All language subtitles for Married at First Sight (AU) - S12E33 - Episode 33

NARRATOR: The countdown is on
until the end of the experiment

and their final vow ceremonies.

DAVE: The hardest decision
is to fight

and that's what we want to do
and I want to move forward.

And this past week...

..our couples began planning
their lives beyond the experiment.

JEFF: Here's a key to my apartment.
RHI: (LAUGHS) That's so cute.

Thank you.

But the future wasn't clear
for Beth...

If it all ended abruptly tomorrow,

is my daughter gonna get
her heart broken?

Um...

Your brain is so small.
My brain is small?

Yeah.

..and a challenging homestays...

I think he's been absolutely gypped
of this experiment

by being put with you.

..led to Ryan announcing he wants out
of his marriage with Jacqui.

I'm just sick of it!
I've had a gutful, mate!

I'm sick of it, Jacqui!

I can't... I can't do this, Jacqui.

JACQUI: I don't lose people.

People lose me.

Tonight...

it's the final commitment ceremony
of the experiment.

JOHN: The very last opportunity
to get feedback from the experts

to make an accurate decision
going into final vows.

No more beating around the bush.

The experts apply the pressure.

Is it just really as simple as
you're just not that into her?

Tough questions...

Do you think Awhina
could be that right person for you?

Um...

..lead to unexpected bombshells.

At the moment,
I don't think I'm in love with Dave.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

And then...

We're having a conversation about
how you have made Ryan feel.

..the experts hold Jacqui to account.

(LAUGHS)
As a person.

JOHN: Jacqui, Jacqui, hold on.
MEL: I'm not sure what's funny.

And they are not in a laughing mood.

Why are you laughing about something
that is so important to him?

Just sit with that.

Now, back to you, Ryan.

Will Jacqui and Ryan
quit the experiment

just days before the final vows?

JACQUI: Um...

(JEFF GASPS)

WOMAN: What?
TEEJAY: Oh, my god.

(BRIGHT MUSIC PLAYS)

It's the morning
of the final commitment ceremony...

ADRIAN: Get out.
AWHINA: Stay, stay, stay.

I've had enough of you.
Stay. (LAUGHS)

..and after more than eight weeks
in the experiment...

(LAUGHS)

We've been married
for nearly three months.

PAUL: I know, yeah.
How crazy is that!

..tonight marks the final time our
couples will meet with the experts.

We're good.
(RHI LAUGHS)

As always. (LAUGHS)

But it's the controversy
from last night's dinner party

that's still front and centre
in everyone's minds.

JAMIE: Last night
was a bit interesting, wasn't it?

CARINA: It was a crucial one,
homestays, I think.

PAUL: Well, it's a turning point,
you know.

Yeah.

It can make your relationship
blossom, which has been our case.

Yeah.

Or it can have the exact opposite
effect, and you look...

Like, Teejay and Beth
are the perfect example.

Yeah.

Your dad said to me, if the
experiment ends tomorrow, yes or no,

is my daughter gonna get
her heart broken?

I know, and he used the wrong word.

He probably should've said
"Is she gonna be hurt?"

I was diplomatic in the way
I answered

because I don't want to give
a yes or a no.

All I wanted from you was to know
that you liked me just a little bit,

enough to actually want to
progress this on the outside.

That is not what you said, darling.

Take a shot for every time
Teejay says 'darling'.

You never ask me if I wanted to keep
trying in this experiment, darling.

PAUL: It's all
a little bit confusing.

CARINA: It was confusing, wasn't it?

I'm just not buying it.
Yeah.

I think the 'darling' part
doesn't help Teejay's case either.

(LAUGHS) The darling part...
(LAUGHS)

AWHINA: There was no resolution
with them two last night.

ADRIAN: I think they're just
focusing on the wrong things.

Like, go on dates, go have fun.
Like, you know...

They haven't done that.

Like, I know she feels like
Teejay doesn't want her,

so she's not acting like herself
in the relationship.

OK, well, maybe his enough
is not enough.

TEEJAY: I definitely felt pressured

when getting
those yes or no questions

from Beth and her family
and friends at homestays.

You know, that's a definite.
That's a line in the sand.

"Do you want to be with me?
Yes or no?

"If not,
then we're not gonna catch up."

You know, Beth, she hasn't gone
through as much as I have

in a relationship perspective...

and I think Beth is
definitely asking these questions

'cause she needs the reassurance

that maybe she won't get
her heart broken

or maybe it's where she wants
the relationship to be.

I don't like Beth any less.
I still adore her as a person.

I think she's fantastic
inside and out.

It's just hard when I've been
struggling with that connection.

And where my head is at

is that I don't know if this is
a friendship or a relationship,

so I just want to do
what's best for myself

and I also want to do what I think
is best for Beth as well.

BETH: Last night was a lot,

but it was good for me to get
the things I needed off my chest.

At the table, when I was trying to
explain how I feel,

he said that he thought I was asking
for a yes or no answer.

That's not what I want.

All I want is for you
to just be able to say,

"Look, we're not in the best place
but I'm willing to work on it."

Going off of the conversation
he had with just me one on one

last night at the dinner party,

I did feel like Teejay
was very genuine.

He never once said,
"Look, I want to leave."

He never said that.

If you don't want to be here,
that's so fine.

I just need to...
I just need to hear it.

I just don't want to rush something
right now.

JOHN: Oh, no.
MEL: Aw.

Sure. Of course.

That's not me saying no.
Mm-hm. Of course.

Yeah.
Alright.

Yeah, see,
there's the mixed messages.

ALESSANDRA: Yeah.
He gives her crumbs.

Mmm.

BETH: I feel like I've been
very consistent in this experiment.

I've tried to be as open as I can
and I know Teejay has tried as well,

otherwise, if there was
literally zero, I wouldn't be here.

You know, he comes to homestays,
we've been on a date,

he slept with me again.

He needs an emotional connection
to be intimate,

so I hope that means
that he does have

an emotional connection to me

'cause otherwise I guess
it wouldn't make sense for him

to initiate that.

To me, they're all signs of, like,

"OK, he is interested in growing
in this relationship."

I know Teejay needs some time
to think

and, you know,
his head's all over the place.

But I'm here to support him.

I've got a guy
that I do like being around.

I am, you know,
hopeful there's a future

because I'm here and now
I'm ready to give him everything

and for me, I want to drop
all this awkward tension.

I don't like it.

But that's up to him
and how he wants to move forward.

It can only feel nice if we both try
and I know I'm willing to try.

I just don't know if he is.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

NARRATOR: As Beth and Teejay
contemplate tonight's decisions,

our other couples are preparing for
the final commitment ceremony

of the experiment.

