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Which partner is least respectful?
Previously... It has to be Laura.

Laura. Laura. She speaks to you like
her child or her pet.

..two marriages came under attack...

Who do you think is
the weakest couple?

Peggy and Georges.
Peggy and Georges.

Peggy and Georges.

I really don't think that he is
what you want.

..forcing Laura to bite back.

My character was attacked
last night.

Listen can I just say something?

Let me finish.

I am done showing who I am as
a person.

Everyone leave us the BLEEP alone.

Don't come for me,
unless I've sent you.

For Jay, reports of
Luke's candid comments...

He said if you knew that you could
rob a bank

and get away with it,
would you do it? Course you would.

That's just really annoyed me.
I'm not saying he's a cheat but...

He said he doesn't want to do
anything that would hurt you.

..threw their marriage into turmoil.

You've made these comments,
nobody else.

You're honestly believing the
context what they're saying it in?

I'm actually BLEEP fuming.

For people to take the piss

and just try and ruin my
relationship, is not good.

Tonight...

Welcome to your penultimate
Commitment Ceremony.

..the future looks bright
for some couples...

My feelings are deeper than
I thought.

I am really happy,

and I think you can tell by
the smile on my face.

I feel like we can see a future
with each other.

Yeah!

..but could it be the end of
the road for others?

We're not connected,

we don't bounce off
each other's energy.

My natural instinct would be
to run.

I thought we were doing
really well.

I'm exhausted, I'm losing myself.

I can't do it any longer.

Ow. What happened?

I just knocked myself in the teeth.

It's not a good morning for you,
is it? Broken nail...

I'm having a break down.
..break your teeth.

Now back at their apartments the
couples are reflecting on their time

at the retreat.

I think, for me,
I had quite a good time,

the sun was out,
I got to spend time with my friends.

I did actually quite miss you on
the boys' day out, but overall,

I came back probably feeling my
happiest since I've been here.

See, that's good,

I seen a few tractors go by,
felt like I was at home!

I'm happy to be back from
the retreat,

I feel like when we've done things
that are supposed

to be, like, relaxing,
they never have been.

For me, it was more enjoyable just
because I had you there, like,

and that's all I was focusing on.

It's a green tea day,
I need a detox from...

From the retreat.
..the couples' retreat.

Which, you know, we kind of thought
might be quite relaxing

and, boy, were we wrong.

It was the least relaxing retreat
that I've ever been on.

I'm absolutely done,

like, justifying our relationship
to anyone else.

Weirdly enough, we've left

the retreat feeling very robust
as a couple.

We got a lot of stick,

but, off the backlash,

Arthur's seen a vulnerable side
of me

and it's nice for him

to see my walls come down
a little bit.

Yeah, I know what I've got with you

and that's the most important thing
for me,

that we are moving forward,
we are growing together.

So, what these guys don't see is
the growth, simple as that.

Hmm, it wasn't the best retreat.

No, it's weird, isn't it, cos when
you are stuck in them sort of

scenarios with people,
you do make comparisons.

I'm not feeling meself after
the couples' retreat.

Feeling very confused towards

Mark and about the
stick or twist situation.

At the retreat, a comment from Sean
triggered Mark's longstanding fear

of romantic rejection.

There was a question came up,
would you stick or twist?

but I was, like, my normal default
thing to do is flight.

So, I said stick, cos you're the
only one I can stick with.

You just said,

there's no-one else for me
to twist to, so I will stick.

You're being... You're not...
You just said there's no-one else...

Yeah, I did, but you need to listen
to the part before it.
I do a runner...

And if there was someone else here
you could have done

a runner to, you would have done.

It's not the first time this issue
has caused upset for the couple.

It's been very hard
to obviously let someone in,

because when I do,

they tend to leave.

I don't want to do it again
and it doesn't work out.

The problem was identified by the
experts when Mark entered

the experiment.

It takes a while for me
to feel relaxed.

Once I'm at that stage, it's OK,

but building that, I think guys
find it very hard work.

So, you need to be with
the right man,

who can see that vulnerability
and nurture it with you.

Exactly.

Mark's a really sensitive soul.

I've hurt other people in the past,
so what I don't want to do is have

that pressure of hurting him again

and I've constantly got that at
the back of my mind.

Do you understand how vulnerable
I've been?

Constantly having
to defend somebody.

Over the past week, Peggy and
Georges' marriage has come under

increasing pressure.

It's really frustrating me now,

because I feel exhausted, babe,
I'm not gonna lie, I am drained.

Me and Georges are in
the worst place we've ever been.

Love-hate week and the retreat
was a disaster.

You weren't there at the girls' day.
No.

I had shit about you,
left, right, literally, all angles,

it was coming at me from everywhere.

I don't want to be
with somebody that nobody likes.

I've never been with somebody
that nobody likes.

Georges' showmanship and online
activities have been a recurring

concern for wife Peggy.

I think this is embarrassing,
humiliating, degrading. It's weird.

At the retreat, fellow brides
expressed serious doubts

about the marriage.

There's so much dislikes
and you've had to overcome them.

The career,

his hobbies, very much
just him as a person.

You don't need to be this loud
character, this entertainer.

I don't mean to threaten you,
put pressure on you,

I'm just telling you how it is,
I'm fed up.

He needs to understand that
I am at breaking point.

