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Temptation Island - Season 5 - Episode 10: Final Bonfire - Part 1
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00:02Previously on Temptation Island.
00:04How'd you sleep?
00:06You slept amazing.
00:07What drove me to not give in to Temptation with Dez was Vanessa.
00:12If I had sex with somebody, my relationship was over.
00:15Your beard is bad.
00:17I love it.
00:18Oh, my God.
00:19I don't want to say Rob should be worried, but, you know, if I'm being honest, Bryce is coming with
00:25it.
00:26I still have to say great, but now I'm thinking, like, what if he asked me to get back from
00:32you?
00:32Like, what if he actually wanted to make things work?
00:34I have almost two years in Paris.
00:37But that's the thing.
00:38If you're not happy, like, you should probably move on.
00:41I wonder if we're going to get to know each other outside of this, too.
00:43Want anything?
00:44Well, I want to.
00:46I mean, would you want to leave together?
00:47If that's what you wanted to do, I would, I want to do it, so.
00:51This is crazy.
00:52Like, never did I think of you here, let alone, like, potentially leaving with someone else.
00:57I definitely am falling in love with you, for sure.
01:02Kick those doors over.
01:04Oh, hell yeah.
01:06Good night.
01:10Good night.
01:41What's up, team?
01:41Hello, where are they?
01:43They came from.
01:44Wow, Miss Junie.
01:45Hello.
01:48Tell us what you guys did.
01:49Yeah, what did you guys do?
01:51We went under the water.
01:53What?
01:54Whoa.
01:55In a submarine.
01:56No way.
01:57Oh, that's sick.
02:00Hmm.
02:02Hey.
02:03Hey.
02:04Hey.
02:05What's up, everybody?
02:06What's up, Mark?
02:07You guys look great.
02:08Just wanted to check in and see how your dates went.
02:10Oh, girl.
02:11Yeah?
02:12Nice.
02:12Yeah.
02:12I'm truly happy you got some quality time together.
02:17Unfortunately, we've come to this point.
02:19It's time to say goodbye.
02:23For some of you, this is a final goodbye.
02:27Maybe some of you ladies are going to decide to have these gentlemen or a gentleman join you
02:31at the final bonfire, but that decision is all yours and yours alone.
02:35Say whatever you need to say.
02:37Make sure that you feel complete about that.
02:38And then I'll check in with you in a few minutes.
02:40And we'll take it from there.
02:42Okay?
02:43Okay.
02:44I'll be right back.
02:47I've made a very strong connection with Gwistian at this point.
02:52And I want to keep exploring my relationship.
02:56I don't want to say bye.
02:58I'm proud of you for having the balls to stand up for yourself and get yourself out of the situation
03:05you're in.
03:05Oh, life is great.
03:07It's going to continue to get even better, you know?
03:09Mm-hmm.
03:10Your and my journey here is completely separate from you kind of finding yourself, so...
03:16I'm loving myself.
03:17Loving myself first, you know?
03:19I feel like I haven't loved myself in a lot of ways, and I can't continue to put myself
03:28second, so...
03:29Nervous, scared, but I'm ready to face my fears and finally confront Christopher and say,
03:35hey, this didn't bring me any happiness.
03:37I'll keep my bed warm for you.
03:47How do you feel?
03:49I feel appreciative.
03:51Of course, I'd like it to be me.
03:53I'm not trying to sway your judgment or anything like that, but, like, I love spending time
03:58with you, so...
03:59I feel underappreciated a lot.
04:03So, the fact that you share that with me is, like, you know, just gives me butterflies.
04:10You've built me up in ways that just made me a more well-rounded, better person.
04:16I appreciate that.
04:16Yeah.
04:17I can't even, like, put together the words to tell you how much you mean to me.
04:21Mm-hmm.
04:22This is difficult.
04:24Bryce makes me feel so, like, heard and understood and acknowledged, but I am...
04:33...trying to remain focused on the objective.
04:35I know what my heart is telling me to do.
04:38I don't know where to go from here.
04:50Oh, my gosh, it's real.
04:52I don't even want to go to the final bonfire.
04:54I do.
05:00Uh...
05:00I have no idea what I'm going to do or say.
05:04I could go so many different ways.
05:07And then I come out and kick his ass?
