- Oh my gosh, I'm getting married...
- I'm ready. Let's go, let's go.
- To a complete stranger. - I'm so excited.
- I didn't think this was gonna happen.
- I'm ready to find that forever love.
Why not take that leap of faith?
- Here we go.
- I absolutely am looking for
The fairy tale ending.
- My dreams of being a husband and father, they start now.
- Let's do it. - Let's do it.
Let's meet him. - Yes.
[upbeat music]
- Five couples... - Oh, my goodness.
- Searching to find love... - You're gorgeous.
- Took a brave leap of faith...
- I'm rachel.
- And got married at first sight.
- You may kiss your bride.
♪ ♪
- ♪ so good, so good I'm shining ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I'm shining ♪
- Rachel and jose.
- If I would have put everything into, like,
A machine and said, "this is what I want,"
Like, this is the young lady that I would have got.
- Like, we can party now? - Just kiss him.
- Okay.
- ♪ I'm shining ♪
- Michaela and zack.
- I loved it.
I'm attracted to him on a level where I'm like,
I could have sex with him.
I mean, I'd definitely has his kids, yeah.
- ♪ no bad news could bring me down ♪
- Bao and johnny. - Oh, my god!
I remember partying up with johnny
When we were college students, and now we're married.
♪ ♪
This is the most radical love story
You could possibly write.
- Whoo! - Ah!
- ♪ I'm shining ♪
- Myrla and gil.
- So what you think of my man?
- I think he is, like, everything that I asked for.
- Why didn't y'all kiss up there?
What's going on with that? - We're strangers, john.
- Y'all are married, though.
- We're married, but it's not your traditional wedding.
We are strangers.
- Brett and ryan.
♪ ♪
- What did you think about
When you first saw her down the aisle?
- I was not expecting a redhead.
[dramatic music]
- Am I his type?
♪ ♪
- No.
♪ ♪
- These couples were total strangers
Just a few hours ago. - I'm getting really close.
- And now, they will spend their first night
Together as husband and wife.
- Goodnight.
- Hey, family.
All: Hey.
- And the next morning, each spouse
Will meet individually with their brand new in-laws
In order to get to know
Their stranger spouses even more.
- If you say one thing, your behavior is another,
That's gonna get on his nerves.
- Yeah, your present for her, bao was not having it.
- Do you think she gets that way
Pretty quickly and pretty easily?
♪ ♪
- Just be sweet when asking questions.
Don't keep asking, asking, asking
Because she will explode. - Oh, okay.
- We're giving him to you, and hopefully it's forever.
♪ ♪
- I'm curious if anyone has any ideas about, like,
Why you think that he and I were matched.
- He's never had somebody
That pulled him out of his shell.
- I don't think I've ever had
To pull anyone out of their shell.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
- ♪ it's all or nothing ♪
- This is "married at first sight."
- ♪ there's no other way ♪
♪ ♪
♪ it's all or nothing ♪
♪ ♪
- ♪ I don't wanna wake up ♪
[both cheering]
- Oh, my gosh, I'm married.
I obviously still don't know him,
But what I do know of him
Definitely makes me attracted to him.
[all cheering]
- So far, he's my soulmate.
Like, this is love at first sight.
I got exactly what I wanted.
♪ ♪
- I am finally married.
I got my man. I got him.
I am happy. Yes.
- Look at that. I'ma place you.
- Oh. - I'm married.
And the greatest part of it
Is I actually like my wife.
I can't say that I love her,
But I know for a fact that I could.
- Easy does it. - Yep, almost there.
- ♪ it don't stop ♪
♪ ♪
- I thought I was coming in to marry a stranger,
And it turns out I married someone I knew
From ten years ago, but I'm not complaining.
Mind if I... - Sure.
- Pick you up? - Sure, sure, sure.
- While sex might be top of mind for most couples
On their wedding night,
For our couples who just met hours ago
And are still practically strangers,
It's a little more confusing.
However, they are husband and wife,
So if the sparks are igniting, it's their call.
- ♪ I don't wanna wake up ♪
- ♪ I would just to stay with you ♪
- What in the world is this? - Oh, my god!
- What is this? Oh, my god, are you kidding me?
- Ready? One, two, three.
- Ah!
[laughter]
- Oh, my god, there's a note.
- Oh, no way. This is crazy.
- Let's see what this is.
- What? - Here goes.
- What is this? - Do you want to read this?
- Yeah. Okay.
"dear johnny and your beautiful bride,
"happy wedding day.
"I had joked about preparing
"a traditional chinese wedding bedroom
"for johnny, and, well, here it is.
The bedspread has 100 children embroidered on it..."
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on.
- [laughs] - [laughs]
- I don't know about 100.
- "referencing the chinese saying, '100 children,
1,000 grandchildren.' here's to starting tonight."
- Wow. - Oh, my god, "love, diana."
- And that's my sister. - Oh, my god.
Starting tonight, huh? Oh, my god.
- This day has been a fairy tale come true.
The first thing I saw was her silhouette
In the dress, and it was divine.
- We are literally lying
On the bedsheet of 100 children.
Is that not weird?
- Normally, I can be open and affectionate right away,
But I'm definitely not getting the signs, like,
She wants to be very, like, lovey-dovey and affectionate.
I totally understand if she's not ready to do that yet.
Hopefully, once we get a little more comfortable
And have some time alone, she is open to it.
And if, any time, you don't feel comfortable,
I just want you to let me know, and I will...
- Oh, trust me, I will. - I will adjust.
- Yes. - Okay.
- I just want to change and go to sleep.
- I am here with you.
- If I can be honest, I'm a little bit nervous
About going to bed with johnny.
Can you unbutton the first,
And then I can take it from there?
That's good. Thank you.
- Okay. - I'm changing now.
- Good luck. - Thanks.
Just because it's a lot to be intimate
With someone you just-- you've known,
But is now suddenly my husband.
It might take some time for me to come around
To being that affectionate,
But he's just so friendly and warm
That it really does help to break down the barriers.
- ♪ it's the feeling that you give me ♪
- Do you have any final thoughts
Of our wedding day?
- It was pretty magical.
♪ ♪
- ♪ when you're with me ♪
♪ ♪
- Cheers, husband. - To a wonderful marriage.
Yes, my wifey. To our wonderful marriage.
- Closing out the night and just all I can say
Is it's been a dream come true.
I'm just over the moon, excited, and happy.
Like, I just can't believe how well everything worked out.
- So wait, hold on, how many tattoos do you have?
You got one tattoo?
- I have one, this little one, and then one--you'll see.
[chuckles]
- Hey, what if I go to sleep with just my bowtie on?
Is that cool? - I mean, I'm not saying no.
- I don't know what I got under here.
Like, I might have a little something.
I mean, I don't--
- Oh, you do have a little something, okay.
- I don't know. I might have.
- Mr. I got a gym at home.
- Honey, you're amazing. Stop it.
- I'm on the road. - Well, it's getting late.
- Yeah, I'm gonna go change and wash my face.
- Okay, go change.
- Actually, do you mind-- see, there's 1,000 buttons?
- Oh, yes. What do you need?
- Here.
♪ ♪
- Is that good? You want more?
- Yes, that's good. Thank you.
♪ ♪
- ♪ thought you were the type ♪
♪ who gets it how they like ♪
- Obviously, before meeting my husband,
Sleeping in the same bed with someone,
I was gonna be really nervous and kind of anxious about it,
But just spending the day with him
Just feels super comfortable.
Like, I can't wait to just see what's next.
Hope I don't scare him away when I take off all my makeup.
[laughs]
He's like, "who are you?"
- ♪ yeah, I think you know ♪
♪ that I think you're oh so fine ♪
- I don't want to pressure my wife
Into doing anything she don't want to do,
But, yes, I would take the offer,
But I wouldn't push it.
You know, this is my wife we're talking about,
So just-- she came out and, you know,
Was all--you know--I mean, I wouldn't want to reject her.
That wouldn't be masculine to say no.
I mean, you have to say yes.
Well, that, I guess, is a wrap...
- Yes. - On our wedding.
Oh, my god.
♪ ♪
- ♪ tonight, tonight, tonight ♪
♪ ♪
♪ baby, I'm blind ♪
♪ ♪
- All right, we going to sleep? - [laughs]
♪ ♪
- Doesn't this feel good?
- It feels amazing.
It's surreal.
I'm a firefighter from houston, and last night
I went to bed alone, and just in 24 hours,
I met a stranger, I married this stranger,
And now I'm going to bed with this stranger.
What do you think?
- This feels really good right now.
- The thought of it is ludicrous,
But this is what I want,
And this stranger is who I want in my life.
- Oh, man. That was fun, though.
I mean, it was best-case scenario for me.
Like, you having your family there,
That was awesome; that was cool.
- Yeah, I think definitely having my family there
To witness this moment that I've been waiting for--
- You know what I meant to ask you
That I'm just now thinking about?
Your pops.
- So my dad passed away. - Okay.
- In 2015. - Okay.
- It was pretty traumatic. - Okay.
My dad passed away.
Actually, his 21st... - Oh, wow.
- Anniversary was three days ago.
- So how old were you? - I was 14?
- 14? Oh, my god.
- He passed away in 1999.
- So that was also traumatic, you know, for--
- It was very traumatic. My dad was murdered.
- What? - Yeah.
