- Four weeks ago, ten individuals
took a daring leap of faith in order to find love.
They married as complete strangers.
And in only four weeks, they will have to decide
whether they want to stay married or get divorced.
- ♪ We could be lovers for the night ♪
- Last time, the remaining couples
tested each other's trust and intimacy.
- Hell, no! - Put it right here.
- ♪ We could be lovers for the night ♪
- Katina and Olajuwon.
- What are you doin', yo?
My wife and I have not had sex in our marriage,
but today I've seen the tension break from her.
- [laughs]
- Jasmina and Michael.
- See if you can hear her heartbeat.
- I care for her. I want to build
a really strong connection, a strong bond,
so, hoping that, you know,
moving forward, we can build that trust.
- ♪ We could be lovers for the night ♪
- Noi and Steve.
- Some of my fears is not surviving as a married couple.
- My biggest concern at this point,
in this marriage, is the expectation
that Noi has for me
and that it doesn't work out between us.
- Lindsey and Mark.
- Is there anything that you think we need to work on?
- I need to be wooed, and that you gotta earn me.
I need to feel like you are invested in me.
That would be all the difference for me,
between saying "yes" and "no" on Decision Day.
- ♪ You got me, babe ♪
♪ Baby, just trust I'm the O-N-E ♪
- Tonight, the remaining couples
celebrate their one month anniversary
as husband and wife.
- Charmed, I'm sure. [laughter]
- Oh, my God, we're going out into the water now
with a ton of sushi. I love my life.
[laughter]
- I'll always protect you.
- I really like this.
This is probably the best thing
somebody's ever done for me.
- Big picture,
how are you feeling?
- I'm not in love with her.
- We need to have some type of plan
about, like, what are you gonna do for work?
What are our expectations around money?
- First four weeks was a waste.
- I'd die for this bitch, but this bitch is like,
"I don't [bleep] know what just happened."
- You are married!
- Get this [bleep] mic off me, I'm dead ass.
You're gonna see the real Katina.
Get this [bleep] off of me.
♪ ♪
- ♪ It's all or nothing ♪
- This is "Married at First Sight."
- ♪ There's no other way ♪
♪ It's all or nothing ♪
- ♪ Get your act together ♪
♪ Don't go back home until you're done ♪
♪ The day, the week, the month ♪
- Good morning. - Morning.
- I didn't even know you was up.
- I know, I was trying to surprise you with breakfast.
- You did, I smelt it.
That's why I woke up. You know I'm like a bear.
I'm like a bear.
I like to hibernate until I smell food.
- Okay, we're ready!
Why are you dressed up?
- This is dressed up?
Listen, that outfit's perfect for you.
- No, no, they're gonna look at you and look at me
and be like, "Why he with that basic bitch?"
- [laughs]
There she is. There she is.
- With the couples reaching their one month anniversary,
it's the perfect time to celebrate
and reflect back on the past four weeks
as husband and wife.
♪ ♪
- Your other two cats are the best.
- They probably hear that,
that's probably why they're pissed.
Such a good cat.
- See what I mean? Evil!
- The path hasn't been easy,
and they still have a long road to go,
but we hope that looking back
will remind them of the commitment they made,
not only to themselves, but to each other.
- Is this yours? - Yeah.
- Is this yours too? Were you gonna drink these?
I noticed that you forget about stuff
so I have to bring it up to the front.
- That sounds like a good system to me.
- Now is the time for them to focus
on what they need in their relationship
in order to feel good about Decision Day,
and whether they stay married or get a divorce.
- Teamwork makes the dream work!
- ♪ I got my mind in another place ♪
♪ And I can't help but catch feelings with my lovely face ♪
♪ Them others ain't got nothing on my love to hate ♪
♪ All-star in the game of love that we play, yeah ♪
- ♪ And all those pretty faces ♪
♪ And foreign places ♪
♪ Don't mean a thing ♪
♪ 'Cause baby girl, you're my dream ♪
♪ And if I had it all ♪ - ♪ Had it all ♪
- Free throw from the corner, no jump.
- ♪ 'Cause you're the one I choose ♪
♪ And there ain't no one like you ♪
- ♪ There's none like you ♪ - ♪ Like you ♪
- ♪ There's none like you ♪
- Let's go get some shade. - All right.
I feel like after one month of marriage,
I didn't expect it to be perfect
or to have no issues between us.
We have been doing a pretty good job,
but I wanted to meet up with Jeff today.
He's been married for around ten years now,
so I'm hoping that he gives great advice
for what I can change and adjust
to be a better husband.
- So one month with a stranger.
So how's living together going?
- Initially, she was like, "Oh, it's cool,
"it's okay that you-- That you're not currently
full-time employed."
But now, she was so swamped and tired
with work and honeymoon,
and, you know, we got back
and she's expecting me to do a lot, you know?
I'll just make some breakfast, bring it over to her.
Take the dog out, you know, do everything I need to do,
and then I'll go start on what--
- So domestic of you, man. - Yeah, right?
Is this my new role? Like, am I doing everything
from here on out, you know?
Other than that, the other-- The other issue we had...
she was-- she was cooking pasta.
It was the first meal she cooked for me.
It was kinda getting soggy,
so I just said, "Hey, you know,
do you mind, um, checking on my pasta?"
So I thought I was saying it in a good way,
and then she just got really upset by that.
She shut down on me, she's like,
"No, I'm done cooking." I was like, "Oh, [bleep]."
Yeah, I'm like, all right, I'll give you a little time.
But, I think she leans on her friends a lot.
Like, I think she shuts down,
talks it out with her friend... - Yeah.
- And then I think they-- - Come up with a solution?
- Yeah. It's like, man, like,
you couldn't even talk to me first?
You know, like, you want to talk to everybody but me?
- I mean, this is a tough time for both of you guys.
You know, you're getting to know each other, you know?
And there's a lot of communication
that needs to happen right now.
I would assume now more than ever.
But also, at the same time, you shouldn't have to be
walking on eggshells.
I think that the fights that they've had
are just part of getting to know each other.
But that comes with time, I think.
What you want to do, is you want to--
If an issue does come up, you address the smallest thing
that you can change.
Because if you start going at, you know,
"You do this, you're never gonna do this",
you talk in those types of languages,
then, you know, the whole thing's not gonna work.
So try to handle it in a microcosm.
What's the smallest thing that you're willing to face?
- Yeah, and I think, um, I think baby steps
is the right approach. - Yeah.
- Because when I first talked to her
about, you know, "Hey, let's just resolve it right away,"
she had this look on her face, like,
"You expect me to change that much?"
- It's hard, man.
It's hard to get out of a habit.
It's hard to cha-- It's hard to change.
- Our first month together has been pretty challenging.
Lots of ups and a few downs.
But as long as we keep on working through our problems,
and keep on getting back to this great energy
and chemistry we have between us,
I think we'll do just fine.
Yeah, yeah, I think, um,
so I think that's--that's the biggest thing for me.
We don't want to have an issue when celebrating
our one month anniversary. - Of course.
- So I think from here on out,
like, you know, to be very cautious
if anything does come up.
Like, "Hey, we can deal with this in,
you know, two or three days."
- Hopefully, you get some kisses.
[chuckles]
♪ ♪
- ♪ If the weight of all the world becomes too much ♪
♪ I know your hands will pick me up ♪
- Work has advised me to come back when filming's over.
I'm currently looking for other opportunities
in the Boston area.
I'm gonna break the news to Lindsey tonight.
I hope that she's understanding.
I know that she hasn't been a big supporter of this job,
for the fact that it's a little far
and she doesn't really love the hours or the pay.
I hope it doesn't cause any tension
or any fights between us,
and we'll see what happens.
- So, darling, what's your plan for the next few weeks?
- I need to find work,
so I'm just seeing if I can land something
that is in the fitness industry and Monday to Friday.
I have to kinda see what's out there
and see what's available right now.
- I'd rather have you take time and find the right job
that makes you happy, and feel fulfilled,
and has good hours, then break your back
just trying to have a job to have a job.
- I couldn't sit still that long and just do nothing.
I need to-- I need to be working.
- You can work on getting to know me
in this marriage.
If we're gonna have kids, and a family, and all that stuff,
the idea of you having a week to yourself
with nobody bothering you
is probably never gonna happen.
So you should enjoy it while you can.
- Yeah, but kids is so far from now.
It's not on my head.
Everything has shifted in my life,
and everything has happened so fast.
And it's all nothing I can control.
So what I want to do is what I want to do,
and that's try to get back to work.
