1 00:00:02,042 --> 00:00:03,083 - ♪ Get up, get up, get up, get up ♪ 2 00:00:03,208 --> 00:00:05,417 ♪ We about to get it started 3 00:00:05,542 --> 00:00:07,458 [cheers and applause] 4 00:00:07,542 --> 00:00:08,917 ♪ Let's go 5 00:00:09,042 --> 00:00:11,333 - Hello, "MAFS" family, and cheers to a brand-new 6 00:00:11,375 --> 00:00:14,167 episode of the "Married at First Sight: Afterparty." 7 00:00:14,250 --> 00:00:16,167 I'm your host, Keshia Knight Pulliam, 8 00:00:16,250 --> 00:00:19,792 and I am so excited to chat about tonight's episode 9 00:00:19,875 --> 00:00:22,417 with Lauren, Austin, and Michael. 10 00:00:22,500 --> 00:00:24,958 Michael, you and Chloe returned from your honeymoon 11 00:00:25,042 --> 00:00:26,708 on tonight's episode. 12 00:00:26,708 --> 00:00:30,333 How was it going on vacation with your stranger wife? 13 00:00:30,375 --> 00:00:32,000 - We had a really good time with each other, 14 00:00:32,083 --> 00:00:33,333 but it was also very intense. 15 00:00:33,417 --> 00:00:34,708 - Mm, mm-hmm. 16 00:00:34,792 --> 00:00:36,625 - So I think we're both trying to roll with the punches 17 00:00:36,708 --> 00:00:39,292 but also really enjoy each other's company. 18 00:00:39,375 --> 00:00:40,417 - Yeah. 19 00:00:40,542 --> 00:00:42,458 I mean, you guys are doing really good. 20 00:00:42,458 --> 00:00:48,083 So, Austin, we saw your Russian spa day on tonight's episode. 21 00:00:48,167 --> 00:00:49,125 Would you ever do that again? 22 00:00:49,208 --> 00:00:50,667 - I would do it again. 23 00:00:50,792 --> 00:00:52,250 It was a lot of fun. 24 00:00:52,333 --> 00:00:54,750 It was my first spa day ever. 25 00:00:54,833 --> 00:00:56,500 - OK, well, that's not how massages normally go, 26 00:00:56,583 --> 00:00:58,167 just so we're clear. - That's fair, yeah. 27 00:00:58,250 --> 00:00:59,875 - When I saw the hats, I was like, 28 00:00:59,958 --> 00:01:01,333 oh, this is going to be good. 29 00:01:01,500 --> 00:01:04,042 This is going to be good. - It was a wild experience. 30 00:01:04,125 --> 00:01:07,708 - OK, so, Lauren, after some back and forth, 31 00:01:07,708 --> 00:01:10,833 what ultimately made you decide to go on the retreat? 32 00:01:10,917 --> 00:01:15,000 - Clare's my girl so we kind of had this deal that we'll 33 00:01:15,042 --> 00:01:17,042 both go and kind of just fade into the background 34 00:01:17,167 --> 00:01:17,833 and let the couples do their thing. 35 00:01:17,875 --> 00:01:19,333 - OK. 36 00:01:19,375 --> 00:01:20,333 - Well, I tried to fade into the background. 37 00:01:20,417 --> 00:01:21,583 - [laughs] 38 00:01:21,667 --> 00:01:24,000 Well, with that, it's safe to say this weekend 39 00:01:24,083 --> 00:01:26,042 getaway was one for the books. 40 00:01:26,167 --> 00:01:29,250 That's why we're calling tonight's signature cocktail 41 00:01:29,250 --> 00:01:31,375 the Couples Collision Cooler. 42 00:01:31,458 --> 00:01:32,417 - Wow. 43 00:01:32,500 --> 00:01:34,333 - This cocktail consists of gin, 44 00:01:34,375 --> 00:01:38,167 cucumbers, mint, and sliced lime, topped with tonic water. 45 00:01:38,250 --> 00:01:39,625 - Cheers, guys. - Cheers. 46 00:01:39,708 --> 00:01:40,667 Mm. 47 00:01:40,750 --> 00:01:41,958 OK, guys. 48 00:01:42,042 --> 00:01:43,500 Let's get started. 49 00:01:43,583 --> 00:01:46,000 Michael, on tonight's episode, you and Chloe 50 00:01:46,042 --> 00:01:47,958 talked about her emotional breakdown 51 00:01:48,042 --> 00:01:49,958 on the final night of your honeymoon. 52 00:01:50,042 --> 00:01:51,750 Let's watch that back. 53 00:01:54,500 --> 00:01:56,000 - I think last night was a good insight. 54 00:01:56,125 --> 00:01:59,083 I mean, it's a good model for us that, you know, 55 00:01:59,208 --> 00:02:02,000 you took the initiative of taking that leap of faith 56 00:02:02,042 --> 00:02:05,333 and like, you know, telling me how you felt 57 00:02:05,417 --> 00:02:09,208 and not having a real indicator of how I could potentially 58 00:02:09,292 --> 00:02:11,083 react because we haven't touched 59 00:02:11,208 --> 00:02:12,833 on too many things like that. 60 00:02:12,958 --> 00:02:14,667 - You made me cry, geez. 61 00:02:14,792 --> 00:02:16,208 - But for the record-- 62 00:02:16,292 --> 00:02:17,208 - You're like, let me just say all the right things 63 00:02:17,292 --> 00:02:18,542 that you want to hear. 64 00:02:18,625 --> 00:02:20,208 - For the record, it was a good cry, right? 