- Gosh, you look stunning. - [giggles]
- God did good.
- Ten singles took a leap of faith
and married complete strangers.
[people screaming]
And in less than two weeks,
they’ll have to decide whether to stay married
or get a divorce.
♪ ♪
Last time, our couples asked each other
the difficult questions they needed answers to
concerning their marriage.
♪ ♪
- He’s definitely, like, seen intense characteristics of me.
- Okay. On a level of one to ten?
- Good 4.5.
Does that scare you? - A little bit.
- [laughs]
- Has anyone said the L word?
- Stacia has said to me, like, "Hey, I love you."
I haven’t said "I love you" yet.
- I try and be patient, but I don’t want to be
in a loveless marriage either.
♪ ♪
- I’m dominant in my regular life and my job.
So, for me, in the bedroom, I want to be dominated.
Just try it, baby.
- I’ma come at that thing like Tasmanian devil
with teeth and all and just rip it all.
♪ ♪
- I want somebody who thinks I’m beautiful
with a little bit of makeup on.
And I’m done.
- This is all so blindsiding to me.
- Oh, my God! Is this blindsiding to anybody?
♪ ♪
- Do you feel at this point that the marriage is over?
- Yeah. Yeah, the marriage is over.
I do want the divorce.
♪ ♪
- And tonight with less than two weeks left
until Decision Day,
we’re sending our couples on a beautiful getaway,
where they can let loose, enjoy each other,
and collectively bond,
while hopefully solidifying their marriages.
- ♪ Give it to me ♪
- Can I get a kiss?
all: Aw!
♪ ♪
- Welcome to the first annual "Married at First Sight" prom.
- Whoo!
♪ ♪
- So stoked!
- I thought you were [bleep] around with me.
- That [bleep] doesn’t fly, ever.
You don’t talk to me like that, ever.
♪ ♪
- Our relationship has been so good.
[sniffles] And there’s one thing that’s wrong,
and he’s, like, ready to [bleep] bounce.
- Sometimes marriages are rough in the beginning,
especially ours because everything has been expedited.
- When is enough enough?
- I just--I’m sorry.
- I’m trying so hard.
[sobbing, sniffles]
- ♪ It’s all or nothing ♪
- This is "Married at First Sight."
- ♪ There’s no other way ♪
♪ ♪
♪ It’s all or nothing ♪
♪ ♪
- We just got home. We did a little bit of shopping.
Stacia, what did we shop for?
- Wait, let’s get in the house and close the door.
[laughing]
- Yeah, let’s keep this private.
All right, so Stacia’s freaky ass...
- Whatever. - We got a couple little items.
- Went to the sex shop.
- Break that down, girl. Break it down.
- They’re pleasure panties, vibrating panties.
♪ ♪
- With Decision Day less than two weeks away,
our couples are headed out on a weekend couples’ retreat,
where they can reconnect and reflect on their marriages.
- Maybe the guys--you know what I’m saying?--
might have, you know, some bro time
while the ladies girl time and play Monopoly.
- That’s what guys do at bro time, play Monopoly?
- Yeah, you know, just playing board games, talking noise.
- Baby, I think that might be a Justin thing.
- The couples’ retreat is a chance for everyone
to get a change of scenery
and provides an opportunity
to work out any lingering issues
with the hope of strengthening their bond.
♪ ♪
- I’ll bring my pleasure panties.
You know what?
It’d be really exciting for you if you have the remote control
while we’re, like, at this retreat,
and, like, doing something with the group, and then you--
- Buzz you around. - [laughs]
♪ ♪
- I mean, we got, like, what, like an hour drive.
So...
I hope we can talk
and, you know... - Yeah.
- Come to some kind of--
Yeah.
- Yeah, we can talk about it in the car.
- Okay, cool.
- I certainly did not want a pool party repeat
at the couples’ retreat.
I want a positive and incredible weekend
with our friends.
Oh, wow.
That’s a lot of stuff for a short weekend.
It feels like this is
me and Mitch’s kind of last-ditch effort
to really try and make this work.
- Let’s blow this popsicle stand.
- [chuckles]
♪ ♪
- Whose birthday is it?
Is it for me? I honestly don’t know.
- A mysterious gift shows up. - What?
Oh, my gosh, this is that really nice dress
at the costume--I’m blushing.
I love this dress.
- So, yeah, we figured since you didn’t really have prom...
- Aw!
- And the other couples are gonna get together...
- Really?
- And have a prom night tonight.
- Stop. That’s so cute.
Thank you, baby. - You’re welcome.
- This is so sweet.
- ♪ Wherever you go, I go ♪
- All right, let’s get it.
- ♪ We go together ♪
- All right, let’s do it. Prom waits for no one.
- Mm-hmm.
- ♪ We go together ♪
- Prom. - Prom.
- Here we come. - Let’s go.
- Goodbye, my house.
♪ ♪
- ♪ This is love ♪
♪ This, this is it ♪
- I’m looking forward to just getting away from the house,
just kind of have you to myself.
- You always just want me to yourself.
That’s what it boils down to--
Justin having his wife to himself.
- I hope we do get some alone time like I was talking about.
- Why, what you trying to do me?
- Here we go. - [laughs]
- We’ll start off with the butt-plug first.
- Uh-uh! What are you talking about?
- ♪ You only want to do what’s best for me and you ♪
♪ ♪
- Every time we do something, I swear to you, I go into it,
like, with the most optimistic energy,
and it just sometimes just goes down hard.
[chuckles]
- I didn’t maybe handle it as good as some
of my other misdeeds or whatever.
- I didn’t feel extremely proud of how I handled that.
However, you had your chance to clear the air, and you didn’t.
So I just...
♪ ♪
I just snapped.
So I am sorry about that.
Do you accept my apology?
♪ ♪
- I do.
♪ ♪
I think it’s safe to say you were upset
just going into that evening.
And at that point, I was feeling
like I was being attacked
and, you know, like, kind of thrown under the bus,
because at this point,
I felt like you were saying things that I never said.
Again, I’m sorry that you feel this way.
I’m sorry that whatever she told you
came out the way that it did.
I’m just not in a great place to be confusing it right now.
That was just really crazy for me, too.
- Felt like I wanted you to change and look more snazzy.
I’ve never-- - No, you haven’t.
And I’ve never wanted you to change either,
and I’ve never put that on you.
- I’m just so sorry. - I just thought you--
- I’m just, like, losing my [bleep] mind.
- You know, I want to acknowledge
that a lot of this whole thing is my responsibility
because I’m the one who had that conversation
with your sister
and told her something that I hadn’t told you.
I didn’t want to be the husband who’s trying
to tell his wife how to be.
- I guess I just wanted you so badly to just say,
"You’re beautiful inside and out."
And I just didn’t get that.
- Yeah. - You know?
- I mean...
you know, I definitely felt like I was just,
like, the puppet that was just supposed to do
what the puppet is supposed to do.
You know, that doesn’t work for me.
- I do want to be clear--like, I do want to be in a marriage
where someone voices
that they are happy to be with me.
- I do really see a lot of great things about you.
I do think you’re beautiful.
I do think you’re smart.
I do think you’re really fun to be with.
I do think you make a great partner.
- Thank you.
You really never said anything like what you just said.
And that’s just kind of all I’ve wanted
for the last nearly eight weeks, so thank you.
And it feels just as good as I thought it would feel.
[chuckles]
♪ ♪
- Holy hell.
Wow! Honey, I’m home.
[laughing]
♪ ♪
- This is fancy. - It’s beautiful.
- I’m home, baby! - Right?
That’s what feel like-- I’m home.
- Fancy. - Oh, this is so nice.
I always knew I’d wind up in a big house.
- Me too, girl. On the hill. - [laughing]
♪ ♪
Oh, my God.
I finally feel in my element.
- This is fancy pants.
- Oh, this bed is hard.
- Oh, my gosh!
It’s so nice in here. - It’s so nice.
[all cheering, speaking at once]
- Lindy’s in the house!
♪ ♪
- That’s [bleep]-- [chuckles]
Imagine living up here.
All right.
It’s [bleep] lit. [all shouting]
- What up, y’all? - You’re here!
[all speaking at once] - Thank you.
- This is nice. - Hi, Stacia.
- Hi!
- Everybody’s here. Hey. - Hey, Stacia.
- Hi, Mitch. How are you?
- Great to see you. - Take the pound.
- What’s up? - What up?
[all speaking at once]
- So you guys look like you’re doing okay.
- I’m actually having a lot of fun.
- That’s my girl.
- No, we’re really good.
- We did some pinky promises.
- We had a really great drive up here,
and we just talked about everything.
And, actually, Mitch said a lot of very nice, validating things
that I’ve been asking for about two months for him to say.
- Yay! - That was so nice.
- We’re off to a great start. - We’re back, baby.
- So what do you guys want from this entire weekend?
Like, what are you looking forward to?
- I’m ready for my prom.
- Did you not go to prom, Lindy?
- Yeah, why are we doing prom?
- Well, yeah, I didn’t go to a school
that had, like, formal dances.
They weren’t allowed. - Dancing is bad?
- I grew up in a "Footloose" town.
- You are "Footloose."
