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Previously.
So you were intimate

with your ex a week before
he came into the experiment?

Yeah.

It was the newlyweds first
commitment ceremony.

She came over to my house.

Oh, she helped you pack to come to
the experiment.

Where the experts...

It is beyond belief.
..called out bad behaviour.

If we had known you were already

seeing people outside of the
experiment

you would not be here.

Before Harrison...
I wrote "Stay".

..blindsided, Bronte.
I wrote "Leave".

Alessandra helped Melissa and Josh
put intimacy back on the table.

Maybe you can both learn
from each other

how to make a really strong
emotional connection,

and the really juicy sex life.

And...

You come through my door and you
said, "Show me your phone."

Mate,
'cause your own insecurities.

..Jesse's overreaction to
the cheating allegations.

This experiment has brought out
the worst in me.

..saw him write "Leave".

But Claire's optimism...

I wrote "Stay".

..saw the pair live to fight
another day.

Tonight...

Hello.
Hello.

It's Alessandra's intimacy week...
Oh!

as newlyweds begin
the sexiest phase...

You just got good hands.
They're very firm and big.

..of the experiment.

You still talking about my hands?

Plus...

I just got to admit,
I've got a jealousy thing, man.

..hope on the horizon.

Get up.

Claire and Jesse prove that
love always finds a way.

Thank you universe for
bringing me Alessandra.

It was exactly what we needed.

But for some...

You say I'm gaslighting you...

You're literally sitting here
gaslighting me.

..intimacy week doesn't go to
plan...

Your bathing in Windex, mate.

I literally see right through you.

..as Melissa and Josh's marriage...

You can't have sex, Josh,
but you don't know how to love.

..implodes.

I just don't know if I can be
in this experiment anymore.

# #

It's the morning after the first
commitment ceremony.

I'll make you a coffee.
Yes, please.

Is that perfect?
Yeah. Perfect.

Perfect.

And our couples are still
feeling the aftershocks

from last night's bombshells.

Oh, my god.

Commitment ceremony or shit show?
Yeah.

I mean... yeah.

And the revelations from one groom
have shocked the entire group.

Was not expecting Shannon
and Caitlyn stuff.

(BLEEP)

Like he got on there and just
dropped the bomb.

I was like, what?
I know, right?

He's... He's got some issues.

He's got a lot of ground to make up,
I reckon.

And then John puttin' his foot down
and getting the shits with it all.

Yeah, I know.

If he's in love with his ex...
You shouldn't be here.

This is a relationship.
You, you're not meant to...

To do that to your partner
over another girl.

Yeah, that was, that was wild.
That was hard.

If Lleyton was on the couch saying
that...

Can you just hop off for a second
while I flip this?

Like, no!

Abort mission.

At the commitment ceremony,

Shannon's confession about still
loving his ex

was just the tip of the iceberg.

So you were intimate with your ex

a week before you came into the
experiment?

Yeah.

That is unacceptable.

It's selfish behaviour.

It is disrespectful.

It is beyond belief.

You now have to win her back.

She needs to feel like,

you know what,
he's put the past in the past,

and I'm his number one.

If Caitlin had told me that
she was in love with her ex,

it would be hypocritical.

I would have just "leave" said
straight away.

Done.

You know, and she still said,
"stay".

So, I don't want to
focus on my past,

I want to focus on Caitlin.

This is this is my real
opportunity to really show

that I am listening to her.

I do understand.
I know your needs.

And this is really my time

and opportunity to make that effort
with Caitlin.

I want to make it about us,
commitment,

full commitment as well,

and really take the bull by the
horns.

But after the fallout from
the commitment ceremony,

Caitlin and Shannon are not
the only couple on everyone's lips.

Jessi, what the hell?
You're crazy.

You crazed maniac.

You were kind of standing over me.
You were pointing at me.

"Who are you talking to?
You're (BLEEP)ed."

"Show me your phone.
Give me your phone now."

I saw red.

What dude is she talking
to on the phone at 1:30?

So you thought you'd come into
my room and start accusing me?

For Janelle the accusations about
Adam last night

have left her confused.

I may have misheard,

but I did hear,
when I picked up my things to go,

Adam turned to me and he said,
"Don't go."

"You know that if you go,
I'm going to go home with Claire."

Yeah, there was a bit of flirty
banter going on with all of us,

but never in my mind was I ever
going to go home with Claire.

So you said something
along those lines.

I could've done.

I wasn't saying anything directly
in terms of myself and Claire.

Was there any truth behind
what Lyndall said you said?

I call bullshit on that.
There was no truth to any of it.

Why would I go up to Lyndall
and say,

"Don't go anywhere because I'm going
to go home with Claire?"

Like, why would her leaving
stop me from going home with Claire

if I was going to be
going home with Claire?

Yeah...
I'm here for you.

I'm here
to show you who I am.

I can be honest with you and talk to
you about everything that happened.

And that's all that I really want to
focus on -

not other people's business.

Does that make any sense?

At the end of the day,

I haven't seen Adam do these
actions,

so I don't have any
reason to be mad at him.

But you're at the forefront
of my mind,

and obviously your feelings
mean everything to me.

And, you know,
I just want to say thanks

for being as understanding right
now.

Hug it out.
Hug it out.

No high fives?

Across the hall...

Jesse is still living separately from
his wife Claire,

and has woken up anxious
about his recent behaviour,

and the repercussions on the group
at last night's commitment ceremony.

I woke up this morning,

felt like I was having a friggin'
heart attack.

Just thinking about all that
mayhem.

I'm thinking about Adam and Janelle.

I'm thinking about Claire.

I'm thinking about my reputation
and...

what I...what I did.

Last night I've let my
anger get the better of me.

Oh!

And it sucks

because I really connected with
Claire during Confession Week.

It was the last relationship
that did all the damage.

I was kept a secret for two entire
years.

It's like, my favorite side
of you is your soft side.

