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00:00:07It's been several months since 24 hopeful singles entered Australia's biggest social
00:00:13experiment. Each participant came with the same dream to make a connection and find love.
00:00:22I've pictured this day a thousand times but to be standing here in front of you it seems surreal.
00:00:28Tonight it's the final reunion and everyone is back. Dan faces the music when some damning
00:00:36evidence is revealed. Dan being like I can't stand her but we just say yes to you know try
00:00:43and make it to the end. Holy shit. Taylor. Taylor's slip-up exposes the truth. I didn't mean to say
00:00:53that. I am. And there's hope for one of the season's most turbulent couples. How do you feel
00:01:04about Jesse when you sit here now with him? Welcome everyone. Hello. Hi. Settle in. Great to see you. Hello.
00:01:27Come on in guys.
00:01:39Welcome back everybody for the final reunion.
00:01:45Now over three months ago this experiment began and 12 very brave couples put their hands up and
00:01:54threw themselves in looking for the fairy tale. Some of you were able to achieve that. You fell in love.
00:02:04You found you're someone special. While others went away not getting what they hoped for.
00:02:12The important thing from the experts is that we hoped that you were all able to learn something through this
00:02:21experiment.
00:02:22that you could take stock and have a look at yourselves as individuals as well as how you are in
00:02:29romantic relationships.
00:02:33So on that note let's all go back to where it all began on your wedding days.
00:02:39I'm sorry. Oh God. Please hold my hand. Holy crap. Oh my God.
00:02:58I'm about to get married.
00:03:04I'm marrying a stranger. I mean, whoo! Isn't that crazy?
00:03:11I feel like my nerves have literally just manifested themselves into sweat.
00:03:24I'm so nervous now. I don't want to do this anymore.
00:03:29Do you have a copy of the wedding dance or something?
00:03:32I was just about to shit myself then, so it sounds great.
00:03:41Hi. Hello.
00:03:46Hi, I'm Tani. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, Tani.
00:03:50I'm crying already.
00:03:54I'm Dan. Nice to meet you down on Sandy.
00:03:56Wow.
00:04:00I'm Leighton. Nice to meet you, Mel.
00:04:02You look fantastic.
00:04:03Do we hold hands or...?
00:04:04Yes, we do.
00:04:07Oh my God.
00:04:08You literally took my breath away.
00:04:09Look at me. Oh, stop.
00:04:12I'm Hugo.
00:04:13My goat was called Hugo.
00:04:17How are you feeling?
00:04:20You feeling good?
00:04:21You're feeling good?
00:04:21I'm good, I'm good though.
00:04:22Nice to meet you.
00:04:23I'll try.
00:04:24You have great tears.
00:04:26So do you.
00:04:29Evelyn.
00:04:30Evelyn.
00:04:36Yes!
00:04:37Oh!
00:04:43My wife, my partner and my new best friend.
00:04:48You're probably wondering what's with the get up.
00:04:50But please, don't take this as a giant red flag.
00:04:56I believe marriage is built on trust and nothing worth having comes easy.
00:05:04Today, I'm pulling all my walls down.
00:05:06Because I've learnt that a life lived in fear is a life half-lived.
00:05:11And I don't know what more I can do to make my light any easier for love to find.
00:05:19Big rewards require big risks.
00:05:22What better reward is there than love?
00:05:27I want someone who hugs the tightest, who waves goodbye from the driveway, and choose the lattice from the sidelines.
00:05:34We will find comfort in each other.
00:05:37And I hope we fall in love too.
00:05:41I would say that you have found yourself a unicorn.
00:05:47You may now kiss the bride!
00:06:12It was such a beautiful day.
00:06:13Like, I'd do that again and again and again.
00:06:25I should have brought a box of tissues.
00:06:32Well, let's get our first couple up on the couch.
00:06:38Tani and Oli.
00:06:39Woo!
00:06:44Hello!
00:06:45Hello!
00:06:46How are you two?
00:06:48Hello!
00:06:48How are you going?
00:06:49Aww!
00:06:50Should we ask, are we curious, what's the status of this relationship?
00:06:55The status?
00:06:56We are very happy.
00:07:00Incredibly happy.
00:07:03How do you feel about Tani?
00:07:08After that final vow, we, yeah, we did say that we love each other.
00:07:14So, you're in love with Tani?
00:07:16Yeah.
00:07:16Yeah, I am.
00:07:17You're in love.
00:07:20Can I do a happy dance?
00:07:25And Tani, how do you see the future?
00:07:28Um, yeah, I'm excited for the future.
00:07:31Mm-hmm.
00:07:32Um, you know, after this, we're going on a little holiday together.
00:07:36I'm going to go to Perth for a couple of weeks.
00:07:39We've kind of just been planning everything and letting things just flow nice and naturally.
00:07:44Obviously, the long distance thing can be a challenge.
00:07:48Is there a move on the cards?
00:07:51Yeah, there is, yeah.
00:07:52I'm going to be moving to New South Wales.
00:07:55Sydney.
00:07:56Wow.
00:07:57Yeah.
00:07:57There it is, people.
00:07:59Making the moves.
00:08:00Got a couple of friends that are in the area.
00:08:03So, yeah.
00:08:04Okay.
00:08:05Amazing.
00:08:05Yeah.
00:08:06So, it's, you know, it's daunting as hell, but there's a part of me definitely in Sydney
00:08:10now and that's Tani.
00:08:12So, um, yeah, you want to pursue that.
00:08:15We have so much confidence looking at you now and that your future is so incredibly bright,
00:08:22that you both have this attitude that means when you do come up against challenges,
00:08:28you're going to be open to it.
00:08:29You're going to tackle it together because you are this unbeatable team.
00:08:34And please stay in touch because we want to hear about all the babies in the future.
00:08:38Right?
00:08:39Of course.
00:08:40We loved having you in this experiment.
00:08:42Thank you so much.
00:08:43Thank you guys.
00:08:43Thank you so much.
00:08:44Appreciate it.
00:08:45Well done.
00:08:46Thanks guys.
00:08:52You guys are so cute.
00:08:56Our next couple.
00:09:01Sandy and Dan.
00:09:10Hello.
00:09:12Hi.
00:09:12Hi.
00:09:12Hey, you two.