65 00:02:20,292 --> 00:02:22,708 - Oh, it was a really good cry. 66 00:02:22,792 --> 00:02:24,250 - Tell me about that. 67 00:02:24,375 --> 00:02:26,875 Have you just always known the right thing to say? 68 00:02:26,875 --> 00:02:28,000 - Honestly, no. 69 00:02:28,042 --> 00:02:29,333 I think in my younger years, 70 00:02:29,458 --> 00:02:31,583 I was more in the mindset of like if we got 71 00:02:31,708 --> 00:02:33,667 into a challenging conversation, 72 00:02:33,750 --> 00:02:35,917 I'd get into the mode of like waiting to speak, right? 73 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,250 I would think of something and be like, 74 00:02:37,333 --> 00:02:38,333 oh, I really want to say this. 75 00:02:38,417 --> 00:02:39,667 - Oh, so you'd stop listening? 76 00:02:39,750 --> 00:02:41,625 - Not intentionally, but that would happen. 77 00:02:41,708 --> 00:02:43,167 -Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. 78 00:02:43,208 --> 00:02:44,667 - So what I've learned as I've gotten older 79 00:02:44,750 --> 00:02:46,417 is that if you're just in that moment to receive it, 80 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:48,292 then naturally the words will come to you. 81 00:02:48,375 --> 00:02:50,375 - You know, that's the most important part 82 00:02:50,375 --> 00:02:51,375 of communication that a lot of people 83 00:02:51,458 --> 00:02:53,708 don't realize is listening. 84 00:02:53,792 --> 00:02:55,833 You know, I love to see it. 85 00:02:55,917 --> 00:02:57,125 So, Lauren, seeing this exchange 86 00:02:57,208 --> 00:02:58,917 between Chloe and Michael, 87 00:02:59,042 --> 00:03:00,125 how do you feel about it? 88 00:03:00,208 --> 00:03:02,292 - As the resident crybaby of the bunch, 89 00:03:02,375 --> 00:03:04,708 I'm glad that she-- that you put 90 00:03:04,792 --> 00:03:06,208 her at ease about her tears. 91 00:03:06,333 --> 00:03:08,375 And I always say it's not really the conflict 92 00:03:08,458 --> 00:03:10,542 that erodes relationships. 93 00:03:10,625 --> 00:03:12,167 It's the how you bounce back from it. 94 00:03:12,250 --> 00:03:14,500 And I think that was a great bounce back. 95 00:03:14,583 --> 00:03:16,000 - So we're going to change subjects. 96 00:03:16,083 --> 00:03:17,333 We're going to go on a lighter note. 97 00:03:17,375 --> 00:03:19,667 Michael, what are you learning about Chloe 98 00:03:19,750 --> 00:03:22,583 during these first few days of marriage that, you know, 99 00:03:22,667 --> 00:03:25,167 make you believe that this can truly be your forever wife? 100 00:03:25,250 --> 00:03:26,583 - I think the thing that stands out to me 101 00:03:26,667 --> 00:03:28,500 is just how empathetic and caring she is. 102 00:03:28,500 --> 00:03:29,750 - Mm-hmm. 103 00:03:29,875 --> 00:03:31,042 - I mean, one of the things that I knew going 104 00:03:31,125 --> 00:03:33,250 into this is that that's an area-- 105 00:03:33,333 --> 00:03:35,500 not so much the caring part but the empathy part-- 106 00:03:35,542 --> 00:03:38,667 I know I have a lot to learn in that space. 107 00:03:38,750 --> 00:03:41,042 So that right off the bat made me feel like there's-- 108 00:03:41,125 --> 00:03:43,750 there's really something here that could make us last. 109 00:03:43,833 --> 00:03:45,375 - I love it. 110 00:03:45,458 --> 00:03:48,625 Well, while Chloe and Michael were soaking up the final 111 00:03:48,708 --> 00:03:52,042 moments of their honeymoon, the other spouses and non-spouses 112 00:03:52,125 --> 00:03:54,000 embarked on the couple's retreat. 113 00:03:54,083 --> 00:03:57,208 Take a look at this clip. 114 00:03:57,292 --> 00:04:01,208 - I am looking to really kind of just turn the page 115 00:04:01,292 --> 00:04:02,375 on everything that's happened. 116 00:04:02,500 --> 00:04:04,667 Honestly, Lauren, I am glad you're here. 117 00:04:04,792 --> 00:04:05,583 I'm glad you showed up. 118 00:04:05,667 --> 00:04:07,625 It makes me feel better in a way 119 00:04:07,708 --> 00:04:09,458 that I don't really know how to explain. 120 00:04:09,542 --> 00:04:11,167 But I'm happy you're here. 121 00:04:11,250 --> 00:04:13,375 - Glad to be seen. 122 00:04:13,458 --> 00:04:16,833 [dramatic music] 123 00:04:16,875 --> 00:04:19,500 - The shade in that "glad to be seen." 124 00:04:19,583 --> 00:04:21,167 - You know, I'm just trying to keep it cute. 125 00:04:21,292 --> 00:04:22,458 - It's cute. 126 00:04:22,542 --> 00:04:23,792 - I'm not mad at you. 127 00:04:23,875 --> 00:04:25,083 - I knew Orion was coming. 128 00:04:25,167 --> 00:04:26,125 He told me he was planning on coming. 