So we met on Tinder and we said "I love you"
on the third date.
We moved in after two weeks.
Oh, my God. And we've been together
seven years, married for four.
So, if anything, we can really to the process that you guys
are going through, that, like, yes, it is sped up,
but, like, if it's the right person
like, time doesn't really matter.
So, when you know, you know.
Oh, my God!
What?!
Today is my first hometown,
and I'm in Houston, Texas, with Devin.
Meeting his family is going to be big and huge,
and I'm excited about it.
- Jenn! - Dev Dawg!
I can't believe you're gonna make me run for this.
You look fantastic!
Seeing Devin just makes me feel so excited.
I've missed him.
On the first night, if you told me Devin
was getting a hometown in Houston, Texas,
I probably would not have believed you.
But as the weeks have gone by,
Devin has really surprised me and he's been there for me.
And that's why he's here today,
is because I have very strong feelings for him.
- You look great. - Thanks. You look good, too.
And I'm so excited to see everything
that Devin wants to show me today.
What were you stretching for just now?
Uh, well, it's so fun because usually
I don't know what the is going on,
and it's my turn to get you on the surprise.
I've got a few surprises planned for Jenn today.
I'm really excited to show her the city and show her,
you know, the place that made me who I am.
You know, I've got a lot of good friends here.
My family is all here.
So it's a very important place for me.
And I take the opinions of my family
and the closest people around me seriously,
so if the people that I love here
don't see what I see in Jenn,
potentially it could change things for me, definitely.
So, I've told you a little bit about that run club that we do.
- Yes, yes. - Well, I think we're gonna
get to meet a few.
- Oh, really?! - Yeah.
How often do you run with them?
Every single Wednesday.
- Everyone Wednesday? - Every Wednesday.
We're gonna be getting active, so I hope you stretched.
I didn't. Should we stretch right now?
Show me your best stretch. - Don't stretch. Here they come.
- Oh, no!
Oh, yeah! - That's a lot of friends.
What's up, guys? Hello!
- Oh, gosh! - What's going on, brother?
- Look at these shirts! - Good to see you guys.
The Good Guys Run Club is something
that one of my closest friends started.
Honestly, it was a saving grace for me
because I've never been a runner in my life,
and I was going through a funk, and with the help of my buddies,
they picked me up and introduced me to running.
That created a new outlet for me.
You know, now it's one of my favorite hobbies to do.
I do it every single day when I'm back here,
so I'm glad that Jenn gets to see that.
I didn't know you were so popular, dude.
Some of them like me. Some of them--
Do you guys call him Pete Davidson, too?
Or is that just me? - A little bit, yeah.
Oh, man!
But, yeah, so, I've got a few things in store for us today,
a few surprises along the way
with the people that I love the most.
And I think we'll let Roddy take it away from here.
- Okay. - Yeah, we actually do have
two shirts for y'all right now, so we're gonna go
on a little love run in a second.
Perfect. I want Jenn to
mesh well with my friends, you know?
I want her to like my family
because those aren't people that are gonna go away.
And this is something that I'm really looking forward to.
We're gonna get after it. - I'm gonna beat Devin.
- Oh. - Alright, guys.
So we're gonna start our run. We're gonna go
around this way and just stay on the concrete path
and just follow me, so we'll go do our one-mile loop around.
Let's go.
I'm so excited. Running is right up my alley.
So Devin and I are gonna have a really good time today.
We're on the love run, guys! Love run!
A love run!
Is it a love run or is it a love marathon?
Oh, we're gonna do a love run today.
Or is it a love sprint?
Do you think love is a sprint or a marathon?
Love is a relay race, apparently.
Oh! For you.
♪ We could skip town ♪
♪ Get a little wild ♪
♪ And this place is evergreen ♪
♪ As long as you're coming home to me ♪
- How's my running form? - It looks good.
- Really? - It's kind of a turn-on.
Oh! Devin!
Running through Houston with my run club and Jenn,
it's probably the best feeling I've ever had.
It's amazing, and I just feel
nothing but pure bliss in this moment.
It's an almost surreal experience in my opinion.
♪ I'm running like wild ♪
♪ Running like wild ♪
♪ Soak it in, soak it up ♪
Devin bringing this run club to me
and telling me that these are the people
that are some of the most important people to his life,
like, I cannot be more grateful and honored
and excited being here.
And knowing how much I love to run, I definitely
can see myself fitting into Devin's life here in Houston.
What's the sweetest thing he's done for you so far?
I think we all would love to know that.
Honestly, he's been really good at, like,
just understanding me, and, like, when I'm having a bad day,
he's just there for me, which is hard to find.
Yeah.
What's your favorite trait of her?
Like, overall?
She accepts me for who I am, 100%.
Where in a lot of my aspects of my life,
I've had to, like, sacrifice certain parts of myself
to like, make things work, and with her, it's not the case.
I just accept you for who you are.
Yes. She loves me. Oh! Well--
Something like that. - Ohh!
Jenn is making a great impression on my friends,
and that is something I love, you know?
And especially when my friends are involved,
I want her to feel comfortable in those scenarios.
And she showed me she's more than comfortable.
- Bye, guys! - Bye!
And for her to seamlessly fit into my group
makes me feel great.
I have one more surprise for you.
- Okay - This is my one woman
that you cannot ever get jealous of.
- Okay. Wow. - She's very special to me.
And I can't wait for you to meet her.
- Okay. - Charlie!
Charlie!
Aah! Come see!
- Hi! - Hi, baby girl!
- Ohh! - Hi, baby!
There's another woman in Devin's life that he loves
maybe more than me, and it's his dog.
I love her little run.
Yeah. She's fast. She is fast.
- Good girl! - Good girl!
Oh. Good baby.
It's hot to see what a great girl dad
Devin is to his dog, Charlie.
He loves her, and it's-- it's-- it's hot.
What'd you think of everybody?
Um, I love them. They're all so nice.
It's just been a-- It's been a great day for me.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
What are you thinking for tonight? You nervous?
- No. Are you? - A little bit.
Why are you nervous?
You know, I haven't done this in so long.
Like, basically, like, college, you know?
Yeah, well, I haven't introduced anyone
to my family ever, so...
I get, like, your anxiety around it all.
Is there anything that you want to know
about them before we go?
Is there anything I should know?
- My dad is gonna be there. - Okay.
And, um, he is a person
that has popped in and out of my life
when I was a lot younger.
Um, we've definitely had our problems.
But despite what I've gone through
with my father in my life, I couldn't get married
or get engaged without his opinion.
Absolutely. Absolutely.
In my history of, like, my family,
like, relationships, they never lasted,
um, up until my mom recently. - Mm-hmm.
You know, for me, it's like I want to do right by my family
by bringing home the right one, you know?
And that's just, you know, me and my fears.
You know, I have such a good feeling about you.
I just want it to be that way, you know?
Like, I want it to be the right one,
and I want them to see that on my face.
That's where you're coming from.
That's an important step for me.
Yeah, absolutely. My family hasn't had
the easiest time in relationships,
and I don't want to be another one of
those pieces of that puzzle.
My biggest fear for tonight is probably
for my family to not accept Jenn.
You know, I don't want them to see some external thing
that I don't see and them point it out
and it become, like, the biggest thing
about Jenn and I's relationship.
It would throw a wrench into everything.
There's a lot of things I need to figure out today,
so we'll see what happens.
"Welcome home, Devin. Howdy, Jenn."
Aah! I love that!
That's cute as hell. Wow.
Did you know that they were gonna do that?
I had no idea.
They don't even do that for, like, my birthday.
Oh! Aww!
That's definitely my mom's idea. She's the best.
I can't wait to meet her.
Jenn and I are about to walk in to meet my family.
And I'm not gonna lie-- I'm super nervous
in this moment, you know?
I-I didn't get to do this
with my last relationship, and it's not something
that I ever thought I would be doing anytime soon.
And lo and behold, here we are.
Okay. Tell me again who I'm meeting.
Yeah, so-- Yeah. So you're gonna have my mom, Jennifer.