- I’m so happy for you. - I got a present for you.
- Yay!
Is that what prom--they do?
- Oh, yeah, we did bring something for you.
[chuckles wickedly] - [laughs]
- Your laugh. - Uh-oh.
- You know what?
- I’m excited, yeah.
So thanks for playing along with this...
- I went out and bought a gown, okay?
- Wow, I can’t wait to see it.
- I’m ready to put this on.
- I’m super excited about prom.
I think it’s a cute idea
♪ ♪
- ♪ She was a small-town girl, but look where she is now ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I can wait, catch me up ♪
♪ Because I got the sun, and that’s enough ♪
♪ She was a small-town girl ♪
- It weirdly means a lot
’cause I know that this is kind of, like, just for me
and everyone else has had a prom.
♪ ♪
- Hey, beautiful. - Hi.
- You look like a goddess right now.
- Thank you.
- Can you help me zip my dress, please?
- But I’m excited that I got this beautiful dress.
Oh, lookee!
Like a disco ball.
It means a lot that Miguel literally planned
a night for me, a special night,
especially since Decision Day is coming up really fast.
So, yeah, it was such a pleasant surprise.
- Listen, I know that Lindy’s gonna be the prom queen.
- She deserves that.
- [whispering] But you’re my prom queen.
- Thank you.
- ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah ♪
- Can you help me, honey? - Mm-hmm.
- Mm.
♪ ♪
- You got it, baby?
- Yeah, I’m trying to skip it because it’s so--
- Have you done, like, these things for women before?
’Cause I know when you tried to take my bra off,
you were struggling, too.
- Yeah, if I can’t look at it, I can’t take it off.
♪ ♪
- I’ll do it myself.
Hardworking independent woman-- need no man to take my bra off.
Tell ’em, baby. She take her own bra off.
- I would have took that to the grave.
- You ashamed that you had sex with your wife?
- Not at all, girl, not even a little bit.
♪ ♪
Finally, we consummated the marriage.
♪ ♪
I enjoy this [bleep].
It was just the right timing, you know,
I definitely feel like it was ten times better waiting
’cause we built a connection.
And it wasn’t sex.
I feel like we made love, if I’m being honest.
- ♪ Talk to me ♪
♪ In the morning ♪
♪ You’ll see that I’m the only one who understands ♪
It lasted all night.
Maybe that’s TMI. [chuckles]
- Did you enjoy yourself? - Girl, yes, I did.
- Don’t be looking at my titties--you’re distracted.
I’m going through real-life struggles,
and you’re looking at my titties.
- How do you know I’m looking at your titties?
- ’Cause we’re in a mirror, baby.
I can literally-- It’s, like...
- I was looking at your dress, baby.
I was looking at you in that dress.
- People be lying straight to your face.
I thought we said we wasn’t gonna lie.
- I ain’t lying, babe. - Mm-hmm.
Let’s practice our prom pose.
Since we grown, we could put it like this way.
- No. - Leave space for Jesus.
♪ ♪
- ♪ You dancing in blue ♪
♪ All eyes on you ♪
♪ You dancing in blue ♪
♪ All eyes on you ♪
♪ And the sun... ♪
- Wow!
Holy moly!
This is so nice!
I think this is, like, maybe better than real prom.
Do you think?
- Yeah, ’cause it’s just us.
♪ ♪
- Hello, queen!
Oh, my goodness! - Prom night!
- Ow! - You look stunning!
- Thank you so much!
- Isn’t this, like, gorgeous? - It is.
- There’s a little disco ball. Aw!
- You know what happens if you walk under the disco ball?
- Is that like the mistletoe? - Yeah.
- Ah, not kiss, but you dance. - Yeah.
♪ ♪
- Wow!
Look who’s here.
[indistinct shouting]
♪ ♪
- I’m so happy for Lindy, that she gets to experience this.
- Me too. It’s so sweet.
- Oh, I think I see our queen.
[all cheering]
- ♪ I ain’t no other ♪
♪ ♪
- Look at this dress!
- ♪ All hail to the queen, all hail to the queen ♪
♪ All hail to the queen ♪
- Miguel and I did have an argument earlier.
But this is still a very exciting and fun night for me
because I know Miguel and I are gonna get past this
’cause I am just, like, ecstatic, excited.
I feel pretty.
I want to go have fun
and, like, interact and be in the moment.
- This is your prom tonight, and we’re gonna live it up.
- Yes.
- I’m definitely not gonna let it ruin my prom night.
- So what all, like, stereotypical things
do you know about prom night?
We’re gonna do all of them tonight.
- Yes! - Spiking the punch!
- Okay, we’ll spike the punch.
- That’s the thing I’ve seen in the movies.
Definitely the staircase photos.
- Yes.
- The sex is usually in the mix.
- I have nothing to do with that, but check hopefully.
- And then, obviously, just dancing, like...
- Yeah. - No rules dancing.
- I want to see you hanging off this balcony
by the end of the night.
- Cheers, right, guys? - To Lindy’s first prom!
- To Lindy’s first prom.
- ♪ It’s your moment, go ahead and own it ♪
♪ Hey ♪
♪ No one’s gonna get me, no one’s gonna get me ♪
♪ Down, down, down ♪
[people groaning]
- Oh, sign my yearbook. - We got yearbooks?
[people squealing]
- ♪ Don’t know if I’m dreaming ♪
♪ Cold drinks and cool vibes in motion ♪
♪ I’m here for this now forever ♪
- I love the yearbooks.
They are so sweet and adorable.
Aw! That was one of my favorite days, by the way.
- Yeah.
- And they’re reminding me how far we’ve come.
- Pose, photoshoot.
♪ ♪
- We got to get the angles.
- Lindy, you never needed a different prom photo
besides this one.
It’s gorgeous.
♪ ♪
- All right, ratchet.
- What’s ratchet?
- That’s ratchet. You got it.
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
- And I think that it’s like a communication thing, right?
’Cause if you were like, "Hey, babe, like, I’m tired.
I’m not gonna take a photo of you right now"...
- I mean, I did communicate that early on,
like, just being on the bed kind of chilling.
- I guess I missed it, then. I’m sorry.
I can’t say sorry anymore.
[sighs]
- You kind of gaslighted me.
And I think that’s the thing that’s pissing me off,
that, like, you kind of [bleep] me.
It wasn’t a joke that you got annoyed.
Like, you legitimately got annoyed.
- When I thought you were messing with me...
- Right.
- I was like, "Come on, do it right."
Like, that was, like, [bleep]. - Exactly.
And that [bleep], like, no, not with me.
- Mm-hmm.
’Cause I asked you, like, "Were you annoyed?"
And then you were kind of like, "No, I wasn’t annoyed.
That whole thing, I was joking."
- I thought you were [bleep] around with me.
But then once I realized you were actually tired,
I was not mad. No [bleep].
- Right, but it’s that tone
that you used when you were irritated.
That [bleep] doesn’t fly, ever.
You don’t talk to me like, ever.
♪ ♪
Why would you talk to me like that?
- It was just a totally missed joke.
- I need you to stop saying jo--
I need you to pick a side, ’cause, like, I sense
that you were legitimately annoyed.
But then you were like, "No, I wasn’t annoyed.
I was just joking."
But the fact is you were annoyed.
- Yeah, I got, like, frustrated.
- But the frustration wasn’t a joke, right?
You felt frustrated?
- Because I was ready for you to, like, stop with your joke.
- But I wasn’t joking.
- I totally, again, misread situation.
- Mm-hmm.- To me, I’m like,
"I look good. I feel good. I’m excited."
Like, I wanted photos of myself.
I just never would have dreamed that I was disturbing you
so badly and offending you
when I asked you to take a photo of me.
- What offended me was when you were like, "No, no, get up.
I’m actually annoyed now."
And that’s the issue that I’ve been bringing up to you.
- The issue is, is that it didn’t register with me
that I was riled up. - No, I know.
And that’s the thing that scares the [bleep] out of me.
There’s this anger inside of you that just, like, you know,
at the first provocation is kind of, like, ugh!
- That wasn’t anger, though.
That was just, like, a misread frustration.
And I don’t want to talk to you like that.
But, like, I just feel like I’m not being heard right now,
and you’re just like,
" Don’t talk to me like that no matter what."
- Well, yeah-- I mean, yeah.
- [sighs] Yeah.
It’s actually a little alarming hearing how harsh Miguel is.
If I really was being angry and disrespectful
and all the things that he perceived me to be,
then I’d be like, "Yeah, you’re right.
Like, I’m sorry."
- My worry is how easily you get annoyed
by things sometimes.
I don’t want that to be, like, a factor in the relationship.
- But that’s not my reality. That’s not my truth.
- I think today is just jarring,
’cause, like, that’s never really happened to us before,
where I kind of, like, got yelled at.
- You think I was yelling?
That’s also what worries me.
- Right, and it should, because, like, yeah.
- I wasn’t yelling.
- Take it like this-- I do perceive that
to be like an outburst, right, type thing.
So that’s the thing, like-- - An outburst?
- I mean, here’s the thing, right?
Your tone definitely went up. You yelled, right?
Like, your tone--
Well, you didn’t yell, but your tone went up.
