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RIDGE: Honey, I'm home.

JACK: In you go.

NARRATOR: When our couples arrived
for homestays week...

I reckon you've just gotta give him
a little bit more of a go.

..Lauren and Jonathan's
romantic connection grew...

Yes. We consummated the homestay.

I've got someone that I need
instead of want.

There could be a future for us.

(RINGING TONE)

LUCINDA: Going and hanging out
with a friend all night,

it's about him
not wanting to see me.

But Lucinda's trip to Melbourne...

I haven't felt welcome.
You haven't let me in.

..saw her and Timothy's relationship
implode...

TIMOTHY: I don't know what you want.
(SIGHS) I've got nothing left.

..as Lucinda drew a line in the sand.

I am not gonna superimpose myself

upon somebody that doesn't want
or celebrate me.

I deserve better than this.

I got the impression you were basic.
WOMAN: Yeah.

Despite a challenging
homestays week...

SARA: Did you consummate
the marriage?

TORI: Yeah.

..Tori and Jack finally progressed
their relationship.

LAUREN: I don't believe it.

Have you made up the sleeping thing
to take the heat off?

I think it's fake.

You don't feel anything
towards the...

TORI: You can't tell me how I feel!

But her friendship with Lauren
was left in tatters.

No-one at this table
I would want to spend time with

after this experiment.

LAUREN: I really do care about you.

I'm devastated.

MEL: Sara and Tim
are our happy couple.

Eden was feeling the pressure...

EDEN: I don't think I can do this
anymore.

..leaving Jayden and herself
in a communication gridlock.

I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do
or how am I supposed to handle that?

I don't think you quite understand
what I'm saying.

I don't. And I don't think you
understand what I'm saying either.

Tonight, it's the final commitment
ceremony of the experiment

and a massive bombshell
will be dropped.

LAUREN: Wow. I'm shocked.

A brand-new cheating allegation...

MEL: This is huge.

(SIGHS)
..will leave one bride...

Um... (CRIES)

..blindsided.

LAUREN: Are you serious?

That hurts.

What the actual (BLEEP)!

It's the morning
of the final commitment ceremony.

After more than eight weeks
in the experiment...

LAUREN: Alright, let's get going.

I need a coffee.
(JONATHAN LAUGHS)

..tonight is the final time
our couples will face the experts.

And for one husband and wife,

it'll be an opportunity to show
everyone just how far they've come.

SARA: Hello.
TIM: Hey.

Hey, sweetie.
Looking good!

(LAUGHS)

SARA: I feel really good
about tonight.

I feel like Tim and I
are in a good spot.

We had a really good dinner party.

We were just, like, all over each
other, but just having a good time.

I think we were just enjoying
being in a good place

and, yeah, we try our best
to just focus on us.

I had so much fun last night.
Yeah?

I feel like, for the most part,

we were just kind of, like,
giggling to ourselves.

Yeah. Yeah, it was really fun.

I'm really happy to be in the place
that I am with Sara right now.

It's been a tumultuous journey

but we've finally kind of
come to this place

where we're just, like, yeah, all
over each other, laughing together.

I'm just excited to show off,
like, where we're at, you know...

Mmm.
..how far we've come.

Just feels like sort of
the giddy start to a relationship.

It's like
we're in the honeymoon phase.

(LAUGHS)

Sara and Tim may have escaped
the drama last night

but the dinner party highlighted
issues in one couple's relationship

that the group hadn't seen before.

JADE: So confused.

I mean, I am interested to see what
happened with those two tonight.

They did seem a little bit off.

They both didn't seem like
themselves...

Mmm.
..you know.

Eden and Jayden had a fairytale start
to the experiment...

(CHEERING)

Without speaking too soon,
but gee... Hopefully the one.

But Eden has at times struggled
with confrontation.

EDEN: I do sometimes get
uncomfortable or anxious

in a big social setting

and that's evident being here.

And last night, Jayden's combative
fight style left her distressed...

There have been times where I've
tried to bring up things with you

on homestays...
Yeah.

and you again have not had
a bar of it and not cared, so now...

You haven't.

So, now, going into the dinner
party, if I want to say something

or if they ask us a question
about how it is,

I have to be honest about it.

I don't want to lose you.
I've never wanted to lose you.

So I get really scared
to go to these things

'cause I feel like I might lose you
when we attend them.

..with all coming to a head
at the dinner party.

I don't want to argue with you.

I don't want to argue

but I absolutely want to talk about
specifics.

Jayden, I'm a bit...
No, no, no.

Every day for the last four weeks,
you've told me you don't want to...

you want to go
but then you've ended up staying.

I don't think you quite understand
what I'm saying.

I don't. I'm gonna be
straight up with you and honest.

And I don't think you understand
what I'm saying either.

Eden was very upset last night,
as was I.

We're both struggling
and we're not seeing eye to eye.

It's a bit of a shock because this
is really in the last week or two,

it's the first bad
that we've actually had

for this whole experiment, so it is
taking its toll on my mind.

Morning.
Hello.

But we're still here
and I'm trying so hard

and I'm really trying to do
everything I can to make Eden happy.

But it just doesn't seem to be
enough.

Something's changed
in the last two weeks.

What's changed?

I'm not sure what it is,
to be honest.

OK.

I think the only thing
that's really changed

is the fact that I am now sharing
my thoughts

and my feelings on this relationship
with everyone else,

like I did on the couch last week.
Yep.

And you're worried about that
happening again

because you think it's gonna cause
arguments between us.

Yeah. OK. If that's what you think.

