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00:00:01Love you.
00:00:07One month ago, eight singles were matched by experts.
00:00:12Oh, shit.
00:00:14They married a complete stranger.
00:00:17I'm Simone. Nice to meet you.
00:00:20I think that she's the most beautiful girl I've ever met in my life.
00:00:24And after honeymooning...
00:00:26I'm finding him sexier and sexier by the day.
00:00:29..they've been living together as husband and wife.
00:00:32Hi, husband. Hey.
00:00:34One couple...
00:00:35So, like, what the f*** am I going to do?
00:00:37Jono and Claire...
00:00:38It's very hard to have sex with someone who's not there.
00:00:41..have called it quits.
00:00:43Real shame, cos I really, really liked him.
00:00:46And I didn't want it to work.
00:00:49Tonight...
00:00:50Bye.
00:00:51..the remaining three couples, Simone and Xavier...
00:00:55See you, babe.
00:00:56..Erin and Bryce...
00:00:58..and Christy and Mark...
00:01:00..will separate so they can make the biggest decision of their lives.
00:01:04I'm going, babe.
00:01:06I'm more nervous about today than I was on the wedding day.
00:01:09That's for sure.
00:01:10..whether to stay...
00:01:13..married...
00:01:14..at first sight.
00:01:16Today...
00:01:18..I'm so clear...
00:01:19..in my decision.
00:01:20Today...
00:01:21..I'm so clear...
00:01:22..in my decision.
00:01:31Today is the final day for the couples.
00:01:34They'll then spend time alone...
00:01:36..so they can make their decision...
00:01:38..to stay...
00:01:39..or go.
00:01:40You look like a real country girl now.
00:01:43With just days before decision day...
00:01:45Yeah, it's coming in pretty quick.
00:01:46The couples are under immense stress.
00:01:48They are likely to be questioning everything about their relationship.
00:01:52Yeah, right?
00:01:53Mm-hmm.
00:01:54Are they still invested?
00:01:55Do they feel strongly for this person?
00:01:58And can the relationship stand the test of time?
00:02:04Oh, did you want...
00:02:05..did you want salt and pepper or anything?
00:02:06Oh, you didn't salt it, did you?
00:02:07No.
00:02:08Yeah, I need salt and pepper.
00:02:09I'll get it.
00:02:10I know you do.
00:02:11I don't want salt or pepper.
00:02:12Since returning from their honeymoon,
00:02:14Simone's been struggling with the lack of romance in the relationship.
00:02:18Give me something.
00:02:19Give me a bit more enthusiasm.
00:02:20A bit more like, you know what?
00:02:21I'm really looking forward to this weekend.
00:02:22Give me some, like...
00:02:23I told you that all day today, babe.
00:02:25For me, like, romance is important.
00:02:28I think without that it's very difficult.
00:02:31And I didn't realise...
00:02:33I didn't realise how important all those things were.
00:02:39Are you planning any romantic...
00:02:41...dinners or events with my daughter?
00:02:44Yeah, that's definitely an area of my game
00:02:46that I could probably tweak a little bit.
00:02:51So...
00:02:52I was thinking...
00:02:55You know how the Wanderers are playing the Mariners?
00:02:58Yeah.
00:03:00I am aware.
00:03:01Of course I'm aware.
00:03:02Well...
00:03:04Oh, my God, you're not.
00:03:05I can't believe it.
00:03:06The soccer game.
00:03:07Really.
00:03:08I never thought this date would go.
00:03:11Do you want to come?
00:03:12Yes!
00:03:14I'm looking at it as a date,
00:03:15because football to me is everything.
00:03:17It means family.
00:03:18It means happiness.
00:03:19It's not something that I'd usually invite just anybody to.
00:03:24So, yeah, it's a big deal.
00:03:25Lovely.
00:03:26But can I take it off now?
00:03:27No.
00:03:28The fact that Xavier referred to this game as a date
00:03:32actually surprised me,
00:03:33because I'm like,
00:03:34oh, gosh, how many dates are we going to have in a stadium?
00:03:37Where he's like,
00:03:38I did take you on a date.
00:03:39I took you to the soccer game.
00:03:41I just don't think that's going to fly by me.
00:03:43You need it.
00:03:44Thanks, man.
00:03:46Cheers, mate.
00:03:47My levels of excitement today are probably at, like, a...
00:03:50Oh, probably a five.
00:03:52Five out of ten?
00:03:53That's not very high, is it?
00:03:55Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, ole.
00:04:02Even though it might not be, you know, a candlelit dinner,
00:04:05it's important to me.
00:04:06So I hope that she sees that.
00:04:18I'm actually surprised how much I enjoyed the football match.
00:04:24It's not a bad day after all.
00:04:26It's actually quite fun.
00:04:36I think I was a great wife today.
00:04:38I think it's something that Xavier really loves
00:04:40and I think it's important that I'm involved in that
00:04:43and I, you know,
00:04:44I really make a conscious effort to be, you know,
00:04:46a part of that.
00:04:49Done.
00:04:52Can we just roll down this?
00:04:53Yeah, go for it.
00:04:56We're in the final hours of Christy's time on the farm
00:04:59and I thought here's a perfect opportunity
00:05:01to plan a little surprise.
00:05:03This is how we roll in the country.
00:05:07I bet you've got a whip.
00:05:09Oh, that's so nice.
00:05:13Oh God, how'd you get time to do this?
00:05:15Well, I'll sneak it around while you're, uh...
00:05:16Oh, I was at the gym.
00:05:18Yeah, and I'll sneak in it all.
00:05:19Is that why you said,
00:05:20oh, I've got things to do?
00:05:21Yeah.
00:05:22You couldn't come...
00:05:24I think he is an amazing guy.
00:05:26He's, like, got his life set up,
00:05:29he's intelligent, he's funny,
00:05:31he's got a great body.
00:05:32And I just love the way he loves to do things for me.
00:05:34He's very thoughtful.
00:05:36Should we have a toast
00:05:37for our last little picnic on the farm, maybe?
00:05:39Or hopefully not?
00:05:40I'm feeling really strongly about Christy at the moment
00:05:42and I think Christy's a very lovable person.
00:05:44She's got a lot to offer.
00:05:45She's got a lot of character.
00:05:47She's fun.
00:05:48She's got a lot of things that I look for in a woman.
00:05:51I definitely feel like I'm lucky to have gotten you.
00:05:55Yeah.
00:05:56Especially when I saw, um...
00:05:58Like, the only downer is obviously...
00:06:02Yeah, it's...
00:06:03And it makes me angry sometimes.
00:06:05Yeah, it's bittersweet, isn't it?
00:06:07It's like we like each other so much.
00:06:09I don't want Christy to come to the farm if she's not happy.
00:06:14I wouldn't want her there if she's not happy, I guess.
00:06:17I don't...
00:06:18I wouldn't want to pull her away from her family
00:06:20and where she wants to be.
00:06:22Um...
00:06:23Yeah, I'd rather her be happy.
00:06:26And even if that means saying goodbye?
00:06:30Uh, yep.
00:06:32Even if that means saying goodbye, yep.
00:06:56That is pretty tough.
00:06:59Yeah, I do carry it out a lot.
00:07:11For their final night together,
00:07:14Erin wants to show off her newly acquired cooking skills
00:07:18one last time.
00:07:19Oh, did you put the raspberry and stuff in here already?
00:07:21No.
00:07:22So, Bryce and I are doing, like, carbonara,
00:07:25then we're doing some kind of meat dish.
00:07:27What type of cake are you making, Beth?
00:07:29It's a vanilla cake.
00:07:31Yeah, I'm feeling confident about it.
00:07:33We have an issue, though, with the, um...
00:07:35Issue already? We haven't even started.
00:07:37Yeah, no.
00:07:38Babe, this specifies with an electric mixer.
00:07:41Well, guess what?
00:07:43We don't have one.
00:07:48Hi, Mum.
00:07:49Um, just quickly, if I were to bake a cake
00:07:52and I don't have a mixer,
00:07:54is that going to be possible, or...?
00:07:57Ah, pretty hard.
00:07:59A lot of hard work through a lot of our work.
