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Previously on "Temptation Island"...

Let me be the first to welcome you to Temptation Island.

What did we just get ourselves into?

- Just bring it on. - Bring it on.

We see y'all.

Oh, my God!

Damn, damn.

All right, calm down.

Oh, my God. I almost have a heart attack.

You've come here to embark on a journey

where you'll be single again and date other people.

Oh, no.

I'm scared that I might lose this.

12 single men and 12 single women.

Okay. I'm a little distracted.

Who've all come to this island to find love...

- Look at that. - with one of you.

It says rules are meant to be broken. Am I right?

Whoa.

There is one guy. I thought we had like the best conversation.

Everything he said was like everything I wanted to hear.

Like we have a bond.

We're putting everything on the line. Are you scared?

I am scared.

* You're not gonna tempt me*

* You'll never forget me*

* You're not gonna send me home*

* Home*

* You're not gonna tempt me*

* You'll never forget me*

* You're not gonna tempt me*

***

Now, it's time to say goodbye.

Okay, it's never gonna get easier, so let's go.

Ladies, take care of each other. I'll check in with you soon.

I'm very afraid to lose Edgar.

I miss him so much already,

and I'm afraid that just this experience will teach me

that it's more right to be alone at 21-years-old.

I cannot believe that I just sobbed my eyes all like that.

It's okay.

Oh, my God. I need to be hugged,

I need like something to cuddle.

- Hello, hello. - Hello, ladies.

- Hey, guys. - Hello, hello, you all.

Wow. I was not expecting all of this.

Well, here we are.

[ overlapping conversation ]

- Let's do some drinks. - Yeah.

- Drinks. - Yeah, drinks, let's go.

All of the guys just moved in tonight,

and it's definitely not something

- I'm prepared for, really. - Cheers.

I also feel like I need a handbook

with all of their pictures and names on it

because there's so many of them to remember.

* 'Til they're beatin' down the door*

Hey, if a shirt comes off, it won't be mine.

Are we gonna get a little show going on?

I know Iris has some trust issues with me,

and it's gonna be a make or break time in our relationship.

Prove to her that I can be more serious

in just the loving aspect of things.

[ shouting and yelling ]

I am here to confess

that I think Luke is the hottest boy here. Okay.

- Oh! - Oh yeah, who's next?

Who backin' up? Who backin' up?

There's a part of me that wishes I'm not having--

to not have too much of a good time too quickly, you know.

I want to, you know, still think about Ashley,

I don't want to throw seven years down the drain.

But the same time, I also want to go on this journey

knowing that I'm doing this for myself as well.

- Let's get a drink. - Let's get a drink. Let's go.

Come. Lascelles is really cute. We call him Las.

We already have a nickname.

Yeah, he's perfect, basically.

You know, you know, I think you asked for it earlier--

But I like it.

I actually tried maybe five times tonight

to just talk to him by ourselves.

Can we join you guys?

We're all gonna be a fly on the wall

because it seems like an appropriate--

Every time we sat down, five girls came,

and I love all the girls so I can't even get mad,

but like, please, give me a chance

to talk to this man by myself.

Where are the other boys at?

Come sit, come sit, come sit.

I don't want you to sit on the floor. Come.

- You sure? - No, no, no, no, come, come.

No, no, no. You don't like the ground enough.

Ugh! I'm trying.

- You checked? - No, I said "I tried."

- I'm-- - I'm so overwhelmed.

- Yeah, it's like, uh-- - My bad. It's a lot.

Uh, yeah.

Like what does our relationship look like, you know?

Is it long distance but open?

- Or is it over for now? - Did you talk about that?

I mean we have been.

She's not stoked about the idea of an open relationship.

How do you feel about that?

Historically, my dating has been pretty casual.

The idea of long distance to me seems really difficult.

And I think, you know, Ash and I are both physical people

and need that physical attention from our partner

and if our partner can't be there to give us that attention,

then we'll seek it somewhere else.

