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Married At First Sight Au - Season 13 Episode 27
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00:00:00Previously, after seven intense weeks in the experiment, the next phase of the
00:00:13experiment began. Feedback week saw our couples receive fresh perspectives on
00:00:21their marriages from their peers. Did you see the commitment ceremony when he was
00:00:26like, Sam will come to Sydney and then we'll do this? We had not spoken about that plan.
00:00:31Sam was able to express his concerns about Chris making future plans for the
00:00:35pair without consultation. I just feel like I didn't get a say or a voice at all.
00:00:41Alyssa warned David not to discuss those messages. The comments were vile,
00:00:46disgusting. But how do you know what they were? We've seen them. And...
00:00:52Gia. She done her honor. I'm gonna rename her Usain Bolt. Danny was stood up.
00:00:58I'm not doing it. When Gia refused to participate in the partner swap.
00:01:02This experiment is bullshit. I think Gia, you're not giving her any drama. She's
00:01:07seeking that drama to fulfill her internal need. And after receiving direct
00:01:11feedback from Stella... The advice I got was quite reasonable, I feel. I just need to
00:01:15deliver it the right way for her to not feel offended. Fingers crossed it goes the
00:01:18right way. I just don't really care for her feedback. Scott was hesitant to share his
00:01:23findings with Gia. Um... If I knew if I went too deep, I'd be over the balcony.
00:01:34Tonight... Oh my god! It's Alyssa and Stephen's turn to get some fresh feedback. Maybe this is
00:01:42your opportunity to jump right. Take the lead, Stephen. Alright, that's it. But not all our
00:01:48participants will see this week as constructive criticism. Just like made a
00:01:52decision on how this is going. No, actually, no. That's not true. As a tense standoff ensues for one of
00:01:59our
00:01:59strongest couples... Even now, I feel like you're getting defensive. I'm not getting defensive, I'm having a
00:02:03conversation. I am sad. I'm disappointed. Do you see me as the mother-father of your
00:02:09children? Yes, I do see you as a father of my children. And as Feedback Week continues...
00:02:16No thanks. Bye. What's in the anonymous letter...
00:02:23Let me just get through this. I want to get out of here.
00:02:25...that pushes Gia to breaking point? Gia wants to leave.
00:02:37It's Feedback Week and across the city our couples are partaking in an anonymous one-on-one
00:02:43partner swap task set by the experts. The partner swap allows couples to gain an outside perspective
00:02:51on their relationships. But it was nice to just talk freely. Week after week our couples get critical
00:02:57feedback from us as experts. But this week is all about feedback from those within the bubble
00:03:02of the experiment. Their peers.
00:03:06And despite a devastating 24 hours, Alyssa is putting on a brave face and is ready to participate
00:03:13in this task.
00:03:15Obviously David and I, we've come off the back of like some pretty heavy times.
00:03:22Tonight, Juliet felt passionate enough to send me the receipts about the language that
00:03:28was used behind my back. What I just read was f***ing disgusting. But today, I just want
00:03:38to focus on the task. You know, I'm here for David and our relationship. So yes, I'm really
00:03:42excited and I'm always open to feedback. And I'm not sure who I'm going to be partnered with
00:03:47today. But I feel like it's really hard to take feedback from people that have burnt you.
00:03:52So hopefully it's not Beck. Do I look or do I not look?
00:04:06Oh, hello there. Oh my God. Hello. Oh, I walk in and I see Alyssa. I was wondering who I
00:04:15was going
00:04:15to meet. I'm like, who is he going to be? I actually feel really good. If I want advice
00:04:19and feedback, it's probably the best that it comes from Rachel's best friend because they
00:04:22talk like crazy. Alyssa knows everything. Probably if I fart in my sleep or something,
00:04:28who knows? I've been wanting to talk to you. Oh, fantastic. How's your attraction? Are you
00:04:35getting, are you, is that attraction building with Rachel? I can definitely say yes. What
00:04:40is holding you back? Nothing's really holding me back. Intimacy wise, it's taken a while to get
00:04:47there. You've made such progress. And I feel like maybe this is your opportunity to jump
00:04:53Rachel. Just need to build up that confidence more and take the lead, Steve. All right, that's
00:05:01it. How are you and Dave going? I feel like David and I are in such a good place right
00:05:07now in
00:05:08our relationship. And I feel like we're on the same page in a lot of areas. The thing I wanted
00:05:14to ask is, what do you see from the outside? I can definitely tell you this. I've seen
00:05:20Dave at those dinner parties. And when you're not around, he, he's got your back. He's got
00:05:29your back. He has your best interest at heart. And he's just amazing. He's so calm and collected
00:05:37and he respects you so much. And it's such a, and it's a connection. I've seen you two
00:05:41at the retreat, the connection you two had. It's super sweet. You are a match. There's
00:05:47no doubt about it. All I can say is keep going. Because you're a match. Look, Steve-o, I feel
00:05:54like he really took on board the feedback that I had for him. And I'm so happy about the feedback
00:05:59that Steven gave me. It was really reassuring to hear that we are a strong couple. Cheers.
00:06:04Cheers to that. Good wife. Cheers to us and our relationship. 100%. And hurry up and jump, Rach.
00:06:12The first phase of Feedback Week has come to a close. And while Alyssa is feeling reassured
00:06:19in her relationship with David, back at the apartments, David is feeling nervous about his
00:06:28catch-up with Beck. I am nervous sitting here waiting for Alyssa to walk in because I don't
00:06:36know how she's going to take the fact that I had to talk to Beck about text messages that
00:06:41Beck sent. And I did not want to talk about it, but Beck obviously brought it up. So I
00:06:46couldn't shy away from it, you know? Do you know what? I wanted to talk to you and Alyssa,
00:06:50but obviously I couldn't. About those messages. I wasn't rude about you. I wasn't rude about
00:06:55Alyssa. I was just talking about your relationship. I don't want to take away from Alyssa's part.
00:07:00I'm sure she'll talk to you in our own time, but I felt like the comments were vile, disgusting.
00:07:05But how do you... And very, like, mean and vicious. But how do you know what they were?
00:07:11Did Juliet send them to Alyssa? She did. It's hard to look past that.
00:07:19Hello, Nop. What it do? Hello. Hi. How are you? Good. How are you? I'm good. How was your day?
00:07:27Good. How was you?
00:07:29Yeah, I was good. I was good. Yeah, I was good. Who did you catch up with today? Who did
00:07:35I catch up with today?
00:07:41Oh, I caught up with Beck. Where do I begin? I sat there and I was thinking... How did you
00:07:48hold your breath?
00:07:50Because we spoke about it before you left. I was like, do not mention the messages. Well, I went in
00:07:56thinking...
00:07:56Did you mention them? She brought it up. Babe, no! She brought it up. Yep.
00:08:04The one thing I said to David today, before he left, was please do not bring up the text messages.
00:08:15And it was brought up and it upset me because I'm like, I'm really disappointed because that is something I
00:08:21wanted to address.
00:08:23Because she was like, she was apologising and then she tried to say, you should have seen the other side
00:08:28of Gia.
00:08:28And she's like, it's all Gia's fault.
00:08:32Gia has a problem with me, but she keeps on making it out like it's me.
00:08:36But Gia sent them to Juliet to try and throw me under the bus, but hurt you.
00:08:41At the centre of everything is Gia.
00:08:44I don't know what to believe anymore, but I don't care how many sorries I get.
00:08:47Oh yeah, I'm with you 100%.
00:08:49How many sorries it needs to be addressed?
00:08:52She knows that you're kind, she's leaning into you and she is manipulating you.
00:08:57But I don't... I don't believe it.
00:08:58No, but all I did was I said, look, you and my wife can sort it out.
00:09:02It's essentially what I said.
00:09:03I said, Alyssa, I'm not going to take away from Alyssa, but I said I wasn't cool with you.
00:09:08But babe, I asked you, like, not to.
00:09:10How do you think I felt sitting there and the first thing that comes out of her mouth is the
00:09:15situation?
00:09:15What did you want me to do?
00:09:17You should have said, I'm not, this is not for me to step in.
00:09:20Like, I don't agree with...
00:09:21Well, like, that's what I said.
00:09:24No, but babe, you went there.
