- It’s been five months since the Boston season
of "Married at First Sight"
came to an end on Decision Day.
Do you want to stay married or get a divorce?
[dramatic music]
Four couples chose to stay married
and continue on their journey to find love...
- You know I want to stay married to you.
- My answer is absolutely yes.
- Yes, I want to stay married to you.
both: Yes! [laughter and applause]
- Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. - Yay!
♪ ♪
- Dude, we’re not compatible.
- While one couple had already parted ways
after only ten days.
- This is my Decision Day, and I want a divorce.
♪ ♪
- A lot has changed since the cameras went away
and the next chapter of their lives began.
- Are you still together? - Absolutely not.
- We’re not together. - What happened?
- My gut was telling me, "Don’t give up on him."
- While they’ve all moved on,
there are still issues that remain unresolved.
- The first thing I told Noi on the airplane,
"Don’t tell her any secrets.
She’ll tell everybody."
- When you say stuff like that about somebody,
you’re just not worth my time at that point.
♪ ♪
- You cannot say that I did not try.
♪ ♪
- Tonight, we are going back to Boston
to check in on the entire cast from this remarkable season.
- Jeph, we need your guidance, bro.
all: Pizza! Pizza! - All right.
Let’s go make some pizza!
- We’ll see how they’re dealing
with a complicated past.
- She said I’m sorry, but it wasn’t
what you would hope that somebody way say.
- I didn’t think that I deserved that.
- I felt played, if I’m being honest with you.
I felt played.
- And we’ll discover their hopes and dreams
as they focus on the future.
- I haven’t been on a date in a long time.
- I just feel like we have so much in common.
- Thank you for inviting me here.
- I’m glad that you came.
- Cheers... - All right, cheers.
- To longevity, a beautiful marriage.
- Can I have a hug? - Of course, baby.
♪ ♪
- I love you. - I love you too.
- ♪ It’s all or nothing ♪
- This is "Married at First Sight Boston:
Where Are They Now?"
♪ ♪
- ♪ It’s all or nothing ♪
[upbeat pop music]
- Ha-ha-ha, wow.
♪ Oh, baby, baby ♪
♪ Oh, you’re dead wrong ♪
♪ You think I’d wait for you ♪
♪ You think I’m coming home ♪
♪ Oh, baby, baby ♪
- Come here.
Come. Come here.
Good boy. Good boy.
I moved to California a month ago.
I am fully acclimated.
I have a condo, a job.
Hey. How are you? - Hey, baby girl.
Missed you.
- It hasn’t been that long.
- How was your flight? - It was good.
- Come on. I’ll make your breakfast.
- I came back to Boston this week for a two-part visit:
one part, to visit my dad,
and the second part being to sign divorce papers.
- So how’s life in California?
- I kind of have already gotten settled in, which is nice.
The apartment’s so nice. - Yeah.
♪ ♪
- And I finally can afford
to give the cats the home they deserve.
[laughs]
- How did the reunion go, Linds?
- Ugh.
I feel like I’m still recovering from it.
It was just a lot.
I was just so shocked
that he was so heartless and cold and rude to me
after everything I had supported him through.
- I would put Lindsey at the top
for the way I was threatened and bullied like that.
- Since the reunion, have you had any conversation with Mark?
- No.
I decided the day of the reunion
that I was done talking to him.
He does not bring out the best in me.
He frustrates me.
- I think you guys each push each other’s buttons.
- Yeah, I wanted somebody to push my buttons
and to push me outside of my comfort zone,
and Mark doesn’t want that.
And I’m not the type of girl who’s just gonna settle.
- He is what he is.
And that’s not a bad person.
- No, he’s just not for me. - It’s just not--
it’s not a right a fit for you.
- I gave it my all.
I have no ill will towards him. - Good.
- I just don’t feel like he contributes to my life
in any way positive, so I have no desire
to keep including him as part of my life.
I’m very happy.
Now that Mark and I have gone our separate ways,
I can actually just focus on my own happiness.
- How do you feel about signing the divorce papers?
You’re cool with the whole thing?
- Yeah.
I’m just looking forward to, like,
closing that chapter.
- Sign, smile,
and less is more. - Yeah.
- The less you say, the better off you’ll be.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
- ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
- Dang, baby, when did you have time to do this?
You be on the move! I’ma put it over here.
- You know, when you’re at work.
♪ ♪
- I’m excited.
Katina, I haven’t painted in years.
- Here, let me move this stuff out of the way.
When’s the last time you painted?
- Pro--I can’t even tell you. I’m with it.
This is something that’s so not in my norm, so...
- Me and Olajuwon, we are doing great as a married couple.
We’ve been finding our new rhythm,
conjoining our two lives together.
I think that our bond has really grown,
and I consider him, like, my best friend now.
[laughs]
- Ooh, you know what we should do?
A moment that you remember with us
that you can put on a piece of paper.
- Do I look like Van Gogh? - We had--
- How about you paint what you want to paint,
I’ll paint what I want to paint?
- Bet. Say less.
Since the cameras have been away,
we can finally get to know each other
on a different level.
We have so much fun together
when we’re away from everybody, even the other couples.
Just being around other couples with their struggles
sometimes could weigh you down a little bit.
We’ve been together for almost a year.
How do you feel? What do you think about that?
- I always knew we’d make it to the other side.
What I notice is--
you know I love spending time with you
and hanging out with you,
but it’s like, when you hang out with a friend all the time,
and it’s just like, I’ve seen you
and I need a break from you.
Like, that type of thing
but not like I need a break from you.
- You telling me I’m too much? [laughter]
- Even though I’m glad
that me and Olajuwon are spending so much time together,
I’m nervous that maybe that might affect our chemistry.
And this apartment is cute and everything,
but it’s small. - It’s small, yeah.
- We kind of on top of each other, you know.
- Yep, I get it. I get it.
You’re trying to let me down easy.
- I love the time that we spend together,
but I think that, I don’t know,
somehow we would have to figure out how to--
- How to find a balance.
- Yeah. - I’m with you.
I hear you.
I don’t know what you expect
or what you want me to do about it, but...
- I mean, I don’t-- right now, I don’t know either.
♪ ♪
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- Chloe, I know you haven’t pooped in a week,
so I’m fixing it. [Chloe meows]
Aah! Jeez.
Now, I really gotta fix it.
Look what you did.
Chris and Steve are gonna be here any minute,
and I don’t know what to do with this thing now.
You’re gonna have to hold it.
I hope you don’t have to poop.
- Markie. - What’s up?
Good to see you. - You too.
- It’s been a minute. All right, so...
- What’s going on here?
- It literally was supposed to rotate,
and it doesn’t rotate.
And I just brought it out here,
and I think I broke it some more
’cause it just fell in a couple pieces.
- I know that when a cat’s in it,
it’s not supposed to rotate, right?
- It’s not supposed to rotate.
- So it must be, like, the sensor,
I imagine. - Yeah.
[knock on door]
- Oh, hey, buddy. What’s up? - Yo, dude.
What’s going on, man? - Good to see you.
How are you? - Good. It’s been a while.
- Chris. - What’s up, buddy?
I didn’t know you were gonna be here.
Well, this looks terrible.
- Yeah, it’s really [bleep] situation.
- How many men does it take to fix a litter box?
Hopefully just one, but, you know,
we got two more sets of hands, just in case.
- How was reunion for you?
- It went, honestly, kind of exactly how I expected.
The experts, they didn’t hold back at all, rightfully so.
I feel like everybody’s wanted to know,
like, why did it go down the way it did.
- And now, do you feel like she took better accountability?
And do you feel like you got the apology you needed?
- She said I’m sorry, but it wasn’t
what you would have expected or hoped that somebody would say.
Alyssa apologized at the reunion.
- When it didn’t work out for me, I panicked.
♪ ♪
And, you know, I didn’t handle myself
the way I would have liked.
And, you know, I’m sorry for that.
- But it didn’t feel as though she still took
full accountability for her behavior.
But the relationship that Alyssa and I have
is non-existent, so frankly I don’t care.
- Was it weird or awkward
when Lindsey kind of, like, came at you?
- I didn’t realize you guys were a little...
- Would you be okay being a one-income family?
♪ ♪
- Yeah, if Steve makes enough money for that, but yeah.
- A jobless husband and a stay-at-home mom.
[exhales sharply] Good luck, huh?
[laughs]
- She said, "Oh, Mark’s gonna be such a good father.
He’s gonna change every diaper."
It seems to be, when things are confronted to you,
there’s usually something that excuses you from it.
I mean, realistically, what I need would be an apology.
You know, like, every time I brought something up,
she had an excuse for it.
She didn’t have an apology. - Right.
- But that’s tough with Lindsey.
Have you guys connected?
- If all goes well,
we’re gonna sign divorce papers this week.
- Oh! There you go.
- So I’m nervous,
but I think it’s for the best.
So with Lindsey coming to town,
I really don’t know what we’re gonna talking about,
what she’s gonna bring up.
So I just hope that, if we do interact,
it can just be very, very casual and light,
but sometimes I just don’t know
what she’s gonna say.
Oh, that’s why she’s a "wild card," Lindsey.
- Mark and I are now bachelors, which is exciting,
unlike, you know, successfully married people.
- [chuckles] - Good job with that.
How’s-- - Yeah, good job with that.
- Thank you. - How’s that going?
- Yeah. - It’s going well.
We’ve been doing some home renovations,
trying to get the place up in order...
- Nice. - For Noi to move in,
maybe move in a little sooner than we had hoped.
- Is she still very firm about three kids?
Is that still a thing?
- You know, I think maybe she loosened up ever so slightly,
but overall, if you ask her,
I’m pretty sure, at this point, it’s three kids or nothing.
- Okay.
- At this point, where things stand with me and Noi is,
everything’s going well with our relationship,
but Noi and I haven’t been seeing eye-to-eye
on some more serious topics
like how many kids we both want to have.
And I’ve always felt like I wanted two children,
but she seems pretty adamant about having three kids.
So, as of lately, things have been good,
but, you know, we hit a few road bumps.
- What about you, Chris? Are you talking to anyone?
Is there anyone you have interest in?
- So a little bit, yeah.
There’s somebody that I’m talking to.
