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00:00It's the morning after the first two weddings of the experiment.
00:14Newlyweds Claire and Lachlan have just spent their first night together.
00:20I can't remember what happened last night.
00:22The gentleman never talked.
00:24I'll leave that one up to you.
00:30We had a glass of wine, and we had some conversation,
00:34and, yeah, got to know each other a little bit better,
00:37and, yeah, we were so tired.
00:40We just passed out.
00:42We slept together.
00:46Don't tell them that!
00:48In Melbourne, Ronnie and Michael are having their first breakfast together
00:52before heading off on their honeymoon.
00:55I don't know. I suppose I'm pretty pleased.
00:59It was a bit weird to, after a big day like that,
01:02go back to the same room together,
01:04but it wasn't uncomfortable.
01:06We kind of just...
01:08Yeah.
01:09We did not do as the tradition would suggest.
01:11No.
01:12We decided to go separate ways last night
01:14and have our own rooms
01:16and wait till we get to know each other a little bit
01:18before we worry about...
01:19Getting into it.
01:20Yeah.
01:21Yeah.
01:22Yeah.
01:23Yeah.
01:28The work is not quite done for the experts leading the experiment.
01:33They're back to find two more perfect couples.
01:37Neuropsychotherapist Dr Tricia Stratford.
01:41I've matched the participants from a neuroscientific point of view
01:45and I'm fascinated to see whether it's successful.
01:50Relationship psychologist John Aiken
01:52and psychologist Sabina Reid.
01:55It's crucial we get these decisions right
01:57as we're potentially changing these people's lives forever.
02:02Now, Sabina, if I look at all these singles here in front of me,
02:05for you, who is a really ideal match?
02:09I want to talk about Zoe.
02:14I am strong-minded and career-driven
02:18and I've been single for about a year.
02:20I think I'm mature for my age
02:23and a lot of it's because of things that I've seen as a child
02:26and a lot of things I've experienced.
02:29I was adopted when I was about five years old.
02:33My twin brother and I were adopted from Ethiopia
02:37from an orphanage.
02:41I think being adopted is the best thing that's ever happened
02:44to my brother and I.
02:46It was also, I guess, the hardest thing
02:48because we lost, you know, our birth mum.
02:52My strong desire to have a family of my own
02:56stems from first losing my family
02:58and then, you know, experiencing the family that I have.
03:02It just makes you grow up.
03:07Zoe, she's full of life
03:09and, frankly, just fantastic to sit down and chat to.
03:12When I interviewed her, she's kind of fierce.
03:14I think women will put on this earth to rule
03:18and men are just there right now just to, you know.
03:23Have you ever said that to the guys that you're going out with?
03:26There's a lot of men out there that like strong women.
03:28I've never believed that, you know, a man will complete me.
03:32I always believed that a man will compliment me
03:34and there's a man out there that I will compliment.
03:38I think the person she's going to need
03:39is going to be someone who can be her equal.
03:42I agree, John.
03:44With Zoe, I would go...
03:47Alex.
03:51Boys, how are we going?
03:52Hi, mate.
03:53I own my own plumbing company
03:54and I've been single for about three years now.
03:58And this one's ready to connect down the side here, this water.
04:01I started my business about eight years ago.
04:03I do what I do because I'm driven and I have a passion for it.
04:08I'm single, not by choice.
04:11I can be a little bit untidy at times.
04:15Been a while since I've lived with a female.
04:20I do have a type of woman that I'm looking for.
04:23She needs to be outgoing.
04:24She needs to be confident in herself.
04:28And love to have a laugh.
04:36So this is a man with many passions, a lot of drive.
04:39He's building his own business.
04:41A lot of enthusiasm, wanting to do new things all the time.
04:44And Zoe's very similar to that too.
04:46Snap from me.
04:47Yeah.
04:48They were one of my favourite couples too.
04:49When I tested them, it showed that they were both resilient.
04:56My only concern a little bit with Alex is that he works very hard.
04:59So he's got to find time for her.
05:01Yeah, that was my sense.
05:02He was so focused on his career.
05:04Perhaps almost too much so.
