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00:00oh my god oh my god previously four couples what have I done what have I
00:08done matched by relationship experts married each other at first sight how
00:13are you after their honeymoons he's becoming sexier and sexier every day
00:22they returned home to live together as husband and wife oh shit
00:28it proved to be a challenging stage of the social experiment especially for
00:35Jono and Claire yeah she's talking absolute shit he's taking all his stuff
00:42he's packed his stuff and gone so really upset
00:50tonight the couples meet each other hello for the very first time
00:58at a dinner party but will Claire and Jono make it that far
01:09where are you at with it all where are you at with it all right he's first the
01:15other one he left
01:23it's been four days since Jono packed his things and left after his argument with Claire
01:29I haven't seen Jono in quite a few days I haven't spoken to or had any communication with him really for me that's not how I deal with
01:39things and it made me feel very rejected
01:46just because I walked away
01:48it doesn't mean that I don't care about Claire
01:52because I do care about her and I don't want her to be upset
01:56yeah it's a hard one at the moment
01:58hmm I don't know how to deal with it
02:06although Jono and Claire have plenty of compatibilities and have enjoyed a lot of good times
02:12there's so many deal breakers that can occur during the experiment that can really blow it apart
02:20no so like what the f**k am I meant to do
02:22stop being a b**ch
02:24this negative fight style has coloured the entire relationship
02:28carrying on and having a tantrum which has been every day
02:30every day
02:32they bring up issues harshly
02:34they don't understand each other's position
02:36that s**t that you would do that
02:38things escalate
02:40one walks away while the other chases
02:42I just would rather not deal with it
02:44and they become gridlocked
02:50it's absolutely impossible to work through things
02:52when the person isn't here to work through them
02:54like I'll call him he won't pick up the phone
02:58I'll text him he won't text back
03:00it's just ridiculous
03:02it's extremely childish
03:04oh yeah
03:06I'm really looking forward to having a bit of time with the mates
03:08it'll be good
03:10so how did you get on with the bird?
03:12honeymoon was good
03:14yeah
03:16now reality
03:18reality hasn't been that good
03:20really?
03:22she's got a pretty strong personality
03:24and she doesn't
03:26she doesn't back down
03:28she doesn't want to change
03:30and I'm the same
03:32to be honest
03:34they're having problems
03:36it sounds like every one of Jono's relationships
03:38the first moment
03:40so standing at the aisle
03:42really extremely long day
03:44you're waiting there
03:45she walks down the aisle
03:46everyone sees her
03:48you turn around
03:49what do you think?
03:50straight away
03:51bang
03:54that's not what I ordered
03:56oh no
03:58no
04:00what
04:02you look knackers
04:04you've got a muck
04:06you've got a muck
04:08nah
04:10he's just such a lad
04:12I don't know if he'll ever actually
04:14love someone as much as he loves himself
04:16what'd she order?
04:18look at right with big ears
04:24Dave should we take this sticky tape
04:26to mask up all of the other people's relationships?
04:30that have fallen apart?
04:32yeah
04:34with the experiment past its halfway point
04:36the couples are about to meet each other
04:38for the very first time
04:40I haven't worn high heels in so long
04:42we never go anywhere Xavier
04:44I never get to
04:45I've got these ones
04:46are they too high?
04:47the dinner party
04:48is a big moment for all our couples
04:51because they get to gauge
04:53not only how they are as a couple
04:55in a group setting
04:56but also they compare themselves
04:58to the other couples in this experiment
05:00and gauge how they're travelling along
05:05dinner party
05:07I'm just interested to know
05:08if anyone's getting along as well as we are
05:09let me just get rid of the ones
05:11that Australia doesn't want to see
05:13I've seen Bridget Jones's diary
05:15I know how this goes
05:16I haven't seen her
05:17what happened?
05:18well you wouldn't understand then
05:19what happens in Bridget Jones's diary?
05:21she has a date with a guy
05:22and she's wearing like
05:24old lady like nude
05:26flesh coloured
05:27like non-hot underwear
05:28yeah
05:29you know those kind
05:30the comfort kind
05:31that no boy wants to see
05:34I'm pretty happy seeing a knee-tub underwear
05:36you know once I get to that stage
05:38okay
05:40okay where are we going babe?
05:41we are going to a place I've never heard of
05:43called what?
05:44Barambing
05:46have you ever heard of Barambing?
05:48yeah I'll probably need to get more petrol
05:50our couples are on their way to the Blue Mountains
05:54where they'll each stay in their own cabin
05:56and then attend the dinner party in the main house
06:00road trip
06:02why is there always an animal mating when I'm around?
06:06do you see that cow?
06:08a cow on top of another cow
06:10yeah yeah
06:14ah gotcha
06:16yeah but you didn't actually kiss me just FYI
06:18I think that Xavier and I had a really good place for three weeks in
06:23so it'll be interesting to see how everybody else is travelling
06:27and just get to know some new people
06:30couple more bugs than I would like to see
06:33bugs
06:34hey this looks like some sort of hobbit house
06:37honey I'm home
06:39oh good
06:40oh thank god
06:42what the shit
06:43this had the potential to go really wrong
06:45I'm so glad that this looks like this on the inside
06:48so I don't think it comes as a surprise that I'm really comfortable around Bryce
06:53he's really easy to get along with
06:55he's very easy to be around
06:56that looks like a porn star's bed
06:58look at that
06:59it looks like we're literally going to dress up like some sort of cave people
07:03it does look like a porn set
07:05I'm just going to go out there and say
07:06I'm okay with it
07:07but it definitely looks like
07:09it's Flintstones porn
07:10for sure
07:14and there are other people's DNA all over this place
07:17I am not even going there for that
07:20that is wrong town
07:21everyone was thinking it
07:23wrong town
07:24I think Bryce and I are at a stage now
07:27where we talk about practically everything
07:30is this a cutting board or a paddle?
07:32I don't know
07:33we're never struggling to find things to say to one another
07:36some sort of nipple shower
07:38what the is that about?
