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You got asked if you had
any feelings towards me...

Previously... ..and
apparently you didn't say anything.
..a retreat reunion...

I've been left
and didn't know what was going on.

I don't give a BLEEP. I don't care.

..proved to be the final straw
for Maeve and Joe.

Get me home now.

You don't tell someone that you love
them and don't mean it.

..and... Divarni, you could have
walked away. You're a grown man,

you know you make your own
decisions.

..after a fiery
showdown with husband Divarni...

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

I've tried my best. I'm over it, I'm
done. Same shit.

..Julia-Ruth's fury spread through
the group.

Why are you so worried, babe?

He deserves the best
and you haven't given him that.

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

Pull your BLEEP up because you're
boring as BLEEP, seriously.

You're an evil person.

And provoked a surprise
reaction from Steven.

People she hasn't directly affected,
shut up, it's as simple as that.

Tonight...

It's beyond my expectations.

..as the couples return to face
the experts...

I'm getting chills.

Yeah!

It's so good. ..some reap the
rewards from their time away.

We're just getting stronger
and stronger,

and my feelings are massive.

But, for others... I've gone week
in,

week out, trying to make things
work.

I've wasted my time.
..turmoil from the retreat...

What more can I do now?

The relationship is in the gutter.
You didn't give it a second.

..continues to build. Like,
are you on the verge of leaving?

If I'm not giving you what you need,
I need to go.

And Grace...
This has been the hardest week.

..is left questioning her marriage
to Ashley.

We were bringing out the very worst
in each other, so I've chosen to...

Love you.

I like you a little bit, too.

Morning. Morning.

Thank you very much. You're welcome.

Good coffee. Well done, thank you.

Always. Call me the Coffee King.

So, the dinner party was chaotic,
wasn't it?

Oh, my gosh, I was not expecting
it to go down like that at all.

I knew there was going to be drama,

but I feel like
that was at a whole new level.

Yeah.

Oh, that was so much drama,
wasn't there?

It was a lot. I'm just
so lucky to be here with you.

Yeah, we're strong now, aren't we?
I'm happy. I'm happy, too.

How are you feeling about today?

It's going to be an eventful one,
I think.

I'm most looking forward
to seeing Divarni.

I was kind of a bit down, actually,
at the dinner party,

because Divarni was next to me
and he was, like, quite shaken.

I think Julia-Ruth was a lot.

She was just so rude.
To have Divarni sat next to her,

and that speech,
it's so insensitive.

Does she not realise everything
that she's doing is hurtful to him?

For him, his marriage is over

and she's just laughing,
like nothing's ever happened.

Yeah. She knows,
she just doesn't care.

The retreat was rocky, for sure.
Julia-Ruth still mugging me off,

still not taking accountability.
But it was just very dramatic,

and I felt like she
just wanted to be

the centre of attention
and go out with a bang.

Obviously,
the feelings just don't disappear,

but she hurt me and, knowing

that my feelings were taken
advantage of,

it's come down to this.

The marriage can't be salvaged,
no.

I know I can walk out of this
with my head held high.

The retreat was intense
because I feel like

we've just gotten
a lot of attention on us.

At least this time I got to stand

up and do what I needed to do
for myself.

We've got some closure.

I feel proud
that I just held my own.

I honestly don't think
the marriage can be salvaged at all.

I don't think we're the right people
for each other.

Sometimes you just need to know
when to walk away from it.

I'm ready for another Juicy Roo
feast today.

I think it's going to be same vibes
as the retreat.

I feel like people will
definitely be ready

to get in their final bits
and say their pieces,

but I'm definitely standing
my ground.

I won't take that,
so I'm just going

to go back to Juicy Roo,
back to myself,

the person who walked in here.

Last night, Steven
and I had a bit of a barney.

It was a hard dinner party for me
because I never argue

with people like
I did with Julia-Ruth and,

actually, I would have liked a
little bit more support from Steven.

Julia-Ruth was being nasty to me.

When she kept interrupting me, he
could have just piped up and said,

"Don't talk to my wife that way,"
or, "Let my wife speak."

At that point, I was like, "I'm so
done with hiding how I'm feeling."

I need him to put me first,
make me feel secure,

that's what needs to change.

Morning, tea's there. Thanks.

I need to see some progress

because, if I don't,
then I'm wasting my time.

I lost my cool with Julia-Ruth,
like, she's really wound me up.

I think I just had to say
what I needed to say.

I could see that you were getting
annoyed at me.

Just, like, that went on longer than
what it should have,

that dinner party.
And like I said,

I was sitting there thinking,
"I'm bored of everyone

"just, like, chirping in, it's
like..."

I was just hoping, more than
anything, that you would comfort me,

that's what I need
in a relationship.

Nelly said she wanted me to back her
up in her argument with Julia-Ruth.

I've always said,

if it's between you and that person,
I won't get involved, and

she's taken it to heart.

I don't get why you were
so passionate about the situation.

I don't need to be at the show
that I've not bought a ticket for.

I don't know what to do at this
point.

I just feel like I need more
from you.

Today will be really important
for us.

Yeah, for sure.

I've tried to be
as supportive as possible,

but I think the biggest issue
for us is actually the reassurance.

She's already said,
I need to show a little bit more.

She does overthink.

I'm fully questioning how much I can
do to make this girl happy.

We're getting close to crunch time
with the end of the experiment.

I'm starting to mentally check out.

How are you feeling today?
Are you all right?

I'm all right, yeah.
I think that that talk we had

last night has kind of confused me.

I'm upsetting you by doing things
that I think are right and noble.

Mm-hm. And I'm starting to just
feel really unheard...

..in the relationship.

I've been anxious this morning.

Grace and I are
arguing over April, basically.

So, in the games that we play
in the retreat,

April has listed me, and then Grace
has taken

a little bit of insecurity with
that because, April and I,

we do get on well.

We had a good week until last night.

The initial reason we started
arguing was

because April consistently
chooses Ash,

no matter what the question.

Who she'd rather be matched with?
Who's the funniest? It's always Ash.

It is just a game,

but it does come across
as a little bit threatening.

I asked Ash,
"Could we tackle it together?"

Ash did not attack the problem
together.

At the end of the dinner party,

April asked me what was wrong.

I just explained to April,

Grace feels uncomfortable
and I just don't feel

like we can have that friendship

that we could have had
because of that.

I've then told Grace
that it's happened,

and Grace has hit the roof and she's
pissed off at me for doing it.

They had a conversation.
Why did I have no input here?

Like, this was my issue.
It was me being disrespected.

Why have you two squashed it between
the two of you?

And so I was annoyed.

We should have
dealt with it together and I

apologise for shooting the gun. Mm.

I understand that you wanted to fix
the April situation,

but it was the complete opposite of
what I asked you to do.

I think you do, sort of,
genuinely, just think your way is

the right way,
and I need to get used to your way,

otherwise,
this relationship will never work,

and that's
what I find a bit challenging.

I'm not sure you trust me.

