LoveConnection

[@I.Love.My.Border.Collie]

Weird episode. Honesty is still the best policy. It's not fair to be transgender and not tell someone who you are dating. Tip for the guys...watch out for the bar flies!

[@DennisKurz-r3k]

That's awesome!!! :D

[@jennifermaroni1620]

This was television. It had nothing to do with my personal. I had dinner with someone. One time.

[@I.Love.My.Border.Collie]

😊😊😊 ​@@DennisKurz-r3k

[@misterwallace3479]

People who believe they are the opposite sex are not being honest from the get go. So there's that.

[@johnhuber354]

She sounded Very Nasty. To match Her Looks.

[@claudia5809]

It's always crazy to see a comment 7 days ago when this video is not easy to come by and posted 6 years ago lol. Been watching a lot of episodes and this might be one of the most failed dates.

[@jennifermaroni1620]

It was certainly one of the most aired I am beautiful insides. Your issues with my looks say more about you than i

[@PIXPromosMore]

If Ron is 28 here, then I'm 18 ft Tall and 90 lbs.

[@jennifermaroni1620]

He actually photographed better

[@janecoe9407]

RON LOOKS 50.

[@gamebreaker5518]

that poor guy got hooked up with someone that the city says you need a leash for...what is with her huge crooked teeth?.,all the goodlooking and sweet women around and he gets stuck with this stank.

[@sallykauth2115]

You are so mean spirited...so nasty

[@M1N1Girl007]

Pretty crappy you dont even tell men in the BEGINNING, youre trans. Just be up front and tell them ! If youre so "proud" Speak up and tell your dates first!

[@jennifermaroni1620]

It was 1988. I am so sure the world was ready and safe

[@SpenceCurry]

@@jennifermaroni1620 more dangerous in2025. Theofascism

[@johngriffee8317]

She is a he that's what you were hearing

[@jennifermaroni1620]

It’s called transgender. This is 35 years ago

[@molliwilson5639]

I agree … his senses were correct

[@jamesr1703]

This woman (?) has an ego. She thinks she's hot and she's not.

[@jennifermaroni1620]

It was 1988 and I finally could attract men. It may have turned my head at that time

[@ravenbaa7989]

Guy

[@suvariboy]

I wonder if Jennifer got nicer as she aged. Probably not.

[@jennifermaroni1620]

I prefer to think we are all older and wiser. It was an unnerving experience. I know I came off very defensive but felt I photographed well in it

[@suvariboy]

@@jennifermaroni1620 Fair enough. I think I'd freeze up if I was on national television. Hope you're doing well!

[@jennifermaroni1620]

It was quite unnerving. Only time in my life I couldn’t hear myself think

[@suvariboy]

@@jennifermaroni1620 I’m gonna have to watch it again. I just saw your profile picture. Are you a member of the 🏳️‍🌈 family?

[@jennifermaroni1620]

@@suvariboy out and proud transgender woman now. It wasn’t safe to be put back then. And I have had a wonderful life doing things people didn’t think someone like me could do

[@misterwallace3479]

That's a dude

[@jennifermaroni1620]

It’s called transgender

[@angelanetherton8240]

@@jennifermaroni1620 in the medical profession you’re a dude!

[@takemyshoesoff3350]

That's a dude??

[@misterwallace3479]

@@jennifermaroni1620 you mean a dude.

[@misterwallace3479]

@@takemyshoesoff3350 Yep

[@isabellegiorgis2975]

He said : " Her voice...i could not put my finger on it... She scares me...." He knew...

[@boydgreg8468]

He should have left her at the restaurant made her get a taxi

[@toddwarshawski963]

The Fn choppers on her. #1 said teeth. He's out 😅

[@jennifermaroni1620]

I have a straight smile. I am fine with how I look. Your opinion of my teeth is not my problem

[@swedenoble6083]

Ex boxer he had a poor dental plan Barb wire Ted 💋😂😒😳🥴 Nick name Adams apple andy😑😭

[@ravenbaa7989]

@@swedenoble6083😂

[@hitomihonda7573]

Energy means everything. Everyone knows who people are if they are the same.

[@jennifermaroni1620]

You really need to get a life

[@karenkaye5535]

I love when they don't get along. LOL

[@nancymckinzie1676]

I'm SO glad Chuck thwarted the kiss.

