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Oh!
Hi.

Oh, wait, that's not it? Oh...
(LAUGHTER)

NARRATOR: 18 singles
across the country...

RICHARD: Hello.
Hello. (LAUGHS)

..met for the first time
at the aisle...

Oh, wow.

..and married at first sight.

EDEN: It was perfect.
It was ten out of ten.

LAUREN: You give me no passion.
You give me nothing.

You're just giving me,
like, autopilot.

An intense intimacy week...

He mocks you?
Yeah.

I just didn't have a spark of
"I want to have sex with this girl."

TIMOTHY: I call bull(BLEEP)
on that one.

..led to the second dinner party...

It's not a yes or no question.
It is!

That's bull(BLEEP).
I call bull(BLEEP).

..where Timothy...

Jack's a sexual person!
It's not happening!

You're clutching at nothing.

..went hard on Tori and Jack.

I'm just... I'm wondering
whether it's gonna last.

You don't even like your wife.
Oh, that's...

That's a little bit cruel.

But I didn't want to have a date
with Tim.

I wasn't in a good place.

But when Sara cancelled
three dates on Tim...

No, you didn't!
Yes, I did!

Don't you ever yell at me!

..their relationship imploded.

Can I please leave? (CRIES)

Tonight...

I'm head over heels.

Wow.

I have a big crush on Jayden.

..it's the second
commitment ceremony...

We have been really attentive
and enjoying each other.

..and love is in the air...

There we go, honey.

..before Sara faces
the firing line...

You were behaving
in a really aggressive way.

Your anger... You were pointing.

..as expert Mel
applies the pressure...

We were in shock.

..and asks the question
everyone wants to know.

What's the genuine reason that
you cancelled on him three times?

So...

But it's not just Mel
that will hold people to account...

JOHN: Ben, that's as bad as it gets.

..as expert John
turns up the heat on Ben.

You're mocking her.

You have discussed
"You're a wrong match for me."

So, you've gotta come clean with me.
Do you really want to be here?

And...

You seem hurt.

Mmm.

..it's a side to Lucinda...

I was humiliated.

..we've never seen before...

To stand by somebody that was
very happy to point the finger

and not be humble...

..as she calls out Timothy
for his recent tirade...

"You're (BLEEP),
bull(BLEEP) on that..."

..in one of the most powerful
sessions on the couch.

That's not my jam.
I'm not interested.

NARRATOR: It's the morning
of the second commitment ceremony

and as our couples wake up,

they're still reeling
from last night's drama.

TRISTAN: Oi, how rowdy
was the dinner party last night!

(LAUGHS) I know.
It was fricking wild!

I know.

EDEN: Well, I'm exhausted.
I don't know about you.

JAYDEN: Mmm. How do you feel?
Exhausted. (LAUGHS)

Oh, my gosh.
Yeah, crazy night last night.

(EXCLAIMS)

JACK: Hello.
TORI: Hi!

About to make your morning.
Is that for me?

I thought,
"You had a big night last night."

Thanks.

How are you feeling?
Thanks.

Um... (LAUGHS)
I feel, like, emotionally exhausted.

Yeah?

Tori and Jack's relationship was
put under the spotlight last night

when Timothy questioned
their authenticity.

Why do you feel that
their relationship is fake?

What makes their relationship fake?

The sex thing, you know.
It's not happening!

I'm just... I'm wondering
whether it's gonna last.

Last night's dinner party
was a circus

with really badly trained
circus animals.

I don't want to argue
with stupidity.

Timothy,
he is the epitome of stupidity.

I'm exhausted from having
the back and forth with Timothy

and I feel super tired having to
defend my relationship with Jack,

just because
we still haven't had sex.

There's no credit there.

I think he's just picking at us

'cause we're younger
and we're stronger.

And you handled him no worries,
babe. No worries at all.

Thank you.

Last night was a lot but I think
Tori and I, we were united,

so, you know, we get the floor,
we get questioned, we answer it,

we come together and, yeah,
it creates a really special bond

and you can't fake that.

Well, I was at the gym
expending some energy,

so I thought I would write you
a little letter.

You wrote me a letter?
A little bit of a letter.

I just wanted to do something
for Tori this morning

to let her know
I'm thinking about her.

(CLEARS THROAT)
'Things I Love About Tori'.

Go on.

(READS) "I love the way
you make our bed

"I love the way you put a grin
on my head.

"I love it
when you cuddle me at night

"I love it when you put up a fight,
like last night.

"I love the way you make me feel

"This is a crazy experiment
but our connection is real."

(LAUGHS)

"Most importantly,

"I love the way we are striving for
our happy ever after

"and, of course, how we share
that ridiculous laughter.

"Don't ever change, my baby.
I'm already so very proud of you."

Did you really write this?
I did, babe.

That's really cute.

(LAUGHS)

That's very sweet.
Was that cute? (LAUGHS)

Who knew you were a bit of a poet?
I love this for us.

Moving forward, I feel like
we're stronger than ever

and I've got no questions about
the foundation of our relationship

and where we're heading,
so, yeah, I'm feeling good.

Down the hall, Lucinda and Timothy
aren't feeling quite as united

after Timothy was involved in
much of last night's chaos.

You don't even like your wife.

Oh, that's...
That's a little bit bull(BLEEP).

