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00:00:00Welcome to your very first commitment ceremony.
00:00:04Previously, our couples received much-needed guidance
00:00:08from our three relationship experts.
00:00:10Get curious, open your mind up.
00:00:12Lean in, hear what the other is saying.
00:00:15You are so special, and we're going to get there.
00:00:18Rachel and Stephen's blossoming connection
00:00:20You are amazing.
00:00:22was just one of many on full display.
00:00:25Every day we get closer, like it gets better every day.
00:00:28Capital's Day with a smiley face, because I'm really happy.
00:00:32Alyssa, shut up, because all you do is speak
00:00:35with an infomercial voice, hyped out.
00:00:38But not everyone was feeling the love.
00:00:40Yeah, we're going great.
00:00:41But not everyone likes your happiness.
00:00:45As Brooke continued to question Stella and Phillip's authenticity...
00:00:49Don't sit up here and make yourself be the victim.
00:00:52You can't blame me for that.
00:00:53I don't understand why you're coming at me.
00:00:56I'm not coming at you.
00:00:56We'll just bring it back down.
00:00:58We built a friendship very quickly during and after the honeymoon.
00:01:01Steve blindsides Rebecca, putting her in the friend zone.
00:01:06Yeah?
00:01:06Yeah, look, I...
00:01:07Yeah.
00:01:07Yeah.
00:01:08Yeah.
00:01:09Yeah.
00:01:10I would love to hear from Rebecca.
00:01:13John gave Steve seven days
00:01:15to put more romantic effort into his marriage.
00:01:19The challenge here, Steve, is getting onto the same page.
00:01:24Tonight...
00:01:26Oh, what's going on?
00:01:28Our newlyweds enter the next phase of the experiment.
00:01:31Oh, my God!
00:01:32Intimacy Week, it's meant to build emotional closeness, safety, and then other playful aspects
00:01:39of a relationship.
00:01:40While some embrace stepping out of their comfort zone.
00:01:43God damn.
00:01:44How about we do those push-ups?
00:01:46Come here.
00:01:48You know, it's...
00:01:49Steve remains hesitant.
00:01:51It's just not for me.
00:01:53Intimacy comes in many shapes and forms.
00:01:55Were you bullied?
00:01:57Um...
00:01:58Has a stranger ever changed your life?
00:02:02What's your favourite quality about your ex?
00:02:07Julia's interpretation of intimacy...
00:02:09How do you mean by that, sorry?
00:02:11...leaves Grayson feeling confused and frustrated with the lack of clarity.
00:02:16Can you see any kind of future with me?
00:02:20Um...
00:02:21And then...
00:02:22Kiss me now.
00:02:24The kind of kiss that makes me feel something.
00:02:29Stephen's massive moment of truth.
00:03:01First commitment ceremony.
00:03:03Wow, though.
00:03:04Yeah.
00:03:05Wow, wow, wow.
00:03:06What a night, eh?
00:03:08It's the morning after an eventful first commitment ceremony.
00:03:13And the couples are reflecting on last night's dramatic events.
00:03:17Mmm, last night blew up a little bit.
00:03:20A rift has emerged between some of the brides
00:03:23after Stella raised concerns about Brooke's treatment of her in the experiment.
00:03:29Like, I'm just speechless.
00:03:33Brooke and Stella's conflict began at the red flag, green flag task,
00:03:38where Brooke questioned Stella and Philip's relationship.
00:03:42Surely he gets on your nerves at times.
00:03:44No.
00:03:45I don't believe you.
00:03:46What?
00:03:47I don't believe you.
00:03:48And at last night's commitment ceremony,
00:03:51Stella made her concerns known.
00:03:53I guess, you know, it's kind of sad to learn that at the age of 32,
00:03:56I have to relearn that not everyone is wishing you happiness.
00:04:01But no-one's saying that we're not happy for you.
00:04:04Like, no-one has said that.
00:04:06No-one yesterday said that we're not happy for you.
00:04:09No.
00:04:09Don't sit up here and make yourself be the victim,
00:04:12because that's how it is.
00:04:15I don't know why Stella was coming at me.
00:04:17I obviously spoke my mind and was very direct.
00:04:20I think everything I said was completely, you know, facts.
00:04:24She is fully playing the victim, like,
00:04:27oh, my gosh, everyone is jealous and unhappy for me.
00:04:31I really couldn't give a rat sauce about seeing Stella again.
00:04:34If she wants to apologise, I'll let her apologise.
00:04:37But other than that, off your f***.
00:04:42I was happy to see if all could call that out.
00:04:44I agreed.
00:04:45Stella is trying to be the victim
00:04:47and rally people, like, you know, on her side, like,
00:04:51poor me, you know?
00:04:52Stella believes that she is the strongest couple,
00:04:54the best person on this goddamn experiment.
00:04:57She's a little bit fake.
00:04:58No-one's jealous of your relationship.
00:05:00Yeah.
00:05:01Like, no-one's coming in to try and ruin your relationship.
00:05:03Well, it's blown up in her face now.
00:05:05I'm sure she's next door right now,
00:05:07fricking whining and complaining about everyone.
00:05:12Why do you actually think that Brooke was coming for you?
00:05:15I don't know.
00:05:17I really don't know.
00:05:19Like, we only met these people three times.
00:05:21Yes.
00:05:22You know?
00:05:22Yes.
00:05:24I've never experienced anything like it in my life.
00:05:27At school, at university, at any work placement.
00:05:31I work with women.
00:05:32I've never experienced that.
00:05:37Um...
00:05:37It's pretty wild.
00:05:39Obviously, like, I kind of first checked in with myself,
00:05:43have I done something wrong to rob someone that way?
00:05:47And if I don't let me repair it?
00:05:50I want to understand.
00:05:52I want to learn.
00:05:53What did I do to, you know, be sidelined?
00:05:58When people are not happy within themselves
00:06:00and within the relationship,
00:06:01they really try to project that negativity.
00:06:03I think that's what Brooke exactly did.
00:06:06I think she exposed that side of herself in front of everyone
00:06:10and, like, some sort of anger was directed to me for some reason.
00:06:13Obviously, it affected me, but...
00:06:16I know.
00:06:17Like, I have nothing but kindness in my heart, so...
00:06:19And if we miscommunicate,
00:06:21that's the last thing I want.
00:06:23I'm not here for mean girls.
00:06:25I'm here to build a relationship.
00:06:26I'm not here for the girls' drama.
00:06:30I'm enjoying this experience with you.
00:06:33And I think we're generally...
00:06:35Like, we're a good match.
00:06:37I protect my energy with Philip.
00:06:39We feel solid.
00:06:40Like, we don't need someone else to confirm to us how we feel.
00:06:44It's...
00:06:45I don't know.
00:06:49With the girls' conflict sending shockwaves through the experiment,
00:06:54Stella isn't the only one caught up in the fallout.
00:06:59The room literally went red.
00:07:01It was a lot.
00:07:02At last night's commitment ceremony,
00:07:05a throwaway comment made by Alyssa...
00:07:08Don't worry, I was called fake yesterday.
00:07:10Too.
00:07:10..also attracted Gia and Brooke's attention.
00:07:14Alyssa, shut up,
00:07:15cos all you do is speak with an infomercial voice.
00:07:18Pipe down, OK?
00:07:19I was like, where the hell did I come from?
00:07:22It wasn't even a bad comment.
00:07:24I just kind of...
00:07:24Well, I got called fake, you know?
00:07:27Cos I'm just throwing it out there.
00:07:29And it was, like, blowing fire in my face.
00:07:33Gia yelled at my face.
00:07:34And I had Brooke yelling at me.
