• LOVE IS BLIND Bride Dumps Groom at Altar for Not Being Woke Enough

    From BTR1701@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 11 03:16:22 2025
    Why would she wait until she's standing at the altar to bring this up and make the decision not to marry him?

    Like most hard-lefties, it's not enough for her to have her beliefs. She has
    to make sure everyone knows about them, too, so she can feel morally superior. She wanted to make a grand show out of how virtuous she believes herself to be in order to feed her own bloated ego.

    Can you imagine being married to a person like that? Dude dodged a serious bullet there.

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    https://torontosun.com/entertainment/television/woke-love-is-blind-star-leaves-match-at-altar-for-not-sharing-same-views

    A participant in the latest season of LOVE IS BLIND has been slammed by fans over her decision to dump her groom-to-be at the altar because his views on Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ issues were not 'progressive' enough.

    Sara Carlton, an oncology nurse, left Ben Mezzenga at the altar in the Season
    8 finale because of their different viewpoints on issues including BLM, gay marriage, and "the vaccine".

    Both were dressed for the wedding-- her in a lacy gown, him in a tan suit-- that didn't end up happening. The 29-year-old called it off because, as she told him, she "always wanted a partner to be on the same wavelength" as her.

    "I'm sorry but I don't want that to be misunderstood. I still love you and everything about you is amazing and I care about you so much,” Carlson added to Mezzenga, who could only smile awkwardly in response.

    Despite the 'diss, Mezzenga tried to salvage the relationship.

    "I care about you, too, and I love you so much, and I know I want to stay with you and keep growing our relationship if you'll let me," he begged.

    "We'll see," Carlton responded.

    Those in attendance were shocked by the last-minute decision, as were the show's fans, who took to the internet to blast the nurse.

    "Let's find him a nice, conservative, 20-something girl. He'll look back and laugh at this," Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham wrote in an X post, sharing the uncomfortable scene.

    Ingraham's colleague Tomi Lahren agreed, adding, "He dodged a bullet."

    One user noted: "Her BS virtue signaling is so transparent. She doesn't care about any of the stupid stuff she brought up. She just wants to be the centre of attention."

    After the awkward scene, when the near-bride was in a car with her mother and sister, she revealed to them how Mezzenga's failure to conform ended up being
    a dealbreaker.

    "I remember I asked him about Black Lives Matter and I'm no expert, but when I asked him about it, he was like, 'I guess I never really thought too much
    about it,'" she said. Their season was filmed in Minneapolis, where the BLM movement began following the murder of George Floyd. Carlton was particularly miffed that Mezzenga didn't have a strong opinion on it because it happened in their hometown.

    "That affected me," she explained to her family.

    She also brought up the church Mezzenga attended as not having progressive enough views on "gender identity", saying she asked him what his church's
    views are and he didn’t know. "So then I watched a sermon online about sexual identity and it was traditional," she said.

    "I told that to Ben... he didn't really have that much to say about it, you know? I want someone to think about that stuff."

    Aside from religion, Carlton added a few more social issues Mezzenga didn't have enough of an opinion on including 'equity' and 'the vaccine', an apparent reference to the COVID-19 shot.

    The reality show follows people as they date each other in "pods", where they can talk to each other by speaker but not see each other as they fall in love. Once a proposal takes place, the newly engaged couple lay eyes on each other for the first time, testing if love is truly blind.

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  • From shawn@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 11 01:08:32 2025
    On Tue, 11 Mar 2025 03:16:22 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    Why would she wait until she's standing at the altar to bring this up and make >the decision not to marry him?

    Like most hard-lefties, it's not enough for her to have her beliefs. She has >to make sure everyone knows about them, too, so she can feel morally superior. >She wanted to make a grand show out of how virtuous she believes herself to be >in order to feed her own bloated ego.

    Can you imagine being married to a person like that? Dude dodged a serious >bullet there.


    I'm sorry but I have to disagree. It's not that she's a "leftie" but
    that she's either 1) looking to create drama for the show or 2)
    someone who's gone over the edge (which has nothing to do with being a "leftie."
    She has the idea (which sadly many people do) that any long term
    partner needs to be a perfect match. I originally thought it was going
    to turn out that he had different views than her and she couldn't deal
    with that. It turns out that he, like most people, didn't have strong
    views on the COVID vaccine or BLM or the other things that she
    apparently felt strongly about, and that was enough to break up.
    Though if she truly felt that strongly about those issues don't you
    think that would have come up very early in the relationship.

