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ALISSA: I'm so excited to show David
around my home town!

We're here!

NARRATOR: When the couples
took off across the country...

Whoo!

..they tasted married life
beyond the experiment.

You've always told me, "Don't come
here to Sydney for me."

Well, I'm open to moving now.

And for Steven...

I must admit, I kind of like
holding a rod and getting kissed.

(LAUGHS)

..he gave Rachel the reassurance
she needed

to begin their next chapter together

What I see is a life
outside the experiment.

It really reaffirms the feelings
are real, the feelings are mutual.

Mwah.
(LAUGHS)

My feelings are, like...
they're pretty gone.

Emotions ran high for some...

You should be able to say something
nice and be genuine about it.

..and despite winning over
her nearest and dearest...

David is everything
that you've asked for.

I don't know, I feel like
I'm getting overwhelmed with it.

..David still felt he wasn't able
to be the calm to Alissa's storm.

DAVID: She still sees negatives.
There's nothing else I can do.

What's that? Why is it pink?
Is it your ex's or something?

And on the Gold Coast...

I see you being pressured. You need
to be able to voice your concerns.

Are you scared about her reaction?
Pretty much.

..Scott struggled to voice
his issues with Gia.

I feel like sometimes I'm walking
on eggshells, you know what I mean?

OK, Scott.
No, no, what I'm saying is, like...

I didn't know
you want to argue today.

Tonight...
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

JOHN: Now, in just a short time,

you have
one of the biggest decisions

that you're going to have to make -

whether or not you can take this
relationship into the real world

and make it a success.

MEL: Welcome.

It's the last commitment ceremony
of the experiment...

This is a very pivotal night.

..and after two months of marriage,
uncomfortable truths will be exposed

I want a partner who can have
a constructive conversation with me

about an issue.

I can't mind-read!
It's not mind-reading.

It's not mind-reading.
Oh, my gosh.

I can't. I cannot...
See? Boom.

David reveals what's really going on
in his relationship with Alissa.

She called you a weak man?
Yeah.

So that's a problem.

No, no, no, do not blame me.

After weeks of giving her heart
to Danny...

I'm not going to walk down
to final vows with someone

that's a maybe about me.

..is this the night
Bec finally calls it quits?

I'm not doing it. I'm not.

And then...

What I'm seeing here is fake.

I'm going to call you out.
I've seen it the entire experiment.

If you don't let us in,
you're not going to last.

..it's Scott's moment of truth.

(EXHALES)

What I'm going to talk about tonight
is... I don't want you to be upset.

What I'm going to talk about is
feelings where...I...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(GULPS)

(BRIGHT CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS)

It's the morning
of the final commitment ceremony...

STELLA: Yummy.
FILIP: Want some caffeine?

(LAUGHS) Cheers.
Yeah.

..and after eight weeks
in the experiment,

tonight marks the last time

the couples will come face to face
with the experts.

How'd you sleep?
Yeah, I slept really well.

Really, really well.

I love our little midnight
makeout sessions.

Some people have chats.
We have makeout sessions.

We have makeout sessions.
Yeah.

(LAUGHS) I love it.

This week, during homestays,
the couples were tested

as they prepare for a life
outside the experiment.

It was good. I'm just enjoying
the last couple of weeks.

Stella and Filip continue to evolve
as a couple,

having said "I love you."

Rachel and Steven have been slower
to open their hearts,

but day by day
their connection grows.

It was really good to tell everyone
about our homestays

and even reflecting on it, like,
after last night's dinner party,

do I dare say that we're one of
the strongest in the group now?

Dare to say it, babes,
because I've been saying it.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Oh!

For Alissa and David, homestays has
exposed cracks in their relationship

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

ALISSA: I feel like David and I
have been a strong couple

throughout this experiment.

I still believe we are because
we have each other's backs.

It's just hot. Be careful.

You know, we have been honest with
each other about a lot of things,

but since homestays,
it's taken a turn.

We have had deep conversations,
big conversations

and David's maybe held back
from saying

what he really felt in that moment,

or questioning what I meant
in that moment.

And now, towards the end of
the experiment, it's all coming out.

DAVID: How are you feeling?

Um... I'm feeling...

like...

we've got a lot going on right now
at the moment.

Just, uh...we're not really
understanding each other.

Yeah.

I feel like we have a lot to unpack
and a lot to, you know, break down

and, yeah, there are some cracks

and, you know, the pressure
of the experiment ending,

it's definitely taken its toll
on me.

I felt in homestay...
Yeah.

..that I'm, like, "OK, he's keen
to move to Adelaide.

"Wait. Haven't met his family.
Wait. Haven't met his friends.

"Oh, wait, I don't even know...
He's got multiple jobs.

"Like, I don't know if he's stable.
I want to have a family..."

Like, this is me spiralling

because I'm, like,
"Is this too good to be true?"

Obviously homestays is quite late,

but it's brought up
a lot of other things

that we should have dealt with
a long time ago.

Like, have the...
have the conversations

if you don't agree with something

or have the conversation or ask the
questions when you don't understand

something that I've said.
Well, all I'm going to say is I...

We should have gone there,
but we haven't

and I haven't felt, like,
challenged enough.

I'm with you on that...

You need to break through that
softness and be strong with me,

'cause I want to be a team with you
and talk things through.

And, um, you know, like...

DAVID: It's so frustrating
to sit here

trying to express
my side of the story

and I can hardly get a word in.

I feel like there are...
I think there was a...

All I'll say is...
There are cracks.

There was...there was a bit of...

Like, the last couple of days,
what I've been struggling with

is I haven't been as, like, willing

to have those...
Hard conversations.

..hard conversations with you
about how I was feeling.

But, babe, like, if you don't talk
to me about your reservations,

that's not healthy, babe.

Yeah.
Talk to me!

Well...
We need to voice! We...

And that's what I need
in this relationship. And that's...

You're not fulfilling that need
for me

and I believe that it's right
to put it all out on the table.

I think...
I never want to have to hold back.

I don't think it's that...
it's that you hold back,

but I think one thing about you
is you hold on too much and then...

Babe, I know, but...

Babe, you...
Babe...

(SIGHS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

You're spiralling within yourself...
No, I'm not. Are you done?

..you know what I mean?
I can't even get a word in.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

DAVID: I feel like
it's a slap in the face.

Alissa says she wants
a hard, challenging conversation

and she's wanted this
for a long time.

But it's not just like that
with Alissa. It's not.

