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(CHEERING)

NARRATOR: When singles across the
country married at first sight...

WOMAN: Today has been
an absolute gift.

Bronte's wedding day...

Was rocked with
controversial claims.

Who's the 20-year-old
that you have on the outside?

I was seeing a number of girls
before I came into this.

Ever since then...

I just need time to
find you sexually attractive again.

Huh?

..her journey
with husband Harrison...

You're impossible. Like, I literally
cannot talk to you.

..has been fraught
with constant conflict.

BRONTE (AGITATED): You say that
I'm gaslighting you.

You're literally sitting here
gaslighting me!

He texted me
"This relationship is over."

(BRONTE SOBS)

..eventually leading to Bronte not
attending the previous dinner party.

Bit of a rough day.

I'm done.

Tonight...

JOHN: Welcome, everybody, to
the very final Commitment Ceremony.

NARRATOR: After eight intense weeks,

and with homestays
just around the corner...

BRONTE: I finally took
those rose coloured glasses off

and I've finally woken up.

Will Bronte at long last

finally deliver the decision
the group has been waiting for?

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Um...

Plus...

what makes you think that
you're not good enough?

NARRATOR: ..Ollie's
emotional revelation.

Um...

..and a surprising confession
no-one saw coming.

I've got insecurities.

Were you jealous?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

NARRATOR: ..before Evelyn...

I think this is probably the time
to make a statement to someone.

..delivers a personalised message

for this year's
most controversial groom.

Harrison...

Yes, Evelyn?

(FRAUGHT MUSIC)

(SWEEPING ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)

NARRATOR: Today marks a crucial
point for all of our couples.

With final vows on the horizon...

Thank you.
There you go.

..tonight they face
the final Commitment Ceremony

of the experiment.

Evs...

Aw!

Taken a bit of advice onboard
and here's our first date.

(EVELYN LAUGHS)

That's actually so sweet.

I picked this one especially for you
off the bouquet you already had.

(LAUGHTER)

NARRATOR: Feedback Week

has brought Tahnee and Ollie
closer together than ever.

TAHNEE: I think...

Yeah, I mean, I feel really good.

I think we're in a good place.

No. No, I was just...

I was like, is this a move?

And then I was like, it looks weird.

(TAHNEE LAUGHS)

We're so close
to the end of the experiment now

and it's just,
I wanted a best friend.

I feel like I have found that.

OLLIE: Two weeks to go.

Ahh...

Then what the hell we gonna do
with our weeks?

We've been talking about
what we want outside of this

and actually planning it out

so it's a huge,
huge thing in our relationship.

It's crazy.

Yeah.
It's crazy.

NARRATOR: With the end
of the experiment fast approaching,

Lyndall and Cameron

are yet to figure out
their plans for the future.

And last night's roundtable
discussion on Cameron's remote work

and commitment to his relationship,

raised more questions for Lyndall.

Like, we all got asked the question,
would you move for love?

What was your answer at that time
before coming in?

That I would move for love.
Mmm?

Yeah.

That was my answer.

LYNDALL: I'm hearing that
he came into this experiment

thinking that if he met the right
person, he would give up his job.

He would move.

That was devastating
'cause it means that

I'm not the person
he was willing to do that for.

This morning, Cameron is still
adamant about his inflexibility.

I've still got...

I've still got commitments
outside of this experiment.

And that's where I'm at.

I came in here willing to
make any logistical scenario happen.

If our scenario
outside of this experiment

is Cam working away
most of the time,

is this the relationship
that I want?

God!

You see what I've done?

We've matched again.

Good job.
Thank you.

And I matched the shirt
to the shoes.

'Cause I needed to have a bit
of blue on blue.

Are those black?
No, blue on blue.

Oh, they look black.

NARRATOR: For Alyssa and Duncan,

the past week has been
their most challenging so far.

At the Commitment Ceremony,
Alyssa felt blindsided by Duncan.

Do you think your expectations
are too high

in terms of the attention that she's
asking you to give her, Duncan?

Be honest.
Yeah, it's definitely a concern.

(CRYING)

NARRATOR: And when Partner Swap
raised concerns about their future,

Duncan's attempt to discuss
their issues, didn't go to plan.

I want a dynamic where
we can have tough conversations

without them becoming
extremely emotionally charged.

But if I need time and I need space,
what do you want me to...

How do you want me to
communicate that?

What should I do with that time,
just sit and wait?

Yes.

I couldn't wait to see you after
having three days away from you.

I think I just need time.
OK.

Bye.
Bye.

DUNCAN: I don't even know how
we just had the conversation we had.

(EMOTIONALLY) I feel more rejected
in this relationship

than any relationship I've been in.

What do you think our time
on the couch tonight will be like?

I have no idea

but I'm grilled every single time
so I'm not looking forward to it.

Yeah?
No.

Especially after, after last week.

Alyssa obviously knows that

I think that we've had discussions
where they just get way too heated

when it doesn't have to be.

We can have a difference of opinion.

I wanna hear from the experts
and hopefully have a debate,

have some conflict

without somebody running away
not being able to talk about it.

NARRATOR: Yesterday,

Bronte made the bold decision to
boycott the dinner party.

The last 24 hours
have been so emotional.

After telling Harrison about her
treatment at girls night,

he turned the problem around,

once again laying all the blame
on Bronte.

I feel like... I feel like you're
turning this around onto me now.

