r/MarriedAtFirstSight • u/pepperpavlov • Aug 15 '26
Season 20 - Seattle Nick on Threads
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u/Brave-Collection-194 Aug 25 '26
Oh come on people…he’s being 100% sarcastic and facetious.
This was a crap experience for him and Courtney both. Surely both came out of it a bit wiser. 🤞
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u/ilikealltypes33139 Aug 22 '26
With what this poor guy went through, it's hard to imagine how he would not have a claim against the show for intentional infliction of severe emotional distress. I get that drama makes ratings, but the fact that the "experts" never once called out Courtney, or in any way admonished her for her her behavior, makes me seriously question their professional judgment. At the very least, I hope they offered Nick some free post show therapy (with a real professional not affiliated w the show), because there is no way he walked away without some level of PTSD.
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u/Spirited_Air8945 Aug 25 '26
Remember how they missed a previous domestic violence charge on a guy during a basic background check, and the girl spent the entire season feeling unsafe? Yeah there was no charges for that.
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u/Celistar99 Aug 22 '26
I agree that Courteney was insufferable but I don't think anything happened that even comes close to giving Nick the basis for a lawsuit.
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u/fairylightmeloncholy Aug 22 '26
As if 40% of women on the show don’t deal with the same treatment.
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u/Special_Average1297 Aug 22 '26
If anything it’s worse for the women because they’re in a vulnerable position being alone with these random men
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u/devilish_enchilada Aug 23 '26
A mass murderer kills a woman on Tuesday, then a man on Wednesday. Which murder is worse?
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u/TemporaryJellyfish0 Aug 25 '26
Who said anything about mass murder? You sound very bad at risk management.
Women experience domestic violence at a higher rate than men. Men experience violence perpetrated by strangers more often than women. Which of these two scenarios are we talking about here?
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u/ilikealltypes33139 Aug 22 '26
Never said they didn't.
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u/fairylightmeloncholy Aug 25 '26
But you said a lot by focusing on Courteney when arguably Shawn was doing the exact same type of thing with Nikki, just without the swearing. Arguably worse considering all of the sexual coercion. Which Nick seemed to also be doing to Courteney. Which you happily ignored while demonizing Courteney.
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u/ilikealltypes33139 Aug 26 '26
Right, but making a statement about one person isn't the equivalent of saying no one else had problems. I believe, and have said in other posts, that Shawn is a lunatic gaslighter. However, the fact that Shawn is horrible doesn't magically make Courtney's actions acceptable. Also, pointing out someone's aggressive behavior isnt "demonizing" them. If so, by your own definition, your comments about Shawn could be interpreted as demonizing him.
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u/tenouttatwo Aug 21 '26
He’s only been in how many dating shows ? And he needed another one ? This is self inflicted.
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u/ApprehensiveEgg6336 Aug 22 '26
I think just one other Perfect Match and that show doesnt count as a real dating show lol.
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u/beefymami Aug 19 '26
He got so lucky getting a horrible partner. If he had gotten a Michelle he would have been the asshole not taking the experiment serious.
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u/ilikealltypes33139 Aug 22 '26
Horrible is an understatement. I'm not sure how he kept his cool, and continued to try and make it work, considering the amount of emotional abuse and gaslighting he was subjected to. I thought it was interesting how she spent half an episode going on about how important her family was and how their opinion mattered so much, and then immediately turned against them the second they told her they liked Nick.
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u/Strict-Asset Aug 21 '26
True, but also whenever he did try to relax into his awkward, goofy self she shut him down, insulted him, and made him feel small. Saying things like it gives me the ick and other stuff. I wouldn’t open up around that either.
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u/travelnoir Aug 21 '26
But was it a safe space? Could be true but I don’t think she gave him space to do that from what they edited and showed us. I wouldn’t want to open up either
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u/Crafty_Knowledge_243 Aug 20 '26
Where are you getting fame whore, though? Is he looking for fame, or is he someone who simply enjoys easy money and a fun experience?
