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Married at First Sight AU S13E38
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00:00:00I'm sorry but I've got...
00:00:01Oh! Scott! Farty! No!
00:00:09It was a pretty epic crash and burn.
00:00:12Yeah.
00:00:13All she had to do was be honest, be genuine,
00:00:16and focus on their relationship.
00:00:18But I didn't think they'd crash out that hard.
00:00:21So all of that time in the commitment ceremonies
00:00:24that they could have had working on their relationship,
00:00:28they've missed the opportunity.
00:00:30Yeah, but if he would have spoke up earlier,
00:00:31they probably would have split up earlier.
00:00:33Correct. Because the reality is Gia can't take...
00:00:35Any criticism.
00:00:36...criticism.
00:00:37She thinks every time it's her being thrown under the bus.
00:00:40I did what I needed to do.
00:00:41I got Gia to that dinner party on purpose.
00:00:45Got her there.
00:00:47Got them to have it out with each other.
00:00:50I'm very proud of myself, actually.
00:00:55Two can play at that game, honey.
00:01:00I came into this experiment looking for love.
00:01:03I definitely found what I've come here for.
00:01:08After three intense months,
00:01:11it all comes down to the final vows.
00:01:16The four remaining couples
00:01:19must make the life-changing decision.
00:01:25Here we go.
00:01:27Will they take their relationship into the outside world?
00:01:32Or will they say goodbye forever?
00:01:36I know this might be hard to hear.
00:01:37Yeah.
00:01:40The four...
00:01:41Hi.
00:01:44One of the most magical moments
00:01:46the experiment's ever seen.
00:01:50Stella, I love you more than I ever thought possible.
00:02:20With the experiment ended,
00:02:23the time for final vows is almost here
00:02:26for our remaining couples.
00:02:28Stella and Phillip,
00:02:30Rachel and Steven,
00:02:31Bec and Danny...
00:02:33It's nice that we're going to final vows together, you know?
00:02:36And...
00:02:38Alyssa and David.
00:02:40They'll now separate
00:02:42and spend time weighing up
00:02:44if they'll continue their relationship
00:02:46after the experiment.
00:02:48There's so much shit here.
00:02:51How did this happen?
00:02:52The next time they meet,
00:02:54they'll reveal their decision at final vows.
00:02:59Our couples must now go back to their respective homes
00:03:02to reflect on their time in the experiment
00:03:05before they make the life-changing decision
00:03:08on whether to remain as a couple
00:03:10or go their separate ways.
00:03:12This time will prove testing for our couples
00:03:15as they will begin to question
00:03:17if their relationship is strong enough to continue
00:03:20when they leave the bubble of the experiment.
00:03:27Before everyone leaves their apartments,
00:03:29they're reflecting on last night's final dinner party.
00:03:33What about Dave and Alyssa?
00:03:35That was hard to watch.
00:03:36I saw a man coming in there,
00:03:39being vulnerable and getting rejected multiple times.
00:03:43It just doesn't sit well with me.
00:03:44Oh, I'm hurt. I'm hurt.
00:03:45Why? Why?
00:03:47Yeah.
00:03:47He haven't said or done anything wrong.
00:03:49It's a rejection.
00:03:51It's like...
00:03:52She kept saying...
00:03:53Finding one little thing
00:03:55that can be pinned on him
00:03:57and just, like, just focus on it.
00:04:00Like, come on.
00:04:01To take your ring off,
00:04:02that is a red flag for me.
00:04:04That, to me, is toxic.
00:04:06I never once took my ring off.
00:04:09Yeah, I think Alyssa's checked out.
00:04:11It was a hard watch, you know, seeing him like that.
00:04:14Like...
00:04:16He's actually really, really hurt.
00:04:17Poor David is there desperately trying to win her back
00:04:21and Alyssa's like...
00:04:24No.
00:04:25I actually feel bad for David.
00:04:27I think David's a good bloke.
00:04:29I think he's wore his heart on his sleeve.
00:04:31Alyssa's proven his point as to why he stayed quiet for so long
00:04:34because the second he spoke up,
00:04:37look at how it's gone.
00:04:38The poor bloke can't win.
00:04:39It's a dictatorship.
00:04:40It's not a relationship.
00:04:42Do you know what?
00:04:43I think in time Alyssa might look back and regret that
00:04:45because David's a good bloke.
00:04:46She's got herself a good bloke there and they're hard to come across.
00:04:50And she's just shutting him out for something pretty minor,
00:04:54in my opinion.
00:04:57It's a lonely last morning for David.
00:05:01After the final dinner party,
00:05:03Alyssa and David retired to separate apartments,
00:05:07both spending their last night in the experiment alone.
00:05:13Today is such a sad day.
00:05:15I'm moving out alone.
00:05:19You know, without my wife.
00:05:22I'm devastated at where we're at.
00:05:25There's been so much pain that I've experienced the last two weeks.
00:05:29Do you have any tattoos?
00:05:31Yeah, I can't show you where that.
00:05:32It's on your arm.
00:05:33It's on your arm.
00:05:33Drop your pants.
00:05:34Yeah, if I have to.
00:05:35Let me do some squats first.
00:05:36So who's...
00:05:37The question is though,
00:05:38who's going to get in trouble by the husbands?
00:05:40I actually don't care if my husband comes for me.
00:05:42He can come for me, but he ain't coming for me.
00:05:44You know I'm boxing out first.
00:05:46He ain't coming for me.
00:05:48Oh.
00:05:49Fire out, man.
00:05:50I just gave you my feelings and you said lighten up.
00:05:53Prime example.
00:05:54No, that's just a joke, babe.
00:05:55It's alright, but that's how I feel.
00:05:57We were all just talking, getting to know each other.
00:05:59It was just, you know, chit-chat.
00:06:02We all had a great day.
00:06:04Nah, I deserve more than that.
00:06:07I'm done too.
00:06:08Here you go.
00:06:11I'm done.
00:06:14Despite everything that's happened,
00:06:16I believe in our relationship
00:06:18and I wanted to fight for it.
00:06:21Last night, I put everything on the line.
00:06:25Unashamedly chasing her,
00:06:26trying to get her back
00:06:27and show everyone that
00:06:28I wanted to fight for this relationship.
00:06:30And I'm here because I want to fight for this.
00:06:33I want you to know how much you mean to me.
00:06:35I walked away from someone
00:06:37that was the love of my life.
00:06:38I literally cannot walk away
00:06:41knowing that.
00:06:44She's giving him nothing.
00:06:46You're giving him nothing?
00:06:47It's just sad that I felt like
00:06:49no matter how hard I fought,
00:06:51she didn't want this.
00:06:52I'm literally here because I love this woman.
00:06:54Too late, doll.
00:06:56I understand.
00:06:56Too late.
00:06:57I understand, but it's not too late.
00:06:58It's only too late
00:06:59if you want to throw three months down the drain.
00:07:02I feel like this dinner party's done.
00:07:04Babe, no.
00:07:04Honestly, it's done.
00:07:10Alyssa last night was someone I don't remember.
00:07:13Someone I don't recognize.
00:07:15She was cold.
00:07:17It felt like the relationship
00:07:18meant nothing to Alyssa.
00:07:21Like, I meant nothing to her.
00:07:24Right now, I'm questioning
00:07:26whether she ever wanted this to start with.
00:07:29No, I'm not going to marry you
00:07:30until you get down one knee
00:07:31and ask me to marry you.
00:07:33I can't tell if you're being serious.
00:07:35No, I am.
00:07:36So we're not doing the vows until...
00:07:38until I get down.
00:07:41Alyssa loves to be in control.
00:07:43She loves to be in the driving seat
00:07:44and I was shut down.
00:07:47I function at a high frequency
00:07:49and I feel like we're six weeks in.
00:07:52I'm missing that stimulation,
00:07:55that high frequency to make me happy.
00:07:59I'm a more high-functional person than you.
00:08:02Your experience is your experience,
00:08:03but someone on the outside listening in
00:08:05could take it differently.
00:08:07This is a me thing.
00:08:08And I don't know why you're dragging yourself into it.
00:08:10I'm really not dragging myself.
00:08:12I'm just having the conversation.
00:08:13This is a me thing, babe.