05:08Yeah, then I'm going to be like, okay, I'm done talking.
05:12But I'm glad I met you.
05:14Mm-hmm.
05:15Yeah?
05:16Mm-hmm.
05:17I'm glad I met you, too.
05:18I'm glad I opened up.
05:20I'm glad you picked me.
05:23Finally.
05:24Yeah, it took you a long time.
05:26Never did I ever think I'd be here.
05:28And now I'm looking for total trust, total honesty, both emotionally and physical trust.
05:36Sebi has some work to do, but maybe it might be Sebi.
05:38Well, I'll be outside waiting.
05:40Whether you pick me or not, I'll wait for you.
05:42Did everyone hear that?
05:43You just said you're going to wait for me.
05:46I will.
05:47Want to give you the work that's with you, I'm someone better.
05:52Would you give me your life if I promise you forever?
05:56I'm sorry.
05:59You're going to go there.
06:01You're going to be strong.
06:03Nothing's going to break you down.
06:07And then we're going to walk out of there together.
06:10Right?
06:13I just hope my feelings don't change once I see him.
06:17If so, just remember what I told you.
06:19Like, I'll be here no matter what.
06:23I don't want you in my life if you're not going to be my man.
06:26Then make me your man then.
06:30Are you going to treat me the same or are you going to be like, f*** her?
06:33Of course.
06:34Of course I'm going to treat you the same.
06:35You're not going to change.
06:41It was important for me to express vulnerability because I think that that's what she's been
06:49wanting from me, looking for in me this entire time.
06:54And that's one of the things that I haven't given her.
06:57And I think that that was why we had such a roller coaster.
07:00Okay, guys.
07:02Thank you for everything you've done.
07:04It's time to leave the villa.
07:09No matter what, I'll talk to you soon.
07:13Everything's going to be well.
07:16I'd be damned if I leave the island without giving her what I felt was all I had.
07:21All right, travel safe.
07:29Should we hug it out?
07:31Yeah.
07:33We got this.
07:35I love you guys.
07:36I love you all too.
07:38Oh my god.
07:39I smell sweat, fear, shame.
08:02I'm not ready to say goodbye yet.
08:05Like, I'm not ready.
08:06I'm trying to feel, like, hopeful because he told me several times he wants to leave the
08:10villa with me.
08:12But it would really suck if that's not how he really feels.
08:17I'm trying not to cry.
08:18No, it's okay.
08:19It's okay.
08:20It's okay.
08:20Like, just think about all the moments we have.
08:23Happiness come first.
08:24So I'm going to think about that before I make my decision.
08:27So I want you to trust whatever decision I make.
08:31Okay.
08:35I just feel like every time I start caring about somebody or something, I just lose it.
08:41I'm going to cry.
08:55I think we both know how I feel deep in my heart about you.
08:58Yeah.
08:59I'm just, like, a little worried about Marisela can say anything.
09:03She can say all the right things that you want to hear.
09:07And it just makes me, I don't know, scared.
09:13It's difficult for me to say goodbye to Alexis right now.
09:17I want to say, see you later, but I'm not sure what Marisela will say because she's full
09:23of surprises.
09:24I have to keep my mind and my heart open.
09:26It's going to be okay.
09:28If you say so.
09:32It's very easy.
09:35I don't know what's going to happen.
09:36I'm just everywhere right now.
09:38I am very grateful for the experience we shared together during this time on the island.
09:47I'm here.
09:48I tend to make a lot of decisions with my heart, and that's what I'm going to follow.
09:53You know, I'm going to hear Vanessa's words.
09:54I'm going to take my time with Des into consideration.
09:58And whatever my heart wants is where I'm going to go.
10:01I'm happy that I met you here.
10:02It's like, I felt like I was supposed to meet you.
10:06I can see you on the other side.
10:09Something feels you've been searching for.
10:12What you lost long before you left.
10:15It's the last thing you can't forget.
10:18What's your fear?
10:22What's your fear?
10:25Caitlin will say something that makes you change your mind.
10:30Do you know why I've been smiling all day?
10:33No.
10:35I'm just going to wait, but I can't wait any longer.
10:39I'm in love with you.
10:42I love you.
10:44And you're going to leave me.
10:49You okay?