JEFF: Are you excited about our last
commitment ceremony ever?

RHI: I can't believe
it's actually the last one.

That is... Time has flown.

This will be their last opportunity
to face the experts

before making the ultimate choice,

to stay and continue
in the experiment

through to final vows

or leave their marriages
and go their separate ways.

PAUL: I reckon the experts
are probably gonna be asking

some of the hard questions,

probably gonna want to make sure
that everyone,

every couple are on the same page,
you know.

I guess we'll unpack it all tonight.

During their one-on-one conversation
at last night's dinner party,

Jacqui made an emotional plea
to Ryan,

something she is still processing.

I am accepting you.
I don't think I'm better than you.

And, like, I'm trying so hard.

I can't... I can't do this, Jacqui.
I'm exhausted mentally.

I'm sorry you're exhausted.

(SIGHS)

I didn't mean to hurt you.

I think last night
was a real eye-opener for me...

just in terms of the realisations
I've had with Ryan,

to make this the best relationship
for the two of us.

I can't build a healthy relationship

without having addressed
these concerns I've got

or at least, like,
work on compromises

or, you know, have curious
intellectual discussions about them.

So I'm really proud of myself

and I did an absolutely
exceptional job last night.

During that one-on-one discussion,

I was able to convince Ryan to start
working through some of our problems

which is really difficult for Ryan
to agree to.

Like, he never wants to do that,
just the two of us.

But I do think this experiment's
good for Ryan.

There's so much he needs to learn.

And he'll probably have to re-watch
his behaviour.

But I do think he's really lucky
to be with me

and I do think that this
relationship can repair itself

and move forward,

because Ryan never expressly said

that he doesn't want to be here
with me

and that he wants to go home

and when I was asking him, you know,

"Do you see anything in me
that you want to keep working on?"

he kind of just went silent.

He didn't say no,
which in my mind, like,

when Ryan does this,
it means he's writing 'stay'.

RYAN: I'm writing 'leave'.

Emotionally, I'm just tired.

I just... I don't know,
I think the well's dried up.

It's really sad
but, like, I've gotta be realistic.

At this point in my life,
I'm getting closer to 40,

like, I need the real thing.

I don't need the conflicts,
I don't need the drama.

The dinner party for me
was really the time

where I took that opportunity
to just, like, lay everything out

for the entire group to see,
you know,

like, what the relationship is kind
of really like behind closed doors.

We have arguments we don't need to
and my feelings get diminished

and I feel like a project,

that I'm being worked on by somebody
else and moulded and whatnot,

but I know exactly who I am

and at this point in my life,

all I want is for someone
to fully embrace that.

If we can't figure it out
with ourselves

and we keep having vastly
different approaches to things,

then, yeah, like, I just don't
think there's a future for us.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

ADRIAN: Hello, hello.
JOHN: Greetings, gentlemen.

MEL: Hello, guys.
How are you guys?

ALESSANDRA: Hi. Welcome.
JOHN: Very good.

We're good.

(ADRIAN EXHALES)

(PAUL EXHALES)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Greetings, ladies.
WOMAN: Hello.

Hi, boys.
ADRIAN: Ladies.

Hello.
MEL: Hello.

RHI: Hi.
WOMEN: Hi.

Hello.
Mwah. How are you?

RYAN: Hi.
JACQUI: How you going?

Are you good?

Mwah.
How are you?

I'm good. How are you?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Well, welcome, everybody,

to the very final commitment ceremony
of this experiment.

Now, it was over two months ago
that you began this process

where you were matched
with a complete stranger

and you then went about
facing challenges

that most couples typically
experience over several years.

They've been thrown at you
in a short space of time.

Certainly, we have lost some couples
along the way,

but congratulations to all of you
for getting this far.

ALESSANDRA: Now, of course, you're
all coming back from homestays,

which is such an important
part of this experiment...

so we're very much looking forward
to hearing how that went

for each and every one of you.

JOHN: Tonight is make-or-break.

This is your last shot with us,

the very last opportunity
you're going to have

to get feedback from the experts

that will give you the information
you need

to make an accurate decision
going into final vows.

MEL: Now, with that being said,
our first couple up on the couch...

Jamie and Dave.

JAMIE: Oh. (LAUGHS)
(APPLAUSE)

JOHN: Hello, you two.
Hello.

MEL: Take a seat.

Well, you two,
last time we saw you on this couch,

things had shifted significantly
between you.

Yeah.

And observing you last night
at the dinner party,

we're all still a little baffled
about where things are at

between the two of you,

so we need you to really update us

as to where you've come from
in the last week

to get to this point and what next.

Yeah, so...
Go on, Dave.

..the last time, yeah,
we are on this couch,

I, you know, copped some questions

that really opened my thoughts
and my mind to,

you know, really what this
experiment's about.

And I think that we have had
such a good time together

getting to know each other.

Yes, we've come out
of a rough patch

and I feel like moving forward
into homestays,

there was, like, a point where
we sort of both were, like,

"This is really
gonna be difficult."

OK.

But in this relationship, like,
yeah, there's ups and downs

and we don't have to have
the living arrangements figured out

straight away.

These are all stepping stones

and there's more positive
than negative.

OK.

And that's the main thing
I've taken out of it.

Dave, where are your feelings at
right now toward Jamie?

I just feel like, you know, the last
week, my feelings have grown

and I've been showing up

and she's been receptive
of the gestures I've made

and that's helped me
come out of my shell.

Now, I know that they're not
as strong as where Jamie is

but I can feel the feelings
coming on and...

I'm just gonna ask Jamie,

do you feel like the last week
has been great for us?

It has been really good for us,

but it doesn't take away
the concern part.

MEL: So, let's just rewind
to last week when we were here.

And, Jamie, you know,
you were talking about

starting to develop real feelings
for Dave.

Mm-hm. Mm-hm.

You know, you said that
you were in love with him.

Mm-hm.

And, you know, Dave,
you were making it pretty clear

that you weren't able to meet Jamie
at that level at this point.

Yep.

And, Jamie, you started to question
his feelings towards you

and whether that was real

and whether this relationship
was actually gonna work out.

Mm-hm.

I felt like the rug was pulled out
from under me last week

and I was, like, "Wait a minute,
I'm getting all these feelings,

"I'm so invested
and my needs aren't even being met

"in the areas I need it."

So I think the love element is,
like, a bit on hold now

'cause, like,
the rose-coloured glasses are up.

And I was, like, "OK,
let's take this, like, a bit more,

"like, step-by-step."

So, are you saying that
you're no longer in love with Dave?