Well, thanks for understanding.

Oh, my gosh, of course.

Yeah. Well, you're a therapist and all, so--

Oh, you remember?

How could I forget?

- Yeah. - You're too good.

* 2000 miles away*

Couldn't remember anyone's names.

Remember, he was like, "Be nice."

Yes.

You were Braids.

- What was that? - You were Hocus Pocus.

- Tarzan? - You were James.

James?

Ah, wait. Wait. Wait.

This is actually like an honest question.

What does love mean to you? Yeah.

It's more than just the word, it's like a feeling,

but like a deeper feeling.

It's anything you want it to be.

That's why I'm asking you what is it to you?

I felt like Mike was definitely asking me those deep,

emotional questions that I've never been asked in my life

or Lascelles has never asked me these type of questions

and it really, you know, had me like, just mind blown.

I'm like, "All right, what really makes me happy?

"What is love?"

Kinda forgot why there was the connection instantly,

not a connection after four days,

like a connection within like three minutes.

It's almost like I've seen you before or something.

It's like I think I've seen you in my dreams.

I said that as I walked by.

It sounds to me

like the one thing that's really lacking in Ash's relationship

is he doesn't appreciate her enough.

And I think this experience might help her realize

that there's a man out there

that could appreciate her even more.

I feel we've been here for a while. What do you want now?

Because I could sit with you here really all night.

I-- I love this, I really do.

Yeah. I really felt like a genuine connection.

Yeah, I do like, it's-- it's tight.

This one actually is my promise ring with Edgar.

Okay.

Which I really haven't thought about until just this moment.

He got it for me after he cheated on me.

Like I don't know

if I will continue wearing the promise ring,

like what do I-- what do I do?

What do I do? Do I? What do I do?

I mean.

I don't think I have a reason to take it off yet.

Not yet. In my experience,

dealing with trust issues is so difficult.

It's hard to heal that wound. It's like it always is open.

I don't know. It's really complicated.

- Yeah. Of course. - It's really complicated.

I'm starting to realize that nothing's really been the same

since he cheated on me.

I-- I did mention you to Edgar earlier.

I said like I was like, I feel like there was one person

that I have like a bit of a connection with.

Hey, let's cheers, shall we?

Yeah.

You have to make eye contact or else bad sex for seven years.

Yes. that's special.

She's the one that brought us here.

Because she has always have the doubts of like,

wanting to be single and alone and independent,

you know, in her 20s, which I totally respect.

But...

I would marry her if we were both sure.

Right.

I don't think she would marry me.

If you're not receiving that love

that you feel like you deserve, and you want to give to her,

then I don't think that's fair for you to have to suffer

and like feel less than

because, you know, she's in a different spot.

As much as you want it, you know,

this just may be time for you to kind of

explore other options, you know.

Yeah.

You know?

I got to see a very vulnerable side of Edgar,

and, you know, it really resonated with me

and touched my heart

because at first he was really quiet,

and I can tell he really loves his girlfriend,

but I feel like he's a little lost right now.

Just stay true to yourself, you know.

* I've been doing just fine*

* Yeah, livin' that life*

* Yeah, livin' that life out right*

Which sailboat would you steal?

- Right-- right there. That one. - I don't know why I went--

- The yacht? - That one right there.

Good to meet another weirdo.

Yes. Yes. Indeed.

I haven't been around single men in a long time.

This is gonna sound a little bad.

It takes me a minute to like have respect for men.

I'm gonna have to ask this.

Have you reached a point in your relationship

where you've lost respect for your man?

Um, no.

Is there something he can do on this island

to make you lose respect for him?

I mean, if I see him like having sex with another girl.

- So-- - Keep it in your pants.

Like you know what I mean?

You can have an emotional connection

- without doing all that. - Wow. You are not afraid

of a man having an emotional connection to another woman?

You're not afraid of that?