What the (BLEEP)?

Come on.

(HARRISON SIGHS)
Don't... Don't do this to me.

I've stood by you and I've said
our relationship is not fake.

I've stood by you.
Don't.

Don't try and make out like
this is just about me.

Don't do it.

All I have done is try.

I have defended you,
I have protected you.

I think I've been
a really good wife to you.

I have nothing left.

Nothing left.

And today

she's facing the final Commitment
Ceremony with a new clarity.

(SIGHS)

When you're
wearing rose-coloured glasses

you're kind of blinded by love

and you want to see things in a way
that isn't necessarily real.

And I've finally woken up.

I finally took
those rose-coloured glasses off.

I've sat here and literally gone
over the last few weeks of Harrison,

and some of the things that have
been brought to my attention,

you know,
like emotional manipulation

and his lack of empathy.

I'm really struggling

to see the light
at the end of the tunnel with him.

And it's
made me question everything.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

You look stunning.
Thank you.

Love the feathers.

NARRATOR: As
all the couples separate

ahead of the final
Commitment Ceremony...

OLLIE: Be there or be square.
Mwah.

(TAHNEE CHUCKLES)

CAMERON: See you.
See you.

I'll see you later.

..Melinda and Layton are still
reeling from their tumultuous week.

During the entire experiment,

Layton's unwillingness
to participate in tasks

has made Melinda
question his priorities.

First during the eye gazing task...

That is a piss hate.

How is staring for five minutes
into each other's eyes

gonna build intimacy?

You know what I mean?

When the relationship
comes priority to you,

and I become something that you're
interested in, you let me know.

OK?
Now don't be...

Don't put that on me.

I will put that on you 'cause as
a sum up, that's exactly how it is.

That's not how it is.
It is.

That's not how it is.

And then Partner Swap brought
all that and more to the surface.

Layton felt
Melinda sided with Harrison

while Melinda felt abandoned.

OK. Guys, I've been very clear.

I don't feel comfortable
moving into a different apartment.

HARRISON: Why don't you just
give the challenge 100%?

I don't feel comfortable, guys.
I don't feel comfortable doing that.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

And they've
been at a stalemate ever since.

The core of the issue initially
for me was

I didn't feel like
I was supported by Mel.

I try and support you.
You don't let me.

Why would I not support you?

You said, "Mel, you do it.

My morals and values will
not allow me but you can do it.

No, I did not say that.

I'm gonna do a Bronte.
It was a great night.

(EXPECTANT MUSIC)

We got home from the dinner party
last night

and we haven't spoken since.

I guess for me, I'm questioning
if it's ever gonna work.

LAYTON: The discussion
that we had last night,

I sort of feel like...

any time something like that
comes up,

it just goes round and round
in circles.

And I'm really not sure
how to get some sort of resolution

or how this is resolved.

You're just a brick wall.
(SCOFFS)

Listen to me for once.

Feel how I'm feeling.
Put yourself in my shoes.

I'm struggling with you
and your mindset

and your approach on things

and you're shut off

and your unreasonableness.

Like, I can't...

I don't know what to do anymore.

I need him to show some empathy
towards how I'm feeling.

He's still not understanding
why I'm sad.

I don't know how to
get him in my shoes or like,

see it in your way

but then also make room in your mind
for another perspective.

I put myself in your shoes
constantly.

I'm waiting for you to
come into mine, just once.

(EXASPERATED SIGH)

Is this guy in front of me
worth everything I'm going through

if his mindset is so closed off?

I'm at the end of the road.
I can't keep doing this.

Yep.
Had enough.

Ten weeks of this bullshit.
(RUEFUL CHUCKLE)

This is a one-way relationship.

(SIGHS)

If I was to
look at this relationship

and give advice to a friend,

mine would be more like, wake up,
it's not working.

You keep clashing
so what are you doing?

It's never gonna work.

(EDGY MUSIC)

I like the conversations
on the couch with the experts.

I really get something from them.

But I'm losing hope.

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

(EDGY MUSIC)

(FRAUGHT MUSIC)

Greetings, gents.

MAN: How are we?
MAN: How are you all?

MEL: Hello, boys. Come on in.

JOHN: Grab a seat, settle in.

(FRAUGHT MUSIC)

(NECK CRACKS)

WOMAN: Hi.
JOHN: Hello, ladies.

WOMAN: Hello.
Hi, ladies.

ALESSANDRA: Hi. Welcome.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Welcome, everybody, to the
very final Commitment Ceremony.

We have thrown real-world tasks
at you

over a short period of time

that most couples
will experience over several years.

this has not been something for
the faint hearted.

And we congratulate you all
on getting this far.

But it does not stop here.

In fact, this is

one of the most important parts
of the experiment for you

and frankly,
one of the very hardest.

Because next week
you have homestays.

Here you have to start
really thinking about

whether you will move this
relationship into the real world.

(ANXIOUS MUSIC)

So, let's get our first couple up.

(EXPECTANT MUSIC)

(MUSIC BUILDS TO CLIMAX)

Layton and Melinda.

(APPLAUSE)

Hello, you two.
Hello.

Hi.
How are you?

Hello.
Good. Grab a seat.

How has
your relationship been this week?

I would say the worst it's
ever been.

(SOMBRE MUSIC)

(EXHALES)

We were good and then the challenge
happened, the task happened.

