[upbeat music playing]
[Fletcher] Damn, look at this place.
You ready to cause some trouble?
-Ooh. -[Rob] Hey, I hear
there's a party going on here.
-How you doing? I'm Rob. -Oh.
Now that Connor is dead to me,
I'm definitely ready to mingle.
I don't do [bleep] relationships.
If I'm gonna settle down with somebody,
it's endgame. That's it.
[Shauna speaking]
[Stacy] We should be able to have a conversation
-and not be all hostile. -I was a little hurt.
But by you talking this out,
that's a good thing.
I think we're making progress.
I just hope he makes a bigger step.
[Barby] In a perfect world,
you do the chores
and I get to spend your money.
I'm a single mom who's provided for everybody.
It's not a bad thing that I want somebody
to take me shopping once in a while.
So you're just gonna shut down like this?
-[Chris speaking] -Okay. Well, I'll [bleep] go home
tonight too then like Lannette.
Good communication is something
I never had in any relationship
in my entire life
and I can't invest my feelings
in somebody who's being so dismissive.
[Barby crying, speaking]
[dramatic music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
[Barby speaking]
Can I please?
[Barby] Uh-uh.
-Can we please talk? -[Barby speaking]
[sobs]
Yes, I did shut down
and I said... And I apologize
for not hearing you out whenever you came down there,
but I was just too in my own head
and I was too already worked up
'cause I felt as though I've been disrespected.
I would have left with my dad if it was not for you.
So after the other night being so [bleep] perfect,
so perfect--
-[Barby speaking] -Because I don't...
Because it's scary. Because I've...
-Because we're both scared. -[Barby speaking]
We're both scared right now,
and it came out the wrong way.
I was not trying to shut you out.
I was just too in my own head.
[cries]
-[Barby speaking] -Yeah.
-[Barby speaking] -You know, I will not...
[Barby speaking]
I will not be up here right now...
Barby, look at me.
-I can't. -Then don't. Just listen.
I would not be up here right now
if I didn't wanna work on this.
I'm... You know, I'm becoming a better man
and that's why I'm trying to communicate that now.
Please don't leave. Please do not leave.
You know, I've tried so hard
in the past couple of days to show you that
you're the only woman I am interested in.
[Chris speaking]
I know.
[Chris speaking]
[Barby] It's obvious I have feelings for Chris already.
And it's a lot to take in, you know?
I definitely like Chris, so the thought of him
not being a part of my journey, it's sad.
[Chris speaking]
[insects chirping]
[upbeat music playing]
♪♪ I'll be like ♪
♪♪ "Let's welcome In the sunshine ♪
♪♪ Till the clouds fly by" ♪
[Kelle] I would like to ask Crystal
what has been your favorite experience
-living with me. -[Crystal] Mmm-hmm.
[Kelly] Say it, Crystal. Say it.
Every day. Every day.
There's no day that like sticks out.
-Every day. -It's a new thing every day.
[Crystal] Yes, every day.
Have y'all thought about marriage,
family, having kids of your own?
Definitely want a wife. I want two, max three.
[Chris] I mean, I definitely wanna get married
-but I don't know-- -Don't know about kids?
I don't think really think I've had a chance
to connect with all the women here just yet.
Me and Christina didn't hit it off
and I'm kinda at a crossroads here.
I'm not really certain what my next move is.
I wanna get married and I want seven kids.
-[Joey S] Damn. -I mean...
-[Connor] Yes, sir. -[Anthony] You gotta hurry the [bleep] up.
-I mean... Right? [bleep] -[laughter]
-[Darren] That's right. -[Anthony] It's time.
Let's go.
[Joey S] What have we got here?
-[David] [bleep] God. -[Sam speaking]
-[screams] -[laughs]
Holy [bleep].
-Hi, pretty. -Happy birthday.
-What the [bleep] are you doing... -[laughs]
-How are you? -I don't know. I don't know.
-Oh. -I'm losing my mind here.
-Okay. -I love you.
So the women start screaming, crying, hugging.
And I'm excited 'cause we got more women in the house.
And then wondering, "Why are they here?"
[laughs]
-David, this is Gailyn. -[David] David.
[both] Nice to meet you.
[Christina] My best friend. I call her G.
-We're beach girls. -Okay.
-Yeah. -[Christina speaking]
[Christina] We do. Everybody knows the Trike Girls.
-Yeah. -[David] Okay.
[Gailyn] Well, that's 'cause we can drink.
-You know what I mean? -Mmm-hmm.
-Safety first. -Okay.
-Right? Drink-- -Do you wear a helmet?
-Oh, not safety first, right? -No, no, no.
I've never had a scenario where meeting a family member
has ever made me second-guess the relationship.
But it does give you an idea of where their values lie
and what their day-to-day life is
and kind of... I get to pick the brain of them
to figure out, you know, what do they do
on a daily basis outside of this.
-Good to see you. I'm Joey. -[Gailyn] Good to meet you.
