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00:01I am looking for someone to settle down with roughly the same age as myself.
00:07Someone who makes your heart beat three times faster than it ordinarily should.
00:12I've always wanted to get married.
00:15Eight Aussie singles are set to tie the knot.
00:18This is insane.
00:20There's just one catch.
00:23They'll meet for the very first time
00:26on their wedding day.
00:34Nice to meet you.
00:34Yeah, you too.
00:35At the altar?
00:36This basically will put the relationships on steroids.
00:40Three of Australia's top relationship experts
00:43are leading this radical experiment.
00:46Can matchmaking produce a long-lasting relationship?
00:50Using a mix of neuroscience and psychology,
00:54they'll try to create four perfect matches.
00:57I think he's too strong a personality.
00:59Is she going to be resilient enough in this pressure cooker?
01:04I want to find someone.
01:05I want to have kids one day.
01:07So why not do it this way?
01:09At least this guy, they did a criminal check.
01:11You know, that's good.
01:12That's a good start.
01:14They'll face the most terrifying wedding imaginable.
01:18That's not my choice.
01:20We're trying not to throw up.
01:21Do I have to get out?
01:22I do.
01:26And for those who make it through the wedding...
01:29Have you met my husband?
01:33They'll then move in together...
01:36Someone order a husband?
01:37..and live as man and wife for one month.
01:40Should that be like that?
01:41No.
01:42But what will happen...
01:44I think I'm falling in love with you.
01:46..when the honeymoon is over and real life sets in?
01:50Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
01:53I struggled with that comment.
01:54What is it?
01:54Nothing wrong with you.
01:55It's not all about you.
01:56Let me talk.
01:57It could break us.
01:59At the end of the experiment, they must decide...
02:02This is literally the moment of truth for you two.
02:05..whether to call it quits...
02:06What is your decision?
02:08..or stay married at first sight.
02:12I'm sorry.
02:12Currently in Australia, there are two and a half million singles.
02:29Despite more dating options than ever before,
02:32people are still struggling to find Mr. or Mrs. Right.
02:36I didn't think that I would be 37 and unmarried with no kids.
02:47Clearly, I'm not the best one to make decisions for myself
02:51in choosing a partner.
02:54That decision will now be made
02:57by three leading relationship experts
02:59who will attempt to match four couples
03:03in an arranged marriage.
03:07Couples pairing for romantic love
03:10is a recent innovation in our evolutionary history.
03:14In fact, statistics prove
03:15that arranged marriages tend to last longer.
03:19The first expert, relationship psychologist John Aiken,
03:23puts couples under the microscope.
03:25I've been doing this now for 20 years,
03:28dealing with singles and couples day in, day out,
03:31teaching them what they're doing wrong
03:32and then showing them how to put it right.
03:35G'day, John. How are you?
03:36Nice.
03:36John interviewed single applicants across the country.
03:40Hi, how are you going?
03:40Nice to meet you, Michael. Come and grab a seat.
03:42Through extensive psychological evaluations,
03:46he's created detailed personal profiles
03:49of the potential matches.
03:52The second expert, neuropsychotherapist Dr. Tricia Stratford,
03:56looks at how the brain reacts to love and attraction.
04:00When two people meet who are attracted to each other,
04:03a cocktail of chemicals is released.
04:07In fact, research tells us
04:08that being attracted to someone in that initial instance
04:12is very like being addicted to heroin.
04:15I'm looking at their emotional style,
04:17which can be seen in circuitry in the brain
04:20and measured in the laboratory.
04:23The final expert, psychologist Sabina Reid,
04:26wants to make sure the recipe for a successful match is just right.
04:31The idea behind these arranged marriages
04:33is that we're more mindful of the ingredients
04:35that we're putting into the mix.
04:37Hi, Jo.
04:37Hi, how are you?
04:38Nice to meet you.
04:40Sabina's travelled around the country
04:41to visit the homes of applicants.
04:43In order to pair people in this social experiment,
04:46I'm particularly interested in their natural environment.
04:50Okay.
04:51At home, there's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
04:55Hi, Sabina.
04:57How are you?
04:58Good to meet you.
04:58Yeah, you too.
04:59Come on in, thanks.
05:01Sabina's in Sydney,
05:02visiting the home of 37-year-old Claire.
05:05You know, being in someone's home
05:06is such a reflection of who they are.
05:08I'd just love to have a look around.
05:10Is that okay?
05:10Absolutely, yeah.