00:07:37And it was just, like, mean girl vibes.
00:07:40I don't know where it's stemming from, but I'm not into it.
00:07:43I've spoken nothing but highly of those girls
00:07:46ever since I've entered this experiment.
00:07:48Mean girls, they can be mean, but I'm not here for it.
00:07:51Stuff was just out of line.
00:07:53And it's embarrassing.
00:07:54It was embarrassing.
00:07:55Really embarrassing.
00:07:57Hearing Gia, you know, scream at my wife like that,
00:08:00shocking, it's mind-blowing.
00:08:01And to see her being trash-talked like that, you know,
00:08:05as her husband, it angers me, if I'm being completely honest.
00:08:09You know, I am proud of you, of how you handled that.
00:08:12I mean, having someone just literally yell, yell at you,
00:08:16like, I don't know, I'm not going to lie.
00:08:18I know.
00:08:18I'm not going to lie.
00:08:19I don't think I would have been able to sit there
00:08:21and take that.
00:08:24With emotions running high
00:08:26after last night's commitment ceremony,
00:08:28one couple is dealing with struggles of their own.
00:08:33This morning, Mel has invited husband Luke over...
00:08:37Hello.
00:08:38Hello.
00:08:38How are you going?
00:08:39Good, how are you going?
00:08:39Thanks.
00:08:40..to discuss the future of their relationship.
00:08:44Coming out of the commitment ceremony,
00:08:45I got a lot of home truths,
00:08:47and since that conversation with the experts,
00:08:49I have been realising I've got to, like,
00:08:52shift my butt into gear.
00:08:56How are you feeling after last night?
00:08:58Obviously, it was a pretty hectic night.
00:09:00Yeah.
00:09:03It's just, like,
00:09:05whatever we have is so broken into a million pieces.
00:09:11Yeah, yeah.
00:09:14But, like...
00:09:15After the commitment ceremony,
00:09:17I've had some moments to sort of reflect.
00:09:21And, like, going forward,
00:09:23I do feel like I want to be more positive too.
00:09:28OK, cool.
00:09:29I can see why the experts matched us together,
00:09:32because, like, you and I have a similar personality.
00:09:35Yeah, I think so too.
00:09:37We have that sort of similar energy.
00:09:39Oh, great.
00:09:42And, like, it's a calming energy.
00:09:45It's a nice energy.
00:09:46This week, I'm going to just try.
00:09:49I'm going to really try.
00:09:51I'm going to take an open-minded approach,
00:09:53and I'm going to prove to them
00:09:54that I can take their advice on board.
00:09:56I want to get to know you better.
00:09:58Like, let's just get along with each other,
00:10:00because I know we can.
00:10:01Yeah.
00:10:02Let's just make this situation a little bit better for both of us.
00:10:05Deal.
00:10:06Deal.
00:10:08I was really nervous to come and have this conversation with Mel,
00:10:11but it went really, really well.
00:10:13Very warm hands.
00:10:14Because they were like this, because I was so nervous.
00:10:17Oh, really?
00:10:18We've, like, yeah, drawn that line in the sand.
00:10:20It does feel a lot lighter already.
00:10:24While Mel and Luke agree to turn a new leaf,
00:10:28Julia and Grayson are still unsettled.
00:10:32Um, I'm just going to make some warm water.
00:10:38After a tense commitment ceremony,
00:10:40saw Grayson express his concern at the pace of the relationship.
00:10:46Would I have liked it to be a little further down the line?
00:10:49Yeah.
00:10:50It sounds to me like, Julia, you set the pace,
00:10:53and Grayson, then you said, oh, well, okay.
00:11:00This morning, a lack of sleep
00:11:02seems to have brought some hard feelings
00:11:05between the two to the surface.
00:11:08I'm really struggling.
00:11:11I haven't slept pretty much at all.
00:11:13Like, even right now, I'm shaking.
00:11:16Because I'm so sleep-deprived.
00:11:19So I felt like there would be some grace
00:11:22for the fact that I'm sleep-deprived.
00:11:28This morning, I go into my bedroom, and I...
00:11:33Our bedroom?
00:11:34Yeah.
00:11:35Our bedroom.
00:11:36And I said, can you do your packing later?
00:11:39And you seemed frustrated.
00:11:40You didn't ask to say that.
00:11:42Can you do your packing later?
00:11:43You did not say that.
00:11:44Grayson, I'm exhausted.
00:11:46That's fine.
00:11:46I understand you're exhausted.
00:11:47But you were annoyed at me.
00:11:48No, no, no.
00:11:49I was annoyed at the way you addressed it.
00:11:51Jules was napping on the couch,
00:11:52so I just left her be and went into the room.
00:11:56She then came and said, I need some rest.
00:11:58And I said, oh, do you want me to leave?
00:12:00And she said, well, yeah, I need some rest.
00:12:04Like, sort of just blame it on me.
00:12:08It was just like, oh, I didn't matter at that point.
00:12:13I just feel like...
00:12:15I just feel like I can't do much right, to be honest.
00:12:17So I just feel like I'm really putting in the effort,
00:12:19like, you know, offering to cook you breakfast and dinner
00:12:21and, you know, offering to go to the pharmacy for you
00:12:24or do your washing or, you know, get you coffees,
00:12:27all that stuff.
00:12:28But I just don't know if you're wondering how I'm feeling
00:12:30or how I'm going at the moment.
00:12:32Like, I have needs as well at the moment as well.
00:12:36And I just feel like we're focusing so much of it all on you.
00:12:39But in terms of who's kind of the stronger person
00:12:43in this partnership right now,
00:12:45I would say it's you, because you're well-rested.
00:12:48And I'm asking you to give me some grace.
00:12:50You're just asking for some grace.
00:12:53What does that mean?
00:12:55Grayson, I'm literally...
00:12:57This is doing my head in.
00:13:00Jules, I'm asking for you to acknowledge what I'm saying.
00:13:04Acknowledge what?
00:13:05I just feel like all the conversations are about you
00:13:09and what you need.
00:13:10What about what I need, Jules?
00:13:12Because you haven't asked me once about what I need
00:13:14throughout this whole process.
00:13:17I'm literally...
00:13:18I just can't talk to you when, like, I'm...
00:13:23Oh, God.
00:13:28I'm doing my best to support her,
00:13:30but I do feel like I'm in the way
00:13:33and I'm walking on eggshells
00:13:35and I don't feel like I'm taking it into account.
00:13:38I just feel like my needs are being overlooked.
00:13:40I don't feel like I'm doing that.
00:13:44I don't know.
00:13:49I don't know.
00:14:00I don't know.
00:14:07With last night's commitment ceremony still in everyone's minds,
00:14:11a dramatic gear change is about to take place.
00:14:19Oh, no.
00:14:20Oh, what's going on?
00:14:22As the couples embark on one of the most exciting,
00:14:25meaningful and confronting phases of the experiment,
00:14:30Intimacy Week.
00:14:31The week ahead is upon us.
00:14:34For Intimacy Week this year,
00:14:36I've devised a series of tasks designed to empower our couples
00:14:39to take the next steps in their relationships.
00:14:42Beck and Johnny.
00:14:44Okay.
00:14:45People may assume intimacy is purely physical and sex-focused,
00:14:49but this is not the case.
00:14:52Oh.
00:14:53Ready?
00:14:54I want our couples to feel safe,
00:14:56to be able to lean into vulnerability
00:14:59and find the courage to step outside their comfort zones
00:15:02in order to forge lasting connections.
00:15:05How do you say that word?
00:15:07Hola.
00:15:07Hola.
00:15:08Hola.
00:15:08Hola, couples.
00:15:10Hola.
