Married At First Sight (MAFS) 2025 fans have taken to Reddit to discuss the Final Test Week challenge, after Paul Antoine got slammed for meeting up with his backup bride Hannah, while Jamie Marinos didn’t cop the same heat for attempting to meet her backup groom.
While Jamie did get stood up, both Paul and Jamie expressed curiosity in meeting their backup matches, with Jamie saying she was nosy and just wanted to know who it was, while Paul dropped that he was… well, curious, about 77 times.
Paul’s decision led to an explosive fight with his wife Carina Mirable, who kicked him out of their apartment, while Jamie’s decision had her husband Dave Hand laughing and paying her out for being stood up.
With Paul undoubtedly due to cop the group’s opinions at tonight’s dinner party, some fans are thinking it’s unfair that he’s the only groom facing the wrath of judgement from the participants and viewers alike.
MAFS fans debate whether Paul and Jamie’s actions deserve the same heat
On Reddit, when someone commented it was good to see “the old Dave back” after he took Jamie’s date so well, others jumped in not to defend Paul, but to call out the double standards in how people saw the actions of both Paul and Jamie.
“Double standards here, everyone is not getting on Jamie for wanting to see her alternate match but everyone is at Paul,” one person said.
“But Jamie was just so CURIOUS! Just like Paul,” another commented.
Some also assumed Dave put on a brave face, but maybe wasn’t that thrilled by the decision deep down. “I get the feeling Dave initially laughed it off and put on a brave face but it will probably gnaw at him over time,” someone commented, with another agreeing, “I think so too. He looked hurt initially but then she kept talking and laughing about the no show so he ‘laughed it off’. I’d probably do the same if I had cameras in my face.”
Other fans pointed out that Paul and Carina and Dave and Jamie are in different relationship stages, which could impact how fans view the task.
“The two couples are at different stages currently. If Jamie and Dave were as seemingly stable as Paul and Carina, I would hope Jamie would have gotten some heat,” one person commented. “Paul gave off the vibe that if he’s in a relationship and met someone who grabs his curiosity, he’d be out finding out about it. Different vibe from Jamie. I could be wrong.”
Did MAFS production sell the Final Test Week challenge differently to participants?
A few other fans speculated the producers may have added less or different pressure to some participants, depending on the state of their relationship.
“The big unspoken here is how the producers likely manipulated the take up of the offer,” one person wrote. “[They] must have assumed too hard a sell to Jeff and Rhi and maybe had some morals about upsetting a good relationship. Willing to bet [they] pushed to some as ‘no big deal, part of the experiment’.”
Married At First Sight 2025 airs Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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