05:06Because his mother does his washing.
05:11I feel so excited about this couple.
05:13I cannot wait to see them together.
05:15I agree.
05:18The experts must now agree on the final couple to take part in the experiment.
05:24For me, the ideal couple that I want to see together, firstly Michelle.
05:35I don't really tend to have any problems meeting people.
05:38It's just the wrong guys or guys that are a lot younger than myself.
05:41The biggest deal breaker for me is the person has to want to settle down and have children.
05:46That's not something that they're ready to do in their late 20s.
05:50As a result of that, my parents are now enforcing a minimum age criteria.
05:54No one less than two years younger than you.
05:57Two years.
05:58I think two years.
05:59Okay.
06:00Point taken.
06:01Yes.
06:02We want somebody that's on the same wavelength.
06:04Yeah.
06:05a good point.
06:06The next time.
06:07Michelle is an only child and very strong values there with the family.
06:13She says, look, you know, I've been out with a younger guy in the past and they're not really ready to commit.
06:18And I think James is absolutely going to commit.
06:26I moved from Canberra to Sydney to meet a girl.
06:32I always have the idea of meeting someone, getting married around 30.
06:37I'm 36. I'm still looking.
06:43I've tried the internet.
06:45I think everybody's tried the internet.
06:47At some stage.
06:49Meeting people out socially at the bars and pubs and stuff.
06:54Yeah, I pretty much tried everything.
06:57Yeah.
07:04I absolutely love these two, John.
07:07James is slightly older and definitely wants a commitment.
07:11Qualities I'm looking in a partner are someone with good family values
07:15and wants to have kids and, you know, settle down.
07:19My testing, from a brain perspective, they are compatible.
07:24They both have a similar outlook on life.
07:27In fact, they're so similar.
07:29But the brain likes surprises.
07:32So I'm not too sure whether there'll be too many surprises here.
07:35You know, I don't think I agree with you because Michelle,
07:39she's always had younger men attracted to her.
07:41They're not ready to commit and James is ready to take it to the next level.
07:46So I think there will be some surprise in this mix.
07:48So at the end of the day, we have our final two couples.
07:53Zoe and Alex and Michelle and James.
07:57The social experiment is on.
07:59We sit back now and observe.
08:01In this unique social experiment,
08:09the final two couples, Zoe and Alex,
08:13and Michelle and James,
08:16have just been chosen by the relationship experts
08:19and they now prepare to meet their ideal partner
08:23for the very first time at the altar.
08:27But first, they must tell their family and friends.
08:34Gang.
08:36Hello.
08:36How are you going?
08:37My family have got no idea what I'm about to tell them.
08:40Want me to make a smile?
08:42Yes.
08:43Yeah, so I've got some news.
08:46Some pretty exciting news, actually.
08:49And my dad, well, he's just had a heart operation,
08:52so I hope that his heart valves can handle the pressure
08:55of the knowledge that he's about to take in.
08:59Guys, I'm getting married.
09:03What?
09:05What?
09:05Yeah, yeah.
09:10I haven't even met your girlfriend.
09:12Yeah, yeah, yeah.
09:13Unbelievable, but I'm getting married.
09:15Now, I know you're having me on.
09:16You're always teasing me.
09:17No, no, no, I'm deadly serious.
09:18So there's a little bit of a twist to this as well.
09:21It's not just a marriage.
09:23It's an arranged marriage, so I will actually meet this girl
09:26for the first time at the altar.
09:29You've not even seen her?
09:30I haven't seen her, no.
09:34We'll be sitting there watching our son
09:36and seeing a stranger walk up the aisle.
09:39I can't imagine it, really.
09:43It's something totally different.
09:46It's just out of the blue.
09:47Your son walks in.
09:48Well, you think, how would you?
09:49Your son walks in.
09:50I'm getting married next week.
09:52Oh, yeah, never even met the girl.
09:55Hmm.
09:56I mean, why this way?
09:57I don't know.
09:58Yeah, I know.
09:59I know, but...
10:00What do you mean to?
10:00You just don't like...
10:01You know, you're not...
10:02No.