Right?

And then we were very bad.

When the task came,

I was really adamant that
I was not going to do it.

I did not want to do it.

And then I had a different kind of
an open-minded perspective on it.

I came here
to be put outside my comfort zone.

I signed up to an experiment

where I knew I would have to take on
tasks out of my control,

that I didn't
feel too comfortable with at times.

So for me, I had that
kind of change of mind.

And then Layton was very adamant
he did not want to do it.

And when I tried to give him
the perspective that I gave myself,

he didn't want a bar of it

because he thought I was
trying to convince him,

I didn't support him,
I was against him.

And he was saying,
it's OK for you to do it,

I just don't want to do it.

It's my morals, it's my values.

And at that time
I was feeling pretty judged

and pretty conflicted in
what do I do here.

Myself, the experiment,
or my partner?

Layton, why didn't you
want to do it?

That was a challenge
that really threw me for six.

I feel like Mel and I have spent
seven weeks in this experiment

and a lot of it has been taken away
because of external noise.

And a lot of that largely related to
Bronte and Harrison.

I was really adamant

I didn't want to go in and
move in with someone else's wife.

And likewise,

I wasn't comfortable with someone
else's husband coming in.

But I still felt like

I could still do the tasks
and give Bronte what she needed

while staying
true to my principles too.

Keep in mind, Layton,

it was not designed to
make you feel comfortable.

Totally get it. I get it.
I get it. But I felt like...

I don't know if you do.

(TURBULENT MUSIC)

Keep in mind, Layton,

it was not designed to
make you feel comfortable.

Totally get it. I get it. I get it.
But I felt like...

I don't know if you do.

Because your reaction to this task
was to resist.

And I'm gonna do the experiment
the way I wanna do it...

Mmm.

..not the way the experts
have designed it.

You're not letting go.

You're not getting out of your head

and you're not getting into
the process of experiencing it.

You're not being present.
Mmm.

And that shows up in a number
of ways

in the way in which you two relate.

Mel, how has that
impacted your relationship?

(SUCKING SOUND)

(EXPECTANT MUSIC)

(SNIFFS)
Um...

Thanks.

(EXHALES)

It's a really made me doubt
and worry

because
he completely shut me out.

I felt really judged

and I was in the most
awkward position.

It's very clear to everyone that
me and Harrison, we don't get along.

So for me, I was kind of

wanting him to just think about me
as well in that moment,

put himself in my shoes,
even just for a second,

to say, this is
gonna be hard for you.

And then, after the three days,

I get told that

he's not
coming back to the apartment.

That he doesn't want to
discuss it with me.

That he needs time away from me.

So now I'm feeling that
I've just gone and done this.

I'm in
a very uncomfortable situation.

I haven't been thought of at all.

And I'm feeling guilty

and I'm conflicted,
like, did I do something wrong?

Should I not have done this?

And it's me
always putting myself in his shoes

and I just felt like,
what about how I felt?

'Cause when he left me like that
and I was left with Harrison

and I was feeling really
uncomfortable about this task,

I felt like he just went,
deal with it, bye.

And also at the end I'm gonna punish
you now, I'm not gonna talk to you.

And...

Do you feel like a priority
to Layton?

I feel like Layton comes first
and will always come first.

I disagree.

And we weren't apart for three days.

Don't.
No. I'm... I...

I'm sorry. That was after it.

Three days we did the task
and you didn't talk to me.

Then you took an extra night...
Mel, that's not...

..and that's when we spoke after.

(EMOTIONALLY) But during the three
days, I didn't hear from you.

And during that extra night like,

that morning you had an opportunity
to come and talk to me

and you told people to
come and tell me, "No."

I literally thought, OK,
this guy resents me

to the point that he doesn't
even want to come back or tell me.

I felt very rejected,
very neglected,

very abandoned,

very judged,

very guilty, very disliked.

What did she just tell you then?

I wasn't making Mel a priority.
No, she didn't say that at all.

Yep.
What did she just say?

The way in which Mel was feeling
judged, she was feeling guilty.

She felt like
I wasn't making her a priority.

Mel?

Neglected, rejected, abandoned.

Layton, these are massive feelings.

Yeah, I hate hearing... I don't like
hearing these words, John.

And that's why you need to.
Yep.

This relationship's
a one-way street.

And it makes her feel rejected,
abandoned.

And that's why you've gotta
find out how she feels.

But you're not calculated.

You're not, you know,
trying to shut Mel down,

and you're not trying to
make her feel hurt.

You are a guy that has to
start letting go.

To start saying yes.

To start saying, I'm sorry.
Full stop.

Yeah, well, I absolutely am sorry.

Thank you.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

Let's go to the decision.

Let's go with you first, Layton.

Well, I...

I want to put everything that's
now happened behind us.

And I'm looking forward to being
able to see Mel in her home state.

So I've written "stay".

Good.

With two x-es.

Good to see.

Mel, what about you? What have
you got for us, stay or leave?

Every week that I come here,

someone's like,
"What do you wanna do?"

And I'm like, "Stay. Duh."

And then today was the only day

that I was not sure
what I was gonna write.

I saw him hurting, I saw me hurting,
I saw the relationship hurting.

And that last task like,
really make me question

if you were gonna be able to see
a different perspective tonight.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

But I was frickin' hopeful

so I said "Stay."

With XOXO.

