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NARRATOR: Previously...

Here we go!

This is exciting!

Our newlyweds moved in together...

I can't wait to see you
in that pool.

I'll be sitting here watching you
with a bucket of fried chicken.

(BOTH LAUGH)

..as they entered the next phase
of the experiment.

It's Confessions Week.

Great.
Whoo!

Tell me it's a prostate exam,
I'll be more excited.

The phone swap exposed
Jack's most recent past...

Clearly something on there
I didn't want you to see.

Pretty sure this is you proposing.

..as Jayden's confession
triggered his wife, Eden...

I'm just in shock.

Wait, he told you that?

..before the return
of the photo ranking...

I don't want to do it.

..brought some couples...

You're my number one.

..closer together.

You, my handsome husband.
Aw!

At the very top.
Cool.

But for Andrea and Richard...

I'm gonna put you...

..it was their first setback.

It literally hurt a lot and I don't
know how to come back from that.

Tonight...

Which one is this lady?

Sara.
Sara.

Casey, I think her name is.
Cass.

Then Eveden.
Eden.

He's old enough to be my grandad.

But I'm a savage
so I'm feeling good.

Confessions Week continues...

This is why I haven't
tried to kiss you.

I really care about you

and I don't want the fear to ruin
a potential relationship with you.

..as Tristan reveals deep scars
from the past.

I am so grateful that he felt
safe enough to share that with me.

Plus...

There's nothing there.

Just trust me.

Hm.

Is Sara hiding something from Tim?

Obviously, she doesn't want me to
see certain things on her phone.

Um...

Can't take these ladies to bed,
I'm sorry.

And Jack tackles the photo task.

Don't want to walk home with someone
that's six inches taller than me.

I'm gonna feel like a little bitch
by the time I get home.

But where will he place Tori?

Mm...

Convince your husband
you're the hottest.

Why are you the hottest?
(BLEEP)

(EPIC MUSIC SWELLS)

Confessions Week
is a chance for our couples

to accelerate the process
of getting to know each other.

But sharing a home for the first
time may also be an opportunity

to reveal to each other
some of their nocturnal behaviours.

Oh, the other night...

You were like...
What is it?

You were, like, talking to me.

(SHARP GASP)
Was I sleep-talking?

Yeah.
No, I was not.

Did you sleep alright?

You didn't hit me this time
in your sleep which is always good.

You know?
I'm learning.

You're definitely still taking up
all the bed, but that's OK.

This testing phase has, so far,

strengthened the bond
for some couples.

When I met you and you said
that you cooked scrambled eggs,

I was like,
"Let's just get married.

"Like, honestly, like, sold."

You had me at eggs.
Yeah, you had me at eggs, yeah.

Do you think over...
if I make you an omelette,

we should maybe discuss,

there's a fried chicken place
around the corner

that I really want to try.

But, for others, the search
for domestic bliss continues.

You should actually come and learn
how to do this, Jack.

'Cause, one day, I may be unable to.

Confessions Week is a crucial part
of the experiment.

We want to develop levels
of emotional connection

between our couples

which would normally take months
or even years to create.

The vulnerability our couples show
in this intense phase

will go a long way
to solidifying their bond.

And if they're both
completely open and honest,

the end result will be a greater
understanding of one another

and the chance
at a lasting connection.

(HIGH-PITCHED HUM)

Oh, my goodness!

From the moment they first met,

Andrea and Richard
quickly established themselves

as one of the strongest couples
in the experiment.

That's very good, look at you go.

Have you done this before?

Yeah.
Oh.

I want to come back here
for our first anniversary.

Do you reckon? Come back here?
Yeah.

How fun.

However, things changed for Andrea
during the photo-ranking task

when Richard unexpectedly
ranked her third in attractiveness.

Stupid thing, chime!
(BOWL RINGS)

By just looks, nothing else...
Yes?

..I'm gonna put you over here.

100%.

Which is not bad.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

After the challenge, I'm not
feeling super sparkly at the moment.

All of that sort of thing
that was rolling really nicely

has kind of, just,
made a little halt.

Like, I always want my man
to think I'm awesome,

and I think they're awesome
kind of thing, so it's not nice

when you kind of get, like,
you know, shuffled down a bit.

But, realistically...

..I'm not as good-looking
as those girls.

I'm 51.

But you're more attractive to me
than any of them.

You got that, yeah?

But that's not what...

That's not what...

..you put, though.

You know, and that's...
I don't want that for you.

It bursted my bubble a little bit,
just a tiny bit.

I'm not as special
as I thought I was.

That's how it made me feel.

But...

Like, I get it
and I appreciate your honesty.

And, um, yeah, I just have
to let that sink in a bit.

OK.

I didn't realise
that I have upset her,

and it makes me feel like
a right piece of shit,

to be honest with you.

Clearly, it was
a bad, poor decision.

I (BLEEP) up.

And we've got so much going for us.

So, I need to fix it.

Yeah, shame.

As Confessions Week
reaches its midway point,

Eden and Jayden are yet
to speak to each other

after Jayden's
confronting confessions letter.

My ex-girlfriend cheated on me.

She was going on dinner dates,
movie dates

and I even had guys
openly admit to me in person

that they had slept with her.

I told her that I was willing
to give her another chance.

But I'm gonna sleep with
her best friend...

..in front of her while she watches.

One of her friends agreed to do it.

Do you regret that, though?

I don't regret it.

OK.

Are you right?

Yeah, I just really
don't feel like myself today.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

It is confusing
why anyone would do that.

An over-the-top kind of
revenge reaction, I just don't think

it's necessary to upset someone else
because you are upset yourself.

That kind of just showed

that he can't handle
his reactions to a situation.

I think telling her that story
definitely triggered her,

and she might hold it against me.

Just, like, I don't know why you'd
come up with that as a solution.

Like, it just blows my mind.

Yeah.

But I think the most concerning part
for me

is when I said to you,
"Do you regret it?"

And you said, "No."

Like, the act of what happened
is twisted, like, it is,

but it felt like
you were proud of it.

I was in a place where I was hurt

and, when you give and give and give
every chance and you are hopeful...

hoping that
something's gonna work out,

over and over again
you keep getting hurt,

it pushed me to a place
where I was, like,

I was really upset to a point where
I just didn't know how to handle it.

And, unfortunately, I didn't
handle things the right way.

I just went for something stupid.

Yeah, and I think it's good that
you're acknowledging that right now

but, like, in the heat
of the conversation,

you couldn't even acknowledge

that it wasn't the right thing
to do at the time.

Which, again, is the thing
about reaction.

Yeah.

For me, reactions
and being irrational

is, like, the one thing
that I really, really don't like.

Mm-hm.
And it doesn't work for me.

(TENSE MUSIC)

At all. So, like...

I just need you to be remorseful of
things that you want to grow from.

I think, if I was in
the same position right now,

I wouldn't do it.

OK.

That's how I think of it.

But it is gonna have to be
something I have to work on.

When things come up that I'm hurt
or heartbroken or upset about,

I'm gonna have to learn
to handle those situations

using my head and not my emotions,
so I have a lot of learning to do.

Yeah.

That's why we have the experts
to teach us.

Mm-hm.

I'm hoping that
she'll give me the chance

to, sort of, prove to her
that I'm a different person,

this is a different time,

but, honestly, I don't know
if she can forgive this.

As I said, if I see the way
you react about a decision

that I've made, of course,
I'm gonna want to change it.

Yeah.

I just feel like
you're better than that

and you need to react
better than that.

I'll...

I'm going to be.
Yeah.

Maybe not yet but I'm going to be.

That's good to know.

As well as having
tough conversations

during Confessions Week,

our couples must also complete tasks

aimed at revealing their genuine
feelings towards one another.

But, for Collins and Natalie,

they've had to navigate
this crucial phase of the experiment

while living in separate apartments.

(SINGS SOFTLY)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

# Somewhere

# Beyond the... #

Hey!
How are you going?

Morning. Good, yourself?

Sorry.
Good, good.

Just doing my hair.

Put it here, good to see you.
Hello, good to see you, too.

On their wedding day, Natalie
was smitten with her new husband.

(WILD CHEERS)

I do feel a spark with Collins.

Every time he touches me, I just go,
"Oh, this is nice, this is so nice."

Shall we walk?
Yeah, we walk, I guess!

Put it here, mate!

However, Collins' initial feelings
for Natalie weren't quite clear.

That's a good lady.

That's a really, really good lady.

Oh, Nicky, of course.

Are you looking after my girl?

Yeah, God, yeah, yes.

(LAUGHTER)

And after seeing how close the other
couples were at the dinner party...

I just don't think I can
push myself through this.

..Natalie decided to
make an early exit.

Whatever makes you happy.

Loving husband.

I just wanted to come
and say goodbye.

(GASPS OF ASTONISHMENT)

Oh, my God!

That's goodbye for me, too.

Whoa!

Can we say goodbye?

But, after having decided
to stay in the experiment,

the experts are fast-tracking
their relationship,

asking them to take on
the photo-ranking task.

This exercise may be confronting
and uncomfortable,

but it'll give you a better
understanding of one another

at this early stage
of the experiment.

There you go.
Yeah.

Oh, easy.

Easy?

I'm glad that we finally
get to address

the physical attraction side
of Collins and I

because we haven't really
been able to speak about it

and speak about it in detail.

Alright, let's go.

So, I'm really happy
that this is going to force him

to say how he feels,

and how he feels in terms of
his level of attraction to me.

Lauren!

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Who else have we got?

We'll put this...
which one is this lady?

Sara.
Sara.

There you go, Sara, very nice.

Uh...
Ooh, Casey, I think her name is.

Cass.
Cass.

Cass is very nice.

Then Eveden.
Eden.

Very nice.

Um, and then, for me,
this lady, what's...?

Ellie.
Ellie.

Hm.

Yeah, I'm happy with that.

The brides, they're all very
physically fit and, traditionally,

very good-looking, and I'm not, you
know, that athletic kind of look.

Yeah.

Do you have any insecurities at all

that you think will come out
during the experiment?

Um...

I'm not the typical
bleached-blonde Bondi babe.

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

I kind of had that sense of,
"Am I pretty?"

But then I love who I am inside.

I like that.

So, what does that actually
look like, practically,

from the guy that you're with?

I just want someone who accepts me
for me and is true to themselves,

and isn't putting all these shields
up, and someone who's genuine.

Alright, Collins,
you happy to rank me?

Absolutely.

This is pretty straight-forward,
as I've said.

As I said, from day dot,
when I turned around,

I saw someone who was just, like,
beaming, glowing.

The best way I know
is to smile with your eyes.

I look like, yeah, I'm about to cry
in that photo but anyway.

(BOTH LAUGH)

I do doubt what he says at times.

He starts to do that
surface-level performance.

Yeah!

And he ranks me higher than,

look, just women like
Eden and Cass and Tori.

I felt like it was just
an easy answer.

You know, you've ranked physical
fitness and good looks together,

so I just wanted to...

Yeah, all three of those work...
kind of go hand-in-hand.

You're living a healthy lifestyle,

you're doing physical exercise,
I think you're gonna look good.

Yeah.

Which...exactly.
Yeah.

Do you not think you live
a healthy lifestyle?

I do, I do.
Yeah.

I'm just not as physically fit
as some of the other girls.

That's what you're saying
but I don't see it that way.

I really do,
hence why you're number one.

(TENSE MUSIC)

That's just
a very, very good-looking lady.

Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah!

If all the girls lined up, I would
100% still pick Nat, definitely,

even in that photo.

I would.

Because she's a very gorgeous girl,
very gorgeous-looking girl, lady.

Hair, I'm into the hair.

Your hair's on point.

It's just real, honest.

It feels good to know that
I find her really attractive.

(UNNERVING PIANO MUSIC)

(LIVELY MUSIC)

After realising he'd upset Andrea
during the photo-ranking task...

(MASSAGER WHIRRS)

Breathe in deeply.

Ah...

..Richard is trying hard
to repair their relationship.

I tell you what,

if you want anything in the world,
all you have to do is massage me.

The ranking of number three
based on looks was pretty woeful,

so I'm going to make sure
she feels special all the time.

Is that it?
Mm-hm.

Hit the spot?
Ya.

Massage is my love language.

Really deep.

So, I appreciate his trying,
and I know he cares about me.

Oh!

You right?
Oh, so good, thank you.

On your head?

As Confessions Week continues,

it's Ellie and Ben's turn
to take on the next task.

Oh!

I guess we'll open this one first.

(ELLIE SQUEALS)

So, the alignment of values

is one of the most
critical components

of any successful relationship.

Inside this envelope are 12 key
traits that you must place in order

from most important
to least important.

Yeah, I can't wait
to see what they are.

The values-ranking task
will help our couples identify

whether their core values
align or differ.

Universally, intelligence,
personality and a sense of humour

tend to be the most desirable traits
in a life partner.

Testing whether these
key values are similar

is crucial to assessing the chances
as a couple in the outside world.

I'm pretty excited to do this one.

Like, I feel that, from what
I've gathered from you so far,

like, the information,

that we kind of have, like,
the same values and morals.

From the moment they met, Ellie and
Ben seemed like the perfect match.

Wow!

Hi!

He just seemed so lovely
standing there,

like, looked into my eyes,
like, this is great,

and I just feel like the experts,
like, did such a great job.

(CHUCKLES)

Holy shit, she's beautiful.

Despite their immediate chemistry,

Ben's motivation
for being in the experiment

was soon brought into question
by Ellie's cousin, Jordan.

I'm just gonna be completely frank
with you.

I have concerns
that you might be here

to promote your touring business,
promote your podcast.

You're just here for fame.

But, despite some early doubts, the
experts hope that the values task

will highlight the possibility of
a shared future for Ellie and Ben.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

From what I recall Ben was saying,
you know, he said he's 39,

he really is looking to settle down
and have...start a family,

and I'm very much at that stage,
as well.

How important is it for you
to become a mum?

Definitely see myself
becoming a mother.

But I...like, I have to find
the right guy to do that with.

Like, yeah,
I wouldn't rush into anything

but I...yeah, I've got
a bloody clock, like...

Yeah.
Yeah.

You can hear it ticking?

Tick, tick.
Uh-huh.

But I want to be in
a loving relationship

rather than just finding
someone to have children with

for the sake of it.

Yeah.

I want a partner-in-crime,

and someone to do life with
and have fun with.

And then it's nice to know
if we're also on the same page.

Yeah.

I put family-orientated first,
wants children, like, must.

Yeah, I know pretty much,
like, what my values are,

and what I want at this stage
in my life, anyway, so...

Cool.

Your turn.
My turn.

Values are really important
in any relationship,

but I also think values and beliefs
do change over time.

Well, they certainly do for me.

(CONTEMPLATIVE MUSIC)

Number one - chinwag,
having a great conversation.

You gotta be with your bestie,

you think, forever and ever
until the end of time.

Maintaining good vibes with a
healthy lifestyle is very important.

Financial stability.

Good looks.

Has money.

To be honest,
when he started putting them up,

like, healthy lifestyle, fitness,
I was like, "OK, great.

"When is that family one coming?"

Good in bed.

Physical fitness.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Family oriented, wants children.

Oh, my... OK, wow.

Ooh, wow, yeah.

(STORMY MUSIC)

Yeah, I'm surprised with
the family-orientated thing

because that's number one for me.

I am very open to being with someone
who does not want to have children.

(TENSE MUSIC)

I'm also very much open to the
possibility of having a family,

and having kids.

But it's not,

"Well, I'll have children with
anybody, don't care," you know?

I don't want to have children
with anyone, like, either.

Well, how many people in society
do these days?

A lot.

"Oh, there's a man with a job."
And they get divorced.

"He's got all his teeth.
That'll do."

They settle.

I'm not just gonna have children
for the sake of it

because of my body clock, no way.

So, how do you feel about me
with the idea, possibility

of not doing it?

Well, then...

I've been open to that.

So, if I would've met you in a pub,
go, "Hey, how you doing?

"Do you want to have kids?"

I said, "I'm open to not having
kids," you would probably walk.

(TENSE MUSIC)

I feel like you're not
understanding this at all.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

I'm not sure why you're upset.

I just...
I'm sorry, I'm actually...

I'm feeling like
you're not listening to me.

I understand you're
a very sensitive woman.

(TENSE MUSIC RACES)

You know, I'm putting
my heart and soul into

explaining that,
like, I want a family

but, like, I'm not gonna have
children just for the sake

of having children,
I've said this multiple times, and,

like, if he says, "No, I don't want
children," then I'm out, like...

Obviously, say you said to me,
"I never want to have children,"

then it wouldn't work because I want
to have children in the future.

But you've told me that you are open
to having children and also open

to not having children, but you've
met me right now, we're married.

Right.

I would want children.
Would you be happy with that?

Yeah.
Yeah.

Like I said, I'm open to that.

Obviously, Ellie has a sensitive
soul and this is a sensitive topic,

you know, and that possibly
really struck a nerve.

It makes sense.

She just wants to be a mum.

It's very common.

(TENSE MUSIC RACES)

Kids are very important for females,
I understand.

(UPLIFTING MUSIC)

Confessions Week is our couples'
first chance to live together

and start creating a home.

But, for Lucinda and Timothy,

sharing a home and being open and
honest has tested Timothy this week.

I'm just so excited
to do this with you.

Yeah.

Can you see it?
Yes!

Shit.

Do you have any boundaries in sex?

Anywhere that a doctor, you know,
really says, "Just relax,"

most probably out of bounds,
you know?

Oh.

So, you're saying, like,
anal is out of bounds, for example?

Yeah.
OK. That's a fair call.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

Oh!

Hello.
G'day.

How you doin'?
Aw.

I got you flowers.

You're such a sweetheart.

They're beautiful.

Not only has Timothy brought flowers
for his new wife,

he has also brought with him an
envelope containing the values task.

OK, you write yours down first.

Definitely number one would be
good conversation.

I want to be able to banter
with my person in this lifetime.

OK.

Let's see what I've got. Ready?

Bang.
Hey!

Good conversation.

Huh?
Hey.

There's a lot of loveliness
about Tim.

He makes me laugh,
I enjoy his company

and I know he likes me,

and there's no-one that I would
prefer to be with other than him,

and, you know, I do get
that he's a slow burn.

The biggest...

The biggest gap.

Wow, good in bed.

It's right down the bottom for you,
isn't it?

Look, it's...it's...
You know? Ye...

(LIGHT-HEARTED MUSIC)

I don't know.

She's a lot more advanced than I am.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

I mean, Jesus Christ,
she asked me this morning,

"Are you keen to go to
a 4-day tantra sex festival

"up in the mountains?"

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

No, I'm not keen to go.

So, I don't want to walk around
with hippies in the bush

with my balls hanging out,
call me old-fashioned.

Are you a sexual being?

Not...not necessarily.
OK.

That's all I was curious about.
Yeah.

Cool. Well, thank you
for sharing so honestly.

While Confessions Week

helps our couples gain a better
understanding of one another...

Financial stability in my man's
a nice thing

because I've been with people
that weren't and that's not fun.

Yep.

I'm not...no sugar mama.

If you don't know how
to spend it wisely...

Yeah.

For Cassandra and Tristan, their
relationship has progressed slowly,

even though they were smitten
when they first met.

(UPLIFTING MUSIC SOARS)

Oh, you...

You look stunning.

Thank you.

He's got these lovely eyes
and such a fond smile.

I am drawn to him because
he's so warm-hearted, so funny.

And, on the honeymoon,

there were small steps taken
towards building a connection.

(LIGHT PIANO MUSIC)

Um, I was...

(BREATHES THROUGH TEETH)

..maybe wondering after dinner if
I could give you a goodnight kiss.

Oh!
Yeah!

Like, that just freaked me out.

Oh.
That's so swe...

Don't hide. That's really sweet.

But, due to Tristan's lack
of relationship experience,

the progress that new bride
Cassandra had hoped to make

with her husband
has so far eluded them,

and she is worried about her
husband's ability to show affection.

I was just thinking, yeah, about how
fast our relationship is progressing

and I know that we're just on our
own pace and everything takes time.

(MELANCHOLIC MUSIC)

I thought we were moving pretty
fast, well and truly.

Are we not moving fast?
No, no, we're moving great.

But we obviously haven't kissed.

You're gonna have to make a move

'cause I haven't had a girlfriend
in, like, seven years.

I'm still trying to figure
this shit out.

Like...

I just was pointing out

that it would be nice if we were
further ahead in physical touch

and affection, and now we're
just kind of in this weird space.

He is my husband.

I would like him to kiss me.

But he's definitely just...

He's said it's all on you to make a
move because his lack of experience.

I'm like, cool - cool, cool, cool.

Weird.

We'll try again.

To get a better understanding
of one another,

the experts have asked
Cassandra and Tristan

to take on
the confessions letter task.

JOHN: The letter-writing task

is a test of our couples' ability
to be open with their communication.

It also examines
how well they listen,

and their capacity to empathise with
what their partner is telling them.

What I'm talking about today

is the reasons why
I won't make the first move.

I didn't know that was an issue
for her.

Like, I don't want her
to feel upset.

So, hopefully, it'll give her
a bit of clarity

of why I struggle with it
and, obviously, weird dude.

I don't like doing this, right?

This is me being vulnerable.

I'm, like, not happy about it.

Like, I have to do it, though,

'cause I know it's something
to move on

and hopefully will give her
clarity and understanding of it

or I'll just lose it -
one of the two.

This was really hard
for me to write.

I need you to understand,

this has affected my life
for the last 30 years.

I'd love to share with you why
I struggle to make the first move.

Through our journey so far,

you understand I was very overweight
during school.

Like, I'd always be
kind of self-conscious.

I'd, like, never think
I'm really good enough.

It affects me
in, like, everyday life.

Like, it used to affect me
going to the beach.

I could only ever go to private
beaches when no-one else was around.

(SOFT PIANO MUSIC)

Meeting girls was very hard.

For a long time I always thought
that, like,

the only way a girl would love me
is if I had a six-pack.

When I would approach them
or ask them out,

they would reject me and also
they'd laugh and make fun of me.

Um, it wasn't rejection, it was
the fact that they laughed at me

and made fun of me
that just made me feel worthless.

(POIGNANT PIANO MUSIC)

Why is it...?

Like, why does it always have to be
a big deal for to ask someone out?

Or why have I been single
for seven years, you know?

Or why do people choose my mates
over me, you know?

It's kind of like
that kind of stuff.

I'm like, "What's really
wrong with me?" I guess.

What do you see
when you look in the mirror?

I don't know, this ugly, chubby-ass
dude, I guess, sorry for swearing.

That's OK.
Yeah.

So...yeah.

That's not what I see.

I know, but I used to be

a really overweight kid
when I was a lot younger.

OK.

And I was laughed at and made fun of
for being, like, fat or ugly,

and that, kind of, never really,
kind of, leaves ya, I guess.

Right.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

There has been a lot of times
during the experiment

I have wanted to lean over
and kiss you.

The thought that you aren't
attracted to me scares me.

This is why I haven't
tried to kiss you.

I really care about you,

and I don't want the fear to ruin
a potential relationship with you.

Oh, Trist.

If that makes a bit of sense.

That does make so much more sense.

Beautiful letter, Trist.

Thank you so much for trusting me
and telling me that.

Finally, I understand
where he's coming from,

why his actions
are the way they are.

This is why I struggle
to do things first.

Yeah.
Yeah.

I want you to know
I'll never laugh at you.

I hope not, that'd be so mean.

I'll always laugh with you.

And I am attracted to you, right,

and those girls didn't see who you
are like I see you the way you are.

I think you're beautiful
and I've already told you this,

and I'll keep telling you this
until it sinks in.

Thank you.

I think we've definitely
made progress.

When I first did this experiment,

I always made a promise with myself
that I'd be 100% open and honest

and do this stuff,
so I'm not gonna break that promise.

Hug it out, as we normally do.

Hug it out.
Yeah.

To me or Cass.

Coming up, can Tristan
make the first move?

You know when you kiss someone
or whatever,

there's always, like,
a bit of a spark?

Yeah.

If we don't have that,
then how do we move from there?

Then, Lucinda grills
her husband, Timothy.

What are you doing to build
romance and connection with me?

Tim's trust issues
are put to the test

with the arrival of
the phone-swap task.

So, what do you want to do?

I'm happy to share everything.

And later, Jack takes on
the photo-ranking task.

Um, so, these are both dark-haired
and they're in my top three.

Mm.

So, I am a brunette guy.

(DISQUIETING MUSIC)

(GENTLY LILTING MUSIC)

As another day of Confessions Week
comes to an end,

our couples are winding down
for the evening.

Whoa, mate.
Get in, mate.

Oh, (BLEEP).

Someone's gotta make sure
this place stays tidy.

Daddy's home.

Oh, your favourite bit of the day.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

But, for Timothy,
this current dynamic

in his new living arrangement
reminds him of his life back home.

(BLOWS RASPBERRY)

Um, I love Matilda
with everything in me.

Your 4-legged dog.

When I walk in the door,

Matilda's going ape-shit
just right up in my grill.

And it's like, "Just give me
five minutes, Matilda."

(UPLIFTING MUSIC SOARS)

(MUSIC ENDS ABRUPTLY)
You're so needy.

Oh!

How much closer can you get?

Um, yeah.

It just doesn't matter where I go
in the apartment, she's there.

Um...
And you think that I'm like that?

Well, I'm just...you know?

You compare me with Matilda

because she doesn't leave you alone,
and she's very affectionate.

She's very affectionate.
She adores you.

She does.

Lucky you.

(TIMOTHY CHUCKLES)

As they get ready for bed,

Lucinda has taken Timothy's request
on board and is making sure

he has the space and comfort needed
for a good night's sleep.

Do you want to get it all in?

Here we go, let's...

Wedge one there, there you go.

Let's get you really...

It's not like that!
..safe.

(PLAYFUL MUSIC)

Obviously, there's so many walls
and a massive shell there tonight.

I just had a saying
on the top of my head.

Uh, absence makes the heart
grow fonder, you know?

Alright.

I'm gonna roll over you,
is that alright?

Yeah, yeah, go for it.

It's commando.

And I've gotta be careful

'cause I can be cheeky
and poke him a bit, and, um,

you know, I don't want to poke him
away, you know, too far gone.

Can...can we have a little cuddle?

I thought that's what we just did.

Oh, yeah.

So, yeah, I just gotta keep,
sort of, pulling him in

in all the gentle ways that aren't
too overwhelming at this point.

(MUSIC ENDS)

(LIGHT SWITCHES CLICK)

(BOTH LAUGH)

Which...?
Hang on, wait.

Hang on, just hit...

I'm hopeful.

Just hit one of your lights.

Hang on a sec.

OK.

(LUCINDA LAUGHS,
TIMOTHY CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

(UPLIFTING MUSIC)

It's the last day
of Confessions Week,

and our couples' hard work has
caused their connections to grow.

Thank you.
Thank you.

(SOFT MOAN)

After an emotional
confessions letter task,

Cassandra and Tristan
are taking a break outside.

Oh, it's so lovely.
I know.

This is what it feels like...

See, this is what Sydney...

this is what Sydney's like
when it's not raining, you know?

But this week's confronting tasks
have been effective

as the raw honesty that was revealed

has given Cassandra
a deeper understanding of Tristan.

After Tristan's confession letter,

I feel like I understand
who Tristan is

and why he's not more affectionate.

I feel so, like, grateful, honoured

that you trust me enough
to share that with me,

and I might not be able
to put it into words

as you were so great with your
words, but I heard every word of it.

'Cause, like, I've never told anyone
that, you know, so...

Look, we're married, we're adults.

I think we both would like
the affection side,

and we're just trying
to move forward

and get there
and just make it happen.

The only concern is...
I do have a concern.

You know when you kiss someone
or whatever,

there's always, like,
a bit of a spark?

Yeah.

I'm nervous that,
once we actually do it, and probably

could be part of the reason
I maybe held back and not doing it.

But, like, that,
if we don't have that,

then how do we move from there?

But that's the only thing I'm a bit
nervous about, that, if we do kiss,

that we'll end up just...

You know, you might feel the same
or it just might, like...

Or it could be amazing.
Or it could be amazing, you know?

He's naturally a negative thinker
and I'm a positive thinker,

so I'm trying to help him shift
to view it from my point of view

'cause he's in his own head.

So, no more of thinking, we're just
gonna keep being Cass and Tristan.

We'll be right.

Well, we can do something

just like what I've just figured out
what to do now.

Trist?

A flower for my flower.

You know?
Oh, very nice.

Here you go, honey.

I'm not sure if I was allowed
to do that, so maybe just don't...

There you go.
That's beautiful.

I care about you.
Thank you.

Could've just done it just then.

(BLEEP) that up.

She went for a kiss and then,
as per usual, I (BLEEP) that up.

It looks pretty, lovely.

It looks pretty.

See? Done!

Look at that! Look at that!

Just like that.

All that talking
and we just nailed it, you know?

You're terrible.

We killed it, we killed it,
we killed it.

Tristan made the first move!

And you're a good kisser.

Ahem?

Sorry, sorry, I'm just...
Ahem?

I was worried
I was gonna have to do it

but he kissed me in so...
in the best Tristany way possible.

Oh!

Beautiful, Tristan. Very smooth.
I'm all giggly.

Oh!

I kissed her so, yeah,
there was a bit of a spark there.

Yeah, it's good to go.

Should've known, like...

As you see, my voice gets real high.

Are you alive?

Yeah.

You've just knocked me off my feet.

Oh!
(BOTH LAUGH)

I found a new way
to keep Tristan quiet.

Your wife is happy.
Wife is happy.

Sweet, that's my number-one rule.

Said it from the start -
happy wife, happy life.

That was perfect.
Oh!

It was perfect.

Coming up, Lucinda and Timothy
fall further out of sync.

Just give it some time.

Yeah, but you just don't like
cuddles or touch at all.

Like, what...time for what?

I don't (BLEEP) know.

Maybe you'll get used to it.

And Sara and Tim
take on the phone-swap task.

I haven't given you a reason not
to trust me, so what's the point?

And later,

Jack ranks his wife, Tori,
on her level of attractiveness.

Looks are very important to me.

So, you're on par with
a couple of other ladies.

(FROSTY MUSIC)

As another day of Confessions Week
continues,

it's Lauren and Jonathan's turn
to take on the photo-ranking task.

Here we go.

All the lads.

Alrighty, OK, OK.

Alright, this is gonna be
actually so easy for me.

So, we'll go with my mate, Tim.

We love us some Tim.

Oh, I think Collins is gorge.

We'll do Collins.

Yep, OK.

Well, I mean, Jayden has the most
(BLEEP) immaculate head of hair

I've ever seen in my life, so...

I mean, this challenge
is obviously (BLEEP) brutal.

I think he's gonna struggle with it
'cause he's so nice.

He's old enough to be my grandad.

But I'm a savage,
so I'm feeling good.

OK.

And then which out of these two
(BLEEP)heads am I gonna put last?

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

I put Ben last because
I just think he's full of shit.

Like, I don't believe anything
he says when he speaks.

I just think that he's just, like,
here for attention.

And then, um, Jack just because,
like, I'm just not, like,

attracted to him, physically, like,
at all and his pants are too tight.

Ergh!

It stresses me out so badly.

OK, so...

I'd say, like,
Lucinda's really lovely.

Um...

Ellie is super lovely, as well.

Tori is absolutely lovely.

(PLAYFUL MUSIC)

But she's just lovely.

She's a lovely...lovely lady.

Um, OK.

They're both so lovely.

Um...

Oh! "She's so lovely".

Like...

Cass is just, like, the most
lovely person in the world.

I'm like, what is this guy
talking about?

Who do you think's hot, though?

Ellie's really lovely.

And she's got massive titties
and I know you're a titty man.

(BOTH LAUGH)

I really like Eden.

Every time I've talked to her,
she's been absolutely lovely.

(MUSIC ENDS, SHARP INHALE)

I've got to talk to
both Eden and Ellie a bit,

and they were just absolutely lovely
and they're very beautiful.

Can you use a different adjective
than lovely?

Um...

Yeah.

They both have beautiful eyes.

OK.

OK, should we chuck each other up?

Yeah.

Ooh, I'm not even gonna lie,
like, this is a no-brainer for me

and it's not because of your
personality, let's put it that way.

Thanks, I think.

He is by far the best-looking person
in here, like, physically.

And everything else, as well.

I got real lucky.

(HER AND PRODUCER CHUCKLE)

Cute.

You're definitely the most lovely.

If you say so.

Job done.
Job done.

Another successful challenge
completed.

Yep, well done. Alright.

I do think you're the best-looking
person out of the bunch,

that was quite easy.

Yeah, I feel the same way about you.
Oh, thanks.

Confessions Week aims to fast-track
the connection between couples,

but, for Lucinda and Timothy,
rather than growing closer,

there is now a divide between them

after Timothy asked his wife
for space.

(SOMBRE MUSIC)

Jesus.

I feel quite rejected,

yeah, in the...in the
intimacy, romantic stakes.

I just don't see much effort.

(SNIFFLES)

I don't know, I can just feel
a little bit of...just tension,

tension because I...
I actually don't know.

I know I asked for more space,

but I don't want to create
more of a divide between us.

We're on different...
we're on different wavelengths.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

Yo.

Let's have a chat.

I feel tension.

Like, tense.

OK.
Yeah.

What are you feeling tense about?

I...for the past hour,
hour and a half,

I just felt...I've just been
walking around on...on egg shells.

Well, you know,
my feelings have been hurt.

But I just don't know how.

Like...
Well...

You're busy with the television.

That...you know...

What are you doing to build
romance and connection with me?

(TENSE MUSIC)

Well, we're...we're...

We're a week and a half in.

We're two weeks in, actually,

and I've left a lot in your
ball court the last couple of days.

I know, but...

And I don't feel there's much...

any sexual tension and flirting
or trying.

I know, it's back to that.

(MUSIC RACES)

Just give it some time.

Yeah, but you just don't like
cuddles or touch at all.

Like, what...time for what?

I don't (BLEEP) know.

Maybe you'll get used to it.

(LUCINDA SIGHS)
I don't know.

It's just become such a big deal.

Like, I know you want roma...

I know you want all of that,

but I don't know how many times
I've gotta tell you.