You're constantly questioning

my character with the things that
you're upset with.

Um...

..we both came here for marriage.
It is hard work.

Is it this hard work? I don't know.

I don't think either of us want
to leave,

but we're both starting to feel like
we don't have a choice. Hmm.

I'm feeling really torn going into
the commitment ceremony today.

This is the hardest
decision I've ever had to make.

I really, really like Grace.

I really want to make it work,
but there's always something

I'm doing that needs to be argued
with, or picked up on, or attacked.

We're both coming at this from just
completely different angles.

He is very focused on
what he believes

is the right thing to be,
and how he should be as a husband,

and not what I'm literally telling
him.

I'm upset. I am the person who...

..is telling you it wasn't right
for me, as your wife.

I don't know where my head's at.

I feel emotional about today's
commitment ceremony.

It's absolutely OK to walk away

if this isn't the right
relationship,

and if this is damaging,

but it's also OK...

..if I still feel
like there's a push I could give.

Ash and I do have feelings
for each other...

..but when is the right time...

..to say, "Enough is enough"?

Welcome to your penultimate
commitment ceremony.

This is one of the last
opportunities

for you to really open up to us,

and share your thoughts
and feelings about your marriages.

So, as always, be honest
and vulnerable,

and make the most of your time
with us,

while you still have
the opportunity.

First up to the couch...

..Abigail and John.

It's like I'm renewing my vows...

..with my wedding shoes as well. Aw.

This is good, you look good.
Thank you.

Thank you. So, how are you both?

Yeah, we're good.
We had, like, a great week.

The retreat was nice because I feel
like we just, kind of,

like, opened up a lot more,
and we just, kind of, had fun.

OK. Yeah, I had a bit of a moment
where we were looking around

the house that we had at the
couple's retreat

and I was like, "Oh, the last time
we were looking around

"a villa was in the
Seychelles on our honeymoon,"

and we were strangers then,
weren't we?

And now to kind of think,

"Oh, look, there's been so much
growth in that time."

We're just so comfortable
with each other, aren't we?

Communication, we talk about

what we want after the experiment,
even now, you know?

We want a family and we're speaking
about that, even now, you know?

So, you've already talked about
having children with each other?

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
I feel so connected to Abi.

We just know, like, we're a team
and I've never had a we

and I've never had an us,
and, when we speak about a family,

I just thought that might pass me
by.

And now, because of Abi, all of
that is on the table...

Wow. ..and that's an amazing,
amazing place to be.

How does that feel?

You spent all those years single.

At certain points, you had given up
hope. Yeah.

You now meet someone who you're
talking about having children with.

Hmm-hmm.
I'm getting chills, to be fair.

Honestly,
like, it's beyond my expectations.

Wow.

Wow. OK, Abi, I know
the hope that you had.

How does it feel to know that
that hope is being realised?

It's just incredible.
I've never been in love.

I've never, kind of,
felt that way before.

You just said you've never been in
love.

Are you in love now?

I think I, 100%, I have fallen
and I have massive,

strong feelings for John,

and I know that I will be
in love with him,

it's just a matter of time.

So, I'm curious, Abi,
are you concerned with saying that?

I'm not concerned with saying it,
but I want John to know

that, when I say it,
then that's 100% for life.

When I say it, that's it,
that is, literally, for definite.

So can I play devil's advocate?

Do you think that you've put the
cart

before the horse discussing a child,

but not confirming
that you love your partner?

I see what you mean,

but I can definitely see John being
an amazing dad,

so I feel comfortable to
having those discussions.

Having a kid is such a big topic,
you need to be on the same page,

and, even at the wedding, we had

this discussion about
whether we wanted kids.

But it sounds like you've progressed

that to not just do you want kids,
but you've said,

"Do you want kids with me?" Yeah.

I see qualities in Abi that I would
want in the mother of my child,

but we also know we have to have

all of this right
before we have children.

OK. Yeah, family is a massive
part of our lives.

That's why homestays will be such
a key turning point,

because we'll be able
to see how each other interacts,

whether we would be able
to integrate our lives.

I hoped that I would meet my forever
person,

that's why I came here,
and, like, obviously,

in the past, I'd never met
that person.

So, I felt like that wasn't for me.

But, after meeting John,

like, he has all the qualities
that I've ever wanted,

and the way he supports me,

and makes me come out of my shell,
and allow me to be myself.

All right, fair. We push you

to think about this relationship
because we want it to be right.

It feels good, it looks good, right?
Yeah.

But we just want to ensure
that it is good, right?

So, let's go to a decision

and we're going to start with John.

I'm just having the absolute time
of my life with you.

Every single day gets better,

I'm more excited now to think about
what happens beyond this experiment.

Every day is amazing
and so much more than I asked for,

so, with that being said,
I'm writing stay.

Yay. Great stuff.

Each week, it keeps getting better
and better between us,

and I'm just really excited
about our future

and looking forward to, like,
knowing even more about you,

and, yeah, just our future together.

So, and that's why I have decided to
write stay.

Aw.

I love that you're clapping
for each other.

It's so good. It's so good.
It's so good.

I'll tell you what,
keep learning about each other,

keep loving each other.
Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Thank you. Well
done. Good stuff.

Next up to the couch...

..Nelly and Steven.

Hey, guys. Good to see the two of
you.

How are you doing?

It's been a testing week again,

um... OK. We had a couple
of disagreements, to say the least.

Mm. I felt one of them was extremely
petty at the dinner party,

Nelly's whole argument
with Julia-Ruth,

and I was
sitting there thinking,

"Oh, my God, my name's come up
again.

"This is going on longer than
what it should.

"We're getting nowhere fast."
I was already frustrated at that.

We could definitely see that you
were getting quite frustrated.

Mm. So, Nelly,
what's your take on the argument?

Because I know that it was quite
important

for you to share with Julia-Ruth
that you were upset about her saying

that she has an attraction
to Steven.

You were feeling quite emotional.

What are your thoughts about that?

You're allowed to be attracted
to Steven.

What bothers me is that -
what was your plan?

Was your plan to get him for partner
swap and then turn his head,

and then Steven can say to me,

"Sorry, I've got feelings for
Julia-Ruth,

"now - see you later, Nelly"?

Like, in my head, I'm thinking,
if that's your plan,

and it worked,
I don't think you've considered how

I would feel in that moment. She
just didn't feel very sorry to me.

I wonder if there was a part of you

that wanted, maybe, more reassurance
from Steven.

I think you're right.

I would have liked more support,
because I'm stood there defending

and fighting for our relationship

and feeling disrespected
in that moment.

It was annoying
when Julia-Ruth was interrupting,

just maybe, like, a, "Let my wife
speak," or something.

Just, maybe, a little bit more
support.

That's what I need, and that's
what I'm used to,

and that's what I want from a
relationship.

I would have liked to have
seen more support of Nelly

because, actually, what she's saying

is, "This could potentially
threaten our relationship."

