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‐ Tonight on "The Bachelor"...
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‐ Hi!
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‐ Oh‐ho‐ho‐ho!
‐ [squeals]
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‐ Today is my Hometown date.
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both: Hi.
‐ This week is everything.
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‐ I'm really looking forward
to Matt meeting my family.
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It's a really,
really big step.
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‐ Hi, Mom.
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My family's opinion
means a lot.
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‐ I'm nervous.
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You only get
one first impression.
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‐ I would think you guys
would want to give yourself
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a little bit more time.
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What's the rush?
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‐ I haven't told him
how I feel about him.
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‐ You have to protect yourself.
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‐ To me,
you don't seem smitten.
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‐ [crying]
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‐ I have these moments
where it is terrifying.
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‐ Does it seem
too fast for you?
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‐ Is she really, truly ready?
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[buzzer blares]
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[dramatic music]
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‐ You have to take
that leap of faith.
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♪ ♪
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‐ Rachael!
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♪ ♪
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[birds chirping]
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[soft upbeat music]
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♪ ♪
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[grunting quietly]
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♪ ♪
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This week
is extremely important
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because it's Hometown week.
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I'm gonna be meeting
a lot of families,
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and the fact that
their families are here
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to meet me and to spend time
with their daughter,
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how can you not be excited
about that?
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But as excited as I am
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to talk and meet
with their families,
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I'm nervous.
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I hope that these conversations
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and these interactions
with the family
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go well today.
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You only get one
first impression,
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and if your family's
not on board,
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I've seen how
that can really divide
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family and relationships,
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and that's the last thing
I want to do.
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I want this to work
because that's one step closer
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to me getting down on one knee
and being engaged.
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[sighs]
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[birds chirping]
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‐ Hi.
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‐ Good morning.
‐ Good morning.
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‐ Good morning.
‐ Good morning.
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‐ Wow.
‐ How are you?
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‐ [chuckles]
‐ I'm good.
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This week is Hometowns,
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and it's personal,
and it's about family.
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There's a huge shift
in this journey right now.
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Everything
that leads up to Hometowns
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and everything
that happens after.
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‐ This week is everything.
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It really is.
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My family means
everything to me,
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and I just can't wait
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to show them
how happy I am with him
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and how serious I am
about Matt and I
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potentially starting
that life together.
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‐ These are still
extraordinary times,
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and so we're not
going back to Georgia,
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Minnesota, Toronto,
or California,
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and, to that end,
we have already brought in
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the people
that mean the most to you.
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‐ [quietly]
Oh, my God.
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My family is what grounds me.
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I feel my most self
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whenever I'm at home
with my family
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because they know me
better than anyone,
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so it's a really,
really big step.
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‐ So let me tell you
who's here for each of you.
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Serena.
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Your mom, your dad,
and Talia, your sister.
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‐ So excited!
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[laughter]
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‐ Rach.
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Your mom, your dad,
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and your sister, Trinity,
are all here.
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‐ I'm so excited.
Oh, my gosh.
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I didn't think my sister
was gonna be able to be here.
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‐ Michelle.
Your mom and dad are here.
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Whew.
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‐ Bri.
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Your best friend, Bri, is here,
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and your mom...
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Kay, I don't know why...
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‐ And your baby sister...
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‐ [laughing]
‐ Oh, Bri.
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‐ Are all here.
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I just‐‐it means a lot to me.
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‐ I'm happy for all of you.
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I'm happy that your people
are here.
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And I know, by the way,
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it means the world to Matt
that each of you
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are going to do this with him
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and that they have flown in
to meet him.
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So, Michelle,
your date is actually today.
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So why don't you go get ready?
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And I'll see you all
at the next Rose Ceremony.
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All right, ladies.
‐ Thanks, Chris.
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‐ Have a good one.
‐ You too.
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‐ Bye.
‐ I'm so happy.
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It's my Hometown day.
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I have such a big smile
on my face.
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‐ It's a big day.
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‐ When I'm around Matt,
I feel 100% myself,
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and I think all my feelings
are very much there,
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but that last piece
is my family,
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and I get to bring that
into the picture today.
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[animals bleating]
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We are not in Minnesota,
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but I'm looking forward
to bringing
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little pieces of Minnesota
to Nemacolin,
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and I hope that Matt
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gets to see
a different side of me.
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I have a lot of fun things
planned for Matt today.
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Hi.
‐ Hi.
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‐ How are you doing?
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Mm!
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‐ [grunts]
‐ [kissing]
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‐ Hi.
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‐ Hi.
I like your shirt.
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‐ Literally, are we wearing
the same color?
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[both laughing]
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What in the world?
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Okay, well,
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I have a very special day
planned for you.
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‐ Okay.
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‐ So in Minnesota,
growing up...
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‐ Yeah?
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‐ My family went on a ton
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of, like, evening bike rides.
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‐ All right.
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‐ What better way
to start out our day
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than a little bike ride?
‐ I like that.
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[bike bell rings]
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‐ I'm very excited to spend
this time with Michelle today
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because Michelle
was one of five women
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who were added to this journey
three weeks into the process,
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and we hit it off.
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We had a great connection,
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and our attraction
for one another is undeniable.
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‐ Hey! Look at that.
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‐ But I'm nervous,
to be honest with you.
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Knowing that I am meeting
her family tonight,
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I want to put
my best foot forward,
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because I can see a life
outside of this with her.
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‐ So, like, do you
picture yourself being
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like dads biking
on those double bikes?
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‐ I feel like
that would be, like,
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my perfect life...
‐ Yeah!
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‐ But I see‐‐in reality,
I see, like, my kids
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just, like, rippin' past me
and, like,
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trying to, like,
kick me off my bike and stuff,
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and I'm like, "Okay."
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‐ That's what I have
coming to me.
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I know it.
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‐ I have a very fun day
in store for Matt.
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We're right here.
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We're gonna get
a little inside look
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at my life
and what's close to my heart.
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‐ [laughs]
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‐ Matt has put me
through a lot,
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so this is, like, my turn
to now put him in the hot seat.
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You ready to go?
‐ You gonna take it easy on me?
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‐ Matt, I hope you're ready,
because class is in session.
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‐ Aww.
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[overlapping chatter]
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‐ Oh, my gosh!
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[children cheering]
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[gentle music]
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Oh, my gosh.
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Hi!
How are you guys?
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‐ Good.
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‐ Good.
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‐ [chuckles]
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So...
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‐ These are some
of my students,
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and this is Mr. James.
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‐ Hi.
‐ Hi.
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‐ Mr. James.
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What's up, guys?
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‐ Is that your boyfriend?
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‐ Man, this is incredible.
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The fact that Michelle
had all of her students
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with us virtually was‐‐
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I felt like
I was in her classroom.
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‐ So I hear that
you have some questions...
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‐ That you need to ask
Mr. James.
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Is that right?
‐ Yes.
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‐ Yes. Yes.
‐ Yeah.
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‐ Okay, Evie.
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‐ I've learned so much
from Ms. Young.
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What's one thing
Ms. Young taught you?
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‐ Ooh, that's a great question.
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The biggest lesson
that Ms. Young's taught me
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is to be open‐minded.
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‐ Thank you, Evie.
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Jill.
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‐ Are you going to give
Ms. Young a rose?
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‐ We'll have to wait
and see what happens.
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‐ [laughing]
Oh!
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Evan, what's your question?
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‐ Have you guys kissed yet?
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‐ Oh, no.
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Evan coming in hot!
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Ev‐‐we‐‐Evan, we are‐‐
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this is where we're at
in our relationship right now.
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We're‐‐we're holding hands.
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That's how you‐‐that's how
you can really tell
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you like somebody: you start
to hold hands with 'em.
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I'm loving the questions
from these kids.
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‐ How many girlfriends
do you have?
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‐ [laughing]
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I've got one right here.
Ms. Young.
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These kids are grilling me.
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‐ Are you going
to have babies?
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Kelsey,
that's a great question,
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and, yeah, I do want kids.
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A lot of 'em.
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‐ They're asking me
super tough questions there.
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They're asking things that‐‐
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they're asking hard questions.
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‐ Are you going to marry her?
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‐ We're in the process
of figuring that out,
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and I can't give you
a definitive answer yet,
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but, Tyler, I will
Zoom call you when I know.
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‐ [laughs]
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‐ Thank you.
‐ Absolutely.
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‐ All right.
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Elise, you're up next.
‐ Hi.
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My teacher Ms. Young wrote me
this note, and it reads,
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"Elise, you can do anything
when you put your mind to it.
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"Remember this when you're
taking your test today.
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"You've got this,
and I believe in you.
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Sincerely, Ms. Young."
‐ Mm.
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‐ And it inspires me
every day,
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so how will you inspire
Ms. Young?
261
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‐ Thank you for sharing
that message with me.
262
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That's awesome.
263
00:09:08,102 --> 00:09:11,138
I'm gonna inspire Ms. Young
264
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by being her biggest champion.
265
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‐ I love the question.
Thank you.
266
00:09:15,576 --> 00:09:19,213
All right, thank you so much
for being a part of this.
267
00:09:19,213 --> 00:09:22,516
I'm so happy that you
were able to meet Mr. James.
268
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Give me, like, one thumbs‐up,
two thumbs up,
269
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how you feel about this man.
270
00:09:30,024 --> 00:09:31,125
Hey.
‐ [laughing]
271
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‐ You got all two thumbs up.
272
00:09:33,060 --> 00:09:34,261
That's amazing.
‐ Hey.
273
00:09:34,261 --> 00:09:37,098
It's incredible to see
the special relationship
274
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that Michelle
has with her students.
275
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‐ Bye.
‐ Nice to meet you.
276
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‐ The more time
I spend with Michelle,
277
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I see everything
that I'm looking for.
278
00:09:45,106 --> 00:09:46,340
That was incredible.
279
00:09:46,340 --> 00:09:48,075
I'm meeting her family
tonight,
280
00:09:48,075 --> 00:09:49,176
and I'm looking forward
to meeting 'em,
281
00:09:49,176 --> 00:09:51,912
because I want them to see
that this is real
282
00:09:51,912 --> 00:09:53,080
and that it can work,
283
00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:54,348
but ultimately,
284
00:09:54,348 --> 00:09:56,484
that I would like
their approval.
285
00:09:56,484 --> 00:09:59,487
Seeing you in your element
today was incredible
286
00:09:59,487 --> 00:10:03,023
because I know how much
those students mean to you
287
00:10:03,023 --> 00:10:04,258
and how passionate you are
about your work,
288
00:10:04,258 --> 00:10:06,327
and I saw,
not only on your face,
289
00:10:06,327 --> 00:10:07,394
but on your students' face,
290
00:10:07,394 --> 00:10:09,330
how much you've
impacted their lives
291
00:10:09,330 --> 00:10:12,032
and how much you mean to 'em.
292
00:10:12,032 --> 00:10:13,267
What was it like
seeing them again?
293
00:10:13,267 --> 00:10:15,302
‐ Super emotional.
294
00:10:15,302 --> 00:10:16,370
I love it.
[laughs]
295
00:10:16,370 --> 00:10:17,371
‐ How‐‐how important to you
is it
296
00:10:17,371 --> 00:10:18,539
that someone who you're with
297
00:10:18,539 --> 00:10:21,208
is, like,
on that level with you on‐‐
298
00:10:21,208 --> 00:10:22,343
in terms of, like,
299
00:10:22,343 --> 00:10:24,145
how passionate you are
about your kids?
300
00:10:24,145 --> 00:10:26,147
‐ Um, incredibly important.
301
00:10:26,147 --> 00:10:28,349
I think that's probably
been, like,
302
00:10:28,349 --> 00:10:30,317
the missing factor...
‐ Right.
303
00:10:30,317 --> 00:10:35,422
‐ And, honestly, like, moving
into Hometown visits tonight,
304
00:10:35,422 --> 00:10:38,125
my parents were hesitant,
at first,
305
00:10:38,125 --> 00:10:39,627
like, for me
to put everything on pause,
306
00:10:39,627 --> 00:10:43,197
and when they asked me,
"Why? What is your reasoning?"
307
00:10:43,197 --> 00:10:46,734
you were completely
my reason why.
308
00:10:48,202 --> 00:10:49,837
‐ Thank you.
That means a lot.
309
00:10:49,837 --> 00:10:50,471
‐ [chuckles]
310
00:10:50,471 --> 00:10:51,672
‐ And I know how much
your family needs you,
311
00:10:51,672 --> 00:10:54,441
so I just want to be
on my best behavior, you know?
312
00:10:54,441 --> 00:10:56,443
Like, I just want to be, like‐‐
313
00:10:56,443 --> 00:10:58,312
like, it's like, the first time
you meet somebody,
314
00:10:58,312 --> 00:11:00,181
you only get that one time,
you know?
315
00:11:00,181 --> 00:11:02,183
‐ Just show them
what you've shown me.
316
00:11:02,183 --> 00:11:04,118
That's it.
Like, that's the great thing,
317
00:11:04,118 --> 00:11:05,586
because that's
what I'm falling for,
318
00:11:05,586 --> 00:11:08,055
so I know that they are‐‐
they would too.
319
00:11:08,055 --> 00:11:09,190
‐ Okay.
320
00:11:09,190 --> 00:11:10,291
‐ I'm excited
for you to meet them.
321
00:11:10,291 --> 00:11:11,892
‐ Me too.
322
00:11:11,892 --> 00:11:14,895
[romantic music]
323
00:11:14,895 --> 00:11:16,197
♪ ♪
324
00:11:16,197 --> 00:11:17,464
‐ It's been a really good day.
325
00:11:17,464 --> 00:11:21,468
It went even better
than I could've ever imagined.
326
00:11:21,468 --> 00:11:24,338
I'm falling in love with Matt,
327
00:11:24,338 --> 00:11:26,774
and I think my family‐‐
328
00:11:26,774 --> 00:11:31,378
they are gonna have no problem
falling in love with him, too,
329
00:11:31,378 --> 00:11:35,115
but tonight,
if they, for some reason,
330
00:11:35,115 --> 00:11:37,117
said,
"No, we don't like Matt,"
331
00:11:37,117 --> 00:11:38,452
it would be really hard for me
332
00:11:38,452 --> 00:11:41,255
to move forward
with our relationship.
333
00:11:41,255 --> 00:11:43,958
♪ ♪
334
00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:47,127
[crickets chirping]
335
00:11:47,127 --> 00:11:48,996
[soft music]
336
00:11:48,996 --> 00:11:51,065
‐ This is so crazy.
337
00:11:51,065 --> 00:11:52,233
I have not seen them
in so long.
338
00:11:52,233 --> 00:11:53,400
‐ [laughs]
339
00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:55,469
Tonight I'm meeting
Michelle's parents,
340
00:11:55,469 --> 00:11:59,406
and I'm nervous
because, after tonight,
341
00:11:59,406 --> 00:12:02,209
Michelle and I's relationship
could change forever,
342
00:12:02,209 --> 00:12:04,311
so I hope that her parents
343
00:12:04,311 --> 00:12:07,047
are open to me being
a part of their family.
344
00:12:07,047 --> 00:12:09,350
We'll see how that goes.
345
00:12:09,350 --> 00:12:11,352
‐ Are you ready?
‐ I am.
346
00:12:11,352 --> 00:12:14,288
‐ Just be yourself.
‐ Yeah.
347
00:12:14,288 --> 00:12:16,123
‐ Like, I love what I see,
348
00:12:16,123 --> 00:12:17,424
and you've stayed true
to yourself
349
00:12:17,424 --> 00:12:19,393
this whole process, and I know
350
00:12:19,393 --> 00:12:21,962
that they're gonna see
what I see too.
351
00:12:21,962 --> 00:12:22,963
Ready?
352
00:12:22,963 --> 00:12:30,004
♪ ♪
353
00:12:30,271 --> 00:12:31,305
‐ Oh, my God.
‐ Oh, my God. Yeah.
354
00:12:31,305 --> 00:12:33,240
‐ Okay, okay.
‐ [laughs, gasps]
355
00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:34,708
Hi, Mom.
356
00:12:34,708 --> 00:12:38,445
I'm really excited that
I get to see my family again.
357
00:12:38,445 --> 00:12:40,214
It's been so long.
358
00:12:40,214 --> 00:12:41,548
Hi, Mom.
‐ Hi, Chelle.
359
00:12:41,548 --> 00:12:43,617
‐ Mom...[laughs]
This is Matt.
360
00:12:43,617 --> 00:12:44,618
Matt, this is my mom, LaVonne.
‐ Matt.
361
00:12:44,618 --> 00:12:46,220
‐ Hi.
‐ Oh, it's so nice...
362
00:12:46,220 --> 00:12:48,322
‐ My family's opinion
means a lot,
363
00:12:48,322 --> 00:12:51,392
and I hope that getting
to meet Matt himself,
364
00:12:51,392 --> 00:12:52,559
getting to see us together,
365
00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,529
they will be 100% supportive.
366
00:12:55,529 --> 00:12:57,665
[sighs]
Well, what do you wanna know?
367
00:12:57,665 --> 00:13:00,401
both: Here we are.
‐ I wanna know it all.
368
00:13:00,401 --> 00:13:01,435
I wanna know it all.
‐ Yeah. Yeah.
369
00:13:01,435 --> 00:13:02,536
‐ So...
‐ So tell me.
370
00:13:02,536 --> 00:13:04,471
‐ I was a late arrival...
‐ Oh, wow.
371
00:13:04,471 --> 00:13:06,707
‐ And so there already
had been two Rose Ceremonies,
372
00:13:06,707 --> 00:13:10,611
and I‐‐when I walked in,
I didn't actually know
373
00:13:10,611 --> 00:13:13,314
I was walking
into a Rose Ceremony yet.
374
00:13:13,314 --> 00:13:14,481
I'll let you tell that part.
‐ Yeah.
375
00:13:14,481 --> 00:13:16,617
So I was so caught off‐guard
by, like,
376
00:13:16,617 --> 00:13:19,553
the way I felt about Michelle
after our initial conversation
377
00:13:19,553 --> 00:13:23,357
that, the next day,
I requested a one‐on‐one.
378
00:13:23,357 --> 00:13:24,525
I'm like, I need to...
‐ Aww.
379
00:13:24,525 --> 00:13:26,393
‐ My mom's starting to cry.
‐ Yeah, I know.
380
00:13:26,393 --> 00:13:28,362
No, I'm just looking to see
how he's looking at you.
381
00:13:28,362 --> 00:13:30,331
[laughter]
I'm analyzing you.
382
00:13:30,331 --> 00:13:32,266
‐ Stop.
[laughter]
383
00:13:32,266 --> 00:13:34,435
‐ Michelle looks really happy
384
00:13:34,435 --> 00:13:39,573
and back to her old, playful,
smiling self.
385
00:13:39,573 --> 00:13:41,975
Michelle,
should we go have a chat?
386
00:13:41,975 --> 00:13:42,710
‐ Yes.
387
00:13:42,710 --> 00:13:45,546
‐ She's had a couple
of relationships in the past
388
00:13:45,546 --> 00:13:47,614
that were not so good,
you know,
389
00:13:47,614 --> 00:13:50,517
and so the concern I have
390
00:13:50,517 --> 00:13:53,721
is that he could be in love
with multiple people.
391
00:13:53,721 --> 00:13:56,523
As soon as you walked
in the room,
392
00:13:56,523 --> 00:13:58,192
we could tell
you were happy, so...
393
00:13:58,192 --> 00:13:59,727
[both laughing]
394
00:13:59,727 --> 00:14:02,196
You know, it was written
all over your face.
395
00:14:02,196 --> 00:14:04,665
So what are the qualities
396
00:14:04,665 --> 00:14:06,533
that you like about him
so much?
397
00:14:06,533 --> 00:14:07,601
I mean, I guess I...
‐ Hmm.
398
00:14:07,601 --> 00:14:09,703
‐ [laughing]
‐ Let me get out my list.
399
00:14:09,703 --> 00:14:11,505
‐ [laughing]
Yeah, get your list, hon.
400
00:14:11,505 --> 00:14:14,174
‐ Um, he wants
to make a difference.
401
00:14:14,174 --> 00:14:15,743
He's creating these, like,
402
00:14:15,743 --> 00:14:18,545
hydroponic gardens
for inner‐city kids
403
00:14:18,545 --> 00:14:21,315
so that they can learn
how to grow their own food,
404
00:14:21,315 --> 00:14:24,351
and that is just, like,
such a big thing
405
00:14:24,351 --> 00:14:26,286
that I'm looking for.
406
00:14:26,286 --> 00:14:27,454
There‐‐you know?
‐ Mm‐hmm.
407
00:14:27,454 --> 00:14:30,224
‐ People are all talk,
but they don't actually...
408
00:14:30,224 --> 00:14:31,258
‐ Do anything?
‐ Do it.
409
00:14:31,258 --> 00:14:34,261
‐ I mean,
he seems like a nice guy.
410
00:14:34,261 --> 00:14:35,629
I mean, the concern I have
411
00:14:35,629 --> 00:14:37,598
is there are these other women,
you know?
412
00:14:37,598 --> 00:14:39,466
‐ Yeah.
‐ If he doesn't pick you,
413
00:14:39,466 --> 00:14:43,370
you know,
it's gonna be a‐‐a big letdown.
414
00:14:43,370 --> 00:14:48,342
If he were to propose now,
would you say yes?
415
00:14:48,342 --> 00:14:50,644
Would you?
You would. Kay.
416
00:14:50,644 --> 00:14:54,314
Uh, it just all
depends on, you know,
417
00:14:54,314 --> 00:14:56,250
where he's at with you,
you know?
418
00:14:56,250 --> 00:14:57,284
‐ Mm‐hmm.
419
00:14:57,284 --> 00:14:59,486
I just know that...
‐ Mm?
420
00:14:59,486 --> 00:15:01,455
‐ Um, you and Mom
421
00:15:01,455 --> 00:15:04,358
obviously saw me
in a really hard place.
422
00:15:04,358 --> 00:15:06,193
[gentle music]
423
00:15:06,193 --> 00:15:07,327
‐ Yeah.
