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I got the impression you were basic. WOMAN: Yeah.

NARRATOR: Previously...

When I come across a girl that only has guy friends,

it's usually because they're sleeping with all the boys.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

TORI: Jack wasn't backing me up.

..Homestays Week saw our couples sample

what married life might look like...

TIMOTHY: She pissed on the carpet.

..after the experiment.

JONATHAN: Homestays has been really good for us.

Jonno's trip to Perth...

Yes, we consummated the homestay.

..saw he and Lauren reignite their initial spark.

Oh, dece!

At Jade's family home...

WOMAN: He comes across immature.

..Ridge's maturity was called into question.

Is there anything I can do?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

And a cold welcome from Timothy...

TIMOTHY: I just...I can't.

..saw Lucinda draw her line in the sand.

LUCINDA: I have worked very hard to be the woman I am.

This is not what I want for me in partnership.

I deserve better than this.

(RINGING TONE)

JAYDEN:

Eden's anxiety

about her and Jayden's different fight styles...

So, instead of just trying to apologise

and shut the whole conversation down...

I'm not. I just don't know what else to say. I'm just saying I'm sorry.

..made for a tense few days on the Gold Coast.

I would struggle if I had a woman trying to control me.

Yeah.

I'd be biting it in the arse straight away.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

Tonight...

..after seven long weeks...

(MOMENTOUS MUSIC BUILDS)

..Tori and Jack arrive at tonight's dinner party with monumental news...

Did you consummate the marriage?

TORI: Yeah.

..but it's not a warm reception from the table.

I don't believe it.

Have you made up the sleeping thing to take the heat off?

I think it's fake! You don't feel anything...

You can't tell me how I feel!

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Dece!

Has Ridge's unique sense of humour...

(LAUGHS)

..pushed Jade away?

JADE: It's embarrassing.

I am very nervy, coming into final vows,

more so because I have a daughter.

And...

The way that I've been and the way that I've felt,

it's clear that I can't handle this!

.the pressure proves too much.

I don't wanna go to these things and have an argument with you.

How am I supposed to handle that?

Will Eden and Jayden call it quits?

It's got to a breaking point.

I don't think I can do this anymore.

(MOMENTOUS MUSIC BUILDS)

Following a pivotal week

spent visiting family and friends at homestays,

our couples are back at SKYE Suites

and are getting ready for their first opportunity

to check up on each other's progress at tonight's dinner party.

(MOMENTOUS MUSIC SWELLS)

TIM: Dinner party number seven.

Are you excited? I'm keen.

It'll be interesting to see if homestays,

like, made or break people.

I feel like it helped us. Yep.

I feel like we've come so far.

Yeah, homestays were great.

Sara's attitude towards me, and her emotions towards me lately,

have been just, like, so solid.

Let's just go in there and just pay attention to us.

I feel like, naturally, the group will probably have things to say.

Yeah.

It'll just pretty much be up to us to just show them where we're at.

Since she lied to me about catching up with her ex,

I do feel like I've seen a completely different side of Sara.

I'm seeing consistency, and we've just been having such a good time.

So I feel like, if we just keep that rolling,

then, naturally, I'll start to trust her again.

For one wife, who is re-joining the group

after surgery for a serious blood clot condition...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

..the dinner party couldn't come any quicker.

I'm back!

(LAUGHS)

I feel good. I'm excited!

I have been away for, like, two weeks.

Do you have any goss?

I haven't really heard too much.

That's a shame.

I'm feeling good about Jonno.

Like, we've definitely passed, like,

just the friends...rut that we were in.

I think you've done a good job. OK.

We actually had a really good homestay.

Like, it was really good introducing him to my friends

and getting their seal of approval.

Jonno and I, we were intimate.

We reconnected. It was nice.

But now we're back, I'm a little bit out of the loop.

So, I feel like I need to use the cocktail party

to weave around, get the goss, get the tea.

But there is one person Lauren is particularly keen to catch up with...

I'm interested to talk to Tori.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

..having not heard from her friend in over two weeks.

Tori's literally the only person in the entire experiment

that didn't message me to say,

like, "Hope your surgery goes well,"

or, like, "How was it? How did it go?"

Mmm.

Yeah, so, I already messaged Tori when I got back,

but I got absolutely nothing back.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

So, like, even people who barely knew you messaged you...

Yeah, exactly, exactly.

..to say, "Are you OK? How you doing?"

Obviously Tori is a bit pissed off.

I don't know what's going on,

but, like, not having any contact,

not...like, no real effort to reach out is, like,

it has hurt me.

When they met at the hens' night...

Like, open mind, open heart...

Open legs. (LAUGHS) No!

(LAUGHTER)

..Lauren and Tori became instant besties...

We're actually in love.

..but over time...

Don't come at him! Don't come at him!

..Lauren's issues with Tori's husband, Jack...

I'm not talking to you, Lauren!

..drove a wedge into their friendship.

Shut your mouth!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

"Put a muzzle on your girl." Wow.

I just wish that Tori wouldn't take it so personally.

It's not like she's been married to him for ten years

and they've got five kids together.

Yeah.

We're in a social experiment about marriage,

and we're allowed to try and open our friend's eyes

to the misogynist pig that she's dating.

I think Jack has definitely been in her ear,

but I can easily talk her out of that tonight, hopefully.

It's gonna be very interesting.

Mmm. Yeah, well...

With Lauren preparing for another confrontation,

down the corridor,

Tori can't see what all the fuss is about.

I don't know what Lauren's deal is.

She said she's not too happy with me about not checking in.

Well, she's (BLEEP) fine, mate,

and be like... (GARBLES)

Lauren is not my favourite person at the moment.

I feel like our friendship,

it's been a bit tense for some time.

So...whatever.

But despite rising tension between herself and Lauren,

Tori is confident tonight's dinner party will be smooth sailing...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

..as she and Jack are arriving with big news -

something they hope will put an end to weeks of speculation

about their relationship by the group.

(LAUGHS) I love what you did there.

From the very first week of the experiment...

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

..Tori and Jack's lack of sexual chemistry

has been a tricky hurdle for the couple to navigate.

