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MAN: Let's go!
NARRATOR: Our newlyweds went on the annual couples' retreat.
It was just perfect to just have a little reset.
(WOMAN YELPS)
And the mini coastal getaway...
AWHINA: It's been good having that chance to connect again.
..proved to be the remedy some desperately needed.
We're back to our old selves, where we're having fun together.
JAMIE: The thing is, like, you are so lucky.
But when Jamie put Lauren and Clint's marriage under the microscope...
In real life, I would not come to you for relationship advice.
..Lauren did not hold back...
You're a bunch of wild animals.
You actually ambushed me last night.
No, no, no, don't even go there.
..and left Jamie feeling betrayed
by the lack of support from friends Rhi and Carina.
RHI: I'm a Switzerland.
I want everyone to come together.
Then stand up for me too, Carina!
I'm so sick of being the bad guy
because I speak up, but where is my defence?
And then... (TINKLES GLASS)
(TINKLES GLASS) Dinner is served.
..a MAFS world first saw two dinner parties on the same night.
What do you reckon's going on over there?
How are you going to defend Lauren? You were my friend!
I am your friend! There's no apology.
While Rhi made amends with Jamie...
I am sorry in that moment I didn't stand up for you.
Bingo. Thank you.
..a defiant Carina felt the full force of Jamie's tirade.
Don't you call me 'amiga'... You're attacking me!
Stop. Stop. No, don't tell me to stop!
Carina, shut your mouth.
MEL AND ALESSANDRA: Oooh!
NARRATOR: Tonight...
ALESSANDRA: You're smiling, Adrian. That doesn't always happen.
..Awhina and Adrian's extraordinary turnaround.
I'm happy, you know. We're at a great place right now.
We're also talking about our next moments together.
Love is on full display at the commitment ceremony.
Can you see yourself falling in love with Rhi?
Yeah. And how does that feel?
It feels very good. It feels very good.
CARINA: It was like a mean girls 2.0 environment.
A friendship in tatters...
JAMIE: You keep on doubling down and insulting me.
..with neither Jamie nor Carina backing down.
I defended you and your husband... When? When?
Can the experts mend deep wounds?
You're embarrassing. Please, just stop talking to me.
You talk as though you're above them.
Lauren held to account.
You've thrown some words around tonight - 'psycho', 'animals',
"I don't associate with this type."
The experts deliver some hard truths.
I think you're giving yourself a little bit too much credit here,
personality-wise.
Oh, dang.
That's the problem, though. That's your problem.
NARRATOR: It's the morning of the fifth commitment ceremony
of the experiment.
Our couples are still feeling the impact
of last night's dinner party.
TEEJAY: Last night got pretty hectic, didn't it?
BETH: Mm-hm. It did.
It really did.
I didn't expect Jamie and Carina to now be on different sides either.
I did. That didn't get resolved at all.
AWHINA: Lauren walked off calling us a bunch of losers. Like...
Like, Jamie was just expressing how she felt
and they couldn't see her perspective,
so it just went round and roundabouts.
And I'm still confused as to why we're all arguing over a couple
who just don't care enough to even show up.
This morning, Jamie has woken up feeling the hangover
of her intense fight with Carina at the dinner party.
DAVE: Oh!
Oh...
That's such an unpleasant way to start the day.
Carina is certainly not my friend, that is for damn sure.
If that is her being a friend, well, she's no friend of mine.
No, she's not... She's not my cup of tea.
You would say the rest of the group were mean girls.
Asking questions and we're mean girls.
And we're mean girls...
Because if I was in that situation, I would feel the same way!
Exactly how I am now! I'm being defensive of myself!
You're feeding into this narrative and you are validating delusion!
I don't validate what she said, Jamie!
I can't fight with someone who has no logic!
You keep saying things that validate her behaviour.
DAVE: Mmm. Don't call me a mean girl.
Like, you want to start the night with mean girl,
I'm gonna be the biggest (BLEEP) bitch here.
(SIGHS) That conversation was painful.
Talking to her was painful.
Sitting in that chair facing her was painful.
Hearing the words come out of her mouth, painful.
Don't... Don't put your hands in the lion cage, babe.
Don't do it.
Doubling down and calling me a mean girl.
Like, you know what I mean? I'm, like...
Oh...
Why would I want to be friends with that?
I definitely got my words out. You got your apology from Rhi.
Yeah, well, that's... That's what I wanted.
I'm really sorry I hurt you in that moment when I didn't stand up.
Bingo. Thank you. That's all I needed.
I came in hoping that you would come like this.
You're not meeting me with this stupidity.
That's why I put you in very different categories.
She was genuine, she was remorseful,
she was, like, empathetic to my feelings, she validated me.
I was really hoping to resolve things with Rhi.
She is someone, like, I'm quite close with,
and so that would've been really hard
if her and I, like, couldn't resolve this.
I wanted clarity on where I stand with everyone else.
Yeah. And the clarity I did get.
I know exactly where I stand with Carina.
I literally dropped enough F-bombs
to fill up quite a few swear jars.
Am I proud of my behaviour? No.
I feel like Ryan now has to give the title of 'classless' to my mouth
because it was brutal.
I've been the person to have good relationships
with pretty much everyone.
Like, people do mean something to me
and friends do mean something to me.
But, like, if you actually do manage to hurt me,
I am gonna be, like, nothing short of ruthless.
The absence of Lauren and Clint was remarkable for many reasons.
One, I didn't have to look at her face for a second longer
or break bread with this bitch.
Two, it was, like, case in point.
Where is your mate?
After her confrontation with Jamie at last night's dinner party,
Carina is feeling let down by how their disagreement unfolded.
CARINA: Yeah, I'm quite disappointed how the outcome was last night.
Feeling deflated, yeah. Just a bit hurt.
I obviously cried and I'm so confused about everything
and how it got so blown out of proportion.
PAUL: Yeah. It just was so unnecessary.
Yeah. It was not needed at all.
Didn't realise last night was going to pan out the way it did.
Jamie just attacked me so quickly, before I could even...
Yeah. ..give myself a piece of bread.
But why do you have to say
those types of quick, like, narky comments?
Mmm. That's what I don't like about...
Yeah. ..Jamie's presence and aura.
She just says such narky comments
and, like, how she was instantly shutting me down.
Just what comes out of her mouth, I'm just, like...