00:08:01Your arms will kill you.
00:08:02All right, so you're saying if Bryce beats the cake...
00:08:05No, it'll take forever.
00:08:11I would definitely say
00:08:12that I've transformed into a domestic goddess.
00:08:15I really do enjoy cooking.
00:08:17Going to bake our vanilla cake.
00:08:20The whole experience is actually, yeah, really fun.
00:08:23Shit.
00:08:25Um...
00:08:26I just realised there's no milk in the cake.
00:08:28There's, like, three ingredients in it,
00:08:30and I miss, like, one of them.
00:08:32What do you want to do?
00:08:34I don't know.
00:08:35Let's just get a few things,
00:08:36and then we can break.
00:08:37Do you want to do that?
00:08:38Yeah.
00:08:39I really want Pad Thai.
00:08:40Are you going to have anything to drink?
00:08:41Yes.
00:08:42I'm going to need one.
00:08:43I'm going to get a Sub Blanc.
00:08:44Decision day has snuck up really, really fast.
00:08:46And for me, I feel like we got married yesterday.
00:08:47Not really.
00:08:48I'm sort of dreading going back home.
00:08:49Yeah.
00:08:50Tonight is the final night of the experiment for Erin and I.
00:08:51So who gets custody of the potato mash-up?
00:08:52You can have that one.
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00:09:16So it's a bit of a sort of somber sort of mood.
00:09:21There's a little bit of uncertainty I guess.
00:09:23After spending, we're going to spend some time apart and then come together to make a decision
00:09:28on where we think things will go.
00:09:32Yeah.
00:09:33It's fine.
00:09:39of course I feel anxious about decision day because at the end of the day I don't know what
00:09:48Bryce is going to decide I hope he's not upset about this whole children topic
00:10:09the last night tonight yeah it's it's special it's a little bit sad I know Simone likes to have a
00:10:19night in with some red wine and some pizza so it might sound very simple but I think it's you know
00:10:25it's just a chance for her and I to spend the last night together you know what about the effort that
00:10:37I've gone to to make it look special flowers and candles and wine all my favorite things in one
00:10:41on one table thank you oh no worries so hungry I think that he's sort of you know really proud
00:10:50of himself and the effort that he's gone to to organize tonight yeah I think he's pretty tough
00:10:56with himself yeah to your last night here in the apartment cheers yay coming up it's gone so shit
00:11:09the couple separate since meeting Simone my feelings have got deeper and deeper for her
00:11:15bye and prepare for their ultimate decision what if I get there and he's not even excited to see me
00:11:23game day I'm more nervous about today than I was on the wedding table that's for sure
00:11:28it's the couple's last morning together today they'll go their separate ways and won't see each other
00:11:42until decision day today the couples are packing up and moving out and this is going
00:11:54to be difficult for them this experiment has asked them to bond really intensely and quickly and now
00:12:01we're asking them to separate I don't want to go the couples have no contact during their time apart
00:12:08because when we make a big decision we need to have psychological space four weeks is a really
00:12:19short time to be dating someone but for Erin and I it feels like a lot longer than that since we met
00:12:26we've been around each other the whole time pretty much the only sort of uncertainty that Erin and I
00:12:38have had the whole time happened in Townsville about where we see kids in our lives in the next few years
00:12:44you know I'm young and like I want to travel and at the moment I've sort of got higher priorities yeah
00:12:53well I mean I'm sort of feel like at it the next phase of my life like because I've done a lot of that stuff
00:13:01I've always wanted to be a dad it's really important to me to have kids and have a family
00:13:08it's something that I can see in my near future maybe that's a lot of pressure for her that will cause
00:13:13her to think that she just wants to pull out of the whole situation it's definitely a possibility
00:13:24the risk for Erin during these two days apart is that her anxiety takes over and she runs the risk
00:13:31of ending the relationship to protect herself from the pain of potential rejection
00:13:37I am definitely worried that this could end over kids the fact that Bryce is a little bit older than
00:13:49me and he's probably more ready to have kids and I'm not sure if that's something that I want
00:13:52and essentially those two things combined could be a deal-breaker come decision day
00:14:11what were you missing me the most I think it's just gonna be the fact that you're not there
00:14:15oh great that's so lovely you're gonna miss me don't even know what you're gonna miss about me
00:14:21I love how I feel when I'm around Mark gotta be totally up there for one of the best guys I've
00:14:27ever gotten to know 100% I miss that he's just so generous he knows what he wants I like that but
00:14:40that's a bit of a downer too because he wants the farm and he's I can tell you I don't see him
00:14:44compromising with that yeah come here come here I'm not sure Christy entirely understands how much
00:14:52it sort of means to me giving up all the farm
00:15:05these are the last minutes
00:15:06on the farm so he's trying to get rid of him it's probably not till I'm on the train that I'm
00:15:14actually going to be going oh okay
00:15:17yeah
00:15:25hey that's that's the person you wanted off
00:15:27today is obviously a big day for the both of us moving out and
00:15:38for me it's a special moment
00:15:43it would be nice to have breakfast together or for Xavier to you know make me a cup of tea
00:15:48or to even offer me breakfast
00:15:53but he sort of ate while I was in the shower
00:15:58I guess I thought that maybe just today for some reason
00:16:02today would be different
00:16:03I feel bad because I wanted to obviously give her the send-off that she deserved and so on
00:16:14because it was a sad time to see her go but at the same time I'm sort of watching the clock
00:16:19thinking I've got a meeting at you know nine o'clock I need to be there
00:16:23I've learned that he's not an overly emotional person he's not overly affectionate he's not overly
00:16:32romantic and it's just a matter of he's just not that sort of person and that's okay that he's
00:16:37just not that sort of person and I am do you want me to leave a pair of unders and a bra on there just for memories
00:16:44to it just so you know that's where my stuff used to be all my crap
00:16:49I'm sure it'll all end up back there anyway
00:16:52since meeting Simone my feelings have got deeper and deeper for her
00:16:57but I do think that our relationship lacks a little bit of intimacy and that's probably a lot to do with
00:17:04how I am and it's not because I'm holding back or I'm withdrawing my emotions just who I am I don't know why
00:17:18okay
00:17:21record time
00:17:30it's hard and it's it's a bit um sort of emotionally draining in a way
00:17:34I put myself out there I'm pretty honest and open and and somebody's big god it's very hard to breathe
00:17:47them yeah
00:17:48on a psychological level each individual will go through an evaluation process during their days
00:17:59apart they're likely to start questioning the quality of their life and the way that that's
00:18:05likely to be enhanced or otherwise by being in this relationship they're likely to reflect on their own
00:18:11self-esteem their confidence and their well-being
00:18:21the final couple to say goodbye is christy and mark yeah I am starting to get a little bit
00:18:27emotional about dropping christy to the station we've had a fantastic time together and yeah that
00:18:34wouldn't change it for the world but we do come from two different states two different lifestyles
00:18:40so there is all that to consider
00:18:46one of us has to make huge changes in their life
00:18:48that is a challenge that we do face compared to most couples I guess
00:19:03one
00:19:23bye bye
00:19:27bye
00:19:28It's sad.
00:19:30It's sad.
00:19:34Because I'm just used to having him there.
00:19:38That's the hardest part.
00:19:54This could be it.
00:19:56This could be it.
00:20:00Because I've met the most amazing guy
00:20:02that I think I could fall in love with.
00:20:06I know he really wants the farm,
00:20:08so he might choose the farm over me.
00:20:22With decision day just 48 hours away,
00:20:24the couples are now spending time alone
00:20:28to decide if they'll stay together
00:20:30or go their separate ways.
00:20:32The time apart is crucial for our couples
00:20:34and it's important that they don't have any
00:20:36communication with each other during this time.
00:20:38This will ensure that they don't feel pressured
00:20:40to make a decision one way or another
00:20:42and that they arrive at a decision
00:20:44that they can be personally happy with.
00:20:46It feels a bit weird being here.
00:20:58Like it doesn't feel like my place, sort of.
00:21:02Because I haven't been here for so long
00:21:04and I think I'm a bit emotionally checked out of here now.
