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Oh! Hi.

Oh, wait, that's not it? Oh... (LAUGHTER)

NARRATOR: 18 singles across the country...

RICHARD: Hello. Hello. (LAUGHS)

..met for the first time at the aisle...

Oh, wow.

..and married at first sight.

EDEN: It was perfect. It was ten out of ten.

LAUREN: You give me no passion. You give me nothing.

You're just giving me, like, autopilot.

An intense intimacy week...

He mocks you? Yeah.

I just didn't have a spark of "I want to have sex with this girl."

TIMOTHY: I call bull(BLEEP) on that one.

..led to the second dinner party...

It's not a yes or no question. It is!

That's bull(BLEEP). I call bull(BLEEP).

..where Timothy...

Jack's a sexual person! It's not happening!

You're clutching at nothing.

..went hard on Tori and Jack.

I'm just... I'm wondering whether it's gonna last.

You don't even like your wife. Oh, that's...

That's a little bit cruel.

But I didn't want to have a date with Tim.

I wasn't in a good place.

But when Sara cancelled three dates on Tim...

No, you didn't! Yes, I did!

Don't you ever yell at me!

..their relationship imploded.

Can I please leave? (CRIES)

Tonight...

I'm head over heels.

Wow.

I have a big crush on Jayden.

..it's the second commitment ceremony...

We have been really attentive and enjoying each other.

..and love is in the air...

There we go, honey.

..before Sara faces the firing line...

You were behaving in a really aggressive way.

Your anger... You were pointing.

..as expert Mel applies the pressure...

We were in shock.

..and asks the question everyone wants to know.

What's the genuine reason that you cancelled on him three times?

So...

But it's not just Mel that will hold people to account...

JOHN: Ben, that's as bad as it gets.

..as expert John turns up the heat on Ben.

You're mocking her.

You have discussed "You're a wrong match for me."

So, you've gotta come clean with me. Do you really want to be here?

And...

You seem hurt.

Mmm.

..it's a side to Lucinda...

I was humiliated.

..we've never seen before...

To stand by somebody that was very happy to point the finger

and not be humble...

..as she calls out Timothy for his recent tirade...

"You're (BLEEP), bull(BLEEP) on that..."

..in one of the most powerful sessions on the couch.

That's not my jam. I'm not interested.

NARRATOR: It's the morning of the second commitment ceremony

and as our couples wake up,

they're still reeling from last night's drama.

TRISTAN: Oi, how rowdy was the dinner party last night!

(LAUGHS) I know. It was fricking wild!

I know.

EDEN: Well, I'm exhausted. I don't know about you.

JAYDEN: Mmm. How do you feel? Exhausted. (LAUGHS)

Oh, my gosh. Yeah, crazy night last night.

(EXCLAIMS)

JACK: Hello. TORI: Hi!

About to make your morning. Is that for me?

I thought, "You had a big night last night."

Thanks.

How are you feeling? Thanks.

Um... (LAUGHS) I feel, like, emotionally exhausted.

Yeah?

Tori and Jack's relationship was put under the spotlight last night

when Timothy questioned their authenticity.

Why do you feel that their relationship is fake?

What makes their relationship fake?

The sex thing, you know. It's not happening!

I'm just... I'm wondering whether it's gonna last.

Last night's dinner party was a circus

with really badly trained circus animals.

I don't want to argue with stupidity.

Timothy, he is the epitome of stupidity.

I'm exhausted from having the back and forth with Timothy

and I feel super tired having to defend my relationship with Jack,

just because we still haven't had sex.

There's no credit there.

I think he's just picking at us

'cause we're younger and we're stronger.

And you handled him no worries, babe. No worries at all.

Thank you.

Last night was a lot but I think Tori and I, we were united,

so, you know, we get the floor, we get questioned, we answer it,

we come together and, yeah, it creates a really special bond

and you can't fake that.

Well, I was at the gym expending some energy,

so I thought I would write you a little letter.

You wrote me a letter? A little bit of a letter.

I just wanted to do something for Tori this morning

to let her know I'm thinking about her.

(CLEARS THROAT) 'Things I Love About Tori'.

Go on.

(READS) "I love the way you make our bed

"I love the way you put a grin on my head.

"I love it when you cuddle me at night

"I love it when you put up a fight, like last night.

"I love the way you make me feel

"This is a crazy experiment but our connection is real."

(LAUGHS)

"Most importantly,

"I love the way we are striving for our happy ever after

"and, of course, how we share that ridiculous laughter.

"Don't ever change, my baby. I'm already so very proud of you."

Did you really write this? I did, babe.

That's really cute.

(LAUGHS)

That's very sweet. Was that cute? (LAUGHS)

Who knew you were a bit of a poet? I love this for us.

Moving forward, I feel like we're stronger than ever

and I've got no questions about the foundation of our relationship

and where we're heading, so, yeah, I'm feeling good.

Down the hall, Lucinda and Timothy aren't feeling quite as united

after Timothy was involved in much of last night's chaos.

You don't even like your wife.

Oh, that's... That's a little bit bull(BLEEP).