00:09:25I asked you one thing.
00:09:26I feel like David should have just shut it down completely.
00:09:30Bec just wants a leg to stand on because as soon as Julia obviously brought her up on the couch,
00:09:34she was shitting herself.
00:09:36You should be careful with how much you are upset about me saying that
00:09:41when I have screenshots of what you've said about Alyssa and David.
00:09:47It was vile.
00:09:54She wanted to make sure she addressed it with David to try and back herself somewhat.
00:09:59But, yeah, I'm pretty upset because, like, that is something that I wanted to address girl to girl.
00:10:04I understand you're upset and I heard you loud and clear before I left today,
00:10:09but it's not something that I'm gonna, that I wanted to address.
00:10:12It's something that you can address with her.
00:10:15At the end of the day, I am very protective of Alyssa,
00:10:18and even though I didn't want to talk about the situation at all,
00:10:22when Bec brought it up, I felt like I had no choice
00:10:25because it was...
00:10:26The last person I wanted to see was that, was her.
00:10:29I know that you're pissed, just as pissed as me.
00:10:32Yeah, 100%.
00:10:32I know that you are.
00:10:33I feel like a idiot.
00:10:36I actually feel like an idiot in this whole experiment.
00:10:40Like, I've been fooled so many times.
00:10:44Bec's apology means nothing to me.
00:10:46She has proven over and over again she can't be trusted,
00:10:50and I know that she's manipulative because she always gets her f*** away.
00:10:54I'm a nice girl.
00:10:55I know.
00:10:55I trusted Gia and Bec.
00:10:57Yeah.
00:10:58I've forgiven them both.
00:10:59I've...
00:10:59And then still, it's just...
00:11:01That's what, like, hurts me a bit.
00:11:03Like, honestly, I hate seeing you like this.
00:11:06And it...
00:11:07It just frustrates me.
00:11:23I don't know what to believe anymore.
00:11:34And down the hall, Bec is awaiting Danny's return from his partner swap task.
00:11:42Hello, babe.
00:11:43Hello, darling.
00:11:45How are you?
00:11:47Good.
00:11:47How was your day?
00:11:49My day was f***ing amazing.
00:11:51Who did you see?
00:11:52How was yours?
00:11:53Good.
00:11:54Who did you see?
00:11:56The better question would be, who did I not see?
00:12:01What?
00:12:02I was meant to see Gia, but she stood me up.
00:12:07First time I've ever been stood up in my life, and it's by Gia.
00:12:10That's so funny.
00:12:12The streak is over.
00:12:14Well, that's hilarious.
00:12:14So did you speak to anyone?
00:12:15No, no-one.
00:12:17I just had a couple of beers in Bondi, chilled out, walk on the beach,
00:12:22done my thing, come back here.
00:12:24So I started tracking birds when I was 14.
00:12:26I'm now 34, 20 years, I've never been stood up once.
00:12:29So it had to happen eventually.
00:12:32Out of interest, why do you reckon she didn't show up?
00:12:36Honestly, I think she probably thought it could be you.
00:12:39And if you've lied about someone, and then you have to sit there
00:12:42face to face with them, where you can't run away.
00:12:45It's confronting, isn't it?
00:12:45It's confronting.
00:12:46When you've lied about someone, right?
00:12:49And you've lied about someone, and you've gone at them.
00:12:51Only the other night at the commitment ceremony,
00:12:53she told me to shut the f*** up.
00:12:56She probably thought there's a slim chance I could get Daniel,
00:12:59and I can't do that.
00:13:02Even if it was a 10% chance, she couldn't risk it.
00:13:06I also truly believe that she's not interested
00:13:08in showing any flaws in her relationship.
00:13:13She's not keen on that.
00:13:15And I think that would be why she's probably refused to do it.
00:13:21Do you know what I think's funny, though?
00:13:25She hasn't disrespected me, because she doesn't owe me nothing,
00:13:27but she's actually disrespected Scott,
00:13:30because this task, she could have brought them closer together
00:13:34if she got some genuine feedback.
00:13:36But because she didn't show up, she's got no feedback.
00:13:40Who'd you have, by the way?
00:13:41David, yeah.
00:13:42How'd you go?
00:13:44When Juliet left the commitment ceremony,
00:13:46she sent Alyssa and David all of the text messages.
00:13:49David?
00:13:50David read the messages?
00:13:51David and Alyssa, yeah.
00:13:52Oh, God.
00:13:53Yeah.
00:13:54And so...
00:13:55What did they say, obviously,
00:13:55because I don't even know what they said.
00:13:56Babe, I don't remember what they said.
00:14:00Alyssa is going **** down.
00:14:02Rat bitch with her rat husband.
00:14:05The only fake **** in this place
00:14:08are those two **** influencer wannabe ****.
00:14:12I did apologise to him for the messages.
00:14:16I'm just apologising over and over and over and over and over.
00:14:20And I get it, I've done the wrong thing.
00:14:22But I just feel like it's just something...
00:14:26It's just never-ending.
00:14:29Honestly, like, ****, how much more apologising can I do?
00:14:34Like, and I will because I have to
00:14:37and I'm in the wrong for writing them,
00:14:39but ****, like...
00:14:41I'm just, I'm on empty.
00:14:45Things that happened two months ago,
00:14:48Gia keeps bringing up to the forefront of issues
00:14:53and Alyssa and David...
00:14:54Juliet brought them up by sending them back.
00:14:56I sent them to Juliet.
00:14:59And they were sent two months ago.
00:15:01I'm actually just so tired, babe.
00:15:04You say you're tired of it.
00:15:05Imagine how David feels.
00:15:06Yeah, I know.
00:15:07He'd be so sick of it.
00:15:08Yeah, of course.
00:15:09And I know, like, you're saying that Gia sent the messages to Juliet,
00:15:15but the reality is if you didn't send them messages in the first place,
00:15:19she wouldn't have no screenshots to send.
00:15:22I don't care what someone had done to me or how I was feeling.
00:15:26I don't send abusive messages.
00:15:28Like, that's just me.
00:15:29You can't condone it.
00:15:31She's, like, trying to say,
00:15:32ah, Gia sent them to Juliet.
00:15:34But I'm like, but you sent them in the first place.
00:15:36Without you sending them, there is no screenshots.
00:15:39So that doesn't really fall with me.
00:15:41It all does go back to Bec.
00:15:43So, yet again, our relationship is just, like, almost smurred
00:15:48with all this other stuff.
00:15:50Like, what about that conversation was about us?
00:15:54She's worried about the screenshots that are going to be brought up
00:15:57at the next dinner party, but it's like, they probably will be.
00:16:01So if people want to say a few things to her
00:16:04and call her out of order and stuff like that,
00:16:06then she has to just take that on the chin, to be honest.
00:16:08So you've just got to run up and apologise in front of the group again,
00:16:12and then move on from it.
00:16:14Yeah.
00:16:14And just don't do no dumb shit like that in future.
00:16:44I just regret sending messages two months ago.
00:16:50I just regret it so much.
00:16:56I just feel like, for the past couple of weeks,
00:17:01retreat and jeers just non-stop for months,
00:17:06and I've told Daniel I love him,
00:17:08and then this week has been intense because it's intensified.
00:17:12There's pressure, and I never wanted that.
00:17:16I'm just really scared of getting hurt.
00:17:20I can't make someone fall in love with me.
00:17:25I just feel like a fool.
00:17:27I just feel silly.
00:17:31That's how I feel.
00:17:41That's how I feel.
00:17:44that's what's happening.
00:17:45With the partner swap phase finished,
00:17:48Chris is waiting for Sam to return.
00:17:52Sam was left feeling pressured
00:17:54after Chris revealed at the commitment ceremony
00:17:57that he had a firm plan for the pair outside of the experiment.
00:18:02I think what it would probably look like is just, like, say, we go, well, everything
00:18:06ticks the boxes, we'd have a place in Sydney, so he'd go to Sydney, I would stay primarily
00:18:11at the farm and then maybe we can float back and forth for a bit from Sydney to the farm.
00:18:15Ah, someone's been thinking about this in quite a bit of detail.