- Mine too. - Yeah.
That's strange, isn't it?
- That is kind of weird. What happened with your dad?
- So this happened, like, at 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning.
They busted in the door. They walked right next to me.
I was, like, just, like, freaking out
Underneath the blanket. I was up.
And then all you hear is shots. Duh, duh, duh, duh, duh.
That's when I kind of, like, got up from under the blanket,
And I went to go check on my dad,
And it happened that two of those shots
Hit him in the neck,
So I grab the phone, and I dial 911,
And then we go to the hospital,
And like 20, maybe 30 minutes later,
The doctor comes out and is like,
You know, "your dad didn't make it."
You know, it's--you know, "sorry, but he didn't make it."
I'm like, "okay, thank you." like, I didn't know what to do.
I was like, "okay, so now what?"
So it's much easier to talk about it now
'cause it happened so long ago,
And I already kind of, like, faced those demons.
- I talk about it all the time. I really don't want to.
- Yeah? That's cool.
- Can we go to bed?
- We can talk about it whenever.
We can definitely go to bed. - [chuckles]
My husband and I, we don't know each other that well.
I need help. - There we go.
- Whoo-hoo, I have a husband who can unzip me now.
- [chuckles]
- But we both lost our fathers in a traumatic way,
Which is, you know, something that is rare to find,
And so I think I appreciate that he is vulnerable
And he's willing to come into this with an open heart,
And that allows me to continue to feel comfortable.
- So you want, like,
A foot rub before you go to sleep?
- Okay, cool. So don't say I didn't offer.
- Night, night.
♪ ♪
- Here's to finally having some time alone...
- Oh, thank goodness.
- And can't wait to meet you even--
- Meet you more? - Continue--yeah.
Yeah, I mean-- - that's really what it is.
- I've been so looking forward to--
Yeah, honestly--meet you more.
- Yes. - I want to--yeah.
Gonna eventually have that time...
- Yep.
- Together to do that.
And it's been a lot,
And I'm happy that we're to this point...
- Me too.
- And it's gone as well as it has.
- Yeah, cheers to that. That was good, good job.
- Do I get a point for that? - Mm-hmm.
So these were a lifesaver.
Hey, it's my shoes.
- Oh! Are you running now?
- Not running. It's time to dance, girl.
- Are you putting those shoes on to dance?
- Yes, I'm putting them on. - Oh!
- My feet hurt.
- When I picked the white shoes,
I didn't even--I'm stupid
For not putting one and one together
That she could wear that with her dress potentially.
- I thought you definitely did that on purpose.
- Damn it, I should have never said that.
But it worked out, and I regret telling you that.
- They were definitely a lifesaver.
My feet are killing me though.
- You ready to change? - Mm-hmm.
I think a zipper here.
- Looks like a clasp. - There might be a clasp.
You can start the zipper, but don't do the whole zipper.
- Deal.
Well, if butt crack shows...
[soft dramatic music]
That's on you.
I can get the rest of that off.
There you go. You enjoy that.
That seems like a process. - I know.
It really is.
- I'll be in here eating strawberries.
♪ ♪
- All right.
♪ ♪
I am obviously feeling a little bit of anxiety
About, you know, being in my pajamas
And going to bed.
The last time I was intimate with anybody
Was over two years ago, but I feel like he is somebody
Who is gonna make me feel comfortable--
Like a gentleman-- and I'm just
Not used to that at all.
I think that ryan
Is somebody that I need,
And I didn't know that I needed it.
- You feel good? - I feel--I mean, I feel good.
- This whole day, honestly,
It couldn't have gone any better.
- I feel like today was successful.
- Today was incredibly successful.
- I know.
- Who's gonna blow all these candles out?
- Yeah, let's do it. Ready?
[upbeat music]
- I think this night could go a lot of ways,
And I'm open to every one of those ways.
So I've been giving everybody credit...
- Mm-hmm.
- For--you did the little premature kiss,
And I'm blaming that completely on you.
- You're blaming it on me?
- Yeah, you said, "you have to kiss me."
- Mm-hmm.
- And I'm gonna have to eventually steal it back.
- Okay. Night.
♪ ♪
[laughter]
♪ ♪
- [laughing]
- This feels comfortable.
♪ ♪
I can honestly say this has been
The best day of my life because I met my wife,
And the fact that I just feel,
Like, really comfortable with her makes me just feel
This could be the start of a life
With the person I was meant to be with,
And the first and last time I fall in love.
What was the--what was your favorite part about today?
- My favorite part about today was getting to see you.
- Aww.
My morning was definitely very hectic
Because one of my friends tested positive for covid,
So that kind of made it a little bit more stressful.
- Is he okay, your friend?
- Yeah, he's fine. He's fine.
- No symptoms or-- - yeah, no symptoms.
He's good.
I hadn't packed yet, and, you know, I was late.
I didn't eat, and so it was just very--
- Yeah. - Very stressful.
But it was all worth it, honestly.
I'm honestly, like, really happy.
Like, everything about you, like, so far, seems amazing.
Obviously, you're beautiful, but the most thing that--
- Thank you.
- Like, the-- what is most attractive to me
Is your personality.
I just--it just makes you ten times better.
Just, honestly, you seem like a great person just all-around,
And I'm very, very happy. - I'm happy too.
- You want to get out of this dress...
- Yes. - And get comfortable?
Okay, let's go. - Okay.
♪ ♪
I think today went amazing.
- Wait, is that it? - Mm-hmm.
- Oh, that's it. Okay, cool.
You need help with anything else?
- No. - All right.
- I got it. Thank you.
So I'm ready for whatever the night brings.
Like, I'm going to lean in with all of my might
Because my future is about to be so [bleep] beautiful.
- Hey.
- They done stripped you down...
- I know. You look good.
- To your nether bits. - Oh, [bleep].
- I still got a little makeup on.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.
I didn't see all this in the dress.
[laughs] okay, damn.
- You see?
[laughter]
- I'm not mad.
- ♪ count to three ♪
♪ memories gone ♪
♪ was wrapped around your finger ♪
- Ember, ember, ember.
- Oh, [bleep]. - There we go, okay.
- Good call. I missed that.
- [laughs]
- So big spoon? I'm the big spoon, right?
- Yeah, you're the big spoon. - All right.
- Goodnight. - Goodnight.
♪ ♪
- ♪ trying to find the answer to... ♪
- ♪ oh, forever ♪
♪ forever ♪
♪ forever, forever young ♪
- Good morning. - Night one down.
Many to go.
- I can't speak for both of us, but I probably will.
- You can.
- I think we're both very happy and content with--
- This means yes, you can.
- Yes, I'm gonna be here on this side, yes.
- I need to put my ring back on.
- Married. - She's been so good.
- Already took his ring off.
- She's kept her ring on this whole time,
And I'm over here like,
"I don't want to sleep with this thing."
- How was my cuddling? - It was amazing.
Yeah, it was good.
I don't have any room right now, you know?
- In my defense... - It's a king-size bed.
- I told him, "don't run from me.
I want to cuddle, and I want to be next to you."
- That's fine, that's fine. I'll get used to it.
- Yesterday, our couples were legally married,
And this is their first morning waking up as husband and wives,
When they were complete strangers
Less than 24 hours ago.
- So far, she has good bedside manner.
- I didn't snore. I didn't talk.
- I didn't hear a snore. I didn't hear a peep.
- You did snore a little. - Okay, I snored a little.
- Now is the time for them to start figuring out
Who exactly did they just marry?
- I did wake up a couple times in the middle of the night.
You move around a little bit,
And making small, cute noises...
- [chuckles] oh, god.
- That I think, in english, I think they call it snoring.
- No, no! How dare you!
♪ ♪
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Waking up next to my wife,
I mean, this is gonna sound kind of gross,
But we stayed up all night,
Like, exchanging kisses already.
Like, we didn't even brush our teeth or anything like that.
We're still complete strangers. [laughs]
- How do you feel? Look.
- I feel amazing. I feel very--
- We are married. - We are.
- I love how you compliment me, you know?
Every conversation, there was just a little bit more relief,
And just I can't believe
How perfect you are.
And, like-- - stop, I'm not perfect.
- Well, perfect for me, you know?
- Yes.
- You are you just fitting into exactly what I wanted.
You know, I didn't want someone that I had to completely
Change my habits or we had to do all this compromising.
♪ ♪
It just seems like we're on the same page,
Which is what I wanted, you know?
- Mm-hmm. I just want to make you happy.
I mean, I told you that, you know,
A few times yesterday.
I mean, even in the vows as well too.
But it just feels right. Like, it feels right.
- As good as everything's going,
I'm just so curious of what we're gonna argue about.
- You know that it's inevitable.
It's gonna happen.
♪ ♪
Assuming that it, you know, will happen sooner than later.
- Yeah. - Let's hope not though.
♪ ♪
- Good morning. - Good morning.
[chuckles]
- So how do you feel waking up knowing that you're married?
- It feels surprisingly normal.
- Waking up next to my wife,
The one thought that crossed my mind was,
"I wonder what she looks like in the morning."
Because obviously,
She's all dolled up for the wedding,
And come to find out,
She's as gorgeous in the morning
As she was at the wedding. - Has it felt awkward?
- I feel like we've been married for a while,
To tell you the truth. It feels--
- I mean, not really a while.
- No. Well, yes.