If I'm not sleeping with you in six weeks time,

something's wrong, I tell you that now.

But as the experiment was entering its seventh week,

the couple still hadn't been intimate.

I don't care how this looks to anyone other than this!

And the group was expressing serious doubts

about the authenticity of their connection.

I had asked Jack,

if he was with someone that was his type...

..would he have slept with them by now...

Boom!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Against all odds, at the end of homestays,

the couple finally consummated their marriage.

Yeah, look, Jack and I did complete the homestays.

We were intimate. We had sex. It was great.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I feel like it's been the talking point for the last nine weeks.

It's, like, a big box-ticking exercise at this point.

Surely that's enough for these people.

Best part of our homestay? That's a tough one.

I feel like...

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Oh. (TORI CHUCKLES) Ten minutes?

Well, 15.

(CHUCKLES)

Um, yeah, well, we were intimate.

It worked. She liked it.

The man's always the star of the show, let's be honest.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

(COUGHS)

(LAUGHS)

And it was nice, I think, to do it on home soil on the Gold Coast.

It was, like, really meaningful to me.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

OK, eight - eight minutes.

I can't predict what people are gonna think,

but everything seems to be in a negative spin

when it comes out at the dinner parties.

Normally the core of the issue is between me, Tori, Lauren, and Jonno.

I haven't liked Lauren from, probably, day one, to be honest,

but I feel like Tori's finally seeing the true colours of Lauren,

and that's great - that's all I want.

I don't see how tonight could turn to shit.

(PLAYFUL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Down the hall, Jade and Ridge are also reflecting on the highs and lows

of their recent homestay.

Final date was very good. RIDGE: Mmm.

A lot better than I expected.

Why? What were you expecting? I don't know.

I just wasn't expecting you to walk out and cook dinner like you did.

I do like cheesy garlic bread, though not burnt. (LAUGHS)

It wasn't burnt, it was crispy!

For Jade and Ridge,

homestays was an opportunity for Ridge

to prove he is ready for life on the outside

with Jade's daughter Vee.

There was such a language barrier... Like 'dece'?

So much worse than that.

RIDGE: What - like dogging?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

(SIGHS)

But after Jade's mum and sister

flagged concerns about his maturity...

So, if he moves to the Gold Coast,

and the Gold Coast is party life,

is he gonna go out all the time?

..Jade was left questioning

whether Ridge is ready for life as a stepfather.

(HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Since homestays, nothing has changed in regards to the doubts.

I still feel like I can't force Ridge to be ready.

I'm hoping he'll realise we need to make a plan

for him to move to the Gold Coast,

otherwise, like, at the end of it,

he's gonna go back to normal life, be back with the boys,

and be like, "Nah, like, this is a lot easier."

If it does get to, like, the three-month mark

and there's still no mention of moving in together,

I personally feel like I will end it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

I am not willing to be put on a backburner

just while someone else figures out what they wanna do.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

Having last seen husband Timothy in Melbourne

during a difficult homestays,

Lucinda returned to SKYE Suites alone

and has been reflecting on

why the experience was so challenging for them both.

LUCINDA: Homestays didn't go great.

Tim's a handsome fella. He's got good values.

Unfortunately, there's another aspect,

which I don't think he has developed yet inside himself,

which is emotional maturity.

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I haven't seen Tim since we were at the tent out in the bush.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

This whole experience, I haven't felt welcome.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

But, Tim, you haven't let me in.

TIMOTHY: I...I've got nothing.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

I don't know what you want.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Hey, Tim? It's...

I just don't wanna (BLEEP) talk! (BLEEP) me!

He walked away. He was very cross.

I've checked in a couple of times on text, but haven't heard from him.

I am feeling a little trepidatious going into the dinner party tonight.

It's a challenging experience, this.

It becomes your vortex. I don't want a battle.

But I do want to articulate my disappointments.

With Timothy also preparing to enter the dinner party solo,

the couple's relationship is hanging by a thread.

TIMOTHY: A week ago, I felt very close to Lucinda.

We were definitely on the same page,

but homestays has actually opened my eyes up to realising,

like, I am quite set in my ways...

..and I don't know, I've got mixed feelings on it.

I feel embarrassed, which is weird.

You shouldn't...but I do.

And I just wanted to hide.

I've had some time on my own.

It's what I've...

..it's what I've needed to sort of char...like, recharge.

Heading into the cocktail party, I'm open.

The one thing is I'm open to hear what she's got to say...

..and I'm still here.

(STIRRING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I'm a simple guy.

So, what I'd like Lu to do, whether it's criticism or whatever,

just give it to me straight, in simple language,

without all the flowery talk.

SARA: Shall we go? Let's go.

Alright, let's do it. Let's.

As the rest of our couples

begin making their way to tonight's dinner party...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

..Eden and Jayden have failed to leave.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

JAYDEN: This staying, going, staying, going,

"I wanna leave, I wanna stay," is messing with my head now.

EDEN: Yep.

..as a disagreement about homestays

has Eden threatening to pull out of the dinner party completely.

And... I get it, I understand it, but...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

..I obviously thought I could do it - I can't.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

The way that I've been and the way that I've felt,

it's clear that I can't handle this.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

These events give me such anxiety

that it's really not worth doing it, for me, anymore.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

JAYDEN: So, we were having a chat

and Eden was very worried about, you know,

the fact that we're probably gonna get some questions tonight,

as is every couple,

and she says, you know, "Homestays has been perfect,

"so I think the questions are gonna be fine."

And I said, "Well, homestays haven't been perfect."

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

She wasn't happy about that.

She started shutting down, crying,

and threatening not to go to the dinner party.

There have been times

where I've tried to bring up things with you on homestays,

and you, again, have not had a bar of it and not cared.

So, now...

You haven't.

So, now, going into the dinner party,

if I want to say something,

if they ask us a question about how it is, I have to be honest about it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

This is an experiment. I'm very open with my feelings.

I don't mind talking about things,

but I feel like I can't because you don't like it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

EDEN: On homestays,

I'd said a couple of things that had upset him,

and, like, I just don't like talking about the problems

because I can't handle conflict.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

You know, I'm too scared to go now.

