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I'm absolutely petrified. Previously...

We haven't had sex.

If you haven't got good sex, then you're up the creek.

..following a dramatic round of homestays...

You were dismissing in how I actually felt.

Wasn't dismissing you how you felt.

This is going nowhere.

..Arthur's comments caused tempers to flare...

From what I can see, you do not give a BLEEP about anybody else, apart from yourself.

OK, bye. What?!

Last night was awful.

I don't care.

You're so rude.

..whilst the doubts of loved ones...

Do you think he's the son-in-law that you wanted?

No.

..caused a worrying outcome for Peggy and Georges.

I just need some space.

I just never thought I'd be leaving on my own.

And after an unexpected turn of events...

I actually never felt like this before.

..Rozz made a heartbreaking confession to Thomas.

I think I am checking out and I'm just sorry.

I'll pack my bags.

I just feel gutted.

I tried my hardest.

Is anyone right for me?

Tonight...

Welcome to your very final commitment ceremony.

As some couples share their progression...

What we have is undeniable.

So you're falling for me?

Yeah, I think I am falling for Paul.

..others are in turmoil.

I left Peggy's on my own.

Wow.

I was trying to express the way I was feeling after not participating.

You took it completely wrong.

I am a hell of a woman, and I'm done hiding it.

Ella...no matter who she was with,

I don't know if they could make her happy.

And after an emotional homestay...

I feel I'm going to say it.

..Rozz reveals the truth to Thomas.

I can't say it.

I'm just heartbroken, really.

Sorry.

All right, all right!

You don't need to lean on me like that.

After some time away at their homestays,

most couples have returned to the apartments together.

Do you know what?

I am relieved to be back home.

I'm not going to lie.

I'm quite fidgety.

Georges has returned alone.

The last week has been the epitome of a roller-coaster.

I never thought in my wildest dreams

that the homestay would end like this,

with me leaving on my own,

Peggy not coming back with me.

I feel that Peggy's family could really influence her decision,

so I'm pretty nervous about seeing Peggy today.

My head's all over the place.

I've been so up and down.

Up and down, you know.

The longer I spend with my family,

the more they're drilling into my head that he's not the one.

The mistakes that I've made in the past,

when I should have listened to my mum,

I don't want to make again.

How are you? I'm all right, thank you.

I can't explain to you how hard the last few days have been,

..being at home without you,

and having my family's opinions constantly.

But...

..what my dad said really hit home.

He said you'd be lovely as a friend... Yeah.

..not a son-in-law.

I've never thought that I'd be stuck between how I feel and my family,

because I thought, ultimately, my family will always win.

I want to fight this. I want to work at this.

I want us to come out the other end,

and I want to prove to them that I am the perfect partner for you.

Their opinion means so much to me, and that's why this decision

has been so hard for me.

Like, I thought the last commitment ceremony

would be the hardest decision.

This has blown it out of the water.

My parents' opinions mean the world to me,

and I've always sworn that mums know best,

so I just feel like if I made the wrong choice...

..I'll be failing my parents.

Following an argument between them

since they returned from their homestay,

JJ and Ella are spending the morning apart.

I'm feeling, like, down and frustrated.

Our homestay was so positive.

Since then, Ella went out and we had an argument about that.

It's a reoccurring argument regarding the drinking

and some of the disrespect that comes from that.

I need someone else's opinion and I think since Partner Swap,

Arthur knows Ella quite well.

So I do feel like he'll be a really good person to speak to.

Ella and I had a really, really good homestay.

And then since I've been back, we've been out.

She got super drunk again.

When that happens, she acts in a way that's just,

I find really disrespectful. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I've been insulted.

It's been quite, like, personal insults.

And it's like, you know,

it's the same problem that's kind of reoccurring.

It's starting to think, like, are we not compatible?

Like, it's not what I'm looking for in a relationship. No.

I don't want to walk away from this or give up on it.

But there comes a point where you can't you can't keep trying.

I know that she's got such a good heart... Mm.

..but you've asked to improve herself for the relationship,

and she's not listening... Mm. ..it is disrespectful towards you.

Ella and I, other than these arguments,

are so good and there's so much I love about her,

but the disrespect that comes with Ella's partying,

and going out drinking has to stop.

Alarm bells obviously ringing.