00:21:08Yeah, it sort of feels like a backwards step
00:21:14because obviously I moved out
00:21:18and I got all this independence
00:21:20and I learnt so much about myself
00:21:22and now I feel like I've just gone back to the old me.
00:21:26So I hope things go my way on decision day
00:21:30and that I do get to move back in with Bryce
00:21:32and do the whole moving in thing all over again.
00:21:36I do feel that I am stuck between a rock and a hard place.
00:21:43Like I really want to stay with Christy
00:21:45but I don't really want to give up the country life.
00:21:48All of our couples during this stage of the experiment
00:21:52will spend a lot of time analysing their relationship.
00:21:56They'll think about the things that they like
00:21:58and those things that worry them
00:22:00but also they'll reach out to people around them
00:22:02to talk through so they get real clarity
00:22:05about this massive decision.
00:22:08Where's the compromise? Where's the compromise?
00:22:11Can I ask you, do you think that your expectations
00:22:14were far too high?
00:22:16My expectations are not high.
00:22:18I don't think needing a hug when I walk in the door
00:22:21is too much to ask.
00:22:23You know, he has said, you know,
00:22:25he shows his affection in a different way
00:22:27and so, like, you know, when he took me to the game,
00:22:29that was really important for him
00:22:30and, like, I understand that I really do
00:22:32that that was important for him
00:22:34but at the end of the day, I'm a girl.
00:22:37Do you know where you are in mind
00:22:38with this relationship or where you want to be?
00:22:42I honestly think I just need, you know,
00:22:44these couple of days to really take a breather
00:22:47and reflect on everything.
00:22:49My thoughts are running wild right now,
00:22:59as I'm sure hers are.
00:23:02All I could ask for is that Simone respects
00:23:06what her and I have done over the last month
00:23:08and I'm confident that we're both going to come away
00:23:11from there happy.
00:23:20It's the morning of decision day,
00:23:22the day the social experiment comes to an end
00:23:25and the couples must decide if they'll stay together
00:23:29or turn their back on married life.
00:23:35This decision today is massive.
00:23:39Yeah, I haven't spoke to Simone for a few days
00:23:42since she moved out,
00:23:43so I hope she's still feeling good about things as well.
00:23:48100% I'm scared of being hurt.
00:23:53You know, like, I didn't go into this thinking
00:23:57that I wouldn't survive the test of time.
00:24:03If I wear a gold watch with this ring,
00:24:06does that look weird?
00:24:09See, I need a woman's opinion in this house.
00:24:11I don't have one anymore.
00:24:12It sucked.
00:24:14We've discussed our future enough
00:24:16for us to know the right path for us.
00:24:21I know how she feels about the hurdles
00:24:23that we've had to try to get over in the last month,
00:24:25so all I could ask for is that we are on the same wavelength
00:24:29because I don't want to get hurt.
00:24:33It's just been an absolute whirlwind.
00:24:35It's been such a great time.
00:24:37So, yeah, D-Day today.
00:24:40You know, I really need to think of what's best for me.
00:24:57Because, you know, that's why I'm here.
00:24:58I came here to start a future with somebody,
00:25:00to, you know, have that fairytale ending,
00:25:03and this is a big deal.
00:25:05And, yeah, I'm quite nervous about it.
00:25:10I'm more nervous about today than I was on the wedding day.
00:25:12That's for sure.
00:25:14I don't think I slept very well last night.
00:25:17Just in a turn and just thinking about what's going to happen.
00:25:21Because on the wedding day, I didn't know anything.
00:25:24And so it was a leap of faith that it's all good.
00:25:29And today it's like I know all the facts.
00:25:31I know everything that I can at this point about him.
00:25:34And I'm making a decision based on that.
00:25:36And that's hard.
00:25:38It's harder.
00:25:45Just four weeks ago, Simone and Xavier met for the very first time.
00:25:49And they both felt an instant chemistry.
00:25:52I'm Simone.
00:25:53Simone.
00:25:54Nice to meet you.
00:25:55Nice to meet you.
00:25:59Wow.
00:26:01Wow would be the way to go, I think.
00:26:03I think that she's the most beautiful girl I've ever met in my life.
00:26:06This is good.
00:26:07Well done to the experts.
00:26:11Hello, beautiful.
00:26:12On the honeymoon, their connection grew even stronger.
00:26:15I actually really like her.
00:26:17The building blocks for love are definitely there.
00:26:19I know that what we have is very rare already.
00:26:22Like, because we have so much in common.
00:26:24It is ridiculous how much we've got in common.
00:26:27But after moving in together.
00:26:29Welcome.
00:26:30Home sweet home.
00:26:34Routine took over romance.
00:26:36It's literally like, did you unpack the dishwasher and put the washing on?
00:26:40And this isn't exciting anymore.
00:26:42And the reality of everyday life hit hard.
00:26:45Give me something.
00:26:46Give me a bit more enthusiasm.
00:26:47You know what?
00:26:48I'm really looking forward to this weekend.
00:26:49Give me something.
00:26:50I told you that all day today, babe.
00:26:55Now they must decide whether to stay or walk away.
00:27:03Yeah, this is game day.
00:27:04You know?
00:27:08Game day.
00:27:09I'm pretty confident, you know, that we're willing to give it a crack.
00:27:19Not everything is going to go smoothly, but it's how you deal with those hurdles that really makes or breaks you.
00:27:25And we've been pretty good so far, so I'm confident.
00:27:30I think Xavier is aware that our relationship isn't perfect.
00:27:35But I think he's oblivious to just how important some things that I've mentioned are for me in this relationship.
00:27:43And they're the things that have been playing on my mind for the last couple of days.
00:27:50A few butterflies.
00:28:03Definitely anxious about what Simone might say.
00:28:05Yeah, I just hope that the decision that we both make is what we want.
00:28:14How are you, Xavier?
00:28:16How are you going?
00:28:17Yeah, really good.
00:28:18Great to see you.
00:28:19You too.
00:28:20How are you feeling right now?
00:28:22I feel good.
00:28:23Yeah?
00:28:24Yeah.
00:28:25And I'm confident in what I'm doing here.
00:28:27Xavier, when we were matching you as couples, it was very clear that you and Simone had quite a lot of similarities.
00:28:34Has that played out in your relationship?
00:28:37Yeah, we've got a ton of similarities, which I think made it very easy for us to get along from the get-go.
00:28:45Yeah, they're a big factor as to why we've come this far and we're still happy.
00:28:51Simone's probably made me grow up a little bit.
00:28:53I've realised through Simone that there's different ways of loving, you know?
00:29:03And I think my style of love is pretty different to Simone's.
00:29:11Simone's the most caring person I've met.
00:29:14She is absolutely amazing.
00:29:16She thinks about me in everything that she does.
00:29:21And I think it's hard for me because sometimes I try to repel that level of affection
00:29:26because it's hard for me to absorb it sometimes because it's not who I am.
00:29:32OK.
00:29:33Well, shall we bring her in?
00:29:34Yeah.
00:29:35Let's do it.
00:29:36Hello.
00:29:37Hello.
00:29:38Hi.
00:29:39Hello.
00:29:40Hi.
00:29:41Hey, Simone.
00:29:42How are you feeling right now?
00:29:54Um, I'm feeling a little bit nervous actually, but it's good to see Xavier after a couple of days.
00:30:09Um, yeah.
00:30:10And just have a chat about everything.
00:30:11And what goes through your head at a moment like this?
00:30:12Um, honestly, like I've just spent the last days really reflecting on everything.
00:30:25And is there anything particularly that you focus on during that down time when you're apart?
00:30:28Oh, look, I was just sort of, you know, I think it's just reflecting on the relationship as a whole.
00:30:35Um, you know, we've got a few differences and lots of similarities as well.
00:30:39So it's literally, you know, just weighing up the pros and the cons and, um, just really thinking about like what decision day means and what the last month has meant to me.
00:30:50So what is it that you really like about Xavier?
00:30:54I feel at ease with Xavier.
00:30:57I feel that I can trust him.
00:30:59Um, and he's just a good person at heart.
00:31:02And I think that's really hard to find.
00:31:04He's genuinely kind.
