Married at First Sight

[lifesavacation]

Sam comes across as very reactive, impulsive, and just plain mean. I honestly wonder if she has a mental illness. She can be fine one second and then act crazy the next. She seems semi normal in her interviews but she's so strange the rest of the time. If I were Neil, staying married to her is not a burden I would take on for the rest of my life. How exhausting.

What were the experts thinking when they put Ashley and David together? I'm not a relationship expert and I can see that these two will not work out. Ever.

 

[lorimay]

I just watched last nights episode. Omg Sam, she is an idiot, they are asked to sit and touch look into each other's eyes for 60 seconds, and she acts like a child making faces and sticking her tongue out. Poor Neil, he was trying and she made it a joke. She acts like she's simple, I can't imagine her running a bank branch and it being successful.

Ashley is a lost cause, she annoys me more each week. There was a blog where David's mom said she did this for the money and not the marriage. I really do believe that now. Supposedly they are each given $100,000, I don't know if thats true or not but I can see people putting on an act to score some cash, especially a student.

Vanessa and Tres are my favorite couple, she is so insecure its heartbreaking. I hope her father is watching this and seeing what he did to his daughter. He should be ashamed of himself. I hope she can realize Tres is not her dad and she can trust him.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

David: "I want to be the best husband ever "
Ashley: "okay..."
Me: "WHAT THE HECK...???"

I can't even begin to understand her...

 

[EMom]

The experts are completely to blame on the David/Ashley fiasco. David could not be trying harder. How he keeps his chin up and keeps going is beyond me, especially when faced every day with an ice princess like Ashley. I can completely believe she's in it for the money. Again, the entire thing is completely cruel to David, who was so eager to be loved. He got a woman who is essentially watching her watch with one eye for six weeks while the other eye is on the door. Next week, it looks like she accuses him of giving some woman his number or getting a woman's number. I told DH, "Good for him. I can't even blame the guy at this point. Why would she care?" I guess her "concern" is for show, so she can appear to be 2% invested in the marriage. I'm surprised SHE isn't giving his number to women.

As for her not being attracted to him, they are perhaps one number apart on the attractiveness scale. If she's a 7, he's 6, for example. It's not as if she's Sofia Vergara and he's Danny DeVito. She needs to get over herself.

Sam is crazy as a loon. I nearly choked when she told her mom Neil was passive aggressive. Not once have I seen him be passive aggressive. I have seen him try to employ her same bizarre sense of humor as Sam and fail, but that is because her sense of humor is mean and not funny. When they were trying to do the knee to knee exercise and she kept making strange faces, that was her attempt to sabotage the entire exercise. Yet Neil kept trying, like an ADULT. Only one of them is a grownup. And only one of them is sane. One of them needs to run like the wind. Run, Neil, run!

I'll say it again. I want to slap the experts.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

The experts are completely to blame on the David/Ashley fiasco. David could not be trying harder.

I agree...and assuming this marriage fails I believe the experts owe him an apology in the final episode.

 

[lorimay]

Just reading blogs, I see Ashley has been receiving death threats Some people in this world need to get help.
But her dad has even spoken ill of David on SM, so I'm very curious to see after the show ends what we didn't see.
I like David and feel bad for him, he was so clear about jumping in too fast and scaring girls off in the past. The experts did both of these people an injustice picking them at all.

 

[MataHari22]

Unbelievable that Sam could not meet Neil's gaze for one minute. She really has issues. I agree, Neil needs to run. Then, I love how she says, that she cooked dinner for them. Looked to me, like Neil made the latkes. They cooked it together. I'm surprised she didn't sprain her arm patting herself on the back.

As far as David giving his phone number to another woman, well I guess if he did, I almost cannot blame him. Ashley has made it pretty clear that she doesn't want him. I felt badly for David, when he tried to place his hand on Ashley to comfort her, when she was telling him how hard it was for her to tell him how she didn't find him attractive, and she recoiled from him. That pretty much would have wounded any person to be on the receiving end of that. I don't know how you come back from that.