[@samson9535]

You act like you're all that and you ain't all that.

[@jennifermaroni1620]

No. We are something. 1988 just wasn’t ready for me

[@gamebreaker5518]

your just a tramp..not new news@@jennifermaroni1620

[@hitomihonda7573]

I would have known that was a man as soon as he stepped in a room

[@jennifermaroni1620]

You really are quite a vicious and hypocritical person. Did your God tell you to go around judging everyone? Maybe you need a long look in a mirror. I know who I am. Do you?

[@hitomihonda7573]

@@jennifermaroni1620 how is that viscous me knowing a man from a woman? I have eyes!!!!

[@jamesr1703]

@@hitomihonda7573 "vicious"

[@ritakraus903]

Hey absolutely wonderful that you are transgender but not so much to go on a dating show as a woman when you were born a man. Not fair to the guys. You cant blame him for being upset.

[@jennifermaroni1620]

And I am sure the world was very open minded in 1988.

[@omittable]

@@jennifermaroni1620still doesn’t mean you lie to men

[@justinbryant9419]

Original air date June 3rd 1988

[@stupid8911]

Best Worst Episode of "Love Connection" EVER

[@angelanetherton8240]

That is a man!!! Idc what anyone says!! 😂😂 Can y’all not see that? Is he lying on the show saying he is female? Now I don’t believe in that.. You don’t lie to people especially something that important. Not everyone is as understanding..

[@amydawnkotel4108]

Exactly, not everyone was understanding or accepting of people who are transgender... especially back then. She couldn't possibly come out without being attacked. It was not safe. And she is a trans, not a man. She get's to id as she see's fit and you can ID as you see fit. Why can't people be kind and have compassion for other people? Makes me so sad. :( Please take the time to educate yourself on the struggles of the transgender community.

[@jennifermaroni1620]

I have lived my life for almost 43 years as a woman. I have survived rape, unemployment and hateful attacks. And if you are “understanding”, I am Whitney Houston. Don’t you have anything better to do than troll strangers?

[@angelanetherton8240]

@@jennifermaroni1620 how is that trolling when it’s the truth? You act like you’re the only person to go through shiz in life. I’ve been through way more . I wish I could tell u what I really think of you on here but KZbin would get butt hurt!

[@jennifermaroni1620]

@@angelanetherton8240 please be most assured you are beneath my contempt. Your trolling and misgendering speak for itself.

[@angelanetherton8240]

@@jennifermaroni1620 you have a terrible attitude. That’s well seen on this show.. Look at yourself! Listen how you talk and act on there. No wonder the guy was running from you. I see your attitude is your worse enemy.

[@ravenbaa7989]

He is rude too ordering expensive food

[@zachhoran]

June 3, 1988 airdate, as 821 and 3791 were the winning Ohio Lottery numbers on that airdate, as per a web search

[@xennial80sxberner]

Nice thanks for the info. They had a plug for Jerry Springer's news commentary at 2:20 too so this had to be taped from WLWT

[@ReVoltaire]

Among other odd "perversions", there were passing references to Peewee Herman and Bill Cosby that didn't age too well😅

[@JanetLove-r3i]

Tom says the first thing he notices is teeth omg this woman jennifer needs to have a dentist grind those teeth

[@GaleMarie]

She "politely" slammed the door! 😇

[@jennifermaroni1620]

Thank you

[@terrytitus5291]

Her definition

[@bySterling]

OMG right out the gate this was hilarious first guy mentioning good teeth (that’s when Jennifer was out) to the 50 yr old looking 28 yr old to ‘looks like Elton John’ #yikes wow ❤🎉👏🏻💯

[@jennifermaroni1620]

Actually I have the biggest smile in New York City

[@michaelscarn6879]

You and my dad shared the same sack.

[@toddwarshawski963]

Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode "Man Hands" with the lobster 😂 See you next Tuesday...

[@jennifermaroni1620]

Actually my hands are quite small

[@LisaDawnn]

Well seeing that was a cross-dressing dude, the script fits perfectly.

[@jamesr1703]

What I don't get is, transgender people are proud to be transgender, but they do not let men know that they are. That's deceptive and wrong. Shake hands, say hello and tell them you're transgender. That's being proud to be transgender and HONEST.

