‘Married at First Sight’ Chicago: David and Michelle Both Went Into the Process ‘Blind’ [Interview]
David and Michelle took a leap of faith when they decided to sign on for the new season of Married at First Sight. The Chicago couple will say “I do” in the Oct. 29 episode of the Lifetime reality series, embarking on a whirlwind eight-week marriage that they hope will end with a “yes” on Decision Day.
As she prepared to walk down the aisle, Michelle had her fingers crossed “that the experts found my soulmate,” she told Showbiz Cheat Sheet, adding that she was ready to “begin the next great adventure of my life!”
David was equally hopeful on his wedding day. While he worried about a bad match or being paired with someone he or his family or friends already knew, he was focused on being himself and doing what it took to make the marriage work.
“I was very confident that whoever walked down the aisle I was going to try my best and just be myself and not someone who I am not,” he said.
David was looking for his ‘ride or die’ on ‘Married at First Sight’
Like most Married at First Sight cast members, David, 35, was not having much luck with traditional dating when he decided to let the show’s experts find him a match.
“I was looking for my ride or die and I wasn’t finding it in the streets of Chicago,” he said. “I had two loves in my life and those however took left turns … they say there are three great loves in your life, so here we are.”
Michelle, 38, had been single for the past six years before signing up for MAFS. As she looked ahead to her 40s, she was ready to settle down and share her life with a partner.
“I was at a point in my life where I was really ready to give my all to someone,” she said.
Both Michelle and David went into the ‘MAFS’ process ‘blind’
While Michelle and David were both ready to try something new to find love, neither was familiar with Married at First Sight prior to starting the matchmaking process.
David confessed that he “had never heard of the show.” And despite being cast on MAFS, he still hasn’t actually watched an episode.
“You can say I went in extra blind,” he said.
Unlike David, Michelle “had heard of the show” prior to being cast. But similar to David, she was largely in the dark, noting that she “was not super familiar with” Married at First Sight and “was going in a bit blind!”
David’s mom binged the show after he was cast
David might not have watched any episodes of Married at First Sight, but as soon as he told his mom he was participating, she got busy streaming.
“The first time I had mentioned to my parents [that I was doing MAFS] they had no clue what I was talking about,” he said. “But as time went on with more explanation, and my mother binging the show, she was in shock that this was something I wanted to do.”
Yet David’s mother also saw the advantages of the MAFS process.
“She also told me that it was about time I find a wife as I am getting older,” he said. “I told her, ‘Watch out for what you wish for.’”
Meanwhile, David’s friends initially gave him a hard time about turning to reality TV to find love. But in the end, “they supported me 100% and saw the change and effort I was putting in the whole process.
Michelle said her loved ones knew better than to question her decision to go on Married at First Sight.
“My friends and family were super supportive of me going on the show!” she said. “No one tried to talk me out of it. I think they all knew once I set my mind to something there is really no talking me out of it!”
Follow David and Michelle’s journey on Married at First Sight Season 18, airing Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Lifetime.
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