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Married at First Sight Australia - Season 13 - Episode 10
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00:00:00Welcome to your very first commitment ceremony.
00:00:04Previously, our couples received much-needed guidance
00:00:08from our three relationship experts.
00:00:10Get curious, open your mind up.
00:00:12Lean in, hear what the other is saying.
00:00:15You are so special, and we're going to get there.
00:00:18Rachel and Stephen's blossoming connection
00:00:20You are amazing.
00:00:22was just one of many on full display.
00:00:25Every day we get closer, like it gets better every day.
00:00:28Capital's Day with a smiley face, because I'm really happy.
00:00:32Alyssa, shut up, because all you do is speak
00:00:35with an infomercial voice, hyped out.
00:00:38But not everyone was feeling the love.
00:00:40Yeah, we're going great.
00:00:41But not everyone likes your happiness.
00:00:45As Brooke continued to question Stella and Phillip's authenticity...
00:00:49Don't sit up here and make yourself be the victim.
00:00:52You can't blame me for that.
00:00:53I don't understand why you're coming at me.
00:00:56I'm not coming at you.
00:00:56We'll just bring it back down.
00:00:58We built a friendship very quickly during and after the honeymoon.
00:01:01Steve blindsides Rebecca, putting her in the friend zone.
00:01:06Yeah?
00:01:06Yeah, look, I...
00:01:07Yeah.
00:01:07Yeah.
00:01:08Yeah.
00:01:09Yeah.
00:01:10I would love to hear from Rebecca.
00:01:13John gave Steve seven days
00:01:15to put more romantic effort into his marriage.
00:01:19The challenge here, Steve, is getting onto the same page.
00:01:24Tonight...
00:01:26Oh, what's going on?
00:01:28Our newlyweds enter the next phase of the experiment.
00:01:31Oh, my God!
00:01:32Intimacy Week, it's meant to build emotional closeness, safety, and then other playful aspects
00:01:39of a relationship.
00:01:40While some embrace stepping out of their comfort zone.
00:01:43God damn.
00:01:44How about we do those push-ups?
00:01:46Come here.
00:01:48You know, it's...
00:01:49Steve remains hesitant.
00:01:51It's just not for me.
00:01:53Intimacy comes in many shapes and forms.
00:01:55Were you bullied?
00:01:57Um...
00:01:58Has a stranger ever changed your life?
00:02:02What's your favourite quality about your ex?
00:02:07Julia's interpretation of intimacy...
00:02:09How do you mean by that, sorry?
00:02:11...leaves Grayson feeling confused and frustrated with the lack of clarity.
00:02:16Can you see any kind of future with me?
00:02:20Um...
00:02:21And then...
00:02:22Kiss me now.
00:02:24The kind of kiss that makes me feel something.
00:02:29Stephen's massive moment of truth.
00:03:01First commitment ceremony.
00:03:03Wow, though.
00:03:04Yeah.
00:03:05Wow, wow, wow.
00:03:06What a night, eh?
00:03:08It's the morning after an eventful first commitment ceremony.
00:03:13And the couples are reflecting on last night's dramatic events.
00:03:17Mmm, last night blew up a little bit.
00:03:20A rift has emerged between some of the brides
00:03:23after Stella raised concerns about Brooke's treatment of her in the experiment.
00:03:29Like, I'm just speechless.
00:03:33Brooke and Stella's conflict began at the red flag, green flag task,
00:03:38where Brooke questioned Stella and Philip's relationship.
00:03:42Surely he gets on your nerves at times.
00:03:44No.
00:03:45I don't believe you.
00:03:46What?
00:03:47I don't believe you.
00:03:48And at last night's commitment ceremony,
00:03:51Stella made her concerns known.
00:03:53I guess, you know, it's kind of sad to learn that at the age of 32,
00:03:56I have to relearn that not everyone is wishing you happiness.
00:04:01But no-one's saying that we're not happy for you.
00:04:04Like, no-one has said that.
00:04:06No-one yesterday said that we're not happy for you.
00:04:09No.
00:04:09Don't sit up here and make yourself be the victim,
00:04:12because that's how it is.
00:04:15I don't know why Stella was coming at me.
00:04:17I obviously spoke my mind and was very direct.
00:04:20I think everything I said was completely, you know, facts.
00:04:24She is fully playing the victim, like,
00:04:27oh, my gosh, everyone is jealous and unhappy for me.
00:04:31I really couldn't give a rat sauce about seeing Stella again.
00:04:34If she wants to apologise, I'll let her apologise.
00:04:37But other than that, off your f***.
00:04:42I was happy to see if all could call that out.
00:04:44I agreed.
00:04:45Stella is trying to be the victim
00:04:47and rally people, like, you know, on her side, like,
00:04:51poor me, you know?
00:04:52Stella believes that she is the strongest couple,
00:04:54the best person on this goddamn experiment.
00:04:57She's a little bit fake.
00:04:58No-one's jealous of your relationship.
00:05:00Yeah.
00:05:01Like, no-one's coming in to try and ruin your relationship.
00:05:03Well, it's blown up in her face now.
00:05:05I'm sure she's next door right now,
00:05:07fricking whining and complaining about everyone.
00:05:12Why do you actually think that Brooke was coming for you?
00:05:15I don't know.
00:05:17I really don't know.
00:05:19Like, we only met these people three times.
00:05:21Yes.
00:05:22You know?
00:05:22Yes.
00:05:24I've never experienced anything like it in my life.
00:05:27At school, at university, at any work placement.
00:05:31I work with women.
00:05:32I've never experienced that.
00:05:37Um...
00:05:37It's pretty wild.
00:05:39Obviously, like, I kind of first checked in with myself,
00:05:43have I done something wrong to rob someone that way?
00:05:47And if I don't let me repair it?
00:05:50I want to understand.
00:05:52I want to learn.
00:05:53What did I do to, you know, be sidelined?
00:05:58When people are not happy within themselves
00:06:00and within the relationship,
00:06:01they really try to project that negativity.
00:06:03I think that's what Brooke exactly did.
00:06:06I think she exposed that side of herself in front of everyone
00:06:10and, like, some sort of anger was directed to me for some reason.
00:06:13Obviously, it affected me, but...
00:06:16I know.
00:06:17Like, I have nothing but kindness in my heart, so...
00:06:19And if we miscommunicate,
00:06:21that's the last thing I want.
00:06:23I'm not here for mean girls.
00:06:25I'm here to build a relationship.
00:06:26I'm not here for the girls' drama.
00:06:30I'm enjoying this experience with you.
00:06:33And I think we're generally...
00:06:35Like, we're a good match.
00:06:37I protect my energy with Philip.
00:06:39We feel solid.
00:06:40Like, we don't need someone else to confirm to us how we feel.
00:06:44It's...
00:06:45I don't know.
00:06:49With the girls' conflict sending shockwaves through the experiment,
00:06:54Stella isn't the only one caught up in the fallout.
00:06:59The room literally went red.
00:07:01It was a lot.
00:07:02At last night's commitment ceremony,
00:07:05a throwaway comment made by Alyssa...
00:07:08Don't worry, I was called fake yesterday.
00:07:10Too.
00:07:10..also attracted Gia and Brooke's attention.
00:07:14Alyssa, shut up,
00:07:15cos all you do is speak with an infomercial voice.
00:07:18Pipe down, OK?
00:07:19I was like, where the hell did I come from?
00:07:22It wasn't even a bad comment.
00:07:24I just kind of...
00:07:24Well, I got called fake, you know?
00:07:27Cos I'm just throwing it out there.
00:07:29And it was, like, blowing fire in my face.
00:07:33Gia yelled at my face.
00:07:34And I had Brooke yelling at me.
00:07:37And it was just, like, mean girl vibes.