Right now, I feel Jamie doesn't want to be a friend of mine
and maybe the same goes for me.
I do not agree with what Lauren said
but how Jamie has gone about this whole situation,
it was probably the most hurtful.
I have my own voice.
I found it hard to stand up for myself,
so, yeah, I'm nervous about facing Jamie tonight.
Feeling so isolated and just attacked, to say the least.
NARRATOR: As our couples prepare for the evening ahead...
there is one question on everyone's lips.
Lauren and Clint, what do you reckon?
Do you reckon they'll rock up?
It'll be interesting to see if Lauren and Clint come.
I don't know.
We'll find out tonight, though, won't we, love?
Yeah.
Lauren and Clint are gonna get roasted.
(LAUGHS) I know.
DAVE: I don't know if Clint and Lauren are gonna rock up.
(SIGHS) Will Lauren and Clint show up tonight?
I don't want to have to look at her. Like, I really, really don't.
I just want to hear the experts' perspective on her behaviour.
That's my Christmas present for today.
I'm really hoping the experts can go,
"Yeah, like, Lauren, your behaviour's shit. You're shit.
"Stop being a bitch. You're rude. Get out of here."
And I'd be, like, "Yes."
I just want the experts to let her have it.
That would be really, like, orgasmic.
It's, like, my version of, like, auditory porn.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
JEFF: Hello. ALESSANDRA: Hi.
JOHN: Greetings, gentlemen. MEL: Hello, gents.
MAN: Good evening, guys. MAN: Evening.
DAVE: How you going?
(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)
JOHN: Ah. Welcome, ladies. MEL: Hello, ladies.
Hello. Come and take a seat.
(PAUL LAUGHS)
(TENSE MUSIC)
Still in Byron.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Hey.
Yes! You made it, guys! Well done.
I thought tonight was gonna be boring without you guys.
So, glad you're coming. CLINT: Did you miss us?
RYAN: Not really. Terrible.
Where were you last night, guys? Just didn't want to come?
We actually had a nice dinner without you, so...
Nice.
Didn't want to be a part of this experiment anymore?
Why are you here now?
JAMIE: They can't learn anything from this experiment, apparently.
The experts can't teach them anything, so why bother?
It's actually got nothing to do with the experts. It's more about you.
No, that's what you said, though. ADRIAN: With us?
(JAMIE LAUGHS) ADRIAN: What's wrong with us?
We should've bought some little zoo feeding pellets to keep them quiet.
JOHN: Hold on, guys. OK.
Welcome.
It has been clearly a huge week for all of you.
You had the couples' retreat and last night was the dinner party
which left us, frankly, speechless.
We clearly have a lot to unpack tonight.
And with that being said, our first couple up on the couch...
(TENSE MUSIC)
..and thank you for joining us, Lauren and Clint.
LAUREN: Hello. CLINT: Hey.
Evening.
Alright. Well, let's cut straight to it.
Last night, what happened? Where were you?
We had a dinner party in our apartment.
A cocktail party and a dinner party.
A party of two.
BETH: Just the both of you? ADRIAN: Where was the invite?
Didn't you get it? No, must've missed it.
I'm sure you don't get invited to a lot of parties, Adrian.
This is a huge reason why we don't enjoy this environment,
because of the peanut gallery.
The chips and the cheap comments.
So, explain what was behind your decision
not to come to the group dinner party.
I can... Do you want me to go? Yeah.
Yeah, I... For me, it's about a lot of the standards and values
that I know I live too and we share.
We align on those sort of values
and what we've experienced in the social environments,
dinner parties, couples' retreat
aren't the values that I know I don't stand for and live for.
We just find it an absolute embarrassment,
so we just chose not to turn up last night and endure that again.
So, Lauren, what happened on the retreat?
Basically, I just got attacked by Awhina, Jamie and Beth
at girls' night.
Tell me some of the things that were said to you.
They are asking me things about Clint,
like, you know, what I did and didn't like about Clint
and it upset me because there's, like...
Clint is literally the nicest person probably on this entire planet
and for me to have to bring up things and talk about things
that, you know, might be hurtful or upsetting
or, you know, just something that's not positive
didn't make me feel good to talk about those things
and so that's when I started to cry.
Like, I do feel shut down a lot of the time...
in a group dynamic,
especially when that lady keeps flapping her mouth constantly.
So, being rude to us...
Shut up, Jamie, for god's sake.
Oh... Shut the (BLEEP) up for once.
By the time we got back... JEFF: Wait, wait, wait.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
At the start, right, we gave you the benefit of the doubt.
We welcomed you with open arms.
The reason you're met with this, I guess...
Frustration.
..frustration is because we welcomed you in, we put our arms around you,
we went into bat against Eliot for you,
so, like, you had every opportunity to open yourself up to the group...
Oh, god.
..and get more out of this experiment than anyone else.
But I've explained to you multiple times
that we are not, like, extroverted personalities.
We are like not all of them.
And when we've tried to remove ourselves in social situations,
it's created more drama and more psycho behaviour.
Like... BETH: Psycho behaviour?
Honestly, the behaviour at social settings is boganic.
There is no other way to describe it.
JOHN: What does that mean?
It is bogan behaviour.
Classless.
It's, like, just... It's just lacking class, I would say.
I do feel like the behaviour at dinner parties,
which is usually led by the four of you in the corner there,
is boganic behaviour.
And I stand by that.
It's 'cause of your behaviour. JACQUI: Yeah, the irony is...
It's your behaviour.
Dealing with this absolute circus is just honestly mentally draining,
so there's absolutely no point in me
even having a discussion with any of you.
I'm done. Don't even... We're just saying...
Don't even cut me. I'm literally done talking.
You are so rude to us all. You're embarrassing.
Please, just stop talking to me.
Do we have a curtain that we can pull across?
Now, Lauren, I've got an issue...
Mm-hm.
..because you've thrown some words around tonight...
'psycho', 'animals'...
Mm-hm.
.."I don't associate with this type of person."
You talk as though you're above them...
and they're way below you.
Do you think you're better than them?
Now, Lauren, I've got an issue... Mm-hm.
..because you've thrown some words around tonight -
'psycho', 'animals'... Mm-hm.
.."I don't associate with this type of person."
You talk as though you're above them...
and they're way below you.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Do you think you're better than them?
Because that's what you're saying to them.
I feel... Boganic behaviour...