-[Christina] I call her G. It's G. -[Gailyn] Joey?
-Yeah. -[Christina] It's G.
-[Gailyn] Good to meet you. -G? Got it. G.
[Gailyn] And what is your name? Sam?
-Sam, yeah. -[Gailyn] Sam.
Christina and David are making a connection,
which I'm not gonna lie, it sucks.
I feel like I'm an afterthought.
I came here to find a connection.
It'd be kinda bad to leave without one.
Have an open heart,
but don't let it get stomped on.
Hi. I'm Kate.
-Give each other a hug. -Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you. What's your name?
-Chris. -Chris.
Kate is my rock back home.
So Kate is one of my closest friends.
-We've traveled the world together. -Yeah.
[Chris] Having friends and family here
is definitely gonna put some people on edge.
We know we're about to have to answer a lot of questions.
We know that we're about to get interrogated.
If I say some dumb [bleep] to the friend
and the friend starts to hate me... [sighs]
Yup, that's probably... Failed that one.
[Barby] This has been my hunka hunk in the house.
[Kate] Ah, you're a lucky man.
-Did you... What do you think? -Lucky man.
Yeah, I mean, aesthetically, very pretty.
But the same humor.
-You will see. -Okay.
-You think we look good? -Yeah.
[dramatic music playing]
Oh, my God, you guys. [cries]
[Darren] What happened?
[Kelly] Oh, my God.
[Darren] Oh, my God. It's your daughter.
Oh, my God.
That's my life.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
[cries]
Oh, my God.
So this is Michelle. And this is... This is Darren
-Hi, Darren. -Hello. Very nice to meet you.
Sorry. A little emotional.
She's really important in my life,
-just so you know. -[Darren] I know. I know.
Michelle, this is my son, Sam.
-[Michelle] Oh, hi, Sam. -Nice to meet you.
-I'm a hugger. -Yeah.
She's the type of person that
would have been awesome to have here.
[Darren] It's not gonna happen.
There's no way in the world
Sam can be dating Michelle
while I'm dating Kelly.
-Too weird. -Then again,
doing a striptease in front of your dad
or eating watermelon like that with your dad
is also weird.
So we're trying out new experiences.
Yeah, not that one.
-Oh, that's my auntie. -[Sheron screams]
Hey.
Oh.
[Shauna] My Aunt Sheron is... She's a great judge of character.
She can weed through all the BS,
which I don't think Joey has BS.
But I really want her to talk to Joey
and see what their vibe is.
-[Joey S] Hi. How are you? -Joey, this is my Aunt Sheron.
-Sheron, this is Joey. -[Joey S] I'm Joey. It's nice to meet you.
-Nice meeting you too. -She's like my mom...
-Lovely to meet you. -...literally.
-You live in Chicago too? -I do.
I live in the suburbs of Chicago.
-Nice, nice. -And this is his dad.
-This is my dad, Anthony. -Hi. Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you. -Thank you.
[upbeat music playing]
[screams]
JoJo! Woo!
What's up, sis?
[laughter,, giggles]
Oh, my Lord.
[Mesha] Don't get no makeup on your white shirt.
I know. I know.
-Hi. How are you? -This is Connor.
-Connor? -Connor, yes.
My boyfriend. Nice to meet you.
-Oh, nice to meet you, Connor. -Stacy.
-Stacy, nice to meet you. -That's my other boyfriend.
-I'm her other boyfriend. -[laughter]
-This is Anthony. -Nice to meet you.
Me and Stacy over there, we don't wanna mention anything.
-Mmm-hmm. -[laughs]
[Mesha] Okay. I'mma be watching you.
-[Crystal] No. -[laughter]
Okay. So how old is this baby right here?
-I'm 28. -[woman] He's 28.
Of course. Of course.
[indistinct chatter]
[Stacy] Here we go again.
Yeah!
[cheering]
Hi.
I'm Joey, the OG, and I'm Kelle's son.
I'm back in the house.
-Come on. How you doing? -Hey, what are you doing here?
Why are you following me on the retreat, Joey?
I'm here to find love. Don't get in my way.
Honestly, honestly, older women are very hot.
And I know I got the swag and I got the game for them.
Wow. This is like news to me.
[Joey B] I'm so happy I could make it.
-[Kelle] I love you. -[Joey B] I love you, Mom.
It's a lot harder when you're not here.
[Rob] Family is very important
because it's not easy to have a relationship with someone
if the kid doesn't like the person you're dating.
So I know if Joey doesn't like me,
I have no chance with his mom.
-[Joey B] Let's meet some people. -[Kelle] This is Joey.
-[Joey B] How are you guys doing? I'm Joey. -Joey. I'm Rob, man.
-Nice to meet you. -Rob. Nice to meet you, man.
-Connor. Nice to meet you. -Connor. Are you father-son?
-No. -[Kelle] No.
-[Rob] Yeah. No. Yeah, this is my dad. -This is mine.