Are you open to this? I'm... I'm open, you know, and...

And my last two relationships,

I didn't even look at them like they were relationships.

Like... Weren't they, like, 23 years old?

Look, let's not get into the finer details of it, alright?

LUCINDA: Last night was so intense. I felt so uncomfortable.

Did you? Yes.

Like, that is my uncomfortable zone, what happened last night.

I was tried and tested last night.

I felt quite sensitive.

You know, I felt really upset.

I think Tim could've handled himself a bit better.

Everybody's flinging back and forth...

Nobody flung anything at you. ..that you're into 23-year-olds.

It was hurtful.

I think Tim needs to humble himself a bit, you know.

Rather than pointing all the fingers at everybody else,

just nurture his own garden and what he's been given, you know.

You prove all the time how different we are

rather than celebrating what is actually good.

Yeah.

Our relationship, it's not where Lucinda would want it to be.

But my long-term relationships have always been a slow burn

and, yeah, she's gotta figure out whether she can do the time.

We're the worst. What's that?

Everybody's doing alright. We're the worst.

We are the weakest link, you and I.

Right now, we're in friend zone.

I mean, at this point, he's not even sexually attracted to me.

So, you know, I really like the guy

but, you know, there's another part of me

that is in deep assessment right now.

You know, I'm here with you and I am grateful for that, I really am,

but sometimes it's really hard.

To be with me? Yeah.

Yeah, I know.

I think Tim and I are potentially on really different pages

and I don't want to humiliate myself.

I'm not gonna thrash on week on week going "Love me, love me."

It's just not where I'm at.

You know, I want to stay open.

We have been paired for a reason

but right now, I'm not really sure where to go from here.

With just hours until the commitment ceremony...

Damn! You're looking good. Thanks.

..our couples are busy getting ready.

Your shirt looks great, Tris. Yeah, you look alright.

(BOTH LAUGH) No, you look beautiful, honey.

What are you talking about?

Are you gonna wear that tonight?

I mean, it's intimacy week. Why not? (LAUGHS)

Tonight, they'll face the experts for the second time

and reveal whether they want to stay in the experiment

or leave their marriages for good.

Do you need me to do your cuffs?

JONATHAN: That would be lovely, thank you.

First one or second?

Yeah, that one.

Going into the commitment ceremony tonight, as always,

I'm just gonna be myself.

I'm just gonna be brutally honest

about how I'm feeling in this relationship.

Oooh! Oooh! No.

This is...

Try this one.

Like, I'm hoping that we have a good couch session, get some good advice

and then we can keep moving forward.

Got it. Good job.

Oooh, god. That's a sign. My wedding ring just fell off.

(BLEEP)!

As the couples prepare to make their decisions,

they separate to reflect on their relationships

and Ellie is feeling uncertain about where she stands with husband Ben.

ELLIE: So, this morning, I'm feeling a bit confused...

and I'm actually emotionally exhausted

because I feel like it's just constant up and down with Ben

and it's been like that from the beginning of this experiment.

I just have a gut feeling, like,

he might be here to promote his business.

It was my idea to have a date night

but it ended in mocking at the dinner and me feeling disrespected.

ALESSANDRA: He mocks you? Yeah.

We went to bed and he was, like,

"Do you really think that I'm your match?

"Like, we're not a match." And then I just was, like, so hurt.

NARRATOR: While Ellie has so far given Ben the benefit of the doubt,

the events at the dinner table last night

are also weighing heavily on her mind

after the group pushed Ben for an explanation

regarding his behaviour towards her.

I was nearly gonna walk out of the experiment.

Really? Yeah, yeah.

Just everything wasn't... What, too much?

..you know...yeah, it was just the pressure of it, you know,

and it had nothing to do with Ellie.

Nothing to do with Ellie?

SARA: Hold on, hold on. Wait.

You told her that she wasn't your match,

so it wasn't not to do with Ellie, so that's bull(BLEEP).

ELLIE: Last night, I did have some concerns

about Ben and our relationship.

You know, the other girls and guys were questioning Ben's behaviour

and, yeah, it was pretty overwhelming and a bit confronting

to hear everyone air their opinions on our relationship.

Yeah, now it's left actually a bit of doubt in my mind.

Tim is also struggling with his decision

after an argument erupted between he and wife Sara last night

over her cancelling three consecutive date nights that he had organised.

He actually didn't even plan anything.

Like, he didn't actually say "We're going here and we're doing this."

He just said "Let's do something on Sunday."

Like, it's literally just...

No, I was, like, "You're booked out from 2:00pm. Wear something nice."

No, you didn't! Yes, I did!

Don't (BLEEP) yell at me!

The pair haven't spoken since the dinner party

and are currently staying in separate apartments.

I raised my voice last night and I do regret that.

You know, I was at breaking point and I broke,

so I'm feeling a bit flat, feeling a bit down, to be honest.

Right now, obviously my relationship's pretty rocky.

I'm not happy with the way things are, that's for sure.

Like, it's not a fun time.

You know, on paper, we're a really good match.

So, I don't know.