- Yes, I’m a total [bleep]-up. I hear you.
I’m the biggest [bleep] ever.
I asked you to take a photo of me--I don’t know.
It’s [bleep] ’cause it’s selfish, you know.
Like, I really am trying to enjoy prom.
And it’s unfortunate that Miguel
was just not able to get past this [bleep] picture incident.
I’m losing you. I’m losing you.
♪ ♪
- All right, then, you’re losing me.
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
- I’m trying to follow, but... [sighs]
I don’t know what to say to you.
I don’t know what you need to hear.
I just--I don’t know. - At this point, nothing.
I think at this point, I’m just communicating to you,
like, this is something important to me
because it’s what I perceive to be our biggest challenge.
♪ ♪
- I just can’t lose you when I do something wrong.
That’s what freaks me out.
♪ ♪
I misread the situation, and I’m a total idiot.
- No, don’t--here’s the thing.
- No, I am. - It’s not about that.
- I mean, I don’t know how much I’m gonna get beat up here.
- It’s not about getting beat up.
I think the thing that frustrates me
is that, like, did you not feel annoyed or frustrated
or irritated?
- I actually felt, like, neglected.
- Mm. - I felt ignored.
That’s what I was feeling
because you were giving me a half-ass joke.
And it’s embarrassing for me to be like--
Like, I’m dressed up, a dress you bought me.
It was actually a vulnerable moment for me,
and I think that’s what happened.
- Mm.
You’re either upset or you’re not,
and it’s okay if you are.
But let’s just be honest with each other.
It’s almost like she was sorry for being upset,
but she was upset.
And the lack of transparency is kind of making me upset.
- Again, it’s part of my personality,
but I can work on it, and I can be better at it,
but it’s not gonna happen overnight.
- I know.
- But this is why we have to talk about it,
and I have to understand it, and you have to understand it.
But I’m not gonna know until we start talking about it.
♪ ♪
- Okay.
♪ ♪
- Welcome to the first annual "Married at First Sight" prom.
[all cheering]
- So stoked!
- So, superlatives, we all voted for them.
Most likely to...
- I’m gonna start us off.
The first award is life of the party.
♪ ♪
Alexis, you are definitely life of the party.
Yes. [cheers and applause]
- My husband said I can’t go out anymore.
So I think I’m gonna retire that title.
- Party’s over. - Too soon, Alexis, too soon.
- All right. I’m sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.
- I love this one, and that is best dancer.
I’m gonna go ahead and say I voted for myself.
Have you seen me on the dance floor?
♪ ♪
[insects chirping]
I am not the winner. - Oh, crime!
- What? - It’s a crime.
- Boo! - You know what?
In my heart, it’s me.
♪ ♪
But we got Nate.
[all shouting]
- Break it down.
- Give me that back until you get the moves.
♪ ♪
[all shouting]
All right guys, this is a safe space.
- Yes. - Is it, though?
- So the next is biggest drama queen.
Let’s not be offended.
Let’s just keep it to-- you know?
- Okay. - That’s it! I’m out here!
- And I’m so glad you said you’re out of here,
because it’s Lindy! [all shouting]
- Damn it! Un-mic me! I’m done!
- Get the drama from your mama or Lindy.
- I want to thank my mama for teaching me all the drama
and Miguel for putting up with it.
- Aw.
- The category is most emotional,
and I’d like to preface that.
Emotional, to me, means very in touch
with how they feel and willing to share about that.
- Justin! - So without further ado...
- Baby!
- Unanimous. - Unanimous.
- And we’d love to hear what you have to say.
♪ ♪
- Is he crying?
- Yeah, go ahead and cry. - [imitates sobbing]
Thank you, guys, for recognizing my emotions.
♪ ♪
- That’s it, baby. - We love you, Justin.
- We love your emotions, honey.
- Congratulations, you big baby.
- Oh-ho, Nate.
- All right.
The category is most likely to save the planet.
- Oh, hands down.
- And who do we think the trash-picking son of a Mitch is
but Mitch Silverstein! - Whoo!
- Come on, baby! - Yeah, Mitch.
- This award is not biodegradable, sorry.
- [laughs] - Mitch, you don’t go anywhere.
- I’m confused. What did I do?
- Back-to-back. - Back-to-back!
- Back-to-back.
- We’d like to honor you for all your awkward moments,
for all the times that you made us cringe,
for all the times we wanted to exit the room,
but you continued to say something
that made us all uncomfortable.
So class clown goes to Mitch!
[all cheering]
- In this life, there are those who want to save the world,
and there are those who want to make
everyone cringe at the same time, and that is me.
You’re welcome.
- The next category is best all around,
and I believe this to be someone
beautiful inside and out.
And that person is Stacia.
- Oh, me? - Best all-around.
[all cheering]
- She’s such an inspiration. We love you.
- Yes, honey. We love you. - Are you serious?
- I voted for my wife ’cause that was the only real option.
- I didn’t know that you guys, like,
even cared for me like that.
- We love you, Stacia!
- Our next superlative is biggest gossip.
- Oh. - Hoo.
This is someone that we like to confide in.
This is someone that we’d like to share with.
- Just say it.
- But I--this has--
- Here, give me.
It’s me. - Yes!
- It is I! It is I!
And my girl was trying to hold it down as long as she could.
It’s me. I know I spill the secret.
I told Morgan stuff that led to--
- Somebody’s divorce. - Private.
- Alexis winning best gossip is the most appropriate maybe.
- She said it.
- Damn, Stacia, give me that best all-around trophy.
- She’s the gossip queen, you know.
She caused Binh and Morgan’s divorce, straight up.
- I just think that she should have told Justin
that he needed to go and tell Binh
that Binh needs to go and talk to Morgan
instead of her going to Morgan
’cause it kind of just got really, really messy.
- She tells on people. She’s a snitch.
So I’m not surprised.
- Next subject. [laughter]
♪ ♪
Most likely to stay married.
both: Mm. - It’s Krysten and Mitch!
Just kidding. [laughs]
- I just had a heart attack.
- How is that necessary?
- It’s Lindy and Miguel.
[all cheering]
- Aw, they’re so in love. Oh, my God!
- Yeah, it’s not easy by any stretch of the imagination,
as you guys know.
I mean, it’s difficult enough marrying a stranger.
But we’re a good team, and I think we love each other.
And despite my skepticism in the beginning,
I did embark on this to find someone like you.
all: Aw!
- Thanks, baby.
You’re so cute. [indistinct chatter]
- Oh, my goodness.
- I just feel like marriage takes work,
no matter who you’re married to
and no matter how much love there is.
And you just have to keep fighting for each other.
And it’s so easy for me to fight for you
because of how much I love you and how amazing you are.
- Oh, wow.
- I’m so happy that I’m married to you.
- Jeez.
- This is why we voted for y’all.
- We’re okay back here. We’re okay.
- We voted right.
- And that’s why we voted for you.
- This category is
most likely to end up with multiple divorces.
- Oh, Morgan. - Oh, Lord.
That’s rude.
- This is what I’d like to say about this category.
This category is someone who says yes to love.
Sure, sure.
Maybe a divorce ends up in that, but they’re taking a risk
and falling in love with the most people.
And this person sees beauty in a lot of things.
- Oh, my God, is it my wife?
- And this person has already been engaged.
And now she’s married to Mitch, ’cause it’s me, baby!
♪ ♪
I would also like to say that I voted for myself, bitches.
I know what’s up.
- Mitch, how do you feel about your wife being voted that?
- You know, it wasn’t my vote. It wasn’t my first choice.
So I wonder whose it was.
- Damn, it was your wife.
- [sighs]
Did you vote for yourself? - Absolutely.
- Mitch, you better get your [bleep] right.
Get it together, Mitch.
- I don’t think that this is bad.
- It’s almost like Krysten is suddenly taking a page out
of my playbook, because I make jokes like that sometimes
and she gets mad at me for it.
So it’s kind of weird and ironic
that she voted for herself
as the most likely to get multiple divorces.
- I would actually be offended if someone else won this
besides me, so... - Well, that’s a bit much.
Let’s not go that far.
[laughs]
And the time you guys have all been waiting for--
prom queen and king.
So, for king...
[drumroll]
♪ ♪
We have Miguel. - Hey!
- You have to be my queen. You have to be the queen.
Thank you.
- ♪ I’m gonna be all right ♪
I mean, the only way I can be a king is to have a queen.
[all cheering]
- This is the best moment of my life.
- Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss. - Aw.
♪ ♪
- Yay, to king and queen.
Thank you guys for throwing this prom for me.
It’s so cheesy, but it means a lot.
It’s special.
And I’m wearing a crown, and I feel pretty.
So thank you, guys.
- Aw!
- Okay, here we go.
Your first dance, the prom queen and king.
♪ ♪
- ♪ Another year ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Another chance to call you on the phone ♪
♪ Remind me of our love ♪
♪ A life in monochrome ♪
♪ And I deserve it all ♪
- ♪ We stay up all night ♪
♪ ♪
♪ And talk until the sun rises ♪
- Ah, that was so fun.
What do you think? Was that fun?
- Yeah.
- [laughs]
- Well, I’m glad we were able to have
that conversation earlier about the miscommunication we had.