Are you open to this?
I'm... I'm open, you know, and...

And my last two relationships,

I didn't even look at them
like they were relationships.

Like...
Weren't they, like, 23 years old?

Look, let's not get into
the finer details of it, alright?

LUCINDA: Last night was so intense.
I felt so uncomfortable.

Did you?
Yes.

Like, that is my uncomfortable zone,
what happened last night.

I was tried and tested last night.

I felt quite sensitive.

You know, I felt really upset.

I think Tim could've handled himself
a bit better.

Everybody's flinging
back and forth...

Nobody flung anything at you.
..that you're into 23-year-olds.

It was hurtful.

I think Tim needs to humble himself
a bit, you know.

Rather than pointing all the fingers
at everybody else,

just nurture his own garden
and what he's been given, you know.

You prove all the time
how different we are

rather than celebrating
what is actually good.

Yeah.

Our relationship, it's not where
Lucinda would want it to be.

But my long-term relationships
have always been a slow burn

and, yeah, she's gotta figure out
whether she can do the time.

We're the worst.
What's that?

Everybody's doing alright.
We're the worst.

We are the weakest link, you and I.

Right now, we're in friend zone.

I mean, at this point, he's not even
sexually attracted to me.

So, you know, I really like the guy

but, you know,
there's another part of me

that is in deep assessment
right now.

You know, I'm here with you and
I am grateful for that, I really am,

but sometimes it's really hard.

To be with me?
Yeah.

Yeah, I know.

I think Tim and I are potentially
on really different pages

and I don't want to
humiliate myself.

I'm not gonna thrash on week on week
going "Love me, love me."

It's just not where I'm at.

You know, I want to stay open.

We have been paired for a reason

but right now, I'm not really sure
where to go from here.

With just hours
until the commitment ceremony...

Damn! You're looking good.
Thanks.

..our couples are busy getting ready.

Your shirt looks great, Tris.
Yeah, you look alright.

(BOTH LAUGH)
No, you look beautiful, honey.

What are you talking about?

Are you gonna wear that tonight?

I mean, it's intimacy week. Why not?
(LAUGHS)

Tonight, they'll face the experts
for the second time

and reveal whether they want to stay
in the experiment

or leave their marriages for good.

Do you need me to do your cuffs?

JONATHAN: That would be lovely,
thank you.

First one or second?

Yeah, that one.

Going into the commitment ceremony
tonight, as always,

I'm just gonna be myself.

I'm just gonna be brutally honest

about how I'm feeling
in this relationship.

Oooh! Oooh! No.

This is...

Try this one.

Like, I'm hoping that we have a good
couch session, get some good advice

and then we can keep moving forward.

Got it.
Good job.

Oooh, god. That's a sign.
My wedding ring just fell off.

(BLEEP)!

As the couples prepare
to make their decisions,

they separate to reflect
on their relationships

and Ellie is feeling uncertain about
where she stands with husband Ben.

ELLIE: So, this morning,
I'm feeling a bit confused...

and I'm actually
emotionally exhausted

because I feel like it's just
constant up and down with Ben

and it's been like that from
the beginning of this experiment.

I just have a gut feeling, like,

he might be here
to promote his business.

It was my idea to have a date night

but it ended in mocking at the
dinner and me feeling disrespected.

ALESSANDRA: He mocks you?
Yeah.

We went to bed and he was, like,

"Do you really think
that I'm your match?

"Like, we're not a match."
And then I just was, like, so hurt.

NARRATOR: While Ellie has so far
given Ben the benefit of the doubt,

the events at the dinner table
last night

are also weighing heavily on her mind

after the group pushed Ben
for an explanation

regarding his behaviour towards her.

I was nearly gonna walk out
of the experiment.

Really?
Yeah, yeah.

Just everything wasn't...
What, too much?

..you know...yeah, it was just
the pressure of it, you know,

and it had nothing to do with Ellie.

Nothing to do with Ellie?

SARA: Hold on, hold on. Wait.

You told her
that she wasn't your match,

so it wasn't not to do with Ellie,
so that's bull(BLEEP).

ELLIE: Last night,
I did have some concerns

about Ben and our relationship.

You know, the other girls and guys
were questioning Ben's behaviour

and, yeah, it was pretty
overwhelming and a bit confronting

to hear everyone air their opinions
on our relationship.

Yeah, now it's left actually
a bit of doubt in my mind.

Tim is also struggling
with his decision

after an argument erupted
between he and wife Sara last night

over her cancelling three consecutive
date nights that he had organised.

He actually didn't even plan
anything.

Like, he didn't actually say "We're
going here and we're doing this."

He just said
"Let's do something on Sunday."

Like, it's literally just...

No, I was, like, "You're booked out
from 2:00pm. Wear something nice."

No, you didn't!
Yes, I did!

Don't (BLEEP) yell at me!

The pair haven't spoken
since the dinner party

and are currently staying
in separate apartments.

I raised my voice last night
and I do regret that.

You know, I was at breaking point
and I broke,

so I'm feeling a bit flat,
feeling a bit down, to be honest.

Right now, obviously
my relationship's pretty rocky.

I'm not happy with the way
things are, that's for sure.

Like, it's not a fun time.

You know, on paper,
we're a really good match.

