- ♪ Today
- Ten singles took
a bold leap of faith in order to find love.
They married as complete strangers.
- I want to continue with wanting a divorce.
- Unfortunately...
- I would like to get a divorce.
- Four of our couples ended in divorce.
- I would like a divorce.
- He is going to be the perfect guy for someone.
I don't think it's me.
[dramatic music]
- But one final couple still has that
life-altering choice to make
as their Decision Day approaches.
- I came into this saying I'm going to be raw,
I'm going to be vulnerable.
- Because that's what my concern is.
It's like, oh, [bleep].
Are they kind of, like, faking the funk,
or is Chloe people-pleasing?
♪
- And tonight,
while our singles start navigating life
after Decision Day,
one couple will have just over one week left
before making the biggest decision of their lives...
either stay married or get a divorce.
- Personally, I felt accused of being inauthentic,
and I felt accused of being fake.
And my feelings were hurt.
- It's like 2:00 a.m. in the morning,
and he stayed with me the whole time.
- I'm trying to talk to Lauren as much as I can.
- He made me feel very safe in the moment.
- Like, he really did do the best that he could.
And why I'm just, like, having second thoughts
and feeling like I gave up too quick.
- Now that I've really started to evaluate,
I'm really questioning this marriage.
♪
- ♪ It's all or nothing
- This is "Married at First Sight."
- ♪ There's no other way
♪ It's all or nothing
- ♪ Whoa
[energetic upbeat music]
♪ Whoa
- I'm super excited we can spend a little time together.
I want to hear everything.
- Same with you. - That has happened.
- Yeah, it's been a whirlwind.
It really has. You're back at home.
- Back at home.
- Are you feeling OK, being moved out and--
- It's a process. - Yeah.
- But it's going to be a cathartic--
- I'm motivated. - Yeah.
- What about you?
What's, I feel like because
we're on our different wavelengths.
I'm like, what are you guys doing?
- I know.
- I know the different stages
and, like, all the fun, good stuff ahead, but--
- Yeah.
So we just had our one month anniversary.
- Oh, my gosh! - Our month-aversary.
- How was, like, the romance side of everything
continued to evolve?
- Well, we've evolved.
- Whoo! - [laughs]
- Evolved. [laughter]
- Oh, God. - Yeah, you know.
We, uh, we're full-blown married now.
- Do you feel like you're, like, really falling in love?
- I think that we like each other immensely.
- Mm-hmm. - I care deeply about him.
I am strongly in like with him.
- Do you guys work through-- you had Dr. Pia yet?
Like, any, like, the trust or intimacy things?
- We did not have a great meeting with Pia,
Michael and I.
We were accused of being unauthentic.
- Whoa.
- We may not necessarily align
on these little things that just don't really matter.
Like, Michael's mom doesn't know.
We don't have our living situation lined up.
- I just don't think she does or says anything
without any true good intent
or without some, like, rationale.
- Yeah, yeah.
- She is hard, but I don't think
she would be doing that if she also wasn't pushing you...
- Yeah.
- To maybe get to the place that maybe falling in love.
But do you think she's kind of inferring, like,
these could become more big issues if you're not,
like, maybe unpacking them a little bit more now?
- Yeah, I guess so.
There are battles to pick,
and there are battles not to pick,
and it's going to be things that you navigate as you go.
- Her visits for us was like pivotal, but I think
she is very intense, I will say.
- Yeah.
- But from my personal experience,
I think she would only be saying that,
because she wants you to open up more, like--
- Yeah.
- My only thing is from my experience, I would say,
like, she wouldn't say that unless
there was a deeper meaning.
But I would be remiss for you guys
if you don't bring that up
and that turns into a bigger conflict
when it comes to living with each other,
because you're not talking about it now.
She's worried it could be an issue.
- That's a hard... - Mm-hmm.
- That's a hard pill to swallow.
[suspenseful music]
[soft upbeat music]
♪
- Today is Cameron's birthday.
And so, um, we haven't talked at all.
Our communication the last time we spoke was
when we were with the entire group.
And he left and didn't tell me--
didn't-- I asked him if he was OK,
and he just didn't respond to me.
And I believe he was just angry with me.
And so, yeah, I texted him happy birthday.
And I got nothing back. And so I don't know.
I'm just feeling like now is the final straw.
Like, I cannot continue to give any energy to this,
because, clearly, it's just not--
he doesn't care about me,
and so I think I'm just needing to come to the realization
that our relationship is just, um,
over in all forms, in all ways.
It is just not--
it's just--it's done.
I thought maybe today I, you know, would reach out to him.
And maybe he would want to chat and say,
you know what, I'm sorry about the way
things transpired with the group.
But I got-- I've gotten nothing.
And so, for me, I'm just feeling...
I'm feeling aggravated, but I'm also feeling
even more sure that Cameron was
absolutely not meant to be my husband
in any way, shape, form.
And so I'm just really getting in touch with
all the things that I love,
like getting back to working out.
I woke up at 4:30 this morning
and got my butt back in the gym.
And those things just feel good,
and they make me feel like I am healing.
[soft dramatic music]
♪
- Come on.
Come on.
Being back in my safe space feels amazing.
Just to be around, like, the pictures
of the people that I love,
it just feels like being surrounded with love again.
But I'm still missing Austin really badly.
It just feels like the typical breakup phases.
Like, I have days where I am in denial.
And then, like, it'll just hit me like a freight train.
And then the next minute, I'll be angry
because of the things that have gone wrong.
And then the next minute, I'm just feeling sad.
I'm trying to tell myself
that maybe we could have worked out.
It's every stage just on repeat.
[sniffles]
[FaceTime chimes] Hey, Mama.
- Hey, Beck. How are you doing?
- [inhales deeply] Um, I'm doing...
I'm doing OK.
Did you tell Dad yet about what happened between Austin and I?
- Yeah. He's just so confused.
- [chuckles] Yeah. - Yeah.
- Yeah, no.
I've even, like, wondered if I am making the right decision.
- It's just easy to be, like, he lied, he's a bad person.
But that's not the reality of it, you know.
He's a human that made a mistake,
and I know that I make mistakes.
And that's why I'm just, like, having second thoughts
and feeling like I gave up too quick,
or, like, maybe he could have changed or evolved.
- I can't think that when two people are in a marriage,
you have to be able to trust each other.