07:40I have no idea
07:42I just can't get enough of him
07:44I feel like I'm really batting above my average with Bryce
07:48shit just got weird
07:49if you want to read the back of that
07:51drizzle it onto your favourite spot for a warm and tasty sensual massage
07:57mmm
07:59from sexy land
08:01right
08:02haven't been there for a while
08:03holy crap
08:07you've got a bikini
08:09oh my god
08:10oh my god
08:11oh my goodness
08:13holy
08:15jesus
08:17oh my god
08:21holy crap
08:22my feelings are getting stronger and stronger by the day
08:29unreal
08:32wow I reckon we've got the best one
08:35yeah
08:36I'm not a person that falls very quickly
08:38I'm not
08:39it takes me a while
08:41but when I do
08:42you got me
08:43and a pole
08:44oh and it's on a swivel
08:45it's just like
08:46oh
08:47I was asking for me to do a little dance for you
08:48hi
08:51hi
08:53I'm excited
08:54I'll put it that way
08:55I'm excited at the moment with the way I'm feeling and the way it's going
08:57you know what
08:58I'll move to the country if you can move me to one of these next to the dam
09:01I'll move to New South Wales if you move me here
09:03would you?
09:05wow
09:06look how awesome it is
09:07Christy did mention that if I get a tree house she might be happy to move to the farm
09:11so I'm definitely looking at all the trees around the farm when I get home
09:20that's pretty comfy
09:21my feet on the tower
09:22alright
09:23goodnight all
09:24goodnight
09:25yeah let's skip the dinner
09:26goodnight
09:28we're definitely getting along well
09:30and it'll be interesting to see if others are getting along as well as we are
09:34I'm proud of Simone and I think she's going to look stunning
09:38and you know her as a person I think people will really be attracted to her personality
09:42so if they don't there's something wrong with them
09:44Xavier there's no door on the bathroom
09:47okay you know what I'm going to do
09:49no but I need to do a wee
09:50I'll take the curtain off and we'll hang it on the
09:53how am I going to go to the toilet
09:55turn the tap on so I can't hear you and then you'll be fine
09:59we're not at this stage in our relationship we're not going to the toilet in front of you
10:04well we are now
10:05you don't have to be now
10:06I'm looking forward to meeting the other couples
10:08I honestly hope that everybody is happy
10:11there'd be nothing worse than attending this dinner party tonight
10:14knowing that your relationship is not on the right track
10:17it would be the most uncomfortable thing
10:19it'd be awkward to meet people who are on the right track
10:22and I just know yet going into this and being hopeful that it would work
10:26this would be one of the worst evenings ever
10:29it's going to be an interesting dinner for mama
10:33despite their recent troubles
10:36Claire and Jono have decided to meet each other again at the dinner party
10:41I really want to stay the course on this
10:43I made a commitment to this experiment
10:45I really like Jono
10:47I don't want to just give up
10:51if she can be that girl that I've seen on the honeymoon
10:56then yeah, it could be a chance
10:59I hope that we can have a normal, clear-headed conversation
11:06hopefully we can have fun and not argue
11:09let's get along
11:11you know us
11:12Jono and Claire have really strong personalities
11:16they were matched together
11:18because they're both very down to earth and genuine people
11:21they're not precious
11:23they tell it like it is
11:25however for this social experiment to be a success for Jono and Claire
11:28they need to really start to listen to each other
11:31what's absolutely vital
11:33is that they look to understand each other's position
11:36and they avoid the blame game
11:49I would love it if you just
11:51if we were able to regain what we had
11:54because it was fantastic
11:56we did have such a great connection
11:57but
11:58I just don't know if that's
12:01really realistic now
12:03to be honest
12:04I definitely think we need to compromise a bit
12:07me probably more
12:08than her
12:09but again like
12:11it just comes back to the same thing
12:14do I want to?
12:17trying to fall over
12:32hi
12:33how are ya?
12:34I'm well
12:35how are you?
12:36watch your step
12:37how are you going?
12:38yeah all right
12:39how are you?
12:40yeah good
12:41how was your weekend?
12:42yeah it was good
12:43how was yours?
12:44have a look around
12:47go in
12:48have a look
12:49the video looks awesome
12:50wow
12:55that's a beautiful view
12:56it's nice and quiet
13:01oh it's so quiet
13:05it's amazing
13:08beautiful
13:14where are you at with it all?
13:15where are you at with it all?
13:16where are you at with it all?
13:17made his first
13:18the only one he left
13:19um
13:20a challenging stage of our social experiment is fast but it's still low to the world
13:24that's a beautiful view of the world
13:26and it's so quiet
13:27yeah
13:29yeah
13:30yeah
13:31yeah
13:32yeah
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13:34yeah
13:35yeah
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13:38yeah
13:39yeah
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13:41yeah
13:42yeah
13:44yeah
13:45yeah
13:46yeah
13:47stage of our social experiment is fast approaching and our couples are
13:51preparing themselves to meet this is like actually a night out for us yeah we
13:55haven't actually had a night out like back since the honeymoon hmm all our
14:02couples are under the spotlight because the dinner party was the first time they
14:05get to compare themselves with the other couples in a confined space oh you look
14:09nice I love it I'm really excited about tonight I'm really looking forward to
14:16meeting the other couples seeing how they're finding the experience and and
14:20and seeing how their situations might be similar or different to us it'll be a
14:25really good night if everyone's just like yeah comes in with a positive attitude
14:28yeah yeah I've got a good feeling it's gonna be a good night get to show off my
14:33new wife as well I like that if it's not working out if my heart will break for
14:38them because if they're here for the right reasons that will be heartbreaking
14:46where are you at with it all where are you at with it all right he's first
14:57the only one he left
15:00it'll be interesting to meet the other couples tonight definitely and to see where they're at and if they're having problems and all that kind of stuff and if they are how they're dealing with it
15:07mm-hmm I think
15:29we were getting along incredibly well mm-hmm and you're having a really really
15:37great time and the second we disagreed on something your walls went absolutely up
15:42you gave me nothing from that point on and that really hurt me I don't just leave
15:49as soon as shit gets hard and as soon as she got hard you bailed you're exaggerating
15:54when you're in a bad mood or you're angry about something
16:00I didn't like what I saw we struggled to have a conversation without arguing
16:09no that's made me over the last few days question if you're ready for a relationship
16:14I think that's extremely unfair
16:17I don't know how to handle it what I saw Friday night that comment I know that you
16:24apologize for that which I called and apologized for I guess I was absolutely in
16:33the wrong on that so when I'm in the wrong I apologize straight away mm-hmm you're
16:38saying that you know you didn't mean it I didn't there's a silly thing throw away
16:42comment I shouldn't have made it I find it hard to believe that you didn't mean it
16:45um for something like that like it must have been playing on your mind no I'm telling you it
16:50wasn't I just threw it out because I was really angry yeah this is a pressure cooker and we're
16:54both trying to learn from each other and learn how to communicate but I would say this isn't working
17:01and I was kind of hoping that some things would have changed a bit but obviously your opinion
17:08it is your opinion and it is what it is and this isn't gonna work so I might just leave you here
17:16and I'm like go some find somewhere else to stay okay
17:19bye
17:20you
17:21bye
17:29you
17:31you
17:33you
17:34you
17:35And it goes on.
