1 00:00:06,049 --> 00:00:08,051 ["Go Get What You Want" playing] 2 00:00:10,511 --> 00:00:13,598 ♪ You're walking through your memories ♪ 3 00:00:14,140 --> 00:00:17,602 ♪ You're looking for an answer ♪ 4 00:00:17,894 --> 00:00:21,397 ♪ Don't wanna waste your days away ♪ 5 00:00:21,689 --> 00:00:24,358 [man 1] When I heard about this experiment, I knew it was for me. 6 00:00:24,442 --> 00:00:27,653 It was the opposite of what modern dating has become. 7 00:00:28,696 --> 00:00:30,239 [woman 1] There's so many dating apps, 8 00:00:30,323 --> 00:00:33,076 and most of them are based off of your physical appearance. 9 00:00:33,451 --> 00:00:36,037 [man 2] It's not all about physical attraction, in the long run. 10 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:38,414 It's who's holding your hand on your deathbed. 11 00:00:40,458 --> 00:00:41,667 [woman 2] The reason I came here is 12 00:00:41,751 --> 00:00:44,754 there's men who actually want to get married, they want commitment. 13 00:00:44,879 --> 00:00:46,214 They're looking for wives. 14 00:00:46,297 --> 00:00:47,715 I'm like, "What? Where?" 15 00:00:47,799 --> 00:00:51,385 ["Go Get What You Want" continues] ♪ Wash your fears away ♪ 16 00:00:51,469 --> 00:00:53,679 ♪ Away ♪ 17 00:00:53,763 --> 00:00:55,556 ♪ Your heart is singing out ♪ 18 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:57,558 ♪ You’re breaking through the clouds ♪ 19 00:00:57,892 --> 00:01:00,728 ♪ Go get what you want Go get what you want ♪ 20 00:01:08,361 --> 00:01:09,195 [gasps] 21 00:01:10,154 --> 00:01:11,322 -Wow. -Hi! 22 00:01:11,697 --> 00:01:12,782 [woman laughing] 23 00:01:12,907 --> 00:01:13,991 [Briana] I'm Briana! 24 00:01:14,117 --> 00:01:17,745 I really want a man who is going to love me for me. 25 00:01:17,912 --> 00:01:21,165 Not what I look like, but for who I am on the inside. 26 00:01:21,249 --> 00:01:22,667 When we're 95 years old, 27 00:01:22,750 --> 00:01:24,877 my boobs might be, like, dragging on the floor, 28 00:01:24,961 --> 00:01:27,004 but I need you to love my saggy boobs. 29 00:01:27,088 --> 00:01:28,631 That was real extra, 30 00:01:28,714 --> 00:01:31,134 but that's really how I feel. 31 00:01:34,470 --> 00:01:35,847 Oh, shit. 32 00:01:36,347 --> 00:01:37,932 This is dope. Oh, man! 33 00:01:38,766 --> 00:01:42,895 I'm short, and there are women out there that won't date guys that are shorter. 34 00:01:42,979 --> 00:01:43,896 Westley. 35 00:01:43,980 --> 00:01:46,107 It's a bummer, but being in this facility, 36 00:01:46,190 --> 00:01:48,359 we're really getting down to what matters most. 37 00:01:49,777 --> 00:01:52,363 [man 3] Growing up, I wanted to be like Hugh Hefner, 38 00:01:52,446 --> 00:01:54,699 a stylish guy who can have his pick of the litter. 39 00:01:55,074 --> 00:01:57,577 But there comes a time in every man's life 40 00:01:57,660 --> 00:02:00,329 [chuckles] where he has to settle down. 41 00:02:00,413 --> 00:02:01,998 I'm so ready to find a wife. 42 00:02:02,540 --> 00:02:04,542 [laughter and indistinct conversation] 43 00:02:06,460 --> 00:02:07,628 [woman] Oh, my gosh, you guys! 44 00:02:07,712 --> 00:02:08,963 -[woman 3] Hi! -Hey, hey! 45 00:02:09,046 --> 00:02:10,840 -[women cheering] -Oh, my God! 46 00:02:11,799 --> 00:02:12,675 -Hi! -Hi! 47 00:02:12,758 --> 00:02:13,759 How you guys doing? 