So, I don't know.

We've got a lot in common and we've
got a lot of shared interests

and I really like her but she's not
trying to let me in as a partner.

She's not trying to put
any effort in to show me

that she wants to just let
her walls down and give it a try.

You know what we are? We're in,
like, a Shakespearean tragedy.

Two star-crossed lovers.

Like, we could be so good

but then it's just, like,
we're just crashing

and just beating each other up

and just, like, not seeing
the potential in each other, so...

I don't know.

Yeah, I'm concerned.

I'm giving it my very best
and I've been putting an effort in

and it just hasn't been
reciprocated,

so, you know, this decision tonight
is a big decision.

I feel like it'd be a shame to
just leave the experiment so early

but on the other hand, like,
I don't want to hang around someone

who doesn't want to be around me,
just wasting my time.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

JOHN: Greetings, gents.
RICHARD: Greetings, everybody.

MEL: Hello, guys. Come on in.

Nice to see you all.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

MEL: Oh, hello, ladies.
ALESSANDRA: Hello.

JOHN: Grab a seat. Settle in.

Hello.
Hello.

(KISS)

Are you alright?
Yeah.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(KISSES)

ALESSANDRA: Good evening, everyone.

Welcome to
your second commitment ceremony.

We're landing here right after
the finish of intimacy week,

which I know has been a struggle
for some of you

but I also know it has been
an opportunity for some of you

to grow closer together.

We do know from last night
at the dinner party

that a lot has gone on.

It hasn't all been pretty,
it hasn't all been good

but hopefully tonight
we can unpack all of it,

get to the bottom of where you are

and help you steer
in the correct direction

to make your connections and your
relationships grow from here.

Our first couple up on the couch
tonight...

(TENSE MUSIC)

Ellie and Ben.

(TENSE MUSIC)

MEL: Hello.
BEN: G'day.

ELLIE: Hi.
Hi.

So, Ellie, tell me how this week
has been for you.

Yeah, this week has been
very up and down.

It's been like a rollercoaster,
honestly.

I was feeling very hurt
from a night that I had with Ben.

We went out on a date night

and during the date,
he began to mock me

in, like, a high-pitched voice,
trying to imitate my voice

and he was saying

that I was, like, a bit naive
and a bit silly,

so I obviously felt very hurt.

You know, I told him I did not stand
for that behaviour

and I don't want to be spoken to
like that.

So I went back to the apartment
and then Ben arrived home soon after

and then we chat about it
and he did apologise.

But there is another story
that happened on Friday night.

Please, tell me about it.

So...

He told me that I wasn't his match.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

And I was absolutely horrified
and just so hurt

because I had let down my walls,

I was becoming vulnerable
with this person

and, you know, putting my heart
on the line

and thinking that we were in, like,
a pretty good place

and then to hear that,
I was just thinking,

"Well, how is this relationship
going to continue

"if he's just told me
I'm not his match?"

Like, how we're gonna come back
from it?

So that's why it's been
a pretty rough week.

Ben, why did you say
that Ellie is not your match?

Uh...

(TENSE MUSIC)

I... I don't know.
It just came out.

I just... I just...was in this cloud
of just pressures of the experiment

really getting to me.

I just wanted to get out.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

JOHN: Ben, you have discussed

"You're a wrong match for me
and I'm out of here,"

so that's as bad as it gets.

You throw into the mix
that you're mocking her,

I'm thinking you don't want to be
with her.

So you've gotta come clean
with me here.

Do you really want to be here?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Uh...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Ben, I'm thinking you don't want to
be with her.

So you've gotta come clean
with me here.

Do you really want to be here?

(SIGHS)

Uh...

I've asked you a very, very
straightforward question.

I've asked you
whether you're in or not.

What's the answer?

(TENSE MUSIC)

I'm in.

So, she is someone
that you see yourself

that you might have a future with?

Yes.

Then what's going on?

Ellie's been nothing but amazing.

I just wanted to get away from
all the pressure that was on me.

And I just didn't care
who was in the path.

Who here is feeling pressure
in this experiment?

Raise your hand.

Mmm.

Everyone's under the same pressures

but regardless
of how much pressure's going on,

you cannot mock and get sarcastic
with your partner.

That cannot happen.

I agree. I regret it so much.

I'd do anything
to not have done that.

I'm feeling for you right now,
Ellie. I've actually got tears.

I've been with someone
and been treated the way you have

and it's nothing to do with you.

Quite often,
they are insecure in themself,

so they try and put you down
and make you feel bad

to make themselves feel better.

And I'm sorry to say that, Ben.

I don't know you very well
but that's my vibe I'm getting.

LAUREN: I wanted to say
that I really, you know,

kind of dragged you over the fire,
over the coals last night

because you just need to be, like,
really truthful with Ellie

about do you want children

because, like, her non-negotiable
is she wants children

and she wants to be with someone
who wants kids

and I feel like
you kind of were just telling her

what she wanted to hear.

JAYDEN: Two days before that,
you said you didn't apparently.

Like, you'd be going,
"Yeah, I want kids"

and then the next day you don't
and you just...

I don't buy that.

So, Ben, what do you say to that?

So, during the week,
I was having a great moment

and I've talked to my sister-in-law

and I could hear my niece and nephew
in the background

and they were playing up with her
and she was getting a bit frustrated

but it made me really laugh.

