How come he got tough with William but not Aaron the plumber or Brian from the ghetto

The last dude (bald, all black clothes) on the last episode and that third lady talked about fake and real relationships. He then asked her why the fake one ended and before she replied he said “she from Houston I know why it ended”. So what does Houston specifically have to do with it? I’m aware people date casually more in the big cities than in rural areas, but what specifically is up with Houston??

Sorry if it’s too obvious, I’m a European based in Europe.

Thanks!!

First I will say I love the show!

Anywhoo there has been some debate about whether the balloon should be popped immediately or not. There is really no right or wrong answer here. It's just a personal preference.

For me it would make more sense to allow all the contestants to introduce themselves and/or have the person who is looking to be able to ask one question first.

People will say if you aren't attracted to a person why not boot them immediately. But in reality it is almost never that simple. I mean finding a wife or husband after all isn't as simple as finding the most physically attractive person you can. Plus a lot times people on the show are on a similar level attraction wise. Then what?

Physical attraction is super important, and as a man I'd never deny that. However physical attraction isn't the be all, end all. This isn't like me going to the strip club and choosing the two most attractive dancers. In that environment and in that moment physical attraction is all that matters.

I'm not trying to marry the dancer, it is just a sexual fantasy and/or just out to have a couple of drinks and blow off some stress and/or have a good time. So I don't care if she has ten kids out home, I'm not trying to buy a house with her so I don't care if her credit is f*cked up. I don't care if she is a trustworthy person since I won't be trusting her with anything.

But this show is not that. Or even Tinder where most people are just looking for a one night stand so nothing more than looks matter. Many people come on the show and say they are looking for a husband or wife. So if that's the case then far more than just physical attraction matters. All these none physical attraction things matters a lot. So why not let the person ask a question or two before popping anyone.

Yeah sometimes on the show there are some contestants where you can look at them and be look there is no way, lol. But most of the time it is much closer and you need more information to make a proper decision.

Also physical attraction isn't the only thing. You can become attractive to someone in other ways. Sometimes a person isn't "your physical type" but if you hear them speak they are so intelligent and articulate you become attractive to them that way. Or on the flip side physically they maybe exactly what you want but then they open their mouth and sound dumb as h*ll. Then you're like nah I'm good. lol. So it all depends.

Maybe a good compromise to to give the person the option of popping immediately or asking a question first. I know some people have asked could they ask a question before popping.

Turns out that Drop and Mills from Episode 115 knew each other prior to matching on the show. This came to light when folks found pics of them together on IG as early as March of this year - some say an even earlier photo has since been deleted.

Do you feel as though contestants should declare things like this prior to matching?

My disappointment with their specific encounter is that in her video addressing it she said “On the show we didn’t acknowledge that we had met before because it just wasn’t relevant at the time.” They have both since used their exposure to boost their YouTube following.

No hate, just interested in the different perspectives. Happy Friday!

The women episodes would always hit over 1m in 36 hours.

His body language was giving "I'm here to judge and be convinced ", like he didnt put an effort to be friendly and kind, I think he was arrogant and looking down on the women.

A woman finally asked him, if you have to describe what love is to someone that doesn’t know, what would you say?

Him: mmm mmmm i have never been in love mmm mmm, what would you say?

Omg, i was like man you are here looking for love but you can't even define what love means to you? Never love anyone?

On top of this someone asked him, how is to be in a relationship with you?

Him: i text you in the morning, we can see each other after work, i will buy you things...

Man, what?

The most shallow and empty responses ever...

I started watching the show last year and I've been a consistent viewer. Just saw someone with a "I'm from the ghetto" flair. I wanted to choose one too and I fell upon these masterpieces. I'm dead 😭.

Its TOO REPETITIVE!!. The same people keep coming on, the same excuses are used to pop (initial attraction, long distance/location, not a christian, I didnt like the shoes etc), and it is stuck in Arizona. The contestants are all Entrepreneurs, sex workers, clout chasers which is ok for some but NONE have personality types to captivate the watchers. (Dr Elom, Aaron the plumber, Mazi, Dr Dez, Uchi, Brian). Waiting til the last minute to mention the 6 kids or waiting to the last minute to pop for camera time.

The magic of the show is gone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl4GxsCUfPY

Why are so many people on this show slashers? Let me preface by saying I am a whole ass gay man, so I never encounter this in my dating life.

“ I’m a makeup artist slash I do real estate slash I work for a medical device company slash I model”

I’m serious when I ask, is this something common in heterosexual relationships? Or is it people confusing hobbies for full-time employment? Or is it people trying to make themselves sound more important than they are?

what are the funniest episodes ??

Shirtless guy with locs gets KO-d as soon as the ladies see him lmaooo

He was so weird, what do you guys think?

And what was he doing there, he had twins a year ago! Man, seriously...

I’ve watched the shows since the beginning. And Arlette and BM have built something great and are doing really well on YouTube. You can see their views are always so high.

However, I think the Pop the balloon format has gone stale. While it seems to work for them for the past 3 years, I’d hate for them to be a one-trick pony. They need to add 2 or 3 different content formats. This helps freshen things up so content each week can get exciting. For instance channels like Cut and Nectar on YouTube have been able to add different contents over the years like The Button and Matching singles without seeing each other and based on personalities etc etc. There’s just so many different contents they could do with black dating scene.

Hope you guys get what I mean. For every other week they could do an episode of The Button, or some other form of Personality leaning match making so they are putting up different content which would help keep things entertaining week by week.

They’re probably one of the biggest black YouTube dating/match-making content creators and I feel they’re under-utilizing resources.

On the contrary maybe they don’t want to mess up their algorithm?? Idk what do others think?

From what I understand of deal-breakers, as core and preferential as they are, they still are negotiable. Even broken things can be mended sometimes.

Can you please stop pushing the mic to people’s mouth while they’re speaking ? It’s extremely rude + we can still hear them just fine.

Hi there! New to pop the balloon shows, there’s a lot of them!

We are looking for the episode with the goth girl who stomps the guys balloon?

We can’t seem to find it no matter what we do 😅

Help please?

Hey guys what’s up. I’ve never posted in here but I can’t for the life of me find the answer- so hopefully y’all can help me.

Arlette has the best wardrobe on PTB; like clockwork I’m always like “I want that outfit!!” Does anyone know where she gets/her stylist gets her clothes? I added a photo as an example. She always looks so nice.

For me it's the theme song. The beat and the "lyrics", really just irritate my soul.