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Married at First Sight Australia - Season 13 - Episode 27
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00:00:00Previously, after seven intense weeks in the experiment, the next phase of the
00:00:13experiment began. Feedback week saw our couples receive fresh perspectives on
00:00:21their marriages from their peers. Did you see the commitment ceremony when he was
00:00:25like, Sam will come to Sydney and then we'll do this. We had not spoken about that plan.
00:00:31Sam was able to express his concerns about Chris making future plans for the pair
00:00:36without consultation. I just feel like I didn't get a say or a voice at all.
00:00:40Alyssa warned David not to discuss those messages. The comments were vile,
00:00:46disgusting. But how do you know what they were? We've seen them. And...
00:00:52Gia. She done a runner. I'm gonna rename her Usain Bolt.
00:00:56Danny was stood up. I'm not doing it.
00:00:59When Gia refused to participate in the partner swap.
00:01:02This experiment is for sh...
00:01:04I think Gia, you're not giving her any drama. She's seeking that drama to fulfill her internal need.
00:01:09And after receiving direct feedback from Stella...
00:01:12The advice I got was quite reasonable, I feel. I just need to deliver it the right way for her
00:01:16to not feel offended.
00:01:17Fingers crossed it goes the right way.
00:01:19I just don't really care for her feedback.
00:01:21Scott was hesitant to share his findings with Gia.
00:01:27Um...
00:01:27If I knew if I went too deep, I'd be over the balcony.
00:01:34Tonight...
00:01:35Oh, my God!
00:01:37It's Alyssa and Stephen's turn to get some fresh feedback.
00:01:41Maybe this is your opportunity to jump right, Joe.
00:01:44Take the lead, Stephen.
00:01:45Alright, that's it.
00:01:47But not all our participants will see this week as constructive criticism.
00:01:51You just, like, made a decision on how this is going.
00:01:53Well, no, actually, no.
00:01:55That's not true.
00:01:56As a tense standoff ensues for one of our strongest couples...
00:02:00Even now, I feel like you're getting defensive.
00:02:02I'm not getting defensive. I'm having a conversation.
00:02:04I am sad. I'm disappointed.
00:02:07Do you see me as the mother-father of your children?
00:02:10Yes, I do see you as the father of my children.
00:02:13And as Feedback Week continues...
00:02:16No, thanks.
00:02:19Bye.
00:02:20..what's in the anonymous letter...
00:02:23If we just get through this...
00:02:24Oh, I want to get out of here, Bill.
00:02:25..that pushes Gia to breaking point.
00:02:28Gia wants to leave.
00:02:37It's Feedback Week, and across the city our couples are partaking...
00:02:42..in an anonymous one-on-one partner swap task...
00:02:45..set by the experts.
00:02:46The partner swap allows couples to gain an outside perspective...
00:02:51..on their relationships.
00:02:53But it was nice to just talk freely.
00:02:54Week after week, our couples get critical feedback from us as experts.
00:02:59But this week is all about feedback from those within the bubble...
00:03:02..of the experiment, their peers.
00:03:06And despite a devastating 24 hours...
00:03:09..Alyssa is putting on a brave face...
00:03:12..and is ready to participate in this task.
00:03:15Obviously, David and I, we've come off the back...
00:03:17..of, like, some pretty heavy times.
00:03:22Tonight, Juliet felt passionate enough to send me the receipts...
00:03:27..about the language that was used behind my back.
00:03:31What I just read was...
00:03:34..disgusting.
00:03:36But today, I just want to focus on the task.
00:03:39You know, I'm here for David and our relationship, so, yeah.
00:03:42I'm really excited and I'm always open to feedback.
00:03:44..and I'm not sure who I'm going to be partnered with today...
00:03:47..but I feel like it's really hard to take feedback...
00:03:50..from people that have burnt you.
00:03:52So, hopefully, it's not, Bec.
00:03:54Do I look or do I not look?
00:04:03MUSIC PLAYS
00:04:05Oh, hello there!
00:04:07Oh, my God!
00:04:09Hello!
00:04:10Hi!
00:04:11Oh, I walk in and I see Alyssa.
00:04:14But I was wondering who I was going to meet.
00:04:15I'm like, who is it going to be?
00:04:17I actually feel really good.
00:04:18If I want advice and feedback,
00:04:19it's probably the best that it comes from Rachel's best friend...
00:04:22..because they talk like crazy.
00:04:25Alyssa knows everything.
00:04:26Probably if I fart in my sleep or something, who knows?
00:04:29I've been wanting to talk to you.
00:04:30Oh, fantastic!
00:04:33How's your attraction?
00:04:35Are you getting...
00:04:35..is that attraction-building with Rachel?
00:04:38I can definitely say yes.
00:04:39What is holding you back?
00:04:41LAUGHTER
00:04:42Um, nothing's really holding me back.
00:04:44Um, intimacy-wise, it's taken a while to get there.
00:04:47You've made such progress,
00:04:49and I feel like maybe this is your opportunity to jump Rachel.
00:04:54LAUGHTER
00:04:55You just need to build up that confidence more
00:04:58and take the lead, Steve-o!
00:05:01All right, that's it.
00:05:02How are you and Dave going?
00:05:04I feel like David and I are in such a good place right now
00:05:08in our relationship,
00:05:08and I feel like we're on the same page in a lot of areas.
00:05:12Um, the thing I wanted to ask is,
00:05:15what do you see from the outside?
00:05:17Um...
00:05:17I can definitely tell you this.
00:05:19I've seen Dave at those dinner, um, parties,
00:05:22and when you're not around,
00:05:25he...
00:05:25..he's got your back.
00:05:28He's got me?
00:05:29Uh, he's got your back.
00:05:31It's amazing.
00:05:31He has your best interests at heart,
00:05:33and he's... Yeah, it's just amazing.
00:05:35Um, he's so calm and collected,
00:05:37and he respects you so much,
00:05:39and there's such a... and there's a connection.
00:05:40I've seen you two at the retreat,
00:05:42the connection you two had.
00:05:44It's super sweet.
00:05:46You are a match. Yeah.
00:05:46There's no doubt about it.
00:05:47All I can say is, keep going.
00:05:50Thank you, Stephen.
00:05:51You're a match.
00:05:53Look, Steve-O, I feel like he really took on board
00:05:56the feedback that I had for him,
00:05:57and I'm so happy about the feedback that Stephen gave me.
00:06:00It was really reassuring to hear that we are a strong couple.
00:06:04Cheers.
00:06:04Cheers to that.
00:06:05Cheers to us and our relationship.
00:06:08Cheers. 100%.
00:06:08And hurry up and jump, Rach.
00:06:10Ah!
00:06:12The first phase of Feedback Week has come to a close.
00:06:16And while Alyssa is feeling reassured
00:06:19in her relationship with David,
00:06:22back at the apartments,
00:06:25David is feeling nervous about his catch-up with Bec.
00:06:31I am nervous sitting here waiting for Alyssa to walk in
00:06:34because I don't know how she's going to take the fact that
00:06:38I had to talk to Bec about text messages that Bec sent,
00:06:42and I did not want to talk about it,
00:06:44but Bec obviously brought it up,
00:06:45so I couldn't shy away from it, you know?
00:06:48Do you know what?
00:06:48I wanted to talk to you and Alyssa,
00:06:50but obviously I couldn't, about those messages.
00:06:52I wasn't rude about you.
00:06:54I wasn't rude about Alyssa.
00:06:55I was just talking about your relationship.
00:06:58I don't want to take away from Alyssa's part.
00:07:00I'm sure she will talk to you in a long time,
00:07:02but I felt like the comments were vile, disgusting.
00:07:05But how do you...
00:07:06And very, like, mean and vicious.
00:07:08But how do you know what they were?
00:07:11Did Juliet send them to Alyssa?
00:07:14She did.
00:07:15It's hard to look past that.
00:07:19Hello, Mark.
00:07:20What it do?
00:07:21Hello.
00:07:23Hi.
00:07:23How are you?
00:07:24Good, how are you?
00:07:25I'm good.
00:07:26How was your day?
00:07:27Good.
00:07:28How was you?
00:07:29Yeah, I was good.
00:07:30It was good.
00:07:33Who did you catch up with today?
00:07:35Who did I catch up with today?
00:07:41Oh, I caught up with Bec.
00:07:44Where do I begin?
00:07:46I sat there and I was thinking...
00:07:48How did you hold your breath?
00:07:50Because we spoke about it before you left.
00:07:52I was like, do not mention the messages.
00:07:55Well, I went in thinking...
00:07:57Did you mention them?
00:07:58She brought it up.
00:08:00Babe, no!
00:08:00She brought it up.
00:08:02Yeah.
00:08:03The one thing I said to David today before he left was, please do not bring up the text messages.
00:08:15And it was brought up and it upset me because I'm like, I'm really disappointed because that is something I
00:08:20wanted to address.
00:08:23Because she was like, she was apologizing and then she tried to say, you should have seen the other side
00:08:28of Gia and she's like, it's all Gia's fault.
00:08:31Gia has a problem with me, but she keeps on making it out like it's me, but Gia sent them
00:08:37to Juliet to try and throw me under the bus, but hurt you.