00:07:40I don't know where it's stemming from, but I'm not into it.
00:07:43I've spoken nothing but highly of those girls
00:07:46ever since I've entered this experiment.
00:07:48Mean girls, they can be mean, but I'm not here for it.
00:07:51Stuff was just out of line.
00:07:53And it's embarrassing.
00:07:54It was embarrassing.
00:07:55Really embarrassing.
00:07:57Hearing Gia, you know, scream at my wife like that,
00:08:00shocking, it's mind-blowing.
00:08:01And to see her being trash-talked like that, you know,
00:08:05as her husband, it angers me, if I'm being completely honest.
00:08:09You know, I am proud of you, of how you handled that.
00:08:12I mean, having someone just literally yell, yell at you,
00:08:16like, I don't know, I'm not going to lie.
00:08:18I know.
00:08:18I'm not going to lie.
00:08:19I don't think I would have been able to sit there
00:08:21and take that.
00:08:24With emotions running high
00:08:26after last night's commitment ceremony,
00:08:28one couple is dealing with struggles of their own.
00:08:33This morning, Mel has invited husband Luke over...
00:08:37Hello.
00:08:38Hello.
00:08:38How are you going?
00:08:39Good, how are you going?
00:08:39Thanks.
00:08:40..to discuss the future of their relationship.
00:08:44Coming out of the commitment ceremony,
00:08:45I got a lot of home truths,
00:08:47and since that conversation with the experts,
00:08:49I have been realising I've got to, like,
00:08:52shift my butt into gear.
00:08:56How are you feeling after last night?
00:08:58Obviously, it was a pretty hectic night.
00:09:00Yeah.
00:09:03It's just, like,
00:09:05whatever we have is so broken into a million pieces.
00:09:11Yeah, yeah.
00:09:14But, like...
00:09:15After the commitment ceremony,
00:09:17I've had some moments to sort of reflect.
00:09:21And, like, going forward,
00:09:23I do feel like I want to be more positive too.
00:09:28OK, cool.
00:09:29I can see why the experts matched us together,
00:09:32because, like, you and I have a similar personality.
00:09:35Yeah, I think so too.
00:09:37We have that sort of similar energy.
00:09:39Oh, great.
00:09:42And, like, it's a calming energy.
00:09:45It's a nice energy.
00:09:46This week, I'm going to just try.
00:09:49I'm going to really try.
00:09:51I'm going to take an open-minded approach,
00:09:53and I'm going to prove to them
00:09:54that I can take their advice on board.
00:09:56I want to get to know you better.
00:09:58Like, let's just get along with each other,
00:10:00because I know we can.
00:10:01Yeah.
00:10:02Let's just make this situation a little bit better for both of us.
00:10:05Deal.
00:10:06Deal.
00:10:08I was really nervous to come and have this conversation with Mel,
00:10:11but it went really, really well.
00:10:13Very warm hands.
00:10:14Because they were like this, because I was so nervous.
00:10:17Oh, really?
00:10:18We've, like, yeah, drawn that line in the sand.
00:10:20It does feel a lot lighter already.
00:10:24While Mel and Luke agree to turn a new leaf,
00:10:28Julia and Grayson are still unsettled.
00:10:32Um, I'm just going to make some warm water.
00:10:38After a tense commitment ceremony,
00:10:40saw Grayson express his concern at the pace of the relationship.
00:10:46Would I have liked it to be a little further down the line?
00:10:49Yeah.
00:10:50It sounds to me like, Julia, you set the pace,
00:10:53and Grayson, then you said, oh, well, okay.
00:11:00This morning, a lack of sleep
00:11:02seems to have brought some hard feelings
00:11:05between the two to the surface.
00:11:08I'm really struggling.
00:11:11I haven't slept pretty much at all.
00:11:13Like, even right now, I'm shaking.
00:11:16Because I'm so sleep-deprived.
00:11:19So I felt like there would be some grace
00:11:22for the fact that I'm sleep-deprived.
00:11:28This morning, I go into my bedroom, and I...
00:11:33Our bedroom?
00:11:34Yeah.
00:11:35Our bedroom.
00:11:36And I said, can you do your packing later?
00:11:39And you seemed frustrated.
00:11:40You didn't ask to say that.
00:11:42Can you do your packing later?
00:11:43You did not say that.
00:11:44Grayson, I'm exhausted.
00:11:46That's fine.
00:11:46I understand you're exhausted.
00:11:47But you were annoyed at me.
00:11:48No, no, no.
00:11:49I was annoyed at the way you addressed it.
00:11:51Jules was napping on the couch,
00:11:52so I just left her be and went into the room.
00:11:56She then came and said, I need some rest.
00:11:58And I said, oh, do you want me to leave?
00:12:00And she said, well, yeah, I need some rest.
00:12:04Like, sort of just blame it on me.
00:12:08It was just like, oh, I didn't matter at that point.
00:12:13I just feel like...
00:12:15I just feel like I can't do much right, to be honest.
00:12:17So I just feel like I'm really putting in the effort,
00:12:19like, you know, offering to cook you breakfast and dinner
00:12:21and, you know, offering to go to the pharmacy for you
00:12:24or do your washing or, you know, get you coffees,
00:12:27all that stuff.
00:12:28But I just don't know if you're wondering how I'm feeling
00:12:30or how I'm going at the moment.
00:12:32Like, I have needs as well at the moment as well.
00:12:36And I just feel like we're focusing so much of it all on you.
00:12:39But in terms of who's kind of the stronger person
00:12:43in this partnership right now,
00:12:45I would say it's you, because you're well-rested.
00:12:48And I'm asking you to give me some grace.
00:12:50You're just asking for some grace.
00:12:53What does that mean?
00:12:55Grayson, I'm literally...
00:12:57This is doing my head in.
00:13:00Jules, I'm asking for you to acknowledge what I'm saying.
00:13:04Acknowledge what?
00:13:05I just feel like all the conversations are about you
00:13:09and what you need.
00:13:10What about what I need, Jules?
00:13:12Because you haven't asked me once about what I need
00:13:14throughout this whole process.
00:13:17I'm literally...
00:13:18I just can't talk to you when, like, I'm...
00:13:23Oh, God.
00:13:28I'm doing my best to support her,
00:13:30but I do feel like I'm in the way
00:13:33and I'm walking on eggshells
00:13:35and I don't feel like I'm taking it into account.
00:13:38I just feel like my needs are being overlooked.
00:13:40But, um...
00:14:07With last night's commitment ceremony still in everyone's minds,
00:14:11a dramatic gear change is about to take place as the couples embark on one of the most
00:14:24exciting, meaningful, and confronting phases of the experiment, Intimacy Week.
00:14:31The week ahead is upon us. For Intimacy Week this year, I've devised a series of tasks designed
00:14:38to empower our couples to take the next steps in their relationships.
00:14:42Beck and Johnny.
00:14:44Okay.
00:14:45People may assume intimacy is purely physical and sex-focused, but this is not the case.
00:14:52Oh.
00:14:53Ready?
00:14:53I want our couples to feel safe, to be able to lean into vulnerability, and find the courage
00:15:00to step outside their comfort zones in order to forge lasting connections.
00:15:05How do you say that word?
00:15:07Hola.
00:15:07Hola.
00:15:08Hola, couples.
00:15:10Hola.
00:15:12Alessandra.
00:15:13Hola.
00:15:13This next phase of the experiment is all about deepening intimacy with your partner.
00:15:18And strengthening your understanding of connection, romance, and sexual compatibility.
00:15:23Later today, I'll be hosting a workshop with all the brides, and tomorrow with the grooms,
00:15:28where we'll explore some home truths about intimacy.
00:15:31For you to take back and experiment with as a couple.