Mm-hm.
..is essentially "You've got no class.
"I don't have time for you peasants."
That's what I'm getting tonight
and that's what I've heard from this group.
And I'm challenging you and I'm saying to you, is this how you feel?
Because that's what's coming across.
At the dinner parties and at the couples' retreat,
I definitely do feel like I would not behave
the way that they behave in social situations.
So, for that reason, yes, I do feel like my behaviour is better.
How's your behaviour?
I don't know, Adrian. Why don't you tell me?
The fact that you can't see your attitude is wild to me.
Like, the fact that you cannot see what you are saying is crazy,
I think, to everyone.
Adrian, pipe down. Guys...
Do you know what's quite interesting to me,
is that when it all went down with Eliot
and you came back to say your piece, Eliot had gone,
the group really rallied around you.
And now they're sitting here tonight throwing daggers at you.
How do you explain the fact that the group's turned on you particularly?
Yeah, I definitely have a cold, hard exterior, that is for sure.
Like, it does take me a long time to drop my walls
and to get to know someone and to let them get to know me.
And, you know, people think
that, you know, I'm a bitch or something
because I, you know, maybe...
I don't know, I have resting bitch face, apparently.
And I feel like I get taken the wrong way a lot of the time
and then, like, people get their back up and then I react.
Why do they get their back up?
Probably 'cause they think that I'm being rude
or that I don't like them,
when it's really just the case that I am shy,
I am very closed off to begin with.
MEL: No, this time I've got to jump in.
There is a clear difference between being shy...
Mm-hm. ..and being rude...
or being disrespectful.
I think you're giving yourself a little bit too much credit here...
personality-wise
because what we're seeing
in terms of the pattern that you're displaying here
is rudeness, Lauren.
You know, John asked you earlier
if you see yourself as above the rest of the group.
Well, certainly as outsiders observing you,
even just your non-verbal communication,
we would say that it's a resounding yes.
But I think that's the problem, though,
that is how I'm perceived...
That's your problem. It is my problem, yes.
Yes.
So, what I think would be really helpful here for you
in terms of your own development is to start asking yourself,
"What am I doing that's making them feel that way toward me?"
I mean, you've acknowledged some of the words,
the bogans, the losers and so on
but apart from that, I mean,
are you aware of some of the throwaway comments, for example,
the passive-aggressive barbs that you're throwing out to the group
or the eye rolling or the, you know,
the really looking down on these people?
I feel like in the same conversations, though,
they're calling me names as well.
Again, you're blaming them. I'm only talking about you.
But it's in the same conversations, so why is it just...
As a mature adult, one of your jobs
is to take accountability for what you do and say.
So my concern here
is that you're choosing not to look at that stuff at the moment.
I mean, are you able to do that now?
Yeah, it's definitely something that I can work on.
ALESSANDRA: Lauren, do you feel like the group conflict
has been a distraction to you
focusing on a relationship with Clint?
Yep.
It's definitely been a major negative part of the experience,
is the group.
Clint actually said that when there was conflict, that you guys...
your relationship got stronger... OK, Jeff. Sure. Yep.
..'cause you turned into each other.
Did you not say that? OK. Yep. Uh-huh. Yep.
We definitely united much more when you guys had your carry-on.
ALESSANDRA: To soothe my curiosity, what's going on with you two?
What is the relationship?
We get along really well.
Like, day-to-day living, we actually get along fine.
But we are really... We are friends, like...
We did speak last time about the fact that it was a friendship...
Mm-hm. Yep.
..and it was very clear to me, Clint, at least from your side
that you did want to pursue something more than a friendship.
So, what has happened and what has been done
to progress the relationship?
I don't know.
We just have been getting along, enjoying company but haven't...
But that wasn't your goal.
No, definitely not.
Definitely came in here to find someone
to be intimate and affectionate with, for sure.
But in the last couple of weeks, no...
Do you think you were impacted by her
not wanting to meet you at that level?
I probably got my guard up a little bit.
Not sure if there was something that I wanted to keep advancing.
I would need...
I think we're on the same page
but we probably need to spend more time as friends
to see if it would be something...
Like, I don't feel like I want to jump into bed with Lauren.
No, I don't feel like I want to just...
Yeah, I don't feel that right now, no.
RYAN: Clint, can I just say something as your mate?
I'm sitting here and I'm sad, brother,
because you said you like Lauren, she's attractive.
You've gone into bat for her.
You still put your balls on the line.
You said at the boys' night you had hope for the relationship
and now I just...I want you to speak from the heart, mate.
Like, what do you want from this,
because I've not seen her give you a single thing.
No support, no emotional connection, no physical touch.
So, just... It makes me sad, mate.
ADRIAN: You can like her, Clint. That's the thing.
Sorry, mate? You can like her.
You can say you do like her. Oh, yeah.
It's clear as day... Listen, it's clear as day
Lauren doesn't like you and that's OK
but you can also say, you know what, I actually do like her as a person
and I do like her and I want to pursue things
and if she says no, that's alright.
Like, I don't know why you're beating around the bush.
And again, it's OK to like her, man.
LAUREN: But why do you all think that I've convinced him to say this?
We've said we are friends. We've been friends...
ADRIAN: That's all good. LAUREN: ..from the beginning.
DAVE: That's all good as hell. ..continue to be friends outside.
That is what we've discussed.
BETH: Oh, I know. I feel so sorry for him.
ALESSANDRA: I don't know. I get a sense that it's different.
This is my sense. CLINT: Mmm.
From observing you not just tonight
but since you've arrived to the experiment,
that if she had allowed or had opened a window or a door,
maybe there's something here, you would've been very game.
Probably. Early on, yeah, for sure.
Lauren, do you feel like you've put everything you can
into this relationship
or into attempting to build a relationship with Clint?
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
I do.
BETH: You're joking. You're joking.
Why do you say that?
Um...
Look, Clint and I have been living together for a few weeks now.
We've done the tasks, we've gone on the retreat,
we've had long conversations, we've gone on dates.
We've, you know, spent a lot of time together.
And we've both agreed that it's just not...
it's just not there.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Lauren, do you feel like you've put everything you can
into this relationship
or into attempting to build a relationship with Clint?
I do.
You're joking. You're joking.
Why do you say that?
Look, Clint and I have been living together for a few weeks now.
