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💍🔥 Married at First Sight Australia Season 12 Episode 35 brings the ultimate drama, emotional showdowns, and surprising decisions! The couples face tough choices as the final vows approach, with shocking twists no one saw coming. Who will stay? Who will walk away? 💔 Don't miss this intense episode packed with love, heartbreak, and unforgettable moments!
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00:00:00Oh my gosh!
00:00:02That's nuts.
00:00:03Wowie.
00:00:04That is insane.
00:00:05Previously, a brand new phase of the experiment was revealed.
00:00:11Holy shit.
00:00:12That's huge!
00:00:14Our couples were given the option to meet who they could have been matched with.
00:00:18This task tests our participants' commitment to their relationship to remove any doubt before final vows.
00:00:26No.
00:00:27Definitely not.
00:00:28That's it.
00:00:30Rhi and Jeff chose not to meet their potential matches.
00:00:34I just feel like there wouldn't be anyone better for me.
00:00:38Beth, what's your name?
00:00:39Have a seat.
00:00:41Beth and TJ took the option.
00:00:43All the way through my date, I was just thinking about TJ.
00:00:46But it wasn't the outcome Beth was hoping for.
00:00:49I would love for TJ to have some sort of awakening on his date.
00:00:52And TJ would be like, I do think you're great. I want to explore this.
00:00:55I was trying to see where that sort of pushed me, whether it was to or from you.
00:00:58And it kind of just left me neutral to be completely honest with you.
00:01:01Karina chose not to meet her potential match.
00:01:05It completely goes against my morals.
00:01:07I think it's borderline cheating.
00:01:09Yeah, I'll go and meet that person.
00:01:11Yeah.
00:01:12So if you're so happy, why are you here?
00:01:15Um.
00:01:16But Paul's curiosity got the worst of him.
00:01:19You know you went on a date.
00:01:21Leaving Karina devastated.
00:01:24It's not cheating.
00:01:25It is. I don't appreciate it.
00:01:26Why is it cheating?
00:01:27You should know my morals.
00:01:28I'm so ready to go home without you.
00:01:30No, babe.
00:01:31As she kicked Paul out of their marital home.
00:01:34I'm actually done. Get your shit and leave.
00:01:36Tonight.
00:01:37What the ****?
00:01:42What?
00:01:43Final test week continues.
00:01:48That's huge.
00:01:49Interesting.
00:01:50And with final vows just days away.
00:01:53Wait a second.
00:01:55What decision will the remaining couples make?
00:01:58If I choose not to do this and he chooses to do this, I would crush my soul.
00:02:04What's one more to ask, right?
00:02:15I'm done.
00:02:18Yeah, I want to finish up.
00:02:20Like, I want to wrap it.
00:02:21I want to end this right now.
00:02:23Like, I'm done.
00:02:24That is not cool.
00:02:26I'm embarrassed.
00:02:34I can only blame myself for the situation that I'm in right now.
00:02:41It was like a bloody dumb decision to go on that date.
00:02:46I genuinely, like, didn't even think.
00:02:51I was just being very curious.
00:02:53It was stupid.
00:02:54It's a stupid decision.
00:02:55If I could go back and literally just go back to the past and, you know, change things,
00:03:04I would literally 100% say no.
00:03:08Now I'm scared because I just, I have this horrible gut feeling that she, that she really wants to throw away this relationship now.
00:03:20And I'm just, yeah, I'm sad about it.
00:03:24It's shit.
00:03:25It's like he hit me with a ton of bricks.
00:03:50That Paul actions something that I didn't think he would do.
00:03:57I didn't see that one coming again.
00:04:02Feeling a bit, like, insecure.
00:04:04I'm feeling super disheartened by his actions.
00:04:13Yeah, it makes me question the whole relationship.
00:04:17And it makes me question myself.
00:04:19Like, what have I done for him to feel the need to go meet another woman so far into the experiment?
00:04:28Say sorry, Karina.
00:04:29It's okay.
00:04:30It's okay.
00:04:58It's okay.
00:05:03It's okay.
00:05:04It's okay.
00:05:05What a beautiful day outside.
00:05:07And in just a few days time, our couples will come together at final vows to decide if they want to continue their relationship outside of the experiment.
00:05:18What do you think you're doing today?
00:05:20I have.
00:05:21No clue.
00:05:22No clue.
00:05:23And in order to help them make that decision, our three remaining couples will be taking part in the brand new stage of the experiment, Final Test Week.
00:05:33This year, we said we were taking the experiment to new heights.
00:05:38In a world first, Married at First Sight has introduced a brand new week called Final Test Week.
00:05:45Uh-oh.
00:05:46Another letter.
00:05:47And this week, we introduce a brand new task that will be the ultimate test for our couples.
00:05:54Let me hold Wolfie for this.
00:05:58Dear Fina and Adrian, as we near the end of this experiment, you have a lot to consider and to weigh up before making your final decision.
00:06:04And whether you want to continue in this relationship outside of the experiment.
00:06:08There's no doubt this will be the most confronting task you've ever experienced.
00:06:12Ugh.
00:06:13As this is an individual task, today you'll be separated.
00:06:17Okay.
00:06:18Adrian, say goodbye to Afina, and you'll be reunited at the end of the day.
00:06:24Interesting.
00:06:25Dave, say goodbye to Jamie.
00:06:27You'll be reunited at the end of the day.
00:06:29I don't like the element of surprise.
00:06:31It's full moon today, and so throwing a task in the works would be a good idea.
00:06:37What's going on?
00:06:38I don't know, but I don't want to be separated.
00:06:41I have no idea what the task is.
00:06:45I'm a little bit nervous.
00:06:46Not for myself or Adrian.
00:06:47Nope.
00:06:50Guess it's time I go.
00:06:52I'll see you in a bit.
00:06:53Alright.
00:06:54Are you going to miss me?
00:06:56Of course I'm going to miss you.
00:06:58Yeah, we don't have a good track record for being separated and doing tasks.
00:07:01Try not to have too much fun without me.
00:07:04The last time we did a task where Dave and I were separated, we separated.
