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-It kind of all come down
to this decision tonight.

2
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-I did not realize
that it was happening tonight.

3
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Stay with Jess.

4
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-We're gonna rock out
with Darrien.
-[ Gasps ]

5
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-We would like to swap.

6
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-[ Sniffles ]

7
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-I want to be able to pursue

8
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what I had with the guys
from the start.

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-I would want to give Becca
another chance.

10
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-I just felt like I'm here
right now

11
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just because
Jonathan got picked.

12
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That's a shitty way to feel.

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-She is hurt,

14
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and we are the ones
that have hurt her.

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We've had so many
beautiful moments,

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and we want to get
to know you more.

17
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-Before you have sex,

18
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what is something
that you would want

19
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your partners
to know about you?

20
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-Making that step is, like,
almost a commitment for me.

21
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-Where do we stand?

22
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-We still have a lot to learn
about each other.

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-In a few days,

24
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this experience
will come to an end.

25
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-No!

26
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-The real world
is quickly approaching,

27
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and those real-world concerns --
they're becoming real so fast.

28
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-All of you are going to take
a trip to old-town Panama.

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-Hey.
-Hi.

30
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-Out of nowhere,
who do we see?

31
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Our friends.

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-Whatever works for you.

33
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You know, I'm not saying
it would be what's for me.

34
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They do have quite
a bit of thought to put into it.

35
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-I'm just curious to see
how it all plays out.

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Easy to say you want something

37
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when it's right in front
of your face.

38
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-'Cause I've never had
an actual girlfriend ever.

39
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-Have you?
-Yeah.

40
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-Have you had a boyfriend, too?

41
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-Yeah.
-[ Laughs ] Okay.

42
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Bringing a third person in

43
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may put a strain
on their relationship.

44
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-So, how are the boys
back at home?

45
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-Feel like they're, like,
a little wild.

46
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-A lot of the people
that we have made out with

47
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while we've been out
have been like our friends.

48
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We don't care.
We don't get jealous.

49
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Like, when we go out --
-But I get jealous.

50
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There are concerns.
There are what-ifs.

51
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**

52
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-* You're all I need *

53
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* You're all I wanted *

54
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* Just you and me *

55
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* That's paradise *

56
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-Good morning!
-[ Laughs ]

57
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I had a dream that me and Jess
were making out.

58
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-Oh, nice.
[ Both laughing ]

59
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**

60
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-Buenos dias, novios.

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-* Yeah! *
[ Laughter ]

62
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-In this moment,
I don't know for sure

63
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if I am leaning more towards

64
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an open relationship
or a closed relationship,

65
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but oh, my God, we are feeling
the love this morning.

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-* Ohh *
-* Just you and me *

67
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* Yeah, that's paradise *

68
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-You okay?

69
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[ Laughing ]
I'm sorry, babe!

70
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-Oh! I feel so refreshed.

71
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Waking up this morning
after the night

72
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with Jess,
my dad, and Lauren's mother,

73
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it's becoming
more of a reality than --

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-More real.
-We're almost, you know,

75
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gonna be taking this
experience to the real world.

76
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-Yeah. I feel like just emotions

77
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are just, like,
all over the place.

78
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-I think this hat goes.

79
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[ Both laughing ]

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-I'm going downstairs.

81
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-I'm coming.

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-Me three.

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**

84
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-Morning!
-Morning, squad.

85
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-We got so much
to chat about.

86
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-I know.

87
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-Buenos dias.
-Buenos dias.

88
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-So, it was so cool to have,
like, his dad and my mom,

89
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like, seeing kind of
what we've been doing.

90
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-Lauren and I were, like,
more tense

91
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during that time than Jess.

92
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I was like, "Phew!
What the fuck is going on here?"

93
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-[ Laughs ]

94
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-Throughout the day,
I feel like our relationship

95
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was developing a lot.

96
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So to cap it off

97
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with seeing friends and family
was so special.

98
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-It was the most affirming
thing,

99
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my best friend
to see Becca and be like,

100
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"She passes the vibe. Check."

101
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-What's going on?

102
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All of a sudden, you guys go

103
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from not talking
to passing the vibe check?

104
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-Whether or not
that relationship is real

105
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I'll let you decide.

106
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-Oh, my God!
-Oh, my God!

107
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[ Applause ]

108
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-Oh, wow.
-Hello.

109
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-And applause.

110
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-Right?
-[ Laughs ]

111
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-Well, good morning, everybody.
How you doing?

112
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-Good morning.
-Feeling great.

113
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-As you know, the time here at
the resort is coming to an end.

114
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And this has been a really
eye-opening experience, right?

115
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-Yeah.

116
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-But we really do appreciate
the hard work,

117
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the tough questions
you've asked yourself,

118
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and the answers you've mined
through this experience.

119
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Anything y'all want to share?

120
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-We had a breakthrough
yesterday.

121
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-Yeah.
-Okay.

122
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[ Laughter ]

123
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-Um, I guess I'm, like, coming
out as officially bisexual.

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[ Cheers and applause ]

125
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-Come on, girl!

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[ Cheers and applause ]

127
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-Aww!

128
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-I just want to say thank you
for sharing that.

129
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-Yes. Absolutely.

130
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-This has got to be
an incredible experience,

131
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to have such a soft place
for that landing.

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How does that feel?
-It feels great,

133
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like, having the support
of all my friends.

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I'm gonna cry.
-Aww!

135
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-It's alright.

136
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You take your time.
Take your time.

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-I feel like we're, like,
programmed to be a certain way.

138
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And like, even though I've
always identified as straight,

139
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I would always, like,
talk to girls,

140
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like, on the side,
but it was always secret.

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**

142
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Coming here
really opened up my eyes

143
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to, like, being more accepting
of myself and who I am.

144
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-Not caring what nobody thinks.
-Yeah.

145
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-All the support --
it's really been awesome.

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-Mm-hmm.
-[ Laughs ]

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-We love you.
-Yeah.

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-Love you, Bri.
-We love you, baby.

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[ Applause ]
-Love you guys.

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[ Cheers and applause ]

151
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-Yes!

152
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-I'm very proud of Brittne.

153
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That was super dope.

154
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It feels amazing
to see your partner learn

155
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and accept a new part of them.

156
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-This experience has
honestly been like a blessing.

157
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I'm more accepting of who I am,

158
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and I'm less worried
about what others think.

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-We are so proud of you all.

160
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Like, we knew that this wasn't
gonna be easy.

161
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-It's been really beautiful
to see you figure out

162
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if throuple life is for you.

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And it's all coming
to an end tomorrow.

164
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-As you know, our sessions
have all been about taking you

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through the stages
of a relationship, right?

166
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All of these were designed
to help give you the tools

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that you'll need
to succeed as a three.

168
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But there's one more --

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-Mm-hmm.
-Commitment.

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-Uh-oh.

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I'm nervous
about the idea of commitment,

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because I don't like the idea
of feeling trapped.

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and in a lot
of my monogamous relationships,

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that is something
that I've felt.

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-Tomorrow,
you're gonna be faced

176
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with a final decision to make --

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whether you're willing to commit
to your three-lationship

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or go your separate ways.

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-Oh, shit.

180
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-Oh, boy.

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Damn.

182
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-But tonight, singles,
you will be leaving the resort.

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-What?
-No.

184
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-Oh, my goodness.

185
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-And the next time you see
your couple will be tomorrow,

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where you will all be faced
with making that final decision.

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Take this time to reflect

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and ask yourself
those tough questions.

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Have you made a real connection
here at the resort?

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Are you ready to take
the next steps

191
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of throuple life
in the real world?

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Or will you maybe return home
as the singles you showed up as?

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-Good luck.
-Good luck.

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-It is heartbreaking
for me to know

195
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that we've spent the last night
with Jonathan in this resort.

196
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People will be always
trying to take our man.

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I really don't understand it.
-Right.

198
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Scott, Maximo, Ashley.
-My God.

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-No!
I'm sad that we can't spend

200
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at least one more night together
in this resort.

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-Yeah, at least our last night.
-We're really in the flow.

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-What the fuck?
-I am not happy about this.

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-No.

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**

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-Hey, y'all.

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-Mm.
-Hi.

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-[ Smooches ]
-Mm-hmm.

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-Mm.
-Oh, great.

209
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-How are we feeling today,

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knowing we have to,
like, separate?

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I don't want to be surprised
what's going on.

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-I know. It's a hard curveball.
-[ Laughs ]

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-I'm still in
the same mind-set.

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Like, I think the conversation

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that we had last night
was really good,

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and I think the fact that
we were all on the same page

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and we all want
to continue things

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and just take it
at our own pace.

219
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-A day at a time.
-Yeah.

220
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-We've had so many ups
and downs in this resort.

221
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But with challenges
comes a lot of growth.

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I did not know
I could feel this calmness

223
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in this throuple.
-Yeah.

224
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-With us, we do have a
commitment to each other first.

225
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-Yeah. Put in effort.

226
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-Yeah.
-Look at you.

227
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-I'm reassured.
-That's hot.

228
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[ Both laughing ]

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**

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-We're so excited to continue
our relationship with you.

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Like, we're so, so committed

232
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and want to just keep it going
and build it up even more,

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but still, with the respect of,
like, knowing that we all want

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to take it slow
and not rush anything for you

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or do anything
that might make you withdraw.

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I think we're all on the same
page about that, yeah?

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-100%.

238
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-They're telling me
that they're on the same page,

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taking things at a slower pace,
but there's a hint of a doubt.

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You know, in my mind, in my past
experience with non-monogamy,

241
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physical desires
did create a lot of issues.

242
00:10:06,815 --> 00:10:09,442
So that's something that,
you know, I've thought about.

243
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-We're not forcing anything.

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We have this amazing friendship
established,

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and it just can allow us
to grow together that much more.

246
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-I'm gonna fucking cry again.

247
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-It's okay. Cry.

248
00:10:22,247 --> 00:10:23,873
-Like, we all kind of
came in here

249
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with the same mind-set
of just, like,

250
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not really knowing
what you were looking for.

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00:10:29,379 --> 00:10:32,924
That's how, like, the truly,
like, magical things happen.

252
00:10:32,966 --> 00:10:37,137
-Yeah.
-Like -- [ Laughs ]

253
00:10:37,178 --> 00:10:40,223
-Yeah.
No. I feel that, I feel that.

254
00:10:40,265 --> 00:10:42,225
-We're in it together now,
and I'm really excited

255
00:10:42,267 --> 00:10:44,728
to see what that can lead to,
you know?

256
00:10:44,769 --> 00:10:46,855
-[ Laughs ]
-And I'm ready for it.

257
00:10:46,896 --> 00:10:48,857
I'm ready for it with you two.

258
00:10:48,898 --> 00:10:50,775
-Yeah. It's gonna be so fun.

259
00:10:52,610 --> 00:10:54,779
-Those lips.

260
00:10:56,781 --> 00:10:58,491
-I hate that you're leaving.

261
00:10:58,533 --> 00:11:01,161
It's an important decision
that I feel like we need,

262
00:11:01,202 --> 00:11:03,663
like, you know,
a long time to talk about.

263
00:11:03,705 --> 00:11:06,207
-What are you thinking, Rehman?

264
00:11:06,249 --> 00:11:09,836
**

265
00:11:09,878 --> 00:11:12,088
-I think I'm just more sad
that, like,

266
00:11:12,130 --> 00:11:14,007
we're not gonna be able to hang
out every day and stuff.

267
00:11:14,049 --> 00:11:17,218
And, like,
sometimes I look at you,

268
00:11:17,260 --> 00:11:19,554
and I'm like,
"How did I get so blessed

269
00:11:19,596 --> 00:11:21,056
to have someone like you
in my life?"

270
00:11:21,097 --> 00:11:23,224
And now I have
two people like that.

271
00:11:23,266 --> 00:11:25,310
-It's okay.

272
00:11:25,352 --> 00:11:27,520
I've really gotten so attached
to this individual,

273
00:11:27,562 --> 00:11:31,024
and I know that, you know, I'll
be seeing him soon, hopefully.

274
00:11:31,066 --> 00:11:34,027
But it still is always hard
for me to say goodbye.

275
00:11:34,069 --> 00:11:36,237
-[ Smooches ]
Trust me, I'm scared, too.