00:15:34Oh, wow.
00:15:36Alessandra, hey?
00:15:37See what she's going to make us do.
00:15:39She's the expert.
00:15:41She's the expert.
00:15:41She's the sexpert.
00:15:42I feel quite excited for Gia to go to this workshop.
00:15:45She might come back even more naughtier, so I'm down for that.
00:15:50I'm intrigued, because we're pretty spicy.
00:15:53Yeah, I don't know how much she can help.
00:15:56I don't know what tools she can throw on the woodworks, but...
00:15:59Toys.
00:16:00Toys, tools.
00:16:01Yeah.
00:16:02I'm open to anything, to be honest.
00:16:05I'm excited.
00:16:06Are you?
00:16:07A bit good, yeah.
00:16:09You're going to have to talk about your feelings again.
00:16:12Right now, Danny and I are forming, like,
00:16:15a deeper and deeper, deeper connection every day.
00:16:18With Intimacy Week, I'm hoping that it'll bring out
00:16:22a little bit more of a vulnerable side from Danny.
00:16:24He's an oyster.
00:16:25He's a hard shell, soft inside.
00:16:27She's going to teach you some things you've never heard of before.
00:16:30You mean you.
00:16:31I was just cracking, Jo.
00:16:34Let's get intimate.
00:16:36You know what I mean?
00:16:37Sure.
00:16:39For Rachel and Stephen,
00:16:41Intimacy Week is an opportunity to address
00:16:43some of the challenges the couple has faced.
00:16:46We've both discussed that intimacy is something
00:16:49that we need to work on.
00:16:52I'll be the first to admit, I struggle in this field,
00:16:55so I don't know how to talk about that stuff yet.
00:16:59That's why I don't really have much to say,
00:17:01besides, oh, goody, I don't know what I'm doing.
00:17:06I'm not great at intimacy.
00:17:08You know, that area is, I'm not, yeah, I'm not great at it.
00:17:11I need to learn a few things.
00:17:13I don't know what to expect at this workshop, to be honest.
00:17:16I'm just like, what's going to happen?
00:17:18What's going to happen here?
00:17:19I think that's what I'm really excited about,
00:17:22working on it together.
00:17:24Yeah.
00:17:25Fantastic.
00:17:27Fantastic.
00:17:28That's becoming your buzzword.
00:17:30I love the little giggle at the end.
00:17:35For Rebecca and Steve,
00:17:37Intimacy Week has come at a pivotal time in their relationship,
00:17:41with Steve having recently divulged an exhaustive list
00:17:44of the issues he has with Rebecca during Revelations Week.
00:17:48Rebecca is consistently that person
00:17:52where it needs to be talking all the time.
00:17:54Rebecca's not my usual type,
00:17:56and what I mean by that is just her personality
00:17:58is less conservative than mine.
00:18:01Her emotions are very high and very low.
00:18:04Rebecca's very opinionated, a bit more outspoken.
00:18:07I'm not.
00:18:09I'm trying to do the right thing.
00:18:10Rebecca's just been a bit impatient,
00:18:12and that has affected our relationship.
00:18:15Oblivious to Steve's list of grievances,
00:18:18at the commitment ceremony,
00:18:20a disheartened Rebecca gave insight
00:18:23into her husband's lack of affection.
00:18:26Has Steve made you feel desired?
00:18:30No.
00:18:32So do you think he looks at you as a friend at the moment?
00:18:36Yeah, absolutely.
00:18:39Despite his previous list of complaints,
00:18:42when pressed by the experts...
00:18:44Do you feel that sense of attraction to her?
00:18:47Yes, I do.
00:18:48Steve professed to being attracted to Rebecca
00:18:52and committed to remaining in the experiment.
00:18:55She's very attracted to you,
00:18:57and she wants to move it forward.
00:18:59Yes.
00:19:00The challenge here, Steve,
00:19:01is now getting onto the same page.
00:19:05Into the sea week.
00:19:06It's going to be very confronting for me
00:19:08so far in the experiment.
00:19:11We have been going at Steve's speed.
00:19:13Like, I'm hopeful for us as a couple moving forward,
00:19:16but of course I have that self-doubt.
00:19:17I just have a fear of that rejection.
00:19:21Like, I find him really attractive,
00:19:22and he said that he finds me attractive as well.
00:19:26So, yeah.
00:19:28I'm hoping that he will take on the advice from the experts,
00:19:33and I just hope, fingers crossed,
00:19:37that he steps up.
00:19:39I must admit,
00:19:39I'm actually really looking forward to this.
00:19:43So I think it's coming a good time.
00:19:45Yeah.
00:19:46Yeah.
00:19:48How do you feel about it?
00:19:51I'm not sure what it means yet.
00:19:54I know what intimacy is.
00:19:56Yeah.
00:19:56I know different versions of intimacy.
00:19:58I'm not sure what they've got planned.
00:20:00Yeah.
00:20:01You know, time will tell.
00:20:03Exciting times ahead.
00:20:05Yeah.
00:20:06Yeah.
00:20:06So...
00:20:07Yeah.
00:20:08I think we'll slowly move through the friendship zone
00:20:10and see where that progresses to,
00:20:12and this is what this is designed for.
00:20:14Yep.
00:20:15I'm a little bit frustrated
00:20:16that we're in this position.
00:20:18Last night we had a whole conversation
00:20:20about getting out of that friend zone.
00:20:23And now, this morning,
00:20:24they kept on saying friendship,
00:20:25which pissed me off.
00:20:27Not a good start.
00:20:29I would like to see things progress.
00:20:33Just the romance side of things.
00:20:37Intimacy for me has so many different forms.
00:20:41Just, uh...
00:20:43As I said, we just, uh...
00:20:45I'm pretty chill, so we just, uh...
00:20:47Yeah.
00:20:48Take it as it comes.
00:20:50He does say he wants to keep progressing.
00:20:54Like, I am really hopeful.
00:20:57But I just don't know.
00:21:07As intimacy week begins...
00:21:10Hello!
00:21:14The brides have arrived at their workshop
00:21:17with Alessandra.
00:21:18Please have a seat.
00:21:21It will be an opportunity for the group
00:21:23to check in on each other's progress.
00:21:26Good to see you all!
00:21:27We are at Alessandra's workshop today.
00:21:31Talking all things intimacy.
00:21:33I love talking about sex.
00:21:35It's good fun.
00:21:36I'm excited.
00:21:38Welcome to our intimacy week workshop.
00:21:41This kicks off intimacy week for all of you.
00:21:45Today, I want to get into everybody's relationships
00:21:48and the specifics of what is and isn't going on.
00:21:52Because, of course, this is not friendship at first sight.
00:21:56It's meant to build relationships,
00:21:58and that includes romance,
00:22:01actual closeness,
00:22:03emotional closeness,
00:22:05safety,
00:22:06trust in the relationship,
00:22:07and then all the really fun,
00:22:09exciting,
00:22:11romantic,
00:22:12playful aspects of a relationship
00:22:13that you get with people
00:22:14who are not your friends.
00:22:17That includes, of course,
00:22:19physical closeness.
00:22:20And I know for some of you,
00:22:22that's been a bit of an issue.
00:22:25Others have really jumped into it.
00:22:27Mm-hmm.
00:22:28Hey.
00:22:29Gia, that part of your relationship
00:22:31is really flowing really and nicely,
00:22:34and that's really good.
00:22:35Yeah.
00:22:36I feel like every time we have sex,
00:22:39it gets better and better.
00:22:40It's more intimate.
00:22:41It's more like we make love.
00:22:43We don't just have sex.
00:22:45It's quite deep.
00:22:47And I think, and it's so lame,
00:22:49but...
00:22:50It's what everybody wants.