Because I’ll be honest…I’ve seen the seasons of the shows he was on previously, and I don’t remember the man from a can of paint. He is extremely forgettable, hella boring, and very run-of-the-mill in the looks department. I don’t at all get the sense that he is looking for fame. If he were, he’d be working a LOT harder to be memorable.
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u/tenouttatwo Aug 21 '26
He’s been on several dating shows already.
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u/Crafty_Knowledge_243 Aug 21 '26
And I have watched them. I legitimately don’t remember him. Maybe it’s just me and my “scandalous” bar. But for example, when I see a man trying to get a woman to eat his booger….that screams to me, insincere, here for the headlines, etc etc.
I am happy to be corrected on Nick, for sure. But I haven’t seen any behavior thus far that triggered the same reaction.
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u/Prestigious-Affect-1 Aug 19 '26
lol, I honestly think it’s the perfect response 😂
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u/tenouttatwo Aug 21 '26
Yea if you’re a manbaby who can’t take accountability. He out of everyone knew what he was getting into.
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u/Queasy-Gold-5023 Aug 22 '26
I don’t believe he signed up for mental abuse, emotional abuse, and public humiliation? If he had done this to her, my guess is you would be hysterical.
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u/Unlikely_Advice_8494 Aug 21 '26
What does he need to take accountability for? He legit had a traumatic experience with Courtney. Nothing he said or did could’ve ever pleased her. She belittled him. She was angry and cruel.
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u/AppropriateTop9406 Aug 18 '26
Have many women are out there saying “Oh Nick I would be perfect for you”!!
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u/Holiday-Day-2439 Aug 18 '26
Surprised that since she's into bodybuilding which is mostly male, that she couldn't find herself a gym bro.
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u/AppropriateTop9406 Aug 18 '26
Next show for him is Love is Blind. . . He is a bit too old for Love Island. . .But does he really believe he will find a true connection on a reality show?
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u/SteelMagnolia06 Aug 18 '26
Are boring ppl not allowed to find love? Lol I don’t find many of the ppl on MAFS that interesting, personally. Marissa, Caitlin (whose name I had to look up because she’s that forgettable), and Cameron all seem about the same level of interesting to me.
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u/Crafty_Knowledge_243 Aug 20 '26
Caitlin and Cameron are total snoozefests. But if it works for Cameron and what’s-her-face… that is awesome! I’m truly really happy for them.
Devin….he got short end of the stick. Never minding the difference in emotional maturity, he is way too much a man for Caitlin’s stank attitude.
Marissa….while I agree she is somewhat boring to watch as she just smiles and nods, I’ll give her this: she has put up with wayyyy more nonsense than I ever could. So I do know her name. I’m actually sincerely rooting for her to come to her senses and free herself of this man-child. Because she reeks of amiable anmd positive energy, and it is so hard watching their story unfold. We talk about Devin losing his light, but what about poor Marissa? She is being completely suffocated by that weirdo, whose name I am glad to forget.
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u/Unlikely_Advice_8494 Aug 21 '26
And yet there are quite a few couples who have found lasting love on the show, so how can we know whether or not that was Nick‘s intention?
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u/ChaoticCurves Aug 18 '26
I would say boring people are most likely to find love 😅
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u/fairylightmeloncholy Aug 22 '26
Maybe bland boring, but he’s empty boring. What’s to fall in love with when he’s empty?
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u/AppropriateTop9406 Aug 18 '26
Are you kidding me? Nick is a great Kisser. . . We know that from Perfect Match!!
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u/winky143 Aug 17 '26
I think Nick could have been better with Marissa and Courtney and Adam could have been athletic and awful together. Nick’s a little vanilla to me but I don’t think he deserved Courtney.
