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'Nobody needs your approval': 'MAFS' fans slam Nicole for turning group conversation awkward during 1-month anniversary dinner

Things start becoming tense when Nicole turns to Kirsten and inquires about her degree of intimacy with Shaquille

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: On 'Married at First Sight,' the newlywed strangers commemorate their one-month anniversaries by sharing a meal. However, when the group convened, Nicole Lilienthal grabbing the wheel made conversations around the table awkward and annoyed fans.

'MAFS' Season 16 has reached the crucial one-month anniversary, with the last four couples commemorating the occasion in the episode "Moonshine and Monthiversaries." While the momentous achievement may appear easy on the surface, the one-month anniversary also represents the halfway point in the show's major social experiment, as Decision Day will approach four weeks later and compel the couples to decide whether to stay together or divorce. When couples are made to confront where they are in their relationship in front of the group, things become unpleasant. Things become much more awkward when one of the brides turns an unpleasant dinner discussion into an embarrassing intervention.

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Nicole's questioning turns group dinner tense

All the couples gather for dinner to catch up on each other's marriages. Each couple describes how they marked their one-month anniversary. Gina forgets when Clint was born, and he exclaims, "Damn, I forgot my burn cream with me." Clint and Gina have continued to bond, and everyone feels they make a fantastic couple. Jasmine confesses her feelings for Airris and is not rushing into anything. Airris asks Nicole and Chris if marital s*x differs from single s*x, and Nicole responds that it does, since they know they will spend the rest of their lives together.

Things become tense when Nicole turns to Kirsten and inquires about her degree of intimacy with Shaquille. Shaquille claims that he and Kirsten have an intimate relationship. All the couples support one another in their quest for grace and progress. Kirsten expresses her gratitude to Shaquille for allowing them to laugh now that they had left the dinner table. Shaquille expresses his want to know what Kirsten needs and expresses his frustration that she opens up when they are surrounded by others but not when they are alone.

'This group dinner is very uncomfortable by having Nicole take the lead'

Seeing Nicole take charge, fans ask, "Why is Nicole acting like the MC of the couples’ dinner. Girl, focus on your own relationship." Another person questioned, "Who made Nicole the leader of the group.. nobody needs your approval love. She thinks she’s Gil." One more fan quipped, "Nicole over there asking questions like Gil." Another fan tweeted, "Nicole, who died and made you the ask all the questions police??"

How the group conversation turned awkward all thanks to Nicole, a fan wrote, "This group dinner is very uncomfortable by having Nicole take the lead on the discussion." One fan also wrote, "I don’t like how Nicole is inserting herself in the other marriages and making loaded assumptions." One fan assume, "Nicole stirring the pot." Another fan observed, "Nicole said at the couples’ dinner that she’s good at reading body language but she’s not even reading the room. Felt like she was getting some looks from the couples for some of the questions she was asking."

'Married at First Sight' airs every Wednesday on Lifetime at 8 PM ET.

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