At the moment, I don't think
I'm in love with Dave.

Wow.

(SOLEMN MUSIC)

So, are you saying that you're
no longer in love with Dave?

At the moment, I don't think
I'm in love with Dave.

Wow.

I think there's an element
of being scared, though.

Understandable.

Like, my feelings get invested
and then I get a pull-back

and for so long, I didn't know Dave
didn't have feelings progressing...

and I trusted Dave so much.

Like, I was, like, "He'd never
do anything to hurt me.

"Like, this man
is such a good guy."

So it really just...

It just completely blindsided me.

I think, from my point of view,
I feel we're in a good spot

and I feel like that...
I do have hope for us.

Jamie, as Dave was talking,
you looked quite uncertain

with what he was saying.

The last couple of weeks,
I've struggled to feel reassured

by what Dave's saying.

I think she's scared
and I can understand that

and I feel like she has, yeah,
proceeded with caution.

I can get that.

But I'm trying to show up
and be better

and see what we can do together.

JOHN: The two of you, as a couple,

you don't look the way
you used to look.

We've seen you throughout
the experiment with passion

and chemistry, excitement

and now at the final commitment
ceremony, we've got nothing.

I don't even know you, Jamie.
Oh. (LAUGHS)

I'm sitting here listening to you,
thinking, "What happened to you?"

I'm very anxious right now, sorry.
Yeah.

Well, that's because the guy
that you're falling in love with

pulled a handbrake on and said,
"I don't know if you're the one."

And, you know, the whole time
that we've been in these experiments,

I don't know if we've actually seen
someone retract an 'I love you'.

Nobody saw this coming.

Dave, Jamie does not need you
to be in love with her right now

but she does need to know

that there is a possibility
in the future

that that could happen.

I can honestly say
I can see it happening one day.

I could fall in love with you.

I know that I've messed up,
but we can make this work.

And this experiment
is about commitment

and that's what I want to do
and I want to continue on.

Sometimes
I'm just a stupid little boy

and I hurt people's feelings, OK,
and I don't want to do that.

I came here for love

and I don't want to be scared
anymore. (LAUGHS)

I'm willing to give it all I've got

because I do care about you
and I'll keep showing you.

I feel like that's how
we're gonna get out of this.

I can see it and I just... I have to
keep showing you and I know that.

(DAVE SIGHS)

MEL: Is it hard to talk about, Dave?

Oh, I just... I know I've hurt her.

I know she's struggling
and I know that...

I know what my job is

and I've gotta keep showing up
and just build that connection

because I've felt it before
and I'm goddamn gonna feel it again,

so...

(GENTLE MUSIC)

Honestly, I haven't gotten this
reaction yet. (LAUGHS) So it's nice.

I mean,
I don't like seeing him cry...

I'm not crying.
(LAUGHTER)

..but it's like a bit...
like, I don't want see him upset

but it's a bit relieving see
that there's that emotion there

'cause it's been very concerning...
JOHN: Mm-hm.

..'cause I haven't seen any emotion,
like, come from him this whole time.

MEL: Well, you two,
we're gonna go to a decision.

We're gonna start with Jamie.

Um... (LAUGHS)

Well, like, yes, we've had a few ups
and downs

and we've still got some work to do,

but, like, this lover-girl's gonna
see the way through. (LAUGHS)

(EXCLAIMS)
Excellent.

You, Dave, your turn.
What have you got?

This lover-boy is gonna stay.

Ah. (LAUGHS)
(APPLAUSE)

Brilliant.

(LAUGHTER)

Alright, well, the two of you
have both said stay,

which means you will be going
to the final vows,

which is a really serious decision.

You've had a fantastic session
with us today,

so thank you both for...
Thank you, guys.

..being so brave and so open,

but, really, this is a sign
that there's a lot of work to be done

in the next few days,
few weeks to come.

Yeah.
We know you both can do it.

You've shown us tonight that you can.
You've gotta keep doing it.

(LAUGHS)
Alright, you two.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

Thank you very much, guys.
JOHN: Well done, guys.

MEL: Well done.
(APPLAUSE)

JOHN: Good work, Dave.

DAVE: I had a bit of a slump and now
I'm coming out the other side of it

and I feel like,
leading into final vows,

it is important
to just do the repairs

to the issues that I've caused...

My palms are sweaty.

..express how I actually feel
and to show up and to keep fighting

and I think it's worth it
because Jamie is a great person

and I don't want to
destroy that bond,

so I think that it's up to me
to sort of,

you know, make things right.

Our next couple up on the couch...

Rhi and Jeff.

Yes.
(LAUGHS)

(APPLAUSE)

(LAUGHS)
Hey, guys.

MEL: Here they are.
Evening, guys.

MEL: Hello.
JOHN: Hello, you two.

How are we?
Good.

MEL: We're very well.
That's good.

We're interested in how you two
are doing.

We're very well too.
Yeah, we're very good.

So, you've had homestays
this week.

Yeah.
How did it go?

Honestly, after, like, ten minutes
at homestay,

I was, like, "Oh, this is easy."

We instantly, like, felt
extremely comfortable

and it pretty much just confirmed
for me...

Me, anyway...
(LAUGHTER)

..that our relationship, like,
will work on the outside.

It felt good.

And on the last day of our homestays
I gave Rhi a key to my apartment.

(MEL AND JEFF LAUGH)
Yeah.

Wow!

OK.

I love spending time with Rhi
as much as I can,

so once the experiment finishes...
I don't really want that to change.

Rhi, how did that feel?

Yeah, it feels really good

'cause it just confirmed
that we are in such a strong spot

and, like, my concerns about
the outside of the experiment,

they're pretty much gone.

Have you guys had any arguments?
Not one.

No.
Not one?

Nothing.
No.

I've gotta say, it's pretty unusual

we would have a couple sit here
at the end of the experiment

say "We've never had an argument."

We just have really good
communication.

Yes.

And we don't always try
and be right.

That's just the key, I feel,

and I think that's what I've learnt
from my past relationships.

I used to be so hell-bent
on being right.

I love that.

I love that you've taken that
from previous relationships

and you're applying that here.
Yeah. Definitely.

I think one thing
this experiment's taught me

is I had to grow as a partner

and communication
was one of my big flaws early on

and you guys have obviously
helped me with that,

all the tasks have helped me
with that,

Rhi's definitely
helped me with that.

In turn, it's made me
a better partner.

Are you falling in love with him?

(LAUGHS) I knew
that question was coming.

I'm on my way to falling in love.
Mmm.

Mm-hm.
What about you, Jeff?

