This MAFS Recap is hopefully going to be a bit shorter with less detail than usual because I am excited to get to Floribama Shore tonight. But also, the weather gods are telling us that we are all going to die tonight. It appears we have a few choices, lightning, falling trees or full on death by tornado. But I am trying to keep Banjo and myself alive at least through two more two hour recaps. Let’s do this. It’s time for the couples to move into their real homes.
Ryan & Clara
Clara has lots of big ideas for all the things Ryan needs to get rid of in house so she can move in. She doesn’t seem to value what he wants to do at all. When they have lunch with Virginia and Erik, Clara is upset they are both are professing their love for each other. I find Clara disturbing. For their one month anniversary they go on a helicopter ride. Clara has never done it but she is scared. While they wait their turn, Ryan calls her “pal.” And that hurt her feelings. It feels like they may have had a fight before the cameras rolled. They seem very distant. They remain distant on the flight.
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Their anniversary dinner is awkward. They just have pleasant conversation. Clara says she has no complaints about the marriage. That’s a lie. Ryan tells production that he could be falling in love with Clara. Or at least getting there. Later, when they watch their wedding video, Ryan’s position seems more understandable to me. It could just be he has been saving himself for his wife. Guys do that too sometimes. And he just wants to be sure first. He tells her that he still means his vows. She kind of agrees. But, here entire neck is blood red. And her demeanor isn’t one of someone in love. Then, more awkward silence.
Paige & The Boy Child
I just can’t pay attention to this nonsense anymore. I can’t even feel sorry for Paige anymore. When Paige and Brianna and Haley got out to lunch, Paige is happy for Brianna. Haley’s big announcement is that she has slept in the same bed with Jacob. They are communicating a bit more. Haley and Brianna feel sorry for Paige. They will get over that. Later Chris shows up for a pool playing date in a window pane suit. He begins trash talking about his pool game. She can’t even enjoy a game of pool with this fool. Chris says his emotional needs are not being met. He feels like they are at a dead end. She leaves crying and he mutters “we didn’t make it, I’m sorry.” Asshole.
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On the one month anniversary, Paige is once again alone. She thumbs through their wedding album and watches the video alone. She seems to say the right thing to production and has a bit of a backbone. But the second Chris pops into the picture, she is willing to be hurt again.
Haley & Jacob
Haley takes Jacob to see a psychic. She doesn’t like when they psychic tells Haley she needs be less controlling and defensive. The psychic says they that they have very compatible life journeys or whatever. But, will Haley actually believe and act on that? For their one month anniversary they got to a winery for an outdoor picnic and look through their wedding album for the first time. Jacob is very self- conscious about his looks. I think he looks great in the wedding photos.
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They seem to be communicating a bit more. Then, things get a bit more awkward as they reflect on their first month. And try to figure out how to navigate things from here. Jacob doesn’t know what he can do to move forward. Jacob feels like Haley “looks past him.” He feels alone in the room even when she is there. She ignores him. He says she made a disgusting sigh after each hug they tried on the hug a day rule. Jacob points out that she hugs strangers on the street. And she says, “Yeah, and I never have to see them again.” Is this the one who hasn’t had a man in seven years? I’m starting to see why. Jacob says, “Well guess what? In four weeks you don’t have to see me again either.”
Virginia & Erik
Erik needs to stop saying he has done this before and implying that means she needs to listen to him. Virginia doesn’t want to move in with Erik or have him move in with her. Virginia doesn’t get how marriages work. At all. She wants a fresh start for the two of them. But there is no way Erik is going to sell his house before they are sure it is going to work out. And he might not do it even after that. This will be a dealbreaker.
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Erik takes Virginia to the family hangar for their anniversary. Not only is he plane in there, there is a living area that is super cute, a nice new truck and some fancy cars. This girl better recognize. Does she really want to go back to screwing random college guys who barely pick up the bar tab? They repeat their vows to each other and check out their wedding album. They also exchange I love yous. Then he takes her for a plane ride. Virginia loves the plane ride.
They have a very romantic dinner in the hangar. These two are the only ones who exchanged personal gifts. She give him a blanket with her hold her dog. She says it is for him to take with him on trips. Then, she also gives him a coupon book for romantic or sexual activities. He gives her framed poster that is the exact GPS coordinates of the place they first met and got married. That’s such an engineer gift. I love me some engineers. Then, the conversation just gets awkward. They are inching up on talking about their issues. They should save that for another day.