- Hasn't even been 24 hours yet.
- There's definitely chemistry there.
There's nothing forced. It feels easy.
I've wanted to wake up
Next to my wife for a long time,
And I'm happy it's finally here.
- I don't know that I was expecting anything,
Other than, like, "oh, like, we have some things in common."
- Yeah, the biggest one was when we talked about our dads.
- Oh, yeah. - I shared mine.
And you was a little tired.
- I was tired. - And I was like, "all right.
I'm gonna let it slide or whatever."
But the fact that we're here together,
And that happened to both of us, it's like, "hmm."
- I was like, "oh, cool, he knows what it feels like."
You understand. - Gotcha.
So you feel like sharing yours?
- I can share mine. So my dad was remarried.
[dramatic music]
And so my dad's wife had a daughter.
- So your half-sister? - Yeah.
I guess she had texted him or something.
Met her up, went to her house,
And I think the story from her
Was that he would harass her all the time,
And that when she took him to her house, like--
- Oh, she set him up. - Yeah, she set him up.
Her husband came from behind, stabbed him to death.
They both stabbed him to death, rolled him up,
Went and dumped him somewhere.
♪ ♪
- Oh, man! - It was crazy.
And then they confessed.
- Did they? That's some tv stuff.
Boy, man, that is straight from--
- Yeah.
- It's like some telenovela-type stuff.
- Yep. And that was, like--
- Crazy. - That was crazy.
You know, something you just never imagine
In your life happening.
- That was like six years ago? - Six years ago.
- That's crazy, like, that we have that coinc--like--
- I was like, "it's not like you
"want to have something in common with someone,
But it's like--you know, it's like..."
- Definitely not that.
- "whoo-hoo, we have something in common.
Like, this is so amazing."
It's just understanding, I think, for me.
Like, "oh, you understand what it's like."
- Exactly. - You know?
- Yeah, yeah.
[upbeat music]
- Good morning. - Good morning.
How are you? - Good.
- I've wanted to wake up next to my husband
Since I found out that I was gonna have a husband,
And I'm so blessed that it's him.
Like, this man is good.
Like, I'm excited. I won the lottery.
- You don't snore. - Mm-mm, no.
- I didn't either, right? - You don't snore.
- Yeah.
- No, not that I would hear it anyway.
- Yeah. - I sleep like a rock.
- I only snore when I'm either very, very sick
Or very, very tired. - Mm.
- Those two things don't really happen that much.
- How often do you get sick?
- Last time I was sick was probably--
Knock on wood, 'cause, watch,
I'm gonna, like, test positive for covid tomorrow.
- Don't say that! - I know, I know.
But the last time I was very sick
Was maybe-- over a year ago, for sure.
- Mm.
Are you, like, a big, old baby when you're sick?
- No, no, I'm fine. I'm fine.
Waking up to my wife is actually very natural.
I thought it was gonna be, maybe, weird or awkward,
But I'm very happy about this whole situation.
Really digging michaela.
Honestly, it's everything about her so far.
I mean, I love her energy, her--the way she smiles,
The way she laughs,
The way she cares for me already.
We just get along really well,
And I do see myself falling for her,
But I still have a lot to learn.
So why'd you want to get married at first sight?
- I wanted to stop the habits that I was doing.
- Hmm. - Mm-hmm.
- What habits? Hold on, now.
- So my habits were that--
So I can be passive. - Mm-hmm.
- That's both a good and a bad thing.
Like, my nonchalant kind of behavior...
- Yeah.
- It can bleed into relationships.
And what I... - Oh.
- What I recognized in myself during this process
Is that was just a defense mechanism.
You know, like, I don't have to care.
I don't have to get close. I'm good.
And the relationship just leads into a--"you done with this?
Me too. Okay."
- Dang. - You know? And--
- You sound you just like me. Hold on, now.
Wait, wait, wait, wait. Hold up, hold up, hold up.
So do you lose interest quickly?
- No, I don't.
But there are things that keep coming up,
Or may keep coming up,
In a relationship, that I'm like,
"I don't too much care for that,
"I don't too much care for this,
I don't care for that," but I won't speak up on it.
- I just want to let you know. Please don't do that with me.
Like, if something bothers you, like, please let me know
'cause I want to make this work.
- Are you a jealous person? - I mean, I can be jealous.
But I'm not--like, for example,
If I see you talking to a guy, like, I won't care at all.
- Yeah.
- Like, that's not gonna bother me.
Maybe I should be a little bit more jealous,
But I'm not. Are you jealous?
- I'm not jealous, but I can be possessive.
- Hold on, now.
- I don't care. - Yeah.
- 'cause it's mine. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- So I don't--'cause jealousy is, you know,
Something that people make up in their head,
But once something is mine, it's, like--it is mine,
And defend your turf. - Yeah.
You know, her being possessive actually kind of turning me on
Because being possessive means you care about that thing,
And so that lets me know that she cares about me already.
If a guy approaches you, he's like that--you know,
I won't be like, "hey, chill, chill, chill."
- Yeah, yeah.
- 'cause I would expect you to, like, be like that.
But, you know, if he comes on again,
Then I step in, you know? - Exactly.
Because some people don't care. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- And it's like that's when it's like, "oh.
Okay, well, let me go handle this."
- Yeah.
[laughter]
- Zack, you go and stand over there.
Let me talk to her real quick.
- I love that about you.
♪ ♪
- Morning.
- What's next? What do we have to do?
- I feel like we have a million things to do.
- You know what you don't have to do?
- Hmm?
- You don't have to get married again.
- You either.
- We got married. - We did.
♪ ♪
Yeah.
Waking up next to my husband, ryan,
It felt comfortable.
I think it's weird to say "my husband."
I will say that. I'm liking where it's going.
But just to feel that urge to want to, you know,
Kiss him or do those things, it's something that,
For me, is gonna build, but I can see it.
I can see it.
I feel like we're not strangers.
- Yeah. - You know what I mean?
A stranger is somebody that you don't know at all.
And I know stuff about you. I don't know everything,
But I definitely know stuff about you.
- Yeah.
- And so, obviously, there's a lot to learn,
But I definitely don't feel like you're a stranger.
- Yeah.
♪ ♪
I hope that we can continue the easy conversation
And the nonstop conversation.
♪ ♪
That's gonna help.
- I know there's a lot to learn.
- Oh, you're not gonna have a choice.
♪ ♪
- Cheers.
- Mm.
- Do you remember the last time we interacted?
- I don't other than, like, in college.
- But you know we have each other's numbers, right?
♪ ♪
Do you not remember ginger man?
- I know the bar, yeah. - So you invited me out.
And I couldn't tell if it was a friend date
Or a romantic date,
So I went in thinking friend date.
You were flirty.
And I couldn't-- I was so confused, like--
- When was this? What year was this?
- Oh, let me check.
I know I still have--- I still have it on my phone.
Here you go.
- You can show me, and I'll be like--
I'll check to see if I have that message.
- I just texted you.
- [chuckles] - let me see.
- And I already have your number saved.
- Wait, you don't have any chat history, do you?
- It's completely empty. - You deleted my messages!
- I automatically clear messages after a year.
- Dude, dude, dude, dude, okay.
- It's automatically cleared. - Oh, my god.
"there's a new museum of fine arts."
And then I said, "I have dual membership
"but have trouble finding people interested
In going to these things, so I went solo."
- I would totally go.
- And you said, "ha ha, I'd come with you."
And then you ghosted me.
Johnny ghosted me. There's no response after that.
- There is no way that is accurate.
- You did not message me. - Oh, my god.
- I didn't remember this at all,
But in that moment, I realized, I got ghosted by my husband.
- I apologize for my, you know, my previous self.
- I can't believe.
- But 2021 johnny is gonna make up for it.
- Uh-huh. [laughs]
♪ take my hand and run with me ♪
♪ let's live our dream ♪
- Hey, family.
All: Hey. - Hi, zack.
- We've asked each spouse to sit down individually
With their brand new in-laws and friends
For an honest and open discussion.
- This is a full-on interrogation.
- Oh, is it?
- Yeah. - I'm ready.
- Hey, guys. - Hey.
- Good morning. - Good seeing y'all again.
- Since they just met for the first time
At the wedding last night,
This a great opportunity for them to share who they are
And to get some insight into who they just married
Before they go on their honeymoon.
♪ ♪
- Hi. - Hi.
How you doing? - Good to see y'all again.
- Good to see you too.
- There's a saying out there, where--you know,
They say, "you don't just marry the person.
You marry the family too."
I don't know what to expect, but me being so picky,
I try to hold myself to a high standard,
And I would expect the same from my spouse.
- Sleep... - Happy.
- Sleep well? - Actually, yes, yes.
To be quite honest, there's so much
That we have in common, and, yeah,
It's just--I don't know,
It's--I don't know that I could have selected a better woman.
You know, she's very educated. She's classy.
She's simple. She's humble.
She's like-- - yeah.
- And I love that.
I love--and that's exactly what I wanted.
Yeah, I think the chemistry, the connection's there.
She's an absolutely gorgeous woman.
I just think that there's so many things
That are positive that even--
I haven't even seen any negatives yet.
I think the feeling is very much mutual, so...
- You know, she's my daughter. I only have, you know...
- Absolutely.
- Good things to say about her because she's...
- Of course, of course. - Very professional at work.