I think it’s par for the course in a sense
that we’re still discovering each other and still kind of,
like, figuring out how we communicate.
- Yeah. I mean, definitely.
I feel like understanding each other
and, like, fixing things is a lifetime thing.
I think it’ll get easier, though, the more we know
and understand each other. - Yeah.
Well, I want to be able to trust that when I ask you,
the answer I’m getting is reliable.
- It’s just so confusing.
It’s this weird dance we’re in right now.
And I think I just have to look at it
as more of a learning experience
of, like, being more empathetic to him and reading him.
But, no, I don’t think I did anything wrong
by any means at all.
This is just the ride. This is the journey.
Being married is considering someone else
and trying to grow for them and with them.
[knock at door] - Come in.
- Surprise!
- The sex swing? - Yes, get up.
We got to try it.
Let’s get this party started.
- Lindy and Miguel are definitely going
through something right now,
and I’m not sure what’s going on.
Like, I’m trying not to impose,
but I think that this is a good time
for us to give them an opportunity to use the swing.
- Whoo!
- This is like a Nate-tall door.
- Is this even allowed?
- Are you good at following instructions?
- [gasps] [laughter]
- Here you go, Miguel.
And then, Lindy, you have to strap in
and get in here, you know. - Strap in?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
It’s like a roller coaster.
- But this one could be dangerous.
If it’s not hung right, I’m gonna fall on my head.
- Okay, so these are handles, right?
This is a handle, and this is the handle, okay?
- Okay. - Then you’re gonna sit.
And then you can put your legs in here, too.
- All right, they got it.
- Like the doctor’s office, like a stirrup?
- You want Nate to get in first?
- Yeah, I want to make sure it doesn’t fall.
- Whee. Whee. - Whee.
[laughter]
- It’s holding.
- Oh, my God!
- Whoo-hoo-hoo! [laughter]
What’s going on?
- That’s how you do it, huh, Stacia?
♪ ♪
Let’s see it, girl.
All right, Lindy, you got to put your legs
in the hole right here.
Boom. - And then food in here.
- And then now you can control these legs.
Get in there, Miguel.
- See, Lindy, you’re getting the hang of this.
Let your imagination just take hold.
- But then what do I do with my legs?
- Figure it out.
- And then my butt?
- ♪ Giving me chills ♪
- Y’all making [bleep] up now.
- Okay, wait.
- Read the [bleep]--
[laughter]
I’m done.
♪ ♪
- Wake up. [chuckles]
- Good morning, world. - Good morning.
We are waking up after a really fun night at prom.
- How do you feel about last night?
- Last night was fun.
- What was your favorite part about last night?
- Just the slow dancing. - Same, that was my favorite.
- My neck hurt from looking up that high, but...
- Get used to it, girl.
- I felt like a true prom queen.
- What are we doing today?
- We’re gonna wake up soon.
- Today we’re going...
on a carriage ride.
- We’re gonna do some archery.
- I don’t think I’ve shot bow and arrow since, like,
Boy Scouts or something.
- Oh, yeah. I’ve never done it before.
I’m not gonna be good at it.
- I am planning a date with my wife.
It is a surprise.
So I just told her to get pretty, get dressed,
and gonna get going.
♪ ♪
- ♪ Now I crave, now I crave it ♪
- Hello. - Hi.
Welcome to Myrtle Creek Vineyards.
This is where we make all our wine.
- This is cool. - Yeah.
This is our bottling setup.
- Oh, it says "Alexis and Justin."
- These are for you to take home.
- Thank you. - Okay.
- All right.
- We should do this at our one-year.
- I was just about to say that.
We should open it on our one-year.
- ♪ I got a taste, now I feel the energy ♪
- Ooh!
- Stepping up our intimacy level.
- Mm-hmm. It is very intimate, you know.
Not too many distractions, so I can appreciate that.
- Everybody say you smiley now. - Oh, my God.
I don’t know where they getting that from.
I’m always smiling.
- You know, "I just got some booty" glow.
- [chuckles]
- I’m just really happy
that Justin and I are finally being
intimate with one another.
It’s just like, "Okay, we can settle down now, tap in."
And I’m really hopeful for what comes next.
♪ ♪
Do you think the energy has changed?
- Nah, I think that’s changed at all.
- I think so. - You think so?
- Mm-hmm. - Really?
- I do. I think you’re more relaxed, I think.
- Really? - I do.
I just feel like we haven’t argued.
We’ve been good.
The sexual tension is gone, no pressure.
You can be yourself, and it’s good.
- I mean, I enjoyed it. It’s great.
You know, I thought it was a beautiful thing.
But I feel like my energy’s the same, you know.
I look at the big picture.
And I’m looking at it more long term.
I was celibate. And sex isn’t just sex to me.
Like, if I’m gonna give myself to you, it’s special.
I’m glad it happened. It took a while.
But, I mean, when it comes to my wife,
I’m still learning her.
And so the more we learn about each other,
the more we appreciate,
the more we learn how to react to each other.
We ain’t gonna learn that in eight weeks.
It just takes time.
Like, you know, like sometimes marriages
are rough in the beginning, especially ours
’cause everything’s been expedited, you know.
This is eight weeks.
Like, I can’t say I’ve given my all--
you know what I’m saying?-- in eight weeks.
♪ ♪
I’m processing a lot of stuff.
I need more time, you know what I’m saying?
- I feel like I’m giving my all, genuinely.
- No, that’s not what I said.
Certain things aren’t just gonna happen in eight weeks.
It’ll happen when the time is right.
- Like, why do you take that much time?
Like, I am a confident woman,
and I know what I want when I want it.
For me, it’s just, like, I don’t have
to go through some things to realize, like,
"Oh, I see how that may have made me feel."
I’m not that type of learner.
I just need to know your characteristics.
I just need to know how you’ll react,
’cause if I understand you,
I can apply this same concept to everything else.
So I think it’s just the overall perspective
of, like, when is enough enough?
♪ ♪
- Can I be honest?
- You can always be honest, honey.
- You remember that thing where I told you
I’m worried about you quitting? - Yeah.
- I feel like that’s what that’s gonna be.
♪ ♪
- Damn, it’s all set up.
Archery comes to us.
- Archery, so cool. - Yeah, you’re gonna love this.
- It’s time for a little date with my husband
to do some archery because I’m very competitive
and I like to win.
But I do want to spend some quality one-on-one time
as well.
- You’re gonna put it right there ’cause you’re gonna
kiss that arm. - Ooh.
- So what I’m gonna do is I’m gonna have each one of you
shoot an arrow really quick.
You’re gonna pull all the way back
till your hand hits your face.
- [gasps] - You can do it.
- Oh, my God, this feels [bleep].
- You can do it. Go. Yay.
- Oh! Nice. - All the way back.
- Yeah. - Wow.
- That felt good. - [laughs]
It’s like a stress reliever.
- I really like it.
Krys and I are in a good spot,
and we’re just enjoying each other’s company.
I just like seeing her have fun and succeed at things
’cause I think it makes her happy.
But it was a little confusing me, because last night
she voted for herself as the most likely to get divorced.
So there’s a little bit of a back-and-forth for me
in my mind.
Maybe I’ll ask her. Maybe I won’t.
[chuckles] Maybe I won’t.
- We’re gonna have you guys write some words
on these pieces of paper
so that you guys get to shoot at them.
- I think that we should write things on here
that at this point in time we want
to let go and stop resurfacing and bringing up
because I do feel like we’ve kind of beat them to death
and that we’ve moved on from them.
- What do you have in mind?
- Well, I’m gonna write everyone’s favorite buzzword
with Krysten and Mitch.
And by favorite, I mean least favorite.
♪ ♪
- Strong.
- Attraction.
I think I have received clarity
on how you feel about attraction towards me,
and it’s because you have finally vocalized it.
And I think that we can kill this word.
[chuckles]
- Wherever you want it. - Right in the middle.
- Nice.
What should I write? I don’t know what to write.
- I would just write something on there
that you want to bull’s-eye.
- I’m gonna shoot Pool Gate, then.
♪ ♪
- Mitch felt blindsided by me at the pool party.
We had a tough conversation. It was very public.
I’m actually happy we’re quickly to the point
where we can talk about it and throw arrows at it.
- I think it was avoidable,
and I think we can definitely do better.
So I want to kill Pool Gate.
- Hold on, I want to respond. - Sorry.
- I have a different feeling about Pool Gate than you.
I want to shoot an arrow through it,
but I think my reasoning is just that although we could
have gone--I could have gone about it way better,
I finally got to hear some affirmations from you.
And maybe they would have come without Pool Gate,
but how do I know that?
All I know is that Pool Gate led to me and you
having an incredible weekend.
But I agree, let’s shoot the arrow!
- Should we not kill it? - No, no.
I want to shoot arrows through it.
I just want to say
that I had a different outlook on it than you.
♪ ♪
- All right.
♪ ♪
- Oh, damn. - Yeah.
♪ ♪
- Beautiful. - Wow.
- All right, mean business.
♪ ♪
Yeah. - Damn, girl.
- The queen has arrived. - Queen.
[bleep]! - Hey, Krys, shoot to kill.