05:11I'm 37 and I want to have kids,
05:16so something needs to happen.
05:18Sex, perhaps.
05:21What's that?
05:24I've been single for the last two years.
05:27I am a very energetic and active person.
05:31I am super organised.
05:32My friends call me a freak
05:36in terms of my organisational skills.
05:41Hi.
05:42Good to see you.
05:43How are you?
05:43You too.
05:43Really good, yeah, great.
05:44Grab a seat.
05:46Part of the research
05:47into creating four perfect couples
05:49is an intensive psychological session with John.
05:52Do you think you've got any obstacles
05:54that are keeping you from being in a relationship?
05:59Maybe I could be less fiery at times.
06:04I have exhausted every possible avenue
06:08of the modern-day dating game.
06:11I really need to find somebody
06:13who is genuine.
06:16He's got to smell good as well.
06:24I've been single now
06:25for a good four or five years.
06:29Farming life can be a tough life.
06:31You get lonely out here on the farm,
06:34but I'm not completely alone.
06:35I've got the dog.
06:36There's a mouse.
06:38Where is it?
06:39And I've got 300-odd head of cattle as well.
06:41Come on!
06:42They can keep you company.
06:43Come on!
06:49I've always wanted to get married
06:50from the time I was a kid
06:52and, you know, wanted to get married
06:53and have a family.
06:55Probably the most important thing to me in life.
06:57All right, it's decision day, guys.
07:03We have been going through thousands
07:05of these different singles
07:06trying to find out
07:07who's going to be great for each other
07:09and now we can finally do the job.
07:12Sabina, who would you choose
07:14that are going to be ideally matched?
07:16I want to talk about Ronnie.
07:23I've been single for about 18 months.
07:25I do a lot of socialising.
07:28My friends are really dear to me.
07:30I often get described
07:31as a little pocket rocker,
07:33always full of energy
07:35and always knowing how to have fun.
07:40I've been married before.
07:42I've been through a tough breakup.
07:45But I'm ready to move on.
07:48Doesn't everyone want to live happily
07:49ever after with their man?
07:50It's not just me.
07:51She's full of life.
07:56Pocket rocket.
07:56Yeah, the pocket rocket.
07:58Five foot one.
07:59She's really looking for love
08:00and frankly just fantastic
08:02to sit down and chat to.
08:04And with Ronnie,
08:05I am very keen to see her with Michael.
08:08I've been single for eight or nine years now.
08:16I've had a couple of relationships
08:17but hardly long enough
08:18to really call them full-on girlfriends.
08:21My friends mean a lot to me.
08:23I cherish the time that I spend with my friends
08:24and I spend a lot of time with them.
08:27The biggest fear is that you do miss the boat
08:29and you don't find that person
08:30everyone else in your friendship group does
08:31and you're that single guy
08:32that's hanging around at the end
08:33and I don't want to be that guy.
08:39Can you put your partner before your mates?
08:43I hope so
08:44because that's what has failed me in the past
08:46is that I've not done that.
08:48I've put my mates first.
08:51Is he going to put her before his mates?
08:54It's a concern
08:55but I don't think it's insurmountable
08:57because they both very clearly want this.
08:59No one person is going to meet
09:02all the wants and needs of another
09:04and I think they have enough going for them
09:07that they're going to make a pretty good go of it.
09:12Agreed.
09:18Our relationship experts have matched the first couple
09:21Ronnie and Michael.
09:23They must now unanimously agree
09:26on the next couple they'll send to the altar.
09:29It's crucial we get these decisions right
09:31as we're potentially changing
09:32these people's lives forever.
09:36Okay Tricia, who's your top match here?
09:39The one couple that kind of stood out for me
09:41were Clea.
09:45A lot of my friends and family
09:49have had children.
09:51I would love to have kids as well
09:53and I do worry that
09:56it might not happen.
09:59Claire is totally committed
10:02and looking for love.
10:04Totally.
10:05Full of passion,
10:06a lot of energy,
10:08wears a heart on the sleeve.
10:09Who do you think would be a good match?
10:11Lachlan.
10:13Ah, the big fella.
10:15Great match.
10:16Really exciting match.
10:17I'm really happy with these matches.
10:19I think our work's done.
10:20I think our work's done.
10:23Now that the first two couples have been chosen,
10:26they have just seven days
10:27before they meet
10:28for the very first time
10:30at the altar.
10:33But first,
10:35they have to break the news
10:36to family and friends.