We've got a lot in common and we've got a lot of shared interests

and I really like her but she's not trying to let me in as a partner.

She's not trying to put any effort in to show me

that she wants to just let her walls down and give it a try.

You know what we are? We're in, like, a Shakespearean tragedy.

Two star-crossed lovers.

Like, we could be so good

but then it's just, like, we're just crashing

and just beating each other up

and just, like, not seeing the potential in each other, so...

I don't know.

Yeah, I'm concerned.

I'm giving it my very best and I've been putting an effort in

and it just hasn't been reciprocated,

so, you know, this decision tonight is a big decision.

I feel like it'd be a shame to just leave the experiment so early

but on the other hand, like, I don't want to hang around someone

who doesn't want to be around me, just wasting my time.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

JOHN: Greetings, gents. RICHARD: Greetings, everybody.

MEL: Hello, guys. Come on in.

Nice to see you all.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

MEL: Oh, hello, ladies. ALESSANDRA: Hello.

JOHN: Grab a seat. Settle in.

Hello. Hello.

(KISS)

Are you alright? Yeah.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(KISSES)

ALESSANDRA: Good evening, everyone.

Welcome to your second commitment ceremony.

We're landing here right after the finish of intimacy week,

which I know has been a struggle for some of you

but I also know it has been an opportunity for some of you

to grow closer together.

We do know from last night at the dinner party

that a lot has gone on.

It hasn't all been pretty, it hasn't all been good

but hopefully tonight we can unpack all of it,

get to the bottom of where you are

and help you steer in the correct direction

to make your connections and your relationships grow from here.

Our first couple up on the couch tonight...

(TENSE MUSIC)

Ellie and Ben.

(TENSE MUSIC)

MEL: Hello. BEN: G'day.

ELLIE: Hi. Hi.

So, Ellie, tell me how this week has been for you.

Yeah, this week has been very up and down.

It's been like a rollercoaster, honestly.

I was feeling very hurt from a night that I had with Ben.

We went out on a date night

and during the date, he began to mock me

in, like, a high-pitched voice, trying to imitate my voice

and he was saying

that I was, like, a bit naive and a bit silly,

so I obviously felt very hurt.

You know, I told him I did not stand for that behaviour

and I don't want to be spoken to like that.

So I went back to the apartment and then Ben arrived home soon after

and then we chat about it and he did apologise.

But there is another story that happened on Friday night.

Please, tell me about it.

So...

He told me that I wasn't his match.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

And I was absolutely horrified and just so hurt

because I had let down my walls,

I was becoming vulnerable with this person

and, you know, putting my heart on the line

and thinking that we were in, like, a pretty good place

and then to hear that, I was just thinking,

"Well, how is this relationship going to continue

"if he's just told me I'm not his match?"

Like, how we're gonna come back from it?

So that's why it's been a pretty rough week.

Ben, why did you say that Ellie is not your match?

Uh...

(TENSE MUSIC)

I... I don't know. It just came out.

I just... I just...was in this cloud of just pressures of the experiment

really getting to me.

I just wanted to get out.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

JOHN: Ben, you have discussed

"You're a wrong match for me and I'm out of here,"

so that's as bad as it gets.

You throw into the mix that you're mocking her,

I'm thinking you don't want to be with her.

So you've gotta come clean with me here.

Do you really want to be here?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Uh...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Ben, I'm thinking you don't want to be with her.

So you've gotta come clean with me here.

Do you really want to be here?

(SIGHS)

Uh...

I've asked you a very, very straightforward question.

I've asked you whether you're in or not.

What's the answer?

(TENSE MUSIC)

I'm in.

So, she is someone that you see yourself

that you might have a future with?

Yes.

Then what's going on?

Ellie's been nothing but amazing.

I just wanted to get away from all the pressure that was on me.

And I just didn't care who was in the path.

Who here is feeling pressure in this experiment?

Raise your hand.

Mmm.

Everyone's under the same pressures

but regardless of how much pressure's going on,

you cannot mock and get sarcastic with your partner.

That cannot happen.

I agree. I regret it so much.

I'd do anything to not have done that.

I'm feeling for you right now, Ellie. I've actually got tears.

I've been with someone and been treated the way you have

and it's nothing to do with you.

Quite often, they are insecure in themself,

so they try and put you down and make you feel bad

to make themselves feel better.

And I'm sorry to say that, Ben.

I don't know you very well but that's my vibe I'm getting.

LAUREN: I wanted to say that I really, you know,

kind of dragged you over the fire, over the coals last night

because you just need to be, like, really truthful with Ellie

about do you want children

because, like, her non-negotiable is she wants children

and she wants to be with someone who wants kids

and I feel like you kind of were just telling her

what she wanted to hear.

JAYDEN: Two days before that, you said you didn't apparently.

Like, you'd be going, "Yeah, I want kids"

and then the next day you don't and you just...

I don't buy that.

So, Ben, what do you say to that?

So, during the week, I was having a great moment

and I've talked to my sister-in-law

and I could hear my niece and nephew in the background

and they were playing up with her and she was getting a bit frustrated

but it made me really laugh.

