Love Is Blind: Habibi

To be honest, this is not the best Love Is Blind Edition I've seen. I watched until the end because of the brand.

I can understand that cultures are different, but it still gives a very bad representation of what a woman is and should be. Between jealousy, egocentrism, support between men, some hatred between women, no real conversation or confrontation of ideas. The combination was not great.

Also, the modesty demonstrated by the couples is respectable, however it prevents the viewer from becoming attached to them and believing in their relationship. This is still understandable from a cultural perspective.

I still salute the very classy and extremely smart dancer as well as the fact that this edition brought a different tone and allowed us to know other traditions.

I love the fact it's so different from other LIB shows. Mostly the fact that their isn't a lot of sexual innuendos. You didn't see any of the girls in their bathing suits while on vacation. They focused more on them as actual people versus just the sexual tension that may have existed between them. I wish the American version of LIB was handled similarly. I know it's because of cultural reasons that they did this, but I liked it.

As for the chauvinist men, that was an interesting watch. I'd love for those guys to come to America and act that way. The women here would throw their drinks in their face. American women, as a whole, wouldn't put up with their archaic beliefs.

If these men are representative of Arab men, I would advise any sane woman to keep their distance.

I found the men on the show to be aggressive and entitled, often belittling women. One even stated that his wife should put her life in second place after his. Some justified their behaviour by saying, "that's how I was raised." The borderline jealousy they displayed is alarming.

They exhibit traits of unchecked anger, disrespect toward others, and controlling behaviour towards women, coupled with an inflated ego. They frequently spoke about God, but their actions didn't align with their words.

Unbelievable cultural differences in this version of Love Is Blind Habibi. Only saw 2 episodes so far ( so not considering this a spoiler but a precursor for a messy season to come) I predict the first couple matched won't last - we will see. Let's just say the man was way too controlling by moving way too fast making a "claim" on "his" woman to the "bros" that he has known for exactly 1 day (RED FLAG!) and telling them to cancel their date (if she picks them). Then the other guy who also likes her backs down out of "loyalty" to his bro? The whole concept goes down the tubes immediately - this is not about making friends or "loyal bros" but finding the best love connection. Which brings to the next point-the girl he claims clearly tells him she loves to dance from the beginning and he tells her "I don't like that" right from the get-go (RedFlag!). Then he moves fast and proposes (RED FLAG!), so she lets him know this and she succumbs to his pushing w/o insisting to see HER other date pick first! One note abt the show is that despite all the different regions and backgrounds, everyone speaks great English with no noticeable accents and whoever taught them did a great job.

The bad reviews comes mostly from the ignorance of the culture. Traditionnal values seem to be the key word here. Specially for the men. The women too but they have obviously embraced the some of the modern life style with a suprising element for me: Seeing how the strong and independent women in the western world are, being more and more masculine, I thought that this was the main reason that made them so unacttractive (understand not wife material). Here, most of these women are strong and independent but are still very, charming, feminine and thus very attractive even if physically most of them were arevage or slighty below. The men are traditionnal, demanding and strict, I guess that's in their culture and it seems to be the norm. I really appreciated watching the interaction between the men and the women: they were honest, very affermative in the boundaries they set. No surprises, better communication, less deceptive tactics, less hidden intentions than in the previous seasons. Concerning the women some of them have fallen in the trap of feminism. There is a very high probability that Hajar, Asma, Safa, Karma and Nour will have to drop their delusionnal views and face reality. They "hit the wall" already and their best fertile years are behind them. Same for their attractiveness. The older you get, your chances of finding your significant half gets harder. I could be wrong but the stats are not in their favor. As for Dounia, she has a good chance of having a great life. I gave the show an eight because I enjoyed the cultural discovery.