Hello! Previously...
Have you got tattoos on your neck? Yeah.
..the group reunited for one final dinner party...
I actually feel sick. I want to see Anita.
I don't know if I could do that right now.
..as they discovered which marriages had thrived...
I feel like I want to be wherever you are.
And enjoy the rest of our lives together.
The next step for us is starting a family,
and I've never seen that with anyone else in my entire life.
Yeah! Me too!
Wow. That is love.
..and which failed to survive.
I got completely blindsided by it.
I honestly just love you so much.
But as speculation spiralled...
I've heard Julia-Ruth and Joe got matching tattoos.
Hello! Ugh!
..hidden truths...
I flirted with you cos I knew it was gonna piss Nelly off.
..were finally exposed. Don't do that.
Don't ever use women like that! It's vile.
And as old wounds resurface for Julia-Ruth and Divarni...
Why did you stay? Because I had BLEEP feelings.
No, you didn't.
It sucks to even be in the position that I was,
cos you couldn't own up to your shit. Then leave!
..it was Maeve's need for answers...
Would you want to be in a relationship with Joe?
Yes or no? I'm not talking to you.
Well, I'm talking to you!
..that threw the night into turmoil.
Don't put your hands to me like that, man!
Don't do it!
It's just a lot.
SHE SOBS
Tonight...
Welcome to the end of a remarkable journey.
..the group faced the experts for the final time.
I love being where Bailey lives. I love it.
For some, it's the celebration they hoped for.
And we want a family soon. Yes. I'm sorry.
THEY LAUGH
The more time I'm spending with Davide,
the more secure I'm feeling.
I love him a lot.
I came into this experiment wanting to find someone
to spend the rest of my life with, and I've found that.
CHEERING
But, for others, the pain of the past returns.
I would never think
about apologising to someone that's hurt me so much.
I felt cheated. I felt gutted.
It's not what she signed up for, is it?
I've never felt I was the only person you really wanted.
Do you know what? This isn't for me any more.
PAUL: He was into you and you hurt him. I do apologise,
but I've acknowledged what I've done.
That was the worst apology I've ever heard in my life.
And will Steven finally admit to Nelly's accusations?
I know you did some things to hurt me.
But my question is,
are you going to finally admit the dating app thing?
Was it true? You swore that you did NOT do this.
Just own it now,
because otherwise, it's going to be bad for you.
MELANIE: Steven.
Welcome...
..to the end of a remarkable journey.
No matter where you stand today -
in a thriving relationship,
or simply having learnt more about yourself.
What truly matters is
that you've all taken on an extraordinary journey.
You've demonstrated bravery and strength.
That's something you should all take great pride in.
There's no doubt that last night's dinner party
gave us plenty to talk about.
But tonight is also a chance to reflect on the highs...
..learn from the lows, and celebrate everything in between.
But before we dive into that,
let's take a moment to look back at
where your journeys first started.
Oh, God.
I haven't been in love before.
If this doesn't work, then I don't really know what will.
I'm just really hoping this is it.
I want to be someone's priority.
I just want to be with someone forever.
I'm scared, but I'm definitely ready.
I really hope this is my happily ever after.
I am praying Mr Perfect is at the end of the aisle.
There's a lot riding on today. It has to be right.
Hi. Lovely to meet you. Davide. Nice to meet you.
Hello.
How are you doing? Hi, I'm good. Leisha.
Leisha. Reiss.
How are you? You look amazing. Thank you. So do you.
Lovely to meet you. And you.
You're beautiful, man. Thank you.
It's love at first sight.
When I say wed, you say Dean.
Wed! Dean! Wed! Dean!
She's absolutely beautiful.
Aw.
What's your name? Leah. Leigh.
No! LAUGHTER
Ah, you're joking!
It was an easy answer for me. Pause.
Oh, no. Sorry, I wasn't supposed to... Ah!
I can't believe she's on a horse.
You will now exchange your rings.
I was going to go straight in for a kiss, mate!
I may not know everything about you apart from your name,
which I may have already forgotten.
John. It's John, though. CHUCKLES: Yeah, I know.
Please just accept me and let me show you
how magical life can be with me by your side.
Aw!
You may seal this moment with a kiss.
Go for it. Sorry, Dad.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I'm taken.
My husband is fit.
Ha-ha, I got you! I got her.
You were ticking every single box.
I'm so happy.
The whole day feels like a fairy-tale to me.
I'm feeling super-duper pleased.
They have matched me with someone
that I've been looking for the longest time.
It has been...
..the most perfect day.
I think I have met my Prince Charming.
I had a tissue, I'll give you one. I ain't got one.
We're all tissued out.
Oh.
Of course it takes you all right back, doesn't it,
to all of the hope and the belief that this is the one?
And sometimes, if that hasn't worked out,
it can be so hard to watch.
You all right, Leisha?
Yeah.
I'm just a bit sad.
Yeah.
But obviously, I've learnt a lot
and Reiss is obviously incredible, and we had a good...
..we had a good crack at it.
Anita, how was that for you?
When you're watching that, it's emotional and it's...
..it hits home
what we've just been through.
Cos you're in a bubble and you're in it,
and you don't realise until you come out...
..what we've just done.
But also happy as well.
Like, seeing the couples that are still together,
it's just so nice.
Yeah, it's worked for some people.
I hope you can feel the incredible support in this room...
..and we're excited to catch up with you all.
First up to the couch,
if we could have Rebecca and Bailey.
Hello. Hello. Hello. How are we? You all right?
How are you both? Good, thank you. Really well.
Did we come coordinated today? Accidentally.
Yeah, accidentally. Accidentally coordinated.
Ah, but they say that the closer a couple grows,
the more alike they become.
We're thinking alike now.Mm. BAILEY CHUCKLES
Yeah. Before we delve in too much...
Yeah. ..let's remind ourselves of your journey.
Oh, God.
I don't struggle to meet women. I just haven't met the right person.
SHE LAUGHS
I don't think it's that, like, real...
..sexual pull. He was not my type.
You know, like, I've...
..catch a little bit of feelings for you.
Do you know what I mean? It's going the right way. What?
Bailey is firmly out of the friend zone.
You look fucking beautiful.
Love's a feeling, and the feeling is there.
SHE SQUEALS And I feel like...
I do love you. Aw.