But I wanted them to talk
and hash things out,

and I thought, in that moment,
it didn't need other people.

I don't want to jump into something,

then I feel like I'm the aggressor.

But you looked very angry,
even in that moment.

It looked like you were irritated

that Nelly was bringing this
up again.

What we saw was the, kind of,
like, "Ugh."

Then it makes me think,
"Why am I doing all this fighting?"

And that's why it felt like -

you were really fighting for the
relationship... Yeah.

..and I wasn't seeing that
reassurance from you, Steven.

Something around the fact
that, "There's no threat here.

"You're the person that I want to be
with.

"I know where my heart is," and
that's usually what you expect. Mm.

And I think that's been
my biggest problem,

because last week, on the sofa,
I said,

"I'm only here for one person
and one person only,

"like, I'm married to Nelly."

And I think me saying that,
in my head,

would have been sufficient enough.

I'm here for Nelly
and I've said that.

But you just need to tell me.

And I've said to Steven
that I do need more from you.

The relationship, as it is, wouldn't
be enough for me on the outside.

What is the point?

I need to see actual progress
and start to feel, again,

like I'm in an actual relationship.

Because at the moment you don't feel
like you are?

I feel like sometimes we
just co-exist.

We're getting towards the end of
the experiment.

I'm not just going to go cruising
through,

it's not what I'm here for.
I do want to see progress.

I can provide that.
But if it hasn't started that way,

it can't just be like, right, boom,
let's go and slap on the PDA.

But it's not about PDA,

it's feeling like it's more of
a relationship,

feeling more secure
with one another.

It's not just about PDA for me.

I'm still being affectionate, but
not to the extent that I know I can.

I just struggle to understand
that, if you can be more

affectionate, why aren't you being?

It's just, as I say, it's more
because that intimate,

playful level never started
that way.

But it did start
that way on the honeymoon.

It wasn't like that much, like,
I'd put my arm around her,

I'd give her a kiss, I'd hold
her hand,

I'd tell her that she looked
beautiful.

But I said a few weeks back,

I didn't want another physical
relationship,

I wanted emotional first.

I'm not even hearing the emotional
stuff.

I mean, if your wife is needing your
support in a public environment

where she's having a conflict

with someone else
and she's not getting it,

well, that's not establishing
an emotional connection either.

What about just putting
your hand on her back

or just saying, "It's OK,
babe, I've got you"? Yeah.

So, it sounds like there's a lot
for you to reflect on,

in terms of communication
and actually showing up as a unit.

Yeah, I want to be a team. I want to
tackle the solutions together

and not work against each
other. What I still don't get,

I'm like, how are you not fuming
at Julia-Ruth? Because I am.

I do need to show a lot more.

The communication
does need to happen more, for sure.

All right, let's go to a decision.

Nelly, let's start with you.

Based on this week...

..it can feel
like we're just co-existing...

..and that's not what I want,
it's not what I'm here for.

I know what I need and I know
what I deserve.

The relationship, as it is, isn't
enough and I do need more.

And if you can't give it,

then what's the point?

I know what I need and I know
what I deserve.

The relationship, as it is, isn't
enough and I do need more.

And if you can't give it,
then what's the point?

We're coming towards the end
and I really need to see progress.

But I do think there
is something there,

and I just think,

if we both really put the work in,
it could be something amazing.

So, for that reason,
I've decided to...

..stay.

Thank you. Nelly.
Steven, what's your decision?

I would have liked to have
been more progress

following on from last week,
for sure.

I know I need to provide more,

but I'm obviously willing
to make it work,

because I do care for you, I do like
you,

so I've put stay...

..for now.

For now?

Are you on the verge of leaving?

This is the last week where things
need to click for both of us.

If I can't provide for Nelly
what she needs

for me, and, sort of, vice versa...

..then I'd have to...

..tap out of the experiment.

I have asked you so many times,
"What do I need to give you?"

And you've said, you've
not said anything.

Just be yourself, that's all I'm
asking. But I am being myself.

I'm being completely myself.

To become a team, you need to work
in unison,

so stay for now means we've got a
week.

If I'm not giving you what you need,
I need to go.

I don't really know what else
I could say to add onto that.

That's OK.
It sounds like it's quite a shock

for you to hear what Steven is
saying.

If it doesn't work out after this
week, then he's going.

I didn't expect the stay for now.

I think I'm just processing it all.

OK, so it sounds like this is an
important week for the two of you.

All right. Thanks. Thank you very
much. Thank you.

Right.

I didn't understand
the stay for now

and I feel a bit blindsided by it.

If you want to leave, leave.
I don't want to be a mug,

I'm not that girl.

My feelings for Nelly right now
are diminishing.

Feels like anything
I do isn't good enough.

What's bothering me the most is
that I'm the only

one who's ever got homework
in this marriage.

There's two people involved in this

and I think something needs
to change drastically

because, pretty soon, I'll be
dropping my wedding ring off.

Next up on the couch...

..Davide and Keye.

Hello. Hello. Hello.
How are we doing?

Good, how are you? We're good.
How was last week?

It was really good. Do you know
what? Our communication is

just getting so much better, like,

we're just getting stronger
and stronger.

Above all, this week,
it was just great.

It was good to, even

separate from him for the day,
to be with the boys.

And then, he just comes to me
and tells me like,

"Oh, I love you so much,"
I was like, "Thank you,"

but it's great. No,
he makes me feel very seen,

and I'm not even doing
anything special,

I'm just being me.
It's definitely something special.

What's clear here is you're both
very comfortable with one another.

We are getting to the end very soon,
so are you worried how

it'll work outside of
the experiment?

Yeah, it is slightly nerve-racking,
just because you are

so accustomed to waking
up every single morning together.

But we are a 30-minute taxi ride
away from one another,

so he is basically my neighbour.

But that 30 minutes
is still very different

to sharing an apartment together,

so it's natural to have some form
of anxiety.

But there's also excitement,
because there's

so many thousands of firsts
that we're going to get to do.

Like, the excitement of both

of us being at work all week,
and then having to plan a date,

and surprising each other,
like, there's

so many fun firsts that come from
that as well,

so apprehensive but excited.

Yeah. And we're confident we're
going to make it work.

I know there'll be times
where we're not going

to be able to wake
up with each other,

but I'm a phone call away
if you need me.

You know, I'll say this,
from my time in this experiment,

I believe that you two affirm

each other better..

..than anyone I've ever seen.

Thank you. Thank you so much.
You're making me cry. Yeah.

And I think that you've been
challenged,

and I think you've met these
challenges phenomenally well.

You should be incredibly proud.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

You know, I waited
before I said this

because I wanted to see
if it was real -

and it's clear that it's real.

And I think we should just go right
to a decision.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

All right. Davide.

You are doing things to me

that I didn't know that I could even
think about.

I never had anyone praise me
for being me.

I've never felt that special...

..by anyone.

And I, right now, really can't see
my life without you in it.

You're the calm in the storm
and you'll always be my anchor.

I've decided to stay.

