Who Wants To Marry My Dad?
An Interview With Melanie Matney
By Teri Sue
July 26, 2004
I am honored to present the following Interview with Melanie Matney. Melanie is one of the women appearing on NBC's 'Who Wants To Marry My Dad' Reality TV Series. This interview is possible since Melanie exited the series at the end of Episode 4. The series is now down to the final two women. Please be sure to note that the following week will be bare of regular programming and the series will return the week of Aug. 2. Before I get into the meat of the interview, I would like to say a few things. First, Melanie is truly one of the classiest ladies which has graced the landscape of TV. Her beauty is not only on the outside, but, more importantly, the inside as well. Her Bio can be found on the 'Who Wants To Marry My Dad' website which is linked below. The main purpose of my interview was to gain insight into Melanie the person. This interview is owing to the open, honest, graceful person of Melanie Matney.
Teri Sue: How did you come to hear about Marry My Dad?
Melanie: I was living in Denver, CO at the time and was having trouble meeting people, so I had done a Yahoo Personal Profile. An NBC casting agent sent me an email after reviewing my profile and asked if I would be interested in interviewing for the show. Since I'm always up for an adventure and because you just never know where a road will lead you, I agreed to give it a shot.
Teri Sue: Anything you wish to share of your thought process leading up to being on the show, please share.
Melanie: I was concerned that I would not be taken seriously as a potential stepmother because I'm not a mother in real life. Also, because I've always been told I look much younger than I am, I wondered if people would think I was too close in age to the kids to be believable as a possible stepmother.
Teri Sue: Did you develop feelings for Marty and if so, were you surprised that you did. Expound on whatever you feel comfortable with.
Melanie: Early on, I felt like I was better suited as a friend for Marty than as a potential wife. I could see me and him having a great time enjoying mutual interests, but it takes much more than just friendship to develop into a relationship. It's for this reason that I never unpacked. Because I tend to be transparent, I was just certain the daughters could see our connection was more at the friendship level than the potential relationship level.
Teri Sue: I've heard that you have strong Christianity beliefs. I am very interested in hearing anything you want to say on this. I do share the Christian faith.
Melanie: I am a born-again Christian and value my relationship with God a great deal. Although I want the man I marry to be of like mind, I also want chemistry and friendship. I have had difficulty finding Christian men with whom I share chemistry and with whom I can communicate on a spiritual level. I know the term "Christian" means different things to different people, but to me it means that I've chosen to be a Bible-believing follower of Jesus, though I'm as "normal" as anyone else out there. I don't subscribe to any certain religion because I don't report to mankind - only God. So I do have a drink on occasion if I want to, I just don't go too far with it. I don't expect the man I love to not have any character and/or personality flaws. I'm human and I expect him to just be human too. I will love him for who he is. I have always had non-Christian friends who I'm very close to and I wouldn't trade them for the world. I don't judge them and they don't judge me.
We just accept each other for who we are. The best thing about being a Christian is that I have an unlimited supply of love to give to whoever wants it (right now every animal whose path I cross gets a huge dose of it). That's what I'm missing and what I hope to find soon - someone to love, to laugh with, to play with and to generally share life's experiences with.