00:22:52Are you kidding?
00:22:52Isn't it, Lee?
00:22:53For me and Scott,
00:22:54we are forming a really good,
00:22:56deep connection,
00:22:56and I feel like there's just some energy,
00:22:59and it was there like the wedding day.
00:23:00Yeah, it's hard to, like,
00:23:01honestly keep our hands off each other
00:23:03at this point.
00:23:05Stella.
00:23:06You've also explored a lot
00:23:08in your relationship.
00:23:10We just connected from the get-go,
00:23:13and the most intimate sex that I had
00:23:15was from the get-go.
00:23:17Like, I don't know how to even explain.
00:23:19It just flows.
00:23:20You know, like,
00:23:21we did massages.
00:23:23We already did, you know,
00:23:24the kitchen bench and this and that.
00:23:25Like, it's already...
00:23:27Listening to Stella talk about her relationship,
00:23:29I think it was a bit,
00:23:30look how great we are.
00:23:33Stella does kind of think
00:23:34that she's ticked everything off.
00:23:36I like to be manhandled.
00:23:37Yes.
00:23:38Amen.
00:23:39Same.
00:23:43I just think she's full of shit.
00:23:45Alyssa,
00:23:46I know that you two are also meshing really well.
00:23:50Yeah, we're very sexual people.
00:23:51David and I have spoken about that
00:23:53and our needs.
00:23:54You know,
00:23:55how many times a week is enough for you?
00:23:57He's like,
00:23:58every day,
00:23:58I'm like,
00:23:58well, that might be a little bit too much for me.
00:24:00I don't know if I can take that every day,
00:24:02but, uh,
00:24:03maybe...
00:24:11Sitting there listening to everyone
00:24:12talk about the way things are going
00:24:14and progressing.
00:24:17It's a lot.
00:24:18I am obsessed with Danny right now.
00:24:21It's a pep in my step
00:24:22and it's like the phony flutters.
00:24:25Nice.
00:24:27I want to get out of this friendship place
00:24:30where he's at.
00:24:32So, um...
00:24:33Because I'm...
00:24:33We all know that I'm 10 steps ahead.
00:24:37Relationships are two-way streets.
00:24:39It's not only about
00:24:40what one person thinks is good for them.
00:24:44And this is really for all of you to think about.
00:24:47If you're not sure
00:24:48that your needs are being held,
00:24:50are being met,
00:24:51are being understood,
00:24:54that is very important to bring up.
00:24:57Rebecca!
00:24:59What's going on?
00:25:27What's going on?
00:25:32Sorry.
00:25:32Why does it make you react emotionally?
00:25:35I'm starting already, Jesus.
00:25:36It's all right.
00:25:38I would like to stop and explore this a little bit.
00:25:42Oh, it's just a lot.
00:25:47Like, it is hard.
00:25:49Obviously respecting your partner's speed they want to go at.
00:25:53Like, it's hard to meet halfway.
00:25:56It's very difficult.
00:25:57Very difficult.
00:25:58And we did tell Steve the other night
00:26:00he's controlling the pace
00:26:01and that there needs to be a space for you also
00:26:05to have a voice in that pace.
00:26:08And it's a fine balance to find
00:26:11because you don't want to lose yourself
00:26:13in the process of respecting your partner.
00:26:18It's been eight years for me that I've been seeing
00:26:20because I'm craving more affection.
00:26:24Everyone wants to feel desired.
00:26:27And right now, Steve is not giving it to me.
00:26:31I don't know. I don't know what's going on there.
00:26:34Please, may I say something?
00:26:36I think that you are needing something in the relationship
00:26:41that you are not getting.
00:26:43But you're more worried about Steve than you are about your needs.
00:26:48My sense was that you don't want to scare him off.
00:26:52Yeah.
00:26:53There's a part of you that says,
00:26:54oh, he feels like it's a lot,
00:26:56so let me just shrink in a little bit so he doesn't feel pressure.
00:27:01Yeah.
00:27:04Your courage needs to come in terms of allowing yourself
00:27:07to remain yourself in this equation.
00:27:12I'm feeling like I'm going into my past habits of doubting my self-worth
00:27:18and then being so fearful of rejection,
00:27:21like so fearful of being rejected.
00:27:22I feel like I have been shrinking with Steve.
00:27:26He reassures me.
00:27:27I can make it, but he needs to make me half one.
00:27:29Yeah, yeah, you can't be the one doing all that.
00:27:31It upsets me about Rebecca because when I met her at the Hens,
00:27:34she was so energetic and so loud and full on
00:27:37and like comfortable in her skin.
00:27:39And I'm not seeing that with Rebecca anymore.
00:27:41And I think Steve is making Rebecca doubt herself a little bit,
00:27:44which is crazy because she is such a hot mom.
00:27:48Like, she's a bad bitch.
00:27:50She is a firecracker.
00:27:53Miss Julia.
00:27:55Hello.
00:27:55How are you?
00:27:58I feel very vulnerable sharing where I'm at right now.
00:28:06This morning, we had our first argument.
00:28:10The truth is, is that before the conflict,
00:28:13the connection was building in terms of like the laughter, the depth.
00:28:18We were going there.
00:28:20And then it got derailed.
00:28:21And then it got completely derailed.
00:28:23That didn't just take me a step back.
00:28:27A lot of emotional safety, trust was sort of broken in that moment for me.
00:28:35In terms of repairing, because you've been derailed, what do you need to repair and to then reassess and regroup
00:28:44and refocus?
00:28:45Of course, I want to be attracted to my partner and I am very attracted to Grayson.
00:28:49He's a sexy boy.
00:28:51And that's what makes this very nuanced.
00:28:56I want to be authentic in this.
00:28:59I want to be authentic with Grayson.
00:29:04I'm wanting to honour and respect myself and also lean in.
00:29:11I was like, what is she talking about?
00:29:15And I want to continue the emotional depth and expanding the natural organic free flowing energy that I probably need
00:29:24to romantically connect.
00:29:30Okay.
00:29:32And Rachel, I haven't forgotten about you, Queen.
00:29:36Go, girl.
00:29:38What's been going on?
00:29:41Right now, any kissing, it's very much like a peck.
00:29:45Since the wedding, we've only had two goodnight kisses.
00:29:50And are they goodnight pecks or goodnight kisses?
00:29:54It's very just like, that's it.
00:29:57Oh.
00:29:58So, this week really has come on a timely thing because I've said to her, I really need you to
00:30:03lean into this because I've come here for a romantic connection.
00:30:07I'm really feeling this with Steve.
00:30:09I want more.
00:30:10I am like physically attracted to my husband.
00:30:13You're ready for that.
00:30:13I'm hoping for some progression because if there's not, it is starting to feel like rejection.
00:30:20I can understand why Rachel is feeling the way that she's feeling today.
00:30:23I'm really hoping that there is a full 360 turnaround for Rachel.
00:30:28She is such a queen.
00:30:29She's bubbly.
00:30:30She's beautiful.
00:30:31She's confident.
00:30:31She deserves the best.
00:30:34And yeah, I hope that Steven can let her in.
00:30:37I understand so burn, but like just a kiss, just kiss me like a proper bow.
00:30:42Actions speak louder than words.
00:30:44You want to see the action and the action will then let you know, oh, he's actually showing me.
00:30:49Yeah.
00:30:50For me, if at the end of this week I can get a proper kiss from my husband, I'm like,
00:30:55tick, tick.
00:30:56We're moving in the right direction.
00:30:59So with that, the first task for Intimacy Week starts today.
00:31:05I want you all to create your ultimate female fantasy night.
00:31:14There will be an opportunity for each of you to really think about what it is that you need to
00:31:20get close to your partner.
