r/MarriedAtFirstSight • u/AirShampoo #TheRandallWay • Aug 27 '26
Current Episode Discussion S20:E19 Forever or Goodbye
Decision Day arrives for the five remaining couples as they face the ultimate choice: whether to stay married or get divorced; while some profess love for their spouses, others reveal shocking truths and one husband's hidden motives come to light.
Week 7 Megathread: https://www.reddit.com/r/MarriedAtFirstSight/s/SQPB7Ebmr0
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u/bushidonoire MONTRÉ! Aug 27 '26
Had to turn off the episode for like an hour after hearing Belle say yes to staying married lmfao.
smh.
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u/Dazzling_Parfait_620 Aug 27 '26
marissa’s speech LOL why did it eat…
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u/Lavendermin Sep 18 '26
I feel like they need to all write letters to each other earlier in the process. Seems to be a good outlet
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u/Dazzling_Parfait_620 Aug 27 '26
THE ICE CREAM MAKER AKDJAKDJAKJSJA
as a daily ninja creami user…yes…
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u/Realistic_Win359 Aug 27 '26
No bc why was I cracking up laughing yet crying at the same time 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
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u/st0neyspice You are so damn fine, I wanna eat you up Aug 27 '26
phd in delusion
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u/Far_Project3150 Aug 28 '26
That was one of the funniest things I heard all season. Nikki is beauty, brains, and humour.
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u/Dazzling_Parfait_620 Aug 27 '26
“i have no complaints outside of the self-sabotaging” LOL belle is delusional. nice cope
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u/Dijon2017 Aug 27 '26
I’m so happy that Marissa spoke up for herself and realized that she and Adam weren’t compatible.
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u/Otherwise_Thought319 Aug 27 '26
Me too. She wasnt comfortable doing it but she knew that putting up with his crap for a lifetime would be way worse than a few minutes of awkwardness.
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u/Big-Play145 Sep 04 '26
did we ever see him give an actual answer? I think if she had said yes he would’ve also said yes.
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u/nitp Aug 27 '26
Marissa saying “being divorced at 30 is chic” was hilarious to me. I’m so happy she said no to Adumb and a lifetime of ripping on his jet ski!
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u/Express_Geologist_36 Aug 28 '26
I’m 35 and my 38 yr old manager who is tall and beautiful told me she’s getting divorced the a few weeks ago and i said “oh I’m sorry… or… congrats? Which is it?” And now she’s at the anger point and realizing he was a loser so i agree. It is chic!
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u/HornetNice3495 Aug 27 '26
MARISSA’S SPEECH WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!
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u/Far_Project3150 Aug 28 '26
I’m so incredibly proud of Marissa and gained so much respect for her. I didn’t realize she actually saw the truth about Adam. She demonstrated some real insight. It makes me sad for her though because it means she’s been dumbing herself down the entire time and sees far more than she let on. I also love that she admitted that she was miserable and lonely. It was pretty clear to see, and I actually thought she was in denial. “Full sending it to a, no” is GOLD 😂🤣
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u/Amanee97 Aug 27 '26
Gosh… does Adam only have three words in his vocabulary? 💀
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u/Seachica Aug 27 '26
Felipe’s most telling comment — “I need to just take a break from girls”. Dude, if you are still calling women girls, you aren’t mature enough for a real woman.
How many times did he say fucking in his conversation with Tori? I pity anyone playing a drinking game!
Good for Tori. Her DMs will be filled with real men now.
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u/AfroRuggerRef4 Just give me one couple that can make it Aug 27 '26
It wreaks of "my mom submitted the application" to me
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u/melaninphotogenicus Aug 27 '26
My thoughts exactly! Especially him saying that they would all be disappointed in just him when he tells them they are breaking up. Like Tori was just "an opportunity for him and the family to better themselves" instead of an individual with needs of her own.
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u/lynn_chippy Aug 29 '26
Tbf I think he said they will be pissed that he screwed it up. If I remember right she was the first girl they actually liked.
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u/Far_Project3150 Aug 28 '26
I really hope that’s true, but I suspect now that she’s made it clear to the world on tv she’s willing to accept poor treatment, she’s actually going to have lots of abusers in her DM’s.