00:09:15Well, the three of us are incredibly disappointed, aren't we?
00:09:19About where this has landed for you guys.
00:09:23Things got pretty heated between you two during this experiment.
00:09:30In the beginning there was potential.
00:09:33And you know what?
00:09:34When we matched you and we thought long and hard about the two of you,
00:09:37there were a lot that we liked about it.
00:09:39We were excited.
00:09:40Yeah.
00:09:43Sandy, why do you think this relationship broke down?
00:09:45Because it was so strong in the beginning.
00:09:52Dan never came here with the right intentions.
00:09:54I feel he never gave me...
00:09:58Look, I never said to him he has to love me.
00:10:00I didn't say that.
00:10:01I might not even be his type.
00:10:03That's fine.
00:10:03At least give me a chance.
00:10:05No.
00:10:05And then...
00:10:06I disagree with that.
00:10:08I did come into the experiment with the right reasons.
00:10:11I categorically can say that hand on heart that I did.
00:10:16I don't believe that because I never felt it.
00:10:19Because if I thought you did, you would have actually given it a chance.
00:10:23You would have, you know, spent time with you.
00:10:25You would have done all those things a person would do to try and make a relationship work.
00:10:30I felt quite isolated because to everyone else, Dan seemed amazing.
00:10:36But I was getting someone else behind closed doors.
00:10:40See, I disagree with that.
00:10:42Sandy, we've got a lot of differences, okay?
00:10:44And I think, you know, that's the ultimate reason why the wheels fell off.
00:10:49Well, look, there is one pivotal moment in this experiment for the both of you
00:10:54that is important to examine right now.
00:10:58And it involved a night out with the boys
00:11:02when there was an unintentional phone call made
00:11:06that Evelyn received.
00:11:11And she was privy to certain information on that boys' night.
00:11:16It implicated two grooms in the situation.
00:11:22And it has carried on throughout the experiment.
00:11:26Let's take a moment now to examine that in greater depth.
00:11:35Goddammit.
00:11:44Last night, the boys went out and I got a butt dial from Rupert.
00:11:50I did listen in and I unfortunately heard what two of the husbands were saying about their wives.
00:12:01Who?
00:12:03Hugo.
00:12:05And Dan.
00:12:07Specifically Dan.
00:12:09Ew, I heard it so clear.
00:12:19I know you haven't been saying some very nice things about your wife.
00:12:25I want you now to own up to it before I have to take it further.
00:12:30Um, I've got no problems with being honest.
00:12:35Did I see Dan showing me pictures of his ex?
00:12:38I did.
00:12:42Dan, did you hold up your phone and show your ex-girlfriends?
00:12:46No, no, no, don't.
00:12:47Don't say shit like that to me.
00:12:49Don't swear, no one's swearing here.
00:12:51There was nothing at all that was said with any kind of, um, ill intent.
00:12:55Right?
00:12:55Or any kind of, um, any that was like malicious or anything like that.
00:12:59I heard the entire conversation.
00:13:01No, no, no, no.
00:13:01We were talking about, uh, career and lifestyle.
00:13:04That's all you spoke about, Korean lifestyle.
00:13:06Absolutely.
00:13:07The fact that you even showed photos of your ex-girlfriends,
00:13:11that's pretty disrespectful to me.
00:13:13Why would you do that?
00:13:14Why?
00:13:15Why?
00:13:15Why?
00:13:16What did you say?
00:13:17You haven't said it.
00:13:24This whole thing is .
00:13:27Like, I don't, I don't want to throw any of the boys under the bus.
00:13:34You had, you know, like, Dan being like, I can't stand her,
00:13:39but we just say yes to, you know, try and make it to the end.
00:13:48You know, like, she is the last person that I'd be attracted to.
00:13:54Like, she's, you know, 100% not my type.
00:13:58All, like, dude, all that kind of stuff.
00:14:04F*** me.
00:14:10Oh, my God.
00:14:20F*** me.
00:14:23Oh, Jesus.
00:14:24Oh, my God.
00:14:45You had, you know, like, Dan being like, I can't stand her,
00:14:50but we just say yes to, you know, try and make it to the end.
00:14:56You know, like, she is the last person that I'd be attracted to.
00:15:01Like, she's, you know, 100% not my type.
00:15:04All, like, dude, all that kind of stuff.
00:15:07F*** me.
00:15:08F*** me.
00:15:15Oh, Jesus.
00:15:17Oh, my God.
00:15:19Holy shit.
00:15:30Stop looking at Hugo.
00:15:31I know what you're doing.
00:15:34Stop intimidating him.
00:15:35No, I'm not.
00:15:36Okay?
00:15:37I see it in your eyes, Dan.
00:15:38I've dealt with you for two months full time.
00:15:40I know exactly what you do.
00:15:44You're doing it to me right now.
00:15:45You're giving me those eyes.
00:15:46Stop trying to intimidate me and stop me from speaking as well.
00:15:49Nothing he does surprises me anymore.
00:15:51I've spent enough time with him.
00:15:53That honestly didn't surprise me.
00:15:54To be honest, there's probably much worse things that have happened
00:15:57during the experiment that I don't know about.
00:16:01Hugo.
00:16:03Yeah.
00:16:04When did Dan say these things to you?
00:16:08Uh, look, this was, uh, we were, we were down at Opera Bar.
00:16:14Um, and, uh, to be honest, I, I kind of led the charge with, uh, having my big rant
00:16:23and my big vent.
00:16:25Um, and, uh, you know, the guys kind of, uh, you know, supported me.
00:16:32And, um, Dan, you, you mentioned that, um, it's, it's friends at first sight.
00:16:38It's, um, you know, stuff like that.
00:16:40And, uh, you, you might have felt a bit, uh, hard done by.
00:16:51Did you say the things at the boys' night that Hugo is suggesting he heard from you?
00:17:02I don't recall saying them.
00:17:08So I don't remember.
00:17:09Dan, when you say, when you say you don't recall.
00:17:14Word for word.
00:17:15That suggests that it absolutely could have happened.
00:17:30Yep.
00:17:36What upsets me is, like I said, the manipulation, like, to my face.
00:17:40Everything's fine.
00:17:41I'm all in.
00:17:43This is amazing.
00:17:44But then behind my back, he's doing something else.
00:17:46That's, that's the issue.