Trust is a huge component in a marriage.
- Yeah.
- And if somebody says they're going to do something
and they're going to work on something
and then that doesn't happen, that starts to break down.
- I know. - And that's hard to get over.
- Like, he really did do the best
that he could in our marriage.
Like, I truly, firmly believe that.
And at the end of the day,
it was not enough for me,
which makes me second-guess whether my standards
are too high or whether I'm too critical or,
like, how much of this is on me.
- I don't think it's about standards being too high.
I don't think that's the question. I think--
- But, like, can I seriously find a guy who's, like,
honest or, like, emotionally intelligent
or, like, all the things that I don't feel like Austin is?
- I think you need to think about this as wanting to have
a pairing where you're on equal footing
and where you can trust the person without a doubt.
- It's like such a cliché, but, like, I truly feel like
I want to, like, let him go so that, like,
he can find a partner that's better suited for him
because I'm just not it for him.
I just think, like, there's going to be somebody for him
that's just way better.
[somber music]
- Becca, that's a very giving attitude.
That is. - Oh, yeah.
And-- - I just want him to be happy.
[sniffling softly]
- And I hope he wants the same for you.
I know how hopeful you were,
but I think you guys had a few things that are pretty huge.
Trust, religion, intimacy.
And your gut was telling you
that this wasn't the right fit.
- Yeah. I think if he liked me as much as I liked him...
even, like, intimacy would have just been easier.
Like, just longer eye contact, you know?
Like, anything.
- And you deserve that, Becca.
That's a super important part of life, and you deserve that.
- Yeah.
- So don't question whether you're deserving of it,
because you are.
- Thanks, Mom.
♪
[sniffle softly]
- Well, where do you go from here?
- Ugh.
[sniffles]
Just eating hot dogs and crying every day, probably.
I just need to, like, reflect on, like,
the ways that I played a part in this failing
and make sure that, like,
I don't repeat those same mistakes.
- Becca, I think there's so many factors that here,
and you can't just hang on to the what-ifs.
The fact of the matter is that played out
the way it played out. - I know.
- And everything that you experienced,
you were going to experience
at some point in your marriage, you know?
- Yeah. - You made your decision.
Now, you're going to move forward.
Your person will not leave you without like this,
because you're an amazing person,
and you have so much love and care to give.
And you just deserve all of that and more.
So that's my wish and my hope.
And our whole family, Becca, would just rejoice.
We're going to rejoice the day you find your person.
- [sniffles]
I just wish it was Austin. [chuckles softly]
[bittersweet music]
♪
[upbeat music]
♪
- Here. I'll open the door for you.
- Merci.
Hi! - Hi!
Welcome to Purluxe. - Thank you.
How are you guys? together: Good, how are you?
- Pretty good.
♪
- I hope you like the light that I chose for you.
Nice little cheese thing. How are you doing, man?
- Yes, sir. - You surviving?
It's the same exact one I have. so it's perfect.
- Oh. - Ish.
I think this is a better-quality one.
- I can see it from here. It looks pretty outdated.
- [chuckling] Yeah.
♪
- Thank you. - You're very welcome.
- Are you excited for the pedis?
- Yeah. - I need a pedicure.
- I needed one.
[drill whirring]
- Oh, boy.
Just popped you through the wall.
- Is that bad?
- Oh, my goodness.
- Did they [bleep] me? - [chuckles]
- Cream and sugar. - Yes, thank you.
- You're welcome, ladies.
Anything else I can get you right now?
- No, I think I'm good. - I am comfortable.
- Thank you. - Thanks.
[quirky suspenseful music]
- Look at that.
- Oh, come on.
All right, now it's just time to set this up.
Do you want to hit that switch?
♪
[upbeat musical flourish]
- Ha-ha-ha, look at that. - Oh, let there be light.
- That's awesome.
You're the best. - Yeah.
Thanks for calling, man.
- All right, let's catch up. - This is nice.
I like your little patio.
- Yeah, man, it's-- it's nice in the summer.
- We needed a little girls' day.
I felt like I haven't seen you in a month of Sundays.
- Yeah, at least.
How's life been?
- Life has been very interesting. [chuckles]
- Go on. - So--[chuckles]
- Orion, he did invite me out.
- Oh, how did that go?
- We did, like, a little, like...
- What'd y'all do?
- Archery-dodgeball situation. - Mm-hmm.
- It was fun. It was really fun.
- You feel like a friendship might flourish from that?
- No. [chuckles]
So I feel like I already told you
about, like, how I felt like there was a lack of effort.
- Oh.
- So I did send him a text the next day, where I feel like
a hard boundary was established.
- OK.
- Right now, actually, I am kind of dealing with
some rejection at a different magnitude with Lauren.
You know, over the last few weeks,
there's been conversation of, you know,
friendship is on the table,
let's talk about how we can make it feasible.
And then, you know, the next text message
is the complete opposite, where it's like,,,
I don't really want to do this anymore.
- I'll read you some of the texts, but not all of it.
- OK.
- "I feel like we've spoken about how we feel and, like,
"how we're doing and I don't think there's anything left
"to discuss in depth unless we truly
wanted each other in our lives."
And I'm at the point where I don't.
And I let him know that there's always space for us,
like, if he needs to, like, vent about something,
like, there's space for that.
But I don't think we need a friendship.
Set that boundary.
- For me, that was pretty hard because, um,
I'm just not getting the opportunity I was hoping to get
to really smooth things over with Lauren.
- I'm curious. Like, what...
are there specific things about Lauren that you're--
you want in, like, a friendship?
- Yeah, you know, we had great chemistry.
You know, even though chemistry isn't everything,
I thought we got along really well.
And it's just been really disappointing and frustrating
how this friendship never came to be,
even though there was so much positive talk about it.
- It's not like I'm just saying, you're cut off,
don't speak to me if you see me.
Just let's not do this song and dance anymore.
- Yeah. Whoo, you so nice.
- I was very nice in that text. - Psh.
- And so he did text back. - What did he say?
- You want me to read his text? - Yeah.
- Sure.
He said, "thank you."
He said, "Thank you, Lauren.
"I recently got home, and I do want to respond
with a thorough message."
And then he sent the thumbs up emoji.
- OK. And then what?
- That was it.
[quirky tense music]
- OK, so--
whew. - He does that all the time.
He always says, I want to talk, I want to do this,
I want to be friends.