- Oh! Hey! - Oh, oh! Hey!
- You guys probably actually know who she is.
- Oh. - It’s Olivia.
She’s from the New Orleans season.
So Olivia and I are talking.
We’ve talked a little bit online.
We haven’t met in person yet, so later this week,
I am flying her up to Boston so we can go on a--
like, a true, regular, normal first date.
Flying somebody halfway across the country is an investment,
and there’s some nerves there.
- I think it will be good for you.
- But yeah, she strikes me as smart, grounded,
practical, beautiful,
so, for me, it seems like a no-brainer.
- I remember her from that season,
and she seemed well put-together
from, like, you know, a mature side, professional side.
Wanted to get married,
good qualities and similar interests to you.
From what I know, I think you guys will hit it off.
- I hope it goes well.
- And speaking of moving on,
I might have someone up my sleeve for you.
- Oh, yeah?
- My sister, she knows the situation.
- Yeah. - You know, she feels like
you deserve a really good chance
and a, you know, special woman.
Her name’s Crystal. - Okay.
- She used to work with my sister...
- Okay. - At a school.
Very, very nice woman. Very beautiful woman.
She lives in Medford. - Oh!
- Where you live currently. - Wow.
Wow. - She loves to play pool.
Are you a pool player? - I have played pool.
- I think, you know, if you’re up for it,
you should give it a shot.
- I know you guys, like, really want me to get back out there.
You know, I don’t want to date-date.
I want to, like, slowly go into things.
- After what Mark has been through these last few months
and, you know, all the problems that he’s faced,
I think, you know, Mark needs someone really good for him,
and I think that Crystal just might be that person.
- Same city, you know,
friend of you and the family, so yeah.
- If the Shark does want to get back in the ocean...
- You gotta swim. - Yeah.
[laughter]
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ I’m there on my own ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
- You’ve never really met any of my rescues, so...
- I’m so excited. - This is exciting.
- ♪ On my own ♪
- Aw! - Hi, Alyssa.
Hey, Sunny May. How have you been?
- Hi! - Who’s this, Sagey?
Look who’s here to see you. - Oh, my gosh.
- Look who’s here to see you. It’s Alyssa.
Hi. How have you been? - Come here, Sage!
- Come on, Sage. - [laughs]
- Her training’s coming really well.
- [laughs]
- Watch out for the tail. It’s a weapon.
- She looks like she’s doing so much better.
She’s much calmer. - More experience, yeah.
And she’s pretty much ready for adoption at this point.
And so is Sunny May. I think she’s ready.
I’d be willing to let her go with you today.
- Okay, perfect. - All right.
I’ll see you in a little bit. - Sounds good.
- Take your time with the dog, and I’ll be back.
both: Thank you. - All right.
- So I haven’t seen you in forever.
- I know. - What is going on?
- Oh, my gosh. - Hi.
- You know, it’s been really hard,
with, like, the hate and the negativity
and the mean comments and things like that.
You know, but I just feel like I’m finally ready
to, like, let go of everything. - Mm-hmm.
- I definitely feel more like myself
and, like, I’m happy to be able to smile and laugh.
And I feel like it’s really my time
to move on and be a good person.
- Yeah. Oh, I love that. - Yeah.
- So where do you feel like you are now,
with, like, dating?
- So did you watch last season of "Married at First Sight"?
The Houston season? - Yeah.
- Do you remember the guy named Ryan?
- Yes. - We’ve been chatting.
- Stop.
So how did everything start with Ryan?
- Well, I mean, I was watching his season,
and I instantly started seeing so many similarities.
Like, he loves the country, and he’s from Texas.
And he likes horses, and the ranch life,
and country music, and cowboy boots.
And, like, you know, I think, in a lot of ways,
Ryan is kind of what I asked for.
Ryan and I just started messaging on social media,
and then that led to text messages
and phone calls and FaceTimes.
And we just get along really well,
and we have a lot in common.
And it’s nice to have someone to talk to
who’s also been through the same thing.
- So do you like him? - Yeah.
I mean, I definitely like him.
I wouldn’t talk to him if, you know...
- Right. Of course. - I didn’t like him.
But just, like, thinking about,
like, maybe meeting him one day, that gives me anxiety.
- That is the exciting part about it.
- I don’t know if Ryan’s the one,
but, you know, I definitely want to find out if he is.
But I haven’t had the best luck dating these days,
so it’s scary going back into that
and it’s scary meeting a person that you like.
I definitely think we’ll get along,
so I’m excited to see what it’s like in real life.
- I love this. - Yeah.
- I’m excited.
- [laughs]
[hip-hop music]
- ♪ If it’s between me and you ♪
♪ ’Cause I really go deep, I really go deep ♪
- Big O. - My dawg.
Looking good. Looking good.
Happy to see you, bro. - You too, dawg.
- For real.
Oh, man. My old habitat.
[laughter]
- ♪ ’Cause I really go deep, I really go deep ♪
- My dawg.
Jephte is a college friend.
We both played college football together.
- What up, bro? - Nice to meet you, brother.
- Jephte. - Mike.
- It’s been ten years, and it’s a blessing
that we both were on "Married at First Sight."
You know, I’m always gonna ask Jephte for advice,
and it’s cool Mike and Jephte could meet.
- Just was telling me about how you guys met.
- Yeah, Olajuwon was one of the first dudes
I met when I came out here.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- In college. - In college.
- And now, it be like, yo, we’re both married.
It’s wild. - That was ten years ago too.
How you guys doing, though?
- Jeph, we need your guidance, bro.
Guide us through everything. - You the OG.
- Yeah, you’re the OG of this, dawg.
Hall of famer. I need your help.
If you had to go back,
would you do the process all over?
- It was hard, man.
It was hard, man. It’s not easy.
Shawniece and I made it this far,
and we’re creeping on five years, but...
- That’s fire, bro. That’s [bleep] fire, dog.
For real, dawg.
- It was really hard, bro... - That [bleep] is dope.
- But we stopped thinking about forever
and just focused on today.
I wouldn’t change anything.
- That’s fire. - Yeah.
How about you? How are you and Katina doing?
- Only conflict we’re having is that I chill with her too much.
- What?
- Yo, it just-- you know what it is?
You know when you’re around somebody too much
that, like, stupid, little things bother you too?
Like, I think we’re just having a trouble
transitioning into, like, how do we balance.
- There might be such thing as too much time together.
You just can’t lose yourself.
It’ll take time to figure out
what works perfectly for both of y’all.
- Yeah. - You’ll find it, bro.
- I would say, if this is the biggest issue
you guys have right now, y’all in a good space.
- He said, "I’m spending too much time with my wife."
"I love her too much." - "I love my wife too much."
- "I love her too much!" [laughter]
- So, Mike, you said you and Jasmina haven’t spoken.
You know, at the reunion, though, last time I seen y’all,
y’all was, like, cool, so what kind of happened?
- So at reunion, I felt like she came in with a whole plan.
She’s like, "My plan is to go in here
"and make it seem like he didn’t do [bleep].
"He didn’t do anything,
and I was the one that tried, and I’m over it."
- He says that I didn’t put forth in an effort,
but I hit up Mike every day to have a conversation.
Not once did he text me. Not once did he call me.
He just came over my house one time.
So my question to you is:
do you think that you did everything...
- 100%. 100%. - To...
- And that’s not even a perspective thing.
That’s just not true, you know what I mean?
- What did you do to show her that you were trying?
- I repeatedly tried to make time for her,
tried to set up dates with her.
Anything she needed with the dog, I was there.
Just tried to make my presence be known at all times.
It’s like, at reunion, she acted like
none of that [bleep] happened. - Right.
- It was, "I did this, and Mike didn’t do this."
At some point, I kind of just-- I gave up.
I was just like, all right, bro.
Like, this is over.
Me and Jasmina, when we said yes on Decision Day,
we made a point to say
we had to spend more time with each other,
but I felt like, if I didn’t reach out,
then we just weren’t talking.
Then, I started to really think
about the marriage in its entirety,
and it made me realize there’s still
a lot of unresolved things that we can’t ignore,
so I’ve decided to distance myself from her.
- So do you feel like you should have a conversation,
just for more clarity?
Like, "Yo, we didn’t get it
"at the reunion.
We should get this before we at least walk away from this"?
You make sure that she gets-- takes some type accountability.
You hope that that’s where you guys can get, there.
- Yeah. - That, you know,
maybe we both might have been not perfect,
but you gotta take some accountability
on how you was moving. - For sure.
- Don’t act like everything was perfect,
’cause that’s not where it was. - Right.
- I just know, if I talk to her,
I feel like it’s gonna turn-- it might turn
into some type of argument, which I kind of want to avoid.
- You don’t want to get your truth out, though?
- I think that’s why it would be worth it,
to have a conversation with her.
- One more conversation won’t kill you.
♪ ♪
♪ Whoo! ♪
♪ Nothing on me out of place ♪
♪ I like to pop it, I’m about to lock it ♪
♪ I’m flying high in the sky like a rocket ♪
♪ Ain’t nobody like me, ain’t nobody like me ♪
- Hey. - Oh, hey.
- How are you? - Good. How are you?
- Good. You look cute. - You look cute.
I like your blazer. - Thank you.
- Hello.
- Hey. - Oh, hey.
- Take a seat. - Don’t mind if I do.
- Stay for a while.
- Look at the drink menu. Time to get a drink,
even though I already know what you’re gonna get.
A sangria. - A sangria.
[laughter]
- So catch-up time.
- [sighs]
- Are you dating anyone?
- Me?
Girl... - [laughs]
- You know, I wouldn’t say "dating,"
because I haven’t gone, like, out on dates.
- Okay. - But I would say,
like, talking, like, getting to know people.
- Anyone cute?
They’re all cute. - Yeah, they’re cute.
[laughter]
- How are you and O? - We’re good.
We’ve just been, like, spending a lot of time together,
just, like, working on our marriage and...
- I know. I’m like, I used to see you guys all the time,
and then... - Yeah.
Now, I’m just boo’d up. [laughter]
- As it should be. - All the time, yeah.
- We get it. We get it.
- Yay!
- Thank you. - Oh, that looks good, Jasy.
