Married At First Sightis about to return to Lifetime, but fans have already noticed red flags after watching the pre-season specials.Married At First Sightseason 17ended in April, but the experts failed to find compatible couples. Every single relationship from that season ended. Initially,Becca Haley and Austin Reedsaid yes on Decision Day, but then they got divorced. Chloe Brown wanted to stay married, but Michael Shiakallis said no, and their relationship came to an end. This has become a pattern withMarried At First Sight;there are very few couples that have managed to stay together.
Fans are angry after Lifetime brought back Denver cast members to give advice to theMarried At First Sightseason 18 stars.
One week before theMarried At First Sightseason 18 premiere, Lifetime aired two specials, “Matchmaking In Chicago” and “Kicking Off Chicago,” to get fans excited for the new season. Unfortunately, the negative reactions were swift. After Lifetime posted a clip from one of the specials that featured someMAFSseason 17 stars giving advice to the new cast members,fans took to the comments section to express their disbelief that anybody from the Denver season would be asked to give advice.
As@Her_2024__put it, “It should be know[n] as the Forgotten Season from how horrible and fake it was!"@Terrismithjonesbluntly said, “We DO NOT want to see them.” In particular,several fans found it shocking that Michael and Lauren were giving advice. “That’s ridiculous,"@Reerae1exclaimed, with a crying-laughing emoji.@Mybeautifulpomsadmitted they’re “out” after seeing Lauren giving advice. Meanwhile, some fans are really hopingMAFSseason 18 redeems the series. As@Missjowebbput it, “Please Chicago…redeem MAFS!!! We miss a good REAL love story!!!”
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The clip that Lifetime posted from the pre-Married At First Sightseason 18specials showed Lauren and Michael remaining hopeful that one particular couple would stay together. Lauren admitted she’s optimistic and hopes she doesn’t have to eat her words later. Michael plans to take one of the new cast members at her word regarding a comment she made about attraction. The fans pointed out thatit doesn’t make any sense to bring back cast members who had failed relationships.
Unfortunately,Lauren will more than likely have to eat her words after the season is completebecause of theterrible track recordMarried At First Sighthas. This show has been on the air for 17 seasons and the success rate is less than 20%. That should be a huge warning sign to not only the new couples that fans are about to see on their screens but also a warning to alums like Lauren and Michael, who should know better, especially since their ownMAFSmarriages failed.
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MAFS Season 18 Cast Should Be Hearing From Successful Couples Instead
The fans in the Instagram comments section are right. Having people like Lauren and Michael come back to talk about the newMAFScast members doesn’t make any sense because newlyweds shouldn’t be taking advice from past reality stars whose relationships crashed and burned on national TV. It makes for great TV to see Lauren and Michael on our screens again, butthe new cast would be better served by hearing from the successful couples, despite the fact that there are very few of them.
Married At First Sightseason 18 premieres October 15 at 8 p.m. EDT on Lifetime.
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Based on the Danish version of the series, Married at First Sight is a reality show/social experiment that gives singles a chance to find a lifelong partnership with one particular caveat: they must agree to marry a stranger arranged the moment they meet. Experts provide counseling and guidance as they help couples navigate their new marriage with their unknown partner and highlight the journey of the newlyweds from wedding to honeymoon to beginning their new lives together. At the end of eight weeks, couples will decide to stay married or divorce.