10:03You're not physically attracted.
10:05I mean...
10:05It is a shot in the dark.
10:07It's very, very serious.
10:09Yeah, I know what marriage is, isn't it?
10:10You know, yeah.
10:11Yeah, yeah.
10:13You know, you always said to me,
10:14trust your gut feeling,
10:16and I feel comfortable.
10:17I'm trusting myself on this one,
10:19and I honestly think this is going to work, so...
10:23The fact that I have never met this girl before,
10:25I know nothing about her,
10:26it scares me a lot.
10:27The big day is here for the final two couples.
10:37In Melbourne, city girl Zoe spent a restless night
10:40wondering whether she's made the right decision.
10:44Good morning, Zoe.
10:45Good morning.
10:46Yeah, it hit me yesterday.
10:48What's that?
10:49That you're getting married?
10:51Yeah.
10:51Yeah.
10:53I have no idea what this person looks like or is like.
10:58That's not normal, Zoe.
11:00If he's like a bogan,
11:03I couldn't be with that guy.
11:05Yeah.
11:07Mum?
11:08Yeah?
11:09Mum, can you give me a hand with this collar?
11:11I can't get the last bun and up.
11:14Just can't get that.
11:15This whole time I've been saying,
11:17I'm nervous, I'm nervous, I'm nervous,
11:18but now it's like, it's happening.
11:22It's not too late to back out if you want to.
11:25No shame in it.
11:27No, I know.
11:27If you don't think you're doing the right thing,
11:29now's the time to pull the plug.
11:31Oh.
11:35I think I'm starting to get freaked out a little bit.
11:38I feel, like, hot.
11:43And, like, a little bit just...
11:46Like, I'm having to breathe in and out,
11:49which is not normal.
11:53It's raining.
11:53It's not a good thing, is it?
11:56The wedding's inside, yeah?
12:02That's horrible weather before a wedding,
12:04but, hey, it's got to go ahead anyways.
12:09Apparently, when it rains on your wedding day,
12:11it's a really good omen.
12:12But we'll see how we go.
12:15Time will tell.
12:24Crackin' day.
12:25Couldn't ask for a better day, yeah?
12:26No, seriously, you could not ask for a better day.
12:30Let's have a cheers.
12:31Cheers.
12:31To James.
12:32To James and his...
12:33Hope it all goes well for you, mate.
12:35All the best, mate.
12:36Future wife.
12:37I'll be better once I know her first name.
12:42Just thinking about everything.
12:44Everything and anything.
12:45I want to know what type of girl she is.
12:47Is she going to like me, to start with?
12:50I'm nervous about the unknown.
12:54And James' future wife, Michelle,
12:56is also anxious about the man she'll meet
12:59at the end of the aisle.
13:00I had one dream that he was 60 with a mullet
13:03and he was Scottish,
13:04so I really hope he's not that.
13:08It's from Dad and I.
13:10Lovely.
13:10Just to mark me this special occasion.
13:13And very courageous of you, I think.
13:17And of you guys, it's very...
13:19I've dragged you all into this, so...
13:22Thank you for being so understanding
13:24and being there by my side for the whole thing.
13:29Don't get to you.
13:30I think this is a really brave move
13:33that I have got high hopes
13:35that this is going to be the right person.
13:38We'll see you there.
13:39Send me a text and tell me
13:40whether or not I should run.
13:45In Melbourne, Zoe's twin brother, McKaylee,
13:48has the honour of escorting his sister down the aisle.
13:52Cheers.
13:53To future.
13:55Yeah.
13:55Anything else?
13:57You want to add to that?
13:58No.
13:59With just minutes to go before he meets his wife,
14:08Alex takes his place at the altar.
14:12I know nothing about my bride to beat.
14:15I don't know her hair colour,
14:18how tall she is,
14:20her body type,
14:21anything at all.
14:24So, it's a little bit daunting,
14:26to be honest with you.
14:28Yeah.
14:30And James makes his entrance
14:34in front of Michelle's family and friends.
14:37We're all really impressed.
14:48And we all approve.
14:51Hi, Mum.