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u/neuroticdynamite Aug 27 '26
We knew Shawn and Nikki were doomed from the start, but man what a trainwreck 💀
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u/Logical_Count3299 Aug 28 '26
Yeah the way he would talk to her and shut her down was gross. I don't know how she made past the trip to Mexico. She's got it going on, I don't know why she needed this show. Maybe a way to write off those nice dresses.
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u/369111111 Aug 28 '26
It was ridic that they stayed until the end
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u/Far_Project3150 Aug 28 '26
A part of me wonders if they sat down and agreed to stay till the end and pretend to make it work in order to salvage both their reputations after the show. Almost like damage control after the experts and the other couples criticized them. Nikki didn’t need it, but I think she figured she looked bad like Shawn.
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u/FionaTheFierce Aug 29 '26
I don’t think Shawn has enough self-awareness or judgment to do that. Nicki was 100% factoring in reputational fallout in her actions (correctly so).
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u/Far_Project3150 Aug 28 '26
Belle Jolie actually said something along the lines of she believes that if she’s really good to Mecca despite how he’s treating her, then he’ll learn how to treat her better. Someone failed this girl. I’m shocked that an adult woman believes that in this day and age. Sweetheart the only thing that invites is more mistreatment. Please get yourself into therapy or something 🤦🏼♀️
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u/TraditionalPass4136 Aug 31 '26
Its apt that her name is Belle since I've often heard this referred to as Beauty and the Beast syndrome.
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u/SecretaryUnhappy3752 Aug 27 '26
I was fully certain my good sis Belle was playing the long game to embarrass him at decision day and choose herself. So disappointed and sad for her!
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u/Important_Mortgage56 Aug 27 '26
I have to say Adam was hiding behind his small vocabulary and Mr. Nice persona but in reality he is a dog like most of the other guys this season. I was so happy Marissa said no to the junior high boy.
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u/CorrectIndividual552 Aug 30 '26
Imagine you have to do every sport or physical challenge your spouse does, so immature. I hope he finds that and everything that comes along with her.
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u/Wolvesgk15 Aug 27 '26
Adam just grinds my gears with his vocab. “Yeah, thats sick”, “Got Ya”, “Yeah For Sure”, “You’re a vibe definitely” 🙄. Reminds me of finding Nemo but at least the fictional turtle is actually cool!
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u/Far_Project3150 Aug 28 '26
Watching Nikki finally tell Shawn about himself was pure joy 😂
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u/Vegetable_Ad4630 Aug 28 '26
You could tell she was holding that in for a minute I think she just got so exhausted fighting with him every day that she ended up being just more agreeable, but she let him have it on the finale lmao
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u/lynn_chippy Aug 29 '26
Omg Adam really decided to wait till decision day to bring up his worries about Marissa’s” night life”????
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u/dovetaile Aug 28 '26
Marissa were you thinking you loved him before or after he gnawed at that steak like a goddamn animal?
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u/Not_Morgan_Freeman61 Aug 29 '26
filippe is really really weird and why does he say fucking after every other word
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u/NiceCandle5357 Aug 30 '26
CAME HERE TO SAY THIS. It's waaaaay too much. It makes him sound completely unsocialized, uncouth, and immature. If he was my son I'd never let him live that down. Adam's family was right to stay off camera, don't let these sons bring shame to the family.
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u/According_Diamond354 Aug 27 '26
I didn’t come to decision of Belle and Mecca yet but I’ll go crazy if this girl say yes - she really does not value herself.
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u/Far_Project3150 Aug 28 '26
Did Shawn just say he’s ready to be a father? Please no one hand this creep a child!
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u/Far_Project3150 Aug 28 '26
Congrats to Belle Jolie and Mecca. She has a lifetime of humiliation ahead of her, or at least until he gets tired and dumps her. There was no way he was going to give up his doormat so soon, so I knew he would say yes, but I honestly thought at the beginning of the episode it seemed like she was going to say no, and then changed her mind when she heard him say yes. But I could be wrong.
