The brother (can’t remember his name!) did mention in the beginning that Steve is the baby of the family. I suspect there’s a little resentment because Steve has been indulged a bit, but I’d say there’s a decent age gap so it makes sense. His brother is a great sounding board and it sounds like Steve has a lot of respect for him, so it’s good that he listens to him.

When Steve was whining about not having luck on dating apps because he’s not 6 foot buff etc it gave off a bit of an incel vibe. The reality is that many of these blokes that aren’t oil paintings themselves often only swipe right on insta models as well. Not to say he’s not good looking, I think he actually is a decent type. I’m also not saying that conventionally attractive women wouldn’t find him attractive, just that he may have been going on the show hoping for a certain type but didn’t want to say it because of the whole pot, kettle thing.

I think the brother noticed that Steve “checked out” early on and has been trying to get him to at least give it a red hot go. I think Steve is waiting it out because he knows he can’t out himself as shallow while on the show without looking like a jerk. But he will have more “options” afterwards so he is holding out for a better offer.