So today the decision at the commitment ceremony isn't, like, an easy one for me.

I am feeling nervous about going on the couch with JJ

just because I don't know where his head's at.

He wasn't best pleased with my drunken antics, but like,

I really am worried that he's given me so many chances to stop

with the whole drinking and saying, like, crazy stuff.

My concern and worry is it is too late.

Mate, your face does not look good.

I'm exhausted.

Having parted ways on their homestay,

Rozz and Thomas have returned to separate apartments

ahead of tonight's commitment ceremony.

At the homestay,

I could feel myself, like, stepping backwards.

As soon as that bubble popped from the apartments...

..I don't know what happened. Just my heart felt different.

I do still have feelings, obviously.

Thomas is a beautiful, loyal, genuine person, and he is brilliant.

But something's changed in my heart.

I'm feeling terrified to go into the commitment ceremony.

I absolutely don't want to hurt Thomas, at all...

..but I've got to be true to myself.

What the hell happened?

She says she's checked out, and she hasn't spoken to me since.

Jesus. I couldn't have anticipated that.

It feels like I just came out of nowhere.

Yeah, it did come out of nowhere.

I think she was even surprised.

I mean, this is freaking me.

You guys were, like, the strongest couple before homestay, man.

It's tough, man. Sorry. That's all right. That's all right.

Oh, man. I can't imagine how you feel.

Her feelings, from what she said, just weren't strong enough

in the real world.

I think she just got scared, because the fact she's saying

they're not strong enough. So you have feelings then.

Be proud of yourself, man.

It could have been easy for you to stop,

but it's just not in you.

Yeah, I have nothing bad to say about her, you know?

Yeah.

You still care about her.

I'm going to do a Paul here, and just be positive.

I think the tables will turn and I think she will regret it.

It's going to be hard, seeing her.

My feelings for us were unconditional.

I feel very strongly about her.

I still want to fight for Rozz.

That's my aim for today.

Welcome to your very final commitment ceremony.

This marks many final opportunities.

It's your last chance to be truly open and honest

about your marriages with us.

It's also your last chance to seek and gain our help and insights.

And crucially, it's your last chance to decide

whether you want to remain in the process...

..or leave your marriage for good.

Do not take any of these things lightly.

All of you will no doubt be now contemplating

whether or not your relationships can go the distance.

This is the forum to seek answers.

First up on the couch is...

..Peggy and Georges.

Come on up. SCATTERED APPLAUSE

Hi, guys. Hey there, you guys.

Peggy, last time you were on the couch, you wrote "leave". Yes.

Feels like ages ago because so much has happened.

All right, so, Peggy, let's start with homestay.

I really wanted Georges to understand

my family means so much to me.

We all had a tea together, having a chat.

I got a bit of a grilling about career aspirations.

Am I going to be able to support Peggy or provide

for her and for a family?

My mum voiced some concerns to me.

She wouldn't pick him as a son-in-law.

I was so upset because I was split.

I was torn between my family and my feelings.

How I feel.

Which is tough. It's horrible.

Right. It's horrible.

We can see the struggle that you're having.

I left Peggy's on my own...

..because Peggy wanted some time to think about it.

We spent about two days away from each other.

Wow.

Obviously, it's never fun leaving your partner, especially

when you've ended on a bad note.

How does it feel to know that your parents

have these concerns about Georges?

Pretty tough.

Come on. It's OK.

Really tough, because I prioritise my family, and I always have.

They've been number one.

I don't want to make a mistake...

..and hurt my family.

I said to my mum, what should I do?

Should I stay or leave?

Because you mean the world to me.

And...

Mm.

She said leave.

Wow. Mm.

Your mum said to leave. Mm-hm.

So are you saying that by continuing your marriage...

..that you were going against your mother?

And for me...

..family always, always wins.

So are you saying that by continuing your marriage that you were...

..going against your mother.

And for me, family always, always wins.

I can't imagine that. So you're at home.

Your family's essentially said, leave this man,

and you have to decide if you're going to stay at home

almost with your family.

I needed time, yeah.

And I feel like in the past I have always put them first.

And it's not that they're not a priority.

I realised.

I need to be a bit selfish and think about what I want,

because then my family will be happy.

Wow.

That's you, babe.

Thank you.

So, Georges, Peggy has definitely prioritised your relationship over family.