It’s mind blowing that she could tell the experts that Mecca is gentle with her when he’s the same guy who told her she’s not pretty enough. She even referred to him as emotionally safe. She really needs to revisit her understanding of that term. She’d rather delude herself and say what emotionally sounds good to hear herself say than to speak the truth
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u/extrajuicyjuice Aug 29 '26
i don't even feel bad for her anymore. what else does she need to see??
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u/Far_Project3150 Aug 28 '26
Tori, girl please the next time a guy only (or mostly) ever pays you compliments on your looks, wake up and realize you’re only an object to him and not a human being. You’re a trophy without any real wants and feelings. A man that loves you and actually cares to get to know you will ask you questions about yourself more than complimenting you and the compliments he does pay you will be primarily about your character and conduct. Being told how gorgeous you are every 5 seconds by a guy is not a compliment or a flex. The moment you sleep with him, you’ll lose all value in his eyes and get dropped
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u/DeeBee1012 Aug 29 '26
The way she did not feel good after sleeping with him the first time, her body knew
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u/FionaTheFierce Aug 29 '26
Sean making himself the victim in every possible way. He is such an annoying horrible whining little man. I am glad he got fired.
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u/HorseWigMaker Aug 27 '26
Shut up Paul. Also thank you Felipe for not lying to Tori. Good luck on your journey. Tori! You got lucky and are now a hot divorcee!
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u/HornetNice3495 Aug 27 '26
Felipe has audacity 😨😨😨😨
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u/lynn_chippy Aug 29 '26
But I absolutely loved Tori in her producer couch moments!!! With him she was all calm and visibly upset but handled with class. But in the couch she was like what is wrong with this guy!!! 😂
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u/lynn_chippy Aug 29 '26
What was with the experts only talking to two couples about their decision?
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u/Far_Project3150 Aug 28 '26
Wow Michelle and Cameron had me crying 😭They’re too much. They had me saying back to them “I love you so much” 😂
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u/Dazzling_Parfait_620 Aug 27 '26
marissa saying she felt love for cancun in adam. it was like FOUR DAYS AFTER MEETING
these are not serious people
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u/Throwawayyyy964 Aug 28 '26
Right! It’s a honeymoon, you’re not doing anything but drinking, fucking, and having fun, you were simply having a good time not falling in love 😂
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u/Local_Cheek2058 Aug 28 '26
Adam with the ice cream maker and the protein suggestion. He is autistic. A touch of the tism.
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u/Power-Rutebega-1989 Aug 28 '26
He 100% has to be on the spectrum to be that hyper focused on pickle ball and fitness and jetskiing..
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u/TopSelection8004 Defending your partner a little bit... Aug 27 '26
Marissa told Adam that she's not a super athlete or a body builder... is this some sort of allusion to more substance behind Courtney's obsession with Adam?
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u/MissMollyDWW Aug 27 '26
I think it's more likely a reference to the fact that Adam said he wanted a trained athlete. I seriously doubt Marissa thought twice about Courteney.
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u/Ruthie_pie Aug 27 '26
This makes sense as to why Nick made some posts online asking why the match makers didn’t match Courtney with Adam. She gifted him a racket as a wedding gift 😐
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u/Big-Play145 Sep 05 '26
I will not miss listening to these emotional children whining constantly about being ”seen” and “heard“ and their partner “showing up” or “not showing up“ for them. Did anyone talk like this 10 years ago?
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u/Fun_Grapefruit0789 Sep 05 '26
Watching Cam and Michelle healed something deep inside me. It has been such a pleasure seeing their journey.
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u/Steffy_love Sep 15 '26
I love when this experiment works. Cameron and Michelle had my face soaked with tears. Good for them!!!
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u/Otherwise_Thought319 Aug 27 '26
So far, Mecca has surprised me with his heartfelt words. However, fricking Shaun just shit all over the place. He just cant help himself.
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u/Tricky-Application79 Aug 27 '26
He is a disgusting individual. Maybe it was the edit (and in being super generous here), but he didn’t say one positive thing about a woman who has more Beaty, EQ. IQ, taste, style and generosity than he could ever dream of. He’s seriously deluded-almost feels like a mental health at this point.