00:08:40At the center of everything is Gia.
00:08:43I don't know what to believe anymore, but I don't care how many sorries I get.
00:08:47Oh yeah, I'm with you 100%.
00:08:49How many sorries it needs to be addressed?
00:08:52She knows that you're kind, she's leaning into you and she is manipulating you.
00:08:57But I don't...
00:08:58I don't believe it.
00:08:58No, but all I did was I said, look, you and my wife can sort it out, is essentially what
00:09:03I said.
00:09:03I said, Alyssa, I'm not going to take away from Alyssa, but I said I wasn't cool with you.
00:09:08But babe, I asked you, like, not to.
00:09:10How do you think I felt sitting there and the first thing that comes out of her mouth is the
00:09:14situation?
00:09:15What did you want me to do?
00:09:16You should have said, I'm not, this is not for me to step in, like, I don't agree with...
00:09:21Well, like, that's what I said, I said you will...
00:09:24No, but don't you went there.
00:09:24I asked you one thing.
00:09:26I feel like David should have just shut it down completely.
00:09:30Bec just wants a leg to stand on because as soon as Gia obviously brought it up on the couch,
00:09:34she was shitting herself.
00:09:36You should be careful with how much you are upset about me saying that
00:09:41when I have screenshots of what you've said about Alyssa and David.
00:09:47It was vile.
00:09:54She wanted to make sure she addressed it with David to try and back herself somewhat.
00:09:59But, yeah, I'm pretty upset because, like, that is something that I wanted to address girl to girl.
00:10:04I understand you're upset and I heard you loud and clear before I left today, but it's not something
00:10:10that I'm gonna, that I wanted to address. It's something that you can address with her.
00:10:15At the end of the day, I am very protective of Alyssa. And even though I didn't want to talk
00:10:20about
00:10:20the situation at all, when Bec brought it up, I felt like I had no choice.
00:10:25Because it was, I, the last person I wanted to see was that, was her.
00:10:29I know that you're pissed, just as pissed as me.
00:10:32Yeah, 100%.
00:11:02I know that you are.
00:11:02It hurts me a bit like, honestly, I hate seeing you like this.
00:11:05and it just frustrates me.
00:11:22I don't know what to believe anymore.
00:11:34And down the hall,
00:11:37Bec is awaiting Danny's return from his partner swap task.
00:11:42Hello, babe.
00:11:43Hello, darling.
00:11:45How are you?
00:11:47Good. How was your day?
00:11:49My day was f***ing amazing.
00:11:51Who did you see?
00:11:52How was yours?
00:11:53Good. Who did you see?
00:11:56The better question would be,
00:11:58who did I not see?
00:12:01What?
00:12:02I was meant to see Gia, but she stood me up.
00:12:06First time I've ever been stood up in my life,
00:12:09and it's by Gia.
00:12:09That's so funny.
00:12:12The streak is over.
00:12:13So did you speak to anyone?
00:12:15No, no one.
00:12:16I just had a couple of beers in Bondi,
00:12:18chilled out,
00:12:20walked on the beach,
00:12:22done my thing,
00:12:23come back here.
00:12:23So I started shagging birds when I was 14.
00:12:26I'm now 34,
00:12:2720 years,
00:12:28I've never been stood up once.
00:12:29So it had to happen eventually.
00:12:32Out of interest,
00:12:33why do you reckon she didn't show up?
00:12:36Honestly,
00:12:37I think she probably thought it could be you.
00:12:39And if you've lied about someone,
00:12:41and then you have to sit there face to face with them,
00:12:43where you can't run away.
00:12:44It's confronting, isn't it?
00:12:45It's confronting.
00:12:46When you've lied about someone, right,
00:12:49and you've lied about someone,
00:12:50and you've gone at them,
00:12:51only the other night at the commitment ceremony,
00:12:53she told me to shut the f*** up.
00:12:56She probably thought there's a slim chance I could get Daniel,
00:12:59and I can't,
00:13:00I can't do that.
00:13:02Even if it was a 10% chance,
00:13:04she couldn't risk it.
00:13:05I also truly believe that she's not interested
00:13:08in showing any flaws in her relationship.
00:13:13She's not keen on that.
00:13:15And I think that would be why she's probably refused to do it.
00:13:21A bit of you, a bit of...
00:13:23Do you know what I think's funny, though?
00:13:25She hasn't disrespected me,
00:13:26because she doesn't owe me nothing,
00:13:27but she's actually disrespected Scott,
00:13:30because this task,
00:13:32she could have brought them closer together
00:13:34if she got some genuine feedback.
00:13:36But because she didn't show up,
00:13:38she's got no feedback.
00:13:39Who'd you have, by the way?
00:13:41David, yeah.
00:13:41How'd you go?
00:13:43When Juliet left the commitment ceremony,
00:13:46she sent Alyssa and David all of the text messages.
00:13:49David, David read the message?
00:13:51David and Alyssa, yep.
00:13:52Oh, God.
00:13:53Yeah.
00:13:54And so...
00:13:54What did they say, obviously,
00:13:55because I don't even know what they said.
00:13:56Babe, I don't remember what they said.
00:14:00Alyssa is going f*** down.
00:14:02Rat bitch with her rat husband.
00:14:05The only fake f*** in this place
00:14:08are those two f*** influencer wannabe f***.
00:14:12I did apologise to him for the messages.
00:14:16I'm just apologising over and over and over and over and over.
00:14:20And I get it.
00:14:21I've done the wrong thing.
00:14:22But I just feel like it's just something...
00:14:26It's just never-ending.
00:14:29Honestly, like, f*** how much more apologising can I do?
00:14:34Like, and I will because I have to
00:14:37and I'm in the wrong for writing them,
00:14:39but f***, like, I'm just, I'm on empty.
00:14:45Things that happened two months ago,
00:14:48Gia keeps bringing up to the forefront of issues
00:14:53and Alyssa and David...
00:14:54Juliet brought them up, though, by sending them...
00:14:56But Gia sent them to Juliet.
00:14:58And they were sent two months ago.
00:15:01I'm actually just so tired, babe.
00:15:03You say you're tired of it.
00:15:05Imagine how David feels.
00:15:06Yeah, I know.
00:15:07He'd be so sick of it.
00:15:08Yeah, of course.
00:15:09And I know, like, you're saying
00:15:13that Gia sent the messages to Juliet,
00:15:15but the reality is
00:15:16if you didn't send them messages in the first place,
00:15:19she wouldn't have no screenshots to send.
00:15:22I don't care what someone had done to me
00:15:25or how I was feeling.
00:15:26I don't send abusive messages.
00:15:28Like, that's just me.
00:15:29You can't condone it.
00:15:31She's, like, trying to say,
00:15:32ah, Gia sent them to Juliet,
00:15:34but I'm like, but you sent them in the first place.
00:15:36Without you sending them, there is no screenshots.
00:15:39So that doesn't really fall with me.
00:15:41It all does go back to Beck.
00:15:43So, yet again, our relationship is just, like,
00:15:47almost smirred with all this other stuff.
00:15:50Like, what about that conversation was about us?
00:15:54She's worried about the screenshots
00:15:56that are going to be brought up
00:15:57at the next dinner party,
00:15:59but it's like, they probably will be.
00:16:01So if people want to say a few things to her
00:16:04and call her out of order and stuff like that,
00:16:06then she has to just take that on the chin, to be honest.
00:16:08So you've just got to run up
00:16:10and apologise in front of the group again,
00:16:12and then move on from it.
00:16:14Yeah.
00:16:14And just don't do no dumb shit like that in future.
00:16:44I just can't regret sending me out of it.
00:16:48Messages two months ago.
00:16:50I just regret it so much.
00:16:56I just feel like, for the past couple of weeks,
00:17:00retreat and jeers just non-stop for months,
00:17:06and I've told Daniel I love him,
00:17:08and then this week has been intense,
00:17:10because it's intensified it.
00:17:12There's pressure, and I never wanted that.
00:17:16I'm just really scared of getting hurt.
00:17:20I can't make someone fall in love with me.
00:17:25I just feel like a fool.
00:17:27I just feel silly.
00:17:31That's how I feel.
00:17:43With the partner swap phase finished,
00:17:48Chris is waiting for Sam to return.
00:17:51Sam was left feeling pressured
00:17:53after Chris revealed at the commitment ceremony
00:17:56that he had a firm plan for the pair
00:17:59outside of the experiment.
00:18:01I think what it would probably look like
00:18:02is just, like, say we go,
00:18:04well, everything ticks the boxes,
00:18:05we'd have a place in Sydney.
00:18:07So he'd go to Sydney.
00:18:08I would stay primarily at the farm,
00:18:10and then maybe we can float back and forth for a bit
00:18:12from Sydney to the farm.
00:18:14Oh, someone's been thinking about this little bit of detail.
00:18:17I think that's what it would look like
00:18:19if we are successful and I want us to be successful,
00:18:21but he has a lot of stuff to do in the city,
00:18:23whereas I'm, like, cool to be at the farm full-time.
00:18:26But after a constructive chat with Philip
00:18:28about the need to discuss this issue with Chris...
00:18:31Like, I just feel like I didn't get a say
00:18:33or a voice at all.