129 00:04:26,208 --> 00:04:27,833 - OK. 130 00:04:27,958 --> 00:04:29,958 - Him coming wasn't the factor of me not wanting to come. 131 00:04:30,042 --> 00:04:31,833 -OK. 132 00:04:31,875 --> 00:04:33,167 - It was more so just "why am I here on a couples retreat," 133 00:04:33,208 --> 00:04:34,708 you know? - Got it. 134 00:04:34,833 --> 00:04:36,750 So in that moment, I'm just sitting here thinking, like, 135 00:04:36,750 --> 00:04:38,292 we don't really got to do all that. 136 00:04:38,375 --> 00:04:40,333 We already had the Lauren-Orion show. 137 00:04:40,417 --> 00:04:41,625 - Right, it's over. - It is over. 138 00:04:41,708 --> 00:04:42,500 - I mean, what do you really think? 139 00:04:42,542 --> 00:04:44,333 What does Orion want? 140 00:04:44,417 --> 00:04:45,500 Like, what does he want to gain out of a conversation? 141 00:04:45,583 --> 00:04:47,375 - Child, you tell me. [laughter] 142 00:04:47,458 --> 00:04:49,958 I genuinely never know what he wants. 143 00:04:50,042 --> 00:04:51,542 I never know what he's thinking. 144 00:04:51,625 --> 00:04:54,750 I honestly thought this was going to be like one of those, 145 00:04:54,833 --> 00:04:57,208 hey, and keep it moving type of couples retreat with him, 146 00:04:57,292 --> 00:04:59,500 but not overly talkative. 147 00:04:59,542 --> 00:05:01,167 Because all we do is talk. 148 00:05:01,167 --> 00:05:02,500 - I feel you. 149 00:05:02,583 --> 00:05:04,125 - I just don't want to talk anymore. 150 00:05:04,208 --> 00:05:05,667 - You just be getting exhausted, like-- 151 00:05:05,708 --> 00:05:07,000 - I talked more in that 10-day relationship than I think 152 00:05:07,042 --> 00:05:08,250 I did in some long-term-- 153 00:05:08,333 --> 00:05:09,500 - Not in that 10-day relationship! 154 00:05:09,625 --> 00:05:11,583 - Like, I'm a really fun gal. 155 00:05:11,667 --> 00:05:13,000 And I just feel like all I do is 156 00:05:13,083 --> 00:05:14,792 cry and talk and cry and talk. 157 00:05:14,875 --> 00:05:19,083 And now I just really wanted to just have fun with everyone, 158 00:05:19,208 --> 00:05:20,250 him included. 159 00:05:20,333 --> 00:05:21,833 - Yeah, absolutely. 160 00:05:21,917 --> 00:05:24,292 So on a lighter note, this house is pretty fabulous. 161 00:05:24,375 --> 00:05:26,000 - Yes. - So I know you know. 162 00:05:26,042 --> 00:05:27,167 Whose house we all at? 163 00:05:27,250 --> 00:05:28,667 Because you knew. 164 00:05:28,792 --> 00:05:30,667 - Yeah. 165 00:05:30,708 --> 00:05:33,792 He was a professional football player for the Denver Broncos-- 166 00:05:33,875 --> 00:05:35,125 - OK. 167 00:05:35,208 --> 00:05:38,375 - And one of my all-time favorite players. 168 00:05:38,375 --> 00:05:42,792 And I actually, through like a distant connection, 169 00:05:42,875 --> 00:05:44,333 knew his personal chef. 170 00:05:44,458 --> 00:05:47,583 So I like would see her stories of his house. 171 00:05:47,667 --> 00:05:49,000 - And you're like, that's the house. 172 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:50,875 - And I just knew, yeah, when we walked downstairs, 173 00:05:50,958 --> 00:05:51,958 I was like, oh, my goodness. 174 00:05:55,750 --> 00:05:56,583 Austin, before the couples retreat, 175 00:05:57,333 --> 00:05:59,583 you mentioned to Becca that you wanted to work on intimacy. 176 00:05:59,708 --> 00:06:03,083 But that plan was quickly derailed. 177 00:06:03,208 --> 00:06:05,417 Take a look at this clip. 178 00:06:09,375 --> 00:06:11,167 - I really don't know what happened. 179 00:06:11,250 --> 00:06:13,333 He just rolled out of bed and went. 180 00:06:13,375 --> 00:06:17,417 [dramatic music] 181 00:06:17,417 --> 00:06:20,458 He had said, so just so you know, 182 00:06:20,542 --> 00:06:23,500 I'm going to go sleep in the big bedroom, 183 00:06:23,583 --> 00:06:25,208 and you can come if you want. 184 00:06:25,292 --> 00:06:28,750 But it didn't feel very inviting. 185 00:06:28,833 --> 00:06:31,708 - Austin, so can you help us understand what was happening? 186 00:06:31,792 --> 00:06:34,125 Like, how many drinks you had, what was going on? 187 00:06:34,208 --> 00:06:38,083 - I was fangirling about being in one 188 00:06:38,167 --> 00:06:39,875 of the Broncos players' house. 189 00:06:39,875 --> 00:06:41,958 When I expressed to Becca that like I was like I 190 00:06:42,042 --> 00:06:43,500 want to do this. 191 00:06:43,583 --> 00:06:45,000 Like this is important to me even if it is 192 00:06:45,042 --> 00:06:46,667 for like some stupid reason. 193 00:06:46,750 --> 00:06:48,542 - Even if you don't understand. 194 00:06:48,625 --> 00:06:53,000 - Yeah, and, and she was hesitant and unwanting 195 00:06:53,042 --> 00:06:54,667 to go in there. 