- Tonight the "Married at First Sight Nashville Reunion"
continues.
- Everybody ready? both: We're ready.
- Let's do it.
- Last time, the entire Nashville cast
returned to reveal what really went down
on their sensational season.
- I wanted to fall in love with Kirsten.
- This is a lot for me right now.
- Emotions were at an all-time high
as the couples exposed the truth
about their complex relationships.
- He was closed-minded.
I don't feel like he ever really tried with me.
- After Decision Day,
I really didn't want anything to do with Shaquille.
- They bared their souls and held nothing back
as they came to terms with what happened
during the Nashville season.
- He should have had my back. I think that was the point.
- I agree. - Well, then don't defend him.
♪
- I was ready to make him regret his words.
- Should I have brought my boxing gloves today?
♪
- But that was just the beginning.
- I don't remember mentioning, let's get divorced today.
- Tonight we'll dig deeper, as the Nashville cast
comes together to hash out their complicated stories.
- Could kind of feel, like, the heat a little bit.
I was like, damn, like, Nicole is, like, giving me smoke.
♪
- We'll uncover more secrets from the past
and learn even more about their hopes for the future.
Will there be a second date? - Talk to Mac.
- We'll bring you some shocking,
never-before-seen moments that you didn't see on the show...
- I feel like you're being petty right now.
- Well, you divorced me, so, yeah.
- And be joined by some opinionated guests
who don't hold anything back.
- You made a rash decision.
- Tell him what you need in order for repair to happen.
- All this and so much more,
as the "Married at First Sight Nashville Reunion"
comes to its dramatic conclusion.
- You didn't think I was good enough for Kirsten.
- You didn't think you could make her happy.
- That caused me to say no.
- Do you regret that decision?
♪
This is the "Married at First Sight Nashville Reunion."
When did it become a no?
- When the experts would give us tasks,
I would do a lot of self-awareness and say,
like, dang, I didn't know I was doing this.
Or we would have conversations,
and I would try to work to get better
or be the husband or the man that Kirsten needed me to be.
But ultimately, I did get in my head
and didn't think I was good enough for Kirsten.
- You didn't think you could make her happy.
- That caused me to say no.
- Do you regret that decision?
♪
- I do regret it, 'cause, like, listening to her
and saying time, like, we would have time after this
to do things outside of work.
Like, we hung out a few weeks ago, and it was a great time.
And I didn't think, like, that's what it could have been,
you know, if we would have got past--
- It still could be.
- I mean... - He already had his moment.
- No, no, hold on.
He said he made a mistake. He regrets it.
What do you think about hearing that?
- I mean, it feels great to hear that,
but at the same time, we are where we are
in this divorce.
Like, we're not together.
We're not going to get back together.
- Why aren't you going to get back together?
Because you can. Nothing's stopping you.
- Nothing is stopping us,
but I just feel like we had that moment,
and we had a chance to take advantage of it,
and we did not.
♪
- You know what we need to do?
We need to bring out your mothers right now
because we have them here tonight.
They're going to join us in this conversation.
And this is a time where I feel like family is important,
and I want to hear what they say and what they think about--
especially these revelations that we just got.
So let's bring your moms out.
Hey, hey, hey. - How are you?
- Hey, moms. - You look beautiful.
I see you. I see you.
I love that. Okay. [laughter]
- How are you? both: How you doing?
- First of all, I'm a little confused
about what is going on with these two.
- [giggles]
- What did you think, first of all, when they got married
and you saw this union and things
seemed to be going well?
- I was excited.
You know, Shaq's been...
doing so much in his life, and like he said,
he needed that special person on his side.
And when I saw Kirsten walking down that aisle,
I was like, she is so beautiful.
And at the reception and everything,
it was like the families just came together as one,
like we've been knowing each other
and it was like a reunion just right there,
and that was our first time meeting each other.
- It was a done deal, right? - It was a done deal.
- We love and support them.
Amazing that they're still very cordial
and respect each other. - Mm-hmm.
♪
- And who knows? - Who knows, right?
There was this ongoing thing
where Shaq really wanted to see you all and spend time.
- And we're going to have, like, a little family night.
It'll be me, you, and my brother and my mom.
- Why do you think it's taken a while to--
like, that moment to happen, though?
- Because people are working,
and it's always, like, hit or miss.
- So the scheduling, like, been a problem
for, like, two months now? - Yeah.
- That's what we'll go with, the schedule.
♪
- I'm gonna be very clear.
My family consists of my mom,
my brother, my dad, my sister.
Like, that's what I consider my family.
I don't really have a big family.
And it's like, when he said he hasn't met my family,
he met my family.
- I think he wanted to spend more time with them, right?
- Yeah, I just wanted to feel included...
- Yeah, and I understand that. - Moreso.
- And I totally understand that.
And I wanted that to happen, too.
- I think some of it is...
maybe miscommunication... - Mm-hmm.
- Because like you say, he's met my family,
but he wants to spend time with your family.
- Mm-hmm. That's a difference. - Right.
- And we attempted.
You know, like I say, we did try.
Sometimes kind of converging and getting together
was a little bit of an obstacle,
you know, with all of us, but definitely no excuse.
You know, you can make time and set aside time for the things
that are important.
- So you thought his feelings were valid.
- Definitely. - Yeah.
- Most definitely.
- And even that's who he is, right?
That he wanted that family to kind of surround him.
- Right.
- All right, I have a clip
from the one-month anniversary dinner
when Kirsten admitted she was having some nerves
over being in public with Shaq.
I want you all to check this out.
It's never-before-seen moment
that didn't make it on the show.
- Anywhere I go, just about, in Nashville,
I'm probably going to run into somebody I know.
Like, we just met, and I want to make for sure
that we're going to be together.
I need that security to know, like,
oh, they've seen me this week, and I have a husband.
And then they see me in the next month and a half,
and they be like, oh, where's your husband?
You know, like, I don't want people all in my business
right now during these times until he and I are
on the same page and we have my understanding
of what's going on and what we're doing.
- But then I was like, I don't want to go into Decision Day,
and then after Decision Day,
it's kind of like, I'm still being hidden.
♪
- Did that create insecurities for you?
- It did create a little insecurity for me
because, like, I'm new to Nashville,
and Kirsten is familiar with Nashville.
Kirsten loves to go out. She loves to enjoy herself.
And I was like, oh, this is going to be perfect
because my wife know the spots we can go to, have fun.
But it was, like, a pushback.
- But at the same time, I didn't feel secure
in this marriage, and therefore I was nervous
to be out with him in public.
And then, also, if we would have stayed together,
Shaquille would have been seen with me,
we would have been together,
people would've knew we were together.
We would have had a bigger and better celebration.
Like, it would have been more. He wouldn't have been hidden.
We wouldn't have been in the house.
- But he was hidden, but, anyway, let me ask you.
Lavonda, did you know about Kirsten's insecurities
about going out in public with Shaq?
- I would say not necessarily that particular insecurity,
but, again, just kind of that miscommunication,
because it's like, I felt insecure in that moment,
yet Shaq was still, like...
Well, that would've been a moment for me to feel secure,
but, again, that miscommunication.
- I wish that everything would have worked out for them.
I feel like they would have been a perfect couple,
a great power couple.
- Why couldn't they get there? - Good question.
I would love to know.
- It's the question I think everybody's asking.
- I think the expectations were way too high.
- On whose part? - On both of them.
I just always kind of gave the advice
to them that you're married,
but you still have to vet each other.
You still have to get to know each other, you know.
You still have to be transparent.
You have to be open in order to even move forward.
My heart goes out to them, but they're going to be amazing.
They're going to be great.
- You sound like they're going to be great together.
You sound like you're saying they're
going to be great together-- is that what you're saying?
- They're going to be great. I love you guys.
- Do you think that there is hope for these two?
- It's really between the two of them.
And without the cameras and everything,
maybe it will be different.
And, you know, you're still my daughter-in-law,
and I love you. - There you go.
- Love you, too.
- She said, you're still my daughter-in-law.
- She say that every time.
How's my daughter-in-law? I'm like...
- Would you be happy if they got back together?
- Yeah, I would love it. - Okay.
- Yes. - [chuckles]
- Why wouldn't I?
- I think they're a great couple.
Lavonda, would you be happy if they got back together?
- I would. - You would?
- I would, mm-hmm, yeah.
♪
- Let me tell you something--
It was great having you all both here
to add a little perspective to this.
And there are two great women in your lives,
so it's good that they are here to help you all
navigate this situation.
- We love you all, and we appreciate you.
- We love you more. - Love you.
- Ladies, thanks for coming out.
- Thanks for having us. - Thank you.
♪
- Okay. All right.
Let me ask you this.
He did say no on Decision Day,
but let's both pour into our part
in this, you know, and some of those things that happened
with not doing enough, not hanging with the family.
- Right. - That affected his mindset.
But you heard him say... - Mm-hmm.
- He regrets it. - Mm-hmm.
- Think about that.
He didn't say he didn't want to be with you.
He felt like he could not be the man you wanted.
♪
- And that's my honest truth behind it.
Like, I want you to find that person.
Hell, if that person is me again, then so be it.