00:07:09So, I'm not really feeling too good about those odds.
00:07:13Bye.
00:07:14Bye.
00:07:17Right.
00:07:18Off I go.
00:07:19Jamie, as you know the matchmaking process is intensive and thorough.
00:07:33We can now reveal that during the matchmaking process there was more than one person you were compatible with.
00:07:38For this final task you have the opportunity if you choose to meet them.
00:07:43What the f***?
00:07:48What the f***?
00:07:49This task tests our participants' commitment to their relationship.
00:07:57We understand it's risky, complex and potentially polarising.
00:08:01But we believe that right before final vows is the right time for the couples to remove any doubt before they leave the experiment.
00:08:10That's huge.
00:08:16That's such a curveball.
00:08:17It's such a curveball letter to sort of receive at this time.
00:08:21This is pretty full on task.
00:08:24Especially, you know, going into final vows.
00:08:27It's a weird thing to think about, to be honest.
00:08:29Jamie and I are in a great place.
00:08:33But it's a choice.
00:08:38For Jamie and Dave, the experiment started on a high.
00:08:43Is that a nectar?
00:08:48Yes!
00:08:49Sorry, Dad.
00:08:51And while they've shared plenty of laughs and good times together...
00:08:55It's okay.
00:08:56You're safe.
00:08:57Don't worry.
00:08:58Okay.
00:08:59You guys gotta go!
00:09:00You guys...
00:09:01Back her up, boys!
00:09:03Back her up, boys!
00:09:04Their relationship hasn't always been smooth sailing.
00:09:07The couple hit a roadblock when a declaration of love...
00:09:10I said, I love you.
00:09:12Like, I really love you.
00:09:13Led to Dave pulling back from his wife.
00:09:16So you haven't said it back?
00:09:18No.
00:09:22And their relationship began to unravel.
00:09:25I'm not where you're at.
00:09:26I'm not where you're at.
00:09:27So why are you putting a time limit on it?
00:09:28I take a long time.
00:09:29It's not.
00:09:30It's not.
00:09:31Tell me you love me.
00:09:32It's how far in we are.
00:09:33You have not shown up for me.
00:09:38However, thanks to homestays...
00:09:40Oh, yeah!
00:09:41Hey, Dave, my dad.
00:09:42It's finally me.
00:09:43You can call him Howie or Howard.
00:09:44Hey, mate.
00:09:45Hey, brother.
00:09:46How you going?
00:09:47I'm going well, mate.
00:09:48Jamie and Dave grew closer.
00:09:51I can honestly say I can see it happening one day.
00:09:54I could fall in love with you.
00:09:56It's nice to see that you look out.
00:09:59Um, I'm just trying to wrap my head around this task.
00:10:12I mean, you know, Jamie and I have had some harder days, some rougher seas.
00:10:18But I think I need to prove to Jamie that I do have feelings for her and I do care about her.
00:10:29I don't want to jeopardise anything at all.
00:10:31So, I mean, I'm not really interested in that.
00:10:34You know, walking into this experiment, you see the person for the first time and that's your match and you commit to that 110%.
00:10:42And the match I was given on my wedding day has been exactly what I asked for in ways that I didn't realise.
00:10:51And I feel like I was matched with the perfect match.
00:10:55Been such a good time with Jamie.
00:10:56It doesn't matter who the other person is.
00:10:58I think it's, you know, Jamie and I's journey.
00:11:02So, to stay focused on what we've built.
00:11:09I had more than one match.
00:11:11I'm actually surprised there was one match, although now there's more.
00:11:15I thought I was unmatchable because I'm a lunatic.
00:11:18Now there's someone else out there too.
00:11:21Honestly, to have one match is actually baffling.
00:11:24Imagine there's like four of them.
00:11:26They're popular.
00:11:28I'm not trying to see it to like start something up with this other person and that's a thing.
00:11:34I wish I could see everyone that views my Instagram profile.
00:11:36I'm a nosy bitch.
00:11:37I love to know these things.
00:11:39Obviously, I want to be with Dave on the outside world, but I can't help but be a nosy bitch.
00:11:44I come from a family where my dad would shush us at family dinner time if the neighbours were arguing.
00:11:50So curious.
00:11:52Like, that's my problem.
00:11:54Why are they giving me talks like this?
00:11:57I don't want to upset Dave.
00:11:59But then part of me for the rest of my life will be like, what was that person like?
00:12:05And then that's going to kill me.
00:12:07That will kill me.
00:12:09I'm not going on a date with this person, am I?
00:12:16If you choose to meet with them, it says meet up.
00:12:19It's not a date.
00:12:21There is no date.
00:12:22It says meet.
00:12:23It just says meet them.
00:12:25I can't.
00:12:26Oh my God, my fish are looking at me.
00:12:31I'd like to meet them.
00:12:35I need to see.
00:12:36I need to see.
00:12:38I'm wearing my Vans though.
00:12:40I'm not wearing my nice shoes.
00:12:42Why are you putting your Vans on?
00:12:43Because I'm not trying to get all cute for this other man.
00:12:49I'm so glad my boobs are covered.
00:12:51I'm conservative because I'm married.
00:12:55Curiosity killed the bloody cat.
00:12:59While Jamie and Dave have made their decisions,
00:13:02Athena and Adrian are yet to find out the full extent of the final task.
00:13:10Adrian and I are in a really great place at the moment.
00:13:13So, yeah, I'm a little sad that this last challenge requires us to do it individually.
00:13:18I would have loved to have finished, you know, our last task together.
00:13:22It would have been nice.
00:13:24And I'm a little concerned because it's the final task.
00:13:28I have no idea what to expect.
00:13:30Oh, another one of these bloody things.
00:13:44Adrian.
00:13:45Adrian.
00:13:58Adrian, as you know, the matchmaking process is extensive and thorough.
00:14:02Thousands apply to be involved in this experiment, which means we meet and analyse hundreds of potential participants.
00:14:07We can now reveal that during the matchmaking process there was more than one person you were compatible with.
00:14:14For this final week, you have the opportunity, if you choose, to meet them.
00:14:19Right now, your partner is receiving the exact same task and will also decide whether to meet this other match.