No, I am. If he comes here and meets somebody else

and forms a connection and like wants to leave with them,

like, I will be very, very heartbroken.

We're college sweethearts and now I'm scared

that I've taken our relationship for granted.

I need us to sit down and talk for a minute and talk.

- Yeah. - And that I've asked

too many questions I didn't need to be asked

instead of just accepting the amazing thing that we have.

He was asking me about like Edgar

and I was just super reminded about

like why I love him so much.

I know I feel so emotional and I just--

not that I wanna like crawl in bed and cry,

but I kind of wanna crawl in bed and cry.

- Aw, babe. - I know.

I don't want to get to make up all over you.

It's going to be okay

* Ooh*

* Honey, I've been telling you that you're so much sweeter*

* Oh yeah, a keeper*

How was the dinner?

How did it go, saying goodbye?

It was rough, dude.

Like I want to work on myself,

but more than anything, I want her to answer her questions.

Like, do you want to do this with me or not, like...

Yeah.

I just-- I don't know how to express it

but I guess it feels like I'm--

She's been like dragging me along.

It's really nice to meet a guy

and he is genuine and real about how he's feeling.

- Thanks for talking to me. - Thanks for talking to me.

You're easy to talk to.

I feel like we're helping each other.

He's helping me open up

and I'm helping him through this experience.

Last night was fun.

It was fun.

You know, you're in this situation,

you used to have your girlfriends, but it's like,

are you actually interested in like, really getting to know us

and like really maybe getting to that point with someone new.

Just because I've been in the seven year bubble

and all my future is just with Ash in mind,

and there's nothing wrong with that.

Yep. And I think that's why

this whole situation is very interesting

especially for like longer term relationships

because it's like, that's all you know.

Yeah. Ash and I have been together for seven years

and we haven't been able to date with anybody else.

We wanna be able to take the next step,

but we just want to make sure that, you know,

we are the exact right people for each other.

Who's catching your attention?

Um...

You, of course, uh, if that's not obvious.

I hope you don't offended, but you remind me of my girlfriend

because you guys have a lot of similarities.

But there's also things that make you stand out

and that I feel that genuine connection.

Do you already, even though we, you know, just met a day ago.

* I'm good and feeling great*

* Today is when we start to slip*

* Good time making love to this*

* Should've known better because you're dangerous*

- Hello, papi. - Hola, chola.

- You guys been good? - I've missed you.

Today is date selection day

and I am nervous as hell.

I'm about to show Ashley who I'm interested in

and I'm gonna see what fool she's gonna pick.

Hello everybody. It's good to see you.

- Hi. - Hey, Mark.

So, welcome to date selection.

Now's the time to pick a single

you'd like to get to know better.

Gillian, we're gonna start with you.

How did I know?

- Hey, ladies. - Hi.

Be on your best behavior.

Too late.

Tommy, do you wanna come on a date with me?

- I'd love to. - Okay. Sounds good.

Watching Gillian pick Tommy,

I think he looks like stupid,

but that's my own perception of it and I don't know the guy,

so I'm not gonna speak bad on his name.

Yeah, it's fine. It's fine.

It's just fine.

Well, Gillian, I let you go first

and I think it's only fair that I let Edgar go next.

Let's do it.

Gosh, my heart is racing.

Marissa, will you go on a date with me?

Yes, I would like to.

Thanks.

I don't know if I feel like threatened by her.,

but I could see him falling for somebody like that,

like completely falling for them.

I'm dying right now.

Iris, you thought about this. It's your turn to make a choice.

Okay.

George, would you like to go on a date with me?

Definitely. I would love to.

I see Iris picking George

and I'm a little jealous just to see my girl with somebody else.

It's a hard pill to swallow.

It's scary, man. I feel like I'm playing with fire.

So, now it's Luke's turn.

Okay. Luke, who's it gonna be?

Let's see.

So many to choose from.

I don't know. But I think I'm gonna go with Mrs. Juicy.

Let's go.

