- 6/21/2025
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00:00How are you feeling?
00:05Anxious. It's just the unknown, isn't it?
00:08It is.
00:10En route to the unique retreat today are married couple Jamie and Charmaine from Essex.
00:16I do put you in some situations, don't I?
00:21Jamie is very laid back. That's like the first thing that comes to mind when I think of Jamie.
00:27I would describe myself as quiet, private.
00:31In the past I've spoke for you a lot haven't I?
00:34Yeah.
00:35I'm very chaotic.
00:37The couple have been together for eight years and have three children.
00:42Two from Charmaine's previous relationship and one together.
00:46Our lives are very mundane.
00:48Just a normal family, just trying to get by.
00:51Very unsuspecting to do something like this.
00:54Charmaine believes that opening up their relationship will make up for lost time.
01:01When I was 18 I was raising children so I never had that sort of rebellious teenage stage.
01:09You know, drinking, partying and neither of us have been with like lots of previous sexual partners even now.
01:17Me and Jamie we don't go out socialising loads.
01:21So the social aspect of opening up is just as appealing for us as like the sexual aspect.
01:27No going back now.
01:29If you're secure in your relationship that opening up can be a great thing.
01:36It adds that element of honesty about what it is you desire.
01:39I just feel like we're not meant to be with one person our whole lives.
01:42I feel like we're, why would we limit ourselves to one person if we can experience all of these different things together?
01:49How are you feeling?
01:51I'm nervous to meet new people but I think it'll be a good thing for us.
01:57Just got to go with it.
01:59I am a little bit worried that this experience might cause a lot of conflict if it was to go wrong.
02:06You know, it's not just us to think about, it's all of the children.
02:11There's a lot riding on this then.
02:13Yeah, there is a lot.
02:14There's a lot at stake.
02:16It's not something we've taken lightly.
02:18I feel like we're walking into a lion's den to be honest.
02:22I'm anxious of the unknown and the fact that if we do end up opening up,
02:27I don't know how I'm going to feel in that moment.
02:30Sort of doing this is very out of character for me.
02:35This is it.
02:36What are we doing?
02:41Oh my God, they're so cute.
02:43Welcome!
02:44Hiya!
02:47I know couples coming to the retreat are going to be extremely nervous.
02:50What are we getting ourselves into? Are you okay?
02:53My advice is to rip that bandaid off and just do it.
02:56Hi!
02:57Hello guys!
02:58Hi, I'm Gem.
02:59How you doing?
03:00Welcome to the house.
03:01Can't wait to get to know them.
03:02Yeah, I think there's definitely an initial sexual attraction there for us.
03:06Yeah, for sure.
03:07Hello, gorgeous.
03:08Welcome.
03:09So, we're looking forward to seeing where we can take things.
03:12Lily.
03:13I'm Charmaine.
03:14Charmaine, nice to meet you.
03:15Charmaine and Jamie are super hot.
03:17They seem really friendly and nice.
03:18Excited to be here.
03:19I'm a bit nervous.
03:20We're nervous.
03:21We're definitely nervous, but we are excited.
03:23Everyone here is super lovely, so.
03:25Jamie did seem a little bit apprehensive.
03:27Maybe a little bit of nerves there.
03:29What do you think?
03:30Yeah.
03:31He's a bit of you, isn't he?
03:32Yeah, they're both really good.
03:33Everyone's like, oh.
03:35Book the order room for tonight, please.
03:38I don't think we expected to be greeted by so many people, but I think it was very daunting
03:43sort of walking into that situation because it's the unknown and everybody's so confident.
03:47God.
03:48I love you.
03:49I love you too.
03:50Are you okay?
03:51I'm sure you're okay.
03:52I can feel you.
03:53I can feel you.
03:54On hand to help Charmaine and Jamie navigate opening up their relationship is non-monogamy
04:13coach Effie Blue.
04:14Hello.
04:15Welcome.
04:16Welcome.
04:17I'm Effie.
04:18Nice to meet you.
04:19You too.
04:20Come in, come in.
04:21Take a seat on the couch, make yourselves comfortable.
04:30What brings you here today?
04:32I think opening up has been something that we've spoken about for about five years maybe
04:37now, four or five years at least.
04:40So is variety something that kind of excites you?
04:45Neither of us have had much, like many sexual partners in the past.
04:49I've only slept with three people.
04:52Okay.
04:53Whose idea was opening up?
04:54It was mine.
04:55Okay.
04:56It was mine.
04:57I'm just the bad influence.
04:58Okay.
04:59How did you throw it on?
05:00I think that I said, like, I'd like to see him with another woman.
05:04Okay.
05:05Um, at first I was a bit like, okay, I wasn't expecting this.
05:10Um, and the more I thought about it, I sort of thought, perhaps if we are going to open
05:16up, the safest route would be to do it together.
05:18Okay.
05:19With another couple.
05:20Okay.
05:21What do you think is going to be the biggest hurdle for you?
05:23I think for me, maybe the fear of rejection a little bit.
05:30I have quite a few insecurities.
05:33I've had my children very young, so obviously, you know, my body has changed a lot.
05:38So, like, the idea of approaching people and being rejected, that makes me nervous.
05:44Everybody is afraid of being rejected, especially in the non-monogamy world.