14:54Just really excited to get there and see him and get to know him.
14:58Ready?
14:59Ready.
14:59I think first impressions really do count.
15:03I think people size people up within the first couple of seconds
15:06and either really like the essay or move on to the next person.
15:10When we have put our couples together,
15:15we've matched them to the best of our ability,
15:17but we can't know whether they'll be an attraction to each other.
15:20That part is up to them.
15:23Oh, my God.
15:23What am I doing?
15:24What am I doing?
15:28Michele, what am I doing?
15:32Meeting someone for the first time at the altar
15:34is extraordinarily scary.
15:37It's a terrifying leap to marry a stranger.
15:41Oh, God.
15:43I'm very nervous.
15:45Trying not to throw up.
15:48It's a brave person
15:50that can put themselves out there and do this.
15:54Now it's happening.
16:06This is it.
16:08Everything relies on that initial natural connection.
16:24The moment has arrived
16:42for James...
16:45Oh, God.
16:46..and Michelle to meet for the very first time.
16:50I do believe in the one.
16:52I really think that there is somebody out there for everybody.
16:56I really, really hope that this person is the one for me.
17:04Oh, God.
17:06We're about to see a bribe.
17:07And let's go.
17:26I love you.
17:29Don't kill me.
17:30No, they don't.
17:31Hi, hi, Michelle.
17:56James.
17:57Nice to meet you.
17:57You look amazing.
18:01Hi.
18:09Very, very, very happy.
18:12She's gorgeous.
18:14A bit speechless.
18:16Can't even speak.
18:19James and Michelle.
18:21Today, you form a union.
18:23James, can I please ask you to repeat after me?
18:26Michelle, today, I ask you to be my wife.
18:29Michelle, today, I ask you to be my wife.
18:32I promise to keep myself open to you.
18:34I promise to keep myself open to you.
18:37To let you see my innermost fears, feelings, secrets and dreams.
18:43Say it again.
18:44Sorry, mate.
18:45This is just...
18:46No, that's okay.
18:47This is...
18:48Yeah.
18:49I'm pulling out my life, because this is just killing me.
18:57Where are we?
19:00Here.
19:01Keep myself open to you, ladies.
19:02Yeah.
19:04I promise from here.
19:05I promise to keep myself open to you.
19:08To let you see my innermost fears and feelings so long as I live.
19:12I'm just so happy now that I'm here, and I've met him, and I can relax a little bit.
19:20He looks really warm and genuine.
19:21He just made you feel right at ease straight away.
19:24I promise to be open to all that love offers.
19:28And to have faith in what brought us here today.
19:30And to have faith in what brought us here today.
19:33That's nice.
19:35You'll see.
19:35And that instant attraction is something Zoe and Alex hope to feel when they finally
19:45lock eyes.
19:51Every second that tick by seemed like an hour.
20:05Hi.
20:32Hi.
20:32what's up hello
20:36how you going hi how you doing
20:40welcome everyone alex meet zoe
20:46zoe meet alex
20:49oh my god i thought she was quite striking she was really beautiful
20:56you look amazing oh thank you thanks
21:01the look like that he has i thought he looked like a surfy guy you know
21:10definitely not what i expected alex and zoe
21:16you have made a decision to live as husband and wife
21:21this decision will affect you for the rest of your lives
21:26on the wedding day i'll be looking at some key areas like eye contact and body language
21:34this
21:36was not an easy decision and you will face many trials throughout this journey of discovery it'll be really important for our couples to keep each
21:45each other's gaze so they can reassure each other through this really unusual wedding situation
21:52you are committing to live as husband and wife and all that entails
21:57i noticed she didn't really look at me
22:00her eyes were sort of bouncing all around the room
22:03she was fidgeting with her flowers
22:06and i hope that it's not me that she's disappointed with and perhaps that's why she was looking around
22:13this
22:16certainly raises some questions
22:23but there are no doubts from either side at michelle and james's wedding
22:27james
22:29do you take michelle
22:31to be your wife
22:32i do
22:33sorry
22:38i said it's you
22:40i do
22:41i do
22:42yes
22:43michelle
22:44do you take james
22:46to be your husband
22:47i do
22:48it fits
23:03i can proudly now pronounce you as husband and wife
23:07you may kiss your bride
23:08i just can't believe that
23:17i do have a ring on my finger
23:19i'm like a little kitty in a candy store at the moment
23:22definitely a good looking couple so um i can tell that james was uh
23:34there's a little bit of spark there
23:36yeah he he liked it hey didn't he yeah he was uh he was happy
23:40good how are you
23:42i'm good
23:42Let's do it. I need a drink.