00:08:15She says she wants me to challenge her,
00:08:17but when I do challenge her,
00:08:18she doesn't like it.
00:08:19Looking back on it,
00:08:21every time I challenged Alyssa,
00:08:23she shut me down.
00:08:24I can hardly get a word in.
00:08:26Talk to me.
00:08:28Well, I think I...
00:08:28Because, like, we need to voice.
00:08:30And that's what I need in this relationship.
00:08:33And you're not fulfilling that need for me.
00:08:35Well, all I'm gonna say is I have...
00:08:36We should have gone there, but we haven't.
00:08:38And I haven't felt challenged enough.
00:08:42Well, she has...
00:08:43You did mention I was a weak man at one point.
00:08:46She called you a weak man?
00:08:48Yeah.
00:08:49So that's a problem.
00:08:51What's happened in this relationship
00:08:52is I've done a lot of listening.
00:08:54Alyssa has done a lot of talking.
00:08:55We're both adults,
00:08:56and I want to see that in her,
00:08:58that she has the ability to listen.
00:08:59I can't mind-read.
00:09:01It's not mind-reading.
00:09:01Oh, my gosh, I can't.
00:09:02I cannot...
00:09:03I know.
00:09:04I can't mind-read, babe.
00:09:08I can't even explain the hurt from last night.
00:09:10You know, getting to bed after that dinner party
00:09:14was the hardest thing that I've had to do
00:09:15this whole experiment.
00:09:16Just knowing and replaying those moments
00:09:19where I heard Alyssa say things about me
00:09:22that showed she didn't care about me.
00:09:24It almost felt like she looked down on me
00:09:27for trying to fight for our relationship.
00:09:29I think, you know,
00:09:31you couldn't have asked for anything worse.
00:09:37I'm feeling much better today.
00:09:38I got a good night's sleep.
00:09:40I've woken up feeling much more relaxed
00:09:43and, yeah, I'm really looking forward to going home.
00:09:48The day's finally arrived where we're moving out.
00:09:52It's finished.
00:09:52The experiment is officially done and dusted.
00:09:57To see David take his ring off,
00:09:59it really hurt me
00:10:00because in real life you don't do that.
00:10:02Like, I've never once taken my ring off.
00:10:05Even though they might be little things,
00:10:07they're big things for me.
00:10:09Yeah, I came here for love
00:10:10and I was falling in love with this person
00:10:13and then my feelings have changed
00:10:15because of the events that have unfolded this week.
00:10:18I know that he's sorry,
00:10:20but, yeah, there's a lot to process
00:10:21before making this decision in a few days.
00:10:26Down the hall,
00:10:28an emotional Rachel and Stephen are saying their goodbyes.
00:10:32About to burst our little bubble, babe.
00:10:42Knowing that I'm going back to Melbourne
00:10:44and we'll be walking into an empty apartment tonight,
00:10:47it's just tough because Stephen's not going to be there
00:10:50and, you know, we are 900 kilometres apart.
00:10:53That concerns me
00:10:55because long distance, it's a hard one.
00:10:58Think of it as the next chapter starting.
00:11:00I know.
00:11:04Goodbye.
00:11:10This is it.
00:11:11I know.
00:11:14Oh, don't cry.
00:11:24Goodbye.
00:11:25I'm really lucky to have been able to do this
00:11:27and I'm really lucky to have met Stephen.
00:11:30Yeah.
00:11:33It's a couple of days.
00:11:34It's so sad that we're saying goodbye.
00:11:36We've built this little nest for ourselves
00:11:39and we've got to dismantle it
00:11:40and move apart and make a massive decision.
00:11:43Long distance is one of our biggest challenges.
00:11:47Going into final vows, that's definitely considered.
00:11:49I'm going to have some serious thinking to do.
00:11:52Oh, you're shaking.
00:11:53I know.
00:11:55See you soon.
00:11:56See you soon.
00:11:58Safe travels.
00:11:59Bye.
00:12:20With the upcoming final vows weighing heavily on their minds,
00:12:25Alyssa and David have headed home to contemplate their decision.
00:12:30They'll spend the week apart,
00:12:32reflecting on whether to continue their relationship
00:12:34outside the experiment
00:12:36or leave their marriages for good.
00:12:39Coming home to Brisbane solo,
00:12:41it feels like a part of me has been taken away.
00:12:45There is so much good,
00:12:47there's so much light that has come out of this relationship.
00:12:50But I've still got the last week of our relationship looming over me.
00:12:58That last week of the experiment, I wore my heart on my sleeve
00:13:02and I felt like I kept getting pushed back and knocked back.
00:13:07This is one of the most uncertain places I've ever been in my life.
00:13:12I do love and care for this woman deeply.
00:13:16But at the same time, I have to decide whether I can forgive her.
00:13:24And in Adelaide,
00:13:26Alyssa is deliberating over whether to continue her relationship with David
00:13:30after the experiment.
00:13:32David has been so supportive.
00:13:35He's always had my back and I love that about him.
00:13:38But the last couple of weeks has taken a turn for us.
00:13:43The fact that as soon as he felt like it got hard,
00:13:46he took his ring off.
00:13:48I have to be able to see past this
00:13:50to be able to move forward into the real world.
00:13:54And my guts telling me now,
00:13:57like the little things are actually big things for me
00:13:59and they are deal breakers for me.
00:14:02David being upset with that final test date was a big red flag for me.
00:14:09Taking your ring off at the first sight of a,
00:14:11you know, seeing me having a good time socialising with other people.
00:14:15It's toxic.
00:14:17And I was like, nah, in the bin.
00:14:22If that moment didn't happen,
00:14:25maybe our relationship would be in a way better place right now.
00:14:30Maybe I would be in love right now.
00:14:33There's been a world of emotions lately.
00:14:35And I, I know that he's willing to fight for me.
00:14:38He got down on one knee for God's sake.
00:14:40Like, put my ring back on my finger.
00:14:44He's wanting this to work.
00:14:46Um, but I am feeling the pressure of,
00:14:50pressure of that.
00:15:02The moment has come for Alyssa and David to declare their feelings at final vows.
00:15:20I came into this experiment hoping to find love.
00:15:23I found love and I was hoping to leave here, you know,
00:15:26with a woman of my dreams and build a life and a family together and a future.
00:15:29So this decision today will be the start of, of the next stage.
00:15:40I love Alyssa.
00:15:41My feelings haven't changed for Alyssa.
00:15:45Coming into this decision,
00:15:46it's just finding that balance between my head and my heart.
00:15:50And I also don't know what's going to happen to me when I'm there,
00:15:53stood right in front of Alyssa.
00:15:56I don't know how I'm going to feel.
00:15:58So I'm a bit anxious.
00:16:01I've put everything into this relationship.
00:16:02I haven't held back.
00:16:04I did fall in love.
00:16:06When you love someone, you can't just switch off your feelings.
00:16:09That's the truth.
00:16:21David has made his intentions clear that he wants to make this work in the outside world
00:16:26and that he does love me and he doesn't want to lose me.
00:16:32So I feel like, I feel like he will be committed to the cause
00:16:36and he'll want to see this through into the real world.
00:16:41But today is going to be tough for David.
00:16:49He missed the mark because he was a yes man.
00:16:57He told me he loved me.
00:17:00The ball is in my court today.
00:17:10And he breaks my heart knowing that I'm going to be breaking his heart at the end of this.
00:17:18The ball is in my court.
00:17:35The ball is in my court.
00:17:41Hello?
00:17:45How are you?
00:17:47I'm good. How are you?