Love you too. THEY CHUCKLE
Aw.
I don't want anything to change.
This is how I would want to feel for the rest of my life.
I don't want to spend time without you.
You are the most incredible woman that I've ever met.
I love you, Beck, and I always will.
In my eyes, you are a superhero.
I have found the man that I've been searching for.
I love you.
Aw. That was mad, innit?
That is so nice.
Are you all right? Yeah.
So, since you've left the experiment, things are good.
Yeah. Yeah, really good. Yeah.
We've been loving life on the outside, yeah.
You know what? It's interesting.
You both went through lots of highs... Yeah.
..but there were some lows. Yeah.
And when you think about towards the end of the experiment,
I think there was a lot of concern around the distance... Yeah.
..between where you both live. Yeah.
So how have you both navigated that?
We're 4.5 hours away from each other.
But we spend a lot of time together.
Yeah. A lot of time together, don't we?
Yeah, probably spent... Yeah, 50, 60% of the time together.
If it was like we could move in right now together,
I would 100% do it now.
I think we're ready, yeah.
I think I'm much more open
to moving to Hove than I was when we were...
..you know, deep in the experiment.
We're progressing that conversation. We are. We are.
I love being where Bailey lives. I love it.
So we don't have a date... Not yet.
..but we would like to be together full-time?
Yes. Yes, 100%.
And we would like to plan for a family?
BOTH: Yes.
So we want a family soon?
Er, yes. Oh, sorry. THEY LAUGH
Uh, yeah, we've spoken about, like, rough timelines.
Like, by the end of next year,
we would hope that...
..then, we'd be trying by then.
It sounds mad saying out loud, just like... Yeah.
But the most important is
that you're talking about it and you're expressing how you feel.
I feel like you have enabled me to be my true self throughout this,
and I feel like...that's helped me be kind of more emotional,
be happy to talk about my emotions...
..be vulnerable at times.
I've realised that I've got this kind of soft inside
that I'm happy to show to the world, I think.
What you're describing here, Bailey,
and I think it's changed for you throughout the process,
is healthy masculinity. Yeah.
And I really want to applaud that in you.
We haven't seen you sort of saying, "Yeah, I love you."
It's been "I love you. I'm putting my heart out there,
"I'm being emotionally available and intelligent",
and good on you.
Bailey has showered me with love throughout this in every way,
and that has absolutely taken any guard down that I had up.
And, yeah, I'm grateful for that because it has meant
that this experience for me has allowed me to be my true self.
Well, then, on that note, we will say
that it has been an honour to have you both here.
Thank you. Thank you, guys, as well. Thank you, guys.
Yeah. Give me a kiss. Love you. APPLAUSE
Thank you, guys. Cheers.
CHARLENE: Good luck. Thank you.
Yeah!
Thank you.
Next up, if we could have Maeve.
Now, there's a lot that we have to unpack.
But before we do,
we'd like to take a look at the journey that you had with Joe, OK?
Oh, God.
Hello. Hiya, darling. You all right?
He's in the top five fittest men I have ever seen.
How do you feel? You're not sure?
I'm not 100% sure.
I think you put on this, like, facade,
but I know there's a soft interior.
I just feel like every time when I let more people in,
that's when I get fucked over more.
I'm not going to fuck you over. Do you know what I mean?
I know, but... You don't need to worry about that.
Everyone else has, though.
I do feel like we are understanding each other more and more every day.
I've never actually met someone that's so, like, selfless.
And I genuinely think I am...
Well, I have fallen in love with you, because...
APPLAUSE
I do love you too.
We're all right, but we're not at the same time.
Like, last night, we had an argument.
I was like, "Don't tell me what I need to do."
So I stormed out of the apartment. You did?
Oh, yes.
I've, like, been in denial about all,
like, the differences we actually have.
Maybe we're not compatible at all. Do you love her?
Am I, like, head over heels truly in love?
Probably not.
And now I just feel like a fucking idiot.
It's not going to fucking work.
Fuck this.
Like, you don't do that,
you don't say that you love them and then fuck them off.
I've heard whispers.
Have you slept with Joe?
Yep.
You're a horrible human. OK.
You can't cheat!
I can't believe that Joe's actually done this.
You don't tell someone that you love them,
fucking leave them, and then two days later,
start cracking on with another wife, and then fuck them in Lanzarote.
Well, that's what happened.
Wow.
That was a lot. We're going to unpack it all,
but first, it's very important to say that we did invite Joe
to be here with us.
He has declined.
Now, just so you know, I think Joe is a coward.
Me, too. OK. OK.
I think someone who continues to return to this couch
time and time again alone, but they return,
you know what that person is? Courageous.
I am quite a strong person. I'm proud of myself for it.
Everything that I've done, I've learned from it.
And I love that about you.
What you've been through has been a real journey.
Now, when you look back at that,
what was it that you heard Joe say for the first time?
That he didn't know how he actually felt towards us
and that he wasn't in love with me.
I mean, it all makes sense now. Do you know what I mean?
But, like, just say. Just be honest.
Last night we heard that there was a, say, a relationship
between Joe and Julia-Ruth.
Yes. And I think that it's important for us
just to address that in this moment.
So is there anything that you would like to say to Julia-Ruth?
Is there anything that you would like to say to Julia-Ruth?
Normally, I would never, ever, ever think about apologising
to someone that hurt me so much.
But...
..I want to apologise for anything that I've said
to actually upset you and hurt you.
Because I have a vicious mouth on me.
I'm very aware of that, and I do want to apologise if I have said
anything that's been bang out of order.
Thank you. I mean, I think your reaction made sense,
but I really do appreciate the apology.
So thank you. And obviously I'm sorry too.
I would never have done that a couple of months ago.
Just to clarify, like, that's not something I normally do.
Yeah, obviously. When's the last time you apologised to someone?
Apart from that, I can't remember. Yeah.
What's interesting is you seem to be a lot more confident
in self today than the last time that we saw you on the couch.
Yeah, I feel like I'm a completely different person.
Like, I've learned so much about me, and, like,
I am a lot stronger than I thought I ever was.
And that makes me feel like a million times better about myself.
You truly have evolved into a better version of yourself.
Yeah. I think you have tremendous courage,
and you should never forget that.
What I love about the way you've carried yourself
through this process is you haven't just gone,
well this is how all men treat me, therefore, you know, this is the way
my destiny is heading.
