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I am, of course, going to stay.

Previously... I'm going to stay.

Stay. ..for some, it was their most affirming

commitment ceremony so far.

I do love you. Love you too.

But for Maeve... I've seen Joe struggling.

..it only deepened her doubts...

I don't think he can give you what you need.

This is shit.

..while for Julia-Ruth...

I've never heard somebody sit on a couch

and lie so much in all my life.

..a reckoning in the room...

You're not interested in your husband.

We all know that. You say, "I don't fancy the man."

And then I see Divarni, there is stuff happening.

How is that not manipulating the group?

..forced Divarni into a decision dilemma.

Is there anything that Julia-Ruth will do that you won't forgive?

I know what I came here for.

It had to be 100% honest.

Divarni, give us your decision.

Tonight... There's a lot of shit that's happened this week.

..Divarni's decisive moment... I've been disrespected.

I don't need to be here.

..sends shock waves through the group.

I've decided...

..to...

And...

SHE GASPS Wow!I want that room.

..the couples head off to a retreat.

I love it!

As some embrace the escape...

I'll try and control my urges. Keep the inner beast at bay.

I know that it's love. I'm on the love road.

Oh, you're putting me in it now!

..others start to check out.

There are personality traits

that I need in a partner that I'm not seeing.

Any kind of connection is missing at the minute for me.

And as Maeve's frustrations grow...

I'm sitting here when everyone's talking

about their relationship and looking at me like a BLEEP mug.

..Ashley delivers a devastating truth.

I asked him, do you love her?

He couldn't really answer it.

Now I just feel like a BLEEP idiot.

I don't know what else I can do.

Am I ever going to be enough for anyone?

Divarni, if you can give us your decision first.

Um...

There's a lot of shit that's happened this week.

I've been disrespected left, right, flipping centre,

underneath the rug and whatnot.

I know what I came here for.

It had to be 100% authentic,

100% truthful, 100% honest.

I don't need to be here.

I've decided...

..to...

..stay.

OK.

This is the final push that I'm going to do.

I've said this to the group, I'm saying it to you guys.

If I don't see change...

..that's something that I will step away from.

Thank you. Julia-Ruth, you're next.

I definitely have made a lot of mistakes in this experience.

I definitely have hurt you in this experience.

I do apologise for hurting you, but...

..I wouldn't be here if it wasn't

moving forward between the two of us.

That's why I've decided to write "Stay."

OK.

All right.

So, clearly, you both are in it for at least another week.

We must see progress in this relationship.

You all are in the deepest hole

that I've ever seen in this experiment.

But you need to be out of this next week if you want to keep going.

Thank you. Thanks, guys.

He's absolutely BLEEP delusional, I'm not going to lie.

Sorry. I actually don't get it.

Like, I don't get why they're staying. At this point,

I don't even know if he's in on it or he's that stupid.

I don't get it.

Seeing Divarni write "Stay" -

gut-wrenching, actually.

I feel like everyone

has tried to help him, including the experts.

He is being worked. He's just not ready to hear it yet.

It's not a surprise that the group don't support our decision to stay.

Yes, I am physically attracted to Divarni.

Did it start off that way? No.

Have I said that? Yes.

It's now time for me to see if she's really in this for me.

I've definitely been disrespected, but...

..I'm not going to be disrespected again.

Yes, please, get me out of here.

For the next stage of the experiment...

After you, my darling. Lovely.

..the couples will be spending the coming days...

How are we all feeling today?! Yay!

..at a countryside retreat.

SHE GASPS Oh, wow!

I want that room. Get the good bed.

Wait, wait, wait. Where's the bed? No!

We believe a change in environment offers

the clarity needed to see things from a fresh perspective

and help them better understand where their relationship stands.

So what? Are we all in here? Yeah, we're all sharing.

Share-ies, yeah. Roomies! You lucky, lucky boys.

No, we're swapping. No, we're not swapping.

Me and Nelly will have this room.

Uh...no.

Oh, I love it!

Oh, and it's...pink!

I'm looking forward to the week with you. Thank you.

Ooh, this is... Nice, nice, nice. I love this, look!

Oh, my God! Oh, yeah. Little bit of privacy.

Oh, it's really comfy.

Are we going to have a little bath? Yeah.

Are we? Not in the nude, though. Oh! Sorry.

It's going to be a fun week. I'm excited! So excited!

Cannae wait.

Yeah. I'm hoping this week I actually get

to see more of Leo's personality and what he is actually like.

Because at the minute, I feel like just banter,

that is something that he's kind of lacking.

I'm excited.

Yeah, I don't know. Everyone seems to be having, like,

a really good time with their partner

and having like, laughs and jokes, and that just isn't

really something that's in our relationship at the minute.