00:17:48beautiful thank you thank you all right see I've convinced you all right here we
00:18:11Melissa here we are from the very beginning our wedding day was something I'll never forget
00:18:20the chemistry was instant the banter the laughs the spark it all felt effortless and of course
00:18:29how could I forget the moment when you looked me dead in the eye and said I don't think I
00:18:34can marry
00:18:35you until you get down on one knee what I saw wasn't just a bold woman making a big entrance
00:18:44but someone who clearly wanted commitment love and something serious the exact same things I came here
00:18:52for you were strong fiery unapologetically yourself and that energy instantly put my mind at ease
00:19:03we never backed away from the challenges and our connection deepened getting intimate and building
00:19:09trust and week by week it felt like we were just getting stronger and stronger you reminded me what
00:19:16it felt like to care again you broke down walls I didn't even realize that I built you made me
00:19:21laugh
00:19:22challenged me and you opened up my heart to love from the very beginning you told me that the moment
00:19:33a
00:19:34man tries to control you you run so I listened I did everything you said you wanted I gave you
00:19:42space I let
00:19:43you lead when you needed to and I never tried to change you but it was the final commitment ceremony
00:19:51where
00:19:51everything changed I finally spoke up I told you how at times I'd held back in this relationship not because
00:19:58I
00:19:58didn't care but because I was scared that being honest would push you further away you accused me of
00:20:06blindsiding you and in that moment I realized something important I wasn't being hurt you couldn't see that I
00:20:13wasn't attacking you I was finally standing up for myself it wasn't about proving a point it was about finding
00:20:20my voice
00:20:22despite your frustrations I still wanted to fight for us I vowed to let my walls down be vulnerable and
00:20:31express how I truly felt I told you that I loved you something I'd wanted to say for a very
00:20:41long time
00:20:43and although you couldn't say it back I left feeling confident that there was still hope for us
00:20:50watching you back on the final test without alternate matches you flirted made inappropriate jokes and
00:20:58spoke poorly about me behind my back I felt betrayed and disrespected by what I saw on our wedding day
00:21:06you stated that you wanted to be challenged in this relationship so that is what I did I challenged you
00:21:11and you shut me down it felt as though you wouldn't take any accountability for how I had felt
00:21:21we've had moments of laughter and deep affection but we've also had moments where I felt shut down
00:21:28controlled and unheard there have been times when I tried to express myself but was met with criticism
00:21:35or correction instead of curiosity what I've come to understand is that with you there was no version
00:21:44of me that could win if I pushed harder I would have been called controlling if I held back I
00:21:52was labeled
00:21:52disconnected I've realized I can't be the man who constantly fights to be heard or to constantly fight
00:22:00to prove his worth to someone who's still deciding if I'll be enough throughout all this I've been
00:22:08patient and I've done a lot of the listening but I'm done listening so today I'm not walking away
00:22:23because I've stopped loving you Alyssa I'm walking away because loving you shouldn't mean losing myself
00:22:53you're not gonna listen to my vows
00:23:01that's a name
00:23:07wow I just wasted three months of my life and he won't even listen to me
00:23:28David wow I can't believe we're here at the end of this experiment
00:23:35three months ago we were complete strangers standing at an altar saying I do
00:23:40the choice to walk away from final vows today for me was all about choosing myself in this
00:23:46relationship and making my voice heard so much of this relationship has been about Alyssa and me
00:23:53putting her first I ordered to myself to make my voice heard because most of the relationship I was
00:24:00the one listening I feel like I put all my cards on the table and all I was wanting from
00:24:07Alyssa was some
00:24:08accountability some wanting to fight for this then came our homestays that's when the real world came
00:24:16crashing in the pressure of my home my business my cat my life in Adelaide and how I can't just
00:24:23pack up
00:24:24and leave in three months like we initially discussed you said you'd move that we'd make
00:24:30it work it sounded perfect but something in my heart felt off there's been so much pain that I've
00:24:40experienced the last two weeks you know you can't love someone and unfortunately sometimes they're not
00:24:48ready to let you in I feel tremendously heartbroken she knew I wanted her and still it felt like I
00:24:57was
00:24:57fighting for a relationship that someone wasn't willing to fight for
00:25:08David you are everything I wanted and more you are strong you are kind you are compassionate you are a
00:25:14leader
00:25:15but standing here today I can only be honest I love you David for who you are but not for
00:25:23me
00:26:02in Melbourne Rachel has returned home where she will reflect on her relationship with Stephen ahead of the final vows
00:26:10being here at the end it's great it is a really nice feeling I feel really united with Stephen and
00:26:16there's
00:26:17this really nice closeness playful floatiness that we have in our relationship feel like we're both as goofy as
00:26:24each other we have grown so much together and we have both been vulnerable I do like you and I
00:26:41have caught up in my feelings for you
00:26:46I've never had a deeply emotional connected relationship before and I've got one but Stephen can't leave Sydney because of
00:26:58his business
00:27:00we have grown together through this experiment but moving out of the bubble into the real world concerns me
00:27:08what are you scared of what are you scared of the most I'm scared that Stephen will go back to
00:27:14his life
00:27:14in Sydney and it's just gonna be easier for him to let me go because he is high and poor
00:27:22and he has his business and so it might be a burden
00:27:28to try and maintain our relationship so he might just let me go so yeah that's that's my fear
00:27:42I am concerned that we're going back to our lives he might evaluate things and he might just see that
00:27:51as a
00:27:51well it's actually easier without you and his decision could be no thank you so yeah I am concerned
00:28:10in Sydney Stephen is looking back on his time in the experiment with Rachel
00:28:19despite sharing a strong emotional connection within the bubble of the experiment Stephen is
00:28:25contemplating if that bond is strong enough to last the distance in the outside world Rachel's patience
00:28:33and kindness and I've got to hand it to I feel like Rachel really saved the relationship
00:28:42and reflecting on the relationship I haven't always been the greatest husband I don't remember getting
00:28:50a compliment from you on how I look today you do look gorgeous and I'm really sorry that I didn't
00:28:56say
00:28:56when it mattered do you think Stephen is affectionate enough we've had our ups we've had our downs
00:29:12there's a quite a large part of the relationship where I was sort of dragging the chain and my feelings
00:29:18started quite late for Rachel I look back at intimacy week and how I sort of rejected Rachel and one
00:29:25of the
00:29:25tasks there I can kiss you Rachel I'm not too sure if it's going to make you feel something I
00:29:36need to feel that
00:29:37romantic connection and unfortunately I haven't felt that romantic connection as of yet
00:29:49I've realized that I've just been a little bit lacking in the relationship wise I've probably just got to be
00:29:55a little bit more proactive in my emotions
00:30:01being away from Rachel I've realized that yeah I do have deep feelings for her
00:30:09but at the same time I guess my biggest fear is that I will not meet Rachel's expectations within our
00:30:16relationship in the real world
00:30:19there's a lot more other challenges outside the experiment Rachel's from Melbourne I'm from Sydney
00:30:25I've started a business here and fortunately for now I'm being a real pain in the ass and I'm saying
00:30:30to Rachel I can't move
00:30:31from Sydney when Rachel mentioned that she's going to move to Sydney I am worried that she might regret it
00:30:38later
00:30:39that I can see our future together but it will not excuse the feelings of
00:30:48doubt that I've got that we may not just make it because of these challenges that lie ahead of us
00:31:00after nearly three months in the experiment the time has come for Rachel and Stephen to decide
00:31:09whether to continue their relationship outside the experiment or part ways forever
00:31:18I'm nervous because we've had a few hiccups along through the experiment and I haven't really been
00:31:27the greatest of husbands either we've come so far and I've got someone I can be comfortable around and
00:31:41they like me for being me I've missed Rachel I'm excited to see her but you know there is that
00:31:53thought
00:31:53in the back of my head going long distance potential career changes I've got these concerns that are
00:32:01polluting my head
00:32:07it is a concern for me that we left on good terms but during our time apart Stephen's eye has
00:32:14been pulled into focus
00:32:16again of like what he has left behind
00:32:21it scares me that Steve is going to brush it off and then he's going to go you know what
00:32:25this is just too hard
00:32:30but at the same time I've never had a guy make me feel as special as Stephen does
00:32:40I've never had a guy make me feel as though I'm okay just being me I am loud I am
00:32:48a big personality
00:32:50but Stephen's never asked me to be anything else that's so rare to find in a partner I'm hoping that
00:33:00I
00:33:00walk out of my final vows with Stephen hand in hand and we move forward and it all comes together
00:33:06for us
00:33:16still to come
00:33:20will Rachel get the commitment she's always wanted from Stephen
00:33:25I won't lie there have been moments in this experiment where I seriously questioned everything
00:33:31an outpouring of emotion you made me believe in love against Stella you show me what kindness loyalty
00:33:39and genuine care look like and Beck and Danny's final vows but what will Danny decide
00:33:52Beck
00:34:01you
00:34:02you
00:34:03you
00:34:03you
00:34:03you
00:34:29you
00:34:37Oh, my God.