Yes. My dad, Temo.
Temo. - It's much longer than that,
but just call him Temo. - Okay.
My grandfather, Gary. Okay.
My grandmother, Phyllis. My brother, Pierce.
And I believe that's it.
Your stepdad is here.
Oh, my stepdad, Todd.
Oh, my God. I forgot him completely.
That's how nervous I am. Okay.
You know, I haven't introduced a girl to the family
in 10 years, so I'm scared for sure.
Y-You know, I'm a strong person,
but I'm gonna need to lean on you in there.
You can always lean on me.
I just want everything to go right,
and I don't want to let myself down
and I don't want to let them down in these moments
because I have let them down before,
especially with my choices in women.
And, you know, this is something that I'm proud of,
and I just want it to go right.
Hello? - Devin!
What's going on?
- Ohh! - Oh, my gosh!
Who's better than me to greet you...
Mwah!
Love you, love you, love you.
This is Jenn. Hi!
Everybody, this is Jenn.
So nice to meet you - This is my grandmother.
Devin expresses all the time
how unconventional his family is and how untraditional it is.
And he was nervous coming into today,
but his family coming all together
for him and for us means so much.
It's so nice to meet you.
Hi, Papa. How are you?
How are you doing?
Hi, Jenn. Temo. Jenn.
- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
Oh, Devin! Hi, Mama.
Family is so important to him
and so getting his family's approval is huge,
so I am nervous meeting his family.
I loved the sign outside.
Yes?!
That was such a nice surprise!
Yeah! - We've missed you so much.
We've had quite the journey.
- Crazy journey. - It has been.
We've been all over the world. Mm-hmm.
- Where'd you go? - Well, we went to
Melbourne, Australia.
-Yeah. -Awesome!
You want to take the reins on these-- on that one?
Um, so have you guys heard of Thunder Down Under
in Australia? - Oh, in, uh, Vegas?
Yeah, yeah! Hey, my dad knows.
He put on a little show for himself.
Oh, we did, like, a whole strip show.
It was-- It was the most-- Dude, it was--
Why does that not surprise me?
Oh, you know what's gonna surp--
You're gonna be surprised at what I wore.
It was nothing. - Oh, no.
-Oh, no! - He wore a G-string.
He wore something. - Oh, no. Don't say that.
Very-- As little as they could possibly let me wear.
I am feeling so excited
to have Jenn here and to meet her.
She seems super genuine, super sweet.
And I could see the jitters between both of them,
but in a good way-- the happy jitters,
the, um, the giddiness.
But, of course, I want to make sure her intentions are sincere.
That would probably be my number-one concern.
And then that was our last group date, right?
But that night, you opened up to me about some things,
and Devin got the group-date Rose that night.
I did. It was intense and a very nervous experience for me,
but Jenn really helped me pull through.
And, um, Jenn has been that person
who has been there for me, and that was a huge deal for me.
I can see the chemistry between both of them.
I'm excited. I'm a little nervous.
Devin, you want chat? - Yeah. let's do it. Come on.
Once I talk to Devin and talk about certain concerns,
we'll see what happens after that.
How do you feel? How are you feeling in all this process?
Um, I told her I'd fallen in love with her,
but I'm pretty sure I love her at this point, you know?
And I'm not scared to say that to you.
I'm scared as hell to say that to her.
- Of course. - Um, but she's--
She is a person that I do see the rest of my life with.
But I don't want to tell her I love her
and then for her to turn around
and tell somebody else that she loves them, too.
Yeah, that's-- that's the scary part.
You know, we haven't been the luckiest family
with relationships, you know? - Yeah. You can say that--
Yeah. You can say that again.
And I've seen Mom struggle.
I've seen you struggle. And Pierce.
I mean, everybod-- everybod-- everybody, you know?
Like, everybody here is-- is--
Has gone through something in life.
Yeah, and for me, I want so hard
for it to be different this time.
And I don't want to be wrong, you know?
I know you guys want the best for me.
- Hundred percent. - I just want you to be honest
and-- and let me know
if there's anything that I'm missing.
The only concern I have, because it's--
There's other guys around, and I don't know.
I don't know the other guys. I know you.
- Yeah. - I know you.
And I know what you're capable of.
I know what you do.
So, yeah, that's the only thing
that kind of worries me a little bit.
And I don't want you to get to the end
and then have your heart broken.
- Yeah, yeah. - You know?
My dad is a realist.
He's somebody that I rely on
when it comes to this kind of stuff,
but I think that I'd be lying if I said
I wasn't worried about telling her I love her
because I don't want her to turn around
and tell that to somebody else.
That's something that scares me.
When I say "I love you," I want to know
that I'm the only one.
So I gotta ask the question.
Um, what makes Devin special?
He is so emotionally intelligent,
so himself, so confident.
And, you know, Devin has talked to me a lot
about the way he grew up and his family,
and it's not the most traditional.
And we related a lot on that
because I grew up in a similar but different way.
Um, my parents are also divorced,
and I don't have a relationship with my dad at all.
And it was very tumultuous growing up.
And Devin and I just shared a lot of similarities
in how we felt about the way we grew up
and what we've learned from it.
And he's spoken so highly of you.
Thank you so much. Yes.
And I-- You know, it took me a while to get to my love story.
And, you know, I didn't always model
the best relationships for Devin and Pierce and...
Being a single mom for so many years,
it was-- it was challenging. - Yeah.
Um, but I really put my focus in them,
and, you know-- and then now here I am.
You know, I've found my love story with Todd, his stepdad.
And I think Devin really appreciates seeing that,
you know, how happy I am.
But it hasn't always been easy for him.
Absolutely.
Devin's mom is so resilient,
and she's still so optimistic,
having gone through everything that she's gone through and...
Definitely reminds me a lot of my mom
and how much she loves me and how resilient my mom is, too.
So, do you feel like you're-- you're falling for him?
Where's your heart in all of this?
Yeah, so, Devin and I have expressed to each other
that we are falling for each other.
- Aww! - Um, he told me
he was falling for me before I did.
And I'm not the most emotional person,
and it took me a couple weeks to get there,
but I just really felt like we've gotten to a point
in our relationship where I feel so strongly for him
and can really see a future with him.
- He has a lot of love to give. - Yeah.
But, of course,
I don't want to see Devin get his heart broken.
I know there are three other guys,
so I know you're in a difficult spot,
but I hope that, you know,
Devin is a shining star in all of this.
I could see Jenn as part of our family,
but it does make me nervous that there are three other guys
in the same situation as Devin.
And if he's not the one that Jenn chooses,
his heart could potentially be broken,
and I worry about that for him.
How was your-- How was your conversation with Jenn?
It went well. So how are you feeling?
It has been a very weird experience for me.
- Mm-hmm. - So I don't know.
I'm just looking for some motherly advice
about this whole process.
Well, I will say that, um, I--
You know, I want to make sure your intentions are sincere
and your heart's in the right place.
I've been to places with this girl in my heart and in my soul
that I've never been with with anyone else.
- Right. - So it does scare me, you know,
that I feel this way about this girl.
And I want it to work so bad. But...
You know, it bothers me
that there's other people still involved.
I can't stand that. - Right.
I can't sit here and tell you that I'm fine with that.
I'm not. Not at all.
I know.
You talked about, you know, feeling a certain way with her.
How are you feeling?
Do you feel like you're falling in love?
No, I love her.
Are you already in love with her?
I love her. I love her.
And this, I think, is the first time that I'm in love...
for real.
Have you told her you love her?
Okay. - I'm scared to tell her.
I don't like the idea of saying "I love you" to somebody
and then that being turned around
and being said somewhere else.
Well, and that's gonna be my advice.
If you're feeling that way, don't hold back.
I think you need to tell her that you love her,
and especially because there are other guys involved.
You're not gonna be the one if you don't.
Yeah.
You know you're my hero.
- Ohh. Thank you, Devin. - I love you, Mama.
Oh, I love you. I love you so much.
- I love you, too. - I do.