 

[sonnyjane]

As for her not being attracted to him, they are perhaps one number apart on the attractiveness scale. If she's a 7, he's 6, for example. It's not as if she's Sofia Vergara and he's Danny DeVito. She needs to get over herself.

Ashley has abormally short T-Rex arms. It distracts me each episode.

 

[MataHari22]

Oh, and how could I for get the part where Ashley couldn't even come up with three things that she liked about David? She really seems like a miserable person.

 

[Disneychix]

Oh, and how could I for get the part where Ashley couldn't even come up with three things that she liked about David? She really seems like a miserable person.

Yes! This!
I get it if she doesn't like him at all. I really do get it. But how the heck does she talk to co-workers? To family members? To teachers? At a certain point in all our lives we have to be fake sometimes. She doesn't even TRY to pretend that she is a human with feelings. It's very strange behavior. I wish the "experts" would address it!
How can these "experts" expect to keep their jobs/reputations if they have failed so miserably over the past 2 seasons?

I was reading about Sam. She says she saw the way she acted and is embarrassed by it. She refers to Neil as her "husband" so we will see what happens there. But wow, can the experts not tell her that she needs to be living with him?? I mean seriously?? Even Ashley didn't go home.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

This process seems like a poor choice for Ashley. She knows she is a slow starter -- so this was probably never going to work even if she did find David attractive. I don't condone death threats to her -- that is ridiculous! I do hope they give David (and maybe Neil together) a show like they did Monet. No one in America wants to be married to Monet! I don't get that vibe with these two, and I'd like to see them get some good dating advice and have a real chance next time.

Sam's behavior is bizarre at best. I know we don't see everything, but it feels like she is not willing to make an effort and is covering it with juvenile behavior. It's that or mental illness -- which is very sad if the experts did not notice or ignored. I guess Ashley is more honest -- she's not covering her disdain in the slightest

I think Tres and Vanessa are clearly the hit couple of this season. They could not be cuter and even their "problems" seem very manageable and normal for people who have known each other a month.

Maria

 

[lovin'fl]

Glad to find this thread. I have been watching. Sam is awful. Just a self absorbed, immature, coo-coo, spoiled brat. Poor Neil. Can't believe he doesn't make more of a stink about them not living together. He should walk at the end of the six weeks.

Ashley. How can she not open up and give poor David a chance??? I don't get it and the show staff really matched poorly. And I agree, she is not all that much out of his league... they seem pretty compatible to me. Someone mentioned her TRex arms... her turtle alien head bugs me. I wonder if she has a beau waiting in the shadows. She seems like she is trying to purposefully be distant on camera... like so as not to hurt another fella.

I like Vanessa and Tres. Great match and I hope they stick this out.

 

[EMom]

Ashley's faux indignation/hurt at David's "attempted date" made me want to smack her. She doesn't care if he dates 100 women. She cares about that $100,000 payoff. The only reason she is acting like she is upset is to make it seem she was even 1% invested in making the marriage work, so she won't seem like a 100% witch when they do the finale. Anyone can see she is counting the seconds until she can run to the bank and cash the check. The experts are idiots, plain and simple. Clueless dolts. David may have his share of dead daddy issues, but at least he has a heart. Ashley has ice water running through her veins.

 

[NAB]

This is the first time I'm on Ashley's side. I think he was trying to date the other girl. Even his brother called him out on FB message. If he had the other part of the message that he said Ashley didn't say why not bring that up to her and show her. All his crying and stuff felt like he was acting or forced. These two are not staying together , they only have one week left let it go David.

Liked seeing the playful side of Neil and Sam now. Maybe they will make it after all.

Tre and Vanessa seem to being doing ok too.

 

[sonnyjane]

This is the first time I'm on Ashley's side. I think he was trying to date the other girl. Even his brother called him out on FB message. If he had the other part of the message that he said Ashley didn't say why not bring that up to her and show her. All his crying and stuff felt like he was acting or forced. These two are not staying together , they only have one week left let it go David.