00:31:07And what about affection?
00:31:13Um, affection for me, this was one of our, you know, our little, you know, hiccups that we had in the very first.
00:31:19That we had in the relationship.
00:31:21We had this, you know, beautiful wedding.
00:31:23It was just this, you know, it was a fairy tale really.
00:31:26And I just thought you would get from the honeymoon, which was amazing.
00:31:28And it would just continue to be that fairy tale.
00:31:32And then we came home and it was sort of just like straight into reality.
00:31:38And it was, for me, it was just a little bit flat at times.
00:31:41And, you know, we had conversations about romance and, you know, for me, romance, it doesn't have to happen all the time.
00:31:46It's just every now and then, you know, it'd be nice to have a few things, you know, done for me to make me feel special.
00:31:55You know, when you get into it and the person that you're married to is sort of like, well, I'm not romantic and that's just the way it is.
00:32:03That was really hard for me.
00:32:05Really hard.
00:32:09All right.
00:32:10Well, it's time now for you to reveal your decision.
00:32:14Simone, would you like to continue your relationship with Xavier?
00:32:18Simone, would you like to continue your relationship with Xavier?
00:32:43Simone, would you like to continue your relationship with Xavier?
00:32:46Simone, would you like to continue your relationship with Xavier?
00:32:49Yeah.
00:32:55So Xavier, the last month has been so amazing.
00:33:04You being my perfect match.
00:33:07It's so clear to see why that is.
00:33:08why that is we are so compatible on so many levels we have similar values and morals and we
00:33:14have great respect for our families and living together was so easy i loved coming home to you
00:33:23each and every day we also know that relationships are sometimes hard i've given my 100 percent
00:33:33from the start and i made you a priority not because i felt like i had to it's because i wanted to make
00:33:42you a priority and with every thought and decision i had you front of mind in everything that i did
00:33:49i want someone who loves to spend time with me i want somebody who's excited when i walk in that door
00:34:10and i want somebody who genuinely wants to hold me
00:34:21not because they feel they have to
00:34:23but because they genuinely just want to hold me
00:34:37so today i'm so clear in my decision that i am going to walk away from this relationship
00:34:58because i feel that you cannot give me any of those things you're not ready to give any of those
00:35:08things so thank you for the last month
00:35:38what i've really loved about you guys is that there was a lot of good stuff between you
00:35:49but as we see in this social experiment there's no guarantees
00:35:54but from all of us we wish you all the best with your future endeavors
00:36:00the turning point for me was
00:36:02having that time alone and being back home and realizing that my life is probably not going to
00:36:13be as amazing as i thought it should be with xavier
00:36:19i think i've given it everything that i felt capable of giving and it wasn't enough
00:36:25i'm pretty trained because i have tried a lot to change who i am and change how i've gone about
00:36:34loving i think it's just a matter of me taking a step back and
00:36:38hopefully bettering myself for the future ahead
00:36:41i'm really sad
00:36:53this is not how i thought it would work out
00:37:00like i went into this honestly thinking i'm gonna leave
00:37:03with a life partner and as hopeful as i was that this was going to work out this is the way it's meant
00:37:12to be that's the way it's meant to be
00:37:26so
00:37:42so it is a pretty big day today
00:37:45definitely feeling pretty nervous
00:37:48um a bit anxious about the whole situation
00:37:51We definitely have, you know, a few differing views on timing
00:37:56and when we might want kids.
00:37:57This is potentially something that could, yeah,
00:38:00could cause concerns for us.
00:38:08I'm feeling worried, confused, nervous.
00:38:14It's a whole lot of feelings
00:38:16and it's sort of difficult to think of anything else, really.
00:38:22Like, what if I get there and he's not even excited to see me?
00:38:25And that may change my mood and my decision a little bit.
00:38:32My worst fear is that Bryce turns around
00:38:35and decides that he doesn't want to continue our relationship.
00:38:38Obviously, if I go into it, though,
00:38:40and Bryce starts talking about his feelings and what he thinks
00:38:43and it sort of sounds like he's maybe going in a different direction than I am,
00:38:49then that may change my decision, I guess.
00:38:57Yeah, I'm definitely scared of being hurt.
00:38:59I've been hurt many times in my life
00:39:01and I'd rather not go through that again if I can avoid it.
00:39:05Obviously, I have to have some element of doubt in my mind
00:39:08because if it all does fall to shit,
00:39:11at least, like, I'll be prepared for it.
00:39:16Come on.
00:39:17It's OK, sweetie.
00:39:18Here you go. Here you go. Here you go.
00:39:20Here you go.
00:39:21What the f*** have I done?
00:39:22Erin almost didn't make it down the aisle.
00:39:25Is there somewhere to vomit?
00:39:27But waiting patiently at the end...
00:39:29Oh, f***!
00:39:31..was Bryce.
00:39:33How are you doing? Hi, I'm good.
00:39:34I'm Bryce.
00:39:35Hi, I'm Erin. How are you?
00:39:36Nice to meet you. I'm good, thanks.
00:39:38..who managed to instantly reassure his new bride.
00:39:42F*** like you.
00:39:43The experts have done so well.
00:39:46On the honeymoon, their bond grew even stronger.
00:39:49I really do hope that she is that person for me.
00:39:52This is the nicest thing...
00:39:53Honestly, like, one of the nicest things anyone's ever done for me.
00:39:56Erin settled into domestic bliss.
00:39:58Oh, shit!
00:39:59I'm scared I actually am accidentally going to kill him
00:40:01and then I won't have a husband anymore.
00:40:03Road trip!
00:40:05I just can't get enough of him.
00:40:07But then they hit a bump in the road.
00:40:10Do you think Yuzel ever have a family?
00:40:13Um...
00:40:15I'm young and, like, I want to travel
00:40:17and at the moment I've sort of got higher priorities.
00:40:24I don't want to be an old father.
00:40:26Now they face their greatest decision so far.
00:40:30To stay or walk away.
00:40:37Hi, Erin.
00:40:38Hi.
00:40:39Great to see you.
00:40:40Come and grab a seat.
00:40:43Well, Erin, here we are.
00:40:44Decision day.
00:40:45How are you feeling about everything?
00:40:47I'm feeling quite overwhelmed and anxious,
00:40:49to be totally honest with you.
00:40:50Yeah.
00:40:51What do you really adore about Bryce?
00:40:53What does he bring to you in the relationship?
00:40:56Um...
00:40:57I don't think it's a surprise to hear
00:40:59that he makes me feel pretty calm and relaxed.
00:41:02Even just, like, to have him nearby
00:41:03makes me feel that calming presence that he has.
00:41:07Does Bryce have any shortcomings?
00:41:10No.
00:41:12Is Mr. Perfect?
00:41:14Yes, he is.
00:41:16Wow.
00:41:18Are there any divisions between you at the moment?
00:41:24We have a difference of opinion
00:41:27and I would say that we are on fairly different pages
00:41:31when it comes to the topic of children.
00:41:34Um...
00:41:38Bryce is very family-orientated
00:41:40and he is at an age now
00:41:44where it's something that he has to really consider.
00:41:47Whereas, I am a bit younger
00:41:50and it's something that I've never had to consider.
00:41:54And I can't say it's ever something I've wanted to consider either.
00:41:58Is this a deal-breaker for Bryce?
00:42:00I think it probably would be.
00:42:01Mm-hm.
00:42:03I can't help but feel that there is the possibility
00:42:06that we may go our separate ways after this.
00:42:09And...
00:42:11I don't think I've really mentally prepared for that to happen,
00:42:14so it would really catch me off guard if it did.
00:42:20I hope that's not the case.
00:42:22You've talked to us a little bit about your anxiety
00:42:27and how that sort of plays out for you in your life.
00:42:30Yep.
00:42:31And I can't help but notice at the moment the rash...
00:42:33I'm stressing.
00:42:34...that's developing for you.
00:42:35Yeah.
00:42:36I don't know what it is.
00:42:37Like, to be honest, I'm pretty shit scared,
00:42:39for lack of a better word.
00:42:43Erin, I bet you're keen to get Bryce beside you,
00:42:45so we're going to get him in right now.