You, on our honeymoon,

you promised that
every day would be a honeymoon

and you have yet to break
that promise.

You just bring so much light
and joy into my life,

and I can't imagine going through
anything without you,

and do you know what?
I wouldn't want to.

I can't wait to start this next
chapter

of our lives together and raise

a horde of irritating children
with you.

I know, right? For that reason,

I will stay. Aw.

Excellent job. Thank you so much.
Thank you, guys.

Thank you so much. Thank you.
I'm so happy for you guys. Yay! Yay!

Yay!

And next up on the couch...

..we have Maeve.

Oh, honey. Oh, God.

I just really want
to commend you on your courage

and resilience and strength
for coming here, once again,

third time, by yourself. Yeah.

So, you had a visit from Joe? Yes.

How did that play out from your
perspective?

Um, I probably didn't get...

..the answers that I deserved.

I'm going round and round and round
in circles.

But, when someone tells me
that it's 100% done and walks off,

I'm not chasing after anyone.
I ain't doing that.

I understand,
in that conversation with Joe,

you heard some bits of information
about how he feels about you.

What did you take from that?
Not a lot.

I asked him, "How do you feel about
me?"

And he couldn't give a definite
answer, still.

If you love someone,

you're either, it's either a yes or
a no, in my eyes. Hmm.

And if you can't answer that
question, then it's a no, innit?

I would love to provide information
for you about Joe.

He's written you a letter.

I'd like to read it to you,
if that's OK. Yeah.

"Maeve. I'd like to say thank you

"for your amazing support
during this process.

"You know better than
anyone how I've been

"so up and down during this
crazy experience,

"and I can't thank you enough

"for being such a strong partner
through it all.

"I came into this process
for the right reasons.

"I wanted to get married
and meet my forever person,

"and, once it was clear that
that wasn't the case,

"my time in the experiment
was done, there and then.

"My only regret is

"that we have clearly left things
in a negative way.

"But I'm adamant, both my decision
to leave,

"and my absence here today, is

"the best thing for me personally,
and our relationship.

"You are an absolutely amazing
person with a heart of gold...

"..and I'm sure there is a very
lucky man out there

"that will be the right person
for you.

"My honesty about my feelings

"is obviously being questioned
right now...

"..but, when I told you I loved you,
I genuinely meant it.

"I wish you nothing
but the best going forward.

"Joe. Kiss."

It's hard because I don't know.

I don't actually know what he's
telling me was the truth or not.

It is a shitty thing to say
if you don't actually mean it.

When I love someone, I love them
hard, and that's who I am,

and I'm not changing
that for anyone.

I did feel heartbroken this week,

but, like, don't say it if you don't
mean it.

Yeah.
I deserve better, I deserve answers,

and I know that I deserve respect,
so it's not OK.

What did you learn from
the relationship with Joe

that, perhaps, you'll
take into your next relationship?

I can be vulnerable and it's OK
to feel what I'm feeling.

Like, I used to put everyone else,
like, before me,

but now I think actually, like,
my feelings are valid, too.

I just feel like I've grown
as a person.

I'm sound now,
do you know what I mean?

Like, I've grown so much.

I might not be going out with
a husband,

but I'm going out with friends
that actually love me

and that just means so much to me.

Is there anything you'd like to say

to this wonderful group of people
here, Maeve?

Don't know if I can.

Um, I just want to say thank you
for everything,

and especially feeding me the past
two weeks

because I have not been food
shopping.

Honestly, like, I actually love yous
from the bottom

of me heart and just thank you

for your support throughout
everything.

Like, I actually love yous so much
and I can't say anything else.

We love you, Maeve. Well done.

Well, I guess all that's left to do
is show us your decision.

I've decided to

leave.

Thank you. Maeve.

Well, would you like to say goodbye
to all of your buddies?

Come here, then.

Aw, it's just the beginning, gal.
It's not goodbye.

It's the beginning.

Love you. Group hug.

I have learnt so much about myself.

I've learnt that I'm a lot stronger
than what I thought I ever was.

Oh, Nell.

I'm really heartbroken and sad
that I'm leaving today.

I didn't expect my marriage to end
like this...

..but I'm not giving up on love.

But I cannot wait
to see me little boy,

and I'm so ready for the next
chapter of me life.

OK, next up to the couch,
Rebecca and Bailey.

Hello. Hello. Hello.
Good to see the two of you.

Lovely look, Rebecca. Thank you.
Guys, how has your week been?

Really good, actually.
Yeah, really good.

I have to say,

observing you at the dinner party,
I was literally just smiling.

What's really beautiful about the
two of you

is just seeing how secure
you both are

to speak to others... Yeah.
..but you still have a way

of making sure each
other knows that,

you know, "I still got you."
And there's the little kisses,

the way that you glance at each
other.

It literally is a perfect
romantic story...

Aw, thank you. ..and it's so
beautiful to watch.

It does feel like that, doesn't it?

Yeah, I think we both are
very secure

in ourselves as individuals...
Right.

..but we're both very secure
together,

so I love that we're both around the
room,

and speaking to everybody else,

but we know that each other's there,
like, it just feels comfortable.

Excellent.

We are getting to the end of the
experiment very soon,

so any discussions around how it
will work outside of the experiment?

We haven't got a solid plan,
I think that's probably

what gives us that little bit
of anxiety, doesn't it?

I love spending all of my time
with Bec

and, like, I love waking
up to her every day,

and I feel like it's just that part

that we know we're not going to have
that. Yeah.

The intensity.

We're very affectionate
and not waking

up with each other every day is
what we're worried about,

but we're really committed
to each other.

I've got no doubt
that we'll put absolutely

everything into it to make it work.
Sure. Yeah. I'm confident in us.

I am confident we'll be fine.
It's just the only real worry,

I guess, which is a good,

I mean, a really great place to be,
isn't it? Yeah. We can't complain.

And I can't wait to see us back
at each other's homes.

And hopefully there's meeting

Bluebelle one day as well,
which would be good,

I've started to picture how
that's going to go,

and, yeah, it's really exciting,
I guess.

You just slipped in there,

"I'm going to introduce you
to my child."

I know she'll love you
and I know you'll love her.

It's the next big thing for us.

Excellent. Well, I am super
confident in both of you.

I am so confident

that I'm going to ask you right away
what your decisions are.

I think we've both got similar
worries about

what happens after this,
but it's because we're

so in this together now
and we don't want it to end,

but I know that we will both try

and we'll put absolutely everything
into it to make it work,

so I'm choosing to stay.

Bailey, what's your decision?
Obviously an easy one.

Absolutely obsessed with you.

I said I love you ages ago, but it
has just grown and grown and grown,

so, of course, I'm going to stay.

OK. Have a good week, guys.
Thanks very much. Cheers, guys.

Well done, you guys.
Thank you, guys.

Next up on the couch, if we could
have...

..Leigh and Leah come up.

Hello. Hello. Hiya.

Ladies, how do we feel?

