TLC-The Little Couple

[sunlver]

Has anybody watched this show on TLC? I really enjoy it. They seem like really nice people I have it on my season pass for Tivo

 

[Pembo]

We're watching...they do seem very nice and they get along so well. Let's hope that reality TV doesn't change them.

 

[janey99]

I'm hooked after the first couple of shows!

I think she seems really nice, but is it me, or is the DH a bit of jerk? The woman is a pediatrician with presumably the typical brain power and the compensation package to match, he is an as-yet-undefined "businessman" who seems to spend a lot of time hanging around the apartment, but he treats her in a pretty condescending and patronizing way, like SHE'S lucky to be with HIM!

I can't wait to see how it develops.

Jane

 

[sunlver]

I'm hooked after the first couple of shows!

I think she seems really nice, but is it me, or is the DH a bit of jerk? The woman is a pediatrician with presumably the typical brain power and the compensation package to match, he is an as-yet-undefined "businessman" who seems to spend a lot of time hanging around the apartment, but he treats her in a pretty condescending and patronizing way, like SHE'S lucky to be with HIM!

I can't wait to see how it develops.

Jane

Well after last nights episode, he didnt seem so flexible to take into consideration that she wants to live closer to her job, as she is the one who is commuting each and everyday for a very serious job.

Supposingly when he moved to Texas he was working from home. If he continues to work from home, I would think he should let her decide how close to the hospital they could live.
I do think he loves her a lot and is good to her. Who knows though..what the future will hold.

As much as I love this show, and like them as a couple, her laugh/giggle kind of annoys me after awhile

 

[minniebeth]

I like this show...it's a refreshing change from watching kids, lots and lots of kids these days on TLC....
I see her DH's comments and moods coming through as the desire/pressure on making sure he is providing and caring for her the best way that he can now and for the future. Even though she has an incredible job and the intelligence and competency to go with it, he still wants to be the provider.
It seems like even though they both make a good living, they continually mention the fact that their issues cost a lot of money with medical, adaptations to their clothes, physical environment, vehicles, etc. I think he's dealing with bills from all that now and planning for their future needs with their house, possibility of children, etc.

I'm really interested in watching where it will all go!
I think they are adorable!

 

[disykat]

Ido like the couple and think they work well together, but I was thinking the opposite. That he has given up so much so she could follow her dream, that she should be the one compromising on location. He moved to Texas, she could live a few miles further from town.

 

[starann]

Marraige is about compromise and maybe he made a HUGE compromise by moving from NY to TX (he does work from home, and sometimes still has to fly to NYC for work...he owns the busniess with a friend). And maybe he figures he moved away so she can live a lil bit further from the hospital. Maybe the area she wants to live in is more money, worse schools or whatever. Remember in reality TV there is editing and we might not have heard the whole discussion.



I do liek them too....and like the fact that DH watched it as well, impressed that she was a Dr.......but once a rerun of JK8 came on, he couldn;t turn the TV off fast enought!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lucas]

I've been enjoying the show.

 

[themilesfamily]

I think she seems really nice, but is it me, or is the DH a bit of jerk?

It's not just you, I thought he was a total jerk. When they were shopping and she was trying on shoes....one example.

I'm not watching this show anymore. I don't want to watch another marriage bite the dust like J&K Plus 8. I think the reality TV shows are good in a way -- they've raised awareness of issues such as dwarfism (LPBW), and religion (18 Kids and Counting.) But they seem to be awful for marriages. J&K, Amy Roloff said she almost left Matt at one point -- I'm sure there are more.

I know, I'm in a GREAT mood today, aren't I??? I'm wearing my cynical cap today, I think.

 

[ORMom2Four]

I've been watching it too and also thought he was controlling and a bit of a jerk. I would never let my Dh treat me or talk to me the way he does to her.

 

[alexandria674]

I like the show but something about the husband kind of annoyed me. It just seemed that he was a bit controlling.

 

[HelenePA]

I think the husband is WAYY more down to earth than she is.. they own a home in NY that they need to sell before they can buy a house and then she starts looking at houses in the 800K$ range? Not only that the previews for next week go into how much in medical bills they have from his hip replacement surgery I think it was around 29K$ holy cow I'd be on the edge too. Last week they commented on how 2 of her suits cost 5k$ how much could they possibly make to support this kind of life style!

 

[PrincessKsMom]

Well let's see: J&K+8 have had the Teuttels on, and Emeril, and they just visited that Cake Show shop, so how long before they have these two on? TLC's big on this shop co-mingling thing lately. Sad, just sad.