I think sometimes Devin can be reserved
so that he doesn't get his heart hurt,
but as a mom, I want Devin to have that happy future
and his own love story that I know he could very well have.
- Love you. - Be good.
He needs to take that risk.
He needs to go all-in and open up to her
and share those feelings with her
and let her know that he is in love with her.
Goodbye. - Bye!
- See you later!
If he really, really wants to be the one,
he's got to take that risk and share with her how he's feeling.
- Oh, she's so cute. - Isn't she the sweetest?
She's so cute. I love her.
Oh, my.
I had so many fears coming into today.
Hm. I don't know why.
I think it's 'cause I've felt
a certain way about you for a while.
And, you know, I told myself so many things
walking into this moment.
Jenn, I told myself that I was, you know,
not gonna walk in here and make assumptions
based off of the situation and how I feel, but...
I [bleep] don't care anymore.
I love you. I love you, Jenn.
I need you to know that, okay?
I'm so happy.
Devin loves me!
Makes me feel really giddy and excited and happy.
And it's a really good feeling.
I want you to know...
I am falling so hard for you.
And even with today, I just feel like my feelings
have grown exponentially more for you.
And I feel like I got to know
even more about you and a different side of you.
And it's just-- It's unreal.
I feel like you're not even real.
Aah! I'm a real person. You can touch me.
- I feel like you're not real. - Touch me.
I want you to know that I really do see a future with you.
I love that.
Right now I'm feeling ecstatic.
I'm excited, but I'm also like, "Holy [bleep]," you know?
To finally be able to just say what I've been feeling.
I feel like, you know, a weight's been lifted
off my shoulders in a sense.
It was the best day. The best day.
I'm gonna miss you.
I'm gonna miss you, too.
But guess what. I'll see you again really soon, okay?
Okay.
I've never been this happy with a woman,
and I feel like I could get
everything I've ever wanted in my life.
We are in Fairfield, Connecticut,
and I'm at Jeremy's hometown.
I mean, it feels crazy.
Who would have thought we'd get to this point,
meeting his family?
He was my last one-on-one date, and I did that
because I was so sure of how I was feeling about him.
I feel like I grew a lot closer to Jeremy last week,
but we haven't expressed our feelings to each other yet,
and I need to get some answers and figure out
if, truly, Jeremy could be my life partner.
Ooh!
Mmm! Unh! How are you?
- I missed you. - I missed you.
- Welcome to Connecticut. - Thank you!
- My favorite park. - Oh, it looks really discreet.
Did you take me here to kill me or what?
Yeah, something like that.
Um, we are going to do something I would do as a kid.
It'll involve a little shopping. - I love shopping.
And then you'll get to meet my family later.
- I'm excited. - You ready? This way.
I feel great about Jenn right now.
I'm excited to see her.
And today, me and Jenn, we're gonna go shopping.
She's already taken me to two markets--
one in Melbourne, one in Seattle--
so I figured I'd take her to one in Connecticut,
and I think she'll have a good time.
And that's all I'm gonna say for now.
I love the sign. Did you make that just for me?
I did. Jeremy tells me
we're going shopping. I'm thinking he's getting me
some jewelry, a new pair of boots.
♪ We're avocados, we're avocados ♪
We roll up, and, uh, it's a-- it's a little grocery store.
♪ It's very yummy for your tummy ♪
- Hmm! Move those hips.
This store is crazy!
Did that cow just move?
Yeah.
This is the wildest grocery store I've ever been to.
There's animatronics. There singing milk cartons!
♪ Smile, folks, that's the style ♪
There's doughnuts and cake.
Ice cream. Popcorn.
Oh, my God! What is that thing?!
That's Wow the Cow. It's crazy in here!
There's cows everywhere!
That's what you sound like.
Moo!
This is definitely the most Jeremy date
that I could ever imagine, but I'm having the best time.
Wait. Let me throw one into the mix.
No, I can't do that!
We cannot stop laughing when we're together,
and I think that is the best thing in a relationship.
I haven't been in the best relationships,
so to be able to feel like I can be 110% myself with Jeremy,
that's really rare to have in somebody.
Do you like popcorn? Sure.
I love some glazed nuts. Let me tell you.
Oh! You can say that again.
We have the same exact sense of humor.
And just seems like he has the right qualities I'm looking for.
How's your day going? - Wait, wait. Whoa. Hold up!
Slow down! Jenn, you're going fast there.
Ice cream here. Bag boy, hurry it up.
She's got places to go, things to do.
Bringing Jenn here today
gives a little glimpse into what the future could hold, you know?
I'd probably be looking forward to--
to grocery shopping now.
I love lobster.
Do you like yours light or chunky?
- Chunky, obviously. - It's juicy.
This place is very nostalgic to me, and it would be fun
to think maybe our kids could come here one day.
That is so good. I have lobster in my nose.
Oh, my God!
That's my aunt.
- Ohh! What?! - Wait. I need to say--
- What?!
Jeremy's aunt appears,
and I have butter dripping down my mouth.
Perfect. I'm definitely a little embarrassed.
This is my mom's sister, Debbie.
Oh, nice. I'm Jenn. It's so nice to meet you!
- How are you? - I'm so sorry.
I'm good. How are you?
Oh, my gosh. I missed you.
- Aww! - Aww!
I missed you, too. Love you. Bye.
- Small world. - Tell everyone I say hi.
- It's so nice to meet you. - Have a good day.
Thank you. You too!
Today has been kooky, crazy, and so much fun.
With Jeremy and I, it's always gonna be a good time.
We're always gonna have fun together.
But fun and games aside, I am looking for a life partner.
My mom loves flowers.
I would love to make a bouquet for your mom.
So, tonight, meeting his family,
I do really want to see a more serious side to Jeremy,
and I want to be able to know if we really do have
a future together and I do really need to know
if he's ready for an engagement.
Some white, some color. Elegant.
And I just want to be able to make sure that
him and I are on the same page at the end of the day.
I hope she likes it. - So sweet of you.
Aww!
- Do you really come back here? - Yeah, all the time.
I had an amazing day with Jeremy.
We had so much fun together.
And I'm excited to see the people
who gave him his sense of humor
because I do feel like there is a lot more to uncover.
- You nervous? - A little, but that's okay.
- Don't be nervous. - No. I'm excited.
I'm excited, mostly.
You'll do great.
Jeremy hasn't expressed his feelings to me yet,
so I want to make sure that Jeremy is going to be ready
for everything that comes at the end of this.
- I think I hear them!
- I know that laugh.
- Hi! -Jeremy!
- Hi! - Everyone meet Jenn.
It's really great to just see everyone.
They're all so excited to see me,
but also meet with Jenn.
Oh, she made this.
Oh, thank you so much! So nice to meet you, Jenn.
So nice to meet you. Thanks for having us.
Jenn will be meeting my mom, Karen...
her husband, Michael...
Nice to meet you. Hi.
...my older sister, Lindsey...
her fiancé, Alex...
and my younger sister, Emily.
Hi! I missed you!
I could never get engaged
without introducing Jenn to my family,
so I want to see how Jenn really fits in with them.
So the important question. How did you guys meet?
- It's funny. I was, um--
I was standing by this big mansion,
as I-- as I-- as I usually do sometimes.
And he walks up to me.
And, uh, you want to tell the rest of that story?
We want to hear. You know, I came up
in the sports car, introduced myself,
and I was like, you know, "I know what they say about,
you know, guys who drive these kinds of cars.
Like, overcompensation.
But I just wanted to let you know
that I have, like, a really big--
like, a really big [bleep]."
That was my face, too.
Well, I knew that if she--
if she wouldn't take that seriously,
then that's a great start.
Well, at least you can tell he's got balls.
Jeremy and Jenn, they have a good sense of humor
back and forth. They were cute together.
They were sweet together.
But when she was named the Bachelorette,
she described what she looks for in a guy,
and I said to myself, "That is not Jeremy."
I'm glad you guys got to meet Jenn.
Every, like, minute with her has been so much fun,
and I'm glad she's here right now.
Cheers.
Jenn and Jeremy seem to kind of
complement each other pretty well.