And then there's absolutely no follow-through.
- I don't like that.
- There's no--I can't even call it consistency.
There's no consistency, there's no follow-through,
there's no effort, and that's frustrating.
- That is frustrating.
- I don't think Orion's a bad person.
I don't hate Orion.
I actually think he's a very kind person.
But I just can't do anything with a person
who doesn't give me effort,
who doesn't give me anything, who doesn't stick to his word.
And there's just been no follow-through,
and I feel like this has kind of been the story of us,
the I want to do this, my heart's in it,
I really want this, and then just nothing.
And that's one reason that I feel like it's easy for me
to let, like, him go because he's not even
the type of person that I would want as a friend.
- Yeah.
- I don't want to put in the effort to be his friend.
I feel like I have genuine friends.
I have a good community, a loving community.
I can't do the heavy lifting all the time.
I feel like he just wasn't willing to do the work.
- It's the thumbs-up for me.
- And, you know, it's OK things didn't work out.
But you know, the growth and everything that has happened
with it, I have definitely been fine-tuning
what it is I want in a spouse.
- I'm gonna take a long time before, you know...
- Yeah. - I'm ready for that.
You know, I'm gonna do a lot of self-healing and...
- Yeah. - From this and you know.
It's very hard being married in that environment
and the pressure and all the emotions and everything.
You kind of don't know what to think at times.
So I'm just gonna take time for myself
and not rush into anything, you know?
- That's good.
- What's going on elsewhere? Are you dating?
[chuckles] - I recently went on two dates.
- Girl. - I know.
I feel like I'm a little back in action a little bit.
- [chuckles]
- And the dates that I went on were really good.
- Like solid? - Like very solid.
- OK. We love that.
- One date in particular... - Yeah.
- I felt very validated while I was out with him.
I felt very safe.
Like, some crazy [bleep] happened...
- That's great. - On that date.
I had, like, a car incident happen.
And it was like 2:00 a.m. in the morning,
and he stayed with me the whole time.
He made sure, like, I was good, my car was good.
And he was just, like, very assertive,
took care of everything. - Aw.
- It made me feel very safe in the moment.
Yeah, it felt good.
And the other date was really good, too.
So we'll see.
I don't know where these things will head,
but, you know, I'm not--
I'm not about to get married. - OK.
You got a double-- you saw my eyes.
- Got double-checked. - Go hey, hey.
- I don't think I'm gonna be a wife anytime soon
or even in another relationship right now.
- OK.
- But I feel like even though, like,
dating isn't, like, high on the to-do list...
- I got you.
- The couple of dates that I've been on,
I saw things in the people that I was out with
that made me feel like, oh, this is what I want
in a future spouse, a future partner.
And stability. That's the word.
- Yes, yes. - I'm looking for is stability.
That's what I need in a partner,
and I need to see that before I decide
if I want to be with them.
- I just really, truly admire your positivity
and your resolve throughout this whole situation.
- I'm so excited.
I feel like I got my groove back,
I got my personality back,
and I'm ready to go meet new people,
go on more dates, and just have fun.
I'm ready to have fun with it. This process was not fun.
And I'm a fun person and I'm ready for fun.
I feel like life is, like, on the up and up.
- Hot girl summer, baby.
- What a [bleep] time. - Girl.
- I got married. - You got whole-ass married.
- I got married at first sight.
And then I got divorced at first fight. [laughs]
What a [bleep] time. - Like--
[upbeat music]
♪
[bell rings]
♪
- Oh. - What's up, sir?
- What up, guy?
How you doing, bud? - Good, man. How are you?
- Ready to?
- Oh, I'm ready to show you how to throw these hands.
- Yeah.
- You always wanted to learn to box,
or is this something new for you?
- You know, just with everything going on,
I probably should have been working out.
- Sure.
- Like, to relieve stress and all that, but I didn't.
And I need a, like--
I need a good-- good workout, good exercise.
- Hey, man, we all put on some pounds
on our "Married at First Sight" journeys.
- You still have a six-pack. [both laugh]
Get me to that point, that'd be great.
- All right, we can walk through some of the basics,
and then we'll get some punches on the bag, some on the mitts.
[dramatic music]
We'll start with something simple.
- ♪ I thought I couldn't take any more ♪
We'll throw two jabs.
So you're just gonna bring it back, boom.
Boom. All right.
After you're throwing that jab, coming back to that.
- Whoo. Sweet. - So try thinking of the snap.
There you go. - OK.
- So just give it a quick--
♪
We'll try with the mitts real quick.
Double jab. Bop, bop.
Rattle 'em and double jab, man.
OK.
♪
- ♪ Knock-knock at your door, knock-knock-knock-knock ♪
♪ Knock-knock at your door
♪ Knock-knock at your door, knock-knock-knock-knock ♪
♪ Yeah, I'm out for blood, hey ♪
- Definitely be down to, like, get into this more.
- I get the sense you'd have a natural aptitude for it.
What I noticed you caught on really well with
was making sure you were putting your hips into it.
- I feel like in order to, like,
shed a lot of the weight, I got to, like,
get a little-- get my heart rate going
a little more, you know? - Sure, sure.
- Yeah.
- Do you feel like now that things have concluded for you,
like, do you feel like you're in a place to refocus?
- Um...
[chuckles softly] Not yet, honestly.
Uh...
ever since that last event we all did together,
I just, like, went into, like, a hibernation sort of thing.
Like, work took a hit.
But I just needed to, like, process.
I've just kind of been, like,
going through it, like, emotionally.
And I think, you know, each day, I get, like,
a little--pull myself, like,
a little bit more out of the [bleep] place I was in.
I think, like, each day, I'm--
I'm getting there. - Yeah.
- So.
- I mean, how would you, I guess, characterize, like,
where you and Becca stand now?
- Kind of where things ended was full breakup,
no more communication of any kind.
I don't know what she wants.
We haven't talked since we broke things off.
Since then, like, I don't know if things have changed.
I don't know where her head's at.
I don't know, like, what is, like, wanted from me
or, like, if we're still just excommunicato, like,
because, like, I still think she's a great girl.
And like, it was really hard, and like, I want to--
to, like, make amends and make everything better.
But if we had met on different terms,
we think, like, we could have worked through our issues.
Something, like, that could have been so good
ended up not in that place.