♪
- You're hearing this, right? - At this point--
- You're hearing it. I mean, this is just silly.
Right now this is just silly. - I just need--
- We're sitting here, and y'all have all the signals.
The mamas want them to be together, and these two are
just trying to play this game.
We're going in circles, y'all. We are really going in circles.
We're here. You're here during the Reunion.
Y'all go and have dinner tonight.
Go out with your mamas. - Where are we going?
- Come on, where we going? - Why don't y'all go out?
Let's make this the first step.
- I'm good for dinner.
♪
- Right now I feel optimistic.
I come out of this feeling better.
I don't know about y'all, but I feel really good.
- I feel great, too. - You feel like this was good?
- And I think it was needed, yeah,
for us to really talk through it, you know,
with someone else that can actually help us see,
you know, our flaws and help us acknowledge,
you know, where we were and where we are now.
- Definitely. - Just call me Dr. Kevin.
When we come back,
it's time to bring out Domynique and Mackinley.
You know, they barely made it two weeks before parting ways,
and it was not without drama.
Don't go away.
♪
Coming up...
How did you guys go from hugging and kissing,
sharing food to hugging,
you talking about your wife's attributes,
to all of a sudden not interested?
♪
- No, that's fair. Speak your mind.
♪
[dramatic music]
- I just don't want you to feel pressured, like,
to make a move or anything like that.
- That's why I didn't.
Like, I'm not--you know me.
I'm not going to do something if I don't want to do it.
- Exactly. - It's just like--
- But it's like, say what you feel.
Say what you believe.
Say what's coming from your heart.
- And that's what I did. - I understand that.
♪
- But... - Oh, man.
Yeah, it really has.
♪
- Welcome back
to the "Married at First Sight Nashville Reunion."
As we dive into everything that happened
during the dramatic season,
we've come to one couple that left us all wondering,
how did this go so wrong, so fast?
Of course, I'm talking about Domynique and Mackinley.
This pair started off so strong, and they both
seemed committed to finding out if they had truly
found the one with each other.
But before long, their relationship
went off the rails, and there was no turning back.
Let's bring them out and find out why.
- ♪ You drive me crazy
- Hey, how you doing?
Good to see you again.
- How are you? - I'm good.
How are you? - Doing well.
- Put you right there. - All right.
- First of all, how are you feeling?
How are you two doing?
- I'm doing well. - [laughs]
- Yeah, some time has passed. I'm doing well.
- Yeah. - Yeah? Dom?
- I'm also doing well.
- You're doing good? - Yeah.
- Look, it seemed like on their wedding night
and in the beginning of the honeymoon,
you both were giving it all.
It seemed so genuine.
There seemed to be an attraction.
Let's take a look at those early moments
when there were signs of chemistry.
♪
- ♪ So fly like a northern line ♪
♪ You and I going to own the night ♪
- You look gorgeous. - [laughs] Thank you.
- I'm Mackinley, by the way. - I'm Domynique.
- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
- Oh, my gosh, she's gorgeous.
Physical attraction, for sure.
I'm so pumped.
We're going to spend the rest of our lives
together and live happily ever after.
- I don't think that I could have asked for a better
match at this point.
- So, basically, I'm your dream.
- Yeah. - Your dream guy.
- I would definitely say that you're on the right track.
- Things are going great.
We're building that rapport,
somewhat of that sexual connection.
Why is it you want to bang in this pool?
We can't. They don't allow it. - I didn't say that.
- I will not have sex with you in this pool.
- [laughs]
Aw.
- You were into each other.
- That was beautiful. - That was.
- Okay, so how would you describe those first few days?
- It was great.
Automatically, I felt very comfortable with Mac,
because you always initially feel
like there's going to be a sense of awkwardness
and having to, like, adjust around each other
and not necessarily feeling like you can fully
be yourself right off the bat.
But I felt comfortable in being able to do that.
I think it didn't hurt that we also
found each other attractive... - Mm-hmm.
- So that took some tension off.
- That was a huge relief. - Yeah.
- When you walked down the aisle, I was--
you know, weight lifted off my shoulder.
- Yeah.
- Right off the bat, we were pretty comfortable.
Conversation was easy, and we'd just gotten married,
we were in Jamaica.
We were on the up-and-up.
- It seemed like there was an electric
kind of chemistry between you two, that it
was going to just take off.
- Yeah. - You felt that, huh?
- I did. - Yeah.
- Yeah, same. We were headed there.
- Okay, so let's break this down
because how did you guys go from hugging and kissing,
sharing food to hugging,
you talking about your wife's attributes,
to all of a sudden not interested?
- Yeah.
- No, that's fair. Speak your mind.
- Yeah, I mean, I don't know.
This isn't easy.
We're meeting somebody new, and we're spending
basically 24-7 with them. - Sure.
- It's a lot to take on for somebody you don't know.
So, you know, I get it, to an extent,
of, like, being overwhelmed
and the emotions that tag along with it.
- What do you think happened?
In your mind, what do you think?
- I think...
I think Dom was maybe overwhelmed with me
and my personality, my joking.
You know, you didn't get to really see
in the long run, I guess.
I can be a lot and overwhelming and different.
So I just think maybe that's where you were,
and I respect that.
- Personally, I can recall, you know, the things
that I put on my application for the experts,
and one of those things for me that was really big
was that the person that they matched me with
had been in Nashville,
because I didn't have any intentions on moving away.
And so, after, like, getting to see where he lived
and then kind of replaying in my mind on my brunch
with his mom...
- What would you say if one day he said,
I want to move back to Michigan.
- I was just about to ask you guys.
That would be tough.
♪
It scared me.
It terrified me because I'm scared to give myself
to someone that I don't know is even committed to being
in Nashville.
There's just a lot of Mac that is still in Michigan,
and I just--
I wasn't convinced that he really
wanted to be in Nashville.
- Let's unpack some of that.
But let's start with, first of all, the living situation.
Mac, you took Dom to your house,
and it was almost like a bomb dropped
when she saw you were living in a friend's basement.
- This is my room.
So is this what you imagined my living situation to be like?
Or is it worse?
- Like, it's bad for me because I don't have
anything to judge you off of.
- Yeah, sorry.
You know, it was... I don't know.
It was a quick transition... - Yeah.
- And then this whole process started,
and next thing you knew, I was moving
into a new apartment with you.
So... - Yeah.
- Were you going to stay in Nashville?
Because we know you have now moved to Michigan.
So were you going to stay in Nashville?
Or were you misleading Dom?
- No, I don't feel I was misleading Dom at all.
That was my intent, to stay in Nashville with my wife,
had things, you know...
- Did you tell her that?
♪
- I can't say one way or another--probably not.
- If you knew that was her fear,
why didn't you tell her that?
♪
- You know, I don't know.
♪
I think Dom's a tough read, and I'm probably
a tough read for Dom, so it was like we were trying
to just figure each other out.
And so I get the misleading signals.
- Did you almost, like, think forward and project
that, yes, he was living in a basement right now,
because he just moved to this place--he's saving money.
Did any of those things play into the process
of what you were thinking?
Or you were like, this is here, this is now,
and I want no part of it?
- I think they did.
I think there were other things kind of weighing in,
you know, like... - What else?
- I don't feel like we communicated very well.
And then we just started to argue and then--
I mean, I got the impression that you
didn't really want to be in the situation either.
- Is that true, Mac?
- I mean, Dom's not wrong.
I think we both got to a point where
it was like little things were adding up.
- But you seemed baffled when Dom called it quits.
- I need to know what you want right now, Domynique.
- I would like a divorce.
♪
- Mac, how you feel about that?
- It's tough to hear.
♪
I can't...
I don't know. - Yeah.
- Yeah, so me and Dom had--
We're talking prior, before our Pastor Cal meeting.
And, you know, I've seen the after-show and Dom conveyed
that I had went on a rant.
- Mac could not speak up for himself and say to Pastor Cal
all the things that he had said to me.
- From my recollection, we were having a mutual conversation
of what we weren't happy within each other...
- Right. - Which eventually turned to--
which nobody got to see-- turned to...
I thought was good banter.
We were both in good spirits, laughing, smiling.
It was one of those things where it's like, I don't know,
you know, how Pastor Cal matched us, because, clearly,
we're butting heads now.
But, no, I don't remember mentioning,
let's get divorced today.
Like, I could see maybe down the line, it doesn't work out.
I thought we would still progress with, you know,
tips and pointers from Pastor Cal or the experts
and kind of play it out, even if we didn't think we were
a good match for each other.
But I was, you know, caught by surprise.
So, you know, I respect Dom's perspective on it,
but that's not how I had taken it.
- If I may, I didn't go into that session
with the intentions of asking for a divorce that day.
- No?
- I did not.
- At what point did you realize, I want out?
- Um...
♪
- I didn't go into that session with the intentions of asking
for a divorce that day. - No?
- I did not.
I think I could have stayed longer.
- At what point did you realize, I want out?
- I think I was kind of replaying
the conversation that we had just had before Pastor Cal.
And Mac had mentioned, like,
"I'm checked out of this" type of thing,
and I think I was feeling the same way.