- Let's go, babe. - Let's do it.

Being like, "Wow, so many girls to choose from."

I thought that was kind of rude.

Still love you too

"I love you too." Like, what do you mean too?

Ashley, your turn. Who's the lucky guy?

Let's see.

Hm. Mike, would you like to be my first date?

I'd love to.

Great.

Being that I'm her type,

her pick was interesting to say the least.

If I could warn the guy, I would just say

she gets turned off very easily by over aggressive people

and be respectful.

She's also a very picky eater so keep that in mind as well.

- Lascelles, it's your turn. - Let's do it.

I wanna see, baby.

Fellas.

It's gonna be a tough choice,

but Trace, would you to go on my first date?

She's a baddie.

Seeing Lascelles choose my twin with the weave

was definitely not surprising.

Cute tall model look, I see where you're headed at.

So Ash, it's your turn to make a choice.

Okay. I guess.

Taylor.

I will go with that. Thank you.

I'm a little surprised by who she picked.

Got this blonde hair and he's like super fit physique

and like overconfident, but I'm not worried.

Hania, who is the lucky person

who gets to go on your first date?

I feel like the lucky one, Mark.

Well said, sir.

Kristen, would you do me the pleasure of being my first date?

Of course.

Wow. She is beautiful.

She is oh, so stunning.

I could be screwed.

Okay. Your first dates are set. Have fun.

You can head back to your villas and I'll see you soon.

- All right. - Thanks, Mark.

Part of me is starting to panic

because I don't know if I'm not in front of him, I still exist.

So, I'm nervous but I still hope that it can be a learning lesson

and maybe I'm wrong.

* Are you ready?*

I was thinking earlier today about

the first dates I've been on

and sort of that feeling of like, this is like new.

I was just like, I wanna go on this date with her

- and so like, hey. - Hey, pick me.

I'm over here.

When Iris chose me, I knew we had something real.

She's sweet. She's a kind woman,

and honestly, I mean, she's beautiful.

So how do you like your meat?

I usually do medium rare but I'm cool with it any way.

Got you, got you, got you.

So, how do you like your soup?

Well, yeah, I'm vegetarian.

Oh, yeah. Oh my God, you're the sweetest.

I'm very comfortable with George.

He's just such a good person.

He cooks for everybody. He watches out for everybody.

Everyone just thinks so highly of him.

That is a quality that I always wanted and deserve.

- It's so good. - This smells amazing.

- I'm glad you like it. - It's amazing.

* Oh, you got that sticky stuff, peanut butter on my*

All right guys. Welcome to your first Temptation Island party,

ignite your sensations.

Thank God. Wow.

All right. Ladies, have your way with him.

Yes!

Oh my God. This is gonna be a sticky situation, my friends.

A very, very sticky situation.

Let it rain.

Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh, oh, oh. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Okay.

Whoa. Oh my God.

Hania, help me buddy.

I can't help you.

What is going on? Oh my God.

This is the sloppiest first date I've ever had.

I mean, this isn't even a date though.

It's like party night two

and here we are like licking chocolate off of each other.

Yes, baby.

All right, ladies. We're gonna return the fire.

Now, we got the ammo.

No, -.

- There's a little on your face. - Okay.

Would you like some whipped cream?

Oh, I'll take a taste.

Wait. Whoever that was, come back.

I need another one.

We've got chocolate on our chocolate.

We do.

Now you owe me a hug.

- You feel good? - I feel sticky.

- Yeah. - And I feel, um, sweet.

Yes, party in the shower. Let's go.

Feeling very sticky right now, for sure. That's nuts.

[ cheering ]

Okay, boys. Are you ready to get wild?

[ cheering ]

***

Oh my God.

All right everybody. To a wild night.

I'm really comfortable with you.

Taylor is really funny and isn't afraid to be a clown

and we kind of feed each other's weird.

And I'm able to be myself and feel my flame kind of reignite.

I didn't come here to steal nobody's love.

