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Married at First Sight (AU) Season 13 Episode 37
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00:00:02It's the morning after the last dinner party of the 2026 experiment and our
00:00:09couples are still processing the shocking exit of Gia and Scott who have
00:00:14left the experiment and will not continue to final vows.
00:00:19I can unpack it in one word, carnage.
00:00:22I'm not sure what it is that you're looking for Gia but I can tell you're not the one for
00:00:25me.
00:00:26We are a different caliber of people.
00:00:32Sorry but I'm done. Scott! Farty! No!
00:00:40It was a pretty epic crash and burn.
00:00:43Yeah.
00:00:45All she had to do was be honest, be genuine and focus on their relationship.
00:00:49But I didn't think they'd crash out that hard.
00:00:53So all of that time in the commitment ceremonies that they could have had,
00:00:57working on their relationship, they've missed the opportunity.
00:01:01If he would have spoke up earlier, they probably would have split up earlier.
00:01:05Correct. Because the reality is Gia can't take criticism.
00:01:07Any criticism.
00:01:08She thinks every time it's her being thrown under the bus.
00:01:11I did what I needed to do. I got Gia to that dinner party on purpose.
00:01:17Got her there.
00:01:19Got them, got them to have it out with each other.
00:01:22I'm very proud of myself actually.
00:01:27Two can play at that game, honey.
00:01:32I came into this experiment looking for love.
00:01:35I definitely found what I've come here for.
00:01:39After three intense months,
00:01:43it all comes down to the final vows.
00:01:48The four remaining couples must make the life-changing decision.
00:01:57Here we go.
00:01:58Will they take their relationship into the outside world?
00:02:04Or will they say goodbye forever?
00:02:07I know this might be hard to hear.
00:02:12Before...
00:02:13Hi.
00:02:15One of the most magical moments the experiment's ever seen.
00:02:22Stella, I love you more than I ever thought possible.
00:02:52With the experiment ended, the time for final vows is almost here
00:02:57for our remaining couples.
00:03:00Stella and Philip, Rachel and Stephen,
00:03:03Bec and Danny...
00:03:04It's nice that we're going to final vows together, you know?
00:03:08And...
00:03:09Alyssa and David.
00:03:12They'll now separate and spend time weighing up
00:03:15if they'll continue their relationship after the experiment.
00:03:19There's so much shit here.
00:03:22How did this happen?
00:03:24The next time they meet,
00:03:26they'll reveal their decision at final vows.
00:03:31Our couples must now go back to their respective homes
00:03:34to reflect on their time in the experiment
00:03:36before they make the life-changing decision
00:03:40on whether to remain as a couple
00:03:42or go their separate ways.
00:03:44This time will prove testing for our couples
00:03:47as they will begin to question
00:03:49if their relationship is strong enough to continue
00:03:51when they leave the bubble of the experiment.
00:03:58Before everyone leaves their apartments,
00:04:01they're reflecting on last night's final dinner party.
00:04:05What about Dave and Alyssa?
00:04:06That was hard to watch.
00:04:08Yeah.
00:04:08I saw a man coming in there,
00:04:11being vulnerable and getting rejected multiple times.
00:04:14It just doesn't sit well with me.
00:04:16Oh, I'm hurt. I'm hurt. Why? Why?
00:04:18Yeah.
00:04:19He hasn't said or done anything wrong.
00:04:21It's a rejection.
00:04:23It's like finding one little thing
00:04:26that can be pinned on him
00:04:29and just, like, just focus on it.
00:04:31Like, come on.
00:04:33To take your ring off, that is a red flag for me.
00:04:36That, to me, is toxic.
00:04:38I never once took my ring off.
00:04:41Yeah, I think Alyssa's checked out.
00:04:43It was a hard watch, you know, seeing him like that.
00:04:45Like...
00:04:47He's actually really, really hurt.
00:04:50Poor David is there,
00:04:52desperately trying to win her back
00:04:53and Alyssa's like...
00:04:55No.
00:04:57I actually feel bad for David.
00:04:59I think David's a good bloke.
00:05:00I think he's wore his heart on his sleeve.
00:05:03Alyssa's proven his point
00:05:04as to why he stayed quiet for so long
00:05:06because the second he spoke up,
00:05:08look at how it's gone.
00:05:09The poor bloke can't win.
00:05:11It's a dictatorship.
00:05:12It's not a relationship.
00:05:13Do you know what?
00:05:14I think in time Alyssa might look back and regret that
00:05:16because David's a good bloke.
00:05:18She's got herself a good bloke there
00:05:19and they're hard to come across.
00:05:22And she's just shutting him out
00:05:24for something pretty minor, in my opinion.
00:05:29It's a lonely last morning for David.
00:05:33After the final dinner party,
00:05:35Alyssa and David retired to separate apartments,
00:05:38both spending their last night in the experiment alone.
00:05:44Today is such a sad day.
00:05:47I'm moving out alone,
00:05:50you know, without my wife.
00:05:53I'm devastated at where we're at.
00:05:57There's been so much pain
00:05:58that I've experienced the last two weeks.
00:06:02Do you have any tattoos?
00:06:02Yeah, I can't show you where that.
00:06:04Drop your pants.
00:06:06Let me do some squats first.
00:06:08So who's...
00:06:09The question is though,
00:06:10who's going to get in trouble by the husbands?
00:06:11I actually don't care if my husband comes for me.
00:06:14He can come for me,
00:06:15but he ain't coming for me.
00:06:16That's right, you know I'm boxing out first.
00:06:17He ain't coming for me.
00:06:19Oh!
00:06:20Far out, man.
00:06:22I just gave you my feelings
00:06:24and you said lighten up.
00:06:25Prime example.
00:06:26That's just a joke, babe.
00:06:27It's alright, but that's how I feel.
00:06:29We were all just talking, getting to know each other.
00:06:31It was just, you know, chit-chat.
00:06:33We all had a great day.
00:06:35No, I deserve more than that.
00:06:39I'm done too.
00:06:40Here you go.
00:06:43I'm done.
00:06:46Despite everything that's happened,
00:06:48I believe in our relationship
00:06:50and I wanted to fight for it.
00:06:52Last night, I put everything on the line.
00:06:56Unashamedly chasing her,
00:06:58trying to get her back
00:06:59and show everyone that I wanted to fight for this relationship.
00:07:02And I'm here because I want to fight for this.
00:07:05I want you to know how much you mean to me.
00:07:07I walked away from someone
00:07:09that was the love of my life.
00:07:10I literally cannot walk away
00:07:13knowing that.
00:07:16She's giving him nothing.
00:07:17You're giving him nothing?
00:07:19It's just sad that I felt like,
00:07:21no matter how hard I fought,
00:07:23she didn't want this.
00:07:24I'm literally here because I love this woman.
00:07:26Too late, doll.
00:07:27I understand.
00:07:28Too late.
00:07:28I understand, but it's not too late.
00:07:30It's only too late if you want to throw
00:07:31three months down the drain.
00:07:33I feel like this dinner party's done.
00:07:35Babe, no.
00:07:36Honestly, it's done.
00:07:42Alyssa, last night, was someone I don't remember.
00:07:45Someone I don't recognise.
00:07:46She was cold.
00:07:48It felt like the relationship meant nothing to Alyssa.
00:07:52Like, I meant nothing to her.
00:07:56Right now, I'm questioning whether she ever wanted this to start with.
00:08:00No, I'm not going to marry you until you get down one ear and ask me to marry you.
00:08:04I can't tell if you're being serious.
00:08:06No, I am.
00:08:08So we're not doing the vows until I get down?
00:08:13Alyssa loves to be in control.
00:08:14She loves to be in the driving seat and I was shut down.
00:08:19I function at a high frequency and I feel like we're six weeks in.
00:08:24I'm missing that stimulation, that high frequency to make me happy.
00:08:31I'm a more high-functional person than you.
00:08:34Your experience is your experience, but someone on the outside listening in could take it differently.
00:08:39This is a me thing.
00:08:40And I don't know why you're dragging yourself into it.
00:08:42I'm really not dragging myself.
00:08:43I'm just having the conversation.
00:08:45This is a me thing, babe.
00:08:47She says she wants me to challenge her, but when I do challenge her, she doesn't like it.
00:08:51Looking back on it, every time I challenged Alyssa, she shut me down.
00:08:56I can hardly get a word in.
00:08:58Talk to me.
00:09:00Because, like, we need to voice.
00:09:02And that's what I need in this relationship.
00:09:04And you're not fulfilling that need for me.
00:09:06Well, all I'm going to say is I have...
00:09:08We should have gone there, but we haven't.
00:09:10And I haven't felt challenged enough.
00:09:14Well, she has...
00:09:15You did mention I was a weak man at one point.
00:09:17She called you a weak man?
00:09:20Yeah.
00:09:20So that's a problem.
00:09:23What's happened in this relationship is I've done a lot of listening.
00:09:25Alyssa has done a lot of talking.
00:09:27We're both adults.
00:09:28And I want to see that in her, that she has the ability to listen.
00:09:31I can't mind read.
00:09:32It's not mind reading.
00:09:33It's not mind reading.
00:09:33Oh my gosh, I can't.
00:09:34Boom.
00:09:35I know, I can't mind read, babe.
00:09:39I can't even explain the hurt from last night.
00:09:42You know, getting to bed after that dinner party was the hardest thing that I've had to do this whole
00:09:48experiment.