That's what I want to do.
- So what I'm hearing from you is,
there's too much going on.
I can't worry about you, Lindsey,
I can't worry about kids, Lindsey,
I can't worry about marriage, Lindsey.
I just gotta worry about my job,
my house and my situation.
I think Mark is just overwhelmed
with his life at the moment.
I think...
he doesn't have time to feel something right now.
And I don't think Mark's ever had a partner
be there for him during hard times.
And that's very much a part of who I am.
But at a certain point, I just want
to be appreciated and validated.
All your plans are your plans
that have to do with Mark and Mark only.
Like, are we doing this together?
Or are you just worried about you and your job?
'Cause I can't just be the one trying to make this work.
That doesn't work for me.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ I'm knocking 'em dead ♪ - ♪ Uh-huh ♪
- ♪ With every stride I take ♪
♪ Damn, I look good ♪
- It is so hot today. - It's so hot today, why?
So muggy. How are you? - I'm good!
I haven't seen you since, like,
before I left for vacation. - I know.
Was it for the housewarming
when I last saw you? - That's right.
- I think that was the last time.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's right.
I had so much fun. Yeah, it was such a fun time.
I still think about all the food that you guys made.
- Aww.
- Thank you so much. - You're very welcome, ladies.
- Thank you so much. - Yeah.
- So, like, one month in, how do you feel?
- [sighs] It's crazy, like, I was just--
- Give me the good, the bad, the ugly.
- Yeah, I mean, it's been pretty good.
I would say, like, if I had to measure it,
I would say it's like 80% great?
And then there's like, 20% where I'm like, ugh.
♪ ♪
- Do you wanna talk about the good stuff?
Or do you wanna talk about that part?
- I can--well, let's talk about more good stuff.
- Okay, we'll talk about good stuff, let's sandwich it.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. Um, he's very sweet.
Like, after he told me that he loved me, like,
he literally tells me that all the time.
Like all day, every day. - That's really nice.
- Um, I feel like he really does understand me
like, on a soul level.
Like, that's really special and you know,
that's not something that you find every day in a partner.
- Right.
- He'll get frustrated when we're in the middle
of an argument, but like,
he's always the one to kinda fix all of our issues.
Like he's the first one to be like,
"Yeah, I just don't want us to..."
- Right.
- "You know, be mad about this tomorrow.
So like, you know, like, I'm sorry for whatever."
And then we move on. - Yeah.
Thank you. - You're very welcome.
- Thank you so much. - Yep.
- So what's that 20%?
Like, I know that you and I have discussed, like,
his job situation.
Any updates there?
- Not really. It's hard now.
I'm like, "Okay, this is my husband."
- Yeah.
- We're building a life together.
- Right.
- But I have to encourage him to like,
figure his stuff out, be more ambitious.
Like, do this-- Like, if you're not doing this
for you at least do it for me.
- Right. - You know?
I don't want to be the sole breadwinner in my marriage.
Like, I didn't-- Never wanted that.
- Yeah. - I want an equal partner...
- Right. - Who can, like,
bring what I can bring to the table.
I think that's fair.
- Well, based on, like, this,
like, let's say nothing changes.
Like, if you had to make a decision today,
like, what would it be?
- Like...
I love him but, you know, like, love isn't everything.
- I agree. [both laughing]
- I mean. - Like, I know you and I
are both, like, very big romantics.
But I guess I would also just be a little wary
to not fall for the idea of what he could be
as opposed to like, what he is.
- Yeah.
I know for a fact,
if we don't address these issues, like,
we're just doomed to fail.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[moody rock music]
- ♪ How can I regret it when it feels this good? ♪
♪ Can't ever deny it ♪
- It smells so good in here. - Yeah.
- You haven't been here, right? - I've never been here.
- I love this place.
[quiet upbeat music]
- I have to get a gift for Lindsey
because it's our one month this weekend.
- Oh, yeah! It's about that time.
- It's about that time, yeah.
Going into this weekend, I won't worry about work.
I'm gonna focus on us
and pick out some different gifts for Lindsey.
I invited Chris down to help me
pick out some things that might make sense.
He always puts me in a good mood because
he was like, one of the first guys I met
and someone I connected with.
It was like, you have, like, your best friend in first grade
and you're like, "What do you wanna do today?"
- Have you considered matching wolves?
[wolves howling]
- I mean, if there was two cats that were like that.
- [laughs]
- This store reminds me almost of Lindsey's apartment.
- These are my plants.
Would you like to meet my plants?
Jim, Michael, Fran.
She has new growth coming in.
- Lindsey would be like...
"I want the whole store."
Yeah, see, these things are cool.
- Eco terrariums? - Yeah, yeah, uh-huh.
- You do an eco terrarium... - Yep?
- You could pick some of these stones that are small enough
to put in... - Oh.
- And say, "Right, I got you this plant, you can hang it.
And here's a couple of stones, here's what they represent."
- Got it. - "The Kambaba Jasper
promotes healing of the heart and a peaceful energy."
- That's a good one. - This one increases libido.
- No, she's fine. She's-- - [laughs]
- She's always--
- You sure? - Yeah, yeah.
- Bumblebee Jasper helps make decisions.
- So good.
- One of these for Decision Day, perhaps.
- [chuckles] Yeah.
See, this is why I needed to meet up with you.
- [laughs] I'm here to help, buddy.
- I hope that all these little things I got today
show her that I appreciate who she is,
and that she's listened to, she's valued, because
these are all the things that she's been expressing
that she doesn't feel.
I want to do something that's important to her.
- So we're a month in. - Yeah.
- Big picture, how are you feeling?
- I mean, it's--it's really an interesting situation with her.
- The last time I saw you guys is when we went bowling.
- You literally watched this woman act like a child
and roll her eyes and guffaw at me.
- And then you had to jump in and say,
"What are you rolling your eyes for?"
Makes me feel uncomfortable
when you do that. Don't do that.
- I don't like to brush things under the rug.
I like direct-- - Okay, well, this is a team,
and if you can't get that, this isn't gonna work.
We went home.
Um, we didn't argue, we went to bed.
The next day, it was a little awkward still.
And I kinda just realized it was just a lot of stuff,
I think in her past that was causing her to feel ways.
And then she was like, "I'm sorry for
how I made you feel." That was like the first time
I heard her say, like, "I'm sorry,"
and I was like, "Wow." 'Cause coming from bowling,
we weren't breaking through.
- She was defensive and sort of justifying.
- I'm not in love with her.
And she has expressed that she's not in love with me.
I'm like, I'm still here because
there's still a lot of time with you
to see if things can change for me.
But like, I'm like, if anything, Lindsey,
you have said on text, and you have said
at the bowling night, "I'm done."
I've never said to her, "I'm done."
If I said to her once, "I'm done",
she would shut down. - You can't--
- She would be like, "You can't go back from that."
So it's really tough. - Yeah.
How are you feeling about, emotionally,
going into the weekend?
- I want to show Lindsey a good time
and make her feel just really appreciated.
I don't want to turn up the dial beyond that,
because I can't say things that I'm not there yet.
- You're not there yet. - And I can't put aspirations
into her about things that are gonna happen
when I'm not sure.
I'm not ready to tell Lindsey that I love her
or that I'm in love with her because of
how we do have ups and down days.
There are things about Lindsey
that I could possibly overlook if I get to a place,
and that's her knee-jerk to just get negative
and throw a jab, but only time is gonna be able to tell
if I can get there.
Gotta be true to me,
and being true to me is being true to her,
and hopefully she respects that.
- I think that's the best you can do.
♪ ♪
- ♪ My darling, take my word for it ♪
♪ You've come too far to let me down ♪
♪ Don't you worry, it'll work its way out ♪
- Hey, friend. Oh, you look cute.
- Oh, you look cute too! Where you been?
- What am I wearing? - No, I said where you been?
- Oh, I thought you said "What you in."
I'm like, "Girl, clothes." [laughing]
Imani has known me since we were kids.
We've been friends since I was--
Since we were ten years old.
So she's seen me in, like, every aspect of my life.
And she always gives great advice.
I miss you, it's been a while.
I haven't seen you since the wedding.
- How's married life?
- Married life is definitely an adjustment.
We had like, differences.
He was getting like, more so frustrated with me
'cause he felt like I wasn't being vulnerable with him.
At first I felt like I just needed to, like, guard myself.
- Why you think you're being so guarded?
- 'Cause nobody wants to be hurt, girl.
- But like, you married a stranger.
