Married At First Sight Why Fans Are Sick Of The Shows Macho Men

Married At First Sight: Why Fans Are Sick Of The Show’s ‘Macho’ Men

Married At First Sight fans are tired of the “macho” men who star on the show. Brides’ fathers and husbands have personified toxic masculinity.

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Married At First Sight Why Fans Are Sick Of The Shows Macho Men

Although Married At First Sight is dedicated to matching a wife with her perfect groom, fans have an issue with the typical “macho” man the franchise continues to cast. Time and time again, marriages have fallen apart due to a Married At First Sight husband’s need to prove his manliness in ways that are off-putting to viewers and diminish his wife. From Texas to Australia, here’s how Married At First Sight has featured toxic masculinity and why fans are tired of it.

The Married At First Sight franchise has become one of the most successful reality dating series as a result of its unconventional yet thoroughly entertaining relationship practices. While the unorthodox method of blind matchmaking has yielded a handful of long-lasting couples and several compelling seasons of reality television, viewers are sick of one trope that the series relies on. Married At First Sight frequently features men that have a “macho” mentality. This backward way of thinking is exhibited in the way some men infantilize the women of Married At First Sight in hopes to bolster their importance and manhood. Unfortunately, this is a problem that exists in all iterations of the experimental dating series.

One of the worst examples of “macho” men is found in Married At First Sight Australia. Although the relationships between husbands and wives tend to be the crux of conflict in the reality series, the Australian spinoff of Married At First Sight highlighted how a bride’s father can contribute to the show’s “macho man” problem. Susie Bradley starred on MAFS Australia season 2. While she was a controversial star, her father, Steve’s, behavior explained the wife’s unpopular personality. On the show, Steve inserted himself into his daughter’s impromptu marriage, warning that if he didn’t like Susie’s husband, he would call off the ceremony. Steve’s explanation for being so involved in his adult daughter’s marriage was, “She’s my baby.” Men like Susie’s dad on Married At First Sight Australia make fans aggravated with the way women are treated on the reality show.

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While the example of Susie’s Australian family perfectly embodies the complaint fans have with Married At First Sight’s toxic masculinity problem, the “macho” problem is a homeland threat as well. On the Texas-based season 13, one couple, in particular, has struggled with their disparate gender roles expectations. José and Rachel are one pair that Married At First Sight fans aren’t confident will make it past Decision Day. The main reason why viewers doubt the couple is José wants Rachel to be completely dependent on him. José demonstrated his desire to take care of his wife as if she were a child when he asked to brush her teeth, prompting Rachel to remind viewers, “I’m a grown adult.” José’s insistence on being “the provider” stems from the “macho” mentality that fans think limits women like Rachel.

Married At First Sight has plenty of strengths, such as highlighting the resilience of love. However, the series has failed to condemn toxic masculinity. From Australian fathers to Texan husbands attempting to reduce their wives to children that need their teeth brushed for them, “macho” men are a problem that fans are tired of dealing with. Hopefully, future seasons of Married At First Sight will find the value in casting less insecure men.

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