00:09:48Just knowing and replaying those moments where I heard Alyssa say things about me that showed she didn't care about
00:09:55me.
00:09:55It almost felt like she looked down on me for trying to fight for our relationship.
00:10:01I think, you know, you couldn't have asked for anything worse.
00:10:08Feeling much better today.
00:10:10Got a good night's sleep.
00:10:12I've woken up feeling much more relaxed.
00:10:15And yeah, I'm really looking forward to going home.
00:10:19The day's finally arrived where we're moving out.
00:10:23It's finished.
00:10:24The experiment is officially done and dusted.
00:10:29To see David take his ring off, it really hurt me because in real life you don't do that.
00:10:34Like, I've never once taken my ring off.
00:10:37Even though they might be little things, they're big things for me.
00:10:40Yeah, I came here for love and I was falling in love with this person.
00:10:45And then my feelings have changed because of the events that have unfolded this week.
00:10:49I know that he's sorry, but yeah, there's a lot to process before making this decision in a few days.
00:10:58Down the hall, an emotional Rachel and Stephen are saying their goodbyes.
00:11:04About to burst our little bubble, babe.
00:11:13Knowing that I'm going back to Melbourne and we'll be walking into an empty apartment tonight.
00:11:19It's just tough because Stephen's not going to be there.
00:11:21And you know, we are 900 kilometres apart.
00:11:24That concerns me.
00:11:27Because long distance, it's a hard one.
00:11:30Think of it as the next chapter starting.
00:11:32I know.
00:11:36Goodbye.
00:11:41This is it.
00:11:43I know.
00:11:46Oh, don't cry.
00:11:56I'm really lucky to have been able to do this and I'm really lucky to have met Stephen.
00:12:02Yeah.
00:12:04It's a couple of days.
00:12:05It's so sad that we're saying goodbye.
00:12:08We've built this little nest for ourselves and we've got to dismantle it and move apart and make a massive
00:12:14decision.
00:12:15Long distance is one of our biggest challenges.
00:12:18Going into final vows, that's definitely considered.
00:12:21I'm going to have some serious thinking to do.
00:12:24Oh, you're shaking.
00:12:25I know.
00:12:27See you soon.
00:12:28See you soon.
00:12:30Safe travels.
00:12:31Bye.
00:12:52With the upcoming final vows weighing heavily on their minds, Alyssa and David have headed home to contemplate their decision.
00:13:01They'll spend the week apart, reflecting on whether to continue their relationship outside the experiment or leave their marriages for
00:13:10good.
00:13:11Coming home to Brisbane solo, it feels like a part of me has been taken away.
00:13:16There is so much good, there's so much light that has come out of this relationship.
00:13:22But I've still got the last week of our relationship looming over me.
00:13:30That last week of the experiment, I wore my heart on my sleeve and I felt like I kept getting
00:13:36pushed back and knocked back.
00:13:38This is one of the most uncertain places I've ever been in my life.
00:13:44I do love and care for this woman deeply.
00:13:47But at the same time, I have to decide whether I can forgive her.
00:13:56And in Adelaide, Alyssa is deliberating over whether to continue her relationship with David after the experiment.
00:14:04David has been so supportive.
00:14:06He's always had my back and I love that about him.
00:14:10But the last couple of weeks has taken a turn for us.
00:14:14The fact that as soon as he felt like it got hard, he took his ring off.
00:14:20I have to be able to see past this to be able to move forward into the real world.
00:14:26And my gut's telling me now, like, the little things are actually big things for me.
00:14:31And they are deal breakers for me.
00:14:34David being upset with that final test date was a big red flag for me.
00:14:40Taking your ring off at the first sight of a, you know, seeing me having a good time socialising with
00:14:46other people.
00:14:47It's toxic.
00:14:48And I was like, nah, in the bin.
00:14:54If that moment didn't happen, maybe our relationship would be in a way better place right now.
00:15:02Maybe I would be in love right now.
00:15:05There's been a world of emotions lately.
00:15:07And I, I know that he's willing to fight for me.
00:15:10He got down on one knee for God's sake, like, put my ring back on my finger.
00:15:15He's wanting this to work.
00:15:18Um, but I am feeling the pressure of, pressure of that.
00:15:34The moment has come for Alyssa and David to declare their feelings at final vows.
00:15:52I came into this experiment hoping to find love.
00:15:55I found love and I was hoping to leave here, you know, with a woman of my dreams and build
00:15:59a life and a family together and a future.
00:16:01So this decision today will be the start of, of the next stage.
00:16:12I love Alyssa and my feelings haven't changed for Alyssa.
00:16:17Coming into this decision, it's just finding that balance between my head and my heart.
00:16:21And I also don't know what's going to happen to me when I'm there stood right in front of Alyssa.
00:16:28I don't know how I'm going to feel, so I'm a bit anxious.
00:16:32I've put everything into this relationship.
00:16:34I haven't held back.
00:16:36I did fall in love.
00:16:38When you love someone, you can't just switch off your feelings.
00:16:41That's the truth.
00:16:52David has made his intentions clear that he wants to make this work in the outside world and that he
00:16:59does love me and he doesn't want to lose me.
00:17:03So I feel like, I feel like he will be committed to the cause and he'll want to see this
00:17:09through into the real world.
00:17:13But today is going to be tough for David.
00:17:21He missed the mark because he was a yes man.
00:17:29He told me he loved me.
00:17:31The ball is in my court today.
00:17:41And he breaks my heart knowing that I'm going to be breaking his heart at the end of this.
00:18:12Hello.
00:18:15Hello.
00:18:16How are you?
00:18:18I'm good.
00:18:19How are you?
00:18:20I'm good.
00:18:24You're awesome.
00:18:26All right.
00:18:27See?
00:18:28I've convinced you.
00:18:32All right.
00:18:37Here we go.
00:18:43Melissa, here we are.
00:18:46From the very beginning, our wedding day was something I'll never forget.
00:18:52The chemistry was instant.
00:18:54The banter, the laughs, the spark.
00:18:57It all felt effortless.
00:19:00And of course, how could I forget the moment when you looked me dead in the eye and said,
00:19:05I don't think I can marry you until you get down on one knee.
00:19:12What I saw wasn't just a bold woman making a big entrance,
00:19:16but someone who clearly wanted commitment, love, and something serious.
00:19:21The exact same things I came here for.
00:19:25You were strong, fiery, unapologetically yourself.
00:19:30And that energy instantly put my mind at ease.
00:19:35We never backed away from the challenges and our connection deepened.
00:19:39Getting intimate and building trust.
00:19:41And week by week, it felt like we were just getting stronger and stronger.
00:19:46You reminded me what it felt like to care again.
00:19:49You broke down walls I didn't even realize that I built.
00:19:52You made me laugh, challenged me, and you opened up my heart to love.
00:20:02From the very beginning, you told me that the moment a man tries to control you, you run.
00:20:08So I listened.
00:20:10I did everything you said you wanted.
00:20:13I gave you space.
00:20:14I let you lead when you needed to.
00:20:17And I never tried to change you.
00:20:20But it was the final commitment ceremony where everything changed.
00:20:24I finally spoke up.
00:20:26I told you how, at times, I'd held back in this relationship.
00:20:29Not because I didn't care.
00:20:31But because I was scared that being honest would push you further away.
00:20:36You accused me of blindsiding you.
00:20:38And in that moment, I realized something important.
00:20:41I wasn't being hurt.
00:20:43You couldn't see that I wasn't attacking you.
00:20:46I was finally standing up for myself.
00:20:48It wasn't about proving a point.
00:20:51It was about finding my voice.
00:20:54Despite your frustrations, I still wanted to fight for us.
00:20:58I vowed to let my walls down, be vulnerable, and express how I truly felt.
00:21:07I told you that I loved you.
00:21:11Something I'd wanted to say for a very long time.
00:21:15And although you couldn't say it back, I left feeling confident that there was still hope for us.
00:21:22Watching you back on the final test without alternate matches,
00:21:26you flirted, made inappropriate jokes, and spoke poorly about me behind my back.
00:21:32I felt betrayed and disrespected by what I saw.
00:21:37On our wedding day, you stated that you wanted to be challenged in this relationship.
00:21:41So that is what I did.
00:21:42I challenged you.
00:21:43And you shut me down.
00:21:45It felt as though you wouldn't take any accountability for how I had felt.
00:21:52We've had moments of laughter and deep affection.
00:21:56But we've also had moments where I felt shut down, controlled, and unheard.
00:22:03There have been times when I tried to express myself, but was met with criticism or correction instead of curiosity.
00:22:11What I've come to understand is that with you, there was no version of me that could win.
00:22:18If I pushed harder, I would have been called controlling.
00:22:22If I held back, I was labeled disconnected.
00:22:26I've realized I can't be the man who constantly fights to be heard,
00:22:30or to constantly fight to prove his worth to someone who is still deciding if I'll be enough.
00:22:38Throughout all this, I've been patient.
00:22:41And I've done a lot of the listening.
00:22:45But I'm done listening.
00:22:49So today, I'm not walking away because I've stopped loving you, Alyssa.
00:22:59I'm walking away because loving you shouldn't mean losing myself.
00:23:25You're not gonna listen to my vows?
00:23:33That's a no.
00:23:39Wow.
00:23:40I just wasted three months of my life and he won't even listen to me.
00:23:58David.
00:24:00Wow.
00:24:01I can't believe we're here at the end of this experiment.