00:18:34If we'd come to that decision together...
00:18:36Of course.
00:18:37..it would have landed a lot better.
00:18:39Right now, you don't feel like you're writing your story.
00:18:41You really need to verbalise what your plans are,
00:18:44because this is a partnership, you know?
00:18:46Right.
00:18:47Sam is returning to the apartments feeling encouraged.
00:18:51Coming off the back of talking to Phil,
00:18:53I feel like I can take a step forward
00:18:54in finding a resolution from Chris.
00:18:57So I really hope that we work through it together
00:18:59and that he can open up a little bit
00:19:03to my point of view of things.
00:19:06Yeah, it was good chatting with Phil.
00:19:09But one thing that did come up with him
00:19:11is that, like, when we sat on the commitments ceremony couch
00:19:14and the experts were like,
00:19:17what's the plan for us?
00:19:20And you sort of said, like, oh, this is how it works.
00:19:22And we move to Sydney and we can go here and this will go here.
00:19:25That's the first time I heard that plan.
00:19:28Yeah.
00:19:28And it was kind of like you've just, like, made a decision
00:19:31on how this is going to work.
00:19:31No, actually, no.
00:19:33That's not true.
00:19:34I said, if we were to work
00:19:36and if we survive outside of this experiment,
00:19:39I said the most ideal plan would look like
00:19:41us getting a place in Sydney
00:19:43and then living at the farm.
00:19:45Just being like, that's not how it happened.
00:19:46Like, that's how it happened for me.
00:19:48Yeah.
00:19:49So, like, disregarding that.
00:19:51Like, I sat there and, like, this is what I heard you say,
00:19:52and it felt like you were saying this is the only way.
00:19:57Um.
00:20:00I'm just, I'm shocked.
00:20:02Like, he's instantly defensive
00:20:04when I tried to bring up something
00:20:05that didn't feel nice for me.
00:20:08It's just, like, I don't know.
00:20:09It's just, I'm not used to being spoken to
00:20:13that sharply, I guess.
00:20:15Yeah, that's just a conversation
00:20:17I would have rather had the two of us
00:20:20before, like, any sort of plan was, like,
00:20:22suggested.
00:20:23No, it wasn't a plan.
00:20:23It was a suggestion.
00:20:25It was, um...
00:20:26Well, a plan is a suggestion, right?
00:20:28Well, it would be, like,
00:20:29this is the most ideal scenario.
00:20:31Can you empathise at all?
00:20:32That might have felt, like, a bit, like...
00:20:34No, but they asked a question.
00:20:35They said, you know,
00:20:35are you looking at the future?
00:20:37And I answered it.
00:20:40Um.
00:20:43Already, I don't feel like
00:20:44I have much leeway
00:20:48or, like, input into how this can work
00:20:50because it's kind of, like,
00:20:51if it is going to work with us,
00:20:53it's got to work your way
00:20:54because you have heaps on.
00:20:56But it doesn't mean that, like,
00:20:57I don't...
00:20:59Like, it would be nice
00:21:00for you to maybe, like,
00:21:03mention sometimes
00:21:05that it is a big
00:21:07weight on my shoulders.
00:21:12I think it's ridiculous.
00:21:13I'm 38.
00:21:14I've got a kid coming.
00:21:15I don't need to argue about
00:21:16coming up with an idea
00:21:17for us after the experiment.
00:21:19When I got asked a question
00:21:20and I answered it,
00:21:21I just feel like
00:21:23it's a bit ridiculous,
00:21:24to be honest.
00:21:25Yeah.
00:21:27If someone said that
00:21:28and I was in Sam's position,
00:21:30to me, I'd be like,
00:21:32oh, my God, that's so cute.
00:21:33They're coming up.
00:21:33He's thinking outside
00:21:34the experiment.
00:21:36I wouldn't have taken it
00:21:37the way that he's taken it.
00:21:39Also, he said, like,
00:21:40you're not showing me
00:21:41a lot of empathy.
00:21:42I get called an empath
00:21:43all the time.
00:21:44Well, I said that
00:21:45you'll be giving up a lot.
00:21:46That's a big change
00:21:47for you as well,
00:21:48but it wasn't, like,
00:21:49a set plan.
00:21:50Like, you could have just
00:21:52chimed in.
00:21:53Yeah.
00:21:54I mean, yeah.
00:21:55I mean...
00:21:56I feel like you're getting
00:21:57really, like, defensive
00:21:58with me now.
00:21:58I'm not getting defensive
00:21:59at all.
00:21:59Well, even, like,
00:22:00a little sorry it felt
00:22:01like that way for you, Sam.
00:22:01I'm sorry that it felt
00:22:02that way.
00:22:02Okay, cool.
00:22:03Yeah, I'm sorry that
00:22:04it felt that way,
00:22:04but it was just...
00:22:05Lead with that.
00:22:06Yeah.
00:22:08I can't even remember
00:22:09what language I used,
00:22:10but, yeah,
00:22:10it was not a big deal.
00:22:12Yeah.
00:22:14Yeah.
00:22:18I don't know
00:22:19how I feel.
00:22:21When someone tells me
00:22:23that something I did
00:22:25hurt them,
00:22:27I'll always lead
00:22:27with apology.
00:22:29But instead,
00:22:30he was like,
00:22:30nah, that's not what I said.
00:22:31And cut me off
00:22:32when he did that.
00:22:33And then proceeded
00:22:34to tell me
00:22:35what he said.
00:22:37Um...
00:22:38I was just looking for
00:22:39just to be heard.
00:22:48Um...
00:22:56It's a brand new day.
00:22:59How'd you sleep?
00:23:01Great.
00:23:02And whilst Feedback Week
00:23:03is bringing some
00:23:04of our couples closer...
00:23:06There we go.
00:23:07You did great, sweetie.
00:23:08LAUGHTER
00:23:12Following their first
00:23:13fight last night,
00:23:14Chris is feeling offended
00:23:16with the comments
00:23:17Sam made
00:23:18about him not being
00:23:20empathetic.
00:23:26I'm feeling like, uh,
00:23:28it's awkward
00:23:29because there's, like,
00:23:30a bit of tension
00:23:31between us.
00:23:32It's not been like this.
00:23:34Yesterday,
00:23:34he said that I have
00:23:35no empathy.
00:23:36That is so hurtful.
00:23:38So,
00:23:39this morning,
00:23:40I've got a clear head,
00:23:41I've slept on it,
00:23:42um,
00:23:43I want to just try
00:23:43and clear it up
00:23:44and move forward.
00:23:46How are you feeling
00:23:47after yesterday?
00:23:48Yeah, good.
00:23:49Yeah, cool.
00:23:50Yeah, I said everything
00:23:50I wanted to say.
00:23:52Mm-hmm.
00:23:53Um, yeah.
00:23:54Yeah, I just feel like, um,
00:23:56I'd just like to revisit it
00:23:57quickly just so that
00:23:58I can, like,
00:23:59move forward.
00:24:00Yeah.
00:24:00So, as hard as it was
00:24:02for you is equally
00:24:03as hard for me.
00:24:04And I think you said, like,
00:24:05I wasn't showing
00:24:06any empathy or whatever,
00:24:07so that's kind of
00:24:08hurt me a little bit
00:24:09because, um,
00:24:10you know,
00:24:11everyone knows me
00:24:11as an empath.
00:24:12Like, I am quite
00:24:13empathetic to people
00:24:14and I didn't realise
00:24:15that you felt like
00:24:16I was not showing
00:24:17any empathy.
00:24:18Like, I felt like
00:24:19I needed more empathy
00:24:19around that situation.
00:24:22So you need more empathy
00:24:23about the moving situation?
00:24:24Yeah, I just feel like
00:24:25you were maybe, like,
00:24:26sweeping under the rug
00:24:27a little bit
00:24:27how big a deal it was.
00:24:29That's what it felt like.
00:24:30Okay.
00:24:31Yeah.
00:24:31Yeah.
00:24:32When Mel asked me
00:24:33that question,
00:24:33it was just a throwaway,
00:24:34like, thought that I had
00:24:35while I was on a run.
00:24:36I do feel like, um,
00:24:38yeah, maybe that,
00:24:38that comment was
00:24:41maybe misconstrued
00:24:42or whatever.
00:24:42I'm happy to, like,
00:24:43just, like,
00:24:44move forward from it.
00:24:46Even now,
00:24:46I feel like you're
00:24:47getting defensive.
00:24:47I'm not getting defensive,
00:24:48I'm having a conversation.
00:24:49Okay.
00:24:49I'm just sitting here
00:24:50listening to you.
00:24:51I think the saying
00:24:52that he didn't give me
00:24:52empathy comment
00:24:53hurt him, I guess,
00:24:54because he sees himself
00:24:55as quite an empath.
00:24:56But I think asking
00:24:57for more empathy
00:24:59shouldn't really be
00:25:01met with defensiveness.
00:25:02He's still defensive,
00:25:04but again,
00:25:04he didn't like me
00:25:05saying that today.
00:25:06Yeah.
00:25:06I'm super sensitive
00:25:07to, like,
00:25:09to sharp talking,
00:25:10I guess.