It was adorable hearing that.

And then there was no magic,
you know, fireworks or anything

but I just remember it.

It was, like, "I'm ready for this.

"I'm ready for that next stage
of my life,"

as far as settling down
and having a family.

And then, like, I bought a bottle
of wine and I was telling you

and I was, like,
"I think I'm really ready for that"

and I told you that day.

ELLIE: Yep.

So you can see where I'm feeling,
like, I'm getting, "Yes, I'm in,"

"No, I'm not" and I'm feeling
very, like, "Whoa," you know.

Absolutely.

So, Ellie, if you choose to stay
in this experiment,

what do you need from Ben?

I need Ben to try and just stabilise
his emotions.

I just want him to maybe just take
a moment before he reacts.

You know, you have to think
before you speak.

Yeah.
Yeah.

And, Ben, if you choose to stay
in the experiment,

do you think you've got that in you?

Yeah. With everything I can, 100%.

Alright, let's go to the decision.

Let's start with you.
Stay or leave, Ellie?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I'm absolutely going to stay,
continue on.

(EXHALES)

Ben, what have you got -
stay or leave?

(EXHALES)

I wrote 'stay'.

And recapping on Friday, I do
want to have kids in the future.

So, Ben, what you've done to Ellie
over this week

is you've really hit her
below the belt

with some very, very significant
comments

that have shattered the trust,

so I want you to know, you are really
close to being dead in the water.

What you do from here on in

will determine
whether you can bring her back.

Get real, turn up every day

and let's see the authentic Ben
that Ellie's wanting

and be very careful of your words,
because they're very powerful.

Off you go back to the group.
Thank you.

Thanks.
(APPLAUSE)

(EXHALES)

LAUREN: Honestly, like,
Ben, Ben, Ben.

I'm just not buying it.

Ben's still talking in circles

and Ellie's still making excuses
for him.

It's hard up there, isn't it?

He's completely wasting her time

and it's actually just starting to
really piss me off, to be honest.

ALESSANDRA: Our next couple
up on the couch...

Tori and Jack.

(APPLAUSE)

Hey, guys.
Hi.

Good to see you.
Welcome to the couch.

Yeah.
Thanks.

How did you guys find intimacy week?

We had a lot of fun
during intimacy week.

We learnt a lot about one another.

Yeah, we can definitely say
we're closer together.

Absolutely.

She's a strong... (LAUGHS)
well-voiced girl

and she gave Tim a bit of a rub-up
last night.

Timothy, you had some opinions
of Jack and Tori's relationship.

Yes.

Please share.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(EXHALES)

Well, I wasn't sure
whether it was real or not.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Timothy, you had some opinions
of Jack and Tori's relationship.

Yes.

Please share.

(EXHALES)

Well, I wasn't sure
whether it was real or not.

Based on what, though?
You couldn't answer that question.

An opinion is based on
an observation of something.

That's all it's based on.
So, what is your observation?

Because they haven't had sex,
that's what he reckons.

Yep. Yep.

You know, it's... I... I just...

Me myself, I just can't line it up
and that's...that's it.

So, from your observations
of Jack and Tori,

you find it difficult to gauge
or understand

whether they are
really into each other or not?

Yeah, like, I'm just a little...
Like, I'm a little more pessimistic.

I don't take everything
on face value.

I don't believe everybody.

JACK: Do you feel good about
the interaction you had with Tori?

It was passionate, you know.
Yeah, it was.

It's not an attack personally
on you.

It was just a difference of opinion.

We've had a day to reflect, though.
How do you feel about it now?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I don't regret anything I said.
And that's it.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(LAUGHS) Yeah.
Anyway...

Getting back to Tori and Jack...

the body language all says
that you're very much together.

You seem very comfortable

and we know that you have not been
intimate sexually.

Has there been any progress
in that direction?

I think we maintain
where we're at...

Mmm.
..when it comes to being intimate.

Yeah, we haven't had sex
but I think she knows I'm into her

and I'm showing her I'm proud of her

and I'm still wooing the girl
as well.

I wrote you a little letter today.
(LAUGHS)

It's like a poem.
Yeah, I wrote a little poem today.

Yeah, so...
It was very cute.

And delivered with a coffee.
And I was, like, "OK!"

I am actually really curious.

At this point,
how do you feel about one another?

Yeah, I think she's a babe.
I think she's amazing.

Tori, how are you feeling about Jack?

I really like Jack.

I don't ever feel like

I've been in, like,
a healthy relationship before.

I think they're always quite toxic

and I feel like I've always been
the one to kind of take the reins

and it's just not the dynamic
that I ever wanted.

But with Jack, I feel like...

you're, like, the perfect amount
of, like, dominant...

I'm kind of like the calm
to her storm...

Yeah.
..I feel.

Absolutely.

Like, I trust him wholly
and I've just never had that...

so, yeah, I feel...

How funny am I? (LAUGHS)
You're a bit funny.

You are a little bit funny.
Our jokes are getting really good.

Our jokes are getting
worse and worse by the minute.

Tori, where do you see
this relationship going?

I see it going, like,
a long, long way

and that's something that I had
in my vows.

I did want longevity

and, yeah, I absolutely see that
with Jack for sure.

