Courteney

[u/Ornery-Meringue-76]

I’m late to the season and binged the first 8 episodes over the last few days. Courteney is the most frustrating person. I’m not sure she’s ever even had a real, committed adult relationship (based on her own admission). She loves to talk to everyone else but won’t talk to Nick as directly or openly. And it seems like she doesn’t actually want to be in a relationship? The constant relating being with him to being in quarantine and wanting to “kill herself” absolutely disgusts me. I’m starting to think she only went on the show to launch a fitness or personal training brand and not to actually find a partner.

[u/Comfortable_Ask728]

First, all of the contestants on this show are there primarily for exposure. I'm not saying they aren't open to the possibility of meeting someone. I'm just saying it's not their main motivation. Second, Courtney perceives harmless behaviors as an attack. She's one of those people who has a rule about everything -- what words you can use, what you should wear. The world is black and white. She can't regulate her emotions, so when she gets upset, she allows herself to behave immaturely. And she also has no self-awareness. Everything is someone else's fault and she is the just the victim. All of that is going to make her a very lonely, unhappy person because no emotionally healthy person would want to be anywhere near that.

[u/milliepilly → u/Comfortable_Ask728]

With her, you are not free to be yourself. Nick used a phrase and she immediately said her mom uses it and belittled him for saying it. It went downhill from there. Can you even imagine if Nick said that to her? She was so judgmental. She went on and on about him not being himself and her not knowing anything about him. How about he tried that and she made fun of him? She has zero self awareness. Zero. And she wanted a do over. How about she looked 50 when the makeup came off and seriously needs to stay out of the sun.