196 00:06:54,750 --> 00:06:56,667 At least, that's how I was taking it. 197 00:06:56,750 --> 00:06:58,125 - OK. 198 00:06:58,208 --> 00:06:59,500 - I was for whatever reason very 199 00:06:59,583 --> 00:07:01,458 intent on being in that room. 200 00:07:01,542 --> 00:07:02,750 - No, no, no, I get it. I get it. 201 00:07:02,875 --> 00:07:04,292 My husband wouldn't have had to invite me. 202 00:07:04,375 --> 00:07:05,500 I would have been right down. 203 00:07:05,583 --> 00:07:07,125 We would have been right there. 204 00:07:07,208 --> 00:07:08,583 Even in the closet. 205 00:07:08,708 --> 00:07:10,333 We would have been we would have enjoyed 206 00:07:10,417 --> 00:07:12,125 the whole suite, let me say. 207 00:07:12,125 --> 00:07:13,917 - Absolutely. 208 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,250 - So, Lauren, did you experience this whole march 209 00:07:16,333 --> 00:07:19,333 down the hall with the covers? 210 00:07:19,417 --> 00:07:20,667 - I didn't see it. 211 00:07:20,792 --> 00:07:23,583 But I did hear some banging. 212 00:07:23,708 --> 00:07:27,042 So what I can only assume was Austin maybe hitting a couple 213 00:07:27,125 --> 00:07:28,417 walls on the way down. 214 00:07:28,500 --> 00:07:31,250 Sorry, you were drunk. 215 00:07:31,333 --> 00:07:35,125 I don't think that you meant any harm. 216 00:07:35,208 --> 00:07:36,833 I just want to start there. 217 00:07:36,958 --> 00:07:39,000 But no woman wants to hear, yeah, 218 00:07:39,125 --> 00:07:40,250 you can come if you want. 219 00:07:40,375 --> 00:07:41,667 - Yeah. 220 00:07:41,750 --> 00:07:43,458 - It doesn't sound very inviting. 221 00:07:43,458 --> 00:07:46,792 And she let me know that if he would have walked up 222 00:07:46,875 --> 00:07:50,167 behind her and said, hey, babe, like, let's go to the bedroom, 223 00:07:50,250 --> 00:07:52,875 or like in some type of way that made her feel desired. 224 00:07:52,958 --> 00:07:54,625 It wasn't that she didn't want to sleep in the bed. 225 00:07:54,708 --> 00:07:57,083 She wanted to feel wanted. - Right. 226 00:07:57,208 --> 00:07:59,167 - And I think that you were just out to lunch. 227 00:07:59,292 --> 00:08:00,833 - Right. - I agree with that. 228 00:08:00,917 --> 00:08:03,250 - Clearly, you'd had a good time that night. 229 00:08:03,375 --> 00:08:06,292 And if it's going to be your first time 230 00:08:06,375 --> 00:08:08,167 you don't want to have half-drunk sex. 231 00:08:08,250 --> 00:08:09,708 - No. 232 00:08:09,708 --> 00:08:10,917 - One person's drunk, one person's not. 233 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:12,875 And that could be a whole other situation-- 234 00:08:12,958 --> 00:08:14,167 - Totally. 235 00:08:14,208 --> 00:08:15,708 - --that could have also gone really, really bad. 236 00:08:15,833 --> 00:08:17,583 - Yeah. - Yes, precisely. 237 00:08:17,708 --> 00:08:20,417 - Well, Austin, you and Becca swiftly resolved 238 00:08:20,542 --> 00:08:22,125 the bed debacle and topped it off 239 00:08:22,208 --> 00:08:23,500 with an intriguing spa date. 240 00:08:23,542 --> 00:08:25,000 Let's watch that back. 241 00:08:26,417 --> 00:08:27,833 - Ready? 242 00:08:27,958 --> 00:08:30,250 - Uh, yes? 243 00:08:31,583 --> 00:08:33,833 - Gentle beating. 244 00:08:33,875 --> 00:08:35,125 Help exfoliate. 245 00:08:37,042 --> 00:08:40,042 - I was expecting a couple's massage just 246 00:08:40,167 --> 00:08:43,083 at your typical American spa. 247 00:08:43,167 --> 00:08:44,875 So this is different. 248 00:08:46,958 --> 00:08:47,833 [screams] 249 00:08:47,917 --> 00:08:49,083 Probably didn't look relaxing, 250 00:08:49,167 --> 00:08:50,667 but it was relaxing. 251 00:08:50,708 --> 00:08:53,208 I think a spa day is a great couple's activity. 252 00:08:53,292 --> 00:08:56,500 Just like any activity that bonds you is amazing 253 00:08:56,542 --> 00:08:59,167 and massages are bonding. 254 00:08:59,208 --> 00:09:01,458 [laughs] 255 00:09:01,542 --> 00:09:03,042 - OK, I have so much to say about this. 256 00:09:03,125 --> 00:09:04,792 Let's start with this hat. 257 00:09:04,917 --> 00:09:06,000 Do they sell these in the gift shop? 258 00:09:06,083 --> 00:09:07,917 - You know, it's just for customer use. 259 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:11,125 - OK. - But I just loved that thing. 260 00:09:11,208 --> 00:09:12,833 So I asked him about it. 261 00:09:12,958 --> 00:09:14,750 I asked him if they sold any and they're like no, 262 00:09:14,833 --> 00:09:16,125 but like, we will get you one. 263 00:09:16,208 --> 00:09:17,542 We are happy to give you one. 264 00:09:17,625 --> 00:09:19,042 - So you have one? - I have it, yep. 265 00:09:19,125 --> 00:09:20,458 - Is it on your hat wall? 266 00:09:20,542 --> 00:09:22,167 - Hanging on my hat wall. 267 00:09:22,208 --> 00:09:24,667 - Did you have to make a special little hook for it? 268 00:09:24,792 --> 00:09:26,708 Yep, did the whole nine. 269 00:09:26,792 --> 00:09:28,500 Just have it like hanging over everything else. 270 00:09:28,542 --> 00:09:30,292 - OK, understood. 