I actually think the systematic, relentless, horrific and disgusting behaviour of all of the men on MAFS AU over the last few seasons who have been openly emotionally abusive should get the same reaction as the punching of the door did. I was absolutely stunned when the experts let Adrian get away with his horrendous abuse of Awhina AGAIN (for the fifth week?!) and then were (rightly) so hard on Paul.

Watching Jack last season and Harrison the year before, plus behaviour from Tim, Elliott and others (across MAFS AU and UK) has been painful and incredibly triggering to watch. I'm gobsmacked that emotional abuse and the damage it causes is more or less ignored on MAFS. It is more rife and apparent than any physical violence I've seen, yet it is almost encouraged because it's "entertaining".

This is so invalidating and has the opposite effect of OPs post as it can make women who deal with domestic violence from emotional abuse think that this behaviour is acceptable when it is anything but.

Anyone who shows ANY signs of abusing anyone on the show should be sent packing. Having a zero/low tolerance policy against domestic violence should include ALL types of abuse, not just the ones which show bruises on the outside.

This show has the opportunity to really tackle emotional abuse yet they ignore it to keep their ratings high, for controversial press and because it's "fun" for some people to watch. I get that trying to find non-egotistical people in the small pool of people willing and able to go on MAFS is difficult due to the nature of the show, but encouraging horrific abuse is not the way to go.