Yeah. How does that make you feel?

I mean, it makes me feel on cloud nine,

and it's obviously a big thing,

and I'm going to prove to them and prove to Peggy

that, you know, it's worth it.

I think it's so poetic because there was this battle between values,

and you both realised that you can prioritise each other

and keep all those other values.

Yeah. Yeah. Right?

It doesn't have to be that complicated, you know what I mean?

So let's go to the decision.

We have something so strong and...

..I know we can work.

I'm just excited for our future.

So, I have decided to stay because I'm falling for you.

So please don't break my heart.

APPLAUSE

I adore you. I adore you, too.

Now, having seen Peggy's home, where she's from.

It really makes me realise that she really wouldn't be here

if she didn't like me.

There's something really special here.

My decision is easy.

I would like to stay.

Awww.

Aw, you guys!

You two are an example of when you put in the work, the reward comes.

So on that note, thank you so much.

Continue doing what you do.

Well done, you two.

Thank you, guys.

Next up on the couch...

..Tasha and Paul.

That's us.

How are you two gorgeous things?

Oh! Jesus!

So, of course, Tasha met your family.

How did that go?

I think that was a good time.

And then I think we met my friends and they brought a few concerns.

Because you're quite fiery.

They thought maybe me and her would clash a lot.

I got defensive.

I feel like I speak a certain way, I've been raised a certain way

and I'm quite blunt when I speak.

But I'm also very sarcastic.

And not everyone can always know when I'm being sarcastic

or if I genuinely was being rude.

I guess the learning curve for you is to read that room.

You know, read how your words and behaviour are landing

for the other person so that you can adapt in the moment. Yeah.

Oh, absolutely.

I just wonder, Paul, if you've had the opportunity

to really unpack for Tasha how you do feel when she speaks,

you know, a little bit more harshly to you?

I think if I have an issue with Tasha,

I do tell her, we're supposed to have arguments.

Every relationship argues.

But because I've not been in a serious relationship, maybe

as that argument happens, I'm thinking, boom, this is a nuclear explosion.

Probably sometimes I just need to take time just to think about it

and be like, OK, it's not that deep.

but I think because I like her a lot...

So maybe a small thing to me is like, "Shit, is this what our future's going to be like?"

And I'm thinking like ten years ahead.

Do I need to realise it's just a speed bump.

Tasha, I don't know whether it was lost on you,

but I noticed Paul there made reference to,

"I'm thinking about her and I being together in ten years."

Oh, shit.

Yeah, ten years, not ten months.

Ten years. Oh...

I don't know whether you missed that...

..but just wondering how that kind of sits with you,

and whether you can imagine yourself in Paul's life outside of the experiment.

I can see myself with Paul for a very long time.

It's so lovely to hear how vulnerable you are being, Tasha,

because I know that early on in the process

you were really struggling and I feel like you've been really

open now with how you're feeling.

Do you notice that too?

Yeah, I've seen a change in myself.

I feel like my caring side and my soft side comes out a lot more.

I'm seeing this happy side to Tasha that no-one ever can pull out of me,

and I struggle to show to people.

But the main thing for me about the homestays was he met my goddaughter.

Seeing how he interacts with a child,

it was just like, OK, this man is going to be a good dad one day.

I feel like my feelings got stronger in that moment.

He does something.

I don't know what, but he does something.

It sounds like you're falling in love.

Oh, Mel.

Oh, Mel.

That word still scares me.

But...

..yeah.

So you're falling for me?

Yeah, yeah.

SHE GIGGLES

Yeah, I think I am falling for Paul.

And are you falling for her?

Oh, yeah. I've been saying for a while.

There's no question about it.

That's my man.

Oh, we love it.

You made us three parents here very proud.

So why don't we go to the decision?

Tasha.

So, this whole experience has been wild.

It's been a journey.

You are an amazing person,

and I came here for a reason,

and I do believe that reason is you.

So I'm gonna stay with my boo thang.

Love it.

Beautiful.

And you, Paul?

You make me the best version of myself.

Like, I'm honestly so happy with you.

Yes, you give me a headache, time to time.

but I honestly wouldn't change anything about you.

So for that reason, I put...

..stay.

Stay.

Well, it's been incredible to watch

the way things have deepened with the two of you.

We wish you all the best with the next chapter.