- Yes! Cheers!
- Have you been talking to Ryan?
- Yeah. I mean, we’ve been chitchatting.
We get along really well, and we have so much in common.
And it’s nice having someone to talk to,
who’s, like, been through the same thing too.
So that’s--you know, we connect on that level,
but, you know, we’ve got the country thing in common, and...
- Okay, so are you planning on seeing him soon?
- I don’t know. We haven’t made any plans yet.
- I think you should text him and...
- Invite him out here. - Yeah.
- I’m gonna say, "Hey, are you free this weekend?
"My schedule is free,
and I feel like you should come to Boston."
- Send it. - Okay, I sent it.
The girls know about Ryan.
You know, I’ve talked to them about him before,
but I think making it real and actually inviting him here is--
I mean, it’s scary and exciting.
Wait, he already texted back. - Did he?
- He said, "Sounds like a horrible idea."
[dramatic musical sting]
"I’m in."
[laughter]
- I like that. - Oh. Oh, my God!
- Wait, now I’m nervous. - Dust off them cowboy boots.
- I’m sweating. Oh, my God.
Which cowboy boots should I wear?
I’m literally nervous.
[laughter]
- Well, we want to meet him next.
- What if we, like, all went away together
for the weekend?
Like, everybody. Like, we got a house somewhere.
- I think that would be fun.
- Is it just a girls’ thing?
Or we gonna do the guys and the girls?
- We should invite the guys. - Yeah.
We should invite everyone.
- The last time we all saw each other was the reunion.
The reunion was kind of messy,
so I’m not sure how it’s gonna go,
but it would be fun if we’re all together,
playing games, dancing, just, you know,
catching up and it just feeling like old times.
- ’Cause you’re cool if Mike comes?
- Mm-hmm.
- Have you guys spoken since the reunion?
- Mm-mm. - No?
- No. I mean, we-- I mean, even after we said
we wanted to have a divorce, we were fine.
And then, like, a couple weeks before the reunion,
he just stopped talking to me, and it came out of nowhere.
Michael and I left Decision Day
as, you know, friends, trying to work towards that romance,
but before the reunion, he just randomly stopped talking to me.
You know, communication was a really big thing for us,
so it was frustrating to try to work on our marriage
and do all these things,
and he wasn’t putting forth an effort.
So Michael and I don’t have a relationship as of right now,
and I’m not sure why.
- I think Lindsey is in town visiting her dad this weekend,
so how do you think everybody would feel
about having her there?
- I just want it to be fun,
and I worry that she could make it not fun.
[tense music]
- You know I don’t care. She could be there.
She could not. I’ma still turn up.
- Yeah. - It is what it is.
- Obviously, there’s been a lot of problems with Lindsey,
so it’s definitely concerning
bringing all those people together
and mixing her into it.
But it’s still a good idea, right?
- You can be the one to text her.
[laughter] - Yeah, it’s not gonna be us.
- She’s blocked on my phone, so...
- Same.
- Well, I’m gonna drink the rest of my...
[laughter]
[tranquil music]
- ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh ♪
- Let’s start with this.
- We didn’t take a before and after!
- Well, it’s still before.
- Do you have your phone? Take a picture.
♪ ♪
[laughter]
- Okay.
- Can I put the first one?
- You want to do the first one?
So, why don’t we start right at the corner there?
Noi still has six months on her lease at this point,
and I’m doing all I can
to get her to move in before her lease is up.
- This is, like, so domesticated, all this,
us tiling our kitchen.
- One of the things she’s been talking about
is doing some home improvement projects around this apartment
for her to feel more comfortable with moving in.
Are your nails holding up?
- Yeah, they still look good.
- ♪ This is no ordinary love ♪
♪ So call me yours ♪
♪ ♪
♪ ’Cause this is no ordinary love ♪
♪ No ordinary love ♪
- If we can get enough done on this place,
we could probably get you in here,
you know, maybe on the two to three-month time frame?
- Um...
Do you think that works? - I don’t know.
I still feel like there’s a lot of things
that still need to be done here,
and I kind of want to take more time.
I still think that I need a little bit more time
to process, you know, our marriage
and what life is gonna look like next,
so I don’t think there’s a huge rush.
I want it to be a nice space if we’re gonna be here,
before we have kids.
- That’s the thing.
I don’t know about fixing everything up
if we’re not gonna raise children here, right? Like--
- But, like, we’re not gonna have all three of our kids
in this apartment.
- Oh, three? - Mm-hmm...
♪ ♪
My... - Yeah?
- My brother and my sister-in-law
were looking for a babysitter,
and I volunteered me and you to watch them.
I was thinking that it might be a good idea
to give it a little test run first.
- Oh, cool! Yeah.
- Yeah? You like that idea?
- Yeah, that sounds fun.
- These kids are a lot of energy.
They definitely require a lot of attention,
and I do hope that it’ll at least get her
to reconsider having three kids.
But based on the way she’s talking about it,
I’m not sure if that’s gonna happen.
Do you think it’s just gonna be as easy as you expect it to be?
- I don’t think it’s ever easy watching kids.
I just think that it’s a lot of fun.
- Okay.
♪ ♪
- ♪ It’s time to break free ♪
♪ From the chains that are holding you down ♪
♪ Free from the chains ♪
♪ That keep your dreams in the ground ♪
♪ ♪
- Morning, Lindsey. - Hello. Hey, old friend.
- How are you? - Good. Nice to see you.
Today is D-Day, Divorce Day.
I think today, signing divorce papers,
is just closing the book on Lindsey and Mark.
- Do you want to take a seat?
Just have a couple things to finish up.
♪ ♪
- Hey. Good morning. - Hey. How are you?
Good morning. - How are you doing?
- Good. How are you? - You look good.
I like the jacket.
- Thanks. - It looks warm.
I’m a little nervous, ’cause the last time
I saw Lindsey was at the reunion.
It wasn’t the best situation for both of us.
A lot came out, a lot was said on both our parts,
and we haven’t talked or seen each other since then.
- Good morning, Mark. - Hey. How you doing?
- Hi. I’m Jordan Phelps. Nice to finally meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
- So the two of you want to come into the conference room?
- Yeah. - All right.
I just hope that she’s in a good state of mind today,
if anything, out of all the days,
and that she genuinely wants to move on from this marriage,
and we can just be adults about it
and not go into our marriage
that we’re trying to put behind us.
- All right. Let’s do this. - All right.
- So we have paperwork that you’ll sign.
We’ll look over.
You’re both kind of going your own ways.
There’s nothing really complicated here.
Any other questions?
- Where do I sign? - Yeah.
♪ ♪
- It’s the most definitive
separation agreement that you can have.
It’s not subject to modification,
absent the most extraordinary circumstances.
- No takebacks. - There’s no takebacks.
And if there’s no questions, you two of you can sign.
Lindsey, ladies first. - Love it.
- Do you want to go ahead and sign?
You’re gonna sign in the bottom corner.
[somber music]
- Signing the papers feels a little liberating,
if I’m being honest.
It’s like, I’m free.
- I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off me,
’cause the way things were at the end of our marriage,
I didn’t know if we’d ever get to this day to sign.
So I’m glad that we were able to do it and officially sign,
and now we can move on.
Is--is that it?
- This is the last step in this process.
You’ve become divorced by operation of law.
- Cheers. To divorce. - Cheers.
- We’ll give the two of you privacy.
Take as much time as you need. - Okay.
- Thanks, Jordan. - Nice meeting you both.
- Nice to meet you. - Best of luck to you two.
- Thank you.
[dramatic music]
- Can I, um...
Can I say something to you
that I’d like you to take going forward?
[tense music]
- Sure.
- You know, I wanted to talk to you
because I hadn’t seen the bowling alley scene
until we were at the reunion.
- Oh. - And I didn’t even watch it...
- I didn’t either. - When it was on TV.
And I just felt so awful
that you had to see that or hear that
because I never intended for you to see or hear that.
Like, yeah, I was microphoned, but I wasn’t ever acting
like there were cameras or microphones on.
I was just being me. - Yeah, I know.
- And my intent was just
to, like, rage-vent to the producer about my frustrations.
- No, I appreciate that. It’s okay.
- I felt bad that you had to see it and hear it.
I felt embarrassed that I embarrassed you.
- Hearing Lindsey apologize right now
is really all I ever wanted.
I never was somebody that held on to things,
but I think just hearing someone apologize
for doing something wrong is always a nice feeling.
I’ll always remember that.
I don’t hold anything against you.
I’m blessed I met you,
because I got so many good things
in a way that, had I been with someone else,
I might not have become the person I am today.
I mean, I eat better,
I push myself, I stand up more.
I’ve grown because of you.
I’m forever thankful for you,
and I’m always gonna have so much love for you.
And I’ll always weigh that over the negatives,
because those things are so important
versus the tough situation we both went through.
- It feels good to have Mark receive my apology.
I think Mark knows my true intent,
and he knows I would never want to hurt him or disrespect him.
- I mean, everyone goes through their marriage differently,
and I think we just found
unfortunate ways to trigger each other.
- Yeah, I feel like
this marriage did not bring out my best self.
- I’m happy this went well.
I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I’m glad
that we were both able to put our best foot forward,
and I’m looking forward to having
a final hangout with everyone.
- No "Never Have I Ever." - No "Never Have I Ever."
No games.
Nothing but laughs. Nothing but good times.
All positivity. And I think we’ll have a blast.
I have no ill wishes against Lindsey.
I wouldn’t mind being her friend in the future.
I’m actually hoping that getting divorced from Lindsey
will make our relationship better,
but with Lindsey, you just never know what could happen.
- It seems like, now that we’re divorced, the pressure’s off
and we can just enjoy each other’s company.
[sentimental music]
[lively music]
♪ ♪
- I’m Josie. Nice to meet you.
- Hi, I’m Chris.
- And this evening, you’ll be dining
in one of our outdoor, heated igloos.
- Thank you. - You’re welcome. Enjoy.
- Hi. How are you. - Good. How are you?
- Good, to meet you in person. - Yeah.
I’m Olivia. Officially. Nice to meet you.
- I’m Chris.
This is our igloo.
- Oh, I hope it’s warm in here. - I think it is.
Olivia is from New Orleans,
and I asked her if she wanted to go out,
and I’m nervous.
I’ve never asked anybody to fly
halfway across the country for a date, so...
- I’m gonna do the Bonbons del Noel.
- Can I do a bourbon old fashioned?
- I’ll be right back with those for you.
- Thank you. - You’re very welcome.
- I would say that I’m pretty shocked that Chris reached out
and invited me to come up to Boston, but why not?
You know, I thought it would be a fun experience
to get to know somebody else
that I think there could be potential.
- So cheers? - Yeah, cheers.
Thanks for having me.
- Thanks for coming up. - Yeah.
Make sure I don’t have egg white on my face all night.
- [chuckles]
I’m trying not to sneeze.
It’s the worst. - It’s okay.
I’m allergic to everything, so I’ll probably sneeze.
- I’m only allergic to one thing.
I think I might have told you this.
Cats.
- Oh, that’s terrible. [laughter]
- So that’s a thing.
- Let me tell you, I’m allergic to cats also,
and I get injections every month for allergies,
and I survive with two cat children
that sleep next to me every night.
So being allergic to cats, unless you go into anaphylaxis,
to me, is not an excuse.
- The pandemic happened while you guys were filming...
- Mm-hmm. - So you got extended so long.
- The season that never ended.
Had I liked my husband, it would have been fine.
You didn’t say you were moving out this weekend.
You said you were moving some of your things
in your last text message.
I get home, and everything is gone,
even food out of the damn pantry, Brett.
- You and I both know that there’s fundamental problems,
that we want different things out of life.
[dramatic music]
- You dealt with a lot. - Yeah.
But I think, you know, you go into it,
and you just think, okay,
so there’s a reason that I’m here.
And it is-- - Yeah.
- You know, it’s a legal marriage.
And so... - Yeah.
- When it kept going on, it was like,
okay, this is not meant to be my forever,
’cause I viewed that as-- marriage as my forever.
- You had the longest not-great situation,
and I had the shortest in history.
So my situation,
I get a lot of, like, "Why didn’t you walk away?"
And like you said, like,
I signed up for the rest of my life, right?
That’s what I thought. - Right.
My whole thing in relationships after the show is,
they don’t have to be the most perfect person,
but, like, how is this person gonna make me a better person?
- You know, my first impressions of Olivia are,
she’s smart, grounded, practical,
successful, beautiful.
She really is, like, the textbook definition
of just a--like, a nice, kind person.
That’s what I’m looking for
more than anything else right now.
- So did you grow up in the Boston area?
- All Massachusetts, yeah.
- Yeah? Are you a big city person?
Like, do you want to live in the city?
- I’m like a "just outside the city" person.
Like, I want to be able to get to it easily
but not necessarily be kept up late at night.
- Right. I like city.
Like, I love living in New Orleans.
I really love my job.
I’ve been a nurse, like, 12 years,
but then again, I have a job that I can do wherever.
I would prefer to be in a bigger city.
Bigger cities, bigger hospitals.
- Yeah. - Thank you.
- It’s so warm.
I think Chris is a personable guy.
He seems like, if he were to walk into a room,
he could be the life of the party,
and I think that helps me, as someone who’s kind of shy,
bring me out of a shell.
Thank you for inviting me here.
It was kind of a shock.
You know, flying to a different state
is not what I do on a regular basis
when I’m asked to come on a date or to dinner.
- Yeah, I’m... I’m glad that you came.
So one of the things that is happening this weekend,
we’re all going away.
We’re doing sort of a day of activities
and staying on the cape. - Okay.
- So for what it’s worth,
if you’re around and you want to come,
you’re absolutely invited.
I think it would be a lot of fun, and I think I would--
I’d love to have you there.
- Um...
I guess my biggest question would be:
is Alyssa going to join us?
I don’t want to blindside her. - Yeah.
Yeah. - So...
- So that’s a fair question.
When the stuff aired, there was a little bit of,
sort of, added friction between me and Alyssa
because I saw a lot of the stuff
that she said off-camera... - Same.
- That I didn’t know she had said,
including some pretty insulting things.
She had described us as "not compatible"
and that it’s ridiculous that we would be compatible.
- That’s really sad. Like, you didn’t get a chance.
- Right. We got married on a Saturday.
That was on Monday. - Monday or Tuesday.
- Yeah, so it was like--
- She’s just not meant to be your wife.
- Right. Exactly.
There’s not gonna be any drama.
There’s not gonna be any fighting.
I can’t guarantee nobody else,
like, off in the distance,
might not have a little whatever.
- Nobody’s gonna come at me directly.
- No. No, no, no.
- But yeah, I’d be happy to come.
- Awesome.
I’m excited that Olivia agreed
to go to the getaway,
but I’m not ready
to rush into anything at this point.
I think that we still have a lot of learning
about each other, and we’ll see what happens.
- And hopefully, after this, we can continue
to, you know, talk and get to know each other.
- Absolutely. You know, for me, it’s not
about "marrying a stranger" level quickness,
but at the same time, I feel much more equipped
to know exactly what I want.
- Well, I brought a ring. You don’t want to get married?
- You--you brought a...
Uh... [laughs]
♪ Woke up feeling blessed ♪
♪ Ooh, I ain’t got no stress ♪
♪ I’m ready to see what’s next ♪
♪ Feeling good today ♪
♪ Everyone around me fresh ♪
♪ I could’ve won best dressed today ♪
- Shark. - O.
- Brother, how you doing? - What’s up? What’s up, buddy?
- You found my favorite store. - You good, or what?
I got a date, and I want to make sure
I pick out something nice and something that fits right.
This is the first time I’ve been shopping
in a couple months.
I dropped, you know, 40, 50 pounds.
And I’m not quite sure what to wear,
but O’s got some pretty good style,
so I thought I’d invite him out,
and hopefully he makes me look nice tonight.
How’s life at home? How’s Katina?
- Katina’s good, man.
Still good. - Yeah.
- I feel like we’re still trying to grow and learn,
understand each other, but... - Yeah.
- You know, she guides me the right way every day still.
- She loves you. - I love her too, man.
- Yeah. - It’s crazy to say that.
Like, a stranger. Now I love her.
- Yeah, it’s crazy. It’s crazy, though.
- You know, tonight, I know, is a big,
big night for you. - Yeah.
- Is this the first time you going out with--
- This is the first time I’ve been out since Lindsey.
- How are you feeling? - A little nervous.
- Why? - Well, I mean--
- Dude, you’re so in shape! You’re more fit than I am.
- Stop. You’re making me blush.
What do you recommend?
[upbeat music]
- ♪ You’ve been on that sweet ♪
- My man. The Shark.
♪ ♪
- Baby, I’ma live a sweet life ♪
- This might be it.
And, dude, it has the shark logo.
You don’t even gotta tell her. "My name’s Shark."
So is the shirt taking the nerves out?
Got your confidence going?
That’s what we’re looking for. - I don’t know.
I’m still--I’m still nervous. - How are we feeling?
I haven’t went on a date in months.
I’m a little nervous, ’cause, you know,
I went from being excited to marrying to stranger,
to now, like, I don’t want to go too fast with anybody,
’cause I just went all-in, and it was a lot.
So I kind of just want to take it nice and easy,
having a conversation with somebody,
and getting a bite to eat, and just taking it slow,
I guess, for the first time, for me.
Any advice for this date? Anything I should do?
- Yeah, absolutely, man. I would say, you know,
whatever happened in the past, let it go.
Just don’t jump the gun. Don’t overthink.
Don’t overwork yourself. Just go with the flow.
- Yeah, yeah. - Just be confident, dude.
- Yeah. - Look at you, dude.
You look phenomenal. For real, man.
- Oh, stop. - I’m so proud of you, bro.
Not only mentally, just all around, dude.
- Appreciate it.
- Man, I’m so eager
and so excited for Mark to be going out there.
I know he wants love. He deserves love.
I found love, and I want Mark to be as happy as I am.
You know, I’m always gonna be there for you, brother.
- Well, hopefully, date number two, we can all go out,
all four of us. - Oh, of course.
- Yeah. - You know I’m--
- You need Katina’s approval too.
- Yeah, she would do it.
You know, this is the next chapter
of Mark the Shark’s life.
♪ ♪
[rock music]
- ♪ Come on, come on, come on, hey ♪
♪ Come on, come on, come on ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Come on, come on, come on ♪
- I’m just checking in for a party of two,
under Alyssa, for bowling.
- All right, you’re gonna be on lane number 16,
right over there. - Okay, thank you.
And my other person should be here in a few minutes.
- All right. Awesome, Alyssa. - Thank you.
♪ ♪
I’m going on a date today with Ryan.
We’re going bowling.
I’m definitely a little nervous,
because, I mean, he flew all the way to Boston
to come and meet me,
so there’s a lot at stake here, I feel like.
♪ ♪
- Hello, ma’am. Excuse me.
- [gasps] Hey. - [chuckles]
Fancy seeing you here. - How are you?
- Thanks for coming to bowling with me.
- Oh, I’m so glad you picked this.
- I know. This will be fun, right?
- I haven’t bowled in forever, but I’m into it.
♪ ♪
- How was your flight? - It was--it was long.
Glad I made it here. - I know.
- I feel like we’ve talked for a while.
- I know. It’s crazy, actually,
being in person. - Yeah.
♪ ♪
I’ve never been to Boston, so you’re gonna
have to, like, show me your city.
- I know. What’s some stuff you want to see?
- Just show me all the things.
- Okay. I can do that.
- Again, I’ve never been here.
You have a whole city to show me.
- I know. Well, you got your boots on, so you’re all set.
- I’m about to bowl in these boots too.
Going into this, I really don’t know what to expect.
I’m open to whatever comes out of it,
but, yeah, we have a lot to learn about each other,
’cause we really don’t know each other that well.
So what have you been doing? What have you been up to?
- I’ve just been trying to get away from it all.
- That’s gotta be improving, I would imagine.
- Yeah. Things are, like, definitely getting better.
It just put me in such a bad place,
like, being around, like, so much negativity.
- I mean, I’ve seen you cry, like, 40 times...
- [laughs] - I feel like.