Jenn, mind if we have a quick talk?
Yeah, let's do it.
But I am just really curious
as to if she sees a future with him
and if they're really serious about this.
How have you known that Jeremy is somebody
you've been interested in
as opposed to all the other guys that you're seeing?
With Jeremy, like, we always have such a good time together
and we have, like, the best laughs together,
so it's been really great to have somebody like that
and to feel so myself.
There's something really special there,
but we haven't expressed our feelings for each other yet,
so I don't really know exactly
where his head is at in all of this.
He tells me he doesn't have walls up and he's like--
he's like an open book,
but I do think he's holding back a little bit.
Do you think that Jeremy's, like, ready for everything
that's coming at the end of this?
Do I think he would be ready to get engaged
in just with the timeline of you guys dating?
Maybe not, but, I mean,
I think that he probably does want a partner
who will make him happy and, like, fulfilled in life.
Jeremy can be a little bit guarded.
He takes a little bit of time.
But when she told me that they hadn't
really expressed their feelings for each other,
I did feel like that was a benchmark
that I would have liked them to hit already.
They have some more conversations
that they need to have and just kind of lay it out on the table,
be open with each other.
Do you really feel like you could see a future with her?
Yeah, I do.
Um, we'll see how the next few weeks ago,
but I've just never, like, been, like,
so happy around someone and, like, been myself,
um, which I did not expect coming into this,
but I have been, so I couldn't ask for anything else.
You spoke with Jenn? - I did.
- How was that? - It was good.
I asked her what she liked about you.
She said that you were funny,
which I said, "You don't have to lie."
And then I asked, um, how she felt about you.
- Mm-hmm. - And she said that
you got some walls up, my guy.
She said I have walls up?
- Yeah. - I don't think I do.
I mean, I think you can be a little bit... guarded.
Guarded?
It is a bit shocking that,
uh, Jenn thinks I'm guarded,
only because I've been so confident
in me and her pretty much this whole time.
She had kind of said that you guys hadn't expressed really
how you felt about each other, like, the depth of your emotion.
Even though I've been trying to be my vulnerable self,
it takes me time. - Love you.
I'm not gonna sit here right now and say like,
"Oh, I'm gonna propose to her tomorrow."
Like, I'm taking it day by day right now.
So tell me-- where are you at with everything?
Um, I'm very happy with everything.
I'm fully comfortable around her,
and I've been like that since the first time we chatted,
which is huge for me 'cause I'm not that way with everyone.
Like, I've never had so much fun with one person.
- So you've had fun together? - Yeah.
Have you talked about anything else seriously?
Like-- - Yeah. I didn't, like,
feel the need to, like, rush into deep stuff.
It'll obviously come up. Um...
But I think just the fact that, like,
we are always making each other smile effortlessly.
How about you-- Yeah, but it's one thing to have fun.
Like, do you feel that you know her well enough
that this is the person
you want to spend the rest of your life with?
'Cause it's not a game. - It's a big que-- I know.
- It's not a show. - It's your life.
Me and her have talked about that.
Like, we both only want to get married once.
We only want to get engaged once.
Like, it's-- We understand it's a big deal.
I mean, she's dating three other guys at the same time.
I know, but she likes me the most.
If it makes you feel better-- - That's your confidence.
She was dating 24 other guys at the beginning.
I don't know if that makes me feel better.
I'm just saying.
Seriously, I want you to think
long and hard what you want going forward
because this is such a commitment.
- Oh, really? - Yeah.
And she seems like a nice girl, but I just met her.
You barely got to talk to her. Yeah.
So...
I'm skeptical just because I don't even know if it's love
because I don't know that they really discussed how they feel.
So if it's not love,
it definitely shouldn't be an engagement, so...
I just wanted to know where your head's at.
Because you're dating four guys, which has to be crazy,
like, keeping everything in order.
Um...
how's it been with Jeremy compared to the other guys
or how he stands out?
Yeah, I mean, that is a big question.
It is hard to compartmentalize everything,
and I never thought I'd be someone
who's in a relationship with four different people.
- Right. - But we just can always
have the best time.
But he also is a mush ball, and I know that he cares,
and he's thoughtful. - He is thoughtful.
And he's there for me.
But this is, like, not a game.
It's-- It's your future together.
You think that you and Jeremy have a bond
that really goes beyond the fun part of it?
He wouldn't be here if I didn't think
that he could be a life partner for me.
But I do think sometimes we can get
a little bit too comfortable in the fun,
and that does scare me a little bit.
Like, do you think he could be ready for an engagement
at the end of this?
- I just met you. - I know.
So it has a lot to do with you as a couple.
I think if it was the right person, he could be ready.
- Mm-hmm. Yeah. - But, like, I don't know
how you two really are together, and it just worries me
that this is, hopefully, a lifetime commitment.
You know, if you end up getting engaged,
you really only want to do it once, if you can.
You know? - A hundred percent.
So that worries me.
Jeremy's mom is unsure if he's ready for an engagement,
and that definitely is not encouraging.
I wish you good luck on your journey.
- Thank you. Thank you. - And then who knows?
We'll see. Alright.
It scares me that she doesn't seem
super hopeful about the relationship.
Thank you, guys, so much. Seriously.
- Bye. - Bye.
Right now I'm feeling a little... conflicted.
I guess I wonder if Jeremy and I can go the distance.
Or is there just something missing with us?
- Hmm. - Ooh!
I don't really want to say bye to you.
Me neither. I know. We had the best day.
Mm-hmm. Um...
but there is an engagement at the end of this,
and I feel like things are flying by,
we're doing so well,
and we are really on the right track.
And I guess my concerns for you is, like,
are you ready for that?
Yeah. And, like, what I told you last week is true.
Like, I'm-- I'm ready for it with the right person.
- Mm-hmm. - And, like, my feelings for you
have gotten, like, so strong.
You make me happy, and, like, my sisters
kept asking and my mom asked, and I'm like-- "Yeah.
Like, I've been so happy because of her."
And I know I haven't told you this,
but, like, I am falling for you.
Like, I just love being-- I love being with you.
Like, genuinely. - Mmm!
That just makes me so happy.
I feel so close to you.
When I say I'm falling for Jenn,
it means that I love being with her
and I can't imagine not being with her.
I was confident with me and her coming into today,
and I'm even more confident coming out of today.
And I really do think she's feeling the exact same way.
- Hugs... You're a joke.
I wanted to hear him express how he's feeling about me.
This is a huge step for both him and I.
I know a life with Jeremy would be so great.
We'd have so much fun together.
But I don't know. I think today has been hard.
Having his family be so skeptical
if Jeremy was ready for this engagement
definitely left me with some questions.
We only have such little time left.
I'm just hoping that Jeremy can get there with that time.
I am in San Diego, California,
and I will be meeting Jonathon's family today.
Jonathon makes me feel very seen and understood,
which I need in a partner,
and we're very similar in a lot of ways.
We can have fun together all the time, which I love.
But Jonathon talks a lot about how he has an emotional wall up
and it's hard for him to be vulnerable,
and he hasn't expressed his feelings for me yet,
so my biggest hope is that he really can start
to open up to me because I want to be able
to see him as my future fiancé.
Aah!
- Hi! - How are you?
A little howdy.
- I missed you. - I missed you more!
How are you? - I'm good. How are you doing?
- Good. You look good. - It's been a while.
- I know. - Welcome to San Diego.
- I love it. - Have you been here before?
I've never been here, but I've been to San Diego.
- Okay. So this is my hometown. - Okay.
We have some unfinished business that we need to take care of.
- Mhm! - Let's go have some fun.
- Okay. Let's do it. - You ready?
- Where are we going? - Come on. Come on.
To say I'm excited is an understatement.
Every time we hang out, we pick up exactly where we left off.
Same energy, same fun, same smiles.
So, we have a whole setup. Mhm!
I'm so excited! I'm gonna show you up.
Both Jenn and I played lacrosse in college,
and it's one of those weird, random things
that you don't get to share with that many people.