It was adorable hearing that.

And then there was no magic, you know, fireworks or anything

but I just remember it.

It was, like, "I'm ready for this.

"I'm ready for that next stage of my life,"

as far as settling down and having a family.

And then, like, I bought a bottle of wine and I was telling you

and I was, like, "I think I'm really ready for that"

and I told you that day.

ELLIE: Yep.

So you can see where I'm feeling, like, I'm getting, "Yes, I'm in,"

"No, I'm not" and I'm feeling very, like, "Whoa," you know.

Absolutely.

So, Ellie, if you choose to stay in this experiment,

what do you need from Ben?

I need Ben to try and just stabilise his emotions.

I just want him to maybe just take a moment before he reacts.

You know, you have to think before you speak.

Yeah. Yeah.

And, Ben, if you choose to stay in the experiment,

do you think you've got that in you?

Yeah. With everything I can, 100%.

Alright, let's go to the decision.

Let's start with you. Stay or leave, Ellie?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I'm absolutely going to stay, continue on.

(EXHALES)

Ben, what have you got - stay or leave?

(EXHALES)

I wrote 'stay'.

And recapping on Friday, I do want to have kids in the future.

So, Ben, what you've done to Ellie over this week

is you've really hit her below the belt

with some very, very significant comments

that have shattered the trust,

so I want you to know, you are really close to being dead in the water.

What you do from here on in

will determine whether you can bring her back.

Get real, turn up every day

and let's see the authentic Ben that Ellie's wanting

and be very careful of your words, because they're very powerful.

Off you go back to the group. Thank you.

Thanks. (APPLAUSE)

(EXHALES)

LAUREN: Honestly, like, Ben, Ben, Ben.

I'm just not buying it.

Ben's still talking in circles

and Ellie's still making excuses for him.

It's hard up there, isn't it?

He's completely wasting her time

and it's actually just starting to really piss me off, to be honest.

ALESSANDRA: Our next couple up on the couch...

Tori and Jack.

(APPLAUSE)

Hey, guys. Hi.

Good to see you. Welcome to the couch.

Yeah. Thanks.

How did you guys find intimacy week?

We had a lot of fun during intimacy week.

We learnt a lot about one another.

Yeah, we can definitely say we're closer together.

Absolutely.

She's a strong... (LAUGHS) well-voiced girl

and she gave Tim a bit of a rub-up last night.

Timothy, you had some opinions of Jack and Tori's relationship.

Yes.

Please share.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(EXHALES)

Well, I wasn't sure whether it was real or not.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Timothy, you had some opinions of Jack and Tori's relationship.

Yes.

Please share.

(EXHALES)

Well, I wasn't sure whether it was real or not.

Based on what, though? You couldn't answer that question.

An opinion is based on an observation of something.

That's all it's based on. So, what is your observation?

Because they haven't had sex, that's what he reckons.

Yep. Yep.

You know, it's... I... I just...

Me myself, I just can't line it up and that's...that's it.

So, from your observations of Jack and Tori,

you find it difficult to gauge or understand

whether they are really into each other or not?

Yeah, like, I'm just a little... Like, I'm a little more pessimistic.

I don't take everything on face value.

I don't believe everybody.

JACK: Do you feel good about the interaction you had with Tori?

It was passionate, you know. Yeah, it was.

It's not an attack personally on you.

It was just a difference of opinion.

We've had a day to reflect, though. How do you feel about it now?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I don't regret anything I said. And that's it.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(LAUGHS) Yeah. Anyway...

Getting back to Tori and Jack...

the body language all says that you're very much together.

You seem very comfortable

and we know that you have not been intimate sexually.

Has there been any progress in that direction?

I think we maintain where we're at...

Mmm. ..when it comes to being intimate.

Yeah, we haven't had sex but I think she knows I'm into her

and I'm showing her I'm proud of her

and I'm still wooing the girl as well.

I wrote you a little letter today. (LAUGHS)

It's like a poem. Yeah, I wrote a little poem today.

Yeah, so... It was very cute.

And delivered with a coffee. And I was, like, "OK!"

I am actually really curious.

At this point, how do you feel about one another?

Yeah, I think she's a babe. I think she's amazing.

Tori, how are you feeling about Jack?

I really like Jack.

I don't ever feel like

I've been in, like, a healthy relationship before.

I think they're always quite toxic

and I feel like I've always been the one to kind of take the reins

and it's just not the dynamic that I ever wanted.

But with Jack, I feel like...

you're, like, the perfect amount of, like, dominant...

I'm kind of like the calm to her storm...

Yeah. ..I feel.

Absolutely.

Like, I trust him wholly and I've just never had that...

so, yeah, I feel...

How funny am I? (LAUGHS) You're a bit funny.

You are a little bit funny. Our jokes are getting really good.

Our jokes are getting worse and worse by the minute.

Tori, where do you see this relationship going?

I see it going, like, a long, long way

and that's something that I had in my vows.

I did want longevity

and, yeah, I absolutely see that with Jack for sure.

