{"id":83501,"date":"2020-10-07T03:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T00:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-covid-19-wreaked-havoc-on-married-at-first-sight-couples\/"},"modified":"2020-10-07T03:00:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T00:00:09","slug":"how-covid-19-wreaked-havoc-on-married-at-first-sight-couples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-covid-19-wreaked-havoc-on-married-at-first-sight-couples\/","title":{"rendered":"#How COVID-19 wreaked havoc on ‘Married at First Sight’ couples"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#How COVID-19 wreaked havoc on ‘Married at First Sight’ couples<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n It\u2019s March 2020 in New Orleans. Coronavirus cases are skyrocketing every day, and the mayor just handed down a stay-at-home order. You\u2019re quarantined in a small apartment; the only person you\u2019re allowed to see or speak to is your new roommate, a stranger you met just six weeks ago.<\/p>\n

Oh, and that stranger? You\u2019re married.<\/p>\n

That bizarre scenario became everyday life for the 10 plucky participants on the Lifetime reality show \u201cMarried at First Sight.\u201d The first 10 seasons \u2014 which have aired almost nonstop since the series<\/a> premiered in 2014 \u2014 followed the same basic premise and plotline: couples are matched by three experts, meet for the first time at the altar, get legally married and move in together for eight weeks. After their two-month trial run, couples decide if they will stay married or get divorced.<\/p>\n

But during Season 11, which taped earlier this year, production had to be shut down just 33 days into the marriages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Contestants were left to record themselves, stuck in their marriages indefinitely, until the stay-at-home order was lifted.<\/p>\n

Although the current season first hit the airwaves in July, it\u2019s only on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. EDT that Lifetime will start to air the episodes filmed during the couples\u2019 forced lockdown. The contestants were confined to their homes for a total of 10 weeks, and activities and interactions captured on camera ranged from prosaic to provocative.<\/p>\n

\"Olivia
Olivia and Brett<\/span>Julie Verlindon Photography<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cA lot of what was happ<\/a>ening for all of us was mundane. There was a lot of time sitting on the couch watching TV or putting puzzles together,\u201d said Eric Detwiler, the executive producer in charge of programming at Kinetic Content.<\/p>\n

Other incidents, though, proved juicier. Viewers witness the new couples struggling with their marriages and fearing for their personal health. Issues some had already faced in the first five weeks of their unions promptly blew up. Henry and Christina\u2019s communication issues intensify, for example, as do Karen and Miles\u2019 struggles with vulnerability. Other couples, like quirky Amelia and Bennett, grew closer during this unprecedented time. (Contestants\u2019 last names are withheld by the show to protect them from online harassment.)<\/p>\n

But the coronavirus proved emotionally deadly to another pair. When the camera crews left the scene, Olivia, 30, and Brett, 35, no longer had \u201chomework\u201d exercises assigned by the experts to bring them closer together \u2014\u00a0 and their relationship halted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe weren\u2019t talking about anything other than COVID,\u201d Olivia told The Post. \u201cIt definitely put stress on Brett\u2019s and my relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although they were strangers, the duo had the same fights that many Americans were having over the virus. Olivia, a nurse, was working at a hospital every day and seeing the effects of COVID-19 firsthand, while Brett, an IT professional, was using their apartment as an office.<\/p>\n

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Eric Detwiler<\/span>Courtesy of the show<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in a hospital full of COVID, and when I came home, Brett would be watching the news<\/a>,\u201d Olivia said. \u201cThat was a tough time for us, having to sit down and say, \u2018I know you want to watch the news, but I can\u2019t anymore. I can\u2019t think about COVID.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

The bubble burst when Olivia decided to drive to visit her family for the weekend, something Brett had told her he didn\u2019t want her to do. When she returned, all of Brett\u2019s things were gone from the apartment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a huge shock. Yeah, we\u2019re strangers and yeah, we\u2019re married, but we\u2019re still trying to work through this,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was very devastating. I felt like he gave up on us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Pastor
Pastor Cal Roberson is an expert on the show.<\/span>Kinetic Content<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite the heartache, Olivia is glad they went through the tough time, calling it \u201ca blessing in disguise.\u201d<\/p>\n

The show\u2019s spokesperson would not reveal if the couple decided to rekindle their relationship or got divorced at the end of the series. There are five more episodes slated to air after the Oct. 7 one filmed in lockdown, with the finale set for Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. EDT. Only an episode and a half were filmed during the 10-week lockdown, according to Detwiler. \u201cWe were able to condense that period,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The couples ended up spending 16 weeks together, rather than the standard eight of past seasons, but that might have been a good thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cTragedy and emergency situations like this can actually bring people closer together,\u201d pastor Cal Roberson, an expert on the show, told The Post. \u201cIt revealed weaknesses and showed a lot of strengths. In a weird way, what could have been tragic actually benefited [the couples].\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI would have appreciated not having a pandemic, but going through something traumatic and stressful and life-changing really helped us grow during our marriage,\u201d said Olivia. \u201cI\u2019d rather know how Brett reacts to trauma.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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