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00:00This is a social experiment where experts arrange four marriages between complete strangers.
00:07Hi, I'm Michelle.
00:08James.
00:13So far, all the couples have met, married and been on their honeymoon.
00:21You want to have a family?
00:22Yeah, I do.
00:24This time, it's back to reality.
00:26Someone order a husband?
00:27With the couples moving in together as husband and wife.
00:30Is there a bike in her room?
00:32Yeah.
00:33It's a time of highs.
00:34What do you think of Claire?
00:36And a time of lows.
00:38I don't want to carry someone in love.
00:41In these pressure cooker relationships.
00:43I don't see it anyway.
00:44You serious? That's it?
00:45How will they cope living in each other's pockets?
00:49Don't believe me.
00:50And what will they reveal?
00:52When should I have to ask you? Why don't you ask me what I'm doing?
00:57At the end of the experiment.
00:59This is literally the moment of truth for you two.
01:01They must decide whether to stay together or go their separate ways.
01:06I'm sorry.
01:07It's day six of the experiment.
01:18Nerves are high as bags are packed and rooms cleaned, ready for the next stage of their whirlwind romance.
01:26I'm not sure where I'll wear this.
01:28We got married six days ago.
01:30We came back from our honeymoon yesterday and today I'm moving into his house.
01:35It's a natural progression, but on steroids, obviously.
01:40This phase of the experiment could be the one to determine the success or failure of four marriages.
01:48Living with another person is one of the most difficult things we can do.
01:52It takes it to the next level and you get an opportunity to learn more about the person that you're going to spend the rest of your days with.
01:59In the outskirts of Melbourne.
02:02Yo, I'm back.
02:03Zoe's tradie husband, Alex, has recruited some help from his mum.
02:08I'm good.
02:09How are you?
02:10I'd say these are for you, but they're not.
02:11They're for my new wife.
02:13Alex's marriage to city girl, Zoe, got off to a shaky start.
02:18All right, guys.
02:19We held hands yet?
02:20We're getting there slowly.
02:22But Zoe's heartfelt speech broke the ice.
02:25Sometimes you have to lose everything to realise how much you have.
02:31Then things really warmed up on their tropical honeymoon.
02:37He's got his three-bedroom home just the way he likes it and he wants to keep it that way.
02:43Zoe is very feminine and I'm a little bit concerned about some of the things inside aren't exactly very homely.
02:51I'll give you a few pointers about what you need to be doing.
02:53Good.
02:54Otherwise, she might not be here in the morning.
02:57Well, I really think this has to go.
03:00This is me though.
03:01I really enjoy having this stuff here.
03:03But it's not about you anymore.
03:05It's about you and Zoe as a couple.
03:07So the decks might have to go.
03:09I think so.
03:10This room, it's your man cave.
03:12I have nothing to do with it and I don't want anything to do with it.
03:15And just finally, your linen cupboard.
03:17You don't usually keep alcohol in your linen cupboard.
03:20Well, not that much anyway.
03:21Okay, it's the linen.
03:22I would say that the relationship's off to a good start.
03:25But it's only been the honeymoon and it's sort of a bit of a fairy tale out there.
03:28Everything's perfect.
03:29What could possibly go wrong?
03:35Come on, mate.
03:37Laidback Lachlan is leaving his farm for a new life in the city with feisty wife Claire.
03:43Things can never be too clean.
03:45I'm going to get them.
03:46I'm going to go to the florist and get my own flowers.
03:48The experts match these two with the expectation that his mellow nature would balance her fiery
03:55ways.
03:56As for my new wife, she looks absolutely stunning.
03:59And I look absolutely stunned.
04:02Now Lachlan has to swap life in the great outdoors for life in Claire's tiny Sydney unit.
04:09This is my sanctuary and it's very small.
04:14If one thing is sort of out of place, it makes me claustrophobic.
04:19There's a level of nervousness with moving in, especially given that I've been single for so long.
04:25Jeez, that's not good.
04:27It's a little bit scary.
04:28I mean, who knows what's going to happen from here.
04:30It's almost like a mini version of walking down the aisle.
04:32Only I know who he is.
04:33He's about to walk into my house.
04:35What are you selling?
04:40Flowers from the farm.
04:42Oh, flowers from the farm.
04:44Amazing.
04:45They're beautiful.
04:47Hi.
04:48How cute are you?
04:49Yeah, not bad.
04:50And the dog's nice as well.
04:51They're beautiful.
04:52Look at those.
04:53And that's from around my house and that's almost a part of me coming from the farm into the city.
05:02So, I hope you like them.
05:03That's beautiful.
05:04I'm just really happy that he's here.
05:06It's really nice to have him around.
05:08Relationship friendly toilet.
05:10Needs no explanation, but it's...
05:11What, have you got a urinal?
05:12Should that be like that?
05:15No.
05:16Because I don't want to be...
05:19No, that's good.
05:20I've never met anyone in my life that sort of gets me and laughs at the same things I do.
05:25So, I think there's some good signs there for a good future ahead.
05:29Oh, he's funny, isn't he?
05:30Double travel.
05:31Oh, okay.
05:32Good.
05:38She looks really good.
05:3936-year-old James is set to move in with new wife Michelle.
05:44But he's taking a moment to look back at the photos of their big day.
05:48Day seems a bit of a blur now.
05:50Now it's time to move in.
05:52Hopefully I won't stuff it up.
05:53At the end of four weeks together, all couples must decide whether to stay married or go their separate ways.
06:00So the pressure's on to get off to the best possible start.