(LAUGHS)

(JAMIE LAUGHS)

(RHI LAUGHS)
Yeah.

To be honest,
I feel the exact same way.

I couldn't be happier
with where we're at

and my feelings are very strong
for Rhi

and, yeah,
it's definitely on that way.

Yeah.

And, look,
this really makes sense, I think,

given the whole journey
the two of you have been on.

You know, we've often made comments
to you

about the pace
that you've taken things at.

Yeah.
There was a level of caution there.

Yeah.

You were both working through
this relationship, I think,

with a great deal of maturity
and thought.

I am grateful we did because, yeah,
we could've just ended up

in the same situation
we did last year.

It's certainly been
a unique experience.

I would never have picked in this
in a million years.

It's actually quite a cool story.
Mmm.

To tell your kids.
That's it.

(LAUGHS)
I was about to say that, but...

I know you were.
..I held my tongue.

(LAUGHTER)

Well, I think it's time
we go to the decision.

Mm-hm.
We're gonna start with you, Jeff.

Yeah, the journey's been
amazing so far.

I just want to thank you guys
for all your help,

getting our relationship

and the advice you've given us
to where it's at now.

No secrets here,
but I'm gonna write 'stay'.

Wonderful.

(APPLAUSE)

Yeah, good decision. Thanks, Jeff.

And to you, Rhi.

I'm thankful you guys
paired us together.

And now you've got a key.
And now I have a key. I know.

Honestly, the experiment
has been amazing.

It's the best thing I've ever done.
That is wonderful to hear.

(LAUGHS) And, yeah, I hope
that we can continue to flourish.

(LAUGHS) Stay. Yeah.

I love it.

Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)

I couldn't be happier where our
relationship's at at the moment.

Oh, thank you.
And...

(LAUGHS) Thank you.
..yeah, I'm pretty happy right now.

Aw.
I'm glad. Thank you.

(LAUGHS)
Gorgeous.

Alright, thank you so much.
Good on you, guys.

Thanks so much, guys.
Thanks so much.

Absolute pleasure. Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)

(LAUGHS)

WOMAN: So cute.

NARRATOR: Coming up...

I want to know why you've been
dishonest with Beth.

TEEJAY: I don't think
I've been dishonest with Beth.

I've always said that we've had
a connection issue

and that in order for this to be
a relationship on the outside,

we'd need things to develop.

..Teejay finds himself
in the hot seat.

I think to myself, Teejay,

is it just as simple as
you're just not that into her?

And later...

You said to Jacqui
that you don't really feel like

she ever accepted you as a man.

(LAUGHS)
As a person. And I knew...

..Jacqui's reaction raises eyebrows.

Hold on, Jacqui. Explain yourself.

What the hell is so funny
about this?

Why are you laughing about something
that is so, so important to him?

Our next couple up on the couch...

Beth and Teejay.

(APPLAUSE)

MEL: Hello.
ALESSANDRA: Hello.

Hi.

Oh...

How are you?

Oh, alright, thank you.
How are you?

I meant, like, in general.
You both...

when you went to homestays.

Um...

Obviously homestays to me
was a huge deal

because I've never really brought
a guy back to meet my family.

But I think the timeline of events
leading up to that

did confuse me

'cause obviously we say yes
at the commitment ceremony,

we have some great days together,

he initiates sex,
we sleep together again

and then days after that,
he can't answer a question

about whether he wants to continue
this on the outside or not.

So, to me, I'm just, like...

Yeah, it just really took me
by surprise. Yeah.

ALESSANDRA: Teejay...
Mmm.

..I really want to know more about
this conversation that happened

on homestays.

Tell me about that, please.

Yeah, so, at homestays,

yeah, I was met with,
I guess, some questions.

One of them was,
"If the experiment ends tomorrow,

"is my daughter gonna have
her heart broken?"

Another question was, are my
intentions in the experiment...

are they pure?

And it's tough.

I think it kind of pushed me
into a...

I was a little bit scared.

I don't think I was ready
for yes and no questions.

The intention of whether or not
you're, like, committed

to working on this relationship,

that's a very easy yes/no question
at this point in this relationship.

I know there's a connection issue
between Beth and I

and from where I was sitting,
at that point,

I was scared to give a yes or a no

because in my mind, there are things
missing for both of us.

(SIGHS)

You say there's a connection issue,

but do you not think that she will
take reintegrating sex

into the relationship

as a signal that you are feeling
connected with her?

I... I don't think I thought
about it like that at the time.

Obviously I wanted to have sex

but Beth has mentioned that,
you know,

that side of the intimacy is
something that she needs as well.

I guess what I was thinking was that
Beth has given me the green light

and I want to satisfy
that part of our relationship too

to see if maybe that stems
something else.

Yes.

But there's a big difference
in the type of sexual connection

that she was referring to.

She was talking about feeling close
and connected to you.

Maybe I misinterpreted that, then.

Beth, was there anything
about Teejay's behaviour

between the time that you guys
were physically intimate again

and having that conversation
with your parents

where you felt any difference
in connection

or were you feeling very connected
through those days in between?

There was nothing.

There was definitely a disconnect
from having sex

to then the homestays.

Like, we didn't kiss,
we didn't really hug.

I feel like there wasn't even
much conversation.

I don't know, it's... It's hard to
kind of wrap my head around,

like, how we've gone from how
we had been in the beginning

and having so much fun together

and that banter

and I loved that light energy that
we have around each other

to now being in this position.

It's just... I don't know
where it went wrong

because to me it feels like
you've kind of flipped a switch

and I'm kind of like trying
to look back on the last few weeks

and trying to, like, piece together
where it stopped being, I guess,

enjoyable for you, genuine...
I don't know.

I don't not enjoy my time with you.
That's the thing.

And that's the thing.

Like, I'm well aware the deep
connection hasn't got there.

I guess for me, I'm still willing
to, like, explore that,

you know...

I think it's...
Yeah.

..very confusing because of the mixed
signals and mixed communications

that clearly have been going on.

Which is the truth
in terms of what you want

or don't want out of a relationship
with Beth,

because she's been clear
and consistent every single time.

You have not...

especially with the reintegrating sex
in the last week.

I want to know why you've been
dishonest with Beth.

I don't think
I've been dishonest with Beth.

I've always said
that we've had a connection issue

and that in order for this to be
a relationship on the outside,

we'd need things to develop.

From where I'm looking at,
the two of you,

it's always coming from you, Teejay.

Beth has a difficulty
with the connection

because you're not wanting
to connect with her.

If you wanted to connect with her,
I can assure you,

correct me if I'm wrong,

she would have no problem
with connection, Teejay.