And that's so key for me.

Yesterday at the commitment ceremony,

like, it was my second time on the couch by myself.

And then next thing I know, I'm at a couples retreat.

I've heard absolutely nothing from Joe.

Not a thing. The last conversation we had,

he was telling me that he was coming back.

But I don't feel right now that I'm actually in a marriage.

I'm just thinking, "What am I exactly waiting for?"

I'm really glad that we're here with Maeve,

and I'm really glad that we're all sharing together.

It's... It is sad that Joe's not here at the moment,

but hopefully he'll come back and surprise Maeve.

Yeah, it'll be nice if he'll show up and surprise her.

Hopefully. Yeah. But if not, we've got her.

Yeah. Me too.

Do you reckon it's going to be awkward with Divarni

and Julia-Ruth? I don't want to make it awkward.

Like, obviously she's pissed people off.

I can understand she felt backed into a corner. And obviously,

I mean, I had a lot to say about her and Divarni.

It still makes no sense to me.

I'd like to have a conversation with Divarni and see where he's at.

I want him to see some sense

and to just walk away from the situation.

I was so shocked when they both wrote "Stay."

I was, like, jaw on the floor. It's up to him, really.

I mean, I would like to just understand if he heard

what you said on the couch and what has been being said,

and if he's actually OK with that.

I'll speak to him and see...

I'll speak to him and see what he heard.

I feel like you've put so much time

and effort into him over the past week, though.

And every... So you see him one day and he's got one mindset,

and then you see him the next day and he's completely changed.

I feel like Divarni hears a lot, but he doesn't kind of process it.

It just kind of goes in one ear and maybe out the other.

I almost want to give Divarni a shake and, like, wake him up.

Like, "Snap out of it, bro."

She can't do anything wrong in that boy's eyes... Yeah... ..can she?

It's nice. This IS nice.

I was hesitant to write "Stay."

The relationship between Julia-Ruth and I is a bit rocky.

This week is about proving

and seeing that Julia-Ruth is actually here for me.

The disrespect has to stop. I heard it from everybody,

which wasn't the greatest feeling to feel.

There are some things for sure

that I need to take accountability for,

but I felt like towards the end it just felt like a pile-on.

But in general, like, I think the most important thing

is just focusing on me and you.

And I think just, like, having, like, tunnel vision,

I think that is the most important thing.

And we show that unity as well. Yeah.

It was hard hearing some of

the comments from the group at the commitment ceremony,

but I'm doing this because I want to be with

Divarni and I'm here for Divarni.

That's the reason why I wrote "Stay."

I do really hope that it works between Divarni and I this week.

It doesn't feel great, but I'm kind of trying to

block that out and trying to focus on

why I made the decision to stay in the first place.

And that is just, obviously, I'm here for you.

The emotions are still up there,

but we're working through this together.

So if we can bounce back from this, then sure.

I'm here to work on the relationship with you.

So what are you feeling about the whole Julia-Ruth situation?

Like, the whole partner swap comment? Yeah.

Like, it really does blow my mind.

Like, it's so manipulative and I just... I can get...

I can feel myself getting worked up again.

My main concern is obviously Steven and I's relationship.

I don't trust Julia-Ruth.

She is a gorgeous, gorgeous girl.

Like, I can't compete with that. It's just put me into a really

annoying headspace where I'm now feeling insecure.

Why am I scared?

Honesty during Love-Hate Week...

I hate that you don't like me as much as I like you.

There is obviously truth in it.

You do like me more than what I like you.

It's not nice to hear.

..coupled with Julia-Ruth choosing her husband...

I'd marry Steven.

"Have you been emotionally or physically attracted

"to another husband in this experiment?"

Probably Steven.

..triggered Nelly's insecurities and led to a damning accusation.

What I've heard, what Julia-Ruth has been saying

in the last week about Steven,

it's transpired that she'd met some people from

the group and said that she needs to stay for two more weeks

because she hopes she gets him for partner swap.

That's just not right at all. Let me finish.

Everyone was doing a...

Julia-Ruth, let me finish.

There was a group of us...

Who does that!

SHE EXHALES HEAVILY

My head's not going to be turned

if that's what she thinks she can do.

In my head, I'm just thinking, Julia-Ruth, was your intention

do a partner swap, and then you

and Steven can ride off into the sunset?

Like, I think that was her original game plan.

And I'm just like,

"Do you know how much that would have hurt me?"

It sounds really devious,

but I actually think that's what her plan was.

I think she was trying to see if she could turn your head.

It's not going to happen.

Like, I'm married to one person and one person only, so...

Yeah.

Such a nice day.

The air is fresher and cleaner already. Mm.

Oh! Oh, my God! Did you do all this? I did.

How cute, I love it!