That's nice to hear, babe. I didn't know that.

You didn't know that? No.

Oh. (LAUGHS) Thank you.

(LAUGHS) You're welcome.

What about you, Jack?

Yeah, I see a future

and, yeah, I think it's because I'm setting us up for success, like,

the most success we can have together.

I'm here for the real deal,

so, yeah, I'm blessed to be matched with Tori and I say that weekly.

We're gonna go to the decision.

Jack?

This week I wrote 'stay' with an 'xox'.

Good handwriting. Thank you. Thank you.

Tori?

I wrote 'stay' as well.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(APPLAUSE)

Thank you. Thanks, guys.

Have a good week.

TORI: I wasn't really listening to what Timothy was saying

but I kind of like wanted to drown it out as much as possible.

His mouth moves and I'm, like, "Oh, it's bullshit. Cool."

What Timothy's going at us for is for being happy

and if that's a crime, then kill me.

Tori and Jack. Yeah, no.

I'm still not buying it.

Jack's not into Tori. He's being fake.

So, like, I'm not sorry for anything I said.

It's just an opinion, you know.

Good luck to your six-month relationship.

And that's about all it's gonna last.

NARRATOR: Still to come, love is all around.

I'm head over heels.

I think it's pretty obvious. She knows that.

He tells me every day. (LAUGHS) Wow.

ANDREA: We have been really attentive and enjoying each other.

Like, this is a beautiful man.

Also, Lucinda lays down the law.

I'm not interested to be traversing alongside somebody

that's just so 'up you' to the world.

And later, Sara gets called out.

Why didn't you apologise to Tim when you sat down here tonight?

He yelled at me.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Our next couple up on the couch...

Lucinda and Tim.

(APPLAUSE)

Hello, you two.

Right. Let's get into this.

Last night at the dinner party, what was your take on it, Lucinda?

Um.. Yeah...

I was a little bit humiliated.

Humiliating, the 23-year-old...

Humiliating to stand by somebody that I've been matched with

that last night was very happy to point the finger

and not be humble with their own experience.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Like, what do you actually want to be projecting, you know,

in your frequency?

Do you want to be the guy that's making everybody laugh,

which you're so good at,

or do you want to be the one that's going,

"You're shit, bullshit on that,"

'cause I'm not interested to be traversing

and journeying alongside somebody

that's just so 'up you' to the world

and, you know, pointing all these fingers.

That's not my jam and that's not something I really stand by.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Well, I mean, from where I'm sitting,

just it looks like you've lost a little bit of your spark.

Like, you seem hurt.

Yeah, I am a little bit hurt.

It has been quite hurtful, a lot of this experience.

It's had moments of deep humiliation.

I've gotta keep, you know, forgiving and resetting

and, you know, coming to the fore with an open heart

and this week, I just have been in the observation seat,

sort of watching and seeing what it is I would be signing up for.

You know, am I signing up for minimum affection?

Am I signing up for somebody

that can't share their feelings and emotions?

Am I signing up for somebody

that has sex right down the bottom of their values?

Am I signing up for somebody

that expects me to do most of the housework

and wants to watch television all the time?

Like, I... You know, these just sort of, like, qualities

that I'm just, like, "Well, you know..."

You don't brush your teeth before bed.

Like...

A lot of it is a misalignment for me.

And I think it's just a bit of a shield's gone up,

or a bit of armour, potentially.

So, watching the dinner party last night, Timothy,

anyone that came into your crosshair,

you took them down or at least attempted to.

And so, I guess the difference between you and Lucinda right now

is that she's got quite an open heart,

whereas you're very guarded and defensive.

100%.

Yep. You're completely right.

I've got walls up everywhere.

You don't want to get hurt, you don't want to get used

and you don't want to be made out a fool.

You know, in relationships,

when I've shared parts of me that I generally don't share...

they...they run a mile.

What are you afraid that they might see if they see the real Timothy?

Yeah, I'm a disaster.

I've got more baggage than Qantas.

There's a lot of stuff, I'll just put a lid on it

and then I'll move on with life.

Lucinda wants to unpack that and I don't.

I want to leave it in the past.

And that's just how I get by.

Lucinda, what would happen if Timothy decided to go there

and unpack it all, lay it out on the table,

let you rummage around in it?

(IMITATES EXPLOSION)

Let's just bless this mess. Let's get in there.

You'd roll the sleeves up and dig in? Absolutely.

Let's excavate. (LAUGHTER)

Timothy, I've got to ask, you're looking at Lucinda,

the person in front of you now,

you know, she's kind, open-minded, emotionally very intelligent.

I'm trying to think, you know,

could you possibly find anyone better equipped

at dealing with whatever it is that's the baggage that you carry?

No, you actually couldn't.

She's incredibly sweet, she's got a big heart,

she thinks of everybody, she loves everybody.

But she looks for the good in people

and she looks for the good in every situation.

Unfortunately, I sort of...you know, I look at things differently.

I look for the negative.

So, what do you want, then, Lucinda, from this man beside you?

I mean, at this point, I would need to see some effort

and something that I want to be part of,

that's hunky and spunky and, you know, has got it going on.