We've had long conversations, we've gone on dates,
we've, you know, spent a lot of time together
and we've both agreed that it's just not...
it's just not there.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
I know. I feel so sorry for him.
JOHN: On that note, we're gonna go to the decision.
We're gonna go with you first, Lauren.
(TENSE MUSIC)
"Leave...ing the zoo."
MEL: And another barb.
Oh, that's horrible.
Bro, I actually feel embarrassed for you.
Like, you're actually embarrassing.
(SIGHS)
JOHN: I know, I know.
If you had this again, this decision
and you wanted to write down something...
Mm-hm. ..on the card...
that wasn't condescending and sarcastic and demeaning,
what would it be?
"Leave xx."
Gotcha.
For you, Clint, what have you got for us?
Well, it's been a challenging few days.
I think...
Yeah, I think the best thing right now is to also leave.
OK.
JAMIE: Thank Christ.
What we're really curious about
is where to from here as a couple, as a friendship?
What are you gonna do? What are your plans?
Invite her to Tassie, maybe. I would definitely go to Tassie.
OK. Fantastic.
Clint, do you hope there might be something more?
Well, I think if I saw Lauren outside of here...
Or when... When I see Lauren outside of here...
Yes.
It's also about me seeing if Lauren's the right person for me.
It's not just me waiting there for Lauren to just jump up...
I get it.
So if it did look like she was, like, the right person for me
and our worlds could actually work,
absolutely, I'd love to explore a future.
What about you, Lauren?
Um...
Sure, I hope that it does blossom into something.
But if it doesn't, then that's OK too.
BETH: Oh, come on, babe.
OK.
This was intense.
A rollercoaster.
You shone brightly for a short period of time in here.
We thank you very much for your time in this experiment.
Thank you. Thanks for your help.
Good luck for the future.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
MEL: Oh, straight out.
They're walking straight out the door.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
They're just leaving.
JOHN: Lauren, Clint, we don't want you to go right now.
ADRIAN: Oh, we do. We do.
Yeah, see? Let's go.
Do you want to stay for the rest of the commitment ceremony?
Come on, Loz. Let's get out of here. No, we're OK. Thank you.
Thanks for the offer. That's alright.
AWHINA: At least they're consistent. JAMIE: And case in point.
At least they've gone.
Bogans.
LAUREN: They're literally crazy.
ALESSANDRA: Our next couple up on the couch...
Awhina and Adrian.
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING)
JOHN: Hello, you two. MEL: Hi, guys.
AWHINA: Hello. ALESSANDRA: Hi, guys.
You're smiling, Adrian.
Yeah, I know. First time in a minute.
That doesn't always happen.
No, I'm always smiling, but not on this couch here, no.
He's always smiling.
You know he's about to do something naughty
'cause, like, the smile comes out and I'm, like, "Shit."
(JAMIE LAUGHS)
How was the couples' retreat for you?
I really enjoyed the couples' retreat
and I left with a smile on my dial.
I left and I was having a perk to my step.
And I feel bad because there was so much turmoil within the group
and I was sad for that, but I'm here for Adrian
and our relationship is stronger after leaving.
This is really nice to see you having so much lightness again.
How are you feeling about that, Adrian?
I'm feeling good, you know.
We started off strong and then obviously went downhill from there
but we're back on...you know, back on the bike, going up the hill
and I'm happy, you know.
We're at a great place right now.
We're also talking about our next moments together...
Yay!
..so, like, on the weekend just gone,
Adrian was already discussing
what he wanted to do with me the following weekend
and I really loved hearing that
because it made me hear "I want to spend more time with you."
You know, he could just even say
"I want to go to the tip with you on the weekend,"
but I'm still hearing "I want to spend time with you."
So you've had some validation?
Loads of validation. Loads.
Yeah. Mmm. That's wonderful.
So, you feel comfortable enough to be physically attentive, I guess.
Has that now progressed back into the sexual realm?
Within 24 hours.
Within 24 hours. (LAUGHTER)
I think we should go to the decision. So do I.
That was the quickest couch session in, like, ever.
Yeah, it's obviously obvious that I'm staying.
It's obviously obvious that Adrian is staying.
Alright.
Awhina, what about you?
I'm also staying.
That's an enthusiastic big stay.
MEL: Very enthusiastic. We love it.
We're never getting rid of you, Adrian.
I know. Not that easy. (LAUGHTER)
ALESSANDRA: You guys can go back to the couch.
MEL: Thank you. ALESSANDRA: Thank you so much.
MAN: Well done, Adrian and Awhina.
(APPLAUSE)
JOHN: Our next couple up, Jacqui and Ryan.
(APPLAUSE)
Come and grab a seat. MEL: Hello.
RYAN: Thank you, guys. ALESSANDRA: Hello, hello.
MEL: Welcome. Hello, Alessandra, Mel, John.
JOHN: How are you two?
Well, oh, OK, so, Ryan has started complimenting me
on the thing that's most important to me, which is my intellect.
And he hasn't... And fashion sense.
I mean, look. Oh, yeah, fashion as well. Yeah.
(LAUGHS) That too?
Yeah. Yeah.
She's brilliant, you know, and... Yeah.
..it's nice to meet someone who...
She's probably even slightly above my intellectual level
and it's really refreshing, you know.
Like... Yeah. (COUPLE LAUGH)
That was big for me.
Like, on my letter writing, like, I wrote about that,
how I felt like I never get seen by anyone
because I get assumed I'm a model or, like, hot
and I never get seen for who I am as a person deep down inside
and so, like, that's really important to me.
So do you feel like you're on the same page as one another?
So, Ryan and I started getting sexually intimate...
and I think we've done it, like, maybe twice or three times...
There's been more than that. Come on.
Again, I... I... (LAUGHS)
One morning, we woke up
and I was, like, "Oh, shall we..." you know...
And Ryan said, "Oh, no.
"Like, sorry, I can't before the gym."
Then he explained to me that he would prefer to... (LAUGHS)
save his testosterone for the gym.
(LAUGHS)
MEL: I wasn't expecting you to go there.
You're saving it for the gym?
He likes to save his testosterone for dinner parties and curls.
(LAUGHTER)
And I actually really respected it, right?
It shows discipline in a man and it shows that he's got self-control.
He obviously values his lifestyle and fitness and body very highly,
which is actually a huge priority for me, so I said to him...