00:34:39Wow.
00:34:40Look at you.
00:34:41Oh, my gosh.
00:34:43Hi.
00:34:47Hi.
00:34:47Hello.
00:34:49Oh, hi.
00:34:50It's good to see you.
00:34:52Oh, it's good to see you.
00:34:53Look at that jacket.
00:34:54I love it.
00:34:55Look at you.
00:34:55You look beautiful.
00:34:57Cute.
00:34:58You look nervous.
00:34:59Oh, my, you're nervous.
00:35:01Oh, I feel like, let's get into it.
00:35:04You ready?
00:35:05Oh.
00:35:06All right.
00:35:07As ready as I'm ever going to be.
00:35:08I'm not going to lie, I'm a little bit nervous myself.
00:35:10All right.
00:35:11Okay.
00:35:13All righty.
00:35:16Okay.
00:35:17Dear Stephen, showing up to this experiment, I had experienced hurt in the dating world.
00:35:24Never been the chosen one and always left wondering why I wasn't enough.
00:35:28I came in knowing I'm not always easy.
00:35:31I'm strong, independent, and sometimes emotional.
00:35:36Which meant I also had some learning to do, but I was willing to do the work.
00:35:42I showed up with an open heart and a deep hope that I might find real love and have my
00:35:48very
00:35:48own rom-com ending with a new leading man.
00:35:52Our journey hasn't been smooth sailing.
00:35:59During the honeymoon, I questioned your humor.
00:36:01Some jokes made me feel bad about myself.
00:36:03I started questioning my self-worth.
00:36:06Ultimately, I started to question our match.
00:36:10Affection was a big struggle.
00:36:12Intimacy week was one of the hardest moments in this experiment for us.
00:36:20I bravely opened my heart in such a vulnerable way.
00:36:24I felt exposed and rejected when you pulled away and didn't kiss me.
00:36:35Then at retreat, when I was excited about our progress, everything came crashing down.
00:36:41And because of that, I became emotionally raw, unravelling in front of you.
00:36:53But despite that, you stuck around.
00:36:57You supported me.
00:36:58You didn't try to fix it.
00:37:00You didn't walk away.
00:37:01You simply stayed with me.
00:37:04In that moment, my feelings for you deepened.
00:37:08I usually keep those parts of me guarded, covering the fears and hurt I carry to avoid being a burden
00:37:14to someone else.
00:37:16Because I have always believed that I might be too much to love.
00:37:21The final test with our alternate matches made me anxious.
00:37:25My insecurities of never being chosen began to resurface.
00:37:33But you proved me wrong with your words and your loyalty.
00:37:38It has been a slow burn.
00:37:41But it's allowed something rare to grow between us.
00:37:44A deep emotional connection.
00:37:47One I've never had with a man before.
00:37:51You've accepted me in ways I didn't know I needed.
00:37:54From getting emotionally attached to our fish.
00:37:58To singing the same line of a song on repeat.
00:38:01You've never asked me to tone it down, be less, or shrink myself to fit beside you.
00:38:08You've let me be me.
00:38:11Completely.
00:38:12And that's all I've ever wanted.
00:38:15I choose you, Stephen.
00:38:18No hesitation.
00:38:20No holding back.
00:38:23I want to walk out of this experiment hand in hand with you.
00:38:27Ready to keep building something messy.
00:38:29Something beautiful.
00:38:30Something real.
00:38:32And entirely ours.
00:38:34I've never felt for anyone what I feel for you.
00:38:38And even with all the fears that whisper in the background.
00:38:42I want this.
00:38:44I want you, Stephen.
00:38:48I want you, Stephen.
00:38:54Oh.
00:38:59Oh, man.
00:39:02I haven't missed that laugh, though.
00:39:05Calms me down.
00:39:06I love hearing it.
00:39:08I'm glad it missed you.
00:39:11Here we go.
00:39:15Rachel, on our wedding day, I turned around, we locked eyes, there was lots of laughter.
00:39:22A lot of laughter.
00:39:26But then the experiment kicked in, and wow, it's been one wild ride.
00:39:32We had moments that felt like pure magic, laughing until our cheeks hurt, and discovering that
00:39:39we actually enjoy each other's weird, messy, chaotic selves.
00:39:45Those days were full of curiosity and exploring what it meant to be open, vulnerable, and willing
00:39:52to give this a real chance.
00:39:55But, of course, not everything was easy.
00:40:01I won't lie.
00:40:02There have been moments in this experiment where I seriously questioned everything.
00:40:07There were times where I spent nights lying away, thinking, can I really do this?
00:40:14Am I out of my debt?
00:40:18When the experiment began, I told myself I'd be open, but the truth is, old habits die
00:40:24hard.
00:40:29I was holding back and afraid of not being enough.
00:40:35But you challenged me.
00:40:38I wasn't used to someone expecting more from me.
00:40:40I remember the moment things shifted.
00:40:43It was the way you looked at me when I finally let my guard drop.
00:40:47The way you stood by me when I thought I didn't deserve it.
00:40:50I stopped trying to protect myself from being hurt and holding back in fear of rejection.
00:40:57You saw me.
00:40:59You accepted me.
00:41:01All of me.
00:41:02Steve-O.
00:41:05You've taught me that love isn't about perfection.
00:41:08It's about being real.
00:41:09Coming into this experiment, I had convinced myself that I was unlovable, too stubborn,
00:41:16too guarded, and too complicated.
00:41:18I had hope, but I also found it hard to imagine anyone ever loving someone like me.
00:41:26Rachel, you really changed that for me.
00:41:32You taught me that my heart wasn't broken.
00:41:34It was just waiting for the right person to see it.
00:41:37And that person is you, Rachel.
00:41:42So today, I'm standing here to tell you that I choose you.
00:41:50I choose your smile, your laugh, your fire.
00:41:57And I promise, from this day forward, to show up for you, take every risk with you, and to never
00:42:03stop choosing you.
00:42:07Rachel, I am falling for you, Rachel, I choose you, and I'm diving in, head first, fearless.
00:42:34It's like a fairytale ending, isn't it?
00:42:36And to hear Rachel say, I choose you, it made me really happy.
00:42:42Oh, my gosh.
00:42:43Oh, my gosh.
00:42:44I feel really good.
00:42:46I'm, like, I'm very, very happy.
00:42:51Oh, you want to be my girlfriend?
00:42:53Yes, I want to be your girlfriend.
00:42:54Oh, there we go.
00:42:55Now it's official.
00:42:58Oh, my gosh.
00:42:59Oh, my gosh.
00:43:00All right.
00:43:01Well.
00:43:03Where do you come here, you two?
00:43:06Probably more passion.
00:43:14Rachel and Stephen are leaving the building.
00:43:17Oh, my gosh.
00:43:20Yeah, we've worked hard in our relationship.
00:43:21We've, I feel like I've got massive, you know, personal development from the experiment,
00:43:26and I'm walking out with, well, a girlfriend.
00:43:32That's true.
00:43:45There'll be more of that later.
00:44:01With the experiment coming to an end, one of this year's most tumultuous couples is packing
00:44:08up and leaving the apartment.
00:44:10Beck and Danny will now individually head back home and weigh up whether they want to continue
00:44:17their marriage beyond the experiment.
00:44:19No, don't leave.
00:44:22No.
00:44:23No, you're not allowed to go.
00:44:25Shut up.
00:44:26You're not allowed.
00:44:27Moving out today, it's bittersweet.
00:44:30Bitter because I just want to be in my love bubble with my husband.
00:44:35I don't like this.
00:44:37Shut up.
00:44:37You'll be all right.
00:44:40By far the best thing I've ever done.
00:44:42It's so sad.
00:44:44I don't like it.
00:44:48It's our place, you know.
00:44:50We've had some of the best memories in here.
00:44:53Some of the worst ones too, but some of the best memories.
00:44:59Babe, can you help me?
00:45:00I can't lift this off the bed.
00:45:02No.
00:45:04Over time, being with Danny, being married to him, living with him, I've seen that he
00:45:10is just such a sensitive soul.
00:45:13Bye.
00:45:13See you later.
00:45:16Your face.