So it's kinda like, yeah, be cautious,
but why not go all the way?
- In the past, you know, I've been, like, hurt
when I've given people, like, my all,
with the wrong people,
and I think that I didn't realize
how much, like, it affected me.
I'm still taking it one day at a time.
But I definitely feel comfortable
with opening up to him now.
He's more of, like, a safe place for me,
where I can be vulnerable
to like letting my feelings grow with him.
- I don't know. I feel like if you're really in this,
which I believe you are,
then your heart's already committed to it.
Stay true to what you're feeling on the inside.
But this is something you've never experienced before,
so you definitely need to take in all factors
so you can accurately feel what you need to feel.
- Yeah.
- Feel what's in your heart. Go that way.
- That's some good advice, I'm gonna take that in.
Gotta move with my heart now.
- How has the romance department been?
- Um, romance... [chuckles]
We're definitely attracted to each other.
He be kissing my neck.
We have like, PDA, all of that.
I be wanting to put my legs on him.
But we haven't--we haven't consummated our married yet.
Me and Olajuwon are not having sex yet,
because we want to build an emotional connection.
Granted, me and my man,
we are attracted to each other, don't get it confused.
[laughs]
The minute it happens, don't worry, I'll send you a text.
You'll be the first to know.
And I'll put--I'll put one through five stars.
[laughter]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Welcome to the crib.
- What's up, buddy? - Say hello to my new son.
- What's up? He's so calm. - I know.
- What's his name? - Mr. Feeny.
- Who would think I have a dog to take care of?
- Right?
How's the married life, yo?
- [chuckles]
Married life has been a huge roller-coaster.
Big, steep, fast.
- A roller-coaster? - A roller-coaster.
The last time you seen me and Jas,
we were, like, super happy,
the reception was super fire, good energy.
Then we got, like, a very fast, rude awakening,
that this is not gonna be easy at all.
- Yeah, yeah. - This is yours.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
So we've had, like, a lot of ups and downs, arguing,
a lot of trying to figure out each other.
- Mm-hmm. - A lot of trying to figure out
how to communicate with each other,
finding out what each other's needs are,
and we had, like, a huge, huge breakthrough.
- Hmm. - One of our issues was I felt
like she wasn't being vulnerable with me at all.
- Yeah. - And she said,
"I'm purposely not being vulnerable with you."
- Huh, okay.
- Because she felt like my effort level
wasn't there enough.
- I don't feel that you
honestly care, sometimes, for the marriage.
So I would definitely say I'm holding back
being 100% vulnerable.
- So she felt, that, like,
"Why be vulnerable if you're not trying?"
- Right.
Which was funny, 'cause to me, I'm thinking
I was doing-- Putting a lot of effort in.
I changed my schedule for Feeny,
I was doing things to let her know
I was paying attention to her likes and dislikes,
but none of those were connecting with her.
- Right. - But here I am, just pissed.
Like, "she doesn't see the effort that I'm doing,
she must not care."
Like, I was starting to like shut down, you feel?
- Mm-hmm.
- But after that conversation, I realized, like,
I need to understand what she needs,
not what I feel like she needs.
Like I was doing what I thought what a husband should do.
But it's not specifically what Jasmina wants.
- Jasmina needs? - Exactly.
- But you didn't know what it is that she really needs--
- If you're not talking to her. - Yeah.
- You're never gonna find that out.
I'm looking forward to seeing some different sides of her.
I feel like there's so much more that I don't know.
That's the exciting part, right?
That's the exciting part of this,
like really peeling back the onion.
There"s a lot of great things about her that I really admire.
Just her--her presence when she walks in the room.
Not even just how beautiful she is, just like,
her presence of just her aura when she walks into the room.
Feel like commands attention. I love that.
I can see how being with her would only help me grow.
Because anytime I'm slipping,
she's probably going to let me know ASAP
and that's what I need. - Right.
- She has all the qualities that I'm looking for.
- It feels good to catch up with Mike,
see that he's in the right space.
Feel like he's really stepping up to the plate
and trying to do what's right to put a smile on her face.
So I hope she notices things like that, appreciates it.
- Now we're coming up on our one month anniversary.
- Oh, yeah? What's the plan?
- The plan is we going super, super romantic.
She's seen some romantic Mike,
but she hasn't seen really, really romantic Mike.
But, if there's no connect...
I got nothin' else.
♪ I like the way it feels ♪
♪ When waking up to you ♪
- Good morning. - Good morning.
- Happy anniversary. - Happy anniversary.
It's our one month anniversary.
We're still happily married. - ♪ It's magic ♪
- See? Proof.
- Anything exciting planned today?
- All kinds of surprises.
I think you're gonna have fun.
- A month anniversary is a major achievement
for our newlywed couples.
- Wait, there's a note here.
"Hello, Katina and Olajuwon.
"Congratulations on making it to your one month anniversary.
"We wish you the very best,
"we can't wait until our next visit.
"But in the meantime, please enjoy your anniversary.
The Experts."
Look at this plaque. This is so beautiful.
- They have overcome ups and downs
that have strengthened their relationships.
- That definitely has to be carrot cake.
- Yep, it's carrot cake. - That's carrot cake.
- This is a significant milestone for our couples,
and it should be celebrated.
[cheerful music]
- [vocalizing]
♪ Baby, don't you know what you mean to me? ♪
♪ Yeah, you're so mean to me ♪
♪ But I keep coming back for more ♪
♪ ♪
Oh, my God, your hands are so cold.
- Our one month anniversary
is so important for me and Jasmina to celebrate
because we both, at times during this marriage,
were very checked out.
So I want to reignite the spark that we both felt
during our wedding ceremony.
Because we were at our height on that day.
We both wanted a life partner,
we both wanted to share our lives with somebody,
we both wanted a family,
and I think we need to have
all those thoughts top of mind every day
as we go through the four weeks that we have left.
- Should I close my eyes? - Yes.
- [chuckles] - All right.
- Why are your hands so cold? - You can open them now.
- Oh, my God!
It's so cute!
Oh, my God.
It's so beautiful.
- You like it? - I love it.
Aww, you're gonna make me cry. Now I'm emotional.
It's just so beautiful
and I can tell he put so much thought into it,
and he knows that I'm a sucker for a presentation.
And it just looks like I did it, so,
it's just really beautiful.
- See this picture?
- Oh, my God.
Wow, we look good, huh? - Right? Look at that.
- Oh, my God.
- You remember posing for this picture?
- Yeah, you tried to put your hand on my booty.
- [chuckles] No, no--yeah, I was.
- [laughs]
- You called me out every time, too.
- Oh, my God, it's so pretty!
- Let's sit down. - Okay.
[quietly] We need some Kleenex in here.
Okay, with the black and white.
- That's just the first picture, too.
- [chuckles]
"What did we get into?" - Right.
- Looking back on our wedding album,
I'm just thinking of that day in particular,
and just how much fun we had on that day.
How much we liked each other.
Oh, wow. - Oh.
You look like you giving me a wet one there.
- I like, I squeezed-- I grabbed you, too.
- It was such a beautiful day in general,
and it just makes me,
you know, really wish that we--
It was like that the past month,
and even though it wasn't, we're in a really great place.
So I just hope that, you know, we continue on in this space
and just build a deeper bond and a deeper connection.
So I'm very excited to see
what he has planned for us today.
- [chuckles]
What's that?
- We got our vows, here.
[sentimental music]
- Oh, wow.
I promise to always make you feel wanted and valued,
but most importantly, heard.
And lastly, I promise to remember
that you are human just like me.
- I promise to be vulnerable,
to allow you to learn all aspects of me.
The good, the bad, the ugly,
and I hope you can accept them
as I vow to accept all aspects of you.
- We gotta hang that up, too. - Yeah.
So of course, right, when we wrote those vows,
we were strangers, right?
So the plan is for us to write our vows now,
and later tonight, we'll recite them to each other.
- Okay.
- It's very, very important
for us to re-write our vows.
I'm really, really excited about that.
I think it's gonna reignite the spark that we both felt
during our wedding ceremony.
I'm hoping this will be a fresh start for us,
and I'm just looking forward to the future
and just continuing this hot streak that we have
and really building that strong connection
that we both are looking for.
Surprises aren't over yet. The day has just begun.
At the moment, let's toast to new beginnings.
- Mm-hmm.
- Let's toast to starting fresh
with our new vows, and getting the spark back.
- Cheers. Clink.
♪ ♪
- ♪ I was in the right place, at the right time ♪
- Today, we're officially celebrating
our one month anniversary. - Yes, yes, yes.