Deep down there is
a huge worry that Peggy doesn't

want to be here anymore.

And it really does frighten me.

This will be the hardest commitment
ceremony for me.

I've always had Georges' back,

but don't want to have to carry his
weight on my shoulders anymore.

It didn't really, actually, kick off
as much as I thought it could do.

Just with this whole conversations
with Jay,

she doesn't know that Luke had said
that comment about

"Ooh, if you could rob a bank and
get away with it. Would you do it?"

I don't think it's fair on her,

if he's still making comments
like that.

Yeah, his mindset's wrong.

He's implying he'll do whatever
he can in that relationship,

if he can get away with it.

Luke feels like he can
run all over Jay

and get away with whatever he wants,

which I really don't agree with.

There's probably problems there that
aren't healthy at all,

for any relationship.

I think Luke's gonna be
absolutely raging.

Because of the person that he is
and how...

But why, why should he be raging?

I think because he wasn't there
to defend himself,

he wasn't there to have his opinion
on the situation.

It wasn't anyone's fault that he
wasn't there,

and it wasn't anyone's fault that
these topics got brought up.

Everyone just spoke about
what he'd already said.

Yeah, but he's not gonna like,
is he?

Well, he shouldn't have said it,
then.

How are you feeling?

I think we
need to talk about happened.

Mm.

A room full of people, on a table,

telling me that you said that
I'm a walkover.

And then the comment about
the robbing

the bloody bank,
or whatever it bloody were. Yeah.

It really, really hurt me a lot.

And I'm sat there on my own
taking it all.

Jay's happy marriage has been rocked
by recent comments from Luke...

He said at the minute I feel like
I could go out,

get a girl's number and come back
and you not be bothered.

..which Luke doubled down on
at the retreat.

If I said to you,
you would 100% not get caught,

you would go out and rob a bank.

The context of what I was saying
about the bank,

was, like, if you was a walkover,
or if someone in life is a walkover,

then they are leaving themselves
to be open and you're not.

That's the point I was making.
Right.

And they've switched to say, like,
oh, some sort of cheating thing.

Jay's still got these questions
in her head,

about what I said, what
I didn't say, how I said it, etc.

That's the biggest, biggest hurt
for me,

thinking that she trusts them
the same or more than what

she trusts me at the moment.

But I made it clear,
you are not a walkover.

No, cos I'm not, I'm absolutely not.

So then for them to twist it,
and say, like,

"Oh, well, I think she's a walkover,

and I think I can get
a girl's number

and all that at the boys' day,
it's fraud.

I don't think Luke is right
to be annoyed at me,

because I've done nothing wrong
here.

I'm the one that's sat in
the middle being told things

that my husband has said,
versus what context it was made.

But if you've got
a group full of them,

saying,
"No, you definitely said that".

It's not a group full because the
only two people what have actually

said something, which is incorrect,
is Jordan and Erica.

But I'm telling you now,
looking you in the face,

I did not say it in that context
at all.

It was in a positive way. Right.
Cos I know how it was said.

Cos I said it.
Also, on my point of view,

it feels like you're on their
side against me,

like, when I actually have not done
nothing wrong.

It upsets me, knowing that people
are dragging my name

through the mud.

Jordan and Erica has definitely
started this,

I can't stand Jordan.
Honestly, since the day he got here,

he just stirs stuff up,
from one day to the next.

When I confront them today,
they're gonna admit,

that it wasn't said in the way
they've made out it was said.

Cos I'm there and they wouldn't have
said that if I was there,

at the dinner party, simple as that.

Right.

So, I think, look, we need to go
and see them,

cos at the moment
it's pissing me off.

Yeah, we do.

HE HAMMERS ON DOOR

Oh, my God, I feel like my heart
just actually fell out of my arse.

Don't go in screaming and shouting.

I heard you've been chatting shit.

What do you mean you've heard
I've been chatting shit?

Why are you banging on my door like
that? Cos I fucking wanna. Why...?

Stop it. Stop it. Stop it.

Honestly, on a serious note, stop.

Oh, my God!

Stop it, stop it.
Get off each other! Stop it now.

Comes into my house attacking me
like that. Get the fuck out.

Luke! Come outside.
Get the fuck out.

Oh, my God.

You don't have to go in like that.

Are you OK? I'm good.

Calm down.
Well, he shouldn't chat shit.

I'm good.

Anyway...

Oh, my God, are you OK?

Yeah, I'm good.

I never expected he'd get
this aggressive.

I actually just thought he was just
all talk.

I can't have someone do that
to me and disrespect me.

I don't think I can be around
Luke again.

Ah, I'm just trying to calm down
now.

Why has he come to my door?
Like, what have I actually done?

I have no words right now.

It's just been blown way
out of proportion.

Luke did not deal with
this situation

in the right way at all, no.

There is absolutely no excuses for
Luke's behaviour.

It's disgusting.

And if that is the kind of person
that he is,

I don't think Luke should continue
this process.

Like, what have I done?

Welcome to your penultimate
commitment ceremony.

This is one of two final
opportunities for you to sit

with us, to open-up

and really share about where you're
at in your relationship.

So, I really want to encourage you
today to be as open

and honest as you can
and make the most of us,

while you've still got us.

Before we begin,

we want to acknowledge that
something serious has happened

and that relations between some of
the couples,

have been quite volatile.

For that reason,

Jay and Luke will be joining us
a little later today.