10:53I love you, too.
11:02This is the first time I have ever gave my heart to someone.
11:10And I think that's what's so scary.
11:13I mean, he's been with her for eight years.
11:15It's like, I can't say, like, 100%.
11:18I know what's going to happen.
11:20I just have to trust him, and it's hard.
11:23It is time, ladies, for you to leave the villa.
11:33Sound up.
11:36But I am walking away from this villa with no regrets.
11:42And it feels so good.
11:48I know that wasn't easy, saying goodbye.
11:51But it's important that you guys have some time alone
11:53so you get your head set about your decisions that you're going to make
11:57because you don't know what's going to happen in the final bonfire.
12:00Believe it or not, the time between now and the time you leave the island,
12:04a lot can still happen.
12:06Good luck, guys.
12:07I'll see you soon.
12:07Thank you, Mark.
12:08All right.
12:09All right.
12:20We finally get to catch up.
12:22I know.
12:23Okay.
12:24What's your decision going into bonfire?
12:26It's tough because we still have a very toxic relationship.
12:30Like, the only time things are going well is when he is conforming to my standards,
12:37but I know that that does not make him happy.
12:40I came to this island because I wanted to work on not being so overpowering, dominant, aggressive.
12:48I'm a little bit older.
12:50He's younger, and I need to know if he's mature enough to settle down and be ready for a real
12:56commitment.
12:56I didn't come here for a physical connection with anyone.
12:59I came for an emotional connection.
13:01I want to experience this with you.
13:03I want to go out on my dates with you.
13:04I want to cook breakfast with you.
13:06I want to be husband and wife in this bitch.
13:08I feel like I did get a little bit of clarity on how my approach does impact others.
13:15In truth, what's taught me to be more vulnerable is just watching Rob at the bonfires.
13:23What's going on?
13:26Oh!
13:28Oh!
13:31Oh, my God.
13:33Oh, my God.
13:34Mother
13:35I was a little hurt by some of the clips, some of the things he had to say, and, you
13:39know, his actions.
13:41How the are you willing to betray me for a bitch that you just met?
13:45How?
13:46I have my mind made up about what I want to do with my significant other.
13:50I love Rob so much, but sometimes you have to let go of the things you love for your own
13:57mental health.
14:07I'm not going to steal my faith without a fight.
14:14What's up, bro?
14:15I had a real tough conversation with Dez, a real deep conversation.
14:20She asked some hard questions.
14:22She was like, okay, so what are you leaning towards?
14:25And I told her, like, hey, I'm leaning towards leaving Vanessa and just leaving the island with you.
14:31But if I see change in Vanessa, I could always, you know, leave with her.
14:38What I've learned here during my time on Temptation Island is that I'm actually a very emotionally intelligent man.
14:46I am in tune with my emotions.
14:48I love you so much, bae, and I promise you I wouldn't do nothing to disrespect you.
14:53My time on this island has not been easy at all.
14:55I had to really find my feelings.
14:57It takes a lot because I never really talked about my feelings before.
15:00You're talking over me and I'm done with being talked over.
15:03Don't react to this.
15:07I've really been big on Vanessa is the problem in our relationship.
15:11I have definitely lowered my standards.
15:15I don't want to say I settled, but it's definitely, it's not typically what I would date.
15:21But I never literally looked at myself and thought about the problems that I cause in our relationship.
15:26And one of our major problems is my lack of communication.
15:30And I've learned to communicate so much better.
15:34The biggest thing that was tempting me on this island, it was Dez.
15:37I feel like every day my feelings towards you are going stronger and stronger, right?
15:41I know, I feel the same way.
15:43I deserve a partner who treats me as an equal.
15:47I don't express my opinion because I know it's going to lead to a fight.
15:50Even when I know I'm right, I take an L.
15:53There's a lot of things she does need to change.
15:55If the Vanessa that I see tonight at the bonfire is the same Vanessa I came here with,
16:00then there's no way I could leave with her.
16:06So I heard you had a pretty deep talk on your date.
16:08How'd that go?
16:10Man, it was a talk I needed to have.
16:12And I feel like with Alexis, like, that's somebody I could see myself with in the future.
16:16So I just felt mad relieved, bro.
16:20Coming to Temptation Island, there was a lot of apprehension.