00:15:12Alessandra.
00:15:13Hola.
00:15:13This next phase of the experiment is all about deepening intimacy with your partner.
00:15:18And strengthening your understanding of connection, romance and sexual compatibility.
00:15:23Later today, I'll be hosting a workshop with all the brides
00:15:26and tomorrow with the grooms,
00:15:28where we'll explore some home truths about intimacy.
00:15:31For you to take back and experiment with as a couple.
00:15:34Oh, wow.
00:15:36Alessandra, hey?
00:15:38See what she's going to make us do.
00:15:39She's the expert.
00:15:41She's the expert.
00:15:41She's the sexpert.
00:15:43I feel quite excited for Gia to go to this workshop.
00:15:45She might come back even more naughtier,
00:15:46so I'm down for that.
00:15:50I'm intrigued, because we're pretty spicy.
00:15:53Yeah, I don't know how much she can help.
00:15:56I don't know what tools she can throw on the woodworks, but...
00:15:59Toys.
00:16:00Toys, tools.
00:16:01Yeah.
00:16:02I'm open to anything, to be honest.
00:16:05I'm excited. Are you?
00:16:07A bit good, yeah.
00:16:08You're going to have to talk about your feelings again.
00:16:12Right now, Danny and I are forming, like,
00:16:15a deeper and deeper, deeper connection every day.
00:16:18With Intimacy Week,
00:16:20I'm hoping that it'll bring out
00:16:22a little bit more of a vulnerable side from Danny.
00:16:24He's an oyster.
00:16:25He's a hard shell, soft inside.
00:16:27She's going to teach you some things you've never heard of before.
00:16:30You mean you?
00:16:31I was just cracking, J.
00:16:34Let's get intimate.
00:16:36You know what I mean?
00:16:37Sure.
00:16:39For Rachel and Stephen,
00:16:41Intimacy Week is an opportunity to address
00:16:43some of the challenges the couple has faced.
00:16:46We've both discussed that Intimacy is something that we need to work on.
00:16:52I'll be the first to admit, I struggle in this field,
00:16:55so I don't know how to talk about that stuff yet.
00:16:59That's why I don't really have much to say,
00:17:01besides, oh, goody, I don't know what I'm doing.
00:17:06I'm not great at Intimacy, you know?
00:17:08That area is, I'm not, yeah, I'm not great at it.
00:17:11I need to learn a few things.
00:17:13I don't know what to expect at this workshop, to be honest.
00:17:16I'm just like, what's going to happen?
00:17:18What's going to happen here?
00:17:19I think that's why I'm really excited about working on it together.
00:17:24Yeah.
00:17:25Fantastic.
00:17:27Fantastic.
00:17:28It's becoming your buzzword.
00:17:30I love the little giggle at the end.
00:17:35For Rebecca and Steve,
00:17:37Intimacy Week has come at a pivotal time in their relationship,
00:17:40with Steve having recently divulged an exhaustive list
00:17:44of the issues he has with Rebecca during Revelations Week.
00:17:48Rebecca is consistently that person
00:17:52where it needs to be talking all the time.
00:17:54Rebecca's not my usual type,
00:17:56and what I mean by that is just her personality
00:17:58is less conservative than mine.
00:18:01Her emotions are very high and very low.
00:18:04Rebecca's very opinionated, a bit more outspoken.
00:18:08I'm not.
00:18:09I'm trying to do the right thing.
00:18:10Rebecca's just been a bit impatient,
00:18:12and that has affected our relationship.
00:18:15Oblivious to Steve's list of grievances,
00:18:18at the commitment ceremony,
00:18:20a disheartened Rebecca gave insight
00:18:23into her husband's lack of affection.
00:18:26Has Steve made you feel desirable?
00:18:31No.
00:18:31So do you think he looks at you as a friend at the moment?
00:18:36Yeah, absolutely.
00:18:39Despite his previous list of complaints,
00:18:42when pressed by the experts...
00:18:44Do you feel that sense of attraction to her?
00:18:47Yes, I do.
00:18:49Steve professed to being attracted to Rebecca
00:18:52and committed to remaining in the experiment.
00:18:55She's very attracted to you,
00:18:57and she wants to move it forward.
00:18:59Yes.
00:19:00The challenge here, Steve,
00:19:01is now getting onto the same page.
00:19:05Into the sea week.
00:19:06It's going to be very confronting for me
00:19:08so far in the experiment.
00:19:11We have been going at Steve's speed.
00:19:13Like, I'm hopeful for us as a couple moving forward,
00:19:16but of course I have that self-doubt.
00:19:18I just have that fear of that rejection.
00:19:21I find him really attractive,
00:19:22and he said that he finds me attractive as well.
00:19:26So, yeah.
00:19:28I'm hoping that he will take on the advice from the experts,
00:19:33and I just hope, fingers crossed,
00:19:37that he steps up.
00:19:39I must admit,
00:19:40I'm actually really looking forward to this.
00:19:43I think it's coming a good time.
00:19:45Yeah.
00:19:46Yeah.
00:19:48How do you feel about it?
00:19:51I'm not sure what it means yet.
00:19:54I know what intimacy is.
00:19:56Yeah.
00:19:56I know different versions of intimacy.
00:19:58I'm not sure what they've got planned, so...
00:20:00Yeah.
00:20:01You know, time will tell, so, um...
00:20:04Exciting times ahead.
00:20:05Yeah.
00:20:06Yeah, so...
00:20:07Yeah.
00:20:08I think we'll slowly move through the friendship zone
00:20:10and see where that progresses to,
00:20:12and this is what this is designed for.
00:20:14Yep.
00:20:15I'm a little bit frustrated
00:20:16that we're in this position.
00:20:18Last night, we had a whole conversation
00:20:20about getting out of that friend zone,
00:20:22and now, this morning,
00:20:24they kept on saying friendship,
00:20:25which pissed me off.
00:20:27Not a good start.
00:20:29I would like to see things progress.
00:20:33Just the romance side of things.
00:20:37Intimacy, for me,
00:20:38has so many different forms.
00:20:42It's, uh...
00:20:43As I said, we just, uh...
00:20:45I'm pretty chill,
00:20:46so we just, uh...
00:20:47Yeah, take it as it comes.
00:20:50He does say he wants to keep progressing.
00:20:54Like, I am really hopeful,
00:20:57but I just don't know.
00:21:07As Intimacy Week begins...
00:21:11Hello!
00:21:14The brides have arrived
00:21:16at their workshop with Alessandra.
00:21:19Please have a seat.
00:21:21It will be an opportunity
00:21:22for the group to check in
00:21:24on each other's progress.
00:21:26Good to see you all!
00:21:27We are at Alessandra's workshop today,
00:21:31talking all things intimacy.
00:21:33I love talking about sex.
00:21:35It's good fun.
00:21:36I'm excited.
00:21:38Welcome to our Intimacy Week workshop.
00:21:41This kicks off Intimacy Week
00:21:43for all of you.
00:21:45Today, I want to get into
00:21:47everybody's relationships
00:21:48and the specifics of what is
00:21:50and isn't going on
00:21:52because, of course,
00:21:53this is not friendship at first sight.
00:21:56It's meant to build relationships,
00:21:58and that includes romance,
00:22:00and that includes romance,
00:22:01actual closeness,
00:22:03emotional closeness,
00:22:04safety, trust in the relationship,
00:22:07and then all the really fun,
00:22:10exciting, romantic,
00:22:12playful aspects of a relationship
00:22:13that you get with people
00:22:14who are not your friends.
00:22:17And that includes, of course,
00:22:19physical closeness.
00:22:20And I know for some of you,
00:22:22that's been a bit of an issue.