It's still a relatively small sport.
I got us little matching jerseys.
Amazing. I love that.
Check these out.
With my number on it?! I love it!
We're gonna have some fun, have a wide open field,
and just mess around a little bit.
Three, two, one. Go.
Can you do a round-off?
Is that where you go like...
You know, with Jonathon,
we can have so much fun together
and we have this great physical chemistry together.
There you go.
Feel like I'm back in high school. Whoo!
I haven't played lacrosse in so long,
so to have a partner be able to see this side of me,
like, I'm just so excited.
I feel at peace right now.
Right? - You're not shooting
from right there. - Oh. Gotcha!
Playing with Jonathon, it feels so natural.
It feels like this is something we'd be doing on a Saturday
with our kids one day.
Nope. It's going in anyways.
What?! That was out of bounds.
Ahh! - You little cheater!
So, I think the most special thing
about Jenn and I is that unspoken energy.
It's fun. It's exciting. It's sexy.
Yeah, it's beyond special.
I wanted to score that one.
We both have strong feelings for one another,
but I think the internal battle for me is, like,
I've been lied to in my past relationship,
and it kind of stops me from jumping into things too quick.
I want to make sure everything with you
feels good going into tonight.
Yeah, I think tonight is gonna be really great for us
and helpful to break down some more walls
and to continue progressing the way we want to.
So I'm hopeful that tonight's gonna go well.
As far as the walls, like, yeah,
I think there's obviously walls, you know?
- I know. - That was because of
the relationship I told you about it
that just was really tough for me.
Obviously, like, I was lied to. after two years.
- I know. - And, you know, you believe
good and well that everything is, like, great up until that point,
and then you find out something about a person
is not what you thought at all. - Mm-hmm.
I just want to be able to help you break through that
and, like, get to that trust with me and get to a point
where you do feel comfortable in sharing everything.
I mean, I told you weeks ago I can see something here.
Mm-hmm.
It's a hard feeling to explain because it's like--
Mm-hmm.
I don't use the term, like, "love" lightly.
- Mm-hmm. - So it's like--
I don't want to say "love" if I'm not fully there, you know?
My worst nightmare would be for you to be like,
"Well, why do you love me?"
And may not be able to answer wholeheartedly and honestly.
Mm-hmm.
I totally appreciate Jonathon's honesty
and being so open about where he's at,
but it worries me that he isn't able
to fully lean into his feelings for me.
I mean, Jonathon's talked a lot about
how his family is huge for him
when he's in a relationship to allow him to trust,
so I know that today will be very important
for Jonathon and important for our relationship.
I mean, I think it just comes back to, like,
letting your walls down, like, that emotional intimacy.
And, like, when you finally really do let me into everything,
like, that will speak wonders to us.
I cannot wait to introduce her to my family.
The stakes are massive.
I want to see what my family thinks.
I want to see her interact with my family.
Are you ready? - Let's do it.
I want to see it for myself to know whether or not
I can get to the point of saying that I'm falling for her.
I can't wait for you to meet them, genuinely.
They're gonna love you.
I'm about to meet Jonathon's family,
and I'm nervous and I'm excited.
I'm so excited.
Jonathon did say that getting his family's approval
is so important if this whole thing is gonna work for him.
And it's gonna be fun. So him getting
that validation from his family,
it's gonna propel our relationship
and help us get to that level that I want us to reach.
I want to know really where he's at with me and
if he's gonna be able to let down those walls a little bit.
You guys think you'll be able to see?
I'll be able to tell if he likes her right away.
Might have to give it a few minutes.
-Yeah. - I can hear 'em.
- Yeah. - Mm-hmm.
You remember who you're meeting?
Yes. Your mom's Lisa. Yeah.
Your dad is Mitch. Yep.
Your brother, Zach. Yeah.
And his wife is Emily. Yes.
And your sister is Kristy.
Perfect!
- Let's go. - Okay.
I do think body language will be huge.
Yeah.
- Oh, my God. - Oh, no!
- Hello. - Hi.
- This is Jenn. - Hi. Hello.
Hi. I'm glad. It's nice to meet you.
I am beyond excited to introduce Jenn to my family.
I think the word of the day is "clarity," you know?
When I get some of the reassurance from my family,
it'll answer a lot of questions for me
and kind of open up my mind to be like,
hey, this is potentially the right person for me.
How are you feeling? Tell us everything.
Everything? Yes.
There has been a lot that has happened.
We went to Australia. - Amazing.
And then we went to New Zealand.
We did, like, wine tasting. - Private wine tasting.
He ate a grape after we stomped our feet in it.
Ew! That was when I knew.
I didn't really believe the saying "when you know you know"
until I met him, and then I was like, "Oh."
So, we met on Tinder. We met online.
And we said "I love you" on the third date.
- Oh, my God. - And we've been together
seven years, married for four.
So, if anything, we can really relate to the process
that you guys are going through that, like, yes, it is sped up,
but, like, if it's the right person,
like, time doesn't really matter, so...
- Mm-hmm. - How did you know?
Probably your dance moves.
-Hmm!
Honestly I feel like they're a good match.
They look happy together.
- Hi. - Hi!
But I also understand that John is a slow mover.
The last serious relationship he had,
it went from happy, healthy to, like, toxic at the very end.
And I'm just protective of John.
The last thing I want to do is see him get his heart broken.
It's fast for me. I don't know.
- Yeah, it is a fast process. - Yeah.
I mean, like, I get it because, like, we moved fast,
so, like, it's not impossible. - Yeah.
But, I mean, he is the younger brother, so...
I get that. Totally.
Do you feel like you're falling for any of the other guys?
Yeah. Yeah. I have very strong relationships here,
and I wouldn't be here
if Jonathon wasn't a strong relationship.
So does that mean you feel like you can...
let yourself fall in love with him?
Do you feel that way?
Yeah, I mean... Oh, there's a smile.
She gave you a smile.
I think...
I mean, it's definitely-- It's scary for me,
but I do think we're, like, on the cusp of that.
I can't help myself. I'm just feeling very, like--
I want to be protective of John, so I don't...
Listen. I can totally understand where you're coming from.
So I appreciate your honesty, and I 100% get it.
You just don't want him to get hurt.
Yeah, I know. For sure. That's more or less what it is.
Jonathon's brother, Zach, gets emotional with me.
It's not easy to hear that from a family member
who cares so much and protects Jonathon so much.
I really appreciate it. - It was nice meeting you.
I can only hope to impress them,
and I can only hope that they see what I see
between the two of us.
Jonathon's talked so much about you. Seriously.
So I was very, very excited to meet you.
Yeah. I don't know Jenn.
And I don't want to see him get his feelings hurt.
So I want to know what makes her think
he's going to be that good partner.
You know, it seems like you guys are really
quite smitten with each other. - Yeah.
Um, like, could you see yourself
with John long term, then?
Yeah, I-- I honestly really could.
And being here, like-- I don't take meeting you
or meeting his family lightly at all.
I think we've built a lot of great groundwork.
He is someone who really sees me and understands me,
and that's something that's special to me
because I haven't had that before.
I mean, the one thing that I'm struggling with,
with him is, like, I understand
his previous relationship was really tough for him.
I related to a little bit of that.
I've been through a toxic relationship myself.
But it's been challenging
to figure out exactly where I feel about Jonathon
because I know he's holding back a little bit,
and I can understand why.
Yeah. I mean, there's four guys total.
Is he a contender?
Is he realistically someone you're gonna pick?
I mean, I wouldn't be here if he wasn't.
- Okay. - I mean that wholeheartedly.
Like, every moment is just
making our relationship stronger and stronger,
and that's why it's giving me so much hope for the future.
I think Jenn is adorable. She is so cute.
I think she's smitten with John, and that I loved.
So I think there's a lot of potential.
I think there's a lot of work to be done, as well.
Like, John has to kind of let down his guard
and just be a little less cautious.
But that's not something that's easy for him to do.
I want you to be happy. I want her to be happy.
You have to play big to win big, right?
- I agree. - You could also lose big.