00:24:06Three months ago, we were with complete strangers standing at an altar saying I do.
00:24:12The choice to walk away from final vows today for me was all about choosing myself in this relationship and
00:24:19making my voice heard.
00:24:21So much of this relationship has been about Alyssa and me putting her first.
00:24:26I ordered to myself to make my voice heard because most of the relationship, I was the one listening.
00:24:33I feel like I put all my cards on the table and all I was wanting from Alyssa was some
00:24:39accountability.
00:24:41Some wanting to fight for this.
00:24:44Then came our homestays.
00:24:47That's when the real world came crashing in.
00:24:49The pressure of my home, my business, my cat, my life in Adelaide and how I can't just pack up
00:24:55and leave in three months like we initially discussed.
00:24:59You said you'd move and we'd make it work.
00:25:02It sounded perfect.
00:25:04But something in my heart felt off.
00:25:09There's been so much pain that I've experienced the last two weeks.
00:25:14You know, you can love someone and unfortunately, sometimes they're not ready to let you in.
00:25:22I feel tremendously heartbroken.
00:25:25She knew I wanted her.
00:25:26And still, it felt like I was fighting for a relationship that someone wasn't willing to fight for.
00:25:39David, you are everything I wanted and more.
00:25:42You are.
00:25:42You are strong.
00:25:43You are kind.
00:25:44You are compassionate.
00:25:46You are a leader.
00:25:47But standing here today, I can only be honest.
00:25:50I love you, David, for who you are, but not for me.
00:25:56He said you'd have a fight right Aoife.
00:26:08I love you.
00:26:08I love you.
00:26:20Look it.
00:26:20Oh, my God!
00:26:24Mary!
00:26:34In Melbourne, Rachel has returned home
00:26:37where she will reflect on her relationship with Stephen
00:26:40ahead of the final vows.
00:26:42Being here at the end, it's great.
00:26:44It is a really nice feeling.
00:26:45I feel really united with Stephen
00:26:47and there's this really nice closeness, playful, floatiness
00:26:51that we have in our relationship.
00:26:54I feel like we're both as goofy as each other.
00:26:56Oh, my God, I might be good at this game!
00:27:01Yes, yes, better make sure that's done.
00:27:06We have grown so much together
00:27:08and we have both been vulnerable.
00:27:11I do like you and I have caught up in my feelings for you.
00:27:18I've never had a deeply emotional,
00:27:21connected relationship before
00:27:23and I've got one.
00:27:26But Stephen can't leave Sydney because of his business.
00:27:31We have grown together through this experiment
00:27:34but moving out of the bubble
00:27:37into the real world concerns me.
00:27:43I'm scared that Stephen will go back to his life in Sydney
00:27:48and it's just going to be easier for him to let me go
00:27:52because he is high and poor and he has his business
00:27:55and so it might be a burden
00:27:59to try and maintain our relationship with me
00:28:02so he might just let me go.
00:28:06So, yeah, that's my fear.
00:28:14I am concerned that we're going back to our lives.
00:28:19He might evaluate things
00:28:21and he might just see that as a,
00:28:23well, it's actually easier without you
00:28:25and his decision could be,
00:28:29no, thank you.
00:28:31So, yeah, I am concerned.
00:28:42In Sydney,
00:28:44Stephen is looking back on his time
00:28:46in the experiment with Rachel.
00:28:51Despite sharing a strong emotional connection
00:28:54within the bubble of the experiment,
00:28:56Stephen is contemplating
00:28:58if that bond is strong enough
00:28:59to last the distance in the outside world.
00:29:04Rachel's patience and kindness
00:29:06and I've got to hand it to her.
00:29:09I feel like Rachel really saved the relationship.
00:29:14In reflecting on the relationship,
00:29:16I haven't always been the greatest husband.
00:29:21I don't remember getting a compliment from you
00:29:23on how I look today.
00:29:25You do look gorgeous
00:29:26and I'm really sorry that I didn't say it
00:29:28when it mattered.
00:29:29Do you think Stephen is affectionate enough?
00:29:36No.
00:29:41We've had our ups,
00:29:42we've had our downs.
00:29:44There's quite a large part of the relationship
00:29:46where I was sort of dragging the chain
00:29:48and my feelings started quite late for Rachel.
00:29:52I look back at intimacy week
00:29:54and how I sort of rejected Rachel
00:29:56and one of the tasks there.
00:30:01I can kiss you, Rachel.
00:30:04I'm not too sure if it's going to make you feel something.
00:30:07I need to feel that romantic connection
00:30:09and unfortunately,
00:30:11I haven't felt that romantic connection as of yet.
00:30:21I've realised that I've just been a little bit lacking
00:30:25in the relationship-wise.
00:30:26I've probably just got to be a little bit more proactive
00:30:28in my emotions.
00:30:33Being away from Rachel,
00:30:34I've realised that, yeah, I do have deep feelings for her.
00:30:40But at the same time, I guess my biggest fear is that
00:30:43I will not meet Rachel's expectations
00:30:47within our relationship in the real world.
00:30:51There's a lot more other challenges outside the experiment.
00:30:55Rachel's from Melbourne, I'm from Sydney.
00:30:57I've started a business here
00:30:58and unfortunately for now,
00:31:00I'm being a real pain in the arse
00:31:01and I'm saying to Rachel,
00:31:02I can't move from Sydney.
00:31:05When Rachel mentioned that she's going to move to Sydney,
00:31:08I am worried that she might regret it later.
00:31:11But I can see our future together.
00:31:14But it will not excuse the feelings of doubt
00:31:20that I've got that we may not just make it
00:31:23because of these challenges that lie ahead of us.
00:31:32After nearly three months in the experiment,
00:31:36the time has come for Rachel and Stephen to decide
00:31:41whether to continue their relationship
00:31:43outside the experiment or part ways forever.
00:31:49I'm nervous because we've had a few hiccups
00:31:54along through the experiment
00:31:55and I haven't really been the greatest of husbands either.
00:32:07We've come so far
00:32:09and I've got someone I can be comfortable around
00:32:12and they like me for being me.
00:32:18I've missed Rachel.
00:32:19I'm excited to see her.
00:32:23But, you know,
00:32:24there is that thought in the back of my head
00:32:26going long distance,
00:32:29potential career changes.
00:32:30I've got these concerns that are polluting my head.
00:32:39It is a concern for me that we left on good terms,
00:32:42but during our time apart,
00:32:45Stephen's life has been pulled into focus again
00:32:48of, like, what he has left behind.
00:32:53It scares me that Stephen's going to brush it off
00:32:56and then he's going to go,
00:32:56you know what, this is just too hard.
00:33:02But, at the same time,
00:33:04I've never had a guy make me feel as special as Stephen does.
00:33:11I've never had a guy make me feel as though
00:33:14I'm OK just being me.
00:33:17I am loud.
00:33:19I am a big personality,
00:33:22but Stephen's never asked me to be anything else.
00:33:27That's so rare to find in a partner.
00:33:30I'm hoping that I walk out of my final vows
00:33:34with Stephen hand in hand
00:33:35and we move forward
00:33:36and it all comes together for us.
00:33:47Still to come.
00:33:52Will Rachel get the commitment
00:33:54she's always wanted from Stephen?
00:33:57I won't lie.
00:33:59There have been moments in this experiment
00:34:00where I seriously questioned everything.
00:34:03An outpouring of emotion.
00:34:06You made me believe in love again, Stella.
00:34:09You show me what kindness, loyalty
00:34:11and genuine care look like.
00:34:15And Beck and Danny's final vows.
00:34:18But what will Danny decide?
00:34:24Beck.
00:34:25Beck.
00:34:41Beck.
00:34:41Beck.
00:34:42Beck.
00:34:42Beck.
00:34:42Beck.
00:34:42Beck.
00:34:43Beck.
00:34:44Beck.
00:34:44Beck.
00:34:44Beck.
00:34:44Beck.
00:34:44Beck.
00:34:45Beck.
00:34:45Beck.
00:34:46Beck.
00:34:46Beck.
00:34:47Beck.
00:34:47Beck.
00:34:48Beck.
00:34:48Beck.
00:35:02Beck.
00:35:09Oh, my God.
00:35:10Wow.
00:35:12Look at you.
00:35:13Oh, my gosh.
00:35:15Hi.
00:35:19Hello.
00:35:21Oh, hi.
00:35:22It's good to see you.
00:35:23Oh, my God.
00:35:24It's good to see you.
00:35:25Look at that jacket.
00:35:26I love it.
00:35:26Look at you.
00:35:27You look beautiful.
00:35:29You look nervous.
00:35:31Oh, I am nervous.
00:35:32Oh, I feel like let's get into it.
00:35:36You ready?
00:35:37Oh.
00:35:37All right.
00:35:38As ready as I'm ever going to be.
00:35:40I'm not going to lie.
00:35:40I'm a little bit nervous myself.
00:35:42All right.
00:35:43Okay.
00:35:44All righty.
00:35:48Okay.
00:35:49Dear Stephen, showing up to this experiment, I had experienced hurt in the dating world,
00:35:56never being the chosen one, and always left wondering why I wasn't enough.
00:35:59I came in knowing I'm not always easy.
00:36:02I'm strong, independent, and sometimes emotional, which meant I also had some learning to do,
00:36:11but I was willing to do the work.
00:36:13I showed up with an open heart and a deep hope that I might find real love and have my
00:36:19very own rom-com ending with a new leading man.