276
00:11:36,279 --> 00:11:38,281
There's so many what-ifs,
especially in the real world.

277
00:11:38,323 --> 00:11:41,326
I am just happy that you have
Ashmal there when I'm not.

278
00:11:41,368 --> 00:11:43,119
So --
-Yeah.

279
00:11:43,161 --> 00:11:47,457
**

280
00:11:47,499 --> 00:11:49,209
-Yeah. I'm just feeling sad.

281
00:11:49,250 --> 00:11:51,461
-I know.
It's starting to sink in.

282
00:11:51,503 --> 00:11:54,506
You know, our last night
together was last night.

283
00:11:54,547 --> 00:11:57,342
-Right.

284
00:11:57,384 --> 00:11:59,386
-We have to actually try this
in the real world.

285
00:11:59,427 --> 00:12:01,012
-Yeah.

286
00:12:01,054 --> 00:12:02,722
-But just know that, like,

287
00:12:02,764 --> 00:12:04,391
if you start showing up
in a serious way

288
00:12:04,432 --> 00:12:05,684
and we start taking you serious,

289
00:12:05,725 --> 00:12:07,435
then we expect you
to be serious.

290
00:12:07,477 --> 00:12:11,314
You know what I'm saying?
-Right, right.

291
00:12:11,356 --> 00:12:14,359
-That's, like,
a huge commitment, you know?

292
00:12:14,401 --> 00:12:15,568
-It is.
-Mm-hmm.

293
00:12:15,610 --> 00:12:19,572
**

294
00:12:19,614 --> 00:12:22,450
-So what are you afraid of?

295
00:12:22,492 --> 00:12:23,535
-Mm...

296
00:12:25,036 --> 00:12:27,122
-What has your little heart
racing?

297
00:12:27,163 --> 00:12:31,001
-So, definitely, like,
a toxic trait

298
00:12:31,042 --> 00:12:32,335
that I've realized is that...

299
00:12:34,129 --> 00:12:37,757
I kind of get bored easily.

300
00:12:37,799 --> 00:12:40,176
**

301
00:12:40,218 --> 00:12:43,847
And so I'm afraid of commitment.

302
00:12:44,556 --> 00:12:46,224
-Oh, my God.

303
00:12:46,266 --> 00:12:48,268
-I mean, I wish that she would
have said that earlier on.

304
00:12:48,309 --> 00:12:51,646
I'm not here for the drama.
I'm here to find love.

305
00:12:51,688 --> 00:12:53,148
And if commitment is a big deal,
then --

306
00:12:53,189 --> 00:12:54,733
-You probably
shouldn't have came here.

307
00:12:54,774 --> 00:12:55,775
-Yeah.
-Yeah.

308
00:12:55,817 --> 00:13:01,698
**

309
00:13:01,740 --> 00:13:05,660
-Last dinner at the resort.
-I'm so sad!

310
00:13:05,702 --> 00:13:07,996
This is beautiful.

311
00:13:08,038 --> 00:13:10,290
-Do we feel like
the other throuples

312
00:13:10,331 --> 00:13:13,043
are actually genuine throuples?

313
00:13:14,002 --> 00:13:16,171
-Wow.
-Shit.

314
00:13:17,047 --> 00:13:18,298
-What the fuck?

315
00:13:18,340 --> 00:13:19,841
Are you just looking for
a reaction?

316
00:13:19,883 --> 00:13:21,301
So let me give you one.

317
00:13:26,890 --> 00:13:29,434
-* We're breaking down *

318
00:13:29,476 --> 00:13:32,437
* Breaking down *

319
00:13:32,479 --> 00:13:35,357
-There's been a lot of times
where I've questioned

320
00:13:35,398 --> 00:13:40,111
if my desire to be poly
is to avoid commitment.

321
00:13:40,779 --> 00:13:42,614
-Avoidance.

322
00:13:42,655 --> 00:13:44,991
-Ooh!
-That's come up.

323
00:13:45,033 --> 00:13:47,619
That's scary.
-Yeah.

324
00:13:47,660 --> 00:13:51,247
**

325
00:13:51,289 --> 00:13:52,749
-Okay.

326
00:13:52,791 --> 00:13:54,376
Alright. So, before you,

327
00:13:54,417 --> 00:13:56,419
I couldn't make it
past three months with anyone

328
00:13:56,461 --> 00:13:58,088
because I felt pressure.
I got to, like,

329
00:13:58,129 --> 00:14:00,090
you know, make this work
or it's just a lot.

330
00:14:00,131 --> 00:14:01,883
And then I would leave.

331
00:14:01,925 --> 00:14:03,343
But here we are
four years later,

332
00:14:03,385 --> 00:14:05,887
and I'm like, "Wow.
Like, okay."

333
00:14:05,929 --> 00:14:07,263
-Honestly, commitment
is all about

334
00:14:07,305 --> 00:14:08,932
just showing up
for that person

335
00:14:08,973 --> 00:14:10,892
and being who you said
that you were gonna be.

336
00:14:10,934 --> 00:14:13,687
That's all.
-Mm-hmm. Yeah.

337
00:14:13,728 --> 00:14:15,980
-Don't be afraid to, like,
try it and give it a try,

338
00:14:16,022 --> 00:14:19,442
because you might be surprised
that it's not so bad, you know?

339
00:14:19,484 --> 00:14:22,404
-Mm-hmm. Yeah.

340
00:14:22,445 --> 00:14:25,699
-We've been through a lot.
But this is like, no joke.

341
00:14:25,740 --> 00:14:27,158
Wow.

342
00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:29,619
Shit's getting real.
-Yeah.

343
00:14:29,661 --> 00:14:31,287
-[ Sighs ]

344
00:14:31,329 --> 00:14:37,794
**

345
00:14:37,836 --> 00:14:40,630
-Singles, we got to go.

346
00:14:40,672 --> 00:14:42,590
[ Indistinct conversations ]

347
00:14:42,632 --> 00:14:44,342
-What am I doing?

348
00:14:47,721 --> 00:14:49,931
So what am I doing?
-Do it again, do it again.

349
00:14:49,973 --> 00:14:52,475
-No crying.
-Yeah.

350
00:14:54,227 --> 00:14:56,896
Yeah.
-It's hard saying goodbye.

351
00:14:56,938 --> 00:14:58,273
-But at the same time,

352
00:14:58,314 --> 00:15:01,484
this separation
presents an opportunity

353
00:15:01,526 --> 00:15:04,195
to find reassurance
in the throuple

354
00:15:04,237 --> 00:15:07,032
that we are
building up together.

355
00:15:07,073 --> 00:15:08,992
-I don't want to go.

356
00:15:09,034 --> 00:15:10,618
-Aww.

357
00:15:10,660 --> 00:15:17,834
**

358
00:15:17,876 --> 00:15:20,170
-The guys are gonna miss you.

359
00:15:20,211 --> 00:15:21,546
-Why do you have to leave --
-Oh, my gosh.

360
00:15:21,588 --> 00:15:24,507
Now you got to leave.
What the fuck?!

361
00:15:24,549 --> 00:15:26,718
-Alright. Hurry up and leave
so you can come back soon.

362
00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:28,678
Go, go!

363
00:15:30,180 --> 00:15:33,350
-Bye!
-Bye!

364
00:15:33,391 --> 00:15:39,272
**

365
00:15:39,314 --> 00:15:41,149
-It's nerve-wracking
knowing that Jonathan's

366
00:15:41,191 --> 00:15:42,984
not spending the night with us,

367
00:15:43,026 --> 00:15:45,362
because, I mean,
that's a whole lot of hours

368
00:15:45,403 --> 00:15:47,030
for him to get in his head.

369
00:15:47,072 --> 00:15:48,740
-I am trying to be
as optimistic as possible.

370
00:15:48,782 --> 00:15:51,826
But at the end of the day,
you still never know.

371
00:15:51,868 --> 00:15:55,705
-* When I'm without you *

372
00:15:55,747 --> 00:16:02,462
**

373
00:16:02,504 --> 00:16:05,757
-Last dinner at the resort.
-It's crazy.

374
00:16:05,799 --> 00:16:07,467
-Oh! We're here already?

375
00:16:07,509 --> 00:16:09,803
-I'm so sad!

376
00:16:14,599 --> 00:16:15,725
-Absolutely.

377
00:16:15,767 --> 00:16:17,185
-It's like celebration to us.

378
00:16:17,227 --> 00:16:19,062
But, also, we have this chance

379
00:16:19,104 --> 00:16:21,481
to lean on each other
for support

380
00:16:21,523 --> 00:16:24,567
when it comes now
to what's happening tomorrow.

381
00:16:24,609 --> 00:16:25,944
Phew!
-Yeah.

382
00:16:25,985 --> 00:16:26,945
-We got to be nourished
for that one.

383
00:16:26,986 --> 00:16:32,033
**

384
00:16:32,075 --> 00:16:37,080
**

385
00:16:37,122 --> 00:16:38,915
-Wow.

386
00:16:38,957 --> 00:16:41,459
-I'm definitely excited to see
what everybody learned from this

387
00:16:41,501 --> 00:16:43,420
and how everybody is starting
to feel

388
00:16:43,461 --> 00:16:45,213
as this experiment
comes to a close

389
00:16:45,255 --> 00:16:47,590
and we have
to enter into the real world.

390
00:16:47,632 --> 00:16:49,426
-Toast to all you
amazing people.

391
00:16:49,467 --> 00:16:51,302
I'm glad that we had
this journey together,

392
00:16:51,344 --> 00:16:53,763
and I wish you all nothing
but happiness from here on out.

393
00:16:53,805 --> 00:16:55,765
So cheers.
-Cheers.

394
00:16:55,807 --> 00:16:56,975
-Salud.
-Love you guys.

395
00:16:57,017 --> 00:16:58,309
-Cheers.
-Cheers.

396
00:16:58,351 --> 00:17:00,020
-Where do you even start?
-Wow!

397
00:17:00,061 --> 00:17:01,771
-Let's get to
the meat and potatoes.

398
00:17:01,813 --> 00:17:05,233
So, what do y'all feel like
were the biggest lessons

399
00:17:05,275 --> 00:17:06,901
that you learned here
in this experiment?

400
00:17:06,943 --> 00:17:07,861
-Get into it, babe.

401
00:17:07,902 --> 00:17:09,362
-Yeah.
-Right?

402
00:17:09,404 --> 00:17:11,489
-I constantly rely on

403
00:17:11,531 --> 00:17:13,450
always getting, like, advice
from someone

404
00:17:13,491 --> 00:17:15,702
and, like,
needing that to make a decision.

405
00:17:15,744 --> 00:17:18,079
Being here, it really taught me
to really open up

406
00:17:18,121 --> 00:17:19,956
and trust myself
a little bit more.

407
00:17:19,998 --> 00:17:21,374
Be honest with myself.
-Yeah.

408
00:17:21,416 --> 00:17:23,126
-I think the biggest
thing that I learned

409
00:17:23,168 --> 00:17:25,295
is understanding
Ashmal's emotions

410
00:17:25,337 --> 00:17:27,213
and being there for him,
because a lot of the times

411
00:17:27,255 --> 00:17:28,673
when we would have
these arguments,

412
00:17:28,715 --> 00:17:30,550
like, I was more worried
about how I was feeling

413
00:17:30,592 --> 00:17:33,303
but I never took a step out
and said, wait a second,

414
00:17:33,345 --> 00:17:35,138
how is he feeling right now?
-Yeah.

415
00:17:35,180 --> 00:17:36,639
-He does have emotions,

416
00:17:36,681 --> 00:17:39,309
and sometimes he expresses
them in a different way.

417
00:17:39,351 --> 00:17:42,645
And I think because he
sometimes masks them with
jokes

418
00:17:42,687 --> 00:17:44,731
and all of that,
like, I was like, oh, he's good.

419
00:17:44,773 --> 00:17:47,692
And I have to really put myself
in your shoes a lot more.

420
00:17:47,734 --> 00:17:49,361
-I'm proud of you.
-So proud of you.

421
00:17:49,402 --> 00:17:51,112
-Thank you.
I'm coming out of this

422
00:17:51,154 --> 00:17:53,281
experiment such
a better person

423
00:17:53,323 --> 00:17:55,992
and such a better partner
overall for Ashmal.

424
00:17:56,034 --> 00:17:57,660
-I love you.
-I love you, too.

