Plenty of irrational arguments have been featured on Married At First Sight over the course of the show's 13 seasons, but here are the reasons why Myrla was justified in her debate about politics. During a fascinating conversation between the Married At First Sight season 13 cast, Myrla discussed her opinion on dating someone with different political perspectives. Overall, Myrla's argument that dating someone of the opposite political ideology could be valid.
Myrla is a 34-year-old leadership coach that was first introduced to audiences on the Married At First Sight season 13 premiere. Myrla was matched with Gil, a 34-year-old fireman. Right from the jump, Myrla and Gil seemed to be very incompatible. First off, Myrla didn't want a bald husband. While Gil's hairless head works for him just fine, it distracted Myrla. The couple then continued to disagree on a variety of topics like whether or not they could live with dogs. Myrla and Gil have also not been very intimate with each other as they hadn't even kissed on their wedding day or during their honeymoon.
A new disagreement between the newlyweds arose at a Married At First Sight season 13 cast dinner in a recent episode. At the dinner, Bao's new husband Johnny asked if Gil was nervous about finding out that he and Myrla disagreed about certain things. Gil explained that this wasn't a concern of his and illustrated his point by saying that he could be in a relationship with someone who has different political beliefs from his. Gil brought up a hypothetical situation in which he, a Democrat, would be matched with a Republican. Upon hearing the first sentence of Gil's hypothetical scenario, Myrla interjected, "Oh no, Sir." Gil acknowledged that he knew Myrla wasn't a Republican but shared that he wouldn't have cared if she was. Gil explained, "For me, that doesn't matter in a relationship... How I feel about a person - I'm not going to let that bother me."
While other Married At First Sight season 13 cast members at the table agreed with Gil, Myrla was very opposed to her husband's perspective. Myrla said that it would be a dealbreaker for her to discover that her partner was of an opposite political mindset. Myrla jokingly asked for "the divorce check" in response to Gil's hypothetical. Although some viewers might have found Myrla's reaction to be shallow and callus, plenty of fans agree with her point of view. One reason why Myrla is justified in her opposition to dating someone with opposite political ideologies is that political views are personal views. While some are able to completely separate their day-to-day lives from politics, other people, specifically marginalized people, recognize that they don't have the privilege to separate the two.
Myrla has a right to argue that she wouldn't be able to marry someone with who she'd likely argue with on a daily basis. Even though Myrla's husband Gil can stomach being in a relationship with a partner that holds opposite opinions about crucial topics such as human rights and climate change, Myrla shouldn't have to. Due to the highly polarized climate the US finds itself overwhelmed by in 2021, many Married At First Sight fans feel sympathetic to Myrla taking political matters personally.