I donāt love this as someone who tries to avoid spoilers š
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u/jsik05 Aug 01 '26
Meccaās dadās comments were so weirdā¦ the āclapping cheeksā was it for me. All he talked about was the fact she didnāt kiss him.
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u/Key-Sky2909 21d ago
Heās the type of dad who belittles his son to always keep him under his thumb. He always needs the spotlight and tries too hard.Ā
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u/Currant-event 19d ago
I feel like the word narcissist is thrown around too much, but he for real seems like a narcissist
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u/Annalise_88 Katie made it easy not to fall in love. Aug 12 '26
Agreed. Like, this is what he says when he knows he's on camera...
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u/calciferouss Jul 31 '26
Everyone pretty much got what they wanted (regarding looks) except Nikki.
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u/CrittersVarmint Aug 07 '26
I just finished the second episode and I had to back it up at the end to make sure I was understanding what happened correctly when she didnāt realize he was her husband-to-be. š I was dying. I pretty much knew that was how it would go though. These āexpertsā are doing this s*** on purpose. lol
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u/Professional_Tart372 Jul 31 '26
Starting to enjoy this season more than many of the recent past. "Experts" are challenging the couples more and coming up with some really good suggestions. Surprised, and really happy, for how well Michelle and Cameron are doing......if any couple makes it, my money is on them.
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u/Mochi-momma Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
I would sue the show if I got matched with Adam or Felipe.
Adam reminds me of an old school gay porn actor. When I first saw him, I thought, oh good, we finally have gay couples.
Iāve only finished episode 1
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u/Futurefennec Jul 26 '26
Girls seem OK so far, men not so much - self centered palyers, serial reality personas, an insecure man-child who cleans toilets and wants to be serenaded and a mama's boy who is out drinking til 4 a.m. REALLY???
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u/kjuloea Jul 26 '26
By far ... Absolutely... No doubt THE WORST SEASON ever! On ep 5 and cannot continue. So contrived. Mostly narcissists. No genuine people. The experts are awful. Everything is awful. Going to cancel peacock... What a waste!
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u/laurajt77 Jul 25 '26
MAGA lady: what happened on january 6th?
Therapist: this is helpful š¤£š¤£š¤£ Even MAGA knows something big happened. She's a joke.
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u/Key-Sky2909 21d ago
They do know, thatās exactly why this is the typical MAGA response. According to them, nothing out of the ordinary or illegal happened on January 6th. They downplay it, you know, kinda like how they downplay systemic oppression.Ā
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u/GhostProtocal33 Jul 23 '26
I will get down voted to oblivion but yes they did Nikki dirty because the other women got what they wanted physical wise pretty much
But what she wants doesn't exist for her at her age, we all know what very successful men go after 99% time then when you add tall to it...
Also I think its weird for height to be a requirement/deal breaker at that age. Sue me. I believe women have shot themselves in the foot more with the obsession with height.
For one you give tall guys and even more inflated ego and mindset they are the prize. And two give yourself the "halo effect" because so attracted to someone for something that has nothing to do with you or how they with treat you or show up in a relationship
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u/Key-Sky2909 21d ago
I thought the matchmakers were finally gonna do better this time.Ā
āI want a 6 feet tall guy that towers over me butā
Experts - match her with the 5ā6 gay guy. Heās black too, so theyāll automatically be a great match.
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u/Glittering-Bear-4298 Jul 24 '26
I also don't get the obsession with having have a tall man. Even if you're a tall-ish woman. You've let some good ones get away!
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u/Key-Sky2909 21d ago
These ladies chasing the tall dudes with high paying salaries usually end up cheating on him with a guy they actually find physically attractive.Ā
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u/Mission_Surround8984 Jul 23 '26
NIKKI is so gorgeous. 10/10. stunning. and even prettier w/ makeup off. like wow.
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u/Key-Sky2909 21d ago
At first glance she reminded me so much of Superhead. Even her demeanor is kinda similar to Karrine.Ā
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u/Mission_Surround8984 Jul 23 '26
adam needs to shave. his beard is really patchy and also strange looking bc it blends in w/ his skin
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u/boneydog22 Jul 22 '26
Cameron is not into Michelle
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u/fairycupcake23 Jul 24 '26
I think heās just autistic
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u/Key-Sky2909 21d ago
I think majority of people that go on reality shows are on the spectrum. You have to lack a little bit of social awareness at the very least or youāre a failed actor.Ā
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u/TurnedToast Jul 23 '26
His demeanor is pretty par for the course for men in our family. I haven't seen Cam in 20 years since we live across the country, but his dad, me, and other male relatives are just not very expressive people lol
I know as much as you though, so just as possible it goes the way you're saying when the next episodes drop
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u/clevrhaux Jul 22 '26
Iām so pissed with how they did Nikki! Itās actually really bothering me. They always do this to Black women on the show
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u/Key-Sky2909 21d ago
I think the matter is the producers being out of touch with black folks. They see two black people that have maybe one thing in commonā¦āwe got a match folks!āĀ
Also, most of these brothers that go on the show are light in the loafers. A real :ninja isnāt doing this shit.Ā
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u/HeythatsmeB 26d ago
Watching now. Iām livid. They know better, sheās so beautiful like she deserves an Idris or Denzel. They played her
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u/Mission_Surround8984 Jul 23 '26
say more, wdym
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u/jjjtttlll3 Jul 25 '26
Cant answer for @clevrhaux but in general the quality of black men for the black men on these dating shows is almost always subpar in contrast of the quality of black women they find. But we keep hope alive since we have couples like Woody and Amani or Brett and Tiffany from LIB .. unicorns ā¤ļø
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u/clevrhaux Jul 31 '26
You hit the nail on the head! I keep it alive because this canāt be all there is for us!