00:18:18I think that's what it would look like if we are successful and I want us to be successful,
00:18:22but he has a lot of stuff to do in the city, whereas I'm, like, cool to be at the
00:18:25farm
00:18:26full time.
00:18:27But after a constructive chat with Philip about the need to discuss this issue with
00:18:32Chris...
00:18:32Like, I just feel like I didn't get a say or a voice at all.
00:18:35If we'd come to that decision together...
00:18:37Of course.
00:18:38..it would have landed a lot better.
00:18:40Right now, you don't feel like you're writing your story.
00:18:42You really need to verbalise what your plans are, because this is a partnership, you know?
00:18:48Sam is returning to the apartments feeling encouraged.
00:18:52Coming off the back of talking to Phil, I feel like I can take a step forward.
00:18:56And finding a resolution from Chris.
00:18:58So I really hope that we work through it together and that he can open up a little bit to
00:19:04my
00:19:05point of view of things.
00:19:07Yeah, it was good chatting with Phil.
00:19:10One thing that did come up with him is that, like, when we sat on the commitments ceremony
00:19:15couch and the experts were like, what's the plan for us?
00:19:21Um, and you sort of said, like, oh, this is how it works, Sam, we move to Sydney, and
00:19:24then we can go here, and this will go here.
00:19:26Like, that's the first time I heard that plan.
00:19:29Yeah.
00:19:29And it was kind of like, you've just, like, made a decision on how this is going on.
00:19:32Well, no, actually, no.
00:19:34That's not true.
00:19:35I said, if we were to work, and if we survive outside of this experiment, I said the most
00:19:41ideal plan would look like us getting a place in Sydney and then living at the farm.
00:19:46Just being like, that's not how it happened.
00:19:47Like, that's how it happened for me.
00:19:49Yeah.
00:19:50So, like, disregarding that.
00:19:52Like, I sat there and, like, this is what I heard you saying, and it felt like you were
00:19:55saying this is the only way.
00:20:00Um, I'm just, I'm shocked.
00:20:03Like, he's instantly defensive when I tried to bring up something that didn't feel nice
00:20:08for me.
00:20:09It just, like, I don't know, it just, I'm not used to being spoken to that sharply, I guess.
00:20:16Yeah, that's just a conversation I would have rather had the two of us before, like, any
00:20:22sort of plan was, like, suggested.
00:20:24No, it wasn't a plan, it was a suggestion.
00:20:27It was, um...
00:20:28Well, a plan is a suggestion, right?
00:20:29Well, it would be, like, this is the most ideal scenario for...
00:20:32Can you empathise at all?
00:20:33Like, that might have felt, like, a bit like...
00:20:35No, but they asked the question, they said, you know, are you looking at the future?
00:20:38And I answered it.
00:20:44Um...
00:20:44Already, I don't feel like I have much leeway or, like, input into how this can work,
00:20:51because it's kind of like, if it is going to work with us, it's got to work your way,
00:20:56because you have heaps on.
00:20:57But it doesn't mean that, like, I don't...
00:21:00Like, it would be nice for you to maybe, like, mention sometimes that it is a big weight on my
00:21:09shoulders.
00:21:13I think it's ridiculous. I'm 38, I've got a kid coming, I don't need to argue about coming up with
00:21:18an idea for us after the experiment.
00:21:20When I got asked a question and I answered it, I just feel like it's a bit ridiculous, to be
00:21:26honest. Yeah.
00:21:28If someone said that and I was in Sam's position, to me, I'd be like, oh, my God, that's so
00:21:33cute.
00:21:34They're coming up. He's thinking outside the experiment.
00:21:36Um, I wouldn't have taken it the way that he's taken it.
00:21:40Also, he said, like, you're not showing me a lot of empathy.
00:21:43I get called an empath all the time.
00:21:45Well, I said that you'll be giving up a lot, that it's a big change for you as well, but
00:21:49it wasn't, like, a set plan.
00:21:51Like, you could have just, um, chimed in.
00:21:54Yeah. I mean, yeah, I mean...
00:21:57I feel like you're getting really, like, defensive with me now.
00:21:59I'm not getting defensive at all.
00:22:00Well, even, like, a little sorry it felt like that way for you Sam.
00:22:03I'm sorry that it felt that way.
00:22:04Okay, cool, like...
00:22:04Yeah, I'm sorry that it felt that way, but it was just...
00:22:06Lead with that.
00:22:07Yeah.
00:22:09Um, I can't even remember what language I use, but yeah, it's not a big deal.
00:22:13Yeah.
00:22:13Yeah.
00:22:19I don't know how I feel.
00:22:22When someone tells me that something I did hurt them, I'll always lead with apology.
00:22:30But instead he was like, nah, that's not what I said, and cut me off when he did that.
00:22:34And then proceeded to tell me what he said.
00:22:38Um...
00:22:39I was just looking for, just to be heard.
00:22:43Um...
00:22:57It's a brand new day.
00:23:00How'd you sleep?
00:23:02Great.
00:23:03And whilst Feedback Week is bringing some of our couples closer...
00:23:07There we go.
00:23:08You did great, sweetie.
00:23:09LAUGHTER
00:23:13Following their first fight last night, Chris is feeling offended with the comments Sam
00:23:19made about him not being empathetic.
00:23:27I'm feeling like, uh, it's, it's awkward because there's like a bit of tension between us.
00:23:33It's not been like this.
00:23:35Yesterday, he said that I have no empathy.
00:23:37That is so hurtful.
00:23:40So, this morning, I've got a clear head.
00:23:42I've slept on it.
00:23:43Um, I want to just try and clear it up and move forward.
00:23:48How are you feeling after yesterday?
00:23:50Yeah, good.
00:23:50Yeah, cool.
00:23:51Yeah, I said everything I wanted to say.
00:23:53Mm-hmm.
00:23:54Um, yeah.
00:23:55Yeah, I just feel like, um, I just like to revisit it quickly, just so that I can, like, move
00:24:00forward.
00:24:01Yeah.
00:24:01So, as, as hard as it was for you is equally as hard for me.
00:24:05And I think you said, like, I, I wasn't showing any empathy or whatever.
00:24:08So, that's kind of hurt me a little bit.
00:24:10Because, um, you know, everyone knows me as an empath.
00:24:13Like, I am quite empathetic to people.
00:24:15And I didn't realise that you felt like I was not showing any empathy.
00:24:19Like, I felt like I needed more empathy around that situation.
00:24:23So, you need more empathy about the moving situation?
00:24:26Yeah, I just feel like you were maybe, like, sweeping under the rug a little bit how big a deal
00:24:30it was.
00:24:30That's what it felt like.
00:24:31Okay.
00:24:32Yeah.
00:24:32Yeah.
00:24:33When Mel asked me that question, it was just a throwaway, like, thought that I had while I was on
00:24:37a run.
00:24:37I do feel like, um, yeah, maybe that, that comment was maybe misconstrued or whatever.
00:24:43I'm happy to, like, just, like, move forward from it.
00:24:47Even now, I feel like you're getting defensive.
00:24:49I'm not getting defensive. I'm having a conversation.
00:24:50Okay, cool.
00:24:51I'm just sitting here listening to you.
00:24:52I think the saying that he didn't give me empathy comment hurt him, I guess,
00:24:55because he sees himself as quite an empath.
00:24:57But I think asking for more empathy shouldn't really be met with defensiveness.
00:25:03He's still defensive, but again, he didn't like me saying that today.
00:25:07Yeah.
00:25:07I'm super sensitive to, like, to sharp talking, I guess.
00:25:11I'm not used to it at all.
00:25:12Mm-hmm.
00:25:12Um, it's not how I, like, ever communicate.
00:25:14Yeah.
00:25:15Um, so maybe just, like, if, yeah, you could be a little bit wary of that.
00:25:20Sure, I'll take that on board.
00:25:22Um, I am sad.
00:25:25I'm disappointed.
00:25:27This has all stemmed from the comment that I made on the couch.
00:25:31Sam's upset that I didn't consult him prior to thinking about this.
00:25:34Um, I thought it was cute.
00:25:35I thought it was admirable that I had thought ahead of the experiment.
00:25:39He obviously feels different.
00:25:40He also feels that I was too defensive.
00:25:45I disagree, I think.
00:25:47I just tried to communicate with him this morning.