When you're like real,
and you talk,

and you get to, like,
sharing stuff like that,

it makes me just like
you so much more.

In that moment it's brought us
closer together.

And now there's a big, big gap.

But you don't react this way
if you don't like someone.

I guess my job this week
is to step up.

And that's what
I'll focus on this week.

Trust Building Week.

So we can get back on track.
Let's get back to having fun.

In her apartment,

Claire is also taking stock of
where things are with Jesse.

Last night was intense.

Jesse wrote "Leave".

He obviously doesn't
want to be here.

But what was more significant
hearing him say,

is that this experiment has brought
out the worst in him.

He is jealous and he is insecure,

but it still does not excuse
the way Jesse went about it.

Jealousy can be an ugly trait.

I had nothing to hide.

So for us to be able to
grow and move forward,

he needs to step up and make
things right this week.

During a difficult confessions week,

Melissa and Josh pressed pause on
intimacy.

(CLICK)

This morning, following advice from
Alessandra last night,

Melissa is keen to kick
intimacy week off with a bang.

Sex is back on the table.

From today, I seriously cannot
contain my excitement.

Intimacy week.
Ooh.

Oh, this is my favorite week.
Intimacy week.

I went...I went to the supermarket
and, um...yesterday.

And I thought I'd meet you halfway.
(GASPS)

I got sourdough
English muffins.

Have you ever had an English muffin?
Yes.

OK. It's sourdough.
Sourdough.

Yes.

This morning.

The only thing
that we talk about is toast.

Being my favorite week,

I thought Intimacy Week on this
experiment would be so different.

But like, it's so awkward.

I've never had this peanut butter
before.

We're just talking about
toast,

and butter,

and bread.

Josh said that he wanted
to get to know me.

He knows that I like sourdough.

So maybe these little, small little
things is his way of coming in.

(SHAKES FLAVOURED MILK)

(SWALLOWS NOISILY)

Mm.

I feel like all I can do is keep
showing up

and I need to meet him halfway.

(CRUNCH)

(SMACK LIPS)

I will take Alessandra's advice

and I'm just going to communicate
with him.

(CRUNCH)

I'm hopeful.

I'm hopeful that today will be a
good day.

Yeah.

(SWALLOWS NOISILY ONCE)

(COUGHS)

(LAUGHS)
You all right?

Down the hall,

Bronte is feeling blindsided
by Harrison's decision

to write "Leave"
at the commitment ceremony.

We've been living apart for so long
now.

And for me,
that's not a relationship.

So I wrote "Leave".

I'm confused that he wrote "Leave".

He texted me before the commitment
ceremony and goes,

"I'm not going anywhere".

But he wrote "Leave".

When times get tough,
he literally chose to leave.

He didn't even give me time
to process what had happened.

It was like, everything -
I want it now, now, now.

I don't know what Harrison
is truly wanting.

I wish that I wrote "Leave"
on that couch last night.

Hey.

How are you?

I'm so much
going through my mind, like...

In all honesty, like,
I should have writ leave.

We're just on two completely
different spectrums of human being.

I don't think you are used to
dealing

with someone like me who
is sensitive.

And who...
You're right.

I've the exact same questions
going around in my head.

I sat there last night
and wanted to leave.

Exactly.

But what what blows my mind,
Harrison,

is that you literally texted
me and you literally said,

"I'm not leaving."
Yet you wrote "Leave".

You threw in the towel because
I'm not giving you enough.

When...

When did I write "I'm not leaving".
Let me finish.

Show me where I wrote
"I'm not leaving".

"I'm not going anywhere."
Yeah.

It's literally, what you said to me.
Your twist.

You just said the words,
"I'm not leaving you."

You literally - "I'm not leaving"

and "I'm not going anywhere"
are two - that's irrelevant.

You're saying that I said
something I didn't say.

"Hey, thanks for today."

"It was really nice for us
to talk without an argument."

"Thanks for sharing all you did."

"I'm not going anywhere."
Where does it say I'm not leaving?

You're trying...

"I'm not going anywhere"
and "I'm not leaving" -

Is totally different, because
you're trying to twist that...

No, I'm not.

..into me saying that I lied
about...

When did I say that you lied.
You literally put words in my mouth.

That's what you're actually doing.

No, you literally said,
"I'm not going anywhere."

Yes. That's right.

Where are you gonna go if you say
"leave", or "not go anywhere"?

Honestly.
I wrote that...

You say "I'm gaslighting you"...
You are.

You're literally sitting
here gaslighting me.

No, you put words in my mouth.

John literally said you gaslight.
You're a narcissist, Harrison.

You're a (BLEEP)ing narcissist.

What?
You just read out the words?

They don't say what you said
that they said.

I'm done.
I'm done, I'm leaving.

Full gas. That's...
that is textbook gaslighting.

I'm sorry, I'm not going to sit
there and cop that.

I feel like Bronte is disingenuous.

I never said the words to Bronte.

I'm not leaving.

I won't allow Bronte to
play the victim,

and then say things
that aren't accurate.

And all it is (BLEEP)ing
blaming me constantly, man,

for everything.

Like, (BLEEP).

I want to go home.

I don't feel heard at all -
I never feel heard,

he doesn't listen to
anything that I say.

Stop trying to paint this perfect
picture,

that you're this perfect human
who's trying so hard.

You're bullshitting.

You're bathing in Windex, mate.
I literally see right through you.

Intimacy Week is back once
again,

and often daunting phase of the
experiment

where our newlyweds explore

more intimate sexual matters
of their relationships

to hopefully find a deeper
connection.

And for the first time on
Married at First Sight,

(KNOCKING)

clinical sexologist Alessandra

has planned a unique experience for
our brides and grooms.

What do we have here?

Adam, we got another one.
Oh, shit. Here we go.

Holla Ola...

to help you on your way to finding

the true connection with your
partner

I have some information
you might find helpful.

