Here is another season's teams wishlist:
These teams incorporate a diverse background story that viewers will either fall in love with or immediately dislike.
M/F teams:
Married Long Distance - Married for over 15 years, one lives in Florida for a housekeeping job while other works in hotel management in Los Angeles, wants to enjoy the opportunity together
Married - Middle Eastern and American couple interracially married, both want to have kids, explore the unknown, and build a stronger bond between each other
Dating - 29 & 39-ish, model-esque female & male rock band musician, wants to show opposites do attract
Dating - 25-ish, both play at regional tennis tournaments, male has won two badminton championships, female has competed in numerous swimming events and marathons
Grandmother/Grandson - worked well together since grandson was 8, grandson has dark background stories while grandma brings positive background, grandma does fishing and knitting
Childhood Friends - 30-ish African-American friends, friends since pre-school, tried dating in middle school, broke up but remained friends, loves to compete in individual sports
M/M teams:
Truck Drivers/Friends - went on the race to have fun and enjoy what the world has to offer, adventurous males both with wives, one has a celebrity relative
(like anybody cares)
Single Fathers - 40 & 50-ish "Dads With Kids" team, needs the money to take care of their kids, one lost their job the last month and needs a boost of income, loves to go on adventures, friends since high school
F/F teams:
Sisters - 21 & 26 legally
adopted as sisters from parents, the adopted team member originates from Nigeria and other team member is American, both have similar interests, both have been in dance & ballet recitals and competed in many statewide championships
Gourmet Chefs - can deal with the pressure of being on the race despite their culinary background for a 5-star restaurant in New York, one team member is calm and not that tempered while other is
sassy, fun, tempered, and sometimes sarcastic NBA Wives (CINDY & WHITNEY) (I know what you're thinking, bad idea) - wives of Jimmer Fredette (drafted onto Sacramento Kings) and Bill Self (current college basketball coach in Kansas State) (obviously recruited), wants to explore the world and have fun