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Michael the Australian

posted 8 years ago by shelleyn76
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Was anyone else incredibly creeped out by this guy?? He just seemed so desperate and controlling. He received from Svitlana's friend saying that she was a scam artist and I think when he shared that with her, she knew she was caught and she went through with the wedding because she thought she had to because there was no way out at that point in her mind.

It was SO clear at the wedding that she was not wanting to do it at all. And seriously? He was clearly delusional in thinking that she was going to be into him at all. She was much younger and gorgeous.

I thought it was kind of gross when he said "I didn't just come here for entertainment. I really want to make it with her, you know." UGH, just so...gross. I don't know why, maybe it's the very clinical way he said it like "I spent the money to come here so now she needs to give me sex."

[–] lilylangtree 8 years ago

I really wanted that line to mean, "I really want to make a lasting relationship with her," but...no, it was just too gross to mean anything else.

[–] shelleyn76 8 years ago

Turns out he's even more gross and a creeper than I thought originally. The director of the documentary did an interview and here are his comments about Michael:

"Michael is just you know not a good person ultimately. He was just very forceful and there was little hints of paedophilia here and there. He asked us to get him Rohypnol and we were like what is that? And he called it like “the rape drug” so I was like uhhh…. He said he needed it to sleep. He would never stop talking about how beautiful her (Svitlana) daughter was it was just like really bad. It was a vibe but a lot of it was off camera so that was a whole ‘nother issue."

UGH. I just cannot even with that guy.

Full interview here: http://scenecreek.com/interviews/jonathan-narducci-talks-about-love-me/

[–] johncg25 8 years ago

He wasn't talking about sex, he was talking about the relationship. You just think its gross because to you he looks "ugly". If he looked like Brad Pitt you would be saying the opposite. I feel bad for the guy. Strange people get lonely too. The pedaphile thing is a little creepy though but we have 0 proof. He even married a girl that he had not even had sex or done anything with..that is not creepy. That shows he wanted something real, he just happens to be "ugly" so women assume all kinds of things.

Get a clue. This makes me feel even worse for the guy.

[–] shelleyn76 8 years ago

Actually, I didn't think he was ugly and I've never understood the appeal of Brad Pitt. For me, it had nothing to do with attractiveness. It had to do with the desperation, the delusional thinking, and the comments that I believe had nothing to do with the relationship and everything to do with sex.

Marrying someone you've never had intimacy of any kind with and then having none even after the marriage and then pursuing her when she doesn't communicate with you for six months? This guy has serious problems. Add on to what the director had to say about his pedophilia comments and it's all just gross and creepy to me.

[–] johncg25 8 years ago

You don't even know anything about the guy. Do you know how lonely and sad his life must be ? To marry someone he barely knows ? That is not gross, that is just bad and I feel bad for him. All of those guys are pretty sad and lonely, again, you just think he is "ugly" even if you won't acknowledge it. There were no pedaphile remarks in the entire film and you already based this negative viewpoint on the guy before you even knew anything about that. Again, for a guy to marry a woman he barely knows he is LONELY not trying to just have "Sex", WHAT DO YOU THINK PROSTITUTES ARE FOR. If any of these guys just wanted sex they would JUST GET A PROSTITUTE AND HAVE SEX. Get a #@%^!@#^% clue. Women like you with stupid shallow and judgemental viewpoints make life miserable for sad lonely guys who might not be the best looking, most charming etc.

(I used to be one, although fortunately I am not "ugly" and recovered from my depression and things changed completely. Also helps that I am not a "creepy" looking 50 year old guy, but internally its the same thing. ) Guy is just lonely he even says it, he had like 2 wives die and has been lonely for 12 years. If he just wanted sex he would get a prostitute. He wants INTIMACY and a RELATIONSHIP but unfortunately does not know how to go about getting that, is assertive despite his limitations and is at heart just sad and lonely. (The film does not ever ask these guys if they are depressed but the ones that failed clearly are, esp micheal and the fat guy who admits later in the film he is. This guy hasn't had a wife in 12 years..he has enough money to go to Bali...he can afford many many many prostitutes, they aren't expensive. Its not about sex so stop being creepy and judgemental yourself.

[–] amaliafida 8 years ago

ALthough I understand your viewpoint and I would mostly agry, if you look at it from a womans point of view, he did give the impression of beeing the guy " I am delusional and I will get what I want even if I have to use force". I am not saying that what you said are not true, I am just saying that because they are true, he could become potentialy dangerous.

[–] johncg25 8 years ago

No, again, he just "looks" creepy so women assume he is creepy. If he looked like the Bachelor you would find him endearing. The guy is a lonely loser that just happens to look "ugly" and be social awkward a bit with women. Men in their 50's also do not just commit murder or a random crime for the first time. (I was a psychology major.) If you were worried about murder, it would be statistically astronimcally much more likely to be from one of the younger guys. A guy doesn't get to be 40 or 50 and all of a sudden commit murder. /whatever. Again because he "looks" creepy you are assuming all kinds of nonsense about that guy.

[–] rpgmomma 8 years ago

No one said he looks creepy. His behavior was creepy. If I remember correctly he said that he needs to be in control of the situation. That alone is a red flag. I understand being lonely and even understand being desperate but as a woman you get a sense about men. He had a lot of red flags going off. Even if he looked like Brad Pitt or some hot stud. I doubt any woman would stay with him because of his personality alone. I didn't think he looked bad honestly and I'm closer to Svitlana’s age. I don’t necessarily agree with what she did but I completely understand why she did it. She should have been more upfront with him before she led him to believe something was there. You should really read that interview Shelley posted if you haven’t already. If the guy who made the movie said he wasn’t a good person that’s probably a warning sign as well.

[–] ndsopranorocker 8 years ago

He could look like Brad Pitt, and his behavior would still be creepy and gross. The moment you make references to wanting "the rape drug", your looks cease to matter. Nobody with any sense genuinely wants to spend time with a person like that. You could offer me millions of dollars to spend time with him and I'd still say "no."

[–] stek1961 8 years ago

Michael was a South African, living in Australia, his Bokka accent was very strong.

[–] salo-5 8 years ago

Just want to second this. Definitely not Australian. He has a very thick South African accent.

[–] Evil_Reverend_Kane 8 years ago

Australian? You think that accent sounds Australian? He's South African.

[–] John Kyle (647) 4 years ago

Michael obviously has a bit of perv thing for one of Svitlana's daughters.

Svitlana was scamming men, but if you are going to get scammed, get scammed by a hot one like her. (-: