- There we go!
- Don't shake my hand. Give me a hug.
- Ten singles searching for true love
Took a blind leap of faith
And married complete strangers.
[all cheering]
[dramatic music]
Last time...
- Puerto vallarta, mexico.
- I knew it! - Let's go!
- For most of our couples,
It was their first official day
As husband and wife.
- ♪ I'm ready, ready ♪
- To our honeymoon. - Honeymoon.
- ♪ this is my moment ♪
- Stacia and nate.
- Let's get in.
- Big enough for two people. - Yeah.
This is the perfect environment for us to both loosen up.
I'm definitely hopeful to consummate the marriage.
- ♪ oh, you make a lucky scene ♪
- Lindy and miguel.
- There's been physicality.
This exists. - What does that mean?
- It basically means me making a move
And her turning me down.
- [laughs] all: Oh.
- Alexis and justin.
- The more I get to know her,
The stronger that connection is,
The better sex is for me and us.
You know what I'm saying? - Yeah, same.
- Yeah. - Well, I woke up.
Excuse my language, but let me say,
My [bleep] was so [bleep] damn hard.
[laughter]
- Morgan and binh.
- I promise to honor, cherish, and love you
Through all of life's adventures.
No matter where we go, we go together.
This I vow to you. - Thank you.
- You may now call yourself and each other
Husband and wife.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
- Krysten and mitch.
- I just want to make sure every single day,
Even if it's just a small iota of a progression,
That it's there.
- I think I'm maybe being
A little more guarded than I'd hoped,
But it doesn't hurt that I like you, you know what I mean?
Just--that doesn't hurt.
Like, we're off-- it's a good start.
- Good.
- ♪ I like you right by my side ♪
- And tonight, our couples continue to grow closer.
- ♪ we go together ♪
♪ wherever you go, I go ♪
- She wants to [bleep]. [laughing]
- I know I want to spend the rest of my life with you.
- How do you know? - 'cause I love you.
♪ ♪
- You want me to say I love you?
Because it's too much.
[music slows to a stop]
- I do feel like it's beneficial
To have a post-nup.
- Dang, you don't have faith in your boy?
- If we do get to decision day
And I don't have sex from you
Or an "I love you" from you,
I will ask for a divorce.
♪ ♪
- ♪ it's all or nothing ♪
- This is "married at first sight."
- ♪ there's no other way ♪
♪ ♪
♪ it's all or nothing ♪
- ♪ it's the way that the waves ♪
♪ of your love crash over me ♪
♪ I can breathe, I can lay back ♪
♪ with the stars all around us ♪
♪ every moment is bringing us closer to paradise ♪
- Wake up, hubby.
It's our first day in paradise.
- Morning.
♪ ♪
- [groans] what?
- Rise and shine.
Wakey, wakey.
- Yes. Is there bacon? - I'm hungry.
- Four of our newlywed couples are waking up
In beautiful puerto vallarta, mexico,
For their first official day of their honeymoon.
This time away
Without the distractions of everyday life
Is crucial for them to continue to grow and learn
About their stranger spouse.
Because in less than eight weeks,
They'll have to decide if they want to stay married
Or get a divorce.
- Look at that beautiful setting we got.
We're about to eat like kings and queens
Because we are. - We are.
I'm getting in now.
♪ ♪
- Whoa.
♪ ♪
- Last night, the shower definitely gave me
A preview of what my husband's capable of.
I feel like he has experience,
Which I'm very intrigued to see.
I definitely wanted to have sex with him,
But I'm just trying to build the sexual tension
For when the time does come.
I don't want to have meaningless sex.
I don't want to go off of a feeling of--
From my body.
I want to go off of a feeling
From my heart and my soul.
First morning, breakfast in a hot tub.
We starting early, huh? - Just a little baby one.
- We starting real early. - We're doing baby shots.
- Tequila! - Tequila!
- ♪ I'm so tempted to tell you ♪
♪ that you might be the one, girl ♪
- How'd you sleep?
- I slept good, actually. Yeah. How about you?
- Uh...
Yeah, no, actually, last night was, like,
The best night of sleep I've had
Probably in the last three weeks.
- Did my-- did my snoring wake--
- Oh, my god. Your snoring is hilarious.
You're like-- [imitates snoring]
- [laughs]
And then a little one. [both laugh]
- I'm still, like, wrapping my head around...
Waking up to my wife, being married.
We're very much attracted to each other.
The sexual tension is there.
There's, you know, a strong possibility
That I could very well fall in love with lindy.
And now's the time, you know, on our honeymoon
And the weeks to come to truly try to see if we get there.
- I was raised seventh-day adventist,
Which is like a christianity-- branch of christianity.
And I was only in seventh-day adventist schools
My entire life.
So with that comes a lot of, like,
Marry within what people believe that you believe.
I basically, you know, was also engaged
At a very early age in college.
- Okay.
- The, like, joke is, like, "ring before spring."
Like, find your man and, like-- right before graduation.
I met this guy. It was very, like--just fast.
And it just--like, it clicked
For what we, like, thought we wanted
And what we were looking for.
We did move in together,
And we started having those, like, real conversations
Of what we wanted and what we were looking for.
Let's move back to indiana,
And, like, let's start our family.
That's what he wanted and proposed.
And I was like, "oh, you know, I want to go to grad school.
I want my education. I want my independence."
Also, being completely transparent,
I did lose my virginity to him.
He's honestly the only man I've ever told I loved.
- Wait, how long ago--
- We went out for a couple years,
So maybe 23? - I see.
So from 23 up until 29... - Yeah.
- You haven't been in love with another guy?
- Mm-mm. - Wow.
For me, I've had a couple situations,
Like, where, you know, three months in or so,
I can tell I'm not gaining, like, those feelings.
- You're not building that. - I'm not building it.
And it sucks because sometimes I do like the person,
And I am attracted to them or whatever.
But there's, like, a missing component,
And that's caused me to kind of, like, end it
And then seek something else out.
- And that, like, terrifies me
Because I'm like, this is, like, so scary.
Like, what if you just never build that?
For me, that's the vulnerable...
- I know. - Terrifying part.
- It is terrifying. It is terrifying.
- But I do feel like the things that can change--
Like, if it's stupid little stuff about me and my quirks,
I hope that you're, like, gently enough like, "hey,
"can we, like, figure this out together?
"this is how it feels to me, and I"--
You know, just the conversation is just, like--
Like, communication, conversation is everything,
'cause I just don't want to be blindsided.
- No. - To me, love is a choice.
And I know that you disagree with that.
You need a feeling. - I know. Yeah.
- So it's just-- it's really scary.
- Yeah. Yeah.
- It's so hard to, like, open up to him
If he's just like, "yeah, I don't know.
"like, who knows? We'll find out.
Let's see," when I'm, like, a real person
Right in front of him, and I am his wife.
So it just feels pretty, like, callous and harsh,
Which is terrifying when you're literally married
And trying to start your life and fall in love with someone.
- There's the potential for a spark.
I definitely feel it.
But whether I fall in love with you or not,
I can't choose that.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Atv time.
- Are you scared? - Hell no!
- I'm a little scared.
What happens, like, if you go too fast?
Are you gonna leave me, or...
- No, I'ma look out for you.
- You're not gonna leave me, right?
- I mean, what if you leave me behind?
- Then you catch up. - What if I get scared?
- Then I'ma be like, "stop being a little wuss."
I've never done this before. He's never done it before.
And it's just, like, really cute
That he planned this for us.
And I'm looking forward to see how he looks out for me.
I want to know, like, is he just gonna, like,
Leave me in his dust because he's, like,
Trying to go all fast and be all crazy,
Or is he gonna stay up with me
And just to make sure, like, I'm good, like, I'm okay,
Or is he just gonna kind of do his own thing?
♪ ♪
Okay, how we do this?
[quirky music]
It's a lot of stuff to put on.
How do I make this tighter?
♪ ♪
I feel like my ears are, like, underneath that.
Ow! - Sorry, sorry.
♪ ♪
Okay? - Do I have a seat belt
Or anything? - No.
- Hey, let's go!
- Are you good, husband?
- Yes, ma'am. Let's do this.
[engine revving]
[upbeat rock music]
- Oh, wow.
♪ ♪
- [laughs]
♪ ♪
- Whoo!
Oh, no. Hold on.
- Let's go. Pick up the pace, girl!
- Don't crash into me.
Why are you so close?
- Go fast.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Man, this is rocky as hell.
♪ ♪
- Get some views real quick.
[quirky music]
- Where'd he go?
He is nowhere to be found.
You always need to have an eye on me, make sure I'm good.
I don't know where the hell he is.
- [laughs] yo, I gotta get this, though.
All right, [bleep] it. I'm getting it.
Yo.
- Did I lose my-- my husband again?
- We're about to get eaten up by pythons,
Anacondas, bears, tigers.
This [bleep] kinda scary.
I hear [bleep] squeaking in the background.
I'm about to get ate.
- Is he [bleep] recording again?
- Out here atving.
What's up, babes?
- Come on, ig model.
[engines revving]
♪ ♪
- Whoo!
♪ ♪
I'ma go chill over there.
- Look at my-- is my hair gross?
- No, it's actually clean.
Yo, when we started getting deep in that jungle?
- I got scared.
That was fun, though. - Hell yeah.
And I recorded a lot of stuff too.
- My ig husband, he off back there.
- Had to get it. Had to get it, you know?
You know, how many times you go to mexico?
Gotta get it.
- It's our first time in mexico.
I understand that. - Right.
- But there has to be a balance between
Enjoying the actual activity...
- Oh, yeah. - And recording.
- Yeah, I got my bits.
♪ ♪
- Bits? - Yeah.
- It was, like, half the ride, you were over here,
"oh, look at this."
- I was multitasking. I was riding and recording.
It was fun, but I was like, "I want to, like--
I just wanna go fast."
- I just feel like, you know,
You were kind of doing your own thing.
- Right.
- You know, with us getting married,
It's trying to find the balance in that transition period
From, like, single life, doing whatever you want to do,
Whenever you want to do it, to, like, now married life.
And you have to include somebody.
- You know, this is new.
You know, I can't just flip a switch and be like,
"all right, relationship mode."
Like, you know, I'm still transitioning
And trying to be more conscious.
- Nate moves to the beat of his own drum.
It's definitely something that I'm looking at
Because I don't want this to become
A consistent issue for us.
♪ ♪
Music]
♪ ♪
- They have like rocks and not, like, seashells.
- They do. Watch your step. - Oh, horses.
- Look at that.
- I'm excited. This is nice. - I know.
Come here.
- This is really nice.
- It is. - I love it.
I want the fast one.
- Just don't slap his ass, baby.
- You the one into slapping asses,
Especially this morning, 'cause baby...
- You something. - [laughs]
♪ ♪
- Damn, my neck gonna be stuck like that
Dang. Right.
Like, I'm gonna be stuck like that the rest of my life.
Jeez.
- Hola. - Hey, big boy. Hola.
- I don't want that one. - How you guys doing?
- Pretty good. How are you doing?
- Nice meeting you guys. - Nice to meet you.
- So who wants to get on first? - Let's get her on first.
- I want that one. Yeah. - You want that one?
- Okay, I'll get on this one then.
♪ ♪
You ever seen "harder they fall"?
It genuinely feels surreal.
I still had a moment, like, "wake up, justin.
Wake up."
- Right. What's his name again?
Her name? - Pinocchio.
- I'm sorry, pinocchio.
You got the thick one. - Let's do it.
I've always dreamed of this.
I've pictured this, and I didn't think
It was gonna really happen, you know?
And so for me to take this leap of faith the way I did
And marry a stranger and to be this comfortable with her,
It gets me emotional 'cause it's like
Everything I manifested, you know,
Years and years and years ago is really happening.
It's like, "wow, like, I'm here with my wife
On a beach, riding horses."
You read stuff like this in magazines, man.
You know what I'm saying?
Well, rich people do stuff like this.
But, like, this is-- this is one for the books.
- ♪ I just want you to hold me ♪
♪ be my one and only ♪
♪ come on and pull me close ♪
♪ want you to take over ♪
♪ I just want you to hold me, be my one and only ♪
- What, you gonna propose to me or something?
- Nope, I just wanna hug you. - Oh.
♪ ♪
I'm typically the one who's cool, calm, and collected,
And it takes me a while to fall for somebody.
But I am losing control,
And that is pretty scary.
- Watch it, it's wet right there.
- It's wet everywhere. We're at the beach.
It's okay. It's fine. I'm okay.
- Okay. - Ooh!
- How you feeling?
- I like the scenery.
I like doing it with you, because it was like,
I felt safe. - Yeah.
- It's just that look that he gives me.
I can tell.
I know my husband has not yet to say that he loves me,
But I can tell that he loves me by looking--
The way he looks at me.
I've never felt that in my life.
And the way he looks at me, I'm just, like,
"oh, this man loves me."
- I'll put myself in harm's way for you
'cause I feel like that's my job as a man.
That's my job as your husband, you know?
So yeah, that's the feeling...
- Ew, ew, emotions!
Ugh! - That's the feeling I want.
- [groans] - hey, look.
Look at me.
♪ ♪
I got you, girl.
- I know. That's why it's just like, ugh.
Sappy stuff.
For me, emotions fluctuate.
So that scares me in a sense to where it's just like,
"oh, my gosh, if he makes me too happy,
Then he can also make me sad."
I just spent my whole life being hard
That it's kind of scary.
Like, you really trying to turn me soft.
- It is a scary thing, you know what I'm saying?
But I got you.
♪ ♪
- ♪ it's a good day to enjoy yourself, yeah ♪
♪ sun is shining so bright ♪
- All right, I'm pumped.
I'm so happy to be outside.
- Me too. This is--this is my element.
- This is my element too.
- It's a little windy, but that's cool.
How's your paddle height?
You probably want it a little bit taller than you.
You want me to help you out with that?
- You want to adjust it? - Yeah, if you can hold that.
Stand-up paddle boarding is something that I do.
So I think it's a good way
To just kind of feel comfortable, goof around.
Yeah, that'll kind of put me at ease.
Like, I'm not in a position
Where I'm kind of worrying about the pressure
Or how I may or may not feel about my wife.
This is something that's easy for me.
It's fun for me.
It is de-stressing for me.
So this is a good first activity for sure.
- All right, you ready to do this?
- Paddles up.
♪ ♪
Also, I'm gonna see her in a bikini for the first time.
Hey, it's nice to be out on the beach in the water finally.
- It feels so good.
Wow, he's up.
♪ ♪
- ♪ la, la, la, la ♪
♪ yeah, yeah.
♪ I gotta dance on the river ♪
♪ gotta jump to the clouds ♪
- She's down! - ♪ gotta run on a rainbow ♪
- Wife is down! - She's down! Wife down!
- ♪ take the world and turn it upside down ♪
♪ la, la la, la, hey, hey ♪
♪ la, la, la, la, hey, hey ♪
- That was really fun.
- I'm glad you're into stand-up paddleboarding.
It's fun to goof around out there.
- Yeah, it was definitely goofy.
- And you know, any day on the water
Is a good day where I'm coming from.
And it sounds like you feel the same.
- Yeah, so far,
You're a really easy travel buddy,
So I appreciate it. - Thanks.
- One thing that, like, I--
Well, first of all, I remember my entire questionnaire,
Because I took it really seriously.
- All 567 questions?
- It took me days to fill it out.
And it's really important.
And one of my non-negotiables was
Someone who was passionate.
- Meaning you wanted someone who is passionate.
- Yes. - Okay.
- I wanted someone who is passionate.
And I think I even specifically wrote
That I wanted someone who was passionate about their career.
I don't consider myself wasteful,
But it's nice for you to remind me
How we can still experience and indulge,
But we can be more responsible about it.
So I appreciate that.
- Aww, thanks so much. - Yeah.
- That's really sweet, actually.
- Yeah. It doesn't go unnoticed.
- Yeah, because as you know, one of my fears was like,
"ah, like, oh, man.
"my wife's gonna just think
I'm this radical extremist, you know?"
But I don't really think I am, so...
- I've always wanted you to be you,
And I'm always gonna be me,
And that's the only way that--
If we build an authentic romantic relationship one day,
That's the only way we're gonna get there
Is if we be authentic.
So I think that we have
A really similar style of humor.
And that was, like, those-- the passion and the humor.
And you have both of those things, so...
- Yeah. I'm glad you laugh at my jokes.
I think yours are funny too.
So that's a good sign if we're kind of--
If our minds are already going to the inappropriate humor
Together as a--as what?
As a... Both: Married couple.
- Yeah, so...
'cause you know, even sex is funny.
- Is it? - I mean, it's--
[laughing]
I find it to be.
Like when you're-- you know, human interaction
Is funny from a to z.
- We'll--we'll--we'll see. - We'll see.
- I really, really want to be married,
And I feel attraction
And I am enjoying our time together.
But we're moving slower
Than I personally would want to move.
I think he's just maybe a little uncomfortable
With the whole experience.
But I hope to continue to grow deeper--
A deeper of a connection.
Let's do a little pinky promise to keep laughing
And keep seeing the beauty in each other.
- Let's keep this moving.
- ♪ I'm okay being real ♪
♪ I don't have to pretend ♪
- The pinky promise is like our version of a kiss.
- [laughs]
♪ ♪
♪ oh, and there's only one thing that I want to do ♪
- Hey.
Are we going in here? Oh. Oh, this is gonna be--
Okay.
This is fun.
It's officially official that I'm finally married.
I just feel so much better now.
No more nerves.
Don't touch me.
[both laugh] - that's my bad.
- It was just kind of us talking,
And us, like, really, like, getting to know each other,
Like, the witty banter.
- Yo, we're getting good at this.
[both laugh]
- We're gonna get real comfortable right now.
Gotta keep staring at each other.
And then, like, really seeing how we are.
Like, do we have that connection there?
Do we have that intimacy at all?
And I feel like we're starting to.
- Start just, like, moving your hands back and forth.
Putting a little motion into it,
Looking at each other while you're doing it.
[both laugh]
- Definitely--something is definitely building.
Something's stirring in the pot.
- You guys want to do a little hard style?
Ah, yeah. - Oh, no.
Oh, no, something just ripped. - I heard it.
I heard it. - Something just ripped.
- I'll do the crouch by myself, right?
- Oh, yeah. There we go. Tough as nails.
- ♪ you got the good stuff ♪
♪ you give me goose bumps with your sweet love ♪
♪ I never felt so ready, so ready for this ♪
♪ make me feel like the only one ♪
♪ ♪
- ♪ I've known it from the first kiss ♪
♪ I saw you once, now I can't get enough ♪
♪ it's a new kind of love ♪
♪ I've never felt quite like this ♪
- Oh, this is so pretty. - It's nice.
Hey, cheers. - Cheers.
- Mmm.
- So when you cheers, you have to do eye contact.
- I know. It's bad luck.
Let's do it again. - If you don't--yeah.
- We're good at eye contact. Cheers.
Our wedding day, all we did was have to stare
Into each other's eyes. It was so--
- We got eye contact for, like, a year, so we're actually good.
- Whoa.
We sped that [bleep] up.
Like, that was a lot of intense eye contact.
- That was.
But you have pretty eyes, so I didn't mind.
- Mm. Thank you.
What year did you graduate high school?
- I graduated high school in 2003.
- Wow, 2003?
- Yeah.
You finished in 2011?
- '11 was my graduating year.
- Why are you so young?
- I don't know. Why are you so old?
So you can teach me.
[quirky music]
[laughs]
♪ ♪
Tell me more about your upbringing.
Like, whatever you want to share,
I want to listen.
- Sure.
Grew up in queens.
And then when I was around ten, my parents divorced.
I mean, my dad moved us to puerto rico.
- Okay.
- And then I get there and I look the part.
I look very puerto rican, right?
Dark skin, have the features. - Mm-hmm.
- But then I didn't speak any spanish.
That was my first exposure into, like, identity crisis,
Like, not really knowing--
- Who am I? - Where do I fit in?
- Where do I come from? - Yeah.
'cause then shortly after, like,
I felt like I had a little bit of a social delay.
And I just retreated.
I just started reading comic books,
Playing video games,
You know?
And I think I briefly mentioned it to you.
My mom suffers from schizophrenia
And abandoned the family.
I just thought--I was like, "my mom just gave up on us."
And it wasn't until I got much, much older
And I understood the disease,
Because of my neuroscience background,
I was like, "oh, my god.
She was going through, like, hell."
I know she does care about me, and she tries,
Which sometimes is enough, 'cause I know
How challenging it must be for her.
And it kind of breaks my heart, to be honest.
It breaks my heart in that I treated her so coldly
As an adolescent and even in my early adulthood,
Because I--she was always reaching out.
I was just ignoring her and pushing her away.
- Because you thought she had rejected you.
- Right.
- But you didn't understand... Both: Why.
- You have so much empathy for her,
Even though there's so much hurt and pain,
And I think that's, like, so beautiful, and, like,
There's--you have so much compassion and strength,
Even though you've been so wounded by somebody
Who is supposed to care for you.
I do feel like people do the best that they can,
Because my parents' divorce--
My dad served my mom with divorce papers
Basically, like--
- Your dad served your mom?
- Yeah, basically, like, eighth grade.
So it was a very messy situation
That I was very happy to be removed from.
And one of my high-school--
Like, my high-school boyfriend, I actually stayed
With his parents for a summer.
So I was able to see a healthy relationship
And see how his parents would, like, play and laugh
And communicate and "argue," but not--you know,
Argue is like--it sounds like a trigger word, but it's not.
- Thank you for saying that. Yeah.
- It's not. - It's not.
- You have to argue because you have to figure out
Where you can compromise.
- Not all argument is bad. - No.
- Yeah. - With me and you,
My hope for--
I don't know if I should say "me and you."
I'll just say for me, my hope is that I can break the cycle.
So it's amazing to me the empathy
And understanding that you give your parents.
Yeah, it's just a really beautiful thing.
- Yeah, what's helped me is to not take it personally,
To understand, like, these people really try
To do their best, given, you know, the hands
They were dealt, in a sense. - Yeah.
That's a very easy way of putting it.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
Thank you for sharing.
[soft music]
- Thank you for listening.
- [laughs] - no, I'm serious.
I mean it.
- Of course. You make it easy.
I love getting to know you.
It's just, like-- connecting like this is just--
You know, it's what we need right--
Well, maybe what I need right now.
I hope that you feel closer to me as you share this stuff.
But this is how I feel closer to you, for sure.
- Absolutely.
- ♪ standing tall till they break your walls ♪
♪ you let them in ♪
♪ they take it all ♪
- I do still have my walls up, but they are, like--
It's like a hedge.
You can just, like, step on over and, like, peep through.
I still want to protect myself,
But I'm also just like, I'm falling for this man.
And it's just--it's vulnerable, and it's scary,
But he's being vulnerable with me,
And I'm only gonna meet him where he's at.
And so since he showed me tonight
That he can show up and open up,
My walls are gonna start coming down.
- ♪ oh, I was so reckless ♪
- Whoo!
- ♪ mm-mm ♪
♪ mm-mm ♪
- ♪ sorry I don't love you ♪
♪ like I'm supposed to, supposed to ♪
♪ you deserve better, baby, you do, you do ♪
♪ you deserve better ♪
♪ like you're supposed to. Supposed to ♪
[line rings] - hello?
- Hey, matty, it's me.
- Hey, man. - Hey, bro.
How are you? Nice to hear your voice.
- It's good to talk to you too, man.
How's it going?
- Just, you know--
It's just so much-- I just feel so--
I'm just putting so much tremendous pressure on myself,
Because, like, everything on paper adds up.
I can see why the experts matched us--
The compatibility, like, the kind of life goals.
And she's--she's definitely, like, an awesome person.
And I'm, like, really enjoying to get to know her,
But I'm just kind of not feeling that physical spark.
I just wish it wasn't like this.
And I don't know how to--
I don't know what to do.
[dramatic music]
I know I'm threading a needle here
Because, like, I made a vow.
I'm not gonna lie to her.
I gotta be true to my vows and to myself
And to her as my wife.
You don't lie to your wife, you know what I'm saying?
Like, that's--that's rule one.
- You didn't vow to, like, have
An immediate attraction to her,
And you can't control that, but you can still--
You can still follow through with your vows.
You can still make your best effort
To, like, you know, get to know her.
You know what I mean? Because she is cute.
It's not a foregone conclusion that you're--
You're never gonna develop feelings for her.
- Yeah, no. And I agree.
And I totally acknowledge that.
And that's the thing, too.
Like, it's-- there's nothing wrong with her.
Like, she's actually a pretty amazing person.
You know, I just can't pretend
That something's there inside of me
That's not there, you know?
Like, that's really what's happening.
That's it, you know?
- It's a pickle, man, because you don't want to--
You don't want to hurt her.
You don't want to-- you don't want
To make her feel terrible.
But at the same time, you don't want to--you know,
I think you're gonna need to have
Some kind of a chat with her.
♪ ♪
- Ooh, thanks for being here with me, man.
- I'm available anytime you want to talk, so...
- All right. All right, cool, man. Thanks.
Tell everyone I said hi.
- Okay.
♪ ♪
- [sighs]
♪ ♪
[crying softly]
- You know, usually I do really good under pressure
In other areas of my life, but, like, this?
She's not even putting pressure on me,
But, like, I'm putting it on me.
I don't actually really know how she feels about me.
I'm actually just building myself up in my head,
Based on, like--
Based on just how much her family and friends seem to be,
Like, rooting for me.
Like, I don't actually know.
Like, she might not even be that into me.
Hopefully, I can get my act together and have this dinner.
♪ ♪
Wow.
This is way harder than I thought it would be.
♪ your love hits me to the ground ♪
♪ bang, pow ♪
- Got my little fit on.
Got my babe over here, doing her makeup.
- In one shoe.
I got a serious question for you, stacia.
- Me? - Yeah.
So how long do you take to get ready?
'cause I took a shower, and,
You know, I was ready in 30 minutes.
You were kind of still getting ready, like.
- Like, an hour and a half to two hours.
If I'm just like-- - that's kinda long.
- If I'm just, like, going to the store,
And I'm putting some leggings on, my hair up,
No makeup, yeah, I'll be ready in 15 minutes.
- As long as we're not, like, running late for stuff...
- No. - I'm totally fine. Okay.
- I don't--I'm punctual. - Okay.
Making sure we're on the same page
'cause I'm still waiting over here.
[laughs]
- ♪ you're cold as ice and sinking ♪
♪ all the ships at night ♪
♪ don't want to lose you, but I can't see through ♪
♪ you reach the surface ♪
♪ tell me that it's worth it, but ♪
♪ I need to know you.
♪ I need to see through ♪
- I'm trying to be as optimistic as I can.
But I do want a little more than a pinky promise.
I'm hoping for a kiss, for even just a hand graze.
I'm hoping for a look.
I just want to know that he's interested in me,
Is all I'm kind of hoping for at this point.
- Hey. - Hey, hubs.
This is gorgeous.
- Yeah, you look great. How are you?
- Thanks. I'm good.
I had a great day, and now I'm hungry, so...
- [chuckles] right?
- Feeling good, looking good, both of us.
- Thanks. - [laughs]
This is so wonderful.
- Yeah.
- Today was my favorite day.
I mean, the wedding was great.
But today was, like, the first day
That we got to just relax and have fun.
And I had a lot of fun. Did you have fun?
- Oh, yeah.
I mean, I--today was great.
I feel, like, set up for a good time
And I'm looking forward to getting to know you better.
And I love the fact that it was fun
To stand-up paddle with you.
I mean, we didn't go out for that long.
We didn't go out for that far.
And the boards we had weren't ideal.
But, you know, it was fun,
And, you know, I just--
I was really happy to--
Be able to catch a few waves and--
And that you didn't mind.
- Of course. - That was good too, you know?
♪ ♪
- Thank you.
♪ ♪
Cheers. - Cheers.
♪ ♪
I just really appreciate that you've been down
To just kind of take it minute by minute
And not rush into anything.
- I know this is crazy, but I...
I wouldn't say I'm sexually frustrated.
This is, like, our third date. That would be wild.
But I definitely would be comfortable
Advancing more in the physical, sexual department.
♪ ♪
- I wish I felt a little bit more of that at this point.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
And it's just not quite there for me right now.
♪ ♪
And--and...
♪ ♪
Maybe, you know...
♪ ♪
I may not be feeling that physical attraction with you.
♪ ♪
You know, that's not easy for either of us.
- Sure, yeah.
- And I'm--you know, I'm the one with the issue here.
It's not about you. - Right.
I'm sure that was very hard to get off your chest.
And I don't fully understand it
Because I can tell when you look at me
That you think I am attractive.
♪ ♪
- I think the physical part's a little slower for me.
♪ ♪
And physical attraction
Really has to take the whole thing in.
I mean, of course I can look at, I don't know,
Like, a pinup girl, supermodel, or whatever, and--
And that's kind of-- be sprung or whatever.
But--but even then, like, I don't know her.
- I am not gonna sit here and convince you
That I am attractive and a catch.
- Yeah, you should never have to do that.
I want things to develop organically.
And just because I might not have those feelings right now,
It doesn't mean I'm throwing in the towel and this--
And gonna--you know, and run.
You know, I'm not cutting and running.
I'm still in this and committed
To seeing this through with you day by day.
♪ ♪
- I think that if I poked and prodded you
For specifics that it would ultimately just,
You know, hurt my feelings.
Let's take it a day at a time.
Building attraction over time is fine.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
And I'm still hopeful for that.
♪ ♪
- Me too.
- I am a little confused.
I'm feeling confused.
I just feel blindsided by him
Because his actions are showing me constantly
That he is into me.
I'm kind of just hoping he is filled
With anxiety and in his head.
I genuinely believe that there's a chance
That he could get there on his own.
But I'm not doing any convincing.
I'm gonna keep being myself.
I'm gonna have fun.
And even though this is
Probably the worst-case scenario--
You know, my husband not being attracted to me--
I think maybe it'd be different if, like,
We didn't have so much fun together
And have such great conversations.
I don't know. But we do.
[soft music]
- Well, thanks for taking-- thanks for just being,
Like, amazing about this.
I mean, this--this could have been so much worse.
- ♪ it's time to reap the things I've sown ♪
- You're an amazing person, and you're a beautiful person.
- ♪ it's time for a rescue ♪
- I think it's good that we're taking it minute by minute,
And we're both trying.
It's all we can do. - Totally.
Would you like some more champagne?
- [bleep] it. - [laughs]
[upbeat music]
- ♪ now would be the time ♪
♪ just let me know right now ♪
♪ if you can't love me, just let me go ♪
- Look at this setup. - This is beautiful.
- Yeah. You have a nice view behind me?
- I have a nice view in front of me.
- Oh, I like that.
- [laughs]
- I like the intimate moments that we have.
- Like what? - Like just--like this.
Like, we're just talking.
And it's refreshing, but it's also like,
You coming around with your emotions, and I dig it.
- Every time I express my emotions just is hard.
Like, I feel like vulnerability essentially
Means that you're allowing somebody else to hurt you.
You're showing all your cards at once.
So for me, it's like, you never do that.
You never let somebody have the upper hand.
And if you can make me happy,
Then you also have the ability to make me sad,
Angry, upset, and everything.
And I don't want you to have that control over me.
Like, yes, I would like you to contribute to my happiness,
But I don't want you to be the main source of it,
Because then if you go, my happiness goes.
And I want to be happy on my own.
But I still want to enjoy your company.
♪ ♪
You're made for me, you know?
Like, I need you.
Ugh!
Oh, my gosh, my stomach.
Oh, my goodness.
No, like, I meant it.
But the fact that I meant it and was...
- Oh, I know. Oh, I know.
- My body knew that I meant it,
Oh, my gosh, and I said it out loud
To another human being. - Say it one more time.
- I will not-- - say it one more time.
- You get one next year, once a year.
- Once a year? - Mm. Annually.
- Yeah? - Annually.
- Okay.
- Golly, baby steps.
I don't think you know this feeling.
Like, it almost hurts.
Like, oh, like, every nice word that comes out of me
Is like, "ugh!"
This is so not like me.
Oh!
Oh, gosh.
I just met you x amount of days ago.
- I like when you're emotional around me.
- I know. You keep just egging it on.
- Mm-hmm. - Just egging it on.
- I'ma bring so much out. I like it.
I'm looking forward to being the best husband I can be
To you, being the best version of myself,
And bringing out the best in you.
I want to do whatever it takes to keep you, you know?
I know I want kids by you. You know?
And I know I want to spend the rest of my life with you,
'cause, like, when I think about you,
I think about my partner, you know what I'm saying,
My lifelong partner--
Lifelong partner.
- How do you know, like, you want to spend
The rest of my life-- 'cause, you know--
- 'cause I love you.
- [laughing]
Excuse me?
- I love you.
And I'm in love with you.
And it's not hard, you know what I'm saying?
Like, I think it'd be--
I think guys would be a fool if they didn't.
- You didn't have to say it. - I don't mind.
- You don't have to. - I don't mind.
You know what?
Like, the reason I'm okay and comfortable with saying it
Is 'cause you made it easy for me to say it.
You created a comfort zone for me.
You just-- you make me comfortable.
And I know it comes with a risk, but I'm willing.
I'm willing to take that risk.
So I'm telling you exactly what I feel.
I knew at the altar that--
I was like, "I'm gonna love this woman."
Does it scare you?
- Yes and no.
It scares me because it's unfamiliar.
But, like, I shouldn't be afraid of something like this,
You know?
- I'm sorry if that scares you.
♪ ♪
How are you feeling?
- Like I want to walk away.
♪ ♪
- Can you see yourself falling in love with me?
- Maybe.
You want me to say "I love you"?
'cause it's too much for me
Right now in this very moment.
And I can't. I'm not willing to.
♪ ♪
Etter ♪
- Maybe.
You want me to say, "I love you"?
'cause it's too much for me
Right now in this very moment.
And I can't. I'm not willing to.
[somber music]
I'm not ready to say I love him yet.
So I want to make sure.
And I also--it's hard to pull yourself out.
If you really love somebody, like, I love them forever.
So for me, it's just like, I need to know for sure.
♪ ♪
This too much for you?
Okay. Now look at me.
Is this too much for you?
- Mm-mm. - You sure?
♪ ♪
You sure? - Mm-hmm.
I don't know, you just--
When I saw you, you was everything
If I had to design my perfect person.
And then every single day,
You just made it easy to just open up.
You made it easy to just-- to just be honest.
You made it easy for me to walk around the resort naked.
Deadass, you know what I'm saying?
I don't feel judged. You know what I'm saying?
I don't feel like--
I don't feel uncomfortable, you know what I'm saying?
And so I felt that.
It's almost like if someone-- like, when we was at the altar,
It was like everything was just before our eyes,
You know what I'm saying?
And I don't know.
I do. That's what I feel.
That's what I feel in the moment.
And it's not lust.
It's not anything else.
Like, I genuinely want to spend
The rest of my life with you, you know?
They say love at first sight is a thing that--
They say it's not, but I think it's a thing.
You know?
And I fell in love with you at the altar.
I'm sorry if that scares you.
- No, it doesn't. It doesn't.
It doesn't. It doesn't.
Does this feel like-- does it feel like to you
That I love you? - Yes.
- Hmm. Hmm. - Mm-hmm.
- Hmm. - It does. I mean--
- So it doesn't matter if I never tell you.
- It's okay.
I go by actions more than words.
Every moment with you has been perfect.
[upbeat music]
It's not guaranteed that she's gonna fall in love with me.
It's not guaranteed that this marriage is gonna work out.
But I'm optimistic and I feel hopeful.
And I feel like if I continue-- specifically I continue
Connecting with her emotions,
Then I'ma win her heart.
I want you to be aware of where I stand and just where we are.
I love you.
Whenever you are-- when you are ready, I'm here.
- ♪ all I need is your love ♪
♪ your love is all I need ♪
[dance music]
- ♪ I don't really care about the way that you move ♪
♪ 'cause you move me right, move me right ♪
♪ ♪
- I don't really drink wine.
- Oh, yeah. - I drink, like, beer.
So... - Yeah, I'm not--
- I'm gonna look like I'm enjoying this.
- Oh, yeah. You want to do a picture?
You want to do it? - Yes. Okay.
- Cheers to... - Cheers to--
- A good night and then a good honeymoon.
- And your birthday.
- And my birthday. - Yes, yes.
♪ ♪
Melissa in the blue dress does the kickboxing with me.
She's one that got me into it.
Yeah, she'll show you her tooth.
- Oh, you fought her?
You hit her?
So I gotta-- - we weren't fighting.
Okay, let me--let me
Explain the physics of what was happening.
So we're focusing on, like, grabbing
And kneeing them in the face.
But the glove wasn't close enough to her chest,
So I kneed her in the face, and it chipped her tooth.
- I like my smile.
I like my smile, so I'm scared of our first fight.
- Oh, god.
- My wife-- I definitely feel like
She could be an alpha female.
She broke her friend's tooth doing muay thai,
So I'm definitely not gonna get on her bad side.
♪ ♪
- Hello. - Hi.
- Hi, how are you?
- Hi, there. - Pretty good.
I see you.
- Well, it's really nice to meet you guys finally.
I'm sure you've been very anxious
For whoever I was, so...
- Yeah, actually, excited and nervous, you know,
Because he been with me for a long time.
- Yeah, and I love that too.
I love how he has a really good relationship with his family.
- A mom's son.
- I love that.
- How many children do you want?
[laughter]
It's okay. I was just joking.
That's a little much. I did not--
- No, I definitely--
- Do you want a family?
- I definitely--I love kids.
Like, I'm open.
How many would you like?
Or is that something that--
- I have--I don't know.
I'm not gonna say. You'll have to ask her.
- Okay, I'll ask her. [laughter]
- It is traditional, like, the--
The oldest son in the family have children.
So I just wonder how many you like to have.
[laughter]
- Oh, gosh.
[quirky music]
I want to do a lot with my life before I'm able to, like,
Even think about having children.
But, you know, being married now,
That's--if that's something that's really important
To binh, then I think that's something
That we should talk about.
♪ ♪
- And do you know if she wants to have--
Or is that a discussion I have to have with her?
- You know, she is kind of leaning more on the,
"I don't want kids."
- I definitely-- I definitely love children,
So that's something that I would want to have.
- I remember asking her, "if you met the right person,
Would you change your mind and have children?"
And she said, "I think I would."
So hopefully...
[laughter] you can change her mind.
[laughter]
- So what are your expectations for tonight?
I mean, it's your wedding night.
- Yeah. - Do you have expectations?
- What are your expectations?
- I'm coming into it open-minded.
I'm not coming in to it being like,
"it's gonna happen one way or another."
But I'm just open to whatever happens, happens.
- I mean, do you feel the same for the honeymoon?
Or--is it, like, the whole process?
Like, you're just like, "whatever happens, happens"?
Or you feel like you're gonna be like, "okay, you're cute."
- I gotta make moves? - Yeah, "you cute.
Like, can we"...
[laughter]
'cause she can get nasty.
- Oh, no. [laughter]
♪ ♪
- So my mom had called me a little while ago,
And she was just asking how everything was going.
- Really?
- I told her, yeah, it was going good.
And I asked her, like, how did she feel
About you and the brunch?
And she was like, "oh, I just think you guys are perfect."
- Wow.
- She did bring up one thing, though.
- What's that?
- She did say something about a bankruptcy.
- The business that I ran, I had to do, like, a bankruptcy
For that business.
And we had to dissolve the business.
And then we had some debts tied to it as well.
[dramatic music]
Yeah.
So I was running a business.
I partnered up with a guy.
We funded the business with our personal money.
I put my heart-- how do you say it?
Blood, sweat, and tears into it.
- Yeah.
- And, you know, we filed bankruptcy on it.
My credit got messed up.
It was--it was devastating to me.
And that was the whole reason why I moved to san diego,
Just to get a restart and just, like, move forward...
- Okay. - With my life.
- So that's all in the past?
- Yeah, it's in the past. - It doesn't show up anymore?
It wouldn't hinder us going forward?
- No, no.
Within six months, like, everything is--
It's almost like a reset.
And so eventually, your credit score
Goes back to normal.
- I would say I have some yellow flags.
Finances in general are just important to me.
I have worked really hard for what I have.
I've--don't want to struggle if I don't have to.
And I want to make sure that if I have a family
That it is going to be successful.
You know, I know stuff is gonna happen,
But I don't want to introduce more stress
When it doesn't need to be introduced.
I do feel like it's beneficial
To have a post-nup.
- A who?
- A post-nup, so like a prenup,
But since we're already married,
To just kind of protect my assets.
[tense music]
I'm trying to be as open as possible
As long as bills are being paid.
But I do want to protect my assets.
That's a dealbreaker for me.
If nate doesn't want to sign it, then I'm done.
- Dang, you don't have faith in your boy?
- I don't know what, you know, could possibly happen.
♪ ♪
- This is a crash course to understand
If we're gonna be compatible or not.
And if you want to do that, that's fair.
♪ ♪
- Okay. - Yeah.
Whatever makes you feel comfortable.
- I appreciate that.
- Cheers to comfortability, if that's even a word.
- Cheers to a post-nup.
- Oh, my gosh.
We've only known each other for three days,
So I want to be practical about her--
Her recommendation.
Finances is important for any relationship.
But it still hurts because I feel
Like she doesn't trust me.
So I have a lot of work to do to build trust.
It doesn't happen overnight.
And I'm all for it.
- So what about, like, kids?
- Kids?
- Why you do that?
- You know, you being a little bit older than me,
You tell me.
Like, what is your timeline
When you want actual kids?
- In a year.
- In a year?
Okay.
You being deadass right now? - Yeah, I'm being deadass.
- Like, for real?
365 days? That's fast.
- I would want to know where we are in life in a year.
If we're rocky, I might not be, like,
"oh, I want to have kids right now."
- I definitely want to have kids sooner than later.
But my ideal was, like, two to three years,
Give or take, or... - Okay
- But it has to be with the right person.
And like, you're definitely--
- What do you mean "the right person"?
We're married.
Like, I want a relationship.
I want a family.
That's my priority.
Everything else is kind of secondary to that now.
♪ ♪
- ♪ oh, you're so good for me ♪
[upbeat music]
- And now it's time for the cutting of our cake.
♪ ♪
- Okay, put some muscles into it.
There we go. There we go. There we go.
Yeah, yeah, there we go. There we go.
[cheers and applause]
I got married at first sight
Because I wanted the opportunity
To meet my perfect person.
- You want a big piece? - Sure, that's fine.
Love, love, love, love that he's so driven.
And he's also so warm, and he's so nice.
So I cannot wait to see where this is gonna go.
- ♪ oooh, where we go when we are alone ♪
- I hope this marriage is
The best experience of my life.
I want that love and that passion.
And I want to build something that lasts.
- ♪ let's come together ♪
[all cheering]
♪ feeling this love lasts forever ♪
- This feels so surreal 'cause I woke up single.
Today, I'm married.
I'm super grateful that the experts
Matched me with morgan.
She's ambitious, fun, cute.
Morgan is definitely checking off all my boxes,
Except for the muay thai.
I'm kind of scared.
- ♪ let's come together ♪
- Hi. - Hey.
- We made it. - Yup.
- Gotta go to the honeymoon suite now.
- Okay.
You cool with being a small spoon?
Or is that something--
- Oh, are you a little spoon, or are you a big spoon?
- I'm cool with being a big spoon.
- Oh, big spoon? Okay, that's fine.
I can do, like, a little jetpack action and like--
- You want to be big spoon? Okay.
- I mean, I could be if you want me to.
I don't know. - ♪ let's come together ♪
[both laugh]
♪ whoa, never want to let you down ♪
- You want me to pick you up? - No.
No, you don't have to do that.
No, absolutely not. That's--
- I'm just kidding. - No.
Maybe if we buy a home one day, then we can do that.
But...Let's look.
Oh, this is cute.
- ♪ whoa, I never want to let you down ♪
- So how are you doing?
- I'm good. How are you?
Is it relief? [both laugh]
I think one word is relieved.
- I'm, like, so relieved. - I definitely feel good.
I feel like my family really likes you.
- Your parents are lovely.
- My parents-- what were the questions--
- They are, like, the cutest people that I've ever met.
- Yeah, so they came here when war took--
War struck their homeland.
And they met at a refugee camp in new orleans.
- Oh, that's really special.
- Yeah, so they've been together since 1975.
- Oh, my gosh. - Yeah.
I hope that we'll be together as long as they were.
- Yeah. I'm excited for this. - Yeah.
- 'cause this is starting off really, really well.
Like, better than I thought it would.
- Oh, completely. Yeah. [both laugh]
- ♪ so you stole my heart ♪
♪ you stole my ♪
- Want to get changed and go to bed?
- Yeah, I think we should just get changed and go to bed.
- ♪ boy, you stole my heart ♪
♪ you stole my heart ♪
- Oh, my god! - That's cereal.
- It's not a bowl of cereal, it's a bowl of condoms.
- Dang. I-- - [bleep].
What do they think we're gonna do tonight?
- I don't know. - Oh, my god.
Okay. Should I... - Go ahead. Do you need help?
- Go first? - Yeah.
- Okay, so I'll go first,
And I'll just get changed, I guess.
- ♪ trying, trying just to get your attention ♪
- Tonight's my birthday at 12:00 p.M.
So if my wife, morgan, is open to giving me some
On my birthday, I can't turn down gifts.
- ♪ aim for the heart ♪
♪ don't get a reaction ♪
♪ I'm back at the start ♪
♪ did I make a mistake? ♪
- This is--this is it.
He gets to see the whole morgan,
With all my skin issues and everything.
But it's fine.
[tender music]
- ♪ yeah, yeah ♪
- I'm not too worried.
I'm comfortable in my own skin.
I think I'm gonna hold a couple of farts in until--
Until we build that connection, for sure.
♪ ♪
- ♪ yeah, yeah ♪
- Expectations for, like, walking out there
And getting into bed is just to sit down and relax
And hang out with each other.