Not at the expense of your needs. Yeah.
That needs to be said. Yeah.
But it was at the expense of my needs.
(LAUGHTER)
Anyway... Anyway... Alright.
(BOTH LAUGH)
At the retreat, I had a girls' chat
and everyone's sharing how their relationship's going
and I was, like, "Has anyone dated a gym boy before?
"Like, is it true?"
And what was the feedback, Jacqui?
The feedback was that no-one's ever heard of it before.
No-one's ever dated a guy who saves his testosterone for the gym.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
ALESSANDRA: I have a question on this whole morning situation...
and your testosterone, you know, holding onto.
Why were you not just pleasuring her?
Um... (LAUGHS)
I'm not sure.
Oh, dang.
In what situation, sorry?
I have a question on this whole morning situation.
Why were you not just pleasuring her?
In what situation, sorry?
In the morning situation
that you wanted to maintain your testosterone in your body.
You can totally do that and still super pleasure her.
Um... (LAUGHS)
I'm not sure. Oh, dang.
So, what's up with modern man? Where did he go?
BETH AND TEEJAY: Oooh!
BETH: Alessandra!
So, are you saying
at that particular morning that you're talking about...
Any morning that you want to maintain your testosterone
and not be active yourself, you can still pleasure your partner.
Yeah, for sure.
There has to be a balance between our two sets of needs
and, like, they're not identical.
We're all making light because it is funny.
But, yeah, you can get really frustrated
if when you have your moment,
your partner isn't available because of something that he's choosing
and there ways that you can come to, you know,
both of you being satisfied.
There's no reason for her to be not satisfied
just because you haven't been to the gym.
Yeah, absolutely.
And I don't want to classify that in those terms.
I would never prioritise "gym" over my partner's needs. Never.
It seems like you did that morning, though.
It's not even about, like, the sex. Like, I honestly don't care.
But, like, I feel like often there's just no willingness
to compromise, you know.
Which is my point.
But there has been compromise.
There has been. From both sides.
JOHN: Ryan, do you hear yourself when you say that?
Because it's quite telling.
She's saying, "I don't feel like there's a lot of compromise."
And you're saying "That's simply not true."
It does confuse me a little bit
'cause she has made a lot of comments
about "You've changed your behaviour so much
"and now you're the most supportive husband
"that you've never been before..." and all these positive things
and then say I'm not compromising at all...
No, but there's different... No, listen, listen...
'Cause if I wasn't, then there'd be no change to our energy
and we wouldn't be in a good place,
so I just need you to think more carefully
when you make these statements
because then John rightly jumped on that
and it's not 100% the case, is it?
Ryan, I'm getting uncomfortable with how you're talking to her.
You're saying to her "You need to think more carefully
"about how you bring up these things."
You're saying, when she speaks, "That's simply not true."
Your response is to shut her down
and talk to her like she's a little schoolgirl.
Oh, do you think? Yes.
You're like the school principal... WOMAN: Yes.
..telling her off.
Oh, I'm sorry. That wasn't my intention.
How do you go about expressing that
in a way that doesn't make me come across as the school principal?
(JACQUI CRIES)
BETH: Wait, is she crying or laughing? Oh...
(TEARFULLY) I don't know. What's wrong?
(CRIES)
RYAN: What's wrong?
I just feel like it's hopeless.
You've just, like, never really tried.
It's not hopeless. (CRIES) It is.
It's not, babe. It's not.
Like, I feel like I'm met with so much, like, resistance
and it's just so hard for me to just push through
and, like, try and, like...
I feel like I'm wading through an ocean
where the current's just coming back at me
with the relationship, you know.
Yeah.
I am confused and... Yeah.
..honestly a little bit hurt.
Yeah, well, there's, like, obviously good stuff.
That doesn't discredit all the, like, fun
I've been having with you.
You're right, there has been growth. Yeah.
You're absolutely right. Mmm.
You are a couple that has made huge strides.
Yep.
Is it perfect? No.
Are you both trying completely? Yes.
You're a very different couple.
But you've gotta be more open-minded.
When people bring things up, get curious as opposed to defensive.
What we're gonna do now is go to the decision.
Jacqui.
For me, like, I genuinely mean it when I say,
Ryan, I am enjoying spending time with you.
I do still want to work on this relationship.
I want it to be the best it can. Lovely.
And that's why I said stay. (LAUGHS) Yeah.
Ryan.
OK. I want to keep chatting.
I want to keep seeing where it goes.
Good. Alright. Thank you, guys.
Well done. Appreciate it.
Well done. (APPLAUSE)
Ow! Sorry.
You just hit her in the head.
Are you OK? Are you alright? (LAUGHS) Yeah...
I went to put the arm up and her head went back.
I'm so sorry. (KISSES)
(LAUGHS) Sorry, gang.
Let's get our next couple up.
Eliot and Veronica.
(APPLAUSE) (TENSE MUSIC)
Well... MEL: Hello.
VERONICA: How are you? ALESSANDRA: Hello.
Well, we're doing well.
Who wants to kick it off?
We had a great retreat as a couple.
But now I'm feeling really unsure about my choices this week.
In what way?
I guess maybe holding back a little bit
to what my normal communication would look like
in order to fit in with Eliot.
So, does that mean at the couples' retreat...
Yes.
..that it was a filtered version of you that Eliot saw?
Yes, I have held back on certain areas
that are very big parts of my personality
in my relationship with you
because I don't want to overwhelm you
and I don't feel like
we're at that point of comfortability with each other
and emotional openness that it will be received well.
Are you saying that the reason why we're getting along
is because you were changing your personality?
Like, that to me is a really big accusation.
It feels like from my perspective we had a great week.
Total disconnect here. Yeah.
Like, it's just baffling to me.
Like, it just seems like I'm in this experiment
with someone that doesn't really like me.
Like...
Do you think I feel that way as well?
I'm gonna ask you, Veronica, to let him finish...
I apologise. ..before you go on.
It just feels like this constant, constant uphill battle
and, like, it doesn't feel like I can just, like, relax.
Do you feel judged? Yeah, 100%.
Like, the other thing that came out at the dinner party
which, you know, kind of blindsided me
was that when we did have our kind of worst week
after the first dinner party,
Veronica chose to go and confide in Lauren.
I admit now that going to Lauren probably was not the best choice.
Why?
Well, because she obviously has her own motivations, opinions.