48 00:02:13,843 --> 00:02:16,804 -[woman 4] Freaking out a little bit! -[man 4] Yeah? Welcome. 49 00:02:16,888 --> 00:02:18,264 I'm Vanessa Lachey. 50 00:02:18,347 --> 00:02:20,766 I'm obviously Nick Lachey, her husband. 51 00:02:20,850 --> 00:02:23,227 Ladies, welcome to the blind love experiment. 52 00:02:23,311 --> 00:02:24,812 [cheering and laughing] 53 00:02:26,981 --> 00:02:29,066 Here, you will choose someone to marry... 54 00:02:32,403 --> 00:02:34,530 without ever seeing them. 55 00:02:35,198 --> 00:02:36,782 [women chuckling nervously] 56 00:02:37,575 --> 00:02:40,369 We live in such a disconnected and distracted world. 57 00:02:40,870 --> 00:02:45,124 Your value is often judged solely by the photo on your dating app. 58 00:02:45,208 --> 00:02:47,084 -Mm-hmm. [chuckles] -[women] True. That's true. 59 00:02:47,168 --> 00:02:49,212 [Vanessa] But everyone wants to be loved 60 00:02:49,295 --> 00:02:50,254 for who they are. 61 00:02:50,338 --> 00:02:52,340 Not for their looks, their race, 62 00:02:52,423 --> 00:02:54,425 their background or their income. 63 00:02:54,759 --> 00:02:55,927 -Right. -So true. 64 00:02:56,344 --> 00:02:58,679 Psychologists believe that emotional connection 65 00:02:58,763 --> 00:03:00,556 is the key to long-term marital success... 66 00:03:01,682 --> 00:03:03,351 not physical attraction. 67 00:03:03,684 --> 00:03:04,644 [Vanessa] So here, 68 00:03:04,727 --> 00:03:08,522 your relationships will begin by forging an intimate bond, 69 00:03:08,606 --> 00:03:10,316 with nothing to distract you. 70 00:03:10,399 --> 00:03:11,651 Here's how it's going to work. 71 00:03:11,734 --> 00:03:15,363 Over the next ten days, ladies, you're going to live on this side, 72 00:03:15,529 --> 00:03:17,698 and the men will live on the other side. 73 00:03:17,782 --> 00:03:21,619 You're going to speak to a stream of potential love interests. 74 00:03:21,911 --> 00:03:23,037 [Nick] But here's the catch. 75 00:03:23,454 --> 00:03:24,914 Looks won't play a factor. 76 00:03:25,665 --> 00:03:27,250 We've taken away your devices. 77 00:03:27,416 --> 00:03:29,794 [Vanessa] The only time you're going to interact 78 00:03:30,211 --> 00:03:31,921 is in one of the private pods. 79 00:03:36,425 --> 00:03:40,012 You're going to be separated by one thin wall. 80 00:03:41,305 --> 00:03:43,182 You won't ever get to see each other. 81 00:03:46,811 --> 00:03:49,939 Ultimately, all decisions are yours. 82 00:03:50,356 --> 00:03:52,566 You can choose who you want to spend time with. 83 00:03:53,025 --> 00:03:56,362 Once you choose the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, 84 00:03:56,445 --> 00:03:58,072 -you'll propose. -Just like that? 85 00:03:59,407 --> 00:04:00,449 [Nick] If they accept, 86 00:04:00,533 --> 00:04:02,743 you will finally get to see your fiancée 87 00:04:02,827 --> 00:04:04,453 for the very first time. 88 00:04:05,621 --> 00:04:08,165 You're going to leave here together 89 00:04:08,541 --> 00:04:09,792 as an engaged couple 90 00:04:09,875 --> 00:04:11,002 with a wedding date. 91 00:04:11,585 --> 00:04:13,421 -Oh, my gosh. -Oh, my God. 92 00:04:13,504 --> 00:04:16,257 You'll move in together, see your family and friends, 93 00:04:16,966 --> 00:04:18,301 and in just four weeks, 94 00:04:18,551 --> 00:04:19,969 you'll be at your wedding. 95 00:04:20,386 --> 00:04:21,345 I just got goosebumps. 