00:45:18And that whilst we both are a bit out of our depth in this experiment at times, the effort
00:45:24that he's put in and worked with me and us together on this relationship just shows that
00:45:31he's really serious about it.
00:45:35F***ing hell.
00:45:39Probably the last couple of weeks has been really, really tough, I'll be honest.
00:45:43Nearing the end of the experiment and I feel like pretty drained.
00:45:47But look, I wouldn't change it for the world.
00:45:49It's been a once in a lifetime experience.
00:45:51We've had some amazing times here.
00:45:53We've had some horrendous times here.
00:45:56We've gone through stress together, happy times, sad times, tears, everything together.
00:46:02So it's been a rollercoaster, so to speak.
00:46:04But we're here, which is amazing, you know.
00:46:08I'm really going to cherish the next few days to actually sit down, go for some long walks,
00:46:15drink some coffee and see what's the right move for me moving forward, you know.
00:46:21I've got a business meeting to go to.
00:46:25Some bird with massive tips.
00:46:26Well, Daniel.
00:46:28It just reminds you of the journey.
00:46:30Like, three months ago we were strangers and today we're like, like, love has come up
00:46:38and I am obsessed with him.
00:46:41I love him.
00:46:43See you later.
00:46:47We'll speak anyway.
00:46:48All right.
00:46:49See you.
00:46:57After a few days apart, Bec and Danny are reflecting on their relationship before they head to final vows.
00:47:06I think Danny loves me.
00:47:09I think he loves me.
00:47:10I think that he is going to take this time away and realise that we make each other better people.
00:47:20I think he does love me.
00:47:22But I need to hear it from him and I think final vows is the place I need to hear
00:47:26it.
00:47:27I want to be loved.
00:47:28And I want to be adored.
00:47:30And I deserve it.
00:47:32While Bec is crystal clear in her decision, in his hometown of Melbourne, Danny is not entirely convinced of the
00:47:40decision he'll be making about his future with Bec at the final vows ceremony.
00:47:45I came here looking for the Bonnie to my Clyde and Bec has characteristics what I'm looking for.
00:47:50Some of the best memories I've ever had in my life.
00:47:54How do you feel about the words I wrote?
00:47:56I love what you write.
00:47:57That's so cute.
00:47:59But when me and Bec is very much like that, it's very much up and down.
00:48:03The hardest thing in the experiment's definitely been conflict.
00:48:07One of the major doubts for me is when there's a problem, which isn't even a big problem, it can
00:48:13escalate into a big problem.
00:48:14Because I don't feel I can really talk to Bec.
00:48:17Like, sometimes I'm met with, like, aggression and sometimes she can sort of get her back up pretty easily.
00:48:24Just take it on board and...
00:48:26I'm taking it on board.
00:48:27And take what I'm saying.
00:48:31Don't say thank you.
00:48:32I'm taking it on board.
00:48:33It's not about saying thank you.
00:48:33But take what I'm saying.
00:48:36As seriously, stop saying thank you.
00:48:40Yeah, I'm done.
00:48:43It's f***ing point.
00:48:44It's fine.
00:48:44It's me.
00:48:47This is what I mean.
00:48:48Yeah, good luck for me for the rest of my life getting crucified.
00:48:54Daniel, come and sit next to me.
00:49:00Daniel, stand here and look united with me.
00:49:04Don't tell me what to do.
00:49:06Bec does like drama.
00:49:08She's been involved in a lot of drama with the group.
00:49:10You've given me the ick.
00:49:11If you can't read the situation accurately and you misinterpret words, like, that's not really on me.
00:49:17That's on you.
00:49:17Oh, honey.
00:49:18You're the one that wrote them and read them.
00:49:20It ain't me.
00:49:21I'm reading them how you said them.
00:49:24When we went to dinner party free and Bec went off at everyone, I felt so uncomfortable.
00:49:28I was embarrassed of her behaviour.
00:49:30Just stare at me with your evil eyes.
00:49:33Danny looks embarrassed.
00:49:35Because neither of you have got any friends here anymore.
00:49:40And then trying to talk to her about it, I had to be very careful with the way I was
00:49:45wording my words.
00:49:47Seeing her behave that way, how did you feel?
00:49:50It's a tough question to answer.
00:49:52I'm scared of her.
00:49:54I don't know.
00:49:54Just answer it honestly.
00:49:55Were you proud?
00:49:57Were you embarrassed?
00:50:00You were what?
00:50:01Maybe slightly embarrassed, yeah.
00:50:05We have been through hell and high water together.
00:50:08We've had each other's backs.
00:50:10There's been good points.
00:50:11But there's also been some really, really bad times.
00:50:14So I have to sit down as a man, assess if Bec's the right person for me.
00:50:35I cannot believe that I've come into this experiment, fallen in love and I'm standing here at final vows.
00:50:43Today could be absolutely life-changing for me.
00:50:46It could literally be the beginning of the rest of my life.
00:51:02Me and Bec get along so well, we care about each other.
00:51:10Honestly, I've given this experiment everything I've got.
00:51:16But I do have to make the correct decision for my life and my future as well.
00:51:46I am manifesting that it's going to be the best day ever.
00:51:51And that I'm going to hear exactly what I hope to hear and we run off into the future together.
00:51:59I love Danny.
00:52:00Even though we argue, that doesn't diminish the feelings that I have for him.
00:52:06We have overcome so many hurdles together and I can't imagine my life without him now.
00:52:39Tell me what your number one ick is with a guy.
00:52:42Body odour.
00:52:43Body odour.
00:52:44When they just smell disgusting.
00:52:46Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:52:47Not a vibe.
00:52:48Yours?
00:52:48Guys in cars that have the loud engine.
00:52:51When they're like revving it.
00:52:52You're so insecure.
00:52:53When you need that much attention on yourself, you must not have a personality.
00:52:57Or really small.
00:52:58Or 100% compensating but not.
00:53:01I do not care what you drive, mate.
00:53:03Don't care.
00:53:04You don't like the revs, you don't like the fancy cars.
00:53:06Don't care.
00:53:06Don't care.
00:53:07Another one for me is those no-show socks.
00:53:10Like those socks that just go around the toes and the heel.
00:53:12Yeah.
00:53:13That is no way.
00:53:14When me and my boyfriend started dating.
00:53:16He hasn't.
00:53:17Had some in his drawer.
00:53:18Literally got them through the mouth.
00:53:19I was like, there's no way you're wearing those.
00:53:20Yeah.
00:53:20There's no way.
00:53:21Actually, you know, this is a funny one that you won't expect from me.
00:53:24I'm an athlete but I don't like guys that do organised sport.
00:53:27If they're in a footy team or whatever.
00:53:29Oh, you don't like that.
00:53:30Because it basically just like takes up.
00:53:33Get a life.
00:53:34You get a life, mate.
00:53:35Yuck.
00:53:36Guys in cars.
00:53:37Yeah, okay.
00:53:37Big ick when guys yell at you from their cars.
00:53:39Yeah.
00:53:40Yuck.
00:53:40That's disgusting.
00:53:41But because it takes up their whole weekend and it's like, oh, sorry, I'm with the boys.
00:53:48It's not only, oh, I'm going to put it with boys.
00:53:50It's like, oh, now I've got drinks with the boys.
00:53:51Now I've got whatever the boys is.
00:53:53I'm not sure.
00:53:59All right.
00:54:00Shall we?
00:54:01Let's do it.
00:54:02Oh, my gosh.
00:54:05Daniel, come into this experiment.
00:54:07When I first met you with the end of the aisle, I'll be honest.
00:54:12Here we go.
00:54:13I didn't feel an instant spark.
00:54:16I remember thinking you weren't quite my type and maybe even that you're a bit of a
00:54:20f***ing boy.
00:54:22I'm f***ing excited.
00:54:23But as the days went on, I started to see something different.
00:54:27Someone kind, someone grounded and quietly protective.
00:54:31Our honeymoon, we had moments of laughter, connection and excitement.
00:54:36When we moved into our apartment, I felt hopeful.
00:54:39It started to feel like we were building something real.
00:54:42But then you told me we had low sexual chemistry.
00:54:47But we chose our relationship.
00:54:49And instead of running away, we worked on it and tried to reconnect.
00:54:53One kiss every morning and one kiss every night.