I just came here to help people. I swear to God.

Oh God, there's so many things

that I don't know how to put to words right now,

but like...

I'm very, very much in love with Hania.

I am happy for you.

With Hania, I don't personally know the guy,

but from what I hear,

he's not giving her everything she needs.

So, I'm gonna make her feel good about herself

and happy in this very crazy environment.

I'm not the one with the open relationship idea,

But, like maybe-- you know what? No. I'm done.

You want to go get a drink? We should drink.

***

Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo!

Stop, that's so cold! I can't even.

You have a-- You have a straight head on, you know?

Oh! That's-- I'm trying to do that later.

You've shown me that like you were interested.

- You like you gave me the eyes. - I told you like, yeah,

- I mean. - You told me, you said--

- I like you and only you. Hi. - I appreciate that.

- Yeah, so-- - I-- I love you.

I love your spirit. That's what I'm saying,

that's why I think this one on one time was super essential

because I know you have a lot to offer.

You know I have been picking up on, you know, small player vibes

and being overly available.

He's very adamant on like giving everyone a chance,

which is great, like we're here to experience

and like, get to know people. But at the same time, like,

don't try to make me feel special

if that's the same thing you're feeding to everyone else.

I'm grown, I know what I want and it's just like

if we're just in a situation where it's like,

I'm just testing the waters, cool.

Make it something like that, but don't make me feel special

if you're going to go and tell someone else

the exact same thing.

Yeah, yeah. I'm thankful that you told me this

cause I can see when you backup and you're observing how I am.

I might look like a hoe.

- Yeah. - So you have to tell me.

You gotta tell me what's okay and what's not.

Because like, I want to like give people a chance.

You tell me. Like how do you feel?

I don't know, this is new to me.

I'm really conflicted

because I have my girlfriend thinking about me.

I have, you know, Trace thinking about me

and it's like more pressure to me.

I'm like, just damn man.

I'm gonna do better. I promise you. I'm gonna do better.

Okay.

She's super attractive, super pretty, super juicy.

We both have some unresolved trauma.

But we just need to like,

you know, I related to you with that.

Me and Luke have a lot in common.

I could probably talk to Luke for hours and hours

and never get bored.

We can dig deep for a second.

I told you about my sister.

We like have a lot of issues,

so I always had felt

like I had to be the one to hold it together.

I feel like it's almost a lost cause for me a lot of the times.

I'm just like, dude like, I can't let this--

I can't let these burdens hold me and weigh me down but--

You have to resolve it in some way to move forward.

I'm so easily able to be an open book around her.

She is funny and weird just like me.

And when I get that kind of vibe,

I know I can open up to that person.

Can I ask you, do you guys have any rules with each other?

Um, we don't really have any rules other than be respectful.

You know, I think there's like a little bit

of maybe an unspoken rule.

Like, don't have sex with anybody, please, you know.

Ash and I are pretty physical. We touch a lot,

we're hugging and kissing, and I think the sex is great.

As a physical person,

I think I'm going to crave that kind of attention.

That will be a big temptation.

But she said kissing was okay.

So, we'll see if it gets to that point.

But yeah, mostly to just be respectful, you know?

No. Definitely.

* Can't afford a mistake*

* Scared they'll look at tomorrow, yeah*

I'm doing something in my head where I'm like deciding

whether or not I should suggest something that--

Huh?

Well, I would need to build a pillow wall.

A pillow wall is something that you would do in middle school

when you're staying over with a girl.

I find it funny and cute

and it really doesn't bother me at all by any means.

* Will you watch me while I sleep*

* So I dream about you*

I'm very physically attracted to Taylor.

His body is very different from Hania's.

I enjoy making contact with Taylor,

I'm just... very careful.

I want to still be considerate of my partner.

* You're gonna love it, you're gonna love it*

* You're gonna love when I'm talking to you*

We are on the water.

As long as we're not getting blindfolded.