00:25:49It doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
00:25:53So, yeah, unfortunately, it's a bit orcs.
00:25:58As Feedback Week continues...
00:26:00Oh, I hate these boxes.
00:26:02..Beck and Danny receive a familiar task.
00:26:05The Honesty Box.
00:26:07What is one dream or goal of yours
00:26:09that you wouldn't be willing to give up for me?
00:26:14But will it derail their relationship again?
00:26:17It's not just all fun and games.
00:26:19It's just not.
00:26:20I don't know why I'm laughing.
00:26:22I'm sorry.
00:26:23I'm sorry.
00:26:26Don't touch me.
00:26:27I'm joking, I'm joking.
00:26:28You're pissing me off.
00:26:31You're absolutely pissing me off.
00:26:43Yes, I'm sorry.
00:26:48As Feedback Week continues,
00:26:51the experts have prepared another task for our couples.
00:26:56Oh, yo.
00:26:58That's the gift that keeps on giving.
00:27:00Ooh!
00:27:03Yo!
00:27:04As the experiment enters its final weeks,
00:27:08it's time for the couples to think about
00:27:09taking their relationships outside the experiment
00:27:13and consider any hurdles they may face.
00:27:17Oh, I know that box.
00:27:20I remember it well.
00:27:21I've seen that before.
00:27:23One of the tools we use to assist this process
00:27:25is the honesty box,
00:27:27which will ask our couples to face these hard issues.
00:27:31As you all know, life outside the experiment
00:27:34may come with some pretty hefty hurdles.
00:27:36We hope that you can tackle these hard topics head-on together,
00:27:40not only answering the questions honestly,
00:27:43but providing feedback, framework and insight.
00:27:48For our couples, these questions will test
00:27:51whether they are able to align on their futures.
00:27:55Stella and Philip jump straight into the challenge.
00:27:58Shall we? Yeah.
00:27:59Do you see me as the mother-father of your children?
00:28:01Yes, I do see you as the father of my children.
00:28:04You have great genes, stud.
00:28:07We both align on so many things.
00:28:10Yes, it would be definitely awesome on that front,
00:28:14and you'd be a really good MILF.
00:28:22If we had to do long distance for a while,
00:28:25how much contact do you expect?
00:28:28Once every fortnight, at least for three months.
00:28:32And then we move up to Sydney.
00:28:34I like that.
00:28:36For Rachel and Stephen,
00:28:38this task offers an opportunity to open up.
00:28:41Can you see yourself falling in love with me?
00:28:45Can I see myself falling in love with you?
00:28:49The way things are going, yes, I can.
00:28:52You're accepting me for my flaws.
00:28:54You're leaning into my hobbies.
00:28:56You're just an amazing woman.
00:28:58Ah, it makes me feel really good.
00:29:00It really does.
00:29:01And it makes me really excited for the future.
00:29:04I'm going to swipe this box.
00:29:06It's good.
00:29:07Keep all sorts of things in here.
00:29:09Keep all our trinkets.
00:29:11Keep some lures in there.
00:29:13Aye!
00:29:18For Bec and Danny,
00:29:21the Honesty Box is bringing back some memories.
00:29:25So was it like another, like...
00:29:28Honesty box.
00:29:29Like the box on the honeymoon?
00:29:30Yeah.
00:29:31That one went well, didn't it?
00:29:33Do you feel any sexual chemistry with me?
00:29:39Not too much, to be honest with you.
00:29:41No.
00:29:50What?
00:29:51A box.
00:29:54Oh, every time I've done one of these, it's gone bad.
00:29:57Do you know what I'd rather have done?
00:29:58I'd rather have someone go whack, kick me straight in the bollocks.
00:30:01I would.
00:30:02It's so hard for me to sit there and answer questions
00:30:06and talk about my feelings.
00:30:08I'm not the type of guy to be like,
00:30:10oh, I feel like this.
00:30:12Like, who's like that?
00:30:14I want to know, because I'm not.
00:30:16You ready?
00:30:19I'm excited for this task because we haven't talked about how nice it
00:30:24that I, you know, realised that I was in love with him
00:30:26on a commitment ceremony couch in front of the experts
00:30:29and all of our friends.
00:30:30I love you.
00:30:32I love you.
00:30:35I love you.
00:30:39I love you.
00:31:00You know, talking about his feelings and stuff is hard,
00:31:01but I'm hoping we can be super vulnerable and honest
00:31:06because there's a whole life outside of this
00:31:08that we need to be thinking about.
00:31:11What is one dream or goal of yours
00:31:13that you wouldn't be willing to give up for me?
00:31:19Um...
00:31:25I'll be honest.
00:31:27One would hope you've always been honest.
00:31:30Me and the boys, right, we had a little trip to Rio planned.
00:31:35Yeah.
00:31:36It was a boys trip.
00:31:37And?
00:31:38I'm going on that.
00:31:41Daniel.
00:31:45I'm joking.
00:31:48What's the question?
00:31:50Your baby?
00:31:50One goal.
00:31:53One goal of yours that you wouldn't be willing to give up for me.
00:32:01Oh, kids.
00:32:02Yeah?
00:32:03Yeah, I want to be a father.
00:32:05Do you know what you mean?
00:32:06Mm-hmm.
00:32:07Maybe because I've just been called daddy for years.
00:32:20I just expected him to take it a little bit more seriously.
00:32:24I mean, look, like...
00:32:26I love him the way he is.
00:32:28He's a jokester.
00:32:29Like, every day is hilarious and fun.
00:32:32Don't touch me.
00:32:33I'm joking, I'm joking.
00:32:34But there's a time and a place for joking around.
00:32:37You're pissing me off.
00:32:39You're absolutely pissing me off.
00:32:41Why?
00:32:42This isn't just a task that the experts have given us,
00:32:47and it's a he-he-ha-ha.
00:32:49And by him acting like that,
00:32:51it makes me feel like he's not serious about this relationship.
00:32:56It's not just all fun and games.
00:32:58It's just not.
00:33:01Just sometimes it's like there's a place for humans.
00:33:04Sometimes you want me to drop the jokes.
00:33:06I want you to, to, like...
00:33:10Like, today, I feel like...
00:33:12I don't know why I'm laughing.
00:33:13I'm sorry.
00:33:15I'm sorry.
00:33:16Because I'm trying not to.
00:33:18She won't find me funny.
00:33:21Oh!
00:33:22She didn't find it funny, did she?
00:33:25I try and crack some jokes to, like, make light of it
00:33:28and just have some fun with it.
00:33:29Because I find them a bit awkward and...
00:33:31I don't know.
00:33:32A lot of these questions I've never thought about,
00:33:34so I'm thinking on my feet
00:33:35and then I start to give her an answer
00:33:37and, like, it's like the wrong answer.
00:33:43Back to Danny.
00:33:44Do you think you will fall in love with me and why?
00:33:55Do I think I'll fall in love with you and why?
00:33:59I want to be very careful how I answer this question.
00:34:04Um...
00:34:04Be...
00:34:18Do I think I'll fall in love with you and why?
00:34:28Do I think I'll fall in love with you and why?
00:34:33I want to be very careful how I answer this question.
00:34:41I'd assume I will, yeah.
00:34:44Am I there yet? No.
00:34:46Do I think it's going to go there? Probably.
00:34:56Doesn't make you feel too good.
00:35:01OK.
00:35:02What do you mean? What's that face for?
00:35:05I knew that he wasn't at that stage, right?
00:35:08I knew that.
00:35:10But using the words of potential, I assume, maybe,
00:35:14it's like, no, I'm here, I'm in this, I want to make this work,
00:35:17and this is how we're going to do it.
00:35:19Like, that's what I need.
00:35:21Not ha-ha, jokey-jokey, I might love you, I might not, whatever.
00:35:27That's not going to work for me.
00:35:32Good job, buddy.
00:35:34Why are you feeling like that?
00:35:37Oh, I hate these boxers.
00:35:40You know, who does he think he is?
00:35:41How dare you not think that you could fall in love with me?
00:35:43I'm the best thing that you'll ever get.
00:35:45The end.
00:35:46Like.
00:35:48Anyway.
00:35:57The couples are about to be set a new task,
00:36:00which will allow the feedback they give
00:36:03to be taken to the next level.
