Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hello and welcome back to the Maths Funny Podcast with me, Joshua Fox. This morning I'll be discussing Beth and TJ, this year's most low-key couple who have mostly flew under the radar until this week, when TJ's lack of feelings were made more than clear during the homestays. Mostly thanks to Beth's sassy mate who really stirred things up.
I don't know TJ, but listening to some of the stuff that he's set up, I'm like, wow, this seems really rehearsed. The friendship side of things between Beth and I is the friendship that we've built too. I see Beth's friendship and the connection that we have is super, super strong. Friendship? You're using the word friendship quite a lot.
Now, trust me when I say every girl needs a sassy gay best mate in their life, and that is proof. TJ later then reiterated his lack of feelings towards Beth to his mates, saying this.
So what would she have to do between now and the end of the experiment for you to be... Feel different. For you to feel different. Yeah. It's hard.
Chapter 2: Why did TJ string Beth along in their relationship?
You can't write down on the list, if you do these things right now, we're going to be perfect. I can't see how it would just snap in two weeks and change completely. Mm-hmm. And, you know, her parents wanted an answer last night. Like, if the experiment ends tomorrow, is my daughter going to have her heart broken?
Mm-hmm.
Now, for any of you wondering why is TJ still on the show when it's quite clear after four weeks, he's yet to develop any real feelings for Beth and is unlikely to ever do so. Well, I was wondering that myself. So I reached out to a few people in the know and they all pretty much told me the same thing.
Before I get to that though, for the handful of hopeful romantics out there believing he will suddenly find feels and they're magically still together present day, One of my favorite TikTok creators, Ames Dicko, actually bumped into Beth randomly in a cosmetic clinic over the weekend. And she just said, yo, what's the go? Are you still with TJ? And just listen to Beth's response.
Guess who's here?
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Chapter 3: What role does friendship play in TJ and Beth's connection?
It's Beth.
It's a maths party. Beth is in the chair. She's going to tell us all about her trauma. Spoiler. Do you end up with TJ?
No.
So now back to my initial question. Is TJ just stringing Beth along by this point? Or did he genuinely believe that he would develop romantic feelings towards her the more time that passed? I'm basically told by multiple people that he stuck it out so long. Firstly, because he didn't want to look like a dickhead on national telly.
And according to the people I've spoken to, TJ is actually a decent guy. But he knew from the very start that Beth was not for him. And this also feels horrible to say, but I suppose... Everyone has a personal preference. He wasn't really that attracted to her either. And again, that's just because, you know, she's not his type.
Obviously, Beth is stunning and he sees that, but apparently just not the type of girl he would personally go for. Someone who knows TJ in real life then went on to tell me that if he went on a first date with Beth in the real world, he wouldn't have asked for a second date. But he was cautious to at least try, you know, given this is married at first sight, not a random Tinder thing.
And as much as he wanted to develop feelings, I'm told that he still never felt a spark.
and then he just kind of stuck it out because he felt if he left too soon he would look like a dickhead for not trying but even when it then became clear to him that there would never be a spark he then just didn't know how or when to leave so he kept spinning that same line about you know hopefully we'll develop a relationship from the friendship i'm in a situation that i dreaded the most that i have feelings for my partner and he possibly doesn't have them for me
Another issue that I'm told apparently caused a lot of issues for them, though, is the fact that Beth has never had a relationship, as we know. And she's been pretty open about how she's been heartbroken in the past. You know, once she's been intimate with a guy and then they kind of just ghost her. So like intimacy is a huge thing for her.
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Chapter 4: Did TJ genuinely believe he would develop feelings for Beth?
How many sexual partners have you had? Oh, that's not great at all. I'm not... Big Brother, can I give you a... No. That has to be within 10. No, not 10. Tell them what you told us. The exact number. Say the number. Look, I'm not proud of this at all, Big Brother, and I hope that there's no relationships that are breaking up.
Playing with her hair. I'm not going to care. You might.
Come on.
Hurry up, TJ. Over 200.
TJ is quite the little rabbit.
Again, I'm not proud of it, and it was the old me.
No, be proud of that, TJ.
So on one side, we've got Beth, who's been fucked around by so many fuckboys before, and she's now pretty vulnerable when it comes to, you know, dating and sex.
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Chapter 5: How did past relationships affect Beth's vulnerability?
And then on the other side, we've got TJ, who's previously shagged 200 women. He wasn't vibing Beth from the start, but he didn't know how to tell her, so he just strung her along while talking about hoping to build a connection, which never came.
And also, it's worth pointing out here that TJ dragging out a non-existence romance on a reality show with someone while hoping to develop romantic feelings for them isn't new either. Because this clip I've just found from his Big Brother 2023 reunion episode seems to suggest that he did it on there with another housemate he met called Bella.
Take a listen to this as the entire cast of that season sat down with Sonya Kruger.
Bella, have you two kept in touch? We have kept in touch. When TJ got out of the house, he messaged me straight away. And we've kind of kept in touch ever since then. So it's been really nice. So you guys are just friends?
Am I missing something? There's been no physical connection, if that's what you're asking.
There's been no physical connection? No.
OK.
But it's not that you've got to worry about. We've not kissed or anything. It's the mental connection that you have to worry about. Let's just watch a movie tonight.
You knew you were going to see her here. Jesus Christ.
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Chapter 6: What impact does intimacy have on Beth and TJ's relationship?
Thank you, guys. And I will see you later. Have a lovely day.