In the meantime,
let's stay focused on your marriages

and how we can help you improve
and succeed in those.

Our first couple on the couch...

Paul and Tasha.

Oh, that's us.

Here they are.

Just look at the style
of this man next to you.

Thank you. I done it myself today.

Did you? Yes!

How's it been for you this week?

After Love/Hate week
and the retreat,

I feel like I've definitely got
closer to Tasha.

We're back progressing
the way we had been beforehand.

Yeah, it's been
a very good week, like,

I feel a lot happier, my feelings
are deeper than I thought.

Yeah.

You know, what I really applaud
is that you are showing us

effortless love.

Aww.
Argh.

It is, you can see it,
you guys just flow well together,

the vibe is good,
you're checking in on each other.

It's effortless.
Like, this is love. It is.

It feels weird hearing that,
cos obviously I've never said it.

So, of course, this is your second
last time sitting with

the three of us.

What challenges do you see in
the immediate term

that we could perhaps help
with or give you some advice on?

I think the main thing for us was,
like, discussing the future

and, like, how do we go about
getting into that conversation,

because I think you get a bit scared
talking about the future.

What you need to add
to those conversations is that

communication about the
communication.

Saying, "I'm scared."

We're having this conversation,
we're talking about money or babies,

and this is really scary to me
and this is why.

You know, that's the level
that you guys are at now.

Proper adults. Jesus!

Uh-huh. Big-girl, big-boy pants on.
This is the week for it. Gosh.

All right, well,
let's go to the decision. Paul.

I think,

I couldn't ask for any better
progress than it has been,

but it's been going great
and it's only been getting better.

So, for that reason,

stay.

It has been one of our best weeks
and you make me happy,

and you're changing me for
the better

and no-one's ever been able
to do that,

so the fact you can do that,
means you have magical powers.

So, I can't really go anywhere yet,
can I?

I'm gonna stay.

I love it.

Ah, wonderful.

Well, you guys, keep doing
what you're doing,

stay vulnerable
and be scared together.

Good luck, guys.
Thank you. Excellent work, guys.

APPLAUSE

SHE EXHALES

OK, next up,

Ella and JJ.

Hello. Hello.

I've never been so scared of
a bit of furniture in my life.

Oh, good to see the two of you.

Thanks for having us.
Yeah, thanks for having us back.

I know it wasn't
an easy decision and,

yeah, I'm really grateful that you
guys have given us

the opportunity. So, thank you.

You're very welcome.

So, what was it like for
the two of you meeting

the group again after all that had
gone on in the past?

All in all, it was a better reaction
than what I thought.

And I am really happy,

and I think you can tell by
the smile on my face.

Like, I feel me, 100% me.

I feel really comfortable,
I feel so happy.

But I'm just... I'm conscious of how
that would look to everybody.

Yeah, it's just about being,
like, humble

and understanding people's opinions

and why they've got them,
and, yeah, not

trying to rub stuff in
people's faces.

That's not why we're here.

There's definitely, like, something
here with Ella and I, so, yeah,

I've said sorry,
but now what to be happy.

I think we just both wanted
the opportunity to try

and make it work in the experiment,

to make what we've done
kind of worth it. Yeah. So, yeah.

Excellent, it sounds like you're
both in a really good place.

What do you feel are some of

the challenges in
your relationship?

Probably my insecurities.

I think I use humour,

and I call myself out,
and I'll call myself names,

or just say silly things.

Or talk about, like, the fact
I've had loads of work done,

or stuff like that,
to hide, like, this mask of, like,

I think...

There's just, like,
a lot of insecurities there,

because of obviously what
I've gone through,

to be the person I am today.

And I and try and joke, like,
I'm the prettiest one here,

and I've got the best body,
and all this stuff,

it's not how I feel,
it's just a joke,

so he thinks I'm confident.

I do worry that there will be
a fit girl

and then he's probably gonna be
like "Oh, I'll go for her instead."

It's really interesting,
Ella to hear,

the language that you're using.

Because you continually say
JJ is going to leave you for what?

Someone prettier.

Exactly,
it's always someone prettier,

someone more fit, right?

And then, when you talk about
yourself with the group,

what's the emphasis on?

Being pretty.

Exactly.

And so, Ella, you're really going to
have to figure out,

what can you offer
more than the look?

And JJ, you're going to have

to affirm Ella outside
of just, you're pretty.

So, JJ,
how can you affirm Ella now?

Like, when you're in a room,

it's like you're
the only person that's in the room,

I just gravitate towards you,
you're funny,

you're caring, you're kind.
It's everything about you.

You know it is.
You know how I feel.

You've just got to believe yourself.
I know. Yeah.

So that needs to be done,
over and over again, OK?

And that's how you'll be able
to decrease that insecurity that

keeps bubbling up for yourself,
Ella, OK?

Thank you. Thank you.

So, it's time for the decisions.
Ella, let's start with you.

Me? OK.
Erm, I think my face says it all.

Like, I genuinely think
I've got feelings,

there are feelings there for me,

I clearly am really into you
and, yeah,

I just love spending time with him.

So, I wrote 100%

stay.

Aw, thank you.

100% stay.

Fabulous, thank you, Ella.

I've told you, I really,
really enjoy being around Ella.

I sort of can't wait
to get to know her more.

I find out something different,
pretty much every day about her.