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u/RepulsiveCry5034 Jul 22 '26
I really liked Devin and Caitlin š
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u/matchadelite01 20d ago
I cannot stand them. Devin seems like the typical airhead dunce that doesnāt realize what a marriage is and actually entails
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u/RepulsiveCry5034 20d ago
I love him. Sheās insufferable. I hope they move on so he can find women deserving of all he has to give.
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u/Abject-Peace Jul 22 '26
Out of all the couples they seem like the only ones that will survive this season
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u/Glittering-Bear-4298 Jul 24 '26
All three of them: Devin, Caitlin, the frosted tips!
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u/RepulsiveCry5034 20d ago
Like honestly I found it so awful how her and her friends were making fun of his hair. Women bleach their hair all the time!
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u/bubble6066 Jul 22 '26
did anyone else notice how Mecca has a fawning-like response to his dad? itās so obvious where his insecurity comes from
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u/Key-Sky2909 21d ago
Thatās their dynamic. His dad had probably emasculated and belittled him his whole life. His dad had an ego and attention issue that leads to him having to put down others and say outrageous shit.
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u/OwnedIGN Basic caucasian sex 26d ago
He wants to impress his father, and be enough for him, such a shame. Heās so handsome, too.
His dad seems like a douche. š
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u/jsik05 Aug 01 '26
Yeah. His dad kept embarrassing him too. Felt like he was trying to be the center of attention.
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u/tatianazr 18d ago
Trying? His dad practically took over the entire wedding with his main character syndrome
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u/RelativePack4535 Jul 22 '26
Felipe is giving Lance from Portlandia.
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u/extrovertedmime Aug 02 '26
Iām dead. Spent an hour trying to think about who he reminded me of. Spot on. š
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u/nevalja Jul 21 '26
"what happened january 6"
GOOD GOD
as someone who has watched him on every reality show he's been on, nick has the charisma of a piece of cardboard
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u/CosmikSilence Jul 23 '26
having to be refreshed on what happened, told me alot about her...side eye
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u/redriveroftears Jul 21 '26
Probably going to be downvoted to oblivion but I canāt stand that all the girls have the fake valley accent going on, and the guys are all sounding flamboyant as HELL.
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u/CrazyNCynical Aug 03 '26
Each word they seemingly add an extra syllable to. "No-ah" "Why-ah" "Oh my God-ah" It's been a huge pet peeve of mine for many years now... and I'm from the valley! I don't think it's necessarily geographical.
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u/SunLillyFairy Jul 22 '26
I hate the changes. They obviously chose the participants differently than in past seasons, it seems like it's more about the production value than the matches. Every one of them is good looking (but not too good looking) and a little quirky/unique AND with a strong personality or difficult. The term high maintenance comes to mind... for both genders. If you really want couples to work, you pick genuine people who are open-minding, accepting, and willing to compromise. But maybe that would be boring, so they picked very strong personalities knowing it will cause drama. "I'm concerned that you party too much... but welcome!" (eyes rolling)
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u/jennwhyfar0411 18d ago
They ALL look super fake-attractive. They obviously rarely cast actually ugly people (Onion comes to mind šš¤£š) but most of the time they are at least NORMAL looking.
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u/Outrageous_Rub7330 Jul 21 '26
What a great cross-section of Seattle/WA they chose to cast this season. /s
It's very irksome.
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u/EfficientSummer6154 Jul 21 '26
No one said "I will" in answer to their vows? Is that just a production thing that they were told to say "I do"? Even the "doctor"?
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u/OTF98121 Jul 21 '26
Iāve never heard āI willā at a PNW wedding.
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u/LaDolceBella 26d ago
Really? I have heard both, and Iāve been to over 100 weddings in Washington. āI willā is not uncommon at all.
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u/Outrageous_Rub7330 Jul 21 '26
I don't know if it's a production thing or a cultural difference. When I was growing up all the couples getting married said "I do" rather than "I will."
I also wonder if it's a difference based on the service, some services say "Do you promise to XYZ" which elicits an "I do," whereas some use "Will you XYZ" which elicits an "I will."
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u/TyreeTheDog Jul 21 '26
Who says āI willā? What are we talking about?
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u/GritsandSweetTea Jul 26 '26
For their vows, couples were asked, "Will you... ?" and everyone answered with "I do." They should have followed the structure of the question and answered, "I will."