10:38I just wanted to let you all
10:41in on something
10:41that's happening with me
10:42in the next couple of weeks.
10:44So I'm getting married.
10:49Bullshit.
10:49And you've not met her before?
10:51No, never before.
10:52Why am I doing this experiment?
11:00I haven't found anyone out there
11:02just in my general life.
11:04Why?
11:05Why?
11:05Why are you doing it?
11:06Because you've seen me
11:07have a crack over the last 10 years
11:09and it hasn't been working
11:09that well for me.
11:10I haven't found the love
11:11in my life yet.
11:12I'm putting my faith in people
11:13that are making this decision for me
11:15and hopefully they've found out
11:16enough about me
11:18and hopefully they've done the same
11:20for this girl
11:20and hopefully we work well together.
11:23I love you
11:24and I'll support you in this.
11:27You're a fucking idiot.
11:30That was almost something I could.
11:33In country New South Wales,
11:36Farmer Lachlan needs to tell
11:37his nearest and dearest.
11:39Come on!
11:43Come on in.
11:45Now.
11:49Bob, I've got you all here.
11:50And I know this is...
11:52Yeah, I know you'll have
11:53your chance to speak.
11:54No, this is important
11:55but there's something
11:56I've got to tell you.
11:59I'm actually getting married.
12:01I'm actually getting married.
12:01It's been hard for me to find a partner
12:10over the last few years
12:12largely to do with moving back
12:14to live with my dad
12:15who wasn't well.
12:17My father recently passed away
12:19which was quite a significant event in life.
12:24Lachlan is hoping
12:25his mother and grandmother
12:26are open to the idea
12:28of him marrying a stranger.
12:30Hi, Mum.
12:31Hi, darling.
12:32How are you doing?
12:33Good.
12:34How are you?
12:34Hi, Marnie.
12:35Hi, darling.
12:36This is for you.
12:36How are you going?
12:37For me?
12:37Mm.
12:38Why?
12:38It's not my birthday.
12:40I've got a bit of news.
12:43What is it?
12:43For you.
12:44Mm.
12:44I'm getting married.
12:47I'm getting married.
12:48When?
12:49Very soon.
12:50Who to?
12:52I don't know.
12:54Yeah.
12:55Gee.
12:55Is this real?
12:57Yeah, it's real.
12:59It's all been done
13:00as part of a matchmaking process.
13:03What do you think about that?
13:05Oh, I think that's good.
13:06Oh, that's good.
13:07About time, though, darling.
13:09Mm.
13:09My dad would, uh, doing this experiment, he'd be, uh, yeah, he'd probably be a bit sort
13:16of shocked at first, but he'd be, yeah, he'd be happy because he definitely wanted me
13:20to settle down.
13:23Wouldn't dad be happy, hey?
13:28Yeah.
13:29Yeah.
13:29It's the final night before the wedding.
13:39Thank you, girls, for coming to my hens today.
13:41I really appreciate it.
13:42Woo-hoo!
13:45Cheers!
13:46Cheers!
13:48If somebody said to me that they were going to marry a complete stranger, I would look at
13:53them like they had a head full of rocks.
13:55Cheers!
13:56But I'm committed.
13:58I'm going, I want to do it.
14:00At 37, me and my eggs are very helpful.
14:06So many times in the last year, I have filled out those forms, any form, form for the bank,
14:13it asks you for your marital status.
14:16And the question that comes after that is how many children do you have?
14:26It's day one of the social experiment, the wedding day.
14:44In Melbourne, Ronnie's starting to get the wedding day jitters.
14:48I think my heart will be racing as I'm going down the aisle.
14:52I think I'll feel like vomiting because everything happens in my stomach.
14:57People describe me as quite positive, so I'm really looking forward to just enjoying the
15:02moment.
15:03Husband's going to see me looking the best ever, so I can only go downhill after this.
15:08It's a totally different story for today's other bride, Claire.
15:16At the moment, I'm just feeling a bit ridiculous.
15:22Who does this?
15:23It's a very, very bizarre thing to do.
15:29Come in.
15:32The flowers aren't what I wanted.
15:34Why?
15:35Because they're roses.
15:36I didn't ask for roses.
15:37I asked for white and green.
15:38Like, that's the most...
15:39That's not what I wanted.
15:41These are beautiful.
15:42Look at the rose.
15:43Look at the...
15:44I don't want those flowers.
15:46That's not my choice.
15:48You can do it.
15:49I'm going to go and get my own flowers.
15:51It's not fair.