[somber music]
- I mean, it sounds like you're still kind of
trying to work through how you feel about that,
like, have that sense of, I guess,
acceptance-slash-comfort with that.
- Yeah. Yeah, and that's kind of, like, where I'm at.
How are you and Chloe doing?
- You know, Chloe and I, I mean, I think for us,
you know, we-- our journey is starting
to come close to Decision Day now.
And I know for me, I mean,
I'm already starting to feel a bit nervous.
And, you know, it's just about navigating my emotions
and being able to determine, like, are we at a place where
I feel like our emotional bond not only is solidified,
but can continue to grow at a considerable rate?
And it's tough, right, because, like, you know
we talked about living together after Decision Day
and then fostering children, you know,
trying to get an idea of what the future would look like
if we do say yes on Decision Day.
So yeah, that--that's tough.
I do have my doubts, you know, and I want to be transparent.
But, you know, it's tough to kind of talk about your future
and acknowledge that, like, it could be a no.
I'm gonna have to--
[suspenseful music]
I'm just gonna have to, like, really defer
to how I feel on that day. - Yeah.
♪
- ♪ Everything's out on the line when you're crying ♪
♪ Losing's not a option
- Hi! - Hello.
- Look at you. You look so pretty.
- Thanks. Also, your short hair. I missed it.
- Oh, my gosh, it's so short.
You'll see it in a couple weeks.
- Starting next week, Jinah and I will be
on a little travel adventure.
We both worked really hard last year
to win this work trip in Maui.
And then we're going from Maui to Vietnam,
where we'll be doing
one of our Jinah and Emily adventures.
But also, I really need this trip more than ever.
I thought I would fill you in on, like, the latest.
Obviously, we decided to get a divorce.
- Mm-hmm. - Um...
but it was a little bit more emotional than I anticipated,
a little more stressful, just because leading up to that,
it was the most, like, spiraled behavior I've seen of him,
which I've seen a lot.
But he decided to tell me that I was negative
and that was one of the reasons why this didn't work,
and he decided that two weeks in
and that I was only positive after my accident.
And I'm like, only positive people can be positive after.
And I was like, well, this is great to know,
like, you don't know who I am.
It's mind-boggling.
- Yeah, like, how your realities can be so different.
- Yeah. Like, I just know that he's kind of
a little of a lost cause at this point.
But it still--it was sad.
- For sure. And I've always said this.
Like, you need someone that allows you to be who you are
and not just allows you,
but appreciates every part of you.
It's like, would you rather it work with him
and him not truly appreciate who you are,
or would you rather he show you exactly who he is...
- Mm-hmm.
- And get to find the person
that really does appreciate every single piece of you?
- Mm-hmm.
- If he wasn't gonna only accept, let's say,
even 60% of you, it's not enough.
Like, he-- he wasn't enough for you.
- First relationship, first marriage,
a lot of lessons learned.
But yeah, I'm excited to not dwell on this on our trip.
I feel like traveling is always what brings me back to center,
and I need to be back to center
before I really start a lot of therapy.
So yeah, I think this is just
the pre-healing healing. - [chuckles]
I feel like last Turks trip, I was like,
I've never needed a trip more.
But I think, like, now I've never
really needed a trip more, especially,
like, this type of trip.
- Yeah. Us, like, backpacking.
- Sweating, no makeup. - [indistinct]
I think I'm gonna bring glitter, and that's it.
- You can't let 'em take your glitter away.
- [chuckling] No. But it is funny, though,
because I was like, oh, I'll be married.
Like, don't have to share twin beds with my friend anymore,
but I am so ready and excited for twin bed sharing.
- You know, just today, I booked--
there was a room where we could do twin beds
or one king, and I was like,
what do we do? - [chuckling]
- I did do a king, so I will take a hike
if you need the room.
- No, no, no, part of Emily's healing is not being--
not going off on-- off the rails.
Like, I feel like a whole new level of self-worth
and appreciation that now I feel, like,
needs to be earned and worked for a lot harder.
And so I just don't think that me, like, hooking up
with a bunch of people, like, in this very fragile state,
it's not the right way to, like,
set up my healing journey.
- For sure.
- And you can keep me accountable for that.
- You want me to be your [bleep] block?
- [chuckling] Yeah.
I just need, like, a break and, like, relax, have fun.
- It'll be really good for you.
I think we'll have a lot of moments
where you can, like you said, pre-heal.
- Yeah.
[upbeat music]
- ♪ I can feel the Earth move under my feet ♪
♪ It's feeling like a dream's taking over me ♪
♪ If I control the truth, can you feel the heat? ♪
- I know, boy.
♪
- [chuckling] Hey, my little girl.
Hi. How you doing? Hi, buddy.
Oh, hi, guys.
- You don't even like them. Why are you faking?
- [laughs] Get out of here. - You don't even like them.
- Get out of here.
- Don't let her poison you, Melo.
She doesn't even like you.
[smooches] She doesn't even like you.
- Don't listen to him, Melo.
- You've got to trust me with this sauce, OK?
That I'm making for the shrimp. - OK.
- You just need to trust your boy.
- All right. [chuckles] Oh, thanks for cooking.
- Yeah, of course.
- After our visit from Dr. Pia and then talking with Emily,
I realized that I have fallen short
in communicating the things that are important to me.
And so I'm really ready to have a conversation with Michael.
Decision Day is rapidly approaching,
and I'm not trying to leave any stone unturned.
So I'm excited to-- to continue to talk.
I think after our conversation with Dr. Pia, truthfully, like,
I did want to take a little time to think about it.
- Sure.
- That was a hard conversation for me to have.
I think you felt that. - Oh, for sure.
- And I know that there were moments where
the validity and authenticity of our marriage
might have been questioned... - Sure.
- Because you haven't shared with your mom
because your mom knew about the first marriage
and when the first marriage didn't come to fruition,
you said that she said that she was very relieved.
- Yes.
- Knowing that your mom felt strongly
about this process to begin with,
I actually think you'd be doing a huge disservice to your mom
and your relationship with her
by bringing her in at this point again.
- While we're still developing, progressing, learning,
- Yeah.
- All that kind of stuff, right?
Well, good. - I mean, I do.
I don't think it's fair to her.
- I'm glad those are your thoughts
because let's focus our attention on us,
see where we go.
If we are at a place where we know we're continuing to build
beyond Decision Day, then obviously
you'll meet her, you know? - Yeah.