00:42:48I'm scared.
00:42:49No!
00:42:50No!
00:42:51No!
00:42:53Oh!
00:42:54No!
00:42:55Oh!
00:42:56No!
00:42:57Yeah!
00:42:58You're right!
00:42:59No!
00:43:01No!
00:43:03You're right.
00:43:06No!
00:43:07You're right.
00:43:09No!
00:43:11No!
00:43:12How are you, Bryce?
00:43:28G'day.
00:43:29Hi.
00:43:30How are you doing?
00:43:30Good.
00:43:31How are you?
00:43:31Good.
00:43:32Yeah, good.
00:43:32Thanks.
00:43:33Well, look, generally speaking, you're pretty cool, calm and collected.
00:43:36But what about today?
00:43:37How's it going?
00:43:39I'm definitely a little bit nervous just before I had to come in.
00:43:43What does a guy like you think about when he's got to make a big decision like this?
00:43:46I guess I probably weigh up a lot of, you know, pros and cons and things like that and probably
00:43:52try and picture where I see myself in the future and all that sort of stuff and all the positives
00:43:57and negatives.
00:43:59Have you agonised about anything?
00:44:01Mum, bless her soul, brought up around about kids and stuff like that.
00:44:06And it was definitely something that I guess we had to sort of think about whether we're
00:44:11at different phases of our life and all that sort of stuff, which probably put a bit of
00:44:16sort of doubt, I guess, in her minds.
00:44:21Well, it's time to reveal your decision.
00:44:24Erin, can you tell Bryce whether you'd like to continue with the relationship?
00:44:28Um, in the beginning of this experiment, I was fairly scared and apprehensive, but since
00:44:41meeting you, not only has our relationship developed, but I have developed as an individual
00:44:49as well.
00:44:49And I'm really grateful that that's happened for me.
00:44:53And after a lot of reflection over the last couple of days, I would really love to continue
00:45:01this relationship with you.
00:45:08And over to you, Bryce.
00:45:10Yeah, so I guess, you know, the whole kids thing, it was definitely something that flagged
00:45:16on my radar, because family is very important for me.
00:45:21At the end of the day, that stuff will come when it comes.
00:45:26And, um, when you moved out the other day, like, I was so sad.
00:45:33And I, like, that's when I knew that I wanted to still continue.
00:45:38And, like, I'd thought about it up until that point.
00:45:41But when you went, like, there was just a big hole in the apartment, and I just, I needed
00:45:46to have you there, you know?
00:45:48Like, that, I think that I want you there all the time.
00:45:51And, well, I think I know that I do.
00:45:53So, um, I'm glad that you say that, because I want to continue as well.
00:45:58Aw, bae.
00:46:00That's cute.
00:46:00So, yeah, we're going to continue.
00:46:09Yeah.
00:46:10That's great news, guys.
00:46:11Congratulations.
00:46:13Shit, you scared me.
00:46:15I think you were close to tears there.
00:46:18Yeah, like, I noticed that too.
00:46:21Yeah, you know, it takes a fair bit for me to get emotional, but, um, the other morning
00:46:25when Aaron moved out, like, I definitely, it was a sad time.
00:46:28Like, I knew straight away then that I was, like, why stop something that's going so well?
00:46:33Like, it'd just be stupid to stop it for something.
00:46:35Do you think you could be falling in love?
00:46:37All signs point that sort of way, if your relationship keeps developing.
00:46:42And, um, now we're going to be able to spend some time outside of the experiment to even
00:46:47grow the relationship further.
00:46:48So, yeah, it could be going that way.
00:46:51And what about you, Aaron?
00:46:53Definitely on the love train, heading towards love station, I reckon.
00:46:58Sorry, babe.
00:47:01Maybe one day.
00:47:03Yeah.
00:47:04Well, we are so delighted to see you guys happy and together with a very bright future.
00:47:09You know, you've come together and really brought each other's strengths out.
00:47:13And we want to wish you all the best.
00:47:15Thanks, guys.
00:47:15Well done.
00:47:16Congratulations.
00:47:17Great stuff, mate.
00:47:17Cheers.
00:47:17Thanks, mate.
00:47:19It's exciting.
00:47:20I'm feeling really happy.
00:47:21I got the outcome that I wanted, and it's obviously the one that Bryce wanted as well.
00:47:25So why wouldn't I be happy?
00:47:30My tuna days are so done.
00:47:34That's good to know.
00:47:36Lovely.
00:47:38I feel really positive about our future and our relationship.
00:47:41Every day has been sort of just building on the last.
00:47:44And I'm glad that I took the risk and got involved in it.
00:47:48And I don't think it could have worked out any better, to be honest.
00:47:52So, yeah, I'm happy I did it.
00:47:53For Christy and Mark, today they'll meet to decide whether to stay married at first sight.
00:48:13I've actually got a bit of a headache because my mind has just been going ballistic last night.
00:48:17I didn't realise, really, how much this would affect me.
00:48:29Missing him.
00:48:32Missing him a lot.
00:48:38I think that guy has got a little hold on me.
00:48:44See him in no sleep?
00:48:45Looking old.
00:48:46When I first met Mark, it wasn't love at first sight.
00:48:52Since then, he has won me over.
00:48:56And probably could say I'm falling for him.
00:48:58I think I needed a bit more of this.
00:48:59I can see why they've matched us.
00:49:02We've got all the ingredients to make an amazing relationship.
00:49:05I feel like I'm not doing a good job today.
00:49:08Doesn't look good for him.
00:49:10And I really would hate that because of the distance, it didn't work.
00:49:15It just worries the hell out of me.
00:49:20Because I've met the most amazing guy that I think I could fall in love with.
00:49:25Yet, we live in total different worlds.
00:49:30Total different worlds.
00:49:31Christy really wants me to come to Sydney, so it does feel if I don't go to Sydney, it's not going to work.
00:49:44I feel like I've got an impossible decision to make.
00:49:48I want to stay in the country, but if I do, I'll lose Christy.
00:49:51But if I move to the city, I'll lose the country.
00:49:55Yeah, it's a tough decision to make.
00:50:01Me and Christy have had great memories.
00:50:04We've had a fantastic time together.
00:50:06And, yeah, they wouldn't change it for the world.
00:50:10But in saying that, we do come from two different states, two different lifestyles.
00:50:16So there is all that to consider.
00:50:19I feel like I'm going to have to compromise massively.
00:50:22And, yeah, I'm not sure I can do that.
00:50:31For Mark, the connection was instant.
00:50:34I'd have to score her probably 11 out of 10, I reckon.
00:50:38She's pretty good.
00:50:39But for Christy, the spark just wasn't there.
00:50:42If he was online, I would have swiped past him.
00:50:44Do you take Mark to be a lifelong partner?
00:50:47I do, to the best I can.
00:50:50No, I'm being honest.
00:50:52Yeah.
00:50:53It was Mark's caring nature and sense of humour that began to turn Christy around.
00:50:59I know we've only known each other for a couple of hours.
00:51:01But I can honestly say it's like we've known each other for the whole day.
00:51:07He's funny.
00:51:08I love that about him.
00:51:09On the honeymoon, they struggled to find a romantic connection.
00:51:18How's your bread?
00:51:20Hey, look at those flowers, Christy.
00:51:21Where?
00:51:21But Mark didn't give up.
00:51:23What's it called?
00:51:24It's called a yellow flower.
00:51:27And their chemistry started to develop.
00:51:29He's becoming sexier and sexier every day.
00:51:36But with a thousand kilometres between them.
00:51:44Like, I'm f***ing fuming.
00:51:46Every time we travel, it just puts so much attention on us.
00:51:49We'll go to bed.
00:51:49And two different lifestyles.
00:51:53That is tiny.
00:51:54Now they must decide, is their bond strong enough to go the distance?
00:51:59Bye.
00:52:00See you next time.
00:52:01That is pretty tough.
00:52:04Yeah, I do care about it a lot.
00:52:06God, I'm more nervous than I was on my wedding day.
00:52:14It's like there's more at stake now.
00:52:20Oh.
00:52:26The last few days, definitely see a future.