15:53I just want decent flowers that I asked for, and that's nothing like what I want.
15:58I'm going to get them.
15:59I'm going to go to the florist and get my own flowers.
16:04It's all right.
16:05Calm down.
16:06God, they...
16:06That's not me.
16:09Let me see.
16:09Hang on.
16:11Why?
16:11Why do they fuck with me over everything?
16:15Why?
16:15Why?
16:16Take a deep break.
16:17I imagine my wife being laid back and fairly relaxed like I am.
16:27I think I'm fairly easy to get along with, I hope.
16:29So I'm excited about it all.
16:32What?
16:35Okay, very much.
16:36Girls, we've got a problem.
16:37What?
16:38You want...
16:38I don't want any back fat coming out.
16:42Thanks.
16:42You haven't got any back fat.
16:44You look gorgeous.
16:45It's uncertainty that throws clear, and that's why we've matched her with Lachlan, because
16:49he is rock solid.
16:50This is not a marriage in the legal sense, but we wanted all our couples to experience
16:57the formality and the rituals that a traditional wedding brings.
17:03With just minutes to go before he meets his new bride, party boy Michael is sticking close
17:09to his mates.
17:11Having all my friends and family start to show up now makes it a bit more real, and I've
17:14started to see some of her guests arrive as well, so, yeah, it definitely makes it more
17:19real, and the nerves are starting to creep in now.
17:20Hopefully she thinks I'm not the ugliest person she's met in her life.
17:28All her friends and family stand there getting a good glimpse of me and making their judgements
17:33of me.
17:34It's a bit confronting.
17:37I'm never going to see this girl until she walks towards me, and I know nothing about
17:41her, so...
17:43Who knows?
17:43Like, we might be terrible for each other.
17:49How you going, mate?
17:50Farmer Lachlan's hitting the red carpet, and getting the once-over from Claire's friends.
17:57What do you reckon, guys?
17:58Nice.
17:58Nice.
17:58Yeah.
17:59Nice.
17:59Nice.
18:01Yeah, happy with that?
18:02Yeah, happy with that?
18:03Yeah, that's good.
18:06I've always wanted to get married.
18:09I'm looking forward to meeting my wife.
18:11For Claire, the reality of today is starting to sink in.
18:19Hey, you're getting married!
18:21Ah!
18:22You do have those moments where you actually just say to yourself, are you crazy?
18:26I can't breathe.
18:32I'm scared that I won't like him.
18:35And then if I like him, I'm scared he won't like me.
18:40I have such a beautiful, big personality.
18:43You just have to just walk in there and let him see that.
18:47I just have to trust these matchmakers and pray to the chemistry gods.
18:57We could be perfect on paper and then there's just no chemistry.
19:01But for Ronnie, her big moment couldn't come soon enough.
19:07I'm really excited.
19:09I'm ready to meet someone and settle down and share a life with them again.
19:13I kind of miss having a companion.
19:15Ready?
19:16Excited now.
19:16I'm excited now.
19:18Let's do it.
19:19I believe in true love and I believe that my next love is going to be my great love.
19:26I'm hoping he'll look at me and he'll just fall in love straight away.
19:31Is the husband out there?
19:32I saw him walk past.
19:35It's him.
19:37Whilst we've matched these people to the best of our ability,
19:40one of the things we cannot be sure of is whether they'll be attracted to each other.
19:45I actually feel sick.
19:46Yeah, you'll be fine.
19:48Okay.
19:49You ready?
19:50Yes.
19:51I am ready.
19:53At the end of the day, it all comes down to them.
19:55When they lock eyes and they decide,
19:57is this person the one I want to spend the rest of my days with?
20:02Here comes a bride.
20:04Okay.
20:05Do I have to get out?
20:27I am terrified.
20:31I'm not even going to look.
20:34I'm just going to look straight ahead.
20:48I can't look at him.
20:57This is too much.
21:10For Ronnie and Michael, the moment has finally arrived.
21:14I believe in the commitment of marriage.
21:18I believe in true love.
21:20And I believe that my next love is going to be my great love.
21:26Okay.
21:27You ready?
21:28Yes.
21:29I am ready.
21:31Ready to go.
21:31In a matter of seconds, Ronnie and Michael will see each other for the very first time.
21:39Hopefully, we like the look of each other.
21:41Hopefully, she's not scared off when she first sees me.
21:45Here comes a bride.
21:47Okay.
21:48I think it would be amazing if we've got blossoms.
