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Yes, I thought the house handled the Phil situation quite maturely. With the Hamptons group, they would've been yelling and screaming and cursing for a whole episode about this and probably would've resolved nothing.

I'm torn about the Mariah booting. I agree with Bria that if they're going to boot someone over taking a crap in someone's bathroom, but then no one said anything about Mariah actually putting her hands on Bria over a trivial matter, that's not right. No one stood up for Bria when Mariah got physical. However, I also agree with Mariah that it's not right that they had this whole conversation about her without her there or to explain herself and most weren't there to witness what was going on, and she gets booted too? That's not right, either. I do think that Bria should be warned about her watching after her dog. I'm still irritated that she brought her dog without telling anyone beforehand. And, if you need an ESA at all times, then maybe you shouldn't be on a reality TV show. Summering in Martha's Vineyard is not a requirement. That being said, I appreciated that Jasmine did the difficult thing and told her best friend, Mariah, that she was being asked to leave and Mariah left pretty quietly. Finally, why didn't Amir admit before they voted Mariah off that it was him who put the dog blanket in with the clean towels? He really lost some points with me there. For that matter, why didn't Bria tell Mariah that she wasn't the one who put the dog blanket in the dryer? That was bizarre.

Speaking of Jasmine, after watching her in the "Truth Booth", I'm getting the impression that Jasmine is one of those women who wanted a wedding, but not necessarily a marriage. It's sounding like Jasmine wants to still live her single partying lifestyle and have Silas to come home to. Silas wasn't saying Jasmine couldn't or shouldn't go out with her friends; he just didn't want her accepting free drinks from men because it gives those men the message that she's DTF. Just pay for your own drinks, Jasmine.

Finally, my theory about the whole Nick/DMs/girlfriend thing is that there is no girlfriend. One woman (Shanice? Jordan?) said that Nick had been sliding into their DMs for a while before MV, but had been aloof and even awkward when in person. I think Nick is closeted, either gay, bi or asexual, and that's why he slides into so many DMs and then is so distant in person. It also would explain the tall guy's unwillingness to tell what he knows about Nick's dating situation--he doesn't want to out his friend, which I totally get and respect. I've had a weird vibe about Nick since day 1 that something's off about him. I could be totally wrong, but I've seen several other similar scenarios play out in life, where the guy or girl acts how they think they should act in certain social settings because they're not ready to be a certain way or they want to fit in. Personally, I get an asexual vibe from Nick. YMMV.

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