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Love on the Spectrum

LifeWasBetterIn69

I watched this whole series. My wife enjoyed it and says she sees a lot of me in the people in the series. But the whole series made me cringe for a variety of reasons. Don't get me wrong. I think everyone deserves to be happy. And everyone deserves to find that special someone who understands them, supports them, and who can be loved and supported in return. But this show just really got under my skin in so many ways...  Please, everyone, weigh in... how do you feel about the series? Is it just me, or did the series set off alarm bells for you?

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  • I have only just started watching this since reading your post.

    Parts of it make me really happy because some of the people do find long term relationships.

    I must admit that I do have to hide behind a cushion at certain points though.

    I feel like Jennifer Cook has probably spent lots of time behind the scenes with the people, supporting them.

    For me she spoke in a language that was easy to understand.

    I attend an autistic group with all sorts of different levels of autistic individuals some have more challenges than others.

    I guess what I'm trying to say is I would put myself at this level in some ways and I feel like it's good for people to know how challenging things can be for me.

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  • in reply to Lonehare12

    I can hope that she has more substantial coaching for the participants than what appears on the show.


    I did ask around some of my friends in the industry, and none could say what the arrangements were with the participants.

    To be fair, they said the show is authentic… some things are staged… like the restaurant scenes only have other actors in them… and that probably is for the best anyway. A lot of things we see are ‘re-takes’, but attempt to capture the original sentiment. And some things are presented out of order from the way they actually occurred (also very common for ‘reality’ shows here in the US). So I can’t say they’re being taken advantage of any more than they’ve agreed to in their contract (and we hope and pray they contract was fully explained at their level of comprehension)

    I really hope they find the companionship they’re looking for. And I hope they get the patient and understanding coaching needed to help them continue to be their authentic selves as a successful couple. IMHO that would make a good show (come on Hallmark… need a good teary-eyed feel-good story… that would be it! )

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  • in reply to Lonehare12

    I can hope that she has more substantial coaching for the participants than what appears on the show.


    I did ask around some of my friends in the industry, and none could say what the arrangements were with the participants.

    To be fair, they said the show is authentic… some things are staged… like the restaurant scenes only have other actors in them… and that probably is for the best anyway. A lot of things we see are ‘re-takes’, but attempt to capture the original sentiment. And some things are presented out of order from the way they actually occurred (also very common for ‘reality’ shows here in the US). So I can’t say they’re being taken advantage of any more than they’ve agreed to in their contract (and we hope and pray they contract was fully explained at their level of comprehension)

    I really hope they find the companionship they’re looking for. And I hope they get the patient and understanding coaching needed to help them continue to be their authentic selves as a successful couple. IMHO that would make a good show (come on Hallmark… need a good teary-eyed feel-good story… that would be it! )

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