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