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Why did you kiss Claire?

I'm...I'm a flirty guy, right?

You hit on somebody else
when you were leaving the bar!

Previously, Adam and Janelle...

Leave.
I'm also gonna leave.

..reached the point of no return...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

You just question
whether you're worthy.

(CRIES)

(SOMBRE MUSIC)

I've chosen to leave.

..but Claire's pursuit
of redemption...

I choose to stay

and try and earn back
Jesse's trust and forgiveness.

..kept a crestfallen Jesse
in the experiment for another week.

There's something there
worth fighting for,

and worth working towards.

And...

Definitely do need to change.

I need to show more affection.

..no-nonsense advice
from the experts.

Cam, give Lyndall a hug.

..gave Lyndall hope for the future...

I'll give her a kiss instead.

(SCATTERED APPLAUSE)

Look at that reaction.

..before...

Are you sexually attracted to her,
Dan?

Right now, no.

(IMPACT THUDS)

..Dan left Sandy and the room
speechless.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

Tonight...

Hi, Mama!

..Friends and Family Week is back.

WOMAN: I definitely have
reservations towards him.

Our couples' most nearest
and dearest...

I, um...I kissed another one
of the husbands here.

(IMPACT THUDS)

..offer much-needed guidance.

You can work it out - anything.

But is it too little too late
for Jesse and Claire?

(METAL CLUNKS)

Plus...

Honey, we're home!

..our two latecomers move in

and get a crash course
in married life.

Do you reckon you deserve
to be put at the top?

Well... (SIGHS)
Maybe you do deserve to be last.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

And still reeling from
his commitment ceremony bombshell...

Nah!
Yeah. OK. Um...

..Dan, once again, blindsides Sandy.

You're being abrasive with me.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

I'm trying to...
I just want...OK.

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(CRIES)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

It's five weeks into the experiment -

the official halfway point...

Mmm?
I'm so tired.

(DRUMS)

(GUITAR STRUMS)

(LAUGHTER)

..and as some couples
find their groove..

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

..using whatever tools
they have available to them...

(LAUGHS) Couples that namaste...
stay together.

(GROANS)

..many of the marriages
are looking up.

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

But in Sandy and Dan's apartment,
there's been a dramatic U-turn,

as their relationship hits
a roadblock no-one saw coming.

Are you sexually attracted to her,
Dan?

At last night's commitment
ceremony...

Um...

..Dan dropped a bombshell.

..no.

But despite claiming to have
no sexual chemistry with his wife...

Oh! OK.

..the couple took the surprising next
step of consummating their marriage.

I am shocked and confused too,
don't get me wrong.

I went from him telling me that
he's not sexually attracted to me

to we have a big fight,
to I need a cuddle...

..to we have sex.

(LAUGHS) I don't...I just...

I mean, I'm not upset about it.

With the night of intimacy
adding a confusing twist

to Sandy and Dan's relationship...

..one couple is in no doubt
about the events of last night.

MELINDA: How was Harrison?

(LAUGHTER)

He's ramped up the acting skills.

(LAUGHS)

Bronte goes through a lot more
at that time of the month

than the average woman.

Eyebrows were raised
at last night's commitment ceremony,

as Harrison gave
an uncharacteristically emotional

show of support for wife, Bronte,

who was sick at home
with endometriosis.

I got up out of bed
and I walked outside...

..and, um... (VOICE BREAKS)

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Sorry.

She was just in a lot of pain.
(SNIFFS)

MELINDA: It was, like,
the highlight of my night.

I don't know why, just seeing
little Harrison up there,

putting on the waterworks -

if that was all real,

he just, all of a sudden, like...
tripped, fell in love, like...

He was baptised.

Harrison representing himself
was just gold, like...

(LAUGHTER)

I mean, when he sat on the couch,
it was instant, like, crying.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(EXHALES AND SNIFFS)

It's just really hard
to see her like that.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

But then he was also like,

"Bronte's friends
are on the couch over there."

So, you know, I'll say this,

and then they're gonna report
back to Bronte and be like,

"Oh, he was so good.
He even cried!

"He really likes you."

Do you want this heated up?
Yes, please. Thank you.

How you feeling?

(BRONTE SIGHS) I'm tired.

(YAWNS)

Can I get you a coffee?

Um, yeah, that'd be great.
Thank you.

Harrison spoke on behalf
of both of us last night,

and I did feel like I let him down,
and the group down,

that I wasn't there.

Are you comfy there?
Yeah, I'm good.

OK.

But all that matters
is that Harrison understood,

and that's all
that I really care about.

Here you go, beautiful.
Thank you.

I have had endo since I was 14.

So, I get a lot of pain,
and my PMS can be quite bad.

Do you want me
to get you anything else?

I'm fine. Thank you.
Alright.

So, seeing you in that state
really affected me,

especially going in there alone.

I just felt, like,
completely out of my comfort zone.

Of course,
and I do appreciate the fact

that you didn't feel abandoned
last night,

'cause I didn't want you
to feel that way.

Like, there's obviously more

I could have addressed
at the commitment ceremony,

but I'm just delighted
that Bronte's feeling better

and that the pain
isn't as bad today,

and I'm just running
that hot water bottle across,

running little teas.

Like, whatever I can,

just trying to make it
as comfortable as possible.

I haven't gone to the gym today.

Like, that's the sort
of person I am.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

As Harrison basks in his newfound
success as a loving husband...

Don't crash, don't crash!

..the two newest couples are only
just arriving at the apartments.

What have you got
in this luggage bag?

I didn't wanna forget anything!
(SCOFFS)

That is, honestly, heavier than you.
(GRUNTS)

Tay, follow me.

I don't know where I'm going.

Starting over four weeks
behind the others...

Look at that. We've made it.

OK, we're this way.

..they'll now be taking
a crash course in the experiment

to help fast-track
their relationships

and bring them up to speed
with the other couples.

Last night's commitment ceremony

was a wake-up call
for both our new couples.

They now understand
the level of honesty,

vulnerability, and intimacy

they need to work toward
in their relationships.

Honey, we're home.

It's actually a lot nicer
than I expected.

Moving in together presents an ideal
opportunity to get started.

TAYLA: Look at the photo!
Wow.

I look so angry.

Yeah, well, I mean...