But either way, you're gonna be glad
that you put everything in.
So don't hold back if this is what you want.
Yeah. You're saying literally all the right things right now.
Good.
She seems really wonderful.
And I hope that you get everything you want out of this.
My sister is the sensitive one, you know?
She's very emotional.
I love you so much. - I love you.
But when she speaks from the heart,
like, you know that what she's saying is true
and you got to listen.
Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you.
Of course.
But my mom is my biggest star.
You know, she is the most big-hearted person,
and what she has to say carries weight.
So, one thing she had mentioned is that
you are, like, cautious, and that's a concern for her.
Why are you holding your emotions back?
I think with all the good that comes up,
also fears come up.
You know, I have worries that, like--
Is this time that I've gotten to know her--
Is this just, like, what she wants me to see
or is it what she really is?
You know, that's why I hold so much importance on today,
getting your guys' reassurance and your thoughts on--
"Yeah. You guys are in a really, really good spot."
I think that would allow for me to kind of, like,
dive in and not hold back as much.
But I want you to be 100% honest.
- Okay. - Is this the person
you see me with long term?
Honestly? Absolutely.
I like that she's fun.
I like-- You know, and not one time did she bring up looks.
Not one single time. It was more about what's inside,
how you communicate, that you're there and you support.
So, like, right away she just was comfortable,
and I thought that was very awesome, actually.
I could totally see you with Jenn.
I think they're a great match.
He's gonna have to trust and just say, "Okay, I'm all-in."
Like, either you're in or you're out,
but you can't just sit here halfway.
You've got to jump and just risk the fall.
You have to, at some point, close your eyes
and just be willing to fall back and just trust.
And you know what? It's not always gonna work out.
And it's gonna sting. It's gonna hurt.
But you'll never know if you don't put it all out there.
And then you'll have that reservation
and that question in your head like,
"Ah. Should I have done this?"
This takes a lot of courage,
to put yourself out and be vulnerable.
And, you know, you just have to take that chance.
- I love you so much. - Love you, too.
Getting that approval from my family
was a giant leap forward.
I got clarity.
Today was exactly what I needed.
Getting to just see Jenn and my family interact
and hear the things that my family said about her
was amazing.
- Bye. Thank you guys so much. - Bye, guys.
My family said to lean in and take a chance,
put it all out there, and listen to my gut.
You know, that's what this is all about.
Genuinely... - Yeah.
Thank you for everything in there.
They loved you.
This opened my eyes to so much.
And I love so much about you that it's...
Am I getting there? One hundred percent.
- Me too. - When I said that
this would be the thing that would open my eyes...
it would be impossible for me to not say that I am.
What was that again?
- No. Don't you dare. - What do you mean?
I actually didn't catch that.
Jennifer Tran... - Mm-hmm.
I am falling for you.
It's so good that it's true,
and I need to allow for myself to feel that
and fall for that.
And I am.
Jonathon Johnson, I am also falling for you.
It's like we're in middle school and we can't spit it out.
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
I am falling for Jonathon.
And to know that he's falling for me makes me so excited.
I just wanted it to get to a certain level today,
and it really did.
I feel that we really are on the right track
for something real here.
He could be my husband at the end of this.
Today was another giant leap forward for Jenn and I.
Bye.
You know, I have a lot of confidence right now.
Jenn told me that she could see me at the end of this.
We have a special connection,
and I want to see where we can take this.
Today I am in Tacoma, Washington,
meeting Marcus' family, and I'm feeling excited.
- Hello! - Hi!
Tacoma looks good on you.
- Does it? - Yeah.
- How's it going? - Hi!
Welcome to Tacoma.
- Thank you. - You look beautiful.
Thank you. Missed you.
I feel very hopeful about Marcus.
I could really see myself falling in love with Marcus.
- Wanna go for a little walk? - Sure.
- Alright. Let's go. - Okay.
I mean, my feelings have definitely grown
in the past few weeks, and especially last week,
having a second one-on-one date,
but it's been really hard for him to open up to me
and express how he's feeling.
I know that my feelings are further along than he is,
and that's scary.
So, today, with meeting Marcus' his loved ones,
the people who are most important to him,
I am hopeful that he expresses his feelings for me.
There's just a lot of weight on today.
Why are you sitting so far away?
I don't know. How are you?
So good. I'm excited for you to meet everybody.
Okay. So who am I meeting? What's the game plan?
Right. So you're gonna be meeting
my little sister, Gabriella. - Yes.
She's been the most consistent person in my life.
And very excited for you to meet her.
Me too.
My adoptive parents will not be there today,
but you will meet Scott and Sue. - Okay.
So, when I was a young Ranger,
I was looking for mentors and kind of parental figures,
and they really stepped in and filled that role for me.
And that's kind of where I realized that, you know,
my friends here in Tacoma are more than friends.
They are my family. - Mm-hmm.
So it's just the fact that you're here
and that I get to introduce them to you,
it's a very, very special day for me today.
- Yeah. I can tell. - I don't want anyone else.
Aww. - Aww. That's so nice.
- Come here. - Oh...
Having Jenn here in Tacoma
and getting to meet my family and my friends
and all the people that I care about,
it just feels like a-- a clashing of worlds
for me in the best possible way.
But I'm definitely feeling nervous
because I can't wait to see kind of
how Jenn interacts with-- with everyone.
- We love Marcus. - Ohh!
I love Marcus!
I cannot believe we're gonna see him.
This is a pretty big group of Marcus' people.
I think sometimes we might be a bit of a...
Intimidating. - Bit of a group to walk into.
I hope your brother told Jenn what she's getting into.
We'll know by the look on her face.
- Alright. - Okay.
- How are you feeling right now? - I'm excited!
I really am. I'm excited. - I want to remind you
that they're gonna love you. - Thank you.
You need to walk in there and just know that.
- Okay. - Um, and I think they'll--
they'll remind you a few times in there, but...
- Aww. - Yeah. I think...
it's gonna be a blast.
- Okay. - You ready?
- Mm-hmm. - Alright.
Here we go.
I don't want to get into it.
- Hi! - Hi!
What?! What?! Hello, everyone.
This is Jenn. This is everyone.
Hello, Gabby. Ohh. Hi! This is my sister.
Ethan. I'm gonna make my rounds here.
Hi. I'm Sue. Oh...
We open the door, and I see everyone
that I care about and that I love,
and it instantly feels like home to me.
Wait. Can you guys tell us, like, where you've been?
Marcus was my first one-on-one date.
- Really? - What?!
Very, very lucky. Yeah.
Yeah. So we did something very casual.
- We went skydiving. -No way!
And, yeah, we got up there, and he was really great with me.
Aww! And he was--
Yeah, he was really good. He calmed me down.
You guys were in the plane getting ready to jump out?
Yeah. I thought I was going out first.
I'm like, you know, Jenn needs see someone do this
before she can do it.
And they just kind of, like, kick her out.
And I was like, "Okay! I'm coming for you, Jenn!"
I wanted to go first.
I need to break your fall somehow, you know?
I know Jenn's a tough girl and she can handle herself,
but to see her so seamlessly fit in
with, you know, my friends and family is impressive.
and it makes me-- it makes me hopeful.
It is beautiful out today, huh?
Yeah. Isn't it?
But I've struggled this entire journey
to open up and to stay open,
and so today I'm looking for clarity and wisdom
from my friends to help me,
like, unpack how I feel about her.
I'm doing everything I can to stay open to the possibility
of falling in love and having a future with Jenn.
But I think I'm kind of stuck somewhere between
really, really liking someone and-- and loving them.
And I don't know.
Maybe I'm beating myself up a little bit because I'm, like,
not in love with her yet.
But, you know, I still do have hope that that can happen.
You know, what's the main read you're getting from her?
I know that she knows I feel strongly about her,
and I know that she feels strongly about me.
But if and when we fall in love,
I think we're both kind of, like, waiting for each other
to, like, take that step or, like, to make that known.
And Jenn is, like, incredible.
So, you know, I wonder how much of it
is because I'm, like, afraid.