18:01So, I wish him well.
18:03But...
18:04Disappointed, but it's done.
18:14I'm upset about not being able to find that one.
18:20I'm upset that Claire's really upset.
18:23I don't like that. I hate that.
18:26We're just...
18:27She's really strong with her opinion.
18:28I'm really strong with my opinion.
18:32Yeah, nothing's changed.
18:33I hope that she's okay.
18:35I hope she can get through this.
18:37And I think she's got to understand that, you know,
18:38just because she's 32 years old, this isn't her last chance.
18:43Real shame, because I really, really liked him.
18:46And I didn't want it to work.
18:47Do you want me to stop filming now?
19:01Please?
19:05I'd like to stop filming, please.
19:06The couples have settled in to their accommodation.
19:19Right, nice heels on that.
19:21Yep, I'm used to it.
19:22And are about to meet each other for the very first time at a dinner party.
19:26I can handle any terrain in heels.
19:29Yeah, of course, I feel nervous going into this dinner party
19:31because there is no-one else in Australia that's going through
19:34what Bryce and I are going through except these other couples.
19:38I can't help but sort of compare where we're at
19:42in comparison to everyone else.
19:44I'm hoping that we're matched,
19:56the most compatible out of all the other couples, of course.
20:00We wouldn't like to be the couple that didn't work out.
20:05You may need to, like, carry me with all these things.
20:08Are you right?
20:10Our three relationship experts
20:12will observe their behaviour.
20:15Dinner party time.
20:17We throw them all into the mix
20:19and we get to see how they compare themselves with each other
20:21and how they're actually getting on as couples.
20:24What are you looking forward to?
20:25I'm looking forward to them beginning to compare their situation
20:29with others who there may be a bit of friction.
20:32I think we're going to see a lot through body language straight away.
20:35Oh, yes.
20:36So let's see what happens, eh?
20:39OK.
20:40Oh, my gosh, I've got no...
20:41Look, this is how it was on our wedding day.
20:43Look at this.
20:44Look at this.
20:45This is how it was.
20:46I can't believe I'm...
20:46Don't be so nervous, babe.
20:48The wedding day is the big day.
20:49This is easy.
20:50Cheers, babe.
20:50Cheers.
20:52Don't shake.
20:52You're going to break the glass.
20:53I'm shaking.
20:54Why am I so nervous?
20:56Here they are.
20:57Everybody's wore heels, so you're not alone.
20:59Hello.
20:59Hi there.
21:01Oh, I'm glad someone else is wearing heels.
21:02How you going?
21:02Here, mate.
21:03Give me that.
21:04How you going, man?
21:05I'm Xavier.
21:06Xavier.
21:07Xavier, Christy.
21:08How you going, Christy?
21:08Nice to meet you, too.
21:09Bye.
21:10Nice to meet you.
21:10Hi.
21:10Nice to meet you, Simone.
21:12Mwah.
21:12Simone.
21:12Nice to meet you, Christy.
21:14Oh, who?
21:15Are you French?
21:16No.
21:16Good approach, thanks.
21:18I must be really weird right now for them, you know?
21:20We're all in an experiment, but we're meeting for the first time.
21:23And they're all looking happy and relaxed, these couples.
21:26Yes.
21:26Good time to meet you, mate.
21:27Are you from South Wales?
21:28Yeah, we're from Sydney.
21:29Oh, you're Sydney.
21:30Okay, cool.
21:31You guys.
21:31Well, I'm from Sydney.
21:32He's from Melbourne.
21:33Oh, really?
21:34Yeah.
21:35We're going to be in Melbourne?
21:36Yes.
21:36I'm trekking back every week for work.
21:38Yeah, right.
21:39Really?
21:39It's been hard.
21:41So, interesting, isn't it?
21:42Mark and Christy straight away, Christy brings up the issue.
21:45We've got his distance.
21:47Absolutely.
21:47Oh, here's Aaron and Bryce.
21:49That's just a bit tricky.
21:50Hey, Ian.
21:51Hey.
21:52How you going?
21:52Good, how are you?
21:53Good, good.
21:54I'm Xavier.
21:55Hi, Aaron.
21:56How you going?
21:57Nice to meet you, Aaron.
21:58I was really nervous.
21:59I was, like, very, very nervous.
22:01I'm not good in social situations with people that I don't know.
22:04Good to meet you both.
22:05Cheers.
22:05Cheers.
22:06Cheers.
22:06Cheers.
22:06Cheers.
22:07But as soon as I got here, I felt really comfortable, and I feel sort of similar to how I felt about
22:12Bryce when I first met him.
22:13Like, you sort of feel like you know them just because you've got such similar experiences.
22:17Sorry, which one of you are together with who?
22:21Well, guess and go.
22:25Me and Christy.
22:26Okay, okay, okay.
22:27And you two, obviously.
22:28Great.
22:29I'd be lying if I said I didn't notice a lot of Christy's designer items that she has on
22:34her.
22:35So...
22:35Is that because you've got a lot of designer items, babe?
22:37Yes, it is.
22:37It is exactly.
22:39So, I feel like Christy really is a hardcore city girl.
22:44But there's Sydney.
22:45I'm Sydney.
22:46He's Melbourne.
22:46Well, Victoria.
22:47Victoria, yeah.
22:48Country, Gippslands.
22:49Right.
22:50So, how are you doing the logistics of that one?