(LAUGHS) Yeah, fair enough.

But it won't be easy.

RUPERT: Wow! You look good.
EVELYN: You look good too!

They need to communicate
their boundaries and priorities,

and they'll potentially discover
each other's annoying habits,

amongst other things,

which can present real challenges
in their day-to-day lives.

Let's...let's discuss
the rules quickly.

Let's lay it all out.

If you...
Oh, straight in there!

We're gonna have to try
to keep it this neat.

Right.

Clothes - we're gonna have
to get...dirty clothes...

Yep. We have to stay clean.
Yep.

Both of us.

Let's agree we both
have been pretty shocking.

Yes.

Move-in day - I'm feeling fantastic.

OK.

Yeah, I didn't think
we would get here, to be honest.

I think I blinked.

Moving in with someone
is definitely a massive step.

How's it going?

I'm sweating a little bit.

(LAUGHS NERVOUSLY)

At last night's commitment ceremony,

Rupert admitted to feeling insecure
in his marriage to model Evelyn.

Obviously, at the wedding,
I was a bit nervous, maybe.

I mean, like, I guess,
she's obviously gorgeous.

Yeah, last night definitely
was a kick up the bum.

(SHOUTS) Hello!
(RUPERT LAUGHS)

Like, I hate being vulnerable,

and especially in front of everyone.

This'll be my chair.
My thinking chair.

I obviously need to get rid
of the fear of rejection

and just, like,
give this week everything.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Am I gonna be able
to set an alarm?

Yes.
What time is too early?

I don't wanna be up before seven.

There's obviously...
lots of compromises.

OK, if I'm waking you up too -
so, I've tried flashlight.

OK, we...
I've tried...

..what, in your right mind,
do you think it's good

to shine a flashlight
in someone's face to wake them up?

Well, I tried tapping you
and nothing happened.

I've tried coffee cup.
That didn't work.

Rupert wakes me up in the most
bizarre ways in the morning.

It's kind of sweet,
but it's kind of strange.

Like, the other day,
he got me a coffee,

but I was kind of asleep, like this.

He put the coffee in my hand
whilst I was asleep,

and I woke up and I was like,
"This is so dangerous!"

And then another time, he shined
an iPhone flashlight in my eyeballs.

What is the go-to?

Um... (SIGHS)
..I think don't wake me up.

Don't wake you up?
Yeah.

Just let you...
Get my beauty sleep.

As Rupert grapples with the basics
of morning etiquette...

..Cameron is starting his day
with a major romantic gesture.

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I got you some flowers.
(LAUGHS) Cam!

Oh, my god!

Am I that...awful and repulsive

that you don't even wanna hug me
when I'm upset?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I just felt pressured,
and I felt it was unnatural.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Last night, the couple's differing
views about shows of affection

prompted a shocked reaction
from the experts.

People can be more or less
affectionate naturally,

but in a relationship that is
romantic and that is committed,

you really need to be able
to express that to your partner.

I love them! They're amazing.

(LYNDALL LAUGHS)

Who is this person
and where is my husband?

What - are you surprised?

Actually, yeah! (SNIFFS)
Very pleasantly surprised.

Does that give me a week off?
(LAUGHTER)

Yeah, you're just trying to get out

of a couple of days of affection,
aren't you?

(LAUGHS)

As the only husband in the experiment

to never have been
in a relationship before,

Cam is on a steep learning curve.

CAMERON: It's not easy
to meet girls at all

when you're, like,
900km out of town.

I do love my bush work, and it's
something that I've always loved,

but I'm ready to settle down.

(GENTLE GUITAR STRUMMING)

Like, I do struggle to, you know,
show emotions a fair bit,

but it's just one of those things

where I'm just gonna have
to put in the hard work.

But I am ready for this.

Like, I'm gonna give this
my everything - 110%.

The way that
you've handled criticism,

like, compared to the first week

is just such an improvement,

and I'm really, like...
I'm really proud of you for that.

I've done nothing wrong.

(LYNDALL LAUGHS)

Yeah, you know - it is what it is.

But I think last night was toxic as!

So much happened.

Yeah, the thing
that really upset me last night

was the fact
that Claire wrote 'stay',

and it still stirs me up now.

I've chosen to leave.

JOHN: Right.

Following the recent revelation
of a kiss between Claire

and Janelle's husband, Adam...

CLAIRE: I choose to stay.

..the group has been rocked
by Claire's decision

to keep Jesse
in the experiment with her.

CAMERON: Jesse is mentally
and physically drained.

Considering that they're gonna be
in this for seven more days,

I just hope that Claire
doesn't push for a relationship.

She just tries to make amends
as best as she can

and makes Jesse's last seven days

maybe the best seven days
that he's had.

Yep. Jesse's a better man than me.

Yeah.
Better man than me.

I would have...
if she would've wrote 'stay',

I still would have left anyway.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I'm really sad to see Jesse,
you know,

a shadow of himself, really,
last night.

When I saw that Jesse had written
'leave' and I'd written 'stay',

I just felt like I was keeping him
here against his will.

I'm exhausted.

So, she might have
some more gas in the tank,

but I don't have the same steam.

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

It was very difficult to watch Jesse

be so emotional, be so sad,
so vulnerable,

but they're the qualities about him
that I love the most.

You know, a big part
of why I wrote 'stay'

was hoping that, you know,
maybe he still cares.

Um, maybe I haven't completely,
you know, ruined it.

If it means something to you,
then...it means something to me.

That's really nice.

I remember the good times.

I remember the magic that
we shared on our wedding day.

Let's have a smooch.

OK.

Our energies
are just made for each other,

and we...we just connect.

Sage you, sage me.
No more negative energy.

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

It's OK. Come here, you.

Arggh! Oh!
(LAUGHTER)

My intuition is telling me

that there's so much more growth
for us together.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

I want it to work.

It's not...it's not over yet.

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

But in Jesse's apartment,

there's little hope
for the future of their marriage.

JESSE: There's things
in the pockets.

He's busy packing in preparation

for leaving the experiment
as soon as he is able to.

Oh! Look at that.

I don't even know where to begin.

(SIGHS)

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(SIGHS) I'm feeling
pretty grumpy about it.

I said to Claire
that I wanna go back to Perth,

and I think I said that
in a pretty respectful way.