00:25:10I'm not used to it at all.
00:25:11Mm-hmm.
00:25:11It's not how
00:25:12I, like,
00:25:12ever communicate.
00:25:13Yeah.
00:25:14So maybe just, like,
00:25:16if, yeah,
00:25:17you could be
00:25:17a little bit wary
00:25:18of that.
00:25:19Sure,
00:25:19I'll take that
00:25:20on board.
00:25:22I am sad.
00:25:24I'm disappointed.
00:25:26This has all stemmed
00:25:27from the comment
00:25:28that I made
00:25:28on the couch.
00:25:30Sam's upset
00:25:31that I didn't consult
00:25:31him prior to thinking
00:25:32about this.
00:25:33I thought it was cute.
00:25:34I thought it was admirable
00:25:35that I had thought
00:25:36ahead of the experiment.
00:25:38He obviously feels different.
00:25:39He also feels
00:25:40that I was
00:25:41too defensive.
00:25:44I disagree.
00:25:45I think I just tried
00:25:46to communicate
00:25:46with him this morning.
00:25:48It doesn't seem
00:25:48to be going anywhere.
00:25:51So, yeah,
00:25:53unfortunately,
00:25:53it's a bit orcs.
00:25:57As Feedback Week
00:25:58continues...
00:25:59Oh, I hate
00:26:00these boxes.
00:26:01..Beck and Danny
00:26:02receive a familiar
00:26:03task,
00:26:04the Honesty Box.
00:26:06What is one dream
00:26:07or goal of yours
00:26:08that you wouldn't
00:26:08be willing to give up
00:26:09for me?
00:26:13But will it derail
00:26:15their relationship again?
00:26:16It's not just
00:26:17all fun and games.
00:26:18It's just not.
00:26:19I don't know
00:26:20why I'm laughing.
00:26:21I'm sorry.
00:26:22I'm sorry.
00:26:25Don't touch me.
00:26:26I'm joking.
00:26:26I'm joking.
00:26:27You're pissing me off.
00:26:29You're absolutely
00:26:30pissing me off.
00:26:48as Feedback Week
00:26:49continues,
00:26:50the experts
00:26:51have prepared
00:26:52another task
00:26:52for our couples.
00:26:56Oh, yo.
00:26:58That's the gift
00:26:58that keeps on doing.
00:27:00Oh!
00:27:02Yo!
00:27:04As the experiment
00:27:05enters its final weeks,
00:27:07it's time for the
00:27:08couples to think
00:27:09about taking
00:27:09their relationships
00:27:10outside the experiment
00:27:12and consider any
00:27:13hurdles they may face.
00:27:17Oh, I know that box.
00:27:19I remember it well.
00:27:21I've seen that before.
00:27:22One of the tools
00:27:23we use to assist
00:27:24this process
00:27:25is the Honesty Box,
00:27:27which will ask
00:27:28our couples
00:27:28to face
00:27:29these heart issues.
00:27:31As you all know,
00:27:32life outside
00:27:32the experiment
00:27:33may come
00:27:34with some
00:27:34pretty hefty
00:27:35hurdles.
00:27:36We hope
00:27:37that you can
00:27:37tackle these
00:27:38hard topics
00:27:38head-on together,
00:27:40not only
00:27:40answering the
00:27:41questions honestly,
00:27:43but providing
00:27:44feedback,
00:27:45framework
00:27:45and insight.
00:27:47For our couples,
00:27:49these questions
00:27:50will test
00:27:51whether they are
00:27:51able to align
00:27:52on their futures.
00:27:54Stella and Philip
00:27:55jump straight
00:27:56into the challenge.
00:27:57Shall we?
00:27:58Yeah.
00:27:59Do you see me
00:27:59as the mother-father
00:28:00of your children?
00:28:01Yes, I do see you
00:28:02as the father
00:28:02of my children.
00:28:03You have great genes,
00:28:05stud.
00:28:06We both align
00:28:08on so many things.
00:28:10Yes, it would be
00:28:10definitely awesome
00:28:12on that front
00:28:13and you'd be
00:28:15a really good milf.
00:28:22If we had to do
00:28:23long distance
00:28:23for a while,
00:28:24how much contact
00:28:26do you expect?
00:28:27once every fortnight
00:28:29at least
00:28:30for three months
00:28:32and then we move
00:28:33up to Sydney.
00:28:34I like that.
00:28:36For Rachel and Stephen,
00:28:38this task offers
00:28:39an opportunity
00:28:39to open up.
00:28:41Can you see yourself
00:28:42falling in love
00:28:43with me?
00:28:45Can I see myself
00:28:46falling in love
00:28:47with you?
00:28:48The way things
00:28:49are going,
00:28:50yes, I can.
00:28:52You're accepting
00:28:52me for my flaws.
00:28:54You're leaning
00:28:54into my hobbies.
00:28:56You're just
00:28:56an amazing woman.
00:28:58Ah, it makes me
00:28:59feel really good.
00:29:00It really does.
00:29:01And it makes me
00:29:02really excited
00:29:02for the future.
00:29:04I'm going to swipe
00:29:05this box.
00:29:06It's good.
00:29:06Um.
00:29:07Keep all sorts
00:29:08of things in here.
00:29:09Keep all our trinkets,
00:29:10keep some lures in there.
00:29:11Hey.
00:29:12Hey.
00:29:14Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:29:17For Beck and Danny,
00:29:20the honesty box
00:29:22is bringing back
00:29:23some memories.
00:29:25So was it like
00:29:26another like
00:29:27the box?
00:29:28Honesty box.
00:29:28Like the box
00:29:29on the honeymoon?
00:29:30Yeah.
00:29:30That one went well,
00:29:31didn't it?
00:29:32Do you feel
00:29:33any sexual chemistry
00:29:34with me?
00:29:38Not too much
00:29:39to be honest with you.
00:29:40No.
00:29:51Oh, I feel like this.
00:30:11Like who's like,
00:30:12who's like that?
00:30:13I want to know
00:30:14because I'm not.
00:30:15You ready?
00:30:18I'm excited
00:30:19for this task
00:30:20because
00:30:21we haven't talked
00:30:22about how
00:30:23I said that
00:30:23I, you know,
00:30:25realised that
00:30:25I was in love
00:30:26with him
00:30:26on a commitment
00:30:27ceremony couch
00:30:27in front of the
00:30:28experts
00:30:28and all of
00:30:29our friends.
00:30:30I love you.
00:30:45I don't even know
00:30:46what to say
00:30:47to that.
00:30:50I know that
00:30:50he's not at
00:30:51that place yet
00:30:53and when it
00:30:54comes to
00:30:54these sorts
00:30:54of tasks
00:30:55like
00:30:55I know
00:30:56he gets
00:30:57uncomfortable
00:30:57because
00:30:58he's a man
00:30:59and you know
00:30:59talking about
00:31:00his feelings
00:31:00and stuff
00:31:00is hard
00:31:01but
00:31:02I'm hoping
00:31:02we can be
00:31:04super vulnerable
00:31:04and honest
00:31:05because
00:31:06there's a whole
00:31:07life outside of
00:31:08this that we
00:31:08need to be
00:31:09thinking about.
00:31:10What is one
00:31:11dream or goal
00:31:12of yours
00:31:13that you
00:31:13wouldn't be
00:31:13willing to
00:31:14give up for
00:31:14me?
00:31:17Um.
00:31:25I'll be honest.
00:31:27One would hope
00:31:28that you've
00:31:29always been honest.
00:31:30Me and the boys,
00:31:31right,
00:31:31we had a little
00:31:32trip to Rio
00:31:34planned.
00:31:34Yeah.
00:31:35There's a boys
00:31:36trip.
00:31:37And?
00:31:38I'm going on
00:31:39that.
00:31:40Daniel.
00:31:44I'm joking.
00:31:47What's the
00:31:48question?
00:31:49One goal.
00:31:52One goal
00:31:53of yours
00:31:54that you
00:31:55wouldn't be
00:31:56willing to
00:31:57give up for
00:31:57me?
00:32:00Oh,
00:32:01kids.
00:32:02Yeah?
00:32:03Yeah,
00:32:03I want to
00:32:03be a father.
00:32:04Do you
00:32:05know what
00:32:05you mean?
00:32:06Mm-hmm.
00:32:06Maybe because
00:32:07I've just
00:32:07been called
00:32:07daddy for
00:32:08years.
00:32:08I was like,
00:32:13I'm joking.
00:32:15I'm joking.
00:32:15But you're
00:32:16not in me.
00:32:19I just
00:32:20expected him to
00:32:21take it a little bit
00:32:21more seriously.
00:32:23I mean, look,
00:32:24like,
00:32:26I love him the way he is.
00:32:27He's a jokester.
00:32:28Like, every day is
00:32:29hilarious and fun.
00:32:31Don't touch me.
00:32:32I'm joking.
00:32:33I'm joking.
00:32:33But there's a time
00:32:34and a place for
00:32:35joking around.
00:32:36You're pissing me
00:32:37off.
00:32:38You're absolutely
00:32:39pissing me off.
00:32:40Why?
00:32:42This isn't just a
00:32:43task that the experts
00:32:44have given us and
00:32:46it's a hee-hee-ha-ha.