I want to kill this once and for all.
♪ ♪
- Whoa! That’s your best one, I feel.
I must say, for me, anyway,
my game is, like, so strong when we put the word up there.
I forgive you. - [chuckles]
I hope so. Thank you. [laughs]
- I don’t know if I’ve ever said--maybe I have.
I think I have, actually. - I don’t know if you have.
Mm, that felt good.
♪ ♪
- Oh, my gosh, how cute. - Yeah.
I’m excited to get on the carriage more for her.
Like, I want her to have fun.
It’s something she’s looking forward to.
- Hello. - Hi.
- Welcome to wine country.
- Last night Lindy and I were able to talk to each other
and kind of align on our communication,
how to read each other better, be less accusatory,
just more understanding, more patient, and I’m feeling good.
♪ ♪
- Whee! [giggles]
Yeah, I’ve never been on a carriage before.
- Mm. - It’s my first time.
- What do you think? - I like it.
This counts as a first official memory for us.
- Right. - Memory for the books.
- Yeah.
♪ ♪
- So I have one poem that I wrote a little while ago.
Um...
♪ It was a sunny day, driving the bird down the bay ♪
♪ I looked across the way ♪
♪ Saw your hair fluttering in the air ♪
♪ It was then and there I knew ♪
♪ What was about to bear witness ♪
♪ Good thing I was tethered to my chair ♪
♪ ’Cause that was the moment I became aware ♪
♪ Of being ensnared by our chemistry beyond compare ♪
- Did you see that little bunny?
- Yeah, I did. Yeah. - So cute.
- It’s better what? - With a beat.
It’s, like, ’cause I want to put it eventually to a beat.
- Oh, look at that dog.
Yeah, thanks for sharing.
I love when you share your poetry.
- This is one actually that’s about me.
- Oh, these horses are so pretty.
What’s your favorite-looking horse?
Oh, wait, you’re gonna share the other one with me?
- Yeah, I’ll do a quick. - Okay.
- ♪ Feeling pinned down by the weight of the sun ♪
♪ Since day one to get the girl ♪
♪ Thinking about like lessons as best ♪
♪ To discuss the banes and blessings appeared Icarus ♪
- Oh, yes, I know this one ’cause
I asked you who "Nicarus" was. - Icarus.
- Icarus. [chuckles] - Yeah.
It’s interesting, right? ’Cause it’s a tale to be like--
that, like-- - [gasps]
- [chuckles curtly] - Thanks for sharing.
- You’re welcome.
It does bother me to be interrupted.
It does bother me for someone to talk over me.
I’d be able to roll with it better
when I’m not so irritable,
but her interrupting me is draining.
And this is me literally running on fumes.
But I’m like [bleep] just like existing right now.
- How cute. This is so pretty.
- I’m, like, putting everything I have
just to be present and exist.
And I don’t know if I’m gonna get to a point
where I’m just like, "Okay, I can’t with this anymore."
- We’re basically in Italy.
Those horses transported us through time.
- Time horses-- that’d be dope.
- Is this, like, "Dungeons & Dragons" stuff?
- Could be, yeah.
It could just be, like, a magical horse
that whenever it actually, like, gallops--
Let’s say the horses, whenever they reach a certain cadence
in their step, the spell is triggered.
And then it would cast, like--
- Oh, my God, these people have their iPhones out.
[laughing] I can’t.
- [sighs]
- How you doing?
- I honestly just don’t want to say anything
’cause you’re gonna get distracted
by someone taking a picture or some [bleep]
and cut me off again.
- I just got a little distracted--I’m sorry.
I tried to bring it right back.
- Like, I don’t want to talk to you
and feel like, at a moment’s notice,
your attention is just gonna disappear, dissipate...
especially about something that I care about.
- I’m really sorry.
I’m definitely like a bird brain.
I’m like, "Oh, who’s over there?
What’s going on? What’s that?"
So I’m asking for some grace and understanding
in this moment. - I’m giving it to you.
But then don’t expect me
to have, like, heartfelt conversations, right?
Something’s gonna happen, and you’re gonna be, "Oh, my"--
And it’s just like--
- It’s hard because it’s kind of part of my personality.
- To cut people off
and to, like, divert your attention elsewhere?
- I guess so, yeah.
- Within the span of ten minutes,
it was just, like, one after the other.
I’m like, "Good God. Okay."
♪ ♪
- So I can’t, like, comment on things
that are happening around us?
Like, that’s just a no-no?
Like, I see a bunny rabbit, and I’m like,
"Oh, my God, how cute." Is that--
- If I’m in the middle of a conversation
and you cut me off to comment on a bunny, I don’t know.
It’s a little out of place. - Really?
That’s serious because I’m taking in so much.
- But that’s the thing.
If you’re taking in so much,
then you’re not listening to me.
You’re not hearing what I have to say.
- So I’m just supposed to have, like,
blinders on to everything happening around me?
I can’t comment on, like, how beautiful something is
or that it’s hot out?
Like, I don’t know where this goes and where it ends.
- I don’t know, to be honest, ’cause I don’t want to feel
like I’m ever competing for your attention.
Either I have it or I don’t, and that’s kind of on you.
- Yeah, but I’ve also never had someone who,
like, is so offended by it.
So this is new to me.
- But you also never had a husband that stuck around.
- Have you had a wife that stuck around?
I mean, we’re new to this.
- No, but I’m not the one saying
that someone has never called me out on something.
- I’m still learning you, Miguel.
I don’t know your triggers.
I don’t know what I need to do to support you.
And this is the learning process.
And I don’t think you’re gonna know
how to exactly tell me right now,
"This is what I need from you."
It’s evolving.
- I think I can, and I think I have.
- [sighs]
- I think this weekend, I had a busy week.
So I kind of came into this weekend
already very low energy.
I think, normally, I’d be able to tell you
when these things are happening.
Well, I don’t know,
’cause I did call your attention to it.
I just got-- I don’t know.
I got tired of calling your attention to it.
I mean, that’s the problem.
- I’m learning. - I know you are.
- I am, and I’m trying, and it’s a lot.
♪ ♪
Can I just, like--
♪ ♪
[crying]
♪ ♪
[crying]
I’m sick of feeling like I’m not enough for this man.
♪ ♪
I’m learning every second about what he needs
and what he wants, and I’m [bleep] bowing down.
- I’m sorry I pushed you to that.
Let’s just sit down and talk, please.
- It’s hard for me to say at what point
do I put my foot down and be like,
"You either love me and accept me, or you don’t."
♪ ♪
Are we gonna talk about anything?
Are you gonna say anything?
- I’m sorry to basically make you cry.
I’m sorry to have put you to that point.
- I’ve cried. I feel like [bleep].
I don’t know what else to do at this point
besides just, like, continue to try to do better,
as I’ve been consistently trying to do.
So where do we go from here, then?
I don’t really know.
- I know I have to be more patient and less sensitive
and call you out in a healthier way
that you don’t feel so attacked.
- I just feel, like, nitpicked.
It’s tough because I’m trying.
I go back to being like, "Well, is it me,
or, like, is this a Miguel thing?"
Like, I don’t know.
- Even before we’ve had these blowouts--
- Like, what is the time-- "Blowouts"?
- Or blowups or whatever. - What blowups?
- This I would call a blowup.
- This is a blowup? - Well, this is bad.
I’m making you cry. That’s not good.
That’s not, like, a positive outcome.
- But a blowup? - This is major to me.
- Wait, so this is my fault?
- No, this is, like, our fault.
We got here together.
- But to me, a blowup is just being like overemotional,
reactive, crazy.
That’s a blowup.
This is a very dialogued, mature conversation.
- Yeah, yeah. - This is not a blowup.
- Okay.
- You don’t want to see a blowup.
I am filtering so much for this man.
So the fact that he’s saying this as an outburst, [bleep].
He cannot handle my outburst. He can’t.
And that’s the day-one issue for me--
is, can I truly be myself and express myself,
and will he still be there?
And I honestly don’t think so. I really don’t.
- ♪ I’ve never been lower than this ♪
♪ Love is a bottomless pit ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ ♪
- Where is Miguel?
- They starting to stress me out now.
- Let’s start with what we know.
- Right.
- Miguel and Lindy went to go on a horse carriage ride.
- And they got stuck in the mud or something?
- I don’t know, man.
- I hope they’re okay. - I do, too.
I mean, I just hope they don’t miss dinner.
- If they miss dinner, something wrong.
[crunches]
- They’re a little late.
I’m not gonna question their entire marriage, though.
[chuckles]
- Where’s Lindy at?
- Are they back from their date?
I haven’t seen them, right? - Me either.
- So Justin said that y’all did the do.
How was that? - We did.
- I hate that my instinct is to celebrate
and say congratulations.
I’m gonna pause and say, how does that make you feel?
- I hate you. [laughter]
It makes me feel like I hate you.
But, yeah, we did.
It was...
it was...
[pan sizzling]
The first time is always kind of, like...
- Awkward. - Awkward.
You’re figuring each other out.
My husband has been abstinent for a year and a half
prior to getting married.
So his stamina wasn’t where it needed to be at.
I mean, he told me he was intimidated.