Good. Yeah, I feel good.

Yeah, I feel like we're a lot
closer this week.

Yeah, I feel like
we're both at a similar pace now.

More PDA as well,
I think that's totally changed.

I think we are at the same level
of vulnerability and... It's good.

So, these are all positives, right?
Let's play a game.

I like a game.

I want you to use a word
to describe your emotional intimacy.

United. United.
Yeah. That's a great word.

Team. Team, I love it.
Let's keep going.

One word
to describe your physical intimacy.

Leah, you go first.

Steady. Yeah. Ooh.

Steady's kind of sexy. Steady's
sexy. Ooh! Yeah.

Progressing. Progressing.

So, these are all positive words.

Now, at the dinner party, there was
a great chat around intimacy.

I think, for me,

sleeping together wasn't necessarily
the actual end goal.

It was more like,
I wasn't feeling like

I was getting any vulnerability

from her, and any intimacy and...
Like the flirtiness and stuff.

..where we were kissing.
Yeah, it was the flirtiness.

Now that I've started getting that,
I'm happy.

So, we're moving

in a direction where you both,
it sounds like, you're pleased.

Yeah, for me, like I'm happy
where it is now,

like, compared to where I was. OK.

What's really clear here is that the
emotional intimacy has really grown.

What feels like a bit of a question
mark is,

do you feel
that there has been progress

when it comes to physical intimacy?

Obviously things have happened.

Yeah, without, obviously, going

into detail specifically
what we've done,

yes, it's progressed from
where it was last week, yeah.

Yeah. It's just, it's just...
Not full hog yet, but half hog.

But also, like, no concerns
because we both know

what we like and what we want,
and, you know,

we've had those conversations,
actually,

so, it's not as if it's, like,
a taboo thing between me and Leah.

Would you say that you two
are really good friends right now?

No. No.

We are definitely not friends. It's
definitely a relationship for me.

Yeah. We've been enjoying each
other's company,

getting to know each other,

experimenting,
that kind of thing. Yeah.

I mean, the progress is commendable,
especially where you came from.

I know.

Here's a concern, though, that I
have.

Everything is progressing, but we're
almost at the end of the experiment.

Mm. So, what happens on the outside,
if you start interacting with people

and you come across someone
who you're physically attracted to,

someone who is checking
all the "boxes"?

Is that a concern?

There's obviously going
to be people out there

that are more suited to us, for our,
for our physical type,

we all know that. Of course.
I can't sit here and say, 1,000%,

I'm going to be with her at the end
of this... Yeah.

..like I can't. How do we know
that until we get on

the outside world, until we see each
other's environments?

I may go to Leigh's homestay

and think,
"Oh, God, she's a scruffy cow,

"I can't be with her."

I'm just taking each day
as it comes

and, right now, it feels like
a positive growth each day,

and that's all I'm asking for.

All right, you guys ready
for a decision?

Yep. Who wants to go first?

I didn't
expect to come into this experiment

and be open and vulnerable
and patient -

all the things that I'm not really
on the outside -

and I do feel like you have
taught me that.

I appreciate

that you have now been open,
and things are progressing,

so, yeah, for that reason,

I have decided to stay.

Where we were
in the beginning to now,

I don't think either
of us saw us getting here,

that we've both stuck at it and put
the work in to be where we are now.

Yeah, I'm just excited
for the next few weeks,

so I decided to stay.

Stay united and stay steady, right,

those two will get you anywhere
that you want to go.

All right, thank you. Well done.
Thank you. Thank you.

See you guys, bye-bye.

Next up on the couch tonight...

..Julia-Ruth and Divarni.

You two have had a rough week. Yeah.

I wanted to start just by checking
in on how you're both doing.

Divarni, how are you feeling
tonight?

Just emotionally drained, yeah.

Julia-Ruth?
It's definitely has been,

like, a rough two weeks,

but I feel I'm back to myself
after the retreat.

What was your experience of
the retreat?

I felt like I was doing
the whole retreat, like, by myself.

Two hours in, Divarni was gone.

Divarni, you made the decision not
to stay

in the same room... Yeah.
..as Julia-Ruth for the retreat.

Yeah. Why was that?

I mean, there was a lot
going through my mind,

and I just needed some time and
some space.

Last week was pretty tough on
the couch,

but I did want to give her
an opportunity to take

accountability for the things
that she was called out for.

So, I was still internalising
everything else

that came up from last commitment
ceremony.

But I did have a conversation with
Leah, Leigh and Bailey...

..and there was information
that I didn't know,

and that's when I was like,
"Look, I'm trying to make it work,"

but the reality was it wasn't
going to work.

So, what was the new information
that you learnt?

What I heard from Bailey,

which opened my eyes a little bit,
was about the flirting with Steven.

That was what I didn't know.

That was when I blew.

My worth was being undermined.

So, would you say that that
conversation,

where you learnt that information,
was the last straw?

Yeah.

Was that the point where you decided
that this relationship

is not going to work for you?

Yeah, that was the turning point
for me.

Sorry, but you were there for like,
two hours, and then you were gone.

Fair enough that you heard that,
but you didn't give it a day.

I came to make it up to you and I
could've run at the dinner party,

could've run at the commitment
ceremony,

could've not gone to the retreat.

I came here for you,
but you didn't give it a second.

I mean, I've been giving the weeks
and, obviously, the punches,

the blows and the emotions
that wasn't met,

and, obviously, coming into
the dinner party,

I'm seeing Julia-Ruth, she's
coming,

walking around the room all smiley,
smiley,

like everything's all dandelions
and roses, you know what I mean?

She's having the greatest time

and I'm just there, just wallowing
up in the emotions,

and I'm just like, look, "How
are we both in the same situation,

"but I'm feeling in one way
and you're feeling

"a different way?"
Because I also had my snap moment.

I was fuming and fed up.

We know you've had stuff going on
within your own relationship,

but also some very heavy opinions
from the group weighing in.

Yeah, at that dinner party,
everyone was just having a go,

having a go at me.

People ask me questions
and don't let me talk...

Jesus.

..and I just burst and I had enough.

I just felt like, I've taken
all the hits,

what more can I do now?

The relationship is in the gutter.

I'm not going to go with my tail
between my legs and cowering down.

I'm going to walk out here the way
I came in...and I'm done.

So do you believe that you bear
responsibility in the situation?

There's no shying away
from the blunder that I've created.

What would you define as the blunder
that you made?

Honestly, I think, hurting Divarni
and saying things behind his back.

Maybe not having my walls
down and letting people in.

I feel like I've, at least, tried.

So, Divarni, did you get the answers
that you needed

in terms of her taking
accountability?

No, not really. Not particularly,
no.

Because I didn't do it
in a group setting...

I didn't want the group setting,
that's the thing.

No, but then I've
done these things, Divarni,

and I've apologised to you multiple
times.

So, what do you still need to hear
from her?

Really and truly, I've checked out.

I don't really need to get
that closure.

I went into the retreat
for one last chance.