271 00:09:30,375 --> 00:09:31,833 So did you know what you were getting yourself into? 272 00:09:31,875 --> 00:09:33,500 - Oh, not even-- not a clue. 273 00:09:33,583 --> 00:09:35,625 I've never gotten a massage. - OK. 274 00:09:35,708 --> 00:09:39,250 - But much less have I been beaten with eucalyptus 275 00:09:39,333 --> 00:09:43,125 in a sauna that's a billion degrees and then like have 276 00:09:43,208 --> 00:09:45,083 honey rubbed all over. 277 00:09:45,167 --> 00:09:46,875 - Did the man rub the honey on you? 278 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:48,208 I'm just curious. - No, the man did not. 279 00:09:48,292 --> 00:09:49,917 No, no, our masseuses did. 280 00:09:50,042 --> 00:09:51,333 - Because that was a very interesting scene 281 00:09:51,458 --> 00:09:53,375 when he was like, so, I can't wait 282 00:09:53,458 --> 00:09:55,292 to beat you in these little-- 283 00:09:55,375 --> 00:09:58,250 I was like, ooh, this could go left really fast, pause. 284 00:09:58,333 --> 00:09:59,417 - The funniest part? 285 00:09:59,500 --> 00:10:01,375 He wasn't even an employee. 286 00:10:01,500 --> 00:10:02,667 He was just a regular. - What? 287 00:10:02,750 --> 00:10:03,875 - Stop [bleep] with me. - I'm not kidding. 288 00:10:03,958 --> 00:10:05,125 He just-- - He's a volunteer whipper. 289 00:10:05,208 --> 00:10:06,333 - Time out, he volun-- 290 00:10:06,375 --> 00:10:07,417 he didn't even get paid for this? 291 00:10:07,500 --> 00:10:09,042 - He didn't get paid. 292 00:10:09,125 --> 00:10:12,083 The owners asked him if he wanted to be there because he 293 00:10:12,208 --> 00:10:14,625 is-- he's such a regular that he has taken it 294 00:10:14,708 --> 00:10:17,625 upon himself to do that for just guests 295 00:10:17,708 --> 00:10:19,667 that come in like day to day. - That's his kink. 296 00:10:19,792 --> 00:10:20,833 - Is that a service that they offer or is that just 297 00:10:20,917 --> 00:10:22,917 the service that he offers? 298 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,333 - That's a service that he offers on-- all on his own. 299 00:10:25,417 --> 00:10:26,833 Yeah. 300 00:10:26,917 --> 00:10:28,750 - Are y'all not reading between the lines? 301 00:10:28,833 --> 00:10:31,958 - He's in there every single day, every single day. 302 00:10:32,042 --> 00:10:34,875 - Colorado's a strange place. 303 00:10:38,667 --> 00:10:41,000 Michael, Chloe got candid about your fashion choices 304 00:10:41,083 --> 00:10:43,417 during your meeting with Pastor Cal. 305 00:10:43,500 --> 00:10:45,125 Let's watch that back. 306 00:10:46,833 --> 00:10:49,167 - I'm not used to a man wearing my earrings. 307 00:10:49,250 --> 00:10:50,792 [laughter] 308 00:10:50,875 --> 00:10:52,500 - OK, don't be PC with me. 309 00:10:52,542 --> 00:10:55,167 Is it-- is that OK with you? 310 00:10:55,250 --> 00:10:57,375 - It's, um, it's-- it's-- 311 00:10:57,458 --> 00:10:59,292 - Because if you don't want him to wear your earrings, 312 00:10:59,375 --> 00:11:00,583 it's OK. - It is OK. 313 00:11:00,667 --> 00:11:01,833 You could say no. 314 00:11:01,917 --> 00:11:03,375 - It's not that it's my earrings. 315 00:11:03,500 --> 00:11:05,208 It's not that it's my pearl necklace. 316 00:11:05,292 --> 00:11:10,167 It is just he is vastly different from any other man 317 00:11:10,250 --> 00:11:12,625 that I've ever been in a relationship with. 318 00:11:12,708 --> 00:11:14,042 - OK. 319 00:11:14,125 --> 00:11:15,833 So I have a question for you. 320 00:11:15,958 --> 00:11:18,458 There's a balance with your masculine and feminine side. 321 00:11:18,542 --> 00:11:19,875 - Sure. 322 00:11:19,958 --> 00:11:21,625 - But it doesn't feel a effeminate, 323 00:11:21,708 --> 00:11:22,625 if that makes sense. 324 00:11:22,708 --> 00:11:24,917 How do you identify? 325 00:11:25,042 --> 00:11:26,583 Are you straight? Are you whatever? 326 00:11:26,708 --> 00:11:28,583 - Sure. - Do you mind me asking? 327 00:11:28,708 --> 00:11:30,042 - No, no. - OK. 328 00:11:30,125 --> 00:11:32,042 - By all means, no, I'm straight. 329 00:11:32,125 --> 00:11:33,833 - OK. - You know, I've always-- 330 00:11:33,917 --> 00:11:35,833 from a sexual preference, I've always been, 331 00:11:35,875 --> 00:11:38,000 you know, a heterosexual in that regard. 