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u/LindsE8 Aug 18 '26
Totally agree with this- but Adam would not have hit full send with Courtney. She’s too trashy for him
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u/Aquariusmoon69 Aug 18 '26
I actually thought the same. Those couples should have switched
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u/AppropriateTop9406 Aug 18 '26
Courtney said she thought Adam was interesting!
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u/Aquariusmoon69 Aug 18 '26
She made a few comments about him. I thought I caught some looks from her as well
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u/Spiritual_Ice5079 Aug 17 '26
He really is boring and doesn't add substance to any conversation.
And yes exactly, he will just end up on another reality dating show, maybe Bachelor in Paradise next or love is blind
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u/library_cup2145 Aug 20 '26
He’d probably do well on Traitor as one of the traitors, as no one would suspect
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u/Spiritual_Ice5079 Aug 20 '26
Oh yeah good point. He's just kind of there and seems like the kind of guy that gets along with everyone
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u/Prestigious-Affect-1 Aug 19 '26
I mean - she wouldn’t let him speak and any time he did she shot him down real quick.
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u/No-Soup9999 Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26
Have you read the Entertainment Weekly story with the experts' take on Nick and Courteney? Talk about trying to switch up the narrative. Tell me what you think about this.
https://ew.com/married-at-first-sight-nick-courteney-are-they-still-together-12059046
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u/Barbi3_ok Aug 16 '26
Idk why they didn't pair marissa with Adam. Smh
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u/pepperpavlov Aug 16 '26
I think you mean Courtney—they knew he wouldn’t be attracted to her.
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u/Barbi3_ok Aug 21 '26
Oh y e a! Courtney and dang probably so but she would do all those aggressive sports and whatnot
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u/Squat_n_stuff Aug 16 '26
I wonder if he’s had his fill of reality shows now lol
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u/crimesofparis513 Aug 16 '26
He said on Threads that he's done with relationship shows, but that he enjoys and would probably keep doing other kinds of reality TV.
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u/RollTide16-18 Aug 18 '26
I think he’s good for Reality TV. Been alright in everything we’ve seen so far.
I’d be pretty annoyed if he got cast on one of the big grand daddy competition shows like Survivor, Big Brother or Amazing Race. I’d like to see him get a chance on Traitors or The Challenge.
I think he’d be wasted on a show like Secret Wives or Southern Charm. He needs to be on a reality show with a challenge/theme element. His personal life and friendships seem too bland to make him anything but a normal guy on an ensemble show like Southern Charm.
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u/chelsea0803 Aug 16 '26
Next will be Traitors..
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u/Sewbuttonsnsouls Aug 15 '26
Yuck. Way to diminish actual trauma. Each is to their own I suppose…. He’s a pick me.
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u/Cherry_xvax21 Aug 15 '26
I believe him. She was verbally abusive at every turn. She manipulated conversations to no end. It was a hard watch. He was way too patient.
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u/BobbyHillFanAccount Aug 15 '26
I mean.. he WAS getting verbally abused by this woman on tv. It is a legitimate trauma, even if it’s not as severe as many other traumas.
This post is kind of tongue-in-cheek is how I read it; like he’s aware it’s actual trauma but keeping it in context of what the therapists were saying that one time they did group therapy and demanded his vulnerability on the spot.
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u/Sewbuttonsnsouls Aug 29 '26
But did he HAVE to write the post? It’s like he WANTS the views. What is the example being put on the spot?
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u/pepperpavlov Aug 16 '26
Are they still even making that show?
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u/T21Mom2012 Aug 16 '26
Apparently they did air it, it waited for things to cool down. I stopped watching that franchise a long time ago.
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u/wreckreationaj Aug 16 '26
The Zac-Charity-Joey run was pretty recent
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u/Only_Scheme_3l3 Aug 17 '26
Nah, her ex husband soured the marriage by being both lazy and greedy. Oh, and jealous
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u/Zealousideal-Pipe664 "I knew you'd wear your cheetah shirt." Aug 15 '26
One upvote from me isn't enough. I want to upvote it into oblivion.