And...yeah.

She still wrote 'stay'.

Well!

(JAUNTY ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)

Mmm!

Now I'm feeling
a bit more like myself.

What I don't need is to be...
placed here for another week...

..where I don't really
wanna be here,

coming off the back
of a very uncomfortable scenario.

(JAUNTY ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)

And feel obligated to completely
forgive and forget

and to continue building
the relationship, like...

(JAUNTY ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

NARRATOR: Our newest couples
are settling in

for their first official night
in the experiment...

Do you like back tickles ever?

I think I like being touched,
full stop.

Yeah? Have I not been
touching you enough?

Not really.

..but in Tayla and Hugo's apartment,

a familiar stand-off
is playing out again.

TAYLA: So, I am still on the bed.

HUGO: (SIGHS) Like, honestly?

And then we'll start our day early
tomorrow, I think.

Bed wars.

This is nice and comfortable
for you, isn't it?

No.

On their very first night
as a married couple...

No.

..Tayla relegated Hugo
to the couch...

I fell.

Oh!

..before sealing the deal forever...

Whoo-hoo!

..in a bet on the croquet lawn.

I have the bed from now on!

I just wanna sleep in a bed.
That's not too much to ask for.

I will give you the couch
for tonight.

That's so generous. Thank you.

But after over a week
of being forced by Tayla

to sleep almost anywhere
but beside her...

Looking pretty cosy!
Mmm.

..Hugo's staging an intervention.

We are the intruder couple,

and we are on, like,
an accelerated timeline.

Like, we do need to be playing
a lot more catch-up.

Like, you know, we should both
be allowed to sleep in a bed.

We're both adults,

and if you wanna do, like,
a pillow divider or something,

that's...that's kind of where
my head's at, so...

Mmm. I don't know. I think
it would just be too much for me.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Mmm. I don't know.
Yeah.

Um...oh, yeah.
Getting a bit of a shiver.

Mmm, I don't know.

I don't wanna hurt your feelings,

but you know, I'm probably not
going to take that into account.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

You're...you're not gonna...
so, hang on.

You've got the self-awareness

to recognise that
you don't wanna hurt my feelings,

but then, afterwards,
you've made a choice

you're still not gonna
take them into account?

(LAUGHS) Yeah.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

No, I'm not really feeling
that romantic.

Um, I think it might be a little bit
annoying, living with Hugo.

I mean, he's a bit of a man-baby.

It can be a little bit frustrating
for me at times.

I like everything a certain way,

and if it's not,

then my reactions and my behaviours
can be a little bit off-putting.

We need to sort out the wardrobe.

For self-confessed control freak
Tayla,

the experiment is supposed to be
an opportunity to change her ways...

Well, how much space do you need,
do you think?

Probably about the same amount
of space as you.

No, that's not right.
It's not right.

No, it's not, because
I have way more stuff than you.

Alright,
I'm going to have this side.

..but so far, Tayla's shown no sign

of relinquishing control
over anything.

And you can put
some stuff in here as well.

Isn't that...that's just
the Internet cupboard, though.

There's nothing in there,
except, like, boxes and cables.

I don't think that the way
she's behaving is OK.

Do you need all that space?

Just, like, enough to hang,
like, one shirt.

Yeah.

Yeah, that's probably all I need,
hey?

OK.

Give her an inch
and she'll take a mile.

So, I think there does need
to be a change coming.

It kind of looks like there's only
enough room for your space.

It's not a case of it's time
for Hugo to put his foot down.

I think it's time
for Tayla to grow up.

We'll see.
We'll see.

Yep

(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC SWELLS)

(MOMENTOUS MUSIC BUILDS)

Today, for our original couples,

the next exciting phase of
the experiment is about to begin...

..as the couples come face to face
with each other's loved ones...

Busy day.

..in Family and Friends Week.

I can't wait to see Mama Debs,
Grandma Debbie.

Debbie Two-Shoes?

Sure.

JOHN: Now that we're halfway through
the experiment,

it's time for our original couples

to take stock of their
relationships.

This year they'll be meeting their
friends and family in person

for some honest, raw, and at times,
uncompromising feedback.

This will be a great way
to get a fresh perspective

on their relationship challenges,

as they turn their thoughts
to life outside of the experiment

and whether they have a viable,
long-term future together.

(HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

First to face a family member
is Claire.

She's preparing lunch for husband,
Jesse, and her dad, Lee,

who still has no idea about the
problems the couple's been having.

Who do we have in the front row -
family?

I'm Jacqui. I'm the bridesmaid.

At Claire and Jesse's wedding...

Forget that! Forget that! I'm Dad.

..after an awkward start...

(LAUGHTER)

You're Dad?
That's it.

Hello, sir.
(LAUGHTER)

..Jesse quickly won
Lee's seal of approval.

(LAUGHTER)

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

CLAIRE: Dad initially
really liked Jesse.

So, I'm really nervous for him to
see we have been having some issues.

I really want today to go
as smooth and chill as possible,

but, yeah, I don't know what that
conversation is gonna be like

when I'm telling my dad,
in front of Jesse, what I've done.

I really wanna reassure both of them
that I made this massive mistake,

but it's not the definition
of our relationship,

and I'm gonna do the best I can to
make it better than it was before.

But in Jesse's apartment,

the thought of playing happy families
with Claire's dad, Lee,

couldn't be further from his mind.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Well, just continuing
in the experiment

off the back of what's happened,
it's tough!

(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)

My olive branch towards Claire

is that, yes, perhaps your heart
is in the right place,

but overwhelmingly, I want space.

Today, in particular, I don't know -

it just feels strange
to have to sit down

with the father of the chick

who's, you know,
gone and kissed someone else.

It's, like...

..you know, what am I doing?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

How are you feeling?
Yeah, I'm alright.

With Jesse first to arrive
at the lunch...

I know it's a lot.

Mmm.

..Claire does her best to put him
at ease ahead of the meeting.

Um, I'm really hoping
after this week, you know,

some family time, some fun,

you know, hanging out more might
allow us

to just open up a little bit more
towards each other,

is what I'm hoping for.

Mmm.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Well, I mean, it's nice to know
where your head's at.

Yeah.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

At lunch today,

I know there's gonna be
a couple of hard conversations

around what's been happening
between Jesse and I.