23:45I think we all do.
23:47So far, the matchmakers are killing it.
23:50I love the matchmakers.
23:51I need to say thank you to all of them.
24:02I was scared.
24:05It's like, what are you doing, you crazy woman?
24:08You don't know this person.
24:10Do you, Alex, take Zoe?
24:13To be your wife.
24:15Do you give to her the very best of yourself
24:17and promise to love her unconditionally?
24:22I do.
24:25I just met this guy.
24:27I don't know him.
24:29This is a big risk.
24:32Do you, Zoe, take Alex to be your husband?
24:42Do you, Zoe, take Alex to be your husband?
24:55Do you give to him the very best of yourself
24:58and promise to love him unconditionally?
25:01I do.
25:15It was terrifying, but then I was telling myself,
25:19he's supposedly scientifically matched to me.
25:22Please take Zoe's ring.
25:23This is a calculated risk.
25:32And now declare that they are husband and wife.
25:36All this build-up is over.
25:47We've finally seen each other.
25:48And I'm really happy.
25:50I really can't wait to sit down and get to know her better.
25:58I'm 25, turning 26 in December.
26:05How old are you?
26:05I am 29.
26:07What do you do?
26:08So I'm self-employed.
26:10I've got a plumbing company.
26:11Okay.
26:11So I went from, like, meeting this person in a chapel
26:15to getting into a car with them
26:16and having, like, a first conversation.
26:18And I was trying to work out
26:19who was your, obviously, your immediate family
26:22and that sort of thing.
26:23Were they all there, or...?
26:24No.
26:25Like, my brother, I think,
26:26is probably my only immediate family.
26:28Okay.
26:28Yeah.
26:31That was a different experience to one I've ever had.
26:35Michelle and James are also experiencing a thirst
26:38as they pose for an intimate wedding portrait.
26:41Lovely.
26:42Beautiful.
26:43Okay, let's go.
26:45That's good.
26:47I'm so surprised at how quickly we're connecting.
26:50Like, from the first moment that I saw him,
26:53I felt a connection.
26:54Hang on a minute.
26:58Don't start to line there.
27:00Is that our first?
27:00That was it.
27:02You missed it.
27:03You missed the first.
27:03That was the first cue.
27:05Good.
27:06Beautiful.
27:08Beautiful.
27:10Good.
27:11Beautiful.
27:11It makes me feel good.
27:14You know, it makes me feel confident.
27:17It's...
27:18It's a nice change.
27:22You happy?
27:23Happy.
27:24Happy?
27:25Yeah.
27:25How are you feeling?
27:26Yeah.
27:27Yeah.
27:27I think my bottom of my dress is getting wet.
27:36It's the last bit.
27:38Yeah.
27:42Yeah.
27:42I feel like a baby goat.
27:45I just want you to sort of reach up.
27:47Just grab his face and sort of turn it towards you.
27:49So on this side, that's it.
27:51Beautiful.
27:51I wasn't, like, particularly comfortable, but I was, like, aware that this is normal part
27:57of the wedding and we just got married and that's what you do.
28:00Ready?
28:01Alex, just turn towards her a little bit more with your body.
28:04Yeah?
28:04Yeah, yeah.
28:05That's it.
28:05Beautiful.
28:06We haven't been together for that long at all.
28:08So there was a little bit of uncomfortable times there, I think.
28:12Little smiles, eh?
28:13That's it.
28:14It's very hard to say what Zoe's thinking at the moment.
28:18I've tried to sort of work it out, but she's not really giving me that much.
28:23And then can you guys have a kiss for me?