[@jennifermaroni1620]

It was 1987. Now, I can be out and proud

[@jennifermaroni1620]

And we are women. Perhaps just not what your concept of a women should be. But don’t all of us decide who we are?

[@8675-__]

I agree

[@gailnightowl0423]

@@jennifermaroni1620 NO, none of you transgender nuts are who you're trying to become. If you're born a female, you'll die being a female, and same goes to men. One cannot change their gender.

[@karldanger5150]

I think youre very confused. It's your choice to dress up as a woman and call yourself whatever you want but you are not a woman and biology dictates that, not my "concept".

[@LisaDawnn]

He had to have known that was a dude, right?

[@savagedragon79]

A 36 foot chainsaw?

[@oppressednolonger1497]

right? holy shyte.

[@Rose-kp4ow]

Isn’t it wild how people in the comments can be so mean? It's like they’re playing a game of "who can be the rudest" without realizing they've already won. I find it baffling when someone calls out another person for being rude or disrespectful, only to then launch into a critique of their looks. Like, really? So, it's bad to be rude, but totally okay to throw shade at someone’s appearance? The irony is almost too rich to handle.

[@jennifermaroni1620]

I appreciate your support. People seem to have forgotten that forty years ago, my very survival depended on my ability to pass. I did what I had to do to survive. But yes America, a transgender woman was on national tv in 1988 and it wasn’t a talk show. People are just shocked I did it then.

[@Rose-kp4ow]

@@jennifermaroni1620 I think you're beautiful and I truly wish only the very best for you 🫂

[@xennial80sxberner]

2:20 OMG you must've taped this from WLWT because it mentioned Jerry Springer's commentary. Do you have any 80s videos of him on the Cincinnati news?

[@jennifermaroni1620]

Sorry no. I was living in LA then. A friend taped it

[@takemyshoesoff3350]

White heels. Lol. You don't see that nowadays

[@vambo13257]

She was a strange bird

[@jennifermaroni1620]

Simply original, and unafraid to be me, even with the constraints back then

[@crizzy8373]

You were afraid to be the male that you are!

[@kingchrisl89]

I wonder if u have the end credits for the 2nd episode containing the disastrous date?

[@jennifermaroni1620]

So sorry no. It was actually recorded by my ex’s first wife. She wasn’t necessarily a fan

[@kingchrisl89]

@@jennifermaroni1620 Oh. I wish they left them intact. I liked seeing the angles during the credits on Love Connection, especially in the later years.

[@gracefulsunrises4771]

Yikes! Kindness wasn't in style back then either!

[@jennifermaroni1620]

I tried to be nice. But when he said I zoomed up on him I had to

[@gracefulsunrises4771]

@@jennifermaroni1620 yep I don't blame at all

[@danarodgers8736]

It definitely was. Unfortunately, that Maroni character just wasn't a nice person, at all.

[@MrBowtie1982]

this woman sounds like a real winner. if the cleveland browns are considered a winner.

[@MrBowtie1982]

ya complete bitch

[@xennial80sxberner]

Are you nuts? She sounded awesome, and how could this square guy be 6 years younger (back then) than I am now?

[@beyondthepale9071]

@@MrBowtie1982 he dodged a bullet wow

[@chamboyette853]

@@beyondthepale9071 I admit, she does not seem like a good person, but look at it this way, she never claimed to be a victim, didn't play the woman card, didn't try today he was racist or sexist to make him look bad. For those reasons, I would take her over most modern women in the USA today.

[@jennifermaroni1620]

Well so far. I picked the one who wasn’t bald or a cop. Was a big stoner back then

[@teresapflaumer5717]

I have read comments from other Love Connection contestants that the producers have them exaggerate the description of their bad dates for entertainmentpurposes. So I am sure that these " impolite exchanges" were scripted.

[@jennifermaroni1620]

Quite well. They are made twice, once in filming and once in editing

[@amydawnkotel4108]

@@jennifermaroni1620 oh wow!!!! No wonder people are such creeps on the show. Here I was thinking that the 80s were really that bad. PS thank you for your honesty. You get to decide who you are and what your truth is and no one else. You go girl!!! I see you and I support you.

[@KHX274]

I hope you became a nice person when you got older.

