Ghosts Of ‘MAFS’ Past: Never Forget Dino’s Breakup Poem To Melissa
It’s difficult to sum up just how iconic the 2019 season of Married at First Sight turned out to be.
Plenty has been said about Martha Kalifatidis pouring wine on Cyrell Paule, Jessika Power and Dan Webb’s cheating scandal, and basically everything that came out of Ines Basic’s mouth. But even the contestants who only appeared briefly were straight-up icons. Yes, I’m talking about Dino Hira.
This is a brand new addition to the ghosts of MAFS’ past. Welcome back.
Dino has to be one of the most unique contestants ever cast on the series. Described as a “meditation facilitator” who was deeply spiritual and practiced yoga in his spare time, Dino was oddly matched with Melissa Lucarelli, a bubbly contestant remembered for her laugh that resembled the Count from Sesame Street’s trademark cackle.
Dino and Mel were a nightmare couple. They had no spark, and shared no interests or sexual chemistry. Mel even grew so sexually frustrated with Dino that she once declared she wished he would “slam” her. Their relationship took a dark turn when Dino admitted to Mel that he had recorded her phone conversation after hearing her bad-mouthing him. Mel felt violated and at the following commitment ceremony, Mel and Dino parted ways.
This would have been the end of their MAFS story, if Dino didn’t interrupt John Aitken as he bid the couple farewell. “Do you mind if I just read something really quick?” Dino asked, raising his hand like he was back in English class. “I just prepared a little poem to read out to Mel.”
And a little poem, it was.
Here is Dino’s poem in full:
“Dear Mel,
When doors open and you walk into a room, I see people’s faces light up and smiles of excitement and joy…
…Your sense of humour is second to none and you’ve given the way of laughing a whole new style and definition. Trust me, there is no competition…
…When you meet the next man, before he slams you, I hope he treats you the way you want to be treated, because you are a woman that will never be defeated,” Dino concluded.
Simply breathtaking.
“I’ll give Dino this, his poem was quite funny and that was impressive. I actually thought it was really nice,” said Mel afterwards. Was it, Mel?
Dino reflected on his and Mel’s time in the experiment. “I pictured me and Melissa being in this sort of cage. And we’ve flown away from this cage now in two separate directions, but the future is always bright,” he mused.
Dino and Mel might have been one of the worst MAFS couples in history, but they brought some real lols. “They definitely found me the one… the one person I had nothing in common with,” Mel told Punkee in an interview last year.