06:04Back on the road and moving to a new place, a new life.
06:09When these couples move in together, they'll be full of anxiety, anticipation and apprehension.
06:14And particularly for the person who's leaving their own space behind, they may well feel well out of their depth.
06:22James has arrived at Michelle's and she has a few tips for him to take on board.
06:28Can someone order a husband?
06:30Hi.
06:31How you going?
06:32Good.
06:33How are you?
06:34Good.
06:35How nice is this?
06:36Oh, we've got rules.
06:39We do.
06:40Please put the toilet seat down.
06:42Because you only just learnt how to do it, so you might need a reminder.
06:45Right.
06:46Michelle and James seemed smitten from the moment they laid eyes on each other.
06:50You look amazing.
06:52It doesn't look like much has changed.
06:55It feels really good to have James here.
06:57You know, for him to just see where I live and have a look around at my kind of environment.
07:02That's true.
07:03You've got four drawers here.
07:05Mm-hmm.
07:06And these.
07:07And hanging safe.
07:08Are we free enough?
07:09Oh, that's so not going to work.
07:11Yeah, nah, it's no good.
07:13After her first marriage failed, Ronnie spent the last two years building the perfect nest
07:22for herself.
07:23But now she's moving way out of her comfort zone.
07:26This is probably as vulnerable as I am going to get.
07:29I think I've gone from one extreme to the other.
07:34Ronnie's moving into new husband Michael's bachelor pad.
07:38I've never lived with a partner before.
07:40Yeah, it could be difficult.
07:45Hey.
07:46Hello.
07:47Welcome.
07:48How are you?
07:49Good.
07:50Welcome to your new home.
07:51Our home?
07:52Yeah.
07:53Alright, you ready?
07:54Ronnie and Michael's marriage raced off to a great start.
07:58But their romance has already hit a snag.
08:01Ronnie dropped a little bit of a bombshell on me.
08:04This isn't the first time I've been a wife.
08:06Oh, really?
08:07Yes, really.
08:08So now Ronnie's unsure of where she stands.
08:12First door on the left there is my room.
08:15Or your room.
08:16Or our room.
08:17Or our room if you want to join me.
08:20The amount of time we've spent together in six days is probably more than what I spent
08:23with previous girls that I've been dating for a couple of months.
08:26Oh, okay.
08:27So she's pretty much my second longest term relationship I've ever had.
08:29I might need to invest in a new mattress if you decide to stay in here with me.
08:33Yeah, I'm not very good at sharing a bed.
08:35I haven't done it for a very long time.
08:37You can either choose to use if you wish.
08:40Yeah.
08:41Or it can be just our time out room and we need a break from each other.
08:44Yeah.
08:45The last one moving in is Zoe, who's left her fast paced city life for the uncharted waters
08:53of the suburbs.
08:54And new hubby Alex is making some last minute adjustments.
08:58My biggest dread about moving to the burbs would have to be that there's nothing there.
09:03It is something that scares me a little bit as well because I like city life.
09:09Moving in so quick, I think that we might sort of get at each other.
09:13It's really full on.
09:14We're together too much, too early.
09:16Hello.
09:17Hi.
09:18How are you?
09:19How are you going?
09:20I'm good.
09:21Good, good.
09:22Now remember, open mind, construction site, renovation.
09:26Being a construction site, I'm a little bit apprehensive about how she's going to react
09:31to that.
09:32So this room is like, this is very much me.
09:38Is there a bike in a room?
09:40Yeah.
09:41Doesn't that go outside?
09:42Well, no, because it's, well, no, it's just, this is sort of my space.
09:47It's an inside bike?
09:48It's an inside bike.
09:49So we've got the gym, the remote control cars, remote control helicopters.
09:53We've got a stress ball.
09:55You need a stress ball in this room.
09:58That room just doesn't make sense to me.
10:00That man cave, like, couldn't he just put that in a garage and then use that space?
10:04You're not happy with this?
10:06I think there's room for improvement.
10:08Yeah?
10:09Yeah.
10:10Maybe, I'd probably agree with you on a level and might need a little bit of organisation.
10:14But I think I'm very strict about this room.
10:16This is sort of like, nothing can change in here.
10:18I'm not comfortable with Zoe coming in here and making too much of a mark on this house.
10:23I don't particularly want girly things all over the house.
10:26It's not going to happen.
10:27That's that.
10:28Next room.
10:29Bye.
10:30I see that it's a work in progress.
10:31And I think I've come at a perfect time.
10:33So what are you cooking?
10:35It's getting late and maybe cooking up some light and easy meals, which is a big part of
10:40my culture.
10:41One of the hardest parts of moving in with someone is that you have to adjust your levels
10:50of personal space.
10:51Just before then, you lived in your own little bubble.
10:53Whereas now you have to compromise and let the other person in.
10:56I think I can be a bit particular in regards to obviously my cooking and my food.
11:02You know, there's no pasta nights in my house.
11:05So obviously it's all about compromise in a marriage and your relationship.
11:10So I will learn to compromise.
11:12Sounds good.
11:13Yeah.
11:14Smells can be deceiving.
11:16And Michael's trying his best to kickstart their relationship.
11:20You've gone all out today, haven't you?
11:22Oh yeah, all out.
11:23It's nice.
11:24It's been a while since I've had anyone do such sweet things for me.
11:28It's quite lovely.
11:29But it's good not too overcooked.
11:31I think we can have a good time together and hopefully work on, yeah, the connection
11:35we've already had and the feelings we've had for each other already and make it stronger
11:39and make it better.