00:52:31But I feel like it's the farm or it won't happen.
00:52:36I still feel like that.
00:52:38Even though he says, no, I'm considering Sydney.
00:52:41I saw how he was in Sydney.
00:52:55I've definitely thought about my decision a lot.
00:52:58It's been a tough one.
00:53:00That does weigh on my mind a lot, whether I can be happy in Sydney.
00:53:06I really care about Christy so much, and that's what makes it tough.
00:53:19He could say no, and I think there's a very good chance of him saying no.
00:53:23And I think that will crush me.
00:53:26I think it's been a tough one.
00:53:47Hi, Christy.
00:53:49How are you?
00:53:50Good to see you. Grab a seat.
00:53:53Tell us, in terms of your thinking,
00:53:55what's it been like over the last few days
00:53:58when you've had time apart?
00:54:01Couldn't get him out of my head.
00:54:03That's massive for me.
00:54:04I usually get over things like that.
00:54:07And he has consumed my mind.
00:54:10So I think that's a good thing.
00:54:14100%.
00:54:14He's an amazing person.
00:54:15In the beginning,
00:54:17you were questioning your physical attraction to Mark.
00:54:20Yeah.
00:54:21Has this turned around?
00:54:23Yeah, massively. Massively.
00:54:25So what's changed for you?
00:54:28I don't know.
00:54:28It's funny.
00:54:29When someone's so beautiful on the inside,
00:54:32it just...it grows.
00:54:35Yeah, it wasn't that he's not a good-looking person.
00:54:37It just wasn't physical, like, straightaway.
00:54:41But as I'm getting to know him,
00:54:42I just think he's absolutely bloody adorable.
00:54:45Could you be falling in love with Mark?
00:54:49Maybe.
00:54:50My best friend thinks I am.
00:54:52I'm a person that doesn't get attached very easily.
00:54:55I'm just...I just don't give my heart away easily.
00:54:57But when I fall, I fall hard,
00:55:00and you'll have me for life.
00:55:02Actually, funny enough, I realised this morning
00:55:05I have never been with a guy where I look at the future.
00:55:09He's the first person.
00:55:10And what do you see?
00:55:12I see he just fits in.
00:55:14And what about some of the...
00:55:16Negatives.
00:55:16...limitations?
00:55:17Yeah.
00:55:18Most of them are out of his control.
00:55:21Such as?
00:55:22The distance.
00:55:23And the different lifestyle.
00:55:27I'm so close to my family and friends
00:55:30that I just...
00:55:31I'm going to struggle...
00:55:32I struggle with it already.
00:55:34Like, I was thinking,
00:55:35can I live without them?
00:55:38And I feel like I have to make a choice
00:55:40between my family and friends
00:55:42and Mark.
00:55:48Like, my sister sent me a photo
00:55:50of her partner's kids
00:55:51and my nephews all in bed
00:55:53having a big slumber party.
00:55:54My kids would never be a part of that,
00:55:56and that frickin' kills me.
00:56:00So, you're really torn.
00:56:03Massively torn.
00:56:07Well, now's probably a good time
00:56:09to get him in here and find out.
00:56:12Yeah, it is a big concern for me
00:56:19if I can be happy in Sydney.
00:56:22I know she's tired by her business,
00:56:25but I do feel like I will be giving up
00:56:27a lot more than what she's giving up.
00:56:28How are you, Mark?
00:56:43Good to see you, mate.
00:56:45Hi.
00:56:46I'm sorry, what are you?
00:56:48Good to see you again.
00:56:50Hey, how are you?
00:56:51Oh, doing well.
00:56:53Yep.
00:56:53You know, you've had two days apart.
00:56:54Did you think about the relationship
00:56:56and any particular concerns that you had?
00:57:00Um, well, it's basically I have to change my life
00:57:03in order for us to be together.
00:57:05I've basically got to pack up my life from the farm
00:57:09and, uh, move to Sydney
00:57:11and try and make it work, basically.
00:57:14It's a big ask, isn't it, for love?
00:57:16It is massive.
00:57:17It just feels like, um,
00:57:19it's added pressure to the relationship.
00:57:21Um, because I know I really like Christy,
00:57:24but it's like, it just,
00:57:26it feels like we've confronted with a huge issue
00:57:29really early in the relationship,
00:57:31which makes it tough, yeah.
00:57:35It's a massive obstacle.
00:57:37It really is.
00:57:39Can you tell us, you know,
00:57:41what the farm means to you?
00:57:43Well, I grew up in the local area
00:57:45and, um,
00:57:47I really enjoyed my lifestyle on the farm.
00:57:50It was the best lifestyle I can think of.
00:57:54It's tough because I thought my life was going one way
00:57:59and I was really liking the direction my life was going.
00:58:05Um, like, it felt,
00:58:07but it just felt good.
00:58:09It felt, right, I'm finally at a point
00:58:11where I can sort of let go of the fly-in-fly-out lifestyle
00:58:14and just really concentrate on other things in my life.
00:58:18So, yeah.
00:58:19It feels like if I go one way, I'll lose Christy.
00:58:25If I go the other way,
00:58:26I have the life I have wanted,
00:58:28but I don't have Christy,
00:58:29so it's, it's very tough.
00:58:31When you look into the future with Christy,
00:58:34what do you see?
00:58:36That's a, that's a real tough one for me,
00:58:39um, because I believe me and Christy are great as a couple.
00:58:44I really do,
00:58:45but I'm really worried that I'm not going to find happiness
00:58:49outside the relationship in Sydney.
00:58:53And that's just, honestly,
00:58:55I need, I need to find happiness outside the relationship,
00:58:58otherwise we're not going to work,
00:58:59I don't believe.
00:59:03As you can see, I'm pretty torn.
00:59:05Like, obviously it's going to be a big deal for me.
00:59:08Yeah, so, hmm.
00:59:12Um, it's two things I really care about.
00:59:15Like, I really like where I am in my life,
00:59:17and obviously I care so much about Christy.
00:59:20Well, it's time to decide your futures.
00:59:29Christy, now's the time to tell Mark,
00:59:31do you want to go forward in this relationship with him?
00:59:34Do you want to go forward in this relationship with him?
00:59:36Do you want to go forward in this relationship with him?
00:59:54Christy, now's the time to tell Mark exactly how you're feeling.
00:59:58Do you want to go forward in this relationship with him?
01:00:04It's been, um, really tough
01:00:09not being able to speak to you for two days,
01:00:11which highlighted a lot of things for me.
01:00:15I actually couldn't get you out of my mind.
01:00:20But I know we've got this massive hurdle,
01:00:24and...
01:00:25Anyway, so what I had to do,
01:00:28because my mum was just going all over the place,
01:00:30is write down positives and negatives.
01:00:33Um,
01:00:33and my positives list
01:00:35had, like, 27.
01:00:37Yeah.
01:00:38And my negatives only had, like, four.
01:00:41And three of them are out of your control.
01:00:44Yeah.
01:00:44It's just the farm.
01:00:46Mm-hmm.
01:00:47So I definitely, 100%,
01:00:50am not going to let you go.
01:00:52I definitely want to continue and give this a go.
01:00:55Mm-hmm.
01:00:56I think you're an amazing person.
01:00:58That's really blind.
01:01:06And Mark, over to you.
01:01:09Yep.
01:01:10Um...
01:01:11Um...
01:01:12Well, it has been...
01:01:23It has been, um...
01:01:27a tough decision,
01:01:28because I do feel like it's...
01:01:30We've been great together.
01:01:32I think you're awesome.
01:01:33I think we work perfectly together.
01:01:35But obviously,
01:01:36we come from two different worlds
01:01:38and two different lifestyles.
01:01:40And it does feel like I'm...
01:01:41at the fork in the road.
01:01:48And I feel like it's, um...
01:01:49I have to give up my life
01:01:51in order for us to be together.
01:01:52Um...
01:01:54You are an amazing person.
01:02:02Um...
01:02:03But...
01:02:05I can't let you go, either.
01:02:09Like, I want us to give it a go.
01:02:12So...
01:02:12Yay!
01:02:17You had me worried for a moment.
01:02:18Never in doubt.