You don't want to go to the dinner
parties, you don't want to...

Yep.
..go to this...

OK. What is it, then?

I am anxious to have a disagreement
with you

because I can't get out of it
once I'm in it.

Yes, you can. Like...

Yeah, you can very easily
get out of conversations with me.

OK. I can.

Eden is very closed off
with her feelings

and she doesn't like to
talk about them,

so, straight away,
she'll shut the conversation down.

But, you know, I like to get
to the bottom of things

and try and fix them.

And the whole point
of this experiment

is to share what's going on with
the experts, with the other couples

and get their take on it.

And she just...
She doesn't want to do it.

It's not confrontation,
it's communication

and that is exactly what the experts
told us to do.

I can't handle it.

OK, well, so you can't handle
communication?

With you? No, I can't.
Why not?

Because it goes round and round...
It doesn't.

..and round.

OK. I'm wrong. Sorry.

Unless I agree with Jayden's
point of view, he just won't stop,

so I feel like
it probably does look like

I'm always shutting down
conversations about my feelings

and about things
that he has problems with

but the reason I shut them down

is because I don't want to talk
about them for 25 hours on end.

I can't handle the confrontation
with you.

And this is just gonna go around
in circles

'cause you don't believe me
when I say that, and that's fine.

You don't have to believe me.

That's something you're gonna have
to bring up with the experts, then,

because...
That's fine.

..when we try to communicate
and we try to talk about things,

you just...
OK.

..you want to get out of it
as fast as you can.

It's not confrontation, then.
I'm sorry, it's not. It's just...

You're just trying to shut down
the conversation to get out of it.

JAYDEN: I'm here for Eden.

I like her
and I want to work out things

and make things work with her but...
we've gotta be able to communicate.

We've gotta be able to talk about
things,

so I'm not really sure
where to go from here.

I just can't do this
every single day anymore...

Yeah.
..when I'm hearing this.

Yeah.

I've done nothing but try to help.

OK.

Something definitely
needs to change.

I'm just a bit lost on how,

but I do really like Jayden
and I don't want to lose him

and I feel like
it's already happening,

so I don't really know
what else to do at this point.

As the couples prepare to face
the experts for the last time,

they reflect on their relationships

before making the important decision
to stay and continue to final vows

or leave their marriages for good.

And for Lauren and Jonathan,
homestays strengthened their bond

and put intimacy back on the menu.

Oooh, baby. Look at that.

Yeah.
It gets me horny.

(LAUGHS)

Yeah, it's good.

Back on track.

I've never been with a chick
who can cook.

Really? Well, you've found
the love of your life.

(LAUGHS)

JONATHAN: I'm feeling really close
to Lauren at the moment.

I think our feelings
are pretty strong for each other.

During homestays, we just clicked

and the affection's
sort of been coming back

and there's been a bit of intimacy
as well, so it's awesome.

LAUREN: At the beginning
of the experiment,

I just didn't think
that Johnno and I were a good match

and so I just wasn't making
any kind of effort

and so, like, I was happy
to keep those walls up.

But I haven't been good at choosing
relationships in the past.

I've been betrayed, I've been
cheated on, I've been lied to,

so it's hard for me to, like,
open up.

But as time's gone and we've gotten
to know each other more,

I think I've realised
that he's a really nice guy.

And I need a nice guy.

I feel like we had a good homestay.

So I wanted to see what life
would look like

on the outside of the experiment
together.

You know, my feelings are growing
for Johnno.

We're in the best place
that we've been.

He's a great person and I'm lucky
to have him in this experiment.

So, yeah, it feels good.

While Lauren is feeling
happier than ever,

this morning, a bride
no longer in the experiment

has passed on some information

that threatens to blow up
one couple's relationship.

TORI: I was made privy
to some information

and, like, it's...

it's huge.

Hearing this information,

you know, I felt
this almost euphoric feeling

because it's, like,

"You guys have been coming so hard
at us for so long

"and now it turns out you're sitting
on your own little secret."

How the tables have turned.

It's, like, people in glass houses
shouldn't throw rocks

and I'm gonna leave it at that.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
JOHN: Greetings, gents.

RIDGE: Eh.
MEL: Hello, guys.

ALESSANDRA: Hello.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
JOHN: Hello, ladies.

Hi.
Hello.

(LUCINDA EXHALES)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Well, welcome, everyone,

to the very final commitment ceremony
of this entire experiment.

Now, of course,
you're all coming back

from having been doing
your homestays,

which is such an important part
of this experiment,

because finally the mystery is over.

You have a good idea
of what it would be like

to be able to be a part of your
partner's life in the real world

outside of the confines
of the experiment.

So we're very much looking forward
to hearing how that went

for each and every one of you.

You have one last shot here
to use us,

so open up, be raw, be vulnerable

and use this experience wisely.

Now, with that being said, let's get
our first couple on the couch...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

..Eden and Jayden.

(APPLAUSE)
(TENSE MUSIC)

JAYDEN: Oh...

MEL: Hello.
EDEN: Hi.

JOHN: Well, let's go straight to
that conversation last night.

What went down at the dinner party,

'cause you guys didn't look very good
at all.

Um...

Last night, I was just trying
to explain

that I can't handle conflict
with Jayden.

MEL: Mmm.

He just goes around in circles
and he goes on and on and on

and kind of just doesn't let up
and doesn't hear what I'm saying.

And so I've really struggled
to get my point across

for the past however long,

to the point where I just don't even
say anything.

I usually just agree because it's
easier to just agree with Jayden.

JOHN: Jayden, what's your take
on last night?