Respect is only on her terms

and the relationship only goes
her way or the highway.

So that is a big deal-breaker for me
as well...

DAVID: It is the first time
where I feel like

both of us are very disconnected,

a lot more than we ever have going
into a commitment ceremony.

And tonight, I'm just going to be
completely honest

because I've hit my limit

and I'm not going to, like,
hold back.

I'm just going to put it all
on the table.

As for Danny...

his controversial views resulted in
a tense argument with Bec

at last night's dinner party.

It makes you feel like a bit of
a bitch moving in with a woman.

What are you on about?

He's talking about
feeling emasculated

if she was the one
who owned the house.

(BLEEP) me!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

And this morning, they are still
struggling to resolve the issue.

People can feel
how they want to feel.

You know what I mean?

Whether other people agree with it
or not, like, it's not up to them.

This is how I feel...
Mm.

..and I feel like moving in
with a woman

just doesn't feel very manly of me,
you know.

Yeah.

You don't understand.
I do understand.

I get what you're saying,
but I suppose...

if we're talking about
creating a life together

after this experiment,

then you're gonna have to
get over that.

(SCOFFS)
Am I right or am I right?

The funny thing is, with Bec,
when she feels a kind of way,

it's a completely valid feeling.

That's how she feels.

But when I say it makes me feel
this way,

"Oh, no. But no....
But that's not right."

It's not actually to do with you
being a woman.

I wouldn't move in with anyone
and just, like, freeload off them.

You pay the bills, I'll pay
the mortgage. We're done. Easy.

Finito.

Other than that,
we had a great night.

So, yeah...

And whilst Bec and Danny
continue to disagree,

our other couples are preparing

for the final commitment ceremony
of the experiment.

FILIP: You look great.
STELLA: You too.

Yep. Yeah. Very pure, you know.

Yeah.
Yeah.

Very appropriate. (LAUGHS)
Very appropriate.

As our couples face the experts
for the last time,

a defining choice awaits.

Tonight, they must decide -

stay in the experiment
through to final vows

or walk away from their marriages
for good.

For Scott, the pressure is mounting.

He feels it is now or never to revea
his true feelings to his bride Gia.

Final commitment ceremony tonight.
Crazy, isn't it?

Yeah. Can you believe
that we've made it this far?

I... Yeah, I definitely didn't
imagine it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I do think we had a great week.

I don't think we're going to have
too much feedback tonight.

I think it was great.

Like, I can't fault homestays.
It went really well.

Positive, good vibes, you know,

so hopefully not getting grilled
hard tonight.

I feel like I've been hit a bit
throughout this experiment

from the experts.

Yeah.

Yeah.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

What else?

(LAUGHS)

(SIGHS) I get nervous going
to the commitment ceremony...

(LAUGHS)

..because I still can't be
100% myself

and I feel like I just can't have
a voice sometimes

because she thinks
we're gonna have an argument.

And I want her to be able
to understand

that we need to speak amicably,

knowing that if I have a concern
or she has a concern,

we can talk and it's not going to
lead to a disaster.

You've got to be able to
communicate.

So are you ready for tonight?

I don't like commitment ceremonies,
you know that.

Yeah.

I feel like we're at the point
where, you know,

we're almost falling in love.

Yeah.

SCOTT: And I feel like if she feels
more than me

and she doesn't get anything
back from me,

she'll start spiralling and start
saying 'harshful' things to me.

Very 'harshful' things.

And so then I feel like I can't talk
and I go quiet

and I go flat.

That retracts me every time.

And that's what pushes me away
from falling in love

and I don't think
she understands that.

So you just got to look at
the positives, you know.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Personally, I'd love to speak up
and share everything

because it's good to get feedback.

But there's another side of me

where I feel like
I want to protect my wife.

I don't want her to feel unstable,
upset

or, you know, get nervous
or have a breakdown.

So, you know, I think,
how's she going to react

if I say these things?

Alright. See you in there.

Bye.

Sometimes I'm like, well, "I'm just
not going to talk about it."

I'm just in the air.
I don't know what to do.

Bye.
Bye.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

MEL: Hello.
ALESSANDRA: Hi.

MAN: How are you guys?

Welcome.
Very well. Welcome.

Hello, guys.

Hi.
MAN: Hello.

Good evening.
Welcome. Hi.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Oh...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Hello, ladies.
WOMAN: Hello.

And Chris.
Hi.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Welcome, everybody, to the very fina
commitment ceremony

of this experiment.

Now, this is
a very, very pivotal night

because it is the very last time

that you get to sit
in front of the experts

and to hear the feedback
that we have for you.

Now, in just a short time, you have
one of the biggest decisions

that you're going to have to make -

whether or not you can take
this relationship in the experiment

into the real world

and make it a success.

And as we know as experts,

if you are not completely vulnerable
with your partner

at this stage of the experiment,

then your relationship will crumble
on the outside.

It will not last.

Now, with that being said,
let's get our first couple up.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

Alissa and David.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)
(APPLAUSE)

MEL: Hello.
ALISSA: Hello.

So, how are things?

Um... You know what,
last time we were on the couch,

things were moving
in the right direction.

They still are.

But we do have some hiccups

that we're trying to work through
at the moment.

OK.

Um... Obviously, I'll start
by saying, you know,

Alissa is an amazing girl,

but personally, I feel like I have,
you know,

carried a lot of the emotional
weight in the relationship.

This is just how I feel.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

What do you mean when you say
carried most of the emotional weight

I feel like there has been times

where I personally put
my emotions aside

just to make sure
that there was just peace.

And this is a thing where, like,
I have tried to bring something up

at the start of the relationship
to Alissa

and I felt like
she was not receptive to it.

So, what that ended up doing for me
was making me be more cautious

of bringing stuff up to her.

Mm-hm.

It was more the reaction of,
is it going to become an argument

that was going to go out of hand?

So, what happened with all of that
emotion, as you describe it?

If you weren't expressing that
to Alissa,

what were you doing with it?

Well, anything little
that I didn't really care about

didn't really affect me,
so I'd brush over it.

But what happened in homestays
was I feel like it triggered me.

OK.

I was saying
Adelaide is a liveable place,

but I felt like Alissa was being
a bit negative...about the move.

I feel like she was pointing out
all of the reasons why it won't work

which are all valid.

We all know that there is things
to work out in the real world,

but it felt like for me
she was too in her head about it

that it's affecting me right now.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

ALISSA: Do you know why?