Somewhere in amongst this journey, you found yourself.
And now you are sitting here with a different level of strength.
You're starting to build that real self-esteem,
that belief that you actually do deserve your great love.
Yeah. And I think it's just around the corner.
Thank you.
Good on you, Maeve.
APPLAUSE
1,000,000%, I am a different me from walking in.
Like, walking down the aisle to here right now,
I have had such an amazing growth in myself and I couldn't be prouder.
Let's welcome to the couch Reiss and Leisha.
APPLAUSE
Hello, you two. Hello.
Well, it was clear last night
that you have some big and confronting feelings, both of you.
But before we get into that, let's take a look back
at your Married at First Sight experience.
Hi. Hello.
First thing I noticed was her beautiful green eyes
and her lovely smile.
He kissed me on the cheek,
which is like making me a little bit crazy, I think.
Does he like me? Does he not?
Why didn't you kiss me at the end?
You offered your cheek, so I went for the cheek.
I need you to take control.
I don't think my husband fancies me.
I don't want to get my heart broken.
Do you feel like you're falling for me, though?
Easy, girl. It's been like two days.
Come on. It's way too soon to be, like, falling for anyone.
Hold my hand. Everybody else is like holding hands
and you're just fucking walking off and leaving me.
I stopped for two seconds. You're like, "Fucking hold my hands."
The way you handle shit, it's like, to me, it's like immature.
I'm somebody that does need that little bit of reassurance.
I've seen the connection that we've had,
and I do want to see more of it.
You're so comfortable.
I feel like me and Reiss are definitely going
in the right direction.
We're going in the love direction.
I love your hair.
I'll try and control my urges too.
Keep the inner beast at bay.
Leisha wants it.
Lunchtime, mornings, like, any time she can get it, you know. Right, OK!
I'm just so lucky to be here with you.
Yeah. We're strong now, aren't we? I'm happy.
I'm happy too.
That's my gaff right there. Oh, is that your house?
Yes. I can really see myself moving here.
There's a play park up there, like a kiddie one.
Ever noticed that? Slow down, young buck.
Leisha's very fast paced with her emotions.
You don't do needy, do you? No.
I'm worried because I can see she is falling.
I need to have that gut feeling that you're the same.
Leisha is 100% into you,
and you're 80% into her in the relationship.
Probably, yeah. I don't understand, like, what I'm doing
that's, like, not allowing you to commit.
You obviously move at a different pace to me.
The only way it would work is if, like, you were, like,
really strong feelings for me.
I feel like you just keep pushing them away.
I don't really know what to do.
I just hope that I am the person that you want.
Like, I do obviously love you.
I want to keep going with you, but them feelings are not there yet.
I'm just so scared of being hurt.
I feel like you put pressure on me
to move at a faster pace than I was ready for.
With all that said,
your thoughtful, caring, and beautiful nature
is something I've always wanted in a partner.
Our adventure is far from over.
I'm definitely in love with you.
Got the rest of our lives together now. I'm so excited!
Thank you.
You all right? Yeah.
Well, of course, where we left the two of you there,
you were making the decision to commit to each other
and continue the relationship.
So why don't you fill us in on what happened between there and here.
After the experiment, Leisha come to Essex,
and there was like a comment made.
Leisha said, "A footballer messaged me last night.
"But don't worry, I put it to bed.
"I let him know, like, I'm with someone.
"There's nothing to worry about."
I thought, OK, fair enough. And then the second day Leisha said to me,
"If it don't work between me and you, that's all right.
"I'll just get with a footballer."
So, like, my head was spinning a little bit from that.
And then a couple of weeks later,
we went on a night out and Leisha started talking to a boy.
So I started talking to a girl, and Leisha came charging over,
like, causing a bit of a scene and saying,
"What are you doing flirting with her, Reiss?"
So I kind of cooled things off.
I said, "Look, give me a couple of days to think what I want."
When I returned back to Essex, I made up my mind.
Do you know what? This isn't for me any more.
So I expressed that to Leisha when I got home.
Leisha you look like maybe you have a different perspective
on what happened there.
To be fair, I say things out of insecurities.
Obviously, I didn't mean it, you know?
But, like, Reiss never really said anything to me...
I did at the time. He did at the time. It's a weird thing to say.
Like, never really kind of, like, told me
really about how it made him feel.
When we left the experiment, he did go quite distant.
But I feel like we did break up over, like, minor arguments.
I still don't feel like that was enough to break up a relationship
if somebody was fully invested.
It wasn't just that, though. It was a build-up.
I've never really felt like I was
the only person that you really wanted.
What you have done throughout this entire journey,
Leisha, is pursued Reiss, and what Reiss does,
he's a classic distancer,
the more that you pursue, the more that Reiss distances himself,
and you two are just reacting off of fear.
Your fear is that he's going to... Run away.
Run away. Your fear is what? Getting the pressure.
Exactly. Getting too much pressure.
So you both are in fear,
but you're reacting to it differently.
I feel like I was always wanting more.
It's probably hence the reason why some of these flyaway comments
were said. But sometimes, like you said,
like insecurities can be a bit hurtful.
Maybe think twice before saying that.
Is it going to upset someone? Yeah.
And I guess this has been a real theme, hasn't it,
throughout the relationship?
Insecurity and the way that you each communicate about that.
And I'm just wondering if you were able to say to Leisha,
"Hey, that really hurts my feelings."
You know, showing that little bit of emotional rawness
and vulnerability could have had a really different impact on her.
It's just not what I do. I bottle that stuff up.
And how's that working for you?
Probably not the best.
Yeah.
I just need to be a lot more open with my emotions
instead of bottling things away.
Read your partner. See what they need.
I think, Leisha, also, there's some learning here
around you're feeling like you need more reassurance
from your partner, but there might be a healthier way of doing it
than to kind of try to make them jealous.
Yeah, definitely.
How did it feel for both of you watching your life together?
Oh. So emotional.
Obviously, I'm gutted that, you know I'm not walking away with Reiss.
The feelings for me don't just go away.
Reiss will always hold a really special place in my heart.
And like, obviously, there's still a lot of feelings there.
You are a beautiful girl inside and out,
and I'm just sorry it didn't work out between us.
Yeah. Me too.
Don't change being you.
You are an amazing person, so thank you.