And, yeah, just spending time

with her is, like, my favourite
thing to do, so I also said

stay.

OK.

APPLAUSE

Well done, guys.

I would say the main things that you
need to take away from

the session today is
looking at insecurity

and the role that this plays
in your relationship. OK?

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

Well done, guys.
Thank you.

Next up to the couch,
Peggy and Georges.

Welcome to the two of you. Thanks.
Hello. Nice to see you both.

Hi, guys.

So, how's your week been?

HE EXHALES

Not great,
we've not had the best of weeks.

So, we did Love/Hate week

and there were some things that

Peggy said about me, which are big,

fundamental things about who I am
as a person.

What were the dislikes Peggy?

Passions and hobbies, but by that
I don't mean online gaming.

But it's the online requests.

I honestly thought that if
there was anything

to break us, it would be that video.

It's something that you wouldn't

want your partner doing whilst
you're with them.

What was it about what you saw
that you didn't like?

It's just not what I expected
Georges to do.

The other dislike was,
who is the real Georges?

Because he is the most confident
person in front of others,

yet has so many insecurities.

And it's the emotional side
of Georges which is a lovely person.

It's the facade that
can be damaging.

I've had this horrible trait over

the years of just wearing too
many hats

and too many masks
in different situations.

And I've been doing that way too
much with the group,

and it's taking it's toll on us
as a couple, really.

I can imagine that it is quite
challenging because,

you know, in the real world you're
really just dealing with other.

But here you're also dealing
with the dynamics within the group.

Peggy, how is this situation
impacting you?

It's tough.

I feel like I've had
to defend Georges.

It's just got to a point now
where I'm exhausted

and I'm losing myself by having
to carry Georges.

If people really knew Georges
behind closed doors

and not the facade he puts on
in social environments

they would love him.

I'm just...

HE EXHALES

It's OK.

You all right?

I am genuine,

and it obviously kills me inside to
hear that people don't think I am.

Yeah.

Babe, no.

I guess what Peggy's saying is,

you don't need the showman.

And I'm wondering if this is
an opportunity

for some integration
of these two Georges,

because we really like who you are.

Yeah.

OK, let's go to the decisions
now.

Georges, if we could start with
yourself

and whether you
want to stay or leave?

From the beginning,
I fell really hard for Peggy.

I'm incredibly fond of her.

The biggest problem is me,
and I need to work on my actions.

Because otherwise I know that
I'm losing Peggy.

And I can only apologise
for how I've made you feel

and how I make you feel.

I want just one chance to...

Just want one more chance just to
try and work at it, really.

Which is why

I'm going to stay.

Peggy, what's your decision?

Erm...

It's really hard to say this.

The girls are telling me one thing,

and I'm defending you

because I feel like I know
the real Georges.

But then do I know the real Georges,

because he's acting differently in
front of other people?

And then I feel like
a fool defending somebody,

who I actually don't know who
the real person is.

I just don't know what it'll take
to make you

just be you.

And sometimes I just don't think
you are listening to me,

and I just think, well,
what's the point?

And for that reason...

..my decision was to leave.

I can't do it any longer.

He needs to change.

ELLA WHISPERS: Fuckin' 'ell.

My decision was to leave.

I can't do it any longer.

He needs to change.

ELLA WHISPERS: Fuckin' 'ell.

Georges, how do you feel about
that decision?

HE LIP TRILLS

Obviously, not great at all.

The last thing I ever wanted
to do was upset

the person that I
want to protect and feel for

and build a connection with.

I just feel like I have no choice,
you know,

he's been hurting me.

And I need to be a bit selfish.
Mm-hm.

I just would love to have a chance
to put my words into actions.

You know, you said from the start
I'm very articulate,

and I'm very good with my words.

Well, actions speak louder than
words and I need to make it,

you know, hit home and actually

let everyone else see
the side that you see.

Yeah.

But of course,
if one person writes stay

and the other person writes leave,

then the couple stay in
the relationship.

Peggy, how do you feel about that?

I'm happy to stay, yeah,
for another week.

Just...one more week to see if you
are listening. Do I get...

I know we can work,
if he's just him.

So, there's definitely some
work that the two of you need to do,

to build that trust in
the relationship.

I think what's really clear

is that honesty is a value
that is important

to both of you. Mm. Yeah.

But it's particularly important
for you, Peggy.

So, we will definitely be keeping

a close eye on your relationship.

We wish you all the best. Thank you.

And look forward
to seeing you next week.

Thank you.
All right, good luck, guys.

Georges just thinks that
I'll continue

to defend him again and again,
and again,

and he can get away
with inappropriate actions

and behaviours. Well, no.

He needs to take the fact that I'm
writing leave seriously,

or this is it.

So, if I can now invite Erica
and Jordan up to the couch please.

Hello. What's up, guys. Hello.
Lovely to see the two of you.

Nice to see yous.

I can understand that
a lot has gone on.

And, of course,
we will address that shortly.

But I'd like this to be a time that
we can focus on your relationship.

What's going well.

Maybe areas where you need
some support.

What are some of the positives?

I think we feel
very safe with each other.

And for me, personally, like,

that's something I haven't
had before.

It's just an incredible feeling
to have,

and to know that someone is there
and secure with you

and accepts you
for who you are 100%

and, like,
you do that for me every day.