00:22:25Others have really jumped into it.
00:22:28Mm-hmm.
00:22:28Hey.
00:22:29Gia, that part of your relationship
00:22:31is really flowing really and nicely,
00:22:34and that's really good.
00:22:35Yeah.
00:22:36I feel like every time we have sex,
00:22:39it gets better and better.
00:22:40It's more intimate.
00:22:41It's more like we make love.
00:22:43We don't just have sex.
00:22:45It's quite deep.
00:22:47And I think, and it's so lame,
00:22:49but, um...
00:22:50It's what everybody wants.
00:22:52Are you kidding?
00:22:52It's not lame.
00:22:53For me and Scott,
00:22:54we are forming a really good,
00:22:56deep connection,
00:22:56and I feel like there's just some energy,
00:22:59and it was there like the wedding day.
00:23:00Yeah, it's hard to, like,
00:23:02honestly keep our hands off each other
00:23:03at this point.
00:23:05Stella!
00:23:06You've also explored a lot
00:23:08in your relationship.
00:23:10We just connected from the get-go,
00:23:13and the most intimate sex that I had
00:23:15was from the get-go.
00:23:17Like, I don't know how to even explain.
00:23:19It just flows.
00:23:20You know, like...
00:23:21We did massages.
00:23:23We already did, you know,
00:23:24the kitchen bench and this and that.
00:23:25Like, it's already...
00:23:27Listening to Stella talk about her relationship,
00:23:29I think it was a bit,
00:23:30look how great we are.
00:23:33Stella does kind of think
00:23:34that she's ticked everything off.
00:23:36I like to be manhandled.
00:23:37Yes.
00:23:38Amen.
00:23:38Same.
00:23:42I just think she's full of shit.
00:23:45Alisa,
00:23:46I know that you two are also meshing really well.
00:23:50Yeah.
00:23:50We're very sexual people.
00:23:52David and I have spoken about that
00:23:53and our needs.
00:23:54You know, how many times a week
00:23:56is enough for you?
00:23:57He's like, every day, I'm like,
00:23:58well, that might be a little bit too much for me.
00:24:00I don't know if I can take that every day,
00:24:02but maybe...
00:24:04LAUGHTER
00:24:06LAUGHTER
00:24:07LAUGHTER
00:24:08LAUGHTER
00:24:11Sitting there listening to everyone
00:24:12talk about the way things are going
00:24:14and progressing.
00:24:15LAUGHTER
00:24:17It's a lot.
00:24:18I am obsessed with Danny right now.
00:24:21It's a pep in my step
00:24:22and it's like the phony flutters.
00:24:25Nice.
00:24:27I want to get out of this friendship place
00:24:30where he's at.
00:24:32So, um...
00:24:33Because I'm...
00:24:33We all know that I'm ten steps ahead.
00:24:37Relationships are two-way streets.
00:24:39It's not only about what one person thinks
00:24:42is good for them.
00:24:44And this is really for all of you to think about.
00:24:47If you're not sure that your needs are being held,
00:24:50are being met, are being understood,
00:24:53that is very important to bring up.
00:24:57Rebecca!
00:24:59What's going on?
00:25:13Relationships are two-way streets.
00:25:15It's not only about what one person thinks
00:25:17is good for them.
00:25:23Rebecca!
00:25:27What's going on?
00:25:32Sorry.
00:25:32Why does it make you react emotionally?
00:25:35I'm starting already, Jesus.
00:25:36It's all right.
00:25:38I would like to stop and explore this a little bit.
00:25:42Oh, it's just...
00:25:43It's just...
00:25:44It's just a lot.
00:25:47Like, it is hard.
00:25:49Obviously, respecting your partner's speed
00:25:51they want to go at.
00:25:53Like, it's hard to meet halfway.
00:25:56It's very difficult.
00:25:58Very difficult.
00:25:58And we did tell Steve the other night
00:26:00he's controlling the pace
00:26:01and that there needs to be a space for you also
00:26:05to have a voice in that pace.
00:26:08And it's a fine balance to find
00:26:11because you don't want to lose yourself
00:26:13in the process of respecting your partner.
00:26:18It's been eight years for me that I've been single,
00:26:20so I'm craving more affection.
00:26:24Everyone wants to feel desired.
00:26:27And right now, Steve is not giving it to me.
00:26:31I don't know.
00:26:32I don't know what's going on there.
00:26:34Please may I say something?
00:26:36I think that you are needing something
00:26:40in the relationship that you are not getting.
00:26:43But you're more worried about Steve
00:26:45than you are about your needs.
00:26:48My sense was that you don't want to scare him off.
00:26:52Yeah.
00:26:53There's a part of you that says,
00:26:54oh, he feels like it's a lot,
00:26:56so let me just shrink in a little bit
00:26:59so he doesn't feel pressure.
00:27:01Yeah.
00:27:03Your courage needs to come
00:27:05in terms of allowing yourself
00:27:07to remain yourself in this equation.
00:27:12I'm feeling like I'm going into my past habits.
00:27:17of doubting my self-worth
00:27:18and then being so fearful of rejection,
00:27:21like so fearful of being rejected.
00:27:23I feel like I have been shrinking with Steve.
00:27:26He reassures me.
00:27:27I can meet him,
00:27:28but he needs to meet me half.
00:27:29Yeah, yeah, you can't be the one doing all that.
00:27:31It upsets me about Rebecca
00:27:32because when I met her at the Hens,
00:27:34she was so energetic
00:27:36and so loud and full-on
00:27:37and, like, comfortable in her skin,
00:27:39and I'm not seeing that with Rebecca anymore.
00:27:41And I think Steve is making Rebecca
00:27:43doubt herself a little bit,
00:27:44which is crazy
00:27:45because she is such a f***ing hot mum.
00:27:48Like, she's a bad bitch.
00:27:49She is a firecracker.
00:27:53Miss Julia!
00:27:54Hello!
00:27:56How are you?
00:27:58I feel very vulnerable
00:28:00sharing
00:28:02where I'm at right now.
00:28:06This morning,
00:28:07we had our first argument.
00:28:10The truth is,
00:28:12is that before the conflict,
00:28:13the connection was building
00:28:15in terms of, like,
00:28:16the laughter,
00:28:17the depth.
00:28:18We were going there.
00:28:20And then it got derailed.
00:28:21And then it got completely derailed.
00:28:24That didn't just take me a step back.
00:28:27A lot of emotional
00:28:30safety,
00:28:31trust,
00:28:32was sort of broken
00:28:33in that moment for me.
00:28:35In terms of repairing,
00:28:37because you've been derailed,
00:28:39what do you need
00:28:40to repair
00:28:41and to then reassess
00:28:43and regroup
00:28:44and refocus?
00:28:45Of course I want to be attracted
00:28:46to my partner
00:28:47and I am very attracted
00:28:48to Grayson.
00:28:49He's a sexy boy.
00:28:51And that's what makes this
00:28:53very nuanced.
00:28:56I want to be authentic
00:28:58in this.
00:28:59I want to be authentic
00:29:00with Grayson.
00:29:05I'm wanting to honour
00:29:06and respect myself
00:29:08and also lean in.
00:29:11I was like,
00:29:12what is she talking about?
00:29:15And I want to continue
00:29:16the emotional depth
00:29:18and expanding
00:29:19the natural,
00:29:21organic,
00:29:21free-flowing energy
00:29:22that I probably need
00:29:24to romantically connect.
00:29:30Okay.
00:29:32And Rachel,
00:29:33I haven't forgotten
00:29:34about you, Queen.
00:29:36Go, girl.
00:29:38What's been going on?