It may take four weeks,
it may take eight, who knows,

but just...just be patient.

Well, just, I don't know...
I don't know.

It's such a...

It's a long...

look, I'm not saying race,
but it's just this experiment.

Would you...?
I know that they want you...

I know what they...they want.

I just feel a bit rejected,
that's all.

Don't feel rejected.

(WISTFUL MUSIC)

You know, just...yeah,
it's like, aw...

You don't want any affection.

It's not that I...

It's just, it's me, then...

I know.
And I know...

Just, it's just, like,
I would like to be closer to you.

(MUSIC RACES)

OK, can I...we end this talk now?

I've had enough.

(UPLIFTING MUSIC)

We're nearly at the end
of Confessions Week,

and, even though there's been
some tough conversations,

this intense phase has deepened
the level of understanding

between our couples.

Lovely nails, honey.
Thank you, that's...

But Sara and Tim are yet to connect
on a deeper level.

Sara entered the experiment
to end a cycle with her ex.

When I was with my ex,
he ended up cheating on me,

but I just kept going back to him
for, like, four or five years.

I really need this experiment

because I need to get over my ex
and get out of those toxic patterns.

And, on their wedding day,

Tim revealed to Sara
he carried his own heartbreak.

Your last relationship,
what happened there?

She was unfaithful to me.

OK, she cheated?
Yeah.

It's the worst, isn't it?

So, the confessions letter task

will be a chance for them
to further open up about their past.

This task is actually gonna be
very important for me,

for my mental health, for my, like,
clarity and emotional stability

because I really want to express

probably the most significant thing
I can possibly share with her.

I'm gonna share, sort of, my
experience in my past relationship

and how I was treated,

and how that's kind of
led me to develop

some certain probably fears
and insecurities, really,

primarily based around trust.

(GENTLE MUSIC ENDS)

Hi.
Hey.

Are you ready?

I'm ready.

OK.

I'm nervous.

Let's go.

Dear Sara.

I want to talk to you about
the development of my trust issues.

This is gonna be pretty hard
for me to fully express.

I was mistreated in my
previous relationship.

I was lied to, gaslit,
toxically manipulated,

made to feel like I was
the crazy one, the controlling one.

Turned out I was always the problem.

Plus, I was cheated on a lot.

We were definitely in love and she
was unfaithful so I was quite hurt.

It was pretty rough,
like, finding out,

you know, what she had been up to
and everything like that.

I didn't want to
end the relationship

but I felt like I had to.

How present is that betrayal

and those effects of the betrayal
on you today?

The element of trust
is going to be a...um,

potentially, gonna be a roadblock
for me, like, a hurdle,

something that I'll
probably need to work through.

Intuition.

Trust my intuition
and my gut feeling on things,

and I had a little bit of an off gut
feeling in my previous relationship,

so, you know,
if anything like that happens...

..I'll probably be inclined to...

..to be...be on my guard, at least,
you know?

But I wanted to share this with you

so you might understand
my behaviour at times.

I was pretty heartbroken.

It was pretty traumatic.

Mm-hm.

So, I think it's important for me to
take...still take those steps in,

like, learning how to trust again,
but it is...

it's definitely important for me
to share that with you.

We are, like, on a team together,
you know?

We can be...we can
work through it together.

Yeah.
Well, thank you for sharing that.

It was a pretty challenging task
to, sort of, like, get through,

and I feel like she understands
the significance of my trust issues.

I am, you know, doing the best I can
to work through them.

Hopefully, she can help.

I feel like I understand him
a lot more.

I understand why he has trust issues

'cause he was being mistreated
and disrespected and lied to.

I can resonate with
his past relationship.

Like, I have had a similar thing
happen to me, and I feel his hurt.

Yeah.

(GENTLY LILTING PIANO MUSIC)

Having just completed
the letter-writing task,

Sara and Tim are about to have
their relationship tested again

with the arrival
of another envelope.

Tim, we got another letter.

Another letter!
Yeah.

(SINISTER MUSIC)

Another task.

OK.

As humans, we are hardwired
to connect with others.

Without human connection,
we simply cannot survive.

This next task will test
your ability to trust each other.

For this task, you must reveal
your latest correspondence

on the device you use most,
your phone.

(STORMY MUSIC)

So, what do you want to do?

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

I'm happy to share everything.

Yeah.

I haven't given you a reason
not to trust me.

So, what's the point?

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

So, you feel strongly
about not doing it?

Yeah, I do.

I feel like it's invasive
and I feel like this whole thing is.

Yeah.
Like...

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

Yeah, interesting.

(MUSIC INTENSIFIES)

(UNNERVING MUSIC)

After completing
the letter-writing task

where Tim took the opportunity
to highlight his trust issues,

the couple have just been given
one last task to complete.

So, what do you want to do?

(TENSE MUSIC)

I'm happy to share everything.

Yeah.

I haven't given you a reason
not to trust me.

So, what's the point?

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

So, you feel strongly
about not doing it?

Yeah, I do.

I feel like it's invasive
and I feel like this whole thing is.

Yeah.
Like...

Yeah, interesting.

Like, the concern of mine

would be if you were talking
to other people outside of this,

you know, other guys.

I'm not.

(MUSIC AMPLIFIES)

What is the point of trusting if
we can't actually just trust someone

without looking through
someone's phone?

That's not trust.

Trusting is allowing someone
to just be like,

"There's nothing there,
just trust me," and that's it.

(DISQUIETING MUSIC)

Would you be concerned
about me seeing messages to someone?

Like, who you've been messaging?
No, no.

Hm.

Yeah.

Um, if you don't
want to do this task,

I'm happy to, like, take you for...
for your word, kind of thing.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

As long as...

..you can acknowledge that that's me

supporting you
and trusting you and...

OK.
..showing you that...

..you know, I'm trusting you.

Mm-hm.