Even the little things, like,

we'll just get in bed and talk,
and we don't need the TV on,

we can just lay and smile and, like,
giggle, and, like,

it's just really nice, yeah.

But we also have times
where we want to,

bite each other's heads off.

And he annoys me,
but I also annoy you.

Yeah, I think we do get
a bit heated,

but I think that's just the emotion.

Well, how do you work
through conflict?

We'll both raise our voice,
we'll both want to be right,

we both go on this little
power trip.

And then, we'll have a time apart
from each other,

we come back,
we sit down and after having, like,

one more discussion about
what we was arguing about,

it gets resolved.

Our communication,
has just, it's got a lot better,

and we've gotten a lot closer.

And the more we speak
and the more I learn about you,

the more I learn to trust you,
that's how we've been able to grow.

Yeah.

Jordan, what's it feel like
to hear Erica say that?

It's nice.

I want her to never lose that
feeling of being safe,

and I want to give her that for
the rest of her life,

cos it's been 25 years too many
that she's not felt like that.

Like I say, I could have the best
day with, like,

the group guys, and stuff, but it's
only a day that's complete

once I end it with Erica.

Like, once I get back to her and I
can tell her about my day and stuff.

What's he like, eh?

He's dropping bars out here.

I know!

Jordan, would you say that
you're falling for Erica?

Yeah, and I think that's why

when I lay in bed sometimes and I
just look her, I just smile, because

I'm like, shit, like,
I'm in deep. I need to stop.

Erica, would you also say that
you're falling for Jordan?

Yeah, I would definitely say I am.

I think what's really beautiful to
see is the development

between the two of you.

Of course, the physical intimacy
seemed to be there quite early on,

but what we're seeing is the
emotional intimacy

really developing.
Yeah, for sure.

Let's go to the decisions.

Jordan, if we can start with you,
what's your decision?

It's not even a decision,

because there's not even
a day that goes by,

that I don't want to start it
and end it with Erica

and she could be one of the best
things that's ever happened to me,
so, obviously I'm going to

stay.

Going to stay.

APPLAUSE

I honestly can't thank you enough
for how you've been towards me,

and I'm excited

to see where things go, so I'm
gonna

stay. Stay.

APPLAUSE

Well, continue to grow,
enjoy and have fun,

and we look forward
to seeing what happens in the future

with the two of you. So, good luck,
guys. Thank you so much.

Well done, you two. Thank you. Good
work, guys. Good work. Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Our next couple tonight is,

Ros and Thomas.

APPLAUSE

Hi, guys.
Hello. You look happy, you two.

Very. Yeah, we've had
a really good week, so that's good.

What's been so good about
your week?

We've been really honest
with each other

and just had fun, like, we've been
taking Paul's advice... Yes.

..and it's just, yeah, we're going
from strength to strength.

Well, it's interesting you say
you've been really honest

with each other
and, of course, the activity,

the Love/Hate activity,
does force that real honesty.

On a more practical level,

was there anything that came
out of those discussions,

that you can start implementing
and changing straight away?

Yeah, I definitely feel like
I'm probably more adventurous
in the bedroom.

I think he's been educated on
sex toys, so that's good.

For you, Ros,
was this something that came up,

that you wanted more adventure in
the bedroom?

Yeah, but, like, I was really
surprised he actually went out

and got them, so it's really nice.

HE SNORTS

I did hear there was a bit of a
shopping spree on your part, Thomas.

Oh, yeah, I dumped all this stuff
down, the woman said,

"Have you done this before?"
And I just went, "No!"

Oh, I wish I was there in
the shop with you!

Thomas, are we right in noticing
that things are shifting,

perhaps in terms
of your confidence here?

I do think it was when we
established we both had feelings

for each other in the in-laws week.

Because it meant I wasn't worrying
about that anymore

and I could focus on myself
a bit more. Right.

Because I felt like, you know,
we were just really secure

and we were progressively moving in
the right direction.

Hmm. So, how would you characterise
where you're at now?

THEY GIGGLE
You can say it. Shall I say it?

Yeah.

Erm, yeah, I feel like,
we're a couple.

And can see a future
with each other.

Can I just? Can I just? Yeah!

I didn't even think we'd get here,
to be honest.

No, neither,
I didn't think it either. Wow!

That's great stuff.
That's fantastic. Yeah.

Ros, anything you'd add to
that description?

I'm just, like, surprised like,
every time, like, I talk about it,

like, how, like,
week one it was a shit-show,

do you know what I mean?

But, yeah, like,
I can't believe it, to be honest.

You are the perfect example of how
a strong couple grows.

When you have commitment,
you have intimacy,

you have friendship, you have the
beginning of romantic love,

and that's exactly
what we see here.

That's crazy. Fantastic.
That is the truth.

Well, yeah. I know.

And you both look so happy.
Thank you. Thank you.

Shall we go to the decision?

So, I do think we're getting better
and better each week,

so because of that,

I'm going to say stay.

Lovely, thank you.

APPLAUSE

Yeah, I do really trust you.

And I feel like I've trusted you
since the beginning,

but I feel like 100%
I can say that, so because of that,

I'm going to stay.

Oh, I love it. Thanks, babe.
Aw, well done, guys.

Thank you so much, we look forward
to seeing how things go

over the next week.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Thanks so much.

All right, next up,
if we could have Mark and Sean.

All right, fellas.