[Joey B] Joey. Nice to meet you, dude.
[phone vibrates]
Oh, I got a text!
-[Anthony] Hey! -[Joey S] We got text.
[Barby] Oh, okay.
"Welcome, friends and family."
[cheering]
[Joey S] "As we approach the final stretch,
these friends and family have come
to support each of the incredible women
and help them navigate the path that lies ahead.
Ladies, please take this opportunity
to get the wisdom, love, and guidance
that only your friends and family can provide."
-[Anthony] Hmm. -[Joey S] "And, men,
this is your chance to make a lasting first impression,
so use this time wisely.
And let's get this party started."
-[cheering] -[Joey S] By the way,
I wanna say, guys.
-It is Barby's birthday. -[Kate] Happy birthday!
-Happy birthday, Barby! -[cheering]
[Joey S] Cheers, cheers, cheers.
-[Anthony speaking Italian] -[speaking Italian]
-[laughter] -[Anthony whistles]
I'm not gonna say I'm intimidated,
but I... I'm a little taken aback
'cause it's a big moment.
Think about it, you might be
just making a new connection
and a family member or a really close friend
could come in and go, "Oh, no."
They could just...
They could put the quash on it.
Right now is my only chance
at a first impression.
And it's huge.
[Anthony] All your mother's been saying, "My son reminds me of your son."
-That's why I had to go out with him. -Mmm-hmm.
-[laughs] -[Joey S] Wait. Wait, Joe.
-We could talk about this another time. -We will. We will.
I will tell it like it is.
Oh, my God. Is she fighting with her?
You're over here forcing a connection with this guy,
so you stay [bleep] relevant.
So go to [bleep] hell, you [bleep]. [laughs]
[Joey S] Family and friends day was supposed to be peaceful.
And now we just got Barbecue Barby
and Barbecue Kelle [bleep] up.
Yeah, you could stick a fork in this barbecue.
-It's basically wrapped up. -[chuckles]
[upbeat music playing]
[laughs]
[Kelle] We had a conversation about
if my kids didn't like somebody I dated, what would I do,
and I think my kids just love who I love.
-Yeah. -Wouldn't you say?
I mean, you're pretty good at picking
-and choosing your man, so... -Yeah.
Your mom is definitely my only choice.
The men have had family here the entire time.
Finally, the women get their family members
to support them.
She's definitely by far the coolest one here.
-Hell yeah. -And the most attractive,
so... why would I make... Why would I... Why would I...
-Why would I go-- -I agree with that.
-She's beautiful. Beautiful woman. -Thank you.
That's sweet.
-[Kelle] He's like-- -Did y'all just kiss on the lips?
-[Kelle] No. I kissed him on his cheek. -Okay.
-Yeah. You know how bashful I am. -Relax.
[laughs]
[Kelle] My relationships are very important to me,
so if any of my children don't like who I'm with,
they're gonna tell me and that's gonna be the end of it.
If my kids don't like you, I don't like you.
-Oh, that was terrible. -Oh, that was...
-Yeah, let me see another one. -[laughs]
[Michelle] I really want to know what happened
to your first marriage.
I was raised that the man's primary role
is to provide for his family.
-Mmm-hmm. -Mmm-hmm.
[Darren] I worked on my career,
got to the point where I was traveling.
I was averaging over 200 hotel nights a year.
[Kelly] Hmm.
[Darren] But I think we had grown so far apart
without noticing it,
that she didn't like who I'd become.
Mmm-hmm.
-You're gonna make me cry. -[laughs] Good.
Let's get to the bottom of this.
[Michelle] My mom and I are best friends.
And she deserves somebody
who not only recognizes all the value that she brings,
but really celebrates her
and really allows her to be herself.
Now that you know
that a high-value woman requires a lot of time,
a lot of attention,
are you available to provide,
like, that emotional stability and security?
Um, work is insane.
It really is, but I do believe
I've learned how to have a work-life balance.
And my point is that I want to focus on...
This will sound selfish,
on me and what's important to me,
and fortunately,
your mom happens to be important to me.
-[Michelle] Yeah. -So that's what I wanna focus on.
My mom wears her heart on her sleeve,
and because of this,
I don't care about what his job is.
I want to know about his heart.
And Darren is handling my questions
with such vulnerability,
so I'm really excited about this for her.
It's all, like, a blur to me because I've done so much.
And it feels like I've been here a month.
-Hey, guys. What's happening? -[Jo-Ann] Hello, Anthony.
You want to sit and talk?
-Yeah. -I love your belt. He's so cool.
-Like, I told, you know-- -Anthony, you got...
-You got to get in the middle. -So, I think I told you.
-Okay. -We go to, like, Tony D's
on Friday nights in Rochester.
-Yes. She's... She was like-- -You gotta go to Tony D's.
She goes, "You're gonna fit so well, Anthony."
-You'll fit right in. -Yeah.
Yeah. You have no idea how much fun we're having, right?
-Come on. -Yeah. We have so much fun.
