“Married at First Sight” Comes to Philly

Is traditional dating just too stressful for you? Are you tired of swiping aimlessly through Tinder looking for Mr./s. Right, encountering only shallow interactions and nutjobs with more issues than TV Guide had back in the day? Are you not a person for the bar or club scene, not one to be hooked up on a blind date by friends, or to pursue Match.com? Does making big decisions give you the hives? Then man, oh man, have I got a proposition for you, single people of Philadelphia.

Looking for the perfect mate without all the hassle of actually dating first? “Married at First Sight” might be right for you!!

Lifetime Network’s TV show, “Married at First Sight,” is casting for its sixth season, and it is coming to the City of Brotherly Love. In case you don’t know the premise (I didn’t), three couples per season are matched up by a team of “relationship experts.” As the title suggests, they get married on their first day together. They then take a honeymoon, and must spend the next eight weeks together getting to know one another better and seeing if things will work out.

To qualify for an arranged marriage of your very own, you must be single, “appear” between the ages of 26 and 35, and have “exhausted all other dating options.” You can submit an application on Lifetime’s website, which includes a 63-question questionnaire, a place for you to upload both a full-body picture and one of your face, and to describe what you would like to find in a potential mate, including “physical dealbreakers.”

There have been five previous seasons of the show. Out of fifteen couples matched up, just three have stayed together. If you are willing to risk 20 percent odds, then you too could take an unconventional swing at a chance for love.

Or, if you’d rather just watch the craziness unfold, “Married at First Sight” airs Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. on Lifetime.