{"id":1717,"date":"2024-10-18T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=360105"},"modified":"2025-02-07T16:59:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:59:21","slug":"i-left-the-mormon-church-and-can-deeply-relate-to-love-is-blind-marrissa-says-therapist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2024\/10\/18\/i-left-the-mormon-church-and-can-deeply-relate-to-love-is-blind-marrissa-says-therapist\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I left the Mormon church and can deeply relate to Love Is Blind Marrissa&#8217; says therapist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE: A licensed therapist who spent some of her life as a part of the Mormon Church gives her take on a Love Is Blind season 7 scene this fall. Afton Turner tells Reality Tidbit how she left the Mormon church years ago, and completely understands Marrissa George&#8217;s viewpoints when it comes to her wedding day.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/love-is-blind\">Love Is Blind<\/a> season 7 viewers get to follow along as singletons from the DC area meet in the pods and marry one another sight unseen. After forming emotional connections, the couples have a lot of getting to know one another to do in real life. This includes meeting each others&#8217; family and friends, learning more about their values and religious beliefs, as well as living together and enjoying a luxury honeymoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-can-deeply-relate-to-marrisa-george\">&#8216;I can deeply relate to Marrisa George&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Love Is Blind&#8217;s episodes dropped on <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/netflix\">Netflix<\/a>, anyone who loves <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/reality-tv\">reality TV<\/a> has likely heard about or feasted their eyes on the show this October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Licensed therapist, Afton certainly got straight to watching the series and tells Reality Tidbit how she can &#8220;deeply relate&#8221; to one of the singles on the show &#8211; Marrissa George.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During one scene of the show, Marrisa and her fianc\u00e9, Ramses Prashad, talk about their upbringings and religious beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>LOVE IS BLIND:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/shows\/love-is-blind-katie-bollingers-40-minute-chat-with-nick-dorka-goes-down-a-treat-with-fans\">Katie\u2019s 40-minute chat with Nick goes down a treat with fans<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The conversation saw Marrissa detail growing up in the Mormon Church. 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I tolerated a lot in relationships, forgiving things that crossed healthy boundaries.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays, she says she&#8217;s &#8220;learning to define boundaries based on what truly matters to her, not what she was told to follow.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afton adds: &#8220;I\u2019ve struggled with setting boundaries\u2014sometimes I\u2019m too rigid, other times too lenient\u2014but I\u2019m learning&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After watching Love Is Blind play out for Marissa and Ramses. Therapist Afton also shares how she could relate to Marrissa on another subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marrissa expresses a firm stance on birth control during the show and Afton tells us: &#8220;I related to how she communicated her boundaries with Ramses. 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