00:32:49And by him acting like
00:32:50that, it makes me feel
00:32:52like he's not serious
00:32:54about this relationship.
00:32:55It's not just all fun
00:32:57and games.
00:32:58It's just not.
00:33:01Just sometimes it's
00:33:02like there's a place
00:33:03for humans.
00:33:03Sometimes you want me
00:33:04to drop the jokes.
00:33:06I want you to,
00:33:06to, like,
00:33:09like, today I feel
00:33:11like...
00:33:11I don't know why
00:33:12I'm laughing.
00:33:13I'm sorry.
00:33:14I'm sorry.
00:33:15Because I'm trying
00:33:16not to.
00:33:17She weren't finding
00:33:18me funny.
00:33:20Oh, she didn't
00:33:22find it funny,
00:33:22did she?
00:33:24I try and crack
00:33:25some jokes to, like,
00:33:26make light of it
00:33:27and just have some
00:33:28fun with it
00:33:29because I find
00:33:29them a bit awkward
00:33:30and I don't know.
00:33:32A lot of these
00:33:32questions I've never
00:33:33thought about so I'm
00:33:34thinking on my feet
00:33:35and then I start to
00:33:36give her an answer
00:33:36and, like,
00:33:38it's like the wrong
00:33:38answer.
00:33:42Back to Danny.
00:33:44Do you think
00:33:45you will fall in
00:33:46love with me
00:33:47and why?
00:33:54Do I think
00:33:55I'll fall in love
00:33:56with you and why?
00:33:59I want to be very
00:34:00careful I'll answer
00:34:01this question.
00:34:07Um...
00:34:16Back to Danny.
00:34:17Do you think
00:34:18you will fall in love
00:34:20with me and why?
00:34:28Do I think
00:34:29I'll fall in love
00:34:29with you and why?
00:34:33I want to be very
00:34:33careful I'll answer
00:34:34this question.
00:34:37Um...
00:34:40I'd assume I will,
00:34:41yeah.
00:34:43Am I there yet?
00:34:44No.
00:34:46Do I think it's
00:34:46going to go there?
00:34:47Probably.
00:34:56doesn't make you feel
00:34:57too good.
00:35:01Okay.
00:35:02What do you mean?
00:35:03What's that face for?
00:35:05I knew that he wasn't
00:35:07at that stage,
00:35:08right?
00:35:08I knew that.
00:35:10But using the words
00:35:11of potential,
00:35:12I assume,
00:35:13maybe,
00:35:14it's like,
00:35:14no,
00:35:15I'm here,
00:35:15I'm in this,
00:35:16I want to make this
00:35:17work,
00:35:17and this is how
00:35:18we're going to do it.
00:35:19Like,
00:35:20that's what I need.
00:35:21Not,
00:35:22ha-ha,
00:35:23jokey-jokey,
00:35:24I might love you,
00:35:25I might not,
00:35:26whatever.
00:35:27That's not,
00:35:27it's not going to work
00:35:28for me.
00:35:31Good job,
00:35:32buddy.
00:35:34Why are you
00:35:34being like that?
00:35:37Oh,
00:35:38I hate these boxes.
00:35:39You know,
00:35:40who does he think he is?
00:35:41How dare you not think
00:35:42that you could fall
00:35:43in love with me?
00:35:43I'm the best thing
00:35:44that you'll ever get.
00:35:45The end.
00:35:46Like,
00:35:48anyway.
00:35:57The couples are about
00:35:58to be set a new task,
00:36:00which will allow
00:36:01the feedback they give
00:36:03to be taken
00:36:03to the next level.
00:36:06Do you want me to get it?
00:36:07Yeah.
00:36:08Ah,
00:36:09look what it is.
00:36:10I hope it's an apology
00:36:12from the experts
00:36:12for setting me up
00:36:13with Danny yesterday.
00:36:15It's time
00:36:15for the anonymous
00:36:16feedback letter.
00:36:19As the participants
00:36:20move through
00:36:21the experiment together,
00:36:22they have had
00:36:23a front row seat
00:36:25to each other's
00:36:26relationships.
00:36:27This year,
00:36:28we have devised
00:36:28a new task
00:36:29which will ask
00:36:30our couples
00:36:31to think long
00:36:32and hard
00:36:32outside of their
00:36:33own relationships.
00:36:34For this task,
00:36:36you will write
00:36:36an anonymous,
00:36:37honest and
00:36:38constructive letter
00:36:39to another couple
00:36:40in the experiment.
00:36:41Anonymous.
00:36:42Anonymous.
00:36:43Anonymous.
00:36:44I said anonymous.
00:36:46Is he saying it right?
00:36:47I do.
00:36:47This is your chance
00:36:48to tell them
00:36:49what you really
00:36:50think about
00:36:50their relationship,
00:36:51where you see
00:36:52the positives.
00:36:53But also where
00:36:54you believe
00:36:54they need to make
00:36:55changes if they
00:36:56want to succeed
00:36:56outside the experiment.
00:36:58By staying anonymous,
00:36:59they can be
00:37:00completely honest
00:37:01with any critical
00:37:01feedback.
00:37:02Include a clear
00:37:03suggestion they
00:37:04can work on
00:37:05together.
00:37:05This may be
00:37:06a ritual,
00:37:07a conversation,
00:37:08a task,
00:37:09or something else
00:37:09you think
00:37:10they could benefit
00:37:10them.
00:37:13Alyssa and
00:37:14David are
00:37:15writing their
00:37:15anonymous feedback
00:37:16letter to
00:37:17Rachel and
00:37:18Stephen.
00:37:19Now we just
00:37:20get a brainstorm.
00:37:21This is the best
00:37:22possible outcome
00:37:23because David and
00:37:24I are very close
00:37:25to Rachel and
00:37:26Stephen and
00:37:26Rachel's my
00:37:26best friend.
00:37:27And I've given
00:37:29Stephen some
00:37:30great feedback
00:37:31yesterday and
00:37:32it's even better
00:37:33that I get to
00:37:34put it in
00:37:34writing with
00:37:34my husband.
00:37:36What are you
00:37:36hoping that
00:37:37Rachel and
00:37:37Stephen get
00:37:38out of this?
00:37:39I'm just
00:37:40going to be
00:37:40straight shooting
00:37:41and say Steve-O
00:37:42needs to put on
00:37:43his captain's
00:37:43hat today and
00:37:45run the show.
00:37:47Be the boss
00:37:47for the day.
00:37:48Rachel needs
00:37:49to allow
00:37:49Stephen to
00:37:50lead.
00:37:50Yeah, she
00:37:51just sits back
00:37:51and let him
00:37:52run the day,
00:37:53run the show.
00:37:54The goal of
00:37:55me and Alyssa's
00:37:56anonymous letter
00:37:57today to Rachel
00:37:58and Stephen is
00:37:59to hopefully get
00:38:00Stephen to take
00:38:00the lead so
00:38:01that they can
00:38:02get closer
00:38:02together and
00:38:03get intimate.
00:38:05And then I
00:38:05feel like,
00:38:06oh my gosh,
00:38:07this is my
00:38:07brain now.
00:38:10What?
00:38:11Is there
00:38:11something with
00:38:12Rachel?
00:38:12I don't think
00:38:13Stephen's going
00:38:13to want to do
00:38:14this, but it's
00:38:14an idea.
00:38:15Dave-O and I
00:38:16have a surprise
00:38:17for Stephen.
00:38:18He's going to
00:38:18die.
00:38:19I'm so excited
00:38:20for Rachel.
00:38:21She's going to
00:38:21love this task
00:38:22today.
00:38:25This is the
00:38:26golden product.
00:38:27Because it's
00:38:28about time we
00:38:29cracked the whip
00:38:30on Stephen and
00:38:31I feel like the
00:38:31task we've given
00:38:32him today is a
00:38:33really good one.
00:38:34It's going to
00:38:34make Rachel feel
00:38:35special and he'll
00:38:36feel good about
00:38:36it.
00:38:37We've got to
00:38:37seal the deal,
00:38:38babe.
00:38:38Seal the deal,
00:38:39all right?
00:38:39We're going to
00:38:39fold it up.
00:38:40Oh, you're going
00:38:40to kiss it.
00:38:41Okay, ready?
00:38:42Are you going to
00:38:44headbutt it?
00:38:44We're going to
00:38:45headbutt it.
00:38:47Great.
00:38:48Wait.
00:38:49I've got to put
00:38:49some...
00:38:50Oh my God,
00:38:51it looks so
00:38:51beautiful on you.
00:38:55Okay, rub them
00:38:56together.
00:38:57Give them a kiss.
00:38:58Go on.
00:38:59I don't want my
00:39:00Kiss it like you
00:39:01mean it.
00:39:02God damn it.
00:39:03Kiss it.
00:39:05Hey, Stephen,
00:39:06you better take
00:39:06this seriously.
00:39:08I even had to put
00:39:09on lipstick for
00:39:10you.
00:39:11Like, what more
00:39:12do you want,
00:39:12bro?
00:39:13Get down and
00:39:14dirty with your
00:39:15wife.
00:39:27Oh, my.