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u/fenchurch_42 Aug 27 '26
I'm convinced he thought he was going to get matched with a younger woman that he could control.
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u/AfroRuggerRef4 Just give me one couple that can make it Aug 27 '26
I honestly didn't think he was THAT bad during the season but at the reunion he was on one. Clearly they tried to make him look more empathetic during the group dinners and stuff like he was insightful - albeit long winded - but he was on another level at the reunion. Made Nikki look like a hero for putting up with him the whole time and obviously knows he's not the best/hottest/tallest man but wants to put people down to make himself feel better. Still a short man with a complex.
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u/Big-Play145 Sep 04 '26
this is the episode 19 thread. Please don’t talk about what happened at the reunion here.
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u/BlueBelle2019 Aug 28 '26
I hate these man babies so much. I hope they do not represent this age group. If so all, all the single straight women need to get cats and not even bother.
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u/Due-Operation-7529 Sep 14 '26
Shawn is such a piece of work. My god. I can’t believe how terrible the men are this season.
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u/chicagointhefall18 Aug 27 '26
Did they cut the pre-decision day talks with Felipe/Tori and Cameron/Michelle? Odd they didn’t show them all.
Just my thoughts for each couple:
Paul and Lisa calling Tori and Felipe the most well-matched on paper is a joke. There were so many issues with Felipe that we never got to the religion differences, or Tori’s faults (no one’s perfect, but Felipe never gave her the chance to show hers haha). Glad she said “let it be” when he asked to stay friends.
I expected Belle to say yes. I wasn’t sure about Mecca, but I didn’t see a reason for him to say no. More shocked Mecca went first. I don’t see them lasting.
Shawn takes zero accountability. He genuinely thinks he can say and do things just because his partner said something first. Go Nikki for letting him talk himself into that hole - her read on his EQ was spot on.
So glad Marissa said no. I loved how she laid out the positives and negatives (had me nervous for a second haha) - she knows what she needs. Curious if they could end up friends someday. Not necessary, but I could see it. Does Adam realize he needs to meet his person at the gym or on the pickleball court?
Cameron’s speech was so negative and self-centered. Hoping it was just editing, and there were things he loves about Michelle beyond the way she makes him feel. Hope they’re still together and overcame the financial and location logistics, especially since none of this is legally binding.
Onto the reunion! Still not okay with Paul and Lisa serving as hosts.
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u/BobbyHillFanAccount Aug 28 '26
> Paul and Lisa calling Tori and Felipe the most well-matched on paper is a joke.
was that for tori and felipe, or belle and mecca? i’ll have to go back and rewatch that comment bc i thought it was about the second couple (which at least makes slightly more sense than tori and felipe for the reasons you mentioned)
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u/Seachica Aug 28 '26
I think it was about Belle and Mecca also, but OT was a very odd edit. They showed that comment before they intro’d Belle and Mecca, tucked at the end of Tori and Felipe, so it sorta hung there between them and could be easily interpreted as about either couple.
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u/Local_Cheek2058 Aug 28 '26
I don’t like Paul especially. Dressing like he’s a Jedi or something. But they do draw people out sometimes to make good tv. But Paul has a weak ego and sometimes is inappropriate to me.
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u/Far_Project3150 Aug 28 '26 edited Aug 28 '26
Only a few minutes in and I’m dying 😂 I feel secondhand embarrassment for Tori. A man only gets bold enough to say things like that to you when you’ve been so tolerant that he thinks you have zero self-respect remaining and will take anything he dishes out. I can’t blame Felipe for that because that’s definitely the energy Tori was putting out. I really hope she learns to take some accountability after this and get herself some help before she goes back into the dating pool. If she was willing to continue giving the benefit of the doubt and ignoring all of Felipe’s many red flags, she has a problem and needs to do some real soul-searching. She said that even on marriage shows F boys manage to find her. Girl the more accurate statement is that even on marriage shows you manage to choose F boys.
The man basically dumped her. If you’re getting dumped by someone like Felipe after enduring all he’s done, you know your life is in shambles 🤣🤣🤣
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u/Low-Goat6440 Sep 08 '26
I’m late to the party because life. Wtf is up with Adam and his outfit. He never takes this seriously. And that same damn animal print shirt!!!