00:17:50Even the sleeping with me, I still don't understand that.
00:17:53Because you said you weren't sexually attracted to me.
00:17:54So when I pulled away, you reeled me back in.
00:17:57No, we both agreed that, um, we both felt connected.
00:18:02You know?
00:18:03And we were two consenting adults that had sex.
00:18:05You knew exactly what that meant for me in that moment.
00:18:07I thought that you could see a future there.
00:18:10Um, and then you completely pulled away after that.
00:18:13You made me feel like shit.
00:18:14The night before, before we went to bed, he was saying things like, I don't understand
00:18:19why you only want to get intimate in the dark.
00:18:21I'm, I'm not vibing with this, Sandy.
00:18:23Um, I, I date girls who walk around in skimpy clothes.
00:18:27No.
00:18:27Saying those sorts of things to me is not going to make me feel comfortable in your presence.
00:18:31Absolutely not.
00:18:31I, I absolutely.
00:18:32You said all those things.
00:18:33No way I did not say those things.
00:18:34You said all those things.
00:18:34No, I did not.
00:18:35Dan, just say sorry.
00:18:37Take some accountability.
00:18:38You're a grown ass 48 year old man.
00:18:41Act like it.
00:18:42Claire, let, this is our time on the couch please.
00:18:44Oh, she is entitled to speak.
00:18:52Sandy, I absolutely was attracted to you at the beginning.
00:18:56Okay.
00:18:56And as we continue to get to know each other, that attraction plateaued and the wheels fell
00:19:01off and it sort of ended pretty quickly and brutally.
00:19:08Still don't understand.
00:19:10Why did you continue the relationship?
00:19:12Why did you sleep with me?
00:19:13Why did you stay every week?
00:19:15I just.
00:19:16Because this.
00:19:17Just to lead me on.
00:19:18No.
00:19:18Because you just wanted to stay.
00:19:19No.
00:19:19And then.
00:19:21I disagree with that.
00:19:24No.
00:19:31Dan, I've sat here tonight and been counting the amount of times no comes out of your mouth.
00:19:42And it is a lot.
00:19:48It means as a result of anything she says, the first reaction from you is no.
00:20:00It dismisses her.
00:20:03It invalidates her opinion, her feelings, and it makes her feel small and insignificant.
00:20:12I thought I better tell you that.
00:20:14Because I don't know whether you know that.
00:20:18It's got to stop.
00:20:21I didn't realise.
00:20:26This is a pretty hard watch tonight, Dan.
00:20:28Mm.
00:20:32I want it to be a wake up call for you.
00:20:37It's much better off taking a different approach.
00:20:40Rather than trying to protect yourself.
00:20:43Lower the walls and be more vulnerable.
00:20:55Sandy, you came into this experiment without the blessing of your parents.
00:21:02Mm-hmm.
00:21:03Any regrets in joining us?
00:21:07No.
00:21:07I mean, I wish things went differently, obviously.
00:21:12Again, if you learn something from an experience, I think that's important.
00:21:16And I certainly did.
00:21:20I think one of the biggest takeaways, as much as my parents don't always support my decisions because they don't
00:21:26understand, and it comes from a place of love.
00:21:31But going back to them and seeing the love that they poured back into me to help me build myself
00:21:37back up, just reminded me how important it is to have your family and their support.
00:21:41Yeah.
00:21:42And how truly blessed I am that I have that.
00:21:45Yeah.
00:21:51Sandy, this experiment is absolutely for someone like you, who literally says, I don't care how many people I might
00:22:00disappoint or the risks I take to come onto it.
00:22:04I'm going to do it anyway because I want to find love.
00:22:09And you had zero relationship experience.
00:22:14But you took the risk.
00:22:17And we absolutely love that about you.
00:22:26All right, well, the two of you, we do wish you both all the best for your future relationships.
00:22:32And thank you so much both for being here.
00:22:35Thank you guys.
00:22:51Coming up.
00:22:52I didn't mean to say that.
00:22:54A slip of the tongue puts Taylor and Cam under the spotlight.
00:23:11Our next couple up.
00:23:16Melinda and Leita.
00:23:22How are you?
00:23:24Well, if it's not the power couple.
00:23:29I was about to ask how things are going, but it kind of looks self-explanatory.
00:23:33Really good.
00:23:35Really good.
00:23:35Things are really good.
00:23:37So, Mel, you went from not really liking him.
00:23:43Maybe judging him a little bit.
00:23:44A little bit.
00:23:45To liking him.
00:23:47To like liking him.
00:23:48To loving him.
00:23:50Yeah.
00:23:54Before I did come in here, my guy didn't really exist.
00:23:57That's why my expectations were so high.
00:24:00And even though I came in for that spark, I kind of thought, well, it's not going to be there.
00:24:06Because my guy doesn't exist.
00:24:09But he does.
00:24:10He does.
00:24:11He does.
00:24:11Here he is.
00:24:12Well, why don't we take a look at that very journey.
00:24:19Jesus Christ.
00:24:23You can do it.
00:24:29They say that when you find your soulmate, you just know.
00:24:32So, I feel like I'm just going to know instantly.
00:24:37He better be damn good.
00:24:39Oh, .
00:24:41Just come in for one more kiss there.
00:24:44Kiss on the lips there.
00:24:45He was trying to like stick some tongue in there.
00:24:53I told you he did that.
00:24:55What is that?
00:24:56I can't.
00:24:57I'm so uncomfortable.
00:24:58I was like not there yet.
00:25:00Feel a little flex.
00:25:03So, late night, I actually like bonding.
00:25:07This is called relationship struggles.
00:25:13The problem for me is that I'm an analytical thinker and a logical thinker and Mel's quite emotional.
00:25:17There's going to be situations that will come up when I really will disagree with something that Mel might say.
00:25:20Leighton, Leighton, you're taking me back to the boardroom.
00:25:23You're getting into a lot of analysis here.
00:25:27You've got to go to a vulnerable place.
00:25:32I don't feel comfortable moving into a different apartment with someone else's wife.
00:25:37And you're sitting here with Harrison, the person you said is your most hated person.
00:25:40Yeah.
00:25:41And you're not supporting me, your partner.
00:25:43I don't feel comfortable, guys.
00:25:44I don't feel comfortable doing that.