01:02:29That is great news.
01:02:31We're really, really delighted to hear that.
01:02:34Yeah.
01:02:34That's fabulous.
01:02:35I just really have...
01:02:37grown to really have this person in my life.
01:02:40And I've just really realised
01:02:42how much she's a part of me now.
01:02:44After a month together, a full-on...
01:02:46And then to lose her,
01:02:48just for a couple of days,
01:02:49it just feels like your...
01:02:50your arm's fallen off, almost, you know?
01:02:52So I've really missed every part of her.
01:02:54Like, you know, like, she's...
01:02:56Yeah.
01:02:57Really important to me.
01:02:59So what's on the agenda for tonight?
01:03:03You know.
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01:03:24the farmer myself. He's known the farmer all his life. He's known me for five weeks. I
01:03:28was nervous. Hey, pick me. Come here, you can. Have a wonderful night. Thank you. Love
01:03:39you guys. I found myself, can't stop thinking about Christy when I was apart from her, so
01:03:44that's where the decision came from.
01:03:54She looks awesome today and it just makes me decision feel really awesome. I just feel
01:04:03really good about myself.
01:04:05I think I am falling in love. I think it's definitely heading, yeah, I think I made it.
01:04:21Who would have thought, hey? I know. From the moment I saw him, I wasn't too
01:04:30sure. You're like, hmm. Who is this guy? Yeah, but he makes me laugh so much. Like, I'm always
01:04:39happy when I'm around him. Oh, dear. Oh, dear, oh, dear.
01:04:49Coming up, we catch up with the couples two months on. I really did miss a lot of my old
01:05:07life. In hindsight, starting a new relationship was a crazy thing to do. I probably didn't
01:05:12actively try as hard as what I could have. Do you think Mum is better off without Jono?
01:05:17There are quite a few things in the experiment that I certainly wish I'd handled better.
01:05:22I felt like I was one of her rescue dogs and she was trying to train me into what she wanted.
01:05:28But I'm not one of your dogs.
01:05:42I was really happy with Bryce at the end of the experiment.
01:05:46How are you doing? Good, thanks. This is so nice.
01:05:49We both sort of clicked and everything was easy from day one. However, I really did miss
01:05:56a lot of my old life. Thank you. I really missed being able to go out whenever I wanted,
01:06:03go see my friends, go have a drink at a bar and, you know, go shopping whenever I felt like it.
01:06:09Thanks. See you later. And for me, that was a really big adjustment.
01:06:17Everything just happened so fast. I'd only been in Melbourne a few months. New job. I didn't know a lot of people down here.
01:06:24In hindsight, starting a new relationship on top of all that was a crazy thing to do.
01:06:30But sometimes, crazy pays off.
01:06:34Because Erin and I are still together.
01:06:36Bryce and I are currently living in our apartment that we lived in throughout the experiment.
01:06:41And I'm currently paying rent on a fortnightly basis and the bills.
01:06:45And I'm paying for food and everything else that goes along with living out of home.
01:06:49Want to get a photo? Oh. Love one. Love a selfie.
01:06:54I can enjoy all of the things that I loved about my old life and enjoy them with Bryce.
01:07:00There's definitely been some serious budgeting going on from my end.
01:07:05I've had to forego the hair extensions, the fake nails, the spray tans.
01:07:10I question why you would need to do some of that stuff anyway because you're already beautiful.
01:07:15I wish I met you a lot sooner if that's what you think because I would have saved myself a lot of money if I didn't need any of it.
01:07:22Aw.
01:07:23I was definitely a little bit concerned when the experiment started and I found out that Erin never lived out of home.
01:07:35Maybe just don't get me to wash any of your clothes.
01:07:39Why not?
01:07:40I have never used a washing machine in my entire life.
01:07:44I have seen washing being done because they'll shrink. I don't know.
01:07:49I tried to clean my bathroom once and I did the whole thing and then realized I had cleaned it all with oven cleaner instead of bathroom cleaner.
01:07:56Do you have anything else to be washed?
01:07:59No, babe. I think you picked it all up for me.
01:08:01Thanks.
01:08:02But Erin definitely hit the ground running and, you know, learned to use a washing machine and even cook.
01:08:09So I think I can just go, like, put some blobs around and they should distribute as it's cooking.
01:08:15I don't know whether she had just never shown her mum that she could do that scene before or was kind of just, like, playing a little bit.
01:08:21I wasn't putting that on. I seriously couldn't do any of those things.
01:08:24Well, there you go. Well, she learned pretty quickly. That's the main thing.
01:08:28Oh, yeah. That sounds like it would cook something. You're right, Mum.
01:08:34Thanks, Mum.
01:08:35I would definitely say that I've transformed into a domestic goddess.
01:08:39I got a KitchenAid. I've got a whole lot of cookbooks at home now.
01:08:44I, yeah, I don't recognize myself right now.
01:08:47Who am I? It's like Betty Crocker up in here.
01:08:50Sometimes I do feel like a 50s housewife, but I'm strangely okay with it.
01:08:59There you go.
01:09:00If you want it, tell me.
01:09:01Before the experiment, I would say that only a small woman would be a woman.
01:09:04I know that only a small handful of people really knew the real me.
01:09:09But I'm happy to say now that I have 100% let the walls down for Bryce.
01:09:14And I would say that he's also one of those people that know the real me.
01:09:18Oh, there you go. I didn't know that.
01:09:20You should be proud.
01:09:22Number six. Am I number six? Want to know real Erin?
01:09:24Something like that. Yeah, about that.
01:09:25Oh, there you go.
01:09:26In five years time, I'd like to think that Bryce and I are still together.
01:09:32Bryce will be old by then. He's probably going to need a kid.
01:09:36Hmm. Didn't think about that.
01:09:40That's scary. How scary.
01:09:42How old will I be in five years? 31.
01:09:4431.
01:09:4531.
01:09:46What a joke.
01:09:48You're not going to use any of that. You probably are.
01:09:54Def's going to need some Botox at 31.
01:09:56That's for sure.
01:09:57Yeah, I would like to have a family with Erin.
01:10:02To be totally honest, I have grown a fondness for children.
01:10:07Don't get me wrong.
01:10:08I'm not saying that we're going to have kids in like the next week or two.
01:10:12But I'm saying that it's not a 100% no at this stage.
01:10:18Shit, babe. Impressive.
01:10:22That's all I want to say.
01:10:23Awesome.
01:10:31I would definitely recommend this experiment to anyone who's out there looking for love.
01:10:36It's a scary thing to do, but it's worth it.
01:10:41The matchmakers definitely got it right with Bryce and I.
01:10:45We're extremely happy. They couldn't have done a better job.
01:10:53Decision day was absolutely nerve-wracking. I was more nervous on decision day than I was for the wedding.
01:11:09I felt so sick.
01:11:12That took a lot of courage. That wasn't easy.
01:11:14I'm so clear in my decision that I am going to walk away from this relationship.
01:11:21You know, I was so invested in this whole experiment. It was a bit of an adjustment to get back to normal life.
01:11:34It was quite strange going back to my life without having somebody there.
01:11:39You know, somebody to wake up to every day and go home to every day.
01:11:44I do miss Simone. I miss having her around and I miss greeting her at the door each day.
01:11:54Yeah, definitely.
01:12:00There's so many reasons why Simone and I should and could be still together.
01:12:04You know, we got along straight away. From the moment we saw each other, from the moment we conversed, we got along really, really well.
01:12:12It was a fairy tale.
01:12:17Woo! Married!
01:12:19Do you tuck it in or do you just literally lay down?
01:12:21Nah, it just lays over.
01:12:22Yeah, same. That makes it easy.
01:12:24We're on the same page there then.
01:12:25On the same page.
01:12:26And we have so much in common. It is ridiculous how much we've got in common.
01:12:30The building blocks for love are definitely there.
01:12:34The experts got it right on so many levels.
01:12:37But there's one thing that science can't predict and that is how couples will respond living together.
01:12:44You know, I think he found it difficult that I was in his space a lot.
01:12:47So that was probably the hardest part, you know, having to live in each other's pockets.
01:12:56I do have regrets.