00:36:07Do you want me to get it?
00:36:08Yeah.
00:36:09Ah, look what it is.
00:36:11I hope it's an apology from the experts
00:36:12for setting me up with Danny yesterday.
00:36:15It's time for the anonymous feedback letter.
00:36:19As the participants move through the experiment together,
00:36:23they have had a front row seat to each other's relationships.
00:36:27This year, we have devised a new task
00:36:29which will ask our couples to think long and hard
00:36:32outside of their own relationships.
00:36:34For this task, you will write an anonymous, honest
00:36:38and constructive letter to another couple in the experiment.
00:36:42Anonymous.
00:36:43Anominous.
00:36:44Anominous.
00:36:45I said anonymous.
00:36:46Is he saying it right?
00:36:47This is your chance to tell them
00:36:49what you really think about their relationship,
00:36:52where you see the positives.
00:36:53But also where you believe they need to make changes
00:36:55if they want to succeed outside the experiment.
00:36:58By staying anonymous,
00:36:59they can be completely honest with any critical feedback.
00:37:03Include a clear suggestion they can work on together.
00:37:06This may be a ritual, a conversation,
00:37:08a task or something else you think they could benefit them.
00:37:13Alyssa and David are writing their anonymous feedback letter
00:37:17to Rachel and Stephen.
00:37:20Now we just get to brainstorm.
00:37:22This is the best possible outcome
00:37:23because David and I are very close to Rachel and Stephen
00:37:26and Rachel's my best friend.
00:37:27And I've given Stephen some great feedback yesterday
00:37:32and it's even better that I get to put it in writing with my husband.
00:37:36What are you hoping that Rachel and Stephen get out of this?
00:37:39Um, I'm just going to be straight shooting and say
00:37:41Steve-O needs to put on his captain's hat today
00:37:44and run the show.
00:37:47Be the boss for the day.
00:37:48Yeah.
00:37:48Rachel needs to allow Stephen to lead.
00:37:50Yeah, she just sits back and let him run the day, run the show.
00:37:54The goal of me and Alyssa's anonymous letter today
00:37:57to Rachel and Stephen
00:37:58is to hopefully get Stephen to take the lead
00:38:01so that they can get closer together
00:38:03and get intimate.
00:38:05And then if I feel like...
00:38:06Oh my gosh, this is my brain now.
00:38:10What?
00:38:11Is there something, Rachel?
00:38:12I don't think Stephen's going to want to do this,
00:38:14but it's an idea.
00:38:15Davo and I have the surprise for Stephen.
00:38:18He's going to die.
00:38:19I'm so excited for Rachel.
00:38:20She's going to love this task today.
00:38:25This is the golden product.
00:38:28Because it's about time we cracked the whip on Stephen
00:38:30and I feel like the task we've given him today
00:38:33is a really good one.
00:38:34It's going to make Rachel feel special
00:38:35and he'll feel good about it.
00:38:37We've got to seal the deal, babe.
00:38:38Seal the deal, all right?
00:38:39We're going to fold it up.
00:38:40Oh, you're going to kiss it.
00:38:41Okay, ready?
00:38:43Are you going to headbutt it?
00:38:44We're going to headbutt it.
00:38:46Mwah!
00:38:47Great.
00:38:48Wait.
00:38:49We've got to put some...
00:38:50Oh my God, it looks so beautiful on you.
00:38:52Yeah.
00:38:53F*** yeah.
00:38:55Okay, wrap them together.
00:38:57Give them a kiss.
00:38:58Go on.
00:38:59I don't want my dog, all right?
00:39:01Kiss it like you mean it.
00:39:02God damn it.
00:39:03Kiss it.
00:39:05Hey, Stephen, you better take this seriously.
00:39:08I even had to put on lipstick for you.
00:39:11Like, what more do you want, bro?
00:39:13Get down and dirty with your wife.
00:39:35I don't know what this is.
00:39:39What do you know?
00:39:40There's a piece of paper with some red markings on and an interesting looking instrument.
00:39:46What do you mean an interesting looking instrument?
00:39:49Well, I've been around the block a few times and I believe I've seen these things before.
00:39:55Oh, this is not what I think it is, is it?
00:39:58It's an actual lipstick, babe.
00:40:01I thought this was a sex toy for a minute there.
00:40:04Why do they have to shape it like that for?
00:40:09Um, Rachel and Steve-o.
00:40:12It's Alyssa.
00:40:14You reckon it is?
00:40:15Yeah, it's Alyssa.
00:40:16She's the only one who calls me Rachel.
00:40:19She's so cute.
00:40:20Oh, my gosh.
00:40:20I don't know.
00:40:21Okay.
00:40:22Rachel and Steve-o.
00:40:25Hey, guys, it's your secret admirers who have been watching and observing your relationship
00:40:30from the beginning.
00:40:32Your connection is undeniable and we can see you guys taking the experiment out into the
00:40:37real world.
00:40:39Rachel, it's your turn.
00:40:42It's time to be a passenger princess.
00:40:46It's time to let Steve-o put his captain hat on and lead for the day.
00:40:51Also, your task is to give Rachel 20 kisses.
00:40:58The red lipstick needs to be used.
00:41:01Steve-o, so Rachel can count her kisses.
00:41:06This is for you, Bex.
00:41:09This lipstick.
00:41:12For me.
00:41:13Kind of wish it was a vibrator now.
00:41:17At least it smells alright.
00:41:18Well, you're not doing that right now.
00:41:19No, I'm not.
00:41:23That's for Rachel and Steve-o time.
00:41:25This is a really great opportunity for us to progress our intimacy.
00:41:29So I want it to be, I would like Stephen and I to do this in a private setting because
00:41:34I want it to be taken seriously.
00:41:36I want this to be a really nice, romantic, intimate moment.
00:41:42That's just for us.
00:41:43Yeah.
00:41:44I actually think it's a really respectful task.
00:41:48I'm really happy for Stephen to take the lead.
00:41:51And Alyssa knows that I want that from him.
00:41:53But she also knows her girl pretty well.
00:41:56Like, I will very easily fall into, like, taking the lead.
00:42:01Okay, let's do this.
00:42:01Let's do that.
00:42:02Like, you know.
00:42:03So I feel like both tasks are really good.
00:42:08It's all you, boo.
00:42:11It's all you.
00:42:14Ay-yi-yi.
00:42:19Still to come.
00:42:23Are you making me work away from here?
00:42:26Stephen takes the lead with Rachel.
00:42:29I kind of went heavy on the cheese.
00:42:30Oh, well, that's not a bad thing.
00:42:32Only the best for my wife.
00:42:35And.
00:42:36Has the shine of your relationship.
00:42:40Here, let me read it.
00:42:41Dimmed.
00:42:42It's all right, yep.
00:42:43No thanks.
00:42:47Bye.
00:42:48It all becomes too much for Gia.
00:42:51Let's just get through this.
00:42:51Oh, I want to get out of here, man.
00:42:55Gia wants to leave.
00:43:08It's Gia and Scott's turn to write the anonymous letter to Alyssa and David.
00:43:12And after refusing to participate in the partner swap task, Gia's mood hasn't improved.
00:43:20We can start, um, getting our hands to work and start writing.
00:43:30Feedback week has been tough for us.
00:43:33So we had an argument this week and we were feeling a little bit off each other.
00:43:38Yesterday's task was an ideal.
00:43:40I didn't end up going on the task on the feedback meeting because I just didn't want to.
00:43:45So, so just want to get my letter done and I'm ready for this week to be over, to be
00:43:50honest.
00:43:51I'd say positives is how Dave's very understanding.
00:43:58Calm and collective is good to lean on.
00:43:59So, just say one positive at a time.
00:44:03Um, understanding.
00:44:04Um, Dave is understanding.
00:44:06Yeah.
00:44:07He's, um...
00:44:08Not all about him.
00:44:08We're going to do one for her now.
00:44:10Oh, yeah.
00:44:11She brings the energy into their relationship.
00:44:14So that's how they match into this even level, like...
00:44:17Okay, negatives.
00:44:20Um, can David long-term handle and sustain Alyssa's energy?
00:44:26And also, um, Alyssa needs to give her more reassurance.