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u/Character_Essay_1234 Aug 15 '26
She actually BARKED at him like a mad dog. That's all l could hear after a while. I'm surprised mine didn't bark back at her.
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u/ProfessionalCow7573 Aug 16 '26
He started to when they were speaking outside after the breakup, and then she got pissed he actually dared to speak to her…so she left. Pathetic.
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u/Supertreelove Aug 15 '26
lol, this is so true. Even the way she said goodbye to him was so cruel.
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u/KeepinItSassy100 Aug 16 '26
Omgg she was extra weird during that scene im like damn what do you want from him? Lol but I guess she wanted any reason to make him explode so she could feel better
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u/Big-Cable-1751 Aug 15 '26
Like why did they pick her? She was cray and has a bad attitude. She was so abusive to him. And she is not someone who wants to be married.
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u/Both_Photograph2693 Aug 16 '26
like why did you start your question with the word like? it like makes no sense and makes you seem like dumb.
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u/Competitive-Metal831 Aug 16 '26
“So what makes bullies really tick? It’s really pretty simple: they like demeaning, torturing, belittling, etc. It gives them a feeling of power and a sense of superiority. They derive excitement from doing it, as perverted as that might sound. For them, making others feel small is, well, sadly fun! It’s sordid, sadistic entertainment at the victim’s expense!” From https://www.drgeorgesimon.com/the-truth-about-bullies/
Did writing your demeaning comment make you feel super smart? Like what a loser lmfao 😂7
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u/glitterlitter4 Aug 15 '26
Honestly he’s not wrong. The craziest part is when he was given the opportunity to end a relationship after weeks of being berated and verbally shredded he said he had to think about it some more..
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u/netizenbane Vibin to the max Aug 15 '26
I thought Nick was decent, but you have to wonder if this was simply to stay on TV longer.
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u/ChillWisdom Aug 16 '26
I mean, I believe they get paid per episode so that tracks.
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u/ProfessionalCow7573 Aug 16 '26
Someone posted a sample of their contract, and they are penalized for leaving the show early. So, maybe that’s why he wanted to stay, but I think the real reason is that he just wanted Courtney to do it.
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u/ChillWisdom Aug 16 '26
I think he knew she was making herself look like a total asshole and he was just letting her do it.
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u/ailurophile17 Aug 15 '26
I’m pretty far behind on episodes. But so far I’ve liked Nick much more than I thought I would. I only watched him on the circle where I thought he was also fairly likable. I think he’s handsome and seems like a good guy. Idk what Courtney’s problem is. Yes I know my phone automatically spelled her name wrong but whatever, she deserves it. I’d be stoked to be matched with him over someone like Adam. I think her being opposite shows she’s unserious and self sabotaging.
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u/Abi_giggles Aug 15 '26
Traumatic is correct. She berated, humiliated, insulted, invalidated, and gaslit him. It’s emotional abuse and he did not deserve any of it. I previously had a friend (no longer friends) who was similar to her. Never again. The toxicity and volatility is a nightmare to deal with and I’m honestly still recovering from the trauma caused by that friendship. So glad I left.
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u/eaternallyhungry Aug 15 '26
What a nightmare he was paired with. She’s wound up so tight, it’s uncomfortable.
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u/Asleep-Dig6826 Aug 15 '26
Nick's been cutting up on threads and it's hilarious. That girl literally sapped all of the character out of him, so im glad hes back.
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u/sighhlife Aug 15 '26
Legit !!! I really want to see what the hell did they find compatible between them
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u/Forsaken-Sale7672 Aug 15 '26
If you hear the way Courtney describes herself, you can understand why the experts could have seen a match.
The problem is that Courtney’s perception of herself is not reality at all.
She describes herself as easygoing, goofy, fun loving, etc.
Instead, she’s high strung, neurotic, unwilling to give space or grace and hypercritical.