22:52That's hard, isn't it?
22:53Yeah, we're...
22:55Yeah, it's hard.
22:56It's very important that these guys as a couple don't entirely focus on this one issue for
23:01the whole evening.
23:01Yes.
23:02You know, that they're more than just the distance.
23:04Yeah.
23:04But it seems to be a big issue for them.
23:07Yes.
23:07It's just everything.
23:08Cheers, guys.
23:09Good to meet you both.
23:10Cheers.
23:10Cheers.
23:11Cheers.
23:11Cheers.
23:12So, does that make one more to come?
23:15Yes.
23:15Hey, hello.
23:22Hi, I'm sorry.
23:23Hi, man.
23:25Jono.
23:25Xavier.
23:25Nice to meet you.
23:26Hey, Jono.
23:26Good to meet you, man.
23:27Right.
23:27Jono.
23:28Hey.
23:28Nice to meet you.
23:29How are you going?
23:29Hi.
23:30Jono.
23:30Nice to meet you.
23:31I feel there's a story coming on.
23:33Nice to meet you.
23:34I didn't expect that, for somebody to turn up alone.
23:38Yeah, where are you guys from?
23:39I'm from Melbourne.
23:39Melbourne.
23:40Are you from Melbourne?
23:41No, I'm from Sydney.
23:42Sydney.
23:43And you're from?
23:44Gippsland.
23:44Oh, so, like, you guys are from different states.
23:46Yeah, look at home.
23:48So, Jono's doing that classic thing of engaging everybody else in conversations, and no one
23:53can ask him, why are you here on your own?
23:56Yeah.
23:56I play footy at Leangatha.
23:57Ah, yeah, just down the road.
23:59Yeah.
23:59Yeah.
23:59So, there you go.
24:00Yeah.
24:01Kind of one of those situations you kind of wanted to know, but you didn't really want to
24:04ask kind of a situation.
24:06I agree.
24:07I bit my tongue that whole time.
24:09And I thought, who's going to be the first person to ask him what happened?
24:12Yeah.
24:12So, Jono, are you rolling solo tonight?
24:15Yeah, what's happening?
24:18We're there.
24:19Ah.
24:20We didn't really work out too well at the moment, so things have been pretty rocky.
24:26We're both pretty outspoken people.
24:28Yeah, right.
24:28Is she here, or is she here?
24:30Yeah, she is.
24:31Yeah.
24:31Is she coming tonight or not?
24:32I'm not too sure.
24:36Yeah, I was still really keen to come and meet everyone.
24:38I'm so glad you came and meet everyone.
24:40No, no.
24:41That's good of me.
24:41Yeah.
24:42Because no one real...
24:43You can speak to everyone about problems and all that kind of stuff, but no one else sort
24:47of really realises except for sort of...
24:48Good on you.
24:50I think that's really courageous what you just did.
24:52Oh, man.
24:53Well, cheers.
24:53Good to meet you.
24:54Yeah.
24:54Cheers.
24:55We need a...
24:56We need a...
24:57We need a...
24:58We need a...
24:59We need a...
25:00We need a...
25:01We need a...
25:02We need a...
25:03We need a...
25:04We need a...
25:05Yeah.
25:06Should I open that up?
25:07Yeah.
25:08I don't know.
25:09Hello.
25:10Hello.
25:11Hello.
25:12Lucky last.
25:14You're right.
25:15Navigate the rock down there.
25:16See how we go.
25:17Slowly, slowly, slowly.
25:18Are you okay?
25:19And...
25:20You're right.
25:21Yes, you're super careful.
25:22Thank you, darling.
25:23It's all right.
25:24Hi, I'm Claire.
25:25Hi.
25:26Hello, Simone.
25:27Simone.
25:28How you guys been?
25:29Obviously, coming to a cocktail party with your now ex that you broke up with an hour
25:33ago is pretty much worst-case scenario.
25:36Hi.
25:37I'm Bryce.
25:38Nice to meet you.
25:39And I met you before.
25:41They should be thinking, what's he said?
25:43What do these guys know about us?
25:45Yes.
25:46So who's staying where?
25:47Oh, it sounds like you said.
25:48Right.
25:49Oh, okay.
25:50How awkward.
25:51He's kind of moved away, hasn't he?
25:53But they haven't even made eye contact.
25:55They went back to the hotel.
25:56Then we travelled two hours back, and then today we had to do something.
26:00So...
26:01She's looking at Christy talking, but she's not really taking it.
26:03Right.
26:04We've all been in situations like that.
26:05Oh, yeah.
26:06We've all been in a moment before going to a dinner party, and then people are talking
26:09to you, and you're just thinking about your partner.
26:10Yeah.
26:11And the argument.
26:12And you're not present.
26:13Absolutely.
26:14You're in your head.
26:15Well, at the wedding, one of his best mates is from Newcastle, which is one of my best
26:19friends, and everybody went to the same school.
26:21Absolutely.
26:22I would describe this as extremely, incredibly awkward.
26:35The dinner party is an epic event for our couples, because this is the first time they
27:00truly get to gauge how they're travelling along in the experiment.
27:03Oh, they've got us sitting together.
27:05That's good.
27:06Wow.
27:07This is very proper.
27:08It is.
27:09I definitely didn't feel comfortable.
27:11I haven't spoken to Claire since we got to the dinner party.
27:15But the last thing I want to do is make a scene in front of everybody, because I don't
27:21want tonight to be about me and Claire.
27:23Anyway, guys, I'd like to make a toast.
27:24Cheers.
27:25Cheers.
27:26Nice to meet you all.
27:27And, yeah, I'm glad that we could all get together and finally meet.
27:30Cheers.
27:31Cheers.
27:32Cheers.
27:33Cheers.
27:34Cheers.
27:35Cheers.
27:36Cheers.
27:37Cheers.
27:38I think we're all going to get along real well.
27:44There you go.
27:45I think we'll consciously try to make sure Jono and Claire are feeling as welcome as possible.
27:51It's kind of awkward.
27:52Tell us about your wedding.
27:54Where was it?
27:55On the harbour or something?
27:56Yeah, it was on the harbour.
27:57It was amazing.
27:58Okay.
27:59Was it like a perfect day as well?