424
00:15:07,327 --> 00:15:09,196
A year ago‐‐two years ago.
425
00:15:09,196 --> 00:15:10,197
Yeah.
426
00:15:10,197 --> 00:15:11,398
♪ ♪
427
00:15:11,398 --> 00:15:14,401
Yeah.
428
00:15:14,401 --> 00:15:15,536
But you've bounced back.
429
00:15:15,536 --> 00:15:17,337
You're‐‐you're doing‐‐you know?
430
00:15:17,337 --> 00:15:18,739
♪ ♪
431
00:15:18,739 --> 00:15:21,375
‐ You guys were just, like,
the people who picked me up
432
00:15:21,375 --> 00:15:23,544
after that and during that.
‐ Yeah.
433
00:15:23,544 --> 00:15:27,548
That's our job, is to be there
when things get tough.
434
00:15:27,548 --> 00:15:28,849
‐ Yeah.
‐ We want to protect you
435
00:15:28,849 --> 00:15:33,620
from anything that
could potentially hurt you.
436
00:15:33,620 --> 00:15:36,590
I asked her,
if he would propose,
437
00:15:36,590 --> 00:15:38,525
would she say yes?
438
00:15:38,525 --> 00:15:40,727
And she said, "Yes, I would,"
439
00:15:40,727 --> 00:15:43,597
which was a surprise to me,
440
00:15:43,597 --> 00:15:48,502
and so going into
my conversation with Matt,
441
00:15:48,502 --> 00:15:53,240
I hope to see
if they are at the same stage,
442
00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,576
uh, in this relationship.
443
00:15:55,576 --> 00:15:58,712
One of the first things
I wanted to get from you is,
444
00:15:58,712 --> 00:16:01,882
what are the characteristics
that you see in her
445
00:16:01,882 --> 00:16:05,452
that, you know, differentiate
her from the other...
446
00:16:05,452 --> 00:16:06,620
‐ Right.
‐ Women?
447
00:16:06,620 --> 00:16:07,955
‐ Michelle tells me how it is,
448
00:16:07,955 --> 00:16:11,458
and she has strong convictions
in what she believes
449
00:16:11,458 --> 00:16:13,427
and what she's here for
and what she stands for.
450
00:16:13,427 --> 00:16:14,695
Just the way
that she carries herself,
451
00:16:14,695 --> 00:16:16,930
the things
that are important to her,
452
00:16:16,930 --> 00:16:18,832
the things that she wants
to accomplish in life‐‐
453
00:16:18,832 --> 00:16:21,735
they're aligned with
a lot of my life experiences
454
00:16:21,735 --> 00:16:23,337
and what I want to accomplish.
455
00:16:23,337 --> 00:16:24,404
‐ Mm‐kay.
456
00:16:24,404 --> 00:16:28,375
So are you in love with her
or not?
457
00:16:28,375 --> 00:16:29,443
I mean, that's...
458
00:16:29,443 --> 00:16:31,512
‐ So, um,
I haven't told her that yet,
459
00:16:31,512 --> 00:16:32,946
and, um, it's not something
460
00:16:32,946 --> 00:16:34,815
that I would share with her
until I meant it,
461
00:16:34,815 --> 00:16:37,551
and I am falling
for your daughter.
462
00:16:37,551 --> 00:16:39,586
‐ Okay.
463
00:16:39,586 --> 00:16:42,456
‐ So how do you see this
after...
464
00:16:42,456 --> 00:16:43,724
‐ Right.
‐ The spotlight's gone?
465
00:16:43,724 --> 00:16:45,559
You're now in real life.
‐ Right.
466
00:16:45,559 --> 00:16:47,694
There's nothing I wouldn't do
for someone that I love
467
00:16:47,694 --> 00:16:50,731
and someone that I see myself
building a life with,
468
00:16:50,731 --> 00:16:52,799
and if that means
me moving to Minnesota,
469
00:16:52,799 --> 00:16:54,535
then that means
me moving to Minnesota.
470
00:16:54,535 --> 00:16:55,736
I'm open to that conversation.
471
00:16:55,736 --> 00:16:58,539
I'm open to what comes
with being with your daughter
472
00:16:58,539 --> 00:17:01,775
because, with that feeling
that I have for her,
473
00:17:01,775 --> 00:17:03,744
there's nothing I wouldn't do
474
00:17:03,744 --> 00:17:06,280
that would keep me
from being with her.
475
00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:07,714
‐ Okay.
Okay.
476
00:17:07,714 --> 00:17:10,684
We trust her
decision‐making process,
477
00:17:10,684 --> 00:17:15,522
and we will respect,
478
00:17:15,522 --> 00:17:16,790
you know,
479
00:17:16,790 --> 00:17:18,825
Michelle's, you know, choice,
480
00:17:18,825 --> 00:17:21,228
so whatever she decides to do,
you know?
481
00:17:21,228 --> 00:17:21,728
‐ Mm‐hmm.
482
00:17:21,728 --> 00:17:22,863
‐ And we'll be supportive
483
00:17:22,863 --> 00:17:25,866
in whatever way
we possibly can.
484
00:17:25,866 --> 00:17:27,467
‐ Thank you...
‐ You're welcome.
485
00:17:27,467 --> 00:17:28,569
‐ For that.
‐ You're welcome.
486
00:17:28,569 --> 00:17:30,470
‐ I really appreciate it.
‐ Okay.
487
00:17:30,470 --> 00:17:32,406
‐ [sighs]
I really like him a lot, Mom.
488
00:17:32,406 --> 00:17:33,640
‐ Do you?
489
00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:34,708
[groans softly]
490
00:17:34,708 --> 00:17:37,411
So you think
he would be the one?
491
00:17:38,345 --> 00:17:40,280
Wow.
492
00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:41,782
Wow.
493
00:17:41,782 --> 00:17:43,450
Aww.
‐ I know.
494
00:17:43,450 --> 00:17:44,618
‐ Aww, I know.
Come here.
495
00:17:44,618 --> 00:17:47,287
[chuckles]
Come here.
496
00:17:49,156 --> 00:17:50,490
Wow.
497
00:17:50,490 --> 00:17:52,726
Who would've ever thought?
498
00:17:52,726 --> 00:17:55,729
‐ I just don't know.
I just...
499
00:17:55,729 --> 00:17:58,565
‐ Does it seem too fast
for you, or is it‐‐
500
00:17:58,565 --> 00:18:00,567
‐ No, which doesn't
make sense, either,
501
00:18:00,567 --> 00:18:03,570
because I'm, like,
a "Let's take things slow"...
502
00:18:03,570 --> 00:18:04,571
‐ Right. Right.
‐ Kind of person.
503
00:18:04,571 --> 00:18:05,706
‐ Very practical. Yes.
504
00:18:05,706 --> 00:18:08,642
‐ Yeah, but, like,
I don't know.
505
00:18:08,642 --> 00:18:10,577
‐ Do you feel like
he's getting there,
506
00:18:10,577 --> 00:18:13,680
or where do you think‐‐okay.
507
00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:14,881
‐ Yeah, and it's‐‐
508
00:18:14,881 --> 00:18:17,017
‐ I know he's got other people
here still, but...
509
00:18:17,017 --> 00:18:19,786
‐ Right, and there's,
like, that piece,
510
00:18:19,786 --> 00:18:21,888
but if I didn't feel like
it was being reciprocated,
511
00:18:21,888 --> 00:18:23,557
I wouldn't still be here.
‐ Right. Yeah.
512
00:18:23,557 --> 00:18:26,026
Do you see Dad at all in him
in how‐‐
513
00:18:26,026 --> 00:18:28,862
you know how wonderful
your father treats me
514
00:18:28,862 --> 00:18:32,466
and puts me first,
no matter what.
515
00:18:32,466 --> 00:18:33,500
‐ He is the‐‐
‐ Do you feel like
516
00:18:33,500 --> 00:18:35,569
he would be that person
for you?
517
00:18:35,569 --> 00:18:36,737
Really?
518
00:18:36,737 --> 00:18:38,639
[both laugh]
519
00:18:38,639 --> 00:18:41,608
‐ And I've never felt
like that before.
520
00:18:41,608 --> 00:18:43,777
‐ I just want you to be happy,
so if‐‐
521
00:18:43,777 --> 00:18:46,913
if he makes you happy‐‐
and I can see he does already‐‐
522
00:18:46,913 --> 00:18:50,083
we'll love him, and he'll
be part of our family.
523
00:18:50,083 --> 00:18:54,755
‐ Seeing my mom and dad
felt so incredible.
524
00:18:54,755 --> 00:18:56,923
The fact that they said,
525
00:18:56,923 --> 00:18:58,859
"We are going
to support you"...
526
00:18:58,859 --> 00:19:00,727
[sighs]
That was such a good feeling
527
00:19:00,727 --> 00:19:02,963
because they realize
that I'm all‐in,
528
00:19:02,963 --> 00:19:06,500
and so the Young family
is all‐in too.
529
00:19:06,500 --> 00:19:07,567
‐ [laughing]
‐ Goes in.
530
00:19:07,567 --> 00:19:08,735
‐ Throwing it.
531
00:19:08,735 --> 00:19:10,837
‐ Hello.
‐ Two!
532
00:19:10,837 --> 00:19:12,372
‐ Ooh.
‐ Yeah! There we go.
533
00:19:12,372 --> 00:19:12,973
‐ Whoo!
534
00:19:12,973 --> 00:19:16,043
Seeing him fit in
so seamlessly
535
00:19:16,043 --> 00:19:19,112
makes me really excited
to think about
536
00:19:19,112 --> 00:19:24,785
what having Matt be a part
of my family would look like.
537
00:19:24,785 --> 00:19:25,786
‐ Oh!
‐ Good job, team.
538
00:19:25,786 --> 00:19:27,020
‐ Yay!
539
00:19:27,020 --> 00:19:30,891
‐ And so I do not want him
to leave here tonight
540
00:19:30,891 --> 00:19:34,895
without me really telling him
how I feel.
541
00:19:34,895 --> 00:19:37,931
‐ Seeing and being able
to talk to your mom and dad,
542
00:19:37,931 --> 00:19:40,667
like, I get a lot of why
you are the way you are.
543
00:19:40,667 --> 00:19:42,002
[both laughing]
544
00:19:42,002 --> 00:19:43,637
‐ Should I be scared?
‐ No.
545
00:19:43,637 --> 00:19:44,771
It's all good things, you know?
546
00:19:44,771 --> 00:19:48,742
I mean, I'm very happy about us
547
00:19:48,742 --> 00:19:51,645
just 'cause I know
how important it is
548
00:19:51,645 --> 00:19:53,914
to have your family on board.
549
00:19:53,914 --> 00:19:56,016
‐ I really do feel like
you were able
550
00:19:56,016 --> 00:20:00,520
to kind of get this,
like, sped‐up glimpse
551
00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:02,823
of my parents and, like,
552
00:20:02,823 --> 00:20:04,758
their love that they have
for each other,
553
00:20:04,758 --> 00:20:08,628
and that's something
that I'm truly looking for.
554
00:20:08,628 --> 00:20:09,830
I connect with you in a way
555
00:20:09,830 --> 00:20:12,099
that I've never connected
with anyone before,
556
00:20:12,099 --> 00:20:16,870
and so I do want you
to know that, like,
557
00:20:16,870 --> 00:20:20,107
after you meeting my family,
um,
558
00:20:20,107 --> 00:20:22,075
I knew that it was gonna
take my emotions
559
00:20:22,075 --> 00:20:25,912
to a whole different level,
and I was ready for that,
560
00:20:25,912 --> 00:20:30,684
um, and I can say that I...
561
00:20:30,684 --> 00:20:33,887
am falling in love with you,
Matt.
562
00:20:33,887 --> 00:20:37,791
And that makes me so excited,
and it's so scary,
563
00:20:37,791 --> 00:20:40,794
but it's so genuine,
and it's so real.
564
00:20:40,794 --> 00:20:43,797
[romantic music]
565
00:20:43,797 --> 00:20:47,501
♪ ♪
566
00:20:47,501 --> 00:20:48,034
To be able to tell Matt
567
00:20:48,034 --> 00:20:50,804
that I was falling
in love with him,
568
00:20:50,804 --> 00:20:53,640
and then to get that
569
00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:57,544
positive smile from him,
570
00:20:57,544 --> 00:20:58,812
it felt so good.
571
00:20:58,812 --> 00:21:01,548
[sighs]
I do not want to say goodbye.
572
00:21:01,548 --> 00:21:04,951
♪ ♪
573
00:21:04,951 --> 00:21:07,187
This is a new feeling to me,
574
00:21:07,187 --> 00:21:09,823
and I don't think it's
a feeling that's going away.
575
00:21:09,823 --> 00:21:12,425
I know it's not gonna
be going away.
576
00:21:12,425 --> 00:21:13,593
♪ ♪
577
00:21:13,593 --> 00:21:14,795
Good night.
578
00:21:14,795 --> 00:21:16,596
♪ ♪
579
00:21:16,596 --> 00:21:17,631
[engine starts]
580
00:21:17,631 --> 00:21:18,799
When Matt and I
581
00:21:18,799 --> 00:21:23,603
walk away from this experience
hand in hand,
582
00:21:23,603 --> 00:21:25,572
life will be so full.
583
00:21:25,572 --> 00:21:29,776
♪ ♪
584
00:21:29,776 --> 00:21:31,912
‐ Oh, my God.
585
00:21:31,912 --> 00:21:33,213
[dramatic music]
586
00:21:33,213 --> 00:21:36,583
‐ This is the ultimate
trust fall.
587
00:21:36,583 --> 00:21:38,351
♪ ♪
588
00:21:38,718 --> 00:21:40,620
‐ Oh, [bleep].
589
00:21:40,620 --> 00:21:41,721
‐ Rachael!
590
00:21:42,823 --> 00:21:43,990
[birds chirping]
591
00:21:43,990 --> 00:21:46,860
[light music]
592
00:21:46,860 --> 00:21:49,696
[engine thrumming]
593
00:21:49,696 --> 00:21:50,997
‐ Today's my Hometown,
594
00:21:50,997 --> 00:21:53,366
and my family
means the world to me,
595
00:21:53,366 --> 00:21:56,937
so it's a really big deal
that Matt gets to meet them
596
00:21:56,937 --> 00:21:58,605
and that they get
to meet Matt.
597
00:21:58,605 --> 00:22:00,106
♪ ♪
598
00:22:00,106 --> 00:22:01,942
The other week, I told him
599
00:22:01,942 --> 00:22:03,910
that I was falling in love
with him,
600
00:22:03,910 --> 00:22:07,714
and he told me
that he felt the same way.
601
00:22:07,714 --> 00:22:09,516
Hi!
[laughs]
602
00:22:09,516 --> 00:22:10,183
‐ [laughing]
603
00:22:10,183 --> 00:22:11,985
‐ My family might think
I'm crazy.
604
00:22:11,985 --> 00:22:14,054
Like, they are definitely
gonna be shocked
605
00:22:14,054 --> 00:22:16,323
at how strong my feelings are,
606
00:22:16,323 --> 00:22:19,626
but, you know, I want their
support more than anything...
607
00:22:19,626 --> 00:22:20,627
How are you?
608
00:22:20,627 --> 00:22:22,896
So I just can't wait
609
00:22:22,896 --> 00:22:24,764
to show them
how serious I am about this
610
00:22:24,764 --> 00:22:26,166
and our future together.
611
00:22:26,166 --> 00:22:29,836
Today is a really big day
for so many different reasons.
612
00:22:29,836 --> 00:22:32,772
You know, you get to meet
my family tonight,
613
00:22:32,772 --> 00:22:34,040
but, before all that,
614
00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:37,010
I've told you that
communication and honesty
615
00:22:37,010 --> 00:22:38,845
and trust...
‐ Yeah?
616
00:22:38,845 --> 00:22:41,848
‐ Is a really important thing
to me...
617
00:22:41,848 --> 00:22:44,017
‐ Yeah.
‐ So do you trust me?
618
00:22:44,017 --> 00:22:45,085
‐ I do.
619
00:22:45,085 --> 00:22:46,920
‐ Are you sure?
‐ Yes.
620
00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:48,655
‐ Okay.
621
00:22:48,655 --> 00:22:49,623
Let's do it.
622
00:22:49,623 --> 00:22:50,924
‐ [laughs]
623
00:22:50,924 --> 00:22:52,158
When I like somebody,
I give 'em a hard time,
624
00:22:52,158 --> 00:22:54,127
and I'm constantly
giving Rachael a hard time,
625
00:22:54,127 --> 00:22:56,897
so I could see this
being a revenge date.
626
00:22:56,897 --> 00:22:59,099
I could see her
really trying to show me
627
00:22:59,099 --> 00:23:01,067
what life's like in Georgia
for her.
628
00:23:01,067 --> 00:23:03,203
I have no idea what to expect,
and I kind of like that,
629
00:23:03,203 --> 00:23:05,205
because I'm big
into surprises,
630
00:23:05,205 --> 00:23:08,074
and Rachael's been
a very pleasant surprise.
631
00:23:08,074 --> 00:23:10,844
[engine revving]
632
00:23:10,844 --> 00:23:12,012
‐ You scared?
633
00:23:12,012 --> 00:23:14,881
[exciting music]
634
00:23:14,881 --> 00:23:18,485
[laughing]
635
00:23:18,885 --> 00:23:21,021
‐ Where the heck are we going?
636
00:23:21,021 --> 00:23:22,188
Everything that I've
learned about Rachael
637
00:23:22,188 --> 00:23:24,891
up until this point
is drawing me in.
638
00:23:24,891 --> 00:23:26,860
‐ Are you ready?
‐ Yes.
639
00:23:26,860 --> 00:23:29,763
Our connection is seamless...
640
00:23:29,763 --> 00:23:30,931
‐ Come this way.
641
00:23:30,931 --> 00:23:34,034
‐ And the fact that
I'm feeling this now is scary,
642
00:23:34,034 --> 00:23:36,002
but it tells me
that this is working,
643
00:23:36,002 --> 00:23:37,537
and I'm gonna step into it.
644
00:23:37,537 --> 00:23:41,241
♪ ♪
645
00:23:41,241 --> 00:23:42,976
‐ Do you know
what we're doing here?
646
00:23:42,976 --> 00:23:46,046
[both laughing]
647
00:23:46,046 --> 00:23:47,347
‐ Oh, [bleep]!
648
00:23:47,347 --> 00:23:49,316
I know exactly what we're d‐‐
[laughing]
649
00:23:49,316 --> 00:23:52,953
‐ We're‐‐we are jumping
out of a plane today.
650
00:23:52,953 --> 00:23:55,288
‐ Oh, my God.
651
00:23:55,288 --> 00:23:57,157
‐ You guys ready to go
to 12,000 feet?
652
00:23:57,157 --> 00:23:58,725
‐ [laughing]
‐ Let's do it!
653
00:23:58,725 --> 00:23:59,926
[laughter]
654
00:23:59,926 --> 00:24:01,361
‐ I'm stoked, yeah.
This is gonna be great.
655
00:24:01,361 --> 00:24:02,896
‐ You ready to do it?
‐ I'm a thrill‐seeker.
656
00:24:02,896 --> 00:24:04,297
I‐‐I love stuff like this,
657
00:24:04,297 --> 00:24:07,033
and I'm stoked
that she would even consider
658
00:24:07,033 --> 00:24:08,201
something like this
for a date,
659
00:24:08,201 --> 00:24:10,870
because I think
this is the perfect date.
660
00:24:10,870 --> 00:24:11,938
What could possibly go wrong?
661
00:24:11,938 --> 00:24:14,174
‐ We're gonna free fall, kay,
662
00:24:14,174 --> 00:24:16,042
at 120 miles an hour
663
00:24:16,042 --> 00:24:20,080
from 12,000 feet
to 5,000 feet, kay?
664
00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:22,048
Then we'll be able
to open your parachute up.
665
00:24:22,048 --> 00:24:25,018
So, uh, 12,000 feet.
120 miles an hour.
666
00:24:25,018 --> 00:24:26,820
Who's ready?
‐ Ready.
667
00:24:26,820 --> 00:24:28,221
[exciting music]
668
00:24:28,221 --> 00:24:29,856
‐ Come on up into here.
669
00:24:29,856 --> 00:24:31,091
Slide on back.
670
00:24:31,091 --> 00:24:33,093
[plane engine whirring]
671
00:24:33,093 --> 00:24:38,965
♪ ♪
672
00:24:38,965 --> 00:24:42,168
‐ We are taking
this huge step,
673
00:24:42,168 --> 00:24:44,104
literally out of a plane,
today,
674
00:24:44,104 --> 00:24:45,972
and this is, like,
the first day
675
00:24:45,972 --> 00:24:47,207
that he's gonna meet my family,
676
00:24:47,207 --> 00:24:50,410
so this is also a really big
step for our relationship,
677
00:24:50,410 --> 00:24:53,346
and it's gonna be something
that we can look back on
678
00:24:53,346 --> 00:24:55,382
for, hopefully,
the rest of our lives.
679
00:24:55,382 --> 00:24:56,950
‐ The highest‐‐
‐ All right, Matt,
680
00:24:56,950 --> 00:24:59,052
if I die,
I'm glad I'm dying with you.
681
00:24:59,052 --> 00:25:00,120
‐ Aww.
682
00:25:00,120 --> 00:25:01,821
Thank you for that reassurance
in this.
683
00:25:01,821 --> 00:25:02,355
‐ [laughs]
684
00:25:02,355 --> 00:25:03,857
‐ Now, you remember what to do,
right?
685
00:25:03,857 --> 00:25:06,960
[engine whirring]
686
00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:08,228
‐ So amazing.
687
00:25:08,228 --> 00:25:10,897
‐ Rachael, you all right?
688
00:25:10,897 --> 00:25:12,232
‐ Yes! I'm good.
689
00:25:12,232 --> 00:25:13,733
What? You're nervous?
690
00:25:13,733 --> 00:25:15,001
Are you scared?
691
00:25:15,001 --> 00:25:17,203
‐ Um, you know,
I'm getting a little nervous.
