Married At First Sight Season 18 Hiding Ikechi’s Controlling Nature Is Proof The Experts Don’t Care About The Participants

Married At First Sight star Ikechi Ojoré has been moving through the experiment with his new wife Emem Obat, but his time on the show has proven that his nature is controlling, which is something the MAFS experts were trying to hide. Ikechi was one of the more controversial cast members leading up to the Married At First Sight season 18 premiere. While there wasn’t a lot of information about him available, Ikechi was called out for potentially being a red flag during the season. Though viewers hadn’t seen his behavior in action, looking into his background was somewhat troubling.

Ikechi seemed like he could be a clout chaser in the early moments of Married At First Sight season 18, as he appeared like he may be on the show simply to gain attention and traction in his personal life. After auditioning for Married At First Sight several times throughout the previous years, Ikechi finally got the opportunity to be on the show, but viewers remembered his prior attempts to be on MAFS and felt strange about his current appearance. Now, seeing Ikechi in action, viewers have been wary of how controlling he is, and are blaming the MAFS experts.

Ikechi Has Taken A Back Seat For The Early Episodes

Although Ikechi was someone that Married At First Sight viewers weren’t necessarily interested in seeing on screen, his time on the show has been minimal in the first handful of episodes. Ikechi and his MAFS bride, Emem, faced their fair share of issues in the first episodes of the season, but most of the attention was given to other couples as they moved through their wedding ceremonies. Ikechi was questioned by Emem’s relatives, and while his answers weren’t necessarily satisfactory, they didn’t raise many major red flags or make them think he wasn’t suitable to try to stay married to.

Throughout the wedding and honeymoon episodes of Married At First Sight season 18, the couples have been struggling to connect and making things more difficult for their marriages when they return to their daily lives. Emem and Ikechi have been getting to know one another, but have been struggling to build a genuine connection in the way that many MAFS couples do. With very little to go off of while building the foundation of their relationship, Emem and Ikechi have gotten less screen time, but viewers have identified issues with their relationship regardless of how often they’ve been on screen.

Ikechi & Emem’s Relationship Has Been Slow To Start

Although Emem and Ikechi haven’t been on screen too much, their behavior has been interesting in what viewers have seen. Their relationship has been slow to start, but the couple has been getting to know one another slowly. While Emem has been giving all of herself to her marriage, many have noticed that Ikechi’s feelings have been slower to build. Despite knowing that Emem and Ikechi haven’t appeared to have a quick, fiery connection, viewers have been paying close attention to the MAFS pair in order to see if they have any sense of compatibility, or if they’re a flop.

Emem and Ikechi’s relationship has been a slow build, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they won’t work out. While Ikechi has been more reserved and hasn’t seemed to find a deep connection with Emem yet, it’s possible that there will be something that changes in their relationship as things progress. Ikechi’s behavior, however, has made it difficult for Married At First Sight viewers to feel like they can support their relationship. While Emem has been open, Ikechi’s reserved nature has led to some clashes in their marriage, including Ikechi feeling like Emem is more of a friend than a wife.

Ikechi Has Been Accused Of Being Controlling

Throughout Married At First Sight season 18, Ikechi has been accused of being controlling and allowing his nature to overtake his dynamic with Emem. While Ikechi and Emem have been featured a bit less, the majority of MAFS viewers online have been talking about the fact that when they are on screen, Ikechi is withholding his feelings while expecting Emem to be clear about hers. Ikechi’s behavior has been upsetting for MAFS viewers, who were hoping to see a relationship between equals. Instead, Ikechi has made Emem seem like she’s his “homie” and disrespected their marriage in a difficult way.

Many have felt concerned that Ikechi’s behavior has been less about him becoming a loving spouse, and more about him having control over Emem. Ikechi seems to have put his MAFS wife into a box, making her seem like someone who he already knows better than anyone else. Because of Emem’s desire to make their relationship work, the Married At First Sight star has been doing what she can to make sure that Ikechi is happy, but it appears that rather than just knowing her well, Ikechi has been trying to take control of her behavior from the inside out.

MAFS Has Tried To Hide Ikechi’s Controlling Nature

Although Ikechi’s controlling behavior has been called out by some viewers, it’s been hidden from the majority of the episodes of the season thus far. Married At First Sight season 18 hasn’t necessarily been kind to Ikechi entirely, but it has made him out to seem like more of a laidback guy than he actually is. While Emem is getting a favorable edit, it appears that Ikechi is having a lot of his behavior erased by the edit of the series. It’s possible that after seasons of auditions, the MAFS season 18’s experts were just trying to match Ikechi up.

Throughout Married At First Sight season 18, Ikechi has been allowed to be a bit more controlling and overwhelming in nature, making it clear that he’s being protected by the experts. The MAFS experts, who have been suffering from an incredibly low success rate over the last several seasons, have been hoping to match Ikechi up for several seasons. Now, with a match on MAFS season 18, Ikechi has come off strangely and rubbed viewers the wrong way. It appears that though Ikechi is giving off some controlling vibes, the Married At First Sight experts don’t care about potential issues.