28:00We were lucky.
28:01It was beautiful except for Christy getting CC.
28:03But you know what?
28:04I actually saw that as a blessing because he so took care of me.
28:09Like, he had me.
28:10What a gentleman.
28:11You got lucky.
28:12Yeah, amazing.
28:13Personally, I'm 110% committed to the experiment.
28:17I really, really wanted to meet with other couples.
28:20But it's very difficult to sit there with three couples who are very intimate and really
28:27having that connection.
28:28And I wish that I'd had that for myself and I did initially.
28:31But that, unfortunately, that connection is gone.
28:34Did you guys kiss at the ceremony?
28:37Did you guys kiss on the lips?
28:39We pecked.
28:40She kissed for like a few seconds.
28:42I grabbed his face.
28:43Got into it.
28:44Good work.
28:45I just felt normal.
28:46Yeah, okay.
28:47Just got a gavel at your feelings.
28:48I didn't know if I would.
28:49Looking at the other couples, I'm so jealous of them.
28:55So jealous.
28:57And I wish that I had that.
28:58What's the most romantic thing he's done for you?
29:07Um, he pulled out a gift on our honeymoon that he was supposed to give me before we got married,
29:14just so that I knew there was someone there waiting for me because he knew how nervous that person would be.
29:21And, yeah, that's the most romantic thing that he's done.
29:26Yeah.
29:27What's the most romantic thing?
29:28What have we done?
29:29I'm married.
29:30Yeah.
29:31Yes.
29:32That's romantic.
29:33What do you think?
29:34It's only been two weeks.
29:35I think you're, like, David.
29:38Although these guys are mixing and mingling, they must also be thinking, what's going on with Claire and Jono here?
29:50It's almost becoming an elephant in the room.
29:54Would you hate me if I asked, and only if you're comfortable to talk about what you're doing?
29:58Go nuts.
29:59To talk about what's happened?
30:00Yeah, no, we're fine.
30:01You're okay to talk about us if you don't want to?
30:03I totally respect that.
30:04Go nuts.
30:05Okay.
30:06Go for it.
30:07I just would like to know, like, your experience and, like, obviously something's happened and, you know, it's horrible.
30:14I don't wish that upon anyone, but only if you're comfortable to answer.
30:18If you don't want to answer, don't.
30:19Sure.
30:20No, it's fine.
30:21Um, we had, we, Honeymoon was awesome.
30:24It was good.
30:25And, yeah, we were getting along like a house on fire.
30:29Got back to Melbourne.
30:31Reality set in.
30:33We clash a lot with a lot of different things.
30:37Um, I separate myself from a situation.
30:40Claire doesn't agree that I should do that.
30:44Um, she believes that I should stay there and talk it out.
30:47Now, that's not a comfortable situation for me, so I'm not going to put myself through that.
30:51Um.
30:52So, for me, that, for example, we had a minor disagreement on Friday.
30:56And...
30:57She loves to...
30:58Go on.
30:59No, continue.
31:00What were you going to say?
31:01You can tell.
31:02Off you go.
31:03When me and Claire have discussions, arguments, she doesn't mind telling the story for me or, uh, over speaking me.
31:09I'm 32.
31:10I don't know how old everyone else is here.
31:12Am I the oldest?
31:13I'm the oldest by far.
31:14Really?
31:15I can tell you all now.
31:16Okay.
31:17But, for me, I've been looking for something real.
31:20I want family.
31:21I want children.
31:22Mm.
31:23And, um, this entire week, I've spent one night with Jono.
31:26Okay.
31:27Yeah.
31:28Because he is a ghost husband.
31:38Oh, right.
31:39Is it that you've got other things to do or...?
31:40No, he's...
31:41Whenever he gets irritated, he leaves.
31:42Oh, you leave.
31:43Oh, okay.
31:44Okay.
31:45So, my take on it would be, Jono, I bet he's a bit hot-headed.
31:49He'll...
31:50Has a short...
31:51Much shorter fears than I do.
31:52Every time I tried to talk to him, he would just shut me down.
31:56And...
31:57But do you think it's just the situation of being 24-7?
31:59No.
32:00Okay.
32:01I do.
32:02It's just so...
32:03It's unnatural.
32:04It's unnatural.
32:05It's really intense.
32:06This is something that would probably take six, eight months to come out in a normal relationship.
32:10Instead, it's like, I've known them for three days and now she's bitching at me.
32:15Yeah.
32:19It's hard to sit there and hear some people be so open and, you know, just roar about the situation and how things have gone.
32:26It was tough for him because we went to the Northern Territory where he has a bit of a phobia of crocodiles.
32:31It was just...
32:32I was just sitting there like, maybe you should try breathing.
32:34And he's like, don't ever tell me to breathe again.
32:37There's more to it than that.
32:38I get told that, um, I have all these tantrums all the time.
32:42Separating myself from a situation, I don't believe is having a tantrum.
32:46Jonah got quite agitated because he couldn't get a leg on the couch and then I could easily see how to do it.
32:53Honestly, like, sitting at the table and listening to them just bicker was just so intense.
32:59You said, told me you don't believe in conflict in relationships.
33:02Yeah, I don't know.
33:03He doesn't believe in conflict in relationships at all.
33:05So awkward at that table.
33:07Yeah.
33:08It's so all good.
33:09Sorry to interrupt.
33:10Yeah.
33:11What we might do is start dinner.
33:12Yes, will you?
33:13Um, yes.
33:14As long as this is...
33:15No, we can continue...
33:16We'll continue that conversation.
33:18We can.
33:19Fuck, that was a bit intense, huh?
33:21Oh, that was intense.
33:22Shit.
33:23Lighten the mood a little bit.
33:24Oh my God.
33:25I thought, like, we had an intense light being.
33:28Spirit of it.
33:31Whilst it's awkward and they've all been in that uncomfortable space observing this play out before
33:36them, I think it has made them feel a bit grateful for what they do have.
33:40Would I rather be down here than up there?
33:42Yeah.
33:43Oh, this is alright.
33:44This smells really good.
33:45Smells good.
33:46Whoa-ee.
33:47This is fun.
33:48Yeah.
33:49Really, really enjoying Xaver and Simone.
33:51I think there's real teamwork going on there.