I have never been on a jet ski before in my life.

So really excited to get out, adventure,

and just have a good time.

- Hey, you excited? - I'm so excited.

It's been three years since I've been on a first date,

I picked Marissa because she's so easy to talk to.

She's so easygoing. We made a connection really fast.

Yeah. It'll be fun.

- Are you excited? - Yeah. I'm excited.

I want his speedo.

The look, I love it.

If he likes it, I love it.

* Nothing you've ever seen*

* You catching what I got*

That's what I'm talking about. First date action.

* Can I stop for a minute*

* I can't stop 'til I win it, win it*

* 'Til we get the gold, 'til we're standing on top*

* Everybody knows we just won't stop*

Oh my God. Look at the view. So gorgeous.

So today's date day. We are paragliding.

We're going to be birds.

We're gonna-- You're going to be an eagle.

You're an owl and I'm an eagle.

I'm definitely thinking of my kiss with Taylor,

but I'm also really scared of heights.

I need to sit. I'm having a--

- I feel I could throw up. - Oh, my God. They're going!

[ cheering ]

* I'm walking on the moon*

Oh my God. Look at Iris! Yes!

* Don't kill my vibe*

[ screaming ]

- Oh, look how high. - Oh, my goodness.

Oh yeah, baby.

Launching. One, two, three go.

It's like a big swing.

I'm incredibly proud of myself

for being able to, like, push through.

That's why I'm on the island,

is to push past my fears and lean into

that which makes me uncomfortable.

You did it. You did it. You did it.

Whoa. We have some heavy winds now.

Well, I'm thinking positive. I don't know about you.

No, I am too. I'm thinking we could crash

- or get married or, you know. - Oh, my God.

One or the other.

This first date for me with her is setting the bar.

I'm gonna run with it as long as she lets me,

which I'm confident is gonna be a pretty long time.

That's beautiful.

- Yeah. - But like, you're way prettier.

Heaven on earth. Speaking of which, did it hurt?

You know, I love that I'm egging you on

and like nothing's working. You're just cool as a cucumber.

I don't know if I have a connection with Mike

that I had the first time I saw him.

I'm like, you don't do the pick up lines.

Just have a normal conversation. Be yourself.

I felt like maybe the first time we had that connection was fake.

Are you playing games?

I mean, I think life's a game, so yeah,

but don't hate the player.

- Hate the game? - Yeah.

* Follow desire, jump in the fire*

* Taking you higher*

We're in the middle of a body of water,

like anything can happen right now.

Having that trust in someone, especially so quickly

and like, being like, okay,

I'm okay with having my life in his hands.

- Yeah. - That's big.

Yeah. Every time talking to you,

I learn something new about myself

and it's just the beginning.

So I feel like that makes me feel-- No, seriously,

You're like-- You're what I need,

you know, and whatever capacity that is,

it's not, it's real.

I'm feeling a genuine connection with Trace.

I'm super attracted to her.

She has everything I want in a woman.

This happened very quickly,

but I'm trying not to make it too fast.

I don't want to be superficial about it.

I'm feeling really connected to you.

Like emotionally, physically, everything.

We're just getting started.

Yeah, that's crazy.

I know. We have a lot more, let's keep going.

A lot more.

* Livin' it up*

* Livin' a fast life*

* Oh, this grand life*

I came here originally to learn how to be independent again

and, you know, see if I, like, prefer being single

or being in a relationship at my young age.

Yeah. But, you know,

I wasn't really expecting to,

like, meet somebody that I get along with so well.

The more I learn about Tommy,

the more things I like about him.

He has this sort of fearless quality about him

that I really love and I relate to.

It's really exciting to know

that there may be someone besides Edgar

who could be a good fit for me.

I feel like I can really be myself around you,

- which is really, really nice. - That's good.

Hopefully you feel the same way as I do.

I do. I feel extremely comfortable around you.

- Yeah. - Yeah. That's cool.