16:25I did not want to come.
16:27However, I wanted to support Maricela and her reasons for coming here.
16:31I was in this experience 100% committed to Maricela.
16:37And I just want to say, I trust you and I love you.
16:45I wanted to propose to her at the end of this.
16:48But my journey took a sharp turn after the third bonfire.
16:53I saw another man in Maricela's bed.
16:56She having sex.
16:59My heart's beating out of my chest right now.
17:02You know, she set all these rules for me.
17:05She was the first one to break her.
17:07In that moment, I detached myself and focused entirely on my individual journey.
17:14Instead of taking this process as operating as a unit.
17:19I'm not in a relationship anymore.
17:22I'm so proud of you.
17:24For real.
17:24I've learned to let go of control.
17:28I've learned to walk away from heated arguments.
17:31There was temptation on Temptation Island.
17:34And that temptation was with Alexis.
17:36What I've established and built with Alexis came completely unexpected.
17:40I can be myself around Alexis.
17:42Alexis, I'm not judged by Alexis.
17:45And I never thought that I deserved that.
17:47I never thought that I would find that.
17:51Heading into the final bonfire, I'll be open to what Maricela has to say.
17:55I love Maricela.
17:56And I know that Maricela loves me.
17:59What I have is just gratitude.
18:02And I'm ready to hear what she has to say.
18:14I need the tea on last night, okay?
18:18Was it everything you hoped it would be?
18:19He's like my match.
18:21Wow.
18:21We get each other.
18:22I'm happy.
18:23And you deserve to be happy, for real.
18:27At the end of the day, this journey's about me.
18:30I came to this island because I really wanted to prove my loyalty to Christopher.
18:36But I started this journey out very dark.
18:40How's it going for you, though?
18:42I'm just over one, Christopher.
18:44Me too.
18:44I have struggled with low self-esteem and depression for a long time.
18:49And those things I never wanted to admit, not even to myself.
18:52I'm not where I want to be mentally, emotionally, financially.
18:59I'm not where I want to be.
19:00How much are you looking for his approval of you?
19:04I'm always working to be what he wants me to be.
19:09I thought I was worthless without the approval of others.
19:14And deep down, my purpose for coming here was to break free.
19:19Oh, so good.
19:22I found a connection with Christiane and definitely helped me learn a lot about myself.
19:28Learn my likes and wants and needs and desires.
19:32You definitely helped me see a different side of myself.
19:35You've been a nice support system for me, too.
19:39I'm good.
19:40I'm leaving a different woman, and I didn't think this was possible to feel so, like, liberated.
19:46I didn't.
19:48I've only ever wanted happiness.
19:50I have to put myself first.
19:52I have to care about myself and not care about anybody else in order to truly, truly be happy.
19:59I do still care about Christopher, and I believe he still cares about me.
20:04I have no idea what to expect.
20:06I just hope he's a better version of himself coming out.
20:28I know I can't stay here.
20:33I see that crystal clear.
20:38Going into this final bonfire, I'm feeling more ready than ever to just speak my mind, my truth.
20:46I can't wait to see Christopher.
20:48It's been a long time coming.
20:49I'm feeling strong.
20:51I'm feeling powerful.
20:52I feel like a bad bitch.
20:53I feel like my life is all about me.
20:57This time I won't leave no more.
21:05I won't close my eyes.
21:07They can't turn me down.
21:09Going into the final bonfire, I feel anxious and sort of nervous.
21:16I feel as though I have what I want to say.
21:19I'm just not sure what Maricela is going to say to me.
21:35Christopher.
21:36What's up, Mark?
21:37Welcome back.
21:39Good to see you, buddy.
21:39Nice to see you, too.
21:40Have a seat.
21:44Welcome to your final bonfire.
21:46How are you feeling?
21:47My heart is beating out of my chest right now.
21:50Are you ready to tell Maricela all about your experience here?
21:55I'm ready, Mark.
21:56Okay.
21:57Well, let's bring her in.
22:07Hi, Maricela.
22:08Hi, Mark.
22:09Good to see you.
22:10Good to see you, too.
22:11Good to see you, too.
22:12Hey.
22:13Welcome back.
22:16How are you feeling, Maricela?
22:18I feel good.