- He has no idea what we're doing.
Hopefully--hopefully, you like it.
I think you'll like it. - I have no clue.
She said it's something I've never tried, so.
It's like some-- Some Italy [bleep].
- Yeah!
You've never done it before? - No, I've never done it.
- Usually people are like,
"Oh, the guy should be planning."
But like, for me, I don't care about that.
Like, I would rather take it into my own hands
and do something that I want to do.
This is our first anniversary.
Like, you can handle the one year.
[laughs]
- Right in over here.
- I'm excited because my wife Katina,
she has planned my first experience of a "gond-u-la".
I don't know if I'm saying that right,
but I'ma roll with it.
This is so romantic.
I can't express how romantic "gond-u-la" is.
Ooh, the cushions are nice for the butt cheeks.
[both chuckling]
This means so much because some way,
she always figures out how can she bring
her turn-up world to my relaxed world,
and put them into one.
To our anniversary. - To our anniversary.
- It's so special because it's so romantic.
And it's--I'm lost for words.
- You know why I picked this?
- No. - You've been saying like,
"I want to travel, I want to travel."
I've been to Italy before.
This was something that I did there.
So it makes it feel like we're away from home.
- ♪ They call it falling ♪
♪ But it feels like flying ♪
♪ Hard and fast ♪
♪ No fear of dying ♪
♪ Your heart could break and still you won't slow down ♪
♪ Till you hit that high ♪
♪ Ain't it more like crashing in love? ♪
♪ Crashing in love ♪
- This is amazing.
I gotta step it up for real for real.
- I told you I'm good when it comes to these things.
- I'll say the last, you know, week or so,
you really been showing who Katina is.
I love that we had a bounce back.
I was scared for a second,
that we wasn't gonna have that bounce back.
- I wasn't scared, I'm like, "He's trippin'."
[both laughing]
- You know you can get a honey. - But overall, like
I am happy and I feel like if there were no issues
or problems, I don't think I would have liked--
- Wanna be in this. - Yeah.
- My wife and I are growing emotionally.
And, you know, even physically.
I really feel like she's starting to understand me.
If you had to ask me on a scale of one to ten,
I think we're at like a 8.5, maybe a 9.
We're really high right now.
It's cool that we both can balance each other.
We've been learning a lot from each other.
Like, I learned to talk with you and not at you.
This process has made me understand my wife.
I love it, and I hope one day
I'll be able to say I love my wife.
I really like this.
This is probably the best thing somebody has ever done for me.
If you'd have asked me, I don't even know this is
called again, my fault-- - Gondola--gondula ride.
- "Gonjulo" ride. - Gondula.
- "Gonjula" ride.
- Ganja's something different, Olajuwon.
- Huh? - Ganja's something different.
- Yep, I know. [laughter]
I definitely know.
♪ Jump on the highway, crank the radio ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Dial's spinning to find my rock and roll ♪
- I'm excited to see what you have in store.
Is this a combination of things for you and for I?
- No, this is all for you.
- Really? - Yeah.
- Oh, wow.
This morning, Mark packed the car
and told me he had a special surprise planned
for our "month-versary."
I have no idea what that plan is,
so I'm curious to see what he has in store for me.
I'm so excited.
I just wanna know where we are.
- No, you can't know where we are.
That's the whole-- - Why?
- 'Cause you can't.
Stop touching--
I'm gonna break your fingers in a second.
- Oh!
I feel great that Mark is trying
to do something kind for me.
But what really matters to me is when somebody
pays attention, you know?
I want to feel appreciated and cared for.
So I'm hoping Mark can do that on this trip.
- Where we're going, we don't need roads.
- Is this a legit spot?
This ain't some hippy sound bath [bleep], is it?
- No.
- So where are we going?
- A really interesting campsite.
- Okay. - We got a fire pit,
we're gonna have s'mores. - Ooh, I love s'mores.
- I got this whole thing just for you.
- This is so cute. - Yeah.
It's important to me that
Lindsey feels appreciated this weekend
because of how she feels about the marriage.
And that I want her to have a peaceful time.
Like have at least one day where it's all about you.
- I'm excited. - We have no internet.
- I love it.
- All right, let's go for a walk.
- Oh, nice, a grill.
- We're gonna have dinner over here.
- Oh, we can make a pizza out of the oven!
- Yeah, yeah. - Oh, I love that.
Mark's not a camper,
so this is such a beautiful compromise
and it's got all the bells and whistles to boot.
This is exactly how I'd want to spend my anniversary.
- And then over here,
we're gonna have snacks in here.
- Oh, very nice.
I really like this.
Thank you. - Yeah.
There's another surprise after dinner.
- It's quiet.
There's a lot of like, nature sounds, which I like.
And I feel so comfortable here right now.
- Building a house? - Kinda.
I just am in love with this location.
- Look at this fire! Oh, this is great.
- What's the most time you've ever spent out in the woods?
- This. - What?
No! - Yeah.
- Really? This is-- - [blows loudly]
- What do you doin' that for, hon?
- Trying to get a little air in there, you know?
- [laughs]
- [blows loudly] It's getting a little--
It's getting a little more intense.
- Stop blowing on the fire! - It makes it bigger!
- The whole time... [blows loudly]
I had no idea he had that type of lung capacity.
- You really feel the heat now.
- Oh, you better believe it. [laughter]
[uplifting music]
♪ ♪
- Just walk normally. I got you.
Bam, bam, bam, bam.
- It got dark!
- What do you mean it got dark? Your eyes are closed.
- Yeah, it got darker. - Oh.
♪ ♪
- Open your eyes.
- Oh!
Oh, this is where we got married!
♪ ♪
This is so nice.
- ♪ Together we stand ♪
♪ It's how we survive ♪
♪ Carry the weight ♪
♪ Keep the spirit alive ♪
♪ So don't close your eyes ♪
♪ It's a wonderful life ♪
♪ And the world is ours tonight ♪
- Surprised? - I am.
- Happy? - I'm very happy,
I really wasn't expecting this.
God, it looks so different. - I know.
When you walked up, you were crying.
- And your breath was taken away.
- Oh, yeah, okay, you right.
- ♪ The pieces fit together right ♪
♪ 'Cause you are ♪ - Wow.
- ♪ The better part of me ♪
- So the plan is to recite our vows.
Thinking we'll recite them here.
We're gonna do our first dance,
we're gonna eat a meal together,
just to recreate the spark that we had
on our wedding day.
- Aww.
- Because we're in such a good place,
I'm hoping this will take us to the next, next level.
- This is very beautiful. It's a beautiful thought.
[cork pops]
[glasses clink] Cheers.
- Will you go first? You were first last time.
- You want me to go first again?
- Mm-hmm.
[gentle music]
♪ ♪
[exhales]
- I was not this comfortable at the altar last time.
- From this day forward,
I promise to give you 100% in everything I do.
I vow to stop fighting with you,
and fight for us.
I promise to trust you in life,
and even in the kitchen when you cook.
- You sure you can keep that promise right there?
- And I dead ass promise to make you feel heard.
[chuckling]
I vow to accept you unconditionally.
I also vow to not cut you off.
I promise that the safe space I will create
will create a beautiful life for us as well.
I promise to light up your life
like the candles you do every night.
- Oh, I like that.
That was really nice. - [laughs]
- [exhales]
[clears throat] - [chuckles]
- 30 days ago, we met as strangers.
Marriage for us has been a roller-coaster.
A very fast, very scary,
very uncomfortable roller-coaster,
but the beauty of it, that neither of us has gotten off.
We're still on this ride together.
I promise to give you my 110% effort every day.
I promise to talk with you and not at you.
But most importantly, I vow to treat every day
like Decision Day.
- That was beautiful.
- Saying my new vows to Jasmina
feels a lot more special
because she's not a stranger.
I'm looking in her eyes, and I feel like I know her
and I know what she needs.
And it feels a little more important
than the first time I said my vows to her.
Cue the music. [romantic cello music]
♪ ♪
- Charmed, I'm sure. [both laughing]
- The dance feels a lot less awkward 'cause I'm not
holding a stranger, I'm holding my wife.
I feel like I'm falling for Jasmina.
♪ ♪
When was the last time you slow danced like this?
- About a month ago.
- My actions right now
show that I'm willing to put effort in.
There was a time where I felt like
in this marriage, I was doing things out of obligation.
But now, I am willing to put the work in
to really find that really strong connection
and strong bond that we're both looking for.
- I am shocked
that he has really recreated our wedding day.