00:29:41Right now,
00:29:42any kissing,
00:29:43it's very much like a peck.
00:29:45Since the wedding,
00:29:46we've only had
00:29:47two goodnight kisses
00:29:50and...
00:29:50Are they goodnight
00:29:51pecks
00:29:52or goodnight kisses?
00:29:54It's very just like,
00:29:55that's it.
00:29:57Oh.
00:29:58So,
00:29:59this week really has come
00:30:01on a timely thing
00:30:01because I've said to him,
00:30:03I really need you
00:30:03to lean into this
00:30:04because I've come here
00:30:06for a romantic connection.
00:30:07I'm really feeling
00:30:09this with Steve.
00:30:09I want more.
00:30:10I am, like,
00:30:11physically attracted
00:30:12to my husband.
00:30:13You're waiting for that.
00:30:13I'm hoping to,
00:30:15for some progression,
00:30:16because if there's not,
00:30:17it is starting
00:30:18to feel like rejection.
00:30:20I can understand
00:30:21why Rachel is feeling
00:30:22the way that she's
00:30:23feeling today.
00:30:24I'm really hoping
00:30:25that there is a full
00:30:26360 turnaround for Rachel.
00:30:27She is such a queen.
00:30:29She's bubbly.
00:30:30She's beautiful.
00:30:30She's confident.
00:30:31She deserves the best
00:30:33and, yeah,
00:30:34I hope that Stephen
00:30:35can let her in.
00:30:37I understand so burn
00:30:39but, like,
00:30:39just a kiss,
00:30:40just kiss me
00:30:41like a proper bow.
00:30:42Actions speak louder
00:30:43than words.
00:30:44You want to see the action
00:30:45and the action
00:30:46will then let you know,
00:30:47oh,
00:30:48he's actually showing me.
00:30:49Yeah.
00:30:50For me,
00:30:50if at the end of this week
00:30:52I can get a proper kiss
00:30:53from my husband,
00:30:54I'm like,
00:30:55tick, tick.
00:30:56We're moving
00:30:57in the right direction.
00:30:59So with that,
00:31:01the first task
00:31:02for Intimacy Week
00:31:03starts today.
00:31:05I want you all
00:31:06to create
00:31:07your ultimate
00:31:08female fantasy night.
00:31:10Woo!
00:31:11Woo!
00:31:12Oh, oh.
00:31:14There will be
00:31:15an opportunity
00:31:15for each of you
00:31:17to really think about
00:31:18what it is that you need
00:31:19to get close
00:31:21to your partner.
00:31:22I want you to remember
00:31:24that this is all about
00:31:25us women
00:31:26feeling powerful
00:31:27in our eroticism
00:31:28and really getting
00:31:29whatever it is
00:31:30that each and every
00:31:31one of you needs.
00:31:32It's fantasy night.
00:31:33I'm feeling excited.
00:31:35Have a lovely,
00:31:36lovely week.
00:31:37Tonight is all
00:31:38about us girls.
00:31:39I can't wait.
00:31:41Shh!
00:31:44With the workshop over,
00:31:46the brides are getting
00:31:47started on Alessandra's task
00:31:50to create their
00:31:51ultimate fantasy night.
00:31:54Gia is helping
00:31:55Rebecca pick out
00:31:56some items
00:31:57to give her relationship
00:31:58with Steve
00:31:59a much-needed spark.
00:32:02Okay.
00:32:03Where are we, babe?
00:32:04Come with mummy.
00:32:06Come with mummy.
00:32:08I'm excited.
00:32:09I want to get her
00:32:09feeling good about
00:32:10herself and confident
00:32:11and bring back
00:32:13that spark that we all
00:32:14know and love about
00:32:14Rebecca so she can
00:32:15feel sexy.
00:32:16I want her to feel sexy.
00:32:17If you're the hottest
00:32:1850-year-old I've ever
00:32:19met in my life,
00:32:20you're a f***ing bad
00:32:21bitch.
00:32:21He should be chasing
00:32:22after you, babe.
00:32:23I want her to feel
00:32:24like a baddie,
00:32:25and she is.
00:32:27They're cute,
00:32:28aren't they?
00:32:29I could see you
00:32:29in, like, a nurse
00:32:30outfit.
00:32:31I could see you
00:32:32doing that.
00:32:33He might be into that.
00:32:35Oh, my God.
00:32:36Okay.
00:32:38I'm really...
00:32:39Oh, that's hot,
00:32:39Az.
00:32:40Because you're a
00:32:40businesswoman, babe.
00:32:42Boss bitch.
00:32:43Wait.
00:32:44She's ready for some
00:32:45touch from Steve.
00:32:47I'll get that,
00:32:47I think, yeah.
00:32:48I hope that happens
00:32:50for her tonight.
00:32:51What about a whip?
00:32:52Do you want to get a whip?
00:32:55You want to whip it a bit?
00:32:56Oh, my God, yes.
00:32:59I want an every-color
00:33:00play stick.
00:33:07As Intimacy Week
00:33:09continues,
00:33:10Rachel...
00:33:11Hi.
00:33:12..is hoping
00:33:13Alessandra's task
00:33:14might help her address
00:33:15the lack of intimacy
00:33:17in her relationship
00:33:18with Stephen.
00:33:20Tonight is
00:33:21fantasy's night.
00:33:22Essentially,
00:33:23it is us girls
00:33:25bringing to life
00:33:26a fantasy
00:33:27with our partner.
00:33:30So, what do they
00:33:31mean by fantasies,
00:33:32like?
00:33:33So, it's an
00:33:35intimate fantasy
00:33:36that I will be
00:33:37sharing with you.
00:33:39Yeah.
00:33:40Okay, no worries.
00:33:42Obviously, intimacy
00:33:42is really lacking
00:33:43for Stephen and I.
00:33:45So, my fantasy
00:33:46right now
00:33:47with my husband
00:33:48is that he will
00:33:49kiss me
00:33:50and really kiss me,
00:33:52not peck me,
00:33:53actually give me
00:33:54a big old pash.
00:33:56That's a thick
00:33:57notepad you got there.
00:33:59There's no passion
00:34:01about kissing
00:34:01at all.
00:34:04And since the wedding,
00:34:06I've only had
00:34:07two goodnight kisses.
00:34:09Like, pecks.
00:34:10It barely kisses,
00:34:11you know.
00:34:11It's just very
00:34:12how you kiss your mum.
00:34:14I am hoping
00:34:15that, you know,
00:34:16we can progress
00:34:18just our kissing.
00:34:19Just our kissing.
00:34:20But I am going to need
00:34:21the apartment
00:34:22for a little bit.
00:34:23Okay, no worries.
00:34:24See you soon.
00:34:25See you soon.
00:34:27I'm actually feeling
00:34:28really excited
00:34:29for this task.
00:34:30I want to, like,
00:34:31create a rom-com vibe,
00:34:33like, in love actually
00:34:35and hold some placards up.
00:34:37You know,
00:34:37kind of welcoming Stephen
00:34:38into my fantasy.
00:34:40Okay.
00:34:42Asking some really
00:34:43direct questions too.
00:34:46Get him to really
00:34:47actually open up
00:34:48to me more.
00:34:52Now I'm going
00:34:53into this
00:34:54really open-hearted.
00:34:55We're here to put
00:34:56ourselves out there.
00:34:57We're here to be vulnerable.
00:35:01And that's what
00:35:02I'm going to do.
00:35:05I'm really hoping
00:35:06he leads into this.
00:35:09I want this
00:35:10so badly with him.
00:35:14I want this
00:35:15to progress.
00:35:17I need some romance.
00:35:19I need it.