00:14:31This will give you the chance to really evaluate how deep the connection is in your relationship
00:14:36and hopefully help answer the question, is it grass green on the other side?
00:14:46So the question is, do you want to meet the other person?
00:14:50The decision is yours.
00:14:56So this is someone else.
00:14:58Yeah, I don't know, I don't know how to take this task right now.
00:15:17If I go, am I supposed to feel bad?
00:15:19Because I'm actually questioning if there's someone else.
00:15:22If I go, am I the bad guy? I don't know.
00:15:24Yeah, I don't know if this is a day up or what, with this edge.
00:15:35But there's also...
00:15:38But I'm also sort of not against it.
00:15:39I'm not against it.
00:15:52If I choose not to do this, and he chooses to do this, I would f***ing crush my soul.
00:15:57Um, you know what, f***, let's go.
00:16:17What's one more task, right?
00:16:18Afina and Adrian have now both been offered the opportunity to meet their other potential matches in the final test.
00:16:35Designed by the experts to help couples to test the strength of their relationships.
00:16:40Now, as a result, Afina is grappling with her decision.
00:16:44Um...
00:16:48Are you okay?
00:16:50Okay.
00:16:51No.
00:16:55Wait a second.
00:16:56A lot's going through my head.
00:17:09Um...
00:17:10I just keep thinking about...
00:17:26...regrets.
00:17:27I gave up so much to be here.
00:17:32I know everyone's probably thinking dating's easy, but...
00:17:39I don't have time at home.
00:17:42I...
00:17:44I have my son to think about.
00:17:46I feel like I'm not going to get my son's babies out every weekend to go on dates.
00:17:50Like, it's just not...
00:17:51I already know in the back of my head that Adrian's going to do this task.
00:18:02The decision is up to you.
00:18:13Oh my God, I don't know.
00:18:18Oh my God, I don't know.
00:18:32Hi!
00:18:33Hi, how are you going?
00:18:34I'm good.
00:18:35I'm Adrian, nice to meet you.
00:18:36Andrew?
00:18:37Adrian.
00:18:38Adrian.
00:18:39I'm Matt.
00:18:40Nice to meet you.
00:18:41Take a seat.
00:18:43Um...
00:18:48Yeah, I'm going on this date.
00:18:54I came here for a life partner and I'm not sure that's Adrian.
00:18:59This task is about me and choosing what's best for me and...
00:19:04I want to meet another potential match.
00:19:07I want to go on this date.
00:19:09As Afina prepares to meet her other potential match across the hall,
00:19:14Jackie is yet to receive the final task and is spending the morning alone
00:19:20as her husband Ryan still chooses to live separately.
00:19:24I miss Ryan so much.
00:19:25I miss everything about him.
00:19:28Like, even...
00:19:29It's just nice to have him, like, sitting at the table
00:19:32and, um, even if he's just watching his TV show,
00:19:35like, it's still really nice having him round.
00:19:38And currently it sucks because I'm getting a stone wall.
00:19:41Like, I'm...I'm trying to get through to him,
00:19:43but he's really just checked out.
00:19:45The pair aired relationship concerns at the last dinner party.
00:19:49Why don't you want to be someone great?
00:19:52You are judgmental.
00:19:54You're hypercritical.
00:19:56You're hypersensitive.
00:19:58I'm not happy being here with you.
00:20:01With Ryan wanting out at the final commitment ceremony.
00:20:05I don't feel that acceptance from you.
00:20:08So...
00:20:11Unfortunately, I wrote leave.
00:20:13I wrote stay so that we can talk about it.
00:20:16The next morning, Jackie made an attempt to reconcile with Ryan.
00:20:20I want to show your acceptance, so how can I do that?
00:20:26Like, what?
00:20:27I'm not ready to move back into the apartment at this point.
00:20:36I really want to show Ryan that I'm 100% committed to Ryan.
00:20:41And show him that I accept him as a person with absolutely everything I've got.
00:20:46Everything I've got.
00:20:47I would do anything to make things work with Ryan.
00:20:50Anything.
00:20:51I would give up anything.
00:20:52I'd bend over backwards.
00:20:53I'd break my back.
00:20:54I would literally do anything to make it work with Ryan.
00:20:58And so...
00:21:00I'm not gonna give up.
00:21:01Dancing at the honeymoon.
00:21:16Seems like a lifetime ago.
00:21:19I did need a little bit more space, a little bit more time.
00:21:22I know that she feels for us and has sadness about where we've gone
00:21:28and really wants to try and demonstrate that she does accept and embrace me.
00:21:33How do I reconnect with this?
00:21:35If there is a road ahead for us, then it's like it's covered in fog at the moment.
00:21:40But I think that she really wants to try and make amends.
00:21:44It's just, yeah, it's hard.
00:21:46Ryan is unaware that he is about to receive the final
00:21:51and most challenging test of the experiment.
00:21:55Oh, shit.
00:21:59Solo name on a letter.
00:22:02My expectations for today, it's, I don't know, I have no idea.
00:22:07Ryan, we can now reveal that during the matchmaking process
00:22:12there was more than one person you were compatible with.
00:22:16For this final task, you have the opportunity, if you choose, to meet them.
00:22:28This will give you the chance to really evaluate how deep the connection is in your relationship.
00:22:34F*** me dead.
00:22:36So, the question is, do you want to meet this person?
00:22:41The decision is yours, the expert's.
00:22:45F*** me dead.
00:22:51F*** you, good lord.
00:22:54I read that when I'm looking at photos of memories.
00:22:57Like, how much more of a mind f*** can this be?
00:23:01Here we are with this harrowing conundrum, you know?
00:23:05Like, I wrote leave.
00:23:06So, I feel like I would be doing myself a disservice not taking a chance to meet this person.
00:23:15Right now, your partner is receiving the exact same task and will also decide whether to meet this other match.
00:23:23In my heart of hearts, thinking about Jackie reading that letter and reading what I just read, I think she's going to be scared that I will want to meet this other person.
00:23:37Oh, Jackie, what are you thinking now?
