Love is Blind - Season 2

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Anonymous wrote:I just watched the first episodes of Love is Blind Brazil and Japan. So fascinating the differences between the two (and the US version)! I'm loving the Japanese version the most. Their pods are also the most nicely designed.

I also just started watching Japan.

SO interesting how often the word "kind" comes in when they describe the kind of man they are looking for. I wish US women would put that higher on their lists.
It reflects great values.

(Note also, that they have someone over 40 on there. You did not see that in the US version. Let alone, multiple men who were hair stylists? Any backstory there?)

I am fascinated by Love is Blind Japan but like the society is really sexist. Many of those men were really un-chill w/ the women working and having ambition, in the end. I find the temperaments to be fascinating. And many are MUCH more educated than the people who do reality TV in the US. All were older bc they delay marriage forever in Japan. Largely - it seems - bc the women don’t really feel like signing up for their antiquated gender roles.

Super fascinating to watch it though

I noticed that the women were so nervous they would be rejected when they were divorced but the divorced men did not seem apologetic at all.

How come everyone consistently
Sort of says “hmmm” while the other person talks. I have not seen that before.

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I find it unnerving how the women always giggle, like girls. Even though they are over 30.

Is that supposed to portray agreeableness or being pleasant? They must suppress so much!

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Anonymous wrote:I think Nathalie and Shayne are still together. I kind of love them as a match — they have the same crazy energy, just one is introvert and the other extrovert. They both really value family, loyalty, and character. Disagree with whoever said they don’t have chemistry. He couldn’t stop talking about how great their sex life was in Mexico.

The only thing that could break them is his insecurity. However she has a lot of inner strength, so maybe that is his attraction to her. And I think both are basically good hearted people with good intentions. They could go far if he grows up. Then again, you saw her family — the mom is the parent and breadwinner, dad gets to be a good hearted kid. That seems to be the dynamic she is most comfortable with and looking forward to recreating.

I feel like Natalie got a pass on her ultra weird behavior in the early days in Mexico. Like saying he's a piece of shit out of nowhere? She seemed really really off there. I guess it was nerves but I am surprised at how much everyone moved on from that.

All of that was so edited that we have no idea where it came from.

As for people saying she could do better, yes, she could. But I think she wants someone who is childlike and she also has a childlike spazzy way about her, she's very idealistic like Shayne, and they both just seemed to be really really into each other. In his advice to Shake and his occasional moments of self-awareness I think he has a depth and a genuineness that could be appealing. His parents stayed together til his father's death and her parents are obviously in it to win it so that bodes well for them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Unpopular opinion alert:

Was anyone else kind of skeeved out by Iyana's "parents?"

I can't remember the specifics but didn't she say that they adopted her pretty recently, like around age 22? I find it weird that they focus so much on using the term parents. And her dad was talking about children growing up. I mean I know they were her godparents but it all seemed just really a bit much. Like their need to constantly use language about being her parents.

I saw nothing "skeevy" about them, or their relationship as her parents. After all, they were her Godparents before they were her parents. That is the literal definition of a Godparent. The fact that they stepped in and took on that responsibility even later in her life is commendable and selfless of them. I find it interesting that you took a beautiful relationship and twisted it into something suspect, and gross.

I think the PP has no idea what it is to teach adulthood without having experienced consistent love or security. They take their parents for granted probably.

Do you just pull stuff out of your ass routinely? I actually had a really traumatic childhood with no parental support. I still find it very skeevy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think Nathalie and Shayne are still together. I kind of love them as a match — they have the same crazy energy, just one is introvert and the other extrovert. They both really value family, loyalty, and character. Disagree with whoever said they don’t have chemistry. He couldn’t stop talking about how great their sex life was in Mexico.

The only thing that could break them is his insecurity. However she has a lot of inner strength, so maybe that is his attraction to her. And I think both are basically good hearted people with good intentions. They could go far if he grows up. Then again, you saw her family — the mom is the parent and breadwinner, dad gets to be a good hearted kid. That seems to be the dynamic she is most comfortable with and looking forward to recreating.

I feel like Natalie got a pass on her ultra weird behavior in the early days in Mexico. Like saying he's a piece of shit out of nowhere? She seemed really really off there. I guess it was nerves but I am surprised at how much everyone moved on from that.

I didn’t see that as weird behavior. They had a very jokey way of talking to each other, but Shayne switches in an instant to serious with no real hint or warning for Natalie. My DH did this a lot when we were first dating, so it instantly felt familiar. It’s all jokes and then suddenly he wants you to be serious, but doesn’t say it until he gets mad at you for continuing to joke. Drove me bananas. I called him on it and he’s mostly stopped. Now he’ll switch by saying something like “But seriously…” and I know that’s my cue. Shayne and Natalie didn’t have that worked out yet.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Unpopular opinion alert:

Was anyone else kind of skeeved out by Iyana's "parents?"

I can't remember the specifics but didn't she say that they adopted her pretty recently, like around age 22? I find it weird that they focus so much on using the term parents. And her dad was talking about children growing up. I mean I know they were her godparents but it all seemed just really a bit much. Like their need to constantly use language about being her parents.