Yeah, honestly, I don't know.

I'm a little bit confused
about the whole thing.

I just feel like when I try to
bring up my feelings

or something I have a problem with,
it just doesn't get addressed

and I felt like the same thing
was happening, yeah, last night.

The reason
they're not being addressed

is because I don't want to have
the conversations with you...

because I know that as soon as we
share our feelings about something,

we'll get into a debate
that I can't get out of.

I just feel like
I don't have a voice.

Once I'm in a debate with you,
the only way for me to get out

is to bow down and agree with you.

SARA: Shit.

I don't want to have
the conversations with you

because I know that as soon as we
share our feelings about something,

we'll get into a debate
that I can't get out of.

I just feel like
I don't have a voice.

Once I'm in a debate with you,

the only way for me to get out
is to bow down and agree with you.

Oh, shit.

OK.

I've gotta disagree with that.

When you talk about your feelings
or I talk about my feelings,

I don't get a word in.

You do, definitely.

OK. I do, then.
I guess...

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

Jayden, your partner,
who you've got strong feelings for,

is saying "I don't feel heard.
I have lost my voice.

"I feel like I've got to bow down
to you."

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Now, let's just suck that up.

Yeah, I know.
It's a big thing, but...

That's a huge thing.

I'm... I just...

And that's not right or wrong.
That's her reality.

So, while you may disagree with it,

that doesn't mean she doesn't feel
disempowered when she's around you

and trying to talk.

So, shrugging it off and shaking
your head, is that validating?

Is that making her feel heard?

No, that's not, but...

I don't think 'but'
is the right response.

When you engage in a fight with Eden,
and we saw it first-hand last night,

you get into a state
where you fire questions,

a bit like she's in a witness stand

and you're cross-examining her.

And you repeat the same thing
over and over again.

For you, it's like a match.

You've gotta be right
and the other people are wrong.

And this is not a boxing ring.

This isn't about winning or losing
when it comes to relationships.

She is your partner,
not your opponent

and you need to know
that your fight style is toxic.

OK. In which way?

It's when you try to be right,

when you say 'but' and then start
qualifying, giving excuses,

giving your side, talking over.

It doesn't matter whether it's Eden
or anyone else in this room,

they are going to put the walls up
and shut down

and we saw that last night
from you, Eden, didn't we?

Yeah.

I don't mean to be intimidating
and all that.

I just like to communicate.

And the advice that we got from Mel

was to communicate
and overcommunicate.

MEL: Overcommunication is not about

bombarding the other person with
your message over and over and over.

What I think would be more helpful
here is 'over-listening'...

because what we saw last night
was very little empathy

or active listening from you.

You know, I could see the frustration
that you were experiencing, Eden,

trying to get your message across
but...

we saw no evidence of you
listening to her.

I'm really not sure
what to say to that...

because a lot of the things that are
being said, I do disagree with.

I feel like whenever she comes to me
and she asks for something,

I address it and I work my arse off
to try and fix it.

Yeah, there are times
that I speak too much

but I always try and listen
and really understand...

JOHN: I think what we're saying
tonight, Jayden,

is that you're doing a bad job of it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Well, I'm not perfect, John,
and I'm trying.

I'm not asking you to be perfect,
but what we ARE saying

is there's a pattern here
you need to be aware of

that you weren't aware of.

So, what's your take
on your fight style, how you argue?

Is this where I say how I feel

and what I think's going on
in the relationship?

Yeah.

Am I just gonna be told I'm wrong
by you guys

or I'm actually gonna be allowed
to say how I feel?

MEL: You said you were here to learn.
Yeah, absolutely.

Then that's a defensive position.

I just don't want to say the wrong
thing, is all, and then...

I think you're being
a bit childish now.

(TENSE MUSIC)

This really is your moment.

Drop the defences, open your mind
and walk the talk.

OK. Well, I feel like
I'm trying my best.

Maybe it's not good enough
at the moment.

And I obviously misinterpreted
what you meant by overcommunicate.

And if you feel like
you can't bring things up

without it turning into an argument
and me going at you...

I'll just have to...I'll just try
and understand a bit more

and listen and maybe not go at you
like you say.

JOHN: Jayden, if you get something
wrong in a relationship,

what's so bad about that?

I don't know.
It means you're not good enough.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

What's so bad about that?

You've let your partner down.

Ah.

No, it doesn't.

It doesn't mean
you're not good enough.

Definitely doesn't mean
you're not good enough.

I feel like
I'm always letting you down.

And if I feel like
I'm not good enough,

of course I'm gonna try and fix it
and get to the bottom of things.

Jayden, do you feel like you're
a failure in this relationship?

Yeah.

(TORI SIGHS)

Now it makes sense.

Your interrogation style,
your need to solve, to push through.

You have to do that, because if
you don't, you feel not good enough,

you feel like a failure.

Yeah, I'm always trying to progress
in everything.

Mmm.
And I'm always trying to get better.

That's just me.

I mean, I think everyone can say

that that sort of winning mentality
works in the ring...

but when it comes to
an intimate romantic relationship...

failure's OK.

Getting it wrong's fine.

Saying sorry is very, very healthy

and being vulnerable is actually
a hugely brave thing to do

and it's the key.

Yeah, I didn't realise that.

Eden, do you feel like
Jayden's good enough for you?

100%, he's good enough.

He's more than enough.

My feelings have grown so much.

I love how silly and playful
and funny he is.

I love how outspoken and confident
he is

and how he can, like,
dominate a room like that,

so I'm super into him.