And so for me to hear that from him,
I'm like, okay, well, if he's checked out
and if I'm checked out, like, there's no point of us
dragging each other through the mud.
For what purposes-- to be on TV?
I don't care about that, and he doesn't care about that.
So, like, why would we do that to each other
if we're both in the same position?
- Were you checked out, or were you defending--
were you just--this was, like, a defense mechanism.
You say, I'm out of this if you're out of it.
- I don't think it was a defense mechanism.
I think at that point, on that day,
the things leading up to it, like, yeah,
I was checked out at the moment.
And I think we both were.
But I, again--
And I did say that, and I did convey that to Dom,
that hey, you know, I'm checked out
in our relationship right now.
But I didn't mean it in the way--
And, again, I'm a bad communicator sometimes.
I didn't mean in a way like, hey, let's just end this thing
and be done.
- In our Pastor Cal session, you know, he did say
that he wanted to stay married.
He did, you know, I think, but...
I don't think that I interpreted that
as, like, this is something you really wanted to do.
And then I think a part of me felt like,
well, if Mac really wanted to be here,
he wouldn't have let me run him off like that.
- Mm.
♪
- Yeah, that's a good argument. - Wait a minute.
Hold on, hold on, wait, wait, wait.
So you wanted Mac to stand up and fight for you.
Is that what you're saying?
- Hey, like, this is just a rough patch.
Like, we're going to get through this.
Get your [bleep] and move it in the bedroom.
Like, stay here, you know?
Because, like, I know I need that sometimes.
You know, I can be hardheaded. - Mm.
Hearing that now, what do you think?
- Um...
At the time, I was in, like--
I was just so hurt and caught off guard by it
that I don't know-- I was deflecting, I was mad.
I was, like, how could you do this
without talking to me first?
And I don't know--I was just in my feelings about it.
I'm like, okay, well, if that's what you want,
then I'm not going to beg you to stay with me
if you don't like me for who I am.
- And she really wanted the, "Damn, Dom, stop."
- I need a good check-in sometimes.
- You know what?
That's a very important and mature thing to say,
that sometimes you just need somebody to tell you
to shut up and stick with the plan.
By the way, you two did get together for one last dinner,
and it was very tense. - Uh-oh.
- It did not make it into the episode.
I have this never-before-seen clip.
Let's watch. - I'm sorry.
- I was a little shocked that you and your entire family
kind of unfollowed me and my entire family, so...
- Yeah, I told them to.
♪
Well, no, it's just not--
- I thought it was a little petty.
- It was. It was petty.
I felt like I had-- - Petty Betty.
- I felt like I had a right to be a little petty.
- Petty Betty. - I was in my feelings.
- Petty Betty. - And my feelings were hurt.
- I feel like you're being petty right now.
- Well, you divorced me, so, yeah.
♪
- Okay.
- Well, damn. [both chuckle]
- I was obviously in my feelings
and hurt by what had happened.
And I think that did turn into a little anger.
I apologize. I was fired up.
So I wasn't very nice in the way I was talking to you
and conveying my feelings that night.
- Well, neither one of you were nice.
- No.
- And do you understand that, Dom,
considering you cut this thing short?
- Yes. - And both of you came in
with, like, the walls up and on ten.
- We were poised for battle.
I was a little caught off guard with how angry Mac was.
Maybe I'm just delusional, you know, because I still--
- You just divorced him.
I mean, you just dumped the dude.
- But I still had in my mind
that he didn't want to be married either.
I had never seen that side of Mac.
And where was that during the Pastor Cal session?
- So here we are again.
You were kind of surprised,
but you also liked it a little bit, that side of him,
the tougher-- - Yeah.
- And then now that you guys have begun to talk,
if you ever go back, will you guys go out, hang out?
Do you think you'll spend a little time together?
- You know, I'm always open to grab a drink with Dom.
- Will you be my friend now? - Yeah.
- He hesitated. [laughter]
- Listen, it still hurts, Dom, you know.
- Well, let's grab a drink and--
No, I'm kidding. Yes, we can--
I think you're a good person. - Thank you.
You too. - Okay.
How are things going now for you two?
I know... Have you been dating?
What's been going on?
- Yeah, I've been dating a little bit here and there.
- Let's talk about your date with Gina.
How was that? 'Cause it seemed like there was chemistry
between the two of you. - Yeah, it was good.
I like Gina. Gina's awesome.
Gina's a very cool gal, and we get along well.
- If I may, I felt like he and Gina
would have been a great match.
- Dom, I mean, if I can say, y'all were a great match.
I mean, until things went sideways, everything was good.
You looked like the couple of the year.
- Yeah, we were pretty cute.
- You let the ball start rolling down the hill,
and you couldn't stop it, right?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
And then you've been dating, right?
- Yeah. It's going good. - Yeah.
- Got a little boo-boo, you know.
- Oh, you got a-- Really?
- Well, we're not, like, exclusive just yet,
but, no, things are going good. - Right.
- What have you learned from this experience?
- [sighs] I have learned to ask more questions,
maybe being a little bit more vulnerable.
I tend--I'm hard on the outside, you know,
so maybe I just need to, like, soften up a little bit.
- Mm, I hear you.
What have you learned from this, Mac?
- Yeah, I kind of knew I wasn't the best communicator,
but that's a huge thing I took away--communication--
and then my patience.
It goes back to what you said earlier about fighting for you.
I think if I had a little bit more patience
and gave you the benefit of the doubt,
it would have made a difference.
- I mean, it's wild listen to these Nashville folks talk now
and, like, how they can communicate so well.
I don't understand it.
Why is it so simple to communicate now?
- I think it takes something like what we went through
and experienced-- you know, the highs and lows--
to go through that and then reflect back on it.
I think it really--
I mean, at least for me, it made a big difference.
- Listen, Dom and Mac, thank you so much for sitting down
and giving us a little perspective on what went down
and sharing your story.
Obviously, things didn't work out as we'd all hoped,
but we wish you nothing but happiness in the future.
All right? - Thank you.
- Thank you, Kevin. - All right.
You know, while our couples spend a lot of time
finding out about each other during the time on the show,
they also get to know the other couples quite well.
And sometimes, I mean, every once in a while, a spark
can develop that could maybe turn into something
further down the line.
I want to bring out two of our now singles from Nashville
who have both acknowledged that there could be something
brewing between them.
And, look, we want to know more.
So come on out.
Hey, Gina. - Hey, again.
- Hey, Mac. I'm gonna bring y'all on out.
- How's it going? - We got things to talk about.
- [chuckles]
♪
- I think it's fair to say this was
the most unexpected thing to come out of the season, right?
- Fair to say? - Yeah, that's fair.
- And I notice how comfortable you two are.
- Yeah. - Yeah, little spark there.
Mac, I remember you sitting on the beach with the guys
on the honeymoon,
and you made a comment about how beautiful Gina was.
- What's going on?
- You were like, she's a lot thicker.
That was, like, the oh-[bleep] moment, I think.
- I didn't say "thicker."
I was like, I typically date more slender.
- I think Gina's sexy. I think you're crazy.
I think she's gorgeous.
♪
I don't know what type of girls Clint has pulled before,
but I think Gina is very good-looking.
I don't see him pulling girls better-looking than Gina.
♪
- Was Clint a little salty? - He did look a little salty.
But to Clint's defense, I don't blame him.
I felt like I was kind of hard on Clint.
I don't know why.
The day at the beach--
- 'Cause you liked his wife a little bit.
But, anyway, let's keep going.
- I can understand if Clint is hesitant towards me
because watching that back,
I come off like a bit of an [bleep], so...
- Nah. - No? Okay.
- You said your truth.
- Kevin and I are like, ah, well.
Definitely, watching it back,
I mean, it's sexy to see a guy go to bat for you.
It feels like someone's defending you.
So I was thankful.
I actually reached out and was like,
thanks for having my back. - All right, fill in the gaps.
Tell me how this all happened.
- Originally, I think I fired off a DM,
which was a fire emoji.
- The flame. - The flame.
On something she had posted on her story.
- Yeah, I was like, at least someone's sending flames.
- Mm, I hear you on that. both: It was friendly.
It was a friendly flame.
- You put the flame out there, hoping
that she would notice that you were like, damn, you're hot.
But keep going. - You're right, you're right.
Yeah, and then there was a friend
I seen she had that I found attractive,
and so I, you know, shot her a little message.
- Like, since you're not single, your friend could be--
- Yeah, exactly. - Try to disguise it.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - [laughs]
- But you really were doing it because you wanted Gina to be
jealous or you wanted to throw the scent off for a second
so that you wouldn't look like--
- I think at that point, it was harmless, honestly.
- Yeah, I agree-- it was harmless.
I wasn't trying to make Gina jealous or anything like that.
- Mac, how was it-- how could it be harmless, then,
when you've already talked about how hot you think she is?
You're sending her fire emojis. You're like, girl...
- Well, I mean, our cast is all really close.
But I think we were definitely trying to, like, stay--
You just never know.
- I wasn't trying to break up a marriage.
- Yeah, it wasn't--
- Well, they were doing a good job
of breaking it up themselves.
