If you’re playing Married at First Sight bingo this year, by which, every time an inane word or phrase is spouted by a participant, such as “gaslighting”, “walls up” or “being on the show for the right reasons”, it’s time to yell, “bingo”.

But I’d like to propose a new addition to your bingo card: that zinger, “my truth”. As in, “If you are feeling a certain way about somebody, I feel like it’s better to speak your truth than hold it in,” as participant Rhi said during MAFS’ confessions week, which involves writing long letters about your feelings and rating the hotness of other participants in front of your partner under the guise of “helping them to understand what you find attractive” and certainly not to inflame jealousy in the interests of good TV.

Their truths: Rhi from MAFS, Sam Kerr and Meghan Markle.Credit: Nne, PA via AP, AP

I’ve always been a sucker for any article purporting that intelligent people watch reality TV because they support my truth that shows such as MAFS are fascinating social studies, not trashy, heavily edited dumpster fires of tattooed Instagram influencers........

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