Later today, I will be
hosting a workshop

with all the brides and then all the
grooms.

As a clinical sexologist,

I've spent the last 20 years helping
individuals feel more comfortable

in their own bodies
and more connected with themselves.

Be prepared to learn some
home truths about intimacy

that I hope you can
explore with each other.

I'll see you soon,
Alessandra.

Why does that get me so excited?

For our participants,

intimacy will be a key area to
explore

in finding that true connection with
one another

to help
build a strong foundation

for a long lasting relationship.

I wonder how hands on it's gonna be.
Yeah.

How do you workshop that?
We will see, won't we.

I think Melissa is going to be
the most excited for the workshop.

I mean, she's all about sex,
and we love that.

I love this lady.

I am bubbled - thrilled.

Oh, my God.
I could scream of excitement.

I want to run there.

Like, I just -
a thousand miles an hour.

I just want to get there.

Whoo!
Can we go? We have to go.

Go now?
(LAUGHS)

I'm hosting these workshops with our
brides and grooms separately,

to create a safe learning space and
openly explore

the different elements to intimacy.

Jesse And I'm not very intimate,

so I'm really hoping that today with
Alessandra,

I can learn how to better
connect

on an emotional, intimate
level with Jesse.

So for me today it will be
about the intimacy of the heart,

and the intimacy of the mind,
and connect with him.

Because we we really don't have
that.

Hi.
Welcome.

Hi, Alessandra.
I'm so happy to see you all.

Oh, my God.
I'm going to throw up.

I know the title is kind of scary,

and people think intimacy
and they think,

"Oh, my God, It's sex week."
(LAUGHTER)

We have to have sex.
And we have to have good sex.

And it has to be like porn queen
person.

That can be super confronting.

So I want to put in a context and
hopefully that will help you

with all the exercises and
everything

that you're going to be doing this
week.

Intimacy does not equate to sex.

Sex is one part of what
comes with intimacy,

but it's not the whole thing.

You can have sex anytime with
anyone and feel nothing.

And the idea here is to have the sex
add to what you're feeling.

It's the feeling that comes from
being intimate with somebody

that's going to nourish their
relationship.

First of all, Alessandra is a queen.

And having Alessandra just reiterate
how important it is

to build an emotional connection;
go at your own pace,

don't feel any sort of shame,

everyone is on their own different
sexual journey,

and there is no right and wrong.
Super empowering.

I have, of course,
goodie bags for you guys.

Yes!
Ooh, I love presents.

Thoughts on Alessandra;
love.

Let's get the party started.

Oh, my God.
This one is one..

That scares the shit out of me.

This toy is an integration.

This is for inside and out.

And it's highly, highly, highly
arousing.

You will discover things about
yourself.

I'm dying. I'm dying.

I literally. I'm dying.
I'm, like, blushing.

I think, like, the Mormon girl
inside of me is very like -

that's like a -
A big taboo.

Yeah, very.
Like, even...yeah.

It's something you can get over.

I can assure you.
Yeah.

It's your body,
and it's your possibility of

being sexual and having a full
experience.

I feel like.

I feel like I don't want to do that,

because then it's like setting
my partner up for failure.

Oh, why would you think so?

Tell me about that.

Because you
want to be enough for someone.

And when it comes to the bedroom,

if you're relying on
things like sex toys,

or they're doing
things that a human can't do.

Now, your partner's coming
to the bedroom

and you're just want to
go to the bathroom with that.

Like, it's like...
I think of it very differently.

I think it's a party,

and he's invited to the party and he
can see all the fun that can be had.

It depends, I think,
on how you choose to look at it.

This does not give you banter.

It doesn't give you kisses.

It doesn't tell you how hot you
look.

It doesn't do a lot of things that
your partner's going to do for you.

Sometimes something that's
really soft and really romantic

and just really slow
can be super erotic.

And sometimes we just want
rock and roll,

and something that's a little bit,
you know, more intense.

And you want that variety.

Sex toys are not going to take away

your partner's ability to pleasure
you.

They just don't.
Have that as information,

and I do really encourage you to
try out the goodies in your box.

(GIGGLING)

I'm OK.

I felt like I was watching
like a rated R movie or something.

I just...
This will change your life.

Can't wait.

I have never owned a vibrator.

Thank you.

And now I own two.

Thank you, Alessandra.
Thank you, Alessandra.

Thank you.

I love Alessandra.
She makes you feel so comfortable.

It's great.

Welcome. Please have a seat.

I really hope that Harrison
does take today seriously.

Let's hope it doesn't go in one ear
and out the other.

I'm actually looking forward to
this.

I might teach Alessandra something,
who knows?

I sense a lot of tension.
Are you guys nervous?

(LAUGHTER)

No.

Bit.

Chill.
I'm chill.

(LOUD SWALLOW)

Chill, super chill.

I have had chats with Alessandra
leading up to the experiment.

Nothing is off the table.

For her to talk about.

And she's able to put
sentences and questions

and say them with such confidence...

That would have most people
thinking like,

"Oh", like, you know, like,
"is that too taboo to talk about?"

And Alessandra there, just like,
"Let's talk about it."

Where are the best places to touch
women to really turn them on?

Collarbone.
Collarbone.

What else?
Neck.

Thigh.
Neck. Thighs.

The most important one
nobody has mentioned yet.

In here.

You get a warm, fuzzy heart.

You're going to get a warm,
fuzzy body.

You really need to start
with the way you treat,

the way you speak,
the way you make them feel.

OK.

How you feel about sex toys?
Love them. They're great.

You love them.
They're great.

Yeah.
All for 'em.

I'll be honest, if you
let a woman stimulate herself

while you have sex with her, pfft,
next level.

Yes. Absolutely.

The idea is definitely
to integrate and incorporate.

I've never really needed
an accessory.

(GASPS AND LAUGHTER)

Needed an accessory.
Who says you need them?