22:19You feel good?
22:20Mm-hmm.
22:21I'm glad to hear that.
22:22So let's get to it, you guys.
22:24Each one of you is going to get a chance to speak while the other only listens.
22:29Once both of you have had a chance to be heard, then I'll let you have an open conversation.
22:34You can ask all the questions that you need answers to.
22:38And then after that, I'm going to ask each one of you to declare what you'd like your future to
22:42be.
22:44Make sense?
22:45Make sense?
22:45Makes sense.
22:45Okay.
22:46So, Christopher, I'm going to let you speak first.
22:51I feel as though our relationship has lacked emotional vulnerability, true friendship.
22:59I'm sorry for my part in that.
23:03Seeing you in the bed, cuddled up with another man was not easy.
23:07It broke me.
23:08But it would be remiss if I didn't mention that I've also put you in a similar situation to where
23:15I've broken you.
23:16And I now know what that pain feels like.
23:19And I'm sorry for putting you through that.
23:23But I feel as though you've moved on.
23:26And I accept that, if that's the case.
23:31Because I love you.
23:32And I want you to be happy, even if it's without me.
23:39Say what you need to say.
23:40I said what I needed to say.
23:42Say what's in your heart, Marley Stella.
23:48I've learned a lot just being here.
23:51I expected to be able to prove to you that I was good enough.
23:57That I could be your person.
24:01You always had a new expectation for me.
24:04I just never felt good enough around you.
24:06Sometimes I felt like I was incapable of doing anything.
24:10Even coming into the island, I felt like I had no voice.
24:14You took that voice away from me many times.
24:18I was depressed and I had very low self-esteem.
24:22Just allowing myself to accept myself with all of my differences has been so freeing.
24:33I've never felt this good.
24:37I'm sorry you saw me in bed with someone else.
24:43We both contributed to a toxic and unhealthy relationship.
24:48I limited you in many ways.
24:50And I'm sorry for that.
24:53I love you too.
24:54You helped me so much.
24:56And I'm not going to forget that.
25:00So you both had the chance to speak and you both gave each other the gift of listening.
25:06And now you can have an open conversation and take the time to discuss all that you've heard tonight.
25:11And ask the questions you still need answers to.
25:15I don't have any questions.
25:17You don't?
25:17Why didn't you send me a video message?
25:21I didn't feel the need to.
25:23I saw, you know, a clip of you in the bed with another guy.
25:27And I felt like your decision had already been made.
25:30All of the women in that house saw a clip of their men doing things that were very disrespectful.
25:37And they all were able to speak for themselves and send a message.
25:42I expected you to say something.
25:45I didn't see the point in sending you a message.
25:47And I didn't fully let my guard down and let myself free of your control until I saw that clip
25:54of another guy in your bed.
25:56And that broke me, Maricela.
25:58So I did not want to send you a message.
26:00Was that before or after you were in a hammock talking about how hard your d*** was getting?
26:23You tell me.
26:24I don't know what clip you saw that in.
26:26The connection I made in the house was unexpected and helped me find out a lot about myself and what
26:35I want and crave in a relationship.
26:37And I'm glad you were able to get that clarity and I, too, experience a connection that I did not
26:45expect.
26:46But for me, you set a certain goal for yourself.
26:48And it didn't have anything to do with me.
26:51You said, hey, I am trying to explore relationships without sexual nothing.
26:57It had nothing to do with me.
26:59I did that.
27:00You did that?
27:01Yes, I pushed this person away so much.
27:03There was a natural connection forming in the house for me off the rip.
27:09And if I continue to push that away, I would not be as happy as I am right now.
27:16So you're happy?
27:17I'm happy.
27:18Well, I'm happy for you.
27:19I'm happy for you, too.
27:20Like, you know I love you, Maricela.
27:22You're vibrant.
27:23You're radiating positive energy right now.
27:25And I would not be here without you.
27:28And for that, I will love you forever.
27:30You are such a beautiful, intelligent woman.
27:33And I know you know this about yourself.
27:36Yeah.
27:37I found myself finally.
27:40I let go of everything that was holding me back.
27:44And I feel the greatest I've ever felt in my life.
27:48So I'm happy we're here.
27:50And I'm happy we can be happy for each other.
