The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On
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Friends, we are gathered here today to discuss a strange linguistic invention:uncomfortability.
But what do these Franken-words mean?
Are they clumsy would-be synonyms fordiscomfortandcomfort, or do they connote their own experiences?
Perhaps comfortability indicates anability to becomfortable within a situation.
Thats TV dating for ya.
Not everyones ready to lean into, as our host Nick Lachey calls it, the uncomfortableness.
Lets get into it.
But I have trouble believing that theyd ever break up.
Their divorce involved infidelity on his exs part, and now hes afraid of marriage.
Why does he seem themostenthusiastic about sanctioned stepping out?
As Nick puts it, Shes still Coachella-ing, and Im Stagecoach-ing.
Scotty (30) and Aria (25) just dont seem like theyre on the same wavelength.
They live in different cities, and while Aria is very guarded, Scotty is intense.
I could see these two getting engaged but would be shocked if they were still together by the reunion.
He worries that settling down and having kids right away could hamper her fledgling marketing career.
But that explanation doesnt make much sense, given that people can easily get engaged andnothave kids right away.
Mariah and Micah fall into category one.
Until.UNTIL!The seasons Big TwistTM.
… Yeah, its hot there in the summer.
I could watch this all day.
Vanessa and NickI think having a trial couple named Vanessa and Nick mightve broken this shows Lachey-hosted matrix.
These two hit it off in a scary kind of way but end on a big question mark.
Theyre both art-school dropouts who grew up homeschooled.
In fine millennial form, they both like comparing themselves to onions.
When she laughs at Nicks jokes, shereallylaughs.
No good-byes for anyone.
This goes about as well as youd expect.
Sandy and J.R.Every season, one trial marriage flies too close to the sun.
They dont ask for each others real names (Sandra and Jon Richard) until after theyre already engaged.
They shut the door in his face, leaving him to wail in his room for the cameras.
Its real bad, guys!
I dont know what to make of these two.
Like, girl, are you sure?
(LOL, okay, sir.)
God help everyone involved in this emotional swamp.
Zaina and ScottyThings start off promising here but quickly deteriorate.
because she doesnt like being cold Scotty turns frosty.
Someone that justeats without me.
Aria and CalebOf all the new connections we see this season, Aria and Calebs might be the purest.
They talk openly and empathetically about their partners.
He buys her a spa set and does face masks (and under-eye patches) with her.
But these two dont seem to agree about what this connection actually means.
When Caleb tries to say as much to Scotty, he doesnt buy it.
No straight man has ever laid eyes on Aria and just wanted to be friends, he says.
In a pseudo #Grwm video, he flexes while telling us, This was earned, not given.
He then proceeds to show us how he spritzes cologne all over his body, including on his balls.
Each season, our trial couples get better and better alternatives to sharing a bed.
In season one, there didnt appear to be any other sleeping place.
In season two, Antonio got an air mattress.
And this season apparently included pullout couches.