332 00:11:38,042 --> 00:11:39,833 You know, and credit to Chloe, I don't feel like she 333 00:11:39,875 --> 00:11:41,375 has any concerns with that. 334 00:11:41,458 --> 00:11:44,917 I think I've been very clear about my sexual desires 335 00:11:45,042 --> 00:11:46,167 with her. 336 00:11:46,250 --> 00:11:47,833 So I never felt like that was ever 337 00:11:47,875 --> 00:11:49,542 called into question by her. 338 00:11:49,625 --> 00:11:50,833 - So, how are you clear about that? 339 00:11:50,875 --> 00:11:52,000 - Oh, I tell her. - OK. 340 00:11:52,042 --> 00:11:53,625 - And like even though we're still 341 00:11:53,708 --> 00:11:55,917 wanting to build that emotional connection 342 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:57,458 first before having sex like-- 343 00:11:57,542 --> 00:11:59,042 - OK. - We're fooling around. 344 00:11:59,167 --> 00:12:02,500 We're also we're walking around naked all the time, like-- 345 00:12:02,542 --> 00:12:03,542 that comfort is there. 346 00:12:03,708 --> 00:12:06,000 - OK. - We have that comfort. 347 00:12:06,042 --> 00:12:07,917 We just know all right let's continue to build 348 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,167 on this emotional momentum. 349 00:12:10,208 --> 00:12:13,958 - So she knows that you are sexually attracted to her. 350 00:12:14,042 --> 00:12:15,417 - Yes. 351 00:12:15,500 --> 00:12:16,792 - And do you feel she's sexually attracted to you? 352 00:12:16,875 --> 00:12:18,250 - I do. I do. 353 00:12:18,333 --> 00:12:20,167 But I also respect the fact that like I'm 354 00:12:20,208 --> 00:12:21,833 a-- you know, I could be a lot to take in, 355 00:12:21,875 --> 00:12:24,792 if I'm especially being outside the norm for her. 356 00:12:24,875 --> 00:12:26,333 - OK. - But I feel it. 357 00:12:26,417 --> 00:12:29,167 - OK, have you always been so fashion forward? 358 00:12:29,208 --> 00:12:32,417 Like you to me, like, I know you live in Denver. 359 00:12:32,500 --> 00:12:34,000 Where are you from originally? 360 00:12:34,083 --> 00:12:36,125 - I'm from Southern California. 361 00:12:36,208 --> 00:12:37,792 So I grew up in Orange County. 362 00:12:37,917 --> 00:12:40,042 - OK, OK, OK. Making more sense for me. 363 00:12:40,125 --> 00:12:42,000 - Yeah, and I lived in LA for about a decade 364 00:12:42,042 --> 00:12:43,625 before moving to Denver. 365 00:12:43,750 --> 00:12:46,208 - OK, so what would you say is your most 366 00:12:46,292 --> 00:12:50,667 unique piece of clothing and/or apparel that you have? 367 00:12:50,708 --> 00:12:55,000 - They are a pair of sneakers that kind of look like boots. 368 00:12:55,083 --> 00:12:56,750 So if you took a sneaker and you 369 00:12:56,833 --> 00:12:58,750 kind of stretched it out to like a wrestler boot. 370 00:12:58,750 --> 00:13:00,125 - It looks like a Moon Boot. 371 00:13:00,208 --> 00:13:01,750 - It does look like a Moon Boot. 372 00:13:01,750 --> 00:13:02,750 And it's of this color. 373 00:13:02,750 --> 00:13:04,000 - It's pink. - Yes. 374 00:13:04,042 --> 00:13:05,500 - Understood. OK. 375 00:13:05,542 --> 00:13:07,000 Got it, got it. 376 00:13:07,042 --> 00:13:08,458 So what do you guys think? 377 00:13:08,542 --> 00:13:10,125 - The one thing I really appreciate both of them 378 00:13:10,208 --> 00:13:12,458 is there is that level of understanding. 379 00:13:12,542 --> 00:13:16,917 And they want to understand each other on a holistic view. 380 00:13:17,042 --> 00:13:20,667 And yeah, Mike is a lot. [laughs] 381 00:13:20,708 --> 00:13:23,125 But like she can see past all that. 382 00:13:23,208 --> 00:13:26,833 And you guys are here for the right reasons 383 00:13:26,875 --> 00:13:30,208 and you are willing to accept the other person 384 00:13:30,292 --> 00:13:32,583 for who they are and not just be at that surface level. 385 00:13:32,667 --> 00:13:34,250 - How about you, Lauren? 386 00:13:34,333 --> 00:13:35,708 - I really admire the fact that you guys 387 00:13:35,792 --> 00:13:37,833 are both voicing the fact. 388 00:13:37,917 --> 00:13:40,167 Or more so Chloe that this is uncomfortable, 389 00:13:40,292 --> 00:13:43,167 I'm not used to this, but I'm going to try. 390 00:13:43,208 --> 00:13:45,833 I personally don't think your fashion is that jarring, 391 00:13:45,875 --> 00:13:48,542 but that's probably because of the men that I date. 392 00:13:48,542 --> 00:13:50,458 - Sure, yeah. 393 00:13:50,542 --> 00:13:53,042 - I think that we all have masculine and feminine energy. 394 00:13:53,125 --> 00:13:56,500 And I think you do a good job of expressing that and still 395 00:13:56,542 --> 00:13:57,667 staying true to yourself. 