00:25:47And now I feel like I'm being put on the spot and I feel like I'm being challenged on it.
00:25:51You're impossible.
00:25:52You're actually acting like a Harrison right now.
00:26:06Mel, there were moments when you needed me and I wasn't there to support you.
00:26:09And so I'm sorry for all this time to let you down.
00:26:14Our relationship is hard and us being together is a risk.
00:26:20So I'm ready to take that risk with you today.
00:26:24And I am falling in love with you.
00:26:25Yeah.
00:26:40I met you.
00:26:46Oh my God.
00:26:51Oh, Farrah.
00:26:53How did it feel watching that?
00:26:55It's a lot.
00:26:56Yeah. It's a lot.
00:26:58It's not a linear journey for you guys, is it?
00:27:01It's been tough.
00:27:04Yeah.
00:27:05Could you have ever imagined that this was the journey that you were about to embark on?
00:27:11Absolutely not.
00:27:13What did you expect?
00:27:15I was looking for a soulmate and I thought from everything I'd learned growing up that a soulmate is like
00:27:22instant.
00:27:23I just thought I was going to walk down and be like, that's my man, that this is the guy
00:27:28I've been waiting for.
00:27:28And when I didn't feel that initial spark, I was really kind of let down.
00:27:33Like I felt like this isn't going to be my person and I was like hoping at Watts.
00:27:39You know, we talk a lot in this experiment about the slow burn.
00:27:43Yeah.
00:27:44And we meet so many people like you who come into the experiment expecting that, that initial spark and, you
00:27:50know, that Hollywood moment.
00:27:55But I think the two of you are such a great example that although that initial bam moment might not
00:28:03be there.
00:28:04If you persevere and do the work and you guys really have done the work, then you can actually get
00:28:10that happy ending.
00:28:11Yeah.
00:28:15Layton, what have you learned from being in this experiment?
00:28:20Um, I think I'm very logical in terms of the way I think.
00:28:25John, you've pointed that out many a time.
00:28:28Yeah, I mean I went hard at you several times.
00:28:31You bounce back, you pick yourself up and you went for it.
00:28:34You changed and that was really impressive.
00:28:36Uh, I've got to ask, like what happened with that gridlock being two CEOs stuck in a boardroom together?
00:28:43What did you do with that?
00:28:45It's still somewhat there, but we're sort of getting better at navigating it.
00:28:50Through agendas which we set, we sat down at a table and took some meeting minutes afterwards.
00:28:54Yes.
00:28:56I love that.
00:28:58It's just so amazing to see you two together.
00:29:01And, uh, the fact that you were able to fight through your communication style that frankly was so rigid for
00:29:10so long.
00:29:11It's just inspiring.
00:29:13It's nice, thanks John.
00:29:15Certainly pushes.
00:29:18John in particular.
00:29:22Mel, in your mind, what does the future look like for you and Layton?
00:29:29Whatever happens, like I just want Layton there.
00:29:33So, I mean, hopefully children, hopefully marriage, hopefully all of that, five children.
00:29:39Um, but I just see him always with me, wherever we go.
00:29:48Well, you guys, I have to say, we are collectively so thrilled.
00:29:53We wish you the very best, all the love, all the sparkles and magic and everything.
00:30:01And lots of happiness and just lots of love that you came here searching for.
00:30:07So very happy for you.
00:30:09Congratulations.
00:30:09Well done.
00:30:10Thank you so much.
00:30:11Thank you guys for all the help.
00:30:30Alright, let's get our next couple up.
00:30:37Lyndal and Cam.
00:30:38Oh, great.
00:30:43Here we go.
00:30:48Well guys, I've got to say, we had such high hopes.
00:30:55There was so much riding on this.
00:30:59We didn't expect the way it turned out.
00:31:05And we saw last night, particularly for the both of you, there's some open wounds.
00:31:11There's a lot of pain still there.
00:31:16Lyndal, how do you feel sitting here next to Cam right now?
00:31:23Um, it's pretty hard.
00:31:26Yeah.
00:31:31I think so much has happened.
00:31:34And you know, I've been home and I've felt so grounded and happy and big and like, my life is
00:31:44so good.
00:31:46And so it's just really weird being back in this place where like, all this stuff is coming back up
00:31:51and reminding me of how not good things feel.
00:31:57I don't know.
00:31:58It's painful.
00:31:59Yeah.
00:32:02What about for you, Cam, sitting right next to Lyndal now?
00:32:07How do I feel?
00:32:08We're doing this again, are we?
00:32:11It never stops, Cam.
00:32:13Yeah, I know.
00:32:14No surprises here, mate.
00:32:15Um, how does it feel?
00:32:18Being out of the experiment, I felt good.
00:32:22I've loved being back home and loved having, getting back into the routine.
00:32:26But being here now, yeah, obviously things left on a really bad, bad terms.
00:32:32It's, wasn't a, wasn't really a good feeling.
00:32:34Sorry.
00:32:35But it didn't start off this way.
00:32:38You guys were one of our strongest couples to begin with.
00:32:44I think now's a great time to take a look back on how your relationship began.
00:32:51Oh my God.
00:32:54F***.
00:32:54He he he he.
00:33:10Hi.
00:33:11Cam.
00:33:12Lyndal.
00:33:13Lyndal.
00:33:14Nice to meet you.
00:33:15Very gorgeous.
00:33:16Very gorgeous.
00:33:17Let's do this, hey?
00:33:18Let's do it.
00:33:19Yeah, I can't smile off my face.
00:33:21This is ridiculous.
00:33:26I have a chronic illness called cystic fibrosis.
00:33:31I know about it.
00:33:32You know about it?
00:33:33Yeah.
00:33:34I've got you.
00:33:37Oh my God.
00:33:38I got you.
00:33:47Every day we're getting closer, for sure.
00:33:55That was such a good kiss.
00:33:56That's a good kiss.
00:34:00Wedding, amazing.
00:34:01Honeymoon, amazing.
00:34:03So Cameron, this is your first relationship.
00:34:05How serious is this getting?
00:34:07Yeah, it's getting very serious, like how we're going at the moment.
00:34:10Like, I feel very comfortable in this relationship.
00:34:16Yeah.
00:34:17Are you a country man?
00:34:18I think we...
00:34:19I'm interested now.
