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DeutschRacerFan:
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--- Quote from: DeutschRacerFan on February 05, 2010, 04:08:03 PM ---
What about an older (50's) dating couple also?
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Marcy and Ron!! :hearts:
:welcome: to RFF, DeutschRacerFan !! Glad you found us!!
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Haha yea ... but they lost so early!
I guess my point was it seems like there are set molds that we are falling into. I know it's a show about relationships ... but America is super diverse .... there are dating people that aren't young ... there are M/F couples that are just friends ... that was all I was saying
And I am kinda tired of the gay couples ... although I did like Dan and his bro ... but those two are just likeable
thanks for the welcome ... long time follower of the show
cssmithvt:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on December 12, 2009, 03:47:05 AM ---I would like to see an Internet team...someone who "knows" each other but perhaps have never met...I think it would be fun to see a team actually getting to know the real person vs the virtual person...could be a hoot!
What else have we not seen? I know I have heard you say step-parent, step-child before.
What else??
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I'd like to see the same and have wondered why it hasn't been done until i read the instructions. Unfortunately it appears that unless they bend the entry rules some you have to be in the application video with your partner and also send a current picture of yourself and your partner together (though this one didn't say anything about photoshop to my knowledge ;))
Not sure the reasoning for this rule as an internet only team would probably have one of the greatest dynamics (good or bad) of any yet.
DeutschRacerFan:
--- Quote from: cssmithvt on February 05, 2010, 05:15:37 PM ---
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on December 12, 2009, 03:47:05 AM ---I would like to see an Internet team...someone who "knows" each other but perhaps have never met...I think it would be fun to see a team actually getting to know the real person vs the virtual person...could be a hoot!
What else have we not seen? I know I have heard you say step-parent, step-child before.
What else??
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I'd like to see the same and have wondered why it hasn't been done until i read the instructions. Unfortunately it appears that unless they bend the entry rules some you have to be in the application video with your partner and also send a current picture of yourself and your partner together (though this one didn't say anything about photoshop to my knowledge ;))
Not sure the reasoning for this rule as an internet only team would probably have one of the greatest dynamics (good or bad) of any yet.
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There's a vid out there somewhere with Bert talking about how that will never happen because it's a relationship show and they want people who already have preexisting relationships ... i don't think they want to risk throwing two random people together and not having some idea of how they are interacting.
cssmithvt:
--- Quote from: DeutschRacerFan on February 05, 2010, 05:29:00 PM ---
--- Quote from: cssmithvt on February 05, 2010, 05:15:37 PM ---
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on December 12, 2009, 03:47:05 AM ---I would like to see an Internet team...someone who "knows" each other but perhaps have never met...I think it would be fun to see a team actually getting to know the real person vs the virtual person...could be a hoot!
What else have we not seen? I know I have heard you say step-parent, step-child before.
What else??
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I'd like to see the same and have wondered why it hasn't been done until i read the instructions. Unfortunately it appears that unless they bend the entry rules some you have to be in the application video with your partner and also send a current picture of yourself and your partner together (though this one didn't say anything about photoshop to my knowledge ;))
Not sure the reasoning for this rule as an internet only team would probably have one of the greatest dynamics (good or bad) of any yet.
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There's a vid out there somewhere with Bert talking about how that will never happen because it's a relationship show and they want people who already have preexisting relationships ... i don't think they want to risk throwing two random people together and not having some idea of how they are interacting.
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That's one side of it but the other (supporting) side is the rapid emergence of long distance relationships formed through sites like eharmony and others. There's a stat (can't remember where I saw it or what it exactly was) that some 16% (or so) of marriages are from relationships formed online. (or maybe it's 1.6%....i dunno)
Hooky:
--- Quote from: DeutschRacerFan on February 05, 2010, 05:12:47 PM ---Haha yea ... but they lost so early!
I guess my point was it seems like there are set molds that we are falling into. I know it's a show about relationships ... but America is super diverse .... there are dating people that aren't young ... there are M/F couples that are just friends ... that was all I was saying
And I am kinda tired of the gay couples ... although I did like Dan and his bro ... but those two are just likeable
thanks for the welcome ... long time follower of the show
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"Set molds"...I can believe that this is happening literally. I really do think that the reason there are certain types of teams assigned to certain backpack tag numbers is because they use the numbers to search out teams that fit in a certain "category" or fit something specific they are looking for.
Consider this:
You have 7, which is always the "evil" conniving team. (Rob & Amber, Ari & Staella)
8 is always a team that has at least one "old" member. (Marcy & Ron, Fran & Barry)
1 is usually a "driven," "competitive" team. (Peter & Sarah, Lake & Michelle)
2 is a team of girls (except for Oswald & Danny and whoever it was in TAR 10 [either Bilal & Sa'eed or Vipul & Arti, never saw it], for some reason). (Maria & Tiffany, Jaime & Cara)
3 is the "unique" team. (BJ & Tyler, Kynt & Vyxsin)
4 is always black. It sounds discriminatory but it's true. (Aja & Ty, Ray & Yolanda)
Now 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, and 12 are a little harder to classify. It appears that these are usually used for the "other" teams, although they have roles that seem to shift throughout seasons.
I repeat this theory a lot, but I want to know what others think about it.
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