00:36:23Our journey hasn't been smooth sailing.
00:36:30During the honeymoon, I questioned your humour.
00:36:33Some jokes made me feel bad about myself.
00:36:35I started questioning my self-worth.
00:36:37Ultimately, I started to question our match.
00:36:41Affection was a big struggle.
00:36:43Intimacy week was one of the hardest moments in this experiment for us.
00:36:52I bravely opened my heart in such a vulnerable way.
00:36:56I felt exposed and rejected when you pulled away and didn't kiss me.
00:37:06Then at retreat, when I was excited about our progress, everything came crashing down.
00:37:12And because of that, I became emotionally raw, unravelling in front of you.
00:37:25But despite that, you stuck around.
00:37:28You supported me.
00:37:30You didn't try to fix it.
00:37:32You didn't walk away.
00:37:33You simply stayed with me.
00:37:35In that moment, my feelings for you deepened.
00:37:40I usually keep those parts of me guarded, covering the fears and hurt I carry to avoid being a burden
00:37:46to someone else.
00:37:48Because I have always believed that I might be too much to love.
00:37:53The final test with our alternate matches made me anxious.
00:37:57My insecurities of never being chosen began to resurface.
00:38:05But you proved me wrong with your words and your loyalty.
00:38:10It has been a slow burn.
00:38:13But it's allowed something rare to grow between us.
00:38:15It has been a deep emotional connection.
00:38:19One I've never had with a man before.
00:38:22You've accepted me in ways I didn't know I needed.
00:38:26From getting emotionally attached to our fish.
00:38:29To singing the same line of a song on repeat.
00:38:33You've never asked me to tone it down, be less, or shrink myself to fit beside you.
00:38:40You've let me be me.
00:38:42Completely.
00:38:43And that's all I've ever wanted.
00:38:46I choose you, Stephen.
00:38:50No hesitation.
00:38:52No holding back.
00:38:55I want to walk out of this experiment hand in hand with you.
00:38:59Ready to keep building something messy.
00:39:01Something beautiful.
00:39:02Something real.
00:39:03And entirely ours.
00:39:06I've never felt for anyone what I feel for you.
00:39:10But even with all the fears that whisper in the background.
00:39:14I want this.
00:39:16I want you, Stephen.
00:39:20I want you, Stephen.
00:39:26Oh, man.
00:39:34I haven't missed that laugh, though.
00:39:37Calms me down.
00:39:38I love hearing it.
00:39:39I'm glad it makes you calm.
00:39:43Here we go.
00:39:46So, Rachel, on our wedding day, I turned around, we locked eyes.
00:39:51There was lots of laughter.
00:39:54A lot of laughter.
00:39:58But then the experiment kicked in.
00:40:00And wow, it's been one wild ride.
00:40:04We had moments that felt like pure magic.
00:40:07Laughing until our cheeks hurt.
00:40:09And discovering that we actually enjoy each other's weird, messy, chaotic selves.
00:40:16Those days were full of curiosity and exploring what it meant to be open, vulnerable, and willing to give this
00:40:24a real chance.
00:40:26But, of course, not everything was easy.
00:40:33I won't lie.
00:40:34There have been moments in this experiment where I seriously questioned everything.
00:40:38There were times where I spent nights lying away, thinking, can I really do this?
00:40:45Am I out of my depth?
00:40:50When the experiment began, I told myself I'd be open.
00:40:53But the truth is, old habits die hard.
00:41:01I was holding back and afraid of not being enough.
00:41:07But you challenged me.
00:41:09I wasn't used to someone expecting more from me.
00:41:12I remember the moment things shifted.
00:41:15It was the way you looked at me when I finally let my guard drop.
00:41:19The way you stood by me when I thought I didn't deserve it.
00:41:22I stopped trying to protect myself from being hurt and holding back in fear of rejection.
00:41:29You saw me.
00:41:31You accepted me.
00:41:33All of me.
00:41:34Steve-O.
00:41:36You taught me that love isn't about perfection.
00:41:40It's about being real.
00:41:41Coming into this experiment, I had convinced myself that I was unlovable.
00:41:46Too stubborn.
00:41:47Too guarded.
00:41:48And too complicated.
00:41:50I had hope.
00:41:51But I also found it hard to imagine anyone ever loving someone like me.
00:41:58Rachel, you really changed that for me.
00:42:03You taught me that my heart wasn't broken.
00:42:06It was just waiting for the right person to see it.
00:42:09And that person is you, Rachel.
00:42:14So today, I'm standing here to tell you that I choose you.
00:42:22I choose your smile, your laugh, your fire.
00:42:29And I promise from this day forward to show up for you, take every risk with you, and to never
00:42:35stop choosing you.
00:42:39I am falling for you, Rachel, I choose you, and I'm diving in, headfirst, fearless.
00:43:06Like a fairytale ending, isn't it?
00:43:09But to hear Rachel say, I choose you, it made me really happy.
00:43:14Oh, my gosh.
00:43:15Oh, my gosh.
00:43:16I feel really good.
00:43:18I'm like, I'm very, very happy.
00:43:23Oh, you want to be my girlfriend?
00:43:24Yes, I want to be your girlfriend.
00:43:26Oh, there we go.
00:43:26Now it's official.
00:43:29Oh, my gosh.
00:43:31Oh, my gosh.
00:43:32All right.
00:43:33Well.
00:43:35Way too community, you two.
00:43:38Probably more passion.
00:43:46Rachel and Stephen are leaving the building.
00:43:49Or bush.
00:43:50Oh, my gosh.
00:43:51Yeah, we've worked hard in our relationship.
00:43:54I feel like I've got massive, you know, personal development from the experiment, and I'm walking out with, well, a
00:44:01girlfriend.
00:44:04That's true.
00:44:16There'll be more of that later.
00:44:33With the experiment coming to an end, one of this year's most tumultuous couples is packing up and leaving the
00:44:41apartment.
00:44:42Beck and Danny will now individually head back home and weigh up whether they want to continue their marriage beyond
00:44:50the experiment.
00:44:51No, don't leave.
00:44:54No, no, no, you're not allowed to go.
00:44:59Moving out today, it's bittersweet.
00:45:02Bitter because I just want to be in my love bubble with my husband.
00:45:06I don't like this.
00:45:08Shut up.
00:45:09You'll be all right.
00:45:11By far, the best thing I've ever done.
00:45:14It's so sad.
00:45:15I don't like it.
00:45:20It's our place, you know.
00:45:21We've had some of the best memories in here.
00:45:25Some of the worst ones too, but some of the best memories.
00:45:31Babe, can you help me?
00:45:32I can't lift this off the bed.
00:45:34No.
00:45:35Over time, being with Danny, being married to him, living with him, I've seen that he is just such a
00:45:43sensitive soul.
00:45:44Bye, see you later.
00:45:47Ah, your face.
00:45:50And that whilst we both were a bit out of our depth in this experiment at times, the effort that
00:45:56he's put in and worked with me and us together on this relationship just shows that he's really serious about
00:46:04it.
00:46:04Oh, f***ing hell.
00:46:07What have you got in there?
00:46:08A dead body?
00:46:11Probably the last couple of weeks has been really, really tough, I'll be honest.
00:46:15Nearing the end of the experiment and I feel like pretty drained.
00:46:19But look, I wouldn't change it for the world.
00:46:20It's been a once in a lifetime experience.
00:46:23We've had some amazing times here.
00:46:25We've had some horrendous times here.
00:46:28We've gone through stress together, happy times, sad times, tears, everything together.
00:46:33So it's been a rollercoaster, so to speak.
00:46:36But we're here, which is amazing, you know.
00:46:40I'm really going to cherish the next few days to actually sit down, go for some long walks, drink some
00:46:47coffee and see what's the right move for me moving forward, you know.
00:46:53I've got a business meeting to go to.
00:46:56Some bird of a mess of tears.
00:46:58Oh, Daniel!
00:47:00It just reminds you of the journey.
00:47:02Like, three months ago we were strangers and today we're like, like, love has come up and I am obsessed
00:47:12with him.
00:47:13I love him.
00:47:15I'll see you later.
00:47:19We'll speak anyway.
00:47:20All right.
00:47:21See ya.
00:47:29After a few days apart, Bec and Danny are reflecting on their relationship before they head to final vows.
00:47:38I think Danny loves me.
00:47:40I think he does.
00:47:41I think that he is going to take this time away and realise that we make each other better people.
00:47:52I think he does love me.
00:47:53But I need to hear it from him and I think final vows is the place I need to hear
00:47:58it.
00:47:59I want to be loved.
00:48:01And I want to be adored.
00:48:02And I deserve it.
00:48:03While Bec is crystal clear in her decision, in his hometown of Melbourne, Danny is not entirely convinced of the
00:48:11decision he'll be making about his future with Bec at the final vows ceremony.
00:48:17I came here looking for the Bonnie to my Clyde and Bec has characteristics what I'm looking for.
00:48:22Some of the best memories I've ever had in my life.
00:48:26How do you feel about the words I wrote?
00:48:28I love what you write.
00:48:29That's so cute.
00:48:30But when me and Bec is very much like that, it's very much up and down, the hardest thing in
00:48:36the experiment's definitely been conflict.
00:48:38One of the major doubts for me is when there's a problem, which isn't even a big problem, it can
00:48:44escalate into a big problem because I don't feel I can really talk to Bec.
00:48:49Sometimes I'm met with, like, aggression and sometimes she can sort of get her back up pretty easily.
