" I was a contestant onWho Wants to wed a Multi - Millionaire?I was a hunger grad student and had a hebdomad in Vegas . All expenses were pay . It was completely legit — nothing was scripted . "
We recentlyaskedpeople of theBuzzFeed Communitywho have been on a reality TV dating show to tell us what it was like. They shared their own experiences on TV and the experiences of people they knew who gave it a shot. Here are the fascinating — and surprising — results:
take note : While we ca n’t 100 % confirm the follow story , these hoi polloi are supposedly speaking from their own experiences as alleged former dating show objector .
1.“I was onThe Undateablesin 2018 just before graduating from university; while I didn’t find love, I still had a good time with it. The people working on it genuinely care and want the dates and stories to be a success. There are character traits taken (with me, it was loving hugs and being honest to a fault) and edited, so it looks like that’s all there is to you when it really isn’t. I wasn’t mad at how I was portrayed, but I’m definitely more pessimistic with a darker sense of humor.”
" As for behind the scenes , there was a surprising amount of footage edited out , which I empathize , but it ’s sh*t conceive the number of takes I had to do walking into a hairdresser ’s and ask about an appointee . I also questioned the producer about the deed ofThe Undateables , and he excuse that it ’s already copyrighted , so to vary it would be confusing . "
— hobbitgirl96
2.“Not me, but my dad back in the ’90s. He was in a show for blind dates, and he actually won — which meant he and his date could go on a vacation. Parts of it were broadcast. It was all paid for, but my dad says it was all staged and that they were directed to show affection and say things for show. My dad and the woman had absolutely no romantic click whatsoever, but the crew made them fake it.”
" After the show , they lost touch , and he ’s now happily married to the love of his aliveness , my stepmom . "
— 21 , Netherlands
3.“I was onElimiDateright before it ended back in 2004. I eliminated women until it was down to a couple of blonde twins and a Russian woman taking turns feeding me chocolate-covered strawberries (I was on a mystery episode or something like that, so the twins were my surprise date). I chose the Russian woman since she went to the university I was about to start at, and she was pretty cool. Went back to her house after the show was done filming and spent the night there.”
" We went on a few date after that , but it did n’t end up work out , sadly . So , no serious family relationship for me , but it actually was a lot of play cinematography ! "
— uracil / jacobiat
4.“Not me, but my mom. She was on a reality show about single moms looking for love again. I was on it, too, but I was really young at the time, and my mom wanted to keep me out of the spotlight as much as possible. I don’t remember much about the whole experience, but I do remember that they took us on multiple all-expenses-paid vacations, which was super nice. I also remember the host of the show hiring actors to play my mom’s students while they shot at a much nicer school. And at one point, they asked my mom, ‘Are you hopeless?'”
" At the end of shooting after a year and a half , they tried to get her to say she was in lovemaking with the guy she picked , and when she did n’t , they edit it in anyway . Oh ! And the name of this show?Help ! I Need Love ! "
— osummer529
5.“I know a woman who was on that MTV lie detector dating show,Exposed. She already had a boyfriend, and the guy already had a girlfriend. They told her to lie at least twice, and one of them had to be a big one. She kissed him once for the camera, and they never spoke again. She got an extra $500 for ‘winning’ the date.”
— u / thatoneguy889
6.“I was on a dating show as well, and it did not result in a serious relationship. What did happen, though, was a decent paycheck for being on the show, a few dates with the person and some sex, and realizing that we were not able to be in a serious relationship.”
— u / flyinglifeaway
7.“My friend was on the MTV dating showParental Control,where your parents are supposed to pick you a new date because they hate your S.O. They told my friend to act like a moron, and he did, then they hired two actors the parents picked; after the show was over, they never spoke, and she stayed with her boyfriend.”
— u / fordr015
8.“I worked with this guy who was in a committed relationship with his girlfriend. She went on that Tila Tequila show,A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, just to try to get publicity. She ‘won’ (Tila picked her as the one she ‘wanted to date’ at the end). I sincerely doubt any of the men or women on the show had an actual romantic interest in Tila, or her in them. It was entertaining at the time only because we knew her boyfriend.”
— u / jnesaisrien
9.“I was a contestant onWho Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?I was a starving grad student, had never been to Vegas, and figured the millionaire would pick a blonde; I’m brunette. I was right. I had a week in Vegas, all expenses were paid. It was completely legit. Nothing was scripted. There was a huge backlash from that show, but I honestly had a great time, knew I wouldn’t get picked, and can tell you it was completely real.”
— u / whajoosay
10.“A friend of mine was onIs She Really Going Out with Him?,where she supposedly went out with this guy I knew from high school. They’re both actors and completely fictionalized being in a relationship for the show. Everything that they did, said, and everywhere they went was planned, aside from a little improvisation as far as dialogue goes.”
— u / Stormpocalypse
11.“A woman I know was on the first series of the Australian show,The Farmer Wants a Wife. They got married, are still married, and now have kids.”
— u / TheNerdWithNoName
12.“I was on an episode of MTVTailDatersand…no, it did not end well. After the show, we’d see each other out and about, make some small talk, but that’s about it.”
— u / ansleytime
And finally…
13.“My family friend was on the MTV dating show,Room Raiders. I heard that MTV looked for people in the local town, and her mom somehow got her on the show. Of the three women, she was first to be eliminated. When the guy went through her room, he found poems of self-deprecation, which were really just song lyrics. He thought she was a bit ‘scary’ from that. Here comes the kicker — her boyfriend called her cellphone while the guy was in the room.”
— u / IHaveNowhereElseToGo
Note : Some submissions were draw fromthisReddit screw thread byu / eagles85andthisthread byu / schweatyball , and some responses have been edit for duration and/or clarity .