05:49And more often than not, no one's really rejecting the person.
05:53It's just about what they want and what they're looking for doesn't align with what you're
05:58looking for.
05:59Does that make sense?
06:00Yeah, that makes sense.
06:01For you, Jamie?
06:03What do you think is going to be the biggest hurdle for you?
06:05I feel like the social aspect of it will be the biggest barrier.
06:09I feel like I can, you can probably see it now, I talk over Jamie a lot.
06:13I feel like I lead the conversations.
06:15Do you feel that?
06:16Do you have awareness of that?
06:18Yes, I'm aware.
06:19Sometimes I'm grateful for it as well, though.
06:21Mm-hmm.
06:22Sometimes I think it takes the pressure off.
06:24Mm-hmm.
06:26I can sort of hide behind her, I guess.
06:29Yeah, yeah, for sure.
06:30Yeah.
06:31Do you feel seen?
06:32I try and hide.
06:33I try to be unseen.
06:35Tell me why you want to be unseen.
06:38Um...
06:40I'm guessing, um, it feels, um, safer.
06:45Yeah.
06:46Okay.
06:55I, um, I spend a lot of time questioning what people's intentions actually are.
07:00You can imagine that makes connecting really hard.
07:03It can do you.
07:04Yeah.
07:08Why do you want to take this, like, massive leap into non-monogamy, which is going to challenge
07:15all these things that you're struggling with?
07:18We go backwards and forwards, don't we?
07:19Like, is it something we really, really want?
07:21Sure.
07:22It's a big decision.
07:23Or is it something that is just a fantasy?
07:26Mm-hmm.
07:27Tonight, there's going to be a social, because we like to party around here.
07:32I want to challenge you, because this is what this is about.
07:35When you meet somebody, when you're in a social circle, the whisper in the back of your head
07:39is saying, this person has the potential to hurt me.
07:42Can we change that whisper to you?
07:44I want to get to know this person.
07:46What are they passionate about?
07:48Does that make sense?
07:49I feel like that's given me a lot to work with.
07:53Right.
07:54And then, hopefully, you would have connected with a couple that might join you this evening.
08:01No pressure.
08:02Okay.
08:04Thank you for sharing.
08:11Oh, wow.
08:13Oh, my goodness.
08:14Oh, my goodness.
08:16Yes, I pray.
08:17Jamie has deep shyness and mistrust.
08:20And I am worried that that might get in the way of him making the connections.
08:24I'm hoping that he won't shut down.
08:26I thought you said I don't have emotional.
08:28You know me.
08:30I don't get emotional in front of people.
08:32Apart from you, who gets the absolute brunt of it.
08:35I do feel that because I was the one that sort of instigated the conversation about opening
08:42up with Jamie, I feel like I'm the more eager of the two.
08:47And I think I'm a little bit worried that Jamie's sort of confidence or insecurities,
08:55if you will, will sort of hold me back.
09:00I think the biggest hurdle for us will be...
09:02Me trusting people.
09:04Try not to analyse into how you're feeling too much.
09:09Obviously, I'm going to try and do that.
09:10Yeah.
09:11But this is a lifelong habit.
09:12I don't think it's going to come that easily.
09:14No.
09:15I don't think anything worth having comes easy.
09:22Previously on Open House...
09:25It's two guys!
09:26Woo!
09:27Back in the lip!
09:29I have identified as gay since I came out when I was 18.
09:34Today, I don't know.
09:37I'm interested in being with a woman sexually.
09:41The worst case scenario would be reacting in a way which I'm not expecting.
09:45You've not explored a female body.
09:48Do you know what you're doing?
09:50I do not know what I'm doing.
09:51No, no, no.
09:52We don't know what we're doing.
09:54Maybe go and have a chat with Naomi and Jen.
09:58Yeah.
09:59Let's fucking do it.
10:01Here comes some of the girls.
10:03This is definitely a very big moment in our relationship
10:05because this is a doorway towards something which could be like a huge change for us.
10:20Engaged couple Chris and Simon are at the retreat to discover if they have any attraction to women.
10:26Oh, you guys are so fun.
10:29To help find the answers, they have invited residents Jen and Naomi to the hot tub.
10:35I just, like, didn't stop laughing with you.
10:38We just had, like, such a fun, like, interaction.
10:41It was, like, really funny.
10:42Yeah, that's nice.
10:43Sorry, I was just playing with your feet.
10:44Sorry about that.
10:45That's okay.
10:46Is that okay?
10:47That is actually very okay.
10:48I'm actually very into that.
10:50My biggest turn on is someone playing with my feet.
10:52I'll suck at my toes.
10:53No way.
10:54Go on.
10:55Lick it.
10:56They're there when you want them.
11:00Oh, my goodness.
11:01We're only two minutes in and we've got the first set.
11:03Yeah.
11:04Okay.
11:06I think I'd been in the hot tub for approximately 30 seconds before there was...
11:11Simon sucked my toe.
11:13I love that, though.
11:14I think that's amazing.
11:15Love a foot mile.
11:17I am very attracted to both of you girls and I would be definitely up for at least having a kiss.
11:24I'm down for that.
11:25So, yeah.
11:28So, would you like a kiss?