I don’t want to be the dominant person
in the bedroom at times...
because I’m dominant a lot of the other times.
And sometimes your girl just want to be treated.
Sometimes I just--
You know, tell me how you want it.
[grunting]
I have a question for you, ladies.
- Yes.
- So, in the past, if you met your husband
and it wasn’t good, but he was an amazing person,
would you stay?
- Yeah, sex isn’t, like, a determining factor for me.
- Exactly. - I completely agree.
It’s incredible if it’s, like, this crazy, crazy, like,
animal, Discovery Channel.
- I’ve been there before where it’s, like, ripping
your clothes off, you know.
But every time’s not gonna be like that,
and that’s realistic.
I’ve stayed in relationships in the past
to where it wasn’t bomb,
but I’m here for other reasons, so...
♪ ♪
- Miguel and Lindy. - Vroom, vroom.
How was horse carriages?
- Miguel, you look like you just got done golfing.
- Yeah, how was golf? - Yeah, it was fun.
- I’m all in golfing.
- Bro, we got a little worried.
- You know, you’re a little late.
So we decided to question the whole marriage.
[laughter] Just kidding.
- It’s a fair question nowadays.
Every day is like, you never know
what you’re gonna get type thing.
- Triggering. Why they got to do you like that, dude.
- Yeah, I know. It’s true.
- Actually, Lindy and I kind of got into an argument.
I think I’m just on the edge
and kind of irritable and grumpy.
- What’s gonna put you in a good mood, man?
- Yeah, yeah, you can borrow my swing again
if you want to use it.
- Explain this swing to me, man.
Is it meant for six, eight people?
- Who?
- Like, do you got to be a certain height?
- I mean, if you want to get on the swing,
you can get on the swing.
But I feel like it’s more so made for the woman
to get on the swing. - That’s what I’m saying.
♪ ♪
- No, I’m not a toy type of girl.
- No? - That’s why I got my husband.
That’s why I never had a vibrator.
If I had a man, what do I need that toy for?
- ’Cause it just elevates.
- I think it’s ’cause I am a pleaser.
It’s, like, if you’re good, I’m good.
- You won’t be great.
- Yeah, I mean, as long as I’m a part of it,
it will be a great experience.
- Are you and Mitch still taking a break?
- To be honest with you, it’s been a minute,
because it’s been so tumultuous and so up and down.
And I’m very conflicted.
Maybe we’ll have a dialogue about it.
If you’re feeling like me where you’re moving forward,
but it’s rocky and uncertain, do you do it?
’Cause I’ve never been, like, in this position--
up and down and unsure, and I’ve never
had so many crazy arguments.
I mean, I’m leaning towards if I’m not feeling
consistency and secure,
I don’t know how I can take
that ultimate intimate leap of faith.
You know what I mean?
So your girl is just hanging.
- Great dialogue.
It felt like a monologue, but I’m glad you worked through it.
♪ ♪
- I feel good. I mean, she bested me at archery.
And then she kind of, like, apologized to me a little bit
about--we call it Pool Gate now.
- You guys have the resolve now, basically.
- I feel like so.
I hope so, I mean, ’cause we did actually kill it.
She bull’s-eyed that [bleep]. - Damn.
- So now that’s dead.
So she can’t bring that up anymore.
- Wow. - So that’s good.
- Now I think because of the pool party incident,
I think we’re in the best place that we can be
to see how our remaining time before Decision Day goes.
- So are you, like, "I don’t know" on Decision Day,
or are you, like, "maybe" on Decision Day?
- Oh, my goodness, that is a great question.
The wife in me wants to say yes, of course.
The... - Realist?
- I was gonna say the woman in me wants to say no.
- Okay, fair. - Here’s what I will say.
Is there enough good in the last eight weeks?
Don’t we want to give it more time?
I mean, are you willing to give it good time?
Crickets? - Uh...
I’m not gonna say yes. I’m not gonna say no.
Time, to me, is very valuable.
My ovaries aren’t getting any younger, so...
- I mean, but you’re not gonna find somebody who’s perfect.
- Totally.
- You’re always gonna have things, right,
that you don’t like about somebody.
- Yep. - But is it worth it?
♪ ♪
- Okay, so, babe, I have a little surprise.
I brought my vibrating panties, been charging them.
- Oh, [bleep]. Okay.
- So I thought it would be fun if I wore them during dinner.
- Dinnertime? - Yeah.
- You wilin’.
- Isn’t this fun? - Is this mine?
Is this the remote control? - Yeah.
So this is the remote, yeah. So let’s see.
How do you work it first?
[device vibrating]
- Wait, why is this thing vibrating?
- Okay. So mine is on.
both: Whoa.
- Wait, wait, wait. Okay, wait, wait, wait.
This is building trust.
- Wait, but why am I vibrating, though?
- Building trust and intimacy.
- That thing is loud as hell.
- Go try it out. - Here, I’m gonna put them on.
- I’ll read the instructions. - And you figure out how to--
Can you turn it off, though?
- Yeah, I’ll figure it out. I’ll try.
♪ ♪
There we go. [door closes]
Press little button for two seconds.
Ha ha.
- [laughs]
♪ ♪
- Let’s get a video of the sunset.
♪ ♪
Okay, wait. Can I get--okay.
Sammy, actually, can you get a video of me?
I want to walk here. Okay, cool.
This retreat is the first really big obstacle
that we’ve really encountered.
It’s been challenging, but it doesn’t make me
question if I love him or not.
So I’m just trying to make the most of it.
- Ready, and...
go.
- Thanks. [indistinct chatter]
Okay.
- I just want to make sure you understand
that it’s not that you can’t ever ask me
for a photo or a video.
♪ ♪
- I’m confused.
- If you were to read the room,
what are my energy levels telling you?
- I can’t win, baby.
- Feels like I’m misunderstood, and that’s the issue.
- I get it. Your energy is-- You’re replenished.
So now is an okay time to ask you to take a photo,
but, like, previously--
Oh, this is wet. I can’t sit on this.
But, like, if you’re recovering and replenishing,
then I should leave you alone.
Just, like, reading your energy levels
to know if it’s okay or not-- I understand that.
I just didn’t want to even mess around
with whatever energy levels where you’re at--that’s all.
- Cool, ’cause if not, like I said, that’s important for me
to feel like you understand. - I understand.
- ’Cause if not, then I feel like spending [bleep] hours
talking to you goes nowhere and there’s no point
’cause I’m gonna be misunderstood anyway.
And then I’m truly just gonna give up.
- No, that’s-- - Okay.
- I just figured I’d rather play it safe
than overextend you.
If you’re just enjoying the sunset,
I want you to just enjoy it.
And I’m like, "Okay, I’ll let someone else do this."
- Cool. Okay. - That’s all.
Okay.
Can I have a hug? - No.
- Ugh. - Yeah, sorry.
♪ ♪
- [purses lips, scoffs]
♪ ♪
Okay.
♪ ♪
Oh, my God.
♪ ♪
- I’m just getting pissed off by [bleep] just everything.
Out there, you’re like, "I just can’t win.
I don’t know."
And then you come down, and then you’re like,
"No, I do understand you."
It’s like which is it?
It’s frustrating to me, ’cause I want to open up to you.
I want to feel like you’re understanding me.
I want to feel understood.
But then within seconds, I’m getting, like, two--
Like, well, then, which is it again?
I don’t know.
- I’m just gonna not talk anymore.
♪ ♪
I literally can’t.
I’m just being attacked for everything.
I’m trying to be considerate of you,
so then I ask someone else to take a photo.
And then you ask me, and I try to, like,
explain what’s going on.
I don’t know.
- Just, like, say what you mean,
mean what you say in terms of, like, the communication.
- I can’t say anything. - Well, you can.
- That is what it feels like. - If you would’ve said this--
- Everything I do is wrong. Everything I say is wrong.
You’re gonna make me go [bleep] crazy.
That’s what’s gonna happen here.
- If you would have said this, what you said here,
we would have been good.
I’d have been like, "Oh, okay. Cool."
- I can’t control what I’m saying.
That’s how I felt in that moment.
- But that’s the problem.
- Because you were mad at me
for asking Sammy to take the photo.
- I wasn’t mad at you. That’s the thing.
- You were. You were clearly mad.
See, don’t gaslight me. - I’m not gaslighting you.
- You keep claiming that I’m gaslighting you.
You’re [bleep] gaslighting.
You were mad. You can’t deny that.
- I wasn’t mad.
- That’s why I said I can’t [bleep] win.
- I wasn’t mad. - [laughs]
- I just wanted to clear up-- - Ah!
- I’m gonna go [bleep] crazy. I’m gonna lose it.
I’m trying so hard.
And then I didn’t even know that anything was going on.
And I asked you for a hug, and you go, "No."
That’s total rejection.
That’s total rejection, and I didn’t even know.
- Yeah, I don’t feel close to you right now.
- You’re not letting me in on anything,
and then I’m just rejected. - I am letting you in.
Maybe I’m letting you in too much.
Maybe that’s the problem. I don’t know.
- I’m confused, babe. I don’t know what to do.
If I ask you, it’s wrong.
If I don’t ask you, it’s wrong.