♪ ♪
I'm so glad to get all that junk off my face.
- You--actually, do you care, left or right?
- No, I don't care. - Yeah, doesn't matter to me.
- I mean, you obviously placed yourself
Closer to the condoms, so...
[both laugh] one, two, three.
[laughs]
That didn't really work. Hold on.
Okay, that's better. [laughs]
Do you sleep with your shirt off?
Like, how do you usually sleep? - I literally sleep naked.
- You literally sleep naked? See, that's fine.
- Just in my boxers. - In your boxers?
See, that's okay.
- You like to sleep with the ac on and stuff?
- Like, lately I've been sleeping
With, like, the heat on.
- With the heat on? - 'cause I'm freezing.
I'm freezing. - What temperature were you--
- No, it's not that. That's what I'm saying.
- [inaudible] the heater?
- No, it's really not that bad.
It's just to get, like, the chill
Out of the air, you know?
- I can't lie. I use the ac at my place.
- I--I know you probably doubt--
- But it's a--it's a studio.
- Oh, gosh. Okay. - That's what happens.
[both laugh]
♪ ♪
Right, so you are you, like, a side sleeper?
You sleep on your stomach? Do you snore?
What's the deal?
- I don't know if I snore. [both laugh]
Please don't slap me with the pillow.
Good night, wifey. - Ooh, that's good.
I like that. - I might...
- Okay, good night. - Good night.
- ♪ said you wouldn't break my heart ♪
♪ but you broke it anyway ♪
- Such a beautiful night.
- So tequila before we get into the water or after?
- I think tequila as soon as possible
Is always the option--
- Right. - And the answer.
- Yeah.
- Okay, I think we have to think about this cheers.
This is an important one.
To having the tough conversations
And keep moving forward.
- You're very well-spoken, and I agree 100%.
- Okay, let's see if I can get this down in one gulp.
I kind of have a small mouth.
[quirky music]
♪ ♪
Okay, blanco. Me gusta.
- Yeah, I'm usually a sipper, not a shooter, but...
- That one went down pretty easily.
The vibe is wild.
I mean, I'm on a roller coaster.
One second, we're having dinner,
And he's not attracted to me.
The next second, we're eating chocolate-covered strawberries
With tequila watching the moon.
Like, I--I don't even know.
- Tequila and beer-- it just works.
- It kind of works.
I think those are the only two, like,
Beer and liquors that work so well.
I'm absolutely frustrated.
I'm absolutely confused.
I'm--I don't even know.
I think that's part of this journey.
I'm hoping he sees in me what I see in myself.
And I'm hoping maybe he'll realize by all of his actions,
They actually mean that he is attracted to me.
I know, like, maybe it could be construed as that was, like,
Not the best newlywed dinner ever.
I think it's important to talk about these things
Instead of dance around them and pretend
Like they don't exist, and then have a blow-up one day.
Like, that's--that's how it should be done.
So I commend you for bringing it up.
Thank you again.
- [clears throat]
Having a hard time saying "you're welcome"
'cause I feel like I didn't really do you any favors.
But, hey, you are welcome.
And thank you as well.
[laughs]
- I just mean--not thank you for feeling this way,
But thank you for talking about it.
- Tequila's definitely helping with a little bit
Of the social lubrication.
I just can't overstate how impressed I am
With the way krysten handled my situation.
And I feel kind of...
♪ ♪
Re-motivated.
Things are going well, and I feel like
Things are actually looking up.
- ♪ nothing can come against our hearts ♪
- ♪ oh, crash into me too ♪
♪ into me too ♪
♪ what pulls you into me is what pulls me into you ♪
♪ ♪
- How'd you sleep last night?
- I slept good. - Yeah?
- But somebody definitely kicked me.
- Did not kick you last night.
Did not kick you. - Straight in the balls.
- Shut up. You're such a liar.
- Probably 'cause of your muay thai.
- Oh, my god.
- It was a side-- it was a side back kick.
- Stop it. No, it wasn't.
You're ridiculous.
This is just kind of crazy
But exciting at the same time.
I keep playing with my wedding ring
'cause it's a very foreign thing to me,
But I love my wedding ring.
I feel amazing right now.
But it's really weird, especially, like,
Waking up in the morning and being like, "oh, my god.
"there's someone there.
Okay, that's fine."
- Oh. [both laugh]
Cupcakes. - Happy birthday.
- Thank you.
- Here, let me have you hold this.
- Oh, cookies and cream?
You knew? - Yeah, cookies and cream.
- I appreciate it.
Thank you so much. - Pulled some strings.
All right, so cookies and cream because we can't not
Celebrate your birthday just 'cause we're here
And, like, doing this. - Thank you.
- You're welcome. Happy birthday.
Make a wish.
♪ ♪
Yay.
- Damn. I turned 30.
I got a wife, breakfast in bed.
- Breakfast in bed. - Cookies and cream.
- And we're about to go on a honeymoon too.
- Yeah, I can't lose right now. - No.
- I can't lose. I feel undefeated.
- [whispering] it was perfect. It's great.
He looks great. His shirt was off
And I was like, "oh, my god, looks so good!"
Yeah. How we doing here with-- [laughs]
- Did you have sex with morgan last night?
- So we were--we were super tired last night.
We were--we were thinking about it.
- Shut the [bleep] up! [both laugh]
- Yeah, she wants me to-- she wants to [bleep].
[laughs]
She keeps saying it, not me.
- You can't tell me nothing. It's my birthday.
You can't tell-- [laughs]
Maybe on the airplane.
There's tequila.
- Oh, is there tequila in there?
Morgan and binh.
Okay, this is cute.
There's a card.
Okay, "morgan and binh, congratulations
"on your marriage.
You will be heading to puerto vallarta, mexico."
I love puerto vallarta. - I've never been.
- Love puerto vallarta. It's so beautiful.
But we need to pack because we're kind of
Running behind, technically. - Yeah. Let's do it.
- 'cause we had to push everything back
Okay.
♪ ♪
Oh, yeah, look at this. I have a handful of bikinis.
- Whoo! - I'm ready.
- You want--maybe you should try those on right now.
I gotta--I'll-- I'll see if--
Let me see if it works. - You gotta wait for that.
[laughs]
♪ ♪
- ♪ my heartbeat, it competes ♪
♪ with the hands on the clock ♪
♪ I wish that I could stay ♪
♪ all day ♪
♪ but I've got to go, got to go ♪
♪ when all I want to do is lie here ♪
- That's how you wake me up?
- Can we order some room service?
I'm getting a little hungry and I want some coffee.
- Yes, please. - Okay.
- The phone is on your side.
- I don't mind it. I'll take care of it.
- It's hella early. Wake up.
- I don't want to get up.
- Come on, we got [bleep] to do.
Yeah, yesterday we looked like a thing, for sure.
- A thing. - I felt it. I felt it.
Now you look beautiful, and, yeah, you're really sexy.
- Thank you.
- Whoo!
- So you're proud to have me as your wife?
- Yeah.
- I can match your swag?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, we match each other.
[upbeat music]
- ♪ whoa, whoa ♪
♪ ♪
- Oh, my god!
Look at how beautiful. - Pretty nice.
That's pretty nice.
- All right.
- ♪ so excuse me, girl ♪
♪ are you gonna be part of my world? ♪
♪ are you gonna let me leave a smile on you forever? ♪
♪ if you take this chance ♪
♪ I will give you everything I am ♪
♪ I want to see this smile on you forever ♪
♪ ♪
- Things are looking really, really positive.
Things are looking really good, which is [bleep] amazing,
'cause we've only been hanging out for, like, four days.
But I'm enjoying being with her.
I'm very much attracted to you.
I sense that there's some attraction, you know,
Coming from you towards me.
- Because I tell you all the time?
- And, yeah, the sexual tension is there.
We haven't quite consummated our marriage yet,
But we are working on it.
And that's pretty much been--
Been what's happening, you know?
Like, I'll make a move, and I get quite,
You know, like-- not in a bad way.
She's very, like, diplomatic about it.
She doesn't hurt my feelings or anything like that.
There's other ways in which my needs are being met.
You know how special, like, the consecration--
Or not consecration, the consummation--
Consecration. [both laugh]
- Now we're going to church? Wait, what's--
- I said, the lord--the lord was in this bedroom with us.
- Please, stop.
- I mean, actually--
But, no, for me, it is, you know, like, the signature
On the dotted line type thing, not that it wasn't official.
But that makes it--
- Yeah, but that's the, like, stamp, the seal.
Like, it's okay. Like, it's done.
- Right.
It's--you know, there's, like,
These milestones that, I guess, you achieve
Before god and with god.
When we have sex, is god gonna be looking?
- [laughs] - rating us?
- Enough with the sacrilegious jokes.
- Like, a little proud?
- Stop. - That's very true. Sorry.
♪ ♪
- To me, I think because I do have
So much religious upbringing,
That abstinence and saving yourself
For marriage, marriage, marriage, saving yourself,
Abst, abst, abst, abst,
There's so much, like, complex guilt
That can come if you don't obtain that.
And as you know, I didn't because I lost
My virginity to my fiancé.
So there was like, you know, an identity crisis
For years that I've worked around and unpeeled
Regarding the religious guilt and shame
That I did experience.
So that's why, you know, I've just been--
And as we've talked about, I'm thankful that you're
Being so respectful and patient with me.
I just want you to know that, like,
When we do consummate the marriage,
It is a really big deal to me,
Because it's something that's special and--to me.