Thank you. Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next on the couch is...

..Laura and Arthur.

Hello, hello. How are we? Welcome. Good, thank you. OK.

How are you both doing?

Oh, we've been better, I guess. Yeah. OK.

Well, let's go back to the dinner party, because, of course,

there was an anonymous letter,

and there were quite a lot of emotions that came out on the back of that.

Our letter was really unbalanced.

So we found out Erica and Jordan wrote it,

and Erica was very open and said, some bits,

but I fundamentally didn't agree with the vast majority

because obviously Erica has seen a different side to our relationship.

The words that were in there that stand out to me were,

"Arthur, don't lose yourself trying to become the man that Laura wants you to be.

"And Laura, don't lose yourself trying to make Arthur the man that you want him to be."

Can I just say that Erika wrote that point?

But I told her that. It's absolutely fine.

I just, I just... Jordan!

Jordan, do you mind if we just stay here and then we can come back

to your relationship when you're on the couch?

So, Laura, let's move on from this. Yeah.

So I was kind of licking my wounds a little bit going into homestay,

and I think I was also aware that you and I had, maybe, the most to prove.

So we went to Chelsea to see my friends.

It all went downhill after that.

You said something a little flippantly around...

..not really thinking about how we build a life outside the experiment.

So my friends did raise this with Arthur,

and you didn't react well.

I just felt a little bit attacked.

It's not like I'm not thinking about it.

It's the fact that I'm thinking about it.

That's what makes me so stressed.

I think any guy that's being asked questions that they don't have the answers to

will feel attacked, and will go on the defence,

and that's what was happening.

And I was just so conflicted, so drained from the conversation.

And I just wanted everyone to get on.

It was horrible.

And that can be a really difficult position to be in.

When you've got two friends that want the best for you,

and you've got your partner who cares for you a lot.

Yeah. And it's like, OK, what do I do here?

Throughout the whole thing,

I was really trying to stay as neutral as possible,

because I genuinely do understand.

The way that you do approach a conversation is quite exaggerated,

and that is just the way that you talk.

The girls were taken aback,

and they were like, we don't know how that has happened,

and have you been dealing with that this whole time?

I was in the wrong.

I shouldn't have reacted the way I reacted,

and if I did get another chance to see them,

I'm going to have to apologise, big time.

I just wish that you would give more consideration...

..into how you're putting things across sometimes.

Because I've had to.

I really have had to do that in this experiment.

And I agree with that.

That's something I need to take on board,

and I've got to I've got to learn.

I don't know how many times I can say, "It's just a mistake,"

before I actually think it's probably more of a habit.

I was quite surprised with the way I reacted to the whole thing.

I don't normally attach myself to someone else's opinion,

but I think the pressure of the whole experiment at that time...

..started to get to me.

Arthur, what do you feel is your biggest fear about the world

outside of the process?

Me messing it up.

I know I've got something special here next to me.

And I care about this girl, massively.

I suspect the reason why you reacted the way that you did

is because there is a fear in you that you will be seen as not good enough for Laura.

A part of it, definitely.

I feel like the two of you, each week,

it's a struggle to show up as your authentic self...

Yeah. ..and what your partner really should be doing

is your partner should be pulling that out.

And this is how you inspire each other to become better.

Let's go to the decisions.

Arthur?

It has been a difficult couple of weeks for myself, in terms of the future.

You know, it hasn't been easy at all.

But what I do know is that I really like you.

I really like this girl, and she has showed me so much support...

..and there's no chance in hell that I'm giving up right now.

So for that reason, I'm staying.

So, genuinely, I honestly did not know what I was going to do.

My friends are the support network that I've invested in.

Like, I've chosen these people...

..and to hear them say...

...no, no, absolutely not, was devastating.

I am aware that I have become less of myself, I know that.

I am a hell of a woman...

..and I'm done hiding it.

I am a hell of a woman,

and I'm done hiding it.

..and it's up to Arthur if he can meet me there.

The only reason I am here is because I know there's absolutely no ill intent.

Having heard what you had to say,

I understand that you were feeling anxious about the future.

I genuinely do care for you.

So for that reason, I have chosen to stay.

Stop feeling threatened.

Like, just be better for me, and I will do that for you as well.

You know?

Thank you, for being so vulnerable and so honest.