- Yeah, at that point, we were already in flames, too, so...
- As you saw it going downhill, what were you thinking?
- I saw an opportunity. I'm like, oh, here we go.
- Right. - It's not working out.
Maybe this is my shot.
- Did it feel weird going out on a date
with somebody else's husband?
- I think... [laughter]
- I mean, that's what it is.
- We're just homewreckers over here.
- Here we are. We're really home-wrecking.
At that point, I feel like Clint and I had had
several discussions leading up to Decision Day,
where we knew it just we weren't going anywhere.
So had it been, like, obviously, in the middle
of our marriages and we were cheating,
that would have felt a little weird.
But at that point, there was really no emotional ties.
Like, once the decision was said,
we had solidified, like, okay, we're good.
- Okay, I want to play a few moments from your date,
because the chemistry there was off the charts.
I mean, the compliments were flowing.
Anyone could see there was something between these two.
Please watch this.
♪
- When we first all met to go to the airport,
I did notice you first.
- Yeah. - I was like, oh.
- I mean, I feel like we've shared a few looks.
- Looks, yeah.
- I definitely--
Yeah, I don't know.
I just wasn't as attracted to Dom.
- As me. I get it.
- As you. There we go. - [laughs]
Like, I obviously want to continue talking to you
and hanging out. - Likewise.
- Like, I'm not, like, the needy type.
I've never been opposed to, like, long-distance-type stuff.
♪
Yeah, so I'm-- - I'm intrigued.
- Yeah, me too.
♪
- So they clicked.
Like, they really clicked.
- I think you could tell I just was giddy,
just, like, unexplainable chemistry
that I think was missing in my marriage.
- Mm-hmm. What makes you better for Gina than Clint?
- I think we share life experiences,
and we get along
a lot easier than I seen you get along with Clint
or me get along with Dom.
We're clearly both attracted to each other.
You know, she's a businesswoman,
making it on her own.
I find that super sexy.
She's got a good smile.
- I love watching Gina's face as he's saying all this.
Gina's trying to play it really cool, like, come on.
- Gina's great.
- And what attracted you to Mac, Gina?
- I feel like he definitely understands me
better than Clint did. - Mm-hmm.
- So that's attractive.
But I think just same-- like, he's chased
several different businesses, easy to talk to,
obviously easy on the eyes, stylish.
It just was a lot easier to sit down and talk.
It didn't feel like it was forced.
It felt organic.
- But I also think he affirms his attraction
to you right away, and that has to feel good.
- Yeah, complimentary.
And just proud of the things that you're doing.
- And, also, here you're sitting with a woman
who is giving you that attention that maybe
your wife didn't give you, huh? - Yeah.
And it was nice to hear some compliments.
Yeah, I didn't feel, you know, judged or anything
right off the get. - Mm-hmm.
- It was, like, a very good feeling.
- Will there be a second date? Has there been a second date?
- Talk to Mac.
- You know, I would--
While we're here, Gina, I would--
You know, I'm not in Tennessee right now,
but I'm going to be there the next couple of weeks,
so I would love to take you out, if you're open to it.
- I'm open to it.
- Did you just say, while we're here?
You can take her out while you're here, too.
- Yeah, I would love to take you out tonight as well.
- Yeah, we're heading out tonight.
- There you go, done.
Have you been staying in touch otherwise?
- Yeah. We talk a good bit.
- Gina likes a phone call. - Mm-hmm.
- If you guys lived in Nashville,
what would be going on?
- We'd probably be, you know, married at second sight,
I guess.
- I would have to agree. I could see us both--
I could see us hitting it off and having something real
if we were both there. - Yeah.
- Don't let the distance stand in the way.
I don't think you should, right?
It's an easy flight.
You can get up there if you really want to go, right?
If you really want her to come, she can get up there, right?
- Thank you for your support, Kevin.
- I'm supporting y'all. Let love rule.
- [laughs]
- It's a crisscross, but who cares?
- We got two yeses after the Reunion.
- Right, right, right. After the Reunion...
They're having dinner tonight anyway.
I'll make a call, set you all up.
Gina and Mac, thanks for hanging out and sharing
what's going on between you two.
As always, we say, with "Married at First Sight,"
you never know what is going to happen.
I wish you both the best of luck
with all your future developments, all right?
both: Thank you.
I'm Kevin Frazier. Thanks so much for joining us.
Joining me now are all the men from Nashville.
I want to talk about--
Y'all hang out a lot together, don't you?
Yeah?
- Yeah. both: All the time.
- My guys.
I think we've gotten close.
Especially throughout the season,
we were very close-knit.
And after the season, you know, we watch shows together.
We hang out.
We, you know, just have a great time together.
- As we got to know each other and became more like brothers--
I always say, we're more like family, to be honest.
But, yeah, I mean, it's been just awesome to just talk
to these guys and bounce things off of them
and get advice from everybody.
- Clint, have you taken the guys sailing?
- Yeah. Yeah. A bunch of us went.
Mac was up in Michigan, but, yeah, we went out
and did some sailboat racing.
- It was my first time, but Clint was, like,
super patient, very instructional.
Like, he's been out there his whole life,
so it was just a great, great time for us to bond.
Like Chris said,
I feel like I got, like, four new brothers.
- Yeah, it was great to see Clint in his element.
- Right. Right. He was like, get the boom.
- Yeah. We learned all the terms.
- Everybody's got nautical terms now--I love it.
- We learned all the terms and everything else.
And, yeah, it was a good experience.
- Do you think that you all went
into this with realistic expectations
of how it would be?
Like, your expectations of how it would be
and how it realistically ended up?
- Yeah. I think I had realistic expectations.
I mean, you're marrying a stranger,
so you don't really know what to expect, but...
- Yeah, but, Mac, y'all were in it on the honeymoon.
- We were. - You're floating in the water.
You're sharing food out of each other's mouths.
- Yeah. - It was like--
- I thought we would have been the first to have sex,
but we weren't.
- Beat you to it. [laughter]
No, I'm kidding.
- All right, all right.
Now let's get into the mix. Let's talk about some stuff.
And let's take it all the way back.
Airris, remember, in the start you talked about sex a lot.
- Right. - And you were very vocal
about getting married,
and then you were going to blow her back out.
- Yeah, BBO. - BBO.
[laughter]
- Well, the days went by.
Then those turned into weeks,
and those weeks turned into months, and there was no sex.
- Right, zero.
- Were you surprised that there was no sex in your--
what you thought was going to be sexual marriage?
- Yes, I was surprised.
I didn't come into this for things to play out that way.
I thought, like, sex would be a huge part of it.
But, you know, unfortunately, for me,
Jasmine is just--it wasn't.
- Why didn't you get to know Jasmine
on a more intimate level?
- Because I felt like we weren't on the same page
and I didn't want sex to kind of, like, mislead her
and maybe thinking, like, oh, he's in this
more than I think he is.
Or I feel like sex can send, like, wrong signals.
It's happened in the past.
And I respected her enough to, like, not do that.
- As this is going on, were y'all pushing
him behind the scenes, like, bruh, what's going on?
- Yeah, I mean, we were, like, our own therapy group, right?
'Cause we were all going... - Yeah.
- Through this experience together.
And, you know, we had talked about it
because a lot of us were in that similar situation.
So it's like, how do we overcome this?
How do we get out of this rut?
Do we push forward the intimacy side?
Or, you know, like, how do we navigate this?
So, yeah, we kind of ping-ponged ideas
off each other.
- You talk about being a sexual being.
How hard was that, then, for you?
- Extremely. Ridiculously hard.
Yeah. No, it's not easy.
And, you know, I'm a very physical person, so, yeah.
- So why didn't you get physical with Gina?
Why didn't you put the moves on her?
- I wasn't getting any of those cues,
and I wasn't feeling it myself.
But I was like, this is an experience.
I'm just going to try to do whatever I can to try to move
the relationship forward.
I mean, we had a good time.
I mean, that's what we leaned on because we
did have a lot of negative things happening earlier.
So it's like, how do we strengthen
our relationship with the components that are strong?
So we just kind of leaned on that.
- But you got back in them streets quick, right?
- Yeah.
- So have you had any sex since D-Day?
- I have, as a matter of fact. I've had sex.
- Good for you, man. - Yeah.
- Good for you.
- God, it was amazing, after two months.
I mean, I had to call up NASA to clear,
like, a rocket launch, 'cause, my God.
[laughter]
It was amazing.
It was passionate, and it's all the things that you
want in a sexual endeavor.
No, not dating, just had some sex.
Yeah, that's right.
I called up Elon and said, you got a space left
on your shuttle or what? [laughter]
- All right, I want to get everybody's opinion real quick
on something that went down between Kirsten and Shaquille.
It seemed like a little bit of a hiccup in their relationship
when Kirsten asked Shaquille to buy her a house.
- As long as we, you know, continue this marriage,
you have to get us a house.
You have to buy us a house.
♪
- I will have to buy it? - Mm-hmm.
So I can say my husband bought me a house.
♪
- So you don't want to have no parts
in helping me buy the house?
- I mean, I'll be on the deed.
♪
So... - Okay.
You want to be married to them?