27:53Look at the two of you now.
27:55The thing about this experience is that you come in with what you think are the questions.
28:00Then you get answers.
28:01But they're never the questions you came here with.
28:04I also want to commend you both.
28:06I feel like you had a conversation that was, to some degree, a model for how to communicate with somebody
28:10you care about, that you love.
28:12I don't know that you were doing that in your relationship before this.
28:15Never.
28:16Never had to talk like this, ever.
28:17Okay.
28:18That's really great.
28:20All right.
28:21You've had a chance to speak.
28:22You've had a chance to be heard.
28:23You've had a chance to discuss it.
28:25The third part of this is to declare what you see your future to be and what you want.
28:31And there are three options.
28:33Option one is you can decide that you still want to try to work things out and you leave together.
28:40Option two is that you don't want to continue this relationship and you want to leave the island alone.
28:45And the third option is that you've met somebody that you've connected with and you want to leave the island
28:49with that person.
28:51And Christopher, we're going to start with you.
28:57Maricela, I made a beautiful connection.
29:00I'm choosing to leave the island with her.
29:05Happy for you.
29:07Maricela, your turn to declare which of these three choices you would like.
29:12You know, more than anything, I've learned that I come first.
29:18And I have to love myself before I even have the ability to love anyone or anything else.
29:26I'm leaving the island on my own.
29:31You both feel good about the choices you've made?
29:33Mm-hmm.
29:33I feel great.
29:35So with that, I want to first thank you both for your honesty.
29:38And now it's time for you two to say goodbye to one another.
29:42Maricela, you're complete.
29:43It's time to leave the island.
29:46Hi, Christopher.
29:47This is who I've always seen and felt.
29:51You're our old queen.
29:53And don't ever drop that crown, okay?
29:54Nope.
29:55See you soon.
29:56Bye.
29:57Bye.
29:57All right.
29:59Maricela, travel safe.
30:01Thank you for everything.
30:02I know that there is love out there for you.
30:04But the most important thing that I feel good about is that you found love here on the island
30:08with you.
30:10Enjoy your life.
30:13I could have done so many low blows.
30:15I could have hurt him.
30:17But what's the good in that, you know?
30:20As much as I felt our relationship just put me down, constantly made me feel terrible about
30:25myself.
30:26I would never want to do that to somebody.
30:29I'm glad he's proud of me and happy for me.
30:34That doesn't really mean much to me because I'm happy for myself.
30:39There's nobody who can tell me what to do anymore.
30:43So you declared the choice you'd like is to leave this island with Alexis.
30:47While you have made that choice, I've made it very clear that this journey is not just
30:52about the couples who come here, but the singles who volunteer to come here are also on a journey.
30:56So I think it's only fair that we bring Alexis in, you get to tell her what you want, and
31:01let's see how she
31:02feels about that.
31:03Okay.
31:03That feel right?
31:04Feels right.
31:05Okay.
31:05Let's bring her in.
31:18Hi, Mark.
31:19Hi, Alexis.
31:20How are you?
31:21Good.
31:22How are you?
31:23Really good.
31:24Welcome to Bonfire.
31:25I'm here.
31:26You know this guy?
31:27Yeah, I know this guy.
31:28What's up?
31:29Watch your step.
31:31Welcome, Alexis, to our bonfire area.
31:34This is where we have done a lot of deep talking.
31:37Yeah.
31:38And this guy, Christopher, asked to talk to you.
31:41So, Christopher, why don't you share what you shared with me about what you've chosen that
31:46you'd like for your future, and let's see how Alexis feels about that.
31:49So, while I'm hailing with this breakup, I've mentioned to you before that I want to be
31:56exclusive to you.
31:57Yeah.
31:58The way we bonded in the house is something that I don't want to let go of.
32:02Yeah.
32:02So, will you leave the island with me?
32:05Of course I will.
32:08Alexis, anything you want to say?
32:10I'm excited to leave the island with you, Chris.
32:13If I can just offer you something I would love for you to think about.
32:18Yeah, sure.
32:19As you grow this relationship, be partners, be good to one another, and your journey in
32:25my book is complete, and you two are free to leave the island.
32:33Very good.
32:34I don't know.
32:35What's the plan?
32:36He's having me.