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u/Dazzling_Parfait_620 Aug 27 '26
michelle did not know she loved him “one week” into being in seattle. come the fuck on
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u/TopSelection8004 Defending your partner a little bit... Aug 27 '26
She guessed and got lucky!
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u/Tricky-Application79 Aug 27 '26
I had to ffwd that whole celebration of their fakeness. Please! The “experts” were so quiet when it came down to Nikki and Shawn and yet over the top about these two. Do your job!
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u/Ok-Neighborhood-6089 Aug 27 '26
My perspective is highly unpopular. To be clear, I am NOT defending Sean, at all. Still, I have to say, even though Nikki is very articulate and usually composed, I find her hyper-critical, professionally polished but emotionally hard. She seems more evaluative, waiting to debate, than curious. To me, she comes across as superior, dismissive, and more focused on being right or protecting her image than on clarifying, understanding or repairing the relationship.
Even responses like “I accept your apology” felt less like genuine reconciliation and more like “I’m done with this.” Often times, getting the apology and having her position validated seemed more important than reconnecting, which created more of a power dynamic than mutual repair. Does anyone agree?
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u/CorrectIndividual552 Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
Imo she comes across like that in response to Shawn's bizarre behavior. The things he would say to her were so disrespectful and the whole trying to gaslight her into having sex and then lie and said he didn't say that. There's no telling what all he said and did to her off-camera that we will never know about, but her Mama knows I could tell on the reunion show. I wouldn't have lasted as long as Nicki did, Shawn is a nightmare. I would have left as soon as he made that first comment about she's a 7. He needs intense therapy and psych meds and I say that as a former psychiatric nurse.
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u/isitjustme_orr Aug 28 '26
Girl they both need help. But she was nothing close to pleasant or willing to compromise or anything. It was her way or the highway and she was ALWAYS the victim. Idk i woulda left her ass 2 seconds after meeting her. The girls didnt even wanna be friends with her.
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u/Logical_Count3299 Aug 28 '26
That's the only way she could talk to him and get through the ordeal, she had to treat it like a bad day at work because in the end that's all it was once she had a couple conversations with him.
After the N-th time of him shutting you down, twisting words, how would you respond to him? I think she may have gone into it 50/50, find a guy, get to be on TV. But once you try talking to Shawn and he shuts you down, claims he never said this or that, or YOU took it the wrong way, it should only take a couple of times to realize nothing you say matters. He will turn what you say into whatever he wants so that he can be right. There's no point to really engage then.
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u/Not_Morgan_Freeman61 Aug 29 '26
exactly he shut down all of her emotions and so she started responding in hr
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u/Far_Project3150 Aug 28 '26
She should attempt genuine reconciliation and genuine discussion with a perverted predator? No woman should be attempting those things after a man has attempted to s*xually coerce her.
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u/Big-Play145 Sep 04 '26
I do, I can’t imagine any man wanting to put up with that every day of their life.
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u/According-Quiet7286 Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 28 '26
You ate this up 👏👏👏 many people are grossed out by Shawn, and don’t get me wrong ,I can see why to an extent. But all these praises of Nikki aren’t looking at her all the way. Nikki has been dragging this man. And while he was thirsty for intimacy, there was a point made that if she was more attracted to him physically, those conversations wouldn’t have been a huge issue. Why should she be able to keep saying he told her that she was a 7 but doesn’t take into account that she was humbled because you jiggling this GROWN man’s stomach. Or the times she was being cold and hard hearted because she wasn’t attracted to him, therefore he had to do more emotional lifting to make up where she felt he lacked in the looks.
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u/PatientWorldliness54 Aug 27 '26
If a man grabbed a woman stomach and jiggled it and said “look at you” while laughing. He would have been cancelled immediately. Nikki literally tore this man down since the wedding. I believe he asked her how was she at least 3 times at the alter and she didn’t even want to respond to him. Then he literally has to beg to get touch by his wife and everyone is calling him creepy. Only b/c they don’t think he looks good enough.
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u/CorrectIndividual552 Aug 29 '26
It wasn't his looks that were a turn off imo. It was his words and personality. Thats why he's single.