Thank you so much!

Thanks, babe. You're welcome. Sweet!

Oh, this is so cute. Honestly, I am so excited.

I'm so excited for this weekend, but also just kind of starting...

This is... I feel like this is starting it, like, the perfect way.

Feeling great about me and Abi.

Every single day we get closer.

I feel so connected to her.

Cheers.

I've never had that feeling before, and it feels so nice.

When I told Paul that I've fallen for you,

the conversation then turns to the big L word, doesn't it?

Yeah, I know.

How far off do you think you are from saying it?

Oh, you're putting me in it now!

HE CHUCKLES Yeah.

I'm... I'm basically kind of, like, nearly there.

I want to say. Yeah, for me, like,

love is a place that I want to get to,

and I never want to leave there. Yeah.

And I never want to think, "Oh, is this too early?"

Or, "Is this love?" Like, I know that it's love.

I'm... I'm on the love road.

Yeah. It's just about time,

and seeing each other in different scenarios. Mm-hm.

When we do, we'll be there.

The worst thing I want is, like,

you or me just to say it just for the sake of it,

and it not to have, like, true value.

At least, like, it's nice to know that, like, once it's said,

then it's kind of like 100%.

Yeah. No, exactly.

It's scary, because I've never been in love.

But it's also exciting because this is what I've always wanted.

I am falling for him,

and I do see myself fully being in love with him in the future.

I'm just really excited for what's to come.

Same. Let's have some fun. Yeah.

Look, you said you were dying for a drink. Fuck yeah!

This retreat is definitely a fresh start for me and Leo.

It's going to be nice to see

if he comes out of his shell and shows his personality.

I just want a bit more of a laugh and a joke

and see if we can build something.

Lovely. Thank you very much.

I think this retreat has come at a good time.

I think so.

I think...

Hmm?

That is fresh. Yay! SHE CHUCKLES

This week is the week to get to know you properly.

This week is the week that you can hopefully feel comfortable

and show your true personality and everything like that.

And then we'll see.

Absolutely. We've got a lot of work.

Well, yeah, I've got a lot of work to do and, um...

Yeah.

I'm just feeling a bit deflated.

I'm not feeling that bond or connection, really.

When you are surrounded by a lot of couples that are so happy,

it's not easy.

There is definitely work to do.

I just I need someone to take the lead a bit and...

Etc, and, like.... Yeah. Do you know what I mean?

I get that. I know what to work on and moving forwards,

just keep communicating to me how you're feeling,

I'll keep communicating to you what I'm feeling

and so that we can keep just making progress.

Yeah.

I'm still very happy with mine and April's marriage.

I'm confident that it can work but,

yeah, she's got to put a little faith in me.

Yeah, I'm just sad. You know what I mean?

I'm just... I don't know, I'm just not getting what I need.

Just any kind of connection is missing at the minute, for me.

He seems to be really into me, but I'm just not...

I'm not feeling it at the minute.

It's difficult because he's such a nice guy...

..but it's just not going the way that I thought it would.

I don't know.

Come on, mate, let's go and have a drink.

I really want to have a word with Divarni,

with the whole him and Julia-Ruth situation.

He's in a daze. He's in, like, this love spell,

and he just can't get out of it.

But every single other person sees it.

Hello, hello, hello. Do you want a drink?

Divarni's pouring.

I think Julia-Ruth has massively taken advantage of Divarni.

I really just hope that Divarni is able to see sense

and realise that this relationship isn't going to go any further,

and the best thing for him to do is leave with his integrity.

Watching you write "Stay"

was probably one of the saddest things I've seen.

And here's the thing, yeah?

I might be a nice guy, and stuff like that,

and in relationships I'm just like, "OK, cool."

If you step on my toes... Yeah.

..there's only one opportunity that you have... Yeah.

..to not do that again and rectify what you've just done.

Mate, she's done...

She's stepped on your toes so many times.

No, this is one big chunk. No, brother.

I see this as one big chunk. Divarni, it ain't one chunk.

She's done so many things to you,

and I do worry about you, mate, because I feel like

she has kind of crossed many lines, I think.

I worry that your feelings for her are just going to blind you forever.

And then, like... No, I'm not that blind. No, no, no, no.

Like, the Steven stuff that Nelly was bringing up,

like all that stuff about, she wants to stay

just so she can have him on the wife swap...

Yeah, I heard about that. So you believe she said that?

So, yeah, no, I do believe that. Like, how...?

How does that sit with you? Yeah. It doesn't.

When she's telling us all of that stuff, that's her being real.

She's saying what she wants, and it's not you.

She's saying she wants other people's husband.

Are you going to take her back to your family and

tell them everything that's happened?

How would you feel? How's that going to be?

It wouldn't be the easiest, for sure.