28:26And she doesn't really look me in the eyes a lot.
28:31Did you get it?
28:32As we head into the evening, friends and family wait patiently to see the new couples together.
28:41Ladies and gentlemen, at this time, I would like to introduce James and Michelle.
28:53I'm mother enough, I think.
28:56Hi.
28:57How are you, darling?
28:59I'm good.
28:59And that's my brother.
29:02That's my true brother, McKaylee.
29:03McKaylee, nice to meet you.
29:05Her brother is actually quite massive.
29:07I just gave him a tap on the arms and they were like bricks.
29:11Oh, Jesus.
29:12I can imagine that he's very protective of her.
29:15All right.
29:16Don't mess with Zoe.
29:20But at this moment, surrounded by family and friends is not where Michelle and James want to be.
29:26Wait, come back here.
29:28I think you've got some permission.
29:29You're good?
29:30Come back.
29:30About me.
29:32All right.
29:42Good times.
29:45Sneaky camera, man.
29:47They've got a sound.
29:48I was so anxious.
29:56I just met this guy.
29:58I just married him and he doesn't know me from, you know, Bob down the road.
30:03He doesn't know me.
30:05What are we doing?
30:06I've had some minor little doubts about things already.
30:10So, like, why is she, like, not looking at me?
30:14Like, why is she ripping her vocated reins and shit?
30:16And I was just like, what's going on?
30:19I can definitely tell you that she's got some walls up and it's going to take some, it's going
30:24to take something from me to earn that trust.
30:26Despite being too nervous to communicate freely with her new husband, Zoe's found the courage
30:34to make a speech.
30:37I want to start by thanking you all for being here for me on this special day.
30:42From my womb mate, my twin brother, McKaylee, who is the sunshine of my life.
30:51You know me warts and all.
30:53I don't actually have warts, but I heard that's a saying, so I'm just using it.
30:58I love you more than anything in this world.
31:02I just want to say a big thank you as well to my beautiful sisters that are here today,
31:07Marder and Hanumal.
31:08They have been with me throughout, you know, the journey that has, you know, brought me
31:13here all the way from the orphanage.
31:16Marder has a little child who's, like, nearly five.
31:20And when we look at him, we just see what we were, you know, when we came.
31:25And, you know, and it's...
31:28Oh, my God, sorry.
31:32It's like a moment of appreciation.
31:34We're here at this beautiful wedding, you know, looking wonderful and everything.
31:41We could have been, you know, dead.
31:45But we're not.
31:46We're one of...
31:47You know, we're the survivors.
31:48And we're here.
31:50And we're proud.
31:51And we're family.
31:53Yeah.
31:53I am who I am because of everything that I lost.
32:05So, and I want him to want to know that.
32:10Sometimes you have to lose everything to realise how much you have yet.
32:14Her speech was very moving.
32:18Honestly, I did not see that coming.
32:20I was fighting it back, to be honest with you.
32:22She has such a story to tell.
32:24It means a lot, you know, to have you guys at one of the highlights of my life.
32:33Sorry.
32:34I can't wait for her to open up a lot more to me and hear all about it.
32:38I think I'm going to have to get some of that to show you a bit, Mark.
32:56That was an amazing speech.
32:58It was so good.
32:59You have such a story.
33:07Oh, my God.
33:08I can't wait to hear it all.
33:12After I sat down, he looked at me and he said,
33:15I can't wait to hear your story, you know?
33:21And I appreciate that.
33:23That made me feel a bit more comfortable and happy and just at ease.
33:29Like, I think I needed that.
33:31My wife has also had this thing.
33:37I've been waiting to drop that, my wife.
33:43It's going way better than I thought it could have gone.
33:45This is the best first date you could ever have.
33:48It's really funny and really easy to be around.
33:51When something's right, it's right.
33:53She's making me feel really good with myself and it's reassuring and, you know,
34:08all those things that have been lacking in my life.
34:11Do you have legs?
34:28Oh, my God.
34:28What is that?
34:30Surprise.
34:32I can't see.
34:34Wrong leg.
34:35Today was terrifying, but then I was telling myself,
34:42he's putting himself out there and he doesn't know me.