33:54There's gorgeous chemistry between them.
33:56They're really bouncing off each other.
33:58If we weren't down here, babe, we wouldn't have any food.
34:01Who would be making the food?
34:02They're in some pettico, really, though.
34:04Yes, finishing each other's sentences.
34:05Yes.
34:06Oh, I burnt my hand, huh?
34:07So did I.
34:08Do I have black on my face?
34:09Yes.
34:10No.
34:11I feel like we're missing out on the party, though.
34:13Baby, we are the party.
34:15I'm so jealous of all you guys.
34:18To the pure fact of you're getting along so well and you look so happy.
34:22And that's awesome.
34:23That's great.
34:24And that's exactly what I wanted.
34:26If he's going to sit there and play the good guy, that's going to be very frustrating.
34:33At the end of the day, this was an experiment, right?
34:37Yeah.
34:38Didn't work.
34:39Didn't work.
34:40Yeah, it hasn't.
34:41So it doesn't work.
34:42You don't have to have hard feelings.
34:43No.
34:44Where's that person that I met?
34:46Like, to have him just sit there and just not care?
34:49I just, I am really, really angry.
34:53I don't think this is, like, I've only just turned 28.
34:57Like, this isn't my last chance.
34:59Yeah.
35:00You are an absolute prick.
35:03Like, we've known each other for two weeks.
35:06And you were away from most of it.
35:12This might be brutal or it might be honest or whatever.
35:14I'm actually going to enjoy it.
35:18Like, we haven't got that history to sort of worry about it too much.
35:25See, I'm 32, so I actually care.
35:30No.
35:31Just give me a kiss, bro.
35:32You're proof, bro.
35:33Do you have to come back to the bathroom?
35:35No.
35:36Okay.
35:38Please do.
35:39Oh, look.
35:40I'm going to go, Liz.
35:41I'm going to go.
35:44Oh, you're leaving.
35:46Do you want to go?
35:47Oh, she's leaving.
35:48Oh, she's leaving.
35:49Oh, she's leaving.
35:50Are you okay?
35:51No.
35:52Can I, just give me two seconds?
35:53She's crying.
35:54Can I, just, Claire?
35:55Yeah.
35:56She's crying.
35:57Can I just, Claire?
35:58Claire.
35:59Yeah, come in.
36:08This is not the be all and end all.
36:10I know, I know, I know.
36:12This is shitty.
36:13I know it's really shitty,
36:14but I think you know he's not right for you.
36:16So that is the sort of person who's like,
36:18if somebody's negative, I'll just cut them out.
36:20I'm really sorry.
36:21Like, I feel like, I feel good.
36:23I really do.
36:24I like it.
36:25Yeah.
36:26You know this isn't the be all and end all.
36:27Like, this is a risk.
36:28This is a huge, huge risk.
36:30And everyone went into this so hopeful
36:32that you would meet someone, but it was a risk.
36:35Nothing is guaranteed.
36:36And who knows how it will turn out for everyone.
36:39I feel really bad for them,
36:40only because going into this,
36:42I'm sure like everybody, you are so hopeful.
36:44You don't go into this going,
36:45oh, this is just gonna be a short-term thing.
36:47You go into this going, I wanna meet someone.
36:49I wanna meet somebody that I'm gonna spend my life with.
36:51And to think that two weeks in,
36:53you're like, absolutely not.
36:55This is not the person I'm gonna be with.
36:57That would be horrible.
36:59Do you wanna stay?
37:00Or do you wanna, do you wanna go?
37:01I wanna be strong and talk to you guys.
37:04And I'm so determined to fight through and not give up.
37:08Yeah.
37:09But it's a learning experience.
37:10Yes, that's so good.
37:12I'm so glad to see you.
37:14I really appreciate you coming and talking to me.
37:15Thank you, though.
37:17Ah, new friend.
37:19Thank you, darling.
37:20I'm not going to just give up
37:24on the whole experiment,
37:26because I committed to this.
37:28And I really wanted to find love.
37:30And just because the person that I was matched with didn't,
37:34doesn't mean that I'm just gonna throw in the towel.
37:36I'm stronger than that.
37:37Put my big girl panties on and move on.
37:39All right, hang on.
37:40How's the makeup looking?
37:43Wow.
37:44You good?
37:45Yeah.
37:45What are you making?
37:46Ah, it's a surprise.
37:47It's a surprise.
37:48It's pretty impressive.
37:49I hope you like it.
37:50I can't eat it, but I'm gluten-free vegetarian.
37:51Oh, no.
37:52Good.
37:53I knew this would happen.
37:54Don't worry about me.
37:55I'm actually...
37:56I will make you a salad without chicken in it.
37:57That would be amazing.
37:58I'll make you a salad.
38:00I do get what she's...
38:01I'm 39.
38:02Because when I hit my 30s,
38:04it's when all your friends start settling down.
38:07They all start having babies.
38:09Particularly for a female.
38:10There's a lot of pressure.
38:11Oh, we've all, like, want to party.
38:12We want to go out.
38:13We all want to, like...
38:14We want to go out.
38:15We all want to, like...
38:16We want to go out.
38:17We all want to, like...
38:19We all want to, like, work on our careers.
38:21And then before you know it, for me...
38:23Oh, shit.
38:24I'm 39.
38:25But anyway.
38:26If you meet someone at 25,
38:28that's like 65 years or 70 years with someone.
38:31That's too much.
38:32Yeah.
38:33Hi.
38:34Hi.
38:3525 over here.
38:36Oh, sorry.
38:37Hey, my sister married at 23.
38:40She was within since she was 19.
38:42And I absolutely...
38:43And they will be together forever.
38:44So it's not right for everybody.
38:45That's the quickest back pedal I think I've ever seen.
38:48And gluten-free and vegetarian.
38:50Like, who's gluten and vegetarian?
38:52Like, seriously?
38:53Who lives like that?
38:54Oh, there's some carrots in here.
38:56Oh, yeah.
38:59There's some...
39:00I've got a bread...
39:01Oh, no, she's gluten-free.
39:02So being 25, what makes you want to go on this?
39:05Because she's stunning, right?
39:06Let's face it.
39:07She doesn't have a problem meeting, guys.