Brianna & Vincent
One their one month anniversary they go to the lake and watch their wedding together on a houseboat. This couple is the only one who has a shot. They make me smile. We all need something to smile about. They have a beautiful dinner on the boat. I think they are at Lake Lanier. It’s beautiful but there are a lot of weird deaths there.
Ryan might be inching toward having feelings for Clara but Clara is inching toward the door. She is getting tired of not feeling desirable. I thought her comments about completely reorganizing EVERYTHING in his house was thoughtless and bordered on rude. Telling him what he’s going to have to get rid of like he’s a child not a partner made me think maybe why she’s still single.
Paige and Chris are just annoying now. The writing has been on the wall since day 1 with him telling her bridesmaids she’s not his normal type because he usually dates pretty woman. He’s an asshole and she’s starting to appear either insanely insecure or a total idiot to take this abuse.
I still like Jacob because I think he’s honest. He’s not always right but he says what he thinks. Haley is disingenuous. She’s not attracted to him, never really gave him a chance, and is just going through the motions so she doesn’t look bad on TV. Haley, it’s not working.
There was some weird editing with Virginia and Erik. They showed them giving each other presents. Then the conversation that started going south. But if you look, the scenes with the conversation at dinner the presents haven’t been given yet. You can see them still by the table by the person who gave them. So I don’t know what’s up with that. Did they want to make it seem like the date ended on a bad note instead of they had a serious talk but then gave each other presents?
Also, for those of you who know that my partner Jon was diagnosed with serious heart issues, he is now scheduled for surgery next Wednesday. We’re still in shock but are trying to stay positive. There’s so much to do and take care of before then there’s not time to think about it. If I do I burst into tears so I’m avoiding it if I can.
Best wishes for a successful procedure next Wednesday. Sending prayers, healing thoughts, and good vibes your way.
Thoughts will be with you, Lucinda up through Wednesday. You’ve got this. Stay busy and then get as much rest as you can.
Thoughts and prayers for Jon and you Lucinda.
Lumina, I’m very sorry to hear that your needs cardiac surgery. My prayers are with you both. I’m in the medical field and Cariologists are Gods in the surgical arena. That said Jon will need you and understandably this is scary. Write everything down or have a friend with you to do so, you’ll be surprised what “sticks” and what doesn’t so you can keep questions and concerns organized and also remembered! Those guys are sometimes fast in explaining stuff. Nurses should also be a trusted resource. Hang in there! Thanks for the name Jon is on my prayer list!
*Lucinda!!!, ugh!
Lol!
I kinda like Lumina. Makes me sound like a professor at Hogwarts!
Positive thoughts and vibes for you and Jon. Will be thinking of you both.
Sympathy for Paige is no more. Chris enjoys demeaning her continually, he is not genuine and plain mean. I’d be done with him in Vegas, I’d throw my mic in the pool, swear at the “experts” and peace out. Clara just looks sad. I don’t like her and Ryan together as much now.
All the best to your partner, Lucinda. Health is so stressful, especially these days. My kids had to get tested for Covid today and I’m very worked up over it. I have done everything right this entire time and now because somebody stopped being cautious, my family has been possibly exposed! Ugh.
Lucinda I just lit a candle to put out quick healing, health and happiness for your family.
I haven’t commented much because the shit has hit the fan around here since January. Both my kids are dealing with job transfers and both of their homes sold on the first day so now we are scrambling to find homes for them when there is little inventory available. My 32 year old niece is pregnant for the first time and her husband has been stationed in CA. So we are trying to do a baby shower, get her packed and moved without her husband being here. Her mother and sister live in Holland and her father, my brother, is pretty much useless except for driving with her to CA. Then, with all the rain in Feb, my crawl space has flooded and my driveway and walkways have deteriorated and are a mess. All this is nothing compared to what other posters are going through at this time but I am too busy to even watch these shows. So thanks to all the recappers who do such an outstanding job.
The one show I make sure to watch on DVR is MAFS Oz. TT, I am surprised you are not recapping it. THE DRAMA!!! This MAFS US is again such a mismatch.
Hoping everyone stays safe and well and will be back when things settle (do they ever?)
So sorry for your stress, Navymommy. This phrase made me laugh. “my brother, is pretty much useless” I have two of them. Well the whole family is dead to one of them and the other is pretty much dead to me. Makes life so much easier. IJS.