96 00:04:21,429 --> 00:04:24,307 -[excited chatter] -Is this registering for other people? 97 00:04:25,224 --> 00:04:26,726 This is arguably the biggest decision 98 00:04:26,809 --> 00:04:28,311 you'll ever make in life. 99 00:04:28,644 --> 00:04:30,146 [Vanessa] Will you say "I do" 100 00:04:30,479 --> 00:04:33,774 to the person that you've chosen right here, sight unseen? 101 00:04:34,567 --> 00:04:38,487 Or will physical realities in the real world sabotage you, 102 00:04:38,904 --> 00:04:42,283 and will you walk away from them forever? 103 00:04:43,117 --> 00:04:45,703 This literally is the first time an experiment like this 104 00:04:46,078 --> 00:04:47,038 has ever been done. 105 00:04:47,830 --> 00:04:50,374 We all have to remember the central question: 106 00:04:50,916 --> 00:04:53,210 Is love truly blind? 107 00:04:54,503 --> 00:04:55,338 We hope so. 108 00:04:55,463 --> 00:04:57,214 [men laughing] 109 00:04:57,340 --> 00:05:00,092 If you're ready to find the love of your life, 110 00:05:00,718 --> 00:05:02,720 then walk through those doors, 111 00:05:03,429 --> 00:05:06,098 because the pods are now open. 112 00:05:06,182 --> 00:05:08,392 -[cheering] -[woman 4] I'm going first! 113 00:05:08,476 --> 00:05:10,394 If I fall in love and get engaged, 114 00:05:10,478 --> 00:05:12,355 it will be with someone I've never seen. 115 00:05:12,438 --> 00:05:13,439 It's crazy. 116 00:05:13,814 --> 00:05:15,649 -It's go time. -Whoo! 117 00:05:15,733 --> 00:05:16,817 [women laughing] 118 00:05:17,985 --> 00:05:19,904 [inspirational music playing] 119 00:05:24,784 --> 00:05:27,036 [Lillie Mae] I'm gonna go on a series of speed dates, 120 00:05:27,119 --> 00:05:28,579 and find my king, 121 00:05:28,954 --> 00:05:30,247 because I'm the queen, 122 00:05:30,331 --> 00:05:33,334 and he might be on the other side of the wall, if I'm lucky. 123 00:05:33,584 --> 00:05:37,838 The only weird part is that some of these women might be trying to get my husband. 124 00:05:38,339 --> 00:05:41,384 Basically I'm going to be blind dating all these women. 125 00:05:41,467 --> 00:05:43,344 -It's game time. -Game time. 126 00:05:43,427 --> 00:05:44,887 Get that wife, get that wife. 127 00:05:44,970 --> 00:05:46,597 They can't see how fly I am, 128 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:48,099 they can't say, "Oh, he's handsome." 129 00:05:48,182 --> 00:05:51,143 They can't say, "Oh, I like chocolate skin and beards." 130 00:05:51,227 --> 00:05:53,521 They have to rely on my personality. 131 00:05:53,604 --> 00:05:55,523 It's literally blind love. 132 00:05:56,190 --> 00:05:57,149 [woman] Good luck. 133 00:06:00,027 --> 00:06:00,986 [man 1] Hello? 134 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:02,154 [man 2] Hello? 135 00:06:02,238 --> 00:06:03,114 [woman 1] Hello? 136 00:06:03,197 --> 00:06:04,115 [man 3] Hello, hello! 137 00:06:04,198 --> 00:06:05,741 Oh, wow! 138 00:06:05,825 --> 00:06:07,410 These rooms are nice! 139 00:06:07,827 --> 00:06:08,744 -[knocking] -[woman 2] Hello? 140 00:06:08,828 --> 00:06:09,662 Noiseproof. 141 00:06:09,745 --> 00:06:11,372 [woman 3] Welcome to my pod. [laughs] 142 00:06:11,497 --> 00:06:12,373 Yeah! 143 00:06:12,748 --> 00:06:14,542 Nice to hear from you. 144 00:06:14,750 --> 00:06:16,168 -[woman 3] Right? -I can't say "see you." 145 00:06:16,252 --> 00:06:17,545 What are you looking at? 146 00:06:17,837 --> 00:06:19,463 It looks like a scene from Frozen. 