When things are good, Jayden,
between the two of you,

how do you feel about her?

Excited.

Just excited, 'cause I know
when things are good.

It just makes me excited
for the future

to do all the things that we want to
do and spend our lives together.

Nice work, guys.

Big revelations.

But we need to know about
the decision - stay or leave?

Let's go with you first, Jayden.

Stay.

Ah.

Eden, what about you?
Stay or leave? What have you got?

It actually was a hard decision
for me...

because I just didn't know whether

we were gonna be able
to move past this.

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

But it was nice to see
at the end of the conversation

that we did kind of get there,
so I also wrote 'stay'.

MEL: Oh, good.
Mmm.

(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING)

I like the fact you've opened up,
Jayden.

And there's a lot about your
relationship that's very strong.

You're at a great time where you can
really learn from tonight

and move forward in a different way.

It's over to you.

Thanks so much.
Good work.

You can go back to the group.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

(BRIGHT MUSIC)

NARRATOR: Coming up...

Ridge opens his heart.

I haven't felt this way
about a girl ever.

And later...

TORI: Can I just pipe in there?

..Tori drops a bombshell.

I was made privy
to some information...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Next up on the couch...

(TENSE MUSIC)

..Jade and Ridge.

(APPLAUSE)

RIDGE: Howdy.
Hello.

ALESSANDRA: Hey, guys.

So, you've had homestays this week.
Jade, how did it go?

It went really well.

My family did like Ridge a lot,
which was good.

We did the normal routine,

like, just to kind of show him
what it's like, everyday stuff,

walking the dogs, gym,
school drop-off.

But my mum and sister
got very emotional.

What were they emotional about?

Um...

I guess they could see, like,
how much I am falling for Ridge.

(LAUGHS)
EDEN: Aw.

They could tell
I was really, really happy.

Like, I was so happy.

So, they just got worried

that if things don't go well,

that I'll crumble.

OK.

I guess things with Ridge and I
aren't simple

'cause we don't live...
Mm-hm.

..close to each other, so I guess
that's kind of, like, a concern

'cause long distance can be tough.

Jade, what is it
that's your biggest fear here?

Um...

It is very scary
getting feelings for someone.

Why is that?

(CRIES)

I guess just in case he wakes up one
day and decides this isn't for him.

(CRIES)

I feel like maybe he'll be out
and he'll find someone

that, like, he matches well with

and he'll think it's better
and easier than sticking with me.

Yeah.

(LUCINDA EXHALES)

Has she got something to worry about,
Ridge?

Honestly, if you understood
half of how I felt about you,

then you'd know that you and I,

like, there's nothing
that's gonna get between us.

No-one. Not a single person.

LAUREN: Aw...

I only see you, babe.

Honestly, I think about you
all the time

and I know when I'm not gonna be
around you all the time,

I'll be thinking about you,

so you've got nothing
to worry about, like, at all.

I understand what Jade's saying

'cause that's obviously my concern
as well, the distance thing...

Mmm.

But that's why I've tried to
reassure her as much as I can.

So I'm sort of saying to her, like,
"Every time I come and see you,

"you come and see me, we'll plan the
next time we're gonna see each other

"so there's gonna be a date,"
just to reassure her that, you know,

I'm gonna make an effort,
"I want to make this work with you"

and hopefully that's gonna enough

until we finally get to a point

where it's gonna be right for me
to move up to Gold Coast.

Ridge, this is huge for you.

I mean, we're not just talking about
a guy

who's already living independently,
maybe with his mates,

moving in with a girlfriend.
Mmm.

You know, this is you at home...
Mm-hm.

..with your parents...
Mmm.

..moving to another state
to live with a woman and her child.

Mmm.

I mean, this is about 15 steps
at once.

Mmm. But it's gotta happen
eventually.

I wasn't gonna live with my parents
forever.

I think homestays was a big help...
Mm-hm.

..to see where I was at
in the relationship with Jade.

Just, like, spending that time with
her, just being so perfect with her,

like, it all felt, like, unreal

and then, like, I've never felt
closer to her,

like, the connection I had with her,

like, physically, emotionally,
all of it.

Honestly, I can see
this could be it for me.

I was, like, this close to dropping
the L-bomb.

Are you falling in love with Jade?

Yeah, it's...

Yeah, I could say that. Yeah.

I haven't felt this way
about a girl ever.

And that's how I know,

because, like, I don't want to be
around anyone else.

I don't want to give anyone else
my attention.

Like, she just makes me feel, like,
warm and fuzzy.

Like, yeah, it's a bit sick...

(LAUGHTER)
..if I'm being honest.

(LAUGHTER)

And that's why, like, it baffles me

that she says this stuff about,
like, I'm gonna find someone else.

I haven't even looked at anyone else

since I saw her the first time
she walked down the aisle.

None of us have looked at
anyone else since Jade walked in.

(LAUGHTER)

Wow.
Mmm.

Jade, are you falling in love
with Ridge?

I definitely feel like
I am getting there.

Honestly, I've never felt happier.

So, yes, I like him a lot.

(LAUGHS)

(JOHNNO LAUGHS)

Well, I'm loving what I'm seeing
right here.

Shall we go to the decision?

Jade?

It's obviously...

You know how I feel.
Mmm.

I would never say anything
other than 'stay'.

Ridge, over to you.

I wonder. Mmm.

Stay.

LUCINDA: Yay.

Thank you.
Well done, guys.

(APPLAUSE)

Jade said that she's worried
that I'm just gonna wake up one day

and just get up and leave.

I think that comes from a lot
of her past traumas

with her previous partners.