That's nice to hear, babe.
I didn't know that.

You didn't know that?
No.

Oh. (LAUGHS)
Thank you.

(LAUGHS)
You're welcome.

What about you, Jack?

Yeah, I see a future

and, yeah, I think it's because I'm
setting us up for success, like,

the most success
we can have together.

I'm here for the real deal,

so, yeah, I'm blessed to be matched
with Tori and I say that weekly.

We're gonna go to the decision.

Jack?

This week I wrote 'stay'
with an 'xox'.

Good handwriting.
Thank you. Thank you.

Tori?

I wrote 'stay' as well.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(APPLAUSE)

Thank you.
Thanks, guys.

Have a good week.

TORI: I wasn't really listening
to what Timothy was saying

but I kind of like wanted to
drown it out as much as possible.

His mouth moves and I'm, like,
"Oh, it's bullshit. Cool."

What Timothy's going at us for
is for being happy

and if that's a crime, then kill me.

Tori and Jack. Yeah, no.

I'm still not buying it.

Jack's not into Tori.
He's being fake.

So, like, I'm not sorry
for anything I said.

It's just an opinion, you know.

Good luck to
your six-month relationship.

And that's about all
it's gonna last.

NARRATOR: Still to come,
love is all around.

I'm head over heels.

I think it's pretty obvious.
She knows that.

He tells me every day. (LAUGHS)
Wow.

ANDREA: We have been really
attentive and enjoying each other.

Like, this is a beautiful man.

Also, Lucinda lays down the law.

I'm not interested to be traversing
alongside somebody

that's just so 'up you'
to the world.

And later, Sara gets called out.

Why didn't you apologise to Tim
when you sat down here tonight?

He yelled at me.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Our next couple up on the couch...

Lucinda and Tim.

(APPLAUSE)

Hello, you two.

Right. Let's get into this.

Last night at the dinner party,
what was your take on it, Lucinda?

Um.. Yeah...

I was a little bit humiliated.

Humiliating, the 23-year-old...

Humiliating to stand by somebody
that I've been matched with

that last night was very happy
to point the finger

and not be humble
with their own experience.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Like, what do you actually want to
be projecting, you know,

in your frequency?

Do you want to be the guy
that's making everybody laugh,

which you're so good at,

or do you want to be the one
that's going,

"You're shit, bullshit on that,"

'cause I'm not interested
to be traversing

and journeying alongside somebody

that's just so 'up you' to the world

and, you know,
pointing all these fingers.

That's not my jam and that's not
something I really stand by.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Well, I mean, from where I'm sitting,

just it looks like you've lost
a little bit of your spark.

Like, you seem hurt.

Yeah, I am a little bit hurt.

It has been quite hurtful,
a lot of this experience.

It's had moments
of deep humiliation.

I've gotta keep, you know, forgiving
and resetting

and, you know, coming to the fore
with an open heart

and this week, I just have been
in the observation seat,

sort of watching and seeing what
it is I would be signing up for.

You know, am I signing up
for minimum affection?

Am I signing up for somebody

that can't share their feelings
and emotions?

Am I signing up for somebody

that has sex right down the bottom
of their values?

Am I signing up for somebody

that expects me to do
most of the housework

and wants to watch television
all the time?

Like, I... You know,
these just sort of, like, qualities

that I'm just, like,
"Well, you know..."

You don't brush your teeth
before bed.

Like...

A lot of it
is a misalignment for me.

And I think it's just
a bit of a shield's gone up,

or a bit of armour, potentially.

So, watching the dinner party
last night, Timothy,

anyone that came into your crosshair,

you took them down
or at least attempted to.

And so, I guess the difference
between you and Lucinda right now

is that she's got
quite an open heart,

whereas you're very guarded
and defensive.

100%.

Yep. You're completely right.

I've got walls up everywhere.

You don't want to get hurt,
you don't want to get used

and you don't want to be
made out a fool.

You know, in relationships,

when I've shared parts of me
that I generally don't share...

they...they run a mile.

What are you afraid that they might
see if they see the real Timothy?

Yeah, I'm a disaster.

I've got more baggage than Qantas.

There's a lot of stuff,
I'll just put a lid on it

and then I'll move on with life.

Lucinda wants to unpack that
and I don't.

I want to leave it in the past.

And that's just how I get by.

Lucinda, what would happen
if Timothy decided to go there

and unpack it all,
lay it out on the table,

let you rummage around in it?

(IMITATES EXPLOSION)

Let's just bless this mess.
Let's get in there.

You'd roll the sleeves up and dig in?
Absolutely.

Let's excavate.
(LAUGHTER)

Timothy, I've got to ask,
you're looking at Lucinda,

the person in front of you now,

you know, she's kind, open-minded,
emotionally very intelligent.

I'm trying to think, you know,

could you possibly find anyone
better equipped

at dealing with whatever it is
that's the baggage that you carry?

No, you actually couldn't.

She's incredibly sweet,
she's got a big heart,

she thinks of everybody,
she loves everybody.

But she looks for the good in people

and she looks for the good
in every situation.

Unfortunately, I sort of...you know,
I look at things differently.

I look for the negative.

So, what do you want, then, Lucinda,
from this man beside you?

