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Originally Posted by Vicky.

Hmm, I wouldn't say its the aftercare, but the show and the setup itself tbh. Its brutal, the premise of it and how it plays out. Have only watched part of one series, last year with that Adam dude. It seemed..exploitative to me, playing with peoples emotions for 'good tv'. Mind, I would bet those who do watch it think differently, its easy to be dismissive of a TV show when you are not invested in it I guess.

I was invested, it was a guilty pleasure (oops...) and I tried to watch again this year following the recent episodes but I just couldn't. As you said it's just harsh - there's a contestant in it called Amber that hasn't gotten support or help from the outside and she was being treated awfully be a guy who dumped her IMO (I'm sure just saying that may cause some controversy, but I just felt so uncomfortable with the way she was being treated)

Adam last year was abhorrent with the way he smirked at the girl he dumped being upset. I absolutely think the concept of the show is a bit... inhumane (signing up to possibly be dumped once, twice, or more times on national telly... really?) I only watched it because I liked some of the characters, not for their relationships

It became apparent to me they cared more for drama than feelings when they shown Dani that Jack's ex was put in the same house as him for days while she was separated from him