Would you go into your family

and your home and say...? And say....

"Julia-Ruth said she was attracted to somebody else's husband.

"She said that she wasn't attracted to me.

"She's taking the piss out of the way that I look.

"She's told other people there would never be a future with me."

She doesn't want to be with you,

she will not see a future with you after this

and she doesn't find you attractive.

So how are you staying in this experiment with somebody

that you know does not want this with you any further?

Divarni is the only one

that hasn't seen the real Julia-Ruth, if I'm honest.

He sees his own version.

She has said all these mean things about you.

That should 100% be the final line,

if there is one, for Divarni. But he looks like a mug.

How many times can we tell him?

When are you going to make that decision?

Enough is enough, yeah?

How's things with you and John?

Yeah, it's really good. Honestly, we're pretty loved-up.

We're not there yet. We haven't, obviously, said we love each other.

Yeah. We'll get there, it's just... Yeah.

Don't force that. Oh, my God. No!

Yous are literally doing really well.

Like, enjoy that. Yeah. Mm. Enjoy that. He does like you, mate.

He really does. Yeah. You can see he does.

And he is a top bloke. How's you and Leo? How's things?

Funny is so key for me. Yeah.

And at the minute, there just isn't that,

you know, the banter or flanter or fucking any of that going on.

You know, there are personality traits

that I need in a partner that I'm not seeing.

There's so many strong couples in this...

In this experiment currently, it's just a bit like, "Oh."

So much can change. Like, you know, in a week.

Like, Leo hopefully is, like, understanding

and learning to kind of, like, open up a bit more to you. Yeah.

Post commitment ceremony,

I'm definitely still feeling the aftermath of it.

Yeah. Hi! How are you? I'm good, my love.

I feel like there's a lot of resentment,

there's a lot of hate there.

How are you?

At least I have Leisha, Abigail and April

to tell someone in the group what is actually going on.

How are you feeling? Right... Yeah? Yeah.

Commitment ceremony was...bloody intense.

The group are pissed, to put it lightly.

Do you agree with a lot of what they were saying in regards to, like,

the lies and all of that?

There's definitely some things that are like, yeah, nail on the head.

And then I felt like there was

a point in the commitment ceremony where things started

to be, like, taken out of context.

Just going back to, like, the brunch day,

because you guys weren't there, like everyone

was speaking about, like, Partner Swap Week

and who they would like to have for Partner Swap Week.

And it was based off of vibes and attraction or whatever.

So I said Steven, but, yeah,

everyone was going around and saying it.

So, like, when you take it out of context...

Yeah, I did say that, but then so did other people as well. Yeah.

Hearing Julia-Ruth sort of explain the Steven situation...

..it seems valid. At the end of the day,

I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt,

but I am definitely treading carefully, for sure.

Divarni and I are in a, like, a good place at the moment,

so at least that's really nice.

You're only human and we all do silly things, so...

Just stop doing multiple silly things, OK? THEY LAUGH

Everyone's having, like, little whispers

between each other about Divarni and I.

But I'm here for Divarni, and to rebuild and to progress forward.

This, like, mend and restart has come at the perfect time.

My head's a bit scrambled. There's a lot of feelings for Julia-Ruth

but a lot was said from Bailey, Leigh and Leah.

So I'm realising I am being mugged off.

I feel like 100% I've been manipulated, but...

..it took a lot for me to realise that.

Yeah.

Hello.

I'm tired of being undervalued in the relationship.

I'll do what I need to do.

All right. How are you?

I'm OK. I'm just, uh...

..struggling a little bit. OK.

Definitely struggling.

The couch was difficult. Still digesting that.

Dinner party was hard.

The week was difficult, for sure.

I've realised that I've been struggling.

Obviously, Divarni.

Like, really.

Obviously, Divarni.

Yeah.

OK. What's...? What's happened?

I just feel like I've been hit with a ton of bricks.

Just feeling heavy. That's all.

SHE EXHALES Feeling really heavy. OK. Yeah.

I need to spend the night apart.

OK.

So, yeah, I'm just going to take some space.

OK. That's fine. Go gather your thoughts.

Yeah. Go gather your thoughts.

I don't know why Divarni's acted the way that he's acted tonight.

I didn't force Divarni to stay at the commitment ceremony.

You could have written "Leave." You wrote "Stay."

So then give me a second to fix things.

What more do you want me to do?

Like, I'm already on my hands and knees. What more?

I love your hair. No, you don't. I actually do. It looks crazy.

It looks like I've been electric shocked. No, I like it.

I'll try and control my urges.

Keep, uh... Keep the inner beast at bay.

Thank you! Looking forward to today. Yeah. Me, too.

Right, I'll see you in a bit. See you in a bit.