00:54:57In intimacy week, the fantasy night changed everything.
00:55:00For the first time, I felt like we truly connected emotionally, physically and spiritually.
00:55:04It was the moment I realised this wasn't just an experiment anymore.
00:55:08It was something real and something worth fighting for.
00:55:11Of course, it hasn't all been smooth sailing.
00:55:13We've had our arguments.
00:55:16At the third dinner party, I let my emotions get the better of me.
00:55:21And I could see the disappointment in your eyes.
00:55:24When you said that I embarrassed you, I was crushed.
00:55:27Because your opinion of me actually matters so much.
00:55:32You are, without a doubt, the funniest man I've ever met.
00:55:35And I love that about you.
00:55:37You light up every room and every day with you bring smiles and laughter.
00:55:43Love isn't just about the good moments.
00:55:44It's about who you choose to stand beside when things get hard.
00:55:50Sorry.
00:55:51Sorry.
00:55:54Daniel, you're my best friend, my safe space.
00:55:57You make me a better person and you lift me up when I'm down.
00:56:00You're the kind of man everyone wants in their corner.
00:56:02You're loyal, funny and endlessly giving.
00:56:04I've watched you be the best friend to everyone around you.
00:56:07Always the first to help or make people smile.
00:56:10My dog, Coco, loved you from the moment she met you.
00:56:12And that told me everything I needed to know about your heart.
00:56:16My family adore you and seeing you with them,
00:56:18seeing how naturally you fit into my world,
00:56:20has made me realise how much I want you to stay in it.
00:56:24I look at you now and I see the man I want to build a life with.
00:56:27A man who has made me see a future for myself that I didn't see before.
00:56:31The man who makes me laugh, challenges me
00:56:34and reminds me that love can grow in the most unexpected places.
00:56:37So today, standing here, I'm choosing you
00:56:41and I promise to choose you every day from here on out.
00:56:45Because...
00:56:46Simply quote, I love you.
00:56:48I love you.
00:56:53Aww.
00:56:55Thanks so much. That was beautiful.
00:57:06You okay?
00:57:08Shall I... Do you want me to go now?
00:57:09Ha!
00:57:10Where else can I go?
00:57:11Ha!
00:57:12Ha!
00:57:12Ha!
00:57:24Beck.
00:57:27First and foremost, I want to start off by saying
00:57:29how much of an honour it has been to do this crazy experiment with you.
00:57:33I came onto this experiment looking for the Bonnie to my Clyde.
00:57:40our wedding day was beautiful we instantly seemed to get on shared the same sense of humor
00:57:45it put my mind at ease then we went to our honeymoon to beautiful fiji
00:57:51it felt like the experts had found me someone who aligned with me in so many ways
00:57:55we could talk and laugh for hours
00:58:00there was also where we had our first stumbling block you accused me of looking at another woman
00:58:08now i felt like you were seeking out a negative but i realized your insecurities were at play
00:58:15and realized how important it was to reassure you moving through the experiment we struggled
00:58:20aligning on intimacy it took me longer to find that spark but through that i was so proud of the
00:58:26way you and i dived headfirst into intimacy week and i have to say the night we painted each other's
00:58:32bodies was one of my favorite nights of the experiment it brought out an emotional side
00:58:36of me that i didn't even know was there and attraction grew i was so glad i stuck around
00:58:42and i thank you for that
00:58:47we spent the next few weeks rarely getting to know each other peeling back the layers
00:58:52laughing non-stop and feeling more and more comfortable around one another
00:58:55it started to feel like we were building something really special
00:59:00then at the third dinner party i saw a different side of you
00:59:04you were on the attack you were vulgar it seemed like you were seeking out drama i will admit
00:59:11i was embarrassed and uncomfortable i questioned everything and whether this was the relationship
00:59:16i wanted but still i chose to stand by your side i knew that we had so many good qualities
00:59:22worth fighting for i was so proud of the way that you worked on yourself after that dinner
00:59:29party you were kind you were honest and you made a real effort to make amends with everyone
00:59:34in the group that you had hurt from there we went from strength to strength we had each other's
00:59:40backs and everything felt right you told me you loved me although i couldn't say it back
00:59:45in that moment it didn't scare me away it truly meant the world to me to hear how you were
00:59:49feeling
00:59:50in that moment going to adelaide and seeing you in your home with your with your beautiful dog coco
00:59:57showed me an even softer side of you i could see us living together in adelaide as a couple
01:00:04it felt like everything was falling into place and i felt excited for what our future could be
01:00:12then on the final night in adelaide i cracked the joke that landed wrong
01:00:17in hindsight perhaps i shouldn't have made that joke and for that i apologize again
01:00:21oh babe but but you couldn't let it go rarely highlighted to me how our fight styles didn't align
01:00:30suddenly all of the good energy from adelaide disappeared and put major doubts into my head
01:00:34as to whether the move to adelaide would be smart because if these things were to happen outside the
01:00:39experiment it would make me feel more isolated than ever at the final task where where we met our
01:00:46alternative matches i approached it in a respectful manner however when i watched the video back of
01:00:52you you ridiculed me for the shirt i was wearing and said that i'm not intimate enough with you in
01:00:58a
01:00:58vulgar way to a group of males that were strangers you told me after the task that g estate basically
01:01:06forced
01:01:06you to take his number but watching the video back i saw that was a complete lie
01:01:14when i tried to bring this up with you in a calm and respectful manner i was met with conflict
01:01:18and
01:01:18you storming out it was a stark reminder that our fight styles don't match in important discussions
01:01:26i've always said that i want to start thinking about having kids soon and when i think of bringing
01:01:31kids into the world i want to bring kids into a stable relationship and a stable loving home
01:01:36the same as i had when i was a child
01:01:40stepping away from the experiment in the last week i rarely thought about
01:01:44how i felt having space on my own again and as much as it breaks my heart to say this
01:01:51i felt a weight come off my shoulders particularly at a time where i knew i should have been missing
01:01:56you
01:01:59i believe you can have multiple soulmates in life some who are your best friends and some who are
01:02:04your lovers beck i believe you're my soulmate as a friend but i've come to realize there's doubt in my
01:02:10mind that if you own a soulmate as a lover
01:02:18it's not only oh i'm going to put you with voices like oh now i've got drinks for the boys
01:02:21okay whatever with the boys i'm not sure where i fit in that okay okay it's making sense it's
01:02:26making sense it's not the organized sport it's like do you even have time to see me everything's
01:02:30for the boys i'm like i think you might want to date the boys yeah actually yeah another ick is
01:02:35like
01:02:35the guy for sure needs to be over six foot so you're not a short king no i don't like
01:02:40a
01:02:40short king i'm obviously incredibly short but yeah i too like a tall guy what's your cut off
01:02:45do you have a cut off i'm sorry if you're close to my heart no but i don't i mean
01:02:49being close
01:02:49to your heart would be pretty hard but like guys for my heart i'm just like i don't want to
01:02:53look
01:02:53at you in the eye you know what i mean like i don't want to be looking up yeah that's
01:02:57a vibe yeah yeah
01:03:08i've always said that i want to start thinking about having kids soon and when i think of bringing
01:03:13kids into the world i want to bring kids into a stable relationship and a stable loving home
01:03:18the same as i had when i was a child stepping away from the experiment in the last week i
01:03:24rarely thought
01:03:24about how i felt having space on my own again and as much as it breaks my heart to say
01:03:31this i've
01:03:31felt a weight come off my shoulders particularly at a time where i knew i should have been missing you
01:03:39i believe you can have multiple soulmates in life some who are your best friends and some who are your
01:03:45lovers beck i believe you're my soulmate as a friend but i've come to realize there's doubt in
01:03:50my mind that if you were my soulmate as a lover honestly from the bottom of my heart i'm so
01:03:56sorry
01:03:56to do this to you but i can't be your husband anymore i know this might be hard to hear
01:04:01but i think we
01:04:03both deserve a happy relationship and like a healthier one i'm so sorry
01:04:19okay
01:04:20okay
01:04:23i'm actually so sorry i never wanted to hurt you no
01:04:31i do you honestly think you're my soulmate as a friend
01:04:36i don't think you're going to think more to say okay
01:04:41i'm so sorry no daniel
01:04:45i don't think i'm so sorry
01:05:11Shh.