00:35:49I need some romance.
00:35:51All righty.
00:35:53It says,
00:35:54please read out loud.
00:36:04Welcome to my fantasy task.
00:36:06I ask that you please
00:36:07answer all questions
00:36:09clearly.
00:36:14What things do you like
00:36:16about me
00:36:18and my personality?
00:36:22The things I like
00:36:24about you are
00:36:25is your caring,
00:36:26selfless nature
00:36:28that you have.
00:36:30And you bring me up
00:36:31every day.
00:36:32You feel like
00:36:34that you're my number one fan
00:36:36and you make me
00:36:36never doubt myself.
00:36:38And I really appreciate
00:36:39that about your personality.
00:36:41That's the number one thing
00:36:42I can say about you
00:36:43that I really enjoy.
00:36:51What physical asset
00:36:52of mine
00:36:53do you like the most?
00:36:55I love your eyes
00:36:56and your laugh.
00:36:57Your laugh
00:36:58is very contagious.
00:36:59And having said that,
00:37:00you actually have
00:37:01more than one type
00:37:02of laugh too.
00:37:03You've got a giggly one,
00:37:04a serious one,
00:37:05and there's the nervous one
00:37:08that we had
00:37:09at our wedding.
00:37:11So you have a few,
00:37:13you have a few laughs.
00:37:30Will you kiss me now,
00:37:32in this moment,
00:37:33the kind of kiss
00:37:34that makes me feel something?
00:37:53I can kiss you, Rachel.
00:37:56I can kiss you.
00:38:00But I'm not too sure
00:38:01if it's going to make you
00:38:02feel something.
00:38:14Will you kiss me now,
00:38:16in this moment,
00:38:18the kind of kiss
00:38:19that makes me feel something?
00:38:40I can kiss you, Rachel.
00:38:44I can kiss you.
00:38:47But I'm not too sure
00:38:48if it's going to make you
00:38:49feel something.
00:39:06I need to understand
00:39:08what you mean by that.
00:39:10I really,
00:39:13yeah,
00:39:14you need to help me
00:39:16understand what you mean
00:39:17by that.
00:39:17And I'll let you,
00:39:18and I'll explain.
00:39:20I'll explain.
00:39:21Yeah.
00:39:22Do you want to,
00:39:22we have a seat
00:39:23and I'll explain?
00:39:24Sure.
00:39:27Now, I'm really,
00:39:40I'm going to be
00:39:40really open to you
00:39:42really open to you
00:39:43with this.
00:39:48The way I stand
00:39:49in the relationship
00:39:50right now,
00:39:52we feel like roommates
00:39:53and I feel like
00:39:54it is friendly.
00:39:56For me to kiss you
00:39:57and make you feel something,
00:39:59I need to feel
00:39:59that romantic connection.
00:40:02And unfortunately,
00:40:03I haven't felt
00:40:03that romantic connection
00:40:05as of yet.
00:40:09this is really hard
00:40:10for me
00:40:10to be saying this
00:40:11right now.
00:40:13For me to get intimate
00:40:14and to get that passion,
00:40:16I need that spark.
00:40:19I need that romantic connection.
00:40:21I need that flirtiness.
00:40:23I need all of those dots
00:40:25to be connected.
00:40:27For me to feel comfortable
00:40:29and to give you
00:40:30the passion
00:40:31that you want,
00:40:31that you need to feel
00:40:32in the kiss.
00:40:35I like you, Stephen.
00:40:37I'm physically attracted to you.
00:40:39I'm having lucid dreams
00:40:41about you finally
00:40:41grabbing me
00:40:42and kissing me
00:40:43and it makes me excited.
00:40:46And to sit here
00:40:47and say you feel
00:40:47no spark for me.
00:40:50Nothing.
00:40:51What a slap in the face.
00:40:58I need to know
00:41:00why are you here?
00:41:02Because you're holding
00:41:04so much back from me.
00:41:06It's all on your time schedule.
00:41:09Everything is on your time schedule
00:41:11currently.
00:41:13And
00:41:14all I asked was a kiss.
00:41:16A kiss that makes me feel something.
00:41:19More than a peck
00:41:20than you would give your mum.
00:41:21That's it.
00:41:22That's all I wanted.
00:41:24That's all I wanted
00:41:25was a kiss.
00:41:27That's more than just
00:41:29that's it.
00:41:30And
00:41:30I didn't want to kiss you
00:41:32and it to feel
00:41:34empty either, Rachel.
00:41:36Yeah.
00:41:37I wanted to
00:41:38I want to kiss you
00:41:39with passion.
00:41:40I actually don't think
00:41:41you want to kiss me
00:41:42at all, Stephen.
00:41:43And I think
00:41:44you actually
00:41:45don't want to tell me
00:41:46directly
00:41:47that you're not into me
00:41:49that you're not
00:41:50physically attracted to me.
00:41:53direct question
00:41:55do you have
00:41:55any
00:41:56physical
00:41:57attraction to me
00:41:58at all?
00:42:02It's a yes or no
00:42:03question, Stephen.
00:42:05I don't want to
00:42:05dance around.
00:42:06I don't want you to
00:42:07dance around politically
00:42:08and give me a
00:42:08politically correct answer.
00:42:10Yes or no?
00:42:11Are you physically
00:42:13attracted to me?
00:42:14Trust me,
00:42:15I can handle it.
00:42:17There's more to it
00:42:18than a yes or no answer.
00:42:19But it is,
00:42:20there isn't.
00:42:21There is, Rachel.
00:42:23There is.
00:42:24I'm a romantic
00:42:26and passionate person.
00:42:28That's the way I am
00:42:29and I'm proud of it
00:42:31to be like that.
00:42:31Well, where is it?
00:42:32Where's the romance
00:42:33and passion
00:42:33that you're speaking of?
00:42:36I need to feel
00:42:37the passion,
00:42:37the spark.
00:42:38I haven't felt
00:42:39that spark yet, Rachel.
00:42:40So I just keep
00:42:41doing this
00:42:42and wait for you
00:42:43to feel a spark?
00:42:49Yeah, sweet.
00:42:55Cool.
00:42:57Um,
00:43:00yeah, I think
00:43:00we need some space
00:43:01right now.
00:43:02I'm feeling really,
00:43:03really rejected
00:43:04over a kiss.
00:43:06Um,
00:43:07and sitting here
00:43:08having you say to me
00:43:09that you've not
00:43:10viewed me romantically
00:43:11at all
00:43:12when
00:43:13and
00:43:17I was exactly right.
00:43:19I'm out on the ledge,
00:43:20I'm by myself.
00:43:22Just boot me off
00:43:23at this point.
00:43:24F*** this.
00:43:26F***.
00:43:28I don't deserve this.
00:43:41No,
00:43:43I don't...