And it means a lot to me because it is, like, literally
Two people becoming one.
Like, that's what's happening.
- You know, on the other side of it,
It is also just an expression of affection.
When I feel attracted to my wife, you,
I do want to express myself affectionately.
- Yeah.
- Using sex.
It's because we have not had sex,
In which I feel like we have to have sex,
If that makes sense.
At face value, to me, it sounds jarring, right?
Like, wow, like how, you know, like, macho does it sound?
Like, no, I need to have sex before I can truly know.
But for me, I'll speak for myself,
You know, to my own needs.
It is important to have good sexual chemistry
And to feel like we can express ourselves sexually.
You're becoming one with your person.
It's special and it's vulnerable and it's scary.
I know we've been having, like, all these,
Like, intense conversations, some deep stuff.
- Yeah, it's a lot. - Yeah, so maybe--
- But it's so good, all of it. - It is good.
It is good. - We gotta do it, so...
- But yeah.
How about, would you like a little massage?
♪ ♪
- ♪ send one of them through ♪
- Alleviate the tension a little bit?
Let me go-- here, hold this for me.
Let's see what you got.
- ♪ oh, babe ♪
- Oh, my goodness.
Oh, you are a professional.
- Oh, yeah. I don't mess around.
- ♪ thirsty for your loving, babe ♪
- You're straddling me.
- How else am I gonna do this?
- ♪ but instead I'm thinking 'bout getting to you, babe ♪
♪ I'm in the club scrolling through my phone, oh ♪
- Yeah, it's crazy sometimes, right?
When you think about, like,
You know, like, if all this works out,
Let's say, we, you know, spend the next,
I don't know, 30, 40, 50 years together?
Hopefully you like what you still see.
I'll be, like, all prune-y, raisin-y,
Missing hair, maybe a teeth or two--a teeth or two?
- [laughing] oh, that's creepy.
- I'm missing a teeth or two.
- At 65? That's not even old.
Why do you have no teeth?
- Hey, baby, give me some sugar.
[both laugh]
Make sure you guys get this boner.
- [laughing] stop.
God.
- Feel like it's happening in your pocket, or...
♪ ♪
- Hola, amigos. - Oh, my god.
- Hola, amigos.
- We made it. - We made it.
Wait, don't worry. - I'm tired.
We almost missed our flight.
We had to just run through the airport, but we made it.
- We're on, like, two hours of sleep?
- I guess we'll see everyone soon, though.
- Yeah, can't wait.
- Yeah, we can't wait to see all the rest of the couples
And see how they're doing.
♪ ♪
- We saw you guys paddleboarding.
How was it?
- It was actually really fun.
I could not stop laughing.
- You were just gone.
- Those waves are strong. - Yeah. They are strong.
- Oh, my god! [all shouting]
♪ ♪
- You look so good! - Good to see you.
- Guys, right here. Let's get it!
- Hi! - Hi.
We made it.
[all talking at once]
- You're here.
- And I brought my husband.
- When did you get here?
- Give us a little update, because we've all
Been married for--we've all been married for a few days.
- Yeah. - The real?
- Yeah, no. Yeah. - You go ahead.
- Yeah, he got covid. All: Oh
- So we had to, like, push the wedding back.
- It wasn't the same, no, I have to say,
Like, having spent the bachelor party with you
And having met you, like, it was not the same,
You not being here. - I was sad.
- Miguel's just been like, "binh, binh, binh."
- Literally, no, it's real.
- I'm like, "morgan, morgan, morgan!"
- I'm not gonna lie, yeah.
- Shall we go get on this boat?
Let's go. Boats and hos.
[upbeat steel drum music]
- ♪ welcome to the ha-cha-cha-cha ♪
- Look at that. - They are spoiling us.
- This is awesome. - This is huge.
- "fat jack." - oh, there's a bar.
- Now that the couples are finally all together
And in one boat,
This is their time to not only celebrate as newlyweds,
But also communicate where they are in their marriage.
All: Cheers. [all cheering]
- With each couple at different stages in their marriage,
This excursion is a chance to gather advice
And offer support to those who need it.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ don't have nothing to worry about ♪
- There, go right there. Look. - What? What?
- What? - I just saw a black whale.
[all cheering]
- I've never seen a whale before.
- Oh! Oh, my god. It's right here.
- Oh. - Aww.
- I feel like I'm gonna cry.
- Whoa, it's two of them. - Oh, it is two!
Okay, so they're together.
- Straight up, you want to go paddleboarding
With the whale?
Oh, you are [bleep] crazy.
- I'm so happy you're here.
- Oh, my god, I'm so happy to be here.
You have no idea.
- You guys are so fresh.
Do you feel like-- does it feel like--
What does it feel like for you guys right now?
- It feels good. - Yeah, I think so.
For right now, yeah, it feels good.
- And, like, even the day of the wedding,
It was like, we were laughing the entire time,
Like, having a great time.
- That's so cute.
- It's been good.
So how are you guys doing?
Is this, like--you guys happy, you guys...
- We're good. We're great. We're--
- I ain't gonna lie. It's been perfect.
- Aww. - Deadass. It has been perfect.
It's almost like I'm dating--
I'm married to a female version of me.
- It's actually sickening,
Especially 'cause this man's celibate.
I didn't--I didn't-- you guys didn't know that.
Yeah, he's celibate. So we're celibate now.
- So like-- so, like, no sex ever?
- No, no, no.
When I do break my celibacy, you know what I'm saying--
- Yeah, like you're gonna-- it's--
- It's gonna be a routine.
- Yeah, yeah! - Morgan's like--
- Like, the thing is-- - gotta give it to her.
- Okay, I gotta sit straight up for this one.
- She's gonna have a bad back after this, you know?
- I'll be walking in like, "hey, y'all.
Finally he's not celibate anymore."
[laughter]
- Walking with a limp in the aftermath.
♪ ♪
- ♪ I just wanna feel ya ♪
♪ I just wanna feel ya ♪
♪ I just wanna ♪
♪ unlock the doors and take a look inside ♪
♪ I just wanna ♪
♪ ♪
- Mrs. Barnes?
- Ooh. - Oh, thank you, baby.
- I'm sure he's loving mrs. Barnes.
- What made you decide to change your last name?
- I have no connection to my last name.
I don't know who my father is. - Mm-hmm.
- And I feel like every time I've signed my name,
It was meaningless.
So going through this, I was like,
I'm changing my last name.
I'm gonna drop this name
That I have no association with.
And it was just like, we're gonna change this.
- All in. All in. - All in, yeah.
And I even told him, I was like, even if this doesn't
Work, like, I'm probably not gonna
Even change my name back.
I'm gonna continue to keep barnes.
You're stuck for life.
- Wow. - Yeah.
- You really took control of your life by doing that.
- Yeah.
- You know, you gave the power to yourself
And away from that man you've never known.
- Right. - And that's really powerful.
- That's beautiful.
- I don't know my biological father.
I did have a stepdad, but I didn't feel like
I was always accepted or had a place in the family.
And, you know, I really want to have a loving relationship
With my son or daughter.
And I want to be able to have both parents in the house.
Nate's stuck with me forever and ever and ever.
Like, I'll always be a barnes.
- So for me, I was like you.
- Oh, okay. - I wanted to--all in.
Like, I mean, I know my father.
[somber music]
I didn't mean it that way.
I'm sorry. - It's fine.
- I didn't know--no, I-- - no, it's fine.
- I didn't mean it to come out that way.
- It's fine. - Okay.
But it's like I didn't have that connection, you know?
So it's almost like I didn't really know him.
All: Aww.
- I didn't mean it. - It's fine.
- I'm so proud of you.
- It's fine. - It's okay to feel it all.
That's okay.
- Yeah. - Feel it all.
- Feel it. - Thank you.
- It's okay.
- I mean, I just get really emotional
Because not knowing who my father is, I feel like
I've always been longing to know, like, what is
The other side of my identity?
And that's what I've longed for.
- Of course.
- But it's nothing that you did.
It's just a soft spot for me. - You know what?
This is like-- justin is making me softer,
Because for me, it's just like I never really had
To consider-- like, my families know
That I'm blunt and direct.
And I never meet it with ill intentions.
But I'm learning-- - you weren't ill.
- Okay. - You weren't ill.
It's just soft for me. - Okay.
- So, gents, are your guys' marriages is rocking so far?
- You know, I know it's weird. It's only been a week.
But I told her I loved her at dinner last night.
- [bleep]. - I did.
- Bro, that's a huge milestone. [laughter]
- Oh, [bleep].
I think he is
Really impressed by his wife.
And he's just excited about the match.
I think they are compatible, but I think
He's a little too excited.
- So how did you feel about that?
Were you just like, "oh, it's too soon"?
- Did you reciprocate? - Did you say it back?
- Does that freak you out, or, like, draw you closer?
- Yeah. - Good question.
- I immediately wanted to run and take off.
- Ooh. - Is that what you normally do?
- That's my normal go-to, because, like,
No matter how long I was with somebody
In the past, I feared commitment.
But he was like, "baby, you don't have to reciprocate it.
"your actions show me that you care about me,
And that's enough." - she's not very expressive.
And I think I do really well by leading
Her to do that because I'm so expressive.
And I create that comfort zone for her to express herself.
I don't feel bad about telling her I love her,
You know what I'm saying? - No, you shouldn't.