692
00:25:17,203 --> 00:25:18,938
I'm not gonna lie.
693
00:25:18,938 --> 00:25:20,974
[door buzzes]
694
00:25:20,974 --> 00:25:23,977
[dramatic music]
695
00:25:23,977 --> 00:25:26,379
♪ ♪
696
00:25:26,379 --> 00:25:30,784
‐ I am feeling that adrenaline
kicking in already...
697
00:25:30,784 --> 00:25:31,284
Oh, my God.
698
00:25:31,284 --> 00:25:32,285
But the fact that
699
00:25:32,285 --> 00:25:34,287
I get to do this with Matt,
700
00:25:34,287 --> 00:25:36,156
it's scary,
but it's exciting.
701
00:25:36,156 --> 00:25:38,158
‐ Arms go up.
702
00:25:38,158 --> 00:25:40,693
[wind whooshing]
703
00:25:48,902 --> 00:25:51,905
[Matt shouting]
704
00:25:53,773 --> 00:25:57,043
[exciting music]
705
00:25:57,043 --> 00:26:03,817
♪ ♪
706
00:26:10,156 --> 00:26:13,193
[sweeping music]
707
00:26:13,193 --> 00:26:18,965
♪ ♪
708
00:26:18,965 --> 00:26:20,066
‐ Oh!
709
00:26:20,066 --> 00:26:22,769
Oh!
[laughs]
710
00:26:22,769 --> 00:26:25,805
[laughing]
711
00:26:25,805 --> 00:26:29,109
Ahh!
712
00:26:29,109 --> 00:26:30,810
‐ Yeah, Matt!
713
00:26:30,810 --> 00:26:32,979
♪ ♪
714
00:26:32,979 --> 00:26:34,747
‐ Whoo!
715
00:26:38,985 --> 00:26:39,986
[laughs]
716
00:26:39,986 --> 00:26:41,121
‐ Dance.
717
00:26:41,121 --> 00:26:48,595
♪ ♪
718
00:27:00,907 --> 00:27:07,914
♪ ♪
719
00:27:11,818 --> 00:27:12,919
‐ Yeah, yeah!
720
00:27:12,919 --> 00:27:14,087
‐ [panting]
721
00:27:14,087 --> 00:27:15,255
Oh, [bleep].
722
00:27:15,255 --> 00:27:18,091
We did it.
We did it.
723
00:27:18,091 --> 00:27:20,026
‐ Here comes Rachael.
724
00:27:20,026 --> 00:27:22,862
‐ Rachael!
725
00:27:22,862 --> 00:27:24,831
‐ [laughs]
726
00:27:27,133 --> 00:27:29,035
‐ Oh, [bleep]!
727
00:27:29,035 --> 00:27:30,236
[dramatic music]
728
00:27:30,236 --> 00:27:32,272
[bleep].
Rachael!
729
00:27:32,272 --> 00:27:39,812
♪ ♪
730
00:27:44,150 --> 00:27:46,252
‐ [groans]
731
00:27:46,252 --> 00:27:48,488
‐ You all right?
732
00:27:48,488 --> 00:27:51,324
‐ Oh, my God.
My back is killing me.
733
00:27:51,324 --> 00:27:53,226
I have so much grass
in my mouth right now.
734
00:27:53,226 --> 00:27:55,161
‐ You've got grass
inside your mouth.
735
00:27:55,161 --> 00:27:56,362
‐ [chuckles]
736
00:27:56,362 --> 00:28:01,301
‐ Rachael just literally
slammed into the earth, hard.
737
00:28:01,301 --> 00:28:03,002
‐ Okay, I'm good.
738
00:28:03,002 --> 00:28:05,038
♪ ♪
739
00:28:05,038 --> 00:28:06,906
Oh‐‐ow, ow, ow.
740
00:28:06,906 --> 00:28:07,574
‐ It was gnarly.
741
00:28:07,574 --> 00:28:09,409
I don't even know how else
to describe it.
742
00:28:09,409 --> 00:28:13,146
Like, she's not meant
to take that type of impact.
743
00:28:13,146 --> 00:28:14,280
No one is.
744
00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:15,515
The last thing I was expecting
745
00:28:15,515 --> 00:28:17,951
was to see you spiraling down
after we landed.
746
00:28:17,951 --> 00:28:18,651
‐ [laughs]
747
00:28:18,651 --> 00:28:20,587
‐ The idea of her being
injured or banged up,
748
00:28:20,587 --> 00:28:23,056
it puts everything
into perspective.
749
00:28:23,056 --> 00:28:24,257
Are you okay, for real, though?
750
00:28:24,257 --> 00:28:26,292
‐ Yeah, I think so.
751
00:28:26,292 --> 00:28:27,560
‐ My heart hurt
when I was watching you.
752
00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:29,128
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ You know what I mean?
753
00:28:29,128 --> 00:28:30,196
'Cause you weren't moving
for a second,
754
00:28:30,196 --> 00:28:32,165
and I was like‐‐
you don't realize
755
00:28:32,165 --> 00:28:34,234
how much you care
until it's like
756
00:28:34,234 --> 00:28:37,203
there is a chance that
you could be gone, you know?
757
00:28:37,203 --> 00:28:38,204
‐ [laughs]
758
00:28:38,204 --> 00:28:39,505
‐ I'm not trying
to be dramatic,
759
00:28:39,505 --> 00:28:41,207
but I was just like‐‐that's...
‐ No, I know,
760
00:28:41,207 --> 00:28:42,442
but you're making me emotional.
761
00:28:42,442 --> 00:28:44,177
‐ That's what was going
through my head, you know?
762
00:28:44,177 --> 00:28:45,378
‐ Yeah.
‐ And it's like,
763
00:28:45,378 --> 00:28:47,247
it's‐‐it's a different feeling
764
00:28:47,247 --> 00:28:50,183
when, like,
you're falling in love
765
00:28:50,183 --> 00:28:53,186
and that person's, like,
766
00:28:53,186 --> 00:28:55,188
potentially, like, really hurt,
767
00:28:55,188 --> 00:28:57,357
and the thought
of, like, losing you,
768
00:28:57,357 --> 00:29:01,427
like, set in, in that moment,
and I was just like, "Damn."
769
00:29:01,427 --> 00:29:03,162
We‐‐we're just getting started,
and...
770
00:29:03,162 --> 00:29:04,297
‐ Yeah.
771
00:29:04,297 --> 00:29:07,567
‐ I‐‐I didn't realize
how strongly I felt
772
00:29:07,567 --> 00:29:10,436
until something like that
happens, you know?
773
00:29:10,436 --> 00:29:14,073
‐ It's nice to see
how much he cares about me.
774
00:29:14,073 --> 00:29:15,275
[gentle music]
775
00:29:15,275 --> 00:29:17,577
And, yeah, that just made me
776
00:29:17,577 --> 00:29:19,178
fall even more in love
with him.
777
00:29:19,178 --> 00:29:22,482
♪ ♪
778
00:29:22,482 --> 00:29:25,285
I don't know,
it was a really bad situation
779
00:29:25,285 --> 00:29:27,387
turned good
because he was there for me,
780
00:29:27,387 --> 00:29:30,723
and that's what I want
out of a partner,
781
00:29:30,723 --> 00:29:34,427
and I think that's
what a marriage is all about,
782
00:29:34,427 --> 00:29:38,364
and I can't even
783
00:29:38,364 --> 00:29:41,100
think about going through life
784
00:29:41,100 --> 00:29:44,037
without Matt, at this point.
785
00:29:44,037 --> 00:29:45,905
[kissing]
786
00:29:48,107 --> 00:29:51,110
[soft music]
787
00:29:51,110 --> 00:29:52,178
♪ ♪
788
00:29:52,178 --> 00:29:53,346
‐ Are you stoked?
789
00:29:53,346 --> 00:29:54,414
‐ Yeah, no, I, like‐‐
790
00:29:54,414 --> 00:29:57,383
I still can't believe
they're here.
791
00:29:57,383 --> 00:29:58,685
♪ ♪
792
00:29:58,685 --> 00:30:01,220
I'm like, trying to peek.
[both laugh]
793
00:30:01,220 --> 00:30:03,189
♪ ♪
794
00:30:03,189 --> 00:30:05,191
Are you nervous?
‐ Yeah, I am.
795
00:30:05,191 --> 00:30:06,559
[both laughing]
796
00:30:06,559 --> 00:30:10,330
‐ I am, too, but good nerves.
797
00:30:10,330 --> 00:30:11,497
‐ Do you think she's in love?
798
00:30:11,497 --> 00:30:13,366
‐ I'd be surprised.
799
00:30:13,366 --> 00:30:15,168
‐ What, if she did
fall in love with him?
800
00:30:15,168 --> 00:30:16,536
‐ Yeah.
801
00:30:16,536 --> 00:30:20,239
I would hope
that they'd take their time.
802
00:30:20,239 --> 00:30:23,576
I don't see how somebody
would propose
803
00:30:23,576 --> 00:30:25,611
that soon, you know?
804
00:30:25,611 --> 00:30:27,380
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ What's the rush?
805
00:30:27,380 --> 00:30:29,182
I mean...
[door clicks]
806
00:30:29,182 --> 00:30:30,316
♪ ♪
807
00:30:30,316 --> 00:30:32,118
‐ Hi.
‐ [laughing] Hey.
808
00:30:32,118 --> 00:30:34,420
‐ Hello.
809
00:30:34,420 --> 00:30:36,222
‐ Rachey. Hi.
810
00:30:36,222 --> 00:30:38,424
‐ Getting to introduce Matt
811
00:30:38,424 --> 00:30:42,195
to my mom, my dad,
and my sister means a lot.
812
00:30:42,195 --> 00:30:43,229
Yeah.
[laughs]
813
00:30:43,229 --> 00:30:44,230
This is Matt.
‐ Hi, Trinity.
814
00:30:44,230 --> 00:30:45,298
‐ It's so nice to meet you.
815
00:30:45,298 --> 00:30:46,499
[muffled speech]
‐ Nice to meet you.
816
00:30:46,499 --> 00:30:48,668
‐ I need to show them
817
00:30:48,668 --> 00:30:51,637
how real my feelings are
for Matt...
818
00:30:51,637 --> 00:30:52,772
‐ Matt, how you doing?
Darrell.
819
00:30:52,772 --> 00:30:54,407
‐ Nice to meet you.
‐ Nice to meet you.
820
00:30:54,407 --> 00:30:56,509
‐ And I hope that Matt
821
00:30:56,509 --> 00:30:58,678
asks my dad for his blessing,
822
00:30:58,678 --> 00:31:00,680
because I'm in love
with the guy,
823
00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:03,716
and I do want to start
my future with him.
824
00:31:03,716 --> 00:31:05,451
‐ Spill the beans.
What's been happening?
825
00:31:05,451 --> 00:31:06,686
‐ [sighs]
I mean, a lot.
826
00:31:06,686 --> 00:31:09,222
So we actually
went skydiving today.
827
00:31:09,222 --> 00:31:10,223
[both gasp]
‐ What?
828
00:31:10,223 --> 00:31:11,290
‐ You're kidding.
‐ Oh, my God.
829
00:31:11,290 --> 00:31:12,625
‐ Are you serious?
‐ Did you like it?
830
00:31:12,625 --> 00:31:14,360
‐ Did you‐‐
did you crap your pants?
831
00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:16,429
[laughter]
832
00:31:16,429 --> 00:31:18,698
‐ Um, my landing
was a little rough, I will say.
833
00:31:18,698 --> 00:31:20,266
‐ I've‐‐I've always wanted
to go skydiving.
834
00:31:20,266 --> 00:31:21,300
‐ Me too.
835
00:31:21,300 --> 00:31:22,402
‐ You should've taken me
with you.
836
00:31:22,402 --> 00:31:23,703
Dang it. I was here.
‐ I know.
837
00:31:23,703 --> 00:31:26,372
My mom is one of the most
important people to me,
838
00:31:26,372 --> 00:31:27,740
and, of course,
I care about her opinion.
839
00:31:27,740 --> 00:31:29,409
‐ Rachael, do you wanna
go have a chat?
840
00:31:29,409 --> 00:31:30,710
‐ Yeah, let's do it.
‐ Okay.
841
00:31:30,710 --> 00:31:32,745
‐ I see this man
as my husband,
842
00:31:32,745 --> 00:31:35,815
and I want to show my family
how serious I am
843
00:31:35,815 --> 00:31:39,252
about Matt and about the future
that I want with him.
844
00:31:39,252 --> 00:31:40,420
‐ So how's Matt?
845
00:31:40,420 --> 00:31:41,587
‐ [sighs]
846
00:31:41,587 --> 00:31:45,324
You know, like, I've definitely
847
00:31:45,324 --> 00:31:46,626
been falling in love with him
so easily,
848
00:31:46,626 --> 00:31:49,662
and I would never,
you know, want you guys
849
00:31:49,662 --> 00:31:52,298
to come all the way up here
just to meet this man
850
00:31:52,298 --> 00:31:53,433
if it wasn't something serious
851
00:31:53,433 --> 00:31:57,770
and if it wasn't a person
I really could see myself
852
00:31:57,770 --> 00:32:00,473
spending my life with
and seeing a future with, so...
853
00:32:00,473 --> 00:32:02,375
‐ Have you seen anything bad
854
00:32:02,375 --> 00:32:03,476
or anything you don't like
about him?
855
00:32:03,476 --> 00:32:04,477
‐ No, that's what's‐‐no.
856
00:32:04,477 --> 00:32:05,645
That's what's scary is, like,
857
00:32:05,645 --> 00:32:07,580
I've never seen a red flag.
858
00:32:07,580 --> 00:32:08,915
‐ I'm sure everybody
has a bad day.
859
00:32:08,915 --> 00:32:10,716
He hasn't had any‐‐I mean,
I'm sure, at some point...
860
00:32:10,716 --> 00:32:11,784
‐ No.
That is what's crazy, Mom.
861
00:32:11,784 --> 00:32:13,286
‐ He's gonna have a bad day,
you know?
862
00:32:13,286 --> 00:32:13,920
‐ That's what's crazy,
863
00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:16,255
'cause, I mean,
I've had bad days with him...
864
00:32:16,255 --> 00:32:16,789
‐ Mm‐hmm.
865
00:32:16,789 --> 00:32:18,324
‐ And he's been like,
"What can I do?"
866
00:32:18,324 --> 00:32:19,525
I mean, not to scare you,
867
00:32:19,525 --> 00:32:23,062
but, like, today actually
was, like, a really hard day.
868
00:32:23,429 --> 00:32:25,631
Um...
[laughs softly]
869
00:32:25,631 --> 00:32:27,233
When‐‐you know
when I said, like,
870
00:32:27,233 --> 00:32:27,800
my landing was rough?
871
00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:30,503
It was bad. Like...
‐ Are you okay?
872
00:32:30,503 --> 00:32:32,705
‐ Well...you can't see.
873
00:32:32,705 --> 00:32:33,906
There's a lot of makeup
on my face, but...
874
00:32:33,906 --> 00:32:36,509
‐ Are you bruised up?
‐ Yeah. It was bad.
875
00:32:36,509 --> 00:32:38,711
‐ Oh, my gosh.
[laughing] What the heck?
876
00:32:38,711 --> 00:32:40,413
‐ I know.
Well, so listen.
877
00:32:40,413 --> 00:32:41,848
I was‐‐I was fine, like,
but, like,
878
00:32:41,848 --> 00:32:46,619
even just seeing the way,
like, he reacted about that
879
00:32:46,619 --> 00:32:47,854
and, like,
the way he took care of me
880
00:32:47,854 --> 00:32:50,690
and the way that
he comforted me, and, like,
881
00:32:50,690 --> 00:32:53,392
that's how I would want
my, you know, husband
882
00:32:53,392 --> 00:32:55,294
to react to something scary
like that.
883
00:32:55,294 --> 00:32:56,596
‐ Yeah.
Right.
884
00:32:56,596 --> 00:32:59,499
‐ So I feel really,
really confident,
885
00:32:59,499 --> 00:33:02,502
like, where we're at, and...
886
00:33:02,502 --> 00:33:05,471
you know, if he were
to propose to me tomorrow,
887
00:33:05,471 --> 00:33:07,607
I would be confident
in saying yes.
888
00:33:07,607 --> 00:33:09,408
Like, I know
we can make this work.
889
00:33:09,408 --> 00:33:11,477
At least, I think so.
890
00:33:11,477 --> 00:33:12,545
♪ ♪
891
00:33:12,545 --> 00:33:14,814
‐ A few weeks isn't,
in my opinion,
892
00:33:14,814 --> 00:33:17,650
you know, time to take
that big next step.
893
00:33:17,650 --> 00:33:20,653
I don't see how you could
get to that point
894
00:33:20,653 --> 00:33:22,655
in such a short period of time.
895
00:33:22,655 --> 00:33:23,856
I would think you guys
would want to give yourself
896
00:33:23,856 --> 00:33:26,626
a little bit more time
to get to know each other
897
00:33:26,626 --> 00:33:28,461
even more, you know?
‐ Right.
898
00:33:28,461 --> 00:33:30,263
And‐‐and I get that,
899
00:33:30,263 --> 00:33:32,598
but, coming out here,
900
00:33:32,598 --> 00:33:36,569
the end goal for me
is to be married,
901
00:33:36,569 --> 00:33:40,740
and what Rachael and I's
relationship
902
00:33:40,740 --> 00:33:42,441
has been built on
this whole time
903
00:33:42,441 --> 00:33:43,743
has been honesty,
communication,
904
00:33:43,743 --> 00:33:45,578
and being up front
with one another,
905
00:33:45,578 --> 00:33:47,780
and I told her that
I'm falling in love with her
906
00:33:47,780 --> 00:33:49,849
because I've never
connected with someone
907
00:33:49,849 --> 00:33:51,484
on the level
that we've connected on.
908
00:33:51,484 --> 00:33:53,519
‐ Yeah, um...
[clears throat]
909
00:33:53,519 --> 00:33:55,521
[fire crackling]
910
00:33:55,521 --> 00:33:56,556
I don't know.
911
00:33:56,556 --> 00:33:58,491
So, to me, it'd be difficult
912
00:33:58,491 --> 00:34:00,860
to truly care about somebody
913
00:34:00,860 --> 00:34:02,795
when you're seeing
other‐‐other people.
914
00:34:02,795 --> 00:34:03,930
‐ I‐‐yeah.
‐ You know?
915
00:34:03,930 --> 00:34:05,565
[laughing] So it's like...
‐ Yeah, no, I‐‐
916
00:34:05,565 --> 00:34:06,899
‐ I don't see how that works,
but, you know.
917
00:34:06,899 --> 00:34:09,969
‐ I‐‐I‐‐I 100% hear
where you're coming from,
918
00:34:09,969 --> 00:34:12,672
and what I can tell you is that
I'm taking this serious,
919
00:34:12,672 --> 00:34:14,807
and when I'm with Rachael,
that's all I'm thinking about,
920
00:34:14,807 --> 00:34:17,910
and I'm just gonna continue
to progress our relationship
921
00:34:17,910 --> 00:34:19,779
towards where I think
it can get to.
922
00:34:19,779 --> 00:34:23,282
[soft tense music]
923
00:34:23,282 --> 00:34:24,450
♪ ♪
924
00:34:24,450 --> 00:34:25,751
‐ To me, it's very quick
925
00:34:25,751 --> 00:34:27,720
to get to the point
where you're talking about
926
00:34:27,720 --> 00:34:28,888
getting engaged or married.
927
00:34:28,888 --> 00:34:31,657
Kind of, to me,
it's a little unrealistic,
928
00:34:31,657 --> 00:34:33,526
and he's got
other ladies here.
929
00:34:33,526 --> 00:34:34,594
So who knows?
930
00:34:34,594 --> 00:34:35,795
I mean,
what he's telling Rachael,
931
00:34:35,795 --> 00:34:37,730
he could be turning around
and saying
932
00:34:37,730 --> 00:34:40,700
to the other
two or three ladies, you know,
933
00:34:40,700 --> 00:34:44,503
so I'm a little worried
that she's fully invested
934
00:34:44,503 --> 00:34:46,572
and that it doesn't
happen for her,
935
00:34:46,572 --> 00:34:48,007
and she, you know,
gets her heart broken.
936
00:34:48,007 --> 00:34:49,675
‐ Yeah, it's been‐‐
‐ So tell me about Matt.
937
00:34:49,675 --> 00:34:52,545
What's the deal there?
938
00:34:52,545 --> 00:34:54,680
‐ I really do see
that future with him.
939
00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:56,649
He has all these qualities
940
00:34:56,649 --> 00:34:58,784
that I've been searching for,
941
00:34:58,784 --> 00:35:00,653
but haven't found
within anyone else.
942
00:35:00,653 --> 00:35:02,755
‐ Yeah, but, I mean,
the way I see it,
943
00:35:02,755 --> 00:35:05,324
there's, you know,
four of you guys here.
944
00:35:05,324 --> 00:35:05,925
‐ I know, and I‐‐
945
00:35:05,925 --> 00:35:07,526
‐ The other three are here
for a reason too.
946
00:35:07,526 --> 00:35:08,928
‐ Yeah.
‐ And I'm sure
947
00:35:08,928 --> 00:35:11,330
that they don't want
their heart broken either.
948
00:35:11,330 --> 00:35:12,064
‐ Yeah.
‐ And...
949
00:35:12,064 --> 00:35:14,500
‐ I mean, I don't like‐‐
‐ I'm sure he's telling 'em‐‐
950
00:35:14,500 --> 00:35:15,501
‐ You think?
951
00:35:15,501 --> 00:35:16,736
'Cause I don't‐‐I don't.
‐ Well...
952
00:35:16,736 --> 00:35:18,738
Well...
‐ I don't think he is.
953
00:35:18,738 --> 00:35:19,905
It might be
a little naive of me
954
00:35:19,905 --> 00:35:21,007
to think that I'm different,
955
00:35:21,007 --> 00:35:23,542
but I really do think
that I am,
956
00:35:23,542 --> 00:35:25,111
and he really is a good guy,
957
00:35:25,111 --> 00:35:28,014
and, like, I know if it is
us two at the end of this,
958
00:35:28,014 --> 00:35:30,449
like, you and Mom
are gonna love him.