00:34:22What's your star sign?
00:34:23Burgo.
00:34:24Oh, Burgo.
00:34:25Yeah.
00:34:26Taylor.
00:34:26She seemed very lovely.
00:34:29What type of music?
00:34:30What type of music do you listen to?
00:34:31Yeah, Shania Twain.
00:34:33Shania.
00:34:33Love Shania Twain.
00:34:39What's going on?
00:34:45So my mum, um, I think she just, she just said, oh come on Cam, like give her a hug.
00:34:50Cam was like, no, I feel uncomfortable and kind of got up and left.
00:34:56I felt uncomfortable, I felt awkward.
00:35:00It was really weird.
00:35:01I found that weird.
00:35:02It wasn't natural.
00:35:03Hugging me shouldn't feel unnatural.
00:35:05Not a month in here.
00:35:06Not a month into this.
00:35:09Um, so mum did say the affection and then wanting the cuddles could be insecurity.
00:35:20For me.
00:35:22Yeah.
00:35:25I'm not asking for a hundred, I'm asking for like one.
00:35:29It's not that much.
00:35:34I ask for pretty much less than bare minimum.
00:35:38And I'm sitting here having to justify that I'm not insecure.
00:35:45Like I did not wait my whole life to be begging someone for hugs and kisses.
00:35:59You want me to be this all affectionate and, I honestly don't think that I'm the right person for you.
00:36:06That's where I'm at.
00:36:08I just feel like I've been done for the third time in a week.
00:36:16I've been thinking about when I first met you.
00:36:18On our wedding day, you were warm, welcoming, funny and sweet.
00:36:26Unfortunately, at one point or another, the man I met at our wedding started fading away.
00:36:31Over the last few weeks, I've realised that there was never anything I could do to be the partner you
00:36:35wanted because you simply don't want one.
00:36:41This entire relationship has been on your terms and yours alone.
00:36:45I want to build a life I'm proud of.
00:36:47And that life does not include you.
00:36:53Well said.
00:36:55Before you start.
00:36:57Yeah.
00:36:58Just on that.
00:37:01I just feel like no matter what you say today.
00:37:05It's only going to disappoint me again.
00:37:11I think I'm just done.
00:37:12So.
00:37:13I think you can have them then.
00:37:16Okay.
00:37:26Wow.
00:37:31Oh.
00:37:32Jesus Christ.
00:37:39How was that for you, Lyndal, reliving your relationship?
00:37:44I mean, the worst part was like watching the start.
00:37:49All the affection stuff.
00:37:52Like it was there.
00:37:54Yeah.
00:37:56And then when it wasn't, it felt really obvious.
00:38:01And when I asked for it, it was like, no, it was never there, never going to be there.
00:38:06And, um, I had a lot of hope for us.
00:38:11I had a lot of, um, I don't know, it was like we met and I was just like, yeah,
00:38:15I get it.
00:38:16I get why we're put together.
00:38:18Yeah.
00:38:19So.
00:38:26Was that how it was for you, Cam?
00:38:28I felt like the pressure of the experiment was, I don't know, maybe I was being someone who, that I
00:38:35wasn't.
00:38:36I felt pressured to be this affectionate person, all this and that, which I think we all know by now,
00:38:43which I'm not really that affectionate person.
00:38:46No, I think affection and intimacy, especially affection, all flows naturally when you're going down the path of falling in
00:38:51love with someone.
00:38:56And I'm sorry to say it, but I wasn't.
00:39:04If you felt pressured, you should have told me.
00:39:08Yeah, I should have.
00:39:09Because all that stuff at the honeymoon did not feel pressured at all to me.
00:39:13I thought we had the best time and it's actually incredibly hurtful to hear that a lot of that affection
00:39:20was because you felt pressured.
00:39:21It had nothing to do with wanting to be close to me or wanting to be with me.
00:39:27And there is a part of me that really doesn't believe that.
00:39:31Because that is not how my experience went.
00:39:38It's incredibly hard to hear.
00:39:46Guys, we were watching you last night, of course, at the dinner party, and there was something that came up
00:39:51that we'd like a little bit of clarification on.
00:39:56Particularly from you, Cam.
00:39:59I got me dick out at a nightclub.
00:40:02Oh, wow.
00:40:03Wow.
00:40:05That is disgusting.
00:40:09Yes, so we understand.
00:40:12That wasn't my question.
00:40:14But thanks for sharing.
00:40:20What I'm actually interested in is the nature of your relationship with Taylor.
00:40:31Yeah, there's nothing going on there.
00:40:32It was a piss take after the final vows.
00:40:37I got naked in the nightclub whilst my phone was on FaceTime to Taylor and one of the boys was
00:40:43holding it.
00:40:46So, just so we can understand the context, why were you on FaceTime to Taylor?
00:40:54Because I'm mates with Taylor.
00:40:58I think you just are trying to dig up.
00:41:00There's nothing, nothing there.
00:41:08Taylor, how would you describe your relationship with Cam?
00:41:15I really like Cam as a friend.
00:41:19We get along really, really well.
00:41:23Yeah, there's not much to it.
00:41:25Like, he's up in Darwin, I'm down in Tassie.
00:41:31It hasn't been explored yet.
00:41:34Not that it is going to be explored.
00:41:46Oh, no.
00:42:00Taylor.
00:42:01Taylor, how would you describe your relationship with Cam?
00:42:07I really like Cam as a friend.
00:42:12We get along really, really well.
00:42:16Yeah, there's not much to it.
00:42:18Like, he's up in Darwin, I'm down in Tassie.
00:42:23It hasn't been explored yet.
00:42:26Not that it is going to be explored.
00:42:38Oh, no.
00:42:43I didn't mean to say that.
00:42:45I, um...
00:42:46But you did.
00:42:47Shut up, Rupert.
00:42:53I said that if Cam was in Tassie, then perhaps.
00:43:03But he's not.
00:43:07He's on the other side of Australia, which makes it really hard, so...
00:43:23I think that's where it ends there.
00:43:25Nail in the coffin.
00:43:30Listening to you last night, Lyndall, it seemed you were under the impression that perhaps something had happened between Cam
00:43:36and Taylor.
00:43:38It just...
00:43:40It was something, like it was this little missing piece.
00:43:45That just made the whole thing make sense to me.