Yeah I also agree that it wasn't an innocent thing on Facebook. I didn't like how he kept saying "I'm sorry if you feel that way" instead of "I'm sorry".

 

[EMom]

This is the first time I'm on Ashley's side. I think he was trying to date the other girl. Even his brother called him out on FB message. If he had the other part of the message that he said Ashley didn't say why not bring that up to her and show her. All his crying and stuff felt like he was acting or forced. These two are not staying together , they only have one week left let it go David.

Liked seeing the playful side of Neil and Sam now. Maybe they will make it after all.

Tre and Vanessa seem to being doing ok too.

See, I don't think Ashley cares one bit if he dates, sleeps with, or falls for another woman. He is nothing to her. He is no more than a stranger on the street. The faux hurt and indignation was for the benefit of the audience so she would look like less than the 100% ice queen we have seen so far. She saw her chance to look like a victim.

If David was stepping out, I can't even blame him. She has refused to communicate with him or try in any way. She can't even fake trying to make a go of things. You can practically see her eyes on the clock hand, watching the time wind down.

There was something fishy about that July 4 party too, when NONE of her friends showed up. I think she either never invited them or instructed them not to show up so once again, she could try and look like poor pitiful Ashley, all alone and abandoned. There is no way zero of her friends showed up, especially given the circumstances. I think she set that up so she could whine about being left alone by David and how she didn't know anyone. I guarantee you if he had stayed by her side, she would've complained that he never gave her a chance to have some freedom to get to know his friends without him. The whole thing was a setup.

 

[lovin'fl]

See, I don't think Ashley cares one bit if he dates, sleeps with, or falls for another woman. He is nothing to her. He is no more than a stranger on the street. The faux hurt and indignation was for the benefit of the audience so she would look like less than the 100% ice queen we have seen so far. She saw her chance to look like a victim.

If David was stepping out, I can't even blame him. She has refused to communicate with him or try in any way. She can't even fake trying to make a go of things. You can practically see her eyes on the clock hand, watching the time wind down.

There was something fishy about that July 4 party too, when NONE of her friends showed up. I think she either never invited them or instructed them not to show up so once again, she could try and look like poor pitiful Ashley, all alone and abandoned. There is no way zero of her friends showed up, especially given the circumstances. I think she set that up so she could whine about being left alone by David and how she didn't know anyone. I guarantee you if he had stayed by her side, she would've complained that he never gave her a chance to have some freedom to get to know his friends without him. The whole thing was a setup.

Totally agree. And I see Sam as faking too. She's going through the motions and will walk away at the end...I bet. I mean, really, by 30-some days in they should all be kissing and stuff. If it were me, I would have completely dove in like Vanessa did. It might have taken me longer with Neil as he is so reserved and a unique looking guy, but by day 30???? David, would have been easier. I just don't get Ashley. I truly think she IS just in for the money, TV time and has another guy waiting in the wings.

 

[sonnyjane]

A bit of an interview from David about "Decision Day". Obviously he can't say what the decision was because of their contract but I think it's pretty darn easy to guess: https://www.theknot.com/news/married-at-first-sight-david-norton-decision-day-4977

 

[EMom]

Wonder if Ashley pulled a, "I can't talk about this right now! Don't pressure me! Give me space!" again when it me time to discuss The Decision? Never mind that they are on a deadline.

Did no one else find it suspicious that when they had the July 4th party, not one single friend of hers showed up? Your friend is in this arranged marriage and is having a party so the H&W can get to know each other's friends and NONE of you show up to support your friend? I didn't buy that for a minute. I swear, Ashley sabotaged it in some way. She did not WANT her friends showing up, and maybe letting it slip that she was not serious about this marriage. I am convinced she kept them away on purpose.

 

[lorimay]

Ashley is counting the minutes till she can walk away, its so obvious, he wasn't what she wanted so she didn't even try.
Did you notice how she hugged his friends at the BBQ? She has never hugged David that enthusiastically ever!

Niel and Sam.....so weird, not even a kiss on the cheek yet? its been a month, even when your dating you give each other a kiss at the very least.