We speak so much about how that was like the best day
for the both of us, and so for him to
want to relive those moments really does mean a lot to me.
- ♪ We've seen it all, we've had to fall ♪
- ♪ And through it all, you're beside me ♪
♪ Through ups and downs, you stick around ♪
♪ Yeah, you were beside me ♪
♪ Doesn't it feel good to be young and in love ♪
♪ Young and in love ♪
- So I know you said you've only been in Boston
for like a year and a half.
- [chuckles] Yeah. - Maybe almost two years now.
So I figured I'd take you into the city
so we can get the full experience, you know?
- Yeah!
Right here? - Uh-huh.
♪ ♪
- So it looks like you got me something.
- [chuckles] Looks like you got me something too.
- I did.
- I'm like more curious to see what you got me.
- Oh, yeah? - Yeah.
- Our first month together has been
a lot of great memories,
but also pretty challenging.
But I do think each time we do come back together
after a challenging issue,
that it does grow stronger.
So I think as long as we keep on working through
our problems and keep on getting back
to this great chemistry we have between us,
I think we'll do just fine.
- This is a picture.
It's a box. [chuckles]
[soft upbeat music]
♪ ♪
It's a leopard print something?
[giggles] What is this?
[both laughing]
This is so cute!
I think Sushi will love this. Thank you.
It's adorable, actually.
And then there's more leopard print?
- Yeah.
- Very cute. I like leopard print.
- Not sure if it's-- Oh, it is your style?
I looked in your closet, I didn't see any leopard print.
- Cute! So me and Sushi can match.
- And I did order another-- Another button down,
so one day we can all do a family picture.
- Aww, cute! - In our leopard print.
[both laughing]
- So I think my husband's pretty wonderful.
I could tell that he took a lot of time
picking out the gifts.
I thought it was very sentimental and sweet.
But before Decision Day, I would really like it
if Steve and I could have
a really good productive conversation
about our finances.
I would like him to work towards a goal
so that, you know, we can stay together forever.
♪ ♪
That's so cute.
Thank you. - Happy anniversary.
- Happy one month. Okay, do you wanna open yours?
- Sure.
You got the 20?
- Remember... - The square!
- When and were going back and forth about buying
the different sized Polaroid cameras?
- Yes. - And I was like,
"Wow, he's really, like, torn up about this.
So I wanted you to have the square one too
because you were really excited about that.
- Wow.
- Oh, it's working!
Let's take one right now! - Looks like it's working.
Hang on one second.
- Cheese.
Happy anniversary!
[upbeat pop music]
- ♪ This could turn into something ♪
- So do you like where things are right now?
- I really-- - Thank you.
I mean, you're welcome.
I really, really like where things are right now.
We're talking more. I actually want to talk to you.
I get excited. I wanna know how your day is,
I want to hear about work.
Just things that I wasn't actively doing before,
I genuinely, genuinely care.
Because I realized, even with those little conversations
that we have, I learn more about you.
So, I really--I really like where things are right now.
- I agree, I think we definitely
found our rhythm for sure.
I mean, it does suck that
the first four weeks was a waste, in a sense,
because when we should have been
focused on our marriage, we weren't.
- Because we went through all of that that first month,
I feel like we're better equipped
to handle issues going forward.
I guess that's why I don't see it as a complete waste.
- Yeah.
- I think the biggest thing that I've learned
over the last week,
you really, really are willing to fight for this.
You could have just been like, "You know what?
"I'm not dealing with this. This guy is a lost cause.
He's not putting any effort in."
You could have just walked away.
But you cared enough to say, "You know what?
I'm gonna fight for this," and like, that showed me
that you really, really care about this marriage
and really want this to work.
- I appreciate you saying that,
because I didn't feel that you could feel that for me.
Over the past week, Michael and I have
definitely gotten closer.
He is listening
and if, you know, he continues
to make me feel like I mean something to him,
I can see myself falling for Michael.
Because I really do want to say "yes" on Decision Day.
And so I'm really praying that
we continue to have nights like this,
to see if we can get there romantically.
- I really was like, if she's fighting this hard for this,
I need to give my 110%.
- Well, look at both of us. - Look at us.
Smiling, genuinely smiling. - I know.
- If you would have asked me two weeks ago,
"What's gonna happen on Decision Day?"
There were-- At times where I'm just like,
I can't even imagine how we both would say "yes."
I couldn't--I couldn't even fathom it.
But going forward, we're not gonna harp on
the last four weeks.
- It's definitely the start of a new chapter.
It's only up from here. - ♪ Gonna fall for you ♪
♪ I get carried away ♪
[playful upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Pizza for you. - Yeah?
♪ ♪
This is gonna be so good.
- There's a learning curve for us
because it's very hard to move floppy dough.
- Ah! - We're losing it.
One, two, three, go! - No, no, easy, easy, easy.
- A couple rocky times and some flimsy crust,
but the pie was still good.
- How is it? - Awesome.
Maybe it's a metaphor for our marriage.
- I have some surprises. - Okay.
- So I wanted to do something special for you.
Something that will let you know that I paid attention.
And just to let you know that I appreciate you.
- Thank you. - So I hope you enjoy.
- Okay.
What we got here?
It's a plant.
It's o pretty.
We should hang this in our bathroom.
- It has a little crystal inside.
- I know, I love it.
Thank you. - You're welcome.
So it's several stones with specific meanings I picked.
- All right, so, "Bumblebee Jasper.
"Helps accept change, increases self-esteem
and helps make decisions."
"Snakeskin Jasper.
Protective, calming, guards against negativity."
"Crazy Lace Agate.
The laughter stone. Wards off the evil eye."
- I mean, I saw "laughter,"
I was like, "I have to get that one."
- I love the terrarium.
I've always wanted one, never bought one.
And the stones because I know he's a meaningful guy,
so he picked them with intention.
Thank you.
I really like these. These are really cool.
There's some of these stones that I've never seen.
- Did you think like, two weeks ago,
you would be happy to be doing this?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- I felt like there was a moment there
where we just kind of shifted our gears.
And understood that what somebody--
Like, I can hear what you have to say
without trying to defend it or rationalize it at first.
What about you? Same question.
- I think that as time went on each week,
I tried more and more to like,
just learn how you tick.
Because I felt like
communication was always tough.
I think that as each week went,
I got to know you more, and got to understand you more,
and got comfortable with you.
To a point where now like, we don't really argue,
we more or less laugh and joke.
- The gifts he's given me and the place he's taken me,
this is 100% Lindsey through and through.
I know that means he's heard me,
and that he's trying to give me affection
in the way he knows how.
I think it's very thoughtful.
♪ ♪
- This was a good getaway. - It was.
- I did a good job?
- You did a great job. Thank you.
- ♪ You got me floating in slow motion ♪
♪ We're having the time of our lives ♪
♪ Flying like rockets ♪
- Hey, hey. - Hi.
- ♪ We're having the time of our lives ♪
♪ We're having the time of our lives ♪
- What a cute idea. - Here we go.
- Oh, my God, we're going out into the water now
with a ton of sushi. I love my life.
[both laughing]
I'm really excited and, like, surprised
that Steve set this all up for us.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
- To one month of wedded bliss.
- ♪ One night could change my life forever ♪
- It's so good. - Yeah.
We should probably swap sides.
- Yeah, we were, like, crossing.
- Yeah.
- I think it is the most creative,
adorable date idea
to celebrate our one month anniversary.
- ♪ We were like two kids ♪
♪ In the shadow of the moonlight ♪
♪ Surrounded by the city, we fell ♪
- So up here, they have these two boats
that are kind of always docked here.
This is where they, you know, the--
You heard of the Boston Tea Party?
- Mm-hmm.
- When they were fighting taxation, this is where
all they--they dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor.
And then here, you can get ice cream from the Hood milk.
And then there's the Children's Museum.
So, who knows, maybe in a few years, we'll come back here.
- [laughs] To get ice cream.
[both laughing]
So isn't it crazy that we've been together for a month now?
Doesn't it feel like a couple years? [laughs]
- Three or four or five months, yeah.
It doesn't feel like one month at all.
So it's like, good to know that--
That it is.
- I think it feels longer, 'cause we've hit so many
like, big, like, relationship landmarks,
like, meeting the family, living together.
- Getting married, it's like a big one too.
- Getting married, that whole thing.
I mean, those are all big steps.
So I think it just forced us
to get close really fast, you know?
- And to work through a lot of things really fast.
You know, like-- - Yeah.