00:44:29Yeah, well, I'll get to that.
00:44:32So the energy is a bit low.
00:44:34I think she's just really on the edge of just, yeah.
00:44:38I think all the tasks we've had this week, it's just, she doesn't want to do them.
00:44:43Um, is David the type that can always be up for Alyssa's challenges?
00:44:49Well, no, he...
00:44:51Just, no.
00:44:55There's one thing that...
00:44:56Yeah, hold on, hold on, hold on.
00:44:57Hold on, I'm just trying to help.
00:44:59I'm trying to think.
00:44:59Hold on, David.
00:45:01Um.
00:45:04Yeah, like, whatever I say doesn't matter.
00:45:08A suggestion they can work on or a task.
00:45:12What's a task, then?
00:45:13Something different?
00:45:13I don't know, Scott.
00:45:14I have no idea.
00:45:15Like, I can't...
00:45:15I'm sorry.
00:45:24Feedback week really getting to you, babe.
00:45:26You've got all this tension built up in your traps.
00:45:32Oh, you're kidding.
00:45:33I'll go.
00:45:34I'll go.
00:45:35You chill?
00:45:36Okay.
00:45:37I'm so excited to get feedback.
00:45:39I always think that any feedback is good,
00:45:42even if it's from someone that, you know,
00:45:45you don't even really want to receive feedback from.
00:45:47So I'm hoping there's some golden nuggets in there.
00:45:51David and Alyssa.
00:45:52Oh, wow.
00:45:53All right.
00:45:55Let's read it.
00:45:56Dear David and Alyssa.
00:45:58We think you two are a really strong couple.
00:46:01David, you are calm, collected and understanding.
00:46:04Alyssa, you bring so much energy and fun into the relationship.
00:46:08However, David has mentioned that in this relationship,
00:46:11he needs more reassurance.
00:46:13Alyssa, we think that's something that you could work on.
00:46:15David, we know you love Alyssa's energy,
00:46:17but do you think long-term you can handle it?
00:46:21Our task, we are giving you that you both write an open and honest letter
00:46:25with one another discussing the things written in this letter.
00:46:31I don't...
00:46:32That does not make sense.
00:46:33That makes no sense.
00:46:34Hang on.
00:46:37They honestly just want us to write a letter about a letter that they've just given us.
00:46:41They want us to write a letter about a letter.
00:46:45A letter about the letter with the things that are in this letter.
00:46:55It's all slanted and it's not straight.
00:47:00Okay.
00:47:00It's Gia and Scott.
00:47:01Gia and Scott for sure.
00:47:03David and I believe that Gia and Scott wrote our letter today.
00:47:06That is definitely Gia's handwriting
00:47:08and that is definitely Gia to the T.
00:47:11It was a lazy effort.
00:47:12They didn't even think outside the box.
00:47:13Yeah.
00:47:14I would like something fun or something to...
00:47:16I agree.
00:47:17Spice things up or, you know, make us connect.
00:47:21What we did for Rachel and Stephen was fun.
00:47:23That was fun.
00:47:24That was nice and well thought of.
00:47:28It's kind of killed my buzz.
00:47:31The fact that Gia has been putting all this effort in recently
00:47:34to build back some trust and a friendship with me
00:47:37and the fact that she only put not much energy into that letter,
00:47:41that feedback letter,
00:47:43just goes to show that she's obviously not invested in this friendship.
00:47:47Or David and I's relationship.
00:47:49And that goes to Scotty too.
00:47:54What do you want to do about that?
00:47:55Do you want to write a letter to each other or do you want to take a pass?
00:47:59I'll be honest and say we'll just take a pass.
00:48:01Me too.
00:48:02Yeah, there's no point.
00:48:03I feel like me and Alyssa not taking part in this letter's task
00:48:08and doing something ourselves
00:48:10will actually bring us closer together than this letter ever will.
00:48:14In fact, I mean, is Joel anywhere around?
00:48:17Because I think Teddy might give me and Alyssa
00:48:19way better feedback on our relationship.
00:48:22Put it in the bin.
00:48:22Yeah, literally.
00:48:25Meisel.
00:48:26He just stole the paper.
00:48:30Sorry, we don't want to waste the trees.
00:48:34I just can't.
00:48:36Oh, that was probably not my glamorous moment.
00:48:45And down the hall,
00:48:47armed with a strict task to take the lead,
00:48:51Stephen has taken it upon himself to plan a romantic date.
00:48:55How you going over there, babe?
00:48:57Good.
00:48:57And is pulling out all of the stops.
00:49:00All right.
00:49:04Don't you look at what I'm doing.
00:49:07Oh, look, I'm a little bit of a hopeless romantic
00:49:09and a little bit of a dope with this taking the lead thing.
00:49:14So, how are you feeling, passenger queen?
00:49:16Excited for one of my old ancient recipes.
00:49:21I'm intrigued.
00:49:30You know what?
00:49:31Screw it.
00:49:32Are you making me a microwave meal?
00:49:34Only the best for my wife.
00:49:39Dammit.
00:49:41You just sit tight there and...
00:49:44Keep looking at the wall?
00:49:45Yeah, I'm almost...
00:49:46I'm almost ready.
00:49:48Pro tip from Steve-o.
00:49:51There's two ways to a woman's heart.
00:49:54Either it's chocolate or cheese.
00:49:57I may well...
00:50:00You know what?
00:50:01The thought is there.
00:50:02What did you make?
00:50:04I kind of went heavy on the cheese.
00:50:06Oh, well, that's not a bad thing.
00:50:11I thought, quick evening nachos.
00:50:15Cute.
00:50:16Yeah, the cheese kind of fell out.
00:50:18I love it.
00:50:22He made me some really bad nachos and I'm really, really happy about it.
00:50:27I just think it's really sweet, you know?
00:50:30It's something so simple and so sweet.
00:50:33No one makes nachos like me, though, do they?
00:50:36No.
00:50:37And maybe they shouldn't.
00:50:50Don't judge the nachos just because they look sad.
00:50:52They were still delicious, made with love.
00:50:55My love.
00:50:56I thought this can be like a little sample of what's to come.
00:50:59It's me trying to take the lead.
00:51:00I know I murdered the nachos,
00:51:01but I actually do want to take you out on a proper day
00:51:05and not just be in the apartment.
00:51:07I'm excited, you know, by you taking the lead.
00:51:11It means a lot to me when you do, so I'm very excited.
00:51:15Oh, good.
00:51:16And Stephen said that this is only a taste, taking the lead.
00:51:19It's only a taste.
00:51:20It's only a dibble.
00:51:22Just the fact that he's organising a day and thinking about me,
00:51:25it just excites me
00:51:27because it reminds you that you are appreciated.
00:51:32Want a nacho kiss?
00:51:33Yeah, why not?
00:51:38Tasty.
00:51:41These things are a bit of a serious topic in our relationship,
00:51:44but fun and playfulness is actually how we're going to get there.
00:51:48So, yeah, I'm really grateful to my secret admirer.
00:51:53Cheers, babe.
00:51:53Cheers, anyway.
00:51:55I know I'm a bit of a dork, but...
00:51:57I like it.
00:52:09As Gia and Scott await their anonymous feedback letter,
00:52:13Gia's mood has only worsened.
00:52:16Can you please not do that right near me right now with a f***ing floss?
00:52:20It's going to send me into a rage.
00:52:26Um...
00:52:34The energy is...
00:52:39Like, at the moment, yeah, it's a little bit tiring.
00:52:44But I care about her and I want this to work.
00:52:46Because I don't want to have any more conflict or straining our relationship.
00:52:49So I'm trying to help as much as possible to get through it.
00:52:53There's only so much I can do.
00:52:56Can you read it?
00:52:58Can I?
00:52:59Yeah.
00:52:59Oh.
00:53:00Do you want it?
00:53:01Well, it's long.
00:53:02Jesus.
00:53:05Give it to me.
00:53:06Give it to me.
00:53:12Give it to me.
00:53:19Can you read it?
00:53:22F*** this.
00:53:27You can read it.
00:53:34Dear Scott and Gia,
00:53:36it's been great to see how your marriage and connection has flourished in this experiment.