So, that is making me feel
a little bit nervous.

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Hello!

But my dad has amazing
life experience.

Hi!

Hi, Dad!

He has broken hearts.
He's had his heart broken.

You know, he's overcome
so many more things than we have,

and so I'm hoping that he has
these little nuggets of life advice.

You know, something to unite us
a little bit more.

Jess!
Lee.

Nah, give me a hug, man.
(LAUGHS)

Good to see you.
Mate, it's good to see you.

Claire hasn't told me much,

which makes me think that
they're just over the moon,

and you know, there's sparks.

How are you?
Yeah, good, good.

Hi, Dad!
Group hug, group hug, group hug.

Oh, this is so cute!

Which I'm thinking
that she's gonna say to me

that she's gonna move
to Perth with him,

which would probably
tear me to shreds.

Um, so, that's what
I'm sort of expecting.

Well, let's just do
a quick little toast.

I'd like to say thanks for being
here - miss you, love you, and...

Good to see you, guys.

..it's nice to have the people
I care about together.

Cheers. Likewise.
So, cheers.

Are you well? Are you well?
Mm-hm.

To you guys.
Thank you!

Thanks, Lee.
Thank you.

It's, um...

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

So, I'm taking that it's all good.
You're all happy?

Oh...
I mean...

..there's more to the story than...
Yeah.

It's been a...
it's been a very, like...

..it's been super emotional.

It's been very up and down.

We clashed a little bit, um...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

That happens. That happens
with everybody, doesn't it?

Yeah, we brought it back...

..but then, um...there was...

(SIGHS)

Yeah, um...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

..I kinda did something
a little bit messed up.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)

Everyone wants their parents
to be proud of them.

No-one ever wants to feel like your
parents are disappointed in you,

and I was like, "Oh, shit!

"I'm gonna tell him."

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I, um...

..I...I, um...

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

..I kissed another
one of the husbands here.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I, um...

..I...I, um...

..I kissed another
one of the husbands here

on a night out.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Um...

(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)

I'm not proud of my actions at all,
so...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

And...you told Jess, or did Jess
find out from someone else?

I, um...yeah, I came forward
and I told Jesse.

Well, that - I'm glad you did that,
that you owned up to it.

(SIGHS) How do you feel about that,
Jess?

Um, yeah, pretty...
pretty...pretty hurt.

Probably like
what I am at the moment.

A little bit hurt.
Yeah.

I didn't come back
into this room since.

So, I've had, like, I don't know
how many days in my own place,

and, yeah, I think the first week
was pretty rough.

Mmm.

(SOMBRE MUSIC)

What I've done
is a massive disappointment.

Everyone wants their parents to say,
"I love who you are.

"I see who you are. I'm in
your corner, I'm backing you."

Not, "You're a disappointment,"
or, "I'm really upset with you."

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Give me your hand.

Put your hand...give me your hand.

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Life is ups and downs.

I've experienced a lot of it.

There's things we can get over,
and things that we can't get over,

but it's up to us.

We have that decision to make, yeah?

I can't tell you what to do.

I'm hurt! Look at me.
Yeah, I'm really sorry.

I'm hurt...for both of you.

I mean, you're married.

(GENTLE MUSIC CONTINUES)

If you can find it in yourselves,

if you can reach deep down
in your hearts,

then just have it out, talk it out,
and move on from it.

Don't get in that pattern
of just giving up too easy.

Whatever happens here,
really fight for it,

'cause that's what it's about.

This is real.
Yeah.

This is real.

I didn't expect to see
this side of my dad.

It shows me how much he cares,

and I guess it just reiterates,

like, how disappointed I am
in myself, but also...

..how people can move on from this,

and how important it is
to really try,

and I'm really taking this wisdom...
significantly.

It's not...it's not going
over my head, that's for sure.

(SOMBRE PIANO MUSIC)

Whatever decision you guys do,
I'm gonna respect,

but I hope you guys
can do something.

Alright? I really hope.

OK?
Yep.

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

That was quite intense.

That's, um...
not what I expected to hear,

not what I expected to go through.

I'm really devastated about it.

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Have you forgiven Claire?

Have you thought about
forgiving Claire?

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Yeah, I've definitely
thought about it.

My mindset, going into this week,
was to be a passenger.

To see what Claire, I guess, can do
to earn my trust back...

..and I'm hoping that,
by the end of the week,

I can then have
that conversation with myself

and see where I wanna go.

Where I'm at with
the experiment right now

is...it's a hard one to answer.

You know, it's just...

Oh! (SIGHS)

It's tough, because, you know,

Lee had some good things to say.

(SIGHS)

Alright.

Bring it in, let's go.

(LAUGHS)

You're cute!

I really don't like
the place that I'm in,

'cause I know Claire's dad was
coming from a really great place.

He wants the best for both of us,

but I still...but I still feel
this kind of pressure that...

..I need to forgive at a rate
of speed in which I'm not...

..I don't think I'm ready for.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Where to from here
is a big question.

Love you, baby.
Bye! I love you, Dad!

You know, it's this whole thing
where your head says one thing,

your heart's saying another,
and it's, like...

Bye!

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

..it's not easy.

(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)

Where would you
kind of put yourself?

Mmm...

Coming up...

Do you reckon you deserve
to be put at the top

with how you've been treating me?

..Hugo takes a stand
in the photo ranking task?

I didn't like that at all.
It was horrible.

You threw me under the bus.
OK.

I think our interests are different.
WOMAN: Right.

And later...

Are both of you prepared to move?

Like, who...
you live in different states.

How does that work?

I mean, it's not completely
off the...

Nah!

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

NARRATOR: While our original couples

are celebrating
Family and Friends Week...

Evs, we've got our next challenge.

..our newest couples
are just getting started

in their crash course
in the experiment.

OK. I'll open this one.

ALESSANDRA: Having come into
the experiment at the midway point,

our newest couples have
some catching up to do.

Our crash course
is specifically designed

for the new couples
to fast-track their marriages

and to get their relationship
on the same level as their peers.

OK.

To do this, they will need to
tackle some of the same exercises

the original newlyweds undertook
over a matter of weeks

in a number of days.

EVELYN: Wonder what it is!

OK.

It is extremely intense, having
this crash course set out for us...