21:51I think it would be amazing.
22:21Hi.
22:30Hi.
22:31Hi.
22:32I'm Michael.
22:34Hi, Michael.
22:35I'm Ronnie.
22:35Nice to meet you.
22:36Yeah, you too.
22:37At the altar?
22:40Yeah, Michael's a little bit cute.
22:42I'll say that.
22:44This is our celebration.
22:45Hello.
22:47My legs are shaking.
22:48You won't even hold on to me.
22:49News.
22:50No, really, thank you.
22:54God, I'll hold you for my fall.
22:58We're here today to celebrate this very important moment
23:02in Michael and Ronnie's lives.
23:06You've made this brave choice with the knowledge
23:08that you are committing to love each other as husband and wife.
23:13Really bad?
23:14Yep.
23:16You've not made this decision lightly.
23:20You think?
23:22I'm really glad you were here waiting.
23:24Glad you eventually showed up.
23:29I think it's an intense way to start your relationship.
23:32Michael grabs my hand and held on to her
23:35and I felt a sense of calm.
23:38It felt pretty comfortable for us both to stand there and hold hands
23:40and, you know, go through it together
23:42and, yeah, comfort each other through it, I guess,
23:44and support each other through it.
23:45Ronnie, please repeat after me.
23:47I, Ronnie.
23:48I, Ronnie.
23:49Take you, Mr. Hunky.
23:50Take you, Mr. Hunky.
23:54Michael now.
23:56I enter this marriage.
23:58I enter this marriage.
23:59With an open mind.
24:00With an open mind.
24:01And faith in the decision made by the experts.
24:04And faith in the decision made by the experts.
24:08I promise to be open.
24:10I promise to be open.
24:11To all that love offers.
24:12To all that love offers.
24:14And to have faith.
24:16And to have faith in what has brought us here today.
24:18Cool.
24:21Sounds good.
24:23We did stare into each other's eyes quite a bit,
24:26which I was also hoping he would be comfortable doing
24:28because it's quite an intimate moment.
24:30Michael, do you take Ronnie to be your wife?
24:34To love and support her in every way
24:36and cherish her throughout this marriage?
24:39I will.
24:43Ronnie, on this day, do you take Michael to be your husband?
24:47To love and support him in every way?
24:50I will.
24:55Thanks.
24:56Michael and Ronnie,
24:57it's my greatest honour to pronounce you husband and wife.
25:03And you may now kiss your beautiful wife.
25:05I can't believe we've just gotten married.
25:15It all still feels a bit surreal.
25:17It's done!
25:20We both just have excitement more than nerves,
25:23so it's good that we're on the same level there
25:25and we feel the same way at the moment.
25:27And that special moment
25:33has also arrived for Claire and Lachlan.
25:39I can't look at him.
25:43This is too much.
25:45How are you going?
26:02Good, how are you?
26:03Good.
26:06Good civil conversation, you two.
26:08Yes, yes.
26:09I'm Claire.
26:10Hi, Claire.
26:10Nice to meet you.
26:15When I saw her,
26:16I was captivated.
26:19Noticed there was some nerves.
26:20There was a bit of deep breathing on her side.
26:24You look very nice.
26:25Oh, OK.
26:25Oh, thank you.
26:29We are gathered here today
26:31to witness the union of two people
26:33that have only just met.
26:35What is going on?
26:36Without even knowing each other,
26:38you made the decision to love.
26:41You've entered into this union voluntarily.
26:43We're crazy, is what he's saying.
26:47I think everybody knows that.
26:50Experts agree?
26:51You're both perfectly matched for each other.
26:55What's that?
26:57You sure about that?
26:59I don't know what my name is, actually, right now.
27:01I'm just thinking,
27:05are you crazy?
27:07What are you doing?
27:10What are you doing?
27:14Claire, would you please repeat after me?
27:16I vow to...
27:18I vow to...
27:20Keep an open mind and an open heart.
27:24Keep an open mind and an open heart.
27:26Keep an open mind and an open heart.
27:28And I vow to commit myself exclusively.
27:31And I vow to commit myself exclusively.
27:38Do you, Lachlan, promise today
27:40to take Claire as your wife?
27:42I do.
27:43I've always said that chemistry
27:50is just an undefinable thing.
27:53You kind of know in the first 30 seconds
27:55whether or not it's going to be on or not.
27:59But right now,
28:01I just...
28:02I just want to hightail it out of there.
28:07Do you, Claire,
28:08promise today to be Lachlan's navigator,
28:11best friend and wife?