959
00:35:30,449 --> 00:35:31,517
‐ Mm.
‐ He's great.
960
00:35:31,517 --> 00:35:32,685
And he‐‐I feel like he's‐‐
961
00:35:32,685 --> 00:35:33,853
‐ Well, you know Mom and I
are here to support you.
962
00:35:33,853 --> 00:35:34,854
‐ Yeah.
‐ We just wanna make sure
963
00:35:34,854 --> 00:35:35,988
that, you know...
‐ Yeah.
964
00:35:35,988 --> 00:35:38,457
‐ You're being respected and...
‐ Mm‐hmm.
965
00:35:38,457 --> 00:35:39,525
‐ And all that.
‐ Yeah, no.
966
00:35:39,525 --> 00:35:40,626
I wouldn't still be here
967
00:35:40,626 --> 00:35:41,727
if I wasn't being respected
968
00:35:41,727 --> 00:35:42,862
or if I, you know,
969
00:35:42,862 --> 00:35:44,864
didn't feel like this
was the right move.
970
00:35:44,864 --> 00:35:46,732
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ I would walk away
971
00:35:46,732 --> 00:35:48,801
if I didn't actually...
‐ That's good to know.
972
00:35:48,801 --> 00:35:50,403
‐ Have really strong feelings
for him.
973
00:35:50,403 --> 00:35:51,604
‐ Yeah. Yeah.
974
00:35:51,604 --> 00:35:53,739
‐ So...
975
00:35:53,739 --> 00:35:55,708
‐ Well, you know
Mom and I love you,
976
00:35:55,708 --> 00:35:58,811
and we are truly happy
that you're happy.
977
00:35:58,811 --> 00:35:59,945
‐ I know.
‐ You know, we'll support you
978
00:35:59,945 --> 00:36:02,114
in whatever you do,
and we're, you know‐‐
979
00:36:02,114 --> 00:36:04,684
we're there for you,
so I love you, babe.
980
00:36:04,684 --> 00:36:06,552
‐ Love you too.
Thanks for coming.
981
00:36:06,552 --> 00:36:07,687
My conversations, I think,
982
00:36:07,687 --> 00:36:09,021
went really well
with my family,
983
00:36:09,021 --> 00:36:11,791
and I think,
at the end of the day,
984
00:36:11,791 --> 00:36:13,926
they did really see
how happy I am
985
00:36:13,926 --> 00:36:17,663
and the fact that Matt and I
are on the same page.
986
00:36:17,663 --> 00:36:18,864
‐ Nice meeting you again.
‐ Nice meeting you.
987
00:36:18,864 --> 00:36:19,999
Thank you.
‐ All right.
988
00:36:19,999 --> 00:36:22,668
‐ But I'm super anxious
right now,
989
00:36:22,668 --> 00:36:24,103
waiting to hear
what Matt has to say,
990
00:36:24,103 --> 00:36:26,739
really about how the night
went in general,
991
00:36:26,739 --> 00:36:28,074
but especially that
conversation with my dad,
992
00:36:28,074 --> 00:36:30,943
because he was easily
the most skeptical
993
00:36:30,943 --> 00:36:32,578
and the most protective.
994
00:36:32,578 --> 00:36:34,647
‐ Oh, man.
995
00:36:34,647 --> 00:36:36,015
That was, uh...
996
00:36:36,015 --> 00:36:37,983
it was‐‐it was‐‐
it was really good.
997
00:36:37,983 --> 00:36:39,085
‐ Are you sure?
‐ Yeah.
998
00:36:39,085 --> 00:36:41,921
Um, me and your dad
had a great conversation.
999
00:36:41,921 --> 00:36:44,490
‐ Okay.
‐ We talked for a while...
1000
00:36:44,490 --> 00:36:45,157
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And I told him
1001
00:36:45,157 --> 00:36:46,892
I was falling in love with you,
and I meant it...
1002
00:36:46,892 --> 00:36:48,060
‐ Mm‐kay. Yeah.
‐ And, rightfully so,
1003
00:36:48,060 --> 00:36:50,629
he was very skeptical
about the process...
1004
00:36:50,629 --> 00:36:52,898
‐ Yeah.
‐ And I'm not trying
1005
00:36:52,898 --> 00:36:53,999
to convince him;
I'm just telling him
1006
00:36:53,999 --> 00:36:55,768
what my experience has been...
‐ Yeah.
1007
00:36:55,768 --> 00:36:56,836
‐ And hoping he could see
where I'm coming from.
1008
00:36:56,836 --> 00:36:57,837
‐ Yeah.
1009
00:36:57,837 --> 00:37:00,940
‐ And it's important to me
1010
00:37:00,940 --> 00:37:04,810
to ask for your dad's blessing,
1011
00:37:04,810 --> 00:37:06,879
but if I'm being honest
with you,
1012
00:37:06,879 --> 00:37:07,913
that's not a conversation
1013
00:37:07,913 --> 00:37:09,715
I want to have
with four families,
1014
00:37:09,715 --> 00:37:12,618
and when I get to that point,
1015
00:37:12,618 --> 00:37:14,120
I will call them
and ask for it,
1016
00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:16,555
and I just didn't feel right
asking for it
1017
00:37:16,555 --> 00:37:18,591
just to check a box.
1018
00:37:18,591 --> 00:37:19,925
That's not who I am.
1019
00:37:19,925 --> 00:37:22,128
[soft tense music]
1020
00:37:22,128 --> 00:37:24,830
‐ I think, all in all,
it was a good day,
1021
00:37:24,830 --> 00:37:26,799
but part of me was hoping
1022
00:37:26,799 --> 00:37:29,668
that he would've asked
my dad for a blessing.
1023
00:37:29,668 --> 00:37:32,605
♪ ♪
1024
00:37:32,605 --> 00:37:34,039
[sighs]
1025
00:37:34,039 --> 00:37:36,175
Saying goodbye to Matt tonight
1026
00:37:36,175 --> 00:37:42,047
is just so unbelievably hard
in itself...
1027
00:37:42,047 --> 00:37:44,617
‐ I think it went well.
‐ Yeah.
1028
00:37:44,617 --> 00:37:45,718
You're scaring me now.
1029
00:37:45,718 --> 00:37:47,153
And it's so scary to think
1030
00:37:47,153 --> 00:37:50,556
that I could still
potentially lose him.
1031
00:37:50,556 --> 00:37:51,757
[engine starts]
1032
00:37:51,757 --> 00:37:54,660
After seeing him
with my family,
1033
00:37:54,660 --> 00:37:56,128
it's hard to accept the fact
1034
00:37:56,128 --> 00:37:58,130
that there are still
three other women involved
1035
00:37:58,130 --> 00:38:01,667
and that it's not
just Matt and I yet.
1036
00:38:01,667 --> 00:38:03,769
I will be completely crushed
1037
00:38:03,769 --> 00:38:05,738
if I don't end up with Matt.
1038
00:38:05,738 --> 00:38:08,307
♪ ♪
1039
00:38:09,975 --> 00:38:13,479
[light guitar music]
1040
00:38:13,479 --> 00:38:16,148
♪ ♪
1041
00:38:16,148 --> 00:38:18,684
‐ Today is my Hometown
with Bri,
1042
00:38:18,684 --> 00:38:19,952
and I'm excited.
1043
00:38:19,952 --> 00:38:21,887
Bri was the first
one‐on‐one I had,
1044
00:38:21,887 --> 00:38:24,657
and it's been easy
for us to form
1045
00:38:24,657 --> 00:38:25,958
this strong connection so far
1046
00:38:25,958 --> 00:38:28,794
because we were both raised
in a single‐parent home.
1047
00:38:28,794 --> 00:38:30,830
We have so many things
that we connect on,
1048
00:38:30,830 --> 00:38:32,031
and we just get each other,
1049
00:38:32,031 --> 00:38:33,933
and that's carried
our relationship, really,
1050
00:38:33,933 --> 00:38:35,501
up until today.
1051
00:38:35,501 --> 00:38:36,569
[car horn honks]
1052
00:38:36,569 --> 00:38:37,703
[chuckling]
1053
00:38:37,703 --> 00:38:40,039
‐ [laughing]
1054
00:38:40,039 --> 00:38:41,273
‐ I'm in a place
right now with Bri
1055
00:38:41,273 --> 00:38:45,611
that is comfortable,
but we need to push past that,
1056
00:38:45,611 --> 00:38:46,178
and I'm hoping that,
1057
00:38:46,178 --> 00:38:48,013
through today
and meeting her family,
1058
00:38:48,013 --> 00:38:49,048
we're gonna take
our relationship
1059
00:38:49,048 --> 00:38:50,549
to the next level.
1060
00:38:50,549 --> 00:38:51,951
Hi.
1061
00:38:51,951 --> 00:38:54,553
‐ [squeals]
‐ Mm.
1062
00:38:54,553 --> 00:38:55,988
‐ Hi.
1063
00:38:55,988 --> 00:38:59,625
[birds chirping]
1064
00:38:59,625 --> 00:39:01,126
How are you?
1065
00:39:01,126 --> 00:39:02,862
‐ A lot better.
‐ Yeah?
1066
00:39:02,862 --> 00:39:05,497
‐ Yeah.
‐ Mm.
1067
00:39:05,998 --> 00:39:07,800
All right, so...
‐ What's going on?
1068
00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:09,301
‐ For my Hometown today...
‐ Yeah?
1069
00:39:09,301 --> 00:39:15,040
‐ I am taking it back
to that first date that we had.
1070
00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:16,976
Do you remember
whenever you almost killed me?
1071
00:39:16,976 --> 00:39:18,043
‐ I sure do.
[laughing]
1072
00:39:18,043 --> 00:39:21,146
‐ Okay, well,
today is payback...
1073
00:39:21,146 --> 00:39:22,214
‐ Okay.
‐ For that,
1074
00:39:22,214 --> 00:39:24,149
and it's a lot
of off‐roading today.
1075
00:39:24,149 --> 00:39:26,952
‐ All right.
‐ So...ready?
1076
00:39:26,952 --> 00:39:27,953
‐ I'm ready.
‐ Okay, get in.
1077
00:39:27,953 --> 00:39:28,954
‐ All right, let's do it.
1078
00:39:28,954 --> 00:39:29,955
‐ The passenger seat.
1079
00:39:29,955 --> 00:39:30,923
You're in the passenger seat.
1080
00:39:30,923 --> 00:39:32,024
[upbeat music]
1081
00:39:32,024 --> 00:39:34,793
‐ Hey, I'm cool with that.
1082
00:39:34,793 --> 00:39:35,794
‐ [laughs]
1083
00:39:35,794 --> 00:39:38,898
[engine starts]
1084
00:39:38,898 --> 00:39:40,633
You ready?
1085
00:39:40,633 --> 00:39:42,768
‐ Yeah, I'm ready.
1086
00:39:42,768 --> 00:39:46,639
♪ ♪
1087
00:39:46,639 --> 00:39:47,907
Wow!
1088
00:39:47,907 --> 00:39:50,776
‐ [laughing]
1089
00:39:50,776 --> 00:39:51,977
♪ ♪
1090
00:39:51,977 --> 00:39:53,846
Is your seat belt on?
‐ Yes.
1091
00:39:53,846 --> 00:39:54,847
‐ Okay, good.
1092
00:39:54,847 --> 00:39:56,382
♪ ♪
1093
00:39:56,382 --> 00:40:00,219
I think today's date
definitely goes to show
1094
00:40:00,219 --> 00:40:05,057
what a bumpy and crazy ride
this entire experience has been.
1095
00:40:05,057 --> 00:40:07,626
‐ Where is this water
coming from?
1096
00:40:07,626 --> 00:40:09,862
Ooh, okay.
1097
00:40:09,862 --> 00:40:11,897
There you go.
1098
00:40:11,897 --> 00:40:13,198
[Jeep thunking]
‐ Yes.
1099
00:40:13,198 --> 00:40:14,300
‐ You're doing really well.
1100
00:40:14,300 --> 00:40:16,035
‐ Thank you.
‐ Not that I'm surprised.
1101
00:40:16,035 --> 00:40:17,202
‐ Off‐roading is something
1102
00:40:17,202 --> 00:40:19,238
I used to partake in
growing up.
1103
00:40:19,238 --> 00:40:22,875
Hopefully, you know,
I don't flip the Jeep today.
1104
00:40:22,875 --> 00:40:24,843
‐ Bri, anything I did,
I'm sorry!
1105
00:40:24,843 --> 00:40:25,978
♪ ♪
1106
00:40:25,978 --> 00:40:27,746
Oh, come on!
1107
00:40:27,746 --> 00:40:28,881
♪ ♪
1108
00:40:28,881 --> 00:40:30,082
‐ Oh.
1109
00:40:30,082 --> 00:40:32,685
‐ If you flip one of these,
you get the golden ticket.
1110
00:40:32,685 --> 00:40:33,852
[both laugh]
1111
00:40:33,852 --> 00:40:38,657
♪ ♪
1112
00:40:39,325 --> 00:40:42,194
‐ So you had a job
from the time you were 12.
1113
00:40:42,194 --> 00:40:44,096
‐ I've been working
since before I can remember.
1114
00:40:44,096 --> 00:40:45,297
I worked
at Christmas tree lots.
1115
00:40:45,297 --> 00:40:47,232
Like, I've always had a job.
‐ Yeah.
1116
00:40:47,232 --> 00:40:49,034
It has been
a long time coming today.
1117
00:40:49,034 --> 00:40:51,170
I've been dying
1118
00:40:51,170 --> 00:40:53,973
for the uninterrupted time
to talk to Matt
1119
00:40:53,973 --> 00:40:56,041
and learn more about him
1120
00:40:56,041 --> 00:40:59,812
in our own, private,
uninterrupted setting.
1121
00:40:59,812 --> 00:41:00,879
You're alive and walking?
1122
00:41:00,879 --> 00:41:03,115
‐ I am, barely.
‐ [laughing]
1123
00:41:03,115 --> 00:41:05,918
Each time Matt and I
have been together,
1124
00:41:05,918 --> 00:41:08,120
we've progressed
in our relationship more,
1125
00:41:08,120 --> 00:41:11,256
so I'm excited to see
what today will do
1126
00:41:11,256 --> 00:41:14,893
in terms of growing
that connection even stronger.
1127
00:41:14,893 --> 00:41:17,162
I am just really excited
1128
00:41:17,162 --> 00:41:20,265
to be here with you
for Hometowns.
1129
00:41:20,265 --> 00:41:24,803
I'm excited for you
to meet my family,
1130
00:41:24,803 --> 00:41:27,206
and I feel like our date
1131
00:41:27,206 --> 00:41:30,042
really did come
full circle today
1132
00:41:30,042 --> 00:41:32,311
from the first one‐on‐one.
1133
00:41:32,311 --> 00:41:35,080
‐ A big part of, like,
that first date
1134
00:41:35,080 --> 00:41:36,148
and that one‐on‐one was, like,
1135
00:41:36,148 --> 00:41:39,051
the conversations
we had about our moms,
1136
00:41:39,051 --> 00:41:42,321
and I'm hoping
that she made the trip
1137
00:41:42,321 --> 00:41:44,656
and that's someone
that I get to meet today.
1138
00:41:44,656 --> 00:41:45,691
‐ Yeah.
1139
00:41:46,825 --> 00:41:48,861
‐ Is it?
[both laughing]
1140
00:41:48,861 --> 00:41:49,962
‐ Yes.
1141
00:41:49,962 --> 00:41:54,099
So you are going to meet
my mom, Lauren.
1142
00:41:54,099 --> 00:41:55,401
‐ Yeah.
Lauren.
1143
00:41:55,401 --> 00:41:57,269
‐ I think she's gonna
be a little tough
1144
00:41:57,269 --> 00:41:59,204
because she's always
had to play
1145
00:41:59,204 --> 00:42:03,075
the role of Mom and Dad,
and she's not‐‐
1146
00:42:03,075 --> 00:42:07,813
I mean, this is completely
uncharted territory
1147
00:42:07,813 --> 00:42:09,381
for‐‐for the both of us.
1148
00:42:09,381 --> 00:42:13,218
I don't think I expected
to be here with you,
1149
00:42:13,218 --> 00:42:17,022
and I didn't expect
for you to meet my family.
1150
00:42:17,022 --> 00:42:19,925
Um...
1151
00:42:19,925 --> 00:42:23,395
I am still terrified
at the fact
1152
00:42:23,395 --> 00:42:29,301
that I wouldn't necessarily
be able to give you
1153
00:42:29,301 --> 00:42:33,338
a conventional family,
like Mom and Dad
1154
00:42:33,338 --> 00:42:36,508
and everyone else‐‐
brother, sister‐‐
1155
00:42:36,508 --> 00:42:40,846
but I would just hope
that who you will meet today
1156
00:42:40,846 --> 00:42:42,281
will be enough.
1157
00:42:42,281 --> 00:42:43,549
[gentle music]
1158
00:42:43,549 --> 00:42:47,886
‐ Well, I will put you at ease
about the conventional family,
1159
00:42:47,886 --> 00:42:48,520
because...
‐ [laughing]
1160
00:42:48,520 --> 00:42:51,023
‐ My family's
everything but conventional,
1161
00:42:51,023 --> 00:42:52,558
and it took me a long time
1162
00:42:52,558 --> 00:42:56,128
to figure out that my family
was a perfect family
1163
00:42:56,128 --> 00:42:58,297
because I had a mom
that loved me,
1164
00:42:58,297 --> 00:43:00,165
I had a brother
who would die for me
1165
00:43:00,165 --> 00:43:03,068
and do anything for me,
and I'll do anything for him,
1166
00:43:03,068 --> 00:43:06,138
and the ways that they love me
in my life
1167
00:43:06,138 --> 00:43:08,006
is what I need
and what I want in a family.
1168
00:43:08,006 --> 00:43:09,341
‐ Yeah.
‐ It sounds like your mom
1169
00:43:09,341 --> 00:43:13,011
and your friends
are showing up for you,
1170
00:43:13,011 --> 00:43:14,279
and that's why I'm nervous,
1171
00:43:14,279 --> 00:43:16,415
because I know
how important they are to you,
1172
00:43:16,415 --> 00:43:19,318
and I just want
to make sure that...
1173
00:43:19,318 --> 00:43:23,088
I am the best version of myself
for them, you know?
1174
00:43:23,088 --> 00:43:27,192
‐ I'm really, really happy
with where we are
1175
00:43:27,192 --> 00:43:30,229
and where we're going,
1176
00:43:30,229 --> 00:43:32,464
and I'm excited.
1177
00:43:32,464 --> 00:43:35,567
Both of us are sharing
very openly and honestly
1178
00:43:35,567 --> 00:43:38,103
and being vulnerable
about our families,
1179
00:43:38,103 --> 00:43:39,438
how we were raised
by single moms,
1180
00:43:39,438 --> 00:43:43,342
and I can't help but feel
like that is partly why
1181
00:43:43,342 --> 00:43:46,578
I've taken such
a strong liking to him.
1182
00:43:46,578 --> 00:43:50,249
So, you know,
depending on how tonight goes,
1183
00:43:50,249 --> 00:43:54,253
I am hoping to tell Matt
1184
00:43:54,253 --> 00:43:56,355
that I am falling in love
with him,
1185
00:43:56,355 --> 00:44:00,259
but saying that does make me
feel extremely vulnerable.
1186
00:44:00,259 --> 00:44:01,894
It's very scary.
1187
00:44:01,894 --> 00:44:03,662
♪ ♪
1188
00:44:05,164 --> 00:44:08,934
[soft music]
1189
00:44:08,934 --> 00:44:12,137
‐ I'm so nervous.
1190
00:44:12,137 --> 00:44:13,238
‐ Excited for you.
1191
00:44:13,238 --> 00:44:15,240
‐ I'm excited
and really nervous,
1192
00:44:15,240 --> 00:44:17,242
but good nerves, obviously.
1193
00:44:17,242 --> 00:44:19,578
Tonight I'm really
going to be looking
1194
00:44:19,578 --> 00:44:24,316
for guidance from my mom
and my best friend, Bri.
1195
00:44:24,316 --> 00:44:26,185
‐ [gasps]
Bri!
1196
00:44:26,185 --> 00:44:27,586
Oh, my God.
‐ [laughing]
1197
00:44:27,586 --> 00:44:31,256
‐ They are the two people
that know me the best
1198
00:44:31,256 --> 00:44:32,991
out of anyone.
1199
00:44:32,991 --> 00:44:33,992
‐ Hi, baby.
‐ Hi.
1200
00:44:33,992 --> 00:44:35,093
‐ Hi.
1201
00:44:35,093 --> 00:44:37,129
[laughter]
1202
00:44:37,129 --> 00:44:38,463
‐ Hi, baby.
‐ [laughs]
1203
00:44:38,463 --> 00:44:41,366
‐ I know that I can trust
their judgment
1204
00:44:41,366 --> 00:44:44,102
and opinions
about my decisions
1205
00:44:44,102 --> 00:44:45,437
and where I'm at.
1206
00:44:45,437 --> 00:44:48,106
That is the most important
thing, to me.
1207
00:44:48,106 --> 00:44:49,308
‐ Hi, Matt.
‐ Hi.
1208
00:44:49,308 --> 00:44:50,475
Hi, Lauren.
How you doing?
1209
00:44:50,475 --> 00:44:52,611
‐ [muffled speech] Doing good.
‐ Nice to meet you.
1210
00:44:52,611 --> 00:44:56,148
‐ The fact that my two worlds
get to collide,
1211
00:44:56,148 --> 00:44:57,282
it feels really good.
1212
00:44:57,282 --> 00:44:59,318
‐ We have a little visitor.
[baby crying]
1213
00:44:59,318 --> 00:45:00,552
Mommy's here.
1214
00:45:00,552 --> 00:45:03,155
‐ And I get to see
my baby sister.
1215
00:45:03,155 --> 00:45:04,423
‐ Mommy's here.