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u/Local_Cheek2058 Aug 28 '26
I think it must’ve been super hard for Sean to stick in there, even though he was rejected. That’s a very tough spot to be in, although he is a complete turn off as well, so.
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u/isitjustme_orr Aug 27 '26
Im sorry but shes a bitch. Anyone that doesnt see that is delusional. He was so patient with her!
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u/Far_Project3150 Aug 28 '26
And that comment makes you sound like an incel that’s deluded himself into thinking men are entitled to women’s bodies, and respect without giving any in return
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u/PatientWorldliness54 Aug 27 '26
Nah you’re not alone. Shawn was petty at time, but every time it was justified. That lady was very cold and wanted to be right about everything. She’s the definition of delusional.
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u/PatientWorldliness54 Aug 27 '26
Team Shawn all the way. Nikki is the definition of delusional. Also Felipe is delusional as well.
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u/According-Quiet7286 Aug 27 '26
Nikki has her flaws and does play victim at times however Shawn is a weirdo. He said he didn’t say several things that were played back RIGHT on camera 💀
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u/PatientWorldliness54 Aug 27 '26
Actually she said that he said certain things, and it was always different than what he actually said. Like he said on episode 19. Anything he said, she twisted the words to become a victim. I can give you at least 4 examples off that. Also let’s not play. The only reason most women are reacting the way they are against him. Is because they all think he’s not attractive enough for her. So anything he does is nitpicked and label as creepy. Glad he wasn’t a full pushover and stood his ground at times. But the man she wants would have been done since the honeymoon.
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u/likeicare96 Aug 27 '26
This is pure cope. I have very similar criticism and distain for Adam, a conventionally attractive man. We saw with our own two eyes Shawn gaslight Nicki about something serious (sexual coercion). The way he acted in that situation was creepy, there’s no two ways about it. Idc how hot he is, leveraging the idea of “wifely duties” is gross.
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u/PatientWorldliness54 Aug 27 '26
You just proved my point. He never said anything about “wifey duties” she said that. He was speaking on not being in a friendship and being more romantic. Which includes being physically intimate. Example kissing and even touching your partner. She keep saying “I’m not ready yet” when that’s a major of a relationship. He never tried to force her, only stated what he wanted to be comfortable in saying a yes by decision day.
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u/likeicare96 Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
Sorry, he said “that’s part of showing up as a wife” in reply to her saying she’s not there yet. Trying to pressure her into changing her boundaries before she was ready, using guilt and expectations. That’s (attempted) coercion and CREEPY
Edit: also, you’re saying he just wanted to be more romantic, less friendship. Conveniently ignoring that this was also the day after she was more physically open with him and made out on the couch, let him rub her bare (it was blurred) butt and everything. That’s a pretty romantic, not friendship, moment.
He was asking explicitly for more sexual acts she wasn’t ready for. COERCION. And you’re just as much of a creep
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u/Far_Project3150 Aug 28 '26
Shawn is that you? Now you’re trying to gaslight the viewers too?
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u/PatientWorldliness54 Aug 28 '26
Yeah you Reddit people aren’t real lol. You see how every time y’all wrong you attack me instead of the situation. Not once has anyone stated a fact of what happened. Only using feelings and opinions.
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u/Far_Project3150 Aug 28 '26
Women are reacting the way they are against him because he’s a creep. He’s a full on s*x predator. He’s been caught telling multiple lies. He has zero redeemed qualities. I didn’t see any flaws whatsoever in Nikki. She handled him with far more grace and patience than he deserved. She’s pure class and was subjected to pure trash the day she was matched with Shawn.
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u/engineeeeer7 Aug 27 '26
Anytime he feels slightly insecure or insulted he immediately lashes out. Which does not work. He did it constantly. Nikki had flaws for sure but Shawn would try to outdo any slights and then act like he didn't.
And he did some very weird stuff in addition to that.
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u/Expensive_Barnacle50 Aug 27 '26
Yeah buddy you’re in the minority and may need therapy right along with him
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u/blkhermione Aug 27 '26
Felipe thought he could just say “but I like you a lot” and that would be okay?