28:13Will you love him in sickness and in health?
28:16For better or for worse?
28:19For richer?
28:21Or for poorer?
28:24Do you vow to grow old of him?
28:28Do you today take Lachlan
28:30to be your husband?
28:43Do you, Claire,
28:46promise today to be Lachlan's navigator,
28:49best friend and wife?
28:53Do you today take Lachlan
28:54to be your husband?
28:59I do.
29:00It's a crazy thing to do.
29:09I just have to trust
29:10these matchmakers.
29:13Claire, could I please ask you
29:14to place the ring on Lachlan's finger?
29:16Everybody wants to have
29:17love in their life.
29:18This is a huge gamble.
29:22But I think it's my time now.
29:25It really is my time.
29:26I now pronounce you
29:27husband and wife.
29:29You may kiss your bride.
29:30I'm happy.
29:38She's very attractive.
29:40Seems like she's got
29:40a good sense of humour.
29:42I might yell,
29:43I'm on top of the world
29:44at the moment.
29:44Wow, this is it.
29:49We're here.
29:50I really want to get
29:51into it and get
29:52to know more about it.
29:57I think the hard part's
29:58out of the way, isn't it?
30:00Now I'd really like a drink.
30:03But that drink
30:04will have to wait.
30:05Just a little bit closer in.
30:08That's right.
30:08Let's move your hand
30:09around onto the other side.
30:10As with any normal wedding,
30:12it's straight off
30:13to get an intimate
30:14portrait of the special day.
30:16Just hold that for me.
30:19And smile.
30:20That feels very weird.
30:22We've just met.
30:23What is this?
30:24And he's got us doing
30:25all these lovey-dovey
30:26intimate poses.
30:27Just a little kiss
30:28just there.
30:29That's what we need for this.
30:31That's it.
30:31Hold, hold, hold, hold, hold.
30:33Looking to his eyes there.
30:36But Ronnie and Michael
30:37are having no trouble
30:38at all getting close
30:40and personal.
30:41Beautiful.
30:44Perfect.
30:46Cameraman was like
30:47egging us on
30:48just to, you know,
30:49to start pashing
30:49and getting really close,
30:51which I wasn't opposed to.
30:53She's beautiful.
30:53I'm more than happy
30:54to kiss her.
30:55Ronnie,
30:55you guys are getting
30:56carried away now.
30:57And even when
30:58the photo shoot ends,
31:00the newlyweds
31:01keep going.
31:02This is our first bit of tongue.
31:03Excuse me.
31:07Excuse me.
31:08Can we just give
31:09a nice warm welcome
31:10to Lachlan and Claire?
31:15The couples will now
31:16attempt to get to know
31:18each other
31:18on their first date.
31:20Their wedding reception.
31:23In front of all
31:25their friends and family.
31:26I'm Lachlan.
31:30How are you, Donna?
31:31Nice to meet you.
31:32Self-sufficiency is good.
31:34If you could put
31:35your hands together
31:36for the bride and groom
31:38Ronnie and Michael.
31:45Ronnie and Michael
31:46are really sociable people.
31:48For them,
31:49friendships are everything.
31:51And so they have to be able
31:52to get on with each other's
31:53social networks
31:54if this is really
31:55going to have a chance
31:56at lasting.
31:59Hello.
32:00Hello.
32:00Have you met my husband?
32:02Not yet.
32:03So how are you?
32:04Good morning.
32:05You look beautiful.
32:06From what I can tell tonight,
32:08I think I should fit in
32:08pretty well with Michael's friends.
32:10Have you met my husband?
32:12Quite loud myself
32:13and out there,
32:14so I think it should be fine.
32:16I'm the oldest.
32:19He's actually got
32:19an older wife.
32:21He needs a girl
32:22that can shut him up
32:23a little bit.
32:24And I think she's
32:24already done that job up there.
32:26Come on.
32:28He turned to mush
32:29and she stole the show.
32:31So we actually like her
32:32better than him right now.
32:37Well, we haven't had
32:38much chance to talk.
32:40It's been getting photos.
32:43I've got a farm, actually.
32:44So it's been the family
32:45for years.
32:46But my background's
32:47in marketing, so...
32:48Oh.
32:49I did that for years.
32:50That's what I do.
32:51There you go.
32:51Oh, really?
32:52Oh, yeah.
32:53So that's my grandmother there.
32:55What did she think about
32:56this whole thing?
32:56Yeah, she's...