00:39:36I don't know what
00:39:38this is.
00:39:39What do you know?
00:39:40There's a piece of
00:39:41paper with some red
00:39:43markings on and an
00:39:44interesting-looking
00:39:45instrument.
00:39:46What do you mean,
00:39:47an interesting-looking
00:39:48instrument?
00:39:50Well, I've been around
00:39:51the block a few times
00:39:53and I believe I've
00:39:54seen these things
00:39:54before.
00:39:56This is not what I
00:39:57think it is, is it?
00:39:58It's an actual
00:39:59lipstick, babe.
00:40:00I thought this was a
00:40:01sex toy for a minute
00:40:02there.
00:40:04Why do they have to
00:40:04shape it like that
00:40:05for?
00:40:09Um, Rachel and
00:40:11Steve-o.
00:40:12It's Alyssa.
00:40:14You reckon it is?
00:40:15Yeah, it's Alyssa.
00:40:16She's the only one who
00:40:17calls me Rachel.
00:40:19She's so cute.
00:40:20Oh, my gosh.
00:40:20I don't know you.
00:40:21Okay.
00:40:22Rachel and Steve-o.
00:40:24Hey, guys, it's your
00:40:26secret admirers who have
00:40:28been watching and
00:40:29observing your
00:40:30relationship from the
00:40:31beginning.
00:40:31Your connection is
00:40:33undeniable and we can
00:40:34see you guys taking
00:40:35the experiment out into
00:40:37the real world.
00:40:39Rachel, it's your
00:40:41turn.
00:40:41It's time to be a
00:40:44passenger princess.
00:40:46It's time to let
00:40:47Steve-o put his
00:40:48captain hat on and
00:40:50lead for the day.
00:40:51Also, your task is to
00:40:53give Rachel 20
00:40:55kisses.
00:40:57The red lipstick needs
00:41:00to be used, Steve-o,
00:41:02so Rachel can count
00:41:04her kisses.
00:41:06This is for you,
00:41:07babes.
00:41:09This is lipstick.
00:41:12For me.
00:41:13Kind of wish it was a
00:41:14vibrator now.
00:41:17At least it smells
00:41:18all right.
00:41:18We are not doing that
00:41:19right now.
00:41:19No, I'm not.
00:41:23That's for Rachel and
00:41:24Steve-o time.
00:41:25This is a really great
00:41:26opportunity for us to
00:41:27progress our intimacy.
00:41:29So I want it to be, I
00:41:31would like Stephen and I
00:41:32to do this in a private
00:41:33setting because I want it
00:41:35to be taken seriously.
00:41:35I want this to be a
00:41:37really nice, romantic,
00:41:40intimate moment.
00:41:41That's just for us.
00:41:43Yeah.
00:41:44I actually think it's a
00:41:46really respectful task.
00:41:48I'm really happy for Stephen
00:41:50to take the lead.
00:41:51And Alyssa knows that I
00:41:52want that from him, but
00:41:54she also knows her girl
00:41:55pretty well.
00:41:56Like, I will very easily
00:41:59fall into, like, taking
00:42:00the lead.
00:42:01Okay, let's do this,
00:42:01let's do that.
00:42:02Like, you know, so I feel
00:42:04like both tasks are really
00:42:06good.
00:42:08It's all you, boo.
00:42:11It's all you.
00:42:14Ay-yi-yi.
00:42:19Still to come.
00:42:22Are you making me
00:42:23work away from me?
00:42:26Stephen takes the lead
00:42:28with Rachel.
00:42:28I kind of went heavy
00:42:29on the cheese.
00:42:30Oh, well, that's not a
00:42:31bad thing.
00:42:32Only the best for my
00:42:33wife.
00:42:36And has the shine
00:42:37of your relationship
00:42:40dimmed?
00:42:40Here, let me read it.
00:42:41It's all right.
00:42:42Yep.
00:42:43No thanks.
00:42:47Bye.
00:42:48It all becomes too much
00:42:50for Gia.
00:42:50Can we just get through
00:42:51this?
00:42:51Oh, I want to get
00:42:52out of here, baby.
00:42:55Gia wants to leave.
00:43:07It's Gia and Scott's turn to
00:43:09write the anonymous letter to
00:43:11Alyssa and David.
00:43:13And after refusing to
00:43:15participate in the partner
00:43:16swap task, Gia's mood hasn't
00:43:19improved.
00:43:20We can start getting our hands
00:43:24to work and start writing.
00:43:30Feedback week has been tough
00:43:32for us.
00:43:33We had an argument this week
00:43:34and we were feeling a little
00:43:35bit off each other.
00:43:38Yesterday's task was an
00:43:39ideal.
00:43:39I didn't end up going on the
00:43:41task on the feedback meeting
00:43:42because I just didn't want to.
00:43:45So I just want to get my letter
00:43:47done and I'm ready for this week
00:43:49to be over, to be honest.
00:43:51I'd say positives is how Dave's
00:43:55very understanding, calm and
00:43:58collective is good to lean on.
00:43:59So just say one positive at a
00:44:01time.
00:44:03Understanding.
00:44:04Dave is understanding.
00:44:06Yeah.
00:44:07He's not all about him.
00:44:08We're going to do one for her
00:44:09now.
00:44:10Oh, yeah.
00:44:11She brings the energy into
00:44:12their relationship.
00:44:14So that's how they match into
00:44:16this even level.
00:44:17Negatives.
00:44:20Um, can David long-term
00:44:22handle and sustain Alyssa's
00:44:24energy?
00:44:26And also, um, Alyssa needs to
00:44:28give him more reassurance.
00:44:29Yeah, well, I'll get to that.
00:44:32So the energy is a bit low.
00:44:34I think she's just really on the
00:44:36edge of just, yeah.
00:44:38I think all the tasks we've had
00:44:40this week, it's just, she
00:44:42doesn't want to do them.
00:44:44Is David the type that can
00:44:46always be up for Alyssa's
00:44:48challenges?
00:44:49Well, no, he, just, no.
00:44:55There's one thing that-
00:44:56Yeah, hold on, hold on,
00:44:57hold on.
00:44:57Hold on, I'm just trying to
00:44:58help.
00:44:59I'm trying to think.
00:44:59Hold on, David.
00:45:02Um.
00:45:04Yeah, like, whatever I say,
00:45:06it doesn't matter.
00:45:08a suggestion they can work on
00:45:09or a task.
00:45:11What's a task, then?
00:45:13Something different?
00:45:13I don't know, Scott.
00:45:14I have no idea.
00:45:14Like, I can't, I'm sorry.
00:45:23Feedback week really getting to
00:45:25you, babe.
00:45:26You've got all this tension built
00:45:27up in your traps.
00:45:32Oh, you're kidding.
00:45:33I'll go, I'll go.
00:45:35You chill?
00:45:36Okay.
00:45:37I'm so excited to get feedback.
00:45:39I always think that any feedback
00:45:41is good, even if it's from someone
00:45:43that, you know, you don't even really
00:45:45want to receive feedback from.
00:45:47So, I'm hoping there's some
00:45:48golden nuggets in there.
00:45:51David and Alyssa.
00:45:52Oh, wow.
00:45:53All right.
00:45:54Let's read it.
00:45:56Dear David and Alyssa,
00:45:58we think you two are a really
00:45:59strong couple.
00:46:01David, you are calm,
00:46:02collected and understanding.
00:46:03Alyssa, you bring so much energy
00:46:05and fun into the relationship.
00:46:07However,
00:46:09David has mentioned that
00:46:10in this relationship,
00:46:11he needs more reassurance.
00:46:13Alyssa, we think that's something
00:46:14that you could work on.
00:46:15David, we know you love
00:46:16Alyssa's energy,
00:46:17but do you think long-term
00:46:19you can handle it?
00:46:21Our task,
00:46:22we are giving you
00:46:23that you both write
00:46:24an open and honest letter
00:46:25with one another
00:46:26discussing the things
00:46:27written in this letter.
00:46:31I don't,
00:46:32that does not make sense.
00:46:33That makes no sense.
00:46:34Hang on.
00:46:37They honestly just want us
00:46:38to write a letter
00:46:39about a letter
00:46:40that they've just given us.
00:46:41They want us to write
00:46:42a letter about a letter.
00:46:45A letter about the letter
00:46:46with the things
00:46:47that are in this letter.
00:46:49That's
00:46:55it's all slanted
00:46:56and it's not straight.
00:47:00Okay.
00:47:00It's Gia and Scott.
00:47:01Gia and Scott, for sure.
00:47:02David and I believe
00:47:03that Gia and Scott
00:47:04wrote our letter today.
00:47:06That is definitely
00:47:07Gia's handwriting
00:47:07and that is definitely
00:47:09Gia to the T.
00:47:11It was a lazy effort.
00:47:12They didn't even think
00:47:12outside the box.
00:47:13Yeah.
00:47:14I would like something fun
00:47:15or something to spice things up
00:47:17or, you know,
00:47:19make us connect.
00:47:20What we did for Rachel
00:47:22and Stephen was fun.
00:47:23That was fun.
00:47:23That was nice
00:47:24and well thought of.
00:47:28It's kind of killed my buzz.