- Of course. - She loves to study.
You know, she got her master's. - Right, right.
- And she's thinking about the doctorate.
Yeah. - Mm.
- And--but at home,
Just a little bit messy.
[whimsical music]
- Yeah, I think she's, like, invested so much in her career
And going to school, those kind of personal things,
Like doing dishes, she kind of--
- That's not important for her.
- Like, her job is to go to school and do well at life.
[chuckles]
I just can't wait till you ride in her car.
- Oh, no. Oh, my.
[laughter]
Does it look like a hurricane just went through there?
- She's hit a few things. - Oh, okay.
- [laughs]
♪ ♪
Wow, that's a lot.
But I just want to be the best husband
That can support her.
So this is what I'm gonna need y'all to help me, to be like,
"okay, what should I watch out for?"
- You know? - Yeah.
- So...
- You have to like to communicate...
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
- And express yourself emotionally.
You know, there's, like, a phrase
She always uses with people.
- Ooh, hold on, I gotta get my notepad.
I'm just kidding. Go ahead.
- If I ever did something wrong and she was upset about it,
She won't tell me that she's upset.
She'll say, "okay, mental note."
- Oh, "mental note." so that's what--
- She'll say that to me a lot. - Okay, okay, good.
- I think, honestly, her biggest fear
Is being perceived as annoying, especially in a relationship.
You will know if something is wrong.
I mean, it annoys her when I'm like, "what's wrong?
I can tell you're upset. What's wrong?"
- You know, just be sweet... - Mm-hmm.
- And gentle when asking questions.
Don't asking, asking, asking...
- Right. - Because she will explode.
- Oh, okay. - Mm-hmm.
[soft dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Finally got some rest last night?
- A little bit of rest. A little bit of rest, but--
- That's good.
- No, we were just talking all night long.
It's crazy how much we have in common.
And it's--I cannot believe it.
But one of the things that I'm, like, concerned about
Is how well everything's going.
So I'm like, "is this just too good to be true?"
- So what do you think your first argument's gonna be?
- I have no idea. - You have no idea?
- I can't-- I'm seriously thinking
So hard, like, "what could we argue about?"
- I don't know.
He's a real fanatic about the time.
- So how extreme is this structured personality
That I keep hearing about?
♪ ♪
- He takes it pretty serious.
- I think it's very extreme. - Like--
- Very extreme. To the highest.
- To the highest, really?
- He's also a big financial guy, right?
- Oh, yes.
- So he's not gonna go out
And just blow a whole bunch of money on stuff.
- Uh-huh. - That needless stuff, I guess.
- Yes. - Right.
- He watches his financials very close.
- Yeah.
- So much so that he has a board on the wall
Of all his expenses.
- Oh, you've written down all your monthly expenses?
- Yes, I've always been tracking
To the exactly amount of each and every single account
And expense and--which I pay.
- Like, his credit score is like, his number one thing.
- Wow, well, that will be an interesting topic.
I'm not a huge saver...
But it is something that I know I need to do.
I'm kind of, like,
Hoping my husband was really financially...
- Yeah. - Savvy and everything.
Talking with his family,
They brought a lot of his finances
And how structured he is with that,
And I will say that is definitely not
One of my strong points.
How is this gonna work out?
♪ ♪
[laughs]
- ♪ I'll take you higher ♪
[upbeat music]
- There he is, the man of the hour.
- Hey. - How are y'all?
- Awesome. - Happy to have some food...
- Yeah.
- And a little bit of less chaos going on.
- A little less chaos. - I know you're hungry.
- I'm starving. - We are too.
Dig in.
So what did you think when you saw brett?
- I mean, just the...
[soft dramatic music]
Obviously, the first thing I'm gonna see is the hair,
Which is different for me.
I can't say that I've dated a redhead.
They're either beautiful or they're not.
There's no in-between with the redheads.
♪ ♪
- At any time, did you think about backing out?
♪ ♪
- No, I mean, I have no intention
Of starting over and doing this all again
'cause there's no way I'm topping last night ever again.
- Right. - Regardless.
- Right.
- Do you have any, like, questions, like, about brett?
- No, I don't-- I can't think of anything
Off the top of my head.
♪ ♪
- What are your expectations?
What are you envisioning, you know?
♪ ♪
- Yeah, I...
♪ ♪
- I mean, she's in for it.
- Yeah.
- She was just like, "you know what?
I just want to love somebody and have someone love me."
She deserves someone that really wants to be there.
- Yeah.
- I got a lot to prove still, I know.
♪ ♪
- Let's see the ring. - Oh, yeah.
This lovely ring right here.
- All right. - There we go.
- The nails are looking good. - Oh, thank you.
- Let's eat. - Let's.
[sighs]
- Obviously, I didn't get a chance
To talk to you guys really at all.
- Mm-hmm.
- I'm curious if you guys or anyone has any, like, ideas
About, like, why you think that he and I were matched.
- Don't look at me.
- Do you see anything? Do you--
- I see your personality...
- Do you see-- mm-hmm.
- Personality complementing his well.
- Mm-hmm.
- I think his dating history has just been so monotonous.
- How? - He dates potatoes.
They're beautiful, but there's just been, like, no substance.
- Yeah.
- Not that they're dumb. They're just--
- I get what you mean. - They're props.
- Ooh, okay, okay.
My ultimate goal is to be 100% authentic all the time.
- Mm-hmm.
- Not worry about what I look like,
Not worry about trying to be what I think he would like.
- Right.
- Because I really want to be accepted for who I am.
- Right, yeah.
- And if, you know, we're gonna be married--
We are married. If we're gonna stay married...
[all chuckle]
- If we're gonna stay married, it's like,
I don't want him to like this, like, polished version.
- Right.
- I want him to like the real version.
Obviously, I know that there's differences
And probably a lot of things that we have in common.
- You know, you have a strong personality.
I think it's important that you banter with him a lot.
- That's pretty much my middle name.
- He's got that shy-- what comes across as walls.
Sometimes they are walls. Sometimes they're not.
And it's just the introvert. You seem incredibly fun.
And if he's having fun, that's gonna pull him along.
You know, that yank of the chain is why
I think y'all are matched.
Your personality will bring that out just naturally.
He's never had somebody that had pulled him
Out of his shell, and not like he's a turtle.
- I don't think I've ever had
To pull anyone out of their shell.
- Well, welcome. - That's new for me.
- Here you go. - Welcome, welcome.
[upbeat music]
- ♪ we jump off the ledge ♪
♪ we do it again ♪
♪ ♪
- Hey, hey. - What's up, gil?
- How we doing, man? - Doing well.
- Good. How are you?
- We all right? - Doing well.
Your first test of the day-- do you remember our names?
- So we got juan? - Yeah.
- Deion. - Yeah.
- I thought it was elliott, but it's--
- You got it. Okay, you passed.
- Is it? - Yes.
- It's elier. - Okay, elier, right?
- Yeah.
- I honestly thought that I would be sitting
With three women. I know women tend to grill.
So for me, it's more of a relaxed environment.
It's just me talking to the guys
And letting 'em know who I really am.
I was surprised that she did all guys.
I was like, "oh, you made it easy."
- Myrla's one of my best friends.
We've been friends for almost ten years.
When her father passed, I've kind of taken her
Under my wing as, like, a little sister.
I protect her.
[soft dramatic music]
- I gotcha.
I'm in it for the right intentions.
My ultimate goal is to have a long-lasting marriage.
- Okay.
- You've now gotten to know her a little more.
- Mm-hmm. - What are some red flags?
- Something I might be concerned about
That I haven't talked to her about is finance.
You know, money does not motivate me.
I asked her, you know, what is she not gonna do?
What she would do?
She said that she's not gonna change her lifestyle...
- Mm-hmm. - For anybody.
- I know, personally, 'cause I help her
With her finances-- I have full visibility
Of everything she does. I'm the big brother, right?
- Yeah.
- She saves what the required amount
Of saving is before she spends any money
On her own, so...
- Yeah, I wouldn't worry about the lifestyle.
She's created a lifestyle for herself
That she can sustain on her own fully.
I don't envision myrla being
In a place where she asks or expects much of you...
- Okay.
- Other than to be your truest self.
- She's the type of young lady
Who doesn't need a man at all.
She can handle herself every day,
But she wants to be with someone.
She wants to be with a man.
- I think that, you know--I think
If those are things that you can accept and respect,
Y'all are gonna be straight.
- Okay. I can definitely respect that.
I'm a big fan of constructive criticism.
I actually like somebody that speaks their mind.
- If you are true to what you just said,
Then you will never have to deal with my bad side.
[upbeat music]
- [gulps]
♪ ♪
- You look nice. - What happened?
- Did y'all get any sleep at all?
- I know. No?
- Not that I want to know your personal stuff.
- I know. - 2:45 in the morning.
- Is when y'all finally went to your room?
- Like, I'm moody.
- Okay, look, she just said something about herself.
- When I say I'm exhausted-- - she said she's moody.
- I'm moody... - Yeah?
- When I don't get sleep.
- Okay, yeah. - Yeah, of course.
- And that means to me, like, I'm just gonna be quiet,
And I'm just like, "can I go to sleep, please?
Can I go to sleep, please?"
- Yeah. - "I want to go to sleep now.
Can we please go to sleep now?"