That is probably to not make her feel, “ less than.”

She has had a very hard life. I am sure she will take parental love whenever it presents itself. They seem like very genuine, selfless people to me.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unpopular opinion alert:

Was anyone else kind of skeeved out by Iyana's "parents?"

I can't remember the specifics but didn't she say that they adopted her pretty recently, like around age 22? I find it weird that they focus so much on using the term parents. And her dad was talking about children growing up. I mean I know they were her godparents but it all seemed just really a bit much. Like their need to constantly use language about being her parents.

I saw nothing "skeevy" about them, or their relationship as her parents. After all, they were her Godparents before they were her parents. That is the literal definition of a Godparent. The fact that they stepped in and took on that responsibility even later in her life is commendable and selfless of them. I find it interesting that you took a beautiful relationship and twisted it into something suspect, and gross.

I think the PP has no idea what it is to teach adulthood without having experienced consistent love or security. They take their parents for granted probably.

Do you just pull stuff out of your ass routinely? I actually had a really traumatic childhood with no parental support. I still find it very skeevy.

That might explain why healthy parental love looks odd to you, strange and suspicious. I wish you peace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I inexplicably love this show. Drinking game for this season:

Drink every time:

Shane wears skinny jeans
Danielle worries about what "might" happen
Shake questions his "animalistic" attraction for Deeps
Shane says he doesn't "believe" in 401ks
Anyone overshares about sex
Sal sings a song
Sal plays the ukelele
Mallory says "oh that so cyuuuuute"
Mallory wears a bun
Jarette wears a do-rag
Jarette, Iyanna, Mallory or Sal mention Jarette and Mallory as a couple
Anyone mentions their engagement ring
Anyone mentions owning a home or condo
There's an older white mom on screen who should have used more sunscreen
Anyone mentions having once been fat
Anyone says "in the pods"
Anyone gets into a fight seemingly out of nowhere (looking at you, Nick and Danielle)

Hah This game would have everyone shitfaced and commuting in the toilet within 10 minutes of starting an episode!!

[Anonymous]

Anyone want to stay up to watch the reunion?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unpopular opinion alert:

Was anyone else kind of skeeved out by Iyana's "parents?"

I can't remember the specifics but didn't she say that they adopted her pretty recently, like around age 22? I find it weird that they focus so much on using the term parents. And her dad was talking about children growing up. I mean I know they were her godparents but it all seemed just really a bit much. Like their need to constantly use language about being her parents.

I saw nothing "skeevy" about them, or their relationship as her parents. After all, they were her Godparents before they were her parents. That is the literal definition of a Godparent. The fact that they stepped in and took on that responsibility even later in her life is commendable and selfless of them. I find it interesting that you took a beautiful relationship and twisted it into something suspect, and gross.

I think the PP has no idea what it is to teach adulthood without having experienced consistent love or security. They take their parents for granted probably.

Do you just pull stuff out of your ass routinely? I actually had a really traumatic childhood with no parental support. I still find it very skeevy.

That might explain why healthy parental love looks odd to you, strange and suspicious. I wish you peace.

You sure do derive a lot of pleasure out of feeling superior.

[Anonymous]

Just watched the reunion. Shake is the worst!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just watched the reunion. Shake is the worst!

I can’t figure out what he was trying to do. I think Iyanna is correct, that he needs psychological help. No other explanation. Very strange behavior. Everyone was cringing when he was hitting on Vanessa.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Did Deepti lose a lot of weight? You can tell when she’s swimming in the cenote and she has a lot of stretch marks. Shake is cute but Deepti is pretty, I don’t get how he doesn’t think that.

He said he only really likes blonde white girls in their very first meeting, which should have been a HUGE red flag to Deepti. She should have told him to go find a blonde to fetishize somewhere else and walked right then. It's mind-boggling to me that she didn't.

But it's not a HUGE red flag that Deepti has only ever dated blonde white men, which is what she told him? Double standard much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it unnerving how the women always giggle, like girls. Even though they are over 30.

Is that supposed to portray agreeableness or being pleasant? They must suppress so much!

It's cultural.

https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/handle/2123/656/adt-NU20050104.14424602whole.pdf?sequence=2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unpopular opinion alert:

Was anyone else kind of skeeved out by Iyana's "parents?"

I can't remember the specifics but didn't she say that they adopted her pretty recently, like around age 22? I find it weird that they focus so much on using the term parents. And her dad was talking about children growing up. I mean I know they were her godparents but it all seemed just really a bit much. Like their need to constantly use language about being her parents.

I saw nothing "skeevy" about them, or their relationship as her parents. After all, they were her Godparents before they were her parents. That is the literal definition of a Godparent. The fact that they stepped in and took on that responsibility even later in her life is commendable and selfless of them. I find it interesting that you took a beautiful relationship and twisted it into something suspect, and gross.

I think the PP has no idea what it is to teach adulthood without having experienced consistent love or security. They take their parents for granted probably.

Do you just pull stuff out of your ass routinely? I actually had a really traumatic childhood with no parental support. I still find it very skeevy.

Maybe that's why.