It's hard to imagine that a marriage to a stranger
could be going as well as our marriage is going.
And it's difficult to believe that there is not
a certain level of conflict
that it may appear that we are avoiding.
- Sure. - However...
personally, I felt accused of being inauthentic,
and I felt accused of being fake,
and my feelings were hurt.
And so not only did I question the process,
I questioned whether or not this inauthentic marriage
was actually authentic... - Mm-hmm.
- And just how dedicated you were had my head spinning,
for sure. - Yeah.
- I will hand credit to Dr. Pia in one regard
because the accusations have at least brought us to a place
where we are communicating openly
about how that conversation impacted us.
And if there was one thing that is within our power
to consider, it is how it might look to move in together
after Decision Day.
[suspenseful music]
[music fading]
- Um...
I don't mind having that discussion.
I get it.
It's not normal for a married couple to go from
living together to not living together for a period of time.
But we probably aren't gonna be able to find
an apartment that would accommodate all our animals.
Maybe we could find a house to rent for that,
but that will be a tough discussion with a landlord
to be like, yeah, I'm cool with five animals.
- Yeah. - You know?
And we're both aligned that, like,
we are not gonna go and try to buy a house right after this.
I don't think even independent of our relationship,
I don't even think that was on the near-term roadmap
for either one of us.
- Wasn't on the near-term roadmap at all.
- And so that's my pushback.
- Um...I think we see what's out there, what's possible.
Find a property that allows us to be a whole family.
- Yeah, I'm--I'm open to seeing what's out there.
What I would ask is that we don't compromise
on the things that are still important to us
in terms of that property. - Mm-hmm.
- I'll be curious what we find when we start looking.
- Great.
[tense music]
[soft upbeat music]
♪
- OK, come on. - Come on, boys.
- Guys. - Come on, guys.
- Ooh. I'm so happy I have Len back.
- Yeah, I'm so happy you have him back.
- I missed Len. - Mister. We missed this.
- I'm just happy to be back.
I feel like I was MIA for, like, a very long time.
- You had to be. I mean, you had to take care of your--
what was going on in your life. - Totally, totally.
- And no one can fault you for that.
- No.
- So what do you think about future dating?
- Ooh, yeah. - What does that look like?
- That's--that's--[chuckles]
I don't think that I am ready for that
right now or any time soon. - Yeah.
- I think I just need time to, like, be by myself.
- Totally.
- Eventually, sure, but I just--
I'm not ready. - Right.
- So.
- Now that you are done with Cameron
and that relationship is over, are you gonna look for things
you don't want in the next person,
like, the qualities that Cameron had?
If that question makes sense. - No, that's a good question.
I think Cameron had... - OK, hey.
- A lot of amazing qualities, right?
Like, he was goofy. He was smart.
But I think I just need somebody to understand me,
like, emotionally and,
you know, be supportive in that way.
- Right.
- Whereas I didn't feel like that was there.
So I don't know.
Yeah, I think, again, he was a great person.
He was just not the right person for me.
But I genuinely hope that he finds someone that,
you know, clicks--he clicks with and that he is happy
in whatever relationship. - Right.
- Because, you know, [bleep] got pretty bad
towards the end, but it doesn't mean that I don't respect him
as a human being. I still do.
I did reach out because it was his birthday.
And he--he responded.
It was a lot later, and he just said, thanks,
which I guess I cannot expect anything more than that,
you know? - Right.
- I think that kind of signifies our relationship.
It's just that's where it's at.
We can have respect for each other,
but it's just not gonna develop in any sort of way.
- And I think that says the person you are...
- Lenny. - If you--I mean, not, like,
to think about how you guys kind of ended up
and were not on the best of terms
and you still reaching out... - Yeah.
- That just shows the type of-- the caring person you are,
no matter how the relationship is.
- Yeah.
- And I think that that's big of you.
I think that that's bold.
- We cannot get down on each other
for the things that went wrong.
Yes, they went wrong, but I cannot label him
as a bad person from a bad experience.
- Just because it didn't work out.
- Right, a bad experience does not make a bad human being.
- Absolutely.
- There are mistakes that we made on both ends,
and I'm realizing that, so I'm ready to just move on.
- Move on. Yeah.
- Mm-hmm. - I'm so excited.
- But I think when I'm ready, like, I've learned so much
about what I want in a partner
and what I don't want that I'm excited to finally,
like, find someone who meets that.
- Absolutely. - You know?
- Yeah. And you will.
I know I've been saying this for, like, our entire lives.
But I think it's been so hard for you to find the right one
because he's had-- he hasn't been there yet.
- Why? Tell me why.
- It's gonna happen, though. I'm telling you.
I've been saying this. - Yeah.
- Like, the perfect guy is just waiting right there.
As much as it sucks that
it didn't work out with Cameron, she's--
she's gonna be just fine. I have no reservations there.
I do hope--she keeps saying, like, it's gonna take a while,
and I'm gonna need time, which I get.
But I do hope that she doesn't feel hesitant
to just get back out there and start dating
because she is hot, every guy loves her,
and she deserves it.
- Yeah.
- I think you're gonna have a fun dating life ahead.
- OK, you need to quit bringing up the dating.
- I'm just saying. We're gonna find a cute guy.
- Yeah, that's nice. - It's gonna happen.
- Yeah. Make it happen.
[upbeat music]
♪
- Yo. - What's up, sir?
- What's up, bro? How we doing, man?
- Good, man. Looking forward to grabbing a drink.
- Good to see you, bro. - You too.
- Looking free, bro. - I try.
- With the Louis. - You know, come on.
- Rocking. - Trying to show out for you.
- Yeah, man. - [chuckles]
- I put on my boots and everything for you.
- I know, look at that. - Come on, dressed up.
- All dressed up for me.
- I was like, I know who I'm dealing with.
- [laughing] I know who I'm dealing with.
♪
- Nice place. - Yeah, and they got some--
they got some good food.
I appreciate you wanting to hang out because
I'm gonna be honest,
I'm gonna be trying to pick your brain.
Like, you've done this.
Yeah, your journey from what I've seen
has been a lot different than mine.
- Yeah.
- And, you know, Chloe and I have been fortunate
up to this point that, like, all the big things,
that all lined up, you know? - Yeah.