147 00:06:19,547 --> 00:06:21,549 I'm going straight for the candy over here right now. 148 00:06:21,632 --> 00:06:23,759 Uh, I might go for the vodka, to be honest. 149 00:06:25,344 --> 00:06:27,513 -[Jessica] Can you see anything? -[Mark] No. 150 00:06:27,721 --> 00:06:29,140 [Jessica] There's nothing happening? 151 00:06:29,223 --> 00:06:30,057 [Mark] Nothing. 152 00:06:30,182 --> 00:06:31,434 My name is Jessica Baton, 153 00:06:31,517 --> 00:06:33,102 I'm from Rock Falls, Illinois. 154 00:06:33,185 --> 00:06:36,188 I've had a rigid set of standards. 155 00:06:36,272 --> 00:06:40,067 I would only date a guy between one to five years older. 156 00:06:40,151 --> 00:06:43,529 I would only date athletes, because I'm really athletic. 157 00:06:43,988 --> 00:06:45,781 But I'm 34 years old, 158 00:06:45,865 --> 00:06:47,199 and I may not find someone 159 00:06:47,283 --> 00:06:50,619 based on the criteria that I've put in place for myself. 160 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:52,997 I'm ready to start a family, 161 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:57,168 and I want to have the most perfect marriage. 162 00:06:57,543 --> 00:06:59,044 -[Mark] What's your name? -I'm Jessica. 163 00:06:59,128 --> 00:07:00,963 [Mark] Nice to meet you, Jessica. I'm Mark. 164 00:07:01,380 --> 00:07:02,715 Nice to meet you, Mark. 165 00:07:02,798 --> 00:07:04,717 Well, let's just get right down to it! 166 00:07:05,718 --> 00:07:08,095 Tell me about your family. 167 00:07:08,220 --> 00:07:10,598 Both my parents are immigrants. They both came from Mexico. 168 00:07:11,015 --> 00:07:12,641 And I'm a mama's boy. 169 00:07:13,058 --> 00:07:14,643 [Mark and Jessica laughing] 170 00:07:14,727 --> 00:07:16,896 Okay! I'll make a note of that! 171 00:07:16,979 --> 00:07:18,731 My grandma had 15 kids. 172 00:07:19,106 --> 00:07:20,566 -You're kidding me? -[Mark] Swear. 173 00:07:20,649 --> 00:07:22,193 -You know what I'm saying? -That's crazy. 174 00:07:22,776 --> 00:07:26,238 I'm Mark Cuevas, I'm 24 years old, and I'm from Chicago, Illinois. 175 00:07:26,697 --> 00:07:27,948 Both my parents are from Mexico. 176 00:07:28,032 --> 00:07:31,035 I'll never forget my first date with one of my girlfriends in high school. 177 00:07:31,118 --> 00:07:32,828 She had told her dad that I was Mexican, 178 00:07:32,912 --> 00:07:34,288 and he opened the door and he goes, 179 00:07:34,371 --> 00:07:35,789 "Oh, you're not what I expected." 180 00:07:36,373 --> 00:07:38,375 And that's why I love this experiment, 181 00:07:38,459 --> 00:07:40,711 because it lets you really dig deep 182 00:07:40,794 --> 00:07:43,672 on who someone really is, and not worry about what they look like. 183 00:07:44,089 --> 00:07:45,174 So, I'm 24. 184 00:07:45,341 --> 00:07:47,301 -[Jessica] I'm 34. -[Mark] Okay. 185 00:07:47,384 --> 00:07:49,220 [Jessica] I never dated anyone younger than me. 186 00:07:49,303 --> 00:07:51,263 -Really? -I think every relationship is different 187 00:07:51,347 --> 00:07:53,432 and you have to take things as they come. 188 00:07:53,682 --> 00:07:55,184 [Mark] I feel that. Where you from? 189 00:07:55,684 --> 00:07:56,769 [Jessica] I'm from Illinois. 