- When I was talking to friends, they're like,
these types of fights would come like several months,
or you know, at least a month into a relationship.
But because we are together so much,
it's like, well, not only are they coming up,
but we have to deal with them
because we're not going home.
You know what I mean? Like, we're in the same place
so it's like, all right, well, we better work through this.
[laughing]
- The stakes are a little bit higher with us,
you know, like, we can't just walk away.
Even though, okay, I did, that one time, whatever.
But like, you know, we can't do that.
[laughing]
- Yeah, well, yeah, you can't walk away for long,
put it that way.
So when we talk about,
you know, what's happened so far
in expectation versus reality,
I guess, do you feel like
it's the picture you--you had?
Or do you feel like it's different?
- Um, it's a lot harder than I thought it would be.
But it's like, a lot more rewarding at the same time.
I knew that the experts would find me
someone who was nice,
and met the criteria that I wanted,
but I didn't know it could be like, this good.
Like, that still shocks me even now,
where I'm like, I didn't think that
they would actually find someone
who's like, my match in like, every way.
- Yeah, I mean, you were the best case scenario.
- One month in this process is a huge milestone
because it marks the halfway point
of heading to Decision Day.
So, um, it's forcing us
to really think seriously about, you know,
the future of our marriage,
and how we'd like to make our marriage successful.
So when you think about it in that timeline,
it's pretty crazy, because within another month,
I mean, we'll have to make that decision to stay married,
so it's kind of a big deal.
- What would help you in terms of
this next month that we're on,
our second month together?
- I think, like, we need to have some type of plan
about like, what's next?
Like, what are you gonna do for work?
Like, what are our expectations around money?
I think those are all big topics
that we need to address
before making the final decision.
I just know that like, if we don't have those discussions,
like we're setting ourselves up to just fail.
♪ ♪
- But you have noticed me make an effort
to have those discussions, right?
[tense music]
- I think several times-- - Yeah.
- I know you've been crazy busy with work.
I completely get that,
but I've been doing my best to make that happen.
Because for me, you know, I'm trying to find a solution,
I'm trying to work through the problem.
I'm doing my best.
You know, we can't expect each other
to change overnight,
but we can expect each other to try.
♪ ♪
- Okay.
- ♪ You're all that I want tonight ♪
♪ I wanna run ♪
♪ Just kissin' you is all I want tonight ♪
- How do you think dinner went? - Amazing.
I can't believe you did that.
- You feeling me right now, aren't you?
- Oh, my God. - You feeling me right now.
- A little bit. - A little bit, I can tell.
We got to continue the ceremony
with one of my favorite parts. - [chuckles]
- Same cake that we had for the wedding day.
- You couldn't put that cake down.
- Nope.
- Our one month anniversary
was really an amazing day.
He definitely went above and beyond
recreating our wedding day.
- So much easier than the first one.
- It's not...
[laughter]
It makes me look at our situation differently.
Mm, that's really sweet.
- Wanna go to bed? - Sure, sure, sure.
Makes me feel that
he really wants to change
and, you know, wants us to change and be better.
♪ ♪
I'm glad we made it to one month
without killing each other.
♪ ♪
[gasps]
- Put this on your side table. - Wow.
This candle. - Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
- [laughs]
- You said we'd light it when things are going good.
- Wow.
Oh, man, a month.
- Sound so excited.
- No, it was like, "Oh, man, a month!"
[both laughing]
- Do you feel like reliving the wedding day,
reliving the ceremony, uh, brought us any closer?
- 100%.
It definitely reminded me of that day
and how happy I was that day.
And, you know, what I thought our future would look like.
And to have those memories brought back
and those feelings, it was very, very nice.
Because I wasn't really sure if I could feel that way again.
You know, and I really hope that this feeling continues,
but I'm happy with where we're at and where it's going.
Today was like, the highlight.
♪ ♪
What's next? - What?
- Huh? - What's next?
- [laughs]
- ♪ Feeling like a fool in love again ♪
♪ ♪
- ♪ You still take my breath away ♪
♪ With nothing but a smile ♪
♪ And every time I kiss you ♪
♪ It feels like the first time ♪
♪ Who knew at the start ♪
♪ Just dancing in the dark ♪
- Say how you feel.
- I feel--I feel happy. I feel like--
I don't know how to explain the way my heart feels,
but I still feel happy that I'm with you.
- Me too. Yeah, I feel great.
- You add to my joy.
I think we'll be okay in the long run.
- We have been through so much.
We have been through thick and thin.
But today was successful.
It was really good, it was really nice.
I feel so blessed to be with a woman in your life
that, you know, changed you.
I think the man that sits with you on the couch now
is a great man, and he's becoming that
because his wife calls out his errors
without even doing it, just being who you are.
I always point the finger so fast,
but I won't point the finger no more.
I will ask myself, "What can I do better?"
I--seriously, Katina, you are an amazing woman,
I enjoy every moment with you.
Even cooking.
It might not be the best,
but you know what?
That's something that we look at and we laugh at.
- Mm-hmm.
- I wouldn't change you, Katina.
I wouldn't get to change you for any moment.
In my heart, I feel like we have reached another level
because I'm feeling you now.
I'm feeling you.
There's a difference from liking you and I'm feeling you.
For real.
- Let's go to bed.
[groans]
- I'm ready, baby.
- It was nice for him to say that he is feeling me.
It made me feel happy.
I kinda already knew that,
but I feel like he needed to tell himself that.
[chuckles]
But it made me feel good
knowing that he can acknowledge
that he's not an easy person to deal with.
I'ma have to sleep in your pajamas again.
You know I'm all out. - Do you want shorts
or do you want sweats? - Shorts.
- Well, here goes this. - Thanks.
- And I got you something else I know you want.
Put this on.
- Thanks. - [laughs]
- I'm gonna look like you now.
- You're gonna look like me.
- Okay, let me change.
- All right, do your thing, baby.
Man...
[groans]
- [laughs]
- What you laughing at?
- Hey, what happened to the stuff
that Dr. Viviana gave us?
- Are you trying to use the handcuffs?
- You gonna handcuff me to the bed for no reason?
- [laughs]
Okay, I'm coming. - Okay.
- Nope, I want...
- [sighs]
- Looking like a b-ball player.
[both laughing]
Always wanted an athletic woman.
- I feel like, honestly,
there were times that I was worried.
I'm like, "Oh, my gosh,
we're not gonna be able to make it."
But this anniversary definitely makes me
look forward to future anniversaries.
I feel like our marriage is on a good path.
We are, you know, still getting to know each other
but our relationship is definitely growing.
And I'm just excited to see what this next few weeks
has in store for us.
I'm very grateful
that my love story
isn't filled of negativity but positivity.
I have hope that there will be more anniversaries to come.
I just love--
Oh, not love. Whoa.
I just like
being with my husband. [chuckles]
- ♪ You can have every bit that's left of me ♪
- Happy one month, baby.
- I know you tired. - I'm tired. You see my eyes?
- All right, let's get ready.
♪ ♪
Come on. - [sighs]
- Come on, I already know how you want to get down, yeah.
- ♪ Remedy ♪
♪ All of this time you went ♪
♪ I've been searching ♪
♪ Who would have thought you'd be the one ♪
- We gotta go in the teepee. I got a surprise for you there.
- Okay. - Careful, watch your step.
♪ ♪
- Oh, nice.
- There's a basket for us.
- Oh, how cute.
♪ ♪
I love this.
Our vows.
[sentimental music]
This is so pretty.
- What's in the book?
♪ ♪
- These look like our wedding photos.
♪ ♪
- That's a great photo.
- Look how handsome you look.
- Lean your head on his shoulder for me.
Oh, my goodness.
- You look good. That's a cool photo.
- So that's my first look at you
and that's your first look at me.
That's exactly when I first saw you.
[both laughing]
No, it was like, "Okay, here we go."
I like this one.
I didn't even know you then.
- Look up at each other for me.
Now look at me.
♪ ♪
- We had so much fun on the dance floor that night.
Look at you. - [chuckles]
♪ ♪
- I'm gonna dim the lights.
- Bring it, baby.
[uplifting music]
[cheering]
- Congratulations, Mark. - Thank you, thank you.
- You look good.
- [exhales] - [chuckles]
- ♪ I believe ♪
- Hi, I'm Lindsey. - Nice to meet you, I'm Mark.
- What's your name-- What's your last name?
- Maher. - Oh, nice, an easy one.
I was hoping for that!
Yes!
[both chuckling]
- So, Mark and Lindsey, I'd like you to
officially meet each other for the very first time.