I do wear my heart on my sleeve,

so I feel like that
was taken advantage of, for sure.

I do feel like I've wasted my time.

I've gone through every week,
week in, week out, trying

to make things work within
the relationship.

I want to give the person
that I'm with the world.

I feel like I've done the best
to give Julia-Ruth the world,

but I don't think it
was just received like that

and that's the hard part.

Divarni, what would you say you've
learnt

about yourself in this process?

I'm stronger than I thought I was.

Also, the biggest thing is just
standing up for myself

because I feel like I've always
put people before myself -

that's what I've learnt.

That's great. Good for you.

Julia-Ruth, what are
you taking away?

Think before I speak...

..and knowing what impact my words

have on other people
and just reflect on,

yeah, how I've treated you
in this process.

OK.

I think we've talked about the hard
stuff.

We're going to go to a decision.

Divarni, we'll go to you first.

It's been turbulent,
and I only wish you only the best...

..but, um, yeah...

..leave.

OK. Thank you.

And Julia-Ruth. I am truly sorry.

I have had a lot of laughs with you.

My regrets is...

..making you look silly in
front of the group,

for saying bad things about
you behind your back,

and I've apologised to you multiple
times,

and I am, again, really sorry for
hurting you... Hmm. ..genuinely.

I'm very, very grateful,

but I have written leave.

Do either of you have anything
to say to the group?

Really big sorry for our impact
in your personal relationships.

Yeah, sorry, team.

Divarni?

I don't even have words
for you guys.

You guys have been supportive
for me throughout this journey,

whether good or bad.

It's something I'm going to cherish
for a very long time.

Nah, but, honestly, like,
you guys don't know

how much you guys mean to me.

It's sad it's come to this.
Nah, I love you guys a lot, man,

do you know what I mean? And
hopefully I'll see you guys again.

There you go. All right. Aw.

Thank you both.
No worries. Take a seat.

Take care, guys. Thank you.

Love you, guys.

It was very emotional
for both of us.

Julia-Ruth's regrets is good,
so I accept that.

I just look forward to taking
what I've learnt from

the experiment and applying
that to the outside world.

Thank you, both.
I am walking out here with my

head held high, proud of myself.

Juicy Roo, she's made an appearance,
she made a statement,

she made some mistakes,

but I'm still going to be spicy and
naughty as ever.

Juicy Roo's out, babes.

Next up to the couch,

Reiss and Leisha.

Good to see the two of you.
Yeah. Good to see you all, too.

So, how has your week been?

You were at the retreat.

We connected really well. Yeah.

It was quite nice to have some time
apart, as well,

like, obviously, I was with the
girls,

he was with the boys.
But I was so excited to see Reiss,

like, afterwards, I was
like, let me see Reiss.

I was happy. Good.

Now, let's talk about the intimacy.
OK.

Reiss' favourite topic.

Last week, we spoke

about how often you're intimate,
when you're intimate.

It seems like the two of you had

this issue, in terms of, you both
want a different pace.

Where are you now?

You can answer that.
No, I'll let you do it because...

No, you answer that one.

It's, um, really good. OK.

It hasn't just been after 10pm
this week. Yeah.

We haven't been scheduling it in.
OK.

That sounds so weird,

we never, actually,
did schedule things in, by the way.

No, it just kind of happened, that.
I just needed to clear that up.

OK, but you have had conversations

about what your sex life will look
like

in terms of making sure it meets
the needs of both of you.

I wouldn't say we've
had conversations,

but it's just, it's gone more of,
like, a natural flow

because I know Leisha didn't want us
to wait till bedtime,

because she felt like it was like
sort of scheduled in,

so I've, sort of, broke that rule.

Yeah.

Have you changed the location,
as well?

Yeah. Yeah, we have. Yeah.

So, it sounds like the two of
you have

had healthy communication around how
you will be intimate moving forward.

Yes. And it sounds
like the agreement

has pleased the two of you,
because you can see the affection

between the two of you.

So, it feels like something
has worked out quite well.

What I needed was just Leish to calm

down rather than trying
to rush me with my emotions.

And, since I've done that, I have
seen such a massive change in Reiss.

Even at the mixer,
he was giving me eye contact,

he was giving me reassurance,
you know?

He was coming over, stroking my leg,
just little things

that just don't take much to do,
but it means the world to me.

He was perfect.

I feel like we was in a right
strong place.

Should we go to the decision? OK.
Yes.

Every week we're just getting
stronger and stronger,

and my feelings are...

..massive.

I'm enjoying our time together
and I just hope that we just grow

a really deep connection.

On that, I will...

..stay. Yay!

Excellent, thank you, Leisha.

And, Reiss, what's your decision?
Um, yeah,

this week, I've had one of the best
weeks with you.

I'm enjoying where we're going,
so I would like to...

..stay.

I wish you guys the best
for the rest of the week. Thank you.

Hopefully, your relationship goes
from strength to strength.

Thank you. Good luck, guys.
Thank you. Well done, guys.

Thank you. Cheers, guys. Yes, guys!

Happy? Yeah. It's done, now.

Next up...

..April and Leo.

Hello. Hello, there. Hiya.
How are you both?

Good. Good, thank you, how are you?
Good.

All right, can we start
where we saw you last week,

on the couch, Leo?

I think, for me,
what I've been focusing on this week

is building this deeper emotional
connection,

opening more up to her, being more
honest,

and building that foundation

that we didn't necessarily have at
the start.

Realistically, you need all of those
elements for a relationship to work.

Right, because, actually,

without the emotional connection,
everything else is worthless.

Exactly.

One of the stuff
that we was working on,

that you said last time,
is being more of a team,

and we've spent more time together

in which we have deepened
that emotional connection.

It's obviously not
where it needs to be,

uh, but we're definitely
working towards it.

So, you believe
that you've made progress,

you have advanced the strength
and satisfaction

of your relationship this week
from last?

Definitely. OK.

April, is that fair to say?

I don't know, I don't feel,
up until this point,

that we have built that much
of an emotional connection -

that is just honestly how I feel.
All right.

This is the second to last time
that we're going to see you,

so it's very important
that we really push you

to think about this relationship.

So, we're going to talk about

the questions that April had at the
retreat.

So, the question was,

"Who would be your type outside
of your husband?"

Yeah. She says Ashley.
And, "Other than your husband,

"who could you see yourself being
with in the experiment?"

OK, Ashley.

So, Leo...

..what was the emotion,

or your feeling, hearing
your wife say

that gentleman, right over there?

Insecurity was one of them.

Just the fact that it was
consistently someone else,

but I knew, if I took these
emotions on deeply,

it would get in my head and that's
not what I wanted it to do.

So, you know what I find
interesting?

The emotion that typically drives
insecurity is fear -

the fear of losing your partner.

Yeah, correct.

Now, April, did you realise your
partner had that emotion?

No, because he didn't communicate
that to me.

So, you say that you've become
better since last week,

but you had this emotion that you
had not articulated to your wife.