Mm-mm. It's my Amazon delivery.

You love a cheeky surprise, so I thought I'd get us something.

Let me open it. Oh, they're actually so good! Aw!

They're cute! There's yours. Aw, they're personalised.

Look at this. Look at this. Do you like it?

I love that. Thank you so much.

Give me a hug. Come here. That's so cute. Thank you.

How'd you sleep? Yeah, really well. What about you?

Barely even realised you were there.

Me and Leo are all right this morning.

Yesterday, obviously, we had the little date,

but it was a bit more of a serious conversation.

Obviously, today with the boys and girls days,

it will be separate, so it will be good for him to bond with the boys

and we'd have girl time and then come together at the end of it,

because he does... He does miss me when I'm gone,

so hopefully I'll miss him when he's gone.

Like, I am really upset,

but now I'm getting to the point

that I'm getting angry with everything.

Like, he's told me that he's coming back

and I'm just constantly waiting,

looking at my phone, seeing if he's text us.

There's no communication. Like, do you know what it is?

I'm actually sick of thinking about it.

It's just a really... Muggy thing to do.

100%.

I've been all over the shop. Right now I feel

that I'm not in a marriage. Like, where is he?

I'm doing this by myself.

Like, who looks after me in this situation?

And the only person that can is me.

It's just... I just think,

is he telling me one thing and telling the lads something else?

I feel for Maeve. The thing is, with Joe,

he's left her. And with no mention of when he might be back. Exactly.

Whether or not it's a week, two weeks, like three.

And he's had options to call her. He's had time away...

I've tried calling and I've tried messaging

to speak to him, because I wanted to just give

a bit of advice and, like, not push it,

because I know he's struggling with everything, but just say, like,

she's really spiralling here.

She's struggling and it's not really fair,

but I just haven't been able to get hold of him.

I feel like I'm between a rock and a hard place.

Joe opened up to me at the spa.

I do genuinely have love for her, like I genuinely do.

But then do you love her? Probably not.

I obviously don't want to betray Joe's trust,

but if you know how you feel about Maeve, cross that one off.

Time's kind of pushing by, and she's not getting any answers.

It's making me feel a bit shit.

I've woken up this morning without Julia-Ruth.

I back myself all the time,

I'm going to continue backing myself.

And that's why I'm saying this is the last straw.

Enough is enough.

I honestly thought coming into this retreat,

it would be apologies,

mending, hugs and tears. And then we could move on.

I feel like I've been completely thrown under the bus.

I don't have much energy left to fight for this marriage.

I feel like something in me broke

the second that he left last night.

How do you think Girls' Day is going to go today?

In an ideal world, Julia-Ruth would take full accountability

and admit exactly what her intention was

for trying to meddle in my marriage... Mm.

..and say sorry.

She's going to need to be like, "Yeah, Nelly, I was plotting to get

"your man and couple swap with him."

And I'd be like, "OK, I don't want to be your friend."

I can't compete, like look at her. She's a dancer.

She's a model. She's beautiful. I'm just a girl.

We will always compare ourselves to other women,

especially gorgeous women.

The best thing for her is just to be truthful,

because that's how I respond... I respond better to that.

If I see someone is lying or trying to dig their way out of it,

I just will have no time for it.

Drama is 100% on the cards for Girls' Day.

Nelly wants more answers.

I think she's still quite annoyed at what's been said.

Let's just move on from it

and shut things down and make sure it ends here.

Coming into Girls' Day, it's not going to be easy telling

the group about my situation with Divarni at the moment,

just because they're not

in support anyway of us being together.

Come on, the boys. And the girl.

She's one of the boys today. Yeah.

I want to be one of the boys every day.

Taking this space away from Julia-Ruth,

I'm putting myself first.

Right, everyone. Hey! Wahey!

It's just going to be a good time just to get things off my chest.

If the commitment ceremony showed anything,

it's that people have opinions.

So I'm expecting some words to be had today.

There is an elephant in the room.

I don't think Julia-Ruth is really taking into account

the detriment she could have caused to my marriage.

I would love to have answers, but I've already decided

in my head she's not going to be honest.

Divarni, how's your marriage?

It's been a long week, innit, and obviously the couch was a bit tough.

The dinner party was a bit tough.

The couple of weeks have been a bit tough.

Obviously it's recurring, innit. Um...

So, yeah, we did sleep separately yesterday,

um, out of my choice. Oh, did you? Yeah. What, after our drinks?

Yeah. Just brought a lot of

reflection to my eyes, innit. What happened?

Too much shit has happened. I'm hearing that she was

adamant about partner swap and getting you,

and I was like, "Yo, am I a mug here?" Yeah.

Do you know what I mean?

I don't want to be in the experiment being a second choice.