I don't wanna have another argument. I don't wanna go.

I'm only going to ruin our relationship,

and I don't wanna ruin it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

It happened a million times on the retreat.

It's, like, yeah, you're happy now and you wanna stay...

..but then two minutes later, it's, like, you wanna go.

I...I can't... it's messing with my head now.

Going to any events like this, I always feel very anxious,

and this argument has made it 20 times worse.

I don't wanna lose you. I've never wanted to lose you.

So, I get really scared to go to these things

because I feel like I might lose you when we attend them.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

So, here we are - second-last dinner party tonight.

Of course, this week it's been the homestays.

Finally.

Yes, everyone's met family and friends

and spent some time in the outside world together.

JOHN: I love this part of the experiment

because you really get a glimpse into your partner's world,

and you can weigh up,

"Is there a chance for us long-term, after the experiment?"

ALESSANDRA: I think it's going to be very telling

what we find from all these couples this week.

And tonight we're gonna see some couples, I think,

who are really bonded...

Are you happy I'm back?

I'm happy you're back, yes.

It wasn't the same without you.

..whereas others will have started to fray at the seams.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

They've got things to air and unpack tonight at the dinner party,

and also they can use this as an opportunity to get some support,

get some perspective,

because it really is at the business end of the whole process.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Thank you.

Who is this? Hey!

Jonno and Lauren! Lauren's back! She's back!

Oh, I hope she's feeling well!

You want a drink?

Does the bear shit in the woods? Yes.

(LAUGHS)

It is lovely to see them smiling and happy.

I'm assuming sparkling? Yes, please.

(CORK POPS) Whoo.

My favourite sound. (JONATHAN LAUGHS)

Cheers.

MEL: Looking really strong.

Yes, looking very much together.

I don't know what's been going on, so I don't, like, really...

..like, obviously I feel like the vibe with me and Tori's,

like, a bit off.

I didn't hear from her when I was back having surgery.

She was the only person I didn't hear from.

Yeah, that's hurtful.

I understand that she's got her feelings now towards me

because of how I've been coming after Jack.

It's just really difficult with them,

because, you know,

I'm trying to say it from a perspective of, like,

caring for my friend...

Mmm.

..and also just, like, calling out,

like, just blatantly sexist,

like, misogynistic behaviour that is repeated.

It feels good to be back.

Good to be back. Great!

Jonno and I got to go in there first,

kind of suss out a bit of a game plan.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

So, obviously Tori has been really distant lately.

I've been worrying about what Jack's saying.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

But I'm always gonna look out for Tori, 100%.

So, I'm interested to find out what's going on.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

JACK: Lauren's always had issues. She'll come at you about anything.

She loves to stir the pot.

If she's not centre of the dinner party, she's got issues.

Tori goes hard for that glazed Christmas ham, seriously.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

It's like she doesn't want anyone else to have a slice.

ALESSANDRA: "Glazed Christmas ham!"

(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)

But I'll be having a slice tonight.

(BOTH LAUGH)

(UPLIFTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

TIM: Hey! Yay!

Hey!

MEL: Sara and Tim.

All the happiness!

SARA: I missed you so much!

(LAUGHS) Oh, my god!

It was so good seeing Lauren.

We're matching, Sara.

I honestly missed her, like, so much.

Oh, my gosh, you've missed out on a lot.

Yes! Fill me in.

I'm just so happy to see you guys smiling and happy, because...

Yeah.

Tim and I, we are probably the closest we've ever been.

ALL: Cheers!

So, yeah, I was really excited,

especially seeing that Lauren and Jonno were in there tonight.

I'm so happy you're back! Yeah, I'm happy to be back.

It's been a little torturous for Tim for many weeks.

So, it's really nice to watch him just feeling relaxed.

Looking comfortable. MEL: Yes.

Looking together with Sara.

He's being very protective of her. Yep.

The arm around her on the back of the chair.

He's really signalling, "I'm here, I've got your back,"

quite literally.

Yep.

Hey! Oh, hey! Oh, hey!

Hello! How are youse?

Jade and Ridge - a very flat energy, walking in, no?

It was a flat entrance.

How are you? Love the hair.

MEL: Jade will have a lot on her mind.

She's just had Ridge in her home environment, with her daughter.

She's probably really starting to process

what could this relationship look like in the real world?

How was homestays? Yeah, it was good.

So, you could see yourself fitting into...?

Yeah.

Are you gonna move up?

Eventually, yes.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Yeah.

(COUGHS)

Hi!

(GASPS) Ohh!

(ALL EXCLAIM) JONATHAN: Oh, Lulu!

Lucinda solo!

What's happened? Oh!

Looks like I've just come from a funeral, doesn't it?

Hi, gorgeous! Mmm!

MEL: They've been going so well! Oh, I've been worried about you.

They had a breakthrough, of course, on the couch last week.

Tim really opened up.

JOHN: Well, they kissed each other as well.

They kissed!

We saw this incredible new level of connection between them.

I am slightly devastated, you guys, for real!

What's happened?

What's going on? Tell us.

It wasn't great, homestays. LAUREN: Oh, no!

Just the walls went, you know, straight up.

Especially when you're not in your...

I think he was vulnerable after the last couch session.

He was! So vulnerable. Yeah?

And he got a bit under the weather, and we sort of arrived there,

and I just felt really unwelcome.

Oh, no.

And he didn't wanna be around anyone,

needed lots of time to himself.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

JOHN: Oh, no.

She's felt rejected for weeks on weeks throughout this experiment.

She then goes to the homestay and says, "I don't feel welcome."

And I reckon that might have been a tipping point here.

I stayed there for two nights... Oh, no!

..and it was not my vibe.

It's a very small man cave.

I was very uninspired there.

It was quite sticky.

(LAUGHTER)

Sticky!

Definitely I'll tell you what I don't think of.

I don't think of clean sheets.

What a word. That's a word!

(LAUGHS)

(LAUGHTER)

I like a lush space. I'm not gonna lie.