11:29I love this match.
11:40Seeing Simon kiss a woman in front of me was jaw-dropping.
11:44He really went in for it.
11:49Simon matched my kissing, like, straight away and that's rare.
11:52Like, if someone can do that, hmm.
11:54It's gonna be cute.
11:55Jane, I don't want you to be myself.
11:56Go on.
12:00Mmm.
12:01That was a great kiss.
12:18Thanks.
12:19I enjoyed that.
12:20Are you ready for a kiss?
12:22I don't know.
12:23I think I might be more attracted to Naomi.
12:36Okay.
12:37Than to you, Jenna.
12:38No problem.
12:42Come on.
12:43I'm so ready for this.
12:44I'm gonna judge.
12:45Watch.
12:46Seeing Chris kiss Naomi was very hot.
12:56Absolutely loved it.
13:00Ness nervous now.
13:05Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
13:06I don't know what you said.
13:07I was just asking if he's Ness nervous.
13:09I thought he said let something down and I was like, what?
13:17How are you feeling?
13:20It's way past my bedtime.
13:25Right.
13:27I think probably gonna call it a night.
13:33Just take your time to, like, go through,
13:35because this is a huge thing for you guys to do.
13:37I thought Simon seemed really keen and playful.
13:40Yeah.
13:41But I think maybe there was a difference
13:43of where they wanted it to go.
13:45Night!
13:46Night!
13:47I feel like ending the night where we did
13:49was probably the right call.
13:51Because I wanted to progress,
13:56but the fact that Chris rejected Jen
13:58did make me feel as though the night itself
14:03wasn't gonna probably progress any further.
14:07Are you okay?
14:08Yeah.
14:09Good.
14:11We can go into the details tomorrow.
14:12But I do want to talk to you about it.
14:14Yeah.
14:15How did you sleep?
14:16I woke up a few times, I think.
14:18Engaged couple Chris and Simon have woken up to their second day at the retreat.
14:24My brain looks like so much that happened yesterday.
14:25I couldn't stop thinking about everything again.
14:26Yeah.
14:27I think maybe Chris was a little more reserved.
14:28He was a bit more nervous.
14:29Yeah.
14:30Yeah.
14:31I think if Simon was on his own with us, he would have taken it with us.
14:34He would have taken it further last night.
14:35Yeah, no, I completely agree.
14:36Do you agree?
14:37Yeah.
14:38How do you think they feel today?
14:39Hopefully they're both on the same page.
14:40It'd be really awkward if they weren't.
14:41Yeah.
14:42Yeah.
14:43Yeah.
14:44Yeah.
14:45It'd be really awkward if they weren't.
14:46Yeah.
14:47Are you ready for a round of golf?
14:48Never have.
14:49Yeah.
14:50Yeah.
14:51Yeah.
14:52Yeah.
14:53Yeah.
14:54Yeah.
14:55Yeah.
14:56I think if Simon was on his own with us, he would have taken it further last night.
15:01Yeah, no, I completely agree.
15:02Do you agree?
15:03Yeah.
15:04How do you think they feel today?
15:05Hopefully they're both on the same page.
15:07It'd be really awkward if they weren't.
15:09Yeah.
15:10Are you ready for a round of golf?
15:14Yeah.
15:15Yeah.
15:16Ready for a hole or two?
15:18Why can't I be that funny in front of girls?
15:21Terrible.
15:22You are funny.
15:23I'm not.
15:24You were making a lot of loads last night.
15:25I'm feeling mixed emotions about last night.
15:28Chris didn't feel comfortable kissing Jen.
15:30That was a bit like, okay, how are we going to navigate this then moving forward?
15:33How are we feeling?
15:35Um...
15:38A bit deflated.
15:40Yeah.
15:41What happened last night with the girls was really fun, really exciting, really enjoyed it.
15:47But while I've been saying that there are like no expectations, I probably did have expectations.
15:52To be honest, it felt like even though it was just a kiss, like that still felt rushed for me.
15:58Yeah.
15:59Like, I'm a real slow burner.
16:01Given that we had, like, the social mixer, and then we had the hots of experience, and you still feel like that was rushed.
16:11Yeah.
16:12Yeah.
16:13I agree.
16:14Yeah.
16:15I don't think pushing that any further I think would have been a mistake.
16:16I'm conscious that we're both here to do things together, but maybe would need to go about it in slightly different ways.
16:23Right.
16:24I guess that's part of the whole thing with exploring non-monogamy is you do always in the back of your mind think about your partner.
16:31Yeah.
16:32But I think it's really important to understand my sexuality better because it's an integral part of who I am.
16:39On hand to help Chris and Simon process the night before.
16:43Welcome, welcome.
16:44Good morning.
16:45Is non-monogamy coach Effie Blue.
16:48How are we feeling?
16:51I'm feeling a little bit disappointed, I think.
16:56Okay.
16:57That's probably how I'd put it.
16:58Okay. Do tell.
16:59So yeah, last night things got quite playful.
17:02With Jen, Naomi and I started kissing.
17:06Okay.
17:07Which was really good fun.
17:10Really enjoyed it.
17:11I was like ready to go, oh yeah, like this is, let's take this further to the next step.
17:16What was it like for you Chris?