I love MAFA AU too. I don’t recap it because I tried to pull photos and was getting spoiled. It’s a two year old (at least season) so when I Googled it kept telling me who was together and who wasn’t. The good news is there are so many people on the show that I didn’t really make many connections and we already knew that something bad happened to Lizzie early on. I love the show though. I wish we could get them in when they are in OZ but that will never happen. So in the end it is a show I can enjoy without the stress of feeling I have to pause every minute or two to recap. I love recapping but it’s nice to have shows to just watch in my down time. 🙂
Congrats on the new “grand niece” I have a grand nephew who is very special to me for many reasons I haven’t been able to meet yet. He’ll probably be a toddler when I do!
I feel for all you guys going thru health issues with mates or house problems. Actually I wish all of us could just have one entire month of no issues, but sadly, this is real life. We have zero control over any of this stuff, but it’s hard to give up control, even a semblance of control. I finally reached a point with my hubs who has heart failure, CLL, macular degeneration and kidney issues plus survived pancreatic cancer that there isn’t anything I can do other than make sure he eats well and make sure he moves around during the day because our bodies were meant to move around, not sit or lay down all day. Even if it’s just stretching, you have to move around. So I feel for all of you going through stuff. It ain’t easy but us women are stronger emotionally!
Jesus Christ, Gigi! You are a saint and a superhero. I admire you so much.
I wish that the US version had the Stay/Leave thing as frequently as the Australian version. I think it would be helpful for most of these couples to have that weekly check-in and subsequent assignments.
I also think that the “experts” would have shut down the Chris/Paige thing pretty quickly. I know she keeps getting suckered back in but if the “experts” stepped in and said, “Over and Out”, it wouldn’t even be an option. But it is getting hard to feel bad for Paige when she keeps going back to try.
The experts there seem better at matching (how could they be worse) but I don’t recall them ever really intervening with help other than perhaps giving better “assignments.” I like the Stay or Leave each week thing too. It seems the US copied the whole house them in one building thing from the Aussies. So maybe they will borrow the Stay Leave thing soon.
Just had an icky thought. Maybe Jacob has an unusual body odor. Some people have metabolic issues that even frequent showering cannot overcome. I had a teaching colleague who was let go because the High School students just could not tolerate her in close quarters. A lovely woman otherwise. Haley might be very sensitive to odors and it would account for his lack of a relationship for 40 years. It is very hard to tell someone they smell.
LOL There is REACHING, and then there is this. I’m sure Haley would have no problem mentioning that.
I love that you recap this shit show for us TT!
You guys are a lot more benevolent towards Jacob then I am. He seems like Eeyore to me. If something’s not so great it’s horrible, very negative and at times passive aggressive. He places a lot of blame on Haley but expects her to want to jump his bones? Haley hasn’t been in a relationship for a long time. She needs time, kindness, gentle, old fashioned wooing and patience. Imo.
Hang in there everyone! Sounds like we’re all trying to keep on living to the best of our abilities. Hugs!!!
I like Jacob because I am old and he is “old school” I also find him attractive. I could deal with the neon lights and all of that “weird stuff”. Now that Paige is just insisting on abuse, my focus is on Jacob and the potential harm that this show would do to him. If I were 95 years younger, I’d slip right into his DMs.
I find him highly attractive physically and what he could bring to a stable relationship financially (his house is great!) and fun wise. His reactions to Haley just push her further away. I feel bad for both of them them because he’s obviously attracted to his wife and wants her but he isn’t approaching her at her need level. I do think these two could be a good match if they’d just let down their guard. I may be a bit old fashioned but I want understanding, patience and no extreme “it’s over in 30 days.” That would be a huge hurt for me in a marriage.
I just wrote a long comment about Lizzie.
This is MAFS US. Not AUS.
Bummer.
Yeah I think I posted above (maybe not so sure) about why I don’t recap that this season.
Totally my bad. My brain is fried. You do lots of open forums. I’ll bring her up on the next one to get this off my chest.
I’m always so late to comment on these recaps, I hope that’s okay. Jacob and Hailey got along the first four days–right up until they had sex. What the heck happened in the bedroom that made her do a 180? I think that’s where their root problem lies and neither of them are brave enough to talk about it.
hmmm I didn’t even remember they had sex. Interesting.
Haley said something about she was drinking (maybe drunk) and thought what the hell and had sex with him.
I had a friend who was really into a guy and was very excited when they took their relationship to the next level. Until they tried to have sex and he had a teeny weeny penny. He really wanted to be with her so when the first encounter didn’t go well he said they could use toys or make other accommodations. But she was never going to have the sex life she wanted so she said thanks but no thanks.
Maybe this is what happened with Jacob. You never know.