00:47:30The fact that Gia
00:47:32has been putting
00:47:33all this effort in recently
00:47:34to build back some trust
00:47:35and a friendship with me
00:47:37and the fact that
00:47:39she only put
00:47:39not much energy
00:47:40into that letter,
00:47:41that feedback letter,
00:47:43just goes to show
00:47:44that she's obviously
00:47:45not invested
00:47:45in this friendship
00:47:47or David and I's relationship
00:47:49and that goes for Scotty too.
00:47:54What do you want
00:47:54to do about that?
00:47:55Do you want to write
00:47:56a letter to each other
00:47:56or do you want
00:47:57to take a pass?
00:47:59I'll be honest
00:47:59and say we'll just
00:48:00take a pass.
00:48:01Me too.
00:48:02Yeah, there's no point.
00:48:04I feel like me and Alyssa
00:48:05not taking part
00:48:06in this letter's task
00:48:08and doing something ourselves
00:48:10will actually bring us
00:48:11closer together
00:48:12than this letter ever will.
00:48:14In fact, I mean,
00:48:15is Joel anywhere around?
00:48:17Because I think Teddy
00:48:18might give me and Alyssa
00:48:19way better feedback
00:48:20on our relationship.
00:48:21Put it in the bin.
00:48:23Yeah, at least we'll be.
00:48:25Might as well...
00:48:26He just stole the paper.
00:48:30Sorry, we don't want
00:48:31to waste the trees.
00:48:35I just can't.
00:48:37Oh, that was probably
00:48:38not my glamorous moment.
00:48:45And down the hall,
00:48:47armed with a strict task
00:48:49to take the lead,
00:48:50Stephen has taken it
00:48:52upon himself
00:48:52to plan a romantic date.
00:48:55How you going over there, babe?
00:48:56Good.
00:48:57And is pulling out
00:48:58all of the stops.
00:49:00All right.
00:49:03Don't you look
00:49:04at what I'm doing.
00:49:06Oh, look,
00:49:07I'm a little bit
00:49:07of a hopeless romantic
00:49:09and a little bit
00:49:09of a dope
00:49:10with this
00:49:11taking the lead thing.
00:49:14So, how are you feeling,
00:49:15passenger queen?
00:49:16Excited for one of my
00:49:17old, ancient recipes?
00:49:20I'm intrigued.
00:49:30You know what, screw it.
00:49:32Are you making me
00:49:33and work away from you?
00:49:34Only the best for my wife.
00:49:39Damn it.
00:49:41You just sit
00:49:42tight there
00:49:43and...
00:49:43Keep looking
00:49:44at the wall?
00:49:45Yeah, we're...
00:49:45I'm almost...
00:49:46I'm almost ready.
00:49:48Pro tip
00:49:49from Steve-o.
00:49:50There's two ways
00:49:52to a woman's heart.
00:49:54Either it's chocolate
00:49:55or cheese.
00:49:57I may well...
00:50:00You know what,
00:50:01the thought is there.
00:50:02What did you make?
00:50:04I kind of went
00:50:04heavy on the cheese.
00:50:05Oh, well,
00:50:06that's not a bad piece.
00:50:10I thought,
00:50:11quick evening nachos.
00:50:14Cute.
00:50:16Yeah, the cheese
00:50:17kind of fell out.
00:50:18I love it.
00:50:22He made me
00:50:23some really bad nachos
00:50:24and I'm really,
00:50:25really happy about it.
00:50:27I just think
00:50:28it's really sweet,
00:50:29you know,
00:50:29it's something
00:50:30so simple
00:50:31and so sweet.
00:50:32No one makes
00:50:33nachos like me
00:50:34though, do they?
00:50:36No.
00:50:37And maybe
00:50:38they shouldn't.
00:50:49Don't judge
00:50:50the nachos
00:50:51just because
00:50:51they look sad.
00:50:52They were still
00:50:53delicious,
00:50:53made with love.
00:50:55My love.
00:50:56I thought this
00:50:57can be like
00:50:57a little sample
00:50:58of what's to come.
00:50:58It's me trying
00:50:59to take the lead.
00:51:00I know I murdered
00:51:00the nachos
00:51:01but I actually
00:51:02do want to
00:51:03take you out
00:51:03on a proper day
00:51:05and not just
00:51:06be in the apartment.
00:51:07I'm excited,
00:51:08you know,
00:51:09by you taking
00:51:10the lead.
00:51:11It means a lot
00:51:12to me
00:51:13when you do
00:51:13so I'm very excited.
00:51:15Oh, good.
00:51:16It seems that
00:51:17this is only a taste
00:51:18taking the lead.
00:51:19It's only a taste.
00:51:20It's only a dibble.
00:51:21Just the fact
00:51:22that he's organising
00:51:23a day and thinking
00:51:24about me,
00:51:25it just excites me
00:51:26because it reminds
00:51:28you
00:51:29that you are
00:51:31appreciated.
00:51:32Want a nacho kiss?
00:51:33Yeah, why not?
00:51:38Tasty.
00:51:40These things are
00:51:41a bit of a serious
00:51:42topic in our relationship
00:51:44but fun and playfulness
00:51:45is actually how
00:51:46we're going to get there
00:51:47so, yeah,
00:51:48I'm really grateful
00:51:49to my secret admirer.
00:51:53Cheers, babe.
00:51:53Cheers, anyway.
00:51:55I know I'm a bit
00:51:56of a dork but...
00:51:57I like it.
00:52:08As Gia and Scott
00:52:10await their
00:52:10anonymous feedback letter,
00:52:12Gia's mood
00:52:13has only worsened.
00:52:15Can you please
00:52:16not do that
00:52:16right near me
00:52:17right now
00:52:17with a f***ing floss?
00:52:19It's going to send me
00:52:20into a rage.
00:52:24Um...
00:52:33The energy
00:52:37is...
00:52:38Like, at the moment,
00:52:39yeah, it's a little bit
00:52:40tiring.
00:52:43But I care about her
00:52:44and I want this to work
00:52:45because I don't want
00:52:46to have any more
00:52:47conflict or strainer
00:52:47relationship
00:52:49so I'm trying to help
00:52:50as much as possible
00:52:51to get through it.
00:52:52There's only so much
00:52:53I can do.
00:52:56Can you read it?
00:52:58Can I?
00:52:58Yeah.
00:52:59Do you want it?
00:53:00Well, it's long.
00:53:02Jesus.
00:53:04Give it to me.
00:53:05Give it to me.
00:53:19Can you read it?
00:53:21F*** this.
00:53:27You can read it.
00:53:34Dear Scott and Gia,
00:53:36it's been great to see
00:53:37how your marriage
00:53:38and connection
00:53:38has flourished
00:53:39in this experiment.
00:53:40From the outside
00:53:41looking in,
00:53:41we see that you have
00:53:42a great physical connection
00:53:43and physical intimacy.
00:53:45You're both committed
00:53:47and united.
00:53:48This is a great foundation
00:53:50for a long-lasting marriage.
00:53:53But...
00:53:53Gia, do you take notice
00:53:55as to how much effort
00:53:57reassurance Scott gives you?
00:53:59Do you give the same
00:54:00reassurance to Scott?
00:54:02Another thing to consider
00:54:04has the shine
00:54:05of your relationship...
00:54:08Here, let me read it.
00:54:09Dimmed.
00:54:10It's all right.
00:54:10Yep.
00:54:11It's all right.
00:54:11I'm just trying to read it.
00:54:13Another thing to consider
00:54:14has the shine
00:54:14of your relationship...
00:54:17Yeah, they've written it wrong.
00:54:18Has the shine of your relationship
00:54:19has been dimmed
00:54:21by external distractions.
00:54:23Our suggestion would be,
00:54:25Gia, fully remove yourself
00:54:26from group chats
00:54:27or the gossip
00:54:27and so-called drama
00:54:28and just 100% focus
00:54:29on your relationship.
00:54:30I have Bec.
00:54:31Don't worry about that.
00:54:33This will totally block out
00:54:34any unwanted distractions,
00:54:36need for external validation,
00:54:37hopefully the need for drama.
00:54:40Focus on the emotional connection.
00:54:42We challenge both of you
00:54:43to withhold physical intimacy
00:54:45for 10 days.
00:54:47To hold physical intimacy?
00:54:49To not have sex
00:54:49for 10 days.
00:54:51No.
00:54:52No.
00:54:53I thought the letter was stupid.
00:54:54I didn't get anything good from that.
00:54:57It would have been better
00:54:58if they gave us actual advice
00:54:59that was based on facts.
00:55:01It was just stupid and pointless.
00:55:03I'm like,
00:55:05no physical touch for 10 days.
00:55:06If we're moving towards final ballots
00:55:08and I'm going to move into state
00:55:08for this man,
00:55:09I'm not going to not touch him
00:55:10for 10 days.
00:55:11I just think that's just stupid advice
00:55:13and, yeah,
00:55:14I'm not going to take it.
00:55:17We're not going to not be physical
00:55:19because that's healthy in a relationship.
00:55:22That's not good advice.
00:55:23And also,
00:55:24I'm not part of any group chats.