You know, like, the last thing that I want to happen is to,
like, miss a great thing sitting right in front of me.
But, like, I think I just need enough answers
to take that leap, and I think
that's kind of what today is for me,
is kind of getting some of those answers
and getting some of that clarity.
You know, I know that there's nobody
that's gonna think it and analyze it more than you.
I just hope that you come to the right realization.
This whole thing is extremely scary to me.
I think it's really hard for me to let people in.
And with Jenn, I think she can kind of sense
I'm struggling to get there fully with her.
She's waiting on me to figure out how I feel,
and I don't have the answers that I'm looking for right now,
so I'm terrified.
So how has it been?
How do you feel about getting engaged?
Do you think that's a possibility with Marcus?
I definitely see Marcus
as someone that I can have a future with.
I think he'd make a great husband.
I think he'd make a great father.
But we haven't really expressed our feelings to each other yet.
- Okay. - I do fall hard and fast
sometimes, and for him, he did say, you know,
it takes him a little bit more to open up and...
- Sure. - ...a little bit slower of a burn.
And I get that. So it does make me scared.
I don't know exactly how he's feeling.
I feel so strongly for Marcus,
but I am scared of falling in love
with somebody who is so perfect and amazing
and someone who I feel like I really do have a future with
without really knowing how he feels.
So I'm excited to talk to Gabby, his sister,
because she is someone who knows Marcus so well.
He talks so highly of you,
and I can feel the love that he has for you.
And it reminds me so much of me and my brother.
So what made-- You know, what makes my brother stand out?
Marcus and I, I think, have, like, a connection
that I can't really, like, describe fully,
but since our first one-on-one date,
you know, he really opened up
about a lot of things that he's been through,
and I realized he was someone I really cared about.
But I don't know exactly how much he feels for me.
With Jenn, I can feel
that her heart is pure
and that she is truly looking for love.
But I'm a little nervous because, you know,
the internal instincts of me are, like,
be protective, ask the right questions.
I also want to make sure
that he doesn't get hurt in the long run.
So, you know with, like, all the trauma
and the ups and downs through his life,
that those have put up some pretty strong walls.
And that's one thing that I know he struggles with,
is just allowing himself to be vulnerable.
I know he's been through a lot,
and I've also been through a lot.
And in the same way,
we're both kind of scared to open up
and scared to be vulnerable and scared to really fully fall.
Do you love him?
I can picture myself in love with him, for sure,
but I've been holding back a little bit
just because I'm scared.
Um, and, yeah, I think, um...
I don't know.
Lot of emotions. Scary.
I care very strongly for your brother.
And I mean, yeah,
I am definitely falling in love with him.
And I think that I get scared
'cause I also don't want to get my heart broken.
I've been there.
Just seeing him with you when you guys were walking in,
like, I felt the energy and I felt the connection,
and I've never seen him genuinely have that smile
on his face that I saw on him with you, so...
I think-- I genuinely think that he's happy in this, so...
That makes me really happy to hear.
Jenn could be that person
that he needs in his life to balance everything out.
I just want him to be happy at the end of the day.
He deserves it.
He's gonna through so much in life that he just--
He needs someone that can keep up with his stubbornness
and his overly clean house and...
...and his big heart.
How do you feel about Jenn so far?
- Oh, I like her. - Yeah?
She's pretty-- pretty sweet, pretty nice.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
What do you like about her?
She opened up pretty-- pretty easy.
Um, how are you doing with everything?
Are you opening up pretty good? - Yeah.
I mean, I think I'm opening up as best as I'm able to.
So, like, the whole thing is pretty fast.
At the end of this, there's an engagement, right?
And the engagement is a really big deal to me.
And I think it's a big deal to me
because I want to make sure that I'm doing that
with the right person.
And I think that just the...
speed of everything is what's kind of making it hard
for me to... get out of my own way.
So I know, like, the feelings that I have for her are real.
I know that I like her a lot,
and I want to be able to connect with her on a deeper level
before I start kind of professing
those feelings of love.
Do you have those potential feelings for her-- love?
I've let her know that I do really like her,
and she knows that I move slow and she knows why.
Let's say you make it to the end.
Yeah.
What are your feelings with that?
It's honestly hard for me to picture right now,
but then again, like, you know all the big dreams
that I have for myself, and I always set these,
like, high goals and these high expectations.
But the thing that I want more than anything else
is to be a father.
You're gonna be one heck of a father.
You love so big.
- Yeah. - It could be the best thing
if you just let that guard down and let it in.
It's all scary. Love is scary.
But it's definitely worth it at the end of the day.
Yeah. Love ya.
I love you.
My sister-- she knows better than anyone
that struggle that I have between the mind and the heart.
- Love you. - Alright. Come on.
Today the wisdom imparted on me
was to open my heart and to listen to my heart.
Jenn meeting my friends and family...
It's kind of showing me that I am deserving
and I am worthy to find love with Jenn.
Love you. - I love you.
Good to meet you.
Meeting Marcus' family,
I feel so welcome here.
Thank you, guys. - Ciao!
This is a family that I could see myself
being a part of, that I would want to be a part of.
How are you feeling?
- Really good, actually. - Are you?
It's a family that I see could be my own one day.
So I hope that Marcus feels the same way.
I had so much fun today, and it was not as scary
as I thought it was going to be at all.
No, you did great,
and it honestly means the world to me.
So, like, I'm nothing without my friends.
I'm nothing without my family. - Mm-hmm.
And, you know, so it's--
it's not a small deal that they love you.
And the way that they feel about you
is an extension of the way that I feel about you.
So...
I want you to know that, you know...
I am falling for you.
I know that because of just how happy you make me.
And I hope that today meant as much for you as it meant for me.
I just feel so happy.
Marcus was able to really finally let those walls down
and tell me that he's falling for me.
I feel like I've been waiting so long to hear those words,
and I am just so excited.
And I know that it can be hard to let your walls down
'cause I'm the same way.
I don't want to get my heart broken, either,
but I feel so strongly for you.
And, um, especially after today, I'm falling for you, too.
I saw Jenn fitting into my life today,
so I can definitely see it.
Jenn is everything I've ever wanted.
I'm falling for her now, and everything that led up
to this moment was-- was worth it.
Come here.
I'm gonna miss you. Me too.
See you in L.A., I think?
Don't forget about me.
Oh, gosh. I could truly envision
a future not only with Marcus, but with his family, too.
Bye.
It just feels like the right time,
and it feels like everything's falling into place.
It's been an amazing week.
Hometowns is a really big turning point for me.
Each of these relationships grew so much this week
because these guys were able to express
how they were feeling to me.
I really do feel so strongly for each of these four men,
and that's why tonight's rose ceremony
is just gonna be so hard.
Probably gonna be one of the hardest nights that I've had so far.
Oh, speak of the devil.
I've never seen Jeremy so happy.
I know. What's his deal?
The guys are meeting up. One last conversation
before we head into the rose ceremony tonight.
These guys have been my best friends for the last few weeks,
So as much as, like, we are competing for Jenn's heart,
like, we've developed some really great relationships here,
so it's gonna be nice to catch up.
Ahh.
So... which one of you is going home?
Yeah, it's not like any of us just, like, dislike each other,
so it's, like, cool to sit here and hang out,
but there's, like, the elephant in the room.
Yeah, there is a big elephant.
This is the last time we're gonna be together.
Like, besides for rose ceremonies.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- Who had a good hometown? - I had a great hometown.
We all had a great hometown.
I definitely went into it super nervous,
but my mom and my brother, they both made good points.
One thing that they made note of was this was, like, the first time
I walked through the door with a girl where I was just...
cool, calm, and collected and, like, just happy about it.
And she was like, "That's the biggest thing that I noticed about you,
was how normal you were with this girl."
And, so, right now, like, with the family involved,
I get to a place in my head where I want to know.
Like, I want to know if I'm the one. Like, I don't want--
It's kind of tough right now to not know. [Bleep] you.
I loved it because I'm like,
"Oh, this is what, like, a normal day could be like."