What actually happened last night when you got home?

Did you decide to leave? So I just said to her,

"Look, I just need to take some space apart

"because this is just a lot."

But even just saying that I wanted to take some space,

there wasn't, like, a real question as to why.

It was just like...

And she hasn't really even asked you any questions? Nah.

You don't want someone like that in your life.

No-one wants anyone like that in their life.

This journey, unfortunately, has come to an end for me.

I feel like Divarni's definitely making the right decision.

This has been a long time coming and he's finally seen sense.

This is what I've been trying to make this man see. Finally.

And it hurts, obviously, because I came here looking for love.

Yeah.

And what I came here looking for, I didn't find.

So... You deserve it.

You do deserve it, mate. You definitely deserve better than that.

Yeah, 100%.

I've come to the realisation that the marriage is not going to work.

I've put in a lot of effort into the relationship

and I didn't get much back.

And that's the decision I've made.

It just gets to a point when enough is enough, to be fair.

You know what I mean? Do you know what, mate,

you as a person and who you are, you deserve so much more.

Yeah.

Julia-Ruth, what's going on? Are you and Divarni OK?

I know this is really shit to, like, bring it up,

but I just want to, you know...

I just want to make sure you guys are OK. Are you OK?

Um...

Long story short, I'm not going to get into it,

but we stayed in separate apartments last night.

Yeah, it's just been really, really hard to deal with that.

Aw, don't be... Honestly, we're here for you.

We're here for you, hon. Please tell us. You're fine.

You're good. You've got this. You've got this.

You're too pretty to cry! Yeah!

Julia-Ruth is getting emotional speaking about Divarni,

and obviously it's not nice seeing someone get upset,

but she's not really given a proper apology to who she has upset.

Um...

I don't even know what to say. What am I meant to talk about?

Go on, speak how you feel. Speak how you feel. Speak how you feel.

Be honest. Yes.

Be honest. Be honest with what you say now. Absolutely. Be honest.

All in all, um, just not to take away from my actions,

the commitment ceremony was, um, a lot. It was overwhelming.

It was really draining.

I just felt overwhelmed at little bits,

not everything. There was little bits that were taken out of, like,

context, like, Nelly, this whole Steven thing

has really been blown out of proportion.

Can I be honest?

I need you to be open and honest, because that's

the only way we're going to squash this.

OK. So, and I'm saying... You know, I'm going to be honest here.

What is the point otherwise if we're not?

Yeah. There is no point. Yeah, yeah. For me,

I had no interest in conversing any more.

However, you've opened up the floor, and I think it's really important

that we are open and honest with each other.

This is where I stand on it.

I'm not even irritated

that you picked Steven at the dinner party.

No problem.

What really hurt me was you tell some of our group,

"You know, what I really fancy, Steven?

"And actually, I need to be in this process

"so that I can be partnered up with him for a wife swap."

You can act shocked, but it did happen.

You can plot, you can manipulate,

you can try and get a situation, whatever you want to do.

However, I don't surround myself with people like that.

You know this at this point because I've said it

at the dinner party. The trauma I have from men leaving me.

Every single man I've been with... Nelly.

No, no, every single man I've been with has cheated on me and left me.

And at that point... You didn't care.

You know what? That's going to break me.

And that's what hurts my heart, Julia-Ruth.

I'm really struggling with that. No, Julia-Ruth, you have to...

The way I've listened to you... Listen to her. I am listening.

I am listening. No, but you've put your head down.

Babe, it is quite hard. I'm listening.

I'm... I'm listening. Why is it hard? It's the truth, no?

Your intention is to be with him. It's at her expense

and it's at Divarni's expense, for your gain. Mm-mm.

That isn't fair.

I had certain expectations down the aisle.

I definitely was disappointed.

It didn't work out the way I wanted to.

I definitely gave it a try. Physically, Steven is someone

definitely that I would go for in the real world.

It's selfishness, isn't it? Because you've thought,

"I don't want to be in this process, or I've not wanted to be

"in this process with Divarni." Or it hasn't gone the way

that I wanted it to. "He's not who I thought he would be." Yeah.

But that's not what this process is.

And that's not fair to think that you should have that right.

Honestly, I'm so sorry. I don't believe any of that.

She behaved the way she did, and she's clearly not sorry.

She's not pulled me for a chat. She's not done anything.

Shut up! Fuck it!

I've had it. Thank you.

OK. Oh, no! Oh! No!

Julia! Come here. Julia-Ruth. Girl, girl, girl, girl!

Really, I just can't fucking do this any more.

Girl, girl, girl, girl.

Really, I just can't fucking do this any more.

I never wanted to feel like anyone's coming for anyone,

but I felt like that apology wasn't sincere, and I thought,

"But what are you actually sorry for?"