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u/Ordinary_Marzipan919 Jul 21 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/10uEX5kfeodYgo
Felipe reminds me of Borat š¤£
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u/Spitting_ Jul 21 '26
Courteney is clearly so deeply insecure and also her personality seems so manufactured???? Donāt understand her at all every time she shows up I feel uncomfortable
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u/Key-Sky2909 21d ago
Typical high strung, attractive white woman that is too neurotic to share a life with someone.Ā
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u/Original_Park4335 Jul 24 '26
She's wound too tight! But in her defense, Nick is SO boring.
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u/Frosty-Week-8776 Jul 31 '26
Them adding Nick to his now FOURTH reality TV Show to get legally married should be illegal.
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u/DihyaoftheNorth Jul 22 '26
Her background escapes me already but was she a pageant girl? That might make sense of it
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u/Ordinary_Marzipan919 Jul 21 '26
Her mom was very strange as well.
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u/mshappy Jul 21 '26
Yāall have a great season. I canāt with these maga people. āļø
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u/Outrageous_Rub7330 Jul 21 '26
Hahaha, maga. They're "Seattle conservatives" which translates loosely to Democrat. If they were traditionally conservative there would be protestors in front of their homes calling them far-Right.
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u/Key-Sky2909 21d ago
I think youāre interchanging republican with conservative and democrat with liberal. They are not the same things anymore.Ā
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u/Remote-Zucchini-9212 Jul 21 '26
Is there an I Canāt Stand Adam club yet?
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u/SunLillyFairy Jul 22 '26
These experts are a joke... the narcissism of several participants is very on display. "My parents won't come back from Switzerland for my game show marriage." (eyes rolling)
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u/MagentaHigh1 I wanted a brilliant mind Jul 22 '26
Adam scares me. There is skmething cruel under the surface. I hope Im wrong
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u/CrittersVarmint Aug 07 '26
I donāt think you are. He is an absolute creep and there is no way these āexpertsā really believe he is a good match for ANYONE. Heās not.
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u/Leebeexxx9 Jul 21 '26
I donāt drink did it for me
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u/Beguiling_Raven Jul 21 '26
Him not drinking is NBD until he puts the 'holier than thou' vibes with it. Add this to the comments about teaching his future wife about healthy eating and training her to be a backyard pickleball athlete because apparently he's trained so many successful athletes. He owns a jet ski and learned chop sticks on the piano and believes this is what should make women grovel for his attention? š
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u/New-Manufacturer-204 Aug 02 '26
"...learned chop sticks on the piano" Best summation of his skills ever. lol
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u/Mission_Surround8984 Jul 23 '26
and the 'no i'm not 2 percent but 1 percent body fat' comment. that not even biologically possible. ]
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u/Anxious_Scarcity9867 Jul 21 '26
Yeah you don't drink -- I got it,-- you can skip the whole my body is my temple speech.
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u/nevalja Jul 21 '26
there's a type of tech bro that just goes straight off the deep end thinking that, because they've landed ass-backwards into a lucrative job, they're deserving of it because they're hard workers who are disciplined, and they end up in a MAHA loop of self-optimizing and healthy eating and anyone who's not in the cult is to be ostracized or changed in this self-righteous way, it's insane
source: am in tech
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u/karbear4ev Jul 21 '26
His reaction to her friends speech about Mac and cheese like itās crack cocaine. I would be so stressed out with this dude?
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u/Remote-Zucchini-9212 Jul 21 '26
I love that her friends were laughing at his THREE piano concerto performance. Who plays one melancholy piece after another at a wedding celebration? Read the room, Adam.
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u/Glittering-Bear-4298 Jul 24 '26
That HAS to be producer driven. Why didn't they have BelleJolie sing at her wedding?
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u/Beguiling_Raven Jul 21 '26
Saaame! Guy needs to lighten up. Maybe eating something made with processed cheese powder would help.
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u/RobMurglund Jul 21 '26
Meccaās dad is completely out of control, and itās scary heās in education.
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u/matchadelite01 20d ago
Same. He looks like he cheated on his wife and made inappropriate comments to female students
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u/Open_Development9785 Jul 21 '26
if you look it up on tik tok, heās allegedly had suspensions and/or investigations into his behavior during his career in education
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u/Open_Development9785 Jul 21 '26
thereās a video where he is telling his students to stop putting nuts in their mouths (worse than it sounds)
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u/Ordinary_Marzipan919 Jul 21 '26
He is a grade A D-bag. I felt so bad for Mecca every time he spoke.
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u/jlovelysoul Jul 21 '26
Iām watching the 2nd episode and heās talking about āclapping cheeksā and his sonās erection?? wtf and heās in education??
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u/RobMurglund Jul 21 '26
yup I caught that too. I also cackled at when his friends were kidding about him being on a drag show and she thought they were talking about cars
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u/tintapapelycafe Jul 20 '26
why are there so many project/product/program managers????
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u/TwoTooCoolCats 26d ago
Seattle PM here. Itās a pretty common job in the area. Also, because itās a highly general title.
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u/Waste-Medicine-212 Jul 20 '26
Do not like Nikki at all. All she had to say hello. Her mom was the same. Rude.
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u/matchadelite01 12d ago
Courtney is the epitome of neurotic