00:23:41I think that she's going to say no.
00:23:43She doesn't want to meet this other person.
00:23:45Because she's so hopeful and reinvested and wants to make things right with me and doesn't want to lose me.
00:23:53I've got to consider that as well.
00:23:55If I say yes and Jackie says no, what does that mean?
00:24:03Like, obviously we've shared a bed, shared a life, built a shrine.
00:24:08Like, we're still husband and wife and I don't want to hurt her, but I don't want to do a disservice to myself either.
00:24:15It's too much.
00:24:17It will be the ultimate blow against Jackie's emotions.
00:24:31Hi.
00:24:32Hello, how are you?
00:24:33Good.
00:24:34Jackie.
00:24:35Nice to meet you.
00:24:36Nice to meet you.
00:24:37How you been?
00:24:38Good.
00:24:39Good.
00:24:40After deciding to take part in the final test, Jamie is waiting for her other potential match to arrive.
00:24:54I'm at this point in the experiment where I've got real feelings for Dave.
00:24:58But I'm not trying to leave my husband.
00:25:01But I'm just a nosy bitch.
00:25:03I want to know everything.
00:25:05I'm nervous.
00:25:06You know when you wake up in the night, you're like, where's my birth certificate?
00:25:09It would be like, who was that stranger going to be?
00:25:14I'm just a nosy bitch, but also lucky for you, you get to meet me.
00:25:23Across town, after much internal debate, Ryan has decided to find out who the experts could have matched him with.
00:25:33I'm feeling apprehensive that I came today.
00:25:37Jackie's going to hate the fact that I said yes to this.
00:25:41But on the other hand, I'd be doing myself a disservice not seeing who else I might have been compatible with.
00:25:48Throughout this relationship, I haven't felt fully accepted.
00:25:52And this other match could be less critical, less judgmental, and just down to earth, you know?
00:25:58No.
00:26:01What's your background?
00:26:02I'm Greek-Australian.
00:26:04Greek-Australian.
00:26:05Dad's Greek.
00:26:06Mum's Aussie.
00:26:08So, like, Bogan.
00:26:10Aussie Bogans.
00:26:12Meet, like, the real, um, traditional Bogan Greeks.
00:26:17So I'm like a Grogan.
00:26:21My name's Vivian, I'm 30, I'm from Sydney, Maroubra.
00:26:25I really am just attracted to somebody that has really strong values.
00:26:33That tall, dark, handsome, manly man.
00:26:39Hi.
00:26:41Hi.
00:26:42How are you?
00:26:43I'm good, I'm Ryan.
00:26:44Vivian, lovely to meet you.
00:26:45Vivian, was it?
00:26:46Yeah.
00:26:47Viv?
00:26:48Viv.
00:26:49Yeah?
00:26:50Yeah.
00:26:51You look lovely today, by the way.
00:26:55Physically.
00:26:56Vivian is, she is my type.
00:26:59She's a beautiful woman, she's got great energy.
00:27:02So you have to choose an intention.
00:27:04Choose an intention?
00:27:05Yeah, something that you want to achieve by the end of the year.
00:27:10I want to learn a new skill.
00:27:12That's a good one, cheers to that.
00:27:14Yeah, cheers to that.
00:27:15And yours?
00:27:16Mine is to go to Japan.
00:27:20Wow.
00:27:21Yeah.
00:27:25I've got a 250 year old samurai sword.
00:27:31Like a genuine antique that I brought back from Japan.
00:27:37It's just, it's like the samurai's soul was bonded to the weapon.
00:27:41It's got the original scabbard.
00:27:44The protection charm's still woven into it.
00:27:47To me, it's just like a thing of beauty and history and culture.
00:27:53You're giving nerd, but it's nice.
00:27:56I love smart men.
00:27:58Seriously.
00:28:00Vivian, I did notice a lot of commonalities.
00:28:03So I've got a vision board.
00:28:05I have a vision board!
00:28:06You have a vision board?
00:28:07Yeah?
00:28:08Yeah.
00:28:09But regardless of the compatibility, I wanted to stay respectful.
00:28:13I wanted to sort of not give too much of myself into the situation because Jackie is still my wife.
00:28:18I'm still married.
00:28:20So to be honest, I came here today obviously still being married.
00:28:24Yeah.
00:28:25And I was like, do I view it as a date?
00:28:27For me, it is an opportunity to see a fresh perspective.
00:28:31Okay.
00:28:33Has Jackie gone on another date herself today?
00:28:35I'm not sure.
00:28:36I don't think she would have said yes.
00:28:37I don't think she would have met another person.
00:28:40Because I think finally she's so set on like having a revelation that she doesn't want to lose me, doesn't want to lose us.
00:28:47I like your shirt by the way.
00:28:48Very nice.
00:28:49The white shirt.
00:28:50I love white.
00:28:51Yeah.
00:28:52What do you do for work?
00:28:53I'm in sports media.
00:28:54Really?
00:28:55Love it.
00:28:56My name's Rory Lehman.
00:28:57I'm 28 years old.
00:28:58I'm in sports media.
00:28:59Yes.
00:29:00I'm in sports media.
00:29:01And I'm also a PT on the side as well.
00:29:02Women must be throwing themselves at you at the gym.
00:29:03Actually, it's usually the 40 or 50 year old ladies that are going, you know what, I've got my daughter, my daughter's friend. I don't know why, but I think mums tend to gravitate to me. I just think that they can fix me up.
00:29:16Do you shy away from strong, independent women?
00:29:17No.
00:29:18I think it's attractive.
00:29:19Yeah, I do like strong, independent girls because they go after what they want.
00:29:23Someone who's got their own life and goals and ambition, I do.
00:29:26I do.
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00:29:53I do admire that and like that.
00:29:54Like in terms of why you wanted to get married.
00:29:55Yeah.
00:29:56Like what was your like, your.
00:29:57Originally.
00:29:58Yeah.
00:29:59I just wanted a partner in life.
00:30:00I was at, what am I 28, 29, this weekend, happy birthday.
00:30:02I'm 29 too.
00:30:03So really?
00:30:04Yeah.
00:30:05There you go.