We wish you the best for the rest of the week.

Yeah. Thank you. Yeah.

APPLAUSE

I've got a lot of hope for this marriage.

I wouldn't be here otherwise.

Like, I know there's a lot of work to do,

and I'm going to do everything I can, in order to make it work.

Next up on the couch...

..Adrienne and Matt.

Hello, you two. Hi!

How are you two?

Good, thank you. Yeah. Very good.

I would definitely say

going to the homestays was a make or break week for us... OK.

..and we both said that if this week doesn't work,

then we just need to call it quits,

because we don't need to keep draining each other.

And I don't want that for Matt.

And he doesn't want that for me.

I said to Matt, I was like, ultimately,

if nothing does come with this romantically,

I would like to come off this as friends.

And Matt was like, absolutely not.

And I was like, "Oh, spicy!"

I like it.

I'm stepping up, Paul, you know what I mean?

I like it, I like it.

So I was like, OK, that's what I want.

I want that little bit of a of a fight.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Had you had doubts about what Matt wanted up until that point?

Well, I know that Matt is besotted by me, not to blow my own trumpet. SHE LAUGHS

So I know that he wants me in the relationship.

But...

..sometimes I feel like Matt is so complacent with life.

You know, my energy might be up here, but Matt's, even on a good day,

might not be exactly where mine is.

But what we have is undeniable,

and it would be too much to throw away

just over a little bit of energy.

The minute we said it was a make or break week, I straight away said,

we'll go in this and it is what it is by the end of the week.

I just want this week with no pressure.

I think the minute we discussed that, we just started having fun.

I just felt like Matt again.

And I think since that, I've just been so happy

because we're laughing, we're chatting about everything.

It's just been a bloody good week.

This is really good.

What does that mean for you guys,

moving beyond the experiment?

Can you imagine yourself in his life in the real world?

Yeah, 100%.

What about you, Matt?

Oh, yeah, 100%.

Yeah.

Well, he said he couldn't live in the Lakes, but... Well, yeah.

We might have to move out.

Well, you may have to move from the Lakes. Yeah.

I mean, it's incredibly telling, that the two of you are having these conversations now.

This is the progress that we want to be seeing.

Let's go to the decision.

Adrienne?

Oh, well, this could have gone one or two ways at the beginning of the week.

I'm glad that you know that we can draw lines under things, and just move forward.

And that's huge in a relationship, for me.

So for that reason, obviously I'm going to stay.

Lovely.

All right, big man. What'll it be?

I do truly believe that we are really good together.

And, yeah, I want us to have a future together.

So, yeah, for that, I am going to stay.

Wonderful.

Well, you two, I think you've arrived at such a terrific place in terms

of understanding each other and yourselves.

Good on you.

Thank you, guys. Appreciate it.

Good luck, guys.

OK, next up to the couch...

..Ella and JJ.

Go get em, tiger!

Hello, gorgeous ones.

So, how the two of you doing?

You go.

Yeah.

It's not the best place that we've been in,

if I'm being honest.

Would you agree?

Our homestay was so positive,

but since then, it's been a bit of a tough few days.

It's like a reoccurring argument that Ella and I have had.

It's around when...

.when Ella would drink and become sort of disrespectful to me.

But the thing is, it's like the same thing over and over again.

And then it sort of made me sort of question whether I'm getting through to Ella.

It's something that means quite a lot to me,

because I explained in previous relationships

it was a huge problem and led to heartbreak, and things like that.

So something that I, like, don't want in a relationship.

So, the issue is that when you have a drink,

that a different part of your character comes out? Yeah.

Sometimes I can be quite like outlandish and just flamboyant and crazy anyway.

And I don't always think before I speak.

I think that is just heightened when I have a drink.

I don't want to say like the things that you have said,

but, you know how spiteful some of them have been. I know.

And I know it doesn't come from malice or a bad place.

I don't know, I don't really understand, like why.

I made the mistake.

I haven't told you this.

And...

Oh, I don't know why I'm admitting this, but fuck it.

I'm looking at JJ's ex-girlfriend on social media,

and I saw how stunning she was,

and it made me think, like, I wasn't pretty enough

or good enough for him, like, looks-wise.

And that's why when I got drunk and I'll just say it,

I stupidly said, "Oh, well, my ex is better looking than you anyway."

