For most viewers, Married At First Sight is an easy-to-watch reality TV treat. But for this season's bride, Andrea, the hit show once prompted her to leave a toxic relationship.
"A lot of people bag out MAFS," Andrea, 51, tells New Idea. "But by watching the show, I learnt a lot about what gaslighting means. I also learnt that it definitely wasn't OK to be treated the way I was being treated."
Andrea quickly left that on-again, off-again relationship. Then, for the next two years, following a move from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast, she went on 60 dates! "I had an absolute blast," a smiling Andrea admits.
"When I moved I didn't know anyone, so it was really nice to go out and have a coffee and chat with someone.
This story is from the February 12, 2024 edition of New Idea.
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