- No.
I'm just joking with you.
- I don't want to joke around, you know, buying a house
if that's not the expectation.
But when you said it, I knew at that point,
like, okay, this is her expectation,
and this is what she said she wanted.
♪
- I mean, that's tough.
I think every guy, you know, strives to be able to provide
for their family and their wife and stuff.
But, obviously, the marriage is new.
We're still figuring things out.
And I think you handled it well, personally.
- I mean, it is a partnership, though,
so it should be pretty equal.
I mean, you know, maybe, to Mac's point,
like, as a man, you want to provide.
So maybe, you know, like, 60-40 kind of thing, but still,
I think he handled it well.
- I probably would have said the same thing.
Like, where are you going to be in on this?
Like, it's just me? Is that what we're doing?
Like, that's not how you work it out in a marriage.
- Shaq, now that you look back at this,
do you feel like she might have been joking?
- I mean, I know she was joking about the $3 million house.
- Right. - I'm pretty sure
Kirsten would love for me to buy her a house.
But in that moment, I'm thinking, we just got married.
We're just meeting each other and, you know, the expectation
to buy a house, if that's what you are expecting,
then I know how to lead. - Mm-hmm.
- So that's what I took from it.
I didn't take that I got to buy her a $3 million house.
I know--
I ain't got that much money in the bank.
- But now, looking back on it,
you wish you kind of just fired right back at her?
- Yeah. I would've, you know, threw it back at her.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- You buy the house, and I'll be on the deed.
[laughter] See how that would've went.
- All right, Mac, I want to talk about your date with Gina.
And, guys, here's what I want to know.
Is this, like, a little violation of the bro code,
or is it not?
And I'm going to start with you, Clint.
How do you feel? - Oh, perfect. Good.
[laughter]
No, I mean, I was perfectly fine with it
because we had already gone through Decision Day
and everything else.
And I think they both had vocalized that,
you know, they were physically attracted to each other.
And I'm like, you know, we've already made our decision,
so why not? - Okay.
I mean, I feel like some guys would feel like,
you know, that's my ex.
Is it going to be weird if you all have a thing?
- I feel like it could be perceived that way,
but, also, the circumstances.
It might have been okay, like, to me, in my opinion.
- I think with this process...
it was just crazy.
And to get to the end and say,
you know, let's try to go on a date.
I didn't think it was, like,
"I want to be married to you" type thing.
Let's just go out and have a great time
to see if I may be more compatible to you,
and that's what they did.
We're grown, we're adults, and that's what they chose to do.
I wouldn't, you know...
cross that line, you know,
especially right after, but, hey, it works.
- It wasn't like married at second sight, you know?
- Yeah, wasn't married at second sight, yeah.
- But, Mac, there was chemistry when you all went out.
- Yeah, for sure. The circumstances--
I feel like I was very respectful to Clint.
It's not like I'm trying to cross a line
or anything that was disrespectful,
or at least I didn't think it was,
and I never meant it to be that way.
So I think we were all on the same page there.
- So in no way that rubbed you the wrong way, not at all?
- No. We're all big boys.
We're adults. Like, they can figure it out.
If they're a good match, then great.
I'd be happy for both of them. - That's awesome.
So if they got married, you'd go front and center.
- Yeah, why not? I'd be the best man, yeah.
I'll take my ring off and give it right to Mac.
- You can walk Hank down the aisle.
- You'll walk Hank down the aisle.
Has anybody hit you up, though?
Because everybody starts connecting all of a sudden
when your face-- - Them DMs start popping.
- Thank you. Tell the truth, now.
Those DMs have been blowing up, haven't they?
[laughter]
Mac, your DMs blowing up, right?
- They're doing good. [laughter]
There are some interesting messages.
- There's one girl that said, I'll lick that bald head.
- Right. - Oh, Jesus.
There's some weird ones, yeah.
both: Bathwater.
- Oh, yeah, that was a crazy one.
Lady asking about my bathwater,
and she said she wanted to drink my bathwater.
Some wild-- - Yeah, yeah.
You know what that means? - I've got offered trips.
- Really? - Yeah.
- Clint?
- Just a lot of, like, support and a lot of compliments,
a lot of women that want to go sailing.
So... - Mm-hmm. Oh, wow.
- Yeah, it's a--
- There's a line at the dock, huh?
People back in that line.
- I already got my crew, man, so they're
going to have to hold up.
- Oh, wow.
Okay, all right.
Meanwhile, you're good.
Don't play around in your DMs. Your wife will--
- Not trying to be in the doghouse.
- She will come get you. - Yeah.
- Guys, look, it has been fun having a chance to just talk
to you and get together again.
And I love that you have this brotherhood.
Keep it together and stay strong.
Look, every season,
the "Married at First Sight" couples are carefully guided
through the entire process by our amazing team of experts.
So let's bring them out right now--
Dr. Pepper, Pastor Cal, and Dr. Pia.
♪
- Should've known Cal... - [chuckles] What's up?
- With the fire.
- Hi. Good to see you. - Good to see you.
- Hello. Good to see you. - Hello, hello.
All right, well, first of all, everybody looks great.
Good to see you all. - And so do you.
- Oh, I'm trying to, you know, be like you.
[laughter] Here's the first thing.
Dr. Pia, how has it been joining the team
and being a part of the team these last two seasons?
- Yeah, it's been great.
I'm really happy to get to meet with Cal and Pepper
to just kind of, like, put our brains together
and get a better feel
for what's going on behind the scenes,
get a feel for what I was walking myself into.
I've really been enjoying the time.
- Okay, how hard is it to make these matches?
Explain to all the people who I try to fight on the Internet
all the time when they're talking about y'all.
- Just think of the multiple, multiple variables
that go into any match between two people.
We have to try and get people
who have never seen each other--
so there's the attraction factor--
to have enough in common
to feel like they belong in the same space
and enough different so they can help each other grow.
- Yeah.
- It's tough.
- Pepper is absolutely right.
It's difficult because you have all these people,
who, I believe, want to be married.
I think they all have the same desire,
but the desire is not enough.
And when you find out that they have so many differences
and trying to find two people
who can, first of all, get along,
secondly, have, you know, similar or compatible values,
and, thirdly, who have the desire and the passion
to stay in this thing for the long haul,
I mean, it's not easy.
- Yeah, that is very true.
All right, let's dive into this Nashville season,
'cause there's a lot to talk about and unpack.
How do you guys feel about everything that went down?
- Wow. I'm happy for the success--
success, singular.
I'm saddened by what could have been successes.
- Mm-hmm. - But for lack of commitment
and effort and stick-to-itiveness,
they weren't.
But we always want our couples to succeed.
We're always expecting 100%.
- Yeah, yeah. - We are.
So I think I can speak for both--
for everyone in saying that, yeah,
this was not a happy time.
- Well, I think, too, when you're so rigid about what
you're expecting, right, and you have these unrealistic
expectations, and then as soon as something's not met,
it's like, oh, no, and then you just kind of give up.
And that was really disappointing for me to see.
- Yeah. - All right.
One couple this season really failed to launch.
Let's bring out Dom and Mac.
- Oh, my goodness. - Hello.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- Wow.
- Hey. - Looking dapper.
- How are you? - Nice to see you.
both: Good to see you. - Yeah, that's a great color.
That's your color. - [chuckles]
- Dom and Mac, you guys were very vocal about the way
that the experts put you together
and thinking that you weren't a good match.
- I could agree.
- First of all, I want to give them a chance
to defend their match. - I'm so surprised.
[laughter]
- Well, our vision of this couple
was that they were two young, ambitious people starting life
with goals of family and marriage
and being the best version of themselves,
who would fight for this,
and that was the frame that we went in with.
- This is such a pressurized experiment,
and you can't prepare people for it.
And I think that the pressure
will either bring out the best in you
or bring out the worst in you, you know?
And I think that in this case, it didn't bring
out the best in you guys.
You know, it just didn't.
And I think that you made a rash decision.
You know, had you stuck in and worked through it,
you would have found out that there were
so many positive things about each other
that you guys would have really, really enjoyed.
- I want to ask you, Mac--
were there frustrations with your match?
- Yeah, I think so.
Coming in, though, me and Dom did have a talk,
and I did ask her to call me on things that she didn't like.
And I, in my mind, said, I'm like, this will be good growth
and she can call me on it, I'll work on it, and then--
- What did I ask?
- Yeah, it was kind of one of those--
- Be careful what you wish for.
- But I did ask for it, to an extent, so I can't blame Dom.
- If I may, I never felt
like I was sitting here saying, like,
all the things I didn't like about you.
I was never, like, attacking your character.
- Let me say this, Dom, you did beat him up a little bit.
Let's not try to sugarcoat this.
- Was it that bad? - It was.
- Yes.
- You were very hard. - It was bad.
- And at one point, you just eventually shut down
to everything he was saying
and everything he was trying to do.
Experts, would you agree? - Oh, totally, yeah.
- I remember watching some of the early things
from you and Mac and just hearing,
you know, lots and lots of criticism,
which I think were from fear
that this wasn't exactly the person you were looking for,
that he wasn't really going to stay in Nashville
or he wasn't really settled
or he wasn't really ready for marriage.