JOHN: So, for you, Teejay,

where are your feelings at currently
when it comes to Beth?

I think we've had an incredible
connection from the start.

You know, I think everyone
in experiment can agree that,

you know, the friendship
and the banter that we've developed

is contagious.

Like, it is. It's an incredible
thing to be around.

And to connect with someone so fast
was really nice on that level.

But I don't think the romantic
connection is growing for me.

That's just where I'm at right now.

I just don't feel that side
of our connection building.

Why do you think that is, Teejay?
Why is it not growing?

I'm not sure
if I can put my finger on it.

(LAUGHS)

I think to myself, Teejay,

is it just really as simple as
you're just not that into her?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I think to myself, Teejay,

is it just really as simple as
you're just not that into her?

Are you asking me that question now?
Yeah.

I don't think it's as simple
as that, though.

Do you think it can change for you,
Teejay?

I mean,
there's not a lot of time left.

Yeah.

In the experiment, I...

I don't think I've strayed away

from where I've stood
in this relationship

and where I think we were

and right now, I don't think
there could be anything drastic

to change for me to grow romantic
feelings over the next two weeks.

I really don't.

I probably could've helped
some things

to help my romantic connection

or my romantic emotion
grow towards you

but it's not growing for me
at the moment

and I don't want to lie to you
about how I'm feeling.

I don't want to string that along
for you.

Like, I would hate that.
I would hate myself for that.

I think it's a good time right now
to go to the decision.

Stay or leave?
Let's go with you first...

Beth.

Well, obviously the position
we're in at the moment...

yeah, it doesn't feel nice.

It doesn't feel like
it usually has in the past...

and, yeah, it's been a really hard
decision to make...

but I'm not the kind of partner
that walks away from something,

so I wrote 'stay'.

Ah.
Yep.

She's taking a massive risk.

Teejay, stay or leave?

Um...

This decision was definitely
the hardest one for me

in that I wanted to, I guess,
give myself time and space

to feel how I was feeling and...

and I wrote...

'leave'.

Mmm.

Mmm.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I really want to know how you feel,
Beth, in this moment.

How I feel?
From the heart.

It does feel crap knowing that
the person that I want to work with

and invest in doesn't feel the same

and I think for me it's kind of
frustrating that now I'm here

and I'm the person
that I wanted to be

and you've wanted
that vulnerability,

now that I'm here and ready
to give it, he's checked out.

ALESSANDRA: What do you say that,
Teejay?

To which part, sorry?

The whole thing,
what she just said.

Were you listening?
Yeah, I was listening.

I guess it's the situation
that we're in at the moment.

And I've been honest with the way
that I'm feeling.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's hard.

OK.

As you both know,

when one person in the experiment
writes 'leave'

and the other person says 'stay',

you must stay for another week

and it's gonna be very different

from the past weeks
that you've been dealing with.

This will lead
straight to final vows.

The stakes are much higher here

and from what I'm seeing,

there is a complete disconnect
between you guys,

so I really encourage you
and urge you to have conversations

and actions that perhaps
might lead to a better outcome.

Yep.
Yep.

JOHN: Teejay, just be as authentic
and as raw as you can be...

because I tell you what's worse...

having this limbo and uncertainty
which goes on and on.

That's soul-destroying.

When you know what's going on,

you can make the meaning of it
and move forward,

because at the moment,
it's lack of accountability,

it's a lack of insight.

Yep.
It's frustrating.

We don't need politicians.

OK.

The time for word salad is over.

No more beating around the bush.

ALESSANDRA: You can go back to...
Thank you.

Thanks, guys.
MEL: Thank you both.

JOHN: Good luck, you two.
Thank you.

(APPLAUSE)
JAMIE: Well done, darlin'.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

JOHN: Our next couple
up on the couch...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

..Adrian and Awhina.

(APPLAUSE)

MEL: Hello.
ADRIAN: Hey, how you going?

How you going?
AWHINA: Hi.

JOHN: Well, let's get
straight into it. How were homestays?

I had a great time.
Really?

Yeah. I did.

I'm surprised, 'cause I was thinking

that you would be confronted
with her sister.

My beautiful sister?
He was. And they had a great time.

The last time Adrian met Cleo,

it was under
such different circumstances.

He and I weren't connecting.
We were in a really terrible place.

And my twin sister came in
on my defence.

She'd seen how I was hurting.

You know, it's been a few weeks
since I'd seen her last.

She hasn't had the opportunity
to see Adrian and I

when we do connect.

I think we both came into
that lunch open-minded

and, you know, it was about me
and Awhina, not about me and Cleo.

And we decided to move on.

Also, my mum was present
and, you know,

I would hate to get into a
disagreement in front of my mum.

So they saw you as a different couple

but also they were
other individuals there,

which meant the whole experience
was different.

So different.
Yeah, 100%.

Well, look, these homestays
are designed

to get you to have a glimpse into
your partner's world,

see whether you can fit.

Now, you two live
in different states.

You have a child, Awhina,
so, what about this distance?

For me, right now,
I have obligations in Sydney

and I don't plan on moving anywhere
in the next year or two.

I have, you know,
a business in Sydney

and my family's in Sydney
and Melbourne.

Perth's a little bit far away.

And, you know,
I've voiced this to her.

We are in a bit of a pickle.

So, you've got that understanding
that long distance,

with a little bit of a question mark
over an end date,

is something that you're
very aware of as a couple.

It's not going away.

I'm curious as to how that landed
for you, Awhina.

I mean, I see myself in Perth.
I love my soil, I love my community.

My child,
everything is in Perth for me.

And the language Adrian's used
in his future

has been very much
business-orientated,

in career goals, in Sydney.

So it wasn't like I was
blindsided when he said, you know,

"Right now I don't see my future
in Perth."

Mmm. Mmm.

But we have been working
on our relationship

and the connection's there.

Do you think that it's going to be
easier or harder

to grow your relationship
out in the real world

if you decide to take it there
in a long-distance relationship?

For me, right now, in my life,
no, I don't think it'll be harder.

I've done it before
when I was younger,

so I don't have an issue with it,
no.

What about you, Awhina?

A big part of my love language
is physical touch.

I get a lot of reassurance
from cuddles, kisses.

Like, that's just me.

So, yeah,
it probably will feel harder

'cause I'm not sure if I'm gonna
feel disconnected or not.

Have you actually had
those conversations?

No.
No. No, we haven't.

I think we both just know that,
like, we're gonna be fine with it

and, yes, we haven't had that
conversation to be long distance

but I will see her
in the next four weeks.