Thank you, I appreciate that.

I don't think that task
went very well, to be honest.

Obviously, she doesn't want me
to see certain things on her phone.

I do want to trust her
and I want to learn how to be OK

with things like that, particularly
considering, like, my history.

I don't...I don't fully trust
Sara at the moment, for sure,

but I'm taking her word
at face value, and I'm...

..yeah, I'm trying to be
a good husband.

But maybe she's...she's chatting
to other...other guys.

Um...

Definitely raised
some question marks.

I'm glad that he's, like,
choosing to trust me,

and we can just move past it and
hopefully work on this relationship.

(TENSE MUSIC BUILDS)

(MUSIC ENDS)

As Confessions Week
draws to a close,

Tori and Jack have been given
one last task from the experts.

Ooh.

What have we got? Oh!

Inside this envelope

are photos of all the other
bride and grooms in the experiment.

From left to right,
you must place the photos in order

of who you find most attractive
to least attractive.

The task today is ranking...well,
most hottest to least hottest.

Brides and grooms. I'm keen.

When they first met, Tori was
instantly attracted to Jack.

(GENTLE UPBEAT MUSIC)

(BOTH GIGGLE)

Great teeth.

Oh, thank you.
Great teeth.

But Jack found it hard to connect
with Tori on a physical level.

There's no sexual sparks
flying for me at the moment.

And, honestly...

..I don't think we're sexual...well,
we're not sexually connected at all.

Whoo-hoo!

So, the experts
hope the photo-ranking task

will be a chance for both to reveal
the levels of attraction

they have for each other
at this stage of the experiment.

Um, so these are both dark-haired
and they're in my top three.

Mm.

So, I am a brunette guy,
like, if I had to pick.

My physical type, gorgeous eyes,

I want to connect with the eyes,
and a gorgeous smile.

Um, long hair.

Can't stand short hair on women.

Don't know who does.

And brunette over blonde, as well,
and I like big boobs.

No-one is bad-looking
but, like, Lauren,

I don't know if it's her personality
that's, like, dimming the light.

Also, Lauren's really tall.

Like, that's a dealbreaker for me.

So, I don't want to
walk home with someone

that's six inches taller than me,
either.

I'm gonna feel like a little bitch
by the time I get home.

And I could not kiss
them older birds.

Um...

I just can't take these ladies
to bed, I'm sorry.

If she was dolled up
and she was dolled up, night out,

I wouldn't even go to Lauren.

Too tall.

I'm not attracted to her.

So, I wouldn't go try it.

Tell us how you really feel
about good old Lozza.

You heard it.

Based on what I know,
she's too loud for me,

like, makes me look the other way.

But, God, I could hear Lauren
before I ever laid eyes on her.

And, yeah, visually, not my type,

so goes with the personality,
so we'll lay that one to rest.

Alright, one more.

Who is it?

Me!
(JACK LAUGHS)

Mm...

(TENSE MUSIC)

You know what?

Looks are very important to me.

So, you're on par
with a couple of other ladies.

Um...

Do you agree that
you're the hottest?

(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)

I would agree I'm the hottest, yeah.

Why?

Why am I the hottest?

Um...

(BLEEP).
Why am I the hottest?

Convince your husband
you're the hottest.

Why are you the hottest?

(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)

It's the final day
of Confessions Week

and, having placed the other brides
in the line-up,

it's now time for Jack

to rank the level of attractiveness
of his wife, Tori.

You know what?

Looks are very important to me.

So, you're on par
with a couple of other ladies.

Um...

Do you agree that
you're the hottest?

I would agree I'm the hottest, yeah.
Why?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Um...

(BLEEP).
Why am I the hottest?

Convince your husband
you're the hottest.

Why are you the hottest?

I think I've got great eyes,
great brows.

Are they mine? No.

Good teeth, good lips.

Great tits.

Again, not mine but I'll take it.

And my hair's really soft
and I have cute little ears.

I don't have, like,
absolute shockers.

Nuh, that's confident.

You're not just like,
"Yeah, I'm alright."

You're owning it, I like it.

Like I was saying,
looks are important

and I was happy to do this challenge
because I didn't want to upset ya,

but, if I didn't find you
super attractive, you'd be bummed.

Yeah, fair, fair.

But I can easily say
I have you up here.

Whoo!

Which is a testament to you.

You have a nice body,
you have nice, big boobies

so you're on par
with a couple of other ladies.

Um...

Nice booty.

I'm a bit of a booty guy, as well.

You have beautiful hair,
you have beautiful skin.

So, there you go.

Did you feel like I thought that way
about ya amongst these women?

You did?
Pretty confident, yeah.

Damn (BLEEP) straight, sir.
Like...

I think I've got
the best personality.

It's not about personality.
It i...

This task has just, like,
doubled down on the confirmation

that Jack and I
are probably a perfect match.

And, like, I agree with this list.

I don't have any, like,
insecurities about anything.

I'm a very secure person. Um...

And it would take,
like, a real arsehole

to make me feel anything less than
secure in my own skin, definitely.

Good job.
Thanks.

You have to be open and honest.

There is no hiding on this couch.

VOICEOVER: In the very first
Commitment Ceremony...

You're all looking stunning.
But not as stunning as my wife.

Our match has been incredible.

..real love...

Yeah, it's still really,
really right for both of us.

..will melt hearts.

I like deep,
emotional conversations.

I find it, eugh, horrific.

(LAUGHTER)

But to uncover the truth...

Just to be clear, Jack, you're in a
relationship with someone...

..the experts...

..while applying for
Married At First Sight.

..won't hold back.

I felt so betrayed.
Yeah, OK.

I've tried, I really have.

Get real with me.

I felt like she had
something to hide.

Did you have anything to hide?

We need your decision.

Stay or leave? (VOICE ECHOES)

I don't trust him.

The first Commitment Ceremony.

They'll have to be held accountable
for their actions.