And I'm thinking that,
well, I want to tell Dom, don't do that.
[laughs] You know, just let it evolve.
Give it time to see what it all means and who he is.
And then, of course, you know, with you, I kept thinking,
okay, stand up for yourself.
Draw some boundaries.
I think there never seemed to be a thing where,
let's talk about this and see what we really want
and who we really are and what we can do
together to make each other feel better
about this being my spouse.
There was no collaboration. - I agree.
I think both of us kind of were in a spot
where we were just, like, deflecting.
both: Yeah. - So...
- And I re--especially with the whole Nashville situation,
that was all out of fear.
So you hit the nail on the head with that one.
- You know what's funny is that I'm looking at you now,
I think you're starting to see each other's value now.
- I would agree. - You know, after the fact,
you're starting to say, wow, he's a good guy.
He's a nice guy.
You know what? She has some great qualities.
But these are the things that we were hoping
you would see from the jump. - Yeah.
- Well, we watched our clip of all of our good moments
from the honeymoon,
and I think we both got a little choked up.
And it really made me reflect and look back,
like, wow, we did have something good
right off the get, and we kind of just both ran it
into the ground.
- Does this make you a little crazy,
hearing them now talk
and go through the process
that you were trying to put them through?
- Very crazy... [laughter]
I mean, because here's two perfectly good people
who we selected from many people who applied.
And you think of all that pain and all that wasted yardage,
because here's the people they really are
and they didn't fulfill their own potential.
And it does... - You're going to make me cry.
- Make us feel sad. It does...
because there's--
- Sorry.
- No, don't be sorry. It's hard.
♪
- [sniffles, sighs]
Sorry. - No, it's okay.
- It's okay. - You're good, sweetie.
- Um...
♪
Hold on. Let me collect myself so I can actually speak.
[sniffles] Um...
♪
I came into this process, um...
like, really wanting it to work and just, like...
♪
[sniffles] It's just hard.
It feels like a failure, and it weighs heavy on my heart.
And just seeing the way, you know, I was responding
and things like that, it just...
it does make me sad.
- You can use this, though, you know?
And I think it's fair to be sad about this.
It is a missed opportunity.
It wasn't your best self.
I sometimes think we don't really grow
without some failure.
We don't really get wisdom without some loss.
- There are no real failures.
There are only lessons, you know?
And failed marriage doesn't mean you're a failed person.
You know, it's just a marriage that you've learned from.
So you're not a failure.
Your marriage didn't work,
but it's a part of your foundation now,
and you can build from that. - Yeah.
I would encourage you, as everyone's saying,
to change your mindset from this failure,
this fixed mindset, into more of a growth mindset,
that you're learning here, right?
And perhaps what we're learning is
to go into the next relationships
with more flexibility and having more, like, perspective
taking of the other person.
- What is wrong with me? What are these feelings?
[laughter] - You're human.
- This is called humanity. Right.
- I don't like it. - You're growing up.
No, I love it.
- I know it doesn't feel great all the time,
but it really was a great experience,
and I think you guys will grow.
And good luck
on all your future relationships, all right?
- Thank you. - All right.
We want to thank you two for joining us, Dom and Mac.
And you always have the experts here.
They are always here to help you as you
move forward in the future. - Absolutely.
- Appreciate you guys. - All right.
We are back and continuing with Dr. Pepper,
Pastor Cal, and Dr. Pia.
All right. let's move on to, perhaps, in my opinion,
the greatest disappointment of the season--Kirsten and Shaq.
I don't understand why they're not together.
He said that on Decision Day,
he felt like he wasn't enough for her.
- That's so sad.
- And then he also said he regrets
the decision that he made.
He regrets it, so there's hope there.
- Yeah, I know he does.
- I'm speechless, to be honest. [laughter]
Yeah, because, I mean, well, which one is it?
Does he regret it,
or, you know, was he operating out of fear?
Is this what he really wants?
I mean, I have questions.
I have questions for him. - Mm-hmm.
- I'm glad he regrets it.
♪
- I can see your frustrations. - Yes.
- I can feel the frustrations of the universe
or the Twitterverse. - Right.
- Maybe you can help them get things back on track.
Let's bring out Kirsten and Shaq.
- Oh, my goodness.
- Oh, she came around the corner
like she didn't want to come out here.
- Did you guys dress together? - We did not.
- You look gorgeous. - Thank you.
[indistinct chatter]
- I think it's important that you two sit with the experts,
because after our conversation, what did I see?
I saw hope, right? - You saw hope.
- You did. - I saw hope.
- We're getting T-shirts made. [laughter]
- Shut up.
- So we feel, looking back at so much,
that we were so surprised,
you know, when you said no on Decision Day.
And then having taken a look at everything that passed,
we could understand it.
Do you feel he couldn't be enough for you?
- I reassured Shaquille that he is and was enough for me.
I reassured him of that.
And I can understand why he was feeling that way,
because I wasn't being vulnerable.
I wasn't opening up to him.
I did say things that may have hurt him.
Like, I understand all of that.
But, you know, looking back at everything,
had we talked more through our situations,
we probably would have had a better outcome.
- Why is that all past tense?
♪
Tell me why.
I mean, why can't we learn and go on?
♪
- I think we can learn and go on.
I definitely can see Kirsten and I starting fresh...
♪
But on a better foot.
You know, we got to get past what we went through.
If we get back to that marriage stage, you know, I don't know.
But at this point, I'm glad we're at least friends.
- I want to know from you, Kirsten,
are you feeling what he's feeling,
as far as there's a possibility for more?
- Honestly, I'm just lost for words.
I don't know if this is genuine,
that he can feel like we can start something new
and if we can look back into marriage.
Like, I just want to make for sure
that this is a heart-to-heart moment right now.
Like, that's why I didn't want to come out here, because--
- That's fair.
♪
- You were hurt. You were hurt.
Listen, this is not easy for her to come out here
after that happening. - Oh, I understand.
- And she is hurt.
And so have to process, as much as you were hurt,
she was hurt.
- Okay. - Yeah, I'm fine.
- Are you sure?
- Kirsten, it's okay not to be fine.
- You can be vulnerable and emotional.
- It's tough, but it's okay.
♪
Here's the thing.
Obviously, there are still emotions,
there are still feelings, but no one's initiating.
- Mm-hmm.
- And someone has to step across that gap...
- Whew. Thank you. - And say, hey...
this is going to happen, or it's not.
At one point, you got to say, I want this, and I want you.
And I want us to start over and see what can come of this.
How would that feel to you if he said that?
- I mean, it would feel great.
♪
- Dude...
- I think because you were the person who said no,
it's going to take your courage to embrace her.
She, I think, is just scared
to approach you with that passion
because you're the one that withdrew.
So a lot of it's on you to give her hope
and strength to this couple.
- Like, sitting here right now, I'm like...
well, where do we go from here?
Like, I don't even know how to go forth from here.
Like, let's start with the conversation.
Like, how do I reassure her?
How do I tell her, like, I need her in my life?
I don't, like, have, you know,
the words to even say right now.
- Were those the words? - Those were the words.
[laughter] - I don't know.
- Well, but here's the thing-- it's not being said.
- You want to fix it. - Oh, my good--Thank you.
- You don't want to, it's okay.
- Do you hear what she's saying?
- But do you hear what she's saying?
Because she's saying-- - Kirsten--
- Yeah, do it.
- Kirsten, I will work on it on my end.
I want to work on this. - Wait a minute.
- No, no, no. - Can I call a time-out?
- Don't feel pressured. Don't feel--
Listen to me. Look at me. - I'm telling you how I feel.
Like, allow me to tell you how I feel
without interjecting, please.
Kirsten, I apologize. I hurt you.
I definitely did.
And in that moment, I didn't think about your feelings
on how it would make you feel.
I want to talk to you, you know, to say what we are,
what we can work on, what we can fix.
And if that leads us being back married,
then that's where it leads us.
If that lead us to being back friends,
then we're back friends.
But we come to a common ground and say,
okay, this is what we're going to do for us to move forward.
- Okay. I appreciate that.
And we'll talk,
and if we need to stay here
in this cordial, you know, space,
then we can do that.
And we'll just see how things go,
because I really feel
like something is truly and genuinely there.
- Mm-hmm. - Then we can make it stay.
- Go ahead.
- So I understand what's happening--I do.
- You stressed, Pastor Cal? [laughs]
- I feel like I got to take a walk.
Can we get some waters out here or something?
- You're hurt, and that's understandable, right?
And you're protecting yourself, and I totally get that.
Let's take the guesswork out. - Yes.
- Tell him what you need in order for repair to happen.
- I really need to know
how serious you are about me,
because, like, I'm not anything to play with.
Like, I don't have time
for my emotions to be all over the place.
Like, if you do want me and if you do want a marriage
and if you do want this to work out,
that's what I need to hear-- that's what I need to see.
Like, I need to know 100%.
It's not, like, 50%, or I'm just in this to say this
because this is what I need to say.
I don't need that. - Mm-hmm.
- Because I need the honest, 100% truth.
That's what I need to know. - Understandable.