You wanna read it?
I'll have a read.

..but after last night's
commitment ceremony,

I'm feeling way better.

Are you attracted to Rupert?

Yes, I do find Rupert attractive.

(LAUGHTER)

She said she liked me
in front of everyone,

which is, like...
that's a great feeling for me,

and that's what I needed.

(LAUGHS)

"Nothing beats
a good old-fashioned hug.

"Allow yourself to melt into your
partner's hug for three minutes,

"and we guarantee, in this moment,

"you'll experience
a truly genuine connection."

(HOPEFUL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I'm always keen for a hug!
I'm down for a hug!

Moving forward,

Evelyn has asked that I take
the lead a little bit more.

So, I think I'm gonna keep it fun,

but obviously I need to be more
serious...more serious as well.

What...how are we gonna hug?
Are we standing?

No.

Are we just parking ourselves
up on this bed?

What are we doing?
What do you wanna do?

I'm really excited, because this
is definitely right up my alley.

I love intimate connection.

What's your favourite hug position?

My favourite hug position?

Um...adult hug, I don't know.
Is that...

What's an adult hug?

However, when Rupert gets nervous,

he uses terrible jokes
as a deflection.

Adult hug is...that's just sex.

Ohh!
Yeah.

Be serious, Rupert!
Sorry, sorry. Yep.

I'm beginning to kind of understand
and kind of ignore it,

because he has told me that
he really wants to take charge

and show me that
he's ready for a marriage.

Alright, is that our...
(LAUGHS) Yeah.

..is that our spot?
That's our spot.

Alright, ready?
OK.

So, we're on.

Have you got your eyes
closed or open here?

What are you thinking about?
Shh.

OK. I'll be silent.

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

We have a very strange dynamic.

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

It has its good days
and it has its bad days...

RUPERT:

..but I think it could be
heading in the right direction.

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(ALARM BEEPS)

Ahh!
Oh, god!

(PHONE CLATTERS)

I need a massage after that, I feel.

Hopefully I will just naturally
come up to you and hug you,

and stuff like that,
'cause I...like that,

whereas I feel like
I have been holding back.

Mm-hm.
Why have you been holding back?

Um...it's just that fear.

I think it just comes down
to that fear.

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

OK. Thank you.
Mmm.

Am I a good cuddler?

You are a very good cuddler, Rupert.

Thank you.

Um...did you put deodorant
on this morning?

(MUSIC DISTORTS AND SLOWS)

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

In Tayla and Hugo's apartment...

TAYLA: OK, you ready?
HUGO: I'm ready.

OK, let's do this.

..the couple is sitting down

to one of the experiment's
most controversial tasks.

(LAUGHS) This is really
uncomfortable.

Photo ranking tests
the couple's honesty.

as they rank
the other husbands and wives

in order of how attractive
they find them...

Is that how everyone looks?

Wow, everyone's really photogenic!

..and reveal where they'd place
each other in the overall line-up.

OK.

Uh...

Is he? Oh, sorry! (BLEEP)!

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Didn't even...you didn't even know
I was on the table,

that's how little...oh, my days!

(TAYLA LAUGHS)

So little thought, you couldn't even
see me on the table?

I've heard of,
"Out of sight, out of mind,"

but that is just something else,
Tayla.

(LAUGHS) I'm sorry!
OK, I'm starting now...

No! That's not cool.

(LAUGHS) I'm sorry. Oh, my god!

Yeah. Wow, that's gotta be
the worst start.

Kind of feels like
I'm pulling teeth.

We're talking about who's hot,
who's not,

and she couldn't even see me.

Alright.

I think first I'm going to put Cam.

He's a bit of a bush boy.
He's from the country.

He's always having a laugh
and making jokes and...

Yeah. I wish I knew
what it was like to be funny.

(LAUGHS) OK, so, second - Harrison.

He's got really blue eyes.
Bit of a man's man.

Duncan - all round nice guy.

So, I think he deserves
to be in the top three.

OK.

I think I'll put Rupert fifth.

Dan sixth.

Layton here.

OK.

I don't know Jesse very well,

but he just gives me serial killer
vibes for some reason.

So, he has to go last, I think.

Oh, my days.

Where are you going to go?

Wide spot just here.

(ORCHESTRAL MUSIC SWELLS)

Um, I want to be honest, Hugo.
Yep.

Hmm.

Yes.

There is a part of Hugo
that I find attractive,

and that is his height.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Oh, my gosh, I'm shaking.
This is so terrible.

Um... (LAUGHS)

Nervous would be
an understatement right now.

Since I turned around at the aisle,

Tayla has been super clear
in no uncertain terms

about where I stack up,

and I'm shitting bricks.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

NARRATOR: After making no secret

of her lack of attraction
to husband Hugo...

TAYLA: Where are you going to go?

..Tayla is about to rate him
in the photo ranking task.

Wide spot just here.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Um, I want to be honest, Hugo.
Yep.

And I think you definitely
deserve to go first.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Wow! (HUGO LAUGHS)

Um...OK. That's honest?

Honestly.
OK.

You deserve to be up there
because you are funny.

Take that, Cam!
60% of the time.

Hey!

That's better than half.
I'll round that up.

Uh, did not expect that.

(HUGO LAUGHS)

Part of me wants to think that
it is a step in the right direction.

Yeah, I'm really lucky.

I don't think I would have liked
anyone else, to be honest,

to be matched with
in this experiment.

Alright, you're making me blush.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

It just kind of seems
a little bit out of left field,

and I'm kind of questioning
how sincere is it.

She was definitely honest
about all the other dudes.

Was that just a pity throwdown
right at the end?

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Alright.

With a question mark still hanging
over Tayla's sincerity,

it's Hugo's turn to rate the wives.

I'm gonna go, uh...Sandy.

Claire, you are a sweetheart,

but, uh...
there's more than just looks.

Love you to bits, Tahnee.
I'll put you there.

I have a fair idea of the order
Hugo's going to select.

I'm gonna stick Lyndall
in the middle.

He's kind of talked a little bit
about the other girls

and where they kind of sit.

OK, Bronte's hot,

and there's something super piercing
about her eyes.

Mmm!
You guys have very similar eyes.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Evelyn's hot, but I don't really
know her that well,

and what I've been seeing
from Layton and Mel

seems super happy and healthy.