I feel like I just want to keep hanging out.

- I don't want this day to end. - I know.

Well, cheers to an amazing day.

- To an amazing day. - To amazing date.

Cheers.

* Don't look now I think we're floating*

* Don't look now, oh*

I feel like we connected pretty fast.

In the house, I feel like I'm in a bubble,

but then like the minute I talk to you, it's like...

nothing else mat-- matters at the moment.

You know what am saying?

Yeah, to have that space and not feel guilty about it.

Making a connection with Marissa has made things a lot easier.

I felt a little closed off.

But being able to have someone who listens

and connects with me, like, on an emotional level

makes things a lot easier.

I'm just grateful for you

being so open, and welcoming, and accepting.

Can I give you a hug?

Yeah.

* You get under my skin*

* Hit my veins get my blood flowing*

With our first conversation, I really was just intrigued

with the whole family dynamic.

- Yes. - Why-- why do we mask it with

- happiness and comedy? - And, like, literally

it's so hard for me to talk about things like that.

That's really what Iris wanted to see out of me

that I could grow into speaking more about the issues.

Why do you think you're opening up to me? So--

I mean, I feel like I am doing a lot of things

she says I don't do. I'm opening up to people

right away and not getting enough credit for it.

I give you credit. I'm impressed.

- Really? - Yeah.

I feel so good when I actually get credit

for things that I'm trying to do.

Usually it's just negative reinforcement,

which is gonna make me not want to open up in the end.

So just having Juicy give me that reassurance

that she is listening to me was really amazing.

Best date I could've asked for.

Let's get out of here. Plenty more to come.

Oh, is that a promise?

* When the love ends*

* When the love ends*

Tell me little something about yourself with, you know,

being in your past relationship.

Feel like it's hard for me to get him

to open up to me emotionally.

And I feel like I've been really emotional with him.

And when it's not balanced, it just feels like...

I'm being too much.

I don't want to come off clingy or, like, needy in any way.

I value your emotions.

Like, I don't ever want you to feel like

you can't be yourself in a sense

because that feels like you're kind of caged...

- Yeah. - and you should be free.

George, he's making me feel so at ease.

It's scary to think that I could vibe so well

with someone other than Luke.

I felt like coming here, it was mainly to...

see if he would get tempted to cheat on me.

But now I'm like, wow, I'm actually building a connection

with someone here and it's really scary.

He, like, embodies the qualities that I want

in a future husband.

It makes me feel guilty

knowing that I'm really connecting well with somebody.

I am making connection with you.

- Yeah. - And that for me, I feel that.

* And I can't breathe when I'm anxious*

* And I can't breathe when I'm angry*

* But right now I'm both, I don't know how to feel*

* I've been so afraid that I'mma end up alone*

***

We back.

[ cheering ]

Knowing how much I love Gillian, I... am very thrown

by the connection I'm making with Marissa.

It makes me feel nervous because I--

I don't understand it.

There was a moment, like, we're on the jet ski,

like, the moment we just chilled

and, like, he looked back at me, I don't know.

Was it like one of those like...

- I don't know. - Like, he gave you the eyes.

- He gave me the eyes. - What's up, everybody?

- Hi, Marky. - Look at you guys,

- you're all sun-kissed. - Oh, yeah.

- We are. Mwah! - Well, listen, I really

just wanted to drop by really quickly.

I wanted to let you guys know that tonight...

will be your very first bonfire.

- Here we go. - [ hooting ]

Quickly.

I see what y'all ladies are doing.

- This is what we doing. - Okay, okay.

I'll see you soon. Ladies, nice to see you.

All right, goodbye.

Whoa!

There's a lot of emotions running really high right now.

Bonfires are super powerful.

They really have the potential

to make or break our relationship.

You know, a lot is riding on these.

Love y'all.

***

[ flames roaring ]

***

Walking into bonfire, the worst case scenario could be

me seeing Gillian be intimate with Tommy,

Tony, whatever his name is,

or her saying something

that she hasn't felt that she could say with me.