425
00:17:57,702 --> 00:18:00,330
-The most impactful thing
for me was Dylan and Lauren,

426
00:18:00,372 --> 00:18:01,915
because you guys are married.

427
00:18:01,956 --> 00:18:04,167
Like, if I seen you do something
that to me made sense,

428
00:18:04,209 --> 00:18:05,752
I'll try it out.
So I start holding her hands

429
00:18:05,794 --> 00:18:07,712
to fucking talk to her,
to make her feel comfortable.

430
00:18:07,754 --> 00:18:11,174
-Yeah.
-Oh, my God, that's so cute.

431
00:18:11,216 --> 00:18:12,217
-I love that, bro.

432
00:18:12,258 --> 00:18:13,677
-It's just been a blast.

433
00:18:13,718 --> 00:18:16,346
Definitely a once
in a lifetime experience.

434
00:18:16,388 --> 00:18:18,848
-You have so many different
dynamics to learn from.

435
00:18:18,890 --> 00:18:20,308
-I mean, that's the best way
to learn, right?

436
00:18:20,350 --> 00:18:22,519
From your peers.
-Yeah.

437
00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:24,354
-So I think it's been
no secret in the house

438
00:18:24,396 --> 00:18:25,980
that Ashmal and I

439
00:18:26,022 --> 00:18:29,401
have had quite the physical
connection with Jonathan.

440
00:18:29,442 --> 00:18:32,195
So I'm curious to know, like,
are you guys excited

441
00:18:32,237 --> 00:18:33,738
about kind of growing

442
00:18:33,780 --> 00:18:37,325
that physical connection
with your thirds as well?

443
00:18:37,367 --> 00:18:39,619
-It's a fair question
to ask everyone here

444
00:18:39,661 --> 00:18:43,289
on our last night, but I think
it was a bit pointed.

445
00:18:43,331 --> 00:18:45,542
-It's just messy.

446
00:18:45,583 --> 00:18:49,754
Yeah, I mean,
I feel like between Ash and I

447
00:18:49,796 --> 00:18:51,506
and Becca, there's no secret
that we want

448
00:18:51,548 --> 00:18:53,466
to rip each other's
clothes off for sure.

449
00:18:53,508 --> 00:18:56,302
-Yeah.
-But we're also really

450
00:18:56,344 --> 00:18:58,263
respectful and really
cultivating

451
00:18:58,304 --> 00:18:59,889
the emotional intimacy.

452
00:18:59,931 --> 00:19:04,561
And honestly, the longer
we wait, the more excited I get

453
00:19:04,602 --> 00:19:06,396
and the better
it's going to feel.

454
00:19:06,438 --> 00:19:08,064
-Yeah, absolutely.

455
00:19:08,106 --> 00:19:10,775
-I don't think Maximo and Ash
are being very genuine

456
00:19:10,817 --> 00:19:13,403
when they talk about Becca
and the relationship

457
00:19:13,445 --> 00:19:15,071
that the three of them have.

458
00:19:15,113 --> 00:19:19,284
Personally, I see right through
everything that they say.

459
00:19:19,325 --> 00:19:20,910
-I think things are
going well with Jess,

460
00:19:20,952 --> 00:19:23,913
but she shared that
whenever she, like,

461
00:19:23,955 --> 00:19:26,082
does something
a little bit more physical,

462
00:19:26,124 --> 00:19:28,793
she takes it
at a very slow pace.

463
00:19:28,835 --> 00:19:30,920
It's good that we're kind of
keeping that slow pace,

464
00:19:30,962 --> 00:19:32,797
but we're excited to see
what that could lead to.

465
00:19:32,839 --> 00:19:35,091
-Yeah.
-Oh.

466
00:19:35,133 --> 00:19:36,843
-How do we feel
about tomorrow?

467
00:19:36,885 --> 00:19:41,097
Do you all think that
your additional partner

468
00:19:41,139 --> 00:19:43,099
wants to stay or stop?

469
00:19:43,141 --> 00:19:44,559
-I would like to say I am

470
00:19:44,601 --> 00:19:46,811
confident going into tomorrow,
but guess what?

471
00:19:46,853 --> 00:19:50,273
At that stair swap, I was also
confident and he left,

472
00:19:50,315 --> 00:19:54,110
so that's very much
still a possibility.

473
00:19:54,152 --> 00:19:56,529
-I honestly don't know how
tomorrow's going to go.

474
00:19:56,571 --> 00:19:58,740
-Today, Darrien did let us
know that like

475
00:19:58,782 --> 00:20:01,534
she does have
fear of commitment.

476
00:20:01,576 --> 00:20:03,787
Sometimes, you know, you could
be in a good situation,

477
00:20:03,828 --> 00:20:06,122
but that fear just eats you up
and you're like,

478
00:20:06,164 --> 00:20:08,124
fuck that, I'm going this way.
-Yeah.

479
00:20:08,166 --> 00:20:09,709
-For you to bring it up,

480
00:20:09,751 --> 00:20:11,670
that means that it's on
the forefront of your mind.

481
00:20:11,711 --> 00:20:13,963
So now we're just sitting here
and we're just, like...

482
00:20:14,005 --> 00:20:16,299
Biting our nails.
-Right?

483
00:20:16,341 --> 00:20:17,967
-You guys know
Lauren and I are married.

484
00:20:18,009 --> 00:20:21,346
Like, we have
this solid foundation and --

485
00:20:21,388 --> 00:20:22,681
-That can be hard for some.

486
00:20:22,722 --> 00:20:24,224
-It could be hard
for somebody else

487
00:20:24,265 --> 00:20:26,017
to come into
this kind of dynamic.

488
00:20:26,059 --> 00:20:28,144
That's something that I'm
thinking in the back of my mind,

489
00:20:28,186 --> 00:20:29,479
like, you know, those --

490
00:20:29,521 --> 00:20:31,523
-Doubts that she could have
-Yeah.

491
00:20:31,564 --> 00:20:33,733
So I'm kind of --

492
00:20:33,775 --> 00:20:35,777
-We'll see.
-We will see, yeah.

493
00:20:35,819 --> 00:20:41,282
-I feel like we have built
a beautiful foundation too

494
00:20:41,324 --> 00:20:46,913
in a beautiful world stay,
yeah.

495
00:20:46,955 --> 00:20:50,667
-Do we feel like the other
throuples in the resort, like,

496
00:20:50,709 --> 00:20:54,337
are actually genuine throuples?

497
00:20:54,379 --> 00:20:56,506
-Wow.

498
00:20:56,548 --> 00:20:58,008
-Shit.
-Do we feel like those have

499
00:20:58,049 --> 00:20:59,843
been real connections
that have been made?

500
00:20:59,884 --> 00:21:02,012
Or do we feel like maybe
the throuple

501
00:21:02,053 --> 00:21:05,849
isn't necessarily
as strong as it claims to be?

502
00:21:05,890 --> 00:21:08,810
-Full transparency, like at
that most recent ceremony,

503
00:21:08,852 --> 00:21:10,854
like when we were talking
about our dates,

504
00:21:10,895 --> 00:21:12,856
Becca confide in us
about how she did feel.

505
00:21:12,897 --> 00:21:14,691
So like third place,

506
00:21:14,733 --> 00:21:16,943
and like it's kind of
like the last option.

507
00:21:16,985 --> 00:21:18,695
And like, I just genuinely
want to know,

508
00:21:18,737 --> 00:21:22,240
like what made that so
different all of a sudden,

509
00:21:22,282 --> 00:21:23,783
like 12 hour span, you know?
-Oof.

510
00:21:23,825 --> 00:21:26,661
-It was a little
confusing, you know?

511
00:21:28,580 --> 00:21:30,665
-What the fuck?
I just think it's so funny

512
00:21:30,707 --> 00:21:33,084
the person asking the question
is the one

513
00:21:33,126 --> 00:21:36,546
in the most ingenuine
throuple in this resort.

514
00:21:36,588 --> 00:21:38,173
Are you just looking
for a reaction?

515
00:21:38,214 --> 00:21:39,716
So let me give you one.

516
00:21:44,846 --> 00:21:47,891
-Do we feel like the other
throuples in the resort,

517
00:21:47,932 --> 00:21:51,144
like, are actually
genuine throuples?

518
00:21:51,186 --> 00:21:54,606
Or do we feel like maybe
the throuple isn't necessarily

519
00:21:54,647 --> 00:21:56,316
as strong as it claims to be?

520
00:21:56,358 --> 00:22:00,403
**

521
00:22:00,445 --> 00:22:04,282
-At the end of the day,
it came down to communication.

522
00:22:04,324 --> 00:22:09,871
After that stair swap where
we ended up choosing Becca,

523
00:22:09,913 --> 00:22:13,166
we had a conversation with Becca
and laid it all out there.

524
00:22:15,335 --> 00:22:16,628
Becca got to confront me

525
00:22:16,670 --> 00:22:18,380
with some things
that she felt about me,

526
00:22:18,421 --> 00:22:23,218
and I got to confront her with
some things I felt about her.

527
00:22:23,259 --> 00:22:24,594
-I hate drama.
-I mean,

528
00:22:24,636 --> 00:22:26,888
everything was just
all positive.

529
00:22:26,930 --> 00:22:29,808
So there had to be
one little chit show

530
00:22:29,849 --> 00:22:31,434
added into the mix, right?

531
00:22:31,476 --> 00:22:33,186
-Getting to explore things
with Jonathan

532
00:22:33,228 --> 00:22:35,689
was just something
that we wanted to try out,

533
00:22:35,730 --> 00:22:38,066
but if anything,
it could confirm even more

534
00:22:38,108 --> 00:22:40,902
that what we had
with Becca was so special.

535
00:22:42,779 --> 00:22:44,948
Vulnerability
through conversation

536
00:22:44,989 --> 00:22:47,117
can really shift
your perspective

537
00:22:47,158 --> 00:22:48,702
on how you see someone.

538
00:22:48,743 --> 00:22:50,537
And that was the big shift
that we saw in Becca,

539
00:22:50,578 --> 00:22:52,205
and we're really proud
of that shift.

540
00:22:52,247 --> 00:22:55,750
-[ Laughing ] Like, what?

541
00:22:55,792 --> 00:23:01,464
I don't know, like, that
one, big ol' question mark.

542
00:23:01,506 --> 00:23:03,550
-I can respect
how you might feel like,

543
00:23:03,591 --> 00:23:05,760
oh, that feels inconsistent.

544
00:23:05,802 --> 00:23:08,304
But for us, it just made it
that much more real.

545
00:23:08,346 --> 00:23:09,723
-Yeah.

546
00:23:11,057 --> 00:23:12,475
-Yeah.

547
00:23:12,517 --> 00:23:14,561
Now, if we're going to go
into throuples

548
00:23:14,602 --> 00:23:15,979
that we believe in or not...

549
00:23:16,021 --> 00:23:21,234
**

550
00:23:21,276 --> 00:23:23,778
-This shit is crazy.

551
00:23:23,820 --> 00:23:26,698
-Actually, I don't think
I want to --

552
00:23:26,740 --> 00:23:30,160
I don't think I want
to answer this one.

553
00:23:30,201 --> 00:23:32,245
It's just --
it's just not necessary for me

554
00:23:32,287 --> 00:23:33,580
to put that energy out there.

555
00:23:33,621 --> 00:23:36,166
Just honestly,
I wish you all the best.

556
00:23:36,207 --> 00:23:39,169
How I see your throuple
doesn't matter.

557
00:23:39,210 --> 00:23:42,589
Your experience with Jonathan is
your experience with Jonathan.

558
00:23:42,630 --> 00:23:44,341
Who am I to come in
and impose myself

559
00:23:44,382 --> 00:23:48,345
and say, well, Jonathan said
this about y'all.

560
00:23:48,386 --> 00:23:49,763
That's messy.

561
00:23:49,804 --> 00:23:52,474
And to be honest,
that's not my place.

562
00:23:52,515 --> 00:23:55,268
-Period.

563
00:23:55,310 --> 00:23:56,603
-That was horrible.

564
00:23:56,644 --> 00:24:06,446
**

565
00:24:06,488 --> 00:24:08,073
-Alright, well to that,

566
00:24:08,114 --> 00:24:10,408
here's the all the love to each
and every one of you.