1216
00:45:04,423 --> 00:45:06,425
[baby crying]
‐ [crying] Oh, my God.
1217
00:45:06,425 --> 00:45:08,260
‐ That's your big sister.
1218
00:45:08,260 --> 00:45:10,095
‐ She's beautiful.
1219
00:45:10,095 --> 00:45:12,130
It was so good to see her.
1220
00:45:12,130 --> 00:45:14,233
She's an angel.
1221
00:45:14,233 --> 00:45:15,234
‐ Oh, there she goes.
1222
00:45:15,234 --> 00:45:17,369
‐ Just bounce her, Mommy.
[laughs]
1223
00:45:17,369 --> 00:45:18,503
‐ Matt, you look scared.
1224
00:45:18,503 --> 00:45:20,372
[laughter]
‐ No, I'm not scared.
1225
00:45:20,372 --> 00:45:22,541
Seeing Bri
hold her baby sister
1226
00:45:22,541 --> 00:45:25,377
made my heart melt
because you always envision
1227
00:45:25,377 --> 00:45:27,045
what your family's
gonna look like.
1228
00:45:27,045 --> 00:45:28,180
Hey.
1229
00:45:28,180 --> 00:45:31,583
[baby fussing]
1230
00:45:31,583 --> 00:45:33,685
And her mom's overwhelming joy
1231
00:45:33,685 --> 00:45:36,321
and her friend Bri
is super emotional,
1232
00:45:36,321 --> 00:45:38,390
and I'm just trying
to take it all in
1233
00:45:38,390 --> 00:45:40,659
and just appreciate this
moment that they're having
1234
00:45:40,659 --> 00:45:43,295
because I'm seeing how they're
showing up for one another
1235
00:45:43,295 --> 00:45:45,230
and how Bri's gonna
show up for us
1236
00:45:45,230 --> 00:45:47,099
and our family, potentially.
1237
00:45:47,099 --> 00:45:49,334
‐ She's very rambunctious,
1238
00:45:49,334 --> 00:45:51,470
just like her big sister.
1239
00:45:51,470 --> 00:45:53,205
‐ How are you?
‐ [laughs]
1240
00:45:53,205 --> 00:45:54,206
‐ I'm doing well.
1241
00:45:54,206 --> 00:45:55,207
I, uh...
1242
00:45:55,207 --> 00:45:56,408
I've been taking
good care of Bri.
1243
00:45:56,408 --> 00:45:57,409
[laughter]
Um...
1244
00:45:57,409 --> 00:45:58,610
‐ Have you?
‐ Yeah.
1245
00:45:58,610 --> 00:46:01,713
We've‐‐we've had a very
interesting past few weeks.
1246
00:46:01,713 --> 00:46:04,316
‐ Like, what have you guys‐‐
what else have you guys done?
1247
00:46:04,316 --> 00:46:07,119
‐ Well, we know
what Matt's been doing.
1248
00:46:07,119 --> 00:46:07,686
Dating.
‐ [laughs, claps]
1249
00:46:07,686 --> 00:46:10,088
‐ Oh.
‐ Yeah, dating your daughter.
1250
00:46:10,088 --> 00:46:11,323
‐ Shotgun.
‐ [laughing]
1251
00:46:11,323 --> 00:46:13,225
‐ My first one‐on‐one date
was with Bri.
1252
00:46:13,225 --> 00:46:14,359
‐ Oh, was it?
‐ Aww.
1253
00:46:14,359 --> 00:46:16,295
‐ And that's where
I learned a lot about you.
1254
00:46:16,295 --> 00:46:20,265
I learned a lot about you
and what makes up Bri,
1255
00:46:20,265 --> 00:46:22,434
and a lot
of what she's been through
1256
00:46:22,434 --> 00:46:24,403
is similar
to my life experience.
1257
00:46:24,403 --> 00:46:26,505
‐ Matt, can I grab you
for a moment?
1258
00:46:26,505 --> 00:46:28,440
‐ Yes, ma'am.
‐ Okay.
1259
00:46:28,440 --> 00:46:32,611
‐ I'm curious because this man
1260
00:46:32,611 --> 00:46:34,579
is not only dating my daughter,
1261
00:46:34,579 --> 00:46:36,715
but he's dating
other people's daughters,
1262
00:46:36,715 --> 00:46:40,385
so I will ask
everything that I need to
1263
00:46:40,385 --> 00:46:42,421
until I'm comfortable
and confident,
1264
00:46:42,421 --> 00:46:47,326
and sometimes, that may make
others uncomfortable,
1265
00:46:47,326 --> 00:46:49,428
but there are, you know,
hard questions
1266
00:46:49,428 --> 00:46:52,297
that‐‐that we want to know.
1267
00:46:52,297 --> 00:46:55,367
So how do you feel about her?
1268
00:46:55,367 --> 00:46:57,569
‐ If I'm being honest with you,
1269
00:46:57,569 --> 00:46:59,404
the level that we connect on
is different
1270
00:46:59,404 --> 00:47:01,340
than the conversations
and connections
1271
00:47:01,340 --> 00:47:02,441
that I have
with other women here...
1272
00:47:02,441 --> 00:47:04,376
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And I realized that
1273
00:47:04,376 --> 00:47:06,411
early on,
when I shared with her
1274
00:47:06,411 --> 00:47:08,246
what it's like to grow up
with a single parent,
1275
00:47:08,246 --> 00:47:09,348
and it's made me who I am,
1276
00:47:09,348 --> 00:47:10,682
and‐‐and everything
that you've done for Bri
1277
00:47:10,682 --> 00:47:12,384
has made her into this woman
who she is today...
1278
00:47:12,384 --> 00:47:13,618
‐ Yeah.
Right.
1279
00:47:13,618 --> 00:47:15,654
‐ And I see it working
with Bri, and she‐‐
1280
00:47:15,654 --> 00:47:18,190
‐ Are you in love with her?
1281
00:47:18,190 --> 00:47:20,225
‐ I'm falling for her.
1282
00:47:21,993 --> 00:47:22,527
‐ Mm‐kay.
1283
00:47:22,527 --> 00:47:23,628
‐ It's not the assurance
1284
00:47:23,628 --> 00:47:24,663
that you're probably
looking for,
1285
00:47:24,663 --> 00:47:26,598
but it's‐‐it's my honesty...
‐ Right.
1286
00:47:26,598 --> 00:47:29,401
‐ And it's‐‐it's how I've gone
about approaching this.
1287
00:47:29,401 --> 00:47:30,535
‐ Mm‐hmm.
1288
00:47:30,535 --> 00:47:33,305
‐ How realistic
and forward‐thinking Bri is
1289
00:47:33,305 --> 00:47:34,606
and how realistic
and forward‐thinking
1290
00:47:34,606 --> 00:47:35,707
I am about this process
1291
00:47:35,707 --> 00:47:38,477
allows us to think about
a future together.
1292
00:47:38,477 --> 00:47:40,512
‐ But she is a ver‐‐
she's a realist.
1293
00:47:40,512 --> 00:47:42,581
‐ Yeah.
‐ She's a realist.
1294
00:47:42,581 --> 00:47:44,616
‐ But that works for me.
‐ And...[laughs]
1295
00:47:44,616 --> 00:47:46,318
‐ We're on the same page.
1296
00:47:46,318 --> 00:47:47,586
Like, that‐‐
that's why‐‐that's‐‐
1297
00:47:47,586 --> 00:47:50,489
‐ She is one that won't,
you know‐‐
1298
00:47:50,489 --> 00:47:52,357
I mean, she wants
to get her hopes up,
1299
00:47:52,357 --> 00:47:55,427
but she's afraid
of being shot down.
1300
00:47:55,427 --> 00:47:59,064
So do you see Bri in your life?
1301
00:47:59,064 --> 00:48:00,399
‐ Absolutely.
1302
00:48:00,399 --> 00:48:01,533
‐ Interesting.
1303
00:48:01,533 --> 00:48:04,302
I think Matt has
a special connection with Bri
1304
00:48:04,302 --> 00:48:06,438
that I totally get,
1305
00:48:06,438 --> 00:48:09,341
but it's hard to know
if it's true love,
1306
00:48:09,341 --> 00:48:11,410
fantasy love‐‐
is it lust?
1307
00:48:11,410 --> 00:48:12,644
Because it's a short
period of time,
1308
00:48:12,644 --> 00:48:15,614
but I think
I'll be able to tell
1309
00:48:15,614 --> 00:48:17,482
because I know her.
1310
00:48:17,482 --> 00:48:19,518
Do you feel like
you are in love with him?
1311
00:48:19,518 --> 00:48:20,619
‐ [laughs]
1312
00:48:20,619 --> 00:48:22,354
‐ Whatever answer is okay.
1313
00:48:22,354 --> 00:48:24,589
There's no right
or wrong answer.
1314
00:48:24,589 --> 00:48:26,658
‐ I feel like
this is the first time
1315
00:48:26,658 --> 00:48:31,329
where someone is looking at me
1316
00:48:31,329 --> 00:48:33,632
and seeing
every single part of me.
1317
00:48:33,632 --> 00:48:36,435
It just feels so soon.
1318
00:48:36,435 --> 00:48:38,203
‐ It's crazy,
but it's not crazy...
1319
00:48:38,203 --> 00:48:38,837
‐ [laughs]
1320
00:48:38,837 --> 00:48:40,772
‐ Because it's such
a short period of time...
1321
00:48:40,772 --> 00:48:44,576
‐ Mm‐hmm, mm‐hmm.
‐ But when you...
1322
00:48:44,576 --> 00:48:47,813
have a connection with somebody
and you feel it
1323
00:48:47,813 --> 00:48:51,283
and you know
that they feel it, too,
1324
00:48:51,283 --> 00:48:53,285
it's just something special.
1325
00:48:53,285 --> 00:48:54,319
‐ [quietly]
Yeah.
1326
00:48:54,319 --> 00:48:57,122
‐ I don't think
it can be faked.
1327
00:48:57,122 --> 00:49:00,392
‐ I do feel like
1328
00:49:00,392 --> 00:49:02,360
I'm falling in love with him.
1329
00:49:04,496 --> 00:49:07,666
I'm so, so scared.
1330
00:49:07,666 --> 00:49:10,469
[sniffs]
‐ It's okay.
1331
00:49:10,469 --> 00:49:12,571
I know that you want
to protect yourself,
1332
00:49:12,571 --> 00:49:15,674
and I want to protect you, too,
1333
00:49:15,674 --> 00:49:18,643
but you have to, I think,
1334
00:49:18,643 --> 00:49:21,413
make a commitment
to yourself...
1335
00:49:21,413 --> 00:49:22,747
‐ [sniffles]
1336
00:49:22,747 --> 00:49:26,785
‐ To be honest,
and you have to be vulnerable,
1337
00:49:26,785 --> 00:49:30,222
and that's a hard thing to do.
1338
00:49:30,222 --> 00:49:32,390
‐ I can't even imagine
1339
00:49:32,390 --> 00:49:35,460
what it would feel like
to tell him
1340
00:49:35,460 --> 00:49:36,561
that I'm falling in love
with him
1341
00:49:36,561 --> 00:49:38,363
and then to leave.
1342
00:49:38,363 --> 00:49:40,298
[sniffs]
Or have to leave.
1343
00:49:40,298 --> 00:49:41,800
‐ Yeah, worst‐case scenario,
1344
00:49:41,800 --> 00:49:45,537
we are mending
a broken heart together...
1345
00:49:45,537 --> 00:49:47,372
♪ ♪
1346
00:49:47,372 --> 00:49:49,674
But we'll survive.
1347
00:49:49,674 --> 00:49:52,644
‐ These feelings for Matt
are terrifying,
1348
00:49:52,644 --> 00:49:54,513
but I need to be honest,
1349
00:49:54,513 --> 00:49:56,681
and I need to be vulnerable,
1350
00:49:56,681 --> 00:50:00,452
and I know that that's
really hard for me to do,
1351
00:50:00,452 --> 00:50:02,587
and it makes me want
to put up a wall.
1352
00:50:02,587 --> 00:50:04,656
Thank you for coming.
‐ Of course.
1353
00:50:04,656 --> 00:50:06,558
It was so nice to meet you.
‐ Hey, nice to meet you.
1354
00:50:06,558 --> 00:50:09,327
Thank you for coming.
‐ Yes, of course.
1355
00:50:09,327 --> 00:50:10,462
[gentle music]
1356
00:50:10,462 --> 00:50:11,696
‐ I love you.
1357
00:50:11,696 --> 00:50:14,766
I've gotta let that wall down
1358
00:50:14,766 --> 00:50:17,536
and tell Matt how I feel.
‐ Bye, love you.
1359
00:50:17,536 --> 00:50:18,770
‐ If I don't tell him,
1360
00:50:18,770 --> 00:50:21,473
how is he ever gonna know?
1361
00:50:21,473 --> 00:50:22,841
How did that go for you?
1362
00:50:22,841 --> 00:50:24,509
‐ Um...
[clears throat]
1363
00:50:24,509 --> 00:50:25,577
It‐‐I mean, it went well.
1364
00:50:25,577 --> 00:50:27,412
I just answered every question
1365
00:50:27,412 --> 00:50:28,747
as best I could, you know?
1366
00:50:28,747 --> 00:50:31,816
‐ I am so, so happy
1367
00:50:31,816 --> 00:50:33,618
that you got to meet them,
1368
00:50:33,618 --> 00:50:37,856
and they also brought
a new perspective
1369
00:50:37,856 --> 00:50:42,527
into this entire journey
for me.
1370
00:50:42,527 --> 00:50:44,763
Um, it is really
important to me
1371
00:50:44,763 --> 00:50:47,499
to know that the decision
that I'm making
1372
00:50:47,499 --> 00:50:51,736
is the best decision
and the right decision,
1373
00:50:51,736 --> 00:50:54,973
because I want it
to be true to me,
1374
00:50:54,973 --> 00:50:58,343
and after talking
to my mom and Bri...
1375
00:50:58,343 --> 00:51:01,313
[suspenseful music]
1376
00:51:01,313 --> 00:51:03,682
Ooh.
1377
00:51:03,682 --> 00:51:05,684
Sorry.
1378
00:51:05,684 --> 00:51:07,519
♪ ♪
1379
00:51:07,519 --> 00:51:12,524
I feel like...
1380
00:51:12,524 --> 00:51:15,293
I'm falling in love with you...
1381
00:51:15,293 --> 00:51:17,796
♪ ♪
1382
00:51:17,796 --> 00:51:21,666
And I just‐‐
I want more time with you.
1383
00:51:21,666 --> 00:51:24,402
‐ Thank you for sharing that
with me tonight.
1384
00:51:24,402 --> 00:51:25,604
‐ Thank you.
1385
00:51:25,604 --> 00:51:27,806
[rousing music]
1386
00:51:27,806 --> 00:51:32,844
I am so happy
to tell Matt how I feel
1387
00:51:32,844 --> 00:51:35,747
and how crazy I am about him.
1388
00:51:35,747 --> 00:51:37,782
‐ You kicking me out?
1389
00:51:37,782 --> 00:51:40,285
‐ I won't kick you out.
1390
00:51:40,285 --> 00:51:41,753
[laughing]
1391
00:51:41,753 --> 00:51:46,958
My days with Matt continue
to get better and more amazing,
1392
00:51:46,958 --> 00:51:51,596
and I am so happy
to have had today.
1393
00:51:51,596 --> 00:51:53,898
♪ ♪
1394
00:51:53,898 --> 00:51:57,602
I feel good knowing
that he won't have any doubts
1395
00:51:57,602 --> 00:51:59,804
about where
our relationship is
1396
00:51:59,804 --> 00:52:02,641
or where my head is.
1397
00:52:02,641 --> 00:52:05,977
♪ ♪
1398
00:52:05,977 --> 00:52:09,714
I do really want
my heart and head to align,
1399
00:52:09,714 --> 00:52:14,352
and I feel like
they were aligned today.
1400
00:52:14,352 --> 00:52:17,355
[sighs deeply]
1401
00:52:18,590 --> 00:52:21,459
[upbeat music]
1402
00:52:21,459 --> 00:52:24,529
♪ ♪
1403
00:52:24,529 --> 00:52:26,631
‐ Today is my Hometown date!
1404
00:52:26,631 --> 00:52:28,500
Yay! I'm so excited.
1405
00:52:28,500 --> 00:52:29,701
I'm excited to see Matt.
1406
00:52:29,701 --> 00:52:31,503
I'm excited
for Matt and my family
1407
00:52:31,503 --> 00:52:32,771
to see each other.
1408
00:52:32,771 --> 00:52:35,507
It is gonna be a fun,
silly day,
1409
00:52:35,507 --> 00:52:36,775
but it is important to me
1410
00:52:36,775 --> 00:52:38,977
to show Matt where I grew up
1411
00:52:38,977 --> 00:52:41,613
and how I became
the woman I am today.
1412
00:52:41,613 --> 00:52:43,648
Hello.
1413
00:52:43,648 --> 00:52:45,784
‐ Good to see you again.
1414
00:52:45,784 --> 00:52:46,851
[both groan softly]
1415
00:52:46,851 --> 00:52:48,720
‐ How are you?
‐ I'm doing well.
1416
00:52:48,720 --> 00:52:50,488
‐ Good.
‐ You look great.
1417
00:52:50,488 --> 00:52:51,923
‐ Thank you.
So do you.
1418
00:52:51,923 --> 00:52:53,892
‐ I'm extremely excited
about today,
1419
00:52:53,892 --> 00:52:55,927
but I know how much
1420
00:52:55,927 --> 00:52:57,962
Serena's family means
to her decision‐making,
1421
00:52:57,962 --> 00:52:59,764
and so that makes me
extremely nervous,
1422
00:52:59,764 --> 00:53:01,032
because I like Serena a lot,
1423
00:53:01,032 --> 00:53:03,835
and I want her
to see a future with me
1424
00:53:03,835 --> 00:53:05,170
like I see it.
1425
00:53:05,170 --> 00:53:08,640
‐ Oh, my God, it's so weird
being on this end of things!
1426
00:53:08,640 --> 00:53:09,708
‐ I don't know what to expect.
1427
00:53:09,708 --> 00:53:10,775
‐ Don't be nervous!
1428
00:53:10,775 --> 00:53:12,610
It's gonna be exciting
and great!
1429
00:53:12,610 --> 00:53:13,611
Okay?
‐ I am excited.
1430
00:53:13,611 --> 00:53:14,612
‐ Yeah?
‐ Yes.
1431
00:53:14,612 --> 00:53:15,780
‐ Okay. Let's go.
‐ Let's do it.
1432
00:53:15,780 --> 00:53:18,717
[birds calling]
1433
00:53:18,717 --> 00:53:19,718
‐ All right.
1434
00:53:19,718 --> 00:53:21,052
‐ [laughing]
‐ So...
1435
00:53:21,052 --> 00:53:24,789
because I can't take you
to Canada...
1436
00:53:24,789 --> 00:53:25,824
‐ Mm‐hmm.
1437
00:53:25,824 --> 00:53:27,525
‐ I thought
I'd bring Canada to you.
1438
00:53:27,525 --> 00:53:28,793
‐ Okay.
[laughing]
1439
00:53:28,793 --> 00:53:30,862
‐ I mean, if you're gonna
meet my family today,
1440
00:53:30,862 --> 00:53:32,664
there are some things
you gotta know.
1441
00:53:32,664 --> 00:53:33,998
Are you ready to become
a true Canadian?
1442
00:53:33,998 --> 00:53:35,867
‐ I am.
‐ 'Cause I'm a proud Canadian.
1443
00:53:35,867 --> 00:53:36,968
‐ I know you are.
‐ Yeah, I am.
1444
00:53:36,968 --> 00:53:38,770
‐ [laughs]
‐ I love Canada.
1445
00:53:38,770 --> 00:53:40,405
All right, are you ready?
Here we go.
1446
00:53:40,405 --> 00:53:40,972
‐ I am.
1447
00:53:40,972 --> 00:53:44,109
‐ ♪ O Canada! ♪
[both laugh]
1448
00:53:44,109 --> 00:53:46,978
My whole life
has been in Canada.
1449
00:53:46,978 --> 00:53:48,813
I was born and raised there,
1450
00:53:48,813 --> 00:53:52,851
so it's a big part
of who I am today.
1451
00:53:52,851 --> 00:53:54,519
Okay, so...
1452
00:53:54,519 --> 00:53:55,754
‐ Oh, boy.
1453
00:53:55,754 --> 00:53:56,855
‐ This is...
‐ Geography.
1454
00:53:56,855 --> 00:53:57,989
‐ Our map of Canada.
1455
00:53:57,989 --> 00:54:00,925
Let's see if you can find
where I'm from.
1456
00:54:00,925 --> 00:54:03,495
‐ Uh...
you're from right here.
1457
00:54:03,495 --> 00:54:04,028
‐ Yeah!
1458
00:54:04,028 --> 00:54:05,663
So this is Markham.
‐ [laughs]
1459
00:54:05,663 --> 00:54:06,998
‐ This is where I grew up.
‐ Okay.
1460
00:54:06,998 --> 00:54:08,933
Any time I spend with Serena
is a great time,
1461
00:54:08,933 --> 00:54:11,002
so learning about
what's important to her,
1462
00:54:11,002 --> 00:54:13,037
what she's experienced
growing up, I'm loving it.
1463
00:54:13,037 --> 00:54:15,940
‐ I'm just gonna teach you
about Canadian lingo.
1464
00:54:15,940 --> 00:54:16,941
‐ Oh, cool.
‐ Kay.
1465
00:54:16,941 --> 00:54:18,042
What's the most common one?
1466
00:54:18,042 --> 00:54:20,645
‐ "Eh?"
‐ Da‐da‐da‐da!
1467
00:54:20,645 --> 00:54:21,813
Eh?
‐ [laughing]
1468
00:54:21,813 --> 00:54:22,881
We're‐‐we're going over
vernacular.
1469
00:54:22,881 --> 00:54:24,015
We're going over words.
1470
00:54:24,015 --> 00:54:26,551
‐ Do you know what we call,
like, a beanie?