And FWIW, I believe the first time we met this couple they were on the Roloff show.

 

[janey99]

Ido like the couple and think they work well together, but I was thinking the opposite. That he has given up so much so she could follow her dream, that she should be the one compromising on location. He moved to Texas, she could live a few miles further from town.

Marraige is about compromise and maybe he made a HUGE compromise by moving from NY to TX (he does work from home, and sometimes still has to fly to NYC for work...he owns the busniess with a friend). And maybe he figures he moved away so she can live a lil bit further from the hospital. Maybe the area she wants to live in is more money, worse schools or whatever. Remember in reality TV there is editing and we might not have heard the whole discussion.QUOTE]

These points may or may not be true - what exactly was his sacrifice/compromise - did I miss the episode where he said what business he is in and described exactly what he left behind?

It's one thing to push back if he has already made major concessions in respect of a legitimate business he was nurturing, but quite another to act all hard done by when maybe he's a bit of a hanger-on loser who will benefit from her drive and success while vocally mourning some "business" that was never really that viable or successful in the first place. Needing to move for her opportunity serves as a good excuse to "abandon" his business and lord it over her, in that case.

I don't know which is true.

I suspect the latter because, like other posters have also mentioned, regardless of their moving situation, he definitely treats her in a condescending and impatient way, and I have seen situations where she appears defer to him unnecessarily and be apologetic for no reason. Personally, I have observed this in couples where the wife is a powerhouse and the husband is average or below - it's a way of compensating for the imbalance, and IMO, pretty distasteful.

No dog in the fight, though, just interested in continuing to watch the show!

Jane

 

[hellokitty86]

I love the show. I think Jen is so cute, she has a great personality. It was interesting, I saw Jen a couple weeks ago on a re-run about different people with Dwarfism, maybe TLC remembered her from that show and decided to give them their own series.

I go back and forth with the husband. He can be a jerk (I actually thought that about Matt Roloff in the begining, but he's softened up some. I don't blame Amy for wanting to leave him at that point- I think that's when she was contemplating it.) It was sweet how he made her that nice dinner for their anniversary, but I was appalled at how he was treating her when she wanted to try on shoes! I wish them nothing but the best, hopefully they don't let this show ruin their marriage!

 

[KAMLEM]

It was sweet how he made her that nice dinner for their anniversary, but I was appalled at how he was treating her when she wanted to try on shoes!

It's hard to tell with the editing, but I think they had been at the store for quite a while by then. It was light out when they got there and dark when they left. Some guys just can't do hours of shopping.

 

[DVCLiz]

I've really enjoyed this show so far - it's on my list of summer favorites!!

Jen is not a pediatrician. From the website:

Jen, 35, is a neonatologist at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston and Bill, 34, owns his own sales, training and telecommunications business in New York, which makes for lots of commuting and long-distance phone calls.

I don't know what Bill's company earns but it sounds like a successful enterprise. Jen is making far more than a pediatrician would if she is a neonatologist at a big hospital. She is an extremely skilled specialist and it wouldn't be out of line for them to be looking at houses in the 500K to 1 million dollar range, given her present and future earning power.

 

[PrincessSuzanne]

I've really enjoyed this show so far - it's on my list of summer favorites!!

Jen is not a pediatrician. From the website:

Jen, 35, is a neonatologist at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston and Bill, 34, owns his own sales, training and telecommunications business in New York, which makes for lots of commuting and long-distance phone calls.

I don't know what Bill's company earns but it sounds like a successful enterprise. Jen is making far more than a pediatrician would if she is a neonatologist at a big hospital. She is an extremely skilled specialist and it wouldn't be out of line for them to be looking at houses in the 500K to 1 million dollar range, given her present and future earning power.

I just love this show. I am excited to see where it will go

I don't think Bill is being anymore of a jerk than most men after following around their shopping wife for hours on end.

I think she is the head of Neonatology Dept now, isn't she. She is overseeing the work on the new Simulation Dept, so I can see where she is making the big bucks, expecially being associated with such a large, well known Children's Hospital. They can afford the lifestyle they want to live.

Suzanne

 

[hellokitty86]

I don't think Bill is being anymore of a jerk than most men after following around their shopping wife for hours on end.

Sorry, but my husband would NEVER talk to me the way Bill was talking to Jen, doesn't matter how long I had been dragging him around shopping! I don't think that's normal behavior at all.

I still love the show, and I do think Bill loves Jen very much! But he should be a little more respectful towards her.

 

[sunlver]

Jen sure looked lost without Bill yesterday.
It looked like she was having fun with those ladies at that game party.