ALESSANDRA: But to actually have
a long-distance relationship,

you need to know
what are the parameters gonna be,

what time is spent with him,

how does Adrian become integrated
with your child,

so there are some quite complicated,
real-life issues

that would need to be sorted out

and for me, sitting here right now,

it's a bit alarming that
that conversation wasn't had.

I totally understand

we should be having
these hard-hitting conversations,

but I really, really enjoy
having Adrian in my orbit again.

I don't want to put my walls back up
just yet. I'm not ready to.

I'm not suggesting
you put your walls back up.

I'm suggesting you keep them down
and have tough conversations

and get to agreements
on how this could move forward

so that you can continue
having your walls down

and building on the relationship.

JOHN: Adrian, I wanted to follow up
something.

You said
at the start of the experiment

that if you were to fall in love
and move, essentially,

it would have to be
for the right person.

Yep.

So, do you think Awhina could be
that right person for you...

potentially?

Um...

(TENSE MUSIC)

Yeah, I mean...
(LAUGHS)

No, I'm thinking about it.

I'm thinking about
how I'm gonna answer it.

Um...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

So, do you think Awhina could
be that right person for you,

potentially?

Um...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Yeah, I mean...
(LAUGHS)

No, I'm thinking about it.

I'm thinking about
how I'm gonna answer it.

Um...

(TENSE MUSIC)

Yeah, I do.

It'll have to be when I'm ready.

Like, I'm not in love right now

but I definitely know
I have strong feelings for Awhina

and I guess I've been to Perth,
I know what her life is like

and I can sort of see myself
being over there not right now

but it's a conversation
we have to have this week

before we get to the final vows.

So if I didn't think there was
any future, I wouldn't be here.

Adrian, I remember
when we first matched you

and you sat on that couch
and you were, like,

"I don't know how I'm gonna work with
a solo mum."

Yeah.

"Even though
there's a chemistry there.

"Can I even get past
the first week?"

And here you are now

and you're talking to us about
long-distance relationships.

And I think because I was so open
and honest and so was she

that we can sit here comfortable
on the couch right now,

looking into the future.

Well, it's now time
to get to the decision

and we're gonna start with you first,
Awhina.

Oh.

I think everyone knows what I wrote,

so I'm not gonna get into
a big dialogue.

Mm-hm.
MEL: Lovely.

Nice work.
Mmm.

Stay. Strong.
(APPLAUSE)

And Adrian?

It's stay.

(APPLAUSE)

Well, you're in a good place

but there are particular specifics
around tough questions

that you need to have
that you haven't had yet.

You're heading into final vows.

Get all the information you need
from one another

to make an accurate decision

about what you then decide to do
in the future.

But for now, well done, guys.
Go back to the group.

Thank you, guys.
Thanks, everyone.

(APPLAUSE)
MEL: Thanks, guys.

(LAUGHS)

Our next couple up...

(TENSE MUSIC)

..Carina and Paul.

(APPLAUSE)
(BRIGHT MUSIC PLAYS)

PAUL: Hello, guys. How are you?
MEL: Hello.

JOHN: Very good.
Very good.

Excited to unpack the homestays.
Me too. (LAUGHS)

The homestay, honestly,
was absolutely beautiful.

I had the most amazing time.

Carina has such a beautiful family

and I just felt so welcomed
and so integrated so quickly.

Mmm.

Carina, what sort of impression
did he make?

A really good one. (LAUGHS)

Everyone was, yeah,
just getting along really well

and he was fitting right in.

He just felt like he was one of us.
It was really nice.

Paul, what was the highlight for you?

At the end of the lunch,
Carina said,

"So, Mum, what's the secret..."
Mmm.

.."for a healthy relationship?"
Oooh.

And then her mum said,

"Look, obviously communication
is obviously, like, number one.

"And also forgiveness," she said.
Always moving forward...

Not holding grudges.

Not holding onto any grudges
for too long.

That sounds like for you two
it had a huge positive impact.

It did.

The next, you know, logical step
is to introduce her to my parents.

(LAUGHS)

So, where are your feelings
currently at, Paul?

I have some very, very, very, very,
very strong feelings for Carina.

Like, now, after homestay,
I can potentially see myself,

you know, falling in love
with Carina, for sure.

Mmm.

We can see that.

(LAUGHTER)

Well, what about your feelings
for Paul, Carina?

They're definitely strong.

I would say, like,
I've got loads of love for him

but still getting to the point
of being in love.

Mmm.
Yeah.

I've got blush on but I'm blushing!
(LAUGHS)

I'm definitely blushing. (LAUGHS)

Gee, it's nice to see you two
on the couch like that.

Yeah.
Mmm.

'Cause you know what, you've been
through, during this experiment...

There's been some highs...
Bloody hell.

..and some lows...
COUPLE: Yeah.

..and forgiveness has been a key part
of your relationship journey.

Yep. That's right.
It's been very crucial.

Which is why when her mum said that,
it just resonated so much.

How much of the future
have you discussed together?

Probably religion.
Definitely spoken about that.

That's been a very big one
'cause I am raised Catholic...

Right.
..and he definitely...

you know, is open to...
Yeah.

..coming to church and encountering
all the different events and...

Uh-huh.

..you know, how will we raise
a family in the future,

'cause obviously I want my children
to be baptised

and he's very open to that.

Oh, that's a big thing.
Yeah.

Yeah.
Yeah.

So there's been future talk
between the two of you?

Yep.
The hard questions...

Yeah, absolutely.
..as well.

Yeah.

Alright, well, what we're gonna do
now is go to the decision.

Mmm.

And we're gonna start with you,
Carina.

Are you gonna stay or leave?

Look, you are
such a beautiful human...

Aw.

..and you're so, like...
how you treat everyone around you,

it's just, like, so inspiring
and that's all I could ever ask for.

(LAUGHS)
So I'm gonna stay.

(LAUGHS)

That's fabulous.

Paul, what have you got for us?

You've been so patient, like,
in this relationship.

Like, we've gone through
some really difficult times

and you've always, you know,
decided to, you know, forgive

and we've always moved forward

and just your kindness
is just contagious.

So, yeah, so if you're ready to,
you know,

be part of a French family, then...

(LAUGHTER)
..we'll stay.

Oh-ho-ho.
(LAUGHS)

(APPLAUSE)

(LAUGHS)

It's called a French kiss.
(LAUGHTER)

You know, for many couples,

the homestays can be overwhelming
and daunting

and will even break some up,

but for you two,

it's had this reassuring impact
and effect on you both.

We really look forward to seeing
what comes now

as a result of
all you've been through.

You can go back to the group,
but well done.

Thank you.
Thank you, guys. Thank you so much.

Thank you for all of your advice
and help.