32:57And she's Catholic
32:58and she's...
33:00Yeah, no, no.
33:00Yeah?
33:01Open-minded?
33:01Yeah, she is.
33:03Yeah, well...
33:04Yeah, she is.
33:04I think it took me a while
33:05to actually really, really
33:08brave up and just be myself.
33:10You have that, yeah?
33:10Just do your champagne.
33:12Can I?
33:12Yeah, of course you can.
33:13You can do whatever you want.
33:15Oh!
33:15My wife.
33:16Never say that to her.
33:18Do whatever you want.
33:19I should have paraphrased.
33:20You can do whatever you want
33:22on this special night.
33:23Okay.
33:25Lachlan seems really nice.
33:26You know, Lachlan's
33:27a very calming presence, actually.
33:29So I like that
33:30about him already.
33:31Cheers to that.
33:32That's it.
33:35Over the night,
33:36I think that Claire's
33:37become a lot more open,
33:39a little bit more trusting.
33:40I think there's a little bit
33:41more of a bond developing
33:42as the night goes on.
33:44Do you want this?
33:46I'll put it on your plate.
33:47Good, good, sure.
33:48They'll freak out.
33:49I didn't feel any chemistry
33:51in the beginning.
33:53Jeez.
33:54That's nice.
33:55But I think I'm starting to feel
33:58a bit more chemistry now.
33:59What did you think?
34:03I think everything looks wonderful.
34:04She looks like a lovely little one.
34:06That's a good time.
34:06What are you heading off to tonight?
34:08He hooked you into a motel.
34:10Something like that.
34:12Obviously, with separate rooms
34:13and whatnot.
34:15But, no, no.
34:19He's kind of quite calm
34:20and kind of full on, so...
34:22And do you know what?
34:24Instantly, I am.
34:25Instantly, he has calmed me.
34:26Yeah.
34:26Oh, good evening, everyone.
34:30My name's Matt.
34:31And I knew Mick was taking this
34:32quite seriously
34:33because he started to go back
34:34to the gym again.
34:36And, um...
34:38It's a couple of sessions.
34:39And I think he'll be quite comfortable
34:41with this situation
34:42because it won't be the first time
34:43that he wakes up in the morning
34:45and turns to the side
34:46and asks the name of the girl
34:47who we...
34:48No, that's...
34:52No, no, no.
34:53Look, I've, over the years,
34:59tried to find a relationship,
34:59trying to find that perfect person
35:00and haven't had any luck.
35:02This looked like a great opportunity for me
35:04to, um, meet somebody
35:05that is meant to be perfect for me.
35:08Um, luckily, when, uh,
35:10Ronnie walked around the corner,
35:11I was, uh, very happy with what I saw.
35:14Um...
35:14So, if we start with that
35:17and we get along, hopefully,
35:19and have a fun time,
35:20then, look, hopefully,
35:20something special can form from that.
35:22So, thank you to, uh,
35:24my beautiful new bride, Ronnie.
35:25Cheers.
35:26CHEERING
35:27CHEERING
35:28CHEERING
35:29I am lucky enough to call Claire
35:36one of my closest friends.
35:38Claire is feisty.
35:39LAUGHTER
35:40Yes!
35:43Cheers to feisty!
35:45One of her friends mentioned
35:46she was feisty,
35:47and, uh, I mean,
35:48for me, that almost excited me
35:50a little bit because,
35:51you know,
35:51some of them being feisty,
35:53they've got a little bit of get-up
35:54and got a little bit of passion.
35:56But more than any of those wonderful traits,
35:58Claire is kind.
36:00When we climbed Mount Fuji,
36:02my groin muscles seized up.
36:04LAUGHTER
36:04And I said,
36:06I cannot go any further.
36:08And she said,
36:08you're going to the top,
36:10you're not going to miss that sunrise.
36:11So she actually became a masseuse.
36:13LAUGHTER
36:13And she rubbed out
36:16the groin muscle seizure.
36:18LAUGHTER
36:18And...
36:20LAUGHTER
36:20So she's really good at it.
36:25LAUGHTER
36:26That's good.
36:28LAUGHTER
36:28That's good.
36:29LAUGHTER
36:29LAUGHTER
36:30As for my new wife...
36:37LAUGHTER
36:37I'm sure everyone here will agree
36:40she looks absolutely stunning.
36:42LAUGHTER
36:43And I look absolutely stunned.
36:52LAUGHTER
36:52Mum,
36:53you've been there for me constantly.