And I felt, like, very good leaving hometown.
- Yeah. - Maybe I should be
more nervous, but I feel, like, very, very calm right now.
We're all at peace, right?
I mean, I am at peace with how things are.
I really wanted clarity,
and I got a lot more of it that I wanted.
And there's just no reservations on it.
Just sitting down with everyone,
I think that everyone's feeling really confident
about their hometowns.
The guys seem like they, you know, if given
the opportunity, that they would get down on their knee
and, like, not have, you know, any reservations about that.
I mean, I had a lot of good moments
where I felt really sure. Yeah.
Especially with her meeting my family and meeting my friends.
It was kind of that little clarity
that I needed, too, so...
You know, as happy and as excited
and as optimistic as I want to feel,
like, I just kind of feel like I'm, like, behind right now.
And I'm, like, trying my best to, like, understand why.
I had my hometown with my sister
and, like, a bunch of my friends.
I think I went into it looking for, like, clarity,
and I think I walked out of it with some clarity.
- Mm-hmm. - Um, but, yeah.
Like, I think, like, kind of just where I'm at,
like, I think that I have, like--
Maybe I'm like-- like, have reservations
or, like, hesitations about, like, how I'm feeling.
You know, I think I'm afraid.
Like, for, me to go into an engagement,
like, there are some things
that I need to feel unapologetically in my heart
for me to, like, get down on a knee
and know that it means everything that it should mean.
Um, yeah, that's where--
It's kind of where I'm at with everything.
I don't know if anyone's feeling, like, similar, but...
Like, I don't have any more reservations for her.
Like, it's all out there now, you know?
Like, "This is where I am. This is what I want in life.
And I can see you there."
Honestly, like, it's like this feeling of, like,
shame of, like, not being there yet.
Like, what are those guys doing
that I'm, like, incapable of right now?
It does make me feel like
there's, like, something wrong with me.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
- Good luck, guys. - Good luck.
Going into this rose ceremony,
there's no reason
that I should be feeling the way that I'm feeling.
Whenever it's just her and I,
like, the world is-- is very small.
It's just-- It's just us, and that's all I'm thinking about,
and I'm loving every second of it,
but Jenn deserves to have guys here that are certain.
It's scary that...
...something that's bringing so much, like,
good and happiness into my life could--
could be gone.
This is a rose ceremony I'm going into
where I have no inclination of what's going to happen next.
My hometown was a very big step in--
in Jenna and I's relationship.
You know, I told her I loved her there.
I don't know anymore where I stand with her.
I know I'm in a good place, but I don't know
where that ranks amongst the rest of these guys.
I'm nervous, and I'd be lying if I said my heart wasn't pounding
out of my chest at this point.
If I went home tonight, it would hurt a lot,
because I don't want to sabotage something that could be
really good for-- for the both of us,
but I think she can kind of feel that I'm struggling
to, like, meet her where she's at,
and I think that, if I go home tonight,
it's because she has, like, run out of patience.
I'm worried that something that makes me extremely happy
could be, like, taken away.
We're back.
Were back, like we never left.
My relationship with Jenn keeps progressing,
and I feel very strong about us.
After her meeting my family,
I told her I was falling for her.
The smile that I saw from her,
I mean, it went from, like, a serious face
to, like, a really happy one.
How you doing, brother?
So I could think of me going home, but it--
like, it doesn't, you know, rationalize in my head.
But it could be, you know, delusion.
Getting a rose tonight would mean everything.
You know, I'm really confident, just based on hometowns.
Watching the way that she conversed with my family
and the things my family had to say about her,
I couldn't help but, you know, feel that feeling.
A beautiful night for some heartbreak.
Ain't that the truth?
Somebody's going to get their heart broken tonight.
God, I hope it's not me.
Hey, Jenn, it's great to see you.
Hi. It's great to see you, too.
- You've been a busy lady. - Yes.
- You look fantastic, as always. - Thank you.
- Four hometowns this week. - Mm-hmm.
- Four families. - Yeah.
Been dying to know. How'd it go?
Went really well.
I think I went into the week
wanting to get some of these guys
to express their feelings for me.
By the end of the week,
I do feel like I got a little bit of that.
The big question, though--
are you falling in love with them?
I am. I definitely--
I'm definitely falling for all four of these men.
And that's why-- that tonight is so hard for me.
You really got to think about
what it is you want... - Yeah.
...what's going to make you happy.
- Yeah. - If you do that,
it's the right decision. - Exactly.
Okay, Jenn, can I take that for you?
Yes, please.
Alright, Jenn, good luck.
- See you. - It's great seeing you again.
Good luck, boys.
Yeah, good luck, fellas.
This week has been my favorite week so far.
I feel like I got to know you guys on such a deeper level.
I sat with your families and was asked
just about every question about me, you, us,
and these conversations led me to ask myself hard questions.
What do I need in a relationship?
What I need is trust,
equal partnership,
emotional vulnerability,
to love, and to be loved.
And I'm starting to feel those things here.
I truly feel so lucky,
and that's why tonight I have to make
one of the hardest decisions I've had yet.
Devin.
Devin, will you accept this rose?
Without a doubt.
Jonathon.
Jonathon, will you accept this rose?
Of course.
Gentlemen, Jenn,
it's the final rose tonight.
When you're ready. - Thank you.
Marcus.
Marcus, will you accept this rose?
I would love to.
Thank you.
Jeremy, I'm really sorry.
Please take a moment. Say your goodbyes.
Good?
Like, obviously, it sucks, but I had the best time.
I really do want you to know how grateful I am
for everything that you've taught me.
To be able to be effortlessly myself,
and to have those laughs with you
and to have all those moments means so much to me.
I've been myself with you this whole time...
- Yeah. - ...which I appreciate you
for that, 'cause I'm not always like that with everyone.
- Mm-hmm. - And even though
it ended like this, I'm at ease a bit
'cause I know that whoever is in there will take care of you.
- That means a lot. - Yeah.
I've been confidant in us the whole time,
and I thought we were always on the same page,
which, obviously, it sucks, but,
like, I really just want you to be happy.
And, look, you'll always have a place in my heart, actually.
Thank you. You, too.
I'll miss you.
It is hard to watch Jeremy go.
It's someone that I wanted to see a future with,
but I just didn't see it fully there.
I started this journey with 25 men, and I'm down to 3,
and what's really gotten me this far
is that I have opened my heart up
to allow myself to accept love when it comes.
But, like, Jeremy did say,
like, he thought that we were on the same page,
and makes me think, like,
do I think I'm on the same page with someone here
and they're not on the same page with me?
I'm absolutely petrified of that happening.
Next week is overnights and fantasy suites,
and I think it's going to change everything.
Coming up next week...
Wow. My God.
...it's two back-to-back nights of The Bachelorette...
Look at this.
...Monday and Tuesday.
This week is fantasy suites,
and there's no better place to fall in love than Hawaii.
I would love to call you my fiancée,
and I would love to call you my wife.
There's 1,000 amazing things that I could say about you
'cause you're so incredible.
I have three guys here who I feel so strongly for.
I can't hold back my feelings anymore.
I would be lying if I didn't tell you
that I am in love with you.
You make me feel amazing.
You deserve all the love in the world.
But...
I'm not there yet.
I'm struggling right now.
It's terrifying to be in love with someone
who isn't there yet.
What if the other guys feel the same way?
Don't want you to be afraid
to tell me how you're really feeling.
As my positive, like, loving feelings grow,
so do, like, my fears and my worries.
I want to get to the end,
but I don't know how to get there with you.
I don't know how to be what you need me to be.
Am I doing something wrong?
Plus...
it's The Men Tell All.
I don't give a about you. I don't respect you.
All your favorite men are back...
Bro, you don't know about love. You're a kid.
You're not going to belittle me and disrespect me.
Shut up.
...and they've got a lot to say.
You were very arrogant in that moment.
I brought this book. I want to give it to you.
You said one thing to eight guys, then you went back on it.
Shut up, everyone.
It's all next Monday and Tuesday night
on The Bachelorette.