00:43:49Um...
00:43:50A lot of what I experienced, a lot of what I witnessed from both of them throughout the experiment.
00:43:55Lots of little moments that never really made sense before started to make sense.
00:43:59Yeah.
00:44:01I just...
00:44:02It was something that...
00:44:04When I heard, it was like, yeah, look, my gut's telling me there's something in that, for sure.
00:44:11Yeah, I just obviously wasn't ready to be in a relationship.
00:44:16That's the core of the issue right there.
00:44:18Yeah.
00:44:22I so wish we'd all known that.
00:44:26Before going down this road for Lyndall.
00:44:32So why did you stay as long as you did?
00:44:38See, there were times where I did want to go home and I wanted to stay.
00:44:44The part where the final vows, where I didn't get my say, has really said a lot.
00:44:50Cam, that's at the end.
00:44:53That's what, sorry?
00:44:54That was at the end. We're talking about why did you stay as long as you did.
00:44:57If you had left earlier because you weren't falling for me, we wouldn't have had to go through the entire
00:45:01final vows situation.
00:45:02Yeah, but there was parts of it that I wanted to stay and parts where I didn't.
00:45:05And when I got to the final vows, I just knew I should have left when I did.
00:45:09Mate.
00:45:12None of this makes any sense to me.
00:45:17It's incredibly hurtful.
00:45:20And I went through so much crap thinking that you were in this or that eventually you'd be in this.
00:45:28I think not falling in love with someone is perfectly fine.
00:45:31It is perfectly fine, but your behaviour wasn't fine.
00:45:38Sitting here watching the two of you tonight and listening to the depth of experience that you've described, Lyndall.
00:45:47And watching your response here, Cam, I can't help but feel you have a very casual reaction to something that
00:45:57is quite deep and meaningful here for Lyndall.
00:46:02And it just, it feels a little bit dismissive.
00:46:06Not how I'm sitting.
00:46:10Not how I'm sitting.
00:46:10No, not the way you're sitting, mate.
00:46:13You're saying things like, could have done better.
00:46:16Maybe I wasn't ready.
00:46:18Felt a bit of pressure.
00:46:21Pretty low-key, casual reactions to something that Lyndall has described as really quite significant in her life.
00:46:31There was a lot of pain here.
00:46:35Well, I'm sorry for the way that I acted, but I...
00:46:38Yeah, it's just...
00:46:39Are you?
00:46:40Well, I can sit here and say sorry.
00:46:43Because...
00:46:44You can say whatever you want.
00:46:45You have never once acted like you have much care at all for how much you hurt me.
00:46:51So where does that leave me?
00:46:52What do I say?
00:46:54I can sit here and apologise, but it's not...
00:46:56I'm not saying say anything, Cam.
00:46:58I'm telling you, do better.
00:47:00And you should have done that the whole experiment.
00:47:06Be better.
00:47:09Have some f***ing integrity.
00:47:12Radio.
00:47:13Gotcha.
00:47:17Cam, Lyndall's just given you a gift.
00:47:22You know, it's not often that we see a couple that have broken up sit on this couch and have
00:47:27one partner give the other some real advice for their next relationship.
00:47:32So I'd really heed that.
00:47:36It's good advice.
00:47:39If you can take that advice on board, you'll be in a much better place next time around.
00:47:47What I want to say to you, Lyndall, is you are at a significant turning point in your life.
00:47:55You know, you've been given this incredible new lease on life.
00:47:59You've had this experience with Cam.
00:48:03But you've got this amazing future now laid out in front of you.
00:48:07And I think you're a person who's going to make an incredible difference in this world.
00:48:13And I cannot wait to observe that.
00:48:17Thank you both.
00:48:19We've really enjoyed having you here and wish you both all the best.
00:48:23Cheers, guys.
00:48:34Alright, let's get our next couple up.
00:48:44Alyssa and Duncan.
00:48:51Hi.
00:48:53Hi.
00:48:55Hey.
00:48:57Well, last night was a huge night for you both, wasn't it?
00:49:02Yeah.
00:49:03A lot of emotion in the air.
00:49:07You were very angry last night.
00:49:09I was very angry.
00:49:12And had a lot of hurtful things to say about Duncan.
00:49:18Have you had a chance to reflect on what happened last night and process all of that emotion?
00:49:29Um...
00:49:35Well, last night was a huge night for you both.
00:49:43Wasn't it?
00:49:45Yeah.
00:49:45A lot of emotion in the air.
00:49:48Alyssa, you seemed to have a lot to get off your chest last night.
00:49:52Um...
00:49:53Yeah, I definitely did.
00:49:55I'm clearly shocked of our ending and, you know, really heartbroken.
00:50:01You were very angry last night.
00:50:03I was very angry.
00:50:08Duncan, last night, was that confronting for you?
00:50:12I don't hold anything against Alyssa for wanting to vent or to explain, I guess, how she felt about the
00:50:21end of the experiment.
00:50:24Um...
00:50:25I still think there was some things said last night that was around, like, my character.
00:50:31And not around the relationship, which I don't think is fair.
00:50:35What kind of thing specifically?
00:50:40Alyssa said, take your mask off.
00:50:53Why did you say that, Alyssa?
00:50:55I feel like Duncan led me through this experiment, saying,
00:51:01I want to work through this together with you.
00:51:04And then at the end, for him to say,
00:51:07no, it's not for me.
00:51:10I just didn't expect it.
00:51:11So I feel like...
00:51:14Yeah, I feel like I didn't know who he was.
00:51:21Um...
00:51:22I don't think that that's right.
00:51:27And I just...
00:51:28That is not fair.
00:51:33Relationships are not black and white.
00:51:37Like, my heart was in it.
00:51:39I wanted it to work.
00:51:40I didn't come here to go to the end and then not be in love.
00:51:46And it sucks, right?
00:51:48That it didn't work out.
00:51:52Well, there's no question that the two of you started off very strong.
00:51:58And for the most part, really remained stable.
00:52:02But then in the experiment later on, there was a real shift.
00:52:09So let's take a look at your relationship throughout this experiment.
00:52:21Hi.
00:52:21Alyssa.
00:52:22Duncan.
00:52:23Duncan, I love you.
00:52:25Let's get married.
00:52:26Yeah.