And it’s, like, I’m so confused.
- That’s what I’m saying.
If you don’t understand the nuance--
- How am I supposed to understand the nuance?
- I’m lying down on a bed and trying to relax,
and you’re snapping at me to take a picture.
- But right now you’re standing here watching the sunset.
What if that was a nuance and I didn’t know?
I’m trying to learn. I’m trying to understand.
Like, if you’re just relaxing here watching the sunset
and I’m like, "Take a picture of me,"
what if that’s the time that you’re recharging
before we walk into this dinner?
- Well, you can ask, "Do you want to take a picture?"
That could also work.
And then I could tell you yes or no.
- Okay, I’ll write this down
in my book of things of how to act.
I’m trying.
I’m trying not to poke you.
I’m trying not to do anything. I’m trying so hard.
And it’s like, no matter what I do,
I feel like I’m doing it wrong.
- I think we’ll just have to see where we net out.
- I don’t know what that means when you say that.
It’s like a threat, like, "I don’t want to be with you."
- No, it’s whether we can be with each other.
- It’s whether if I do exactly what you need
when you need it and how you want it
and how you want me to say it-- that’s what I’m hearing.
- Well, but it’s right back at me.
If I can let things go, if I can be more communicative--
It applies to me, too.
- I just feel like I’m damned if I do
and I’m damned if I don’t. - I know.
And that’s what you said.
And it bothers me ’cause that was not what I was going for.
I don’t know. - I just want to be fine.
I don’t want to do this.
I don’t want to go down there. I don’t want to eat.
[crying] I just want to be alone.
I can’t do anything right.
[sobs] I just...
I’m trying so hard.
[sobs]
[sobbing]
♪ ♪
[door closes]
[continues sobbing]
♪ ♪
[somber music]
- [crying] I’m trying so hard.
[sobbing]
♪ ♪
[knock at door]
♪ ♪
[continues sobbing, speaks indistinctly]
[sniffles, sobs]
♪ ♪
- The negative version of me is just not a good person,
just disagreeable, very moody.
Low-key disrespectful.
It’s just like, all the negative things
that you could ascribe to a person,
that’s what me being negative is.
♪ ♪
- So we’re missing Lindy and Miguel.
- Right.
- I think they just working out they own stuff,
and they would much rather not do it at the dinner table.
- Exactly.
- They need they space
until they in the right element together, and we respect that.
- That’s true, Justin. That’s a good point.
- Yeah.
- Oh, they had sex.
- For real? - Yeah.
- Like, actually sex? - Like, intercourse.
- Damn. Congrats.
- She was kind of, like, nonchalant about it.
Alexis said that she’s a pleaser.
And as long as her husband’s pleased, then she’s happy.
- Oh.
- That was her answer to, "Did you enjoy it?"
- So she was avoiding the question?
- Yeah.
- I’m just thinking about the weekend and what I learned.
It was just fun to be out here with you and just us two.
- Can I get a kiss?
all: Aw!
- I think that’s the first time I’ve seen that.
- [laughs]
- Had to change my frequency.
- Yeah.
- You’re attracted to your wife, Mitch?
- Yeah, exactly. - We got a yes out of him.
- There is no more questioning of this
because that question is dead. [device vibrates]
And I’m thinking that even Pool Gate is dead.
- Yeah.
- So we can’t talk about talking about it anymore?
- Talk about what? - Okay.
- [sighs]
- My intention from now to Decision Day
is just to be 100% all-in.
- I have no idea what anybody else is talking about.
On, it’s on.
It was a lot going on.
I’m trying to listen. I’m getting vibrated.
And I’m trying to eat.
[exhales deeply]
I don’t know if he doesn’t know how to work the remote
or he didn’t want to work the remote.
And I’m trying to tell Nate, like, "Turn it off.
Turn it off, please."
- You okay? [laughter]
- I’m getting lit up.
Oh, my God.
- She’s suffering right now, but it feels good.
- Oh, he likes to see me suffer.
- It’s pretty hot.
♪ ♪
- You cannot be trusted.
- I just wanted to compliment our friends.
- [grunts softly]
♪ ♪
- Oh, my--good lord.
You guys have vibrating panties on or something?
- What?
- He’s got the little remote control.
- Now I’m like, "Is that happening?"
- What are you talking about?
- She’s over there, like, shifting.
- She started it.
- And you guys always talk about sex toys and stuff.
I’m like, "Oh, that’s funny." - I’ll be back, guys.
I’ll be back.
- I support it.
I’m an ally. - I am as well.
- Oh, my God.
[laughter]
- I’m so sorry.
I didn’t know how to turn it off.
You good? - No.
My God, I felt like it’s, like, swollen.
- I really didn’t know how to work the remote.
You all right?
- Babe, I was literally, like, looking at you, like...
Yeah, I was, like, ready to be, like...
- [laughing]
I was pushing it to the limit.
- He always push everything to the limit.
- Yeah.
You okay in there?
- My legs are shaking. - Great.
♪ ♪
The thing works.
- Oh, gosh.
♪ ♪
- Did you eat? - No, just ate now.
- Oh, eat. - No, bro.
We were upstairs ’cause I had a...
I’ve just been out of line in a sense.
Like, I haven’t really been taking your needs into account.
I’ve been too in my head about my own needs
and trying to make the best out of the situation.
I came into this week in a really low energy.
I knew that.
For me, that means I just get
very, like, hypersensitive and very irritable
and moody and grumpy.
And I have been taking it out on you, and I’m sorry.
I do want to do a better job of communicating
to you in a kinder way where I’m at
so you don’t feel attacked.
Yeah, I don’t know. I [bleep] up upstairs.
And so I had to kind of try to make things right.
I’m sorry.
- But thanks for making dinner. It’s delicious.
- Yeah, very good. - Thanks for saying that.
This weekend--
it’s been an emotional roller coaster for me.
But I really do love Miguel, and I’m hopeful
that we can just move past this.
- Where’s Krys?
- You know they say imitation is the best form of flattery.
- Oh, my God!
I can’t right now!
[indistinct chatter]
- Mitch, how you doing, Mitch?
- What’s up?
Is that plastic on this table?
- Oh, my God. - I’m so sorry, Mitch.
I told her not to.
- I’m listening. I’m here.
- Mitch. - I’m here.
I’m sorry.
Were you guys having a serious conversation?
[laughter]
- I need a drink.
- You know, this is all great and everything, okay?
- My God, the shoes. - I love the shirt.
- You guys have always been against me,
and I don’t appreciate it.
[laughter]
- Mitch, it’s just a shirt. - It’s just a shirt, Mitch.
It’s all good.
- Do you know where shirts come from?
You got to say if I go too hard, baby.
[laughter] - He loves it.
- My girl right there.
[cheers and applause]
- [shouts] [laughter]
- I love seeing Krysten’s take on me, and it’s just hilarious.
And I’m really liking the side of Krysten
that I’m seeing right now.
- Very weird.
- I’m feeling good.
I feel like I got some pep back in my step.
And I just hope that we can kind of take this progress
we’ve made and keep it moving.
♪ ♪
We’re playing dodgeball.
You guys ready for this? - Yeah.
- We know you’re ready, Nate.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
- Mimosas? Is that what’s happening?
- Yeah, it loosens you up for your throwing arm.
- Oh, or you’re trying to sabotage me?
- Wait, what are the teams? - I don’t know.
- Guys against girls. - Is it really?
- I don’t think that that’s quite--
- I’m okay with that.
- Although Lindy has some skills, too, apparently.
- I’m very serious about dodgeball.
I’m very competitive.
- So why are you afraid of the mens?
- Just physiologically, there’s some advantages that men have.
And I’m a winner.
I want things to be fair.
- Penis is definitely an advantage for guys.
Just aim for the [bleep]. - [laughs] That’s smart.
- Not aiming for the [bleep].
- All right, we split genders.
But do we split couples? - Yeah, definitely.
Couples should not be allowed to be on the same team.
- Why not?
- I think it’d be fun to mix it up like that.
- I think it’d be fun,
’cause, I mean, I need to throw some balls, so...
- To be honest with you,
I am ready to call it quits on the whole couples’ retreat
I’m ready to just drive right back home.
But I know it matters to Lindy.
She wants to continue having fun with the other couples,
have fun with me.
And she thinks it’ll be a good idea
for me to, like, blow off some steam.
Let’s see how that goes.
- This was, like, the most fun I’ve had
since we all met each other, for me.
It was just a blast.
And I love spending time with you guys,
and I love spending time with Mitch, too.
- Thanks, babe.
I had a great time, too.
- Yeah, I think for me, like, this
has definitely been a challenging weekend,
not gonna lie.
Like, even going into this, I already knew I was already,
like, running on fumes. - Yeah.
- And I know I’m not my best self.
And I think I’m sorry that that definitely affected you.
But there’s so much that works with us.
I want this to work.
I think it’s just, like, terrifying
that I don’t know how to make it work.
And I think we need to, like, just sit down
and find that solution, find that compromise
with each other.
And hopefully it’s something that truly works
for both of us, that we don’t feel like we’re not able to be
the people we want to be.
Does that make sense?