1471
00:54:26,551 --> 00:54:27,051
Or, like, a hat?
1472
00:54:27,051 --> 00:54:28,153
‐ I would say a toboggan.
1473
00:54:28,153 --> 00:54:30,688
‐ [laughs]
Do you know what a toboggan is?
1474
00:54:30,688 --> 00:54:31,990
‐ Yeah.
‐ It's a sled, Matt.
1475
00:54:31,990 --> 00:54:33,124
‐ Is it, really?
‐ Yeah!
1476
00:54:33,124 --> 00:54:35,827
‐ Toboggan's a hat.
‐ No, a toque is a hat.
1477
00:54:35,827 --> 00:54:37,162
‐ Oh.
‐ Toque.
1478
00:54:37,162 --> 00:54:39,063
‐ I don't know much
about Canadian culture,
1479
00:54:39,063 --> 00:54:40,231
but Serena's getting me there.
1480
00:54:40,231 --> 00:54:43,902
‐ How many points
does the maple leaf flag have?
1481
00:54:43,902 --> 00:54:45,036
[laughs]
Matt.
1482
00:54:45,036 --> 00:54:46,938
There's definitely
a lot of hints in the room.
1483
00:54:46,938 --> 00:54:49,174
‐ We're having
this intense lesson
1484
00:54:49,174 --> 00:54:52,544
on what I need to know,
prepping me for tonight.
1485
00:54:52,544 --> 00:54:53,678
14.
1486
00:54:53,678 --> 00:54:54,879
♪ ♪
1487
00:54:54,879 --> 00:54:55,914
Is it right?
1488
00:54:55,914 --> 00:54:57,682
‐ No.
‐ Seriously?
1489
00:54:57,682 --> 00:54:58,850
‐ It's 11.
‐ Dang it!
1490
00:54:58,850 --> 00:54:59,984
I just hope her parents
1491
00:54:59,984 --> 00:55:01,653
don't think I'm a moron,
you know?
1492
00:55:01,653 --> 00:55:02,253
♪ ♪
1493
00:55:02,253 --> 00:55:05,790
‐ We are gonna try
some Canadian delicacies.
1494
00:55:05,790 --> 00:55:07,859
Poutine is fries...
1495
00:55:07,859 --> 00:55:09,260
‐ It's fries.
‐ Cheese curds, gravy.
1496
00:55:09,260 --> 00:55:10,929
‐ Do you need a fork to eat it,
or do you just‐‐
1497
00:55:10,929 --> 00:55:12,030
‐ No, I don't usually
use a fork.
1498
00:55:12,030 --> 00:55:13,765
‐ All right.
‐ Kay.
1499
00:55:13,765 --> 00:55:14,999
[quirky music]
1500
00:55:14,999 --> 00:55:16,234
Do you like it?
‐ Yeah.
1501
00:55:16,234 --> 00:55:17,869
‐ It's good, right?
‐ I would eat this whole thing.
1502
00:55:17,869 --> 00:55:19,170
‐ Yeah.
‐ But I have self‐control.
1503
00:55:19,170 --> 00:55:20,939
‐ Good for you.
Well, we have more to come.
1504
00:55:20,939 --> 00:55:22,640
‐ This looks like Spam.
1505
00:55:22,640 --> 00:55:23,141
‐ It's like ham.
1506
00:55:23,141 --> 00:55:24,642
Like, have you had ham before?
1507
00:55:24,642 --> 00:55:25,276
‐ I've had Spam.
1508
00:55:25,276 --> 00:55:27,879
‐ I'm‐‐have you had ham, Matt?
[both laughing]
1509
00:55:27,879 --> 00:55:29,747
You're gonna dip it
in the maple syrup?
1510
00:55:29,747 --> 00:55:30,882
‐ Yeah.
1511
00:55:30,882 --> 00:55:33,218
‐ I'm having a blast today
with Matt.
1512
00:55:33,218 --> 00:55:34,986
‐ Oh, my God.
‐ It's really good.
1513
00:55:34,986 --> 00:55:38,957
‐ He's handling
the fun and games great.
1514
00:55:38,957 --> 00:55:40,892
We're sharing
a lot of laughs
1515
00:55:40,892 --> 00:55:43,494
about kind of the silly things
that we're doing together.
1516
00:55:43,494 --> 00:55:44,863
♪ ♪
1517
00:55:44,863 --> 00:55:47,498
[laughing]
1518
00:55:47,498 --> 00:55:48,066
Ew!
1519
00:55:48,066 --> 00:55:49,934
We just have so much fun
together,
1520
00:55:49,934 --> 00:55:52,003
and I think that's a huge part
of a relationship for me.
1521
00:55:52,003 --> 00:55:53,938
We have one last thing.
1522
00:55:53,938 --> 00:55:55,206
It's a Canadian
rite of passage.
1523
00:55:55,206 --> 00:55:57,675
‐ I'm absolutely ready.
‐ Okay, let's go.
1524
00:55:57,675 --> 00:55:58,877
♪ ♪
1525
00:55:58,877 --> 00:56:01,913
One, two, three‐‐no!
1526
00:56:01,913 --> 00:56:03,615
[upbeat music]
1527
00:56:03,615 --> 00:56:05,550
‐ [laughing]
1528
00:56:05,550 --> 00:56:07,619
‐ Oh!
1529
00:56:07,619 --> 00:56:08,853
‐ [sighs]
1530
00:56:08,853 --> 00:56:10,989
‐ My dad's gonna be so proud.
1531
00:56:10,989 --> 00:56:12,123
‐ Serena is super confident.
1532
00:56:12,123 --> 00:56:13,725
"Oh, yeah, let's play hockey."
Okay.
1533
00:56:13,725 --> 00:56:15,927
I'm way better than Serena.
1534
00:56:15,927 --> 00:56:17,295
‐ What are you doing?
1535
00:56:17,295 --> 00:56:19,731
‐ I could've crushed her,
you know what I mean?
1536
00:56:19,731 --> 00:56:20,798
Dang it!
1537
00:56:20,798 --> 00:56:22,200
But I took it light
on her today
1538
00:56:22,200 --> 00:56:24,569
just 'cause, you know,
it is Hometowns.
1539
00:56:24,569 --> 00:56:25,870
♪ ♪
1540
00:56:25,870 --> 00:56:28,673
‐ Oh!
‐ Dang it!
1541
00:56:28,673 --> 00:56:30,275
‐ Victorious.
1542
00:56:30,275 --> 00:56:32,110
I think we've had
a great day so far.
1543
00:56:32,110 --> 00:56:34,045
He was able to learn
a lot about me,
1544
00:56:34,045 --> 00:56:36,948
and I feel like it has
furthered our relationship
1545
00:56:36,948 --> 00:56:38,783
and deepened our connection.
1546
00:56:38,783 --> 00:56:40,685
I'm here to collect my prize.
1547
00:56:40,685 --> 00:56:43,254
[romantic music]
1548
00:56:43,254 --> 00:56:47,759
And now I'm just hoping
for a consensus from my family
1549
00:56:47,759 --> 00:56:48,860
about our connection
1550
00:56:48,860 --> 00:56:49,894
and a potential future together
1551
00:56:49,894 --> 00:56:51,562
and what my family thinks
of that.
1552
00:56:51,562 --> 00:56:55,500
♪ ♪
1553
00:56:57,602 --> 00:57:01,139
[soft music]
1554
00:57:01,139 --> 00:57:03,174
‐ It's so pretty.
I like the house.
1555
00:57:03,174 --> 00:57:05,710
Are you nervous?
‐ Yeah, I'm nervous.
1556
00:57:05,710 --> 00:57:07,011
‐ [laughs]
1557
00:57:07,011 --> 00:57:10,982
‐ I am beyond nervous
meeting Serena's family.
1558
00:57:10,982 --> 00:57:12,183
Serena's someone
that I see myself
1559
00:57:12,183 --> 00:57:13,785
spending
the rest of my life with,
1560
00:57:13,785 --> 00:57:15,386
and, knowing that,
1561
00:57:15,386 --> 00:57:17,889
I really want to make
a good impression.
1562
00:57:17,889 --> 00:57:19,691
‐ Take a deep breath.
[inhales]
1563
00:57:19,691 --> 00:57:20,825
It's gonna be fine.
1564
00:57:20,825 --> 00:57:21,993
I'll be right there.
1565
00:57:21,993 --> 00:57:23,995
♪ ♪
1566
00:57:23,995 --> 00:57:24,996
Ready?
1567
00:57:24,996 --> 00:57:25,997
‐ I'm ready.
1568
00:57:25,997 --> 00:57:26,998
‐ Okay.
1569
00:57:26,998 --> 00:57:30,068
♪ ♪
1570
00:57:30,068 --> 00:57:32,937
‐ Oh‐ho‐ho‐ho!
‐ [squeals]
1571
00:57:32,937 --> 00:57:34,939
[laughter]
Hi!
1572
00:57:34,939 --> 00:57:36,941
[laughter]
1573
00:57:36,941 --> 00:57:38,343
Hi, Dad.
‐ Oh, hey.
1574
00:57:38,343 --> 00:57:41,079
‐ [laughs]
Pull yourself together, man!
1575
00:57:41,079 --> 00:57:43,014
[laughter]
1576
00:57:43,014 --> 00:57:45,083
I feel really good about
how tonight is gonna go.
1577
00:57:45,083 --> 00:57:46,985
‐ I'm Talia.
‐ Hi. I'm Matt.
1578
00:57:46,985 --> 00:57:49,087
‐ I'm really excited
to see my family
1579
00:57:49,087 --> 00:57:51,055
and for Matt
to get to meet them.
1580
00:57:51,055 --> 00:57:52,824
‐ Hi!
‐ [laughs]
1581
00:57:52,824 --> 00:57:53,958
‐ How are you?
I'm Ras.
1582
00:57:53,958 --> 00:57:55,226
‐ Nice to meet you.
‐ Nice to meet you.
1583
00:57:55,226 --> 00:57:57,996
‐ And I'm just really excited
to get my family's take
1584
00:57:57,996 --> 00:58:00,865
on him and what they see
in our relationship.
1585
00:58:00,865 --> 00:58:02,033
‐ What did you do
out of the limo?
1586
00:58:02,033 --> 00:58:03,935
‐ I did the step stool.
‐ Nice.
1587
00:58:03,935 --> 00:58:05,069
‐ Okay.
‐ My idea.
1588
00:58:05,069 --> 00:58:06,104
‐ It was her idea.
‐ That was great.
1589
00:58:06,104 --> 00:58:07,472
That was funny. I‐‐
‐ You were like,
1590
00:58:07,472 --> 00:58:09,240
"I love your dress.
Like, that's really cool."
1591
00:58:09,240 --> 00:58:11,009
‐ What was your impression?
‐ Yeah.
1592
00:58:11,009 --> 00:58:12,176
‐ I was blown away.
‐ Yeah?
1593
00:58:12,176 --> 00:58:13,544
‐ I‐‐I didn't know
what to say, you know?
1594
00:58:13,544 --> 00:58:16,314
It's like, one of the things
I was looking for going in‐‐
1595
00:58:16,314 --> 00:58:18,149
to find someone else
who was normal.
1596
00:58:18,149 --> 00:58:19,817
‐ Right.
‐ And I'm‐‐
1597
00:58:19,817 --> 00:58:21,986
[laughter]
1598
00:58:21,986 --> 00:58:23,721
‐ He just called people crazy.
1599
00:58:23,721 --> 00:58:24,389
‐ No, I'm‐‐but‐‐
1600
00:58:24,389 --> 00:58:26,924
‐ He's not necessarily
calling you normal yet either.
1601
00:58:26,924 --> 00:58:28,192
[laughter]
So let's‐‐let's wait‐‐
1602
00:58:28,192 --> 00:58:29,427
let's wait for it.
‐ We don't know.
1603
00:58:29,427 --> 00:58:31,195
‐ No, I get what you're saying.
‐ You see what I'm saying?
1604
00:58:31,195 --> 00:58:33,331
‐ Like, our‐‐our conversation
1605
00:58:33,331 --> 00:58:36,200
was, like, a very, like,
normal first conversation.
1606
00:58:36,200 --> 00:58:38,236
‐ Right.
‐ And that was, like,
1607
00:58:38,236 --> 00:58:39,404
the most liberating
feeling ever,
1608
00:58:39,404 --> 00:58:41,272
because I didn't know
what to expect.
1609
00:58:41,272 --> 00:58:43,174
‐ It was really good
to see Serena,
1610
00:58:43,174 --> 00:58:45,243
and it's really nice
to meet Matt.
1611
00:58:45,243 --> 00:58:46,411
I mean, obviously,
he's somebody
1612
00:58:46,411 --> 00:58:49,047
that she has spent
a lot of time with,
1613
00:58:49,047 --> 00:58:52,016
so it's nice to be able
to see who he is.
1614
00:58:52,016 --> 00:58:53,785
Matt, can we go have a chat?
1615
00:58:53,785 --> 00:58:54,385
‐ Yes, ma'am.
1616
00:58:54,385 --> 00:58:55,887
‐ I guess I wanna know
from him,
1617
00:58:55,887 --> 00:58:56,487
why Serena?
1618
00:58:56,487 --> 00:59:00,324
Like, he started off
with a lot of people,
1619
00:59:00,324 --> 00:59:04,962
and he's picked Serena
to be here, so why?
1620
00:59:04,962 --> 00:59:07,098
What is it you like about her?
1621
00:59:07,098 --> 00:59:12,804
‐ She's smart, beautiful,
has her head on her shoulders,
1622
00:59:12,804 --> 00:59:13,438
and she challenges me,
1623
00:59:13,438 --> 00:59:16,174
and she's‐‐she doesn't
take crap from anybody...
1624
00:59:16,174 --> 00:59:17,341
‐ Yeah.
1625
00:59:17,341 --> 00:59:19,343
‐ And every time I've left
a conversation with her,
1626
00:59:19,343 --> 00:59:20,545
I'm just, like,
thinking about her
1627
00:59:20,545 --> 00:59:23,314
and wanting to‐‐to know
everything I can about her.
1628
00:59:23,314 --> 00:59:25,316
‐ Well, I like to hear that,
because I have to say,
1629
00:59:25,316 --> 00:59:28,186
this whole process
is, like, fast, you know?
1630
00:59:28,186 --> 00:59:29,220
‐ Yeah. Yeah.
1631
00:59:29,220 --> 00:59:30,388
‐ And you have three
other people
1632
00:59:30,388 --> 00:59:32,857
that you're doing
this exact same thing with...
1633
00:59:32,857 --> 00:59:33,357
‐ Yeah.
1634
00:59:33,357 --> 00:59:35,193
‐ And, obviously, as her mom
1635
00:59:35,193 --> 00:59:37,929
and her family, we're just
worried about her getting hurt.
1636
00:59:37,929 --> 00:59:38,963
‐ Yep.
‐ You know,
1637
00:59:38,963 --> 00:59:40,064
you can be in love
with someone,
1638
00:59:40,064 --> 00:59:41,299
but there's a lot more work
1639
00:59:41,299 --> 00:59:45,203
and a lot more
that you have to be able to do
1640
00:59:45,203 --> 00:59:46,938
to get to that point
of marriage.
1641
00:59:46,938 --> 00:59:48,005
[tense music]
1642
00:59:48,005 --> 00:59:49,340
Do you know
how she feels about you?
1643
00:59:49,340 --> 00:59:52,176
‐ Uh, I have an idea.
1644
00:59:52,176 --> 00:59:53,344
♪ ♪
1645
00:59:53,344 --> 00:59:55,313
‐ Matt seems like
he's a good guy,
1646
00:59:55,313 --> 00:59:57,515
and I think there's definitely
something there,
1647
00:59:57,515 --> 01:00:00,384
but I don't know
that Serena will be ready
1648
01:00:00,384 --> 01:00:04,021
to get engaged this quickly.
1649
01:00:04,021 --> 01:00:06,224
‐ Do you love him?
Like, do you love him?
1650
01:00:06,224 --> 01:00:09,327
‐ He, on paper and in my head,
checks every single box.
1651
01:00:09,327 --> 01:00:12,330
We literally get along so well.
‐ Yeah.
1652
01:00:12,330 --> 01:00:13,998
‐ Like, you can tell, like,
we're very, like,
1653
01:00:13,998 --> 01:00:15,333
laugh‐y and playful.
‐ Yeah.
1654
01:00:15,333 --> 01:00:16,400
‐ He's extremely affectionate.
‐ Yeah.
1655
01:00:16,400 --> 01:00:17,535
‐ Like, I do sometimes
feel like
1656
01:00:17,535 --> 01:00:19,470
I'm, like, catching up
to his feelings, like...
1657
01:00:19,470 --> 01:00:21,973
‐ Yeah, but you're falling
in love with him.
1658
01:00:21,973 --> 01:00:23,007
‐ I'm falling for him.
1659
01:00:23,007 --> 01:00:25,109
Yes.
‐ Okay. Um...
1660
01:00:25,109 --> 01:00:26,277
‐ What's, like,
your impression of him,
1661
01:00:26,277 --> 01:00:28,079
like, off the bat, and us?
‐ I think he's‐‐
1662
01:00:28,079 --> 01:00:29,213
‐ Like, what do you see?
1663
01:00:29,213 --> 01:00:30,348
‐ I think he's
a really cool guy.
1664
01:00:30,348 --> 01:00:33,184
Like, Matt is, like,
everything I would want...
1665
01:00:33,184 --> 01:00:34,385
‐ Yeah.
‐ For you.
1666
01:00:34,385 --> 01:00:37,388
Um, to me, it seems like
there's just something missing.
1667
01:00:37,388 --> 01:00:39,123
‐ You think?
‐ Which is‐‐yeah.
1668
01:00:39,123 --> 01:00:42,059
‐ Like, what is it?
‐ I would say
1669
01:00:42,059 --> 01:00:44,462
you don't seem smitten,
and I think
1670
01:00:44,462 --> 01:00:46,264
it's because you're
in your head, personally.
1671
01:00:46,264 --> 01:00:47,365
I think you're
logically being like,
1672
01:00:47,365 --> 01:00:49,033
"Yeah, Matt checks
all the boxes,
1673
01:00:49,033 --> 01:00:50,968
but where is that 'it' factor?"
1674
01:00:50,968 --> 01:00:53,471
And I think that, in the past,
1675
01:00:53,471 --> 01:00:56,140
you've looked
for that factor...
1676
01:00:56,140 --> 01:00:57,542
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Potentially,
1677
01:00:57,542 --> 01:00:59,477
and not looked at the guy.
‐ Yeah.
1678
01:00:59,477 --> 01:01:01,546
‐ You don't want to put Matt
in a bad situation
1679
01:01:01,546 --> 01:01:04,248
and you don't want to put
yourself in a bad situation,
1680
01:01:04,248 --> 01:01:06,184
and the one thing I worry about
1681
01:01:06,184 --> 01:01:09,120
is you get engaged,
and you're like,
1682
01:01:09,120 --> 01:01:10,588
"I messed up."
1683
01:01:10,588 --> 01:01:14,358
Based on what I saw, Serena's
definitely holding back.
1684
01:01:14,358 --> 01:01:16,160
I don't think
they're quite there yet,
1685
01:01:16,160 --> 01:01:18,262
but the thing
I'm most nervous about
1686
01:01:18,262 --> 01:01:21,332
is she could
be talking herself into it.
1687
01:01:21,332 --> 01:01:23,234
‐ Matt seems like
a really nice guy.
1688
01:01:23,234 --> 01:01:24,235
‐ Yeah.
‐ Are you happy?
1689
01:01:24,235 --> 01:01:25,303
‐ I am happy.
1690
01:01:25,303 --> 01:01:26,971
I mean, like,
if we were to get engaged
1691
01:01:26,971 --> 01:01:27,605
at the end of this, like‐‐
1692
01:01:27,605 --> 01:01:30,241
‐ So you are thinking
about getting engaged.
1693
01:01:30,241 --> 01:01:31,442
‐ It's not, like,
off the table.
1694
01:01:31,442 --> 01:01:33,377
Like, I'm still, like,
leaving it on the table,
1695
01:01:33,377 --> 01:01:36,314
but, like, it's really hard,
because Tal thinks,
1696
01:01:36,314 --> 01:01:38,216
like, I'm in my head,
and, like, I don't know.
1697
01:01:38,216 --> 01:01:40,318
‐ But that would make sense
to me, though.
1698
01:01:40,318 --> 01:01:41,886
It's an important question,
right?
1699
01:01:41,886 --> 01:01:42,587
‐ Yeah.
1700
01:01:42,587 --> 01:01:44,622
‐ An engagement is a very,
very strong commitment.
1701
01:01:44,622 --> 01:01:47,191
‐ Yeah, that's what
I'm freaking out about.
1702
01:01:47,191 --> 01:01:48,526
‐ Yeah.
‐ I don't‐‐I don't know
1703
01:01:48,526 --> 01:01:50,328
how to, like, articulate it,
because it's like,
1704
01:01:50,328 --> 01:01:52,997
on one end,
like, I was confident,
1705
01:01:52,997 --> 01:01:57,335
but now I'm not 1,000% sure.
1706
01:01:57,335 --> 01:01:59,136
I was actually,
like, surprised
1707
01:01:59,136 --> 01:02:00,304
talking to my sister
1708
01:02:00,304 --> 01:02:02,306
and then having
a conversation with my dad.
1709
01:02:02,306 --> 01:02:03,608
I don't know,
I feel like I did get answers,
1710
01:02:03,608 --> 01:02:07,278
but I also left more confused
at the same time.
1711
01:02:07,278 --> 01:02:08,479
‐ You look good.
[glasses clink]
1712
01:02:08,479 --> 01:02:10,248
‐ Suddenly,
I have a lot of doubts,
1713
01:02:10,248 --> 01:02:11,349
and, like,
there's a lot of things
1714
01:02:11,349 --> 01:02:13,517
that I need to think about
and figure out.
1715
01:02:13,517 --> 01:02:15,319
I just never thought
I'd be in this position.