Which wasn't true.

I've said for a while, like, I can't believe that someone like JJ actually likes me.

And I think maybe I throw an insult at JJ because I keep thinking

he doesn't like me anyway.

I feel like what I'm hearing here is that there is a fear

in you that you're going to be rejected again,

and so because of that, this time around,

you want to be in control of that scenario.

But it sounds like self-sabotage.

Yeah.

It's come to a point where I am realising, like, I am skating on thin ice now,

and to me, JJ is one of the best things to have happened to me in a really long time.

For like, I've put him up here and I feel like I'm there.

What would you need from JJ to feel more secure in this relationship?

Uh...

I don't know.

You say you have your insecurities and stuff,

and sometimes I think, Ella, no matter who she was with...

..I don't know if they could make her happy, because I don't know if, like, you're happy.

ELLA SNIFFLES

OK.

SHE SOBS

I do like myself.

Like I am happy with myself. Yeah.

Maybe I have got, like, work to do,

but it doesn't mean I have to do it on my own, without you.

I know. Yeah.

I think this is what's really important, isn't it, that, you know,

whilst you go through this journey, that fear that, oh, if I mess up again,

he's going to say that he's had enough and he's going to go.

I have two thoughts for you two.

JJ, you have to continually affirm, Ella, this is every day and it doesn't stop.

And Ella, this is a self esteem issue.

Yeah, that is my issue.

And I think my confidence and not feeling like I'm good enough for him.

I want to work on that for you. Yeah.

Ella, the work also has to be work that you do for yourself. Yeah.

Let's go to the decisions.

JJ, we can start with you?

If I'm being completely honest, there obviously was a lot to think about.

When there's a problem that's reoccurring,

it's weighing up whether or not we can be happy.

Some of the things that you have said and have done,

if it was outside the experiment,

it would have been enough for me to be, like...

..that's too much.

Some of the things that you have said and have done,

if it was outside the experiment,

it would have been enough for me to be, like...

..that's too much.

You are an amazing person, and...

You said to me, how important it is for you to improve yourself.

And that's, kind of, what I guess topped the decision to...

..stay.

Wonderful.

Excellent.

I know there's been so many ups and downs,

and I know I am the root cause of a lot of these,

and I want to improve for you, but also for myself.

And, yeah, you do make me really happy.

So for that reason, I put 1,000,000% stay.

Please don't give up on me.

You are amazing.

Aw. LAUGHTER

Beautiful.

Brilliant, thank you.

We can't wait to see how this relationship develops.

Good luck. Thanks, guys. Well done, guys.

Well done, you.

And next up on the couch...

..Erica and Jordan.

What's up, man? Welcome, guys.

Hi.

So I've got to call it.

The two of you are not looking too happy tonight.

What's going on?

I think it's been since the last dinner party.

Obviously, we had an argument then,

that I feel like still hasn't been resolved.

Straight after the dinner party, we went into homestays.

It was the worst time in, like, going to homestay.

And we both said that we didn't want it to affect our time

with our family and friends.

It kept this weird, off feeling and off vibe, with each other.

So you haven't had a chance to actually unpack it and understand what went wrong?

Yeah.

So why don't we start with the argument you had at the dinner party?

So obviously we didn't participate in the partner swap...

..and I did want to do it.

And Jordan very much didn't want to do it.

But because I could see how upset he was and I was like, we won't take part.

I want to make sure you're OK, because that's my priority.

Jordan, can you help us understand your reasoning for not wanting to do it?

I'm really big on my routine,

because it keeps me settled because I've got, like, OCD.

So a change to my routine can cause a bit more stress than a normal person.

It's like a couple of days after the whole Luke and Jay situation,

and we was a real, like, team like through that.

And Erica was like my support system since the wedding day.

OK. You got this, mate. Come on.

It's all right.

So for you, this was about someone taking away your support system.

That's the reason why I didn't want to do it.

And Erica was happy, and she understood and she agreed.

For me, there wasn't an issue at all.

But speaking to the rest of the group at the dinner party

and hearing all the positives, I feel like I've got a bit of FOMO.

I was literally just trying to express the way I was feeling

after not participating.

You took it completely wrong.

The reason I reacted the way I did at the dinner table...

..was because I felt like I was under attack.