Because I'm feeling very frustrated
at this part of the experiment.

This is our last couch session

and I'm feeling like
there has been some hold-back.

And some of our couch sessions
could have been things

that we could be working through
if we had more open conversations.

I feel like he doesn't want to have,
like, conflict

but I feel like there is
healthy conflict resolution,

otherwise my relationship, in my
eyes, this is too good to be true.

Can I just state,

I want a partner who can have
a constructive conversation with me

about an issue...

but a partner that shuts you down

and tells you what they're saying
is bible,

it is an issue.

When have I actually spoken
down on you in a bad way?

Like, I don't...
Well, there's things you've said...

I don't want to...
I don't want to, like...

Well, an example could be helpful
for Alissa here.

Well, she has...

She called you a weak man?
Yeah.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

So that's a problem.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

Well, she has...

She called you a weak man?
Yeah.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

So that's a problem.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

What was the context around that?

It was in one of our talks
about, like, she's got assets,

She's ahead in life and she wants
a guy that can match that.

So, financially weak?
Yeah.

How did it feel when she said that?

Well, I just thought,
"Where's this coming from?"

And the thing about me is, like,

I pick what I want to, like,
get upset about and I didn't.

Maybe I should have combated that
at the time.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Alissa, what was going on for you?

What did you want to achieve
from saying that to him?

I was getting frustrated because
I'm wanting more from David.

I'm wanting to see more from him

and I feel like I want to be strong
together as a couple.

I think where I'm struggling is

it's she wants me to be strong
on her timeline

and that's where it feels like it is
your way or you're not happy.

David, do you feel like
you're enough for Alissa?

I feel like I'm 100% enough.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Do you think
she thinks you're enough?

I think she does.

But the questions that I am getting
are, like...they are confusing me.

So, what are these questions
that are confusing you?

Well, the first thing is she's
wondering like, you know,

energy, like in five years
or whatever -

is that going to be enough
to sustain her?

And she has said to me,
"If I'm not getting the fix I need,

"I'll go look elsewhere,"
essentially.

No, I didn't say that!

She said, "I'm hungry. You need to
feed me. You need to feed me."

I'm wanting to, like, have
open-ended conversations and stuff.

I'm wanting to go deep. Like, I'm
putting all my cards on the table.

I'm very direct.
Like, I'll talk about stuff.

I need some sort of fuel.
Like, it's just... It's what I like.

But I don't know if our relationship
is going to last in the real world

if this is the gap.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I don't know if we're going to be
a good match long term

if this is the energy,

because I need to see David
in his element.

I need to see David with his family.

I need to see David with his
friends. I need to see what he does.

Like, I want to have a family
in the next few years.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

And, like, if...if we want to
talk about me

seeing things work
in the real world,

what I need to see as well

is if someone says they want to have
open-ended conversations,

that has to be it.

What's happened in this relationship
is I've done a lot of listening,

Alissa has done a lot of talking.

That's the fact...
You need to speak up, babe!

No, no, no. But, like...
It's... I don't...

One thing about me
is I think we're both adults

and I want to see that in her,

that she has the ability
to listen...

I can't mind-read.
I can't mind-read.

It's not mind-reading.
It's not mind-reading.

Oh, my gosh. I can't. I cannot...
See? Boom.

I know. I can't mind-read, babe.

You're frustrating me
because I can't read your mind.

When some... When she...

When I start saying something that
she's not getting, I'm frustrated.

I don't want to deal with this
anymore. I'm gonna go.

No, I'm not dealing with that.
I'm just saying...

You're now talking in circles, so I'
gonna...I'm gonna pull you up there.

I mean, this has been
very enlightening, I think,

for us to get a glimpse inside

what's really going on
in the relationship.

So, an observation from...
from us here

is that you've both made missteps,
I think,

in terms of your communication

and what you've brought
to the couch here,

because, Alissa, you were aware
that he was withholding.

You knew he was not being
upfront with you,

so you could have brought that up.

And so, David, for you, you were
choosing not to speak up.

You haven't arrived at an outcome.

No.

But you've helped us see
what's going on inside,

so thank you for that, to this point

So, now let's look forward

because, as you know, this is
the last commitment ceremony.

This is almost the end
of the experiment for you two.

Where to from here?

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

Well, I'm sitting here
because I want that help.

I guess what we need to do is look
beneath the arguments here,

because there's a reason
that you have been avoiding

bringing these issues up.
Yeah.

Here's an opportunity to now say,

"OK, we're going to come at this
as equals,

"not one putting the other down,
not one avoiding and running away.

"We are coming here together

"to have this open, honest,
mature conversation"

about what you both want
post-experiment

because otherwise the last couple
of months has been a waste of time.

You've got that opportunity now.
It's not too late.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Can you do that?

Yeah.

Alissa?

Yeah.

I do believe that the things we have
gone through are significant

and I believe that there are
genuine feelings here.

I do feel strong feelings
towards Alissa.

That's why I'm still here.

OK.

Alright. Well, on that note,
we're going to go to a decision.

Alissa, we'll start with you.

I didn't come here for three months
to waste it

and, like, I came here
to find my person.

I want to settle down.
I want to have a family.

I want the happy ending.

And that is why I want to
move forward as a team.

And no holding back.

And because
there's so many feelings involved

and, like, I really care about
this relationship so much,

I have decided to stay.

OK. Thank you.

And to you, David.

Yeah. Um...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I'll take your advice on board
and, yeah, I wrote 'stay'.

(APPLAUSE)

Pleased to see that.

This could be make or break
for you guys.

You're about to make
the decision of this experiment,

the thing that is going to determine
which way you go in your future.

Good luck, guys.

Thank you.

Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS)

Coming up...

You do not have to tell me
you love me

but I'm not going to walk down
to final vows with someone

that's a maybe.

..Bec hits her limit.

I'm not doing it.

And...

I...

..will Scott speak up?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

When I care about someone so much,

I feel like I can't speak my voice
when I have a concern

and it's a weakness of mine.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

JOHN: Alright, let's have
our next couple up.

Rachel and Steven.

Hey.
(APPLAUSE)

Hello.
MEL: Hello.

ALESSANDRA: Hello.

How are you?
Heya.

I love this energy.

JOHN: Can I just say, Stevo,
you've got a bit of a swagger.

MEL: Oh, he sure does.
Yes.

STEVEN: Oh, don't flatter me, John.
(LAUGHTER)

Especially coming from you.

(LAUGHTER)

Where do you two want to begin?