I mean, at this point,
I would need to see some effort

and something that I want to be
part of,

that's hunky and spunky
and, you know, has got it going on.

Like, at this point,
it would have to come from him.

I mean, I can't even guarantee that
I'm gonna reciprocate at this point.

It's about Tim's willingness.

Timothy, are you willing
to get on board?

Yeah. I am.

We have a ton of fun and that's
where it sort of starts for me.

Alright. Let's go to the decision.

Why don't we start with you, Lucinda?
Stay or leave?

I do have some hope for Tim and me.

I can't help but still have
a little lantern, you know, for us

and so I've done a little bit of
an ambiguous Dr Seuss 'stay'.

(LAUGHTER)
That's nice.

WOMAN: Yay.

Timothy?

I've written 'stay'.

(APPLAUSE)

Now, the bottom line is, Lucinda's
asked you some very simple things

coming into this week...
Yep.

..that she wants you to do.

You said you're willing.

Can we count on that?

For sure.

Alright. Well done.
Off to the group.

Thank you, you two.
MEL: Thank you.

(APPLAUSE)

I do hope that Tim opens

and becomes available
to this process, you know,

let me in and, you know,
listen to the experts...

because I do feel
that it would be lovely

to tick all the possibility
and the potential of us.

NARRATOR: Coming up...

I'm very into Jayden.
I have a big crush on Jayden.

..intimacy week works its wonders.

There we go, honey.

CASSANDRA: Aw.
MEL: Let's do this.

And later, the expert hold a mirror
up to Sara.

You were behaving
in a really aggressive way.

We were in shock.

And Cassandra hits a nerve.

I have a question for Tim.

Are you maybe afraid of her
a little bit?

Cass, I'm sorry, but you haven't
seen us in a relationship

in the privacy of our own home,
so don't go saying that...

It's just such a shift.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

MEL: Our next couple
up on the couch...

Cassandra and Tristan.

(APPLAUSE)

How's the week been?
Oh, this week was good.

He is really trying

but I would just a bit more touches
and kisses and stuff.

Like, last night, after the dinner
party, he gave me a massive hug

and he said goodnight

and we went to bed and it was, like,
the best hug ever

that he's done this whole time,
so...

Did it feel good?
It did, but intimacy's hard for me.

That's the biggest thing I struggle
with and what I'm trying to work on.

A fantastic technique here

is to listen to the feedback
that she gives you.

Yeah, listening, listening.
There we go.

She's telling you.
Yep.

Take it at face value
and do more of that...

Yeah, OK.
..is what she's saying.

OK.
We're gonna go to the decision.

I put 'stay'. (LAUGHS)

Alright.
WOMAN: Yeah. Yeah, you did.

(APPLAUSE)

Stay.
OTHERS: Yeah!

There we go.

(APPLAUSE AND LAUGHTER)

I'm just wondering,
because, you know,

we're in an experiment and all,

if we could do a little experiment
right now.

What if you had a big hug right now?
Oh, yeah, that's easy.

Oh, there we go, honey.

Aw, Tris!
Beautiful.

Thanks, guys.
Thank you.

Love that.
(APPLAUSE)

JOHN: Our next couple
up on the couch, Eden and Jayden.

(APPLAUSE)

Hello.
ALESSANDRA: Hi.

Hey.
How are you guys?

We're good. How are you?
(LAUGHS) We're good.

This week's been really good.
Fun.

Really fun.
Yeah.

How do you feel about one another?

I'm head over heels.

(LAUGHS)
Yeah.

I think it's pretty obvious.
She knows that.

He tells me every day. (LAUGHS)
Wow.

I'm very into Jayden.
I have a big crush on Jayden.

(LAUGHS)

The respect for me is amazing

and I just love
how he always checks on me.

Alright. Let's go to the decision.

I adore Jayden,
so obviously I'm staying.

(APPLAUSE)

Not even a question.
I also wrote two love hearts.

(APPLAUSE)
Very big love hearts.

Thank you.

MEL: Our next couple on the couch,
Andrea and Richard.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

So, why don't you tell us
about intimacy week?

You go.
I'll go.

We did intimacy week
the week before intimacy week.

(LAUGHTER)

We gazed, we hugged, we (BLEEP),
we (BLEEP), we did everything.

WOMAN: Oh, my god!

(LAUGHTER)

WOMAN: Gosh.

ANDREA: Oh, my god!

We did the whole lot.
Richard!

So, when intimacy week came along,

you know, we cruised
all the exercises.

Like, it wasn't a big deal for us.
It was like, "Yeah, cool."

Like, "Here we go," OK?
Good students.

(LAUGHTER)

We have been really attentive
and enjoying each other.

And Richie likes kissing.
I love kissing.

So I think we're closer
after intimacy week.

I agree.

Like, this is a beautiful man.

We're gonna go to the decision.

Of course I'm gonna stay. Yay.

And Andrea?

I am...ah-ah-ah-ah staying alive.

Oooh.
(APPLAUSE)

Yeah, girl.
She's stayin' alive.

Stayin' alive.
Well done, guys.

Thank you.

(APPLAUSE)

JOHN: Our next couple
up on the couch...

(TENSE MUSIC)

Lauren and Jonathan.

(APPLAUSE)
WOMAN: Hey!

WOMEN: Hello.

Hi.