(LAUGHS)

WOMAN: Well done, guys.

Yeah.

NARRATOR: Up next...

Jacqui, do you see Ryan as a project
that needs to be worked on?

Absolutely not.
Changed?

No.
Modified?

It feels that way.
No.

It feels that way.
Absolutely not.

..Ryan's reached his limit.

I feel like I haven't had
a safe space.

Who I am, my identity,
it doesn't meet your approval

and I just feel drained, Jacqui.

Could this be the couple's
final night in the experiment?

Yeah, I think, for me, like,

there's certain behaviour
that I don't tolerate.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

JOHN: Our last couple
up on the couch...

Jacqui and Ryan.

(APPLAUSE)

(TENSE MUSIC)

MEL: Hello.
JACQUI: Hello.

ALESSANDRA: Hello.
RYAN: Hey, guys.

Good to see you.
JOHN: Good to see you two.

I hope. (LAUGHS)

We've got a lot to talk about
tonight.

Yes.

So, let's start with you first, Ryan.
Sure.

You were very open
about your feelings last night.

Yes.

About Jacqui, the relationship,
your homestays,

your values, your opinions on things.

It almost felt like
watching you at the dinner party

you were coming out
all guns blazing.

You've been sitting on
many things

and you wanted to get a lot
off your chest.

I've wanted more than anything
to have a team

and to have a best friend

and ultimately an organic love
that could grow from that

and that's why I came into
this experiment.

However, I don't believe

that should come at the ultimate
cost of who you are as a person.

The last week
was just a prime example of that.

At times I've felt
I haven't had a partner,

I've had a critic.

You said a lot of things last night.
Yep.

But one of the things
that really stood out to me...

Yep.

..was that you said to Jacqui
that you don't really feel like

she ever accepted you as a man.

(LAUGHS)

Not just that, as a person.

(LAUGHS)
As a person. And I knew...

Jacqui... Jacqui, hold on.
MEL: I'm not sure what's funny.

Jacqui, explain yourself.

What the hell is so funny
about this?

Why are you laughing about something
that is so, so important to him?

TEEJAY: It's horrible.
JACQUI: Because...

These things
are not a laughing matter.

..he always refers...
says I have to support him as a man

and it's man and wife

and I've taught him that
you don't speak to me like that.

You have to say, like,
husband and wife.

We're in a relationship,
so it's a thing of respect.

Jacqui, just so you know, I've asked
him a very, very personal question

about the fact that he feels
that you don't accept him as a man,

as a human being...
Mmm.

..and as the person that he is...
Exactly.

..and you laughed,

rolled your eyes and giggled.

Just sit with that.

Now, back to you, Ryan.

Explain.

What I really needed last night

was to just table everything
for the whole week.

So, going into each other's worlds
for me was absolutely critical

and even before the homestays,
I was so committed

to show up and immerse myself fully

in everything that Manly
had to offer

and that's exactly what I did.

And I don't feel like
that was reciprocated

when Jacqui went to my place.

And I have a whiteboard,
I have a vision board

which is set up in my family room
and it was blank.

It had a to-do list and a goal list,
right?

And I just knew there's things
that Jacqui would find distasteful

or not really lining up with

her sort of living arrangements,
you know,

like, a poster I have up
or, you know, a decorative sense

or "This shouldn't be there and you
should do that to improve it."

I felt there was disagreements
about how to manage my dog.

You shouldn't make lists about

things you want to improve
in your partner

because that just makes them
feel belittled,

it makes them feel not good enough.

Jacqui, do you see Ryan as a project
that needs to be worked on?

Absolutely not.
Changed?

No.
Modified?

It feels that way.
No.

It feels that way.
Absolutely not.

So, why do you think Ryan says that?

Basically,
instead of seeing a relationship

as a space for two people,

he sees it as just his way

and you've got to accommodate
to me.

I look for a compromise always

and so when I approach
relationships,

I'm, like, trying to understand what
the other person wants and needs

and I feel like I've compromised
on basically everything...

in this relationship.

I've never asked you to compromise,
though.

Can you give us a list
of some of the things

that you feel like you've compromised
in with this relationship?

(SIGHS) Um...

Yeah.

I feel like probably...

Like, sleeping times.

(SOME LAUGHTER)

Explain.

So, Ryan doesn't like it
if I wake up early to go to the gym

or accidentally wake him up...
(LAUGHS)

..and...
Really?

Yeah, that time you got
really mad at me

when I woke up early
to go to the gym and...

I don't...
I'm sorry, I don't recall that.

(SOME LAUGHTER)

What else have you got for us,
Jacqui?

The cleanliness around the kitchen.

(LAUGHS)

'Cause Ryan just leaves
his bowls and the dishes

out in the sink for, like,
up to a day

and it didn't stop happening,

so I realised
maybe it's an ingrained habit

and maybe I just have to let it go.

(BLEEP) hell.

Anything else?

I let him now watch TV
in the bedroom,

which is a massive compromise for me

and, like, it is kind of annoying

and one night
it was keeping me up a lot

and I did ask
if he could turn the TV off

and he kind of wanted to argue
a little bit more

and get more time with the TV
and it was...

Yeah.
Go on.

I don't have a memory
of a TV argument there.

I was trying to sleep.
It was 12:30 at night.

Well, look, I do understand

when you say that you don't feel like
there's been compromise...

but these situations,
they are very...niche.

When we talk about the TV...

when we talk about...

(CRIES)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(CRIES)

(CRIES)

Well, look, I do understand
when you say

that you don't feel like
there's been compromise

but these situations,

they are very...niche.

When we talk about the TV...

when we talk about...

(CRIES)

(CRIES)

You'll be OK.

MEL: Jacqui,
can you just take some deep breaths?

(CRIES)

I do understand that
I'm an idealist, like, at times.

And maybe I'm unrealistic.

Yeah.

But I think the things
I stand hold on

are things
that are pretty important,

like respect
and healthy communication...

not being yelled at.

Like, it's those things
that I really hold onto.

And those are the things
that trigger him. Yeah.

I don't like seeing you like this.
It makes me emotional as well.

But when I try to talk to you,

I feel like I haven't had
a safe space,

that my views have been
under the microscope.

Who I am, my identity
and how I interact with the world,

it doesn't meet your approval.

And I just feel drained, Jacqui.
I'm just...

I've taken accountability,
I've apologised

and still,
when it came to homestays,

it didn't feel like enough
to meet your standards.

Why do you feel like it didn't,

it isn't enough
and it didn't meet my standards?

He's explained himself on the couch
the whole time.

You clearly didn't listen.