-Anthony is so cool. -Silly things.
First guy she goes for is, you know, her son's age.
I think I've seen your son over there, I say.
Definitely, Connor has his work cut out.
You know, he's a little younger.
He doesn't have the gift of the gab.
He has a lot of kissing up to do to compete with me.
You're looking at Anthony, like he's the GOAT. [laughs]
It's hard to level up to that with anybody.
Connor, best of luck to you, I guess.
Do you like young guys, too, like her?
Oh, Lord Jesus.
-[Rebecca] I know. -What?
Not as bad as Rebecca probably.
Not as bad as Rebecca. I love that.
-What up? -[Rebecca] What up?
-[Jo-Ann] I'm afraid. -What up, papa?
-What's up, baby? -Oh, you're going with the red.
-Oh, I'm going to-- -I know she likes the red.
-Yeah, I like the double-- -We're gonna tag team.
We're gonna go like this. We tag team out?
-All right. All right. All right. -I'm in.
-You got it. -All right. Connor's turn.
-Nice meeting you. -Connor's turn.
-Nice meeting you. Cheers. -Cheers.
-All right. Ciao. -Yeah. Ciao.
All right, Connor, see you later.
-Goodbye, brother. -Hopefully the shirt...
-The shirt stays intact. -I know.
-I'll be up there in a bit. -[Anthony] All right.
-See you later. -How are you?
So what's up? Good, how are you?
Good. Jojo.
-Hello. -We'll do... We'll do cheers four times.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
Cheers.
-You live in Texas? -[Connor] I do.
I live in Houston.
I've been there for five years.
[Jo-Ann] Okay. Where did you... Where were you before that?
So I lived in Colorado Springs...
-Cool. -...for three years.
-Okay. Oh, because of-- -I was deployed in Kuwait...
-[Jo-Ann] Okay. -...for eight months.
-What branch are you in? -[Rebecca] I forgot to ask you--
-I was Air Force. -[Jo-Ann] Very cool.
Have you ever dated an older girl?
[Connor] One of my exes was four years older than me.
-Oh, yeah. That doesn't count. -[Rebecca] I know.
-A year doesn't count. -And you're in the same decade.
-It doesn't count. -[laughter]
[Jo-Ann] I would advise her to go with somebody closer with her age
because she has been involved with somebody younger before
and I don't want to see her get her heart broken.
I feel like someone that much younger than her
may not be able to be in it
for the long haul.
It's... I mean, it's just not practical.
[upbeat music playing]
[Crystal] Okay. So when I first got here,
it was the younger guys
and I was like, "Oh, my God."
Like, "They're younger than my kids."
-You know? -[laughs]
And then the next day,
they brought the fathers in.
So I instantly focused in on Stacy.
And it's like he wasn't catching on.
So I'm thinking like,
"Okay, maybe you just ain't into me."
And he told me, he was like,
"It's not that I'm not interested in you."
He was like, "I am." He was like,
"But I went through a lot with my ex-wife."
-So it's been slow. -Mmm-hmm.
In my past relationships,
you have been, like, one of the best coaches for me.
And I would like you
to get to know Stacy a little bit better.
-Okay. -I want you to just kind of pick his brain
and let him know, at the end of the day,
don't [bleep] with my sister. And that's it.
-That's it. -All right.
Let's go.
[upbeat music playing]
-[Kelle] Look who I got! Joey! -Hello.
-I thought you just brought my son over. -Joey!
How you doing, Joe? I'm Anthony.
-Anthony? Nice to meet you. -Yes. This is my son, Joey.
-This is Joey. -Joey?
-Oh, yeah. -All your mother's been doing
since she... I've been here is saying,
"My son reminds me of your son.
My son reminds me of your son."
[Kelle] But I have a taller version.
-I can see it. -Yeah.
That's why I had to go out with him.
-Mmm-hmm. -[Anthony] Did you hear what she said?
Wait, wait, Joe. It's worse than that. Come here.
-We both did tantric yoga with your mother. -[Joey B] Yoga?
-A sex yoga. -It's sex yoga, right?
So, wait, wait, wait. [chuckles]
So my son and me had to take your mom.
[Kelle speaking]
-The hell. -[Anthony] Well, she picked us,
but it wasn't that bad, right?
-Yeah. I did. -We can talk about this
-at another time. -We will. And we will.
All right. One more thing, Joe.
-Just... Let's get all clear. -[Joey B] Yeah.
Let him know you kissed his mother.
-Oh, God. -[Anthony] So this is out of the way, all right?
-[laughs] -We'll move on.
[upbeat music playing]
[Sheron] How many connections you have here?
-[Joey S] Uh, right now? -Mmm-hmm.
Just me and Shauna. She is so cool.
Like, she gets it. You know?
She's so sure of herself.
She knows exactly what she wants.
And that's the problem with girls my age,
is that they don't really have that.
I've never had a serious relationship for that reason.
I've never experienced love yet, so...