- Hey, nice to meet you. - Hey, nice to meet you.
- Let's hold hands. We'll figure it out eventually.
- We'll figure it out. [laughter]
- I had this rush of memories.
We were just enjoying each other
and that's one of the things I loved most about our wedding.
♪ ♪
God, that dress was something, huh?
Oof.
"Dear future husband.
"As your wife, I vow to honor, respect,
"care for, and love you.
"I vow to bring fun, adventures,
"joy, and excitement to your life,
"to remain loyal, kind, and caring with your heart.
"To make our family and lives together a priority
and to always choose you first."
- Watching it's like, "Wow, like, look at us
as like, young kids."
And how we--how we've kind of grown over this time
and how we've gone through ups and downs.
And knowing who Lindsey is now and watching that moment
and watching that day, it's like,
it's nice to watch her in such a happy place.
"I promise that I will always protect you no matter what.
I will always be your anchor in life."
- By the authority vested upon me,
I now pronounce that you are married.
Mark, you may kiss Lindsey.
♪ ♪
[cheering]
- ♪ And live right now, right now ♪
♪ And live right now ♪
- That's cute.
- That was cool.
- It was very sweet.
What are you thinking looking back now?
- Just kind of like, surreal, like emotional.
- Yeah.
Tears of sadness or tears of joy?
[both chuckling]
- Lindsey's grown to be like a best friend
and grown to be somebody that I care about
and somebody that I always want to protect
from bad things.
And she's-- She's a really good person.
♪ ♪
- What's going on?
- I just feel bad for all the fights we had.
Nice to see you, like, so happy in that video.
I think of like, the four weeks and, like,
just all the tough times that happened.
♪ ♪
I think about
all you've told me about your life.
I think about all the pain you had.
And how it hurts to know that you had that much pain.
It just hits home so much
when I say that
I'll always protect you.
And... [sniffles]
When I see you happy it's like you're really happy.
Because you're like... [sniffles]
Such a sweet person.
- I've seen Mark get emotional a few times
already in our relationship.
It was just nice to see Mark take a step back tonight.
I think he's probably feeling some regret.
For him to look at the video today and be like, "Oh, wow."
I think it gave him some perspective.
I think it gave him some perspective that
he can give a little grace
when it comes to us and where we're at.
I kind of got really burnt out with you,
you know, that day you came back from work
and I felt like that was a shift.
That was really tough for me.
I literally have no idea what's happened.
And I really think it had a lot more to do with
like, everything going on with you.
- Yeah, so many things were shaken up.
- It was just a big week, you know.
- Work is such a...
an important thing now.
♪ ♪
I'm gonna try to be more open-minded with you.
[sniffling]
And all the changes.
So far, this week has been pretty good.
You know, we've gotten closer,
and where we want to both live and work
is gonna really come into play how--
How the rest of the marriage turns out for us
and, uh, I think we're both open
to conversations no matter what they are.
So I think we've grown
to a point of comfortability with each other on trust.
Hopefully, we figure things out.
- ♪ Climb until the sunrise ♪
- ♪ We gon' have a good time ♪
- ♪ So much we could do ♪
♪ ♪
[train rattles]
♪ ♪
- Our couples are more than halfway to Decision Day,
but they're all on different paths with their marriages.
- You look sharp. - I like your outfit.
- This is my "I don't want to wear anything" dress.
- So it's important for them to meet with each other
to not only discuss how far they've come
but also to offer support and advice
to those who need it.
- What you think?
Let me see. - Looks good.
- Damn, that's one hell of a wife I got there.
- Because in just four weeks,
our couples are going to have to decide
whether they want to stay married or get a divorce.
- I'm hoping that everybody is in a space
where there's like, no drama.
- Put my new crystals in. Definitely bringing that one.
- You can never have enough.
- I really want to hear like, what the other couples
did for their one month.
Also, I'm a little bored,
I wonder if there's some tea to listen to.
"Any drama? What ya'll going through?"
[both laugh]
- All right, let's get out of here.
Skit, skat, skedaddle.
- Are you ready to rumble? - Yeah, let's do it.
- Looking like a sexy cotton candy.
- It's a celebration.
- Let's do this.
[lively music]
- ♪ Everybody has a story to tell ♪
♪ Everybody has a story to tell ♪
♪ We been through hell, we been through hell ♪
♪ Everybody has a story to tell ♪
- Cheers to our one month.
[cheering] - We made it.
Congratulations, everybody.
- We made it without killing each other.
- We're still all married.
[all shouting and laughing]
♪ ♪
- After you, madame.
♪ ♪
- Happy one month, everyone.
- Everybody's smiling.
- Yeah, I know. - Look at that.
- How's everyone feeling about--about their partner?
You guys falling more in love, falling in like with them?
Still getting to know them? - Yeah, Mark.
[laughter]
- I was kinda asking the group first.
[laughter]
- The third day, we were on a bus
and I was like, "I just love you."
And he was like, "Already!" [gasps]
And I was like, "Yeah, man, I'm just gonna love you.
I'm gonna support you and be there for you 100%."
And he was like, "Uh.."
[laughter]
- Stop, stop, stop.
I'm not a two-year-old, I'm a man.
[laughter]
- Eh... [laughter]
- Um, for me,
I, you know, had puppy love for you right away.
Um, but I think we're definitely at the stage
where, you know, like, hindsight,
I'm in love with you but I also love you, and like you.
- All three? - You got all three!
- I do, yeah!
- Grand slam! - Dream level!
- It sounded like, love, in love,
and then like is even more than the other two.
[laughter]
- Love is a big word.
Does it go with any actions?
♪ ♪
- Yes, we consummated our marriage.
- There you go.
[all chuckling]
- Are you enjoying yourselves?
[laughter]
- I didn't expect marriage to be easy
but we definitely didn't expect...
expect it to be hard like day two.
- Yeah.
- You know, so, there were times
where like, I was on one page and he wasn't,
and then he was on one page and I wasn't.
We just had to have a really honest conversation
with ourselves about like what we really want out of this.
Now we both like, made a promise that, you know,
every day, we're gonna treat it like it's Decision Day.
- Ooh. - And give it 100%.
- Aww. - Wow, that's fire.
- That's dope. - That is fire.
- This isn't an easy process.
I mean, I know we've had some tough weeks.
I would say, for us, it's just a lot about like,
we need to focus on what's our current life look like
outside of this, once this is over in four weeks.
And I think if we can align in a healthy way,
that makes it easier to go into a Decision Day
on the same page, but we have to kinda fine tune that
and just get on the same page
about some things, like, post-Decision Day.
Like work, and living situations,
and what's, you know, negotiable,
what's not negotiable?
- What were you going to say, Lindsey?
- I think for me...
I've been all in since like, day one.
But Mark has been, uh,
giving me a lot of whiplash.
Like, "Oh, you're all in, you're not,
you were, you aren't."
I very much felt that way
in like, week two and three.
I think for me, for Decision Day,
I would need to see commitment and like, consistency from him.
But like, I love this man,
I love everything about him. - I don't think he likes
when you touch the back of his head like that.
- I love it, I love it!
- Every time you do it he's just like...
- He's afraid of me. I like it too.
- Seems like Lindsey's a lot more forward.
And a lot more, if there's an issue, she wants to
say it immediately and just get in front of it.
With Mark, I think Mark is a little more like me,
which is a little more reserved.
- Sometimes I feel like he can't communicate with me,
then we kind of go back and forth in a way.
- You know, we all have a problem with communication
but we all know that,
which is the first step, is acknowledging it,
and we're all working to fix it.
- Me and Jasmina have made a lot of progress.
When you guys last seen us and things weren't really
clicking at all.
And right now we're at a place
where we're both really positive,
on the same page.
Excited for the future and where things can go.
But we still have a lot of work to do in the next four weeks
in terms of having a little more deeper conversation
about what life would look like if we do stay married.
- Yeah, I agree with everything he said.
But it's also hoping that we do that
so romance can also play a part in it,
because I'm also not-- Not there,
you know, with my feelings for him.
And I can't picture myself saying "yes" on Decision Day
if I don't have feelings for someone
or feel anything romantically.
And so if we're continuing being consistent
and remembering, you know, why we started this
and giving 100%, I know that that will come.
But it's just all about being-- - Consistent.
- Yeah, consistent and intentional with every day.
- For me, when we have our issues,
we have two different approaches.
She wants the space to collect her thoughts
and suppress her emotions
so she doesn't lash out at me
and handle it and come back
and be able to say it in a different way.