Homestays, I guess.

I mean, it seems like it's had
a big impact on the two of you.

Yeah.

Homestays was a big success for me
and I believe Rachel as well.

Um... It's sort of changed
the relationship in many ways.

Ooh. In what way?

For me, Rachel is fantastic. She...

I showed her my passions
and she went out on the boat

and she enjoyed herself,
a smile ear to ear,

and we had lots of banter, laughing.

It was a really super sweet time.

But it's not that
she's into fishing,

it's the independence.

I can go...

I feel like I can rely on Rachel.

If something happens in the world
where I'm, like,

"Jeez, can you, you know,
help me out with this?"

Rachel's gonna go, "Got you back."
EXPERTS: Yeah.

And she's just going to get it done.

So, as a result of that,
how do you feel about her?

Well...
(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYS)

..I feel like I can see myself
falling in love with Rachel.

Whoo-hoo! (APPLAUDS)

That's massive.

Mm.

Rachel, uh...

These are tears of happiness.

Let's just take a moment, shall we?
Just a little bit overwhelmed.

In a good way.

I feel the same.

You know, I can definitely see
myself falling in love with you too.

There's something going on for you
right now, Rachel. What is it?

Yeah.

This is a very significant moment
for you.

Yeah.

Um... I think I shared with you,
John, before I came in here,

the last time someone told me
that they loved me,

the very next day, they told me
they don't remember saying it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Um... That was after seven years
of a...a toxic situationship.

And so, um... It's...

It's a hard thing.
My barriers go up.

And so, having this journey
with Steven

and knowing, you know,
how he feels about vulnerability

and when he says something,
he means it...

So for him to be sitting here
and saying that to me, it...

Yeah, bam, right in the feels
in a really beautiful way

'cause I'm, like,
"Yeah, I believe him."

And I don't think that I thought
that I would believe a man again

in that way.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

And do you know what,
he said that holding your hand,

sitting next to you...
Yeah.

..and showing you his family...
Yeah.

..all the things that signal...
Yep.

..he's not going anywhere.
Yeah.

(WARM MUSIC PLAYS)

It's different.
It is very different.

Is it scary?
It's petrifying.

What are you scared of the most?

I'm scared that Steven will go back
to his life in Sydney

and it's just going to be easier
for him to let me go

because he is time-poor
and he has his business.

And so it might be a burden...

to try and maintain
our relationship with me.

So he might just let me go.

So, yeah, that's...
that's my fear.

Well, how does that land for you,
Steven, when you hear her say that?

Um... Yeah, it makes me feel
helpless at times

and I just don't know what to say,
because I...

When I see Rachel in these states,

the first thing I want to do
is try and comfort her

and try to fix the situation
or reassure her, at least...

at least take the edge off a bit.

So if you don't have to fix it and
you just sit with it and validate it

can you do that?

I can do that.
I can't say I'm happy with that.

But, I mean, it's...
it is what it is.

Makes you feel a bit uncomfortable?

It does.
Yeah. Good.

It does.
Good.

It does. Um... And the only thing
I can say to her is...

is that the only thing that I feel
like that's going to fix this

is actually go out there
in the real world

and put it into practice and...
Yeah.

..prove her wrong, pretty much.

Well, haven't you changed?
Mm.

You know, or the both of you
sitting in front of us today.

This was all done at homestays.

It was amazing
what homestays did for us.

We love it. We love it.
Mm.

Alright, let's go to the decision.

Start with you first, Stevo.

There was a big question mark
with me before homestays.

I'm like,
"This could make or break us."

But it's just only brought me closer
to Rachel.

So I'm gonna, uh...yeah, stay.
Beautiful.

MEL: Brilliant.

(BOTH LAUGH)
And what about you, Rachel?

What have you got? Stay or leave?

I know this is going to shock
everyone, but I wrote 'stay'

and that's us on a boat fishing.

(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING)

MEL: Beautiful.

We have loved watching you
through this experiment.

You've had some difficult moments
along the way,

but you've grown, you know.

And the way in which
you're together now,

really, it's on display.

Everyone sees it.

You're a unified couple.
It's fantastic.

What I would say to you
in this final week

is don't get inside your head
too much.

You need to be enjoying this...
this final week

rather than thinking too far ahead

because that's something
that I think in the past you've...

you've been a bit guilty of doing.

And on that,
you can go back to your group.

Thank you.
Thank you very much. Thank you.

Well done, guys.
Cheers.

Good stuff.

(APPLAUSE)

Oh...

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYS)

(LAUGHS)
STELLA: Yeah.

Let's get our next couple
up on the couch.

Bec and Danny.
Ooh!

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)
(APPLAUSE)

DANNY: Hey, guys.
MEL: Hello.

BEC: How are you?
ALESSANDRA: Good. How are you?

MEL: We're very well.
JOHN: Good, good, good.

Homestays. Let's start with you, Bec
What were they like?

They were great.

I was in my own state.
I was in my own home with my dog.

We saw my family at my aunty's
beach house and that was great.

Um... Dad and Daniel get along
really well, which is great.

So, good start.
Great start.

What else happened at the homestay?

(REFLECTIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

We met Bec's friends.
That went pretty good, didn't it?

Like, just, like,
the tough questions.

And then that night,
we went back to...to Bec's

and we were sitting around,
like, having a...having a fire.

And then I cracked a joke, like,
about her cousin fancying me.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

And it landed poorly.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

What did he say with the joke?
Can you just tell us?

We were having a bit of an emotional
moment with one another,

talking about our feelings
and how it's been on homestays

and Daniel said,

"If all else fails, at least
Danielle fancies me" type thing.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

And I lost it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

And why?

Because it makes me feel like when
we're having this conversation

that means so much to me,

that it diminishes it
and it makes it a joke.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I get it, I shouldn't have said it.

But I feel like our fight styles
don't really match too well.

What scared me was
we couldn't rectify it too quickly

and where I'm sort of holding back
a little bit

is I don't...
I wouldn't want to move

and then we have an argument
like that

and I feel really isolated
and alone.

I don't want to do that.

So, arguing is something
that scares you...

Of course. Yeah.
..when it comes to Bec?

Why?

I think for both of us
it just doesn't work.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Wow. OK.
What am I saying wrong?

Just to use the words
"for both of us, it doesn't work..."

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I'm not saying we don't work.

I'm saying our fight style
doesn't work.

Oh, yeah, that... No, OK.

So this is what happens sometimes.