She had to one up me.
(MEL CHUCKLES)

She one-upped me.
Yeah, I did.

Now you've got these homestays
where Melinda is looking to lead.

You're gonna be great at following.
I can't wait.

And we want to hear all about it.

Well done, guys, and we look forward
to seeing you next time.

Thank you again.
Thanks.

Good on you, guys. Well done.

NARRATOR: Still to come...

Lyndall, do you feel that you're
a priority in Cameron's life?

..Lyndall and Cameron
are at breaking point.

Not really.

Then...

I felt rejected.
Wow.

I was crying.

You didn't say that
you were that upset.

And later...

I genuinely don't recall.

OK, that's not gonna cut it.

..Harrison faces the experts
one last time.

You can't play the amnesia card now.

I genuinely don't remember
saying those things.

And I genuinely don't believe you.

(DISTANT SOUND OF SIREN)

(EXPECTANT MUSIC)

JOHN: Let's get
our next couple up.

(PULSING MUSIC)

Tahnee and Ollie.

(APPLAUSE)

Hello.

Hello.
Hi.

Well guys, how's it going?

We... Yeah, we had a doozy.

Well, I would say me personally.

I had a doozy
with that Partner Swap challenge.

I really struggled.

So, for me,
I thought it was a fun task.

I had a great time with Rupert.

But when I came back,
Ollie was really weird.

And I was just completely passive.

Just giving her nothing.

Not really talking to her.

And I hadn't really seen Ollie
like that before

so I was quite confused.

I was like, look,
let me just let him,

you know, have some time to himself

and, you know,
then we can have a chat.

So Ollie, what was going on?

I think what it made me feel
was I was like, oh, shit.

Like, I've got insecurities

and I wanted to be the one
spending that time with Tahnee.

It made me second-guess like, have I
done enough as a partner, you know?

So, you weren't sure that
you were good enough

or that it may destabilise you?

Um...

That I was good enough, sure.
Yeah.

What makes you think that
you're not good enough?

Like, I think...

I think I feel that in every facet
of life quite a bit at times.

Yep.

Have you felt this
in every relationship?

Yeah, probably.

A little bit.

(TENDER MUSIC)

Ollie, you are
more than good enough for me.

Thank you.
So please don't feel that way.

Thank you. Yep.

MEL: It sounds like alternative
pairings activity

has actually led to some
new insights and some awakening.

Yeah, absolutely.
Look, yeah. Yeah.

I think we needed it.

I don't want to speak to you...
Yeah.

..but I'd say I'm like, I feel
the closest I've been to Tahnee.

My feelings have been
even more confirmed.

Mm-hm.
And it's just...

Well, what are those feelings?
Tell us. Let us in.

I think this lovely woman
is the absolute tops.

You know when I say that, I'm about
you, and I like you so much.

I think you obviously know that...
Yeah.

..I'm being sincere.

I think for us,

before this challenge,

we didn't communicate
how much we liked each other.

We maybe did in other ways

but didn't flat-out say,
"I really like you."

And I think since then,

we have been sharing that
even more

and been, you know,
yeah, saying quite regularly now.

I think it really
brought us together

in a sense of
being able to then communicate that

and just having that kind of yeah,
reaffirming communication.

Alright. Well, I think it's time
for the decision, you guys.

Ollie, let's go to you first.

Yeah, so, that challenge,
it brought us closer together.

It confirmed my feelings to myself

and I feel like it's
opened the floodgates

for you to feel comfortable about
sharing yours.

So I wrote "Stay."

(GIGGLES)

MEL: Fantastic. Good stuff.

And to you, Tahnee.

Yeah, I think this week

really exposed what life
would be like outside, you know.

We're going to be separated,
how are we going to communicate?

And, you know, I've come up on here
every week and said "Stay,"

and it might be a shock to everyone
but I'm staying again.

(LAUGHS)

OLLIE: That was
a bit of a cliffhanger there.

ALESSANDRA: It was a good try,
Tahnee, but nobody bought it. No.

No chance.
(LAUGHTER)

Hey Ollie...

You said you felt insecure and that
you didn't feel good enough.

Mmm.

Everybody can feel that way
at times.

But not everyone
has the ability to say it.

Mmm.

It's brought you closer

and everyone can learn from that.

So, well done.
Thank you.

If you feel that way the future,

tell her those words and she'll come
closer rather than stepping away.

But well done. That was courageous.
Thank you.

Have a great week, guys.
MEL: Fabulous, guys. Well done.

That was the bloody hotseat.

Our next couple tonight...

Evelyn and Rupert.

Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)

Hi, guys.
MEL: Hello.

Hello.

(EVELYN EXHALES)

MEL: So, how has this week
been for you?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I feel like this week

has been has been massive.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I think this is probably the time,
if you don't mind,

if I have a word,

make a statement to someone,
is that OK?

Go ahead.

Harrison...

Yes, Evelyn.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I think this is probably the time,
if you don't mind,

if I have a word.

Make a statement to someone,
is that OK?

Go ahead.

Harrison...

Yes, Evelyn.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I think everyone can
agree you've made comments

about everyone on this couch,

in regards to their relationship.

Everyone on this couch
has made comments about us.

That's what you signed up for, love.

You're just a rude guy.

You're so rude.

LYNDALL: Harrison, come on, man.

Oh, Lyndall, give it a rest.
LYNDALL: Give it a rest, yeah.