567
00:24:10,450 --> 00:24:14,245
Let's bring on tomorrow.
-Tomorrow, tomorrow.

568
00:24:14,287 --> 00:24:15,413
-Cheers.
-Cheers.

569
00:24:15,455 --> 00:24:17,582
-Yay!

570
00:24:17,624 --> 00:24:23,797
**

571
00:24:23,838 --> 00:24:26,424
-I cannot believe it's our
last night in here.

572
00:24:26,466 --> 00:24:27,842
-Oh, my God.

573
00:24:27,884 --> 00:24:30,178
-Becca's not here
to bloat bump you.

574
00:24:30,220 --> 00:24:32,430
-Whoa!

575
00:24:38,353 --> 00:24:39,688
-I'm actually pretty worried.

576
00:24:39,729 --> 00:24:41,606
What if she says no?

577
00:24:42,190 --> 00:24:44,234
It would kind of suck.
-Yeah.

578
00:24:45,276 --> 00:24:46,861
-I'm ready to go to bed.

579
00:24:46,903 --> 00:24:48,613
I asked what I needed to ask,
and I'm just ready

580
00:24:48,655 --> 00:24:50,699
to move on
to the ceremony tomorrow

581
00:24:50,740 --> 00:24:54,494
and hopefully seeing Jonathan
say the words I'd like to stay.

582
00:24:54,536 --> 00:24:55,995
-Yeah.

583
00:24:56,037 --> 00:25:03,253
**

584
00:25:03,294 --> 00:25:10,844
**

585
00:25:10,885 --> 00:25:15,473
-* This could be the start
of something else *

586
00:25:15,515 --> 00:25:17,017
-The last day.

587
00:25:17,058 --> 00:25:19,978
Today's the big decision.
-Mm-hmm.

588
00:25:20,020 --> 00:25:21,688
I'm gonna cry all day today.

589
00:25:21,730 --> 00:25:23,690
-I love you.
-I love you.

590
00:25:23,732 --> 00:25:25,525
And hopefully after today,

591
00:25:25,567 --> 00:25:28,695
we'll have even more love
to share.

592
00:25:28,737 --> 00:25:31,448
-Oh, I know.
-I'm not going to lie.

593
00:25:31,489 --> 00:25:34,200
I woke up so many times
in the middle of the night

594
00:25:34,242 --> 00:25:37,078
like -- like excited nervous.
-Yeah.

595
00:25:37,120 --> 00:25:40,540
-Yeah.
-Let's get ready for the day.

596
00:25:40,582 --> 00:25:42,542
This big ol' day.

597
00:25:42,584 --> 00:25:46,421
Whatever happens, happens.

598
00:25:46,463 --> 00:25:50,842
-I'm waking up this morning
really reflecting on the shit

599
00:25:50,884 --> 00:25:53,136
that Ashmal said
last night at the table.

600
00:25:53,178 --> 00:25:54,929
-Becca confided in us
about how she did feel.

601
00:25:54,971 --> 00:25:58,141
So third place and kind of
like the last option.

602
00:25:58,183 --> 00:26:01,186
-I'm questioning
what Becca I got.

603
00:26:01,227 --> 00:26:03,605
All I've been hearing
is positivity

604
00:26:03,646 --> 00:26:05,565
and how you're going
to make this work.

605
00:26:05,607 --> 00:26:10,195
But what has she been saying
to other people about us?

606
00:26:10,236 --> 00:26:13,823
**

607
00:26:13,865 --> 00:26:16,910
-I swear to God
I hope he doesn't

608
00:26:16,951 --> 00:26:20,246
pull a classic Jonathan.
-Yeah.

609
00:26:20,288 --> 00:26:22,624
-What do you think
she's going to say? Jess?

610
00:26:22,665 --> 00:26:24,751
Stay or stop?
-Stay. [ Laughs ]

611
00:26:24,793 --> 00:26:28,254
[ Laughing ] I'm nervous.

612
00:26:28,296 --> 00:26:30,173
-Better not get up there
and embarrass us.

613
00:26:30,215 --> 00:26:32,592
-She gonna be like
I think everything is great,

614
00:26:32,634 --> 00:26:36,137
but I'm afraid of commitment.
-Right, then run off.

615
00:26:36,179 --> 00:26:39,015
We'll see if our time
was actually great.

616
00:26:41,017 --> 00:26:43,728
-Let's go get our man.

617
00:26:43,770 --> 00:26:46,439
-Nervous.
-Oh, my God.

618
00:26:46,481 --> 00:26:47,607
-Let's do it.

619
00:26:47,649 --> 00:26:55,365
**

620
00:26:55,407 --> 00:27:03,456
**

621
00:27:03,498 --> 00:27:06,793
-Things have been going really
great for all three of us.

622
00:27:06,835 --> 00:27:09,379
-But Jess was by herself
all last night,

623
00:27:09,421 --> 00:27:11,464
so I'm just hoping
she didn't get in her head

624
00:27:11,506 --> 00:27:15,010
about this whole situation.

625
00:27:15,051 --> 00:27:18,179
-She has had that extra time
to reflect so it could make

626
00:27:18,221 --> 00:27:21,391
her sway in other direction,
but I hope not.

627
00:27:21,433 --> 00:27:23,143
-We're going to find out.

628
00:27:24,060 --> 00:27:26,396
-Here we are.
You nervous?

629
00:27:26,438 --> 00:27:28,356
-Yeah, we're so nervous.
-You're so nervous?

630
00:27:28,398 --> 00:27:30,316
-Yeah, I could just squeeze
your hand right now

631
00:27:30,358 --> 00:27:32,944
really hard.

632
00:27:32,986 --> 00:27:34,738
-Lauren and Dylan reassured me

633
00:27:34,779 --> 00:27:38,491
that they were okay with moving
at my pace physically.

634
00:27:38,533 --> 00:27:40,243
-But I do question

635
00:27:40,285 --> 00:27:44,372
if they really do respect
where I'm at with this.

636
00:27:46,249 --> 00:27:49,336
Welcome to the stay
or stop ceremony.

637
00:27:49,377 --> 00:27:51,671
How's it feel
to see each other after a while?

638
00:27:51,713 --> 00:27:53,506
-Good.
That night was a long night.

639
00:27:53,548 --> 00:27:55,633
-It was a long day.
-We missed you a little bit.

640
00:27:55,675 --> 00:27:57,052
-Yeah.

641
00:27:57,093 --> 00:28:00,055
-This has been one crazy ride.

642
00:28:00,096 --> 00:28:02,349
Lauren and Dylan,
you're here because you've been

643
00:28:02,390 --> 00:28:03,600
asking yourselves the question.

644
00:28:03,641 --> 00:28:05,852
Are we better as a throuple?

645
00:28:05,894 --> 00:28:09,606
Is monogamy holding us back
in some way?

646
00:28:09,647 --> 00:28:11,399
And so the question now is,

647
00:28:11,441 --> 00:28:16,112
is Jess that third love
you've been looking for?

648
00:28:16,154 --> 00:28:18,365
Are you ready to commit to her?

649
00:28:18,406 --> 00:28:21,076
Is she ready to commit
to you both?

650
00:28:23,370 --> 00:28:27,540
Or have you discovered
that polyamory

651
00:28:27,582 --> 00:28:30,502
is also not the lifestyle
meant for you?

652
00:28:30,543 --> 00:28:33,004
Lauren and Dylan, I want to
know what has this experience

653
00:28:33,046 --> 00:28:36,883
been like for you
and sharing it with Jess.

654
00:28:36,925 --> 00:28:40,387
-First off, Lauren and I
came into this experience

655
00:28:40,428 --> 00:28:43,098
wanting to explore
new territories.

656
00:28:43,139 --> 00:28:44,891
-Yeah.
-And we didn't really think

657
00:28:44,933 --> 00:28:47,102
that we wanted
to pursue somebody

658
00:28:47,143 --> 00:28:50,397
that had so many like minded
interests and passions

659
00:28:50,438 --> 00:28:51,773
as Lauren and I.

660
00:28:51,815 --> 00:28:53,608
-Definitely feel like
we were wrong

661
00:28:53,650 --> 00:28:56,319
because we haven't felt the need
to kind of change our dynamic

662
00:28:56,361 --> 00:28:59,197
or change who we are
just to fit your lifestyle,

663
00:28:59,239 --> 00:29:02,409
and it's just been
such a breath of fresh air.

664
00:29:02,450 --> 00:29:03,827
-It just felt right

665
00:29:03,868 --> 00:29:05,787
and we felt
a really instant connection.

666
00:29:05,829 --> 00:29:07,288
-We've done some
amazing things together,

667
00:29:07,330 --> 00:29:08,915
like winning the challenge
and having a night

668
00:29:08,957 --> 00:29:10,750
in the Eden Suite.
-That was amazing.

669
00:29:10,792 --> 00:29:12,335
-Yeah.

670
00:29:12,377 --> 00:29:14,045
-And the building
attempt together,

671
00:29:14,087 --> 00:29:15,672
like, that was Lauren's
first tent to build.

672
00:29:15,714 --> 00:29:18,091
So it couldn't have done that
without you, for real.

673
00:29:18,133 --> 00:29:20,343
Good job, ladies.
Good job.

674
00:29:20,385 --> 00:29:22,387
-Everything's been going
so well

675
00:29:22,429 --> 00:29:24,764
and we've been really enjoying
our time with you.

676
00:29:24,806 --> 00:29:27,267
-Without a doubt.

677
00:29:27,308 --> 00:29:29,394
-I love the journey
that we've had so far.

678
00:29:29,436 --> 00:29:32,272
I care a lot about you guys,
and I just thank you

679
00:29:32,313 --> 00:29:34,941
for bringing me in
and showing me what,

680
00:29:34,983 --> 00:29:39,154
you know, stability is like
and making me feel comfortable.

681
00:29:39,195 --> 00:29:40,488
-Thanks for sharing.
-Thank you.

682
00:29:40,530 --> 00:29:43,116
-That was beautifully said,
yeah.

683
00:29:43,158 --> 00:29:47,620
-With those beautiful memories
also do come though

684
00:29:47,662 --> 00:29:49,414
some tough experiences.

685
00:29:49,456 --> 00:29:51,249
-Yeah.
-What are some of the concerns

686
00:29:51,291 --> 00:29:56,254
that you have considering
committing to a throuple?

687
00:29:56,296 --> 00:29:58,965
-We haven't hit
many roadblocks at all,

688
00:29:59,007 --> 00:30:00,800
but I think the true thing

689
00:30:00,842 --> 00:30:02,844
that has been
on the back of our minds

690
00:30:02,886 --> 00:30:05,305
is just what's
going to happen after,

691
00:30:05,347 --> 00:30:09,768
since we haven't really hit
those roadblocks yet.

692
00:30:09,809 --> 00:30:11,853
-Jess, how about you?

693
00:30:11,895 --> 00:30:14,147
-My main concern is the pace

694
00:30:14,189 --> 00:30:17,025
of which I want
to move physically.

695
00:30:17,067 --> 00:30:18,610
-Before you have sex,

696
00:30:18,651 --> 00:30:21,112
what is something that
you would want your partners

697
00:30:21,154 --> 00:30:22,781
to know about you?

698
00:30:22,822 --> 00:30:25,367
-Making that step is like --

699
00:30:25,408 --> 00:30:28,411
that's like almost
a commitment for me.

700
00:30:28,453 --> 00:30:30,413
-Yeah.

701
00:30:30,455 --> 00:30:32,457
-It's not as something
that's important to me.

702
00:30:32,499 --> 00:30:34,668
If it's something where
a more physical thing

703
00:30:34,709 --> 00:30:36,336
is what you're looking for,

704
00:30:36,378 --> 00:30:40,090
then that's another
conversation we need to have.

705
00:30:40,131 --> 00:30:42,717
-My heart is beating so fast.

706
00:30:42,759 --> 00:30:46,763
I've seen her slowly start
to open up and she's always said

707
00:30:46,805 --> 00:30:48,264
that that's a really big sign

708
00:30:48,306 --> 00:30:50,392
that she feels more
and more comfortable.

709
00:30:50,433 --> 00:30:52,560
So if she has been doing that

710
00:30:52,602 --> 00:30:56,898
but then says she does not
want to commit today,

711
00:30:56,940 --> 00:30:59,484
oh, that would be a mess.
-Yeah.