Like, at this point, it would have to come from him.

I mean, I can't even guarantee that I'm gonna reciprocate at this point.

It's about Tim's willingness.

Timothy, are you willing to get on board?

Yeah. I am.

We have a ton of fun and that's where it sort of starts for me.

Alright. Let's go to the decision.

Why don't we start with you, Lucinda? Stay or leave?

I do have some hope for Tim and me.

I can't help but still have a little lantern, you know, for us

and so I've done a little bit of an ambiguous Dr Seuss 'stay'.

(LAUGHTER) That's nice.

WOMAN: Yay.

Timothy?

I've written 'stay'.

(APPLAUSE)

Now, the bottom line is, Lucinda's asked you some very simple things

coming into this week... Yep.

..that she wants you to do.

You said you're willing.

Can we count on that?

For sure.

Alright. Well done. Off to the group.

Thank you, you two. MEL: Thank you.

(APPLAUSE)

I do hope that Tim opens

and becomes available to this process, you know,

let me in and, you know, listen to the experts...

because I do feel that it would be lovely

to tick all the possibility and the potential of us.

NARRATOR: Coming up...

I'm very into Jayden. I have a big crush on Jayden.

..intimacy week works its wonders.

There we go, honey.

CASSANDRA: Aw. MEL: Let's do this.

And later, the expert hold a mirror up to Sara.

You were behaving in a really aggressive way.

We were in shock.

And Cassandra hits a nerve.

I have a question for Tim.

Are you maybe afraid of her a little bit?

Cass, I'm sorry, but you haven't seen us in a relationship

in the privacy of our own home, so don't go saying that...

It's just such a shift.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

MEL: Our next couple up on the couch...

Cassandra and Tristan.

(APPLAUSE)

How's the week been? Oh, this week was good.

He is really trying

but I would just a bit more touches and kisses and stuff.

Like, last night, after the dinner party, he gave me a massive hug

and he said goodnight

and we went to bed and it was, like, the best hug ever

that he's done this whole time, so...

Did it feel good? It did, but intimacy's hard for me.

That's the biggest thing I struggle with and what I'm trying to work on.

A fantastic technique here

is to listen to the feedback that she gives you.

Yeah, listening, listening. There we go.

She's telling you. Yep.

Take it at face value and do more of that...

Yeah, OK. ..is what she's saying.

OK. We're gonna go to the decision.

I put 'stay'. (LAUGHS)

Alright. WOMAN: Yeah. Yeah, you did.

(APPLAUSE)

Stay. OTHERS: Yeah!

There we go.

(APPLAUSE AND LAUGHTER)

I'm just wondering, because, you know,

we're in an experiment and all,

if we could do a little experiment right now.

What if you had a big hug right now? Oh, yeah, that's easy.

Oh, there we go, honey.

Aw, Tris! Beautiful.

Thanks, guys. Thank you.

Love that. (APPLAUSE)

JOHN: Our next couple up on the couch, Eden and Jayden.

(APPLAUSE)

Hello. ALESSANDRA: Hi.

Hey. How are you guys?

We're good. How are you? (LAUGHS) We're good.

This week's been really good. Fun.

Really fun. Yeah.

How do you feel about one another?

I'm head over heels.

(LAUGHS) Yeah.

I think it's pretty obvious. She knows that.

He tells me every day. (LAUGHS) Wow.

I'm very into Jayden. I have a big crush on Jayden.

(LAUGHS)

The respect for me is amazing

and I just love how he always checks on me.

Alright. Let's go to the decision.

I adore Jayden, so obviously I'm staying.

(APPLAUSE)

Not even a question. I also wrote two love hearts.

(APPLAUSE) Very big love hearts.

Thank you.

MEL: Our next couple on the couch, Andrea and Richard.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

So, why don't you tell us about intimacy week?

You go. I'll go.

We did intimacy week the week before intimacy week.

(LAUGHTER)

We gazed, we hugged, we (BLEEP), we (BLEEP), we did everything.

WOMAN: Oh, my god!

(LAUGHTER)

WOMAN: Gosh.

ANDREA: Oh, my god!

We did the whole lot. Richard!

So, when intimacy week came along,

you know, we cruised all the exercises.

Like, it wasn't a big deal for us. It was like, "Yeah, cool."

Like, "Here we go," OK? Good students.

(LAUGHTER)

We have been really attentive and enjoying each other.

And Richie likes kissing. I love kissing.

So I think we're closer after intimacy week.

I agree.

Like, this is a beautiful man.

We're gonna go to the decision.

Of course I'm gonna stay. Yay.

And Andrea?

I am...ah-ah-ah-ah staying alive.

Oooh. (APPLAUSE)

Yeah, girl. She's stayin' alive.

Stayin' alive. Well done, guys.

Thank you.

(APPLAUSE)

JOHN: Our next couple up on the couch...

(TENSE MUSIC)

Lauren and Jonathan.

(APPLAUSE) WOMAN: Hey!

WOMEN: Hello.

Hi.

How has this week been for you guys?