I'm not taking away any understanding from Erica's feelings,

but I'm just explaining the reason behind my actions.

I feel like you're not actually hearing what I'm saying.

Like, it's always, yeah, I understand, but let me talk about me now.

Whenever I try and express how I'm feeling, then it gets

completely pushed to the side and that seems to keep happening.

And I just feel like for a while it's been like, what Jordan needs,

how Jordan feels.

I do feel like he is taking me for granted a little bit

and I'm not being appreciated.

And like we spoke about this with his mum and Jordan openly

admitted that, like, he's not taken me on one date.

He hasn't bought me any flowers.

He's not done any nice gestures for me.

It feels like every time we have a problem, it's always

about me reflecting on myself.

But I don't really feel like Erica reflects on herself.

Like what have you done for me...

..that makes me...

Do you want to actually go there?

OK, guys, I'm going to call time out here,

because what is going on here is point scoring.

I think the best thing that I can tell you is don't pass the blame, right?

Just stop at, "This is what I need to do."

Because the moment that you cross over to, "This is what you need to do,"

That's the stubborn, that's being the hard head.

Right?

What's important here is how you guys feel about each other,

and the level of commitment that you have to actually make this work.

What is it that keeps the two of you together?

I think for me is when we was good, we was, like, so good.

That was so easy and natural for us.

I care, I wouldn't be here if I didn't,

and I've seen so much good in Jordan and so much good in us,

and how we can be in a relationship.

So can you summarise for Jordan exactly what it is that you need from him?

I just need you to really start listening and communicating with me

and trying to not go from 0 to 100.

So what do you need from her?

I suppose we need to show that we're willing to be with each other,

not just at our best, but when we do need to work through problems.

I think the work here is for the two of you to feel committed

to repairing conflict, as opposed to wanting to be right.

And I think both of you need to take accountability

when you have an argument.

One thing I would love...

Move in a little bit, Erica. Move in a little bit. There you go.

There you go. Come on. I know you're a big man.

There you go. Slide on in. There you go. Let the butts touch each other.

There you go. See? That's it.

And now when you're like this, it's much harder to disagree.

There's a good foundation here.

We've seen it, but what needs to happen now, is the work.

We're going to leave it there for now,

because I think it's really important that we hear the decisions.

Jordan, we'll start with you.

I think I'm here because I know the feelings I have and want to get back on a daily basis.

So for me, it's like not even a question.

I want to stay, because I know what I've got to fight for,

and I'm not willing to give up on that yet.

Good on you.

APPLAUSE

And Erica?

In order for us to move forward, this chat needed to happen.

And me being able to express what I need from you and you agreeing to that,

and me hearing what you need from me,

and I'm willing to do that for you as well.

Majority of this experiment, we were amazing,

and I'm not someone that gives up on things.

So I have...

..decided to stay.

You've made another commitment to each other today,

which is really great.

Now it's about really listening to what each other needs

and reaffirming each other consistently.

All right guys, thank you, so much, and all the best this week.

Thank you. Thank you, guys. Thank you, guys.

I really want to make it work with Jordan.

We've been through so much together.

I just want to draw a line under everything that's happened

and just focus on building our relationship back up again.

And if we both want this to work enough, then it definitely will.

And finally, on the couch is...

..Rozz and Thomas.

Hi. Welcome, guys. Thomas, welcome.

Good to see the two of you.

This is going to be a hard one...

..but we're all going to get through it, OK?

All right.

Let's unpack your time that you've spent most recently.

So how were you feeling?

Tom's going in to seeing your mum.

It was really good.

You were feeling good? Feeling good. Um...

You know, because I was just so happy.

Then...

Yeah.

OK. OK.

Rozz, were you excited to meet Thomas's mother?

Yeah. I love Morag.

I'm so thankful that she was, like, so lovely and, like, kind and, like,

warming and sweet.

Couldn't get a word in edgeways between them.

I don't know what he's on about.

All right, all right.

Tell me, you're getting along so well at the house.

At what point do you begin to not feel so good about the relationship?

The homestay.

I just, like...

..start feeling like I'm just stepping back.

TEARFULLY: I just felt different.

My priorities changed.

And then when I got home, I realised he wasn't probably as high as he should be.

And I've been on the receiving end of that.

Like I've had someone that doesn't prioritise me,

and I'm not going to do it to Thomas.