17:18So I only had a kiss with Naomi.
17:20Okay.
17:21And I was expecting there to be like a spark or something like that.
17:24And I didn't particularly feel that.
17:27Okay.
17:28What do you think got in the way for you?
17:31I don't think I've ever met anyone and on the same night kissed them.
17:35Okay.
17:36Tell me about the disappointment and the deflation.
17:40The hope was that I was going to come into this and leave feeling as though I did have that spark and arousal towards women.
17:48And I feel like the experience that I had last night didn't prove that.
17:51Okay.
17:52Okay.
17:53I understand that.
17:54Yeah.
17:55Do you think Chris being there had any impact on your experience at all?
17:58I think I have found myself a bit worried about you.
18:01Not worried about you, really.
18:03I have had a bit of like in the back of my head like, is he okay? Are you doing okay?
18:08Are you doing okay?
18:11So is there anything that we need to talk about here?
18:17I just like having Simon around.
18:19What sometimes happens is when the other person's been there for a while and you kind of both lean on each other, we lose sight of our individual confidence and inner strength.
18:29Does that make sense?
18:30Absolutely.
18:31Okay.
18:32Beautiful.
18:33I think I have a plan.
18:34Hard to explore.
18:35So would you be willing to have two separate experiences today?
18:44Yes.
18:45Okay.
18:46We can certainly give it a try.
18:47Give it a try.
18:48Yeah.
18:49I think I'm nervous about having to go into another social situation.
18:52You'll be fine.
18:54There were definitely points last night where I think I was looking for Chris.
18:57So while I love you, it would be quite nice to maybe not have Chris around tonight.
19:03Go forth and have fun.
19:04Because I really don't feel like I can progress in my sexual relationships as long as I am still unsure in exactly what it is that I am attracted to.
19:21Let's split this up.
19:28I'm not sure whether to wear these together or these together.
19:33Those look very compatible.
19:36Does this look sexy though?
19:38Listen, I don't know if speedos are very sexy.
19:42Right.
19:43Chris and Simon are getting ready for their separate socials.
19:47There's always a risk that exploring non-monogamy might jeopardize our relationship.
19:51But I think it's important to know exactly who I am as a person.
19:57So that's why I'm here and that's why I'm doing is because I feel like this is important for me to get more clarity,
20:02on the question marks that I have in my head.
20:06I think that's going to be fine.
20:07Good.
20:08Simon will be attending an all-girls pool party with residents Jen, Georgie, Holly and Gracie.
20:21In the bedroom, I pretty much love anything.
20:24Like, I'm happy to explore anything.
20:26Like, I'm always like a don't-knock-it-till-you-try-it type person.
20:30Scream if you want to go to an orgy.
20:32Yay!
20:34I love exploring.
20:35I love trying new tricks.
20:38A gay couple.
20:39It's like every woman's dream though, I'm not going to lie.
20:40Is it?
20:41Yeah.
20:44Oh, Lord.
20:46But up in the bedroom, Simon is starting to have some doubts.
20:51I just feel pressure to take it to the bedroom and do something.
20:57There's no need to do that.
20:59I'm anxious because I feel like I'm in the perfect scenario to explore.
21:07Oh, fucking hell.
21:10And that's essentially why I'm here, is to discover my sexuality.
21:16So, there is pressure with that, obviously.
21:18I don't know.
21:19Yeah.
21:21I think I'm definitely in my head at the minute.
21:23Oh, they're coming, they're coming over, he's coming over.
21:29Hello.
21:30Hello.
21:31Oh, hi, hon.
21:32How are we?
21:33How are you?
21:34I know.
21:36I love that hearing.
21:38Hello.
21:40Oh, you're cold, hon.
21:42Nice to see you again.
21:44I think just being alone with women pushes me outside my comfort zone.
21:48I just don't think I'd be able to relax and be me in that moment.
21:54Meanwhile, Chris is waiting to be collected for his afternoon social,
21:58an all-girls pyjama party with residents Emily, Kirsty and Mandy.
22:04I'm feeling dreadfully nervous because I don't know who's going to be there,
22:09but I do know that Simon isn't going to be there.
22:12Like, Simon is sort of like a comfort blanket.
22:16Naomi, who he kissed last night in the hot tub, is picking him up.
22:20Hello.
22:23Do you want to come and join a party?
22:25Yeah, let's do it.
22:27Are you nervous?
22:28Oh, yeah.
22:29Oh, yeah.
22:30Don't be nervous, it's going to be so good.
22:33There you go.
22:34Hello.
22:35Hello.
22:36Hello.
22:37I feel so overdressed in my pink dressing gown.
22:39Oh, dashing.
22:41Just step into the room and see three other girls in there as well was quite intimidating.
22:46You go into the pink room and take it straight on.
22:48I know.
22:49That's all my biggest thing.
22:50What's your plan for me then, ladies? What's going on?
22:58We wanted to pamper you.
23:00Please.
23:02Do you like having a bath?
23:03A bath?
23:05Is that a statue thought?
23:06I don't know.
23:08I might go in in my pants.
23:10I don't know if I'm brave enough.
23:11Why don't we run above a bath and then if you want to dip your feet in, you can.
23:14Yeah.
23:15And we can pamper you.