00:44:00with the ultimate fantasy night underway more brides are getting ready for their intimate
00:44:06night in with their husband soon to find out what's in store for them oh what the oh damn are
00:44:18you for
00:44:18real right now my plan for david was dress up look all sexy for my husband because he deserves he
00:44:29deserves a present and i'd love to give i'm a giver yeah you're looking so good you like it damn
00:44:36yeah
00:44:36oh girl my jaw dropped to the floor and you needed literally a vacuum cleaner to suck up all the
00:44:43pieces it shattered oh my god damn wow made you a salmon pokeball not sure if that's dinner or this
00:44:55is dinner all right right here in front of me well there's a lot of sexual tension and a lot
00:45:01of
00:45:01chemistry with david and i i'm trying to collect my thoughts if people want to call it a fact that's
00:45:07okay but i'm having a great time with my husband like we are we are really vibing as elissa and
00:45:16david prepare for dessert let's get this fucking massage going g is preparing for her own fantasy
00:45:24night with husband scott just as a bunny tonight for my husband he'll like anything with me half
00:45:34naked could be wearing a bloody towel and he'll be happy it is ultimate fantasy night oh my nipples
00:45:41are nearly out let me cover that up scott should be prepared i'm going to kind of tell him what
00:45:46to do
00:45:46tonight and make him kind of wait on my hand and foot usually scott likes to be in control at
00:45:51all
00:45:51times he's a control freak but really it's not his night is that it's mine so he's gonna have to
00:45:56get
00:45:56used to it is this not pg enough for channel nine
00:46:04hello hi handsome holy shit wow um uh what's it called like what she
00:46:15it's quite different so you're gonna do whatever the hell i say tonight
00:46:18is that all right i might like that is that all right with you yeah okay i need to take
00:46:24all
00:46:24your clothes off and just be in your jocks please yeah i'm a bit of a control freak take all
00:46:29your
00:46:30clothes off uh and apparently i've got to be told what to do but you know i kind of like
00:46:36it
00:46:39scott was very pleased with tonight i was very pleased as well
00:46:43draw the other side i'm really happy i think you need more oil it's definitely got us in the mood
00:46:50i'm ready to get you guys the hell out so i can take care of my man tonight and he
00:46:53can take care of
00:46:54me but as gia continues a passionate night in with scott come on hurry up one bride is taking fantasy
00:47:03night to a whole new level at school were you bullied wowza um sorry say that again
00:47:18what i've brought to the table for intimacy week is a bit of a list of questions and connecting with
00:47:24someone in this way is really sacred to me what's the most healing experience you've had in friendship
00:47:37um how does that mean how do you mean by that sorry since we kind of had our little argument
00:47:42i feel
00:47:43like this is a way to reset reconnect and build intimacy has a stranger ever changed your life um
00:47:51um julia's ultimate fantasy i uh it's um it's interesting um i obviously everyone's got their own
00:48:10definition of what an ultimate fantasy is put your mouth over it that's hot what do you think my
00:48:22superpower is like can you fly or something for jules it's a questionnaire is it mine no okay obviously
00:48:34this is intimacy week let's change the pace a little bit um what's the greatest moment you've had on the
00:48:42footy field look to be honest i'm disappointed what about me is most strange or unfamiliar to you
00:48:53we had a chance to build chemistry and romance but this isn't building intimacy for me we've got a lot
00:49:00more here what's the most insightful thing you've learned from the personal development and therapy
00:49:05that you've done there is questions you can ask to build intimacy absolutely but the ones that i copped
00:49:12today weren't what's your favorite quality about your ex i have no idea what she's thinking
00:49:23i feel like i'm having a mindgasm like an orgasm but in the mind
00:49:31we're definitely building something
00:49:35having like those mindgasms through conversation that in itself is really beautiful really um sacred
00:49:43why do you think we met um why do i think we met that's a bit of a hard one
00:49:49um my ultimate fantasy night was kind of perfect to be honest i'm having such a good time
00:49:57still to come will steve give rebecca her ultimate fantasy if you wanted me to put it on
00:50:05yeah i mean beck's intimacy task reveals a different side to danny to be honest i'm gonna i'm actually
00:50:12going to be really honest now it made me feel a bit emotional and in search of clarity grayson asks
00:50:20the hard questions can you see any kind of future with me
00:50:34as intimacy week continues mel and luke's fantasy night task is proving successful after their shaky
00:50:45start to the experiment
00:50:49i'll pay that good shot wow i chose to do something fun for luke and i so yeah we're here
00:50:55at mini golf sorry you missed it luke and i we're getting along really well mona luca here he is
00:51:11we've been laughing having banter which is huge for us it's a baby stabs but i do feel like we're
00:51:17moving forward cheers while mel and luke finally seem to be hitting it off paint brushes down back
00:51:27at the apartments a romantically cautious brooks artistic choices have caught chris by surprise
00:51:44and then footy ball obviously green shirt yeah i think i've done a pretty good job
00:52:00i'm just not sure about a dead dog
00:52:03show me yours
00:52:08oh that's so what the helly that's so good oh my god you've made it so cute
00:52:15you remember the date yeah oh bless your cotton socks
00:52:28down the hall beck is keen to get started on a painting activity of her own with husband danny
00:52:37for the ultimate fantasy night i'm going to blindfold danny and i'm going to write on him in paint words
00:52:45that reflect how i feel about him and then he is going to do the same thing for me
00:52:50intimacy for me at least is about that connection and like going deeper within your soul that is
00:52:57something that danny struggles with danny uses humor to mask him having to get too deep with things
00:53:06i just hope he's going to be taking this seriously i want to see my husband being vulnerable and and
00:53:12really talking about his feelings
00:53:16his task is going to really connect us
00:53:20are you ready yeah come on don't be scared
00:53:24oh look at this what the is going on
00:53:50what's going on here are you painting on me right now what and what are you painting
00:53:56i'm painting on you words that when i think about you and our relationship
00:54:05come to mind
00:54:10you okay babe it's actually quite relaxing
00:54:16feels good i like it yeah do
00:54:23to be honest putting a blindfold on i didn't really want to do it i didn't want to do it
00:54:29but as soon as it was on oh like you forget where you are what's going on you're just in
00:54:36that moment
00:54:39i i felt at peace okay you ready
00:54:44so put trust adore hopeful handsome that's so cute work and loyalty
00:55:01to be honest i'm gonna i'm actually gonna be really honest now it made me feel a bit emotional
00:55:07it made me i don't know why i'm gonna paint me now babe let's get in the mood you got
00:55:14it
00:55:15i'm not that good at putting into words but just like the intimacy of it was a beautiful experience
00:55:22and i felt like she'd put so much trust in me do you need some wine yeah come here sweetheart
00:55:32in that moment i realized how much i uh i care about it it just me i don't i feel
00:55:37a bit emotional
00:55:38it's weird i don't me get this camera out of my face
00:55:44it's weird i don't even know why i just feel i feel like a bit choked up
00:55:51i've had a lot of emotions shut off
00:55:54in my adolescent years do you know what you mean and and and some of these emotions are
00:55:59coming back up to the surface and things i haven't felt in in in years like i'm
00:56:04like i feel like a bit of a school boy
00:56:10so what i've written is this
00:56:13adore because that's our song yeah lovers trust yeah you put trust as well didn't yeah back of your
00:56:21legs says forever sexy oh thanks because you look sexy honestly that felt really intimate how do you
00:56:32feel about the words i wrote i think they're amazing i didn't have time to think about them
00:56:36no of course not but like i like i liked what i wrote i love what you write honestly hearing
00:56:41him
00:56:42right that he wrote forever on my leg was really pretty euphoric he did not have to write that on
00:56:52my
00:56:52leg which makes me really think that like he's really serious about this that's so cute right now
00:57:02i have the biggest crush on my husband i adore him i adore him if this continues on the trajectory
00:57:10that it is now then yeah i can see myself falling in love with him favorite word would probably be
00:57:16loyalty because without that we have nothing that would be my favorite word every day like i see a
00:57:24different part of her or feel a different kind of way about her it's just it's something i've never
00:57:29experienced before cheers here's to painting each other
00:57:38down the hall rebecca has returned from the adult store honey i'm home oh with high hopes for