11:40This is like the first time I've sat at my dining table for probably-
11:42Yeah.
11:43I'm usually on the couch too.
11:44For like two years.
11:45Zoe?
11:46Yes?
11:47Dinner is ready.
11:48Excellent.
11:49Alex prepared a meal that took eight minutes and when it was finished it beeped.
11:58These are sort of frozen meals that I have every now and then.
12:03Sometimes I get really short on time.
12:05Yeah.
12:06I have no aversion to quick anything, to be honest.
12:09Well, there are a few things that I have an aversion to being too quick.
12:12Thank you for dinner.
12:13Mmm.
12:14I've been slaving over a hot microwave for eight minutes.
12:17Okay.
12:18Bon appetit.
12:19Bon appetit.
12:20Bon appetit.
12:21Bon appetit.
12:22I think you'll really love the farm.
12:25Like, you know, from what you've said and, you know, from what I've told you, you get
12:30out there, you'll love the place.
12:32I just can't believe that all of the things that I wanted seem to be coming to fruition.
12:37You know, I don't want anything to go wrong.
12:39It's just finding the time.
12:41Finding the time.
12:42I've got such a hectic calendar.
12:44I'm hoping that he does as well so that he won't notice that I'm so busy.
12:49But he's pretty easygoing.
12:50So fingers crossed.
12:51Wedding fingers crossed.
13:03Oh, that looks so cute.
13:06There it is.
13:07Can you do it for me?
13:09Oh, it's beautiful.
13:15Good job.
13:16Yeah, it's really nice to have somebody think about you and do those things for you.
13:22And I've never really had that before.
13:24Here's to a really nice meal.
13:26Here's to that.
13:27Cheers.
13:30Coming up.
13:31I'm being flexible.
13:32You need to be flexible as well.
13:33Why are you flexible?
13:34The harsh realities of married life hit sooner than expected.
13:38I don't want to go to work.
13:39I want to spend time with you.
13:42All four couples have moved in together and are getting ready for bed.
13:52Did you enjoy dinner?
13:53Yeah, I did.
13:54It was amazing.
13:55It was so good.
13:56They're all right.
13:57There's heaps of different types of dinners and all that sort of stuff.
13:59Yep.
14:00You've got to be prepared.
14:01Yeah.
14:06At Ronnie and Michael's...
14:07Oh my gosh.
14:08...sleeping arrangements are still under negotiation.
14:11You definitely need a new mattress, so maybe I don't join you in our bed until we get a new mattress.
14:21Let's get rid of it.
14:22Let's.
14:23He hasn't got the best mattress.
14:24It is full of springs.
14:26Good night, Ron.
14:27Good night.
14:28Oh, that was very...
14:30You want a better one?
14:32Nah, that's it.
14:33You had your shot.
14:34Now that Zoe's almost settled in, Alex is ready to introduce her to his best friend.
14:41If she doesn't like my dog, then it's going to be a very tough decision.
14:46Which girl has to go?
14:47Oh my God.
14:48Oh my God.
14:49Hello.
14:50Who's this?
14:51Come to see you.
14:52Hey, who is it?
14:53She's like a bear.
14:54She's like a little wombat.
14:55Oh my God.
14:56Yeah, do you like her?
14:57Yeah.
14:58She reminds me of him.
14:59She's got like that snorty kind of noise.
15:00It's really cute.
15:01Hi.
15:02Her name's Maddie.
15:03Hi.
15:04I was going to call my first child Madeline, but it just didn't seem to happen, so...
15:07This dog is beautiful.
15:08She's gorgeous.
15:09And I got her this.
15:10What have you got, Maddie?
15:11It takes a man to look after an animal.
15:13It takes a man to look after an animal.
15:18You know, you can't up and leave, go away, so I like that he has that.
15:25I'm being flexible, you need to be flexible as well.
15:31Why are you flexible?
15:33At Claire's house, it's not long before the evening takes a downward turn.
15:38You can give one Saturday night out for the next three weeks.
15:41That's not what I've said.
15:42You did say that.
15:43You said you can only give one Saturday in three weeks.
15:45What I've said is...
15:46That's exactly what you said.
15:47We started talking about our schedules.
15:51I was looking forward to getting out to the farm, meeting friends, spending...
15:54And I want to go.
15:55Did you hear what I said before?
15:56Yeah, spending a weekend there.
15:57Yes.
15:58And what did I say before?
15:59I looked at my calendar last night before we had this conversation and I went, shit.
16:04I've got stuff on.
16:05There's nothing I can do.
16:06Conflict is healthy in a relationship, but it's how you argue that's really important.
16:11The first three minutes are vital.
16:13If you bring it up with a tone, if you're abrupt and critical, then it will generally go south and all hell breaks loose.
16:20I can go out there Friday night, go to rehearsal Saturday, come back Saturday night, stay at the farm all day Sunday and go straight there for work on Monday.
16:29What's your problem?
16:30It's six hours.
16:31Let's do that then.
16:32Fuck you.
16:33I said, you think you're in the right, right?
16:35I think I am.
16:36I'm not going to come back down on that.
16:38You know what I really want to do?
16:40I really want to fuck everything off.
16:42I don't want to go to work.
16:43I want to spend time with you.
16:45So I don't know what else to do, but I can guarantee you that I feel bad about it.
16:49It started off so well, and the majority of the night was just amazing.
16:54So, you know, I am disappointed that it got ruined.
17:03What are you doing, Ron?
17:13Sleeping.
17:14It's the first morning together for the newlyweds in their new homes.