So, I'm gonna go like that.

He's told me quite a lot
that he's really attracted to me,

and I think he will put me first
in the order.

Um...

(SIGHS)

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(LAUGHS)

I wanna put you first -

like, I really wanna put you first.

Really?

Um...100% in the top three.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Um, but I mean, do you reckon
you deserve to be put at the top

with how you've been treating me?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

I mean, I know that you haven't felt

like I've been trying
as hard as I should.

where do you think
you deserve to be?

Where would you kind of
put yourself?

Mmm, well... (SIGHS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

..probably here.

(LAUGHTER)

Yeah, probably last.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

This is, ultimately, my decision,

but this...this isn't, you know,
just about looks.

You know, it is about intelligence,

it is about trying, there's humour.

So, I think,
from all of that side...

..maybe you do deserve to be last.

Yeah.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Look, I...it's my decision.

There's no way
I'm gonna let you be last, woman.

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

You can go second last.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

He put me second last.

That was really uncomfortable.

I didn't like that at all.
It was horrible.

It was his decision in the end.

So, whatever he wants, it's...

..can't change it.

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

As our newest couples get up to speed
in the experiment...

ALYSSA: So, my mum is definitely
gonna bring her cosmic energy.

DUNCAN: Bring on the questions.
The more, the merrier.

..an American-style brunch
is on the menu

for Alyssa's mum, Debbie.

Hi, Mama!
Hello!

Based in Utah,

she's travelled
halfway around the world

to support her daughter
in the experiment.

Don't cry!
I'm not crying, I'm excited!

Today the biggest thing
I'd like to drill down and find out

is a little bit more about Duncan.

This is beautiful!

How are you?
How are you?

Is he too good to be true?
Like, is he too perfect?

(CORK POPS)
Yay! (CLAPS)

How do you make that look so easy?

From the very beginning,

my biggest concern has been

that how somebody like him
can still be single.

Oh, look - he's so good!
Have you been a waiter too?

(LAUGHS)

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Um, so, how are things going
with you guys?

Obviously I never would have
expected in a million years

to have connected with somebody
like I have connected with Duncan...

..but I don't know what it's gonna
look like in the real world.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

You know, having a son, I kind of do
need to know where it's gonna go.

So, then, what's your feeling
about Alyssa having a child?

Are there any feelings
that come up for you?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I'm gonna drill down on this, so...

No, please do.
Yeah.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Definitely.

Uh...um...

We're halfway through now.

I really still don't know

why would somebody like Duncan
want to date a single mum,

like, when there's other women

that don't have kids and exes
and all that kind of stuff.

I'm not gonna cry.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Uh, I don't think we know
what the answers are...

..but at the same time,
you know, I'm 36.

All my mates have got kids,

or they're seeing people that
have got kids with other people.

It's just a normal part of my circle
of friends and my environment.

So, it's not as worrying for me.

The dynamic of Alyssa's life
and her having a child,

that is something that I think

actually affects Alyssa
more than me.

I feel quite easy about it.

I'm happy to look
at how that's gonna work,

talk about
what it's gonna look like,

not talk about it, if that's gonna
create pressure for Alyssa.

Look, that's something
to work through,

but at the same time, we both -

I'm talking about myself here,
hopefully you feel the same...

..we both are emotionally invested.

You know, I really think
Duncan's the real deal.

Life is messy, and you don't always
know where it's gonna go.

He ticked the box that said,
"It's OK if somebody has a child."

He didn't have to do that.

You're in the part now where it's
so easy to, like, self-sabotage,

and especially when you've met
somebody like Duncan,

who you've told me is unlike any guy
you've ever dated before...

OK, OK! (ALYSSA LAUGHS)

(LAUGHTER)

That's not ego!

It's true!

It was a bit confronting.

I didn't think that my mom was here

to ask me the hard questions
as well.

I thought she was just gonna
drill Duncan.

(LAUGHS)

Um...but, yeah,
I'm absolutely falling for him.

I'm definitely emotionally invested.

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(RINGING TONE)

In Sandy and Dan's apartment,

preparations for the couple's meeting
with loved ones are on hold...

(RINGING TONE)

..as Sandy tries to figure out

where her husband's been
for the past 6.5 hours.

WOMAN: (PHONE) You have reached
the message bank of...

SANDY: He left at, like, seven
to go for a run,

and then he had an appointment,

but that's a lot of hours.

Like, since we've been intimate,
he has been distant.

Like, he hasn't been here
most of the day.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

When he has been here,
we're not spending time together.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)

With friends and family
soon to arrive

and still no sign of Dan...

..Sandy's left thinking the worst.

Maybe he feels weird
about what happened yesterday.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

(CRIES)

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(CRIES)

Maybe he regrets the physical
intimacy going to the next level.

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I think, if he pulls away,

that's where I'm scared that
he did think it was a mistake...

..and that is, like, my worst fear -

that he...'cause for me,
it meant something.

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I know he's said before,
for him, sex is just, like...

..he can separate sex and feelings,

and I've told him
from the very start, I can't.

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I'm here for a marriage,
I'm here for a relationship,

and I only wanna give myself
to someone that I care about,

but I want them
to care about me as well,

and I wish he would show me
more of that.

(CRIES)

Now I feel stupid. (CRIES)

(TRAFFIC HUMS)

HUGO: Can I get you, like,
Nurofen or anything?

No, it's all good.
Thank you, though.

OK.

NARRATOR: Following Hugo's
photo ranking task,

where he placed Tayla
second last in the line-up...

..her mood has deteriorated.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

She's commandeered
Hugo's spot on the couch,

complaining of a toothache...

I think you threw me under the bus
when you didn't need to.

..and foul play.

You had me at the bottom
'cause you thought...

Yeah, but, like, a marriage...

..you didn't like my personality,

and I just feel like it was unfair.

Um, for me,

where I ultimately ended up leaving
the photo in that line-up was -

I guess it was me expressing
my dissatisfaction

about where I felt our marriage
is at currently.

I don't think it was that
unimaginable a blindside, surely.

Yeah, it was.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Well, I don't really feel like

he does anything
that's particularly nice,

apart from say
a few nice things to me.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

He feels as if he's making
a huge effort, and I'm not,

and I don't really
think that's true.

