Topic : 08/18 Dr. Phil's Road Show: Newlywed Challenge, Part 2

But I am not going to let that prevent me from saying what I think about these couples. I found all six persons to be very immature, demanding, not listening to each other and they do not appreciate all the good things in their lives. I found the arguements petty. I found the insults to each other as disturbing especially in front of the children. Why did it take getting on the Dr. Phil show and having him say it to the couples make it real?  

  

I feel the prizes were awarding this bad behavior. Well it is for entertainment. And agree prizes should be awarded to people who do things right and figure it out all on their own. That is like when we are children and the child giving the parents the most grief gets the best of everything as a bribe to improve their behavior. 

  

To the couples: 

  

I hope that you truly learned something from this show. I wish you success within your marriage. I also wish that you could begin to count your blessings in this world instead of concentrating on the negative traits of your partners. 

I agree with your statement. 

I cannot believe that these folks get rewarded for acting like children. 

Gee whiz i can act like a spoiled brat too..what do I get? 

  

I hope all of the couples took a nice long look at their behavior; also I hope you had fun fighting on the cruises that you won. 

  

RE the lady who said she looked like a plum... it was clear from day one that you didn't like yourself; your behavior towards 'everything' made that clear. It broke my heart & yet gave me hope (for you) when on day 2 you stated the obvious... you don't like your self!  You are a pretty lady but seem to be clueless to that fact... it isn't your looks that make you ugly, it is your attitude! Your husband 'looked' as if he were a man with a sense of humor, until he started talking; it seems as if he isn't real secure within himself either! In my opinion, you took a giant step towards healing when you admitted that you don't like yourself; don't step back from that statement, rock on! 

 

RE Tom & Nichole... when you folks made up your mind that you were going to win the tango contest, you did just that! Hopefully you can apply that same determination to your daily relationship! It's just as easy to give a compliment to your mate as it is to dish out a 'put down'... I believe that you two will make it if you just  remember to 'tango' .  

I use to be really good friends with Katie. It has probably been over 6 years that I have talked with her. Katie and Barry were having problems back then too. I hope they can make everything work out. They have been through a lot. Katie if you read this then email me please.

I was looking foward to watching this show because it looked interesting, and I thought I could learn something about my own marraige.  I was very dissapointed that the whole show was about winning prizes.  I was even more upset when I saw these extravagant prizes that were won by people who are behaving so poorly in their marraige.  It was a nice thought, but I agree that the prizes could have been distributed more evenly.  I'm not even sure that these gifts will help the situation.  Trust is a very hard thing to gain back from your partner. 

I just recently watched the dr. phil marriage roadshow and was shocked to see such unappreciative guests. For people to be given such an opportunity as well as wonderful gifts was appalling to me. I myself was recently on dr.phil(show not yet aired). I went all the way across the country by myself, my first ever flying experience, no fancy gifts to bribe me, just thankful for the experience. If a person can still not be happy after thousands of dollars in prizes, how much hope is there for them. I didn't even get a book but am happy for the privelage, and will remember it forever!

How about a set of challenges for couples who have good marriages?  My husband and I would have had a great time doing the things those couples found so frustrating.  I hope happiness is just as interesting to your viewers as misery.

 We were very appreciative.  I don't know how or why you could say that we were not.  Also, we were not "bribed" to CA to be on the show.  None of us even knew that there were prizes involved when we got out there.  We all went thinking it was a newlywed "bootcamp" to help newlyweds near divorce. 
Kate

I am upset by the fact that these 3 couples are earning rewards of gargantuan size.  Trips, kitchen remodels, shopping sprees.  Why are they receiving things that will just give them something else to fight about? 

  

I have been married to the same man for 10 years and we have been together for 15.  We have received no rewards for our great marriage.  Has it always been easy?  No way.  Do we work hard at it?  Absolutely!! 

  

Where is the show that celebrates the successfull marriages.  Demonstrates how life can be if you get along and stop the childish behavior? 

Why would you say we did not appreciate the things we won???  My husband and I were ecstatic, and filled with so much emotion.  We thanked Dr. Phil and I hugged him and started crying back stage to him thanking him for the opportunity to be on the show.  As a guest on the show you should realize how much editing is on T.V. and know just because you didn't see us thanking him or praising him doesn't mean it didn't happen.  My husband and I thought we were going to do 4 days of counseling with Dr. Phil and it wasn't until we did the first challenge did we ever know that we would win a prize!!!  We were all kept in the dark until the actual challenge.  I find it disturbing that you could say we don't appreciate it.  Tom and I have already sent a thank you letter to the producer of the show and told her it was a chance of  a lifetime that changed our lives. 

  

Thanks, 

Nichole