00:30:06Yeah.
00:30:07Rory is really good looking.
00:30:08He's tall.
00:30:09He's got rosy cheeks.
00:30:11Do you go to the gym or something?
00:30:12Yeah.
00:30:13I'm a PT as well.
00:30:14Oh, you're a PT.
00:30:15stay fit and healthy yeah so having my partner be really fit and healthy is like such a big one for
00:30:20me yeah like because we can do it together right yeah obviously i've committed to ryan to make
00:30:27things work and make things right by him but rory is fresh he's um sweet so i guess i want to find
00:30:36out if there's greener grass if you ask what you were looking for it and like a partner like what
00:30:42your dream partner is because intelligence was number one for me and um like maybe you read
00:30:49non-fiction books yeah do you yeah so good it is a bit of self-help books yeah no cliches but yeah
00:30:59those are the coolest books to read yeah yeah i think rory was like amazing rory was like an angel
00:31:05from heaven we just clicked like straight away and then my weekend routine go to a cafe get the
00:31:12paper get a coffee get the paper get the paper still read it old school really yeah that's cool
00:31:19i am so glad i came today i feel happy i feel light and i feel i feel like i just want to hang out with
00:31:28rory now have you enjoyed the experiment it's been a roller coaster from the wedding day i felt like i
00:31:37had more of a critic than a partner yeah and there was one challenge we had where the couples had to
00:31:42write what's called a feedback letter and what was written in jackie's letter it was constructive in
00:31:49some ways and extremely critical of my character and others i just took a massive step back and i did
00:31:56actually write leave at the last commitment ceremony okay what did she write stay she wrote stay was she
00:32:02really upset when you wrote leave yeah i think accountability has scared the out of her and now
00:32:08she's like oh i'm gonna lose this guy who's actually treated me really well like 90 of the time you're
00:32:14a nice man yeah no i think that you've been a little bit tainted by this relationship to be fair
00:32:20you pulled the short straw i think in a way i did but there's been some really amazing moments but she's
00:32:27she's brilliant she's extremely intelligent okay that's one of the things i was looking for and we had some
00:32:31really amazing emotional moments where i was like holy shit i could be like that's nice she must all
00:32:37fall for this person that's nice babe it is it is meeting vivian did it did actually give me some
00:32:43clarity on my relationship with jackie vivian is is great but um it still doesn't take away how powerful
00:32:51jackie and i's relationship has been so like i still have to give her an opportunity to show up for me a
00:32:57bit more and embrace me i owe it to her to give that opportunity if you want to stay in touch
00:33:07we should we'll be good yeah if you want to give me your number yeah i can text you
00:33:13i'll be out of this experiment in probably 10 days yes coming up the final test puts our couples to
00:33:25the test nice color on you thank you is maxine someone i would hang out with probably
00:33:32with consequences for everyone i went on the date that's interesting what do you mean look at it
00:33:44i'm mad even though i've hung out with tim but you went and hung out with max
00:33:49after turning down the chance to meet his other potential match as part of the final test dave is
00:34:08having a well-earned rest oh shit however curiosity got the better of jamie
00:34:19who is waiting for her other match to arrive
00:34:28the suspense is making me want to pay
00:34:34across town after struggling with her decision afina has chosen to find out
00:34:40who else she could have been matched with
00:34:42i know adrian will definitely do this task so i did what was best for me and how i feel
00:34:52i made this decision because i felt like i have had a tumultuous experience in this experiment
00:34:58yes we have chemistry we have a physical connection but i also recognize that we do have massive hurdles
00:35:05i wanted to meet this person and try picture what what could have happened i guess if i was partnered
00:35:12with someone else
00:35:16john how are you going john well and why do you want to get on this experiment about
00:35:22uh well a lot of reasons really but i think the main thing for me john is ultimately like i really do
00:35:28want to find someone that i can marry that i can build a family with that i can have a long-lasting
00:35:32relationship with hey how are you going hello i'm tim nice to meet you hello fena how are you
00:35:37how are you doing nice to meet you nice to meet you how are you doing very well thank you
00:35:43um so uh where abouts are you from perth i'm oh perth very nice i flew in from the sunshine coast so i've
00:35:50been up since 3 30 this morning tim is attractive i if i was single and if he was to ask me on a date
00:35:58would i say yes yeah i probably would
00:36:03so i'm very curious if they know like what's made you want to meet with me today
00:36:11honestly um it hasn't been the easiest you know journey for me this experiment i'm sorry to hear that
00:36:18we've got a lot of external factors weighing in on our relationship right now
00:36:23that i'm unsure that whether or not we leave this experiment we will work
00:36:30so what are the the reasons um that have sort of been getting in the way of you guys
00:36:35um the first one was he lives in sydney and i live in perth which you live in the sunshine i know
00:36:41you've come into another dilemma already
00:36:43i was like well look the good news is if i met somebody who was the right fit who you know i could
00:36:49see myself potentially building a connection with like would i move well yeah i'd definitely be open
00:36:54to that so maybe soon to be perth the openness to move and relocate for the right person it's more than
00:37:03what i've gotten from adrian in this entire experiment i've never really had that reassurance
00:37:09the validation that that was ever going to be something that he would do and then the next part
00:37:13was on our wedding um i like my partner found out i was a mum and that was something that he said he
00:37:21wasn't wanting in a partner um yeah that was probably like the biggest thing for me yeah it sounds like
00:37:27you've been through a little bit you know i have some up and downs from what afina explained to me about
00:37:34her relationship with her husband it sounds like her wants needs and expectations may not have been
00:37:40met i think there could be some things there that may not last the test of time what do you do with
00:37:45yourself avina um i work community aged care oh do you okay yeah very nice i run a youth mentoring and
00:37:52mental health support business yes i come from a social work background that's cool how old's your
00:37:58little one by the way six six okay yeah what does he enjoy doing oh he plays footy well i wish i could
00:38:03still play footy but my body just does not allow for that it has been really nice meeting tim tim asked
00:38:10me more questions about my life in one day than i'd gotten in the first six weeks from adrian it was