00:52:31I think it's pretty clear that I'm falling for Duncan.
00:52:33Oh, my God.
00:52:35There's our wedding anniversary.
00:52:38One way.
00:52:39Yeah.
00:52:40Made it.
00:52:42So how are things going with you guys?
00:52:45Why would somebody like Duncan want to date a single mom?
00:52:50Like, when there's other women that don't have kids?
00:52:54I just have, like, a lot of baggage with, like...
00:52:56I guess it's like a bit of self-sabotage.
00:52:59But I just, like, have a really hard time of, like, feeling deserving of it.
00:53:05What not?
00:53:05Let's talk about it.
00:53:08Give me attention.
00:53:09I need attention.
00:53:10Because I haven't had any.
00:53:14Can I argue?
00:53:15No.
00:53:18I need a lot from Duncan.
00:53:20I need to be checked in on all the time.
00:53:22Hey, I need attention.
00:53:24I do feel like I'm banging my head against the wall.
00:53:28It feels like a bit of self-sabotage.
00:53:31Because I have a child.
00:53:33I'm available every other weekend and on every Wednesday.
00:53:37Yeah.
00:53:38I guess the reality of it all will really come when we're spending time with each other outside of the
00:53:44experience.
00:53:44You can say that you're okay with it, but then, like, you really don't know.
00:53:47Yeah.
00:53:51I think it's a deeper-seated issue that sort of manifests itself into picking apart my behaviour, which is not
00:53:58fair.
00:53:59So what do you think about that, Alisa?
00:54:02What is that?
00:54:05I have a child.
00:54:10Oh, babe.
00:54:13I want to be there for you.
00:54:17I'm going.
00:54:18I don't really want to go.
00:54:19I just want to go.
00:54:21I just want to go.
00:54:22So you don't want me to come?
00:54:24No.
00:54:33I feel more rejected in this relationship than any relationship I've been in.
00:54:39I can't believe I'm trying.
00:54:48I realise that relationships aren't always easy, but I'm just not used to this much conflict in a relationship.
00:54:57I don't want to hurt you, and I don't want to continue getting hurt.
00:55:02So I have to say goodbye.
00:55:20I should have known.
00:55:22I should have known.
00:55:30I should have known.
00:55:32I'm just not.
00:55:42Alisa, when you watch that back, what goes through your mind?
00:55:45um it's hard right not every day you can watch a whole relationship kind of crumble in front of
00:55:55your face um in the beginning we just had like such a connection
00:56:07i was so ready to share everything with him but watching it back
00:56:15i should have seen it coming absolutely should have seen it coming
00:56:20yeah there were a lot of times where
00:56:25i probably shouldn't have just walked away and i shouldn't have been emotionally charged
00:56:31and been able to sit in a conversation and really hash things out with duncan and give him what he
00:56:35needed um and i think i am very emotional
00:56:45i do regret um a lot of things through this experiment and i never wanted to hurt duncan and
00:56:51so i'm really am sorry
00:56:55i'm sorry
00:57:00duncan any final words for melissa
00:57:07um i'm sorry that it that it didn't work out i truly am
00:57:15you know we're broken up but i still want to say like i think that you're an amazing woman and
00:57:20i
00:57:20think that you should like hold yourself with the confidence that you should have about yourself
00:57:37what would you like to say to duncan now in parting
00:57:42um
00:57:46i hope you do you know find that person
00:57:53and um
00:57:56yeah i'm sorry
00:58:00all right guys well this has been an incredibly difficult time for you it wasn't the outcome that
00:58:05either of you wanted when you first started and try to take some learnings away from it
00:58:11definitely
00:58:13um
00:58:13in a strange way sitting on a couch discussing and unpacking your breakup with us
00:58:20while it is hard you can get a lot out of it
00:58:24and i'm hoping tonight it's going to send you
00:58:28on your way much better equipped to cope with your next relationship
00:58:33so with that guys we wish you all the best
00:58:36thank you
00:58:37thank you
00:58:37good luck guys
00:58:39thanks
00:58:53well let's get our last couple up on the couch
00:58:58jesse and claire
00:59:07hello you two
00:59:08hi
00:59:09hello
00:59:10i'm so nervous
00:59:13all right
00:59:14let's do this
00:59:22i have to say that for a couple of departed ways
00:59:26in this experiment it's so refreshing and so lovely
00:59:31to feel and see the energy and the respect the
00:59:37i don't want to say love because it's not like being in love but the love
00:59:40yeah it's a big love absolutely
00:59:45tell us how you've come to this place in your relationship
00:59:49you've gone through so much
00:59:51help us understand how you got here
00:59:54well to credit jesse i think he said forgiveness is a choice and even though i disrespected jesse in the
01:00:06betrayal
01:00:07i think
01:00:11it was clear that he respected me enough back to try and rebuild and move forward and
01:00:21i guess i'm so grateful that i was matched with someone like jesse
01:00:34jesse you seem uh to be a different guy sitting on the couch
01:00:39here tonight to what you were like in the beginning
01:00:44sometimes words landed quite hard on claire how do you think you've changed now in terms of
01:00:51moving forward into a next relationship i think i could have thought a bit more
01:00:58before speaking
01:01:04you know i'm not i'm not perfect either i know i upset claire a couple times on the honeymoon
01:01:09i had this silly mindset coming in when i look back in hindsight with all these
01:01:14freaking standards you know
01:01:19how's anyone supposed to like
01:01:21get through that you know
01:01:23that's really cool that you picked up on that
01:01:26and brought it to yourself
01:01:29it's definitely been a roller coaster ride your relationship
01:01:34i think we should take a look
01:01:36let's do this
01:01:40i'm so nervous
01:01:49oh my god
01:01:53she's ungodly hot
01:01:58oh my god we are so weird
01:02:04i don't know where love has been hiding all these years
01:02:08i swear i'm showing so brightly
01:02:11here you are
01:02:16oh my god look at the water
01:02:17oh my god amazing
01:02:19yeah nah you're not my person
01:02:22i'm done here
01:02:26a bunch of us decided to go out to a pub
01:02:32and throughout the night i'm noticing like the leaning in from claire to adam and the touching of his arms
01:02:40the point where it became a problem for me was when the two of them left the table
01:02:46to be alone
01:02:48claire goes missing i'm thinking this adam's dog
01:02:55what do you want from me
01:02:56what do you want from me to stroke your ego and tell you oh you have nothing to worry about
01:02:59jesse
01:03:00oh i wasn't on the phone to anybody what do you want from me
01:03:04bang out an order from him coming here trying to see my phone
01:03:07do you think that's normal behavior
