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Let’s Marry Harry; I don’t know which is better: The show being fake or real? 😭

I’ve seen a lot of posts talking about how fake/scripted this show is as though that makes it any better! I mean why would anybody in their right mind allow themselves to be given this type of script exactly? Like comonnn, it’s not a movie, they’re not actresses. This is supposedly reality TV. So why then will anyone want people to all over the world to watch them and then associate them with the behaviors displayed on the show and what the show generally represents?

I’ve been trying to wrap my head around it and I just CAN’T. I can’t imagine being given the script for instance and reading it and seeing “get your family in front of the camera because disgracing yourself only is not enough, get screen time and some small popularity, get to fly out on PJs and have “fun” with a douchebag, get a chance to be casted in other absolutely ridiculous Netflix love shows, maybe get paid? Idk.

However in return, you must humiliate yourself properly, drink the warm, slimy saliva and eat the dry, crusted catarrh of said douchebag, literally compete with 19 other birds (not my words, these are the douchebag’s honorary brother’s words, he called them birds.) 1969 Nollywood “King and the maidens” style, for douchebag’s attention.” I could go on but I think I’ve made my point, it’s just inconceivable to me why any woman would be on a show like this, scripted or real.

Any lens used to view this show it’s just horror and gory and it’s incredibly sad that Netflix, in this time and age, will make a show like this. It’s a direct insult on feminism as it is deeply misogynistic. Shows like this shouldn’t see light of day let alone be this widely promoted. Lastly, I feel so sorry for the women on this show. They were all incredibly gorgeous and idk how exactly desperate they must’ve been for fame or money or love or whatever else be their reason to allow themselves go through what they went through on this show. May God save them all.

TLDR: Whether scripted or real, Let’s Marry Harry is a mess that never should have been made. It is misogynistic and I feel sorry for the women that allowed themselves to be humiliated the way they were on the show.

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u/CoffeeFeisty7341 — 5 days ago
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I cried in an interview yesterday!

I couldn’t believe it and even up till now I’m shaken up. I’ve had a very rough year, the absolute worst and this interview is literally the last hurdle I need to cross to have a semblance of sanity to my year.

The day before yesterday I had a very traumatic experience that I couldn’t even deal with because I needed to keep a stable head for the interview I had yesterday. Unfortunately, I couldn’t. I kept zoning out, forgetting what questions I was giving answers to and basically struggling to be present. Thankfully, the interviewers laughed a lot, they were kind and it felt almost like a conversation, but one I couldn’t fully be present in!

Anyway, then came the last question “What are you most proud of?” I had all my achievements lined up on sticky notes in front of me which I’d planned to use as examples when responding to questions but in that moment when that question came all those achievements flashed across my mind and I genuinely didn’t think any of them was what I was most proud of.

In that moment I could only think of my sisters. So I just blurted that out without thinking through “I’m most proud of my sisters, we got dealt a hard hand in life but they’ve all been able to make the best out of life.” At least those were the words I wanted to say before I choked up! I had tried to regain composure but one of the interviewers started choking up too and tried to console me with “I have a sister too and I can’t imagine talking about her without tearing up.”

Then came the flood. I couldn’t stop it. I tried but failed like I tried my hardest. I just couldn’t stop crying and I kept crying because I was so disappointed in myself for not being strong enough. I was a hot mess! I kept apologizing, and saying stuff along the lines of “Please it wasn’t my intention to cry, I don’t want this to seem like I’m trying to manipulate the process so I can get this opportunity. I don’t want pity or hand-me-downs. I genuinely want to earn this from my hard work…..” lmao. It was just… idk what word to describe what happened to me yesterday.

Hopefully, I spent about a minute crying and trying to quickly regain my composure because I don’t even know for sure! But the interviewers were both patient. They didn’t interrupt me. They just sat and stared and I didn’t know what to make of that. If they were thrown off or if they just didn’t know how to respond to my crashout. When I finally regained composure, I tried my best to finally answer the question and I hurriedly rushed through it so I don’t send myself back to where I was.

The interview continued with “do you have any questions for us?” I asked my questions, they responded and we called it a day. Since then I’ve just been so shaken up. I’ve also made my peace with the fact that it’s possible I may not get this opportunity. If I do get it, I’ll count it as a miracle but if I don’t then that’s it, I mean the deed has been done. I can’t change anything now.

TLDR: I had a rough year. The opportunity that led to the interview will be a turning point. I got overwhelmed when I was asked the question “What are you most proud of?” I broke down and cried. I finally regained composure and was able to finish the interview.

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u/CoffeeFeisty7341 — 16 days ago

Only Casey and Luke are real decent humans.

I was so happy they ended up pairing for the first trial marriage. I feel like just one wrong twist in fate would’ve shattered them both because both their partners are weird asf.

Firstly, David. Omg! This man was literally doing a tug of war with Killian for Hayley. The sheer pain in his face when she ended up picking Killian was scary asf. Like come on brotherrr, it’s never that deep and even in the presence of your real life partner like get a grip! It felt like he really expected Hayley to pick him over Killian and was so disappointed in her decision because he genuinely felt better than every man on the show this season.

I also think if he had paired up with Hayley, he would’ve at least tried to be physical with her. This man was literally placing his hands on her bum on a date! I think the show got boring for him real quick when he knew he’d lost his chance with Hayley like what Edris said about losing interest after Alex was sent home. I genuinely believe this happened to David too so him not being physical with Monica was really him not being interested in her in that way. If he were with Hayley, lmao, we would’ve seen a whole different show!

Then Monica. She’s really exhausting! 😭
She literally set her real life partner up with all that talk of provision and then she’s pointing fingers at David at reunion for saying her man wasn’t man enough? Like come onnn, throughout the show your whole thing was that your man wasn’t a leader and he wasn’t a provider. It was depressing to watch. Not to mention how badly she wanted that “physical connection” from David. It was weird asf. I hate that they downplayed that to mean “oh she just wants hugs.” Nah, it did feel like she wanted more. I mean, what was that stretching about? Her camel toe was almost in David’s face? Just a lot of thirstiness I got from her end that was mad weird.

So yeah, the only reason why Luke and Casey left that show in one piece was solely because Hayley ended up picking Killian. If she had chosen David, it’s highly probable that that man would’ve shown his real self and it would’ve been ugly. If Monica had also ended up with someone who was even 1% attracted to her, she might’ve convinced them to be physical with her too!

In summary, Monica and David aren’t saints either. I don’t see a lot of conversations about them and it’s just not fair! The only real people with decency on that show were Casey and Luke.

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u/CoffeeFeisty7341 — 21 days ago