- Well, you both seem to have really good energy still.
I felt like--and jeanette and I have talked about it, too,
And we agree that what you see is what you get with him.
- Yes. - There's--he's very authentic.
- There's no shadiness to it.
- There's not. - No.
- It is true what she's saying. He's so, like, open.
He doesn't-- he's not about the lies.
He's gonna tell you how it is. - I'm the same way.
- And loyal. - Yeah.
- He's very loyal. - Very loyal.
- I'm, like, worried, are there any triggers?
He's not, like, just really positive,
And, pop, it's gonna explode? Both: No.
- Okay. - He's loud.
Emotionally, like, loud.
- What do you mean "emotionally loud"?
- Not like--say... [speaks spanish]
- He's passionate.
- Yeah, passion. That's the word.
- Okay. - Yeah, he's passionate.
- Not because... - Not because he's, like--
- He's pissed off, and he's gonna yell.
- Okay, okay. - No, no, no.
- I would say one thing,
And you might agree with me on this, jeanette,
Is if you say one thing,
Your behavior's another, that's gonna get on his nerves.
- Okay. - Yeah, but he'll tell you.
- I'm gonna be honest with him. I said, "I'm moody.
"like, and moody looks like me being whiny.
"like, I'm gonna tell you I'm moody,
"and this is what I really want to do right now.
"and if I don't get to do that right now,
I'm just gonna be like--" - sure.
- I haven't lived with anyone for, like,
Probably eight years now, and so...
- Mm-hmm.
- Like, my biggest thing was, like,
"oh, what if he's sloppy and dirty?"
Like, I have somebody who cleans my apartment.
- But he's very tidy, and he likes things...
- Yeah.
- And I am too. - A certain way.
- I think everything has to do with compromise.
- Especially when the babies come.
- I know.
I mean, I know it's a ways down,
But I could see him with a baby.
I can. I can.
- I can too, yeah.
'cause anyone that loves animals...
- Mm-hmm.
- Right, is gonna be a good person.
- He's an animal lover.
- I don't know that I'm that fond of animals.
- You'll love hype.
- But they smell and they shed.
And I'm clean.
- Look, a roomba will solve that.
- I have a roomba.
- Oh, you have it? - And I don't have a dog.
[soft dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
- Hey, family.
All: Hey. - Hi, zack.
- Bro-in-law, bro-in-law. Whoops.
- You guys look amazing. You guys look amazing.
- Thank you. - Thanks.
- Hey, brother-in-law. - What's up, guys?
- You look awake.
- Yeah, no, I know, I am. I'm excited.
But, you know, we haven't had much sleep.
[laughter]
I'm definitely running on last, you know, fumes,
But everything's been going great.
- Really?
- Honestly, I'm really enjoying your sister.
She has already, like, exceeded my expectations.
All: Aww.
- Yeah, I know.
Yesterday, it was better than I could have ever imagined.
- Aww. - Everything went perfectly.
That's why I can be here on two hours of sleep.
[laughter]
- It really warms our heart to know that somebody
Enjoys our sister. - Absolutely, yeah.
- You know what I mean? - Yes.
- As much as we enjoy her and love her.
- I'm really looking forward to just getting to know her.
- Yes.
- Like, doing all, like, the everyday activities with her...
- Yes. - Seeing how she travels.
Seeing how she acts in public. - Mm-hmm.
- You know, I'm looking forward
To doing all that stuff with her.
I guess, with that said, is there anything--any advice
You would give me with michaela?
- When she's passionate about something,
Be passionate with her. - Yeah.
- There's nothing a mood-killer when you're really excited
About something and your teammate is like,
"oh, okay, that's cool," and you're kind of like--
- Gas her up. - Yeah.
- Yeah, gas her up. Be like, "yeah!"
- You're partners now. - And I will say this.
So be aware that, as the youngest sibling
Of all our siblings or whatever,
She's been very protected,
And we've been protectors of her,
And so, obviously,
What we wanted for her in a mate
Was somebody who would carry that on, like,
Somebody we can entrust-- like, "he's got her."
- Mm-hmm.
- 'cause that's important to us.
I don't necessarily know
That that's something she's always seeking
Because she's already had somebody who had her.
- Yes. - You know what I mean?
- Yeah, yeah. - Yeah.
- But it's innate in her... - Yeah.
- To want somebody
To be protective of her and cover her.
- Yeah.
I promise you, you know, she has another protector,
'cause I'm very protective.
You guys will see that. So I promise you I got her.
- I'm willing to trust.
Like you said, "please trust me,"
Like, you'll--you know,
You'll protect her and things like that.
The biggest thing is, once that trust is done,
You can't-- it's hard to get it back.
- I know, it's hard to get it back.
- And sometimes you just can't get it back.
If you're saying these things...
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- I want to believe you're gonna stand by these things.
[upbeat music]
- ♪ all I need ♪
♪ ♪
- ♪ have I felt like this before? ♪
- Hey, precious. How you doing?
- I'm good. How are you?
- Glad to see you. Good.
- I'm excited to meet my new husband's family.
- How you doing, sweetie? - I'm good.
How are you? - Good, doing great.
- I'm most excited about finding out more
And learning him and who raised him
And who he was raised around and his funny quirks.
It's like, "hey, hey, hey, let's talk
'cause we in this for the long haul."
[sighs]
- How'd you like the wedding? What was going on?
- Oh, the wedding was amazing
Because I got a husband.
[laughter]
I'm so excited. - Right, amen.
- So what was the first thing
You thought when you saw zack?
- "oh, this man is gorgeous. You are gorgeous.
Like, hello."
- What'd you get to learn about zack?
- He is genuine. He's honest.
He pays attention.
I like that about him.
- Yeah. - Mm-hmm.
- Right. - It feels good.
- Can you tell that he's a spoiled--
- Spoiled?
- Spoiled. Yeah, he's spoiled.
All three of these guys are mama's boys.
- Not spoiled, he's particular.
[laughter]
- I say spoiled.
But he's a loyal person. He's family-oriented.
He loves children, which is really--
- I am so excited about that. - Loves children.
- [laughs]
- He is... Both: Amazing with children.
- He thought he'd have, like, five kids.
- Yeah?
- He's that good with them. - He will one day.
[laughter]
- Question I have for you
Is how do you go about resolving conflict?
- So my parents didn't give a great example of conflict.
They were married for a long time
Before my father-- my father was killed.
- I'm sorry.
- He was hit by a drunk driver, and that's why he wasn't there.
- Sorry, sorry. - It's all right.
- It's okay, baby. - So thank you...
- It's okay.
- For dancing with me yesterday.
[soft dramatic music]
- Michaela, can we get you
To the dance floor, please, with dad?
♪ ♪
- What happened?
Want to talk about it later? Okay, okay, okay.
I gotcha, I gotcha, I gotcha, I gotcha.
♪ ♪
- Michaela. - Yes, sir.
- Can I dance with you? - Yes, sir.
We can dance together. Yes, sir.
♪ ♪
Let's see what you got. Oh!
[laughs]
- It was my honor. - Thank you.
But, for me, watching the way
They fought, it was like,
"I don't particularly like the way they fight," right?
I choose to fight a different way.
Always do it in a respectful manner
As much as you can.
I don't do the name-calling stuff,
The shouting, the banging, the throwing.
That's all--that's terrible.
I believe in healthy arguments, and when you can't resolve it
Right then, it's okay to step away.
Sometimes you gotta sleep on it.
- But listen, you are an insightful woman,
And these two women and these three men,
Are really protective of our zackary.
And we're giving him to you,
And hopefully it's forever.
♪ ♪
- I go by people's actions, not what they say.
That's how I feel.
- How are we gonna be sure
That you got him-- you got his back?
♪ ♪
We're hopeful that this is the real deal.
[dramatic music]
For real though. For real though.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
- So peng told me about a meltdown
About some sports memorabilia?
- Yeah, your present for her was--let's say
It did not put her in the best mood.
- Really? - Oh, no.
It's definitely a jersey, guys. All: Oh.
- Oh, god. - Oh, no.
♪ ♪
- Bao was not having it, and she was very--
- Wow.
- Really brooding at that point.
- Do you think she gets that way pretty quickly
And pretty easily?
[soft dramatic music]
I'm a little disappointed because it took me a long time
To come up with that idea.
And who knew she hated sports? That's okay.
But at the same time,
It kind of gives me sort of a pause
For her to react that strongly over something
So--I don't know, it seems kind of small to me.
I think it's a little bit of an overreaction,
And I hope she doesn't treat other things that way.
What's your recommendation on how to deal with it?
- Patience. - I think patience.
- And don't take it personally.
- Should I just shut up and, like, be a listener?
Or-- - yeah.
- You should definitely be a listener.
- Thanks for that.
Thanks for giving me some insight
Into how to work with her.
- So your ability to adapt
To a relationship's gonna be paramount
In determining how successful your marriage is gonna be.
- Have you had serious relationships
In the past? - I have.
- Are you, like, a serial dater, or more of a--
- I've been on a lot of dates, but--
- A lot of first dates, or-- - a lot of first dates.
- Okay.
- And in the past, as soon as I find something
I don't like about someone, I'll be like,
"let's go try another first date with someone else."
♪ ♪
- Well, how can you be married if that's the way you feel?
- And that's the problem.