Julia-Ruth and I haven't resolved anything.

I don't feel like I've had a heartfelt apology,

so my opinion hasn't changed.

Hello, girls. We're back.

Nelly, she's like a dog with a bone.

I think she won't let off of it.

Why are you threatened?

It's not because of me. It's because you're insecure

in your own relationship.

Hello. Hello, darling. Hello. Zebra and the antelope walking in.

I feel like there's still going to be cold shoulders

and weird vibes and energy.

Back into the lion's den.

I can't resolve something with someone

if I don't think you're being sincere.

And I don't feel like she was being sincere.

It's not really resolved,

but I don't think there's much more else to say.

Right, everyone.

Tell me, everyone, what's been going on.

D and I have just continued to be in love.

We are deepening our connection,

and I'm just loving every minute I'm spending with him.

Aw!

Go on, Abi. Um, so, yeah, me and John are really good.

I feel like... I just feel like

really cheesy all the time because I'm like,

"Yeah, me and John, yay, fairy tale land,

"like, really happy!" But it's nice.

Honestly, I've never felt this way about someone before.

Like, he's such an incredible guy.

I can't even, like, explain it.

I don't feel worthy enough for him. Oh, my God!

Honestly, he's just so... I think you need to work on

your self-confidence. Maybe!

I feel like you and John are at the perfect place in your life. Yeah.

Like you're both at a really similar stage.

Like, you guys, like, are so solid and we're like,

"Oh, my God, look at Rebecca and Bailey.

See, see, see! We look at you, like that's where we want to be.

Like, you guys are in love. Like, you have such amazing communication

and you're such like the cutest, perfect couple.

And we admire you guys, like, for that, honestly. Aw!

Aw, thank you, honey.

Yeah. Maeve, what's going on, babes?

Maeve, are you all right? No, no, I'm fucking not OK.

What's happening, Maeve? Are you all right? Come on, spill the beans.

Do I have to? Have you actually spoken to Joe since...?

Not since the dinner party, the day of the dinner party.

She has tried to get in contact with him, though.

Yeah. Yeah, you've tried. Maeve, it's so shit.

I'm sitting here when everyone's talking about their relationships.

Look at me like a fucking mug. You don't.

You're a girl... You're a woman in love.

That's it. You're not a mug. Absolutely not.

Joe's not here right now.

I haven't seen him in over a week.

Like, there's been no communication.

It's like he's ghosted us. It's not OK.

And right now I am hurt.

We've got a letter here.

Oh! Oh!

A letter!

"We hope that you're enjoying your retreat.

"A change of scenery is intended to help you reflect

"on your own relationship

"and a chance to offer advice and support to your fellow couples.

"Inside this envelope are questions designed

"to help you do just that. As always, be honest.

"Love, Mel, Paul and Charlene." All right.

Questions.

Who do you think is the funniest wife?

Grace. No, no, no.

After the last commitment ceremony, it's got to be Leisha.

LAUGHTER

She's a good laugh, man. We have good banter.

That's one of the things I asked for, so I'm happy

she is a joker, yes. She is a laugh. She has good energy, hasn't she?

Yeah. Also, I've got to throw it out there.

April's a very funny character.

I think April as well. I find her fucking hilarious. She's jokes.

I think we've got the same kind of sense of humour as well.

Like, I struggle to make my wife laugh, but I think she's funny.

LAUGHTER

Guys, we have a golden envelope.

Are we ready? Ahem!

First question.

Who is the sexiest husband?

Oh, God in heaven. Why now? Why today? Well, obviously it's me.

Grace! I'll go... I'll go Bailey. All right.

Next. Reiss. Tall, dark, attractive.

He is a handsome man, I appreciate that.

I don't fancy him. I love my husband. Yeah. That's fine.

Yours. Like, he's... Yeah.

Honestly, I would say John.

Girls, you know I can't get into it. I can't. I've got to cop out.

No! Nah! I'll let you cop out.

I will cop out. Fuck that. I will cop out.

My husband's the only one I'm interested in.

I've not seen a sexier man. I'm not having...

No, grill me for it. I'm not arsed. Boring!

Move on. Let's not all cop out, by the way.

Next. Julia-Ruth.

Erm, honestly, like Steven.

Julia-Ruth, finding Steven attractive still -

keep your hands off my man! OK. Yours.

I would say Ash.

He's got that little bit of sexiness.

Yeah. We'd all have sex with Ash, let's be honest.

Agreed!

Next question. If you hadn't been matched with your partner,

who would you like to have been matched with and why?

Nice. April? Ashley.

Like I've said that openly from the beginning.

Ashley's a great guy. He's got the banter I would like,

so, yeah.

Look all you like, ladies!