    I will say that she's not anywhere near ready for marriage, let alone
    any sort of long term relationship. As she is certain to find reasons
    to break up with any guy she meets as there will always be some reason
    to find fault with the guy.

    https://torontosun.com/entertainment/television/woke-love-is-blind-star-leaves-match-at-altar-for-not-sharing-same-views

    A participant in the latest season of LOVE IS BLIND has been slammed by fans >over her decision to dump her groom-to-be at the altar because his views on >Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ issues were not 'progressive' enough.

    Sara Carlton, an oncology nurse, left Ben Mezzenga at the altar in the Season >8 finale because of their different viewpoints on issues including BLM, gay >marriage, and "the vaccine".

    Both were dressed for the wedding-- her in a lacy gown, him in a tan suit-- >that didn't end up happening. The 29-year-old called it off because, as she >told him, she "always wanted a partner to be on the same wavelength" as her.

    "I'm sorry but I don't want that to be misunderstood. I still love you and >everything about you is amazing and I care about you so much,” Carlson added >to Mezzenga, who could only smile awkwardly in response.

    Despite the 'diss, Mezzenga tried to salvage the relationship.

    "I care about you, too, and I love you so much, and I know I want to stay with >you and keep growing our relationship if you'll let me," he begged.

    "We'll see," Carlton responded.

    Those in attendance were shocked by the last-minute decision, as were the >show's fans, who took to the internet to blast the nurse.

    "Let's find him a nice, conservative, 20-something girl. He'll look back and >laugh at this," Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham wrote in an X post, sharing the >uncomfortable scene.

    Ingraham's colleague Tomi Lahren agreed, adding, "He dodged a bullet."

    One user noted: "Her BS virtue signaling is so transparent. She doesn't care >about any of the stupid stuff she brought up. She just wants to be the centre >of attention."

    After the awkward scene, when the near-bride was in a car with her mother and >sister, she revealed to them how Mezzenga's failure to conform ended up being >a dealbreaker.

    "I remember I asked him about Black Lives Matter and I'm no expert, but when I >asked him about it, he was like, 'I guess I never really thought too much >about it,'" she said. Their season was filmed in Minneapolis, where the BLM >movement began following the murder of George Floyd. Carlton was particularly >miffed that Mezzenga didn't have a strong opinion on it because it happened in >their hometown.

    "That affected me," she explained to her family.

    She also brought up the church Mezzenga attended as not having progressive >enough views on "gender identity", saying she asked him what his church's >views are and he didn’t know. "So then I watched a sermon online about sexual
    identity and it was traditional," she said.

    "I told that to Ben... he didn't really have that much to say about it, you >know? I want someone to think about that stuff."

    Aside from religion, Carlton added a few more social issues Mezzenga didn't >have enough of an opinion on including 'equity' and 'the vaccine', an apparent >reference to the COVID-19 shot.

    The reality show follows people as they date each other in "pods", where they >can talk to each other by speaker but not see each other as they fall in love. >Once a proposal takes place, the newly engaged couple lay eyes on each other >for the first time, testing if love is truly blind.


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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Mar 11 04:23:02 2025
    BTR1701 <[email protected]> wrote:

    Why would she wait until she's standing at the altar to bring this up and make >the decision not to marry him?

    Like most hard-lefties, it's not enough for her to have her beliefs. She has >to make sure everyone knows about them, too, so she can feel morally superior. >She wanted to make a grand show out of how virtuous she believes herself to be >in order to feed her own bloated ego.

    Can you imagine being married to a person like that? Dude dodged a serious >bullet there.

    I can't even imagine being desperate enough for attention to humiliate
    myself on national television reality programming.

    Whose self esteem is that low?

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    https://torontosun.com/entertainment/television/woke-love-is-blind-star-leaves-match-at-altar-for-not-sharing-same-views

    . . .

    One user noted: "Her BS virtue signaling is so transparent. She doesn't care >about any of the stupid stuff she brought up. She just wants to be the centre >of attention."

    Good point

    "I remember I asked him about Black Lives Matter and I'm no expert, but when I >asked him about it, he was like, 'I guess I never really thought too much >about it,'" she said. Their season was filmed in Minneapolis, where the BLM >movement began following the murder of George Floyd. Carlton was particularly >miffed that Mezzenga didn't have a strong opinion on it because it happened in >their hometown.

    BLM began on social media after Trayvon Martin and (the angel) Michael Brown. The Ferguson protest pretty much destroyed all the businesses in town.

    "That affected me," she explained to her family.

    Is it too late to get that treated?

    . . .

    The reality show follows people as they date each other in "pods", where they >can talk to each other by speaker but not see each other as they fall in love. >Once a proposal takes place, the newly engaged couple lay eyes on each other >for the first time, testing if love is truly blind.

    Is this a Canadian-only thing or is it in other countries too?

    Love isn't blind. Men are morons to participate.