34:46It's like he seems genuine.
34:50And he obviously picked up on the signs when I was in a little freakout.
34:54He was there.
34:54And that was really, really special and really important.
34:57As the couples head to their hotel rooms,
35:07they'll finally be able to enjoy some time alone.
35:11There we go.
35:13Oh, wow.
35:14As husband and wife.
35:16Oh, how nice is this room?
35:18So nice.
35:21Ooh.
35:22Wow.
35:23How nice is that?
35:25That's amazing.
35:27Look at that ring on your finger.
35:32Wow.
35:33Are you getting used to that?
35:34Yeah, I love it.
35:35Love the ring on my finger.
35:38It's been a really magical night.
35:40I just wish the night would never end.
35:43Who knows what's going to happen?
35:44Let me film you.
35:45No, no, no, no.
35:46We're done.
35:47And we're signing off.
35:50Good night.
35:50Good night.
35:57Complete strangers yesterday.
36:00Today, the couples are waking from their first night together as husband and wife.
36:08How are you going, mate?
36:10There you go.
36:12Great.
36:12I haven't had much sleep at all, as you can see.
36:21Just really happy.
36:22Just want to get on the plane and get to know each other some more.
36:25So, what's the guy now?
36:41We, um, get ready and...
36:46There was no mad, passionate love last night.
36:51Yeah, we had a bit of chatting, a bit of him kind of falling asleep, and me being like,
36:55is this marriage?
36:57Yeah, at one point we woke up, he's like, what?
36:59Like, who are you?
37:00Like, you know, where you just wake up and you forget where you are?
37:03And I'm like, it's all good.
37:05I found this in the bin.
37:08In the bin?
37:09No, it was not in the bin.
37:10Here we go.
37:14All four couples in the experiment are now matched and married.
37:19Today, they embark on phase two, the honeymoon.
37:23Don't get run over.
37:24Experts matched Claire and Lachlan in the expectation that the laid-back farmer could calm Claire's
37:30fiery nature.
37:31This is why I didn't want to do this.
37:33Oh, my God.
37:33But these differences are yet to be tested.
37:37Is the voice on that, or feel more comfortable?
37:39Let's just take a slight lift.
37:40That's good.
37:42Oh, you trust technology over me.
37:44By nature, I'm fairly laid-back.
37:46I'd like to go with the flow.
37:48And I think Claire's a bit more uptight than me.
37:50Tell me, tell me, whose voice am I listening to?
37:52You turn the voice down.
37:53Is that your voice I'm listening to?
37:54Your voice I'm listening to her voice?
37:55Here we go.
37:57We're only five minutes in.
37:58Weren't you going to have a sleep?
38:01Day two and we're off to a fantastic start.
38:05The honeymoon is a really important part of this experiment,
38:09because it's the first time that they get away from everybody and spend really intensive
38:13time together.
38:15It's just bizarre.
38:1624 hours ago, we didn't know each other, and it's amazing how comfortable we feel around
38:21each other so quickly.
38:22Champagne, strawberries.
38:24Beautiful girl.
38:25Michelle and I have a really good connection, and it's just getting better and stronger
38:30as we're getting to know each other.
38:32Going under?
38:33No.
38:33Yeah.
38:34No?
38:35What about a kiss?
38:36All right.
38:37These couples have got all these wonderful neurochemicals racing around in their brain,
38:43and they're seeing the world differently.
38:46So they're really still on high.
38:48So why were you still single?
38:51Waiting for the right person to come along.
38:54I kind of can't believe that you were single.
38:56And I can't believe that you're still single.
38:58Well, you were still single until yesterday.
39:00Until I got married.
39:01To me.
39:03I'm a very lucky guy.
39:05The most important thing these couples will get from their honeymoon period is a sense
39:09of hope.
39:09I'm so happy to meet a guy that's, yeah, about the same age as me and ready to settle
39:16down and get serious in a relationship.
39:20You want to have a family?
39:21Yeah, I do.
39:22It's really important to me.
39:23I'm an only child.
39:24It's something that I've been worrying a lot about.