Wow.

Give it a rest, OK.

You enjoy this.
I really do think you enjoy this.

I can't with that,
'cause that is bullying.

It's not bullying.

It is attacking everyone here.

It's not a surprise
that you don't like that.

You went at Lyndall,
you went at Evelyn, you went at me.

You're a grown man,

talking like that to females.

Have some respect.

Oh, don't play the sex card,
grow up.

(EXHALES)

EVELYN: But the point is,

the more I analyse Harrison,
the more it pissed me off,

because he gets a kick out of it

and I generally believe that
and it's hurtful.

Like, when he sees
Layton and Melinda arguing,

I look over and he just looks
so smug and that frustrates me...

..and last week with
the Claire and Jesse thing,

I don't think you did that from
the graciousness from your heart.

I think you did that because
that was an easy target for you.

And then this week,

it was Rupert and I.

I think he purposely did that
to throw a spanner in the works.

And it comes from
a malicious nature.

There is nothing malicious about it.

Alright.

Thanks, everyone.
We're going to wrap that up now.

We're clearly not going to
resolve this right now

and what really is important here
is this couple,

so I'm going to come
back to the two of you.

So where does your relationship
stand now?

Um...

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

I guess,

me wanting to be courted and...

..me feeling uncomfortable
in bringing that up

because I don't want to
scare Rupert away.

In the outside world,

if someone didn't really
take me on a date,

or be chivalrous,

I probably wouldn't
take it any further.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Quite frankly, I just feel
underappreciated by Rupert

and undervalued.

Have you shared this
with Rupert before?

Yeah.

Yeah and I totally get that
and...

..typically, if I am
really into someone, I will,

you know, take them on dates

and you know, go for drinks,
do all that stuff.

I feel like it came from a place
of not wanting to be rejected.

Do you know what, Rupert?

You're about to have the
perfect opportunity for this stuff.

Let's focus on the two of you.

Going to homestays
is this opportunity.

You know,
this is where you have the chance

to be away from all of this noise,

all the interruptions

and just focus on
who you are in this relationship.

You know, the two of you
are doing this dance,

where you're saying,
I want to be quartered... Courted.

I want to be courted.

And you're saying,
I want to court you.

Why are we using
such old-fashioned language?

EVELYN: I don't know.
Just go in vibing.

I want someone
to be vibing with me.

Is that how the kids say it?

(LAUGHTER)

I'm into you, I'm into you.

I want to be pursued,
I want to pursue.

But first,

we need to know
what your decisions are.

We're going to go to you...

..Rupert.

Um, OK,
so I'm looking forward to this week.

I want to stay.

MEL: Wonderful. Good stuff.

Evelyn.

One thing that I did say
I was going to do,

before I walked into
this experiment,

was that I was going to try
my very best,

so...

..stay.
Fantastic.

JOHN: Nice.

I'd really encourage you
to lean into the fun this week.

You're going to have this
opportunity to be courted,

to you know,

to have the dates, the flowers,
the romance, all of the stuff

that you perhaps haven't had
the chance to initiate yet.

Enjoy that.
Thank you.

We can't wait to hear how it goes.
Thank you, guys.

Appreciate it.
Good on you, guys, thank you.

(APPLAUSE)

(UPLIFTING MUSIC)

How are you feeling, love?

Next up on the couch...

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

..Lyndall and Cameron.

(APPLAUSE)

(CAMERON EXHALES)

Hi.
Hello.

How are you going?
Hello.

(CAMERON GRUNTS)

How's it going?
Oh, you know.

Yeah.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

There were some very serious
and difficult conversations

last night at the dinner party.

CAMERON: Yeah, I think it's starting
to come to the realisation

that what happens after
this experiment, where are we at.

I do a lot of remote work

and I do spend a lot of time
out bush

and there could be times
were could be 3-4 months out bush.

But there are ways around this

for this relationship to work
outside of it,

yes, it's going to be a challenge.

There is no other,
there's 100 percent there is,

but...

Like it's...

One of those things where...

..we have to kind of come up with
how are we going to approach this.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

So listening to the conversation
last night,

which left very little room
perhaps even for negotiation,

it seemed very straightforward,

this is what's happening,

you just said
there's ways around that,

to work around it,

so what would those ways
to work around it be,

that you offer perhaps to Lyndall?

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Well, there would be times
where I'd...

where I can sneak a week off...

..and I can either fly to Perth,
Lyndall comes to Darwin.

It's one of those things where
I'm going to have to play it by ear.

I'm not saying that
this is going to be

a forever thing,
this work thing, it's...

..that's where I'm at.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

The relationship might not wait
for you to get that out of the way.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

How do you see it working, Lyndall,

once you leave the experiment?

Um, I guess at the moment,

Cam will kind of
go back to his work.

We won't know how long
that will be for,

it will be remote work,

there will be times
when we can't speak.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Um...

The only question I have...

..was like,
whether I accept that or not.

Because I feel like
there's no real other option for me.

Mmm.

We still struggle
with communication...

Um...

..conflict resolution, apologising.

Um...

..reassurance

and I feel like that is the basis
of a long-distance relationship.

I need to know that
that communication is solid

before I say yes
to any kind of arrangement

where we're not seeing each other
for massive amounts of time.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Is it worth the sacrifice
of doing that?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

We still struggle with
communication...

Um... Conflict resolution,
apologising...