I...you know, embracing what works for him...

Sticky?

It was not for me.

If my partner is inviting me to his house,

and then making me feel unwelcome that I have to leave,

I will burn his house down.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

I wanna know whether or not they had sex on the homestays.

Yeah, they have.

They did it?! Yes.

(ALL EXCLAIM) Oh, there we go!

You know that for sure? He texted Ridge.

They did? Oh...let him tell you that.

You know, let's just... let him tell you that.

Anyway, that's enough from me.

Jack had sex with Tori yesterday morning

and messaged me straight away,

'cause, you know, we're boys like that.

Final date? Final date? Yes.

So, Jack and Tori consummated...

Apparently they did, but you know what he texted Ridge?

What?

The wind emoji!

Wait, what? A what?

The wind...the blow...blow wind.

The wind emoji! Yeah.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

When Jack messaged me, yeah, he sent me the wind emoji,

and then I wasn't too sure what it meant.

What does that... what does that mean?

And I was like, "What's... wind emoji? Like, why?"

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Oh, no! It means ghost! SARA: Ghost!

It means, like, gone. What?

Like, "I'm gone!"

I feel like it was a smoke bomb emoji.

Like, "I'm outta here."

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I don't know, there's just something not right,

and so I wanna get to the truth.

I'm also actually, like, genuinely concerned about her.

My gut tells me that he's got this exit strategy.

(TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES)

And he's gonna leave her broken-hearted at the end of this,

but at the same time, I will lose my friendship.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

..that's come from, that's stemmed from, her and I.

Yeah.

Um...

Not besties.

I'm not surprised.

She's definitely scratching at the bottom of the barrel.

I know. Same.

Pew!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

Ohh!

LUCINDA: Oh, does it? (LAUGHTER)

(LAUGHTER) Oh! Whoo!

(SHUSHING)

SPEAKER: Oh, (BLEEP)!

Hi, guys.

NARRATOR: Still to come...

JACK: And I sort of said, maybe three, four months into next year,

if we're guns blazing,

I'd be ready for you, I got a room for you.

..Lauren's attempt to save her friendship...

LAUREN: Tori! (BLEEP) open your eyes!

..backfires spectacularly.

You know what, I'm gonna be (BLEEP) real with you all.

No-one at this table

I would wanna spend time with after this experiment.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC SWELLS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

I know. Same!

Oh, does it? (LAUGHTER)

(LAUGHTER) Whoo!

(SHUSHING) SPEAKER: Oh, (BLEEP)!

Hi, guys.

And here they are.

Tori and Jack.

And a completely unenthused group.

And they look completely unenthused as well.

Cheers, babe.

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION)

RIDGE: I don't think she's shy. She gave me a hug, actually.

SARA: Did she? TIM: Oh, really?

Yeah, yeah, I was just, like... Cute!

TORI: Walking into the dinner party tonight, it felt...so awkward.

No-one wants to see Jack and I happy,

but you know what, I didn't come into this experiment for them.

I came into it for a husband, and that's what I got.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Where did you guys go for homestays?

Did you?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

So, first things first - did youse...?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I didn't think the whole, like, sex thing

would be brought up as quickly as it did,

but our man Ridge, he does not disappoint, that boy.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

We had a lot of fun.

Did you consummate the marriage?

Did you consummate the marriage or...?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)

(CHEERING)

I'll drink to that! Cheers! Cheers!

Out of ten? Out of ten? I think we'll all drink to that.

(LAUGHTER)

LAUREN: So, Jack and Tori came in

and the first thing we obviously asked was, like,

"Have you consummated the marriage?"

And they were like, "Yeah, we have."

So, I'm gonna be nice - I'm gonna take a nice approach,

even though I kind of feel like they're lying.

So, no, it was...it was good.

Did it happen again?

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Well, it's only happened yesterday, babe.

OK.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

I don't know, there's just something not right.

They were kind of sitting apart from each other.

They weren't, like, lovey-dovey, like a new couple.

Well, you know, a couple... a couple who've finally consummated

their marriage should be.

It was like they'd taken a step back.

RIDGE: So, was it good, though?

No, it was good. It was good.

I'm not getting a lot of connection with these two.

Who initiated it?

I would say you initiated it. Yeah, I think I did.

Yeah. Yeah.

(JAUNTY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

JOHN: It's very measured, very guarded.

There's not a lot of lightness or playfulness at all.

They're just describing what happened.

Yeah, and things outside themselves. Correct.

It's almost like they're, you know, reading a book.

But, no, yeah, capped off a really good time.

Yeah.

What about you guys? Yeah, how was your home...

Where did you guys go? Everyone go well?

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Hey, Tim! (ALL EXCLAIM)

MEL: Here's Timothy!

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) WOMAN: Oh!

JOHN: Lucinda - straight away.

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Yeah, that's nice.

She is so beautiful, so gracious, always.

True to character, Lucinda.

I'll maybe knock myself out and have a glass of wine tonight.

Alright, alright.

OK, he just said to her, "We'll talk later."

ALESSANDRA: Well, who knows?

Maybe he's had a little time to reflect, think,

have something that he wants to give back to Lucinda

in terms of explanations

or expressing how he's feeling.

A lager from the bottle. (LAUGHS)

Which is this one. That one, thanks.

From...you don't want it in a glass?

Do you think that's really unclassy of me?

Just have it in the glass. Alright, alright.

Walking into the dinner party alone, that was weird...

..but it was good to see Lu.

It was just good to... it was just good to see her.

My first drink at a dinner party.

Your first...

At a dinner party. Tonight is the night.

So far, so good.

I'm so glad it's good vibes.

Yeah, he looks really hunky tonight,

and the energy's swirling,

and that feels really good.

Are you happy to see me? Yes!

Lauren's back!

The girls are back in town, seriously.

Cheers!

Me, Lauren, and Sara are like Charlie's Angels.

I'm pretty sure they've got boxing gloves in their purses,

ready to go, as well.

I'd feel weird sitting in the middle!

(LAUGHTER)

I'd genuinely feel weird sitting in the middle.

TORI: Did you hang out with friends?