00:55:26I was only ever in a group chat with Bec
00:55:28and I don't think Bec would write that
00:55:29because she knows I'm not in it.
00:55:30So now I'm like,
00:55:31who was that?
00:55:32How do you think that the letter went down?
00:55:34I just think that she and Scott
00:55:35are just cackling to themselves.
00:55:39It's someone who doesn't know us well.
00:55:42It's someone who doesn't know us well.
00:55:43I have no idea who wrote it.
00:55:45I thought it was Bec initially
00:55:47because the way that it was written,
00:55:49it seemed a bit harsh
00:55:51and a bit like something that she might say
00:55:54to try and piss me off.
00:55:55But if it was Bec,
00:55:56she'd know I'm not in any group chats anymore.
00:55:59So, yeah, I have no idea who it is.
00:56:01I mean, it could very well be her
00:56:03and she's trying to push my buttons.
00:56:04I have no idea.
00:56:04But I'm not going to sit here and conspire all day.
00:56:06No idea.
00:56:08I didn't get anything out of that.
00:56:11Well, it wasn't useful, really.
00:56:12Did you take anything from it?
00:56:14Mine's just more covering what they've said a bit more
00:56:17in terms of the detox
00:56:19and removing ourselves from trouble.
00:56:20We've already spoken about that,
00:56:21so it's something that I find would help us the most.
00:56:24I just don't want to be involved
00:56:25in anyone's shit anymore.
00:56:26That's it.
00:56:27Because I find when everything else...
00:56:29Yeah, but we've said that.
00:56:29We've done that.
00:56:32Anyway, this letter can...
00:56:33I won't rip the envelope
00:56:35because it's cute.
00:56:36No thanks.
00:56:39Bye.
00:56:43Don't care.
00:56:45Whoever it is, you don't know us.
00:56:48I think today, Gia was not open to feedback whatsoever.
00:56:52She is not interested.
00:56:53She has no interest in what anyone has to say.
00:56:57For me, I, like, take everything with a grain of salt.
00:57:00And how the letter was describing, I could see it.
00:57:03But for me, I didn't say too much
00:57:06because I know if I'm going to say something,
00:57:09Gia's not going to respond well.
00:57:11So I feel backed off.
00:57:13I feel like I can't really talk much lately to me.
00:57:14I said, yeah, that does suck
00:57:15and I should be able to speak in my feelings
00:57:17and show all that.
00:57:18But I feel, yeah, I think this is a part
00:57:21of what's starting to affect the relationship.
00:57:23I feel like I'm starting to not be able to get my point out there
00:57:26because I know if I speak,
00:57:28she'll probably just start defending.
00:57:31She's a very passionate woman.
00:57:33She's fiery and I know it can come out a bad way.
00:57:37And sometimes I think it shouldn't.
00:57:39So that's one thing I need to either adjust to
00:57:41or be able to have a conversation with her
00:57:43without her taking offense to it.
00:57:46But right now, I can't.
00:58:06After a disappointing honesty box challenge,
00:58:11Danny wants to apologize for upsetting Bec
00:58:14by creating a romantic surprise for her.
00:58:18Obviously, I've been dubbed the king of romance before.
00:58:21They call me Romeo in a past life.
00:58:24So I've been reborn.
00:58:26I'm back in the 21st century, but not much has changed.
00:58:30So I'm still the king of romance.
00:58:41Hi.
00:58:46Hello, sweetheart.
00:58:47Hello, Pat.
00:58:47I got you these.
00:58:49Thanks, baby.
00:58:50That one's a bit wet because it's been in my mouth.
00:58:54So I'm going to lead you the way.
00:58:57Turn around.
00:58:58Come this way.
00:59:00First stop.
00:59:01Don't look at the notes.
00:59:02Okay.
00:59:02First stop.
00:59:03What does this one on the table say?
00:59:06Enjoy a glass of red.
00:59:07No problem.
00:59:08You're so cute.
00:59:11She's obviously been upset because I didn't take the box task serious, but I didn't really
00:59:17know how to react.
00:59:18Talking about my feelings is so, so hard for me.
00:59:21So there we go.
00:59:23Oh, babe.
00:59:24Here's a glass.
00:59:25Thanks, baby.
00:59:27Maybe in hindsight I could have worded things different or said things different, but I was
00:59:31trying to just be as truthful as I could.
00:59:33Also, I want to apologize for upsetting her because I don't ever want to upset her.
00:59:38So what I'd done for Beck was post-it notes around the place with compliments and things
00:59:44I like about her and just so she knows how I feel about her essentially.
00:59:49There we go.
00:59:51Oh, babe.
00:59:51I'm going to lead you around the room.
00:59:53I want you to read these out loud because I don't give you enough compliments, so I'll
00:59:58give you some notes.
01:00:00I love being married to you.
01:00:02You're an amazing wife.
01:00:03Thanks, babe.
01:00:06You looked amazing in the French maid outfit.
01:00:10I heard someone ordered a French maid to clean this place up.
01:00:15I don't know if I ever told you, so I was like...
01:00:17You didn't.
01:00:18I should write it down.
01:00:19Thanks, baby.
01:00:20Sometimes I don't say it, but I'm thinking it, so that's what these notes are for.
01:00:24Oh, my God.
01:00:25I don't feel like I deserve this.
01:00:28Oh, yeah, that's a nice one to end it on as well.
01:00:31I've given a softer side to you than I've ever given anyone before.
01:00:35Have you?
01:00:36Yeah.
01:00:39Thanks.
01:00:41He was so cute.
01:00:43The notes just mean, like, everything.
01:00:47To hear he loves being married to me, and also I'm serious about us and our relationship.
01:00:54It's everything you want to hear.
01:00:57It's nice, isn't it?
01:01:00It's so cute.
01:01:03I just, like, hearing them and reading them is just, like, it makes me feel really good.
01:01:09Sometimes I need to hear this.
01:01:11Yeah, I know.
01:01:11That's why I've done it.
01:01:12Yeah.
01:01:14Sometimes when he jokes in the tasks and stuff, I'm like, it hurts.
01:01:18It hurts because Danny doesn't articulate his feelings.
01:01:24So I've been questioning him, and if I had told him that I loved him too soon, because he's not
01:01:31set it back.
01:01:32But then he does things like this for me, and it's just, like, reminds me, this is how he feels.
01:01:39I think I need to get rid of my insecurities and just trust that you're here for a reason.
01:01:45I'm so scared of getting hurt now, but I just have to let that go, don't I?
01:01:49And just trust.
01:01:50I promise I will.
01:01:53Let's cheers to that.
01:01:55Cheers.
01:01:55You're the best.
01:02:01After ripping up their anonymous feedback letter from Stella and Philip, Gia has reached her breaking point.
01:02:09We'll just get through this.
01:02:10No, I want to get the f*** out of here, man.
01:02:13I'm not coming back.
01:02:14No, I just, I want, because I want us to...
01:02:16No, I don't want to talk on mic, man.
01:02:17Everyone listens to everything.
01:02:23Why don't you just wait on the couch?
01:02:24She'll be there in a minute, okay?
01:02:26I'll be there in a minute.
01:02:27I'll walk in.
01:02:39I don't think Gia's enjoying it anymore.
01:02:41I think she just wants to get out of here.
01:02:43And I will say that Gia has said, like, we want to leave together.
01:02:49So, at the moment, we both have said, like, Gia wants to leave.
01:02:54And I said, I'll go with her.
01:02:55So, I don't know when this would happen.
01:02:57I'm leaving the ball in her court because I'm happy to face anything.
01:03:00And if we decide to go, we go.
01:03:02We go together.
01:03:18I don't want to talk on mic, man.
01:03:21Everyone listens to everything.
01:03:23Gia wants to leave.
01:03:24And I said, I'll go with her.
01:03:25So, if we decide to go, we go.
01:03:28We go together.
01:03:55And then, I'll go together.
01:03:58Jira and Scott are leaving what I just saw them with their bags I don't know
01:04:04what is going on the fact that Jira and Scott are walking out with their bags
01:04:12they've obviously got to be somewhere and they've got more better priorities
01:04:16to go to obviously that's wild they're leaving that's insane okay I'm like lost
01:04:24for words that's just a cop-out we are in this experiment to find love and to work
01:04:32together as couples and to grow and we're only here for three months like we're nearing to the end
01:04:39but they would rather pack their bags and walk off and I'm like well have I checked out of the
01:04:50experiment tomorrow night I feel like I have been caught up in the Jira and Beck what it's
01:04:56been toxic from the start I refuse to play the game anymore Alyssa's reached her limit and is
01:05:03standing her ground I've had enough and it's the first time she'll come face to face with Beck
01:05:09after those text messages the vibe with Alyssa is icy cold it was vile and vicious very different
01:05:17vibe tonight Alyssa doesn't she hang on hang on a minute hang on hang on oh god stop using me
01:05:23why are you laughing what bombshell has Sam dropped on Chris right before the dinner party I'm fuming I
01:05:31feel uncomfortable I feel betrayed I've never had someone do this to me and then that needs to stop I
01:05:38needs to stop has Danny reached his breaking point I want you to be wary about what you text people
01:05:44two months ago Daniel two months ago okay it was ten years ago
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