But I understand why you would be hurt by that and I apologise.
It's not about being hurt.
It's about me questioning, like, what your priorities are here.
Mmm.
And if we're modifying our personalities,
we're not truly engaging in the experiment.
Let's sum this up. Mmm.
That even after a good week away as a couple at the couples' retreat,
you're basically saying that neither one of you feel desired
or really liked by the other person.
Mmm.
That's a bit sad.
Mmm.
But I think we're gonna need to go to the decision.
Sadly, the way that you're talking right now about one another,
we kind of feel like we know where this is headed.
So let's find out. Stay or leave?
Let's go with you first...
Veronica.
So, obviously I have made a lot of adjustments
that I thought would be beneficial for the relationship
and I realise that maybe they're not.
And so...
no more moderated personality. (LAUGHS)
I said stay. You're gonna stay? OK.
Alright.
Eliot.
Yeah. I... I was definitely in two minds.
I...
I...
have decided...
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
..I was gonna give it another week
and then if we write stay, we write stay,
if we write leave, we write leave.
Alright, I'm glad that you've done this.
It's completely confused me, but I love it.
The fact that you've decided to stay means we can deal with that.
And the way you're gonna deal with it, Veronica,
you're gonna start by just being yourself...
and you're gonna embrace her.
But give him a chance to do it.
You're gonna have to do this differently.
And with that, you can go back to the group.
(APPLAUSE)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
NARRATOR: Coming up...
I'm so sorry, I will cut you off.
..Jamie gets called out for her behaviour
at last night's dinner party.
Mama bears don't do this to their cubs.
They just don't.
Our next couple up on the couch, Rhi and Jeff.
MAN: Hey! (APPLAUSE)
RHI: Hello. ALESSANDRA AND MEL: Hello.
JEFF: Hello. JOHN: Hey, you two.
MEL: Welcome. COUPLE: Thank you.
How has the week been for you two?
(LAUGHS) It's been a big week.
Uh-huh. Yeah.
Yeah, obviously, as we've heard, there's been a lot of drama.
And, yeah, it's taken a little bit of a toll on probably Rhi
more so than myself.
Seeing Rhi, how she's been, you know, a bit off
and not her normal self,
it's hard for me to see and it actually hurts me inside.
Yeah.
I guess it's demonstrated to me
how much I actually genuinely do care for Rhi.
I want to help her as best I can
and I really do care about how she feels
and I do truly hate seeing her upset.
Yeah, it just... It did really affect me
when I saw her like that.
Listening to you describe your experience this week, Jeff,
and the way that you're caring for Rhi,
it's really throwing out signs of,
you know, this relationship's got legs.
It's gonna go somewhere. It definitely has legs.
Can you see yourself falling in love with Rhi?
(LAUGHS) Oh, hard-hitting.
Um...
Yeah. (LAUGHS)
Um...
Yeah, I think I'm on the right path to feeling that way, yeah,
especially over the last, like, two or three weeks, like,
the feelings are getting a lot deeper
and last week definitely demonstrated that for me,
so, yeah, I'm optimistic about it.
(LAUGHS)
ALESSANDRA: He's blushing. MEL: Yeah.
Why couldn't you look me in the eye and say that?
Rhi, did you hear what he just said,
that he does see himself falling in love with you?
Yes, I did hear that. And how does that feel?
It feels very good. (LAUGHS)
It feels very good.
I kind of didn't know where to look, to be honest.
I'm, like... Yeah.
(LAUGHS)
Have you heard him say anything like that before?
No. Wow.
It's pretty crazy to hear it as well,
considering obviously where we came from...
Yeah. ..and having dated before.
I just thought that, you know, we'd go through the experiment,
figure out that we're friend-zoned and that was it.
I didn't realise that we would be here, right...
like, at this point in the experiment.
So, Rhi, what about from your perspective?
Can you see yourself falling in love with Jeff?
I can.
Jeff is still blushing. I know!
I am. Oh... (LAUGHS)
(LAUGHS) I've gotta say, this is really cute.
My smile is really wide and I can't...
Yes, it is. It's a huge smile.
And we are so happy for the two of you as well.
I think it's time to go to the decision.
Perfect.
I am writing stay. Fabulous.
No surprises here. Stay.
There's some kisses and hugs for you.
Oh, thanks. Well done, you guys.
Thank you so much. Thanks, guys. Awesome.
Our next couple up on the couch, Beth and Teejay.
(APPLAUSE) BETH: Oooh, thank you.
TEEJAY: Hey, hey, hey. Hello.
How you going? JOHN: Very good.
MEL: Good to see you guys. You too.
Hello. Where are you at?
How are you going? I'll start.
He's amazing. I feel so comfortable with him.
And we've established a really good friendship,
but I feel...
that Teejay's maybe not attracted to me.
It's not really anything that he's doing.
I think obviously we did sleep together a few weeks ago...
and I think because we kind of ripped the Band-Aid off
and we were intimate and then it stopped,
for me, I'm thinking, "Oh, maybe he's not attracted to me
"and he doesn't want to do that again."
I always wait for the guy to initiate everything
because I've got this belief about myself
that I won't be good enough for someone.
I try to ignore the voice in my head and, you know, hype myself up, like,
"You are pretty, you are worthy," you know,
and tell myself all those things
but I think it still kind of lives in my head a little bit.
ALESSANDRA: Teejay, do you feel sexual chemistry with Beth?
It does confuse me, hearing Beth say
that she doesn't think that I'm attracted to her
because I felt like I was doing those things,
like, active service, affirmation... doing all these things.
I make it known to Beth
that I'm particularly a big fan of her backside.
(LAUGHS)
I like smacking her on the butt any chance I get.
It's one thing to admire a beautiful woman...
Of course.
It's a very different thing to be attracted to that beautiful woman.
You can admire and not necessarily want to... (EXCLAIMS) go.
I don't think that I would be as touchy-feely with Beth
if I wasn't attracted to her.
Like, I just wouldn't do that.
Why do you not just grab her and kiss her?
I've taken, I guess, a step back in that aspect
because I feel like the reciprocation wasn't there,
because I crave a sense of being wanted.
I want my partner to equally want me as much as I want them.
And I hope that it's aware to you
that I definitely am attracted to you as well too...
OK. ..by the things that I do.
I do not know a single human
who doesn't want to feel desired by their partner.