17:22Honeymoon's over and back to reality, so I'm not really looking forward to leaving James and going off for like 12 hours.
17:31Zoe, it's time to get up.
17:34Okay.
17:42So...
17:43You've known me now seven days.
17:45I think you should know how many sugars I have.
17:47One.
17:49I have two.
17:51No, I actually have one, but I feel like two today.
17:53Keep him on his toes.
17:55It's 5.30, and a rude awakening for Zoe, who usually has a five-minute walk to work.
18:01Today, Alex is dropping her off at the local station for a daunting one-hour train trip.
18:08I am a morning person.
18:10It's just that I'm a morning person around about eight.
18:13Alex, is there a problem if I have a shower?
18:16Um, no.
18:18It's not a problem.
18:19I can have it for like five minutes.
18:21Go for it.
18:22I feel like, you know, I'm working in a different country.
18:24Do you have a shower cap?
18:26Can you honestly see me wearing a shower cap?
18:29Your mum might have dropped it here or something.
18:31A shower cap?
18:32Yeah.
18:33I got a Coles bag.
18:34For the person who's moving into their partner's home during this social experiment,
18:38they're a fish out of water, leaving behind everything they know
18:41and having to come to terms with a new environment that's totally foreign.
18:45Just the logistics of her living here, there's definitely some issues.
18:49I think we're going to see some things blow up over the next couple of weeks.
18:52You look so impressed, Zoe.
18:55We're not nocturnal creatures, Alex.
18:57Does that mean we're cold-blooded or something?
18:59All right.
19:01Let's do it.
19:06After a blazing row last night, it's a frosty morning for Claire and Lachlan.
19:12I'm feeling really disappointed that we had a fight last night.
19:20You know, I went up to him when we were out for a walk,
19:23and I just said, you know, we're better than this.
19:26We really are.
19:27I think in the time that we've spent together.
19:31We made peace, and hopefully there's no arguments like that in the near future anyway.
19:38Express means it goes faster.
19:50I shouldn't use the word express unless it's like, it's going to just fault there.
19:55I'm just struggling a little bit, getting my head around the fact that I'll be doing this regularly.
20:00And it's making me, I guess, question how far I'd go, literally, for love.
20:12Zoe has a decision to make with regards to her commute.
20:15Will she become resentful and frustrated towards Alex, or will she find ways to integrate this commute into their relationship?
20:23And how long do you usually travel for? Like half an hour?
20:27Door to door. Oh no, one hour.
20:31So you spend two hours of your day?
20:33Yeah. It's down time, isn't it?
20:35Oh yeah, big time.
20:36Is it? Yeah. It's a positive thing.
20:40It is.
20:42I think it's really early to tell whether Alex is worth all of this.
20:52Ah, I feel good now.
20:54I can smell coffee.
20:56I can see a tram.
20:58I'm in the city.
21:00But yeah, I'm like, what are you doing?
21:02I'm having that kind of moment.
21:04And I know that this is day one in terms of, you know, travelling.
21:08Coming up.
21:11You don't believe me.
21:13The newlyweds put their relationships to the test.
21:17I should have left you at home and done this for myself.
21:19And later, opposites do not attract.
21:22Are you serious? That's it?
21:23What else do you want?
21:25Perhaps she's here for the wrong reason.
21:27She might be here for the ride.
21:28You're just popping it off.
21:29It's like, it's ridiculous to you. It's a joke.
21:31These traffic lights need an arrow.
21:38Every time I sit at these traffic lights, it needs an arrow.
21:41Having now moved in together, the next step is to shop together.
21:45An exercise that could really put the couple's marriages to the test.
21:49There is the reason why I carry a tape measure in my bag, young lady.
21:52Where are we going?
21:53It's interesting to see a couple shopping for the first time
21:56because you can see who starts to really take the lead and be more alpha.
22:01There it is.
22:02Hey.
22:03And also, who finally makes the decision?
22:06That one.
22:07No.
22:08That one's the one that we're going to kick our feet on.
22:10I was looking at that style.
22:11Yeah, I like that style.
22:12That one there.
22:13Yeah, I really like that.
22:14That doesn't work.
22:15This is the one.
22:16Here.
22:17This one here.
22:18480.
22:19That's the one.
22:20Yeah.
22:21It's another 100 mil higher.
22:22Let's get this one.
22:23902.
22:24No, we don't need the number.
22:26You don't need that number?
22:27No.
22:28You sure?
22:29Positive.
22:30Excuse me.
22:31You don't believe me.
22:32That's what you're asking.
22:33I'm just clarifying.
22:34I'm just clarifying.
22:35So we need the aisle, location, and that number.
22:37And the article number.
22:38Oh, okay.
22:39All right.
22:40So can I just yell that number out for you?
22:43When couples go shopping, it can really create a stress on them.
22:46They have to learn to compromise.
22:47They have to get off their chest what they want, what they don't want.
22:51With homeware, I'm pretty blase.
22:52I think whatever she likes, I'll be like, yeah, sounds good to me.
22:57Oh, this is all right.
22:59What do you think?
23:01It's better.
23:02It's better than what we've got.
23:03Like I said earlier, I'm an easy sail.
23:06Yeah, I know.
23:07I know, but it's me that's got the sleeping problems.
23:09I should have left you at home and done this for myself.
23:16No, no, just hop in there.
23:18Stay there.
23:19With Claire and Lachlan getting off to a rough start, this shopping trip could take them
23:24to the edge.
23:25It's good.
23:26It's an ideal fit.
23:27It needs to be white.