Um...

Intimacy week definitely highlighted issues for the two of us.

I feel like Johnno feels like he's not heard

or, like, I don't want to hear him and he's right in saying that...

Not that I don't want to hear him

but I do give off body language at times that says I'm not interested.

What does that look like?

It looks like looking at my phone or looking down or not responding.

I'm very aware that I'm doing that in the moment

and every cell in my body is saying "Respond or smile"

and there's just, like, something in me.

I just shut down.

What do you think about his personality?

Um...

I think I've used the word 'boring'.

Too nice.

I've actually said that I find him robotic.

It just seems like he doesn't feel any real, like, fire or passion

about anything that's going on in the experiment or between us.

I want to know what Johnno feels when he's on the receiving end of that.

What impact is that gonna have on him?

It's gonna make him feel like shit.

Why would you want your romantic love interest to feel like shit?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Um...

I want to know what Johnno feels when he's on the receiving end of that.

What impact is that gonna have on him?

It's gonna make him feel like shit.

Why would you want your romantic love interest to feel like shit?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Um...

My brain and my logic tells me that I never would,

so I can't really compute inside of me why I would want to do that.

Jonathan, how are you feeling about all of this?

Um...

I haven't heard the 'boring' one yet.

That sucked.

Um...

And that's not me.

But I think I can be really confident until I'm not.

Do you think it's because of how I've acted

that you feel not confident?

Um...

Yeah.

I think probably hearing some of those things

just gets the confidence down a bit.

So, Lauren, is Jonathan enough for you?

Jonathan's definitely enough for me.

He's got every attribute that I've ever wanted in a man.

Everything that I've said in past relationships, you know,

"You're not doing this, I want this"

and now I've got it and I'm, like, "Well, what is wrong with me?"

I just go into this, like, self-sabotage mode

and I just have done it in every relationship and I don't know why.

What are you so afraid of when it comes to intimate relationships?

I just feel like I'm always waiting for the other shoe to drop.

When something's really good, it's, like,

"Oh, this is too good to be true."

Maybe something bad is gonna happen, some revelation,

I'm gonna find out he's got, like, some family...

Right.

..in Asia or something, I don't know.

So you're ultimately afraid of being rejected?

Yeah.

And by picking him apart, you're gonna keep him at arm's length.

Yeah.

So now you know how you're sabotaging that,

what would you suggest you do here to change it?

I think what I want to do is to focus on the good things

and there are so many of them.

He's so caring, he's so nice,

he's just, like, the most thoughtful person

and that's definitely what I need in my life.

And what about you, Jonathan?

How do you think you can move forward?

For Lauren, it's so important to have banter, to have good chat

and at the moment I'm not giving her that.

So that's what I want to work on.

Alright. Let's go to the decision.

Lauren, what have you got?

It's easy for me. I really want to work on this.

I think Johnno's an amazing person, so I wrote 'stay'.

WOMAN: Yay. Right.

(APPLAUSE) Love that. Johnno?

It was easy.

(LAUGHS) Stay.

Beautiful. (APPLAUSE)

Alright.

So, you know how to do this this week.

Put the sarcasm away, the negative comments, the criticisms,

replace it with "I'm scared." Mm-hm.

Bring him closer, talk it through

and you'll be a different couple next week.

OK. I hope so. Well done.

Thank you. WOMAN: Well done, guys.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Good work.

LAUREN: John was diving in on me and I was pretty vulnerable,

which is not something that I'm used to being.

I literally had, like, a dry mouth and, like, clammy palms.

I was, like, "Argh!" Like, dying.

Oh, I'm shaking. (LAUGHS) Yes.

Like, every second was so hard. I think it was good.

It was good to open up that other side of me

because I'm usually pretty sarcastic and dry.

I really like Johnno,

so it's good that we have things that we need to work through.

Our last couple on the couch tonight...

Sara and Tim.

(APPLAUSE)

Hi. ALESSANDRA: Hello.

Now, look, let's cut to the chase.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Watching the dinner party last night,

clearly the two of you were at loggerheads.

You were arguing and things were gridlocked.

I just want to say, actually...

I'm embarrassed at how we aired our dirty laundry in front of everybody.

So, I apologise for the scene that was caused last night.

That's not ever how I want to deal with any situations

in any partnership,

so I just want to say that.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

MEL: I'm really curious, Sara.

As soon as you sat down here, do you remember what you said?

I said I feel embarrassed and I apologise.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

To who?

To the group, for causing a scene.

But not to Tim?

(TENSE MUSIC)

He yelled at ME.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I'm really curious, Sara.

As soon as you sat down here, do you remember what you said?

I said I feel embarrassed and I apologise.

To who?

To the group...for causing a scene.

But not to Tim?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

He yelled at ME.

(TENSE MUSIC)

You were behaving in a really aggressive way throughout the night.

You were shouting for quite a length of time.

We were in shock, watching your anger...

You were pointing.

Your body language was so alarming.

We watched Tim control himself throughout the night...

until you pushed him to the point that he exploded.

