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Not a fan of Emily at all but don't have any problem with her party theme. To me it's like redneck costumes. I do think she's made a good choice with her fiance. Maybe he'll help her grow as a person.   

atem wrote:Well, another Bachelor alum got married!  Moana Dixon https://www.facebook.com/MoanaDixon

Congrats to one of my favs of this franchise!

I remember her!  (too bad the pic didn't come up though logging in solved that problem)   Happy that she has found her right one

nonnie wrote:

Kashathediva wrote:I think what's always bothered me about M is the real her is very different from the persona she wants other to see.
Just be yourself. It's like she is ashamed of herself or trying to hide who she really is, believes and feels.[/quote]

I really wonder if she knows who she is.

I guess our main hope should be that she is letting her fiancé see and know the real her, and that he loves the real her and not just the projection she puts out. You can't fake it forever in a marriage.

atem wrote:

stuckinsc wrote:

atem wrote:Well, another Bachelor alum got married!  Moana Dixon https://www.facebook.com/MoanaDixon

Congrats to one of my favs of this franchise!

Loved and love Moana!  She was so awesome on Travis's season, and I thought she really did get her heart broke.  I will always love her line when the friends asked which ring she would pick, she picked the hugest one and said she was as shallow as a wading pool, loved her making fun of herself!

Oh, yes.  She was very heart broken.  

Thanks for sharing atem! I am glad she is happy and found someone for her!

FLChica wrote:

stuckinsc wrote:Love the discussion threads that we can have this conversation.  Glad there are fan threads too, so those who don't want to hear anything negative don't have to!

The discussion threads are great!

I'm not a fan threads fan. Can't overlook that it was the flood of 1F fans that threw this site into a downward tail spin from which it has not recovered.

I'm ok about the lack of negative about whomever is being adorned, but the fan thread myths and flat out lies, control freaky behavior of certain super fans to maintain that "zone" feeling is cult behavior and a very negative experience for the unwelcomed outsiders (meaning, those not in the "zone" and sometimes even referred to as "haters") and, IMO, diminishes the intended purpose of the site.

Not saying all the fan forums are or have been cultish, but those that have gone down that path have been over the top.

I get it. It's a done deal for it's impossible to put the genie back into the bottle, but if this was my rodeo, I'd push those fan threads way down, at very bottom of all the threads, and push balance discussion back to where they belong --- up on top.

:hidingchair 

Those who choose to stay in balanced discussion threads have every right to, as well as those who choose Fan forums. There is no difference between having a balanced discussion, which sometimes includes nothing but dissing people then there is having a forum limited to only positive posting. Each has the opportunity and the choice. Those who choose to be positive in their lives, may prefer the other threads be pushed to the bottom. Neither are right, rather they both have the choice.

With that said, the topic is Updates on All Past Contestants.

Amberish wrote:

FLChica wrote:

stuckinsc wrote:Love the discussion threads that we can have this conversation.  Glad there are fan threads too, so those who don't want to hear anything negative don't have to!

The discussion threads are great!

I'm not a fan threads fan. Can't overlook that it was the flood of 1F fans that threw this site into a downward tail spin from which it has not recovered.

I'm ok about the lack of negative about whomever is being adorned, but the fan thread myths and flat out lies, control freaky behavior of certain super fans to maintain that "zone" feeling is cult behavior and a very negative experience for the unwelcomed outsiders (meaning, those not in the "zone" and sometimes even referred to as "haters") and, IMO, diminishes the intended purpose of the site.

Not saying all the fan forums are or have been cultish, but those that have gone down that path have been over the top.

I get it. It's a done deal for it's impossible to put the genie back into the bottle, but if this was my rodeo, I'd push those fan threads way down, at very bottom of all the threads, and push balance discussion back to where they belong --- up on top.

:hidingchair 

The behavior was bad all the way around on Emily's seasons and I hope we don't go back there. Sorry, I got us off topic.

I too hope Tyler knows the real Emily, I like what I have seen of him, though to me he dresses like Jef and kind of looks like Ryan B. I wish them the best, I would like for Ricki to have a good solid marriage example in her life.

While some may choose to go to parties (or host parties) with a negative theme like this one, I DEFINATELY wouldn't. That's just me. I'm not a prude by any means, and I do have a sense of humour. We don't really have this popular party theme where I live, and I hope that we never do.

I am not sure what this all says about Emily as a Christian, even though it strikes me as completely hypocritical. I will leave that to others with more experience to discuss.

What I am, is a mom. I would never, as a grown-ass lady, post a picture of myself joking around that I have been arrested for prostitution. Especially with a soon-to-be teenaged daughter at home who WILL see this picture one day and is learning from mom how to use social media responsibly.

Without getting into it any more, I just think that she is showing that she makes some bad choices as a mother.

sanlee088 wrote:A lot of my friends have white trash bachelorette/couple's shower parties as a theme around here in Louisiana.

To all the critics on this thread going on about Emily's choice of party theme, give her a break! What she chose may not be what you would choose. The gal is finally getting married - let's wish her well. Heaven knows she has been engaged enough times! LOL

Norcalgal wrote:

sanlee088 wrote:A lot of my friends have white trash bachelorette/couple's shower parties as a theme around here in Louisiana.

To all the critics on this thread going on about Emily's choice of party theme, give her a break!  What she chose may not be what you would choose.  The gal is finally getting married - let's wish her well.  Heaven knows she has been engaged enough times!   LOL

Did I miss something? Typically the friends of a bride-to-be choose the theme and host the bachelorette party. Was this party hosted by Emily?   

The party was in Nashville TN, hosted by I think her country singer friend. Possible that she didn't choose it, but maybe they ran it by her? Who knows.

GuardianAngel wrote:Those who choose to stay in balanced discussion threads have every right to, as well as those who choose Fan forums. There is no difference between having a balanced discussion, which sometimes includes nothing but dissing people then there is having a forum limited to only positive posting. Each has the opportunity and the choice. Those who choose to be positive in their lives, may prefer the other threads be pushed to the bottom. Neither are right, rather they both have the choice.

With that said, the topic is Updates on All Past Contestants.

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