23:28Everything else is white.
23:29Yeah.
23:30Except your wedding dress.
23:32When's the marriage?
23:35Oh, we got married last Monday.
23:37And we actually didn't know each other before we met.
23:40We only met on Monday.
23:41Is it?
23:42Wow.
23:43All a bit unique.
23:44Beautiful.
23:45If you two can survive shopping and still be laughing at the end of this, then your marriage
23:53was all right for you.
23:54Beautiful.
23:55There you go.
23:56Thanks for your help.
23:57Cheers.
23:58Thank you so much.
23:59Have a good one, guys.
24:00Wow.
24:01I would have to say that that is the most fun I have ever had furniture shopping.
24:03Probably should look at getting that in just in case.
24:05We have a bit of a blue and then, because I'd hate for you to get a sore back when I'm
24:10sleeping in your bed.
24:11Last night's a distant memory, actually, now, which is great.
24:14Hey, guess what?
24:15What?
24:16It's our anniversary today.
24:19It's one week.
24:22We've done what other couples take seven years to do.
24:25Mmm.
24:31Can we help you?
24:33There's only another five packages to go.
24:36Building furniture together is like any team activity.
24:39It brings out in us the dynamics that we're going to see moving forward in these relationships.
24:44Who takes the lead?
24:45Who follows?
24:46How do we listen to each other?
24:48How open are we to accepting each other's influence?
24:51Having called the shots in the bed buying.
24:54I'll hand them to you.
24:56I'll just throw that in the bid.
24:58James's controlling instincts are also taking over the bed building.
25:02How did you know that this is the first box we had to open?
25:05This is the headrest.
25:08Oh, okay.
25:09Any other questions?
25:10It's really refreshing for me to be with somebody who is willing to take charge a little bit.
25:16In other relationships, you know, I've had to be the one to take charge, so I'm really enjoying just letting somebody else come in and take control of situations.
25:23It's really nice.
25:24We can mount it to the wall if you want to mount it to the wall.
25:27No, I don't mind.
25:28You know what you're doing.
25:29Confidence.
25:30I do.
25:31When you initially meet someone, you really try hard to make a good first impression.
25:36So those good first impressions now get mixed in with some of those things.
25:41Perhaps maybe you prefer you didn't see.
25:43Well, they're not the right ones.
25:46I just fucked it.
25:49Sorry for fucking the bed, babe.
25:52I can't even see the end of it.
25:55Yeah, it's pretty fucked.
25:57It's not fucked.
25:58It looks like fucking dog shit.
26:00It's all right.
26:01You don't see it anyway.
26:03Do you think we'll be able to put another piece of IKEA furniture together one day?
26:19Eventually.
26:20Once we get over this?
26:22Yeah.
26:23Good job.
26:24Except for the holes at the end.
26:28Coming up.
26:29How you going?
26:30Hi, how are you?
26:31Tensions rise again for Claire and Lachlan.
26:33Well, if you asked me nicely, you didn't attack me.
26:36Why didn't you ask me what I'm doing?
26:38It's all one way traffic.
26:51It's an early start for the newlyweds.
26:53Big day.
26:54Same old day.
26:56I just cut.
26:57You cut.
26:58A chance to do a spot of grooming.
27:00I feel like I'm going to chop your fingers up.
27:02You're doing really good.
27:03And catch up on a few chores.
27:05Perfect.
27:06Oh!
27:07There's no one even wanted me to come.
27:12At Michael's house, Ronnie is looking to spice things up for her new husband.
27:19I thought I'd prep some dinner for Mick and I and, you know, hoping that a way to a man's
27:26heart is through his stomach.
27:28What I do best is I like to take care of my man.
27:31So this is my way of saying thanks for what he's done to make me feel at home.
27:39I'm in a bit of limbo, I think, at the moment, when it comes to me and Ronnie.
27:44I'm definitely enjoying your time, enjoying your company.
27:47All right, you ready?
27:48I'm worried that the spark's not there fully all the time.
27:51Leave it here for a second.
27:52That's where my limbo is, I guess, just figuring out which way this thing's going.
27:56Hey!
27:57You did my washing.
27:58Yeah, I did.
27:59Very nice.
28:00I'll give you a hand.
28:01Because I know we're busy the next couple of nights and you might not get to that.
28:06You can hang around, Ronnie.
28:09Hopefully now we start to ease into our sort of pattern of what we normally do that maybe
28:13it'll become a bit easier again and we can come back out of our shells a little bit and
28:16become more natural around one another and enjoy each other's company more.
28:19Good job.
28:21We should eat it on the couch with no TV going so that we can give each other our undivided
28:26tension because most couples don't do that.
28:31No, that's wrong.
28:32TV's going on in the background and we're eating but we're not giving each other attention
28:35when the TV's on, is it?
28:38I wouldn't want us to end up in that pattern.
28:41Well, it's really nice.
28:45I think I'm a bit reserved.
28:47I'm sort of holding back a little bit and basing my behaviour around maybe Michael's behaviour
28:52a little bit.
28:53So does a gym drink?
28:55No, it's just cordial.
28:59I think we probably need to talk more about some stuff but I still think it might be the
29:03early days at the moment and the communication will come naturally.
29:07I don't want it forced.
29:08That was brilliant.
29:10I'll wash up.
29:12If I want to have an honest and open conversation with Michael I want it to come from his heart.
29:18Maybe a good start is sleeping in the same bed.
29:21Look at that.
29:22And that new mattress might just do the trick.
29:25If I'm not sleeping together it's a sign of caution.