You know.

Someone you knew for two months isn't going to be the top priority,

and that's normal.

Can't explain.

I just, I just know in my heart, like something changed in my heart.

And I'm not willing to put Thomas in a situation that isn't right or fair.

OK.

Goodness.

You know, so...

We've watched you go through a whole lot of ups and downs.

And we've seen you fight through those downs.

And each time you fought through the down,

you know what happened?

You became stronger.

So my question is...

..is this just one of those moments?

Is this just a moment that you have to fight through to become stronger?

I want to fight for you, Rozz.

SHE SNIFFLES

Is this just a moment that you have to fight through to become stronger?

I want to fight for you, Rozz.

Like, I just have tried these past eight weeks.

Like I have tried and I've been nothing but genuine...

OK. ..but I just feel... OK.

I wish I didn't feel like this.

Like, I know Thomas is so kind.

Yeah. But I just feel like this...

Like, I just feel that I just...

..don't see on the outside.

So where do you believe the turning point is?

I feel bad, I'm not gonna say it.

Just say, it's fine.

His mum's, like, she was talking about children,

and I was like, "Oh, no, no, no, I don't want to have children."

I go home and I see Millie's little Maeve,

and I'm like, no, I do want children.

Like, that's all I want.

Like...

And then I feel bad because the fact that...

I can't say it because I feel bad.

When I look at Thomas, it's not, like, anything to do with Thomas.

Maybe I just don't want children with Thomas.

Ah.

I didn't know it was that reason.

Yeah, I just thought it was...

..just overwhelmed.

OK.

OK.

I just think it's not fair on Tom.

So I'm just wanting to just stop it now.

I would want to fight for you, Rozz.

But...

..I don't want to make you feel harassed.

I feel like...

I just want someone to accept me.

And even more than that, someone not to just accept you.

Someone to celebrate you.

You will find that someone. It's just not me.

And I'm sorry.

It's OK.

It's OK.

You know, in this process, we always have to go to a decision.

And this is just a formality.

Rozz, if you'd like to tell us your decision, please.

I have written this because I truly believe in my heart

it's the right thing for us both,

and I just can't do it to you because you truly are the most beautiful,

genuine person I've ever met.

So, mine is to leave.

OK. OK.

Thomas?

From the beginning, I said if you wanted to leave, I'd leave.

And I feel like you were everything I wanted.

But no need now.

I put leave as well.

OK. OK.

Are there any...

..last words you'd like to say to each other?

Honestly, you've been incredible.

And I'm just sorry that the homestay made my heart feel a different way.

You have nothing to feel guilty about.

Nothing.

I feel like during our time together,

it took me a while to break down my walls...

..and even though I'm heartbroken...

..I don't want to put them back up.

I feel like, it's like a happy sadness, you know?

Yeah.

And you're always going to be a friend to me.

I'm always going to be here for you.

You two have been beautiful to work with,

and when you leave, a piece of our heart is going to leave with the both of you, OK?

Thank you, guys.

Thank you so much. Good luck, guys.

Good luck. We love you.

Love you, love you so much, you guys.

Come here. Thanks, Mel.

I feel like I was falling for Rozz.

Heartbroken, really.

Sorry. HE SNIFFLES Sorry.

I just feel so sad because obviously, like, I wanted this to work.

I wanted to get married and see a future with children.

The end result is what I'm looking for,

and I'm not going to stay with someone...

..who I'm wasting their time as well as mine...

..and I hope he sees that.

Oh.

I'm just heartbroken that...

I just didn't think it'd end like this.

Or, that would be the reason that she gave.

So, yeah, at least I know. I've got my closure.

I can go, knowing I can move on.

Next time...

..it's the final dates.

Oh, God!

Oh, this is lovely.

I'm so grateful to actually meet someone that I care about.

As couples express their concerns for the future...

The distance worries me.

I don't really think long distance relationships work.

When you have the same argument over and over again with someone,

you feel like you might as well give up.

We would never work if my friends weren't supporting of us.

..Peggy questions her decision to stay.

It's clear my mum has concerns, and I can't be with somebody

that my family doesn't approve of.

And...

I would one day like to have kids.

..a potential deal breaker emerges for Adrienne and Matt.

I've always said don't want them.

I've never met anybody that made me want to change the answer.

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