00:31:22I want you to remember that this is all about us women feeling powerful in our eroticism and really getting
00:31:29whatever it is that each and every one of you needs.
00:31:32It's fantasy night.
00:31:33It's fantasy night.
00:31:34I'm feeling excited.
00:31:35Have a lovely, lovely week.
00:31:37Tonight is all about us girls.
00:31:39I can't wait.
00:31:44With the workshop over, the brides are getting started on Alessandra's task to create their ultimate fantasy night.
00:31:54Gia is helping Rebecca pick out some items to give her relationship with Steve a much-needed spark.
00:32:02Okay.
00:32:03Where are we, babe?
00:32:04Come with mummy.
00:32:06Come with mummy.
00:32:08I'm excited.
00:32:09I want to get her feeling good about herself and confident and bring back that spark that we all know
00:32:14and love about Rebecca so she can feel sexy.
00:32:16I want her to feel sexy.
00:32:17If you're the hottest 50-year-old I've ever met in my life, you're a bad bitch.
00:32:21He should be chasing after you, babe.
00:32:23I want her to feel like a baddie and she is.
00:32:27They're cute, aren't they?
00:32:29I could see you in like a nurse outfit.
00:32:31I could see you doing that.
00:32:33He might be into that.
00:32:35Oh my God, okay.
00:32:39That's hot, Az.
00:32:40Because you're a business woman, babe.
00:32:42Boss bitch.
00:32:42What?
00:32:44She's ready for some touch from Steve.
00:32:47I'll get that, I think, yeah.
00:32:48Then I hope that happens for her tonight.
00:32:51What about a whip?
00:32:52Do you want to get a whip?
00:32:55You want to whip it a bit?
00:32:56Oh my God, yes.
00:32:59I want an every colour plastic.
00:33:07As Intimacy Week continues, Rachel...
00:33:11Hey.
00:33:12..is hoping Alessandra's task might help her address the lack of intimacy
00:33:17in her relationship with Stephen.
00:33:20Tonight is fantasy's night.
00:33:22Essentially, it is us girls bringing to life a fantasy
00:33:27with our partner.
00:33:30So, what do they mean by fantasies like?
00:33:33So, it's an intimate fantasy that I will be sharing with you.
00:33:39Yeah.
00:33:40Okay, no worries.
00:33:42Obviously, intimacy is really lacking for Stephen and I.
00:33:45So, my fantasy right now with my husband
00:33:48is that he will kiss me and really kiss me,
00:33:52not peck me, actually give me a big old pash.
00:33:56That's a thick notepad you got there.
00:33:59There's no passion about kissing at all.
00:34:04And since the wedding, I've only had two goodnight kisses.
00:34:09Like pecks, it barely kisses, you know.
00:34:11It's just very how you kiss your mum.
00:34:14I am hoping that, you know, we can progress just our kissing.
00:34:19Just our kissing.
00:34:20I am going to need the apartment for a little bit.
00:34:22Okay, no worries.
00:34:24See you soon.
00:34:25See you soon.
00:34:26I am actually feeling really excited for this task.
00:34:30I want to, like, create a rom-com vibe like In Love Actually
00:34:35and hold some placards up.
00:34:37You know, kind of welcoming Stephen into my fantasy.
00:34:40Okay.
00:34:42Asking some really direct questions too.
00:34:46Get him to really actually open up to me more.
00:34:52Now I'm going into this really open hearted.
00:34:55We're here to put ourselves out there.
00:34:57We're here to be vulnerable.
00:35:01And that's what I'm going to do.
00:35:05I'm really hoping he leads into this.
00:35:09I want this so badly with him.
00:35:13I want this to progress.
00:35:17I need some romance.
00:35:19I need it.
00:35:20I want this.
00:35:51All righty, it says, please read out loud.
00:36:04Welcome to my fantasy task.
00:36:06I ask that you please answer all questions clearly.
00:36:14What things do you like about me and my personality?
00:36:22The things I like about you is your caring, selfless nature that you have.
00:36:30And you bring me up every day.
00:36:32You feel like that you're my number one fan and you make me never doubt myself.
00:36:38And I really appreciate that about your personality.
00:36:41That's the number one thing I can say about you that I really enjoy.
00:36:51What physical asset of mine do you like the most?
00:36:55I love your eyes and your laugh.
00:36:57Your laugh is very contagious.
00:37:00And having said that, you actually have more than one type of laugh too.
00:37:03You've got a giggly one, a serious one, and there's the nervous one that we had at our wedding.
00:37:12So you have a few, you have a few laughs.
00:37:30Will you kiss me now, in this moment, the kind of kiss that makes me feel something?
00:37:53I can kiss you, Rachel.
00:37:56I can kiss you.
00:38:14Will you kiss me now, in this moment, the kind of kiss that makes me feel something?
00:38:41Will you kiss me now, in this moment, the kind of kiss that makes me feel something?
00:38:53Mm-hmm.
00:39:06I need to understand what you mean by that.
00:39:10I really, yeah, you need to help me understand what you mean by that.
00:39:17And I'll let you and I'll explain I'll explain yeah, do you want it we have a seat and I'll
00:39:23explain sure
00:39:27Now I'm really
00:39:40I'm gonna be really open to you with this
00:39:48The way I stand in the relationship right now
00:39:52We feel like roommates and I feel like it is friendly
00:39:56For me to kiss you and make you feel something I would need to feel that romantic connection
00:40:02And unfortunately, I haven't felt that romantic connection as of yet
00:40:09This is really hard for me to be saying this right now
00:40:13For me to get intimate and to get that passion. I need that spark I
00:40:19Need that romantic connection. I need that flirtiness. I need all of those dots to be connected
00:40:27For me to feel comfortable and to give you the passion that you want that you need to feel in
00:40:33the kiss I
00:40:35I
00:40:36Like you Stephen I'm physically attracted to you
00:40:39I've having lucid dreams about you finally driving me kissing me and it makes me excited
00:40:45I
00:40:46Just sit here and say you feel no spot for me
00:40:50Nothing what a slap in the face
00:40:58I need to know why are you here?
00:41:02Because you're holding so much back from me
00:41:06It's all in your time schedule
00:41:09Everything is on your time schedule currently and
00:41:15All I asked was a kiss a kiss that makes me feel something more than a peck than you would
00:41:20give your mum
00:41:21That's it. That's all I wanted
00:41:24That's all I wanted was a kiss. That's more than just
00:41:29that's it and
00:41:30I didn't want to kiss you and it to feel empty either Rachel
00:41:36Yeah, I wanted to I want to kiss you with passion
00:41:40I actually don't think you want to kiss me at all Stephen and I think you actually don't want to
00:41:46tell me directly
00:41:47That you're not into me that you're not physically attracted to me
00:41:53Direct question
00:41:55Do you have any physical attraction to me at all?
00:42:02It's a yes or no question Stephen I
00:42:05Don't want to dance around I don't want you to dance around politically and give me a politically correct
00:42:09Answer yes or no. Are you physically attracted to me?
00:42:14Trust me. I can handle it
00:42:17There's more to it than a yes or no answer
00:42:19It is there isn't there is Rachel there is
00:42:24I'm a romantic and passionate person
00:42:28That's the way I am and I'm proud of it to be where is it? Where's the romance and passion
00:42:33that you're speaking of I?
00:42:36I
00:42:36Need to feel the passion the spark I haven't felt that spark yet Rachel, so I just keep doing this
00:42:42and wait for you to feel a spark
00:42:48Yes, wait
00:42:50Yes, wait
00:42:55Cool
00:42:57Um
00:43:00Yeah, I think we need some space right now. I'm feeling really really rejected over a kiss
00:43:06Um and sitting here having you say to me that you've not viewed me romantically at all when
00:43:16I was exactly right
00:43:19I'm out on the ledge. I'm by myself
00:43:22Just boot me off at this point. F*** this
00:43:28I deserve this
00:43:42No, no, no
00:43:51Oh
00:43:51Oh
00:44:00With the ultimate fantasy night underway more brides are getting ready for their intimate night in
00:44:07With their husbands soon to find out what's in store for them. Oh
00:44:14Oh, what the?
