Just about Married At First Sight

Of course, there is a lot to tell. About the new marriage between Patricia and Stephan, for example. What will the experts have been high-fiving during the wedding ceremony because this, this was how it should be. She smiling, he looking at her lovingly. She gradually moving a bit closer to him, everything told: a match made in heaven. These two are excited and going for it. And how sweetly in love Patricia's parents looked at each other when they said they hoped she would find a love like theirs?

Patricia's special sense of humor (when she introduces herself, she always says: ‘My name is Patricia without the ‘k’’ and that's just hilarious) seemed to be appreciated by Stephan. Do you also feel that we might find a bit of a new mother for Paula in Stephan's mother? With that measured little mouth and her shoulder turned towards Carlo? I have high expectations of her.

I also find Cathelijne and Laura an incredibly effective litmus test. They fit, they match. The kiss on the plane, hands together on a lap, walking the dogs together, making jokes. It's really quite special that you can catapult people who didn't know each other into an advanced stage of a relationship and that it works. Who needs foreplay?

But my new Nicole and Martijn are really Remco and Paula. Swimming through apple syrup is child's play compared to how stiff their conversations go. That moment when Remco comes back from a bike ride (‘I need that to cycle away all the tension and clear my head’) and he sees Paula on a beach chair with a book. She almost freezes, nods, and says ‘oh nice’ when he talks about the majestic sea view he beheld and pulls her chin in a bit further. And now it seems the moment has come for Remco to turn the tables. It's not the question: does she like me? but: wait a minute, do I actually like her? And then came the announcement. ‘I'm looking for a sporty woman, we don't match.’ There. Boom. What I do find sweet about Paula is that she doesn't take it personally. In that regard, they might still be a match. Because she isn't angry and seems to still stand up for him.

So. Who. Knows.

More tonight!

PS. And how sweet are Loes and Wichian?