00:48:56Just take it on board and...
00:48:58I'm taking it on board.
00:48:59And take what I'm saying...
00:49:03Don't say thank you.
00:49:04I'm taking it on board.
00:49:04It's not about saying thank you.
00:49:05But take what I'm saying...
00:49:08Thanks, babe.
00:49:08...as seriously...
00:49:10Stop saying thank you.
00:49:12Yeah, I'm done.
00:49:14It's f***ing the point.
00:49:15It's fine.
00:49:16I mean...
00:49:18This is what I mean.
00:49:20Yeah, and good luck for me for the rest of my life getting crucified.
00:49:25Daniel, come and sit next to me.
00:49:32Daniel, stand here and look united with me.
00:49:36Don't tell me what to do.
00:49:38Bec does like drama.
00:49:39She's been involved in a lot of drama with the group.
00:49:42You've given me the ick.
00:49:43If you can't read the situation accurately and you misinterpret words, like, that's not really on me.
00:49:48That's on you.
00:49:49Oh, honey, you're the one that wrote them and read them.
00:49:52It ain't me.
00:49:53I'm reading them how you said them.
00:49:55When we went to dinner party free and Bec went off at everyone, I felt so uncomfortable.
00:50:00I was embarrassed of her behaviour.
00:50:02Stare at me with your evil eyes.
00:50:05Danny looks embarrassed.
00:50:06Because neither of you have got any friends here anymore.
00:50:12And then trying to talk to her about it, I had to be very careful with the way I was
00:50:17wording my words.
00:50:18Seeing her behave that way, how did you feel?
00:50:22It's a tough question to answer.
00:50:24I'm scared of her.
00:50:25I don't know.
00:50:26Just answer it honestly.
00:50:27Were you proud?
00:50:28Were you embarrassed?
00:50:30Um.
00:50:32You were what?
00:50:33Maybe slightly embarrassed, yeah.
00:50:37We have been through hell and high water together.
00:50:40We've had each other's backs.
00:50:42There's been good points.
00:50:43But there's also been some really, really bad times.
00:50:45So I'll have to sit down as a man, assess if Bec's the right person for me.
00:51:06I cannot believe that I've come into this experiment, fallen in love and I'm standing here at final vows.
00:51:15Today could be absolutely life changing for me.
00:51:17It could literally be the beginning of the rest of my life.
00:51:34Me and Bec get along so well, we care about each other.
00:51:42Honestly, I've given this experiment everything I've got.
00:51:47But I do have to make the correct decision for my life and my future as well.
00:52:18I am manifesting that it's going to be the best day ever.
00:52:22And that I'm going to hear exactly what I hope to hear and we run off into the future together.
00:52:30I love Danny.
00:52:32Even though we argue, that doesn't diminish the feelings that I have for him.
00:52:37We have overcome so many hurdles together and I can't imagine my life without him now.
00:52:59Oh my gosh.
00:53:11Tell me what your number one ick is with a guy
00:53:14Body odour
00:53:15Body odour
00:53:16When they just smell disgusting
00:53:17Yeah, yeah, yeah
00:53:18Not a vibe
00:53:19Yours?
00:53:20Guys in cars that have the loud engine
00:53:23When they're like revving it
00:53:24You're so insecure
00:53:25If you need that much attention on yourself
00:53:27You must not have a personality
00:53:29Or a really small
00:53:30Yeah, or 100%
00:53:32Compensating but not
00:53:33I do not care what you drive, mate
00:53:35Don't care
00:53:35You don't like the revs
00:53:36You don't like the fancy cars
00:53:37Don't care
00:53:38Another one for me is those no-show socks
00:53:41Like those socks that just go around the toes and the heel
00:53:44Yeah
00:53:44That is no way
00:53:46When me and my boyfriend started dating
00:53:48He had some in his drawer
00:53:49Literally got them through the mouth
00:53:50I was like, there's no way you're wearing that
00:53:52There's no way
00:53:53Actually, you know, this is a funny one
00:53:54That you won't expect from me
00:53:55I'm an athlete
00:53:56But I don't like guys that do organised sport
00:53:58If they're in a footy team or whatever
00:54:00Oh, you don't like that
00:54:01Because it basically just like takes up
00:54:04Get a life
00:54:05You get a life, mate
00:54:06Yuck
00:54:07Guys in cars
00:54:08Yeah, okay, big ick when guys yell at you from their cars
00:54:12Yuck
00:54:12That's disgusting
00:54:13But
00:54:14Because it takes up
00:54:16Their whole weekend
00:54:17And it's like, oh, sorry, I'm with the boys
00:54:19It's not only
00:54:20Oh, I'm going to put a new voice
00:54:21I'm like, oh, now I've got drinks for the boys
00:54:23Now I've got whatever the boys
00:54:30All right, shall we?
00:54:32Let's do it
00:54:33Oh, my gosh
00:54:36Daniel
00:54:37Come into this experiment
00:54:38When I first met you with the end of the aisle
00:54:41I'll be honest
00:54:44Here we go
00:54:44I didn't feel an instant spark
00:54:47I remember thinking you weren't quite my type
00:54:50And maybe even that you're a bit of a f***ing boy
00:54:55But as the days went on
00:54:56I started to see something different
00:54:58Someone kind
00:54:59Someone grounded
00:55:00And quietly protective
00:55:02Our honeymoon
00:55:03We had moments of laughter
00:55:05Connection and excitement
00:55:08When we moved into our apartment
00:55:10I felt hopeful
00:55:11It started to feel like we were building something real
00:55:14But then you told me
00:55:15We had low sexual chemistry
00:55:18But
00:55:19We chose our relationship
00:55:20And instead of running away
00:55:22We worked on it
00:55:23And tried to reconnect
00:55:24One kiss every morning
00:55:25And one kiss every night
00:55:29In Intimacy Week
00:55:30The fantasy night changed everything
00:55:32For the first time
00:55:33I felt like we truly connected
00:55:34Emotionally, physically
00:55:36And spiritually
00:55:36It was the moment I realised
00:55:38This wasn't just an experiment anymore
00:55:40It was something real
00:55:41And something worth fighting for
00:55:43Of course it hasn't all been smooth sailing
00:55:45We've had our arguments
00:55:48At the third dinner party
00:55:50I let my emotions get the better of me
00:55:53And I could see the disappointment in your eyes
00:55:56When you said that I embarrassed you
00:55:57I was crushed
00:55:59Because your opinion of me
00:56:00Actually matters so much
00:56:03You are, without a doubt
00:56:05The funniest man I've ever met
00:56:06And I love that about you
00:56:09You light up every room
00:56:10And every day with you
00:56:11Bring smiles and laughter
00:56:14Love isn't just about the good moments
00:56:16It's about who you choose to stand beside
00:56:18When things get hard
00:56:21Sorry
00:56:22Sorry
00:56:26Daniel, you're my best friend
00:56:28My safe space
00:56:29You make me a better person
00:56:30And you lift me up when I'm down
00:56:31You're the kind of man
00:56:33Everyone wants in their corner
00:56:34You're loyal, funny
00:56:35And endlessly giving
00:56:36I've watched you be the best friend
00:56:37To everyone around you
00:56:38Always the first to help
00:56:40Or make people smile
00:56:41My dog Coco loved you
00:56:43From the moment she met you
00:56:44And that told me everything
00:56:45I needed to know about your heart
00:56:47My family adore you
00:56:49And seeing you with them
00:56:50Seeing how naturally
00:56:51You fit into my world
00:56:52Has made me realise
00:56:53How much I want you to stay in it
00:56:56I look at you now
00:56:57And I see the man
00:56:58I want to build a life with
00:56:59A man who has made me
00:57:00See a future for myself
00:57:01That I didn't see before
00:57:03The man who makes me laugh
00:57:04Challenges me
00:57:05And reminds me that love can grow
00:57:06In the most unexpected places
00:57:09So today
00:57:10Standing here
00:57:11I'm choosing you
00:57:13And I promise to choose you
00:57:14Every day from here on out
00:57:16Because
00:57:18Simply put
00:57:19I love you
00:57:25Aw
00:57:27Thanks so much
00:57:28That was beautiful
00:57:38You okay?
00:57:39Do you want me to go now?
00:57:42Where else are you going to go?