But for me, I feel like that gives the opportunity
for our problems to grow and fester
and maybe even get worse.
So I think there needs to be a middle ground
met on both our parts.
I need to give her more space that she needs
and she needs to help us
get to a solution faster, which is what I need.
- But I feel like, you know, we...
- We're trying. It's just,
it's, you know, we're doing our best
and we're gonna work through that for sure.
We have a great foundation,
we're still ironing out the issues.
It's still really hard at times.
But it's like,
if we end up staying committed, going through with this,
we could, you know, have this life
that we can both build and imagine together.
It's so exciting to think about like,
"Hey, like, we can actually do this."
Like, we can actually see, like, the endpoint
and start planning for kids.
- Ya'll planning kids right now?
- We're talking... [laughs]
- I'm about to have a niece or a nephew?
[laughter]
- Um, for me, it's about consistency too.
Not to piggyback off of anybody,
but I was gonna say that. [chuckles]
I feel like we get along good.
I feel like our foundation is solid.
I feel like you turned over a new leaf with like,
being like, a calm Olajuwon and everything
and me being Katina.
So, um, for me, it's just being consistent.
And then also like,
if we can see each other past this in each other's lives.
♪ ♪
- Um... [chuckles]
I feel like...
me and Katina have great chemistry, great chemistry.
But I question is the chemistry marriage chemistry...
or is it friendship chemistry?
Um, I go off of what I see.
But if we're gonna be honest,
there's something I noticed today
on my way here that bothers me.
It makes me question is this marriage somewhat real?
[dramatic music]
- I have no idea.
I'm lost, just like everybody else.
No idea.
♪ ♪
♪
- If we're gonna be honest,
there's something I noticed today on my way here
that bothers me.
It makes me question is this marriage somewhat real?
♪ ♪
On the bus ride over to the dinner,
I borrowed Katina's phone, and I skimmed through it,
and I saw something that really upset me.
I tried to put it off, you know,
just try to ride the night out,
but I just couldn't do that anymore.
I had to speak my mind.
If you want me to bring it up, I'll bring it up
right to this table right now.
[tense music]
Do you want me to say it? I will say it.
- No, 'cause I don't know what you're talking about.
- Okay, okay.
- I have no idea.
I'm lost, just like everybody else.
No idea. From one minute, we're kissing at the table
and then the next minute,
it's like Jekyll and Hyde. No idea.
- It's up in the air.
Never had a solid answer,
but I'll have a solid answer by today.
- I mean, I don't know what he's talking about,
so it's a conversation we'll have later in private.
- I would have brought it to you before
but I noticed it on our way here.
I've been holding it in but--
- But you brought it to everybody now
without addressing it to me in private.
- But if we're gonna be honest, like I told you,
I'll be truthful and honest, on my vows so--
- But there's a difference between being honest
and you're-- You're insinuating something
in front of everybody.
That's not being honest to me.
Like you're--you're throwing something
in a flame and I don't even know--
You--you understand what he just did?
- Yeah, I 100% hear--
I'm talking with you, I'm not talking at you.
There's a point where
I promised to be honest with you
but there's a point where I promised myself
I gotta be honest with myself.
- But how you being honest when you just said
"There is something here and I noticed on the way here."
You didn't even wait until after this to bring it to me.
- Because I don't have to engage in what--what it is.
I could just address it so you know your husband's not okay,
and I got to figure out what the problem is with my husband.
Whatever it is, when I explain it, you're my wife.
This shouldn't even be a conversation.
- I hear you, O, because you and I are so alike,
and I know that you're ride or die for this bitch,
but this bitch is like,
"I don't [bleep] know what just happened.
I thought we were on the same page."
- No, 100%, 100%, I hear that.
But it's--it's at the point where it's like
a spit in your face.
So it's something that I'm not okay with.
I'm being dead serious.
So it's really something I don't want to address
because if I address it right here on camera,
it could get ugly.
It really could, and it'll make her look bad.
So I'm not gonna do that. I'ma talk to you one on one.
- But the way you said it, especially her not knowing
just put her in this awkward place
in front of all of us.
'Cause we're like, what are you talking about?
- 'Cause two seconds ago we were just fine
and we were holding hands.
- She just didn't like the delivery of it
and the unknown about it.
- I think it's a private conversation.
- Yeah.
- I'm ready to leave.
- I honestly have no idea what just happened
with Katina and O.
- I get both sides. I understand.
I understand O feeling like he has something on his chest
that he needed to just get off.
I also understand Katina feeling like
there's a time and place for that.
- I don't know what could be going on.
I couldn't really understand what was happen--
What had happened.
But I hope that whatever does come from it,
that they both come to a healthy place
and can resolve it in a way that works for each them
as individuals and as a married couple.
- We all had a pretty great time on the bus ride over
so it seemed like it was something that
he had noticed and just kinda sat with.
- I feel like, you know, it was a little bit
of an unfair situation to put her in the hot seat
and I feel like she was kind of cornered.
- ♪ We all eat lies when our hearts are hungry ♪
♪ And we all drink shame when I saw his break ♪
♪ I said lie, lie, lie, one more time to me ♪
♪ He said I'll be here until the end ♪
♪ ♪
- Let me see your phone real quick.
- Why?
- Let me see it.
Why do you have that? - This is old.
- It doesn't matter. Why do you have that?
- I don't have a profile. This is old.
There was a dating app in my phone.
That app has probably been there for a couple years.
I literally forgot that it was even there.
- What if I had that? How would you feel?
- I would ask you about it, but this is old.
- The fact that it's still there on your phone
and you still keep it there, it's spitting in my face
because that [bleep] was the first thing I deleted.
- But I-- - Hold on, hold on, hold on.
All I hear is excuses.
- It's not excuses-- - They are excuses.
If it's on your phone, it's an excuse because
what you're gonna say of why it's on your phone
is an excuse of why it's there.
You are married!
Wait, wait. If your friend was married,
and they told you "I have this on the phone,"
would you think that's [bleep] up?
Answer it. - Of course--
- Okay, so that's all you have to--
So that's all you have to hear, Katina.
If I had this on my phone,
would you think it's [bleep] up for Olajuwon?
Even if it's not used, would you think it's [bleep] up?
- I would ask you-- If you were to tell me,
if I brought it to your attention, and you're like,
"I forgot I had it there" and you don't have an account.
I'm not gonna--I'm not gonna be to the level that you're on.
- You're finding the what ifs, could've, would've.
- I'm not. You're not listening to me--
- Katina, you are in a stranger--
You are a stranger.
I have to put in my 100% faith
into a woman I do not know.
And I am putting my heart into this woman.
I deleted every single [bleep] thing that makes you question
who I am as a person.
You can roll your eyes. That's all I need to see--
- I'm rolling my eyes because you're yelling at me.
- But it's okay, it's okay. So we don't need to talk.
Then we don't need to talk. Then we don't need to talk.
Yo, let's wrap this up, let's wrap this up.
There's no more niceties, seriously.
I tried to explain it.
- I'm listening to you
but you're not listening to what I'm saying.
- I put too much in this
to see old [bleep] on your phone
'cause it's not on my phone, so give me the same respect.
I hear you, I hear you. - Get this [bleep] mic off me.
I'm dead ass, or you're gonna see the real Katina.
Get that [bleep] off me.
I swear to God. Get this [bleep]--
Filming is done for the night.
I'm done. Thank you. Get this off me.
- It makes me question her character
because you're married.
And if you're married, you shouldn't be on dating apps.
It's just simple, just common sense.
- I don't like to use the word "divorce"
but you look--you're asking experts to find your love
then get off the apps. That doesn't make sense.
You want to be out there looking for yourself
then you don't need to be on "Married at First Sight."
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- Next time on "Married at First Sight."
- Why are you holding on? - Just my protection.
- Where am I going? - Brake.
- [laughing]
[corn husk rips] - It's sweet corn season.
In fact, it's so sweet...
- No, no, I'm good.
- [laughs]
- We'll keep on splitting Sushi duties
and we'll both split the bathroom duties.
Perfect. Pleasure doing business with you.
You're not sold?
- I don't think that's the right play here.
- I'm a real person with real feelings.
- It's been a month and I don't have feelings for him.
♪ ♪
- I think right now I'm like,
me saying "yes" on Decision Day is not gonna happen.
♪ ♪
- Anytime we have a conversation
about the honeymoon-- - Stop, stop, stop.
You don't have to like, grip me like that.
- I'm done.
♪ ♪
[door slams]