I try and say something

and Bec takes it
in completely the wrong way.

Bec, what's going on
inside of you right now?

Um... I suppose I'm fearful
'cause I've let every wall down.

So, what happens to you
when he says that?

Just...kills my soul a little bit,
to be honest with you.

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS)

'Cause I'm like, "Well,
why haven't you said this to me?"

Because...
Because I've been fearful to say it.

Because I don't want to upset you.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

No, no, no, do not blame me.
I'm not blaming you.

Don't say you're fearful to tell me
'cause you're going to upset me.

I'm here in love with you.

We're at the end of this experiment.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

You're making it seem like I've been
holding on to this for six months.

Honestly, I noticed it in Adelaide
when I felt isolated.

Up until then, I hadn't noticed it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Bec, I look at your face.
You seem very concerned.

I think he's got more reservations
than he lets on.

Oh, really?
I do. Yeah.

I do. I do. I do.
What do you mean?

(LAUGHS)

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

Danny... Danny, look at me.

There really is no time for you
to make light of the situation

because when you add things up,
Danny,

it's not making her feel secure.

You know, you haven't said
your feelings back to her.

You've gone to the family
and they've validated you

and then you're not bringing up
issues

because you're afraid
of the fight style.

It starts to add up and it makes
her feel... What, Bec?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Like he's just not that into me.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

So that's a problem

because this far into the experiment

you don't want your partner
to be thinking,

"Oh, he's just not that into me."

Yeah, but I am.

I've told you that I am.
You know I am.

So why is she not believing it?

I... I don't know.
I can't speak for Bec.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I'm asking for you to sit there
and say to me,

"Bec, this is how I feel about you."

Just once.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

You know how I feel about you.

You know I care about you so much.

I do know you care about me.

But where is the passion?

I see tiny glimpses of it.

But I feel like
you are holding back.

You said to me once
at the beginning of this experiment

and I'll never forget it
and it's probably ruined me...

Daniel was, like, "Well, when you
are obsessed with each other,

"you're all over each other"
and I don't have that.

I just don't get it from him at all.

He doesn't want to hold my hand
walking down the street.

That's not your style. No worries.

Whenever we have a kiss,
I'm the one going to kiss you.

You never, ever, ever go to kiss me.

You don't compliment me.
Hardly ever.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

So, for me, it's, like,
"Well, I'm this fool

"that's allowed my heart
to get to this point"

and then he's not there and he's not
going to feel that way.

I don't think
that's a fair assumption.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

The thing that's important here,
Danny,

is that she's just told you
in a very clear-cut way

why she doesn't feel like
you're interested.

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS)

Your reaction is,
"Well, that's not fair."

No, but, like...

Yes, that's exactly
what we just heard.

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS)

Even, like, all of the husbands
walked past us

sitting at the commitment ceremony

and they all acknowledged
their wives.

And you never do. You ignore me.

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS)

And I don't know
how I've gotten to this point

of these feelings with that.

(CRIES) I'm so worried!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I'm actually so worried!

I just don't feel you have...like,
you have any desire and I just...

(CRIES) Yeah, I'm just nervous.

The reality is, is that how can you
move to Adelaide

and how can we live
this life together

if this is how it's going to be?

I can't be the one
going to kiss you...

just so that there's
a level of affection.

I can't.

I'm not doing it.

I've done it. I did it.
I nearly married it.

I'm not doing it.

I'm not. I'm not doing it.

You're either into me...

You have had enough time to know
if I am the type of person

you would want to be with.

You do not have to tell me
you love me,

but I'm not going to walk down
to final vows with someone

that's a maybe about me.

I'm not doing it.

I'd rather be heartbroken now
than heartbroken in six months time.

(EXHALES)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

You have had enough time to know
if I am the type of person

you would want to be with.

You do not have to tell me
you love me,

but I'm not going to walk down
to final vows with someone

that's a maybe about me.

I'm not doing it.

I'd rather be heartbroken now
than heartbroken in six months time.

(EXHALES)

(REFLECTIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

How does that land for you, Danny?

Well, obviously it hurts to...
it hurts to see Bec like that.

What is she saying to you that
you've done to get her to this point

Well, just not...not be passionate

and not...not be the man
she needs me to be.

I've had my guard up, essentially.
That's... That's what...

Yeah.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

When she lays this out on the table,

no compliments, very few,
lack of intimacy,

not making her a priority,

not saying how you feel about her...

what do you think that does to her?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Yeah, it would destroy her.

What do you think it does
to the relationship?

Destroys the relationship as well.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

Why?

Because you can't have...

You can't build a relationship
on, like, sound foundations,

do you know what I mean?

So, help us understand
why you're not doing these things

to bring her close.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Just... Obviously we've talked about
the fight style.

That's a bit
where I've been holding back.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

But I guess
after my last relationship,

I haven't felt this strongly
towards a woman

or been this close with a woman
in years.

But, of course, I still have
a bit of a guard up

because last time, when it didn't
work out, it destroyed my life.

How nice would it be
to have heard that?

You just did.

I know, but why do I have to go
to this length to hear that?

'Cause I'm no good at this shit.
(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYS)

Well, I've been begging you
for this level of openness

for nearly three months

and so, hearing
that makes me feel like

there's hope, you know.

(REFLECTIVE MUSIC PLAYS)

Why does that make you feel hopeful?

Because if he hasn't felt like this
in years,

then that means that it's real

and you might be into me
but you need to open yourself to me.

Yeah, I guess, like,
this has been a problem in the past,

that I am just a shit boyfriend,
to be honest.

Oh, I don't...
I am.

I ain't that good, to be honest.

But that is a very easy way
of getting out of it.

"Don't hold me accountable.
I'm just a shit boyfriend."

No, I'm not saying it like that.
But you are.

And that's what she's hearing.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

What she wants right now
from you, Danny,

is for you to step into this and go,

"You know what,
yeah, I've dropped the ball

"and I've sent you the wrong signals

"and I'm accountable
and I'm going to do different."

But I'm not getting that from you.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

No, Bec, I want to say I am

and I'm sorry if, like...
for making you feel like that.

Genuinely,
from the bottom of my heart.

You know
I'd never want to upset you.

You mean the world to me.

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYS)

And I'm sorry
if I've dropped the ball.

It was never my intention.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I like hearing it,
but I need to see it.

Yeah, and I'll...I'll try...

I can't keep on hearing it
and then nothing changes.

Well, let me show you, then.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

OK.