39:26As my parents get older, I don't want to be left here all on my own.
39:30Like, I want to have a family of my own.
39:32While their connection hasn't been as immediate as Michelle and James, Zoe and Alex are hoping
39:41to strengthen their bond during their honeymoon.
39:44This is incredible.
39:49With the relationships, I think I tend to have the guard up for a little while until I kind
39:54of suss that person out.
39:55I think maybe it's a defence mechanism.
39:59That's not how it's done.
40:02The first day when Alex went, like, warming up, like, we're getting into that comfort
40:08zone.
40:11I definitely see some foundation.
40:14Like, I definitely see qualities that are important.
40:16You know, he's a gentleman.
40:17We have fun.
40:19So that's a pretty good start, I would say.
40:27From what I know about Zoe, she's got good morals and she respects herself.
40:31And that's what I'm looking for in a woman.
40:35I feel really comfortable with him.
40:39Like, safe.
40:40She's not something that comes easy for me.
40:42We're flying around the Great Barrier Reef.
40:46And then all of a sudden, she turns around and grabs me.
40:53Just plants one straight on my lips.
40:57The kiss was a special moment.
40:59It was something that just came.
41:02It was, you know, organic.
41:03Definitely a great way to start our list of memories.
41:12I think that was the first time where we started to get close.
41:16The honeymoon phase of the experiment is in full swing, as the couple spend every second
41:28together getting to know the person they just married.
41:31Ronnie and Michael's marriage raced off to a great start.
41:49And the couple seemed made for each other.
41:51Oh, my beanie.
41:52It's white, too.
41:54Oh, wow.
41:55Going pretty well so far.
41:56There's a real chemistry there.
41:58Bit of a spark.
41:58We're connecting on a really great level, so we're having a lot of fun.
42:03But we don't want to get ahead of ourselves.
42:05We've just got to take our time and let things develop naturally.
42:11It's important to be honest at the beginning of a relationship, because you want to start
42:15out how you mean to go on.
42:17It builds trust right from the word go.
42:21So you're saying that there was something you needed to get off your chest you wanted to
42:25tell me.
42:26There is something I need to get off my chest.
42:28I was a little bit worried about telling Michael about the fact that I've been married
42:33before.
42:34I felt a bit of pressure to get it over and done with.
42:38I feel like I need to share it with you, because I can't just keep going on and not bringing
42:41it up.
42:42So, um...
42:43Oh, my God.
42:43Oh, my God.
42:44We've only dropped a little bit of a bombshell on me.
42:47This isn't the first time I've been a wife.
42:49Oh, really?
42:50Yes, really.
42:51I didn't see it coming.
42:53No, I didn't even think about it.
42:55I just need to clear the air.
42:57I feel like I just can't leave me either.
43:00How recent is the divorce, I guess?
43:03Your divorce, yeah.
43:04Well, the marriage has been over most few years ago now.
43:07It was more of a relief when she told me, because I was expecting the worst.
43:10But it was something that would come into play, I think, a little bit still.
43:12You haven't spoken to him and told him that you were doing this?
43:14No, no.
43:15No?
43:16Got a little bit awkward tonight, obviously.
43:19There you go.
43:21Bombshells.
43:22A little bit of a bombshell.
43:23Dropped on the first day.
43:25She thinks she's over it.
43:28Time can only tell.
43:28I can't tell from two days.
43:35Oh, thank you.
43:36For Claire, Lachlan's honest nature was what won her over at the wedding.
43:41We've all been through a rough journey over the last few years with the loss of Dad.
43:49It's been nice having somebody around that you can be close to.
43:54Since the death of my Dad, you know, around six months ago, everything's been ripped, tear
44:01and bust.
44:02And having met such a beautiful girl, you know, who's caring, attractive, everything like
44:08that, and you think, you know, if only my Dad was here, you know, to even meet you.
44:16It's been so long since, you know, I've had someone to talk to.
44:20I'm really glad that he can open up to me so early on.
44:27Please talk to me.
44:32For me, that was almost like the final piece of the puzzle.
44:37And I think her support was sensational, to be honest.
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