TEEJAY: This is the first time
we've heard Ryan speak like this.

It's actually awesome to hear him
speak like this.

Like, you can feel what he's saying.

Because I complain
about things that are normal?

ADRIAN: You what?
BETH: Huh?

Scolding and yelling at me
and not standing up for your wife.

Like, that's normal behaviour.

Jacqui, I've got to ask you, like...
Yeah.

..Ryan's sat here tonight
and been very clear to you.

Yeah.
What do you have to say to that?

I think for me, like,
there's certain behaviour

that I don't tolerate...
AWHINA: You're deflecting.

JAMIE: Jacqui,
I think you're very wrapped into

how it makes you feel,
instead of just going,

"I've hurt this man and this is
where I've gone wrong."

I don't want to be scolded at.

ALESSANDRA: Jacqui...
Yeah.

..so, you don't see you when
you point out specific things to Ryan

that can make him feel like he's not
accepted by you as a person?

Because we've observed it
throughout many weeks.

It's been the entire experiment.

It's part of the reason

why we have been so confused
by your relationship,

the ups and downs,
the incongruencies...

Well, so many times we've heard
about his intellectual capacity

not being up to par.

You asked him last night
why he didn't want to be great.

Yeah, I did. Yes.
Yes. You did.

I asked him why he didn't want to be
great, yeah.

Yeah. What does that imply?

It implies that you don't think
he's great,

that you're not embracing him.

(THUD)
Oops.

TEEJAY: Jesus Christ.

Even the fight you picked the other
day about my facial hair...

these little things
tip the scales for me, OK?

I'm trying to understand why you
keep treating me like this, Ryan.

Treating you like what?
RHI: What?

Like, for example, at homestays,

why you sat there
while your friends yelled at me.

Don't bring it back to that.

Jacqui, right now,
we're having a conversation

about how you have made Ryan feel
with your comments.

Try to stay in focus
and let's talk about that

because that is very concerning.

Do you think, Ryan,
that you're good enough for Jacqui?

It doesn't matter to me now.
I'm good enough for me.

So it became less of a question
of being am I good enough for her

as in, like,
how small do I need to feel

in order to be malleable
and moulded into her standards

and her perfect vision
and I just had a moment of clarity.

I'm, like, "No. No, no, no."

I've got a beautiful life and I'm
honestly happy with myself.

ALESSANDRA: Jacqui...
Yeah.

..do you think that you can
wholeheartedly,

for real, really accept Ryan
for who he is?

There's parts of his behaviour
that I can't accept.

But I do accept Ryan as a person,
yes.

I do.

Parts of him.

(SIGHS)
I'm a little confused.

How does the acceptance
have conditions?

Because I don't accept
being spoken to in rude tones.

I don't accept being scolded.

I don't accept
the way you tell me what to do.

Do you understand when I say

it's hard for me
to build a connection with someone

when I'm constantly watching
every word that I say,

wondering if it's going to be
analysed, dissected,

made of into a list?

Can't you reference
previous behaviours

and ways I literally
have forgiven you...

I said it... I said it last night.
That's what commitment is.

JOHN: Jacqui, I think it's very clear
what's being said tonight.

What you say to your partner
berates them, it puts them down,

it's critical and judgemental.

And if you want your partner
to grow with you,

that will not produce that outcome.

I need you to think about that
as we go to the decision.

Stay or leave?

Ryan.

(SIGHS)

Homestays for me was...

it wasn't make-or-break, it was...

(SIGHS)

I'm struggling.

I'm really struggling
and I don't want to be struggling.

So, unfortunately I wrote 'leave'.

JOHN: OK.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Big decision.

Let's go to you now, Jacqui.

What do you want to do?

Um...

Yeah.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Let's go to you now, Jacqui.
What do you want to do?

JACQUI: Um...

Yeah.

Well, I wanted to talk it out

and, like, have some
healthy communication

'cause this is the first time
I've kind of heard Ryan be upset.

Like, I've been trying to get
the opportunity to speak to you

and I tried so much last night
'cause that's all I wanted.

So that's why I wrote 'stay',
so that we can talk about it

and, like...
(SIGHS)

..resolve things.

Oh!
WOMAN: What?

CARINA: Yeah.

RYAN: Why...
JACQUI: I don't want to...

Why did you write 'stay'

when you've expressed unhappiness
at multiple intervals?

I've expressed happiness as well,
Ryan.

This is a rollercoaster...

I know, but it seems imbalanced,
you know.

I need justification for why
you want to continue this with me.

I'm happy as a person but...

I've only just heard
about your hurt.

Jacqui, I've got a question for you.
Yeah.

You writing 'stay',

do you think this relationship
is worth fighting for?

I think Ryan is worth fighting for,
yeah.

(GASPS)

AWHINA: No, you don't.

JOHN: If you want to fight
for this relationship,

you'll need to do
some heavy lifting now.

And, Ryan, I know there are walls up.
It's clear.

But this is a chance for you to see

whether your words have landed
with Jacqui.

It's a tough one.
Mmm.

As you know,
when one person says 'stay'

and the other person says 'leave',

the couple stays in the experiment
for one more week

to try and turn it around.

In this case, it's to final vows.

If you want to go, you can go home.
It's OK.

I just say we talk about it
and then we can just leave.

I just want to talk about it,
that's all.

We will have a conversation.
We will talk. We will talk.

With that being said,

thank you for being so honest and raw
with us on the couch.

We appreciate it.
There's been a lot of feedback.

Take it on, mull it over
and let's see where you end up.

You can go back to the group.

OK.
Thanks, guys.

(APPLAUSE)
Thank you, guys.

(CRIES)

It actually just feels disappointing
that Ryan's written 'leave'.

(RYAN SIGHS)

I've compromised so much

and I really tried
to make space for him in my life

and consider him.

Goddamn.

JACQUI: Every time
I try and understand,

he just shuts down

and it made me think
that he's actually not capable

of healthy communication.

But, like, I wanted that peace,
so I just really wanted to see

if we could make this happen
one last time.

(SIGHS)

I think he owes it
to the relationship.

MEL: This year, we said we were
taking the experiment

to new heights.

WOMAN: What is this?
WOMAN 2: Oh my gosh!

VOICEOVER: For the first time ever...

MEL: The ultimate test
for our couples.

..an invitation for temptation.

During the matchmaking process,
there was more than one person

you were compatible with.

For this final task,
you have the opportunity

to meet them.

You won't believe...

Think it's borderline cheating.

Yeah, I'm gonna do it.

Who falls into temptation?

Probably bet my life that he won't
choose to meet this other match.

WOMAN: So if you're so happy,
why are you here?