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Huge ‘MAFS’ Dweeb Harrison Just Gave A Lesson In Gaslighting 101

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I know what you’re thinking. A man on Married at First Sight gaslighting someone? Shocking! Never seen before on TV! All the men are usually so well-behaved!

From Dean Wells and Sam Ball to Mike Gunner (that weirdo who was awful to the sunny, beautiful Heidi Latcham), Married at First Sight has had its share of atrocious behaviour by men. And while MAFS is addictive and fun dramatic TV, every season manages to shine a light on what insidious, manipulative and gaslighting behaviour looks like in everyday relationships.

It can be helpful viewing at times, especially when the experts actually call it out, but it can also be deeply triggering.

During the first MAFS dinner party, most of the couples seemed fairly loved-up post-honeymoon with a few exceptions: Jesse and Claire aren’t doing so well, and neither are Harrison and Bronte, who have been tested with drama from the start of their relationship.

Things kicked off when Harrison was forced to explain what happened at their now infamous wedding: you know, the whole sitch where that chick from The Bachelors came in, dropped the bomb that Harrison was seeing someone on the outside, then sailed off into the sunset.

As the story did the rounds during the dinner party, Harrison tried to get on the front foot, playing the victim. It’s just a shame their wedding day was ruined by someone else, you know? Not his problem! He didn’t do anything wrong!

Fans of MAFS weren’t having a bar of Harrison’s tangled web of lies:

Then Melinda came in, calling bullshit on Harrison and his story and it was, well, iconic:

Melinda hasn’t been a fan favourite after her early judgements about her husband Layton, but boy did she come through and read Harrison to absolute filth. We have no choice but to stan!

Things got dire though when Harrison decided to take his frustration out on Bronte, demanding that she needs to ‘prove herself’ to him???

Yep, to escape the heat, Harrison decided to gaslight Bronte, demanding she prove her commitment to him after she’s put some clear boundaries up.

Must we remind you, Harrison has a) had a girl on the outside that he didn’t end things with properly before coming into the show, b) tried to gaslight Bronte at the wedding after she confronted him about this, and c) told Bronte that he wasn’t attracted to her after sleeping with her.

It makes perfect sense Bronte has her walls up because of this behaviour. Yet last night, Harrison decided she wasn’t proving to him that she was 100% in.

The! Audacity!

Couldn’t have summarised things better myself, tbh.

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Married at First Sight returns tonight on Channel 9 at 7:30pm.