Let me show you.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Now, with that,
we're going to go to the decision.

Bec, what have you got for us?
Stay or leave?

Well, you... You have my heart

and, like, you are
the most special person.

I've never met anyone like you,
right?

And I feel really, really lucky
that we were matched

and we get to go on this journey
together.

Um...

But I need you to give me

half of what I'm giving you,
at least.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

We have overcome
so many hurdles together

and we've made it this far, so...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

..I said stay.
Mm.

And then I said "Proud of us."

Love it. Love it.

And Danny?

Yeah, obviously
I want to apologise again.

I'm so sorry.

You know, you mean the world to me.

And this week,
I'll try and prove that to you.

I'm here for love and I think
I can find that with you.

So that's why I wrote 'stay'.
Good.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Danny, from where we're sitting,
this week is on you.

You have to do the heavy lifting.

You've got a partner here with you
who's put her heart out there

and said, "I'm in love.
I want this."

You need to step up.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

And if you are feeling
these strong emotions for her,

then you've got to start showing it.

Yeah.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

With that,
you can go back to the group.

Thanks, guys.
MEL: Well done, guys.

(APPLAUSE)

Thanks.
Good work, you two.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

OK?

(CLEARS THROAT)

NARRATOR: Still to come...

I haven't been able to address
a concern

without Gia and I having an argument
or her spiralling.

ALESSANDRA: What kind of things
could she say?

..in a moment that demands honesty..

Things that can make someone feel
pretty defeated and let down.

Such as?
Um...

..Scott hesitates.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

If you can't speak honestly
in front of Gia,

then I'm really concerned
about the possibility

of this relationship surviving
outside the experiment.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Next on the couch...

Chris and Sam.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)
(APPLAUSE)

MEL: Hello.
SAM: Hello.

Hi.

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS)

Body language says a lot.

Yeah, it's been tough.

Yeah.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

Um... What happened
last time we sat here,

I wrote 'leave' in the moment
and then I kind of regretted it.

Um... We decided to go to homestays
and I thought,

"OK, I'm really going to try
and turn this around."

And I bought him some flowers.
I got him a card and made him...

Went to the shop and got groceries
and made dinner.

And then we had a day
with my cattle.

You know, we were outside
and I thought that was really fun.

And then we had a bonfire.

Sam pulled out a journal
with some questions in it.

Hand on heart, I was answering them
the best that I could.

And then Sam decided
to leave the farm.

And I thought, "Look, I really tried
to turn this around."

I really took on
all of your guys' feedback.

And, yeah, I just feel like
I've shut down now.

SAM: Yeah.

I just felt like he was
saving face...

especially, like, the flowers
and dinner thing.

It felt very, like,
"I need to do these things

"to show that I put in effort."

For me, it was genuine.

I was trying to be as genuine
as I could

and I thought that was...
Yeah.

..a way to try and make you
feel welcome at the farm.

I feel like your effort was, like,
to push forward

and there was effort
for you to grow,

but it was never, like,
"I need to grow for us

"and I want to grow to be
a better partner for you."

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Where did the relationship
go wrong for you both?

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS)

Um... I feel like Chris
never really fully forgave me

for calling him out on, like,
behaviours.

And from then on, especially
after you guys gave him feedback,

it was, like...it was, like,
a no-return-point from then.

Where did it go wrong for you?

Um... I feel like like after
the retreat, that chemistry,

it was lacking for me.

We were intimate a second time

and I just felt like
that wasn't there for me.

Was it the quality
of the interaction?

Was it... Was it him as a person?

What was it that felt off for you?

If I'm being honest, it was just
the quality of the interaction.

I just... I don't know,
it just wasn't there for me.

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS)

Is that something
that you spoke to Sam about?

No. I didn't want to
hurt his feelings.

How are you feeling about
that, Sam, to hear this?

Oh, yeah. Like, I guess
it's a surprise. Um...

And, like, I guess what really sucks
is that I was out on the farm

and I was, like, herding cows,
and I was, like, "This is so good."

And the kids thing
never bothered me.

Like, it's always something
that I've wanted in my life.

And I was just, like,
it was so annoying

that everything else
would have worked.

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS)

MEL: This is really disappointing
for us

because we had so much hope
for the two of you.

It's just so unfortunate
that along the way,

with all of the pressure
that the experiment brings,

that the wheels have fallen off.

It is disappointing.
I came here to find love.

And, you know,
I know that I'm a slow burn

and, you know,
I know that I get anxious

once I do get feelings for someone

because it takes me so long
to build feelings for someone.

Um... And, yeah,
it's just really disappointing

that it all ended up like this,

but, you know...
high hopes for the future.

Yeah.

What about you, Chris?
Yeah.

And I said to Sam that I want to be
really good friends with him.

We've been on this journey
for eight weeks.

So, yeah, I hope that we can stay in
each other's lives outside of here.

Yeah.

Alright. Well, we're going to go
to a decision.

Chris, we'll start with you.

I've obviously learned a lot about
myself and I hope you have too.

And, you know, I'm sorry
that it didn't work out for us.

My time has unfortunately run out,
so, yeah, I have to leave.

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS)
OK. Thank you.

And to you, Sam.

It's been a journey.
I've learned a lot.

90% of our time together
was awesome.

Yeah, but, you know, it's come to
the time to pack it up and leave.

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS)

I'm sorry you've both landed here

but hopefully you have learned
some lessons along the way

that you can take into
your next relationships...

And parenthood.
Yeah.

You know, this is all about
that self-development

as well as couple development.

Thank you both so much.
ALESSANDRA: Thank you both.

JOHN: Well done, you two.

(APPLAUSE)

(BRIGHT MUSIC PLAYS)

BEC: Well done, guys.
We're gonna miss you.

Our next couple up on the couch...

Stella and Filip.

(APPLAUSE)
(BRIGHT MUSIC PLAYS)

STELLA: Hello.
MEL: Hello there.

FILIP: How you doing?

Well, we're more interested
in how you're doing.

Yeah.

Coming into homestays
was very, very important for me.

I was always open to moving,

so it was a really big deal
to go into Stella's space.

And I was just really keen to see
what it would look like.

I just tried to envisage everything,
like how I'd live there,

the vibe, the energy
and all that kind of stuff.

After the experiment, Stella's going
to come back for my mum's birthday,

celebrate that.

We're going to spend a few days
in Melbourne

and then I'll pick my car up
and drive up to Cronulla.

He's moving in.
Yeah.

