User Reviews

Absolutely love this show. I love when people try to find love and I love learning about others cultures and how life is around the world - so this is right up my alley! I do think the Columbia matchmaker missed the mark on the Americans personalities but he did still help them have fun and find out things about theirselves. Chad the country boy should not be on this show and if he is it should of been matched with a church matchmaker but he needs counseling before he can really find love. Otherwise I love the concept and hope the show fixes the few issues and cones back for another season. My favorite matchmaker is the woman in Morocco - she seems truly amazing as a person and as a matchmaker.

The show follows several people who have decided to look for love outside the USA. They use matchmakers who are local to the countries where they're looking for love. We watch them iron out the kinks and navigate the dating scene while trying to understand a variety of matches who may or may not understand what they're talking about. It sounds confusing because it is. I found myself wondering if anyone took the time to find out about the cultures of the countries they are trying to find a mate in. The major thing I cant figure out is how they intend to communicate once the matchmakers are gone. Very entertaining at times in a Jerry Springer kind of way.

All the other criticisms levelled by other reviewers are correct. Virtually all the candidates looking for romance are at least somewhat emotionally stunted, scarily narcissistic (although sub-clinically so) and xenophobic.

But that's what makes it great entertainment (if you watch it at at least 1.25 speed, avoiding the filler and repititions). These are anthropological/sociological case studies, not romances and as such they are as fascinating as they are cringe.

All of these humans have a script in their heads of what a relationship should look like as well as stereotyped, fetishized ideas of how their foreign dates look and behave. Watching them flail about and cluelessly try to impose their scripts on these (relatively) innocent strangers they just met is like watching a train-wreck.

Also, some of them grow up a little. Not nearly as neatly or completely as the show's producers would have you believe, but when they do, it's genuinely uplifting. The journey of Harold and Michaela reminds you that at least a small minority of humans are capable of growth (and that not all Americans are insufferable).

Interesting enough show, but I know one of the contestants personally; therefore know without doubt that the editors and producers took a great deal of the comments viewers see out of context. To the point where the general impression is significantly skewed. Any quirks in contestants are emphasized to the point of making them seem like idiots; other times, small positive traits are made to look like they are saints.

Then again, that is general practice for reality television, right? Have to make it entertaining, have to make ratings, have to name the big money. These contestants were all paid to go abroad with free matchmaking services, paid to date and travel, so of course they had to sign to be alright with however they were portrayed.

Social media is cashing in, the producers even fabricated some scenarios. The line between fact and "reality" is blurred; scenarios might not be entirely fabricated, but they are strongly "nudged" in the direction the show producers want, not allowing for a very natural progression.

Again, this is a given in this day and age for reality shows, but that doesn't make it acceptable.

There is so much wrong with the characters in this show, I don't know where to begin. I have watched 4 episodes of this series, and after the first two, I can tell you, almost every single one of them have some deep personality defect that prevents them from having any kind of normal relationship. They can't even carry on simple conversations, are egotistical to the extreme, are totally delusional about what people from another country outside the US are wanting in a mate. I hate how they keep pushing the narrative that foreign men and women are better than Americans. No. No one from anywhere wants goofballs, stupid, selfish people or naïve rubes for mates.

Coming from a moroccan woman, the way they are styreotyping us and using us is really discusting. The palestinian woman went to morocco to pair young morccan women with old white dudes who has a certain idea of moroccan women and fetishizes us. Next time she should pair them with middle eastern people and leave us alone!!!!!

Coming from a moroccan woman, the way they are styreotyping us and using us is really discusting. The palestinian woman went to morocco to pair young morccan women with old white dudes who has a certain idea of moroccan women and fetishizes us. Next time she should pair them with middle eastern people and leave us alone!!!!!

This show is extremely cringey and uncomfortable to watch! It has potential to be entertaining but misses the mark. Maybe if the producers spent some time showing the sites and scenery of the amazing countries and cities that are singles are spending time in, it would distract from how completely socially inept and icky they are. It's also completely laughable how the American singles have such a narrow view of what men and women from their respective country of choice are actually like. They are looking for a complete stereotype! It's actually pretty offensive and adds to the overall cringey awkwardness of the show.

The show intrigued me and have watched it twice but you don't even see the date long enough to even say you watched it. Two many matches.... I don't know of I will continue this show because again, nothing new the next week as it should be. I mean, only 10 minutes with each couple. Come on... way way too many couples. So far I've watched this show for 47 minutes and I have seen Harold and his date at two minutes oNew parts. They are finally in his hotel room. Was on about 4 minutes and I'm sure I will not see them again tonight. Everything else about them was old. They looked at a couple of photos and too pecks on the lips. He walked her out and he kissed her again and drove off. Not much to go on for a whole week waiting to see what happens. Maybe 3 couples would work for the time allotted for this show.

Seriously how did anyone say "Match Me Abroad" and not get laughed at out of the room? Referring to a woman as a broad might have flown 60 plus years ago but... If this is what Hollywood has to offer without SAG and the Writer's Guild then Hollywood should fall into the Pacific only to be reborn wherever the talent disappeared to.

It's actually pretty offensive. They are looking for a complete narrow view of what men and women from their respective country of choice are actually like. They are looking for a complete stereotype! It's actually pretty offensive and adds to the overall awkwardness of the show.