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Bea65 Fri 16-May-25 15:36:08

Well not sure if any GNs have viewed this but DD was at in-laws and they had this program on and was embarrassed.. I decided to watch Episode 1 and thought one of the therapists who was recommending ways to teach intimacy ..went full kissing the face/neck of one of the participants but in my view was full on ‘eating his face off’ was shocked but this male has always felt he wasn’t desired or attractive - but he felt good after!
Not sure if this is appropriate but further episodes seem to be more intensive in showing more close up actions .. anyone else viewed this ? Am I being a prude or just old?

Allira Fri 16-May-25 15:50:47

DH wanted to watch it because he thought it was going to be a programme about the Virgin Islands!

When I enlightened him, he changed his mind. 😁

Sometimes there is just TMI on TV these days!

petra Fri 16-May-25 16:40:03

Bea65
Not so prudish that you carried on watching 🤔
Why would your daughters in-laws carry on watching the program with her there.

I’m reminded of my mother who would tell me every week how awful The Bouquet of Barbed Wire was. But she carried on watching it 😂

Beechnut Fri 16-May-25 16:48:33

Gosh petra Bouquet of Barbed Wire, that’s going back a year or three. We were newly married.

Bea65 Fri 16-May-25 18:02:22

I felt that the 'therapists' could be taking advantage of vulnerable people who might/might not want the full experiment that this series seems to be offering...

petra yes I remember Barbed Wire and that was shocking TV and yes, my mother watched it and Tutted...

Just feel bit concerned for some of the participants who must be being paid quite a sum of money to take part or??

Smileless2012 Fri 16-May-25 18:13:02

Oh Allira that's so funny grin

Have no intentions of watching it but saw a clip of a young blonde man who said 'I'm 23 and a virgin, is there something wrong with me'. I looked at the telly and said 'yes there's something wrong with you because you seem to think that being a virgin is wrong and you're on television telling everyone that you are one'.

I loved Bouquet of Barbed Wire petra.

NotTooOld Tue 20-May-25 11:24:46

Ooh, yes, I remember BofBW, back in the day. Wasn't it her Dad wot dunnit or am I thinking of something else?
As for Virgin Island, talk about scraping the barrel. Those virgins are being taken advantage of - or perhaps 'that's the whole point. Nah, won't be watching.