23:16All right.
23:17All right.
23:18We'll do a bath.
23:19Bloody hell.
23:20Oh, my God.
23:21I think for me personally with him, he's just a little bit too nervous for me.
23:26You know what?
23:27Sometimes people can grow on me.
23:28So you never know.
23:35True.
23:36Down by the pool, Simon and the ladies are playing a game of truth or dare.
23:41What do you want to do right now?
23:43Maybe all five of us stand up and all kiss each other at the same time.
23:48Oh, my God.
23:50Hey!
24:04My hands are wandering.
24:05Sorry, guys.
24:06Should I do?
24:07Should I do?
24:08No.
24:09I think I'm wet.
24:11Good.
24:12Your lips are so soft and like plump.
24:15You're such a writer.
24:17You're just like...
24:18I know.
24:19I know.
24:20I know.
24:21You fit right in there.
24:23Does anyone want to move this upstairs so we can keep playing the game?
24:27I think let's go for it and just give it a go.
24:34Yeah?
24:35Yeah.
24:36Let's go.
24:44Retreat newcomers Charmaine and Jamie are getting ready for tonight's under the sea themed social.
24:51Do you think that's okay like that?
24:52Yeah, it's fine.
24:54Charmaine is hoping to meet a couple to open up their relationship with, but Jamie will have to overcome his confidence issues.
25:02How are you feeling?
25:05Yeah, I'm excited.
25:08I'm a little bit apprehensive of the social part and how you're going to be, how you're going to do.
25:14Right now, I'm anxious.
25:17You are pacing.
25:19Are you nervous?
25:21Extremely.
25:22I'm hoping that we go into this evening together and that Jamie will feel confident enough to sort of go off separately.
25:28And I really hope that it brings him out of himself a little bit more.
25:33I think it's going to do both of us the world of good, but I think especially it's going to do you good.
25:40I'm a bit worried because I feel like my self-confidence can sort of hold Charmaine back.
25:47It puts a bit of a burden on her in social situations.
25:50You ready for this?
25:53Love you.
25:59Down at the social, the residents are already turning up the heat.
26:10This whole experience is obviously completely new to us, alien to us.
26:14And I think it's a very vulnerable situation to put yourself in.
26:17This is a big step. I don't feel like your relationship is ever going to be the same once you've opened up. Potentially that could damage our marriage.
26:28Of course, I have worries about how it might affect me when I'm sure I'm married. Because it's not something you can undo. Once it's done, it's done.
26:38It's done.
26:52How are you feeling? Are you okay?
26:53I'm like, I've got butterflies. I'm feeling a bit like giddy.
26:57It's just excitement.
26:59Oh my goodness. The green is gorgeous.
27:02Simon and the girls have moved the party up to the bedroom in the hope that it may lead to Simon having his first sexual experience with a woman.
27:11How do you feel about making the lighting a little bit more?
27:14Whatever you feel.
27:16I have never had sex with a woman. I don't know what I'm doing.
27:24What's your buttons?
27:26I think I tend to feel most comfortable probably like laying back and letting stuff.
27:32Can I request for you to like lie down then?
27:45I don't know what I'm doing.
28:03Right now I'm feeling terrified because I don't know what I'm doing.
28:08I know that I want to have fun and I know that I want it to be a positive experience.
28:14But I am anxious.
28:18Oh, fuck.
28:21Just want a little drink of water?
28:22Yeah, just a minute.
28:24But things aren't going quite as planned.
28:27What I'm going to think, I'm just going to say like, I'm conscious that I'm not hard.
28:40I should be a bit of stage fright. Part of it is also like, there's a lot going on. I'm just like processing everything at once. I'm just like, this is something very new for me.
28:51When am I going to get my nails?
29:00This is good nail polish. It's driving really quick.
29:03Just down the hall, Chris is fully immersed in his all-girl experience.
29:08But his cautious approach is hindering things from progressing to the physical.
29:13Best case scenario would be to just like, maybe have some fun in the bedroom.
29:17Are you going to get in your bubble bath?
29:19I am going to have to pluck up the courage at some point.
29:21But like, Simon's always been more sexually confident.
29:25When are my nails and my face mask? How about that? What do we do with that?
29:29Oh, you look like a new man.
29:31Blimey.
29:33Right.
29:35Don't worry, we're going to be there to help you.
29:37Are you hanging up your clothes?
29:40No.
29:42It's a new shirt.
29:43Hello. How's it done?
29:45I have these toys.
29:47Whoa.
29:48Is it nice?
29:49Oh, it's lovely.
29:50This is a lovely temperature.
29:51It felt nice being in the bath with Naomi.
29:53It was more intimate, certainly, than the hot tub.
29:56So, we are going to have an early night.
30:01Chris is definitely very cute, but just wasn't really giving me the energy.
30:07I know he's nervous, obviously, that's a given.
30:10We'll miss you.
30:12So, me and the girls thought it would be a nice idea to leave Naomi and Chris.
30:18I mean, I think there's definitely some sort of spark between them.
30:23It was nice having the other girls here, but I think, like, it's...
30:27I felt like I was, like, constantly looking around the room, like, trying to make sure I'm, like, giving everyone equal attention.
30:32It's a lot to manage, yeah.