Nobody ever needs a toy.
A woman doesn't need a toy.

You don't need to have utensils
to eat your steak either.

You could just grab it with your
hand and bite it up.

(LAUGHTER)

I would encourage you to
expand the possibility

of the sensations you can
experience.

All erotic zones are valid.

We all have backsides.
Men and women.

That pleasure is the same.

Never done it.
Never?

Never.
What? Bro.

It's actually more intense for
you guys than it is for us

because there's a prostate to
be stimulated in your case,

which makes the whole situation a
lot more intense

and a lot more pleasurable.

There's all sorts of things
that you can have done to you,

and it doesn't always have to
include penetration,

maybe just a little.
No. no, no, no ,no.

It's where I draw the line. Pfft.
Do you...? Come on.

Could we have got note pads for
this?

Yeah, I really enjoyed
Alessandra's workshop.

It was good to get insight into how
I want to approach my relationship.

There's a variety of ways
that you can include anal play,

if you're both comfortable.

Wow.

So - I was like a sponge
soaking up all the water.

But eventually, if you keep pouring
water on the sponge

it just doesn't soak anything up
anymore

because it's completely full.

So I kind of feel like a full
sponge.

And yeah, I just...

I think I need
another day to process it all.

We have really just scratched the
surface.

I so wish I could spend more
time going into these topics.

So I have a challenge for you guys.

You see, as a foreigner,

I've been dating in Australia the
past few years.

I'm like,
"Where are the men with game?"

I don't see them.

In my opinion. I don't
see men necessarily wooing women

or being romantic or being gallant.

Effort is really,
really, really sexy.

So the task for you
guys is setting up

what you consider to be the perfect
romantic,

intimate date for your partner.

I want to stress when
I talk about an intimate date

doesn't have to be sexual,

but it does have to be intimate.
It does have to be erotic.

So when Alessandra said that,
"Aussie dudes don't have game",

oh, no, that doesn't surprise me.

She's probably right.

We're pretty chill.

No.

Romance is not something
I struggle with.

So, a chance to show Bronte
that I can be romantic

and try to win her over.

Thank you very much, you guys.
MEN: Thanks, Alessandra.

(APPLAUSE)

Yeah, let's do it. I'm
loving intimacy week so far.

Very good to see you, gentlemen.
Thank you.

I'm excited to plan
a bit of an ideal date for Sandy.

I'm a big ideas guy, right?

So, I'm really looking forward to
showing Sandy a great time and,

like, you know, and create
that container of intimacy.

I want to see the game that you
all can bring to this experiment.

Coming up.

(LAUGHTER)

It's date night.

(TEXT CHIMES)

But maybe not for everyone.

Bronte said, "No thanks".

And later...

You have a problem with intimacy,
Josh.

I don't have a problem.
I don't know how to crack it.

You do, Josh.

It feels like nothing is good
enough.

I just don't know if I can be
in this experiment anymore.

Oh.

With Alessandra's intimacy
workshop ringing in their ears,

the grooms are eager to show their
brides a good time,

by planning the perfect date.

Right, let's see what we can do.

We could go to a skate park.

That's attractive, isn't it?

How can I make a romantic
date at home?

Here we go.

Fishing is attractive.
That might work.

That's in the bin, that idea.

How the hell am I going
to pull this one off?

She loves bubble tea.

Do you have any availability at
all tonight on short notice?

It's a bit of a special
occasion for me and my wife.

For his date,

Ollie is planning to recreate their
Fijian honeymoon

for his wife, Tahnee.

All right.

Let's do this.
Bula bula.

It's date night.

I decided to recreate, I guess,

that time that we shared
together for our honeymoon.

I decided to go with
this

because I thought it was really cool
to look back at one of the moments

where Tahnee and I really got to
know each other.

It was super special.

Ah!
(LAUGHS)

So I think reliving that,
rehashing that,

and kind of reflecting on where
we've come from

is...is a great way to kind of go
about it.

A lot of effort actually went into
it, would you believe.

Was running around
that dollar store like crazy.

I didn't even know we
still had dollar stores.

I actually just thought
it was two dollar stores.

But they're like -
it's not all two dollars

This was like, $3.50.
Some was like $4.00

Helium balloon -
$15 just for the helium itself.

Can you believe that?

The time in Fiji was a time
when we really connected.

Oh.

I thought it was a really good
opportunity

to reminisce on that a little bit,

whilst also trying to show my
romantic side,

(LIGHTER CLICKS)

and just kind of just -
like a throwback

to all the little nuances that kind
of made our trip so cool.

Have 'em closed.
I'm closed.

OK. Three, two, one.

You can open them.
Open?

Yeah, and open the whole thing.
What is this?

Oh.

Stop. Oh, this is so cute.

Can't believe that.

Ollie transformed our apartment
into the Fiji beach.

Back where it all began.

All right, lie down. Relax, OK?
OK.

This is your honeymoon revisited.
Honeymoon 2.0.

No one's really done something
that thoughtful for me before.

He really thought about something
that would bring us together

and get us to connect.

It's just really sweet,

and I'm just really, really
impressed.

Cute.

I would write the date with Ollie
10 out of 10.

Cheers.
Cheers.

And as the dates continue,
down at Darling Harbor,

Dan is dishing up
the perfect evening for Sandy.

Alessandra threw the challenge
out to all of the grooms.

You need to bring your
A-game on date night.

So for me, it was about, you know,

finding and intimate location where
we can enjoy each other's company.

One of the things that
Sandy and I spoke about

on our honeymoon was like cuisines -
what do we like eating?

And Italian was one of those
cuisines

that we spoke quite a lot about.

This is going to bring up
some great conversation.

Let's peel that layer a little
bit more and, you know,

see what we can learn about each
other.

I think you're intelligent and
intellectual.

That's very important to me.
Yes.

I think you're well-spoken
and I love your open mindedness.

They're all really important.
Yeah. Thank you.