00:53:41From the outside looking in,
00:53:42we see that you have a great physical connection and physical intimacy.
00:53:46You're both committed and united.
00:53:49This is a great foundation for a long-lasting marriage.
00:53:53But...
00:53:54Gia, do you take notice as to how much effort reassurance Scott gives you?
00:53:59Do you give the same reassurance to Scott?
00:54:03Another thing to consider has the shine of your relationship...
00:54:09Here, let me read it.
00:54:10Dimmed.
00:54:10It's all right, yep.
00:54:11It's all right, I don't just want to read it.
00:54:13Another thing to consider,
00:54:14has the shine of your relationship...
00:54:17Yeah, they've written it wrong.
00:54:19Has the shine of your relationship
00:54:20has been dimmed by external distractions?
00:54:24Our suggestion would be,
00:54:25Gia, fully remove yourself from group chats,
00:54:27all the gossip and so-called drama
00:54:29and just 100% focus on your relationship.
00:54:31I have Beck.
00:54:31Don't worry about that.
00:54:33Um, this will totally block out any unwanted distractions,
00:54:36need for external validation, hopefully the need for drama.
00:54:40Focus on the emotional connection.
00:54:42We challenge both of you to withhold physical intimacy for 10 days.
00:54:47To hold physical intimacy?
00:54:49To not, to not have sex for 10 days.
00:54:51No.
00:54:53No.
00:54:53No.
00:54:53I thought the letter was stupid.
00:54:55I didn't, I didn't get anything good from that.
00:54:57It would have been better if they gave us actual advice
00:55:00that was based on facts.
00:55:02It was just stupid and pointless.
00:55:03I'm like, no physical touch for 10 days.
00:55:07If we're moving towards final vows
00:55:08and I'm going to move into state for this man,
00:55:09I'm not going to not touch him for 10 days.
00:55:11I just think that's just stupid advice.
00:55:14And, yeah, I'm not going to take it.
00:55:18We're not going to not be physical
00:55:19because that's healthy in a relationship.
00:55:22That's not good advice.
00:55:24And also, I'm not part of any group chats.
00:55:26I was only ever in a group chat with Beck
00:55:28and I don't think Beck would write that
00:55:30because she knows I'm not in it.
00:55:31So now I'm like, who was that?
00:55:33How do you think that the letter went down?
00:55:34I just think that she and Scott
00:55:36are just cackling to themselves.
00:55:40It's someone who doesn't know us well.
00:55:42It's someone who doesn't know us well.
00:55:44I have no idea who wrote it.
00:55:46I thought it was Beck initially
00:55:48because the way that it was written,
00:55:50it seemed a bit harsh
00:55:51and a bit like something that she might say
00:55:54to try and piss me off.
00:55:55But if it was Beck,
00:55:57she'd know I'm not in any group chats anymore.
00:55:59So, yeah, I have no idea who it is.
00:56:02I mean, it could very well be her
00:56:03and she's trying to push my buttons.
00:56:04I have no idea.
00:56:05But I'm not going to sit here and conspire all day.
00:56:07No idea.
00:56:08I didn't get anything out of that.
00:56:11Well, it wasn't useful, really.
00:56:13Did you take anything from it?
00:56:15Mine's just more covering what they've said a bit more
00:56:17in terms of the detox
00:56:19and removing ourselves from trouble.
00:56:20We've already spoken about that.
00:56:21So it's something that I find would help us the most.
00:56:25I just don't want to be involved
00:56:26in anyone's shit anymore.
00:56:27That's it.
00:56:28Because I find when everything else...
00:56:29Yeah, but we've said that.
00:56:30We've done that.
00:56:32Anyway, this letter can...
00:56:34I won't make the envelope
00:56:35because it's cute.
00:56:37No thanks.
00:56:40Bye.
00:56:43Don't care.
00:56:45Whoever it is, you don't know us.
00:56:49I think today, Gia was not open to feedback whatsoever.
00:56:53She is not interested.
00:56:54She has no interest in what anyone has to say.
00:56:58For me, I, like, take everything with a grain of salt.
00:57:01And how the letter was describing, I could see it.
00:57:04But for me, I didn't say too much
00:57:07because I know if I'm going to say something,
00:57:10Gia's not going to respond well.
00:57:11So I feel backed off.
00:57:13I feel like I can't really talk much later to be honest.
00:57:15And, yeah, that does suck.
00:57:16And I should be able to speak in my feelings
00:57:18and show all that.
00:57:19But I feel, yeah,
00:57:21I think this is a part of what's starting
00:57:23to affect the relationship.
00:57:24I feel like I'm starting to not be able
00:57:25to get my point out there
00:57:27because I know if I speak,
00:57:29she'll probably just start defending.
00:57:32She's a very passionate woman.
00:57:34She's fiery.
00:57:35And I know it can come out a bad way.
00:57:37And sometimes I think it shouldn't.
00:57:40So that's one thing I need to either adjust to
00:57:42or be able to have a conversation with her
00:57:44without her taking offence to it.
00:57:47But right now, I can't.
00:57:51Yeah.
00:57:53That's pretty much it.
00:57:55Well, it is it.
00:57:56Bloody letters torn.
00:58:02Being the nice guy, yeah, can get you played.
00:58:07In the dating world,
00:58:08it's sometimes hard to find, like,
00:58:10a genuine relationship
00:58:11because everyone's just, like, having sex.
00:58:13Being a nice guy and being myself,
00:58:15I think, helps in life.
00:58:16And so, for me, it's just, like,
00:58:18if I can make the world a better place,
00:58:20a stronger place,
00:58:20that is my core purpose.
00:58:22Run clubs, training at the beach.
00:58:24Make a little noise.
00:58:27I have a Batman tattoo on my foot.
00:58:30Take a big inspiration from him.
00:58:31Like, if it was up to me,
00:58:33I'd wear a cape 24-7.
00:58:35I'm a man of international passion and strength.
00:58:38Have you seen the way my hips move?
00:58:40Like, the tornado, people call them.
00:58:42I do feel like it is possible
00:58:44to find a long-term relationship.
00:58:46The nice guys will get their day.
00:58:54You need to come to my run club
00:58:55because that's where all the ladies are.
00:58:57At the run club?
00:58:58Yeah, yeah.
00:58:58I actually met this lovely lady there the other week.
00:59:00Her name's Berlin.
00:59:04Oh, mate, she's unreal.
00:59:05For me, the boxes that need to be ticked
00:59:07is into their fitness, into their health.
00:59:10Yeah.
00:59:10It doesn't take themselves too seriously.
00:59:12100%.
00:59:12Obviously, looks is great.
00:59:13Yeah.
00:59:14And, like, yeah, she's ticking all three boxes.
00:59:15She's amazing.
00:59:17I worry a little bit.
00:59:18I think Henry could be in a little bit too deep, too quick.
00:59:21I feel like a lot of girls nowadays like the bad boy
00:59:24and like the guy that, you know,
00:59:25doesn't give him attention, doesn't talk to him.
00:59:26And I feel like if you act too keen,
00:59:28sometimes it scares him away.
00:59:32You only date one at a time?
00:59:34Yeah, yeah.
00:59:34Yeah?
00:59:34It's too messy.
00:59:36Too much admin.
00:59:37Yeah.
00:59:37I'm a real romantic man at heart,
00:59:39so if I've got two on the go,
00:59:40wow, I'm all over the place.
00:59:41You're a better man than me.
00:59:44And if I'm walking down the promenade,
00:59:45I assess everyone that comes towards me.
00:59:47I look at him and if I see someone,
00:59:51knobble your knees, knock knees, mate.
00:59:53For me, that's it.
00:59:54Ryan's a good-looking fella.
00:59:55I'm sure he does well for himself.
00:59:57I think me and him play it a little bit differently.
00:59:59I'm sure he doesn't really have to do much,
01:00:01whereas me, I have to rely a bit more on the old charm,
01:00:03you know?
01:00:05In and around the East, you know,
01:00:06people love a good flashy date,
01:00:09like an expensive thing.
01:00:10For me, I'm about seeing if the vibe works.
01:00:13The date might be a bit more activity,
01:00:15sort of outdoorsy-based,
01:00:16like a fun thing.