30:33I think Chris is a wonderful, wonderful man, and he's just someone that really intrigues me to get to know him a bit deeper.
30:40How are you kind in this? Are you more relaxed now? You look very relaxed.
30:44I feel, I mean, having a lovely bath with a lovely lady.
30:48Naomi's a really interesting person, and she's very attractive as well.
30:53Yeah, I'd like to kiss Naomi.
30:54So, it's nice, like, having just one person to focus on.
30:58Is it? Yeah.
30:59That's good.
31:00Oh, my God.
31:06Is there anything more particular in your life?
31:09Meanwhile, Simon and the girls' afternoon is progressing, despite his slight technical glitch.
31:15I think anything on my face would be great.
31:21Having fun with a woman's vagina is very different to anything that I've experienced before.
31:27I don't exactly know what I'm doing, and that terrifies me.
31:33Oh, my God.
31:38I didn't really focus too much on, like, I was having issues with, like, getting an erection.
31:43Oh, fuck, yes.
31:45Oh, shit.
31:47I think I got a lot more pleasure out of making the other girls feel pleasure.
31:52Oh, my God. Fuck.
31:54I was actually very surprised that when Simon gave me oral, he was exceptional.
32:00Oh, shit.
32:03He was exceptional.
32:04Yeah.
32:10Apparently, I can pleasure a woman.
32:12Jen gave me all of the signs that I definitely made her feel a certain kind of way.
32:17Fuck, I just came to hold in your tongue.
32:20That's impressive.
32:21Wow.
32:23I was having so much fun, and the connection was so good, so I hadn't thought about what Chris might be up to.
32:29You're so funny.
32:34Grab this.
32:35Yeah, your rabbit's going to go up the hole.
32:38Yes, yes, yes.
32:39I love that.
32:41You're in.
32:42You've got it!
32:43I'm so proud of you.
32:44Yeah, it's a safe one.
32:45Handcuff knot.
32:46That's fantastic.
32:47That's your introduction to knots and bondage.
32:50I'm sure you're also really very good.
32:53My relationship with Chris is definitely somewhere between romantic and friendship.
32:59Because we've shared a kiss, naturally it had more of that romantic element to it, despite not going there today.
33:07This has been wonderful.
33:08This has been so nice.
33:09I think I would have kissed Naomi, but I think what I've found is that I just do need a bit more time to do those sorts of things.
33:15I hope you have a lovely, lovely evening, and I'll see you at some point.
33:18Thank you so much.
33:19All right.
33:21Like, I don't feel like I made much more significant progress in my own story.
33:26He's not here.
33:33Once I came out to the room and found he wasn't there, I was thinking about where he may be.
33:39I feel jealous that he's probably doing something sexual and I would like to be there to see it.
33:44Charmaine and Jamie have just arrived at their first social, in the hope that they will find a couple to join them in the bedroom.
34:00Hello. How are you doing?
34:03To kick-start their evening, they make a beeline for engaged couple Lily and Jo.
34:09How's it been, settling in? Because I imagine it's been quite intense.
34:13It was intense.
34:14Yeah.
34:15It's very fun on.
34:16Yeah, you both look great. Your dress as well is stunning.
34:19The velvet suit. I've got velvet trousers on.
34:21Oh, yeah.
34:22Matchy-matchy.
34:23It was a little bit overdressed.
34:24Oh, no.
34:26It was very clear that they were nervous.
34:28The nerves really shone through.
34:31And what do you do for work?
34:32I'm in it. I'm just at home with the kids.
34:35We've got three boys.
34:36Have you?
34:37A handful.
34:38Yeah.
34:39So what do you do for work, Jamie?
34:40I do scaffolding. I don't know if it's better to tell you, though.
34:42No way. I also scaffold.
34:44Oh, really?
34:45Scaffolding, yeah, in Cambridge, yeah.
34:46Oh, OK. Are you enjoying it?
34:47Yeah, I love it.
34:48Yeah.
34:49You give it 10 years, you'll hire you.
34:50Yeah, that's what everyone says, but...
34:53We're both scaffolders, so we're both in the same industry, so we definitely have some things in common, which is nice.
34:58It'd be good to spend some more time, I think.
35:00Yeah, we'd definitely see them again if they wanted to see us.
35:02Enjoy the rest of the evening.
35:04How are you feeling?
35:06Yeah, I feel good.
35:10Do you feel ready to separate and speak to people, yeah?
35:14Yeah, I think so.
35:15Yeah, I think I'm more nervous than you now.
35:16OK, I'll be...
35:17Yeah, I think I'm just gonna jump in and allow myself to be surprised.
35:25Hiya.
35:26Good morning.
35:27I'm Jen.
35:28Hiya, I'm Char.
35:29Nice to meet you.
35:30Char?
35:31Yeah, Charmaine.
35:32Oh, OK, Char.
35:33How are you feeling?
35:34I'm nervous.
35:35I think, for both of us, it's a big thing to sort of separate from each other.
35:39I think we sort of lean on each other quite a lot for confidence.
35:42It's, yeah, gonna be a bit of a challenge for us.
35:45Yeah.
35:46Hi.
35:47I'm Jamie.
35:48How are you feeling, my darling?