01:05:59She actually took it, the way she took it made it actually worse.
01:06:06I'd have actually rather her got angry or something, the way she actually took it made
01:06:10it worse, because she actually took it like such a lady.
01:06:14If she would have abused me and stuff, it would have actually made it so much easier,
01:06:18to be honest.
01:06:19See, like, why couldn't she have been like that the whole way through the experiment and
01:06:22stay with her?
01:06:23Do you know what I mean?
01:06:25That's what's so cooked about it, like, it would have been so much better if she just
01:06:29twatted me one.
01:06:41Look, how flawlessly did she take that?
01:06:43Why couldn't she have just been like that the whole way through the experiment?
01:06:46I couldn't be with the girl.
01:06:48Why's that other side got to be there?
01:06:50There's a side that I just can't have.
01:07:04I feel blindsided.
01:07:07I just didn't think it was going to go this way.
01:07:10I just didn't, you know, I just am shocked, I'm really shocked.
01:07:22I want out of here.
01:07:25Where's my phone now?
01:07:27I want out.
01:07:28I want to check that you're okay.
01:07:29No.
01:07:30I want my phone, I want a flight tonight.
01:07:33Are you okay?
01:07:33No.
01:07:36Get me out of here now.
01:07:55Still to come, the most romantic moment of this year's experiment.
01:08:01Stella, I love you more than I ever thought possible.
01:08:16Stella and Phillip have proven to be this year's strongest couple.
01:08:20I can't believe we're at the end here, like, just...
01:08:22Yeah.
01:08:23And the final day of the experiment is stirring up emotions for the pair.
01:08:28Yeah.
01:08:30Everything that we've been through, every kind of awkward moment,
01:08:35I'm glad to have done it with you, no one else.
01:08:39It's crazy, like, I actually do not want to spend a day without him.
01:08:44He truly became a part of me.
01:08:49We fell in love, we built a beautiful relationship.
01:08:52Leaving the apartments is, like, stepping into the new chapter.
01:08:58Stella and I have been joined at the hip these last 12 weeks,
01:09:01so it feels a little bit surreal to be moving out of this home.
01:09:05It's been the place where Stella and I have been able to work on our relationship.
01:09:09A lot of good things have come out of this.
01:09:11We've got some really fond memories.
01:09:12Yeah.
01:09:13It was...
01:09:13It was amazing.
01:09:15Oh, being alone is so nice.
01:09:18Before they part ways,
01:09:20the experts have one last surprise for Stella and Phillip.
01:09:25OK.
01:09:26I'm going to hold the chat.
01:09:27A look back at where it all began with their wedding video.
01:09:31Oh, stop it.
01:09:32I'm going to cry.
01:09:33Are you ready?
01:09:34No.
01:09:36OK.
01:09:38Mmm.
01:09:42Mmm.
01:09:43Thanks.
01:09:45Hey.
01:09:49Hi.
01:09:52What's going on?
01:09:54Hi.
01:09:55Hi, I'm Phil.
01:09:56Hi, Phil.
01:09:58What's your name?
01:09:58Stella.
01:09:59Stella.
01:09:59Nice to meet you.
01:10:00Nice to meet you.
01:10:02Hi.
01:10:02Hi.
01:10:03Hi, I'm Phil.
01:10:07You got this.
01:10:08Oh, it gets me so emotional.
01:10:09Hey, you got this.
01:10:10Such a cry, baby.
01:10:11It's ridiculous.
01:10:13You're right.
01:10:13You're good.
01:10:14It's all good.
01:10:14I'm here.
01:10:16All good.
01:10:17Hi.
01:10:18I'm Aysta.
01:10:19But please call me Stella.
01:10:21In my language, we say,
01:10:25Which translates,
01:10:27To you hold the wheel and I'll bring peace to our journey.
01:10:30To me, that's real love.
01:10:31Balance, safety, freedom and fire.
01:10:33Today, I don't just marry a stranger.
01:10:36I marry a possibility.
01:10:37A possibility of something real.
01:10:39One last thing.
01:10:41I cry.
01:10:42A lot.
01:10:46No shit.
01:10:48No shit, man.
01:10:50To understand me fully, it's worth understanding my family.
01:10:53I actually came to Australia from a small country in Europe called Croatia,
01:10:57at eight months of age.
01:10:59It's something that I admire about my parents.
01:11:01To leave their hometown, their family, their friends,
01:11:04starting over to give us kids a better life.
01:11:07Their 40-year commitment of teamwork, love and patience,
01:11:11have shown me that hard work does pay off.
01:11:15Just know that you can relax and unapologetically be yourself with me
01:11:19and lean into those things that light you up because I promise I will.
01:11:24And let's hear your biggest cheers as I present to you for the very first time
01:11:26from this newlyweds, Stella and Phyllis!
01:11:45Yay!
01:11:50It felt very surreal watching back at the wedding and meeting Phyllis for the first time.
01:11:56Seeing the sparks in both of our eyes and hearing the vows,
01:12:01it was a very beautiful, special moment.
01:12:04A special, special day.
01:12:07It was amazing watching the wedding video.
01:12:10It just made me realise how far Stella and I have come,
01:12:14how special that day really was.
01:12:16It just brought back a lot of good memories
01:12:18because that was the start of something really, really special for Stella and I.
01:12:22So, say hi to your mum and dad.
01:12:25Will do.
01:12:25Give hugs, give a letter.
01:12:26Will do.
01:12:26And I'll see you soon.
01:12:28See ya.
01:12:28I feel great going to the final vows.
01:12:31Love you.
01:12:32Love you.
01:12:33I do see us being old and holding the hands and walking together.
01:12:38Like, this is my person.
01:12:46Oh, I'm going to cry again.
01:12:51No.
01:12:55Oh.
01:12:58Damn it.
01:13:02Before revealing his decision at final vows,
01:13:07Philip returns home to Melbourne.
01:13:10I came into this experiment looking for love.
01:13:13I definitely found what I've come here for.
01:13:16I always thought that vulnerability was a weakness,
01:13:18but every single time I've opened up,
01:13:21whether it be in front of Stella or the experts,
01:13:23I've always been rewarded with, like, a stronger bond with Stella.
01:13:27I asked a question of, like,
01:13:29alright, if we go outside of the experiment,
01:13:30how quick would you expect, like, a proposal or something like that
01:13:33just to, like, fully escalate things?
01:13:35And Stella was just, like, ASAP.
01:13:37So, it's just kind of like...
01:13:38I said the sooner the better.
01:13:39Oh, wow.
01:13:39The sooner the better.
01:13:40This is the start of something pretty special.
01:13:43I can't believe I'm walking out with the love of my life.
01:13:46In Sydney, Stella is counting down the minutes
01:13:50until the final vows ceremony
01:13:52as she looks back on her magical journey with Philip.
01:13:56I asked the experts to be the love story,
01:14:00and I got it.
01:14:01My wish got granted.
01:14:04Quite early on, I realised that I am forming strong feelings for Philip.
01:14:08And I think the time and the guidance that we got from the experts,
01:14:13we started to feel that pure, unconditional love.
01:14:17Philip, I want you to turn to Stella and tell her how you feel.
01:14:21You're going to make me cry.
01:14:24You 100% know that I am in love with you?
01:14:28I know, baby.
01:14:29And that you shouldn't doubt anything?
01:14:30No.
01:14:31Decision process for the final vows is non-existent for me.
01:14:34I have very clear writing on the wall.
01:14:36He's my man.
01:14:38That's it.
01:14:57Of all decisions that I had to make in my life, this seems seamless.
01:15:02It doesn't cause me any stress, any anxiety.
01:15:05I know what we have is extremely beautiful, rare, real.
01:15:11It's magical.
01:15:14I thought that I was never going to experience a love like this.
01:15:18I am 100% in love with Stella.
01:15:22And I want to be with her for the rest of my life.
01:15:25I look at him and I see us growing all together.
01:15:29When I look at her, I'm like, you could be the mother of my children.
01:15:39We came as singles and we're coming out as a beautiful couple.
01:15:44I'm very, very hopeful for the future.
01:15:48Walking out of here today, I could be in a position that I never thought I would be in.