So how do you feel that, you know, she has two kids?
-Yeah, I know. -[Sheron] Mmm-hmm.
It's a lot to take in at once, you know,
because I do want my own kids, you know, a mini-me
-that I can coach throughout life. -[Sheron] Yeah.
Me, personally, as an older woman,
that would be the first thing I would want you to bring
to my attention,
because that can cut a relationship right away.
You like to date an older woman.
Mmm-hmm.
But, you know, most of them, when they get to a age,
they don't want kids.
Shauna's aunt honestly opened my eyes a lot.
Like, I want to have kids.
And Shauna's at a point in her life
where she has two kids already.
This is just stuff that I got to really take into perspective
and understand that after this,
you know, where can we go from there?
And I'm not sure.
It's a lot.
[Sheron] I know Shauna doesn't want to have any more kids.
So you do have a lot to think about.
-Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. -Okay.
Shauna listen to my advice sometimes,
but we not always on the same page.
So the only way I can help is just give her my feedback.
I let her make the decision.
Crystal would let me know and let everybody else know
that she's very interested in me.
You're not ready. You're not ready.
[Kate] I thought that you would really enjoy
speaking to your son.
My son's opinion means a lot to me.
Hi.
Wow.
[upbeat music playing]
[Christina] Okay. So Gailyn wants to ask you a few questions.
-[Gailyn] Yeah. Okay. -Go ahead.
So what would you say your purpose is?
I donate my time for missionaries to do...
Drill water wells for communities
-that don't have access to clean water. -Okay, beautiful.
And then I work in the energy space
to provide people with energy.
What was it about Christina
-that drew you to her? -[Christina] And here we go.
It was just the energy level that...
It was just, like, I, kind of, hit it off.
It was easy to have the conversation with.
-She was really, um... -Oh, nice.
-Very natural, right? -Yeah.
[Gailyn] You know, you can tell
he's so mission-oriented...
-[Christina] Yeah. -...that he needs someone to be like,
"Listen, we're gonna party right now.
-We're gonna to laugh. We're gonna to have fun." -[Christina] Yeah.
"We're gonna to play."
Like, I balance him, he balances me.
Yeah, so good.
-I love that. -[Christina] Yeah.
Yeah. So you're a very laser-focused energy
of getting it done.
And, like, she's... She has the energy of...
Like, she brings you back to, like, life.
You know what I mean? To, like, have fun.
Like, just to be silly and just to be crazy.
-[Christina] Yeah. Live life. -[Gailyn] Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Just to, like, live, you know?
And so I just think that that's really beautiful.
[David] Gailyn had a lot to say.
It kind of gives me, you know, a perspective
into Christina.
You described that perfectly.
Yeah, because I know your heart.
I am concerned that their normal activities
tended to be partying a lot
and being the...
you know, "girls that go out" and things like that.
So it kind of gave me the impression
that her values were in a different spot than mine.
[dramatic music playing]
[Stacy] So what's going on?
Crystal gave me a ground down about you a little bit.
[laughs] I want to hear this one.
Well, she told me about the divorce.
-Mmm-hmm. -And with it being so recent.
-Mmm-hmm. -And that was kind of,
like, concerning for me.
Well, it's concerning for myself
as far as jumping into another relationship
is because I was with one person for 18 years
-and married for 15. -Mmm-hmm.
And I'm very cognizant of how I move.
And I don't want to give all into someone
until I understand where I stand with that person.
Because I see now, no matter how long you're with somebody,
they could shift on you.
-That's why I said-- -That was my thing.
From hearing both of you
and then you saying
for you what happened with your wife.
Your ex-wife, I'm sorry.
Even if it wasn't Crystal,
I just don't see anybody jumping in a relationship
immediate after a divorce.
-You're not ready for... nothing too serious. -Yeah.
For out of divorce,
I'm kind of like, "Do I want a relationship?
Yeah." Because I'm a... I'm a family guy.
Crystal has let me know
and let everybody else in this house know
that she's very interested in me.
It has nothing to do with Crystal.
It has a lot to do with me where I'm at.
I don't think Stacy is a love match for Crystal
because I think he does need some time.
And knowing where my sister is and what she wants,
which is something more long-term,
I don't know if he's ready for that.
[upbeat music playing]
So what do you think of Joey?
[Sheron speaking]
Which is way down the line, you know?
[Sheron] But this is what I'm saying,
is how do you feel about having another child?
[dramatic music playing]
[Shauna] Joey tells my aunt he wants kids.
And me and him hadn't even had that conversation.
That's not an option for me.
And I didn't even think about that.
But once my aunt said it, I was like, "Yeah. No."
Right.
So being with David,
what do you want to happen with him?
-Yeah. -I know you haven't known him that long.
Yeah. So David did not pursue anyone else.
Okay, okay.
[Christina] Which, to me, says a lot.
I was married for 20 years
and I was like, "I'm never getting married again."