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  • From NoBody@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 11 07:25:32 2025
    On Tue, 11 Mar 2025 03:16:22 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    Why would she wait until she's standing at the altar to bring this up and make >the decision not to marry him?

    Like most hard-lefties, it's not enough for her to have her beliefs. She has >to make sure everyone knows about them, too, so she can feel morally superior. >She wanted to make a grand show out of how virtuous she believes herself to be >in order to feed her own bloated ego.

    Can you imagine being married to a person like that? Dude dodged a serious >bullet there.

    -----------------------

    https://torontosun.com/entertainment/television/woke-love-is-blind-star-leaves-match-at-altar-for-not-sharing-same-views

    A participant in the latest season of LOVE IS BLIND has been slammed by fans >over her decision to dump her groom-to-be at the altar because his views on >Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ issues were not 'progressive' enough.

    Sara Carlton, an oncology nurse, left Ben Mezzenga at the altar in the Season >8 finale because of their different viewpoints on issues including BLM, gay >marriage, and "the vaccine".

    Both were dressed for the wedding-- her in a lacy gown, him in a tan suit-- >that didn't end up happening. The 29-year-old called it off because, as she >told him, she "always wanted a partner to be on the same wavelength" as her.

    "I'm sorry but I don't want that to be misunderstood. I still love you and >everything about you is amazing and I care about you so much,� Carlson added >to Mezzenga, who could only smile awkwardly in response.

    Despite the 'diss, Mezzenga tried to salvage the relationship.

    "I care about you, too, and I love you so much, and I know I want to stay with >you and keep growing our relationship if you'll let me," he begged.

    "We'll see," Carlton responded.

    Those in attendance were shocked by the last-minute decision, as were the >show's fans, who took to the internet to blast the nurse.

    "Let's find him a nice, conservative, 20-something girl. He'll look back and >laugh at this," Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham wrote in an X post, sharing the >uncomfortable scene.

    Ingraham's colleague Tomi Lahren agreed, adding, "He dodged a bullet."

    One user noted: "Her BS virtue signaling is so transparent. She doesn't care >about any of the stupid stuff she brought up. She just wants to be the centre >of attention."

    After the awkward scene, when the near-bride was in a car with her mother and >sister, she revealed to them how Mezzenga's failure to conform ended up being >a dealbreaker.

    "I remember I asked him about Black Lives Matter and I'm no expert, but when I >asked him about it, he was like, 'I guess I never really thought too much >about it,'" she said. Their season was filmed in Minneapolis, where the BLM >movement began following the murder of George Floyd. Carlton was particularly >miffed that Mezzenga didn't have a strong opinion on it because it happened in >their hometown.

    "That affected me," she explained to her family.

    She also brought up the church Mezzenga attended as not having progressive >enough views on "gender identity", saying she asked him what his church's >views are and he didn�t know. "So then I watched a sermon online about sexual >identity and it was traditional," she said.

    "I told that to Ben... he didn't really have that much to say about it, you >know? I want someone to think about that stuff."

    Aside from religion, Carlton added a few more social issues Mezzenga didn't >have enough of an opinion on including 'equity' and 'the vaccine', an apparent >reference to the COVID-19 shot.

    The reality show follows people as they date each other in "pods", where they >can talk to each other by speaker but not see each other as they fall in love. >Once a proposal takes place, the newly engaged couple lay eyes on each other >for the first time, testing if love is truly blind.


    That is probably the dumbest concept for a reality show yet. And yes,
    this guy dodged a life of misery followed by bankrupcy when his woke
    partner files for divorce and cleans him out.

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to shawn on Tue Mar 11 15:22:03 2025
    shawn <[email protected]> wrote:
    Tue, 11 Mar 2025 03:16:22 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <[email protected]> wrote:

    Why would she wait until she's standing at the altar to bring this up
    and make the decision not to marry him?

    Like most hard-lefties, it's not enough for her to have her beliefs. She >>has to make sure everyone knows about them, too, so she can feel
    morally superior. She wanted to make a grand show out of how virtuous
    she believes herself to be in order to feed her own bloated ego.

    Can you imagine being married to a person like that? Dude dodged a serious >>bullet there.

    I'm sorry but I have to disagree. It's not that she's a "leftie" but
    that she's either 1) looking to create drama for the show or 2)
    someone who's gone over the edge (which has nothing to do with being a >"leftie."
    She has the idea (which sadly many people do) that any long term
    partner needs to be a perfect match.

    I doubt that. It's what you first said: She's created phony drama. She's playing the villain. She never intended to get married.

    Reality television is entirely fictional.

    I originally thought it was going
    to turn out that he had different views than her and she couldn't deal
    with that. It turns out that he, like most people, didn't have strong
    views on the COVID vaccine or BLM or the other things that she
    apparently felt strongly about, and that was enough to break up.