So are you.
Aww.
It's beautiful. Well, we've certainly loved having
the two of you within this experiment.
It's been a roller-coaster. We wish you both all the best
with your future relationships as well. Thank you.
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All I wanted was the fairy tale. I wanted the love story.
There was many times
that we had amazing times and I just loved every minute of it.
Those feelings are still quite raw.
They're not just going to go away overnight.
I didn't find the love that I wanted,
but I'm putting the love back into myself.
My perfect match will be somewhere.
He just wasn't obviously at the end of that aisle, unfortunately.
OK. Next up,
Leigh and Leah.
Hello. Hi.
You both, could we say, had a contentious vow renewal?
Let's take a look back to remind ourselves.
Oh, fuck, fuck, fuck.
Your behaviour, jokes and remarks towards other women
only ever caused me to be more closed off.
If this hadn't have happened, I feel I may have felt
more comfortable to let my guard down. Disagree.
If I'm truly thinking about my future,
I need someone who trusts me without question.
I often felt like I was being managed, not met.
I am leaving this marriage here.
For you to say that you felt managed throughout the whole...
I didn't say throughout the whole. OK. You add things in all the time.
Managed, not met. I need to feel more supported by my partner.
And if you weren't a closed book,
maybe you would have got that from the beginning.
You're acting as if I haven't fucking tried, I have tried.
I don't feel my energy was met. Neither do I.
Got anything else to say? Not really.
Now that you've had time to reflect, what's your takeaway
about your time here in this experiment?
To start with vow renewals,
Leah said that she felt like she was managed and not met.
That I interrogated her and that I led her on.
Throughout the process, I feel like you had more control
of the situation. You knew where you stood more than I did. That's...
I've got to disagree with you. ..how I feel.
Yeah, that's valid. But what I mean,
I was honest with you the whole way through,
whether it be good or bad.
And you had the choice to leave or stay.
I'm not saying you're in control.
I'm saying you were more in control of, like,
what would happen next?
I don't think I was in control of it.
No, I was just going with it, and we both had a choice
whether it was something we wanted to be in or not.
You could argue that you two, in terms of compatibility,
are two of the strongest on paper.
So now when you think back, why did the plane never take off?
Ask her. I would take that one. I feel like that was on me.
I think massively because I did have my walls up,
and I come in here thinking I was open and healed and ready
and I wasn't. So you're accepting the responsibility
for the plane not taking off?
100%.
Leigh, you're taking that? Yeah.
And, Leah, you're assigning that to Leigh?
No, I think like it takes two to tango,
but I think I was ready to probably just give it a go.
But, you know, I'm not putting it all on her.
Like, I know I'm a pain in the arse as well.
And I think I've learned a lot about myself in this whole experiment.
Like, a lot. What would you say your greatest lesson is
from your time here?
I can be persistent. I can be resilient.
So it's taught me to sit in my feelings a lot more.
Well, look at that. Look at that.
So now, Leigh, your walls were high, sky-high.
Where are they today?
I feel like I'm on a bit of a journey at the moment.
I discovered that about myself.
I didn't realise how closed off I was and how maybe not ready I was
and how much I self-sabotage things because I'm scared of getting hurt.
So now I'm aware of all of that.
I'm trying to work through not letting what's happened in my past
ruin what could potentially be my future.
Thank you so much and we wish you the best in the future. Thank you.
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The next couple we want to go to is April and Leo.
Hi.
April, we noticed that you were quite upset
when you watched the video a little bit earlier.
Yeah. I love love and I do want to find my person,
do you know what I mean? on the wedding day, I was so happy
and I was like, "Oh, my God, this has got so much potential."
And then, you know, obviously didn't work out that way.
So I think, yeah, a bit of a realisation, I guess.
Yeah, and I think it can be difficult
when you're in the situation and there's so much going on
to kind of remember where it all started,
because the two of you had quite a strong start.
Yeah, definitely. Yeah. The wedding day was really strong.
The chemistry was there instantly,
but as we got further on with the experiment,
we just... We needed different things from the relationship
and it is a shame.
But it gives me hope moving on in the future
that there is still someone out there that makes you feel like that.
So, April, what would you say the takeaways are for you?
I'm definitely going to take so much of what I've learned here
into my next relationship,
and I'm glad we can be OK and like take from it,
because it's a big old thing to do together.
Well, it's been a joy seeing your journey
and we wish you all the very best in your future relationships.
Thank you. Thank you.
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Next up to the couch, Anita and Paul.
Sounds good.
It's good to see you. Thank you.
The two of you were our first couple to leave the experiment.
Yeah. Obviously didn't find what I came for.
And to be only in two weeks was massively disappointing.
Yesterday, we saw when Paul entered the mixer
that you became quite emotional.
I did, yes.
When I left the experiment,
I had time to think about what had just happened,
and I went from, "Oh, it is what it is"
to "I actually am P'd off."
And I had in my mind that I wasn't actually going to speak to him
at all until today in front of yous.
Paul, would you like to give your thoughts?
At that moment? A little bit confused, yeah.
Sometimes you have to give people space and let them breathe.
And I'm not sure why she didn't think I'd come straight for her,
because that's what I do.
Every time I go into the room, I go, "Nyeoww."
Anita, the whole experience for you was quite tricky.
Where do you think things went wrong?
I found it very difficult to communicate with Paul.
We were just on two totally different levels.
I like somebody who says what they mean
and somebody very straight talking, like myself.
We're big girls and boys at the end of the day.
We've been probably through a lot in our lives. Speak for yourself!
I mean, Paul, I know you're making...
There's a bit of humour there.
You have to, don't you?
Is there any learning, do you feel like, on your part?
I'm only here for one reason tonight. I've made the effort
to come here for one reason and one reason only.
To thank you, Anita, because I haven't found myself.
She started me on that journey.
So I suppose what I'm hearing you say
is that Anita has really allowed you to sort of look at yourself,
find yourself a little bit.
Beginning, we're on the road. I thank her for that.
It's good to have somebody who gives you that drive
and that impetus to do something about it.
And I found someone to do that for me.
Yeah, but that's not what she was here for.
It's not what she signed up for, is it?
You signed up for love,
and not someone who was a project.
You know, yes, you're here to thank her,
and absolutely she has put you on this path, But also...
..it's not really fair, is it?