00:57:56Bec
00:57:58First and foremost
00:57:59I want to start off
00:58:00By saying
00:58:00How much of an honour
00:58:02It's been to do this
00:58:03Crazy experiment with you
00:58:05I came on to this experiment
00:58:07Looking for the Bonnie to my Clyde
00:58:11Our wedding day was beautiful
00:58:13We instantly seemed to get on
00:58:15She had the same sense of humour
00:58:17It put my mind at ease
00:58:20Then we went to our honeymoon
00:58:21To beautiful Fiji
00:58:23It felt like the experts
00:58:24Had found me someone
00:58:25Who aligned with me
00:58:26In so many ways
00:58:27We could talk and laugh
00:58:29For hours
00:58:32But it was also
00:58:33Where we had our first
00:58:34Stumbling block
00:58:35You accused me
00:58:36Of looking at another woman
00:58:39F*** now
00:58:40I felt like you were
00:58:41Seeking out a negative
00:58:44But I realised
00:58:45Your insecurities
00:58:46Were at play
00:58:46And realised how important
00:58:48It was to reassure you
00:58:50Moving through the experiment
00:58:51We struggled
00:58:52Aligning on intimacy
00:58:54It took me longer
00:58:55To find that spark
00:58:56But through that
00:58:57I was so proud
00:58:57Of the way
00:58:58You and I
00:58:59Dived head first
00:58:59Into intimacy week
00:59:02And I have to say
00:59:03The night we painted
00:59:03Each other's bodies
00:59:04Was one of my favourite
00:59:05Nights of the experiment
00:59:06It brought out
00:59:07An emotional side of me
00:59:08That I didn't even know
00:59:09Was there
00:59:10And attraction grew
00:59:12I was so glad
00:59:13I stuck around
00:59:14And I thank you for that
00:59:18We spent the next few weeks
00:59:20Rarely getting to know each other
00:59:21Peeling back the layers
00:59:23Laughing non-stop
00:59:24And feeling more and more
00:59:25Comfortable around one another
00:59:27It started to feel like
00:59:28We were building
00:59:29Something really special
00:59:32Then at the third dinner party
00:59:33I saw a different side of you
00:59:36You were on the attack
00:59:37You were vulgar
00:59:39It seemed like
00:59:40You were seeking out drama
00:59:41I will admit
00:59:42I was embarrassed
00:59:44And uncomfortable
00:59:45I questioned everything
00:59:47And whether this was
00:59:47The relationship I wanted
00:59:50But still I chose
00:59:51To stand by your side
00:59:52I knew that we had
00:59:53So many good qualities
00:59:54Worth fighting for
00:59:57I was so proud
00:59:58Of the way
00:59:59That you worked on yourself
01:00:00After that dinner party
01:00:01You were kind
01:00:02You were honest
01:00:03And you made a real effort
01:00:04To make amends
01:00:05With everyone in the group
01:00:06That you had hurt
01:00:09From there we went
01:00:10From strength to strength
01:00:11We had each other's backs
01:00:12And everything felt right
01:00:13You told me you loved me
01:00:15But although I couldn't say it
01:00:16Back in that moment
01:00:17It didn't scare me away
01:00:18It truly meant the world
01:00:20To me to hear how you were feeling
01:00:21In that moment
01:00:24Going to Adelaide
01:00:25And seeing you in your home
01:00:26With your beautiful dog Coco
01:00:28Showed me an even softer side of you
01:00:31I could see us living together
01:00:32In Adelaide as a couple
01:00:35It felt like everything
01:00:37Was falling into place
01:00:38And I felt excited
01:00:39For what our future could be
01:00:43Then on the final night
01:00:45In Adelaide
01:00:45I cracked a joke
01:00:46That landed wrong
01:00:49In hindsight
01:00:50Perhaps I shouldn't
01:00:50Have made that joke
01:00:51And for that
01:00:52I apologise again
01:00:53Oh babe
01:00:54But you couldn't let it go
01:00:56Rarely highlighted to me
01:00:57How our fight styles
01:00:59Didn't align
01:01:01Suddenly all of the good energy
01:01:03From Adelaide disappeared
01:01:04And put major doubts
01:01:05Into my head
01:01:06As to whether the move
01:01:07To Adelaide would be smart
01:01:08Because if these things
01:01:09Were to happen
01:01:10Outside the experiment
01:01:11It would make me feel
01:01:12More isolated than ever
01:01:15At the final task
01:01:16Where we met
01:01:18Our alternative matches
01:01:19I approached it
01:01:20In a respectful manner
01:01:21However
01:01:22When I watched the video
01:01:23Back of you
01:01:24You ridiculed me
01:01:25For the shirt I was wearing
01:01:27And said that
01:01:28I'm not intimate enough
01:01:29With you in a vulgar way
01:01:31To a group of males
01:01:32That were strangers
01:01:35You told me after the task
01:01:37That Gia State
01:01:37Basically forced you
01:01:38To take his number
01:01:39But watching the video
01:01:40Back I saw that
01:01:41Was a complete lie
01:01:45When I tried to bring
01:01:46This up with you
01:01:47In a calm and respectful
01:01:48Manner
01:01:48I was met with conflict
01:01:49And you storming out
01:01:51It was a stark reminder
01:01:53That our fight styles
01:01:54Don't match
01:01:55In important discussions
01:01:58I've always said
01:01:59That I want to start
01:02:00Thinking about having kids soon
01:02:01And when I think
01:02:02Of bringing kids
01:02:03Into the world
01:02:03I want to bring kids
01:02:05Into a stable relationship
01:02:06And a stable loving home
01:02:07The same as I had
01:02:09When I was a child
01:02:12Stepping away
01:02:13From the experiment
01:02:13In the last week
01:02:14I rarely thought about
01:02:16How I felt
01:02:17Having space on my own again
01:02:19And as much as it
01:02:20Breaks my heart
01:02:21To say this
01:02:22I felt a weight
01:02:23Come off my shoulders
01:02:25Particularly at a time
01:02:26Where I knew
01:02:27I should have been missing you
01:02:31I believe you can have
01:02:32Multiple soulmates in life
01:02:34Some who are your best friends
01:02:35And some who are your lovers
01:02:37Beck I believe you're my soulmate
01:02:38As a friend
01:02:39But I've come to realise
01:02:41There's doubt in my mind
01:02:42That if you are my soulmate
01:02:43As a lover
01:02:50It's not only
01:02:50Oh I'm going to put you
01:02:51With the boys
01:02:52It's like oh now
01:02:52I've got drinks for the boys
01:02:53Now I've got whatever
01:02:54With the boys
01:02:55I'm not sure where I fit
01:02:56In that schedule
01:02:56Okay it's making sense
01:02:57It's making sense
01:02:58It's not the organised sport
01:02:59It's that
01:03:00Do you even have time
01:03:01To see me
01:03:02Everything's for the boys
01:03:02I'm like I think
01:03:03You might want to date the boys
01:03:04Yeah actually
01:03:05Yeah
01:03:06Another ick is like
01:03:07The guy for sure
01:03:08Needs to be over six foot
01:03:09So you're not a short king
01:03:10No I don't like a short king
01:03:12I'm obviously incredibly short
01:03:14But yeah I too like a tall guy
01:03:16What's your cut off
01:03:17Do you have a cut off
01:03:18I'm sorry if you're close to my height
01:03:19No but I don't
01:03:20I mean being close to your height
01:03:21Would be pretty hard
01:03:22But like guys
01:03:23With my height
01:03:24I'm just like
01:03:24I don't want to look at you in the eye
01:03:26You know what I mean
01:03:26Like I don't want to be looking up
01:03:28Yeah
01:03:28That's a vibe
01:03:29Yeah yeah yeah
01:03:40I've always said
01:03:41That I want to start
01:03:42Thinking about having kids soon
01:03:43And when I think
01:03:44Of bringing kids into the world
01:03:45I want to bring kids
01:03:47Into a stable relationship
01:03:48And a stable loving home
01:03:50The same as I had
01:03:51When I was a child
01:03:53Stepping away from the experiment
01:03:55In the last week
01:03:56I rarely thought about
01:03:57How I felt
01:03:58Having space on my own again
01:04:01And as much as it breaks
01:04:02My heart to say this
01:04:03I felt a weight
01:04:04Come off my shoulders
01:04:05Particularly at a time
01:04:06Where I knew
01:04:07I should have been missing you
01:04:11I believe you can have
01:04:12Multiple soulmates in life
01:04:14Some who are your best friends
01:04:15And some who are your lovers
01:04:17Beck I believe you're my soulmate
01:04:19As a friend
01:04:19But I've come to realise
01:04:21There's doubt in my mind
01:04:22That if you were my soulmate
01:04:23As a lover
01:04:26Honestly from the bottom of my heart
01:04:27I'm so sorry to do this to you
01:04:29But I can't be your husband anymore
01:04:32I know this might be hard to hear
01:04:33But I think we both
01:04:35Deserve a happy relationship
01:04:37And like a healthier one
01:04:42I'm so sorry
01:04:51Okay
01:04:54I'm actually so sorry
01:04:56I never wanted to hurt you
01:04:57No
01:05:03I do honestly think
01:05:04You're my soulmate
01:05:05As a friend
01:05:07I don't think
01:05:08You're going to think
01:05:08More to say
01:05:10Okay
01:05:13So sorry
01:05:14No Daniel
01:05:17I don't think
01:05:19I don't think
01:05:19I don't think
01:05:19I don't think
01:05:19I don't think
01:05:20I don't think
01:05:22I don't think
01:05:25I don't think
01:05:29I don't think
01:05:31I don't think
01:05:32I don't think
01:05:33I don't think
01:05:35I don't think
01:05:35I don't think
01:05:35I don't think
01:05:36I don't think
01:05:36I don't think
01:05:36I don't think
01:05:37I don't think
01:05:41I don't think
01:05:46Oh, my God.
01:06:15Oh, my God.
01:06:46If she would have abused me and stuff, it would have actually made it so much easier, to be honest.
01:06:50See, like, why couldn't she have been like that the whole way through the experiment and stay with her?
01:06:55Do you know what I mean?
01:06:56That's what's so cooked about it.
01:06:58Like, it would have been so much better if she just twatted me one.
01:07:13Look, how flawlessly did she take that?
01:07:15Why couldn't she have just been like that the whole way through the experiment?
01:07:18I'd be with the girl.
01:07:20Why's that other side got to be there?
01:07:22Because it's a side that I just can't have.
01:07:35I've been blindsided.
01:07:39I just didn't think it was going to go this way.
01:07:42I just didn't.