..reassurance...

and I feel like that is the basis
of a long-distance relationship.

I need to know that
that communication is solid,

before I say yes
to any kind of arrangement

where we're not seeing each other
for massive amounts of time.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Is it worth the sacrifice
of doing that?

I feel like we've wanted to have
this chat but we haven't until now.

Why haven't you had
this chat until now?

I don't know why she can't...

..why she doesn't want to
talk about this or open up.

Um, I'm going to be real,

because this is
our last couch session.

I think I don't bring 100 percent
of my feelings and opinions

because I am...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

..a little bit scared
of your reaction.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I don't know what reason
has given you that.

I feel like we've
passed that conflict stage

where we can talk about things.

If you don't ask the question,
you don't get the answer.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Lyndall, do you feel that
you're a priority in Cameron's life,

for him?

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC BUILDS)

Not really.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

Quite a lot of the issues
that we've had

have been Cam having
a certain stance,

or a certain life, or away

and I accept it or I don't.

But I feel like I've opened up
to having these conversations.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

No?

I think yes....

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I think the approach is kind of...

You've told me what
the situation is going to be.

Yeah, it's pretty black-and-white
isn't it...

Yeah.
..how I approach it.

Yeah.
Mmm.

Are you open to compromise?

Yeah, I've said
I'm open to compromise, 100 percent.

I tried to say
I'm willing to make this work.

If there are things I have to do,
I'm willing to do that.

(INHALES, EXHALES)

Let's get to a decision, you guys.

Cameron...

You know, I want to show
Lyndall where I live.

I want to see Lyndall
see me in my element

and I'm happy to show her that,
so I wrote stay.

(UPLIFTING MUSIC)

Lyndall...

Um...

I asked myself a lot of
hard questions this week.

Um...

(GENTLE MUSIC)

I do want to have
these conversation with you

and the scariest thing about it,

is that if we have
this conversation...

..is that it could possibly
lead to us not being together.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

Yeah.

I am excited to see Cam
in his element,

even though it's going to be
stinking hot...

Oh, yeah.
..so I wrote stay.

(APPLAUSE)

You guys have the conversations.

There is no more time to waste,

you have to be brave and
you have to put it all out there.

We need to have these conversations.
You need to have them.

And I've been wanting
to have these conversations.

Yep and I think I need you
to bring some softness

to those conversations.
OK. Righto.

Yes, there needs to be a safe space
that is created between you two.

It is two people coming together,
two lives coming together,

both making adjustments.

Cam, I just want to commend you

because tonight,

I think you've had a real,

a new insight into yourself.

You sat here and you said
that was a bit black-and-white

and I want you to just
take that memory into this week,

that OK, I know I have this tendency

to be too black-and-white
with things.

Pause, open up the conversation
for the grey,

'cause that's where
the magic happens.

Yep. Awesome.

MEL: Enjoy the week, guys.
Thank you.

Good on you, guys.
LYNDALL: Thanks, guys.

(APPLAUSE)

(UPLIFTING MUSIC)

OK, let's get the next couple
up on the couch...

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

..Alyssa and Duncan.

(APPLAUSE)

Hey, guys.

How are you two doing this week?

Pretty good, I think.

I have to say,
last time that we saw you,

you stormed off,
you were not in a good place,

you were very emotionally reactive.

Yep.

So was all the emotion
that occurred

in the last commitment ceremony,
did that carry over?

Yep.

How was that result
between the two of you

from the last commitment ceremony?

We always keep the communication up,

even if we have, you know,
we do have a lot to speak about

and that's really
important for both of us.

So I was really open with
getting back into the conversation

when we were able to
and I feel like we have

had really hard discussions
over the last couple days.

And how about for you, Duncan?

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

After the...

..new pairings of three days,

I had probably the hardest day
that I've had in the experiment.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

I got really upset.

Most upset I've been, by far.

Alyssa has felt that we haven't
talked about the future

outside of this experiment much.

That wasn't the part
that really got to me.

The part that really got to me was,

if you're saying that
that's an issue

that you want to talk about,
let's talk about it right now.

However, I didn't realise
that at that point,

I didn't know that she needed to
get going to go and see her son.

It wasn't a good moment for her.

Well yeah,
she had to go see her son.

And what were those emotions that
you went through at that moment?

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Ah, I felt rejected.

(SOFT MUSIC)

I felt...

(INHALES)

..a bit pretty broken actually.

I was crying, yeah.

(SOFTLY) OK.

You never told me that.

It just sort of, yeah, happened.

You didn't say
that you were that upset.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Hearing for the first time
that you are crying,

like, that's a big emotion
to not share with me.

Alyssa, if I may interject...

He's telling you now.

He's telling you.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

And what were those emotions that
you went through, at that moment?

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Ah, I felt rejected.

I felt...

..a bit pretty broken actually.

I was crying, yeah.

OK.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

You never told me that.

It's just sort of, yeah, happened.

You didn't say
that you were that upset.

Hearing for the first time
that you are crying, like,

that's a big emotion
to not share with me.

ALESSANDRA: Alyssa...

If I may interject.

He's telling you now.

He is telling you.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Well it's coming out now
and you're hearing it now.

Yeah.

So I believe that it would be
really much more helpful

to take in what he's saying,

because clearly it was
very difficult for him to voice it,

otherwise he would have
told you before.