712
00:31:01,653 --> 00:31:04,531
-So thank you for sharing all
that you have shared here today.

713
00:31:04,572 --> 00:31:08,201
And so now you can take a step
to the end of our platform

714
00:31:08,243 --> 00:31:10,537
and get ready
to make a big decision.

715
00:31:13,248 --> 00:31:14,708
Lauren and Dylan,

716
00:31:14,749 --> 00:31:20,964
Jess, if you want to commit
to this throuple,

717
00:31:21,006 --> 00:31:25,510
I invite you
to meet in the middle now.

718
00:31:25,552 --> 00:31:30,598
**

719
00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:34,144
We -- could we --
-Take a quick little chat?

720
00:31:36,104 --> 00:31:38,940
Just a quick little chat
Before we do that?

721
00:31:38,982 --> 00:31:40,692
-Yeah.
-Yes.

722
00:31:40,734 --> 00:31:42,068
-Yeah.
-What was that?

723
00:31:42,110 --> 00:31:43,570
-Yeah
-We'd like a quick little chat

724
00:31:43,611 --> 00:31:45,905
before...
-You want to have a chat now?

725
00:31:45,947 --> 00:31:48,241
Yeah. Okay.
-Is that cool?

726
00:31:48,283 --> 00:31:51,536
-Sure, I suppose.

727
00:31:51,578 --> 00:31:55,415
**

728
00:31:55,457 --> 00:31:57,417
What is happening right now?

729
00:31:57,459 --> 00:31:59,794
-Yeah.

730
00:32:04,799 --> 00:32:07,510
**

731
00:32:07,552 --> 00:32:10,347
-* It's just you and I *

732
00:32:10,388 --> 00:32:11,514
-Right here? Right here?
-This is perfect.

733
00:32:11,556 --> 00:32:13,099
This is perfect.
-Yeah.

734
00:32:13,141 --> 00:32:16,978
**

735
00:32:17,020 --> 00:32:18,480
-So I just, like,

736
00:32:18,521 --> 00:32:20,440
I just wanted
to reiterate again,

737
00:32:20,482 --> 00:32:23,151
like, the whole
physical pace thing.

738
00:32:23,193 --> 00:32:25,362
Like, I just want to make sure

739
00:32:25,403 --> 00:32:28,573
you guys are comfortable
with that.

740
00:32:28,615 --> 00:32:30,367
You guys have been together
for seven years.

741
00:32:30,408 --> 00:32:32,202
You have all this established.
It comes naturally.

742
00:32:32,243 --> 00:32:36,331
Like, and so that's, I guess,
one of my fears in like the --

743
00:32:36,373 --> 00:32:37,874
And I know
we don't have expectations,

744
00:32:37,916 --> 00:32:40,210
but just not having
that expectation that I have

745
00:32:40,251 --> 00:32:42,545
to be on the same page
as you like tomorrow.

746
00:32:42,587 --> 00:32:44,339
-Yeah.
-My past experience

747
00:32:44,381 --> 00:32:47,217
with non-monogamy did end
badly.

748
00:32:47,258 --> 00:32:51,346
And so if I feel like pressured
in any way,

749
00:32:51,388 --> 00:32:53,556
then that's something
that I can't --

750
00:32:53,598 --> 00:32:55,892
I can't
put myself through again.

751
00:32:55,934 --> 00:32:57,894
I understand I'm coming
from a place of like

752
00:32:57,936 --> 00:32:59,729
I've been through this
and I'm scared of,

753
00:32:59,771 --> 00:33:01,189
you know...
-It happening again.

754
00:33:01,231 --> 00:33:02,399
-Exactly.
-I love that you shared

755
00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:04,401
that with us,
and we hear you.

756
00:33:04,442 --> 00:33:05,735
-We're going to
respect your boundaries.

757
00:33:05,777 --> 00:33:07,696
-We're respecting
that 100 percent.

758
00:33:07,737 --> 00:33:09,906
-We really have been letting
you open up at your own pace,

759
00:33:09,948 --> 00:33:11,658
and we'll continue to do that.

760
00:33:11,700 --> 00:33:13,910
You know, like, we want to
share the love that we have,

761
00:33:13,952 --> 00:33:16,204
but there's no rush.

762
00:33:16,246 --> 00:33:18,832
We really do see
something serious with Jess.

763
00:33:18,873 --> 00:33:21,459
That's why we're really
taking our pace with it.

764
00:33:21,501 --> 00:33:23,712
We wouldn't want to start

765
00:33:23,753 --> 00:33:26,506
our polyamorous lifestyle
without her.

766
00:33:26,548 --> 00:33:28,091
-Let's go back.
-Ready?

767
00:33:28,133 --> 00:33:29,259
-Alright, you ready?
-Yep.

768
00:33:29,300 --> 00:33:30,760
-Alright.

769
00:33:30,802 --> 00:33:35,056
**

770
00:33:35,098 --> 00:33:36,182
-Everybody alright?

771
00:33:36,224 --> 00:33:37,892
-Yes.
We're good.

772
00:33:40,812 --> 00:33:42,313
-Okay.

773
00:33:42,355 --> 00:33:44,607
If you want to commit
to this throuple,

774
00:33:44,649 --> 00:33:47,902
please meet in the middle now.

775
00:33:47,944 --> 00:33:51,114
**

776
00:33:51,156 --> 00:33:55,493
* You are the one thing *

777
00:33:55,535 --> 00:33:58,121
* You make me feel the light *

778
00:33:58,163 --> 00:34:00,290
-It was kind of scary
to have that conversation,

779
00:34:00,331 --> 00:34:02,792
but they really are okay
with the pace

780
00:34:02,834 --> 00:34:04,419
that I'm comfortable
with moving at.

781
00:34:04,461 --> 00:34:08,173
-It made that stay
so much more meaningful.

782
00:34:08,214 --> 00:34:10,050
-Bear hug. Bear hug.
[ Laughter ]

783
00:34:10,091 --> 00:34:12,635
-Congratulations, you three.

784
00:34:12,677 --> 00:34:16,139
-Yeah.
-Thank you.

785
00:34:16,181 --> 00:34:17,807
-Wow.
-Alright, let's go.

786
00:34:17,849 --> 00:34:19,392
Alright, you're in the middle.
Let's go.

787
00:34:19,434 --> 00:34:20,685
-Alright.
-Thank you so much.

788
00:34:20,727 --> 00:34:23,104
Let's go, ladies.
-Thank you.

789
00:34:23,146 --> 00:34:25,273
-I have my first girlfriend.

790
00:34:25,315 --> 00:34:29,652
-Oh, my...
-Oh, shit.

791
00:34:29,694 --> 00:34:31,237
-That just made my heart...

792
00:34:31,279 --> 00:34:33,114
-That made my heart just...
-...beat.

793
00:34:33,156 --> 00:34:34,657
-Oh, my God.

794
00:34:34,699 --> 00:34:36,034
-I mean, you have your first
girlfriend too, right?

795
00:34:36,076 --> 00:34:38,161
-I'm your first girlfriend?

796
00:34:38,203 --> 00:34:39,871
Oh, my God.
-And I have my first two

797
00:34:39,913 --> 00:34:43,166
girlfriends and wife.

798
00:34:43,208 --> 00:34:44,834
I know,
but it just seemed right.

799
00:34:44,876 --> 00:34:46,336
[ Laughter ]

800
00:34:46,378 --> 00:34:48,713
**

801
00:34:48,755 --> 00:34:53,593
-* As we step into
the great unknown *

802
00:34:53,635 --> 00:34:57,013
-I feel really connected
to Becca emotionally.

803
00:34:57,055 --> 00:35:01,226
-But hearing, like, bits about
what others may say

804
00:35:01,267 --> 00:35:04,062
makes me wonder
when she's not with us

805
00:35:04,104 --> 00:35:05,563
things might be different.

806
00:35:05,605 --> 00:35:07,440
-We're giving her the benefit
of the doubt

807
00:35:07,482 --> 00:35:09,067
and really leaning in.

808
00:35:09,109 --> 00:35:13,571
I do really hope
that we have not been fooled.

809
00:35:13,613 --> 00:35:15,365
-I'm feeling pretty nervous.

810
00:35:15,407 --> 00:35:18,201
-Yeah, well, I got you.
There she is.

811
00:35:18,243 --> 00:35:23,373
**

812
00:35:23,415 --> 00:35:26,418
-Where I'm at right now
with Max and Ash

813
00:35:26,459 --> 00:35:28,044
is a really good place,

814
00:35:28,086 --> 00:35:31,381
but it's definitely been
a roller coaster of emotions.

815
00:35:31,423 --> 00:35:33,133
I've gone over everything
in my head

816
00:35:33,174 --> 00:35:36,052
and it's just all mush
in my brain right now,

817
00:35:36,094 --> 00:35:38,596
and the reality is
truly setting in that

818
00:35:38,638 --> 00:35:41,891
I have to make a decision now.

819
00:35:41,933 --> 00:35:44,102
Oh, wow.
-How are you feeling?

820
00:35:44,144 --> 00:35:47,230
-I feel, uh, giddy again.

821
00:35:47,272 --> 00:35:48,356
[ Laughter ]

822
00:35:48,398 --> 00:35:49,315
-Queer panic!

823
00:35:49,357 --> 00:35:51,401
[ Laughter ]

824
00:35:51,443 --> 00:35:53,194
-Maximo and Ashley,
this is an opportunity

825
00:35:53,236 --> 00:35:55,530
to be really honest.

826
00:35:55,572 --> 00:35:57,949
-The moment we were thrown
into the resort,

827
00:35:57,991 --> 00:36:00,201
there is no doubt
that the first person

828
00:36:00,243 --> 00:36:03,413
that Ash
and I saw was you.

829
00:36:03,455 --> 00:36:04,789
-Hello.
-Hi.

830
00:36:04,831 --> 00:36:07,667
-It's nice to meet you.
-I'm Becca.

831
00:36:07,709 --> 00:36:11,963
-So of course, we had to have
our first date with you.

832
00:36:12,005 --> 00:36:13,298
-And on that first date,

833
00:36:13,340 --> 00:36:15,550
we got to finally
get to know Becca.

834
00:36:15,592 --> 00:36:18,386
Sometimes your girl want to
suck a dick. Sometimes --

835
00:36:18,428 --> 00:36:20,263
-Honestly, as long
as we can watch.

836
00:36:20,305 --> 00:36:22,932
That's so cute.
[ Laughter ]

837
00:36:22,974 --> 00:36:25,310
What blew us away
even more so

838
00:36:25,352 --> 00:36:27,354
was also our first
throuple kiss.

839
00:36:27,395 --> 00:36:28,646
-Oof.
-Mm-hmm.

840
00:36:28,688 --> 00:36:32,108
-That first kiss
seemed so perfect.

841
00:36:32,150 --> 00:36:39,449
**

842
00:36:39,491 --> 00:36:42,827
-When you two walked in,
I think I broke my neck

843
00:36:42,869 --> 00:36:45,663
looking at you guys,
and I was really nervous.

844
00:36:45,705 --> 00:36:47,791
And when I saw you guys
for our first date,

845
00:36:47,832 --> 00:36:51,795
it was so easy and, like,
so comfortable.

846
00:36:51,836 --> 00:36:54,798
It was nice to just fully
just dive on in

847
00:36:54,839 --> 00:36:56,549
and be able to trust you guys.

848
00:36:56,591 --> 00:36:59,302
And that's something
that I've never thought

849
00:36:59,344 --> 00:37:01,846
that I would be able to do that,
especially on a first date.

850
00:37:01,888 --> 00:37:03,890
I'm shocked that you guys
did not run.

851
00:37:03,932 --> 00:37:05,308
[ Laughter ]

852
00:37:05,350 --> 00:37:08,144
-You both talked about
some really beautiful moments,

853
00:37:08,186 --> 00:37:12,190
but I know it also has not been
a cakewalk for the three of you.

854
00:37:12,232 --> 00:37:15,860
-On our fourth date, where we
had some unfinished business,

855
00:37:15,902 --> 00:37:18,655
that one was
definitely the hardest.

