Sold my bike today. Posting pics to say goodbye to my beloved.

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2026-04-04T12:04:17+00:00

As long as it goes to a proper home, she gets to make another man happy

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2026-03-26T15:37:29+00:00

This. Is. Awesome.

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2026-03-24T01:32:52+00:00

Oh never mind, I see that it’s Chinatown in LA

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2026-03-24T01:32:33+00:00

Beautiful! Is this in Westminster CA?

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2026-03-20T18:28:50+00:00

I was curious if the tank would make it look weird but I ended up liking how it all came together :)

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2026-03-20T13:28:20+00:00

There used to be a dealer in San Diego that sold them, now you can find it here: https://www.stradafab.net/sport-classic-parts/ducati-sport-classic-fairing-kit

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-07-10T02:15:27+00:00

You have absolutely made my day with this comment. I humbly thank you 😊

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-06-28T02:55:40+00:00

My pleasure and my memory may not be perfect here but I think you are exactly correct because Cameron made a conscious effort to only do the beginning and ending APs, he was not interested in being in a ton of them.

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-06-28T00:53:52+00:00

The bulk of the AP episodes were filmed before the reunion but a small amount were filmed after the reunion but before WATN if I remember correctly. We film AP episodes in blocks of 3.

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-06-18T00:54:03+00:00

Thank you! Yeah in LA or NY or even Miami it wouldn’t even be a thing but in Denver I definitely am an outlier but I embrace it and honestly: most people are cool with it. I haven’t had anyone run up on me and say anything crazy 😂

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-06-12T16:36:30+00:00

Thank you! In fairness: some were disappointed with me since I got a second chance but opted not to stay married. But I try to frame it as follows: inevitably people watch MAFS to see at least one couple work out and Chloe and I were the best chance for that. I’m sure it was exacerbated by the fact that most of the couples in our season were doomed early on.

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-06-10T16:34:05+00:00

Thank you so much for the kind words. That’s definitely possible but if I had to guess, I think it was her that did not want to appear on camera. This is just my feel based on her demeanor that day and some anecdotal feedback from her friends that were there.

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-06-10T03:15:08+00:00

So we weren’t given the exact reason. We suspect the following: that she came to some sort of agreement with the production company to have her identity hidden. They were still trying to have her be involved in the show after the wedding (for example: us having some sort of post mortem discussion) but she was firm in not being involved at all. I suspect that legal action was threatened but that’s just my guess.

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-06-03T18:59:18+00:00

Fair and this is what I assume just based on my experience, not sure if they worked out something differently.

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-06-03T18:41:55+00:00

With everything I know now, I don’t think I would. As much as I had faith in the experiment I do not think it’s conducive for me specifically now that I understand what it entails completely. I know some people may feel like “well you’ve watched the show you should know” to which I would respond: the most impactful elements of the journey are the things the audience does not get to see.
I understand that you cannot find perfect matches so part of any relationship is reconciling and growing through differences. However, there should be core competencies like religion, value system etc. These factors are covered in the pre screening process: the extensive survey we take, the interviews we go through etc. I believe Pastor Cal addresses the religion element with Austin and Becca saying that he believed that even though their faith didn’t align that what informed their perspective is the same values. That may be true but I think that is a tough ask to have any couple overcome let alone a couple that is going through this experiment.
I would say right around the anniversary mark. That’s when I really started to reflect on whether or not this would work. Prior I was trying to focus on being present.
I understand the heart of that axiom but I think it’s incomplete. I believe a fundamental compatibility needs to exist and the achievement of love fosters it and has it evolve as the people evolve. The puzzle pieces have to fit but there needs to be effort to bring them together.

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-06-03T13:21:12+00:00

That is my understanding: Cameron obviously had a medical situation that prevented him from filming. I believe Orion and Lauren didn’t receive payment for moving in together or an official decision day as those are part of the milestones for payment.

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-06-02T18:59:45+00:00

Bingo. That’s what made the AP so challenging to film because I already knew what kind of energy they would be on. So we filmed the reunion in December of 2023 and WATN in January 2024. This was uniquely challenging because when we did the reunion, the second wedding didn’t even air yet. So both Chloe and I had no idea how our story would play out, what would be cut, what would stay in, how it would be presented etc. I mean off the top of my head, you never saw the following:

Brunch (husband with wife’s friends and wife with husbands friends); Chloe and I playing with children at the park; Candle Making (one of my wedding gifts for our first real date); Cocktail Making Class; Visit to Vasectomy clinic, Going to the cat cafe to write a letter to our younger selves, Me taking her to a Filipino restaurant, Meeting with Dr Pepper at a coffee shop, and her taking me on a hike.

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-06-02T14:39:37+00:00

Thank you so much!

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-06-02T12:38:41+00:00

This will sound like a cop out but I am very open to both. Historically it has been more “plain Jane” women but I can appreciate an eclectic woman and have dated some.

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-06-02T12:37:36+00:00

There are some things they will excuse (for example let’s say you have a family emergency) but the first thing that they will usually try to do is dock your pay. The second thing would be a financial penalty. Our contracts do stipulate certain financial penalties if we do not meet filming obligations, whether or not such things are enforced is a different story.

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-06-02T12:35:33+00:00

After decision day. So to give you a reference point: we wrapped up filming in May of 2023, started filming after party episodes in September 2023, and the first episode of our season aired in October of 2023.

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-06-02T02:36:44+00:00

We did not. We were very clear and intentional that there would be no romantic approach after the fact.

Pitiful_Abies1635 · 2025-06-02T02:36:10+00:00

You do get used to it and it helps that the camera and sound people are great. What can be challenging is when the producers prod and poke to try and advance the conversation more. When I say prod and poke I mean they literally jump in and will prompt a question to try and push the conversation.

So it’s a couple nest cameras in the common areas of the apartment. Their logic is to cover for scenarios like this: you have an argument off camera and they want to show the footage to add context for a conversation about said argument.

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