I finally have time to do a MAFS Boston recap and I am excited to see what is going on now. It seems like all the couples this season were poorly matched. So I can’t wait to see if ANYONE is getting along. I mean, we over halfway through!
Katina & Olajuwon
Katina goes to see Jasmina and Michael to talk about her marital problems. It seems that after last week’s dinner party from hell Olajuwon asked to see her phone and there was a dating app on it. So now he doesn’t trust her. Well, YEAH! She is upset by Olajuwon’s tone. Again. Katina is very upset. Michael goes to talk to Olajuwon for his side of the story. Olajuwon has no interest in talking to Katina. That would be way too mature for Olajuwon. As you can see from the photo above, Katina never looks happy when she is around Olajuwon. Later, it seems that these two have made up.
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Katina talks to her sister-in-law and admits they still have not had sex. She also talks about how angry he gets with her. There are plenty of things she likes about Olajuwon though. That is a good start. It sounds like she is in this for the long run. Later, they do taco Tuesday together. It’s cute. They are back to being good. It’s sweet.
Lindsey & Mark
Mark is a scheduler. He is using a white board to work through their wants and needs. Lindsey needs some time with Mark where he shuts his phone off. That’s hard for a realtor. It appears that Mark is a picky eater. And he is tight with money. So when they go grocery shopping together, we learn that he doesn’t like most basic fruits and vegetables. And he is already whining to the camera about how much money Lindsey is spending on groceries. Just wait, dude. I just got back from grocery shopping for the first time in weeks. I left without buying toilet paper because one pack was SEVENTEEN DOLLARS and the other pack was over TWENTY DOLLARS! I’ll use Kleenex or paper towels, or my bare hand before I pay that! I could not live with a guy who regulated what I buy at the grocery store.
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Ut Oh, these two are fighting again. Apparently, Mark moved her clothes from the washer to the dryer. It seems like they couldn’t go in the dryer. Now they are ruined. How the hell was he supposed to know that? Apparently she has told him not to touch her laundry. Lindsey has a whole lot of examples of how Mark is inconsistent and doesn’t follow through with things they agree on. Lindsey seems completely over him. Again. She is pretty inconsistent herself. Mark meets with his friend to discuss his marriage. Suddenly,
Lindsey is suddenly back in the marriage. She has a photographer coming to make a “family photo with the cats wearing shop costumes. Mark wants to talk through some problems. But, Lindsey is not receptive. Then, Lindsey flees the apartment. The photographer arrives while Lindsey is gone. Lindsey comes back to the apartment to pack her stuff. She’s done. Mark convinces her to stay for the photo shoot. She needs to at least run a brush through he hair.
Noi & Steve
Noi insists on Steve washing her dog Sushi. She thinks he needs to get used to taking care of a dog. She also wants to see his parenting skills. Steve is great with Sushi. I think he has bought more gifts for Sushi than he has for Noi. Noi doesn’t want to do any household chores. She’s getting to be a bit obnoxious. Now she is saying that she doesn’t feel ready to move in together after decision day. Girl, you realize you are already living with him now, right? She says she is not ready to combine their lives. Steve points out that means she is not willing to commit to their marriage. She’s an idiot. Steve should say no on decision day.
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Noi goes to talk with Siracha. She has many nice things to say about Steve. Noi claims that she does most of the housework. But, Steve doesn’t do as much as he should. Especially since he doesn’t work. Noi doesn’t want to share finances with Steve. She is so concerned with money. She wants Steve to get a job before decision day. Steve talks to his sister-in-law and he talks about how great their anniversary date was. Then, he tells her about Noi not wanting to move in after decision day. Also, Noi is posting disturbing crap on social media.
Jasmina & Michael
Apparently, Jasmina doesn’t know how to drive. Michael gives Jasmina a driving lesson. She’s horrible. Her dog is ADORABLE though. Jasmina and Michael seems to be getting along much better. However, Jasmina tells her mother that she is not physically attracted to Michael. However, these two seem to be getting along fairly well. Michael is making dinner and Jasmina is the sous chef. It’s cute. She is very touchy feely with him, so I’m not so sure she isn’t attracted to him. Michael admits he could put more into the relationship.
This was a pretty slow episode. It was lots of them recapping their issues to their friends. I think this may be the first season where they all choose divorce.
Mark isn’t the realtor- that was Chris, the one already divorced from the awful brunette girl. Mark used to sell gym memberships but got fired. He’s unemployed now. Personally, I don’t think I like any of these couples together. I feel like all of them are almost a decent match but not good enough for anything lasting. To me, I feel like I’m seeing a lot of immaturity if not stunted-ness this season.
These couples are awful! i really don’t think there are any that will stay married. I think they are going thru the motions so they can collect a check. The only person half normal is Michael but he seems to have some emotional work to get his heart cleared before he can truest be married. Really tired of watching O gaslight Katina
I actually think Katina & Olajuwon will end up staying together. The chemistry is definitely there, but they both need to work really hard on their communication skills. They both seem like they really want to stay married to each other.
Mark & Lindsey need the experts help them set ground rules for their life together. No name-calling, no gut punches or hitting below the belt, etc. No saying stuff you can’t take back, because 5 minutes later you will regret it, but the knife already sliced.
Jasmine & Michael They need time to learn to communicate with each other.
Steve & Noi? Not sure about those two. What is Steve doing by not reassuring her more about his work history? It could come out in the process that he makes $250k yrly, or that he’s a deadbeat genius?
Mark had Lindsey pegged exactly this week. He said something like, she puts together what she thought she heard in her head and then she just runs with that. There’s no talking her out of it and no bringing her back from that. Mark may have his faults, but if this marriage fails, it will be on her, in my opinion.
As far as Katina and Olajuwan and Noi and Steve, I feel like if Katina and Steve want the marriages, then I wish them well. But Olajuwan and Noi are both too immature to be married. Olajuwan thinks he’s the adult in the relationship, but he’s all about himself and what he wants. The way he keeps saying “my wife” as if he owns her.
I don’t know what I think about Michael and Jasmina. I can see it working if they both lighten up a bit, but if she’s not attracted to him, I don’t know that it will.
Micheal seems to be in the dreaded “friend zone” with Jasmina, unfortunately. There’s usually no turning back from that. Micheal and Jasmina are trying but she’s just not into him.
Mark seems to see Lindsey as she really is, he may stay with her if she tries to work on her issues.
Olajuwon and Katina will be fine, he is a good dude under the rough exterior and Katina recognizes that. He’s willing to work on himself.
Steve run , Noi is still scarred from a prior relationship and isn’t ready for marriage .
No I frustrates me to no end. She won’t just clearly communicate with Steve. She obviously doesn’t want to coming or finances but won’t say that to him directly and veils it with other issues. It’s hard to watch them. Also it would be nice to see Steve explain to her how much money he can/does bring in from working for himself. He should commit to bringing x amount of money to the table monthly/annually and this could be solved.
Noi* comingle finances*
Noi’s issue with Steve is that he is always around 24-7! That would annoy the f out of me too. She wants him to get a job just so she could have some alone time.