01:07:43You know, I just, I'm shocked.
01:07:48I'm really shocked.
01:07:53I'm going to put one out of here.
01:07:56Where's my phone now?
01:07:58I want out.
01:08:00I want to check that you're okay.
01:08:00No, I want my phone.
01:08:03I want a flight tonight.
01:08:04Are you okay?
01:08:05No.
01:08:08Get me out of here now.
01:08:27Still to come, the most romantic moment of this year's experiment.
01:08:33Stella, I love you more than I ever thought possible.
01:08:47Stella and Phillip have proven to be this year's strongest couple.
01:08:52I can't believe we're at the end here, like, just...
01:08:54Yeah.
01:08:55And the final day of the experiment is stirring up emotions for the pair.
01:09:02Everything that we've been through, every kind of awkward moment,
01:09:07I'm glad to have done it with you.
01:09:09No one else.
01:09:11It's crazy, like, I actually do not want to spend a day without him.
01:09:16He truly became a part of me.
01:09:21We fell in love.
01:09:22We built a beautiful relationship.
01:09:23Leaving the apartments is, like, stepping into the new chapter.
01:09:30Stella and I have been joined at the hip these last 12 weeks,
01:09:32so it feels a little bit surreal to be moving out of this home.
01:09:37It's been the place where Stella and I have been able to work on our relationship.
01:09:41A lot of good things have come out of this.
01:09:42We've got some really fond memories.
01:09:44Yeah, it was amazing.
01:09:47Oh, being alone is so nice.
01:09:50Before they part ways,
01:09:52the experts have one last surprise for Stella and Philip.
01:09:57OK.
01:09:58I'm going to hold the chat.
01:09:59A look back at where it all began with their wedding video.
01:10:03Oh, stop it.
01:10:04I'm going to cry.
01:10:05Are you ready?
01:10:06No.
01:10:08OK.
01:10:24What's going on?
01:10:25Hi.
01:10:27Hi, I'm Phil.
01:10:28Hi, Phil.
01:10:29What's your name?
01:10:30Stella.
01:10:31Stella.
01:10:31Nice to meet you.
01:10:32Nice to meet you.
01:10:33Hi.
01:10:38You got this.
01:10:39Oh, it gets me so emotional.
01:10:41You got it.
01:10:41Hey, you got this.
01:10:42Such a crybaby.
01:10:43It's ridiculous.
01:10:44You're right.
01:10:45You're good.
01:10:45It's all good.
01:10:46I'm here.
01:10:47All good.
01:10:49Hi.
01:10:50I'm Aista.
01:10:51But please call me Stella.
01:10:52In my language, we say,
01:10:57which translates,
01:10:58to you hold the wheel
01:10:59and I'll bring peace to our journey.
01:11:01To me, that's real love.
01:11:03Balance, safety, freedom and fire.
01:11:06Today, I don't just marry a stranger.
01:11:07I marry a possibility.
01:11:09A possibility of something real.
01:11:10One last thing.
01:11:12I cry a lot.
01:11:18No shit.
01:11:19No shit, man.
01:11:22To understand me fully,
01:11:23it's worth understanding my family.
01:11:25I actually came to Australia
01:11:26from a small country in Europe
01:11:28called Croatia
01:11:28at eight months of age.
01:11:30It's something that I admire
01:11:32about my parents.
01:11:33To leave their hometown,
01:11:34their family, their friends,
01:11:36starting over to give us kids
01:11:37a better life.
01:11:39Their 40-year commitment
01:11:40of teamwork, love and patience
01:11:43have shown me that hard work
01:11:44does pay off.
01:11:46Just know that you can relax
01:11:48and unapologetically be yourself
01:11:50with me
01:11:51and lean into those things
01:11:53that light you up
01:11:53because I promise I will.
01:11:55Let's hear your biggest cheers
01:11:56as I present to you
01:11:57for the very first time
01:11:58as newlyweds,
01:11:59Stella and Phyllis!
01:12:00CHEERING
01:12:21It felt very surreal
01:12:23watching back at the wedding
01:12:25and meeting Phil for the first time.
01:12:27seeing the sparks
01:12:29in both of our eyes
01:12:30and hearing the vows,
01:12:33it was a very beautiful,
01:12:34special moment,
01:12:35special, special day.
01:12:38It was amazing
01:12:40watching the wedding video.
01:12:42It just made me realise
01:12:43how far Stella and I have come,
01:12:45how special that day really was.
01:12:48It just brought back
01:12:48a lot of good memories
01:12:50because that was the start
01:12:51of something really,
01:12:52really special for Stella and I.
01:12:54So, say hi to your mum and dad.
01:12:56Give hugs,
01:12:57give a letter.
01:12:58And I'll see you soon.
01:12:59See ya.
01:13:00I feel great going
01:13:01to the final vows.
01:13:03Love you.
01:13:04Love you.
01:13:04I do see us
01:13:06being old
01:13:07and holding the hands
01:13:09and walking together
01:13:09like,
01:13:10this is my person.
01:13:17Oh, I'm going to cry again.
01:13:23No.
01:13:27Oh.
01:13:34Before revealing his decision
01:13:37at final vows,
01:13:39Philip returns home
01:13:40to Melbourne.
01:13:42I came into this experiment
01:13:44looking for love.
01:13:45I definitely found
01:13:46what I've come here for.
01:13:48I always thought
01:13:48that vulnerability
01:13:49was a weakness,
01:13:50but every single time
01:13:51I've opened up,
01:13:52whether it be in front of Stella
01:13:54or the experts,
01:13:55I've always been rewarded
01:13:56with, like,
01:13:57a stronger bond with Stella.
01:13:59I asked a question of,
01:14:00like, all right,
01:14:01if we go outside
01:14:01of the experiment,
01:14:02how quick would you expect
01:14:03like a proposal
01:14:04or something like that
01:14:05just to, like,
01:14:05fully escalate things?
01:14:06And Stella was just, like,
01:14:08ASAP.
01:14:09So it's just kind of like...
01:14:10I said the sooner the better.
01:14:11The sooner the better.
01:14:12This is the start
01:14:13of something pretty special.
01:14:15I can't believe I'm walking out
01:14:17with the love of my life.
01:14:18In Sydney,
01:14:20Stella is counting down
01:14:21the minutes
01:14:21until the final vows ceremony
01:14:23as she looks back
01:14:25on her magical journey
01:14:26with Philip.
01:14:28I asked the experts
01:14:29to be the love story
01:14:31and I got it.
01:14:34My wish got granted.
01:14:35Quite early on,
01:14:37I realised that I'm
01:14:38forming strong feelings
01:14:39for Philip.
01:14:40And I think the time
01:14:42and the guidance
01:14:43that we got
01:14:44from the experts,
01:14:45we started to feel
01:14:46that pure,
01:14:47unconditional love.
01:14:49Philip,
01:14:49I want you to turn
01:14:50to Stella
01:14:51and tell her
01:14:52how you feel.
01:14:53You're going to make me cry.
01:14:56You 100% know
01:14:57that I am
01:14:57in love with you?
01:14:59I know, baby.
01:15:00And that you shouldn't
01:15:01doubt anything?
01:15:02No.
01:15:02Decision process
01:15:03for the final vows
01:15:05is non-existent for me.
01:15:06I have very clear writing
01:15:07on the wall.
01:15:08He's my man.
01:15:09That's it.
01:15:29Of all the decisions
01:15:30that I had to make
01:15:31in my life,
01:15:31this seems seamless.
01:15:34It doesn't cause me
01:15:35any stress,
01:15:36any anxiety.
01:15:37I know what we have
01:15:38is extremely
01:15:40beautiful,
01:15:40rare,
01:15:41real.
01:15:43It's magical.
01:15:46I thought that
01:15:47I was never going
01:15:48to experience
01:15:48a love like this.
01:15:50I am 100%
01:15:51in love with Stella.
01:15:54And I want to be with her
01:15:55for the rest of my life.
01:15:57I look at him
01:15:58and I see us
01:15:59growing all together.
01:16:00When I look at her,
01:16:01I'm like,
01:16:02you could be the mother
01:16:03of my children.
01:16:10We came as singles
01:16:12and we're coming out
01:16:13as a beautiful couple.
01:16:16I'm very,
01:16:17very hopeful
01:16:18for the future.
01:16:20Walking out of here today,
01:16:21I could be in a position
01:16:23that I never thought
01:16:23I would be in.
01:16:25It's going to change
01:16:26the course of my life,
01:16:27definitely.
01:16:45You look amazing.
01:16:49Hi.
01:16:49How are you doing, baby?
01:16:55You look great.
01:17:01Ready?
01:17:02Let's go.
01:17:10You're good.
01:17:11You're good.
01:17:12You're good.
01:17:13You're good.
01:17:15My dearest Phillip,
01:17:18when I stood before you
01:17:19on our wedding day,
01:17:22there was an instant spark,
01:17:23a pull,
01:17:24a sense of home
01:17:26that I couldn't
01:17:26and I didn't want to resist.
01:17:28Our chemistry
01:17:29wasn't deniable
01:17:30and from the moment
01:17:31I saw you,
01:17:32effortlessly,
01:17:33it grew into something deeper.
01:17:35We became inseparable
01:17:36not because we had to,
01:17:38but because it felt
01:17:39impossible to be apart.
01:17:41through every challenge,
01:17:44every tear
01:17:44and every argument,
01:17:46we kept choosing each other.