-[Gailyn] Yeah, yeah, yeah. -Right? But as crazy
as it's gonna sound, I don't know, girl.
I might be living in Texas.
[screams]
When you know what you don't want, you know what you want.
So right now, Christina's heart
is completely with David, 100% non-negotiable.
With David being more traditional
and Christina being so modern,
I have concerns,
but I definitely believe that this could work.
I love it!
[Mesha] When I talked to Stacy,
you all definitely connected,
but I think that, you know, he's not ready.
Mmm-hmm.
You know, I was really thinking
about making a move
to get him to kiss me.
I just feel like, you know,
you gotta make them earn what you give,
because you come with so much.
I think it's more so recognizing if this is it,
right out the gate.
And if it's not, move along.
If you ain't feeling it, it's not there.
Yeah.
You deserve it more than anybody.
My sister can read people better than I can.
But deep inside, I feel like Stacy
is finally coming around.
He did express to me that he's open to a relationship
and that he's a family man.
I would like him to explore those options with me.
It's true that good things are worth waiting for,
but I won't wait forever.
So I gotta do what I gotta do.
I love you.
-And you know I'm here for you. -Thank you, sis.
Thank you, poo-poo.
-Love you, too. -Yes.
[Crystal] Mmm.
[Kate] I wanted to surprise you.
It's your birthday.
I know it's been a long few weeks,
and I thought that you would
really enjoy speaking to your son.
Oh.
Hi.
-[Elijah] Hello. -I love you.
I love you.
Did you know it's my birthday today?
Yes, I was gonna ask how old you are now.
[laughter]
[Barby] I'm nervous.
I'm really nervous, because my son's opinion
means a lot to me.
And the last time I brought a younger guy home
and he said, "Date somebody your own age."
So he's not gonna like it.
This has been really wild.
The first guys that came in to the scene
were younger guys.
And then, as the experience progressed,
they brought in their dads.
I came here thinking hopefully I would meet somebody,
but I wasn't relying on it.
And then that's, like, exactly what happened.
So with that being said, he's one of the young guys.
[Elijah] Okay.
[chuckles]
Twenty-seven.
How are you feeling right now?
Because I can see in your face, I can...
I know you.
Wow. He's... My... Are you really... Do you...
Are you feeling that type of way right now?
Just be honest with me.
[Elijah speaking]
[Kate] I'll go get him.
EJ's reaction to Chris is very hesitant.
So you're gonna meet EJ, Barby's son.
Oh, yes.
He cares deeply about his mother
and Chris needs to win EJ over and his trust.
I hope that EJ can give him a chance.
And also I hope that Chris can
also not [bleep] it up.
-Okay. -[Chris nervously] Hello.
Just be yourself. Just be yourself.
Her son is the most important person in her life.
I'm 27, he's 26.
I hope it isn't much of an ordeal
but I know if the shoes were on the other foot,
I'd be raising hell.
But I hope he's not me.
I laugh and joke with everyone here.
Yeah, because you're fake as [bleep].
-[Joey B] Hey, chill. -I'm fake?
-Chill, chill, chill. -[Barby] [bleep].
-Damn. -You can't even look at me when I talk to you.
-Because you're weird. -You're up here...
I'm weird?
Because I don't wear crop tops,
because I don't have bad extensions?
Right. I got it.
[Chris] Yo.
-What's up, what's up, boss? -[Elijah] Hi.
[Chris] How you doing?
[Elijah speaking]
As you should, man. I'mma say that's...
Because... I'mma say I can...
From what I've heard from your mom,
I say you're very respectful. You care about her a lot.
What are your...
I do have pretty strong feelings for your mom
and I'm fully aware, like, in order for this
to go any further, I have to meet you.
I have to make sure I get your approval mostly because...
As my... Like, I'm also very protective of my mother
and anytime she brings a guy around,
I'm also very... "Bro, what the hell are you doing here?
Like what are you for... Like what's your... What are--"
Yeah, which is what he's feeling right now.
-[Chris] Yeah. -[Barby] Because I know the look in his face right now
and he's having a real moment.
[Chris] I want Barby's son to know that
I have nothing but the best intentions for her.
Since I've been talking to Barby,
I've realized that she has spent a lot of her time
and a lot of her life caring for others.
And at times, putting her wants and needs
aside for her son.
And so now I believe it's time that somebody
should step up to the plate and take care of her.
I'm a passionate guy
and I just wanna try to make your mom's life
just a little bit easier in any way I can.
[Barby] I don't think Elijah was happy.
And I don't blame him.
It's not every day
that your mom gets to call you and say,
"I hooked up with somebody your age."
It's uncomfortable
and I don't blame him for not liking it.
I care about my son.
I care about his feelings, so that's a lot.
Thank you for doing this with me.
-I know-- -Thank you.
Thank you, brother. Hopefully all...
We can all be happy.
[Elijah speaking]
-Okay. -Thank you.
Thank you, brother. See you, see you.
[Joey S] I learned so much here.