856
00:37:18,697 --> 00:37:20,990
-We couldn't understand
that even after

857
00:37:21,032 --> 00:37:24,327
exploring a bit of Jonathan
in our throuple

858
00:37:24,369 --> 00:37:27,455
that we couldn't also still
explore things with you.

859
00:37:27,497 --> 00:37:29,833
-I felt a little
caught off guard

860
00:37:29,874 --> 00:37:31,751
because I thought
that we had a really, like,

861
00:37:31,793 --> 00:37:34,045
genuine like relationship

862
00:37:34,087 --> 00:37:36,965
where we could all tell
each other what was going on.

863
00:37:37,007 --> 00:37:41,344
-We didn't want to halt
the energy with you

864
00:37:41,386 --> 00:37:42,804
by letting you know,

865
00:37:42,846 --> 00:37:44,639
oh, we want to explore
this other person

866
00:37:44,681 --> 00:37:46,641
if we didn't even know
we wanted to.

867
00:37:46,683 --> 00:37:48,143
-You did know
you felt that way

868
00:37:48,184 --> 00:37:51,813
because you were laying it
on thick with him.

869
00:37:51,855 --> 00:37:54,858
-Truthfully, after that date,
we left

870
00:37:54,899 --> 00:37:58,778
and still wanted to continue
to explore things with Jonathan.

871
00:37:58,820 --> 00:38:03,116
After the last stay
or swap ceremony,

872
00:38:03,158 --> 00:38:04,951
Jonathan decided to swap.

873
00:38:04,993 --> 00:38:08,830
You then were
the next choice for us.

874
00:38:08,872 --> 00:38:11,708
And what hurt
was going to bed,

875
00:38:11,750 --> 00:38:13,752
being completely
transparent with you,

876
00:38:13,793 --> 00:38:15,545
and then the next day
waking up

877
00:38:15,587 --> 00:38:18,048
and never having
that effort on your end.

878
00:38:18,089 --> 00:38:21,051
You didn't seem invested
in this throuple.

879
00:38:21,092 --> 00:38:23,053
-Becca, I know this is
not easy to hear...

880
00:38:23,094 --> 00:38:24,554
-Mm-hmm.

881
00:38:24,596 --> 00:38:26,723
-...but this is an opportunity
to be honest

882
00:38:26,765 --> 00:38:29,059
and to share what
your own concerns are.

883
00:38:29,100 --> 00:38:31,811
-With all the good
comes all the bad.

884
00:38:31,853 --> 00:38:34,105
And in the moments
that were bad,

885
00:38:34,147 --> 00:38:38,068
I felt like the deepest,
like, the deepest things

886
00:38:38,109 --> 00:38:41,780
that I'm afraid of,
which is being rejected,

887
00:38:41,821 --> 00:38:44,783
being second best,
being lied to.

888
00:38:49,037 --> 00:38:50,830
I'm feel like I'm just kind
of stuck into it

889
00:38:50,872 --> 00:38:54,668
because I'm an option.

890
00:38:58,004 --> 00:39:00,882
You know, the last day
was amazing,

891
00:39:00,924 --> 00:39:03,051
but there's also
all of those lingering things.

892
00:39:03,093 --> 00:39:08,056
So it's -- it's a lot to --
to process.

893
00:39:08,098 --> 00:39:12,435
**

894
00:39:12,477 --> 00:39:14,187
-Thank you, guys,
for sharing that.

895
00:39:14,229 --> 00:39:15,772
I know it's not easy.

896
00:39:15,814 --> 00:39:18,817
So it really has come down
to this very moment.

897
00:39:21,486 --> 00:39:24,989
So if you take a step to the
end of the platform

898
00:39:25,031 --> 00:39:28,618
and get ready to make
one final decision.

899
00:39:28,660 --> 00:39:36,835
**

900
00:39:36,876 --> 00:39:40,296
Maximo, Ashley, Becca,

901
00:39:40,338 --> 00:39:43,842
if you want to commit
to this throuple,

902
00:39:43,883 --> 00:39:47,971
please meet in the middle now.

903
00:39:48,013 --> 00:39:52,892
**

904
00:39:57,772 --> 00:40:00,442
-If you want to commit
to this throuple,

905
00:40:00,483 --> 00:40:03,069
meet in the middle now.

906
00:40:03,111 --> 00:40:06,740
**

907
00:40:06,781 --> 00:40:10,368
-We actually do have feelings
at stake here.

908
00:40:10,410 --> 00:40:14,706
Can we truly trust you,
or have you been wearing a mask?

909
00:40:14,748 --> 00:40:23,590
**

910
00:40:23,631 --> 00:40:30,263
**

911
00:40:30,305 --> 00:40:37,937
**

912
00:40:37,979 --> 00:40:41,733
I am not surprised,
and it's kind of sad to say.

913
00:40:41,775 --> 00:40:44,110
-I guess we just
really weren't ready

914
00:40:44,152 --> 00:40:45,445
to make that commitment,

915
00:40:45,487 --> 00:40:48,448
although you reassured us
that you would.

916
00:40:48,490 --> 00:40:53,828
-Alright, well,
nobody is stepping forward.

917
00:40:53,870 --> 00:40:57,123
-We've been leaning in so far
this entire time

918
00:40:57,165 --> 00:41:00,210
that we were about
to fall on our face.

919
00:41:00,251 --> 00:41:01,795
-Maximo and Ash,

920
00:41:01,836 --> 00:41:03,296
I'm going to ask
that you speak first

921
00:41:03,338 --> 00:41:05,674
about your reason
not to meet in the middle.

922
00:41:05,715 --> 00:41:08,802
-We've gone through our ups,
we've gone through our downs,

923
00:41:08,843 --> 00:41:12,430
but things weren't
just adding up.

924
00:41:12,472 --> 00:41:17,936
-We just can't put our trust
into somebody who truly made us

925
00:41:17,977 --> 00:41:21,189
feel like you were going
to step forward today.

926
00:41:23,566 --> 00:41:26,778
-Oh, wow. Today?
-Yeah.

927
00:41:26,820 --> 00:41:30,156
-You felt that today?
-Yeah.

928
00:41:30,198 --> 00:41:33,827
We were almost fooled, Scott.

929
00:41:33,868 --> 00:41:36,579
-[ Scoffs] Really?

930
00:41:36,621 --> 00:41:39,958
I almost had you fooled.
Mnh-mnh.

931
00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:42,669
I think we can finally
drop the act.

932
00:41:42,711 --> 00:41:44,587
Like, you didn't
step forward either.

933
00:41:44,629 --> 00:41:48,174
I'm sick of this.
I'm over it.

934
00:41:48,216 --> 00:41:51,845
-I could easily say the same
about you guys.

935
00:41:51,886 --> 00:41:54,764
We did have a lot
of conversations where I thought

936
00:41:54,806 --> 00:41:57,100
we were both
going to run to the middle,

937
00:41:57,142 --> 00:41:59,686
and being left alone
with my feelings about

938
00:41:59,728 --> 00:42:04,733
how I do feel like I've been
manipulated and betrayed.

939
00:42:04,774 --> 00:42:08,987
It just didn't make much sense
for me to fully lean into that

940
00:42:09,029 --> 00:42:11,906
after one day of it being good.

941
00:42:15,076 --> 00:42:17,704
I feel free.

942
00:42:17,746 --> 00:42:20,457
I've grown a lot
since I've been in here.

943
00:42:20,498 --> 00:42:22,000
Non-monogamy is something

944
00:42:22,042 --> 00:42:24,210
that has always been
an option in my life,

945
00:42:24,252 --> 00:42:26,546
and after this experience,
I definitely think

946
00:42:26,588 --> 00:42:29,341
that's something
that's very important to me.

947
00:42:29,382 --> 00:42:31,134
I know I'm walking out
of here single,

948
00:42:31,176 --> 00:42:36,389
but I feel better
than I've ever felt.

949
00:42:36,431 --> 00:42:38,224
-Would you say though
even though that Becca

950
00:42:38,266 --> 00:42:40,477
didn't work out necessarily
as a match for you,

951
00:42:40,518 --> 00:42:43,563
that you're still interested
in a lifestyle of polyamory?

952
00:42:43,605 --> 00:42:45,732
-Interested?
-You know the answer to this.

953
00:42:45,774 --> 00:42:47,317
I mean --
-All over it.

954
00:42:47,359 --> 00:42:48,902
[ Laughter ]

955
00:42:48,943 --> 00:42:50,570
-Now, New York City
better watch out.

956
00:42:50,612 --> 00:42:52,489
[ Laughter ]

957
00:42:52,530 --> 00:42:54,741
-Yes, they better.
Yes, they better.

958
00:42:54,783 --> 00:42:56,117
-Thank you, Scott.
-You're the bomb.

959
00:42:56,159 --> 00:42:57,911
-* I'm ready to dive in *

960
00:42:57,952 --> 00:43:02,040
-Disappointment definitely
comes after the sigh of
relief.

961
00:43:02,082 --> 00:43:03,708
Because at least
I would have known

962
00:43:03,750 --> 00:43:05,251
that she was really trying

963
00:43:05,293 --> 00:43:08,213
and she was having
some truth behind her words.

964
00:43:08,254 --> 00:43:13,343
-Now we can truly search
for someone that aligns with us.

965
00:43:13,385 --> 00:43:15,512
**

966
00:43:15,553 --> 00:43:17,764
Call us.
[ Both laugh ]

967
00:43:17,806 --> 00:43:20,934
**

968
00:43:20,975 --> 00:43:22,811
-I really don't know
what to expect.

969
00:43:22,852 --> 00:43:26,398
Big worry is to be super
into Darrien

970
00:43:26,439 --> 00:43:29,359
and then in the end
she breaks my heart.

971
00:43:29,401 --> 00:43:31,986
That would all kind of
just leads down to this moment.

972
00:43:32,028 --> 00:43:33,655
-It can go either way.

973
00:43:35,198 --> 00:43:37,200
How you feeling?
-Nervous?

974
00:43:37,242 --> 00:43:38,827
You just can never be
too sure, you know?

975
00:43:38,868 --> 00:43:42,247
**

976
00:43:42,288 --> 00:43:45,125
-Commitment has always been
a difficult thing for me.

977
00:43:45,166 --> 00:43:47,335
Yes, we've gone through
so many things

978
00:43:47,377 --> 00:43:49,129
and there's part of me
that's like,

979
00:43:49,170 --> 00:43:52,424
okay, yeah, I'm ready
to be their girlfriend.

980
00:43:52,465 --> 00:43:54,968
But I'm also nervous
because I feel like

981
00:43:55,010 --> 00:43:59,222
a lot more responsibility
comes with that.

982
00:43:59,264 --> 00:44:03,101
-What a wild ride
it has been to watch

983
00:44:03,143 --> 00:44:06,646
the three of you
navigate this experience.

984
00:44:06,688 --> 00:44:09,649
It seems that Darrien
has helped to awaken

985
00:44:09,691 --> 00:44:14,154
something not only within you
as an individual,

986
00:44:14,195 --> 00:44:16,823
but even something within
your dynamic as a couple.

987
00:44:16,865 --> 00:44:18,908
-Yeah.
-Yeah, big time.

988
00:44:18,950 --> 00:44:20,368
-So I want to know,

989
00:44:20,410 --> 00:44:22,162
what has this experience
been like for you

990
00:44:22,203 --> 00:44:24,289
and sharing it with Darrien?

991
00:44:24,330 --> 00:44:27,959
-When we first saw you
across the bridge,

992
00:44:28,001 --> 00:44:30,003
we saw like
your deep eye contact,

993
00:44:30,045 --> 00:44:32,213
like, you would stare
like through us.

994
00:44:32,255 --> 00:44:33,548
-Yeah.
-You had, like, this huge,

995
00:44:33,590 --> 00:44:35,967
massive smile, like,
that we love.

996
00:44:36,009 --> 00:44:37,677
And you give like
the tightest hugs.

997
00:44:37,719 --> 00:44:39,054
Like, your hugs are so tight,

998
00:44:39,095 --> 00:44:41,097
like, I feel like my ribs
almost cracked,

999
00:44:41,139 --> 00:44:44,017
but in a good way.
-Yeah.

1000
00:44:44,059 --> 00:44:47,520
I think really it hit us
that the vibe and energy

1001
00:44:47,562 --> 00:44:49,522
was there at that date
on the beach.