Yes. You're here to thank her
and absolutely she has put you on this path.
But also...
..it's not really fair, is it?
That's how I felt, to be honest. I put a lot into it.
I felt cheated, I felt gutted.
I did actually feel that I was just let down.
When I went home, I did doubt myself.
I thought, do I need to lower my expectations?
Paul, what's making you upset?
I feel guilty.
I do feel guilty.
It's all right, Paul. It's OK, Paul.
I came to say sorry.
Thank you.
What I would say to you is it is not uncommon
for people to come into this process believing
that they're ready and they start to realise,
actually, I've got a bit of work to do.
Yeah. I mean, I think you wholeheartedly believed
that you were ready,
but this is a process that you can't hide within.
I discovered that quickly, yeah.
It really does expose you.
There is nowhere to hide.
I think the process has helped you to grow as a person. For sure.
It sounds like Anita has been a part of that.
We're on the road. I was never on the road before.
She's given me the courage, so I'm kind of truly grateful.
These are tears of happiness, really.
I mean, where do the two of you go from here?
Do you feel like there is an opportunity for a friendship?
I don't know.
I'm not going to sit here and go, yeah, I'll be on the end
of the telephone for you, Paul.
I'm not promising anything.
I wish nothing but good health, happiness and...
I'll look out. Don't you worry. I'll see you about.
I'll find you. You'll be loved-up somewhere.
So maybe for now, the two of you go your separate ways,
work on yourself.
We really wish you all the best with your future relationships.
Thank you. OK. Good luck, guys.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Next up to the couch, Davide and Keye.
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Hi, guys. Golden couple.
How have things been since you've left?
I think they've been really, really good.
We got into each other's lives really easily.
Yeah, definitely. I think we found a really nice balance as well.
Any concerns we had between the quiet pace of your life
and the, the more fast pace of my life
has actually just worked really nicely.
It's just giving perfect balance to, I think, both of our lives. Yeah.
Our work is done.
You did a fabulous job in every way. You're welcome.
You found us the best match. Yeah, very, very happy.
Well, we know you guys had the most amazing chemistry
on your wedding day.
Let's take a look at your Married at First Sight story.
Yeah.
Hello.
I'm so nervous. You look amazing. You look gorgeous.
You look fantastic. Keye, he's very, very handsome.
I'm so, so happy. I'm like a schoolgirl with a crush.
Sorry, I'm just a bit flushed.
Does that make you happy?
It makes some part of me happy.
And I'm falling for you.
You're perfect in every way.
My breath is taken away. Like, it's magical.
Hi, guys.
Look at this man.
We are very strongly falling for each other.
Are you in love? I am in love with you.
I can't imagine my life without him.
I've known I was in love with Davide from the moment I met Davide.
I haven't been this happy ever.
The connection we had instantly at meeting
is the same connection that we have now.
Keye, I have never had anyone make me feel as wanted
and desired as you do.
You've shown me what it truly means to love
with a full, open heart.
Tu es ma maison.
I love you very much.
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How did that feel, watching that back?
It was beautiful! Yeah. It was so nice.
Nothing has changed. If anything it became even better now.
I love him a lot.
And I stand by my words.
I love just the way that the two of you hold eye contact.
It's so powerful.
It's like you get caught up in it, like, oh, this is amazing.
We do!
The more time I'm spending with Davide,
the more secure I'm feeling and the more that he listens
and respects my emotions when I do share them.
I love that you mentioned security there.
This seems to be a really important theme for the two of you,
and it's so beautiful.
And I just love that you've both found that.
We love that too.
The two of you have grown incredibly over the last few months.
You've taken on the feedback. You've overcome lots of fears.
You communicate so much more effectively,
so we're really proud of you. Thank you.
So we absolutely wish you all the very best.
Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Well done.
Ah, there it is. We love those kisses.
Yay!
Our next couple up here on the couch with us...
..is Julia-Ruth and Divarni.
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It's been tough for you guys,
so I think it would be good to really unpack that today,
but also to get both of your perspectives on the relationship
and perhaps where things went awry.
Sure.
Before we get into that,
shall we take a look at your experience?
Hi. Wow.
Absolutely blown away.
I really do think that he's lovely.
I feel like the wedding was such a high.
But I have woken up with, like, a different thought this morning.
Knowing that I could potentially be alone for the rest of my life,
that would be the worst.
Everything is so intense and so deep.
The last thing I want to do is have a talk about traumas
and then like, get into bed with you.
And where are you guys at with intimacy?
Yeah, I think we're still taking our time with that one a little bit.
Are you physically attracted to your husband?
I'm getting there. I'm on the path.
I don't care whether people know that we have sex or not.
You do. I've said it before.
I said we've had attraction issues.
Have you been emotionally or physically attracted
to another husband in this experiment?
Probably Steven.
It's transpired that she'd met some people from the group
and said that she'd really fancied Steven,
and that she needs to stay for two more weeks
because she hopes she gets him for partner swap.
Julia-Ruth, your partner is unsure
if you are physically attracted to him.
What is the answer? Yes.
Julia-Ruth said she was attracted to somebody else's husband.
She doesn't want to be with you.
She will not see a future with you after this
and she doesn't find you attractive.
When are you going to make that decision?
Enough is enough, yeah.
I need to spend the night apart. OK.
What more can I do now?
The relationship is in the gutter. I'm done.
I have written leave.
Leave.
Have you spoken to Julia-Ruth since?
Respectfully, I've kept my distance because I know who she is.
She's been fucking Joe!
And now you're after Steven as well.
She's just asked Steven on a date.
And you've asked Steven? Are you all right?!
I'm sitting here, and once again, all the blame is on me.
Their husbands are dirty, dirty, dirty little boys.
How are you feeling, Divarni?
Put a lot into the relationship.
There was a question that was asked yesterday at the dinner table.
If I was generally, like, have feelings for Julia-Ruth
and I'm going to still stand by it.
Yeah, I obviously did have feelings for Julia-Ruth.
Was there a moment or a turning point that led to you switching off?
Getting to know someone, I want to know them on a deeper level,
on an emotional level, and I knew I wasn't getting that.
Even though I was trying for it,
and I would try different ways to do it.
Julia-Ruth, are you able to pinpoint from your perspective
where things went wrong?
I think for me, what's not there was like having...