01:12:58When Simone started expressing the fact that she wanted more intimacy and that sort of thing,
01:13:03I probably didn't actively try as hard as what I could have.
01:13:10I really think that our relationship lacked romance and Xavier did know that in the end.
01:13:16But he just couldn't, he couldn't change that about himself to offer me that.
01:13:19I put a lot of pressure on myself to make the relationship work.
01:13:24You know, with all the effort that the matchmakers did to get Xavier and I together, I really wanted it to work.
01:13:30But you can't force a relationship to work.
01:13:33It's either effortless and it's going to work or it's just not.
01:13:38Hi ladies!
01:13:40Hi!
01:13:41How are you?
01:13:42How are you?
01:13:44From the experiment I'm definitely a stronger, clearer minded person.
01:13:49Cheers girls!
01:13:50I just know what I want even more so than before.
01:13:54No, I've been on a couple of dates actually, but it's just, um, nothing serious.
01:13:58Nothing serious, like literally like seeing somebody once or twice.
01:14:02The experiment taught me to take risks.
01:14:05You know, I think it was a huge risk.
01:14:07That's how I will continue to live my life from here on in, you know, with love in general.
01:14:11So definitely take risks and see what happens.
01:14:14I should do a girl's trip to Bali.
01:14:16Damn straight.
01:14:17That would be amazing.
01:14:18Who knows?
01:14:19It may happen tomorrow.
01:14:20It may happen in five years.
01:14:22Who knows?
01:14:23But that's fine.
01:14:24It's all part of the journey really.
01:14:26I will take charge of your Tinder profile.
01:14:28I'm a pro.
01:14:29I won't worry.
01:14:30Let me take you into my book.
01:14:37It was hard to pick up the pieces after the experiment ended.
01:14:41I was forced to do some real soul searching.
01:14:45I went into this not knowing where my weaknesses lay, but now I know them full well.
01:14:51Thank you, Simone.
01:14:54And I think the next person that I have a relationship with will probably be pleasantly surprised in the fact that I'm,
01:15:02I'm going to try my hardest to fix the deficiencies that I know I have.
01:15:11I've had a bit of time to reflect on the experiment.
01:15:12I certainly feel that I've grown from it.
01:15:17No regrets.
01:15:18Even though it had its high highs and its low lows, I feel like I learned a lot about myself.
01:15:24I'm certainly feeling that I've come out of it a lot, a lot wiser about what it is that I'm actually looking for.
01:15:30It's been a few weeks and months of just sort of really quieting down and getting some routine back in my life.
01:15:39The experiment for me was not what I expected it to be.
01:15:46It was eye-opening and it was full on.
01:15:47Yeah, yeah.
01:15:48But saying that, I don't have any regrets whatsoever.
01:15:53The chemistry and the energy when we met on the wedding day was weird.
01:15:54Like felt really, really comfortable with him.
01:15:55It was great.
01:15:56It was just a few weeks back in my life.
01:15:57You know, the experiment for me was not what I expected it to be.
01:16:03It was eye-opening and it was full on.
01:16:09Yeah, yeah.
01:16:10But saying that, I don't have any regrets whatsoever.
01:16:14chemistry and the energy when we met on the wedding day was weird like felt
01:16:21really really comfortable with him it was great there's a real connection it
01:16:24was fantastic and she's a really funny girl we just had a lot of fun together
01:16:30we had so many laughs and I thought wow this this really could be something
01:16:35special one of the first red flags for me would have been when myself and Claire
01:16:43were in the canoe and we had a disagreement as such we're not going
01:16:51anywhere near it but you can just keep stirring me up obviously Jono would get
01:16:58very he's not very much a hothead you're the manliest carrying on and having a
01:17:04little huffy tantrums much more difficult because you're carrying on and having a
01:17:07tantrum which had been every day am I angry person have I got a short fuse I
01:17:14didn't think I did until she started continuously telling me that I did it's
01:17:19very hard to have sex with someone who's not there there are quite a few things
01:17:24in the experiment that I certainly wish I'd handled better he is a ghost husband
01:17:32we only watch art house European foreign films it did highlight the fact that at
01:17:37times I can be a bit condescending he's never travel outside of Australia his
01:17:41favorite movie is happy feet it did also highlight I think as well that I am
01:17:46someone who can be a real know-it-all which ironically I kind of already knew and
01:17:54what else we were here tonight sounds like she's like my cancer and my wife so
01:18:00weird I'm pretty sure it's the same thing at certain points I felt like I think you
01:18:06like me I was one of her rescue dogs and she was trying to train me into what she
01:18:15wanted he said that he feels like maybe you treat him like a rescue dog listen to me look how much better
01:18:27the dog is she adopts these dogs that need her she trains them up so caring and loving and awesome in
01:18:42that aspect but I'm not one of your dogs you think mama's better off without Jono
01:18:48yeah you never really liked him anyway did you I'm not really dating at the
01:18:53moment just because I've been so busy with other things I've become an uber
01:18:58driver so if you ever see me out there ubering make sure you give me a five
01:19:02star review and now I have a new foster dog her name is Ruby here we go who
01:19:08happens to have spina bifida and wear nappies until we get your suspenders we've still got
01:19:14the temporary ones all right and you're in ideally I'm hoping that in a couple of years time I'll be
01:19:24using my newfound nappy changing skills on a human baby rather than a dog you know what any
01:19:31see one because I've got it down pat Ruby shut up honestly I hope she's doing really well because I
01:19:46think that she's a really loving and caring person I hope that she does find that certain somebody that
01:19:52keeps her happy and is her rock out there dating yeah few cuties here and there and as I think I
01:20:02said at the start of the show if you ask me out I'll probably say yes at the end of the day I just
01:20:11want someone to love and I want someone to love me and it doesn't sound like it's too much to ask
01:20:16but trying to find that is ridiculously hard and all I can do is just be myself and hopefully someone
01:20:23comes along I definitely still believe in love how could you not love is one of the most beautiful
01:20:29things there is and it's okay that I'm single it doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with me
01:20:35it just means that I haven't found the right person yet like anything in life sometimes you just have
01:20:43to wait that a little bit longer shut up when the experiment had ended I felt that the distance
01:21:06between us was no longer going to be an issue we both were really committed I actually felt like we
01:21:11were already we were starting to fall in love we went from spending so much time together to like
01:21:21just communicating over the phone and sort of almost back to our normal lives definitely harder
01:21:28on Christy she did a lot of the traveling a lot more than me and just seemed it to wear it down in
01:21:34the end that it really did get to her so yeah I'm at an age in my life that if a relationship's not working
01:21:44I will walk away I will make the tough calls and I'm not afraid to be on my own it hasn't always been easy
01:21:54but mark and I are still together we've been going backwards and forwards from Sydney to Melbourne Melbourne to Sydney
01:22:11so I know mark is compromising by coming to Sydney so I know I'll have to compromise and getting a house with a yard
01:22:26how many we can pay quadruple the price but I'll get you that yard how many acres is the yard gonna be
01:22:31acres I thought about one square meter that's a yard isn't it what's that class as a courtyard
01:22:37when I'm on the farm I'm relaxed so he gets a calmer Christy I mean look at me now I'm just so calm
01:22:49how do you my hands so we got today I'm gonna fix some fences yeah well if you want to strap on the tool belt
01:22:58let's go for it there's definitely sexual chemistry there I don't think after three months two people
01:23:05would still be together if there was none we're still together yeah but yes well yeah you you join the
01:23:12lots what's next is mark is moving to Sydney
01:23:24and the next one after that is your member
01:23:33I hope it finishes happily ever after I really do hope it does you know a lot of relationships
01:23:46grow apart but I feel we would be stronger at 80 not physically a little bit of weather coming to be
01:23:58Victoria hey the kids are definitely in the cards for the future but um yeah I'm dealing with this
01:24:07child right now the experts obviously got it right we had an amazing connection but all relationships
01:24:17have a hurdle yeah here we are now very happy so I guess it's it's a good experiment how I see the
01:24:24future with Mark and I we're on the farm we live in our dream house a couple more chickens and family
01:24:29and family and a couple more chickens another 20 chickens
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