Yeah. - [clears throat]
♪ ♪
- In conclusion, marriage is a lot like dodgeball.
You can either continue to run and not deal with it
and just try to survive, or you can stand your ground,
catch the damn ball.
- That’s actually very profound.
That was beautiful. - It was.
- When he scores, he scores.
[all shouting]
- Wow, Mitch, you say one good one here and there.
- Dodgeball. Did you bring the wrenches to practice?
- Yeah.
- Got the grenades, TNT, everything.
Okay, so, Miguel, you’re gonna be captain.
I’m captain.
And then we divvy up and do the thing.
- Yeah, dope.
- Yeah, so let’s keep the wives and husbands separate.
So I’ll be red, and you guys be blue.
- Okay.
- So I’m already on Miguel’s team.
- Let’s go.
- We’re gonna kill them! - Great.
Too much [bleep] competitive athletic ones.
- I’m gonna go with Krysten. - My man.
- I’m gonna go with Mitch. [laughter]
- All right, then I’ll take Justin,
so that way, there’s women.
- Alexis!
- Because otherwise, it’s like all the women on this side.
- Yes, you were my first pick. - Don’t be scared now.
- This is the dream team right here--assemble.
- I’m on the dream team. Finally, I’m on the dream team.
Don’t read into that, wife. Don’t read into that.
You’re my dream team.
- The first rule of dodgeball is there are no rules.
- You guys look defeated already.
♪ ♪
- Go! - Oh, my God!
[all shouting]
- Oh, [bleep]. I’m out. [bleep].
- Where you at? Where you at?
Let’s go, Miguel. - Yeah!
- Am I back in now?
♪ ♪
- Are you still in?
- Got your ass. - Yes!
- A [bleep] plan. - Catch it!
- I’m back in. I’m back. - Lindy’s strategy is good.
- Let’s go, baby. - That’s her second catch.
- You scared? You scared? - Oh.
♪ ♪
- Oh, I got it. - You stand there.
Yeah!
- [bleep], get your ass out of here, boy.
- Let’s go. High and low. High and low. High and low.
♪ ♪
- Right in the gonads. - [bleep]!
- Right in the [bleep]! - In the gonads.
That’s game. You guys won, yeah.
- Love that strategy. - All right, game two.
Game two.
♪ ♪
- Oh! Whaaah!
- We’re winning.
We were dominating, demolishing, if you will.
- What the [bleep]?
- Adorable.
- My wife!
- Nice throw!
- Nate’s killer, throwing the beams.
I was like, "Oh, jeez."
Lindy, her catches...
- The catcher. - Yeah, she’s great at that.
The catcher. The catcher.
- Mitch, eh, he could have been the mascot.
No, I’m kidding.
- Oh! - Oh, you’re out.
- I’m out.
- I got you, Mitch. - Oh, yes.
- Oh, you’re back in. - Nate’s back in.
You were first one out. - Oh, let’s go.
- Wait, is it just me? - Miguel versus the world.
- Get them at the same time. One, two.
- [grunts]
- Oh, [bleep]. That was me being lazy.
- Nate is still hold down the fort.
- Nate versus Miguel, the showdown.
♪ ♪
- Weak.
- All right, now you got all the balls.
- Get him. Get him. Get him.
One after the other, rapid fire.
- Damn, babe, who’s side are you on?
- I’m on my side, baby.
- I’m on your side, too, though.
- Not today.
- So I’m under the bus?
All right, got it. It’s good to know these things.
- Well, come on. We’re just playing a game.
♪ ♪
- That’s for Justin.
- How does it feel to be a loser?
- It stings. It sucks.
- Yeah, a little affirmation to your husband
ain’t gonna kill you.
- Come on.
- Miguel had, like, I would call it an outburst,
since that word has been used so frequently for me,
I’m gonna throw it right back
so that people understand that he just had a [bleep] outburst.
- A little cheerleading to your husband, you know,
that’ll go a long way.
Words of affirmation, Lindy.
- It’s just kind of another point
where I’m, like, feeling filtered,
feeling like I said the wrong thing.
And this weekend has just been full of that.
I’m just defeated.
I just feel like a piece of [bleep].
♪ ♪
- Nice job, team. - Yeah.
- We really killed it.
♪ ♪
Feel like some feelings were hurt.
- I do, too. - Yeah.
- I wasn’t even paying attention.
I thought we were-- - ’Cause you were in the game.
- Yeah. I was just talking [bleep].
- That’s what you do, like, when you’re playing a game.
You [bleep]-talk, and you banter--yeah.
- You encourage your teammates,
and you talk [bleep] to your opponents.
- Yeah, but I do feel bad that, you know,
he felt like I was not on his team.
But at the same time, I’m really not--I’m not.
And, like, this is the only time
I’m physically not on his team. - Yeah, it’s red versus blue.
- I’m very competitive. He knows that about me.
I get crazy.
- Maybe you can just play it down,
and it’ll be over or... - No, no.
- There’s, like, residual emotion from the night.
- I think so, too. - Of course.
This is, like, there’s so much build-up.
Like, we’re so exhausted from all the emotional stuff
that’s happened this weekend, so he’s sensitive right now.
- Do you think he would have received
it better if you guys didn’t have
such an emotional weekend? - Yes.
Yeah. - Yeah.
- That’s not, like, normal Miguel’s reaction to something
that’s lighthearted.
This is just him at his wit’s end.
He’s so exhausted emotionally, physically, all of it.
- Like, you know how lively Lindy can get sometimes,
and this is something I’m still trying to learn.
She’s not necessarily yelling, but her tone does go high.
And she does get, you know, animated.
And I kind of, like, start to shut down a little bit
or start to, like, try to de-escalate.
But then in the sense, I’m censoring myself,
and I’m feeling like, "[bleep], I didn’t really get the thing
that I wanted to say out," because I was,
like, I don’t know, "walking on eggshells" mode or whatever.
- Yes, yes.
- This is such an intense, like, process.
And I don’t know how to support him
and how to be there for him.
And I have to learn that. both: Yeah.
- And he was saying that he kind of needs
to learn that, too, right? - Yeah, of course.
We can’t expect to be perfect right off the bat.
Like, it takes time.
- Yeah, much more time. - [sniffles]
- What’s going on? - [crying] I don’t know.
I just can’t keep it under wraps anymore.
It just feels like me being myself is just, like--
it’s never right with Miguel.
I can’t open my mouth. I can’t joke around.
I can’t be supportive.
Like, everything I do is not right.
It just feels kind of blindsiding,
’cause this whole time, I thought we were doing so well.
- It’s like a vicious cycle ’cause you start, like,
despising almost a person you’re because,
but then you can’t help remove yourself from it.
You’re just, like, locked in and very reactive.
And I hate being like that.
- I want to say I do see a change in Miguel,
but I can’t say that I do.
I think he’s still trying to get through the eight weeks.
- These things keep happening,
and I keep feeling disconnected.
And I’m like, "Well, you’re not really getting me."
- Lindy is dramatic, she’s emotional.
So it’s probably tough for Miguel.
He’s probably not used to dealing
with somebody like that.
And I just don’t know if they’re meant to be together.
♪ ♪
- I feel so beat down because I’m trying to, like, learn.
He tells me one thing that I did wrong,
and then I try to implement it.
But while I’m implementing that,
I’m doing six more things that are out of line,
and I’m disrespecting him.
And I think the hardest part is, like,
he pulls away from me in these moments
and just, like--and that’s my issue, the rejection.
That’s, like, the most painful thing
you can do when I’m trying to connect with you
and understand you.
And he just, like, "No. Like, I don’t want to hug you.
Like, I don’t want to be around you."
- I mean, here’s the thing--
like, I’m very much in love with her.
I want to continue on with her, but I don’t know.
It’s terrifying, right, ’cause sometimes
we like to think, like, "Oh, if we just love each other,
it’ll all work out."
Then [bleep] reality just throws it on your face,
like, "No."
- My worry is that he’s, like, been harboring stuff all along.
And now he just hit his limit.
He told me, he’s like, "I don’t know--I might be done."
Like, that’s where he goes.
He takes it, like, so far,
and our relationship has been so good.
And there’s one thing that’s wrong,
and he’s, like, ready to [bleep] bounce.
- How do we just get to a place where we’re both happy?
I think it’s just whether we’re the right people
for each other.
- This weekend has been [bleep] awful for me,
like, the worst ever.
Like, I can’t do it anymore.
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I can’t be the punching bag anymore.
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- I don’t know how we overcome this.
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- Next time on "Married at First Sight"...
- Oh, yeah. We about to get lit.
- Our couples have just over a week left
to determine if their marriages are right for them.
- I can’t imagine my life without you
now that I’ve had you.
- I do love you so much,
and I want to figure out how to make this work.
- I had to make a choice, but it was hard.
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- Were there any cute girls on this trip?
- There’s always cute girls in the beach world.
It’s really a lot of girls. - Is your ring in the car?
- No, it’s right here. Sorry.
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- I just feel like I was played.
- I think Alexis is immature, and I think she’s just a liar.
- This is so important to you, babe.
I’m happy being Elloway forever.
But you’re--
- We can keep it like that, then.
- If things were to get bad, where do I go?
- [sobbing]
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