1716
01:02:15,319 --> 01:02:16,721
Like, I just, like, don't even
know how to navigate.
1717
01:02:16,721 --> 01:02:21,259
Like, I just didn't even, like,
fathom having these doubts.
1718
01:02:21,259 --> 01:02:22,493
I don't want
to be standing there
1719
01:02:22,493 --> 01:02:23,494
getting proposed to,
being like,
1720
01:02:23,494 --> 01:02:24,795
"What am I doing?"
‐ Right.
1721
01:02:24,795 --> 01:02:28,966
‐ "Like, you're not my person
and I've made a huge mistake."
1722
01:02:28,966 --> 01:02:29,500
‐ Yeah.
1723
01:02:29,500 --> 01:02:32,069
Do you enjoy
your time with him?
1724
01:02:32,069 --> 01:02:33,437
‐ Yes, I do.
1725
01:02:33,437 --> 01:02:35,640
‐ He's intellectually
stimulating?
1726
01:02:35,640 --> 01:02:38,342
‐ Mm‐hmm.
We have good conversations.
1727
01:02:38,342 --> 01:02:42,113
‐ He makes you feel good
about yourself?
1728
01:02:42,113 --> 01:02:44,148
‐ Mm‐hmm.
1729
01:02:45,116 --> 01:02:46,350
I don't know what it is,
1730
01:02:46,350 --> 01:02:47,685
and I just can't
put my finger on it,
1731
01:02:47,685 --> 01:02:50,621
and, like,
I can't, like, verbalize it
1732
01:02:50,621 --> 01:02:52,423
or, like, write it down,
but there's just, like,
1733
01:02:52,423 --> 01:02:54,292
something that's, like‐‐
1734
01:02:54,292 --> 01:02:57,361
that's causing me
this, like, deep doubt.
1735
01:02:57,361 --> 01:03:01,265
‐ You know, you have to take
what you need, right?
1736
01:03:01,265 --> 01:03:02,400
‐ It's just hard, 'cause, like,
1737
01:03:02,400 --> 01:03:06,003
I don't even know what that is
at this point.
1738
01:03:06,003 --> 01:03:07,038
‐ Yeah.
1739
01:03:08,372 --> 01:03:10,474
I think that last relationship
1740
01:03:10,474 --> 01:03:13,044
really messed
with your head, hon.
1741
01:03:14,378 --> 01:03:15,446
‐ Mm‐hmm.
1742
01:03:15,446 --> 01:03:16,580
‐ And maybe that's
where a little bit
1743
01:03:16,580 --> 01:03:19,216
of your doubt's coming from.
1744
01:03:19,216 --> 01:03:21,252
‐ Like, I was so sure
last time,
1745
01:03:21,252 --> 01:03:22,520
and then...
1746
01:03:22,520 --> 01:03:25,289
‐ Then you got hurt,
and you got hurt badly.
1747
01:03:25,289 --> 01:03:26,390
‐ [sniffs]
1748
01:03:26,390 --> 01:03:29,393
And it was like...
1749
01:03:29,393 --> 01:03:31,395
it was like my biggest fear
came true
1750
01:03:31,395 --> 01:03:33,464
at the end
of that relationship.
1751
01:03:33,464 --> 01:03:36,100
Like, I was so sure,
and then I was wrong,
1752
01:03:36,100 --> 01:03:38,402
and I got‐‐I got so hurt.
1753
01:03:38,402 --> 01:03:39,403
[sniffs]
1754
01:03:39,403 --> 01:03:41,439
And I just...
1755
01:03:41,439 --> 01:03:45,476
I think I'm just struggling
to, like, trust my feelings,
1756
01:03:45,476 --> 01:03:48,145
and I just, like, don't want
to make the wrong decision.
1757
01:03:48,145 --> 01:03:49,347
♪ ♪
1758
01:03:49,347 --> 01:03:52,149
I just, like,
want to be out of my brain
1759
01:03:52,149 --> 01:03:54,318
for, like, five minutes.
1760
01:03:54,318 --> 01:03:59,256
♪ ♪
1761
01:04:08,866 --> 01:04:11,702
My conversation with my mom
definitely brought up
1762
01:04:11,702 --> 01:04:13,371
some things
that I've been feeling
1763
01:04:13,371 --> 01:04:15,740
that I haven't realized
were there.
1764
01:04:15,740 --> 01:04:17,308
‐ Bye.
It was really nice meeting you.
1765
01:04:17,308 --> 01:04:18,409
‐ Thank you.
You too.
1766
01:04:18,409 --> 01:04:19,610
‐ In my last relationship,
1767
01:04:19,610 --> 01:04:22,346
I just remember
feeling so sure...
1768
01:04:22,346 --> 01:04:23,714
‐ Good luck with everything.
‐ Thank you.
1769
01:04:23,714 --> 01:04:28,285
‐ But how could I
have been so certain
1770
01:04:28,285 --> 01:04:30,421
and then just been wrong
1771
01:04:30,421 --> 01:04:33,157
and, like, so heartbroken
at the end of it?
1772
01:04:33,157 --> 01:04:33,891
Okay.
1773
01:04:33,891 --> 01:04:37,528
I do have this pit in my
stomach sometimes with Matt.
1774
01:04:37,528 --> 01:04:42,400
Like, is it fear of letting
myself fall in love with him
1775
01:04:42,400 --> 01:04:44,502
and then getting hurt again?
1776
01:04:44,502 --> 01:04:46,303
I don't know.
1777
01:04:46,303 --> 01:04:47,405
I don't know how I'm feeling
1778
01:04:47,405 --> 01:04:50,474
because I'm feeling
a million things at once.
1779
01:04:50,474 --> 01:04:53,477
‐ How did it go with your mom
and dad and sister?
1780
01:04:53,477 --> 01:04:56,380
‐ Um, it went‐‐it went well.
1781
01:04:56,380 --> 01:04:58,516
I just...
I don't know.
1782
01:04:58,516 --> 01:04:59,884
I just have
a lot of thinking to do.
1783
01:04:59,884 --> 01:05:04,455
It's just, I'm going through
just some of my own stuff,
1784
01:05:04,455 --> 01:05:06,524
doubts that don't even
come from you in any way‐‐
1785
01:05:06,524 --> 01:05:08,392
just, like,
come from within myself‐‐
1786
01:05:08,392 --> 01:05:10,594
and internal battles
that I'm dealing with
1787
01:05:10,594 --> 01:05:14,465
and just me being kind of
honest on where I'm at,
1788
01:05:14,465 --> 01:05:16,367
and, you know, there's‐‐
1789
01:05:16,367 --> 01:05:18,602
there's a time limit
on all of this.
1790
01:05:18,602 --> 01:05:21,472
[tense music]
1791
01:05:21,472 --> 01:05:23,674
‐ I feel like we can have
that conversation
1792
01:05:23,674 --> 01:05:24,708
about everything
you're thinking about,
1793
01:05:24,708 --> 01:05:27,478
so don't feel like you're‐‐
1794
01:05:27,478 --> 01:05:28,579
like, that weight is a lot.
1795
01:05:28,579 --> 01:05:29,814
‐ Yeah.
‐ 'Cause I've put it on myself,
1796
01:05:29,814 --> 01:05:31,715
and I think about the things
that you're thinking about.
1797
01:05:31,715 --> 01:05:32,917
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Just think about
1798
01:05:32,917 --> 01:05:36,187
where we're at now, and don't
focus on anything else.
1799
01:05:36,187 --> 01:05:37,455
Just trust me.
1800
01:05:37,455 --> 01:05:39,590
‐ Okay.
‐ You know what I mean?
1801
01:05:39,590 --> 01:05:41,292
Kind of?
‐ Kind of.
1802
01:05:41,292 --> 01:05:43,327
I'll try.
1803
01:05:43,327 --> 01:05:45,329
Yeah.
1804
01:05:45,329 --> 01:05:46,530
I'll try.
1805
01:05:46,530 --> 01:05:48,499
‐ Okay.
‐ Okay.
1806
01:05:48,499 --> 01:05:53,404
♪ ♪
1807
01:05:53,404 --> 01:05:54,872
I'm so overwhelmed
1808
01:05:54,872 --> 01:05:57,508
and, like, emotionally
exhausted right now.
1809
01:05:57,508 --> 01:05:58,709
I don't think I expected him
1810
01:05:58,709 --> 01:06:01,412
to take that so calmly
and just be like,
1811
01:06:01,412 --> 01:06:02,480
"It's okay.
1812
01:06:02,480 --> 01:06:03,647
Like, just trust me.
It's okay,"
1813
01:06:03,647 --> 01:06:05,816
and I was like,
"What do you mean?"
1814
01:06:05,816 --> 01:06:08,486
I'm sitting here freaking out.
1815
01:06:08,486 --> 01:06:10,488
All right.
Have a good night.
1816
01:06:10,488 --> 01:06:11,455
‐ You too.
1817
01:06:11,455 --> 01:06:12,656
‐ I am falling for Matt,
1818
01:06:12,656 --> 01:06:14,458
and we have
an amazing connection
1819
01:06:14,458 --> 01:06:16,460
and an incredible
relationship,
1820
01:06:16,460 --> 01:06:17,628
but thinking about
1821
01:06:17,628 --> 01:06:20,531
getting engaged to him
in a few weeks
1822
01:06:20,531 --> 01:06:25,603
does scare me,
because I'm not there yet,
1823
01:06:25,603 --> 01:06:27,638
and I wanted my Hometown
to get me there.
1824
01:06:27,638 --> 01:06:29,440
I wanted to be able
to be like,
1825
01:06:29,440 --> 01:06:31,775
"Oh, my gosh, yes,
he's my husband,
1826
01:06:31,775 --> 01:06:35,513
and I see it,"
but tonight,
1827
01:06:35,513 --> 01:06:40,251
I have just doubt and fear.
1828
01:06:40,251 --> 01:06:43,020
I'm so confused.
1829
01:06:45,189 --> 01:06:47,691
[solemn music]
1830
01:06:47,691 --> 01:06:50,528
[animals bleating]
1831
01:06:50,528 --> 01:06:51,896
♪ ♪
1832
01:06:51,896 --> 01:06:55,299
‐ Hometowns this week
were incredible.
1833
01:06:55,299 --> 01:06:56,433
[sighs]
1834
01:06:56,433 --> 01:06:57,835
I met four families,
1835
01:06:57,835 --> 01:07:01,372
and I'm still processing,
uh, how I'm feeling
1836
01:07:01,372 --> 01:07:02,740
about the conversations I had
1837
01:07:02,740 --> 01:07:04,608
and where I'm at
with these women.
1838
01:07:04,608 --> 01:07:06,477
‐ How's it going, bud?
‐ What's up, Chris?
1839
01:07:06,477 --> 01:07:07,478
How are you doing?
1840
01:07:07,478 --> 01:07:08,946
I've got a lot to think about,
1841
01:07:08,946 --> 01:07:12,249
especially going
into a Rose Ceremony tonight.
1842
01:07:12,249 --> 01:07:12,783
‐ How you doing?
1843
01:07:12,783 --> 01:07:13,918
‐ It's been a week, Chris.
1844
01:07:13,918 --> 01:07:15,920
‐ Yeah, it's been a big week.
‐ Yeah, it has.
1845
01:07:15,920 --> 01:07:19,523
I met four families,
and those conversations
1846
01:07:19,523 --> 01:07:21,425
went just about every direction
you can imagine.
1847
01:07:21,425 --> 01:07:22,459
‐ Yeah.
1848
01:07:22,459 --> 01:07:23,694
They‐‐they usually tend to.
1849
01:07:23,694 --> 01:07:24,895
‐ Yeah, it's exciting, though,
1850
01:07:24,895 --> 01:07:28,599
because it's been a long time
since I felt this way.
1851
01:07:28,599 --> 01:07:29,767
I've never felt this way,
1852
01:07:29,767 --> 01:07:32,836
uh, and having it reciprocated
1853
01:07:32,836 --> 01:07:36,407
with women that you're pursuing
and you can see life with
1854
01:07:36,407 --> 01:07:37,875
is just continued validation
1855
01:07:37,875 --> 01:07:41,478
on me being
where I need to be right now.
1856
01:07:41,478 --> 01:07:43,781
‐ So, there any concerns here?
1857
01:07:43,781 --> 01:07:45,849
‐ Um...
‐ Or is it all green lights?
1858
01:07:45,849 --> 01:07:49,720
‐ [sighs]
Serena P., man.
1859
01:07:49,720 --> 01:07:52,957
Um, I feel like I've given her
1860
01:07:52,957 --> 01:07:55,759
as much confirmation
of my feelings as I can.
1861
01:07:55,759 --> 01:07:57,428
‐ She's been high on your list
since night one.
1862
01:07:57,428 --> 01:07:58,462
‐ She's been high on my list.
1863
01:07:58,462 --> 01:07:59,797
‐ I mean,
you've always adored Serena.
1864
01:07:59,797 --> 01:08:01,065
‐ Something about her.
‐ Yeah.
1865
01:08:01,065 --> 01:08:02,900
‐ But, to be honest with you,
I don't know where she's at.
1866
01:08:02,900 --> 01:08:05,636
Like, I feel like, like,
we're having a breakthrough,
1867
01:08:05,636 --> 01:08:07,438
and I'm getting somewhere
with Serena,
1868
01:08:07,438 --> 01:08:08,706
and then I'm closed off.
1869
01:08:08,706 --> 01:08:11,408
Like, she said she had a lot
more questions last night.
1870
01:08:11,408 --> 01:08:12,142
‐ Okay. Wow.
1871
01:08:12,142 --> 01:08:16,714
Okay, so is this a relationship
you want to fight for?
1872
01:08:16,714 --> 01:08:17,781
‐ Yes, you know?
1873
01:08:17,781 --> 01:08:21,685
It's‐‐this relationship
means a lot.
1874
01:08:21,685 --> 01:08:23,587
‐ Then you're gonna
have to dive into this,
1875
01:08:23,587 --> 01:08:25,656
and‐‐and I don't mean later.
1876
01:08:25,656 --> 01:08:27,691
That's a question
I would want answered
1877
01:08:27,691 --> 01:08:29,493
before I hand out another rose.
1878
01:08:29,493 --> 01:08:32,730
♪ ♪
1879
01:08:32,730 --> 01:08:35,699
[soft music]
1880
01:08:35,699 --> 01:08:39,670
♪ ♪
1881
01:08:39,670 --> 01:08:41,038
‐ Last night was weird.
1882
01:08:41,038 --> 01:08:44,475
Something's off
with Serena and I right now,
1883
01:08:44,475 --> 01:08:45,943
and I'm frustrated,
1884
01:08:45,943 --> 01:08:48,946
because the other women
are meeting me halfway,
1885
01:08:48,946 --> 01:08:52,583
and even further,
and they want to be here,
1886
01:08:52,583 --> 01:08:54,385
and they see a future
with me...
1887
01:08:54,385 --> 01:08:55,586
♪ ♪
1888
01:08:55,586 --> 01:08:56,954
And after meeting her family,
1889
01:08:56,954 --> 01:08:59,790
I could tell Serena
has doubts,
1890
01:08:59,790 --> 01:09:01,592
so I've got to talk to her.
1891
01:09:01,592 --> 01:09:02,893
I'd love to help.
1892
01:09:02,893 --> 01:09:05,529
Like, I want to be that
in our relationship.
1893
01:09:05,529 --> 01:09:07,431
Like, that's important to me.
1894
01:09:07,431 --> 01:09:09,066
♪ ♪
1895
01:09:09,066 --> 01:09:12,770
I see a life with Serena,
raising a family with her
1896
01:09:12,770 --> 01:09:15,873
and living out
both of our dreams
1897
01:09:15,873 --> 01:09:18,108
and aspirations together.
1898
01:09:18,108 --> 01:09:22,880
I've seen it since
the first night I met her,
1899
01:09:22,880 --> 01:09:25,749
but I don't know
if she sees it.
1900
01:09:25,749 --> 01:09:26,950
I need to know
1901
01:09:26,950 --> 01:09:28,952
what you're thinking,
how you're feeling,
1902
01:09:28,952 --> 01:09:31,021
and there couldn't
be a better opportunity
1903
01:09:31,021 --> 01:09:33,791
for Serena and I
to have this conversation
1904
01:09:33,791 --> 01:09:36,627
than right now.
1905
01:09:36,627 --> 01:09:38,462
[knocking]
1906
01:09:38,462 --> 01:09:40,597
♪ ♪
1907
01:09:40,597 --> 01:09:42,332
Hi.
1908
01:09:42,633 --> 01:09:43,867
‐ Hi.
1909
01:09:43,867 --> 01:09:47,271
I didn't know
you were gonna be here.
1910
01:09:48,372 --> 01:09:48,872
‐ [sighs]
1911
01:09:48,872 --> 01:09:50,541
Good to see you.
1912
01:09:50,541 --> 01:09:52,576
‐ Good to see you too.
1913
01:09:55,012 --> 01:09:57,614
How are you?
‐ I'm all right.
1914
01:09:57,614 --> 01:09:59,983
I've been thinking
about you a lot.
1915
01:09:59,983 --> 01:10:03,620
‐ I've been thinking about you
a lot too.
1916
01:10:03,620 --> 01:10:06,657
‐ I know this process is a lot,
1917
01:10:06,657 --> 01:10:09,727
but I've known
how I felt about you
1918
01:10:09,727 --> 01:10:10,861
for a long time,
1919
01:10:10,861 --> 01:10:12,863
and that's why I like
spending time with you
1920
01:10:12,863 --> 01:10:13,864
and being around you,
1921
01:10:13,864 --> 01:10:15,699
because it feels real,
you know?
1922
01:10:15,699 --> 01:10:17,668
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And seeing that
1923
01:10:17,668 --> 01:10:19,837
you struggled
through some of this,
1924
01:10:19,837 --> 01:10:22,806
I tried to make sure
that you have enough time
1925
01:10:22,806 --> 01:10:24,875
to process that by,
1926
01:10:24,875 --> 01:10:27,578
just making you feel special
whenever I can,
1927
01:10:27,578 --> 01:10:30,080
and I can say, without a doubt,
1928
01:10:30,080 --> 01:10:32,116
you are the person
I've spent the most time with,
1929
01:10:32,116 --> 01:10:34,017
and that's intentional,
you know?
1930
01:10:34,017 --> 01:10:38,489
It's because of what I see
in a relationship with you...
1931
01:10:38,489 --> 01:10:39,123
‐ Mm‐hmm.
1932
01:10:39,123 --> 01:10:41,759
‐ And what I can see with you
is a future
1933
01:10:41,759 --> 01:10:43,927
and someone that I would,
hopefully,
1934
01:10:43,927 --> 01:10:45,662
share a life together with.
1935
01:10:45,662 --> 01:10:47,898
♪ ♪
1936
01:10:47,898 --> 01:10:50,434
‐ Yeah, I mean...
1937
01:10:53,370 --> 01:10:54,738
[sighs]
1938
01:10:54,738 --> 01:10:56,907
I think it's important
1939
01:10:56,907 --> 01:10:58,942
that we do have
an honest conversation,
1940
01:10:58,942 --> 01:11:01,879
especially at this point.
1941
01:11:01,879 --> 01:11:05,983
I mean, we had
such an obvious connection
1942
01:11:05,983 --> 01:11:07,985
and chemistry
right off the bat,
1943
01:11:07,985 --> 01:11:11,054
and things
were so great with us,
1944
01:11:11,054 --> 01:11:15,559
and I felt so excited
and good about everything,
1945
01:11:15,559 --> 01:11:17,094
but I think you also know
1946
01:11:17,094 --> 01:11:20,764
that I've had moments
where I struggled
1947
01:11:20,764 --> 01:11:23,233
and did have doubts,
1948
01:11:23,233 --> 01:11:28,772
and I think when I first
became aware of those feelings
1949
01:11:28,772 --> 01:11:33,977
was when I talked to my mom.
1950
01:11:33,977 --> 01:11:36,246
I was able to sit there
and say, you know,
1951
01:11:36,246 --> 01:11:39,283
"Matt has everything that
I would want in a husband,
1952
01:11:39,283 --> 01:11:43,220
"and he makes me feel
so special and valued,
1953
01:11:43,220 --> 01:11:46,890
and we have the most
amazing time together,"
1954
01:11:46,890 --> 01:11:50,961
but when it came to being able
to actually talk about
1955
01:11:50,961 --> 01:11:55,933
my feelings for you
and how I felt about you,
1956
01:11:55,933 --> 01:11:57,868
I really struggled...
1957
01:11:57,868 --> 01:12:00,871
[somber music]
1958
01:12:00,871 --> 01:12:05,776
And I thought that it was fear,
initially,
1959
01:12:05,776 --> 01:12:10,881
that I was just scared, but...
1960
01:12:10,881 --> 01:12:14,918
I think, if I'm being honest
with myself,
1961
01:12:14,918 --> 01:12:20,090
it's more than that,
and I think that
1962
01:12:20,090 --> 01:12:24,261
it just comes down
to the fact that...
1963
01:12:24,261 --> 01:12:30,767
I don't‐‐I don't think
that you're my person.
1964
01:12:30,767 --> 01:12:32,669
[sighs]
1965
01:12:52,956 --> 01:12:55,959
[soft solemn music]
1966
01:12:55,959 --> 01:12:57,828
♪ ♪
1967
01:12:57,828 --> 01:12:59,663
‐ [grunts softly]
1968
01:13:02,599 --> 01:13:04,668
Um...
1969
01:13:04,668 --> 01:13:11,708
♪ ♪
1970
01:13:11,708 --> 01:13:13,877
I don't know.
1971
01:13:13,877 --> 01:13:15,178
It sucks to hear that,
1972
01:13:15,178 --> 01:13:21,084
but I felt it after I left that
conversation with your family,
1973
01:13:21,084 --> 01:13:23,787
that, like, there was, like,
1974
01:13:23,787 --> 01:13:26,723
something off with you,
you know?
1975
01:13:26,723 --> 01:13:29,026
It just stinks.
1976
01:13:29,026 --> 01:13:36,533
♪ ♪
1977
01:13:39,636 --> 01:13:41,905
I don't know.