If you mean it, if you feel it, you shouldn't.
No, yeah. - Exactly.
And everything that's happening on my honeymoon--
It's always been a dream, but I never thought
It would come true for me. - Man.
- You know? And so--
- That's awesome. - I love that, man.
- Dude, it's been-- it's been unreal.
- Do you feel like you're getting there, though?
Like, do you-- - I do. I care for him.
I do. - Yeah.
- But I'm not as--
I don't love as fast as--
- That's quick. - That's understandable.
- That's quick, yeah.
- I wasn't ready yet, and he supported me.
- He's gotta respect that.
Like, all of our new boundaries and things
That are coming out, they have to be respected, because--
That's so sweet that he's being understanding about it.
- How's it going with you and lindy?
- No, lindy--I mean, lindy's a sweetheart.
She's an attractive woman.
And she's my wife.
Of course, I want to have sex.
And that's been a little bit of friction in a sense,
Because she's--she's waiting.
She doesn't quite feel comfortable with me.
- We're just still kind of, like, testing the waters,
Figuring out our personalities...
- Yeah, absolutely. - Taking it slow.
- It's still new. - It's still new.
- I do care about her
And I do want to know where she's coming at
And her beliefs.
- The sex will be more meaningful
When you actually know her too.
- Yeah. - I agree.
It makes it ten times better. - It does.
It does make it better.
But I've said it before, I'll say it again.
I'm not opposed to having mediocre sex
Until we get to that point.
- Can I say the chemistry between you two...
- Insane.
- We haven't had sex or anything,
But we decided to take a shower together.
- Oh, yeah.
- So we saved some water, buddy.
Stacia and I, we have natural chemistry.
It's real.
So my gut is telling me
That we're gonna consummate the marriage
Before the honeymoon is over.
I know she wants it.
She's just kind of holding back right now,
And I respect that.
♪ ♪
But she gets really excited, though.
♪ ♪
- Okay, what's up, morgan?
Do y'all have that sexual chemistry...
- Oh, yeah. - Taking it slow, you all in?
- Yeah, where we at on that? - 'cause I know you feisty.
- We've already talked. - I'm curious.
- We know morgan is super feisty.
- He is on my ass 24/7.
Like, I'll just be, like, laying in bed.
He's like, "hey, how's it going?"
Like, climb on top of me.
Lay on--like, what are you doing?
- "have I told you you're pretty?"
- Yeah. And he's, like, always joking.
He makes me excited for the future.
He doesn't make me worried.
He doesn't make me question, like, what's gonna happen.
I'm just--no matter what's gonna happen, it's--
I'm excited for what's next with him.
- Can you see yourself falling in love with her?
- I can see it. She's cool.
Yeah, she's good at massages.
- Hey. [laughter]
- Is she a masseuse?
- No, she's a nurse, so she likes taking care--yeah.
- Yeah, she's gonna take care of you.
- Yeah. - So she must--so there's been
A little bit of physicality so far?
- It was more for the knots.
[laughter]
- Bro, for a second, I thought you said "nuts."
[laughter]
- I was gonna say, she massaged your nuts?
Damn. - I mean...
[laughter]
- Do you have any concerns at all?
- There were some concerns about it from her bridesmaids.
Basically, her bridesmaids told me that she didn't want kids,
Or she hasn't wanted kids.
And that's a discussion that we're gonna have.
And then I didn't even meet the dad,
So it's all in her time.
But, yeah, I'm like--
I'm super close to my family, every one of them.
Like, family's first. Family's first.
And yeah, there's a lot of--
There's a lot of questions to ask.
But there just, like, hasn't been a time.
- It's literally two days. Not even.
- Yeah, you guys got to get all that, like,
Pillow talk in and just, like, you know,
Get on the same page.
♪ ♪
- It just seems like binh and morgan are not--
I wouldn't say they're off to a shaky start,
But they don't even know what kind of start
They're off to, 'cause it's all been so fast.
And it just seems like out of all the couples, you know,
Me and krysten and binh and morgan are kind of
The wild cards right now.
I mean, I feel like I'm probably the one
Who's maybe moving the slowest.
Maybe she's not, like, the type
That I imagined that she'd be.
But last night, we, like, kind of got, you know--
You know, some tequila and my wife and the honeymoon
And, like, I actually just kind of--you know,
I felt like maybe she was thinking I wasn't
Showing enough affection.
So at night, I just wanted to, like,
Lean over and give her a little cuddle and a kiss.
And before I knew it, I was, like, fired up.
You know what I mean?
- What about you?
- How about you, girlfriend? How are you doing?
- I knew I was next. Um... [laughter]
- I, like, feel your energy.
And I just want you to know, like,
We're not pressuring you. - No, I know.
I have some things to say.
- Okay. - Okay.
- For today, I'm gonna say I really wanted today
With all the couples together--
I wanted it to be positive.
I was kind of planning on maybe getting into the girl talk
When the guys were not here.
- We don't want to rush you, girl.
- Like you're fearing that it's gonna
Ruin the vibe of the day. - Exactly.
If you guys wait until tomorrow,
I will get into the nitty-gritty.
All: Okay.
- I will rapid-fire when it's just us girls.
And you will be, like, shooketh.
[tense music]
- I knew something was going on.
I could feel it in my spirit.
- When I tell you the full day of yesterday
And how the day ended, how the day started,
You will be like, whoa.
- Mitch done done something, though.
And I want to know, what did mitch do?
♪ ♪
- So we just got back from the boat trip.
Everybody just seems like they're just in this--
The newlywed phase, and we are.
And when talking with the girls, the only thing
That really came up was the fact that
Krysten and mitchell--
She didn't give us too much details,
But everybody kind of felt her vibe was off.
And, like, we all supported each other, and I love that.
It was just like, you know, whenever you're ready.
Nobody was, like, trying to pry, like, "no,
Tell us what's up," you know?
Like, it was so unselfish.
And it was just so supportive,
Which I think it makes it more comfortable
For the rest of the girls to share.
- ♪ eyes wide shut to what's right in front ♪
♪ where do we go from here? ♪
♪ where do we go from, go from here now? ♪
♪ where do we go from ♪
♪ where do we ♪
♪ where do we go? ♪
♪ god only knows ♪
♪ where do we go from here? ♪
♪ so where do we go from here now? ♪
♪ eyes wide shut to what's right in front ♪
♪ where do we go from here? ♪
- So I guess we have to get up.
- Yeah, let's--let's get up and chat a little bit.
[tense music]
- All right.
Oh, hello, beach.
Hello, world.
We had a good time last night.
We had fun, like couples should.
You know, we had some tequila.
Everything was socially lubricated.
And I wasn't actually planning on getting so hot and heavy,
Or at least trying to.
I mean, I can be--
The fire can be stoked.
That's the good thing.
The fire can always be stoked.
How are you feeling about just talking about last night?
- Yesterday was crazy and a roller coaster.
I will say I was very, very happy last night
After we had that really tense dinner.
Our little pool session was really, like,
Kind of lighter and really nice.
When we went back to our suite, it meant a lot to me
That you did make a move.
You're a really good kisser.
And that was-- that was a good time.
However, like, if you had been attracted to me
From the first second and you had given me
A lot more of affection and attention then,
And then made that move last night...
- Yeah. - We would have gone further.
But since I'm-- since I'm not getting that,
It didn't--it didn't make sense
For that to be our moment.
- You know, I wasn't--
I guess I--
I mean, I'm a guy.
I've got hormones.
I've got desires.
And I did know that I just wanted
To show her a little bit of affection,
Show her that I'm doing my best,
And show her that I care and appreciate her.
And...
I got turned on.
- At some point, little by little,
It would be nice for me to hear
That you think I look nice or I smell nice
Or I'm funny, I mean, anything at all.
If you feel it in your head,
Which I can tell you do sometimes,
Then just--just even saying it
If it's coming naturally.
- Okay.
- That would-- that would make me feel,
Like, really wanted and sexy.
And it would make me feel good.
♪ ♪
- I mean, I really respect everything about you so far.
And that's--that's a really big thing for me.
So I think you're absolutely correct.
Like, you need to know that if and when it happens
And how it happens needs to be true.
- Yeah. - And real.
- Yes. - Yeah.
♪ ♪
- And the only thing I want to make sure--
I just want to make sure we keep going that route.
I want to make sure we continue going down that path.
- Yeah. - And the only pressure
I am gonna put on you...
♪ ♪
If we do get to decision day
And I don't have sex from you
Or an "I love you" from you,
I will ask for a divorce.
- Okay.
- ♪ I thought that I knew you ♪
♪ tried to see through you ♪
♪ but I guess I was wrong ♪
- ♪ everybody ♪
- Next time on "married at first sight"...
- ♪ going on my spaceship, heading to the moon ♪
- Game.
- I guess we're gonna have some drinks.
[all talking at once]
- We will find out who [bleep] first.
[laughter]
[dramatic music]
- I'm mostly concerned because he has said he does not have
A lot of experience with girlfriends
Or being in a relationship.
- So how committed is he?
- The thing that I wanted private isn't.
- Sorry. - That broke my trust
'cause I trusted you.
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- I don't know what the hell is happening.
- I come with a lot,
And I don't know if he knows the depths of that.
- Is this just a two-month experiment for you?
- I don't know.
- He's like, "I don't know. I'm giving you eight weeks."
- Not quite, no. - That feels like [bleep].
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