And for the first time, Tim,

we saw you find your voice and express yourself to Sara.

I raised my voice last night and I do regret that

and I did apologise to Sara for it and it's...

You know, I don't... I never want to be in that position, you know,

because it just makes me feel bad about myself.

But I just got to breaking point for me.

Why didn't you apologise to Tim when you sat down here tonight?

To be honest, I guess I didn't... I didn't see it.

But now that I am being called out...

I apologise.

From your perspective, what was it that you were hearing Tim say

that was getting you so riled up?

Oh, Cass mentioned something about me cancelling the three dates

and then he said he planned something

and I said, "Oh, you didn't plan anything the first two weeks"

and then that's when he went, "Yeah, I did."

So, what's the genuine reason that you cancelled on him three times?

Um...

So, the first time, I actually messaged him and I said,

"I'm not in a good place. I need to take some time to myself."

I said, "Let's do next weekend."

The next date, I said to him,

"Our groceries are gonna go off in the fridge.

"Shall we just cook that instead?"

And then the following week was

I went out with my girlfriends on Saturday

and I wasn't feeling great on Sunday.

I was hung over.

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

So, what does that choice say to him?

Well, I guess that he's not a priority, but that's not...

That's not really how I meant it... That he's not a priority.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Is that fair to say, Tim?

It's definitely how it feels.

It feels like there's kind of a lack of effort

and a lack of commitment from Sara to this whole experiment.

I have been really trying to put in energy and effort

and it's exhausting, you know,

just constantly putting this effort in

and not being, like, heard or seen.

So I do feel a little bit rejected.

CASSANDRA: I have a question for Tim.

It's just that when you're with us, you're a different Tim

but then when you're with Sara, you just...

you're like a colder version of the Tim that I've gotten to know

and I just...

Are you maybe afraid of her a little bit?

Cass, I'm sorry, but you haven't seen us in a relationship...

Yeah. ..in privacy of our own home.

Yeah. So don't go saying...

It's just such a shift.

We all have our issues here. We all do.

But we don't know what happens behind closed doors,

so, please, do not...

Do not insinuate that he is scared of me...

Look, I'll... ..like I'm some crazy person.

I'll answer... I'll answer Cass's question 'cause it is...

It's a fair enough question because I am pretty energetic with everyone.

We have been struggling...

so I feel like I'm, you know, dimming my energy a bit.

I definitely am hesitant with my communication with you

because of creating issues in the relationship

that I don't want to have.

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

Tim, what do you need from Sara

to help you to feel more like you really matter in this relationship?

I feel like just a bit of warmth, you know...

and I feel like just...why don't we just give it a crack, you know,

just try it out and see what happens.

Make an effort. Exactly. Make the effort and...

Yeah. ..try to make it happen.

And if it doesn't, then it doesn't. Mmm.

That's cool. But, like, the ball's in her court, in my eyes.

Sara, why do you think you're finding it so hard

to really engage here with Tim and to make him your priority?

Um...

To be honest...

I just don't feel like I am at a point with Tim

that I want to have the times on the weekends, like, doing...

going on dates with Tim...

so I guess I'm kind of waiting

to have that urge to want to do those things.

Um...

Yeah, I guess that's where I'm at.

JOHN: Let's go to the decision, then.

Let's go with you first, Tim.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Obviously been a challenging week.

Um...

Let's go to the decision, then. Let's go with you first, Tim.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Obviously been a challenging week.

Um...

But I still do see potential.

And I really want to at least know

that I've given it every single last ounce of my effort and energy,

so I wrote 'stay'.

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

And what about you, Sara? Stay or leave?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

So...

Yeah, I guess for me...

I still want to give this a chance.

I feel like it's too early on

and that's just not the kind of person I am.

So I wrote 'stay' as well.

Have a cuddle. Have a cuddle.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Come on. Bring it in.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Give me a hug.

(APPLAUSE)

This week, if you do not make each other number one priority,

you're dead in the water.

Go and do it.

Thanks, guys.

Alright, go back to the group.

(APPLAUSE) (DRAMATIC MUSIC)

TIM: Oof. I don't know.

It's tough to get a read where we're at at the moment, to be honest.

I'm gonna give her the week to try and if she is genuinely sorry,

then she'll make an effort, so hopefully we can turn things around.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

NARRATOR: Tomorrow night...

MAN: I've never felt so vulnerable in my whole life.

..from heartbreak...

It really left me hurt and shattered.

..to hope.

I'm extremely blessed that the experts found me a new match.

Michael gets his second chance at true love.

I truly want to find somebody

and have that fairytale ending with kids.

And two new couples enter the experiment.

WOMAN: I am a medium.

I'll get psychic downloads.

But can this psychic bride...

Shush!

(LAUGHS)

..win over her husband...

OK. I'm gonna shut up now.

..and the sceptics...

What's a medium?

I just don't want her vibes on me.

..before...

Why am I bored?

What do you mean?

I'm trying to organise these things to make you happy

when you don't look like you're having fun.

..the most unexpected confrontation.

Is this the sudden ending...

for one of our most beloved couples?

Are we done?

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