For me, you're loyal.

Something I really picked up
from you in this experiment.

I really felt so safe with you.

Yeah.
Yeah.

OK, I really like that.
That's really nice.

Yeah. Yeah.

I think tonight went really well.

It actually went much better than I
was anticipating.

I've never had a
serious relationship,

so talking about really deep
things with a partner.

I'm not used to that.

And I was actually really impressed
with a lot of the stuff Dan saying.

I feel like Dan is becoming
emotionally invested in me,

and I feel safe in his energy.

I'm liking this, I feel
like I'm getting to know you.

Yeah.

I feel like I've walked away
and I know him a lot better.

Thank you for opening up with me,
Tamara.

I really appreciate it.

I'm interested to see what the rest
of the week

is going to bring for both of us.

Thanks, Dan, I feel good.

Over at Bronte and Harrisons,

despite not seeing or hearing from
his wife

since she left their apartment,

Harrison has spent the entire
afternoon

planning an intimate date for her.

Bronte's just stormed off and
essentially

made the communication now
impossible.

But I've got to focus on the fact

that we have been set a task now,
by Alessandra,

to organise a date for our partner.

So I want to plan a date now.

I'm just thinking a nice little
stroll around Barangaroo reserve.

Beautiful views of the harbour.

It's actually a really, really nice
spot.

And have a picnic and just kind of
relax.

I personally, I would love to be
taken out on this date if it was me.

I think the guy was really special.

But all I can do now is ask her out,
(PHONE CLACKS)

and hope she says yes.

(TEXT SWOOSHES)

(PHONE CHIMES)

Bronte sent back "No thanks."

Well, it's obvious I'm putting in
the effort.

I've planned the date.

I've asked her out.
That's...that was the task.

Bronte said that she wants to be
here and work on this relationship.

But right now
I don't see Bronte trying.

(BUSY SIGNAL)

For me, it's just more
evidence that what Bronte says

and does are two separate things.

What are we doing here?

Whether she likes it or not,

Bronte and I are still
going to go on this date.

Taking on Alessandra's task,

Adam is putting it all on the table,
to show Janelle how much he cares.

It's been an absolute
tough time for Janelle.

Shit we went through at the
commitment ceremony

was pretty much bang out of order,

so just wanted to show her a nice
night.

Give her a nice massage,
get a nice bottle of champagne.

(POP)

My love language

is definitely showing acts of
service.

Come right this way.

(GIGGLES)

Plan for tonight is just to
give her a bit of a pamper night,

and just let her know that
I'm actually here for her.

Off goes the mask.

Welcome to Skye Suites Salon,
Janelle.

These are for you.
Ohh!

Hope you like them.

Thank you.
Oh, they're beautiful.

Enjoy.
Oh.

Oh, this is nice.
I could get used to this.

It's been a bit of a...
it's been a bit of a hard slog.

Like, I just wanted to apologise for
like putting you through

what I've sort of put you through

and dragging you through it,
you know?

I just wanted to let you know, like,

I do appreciate you and I am happy
to get to know you

and you know some of that outside
factors,

stuff like it's really messed with
me,

but I can only imagine how it's
like mess with you as well.

So, hopefully this will show you

that I'm here
and that I am committed to you.

Oh, thank you for saying that.

And I really appreciate
you saying that, too.

And if we can get through
this week together, I think...

How much worse could it get?
Exactly.

I think this will make
us stronger.

Exactly.
But yeah, I'm not talking now.

Oh, my god, this is amazing.

This is for you to just enjoy now,
OK?

How's the pressure?
Ohh...

Nice?

So good.

God.

You just got good hands.
The very firm and big.

I'm glad you're enjoying it, yeah.
Still talking about my hands.

Alessandra set all the grooms a
challenge,

to create a romantic date and
woo their wives.

And despite still living apart,

Jesse wants to get
the ball rolling with Claire.

I didn't want to do some date that
was full over the top.

For where Claire and I are at right
now,

that's just that's bit too much.

I wanted to keep
something closer to home.

And just get a bit of a booster
start towards a better place.

Hello.
Come with me.

Let me just get my bag. One second.
Cool. Yeah, yeah.

What I'm gonna do tonight is try and
show Claire that I'm trying.

And hopefully we can have a good
time.

OK.

Yeah.

Bowling! I love it.

That was really creative.
Yeah. I'm glad you think so.

Oh, and look at this little spread.

I was in a bit of mood from last
night's commitment ceremony.

Hey!
Oi!

And for Jesse to plan a playful,
relaxing date.

You look so cute.

What a turn around.

SOFTLY: No!

Oh!
(SQUEALS)

Last night was wild, hey?
Oh, my God.

I guess the only thing I really
want to ask you was, you know,

are you maybe a little bit
annoyed at me for writing "Stay",

and you writing "Leave"?

Do you feel like,
forced to be here?

Mm.

OK.

No, I don't feel like I'm stuck
here after you saying "Stay".

I feel like I'm here for a reason.
Right?

Although it's so uncomfortable

having to talk about some of this
stuff.

I guess part of me is
grateful that I'm still here,

because I want to learn
more about you.

Jesse wants to learn more about me.

I guess maybe that's Jesse's way of
saying "I'm a little bit into you."

I think it was really nice to see
Jesse open up a little bit more.

But also I can continue to
face, like, these inner demons.

And I think I just got to come to
terms with it and just admit like,

I've got a I've got a jealousy
thing, man.

I fricking do.
Yeah.

It's a really hard thing to say that
"I'm jealous person",

because it's just
not like the best trait.

Last night you said that this hasn't
brought up the best in you.

It's a really like,
hard realisation to have.

Well done to you for being so,

I guess, confident in your...
in yourself,

and expressing yourself,
and being vulnerable.

I can understand now,
how it made you feel.

Yep.

So I will be conscious
of that moving forward,

and do those things
like check in with you.

Let you know.