36:56She's already starting to cry.
36:57LAUGHTER
36:58Look at that,
36:59welling up already.
37:00I said, Mum.
37:02LAUGHTER
37:03We've all been through
37:05a rough journey
37:07over the last few years
37:08with the loss of Dad
37:10and I'm sure
37:13he'd be looking down
37:14with a big thumbs up.
37:17APPLAUSE
37:19I'd like to say it's true
37:31that we don't know
37:32what we've got
37:32until we lose it
37:33but it's also true
37:36we don't know
37:37what we've been missing
37:39until it arrives.
37:40APPLAUSE
37:40I believe things happen
37:44for a reason
37:45and I hope this is
37:47the beginning
37:48of something very special
37:49and I'm excited
37:51about what the future
37:52holds for myself and Claire.
37:55I'd just like to
37:56propose a toast
37:58to my new wife
37:59and to Claire.
38:03Lachlan's speech
38:04really moved me.
38:07I wasn't expecting
38:08a guy to
38:09be so open
38:11and so honest
38:13so willing
38:14and ready
38:15to commit
38:16to this process.
38:22There you go.
38:23They're getting
38:23better and better.
38:25You think you're
38:26on the improve?
38:27There we are.
38:28From the first time
38:29I saw my wife
38:30I was captivated.
38:32It feels like
38:33we've been through
38:33a lot together already.
38:35No.
38:36Two?
38:36No.
38:37Where am I going?
38:37Three, two, eight.
38:38Like that.
38:39That's it.
38:40I don't see anything.
38:41I think it's
38:42like I got lucky.
38:43Yeah!
38:44Yeah!
38:44Yeah!
38:47Yeah!
38:47Yeah!
38:47Yeah!
38:47Yeah!
38:48Yeah!
38:48Yeah!
38:48Yeah!
38:48Yeah!
38:53From the moment
38:56they first met
38:57Ronnie and Michael
38:58felt they were
38:59made for each other.
39:00I've made a connection
39:01with Ronnie
39:02and she's a great girl
39:03so yeah
39:04I couldn't have
39:04asked for anything better.
39:07A few people have said
39:08we look like
39:08we've known each other
39:09for ages.
39:09I'm a really easy person
39:12to get along with
39:12and I get the feeling
39:14Michael is too.
39:15Really easy.
39:16I think we both
39:17came in with this
39:18with an open mind
39:18and we've both
39:19just gone with it
39:20together
39:21and we've done
39:21really well.
39:22After a rocky start
39:34Claire's managed
39:36to overcome
39:36her doubts.
39:39Lachlan is just
39:40so genuine
39:41and
39:41crazy.
39:43Getting to know him
39:44has just made me feel
39:45so much better.
39:46That's better.
39:47Perfect.
39:48I was going to say
39:49it fits you perfectly
39:50but
39:51I just feel
39:53like myself now.
39:57No problem.
39:57It's the first time
39:58I've probably felt
39:58like myself
39:59in a long time.
40:05After the last
40:06wedding guest
40:07has left
40:07the couples
40:09are finally alone
40:11to enjoy
40:11their first night
40:12together
40:13as husband
40:14and wife.
40:15She's real weird.
40:26This feels weird.
40:27Oh look
40:27we've got champagne.
40:31It went pretty well.
40:33For me
40:33it's all there so far
40:35and hopefully
40:36we can
40:37go from there.
40:39The feeling's mutual
40:40so
40:41it's good.
40:42Thanks honey.
40:43I'm so glad
40:45I got to know you.
40:46You seem like
40:47such a lovely guy
40:48Lucky.
40:49That's so sweet.
40:51Did you write that?
40:53Oh no no
40:54I've misread
40:54that shingle
40:55I hate hell
40:56but it's still nice.
40:57It's the thought
40:58that counts.
41:00Oh you're hilarious.
41:02I love the sense
41:02of humour in a man.
41:03Good good.
41:04You've got it
41:05in spades
41:05I think.
41:06You're above and beyond
41:12my expectations
41:13so far.
41:14I agree
41:15totally.
41:17One bed.
41:20This couple
41:21have just met
41:22each other
41:22for the first time
41:23they're still
41:24getting to know
41:25each other
41:25so the expectation
41:27for sex
41:27on the first night
41:28is going to be
41:29pretty low.
41:31I want the big bed.
41:32If you want
41:38the big bed
41:38then
41:39I suppose
41:40I want the big bed
41:41as well.
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