I'm glad we did this, Joe.
-[Joey S] Yeah, me too. -We were always close.
Listen, I don't know if there's even a possibility
that we could be closer than this.
-[Joey S] Hey, Kelle. -[Kelle] Hi.
Ciao, bella.
We're talking about how this place,
it changed us a little bit, you know, like--
-Yeah. -[Joey S] It changed me for sure.
And even how I look at Joe.
I look at him more of a, like, a--
-Man. -Yeah.
This experience, the only thing I hope
Joey gets out of it
is to see what a beautiful relationship
we actually have and it's a beautiful thing.
Even other families cherish what we have, yeah.
Love you.
[laughs]
-[Joey S] Hey, Barby. -[Barby] Hi.
-How's your birthday going? -[Barby sighs] Pretty good.
I just got off the phone with my son.
So that was intense.
-Ooh. -Sure.
-Right? -Yeah, my son's very protective.
-[Anthony] And he met Chris too, right? -Yeah.
How was that? Did he like him?
I mean, I think initially
he's just concerned for me, you know.
We're very close. He's my only child,
so Chris held his own pretty well though.
-Very confident. -So he didn't say nothing bad.
-So that's a good sign. -[Barby] No, but I saw it...
I saw that it's gonna take him a minute.
Initially when Elijah and I talked about this show,
we were very honest with each other
about how could very well be like cringy and obviously,
no offense to Season 1, but Season 1 was a little tacky.
What part?
Anyway, so I kind of already had that in mind.
Is that how they got another season out of it?
Because Season 1 was a fail?
Different vibe.
-Going back to you-- -Anyway--
-Yeah. -Anyway, more about Barby.
Yeah, I know.
You don't like the spotlight not on you.
-It was a-- -No, that was very generic...
-Your answers were so generic. -You're just [bleep]...
You're just [bleep] rude.
She asked you some specific questions
and you generically answered them to insult her.
How? I just told her what I thought of Season 1.
No, you said... You...
All your answers were very generic.
How? I thought it was tacky.
-How's that generic? -[Rob] How?
Give the one instance.
[Joey S] Rob, you're out here for five seconds
and you weren't here for half the conversation.
-Yeah, exactly. Shut up, yeah. -All right.
You can't get in on this.
No, he's trying to protect me.
If they're gonna argue, let them argue.
But we don't have to get involved.
-No, but he's... -You're right.
As a man, he's trying to protect me.
-I get that. -Just like Chris was with her.
I'm not gonna do this on my birthday
because I wouldn't give you the time of day
-out of this place. -Babe, I don't know
-why you're coming at me. -I don't care.
-Do you not understand... -[Kelle] You've come at me from day one.
You literally... You literally--
I don't even know why you don't like me.
[Barby] She's a big personality
and I think she was kind of the personality
-of the first season. -Oh, yeah?
She's gonna give us a run for our money.
I laugh and joke with everyone here.
Yeah, because you're fake as [bleep].
-I'm fake? -You're fake as [bleep].
[Joey B] Hey, chill, chill, chill, chill.
-[bleep] damn. -No.
I would tell it like it is.
No, because you are.
[Rebecca] Oh, my God. Is she fighting with her?
She called me fake as [bleep].
You [bleep] can't even look at me when I talk to you.
-Because you're weird. -You're up here--
I'm weird?
Because I don't wear crop tops,
because I don't have bad extensions?
Right. I got it.
They're feisty.
[Kelle] Why are you attacking me?
What is going on with you? What happened?
[Barby] Because you're so two-faced.
-[Kelle] How am I two-faced? -You're so two-faced.
-"I'm your friend." -[Kelle] She's called me
every name in the book, Chris.
She called me two-faced.
Why are you talking to him like he's my dad?
-[Kelle] Bad extensions. -Come on.
We were out here having a pleasant conversation.
[Barby] Don't act all innocent.
You're over here forcing a connection with this guy,
so you stay [bleep] relevant
and everybody [bleep] knows it.
What in the [bleep] is wrong with her?
[Barby] Chris, she's doing this and she's doing that.
[Chris] Oh, babe. Babe, babe, I don't care.
[Barby] Like, what are you, my [bleep] dad?
-[Chris] I don't care. -What is going on?
[Joey S] Family and friends' day was supposed to be peaceful
and now we just got barbecue Barby
and barbecue Kelle [bleep] it up honestly for everybody.
Barbecue.
And it's not ideal for a day like this, you know.
-[Anthony] Stick a fork in it. -Yeah, you can stick a fork
in this barbecue. It's basically wrapped up.
Oh, Crystal,
you don't even know what just happened.
Barby just attacked me, said I was fake as [bleep].
She always like that because why, it's her [bleep] birthday
and nobody's paying her no [bleep] attention.
Why would I? I'm not singing happy birthday to her.
That's how she was with me when we had [bleep] bar fight,
like bitch, you ain't think nobody was gonna come in here
and be better than you?
You think you was gonna be top ho? No, you not.