Correct, but, for me, I didn't read
too much into that situation.

You didn't want the conflict.
I didn't want the conflict,

but I was able to, sort of,
brush it to one side.

Leo, it's not like we're trying to
bring up the Ashley and April

story to, kind of, cause any drama,

but I think what we're trying to get
at is,

there has to be space
for you to articulate,

how does it make you feel?

But it kind of feels
like you're scared to say,

"Do you know what?
That's not great,"

for fear that, maybe, April will
leave.

Charlene just nailed the point.
You need a voice.

You have no voice
in this relationship.

And you know what's interesting?

That's what she wants.
She wants you to assert yourself.

If you don't have a voice
in this situation,

this is not going to continue to be
a situation.

April...

..am I right that you want
Leo to have a voice?

Yeah, I am a strong character,

and I did explain to Leo at
the beginning of the retreat,

like, you need to not always
agree with me,

and I need a man to be like
that with me.

But, you did say back to me,

"I've just wanted to do everything
that you've wanted to do,"

and I went, "That seems impossible."

And I know that he is just
pleasing me

and he is just saying yes
to everything, and he isn't

expressing his feelings,
but I'm not getting anything back.

It makes me feel bad
because it makes me feel

like I'm just being
a mean girl to a nice guy. Right.

He obviously has problems,
he's just not explaining them to me

and then that annoys me. Right.

And then that pushes me away.

This, this makes sense.

So, you now know
what it is you need to do,

and what is it? Take charge.

Express myself exactly
how I'm feeling.

OK, I need assertive Leo
with a voice, fair?

Yeah, that's fair. All right.

Now, what do you believe that you
can do to help Leo find his voice?

I honestly don't know.
Let's go back.

You didn't know the emotion
that he felt.

Yeah, but I had had that
conversation

with Leo, do you know I mean?

I was reassuring him that there was
nothing behind it.

I think, for me, I just sort
of took his word, he was OK.

I think, in a normal situation, when
we were more emotionally connected,

I would have asked
and would have been like,

"Are you sure?" But, I'm just not
used

to dating people that just agree
with me all the time,

so I do need to, almost,
force it out of you,

you know what I mean?

You have to be
in tune with your partner.

Mm. You have to start
to truly read your partner,

and the moment that you feel

like something could be off,
you open it up,

you show the curiosity...
OK. ..right?

We just don't have
that bond, currently.

I'm not feeling overly connected,
but...

..and I wanted this so badly,
and I wanted it to work,

and I wanted the connection

that most of the people have got
in this room.

It doesn't always come straight
away, April.

I know. You have to work on it.

It doesn't.

There, obviously, are reasons
why we've been paired.

I, kind of, just got lost in the
fact

that there wasn't that instant
emotional connection.

For me, this experiment, it's been
very much a personal journey,

but I think every week I am
adapting,

and I am taking all the advice,

it just hasn't come straight away.

In essence, that's what marriage is,

marriage is that you becoming
better,

you're helping your partner

to release their best self.

So, you continue to work on you,

what happens is
that strengthens your partner.

All right. So, then, let's go
to a decision.

Leo, could you go first?

I didn't realise
that I had these attributes

that I wasn't able to open
up straight away,

which obviously set us back...

..but we get on really well,

there was a physical attraction,
and I feel like it is still there.

We have got a lot going for us.

As long as we're making progress,
which is what we have been.

But I do genuinely feel confident

we can get there moving forward,

so I've chosen to stay.

All right.

Um...

..last week was not positive.

What we did discuss, we needed
to spend more time together,

and we have implemented
that this week...

..but I'm not suddenly
just going to be, like,

"Oh, yeah, this is great,
we're having a great time."

This was such high hopes
and I really,

really wanted to come
in and get a connection instantly,

and it is, obviously...

..more work...

..than I thought...

..and I am unsure on the future,
and I am unsure on us.

I honestly don't know.

It is, obviously, more work...

..than I thought...

..and I am unsure on the
future, and I am unsure on us.

I honestly don't know.

But I think there are a lot
of positives to Leo.

He is very caring towards me,
you can see how much he wants this

to work, and he is genuinely such a
good guy and I commend him for it.

You know, if we continue progressing
in a positive way...

..then there is hope for us.

So, I have decided...

..to stay.

This week, Leo,
assert yourself, develop your voice,

and then, April, work on being more
emotionally in tune with Leo.

If you do those two things,
I guarantee you, you'll come back,

you'll be stronger the next time.
Is that fair?

That's fair. That's fair.
All right, thank you. Thank you.

I genuinely feel like I have seen

a bit more of Leo's personality
this week.

Leo does have a lot of positives
and he is a really good guy,

so I am holding out hope
and moving forward with that.

But I think this next week,
for me, is me figuring

out, can I build
that emotional connection?

Because, currently, I feel like me

and Leo are definitely on
different pages.

And, finally, Grace and Ashley.

Hello, you two. Hello.

Grace, I've noticed you've been
a little bit emotional tonight.

Um...

..I've been a wreck. Oh.

What's going on for you?

So, Ash and I were vying
for one good week.

We were pushing
for one good week, this week,

but, basically, I had a general
sense,

this week, of just
being unheard...

..of being quite clear about
what I want, what I need,

and it falling on,
what I felt, was deaf ears.

Do you know? Us having this good
week, I'm thinking, "yes,

"I'm really starting to fall for you
and we are getting to this place."

But then to find out
that the only reason we're there is

because Grace is not being herself,

it's, kind of, like... Mm.
Is that true, Grace?

Yeah, because things were happening
that I was just choosing to turn

a blind eye to because I was like,

"We're going for one good week,
I don't want to start an argument."

So, is this "one good week" mantra

meaning that you're avoiding all
conflict?

Yes, me. What about you, Ash? No.

I was so happy that we weren't
having the conflict.

She's finally seeing who I am.

I'm not being questioned and
attacked on all these little things.

Ash very regularly takes it back
to,

"You're attacking my character."
I'm never attacking Ash's character,

like, I... ..not so much attacking,
but questioning.

It's more questioning whether
you're listening to me, Ash.

OK, I'm just going to jump in.

There's a sense of disconnection at
the moment.

Grace, you're saying you haven't
been heard -

I think that's really
important here. Mm.

I'd like you to explain
what you mean by that.

OK. So, when April joined us
in the experiment,

we both said we're going to have
a really good, like, mate here.

And then, I, kind of, noticed at

the dinner parties this friendship
was just Ash and April.

And then, Girls Day on the retreat,

there were several questions and
like,

"Who's the person
you'd rather be married to?"

And April said Ash,
just really locking in Ash.

It is just a game, but you could
give a different answer.

And when it comes
from someone who's actively saying

that they're not necessarily settled
in their marriage,

I started to feel a bit
disrespected.

So, I approached Ash about tackling
the problem together.

After the dinner party, it emerges

that Ash and April have had
a conversation.