35:49I'm good.
35:50We're not as scary as we look, I promise.
35:51I'm loving this velvet jacket, by the way.
35:53It's fabulous.
35:54It's a bit of an inspired pic thing.
35:56I'll order that.
35:57Yeah?
35:58Yeah.
35:59Jamie's nerves didn't necessarily put me off, to be honest.
36:02It's gonna be a nerve-wracking situation for anybody to walk into,
36:05so I can completely understand that.
36:06Your partner looks absolutely beautiful tonight.
36:09I love the fact that you're matching in green.
36:11Yeah.
36:12You just look really good.
36:13Um...
36:14Monsieur, s'il vous plaît.
36:20I've definitely got a jealous streak to me,
36:23seeing Jamie flirting with somebody else.
36:26It's not something I've ever seen before.
36:29Personally, I think if it wasn't for Jen, I would be lost.
36:33Yeah.
36:34In the social aspect.
36:35I'm the mouth.
36:36She's the mouth.
36:37I think Jamie says the exact same.
36:38Are you the mouth?
36:39Yeah.
36:40I couldn't think that now, but...
36:41I'd just like to finish your sentences.
36:42What can I say?
36:43She's too impatient.
36:44I am impatient.
36:45I'll start saying something and she'll be like...
36:48I think I can put on a confident act,
36:52but deep down I'm quite nervous in a social situation.
36:55Right now I'm feeling quite apprehensive.
37:00Also very aware of how Jamie might be feeling.
37:05It's lovely to speak to you.
37:06I'm going to go and see how Jamie's doing.
37:11Speak to you soon.
37:12So we've been trying to open up for about five years now.
37:16Okay.
37:17It's probably my confidence has held us back.
37:19Yeah.
37:20You seem pretty confident.
37:21Yeah, I was going to say.
37:23I think I needed to hear that.
37:24You're holding your own?
37:25Yeah, you're doing fine.
37:26Yeah.
37:27You okay?
37:28Hiya.
37:29Jamie, do you want to go for it?
37:35I want to step out.
37:36Sorry?
37:37I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed.
37:38It's like a little break.
37:39There's a situation here.
37:45I just feel overwhelmed.
37:51It's just a bit much for me.
37:53Like, the whole situation.
37:55We're not obligated to anything.
37:56This is our journey.
37:59I'm just uncomfortable.
38:01Where do we go from here?
38:02I don't know.
38:03I don't know.
38:05The decision's yours from now.
38:06I don't know if I'm going to be able to hold myself together now.
38:10I really don't want to do it.
38:11I just want to go home.
38:24After having very different sexual experiences,
38:28Simon is waiting for Chris in the cocktail bar.
38:30I'm feeling a little bit apprehensive about telling Chris about what's happened,
38:34because I didn't expect it to go this far.
38:38And it's such a big step in our relationship, opening up with women as well.
38:45Let's do it.
38:51There he is.
38:52As soon as he walked in, I was like, we've had very different days.
38:57You okay?
38:58You look so cute.
39:03Oh, it's really good to see you.
39:05You okay?
39:06Yeah, good.
39:09You've been gone for so long.
39:10You went before me.
39:11What have you been doing?
39:13So, go on.
39:15I went down to the Red Room.
39:18It was really hot.
39:19I was very much just enjoying myself.
39:22Jen was like, do you want to eat my pussy?
39:26Wow.
39:27Just right out there.
39:28It was getting you going?
39:30Well, so this is the thing is,
39:32I don't know if it was because of a bit of stage fright,
39:35but I didn't get hard and I didn't come.
39:38But in the moment, I was like, I loved that.
39:42Like, you can feel you enjoy that up here.
39:43It doesn't matter how you feel down there.
39:44That.
39:45Yeah.
39:47The exploration is why I came here,
39:48and the sexual exploration that I had today
39:50is exactly what I was looking for.
39:53I just don't care that I struggled with getting an erection.
39:58So, how are you feeling?
40:01I am jealous that I wasn't there to see it.
40:04The way I frame the jealous,
40:05like, a part of me wants to have been there
40:07to like, to have seen it happen.
40:09It's like missing a big event.
40:11That's the only sort of jealousy I feel.
40:13Are you doing okay?
40:15Yeah.
40:16You've overcome some pretty big, like, steps today.
40:19Yeah.
40:20So nice to like, hear you gushing about it and...
40:24Oh!
40:26Disgusting!
40:28It would have been nice for me
40:29to be able to have my own sexual experience,
40:31but I know that I'm not the type of person
40:33who would have been able to do what Simon did.
40:36So, how on earth are you?
40:40So, I've had a little pamper day.
40:42You had a little pamper day!
40:44So they gave me a face mask.
40:46Your skin is glowing.
40:47I am. I'm radiant.
40:48You are.
40:49And then I hopped in the bath.
40:51Oh!
40:52And then Naomi jumped in the bath with me as well.
40:55And that was basically it.
40:56Nothing really progressed from there.
40:58I'm just...
41:00Obviously happy that, like, at the end of the day,
41:02still you and me.
41:03Yeah.
41:04Shall we go to the room?
41:05Come on, let's do it.
41:10I feel fantastic after telling Chris about my day
41:12because it just reaffirms everything
41:14that I already feel fantastic about in my relationship with Chris.