..that emotional connection and that best friend
and someone you can laugh with and connect with,
and someone who's there for you and actually got your back.
And there's times when I put all my trust into you and you let me down.
Julia-Ruth, I'm curious.
Did you have strong emotions and feelings for Divarni
at any point in this experiment?
I mean, maybe when we were intimate.
Maybe like a fondness kind of developed there.
I don't think I ever, I'm not going to lie, got there.
Hearing that, Divarni, did you know that?
Not particularly. I did obviously feel like I was
pulling a lot of weight when it came down to the relationship.
With the efforts that I put in, I don't think it was reciprocated.
Would you say that continuing to have sex with each other
strengthened your feelings towards her?
I'm not just having sex just to just have sex, you know what I mean?
I didn't come here, respectfully, for that.
So this was always my observation. What was happening is that Divarni,
every week you had a stronger feeling,
and then Julia-Ruth, it felt like every week
there was just like a nonchalant, "I'm not really in this."
That was the observation.
Julia-Ruth, why did you stay?
I think it comes back to the fondness
and do I just give up?
I literally will flog a horse until it's dead.
He was into you. Everybody knows he was into you
and you hurt him. Do you have anything to say to him?
Yeah, I'm really sorry.
That was the worst apology I've ever heard in my life.
Do you have anything to say to him?
Yeah, I'm really sorry.
That was the worst apology I've ever heard in my life.
I get that you were hurt, and I do apologise deeply.
I have made lots of mistakes in this process,
but I've acknowledged what I've done.
But you never cared about me once. Divarni, I have,
and I've made lots of mistakes and I am really sorry.
You're both seeing this from very different perspectives,
we can see, and you're gridlocked.
You're not going to find agreement here.
What I think is important to talk about today
is what's happened more recently.
Tell us about your decision making to connect with Joe.
How did that change from that platonic just reaching out
to something more?
I'd actually reached out to a few people here.
It was a general just, like, search
for, like, what the fuck just happened connection.
I think it just escalated and it went completely the wrong way.
And I think there wasn't a lot of thought of Maeve or, like, Divarni,
but also in saying that it was like done.
Like, we were done, out of this experiment.
So we understand you went away on a holiday with Joe.
Mm. So tell us about that.
It just ended up being, like, debriefing
about, like, the experiment,
and Joe was very forthcoming.
Like, let's see if this works past this,
like, come to Manchester.
And I think maybe I wanted that connection so bad,
I think I was like, "Oh, my God, maybe it's here."
And turns out obviously it wasn't,
because it was the same situation of what Joe did to Maeve.
Could it be that he was love bombing you?
Oh, 1,000%.
And you, Maeve?
Yeah, you see that pattern here?
Yeah, 1,000%.
There's some big lessons here.
You know, when you start seeing some of that over the top behaviour.
Yeah. You know, I've known you for five minutes,
let's talk about moving in together, or "I love you" all of a sudden.
OK. Let's put that to bed for now.
I think it is important to think a little bit more about last night.
It must have been very hard for you to come alone.
That took real courage.
How did you feel before entering?
Like I wanted to run.
I bet. Yeah. Not great.
You learned a few things at the dinner party.
Tell us about it.
I sat down yesterday and Steven said that he had used me to hurt Nelly.
Like, how dare you? I'm going to be honest.
Like, I'm not a tool for you to use to hurt someone else.
I am truly sorry for that.
So angry with myself first and foremost.
And it's not a good enough excuse. It doesn't work for me.
Honestly, I can't take it back, but I can be so apologetic.
You don't do that to someone you care for.
You also don't do that to me.
I'm truly sorry for that.
Well, credit to you for being here. Joe's not.
He didn't show up to actually accept the consequences
of his own behaviour and you have,
so credit where credit is due.
What I'm more interested in is we're at the end of this process,
and I'm really curious about what you're both going
to take away into your next relationships.
I think going into my next relationship, not be so forward
so straight away with my feelings because obviously I got burned.
OK, so perhaps protecting yourself a little bit more,
especially in those early days.
Yeah, 100%. Yeah.
Are you feeling optimistic? 100%.
Walking out of here with head held high.
Good for you. Yeah.
Julia-Ruth, what have you learned?
Just be a lot more thoughtful.
Yeah, just respectful towards people and their feelings, yeah.
And this is the empathy.
This is the understanding of your words and behaviour
and the impact on other people.
I think that's a really big takeaway for you.
Thank you both for being here.
Takes guts, takes openness, so good on you,
and all the best in your next relationships.
Thank you. Thank you.
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The next couple we'd like to talk to is Sarah and Dean.
Hello.
Dean, I'd like to say that the tattoos were absolutely...
Was absolutely amazing.
Tell me a little bit more about your reason for getting a tattoo.
Sarah said she wanted a man who was teeth, tan and tatted.
And I've got the teeth, I've got the tan, now I've got the tats.
I haven't now. They wash off, yeah.
Sarah, last night we saw that Dean still has feelings for you.
We have been in constant communication since the experiment.
I think you're just absolutely incredible.
For me, you know, I wouldn't want to lead him on or anything like that.
Just be happy that we're really good friends.
And, Dean, what does that feel like to have Sarah say
that friendship is the only thing she wants right now?
When you're talking to someone all the time and you're FaceTiming,
I think you are close - and we went through something like this
together, and gradually over time,
the feelings were growing. I was like, cool, like,
you're a great person. And I think if anyone got to know you
on that level, I think everyone would probably fall for you as well.
I think that's kind of what would happen.
So I think it was just inevitable. And maybe I was looking for things
that weren't there because I wanted it.
I came here to find my wife, and I thought,
maybe this can still be a lovely story where it still works,
but there is a great friendship there and I don't want to lose that.
I think also what's really important is to understand
if Sarah met a new guy,
you also have to protect yourself as well.
I think that's fair.
Going forward, I'm learning to put my feelings first.
You two are stronger today than the day that you both left.
Yeah, definitely. And that means that there's been incredible growth,
so, congratulations. Cheers. Thank you, guys. Thank you.
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Next up on the couch we have Nelly and Steven.
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Hi. Hello.
Welcome.
Now, clearly we have a lot to talk about,
but before we do, we would love to take a look back at your journey.
Shall we? Yes.
Today is the biggest day of my life.
I'm just really, really hoping that this is it
and this is the one.