00:44:15Oh, damn!
00:44:18Are you for real right now?
00:44:21My plan for David was dress up, look all sexy for my husband
00:44:27because he deserves a present and I'd love to give.
00:44:31I'm a giver.
00:44:32Damn, you're looking so good.
00:44:34Do you like it?
00:44:35Damn.
00:44:36Yeah?
00:44:37I'm not going to lie, my jaw dropped to the floor
00:44:39and you needed literally a vacuum cleaner
00:44:42to suck up all the pieces.
00:44:44It shattered.
00:44:45Oh, my God.
00:44:46Damn.
00:44:47Wow.
00:44:50Made you a salmon pokeball.
00:44:53Not sure if that's dinner or this is dinner.
00:44:56All right.
00:44:56Right here in front of me.
00:44:58Well, there's a lot of sexual tension
00:45:00and a lot of chemistry with David and I...
00:45:04I'm trying to collect my thoughts.
00:45:05If people want to call it Frank, that's okay,
00:45:07but I'm having a great time with my husband.
00:45:10Like, we are, we are really vibing.
00:45:15As Alyssa and David prepare for dessert...
00:45:18Let's get this foot inside you going.
00:45:22Gia's preparing for her own fantasy night
00:45:25with husband Scott.
00:45:28Dressed as a bunny tonight for my husband.
00:45:33He'll like anything with me half naked.
00:45:35Could be wearing a bloody towel and he'll be happy.
00:45:38It is ultimate fantasy night.
00:45:41Oh, my nipples are nearly out.
00:45:42Let me cover that up.
00:45:44Scott should be prepared.
00:45:45I'm going to kind of tell him what to do tonight
00:45:47and make him kind of wait on my hand and foot.
00:45:50Usually Scott likes to be in control at all times.
00:45:52He's a control freak.
00:45:53But really it's not his night, is it?
00:45:55It's mine.
00:45:55So he's going to have to get used to it.
00:45:57Is this not PG enough for Channel 9?
00:46:02Hello?
00:46:04Hi, handsome.
00:46:06Holy shit.
00:46:08Wow.
00:46:10What's it called?
00:46:12What's she...
00:46:15It's quite different.
00:46:17You're going to do whatever the hell I say tonight.
00:46:19Is that alright?
00:46:19I might like that.
00:46:21Is that alright with you?
00:46:22Yeah.
00:46:22Okay.
00:46:23I need to take all your clothes off and just be in your jocks, please.
00:46:27Yeah.
00:46:27I'm a bit of a control freak.
00:46:29Take all your clothes off.
00:46:30Alright.
00:46:31Apparently I've got to be told what to do.
00:46:34But you know, I kind of like it.
00:46:36Hi.
00:46:39Scott was very pleased with tonight.
00:46:41I was very pleased as well.
00:46:44Do you want the other side?
00:46:45I'm really happy.
00:46:47I think you need more oil.
00:46:49It's definitely got us in the mood.
00:46:50I'm ready to get you guys the hell out so I can take care of my man tonight and he
00:46:53can
00:46:53take care of me.
00:46:55But as Gia continues her passionate night in with Scott...
00:46:59Come on.
00:46:59Hurry up.
00:47:01One bride is taking fantasy night to a whole new level.
00:47:09At school, were you bullied?
00:47:14Wowza.
00:47:16Sorry, say that again.
00:47:18What I've brought to the table for Intimacy Week is a bit of a list of questions.
00:47:22And connecting with someone in this way is really sacred to me.
00:47:27What's the most healing experience you've had in friendship?
00:47:33Um...
00:47:37How does that mean?
00:47:38How do you mean by that, sorry?
00:47:40Since we kind of had our little argument, I feel like this is a way to reset, reconnect
00:47:45and build intimacy.
00:47:48Has a stranger ever changed your life?
00:47:53Um...
00:47:54Um...
00:47:55Julia's ultimate fantasy...
00:47:57Fire.
00:47:58Yeah.
00:48:01It's, um...
00:48:02It's interesting.
00:48:05Um...
00:48:05I...
00:48:08Obviously everyone's got their own...
00:48:10Definition of what an ultimate fantasy is.
00:48:16Put your mouth over it.
00:48:18That's hot.
00:48:20What do you think my superpower is?
00:48:24Like, can you fly or something?
00:48:27For Jules, it's a questionnaire.
00:48:29Is it mine?
00:48:31No.
00:48:33Okay.
00:48:33Obviously this is Intimacy Week.
00:48:35Let's change the pace a little bit.
00:48:40Um...
00:48:40What's the greatest moment you've had on the footy field?
00:48:45Look, to be honest, I'm disappointed.
00:48:48What about me is most strange or unfamiliar to you?
00:48:53We had a chance to build chemistry and romance.
00:48:57But this isn't building intimacy for me.
00:48:59We've got a lot more here.
00:49:00What's the most insightful thing you've learned from the personal development and therapy that you've done?
00:49:07There is questions you can ask to build intimacy, absolutely.
00:49:11But the ones that I copped today, weren't.
00:49:13What's your favourite quality about your ex?
00:49:18I have no idea what she's thinking.
00:49:23I feel like I'm having a mind-gasm.
00:49:26Like an orgasm, but in the mind.
00:49:31We're definitely building something.
00:49:35Having like those mind-gasms through conversation.
00:49:39That in itself is really beautiful.
00:49:41Really, um, sacred.
00:49:43Why do you think we met?
00:49:45Um...
00:49:46Why do I think we met?
00:49:47Yeah, that's a bit of a hard one.
00:49:49My ultimate fantasy night was kind of perfect, to be honest.
00:49:53I'm having such a good time.
00:49:55Hmm. Yeah.
00:49:57Still to come.
00:49:58Will Steve give Rebecca her ultimate fantasy?
00:50:02If you wanted me to put it on.
00:50:05Um...
00:50:05Yeah, I mean...
00:50:07Bec's intimacy task reveals a different side to Danny.
00:50:10To be honest, I'm gonna, I'm actually gonna be really honest now.
00:50:14It made me feel a bit emotional.
00:50:16And...
00:50:17In search of clarity, Grayson asks the hard questions.
00:50:22Can you see...
00:50:24Any kind of future with me?
00:50:32Um...
00:50:35As Intimacy Week continues...
00:50:39Mel and Luke's fantasy night task is proving successful after their shaky start to the experiment.
00:50:49I'll pay that. Good shot.
00:50:50Wow.
00:50:52I chose to do something fun for Luke and I.
00:50:55So yeah, we're here at mini golf.
00:51:00Sorry.
00:51:01I thought you missed it.
00:51:03Luke and I, we're getting along really well.
00:51:06Mona Luca, here he is.
00:51:11We've been laughing, having banter, which is huge for us.
00:51:14It's a baby stabs.
00:51:16But I do feel like we're moving forward.
00:51:18Cheers.
00:51:21While Mel and Luke finally seem to be hitting it off...
00:51:25Paintbrushes down.
00:51:27Back at the apartments, a romantically cautious Brooke's artistic choices have caught Chris by surprise.
00:51:35Ta-da!
00:51:37That's your dog that died.
00:51:45And then footy ball, obviously.
00:51:49Green shirt.
00:51:51Yeah.
00:51:54I think I've done a pretty good job.
00:52:00I'm just not sure about a dead dog.
00:52:03Show me yours.