01:03:09you're out of line
01:03:11you're paranoid mate you come through my door and you said show me your phone
01:03:16because your own insecurities like what you did on saturday night was not on
01:03:22would jesse have any reason to think that you might go home with no absolutely not
01:03:29what i did was wrong i need to win back the trust i like this one i feel so guilty
01:03:36yeah it's true
01:03:37how hot you look he doesn't know the truth
01:03:42all right stay i'm carrying this big secret cute
01:03:48i just can't hold it in
01:03:55that night that we all went out adam and i we kissed
01:04:03i just i knew it you know and adam bro what a dog
01:04:09i thought you're bringing me out here to like to call it off to break up with me
01:04:16yeah
01:04:19i couldn't imagine anything worse than that and then you actually said something worse than about that
01:04:47i can feel the adrenaline already starting to move through my body when when i think of adam
01:04:56he is an absolute dog of dogs how did it happen what do you mean how did it happen how
01:05:02did it happen
01:05:03adam do you even know tell me all i know is that you hooked up with her yeah okay there's
01:05:09a lot more
01:05:10more to it than that isn't it holy
01:05:14i feel really awful for hurting janelle
01:05:22and for hurting jesse
01:05:29i've chosen to leave
01:05:33i chose to stay and try and earn back jesse's trust and forgiveness
01:05:42this is a very different couple
01:05:47how many are you what has allowed us to take us from where we were last week to where we
01:05:53are this week
01:05:54with jesse and i moving forward anything is possible
01:06:02claire bronte said that you're only here to repair your image after what you did to jesse
01:06:06bro shut the up harrison seriously shut up do you know what you need to do you need to take
01:06:13off that
01:06:13shirt and stick it on a pole and wave it around because you're a giant red flag
01:06:18bro
01:06:21i'm sorry claire i'm sorry to say this how can i trust that the reason you wanted to stay
01:06:29was to build a connection with me and not to repair your image
01:06:34and this is the problem that cheating does
01:06:39i chose to leave
01:06:45i also relive
01:06:50i'm talking to all of you but particularly harrison you throw grenades like that that can do untold damage
01:07:19how was that to watch back
01:07:22claire
01:07:24it was really hard to watch i um i feel really
01:07:32disgusted in myself and embarrassed by some of my behavior by lying
01:07:40by gaslighting jesse and telling him he has nothing to worry about when i knew that he did
01:07:47yeah it's pretty shit
01:07:55jesse where are you right now yeah just you know like
01:08:01going back through it all mentally
01:08:05it's a tough watch yeah
01:08:14this has been really difficult for us to watch as well because you two were a very very exciting
01:08:23couple that we put together and just the potential that you both had
01:08:29and so to see it unravel the way that it did was heartbreaking
01:08:36what sort of feelings did you develop jesse for claire during the experiment
01:08:44well yeah you know i liked it
01:08:55i liked her enough to get jealous yeah i liked her enough to you know cry over the bad news
01:09:06i liked her enough to you know i guess forgive her to the point in which i did you know
01:09:18adam
01:09:21oh no when you watch that back
01:09:24the betrayal the deceit the betrayal the deceit what does that do to you
01:09:49oh no
01:09:53oh no when you watch that back the betrayal the deceit what does that do to you
01:10:08um yeah like yeah sorry about the whole thing like i've had time to think about it all and
01:10:18the fact of the matter is man i did did you wrong did you dirty same with janelle and
01:10:22yeah i've really like understood it all now and it's definitely hit home accept the apology jesse
01:10:45i do appreciate it i would also like to say to adam that i've wished he was the best you
01:10:57know
01:10:57and i'm not gonna let what happened hang over my head like a dark cloud and take this
01:11:05you know drag it around like an anchor we yeah like we might not be full buds
01:11:12going forward but i wish i do i wish you the best same bro all right cheers man jesse
01:11:19this experience i know has not been easy the journey for you what have you learned from
01:11:28being in this experiment well what have i learned oh my god there's so many things
01:11:35um wish i had something prepared for you whatever comes to mind
01:11:42i have learned to trust my intuition
01:11:49i've also learned that um to know that i can be better
01:11:57to know that there's more of myself to realize and grow into um because i
01:12:06uh because i thought coming into this that i was like a good guy you know yeah but now i
01:12:15feel like
01:12:15i'm an even better guy yeah i love that
01:12:22what about you clear any regrets oh just one one particular night but um i think that
01:12:33it's shone a light on me and my behaviors
01:12:39seeking validation from outside sources when i'm not happy in myself
01:12:45maybe that's not the way to go about it i regret hurting jesse and i'm so grateful for the respect
01:12:55that he's given back to me you know that um you know how sorry i obviously am for everything and
01:13:05i feel like this the end of the experiment was the beginning of a new leaf and i want to
01:13:12be able to
01:13:12continue that yeah well said yeah yes indeed how do you feel about jesse when you sit here now with
01:13:20him oh i i don't know if it's weird to say but i really like i love who jesse is
01:13:26as a person i love
01:13:28his uniqueness his quirkiness his stay metal you know i i have a lot of kind happy
01:13:40great feelings about jesse
01:13:48jesse have you got any parting words for clear um
01:13:55no i don't because she's coming to perth
01:14:10so my parting words now are see you in a perth
01:14:27watch this space i love it i'm gonna crowd it good luck and we look forward to seeing
01:14:34what happens to you in the future thank you so much thank you
01:14:49well that brings our reunion to an end thank you so much for being brave enough to come into this
01:14:56experiment and try and find the fairy tale for a number of you you're able to find true love
01:15:07for others you didn't get what you came for however this has been an incredible process
01:15:16you've faced challenges that most couples typically get over several years in a very short intense
01:15:24space of time you've embraced the experiment you've come through it you've been raw
01:15:33and we are so grateful for that and for those of you that are still searching for love we hope
01:15:38that you find that special someone in the future for now good luck and thank you thanks everyone thank you
01:15:47so much
01:16:15thank you
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