It is important, Beth, that you are able to let Teejay know
about how desirable you find him.
Don't make it a bigger deal than it needs to be,
if it's just confusion and communication.
Yeah.
I think it's time for the decision.
I'm staying. MEL: Staying.
With a smiley face and a little kiss.
I'm not done with you yet, love. (BOTH LAUGH)
Yeah, it was an easy stay for me. Yay.
Just to see where the connection can take us as well.
Great. Thanks guys.
Thank you so much.
(APPLAUSE) Great.
Thank you.
As I say, S is for staying and sexy time.
JEFF: Just keep it down tonight.
We'll put a sock on the door knob or something. (LAUGHS)
Our next couple up on the couch...
Carina and Paul.
(APPLAUSE)
So, we're gonna go straight to last night.
Carina, we certainly observed quite a level of tension
between yourself and Jamie
based on your differing opinions about Clint and Lauren.
CARINA: Mm-hm. What was going on for you?
Somehow, I've been caught and brought into
the crazy drama that's happening.
(TENSE MUSIC)
The behaviour that I saw
at the girls' night was something I don't stand for,
from both ends, but it was like a mean girls 2.0 environment.
It was like one girl against a few girls.
I don't stand by that behaviour.
You're still suggesting that I'm a mean girl?
I didn't specifically say that you're a mean girl.
The environment was a mean-girl environment, Jamie.
Oh, good lord!
Make sense of this, 'cause I can't.
It's actually frustrating speaking to you.
You keep on doubling down and insulting me.
But I don't understand how she's insulting you, though.
The only reason I was in confrontation
is because your mate made comments
saying "I don't care about your opinion."
She's going, "I'm so bored of this."
Why am I getting involved in that? I'm not...
And I defend all that.
I defended you and your husband who are in this experiment.
When? When? Jamie, when?
I can't... I actually can't be a part of this.
I really can't, I promise you. It's so frustrating.
Whew. Jesus Christ.
JAMIE: I defended you and your husband who are in this experiment.
CARINA: When? When? Jamie, when?
I can't... I actually can't be a part of this.
I really can't, I promise you. It's so frustrating.
I'm friends with everyone, so for some reason,
because I didn't agree with how some of the girls reacted towards Lauren,
I'm now getting accused or I'm not a good friend to Jamie.
Whew. Jesus Christ.
I'm sorry that I offended you and hurt you,
but I don't want this animosity between anyone.
I'm trying to make everyone be friends. That's it.
(SIGHS) MEL: OK.
You found yourself in a situation
where you had offered support to Lauren...
Yeah.
..and the group's turning against you.
Mm-hm. What was that like for you?
It was hard.
It was really tough because I didn't want it...
I didn't want it to turn out that way.
I just felt like everything was completely blown out of proportion
and somehow I got involved for trying to mend everything.
I'm coming from a good place.
I'm not the one throwing words out there.
And last night, I felt like I... I was, like, cornered...
Yeah.
..and it was a very uncomfortable feeling
and I did not want to be there.
I felt really, like, sad and I felt uncomfortable.
And I felt, like, less worthy.
Mmm.
Less worthy.
(HALF-LAUGHS) Yeah.
And I'm not intelligent enough, to say the least...
PAUL: No, don't say that.
Last night at the dinner party, did you feel like your voice was heard?
Not really.
I tried to express my feelings
and I felt like my feelings are invalid or they're dumbed down
and I don't feel confident in that environment
because maybe I express my words differently
to some of the other girls,
maybe I'm not as quick to the mark as some of the other girls are,
maybe I take time to digest how I feel
and then I make the executive decision to open my mouth.
Carina, I'm noticing in your voice that this is really upsetting you.
It's not a nice feeling. (HALF-LAUGHS) It's not.
Why is it so distressing?
Because I guess...
Yeah, I don't know, like, growing up,
I'm a baby of five,
so it was hard to get your voice across
and, you know, that's just how it goes
and how it went, so, yeah,
it's kind of like bringing back a little bit of trauma,
so I just want to, like, abort the situation.
And that's why I think I try and preach, like,
what you give is what you'll get in return
and just being kind to everyone
or if you have nothing nice to say, don't say it at all.
I did not sleep last night and I kept thinking about Jamie
and I kept thinking about everyone
and I was racking my brain
as to how, like... how did it get to this point,
because I don't think that's how friends act towards one another,
if we're friends.
And I wish I could change it but, yeah, I don't know how.
Mmm.
(SOLEMN MUSIC)
What I want to say to you is this - well done.
Thank you.
Because it is difficult to stand up against the group,
to go against the grain and you did that.
So, well done. That took courage.
Thank you.
It's great that you've got that support here in Paul.
Yeah. I can see that.
Yeah, I'm very lucky because last night I was, like,
I just want to koala-bear him in bed...
Mm-hm.
..and I wrap myself around him like a little kid.
Yeah. Yeah.
Seeing Carina
and, like, literally hearing the thing that she just said,
that makes me feel extremely sad,
but sometimes things happen for a reason
and it just make me, you know, appreciate her even more.
I just care for this woman so much.
You know, I just don't want to lose her.
Alright. We're gonna go to the decision now.
Sure. Mm-hm.
Paul, we'll start with you. Sure.
Well, I definitely want to continue this adventure
with this beautiful woman
and I have no intention to leave, so... (LAUGHS)
Aw. ..I'm gonna stay.
(LAUGHS) Oh, that's nice writing.
Oh, that's a nice love heart. Very nice, babe.
I did one as well.
Aw! (LAUGHS)
And Carina.
Yes, well... I'm, like, did you copy me?
(BOTH LAUGH) Oooh!
(OTHERS EXCLAIM) Two hearts.
Love it.
JOHN: Have a great week. Thank you.
(APPLAUSE) Thank you.
Our last couple up on the couch, Jamie and Dave.
(APPLAUSE)
Hello, you two. DAVE: Hey, guys.
Oh, I know I'm in trouble.
Why do you say that?
Because I know... I know how I conducted myself last night.
So, take us there, then, to last night.
What was it that took you
into this completely different version of Jamie?
Like, so, obviously, after girls' night,
there was, like, a clear, like, issue that we had with Lauren
the night that I got into that garden party argument.
It felt like no-one was speaking up for me
when I've always had people's backs
and I feel like I have defended so many people
and in that moment, I felt so much pain.