41:17Oh.
41:19Well, well.
41:21We have amazing communication.
41:22We're super honest with each other
41:24and that's the foundation of our relationship
41:26and it will always be that way.
41:27Do you think you feel, like, more sure in your mind
41:30about how you feel about women?
41:31I feel more sure.
41:33Mm-hmm.
41:34I feel absolutely sure that I can have sexual experiences with women
41:39and for it to be fun and pleasurable and enjoyable.
41:42Excellent.
41:43I feel absolutely great.
41:45Yeah.
41:48I would love to come.
41:49I just don't want to do it.
42:07Charmaine may have been the one who wanted to open up,
42:11but now she's struggling,
42:13leaving husband Jamie unsure of what to do next.
42:16What are you going to do?
42:18I don't want to do it.
42:20I feel uncomfortable with it.
42:22I just felt awkward looking back on it.
42:24It's fine.
42:27I'll support what I need to do anyway.
42:30I think that was a lot harder than I sort of anticipated.
42:39Yeah, I think I just got a little bit overwhelmed.
42:41I noticed that Char and Jamie had gone outside
42:44and they were gone for quite a while,
42:46so I popped out to check out who were.
42:48I'm going to cry again.
42:49Don't cry, don't cry.
42:50Sorry.
42:51Deep breaths.
42:52You're doing great, you're doing great.
42:54Everyone thinks you're amazing.
42:55Deep breaths.
42:56It's just overwhelming.
43:01You OK now?
43:02Yeah.
43:03We would love to chat to you, though,
43:04so if you feel like you can come back in,
43:05just remember why you came here
43:07and what you wanted to achieve out of tonight.
43:09I think we will come back here
43:10and I just need to get myself together.
43:12Yeah?
43:13Jen came out and sort of had a word with us
43:15and reassured us
43:16and, yeah, I think that was a big help for me
43:19to sort of snap out of it a little bit
43:21and get out of my head.
43:22Shall we go with him?
43:23Yeah.
43:24Come on, then.
43:25Come with me.
43:27Oh, my God, it's so warm in here now.
43:28So warm.
43:29Lovely!
43:30This is Jen's Don't Tell You.
43:32This is Jamie.
43:33Hi, Jamie. Nice to meet you.
43:34This is my partner, Mark.
43:35Yeah.
43:36Thank you for putting us at ease a little bit.
43:38Oh, good.
43:39I'm glad you feel a little more at ease now.
43:41I think at one point I was ready to do a run.
43:43Yeah.
43:44But I feel like you're here for a reason.
43:45No, that's it.
43:46You're here for a reason.
43:47I would have been disappointed if we had...
43:48Yeah.
43:49You'd be great, for sure.
43:50Yeah.
43:51I don't know if there is any vibes from them
43:54because I'm not feeling it.
43:56I'm not feeling them being flirty with me,
43:58but I think they're gorgeous.
43:59And you're both hot as fuck as well.
44:01Like, you have nothing...
44:02You have nothing to be, like, conscious about.
44:04Own it!
44:06What do you like to talk about, then?
44:08Is there anything you're really passionate about?
44:10We set them with our books.
44:11That's how boring we...
44:12Oh, I love that you both read.
44:14That's like...
44:15That's an old married couple.
44:16Are you not like me, though?
44:17When I'm reading, like, a spicy book,
44:19I text him and I'm like,
44:20listen, you're going to have to go because...
44:22I am suffering it.
44:24Yeah, I'm like, you need to re-enact the scene right now.
44:26Yes! Oh, my God, that is super hot!
44:29I think the vibe we got off them was very...
44:32chilled out and relaxed,
44:33and I think that's what we need this evening.
44:35Yeah, hopefully we've read that right.
44:37We really appreciate you putting us at ease.
44:39Oh.
44:40And I was wondering if you'd like
44:41to spend a bit more time in the hot tub.
44:42No pressure whatsoever.
44:45Would you like to spend some time in the hot tub?
44:47I definitely would, yeah, would you?
44:48I would like to spend some time in the hot tub.
44:50We both definitely fancy Jamie and Charmaine, yeah.
44:53I don't think they realise
44:55they're a hot couple.
44:56Let's go get in the hot tub
44:57and get these bloody heels off, shall we?
44:59Let's go!
45:02I think Jamie and Charmaine might be
45:05potentially the most nervous couple
45:08we've connected with in this way.
45:10I want them to have a really good experience,
45:12but I wish they weren't so nervous.
45:14Yeah.
45:26Next time on Open House...
45:28My main concern is,
45:29is it something that should have stayed a fantasy?
45:32What are you feeling this evening, then?
45:34Do we want to...?
45:35How are your feelings?
45:37What tonight?
45:38Yeah.
45:39Be the boss.
45:40No pressure.
45:41I don't feel like your relationship is ever going to be the same
45:45once you've opened up.
45:47So we're coming in to have sex separately from each other.
45:50I'm scared.
45:51I'm interested.
45:52I'm definitely interested.
45:53You're interested?
45:54Yeah, I'm interested, yeah.
45:56If it goes wrong,
45:57it might put us off forever.
45:59Yeah, it's just a bit scary what might happen next.
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