396 00:13:57,708 --> 00:13:59,083 - Thank you. 397 00:13:59,167 --> 00:14:01,000 - So how do you feel about your marriage 398 00:14:01,042 --> 00:14:02,667 after this conversation? - Oh, I'm feeling-- 399 00:14:02,750 --> 00:14:04,417 I'm feeling good. - OK. 400 00:14:04,500 --> 00:14:07,083 - I think the only thing that we talked about a little bit 401 00:14:07,167 --> 00:14:09,708 after is he did allude to like, look, you 402 00:14:09,792 --> 00:14:11,083 guys are going to go on this couples retreat. 403 00:14:11,167 --> 00:14:13,583 You know, some of the other couples, 404 00:14:13,667 --> 00:14:16,167 they're trying to navigate some choppy waters right now. 405 00:14:16,250 --> 00:14:18,542 That is kind of the first indication to Chloe 406 00:14:18,667 --> 00:14:19,958 and I that, oh-- 407 00:14:20,042 --> 00:14:21,417 - Everybody isn't doing as well as we are. 408 00:14:21,500 --> 00:14:22,792 - There's, there's some challenges out there. 409 00:14:22,792 --> 00:14:23,958 - Yeah, OK. 410 00:14:24,042 --> 00:14:26,167 So, Michael, on another note, you 411 00:14:26,208 --> 00:14:28,458 got a little turned on when Chloe 412 00:14:28,542 --> 00:14:29,875 was changing her duvet cover. 413 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,750 - I want to like push you in it and like tie it. 414 00:14:32,833 --> 00:14:34,417 - That's not kink! 415 00:14:34,500 --> 00:14:36,333 That's murder. 416 00:14:36,375 --> 00:14:39,208 - I feel like I need a cigarette after watching that. 417 00:14:39,292 --> 00:14:40,958 - [laughs] 418 00:14:41,042 --> 00:14:42,333 You want to tie her up in there. 419 00:14:42,417 --> 00:14:43,500 - Yeah. - OK. 420 00:14:43,583 --> 00:14:45,083 - She was deep in it, ass up, like, what? 421 00:14:45,167 --> 00:14:47,333 I'm just watching, so-- 422 00:14:47,333 --> 00:14:49,083 - Oh, my God. 423 00:14:49,167 --> 00:14:52,208 - OK, I just set myself up, y'all, for that one, but OK. 424 00:14:56,042 --> 00:14:57,333 Tonight's episode ended with a shocking twist 425 00:14:57,417 --> 00:14:59,875 when Emily got into an ATV accident. 426 00:14:59,958 --> 00:15:02,125 Let's watch that back. 427 00:15:03,583 --> 00:15:06,458 [upbeat rock music] 428 00:15:06,542 --> 00:15:08,500 ♪ 429 00:15:10,958 --> 00:15:12,125 - Is she all right? 430 00:15:12,208 --> 00:15:14,875 [bleep] 431 00:15:14,958 --> 00:15:16,667 - Can you call 911? 432 00:15:16,708 --> 00:15:18,542 [bleep] 433 00:15:18,625 --> 00:15:21,500 [dramatic music] 434 00:15:21,583 --> 00:15:25,083 ♪ 435 00:15:25,167 --> 00:15:26,500 - Yeah, guys, we got lots of blood. 436 00:15:26,542 --> 00:15:28,000 She's cut her head open. 437 00:15:35,083 --> 00:15:36,542 - There's a lot of blood, guys. 438 00:15:39,542 --> 00:15:40,542 - Wow. 439 00:15:40,625 --> 00:15:41,750 Lauren, are you OK? 440 00:15:41,875 --> 00:15:43,000 - Yeah. 441 00:15:43,125 --> 00:15:44,708 - What's-- what's-- 442 00:15:44,792 --> 00:15:47,000 - It's just Emily's my friend. 443 00:15:47,083 --> 00:15:50,458 And to hear her say, am I going to be OK, because she 444 00:15:50,542 --> 00:15:51,833 genuinely doesn't know. 445 00:15:51,917 --> 00:15:53,500 It's just so much. 446 00:15:53,583 --> 00:15:54,917 It's-- 447 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:55,917 - Yeah, it's hard to watch. - Yeah. 448 00:15:56,042 --> 00:15:57,500 - It's hard to watch. 449 00:15:57,542 --> 00:15:59,375 - And we joke about Emily being accident prone a lot 450 00:15:59,458 --> 00:16:01,167 because the girl is. 451 00:16:01,250 --> 00:16:03,792 But this is beyond anything that I think any of us that 452 00:16:03,875 --> 00:16:05,458 know her could have fathomed. 453 00:16:05,542 --> 00:16:06,750 - Yeah. - You know-- 454 00:16:06,875 --> 00:16:08,208 - It's terrifying. 455 00:16:08,292 --> 00:16:09,333 - Yeah, it's absolutely terrifying. 456 00:16:09,458 --> 00:16:10,667 - Yeah. 457 00:16:10,750 --> 00:16:12,500 Austin, tell me-- tell me what's going on with you 458 00:16:12,542 --> 00:16:14,042 right now as you watch it. 459 00:16:14,167 --> 00:16:17,958 - I mean, it's just-- it's hard and wild 460 00:16:18,042 --> 00:16:20,833 to see the footage of it. 461 00:16:20,917 --> 00:16:22,125 - Yeah. 462 00:16:22,208 --> 00:16:24,167 - Because we weren't there. 463 00:16:24,250 --> 00:16:25,667 We didn't see it with our own eyes. 464 00:16:25,750 --> 00:16:29,167 So seeing like what happens and I 465 00:16:29,208 --> 00:16:31,833 remember her saying like, she couldn't see out of her eye. 466 00:16:31,833 --> 00:16:33,208 Like it was covered in blood. 467 00:16:33,292 --> 00:16:33,917 - She said she couldn't see out of her eye? 468 00:16:34,042 --> 00:16:35,500 - Yeah. 469 00:16:35,583 --> 00:16:36,667 - She didn't know if it was permanent damage 470 00:16:36,750 --> 00:16:38,208 or just the blood-- 471 00:16:38,333 --> 00:16:41,000 like she, and that's why hearing her say, am I OK, 472 00:16:41,083 --> 00:16:44,667 that was-- what a scary feeling to have to internalize. 