(LAUGHS)
Yeah. Straight in.

Yeah.
Oh!

JOHN: Moving in?
MEL: That's a plan.

Yeah. So it is a plan. We got there.
(WARM MUSIC PLAYS)

Here's the thing.

When I first met you,
you loved control.

Yeah.

You mapped out, you know, what you
wanted to do during the day,

your fitness,
your health, your sleep.

Everything on point.

And you, without a plan,

there was a part of you
that wasn't committing.

And now you've come up with a plan,
you've got certainty

and now you're on the same track.

Because I want this relationship
to work.

(LAUGHS)
Yeah. Yeah.

And I feel like every woman
can agree with that -

when you don't understand
your man's intentions,

that's when you get frazzled,
that's when you overthink.

That's when you're in your head.

When you know that the man
is, like, "OK, let's do this,"

I think you really settle into
that heart.

You really do.

Filip, I want you to turn to Stella
and tell her how you feel.

You're gonna make me cry!

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYS)

(CLEARS THROAT)
You know.

"You know."
(LAUGHTER)

"You know."

MEL: We can't cope. No.

(LAUGHTER)
"You know."

Oh, stop it! (LAUGHS)

Hey.

Uh, you...you 100% know
that I am...

I am in love with you...

I know, babe.

..and that you shouldn't doubt
anything.

Mm-hm.

There's a lot of unknown
and stuff like that...

It's OK. We got this.

..but, you know, we're a team, so...
Yeah.

So...
I love you too.

OK.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

JOHN: So, Stella, how does that feel
when he says that,

knowing that he's got a plan
and he's moving in?

Again, like, I really could go from
the two weeks conversation.

Like, this man makes me feel safe.

I don't think I ever experienced
love before meeting him

because...

He shows up for me. Yeah. Big-time.

Yeah.

Can I just ask you, Stella,
what's getting you upset right now?

Why is this so important?

Yeah, I feel quite lucky
in the sense that...

if this works out, it means that
everything that was in the past,

all those learning curves,
all those relationships,

all...all was worth for this moment,
you know,

because I do...I think
at this stage of my life

where I do truly want this to be
my forever person

and I do see...I do see that.

Um... Yeah.

Thank you.
Pleasure.

(LAUGHS)
(WARM MUSIC PLAYS)

Well, you got real
on this couch tonight.

It was great.

And on that note,
we're going to go to a decision.

Stay or leave?
You're up first, Stella.

Um... Obviously not a surprise.

And I think I drew a love heart
from very early on.

(LAUGHS)
Nice.

And what about you, Filip?
Uh... I'm not going anywhere.

Just started. We're staying.
That's what we like to see.

(APPLAUSE)
Love you, baby.

Thanks for being you.
Thanks for being you.

Yeah.
You are a team.

BOTH: Yeah.
And you've got this.

Yeah. Thank you.
Thanks, guys.

I really, really appreciate it.

I really appreciate you
whole way through.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
MEL: Well done, you two.

Thank you.
Great work.

(WARM MUSIC PLAYS)

Show me.

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

Gia and Scott.
(APPLAUSE)

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

SCOTT: Good evening.
MEL: Hello.

Hello.
How are you?

Good. Hi, Gia.
GIA: Hello.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

So, how are you guys?

Alright. Um...

Getting a bit nervous.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

So, you know...

I care so much about Gia.

What I'm going to talk about tonight
is... I don't want you to be upset.

OK.

What I'm going to talk about
is feelings where...I...

(GULPS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

What I'm going to talk about tonight
is... I don't want you to be upset.

OK.

What I'm going to talk about
is feelings where...I...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

It's a weakness of mine.

When I care about someone so much,
I feel like I can't speak my voice

when I have a concern

and it's a weakness of mine.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

What I find so far is I haven't been
able to address a concern

without Gia and I having
an argument or her spiralling.

Let's say that you want to
bring something up

and Gia is not in the mood to hear,
for whatever reason...

Mm.

..you find yourself simply
cowering away from that

and not returning to that topic?

Pretty much.

What have you observed
about Gia's behaviour

that leads you to have that reaction

What kind of things could she say?

(REFLECTIVE MUSIC PLAYS)
(HALF-LAUGHS)

Can I please just say things

that can make someone feel
pretty defeated and let down...

Such as?
Um...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Honestly, if you can't speak honestl
in front of Gia

about the things that she does

and say that hurt you or scare you
or make you feel off...

Well, he has.

..then I'm really, really, really
concerned about the possibility

of this relationship surviving
outside the experiment.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

JOHN: Scott.
Yeah.

We've got all night.
I know we have...

we're not going anywhere.

We're going to sit here and ask you
uncomfortable questions

until you come clean.

OK?

So if you don't let us in...
I know.

..you're not going to last.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

What I'm seeing here is fake.

I'm going to call you out.

I've seen it the entire experiment.

You talk about things in a way
where you don't give us

any of the information.

You skirt around the issues.
I get it.

You're trying to fly under the radar

but what we're saying tonight
is that ends.

Yep.
OK?

You sat down here,
you're petrified of Gia

and you're not answering
the questions.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

ALESSANDRA: So I'm going to ask you
again, Scott,

what kind of things could Gia say

that would make you feel
fearful of speaking up?

So this is probably
the most major concern.

It could happen probably on average
once a week.

I feel like there's a bit of
pressure of me to say I'm in love

and when I don't say it,
Gia will tend to spiral

and say things like, "You're a con.

"You're not a man,
you're not a provider."

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)
"You don't give me reassurance."

Pretty much every name
under the sun, right?

Gia, babe... The reason why I'm here

is because I know
she doesn't intentionally mean it.

It's because it comes
from a place of hurt.

I'll explain that.
You talk for yourself.

And I just will explain, "Babe,
like, listen to what you're saying.

"I know you don't mean it.
Like, where's this coming from?"

And, like, I don't know what it is.
I just don't know.

When you're having that situation...
Yeah.

..and there are things that are bein
said, how do you feel in that moment

In these moments
that you're describing now,

that...where she's coming at you
personally.

I just feel like when it's...

I just feel completely destroyed,
like I'm worthless.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)
That's pretty major.

But I just want Gia to know
that I care so much about her.

My feelings are strong.
I'm falling for her.

But when these things happen,

it pulls me back
and it holds me back.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

And so, Gia, what do you think

when you're feeling threatened
or not happy with what Scott says,

that you attack him?

What is that about for you?