1002
00:44:49,564 --> 00:44:52,901
We were just laughing, clicking,
and the energy was flowing

1003
00:44:52,942 --> 00:44:55,487
and it seemed like
you were one of us.

1004
00:44:55,528 --> 00:44:59,699
-How do you feel about seeing
Darrien give me physical touch?

1005
00:44:59,741 --> 00:45:00,992
-Uh, love it.

1006
00:45:01,034 --> 00:45:02,702
-You do? Okay.
-Yeah.

1007
00:45:02,744 --> 00:45:04,704
-Well, it took a game for us
to finally, like, you know,

1008
00:45:04,746 --> 00:45:08,541
have that first kiss,
but, you know, it was great.

1009
00:45:08,583 --> 00:45:10,627
-Yes, sir!

1010
00:45:10,669 --> 00:45:13,338
[ Cheers and applause ]

1011
00:45:14,756 --> 00:45:16,341
-Darrien, I'm curious for you.

1012
00:45:16,383 --> 00:45:18,718
What has it been like?
Your positive experience?

1013
00:45:18,760 --> 00:45:21,054
Your positive memories?

1014
00:45:21,096 --> 00:45:22,764
-It's been
a beautiful experience.

1015
00:45:22,806 --> 00:45:24,933
Some of the highlights for me
have just been the growth

1016
00:45:24,974 --> 00:45:26,726
that you all have
had as individuals,

1017
00:45:26,768 --> 00:45:28,478
but also as a couple.

1018
00:45:28,520 --> 00:45:31,314
At first when I said that
I wanted more physical touch,

1019
00:45:31,356 --> 00:45:33,441
I feel like there was like
a little bit of like stiffness

1020
00:45:33,483 --> 00:45:35,402
or awkwardness.
-[ Laughs ]

1021
00:45:35,443 --> 00:45:37,112
-Like, I want to touch you
more.

1022
00:45:37,153 --> 00:45:38,405
-Yeah.
-But I feel like

1023
00:45:38,446 --> 00:45:39,906
there's a nervousness.

1024
00:45:39,948 --> 00:45:41,282
I don't know -- I don't know

1025
00:45:41,324 --> 00:45:42,826
where it's coming from.
I don't --

1026
00:45:42,867 --> 00:45:44,202
[ Laughter ]

1027
00:45:44,244 --> 00:45:45,912
-Like, I'm not going to lie.

1028
00:45:45,954 --> 00:45:48,164
Sean isn't the most, like,
affectionate person ever,

1029
00:45:48,206 --> 00:45:49,749
so I'm not really
used to it again.

1030
00:45:49,791 --> 00:45:52,085
-That makes sense.
-Yeah, I'm working on that.

1031
00:45:52,127 --> 00:45:53,753
-So, like, now we've gotten
to a point

1032
00:45:53,795 --> 00:45:55,755
where it feels really
comfortable and easy

1033
00:45:55,797 --> 00:45:57,590
to share physical touch.

1034
00:45:57,632 --> 00:46:00,552
**

1035
00:46:00,593 --> 00:46:03,013
-Of course, you've had these
beautiful moments in the resort,

1036
00:46:03,054 --> 00:46:06,516
but I'm sure that there are
also still some significant
concerns

1037
00:46:06,558 --> 00:46:09,310
you have about taking
this resort experience

1038
00:46:09,352 --> 00:46:12,772
and applying that
in the real world.

1039
00:46:12,814 --> 00:46:15,108
-When you first told us
about the whole

1040
00:46:15,150 --> 00:46:17,777
you wanting to kiss Ash
and Maximo.

1041
00:46:17,819 --> 00:46:20,697
-The other day, when I was with
Maximo and Ash,

1042
00:46:20,739 --> 00:46:24,075
they asked me who I was
interested in kissing

1043
00:46:24,117 --> 00:46:27,704
and I said, Ash.

1044
00:46:27,746 --> 00:46:30,874
-First thing I know
that we felt was like, damn,

1045
00:46:30,915 --> 00:46:33,126
you're more concerned
about kissing somebody else

1046
00:46:33,168 --> 00:46:35,545
and we haven't even kissed yet.

1047
00:46:35,587 --> 00:46:39,299
-Yeah, I felt like insecure,
like I wasn't good enough,

1048
00:46:39,341 --> 00:46:41,468
like I wasn't pretty enough
or, you know?

1049
00:46:41,509 --> 00:46:43,303
-Yeah.
-Things like that.

1050
00:46:43,345 --> 00:46:44,888
-It would have seemed weird

1051
00:46:44,929 --> 00:46:46,848
if they didn't feel
some type of way about that.

1052
00:46:46,890 --> 00:46:50,435
But the whole point of being
poly is every single person

1053
00:46:50,477 --> 00:46:52,520
has like a different
type of energy

1054
00:46:52,562 --> 00:46:55,899
that we get to experience.

1055
00:46:55,940 --> 00:46:57,525
My red flag for you all was

1056
00:46:57,567 --> 00:46:59,194
when I just tried
to be transparent with you

1057
00:46:59,235 --> 00:47:02,697
all about my feelings
for Maximo and Ash.

1058
00:47:04,908 --> 00:47:06,659
It wasn't well received,

1059
00:47:06,701 --> 00:47:09,287
and it made me feel like
you didn't really accept me,

1060
00:47:09,329 --> 00:47:11,831
and you wanted to kind of
keep me in the idea

1061
00:47:11,873 --> 00:47:13,458
that you had originally had.

1062
00:47:13,500 --> 00:47:16,503
-I mean, you told us
that you wanted to be exclusive,

1063
00:47:16,544 --> 00:47:18,296
and then now you're telling me
you want to kiss somebody

1064
00:47:18,338 --> 00:47:21,466
and it's all physical.
Like, which one is it?

1065
00:47:21,508 --> 00:47:24,344
-I guess my biggest concern
would be that you all

1066
00:47:24,386 --> 00:47:26,680
don't see me for who I am
or don't fully accept me

1067
00:47:26,721 --> 00:47:29,766
for who I am
within my transparency.

1068
00:47:29,808 --> 00:47:35,563
**

1069
00:47:35,605 --> 00:47:38,149
-I'm going to ask you now
to take a step

1070
00:47:38,191 --> 00:47:40,610
to the end
of the platform

1071
00:47:40,652 --> 00:47:44,906
where you're about to make
a pretty big decision.

1072
00:47:44,948 --> 00:47:54,749
**

1073
00:47:54,791 --> 00:47:58,169
Sean and Brittne...

1074
00:47:58,211 --> 00:48:02,215
Darrien,
if you are willing to commit

1075
00:48:02,257 --> 00:48:04,718
to each other as a throuple,

1076
00:48:04,759 --> 00:48:07,637
I'd invite you to meet
in the middle.

1077
00:48:07,679 --> 00:48:09,556
**

1078
00:48:09,597 --> 00:48:12,809
-* You can try to stop me *

1079
00:48:12,851 --> 00:48:19,941
**

1080
00:48:19,983 --> 00:48:27,032
**

1081
00:48:36,041 --> 00:48:42,297
**

1082
00:48:42,339 --> 00:48:46,509
**

1083
00:48:46,551 --> 00:48:48,595
-I've shared with you all
my fear of commitment

1084
00:48:48,636 --> 00:48:50,680
and stepping forward
into this throuple

1085
00:48:50,722 --> 00:48:53,725
does have a level
of commitment.

1086
00:48:55,852 --> 00:48:58,563
-I just want
to clear one thing up.

1087
00:49:00,023 --> 00:49:04,652
We do see you, and we're all
going into it with love

1088
00:49:04,694 --> 00:49:06,696
and just understanding
and openness

1089
00:49:06,738 --> 00:49:10,200
and hopefully enough space
that you feel like you fit

1090
00:49:10,241 --> 00:49:14,704
and you can also grow
and spread your wings as well.

1091
00:49:14,746 --> 00:49:16,956
-Um, thank you
for sharing those words.

1092
00:49:16,998 --> 00:49:24,172
**

1093
00:49:24,214 --> 00:49:25,423
-Okay, Darrien.

1094
00:49:25,465 --> 00:49:28,301
Well...

1095
00:49:28,343 --> 00:49:30,387
[ Cheering ]

1096
00:49:30,428 --> 00:49:33,223
[ Laughter ]

1097
00:49:33,264 --> 00:49:37,644
**

1098
00:49:37,686 --> 00:49:40,480
Well, congratulations,
you three.

1099
00:49:42,107 --> 00:49:43,400
-So I feel great.

1100
00:49:43,441 --> 00:49:46,903
I got two beautiful ladies
over here,

1101
00:49:46,945 --> 00:49:51,908
and they're probably going to
drive me crazy, but that's okay.

1102
00:49:51,950 --> 00:49:53,660
-In the best way.

1103
00:49:53,702 --> 00:49:55,412
-See ya, Scott.
-Indeed.

1104
00:49:55,453 --> 00:49:56,913
-Did y'all really think
for a second

1105
00:49:56,955 --> 00:49:58,581
though that I wasn't
going to step forward?

1106
00:49:58,623 --> 00:50:00,750
-Of course.
-If you had embarrassed us,

1107
00:50:00,792 --> 00:50:04,212
I was going to delete my social
media accounts and go ghost.

1108
00:50:04,254 --> 00:50:07,841
[ Laughter ]

1109
00:50:07,882 --> 00:50:10,677
-We're both really excited
to see Jonathan.

1110
00:50:10,719 --> 00:50:12,929
Even though we did have
some tough times,

1111
00:50:12,971 --> 00:50:14,889
we had some really
great times with him

1112
00:50:14,931 --> 00:50:19,019
and that's what we want to
continue with him going forward.

1113
00:50:19,060 --> 00:50:21,563
-I don't know,
his head could be anywhere.

1114
00:50:21,604 --> 00:50:25,358
I just hope he steps forward.

1115
00:50:25,400 --> 00:50:27,360
-How do you feel?

1116
00:50:27,402 --> 00:50:29,112
-[ Exhales sharply ]

1117
00:50:29,154 --> 00:50:30,864
-All comes down to this.

1118
00:50:32,991 --> 00:50:34,492
-I feel like, honestly, my
heart

1119
00:50:34,534 --> 00:50:35,827
is coming out of my chest.

1120
00:50:35,869 --> 00:50:37,954
-During this time apart,
I was processing

1121
00:50:37,996 --> 00:50:40,832
where my head is at,
where my heart is at.

1122
00:50:42,917 --> 00:50:44,461
Now is the time
to let it all out

1123
00:50:44,502 --> 00:50:46,796
and tell the boys
exactly how I'm feeling.

1124
00:50:46,838 --> 00:50:49,132
-How does it feel
to see each other

1125
00:50:49,174 --> 00:50:51,217
for the first time in a while?

1126
00:50:51,259 --> 00:50:52,761
-It's been too long.
-Yeah.

1127
00:50:52,802 --> 00:50:56,139
-It feels really good.
I won't cry, I promise.

1128
00:50:56,181 --> 00:51:00,977
-It has not been an easy ride
for you here at the resort,

1129
00:51:01,019 --> 00:51:02,437
but here we are.

1130
00:51:02,479 --> 00:51:03,938
I'd like for you
to tell Jonathan

1131
00:51:03,980 --> 00:51:06,983
the good things
you've experienced so far.

1132
00:51:07,025 --> 00:51:08,443
-From the minute
that you walked in

1133
00:51:08,485 --> 00:51:10,487
and I looked across the bridge

1134
00:51:10,528 --> 00:51:12,655
and kind of looked
into your eyes, like, I knew

1135
00:51:12,697 --> 00:51:14,616
there was going to be
something special with you,

1136
00:51:14,657 --> 00:51:18,995
and you did not disappoint
in any way.

1137
00:51:19,037 --> 00:51:21,748
-I think the time when we fed
each other ceviche,

1138
00:51:21,790 --> 00:51:24,876
we were just being so real
with ourselves,

1139
00:51:24,918 --> 00:51:28,880
and I got to see us
sharing a connection.

1140
00:51:28,922 --> 00:51:30,840
You falling for him,
him falling for you.

1141
00:51:30,882 --> 00:51:33,259
And it was just
the most beautiful thing to see.

1142
00:51:33,301 --> 00:51:34,803
-You really made me realize

1143
00:51:34,844 --> 00:51:37,389
that I could have
very strong feelings

1144
00:51:37,430 --> 00:51:39,683
for somebody
other than Ashmal.