I'm scared about the unknown.

***

- What's up, guys? - I'm great. How are you, Mark?

- I'm good. I'm glad to see you. - Likewise.

Make yourself comfortable.

All right.

Gentlemen, welcome to your first bonfire.

So this is where I get a chance to meet with you

and we get to discuss your experience here on the island.

It's also the only place where you'll get a glimpse

of how your girlfriends are adapting to single life.

Yeah.

So here's how this works, guys.

Each time you're at a bonfire,

you're going to watch a clip

of your girlfriend's experience on the island.

I understand it can be difficult to watch,

but hopefully, it can provide the perspective

that you're searching for in your relationship.

So are you guys ready?

- Yes, sir. - Yes.

- Yes, sir. - Let's do it.

All right, very good.

Luke, let's start with you.

- You ready? - We are ready.

- The anticipation. - We, the royal we.

The anticipation is literally killing me.

Okay, take a look.

I caught him texting girls from his class

and it's made me really uncomfortable.

Oh, no.

And it's kind of been, like, a thing that keeps happening,

like, he'll stop for, like, a few months

and then I'll, like, catch it again.

So it makes me feel insecure.

Okay, what did you hear?

I hear the same problem.

She believes that I'm not trustworthy

and I can go out and text other girls behind her back.

Girls that I've even hooked up with in the past

and I have to look back in on myself and say,

"Why do I text the girls?"

When you love someone as much as you love your own family,

when you love someone as much as a five-year relationship,

it's just so much more frustrating when you...

don't feel like you're being heard.

I really want to work on getting it from my own self

and, you know, I have goals.

I have little checkboxes that I check off

and that's the only good feeling I get.

Everything you're saying I hear

and what I'm hearing is a young man

who's just begging someone to say,

"I see you, you're doing great.

I'm proud of you, you're a good guy."

Yeah, and I mean--

How does it make you feel when you hear me say that to you?

I'm already tearing up,

I'll be so rock-solid with very traumatic things that'll happen

that aren't related to this and they don't faze me,

and it's just this subject.

You're screaming to the world, "I want to hear these things."

But you're not hearing from the people

you want to hear them from.

So you text somebody else.

See, when you make a little bit of a shift

about who you're being, then those people who weren't

paying attention to you will see you.

But you're gonna have to see you first.

We're going to work on it.

It's all we can do.

Okay.

Edgar?

Yes.

Your turn, here we go.

This one, actually, is my promise ring with Edgar.

Okay.

Which I really haven't thought about until just this moment.

Like, I don't know...

if I will continue wearing the promise ring.

Like, what do I-- what do I do-- what do I do?

- Do I-- what do I do? - I mean--

I don't think I have a reason to take it off yet.

Not yet.

What did you see?

There's no rush.

I'm holding the ring that she gave me.

It hurts.

Um...

it sounds like the ring doesn't mean

anything to her anymore.

It meant a lot to you.

It meant the world to me, Mark.

I don't wanna hear that

she doesn't want the ring anymore. I don't--

Which, by the way, isn't what she said.

- But that's what you heard. - It's what I heard, yeah.

And that's all that matters,

because that's what we're exploring.

Yeah.

What is hurting you?

Yeah. Not too long ago, I found out that...

she was texting her ex...

for several months.

Explicit messages between the two.

Okay.

You know, I-I--

It feels like I don't know her.

I-- you know, it feels like she says one thing to me

and that there's something else going on inside her head.

It feels like she's not being honest

with me anymore because, I mean,

with all the text messages that I didn't know about for months

and through all those months,

I was trying to work towards our relationship,

and repair what I had done.

[ breathing heavily ]

And, you know, she says it didn't take away

from our relationship and the love that we had.

But I just don't understand how you can do that

and balance those two lies

and still look me in the eye and tell me that you love me.

[ sobbing ]

I just don't believe it.

***