♪ ♪
- Yeah. I mean, hopefully, I don’t cry today, so...
- Yeah, you haven’t cried yet. That’s a good sign.
- [laughs]
I think he’s just as cute in person
as he was on FaceTime.
Plus, he’s a cowboy, and we all know how I feel about that.
All right. Don’t make fun of me, okay?
- So much pressure.
- There is a lot of pressure.
- Yes! [pins clatter]
I mean, couldn’t have started any better.
- [laughs, gasps] - Get it.
- ♪ Try me ♪
♪ ’Cause I might be the one ♪ - Oh!
- Why are you trying to make me look bad?
- See some magic here.
Let’s go! - Yes!
[laughs] My first strike!
- Maybe don’t count on that happening again.
Yeah, you’re done.
- [gasps]
Was it a strike? - Yeah.
Do you want to get something to eat?
- Yes. - All right.
- All I’ve had is... - Let’s sit over there.
Maybe we can order something. - Airport...
♪ ♪
So you seem good. You seem happy.
- Yeah. I just feel like it was, like, so fun,
like, watching your, like, episodes, though,
’cause I just feel like we have so much in common.
And, like, when I was seeing you, like, skeet shoot
and, like, ride around on your four-wheeler at the ranch,
like, I was like, I want to do that!
Like, why am I not there? Like...
- ’Cause you live in Boston. - I know.
But I’m just like, oh, my God, like, I love all that stuff.
And I, like, would have loved
to be able to, like, be matched with somebody
that has those same interests. - Yeah.
Your boot choices don’t always come across as country.
They’re kind of country chic, but--
- That’s who I am. Country chic.
- So, yeah, you mentioned maybe moving to Texas.
- Yeah, I’m thinking about Austin.
- Two of the guys in my wedding are living in--live in Austin.
- Oh, really?
- It’s so weird to even say that.
- At your wedding? - We had weddings.
- You food’s ready. - Wow.
That’s a frickin’-- - Oh, my God!
- Here you go. - No way!
- Are you kidding? That’s scary.
- I’m gonna get so many comments on this.
- [laughs]
- This might gross you out, but I guarantee
I could eat it if I had to. - No, please don’t.
- So what’s next for you?
What’s the next step for Alyssa?
Post-marriage, next relationship,
when are you jumping back in? - I don’t know.
I think I’m ready to date again.
[sentimental music]
What about you?
- I probably couldn’t have said the same
until, like, maybe two or three weeks ago.
- Yeah. That’s understandable, though.
- But, yeah, I’m finally to the point where I’m like,
okay, I could do that again.
- Yeah.
- ♪ Different kind of take ♪
♪ For so long ♪
- I feel really lucky,
like, you know, if anything came out of this,
that I got to meet, like, some really awesome people
that I know will be in my life forever.
- So you still, like, hang out
with the majority of the people, it sounds like?
- Yeah. We’re actually all getting together this weekend.
We’re going on a little getaway with everybody,
um, which will be fun, I think?
[laughter] - Question mark?
- Ooh, I have a crazy idea.
- Bring it.
Crazier than me being in Boston right now?
- Yeah. Like, you’re here anyway.
So what if you came?
♪ ♪
- I mean, have to look at flights, but...
♪ ♪
I’d be down.
- I mean, ’cause I know everyone--
you know, like, the girls and stuff--
know that we talk
and, like, that we’re meeting today.
And they obviously want to meet you.
And it’d be nice... - Yeah.
- To kind of have someone, like, by my side.
- I get it.
That sounds fun.
It sounds scary, but...
- Like a good idea?
- I’m not gonna even say "good idea," but it sounds fun.
♪ ♪
- I’ve been waiting to see how the date is going
to see if I wanted to invite Ryan to the getaway,
but, you know, we just met, so I guess we’ll just see.
- [chuckles] I meet you, and now,
I got nine other people. - I know.
That’s a lot to ask. I’m sorry.
[laughter]
- Jump right in, Ryan.
♪ ♪
- ♪ Yeah, my ups and downs been thrown so hard ♪
♪ But one thing that I know for sure ♪
♪ Is your love, your love, your love comes first ♪
- We should put away anything that is breakable.
- And I don’t know why you have your nunchucks
on your computer desk,
but we should probably put them away.
- The nunchucks can’t stay? - No.
[laughter]
- My brother and sister-in-law
are dropping off her three children to babysit,
and they’re a lot to handle at once.
- You think there’ll be enough room for them in here?
- Yeah, this should-- - Should we, like, have,
like, two making pizzas
and, like, one doing a fashion show?
Different activity stations?
I don’t know. I think it’ll be fun.
- Noi is so dead set on three children,
and she hasn’t really had that experience yet,
so I do want to know how she will handle it,
you know, and if it will make her reconsider at all.
[knock on door] Hey. Who is it?
- Us. - Us!
[laughter]
- Oh, boy. Come on in.
- Hi, guys. - Here. Come in here.
Rosie, give me a big hug.
- Hi, Olivia. How are you? - Hi, Noi.
- Hi!
- Hi. - Hi.
- Are you ready for this? - You look beautiful.
I think so. - Thank you.
- Noi, do you have any experience watching children?
- I do. - You do?
- Yeah, I used to take care of kids way back when
and babysat, like, all the kids in my neighborhood.
- All right. - I’m a little nervous,
but I feel like they’re usually so good, so...
- All right, well... - All right.
- Good luck with this. We’re gonna go have some fun.
- Yeah, have some fun. - Yeah. Okay, be good.
- Bye, Mom and Dad.
- Bye. - Bye.
I feel like having the girls come over today
is probably Steve testing me
to see how well I’ll do under the pressure
and having three kids around.
And hopefully, this will help make him feel more comfortable,
or at least warm up to the idea of having three kids.
- I want to do the bath bomb.
- I know how to open this.
- Is that how you do it? - Yeah!
- No. No.
- We’re gonna make a bath bomb,
so, Rosie, here, why don’t you start?
Mix it slowly, though, okay?
- [whistling]
- Whoa. Be careful.
Oh! [laughs]
- Uh, is this gonna look good? - Probably not.
- Okay, Ella, keep it in the bowl.
- I’m not done. - Keep it in the bowl.
No, we’re gonna keep it in the bowl.
- Where the pink go? - Oh!
What is that? What is that?
What are you doing? - Yeah.
I think we messed something up.
I think we’re might have to chalk this up as a fail.
all: Pizza! Pizza! - All right!
Let’s go make some pizza!
Now... - Okay.
Everyone, roll up your sleeves.
Whoa. - All right.
All right, good job. Now, ready?
All right. - [trills]
- Slowly. Slowly. Slowly. - You can eat one.
- Nom. Nom. Nom. Nom. - Hey, we got to cook it first.
Put pepperonis on it?
- Blegh!
[sneezes]
- Maybe not eating off the table, okay?
- All right. All right.
- ’Cause it’s gonna get a little messy.
- I’m gonna put the pizza in the oven.
- I heard there’s a dance party!
Whoo!
- Yeah! I love this song.
[lively music]
- You gotta put your hands up. Like this.
♪ ♪
- Hold hands and jump.
Whoo!
♪ ♪
- Down. Whoa!
- Sushi just backed up.
[laughter]
- Ooh, it’s a lot of work.
- [chuckles]
- Hey. - Hi.
- What’s going on? - Hey.
What did they do? Tell me the truth.
What happened? Tell me the truth.
- They starved us to death. [laughter]
- They starved you to death?
She says, with a mouthful of food.
- "Just kidding," she says.
You know, it does give me a glimpse
of what life will be like
when we are actually parents,
so it’s food for thought.
♪ ♪
How are you doing?
- You know, we love hanging out with them.
It’s just, I like, at the end of the day, giving them back.
- Yeah. [laughter]
- I know three kids is a dream,
but it also, at times, can be a nightmare.
♪ ♪
[hip-hop music]
- ♪ Why you all up in my face? ♪
♪ I’ve been ridin’ first place ♪
♪ And you ain’t even close, and you know that ♪
- Hey. - Welcome to Level99.
What can we get you to drink? - Thank you.
Let me get a Spicy Tommy Margarita.
♪ ♪
- Hey, Mark. - Hey, Crystal.
How are you? - I’m good. How are you?
- Good. Sorry, I just kicked you.
- That’s okay. Don’t worry about it.
- Tonight, I’m taking Crystal out on a date.
Steve came over the other day
and mentioned that his sister’s friend
was interested in going out with me,
so I reached out, and she was down to go out this week.
At first, I was a little reluctant
to go out with Crystal, but I think I owe it to myself
to kind of just get back out there and just try
and just see what happens.
- Have you been here before? - First time.
- This is my first time too, so...
- Perfect. So tonight,
I was thinking we could go play some games...
- Okay. - Come back,
and get to know each other a little bit more.
- Yeah. I’m excited. - Okay, all right. All right.
After you.
First thing I thought was, wow, she’s very, very pretty,
she’s got a really beautiful smile,
and she seems really easygoing.
It seems like it’s off to the right track.
Shark. [laughter]
That’s pretty good.
Um, you ready? - Oh, it looks like
a clock tower? - I don’t know.
- Thank you very much. - I don’t know what this is.
[upbeat music]
Damn it. - [laughs]
You got it, Mark.
- Okay. Oh! - There you go.
All right, put your hand through this hole.
I get it. - Oh, I think
you gotta throw it up.
Okay, I got it. I got it.
- Okay. Okay. - Okay.
Whoa. - [laughs]
I got this.
Wait a minute.
Oh. - Yeah.
Oh, I got one in! - Oh, you got one in!
- [laughs]
- It’s nice to go out with someone and have a good time.
While we’re having fun, we’re not fighting.
There’s no tension, which is new.
It’s nice.
- So tell me, what’s the deal?
Like, why are you on this date?
- Well, my marriage didn’t work out,
and my group of guys are always like,
"You gotta go back out there," and, you know.
- Oh. - Yeah.
So Steve was like, "Hey, I got someone."
And I was like, "Okay. Okay."
- Way to get back out there. - Thanks.
- Howdy, folks. Are we all hungry?
- Yeah. - Yes.
- Excellent. - Wow.
- I got herb-roasted chicken
over here. - Great.
