Minor highjacking, related to what Finagle said, above—
A study just came out saying that we pick who we fall in love with according to what kind of children we’d have; that it’s genetic and subconscious. A tall man would pick a shortish woman; a round-faced woman would pick a long-faced man, etc.
I personally think this is nonsense, possibly because I have NEVER had any desire to have children. And the men I’ve been attracted to do not fall into one physical category!
—we now return you to your regularly scheduled thread—
::taking the highjacked thread and running with it…::
OK, opening the vault of neurosis here. I always wanted red hair, but dying it is too labor intensive. When I play the “what would you want your kids to look like” game, I always picture a posse of carrot-toped tykes. I am also quite attracted to red-haired men. Connection?
But along your post, Eve, as I understand it, the theory is that we are attracted to certain people because we want our offspring to be as desirable as possible. So if tall is desirable, a tall man would choose a tall woman over a short one. So goes the theory.
It was disgusting…which is why it was great TV. I watched almost an hour. What fun! Hollywood and Vegas at it’s best–no morals for good ratings and money.
I met my spouse through friends of friends in a different state (geographically speaking). We only met once before we were engaged, and only twice more before we were married, though we spoke on the phone often. Our first kiss was on our wedding night. Neither of us could be happier.
Given that I’ll try an alternate approach to finding a good spouse, I thought the mere idea of the TV show was bizarre. When I saw they had a swimsuit contest, my disgust for the contestants, the guy, the network, etc. was complete. And I usually like campy social parody. TV has sunk to a new low (or at least a parallel low to shows like “Studs”).
“It’s those TV networks, Marge. They won’t let me. One quality show after another, each one fresher and more brilliant than the last.” - Homer
I was about to post the same thought… Despite his seemingly humble little speech at the end, I was thinking perhaps this was just a huge ruse to get married on national TV with the maximum possible audience. Maybe this is someone he had a secret relationship with, and this is just his way of making it public. I can’t imagine he really lost any money with all the advertising revenue.
In this case, the conspiracy theory is more appealing, as the idea of treating marriage like an auction IMO is very repugnant.
Well, I guess it just goes to show that it takes all kinds. I thought Darva was the most beautiful contestant, carried herself the best and had decent answers to the questions. I also thought it was cool that she is a vet. She was my favorite right from the time they were all introduced and, in my mind, there was no contest.
To each his own, eh?
“I should not take bribes and Minister Bal Bahadur KC should not do so either. But if clerks take a bribe of Rs 50-60 after a hard day’s work, it is not an issue.” ----Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Current Prime Minister of Nepal
Rob,
actually it did occur to me. But my suspicions were really set off, when the announcer started calling the 10 finalist. He said for the first finalist and the girl started hugging her neighbor before he said her name or where she was from…
Hmm… that is odd. I taped it for the girlfriend to watch (sick, huh?) so I’ll have to check that out. Could it have just been an issue of editing and laying the audio over the video wrong in that place? Obviously the show was edited and trimmed for time. God knows how long the actual event took or how bored the audience got.
“I guess one person can make a difference, although most of the time they probably shouldn’t.”
Didn’t see the show. Didn’t want to. Didn’t think it’d be prudent.
But I’ll have to echo Finagle’s thought that marrying a stranger is hardly a new custom. Arranged marriage has been the norm in several cultures. Dating is a very recent invention and I’m not so sure it’s a superior method of finding your soulmate. A lot of the things that occur in dating are no more relevant to marriage than going on TV and answering questions.
If you want to find a person’s true character in a marriage situation, pick a couple with the worst behaved kids you can find and tell them to go away for the weekend. Tell them not to clean the house, don’t take care of any loose ends. Then you and your “date” look after the kids. (Either that or swim across a lake full of crocodiles. Whichever is easier.) But I’ll guarantee at the end you’ll know everything that’s important to know about that person.
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
pluto,
IF u have any takers on the baby sitting …send them here lol …they will take the crocks after watching my kids for one hour lol.
I realize arranged marriage was a big thing but it had more to do with family, titles, and combined money. This tv show was exploiting women if u ask me…and to tell u the truth the reason I watched is because I was sure it was a joke…lol
I saw it, at the urging of my sister - we have a satellite dish - she saw the Eastern time showing of it, and told me to catch the Pacific Time showing. My sister, normally a most sensible person, was quite adamant about me seeing it, so I did. It was bizarre. (My sister has a taste for the bizarre.) Bizarre bizarre bizarre.
I am really surprised by what some of you have said about the chosen bride. She was not ugly, or old - she certainly looked like she was younger than the groom, and she was very attractive. She seemed to have a head on her shoulders - was a veteran, and a nurse. Not all the finalists seemed sensible at all - some were little flibbertyjibbets. (Like the one with the braces - she just exuded vanity.) So, I agree with Lucky:
I thought she seemed suited to the groom, who was a sporty and outdoorsy type, like she is. She also had a level of maturity that I think was appropriate for him also. I also picked her out as my favorite right from the start (as did my sister, as she told me later.)
But the weird thing is, that I was transfixed by all this! It was TOO weird! The swimsuit contest, the family giving number rating in the wings, the whole thing. Weird weird weird. I cannot believe that someone came up with this idea and found people to go along with it.
‘How to divorce your millionaire’
'The WWF Brings you…
‘Battle of the millionaires!’
‘The Millionaires Newlywed Game’
‘A Day in the life of a Millionaire’
and MY personal favorite:
‘Millionaires shot to the Moon’ win your own moonrock for entering this contest!!
We want to have a FOX special for this guy I work with: “Who Wants a One-Night-Stand with a Regular Guy Who Doesn’t Want a Committment?”
Anyway, the morning traffic girl on WTMX radio in Chicago was supposed to have been a contestant. She was set to go to Vegas up until the last minute when FOX called her and said they were pulling her from the show. The reason? They heard that she had been talking about it on the radio (she didn’t break any confidentiality…she just told the audience she was going), and they didn’t like that. They told her that it was their “sincere wish” that Mr. and Mrs. Millionaire would live happily ever after. They thought that her talking about it showed that she was not “taking marriage seriously.” Right! And they were! I mean, really…
My sister held me hostage and made me watch the last hour of the show. It was the dumbest piece of crap I have ever seen on television.
What were these girls thinking during this whole show? Could you imagine competing to marry someone you’ve never even seen? I’m hoping that the next millionaire is some old, deformed guy - now THAT would be funny. He picks his future wife, steps from behind the curtain, and she faints from freight. HAHAHAHA
All I could think of during the ceremony was that this chick is getting married to someone she only met three minutes ago - she doesn’t even know her new last name. It’s really disgusting, if you ask me.
My sister is a hoot. She said, “What’s next ‘Who wants to sell themselves into slavery?’”
I’m waiting for someone to win the million on WWTBAM, and then be on WWTMAMM the next week - now THAT would be funny.
I felt really bad for the four finalists that didn’t get proposed to. Could you imagine having to put on a bridal gown, get all ready to be married, then have to stand there like a doofus when he proposes to someone else?
Minx,
Actually It seems FOX would have liked the publicity. I told my hubby the only reason that I would have done it would be the free gown and ring. But if by some miracle, he chose me, I would have said sorry. I was in it for the gown laughing…or by the way I hate sex laugh out loud…
I watched pretty much the whole thing. I couldn’t believe that these women would compete to marry a total stranger. My boyfriend and I were laughing during the wedding ceremony because they said “to Love, Honor, and Cherish, till death do you part.” How can you say those words to someone you don’t love, honor, or cherish! You don’t even know the person! Millionaire or not… I have too much respect for myself to sell myself like that.