Then the issue became between
April and Ash,

and they resolved it between them,
and, actually, the person

who felt disrespected was not
a part of it at all.

I know Ash has great intentions,
but it wasn't what I wanted,

and it wasn't what I
vocalised, and I felt unheard.

Ash, what could you do differently?

I really don't know.

I do get on with April, but we don't
speak outside dinner parties,

so how on earth do I friend zone
someone that's only a friend anyway?

I don't want to make it awkward,
but then,

out of respect for Grace,
I did try and avoid eye contact,

did try and not joke so much.

But was that respecting me
when I didn't want you to do that?

I didn't want you
to make April feel uncomfortable.

It made me feel really
uncomfortable,

so I was doing the best thing I
thought...

Sounds like you didn't quite know
what to do. Yeah. Yeah.

Like, what do you want me to do?
Like, I'm not actually flirting.

This is another one
of those examples

where the argument
that's happening at

the surface is not really
about what's going on here.

This is about listening
to each other.

Well, then I'm really struggling
with that.

When she was trying to talk to me
about the issue the night before,

we had, literally, just finished
being intimate...

..and then she wanted to talk to me
about April.

So the reason I was avoiding it,
I was like, "There's no way

"I'm talking about another woman
straight after that."

So I said, "No,
I'm not discussing that."

Have you been able to reflect
since, on maybe,

why Grace did bring up April

straight after being intimate?

I don't know, I just, I didn't
really, I was a bit selfish,

I just really didn't want to
in that moment.

Something tells me she
might have felt a little insecure.

What, after that?
A little vulnerable. Mm.

Maybe, Ash,
you could look at this situation

and see that Grace is telling you,
in a number of different ways,

that she's feeling a little
bit insecure

and that she needs reassurance
from you.

Why would that, why would that be,
in that situation?

Well, I suppose,
after an intimate encounter,

it often makes you feel closer
to your partner, doesn't it?

And it can
make you feel more vulnerable

and, sometimes, it's in those
moments that you feel

like it's important to talk
about things

that you feel might be threatening
the relationship.

But I think it's about checking
in with your partner

as to why she's feeling maybe a bit

vulnerable and needs some
support from you.

When I do feed back, Ash is like,
"Lighten up,"

you know, "You're going to have to
because I like it,"

this and that, and I don't
really get any positive,

like, I just feel bad.

It sounds like there's a bit of
point-scoring going on here...

Right. ..and we really need to
let go of that

because, if each of you is
trying to be right

in each situation,
then neither of you will win.

But it's, you know, the strange...

You keep coming back with
but at the moment, Ash...

Sorry. ..and my sense is that's
probably

what you're doing with Grace,
as well. OK.

I think what's really important
here,

for both of you, is to let go of
some of the need to be right,

finding the moments to have those
conversations about

what you need from each other

in a way that's not about,
you know, one-upmanship.

Just for a moment,
I want to go to you, April,

because, whilst Grace
was telling her perspective here,

I know you were shaking your head
and it looks like you,

perhaps, you see it a little
bit differently.

No, I was shaking my head,
as in agreeing.

Hands up, I should have
had a conversation

with Grace after I'd said, like,
Ash's name,

just like, girl-to-girl.

I honestly, genuinely,
am so sorry that you felt

in this way, and all your
feelings are genuinely valid,

but, I promise you, there's nothing
in it.

And I really appreciate you saying
all of that, April.

Whatever's happening here today,

whatever the outcome is,
it's definitely not your fault. Mm.

We had issues before...

..sorry, before you came into
the experiment,

and this is not your problem.
This was always us.

Let's zoom out
because this is not about April

or any of the other issues
that are circulating around you.

It's about feeling hurt,

and the hurt is there and it's
ever-present

because feelings are developing
here.

We really believe in you guys. Mm.

We can see that you are doing the
work.

You're making yourselves a bit
uncomfortable, you know?

You're trying things for each other.

You're not always hitting the mark,
but that's OK.

Yeah? Yeah. OK.

We're going to go to a decision.

Grace, we'll start with you.

This has been the hardest week.

One of the things that was so
important to me,

coming into this,
was being with a partner

that brings out the very best in me.

And I really felt like we were

bringing out the very worst in each
other.

We'd agreed that we were both
done...

..and when we tried
to come back together,

we had another huge, big argument.

I felt like I was losing myself
a little bit.

I think I was just being, focusing
on the negative,

and we do have so much positive.

Although I started to feel like I
couldn't

see the wood for the trees, I just
was getting really lost.

I knew, if we left,

I would miss you so much.

I don't want to be apart from you...

..so I've chosen to...

..stay.

And, Ash.

This is a lot harder than I thought
it would be.

When you get questioned on something

so much, I'm starting to question it
myself.

And that's making me feel insecure.

How don't you know me by now?

Like, I feel like everyone I've
met here, kind of, knows me

and I don't feel like the person
I really want to,

and I'm closest to, does.

And I do really want
to make this work.

But am I sacrificing parts of myself
to make it work?

I'm sorry for the things
that I'm doing,

I don't ever do them on purpose
or maliciously.

I am growing big, big feelings
for you,

so I've said stay.

You know what? You're both very
defensive with each other.

So defensive, Mel, it's exhausting.

What would happen if you both just
agreed to drop the defensiveness...

Yeah.

..and just being there together

in all of these conversations,
without one person needing to win,

with the ultimate shared goal of
coming up with solutions together?

You know, you are
pushing yourselves beyond

what is comfortable, and...

..keep doing it,

I know it's hard, and really focus
on

that one team working toward
the same outcome.

Yeah?

Thank you. Well done, guys. Thank
you.

This week's make or break for Ash
and I.

For the marriage to work, Ash and I
have got to stop point-scoring.

We need to just start caring
about each other's feelings

more than we care about proving
a point.

We could just afford to, just, drop
some of the stubbornness

and we could be great.
As long as the two people care

about each other and want to make it
work, I do think we can overcome it.

It was a really hard decision today.
I packed my bags last night.

I was at a stage where
I just can't see us moving forward.

I still really want this to work.
I care deeply for Grace.

What I want from here on out
is to draw a line in the sand

and you just see me for who I am,

and I will give this everything I've
got.

Next time... Hi, husband.

..it's partner swap week.

Hello. Hello. While absence makes
some hearts grow fonder...

Being away from her has made me
have even more love for her.

I'm in love! Yes!

..for others...
Leah, you'll be coupled with Leisha.

I don't want no flirting.

Breakfast in bed. Have
you ever done this with Nelly?

No. ..time away from their
partners... I spoke to April,

she said, "I don't miss him
when he's not around."

That is absolute bullshit.

..threatens to demolish all their
hard won-progress.

Say cheese.

What are those?
Who are you married to

and whose apartment is this?
And I respect that, but...

But you don't because you put it
up on my fridge.

And could yet more clashes between
Grace and Ashley...

I don't need to feel like
the problem.

..spell an unexpected
end to their marriage?

I can't do this. I'm at my limit.

Is it over, then, Ash?