Yeah. How was yours?

It was great.

And I guess it kind of did, like, validate that, yeah, like,

the Gold Coast is somewhere I could set up.

Yeah, it's nice there. It's nice!

Ohh!

Jack and I tonight -

I think there's, like, an element of excitement.

Like, we are so close to the end,

and I think we're ready to see it through

and go to final vows.

I know I'm feeling like we're getting to the end

and I'm, like, geeing myself to go back to Melbourne.

I don't know. I feel like an expectant father.

Like, just nervy!

So nervy.

Like, I'm so used to having him around.

That's where my thought...

..like, that's where my head's at at the minute.

Um...mmm.

I definitely don't think Tori should move to the Gold Coast.

I definitely don't think

she'll even get the chance to move to Gold Coast,

'cause he's gonna end it with her before she even moves.

(TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

JAYDEN: We made it, just.

Eden didn't wanna come, right?

But I told her straight up, "You're gonna be absolutely fine.

"Whatever happens at a dinner party, it's fine."

JOHN: Look, I've gotta say, I'm really keen,

particularly tonight, to see Jayden and Eden

because they were in a very vulnerable...

MEL: Yes.

..state at the last commitment ceremony,

in a way that we've never seen them before.

It was all sort of out there

in a way which showed that they're not a tight couple.

They have some major cracks.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

EDEN: Yeah, I don't know if he's ever going to understand this.

I don't know if he's ever gonna get it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

My anxiety just snowballs if me and Jayden argue.

And right now, I'm still arguing with him.

(LAUGHTER)

MAN: You can smell it, though.

EDEN: Yeah. JAYDEN: You just...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC) (LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION)

JAYDEN: You just... EDEN: You don't know.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC) LUCINDA: Yay!

You're matched!

Made it. It's the lilac couple.

Wow. ALESSANDRA: Lavender vibes.

JOHN: He looks a little bit startled to me, Jayden.

MEL: Yes. Eden as well.

No... Oooh, yes.

She's watching Jayden very closely. Yeah.

JAYDEN: I need a drink. Let's go.

EDEN: Yeah.

Right now, I'm feeling anxious.

TIMOTHY: What do you want, mate?

Oh, yeah, I'll have one of those. Yeah.

EDEN: I don't know what Jayden is gonna say to the group.

But do you know what, I'm so proud of you guys on the couch,

'cause you were vulnerable.

Oh, yeah. That was a big one, wasn't it?

Yeah. That was a hard one.

Obviously, the last commitment ceremony was tough

and then homestays was up and down.

That just... It just rattled me.

So I'm hoping to avoid talking about the problems that we had.

JACK: So, what did you guys get up to?

TORI: How did you go with it?

I don't want too many heavy questions

and then it turning into an argument.

JACK: So, like, day one, where did youse go?

Did youse make up, obviously?

TORI: Or was it, like, shit hit the fan, but?

EDEN: Oh, god. So many questions.

JACK: What's going on? I've been worried.

How did you go with it? What happened?

EDEN: I can't stand this.

(TAPS GLASS) The dinner is served.

CONTESTANTS: Hey!

What's going on?

But, yeah.

JOHN: Jayden's very short with his answers.

MEL: Mmm.

Eden's not saying much. They seem very, very guarded.

ALESSANDRA: This is gonna be one very interesting dinner party.

LUCINDA: Where are we?

Is this... Oh, this one?

Ridge, Jade, Jack...

There is so much under the surface here that is not being said.

(CLEARS THROAT)

(EXHALES)

RIDGE: Here you go, my lady.

It's not gonna last long, though.

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION)

Can you pass the potatoes? WOMAN: Yeah.

Oh, can I just have some olives? LAUREN: So, homestays...

Does everyone feel like it made their relationship better?

EDEN: Sitting at the table and everyone asking questions...

Was, like, there anything about the homestay

that you were, like, "No, this dude or this chick's for the bin"?

EDEN: I just know that when it comes to my turn, it's gonna be awkward.

TORI: Lucinda, how were your homestays?

LUCINDA: Pretty average.

Not what I expected.

What were you hoping for?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

JACK: Did you go to Timothy's? Did you go to his place?

I went... Yeah, I stayed at Tim's for two nights.

It's, you know, his man-cave.

It's like a bachelor pad? Yeah, bachelor pad. Yeah.

And all my plants are dead.

It's very Tim. It's... It's me.

Mmm. Yeah. So, yeah.

Did you have anything planned, like, for Lucinda?

Like, a date? No.

No.

MEL: Oh, no.

But, you know, last week was most probably the toughest week.

I went into homestay at about 40%.

Yeah. It was... It was shit.

And gradually it got worse and worse.

So, what happened?

It, um...

(SIGHS)

Look, I feel bad for Lucinda.

I'll take some responsibility that, yeah, I didn't...

It wasn't the best.

Do you want to have a chat?

I'd actually like to apologise for how I entered into homestay.

When I landed in Melbourne,

I realised that there was something wrong - with me, not with her.

How you going? LUCINDA: I'm doing pretty good.

Yeah?

I just wanted to pull you aside.

My frustration comes from me.

Like, I entered homestays... Mmm.

..pretty defeated.

I was just defeated within myself and...and I couldn't...

I couldn't hide it.

We've seen it many times, haven't we...

Yeah.

..when it comes to this point of homestays...

Mmm.

..for some couples and individuals, they just get too overwhelmed.

Yeah. It's like...

It becomes real and they just bail.

Look, I did walk away from homestays pretty disappointed and cross.

You know, I want to be considered. I want somebody that communicates.

I want...

You know, for me, vulnerability is the route to the connection

and if someone's not gonna let me in,

I don't know where to go from there.

Yeah. I don't, you know, and...

Look, I've had two days. I've had time on my own.

I... I do want to apologise.

Yeah.

LUCINDA: I was really touched by Tim's apology.

He's full of surprises.

Tim, you know, is always unexpected.

Yeah, it's all just been a bit...

Sometimes, us women just need to be heard.

Look, I actually felt...

I felt really good seeing you tonight...

Did you? ..believe it or not.

