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