29:28That if I sleep with you and it's rejected, what does that mean about our relationship?
29:34This is going to be the most peaceful night I've ever had in my life.
29:40Claire is squeezing her acting hobby into a packed schedule.
29:49You're such a good friend.
29:50So are you.
29:51You can be a little bit, want to do it?
29:53Yeah.
29:54For the first time since being a married man, Lachlan's catching up with a few old mates.
29:59Look, I've been out and about before and I haven't had a chemistry, I don't think, like I've got right now with Claire.
30:08Punching well above your weight.
30:09No, I am punching above my weight.
30:10I admit that.
30:11Do you think you could be faithful to one person for the rest of your life?
30:15I'm probably the wrong person to ask.
30:17This is who I am.
30:18It's part of me.
30:19So I probably couldn't be with somebody who wasn't supportive of my creative endeavours or my passions.
30:26Claire can be a bit fiery.
30:29Have you already experienced that?
30:31I have.
30:32But serious ones or?
30:34Yeah, there was a serious one the other night.
30:36It's hard when this situation, it's the start of a new relationship and I'm not as available as I would normally be.
30:43I think there's compromise in any relationship and it's all been me sort of giving things up and nothing coming back the other way.
30:52So I'm happy at the moment but looking forward I sort of have my concerns.
30:57For the person who's moved into the new home, they may well feel a sense of resentment.
31:02Have they considered what sacrifices I've made to move into their space?
31:06Oh, how are you going?
31:08How are you?
31:09Having spent a few days together, Claire and Lachlan are planning their downtime.
31:13So what are we doing on the weekend?
31:16Coming out to the farm tomorrow night and what night?
31:20Tomorrow night?
31:21Oh, tomorrow night we've got...
31:22Mate, coming out to the farm, we're going to bring you back Monday morning.
31:25Yeah, we'll go to the farm on Sunday.
31:29Were we?
31:30Yeah.
31:31Yeah.
31:32So what happens on Saturday?
31:35Saturday I thought I might take you to boxing in the morning.
31:40I'll give you a quick tip.
31:42I doubt it.
31:43I've been running and I'm not going to...
31:46Yeah, boxing, I'll take you out on the farm boxing.
31:49You'll get your turn to...
31:51You'll get your turn.
31:52When?
31:53I don't know.
31:54If I was you, my glass would be half full and I'd be happy with any time that you got
31:58to spend with me.
31:59Well, Joan, why don't you come out to the farm Friday night then?
32:03Well, if you ask me nicely, you didn't attack me.
32:06If after not seeing each other for...
32:08I shouldn't have to ask you.
32:10Since when should I have to ask you, why don't you ask me what I'm doing?
32:14It's all one way traffic.
32:16Well, you know what?
32:18If you can't see it, then I don't care.
32:20I don't care.
32:21How can I see you being nice to me?
32:23Coming out for one day on the Sunday at the farm.
32:50I wound up in an argument.
32:57I probably shouldn't have brought it all up, but...
33:04I wound up in me spending the night here.
33:09I prefer to be in bed.
33:11I don't think that was going to happen.
33:14Sort things out somehow.
33:17I'll have to get the king to do it.
33:21Don't like my chances.
33:29Your approach to the schedules indicates to me that there's no respect there for me.
33:34I just...
33:35It's a shame.
33:36It's sad.
33:37I need to go to work.
33:39You know, the first time that this came up, I was just absolutely devastated by it.
33:44But, of course, it was one small thing against hundreds of great things.
33:49What's that?
33:50Off.
33:51Unhappiness is in my past.
33:53You know, my future needs to be all about support and genuine love and happiness and friendship.
33:58And I've got one foot out of the pond now, you know?
34:02I didn't want it to wind up in an argument last night.
34:05But, you know, that might have been my fault a little bit.
34:08So, hopefully, we can work it out.
34:11So, I'm just checking the internet.
34:12I'm finding out the address for Claire's work,
34:15because I want to send her some flowers today.
34:20Bit of a sorry for the argument.
34:22She hates red roses, I think.
34:24So, I probably should remember things like that.
34:26I probably should make a note.
34:28Could come in handy, because, jeez.
34:30I don't think that would go down well sending the wrong flowers.
34:33That whole gesture would sort of backfire completely.
34:37So, maybe I'll just send something different.
34:40Let's put that one in.
34:42Hopefully, everything will be all okay.
34:49I'll get cracking on the digging.
34:50Yep.
34:51It's midday in Melbourne, and while Alex is hard at work,
34:54on site running his own plumbing business,
34:56Zoe is enjoying time out in the city with best friend, Sherry.
35:01How's things?
35:02Yeah.
35:03Things are good.
35:04We've spent, like, you know, a few days at his house, kind of settling.
35:08Have you found anything weird about him, or, you know,
35:11how we've always, you know, find something that we can't stand?
35:14The only thing is, like, that's actually dramatic.
35:17The only thing that I'm really...
35:18Dramatic?
35:19Yeah, that's actually, seriously, on my mind, is the problem.
35:21Is that he just lived so far, and it's like a huge lifestyle change.
35:25I don't think that's a big issue at all.
35:27Look at those people around you.
35:29Everybody travels.
35:30Yeah.
35:31Feng Shui, Gali.
35:32Hello.
35:33That's nothing.
35:34Yeah.
35:35He's a nice person, you know.
35:36I think you've just won a lottery.
35:38Yeah?
35:39Mm-hmm.
35:40Anything else?
35:41So, we're from different worlds, yeah?
35:44He finished school at grade 10.