1978
01:13:41,905 --> 01:13:43,874
It sucks to hear that,
'cause...
1979
01:13:43,874 --> 01:13:45,008
[clears throat]
1980
01:13:45,008 --> 01:13:48,011
I just want what's best
for you, and...
1981
01:13:48,011 --> 01:13:49,179
[clears throat]
1982
01:13:49,179 --> 01:13:51,281
If that's not gonna be me
and I can't make you happy
1983
01:13:51,281 --> 01:13:53,083
and be all those things
for you,
1984
01:13:53,083 --> 01:13:56,920
then, like, that stinks.
1985
01:13:56,920 --> 01:14:02,159
‐ I'm just not there,
and I don't know why.
1986
01:14:02,159 --> 01:14:05,329
And trust me when I say, like,
1987
01:14:05,329 --> 01:14:09,199
I've thought about it so much,
and I've just been, like,
1988
01:14:09,199 --> 01:14:12,035
emotionally torn up over it.
1989
01:14:12,035 --> 01:14:13,937
[sighs]
1990
01:14:13,937 --> 01:14:17,307
♪ ♪
1991
01:14:17,307 --> 01:14:22,145
‐ You don't have to say
or do any more.
1992
01:14:22,145 --> 01:14:25,048
You wanna walk me downstairs?
‐ Of course I'll walk you out.
1993
01:14:25,048 --> 01:14:28,852
♪ ♪
1994
01:14:28,852 --> 01:14:31,088
‐ [sighs]
1995
01:14:31,088 --> 01:14:37,294
♪ ♪
1996
01:14:37,294 --> 01:14:40,998
‐ Like, that honestly
just sucked.
1997
01:14:40,998 --> 01:14:42,265
It just happened so fast,
1998
01:14:42,265 --> 01:14:45,002
and it just felt like I talked,
1999
01:14:45,002 --> 01:14:47,771
and then it was over,
and I was walking him out.
2000
01:14:47,771 --> 01:14:52,075
♪ ♪
2001
01:14:52,075 --> 01:14:53,944
‐ See ya.
2002
01:14:53,944 --> 01:14:56,413
‐ It's just hitting me that...
2003
01:14:56,413 --> 01:14:59,649
that's the last time
I'm gonna see him.
2004
01:14:59,649 --> 01:15:01,084
♪ ♪
2005
01:15:01,084 --> 01:15:03,854
[crying]
2006
01:15:03,854 --> 01:15:08,358
♪ ♪
2007
01:15:08,358 --> 01:15:11,094
‐ I'm just disappointed,
you know?
2008
01:15:11,094 --> 01:15:13,997
That's not how I saw
our journey ending.
2009
01:15:13,997 --> 01:15:17,134
♪ ♪
2010
01:15:17,134 --> 01:15:19,569
[sighs softly]
2011
01:15:20,837 --> 01:15:22,672
That was‐‐that was tough.
2012
01:15:22,672 --> 01:15:24,341
♪ ♪
2013
01:15:24,341 --> 01:15:26,343
The easy thing to do
when I was talking to Serena
2014
01:15:26,343 --> 01:15:29,212
is run,
and that's what I wanted to do,
2015
01:15:29,212 --> 01:15:31,448
'cause that's what I've seen
my whole life,
2016
01:15:31,448 --> 01:15:34,751
is just to run
from difficult conversations...
2017
01:15:34,751 --> 01:15:36,053
[sniffs]
2018
01:15:36,053 --> 01:15:37,888
But nothing gets resolved.
2019
01:15:37,888 --> 01:15:39,356
♪ ♪
2020
01:15:39,356 --> 01:15:42,092
And now,
in the back of my mind,
2021
01:15:42,092 --> 01:15:45,195
I'm thinking about
the other women.
2022
01:15:45,195 --> 01:15:47,998
I'm scared.
2023
01:15:47,998 --> 01:15:51,201
What if their feelings change?
2024
01:15:51,201 --> 01:15:53,136
The last thing I want to do
2025
01:15:53,136 --> 01:15:56,907
is leave here
with a broken heart.
2026
01:15:56,907 --> 01:16:00,143
[sniffs]
2027
01:16:00,143 --> 01:16:01,912
[sighs]
2028
01:16:01,912 --> 01:16:04,014
♪ ♪
2029
01:16:06,016 --> 01:16:09,019
[soft tense music]
2030
01:16:09,019 --> 01:16:15,992
♪ ♪
2031
01:16:32,943 --> 01:16:39,983
♪ ♪
2032
01:16:40,750 --> 01:16:42,252
‐ Hello.
2033
01:16:42,252 --> 01:16:45,122
Good to see you.
‐ Good to see you too.
2034
01:16:45,122 --> 01:16:46,189
‐ How you doing?
2035
01:16:46,189 --> 01:16:48,492
‐ Um, that was
a tough conversation,
2036
01:16:48,492 --> 01:16:52,162
and the resolution
to that conversation
2037
01:16:52,162 --> 01:16:55,298
wasn't one that I envisioned,
2038
01:16:55,298 --> 01:16:58,034
but Serena didn't see
a relationship with me.
2039
01:16:58,034 --> 01:17:00,871
‐ And she decided to leave.
2040
01:17:00,871 --> 01:17:02,472
‐ Yeah, you have‐‐
2041
01:17:02,472 --> 01:17:05,575
you have your‐‐
your things you think about.
2042
01:17:05,575 --> 01:17:08,411
Like, I wish we could've
addressed it sooner.
2043
01:17:08,411 --> 01:17:11,181
‐ Yeah.
‐ I guess it was a conversation
2044
01:17:11,181 --> 01:17:13,316
that we needed to have
weeks ago.
2045
01:17:13,316 --> 01:17:15,552
‐ Is there a fear
that there's another woman
2046
01:17:15,552 --> 01:17:17,420
that you're not
on the same page with
2047
01:17:17,420 --> 01:17:20,023
that may do what Serena did?
2048
01:17:20,023 --> 01:17:21,091
‐ Yeah.
2049
01:17:21,091 --> 01:17:22,993
There is‐‐there is always
a fear with that,
2050
01:17:22,993 --> 01:17:24,394
you know, but, tonight,
2051
01:17:24,394 --> 01:17:26,296
it's a chance for me
to reiterate why I'm here...
2052
01:17:26,296 --> 01:17:27,597
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ And give these women
2053
01:17:27,597 --> 01:17:30,233
a chance to be honest and open
about how they're feeling
2054
01:17:30,233 --> 01:17:34,237
so that we don't run into
this problem down the road.
2055
01:17:34,237 --> 01:17:35,472
‐ Yeah.
‐ You know?
2056
01:17:35,472 --> 01:17:37,073
‐ All right,
then, when you're ready,
2057
01:17:37,073 --> 01:17:38,074
I'll see you
at the Rose Ceremony.
2058
01:17:38,074 --> 01:17:39,075
‐ Sounds good.
‐ All right, sir.
2059
01:17:39,075 --> 01:17:41,244
‐ Thank you, Chris.
2060
01:17:41,244 --> 01:17:43,880
[sighs]
2061
01:17:43,880 --> 01:17:45,315
Today was tough.
2062
01:17:45,315 --> 01:17:47,450
I was in shock.
2063
01:17:47,450 --> 01:17:49,419
Serena is someone
that I thought
2064
01:17:49,419 --> 01:17:52,422
I was gonna
potentially be with.
2065
01:17:52,422 --> 01:17:54,691
My feelings for these women
are real,
2066
01:17:54,691 --> 01:17:58,295
and I really thought
I knew how they felt about me
2067
01:17:58,295 --> 01:18:00,163
and this process,
2068
01:18:00,163 --> 01:18:03,200
but now I'm having doubts.
2069
01:18:03,200 --> 01:18:07,103
We are so close to the end,
I can smell it.
2070
01:18:07,103 --> 01:18:08,405
♪ ♪
2071
01:18:08,405 --> 01:18:10,674
My biggest fear is being,
at the end of this,
2072
01:18:10,674 --> 01:18:14,344
down on one knee,
and I end up heartbroken.
2073
01:18:14,344 --> 01:18:17,280
I'm just hoping that
Rachael, Michelle, and Bri
2074
01:18:17,280 --> 01:18:19,216
accept this rose.
2075
01:18:19,216 --> 01:18:22,219
[dramatic music]
2076
01:18:22,219 --> 01:18:23,887
[sighs heavily]
2077
01:18:25,522 --> 01:18:28,058
Thank you all
for being patient with me.
2078
01:18:28,058 --> 01:18:29,492
As y'all can see,
2079
01:18:29,492 --> 01:18:33,063
uh, Serena won't be joining us.
2080
01:18:34,231 --> 01:18:35,532
The fact that she's not here
2081
01:18:35,532 --> 01:18:41,404
means that she couldn't
see herself as my wife.
2082
01:18:41,404 --> 01:18:44,174
It wasn't easy, but...
2083
01:18:45,508 --> 01:18:47,177
Those are what
the conversations
2084
01:18:47,177 --> 01:18:49,446
are gonna look like
going forward.
2085
01:18:49,446 --> 01:18:52,282
So tonight,
I just want to reiterate
2086
01:18:52,282 --> 01:18:55,185
what it means
when I offer you a rose,
2087
01:18:55,185 --> 01:18:57,654
and what comes
with accepting that rose
2088
01:18:57,654 --> 01:19:00,490
is accepting
what comes with being here.
2089
01:19:00,490 --> 01:19:03,460
For me, that's an engagement.
2090
01:19:03,460 --> 01:19:06,062
I want you all to think
long and hard
2091
01:19:06,062 --> 01:19:08,298
about that commitment
2092
01:19:08,298 --> 01:19:09,599
before you accept
the rose tonight,
2093
01:19:09,599 --> 01:19:13,837
knowing that's where
we're headed going forward.
2094
01:19:18,341 --> 01:19:21,344
[solemn music]
2095
01:19:21,344 --> 01:19:23,246
♪ ♪
2096
01:19:23,246 --> 01:19:25,115
[sighs]
2097
01:19:27,284 --> 01:19:28,418
Michelle.
2098
01:19:28,418 --> 01:19:33,356
♪ ♪
2099
01:19:33,356 --> 01:19:35,258
Michelle, will you accept
this rose?
2100
01:19:35,258 --> 01:19:37,994
‐ Yes, without hesitation.
2101
01:19:37,994 --> 01:19:39,162
Thank you.
2102
01:19:39,162 --> 01:19:44,100
♪ ♪
2103
01:19:44,100 --> 01:19:45,969
[sighs]
2104
01:19:52,409 --> 01:19:54,244
‐ Rachael.
2105
01:19:54,244 --> 01:19:57,080
♪ ♪
2106
01:19:57,080 --> 01:19:58,348
[chuckles softly]
2107
01:19:58,348 --> 01:20:00,483
Rachael, will you accept
this rose?
2108
01:20:00,483 --> 01:20:02,986
‐ Yes.
Thank you.
2109
01:20:04,954 --> 01:20:11,961
♪ ♪
2110
01:20:14,898 --> 01:20:16,099
‐ Bri.
2111
01:20:16,099 --> 01:20:18,335
♪ ♪
2112
01:20:18,335 --> 01:20:21,338
[dramatic music]
2113
01:20:21,338 --> 01:20:23,239
♪ ♪
2114
01:20:23,239 --> 01:20:25,275
Bri, will you accept
this rose?
2115
01:20:25,275 --> 01:20:27,277
‐ Yes.
Thank you.
2116
01:20:27,277 --> 01:20:32,482
♪ ♪
2117
01:20:32,482 --> 01:20:33,983
‐ [clears throat]
2118
01:20:36,119 --> 01:20:38,288
[sighs]
2119
01:20:38,288 --> 01:20:40,090
Thank you all
for being patient,
2120
01:20:40,090 --> 01:20:41,658
and I'm extremely excited
2121
01:20:41,658 --> 01:20:44,294
about our next
two weeks together.
2122
01:20:44,294 --> 01:20:46,496
‐ I'm just so excited
2123
01:20:46,496 --> 01:20:47,664
that I get to be here
another week.
2124
01:20:47,664 --> 01:20:50,700
I know that I'm falling
in love with Matt.
2125
01:20:50,700 --> 01:20:53,636
Now we're talking about
intimate time together,
2126
01:20:53,636 --> 01:20:58,375
Fantasy Suites,
and then get my hubby.
2127
01:20:58,375 --> 01:21:00,643
‐ This process
has not been easy,
2128
01:21:00,643 --> 01:21:03,513
but I'm extremely excited
2129
01:21:03,513 --> 01:21:05,715
that this is where we're at
in our journey.
2130
01:21:05,715 --> 01:21:08,451
‐ I'm really looking forward
to next week,
2131
01:21:08,451 --> 01:21:09,953
'cause I think it's gonna
be really exciting,
2132
01:21:09,953 --> 01:21:14,391
but there's just something
a little bit disheartening,
2133
01:21:14,391 --> 01:21:16,526
knowing that I got
the last rose.
2134
01:21:16,526 --> 01:21:21,364
I can't help but just wonder
where Matt's head is at.
2135
01:21:21,364 --> 01:21:24,401
‐ I'm looking forward
to these next two weeks
2136
01:21:24,401 --> 01:21:26,636
to continue
to get to know you all
2137
01:21:26,636 --> 01:21:31,207
and spend as much quality time
as possible while we have it.
2138
01:21:31,207 --> 01:21:32,675
‐ I'm so giddy
2139
01:21:32,675 --> 01:21:35,612
about continuing
my relationship with Matt,
2140
01:21:35,612 --> 01:21:37,680
but, you know, I'm terrified
2141
01:21:37,680 --> 01:21:39,516
that he is gonna see
a better future
2142
01:21:39,516 --> 01:21:41,518
with someone else.
2143
01:21:41,518 --> 01:21:42,719
I know I really love him,
2144
01:21:42,719 --> 01:21:45,422
so that makes it
20 million times harder.
2145
01:21:45,422 --> 01:21:46,556
[laughs, sniffs]
2146
01:21:46,556 --> 01:21:49,459
I've never, in my life,
felt this way,
2147
01:21:49,459 --> 01:21:51,394
so it's pretty scary
to think that
2148
01:21:51,394 --> 01:21:54,431
I might have to give it up.
2149
01:21:54,431 --> 01:21:56,232
‐ To finding love.
2150
01:21:56,232 --> 01:21:58,334
[glasses clinking]
2151
01:21:58,334 --> 01:22:00,336
‐ Coming up next week,
2152
01:22:00,336 --> 01:22:01,871
it's a shocking
Women Tell All.
2153
01:22:01,871 --> 01:22:04,707
‐ It's just hard to hear
yourself being called a ho,
2154
01:22:04,707 --> 01:22:06,443
a idiot, or a shady bitch.
2155
01:22:06,443 --> 01:22:07,544
‐ Some of you can't accept
2156
01:22:07,544 --> 01:22:08,711
what it was that you did
in the house.
2157
01:22:08,711 --> 01:22:10,346
‐ All of your favorite women
2158
01:22:10,346 --> 01:22:11,448
from this season are back...
2159
01:22:11,448 --> 01:22:12,816
‐ I didn't sign up
to get my name slandered.
2160
01:22:12,816 --> 01:22:15,185
‐ You called her
a high‐end escort.
2161
01:22:15,185 --> 01:22:15,685
‐ I was angry.
2162
01:22:15,685 --> 01:22:17,520
‐ And the gloves come off.
2163
01:22:17,520 --> 01:22:18,855
‐ Yes, I was involved in drama,
2164
01:22:18,855 --> 01:22:22,225
because I was going through,
like, levels of pain.
2165
01:22:22,225 --> 01:22:24,127
‐ That's fake as hell.
2166
01:22:24,127 --> 01:22:24,627
‐ [scoffs]
2167
01:22:24,627 --> 01:22:26,629
‐ Plus, Matt returns
2168
01:22:26,629 --> 01:22:28,631
to face the women
that went home.
2169
01:22:28,631 --> 01:22:31,801
‐ I care about him
still so much.
2170
01:22:31,801 --> 01:22:34,304
‐ Is there any part of you
that thinks,
2171
01:22:34,304 --> 01:22:36,406
"Maybe I made the wrong call"?
2172
01:22:36,406 --> 01:22:38,608
And then, in two weeks...
2173
01:22:38,608 --> 01:22:41,244
Matt's journey to find love
continues.
2174
01:22:41,244 --> 01:22:41,978
‐ I'm about to make
2175
01:22:41,978 --> 01:22:43,713
one of the most important
decisions of my life.
2176
01:22:43,713 --> 01:22:45,682
‐ Each time
I get to spend with you
2177
01:22:45,682 --> 01:22:48,117
gets better and better.
2178
01:22:48,117 --> 01:22:49,352
♪ ♪
2179
01:22:49,352 --> 01:22:50,620
‐ I'm in love with Matt.
2180
01:22:50,620 --> 01:22:51,788
‐ People fall
in and out of love,
2181
01:22:51,788 --> 01:22:54,224
and love is not
the end‐all, be‐all.
2182
01:22:54,224 --> 01:22:54,891
‐ It's gonna be
2183
01:22:54,891 --> 01:22:57,460
the most difficult decision
I've ever made.
2184
01:22:57,460 --> 01:22:59,596
‐ My heart's in pieces.
2185
01:22:59,596 --> 01:23:01,764
‐ I'm in love with Matt,
2186
01:23:01,764 --> 01:23:04,501
and he's with another woman
right now.
2187
01:23:04,501 --> 01:23:05,768
I can't do this anymore.
2188
01:23:05,768 --> 01:23:07,737
‐ I feel like everything
that I was working towards
2189
01:23:07,737 --> 01:23:09,372
is starting to crumble.
2190
01:23:09,372 --> 01:23:11,708
‐ [crying]
2191
01:23:11,708 --> 01:23:13,476
‐ You okay?
‐ No.
2192
01:23:13,476 --> 01:23:14,477
[laughs]
‐ [sighs]
2193
01:23:14,477 --> 01:23:16,613
‐ [sniffs]
No, I'm not.
2194
01:23:16,613 --> 01:23:18,414
‐ I'm sorry, Matt.
2195
01:23:18,414 --> 01:23:21,184
I'm very sorry.
2196
01:23:21,184 --> 01:23:22,752
‐ Yeah.
2197
01:23:22,752 --> 01:23:25,655
‐ You know if you
can do this anymore?
2198
01:23:25,655 --> 01:23:27,524
‐ To be honest with you,
2199
01:23:27,524 --> 01:23:31,261
I don't know, Chris.
2200
01:23:31,261 --> 01:23:34,631
[crying]
2201
01:23:34,631 --> 01:23:35,765
♪ ♪
2202
01:23:35,765 --> 01:23:39,335
‐ It's all coming up
on "The Bachelor."
2203
01:23:39,335 --> 01:23:40,637
‐ What gear are you on?
2204
01:23:40,637 --> 01:23:42,372
‐ I'm going high
so that I could get it,
2205
01:23:42,372 --> 01:23:43,540
like, in control.
‐ Okay.
2206
01:23:43,540 --> 01:23:44,674
[gear clicking]
Oh.
2207
01:23:44,674 --> 01:23:46,776
Oh, God.
[both laughing]
2208
01:23:46,776 --> 01:23:48,745
Were you that person
that would try to, like‐‐
2209
01:23:48,745 --> 01:23:50,680
you know when someone's
biking in front of you
2210
01:23:50,680 --> 01:23:52,549
and try to ride up and...
‐ Oh, but I'd hit brakes.
2211
01:23:52,549 --> 01:23:53,616
‐ Screech their tire?
‐ I'd‐‐I'd run‐‐
2212
01:23:53,616 --> 01:23:55,618
‐ No! Matt!
‐ I'd rub their tires.
2213
01:23:55,618 --> 01:23:57,287
‐ Am I going to the right?
2214
01:23:57,287 --> 01:23:58,521
[both laughing]
2215
01:23:58,521 --> 01:24:00,456
‐ [laughing]
Matt, where are you going?
2216
01:24:00,456 --> 01:24:01,624
‐ I'm going this way.
2217
01:24:01,624 --> 01:24:02,792
‐ You looked like
you were gonna hit me.
2218
01:24:02,792 --> 01:24:04,294
‐ I would not hit you.
‐ Okay.
2219
01:24:04,294 --> 01:24:05,662
Oh‐‐
[laughs]
2220
01:24:05,662 --> 01:24:08,264
[bike bell jingles]
2221
01:24:08,264 --> 01:24:09,832
♪ ♪
2222
01:24:09,832 --> 01:24:11,668
Oh!
‐ You did that on purpose.
2223
01:24:11,668 --> 01:24:13,670
‐ No, I didn't!
2224
01:24:13,670 --> 01:24:15,505
‐ My back.
‐ Are you okay?
2225
01:24:15,505 --> 01:24:16,739
‐ Yeah.
‐ Okay, come here.
2226
01:24:16,739 --> 01:24:17,774
I didn't mean to laugh at you,
2227
01:24:17,774 --> 01:24:18,875
but you said
you're not gonna hit me,
2228
01:24:18,875 --> 01:24:20,543
and then you hit me.
‐ You just stopped.
2229
01:24:20,543 --> 01:24:22,412
[both laughing]
2230
01:24:22,412 --> 01:24:25,415
‐ Sorry.
‐ Oh, shoot.
2231
01:24:25,415 --> 01:24:26,449
‐ [laughs]
2232
01:24:26,449 --> 01:24:28,618
‐ [laughing]
My bike is broken.
2233
01:24:28,618 --> 01:24:30,687
[playful music]
2234
01:24:30,687 --> 01:24:31,754
‐ Matt.
2235
01:24:31,754 --> 01:24:33,690
‐ My bike is literally
destroyed.
2236
01:24:33,690 --> 01:24:35,058
‐ Maybe we're wa‐‐let's‐‐
we'll walk.
2237
01:24:35,058 --> 01:24:37,560
‐ Yeah, let's hit this walk.
‐ Okay, we're gonna walk.
2238
01:24:37,560 --> 01:24:39,429
[both laughing]