190 00:07:56,852 --> 00:07:58,687 -Me, too. What part? -You're kidding? 191 00:07:58,771 --> 00:08:00,981 I'm from two hours west of Chicago. 192 00:08:01,065 --> 00:08:02,900 -Go Cubbies! -I was about to say, 193 00:08:02,983 --> 00:08:04,693 "Oh, my God, she's a Cubs fan!" 194 00:08:04,777 --> 00:08:06,737 Huge Cubs fan, huge Bears fan. 195 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:08,656 I'm a Bears fan till I die. 196 00:08:08,739 --> 00:08:10,866 [Jessica] Every Sunday, I dress up my dog. 197 00:08:11,283 --> 00:08:12,451 Her name is Payton Hester. 198 00:08:12,785 --> 00:08:14,161 No freaking way! 199 00:08:14,245 --> 00:08:15,996 [Jessica] I dress her in her Payton jersey... 200 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:18,040 [Mark and Jessica laughing] 201 00:08:18,123 --> 00:08:19,458 ...and we watch the Bears. 202 00:08:19,542 --> 00:08:21,418 You know what? I make the best Italian beef. 203 00:08:21,544 --> 00:08:23,379 -[Mark] Seriously? -Oh! It's like... 204 00:08:23,462 --> 00:08:26,006 I'm starring your name with "Italian..." 205 00:08:26,340 --> 00:08:28,717 No, literally, my Italian beef is the best. 206 00:08:29,009 --> 00:08:30,678 I'm smiling. I don't know if you can tell. 207 00:08:30,761 --> 00:08:32,763 Oh, my gosh. I'm so happy you're here. 208 00:08:32,846 --> 00:08:33,806 This is awesome. 209 00:08:33,889 --> 00:08:35,975 [Jessica] I came in here open to doing this experiment, 210 00:08:36,058 --> 00:08:37,434 but I really didn't think that 211 00:08:37,518 --> 00:08:39,603 I would connect with someone off the bat like that, 212 00:08:39,687 --> 00:08:42,106 and with Mark it was just instant. 213 00:08:42,189 --> 00:08:44,733 We're different race, we're different age, 214 00:08:44,817 --> 00:08:47,486 but we're definitely cut from the same cloth. 215 00:08:48,904 --> 00:08:49,738 Bro, 216 00:08:50,155 --> 00:08:51,115 that was awesome! 217 00:08:52,157 --> 00:08:54,868 [upbeat pop music playing] 218 00:08:55,244 --> 00:08:57,955 [Lauren] It's fun meeting so many different men 219 00:08:58,330 --> 00:08:59,999 who are ready to get married. 220 00:09:00,958 --> 00:09:04,128 The quality of men is excellent. [laughs] 221 00:09:06,839 --> 00:09:09,592 My name is Lauren Speed, and I'm 32. 222 00:09:10,050 --> 00:09:11,594 I am originally from Detroit. 223 00:09:11,927 --> 00:09:14,555 My mom calls me at least once a week 224 00:09:14,722 --> 00:09:16,640 and reminds me that my eggs are shriveling up. 225 00:09:16,724 --> 00:09:17,766 Like, no lie. 226 00:09:18,642 --> 00:09:22,146 I'm just really ready for my husband, and I know that he's out there looking for me, 227 00:09:22,479 --> 00:09:25,357 and it's time for us to find each other and quit playing these games, okay? 228 00:09:25,441 --> 00:09:26,275 It's time. 229 00:09:26,942 --> 00:09:28,360 -Hello? -[Cameron] Hello. 230 00:09:28,444 --> 00:09:29,987 -I'm Lauren. -I'm Cameron. 231 00:09:30,613 --> 00:09:31,739 Where are you from, Cameron? 232 00:09:32,239 --> 00:09:33,365 I'm from the state of Maine. 233 00:09:33,449 --> 00:09:35,868 I don't think I've met anyone from Maine before. 234 00:09:35,951 --> 00:09:37,745 I'm the only one you'll ever need to meet. 235 00:09:37,828 --> 00:09:40,205 [laughs] I like that. I like that. 236 00:09:40,289 --> 00:09:42,875 -[Cameron chuckles] -[Lauren] What kind of work do you do? 237 00:09:42,958 --> 00:09:44,668 I work in artificial intelligence. 