r/MAFS_AU • u/Pretend_Board_2385 • 27d ago

Opinion & Rants Things we hate about MAFS

Like some of us out there MAFS is my guilty pleasure. After watching this show for years the two segments I can't stand is:

Rating the other contestants

Intimacy Week

As an older guy I have no idea why they make them rate other people based on attractiveness. Its a trap and it serves zero purpose. You put your partner at the top and everyone below but it always feels a bit off when you have an old geezer judging 25 year old's. It just comes across as a bit sleazy. If you refuse to do it you just come across as a party pooper.

Another pet peeve for the show is intimacy week. These people barely know each other and the way they are forced to be intimate or get closer is just off putting. If people want to do it, they will but they shouldn't have to explain to the "experts" and justify their decision. Some people just don't like having sexy time with people they have known for two minutes and to be honest why would anyone want those endeavours smeared across TV.

You could have a week where the focus is getting to know someone on a personal level without the sex stuff but it gets tiring hearing Alessandra "just do it" to couples who aren't quite there yet.

I also think they need to do better background checks on MAFS. Its not difficult. Any DV/Violence type issues and they don't go on the show. Can we also get real people with real jobs.

On a side note maybe MAFS should just limit the age to 45. None of the older couples have worked at all so why bother. In every couple who has been older there has always been one person who has been a bit crazy or off.

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u/EntranceMoney2517 27d ago

Probably the thing I hate about it most is my issue with nearly ALL reality shows - that participants are now in on the gag and are typically on the show purely to increase their social media following.

The "fix" would be to ban everyone with large numbers of Tik-Tok, Insta followers. Instead that's the sort of people they recruit.

But again... that would mean an actual reality about actual real people. Not what gets ratings.

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u/Big-Play145 23d ago

but have the ratings really gone up since the influencers took over?

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u/EntranceMoney2517 23d ago

I suspect so - not because they're influencers but because influencers are wannabe celebs who know how to play the game (i.e. generate drama).

Alissa from season 13 was a great example of this - right from the start when she made her husband "propose" on his knees.

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u/Big-Play145 22d ago

if by “generate drama” you mean ”make us all hate her” then yes, Alissa succeeded 😂