♪
- I like it. I like where you--
I mean, don't you? - I do.
- I mean, don't you guys?
- See what happens when you're honest with each other?
- I love it.
- I think it's really simple from here.
This is like, let's get back together.
We'll fix this.
All right, Kirsten and Shaquille,
thank you for being here.
We appreciate it. - Thank you for having us.
- I can't wait till everything gets worked out.
We are rooting for you, all right?
And you have all the support you need.
- Yeah. - All right, thanks, y'all.
- Thank you. - I mean, come on, whoo.
- All right. - It's been real.
♪
- Listen, I always love getting together
with you guys to hear your insights.
Thank you guys for being here.
And you had matches. - Right.
- People have to put in the work
to make those matches work. - That's it, that's it.
- Once again, thank you all for being here.
- My pleasure. - Thank you.
Now, look, we like to save the best for last.
So right now I am joined by the entire cast,
all five couples, and we still have a few things to discuss.
There are some moments from the entire season
that we have to get into.
Clint, you and Dom had a pretty steamy kiss on a dare.
- Oh, you think it was steamy?
- They're going to do it. They're going to do it.
[all screaming]
♪
- Yeah.
Is it hot in here, or is it just that kiss?
- Boy, it looked steamy to me. - Who called it steamy?
- You know, I called it steamy. You had a pretty steamy--
Where did that come from? Explain that moment.
- Yeah. Oh, you want Dom to explain it?
- Well, go ahead. If you're talking, Clint, go ahead.
- So the challenge was posed to us,
if you guys both had a bull's-eye,
then you don't have to kiss.
But if you miss, then you have to kiss.
And apparently we suck at throwing axes,
and we both missed, and so we kissed.
And we were just having fun with it.
- If I may, if I'm dared to do something and I lose,
like, I'm going to pay my debt.
- Pay my debt. [laughter]
- Wow.
- I'm so sorry our kiss was steamy.
At least it was steamy, Dom. - Not like that.
- She paid it forward.
- And Gina was there.
Everybody was there, except for Mac and Kirsten.
- Mm-hmm. - So...
There was, like, nothing sneaky going on.
It was just lighthearted. - No, no, not sneaky.
It was a moment.
It was a moment that came out of the blue.
I was like, hey, whoa, hey. Okay, y'all do you.
[laughter] Yeah.
Can we talk to Nicole Cronkite now?
Because you were the reporter of the group.
You led every conversation.
- I care about you a lot.
I really like you two as a couple,
and I say this out of love,
but you are going to regret this.
Are we hitting any new bases?
It seems like a sore subject.
I have to be honest with you--
seeing how upset Jasmine was broke my heart.
I know that you are trying as hard as you can,
but I need you to try harder.
♪
- What was that? - A few things going on here.
So, one, it's my personality, right?
Two, someone has to do it.
We're in a group of ten people.
Someone has to be the presser,
like, because if someone doesn't do it,
then we don't get anywhere.
I know that I could be as annoying as I want,
and they'll tell me to shut up if they have to,
but usually they're like, just Nicole being Nicole.
- Was there ever a moment where someone was like,
oh, Lord, she's asking these questions again?
- I feel like in the very beginning,
I could kind of feel the heat a little bit.
So, when we get in these settings, I was like,
man, Nicole is, like, giving me smoke.
It was just a lot.
- What Nicole did was, like, out of love.
Like, Nicole cares for each one of us individually,
and, you know, she was pressing our marriages so much,
because if we were to split, she was like, well,
I'm not going to be able to be around my friends anymore.
Like, my friends are going to split up,
and we done created this bond, and what do I do from there?
So we done created this family atmosphere
with each other,
and Nicole was always the person,
like, doing things out of love.
Sometimes it was like, Chris, get your wife.
[laughter] - Yeah.
- Chris, get your wife.
- We'd be like, Nicole's going to Nicole.
- Nicole going to Nicole, every time.
- Every time.
- I go overboard sometimes, people--I'm a human.
- She has a big heart. She really does.
- Nicole really does have a huge heart,
and I love her for that.
And she means well when she is asking these questions.
- Yeah, I mean, there definitely were times
where it was like, all right,
that might have been a little much.
But, again, her heart was always in the right place.
Like, we didn't want to be the only ones
that said yes to each other.
We wanted everyone to be together.
So I think, even though it made people uncomfortable--
Like, she got me to go out of my comfort zone and open up,
which I think was huge for our marriage.
- I also want to point out
that you two were the first to consummate your marriage.
- Correct.
- Has anybody had sex yet?
♪
- Yeah. Yeah, we did.
- Yeah! - Yeah, we did.
- Score. - Yep.
- What was it like leading the way?
- It wasn't like, who can hit these milestones first?
I mean, we had our moment, and that was it for us.
And we were first out of everyone, sure,
but, honestly, we wouldn't have normally gone around
and told everyone. - Right.
- But it's part of--
the same way I ask those uncomfortable questions,
I share uncomfortable things. - Mm-hmm.
- So, you know, we're all together,
like, hey, guys, we had sex last night and this morning.
Like, you're welcome.
- It's interesting that you said that,
because others might have decided to keep it
a secret for a minute.
- Who are you talking about?
- Who? - I'm confused.
- I was fixing my hair.
- I'm a little confused right now.
- When it came out, it came out, right?
- It was the whiskey and everything else.
- Please tell me we have that clip.
- Let's show you a never-before-seen moment
when the girls called out Kirsten for holding back
and not telling them what was really going on
in her relationship. - Oh, Lord.
- Here we go.
- I mean, I damn near fell off my chair when you told us.
I think I was happier to hear you did it than we did it.
I was like, oh. - I'm mad at you.
- Yeah, you have your moment now.
- I'm real mad at you
because we had a moment
and you never once said [bleep].
I knew something was up,
but Shaquille put it all out there.
And I was like, talk your [bleep].
- I think the proper thing was,
I just wish that he would, like...
manhandle me a little bit. - Oh!
- Whatever we do, we'll probably keep it private.
- Ah! You already--
- And you had already did the [bleep].
Let the world know
what's really going down in the sheets, okay?
Lie to me again!
- Everybody's on my ass right now.
Good Lord, help me, Jesus. [laughter]
- We're funny. - Yeah, we are.
- That was awesome.
- That was an incredible moment.
- I love that.
- That's what the group chat looks like.
- That's what it looks like.
- So what happened? How did Kirsten lie to you?
- Okay, so this was the thing. - Okay.
- So, when I had, like, my meltdown
and I had, like, bared my soul to all the girls
and I was, like, being vulnerable,
letting them know my feelings,
Kirsten got to share right after me and just lied to us.
- She fooled us, for sure.
That, like, vulnerable meeting, she was like,
all he has to do is put on some slow jams,
like, maybe run me a little bubble bath.
And we're, like, all texting Shaq, like, do it, do it.
- I was shocked because, you know,
we're sitting there giving him advice
because the girls are telling us,
like, oh, all he's got to do is light a candle and R&B
and just Kenny G is going to be playing.
It's going to be a hot moment. [laughter]
- And Jasmine would come home, we'd be pillow-talking,
and she'd be like, poor Shaq.
It's literally there waiting for him.
So they're telling Shaq.
We telling Shaq, and Shaq just sitting here--
- And I'm just sitting there, like, taking it.
Like, I had a bulletproof vest on,
like, just taking all the hits.
And I'm like, no, I can't go no further with this.
- Also, let's update everybody on how things went
with the experts and what you all had a chance to talk about,
because we know at Decision Day that you guys decide to split.
But hope is alive.
- We had a great talk.
I mean, of course, the experts have hope for us,
and they're like, you guys need to be very specific this time.
Be specific, if you guys want to continue,
what you need and what you want from each other.
- And what do you want?
♪
- And, of course, the experts have hope for us,
and they're like, you guys need to be very specific this time.
Be specific, if you guys want to continue,
what you need and what you want from each other.
♪
- And what do you want?
♪
- Kevin. [laughs]
I'm not sure right now.
I'm not sure. - Okay.
- For me, it's, you know, let's work
towards, like, being friends.
- But, Shaq, what do you want?
- What do I want?
I mean, I want Kirsten to be happy.
I want myself to be happy. But can we be together?
Can we be happy together? Is the question.
I know what you want.
[laughter] - You want us to be together.
- It's so simple.
- You know what-- - This seems simple, man.
♪
Nicole, go ahead.
- You're going to lose sleep over it.
They have to do their thing on their own.
We have to let them tell us when they're...
♪
- We will see where it goes.
But are you all still going on your date tonight?
- Yes. - Okay.
Y'all leave them alone.
Let them go on their date. Don't pressure them.
- I'll get the candles and music.
[laughter] - Kenny G.
- Ah...
- Got to show y'all something.
This wasn't in the show, but it is too good to leave out.
- Oh, good. - Let's check out the time
that Jasmine and Airris did some impersonations.
Now, I think you guys will have some
explaining to do after this.
But, anyway, let's watch.
- Do I stand?
Okay. Okay, yeah, okay. All right.
Be Clint.
- [goofy voice] Oh, yeah.
It's just me and Hank, me and my flannel shirts that I got.