[@scarlettwitman2028]

Is she a man?

[@ajstrippgen5637]

definitely and also a bbeeache

[@jennifermaroni1620]

It’s called transgender. And quite unnerving to be on national television

[@angelanetherton8240]

He is a man !

[@angelanetherton8240]

@@jennifermaroni1620 if you’re a woman why were you born male?

[@jennifermaroni1620]

@@angelanetherton8240 go f yourself. No one else will

[@davidtaylor7102]

Tom is picky

[@jennifermaroni1620]

He was a lot of things, but couldn’t afford to be picky

[@edieleonemstambo670]

She reminds me of a transgender... maybe he feels the same 😯

[@jennifermaroni1620]

Proud to be transgender. Was one of the first in visibility

[@hitomihonda7573]

The skull and brow bone of men are way different than women and also the torso and arm lengths

[@jennifermaroni1620]

@@hitomihonda7573 get a life

[@oppressednolonger1497]

correct. @@hitomihonda7573

[@rebeccaflowerbeck9894]

ooohhh…harsh! 😧😆

[@kenberry8504]

This guy is funny as hell. 😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@alliccat5482]

Not to mention when he was on here he was a total Biotcch! Might have been excusable to hide the being an actual "Man" placating as a Woman, but being so vile,not. 😆

[@jennifermaroni1620]

No doubt assisted by the side they give you, that only has your lines

[@Neptuneman07]

This is one funny trainwreck

[@bobstewart5943]

So....did they get married? Lol

[@beyondthepale9071]

sounds like they were already married

[@jennifermaroni1620]

Definitely not. I don’t live well in captivity

[@jennifermaroni1620]

No. I don’t live well in captivity or judgement

[@vivianray9464]

When I couldn’t pinpoint by finger

[@suzannelawson9215]

What year was this from?

[@TheRenard10]

1988

[@laurademan5200]

What a disaster

[@JanetLove-r3i]

She could eat corn 😂on the cob thru a picked fence

[@JanetLove-r3i]

I had a horse with smaller teeth❤

[@justinbryant9419]

Jennifer how did your date with Danny went so far

[@jennifermaroni1620]

Turned down the other options. I had a boyfriend back then

[@justinbryant9419]

@@jennifermaroni1620 do you have The full episode of your appearance on Love Connection from 1988

[@jennifermaroni1620]

@@justinbryant9419 I have the same recording on dvd now. All we had access to was VCR back then. It was 1987

[@justinbryant9419]

@@jennifermaroni1620 with the opening credits intro

[@jennifermaroni1620]

@@justinbryant9419 it was filmed by an ex’s girlfriend, I didn’t even have a recording myself until it was given to me

[@terrytitus5291]

Put down war,thought she wasn't going out,a headache perhaps!

[@christianbolt5761]

How treat others says more about you than them. Guy was a real jerk, the antithesis of a gentleman.

[@jennifermaroni1620]

Thank you for your kindness. I appreciate you.

[@vivianray9464]

👠 heels

[@jennifermaroni1620]

I hope that means you liked my shoes 😘

[@takemyshoesoff3350]

White heels! Women don't wear those nowadays.

[@hitomihonda7573]

Hahaha 2 lobsters tails 😂

[@pauls1190]

So was the insults scripted and what would of happen if you liked him?

[@jennifermaroni1620]

There was no chance of that happening.

[@RicardoGarcia-et6gc]

What did you in Black alley Jennifer? Hahaha Hahaha haha halarious

[@jennifermaroni1620]

I don’t really do back alleys. Not my style in real life

[@vivianray9464]

Confirms the white hill

[@jennifermaroni1620]

?

[@MikeNelli-uq2wl]

I think she looks good. And has a lot of guts

[@nancymckinzie1676]

Acceptance doesn't make things right.

[@delaneymarks2212]

People on this thread obviously need to educate themselves as to what “transgender” means and the differences between sex, gender and gender identity. Jennifer, you’re a beautiful woman and I’m guessing it took a lot of courage to go on a daring show at that time.

[@jennifermaroni1620]

Thank you. It was a very strange time. People weren’t cool, I couldn’t be out, yet was probably one of the first transgender women on national television that wasn’t on a talk show

[@gamebreaker5518]

maybe your dick was bigger than his?@@jennifermaroni1620