Listen, I'm just trying to calm my--
-What are you doing? -I promise.
-I swear to God. -Listen.
-Please swear on this. Please. -Swear on this, okay?
Please.
So I'm not trying to...
I'm not trying to have a crazy night.
No, we're not. Like, I'm disengaging.
Thank you.
[Barby laughs]
Okay.
-[Kelle speaking] -I know.
[Kelle] Happy [bleep] birthday, psycho.
Happy [bleep] birthday, psycho.
[Barby] I know it's not your day.
It's hard for you. Process.
Process.
So go to [bleep] hell,
you [bleep]. You're a [bleep] bitch.
I [bleep] hate you.
Why did you say I'm sorry?
I don't speak [bleep].
I had just come out of a conversation with my son
that was hard, wanting to tell my friends
from the house what had just happened.
And of course Kelle has to make it about her
and throw her little temper tantrum in her crop top.
Why would you wanna ruin somebody's birthday
in front of other people
and their family members and friends?
Go to your room.
[dramatic music playing]
It was really lovely to meet you.
It was lovely to meet you too.
[Mesha] My baby.
My baby.
You got some good brownie points for me,
-so don't [bleep] it up. -Oh.
I have no intentions to.
[Joey B] Stay strong. You got this, Mom.
You're right. I have you saying I leave.
You've got this, Mom. Come on.
-Okay, bye. -Bye-bye.
I love you.
[Rob] It's all right.
[crying]
[Kelle speaking]
I literally did nothing wrong.
I was just sitting there.
-[Rob] I'm sorry that-- -[Kelle speaking]
That's why I kept saying, like, give a specific example.
-I know. -I wanna...
I wanna hear that specifically.
[Kelle] No, but I appreciate you, like, defending me,
like, nobody ever defends me.
Never. Never.
Not even my own [bleep] father.
That's my number one thing as a masculine man
is I take care of my woman, right?
I'm not gonna let my woman get [bleep] hurt.
I didn't know... I really didn't know
that this had you that beat up on the inside.
I really did not know that.
I thought you... I mean, I knew you were a little bit upset,
but I didn't realize it still had you that bothered.
You portray yourself as so hard that I didn't...
I didn't think you that deep inside
you were that, like, soft.
Okay?
[Kelle] When someone pierces me to the core like that,
feeling him console me just makes me feel loved.
All right. Take as much time as you need.
I'm here for you, okay, babe?
[dramatic music playing]
[Barby] Today was very emotional,
between the conversation that I had with my son
and all of the drama with Kelle.
I think I'm having a moment of clarity.
Chris and I found a common dynamic.
Our connection is pretty solid,
so we don't have to stay in the house with Kelle.
We don't need to be in that mix
than whatever [bleep] they have going on.
[Barby speaking]
[Chris speaking]
[Barby speaking]
[Chris speaking]
[dramatic music playing]
-You okay, Chris? -Yeah, I'm good, Pops.
It would mean the world to me right now
if it could just be me and Barby,
focused on just me and Barby right now.
Look, I'll tell you this, you can't tell anybody else.
All the little bickering, all the little fights,
that's not gonna help us getting to know each other.
That's actually taking away time.
The last... Like, the last couple days
that we have left together.
[Chris speaking]
Yes.
[Anthony speaking]
[Chris speaking]
The whole point of us being here is to find love.
Night, night.
If I've already found it, why am I still here?
So with all the [bleep] going on in the house,
me and Barby just snuck out.
We came here for one reason.
We found that reason.
I'm happy. I'm good.
[Barby] Chris and I decided that we're gonna leave.
We're gonna spend some time together outside of the house
and we're really looking forward to it.
"Chris and Barby have left the journey together.
They have decided to take their love
out into the real world."
Came in the middle of the night,
wants to take off, him and Barby.
Like two love birds.
[Kelle] It was hell living with them.
Bye, bitch.
I had to get out of there.
I just wanna get away from all these other people,
all these other factors and just focus on what I found.
And as crazy as it sounds, Barby, I, like, I love you.
[Barby] In order for me to allow a man into my life,
he would have to make my life better, not harder.
"Your journey here is rapidly coming to a close."
[Crystal] I can't take another heartbreak.
The next man is the one that I'm gonna be with
for the rest of my life.
"Tomorrow, you will make your final choice."
[Joey S] Me and Shauna are compatible,
even though we have some obstacles to get over.
I'm gonna deal with things as they come.
[Rebecca] I'm nervous because I'm very concerned
about the person I'm gonna let down.
I'm torn. I am torn.
This is hard.
[Kelle] I did have a connection last year,
but my search for love is completely different.
We have to make a huge decision.
I could be heartbroken.
I'm nervous because there's always that sliver of a chance
that, you know, people do change their mind.
This journey has definitely changed what I want in life.
You know, it's like, "I'm done.
I'm never marrying again."
But I believe in love
and that's something I want long-term.
I'm gonna cry.