How has this week been for you guys?

Um...

Intimacy week definitely highlighted
issues for the two of us.

I feel like Johnno feels like
he's not heard

or, like, I don't want to hear him
and he's right in saying that...

Not that I don't want to hear him

but I do give off body language at
times that says I'm not interested.

What does that look like?

It looks like looking at my phone
or looking down or not responding.

I'm very aware that I'm doing that
in the moment

and every cell in my body is saying
"Respond or smile"

and there's just, like,
something in me.

I just shut down.

What do you think about
his personality?

Um...

I think I've used the word 'boring'.

Too nice.

I've actually said
that I find him robotic.

It just seems like he doesn't feel
any real, like, fire or passion

about anything that's going on
in the experiment or between us.

I want to know what Johnno feels when
he's on the receiving end of that.

What impact is that gonna have
on him?

It's gonna make him feel like shit.

Why would you want your romantic
love interest to feel like shit?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Um...

I want to know what Johnno feels when
he's on the receiving end of that.

What impact is that gonna have
on him?

It's gonna make him feel like shit.

Why would you want your romantic
love interest to feel like shit?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Um...

My brain and my logic tells me
that I never would,

so I can't really compute inside
of me why I would want to do that.

Jonathan, how are you feeling
about all of this?

Um...

I haven't heard
the 'boring' one yet.

That sucked.

Um...

And that's not me.

But I think I can be
really confident until I'm not.

Do you think
it's because of how I've acted

that you feel not confident?

Um...

Yeah.

I think probably hearing
some of those things

just gets the confidence down a bit.

So, Lauren,
is Jonathan enough for you?

Jonathan's definitely enough
for me.

He's got every attribute
that I've ever wanted in a man.

Everything that I've said
in past relationships, you know,

"You're not doing this, I want this"

and now I've got it and I'm, like,
"Well, what is wrong with me?"

I just go into this, like,
self-sabotage mode

and I just have done it in every
relationship and I don't know why.

What are you so afraid of when
it comes to intimate relationships?

I just feel like I'm always waiting
for the other shoe to drop.

When something's really good,
it's, like,

"Oh, this is too good to be true."

Maybe something bad is gonna happen,
some revelation,

I'm gonna find out he's got,
like, some family...

Right.

..in Asia or something,
I don't know.

So you're ultimately afraid
of being rejected?

Yeah.

And by picking him apart, you're
gonna keep him at arm's length.

Yeah.

So now you know how
you're sabotaging that,

what would you suggest you do here
to change it?

I think what I want to do
is to focus on the good things

and there are so many of them.

He's so caring, he's so nice,

he's just, like,
the most thoughtful person

and that's definitely what I need
in my life.

And what about you, Jonathan?

How do you think
you can move forward?

For Lauren, it's so important
to have banter, to have good chat

and at the moment
I'm not giving her that.

So that's what I want to work on.

Alright. Let's go to the decision.

Lauren, what have you got?

It's easy for me.
I really want to work on this.

I think Johnno's an amazing person,
so I wrote 'stay'.

WOMAN: Yay.
Right.

(APPLAUSE)
Love that. Johnno?

It was easy.

(LAUGHS)
Stay.

Beautiful.
(APPLAUSE)

Alright.

So, you know how to do this
this week.

Put the sarcasm away, the negative
comments, the criticisms,

replace it with "I'm scared."
Mm-hm.

Bring him closer, talk it through

and you'll be a different couple
next week.

OK. I hope so.
Well done.

Thank you.
WOMAN: Well done, guys.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Good work.

LAUREN: John was diving in on me
and I was pretty vulnerable,

which is not something
that I'm used to being.

I literally had, like, a dry mouth
and, like, clammy palms.

I was, like, "Argh!" Like, dying.

Oh, I'm shaking. (LAUGHS)
Yes.

Like, every second was so hard.
I think it was good.

It was good to open up
that other side of me

because I'm usually pretty sarcastic
and dry.

I really like Johnno,

so it's good that we have things
that we need to work through.

Our last couple on the couch
tonight...

Sara and Tim.

(APPLAUSE)

Hi.
ALESSANDRA: Hello.

Now, look, let's cut to the chase.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Watching the dinner party last night,

clearly the two of you
were at loggerheads.

You were arguing
and things were gridlocked.

I just want to say, actually...

I'm embarrassed at how we aired our
dirty laundry in front of everybody.

So, I apologise for the scene
that was caused last night.

That's not ever how I want to deal
with any situations

in any partnership,

so I just want to say that.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

MEL: I'm really curious, Sara.

As soon as you sat down here,
do you remember what you said?

I said I feel embarrassed
and I apologise.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

To who?

To the group, for causing a scene.

But not to Tim?

(TENSE MUSIC)

He yelled at ME.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I'm really curious, Sara.

As soon as you sat down here,
do you remember what you said?

I said I feel embarrassed
and I apologise.

To who?

To the group...for causing a scene.

But not to Tim?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

He yelled at ME.

(TENSE MUSIC)

You were behaving in a really
aggressive way throughout the night.

You were shouting
for quite a length of time.

We were in shock,
watching your anger...

You were pointing.

Your body language was so alarming.

We watched Tim control himself
throughout the night...

until you pushed him
to the point that he exploded.