But I've told her every day
that I'm not her exes, you know.

I'm way better.

So she's got nothing to worry about.

You good?

Alright. Our next couple up...

(TENSE MUSIC)

..Lucinda and Tim.

(APPLAUSE)

LUCINDA: Hey, guys.
MEL: Hello.

ALESSANDRA: Hello.
TIMOTHY: How you doing?

Well, we witnessed the dinner party
last night

and frankly it is so different

to what we saw the last time
at the commitment ceremony.

Yep.

So, homestays has occurred.

Something has clearly
gone off the rails

and we want to know what's happened.

Uh, I...

Yeah, it wasn't a good vibe
at Tim's place.

I think the steel gates went up
pretty quickly.

I felt pretty uncomfortable
and I felt a bit unwelcomed...

you know, and, yeah, there was
a couple of incidences that happened

that I felt really disappointed in.

There was one particular night
where Tim said to me,

"I'm off to hang out with my friend
Mike and I'll be back in an hour."

And this was at about 5:30, 6:00
and I thought, "OK, cool.

"He'll come back" and easy breezy.

7:00, 8:00, 9:00, no communication.

10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 1:00.

You got home at 1:30.

And it was disappointing.

There was no communication
and really I felt rejected.

It sometimes feels, Tim,
like having a relationship

with a brick wall, you know.

(SIGHS)
Yeah.

It's hard to sometimes get in there,
you know.

I get it.

But, you know, I openly said
I wasn't feeling good.

Yeah, and I get that.
I get that.

So, should I have communicated that
I was gonna stay longer?

(SIGHS) I was already...

JOHN: Timothy,
I think the answer's yes.

Most probably. Like, I should've.
Yeah.

Look, I didn't go into homestay
with the best attitude.

I think Lu is really on this journey
with feelings

and that's her jam.

And I get that you love
digging into the feelings...

but that's definitely not...
not me.

And the more that you dig into it,

the more I retreat
and I need that space.

(SIGHS)

Lucinda, throughout this experiment,
you've been nothing but patient.

You've gone at his speed.

What have you missed out on here
from Timothy?

I suppose just more consideration.

A bit more kindness,
a bit more effort.

Tim's never initiated a date,
really, for me, like,

so I just have felt
a bit of minimum chips

with a drizzling of gravy
on the effort.

And I've not really felt special
or desired.

You know, in the end, the slow burn,
he fizzled out.

I don't know.

I feel a tiny little bit that
that was a bit of a catchphrase

that you were sort of holding onto
that wasn't so true.

And I think, really,
bottom line, Tim,

you just haven't really felt
a chemistry with me.

And sometimes I've been, like,
"How about now?

"How about now," you know.

"How about now," you know, trying to
sort of get some sort of rise,

but I haven't been able to get close
to Tim.

Yeah.
You know, that's...that's...

That's obviously been the challenge
from the start.

But normally
I'm pretty quick to cut and run,

so, you know, I could've handled
things better,

but in my own way, I did make...
Mmm.

..I did make...

Yeah.
..the space and time.

Yeah.

Certainly, I have enjoyed Tim
immensely.

I do think you're a total spunk

and I have held, you know,
the lantern of hope.

Particularly interesting and
beautiful and exquisite times for me

have been your vulnerability
and letting me in.

(VOICE CRACKS) It's just been
so beautiful, those bits

and, yeah, it's been such
a treasured time, actually.

It's... It's been beautiful.

Yeah.

Lu's been very, very supportive.

Very patient.

She's always so positive.

And, you know, I've pushed that
positivity to its absolute limits...

(LAUGHS)
..over the last couple of months.

But I wouldn't change my match.

It's...
Aw.

It has been great.
Thanks, Tim.

Yeah.

Well, it's time for us now
to go to the decision.

Stay or leave?

Lucinda?

Well, I've got a little bit of sass
that I wanted to share.

"What a wild ride
on this zippy marriage cart

"In my heart, I know I did my best
from the very start.

"Many tears I've shed
from hilarity and from pain

"Thank god for the trusty sex toys
that kept me rather sane."

(LAUGHTER)

"You're a lovable brick wall,
hilarious and a character of a guy

"But the essence of this story, Tim,
is that you never really did try.

"You've helped me grow
and strengthen up

"And attune to what is true

"And I'm holding space now
for a really gorgeous husband

"And it's no surprise
that we're through."

It's a 'leave' from me.

Spotlight is on you, Tim.

Stay or leave -
what have you got for us?

Like Lu, the time has come.

But it's been an incredible time
with Lu.

She has actually taught me a lot

and I know for a fact that we'll
always be in each other's lives.

My doors are always open
and I love you.

Thanks, Lu.
I'm really gonna miss you.

(APPLAUSE)

Good luck, guys.
Thank you.

It's been an absolute delight
having you in this experiment.

Yeah, it really has.

You've brought a lot of
very interesting layers to it all

and we are very grateful.

ALESSANDRA: You will be missed.

LUCINDA: Aw, thanks, gorgeous.
All the very best.

(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING)

I actually feel really good.

I think it's a really honest close
for Tim and I.

I'm gonna exit this and really
love the shit out of myself

and, you know, hopefully I've got
some suitors that slip into my DMs

that might feel that
I'm their cup of tea.

JOHN: Our next couple up...

(TENSE MUSIC)

..Tim and Sara.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

MEL: Hello.
ALESSANDRA: Hello.

TIM: Hola, hola.

Alright.
Well, I'm not gonna muck around.

I mean, I'm seeing two people
in front of me right now

that are very different.