Ashley! Ashley!

Right, Julia-Ruth? Here we go.

Uh, Steven. Great energy, great vibes, great banter.

I do feel insecure. Of course I do. I think Julia-Ruth knows that.

I think that's... I think she's not... I mean,

she's not a stupid girl.

I just don't think she's a good person.

Nelly. And Nelly, you can't choose Steven because everyone else did.

I don't think anyone else did choose Steven, did they?

Apart from Julia-Ruth.

Can we not with the little digs? Like...

Steven's hot. Physically, he is someone I'd go for

outside of this world.

I'm going to be honest. That man is a ten out of ten,

and he needs someone who's not insecure and, like, needy.

Good day, weren't it?

It was brilliant.

And the sun was out. You've caught sun there, mate.

Abso-fucking-lutely. Yeah.

Hi, guys! Hi! Hello.

Hiya. Are you OK? Oh!

All right, babe? How are you? How are you? Mm. You OK?

Yeah. Good. You? Yeah. Yeah, we've had such a sick day.

Was it? Like sick day. Super chill. What'd you do?

We had the golden envelope that come with a few questions. Go on, then.

Tell us about it. Oh, right. Yeah,

I remember the first question.

Whose wife or partner is the funniest?

So you got a couple of votes. Nice. Oh, yeah!

You got a couple of votes. You also got a couple of votes. Did I? Yes!

Who were my votes? Tell me.

I think I voted you.

Did you? I think Ash voted for you as well. Yes!

Who did? Ash. Did he? And I definitely backed you.

Did you? Fuck, yeah! Take that!

Ashley said I was one of the funniest, did he? Hmm. Interesting.

I mean, I am.

Oh, God. What about you, girl? Just shit, innit?

I'm at a couples retreat by myself

and thinking, "Is my husband coming or not?"

It's in the back of my mind, like, "Where's Joe and what's he doing?"

Hey. How are you? Hello. How are you guys? Are yous all right?

Yeah. Hello, darling. How are you doing?

You all right? Oh, yeah.

Like, now it's getting harder

that I'm doing the couples retreat by myself.

There's still not any contact, really?

No, there's no communication. You haven't spoke at all? No.

The last time I saw him was the day of the dinner party.

And I haven't spoken to him since. So, like,

I've got all these things spiralling in my head,

but the only answers I can get are from him.

I don't actually know what else to do.

I think he's going through a lot. It's just muggy now.

I think Maeve definitely deserves answers.

Joe's had ample opportunity to speak to her and he's not done that.

So it's putting me in a really,

really shitty and awkward position. I feel really fucking shit.

Are you starting to read between the lines, though?

I'm just thinking, because he's not saying anything,

is that an answer in itself?

When I spoke to him, I got the...

I got the impression that he's just scrambled.

You said at the commitment ceremony when you were like,

"He said something", but you were like, "I'm not saying anything."

He chose to speak to me

and then went into depth about home and all different things.

And then if I now betray that,

he's never going to trust again.

Do you think he gave you any information that would help Maeve?

There was one thing said, and I asked him directly,

and I said, "You said, like, you love Maeve.

"Do you love her?"

And he said, "Oh, like, I love these things and stuff like that."

And I said, "Well, you love her, but are you in love with her?"

And he couldn't really answer it.

So there's me fucking answer, then.

You don't just fucking sit me on

a fucking sofa telling us that you love us,

and then next minute that you fucking don't.

You need to speak to him. You need to have that conversation.

It's a fucking joke.

It's just fucking annoying.

And now I just feel like a fucking idiot.

Joe was telling us that he loved us

and that we felt like we were a proper couple.

Oh, fuck this.

I'm not getting what I deserve again,

and I always end up getting hurt.

It's really hard and I don't know what...

I don't know what else I can do. I don't know where I go from here.

This is awful.

Is there something that I'm doing that I'm getting hurt all the time?

It's fucking shit.

I just feel that I've given so much.

And am I ever going to be enough for anyone?

And that's how I feel right now.

Next time... Oi-oi!

..it's the retreat dinner party...

Hello!

..as Joe's late arrival...

You got asked if you had any feelings towards me.

..sparks an explosive showdown with Maeve.

You didn't say anything. What the fuck am I meant to do?

I've been crying for a week, man.

For Julia-Ruth and Divarni...

You could have walked away. You're a grown man.

..their marital crisis spirals...

Don't talk to me like I'm a fucking kid.

Well, then don't act like one. It's always about you.

And this is the problem.

..and the group is caught in the crossfire.

Why are you so worried, babe? He deserves the best

and you haven't given him that. I don't give a fuck.

I think you've hurt the boy sitting next to you.

Pull your pussy up because you're boring as fuck.

Seriously. You're an evil person.