Lauren sat there, smug, going, "Where are your mates?"
And that killed me.
So, Lauren shamed you? Humiliated you?
I felt very humiliated.
Like, I don't remember the last time I felt pain like that, to be honest.
I know I'm strong but, like, I'm very sensitive
and my heart is very big
and unfortunately, like, when I feel that kind of pain
that I never want to feel, I come out swinging.
Yeah.
I'm someone that you've probably seen time and time again,
I defend the cub.
I'm, like, a mother bear with her cubs.
I'm very protective over the people around me.
I just... I don't know, I've just naturally taken this role.
It's like a part of, I guess, like, my personal values.
Like, you know, I see bad behaviour and I call it out.
ALESSANDRA: I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, I will cut you off.
Mama bears don't do this to their cubs.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
They just don't.
JAMIE: I see bad behaviour and I call it out.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, I will cut you off.
Mama bears don't do this to their cubs.
(TENSE MUSIC)
They just don't.
So the self-description of mama bear as an excuse...
not flying.
If what happened at the retreat
was anywhere near the vicinity of what we saw last night,
I can certainly see how your friends were intimidated by you
and did not want to step in.
You know, there's a saying in Spanish...
(SPEAKS SPANISH)
What that means is the road to hell is paved by good intentions.
I don't doubt your good intentions, Jamie. I really don't.
But people need to be able to have differing opinions.
They need to be able to be heard,
they need to be able to not feel drowned out and shut up.
It is interesting in the entire situation
that the woman who was originally hurtful, Lauren,
clearly didn't end up being the person most hurt in this situation.
And she's not even here in the room.
She wasn't here last night
when everybody was chewing each other out.
Seems almost like her goal was achieved.
(TENSE MUSIC)
She won.
She came out on top, no? MEL: Mmm.
How do you feel at this moment
about everything that's been said here tonight
about your behaviour and your choices?
I think it's just, like, now I'm feeling embarrassed.
Like, ashamed.
I feel like I've let Dave down...
like I've let myself down.
I was on, like, such a good trajectory.
Like, essentially, I'm calling out bad behaviour
and then I took it and multiplied it by 1,000.
It's like, well, if you can be that, I can do it better, essentially.
And because I just couldn't process the hurt in a healthy way,
it came out in a really nasty way towards other people.
Carina, especially.
I said...
The things I did say to you were completely unacceptable
and I know that.
My behaviour was unacceptable.
1,000%.
I'm sorry how I spoke to you,
conducted myself, my aggression,
just everything, the comments, the demeanour.
And I'm sorry I made you feel stupid, less than,
unimportant or small or you wanted to remove yourself.
That is... That is my behaviour that was wrong.
And I'm sorry.
Thank you, Jamie.
I really appreciate that apology to Carina.
I'm in the wrong.
Like, I'm in the wrong
and as much as I wanted to walk out last night,
like, you know, big ego...
And that's the thing, unfortunately -
like, my hurt does put me in a corner where I come out swinging.
I've been hurt so many times
that my natural response is to come forward with aggression
and protect myself and hurt someone as much as I can that's hurt me.
And it's wrong.
And it's something I haven't had to do in years
and, like, the fact that I'm even in this place...
is just really disappointing.
Lauren said some really, really horrible things.
That is not lost on me.
It's not lost on any of us. Of course. It's not.
I do understand and also like many people in the group,
do not agree with the things that Lauren was saying.
I understand how that can get under someone's skin.
I understand how offended many of you must have felt.
Of course, that is understandable.
She was conducting herself horribly.
But when you see somebody conduct themselves horribly
and are impacted by that horrible behaviour,
perhaps emulating that and bringing it to the nth degree
is not the way to go.
In that fight, simply because of the way that you were doing things,
the point is missed.
You never win.
You become worse than the perpetrator.
Jamie, when it comes to your relationship with Dave...
and I guess the experiences that you've had this week
which have been very intense...
how are you feeling at the moment?
Well, even though this has, like, been a really tough couch session,
I still have loved this experiment with him.
And not to sound cliched
but, like, the retreat has brought us closer together,
because you saw me with so much hurt
and your instinct was to protect me
and I appreciate everything you've done for me
and the support I've received.
So I think, for the first time in my life,
I just get to feel the good feels
and keep on experiencing all this amazing joy that we have
within our little home and within this experiment.
Like, we truly are having the best experiment.
And so, I kind of saw an opportunity...
I covered his mouth and I said, "I'm gonna say something"
"and I don't want you to say anything..."
and I said "I love you. Like, I really love you.
"Now, goodnight." And I told him to go to bed.
That's very big.
I was trying to keep it buried inside me.
But I'm not gonna suppress how I feel.
So, you haven't said it back?
No.
Do you feel that's a place where you can see yourself landing?
I mean, this experiment, like, we've really done it properly.
Like, we have. And I don't think you can do this...
you can do this properly and not fall in love.
Um...
I want to own my feelings...
and I'm... I am in tune with his emotions.
I understand what's going on here.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
And so, he gives me enough assurance and security
where I know that that is within him
and it is gonna come to the surface,
but I'm also patient and understanding.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
I think we're gonna go to the decision.
I'm so pleased. (LAUGHS) I want to get off this couch.
Let's see.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Yeah, I'm staying.
I also have decided to stay, which may come as a shock.
Um...
So, yeah.
Have a great week. Thank you, guys.
You can go back to the group. Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
NARRATOR: Tomorrow night... (KNOCKING)
Oh, my god. What?
Are you... Are you lying? What's happening?
..the experiment enters a critical new phase.
We have decided to bring back
a polarising element of feedback week.
The partner swap.
Over two big nights, feedback week will see temporary new pairings...
Honey, I'm home.
RHI: "Jacqui will pack her bags and move in with Jeff."
TEEJAY: "Beth will pack her bags and move in with Ryan."
..as these new combinations offer fresh perspective.
ELIOT: Rhi and Jeff, I see them as kind of a model couple.
Maybe there's something I can learn from this.
While some embrace feedback week and the partner swap...
That's really constructive.
"Do you honestly think Dave and I will last beyond this experiment?"
No.
..others will be put to the ultimate test.
CARINA: I don't want to be doing this.
What threatens to derail Paul's marriage to Carina?
Wow. That is so wrong!
PAUL: I'm quite scared of how she's gonna react.
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