And I wish you would just say, "You're a dickhead."

Like, occasionally, like, I would like you to look at me and go,

"You know what, you're a (BLEEP) dickhead."

Everything is resurrectable. Everything is forgivable.

He genuinely has sort of recognised within himself

that he's got a bit of work to do

and, you know, he needs to take the time to do that.

I would love you to call me an absolute (BLEEP)wit.

Like, I would like you to look at me and go,

"You know what, you're a dickhead."

You can be a prick and a dickhead. Yeah.

He's just really hard to stay angry at.

But I also think you're awesome.

I really care about you.

I do too.

NARRATOR: Still to come...

What about you guys? How was homestays?

Where did you guys go?

Yeah, Eden and Jayden, take the floor.

How did you guys go?

..an anxious Eden...

EDEN: Yeah, uh, we, um...

..reaches breaking point.

LAUREN: Where are you guys going?

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION)

Sara and Tim are our happy couple.

Incredible turnaround.

(SARA AND TIM LAUGH)

What did you guys do for your final date?

Did you take him on a date? TORI: Where did you guys go?

We went to my place in Potts Point. We had really good homestays, yeah.

Do you feel like it's helped? Yeah.

Do you know what's helped, is, like,

having the outside noise just away from us

after everything that's happened.

And, like, I've felt, from Tim,

just, like, a more relaxed version of him,

which has allowed him to be, like, funnier, more confident,

more assertive.

Yeah, Tim and I, we are probably the closest we've ever been.

But I've had to take a long, hard look at myself to get here.

I've been held accountable by the group

and, yeah, I don't like where I was in the beginning.

Like, I... I've changed.

I just feel like there's a switch with us

and, like, he's gotten, like, so much more relaxed around me

which has made him, like, this person

that I've always been looking for in Tim and vice-versa.

Because of that, I've been more warm and compassionate to him,

so we've just kind of, like, leaned into that.

ALESSANDRA: That was a big wake-up call for Sara, clearly...

JOHN: Yeah.

..being caught and all the lying about seeing her ex and...

MEL: Yeah.

..having Tim feel betrayed and, in fact, betraying his trust.

Tim, have you forgiven her?

(TENSE MUSIC)

I think, like...

It's a pretty strong statement, right?

Mmm.

Definitely... Definitely... Pretty much there.

I don't know, the last, like, two to three weeks,

we've just been in a good place.

We've been laughing more than we have this whole experiment.

LUCINDA: I've been hearing you. LAUREN: Yeah.

Like, we've just been having such a good time

and, you know, for me, just, like, that's what I was looking for,

is, like, let me see some consistency in, like, us.

SARA: It was so good to hear

that Tim is on, like, the path to, like, forgiveness

and the path to trust for me.

Like, trust is a very hard thing to gain back

but I feel like Tim and I are in a good place to take it on,

so, yeah, I feel good.

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION AND LAUGHTER)

TIMOTHY: Ridge, homestay.

MAN: Oh, yeah.

Ridge...

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION AND LAUGHTER)

JADE: Huh?

RIDGE: Tell him how our homestay went.

Our homestays went good. My friends liked Ridge.

I think it was only really, like, my mum and my sister,

they, like, got really, like, upset at one point

because, like, they are worried about his maturity level.

TIM: Oh, really?

More so because I have a daughter.

It's a big responsibility to take on a child for Ridge.

He does have a lot of kind of like mid-20s vibe about him, you know.

Two weekends ago, we obviously did hang out with his friends...

LAUREN: Yeah.

..and obviously that was, like, a shock for me.

Why?

Just 'cause his friends were a lot. JONATHAN: Yeah, yeah, right.

A girl was on the table next door and my best mate goes "Dece!"

And I'm sitting there... Just unprovoked...

..and I was, like, "What ten-year-old does that?"

Jade and Ridge, like, I think they've got an amazing relationship

and I love them

but if they stay together, Ridge will annoy the shit out of Jade.

She's gonna feel like she's just got

literally another child around the house.

TORI: Does your inner mother, like, ignite

and you're, like, "Ridge, stop it. We don't act like that."

Yeah.

JONATHAN: Does it concern you?

Yes.

I think it's funny. It's better than being vanilla.

It's not just missionary that me and my boys are talking.

We're talking doggy.

(LAUGHS)

We're talking reverse cow, you know, like...

TORI: Are you serious?

Can you, like, (BLEEP) for 30 seconds? Grow up...

RIDGE: Dece!

Can you just grow up for 30 (BLEEP) seconds?

(LAUGHS, SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)

JADE: Yes, obviously the way he talks

and just saying things in general that are uncalled for.

It was probably a bit awkward for me.

It's just... Yeah, it's embarrassing.

She has to be cringing at this interaction.

MEL: Surely.

But he's normal with me when he's with them.

But I'm, like, "Are you like that when I'm not there?"

JOHN: I've gotta say, not getting a lot of daddy vibes...

MEL: Right? ..from Ridge right now.

And this is a problem.

We are nearing the end of the experiment.

MEL: That's right.

It's time for Ridge to show Jade that he's ready to settle down

and really commit to this relationship.

JADE: That day, I was, like, "This is so embarrassing.

"I would never let them come near my friends or my daughter."

Hey, guys, I want just want to celebrate you all in this moment

for not yelling at each other.

WOMAN: Thank you. This is...

MEN: (SHOUT) What?! (LAUGHTER)

What about you guys?

How did you go, Johnno? How was homestays?

Perth was awesome. Yeah. Meet a few friends?

Did she take you out? Yep.

Yeah? We did a lot of that.

I really had a good feeling that homestays would be good for us...

Yeah. ..and it was.

And are you guys making love?

That happened... Yeah!

..again, so, yeah.

In Perth? Yeah.

LUCINDA: I'm so happy that, despite it all,

Lauren and Johnno have come to some sort of, you know,

energetic, like, love and, you know, flow.

TORI: And was it, like, hot and heavy?

Yeah. It always is.

And apparently, the sex is awesome. (LAUGHS)

(LAUGHS)

So, you guys... You guys, like, rekindled the flame?