- And the standard Detroit pizza.
- This looks so good.
- Y’all, enjoy. - Great. Thank you.
- That looks good. - Yeah.
- So you’re a teacher.
- I am. - Okay.
- I kind of teach a little bit of everything,
because I’m a special educator.
- Okay. - And then I also,
like, coached, like, volleyball at one point...
- Yeah? - And sailing. Yeah.
- High school or after? - High school.
- High school? Nice. - Yeah.
Oh, these are really good. Do you like rosemary?
- I do. - Try some.
- I don’t have it on the regular, but...
- I like to cook.
Like, rosemary’s one of my favorite flavors.
Is that basil? - Yeah.
- It kind of has a licorice flavor to me.
If I just put that in your head,
now that’s all you can taste. I’m really sorry.
- No, I never put basil and licorice together
in the same family, but...
- It has a slight licorice flavor.
- It does? - I swear.
- Okay. You’re smart.
You’re a teacher. You would know this.
- I worked at a Bertucci’s. That’s how I know it.
- Oh, okay. Bertucci’s is great.
Those rolls. Oh, my God. - [laughs]
[tense music]
- So I haven’t been on a date in a long time,
but one of the questions I would ask early on
because it’s always been kind of, like,
not a dealbreaker, but it’s kind of, like,
that thing that, if it happens, it’s--
it kind of ruins the date.
Um...
So...
♪ ♪
Um...
are you allergic to cats?
- [laughs] That’s the big question?
- Well, I mean, it’s kind of, like, one of those things,
where I’m like, "Hey, love to get to know you.
"Are you kind of into fitness? Cool.
Are you allergic to cats? You are? Check."
- How many cats? - Two.
- I’m allergic to two cats. I’m not allergic to one cat.
No, I’m just kidding. I’m not allergic to--
- Okay. You’re not allergic to cats.
- At all. - Okay. Okay.
- I had no idea what Mark was gonna ask,
and then I was so relieved
to hear that it was about his cats.
No, I actually really like cats.
I used to have a cat. - You do? Okay.
So not allergic, and you like cats.
- Well, are they nice cats? - Of course.
I mean, they have a good father, so...
- [laughs]
- Other guys, I feel like,
it’s hard to keep the conversation going,
but with Mark, everything just seems
a little easy and relaxed.
- I do want to say that I’m really glad you came out.
- Yeah, this was a good time.
- Did you have fun? - I did have fun.
I mean, good for you for taking a step.
- Yeah.
Well, I appreciate that. - Yeah.
- Crystal is definitely a breath of fresh air
compared to Lindsey.
Do you want to get going? - Yeah.
That sounds great. - Yeah?
I definitely want to go slow with things.
Learning from my last relationship,
going too fast sometimes isn’t the best thing to do,
so slow and steady.
I think we should do this again.
- Yeah. - Yeah?
- I think that sounds like a good plan.
- Okay. All right. - Okay.
- I don’t know if the Shark is back yet,
but I still want to find love, so the fin’s always up.
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Ooh. - Hi, folks.
Welcome. - How’s it going?
- How are you today? Welcome.
- Fruity Flight? - Sure. Absolutely.
- I’ll take a prosecco. - Okay.
- Mango milkshake?
Hey, you guys enjoy that flight.
We’ll see you at the table.
- Okay. - All right then, brother.
- All right. - We’ll catch up.
- Cheers, my love. - Cheers.
[pensive music]
Ooh, this one’s good.
- Do you like it? - Yeah, I do.
- So I went out with Jephte and Mike.
You know that. - Mm-hmm.
- And we were having our discussions
about how we want our space
but we don’t want to feel like we’re neglecting each other,
and we don’t want to lose the foundation that we built.
- Mm-hmm. - But I want you
to go have fun with your friends.
Like, that’s how I met you.
You was all about your friends, but I think it’s time for us
to get back to, like, it’s okay.
- Mm-hmm. - Our love won’t fail.
Just look at your ring when you think that I’m--
you’re losing sight.
And I got my ring on.
Keep my eyes clear, and we’re gonna be all right.
- It’s been a long time since we’ve been all
in the same place at the same time.
- I know. It’s kind of weird,
’cause, like, I feel like so much has changed
with everyone, and...
- Everyone’s in a different place.
- Everyone’s in really different places.
- Are you happy with the way the backsplash came out?
- Yeah.
That made a big difference
in terms of the plans that we had for the apartment,
to make it feel more like our home
instead of your former home.
[chuckles]
So I’m getting comfortable shortening that time span.
Maybe moving in within three months...
- Really? - Instead of six.
- That’s great. - Yeah, I’m excited.
♪ ♪
You know, I’ve always wanted to move in with Steve.
I just wasn’t ready to jump right in right away.
But I feel like he really wants to build a life
that, you know, we’re both happy with,
so it means a lot that he would be willing
to go that extra mile for me.
- We’ve gotta live our lives out of marriage.
- I think that’s a good idea.
We take a one-night outing... - Yeah.
- With whoever we want, like, our friends and family.
I like that idea. - Me too.
- I think that would be good.
Olajuwon and I are in such a good place in our marriage.
We’re at the perfect place
where we’ve developed trust and love for each other.
Now we can go and do
our own, separate routines once in a while,
so I hope this only makes our relationship stronger.
- We shall see, sis. We shall see.
I’m happy we’re on the same page, though.
- I’m happy we are, ’cause, Lord Jesus,
I’m like, I love my husband and everything,
but I miss my friends.
- Yeah, exactly.
So cheers... - All right, cheers.
- To longevity, a beautiful marriage.
- Can I have a hug? - Of course, baby.
- I love you. - I love you too.
♪ ♪
- So, I mean, after watching
the most three, adorable nieces in the world,
I guess, where does it stand for you?
I mean, did that make you want three kids even more,
or do you recognize how much effort that takes?
Like, are you giving that some thought?
- I was dead set on that number for so long,
but I think having all three of the girls over,
it was pretty eye-opening to see how much work and effort
goes into looking after three children.
So it did make me re-evaluate.
So I think maybe having two would be a good start.
- Okay.
I think knowing that Noi is being a lot more flexible,
especially on the number of children,
that makes me feel a lot more comfortable.
Cheers for that. - Cheers.
- I wasn’t ever expecting to hear that, to be honest.
You know, her moving in is the first step,
and then after that, it makes sense
to start building this family, once we’re ready.
So I think we’re on the right path.
- Hi, guys. - There they are.
both: Hey. - What’s up?
- It’s great to see everyone for a minute.
- Yeah. - Mm-hmm.
- Weekend getaway, though, man.
- Our last hurrah with the whole group.
- I’m excited to get this party started.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- How are you? - Good.
How are you? - This is a cool place.
I am into this Boston weather right now.
- I know. It’s really nice out today.
- This is a frickin’ beautiful day.
How are you? You look nice.
- Thank you.
I had fun on our date yesterday.
- I’m a little sore from bowling.
- I know. I feel like I have muscles now.
Yeah, I thought we got along, like, pretty well,
and I feel like we had a lot in common.
So this morning, I kind of got a bomb dropped on me.
I was telling the guys that you were,
like, gonna come to the getaway this weekend,
’cause obviously I wanted everyone to, like, know,
and they were like, "Whoa, whoa,
"like, Ryan’s coming?
"Like, him and Lindsey talk all the time
and are, like, you know, pretty good friends."
[dramatic music]
And I was kind of blown away by that,
because it felt like kind of a lot of people knew except me,
that, like, you and Lindsey are really good friends.
I’m really upset about it,
and I feel like you, like, betrayed me.
♪ ♪
- She DM’d me last week and was asking me
about places in Vegas to grab drinks.
- You never once told me that you even know Lindsey
or have spoken to her.
That shocked me, honestly. - Yeah.
- And the fact that
you guys have each other’s phone numbers--
- I do not have her phone number.
- Okay, well, like, I know the facts here,
because the guys have told me
that they’ve seen you on FaceTime with her.
That, to me, is like, you are close enough with her
that you’re FaceTiming with her.
And I don’t care if she FaceTimed you
or you FaceTimed her.
Like, that doesn’t matter to me.
- She’s Instagram-videoed me twice.
- The bottom line is, you talked to her,
and it’s more than just twice. - Yeah.
- And Lindsey has a really big mouth.
- I just never took any conversation with her
for anything more than just back-and-forth banter, mainly.
It’s never been more than a friendship conversation
with her. - But it doesn’t matter.
I thought that we were close enough friends
that you would never betray me like that.
Like, you know she lies about me
and makes up stories about me.
And I’m just confused why you would come here
to, like, come on a date with me
and then be also talking to Lindsey.
- She doesn’t-- I swear to God,
I never told her that I’m here. - Ryan--
- I don’t have her phone number.
- I don’t care if you and Lindsey are friends.
That’s not the problem that I have.
The problem that I have is that you weren’t honest about it.
And-- - I was dishonest about it?
- Yes. You’ve never told me
that you speak to her. Never.
If you came to the getaway this weekend
and I didn’t find this out,
I would have looked like an absolute fool
because Lindsey tells people
that you are trying to get with her.
And whether it’s true or not,
this is what she’s telling people,
and that makes me look like an idiot.
Like, I would never be going on a date with you,
seeing what’s gonna come from it,
to be, like, talking to your enemy behind your back.
I took a chance, and I was really excited
about the way that Ryan and I’s date went.
I thought we had a lot of fun,
and for it to kind of turn so bad so quick
is really unfortunate.
All I ask for is, like, respect and honesty,
and, you know, me not getting that
and knowing that I give that to him,
is, like, upsetting to me.
All I ask for is honesty and communication.
And obviously, I cannot bring you this weekend.
And there’s really nothing left to say at this point,
so I’m gonna go.
♪ ♪
- I’m just not gonna get in the drama.
It’s not my drama.
I can be friends with whoever the [bleep] I want.
♪ ♪
♪ We got the summer ♪
♪ Stuck in a daze ♪
♪ You got this car, let’s get away ♪
♪ Let’s get away ♪
♪ Maybe in another land ♪
♪ The only one to hold my hand is you ♪
- Oh, this is so nice. - This is so nice.
You smell the wood? - Yes.
Oh, the kitchen is so pretty.