473 00:16:44,750 --> 00:16:46,292 - Yeah. 474 00:16:46,375 --> 00:16:49,542 So I know you had not arrived yet at the retreat. 475 00:16:49,625 --> 00:16:52,875 And so we're all seeing this for the first time 476 00:16:52,958 --> 00:16:54,083 on tonight's episode. 477 00:16:54,208 --> 00:16:55,625 What is your reaction? 478 00:16:55,708 --> 00:16:57,500 - I probably have to borrow from your sentiment. 479 00:16:57,583 --> 00:17:00,167 Like to imagine being in a place where you're asking 480 00:17:00,208 --> 00:17:05,250 like, am I going to be OK, is horrifying and scary 481 00:17:05,333 --> 00:17:06,667 on so many different levels. 482 00:17:06,792 --> 00:17:08,250 - Yeah. 483 00:17:08,375 --> 00:17:09,750 - So I think to me that's like my visceral reaction. 484 00:17:09,875 --> 00:17:13,208 Like I couldn't even imagine having to ask that question. 485 00:17:13,292 --> 00:17:15,500 - Yeah, so what do you think is going through Brennan's head 486 00:17:15,542 --> 00:17:16,875 at this point? 487 00:17:16,958 --> 00:17:18,042 - I mean, I think he had good instincts. 488 00:17:18,125 --> 00:17:19,000 - For sure. 489 00:17:19,083 --> 00:17:20,458 - You know, he-- 490 00:17:20,542 --> 00:17:22,625 and I would like to say that any one of us 491 00:17:22,708 --> 00:17:24,292 would have those. 492 00:17:24,375 --> 00:17:25,958 It's hard to know until you're put in that situation. 493 00:17:26,083 --> 00:17:30,458 But his knowledge and like pursuit of getting to her 494 00:17:30,542 --> 00:17:34,125 and making sure she's OK, like putting pressure on the wound, 495 00:17:34,208 --> 00:17:37,125 making sure like they contain as much of it-- 496 00:17:37,125 --> 00:17:38,750 blood as possible. 497 00:17:38,833 --> 00:17:42,583 Like I think that was the absolute like correct decision 498 00:17:42,708 --> 00:17:44,083 making on his part. 499 00:17:44,167 --> 00:17:46,708 - That's definitely one of those moments 500 00:17:46,792 --> 00:17:49,292 that are life altering in a lot of different ways. 501 00:17:49,375 --> 00:17:53,500 We hope that Emily is healing and that she is doing well. 502 00:17:53,542 --> 00:17:55,542 I know we have to tune in to next week's 503 00:17:55,625 --> 00:17:57,833 episode to see exactly what happens 504 00:17:57,917 --> 00:17:59,333 and what she goes through. 505 00:17:59,417 --> 00:18:03,333 So I'm interested to see how her and Brennan come 506 00:18:03,417 --> 00:18:05,250 out of this on the other side. 507 00:18:05,333 --> 00:18:08,500 Unfortunately, that is all that we have time for tonight. 508 00:18:08,542 --> 00:18:11,083 But the couple's retreat continues 509 00:18:11,167 --> 00:18:13,042 on next week's brand-new episode 510 00:18:13,125 --> 00:18:14,708 of "Married at First Sight." 511 00:18:14,792 --> 00:18:16,333 Here's a sneak peek. 512 00:18:17,708 --> 00:18:19,250 [upbeat music] 513 00:18:19,333 --> 00:18:21,000 - Hi, everybody. 514 00:18:21,083 --> 00:18:22,958 - Next time on "Married at First Sight"... 515 00:18:23,042 --> 00:18:25,500 - Ah! 516 00:18:25,583 --> 00:18:29,042 - I would really like to build a bridge because 517 00:18:29,125 --> 00:18:31,250 I am missing our connection. 518 00:18:31,375 --> 00:18:33,792 - This is some bull[bleep]. 519 00:18:33,875 --> 00:18:38,167 - It doesn't feel good to have to beg to be wanted. 520 00:18:38,250 --> 00:18:40,500 I was hoping tonight would end on a good note, 521 00:18:40,583 --> 00:18:43,167 and now I feel like that's not happening. 522 00:18:43,250 --> 00:18:46,000 [dramatic music] 523 00:18:46,042 --> 00:18:47,708 ♪ 524 00:18:47,833 --> 00:18:50,625 - I'm just praying and hoping that everything is OK, 525 00:18:50,708 --> 00:18:53,750 but I'm here, in sickness and in health. 526 00:18:53,875 --> 00:18:55,125 ♪ 527 00:18:55,208 --> 00:18:58,083 - Wow, that is intense. 528 00:18:58,167 --> 00:19:00,000 You guys had a lot going on. 529 00:19:00,083 --> 00:19:02,042 I know if retreat is the right word. 530 00:19:02,125 --> 00:19:05,083 But, Lauren, Austin, and Michael, thank you so 531 00:19:05,083 --> 00:19:06,625 much for joining me tonight. 532 00:19:06,708 --> 00:19:09,208 To everyone at home, tune in next week 533 00:19:09,333 --> 00:19:12,583 when I'll be sitting down with Chloe, Lauren, and Austin. 534 00:19:12,667 --> 00:19:15,542 I'm Keshia Knight Pulliam. Good night. 535 00:19:15,625 --> 00:19:16,917 - ♪ Pull up, pull up, pull up, pull up ♪ 536 00:19:17,042 --> 00:19:18,500 ♪ 'Cause life should be a party ♪