- I think what I'm trying to work through right now is,
like, with the things that I-- you know, I take issue with
where am I at when Decision Day comes,
I think ultimately, my ideal state
is to be aligned with her
and really try to get to a place of saying,
like, I'm emotionally confident in continuing this marriage.
That's where my doubt is.
I know if this was a question of like,
well, would you date her, I'd be like, of course.
That's--that's easy. That's an easy question for me.
- Yeah.
- I just feel like there's a big difference
between saying you want to date
versus you want to stay married.
- Are you happy?
- I--I am happy when I'm with Chloe.
- Yeah. - You know?
The-- - That's great, dude.
- Yeah, so and that's why I'm-- - Cheers.
- Right. Thank you.
And that's like-- and that's why it--
it makes it challenging because, like,
I am happy when I'm with her
and I really do like her and I know
we've built something. - Yeah.
- You know, the question is,
did we build enough to continue a marriage?
Am I at that emotional place?
You know, do I feel like this whole journey
was conducive for me to be in that place?
Like, that's where I am struggling right now.
- As in, like, seeing a marriage,
like, a future with her?
- Seeing--just continuing the marriage, period.
You know?
- You said that if it was dating,
you would have no issue if it was just dating.
- Yeah, yeah. - Why not look at it like that?
- Yeah, that's a good point.
That's a good point.
- Like, I am big on doing what's best for you
in whatever capacity that is.
You know, like, you're in such a different place than I was.
I was, you know, unhappy and sad.
And this whole time,
I've been trying to protect Emily from getting hurt.
She's never been in a relationship before, right?
And I didn't want her to think that
this is what a relationship was like.
So we didn't really have things to work on
that could progress our relationship because
it was literally just-- our conflicts were things that
were just how she felt that I couldn't do anything about,
where you have something, you know,
beautiful you've developed.
Like, we are all so happy for you guys,
that there's one couple that is strong.
And that reminds us of why we tried this in the first place
is to become what you guys have.
So that's what I would just say, just focus on, you know,
the good that you have with Chloe because...
- Yeah.
- If you look for the bad, you will find it.
- ♪ Oh, we rising up
- ♪ We're running free
♪ Take my hand and run with me ♪
♪ Let's live our dreams
♪
- Ready? - Ready.
- Ready? Great.
♪
- I wanted to bring Michael to look at this property today
so that we can just get a better idea
of what is gonna be important for us
as we're looking at properties going forward.
Ah, this is beautiful.
I also want to hear kind of what he's expecting.
Are the things that are important to him,
do those align with what's important to me?
What's it gonna look like moving in together
post-Decision Day?
I feel like the sooner we can live together, the better.
- Let's go inside and check it out.
- He's sweatin'. [laughter]
All right. So come on in.
- Oh, wow.
[upbeat music]
- So this is three-bedroom, two-bathroom.
What are your first impressions?
- I--I personally
really, really love the open floor plan.
It's got a charm to it. - Mm-hmm.
- What do you think?
- I'm cool with the rustic look on the exterior.
Interior, I like more...
- Yeah. - Modern.
Does this fit your taste? - It's beautiful.
Yeah, it's really beautiful.
- If you guys want to go check out,
we can head up to the bedrooms.
- Sure. - OK, cool. Yeah.
♪
All right.
Check this out. - This is beautiful.
I love the barn door. - Mm-hmm.
- You know what I need to see. - Huge closet.
- Yes.
- Is this closet big enough for you?
It feels big enough? - Yeah, it's big enough for me.
[laughter] I just need to see if--
- Not sure if for both of you. [laughter]
- That's all. - Yeah.
Do you guys want to go see outside?
- Yes. - Let's do it.
- That sounds great.
- Let's check out this backyard.
Watch your step.
- Ah.
Oh, my gosh, this is beautiful.
- Isn't it? - Wow.
Oh, it's perfect.
It's huge. - Right?
Tons of bedrooms, bathrooms,
and then you have this amazing lot.
- It's phenomenal. - Mm-hmm.
- It's a dream. - Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.
I have a pit bull and a little miniature poodle.
- Oh. - He's got a little Maltese.
And I feel like this is perfect.
Maybe start living out the dream
because there's enough room for a sanctuary out here.
- [laughs] Yeah, this--
I think there is enough for your sanctuary out here.
- [laughs] - This is so good.
- How much is it to rent a spot like this?
- This one's coming in at 4,800 a month.
- Oh, OK. Well, that's not too much further.
- You just have-- we'd have to be good with--
let's see. - You'd have to be good with?
No shopping?
- It would be what we're paying now plus 500.
- Right.
- Would you like it enough
to pay what you're paying now plus 250?
- This is worth the money. I love it.
So how do you feel about going on a shopping hiatus?
- [chuckles softly]
You think that's all it'll take?
Oh, just-- just don't buy clothes.
You'll be fine. - No drip, baby.
- Uh-huh. - No drip.
[Realtor chuckles]
- I'm--I'm looking forward to moving in with Chloe,
but I just don't really see a scenario where
we could realistically immediately move in together
after Decision Day, just given our situations
and just giving general logistics.
- I'll let you guys chat
now that you've seen the whole place.
- All right. - OK.
♪
What do you think? - It's nice, isn't it?
- Yeah.
- But I think we could find something...
closer to what we were anticipating spending
where we would still both realize, you know,
substantial cost savings than what we're paying now.
- Yeah. - But yet have, like--
not feel like we've sacrificed space to do that.
- Because we're doing pretty well
in our two-bedroom apartment. [chuckles]
- But I mean, there are obviously
real logistical factors to consider also.
So if we both say yes after Decision Day,
I want to be cohabitating.
And it would suck if we're--
if we're not doing that for an extended period of time.
But it's not like we live in different states.
We're like a 20-minute drive from each other.
So how long would you think would be comfortable
for you to find a place?
[suspenseful music]
What if it takes five, six, seven, eight months
to find a place that's in an area we like
at the price point we like?
Is that tolerable to you,
or does that sound, like, too long?
- I think that sounds a little unreasonable.
♪
If it takes us that length of time,
that's gonna be a bummer.
We do have a Decision Day coming.
I know how I feel,
and I want you to feel equally safe in saying it.
- Yeah.
- So I want to be very clear
that if we are gonna stay married and move in together,
we need to really think about what that future looks like.