I think we see it...
Mm-hm.

..the group sees it.

Explain what the hell is going on.

(LAUGHTER)
Who is this couple?

What has happened here?

What HAS happened?

(LAUGHS)
Don't know, eh?

We're having a ball.
Yeah, we're having the best time.

It's been great.

What's changed? And who's changed it?

I mean, I feel like Sara's really
put in a lot of hard yards

in over the last couple of weeks.

She's really shown me that she wants
to be here

and she wants to give me what I need
out of the relationship.

You know, we're just laughing
together a lot more

and, yeah, it's just, like,
very positive vibes.

Oh, we can see.

(TIM AND SARA LAUGH)

What do you think you've been doing
differently, Sara?

I think it's just, like,
the feelings have changed for me

so that my actions are different.

I'm more playful with Tim.
I just, like...

I always want to be around him now.
Everything's clicking.

Everything's working.
Mmm.

And it's just getting better
and better.

I guess two weeks ago
you were at crisis point.

Mmm.

You know, there was the betrayal
that happened.

I mean, Tim,
where do you stand on it now?

Has Sara won back your trust?

Has she repaired this?

I feel like trust is a tricky one

to sort of say
it's just been rectified.

(TENSE MUSIC)

But we're definitely on the way
there, you know.

Like, just the way
that we're hanging out

and enjoying each other's company

and we have, like, a mutual respect
for each other

and appreciation for each other...

I'm really feeling valued
in the relationship now

and so, you know, if that continues,
then it'll be pretty easy

to say
that we've fully put this behind us.

And for you, Sara,

how critical is rebuilding trust for
you in this relationship right now?

Oh, it's huge.

Like, making sure
that I'm reassuring him

about how I feel about him,
you know,

we're talking about future plans...

Just doing those things to make sure

that Tim knows that I am here
for him

and that I want him to trust me.

You know, you've certainly received
some direct feedback from the group.

How determined are you
to prove them wrong?

Yeah, I mean, look, all I care about
is winning Tim's trust back

but if in the process,
it proves everybody else wrong,

I wouldn't be mad about it. (LAUGHS)

We're not mad about it either.

It's kind of what
we were hoping for, like...

TIMOTHY: You're the comeback kids.

Thank you.
LUCINDA: Yes. It's awesome.

Alright. Let's go to the decision.
Stay or leave?

Let's go with you first, Tim.

Well, pretty easy decision.

We've been having an absolute blast
together, so I'm gonna stay.

(APPLAUSE)
Nice.

Strong stay.
And what about from you, Sara?

Stay or leave?

So I wrote 'stay'.

CONTESTANT: Whoo!

(APPLAUSE)
Well done. Well done.

You know, we constantly get surprised
by our couples in these experiments

and you're a real story of how you
can do things differently quickly

and get very effective change.

Yeah.
Well done.

Thank you.
MEL: Happy for you.

Well done.

(APPLAUSE)
Thank you.

ALESSANDRA: Next up on the couch...

(TENSE MUSIC)

..Tori and Jack.

(APPLAUSE)

Hello, hello.
JACK: Hey, guys.

So, big piece of news this week...
(LAUGHS)

..from what we've heard.

Consummation.
I think that was said last night.

It was the consummation
of the marriage occurred.

It was very dramatic.

So, do you feel different after?

That's a great question.

I can answer it easily.

I actually do. (LAUGHS)

I just felt more connected
and I am connected to you

but it's on another level,
I suppose.

For me, I think I definitely did
draw me closer to you.

It's like the ultimate sharing of,
like, your soul.

Mm-hm.

And I think when you give someone
that energy

and you get the exact same energy
back, it's quite validating.

Like, it's quite a moment
and I definitely felt that.

Yeah.
Yeah.

So, let me ask you this, Tori.

Did I hear correctly last night

that you were falling in love
with this man?

(LAUGHS)
Mmm...

(LAUGHS)

Yeah, I could fall in love
with Jack for sure.

Jack, how does it feel hearing it?

Yeah, no, it feels really nice.

Like, the feeling's mutual.

I could absolutely fall for you,
for sure.

Tori, you made a very big statement
last night.

You said something to the effect of,

you're not really friends
with anybody in this group.

They're not important.

I absolutely said that.

And I said that with a lot of gusto.
Yeah.

But that was said
at a point of the night

where I actually didn't have
anything left.

I was, like, down and out.

And there have been times where I've
felt very isolated in this group,

I won't lie.

I feel like I don't really have,
like, anyone in my corner, per se.

But I guess, like, that comment,
that could've easily been tears

but instead I, like, channelled it
with anger.

(CRIES)

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

EDEN: We've got your back, Tori.

WOMAN: We do.
TIMOTHY: Yeah, all do.

We're all behind you.

LAUREN: You really did cop an
absolute firing squad last night.

There's absolutely
no doubt about it.

But I hope you can see
that we all really care about you.

And that's why I wanted to ask about
the statement,

because it is a very strong,
very big statement.

And you also have mentioned
how much it's hurt...

(CRIES)

..to receive the criticism
and the questioning from the group.

Why does it hurt?

(CRIES)

Because it's been, like, constant

throughout the whole experiment.

Like, I don't feel like we've had,
like, a positive moment

when it comes to the group.

And I guess, like, that hurts.

It hurts
because, like, this is real.

And I just wish, like,

my judgement of Jack's character
could be trusted.

Lauren, what is it you see?

Because you've been very verbal
in your criticism of this couple.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Lauren, what is it you see,

because you've been very verbal
in your criticism of this couple.