The way she is when she’s interacting with the group could be a good match for Nick, but for her partner she was not that way at all.
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u/hyggeradyr Aug 15 '26
There's a Reddit post from about 5 years ago that I think pretty credibly claims that they intentionally invite one or two nutjobs on each year and pair them with incompatible partners just to keep the drama cycle going. If I had to guess Courtney and Felipe's behavior were both very planned and expected. I think Shawn was just a surprise bonus.
It's a shame. I think that's not a very nice thing to do to people, but I guess you know the risk you're taking going on a dating show.
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u/Honest_Abyss Aug 15 '26
I’m disappointed the reunion is already filmed so apparently he will not be bringing this energy
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u/indigo_inamorata Aug 15 '26
Maybe he did! 🤞
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u/Honest_Abyss Aug 15 '26
I doubt it. The experts gave an interview where they basically he said he confessed to having bad intentions in the reunion, but the whole interview was a gaslight about how genuine and great Courtney is so I’m basing my entire opinion off the fact that they’re trying to save the public opinion of Courtney based on the article
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u/whiskeylullaby3 Aug 15 '26
It actually would’ve been perfect if when asked that on the show he said being matched with Courtney and her constant criticism has been the most traumatic experience.
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u/LesStrater Aug 15 '26
Nick's next stop: Naked and Afraid
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u/Abi_giggles Aug 15 '26
Well, MAFS ended up being more like Survivor for him so it shouldn’t be much of a leap 😄
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u/thelonevegan Are you saying I'm high maintenance? Aug 15 '26
There’s actually a British show called dating naked lol
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u/Lazy-Debt-3338 Aug 15 '26
just not lucky in this show.. was he ever in the others? just find your girl in the real world
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u/SebastianPointdexter Aug 15 '26
LoL....I think he is trolling the experts a bit, they seemed to really want people to trauma dump on demand for some reason, and if you didn't, you weren't "deep". I don't think it helped anyone to do that.
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u/Icy-Crab-538 Aug 22 '26
Yeah. I liked them less and less as it went on. I don’t like Adam, not defending him, but I do think it looked like he was annoyed because of that in the group therapy sessions.
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u/TopSelection8004 Defending your partner a little bit... Aug 15 '26
Wait, is he calling out the experts for traumatizing him through his match, or Courtney for berating him while he cried?
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u/EloMuskEatsHumanMeat Aug 15 '26
Honestly he has every right to call out the experts. Like wtf was this match.
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u/AtheistINTP Aug 15 '26
The way the woman therapist hugged and kissed Courtney at the end was too much.
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u/islandchick93 Aug 15 '26
At first I thought it was Nikki and I was like true. Then I realized it was Nick and I was like also true. 😂
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u/junpei Aug 15 '26
Where was Nick on January 6th 2021?
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u/portuh47 Aug 15 '26
Nick: what happened on J6?
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u/junpei Aug 15 '26
I didn't trust his uncommitted centrist opinion. That's how a lot of right wing dudes play it on dating apps these days.
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u/junpei Aug 15 '26
Watched my sister in law date in Metro Detroit as a biracial woman, my wife helped her sort the dudes sometimes. A lot of single men who are with wing know that a lot of single women lean left. The ones who don't hide it don't get many matches.
Lol the one openly Republican dude she went in a date with made a weird racist joke just so he could say the n word in front of her.
My sister in law doesn't pay any attention to politics, so she was pretty oblivious before these dates. So glad she has her boyfriend now, he's great.
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u/BackgroundScene3056 Aug 15 '26
poor nick. Signed up to be abused and berated on national television for a few weeks lol
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u/lettucepotatoaj Aug 15 '26
right?! i’m sure if he would’ve known he was going to get battered he would’ve signed up for something like Alone instead of MAFS 😅
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u/lovinit123 Aug 29 '26
No he’s so weird. He’s not intelligent enough to string these thoughts together I think he hired people to run the account for him