I absolutely hate that
I've upset you this much,

and I want...

No, you haven't!
I haven't?

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I think Tayla's gonna confuse
most people that talk to her.

It's another of acting like somebody
has pissed in her cornflakes.

Not really sure what it is,

but she'll find something
to complain about.

I'm pretty pissed off.

Like, it's frustrating!
It's exhausting.

It's, like, my back's hurting
from carrying this relationship.

(JAUNTY MUSIC CONTINUES)

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

6.5 hours after leaving Sandy
to go on a run,

and just in time for the arrival
of their loved ones,

Dan has arrived home
at the apartment.

DAN: Waking up this morning,
I needed to take time out,

because I feel very, very caged
at the moment inside the experiment.

DAN:

There are definitely some concerns
that I have in the relationship.

Compatibility
is the biggest one for me.

SANDY:

DAN:

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I'm an active guy.

I'm into my health,
I'm into my fitness.

At no point
through this whole experiment

has Sandy demonstrated that she is

a very active and outdoors person
whatsoever,

and I do find it very constricting.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

With the discussion about
Dan's extended absence cut short...

Oh, my god!
(LAUGHS) Hey!

..by the arrival of Dan's friend,
Georgia...

Over there?
Over here.

..and Sandy's sister Kiran...

Nice day today. (LAUGHS)

..Sandy is left with no choice but to
put on a brave face for her guests.

Cheers!

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

SANDY: I feel like, you know,
we slept together...

..and then after that, you kind of
treated me like I don't exist.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

So, how have you guys been?
How's it all going?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Um...where do I start?

Um, yeah, we're just...

..yeah, like, at the moment, I get
really confused and stressed out

'cause I'm, like...
I've developed feelings for him.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

..but I'm, like,
sometimes I just get a sense

that he doesn't wanna
spend time with me.

(SANDY LAUGHS MIRTHLESSLY)
I don't think he likes me.

(IMPACT BOOMS)

Why do you think that is?

Um...uh, Sandy is a little bit
of an overthinker.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

So, she gets in her head
a little bit,

and then this whole, like,
"Does he like me or doesn't?"

it's preventing Sandy
from leaning in.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

So, how that looks to me is somebody
that wants to be left alone.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Going by what Sandy's told me,
it's been very intense.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Like, there's been a lot
of up and down,

and she doesn't have that much of
a history in terms of relationships,

and sometimes she just feels
a bit insecure

that maybe, you know, like,
does he like her?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Today, I think I just really
want to get to know him better.

I guess get to know his intentions...

..because that's the main thing,
is will they have a future together?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

The way I like to connect
is in a very expressive way, right?

Like, I'm a very high-energy,
very active man.

I'm climbing mountains, paddling
rivers, swimming in waterfalls...

..but you don't...
you're not an active person,

or you don't wanna be,

and I'm not feeling
that energy connection,

and energy is so important to me,
as you know, right?

Right.

And what I'm trying to work out,
in this moment,

is...are we compatible?

Are you?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

That's a big question mark.
Right.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

I think our interests are different.
Right.

I think a big one Dan struggles with
is the beach.

I have eczema.
Oh, right.

And so if I go into the ocean,
my eczema breaks out.

Like, I get full-on breakouts.
Wow!

And so basically, that means
I'm allergic to the ocean.

(BLEEP)!
(LAUGHTER)

That's a big one!

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Sorry I was born this way,
but it's happened, right?

No, I mean, it's not your fault.
I can't help that, right?

But in saying that, I've always said

I wanted to have an apartment
overlooking the sea.

Right.

That's something I can envision.

I just can't get in
the bloody water.

Right.
And I can't swim.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Are both of you prepared to move?

Like, who...
you live in different states.

How does that work?

I mean, it's not completely
off the...

Nah!

OK, um...
I can't.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

GEORGIA: Are both of you
prepared to move?

Like, who...you live
in different states.

Like, how does that work?

I mean, it's not completely
off the...

Nah!
OK, um...

I can't.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

You know, it's like Sandy said,
you know,

we've got a very different...
stack of interests.

When I get up really early
in the morning and I go for my run

and I go to the gym
and all that kind of stuff,

you have the opportunity, again,

to do what you choose to do
with that time as well...

Mmm, and I do, yeah.

And you do choose.
Yeah!

But the way that we both spend our
me time is completely different...

But why does that matter?
Why does that matter so much?

I'm out being very active, you know,

and you're, you know,
watching a bit of TV...

I'm watching TV because
I have nothing else to do here.

I'm waiting for you...
But you can be active.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I wanna finish what I'm saying...

But you make it sound like what
I prefer is sitting on the couch,

but what I prefer
is working on the relationship.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

KIRAN: I kind of feel like

he is making Sandy feel
like she's not good enough.

He's coming up with lame excuses...

..as to, like, why she might not
fit into his lifestyle.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

It almost kind of sounds
like you need someone

that's, like, literally
just gonna slot in...

Oh, absolutely, absolutely.
..with them, like, you know.

They kind of need to meet you
at where you're at.

100%.
And that's...

Yeah, absolutely.

So, I think that's gonna be
a little bit difficult.

So, Dan's very rigid in the fact
that he wouldn't move.

And it's also like,

"Well, why should she just have
to fit into his lifestyle?"

Like, why can't he meet her halfway?

Um, do you wanna have a chat, Dan?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Yeah, sure.
OK, let's go.

Um, go out on the balcony?
Yep.

OK.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

You can see what I was saying,
right?

About the whole I feel like
he just doesn't wanna try sometimes.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Like, he's just decided,
"You don't go to the gym..."

He talks a lot!

He just talks...
Oh, my god.

Like, he's saying...he talks a lot,
but he's not saying much.

(LAUGHS) Like,
I was genuinely confused.

This is literally my whole day.

Like, he won't even let me speak
sometimes.

You know,
there's no guarantees in life.

The most important relationship
in this world

is the relationship
that you have with self,

and people do come into your life

for a season, or reason,
or a lifetime.

Allow people to do what they want
and they will do what they prefer.

So, he's very good at talking.

That's why...when I was saying,
the whole, like,

I don't know if I'm getting
the real version of him.

I struggle.

So, would you think that
I just slept with him yesterday?

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Um, he's been completely distant.
He's barely touched me.