'cause when you're dating that much,
There's no commitment, zero commitment
Because there's always someone else.
♪ ♪
- Hello again. - Nice to meet you again.
- Nice to see you.
Um...
- [speaks vietnamese]
- Oh, really? - Yeah.
- Mom.
- You're comfortable with "mom"?
- Mm-hmm, yeah. - Oh, okay.
It's important in vietnamese culture
To greet your elders properly,
And she said, "you can greet me as mom."
It's so sweet.
I mean, like, I feel like
My heart is just bursting because they
Welcomed me into the family right away,
And I know it comes from a place of love.
That means the world.
- 20 hour and 30 minutes since you got married.
Any love sparking? - Oh, my god.
[laughs]
[upbeat music]
We are-- we're getting along so well.
- A miracle. How could it happen?
Incredible, right?
- Yes, we just keep laughing. He's so sweet.
- He's very direct. - I can tell already.
And, actually, that's what I asked for
Because I'm the same way.
- If he doesn't agree with you, he would not say,
"yeah, yeah, I agree with you." he's not that kind of people.
- Oh, good. Can I ask about his father?
Is his father around, or--
[soft dramatic music]
- His father moved to california.
- Yeah, when johnny was little.
- Yeah. Find some job there.
- He pretty much grow up without dad.
- I see, I see.
- Yesterday, when he danced with me, he said he really
Was satisfied and very, like, happy.
[upbeat music]
[laughter]
- Oh, my gosh.
♪ ♪
- I hope I have another grandson.
- Oh.
- Here we go. Put on pressure.
- Oh, my gosh.
[laughter]
♪ ♪
♪ catching a vibe ♪
♪ everything about you drives me crazy ♪
- Did you learn anything new about me?
Or did they tell you anything weird or funny?
- Yes. - Like what?
- Your dad told me how you get, like, when you're antsy.
- He'll be like, "hey, what's up?
I'm-I'm-I'm-I'm-I'm-I'm-I'm- I'm-I'm--"
- [laughs] - he talks really fast.
- Did he, like, imitate me? - Yeah.
[laughter]
- How'd he imitate me? - I don't want to do it.
- Like--like...
- Yeah, he's like,
"duh-duh-duh-duh. Duh-duh-duh-duh."
Like, he talks a mile a minute. Like, "duh-duh-duh-duh."
[laughs]
And I was like, "okay, okay."
- Yeah, okay, okay. - I think we were both excited.
I think we both had a really good time
At our brunches, which is awesome, you know?
'cause I think we're both like,
"man, I can't wait to hang out with your family."
"I can't wait to hang out with your family."
You know? Like, it's about to be lit.
- They made me really feel comfortable and welcomed.
- Yeah.
- And that gave me
More confidence in us, honestly, you know?
- Yeah, yeah.
- And I hope my parents did the same thing
'cause I don't think I told you this,
But they are hard to impress.
- They're genuine, and that helps me know that,
Okay, so, these people are definitely genuine,
That means I know that they raised a genuine man.
Like, and I kept thanking them, like, "thank you..."
- Yeah. - "like, for making this.
Like, I'm so excited about this."
So yeah.
- Yeah, they definitely made sure we were raised well.
- Yeah, yeah. - Good.
- I'm about to go get my hair braided.
- Okay, all right, well I'll see you later.
Can't wait to see you again. All right, bye.
- Mm-mm.
♪ ♪
- Hi. - Hey.
- Hi, hubby. - Wow.
- [chuckles] - you look beautiful.
- Hello.
- Hi. - Hey.
- Did you get all dolled up to see my family?
- I did.
- You look great. - Yeah.
- So how did it go? - Oh, my gosh.
They went right into the questions.
Like, the first thing-- - really?
- Yeah.
Like, "are you guys in love already?
When do you want to have kids with johnny?"
- Wow. - Like, basically.
She was just like, "is it gonna happen soon?"
- I gotta admit... - Goodness.
- I gotta admit I invited my aunt allyson for a reason.
- Yeah?
- Because she will ask those questions.
- My god. - She's a direct woman, so...
[chuckles]
- I did ask a question-- your mom.
I kind of wanted to know a little bit about your dad.
[soft dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- It was hard to get over the fact
That he didn't support me in this
Because I was hoping
That my whole family would support it,
Especially someone that I know loves me like my dad.
♪ ♪
As much as I want to just hate him...
♪ ♪
And blame him for all the times
He wasn't there,
At the end of the day, he's still my dad.
I know he loves me
With his stuck-in-the-'70s advice.
[sighs]
I want him to tell me it's okay,
And he'll support me.
- He'll come around. - You think so?
- Mm-hmm.
- When you meet him, you're gonna--
- 'cause I'm really good with dads.
- Good. - I'm super good with dads.
[upbeat music]
- Then maybe he'll turn around.
- I'll dress up for him. - Okay.
- I'll speak vietnamese with him.
I'll do whatever it takes. You have my word on that.
- Appreciate that.
♪ ♪
- It was a good brunch. - It's what you expected?
- Oh, it's--yeah.
I know where you get your openness and just warmth from.
- Mm.
- They couldn't be more, like, welcoming and...
- That's good. - Easy to talk to.
- Yeah.
I think your family
Is a little bit more introverted...
- Absolutely. - Than mine.
- I had a very brief conversation
With ryan afterwards.
And ryan said that you
Have to, like, pry me... - Yes.
- And get me out of my shell.
- I think he said "yank your chain..."
- And then we've talked about it.
- And "pry you open."
- And you don't think that's the case,
And I don't think that's the case at this point.
[soft dramatic music]
- I think we're still learning a lot.
I have a lot of layers in there too, you know?
And they don't need to be pried open
Or pulled out, but it takes time.
- Yeah.
- So, like, I think just
Anything that I want to know from you
Or see from you will unfold as we have time.
It's like, we just met.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ I'm on my way, on my way right now ♪
♪ ♪
- So how was brunch? Tell me everything.
- Ooh. - Did you survive?
- Barely.
No, I got a lot of insightful information.
Some good stuff. - Wait, was it--from who?
Who said what? - Mama.
- I want all the tea.
- So a trigger word that you may say
That I may know that there's some issues--
- My mental notes? - Yeah, okay.
- My mental notes. - Yes.
- Yes, I mean, I'll never say, "mental note"
Or anything like that, but, yes,
I do take mental notes on everybody.
It's something I've learned that--it always has
A negative effect of just kind of brushing it off.
- Mm-hmm.
- But you don't truly brush it off.
I want him to know that I've learned
How not to hold things in.
Normally, you know, old rachel,
She holds in all her little grudges and grievances
Until, you know, you leave a dirty spoon in the sink,
And I explode
Because I unleash everything that I have,
You know, kept in for so long.
And yeah, I'm on board with just communicating.
Any little issue, address it right then
And there, kind of nip it in the bud...
- Good. - And try to resolve it.
- Mm-hmm.
So I have to ask you, do you want a divorce yet?
- No! Oh, my gosh.
- How did your brunch go with my parents?
- Okay, so they brought up a lot of your finances.
They are very proud of how, you know,
You've handled your finances.
However, my finances are very, just, like this.
- Mm-hmm. - I'm not a super saver.
I try, but at times I'm kind of yolo,
So that's where I get hit sometimes.
So I did get a little warning.
- I've sacrificed all these years
To pay off all this debt
And buy a couple homes and do all this other stuff,
Because I knew that one day-- which was yesterday,
I met my beautiful, gorgeous wife--
We could focus on us
And not have to worry about finances and things like that,
So I'm gonna help us get to where we need to get to,
And it's gonna be fine.
[soft dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- So how'd it go? - It was really nice.
I mean, they were already sweet last night.
- No juicy details?
- They said that you were emotionally loud.
- "emotionally loud." oh, I see.
I know what they mean by that. - What does that mean?
- Like, excited or something.
- Okay. - Or--
- That's what they said. - That's--yeah.
- I was just checking to make sure.
- My vocals kind of rise up a little more.
- Okay. - I usually catch myself.
- I throw tantrums,
And tantrums for me are, you know, when I want
Something, and I don't get it. - Yeah.
- But, like, I always say, like,
"I'm mad," or, like, "this hurt my feelings."
- Okay.
- Like, "I need a moment to process this."
- Cool. - So...
[soft dramatic music]
- One thing we haven't talked about is finances.
Because I know that can be a touchy situation
For a lot of people, a lot of couples or whatnot.
So for me, if you make more than me,
That doesn't, like, hurt my ego
'cause honestly, money, for me, is not that important.
♪ ♪
- I'm always, like... - "how can I make more?"
- "how can I make more? What's the next step?
How can I make more?"
I'm very driven by money.
Gil is not driven by money,
And it's a little worrisome, because that is, like,
The complete opposite of who I am.
I grew up extremely poor, and I want to be successful
Because I want to attain an even better lifestyle.
- It is important for living purposes.
- Mm-hmm. - But that doesn't motivate me.
♪ ♪
That's not how you're gonna get me going.
♪ ♪
- ♪ is this love or it's fate? ♪
♪ I can't tell anymore ♪
- So I'm very happy and-- - why are you happy?
- [laughs]
Because my husband is here with me.
- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. Anything else?
♪ ♪
- [laughs]
What's so funny? - Um...
- Did anything happen?