00:57:46her evening with husband steve so my fantasy tonight steve i'm just going to basically go in
00:57:52and just show him a little piece that i'd like to put myself in for him and stroll around the
00:57:56room
00:57:57i'm hoping he'll go okay pennies dropped now i'm getting it and um yeah steps it up a bit
00:58:03glass of wine i would love a glass of wine i don't know what his reaction is going to be
00:58:08but still
00:58:09i am really hopeful and you know what i don't think daddy steve is as wet innocent as he makes
00:58:17out to be
00:58:18he might just uh come around to a bit of a i must admit i'm very curious about your day
00:58:25i had the best time of my life so we went shopping and we had to basically pick out costumes
00:58:30that we
00:58:30would potentially wear yeah and basically i went into it was a sex shop and can i say one thing
00:58:36we
00:58:36were like oh honey we had we were like running around like mad women like mum's gone wild to be
00:58:41i could have bought the whole shop yeah that's that's a concern so that yeah do you pick this
00:58:49out for me because she's like you're you're a working what is it she's like you're a a boss bitch
00:58:55um yeah you know it's it's these things that i picked just so you know yeah yeah i like
00:59:03the most covered up yeah fine yeah that's a good one if you wanted me to put it on uh
00:59:11yeah i mean look i'd rather not because it's not something that i'm i guess uh what's the word
00:59:20it's just not for me it's very disappointing he didn't want to do the task he didn't even want to
00:59:25try
00:59:25do you like lingerie when i think lingerie i don't think sex shop i want to feel desired i want
00:59:31to feel
00:59:32sexy rebecca i'm not getting any of this yeah this is on fast forward we know what this is all
00:59:39about
00:59:39but intimacy comes in many shapes and forms and it doesn't have to be um like this immediately
00:59:49rebecca is a wonderful person strong independence confident but if i'm being completely honest i
00:59:56find rebecca and i are a little bit different rebecca's a little bit full-on it's not about
01:00:03me stalling us and going hey we're doing my speed it's about us finding our speed that's where i'm at
01:00:09i came in here to find my person i'm being my authentic self and he's not meeting me halfway
01:00:16you have to adjust i have to adjust he doesn't want to try just all lip service and we have
01:00:22to
01:00:22meet halfway like i feel like i'm going crazy i feel like we're on completely different pages
01:00:27we are happy we're good and right now i'm starting to doubt the relationship like i don't know whether
01:00:34steve's intimate i do appreciate all this i really do yeah it brings us closer
01:00:47it's stella's ultimate fantasy night and while philip is getting in touch with his creative side
01:00:55it's stella who's taking some artistic license with her fantasy right so you know it's my fantasy day
01:01:03yes i actually feel like you should be taking your clothes off as well
01:01:11oh at least you went to the gym today for a pump
01:01:15all right you know what all right i think every woman will agree with me multitasking men are quite
01:01:23sexy so tonight i made him do all of these little tasks how about we do those push-ups let's
01:01:30do 70.
01:01:31i'm gonna stop at 69.
01:01:35i am enjoying taking the reins tonight it's great because it just like goes with the flow
01:01:40you know it's what i like about a filler oh here we go lucky he didn't ask me to get
01:01:48up probably about
01:01:49two minutes before because as we progress i might not be able to leave the table you know for natural
01:01:55reasons i was trying to concentrate and trying to draw but uh my eyes would go everywhere she was just
01:02:02sitting in a certain way looking rather inviting thankfully i was sitting down because you know just
01:02:08i've got tight jocks on before i do the unveiling i just i want you to know that this case
01:02:13like i tried all right
01:02:15all right so this is what i go
01:02:21this is me
01:02:27well casso was definitely on a phil semi
01:02:31i just i had to emphasize that there's three legs there two are bigger than the other all i saw
01:02:37is a love heart so i'll just focus on that
01:02:44what's wrong with that look at her there's definitely nothing wrong there she's great
01:02:51while fantasy night draws to a close for one couple the evening is far from over
01:02:59after julia's ultimate fantasy left her husband feeling confused
01:03:04grayson is eager to raise his concerns about the state of their relationship
01:03:10i'm genuinely into julia but that conversation felt like i was entrenching myself more in the friend
01:03:18zone it's intimacy week you this is designed to help you move into the next stage of your relationship
01:03:25and she's not they're not leaning in that's not leaning into me asking me a series of questions
01:03:29about my football memories if that's intimacy to you i mean we're we're on completely different planets
01:03:41um i wanted to sort of have a conversation with you around
01:03:46how i'm feeling and how we're feeling and where we're at sure it's um i'm really really nervous to
01:03:54have this conversation just so you know okay i can't discount your your ultimate fantasy of intimacy
01:04:06but for me mine's like so different um by asking me questions like what's my fondest memory on the
01:04:15football field or what was the best trade of my ex-girlfriend does that literally build intimacy for
01:04:23you like is that it's getting to know you these are things i don't know about you and i wanted
01:04:27to
01:04:28get to know you more
01:04:32again i was trying to lean in and be curious but i wanted to keep it light because there had
01:04:37been
01:04:37some dance energy around us for me i think like intimacy is more around the chemistry romance side
01:04:46those questions like is that your ultimate fantasy of like
01:04:50your ultimate fantasy that's where we we are at right now um no i think that that's where you're at
01:04:58this chat was just definitely not what i was expecting i feel like the task was a really
01:05:05positive step in the right direction for grayson and i i thought we were building connection
01:05:12so yeah it's a bit confusing i want to be creating that emotional safety you know like these things are
01:05:19important yeah okay it's super deflating like she uses words like leaning in and getting curious and
01:05:31there's zero of it i just can't seem to get any sort of solid clarity out of any conversation that
01:05:37i
01:05:37have with julia and for me that just tells me you know she's she's not invested in it i want
01:05:44to build a
01:05:44connection but at this point of our relationship i'm really confused about how you actually feel about
01:05:53me okay can i ask you this question yeah can you see any kind of future with me
01:06:04um
01:06:31that depth of connection
01:06:36needs to happen before anything i've asked you i just wanted you to answer this question for me
01:06:40it's really simple well can you see an emotional connection building for us in the future
01:06:48if if we're able to communicate and there's emotional safety in terms of my needs that's the part
01:06:58i've asked her blatant questions i i get this long-winded answer we need to just continue creating
01:07:07safe spaces to to really talk about what's really under the surface just just tell me if you like me
01:07:12or not
01:07:13you know leaning in and really reading the energy of the other person jules can you answer this
01:07:19question for me i feel like we're in court or something and you're like firing these questions
01:07:24at me and it just doesn't feel it's useful so you don't like answering questions do you like to dance
01:07:30you like answering use all this language that i don't i don't understand like use language like lean in
01:07:37and and get curious curiosity like is is not asking me questions about what my favorite football
01:07:47like that is not intimacy obviously you're not happy with what i've absolutely not okay well this
01:07:54is a problem because i feel at this point that i'm wasting my time oh absolutely wasting my time yeah
01:08:03i'm getting hurt i'm starting to feel hurt i i've been so invested in this but i'm just um
01:08:13yeah i'm just not getting any any sort of reciprocation julia needs to step up to the plate
01:08:19for this to progress any further that's how i feel right now
01:08:26tomorrow night it was huge for us mel and luke's incredible transformation i feel closer with mel
01:08:33after the task because that physical gap between us has kind of been bridged a little bit we have been
01:08:38progressing like in the right direction i really want to send a clear message to steven rachel draws
01:08:44her line in the sand taking this a tense boys workshop i feel like you're skirting around my questions
01:08:55i disagree with you i don't have an earpiece in my ear i'm not waiting for someone to tell me
01:08:58what to say
01:09:01alessandra calls out steve's behavior the lack of respect that you're showing me is appalling
01:09:06really tread lightly i don't take to this well and in a shock turn of events one bride calls it
01:09:14quits
01:09:15and makes a dramatic exit
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