Oh, wow.
She looks absolutely stunning.
Tick, tick, tick.
A match made in heaven.
I'm having the best time.
Nelly, can you see yourself falling for me?
It's very hard for me to say.
No pressure, girl.
Yeah. Yeah.
I think I'm so afraid of, um, being so emotionally,
like, open and vulnerable to someone.
Then they break my heart.
Let's be honest. You haven't been the same since the honeymoon.
You're speaking about ex-partners that you've been with.
I'm finding it fucking laughable, Nelly. Let's be honest.
These are my feelings, and I'm not finding it very funny.
Don't fucking antagonise me, Nelly.
Sorry?
Said "Fucking idiot."
This week has been awful. It's been hell.
I just, I don't know who you are.
What you saw in the honeymoon, that's me.
Listen, if you cook for April and you haven't cooked for me,
that's where I'll get real mad.
Oh, look at that. That looks stunning.
Cheers for breakfast in bed. Have you ever done this for Nelly?
Um, no.
A couple of days with another woman and you're, like, more checked out.
Like, what happened? Did you guys flirt with each other?
There's been no flirting. No flirting whatsoever? No flirting.
Do you think it's appropriate to be on a dating website?
Sorry?
No, I'm not on anything. Yes, you are.
And that was today.
I'm going to take this off. This marriage is over.
That is not me on Hinge. So you think someone's catfishing you?
Absolutely.
So someone's walking around with your face, then? Yeah.
But, yeah, I've been having a little conversation with someone.
Steven. Speaking about potentially going to grab drinks together.
Not on a one to one. I said, look, we'll go for a drink together.
If you were telling the 100% truth,
you'd be whipping your phone out so fucking fast.
I'm bored trying to prove myself.
Steven constantly lies.
I think this is a pattern, and do you know what?
Enjoy. I think you might be well suited to each other.
Steven, you're gross! It's loser behaviour. I would be embarrassed.
Damn.
Nelly, was there anything that you saw there that was news to you?
The only thing I really wouldn't have known about was partner swap,
because I wasn't there.
So Steven was flirting with her. I don't think I'm that surprised.
You did that and you lied about it.
Can you now see the impact of that on Nelly?
Absolutely. It's a massive slap in the face, isn't it?
You don't deserve that. No-one does.
The impact it had on Nelly is she was doubting herself.
Yeah. You know, and we saw so much doubt in you. Yeah.
And so much confusion,
which is what, you know, some of Steven's behaviour,
which, you know, to be fair, was pretty manipulative.
And you were starting to think, is it me?
Yeah. Am I doing something here to create this situation?
My massive regret, which I've said already,
like you being on the receiving end of this.
Not taking stock when I should, taking accountability when I should.
It's scary that, you know, you would put me ahead of yourself
throughout this whole journey
and how she wanted to make me feel and all these things,
I'm thinking, why's she putting me first, ahead of herself?
What is she seeing in me?
But again, I'm just deflecting things
going, well, no, it's on you, Nelly. It's on you, Nelly.
Like, I didn't even give you the bare minimum.
She's the first genuine, real person I've met,
and I'm like, I've done this to her.
How do you think Nelly feels now?
Hurt, ang... Like... I'm not angry.
This is how I thinking you might be perceiving it.
We heard you last night essentially say to Nelly
that you were messaging Julia-Ruth to hurt her.
Yeah. This is demonstrating incredible spite.
Yeah.
I think what would really hurt me, it's just the deceit.
Like even seeing the texts from Steven to Julia-Ruth saying,
to be honest, at that time you would have stolen me away from her.
That was, we're talking about week two.
Or I was so tempted to knock on your door.
I just think, how am I sleeping in the same bed with this person
who is so different to what they're saying?
Because you're good at lying, do you know what I mean?
I find that so bizarre.
Here I've been the worst version of myself,
and I don't think I can get any worse.
You've made me look inwards at myself.
You're the first person that's made me do it and think,
fucking hell, like, Steve, fix up.
But no-one else would have done that.
Can I just stop you? I mean, it sounds textbook what you're saying,
if I'm honest. The reflection has been so deep
that everything you're saying is I'm just so bad,
everyone else is really good.
It just doesn't add up.
It's not textbook.
It's raw. I am a different person now.
Like, what you unfortunately, had of me in this period,
you're never going to see again.
In my many years of working with people,
I don't normally see such a turnaround
in such a short space of time.
Nelly, do you believe that he's really taking accountability?
I want to, but then I'm also like, well, if I didn't expose the truth
and circulate all those messages so he couldn't run away from it,
I feel that maybe he'd still be sat here
saying the same thing as before.
Steven, why should she believe you?
Look, given what's happened, she has every reason not to believe it.
But I've come here knowing full well
I was going to get the heat and questions. Rightfully so.
I sound like I'm here to front things up.
Like everything I've taken in,
I'm thinking, like, Steve, to really grow as a person
and really be that best version of yourself,
you've got to be able to allow yourself to be vulnerable.
I don't need to be hiding behind anything any more.
I really don't.
I know you did some things to hurt me,
but my question is, are you going to finally admit the dating app thing?
I've acted cowardly. It's not nice knowing that,
obviously knowing how I've made you feel.
Steven, you talk and talk and talk and talk
to try and talk yourself out of this.
Just own it now,
because otherwise it's going to be bad for you.
Was it true?
You swore that you did not do this. All right. Fucking hell.
OK. Put my hands up to it.
Let's just be clear. You're now saying that despite everything
you said that time on the couch,
you actually lied. You did have a profile on a dating app.
Yeah.
You swore that you did not do this.
All right. Fucking hell.
OK. Put my hands up to it.
Let's just be clear.
You're now saying that despite everything you said
that time on the couch,
you actually lied. You did have a profile on a dating app.
Yeah.
That's sick.
You've been caught out.
I've owned up to it now, tonight.
I'm fronting it up.
You swore, and now, weeks later, you've had some sort of epiphany.
You are saying what you think everybody wants to hear.
It does not add up. You've not once sat with her
and said, "I am sorry," and then stopped talking.
I get it, but... You can hear the emotional impact in this group.
You sat here and you lied to us,
you lied to Nelly, and you lied to all of your so-called friends here.
And it was a blatant lie.
So it's had an impact on everybody here.
I know it's not been easy for you to listen to all of our disappointment,
but I think that this is the consequence of lying.