00:38:16great meeting you no it was actually really nice meeting you tim adrian and yes we have a connection
00:38:23but if i could do it all over again it would have been easier for me with tim with adrian and i i'm
00:38:30scared our future what we want in a life partner don't align there is conversations adrian and i need to
00:38:36have you nervous so nervous i'm gonna shake me and you both i'm usually fine we're meeting someone for
00:38:45the first time but now i'm sort of a bit speechless i'm like yeah i don't know why maxine she's good
00:38:52looking girl um yeah she's a jacket she's exactly my time nice color in you thank you you look beautiful
00:39:01too thank you so maxine shoots 29 and i'm studying interior design i'm always just out of luck with
00:39:10dating when it comes to guys they just they just want to stare at me from across the room the perfect
00:39:17person someone that is brown eyes brown hair like muscular charismatic outgoing
00:39:26where are you from because you've got a tan i'm from sydney you're from sydney yeah i live in the
00:39:30east okay cool yeah where are you from um i live on the northern beaches i want to move next yeah i
00:39:36love northern beaches the sunrise there is so nice i love a sunrise i love a sunrise i'm always down at the
00:39:42beach i love sunrises did you feel like maybe maybe i'm too shy to say maybe i'm bashful thank you
00:39:51what's your type person um look wise i do i do like your look yeah yeah yeah you know so what about you
00:40:06it's gonna be like the opposite like nah yeah similar to you yeah okay cool
00:40:12yeah you know is max seen someone i would hang out with probably
00:40:22yeah we had a fair bit in common we did you know we sort of live a similar lifestyle
00:40:29and actually lives in sydney i'm happy that i got to meet you nice to meet you i mean i do have
00:40:34feelings for afina yeah but me and afina do live long distance so for me that's the only thing that
00:40:38makes me question maybe afina is not the right person for me and vice versa is i think a 2.0
00:40:54while most of the participants have wrapped up their meetings and are heading home
00:41:00jamie is still patiently waiting for her potential match to arrive
00:41:05i'm not sure what waiting do i do when is he coming i don't get is he coming out of somewhere or
00:41:27so wait i've been waiting around all day
00:41:56yeah i'm really sorry i just took a call i don't have any more information i've had an explanation
00:42:02i've never been stood up at a restaurant before in my life and now i have to remember this moment for
00:42:07the rest of my life it's actually so embarrassing that now this is like a televised event all right
00:42:13pack it up then it makes me want to run to dave and like literally like hold on to him for dear life
00:42:25back at the apartments afina is having mixed emotions about her decision to meet her other potential
00:42:34match meeting up with another guy the decision to do that yeah it's weighing on me now i'm questioning
00:42:42why i made this decision like oh i'm actually not sure how i feel about this i do feel like i failed
00:42:50my relationship in that moment and i'm not sure how this conversation is going to go now what's
00:42:56happen hey how are you good how are you good how's your day i i went online yeah it's fine did you go
00:43:09yeah you did yeah how was your um catch up it was good i mean she was cool we obviously had things in
00:43:20common um you know she lived in sydney i was just really got oh she lived in sydney yeah
00:43:26yeah when she walked in did you have like a spark did you yeah i'll have a spark with her hmm
00:43:39were you like wow were you like were you i'm asking you was that was i um
00:43:48i was like wow i don't get about over anyone like again there's many attractive people but she
00:43:52definitely was attractive she might have been a model or something um what's her name sorry max max
00:44:01max i don't like that name i don't um it's actually a shit name anyways i'm not sure if maxine is
00:44:12similar to me in looks or looks no um or personality or whatever
00:44:22but you and tim were very different yeah cool you are a great guy i'm not worried i couldn't care less
00:44:32i care that you don't care my perspective was a task it wasn't a date i know i didn't look at
00:44:38it like a date but i still care that you don't care okay like
00:44:43uh what do you want to say like but i don't look at it i care yeah but i know i went and sound stupid
00:44:52but i care that you went there was not an inch of jealousy in my body it was there should have been
00:44:59no adrian because also adrian let's be real you in real reality like reality i reckon if we were in a
00:45:06really strong place where you had developed strong feelings for me i reckon about why you did a guy
00:45:10you did be 100 i just went and hung out with the guy yeah you don't care i do care but it was a task
00:45:18and i'm not like i don't like it was a task for the experts and again i looked at it exactly you don't
00:45:24care that i went and hung out with tim i look at it i'm mad even though i've hung out with tim but you
00:45:30went and hung out with max i expected a stronger reaction it would have been nice if he was a little
00:45:39bit like pissed off that i went and met tim so what's the issue
00:45:55the date itself for who we went with that's not my biggest worry my biggest worry was that you and
00:46:00i both went in hindsight after i did the challenge and met him it wasn't like
00:46:07but i was more the fact that i'd done the challenge
00:46:10like it was a challenge itself it's called you yeah that's the word you're looking for you did
00:46:15the challenge to adrian i think he thought you know we both did the challenge so who cares well
00:46:21why do we not care why is it something that you're laughing about and brushing off you know
00:46:26like it's not a light matter what i'm highlighting is obviously there's external factors in play
00:46:33that we avoid like we live in different states and our relationship isn't as strong as we'd both like
00:46:41it to be so we both did a challenge that we wouldn't have necessarily done had we been stronger
00:46:45yeah whatever it's time now
00:46:51my probes weren't really going anywhere as to why we both did this challenge
00:46:54it was getting really brushed under the rug i didn't want to get to the root cause of it
00:46:59i'm not upset that you went why are you surprised i'm not upset by your actions i'm upset by our actions
00:47:05about where we are in this experiment to do this again it'll make him break us it's supposed to
00:47:10break us but i think the challenge itself was doing the challenge people who were at a stage
00:47:15in their relationship where they're still willing to well then you failed this challenge you failed
00:47:19it too we are at the end of this experiment and if we are in this great healthy place then
00:47:27why we have we both decided to do this task cheers cheers to our amazing relationship yay
00:47:50both re and jeff decided not to take part in the final test they opted for a romantic date with each
00:47:57other instead this is pretty much our last bit of alone time really isn't it crazy hey it's actually
00:48:02even thinking about it now it's like it's crazy to even think that we're getting close to the end