LAUREN: Yeah.

Look, it's what I don't see.

You know, I don't see any emotional
reaction to really anything.

Like I said to you, Tori, I'm, like,

you know, even just pick
one of the things on the list

of what Jack's done or said -

like, I haven't really
seen you react.

You know when you've got
really deep feelings for someone

and, like, you hear something,
and you're, like, "Oh, that hurts"

and you've got, you know,
a bit of emotion towards something.

I feel like you both haven't
really given any of that

and maybe it's just in front of us

but, like, what was said last night
was, like, we just don't see it.

And I think as well, like,
when I asked you,

"How do you feel about Tori?"
you were, like...

You said, like, "Whoa"
or something like that.

He said 'wholesome'.

JACK: I do feel wholesome.

Yes. Well, it's a very tepid way
of describing.

It's odd.

No, I struggle... I struggle
verbalising these feelings.

The relationship's always unwrapped

and there's a lot of attention
focused on the negative

but there is a lot of positive,
you know.

Despite what the group
has been pointing out,

where are you guys at right now?

We are probably in the best place
we've been in.

Yeah. I think we're really happy.

I think she's my equal.

I think I've met my match,

which is what I was coming on here
to find and, yeah...

Well, we do need to get to
a decision, so let's start with Jack.

Mmm.

No surprise.

And I'm here to the end.

Miss Tori?

Obviously 'stay' as well.

(APPLAUSE)

JOHN: Good luck, guys.

TORI: I cannot believe that Lauren
is still coming for my relationship.

The constant questioning
and the lack of support,

I'm just really over it.

She needs to maintain her own garden
and get out of mine.

Our last couple on the couch,
Lauren and Jonathan.

(APPLAUSE)

LAUREN: Hi.
Welcome, guys. Welcome back, Lauren.

Thank you so much.
Very happy to have you back.

I'm happy to be back.

I'm wondering
what homestays were like.

I would say that homestays
definitely made me feel,

like, closer to Johnno.

I feel like we just had
a pretty good time.

JONATHAN: Yeah.

We had a lot of fun and it was
light-hearted and it was easy

and it made me feel like, yeah,
I've got the right person here.

And, yeah, I feel like it just
set us in the right direction.

Johnno, how was it being in Perth,

in her world and getting to know her
in her environment?

It was amazing.

Lauren was the best host
and she, like, knows everyone and...

Perth is small.
(LAUGHTER)

Yeah, it was really...
I had an amazing time

and I think it was a changing point
in our relationship.

Yeah. It was good.
It was good for us.

How do you feel about Lauren?

I feel really close to Lauren
at the moment.

(TENSE MUSIC)

I feel happy.
I feel excited when I see her.

Like, whenever I look at her,
I'm, like, I feel lucky.

(LAUGHS) Thanks.

Observing you guys last night,

I believe I heard
something being said

about intimacy being
back on the table for you too.

It just appeared out of nowhere...
No. I just felt closer to him.

I feel like those walls
were dropping and, yeah,

I think we just had
a really good time together.

We weren't talking about
all the heavy stuff

and, yeah, it just happened.
(LAUGHS)

It's all good.
(LAUGHS)

TORI: Can I just pipe in there?

Um... Sorry to interrupt.

I was made privy
to some information today...

um...

that Johnno...

you had been texting Ellie.

ELLIE: Hi.

(LAUGHTER)

(TENSE MUSIC)

Can I just pipe in there?

Um, sorry to interrupt.

I was made privy
to some information today...

um...that, Johnno,
you had been texting Ellie.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Are you serious?

I'm just a little bit shocked.

But I text Stephen, Michael, Ellie,
like, heaps of people.

Like, Ellie reached out to me

and literally every three or four
days she'll send a message

saying...
Three or four...

Yeah, she'll be, like,
"How was the dinner party?"

Or "How was
the commitment ceremony?"

Oooh, that's a bit...
That's a bit juicy.

But there's absolutely
nothing there.

She's not my type.

What kind of tone was it?

It was literally just
"How was the commitment ceremony?"

Like, she just wants the goss...

Like, was she asking
how OUR commitment ceremony was?

No, no.

Like, "How's everything going,"
and I literally just tell her

whatever happened on the day,
whenever she asks.

(TENSE MUSIC)

I'm really sorry...

Did you spend any time with Ellie,

like, during the experiment
besides just at the dinner table?

No.

I'm just a friend
and keeping people up to date.

Yeah. OK. I get that.

But I don't feel like her
reaching out to you specifically

is, like, just because she wants
a friend.

I mean, I'm sure
she's got plenty of friends.

Yeah.

Like, my gut is that she's asking
you, like,

"What's going on
at the commitment ceremony?

"What's going on
at the dinner party?"

Like, she wants to know
what's going on with me and you.

No, I honestly think
she just wants the goss

of what's going on
in the experiment.

I think she's keen.
That's how I'm looking at it.

Ellie could've messaged me.

We got on really well
during the experiment

and she didn't reach out to me.

Yeah.

And I thought me and her
were friends.

I didn't know you guys
had a friendship.

So, yeah, I find it strange.

Jonathan,
how do you feel about Ellie?

She's funny.

Like, I literally just update her

and we have a laugh
about the experiment...

Do you have feelings for her?
No, I don't. No, I don't.

I really don't.

And just to understand,

what is it you gain from maintaining
contact with Ellie?

I don't know.
There's nothing to gain.

We have... It's just a friend,
keeping someone updated.

We have a lot of spare time...

Is it your responsibility to
keep her updated?