And for the first time, Tim,

we saw you find your voice
and express yourself to Sara.

I raised my voice last night
and I do regret that

and I did apologise to Sara for it
and it's...

You know, I don't... I never want to
be in that position, you know,

because it just makes me feel bad
about myself.

But I just got to breaking point
for me.

Why didn't you apologise to Tim
when you sat down here tonight?

To be honest, I guess I didn't...
I didn't see it.

But now that I am being
called out...

I apologise.

From your perspective, what was it
that you were hearing Tim say

that was getting you so riled up?

Oh, Cass mentioned something about
me cancelling the three dates

and then he said
he planned something

and I said, "Oh, you didn't plan
anything the first two weeks"

and then that's when he went,
"Yeah, I did."

So, what's the genuine reason that
you cancelled on him three times?

Um...

So, the first time, I actually
messaged him and I said,

"I'm not in a good place.
I need to take some time to myself."

I said, "Let's do next weekend."

The next date, I said to him,

"Our groceries are gonna go off
in the fridge.

"Shall we just cook that instead?"

And then the following week was

I went out with my girlfriends
on Saturday

and I wasn't feeling great
on Sunday.

I was hung over.

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

So, what does that choice say to him?

Well, I guess that he's not
a priority, but that's not...

That's not really how I meant it...
That he's not a priority.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Is that fair to say, Tim?

It's definitely how it feels.

It feels like there's
kind of a lack of effort

and a lack of commitment from Sara
to this whole experiment.

I have been really trying to put in
energy and effort

and it's exhausting, you know,

just constantly
putting this effort in

and not being, like, heard or seen.

So I do feel a little bit rejected.

CASSANDRA: I have a question
for Tim.

It's just that when you're with us,
you're a different Tim

but then when you're with Sara,
you just...

you're like a colder version
of the Tim that I've gotten to know

and I just...

Are you maybe afraid of her
a little bit?

Cass, I'm sorry, but you haven't
seen us in a relationship...

Yeah.
..in privacy of our own home.

Yeah.
So don't go saying...

It's just such a shift.

We all have our issues here.
We all do.

But we don't know what happens
behind closed doors,

so, please, do not...

Do not insinuate
that he is scared of me...

Look, I'll...
..like I'm some crazy person.

I'll answer... I'll answer
Cass's question 'cause it is...

It's a fair enough question because
I am pretty energetic with everyone.

We have been struggling...

so I feel like I'm, you know,
dimming my energy a bit.

I definitely am hesitant
with my communication with you

because of creating issues
in the relationship

that I don't want to have.

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

Tim, what do you need from Sara

to help you to feel more like you
really matter in this relationship?

I feel like just a bit of warmth,
you know...

and I feel like just...why don't we
just give it a crack, you know,

just try it out
and see what happens.

Make an effort.
Exactly. Make the effort and...

Yeah.
..try to make it happen.

And if it doesn't, then it doesn't.
Mmm.

That's cool. But, like, the ball's
in her court, in my eyes.

Sara, why do you think
you're finding it so hard

to really engage here with Tim
and to make him your priority?

Um...

To be honest...

I just don't feel like
I am at a point with Tim

that I want to have the times
on the weekends, like, doing...

going on dates with Tim...

so I guess I'm kind of waiting

to have that urge to want to do
those things.

Um...

Yeah, I guess that's where I'm at.

JOHN: Let's go to the decision,
then.

Let's go with you first, Tim.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Obviously been a challenging week.

Um...

Let's go to the decision, then.
Let's go with you first, Tim.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Obviously been a challenging week.

Um...

But I still do see potential.

And I really want to at least know

that I've given it every single last
ounce of my effort and energy,

so I wrote 'stay'.

(PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

And what about you, Sara?
Stay or leave?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

So...

Yeah, I guess for me...

I still want to give this a chance.

I feel like it's too early on

and that's just not
the kind of person I am.

So I wrote 'stay' as well.

Have a cuddle.
Have a cuddle.

(TENSE MUSIC)

Come on. Bring it in.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Give me a hug.

(APPLAUSE)

This week, if you do not make
each other number one priority,

you're dead in the water.

Go and do it.

Thanks, guys.

Alright, go back to the group.

(APPLAUSE)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

TIM: Oof. I don't know.

It's tough to get a read where we're
at at the moment, to be honest.

I'm gonna give her the week to try
and if she is genuinely sorry,

then she'll make an effort, so
hopefully we can turn things around.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

NARRATOR: Tomorrow night...

MAN: I've never felt so vulnerable
in my whole life.

..from heartbreak...

It really left me hurt
and shattered.

..to hope.

I'm extremely blessed that
the experts found me a new match.

Michael gets his second chance
at true love.

I truly want to find somebody

and have that fairytale ending
with kids.

And two new couples
enter the experiment.

WOMAN: I am a medium.

I'll get psychic downloads.

But can this psychic bride...

Shush!

(LAUGHS)

..win over her husband...

OK. I'm gonna shut up now.

..and the sceptics...

What's a medium?

I just don't want her vibes on me.

..before...

Why am I bored?

What do you mean?

I'm trying to organise these things
to make you happy

when you don't look like
you're having fun.

..the most unexpected confrontation.

Is this the sudden ending...

for one of our most beloved couples?

Are we done?

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