We did rekindle the flame, yeah.

Are you blushing? I didn't think that was possible.

I don't know what's going on.

LAUREN: I sort of have the hots for Johnno.

He kind of just slotted into my lifestyle, like, quite well

and I just felt like...

It just felt like it was, you know, right.

So, Tori, like, how did you guys go with the Gold Coast stay?

TORI: Look, it was a bit of an adjustment.

Like, I've not only never lived with a partner

but I've not ever lived outside of Melbourne.

SARA: Oh, really?

That's a lot... That's a lot of pressure.

JACK: But do you know what, she's loving the sun and loving the beach.

And I sort of said, maybe three or four months into next year,

if we're guns blazing, I'd be ready for you.

I've got a room for you.

(TENSE MUSIC)

You know, "I've got a room for her." What, a room, like, as a housemate?

Tori, so, you want to move to the GC?

The conversations we've had is that, yes, I will...

transition to the GC...

which is huge.

LAUREN: There's no way she wants to move to the Gold Coast.

He expects for her to give up everything,

but he won't give up anything.

Literally, he's gonna put her in the spare room

and charge her whatever the (BLEEP) the rent is on the Goldie

and he's gonna run into the Gold Coast sunset

with his nipples hanging out.

I just don't want her to get hurt.

Tori, you can say you're not ready. Like, you know, you can say that.

'Cause that's... It's a lot.

ALESSANDRA: Did you see just now,

Lauren asked the question of Tori and Jack

and as she is asking, Jack's hand goes right over...

JOHN: Oh, yeah. It's almost like a signal.

MEL: Yeah. Yeah, there it is again.

TORI: I would say I'm ready, yeah.

So, pre-homestays, I felt...

Obviously I had strong feelings for you, pre-homestays

and being at homestays, seeing him in his element, being in his space,

I was, like, I feel, like, connected.

Like, I see longevity.

(TIMOTHY SIGHS)

I was, like, the way we're going,

I could absolutely fall in love with Jack.

LAUREN: Jack, how do you feel?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I'm having a good time.

I...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I say that about... (CLEARS THROAT)

my goddamn chiropractor.

(LAUGHTER)

(BLEEP)!

No, but seriously, that's a bullshit answer.

That's fine. It's an opinion.

That's everyone's opinion. TIMOTHY: That's everyone's opinion.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

JACK: Anyone else got something to say?

Have you made up the sleeping thing to take the heat off?

(RIDGE LAUGHS) Sorry.

Did you kiss your (BLEEP) wife to take the heat off?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

You are fiery. Yeah, I'm very fiery.

That's the problem that we have.

You're fiery, but we've never seen you fiery at him.

LAUREN: Yeah.

(BLEEP) hell.

Do you get the group thing that we keep saying?

Like, you know, when Jack does thing after thing after thing,

week after week after week, you seem to not have any issue with it.

Are you just blindly loyal to your man or...?

No. No. No.

Someone said to me anything about...

one of the things on Jack's (BLEEP) scroll...

I would be pissed!

Every week, Jack does something offensive

and if she has the deep feelings that she says she has

and Jack's done this laundry list of really bad things,

why is there never a reaction and Tori just blindly defends him?

I know. It's his (BLEEP) rap sheet.

It's not my rap sheet. I own it every week.

It's not my rap sheet. It's his rap sheet.

Why do you accept it? I don't accept the rap sheet!

Why haven't you had an argument?

Like, all these things have happened.

Like, why haven't you argued about it?

I want to see you, like, when...

You want to see me pop off the way you pop off.

I've seen you pop off to everyone! Correct.

JONATHAN: But not him.

Pop off to your man that has done you wrong!

The problem is that you don't feel anything towards the shitty things

that Jack has done... You can't tell me how I feel!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Just trust what I'm doing is right and if it's not, you can all laugh.

We don't want to do that, though!

So, then, stop questioning it and let it go!

Oh, my god!

Just stop questioning it!

JACK: Lauren and Sara leading the charge, as they do.

They're just the mean girls. They like a little bit of drama.

Luckily, Tori can see through it.

And, yeah, I think she's a little bit rattled now.

I think she's more pissed off. She's sick of it.

She handles herself well and I love that about you, babe.

And that (BLEEP) fair. I love the way you handle yourself.

I don't like this. I don't like this super reactive...

You know what, I don't like THIS! I think you're full of (BLEEP) shit!

I don't care.

Tori, (BLEEP) open your eyes!

You know what, I'm gonna be (BLEEP) real with you all.

After this...

No-one at this table - maybe you are the beginning -

I would want to spend time with after this experiment.

None of you have... None. None.

JOHN: That is very, very significant, isn't it...

MEL: Yeah.

..that Tori has said,

"We are now isolating and stepping away from you."

MEL: I think Lauren's hurt by that.

ALESSANDRA: Yeah.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

LAUREN: I just can't believe she would say something bad for all...

Yeah.

It's not good.

My friendship with Tori is completely fractured.

Tori, I really do care about you.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

LAUREN: Right. Let's move on.

Should we all just agree to be, like, brutally honest

with how we're all actually feeling and just get it all out there?

Anyone else? Anyone else?

EDEN: Sometimes, sitting there in my own head,

I find myself thinking I don't want to be here.

It is uncomfortable for me with all these big personalities.

JADE: I was, like, are you talking to other girls?

(LAUGHTER) RIDGE: Dece!

LAUREN: It looks like a fake relationship!

TORI: It's not fake! TIMOTHY: Yeah, I agree...

SARA: He's sitting there smug as, laughing, like...

(LAUGHTER)

JACK: What about you guys? How was homestays?

Yeah, Eden and Jayden, take the floor.

How did you guys go?

EDEN: Um...

TIM: Go... Go...

EDEN: I don't want to take the floor,

especially when Jayden and I are in a really bad place.

Um...

Yeah, uh, we, um...

I just...

I just, um...

JAYDEN: Sure? Yeah?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC) Alright.

LAUREN: Where are you guys going?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

MEL: Eden and Jayden have left the table.

JOHN: Yeah.