All right, so,
Sean, how are you feeling?

Erm, weirdly glad
to get in front of you guys,

cos obviously last week
was very new,

so about time to get some worldly
advice from yous three.

So now, you went out,
with Adrienne and Matt, right?

We sent you some questions as well.

What did you learn about each other
through those questions?

I learnt probably that,
OK, we do need to probably spend

some more time together,
but, like, I'm an over-thinker,

so, I'm probably holding back
a little bit.

Yeah, we had a discussion after
the boys' day

and girls' day out,
and Sean was telling me that,

there was a question for him,

whether he would stick or twist
in the relationship.

And Sean said,

"There's no one else for me to
twist to, so I might as well stick."

So, my natural instinct would be to
run when something's becoming real.

So, what I was saying,
if the opportunity was presented,

I'm not saying I wouldn't have
thought about it... OK.

..if the opportunity was there,
because that's my natural thing,

is to run away from something.

So I was trying to explain that,
and Mark just got,

"Oh, so you would switch."

So, you're saying
because there's no alternative,

you're staying with Mark.
Yeah. OK, all right.

Which I did say I'm glad for,
because it's forcing us

to do something different,
that doesn't...

So now he's forced to stay with me.

I thought we were doing
really well.

I just don't process my
own feelings,

and that's what this experience
has taught us,

I'm more comfortable dealing
with someone else's feelings

and their stuff,
than actually dealing with me own.

Is that because you allow
the fixing to be the distraction?

Yeah.

OK, so, what are you avoiding?

Going through this process,
it's making everything very real.

Like, I'm petrified
of hurting Mark in this process.

No, no, no, no, no, I'm all right,
I'm all right, I'm all right.

Going through this process,
it's making everything very real.

Like, I'm petrified
of hurting Mark in this process.

No, no, no, no, no, I'm all right,
I'm all right, I'm all right.

So much pressure because
I don't want to hurt him,

and because I'm an overthinker,
like,

I'm thinking through scenarios
and I'm going,

"Well, I can't do that,
and I don't want to do that."

I wish I could just get
out of my own head,

I'm in my own head all the time.

I didn't realise how much
Sean is holding on

to not trying to get me upset,

which is making him not enjoy
the experience as much.

I feel like he's just, like,
holding back constantly,

cos he's worried what

I might think,
or what I might feel.

You know, Sean, it seems like in
addressing Mark's needs

and issues you have never quite
vocalised your own worries

in this relationship.

This is an opportunity
to over-communicate.

The more that you feel resistance,
talk about the resistance.

The more that you feel,

I shouldn't be thinking this or
I'm overthinking this,

the more that you talk about that
with someone who is safe,

that allows you
to explore those challenges.

Sean, do you feel safe with Mark?

You know, I do, yeah. OK. I do.

All right?
Yeah.

Can we go to a decision?

So, the whole stick-twist thingy,
it did, like, hurt,

but I did talk to some of
the boys about it as well,

and they just reassured me that
it was not said

the way that I took it

and throughout the whole day
Sean was trying to

make sure I was OK,
cos we were apart.

So, for that reason,

I've chosen to stay.

To stay. All right.
APPLAUSE

Really tough one for me,
I'm not gonna lie.

And I probably just need to trust

the process probably
a little bit more.

So, stay.

Stay.
APPLAUSE

What we want you to do
is continue to build on this,

and remember that you cannot lose,

when you're fully open with
a safe partner.

All right? Have a great week.
Well done, guys.

Thanks, guys.

Less emotional next week, please.

APPLAUSE

HE EXHALES

Next up, if we could have,
Adrienne and Matt.

APPLAUSE

Hi. Hello.
How we doing? Matt, welcome.

Now, last week,
you sat on the couch,

you basically said you were
the perfect match.

Right? That's what I heard. You
heard the same thing almost? Mm-hm.

Yes.

This week, do you feel like
you're the perfect match?

I'm gonna say yes
at this moment in time right now.

How much we have in common,

how fast we sort of clicked.

Erm, attraction there as well.

Do you wanna...?

I still do feel like we are
a very strong match,

and that we have gone through
the same hardship,

which is just phenomenal.

But I don't think that
anybody's perfect.

And I sometimes feel that we're
connected on that deeper level,

but we're not connected on
the energy level of happiness.

Like, we don't bounce off
each other's energy.

OK. Mm. This is interesting.

And I think you're saying that
because you're bold,

you're outspoken. Mm.

But I've watched Matt at
the dinner party.

Matt's reserved, not outspoken.

Do you think that this is
an issue between the two of you,

or does this make you
a stronger pair?

So, to me, I would still say that we
are an amazing match,

but I need a little bit more
high energy,

a little bit more pro-activeness.

I want to support us,
and I want us to have fun.

I did say to Adrienne, like,
in front of lots of new people,

it does take me a little bit
to open up. OK.

And I feel with Adrienne now,

I am coming out my shell a lot more.

What I would challenge you to do is,
every night, before you go to sleep,

reflect on, what you loved that
the other partner did that day.

Right? Gratitude is powerful.

Gratitude can change relationships.

And I guarantee what's going
to happen is that,

Adrienne, that's going to
help Matt come alive.

He said he's already coming
out of his shell.

That's gonna make him
pop right out the box.

I wanna pop, I'd love to pop.
You're gonna pop.