238 00:09:44,918 --> 00:09:48,088 When you say "artificial intelligence," I think about building robots and... 239 00:09:48,172 --> 00:09:50,507 Yeah, I'm basically taking over the world. 240 00:09:50,591 --> 00:09:52,301 -That's awesome. -[chuckles] 241 00:09:52,426 --> 00:09:53,927 My name is Cameron Hamilton. 242 00:09:54,011 --> 00:09:56,430 I'm 28, and I'm from Lee, Maine. 243 00:09:56,513 --> 00:09:58,932 I always hear, "You don't look like a scientist," 244 00:09:59,391 --> 00:10:01,185 which is kind of a funny thing because, 245 00:10:01,268 --> 00:10:03,145 like, what does a scientist really look like? 246 00:10:03,937 --> 00:10:05,189 But, as a scientist, 247 00:10:05,272 --> 00:10:07,441 I'm a believer in this experiment 248 00:10:07,775 --> 00:10:10,694 that's removing the confounding variables 249 00:10:10,778 --> 00:10:12,821 of ethnicity, race, 250 00:10:12,905 --> 00:10:16,200 background, and the big one being physical appearance. 251 00:10:16,575 --> 00:10:18,118 None of that matters. 252 00:10:18,786 --> 00:10:22,539 [Lauren] Would you say that you're an introvert or an extrovert? 253 00:10:22,623 --> 00:10:24,750 I think I'm more naturally introverted, 254 00:10:25,042 --> 00:10:27,419 but I can be extroverted when I need to be. 255 00:10:27,503 --> 00:10:29,046 -Okay. -[Cameron] How about yourself? 256 00:10:29,129 --> 00:10:31,090 [Lauren] I think I'm a combination of the two. 257 00:10:31,173 --> 00:10:34,093 When I am around other people, I'm totally on, 258 00:10:34,468 --> 00:10:37,179 but there are times when I'm like, I just want to sit at home 259 00:10:37,554 --> 00:10:39,932 watch movies and chill, and drink wine... 260 00:10:40,015 --> 00:10:41,975 -I couldn't agree more. -...and eat food. [laughs] 261 00:10:42,059 --> 00:10:43,435 Yeah! Do you cook? 262 00:10:43,519 --> 00:10:45,646 -[Lauren] I do cook. -Okay. 263 00:10:45,854 --> 00:10:48,023 Would you make if we were on a date? 264 00:10:48,315 --> 00:10:50,359 Mm, I would probably make either salmon, 265 00:10:50,442 --> 00:10:54,363 -or I would make some peri chicken, rice. -Oh, yes. 266 00:10:54,446 --> 00:10:56,448 -There we go. Now we're talking. -[Lauren] Yeah. 267 00:10:56,532 --> 00:10:58,075 -Do you cook? -Yeah, I do cook. 268 00:10:58,325 --> 00:11:00,035 -[Lauren] I like a man who can cook. -Yeah? 269 00:11:00,119 --> 00:11:02,663 -Yeah. That's 'cause I like to eat. -I can cook for you. [chuckles] 270 00:11:02,746 --> 00:11:04,498 -So that's great. -Yeah. 271 00:11:05,332 --> 00:11:10,087 It's definitely interesting not seeing the man on the other side of the glass. 272 00:11:10,504 --> 00:11:14,049 They really have to get to know me and my tone and my personality 273 00:11:14,133 --> 00:11:17,052 outside of, "Oh, she's cute, her breasts look good." 274 00:11:17,136 --> 00:11:19,596 [Cameron] What are you really looking for in a partner? 275 00:11:19,680 --> 00:11:23,600 Somebody who is supportive, someone who's loving. 276 00:11:23,934 --> 00:11:28,021 I like when a guy hugs me from behind and makes me feel, like, small. 