ALESSANDRA: What's happening?

Um...

(TENSE MUSIC)

(LAUGHTER)

Alright. Have some water.

I'm all good, thank you. Are you sure?

Yep.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(LAUGHTER)

Are you alright? Yeah, I'm fine.

JAYDEN: Eden gets anxiety.

She's not good in a social setting, so I try to help her out with that.

But it doesn't matter what I do or how hard I try,

I just can't seem to get it right.

I feel like it's just not good enough and she doesn't want to...

Yeah, she just doesn't want to talk about it.

Yeah, I think I just need a minute. You can go.

I'm not gonna leave you when you're like this.

I'm fine. I'm fine.

I'm fine.

And I'm not gonna leave you here alone when you're this upset

and I can see that you are.

It's all good. I'm fine. OK. Well, I'm not leaving you.

MEL: She's checked out. Yeah.

Yeah.

I feel for her.

I think she's doing all she can to stay in that seat and not run out.

Yeah.

I think she's really struggling with anxiety at this moment.

JAYDEN: There's obviously a huge block in our communication.

Yeah. Um...

I just don't think Jayden gets it.

Like, I don't want to talk about stuff.

I want to be alone and I don't want to be here.

I want to go.

I don't think you're quite understanding...

I'm not. ..that I don't want to argue.

(LAUGHTER)

I don't want to go to these things and have an argument with you.

(CLEARS THROAT)

I'm kind of a bit over it, to be honest.

It's, like, I don't know how to handle the situation.

I mean, every time I try and talk to her about it, she shuts it down

and it's just constant threats, leaving and it's just like...

what's the point of being in this experiment if we're not gonna share

what's really going on in our relationship?

I don't know. Whatever you want to do.

It's not just whatever I want to do

'cause I wanted to talk about what's been going on in our relationship.

Yeah.

You told me so many times you want to leave,

so how am I supposed to handle that?

JOHN: They're gridlocked here. They're going around in circles.

It's not gonna go anywhere.

MEL: It's unravelling before our eyes.

EDEN: You can talk about whatever you want.

I don't mind what you talk about. No, you do...

I just don't want to argue with you. ..because you told me...

You're not fine with it.

You know, she's constantly up, down, up, down, stay, leave, stay, leave

and, you know, I'm taking it personally now

because I kind of feel like it's my fault and it's messing with my head.

I want to get the full experience... Yeah.

..out of this experiment. And that's what I mean.

So that's what I'm saying,

that I probably can't give that to you, so I don't...

You always revert back to this.

You always revert back to telling me that you're not the one for me

and telling me to find other people.

And I do feel that way sometimes.

OK, well, I'm telling you you are

and I've stuck around trying to help you.

You've just said that you think that you want to do the experiment more

or do more in the experiment.

I don't think I can give you that.

You know, I don't know whether I'm gonna wake up

and my wife's gonna leave this experiment

or if she's gonna be here.

Like, I don't know.

Yeah, I can't take the constant threats anymore.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(LOW-LEVEL CONVERSATION AND LAUGHTER)

What's that?

I... I don't think I can do this anymore.

What's that?

I... I don't think I can do this anymore.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do or how am I supposed to handle that?

What I'm trying to explain to you is...

No, I know, and I've been telling you that

for about four or five weeks now that you've been saying that.

I don't want to argue with you.

I don't want to argue

but I absolutely want to talk about specifics.

Every day, every day for the last four weeks,

you've told me you don't want to...

you want to go but then you've ended up staying.

I don't think you quite understand what I'm saying.

I don't. I'm gonna be straight up with you and honest.

I don't think you understand what I'm saying either.

Because when you say things like "I'm not going..."

ALESSANDRA: I feel for her. Look at her face.

MEL: Yeah.

She clearly really likes him

but he doesn't know how to handle her anxiety.

Every day, you told me you want to go but then you've ended up staying.

But even though you end up staying,

you're still restricting and holding back

and not letting me share everything with everyone.

MEL: And she's given up the fight.

And he doesn't get it and he keeps going and going and going.

This is a monumental problem. JOHN: Oh, yeah.

This is huge.

JAYDEN: I don't want to argue either but...

MEL: He's talking to this woman,

this quite vulnerable woman next to him, like he's the security guard.

Yeah. That's the role he's gone into.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

JAYDEN: ..go back to Sydney and I'm staying here...

EDEN: My relationship with Jayden,

it's kind of got to a breaking point for me

because I really adore Jayden

but I am honestly scared of conflict with him

because I can't get out of it once I'm in it.

JAYDEN: ..because of that reason. OK.

..at the family lunch...

When Jayden and I first met on the wedding day,

everything really blossomed for us and we formed an amazing bond.

I've just never had someone care for me like that before.

..OK, so, what I'm hearing is basically you saying...

But in the last couple of weeks,

it's definitely become challenging for us.

Sometimes, I feel like he treats me like his opponent

rather than his teammate.

..we go out to places, because then you just won't go...

The reason I don't want to argue is because it kind of... It never ends.

..when you're this upset and I can see that you are...

He just goes on and on and on and on.

..and you're refusing to go to events...

I literally can't get out of it

unless I just agree and say, "Yep, yep, yep, all good."

But we've gotta make that decision...

Yeah. And I said that to you today.

Yeah. It can't be on, off, on, off, every single day... Yeah.

..because when you wake up every day... Yeah.

..and you say to your partner you want to leave... Yeah.

..then you end up staying... Yep.

..that's messing with your partner... Yep. Yep. OK.

I feel like I can't win, that I'm in a lose-lose

and at this point, I think I'd rather just shut down,

because I really like Jayden and I don't want to lose him,

so I'm happy to just cop the things that I do wrong

and not be able to say anything so that I can have him, I guess.

OK.

NARRATOR: Sunday night...

it's the final commitment ceremony of the experiment.

And a massive bombshell will be dropped.

LAUREN: Wow. I'm shocked.

A brand-new cheating allegation...

MEL: This is huge.

..will leave one bride...

Um... (CRIES)

..blindsided.

LAUREN: Are you serious?

TORI: That hurts.

What the actual...

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