Line #30 Series/MarriedAtFirstSight


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3	''Married at First Sight'' - originally ''Gift Ved Første Blik'', a Danish production in 2013 before the format was sold internationally, aired in America as a RealityShow on FYI and Lifetime. The program features couples meeting for the first time as they are about to get married. What could possibly go wrong?
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5	Each season follows three to five couples matched by the show's team of experts. They don't meet or learn anything about each other until the wedding. After the WeddingEpisode, the show follows the couples as they go on a honeymoon, move in together and spend time with their new spouses. At the end of each season comes Decision Day when the couples decide if they will stay together or get a divorce.
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7	The show began in 2014 featuring couples living in New York City metro area. As of 2020, they are on season 11 and have filmed in ten cities across the United States.
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9	Many other international versions exist, particularly the UK and Australian variants.
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11	!! This show provides examples of:
12	* ArrangedMarriage: The premise of the show.
13	* BelligerentSexualTension: Season 9's Jamie and Elizabeth. It doesn't help that she's something of a CloudCuckooLander and he has a lot of {{Berserk Button}}s. Having said that, the sexual tension is also clearly in evidence, as they are among the first to consummate during their season [[spoiler:and elect to stay together in the end.]]
14	* BickeringCouplePeacefulCouple: Most seasons have at least one couple who constantly fights and at least one who genuinely seems to get along. Fans speculate that this the producers match couples this way on purpose.
15	* CommonalityConnection: deliberately engineered by the producers to give each couple a fighting chance.
16	* ConfessionCam: used frequently to cut away and allow contestants to explain their own thoughts while an event is occurring. Also used to set up {{Internal Reveal}}s.
17	* ExtremeDoormat: Some of the contestants verge into this as they attempt to keep their ailing marriages together. OnceASeason for Seasons 8 ([[spoiler:Kate]]), 9 ([[spoiler:Amber]]) and 10 ([[spoiler:Mindy]]).
18	* FoundFootage: there's a fun (for the viewers) moment in Season 9 where Iris takes cellphone ShakyCam footage of Keith handling a [[SpidersAreScary big scary spider]] complete with screaming and off-kilter angles.
19	* FourthDateMarriage: {{exaggerated}}. Technically, the couples marry ''before'' their first date.
20	* HairTriggerTemper: Season 8's AJ.
21	* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Season 9 pairs 6'10" Matt (a former professional basketball player) with 5'2" Amber.
22	* LikeGoesWithLike: The show has now paired 39 couples, but still has not matched a black participant with a white one.
23	* ManChild: Season 8's Keith. He lived with his grandmother and was unused to doing any housework.
24	* MarriageBeforeRomance: {{invoked}}. Contestants are contractually obligated to marry whoever the show presents to them.
25	* MarriageOfConvenience: A definite factor for some contestants. One outstanding example is Season 8's Luke, who is speculated to have done the show solely to get customers for his speed-dating business. (Another speculation is that he was looking for TheBeard; his behavior made it clear he was ''not'' attracted to GirlNextDoor Kate. The two separated on Decision Day, [[EveryoneCanSeeIt surprising no one]].)
26	* TheMourningAfter: Season 10's Katie gets married despite pining over her ex.
27	* MyGirlIsNotASlut: Season 9's Iris is a virgin at 27... and [[DeconstructedTrope has trouble with physical intimacy]] once the time comes. [[spoiler:She and Keith neither consummate nor remain together, allowing her to claim the rather unusual title of "Divorced virgin."]]
28	* NeverBeHurtAgain: Season 9's Deonna has been single for ten years when she gets married at the age of 30. She refers to this trope as her motivation. Her marriage has some shades of DefrostingIceQueen as a result.
29	* NeverMyFault: Season 8's AJ.
30	* OppositesAttract: zigzagged. [[TruthInTelevision This can have mixed results]], and the producers deliberately invoke it to fulfill RuleOfDrama requirements. As a simple example, Season 9's Amber is a ClingyJealousGirl while her husband Matt is more the IWorkAlone type.
31	* ParentalAbandonment: At least one contestant per season is dealing with a MissingMom or DisappearedDad.
32	* RomanticCandlelitDinner: They happen several times per season.
33	* SexEqualsLove: Zigzagged. Some couples refuse to consummate for this reason. Others consummate and still separate.
34	* TechnicalVirgin: Season 9's Iris admits to fulfilling this trope.
35	* TheirFirstTime: left entirely up to each couple. At least one did not consummate until after deciding to stay together at the end of the season.
36	* TrueLoveIsBoring: Season 10's Jessica and Austin basically do not have a single fight until the second-to-last episode. Reviewers vacillated between pointing out this trope and being thankful for their stabilizing presence in a season otherwise crammed full of {{Drama Bomb}}s.
37	* UptightLovesWild: Season 9's Jamie and Elizabeth.
38	* VirginInAWhiteDress: Iris from season 9 is proud of her virginity and makes a point of choosing a very white wedding dress as a symbol of her decision to wait for marriage.
39	* WeddingRingRemoval: Leading up to decision day, viewers get many montages of the participants dramatically twisting the wedding rings on their fingers and contemplating removing them.

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