You guys are very strong
and very close

and you have good communication.

Yeah, which is why I feel rejected

that he is unable
to share that with me.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

ALESSANDRA: Alyssa...

Right now is the moment
I'm understanding how he was feeling

'cause it is important
that you understand that

and that he is able to express it

but if he is met with questions
on why he did or didn't,

I may sense that next time
he might just not tell you.

In a similar situation
where this might happen again,

you're not going to
not have a child tomorrow,

so of course this can happen
in the future again.

If you're feeling like
you're in a mood

and you can't or don't want
to go into something,

how can you perhaps...

(GENTLE MUSIC)

..handle things differently
for Duncan's benefit as well.

My "mood..."

..was me wanting to
leave the conversation

not because of Duncan,

but because I needed to
go home to see my child.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

And so it's really hard for me

to sit and give Duncan that respect
and that conversation that he needs.

(SNIFFS)

Yes, I understand that

and that's very valid
and I'm not saying it's not.

I think I've been pretty clear

that you should have left
to go see your son, always.

If that hasn't been clear
in this conversation,

then I apologise.

All I was talking about
was something about how I felt.

I know.

That's all, I'm not having
a go at you about leaving.

It's not about,

it's not about whether
you went to go and see your son.

It's just talking about
how I felt,

that at one point in time,
I was really upset.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

So maintaining that perspective,
I think is important moving forward.

OK, so let's get to the decision.

Duncan.

Ah, like I said,
last week was tough.

I felt like we, in some ways,

had some breakthrough this week,

where we had some
really tough discussions

and some discussions about our pasts

and I'm hoping that we can
have plenty more of them

so we can continue
to understand each other better.

So I obviously wrote stay.

(UPLIFTING MUSIC)

ALESSANDRA: Alyssa.

Short and sweet.
I also wrote stay.

(UPLIFTING MUSIC)

I do have to say,

for a couple that just
decided to stay

and who I know
is so into one another,

the level of enthusiasm
is so on the floor right now.

It does not match
the answers on your cards.

You need to work on this.

You need to be congruent.

You're about to really decide

if you're going to really transition
this to outside the experiment.

Yep.

(APPLAUSE)
Thank you.

Being asked really hard questions
from the experts

about the specifics of how I felt

and that turned into
Alyssa being upset

about having to leave
to see her son.

We were just talking
about how I felt.

I know Alyssa is
really worried and scared...

..but you can only
also stretch so far.

And our final couple tonight...

..Bronte and Harrison.

(APPLAUSE)

Hello, guys.
Hey, guys.

Hello.

Well, Bronte, we missed you
at the dinner party last night.

I know, I was very sad
that I wasn't there.

So there's a lot
surrounding the two of you

and there has been since the moment
you were in here,

so much so that we're not
getting a real sense

of where you're at together.

I would love to understand

where your relationship
is at right now, today.

Why don't we start with you,
Harrison.

(INHALES) Um...

I think...

Ahh...

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

I don't actually know,
I don't actually know.

I think...

I think if this is
going to be a relationship...

Um...

..there's a lot,

a lot of work
that needs to be done.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I would love to understand

where your relationship
is at right now, today.

Why don't we start with you,
Harrison.

(INHALES) Um...

I think...

Ah...

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

I don't actually know,
I don't actually know.

I think...

I think if this is going
to be a relationship...

Um...

..there's a lot,

a lot of work that needs to be done.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I feel like... I feel...

I've got to take some
responsibility here.

I feel like I've held
Bronte accountable...

..for...

..for deal breakers or boundaries

that I didn't articulate
and put in place.

That boundary that I've
put into this relationship

is if you say to me

that you want to leave
and go home in a moment of anger,

that for me, is a dealbreaker.

Because I don't express a desire
to leave you when I'm upset.

I express why I'm upset

or what has happened
that's made me upset.

I don't follow that up with

"I want to leave you,
I want to go back to my house."

Um...

The other boundary is...

..venting to friends and family
is very healthy...

..but it's what you say
when you vent

that can paint a picture
of your partner and for me,

I've always tried very hard

to stick to the problems I have
with my partner's behaviour,

not their character.

I feel like when you start
attacking someone's character,

especially if you say
really nasty things,

sometimes they can't get taken back.

So that's a boundary
I've had to put in place,

because I feel like that boundary
has been crossed numerous times

in this experiment by Bronte.

What time of thing have you said,

that, Harrison, you have felt
crossed that boundary?

OK, the most recent one

would be that Bronte had felt
manipulated in the relationship

and then we came to
the commitment ceremony

and that was taken back

and I felt like
that crosses a huge boundary,

because to call
someone a manipulator

is really, like, that's
damaging to their character...

..and you know, I have a son,

I want to have a family
in the future.

Getting called stuff like that
is really damaging

and could potentially
change my life.

So I just felt like that was
a huge line that got crossed.

And are the same boundaries
in place for you,

about the way
you speak about Bronte?

Absolutely.

Yeah, it would be very
hypocritical of me to, you know,

say oh, tomorrow,
say I'm leaving you,

I want to go home
and then take it back,

or to say something to the group
about Bronte's person

and then take that back.

It would be very hypocritical,

so absolutely we have to
share those boundaries.

And so, Bronte,
from your perspective,

has there been a time
in this relationship

where you felt that Harrison
has crossed that boundary for you?

(INHALES)

Um... (EXHALES)

Um...