That's not an issue!
LAUGHTER

Yeah, that's not an issue.

Let's go to the decision. Matt?

I'm so happy with this girl
who's come into my life

and, of course,
I want this to blossom

and for this to go beyond
the experiment into the future.

So, yeah, for me,

it's a big fat stay.

All right. All right.

APPLAUSE

Adrienne, what do you have for us?

Yeah, I'm still very happy that
Matt and I are together

and there isn't anybody else that
I would rather be with.

So, for that reason,

I'm going to stay.

All right.

APPLAUSE

We wish you the best this week.

Thank you, guys. Appreciate it.
Thank you. Thank you, guys.

Thank you. Thank you.
Well done. Good luck.

APPLAUSE

Well done, guys.

Cheers, guys.

Thanks, guys.

You OK? Yeah, you?

Our next couple on the couch,
Laura and Arthur.

APPLAUSE

How's the week been Laura?

Arthur and I have been great. Mm.

That's not translating to
the wider group. Right.

Basically, I get myself in trouble
sometimes for the things I say,

the things I do as well.

So, at the start of
the whole relationship,

I was like, Laura,
could you correct me on some things,

because I don't want to upset people

and I upset myself at the same time.

And, you know,
that was one of the things,

that was,
you know, negative about the week.

That a lot of people thought that
Laura was talking down on me,

talking to me like a child.
All these things.

And that never bothered me,
that never bothered us,

and that bothered other people.

And I get that that's Arthur's
position on it,

but that isn't how I
want to come across to anyone ever.

And I think what we've possibly,

unintentionally fallen into is,

parent/child transactional state.

Which is obviously, like,
very alarming for me.

It's good that you've acknowledged
this parent/child dynamic,

because it's not healthy, Laura.

Can you see how the language you use
could be seen as condescending?

I'm conscious of the way that I talk
around Arthur now,

because the last thing I want to do
is diminish who you are.

You don't do that.
And this is the thing, like,

I've been the proudest wife here.

Every single week.

I've said how proud I am
and how much he's changing me.

Making me less cynical,
less sarcastic.

So how can I sit here in
one breathe

and say that every relationship
I've ever had,

fit a certain criteria,
damaged me, and didn't work.

So how can I not,

in the same breath give this thing
that we've created

a chance?

I'd be shooting myself in the foot.

It's been a lot, hasn't it?

It has been a lot. The only good
thing that came from it

is the fact that, you know, you
showed me your vulnerable side.

You've opened up a lot more,
you're a lot more emotional.

As bad as it sounds,

I actually enjoyed looking after
my wife for once.

Well, you've gotten closer to her.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I can see that.

Can we just focus on
the two of you now,

without the impact of the group?

I'm interested in your views on
looking to the future

and the potential that there is
here, in this relationship.

I think this week has been
incredibly pivotal for us,

Arthur, I can't fault him,

the way he's looked after me
this week.

Without question.

Cos I know how I feel.

Arthur,
I hope you know how you feel?

I know exactly how I feel,
I feel safe, I feel wanted,

I feel that could be love
between us one day.

So I genuinely feel like...

..it could work.

Love that.

Mm. Look at that smile.

It really sounds like this week
has been significant

for the two of you
on so many levels.

I'm really excited to see
how this next week goes for you.

So, am I?

Let's go to a decision,
shall we?

Laura, let's go to you first.

Erm...

It's been a tough week for me,

but I have had a hero in my corner,

and I can't honestly say that my
heart has ever felt more safe

with one person.

Oh, thank you. Beautiful.

So, I'm staying.

APPLAUSE

It has been a tough week,

but she has been incredible

since the journey started

and I just can't wait for what
the future holds.

Honestly.

So, for that reason...

Aww.

..definitely staying.

Beautiful.

APPLAUSE

All right, guys, well,
this is the time to take all of

the work you've done to this point
and really run with it.

You know, this is your opportunity
to take this relationship to

the potential that we know
you have.

Thanks, guys. Good work, guys.
Thank you.

APPLAUSE

We've had some great therapy from
the experts today,

and I feel like it's brought
a lot to the surface.

But it's testament
to how invested we are,

and I think it's probably time
for us to take stock,

close the door to some noise,
and try and focus on the marriage.

Now, we understand there have been
some very heated exchanges between

members of the group,

and we're concerned that this has
crossed a line.

We want to understand the truth of
what's happened, and why.

And really, fully appreciate how
everyone involved is feeling about

the situation.

So, we'd like to invite Jay
and Luke to rejoin the group.

Oh, for fuck's sake.

How are you doing?

It's been a very emotional week.

Yeah, it's been hard.

So, Luke, why don't you start off
explaining to us,

what happened between you
and Jordan.

Let's start at the boys' day.

So, I shared, like, I shared
multiple things and, all positive.

OK. Then I was going on to say,
like, I'm glad Jay isn't a walkover,

because if someone lets you get away

with loads then you're
going to take advantage.

Like, if you could rob a bank
and get away with it, you would.

OK, so when you were in there,
talking to the guys.

Yeah?

From your perspective,

you left there feeling positive
about the impression that was made?
Yeah, 100%. OK.

So, at the dinner party,
Jay, you're on your own. Mm-hm.

And things got quite emotional
for you. Yep.

All right, so walk us through,
how that happened?