1145
00:51:39,724 --> 00:51:41,601
But that doesn't take away
from the relationship

1146
00:51:41,643 --> 00:51:43,019
that Ashmal and I have.

1147
00:51:43,061 --> 00:51:46,606
And I think that that is
the beauty of polyamory.

1148
00:51:46,648 --> 00:51:49,526
-Well, Jonathan?

1149
00:51:49,567 --> 00:51:52,362
-I remember we had
like our first, like,

1150
00:51:52,404 --> 00:51:53,738
disconnect, like
a little argument.

1151
00:51:53,780 --> 00:51:55,532
I didn't know
how to move forward.

1152
00:51:55,573 --> 00:51:58,201
And then, Rehman,
you pulled me out of the pool.

1153
00:51:58,243 --> 00:51:59,703
That's when you started
opening up to me

1154
00:51:59,744 --> 00:52:01,621
and brought your walls down.

1155
00:52:01,663 --> 00:52:03,206
-You are definitely the type
of guy that I would date

1156
00:52:03,248 --> 00:52:04,666
outside of this house.

1157
00:52:04,708 --> 00:52:07,377
-I am very physically
attracted to you.

1158
00:52:07,419 --> 00:52:09,337
That was like the first time
that I was like, okay,

1159
00:52:09,379 --> 00:52:10,588
like, this is who Rehman is.

1160
00:52:10,630 --> 00:52:12,424
After that, you know,

1161
00:52:12,465 --> 00:52:14,342
things started getting
so much better.

1162
00:52:14,384 --> 00:52:15,969
-We all know that
it has not been

1163
00:52:16,011 --> 00:52:18,722
an easy experience,
for the three of you, really.

1164
00:52:18,763 --> 00:52:20,890
Can you talk me through
some of those moments

1165
00:52:20,932 --> 00:52:23,810
where you wondered
is this the right choice?

1166
00:52:23,852 --> 00:52:25,562
-I think one of the
biggest things I learned

1167
00:52:25,603 --> 00:52:26,980
in this experience
with Jonathan

1168
00:52:27,022 --> 00:52:29,274
was every single day
was something new,

1169
00:52:29,315 --> 00:52:32,736
and every single day we were
experiencing another challenge.

1170
00:52:32,777 --> 00:52:34,571
-When it came
to the sweat lodge,

1171
00:52:34,612 --> 00:52:36,031
you kind of talked about
how you

1172
00:52:36,072 --> 00:52:38,616
had stronger emotional
connection with Ashmal

1173
00:52:38,658 --> 00:52:40,243
compared to me.

1174
00:52:40,285 --> 00:52:42,245
-It's just sometimes
a little harder to read you,

1175
00:52:42,287 --> 00:52:44,581
and like kind of --
I want to be able to, like,

1176
00:52:44,622 --> 00:52:46,124
balance you both out
because I am

1177
00:52:46,166 --> 00:52:48,418
dating you both.

1178
00:52:48,460 --> 00:52:50,128
-And I think I kind of
took that

1179
00:52:50,170 --> 00:52:52,756
as you're not really
seeing me open up,

1180
00:52:52,797 --> 00:52:54,674
even though I felt like
I was doing that.

1181
00:52:54,716 --> 00:52:57,427
Maybe you haven't given me
as much of an opportunity

1182
00:52:57,469 --> 00:52:59,346
as you've given Ashmal.

1183
00:52:59,387 --> 00:53:02,182
At the stair swap ceremony
where you decided to leave,

1184
00:53:02,223 --> 00:53:05,060
I was trying to figure out
like how that made me feel,

1185
00:53:05,101 --> 00:53:09,230
and honestly, I think
straight up it was just sadness.

1186
00:53:09,272 --> 00:53:10,982
[ Sobbing ]

1187
00:53:11,024 --> 00:53:13,276
When you step down
for Maximo and Ash,

1188
00:53:13,318 --> 00:53:16,071
it literally felt like
a dagger to my heart.

1189
00:53:16,112 --> 00:53:19,616
**

1190
00:53:19,657 --> 00:53:21,076
I let my guard down to somebody

1191
00:53:21,117 --> 00:53:23,286
that I haven't
really ever done before,

1192
00:53:23,328 --> 00:53:26,206
and you kind of crushed that.

1193
00:53:26,247 --> 00:53:29,125
-There was a lot of hurt,
there was a lot of resentment

1194
00:53:29,167 --> 00:53:31,378
and it was tough.

1195
00:53:31,419 --> 00:53:33,046
-And so, Jonathan,

1196
00:53:33,088 --> 00:53:38,301
here is an opportunity
for you to voice your concerns

1197
00:53:38,343 --> 00:53:40,095
about why you think a throuple

1198
00:53:40,136 --> 00:53:44,182
with Ashman and Rehman
may not work.

1199
00:53:44,224 --> 00:53:46,810
-So I think when it comes
to having concerns,

1200
00:53:46,851 --> 00:53:49,604
it would probably have to be
at the very beginning

1201
00:53:49,646 --> 00:53:51,439
when I felt like an outsider.

1202
00:53:54,025 --> 00:53:55,902
I understood that you guys
needed some time

1203
00:53:55,944 --> 00:53:57,529
to kind of get on the same
page,

1204
00:53:57,570 --> 00:53:59,155
but I think it would
have been better

1205
00:53:59,197 --> 00:54:01,449
if you guys had communicated
with me

1206
00:54:01,491 --> 00:54:03,159
like a little bit better.

1207
00:54:03,201 --> 00:54:05,203
If this is how they're going
to be in their relationship,

1208
00:54:05,245 --> 00:54:07,122
I don't want to be
like this in a throuple.

1209
00:54:07,163 --> 00:54:10,000
Before the stair swap
where I decided to leave,

1210
00:54:10,041 --> 00:54:11,668
we woke up, things were great,

1211
00:54:11,710 --> 00:54:13,628
and then all of a sudden
they weren't.

1212
00:54:13,670 --> 00:54:15,880
And again, I wasn't
really told why.

1213
00:54:15,922 --> 00:54:17,257
Knowing that I did try

1214
00:54:17,298 --> 00:54:18,842
and then you were
still kind of saying

1215
00:54:18,883 --> 00:54:20,218
that I wasn't putting
any effort,

1216
00:54:20,260 --> 00:54:21,970
just made me feel
some type of way.

1217
00:54:23,888 --> 00:54:25,557
-Thank you for sharing that.

1218
00:54:25,598 --> 00:54:28,727
Please walk to the end
of the platform

1219
00:54:28,768 --> 00:54:31,438
to get ready to make
your final decisions.

1220
00:54:33,565 --> 00:54:37,027
-I'm literally thinking about
so many things right now.

1221
00:54:37,068 --> 00:54:38,778
I mean, I do think about
why I, like,

1222
00:54:38,820 --> 00:54:40,196
left them in the first place.

1223
00:54:40,238 --> 00:54:42,365
And I just think overall
my experience with them

1224
00:54:42,407 --> 00:54:45,326
has been pretty rocky.

1225
00:54:45,368 --> 00:54:48,997
-Ashmal, Rehman, Jonathan,

1226
00:54:49,039 --> 00:54:52,042
if you want to commit
as a throuple,

1227
00:54:52,083 --> 00:54:54,252
please meet --
-Do you -- can I just say

1228
00:54:54,294 --> 00:54:57,213
something real quick?

1229
00:54:57,255 --> 00:54:59,549
Can I like -- can I stop and
just talk to them for a second?

1230
00:54:59,591 --> 00:55:00,550
-You want to say
something now?

1231
00:55:00,592 --> 00:55:01,968
-Yeah.

1232
00:55:03,261 --> 00:55:04,346
-Yeah.

1233
00:55:04,387 --> 00:55:08,475
**

1234
00:55:08,516 --> 00:55:10,560
-I just want to say
a few things before we decide

1235
00:55:10,602 --> 00:55:14,022
if we're going
to commit or not.

1236
00:55:14,064 --> 00:55:17,233
Want to make sure that you guys
know exactly how I feel.

1237
00:55:17,275 --> 00:55:20,403
I just wanted to say that
I'm super grateful to be here

1238
00:55:20,445 --> 00:55:23,198
and just to have had
this experience with you both.

1239
00:55:23,239 --> 00:55:26,826
**

1240
00:55:26,868 --> 00:55:29,788
But that being said...

1241
00:55:29,829 --> 00:55:33,208
Rehman and Ashmal,

1242
00:55:33,249 --> 00:55:37,253
I do want to ask you both if you
guys want to be my boyfriends?

1243
00:55:37,295 --> 00:55:45,553
**

1244
00:55:45,595 --> 00:55:47,389
-[ Indistinct conversation ]

1245
00:55:47,430 --> 00:55:49,140
-You know what I'm gonna say.
Know what I'm gonna say?

1246
00:55:49,182 --> 00:55:53,436
-No, I don't.
-Buenos dias, Novios.

1247
00:55:53,478 --> 00:55:56,439
-We're boyfriends.
-Yeah, and we're boyfriends

1248
00:55:56,481 --> 00:55:58,024
all thanks to Jonathan.

1249
00:55:58,066 --> 00:56:00,443
-I'm just super excited
to just walk away

1250
00:56:00,485 --> 00:56:02,153
from this experience with them

1251
00:56:02,195 --> 00:56:04,155
and just going into
the real world.

1252
00:56:04,197 --> 00:56:06,658
-I'm ready to do
some hands on learning.

1253
00:56:06,700 --> 00:56:08,910
-Boy, we've been doing hands
on learning this whole time.

1254
00:56:08,952 --> 00:56:11,037
Okay?
-Congratulations.

1255
00:56:11,079 --> 00:56:12,956
-Thanks, Scott.
-The work here is done.

1256
00:56:12,997 --> 00:56:14,833
-Indeed.
-I'm so excited.

1257
00:56:14,874 --> 00:56:18,461
You went from 0 to 2.

1258
00:56:18,503 --> 00:56:19,963
-Heading out here today,

1259
00:56:20,005 --> 00:56:23,508
I feel prepared to take
polyamory into the real world

1260
00:56:23,550 --> 00:56:25,635
and into our marriage.

1261
00:56:25,677 --> 00:56:27,554
-We got the best souvenir ever!

1262
00:56:27,595 --> 00:56:31,641
-This is more than a souvenir.
-Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep.

1263
00:56:31,683 --> 00:56:32,726
-This is Jess.

1264
00:56:32,767 --> 00:56:41,276
**

1265
00:56:41,317 --> 00:56:50,535
**

1266
00:56:50,577 --> 00:56:51,953
-Being in this experience,

1267
00:56:51,995 --> 00:56:54,956
I have re-fallen back
in love with her.

1268
00:56:54,998 --> 00:56:56,166
-Oh, babe.
-And we have a girlfriend,

1269
00:56:56,207 --> 00:56:58,418
So this is -- it's great.

1270
00:57:00,086 --> 00:57:02,297
-Babe, meet us at --
-Oh, alright.

1271
00:57:02,339 --> 00:57:10,722
**

1272
00:57:10,764 --> 00:57:20,190
**

1273
00:57:20,231 --> 00:57:29,824
**

1274
00:57:29,866 --> 00:57:39,167
**

1275
00:57:39,209 --> 00:57:48,218
**

1276
00:57:48,259 --> 00:57:54,224
**

1277
00:57:54,265 --> 00:58:03,191
**

1278
00:58:03,233 --> 00:58:05,527
-This has been a wild ride,

1279
00:58:05,568 --> 00:58:08,196
and we're leaving here
at the highest point

1280
00:58:08,238 --> 00:58:10,990
that we've ever been at.
I'm so, so happy.

1281
00:58:11,032 --> 00:58:13,743
-Look at these boys.
How can I not be happy?

1282
00:58:13,785 --> 00:58:22,335
**

1283
00:58:22,377 --> 00:58:31,970
**

1284
00:58:32,012 --> 00:58:40,729
**

1285
00:58:40,770 --> 00:58:42,605
-Congratulations.

1286
00:58:42,647 --> 00:58:46,109
[ Cheers and applause ]

1287
00:58:46,151 --> 00:58:48,236
-We did it.

1288
00:58:48,278 --> 00:58:52,073
**