- ♪ Oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh ♪
- This is so nice.
This is it. This is where it’s at.
Ooh.
- Oh, my gosh. I love it.
[gasps] Wow.
It’s so pretty. - Oh, my God.
- So beachy. I love it.
- Well, look who’s here.
both: Hi! - Feeny! Feeny!
- Hey, guys. - Feeny!
- You look cute. - Thank you.
- Hey.
I’m excited about seeing my girls.
Like, we always have so much fun together.
And I am excited about seeing the guys too.
- My man. - What’s up, brother?
- Michael will be at the house.
It’ll be a little interesting to see how he act towards me.
- Oh, I want this one.
- Hello? - Oh, I just heard somebody.
Let’s see who’s here, who just came.
- Oh, hey. - What up? What up?
- I actually wanted to talk to you guys a second,
so I’m gonna close the door.
Do you guys want to sit down?
- Hey, hey.
♪ ♪
- So, I mean, I told you guys
about, like, the date with Ryan,
and, like how it went good, and we had fun.
And I actually did invite him here,
but then I had to uninvite him.
- Oh, no. What’d he do?
- What happened?
- I actually found out that, like, him and Lindsey
are, like, pretty close friends.
So it’s like, I look like an idiot, right?
Like, bringing him into this house
when, like, so many people know this, and I don’t.
- Yeah. - And, like,
my feelings were just, like, really hurt.
- Imagine if you didn’t find out until you got here.
- I literally would have died.
What did he think was gonna happen?
Like, he knew she was coming. - Yeah.
Are you upset that he is friends with her,
or are you upset that he didn’t tell you?
- Yeah, I don’t--I’m not upset that he’s friends with her.
Like, you can be friends with whoever you want.
I am just, like--feel, like, betrayed, kind of.
- We all know Alyssa can overreact.
In this case,
I do think that she has every reason to be upset
about not knowing about his relationship with Lindsey.
I agree with her here, that, you know,
he should have mentioned that to her.
Well, I’m sorry that, you know--
- It’s a bummer, but I guess it wasn’t meant to be.
- Bitch, I’m about to go have a drink right now...
- Yeah, I know. - After this conversation.
- Right.
Where’s the shots? - [laughs]
- ♪ Things are looking up ♪
♪ No turning back ♪
♪ This road is going one way ♪
- Hello. - What’s up, dude?
- Hello, hello. - Hi. I’m Olivia.
- Mike. Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
- How are you doing, man? Good to see you.
- Good to see you, bro.
- ♪ Look out, here we come ♪
- Alyssa’s here. I want to be respectful.
And then, I also--you know, we just are meeting each other,
so I think separate spaces is good.
- I think that makes sense.
- ♪ Up, up now, baby ♪
- Oh, it’s a party. - Oh, hey.
- Hello. - How are you?
- So short. - I know.
- Hi! - Hi.
- I like your outfit. - Hey.
- How are you? - I’m good.
- Good.
- I think, in this getaway,
there’s gonna be a mix of everything.
There’s definitely gonna be some friction.
I think this is going to be a really good time
for me and Jasmina to have a conversation
about how I’m feeling
and the things that I’ve been thinking about,
because who knows when I’m gonna see her again?
And hopefully, everything goes well.
- Shark! - Hey.
- Mark is here.
- Nice to meet you. - Hi. I’m Olivia.
- Nice to meet you. - Hi. Here we go.
I’m Olivia. Nice to meet you.
[laughter]
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- So I don’t really know much about your season.
On Decision Day, did you guys choose to stay--
- Oh, no. I was married to Brett.
Yeah, we had some rough patches.
- Yeah? - Mm.
- And then we did go to Decision Day,
but it wasn’t a surprise when, you know, we--
- Are you guys cool now, or no?
- Oh, I haven’t spoken to him since we got divorced, so...
- I see.
- [chuckles]
How did you two meet?
- So we followed each other on social,
then chatted a little bit, and then--
- You slid in the DMs?
- I slid into her DMs. - Ooh.
- We went on our first date, and then--
- Here I am. - And here she is.
So she flew up. - Crashing y’all’s party.
- I don’t think that Alyssa
would cause any drama or conflict.
I think she’s, at this point, ready to just move on.
It’s more that I don’t want Olivia to feel uncomfortable.
♪ ♪
- I’m gonna make a cocktail.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
- For the group, we’re making tacos today.
We got some vegetables that need cutting.
We got some meat that needs cooking.
I’ll start throwing some things on the--
- All right, cool. - Okay, cool.
♪ ♪
Wait till the water’s hot, and dump them all in there.
♪ ♪
- What do you guys think about Chris and Olivia?
- Oh, I like it. - Me too.
Yeah, it’s kind of, like, the same personality.
- Yeah, yeah. They remind me, like--
- She’s a girl version of him. - Yeah. They look good.
- Mark, didn’t you go on a date?
- I did. I did go on a date.
- How did that go? - It was-it was great.
It was just weird to go on a date.
’Cause I, like, haven’t since me and Lindsey.
- Oh, that’s a good point. - I know.
That’s what I’m saying. - Back in the dating world.
- I was like, how do I-- - Yes!
- How do I act? - I can’t even imagine it.
- Too fast or act too slow, or...
But she was very nice.
She was very, very beautiful. No complaints.
- So the Shark’s back in the water.
- Back in the water. Yeah. You guys were pushing me, so...
- Shark’s back in the water.
- I had to go back in the ocean and swim.
[laughter]
- Hey, guys. - Hey.
- What are you cooking?
- Tacos. - Can I help at all?
- Yeah. - What should I do?
- Let’s see here. - Just cook the whole meal.
No, I’m just kidding. [laughter]
- Oh, okay. I see how it is.
- At the reunion, I spoke with Lindsey, and she told me
that she wants to come here with good energy.
So I think that’s what we’re gonna get out of her.
- I think me and you are in a similar situation here,
where, when Lindsey comes,
we don’t know what we’re gonna get.
[dramatic music]
You know what I mean? - No.
- I don’t know if she has anyone--
issues with anyone else, but we haven’t spoken
since reunion. - Oh yeah.
- I know.
♪ ♪
Yeah, I mean, my plans are just definitely to ignore her.
I mean, that’s what I always do,
and that’s, you know, what works best for me.
♪ ♪
- Hey. - Hey.
- Linds, Linds. - Speak of the devil.
- Let me stir these beans. - Like the place, Linds?
- Look at this entryway. Yeah.
- All right, Lindsey’s in the house.
We’ll see how the night goes.
- Hey. - How’s it going?
- Good. How are you?
- Not bad.
- Dang, the first two people
I didn’t want to see are right at the door.
Shucks. [laughs]
I hate the awkward silence.
They’re being so weird.
[laughs]
Let’s rip the Band-Aid off. [laughs]
- This is a moment! This is a moment!
- Number three. [all speaking at once]
- That’s your third? [laughter]
Don’t tell him where my room is.
[laughs]
- I just have no interest in creating drama with Lindsey,
and confronting Lindsey would definitely just stir the pot.
It more just has to do with Ryan being dishonest.
So there’s really no need to say anything to her.
♪ ♪
- Can I get a house tour? - You want to do a house tour?
- Yeah. - We’ll do a house tour.
Show you around.
♪ ♪
- Did you think that was awkward at all?
- I mean, I guess, at this point,
pretty much what you’re doing is just not engaging, right?
- Right. - Just hope that,
as the night goes on, it doesn’t change, you know?
- Right. That’s-that’s my only concern.
♪ ♪
- What are we cheersing to?
- To all of us getting together...
- Yes. - For one last time, for now.
- To a very fun weekend. - Yes.
- And happy to see all you guys.
- Yay! [all cheering]
- ♪ Ooh, yeah, you’re making me wait ♪
♪ Don’t be the one that got away ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Waited all night for you to stay with me ♪
- You ready to eat? - Smells good.
- The shrimp looks really good.
- It smells good.
- ♪ I like it better this way ♪
- Is it awkward for you to, like, be here
around people that, like, you don’t know,
and, like, a different season?
- It’s not awkward, because y’all are a lot like us,
where we got along.
We had these, like, family dinners.
- Yeah. - And so, like,
just sitting here and watching y’all,
it just, like, makes me remember,
like, how much fun I had doing it.
- From what I know about Olivia so far,
she seems like a good fit for Chris.
And based on tonight,
I think her and Chris could end up
sleeping in the same room.
[laughs]
- On a certain level, it’s like,
you walk into this being, like, okay, like,
I’m not walking into a room with ten strangers.
- Yeah. - Excuse me. I’m so sorry.
- Yeah.
- Do you mind if we talk for a second?
- Oh no. Of course. - I’m sorry.
- No worries. - To be continued. I’m sorry.
- No. Y’all go talk.
- ♪ You stole ♪
♪ You stole my heart ♪
♪ ♪
♪ You stole my heart ♪
- I wanted to talk to you because, obviously,
since the reunion, we haven’t talked at all.
I just wanted to clear the air with us,
so we can just not have
any weird, awkward energy between us.
- Mm-hmm.
- So come actual reunion,
kind of just got really annoyed again--all over again.
- I felt it.
- I felt played, if I’m being real with you.
I felt played.
If you would have said, like, "Hey, you know,
didn’t work out, wasn’t feeling it,"
whatever it was, I could stomach that.
But I’m just like, it felt like you was trying
to paint this idea like I wasn’t trying,
like I wasn’t doing the things that I said I was doing.
I’m just like, what’s happening right now?
That’s why I kind of just stopped talking.
I was like, all right, like, we can just wrap this up.
- You actually stopped talking to me before the reunion.
Like, let’s be honest.
- For sure.
- And that was actually very shocking to me,
because I’m like, where did that energy come from?
And I didn’t think that I deserved that,
especially how far we came.
And then, at the reunion, I let you tell your side.
And the first thing you said was I didn’t try,
which was an insult to every single thing
that I ever did in our marriage,
’cause you know that is not true.
So that made me feel like
you were trying to play me the whole entire time.
- Mm-hmm.
- When he’s hurt, he likes to point fingers,
and I’m not gonna go down that way.
You know, I know my truth. I know what I did.
I know the work that I put in.