39:09Um...
39:10I want to know why.
39:11I'm curious.
39:12I put in a lot of time and effort putting myself out there trying to meet people.
39:17And it just never worked.
39:18Well, they're idiots.
39:19Yeah.
39:20And...
39:22It's a combination of, I guess, timing.
39:25Yeah.
39:26And also...
39:28There are a lot of dickheads out there.
39:31And I feel like I've met most of them.
39:33Yeah, me too.
39:34Jono.
39:35You're not right.
39:36I'm kidding.
39:37I know.
39:39So, do we call this Greek pie?
39:41Yeah, spanakopita.
39:42It's like a spinach pie.
39:43Greek pie.
39:44Mum makes it better than me, but...
39:45Mum does lots of things better than me.
39:46Yeah.
39:47All the couples except Jono and Claire are really developing a relationship.
39:51They're interested in each other.
39:54They're interested in each other.
39:56They're interested in each other.
39:57They're interested in each other.
39:58They're interested in each other.
39:59They're interested in each other.
40:00They're interested in each other.
40:01They're a nice warmth.
40:02Who's vegetarian?
40:03Me.
40:04Are you?
40:05No.
40:06Christy is.
40:07She's pescatarian.
40:08Pescatarian?
40:09I don't even land over here.
40:10What is it?
40:11Yeah, I thought it was someone who was annoying you that was a vegetarian.
40:14Well, because...
40:15Yeah, pescatarian.
40:16Like, can you off and give me some meat?
40:17Continue.
40:18I feel sad for Jono and Claire, because I think they can't let go of something.
40:21I feel sad for Jono and Claire, because I think they can't let go of something.
40:26I feel sad for Jono and Claire, because I think they can't let go of something.
40:30They can't let go of some past patterns of behaviour.
40:33And it's really gotten in the way of their relationship.
40:36I think there is some, at quite a primal level, there is attraction between them.
40:42But maybe it's more that sort of intellectual level that is getting in the way.
40:46Right.
40:47Or their past issues.
40:48Right.
40:49They need to work through, can't let go of.
40:50Yeah.
40:51Bringing it into the new relationship.
40:52Do you think, like, in such an intense relationship straight up, I don't know if this is the right question
41:01you can ask, but the sexual aspect of things.
41:05Like, the attraction, the physical side of things.
41:07What's the question?
41:08Well, how important is, like, the physical, sexual side of things, do you think?
41:13Like, in something so intense.
41:15Wow.
41:16Talking about sex publicly at a dinner party like this is a very big risk.
41:20But that's the one thing the experts can't do.
41:22Exactly.
41:23That's the one thing that can never work out.
41:26It's a very private topic to go into.
41:30If you say the wrong thing, it can create all sorts of injuries in terms of your connection.
41:36I'll speak up on this.
41:37Yeah.
41:38I'm a sexual being.
41:39It's very hard to have sex with someone who's not there.
41:41So...
41:42Jonny, you want to come and sit here for a minute, man?
41:53I'd love to.
41:56Like, the fact of the matter is, I think, when you're in a relationship with somebody
42:00and it's beyond a friendship, there has to be that sexual intimacy.
42:04And that's what makes it more than a friendship.
42:07And that's always part of what we struggle with.
42:12Why should I have to justify not sleeping with it?
42:14Like, I don't want to.
42:17Like, I don't know how to say that any other way.
42:19Like, for me, I would only be doing that if I had some sort of connection with somebody.
42:23Like, I wouldn't be just doing that just for the sake of it.
42:26Absolutely.
42:27Because I felt like I had to.
42:28Jonny's got the floor for a tip.
42:30And on the second, I have to say, like, for Honeymoon, like, I really held out for a couple of days
42:35because I wanted to get to know him better because I'm not someone who's just kind of sleeping for the first time.
42:39No, that's fair enough.
42:40And I held out.
42:42But then I was really attracted to Jonny, so that, yeah, it was his birthday.
42:50What were you saying, Jonny?
42:51What are you going to do?
42:52Um, yeah, unfortunately, from there, it didn't end up as well any well.
42:57And Jonny has to look.
42:58As a guy, um, as a bloke, I reckon you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't at a certain point.
43:05And obviously, me and Claire had our problems.
43:08Now, from there, we would have doubt of if it was going to work.
43:13Now, therefore, I look at it this way.
43:15Maybe I'm overthinking it.
43:17But if we went to work out, but I continued to be intimate with Claire, then could that be turned around to me as I was just doing it for the hell of doing it?
43:31And I didn't want to do that.
43:33I had more respect for her than that.
43:36Babe, you're fine.
43:37It's equal.
43:38Let him speak.
43:39Let him speak.
43:40Um, so therefore, because we had so many arguments, and, um, no, it wasn't the best feeling at all, I'm not just going to do it for the hell of doing it.
43:54Because unless it feels right, I'm not going to do it.
44:00So then, but now, it's turned around on me as in, like, it's really important to Claire to do it.
44:07Well, to, to, to...
44:10Be intimate.
44:11Yeah, be intimate.
44:12And I wasn't going to do that, so...
44:16That was unfortunate, but...
44:18I respect you for that, actually.
44:20It is.
44:21I think that's really well said.
44:22So, um, and it wasn't anything to...
44:24It was just because...
44:25It wasn't because I wasn't attracted to Claire.
44:27I was ridiculously attracted to Claire.
44:30But I'm not going to do it just for hell of doing it.
44:33Yeah, that's fair enough.
44:34It's interesting hearing a guy's side.
44:37Yeah.
44:38It's, no, it's...
44:39I think it's beautiful.
44:42me, that was heavy.
44:44I shat myself for a second there.
44:51With the dinner party nearly over, the men and women have separated for a private chat.
44:57I really, really, really like Bryce.
45:00Or do you feel...
45:01Okay, you really, really, really...
45:02Like, how many realings?
45:03You're in deep like.
45:04I'm in deep like with Bryce.
45:05Really?
45:06Yes.
45:07Are you waiting for him to say I love you until...
45:08I'm not necessarily waiting, but I am the sort of person that does not say anything about my feelings ever.
45:14Yeah.
45:15Like, I'd rather throw myself off a cliff than tell someone that I like them.
45:20What were you like when you...