[tense music]
- ♪ So come on and close your eyes and take a chance ♪
♪ And we can't stand still in the sinking sand ♪
- I'm Ashe. Nice to meet you. - Ashe? Mike. Nice to meet you.
- Yeah. Welcome to my shop.
- This is fun. - Now we just relax, have fun.
- Let's have fun. - Yes.
- Gentlemen. How are you guys? - Yo.
- It's a cool place. - Uh-huh.
- OK, we're gonna make bottle openers.
And yeah, so you guys will get a chance to hammer today,
hammer out any stresses
you have in your life. - Uh-huh.
- Twisting, bending, fun stuff like that.
- Cool. - Awesome.
[upbeat rock music]
- This feels good. - Absolutely.
♪
- This is my forge. Her name is Your Majesty.
- Let's do this.
- We're gonna take our piece, and we're gonna heat it up.
♪
Then you want to hammer, so...
[hammers clanking]
♪
You can hammer about 100% harder than that.
- All right. [laughter]
- All right, who wants some drag?
[cheers and applause]
That's what I wanna see here.
[upbeat pop music]
- ♪ Don't try to touch me
♪ Unless you want to feel the burn ♪
♪ So let's get to it, make it real up in here ♪
♪ Let's get it started [all cheering]
- Decision Day is rapidly approaching,
and all of the feelings, the emotions,
the anxiety over the past few days
has been really stressful.
So I felt I needed a break and just really have fun.
♪
[cheers and applause]
♪
I don't think anything is more fun than a drag show.
♪
- Thanks for the invite, Chloe. - Yeah.
- What a fun-- I've been missing you.
- So. - Thank you, angel.
- well, tell me what is going on with you all.
How's it going?
- You guys know I've been single for,
like, two months at this point.
So I'm at the point where I'm very happy.
I've received closure. I'm just enjoying life.
- Where are you--where are you at with everything?
- UM, you know, I've really just been geared towards,
you know, smoothing things over,
trying to talk to Lauren as much as I can.
It seems like there's still a conversation
that's yet to happen
or a conversation that's not happening.
Um, you know, I got a long message from her.
I don't really know how to dive into it because
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the message.
You know, it just went over a whole bunch of things.
- Was it, like, a long-ass text message?
- So--yeah.
- Man, that's the death blow right there.
I hate seeing those come in. - Dude, those are hard.
- Yeah, and I've really yet to respond.
The only response I gave her was, you know,
I wanted to thoroughly go through this.
So I do have a response for you, but--
- That's good. - Yeah, I don't know.
I don't know. I don't know.
I don't know. It's tough. [chuckles softly]
- Yeah.
- He texts me back, and he said,
"I really want to respond to this."
And that was the text back. - [laughing] Oh, my God.
- What?
- I'm so removed from my two-week marriage
that whether he responds or not,
it doesn't matter.
- [laughing] Two-week marriage? I'm sorry.
- Right?
It's [bleep] comical. Let's be real.
It's [bleep] comical. It's comical.
- A two-week marriage in this world
is a lot like five years.
- No, it did feel like six months.
No, it felt like a solid half-year relationship.
So I'm good.
I think I've-- I've resolved the fact
that my husband was not ready for marriage
or "Married at First Sight" or me.
And that's OK.
- You know, as far as Becca and I, there was real
no, like, salvaging of our relationship.
You know, I hope one day, we can, like,
be on good terms and just, like, be able to, like,
talk about what happened or what didn't happen,
or at least just, like, get to a place where we're--
we're both, like, OK.
[soft upbeat music]
- I am doing OK.
I won't cry because I am not gonna cry on velvet.
- No, you look too good.
Your makeup's on point. - You look too good.
- You look so good. Don't ruin the mascara.
- If you want to cry, I am here for you.
- We love crying. [overlapping chatter]
- I think I'm definitely going through, like,
a grieving, healing, mourning process.
- Yeah.
- But I cannot tolerate dishonesty in a relationship,
and watching Austin do that in front of people
that saw him out was just really difficult.
And then after that was even more difficult because it was
like, oh, you're not even really trying
to deeply apologize or anything.
And so that was when I was like, I--
I know I have flaws.
I know that I will have to apologize.
I know that I probably will lie in my marriage at some point.
Like, nobody is perfect,
but it's what you do after that really matters.
And it's figuring out what made you lie,
what about you makes you feel uncomfortable, like,
all of those self-discovery things.
- Yes.
- And I didn't hear any of that from him.
And so I feel like I've gotten closure from my marriage.
- ♪ You're just another in the crowd ♪
[soft dramatic music]
[indistinct chatter]
- I feel like I've tried all that I can.
I know that Austin's wife is out there.
I know that it's not me.
Like, I know that there's a partner that
will look at his dishonesty and be like,
oh, that was a silly little thing and move on.
Like, there are people like that, and I just--
- True. - I'm not that.
- I'm one of 'em. - Cheers to closure.
- I was about to say, cheers to not being that.
- Right. - Because you deserve better.
- Right, we all do. - Yeah.
I mean, I think we all deserve better.
And I am still not speaking with Brennan.
I think there's nothing to say
and I think it's healthy for us both, especially me,
to, like, not have any contact.
And then, yeah, I am getting ready
to go to Hawaii and Vietnam. - Look at her.
- I'm excited. - So happy.
- Mm-hmm. - So good.
- What's, like, your side of things?
Like, do you feel like
you've had your side heard?
Or do you know where she's coming from?
- Yeah, let's dive into it.
So accusation one, I asked her to delete a diary cam.
I'm pretty sure anyone on the planet,
if they see their significant other talking immense amount
of [bleep] on them on national TV,
you might feel the same way and say, hey, like,
why are we airing out our dirty laundry?
I told her, save it on your phone,
keep it for your records.
And she happily deleted it.
The fact that it was brought up, I'm like, OK.
Second accusation, you and Cameron
joked about going on a double date.
Clare tells Emily that Brennan
said he wants to do a double date.
But Cameron is the one who told Clare what went down.
Clare interpreted it as Brennan said those things.
OK, if you want to call me a bad guy
for all those accusations after everything I've done,
you know, saving her life and being there for her,
and those are your takeaways,
I have no words, no words.
[tense somber music]
- Have you talked to her?
♪
Yeah. I mean, you know, that's all hard.
I mean, we all felt how hard it was to, like,
have our wives or our ex-wives
or whatever you want to call it kind of come at us.