You easily forget the amount of work that I had
to put into our marriage in the beginning.
And so when you said that at the reunion,
that I didn’t try, that actually hurt my feelings,
because we both knew that that wasn’t true.
- What I meant at the reunion, about effort--what I did mean
was I feel like--I felt like--after Decision Day,
I felt like the effort wasn’t there.
- I hit you up every day.
Not once did you pick up a phone to text me or call me.
- Mm. Okay.
- So yeah, you came over to my house.
You sat on my couch. Okay.
You came and you sat with me with Feeney at the hospital.
Okay. Did you call me?
Did you say, "How was your day today?"
Did you call me at nighttime?
Did you FaceTime me when you didn’t see me?
No. You didn’t do that.
- I didn’t. - So you’re saying, like...
- Okay. - "Oh, you didn’t put forth
an effort," but it’s like,
you really weren’t doing that either.
I don’t like that you’re making me feel
that there was no effort, when I--when I gave you effort.
- There’s a lot that Jasmina’s saying right now
that I don’t agree with.
I’m not sure how we can come out of this positive.
She’s not backing down from her points.
I’m holding on to mine.
So there was definitely no resolution.
But closure, on my part, yes.
- Every time you and I have a conversation,
it’s just always, like, a back-and-forth thing.
And that’s just how I feel like it’s honestly gonna be.
- Mm-hmm.
- I don’t like feeling that fingers
are always pointed at me, like, but it is what it is.
- Whether we’re friends again after this,
who knows what the future holds?
- Moving forward, I mean, we have the same friends,
so we can just be cool.
- I agree. - Okay.
♪ ♪
At this point, Michael has said his piece
and I’ve said my piece.
If there’s one thing I learned,
we’re just always going to have two different stories,
and because we always have two different stories
is why we’re in the space that we’re in now,
and we’re not together.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
- So we got one station here, one station there.
Mark, you about ready to eat?
- I think so.
- All right, y’all, it’s dinnertime!
♪ ♪
- Cheers, guys.
Cheers to everybody
coming out this weekend, getting together.
Kudos to y’all.
- Yeah, welcome, Olivia. - Cheers.
- Cheers to everybody.
♪ ♪
- I know. I’m hungry.
- Taco time. It’s like Thanksgiving.
- Did you make an "only ground beef" taco?
[laughter] - Mark! Come on!
- In his defense, it’s the only one I didn’t make for him.
I was like, "You can make your own."
- It’s really dry.
- In what world do you sign the divorce papers
and then she continues to make your tacos?
- Today. Today.
- You know, I’m happy to be here today.
I love Olajuwon and Mike. And even Mark.
Like, I--I enjoy the boys.
We’ve all been through this together,
and we’re all getting a moment to enjoy each other.
- So, Linds, how’s California?
- I’m so happy. I have my hot yoga studio.
I go hiking three times a week.
I’m, like, living my best life right now.
- That’s what it’s all about, Linds.
- Thank you for the meal. It was delicious.
Let’s go make some more drinks
and enjoy the rest of the night.
- I’m proud of Lindsey for her behavior tonight.
She’s smiling.
I don’t hear no negativity coming out of her.
So kudos to Lindsey. [laughs, clapping]
♪ ♪
- Can I talk to you, one-on-one?
- You want to go in the other room?
- That’d be nice.
I don’t ever want any unresolved anger with anyone,
and I felt like Steve was a little unresolved
with some issues at the reunion,
so I hope to understand where he’s coming from.
[sighs]
I was so caught off-guard by you
at the reunion.
I never knew you had a problem with me.
♪ ♪
- From my point of view,
after Noi had mentioned
being a stay-at-home mom...
- During the game.
- You went and fired off and were saying,
"How are they gonna do that when they make zero dollars?"
Like, I felt like that was a--that was a shot at me.
- Low blow. Yeah. I feel awful.
And, you know, I apologize for that.
I don’t want to hurt your feelings.
I don’t want to make you feel any less than.
- I appreciate your apologies,
and I think that we can be cordial.
But if you really want to connect with me
on a deeper level or be a part of me and Noi’s life,
I would need to see some, you know, further progress,
or at least a track record of "she no longer responds
in this attacking way that hurts other people."
Hey.
- I was just telling him--
- Sure.
- Do you hear where he’s coming from, though?
I think he’s asking for you to take some accountability.
- If I look at myself as somebody watching in,
I see your perspective of the deflection and lashing out.
And for that, I am sorry.
You guys, I’m so happy for you.
You got exactly...
the goal.
♪ ♪
Sorry.
♪ ♪
- I appreciate the apology.
That’s all I’ve been asking for.
I went into this conversation expecting no apologies.
- Yeah, I hear you. I hear you.
I think, if anything, going forward,
our interactions together will just be genuine now.
- I think it was an important conversation to have.
Now that you know what I require, you know,
we can proceed from here and see where it goes.
- Mm-hmm.
- I still proceed with caution when it comes to Lindsey.
But to consider the fact that we went from not good at all
to we can be okay and cordial in the same room,
I think that’s progress.
- I’m happy you’re expressing yourself now
and telling me what you need.
♪ ♪
I hear you.
♪ ♪
[music]
- Thanks friend
♪ ♪
- Do you live, like, far apart, or--or just, like--
- Not at all. Yeah, we live--
♪ ♪
[heels stomping]
- Mm-hmm.
[tense music]
- Yeah, I just wanted to talk to you.
I just wanted to say it’s, like, really nice to see you
with someone and, like, being happy.
And Olivia seems super nice.
Like, she seems awesome. - Appreciate that.
- So, like, I’m happy for you guys.
- I appreciate that. - Yeah.
You know, I know so much has happened,
and I just wanted to say,
you know, I’m sorry, again, about everything.
And I’m sure we both wish things were different
and, you know, but I think now we’re able to,
like, move forward from it and be cordial and get along.
And I’m thankful for that, so...
- [sighs] Yeah.
I appreciate the kind words.
I think this is us landing, kind of,
where we always could have been, at least.
- Right. Yeah. - So...
- Totally. I agree.
I feel like Chris and I are in a much better place now.
And in the future, you know,
I think we wish the best for each other.
- I think it’s a good spot.
So whatever makes you the happiest
is still what I want for you, so...
- And same to you, obviously. - I appreciate that.
- She seems awesome, so... - [chuckles]
This apology feels more genuine
than the one at reunion.
This one feels like it came with less qualifiers.
Instead of "I’m sorry that that happened,
and here’s why I did the things I did,"
it was more, "I’m sorry that that happened,"
and that’s it.
That feels more authentic to me.
I feel closure with Alyssa.
- Well, I’m glad we had this chat.
- Me, too. I’m glad you pulled me aside.
[upbeat music]
- All right, gang. Let’s play some Flip Cup.
Get up, Mark. - Didn’t you lose last time?
- Yeah, we did. That’s what I’m saying.
- Playing Flip Cup. - Flip Cup. Flip Cup.
- Flip Cup? Okay. I’m ready.
- Wait, how do we play this again?
- Let’s do it.
- You cheers and then flip.
- Oh, my God. - And you chug your drink.
- All right, ready? - Yeah.
Drink it. There you go. There you go.
It tastes delicious.
- ♪ All about a good time ♪
♪ All about a good time ♪
- There you go. There you go.
[indistinct chatter]
- Yo. Yo. Yo. Yo.
- There you go. Drink. - Your turn. Your turn.
I’m looking forward to growing and not be so focused
on trying to find my life partner
or trying to find my wife.
- Too hard. Too hard. - Come on, Jas.
- Too hard. - Flip it over. Yep.
- A little bit more. Come on.
- Dude, my cup doesn’t-- all: Whoo!
- You know, I didn’t get the outcome that, you know,
I 100% wanted,
but I am happy with where I am, where I’m standing today,
and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.
- There you go. Yep. There you go.
- Go. Go. Go. Go. Go. Yes.
- I want marriage even more now.
I’ve never given up on love, and I know things that I need
to work on for my marriage to be successful.
People can say what they want to say about this attitude,
but I know, my next guy, I’m gonna treat him so amazing.
- All right, we’ll--I’ll go first.
- [bleep]. - We’ll go first.
- Or switch spots with Chris.
- I still feel like I don’t really know
what being married is like.
’Cause I never really got a chance to.
And I’m still excited for it.
- Come on. Dude. - Wrong side. Wrong side.
- You got this. - Oh!
- I just want to be able to share my happiness
with somebody else.
If it’s Olivia, great.
If it’s not, then I’m still gonna work to find that.
I am excited for what the future holds.
Ahh! [bleep]!
Whoo!
- I don’t know exactly what life
has in store for me right now.
Thinking about moving to Texas.
You know, cowboy central.
And, you know, I am definitely a good person.
[laughs]
- All right, y’all, let’s go. - Oh, yes!
- Oh, God.
- Looking back on this process,
it’s been a pretty wild ride.
It’s taught me a lot in a really short amount of time,
about what it means to be married.
- When I think about the future, with Noi,
I think about starting this family together.
Yeah, I think we’re on the right path.
- No, this is your cup. - She can’t do it.
She’s falling in love again. - Oh!
- Shhh. - She’s falling in love again.
She can’t focus. She can’t focus.
The future holds, for us, happiness, longevity.
We want kids in the future.
We’re excited to just keep building,
eventually get a home,
white picket fence, American dream.
- I’m ready to retire.
- Oh yeah, I need to--let me get that.
Put it on me. Put it on me. Put it on me.
- What’s next for me?
Next stop: inner peace and joy.
[laughs]
- You look like a pimp.
- Dude, we look so good. Look at that.
- I’m feeling so smooth. Crazy.
- I just think I’m really in such a great place right now.
And I’m gonna ride the wave.
Mark, you all right? - Yeah.
- Yeah.
The future for Mark the Shark, well, it’s gonna be bright.
I’m gonna wear shades. It’s gonna look good.
I hope there is love in the future for me.
I don’t know who or when it’s gonna be.
But she’s out there.
She just needs to swim to Boston.
[all speaking at once]
- Happiness. On three. One. Two. Three.
all: Happiness! - You guys lost!
- ♪ There’s no telling where we’re going ♪
♪ So let’s love where we’re at ♪