Keep you in the loop.
Hmm.

Because I understand
how makes you feel.

Hmm.

This has been perfect.

I feel so much better...
Yeah.

..after this conversation.

So, I guess whenever you're
ready and willing to return,

the door is metaphorically open.

It's shut for safety purposes.

But, you know.
Just let me know.

I'm really happy to have you.
Cool.

Yeah.

Mine and Claire's connection
after tonight

has taken a healthy step in the
right direction.

It's not a massive step.

Strike!

I won't be jumping back
into bed with her tonight.

But the net outcome
of this is positive.

Yeah.

Oh!
I won.

It's OK.
You know what?

I'm sure you're good at something in
life.

Bowling is just not one of them.

As she settles into her
new apartment alone,

Bronte is amazed by Harrison's offer.

He sent me a message about the date.

What in his pea brain -
what makes him think that

I want to spend more
than two seconds with him.

You've just called me a gaslighter
and a liar,

and I've stormed out and said,
"I'm done",

and still you're going to
go and plan a date.

What? To make yourself look good.

He literally does not care.
He does whatever Harrison wants.

It sucks. I feel awful.

I came into this with high
hopes that this person is

going to be everything that
I've been looking for.

But so far I've just been
constantly let down by Harrison.

It's just really disappointing.

Wine down on some coastline.

Cheers.

This is Barangaroo.

Isn't it beautiful?

And I've asked Bronte out.
She said, "No."

I wanted to go last night,

but at Bronte's request,
I've stayed.

And I'm here doing the work.

And she's not here.

I made the commitment to stay here
another week

and work on this relationship.

I'm going to do that
with or without Bronte.

You comfy? Me too.

Hope you don't mind if I...

oh, cuddle in...

Yeah.

It's pretty magical.

I'm not on my own.
I have my wife with me.

Now people come from all
over Sydney to chill here.

This honestly has been one of the
best dates I've had in a long time.

We've done everything
I've wanted to do.

Hungry? Me too.

Yeah, I do feel like that.

And we've shared a lot.

Been intimate.

I've had fun tonight.
How about you?

Yeah, she's had fun.

Let's go get some dinner, babe.

But in all seriousness,

I want to go back to the couch on
the next commitment ceremony

and say to the experts,
"I kept my end of this bargain."

I showed up and I did the work

and I feel like
Bronte's yet again abandoned me,

and just not prepared to do

the hard yards of a real
relationship.

This is just another nail
in our coffin, really.

With Intimacy Week underway,

Melissa and Josh are
working on reconnecting.

Hello?
Hey.

Can you close your eyes?

And for his date,
Josh is thinking inside the box.

Open your eyes.
In three, two, one.

Oh.

This is the best Lego ever.
It is, right?

Thor's Hammer.

It's so thoughtful.

It's like something for everyone.

Josh. Tick.

God, it's going to be big.

Just like Thor's Hammer.

There's going to be a lot of
Thor's hammer jokes here.

There was feedback yesterday
from Alessandra

about making an effort.

I'm very hopeful that Mel can see
the effort that I'm trying to show.

What about your childhood?

Like, did you did you build growing
up or...

We were outside?
Yeah.

In the pool.

My parents would have dinner parties
and we were the cheeky kids

that would sneak downstairs to see
what they were doing.

And all the kids would
come to our house

and have our snack because
my parents owned a supermarket.

Oh, wow. I never knew that.

I don't feel like a sex object
today.

I do actually feel that we're
bonding.

We're talking about our childhoods,

we haven't even talked about that
the entire time

that we're being together.

You know, being a twin,

I have never known what
it's like to be lonely,

because I've
always had someone there.

Oh, that's really nice.
Yeah.

Like, it was great.

And I used to get in trouble,
and I used to say it was her.

(LAUGHTER)

Were you ever in the same class?
Yeah.

And then they had to separate us,
because we talked too much.

You can see how that happens, right?
No, not at all.

I didn't think that he'd be
that talkative.

Yeah, so it was like...
Um...

I think it was a great conversation.

If I had known that it was Lego

that was going to bring us closer
together,

I probably would have reached
into my Lego inventory at home

a lot sooner in this relationship.

But you can say it's
starting to take shape.

A bit like...

Yeah, I'm not gonna comment.
..our relationship?

Oh, I thought...
No.

This is a really good activity.
Thanks.

I'm still a bit blown away.

Great first step.

And for
him to bring this to the table.

It shows that we can
connect on multiple levels,

and get to know each
other a little bit more.

This is Intimacy Week,

if it keeps on going
the way that it's going.

Hopefully we can whip out our goodie
bags and have some fun together.

After Claire and Jesse's
successful date yesterday,

expert Alessandra wants to build on
their hopeful start to intimacy week.

Hello.

And with the couple living apart,
there's just one thing missing...

her husband.

(LINE RINGS)

(PHONE RINGS)

Claire.
Hello, Jesse. How are you?

Yeah, I'm all right, how are you?

Yeah, I'm great.
What are you up to?

I'm actually reading some of this
Kama Sutra book

that Alessandra gave us.

OK. Nice.

Speaking of Alessandra,
I have her here.

Why don't you come on down.
Wow, give us a sec.

All right. I'll see you soon.

All right.
Bye.

Well, he's coming.
Amazing!

I'm excited,
a little bit nervous.

You are?
Yeah.

My heart's racing a little bit.
Oh, good. Good.

That means this means
something to you.

Of course it does.
Yeah, absolutely.

For Claire and Jesse, the experiment
has been very challenging so far.

They've had to negotiate
a lot of obstacles,

but it is encouraging
to see

they've started to repair their
relationship.

You look good.
Thanks.

How are you?
Good. How are you?

Good.

For them, rebuilding trust is
essential,

but I want to make sure that they're
on the same page

before they
begin the Intimacy Week tasks.

I really hope these exercises
will help them this week.