35:46Okay.
35:47I'm not saying, like, I don't...
35:48Oh, my...
35:49I'm not...
35:50I'm going to be a little bit angry at you.
35:52You can't...
35:53You can't do that.
35:54You can't really judge someone because of their background.
35:57You now sound like a bitch.
35:59You are.
36:00By the two things that you've picked out,
36:02which I think is not a big issue at all for me,
36:05all I want for you is to find a nice guy.
36:09Yeah.
36:10You know?
36:13Zoe and me are getting on really well
36:15and I think that we're extremely compatible,
36:17but as we are getting to know each other a lot more,
36:20we're seeing issues coming up.
36:22It's just been a few things
36:23that just doesn't go down well with me,
36:25so I definitely want to talk things out.
36:29After starting the day on the wrong foot,
36:31Lachlan's waiting to find out if his flowers
36:34have done the trick.
36:36Looking forward to tonight now.
36:37Who's that?
36:38Come and say hello.
36:39Hi.
36:42Hi.
36:43You need a tail wag.
36:44Yeah.
36:50Hello.
36:51How are you?
36:52Here you go.
36:53Good, how are you?
36:54Good.
36:55Nice flowers.
36:56Yeah.
36:57Who's thinking those?
36:58Somebody who was trying to charm my whole office.
37:01Really?
37:02Yeah.
37:03You smell good.
37:04Good.
37:05Good.
37:10Good sound.
37:13Cheers.
37:14Cheers.
37:15Cheers, Dad.
37:16To the surface, the experiment's on track for lovebirds Michelle and James.
37:21She's happy for James to take control, but Mum has seen it all before.
37:26She's not a doormat, but they can sort of walk on her a bit,
37:30and she takes it for far too long.
37:33So in this relationship I want to see her address anything that comes up right from the start.
37:38She's asked Michelle over for a pep talk.
37:41Everything's going really well so far.
37:43We're just, yeah, having a great time getting to know each other.
37:47I mean, it's been full on because it's been a bit of a whirlwind.
37:50Because, you know, in past relationships I feel you've allowed things to go for too long.
37:55You give people too much of a chance.
37:59She tends to get too involved too soon.
38:02Dad and I both just want to make sure you're okay,
38:06and you're not wearing your rose-coloured glasses all the time,
38:10you know, that you're actually seeing through them.
38:12Just reinforce to me that we're not stuck here,
38:14we're not forced into this situation,
38:15and if I can't see a future for the both of us,
38:18or I can see that there's going to be some long-term issues,
38:21then I need to speak up now.
38:24I want to see you happy because I know in your last relationship
38:27I didn't think you were very happy.
38:36Home sweet home.
38:38Mmm, some might say.
38:39After a long day, it's back to Ferntree Gully for Zoe and Alex,
38:44and it's time for a few home truths.
38:47Do you think that it's a problem in our relationship,
38:50trying to get our lives to sort of meet together?
38:54It's not going to be easy.
38:55That would be a lie, to say it's going to be easy.
38:57Yeah.
38:58Because we'll be shocked.
39:00Like, if you don't know Mandela's life story as well as I do,
39:04I can't help but think, how can you not, you know?
39:08And I'm sure you'll be like, how can you not know
39:10that this engine is this, blah, blah, blah,
39:12or whatever else that you do?
39:17See, you simplify my life very much.
39:19Like, you like just engines, cars.
39:22Many times I've asked Zoe about where she's been
39:24and complimented her on where she's got to.
39:26Not many times at all has she really asked me about my business
39:30or that sort of thing.
39:31It just seems like you've sort of, where I live
39:34and what I wear and what I do,
39:36and by looking around my house,
39:37you've sort of summed me up into this lived suburbian guy
39:41who's almost uneducated and struggling to make ends meet.
39:45I wish that she would sort of look as though
39:47she's really interested in what I do,
39:49but she just doesn't go there.
39:51Well then, who am I to you?
39:53You have all the qualities that I want.
39:58Are you serious? That's it?
39:59What else do you want?
40:01Okay, I'll say it like this.
40:03No, I don't think I want to hear it,
40:05because it's like, you're just popping it off.
40:06It's like, it's ridiculous to you, it's a joke.
40:08She's really summed me up,
40:10and that's what makes me think that perhaps
40:12maybe she's here for the wrong reason.
40:14She might be here for the ride.
40:15Okay, so if you weren't what I wanted,
40:19I would not be here.
40:20Mm.
40:21So, basic mathematics?
40:25You are what I want.
40:31Any more questions, or can I get off the stand?
40:34Yeah, you can get off the stand.
40:36Thank you, Your Honour.
40:37Am I innocent or guilty?
40:38Uh, I'm still working you out.
40:41Isn't that what marriage is about?
40:43You spend your whole life working people out?
40:45Yeah.
40:46Because if you work someone out, then what?
40:48I think she might be committing to the experiment rather than me,
40:53and I don't like that.
40:55Um, I need to put this on a plate.
40:57Coming up, my biggest fear is having another failed marriage.
41:01Ronnie and Michael hit crisis point.
41:03I don't want the same.
41:04I don't want the same.
41:05I don't want the same that I had.
41:07So that's my Aunty's place there.
41:08That's my cousin's place.
41:09That's all our property there, this boundary line.
41:10Claire has finally made it to Lachlan's farm.
41:25She won the argument over scheduling and is here for just one designated day.
41:30So Lachlan's wasting no time introducing her to the locals.
41:34Everyone, I've got someone I'd like you to meet.
41:38Claire.
41:39Come on!