00:48:06hello hello hi oh yum that looks amazing i think this final lunch for us it's important to reflect
00:48:13on the journey we've had it's funny thinking back on the start
00:48:20when i turned around on that wedding day it was rey standing there
00:48:23oh my god i was pretty surprised but also too like all these things were going through my head and
00:48:31one of those things were i'm not sure if this can actually turn into a romantic relationship
00:48:37but we've come so far together we've kissed before oh no it's okay
00:48:42and uh everything we've gone through the foundations we've built the relationship we have
00:48:47here is a key to my apartment oh so cute thank you it makes me excited about the future
00:48:53we've got an unbelievable relationship yeah i honestly could not be happier with how we are as a
00:48:59couple um i couldn't be happier with the person you are like you are literally everything that i asked
00:49:05for out of this experiment and um i'm so thankful we did it me too
00:49:10as the experiments gone on i have just felt more and more sure so like that's just that's an
00:49:18incredible feeling yeah
00:49:24yeah it's good to say it actually no it's nice nice to hear it
00:49:29i came into this experiment for a reason you know ex-partners have given me reasons to doubt them and
00:49:35i'm just so grateful that i was able to do this experiment with someone who gave me no reason
00:49:40to doubt him and still hasn't till this day this story for us is just the beginning i feel like
00:49:47i am on the road to finding love and i'm all here for it i'm so grateful i'm here right now with you
00:49:55and i really wouldn't choose anyone other than you to do this experiment with so yeah thank you you're the
00:50:01the best you're the best after deciding to meet her other potential match who turned out to be a no
00:50:16show jamie is now patiently waiting again but this time for husband dave
00:50:23hello love how you going how you doing what a bloody long ass day you're telling me so how'd you go
00:50:41far out i'm so like i like were you like thinking this is the last thing i ever expected to get in a task
00:50:52because i was genuinely like what yeah i was like that's a curveball and a half yeah i read my letter
00:50:59out and obviously thinking about us and you know i've been matched with with jamie and you've helped
00:51:08me be me in so many ways and there's so many good things about it that why would i want to even bother
00:51:14with somebody else why would i even put myself in that position i'm focused on what i'm doing here
00:51:19that's why i didn't go i didn't want to entertain it at all i was just like i know you're being a
00:51:25really good husband right now but like i just like
00:51:29i didn't think of it badly you know like who's this person where are they from who's this person
00:51:37so i was like you know i'll do it why not yeah wow
00:51:44i didn't want to go there to gain clarity on you because i've i've i've picked you regardless
00:51:49i just thought like what a like weird experience yeah and then doesn't even show up
00:51:59what do you mean doesn't show up i got completely like
00:52:02you stood up it's the first time i've ever been stood up
00:52:08i'd sit there and waited by myself and then i stopped
00:52:17i was so pissed off
00:52:21loser what are you doing out there but i was just like i was just i was literally
00:52:26going out getting stood up for you're married it wasn't a date it was a catch-up
00:52:31i'm not going on a date with someone dave okay okay you know how nosy i am you know how i want
00:52:37to know everything it's okay it doesn't change anything massively for me i'm i'm not a jealous
00:52:44person i'm not interested in anyone else you know that though yeah i do we're in a marriage here and
00:52:52i trust her but i'm glad she got stood up that's for sure it's okay i promise i'm just going to
00:53:00make fun of you for a little bit and then we'll let it go oh god i have to wear this
00:53:04sounds like you had a great day by myself
00:53:14racked with guilt ryan has invited jackie over to confess that he went to meet the other woman
00:53:22he could have been matched with hello hi when i was meeting with vivian i realized there's still
00:53:29a part of me that cares about jackie and i want to give her the opportunity to make amends good to
00:53:35see you but i feel a little bit guilty obviously i've met with the vivian but i'm still married and
00:53:41jackie she won't like to hear it she sit down welcome again yes please like jackie she is the
00:53:49type to get jealous so i'm expecting the barrage of questions
00:53:57how have you been i've been yeah like the last 48 hours have been they've been crazy yeah it's been
00:54:05an emotional roller coaster for me yeah yeah like you gave me a lot to think about yesterday when you
00:54:11when you stopped by oh it did give me a lot to think about um so that's when today what did you
00:54:19think of the task yeah it was surprising um wasn't it i hope you're not surprised that i went
00:54:29i went today because i wanted a set of fresh eyes on our situation yeah yeah i showed her this yeah
00:54:41because i said i didn't come into this in a date scenario like we didn't exchange numbers because i'm
00:54:48still married yeah i'm still married i just wanted a couple of fresh fresh insights you know and and i
00:54:55got them yeah so is there anything that you want to know from me about the task and about today
00:55:07i don't have any more questions for you because
00:55:10i trust you and i've never given me any reason to doubt that trust
00:55:15i was expecting you to maybe get upset that i went no definitely not i'm not upset at all
00:55:23i will be honest i went on the date
00:55:36that's interesting
00:55:45she went on the date i'm like
00:56:08i think it's hilarious i think it's really amusing that she did that i didn't think you
00:56:17were going to go right yeah and you didn't think i would no i didn't think it would make sense to me
00:56:23for someone to write stay and then go on a date to me if it was me in that position there's no way
00:56:28in hell i would have gone it just seems like did you do it out of curiosity was there a little bit
00:56:33of spite in there was a little bit oh he doesn't want to be i'm gonna go meet this other dude you
00:56:36know like it just it doesn't line up for me the question is like because i went on the date i met
00:56:41a lovely man and i'm sure the reality is that i'm still committed to this relationship and to you
00:56:47and it doesn't change anything for me like nothing at all really and okay yeah well tell me a little
00:56:56bit about him um i don't think we need to talk about him because i honestly don't think it's relevant
00:57:01to us but i but i am curious is like what a little bit about what he was like maybe because
00:57:07you said before that nobody meets your standards and you did say at the start of the experiment
00:57:11i didn't sort of match up aesthetically and that we weren't compatible you said that to the experts
00:57:15like that was your initial impression so i'm kind of yep i'm curious about what he was like
00:57:22what benefit would this serve well it would help me understand why you went on the date