    Of course not. Shit like this doesn't come up in the ordinary course of conversation unless one is specifically having a political discussion.
    Since a married couple would never discuss politics except under highly
    limited circumstances, it's not a sign that the spouses are
    incompatible. Now, if he's frugal and she spends double their income,
    that's an incompatibility indicating they shouldn't marry.

    No, she had no intention of marrying him. She created phony drama, then
    dumped him.

    I'm not quite going to agree with BTR1701 here: If they had gone through
    with the marriage, then the two of them deserved each other. Real Men
    (tm) don't find love by humiliating themselves on national television.
    Actual life is so humiliating, one doesn't need reality television.

    Rest of your comments snipped as I generally agree and have nothing else
    t add.

    . . .

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  • From Rhino@21:1/5 to Adam H. Kerman on Tue Mar 11 16:09:05 2025
    On 2025-03-11 12:23 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
    BTR1701 <[email protected]> wrote:

    Why would she wait until she's standing at the altar to bring this up and make
    the decision not to marry him?

    Like most hard-lefties, it's not enough for her to have her beliefs. She has >> to make sure everyone knows about them, too, so she can feel morally superior.
    She wanted to make a grand show out of how virtuous she believes herself to be
    in order to feed her own bloated ego.

    Can you imagine being married to a person like that? Dude dodged a serious >> bullet there.

    I can't even imagine being desperate enough for attention to humiliate
    myself on national television reality programming.

    Whose self esteem is that low?

    -----------------------

    https://torontosun.com/entertainment/television/woke-love-is-blind-star-leaves-match-at-altar-for-not-sharing-same-views

    . . .

    One user noted: "Her BS virtue signaling is so transparent. She doesn't care >> about any of the stupid stuff she brought up. She just wants to be the centre
    of attention."

    Good point

    "I remember I asked him about Black Lives Matter and I'm no expert, but when I
    asked him about it, he was like, 'I guess I never really thought too much
    about it,'" she said. Their season was filmed in Minneapolis, where the BLM >> movement began following the murder of George Floyd. Carlton was particularly
    miffed that Mezzenga didn't have a strong opinion on it because it happened in
    their hometown.

    BLM began on social media after Trayvon Martin and (the angel) Michael Brown. The Ferguson protest pretty much destroyed all the businesses in town.

    "That affected me," she explained to her family.

    Is it too late to get that treated?

    . . .

    The reality show follows people as they date each other in "pods", where they
    can talk to each other by speaker but not see each other as they fall in love.
    Once a proposal takes place, the newly engaged couple lay eyes on each other >> for the first time, testing if love is truly blind.

    Is this a Canadian-only thing or is it in other countries too?

    No idea. I don't watch reality shows from *any* country, including this one.

    Love isn't blind. Men are morons to participate.

    Why just men? The whole concept seems equally demeaning to both the men
    *and* the women involved.

    Mind you, I remember a passage in The Gulag Archipelago where
    Solzhenitsyn mentions cases where men married women sight unseen in the
    labour camps. Apparently, camps that had both men and women had separate
    areas for men and women with a tall solid fence between them that kept
    the men and women from seeing each other. Sometimes, someone on one side
    of the fence heard someone on the other side of the fence talking their
    own language - the Soviet Union had a lot of ethnic minorities, many of
    which did not have Russian as a first language - so a Ukrainian man
    might hear a Ukrainian woman on the other side of the fence. They would
    strike up a conversation and, if they hit it off, might eventually get
    an appropriate clergyman to marry them, still sight unseen. (Lenin and
    Stalin were both militant atheists so LOTS of clergymen got sent to the
    Gulag.)

    Of course these marriages were fraught with difficulties given that the
    couple was on opposite sides of a fence. I've read a number of books on
    the subject and can't recall ever hearing of situations where the new
    couple would be allowed to be on the same side of the fence during their sentence. Then there's the problem of surviving your sentence.
    Solzhenitsyn says only 1 in 7 people even survived their sentences.
    Given the incredible privation involved - dangerous work under
    deplorable conditions with minimal food, frequently in extremely harsh environments (picture -50 or colder) - even if you survived your
    sentence, the spouse you'd never seen might not and you might well end
    up as a widow/widower, never having seen your spouse let alone having consummated your marriage.

    In case you're thinking that you could endure a sentence in the Gulag
    standing on your head that might be possible if you'd been arrested in
    Lenin's day when the sentences were usually only 2 or 3 years but Stalin
    was much harsher and soon the norm was 8 to 10 years. By the post-war
    era it was 25 years. You really didn't have to do much to get one of
    those sentences either!

    --
    Rhino

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