41:40Oh, my God!
41:42What do you think of Claire?
41:43Oh, my God.
41:44Oh, my God.
41:45I think he's welcoming me.
41:46The farm's absolutely beautiful.
41:47Yeah, it's amazing.
41:48I love it.
41:49If you glance over that way, you've got the Sydney skyline.
41:52Wow.
41:53We're not that far from each other.
41:54No, not far at all.
41:55Just a stone's throw.
41:56Yeah.
41:57You've got a strong arm.
41:58I just feel like I'm part of something.
41:59I feel like I am somebody, to someone.
42:02And I haven't thought that for a long time.
42:04And I haven't thought that for a long time.
42:05Home.
42:06Well, I'm it's almost all I've seen.
42:09A very bravely.
42:11You're the.
42:12I just feel like I'm part of something.
42:15I feel like I am somebody to someone.
42:18I haven't thought that for a long time.
42:19So it's special. It's just us.
42:22Exactly.
42:23And Snoop.
42:27I bet you like the rest of it.
42:31This is the stuff that dreams are made of.
42:35I was looking for my love karma,
42:37that everything that I've ever given to people
42:40in my past relationships would come back to me.
42:43Well, he's doing a very good job of delivering my love karma so far.
42:47This could be us.
42:48I'm having a few drinks now or in 50 years' time going,
42:53what do you think of the farm, Claire?
42:57Cup of tea?
42:58Yeah.
42:59How's this?
43:03What would you like to have with your lettuce leaves?
43:05The chicken.
43:07Michelle and James are having a quiet night in.
43:10The perfect time for Michelle to summon up the courage
43:13to put Mum's words into practice.
43:16I'm going to talk to James about a couple of things at dinner.
43:19Yeah, just get a good idea of where his head is at about the whole thing.
43:25I really like that coat.
43:29It's good.
43:30It's nice.
43:31It's pretty.
43:32The words James likes to use the most are,
43:34that's good and that I'm really nice.
43:37I hate the word nice because it just says nothing.
43:40Hopefully we'll start to get some more words out of him because I'd like to know a little
43:44bit more about how he's feeling because I don't feel like those words are really telling me
43:47much about what's going on.
43:48Everything's nice and good.
43:50I think we're really good.
43:51We're getting along really well.
43:53We're having a great time.
43:54James, he's definitely not somebody who will show you all his cards at once.
43:59He's got a couple of cards up his sleeve all the time.
44:02I think I'm an easy book to read.
44:04You're not so easy.
44:05I'm being cautious because I've, you know, like anything you open yourself up to a relationship
44:11and then you let someone in and they let you down, so otherwise you can, you know,
44:19lose someone that might actually care about you.
44:24Maybe that's why I'm being a little bit cautious.
44:27She started to worry that I wasn't 100% into her and into this.
44:32I wouldn't want you to think that I'm just, yeah, I have to be here because I don't.
44:37I want to be here.
44:40Maybe I don't open up as much as I should, but like I said, we're day 10 and this is pretty intense.
44:50I'm getting to know you more and more every day.
44:53Is that a good thing?
44:54Which is fantastic.
44:55Is that better?
44:56Yeah.
44:57It's a fantastic.
44:58It threw a fantastic in there.
44:59I'm a lucky girl.
45:01I'm a lucky guy.
45:02I'd love for this to be the fairy tale ending for me.
45:09Like I've always wanted to be a mum and settle down and have kids and that would just be,
45:14all my dreams come true.
45:19We are friends.
45:20We've got things in common, but then we're so different.
45:22Yeah.
45:23This social experiment is proving a challenge for Ronnie.
45:26With no spark in sight, she's called in her best friend Rachel to help.
45:31My concerns are we have not had any open conversation about how we're feeling and it is becoming just a housemate situation.
45:40It's not going to work for you.
45:41My biggest fear is having another failed marriage, I suppose, based on me being me and that's ridiculous because I should just be me.
45:51Because I could quite easily take control of the entire situation and take him for the ride and pass him and do everything and drive this entire two weeks.
46:00But that's you.
46:01Why don't you do that?
46:02Because I don't want that relationship again.
46:04I've had that.
46:05Okay.
46:06Well, I don't want it.
46:07If you're not careful, a previous relationship breakup can haunt you in your new relationships because you've not been able to let it go and move forward.
46:16I'm scared.
46:17Sorry.
46:18I don't want any harm.
46:19Because that is me, but I don't want the same.
46:23I don't want the same that I had.
46:26Being you does not mean you're going to get the same.
46:30You are happy, excited and confident.
46:34And I feel like I am much more mature than Michael and I am going to end up the same.
46:38That he's just going to end up me carrying him in life?
46:42Stop it.
46:43And I don't want to carry someone.
46:45I'd much rather fucking be single.
46:47It's not the same.
46:49And that's what I'm struggling with.
46:50I'm conflicted that if I be me, I'm going to end up the same way.
46:55If you don't be me, you are going to regret it.
46:57Yeah, I know.
46:58I know I am.
46:59And you know what?
47:00If I be me and it is going down the same track, it's just not meant to be, is it?
47:05No.
47:06I just need to end it because I will see the signs this time.
47:08Yes.
47:09And it will be a repeat.
47:10You've got to change this.
47:12You've got to have this conversation with him.
47:14Make no mistake, this experiment is a real pressure cooker for our couples.
47:20They're doing things that typically might take years for them to do, like moving in together,
47:26getting married.
47:27And their attention is starting to turn towards making the decision.
47:31Should I stay or do I need to go?
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