45:22When I was there?
45:23At the actual reception.
45:24Oh, it was fine.
45:25I was just relaxed.
45:26At the reception, you were relaxed?
45:28Yes.
45:29Are you serious?
45:30I was a shitting motherfucking mess all over the ground.
45:35And that's like an understatement.
45:37Why were you so nervous?
45:38You're all really cute together.
45:40It's kind of killing me, but it's amazing.
45:42Oh, I'm sorry.
45:43That was like my worst fear coming here, actually.
45:45This would be so bad for somebody.
45:46If they're not working out, this would be like hell.
45:48That's exactly what Bryce and I said.
45:50I was like, the odds of anyone getting along as well as we are, I was like, what are the odds?
45:54Honestly, what are they?
45:56Yeah.
45:57No offence.
45:58It's obviously extremely awkward to be the only couple who have really not succeeded in this experiment.
46:07Do you want to keep working at it?
46:09Or do you think it's gone too far?
46:10He definitely is so awful to me tonight.
46:13And you know, underneath this, there's a huge amount of hurt.
46:16And so this is really about saving face.
46:19I'm sure there are two sides to the story, and Jono does contribute to this.
46:25But the position she's taking is, I'm better, he's worse.
46:29Yeah.
46:30He really struck below the bell tonight.
46:33Claire, no offence.
46:34Can I be totally honest with you?
46:35Yeah.
46:36I feel like I'm the sort of person that bites my tongue for a really long time.
46:39And I'm the sort of person that observes a lot of things before I say anything.
46:43And I'm not trying to be rude in any way to you whatsoever.
46:48But I feel like perhaps you're more hurt than anything else.
46:52I'm really hurt.
46:53Honestly, the way that you talk about your situation and the way that Jono talks about your situation are polar opposites.
47:01They are.
47:02I thought Erin was a bit of a pushover maybe when I first saw her.
47:05And then she just grilled Claire.
47:07You use words like, oh, he threw a temper tantrum, and then you roll your eyes.
47:13Honestly, he's been like very, very respectful of you.
47:17And he's never said one ill word of you since the second he got here.
47:22But you seem to have a lot of negative things to say about him.
47:26This is a 25-year-old who's basically picking apart the communication and she's spot on.
47:31Can I explain this to you?
47:32No, no, please do.
47:33All right, so he has said to me, I love who I am.
47:35Like a bull f***ing lumpen.
47:37I take everything with a grain of salt.
47:39So like, even though I believe what you're saying, I almost don't believe what you're saying at the same time.
47:45Yeah.
47:46He's just, he's so caught up in his football lifestyle bubble that he hasn't seen outside of me.
47:53He's never travelled outside of Australia.
47:55His favourite movie is Happy Feet.
47:58God love him.
47:59Maybe I was wrong this whole time.
48:01Just makes you want to die at the same time.
48:03Exactly.
48:04I'm dying inside with you, babe, don't worry.
48:06Next.
48:07Next.
48:08Yeah, seriously.
48:09Unsubscribe.
48:10I'm exhausted just cheering about it.
48:12You're killing me.
48:13I was looking good this morning.
48:14I love you guys.
48:15Look at me.
48:16Right?
48:17Well, you guys are amazing.
48:18Where's the both dogs?
48:21I knew it.
48:22When I saw you, I knew it.
48:23I haven't.
48:24Oh, really?
48:25No, I need some.
48:26Especially tonight.
48:27Dogs.
48:29I'm ridiculously jealous of all you boys.
48:34Yeah.
48:35Like, you guys have, like, hit the jackpot.
48:37Like, you can feel the love in the room with all you guys.
48:40Like, you're touchy, still complimenting each other.
48:43All that kind of stuff.
48:45And then you've got the other end of the scale over here.
48:48Yeah.
48:49I'm jealous.
48:50But I'm so happy for you.
48:51Like, I honestly am.
48:52I reckon out of all four of us here, we all could have been in the same situation.
48:56You know what I mean?
48:57You know what I mean?
48:58It's not always 100% going to be a happy ending.
49:00Yeah.
49:01I hope that she finds someone.
49:02But it's not me.
49:03It's never going to be me.
49:05Do you see your wedding ring on though, I see?
49:07Yeah, because at the end, like, you've got to ride it out to the end, don't you?
49:10Yeah, that's...
49:11I'm just asking.
49:12Yeah, yeah, yeah.
49:13I know she doesn't, but that's her choice.
49:14Like, you're in this for a reason.
49:15Yep.
49:16The dinner party.
49:17Oh, it was a train wreck.
49:18Regardless of what happened with Jono and Claire's situation, I still think that they're
49:31both really nice people at the end of the day.
49:34Both of them wanted to tell their story, I think.
49:35Yeah.
49:36And it probably...
49:37Yeah, you're right.
49:38It was close.
49:39So, you know, they might have come across a bit more aggressive then, but I just think,
49:43you know, they had to say things that they had to say for closure.
49:47It was just closure.
49:48Mm.
49:49I leave this experiment disappointed, upset that things didn't work out.
50:12At the start, we had a great time and, you know, we were able to have a really good
50:18laugh with each other.
50:20I reckon maybe we were just too alike, but I definitely don't regret that I did this experiment.
50:32I just wish it was different.
50:35I can see why we were matched, but it just didn't work out that way.
50:41It's hurtful and frustrating and it sucks.
50:51But really proud of myself for pulling myself together to the point where I could wear eye
50:56makeup and go to that dinner.
51:01Like, that was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but I'd faced it and I did it.
51:10I think we're always watching this because it's so enlightening it.
51:11If you could probably want to stay here in the middle of the year, I think the
51:12time it was too late.
51:13If you were presenting here in the middle of the year, I would hate it for you.
51:14Now, if you feel something about wearing a hat, I think it's hard to put you on video.
51:17And you know, if you know the tea or the tea or the tea or the tea, you know,
51:18let's go out of the tea.
51:19So thank you for being able to do with the tea.
51:20And then you can see that I think the tea or tea or tea.
51:22And then you can see it in the tea.
51:23And then you can see it in the tea or tea.
51:24And, you know, at the tea or tea or tea can be used,
51:25for planting materials.
51:26And you can see it in the tea.
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