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Barely looked at me today.

(LAUGHS)
Come on!

I feel like
he's just not being real.

I genuinely see that I could have
a future with this person,

but I don't think he can.

Part of me thinks
that he just wishes...

..like, I'm not good enough,

like, and I don't think
he wants to say it.

So, like, yeah, he's hiding behind
this lifestyle thing.

Mmm.

Damn.

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I think Dan just has
a very set vision

of what he wants for his life.

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

..and I think
she just feels insecure.

Like, she doesn't wanna go
into this, like,

"Oh, my god,
I really, really like you!"

but then not getting
those same feelings back.

Like, she's just...yeah, I think

she's just protecting herself
a little bit,

like, from heartbreak, I guess.

(SOMBRE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

GEORGIA: She means so well,

but, yeah, I just...I'm not sure
that you guys are compatible.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

So, there's been so much, right?

Of things that I've looked at and
gone, "It's an incompatibility."

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

And the fact that Sandy is allergic
to ocean water and can't go in it...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

..I mean, that gives me anxiety,
you know, more than anything.

Like, what kind of a life is that?

You know, when two people do
the same thing

that they prefer to do
independently,

they come together
and they amplify that together.

Totally.
Right?

It's, like, I don't wanna, like,
you know, drag someone along.

Like, I'm not looking for
a passenger in life,

I'm looking for a co-pilot.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Someone that can
sit in the seat with me

that already knows
how to fly the plane!

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

You know, you're going into
a relationship,

and the most important thing about
stepping into a healthy relationship

is being a whole human.

Like, you are in a position

where you have worked so hard
to get to where you're at.

You're not gonna settle...
'cause you don't need it.

Yep.

You are very unique.

and I think, you know, just remember

to honour exactly who you are
to your core.

Yeah.

Having Georgia here 100% confirmed

everything that
I've been acknowledging.

It's such a beautiful and refreshing
conversation to have with you, Gee,

because you get me.

(LAUGHS) I do.
You do, you really do.

I mean, you see the kind of
relationship and dynamic

that I have with Georgia, right?

That's a really important energy

that I'm actually looking for
in a relationship.

You didn't work this hard,

or you didn't come this far
to only come this far.

Like, someone who's deserving of you
will accept you in your wholeness.

The only thing that really matters

is the right here and the right now.

It's the only thing that exists.

Does the compatibility work now?

And that is the big question mark.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

NARRATOR: Having now said goodbye
to their guests,

Sandy and Dan are taking
their first opportunity

to unpack the advice
they've been given.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Um...I think, for me...
what came up...

..is the incompatibility...

..between us.

Mm-hm.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

The difference in lifestyle,
the difference in interests.

(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)

One of the big things
that I really want,

and I spoke to the experts about it,

is someone that's, you know,
very active,

very into their fitness -

goes to the gym, goes running,
you know, spends time on the ocean.

The me time is a classic example.

When we've both got me time,
how we choose to use that me time

is completely opposite
and completely different.

Well, I still don't understand
why that matters.

Um...

Because me time is for me
to go do what I like,

and you to go do what you like,

but that doesn't mean two people
can't be compatible -

when they do come together
and spend time,

that they can't do things
that they both enjoy.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

The phrase in itself -

'me time', so I decide
what I do with that time -

why does it matter to him
what I'm doing?

OK, you've got this lifestyle.

You're saying you need me
to be a part of it.

He doesn't want me
to go to the gym with him.

He doesn't really want me
to go for his morning walks.

I'm still trying to meet him there.

I'm still saying, like, "What can
I do to try and be in alignment?"

I feel like he's just gone,
"We're in misalignment. That's it."

Why does it matter if,
during your me time,

you go for a run
and I go write emails?

How does that make us
incompatible?

No, no, you're not...
you're talking around in circles!

No, I'm not talking around
in circles.

You're just not liking what I'm
saying, I think that's the problem.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I think the crux of the issue is,
Sandy, deep down,

knows exactly
what I'm talking about,

and, hey, you know what,
I'm getting a bit bored by it,

to be honest with you.

It's all just excuse-making, right?
It's all just words.

(IMPACT THUDS)

When I allow people
to do what they want,

they do what they prefer, right?

And that's what me time
is all about,

and you do what you prefer,

and what you prefer
and what I prefer

are at completely opposite ends
of the spectrum, right?

And you're making excuses for that,

rather than just acknowledging that
that is the reality.

(IMPACT THUDS)

Yeah, I can go do those things.

The reason I haven't is cause I'm
trying to focus on the relationship.

I came here for that.
I didn't come here for me time.

Hang on, hang on.
I came here for you!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

When you say 'me time',

how are you focusing on the
relationship during your me time?

'Cause I'm sitting here thinking
how I can make it work.

Um...

There's more to alignment
than lifestyle...

This is an exhausting conversation
because I just feel like...

Because you don't like
what I'm saying, that's why.

No, I don't, because it's excuses,

it's distortion, it's deflection,
it's justification.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

You're dancing around it all,

rather than just sitting in it
and going, "OK, yeah, cool."

It's exhausting.

I mean, I feel like
I'm being pretty clear,

but I keep getting told
that I'm going around in circles.

This is why I struggle even to,
like, call him out on things,

because I'm, like,
I feel like he just shuts down.

Like, I'm trying to have
a civil conversation with you...

I feel like...OK.

You're being abrasive with me...

..and trying...

I'm just trying to make it work,
that's the problem.

..get an understanding...

You gotta stop over...
talking over the top of me, Sandy.

I'm being very real.

I'm just saying what I'm feeling
and what I'm sensing.

I just don't think he likes it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Tomorrow night...

WOMAN: All you ever want
is to see your kids happy,

and I can see he's happy.

..hope on the horizon...

JESSE: The vibe right now
between Claire and I

is just playful, it's fun.

..as Claire fights
to win Jesse back...

Ohh!
(CLAIRE LAUGHS)

I want to believe
that there's still hope for us.

..before...

The boys went out,
and I got a butt dial from Rupert.

..pocket dial drama
rocks the experiment.

What he was saying was out of line.

It was disgusting!
Yeah.

And things go from bad to worse
for Sandy and Dan.

They weren't saying very nice things
about their wife,

particularly Dan.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

SANDY: What did he say?

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