00:52:08Oh, that's so...
00:52:09What the helly?
00:52:10That's so good.
00:52:12Oh my God, you've made it so cute.
00:52:16You remember the date?
00:52:17Yeah.
00:52:18Oh, bless your cotton socks.
00:52:28Down the hall, Bec is keen to get started on a painting activity of her own.
00:52:34With husband Danny.
00:52:37For the ultimate fantasy night, I'm going to blindfold Danny and I'm going to write on him and paint words
00:52:45that reflect how I feel about him.
00:52:47And then he is going to do the same thing for me.
00:52:50Intimacy, for me at least, is about that connection and like going deeper within your soul.
00:52:56That is something that Danny struggles with.
00:53:00Danny uses humour to mask him having to get too deep with things.
00:53:05I just hope he's going to be taking this seriously.
00:53:09I want to see my husband being vulnerable and really talking about his feelings.
00:53:17This task is going to really connect us.
00:53:20Are you ready?
00:53:22Yeah, come on.
00:53:23Don't be scared, doll.
00:53:30Don't be scared.
00:53:31Oh, look at this.
00:53:32What the f*** is going on here?
00:53:38Are you ready?
00:53:43This is so weird.
00:53:46Oh.
00:53:49Oh.
00:53:50What's going on here?
00:53:52Are you painting on me right now?
00:53:54Mm-hmm.
00:53:55And what are you painting?
00:53:56Yeah.
00:53:57I'm painting on you words that, when I think about you and our relationship, come to mind.
00:54:10You okay, babe?
00:54:12It's actually quite relaxing.
00:54:16Feels good.
00:54:18I like it.
00:54:19Yeah?
00:54:20Do you?
00:54:21Mm-hmm.
00:54:23To be honest, putting the blindfold on, I didn't really want to do it.
00:54:27I didn't want to do it.
00:54:29But as soon as it was on, like, you forget where you are, what's going on.
00:54:36You're just in that moment.
00:54:39I felt at peace.
00:54:41Okay, you ready?
00:54:45So, put.
00:54:48Trust.
00:54:50Adore.
00:54:52Hopeful.
00:54:53Handsome.
00:54:54That's so cute.
00:54:57Work.
00:54:58And loyalty.
00:55:01To be honest, I'm gonna, I'm actually gonna be really honest now.
00:55:04It made me feel a bit emotional.
00:55:07It made me, I don't know why.
00:55:10You gotta paint me now, babe.
00:55:12Let's get in the mood.
00:55:13You got it?
00:55:15I'm not that good at putting it into words, but just, like, the intimacy of it was a beautiful experience.
00:55:22And I felt like she'd put so much trust in me.
00:55:26Do you need some wine?
00:55:26Yeah.
00:55:28Come here, sweetheart.
00:55:55Come here, sweetheart.
00:55:56And some of these emotions are coming back up to the surface, and there's things I haven't felt in years.
00:56:03Like, I feel like a bit of a schoolboy.
00:56:10So, what I've written is this.
00:56:14Adore?
00:56:14Because that's our song.
00:56:16Yeah.
00:56:17Lovers?
00:56:18Trust?
00:56:19Yeah.
00:56:19You put trust as well, didn't you?
00:56:21Back of your legs says forever.
00:56:23Sexy.
00:56:24Oh, thanks.
00:56:25Because you look sexy.
00:56:28Honestly, that felt really intimate.
00:56:32How do you feel about the words I wrote?
00:56:34I think they're amazing.
00:56:35I didn't have time to think about them.
00:56:36No, of course not.
00:56:37But, like, I liked what I wrote.
00:56:39I love what you wrote.
00:56:40Honestly, hearing him write that he wrote forever on my leg was really pretty euphoric.
00:56:50He did not have to write that on my leg, which makes me really think that, like, he's really serious
00:56:57about this.
00:56:58That's so cute.
00:57:00Right now, I have the biggest crush on my husband.
00:57:05I adore him.
00:57:07I adore him.
00:57:08If this continues on the trajectory that it is now, then, yeah, I can see myself falling in love with
00:57:14him.
00:57:15Favorite word would probably be loyalty, because without that, we have nothing.
00:57:20That would be my favorite word.
00:57:22Every day, like, I see a different part of her or feel a different kind of way about her.
00:57:28It's just, it's something I've never experienced before.
00:57:31Cheers, aren't you?
00:57:32Cheers.
00:57:34Here's to painting each other.
00:57:35Mm.
00:57:38Down the hall, Rebecca has returned from the adult store.
00:57:43Honey, I'm home.
00:57:44Oh.
00:57:45With high hopes for her evening with husband Steve.
00:57:48So my fantasy tonight, Steve, I'm just going to basically go in and just show him a little piece that
00:57:54I'd like to put myself in for him and stroll around the room.
00:57:57I'm hoping he'll go, okay, pennies dropped, now I'm getting it, and, um, yeah, steps it up a bit.
00:58:03A glass of wine?
00:58:04I would love a glass of wine, yeah.
00:58:06I don't know what his reaction's going to be, but still, I am really hopeful.
00:58:13And you know what?
00:58:14I don't think Daddy Steve is as wet and innocent as he makes out to be.
00:58:18He might just, uh, come around to a bit of a...
00:58:23I must admit I'm very curious about your day.
00:58:25Yeah.
00:58:26I had the best time of my life.
00:58:27So we went shopping and we had to basically pick out costumes that we would potentially wear.
00:58:32Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:58:32And basically I went into a, well, it was a sex shop, and can I say one of the things?
00:58:36We were like, oh, honey, we had, we were like running around like mad women.
00:58:40Oh, my goodness.
00:58:40We were like, mum's gone wild.
00:58:41To be honest, I could have bought the whole shop.
00:58:44That's, that's a concern.
00:58:47So that, yeah.
00:58:48Gia picked this out for me because she's like, you're, you're a working...
00:58:51Can I have a look? What is it?
00:58:52She's like, you're a, a, a boss bitch.
00:58:55Um, yeah.
00:58:57You know, it's, it's...
00:58:59These things that I picked, just so you know...
00:59:01Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:59:01Are like, the most covered up.
00:59:05Yeah, I'm, yeah, that's a good one.
00:59:08If you wanted me to put it on...
00:59:09Um, yeah, I mean...
00:59:13Look, I'd rather not, because it's not something that I'm...
00:59:17I guess, uh, what's the word?
00:59:20It's just not for me.
00:59:22It's very disappointing.
00:59:23He didn't want to do the task.
00:59:24He didn't even want to try.
00:59:26Do you like lingerie?
00:59:27When I think lingerie, I don't think sex shop.
00:59:30I want to feel desired.
00:59:31I want to feel sexy, Rebecca.
00:59:33I'm not getting any of this.
00:59:34You're right.
00:59:36This is on fast forward.
00:59:38We know what this is all about, but, uh...
00:59:41Intimacy comes in many shapes and forms,
00:59:43and it doesn't have to be, um, like this, uh, immediately.
00:59:49Rebecca is a wonderful person.
00:59:51Strong, independent, she's confident.
00:59:53But, if I'm being completely honest,
00:59:55I find Rebecca and I are a little bit different.
00:59:59Rebecca's a little bit full-on.
01:00:02It's not about me stalling us and going,
01:00:04hey, we're doing my speed.
01:00:06It's about us finding our speed.
01:00:08That's where I'm at.
01:00:09I came in here to find my person.
01:00:11I'm being my authentic self,
01:00:14and he's not meeting me halfway.
01:00:15You have to adjust.
01:00:17I have to adjust.
01:00:18He doesn't want to try.
01:00:20Just all lip service.
01:00:21And we have to meet halfway.
01:00:24Like, I feel like I'm going crazy.