And I think that you have had to sadly learn
a really big lesson tonight.
No, absolutely. It is my massive regret.
I hate that fact that I've done this to you.
Nelly, we're going to come back to you because you've been hurt.
And you had the most incredible expectations
coming into this process.
And I'm just really keen to hear what this experience
has meant to you and perhaps how it's changed you.
I know I had a bit of a rubbish time,
but my gut is always right.
And I think before I always told myself,
no, you are that strong woman. You can call it out, you can see it.
But I think I was just telling myself that
and it's only now that I do truly believe it.
I've never felt more confident or more strong,
and I've never loved myself more. Like, to feel the way I do now,
I would honestly do it all over again.
Is there anything in wrapping up that you'd like to say to Steven?
I don't think there is.
I think, you know, our experience was our experience.
I just hope that you can really take from this, and I'm sure you will.
What about you, Steve? Anything you'd like to say to Nelly?
Honestly, bottom of my heart, like, the deepest of sorrows.
Steven, you basically ripped her heart out
and you stepped all over it.
The beauty of this journey is you can change.
And I believe you will change.
Sorry, got leaky eyes at the minute.
What I will give you is check on bravery.
Because you knew that you were going to come in here,
you were going to have to face us,
and you would have to face this young lady next to you.
And I applaud you for that.
I didn't want to cry, but, yes, thank you.
No-one deserves that. Sorry. I'm truly sorry.
Thank you.
And that felt genuine.
Yeah. That did.
Good on you, Steven.
We look forward to seeing how you work
through this self-development process.
And, Nelly, we look forward to all of the great love stories
that you're about to step into.
Can't wait! We cannot wait too. Cannot wait.
Thank you both so much. Been incredible.
Yeah, thank you both.
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Thank you.
I know I've let a lot of people down.
I'm owning up to things. I'm not going to run away from things
or hide from things any more,
and it's going to help me grow better as a person.
Who's ready for some love?
CHEERING
If we could have Abi and John, come on up!
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Hi! Never had such a warm welcome, I love it.
Thanks, guys.
That's because we all love you.
Aww! Oh, we love you, too. We love you all, yeah.
All right, so how do we feel right now? It's amazing.
Cloud nine. Honestly.
We've just had the absolute time of our life.
Well, on that note,
let's take a look at the Abi and John love story.
I want to have my happily ever after.
I've got the horse, I've got the carriage.
I want to meet my Prince Charming.
Hi.
Lovely to meet you.
And you.
This does feel like someone that I could fall in love with.
The smile hasn't left my face since I met you, really.
Oh. Oh!
Hi. Hi!
Hi. Hi.
We have, like, such a good connection,
and I've not felt like this before, like, with anyone.
He makes me feel like it's OK to be me.
I'm on the love road.
I'm just really excited for what's to come. Same.
Let's have some fun. Yeah.
I love you. And I am in love with you.
I do, I do love you. I do love you.
This is what I've wanted my entire life
and I can't believe that I've found my soulmate.
I came home and told my wife that I love her!
And she said it back!
I feel so happy. It's nice I've got my John now.
This what we want. That's all we wanted,
and now we're complete.
You can plan your life now.
I've got an excitement back for life.
For once in my life, I'm not worried about the future.
If anything, I'm excited.
There is nothing more certain than our future together.
The I became we, the future became us.
and my heart became yours.
You are the love of my life.
I've waited my whole life to feel like this,
and I'd walk through every one of those years again
if they led me back to you.
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So how would you describe the emotions you feel right now?
Just love. Yeah. That's it.
It's just I came into this experiment wanting
to find someone true, genuine, and to spend the rest of my life with,
and I found that. Yeah.
We've got hopes and dreams from our wedding day,
but now we've realised all of that and we're on the step, like,
for the rest of our lives together.
Wow. That's so strong to say.
We're with each other for the rest of our lives.
Yeah.
Like, it is a massive thing to say that,
but I just, I've never felt like this before about, like, anybody
my entire, like, life.
And I feel like John's helped me grow as a person
and made me love myself again.
And I feel like that's the most amazing gift
that a partner could ever give you.
I feel exactly the same.
I've never felt this before about a person,
but also I've never felt like this about myself,
which is how Abi makes me feel.
You know, I feel like the most confident version of myself.
And, like, because I'm looking at Abi and going,
oh, the experts have matched me with this amazing lady,
so I feel amazing about myself.
You feel like I'm her match. Wow, I must be a good guy. Wow.
So what is the next step?
We've discussed kind of like we do want to move in and, yeah,
like start a family and just, you know, all those things
that we've always wanted to do.
Very early, we were having conversations about, like,
you know, what do you want in life? Do you want children or not?
Because I've got a real desire to be a dad.
And Abi also wants a family, as well.
How many are we talking? Let's start with one.
I mean, there's none at the moment.
So one to start and then we'll go from there.
OK.
So now, here's a question.
If you could go back one year
and tell yourself anything, what would it be?
The best is yet to come. Just hang on in there.
Like, your time is coming and it will be worth the wait.
All right. Yeah, I'd reassure that guy that had so many worries,
like, it's going to be OK. You're enough.
I'd tell him to just hold on tight because Abi's coming.
You two are a testament to hope in love.
But since this is your last moment within the experiment,
what would you like to say to each other?
Thank you for making me feel like that person standing
at the top of the aisle was enough, after so many years of doubt
of whether I was going to be right for somebody.
And thank you for giving me hope to be excited for the future.
Thank you, first of all, for being my husband,
for accepting me as I am
and for just giving me that confidence to know that I am enough.
I deserve to be loved and I deserve to be happy.
And just thank you for giving me the future that I've always dreamed of.
You're very welcome.
APPLAUSE
So thank you for inspiring us,
and thank you for showing us what love looks like in action.
Good luck to both of you. Thank you.
APPLAUSE
It might be the end of the experiment,
but this is only the start of our future.
I've got everything that I asked for and more out of this.
I know that Abi is going to be with me for the rest of my life.
Oh!
Never thought that when I came into this experiment, I would find you.
And I would choose you over and over again, and I always will.
love you.
I love you.
It's OK.
Without this journey, I would never have loved myself the way I do.
This has completely changed my life.
I'm so glad I got matched to this amazing woman.
Mm. Mwah!