01:17:48We had to look at one another
01:17:50and say,
01:17:51I'm human.
01:17:52I'm flawed.
01:17:59But will you accept me
01:18:01as I am?
01:18:05And you did.
01:18:07Every time.
01:18:09You gave me safety
01:18:10and vulnerability
01:18:11and showed me
01:18:12what true partnership
01:18:13looks like.
01:18:14One,
01:18:15built on respect,
01:18:16trust,
01:18:17care
01:18:17and the deepest
01:18:18emotional intimacy.
01:18:21You have this rare ability
01:18:23to make me feel
01:18:24both held
01:18:25and free.
01:18:27To be truly myself
01:18:29whilst constantly
01:18:30inspiring me to grow.
01:18:33Now,
01:18:33standing here
01:18:34at the end
01:18:34of this incredible experiment,
01:18:36I can say
01:18:37with absolute certainty
01:18:38that we're soulmates.
01:18:41I feel it
01:18:42in every heartbeat,
01:18:43in every look,
01:18:44in every moment
01:18:45I get to share with you.
01:18:48As we step
01:18:49into our next chapter,
01:18:50I promise
01:18:51to keep choosing you
01:18:52every day.
01:18:53To meet your strength
01:18:54with softness,
01:18:55your ambition
01:18:55with encouragement
01:18:57and to keep laughing
01:18:58with you,
01:18:59learning from you
01:18:59and loving you
01:19:00in all your forms.
01:19:02You are my partner,
01:19:03my safe space,
01:19:04my adventure
01:19:05and my greatest gift.
01:19:06I came here
01:19:07to look for love
01:19:08and what I found
01:19:09was far more profound.
01:19:10I found home in you
01:19:12and I cannot wait
01:19:14to build the rest
01:19:14of our life there
01:19:15with you.
01:19:16I love you.
01:19:18I love you too.
01:19:22That's beautiful.
01:19:27Stella,
01:19:28what a journey
01:19:29these last three months
01:19:30have been.
01:19:32I never expected
01:19:33to fall in love.
01:19:35I'd watch friends
01:19:36around me find it
01:19:37and thought
01:19:38maybe it was only
01:19:39reserved for other people.
01:19:41But the moment
01:19:42I turned around
01:19:42on our wedding day
01:19:43and saw those piercing
01:19:44blue eyes,
01:19:45that smile
01:19:46and your tiny shaking hands,
01:19:48I knew my life
01:19:49was about to change.
01:19:50Your vows showed me
01:19:52your warmth,
01:19:53kindness
01:19:53and heart
01:19:54from that moment.
01:19:56I felt a connection
01:19:57that's only grown stronger
01:19:58with every day
01:19:59that's passed since.
01:20:01On the honeymoon,
01:20:02learning about each other,
01:20:04sharing values
01:20:05and realising
01:20:06how naturally we fit,
01:20:07it all confirmed
01:20:08that what we had
01:20:09was real.
01:20:10But it hasn't been
01:20:11all smooth sailing.
01:20:14I told you
01:20:15I loved you.
01:20:16I'll never forget
01:20:17that simple,
01:20:18perfect moment.
01:20:18I hadn't said
01:20:20I loved you
01:20:20in years
01:20:21and I meant it
01:20:21with absolute certainty.
01:20:24When you pulled back,
01:20:25I struggled
01:20:26wondering if maybe
01:20:27I wasn't enough.
01:20:30I felt helpless,
01:20:32unsure
01:20:32of what more
01:20:33I could do
01:20:33to convince you
01:20:34that this was real.
01:20:35But when you said
01:20:36you were in love
01:20:37with me too,
01:20:37I realised
01:20:38I was actually
01:20:39worthy of someone's love
01:20:41and more importantly,
01:20:42it was coming
01:20:43from a person
01:20:43I was in love
01:20:44with myself.
01:20:48Through every struggle
01:20:49we ever encountered,
01:20:50we have communicated,
01:20:51we have listened
01:20:52and we have worked together.
01:20:54Ultimately,
01:20:55every struggle
01:20:56saw us come out
01:20:57stronger than ever.
01:20:58I have never wanted
01:21:00to move somewhere
01:21:01for someone
01:21:01but now I realise
01:21:03home is simply
01:21:04wherever you are.
01:21:07You've made me believe
01:21:08in love against Stella.
01:21:09You've shown me
01:21:09what kindness,
01:21:10loyalty and genuine care
01:21:12look like.
01:21:12With you,
01:21:14I feel seen,
01:21:16accepted
01:21:16and inspired
01:21:17to be better
01:21:18every single day.
01:21:20Being with you
01:21:21is like nothing
01:21:22I've ever felt before.
01:21:23I see our future
01:21:25so vividly,
01:21:26a family,
01:21:27a home
01:21:28and a beautiful life
01:21:29together.
01:21:30You have empathy
01:21:31for everyone you meet,
01:21:33you're loving
01:21:34and accepting,
01:21:35every day you bring
01:21:36out the best version
01:21:38of me
01:21:38and it reminds me
01:21:39of what love
01:21:39truly is.
01:21:50Stella,
01:21:51I love you more
01:21:52than I ever
01:21:53thought possible
01:21:58and have never felt
01:22:00more certain
01:22:01of anything.
01:22:02I know what my heart
01:22:04wants.
01:22:05Yes,
01:22:10something just for us,
01:22:11something that is
01:22:13truly ours.
01:22:19There are you.
01:22:23Stella.
01:22:35Stella.
01:22:37I love you more
01:22:39than I ever thought
01:22:41possible
01:22:45and have never felt
01:22:47more certain
01:22:48of anything.
01:22:49I know what my heart
01:22:51wants.
01:22:56Something just for us,
01:22:58something that is
01:23:00truly ours.
01:23:09There are you.
01:23:14Stella.
01:23:18Will you marry me?
01:23:26Will you marry me?
01:23:42Hang on.
01:23:42Hang on.
01:23:43Hang on.
01:23:44Hang on.
01:23:45Hang on.
01:23:45Will you marry me?
01:23:50Yes.
01:23:52Oh, my God.
01:23:53Oh, my God.
01:23:56Come on.
01:24:07Let's do this.
01:24:08Let's do it.
01:24:09Let's do this.
01:24:20Are you shaking?
01:24:22Yeah.
01:24:36I love you,
01:24:37let's do it.
01:24:39I love you, too.
01:24:40You're the best.
01:24:43You're the best,
01:24:43honestly.
01:24:45Oh,
01:24:46I can't believe this.
01:24:48I feel like I have an
01:24:49out-of-body experience.
01:24:51Oh,
01:24:52God.
01:24:54Oh.
01:25:06It all makes sense
01:25:07why it didn't work out
01:25:08in the past.
01:25:10I waited for this person
01:25:11for 32 years of my life.
01:25:14Did you think that I would?
01:25:16I did.
01:25:17I knew I will marry.
01:25:18I knew this is it for me.
01:25:21But I didn't think
01:25:22that you will do it
01:25:24here,
01:25:25right here,
01:25:25right now.
01:25:26No.
01:25:26But I knew you are my person.
01:25:28I knew from very early on.
01:25:30Yeah.
01:25:30Yeah.
01:25:31Likewise.
01:25:32Some would say
01:25:32in three days,
01:25:33I knew.
01:25:36I do love you.
01:25:37I love you, too.
01:25:38It's like,
01:25:38it's ridiculous.
01:25:39I knew myself
01:25:40was waiting for you
01:25:41for 32 years.
01:25:43Yeah.
01:25:45It's hard to put
01:25:46words to
01:25:47the mind
01:25:48at the moment.
01:25:49Yeah.
01:25:49And I think
01:25:50I need to kind of just...
01:25:53I told you,
01:25:54I'm a person.
01:25:54You saw me.
01:25:58I can't wait for this.
01:26:00I can't wait.
01:26:01It's just the beginning.
01:26:05Three months ago,
01:26:07I was single,
01:26:08pringle,
01:26:09doing the most unhinged thing
01:26:10in my life
01:26:11that I never thought
01:26:12I would go on...
01:26:13Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:26:13I can't believe it.
01:26:14...on TV
01:26:14and try to find a husband
01:26:17because I couldn't.
01:26:19Like, as soon...
01:26:20Yeah.
01:26:20As soon as I jumped
01:26:21into this,
01:26:21I didn't know
01:26:22that this would be
01:26:23the avenue.
01:26:24I knew in the crazy way
01:26:26that this would actually work
01:26:27but I just didn't know
01:26:28that I would be gifted
01:26:28this person.
01:26:32Are we doing it?
01:26:38Let's go.
01:26:49For my kids,
01:26:49for my family.
01:26:50Yeah, absolutely.
01:26:51Like, kids and family...
01:26:52Like, I want to be a dad
01:26:53more than ever.
01:26:54Like, I've got all the dad jokes
01:26:55queued up.
01:26:56They're ready to go.
01:27:04Yeah, yeah.
01:27:10Sunday night.
01:27:14The participants return...
01:27:16Races!
01:27:18...for the traditional
01:27:19reunion dinner party.
01:27:21Oh, I got it!
01:27:22Scotty!
01:27:23Legitimately, yeah,
01:27:24I got down on one knee.
01:27:25Oh!
01:27:28True love.
01:27:29True love.
01:27:32And Beck
01:27:33is demanding answers.
01:27:35Who do you think you are?
01:27:39Who do you think you are?
01:27:42Who do you think you are?
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