Thankfully I already got to the spoiler part on my own before reading this😂 but on a real note, I can’t imagine that actually helping anyone. Also, these couples are so young. Like 24-26 is just incredibly young in these 2-3 year relationships talking about “We need to get married”.
Some of these couples are in such a rush to get married! Like, take your time to work these things out. A lot of people are still growing and figuring out who they are in their mid-20s and they are putting too much pressure on themselves to have a sustainable family at 29 or 30.
It’s truly a mess!! And you’re absolutely correct on that rush. I think the concept would actually be more believable if people were 40+ on the show. I get the point of using 20 somethings but it’s coming off really poorly post season 1.
I really appreciate you covering this and it hits on why I’m not a fan of reality TV at all. Shows like The Ultimatum feel so exploitative—not just of the people who go on them, but also of the audience watching. It’s hard to see how putting your relationship through manufactured drama (always present in reality tv) could ever lead to anything positive. And for the viewers, it normalizes/glorifies unhealthy dynamics in relationships and makes entertainment out of real people’s pain, shortcomings, etc. It’s such a harmful cycle all around and I really hope shows like this become a thing of the past. Thank you for sharing!
Exactly! As much as it is "entertaining", it's also just...sad to watch. Because you know that these couples have so much to work on and have so much to get through, but they have little time to process it and feel the pressure of reality T.V. on them too.
Thankfully I already got to the spoiler part on my own before reading this😂 but on a real note, I can’t imagine that actually helping anyone. Also, these couples are so young. Like 24-26 is just incredibly young in these 2-3 year relationships talking about “We need to get married”.
Some of these couples are in such a rush to get married! Like, take your time to work these things out. A lot of people are still growing and figuring out who they are in their mid-20s and they are putting too much pressure on themselves to have a sustainable family at 29 or 30.
This is all just a recipe for MESS.
It’s truly a mess!! And you’re absolutely correct on that rush. I think the concept would actually be more believable if people were 40+ on the show. I get the point of using 20 somethings but it’s coming off really poorly post season 1.
I really appreciate you covering this and it hits on why I’m not a fan of reality TV at all. Shows like The Ultimatum feel so exploitative—not just of the people who go on them, but also of the audience watching. It’s hard to see how putting your relationship through manufactured drama (always present in reality tv) could ever lead to anything positive. And for the viewers, it normalizes/glorifies unhealthy dynamics in relationships and makes entertainment out of real people’s pain, shortcomings, etc. It’s such a harmful cycle all around and I really hope shows like this become a thing of the past. Thank you for sharing!
Exactly! As much as it is "entertaining", it's also just...sad to watch. Because you know that these couples have so much to work on and have so much to get through, but they have little time to process it and feel the pressure of reality T.V. on them too.