32:36What's the plan, Stan?
32:37I don't know.
32:38Watch the step.
32:39I've got to hug Mark first.
32:40All right.
32:40I'll take some love.
32:41Appreciate you.
32:42Appreciate you, too, kid.
32:43You did great.
32:44You, too.
32:45Be happy.
32:46Take care of one another.
32:47Alexis, great job.
32:49Travel safe, you guys.
33:02I never expected for this to happen with me and Alexis.
33:07I thought that I would be leaving this island after proposing to Maricela, but I feel so
33:14relieved right now.
33:16I feel free.
33:17I feel happy and excited at the same time.
33:20I feel relieved because you feel relieved.
33:41This is the turning point.
33:43This is the pivot in my relationship where I find out whether Rob is fully committed or
33:49whether he is willing to just throw it all away.
33:51The breath completely leaves my lungs at the thought of him leaving with someone else.
33:56There's like 10% of me that says, be prepared for the worst.
34:08My heart and my head are pulling me in two different ways because my head is telling me,
34:12leave Vanessa.
34:13You know, she's toxic.
34:15Put that to the side.
34:16But my heart is telling me, no, this is the woman you love.
34:19This is the woman you want to spend the rest of your life with.
34:21Going into this bonfire, what's most important to me right now is seeing that change in Vanessa.
34:42What's up, my guy?
34:44Hey, Mark.
34:44How you doing?
34:46I'm nervous.
34:47It's a bit.
34:48It's a bit.
34:48I understand.
34:50Okay, Roberto, welcome to your final bonfire.
34:54You and Vanessa came to the island to answer the question, should you be together or is
34:58there someone out there better for you?
35:01Are you ready to give her your answer?
35:03Yes, I am.
35:04Okay.
35:05Let's do this.
35:07I'll bring her out right now.
35:09Hi.
35:10Hi, Mark.
35:11Welcome.
35:14You remember him?
35:15Yeah.
35:15You remember me?
35:16I do.
35:17Hi, Vanessa.
35:18Hi.
35:18Hi, honey.
35:20Hey, I'm a seat.
35:26Well, here we are.
35:29How you doing, Vanessa?
35:32Better now.
35:33Well, I'm glad to have you here.
35:35It's taken a long road to get here, but now you're at your final bonfire.
35:40And this is where you get to connect and ask the questions you need to hear answers to,
35:46say what's on your mind, and then ultimately make a decision about what your future will
35:51be.
35:52And, Roberto, we're going to start with you.
35:54So, whenever you're ready, your turn to speak.
35:57All right.
36:00It's heavy.
36:01All right.
36:02Vanessa, you constantly strive for more, and you pull that same energy out of me, and you
36:08constantly make sure my priority's in line so I can be successful in any endeavor I want
36:13to do as well.
36:14But, while there's many great things about you, there's a lot of problems we have in
36:19our relationship.
36:20That's why we're here.
36:22You treat this relationship like a business, in a sense, because, you know, I need to
36:27be proposed to by this time, married by this time, kids by this time.
36:31I shouldn't have to propose to you because I have an ultimatum proposed to me by this
36:35day or else.
36:36And another big thing, you know, you constantly talk over me.
36:39You know I hate arguing.
36:40You know, I like productive debates, not just shouting matches.
36:45You know, nothing gets accomplished with that.
36:47And I feel like you think you're better than me.
36:49Like, this should be a partnership.
36:5250-50.
36:52You don't like to take accountability when you are wrong.
36:56Constantly, I'm always taking the L, even when I know I'm right, because, you know, I
37:01want to be happy.
37:02I don't want to fight anymore.
37:03And I know you will let that linger.
37:06You will not.
37:06You will die on the shortest hill.
37:08But I've been building resentment because it shouldn't operate like that.
37:12And you said, I feel like I lowered my standards to be with him.
37:16And that's not true, you know?
37:20Could you find a wealthier man?
37:22Yes.
37:22Could you find a handsomer man?
37:24Yes, you're stunning.
37:25But is he going to be a high-quality man like me?
37:29I doubt it.
37:32Um, this is a lot.
37:34Just relax.
37:35I know.
37:36Everything is well.
37:39There's, you know, many smaller problems in our relationship, but, um, I feel like I hit
37:45the main ones.