- [laughs]
♪ ♪
Last night, we discovered yet another reason
Why we were a great match, and I'm not gonna get into it
'cause it's kind of inappropriate.
But let's just say, if last night keeps happening,
I'm gonna die a happily married man...
♪ ♪
Sexually. [chuckles]
♪ ♪
- Who is at the door?
♪ ♪
- We have a gift, michaela. Look.
- [laughs]
- Oh, my gosh. - That's nice.
- A honeymoon care package. - Oh, my god, our name's on it.
- We left each of the couples gift baskets to help them
Celebrate their marriage, and to let them know
Where they're gonna be going on their honeymoon.
- All right. "congratulations, newlyweds.
We are so happy you two have finally met each other."
- "we're sending you to isla bella resort
In the florida keys."
- Whoo!
We're going to florida keys. I've never been.
- "the honeymoon is a chance to discover one another
Without the distractions of your everyday lives."
- "take this time to learn about each other
And work towards building a lasting connection."
- "so here's to love, marriage, commitment,
And a whole lot of fun. The experts."
- Oh, getting some heat, some sunrays.
- I know. - This is gonna be so nice.
Did you bring a lot of swimsuits?
- I brought three swim trunks? - Just three?
- I guess that's not enough. - I brought a bunch.
- Actually, let's go see. Let's go--want to go pack?
- Yeah. Let's go pack.
- "mrs." - I did say I needed a cap.
- You did say you needed a cap. So let's adjust these puppies.
- I can't put it on, though, because I'm wearing
A chongo. I won't be able to wear it.
- Or you could just get you a visor.
- I don't like visors.
- I am very excited about my honeymoon.
I'm looking forward to many things.
One of the things I'm looking forward to is
Just seeing her in her world.
She tells me she loves to travel, and she loves,
You know, being dressed up and going to beaches.
- Yes, but this is only 30 spf.
- Anyways. - I need 100.
- The difference is now I'm her husband,
And I'm there with her.
So I'm excited to experience not only a honeymoon,
But, you know, just a trip with my wife.
I like it.
- How come you get one of these and I don't?
- You have it in your hand.
- Oh. But I can't wear this 'cause of my lashes.
- Oh, my gosh, you can't do anything.
[laughter]
♪ ♪
- Are you excited?
- I'm pumped. - I am too.
How do you feel about me being scared of planes?
- Oh, no.
♪ ♪
- I think his eyes got kind of sad
With disappointment with that
Because I know he loves traveling.
And I love traveling too. It's just the plane part.
So I'm a little bit nervous.
- Can't wait. - Me too.
♪ ♪
- Where is my excel spreadsheet?
I need my little tablet, 'cause I have a spreadsheet--
- You pack according to a spreadsheet?
- Just about every travel, I do.
And then every trip has a spreadsheet
That I organize all of the things I need.
Like, I do a calendar of, like, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, and tops, bottoms, whatever.
And I actually decide, like, morning, afternoon night,
What, like, outfits are going to be done
And, like, the permutations of, like, how I'm gonna wear them
So that I can officially pack.
- Can I see it?
- It's usually for my eyes only,
But I guess, 'cause your my husband now.
- I just need to see what level of detail.
- Okay, don't freak out. Don't freak out.
- Bao really feels like me on steroids
Because, instead of checklists, she's got excel spreadsheets.
- So let's see. Honeymoon packing list.
Here's all the tops and the bottoms
And dress or suit--like, jumpsuit or whatever.
Garments, undergarments, shoes, accessories.
I actually packed a yoga mat. There's a yoga mat in there.
- What? - Yeah.
- It's peculiar, but it kind of makes her her.
It's funny. It's unique.
- It makes it easier 'cause I'm, like, thinking out,
"what do I need?"
And then I can just grab it from my closet without having
To, like, go crazy about it. Yeah.
- Okay.
Honestly, that sounds way overboard.
The day that she gives me control of her spreadsheet
To pack her bag will be the day that I know she trusts me.
[chuckles]
I do checklists when I pack, but it's more like six days,
Six outfits, done. I'm already done, actually.
- Dang it.
♪ ♪
- Pjs.
- They good. Check.
- Jeans, check.
- Check, one, two. - Date night outfits.
- Date night. Wonderful.
- Check.
- Uh... [chuckles]
No, no, no. You can't have babies that way.
- Oh, okay, you're right, you're right, you're right.
All right. All right.
What am I thinking? What am I thinking?
- What are you thinking? You're my husband now.
- I'm excited to embark on this honeymoon.
I'm expecting for us to really start
Getting to know each other on a different level.
I want to see what kind of traveler is she?
Does she--you know, is she, like, really organized?
Is she really, like, messy? Like, there may be something
That she wants to do that I may not want to.
I mean, I'm gonna have to go ahead and entertain it
And do what my wife wants me to do.
I mean, I'm not gonna tell her no.
All right, I think we got everything.
- All right, I'm ready.
You ready? - I was born ready.
I'm ready.
- Let's go. - So ready to do this.
♪ ♪
- You good? - Yeah.
- We're going to the beach. Thank you, jesus.
- You got it? - Let's roll.
- All right, boo.
[together] honeymoon. Honeymoon.
- Honeymoon.
- Why is it called "honeymoon" anyways?
- Because a lot of sweet stuff happens during the honeymoon.
- Hmm. Maybe.
♪ ♪
- There's no coffee at the airport.
We're struggling a little bit.
- We're scavenging like cavemen
For coffee and food.
- But they hooked it up, business class.
A little more room.
Maybe we can get some coffee on the plane.
♪ ♪
- Just hopped on our flight.
We're about to head to our honeymoon.
- I'm so excited.
- What's the thing you're most excited about?
- Spending some private time with you?
- You guys hear that? She said "private time."
Whatever that means.
♪ ♪
- 15 minutes away from landing in florida,
The beginning of our honeymoon. You excited?
- For the sun, yes.
- I'm very much excited.
- ♪ I'll get where we go ♪
♪ as long as I'm with you ♪
♪ you can live away ♪
♪ as long as I'm with you ♪
- Just landed in miami, in florida.
- We are here.
- The first plane ride, I think, went really well.
- Yeah.
- Everything's going well so far.
- Everything-- - it's going kind of too well.
I don't know if this is too good to be true.
But, you know, we're excited. - I like it.
- It didn't feel like our first flight.
- No, not at all. It didn't.
- It was pretty easy.
- There's been a lot of things that have been--like,
They felt like they should, from two strangers meeting.
So it's just super exciting.
Can't wait to see what happens the next couple days.
- Bye! - Bye!
- ♪ turn it up ♪
♪ y'all are gonna celebrate ♪
♪ turn it up, turn it up ♪
♪ ♪
- How are you?
- Thank you.
- These five couples have been married
Under extreme conditions, so they need to take advantage
Of this very special time alone.
They can't just eat and drink and sit on the beach.
♪ ♪
- You guys want to grab a glass of champagne?
Go on in the lobby, we'll get you checked in.
- Love it. Thank you.
- Our newlyweds need to have those tough,
In-depth conversations to find out who they married,
So that they can connect on a much deeper level.
Because in less than eight weeks,
They're gonna have to decide
Whether they want to stay married or get a divorce.
- Enjoy, mr. And mrs. Lam. - Thank you.
- Said, "mr. And mrs. Lam." - I know, how bizarre!
♪ ♪
- 313. 313.
- That's it. - Let's do it together.
- Yeah, yeah, we can do it together.
♪ ♪
- We're finally here. - Finally.
- Made it. - Look at the bed.
That's amazing. - Oh, it's so pretty.
And they're real. The honeymoon suite.
It's my first honeymoon suite ever.
I've never been in a room this big.
Another room?
- I don't even know what this is.
- Oh, and another bathroom.
- So this is another--
- So if we get in a fight, you can sleep here.
- Um, no! That's not happening.
- No, that's not gonna happen.
I'm expecting for us to have a lot of fun,
But also really take those moments
To really get to know each other,
Just because I want to make sure this is the marriage
That I wanted. I'm ready for bed.
- Absolutely. - I want to know now.
I don't want to take it slow and see how things evolve.
I kind of want to know as much as I can immediately.
Oh, you brought the electrical.
- I highly advise--
- I'm, like, my travel, basic toothbrush.
- I highly advise electric toothbrush, right?
Because-- - I have one at home,
But I don't bring it when I travel.
- Now, sing "happy birthday."
- Are you singing?
- Yeah, in my head, where you can't hear it.
No? - I wasn't expecting that.
I feel a little freaked out, to be honest.
Only if you want to get hit with a toothbrush.
- No. - I mean, I'm a grown adult.
I don't need someone to brush my teeth.
- Okay--oh, did I spit on you? Oh, my god, okay, I'm done.
- I really hope he was kidding.
- So I know we talked a little bit about...
- Mm-hmm.
- Thoughts, projections, expectations.
Like, what do you want out of this whole thing?
I know we want to spend time together.
- Yeah. - But other than that...
- Is there something--
- You know, when it comes to planning things to do
And being open-minded to things,
You know, trying new things, I kind of want to see,
You know, can we be spontaneous when we need to?
You know, like,
I'm just ready to have this little adventure...
- Me too. - Of our honeymoon.
- I mean, I don't know that there's anything
I wouldn't do with you. - You would go skydiving?
- I mean, there will be a little bit of--
- You would go skydiving?
- I'd jump out of a plane for you.