01:00:25I feel like we're on completely different pages.
01:00:27We are happy.
01:00:29We're good.
01:00:30And right now, I'm starting to doubt the relationship.
01:00:33Like, I don't know whether Steve's intimate.
01:00:35I do appreciate all this. I really do.
01:00:36Yeah.
01:00:37It brings us closer.
01:00:48It's Stella's ultimate fantasy night.
01:00:52And while Philip is getting in touch with his creative side,
01:00:56it's Stella who's taking some artistic licence with her fantasy.
01:01:01Right, so you know how it's my fantasy day?
01:01:03Yes.
01:01:04I actually feel like you should be taking your clothes off as well.
01:01:12At least you went to the gym today for a pump.
01:01:16All right, you know what.
01:01:17All right.
01:01:18I think every woman will agree with me.
01:01:22Multitasking men are quite sexy.
01:01:24So tonight, I made him do all of these little tasks.
01:01:27How about we do those push-ups?
01:01:29Let's do 70.
01:01:31I'm going to stop at 69.
01:01:34I am enjoying taking the reins tonight.
01:01:37It's great because it just like goes with the flow, you know.
01:01:41It's what I like about Philip.
01:01:43Oh, here we go.
01:01:47You're lucky enough for me to get up probably about two minutes before.
01:01:49Because as we progress, I might not be able to leave the table, you know, for a natural reason.
01:01:57I was trying to concentrate and trying to draw, but my eyes would go everywhere.
01:02:02She was just sitting in a certain way, looking rather inviting.
01:02:06Thankfully, I was sitting down because, you know, I've got tight jocks on.
01:02:10Before I do the unveiling, I want you to know that in this case, like, I tried, all right?
01:02:16All right, so this is what I go on with.
01:02:21This is me.
01:02:27Picasso was definitely on a Phil Semi.
01:02:31I just, I had to emphasise that.
01:02:34There's three legs there.
01:02:35Two are bigger than the other.
01:02:36All I saw is a love heart, so I'll just focus on that.
01:02:44What's wrong with her?
01:02:45Look at her.
01:02:47There's definitely nothing wrong with her.
01:02:48She's great.
01:02:51While fantasy night draws to a close, for one couple, the evening is far from over.
01:02:59After Julia's ultimate fantasy left her husband feeling confused,
01:03:05Grayson is eager to raise his concerns about the state of their relationship.
01:03:11I'm genuinely into Julia, but that conversation felt like I was entrenching myself more in the friend zone.
01:03:18It's intimacy week.
01:03:21This is designed to help you move into the next stage of your relationship.
01:03:25And she's not leaning in.
01:03:27That's not leaning into me, asking me a series of questions about my football memories.
01:03:32If that's intimacy to you, I mean, we're on completely different planets.
01:03:42I wanted to sort of have a conversation with you around how I'm feeling and how we're feeling and where
01:03:50we're at.
01:03:50Sure.
01:03:51But I'm really, really nervous to have this conversation, just so you know.
01:03:56Okay.
01:03:58I can't discount your ultimate fantasy of intimacy.
01:04:06But for me, mine's like, so different.
01:04:11Um, by asking me questions like, what's my fondest memory on the football field?
01:04:16Or what was the best trade of my ex-girlfriend?
01:04:20Does that literally build intimacy for you?
01:04:23Like, is that...
01:04:23It's getting to know you.
01:04:25These are things I don't know about you and I wanted to get to know you more.
01:04:32Again, I was trying to lean in and be curious, but I wanted to keep it light because there had
01:04:37been some dance energy around us.
01:04:39For me, I think, like, intimacy is more around the chemistry, romance side.
01:04:45Mm-hmm.
01:04:46Those questions, like, is that your ultimate fantasy of, like, your ultimate fantasy?
01:04:51That's where we are at right now.
01:04:54Um, no, I think that that's where you're at.
01:04:58This chat was just definitely not what I was expecting.
01:05:02I feel like the task was a really positive step in the right direction for Grayson and I.
01:05:09I thought we were building connection.
01:05:11So, yeah, it's a bit confusing.
01:05:14I want to be creating that emotional safety, you know?
01:05:17Like, these things are important.
01:05:20Yeah.
01:05:22Okay.
01:05:25It's super deflating.
01:05:27Like, she uses words, like, leaning in and getting curious, and there's zero of it.
01:05:32I just can't seem to get any sort of solid clarity out of any conversation that I have with Julia.
01:05:38And for me, that just tells me, you know, she's not invested in it.
01:05:43I want to build a connection.
01:05:46But at this point of our relationship, I'm really confused about how you actually feel about me.
01:05:55Can I ask you this question?
01:05:57Yeah.
01:05:58Can you see any kind of future with me?
01:06:05Um...
01:06:16I'm really confused about how you actually feel about me.
01:06:21Can I ask you this question?
01:06:24Do you...
01:06:24Can you see any kind of future with me?
01:06:31Um...
01:06:33That depth of connection needs to happen before anything...
01:06:38Look, I've asked you...
01:06:39I just wanted you to answer this question for me.
01:06:40It's really simple.
01:06:41Well, I'm just trying to...
01:06:42Can you see an emotional connection building for us in the future?
01:06:48If we're able to communicate and there's emotional safety in terms of my needs, that's the part.
01:06:56Um...
01:06:58I've asked her blatant questions.
01:07:02I get this long-winded answer.
01:07:05We need to just continue creating safe spaces to really talk about what's really under the surface.
01:07:11Just... just tell me if you like me or not.
01:07:13You know, leaning in and really reading the energy of the other person.
01:07:18Jules, can you answer this question for me?
01:07:20I feel like we're in court or something and you're, like, firing these questions at me and it just doesn't
01:07:25feel...
01:07:26It's these questions.
01:07:28So you don't like answering questions, do you?
01:07:29Yes, I do.
01:07:30You like to dance.
01:07:31It's the way, it's the tone.
01:07:31Use all this language that I don't...
01:07:33I don't understand.
01:07:34Like, use language like lean in and... and get curious.
01:07:41Curiosity, like, is not asking me questions about what my favourite football...
01:07:47Like, that is not intimacy.
01:07:49Well, I'm sorry.
01:07:50Obviously you're not happy with what I've...
01:07:52Absolutely not.
01:07:53Okay, well, this is a problem then because...
01:07:56Jules, I feel at this point that I'm wasting my time.
01:07:59Oh, okay, yeah.
01:08:00Absolutely wasting my time.
01:08:01Yeah.
01:08:03I'm getting hurt.
01:08:05I'm starting to feel hurt.
01:08:08I've been so invested in this.
01:08:10But I'm just, um...
01:08:13Yeah, I'm just not getting any sort of reciprocation.
01:08:18Jules needs to step up to the plate for this to progress any further.
01:08:22That's how I feel right now.
01:08:26Tomorrow night.
01:08:27It was huge for us.
01:08:29Mel and Luke's incredible transformation.
01:08:32I feel closer with Mel after the task because that physical gap between us has kind of been bridged a
01:08:37little bit.
01:08:37We have been progressing, like, in the right direction.
01:08:41I really want to send a clear message to Stephen.
01:08:43Rachel draws her line in the sand.
01:08:48Taking this.
01:08:50A tense boys' workshop.
01:08:52I feel like you're skirting around my questions.
01:08:55I disagree with you.
01:08:56I don't have an earpiece in my ear.
01:08:57I'm not waiting for someone to tell me what to say.
01:09:01Alessandra calls out Steve's behaviour.
01:09:03The lack of respect that you're showing me is appalling.
01:09:06Really tread lightly.
01:09:08I don't take to this well.
01:09:09And in a shock turn of events...
01:09:11Hence, one bride calls it quits and makes a dramatic exit.
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