Exclusive: Sandy reveals the reason she's struggled to find love in her MAFS 2023 audition tape
Sandy went through all the emotions last week on Married at First Sight, choosing to leave the experiment after finding no way to recover her marriage with Dan.
But despite her relationship not going as hoped, the 36-year-old dental hygienist has always been optimistic about finding love and understands that it isn't always easy.
In her exclusive MAFS audition tape – which you can watch above – Sandy reflected on how difficult she'd found the dating scene prior to entering the experiment.
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"The thing with me is I love super hard, and I think that's why I'm struggling with the whole dating thing," Sandy said.
Sandy has spoken out about dating in her exclusive audition tape. Nine
"I'm zero or a hundred – it's either nothing, or I'm all in."
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With her upfront approach, the bride said she's always been aware that the risk of heartache is high.
"I don't want to fall for someone and get screwed over, it's something that's really hard to come back from," she said.
Sandy explained that her fear of being hurt has been amplified by her cultural views on sex.
"Both of my parents are Indian, and in my culture you're not supposed to have sex until you're married," Sandy continued.
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"So when I meet someone I'm like, 'Are they looking for a relationship, or is he making me think he's looking for a relationship just so he can get in my pants?'
"I still think it's a sacred thing and I still want to have sex with someone I care about."
"I don't want to fall for someone and get screwed over," Sandy admitted ahead of her appearance on the show. Nine
The business owner went on to discuss how she'd never had a partner.
"I've never been in a serious relationship," she said. "I literally got to my mid-20s and was like, 'I have no experience with men, not even male friends.
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"Someone said to me, 'You have a masculine energy but you're very feminine'... That scares men, they can't deal with it – even though I'm also very nurturing which I think surprises them."
She concluded: "I'm unlikely to be quiet, and 'll definitely stand up for myself. I don't think people really mess with me that much."
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