This is a man
that you're falling in love with

from every indication I've had.

Well, I'll just say it out loud.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

This wasn't on camera.

I told him I'm in love with him
yesterday.

So this is a man you love?

Yep.
So where does that come from?

So, for me, um...I've felt this way
for Scott for the last few weeks

and there's been so many moments
where, like, I wanted to say it

and I'm, like, "You can't be
the girl who says it first."

Usually it's been the guy
who said it first,

so this is weird for me

and I've wanted him to know why
I've been spiralling.

It's because of this.

Like, I've been wanting to say it
and I know he's not there

and it's frustrating for me
because I feel rejected,

to be honest.

The leading up to where
you're having these big feelings

and that's what's making you
feel like,

"Oh, my god,
he's going to reject me..."

Mm.
..why go hurt him?

Because I felt hurt.

And I was, like, "Let me hurt him."

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

That's the truth.

That's a pretty big revelation

and also hurdle for Scott
to have to handle

and walk around eggshells

trying to not have you
have this reaction.

I just think
this is very new for me.

I haven't ever been
in this situation before.

But in this situation
of saying that you're hurt

and therefore you're choosing
to hurt back,

is that the way
that you normally are?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

No.

I'm gonna insist and underline this

because I really want you to
take in, Gia,

that we can absolutely see

how strong your relationship
with Scott is,

but it is a pattern
that you're bringing to the table

that you need to break,

because it will be the thing
that makes him run the other way.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

ALESSANDRA: The leading up to where
you're having these big feelings

and that's what's making you
feel like,

"Oh, my god,
he's going to reject me..."

GIA: Mm.
..why go hurt him?

Because I felt hurt.

And I was, like, "Let me hurt him."

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

That's the truth.

I'm gonna insist and underline this,

because I really want you
to take in, Gia,

that it is a pattern
that you're bringing to the table

that you need to break,

because it will be the thing
that makes him run the other way.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Do you feel secure
in your relationship with Scott?

Um...

Like, yes and no.

Why no?

I don't know, because, like,

sometimes I can't bring something up
because I'm argumentative

or...so I don't feel like I'm secure
with him and I can be myself.

So that and, like, he doesn't
feel as strong as I feel.

Like, well, he could just leave.

Am I going to move for like?

Am I going to take my daughter
out of her school in Melbourne

and move to the Gold Coast
if he just likes me?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

Just don't feel as secure as maybe
I could in the relationship.

So there's still room there
for you to grow

in terms of security...
Yeah.

in the relationship.

How does it make you feel
to hear Gia say

that she doesn't feel secure
in the relationship?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

I'm confused 'cause Gia tells me
that she feels secure.

I try and tick all the boxes
to make her know

and reassure her
that I'm all in on this.

And, like, when we have
tough times,

like, I just keep telling you
I'm here for you.

I want to be the shoulder
to cry on.

And, like, you know,
whenever there is bad things,

maybe sometimes I say, like,
"I don't want to hear it"

or something like that,
but, you know...

Well, that's why
I don't feel secure...

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYS)

..because I'm, like,
"Well, I can't bring that up."

So, like, how do I...how can I be
vulnerable and feel safe,

because it's swept under the rug,
you know.

You shut down my feelings
a lot of the time.

I'd like to defend myself. I've
never shut down your feelings, Gia.

OK.
Never.

Well, that's my perception...
OK.

..and I feel like sometimes
we'll talk about something

and you just don't listen

and so then
I just stop talking about it

'cause he says I'm arguing.

And I'm, like,
"OK, well, I just, like...

"I'll just forget my feelings,
let's just leave it"

'cause then my brain is like,
"Oh, my god, you're arguing again.

"He's not going to fall in love
with you."

And it's, like...it's, like,
I can't win, to be honest.

That's how I feel.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

JOHN: Well, at last

we've got the real Scott and Gia
sitting in front of us.

And isn't it interesting
that week after week,

you guys have sat here and said,
"Everything's fine.

"We're a great couple."

Tonight...you're exposing yourselves

and everything isn't great
between the two of you.

Scott nearly couldn't breathe tonigh

'cause he was so scared about
bringing an issue up with you, Gia.

That's not healthy.

So it comes down to the two of you.

Are you prepared to do the work,
hear things you might not like?

But know that when you hear
those feelings,

you get closer, not further away.

But you've got to be real
over this next week,

otherwise it is going to slip
through your fingers.

We're going to go to the decision -
stay or leave?

And we'll go with you first, Gia.

Um... Yeah, I think we needed to
have this conversation tonight

because we're at the end.

I don't want to have any questions
unanswered.

And that's the same with me saying
that I love him.

I just wanted to just be fully in.

So, anyways, with that,
we'll take on your advice this week

and I'm going to stay.

Mm. Love that.

What have you got, Scott?
Stay or leave?

Obviously we've come so far
in this experiment

and I honestly appreciate the three
of you for what you've done for us

and how you paired us.

And I was nervous walking in tonight
and I don't get nervous.

And I feel so light right now
'cause we can both have our say

and I can...I can tell you right now
this is going to help us so much,

so I'm excited for this week

'cause I just feel so happy
just after this conversation,

so I'm staying, in the sun, 'cause
we're going to sunny Gold Coast.

(MEL LAUGHS)
(APPLAUSE)

JOHN: Alright, you two.

So it's a big week coming up
for the two of you.

And I know it's hard for you
as a couple,

but when issues get brought up
this week,

when you talk about the big stuff,

try and be curious
as opposed to defensive.

Alright. Good luck.
Thank you.

(APPLAUSE)
MEL: Good work.

Oi...

Mm-hm.

Mm-hm? (LAUGHS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

NARRATOR: Tomorrow night...

FILIP: What is going on here?

Chenelle?
MAN: Shannon.

Oh, no!

What?

WOMEN: What?

During the matchmaking process,
there was more than one person

that our participants
were compatible with.

..the unforgettable final test
is back...

Oh, my god.

It is the ultimate test
of trust and security.

..and this season, the experts have
upped the ante like never before.

We are removing the element
of choice from the final test.

Over two incredible nights...

DAVID: I feel sick. I feel like
I'm going to pass out.

..all our participants will meet
their alternative matches.

Some will more than enjoy
the fresh perspective...

(LAUGHTER)

No!
(LAUGHS)

..before...

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

..the biggest twist
the experiment's ever seen.

Is the grass greener?

(LAUGHTER)

That is disgusting.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)
Holy... (BLEEP).

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