I got a bunch of flannel shirts and shorts,
and I'm a jack-of-all-trades.
I'm trying to make my marriage work.
I don't know if it's going to work,
but hopefully Gina will love me and my flannel shirts.
Finally stop eating my food,
even though I make soufflé mignon.
I know you guys don't know what soufflé mignon is,
but it's another big word that I made up
that the rest of you guys don't know,
but I made it, and it was delicious.
♪
- Oh, my gosh, I'm not going to make it through this.
- You're not going to make it? - We can't do Clint.
- [high-pitched voice] Oh, my gosh,
I think Shaquille seen me naked.
[deep voice] And he over here
blowing your back out the whole time.
And you ain't even tell us. He went deep.
Was it big? Was it good? Did he put his legs up?
[high-pitched voice] I'm not going to tell you guys that.
I'm a private person.
- [laughing]
That is so bad. We can't do that.
- And that was just a freestyle.
- [laughs] - I got more.
- Well-- - I want y'all to redo that.
- Airris, what do you got? Airris, let's go.
We got to hear some of the new material.
- I don't have any. I don't have any new material.
- Airris, come on.
- We had to come up with an idea on the couples' retreat.
So they were, like-- - We had the pageant.
- Yeah, we had the pageant, and then they're like,
we need to do one more thing.
So we're like, we can do a talent show.
And they're like, so what are you
and Jasmine's talent going to be?
Like, I can't sing, I can't dance.
I don't know what I'm going to do.
So I was like, let's do impersonations.
Then I was like, Jasmine, sit on my lap.
And then we just ran with it.
- You ran with it.
Clint, what did you think?
♪
- Different impersonation of me.
I don't own a flannel shirt.
But, yeah, I think the sentiment was probably right.
Yeah, I said a lot of those things.
So I'm like, yep, I did say those things.
- The fried rice was accurate. [laughter]
- Shaq, Kirsten, what did y'all think?
- It was comical, for sure. - Yeah, yeah.
They won an Oscar for that. - Yeah, for sure.
- Y'all would have won the talent show that night.
- Mm-hmm.
- Now we're going to impersonate you.
- All right, Kirsten, you want to do a little bit?
Do a little bit of Airris.
Do a little Airris. - Come sit on my lap.
Come on. - Do a little Airris.
Come on.
- Damn, Kirsten and Shaq over there having sex.
I can't even blow Jasmine's back out.
[laughter]
And I called Chris a 40-year-old virgin.
I'm a whole virgin in my marriage.
Damn, guess I got to wait till after the marriage.
[laughter]
- What did you think of that, Airris?
- That was good. - That was pretty accurate.
- They got a future. [laughter]
- Let's move on.
While the marriage between Clint and Gina
didn't work out, there was...
another love that did indeed bloom during the season.
Let's take a look.
- Don't make me cry again. - Let's take a look.
- Clint, meet for the very first time Hank...
- Oh. - Oh, my God.
- Your goldendoodle to be.
- It's love at first sight.
Hello. Oh, my God.
Yes, you're being a good boy.
Are you going to nibble on my ear?
- ♪ You're always there by my side ♪
- Hank is my boy.
Hank is my-- he's like my furry son.
We are attached at the hip.
We even, like, have the same hair color,
so we're two of a kin.
♪
We have a good connection.
That's a real, real big heart I have for that dog.
It's like, it's my dog now.
- ♪ Counting stars, talk about our trip to Mars ♪
♪ Now it's almost time for bed ♪
♪ Tomorrow I'll see you again ♪
- Go to bed, bud.
- ♪ We're on our way.
- Oh.
- This might be the only time I cried in my marriage.
- [sighs] Tugging at the heartstrings, man.
That's tough. [chuckles]
- Oh, wow. - Do you miss Hank?
- I do.
I really love that dog. He's--
God, we just embraced each other, you know?
This was a tough experience,
and I think he was there to just--
like, as an emotional connection.
I think dogs played an important role
in all of our relationships, pretty much, you know.
Pretty much everybody had dogs with them,
and just, like, we had some great moments.
I love that dog. I do.
- They just had a special bond, and it was really sweet.
I think this was such a hard process, and that was, like--
made it lighthearted. - Yeah.
- Oh. [chuckles]
- Do you plan on getting a dog now?
- When I'm ready and I'm in that place, I will have one,
a life-size horse dog.
- He only will get a dog if it's Hank size.
- Has to be a giant dog, yeah. - It has to be Hank size.
Let's end on a fun note, y'all. - Please.
- Please, let's do it.
- Let's take a look at some behind-the-scenes clips,
which include some of the sillier moments
from the season.
- Okay. - We can all laugh and smile.
♪
- I've done a lot of crazy things in my life,
but getting married at first sight
is definitely the craziest.
Ooh!
I feel like a little kid, and I'm jumping on the bed.
[indistinct shouting]
- You got to actually stand on it.
- Oh, my gosh! - Jesus!
♪
- Oh!
- Meh. - Meh.
- Then I was kind of behind you,
and your cheeks was just going up and down,
boom, boom, boom, boom, wobbledy, wobbledy.
So that was kind of cool. - Oh, my gosh.
- I'm really, like, cringing.
[bleep].
- Was it hot? - [bleep].
- [sneezes] Oh.
You don't want to sleep next to me.
- Bless you.
- I've learned to live in the moment.
Don't just exist. Like, have a good time.
- We're just being married.
- Let loose, be free.
♪
- Hey!
- Shoulders, more shoulders.
- Give it to me! - Whoo!
♪
- Two... - Now point.
♪
- Whoo! - [laughs]
♪
- It's been an interesting journey.
Magic. - Magic.
Boo. [laughs]
- I think that's a great note to end on.
That's a cut.
- Oh, that was good. - That was good.
- I really wish I would've been able to go
to that couples' retreat. [laughter]
- Birthday party was epic, and that was
one of the best days we had.
- It was amazing.
Just, like, being able to share that time with Shaquille
was the best.
- Honestly, my favorite moment
was falling in love with this lady, finding my wife.
It's been an amazing experience.
- Also, I want to ask you before we go,
has "Married at First Sight" changed you?
- I feel like I grew a lot in this process,
and I think I speak up a lot more.
I think this really prepared me to be an even better wife.
- And I think this process has definitely made me fearless.
It's kind of shaped all of us
and made us able-- or even more so able to tackle
anything that comes at us.
- I think for me, what I've learned is,
don't be afraid to listen.
Don't be afraid to learn. Don't be afraid to love.
- I just want to thank all of you
for being brave enough to marry a stranger
and share that experience with the world.
We're going to come away from this experience,
I think, knowledgeable about yourselves
and feeling more optimistic about the future.
We've covered everything there was to discuss
on the Nashville season of "Married at First Sight."
But before I let you go, though, I'm excited to share
an exclusive sneak peek of the upcoming season,
"Married at First Sight Denver."
Take a look at this.
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- Pepper, Pia, look at this scenery.
I love Denver.
I mean, this is the perfect place
for us to have our next season of "Married at First Sight."
- Why "Married at First Sight"?
- Like, I want to be married. I want to have a spouse.
- I think I come with, like, wifey-level energy.
- I'm ready to go in with the entirety of my heart.
- Having that partner and having that person
who's your go-to, that's what I want.
- You're getting married in two weeks.
You're going to be married at first sight.
- [laughing] Okay.
- Congratulations, my man.
Aah!
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- I am insane for doing this,
absolutely out of my mind.
- What I'm hoping for is to find the love of my life
and to spend the rest of my life with them.
- Love is the reason that we're on this earth.
I think marriage is a commitment to that love.
- I don't want to continue to not have
a woman to share my life with.
- I'm looking for someone who can find me at the altar
and just be like, wow, this is my wife.
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- Ready to be a wife? - I am.
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- I've taken risks,
but I've never taken a risk like this before.
- Please stand.
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- Anything can go wrong.
- You're tethering yourselves to that person
for the rest of your life.
- You got your last chance to back out here
- Are you sure you are ready for this?
- So scary.
- You know I might vomit.
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Can I, like, step outside for a sec?
- There's no going back now.
- Hooooooooo [Bleep]
What did I get myself into?
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- It looks fantastic. Can't wait to see it.
That is it for us tonight.
I'm Kevin Frazier.
Thank you so much for joining us.
Good night, everyone.
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- Next time
on "Married at First Sight Nashville Where Are They Now?"
- Yo, yo.
- We're going back to Nashville
to catch up with the cast
as they all come together one last time.
all: Go, Clint. Go, Clint.
- I am dating somebody. - [gasps]
- I'm really happy. [all groan]
- Are you in love? - Aw.
- You been out dating?
- Shaquille and I went on a date.
- Yay.
- There's still something there.
There's still a spark.
- The last few times we were all together,
there was so much tension.
- When I left the reunion, I guess I kind of felt
like you weren't interested. - Um...
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- The girls hang out all the time,
and sometimes I don't get invited.
- What?
- What are you still pissed about, Mac?
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- Hold on. You're not going to talk about my wife.
- Like, I'm sorry that that's offensive to you.
- This is not worth my time, not worth my energy.
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