01:15:53It's going to change the course of my life, definitely.
01:16:13You look amazing.
01:16:17Hi.
01:16:18How are you doing, baby?
01:16:19Good.
01:16:24You look great.
01:16:29Ready?
01:16:31Let's go.
01:16:39You're good.
01:16:39You're good.
01:16:40You're good.
01:16:44You're good.
01:16:44My dearest Phillip, when I stood before you on our wedding day, there was an instant spark
01:16:52a pull, a sense of home that I couldn't and I didn't want to resist.
01:16:56Our chemistry was undeniable, and form the moment I saw you, effortlessly it grew into something deeper.
01:17:03We became inseparable, not because we had to,
01:17:06but because it felt impossible to be apart.
01:17:10Through every challenge, every tear and every argument,
01:17:14we kept choosing each other.
01:17:16We had to look at one another and say,
01:17:19I'm human, I'm flawed.
01:17:28But will you accept me as I am?
01:17:34And you did, every time.
01:17:37You gave me safety and vulnerability
01:17:39and showed me what true partnership looks like.
01:17:43One, built on respect, trust, care,
01:17:46and the deepest emotional intimacy.
01:17:50You have this rare ability to make me feel both held and free.
01:17:56To be truly myself, whilst constantly inspiring me to grow.
01:18:01Now, standing here at the end of this incredible experiment,
01:18:04I can say with absolute certainty that we're soulmates.
01:18:10I feel it in every heartbeat, in every look,
01:18:13in every moment I get to share with you.
01:18:16As we step into our next chapter,
01:18:18I promise to keep choosing you every day.
01:18:21To meet your strength with softness,
01:18:23your ambition with encouragement,
01:18:25and to keep laughing with you,
01:18:27learning from you, and loving you in all your forms.
01:18:30You are my partner, my safe space,
01:18:33my adventure, and my greatest gift.
01:18:34I came here to look for love,
01:18:36and what I found was far more profound.
01:18:38I found home in you.
01:18:41And I cannot wait to build the rest of our life there with you.
01:18:45I love you.
01:18:47I love you too.
01:18:50That was beautiful.
01:18:55Stella, what a journey these last three months have been.
01:19:00I never expected to fall in love.
01:19:04I'd watch friends around me find it and thought
01:19:06maybe it was only reserved for other people.
01:19:09But the moment I turned around on our wedding day
01:19:12and saw those piercing blue eyes,
01:19:13that smile, and your tiny shaking hands,
01:19:16I knew my life was about to change.
01:19:19Your vows showed me your warmth,
01:19:21kindness, and heart from that moment.
01:19:24I felt a connection that's only grown stronger
01:19:26with every day that's passed since.
01:19:30On the honeymoon, learning about each other,
01:19:32sharing values, and realising how naturally we fit,
01:19:36it all confirmed that what we had was real.
01:19:39But it hasn't been all smooth sailing.
01:19:42I told you I loved you.
01:19:44I'll never forget that simple, perfect moment.
01:19:47I hadn't said I loved you in years,
01:19:49and I meant it with absolute certainty.
01:19:52When you pulled back,
01:19:53I struggled, wondering if maybe I wasn't enough.
01:19:58I felt helpless, unsure,
01:20:00of what more I could do to convince you that this was real.
01:20:03But when you said you were in love with me too,
01:20:06I realised I was actually worthy of someone's love.
01:20:09And more importantly,
01:20:11it was coming from a person I was in love with myself.
01:20:16Through every struggle we ever encountered,
01:20:18we have communicated,
01:20:19we have listened,
01:20:20and we have worked together.
01:20:22Ultimately,
01:20:23every struggle saw us come out stronger than ever.
01:20:27I have never wanted to move somewhere for someone,
01:20:30but now I realise
01:20:31home is simply wherever you are.
01:20:35You've made me believe in love against Stella.
01:20:37You've shown me what kindness,
01:20:39loyalty,
01:20:39and genuine care look like.
01:20:41With you,
01:20:42I feel seen,
01:20:44accepted,
01:20:45and inspired to be better every single day.
01:20:49Being with you is like nothing I've ever felt before.
01:20:52I see our future so vividly,
01:20:54a family,
01:20:55a home,
01:20:56and a beautiful life together.
01:20:58You have empathy for everyone you meet.
01:21:01You're loving and accepting.
01:21:03Every day you bring out the best version of me,
01:21:06and it reminds me of what love truly is.
01:21:18Stella,
01:21:19I love you more than I ever thought possible.
01:21:27And have never felt more certain of anything.
01:21:30I know what my heart wants.
01:21:37Something just for us.
01:21:39Something that is truly ours.
01:21:48Are you?
01:21:52Stella.
01:21:54Stella.
01:21:56Stella.
01:22:05I love you more than I ever thought possible.
01:22:14And have never felt more certain of anything.
01:22:17I know what my heart wants.
01:22:24Something just for us.
01:22:26Something that is truly ours.
01:22:37Are you?
01:22:42Stella.
01:22:46Will you marry me?
01:22:52You're kidding me.
01:22:54Will you marry me?
01:22:58Oh, my God.
01:23:10Hang on.
01:23:11Hang on.
01:23:11Hang on.
01:23:12Wait.
01:23:13Hang on.
01:23:13Hang on.
01:23:13Hang on.
01:23:13We, we, we.
01:23:14What are you saying?
01:23:15Wait.
01:23:15Hang on.
01:23:17Will you marry me?
01:23:19Yes.
01:23:20Oh, my God.
01:23:22Oh, my God.
01:23:25Come on.
01:23:25Oh, my God.
01:23:35Let's do this.
01:23:36Let's do it.
01:23:37Let's do this.
01:23:39Oh.
01:23:49Are you shaking?
01:23:50Yeah.
01:23:51Yeah.
01:23:59Oh, my God.
01:24:07I love you.
01:24:08Obviously, you too.
01:24:08You're the best.
01:24:11You're the best, honestly.
01:24:14Oh, I can't believe this.
01:24:16I feel like a heart and a heart and a heart experience.
01:24:20Oh, God.
01:24:35It all makes sense why it didn't work out in the past.
01:24:38I waited for this person for 32 years of my life.
01:24:42Did you think that I would...
01:24:45I did. I knew I will marry you.
01:24:47I knew this is it for me.
01:24:49But I didn't think that you will do it here, right here, right now.
01:24:54But I knew you are my person.
01:24:56I knew from very early on.
01:24:58Yeah.
01:24:59Likewise.
01:25:00Some would say in three days I knew.
01:25:04I too love you.
01:25:05I love you too.
01:25:06It's like, it's ridiculous.
01:25:08I knew my soul was waiting for you for 32 years.
01:25:11Yeah.
01:25:13It's hard to put words to the mind at the moment.
01:25:17Yeah.
01:25:18And I think I need to kind of just...
01:25:21I told you my person.
01:25:23You're so mad.
01:25:26I can't wait for this.
01:25:28I can't wait.
01:25:29It's just the beginning.
01:25:34Three months ago, I was single, pringle, doing the most unhinged thing in my life that I
01:25:40never thought I would go on...
01:25:41Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:25:42I can't believe it.
01:25:42...on TV and try to find a husband because I couldn't.
01:25:47Like, as soon...
01:25:48Yeah.
01:25:48As soon as I jumped into this, like, I didn't know that this would be the avenue.
01:25:52Like, I knew in the crazy way that this would actually work, but I just didn't know that
01:25:56I would be gifted this person.
01:26:01Are we doing it?
01:26:02No.
01:26:06Let's go.
01:26:17For my kids, for my family.
01:26:19Yeah, absolutely.
01:26:20Like, kids and family...
01:26:20Like, I want to be a dad more than ever.
01:26:22Like, I've got all the dad jokes queued up.
01:26:24They're ready to go.
01:26:32Yay!
01:26:38Sunday night.
01:26:42The participants return...
01:26:44Races!
01:26:46...for the traditional reunion dinner party.
01:26:49Oh, got it!
01:26:51Got it!
01:26:52Legitimately, yeah, I got down on one knee.
01:26:54Oh!
01:26:56True love.
01:26:57True love.
01:27:00And Bec is demanding answers.
01:27:04Who do you think you are?
01:27:08Who do you think you are?
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