01:00:18I think Henry being overexcited,
01:00:19he does sort of run the risk
01:00:21of acting too keen and the date going wrong,
01:00:24like it backfiring on him.
01:00:27Got a nice date coming up with Berlin.
01:00:29We both love to ride our bikes.
01:00:31We're both very competitive people,
01:00:32so hopefully the bike ride with Berlin
01:00:35goes a little bit better
01:00:35than my previous two outdoor dates.
01:00:37I've got a feeling there's going to be
01:00:38a bit of a race coming up.
01:00:39Wait, wait, no.
01:00:41No pressure.
01:00:42Ready?
01:00:42One, two, three, go.
01:00:45Oh, my God.
01:00:46Go, go, go.
01:00:49Oh, my God.
01:00:50No.
01:00:51Oh, my God.
01:00:52I told you I would win.
01:00:53I can't believe it.
01:00:56He kept up, which was awesome.
01:00:57You're, like, the first person I've ever met
01:00:59just, like, in the wild.
01:01:00Mm.
01:01:00I was just running around Bondi,
01:01:02and you're giving me, like,
01:01:03the biggest smile.
01:01:04Like, your smile is, like, ear to ear.
01:01:07And I was like, is he smiling at me?
01:01:08Of course.
01:01:09Is he smiling at someone else?
01:01:10And then, yeah, you said, like,
01:01:11can you look after my shoes?
01:01:12And I was saying, yeah, don't worry.
01:01:13I promise I won't sniff them.
01:01:14I didn't hear that.
01:01:16Oh, my gosh.
01:01:17Honestly, thank God I didn't hear that.
01:01:18Well, you know, like,
01:01:19I didn't sniff them, I promise.
01:01:22Stop.
01:01:24They did look proper smelly, though.
01:01:25Oh.
01:01:41Donnie wants to apologise for upsetting Beck
01:01:44by creating a romantic surprise for her.
01:01:48Obviously, I've been dubbed the king of romance before.
01:01:51They call me Romeo in a past life.
01:01:55So I've been reborn.
01:01:56I'm back in the 21st century, but not much has changed.
01:02:00So I'm still the king of romance.
01:02:11Hi, Anne.
01:02:16Hello, sweetheart.
01:02:17Hello.
01:02:18I got you these.
01:02:19Thanks, baby.
01:02:20That one's a bit wet because it's been in my mouth.
01:02:24So I'm going to lead you the way.
01:02:27Turn around.
01:02:28Come this way.
01:02:30First stop.
01:02:31Don't look at the notes.
01:02:32Okay.
01:02:32First stop.
01:02:33What does this one on the table say?
01:02:36Enjoy a glass of red.
01:02:37No problem.
01:02:39You're so cute.
01:02:41She's obviously been upset because I didn't take the box task serious.
01:02:45But I didn't really know how to react.
01:02:48Talking about my feelings is so, so hard for me.
01:02:51So there we go.
01:02:53Bye.
01:02:54Here's a glass.
01:02:56Thanks, baby.
01:02:57Maybe in hindsight, I could have worded things different or said things different, but I was trying to just be
01:03:02as truthful as I could.
01:03:03Also, I want to apologise for upsetting her because I don't ever want to upset her.
01:03:08So what I'd done for Bec was post-it notes around the place with compliments and things I like about
01:03:15her, just so she knows how I feel about her, essentially.
01:03:20There we go.
01:03:21Oh, babe.
01:03:21Now I'm going to lead you around the room.
01:03:23I want you to read these out loud because I don't give you enough compliments, so I'll give you all
01:03:29some notes.
01:03:30I love being married to you.
01:03:32You're an amazing wife.
01:03:33Thanks, babe.
01:03:36You looked amazing in the French maid outfit.
01:03:41I heard someone ordered a French maid to clean this place up.
01:03:46I don't know if I ever told you, so I was like...
01:03:48You didn't.
01:03:48I should write it down.
01:03:49Thanks, baby.
01:03:50Sometimes I don't say it, but I'm thinking it, so that's what these notes are for.
01:03:54Oh, my God.
01:03:55I don't feel like I deserve this.
01:03:58Oh, yeah.
01:03:59That's a nice one to hand it on as well.
01:04:01I've given a softer side to you than I've ever given anyone before.
01:04:05Have you?
01:04:06Yeah.
01:04:09Thanks.
01:04:11He was so cute.
01:04:14The notes just mean, like, everything.
01:04:17To hear he loves being married to me, and also, I'm serious about us and our relationship.
01:04:24It's everything you want to hear.
01:04:27It's nice, isn't it?
01:04:30It's so cute.
01:04:33I just, like, hearing them and reading them is just, like, it makes me feel really good.
01:04:39Sometimes I need to hear this.
01:04:40Yeah, I know.
01:04:42That's why I've done it.
01:04:43Yeah.
01:04:44Sometimes when he jokes in the tasks and stuff, I'm like, it hurts.
01:04:50Because Danny doesn't articulate his feelings.
01:04:54So I've been questioning him, and if I had told him that I loved him too soon, because he's not
01:05:01said it back.
01:05:02But then he does things like this for me, and it's just, like, reminds me, this is how he feels.
01:05:09I think I need to get rid of my insecurities and just trust that you're here for a reason.
01:05:15I'm so scared of getting hurt now, but I just have to let that go, don't I?
01:05:19And just trust.
01:05:20Promise I will.
01:05:23Let's cheers to that.
01:05:25Cheers.
01:05:25You're the best.
01:05:31After ripping up their anonymous feedback letter from Stella and Philip, Gia has reached her breaking point.
01:05:39If we just get through this...
01:05:40No, I want to get the f*** out of here, man.
01:05:43I'm not coming to go.
01:05:44No, I just, I want, because I want us to go.
01:05:46No, I don't want to talk on mic, man.
01:05:47Everyone listens to everything.
01:05:53Why don't you just wait on the couch?
01:05:54I'll be there in a minute, OK?
01:05:56I'll be there in a minute.
01:05:57I'll walk in.
01:06:09I don't think Gia's enjoying it anymore.
01:06:11I think she just wants to get out of here.
01:06:13And I will say that Gia has said, like, we want to leave together.
01:06:19So, at the moment, we both have said, like, Gia wants to leave.
01:06:24And I said, I'll go with her.
01:06:25So, I don't know when this would happen.
01:06:27I'm leaving the ball in her court because I'm happy to face anything.
01:06:30And if we decide to go, we go.
01:06:32We go together.
01:06:43If we just get through this...
01:06:44No, I want to get the out of here, man.
01:06:47I'm not coming to go.
01:06:48No, I just, I want, because I want us to...
01:06:50No, I don't want to talk on mic, man.
01:06:51Everyone listens to everything.
01:06:53Gia wants to leave.
01:06:54And I said, I'll go with her.
01:06:55So, if we decide to go, we go.
01:06:58We go together.
01:06:58So, if we decide to go, we go together.
01:07:28Jira and Scott are leaving what I just saw them with their bags I don't know
01:07:34what is going on the fact that Jira and Scott are walking out with their bags
01:07:42they've obviously got to be somewhere and they've got more better priorities
01:07:46to go to obviously that's why they're leaving that's insane okay I'm like lost
01:07:54for words that's just a cop-out we are in this experiment to find love and to work
01:08:02together as couples and to grow and we're only here for three months like we're
01:08:07nearing to the end but they would rather pack their bags and walk off and I'm
01:08:12like well have I checked out of the experiment
01:08:21tomorrow night I feel like I have been caught up in the Jira and Bec what it's
01:08:26been toxic from the start I refuse to play the game anymore
01:08:31Alyssa's reached her limit and is standing her ground I've had enough and it's the
01:08:37first time she'll come face to face with Bec after those text messages the vibe with
01:08:43Alyssa was icy cold it was vile and vicious very different vibe tonight
01:08:47doesn't she hang on hang on a minute hang on hang on why are you laughing what
01:08:55bombshell has Sam dropped on Chris right before the dinner party I'm fuming I feel
01:09:01uncomfortable I feel betrayed I've never had someone do this to me and then that
01:09:07needs to stop I need to stop has Danny reached his breaking point I want you to be
01:09:13wary about what you text people two months ago Daniel two months ago okay that was 10 years ago
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