Coming into this week

I think it's clear to both of
you that the intent

is not necessarily to push anything
to happen between you guys,

but really to just build connection.

My idea for you is,

is to really go back to basics,
and start from the very beginning,

and see if we can build a space of
trust and a space of safety.

OK.
Ready.

OK.
Get up.

Stand in front of one another,
facing one another.

Step forward.

Hug.

Arms around each other.

Get your knees closer together.

And what I'd like you to do is
simply feel your heartbeats

and see what that's like.

Hugging Claire...

that was a little bit like,
(INHALES SHARPLY)

I think it's just the act
of being held like that.

I'm not used to that,

but standing there for a few
minutes...

I can feel myself becoming
more and more relaxed.

It just got a little bit like,
"Oh, this is really, really nice."

It was a touching moment.

And I would like to do more
hugging like that with Claire.

As we got closer and more relaxed.

You know, your head kind of -
my head like went into his shoulder

and it became more comfortable
and it felt more natural.

It's taking me back to
the wedding day

and I'm picturing standing at the
altar there with Jesse.

And there was that instant spark.

Oh, my God.

Little crack here.
(JAW CLICKS)

(JAW CLICKS)
Oh, my God.

(LAUGHTER)

We are so weird. I love this.
That is crazy.

He made me feel excited.

Let's have a smooch.

And I was really
attracted to him.

OK.

It was really nice.

It brought me back to a really
lovely memory I have,

of Jesse and I.

So thank you, universe,
for bringing me Alessandra.

It was exactly what we needed.

Actually, quite relaxing.

Yeah.

Because you guys are not at war,

you don't need to be
tight around each other.

You can be relaxed
and know that it's OK.

So you would do that every so often?
Yeah.

Yeah, that was nice.

Hugs are great.
I love hugs.

Hugs are great.

Still to come...

So my plan scenario is to pay
Janelle and Adam a quick visit.

Is it round two for Jesse and Adam?

And later...

It bothers you that I like intimacy
more than you. It bothers you.

Does it de-man you?

I am giving so much up to be here.

But what am I doing it for?

Has Melissa's hammering finally
got too much for Josh?

As Intimacy Week reaches
its halfway point,

the brides and grooms are exploring

the toys and garments inside their
goody bags from Alessandra.

Give that a little stir.

Oh, my goodness gracious.

Let's put this thing on charge,
shall we?

There's going to be a power surge
later,

when we plug them all in to charge.

(VIBRATES)
Oh!

The sound guys later might be
like... "what's this sound?"

(VIBRATES)

At least I could hear ya
coming from a mile away.

The whole of Skye Suites is
just going to be like...

(THEY GIGGLE)

Down the hall,

Tahnee and Ollie

have also been enjoying
the contents of their gift bag.

The Intimacy Week
has been good for us.

We were actually using the vibrator

tried it out and all different
things.

Different speeds.
That was my favourite thing.

That was...

Yeah, it was good.
Thanks, Alessandra.

Yes, so we have been exploring
the things Alessandra has given us.

Yeah, it was, like,
I felt like it was...

(IMITATES VIBRATOR)

Because that...
(IMITATES VIBRATOR)

I think that's my fave toy
out of what we were given.

And we've been enjoying
the massage one.

Ollie was giving me a bit of massage
with the wand, and it's great.

Has a couple different modes
that we were just trying out,

so we're really happy with that.

I think I might get -
put some of those garments

on market place
or something like that.

They're not for me,

but I'm sure somebody would...
somebody would lap them up.

You could sell them for a lot of
money.

If I keep the tag on.

I think even if you wear them,
sell them used.

(LAUGHTER)

Meanwhile, Josh is waking up with
a renewed hope and optimism

after their Lego date helped him
rebuild his connection with Melissa.

You good?

Did you have a good sleep.
Yeah.

Yeah. It's good.
It's good.

Mel and I, I think that
we're in a good place.

We've hit the reset button

and we're really just trying to work
on baby steps

to get to know each other
and connect on an emotional level.

Feeling OK?
Mm.

It's good.

Hmm.

(CHUCKLES)

Oh.

I came to bed after you.

Yes, I did.

Ah, OK.

It's ridiculous,

when I say good morning to someone,
and then they say,

"You didn't kiss
and you didn't cuddle me,"

Like, that's a really weird
way to kick off a day.

Last night Mel went to bed
around about an hour before me.

We had a kiss
before she went to bed.

So to be woken up this morning,
to this,

after our really lovely date.

I'm just like,
it doesn't sit well with me.

Don't know.

I'm not sure.
I'll ask her.

I'll find it at the dinner party.
Yeah.

It feels like nothing is good
enough.

Alright.

I don't feel much comfort from Josh.

I'm used to my men cuddling me
and kissing in the morning.

To me, it just makes
me feel more confident

and comfortable in my relationship.

The relationship that I have with
Josh at the moment

is super uncomfortable,
super awkward.

All right, well...

Yeah.

I feel a little ripped off
because I wished that I would

have been with someone
a little more like myself.

It's intimacy week.
I mean, this is my favorite week.

I'm not expecting to break out
the sex bag with him anytime soon,

but it would be nice if Josh would
just lean into it a little bit more.

Think it might be time for brekky.

At the wedding,

my besties were telling me that Josh
isn't enough for me and, you know,

I can hear my girlfriends in the
back of my mind

and I'm starting to worry
about our relationship.

It's. It's pretty shit, actually.

Intimacy Week has seen Jesse
face up to his poor behaviour.

But before he lets bygones be
bygones,

he has one last thing to say.

So my plan tonight is to pay
Janelle and Adam a quick visit.

It's no secret that I overstepped
the boundary on that fateful night,

so I'm going to try and make up for
it and restore a bit of dignity.

Hello? It's like deja vu.

Yeah.
Adam.

You know, my mom did
a great job in raising me

and teaching me how to
give a good apology.

I thought my apology on the couch
at the Sensei was pretty alright...