No, it's not.

It's a friend.

Like I said,
I'm talking to everyone.

I talk to Tristan,
I talk to everyone.

There is nothing there.

It is so innocent
that it didn't cross my mind.

You know...
JOHN: No, I'm not getting that.

Where I'm sitting right now,
what becomes quite interesting to me

is that as soon as it got brought up,

I saw the women
sitting on that couch,

all of you, cringe.

There's something wrong
with that behaviour, Johnno.

And if you don't know that, you've
just gotta look at this group and go,

"Well, every woman in this room
right now

"thinks I've dropped the ball,

"I've got it wrong and I'm doing
something behind her back."

I feel like as a woman
we have a gut instinct

and that intuition is usually
98% to 100% right.

What is your intention with Ellie
on the outside?

If she's a friend, great, but
I personally don't get that vibe.

OK. Um... You are wrong.

Lauren, does this feel like
a betrayal for you?

Um...

Like, sorry, I'm just...

Yeah.
Um...

Yeah.

I just think
it's like a little bit...

It's just a bit triggering for me,
clearly.

Yeah, I know.

In the past,
I've just felt like a fool.

Like, I've been around other women

that were, like, messaging
my long-term partner.

I just think that, like,
I'm just very...

like... (CRIES)

like, seriously traumatised
by, like, past relationships

and, like, it's just this is, like,
how it all kind of like started.

(CRIES)

Lauren, does this feel like
a betrayal for you?

Um...

Like, sorry, I'm just... Um...

I just think
it's like a little bit...

It's just a bit triggering for me,
clearly.

JONATHAN: Yeah, I know.

In the past,
I've just felt like a fool.

Like, I've been around other women

that were, like, messaging
my long-term partner...

Yeah, I know.

I just think that, like,
I'm just very, like...

(CRIES)

like, seriously traumatised
from my past relationships

and, like, this is how
it all kind of started.

(CRIES)

I'm really, really sorry.

I thought we were doing really well.

Like, I feel like
we were in a good place.

We were talking about what
our future looked like together.

Like, you literally just had sex
with me after so long

and then you're messaging
another girl.

What the actual (BLEEP).

Like, I feel hurt and betrayed.

I feel like I've been lied to.

Like, I just feel (BLEEP) stupid.

Stop. You don't feel stupid...

No, you do feel stupid.
Oh, OK.

Like, I do feel (BLEEP) stupid.
It's just humiliating.

I... I feel horrible. I obviously
never want to make you...

Yeah, I know that.
..feel that way.

But it's not good enough for me.
I know.

JOHN: Alright.
We're gonna go to the decision.

Stay or leave? Johnno?

Let's go with you first.

(TENSE MUSIC)

I wrote 'stay'.

Lauren, what have you got?

I wrote 'stay'.

But that was obviously
before I knew about this situation.

Johnno, you need to understand
this is not acceptable.

And it's not something that should be
given the benefit of the doubt.

You're omitting
a very important fact here,

which is "I'm texting another woman
who I met in this experiment

"and you don't know about it
and I'm not telling you."

It creates an insecurity
in the relationship.

It erodes the foundation.

She may be reaching out to you,
Ellie,

but you don't need to be
reaching back to her.

And here's the other thing.

You may say to Lauren
and to the group

"There's nothing going on here."

You don't know that for Ellie.

You know, one of our roles
is just to make sure

we point out
when things are going wrong

and then we watch closely to see
whether you're gonna put it right.

Johnno, you have some heavy lifting
to do this week,

so really think about this next week
and use it wisely

'cause it's a very big decision
you've got to make before final vows.

Good luck, you guys.

(APPLAUSE)

Well, well done, everybody.

That brings us to the end
of the very final commitment ceremony

for this experiment

and we are so grateful for how raw
and honest you've all been.

(GROANS) I'm pissed off.
I'm really pissed off.

Look, we finally built up
to a good place

and it's all just been
kind of shat on, really.

In terms of this upcoming
last part of the experiment,

you need to make a huge decision
about the final vows.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Do you want to take this relationship
into the real world?

LAUREN: Like, was he messaging her
while I was in surgery?

Like, in hospital?

Like, was he messaging her then?

We look forward to seeing how this
next week ahead goes for you all.

Thanks. A wonderful night.
And well done.

I definitely want to know more
about the situation.

I really need to, like,
get to the bottom of it

before I decide what to do

because I don't just don't feel like
I trust Johnno right now.

LAUREN: I feel hurt and betrayed.
Feel like I've been lied to.

Over a hundred messages behind your
wife's back. He's been caught out.

JOHN: He lied to everyone
and deceived his partner.

NARRATOR: One final dinner.

This is a whole new level.

NARRATOR CONTINUES: One giant..
Can I just pipe in?

..shock.

You said, that I would have loved
to be with Ellie.

(GUESTS GASP) Oh my god!
Buckle up brother.

Now it's you time.

A betrayal.
Hidden for weeks.

Do you have feelings for Ellie?
Yes or no?

I..I..
Yes or no?

Yes or no?

NARRATOR: The most explosive secret
of the year. Is out.

LAUREN: I'm feeling confused
and weird.

It's like a game of chess.

How do you feel about me right now?
Look I'm not in love with you.

But you know, proud.

Do you believe that I'm over my ex?

(CLEARS THROAT)

The final dinner party.
I need you to step things up.

Is here.
Don't act like a kid.

Heyyyyyyyy.
(SHOUTS) Stop doing that!

NARRATOR: Bon appetit Australia.

How do you know?
(SHOUTS) I saw!

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