37:46And I can't be casting these stones, like, thinking that I'm perfect.
37:50There's some problems that I have in our relationship that I need to address.
37:54I never knew how to communicate my feelings, how to communicate my emotions.
37:59And being here on this island, I found out that I am actually a very emotionally intelligent
38:04man.
38:04I express my emotions very well.
38:08Whatever happens here is, uh, you know, you were such a blessing in my life, and I love
38:12you from the bottom of my heart.
38:16Wow.
38:18You said a lot.
38:19You feel complete?
38:20I feel complete.
38:21Thanks, Mark.
38:22Okay.
38:23Vanessa, now it's your turn.
38:26Say everything you've learned, anything you need him to know.
38:29Okay.
38:30Um, okay.
38:31So thank you for sharing.
38:34Um, it sounds like you discovered a lot of things about yourself.
38:38And, um, you received clarity in multiple areas, and so for that, I'm so proud of you.
38:45You're right about a lot of my flaws.
38:47Things that were also mentioned to me, feedback that I received from other people, because,
38:53of course, I didn't know whether I needed to change myself or change my man.
38:58I absolutely told Bryce, you know, hey, while I'm here, I want to be locked in with you.
39:04At the end of the day, I was only looking for emotional availability.
39:10I wanted someone who was, you know, able to just hear me out, no distractions, gave me
39:16their full and undivided attention.
39:18Him and I got very close, and I feel like he served his purpose.
39:22You know, he came through for me.
39:24Granted, I never felt the desire to do anything intimate or physical with him, because I love
39:30you and I respect you.
39:33And so, needless to say, I was devastated when I sat here and I watched you.
39:40I was devastated when I sat here and I watched you do that with somebody else.
39:45That was, I just felt like it was, it was an unnecessary part of the journey.
39:50You didn't need to experience that in order to come to the conclusions that you did.
39:54And I chose to stick to my guns, just hoping that, you know, you would come around and
39:58you would decide that, you know, this is where you want to be for real.
40:01The thing that I have learned is that I need to work on my approach.
40:07I did not tell anyone in the villa what you thought about me.
40:12I didn't tell them the specifics of my bonfire clips.
40:15I wanted them to give me independent feedback.
40:18I wanted multiple data points on who I am as a woman and how I come across.
40:23And interestingly enough, some of them had the same perspective as you.
40:28But I say that to say this.
40:30You mean everything to me.
40:32You are my world.
40:34I love you so very deeply.
40:37And the most important part of this process was staying grounded for me.
40:42And so I feel like I've accomplished the work that I came here to do.
40:47And I'm ready to be a better woman.
40:52You guys, I mean, we'll get to the next part of this.
40:55But I have to let you know that this is, I mean, we use the phrase emotional intelligence.
41:00These are not the two people I met when you came to this island.
41:04And I'm just like, just so impressed.
41:08Now you get to have a conversation.
41:10Ask the questions you need to ask.
41:11Get the answers you need to get.
41:13Okay?
41:14Cross talk.
41:14Do what you got to do.
41:16All right.
41:16You know, for a lot of this experience, you know, I was getting all these opinions and whatnot.
41:21But they knew all the bad in you.
41:24They didn't know much of the good.
41:26I was really going to come up here and disrespect you.
41:28Like, I always really had, like, a whole nother thing I was going to say.
41:31But then, like, I really thought about it.
41:32It's like, I really love you.
41:33And I really want to be with you.
41:35And, you know, I really need to try to make this work.
41:38And, you know, I am seeing a lot of change in you.
41:40I love that.
41:43So, have you, um, have you slept in the same bed as her?
41:48Uh, yes.
41:49I don't know if you've seen that.
41:50Okay.
41:51Check this out.
41:52To make it, uh.
41:56Why?
41:56For what reason?
41:57No, sit down.
41:58Oh, my God.
41:59This is why I said, no, check us out.
42:02Can you sit down?
42:03Oh, my God.
42:05Oh, my God.
42:06Oh, my God.
42:07Oh, my God.
42:09Oh, my God.
42:09Oh, my God.
42:09Oh, my God.
42:09Oh, my God.
42:09Oh, my God.
42:10Oh, my God.
42:12Oh, my God.
42:13You
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