I mean, I'm already married to you, so yes, I mean--
- Aww, that's so sweet.
- At this point, my wife is amazing.
She hits all--I mean, every single point that I had,
In regards to a checklist-- she hits every single thing,
So would jump out of a plane for her.
I don't know if I'd take a bullet for you...
- I would never do that. - But...
She's still a stranger. I'll take a bullet for my mama.
My wife is very much there, but not quite there.
But we'll get there.
♪ ♪
So amazing.
Like, it's--I mean, I could not project
This amount of chemistry and connection from a stranger...
- I know.
- That I just met 48 hours ago.
- We just have so much in common,
And we don't disagree.
I mean, we disagree on things, like...
- Little things. Like--
- You wanting to brush my teeth.
- Like, mini things.
Like, I wanted to brush your teeth.
Absolutely. Yes.
- And I'm like, "no." it is really freakishly insane.
♪ ♪
- I mean, this is a nice place. - I like it though, I like it.
- I prefer the presidential suite we were in over there.
I'm with my husband on my honeymoon,
And it's crazy to think
That we are two individuals who just met.
I really hope to build a strong foundation,
Where we can get to know each other better
And begin to build a friendship and begin to build trust.
We're complete strangers, so there's gonna be a lot
That we need to learn about each other.
Okay. - Beach view.
- Our neighbors are kind of close, though,
You don't think? - Got the beach view though.
- That pool is, like--my pool is better than that pool.
- Well, this is nice.
- But can you get in the water from here, though?
- I can't tell. It's too dark.
- I just see, like, murky grass.
- I can't tell. It might be over that grass.
- You think?
You know what's missing? The sound of the ocean waves.
- I can always, like,
Pull up sounds of the oceans on my phone.
- I did not come to florida
So that I could hear the freaking ocean sound.
- I mean, I could put it right here.
You'll hear the "whoosh."
- This is so sad. - It's a nice view though.
- In the dark. - So I'm starving.
What do you want to eat? A salad?
- I don't always eat salads.
- I didn't say that as a bad thing.
I'm just saying.
- But yes, I want to eat a salad.
- I'm learning on the fly.
Everything that I'm doing with my wife is at warp speed.
- Yeah, this is not that nice. I'm sorry.
A honeymoon, to me, would be, like, a beachfront resort,
Not the senior citizens center in florida.
- She does not appreciate this place.
She thinks isla bella is a retirement home.
And the fact that my wife wants something
A little more luxurious--yeah,
I don't know how to handle that one.
So have--did you ever have, like, a dream honeymoon?
Like, did you--
- I don't think I had a dream honeymoon.
But if I did, this is not it.
- This is not it? - Mm-mm.
[soft dramatic music]
- For me, it's not about the location.
It's about us.
I don't want to put words in your mouth,
But I feel like we're attracted to each other.
We do have a lot of chemistry.
Because of that, I feel like that's why everything's flowing
Kind of smoothly-- until it doesn't.
- I definitely think our personalities allow that.
- Yes.
- Because, you know, I think I'm very easy to please.
- Hmm? Excuse me?
[chuckles]
♪ ♪
All right.
I'm gonna--hey, I'm--okay. If you--
- Are you saying I'm high-maintenance?
- Absolutely.
♪ ♪
- No. - I'm absolutely saying that.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
- How much do you want? Big pour? Medium pour?
- Right there's good. - Now I gotta match that.
- Oh, you know.
[sighs] - we made it here.
- Our first day. We made it.
- It's gonna be a blast. - Together.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
- You survived the flight. Barely.
- If I was by myself, though, I would have been way worse.
- Yeah, you were freaking out. Probably made a child cry.
- Felt like I was gonna cry. - I--I get you.
- Traveling can be stressful with someone
You don't know that well. Let's take this.
- Needed. - Let's go.
For me, I was relieved that he is a good traveler
And isn't scared of planes and stuff
Because it really helped me out.
It made me feel very safe with ryan.
- Let's have fun with it. - Ahh!
No.
That got him a lot of brownie points from me.
- I'm excited about our first decently rested day together.
That's big. - I know.
- We're gonna look like new people.
- I'll be in a better mood.
- Your mood's been fine, except for the plane.
♪ ♪
- [chuckles] - you made it.
- I know. - It was rough.
- You know, I was definitely a little bit nervous to fly.
Like, one, because I'm already a nervous flyer,
But two, because we've talked a lot about,
Like, how much you travel, and while I'm down to fly,
It's like--I just, I'm not an easy flier.
♪ ♪
I mean, I feel like you took it in stride.
- It was almost a disaster. - You didn't have to do much.
But you just being there was kind of enough for me.
Like, I felt, like, much safer because you were there.
- Yeah. I was... - And I felt--
- Controlling the plane.
[soft dramatic music]
I learned she is terrified of flying.
I mean, if somebody acted like that on a plane
In a dating scenario, I would have definitely
Never been on a plane with them again,
'cause I probably wouldn't be dating them anymore.
[chuckles]
♪ ♪
Gether ♪
- Ready to settle down for the night.
- Okay.
- Settle in. - But why are you on this bed?
- Do you want me to sleep in the other bed?
- I just don't want to, you know, be any reason
For why you're not getting enough sleep.
- I was hoping we'd stay in the same bed.
I will take snoring and sleeping
Next to my wife versus no snoring
And sleeping away from my wife.
- We probably should just get ready for bed, huh?
- Yeah.
- Oh, I love how you put all your shoes out.
It's so cute.
- At the same time, it is scary going from being
A single guy to a couple.
As s single guy, I'm only accountable to myself
And how I'm feeling.
What I'm starting to realize is that I need to worry a lot
About how my wife is feeling.
- Hey. - You sleeping already?
But I'm ready to be her emotional support.
And whatever she needs to make it through,
I'm ready to take that challenge.
Earlier, when you said,
"are you gonna be sleeping in the other bed?"
I want to make sure that, if you ever feel
Like we're moving too fast,
I want to make sure that you feel comfortable telling me,
Because I'm okay with slowing it down.
I'm okay with slowing it all the way down.
- Really?
- I want to get to the point where I'm like
Your best friend first... - Oh, yes.
- And you feel completely comfortable with me.
I mean, I know we know each other,
But even still, we don't know each other intimately yet,
So I want to have a lot of conversations about it first.
- Mm-hmm.
- And I actually want to know what kind of stuff you're into.
♪ ♪
If you want to give me one of them right now, you could.
Sexually, what are you into?
- Really? - Just one thing.
- Right now?
- Just so I can start preparing.
- Oh, my gosh.
I mean, I just want to put it out there.
It's on my mind.
- All right.
- And one of the things for me, as an indicator
Of whether things are gonna go well later on,
When we decide we're ready, is how you kiss me.
And I feel like some of the kisses
That we've had privately have signaled a lot to me
In a positive light.
- Okay. Signaled.
- They actually really do tell me a lot
About how you might be as a lover.
And it means a lot to me.
It was very bold of johnny to bring up sex
Suddenly on the first day of the honeymoon.
[soft dramatic music]
[chuckles]
Although I am more naturally reserved,
I do appreciate that he could be so upfront with me.
And I feel that he is really helping me
To crack that shell. [chuckles]
He's really cracking that shell.
How about you? What are you into?
- Oh, I'm just into, like, pretty vanilla sex.
♪ ♪
I'm not into, like, weird stuff.
I'm not into, like, bondage or anal.
I'm definitely not into anal.
I feel like that's kind of gross.
That's where poop goes.
- Oh, my god.
- Like, as long as, like, the penis
Is going in the vagina-- - oh, my god.
- That's very, like, scientific.
Like, this is where it's supposed to go.
- All right. You're very specific.
[laughs]
I love hearing that. That's awesome.
- On that note, I don't know about you,
But I'm kind of fading a little bit.
Are you ready to go to sleep?
- Yeah, I think we should pass out.
- Okay.
- Let's go to bed.
- ♪ it's the feeling that you give me ♪
Come here, hubby.
- All right, all right.
- Wait a minute, don't you need a body pillow?
- [laughs] I got one right here.
- Yeah, you do. Goodnight.
[upbeat music]
- ♪ when you're with me ♪
♪ ♪
- Oh! Oh, babe.
It's actually-- it's, like, super sweet.
Really?
Yeah.
And I swear, like, it doesn't look like--I
Don't know--this looks like my bouquet,
But I'm not 100% sure
Because my wedding was a whirlwind.
But this is nice.
- It's true, he does. He feels horrible.
- I find out about my covid test tomorrow.
So what bed-- who gets what bed?
- I mean... - I call that bed.
- Next time on "married at first sight"...
- ♪ it's feeling good ♪
- It's cool, huh?
- Oh, baby! - The honeymoon heats up.
- I have to focus on what she's saying
Because I'm just looking at that ass.
- So any first kisses already? - Oh, there we go.
- Oh, yeah!
- Oh, my god. - Ooh!
- That's what we're talking about.
- Yeah! - Oh, yes.
- I feel like we've been getting more and more
Comfortable with each other as far as intimacy.
- It's just, I think there's, like, a time
And a place for it, obviously.
- Sooner than later. I am a pretty sexual person.
[dramatic music]
- So I woke up this morning by myself.
♪ ♪
- I mentally cannot be next to you.
I'm here because I want a husband,
I want a relationship.
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