Yeah, I guess there was a time there

where I don't know
whether if it's true or not

but apparently he did say to Lyndall
that I was fake.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

That I'm a liar,

a gas-lighter,

that I'm not here
for the right reasons

and that really hurt me
to hear that...

..because I'm none of those things.

MEL: And in Harrison's words,

those would be comments
on your character.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Totally.

Being fake and being a liar,
it's totally,

totally about my character.

And Harrison,
did you say those things?

Ah, I genuinely don't recall.

OK, cool.

OK, that's not going to cut it.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

You can't play the amnesia card now.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Surely, Harrison, if you called
your wife fake and a gas-lighter,

you'd remember that.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(INHALES, EXHALES)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)

It's when you called Cam
and you asked to speak to me

and you said that
Bronte was a gas-lighter

and you said she was fake,

which insinuated
that she was a liar.

They're pretty powerful words.

Yeah, that's why I remember them.

Why are you now saying
you can't remember?

I genuinely can't remember
saying those things.

I'm asking you a
pretty direct question.

Just be honest, it's...

I genuinely don't remember
saying these things.

And I genuinely don't believe you.

And this is a pattern
that we see with you, Harrison.

I'm talking about patterns,
I'm talking about behaviour.

This is not about character.

We're getting to the heart

of what's going on
between the two of you.

It is so important

that you can both be genuine

and vulnerable with each other
on this couch

and you've made this claim
about the importance of boundaries.

Now Bronte is saying to you
that there may be a time

when you've crossed that boundary.

You're not able to admit to that

and what you're giving her
is doublespeak...

..confusing language...

That stuff is not going to help her
get clarity in this relationship.

If I could remember saying it,

genuinely, I will take
accountability for it.

At this...

I genuinely don't remember
saying these things.

Are you calling Lyndall a liar?

No, I just don't
remember saying them.

But if I did,

if I did say it,

then I take accountability for it.

How is that sitting with you,
Bronte?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Um...

I am not a gas-lighter,

I'm not fake

and yeah,

I really don't think that Lyndall
would make that up, I really don't.

I own my shit,

I do

and I would rather have
somebody just tell me the truth

and I can move on based on that,

then move on based on
"I don't remember."

Alright.
Well let's go to the decision.

OK.

Yeah, yeah, here we go, here we go.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Um...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Alright,
well let's go to the decision.

OK.

Yeah, yeah, here we go, here we go.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Um...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)

There is still so much of my life

that I want Harrison to see
before I make any sort of decision,

so knowing that homestays
is literally around the corner

and I really want to show him

where I'm from,
so I chose to stay.

(EXHALES)

I know that the group have wanted me

to explain how I got to this point

and it's just hard to have to
constantly hash that out.

So I feel like I'm constantly
having to say sorry...

Um...

..and I just feel like
no matter what I say,

it just doesn't feel good enough

and...

..you know, I have come here to try

and I feel like
I've really done that.

Like, I've given everything to this.

MEL: Alright, Harrison.

Um...

I wrote stay.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

MELINDA: Can I just say one thing,
sorry.

So because Bronte broke your trust
when she said she wanted to leave,

two dinner parties in a row,
you said openly to us,

when Bronte was not there,

that you're 100 percent done,

you are leaving,

there is absolutely
no way you are staying,

is very contradicting.

HARRISON: Yeah, all right, I get it,
I get it, I did say that, yes,

100 percent.

The problem I have is that
leaving this relationship

is easy for me to do.

Then I wouldn't have to work on it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Well one more thing.

Harrison is from Sydney

and I've seen so much of his life

and the last few weeks
I haven't been myself

and I think
when you're in your hometown,

you're around your friends,
you're around your family,

you just get like, this extra spark.
So you know, being in Perth,

he's never been,

so I'm really excited
to show him that.

I just want more context
as to who Bronte is as a person.

I feel like I've seen a certain side
of Bronte in the experiment and...

OLLIE: Harry.

Did you not say

at the boys night

that you didn't want
to go to Perth at all.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Yes, I did, yep.

You didn't want Bronte
to be your tour guide...

Yep.

MELINDA: And also that you thought
Bronte was only taking you to Perth,

her words, quote on quote
that you said,

she just wanted to hop in a bikini
and show off.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Yep.

Yes, yep.

I've said those things.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

MEL: This has got to stop, Harrison.

You cannot continue to say these
things about Bronte to the group.

I mean, yeah,
I felt that way though.

I genuinely felt that way.

I felt like I didn't understand why
we would be going to Perth

when the conversation was...

MEL: Just to reflect back
your own words earlier,

you said it is OK to vent
to the group,

in fact it's healthy,

but you don't do it in a way
that is character assassination.

Correct.

You're crossing your own
boundary here.

OK.
That's got to stop.

Sure.

You both need to come to this

with this absolute understanding
that you've set this new boundary

and you both must commit to it.

It can't just be one of you,
it's got to be both

and you've got to mean it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I've got to ask, guys,

what is it that keeps
the two of you together,

after everything
that you've dealt with.

Why are you still here?

I think, for me, it's...

It's just chemistry.

When things are good,
they're really good

but when things are bad,
they're really bad.

What you've got to do here
is focus on

what draws you together

and be real with each other.

OK.

Alright, thank you so much, guys.

Thanks.
Thanks.

(APPLAUSE)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

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