- And it is very hard to talk through moments like that.
- I'm gonna be honest, bro.
That moment, I realized that
most of the girls, honestly, were seeing red.
And at that point, it was almost like we were just
sitting ducks and we just had to take
all the blows they were giving us, no matter how unfair,
unjust, and untrue all of them were.
It was a point where we could not reason.
- I mean, it was definitely
an emotionally-heightened...
- Oh, yeah. - Evening.
♪
- So everything is still good-ish?
- Um... I could use a little help.
- Yeah. - Mm.
- Actually, not a little help.
Probably a lot more than a little bit.
- I'm sorry, baby.
What's going on? - I'm not doing great.
- No? - We, uh...
we ended up actually looking for a home to rent
post-Decision Day, but what I wasn't quite prepared for
was Michael actually mentioned living apart in a marriage.
- It just doesn't make sense.
- So, Mike, when is your Decision Day?
- We're coming up on it right now, yeah.
- How you feeling about it?
- My journey with Chloe hasn't been nearly as hectic.
But where our struggles have been
is, like, thinking about the future.
I interpret Decision Day as, like,
deciding if you want to continue
to build and work on this marriage,
key word being marriage.
And now I do feel legitimately torn.
Thinking about the future has me,
you know, acknowledging doubts that I have
and concerns that I have.
♪
- Nine times out of ten, I am really cool, calm, collected,
and laid-back and very willing to be flexible
and open-minded and open-hearted.
- Mm. - Yeah, for sure.
- And I am going to give him what he needs.
- Absolutely.
- I am not going to do that at the expense of
my character, my dignity, and what it is that I need.
So we need to have a conversation,
whether or not we have a future for us.
- I think the challenge--
like, for me, I could say, it's like,
I don't know if I am ready for the next journey,
us living together and fostering children.
Like, there's a whole host of things
that I know I have to emotionally consider
when it comes to being married.
You know, that's really where--
where I'm at and what I'm trying to navigate.
And I feel like there's always gonna
be a level of uncertainty, fear, and doubt.
So I'm not looking for the absence of those feelings.
All I'm trying to-- what I'm hoping I'll have
come Decision Day is clarity on yes, I feel uncomfortable.
Yes, there's things I'm afraid of.
And yes, there's things I doubt.
But, you know, the hope, the optimism, the excitement,
it--it outweighs that.
Like, I really feel like that's what it's really
coming down to, you know?
And that's what I've been wrestling with.
♪
- That--that's tough, man.
It's very difficult to navigate.
I think, you know, talk with Chloe
because I think it's better to get it off your chest
than to hold it in and let it fester.
♪
- What would you do if he said no on Decision Day?
♪
- Um...
I don't know.
[suspenseful music]
[upbeat music]
♪
- You're already in bed?
- [chuckles]
- I--I even got home early. - [chuckles]
It's been a long week. - Mm.
- Did you have fun? - I did. I did have fun.
Oh, my goodness, you really do have all the animals.
- I really do. We were snoozin'.
- Mm-hmm.
- Oh, hold on, let me put this light on so I can see you.
[chuckles]
Hi, everybody.
So what's going on? Tell me about it.
- Well, I wanted to get home so that, you know,
we still had potentially a-- our night.
And look, I know you were sleeping,
so I don't want you to feel like we have
to get into any kind of, like, really in-depth
conversation, but-- - Oh, no.
[both chuckle]
- No, no, it's not-- it's not anything scary.
It's just I have been in a place of, like,
thinking about Decision Day and what the future may hold.
So I think it's probably an appropriate time
to start sharing my feelings, let you know where I'm at.
You know, everything with you has been so great, you know,
from the momentum we've had in the beginning
to the time that I've been able to spend with you.
Living with you has not only been easy,
it's been fun, it's been great.
Getting to just learn about
who you are, all of that has been great.
I think what I'm starting to realize that I'm wrestling with
is just where I'm at emotionally in terms of
feeling ready to continue to stay married
and what that means.
Um...
I mean, at least for me, one of the challenges about the level
of intensity of us sharing everything
was just underestimating how draining that could be,
even with us being on the same page.
Like, you have been great about receiving everything about me,
my--my background, my perspective,
how I see the present, how I see the future.
And I've tried to be the same for you.
But, like, there have been times
where I was surprised at, like,
why am I so drained thinking of the future?
- Yeah.
So do you think, truthfully, safe space,
that you are actually ready to be married?
- That's what I'm trying to navigate.
[tense music]
And now that I've really started to evaluate,
I'm really questioning this marriage.
♪
- I'm gonna have to process that for a little bit.
- Sure.
- Because I need to make sure I am hearing you clearly.
Um...
♪
It's almost like me pushing living together right away
planted those seeds of doubt.
♪
- Um...
I don't know.
And I think we have to just kind of lean in introspectively
in terms of finding some of those answers.
- This is hard. [chuckles] - Mm.
- It might be getting a little emotional, actually.
[chuckles softly and sighs]
♪
I wasn't ever expecting...
♪
to be so close to everything coming to an end
and still just be in this place where I just don't know.
- Mm-hmm.
- And I didn't know I didn't know until you brought it up.
Ugh. [sniffles]
I didn't know I didn't know until now.
- But I want you to know that that's OK.
- [sighs]
Yeah.
I do not want,
nor will I allow us to give up too quickly.
I want to ask of you... - Mm-hmm.
- Not to make your decision until Decision Day.
I just want to make sure we do that for each other.
- Yeah, you have my commitment there.
[energetic bittersweet music]
OK.
- I think we have a lot to think about.
- Yeah, I agree.
♪
- OK.
- ♪ Hey, hey, hey
- Next time, life after Decision Day
continues for most of our couples.
- ♪ Goin' up, goin' up
- Seeing him right now is really hard for me.
I miss him.
♪
- However, for Chloe and Michael,
the moment has arrived
for them to make the crucial choice:
whether to stay married or get a divorce.
- I feel confident to, like,
say that we can continue this marriage.
- It's hard for me to imagine my life without him.
And yet at the same time,
I don't know that I want to do it.
I've never been so torn in my entire life.
[dramatic music]
- The time has come.
Today, you will decide if you want to stay married...
or get a divorce.
- I'm the all-in or I'm the all-out.
And I need a partner that is very much the same.
- [sighs]
[dramatic music]