I guess.
..but I really wanted to, like,

Yeah.
Bring it - drive it home.

Yeah, man.

Just got you guys a champers
and some chocolates.

You're a legend, man.

This gift is just, you know,
really driving home the point

that I know
what I did was wrong.

This is really thoughtful of you.
Oh, yeah, 100%, man.

And, you know,
actions speak loud, so.

They accepted my peace offering.

I wasn't expecting them
to be so accepting.

So I'm happy about that.

Good on you, brother.
Good night, guys.

Have a good night, Jesse.
See you, man. See you, bro.

I've got nothing but respect
to Jesse for coming

and just like, you know, putting
the olive branch out there.

Hopefully he's sorting stuff out
with him and Claire

and like, move past it and just get
on with like, me and Janelle.

That's what we're here for
at the end of the day.

Yeah.

With the argument finally laid to
rest,

Jesse has another stop to make
before going to bed tonight.

Hello.
Hi.

What's going on?

I thought I'd come and say good
night - see you,

rather than text you.

Really?
Yeah.

That's so nice.

Jesse came and gave me a knock on
the door and said, "Goodnight."

Which I actually thought
was really, really sweet.

How you feeling after today?

I feel good.
Nice.

It was a good day.

I'm so happy to see that Jesse

fully have taken on the advice from
Alessandra.

I feel like we're on a much
better path,

and I feel so much more
connected to him.

Thanks for coming to say goodnight.
All good.

I actually wasn't expecting it.

It's much nicer than a text message.

Yeah, well, that's it.
OK.

So give me a hug and...
Should we do a melting one?

Oh, yeah.

When Jesse's ready,
at his own pace

I'm really looking forward
to us being able to

share this space again in
a more harmonious way.

It's a full moon tonight.

I'm going to pop
my crystals out,

get them charged
and just come back with happy,

friendly, fun energy
re-energized for tomorrow.

For Melissa and Josh,

After an awkward morning together,
the conversation has returned

once again to their differing
views on intimacy.

I am concerned

because intimacy obviously is just a
part of how I love

and I feel like
we don't really have any.

And it scares me.

I feel a hundred million, billion,
trillion percent

that Josh
has an intimacy issue.

I'm always confused when I speak to
him I'm concerned,

I'm walking on eggshells.

Josh complains about he wants
an emotional connection.

Josh doesn't even let me in.

I need to hear from you how you show
me intimacy without having sex.

How are we going to get past this?

OK.

Am I just supposed to wake up every
day and have sex with you and say...

No. Ew!
Hey, how good is this day?

Sex, sex, sex.

You have a problem with intimacy,
Josh?

I don't have a problem...
I don't know how to crack...

You do, Josh?
I don't.

You do?

And when someone's strong,
you don't know how to cope.

You run.

I'm living with you.
I'm dating you.

It's uncomfortable.
You don't kiss.

You don't touch.
I don't know what is wrong.

If you can have sex...
Let the record...

Let the record state that...
You can't have sex, Josh...

Let the record state...
..but you don't know how to love.

And I don't know how to crack it.

Oh.

Ohh!

(BLEEP) this.

Melissa and Josh's struggles with
intimacy have reached boiling point.

You have a problem with
touch and intimacy.

I'm living with you.
I'm dating you.

It's uncomfortable.
You don't kiss.

You don't touch.
I don't know what is wrong.

If you can have sex...
Let the record...

Let the record state that...
You can't have sex, Josh...

Let the record state...
..but you don't know how to love.

And I don't know how to crack it.

Oh.

Ohh!

(BLEEP) this.

You have a problem with intimacy,
Josh,

and I'm too much for you
and you don't know what to do.

I'm too much for you.
No - you. I am, Josh.

And I'm going to speak my truth for
every goddamn woman in the world.

Ooh! Hallelujah.
Yeah.

You have a problem with someone
getting close to you,

and that's your on you.
I can't break down these walls.

I don't know - when I'm trying to
get close to you.

You lock up. This is what you do.

Or you walk away.
Yeah.

And there's clearly a barrier.
OK.

I don't know what to do.

I don't think I have
a problem with intimacy.

It feels pretty horrible to have
someone say all these things to you

over and over and over.

A relationship is so much
more than physicality.

She only sees it as physicality.

All I've ever wanted with
Mel is a deep conversation

to try and get to know her more.

You don't have a depth to you to
understand anything other than sex.

Yes, I do.

I'm blown away with Josh
saying what he said.

I'm not all about just sex.

That is so far from the truth.

That hurts me.

And I'm floored that he
would say that about me.

I feel like
that I'm too dominant for you.

And it freaks you the (BLEEP) out.

It bothers you that I
like intimacy more than you.

It bothers you.

It rocks something in you
because what - you can't keep up?

Does it de-man you?

You're the big man, you said.
Keep going.

Your wife likes to be intimate
with her husband.

Keep going.

She's telling me that I have
a problem with intimacy.

She's telling me that I'm not a man.

She said so many different,
hurtful things,

which she will never apologize for.

You know what?

Maybe my girlfriends were right.

Oh, here we go.

Maybe he is not enough for me.

Maybe they saw the writing on the
wall.

I am giving so much up to be here.
But what am I doing it for?

What am I actually doing it for?

I just don't know if I can be
in this experiment anymore.

(SIGHS)

Get married, they said.

It'd be fun, they said.

(GIGGLING)

"YOU SEXY THING" BY TOM JONES PLAYS

Being intimate's going to nourish
the relationship.

Australia...

# YOU SEXY THING #

..it's Valentine's Day.

Ten second hug?
No no no, I'm good.

Not even a ten second hug?
No.

This is so cute.

The experiment...

Karma Sutra.

..puts desire...

# YOU SEXY THING #

..to the test.

My heart, my actual heart.

Come here, you.

Intimacy week sizzles.

I can't even speak.

Married at First Sight.