That’s exactly what the couples on Lifetime’s"Married At Frist Sight"signed on for.
Alexis Mitchell is one of the participants in this season of “Married At First Sight.”
It was a vicious cycle of starting over.
Dating fatigue is what I would capture it as.
Were you doing dating apps and that kind of thing, or just meeting people in person?
I’m more of an old school lover.
I knew I wanted to be married.
And what was the casting process of actually going through it and getting on the show like?
That’s what most people signed up for.
I was focused a lot on height and physicality.
I more so wanted someone kind, and I wasn’t as specific as I should have been.
I was more fluid.
It was more on my end to where I was more generalized at the beginning instead of specific.
What was the biggest challenge for you throughout this whole experience?
It was like, “How does he communicate?”
Then, you remind yourself, “This is a stranger.”
You think it’s your husband?
You’re like, “I know how he communicates.”
“I know what he’s like when he’s frustrated.”
We still have to go through those difficulties of learning that this person’s a stranger.
What were the highlights of the experience?
The highlights of the experience were the opportunities.
We got to travel together.
We went through a fast pace advanced [romance].
We had the therapeutics.
We got to have our honeymoon and travel with one another.
It’s a support group as well.
Overall, those were the highlights of the support.
We had a lot of support.
Is marriage was what you expected going into it, or were there some curve balls for you?
Marriage is definitely fun.
I’ll tell you that much.
I like the partnership.
I like the camaraderie, but it is significantly harder, far beyond what I thought it would be.
It isn’t just about me anymore through the experience.
[It’s] definitely harder than I thought.
Do you feel like you grew throughout this process in any way?
I grew in pretty much all areas possible socially, emotionally.
I got to learn a lot about myself that I didn’t know prior.
I had an inkling that I needed to work on my patience.
I can tap into soft areas that I’ve never tapped in before.
I can be vulnerable.
I can be supportive, and I’m not as judgmental as I would think.
I learned a lot of good things about myself.
I try my best not to engage.
[I don’t look at] anybody’s perception of it besides what actually happened [matters].
I am not a character in a rom-com.
Nice to meet you."
It’s a rollercoaster of emotions, but I’ve been enjoying it nonetheless.
It sounds like a good perspective from your end, at least.
It’s not all accurate, but stay tuned because there’s more on this coming up.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
