Is Netflix's 'The Ultimatum' truly designed to help couples, or is its format inherently flawed?
The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On positions itself as a dating show designed to help couples figure out their future, or, more specifically, if they should get married or break up — with one partner issuing an ultimatum, hence the name. But while Netflix seems to want us to root for the couples, or the new love connections being formed, it’s hard to want anyone to stay together. It feels like the contestants who appear on the show are doomed from the beginning, simply for applying.
It takes a lot to save a relationship, and you’ve got to be seriously committed to doing what’s best to make it work. Exposing all your relationship problems on national television and partnering up with someone new to see if you want to date other people doesn’t seem like it’ll help keep a couple together. Even joining The Ultimatum suggests a toxic dynamic. 'The Ultimatum's Format Makes It Easy To Have Ulterior Motives Close While there may be exceptions, it’s hard to believe contestants go on The Ultimatum truly hoping it’ll save their relationship. We don’t see them getting one-on-one therapy or coaching like in other relationship shows such as Couples Therapy. Rather, they’re flung into new relationships, designed to make their original partners jealous. Nowadays, many people choose to go on reality shows simply for clout. Gaining fame on television can lead to other opportunities, helping expand a person’s career and net worth if only an increase in social media followers. Even if a couple joins for a reason beyond clout, they could enter The Ultimatum with ulterior motives beyond figuring out their relationship. Some contestants may even be lying to themselves, claiming they want to make it work, while consciously or unconsciously looking forward to dating someone new
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