00:57:32um i don't know i i feel it would be valuable to see sure so he was a really lovely guy
00:57:40he was really sweet he was open-minded on everything and the conversation flowed really easily
00:57:47and it was just really lovely like i walked away feeling like um a lot lighter as a person like
00:57:54i felt happy and i felt so that conversation with him made you happy yeah it really did
00:58:02we had a lot of common and um so you feel as if he is your match no but like he was potentially
00:58:10compatible potentially as was mine yeah as was mine what's his name how old is he um
00:58:17was he flirty was he flirting yeah there was no flirting there was no flirting from him at all
00:58:25if you want to give me your number and i can text you you'll be good really um
00:58:34i don't know why you want to know so much about him i don't know are you not like isn't like are you
00:58:40getting jealous or no no no no it's my just my natural curiosity
00:58:45are you a bit jealous that she went on a date no no no you're getting jealous i know you're so
00:58:53jealous you're jealous you're a jealous husband trust me you're so jealous trust me yeah ryan was
00:59:00definitely jealous that i went on a date he always gets jealous about other men he's a very jealous type
00:59:05um and he yeah i think he was really jealous it shows that ryan still really cares about me and he
00:59:16still has feelings for me so i definitely think today was so good for the both of us ultimately like
00:59:22it's done wonders for our relationship so i've got hope yeah he was so jealous no no because vivian
00:59:30she's a very smart person as well and we do have a lot of things in common which didn't exactly
00:59:39surprise me because like the experts i knew they would have had a few other options circling around
00:59:45but i was really curious as to how someone like another woman would feel about how you've been
00:59:52treating me and my feelings so far and like obviously she didn't agree with how you went about
01:00:04things yeah she said oh it sounded like you got the short end of the straw
01:00:14okay well i've been doing some thinking and i've written a list here to try and help with that
01:00:22oh god when jackie has a piece of paper in hand and it's all folded up i'm like where's my
01:00:31lighter because these pieces of paper have been so toxic to our relationship like here we go here we
01:00:37go okay okay dare ryan
01:00:51i've written a list here
01:00:54dare ryan okay well i want to give you some space to read all that but you want to get stuff off your chest
01:01:00first um no i think if you really need to read through that even though it looks long as i think
01:01:08go through the whole thing okay ryan like having you not be in the home last night was really sad i
01:01:15really miss our hugs and your pets are so strong they're like real cats and they they feel really
01:01:22comforting i miss that and you're very like you've got great posture you know like you stand well
01:01:29you stand well and it's very admirable i wrote a huge long list about all the things i love about
01:01:35ryan because i need really need to show him how much i value him and today showed me that you know
01:01:42we obviously both met very nice people but neither of these people have the history that ryan and i have
01:01:47together so i think it's important to realize that the grass is greener where you water it yeah
01:01:55you're so responsible like you're the most responsible person i think i've met for yourself
01:01:59your dog your home like i have no doubt that you'd pay for your mortgage every month for the rest of your
01:02:04life i love the smile like when you smile you got this yeah you got a beautiful smile thank you
01:02:13really nice and i love how animated your reactions are like you've got really crazy reactions like
01:02:19your face goes and it's like yeah like stuff like that you've got the coolest reactions
01:02:26and it makes me makes me giggle listen it's always nice to hear positive and complimentary things
01:02:33coming from jackie it's a start it's a start okay i'll continue um i feel like i'm so mean to you for
01:02:42having a go at you about the tv at the start of this experiment like yes i don't like the tv on
01:02:47but i am sorry for the way i made you feel guilty about your love of tv because i didn't need to do
01:02:51that oh god that was first two weeks with you oh my lord i definitely struggle to show acceptance
01:02:59i think my language comes off as blunt and it can come off as insensitive and um it can hurt you
01:03:08and i'm very aware of that and i'm very sorry but i do accept you and you absolutely are good enough
01:03:15for me and i wouldn't even know that like we are two crazy people who are just crazily drawn to each
01:03:23other like it is a good list it's a good list i can make another one i owe you some less oh good
01:03:30list i'm done like it's best list you've ever written yeah i mean honestly best list you've ever
01:03:35written all right it needs to be yeah you can keep that one don't want to burn this one you can help
01:03:40that's for you that list is for you so you can read it again at night as as a gesture like it
01:03:45it does hit home a little bit i want you to move back in i do i want you to move back in
01:03:53tomorrow i'll move back in okay ryan loved my list i should have done it earlier i love writing lists
01:03:59now i'm a happy girl i feel really good i feel like i've made an impact on my relationship with
01:04:05ryan in a positive way for a change i look forward to seeing you come back into the apartment tomorrow
01:04:09night he's in a better mood he wants to move back into the apartment let's have a splash more
01:04:13night that massage you like baby massages i've got dates planned i'm gonna go to the gym with him i'm
01:04:21gonna really show him i wholeheartedly accept this man you're such a good husband ryan can just sit
01:04:28back relax and enjoy a great week with jackie okay okay give me a hug
01:04:41did you tell ryan that you swapped numbers with rory um i didn't tell ryan that i swapped numbers with
01:04:46rory but he didn't ask so it's okay tomorrow night dinner is served it's been such a wild ride
01:05:01it's the last dinner party of the experiment it's been amazing all our hard work that we've put in
01:05:08i'm just so proud of us that we're here right now while some are feeling stronger than ever grass is
01:05:13greener when you water it brian and i we're still watering our grass and it's still growing we're
01:05:17happy the same cannot be said for afina and adrian it was a date and yeah i regret it and i failed
01:05:25each other that day do you see any point going to final bath um like if you're truly happy with
01:05:32your relationship you wouldn't go on the date i wasn't thinking straight it is not an excuse can paul
01:05:37win back karina's trust it makes me feel sick everything that we have built together it's out the
01:05:43window for me and i'm so sorry for that try harder no i'm a i'm a cat anyone would die to be with me
01:05:50or will one shocking comment well look see the couple implode right before final vows
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