That week is the first week,

that I've dropped more walls down
than what I have throughout

this whole process. I've got
really strong feeling for him.

Like, I'm actually, like,
falling for this boy.

And I got told about
the bank comment,

but it were made to me like
I'm a walkover.

And then, I just started sobbing.

Because I just thought,

what an absolute mug I am.

It's just one shit analogy
to another.

Do you know what I mean?

Not in a positive way,
in a negative way.

And that's why I got so emotional.

So, walk us through the feelings.

One minute, let me just... Sure.

I've been very emotional.

Erm...

It's all the...emotion of
not feeling good enough for someone,

That's what it is. Yeah.

I'll be honest,

I feel people took advantage of me
not being at the dinner party.

Interesting.

To cause drama.

Which also really upset me,

because I thought at the time,
if he were sat here,

none of this would've happened.
Nope, it wouldn't have.

And I wouldn't have got this upset,

and I felt like I had
to full-on defend myself

because I thought at the time,
if my husband thinks that,

then the whole fucking group is
gonna think that.

What's quite important as well,

I'd made so many positive comments,
about Jay,

like, how she inspires me,

and not one person mentioned any
positive comments

I'd made about her.

OK, interesting.
So you think it was intentional...

I know it was intentional.

..of certain people to try to
create a divide? 100%.

Jay, you're upset.

I'm upset,
so I didn't even go home.

Because Luke was unwell,

I didn't want to go back,

in that state and be that riled up
and him thinking,

"What's gone on?"

So, I thought, just take myself out
of the equation. OK, that's fair.

Address it the morning after.

So Luke, what happened between
you and Jordan?

Me and Jay had a discussion about
what they'd said at

the dinner party,
and what happened and,

yeah, emotions were running high.

Erm, and then we go down to, like,
confront Jordan.

Initially, I banged on his door
quite hard.

Jordan opens the door,

the first thing that
I do wrong is step beyond

the point of the door.

Erm, I understand that is
unacceptable.

It got heated, understandably,
erm, my fault,

I should not be putting Jordan
in a position,

where he feels he needs
to protect his home, or his wife.

I 100% take full
responsibility of that.

Erm, we was grappling,
grabbing each other,

I can't remember half
of what happened. Wow.

All I know was that I was
100% in the wrong.

Have you apologised to
Jordan and Erica?

This is the first time
I've been able to do that,

so I am sincerely sorry.

I mean, I can't go back in time.

If I could, I would change,

I would definitely change
what happened,

But I do sincerely apologise
for the way I acted.

OK.

OK.

I don't accept your apology,

I think that it's easy to sit here
and be remorseful for

what you've done, but it doesn't
take away that experience that me

and Erica had to endure,
that we've had to again live through

emotions that we don't want
through our whole life and, like,

it has consequences that
you can't ever imagine.

Like you said, nothing excuses that.

And I've got to, like,
try and be around you

and give you respect.
And I don't feel safe.

Jordan and I have pasts,
with violence,

and it was so triggering.

Like it's brought up a lot of past
traumas that we've had and stuff,

and, personally,
I now don't feel safe,

like, after it had happened.

Every time the door was going,
we were both, like, "Fuck's sake."

This apology was important,
but, Luke,

there's a standard of behaviour that
we expect all of you to meet.

Yeah.

Luke, by your own admission,

you've acted in
a way that you deeply regret. Yeah.

And that you consider
to be unacceptable.

Yep.

Sadly, we agree.

All right? Therefore,

we're going to have to ask you

to leave the process this evening.

OK. OK.

All right.

Unfortunately...

..what this means is, Jay,

we'll be saying goodbye
to you as well. OK, right.

We love you all.

The outcome was the right one,
and now we've come to that,

we can move on and just be happy
that's it's all behind us.

Obviously, like, actions,
have consequences,

but, yeah, they've been such, like,
a huge part of mine and Thomas's

journey that I'm just
so sad about it.

I don't want you all to go.

I'm absolutely gutted that
Jay and Luke have left

the experiment.

I think Luke's actions,
although unacceptable,

just show how much he cares for Jay,

and how much he's willing
to risk for love.

Although the outcome is
the right thing for everyone,

part of me feels so bad for Jay.

She didn't have a part
to play in this whole equation.

HE LIP TRILLS

Honestly, this isn't how we
would have expected to be leaving,

but I've met Jay
and we connect so well.

I've come on my own,
leaving with a wife,

The future is bright.

Yeah, it is.

Next time...

Oh, God!

..the couples are faced with the
most challenging task yet...

Partner swap week.

This is not what we need.

..proving too much for Jordan...

I'm not sharing
with someone else.

That's my decision.
I'm not doing that.

We've gone through
a really tough period.

I don't want to lose myself.

..and raising concerns for
Adrienne.

He doesn't give me the energy so
he's giving me major doubts.

I just hope she doesn't think I'm,
like, boring.

I want someone who's funny.

I don't get that from Matt.

I don't really know what to think
anymore.

UNINTELLIGIBLE

As Tasha and Paul face
their lowest point yet...

I can't do this.

She was screaming in my face.

This was the boundary
and she's crossed it completely.

DOOR SLAMS

..Sean is left questioning his
marriage to Mark.

I don't know where my head's at.
I don't know what decision
I need to make.

I just feel like you've hit a bump.

Sorry, Mark...

Well, that was fucking rude.

DOOR SLAMS

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