277 00:11:28,105 --> 00:11:29,982 Yeah, that's good. 278 00:11:32,025 --> 00:11:35,779 -Gosh, I want to get to know you more. -I know, I like you. 279 00:11:36,029 --> 00:11:36,947 I like you, too. 280 00:11:37,364 --> 00:11:39,783 I like your voice, too. You sound cute. [laughs] 281 00:11:40,492 --> 00:11:41,410 [laughs] 282 00:11:43,370 --> 00:11:44,747 When am I going to see you again? 283 00:11:44,830 --> 00:11:46,165 Soon as possible? 284 00:11:46,957 --> 00:11:48,834 -I'll talk to you soon, Lauren. -Bye, Cameron. 285 00:11:48,917 --> 00:11:49,752 [Cameron] Bye. 286 00:11:52,463 --> 00:11:54,506 [Lauren] My connection with Cameron is very strong, 287 00:11:54,590 --> 00:11:56,550 and I feel like I'm a good judge of character, 288 00:11:56,633 --> 00:11:59,094 so I'm feeling more comfortable. 289 00:11:59,178 --> 00:12:02,639 I'm feeling ready to just continue with this experiment 290 00:12:02,723 --> 00:12:05,851 and just meet more men. [chuckles] 291 00:12:07,728 --> 00:12:08,729 How's it going? 292 00:12:08,812 --> 00:12:09,646 Hello. 293 00:12:10,397 --> 00:12:11,356 Hello, hello. 294 00:12:11,732 --> 00:12:12,608 Hi. 295 00:12:12,775 --> 00:12:14,359 -[Mark] Hello! -Hi! 296 00:12:14,985 --> 00:12:16,695 So, what are some of your biggest turn-offs? 297 00:12:16,779 --> 00:12:17,905 -Turn-offs? -[Mark] Mm-hmm. 298 00:12:18,363 --> 00:12:22,075 Oh, my God. I hate, I hate, I hate 299 00:12:22,284 --> 00:12:23,702 being able to hear people breathe. 300 00:12:25,245 --> 00:12:26,705 What are you looking for in a woman? 301 00:12:26,789 --> 00:12:27,873 In shape, 302 00:12:28,457 --> 00:12:30,083 and beautiful. 303 00:12:30,167 --> 00:12:32,085 Oh, that doesn't sound shallow at all. 304 00:12:32,461 --> 00:12:34,963 If I had to guess, I'd say you're African-American. 305 00:12:35,923 --> 00:12:38,550 This is our first talk and you're already asking me what I look like? 306 00:12:38,634 --> 00:12:39,635 You're missing the point! 307 00:12:39,718 --> 00:12:41,762 What makes you think I'm African-American? 308 00:12:41,845 --> 00:12:42,888 Just your voice. 309 00:12:42,971 --> 00:12:44,598 Who cares what my complexion is? 310 00:12:44,681 --> 00:12:46,600 I'm a woman, that's all you need to worry about, 311 00:12:46,975 --> 00:12:48,101 that I don't have a penis. 312 00:12:48,185 --> 00:12:50,479 -Actually, no, I'm white. -Are you? 313 00:12:51,146 --> 00:12:52,189 [mouths "no"] 314 00:12:52,314 --> 00:12:55,067 I've only dated black men before, 315 00:12:55,150 --> 00:12:59,071 but honestly, I'm the type of person that I am attracted to personality. 316 00:12:59,154 --> 00:13:01,323 Not saying I want to marry Shrek or anything like that, 317 00:13:01,406 --> 00:13:03,242 but if Shrek had a good personality, I mean... 318 00:13:06,286 --> 00:13:08,539 [Amber] My name is Amber Pike. I am 26, 319 00:13:08,622 --> 00:13:10,207 and I'm from Augusta, Georgia. 320 00:13:10,457 --> 00:13:12,626 A lot of people don't take me seriously because... 321 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:15,254 I ain't ugly, so... 322 00:13:15,337 --> 00:13:17,881 And I've actually had a few people tell me that 323 00:13:17,965 --> 00:13:20,384 they were pleasantly surprised when they found out that 324 00:13:20,759 --> 00:13:23,053 I can hold an intellectual conversation. 325 00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:26,306 They're really shocked when they find out there's more to me than looking cute. 326 00:13:28,809 --> 00:13:30,269 Oh, God. [grunts] 327 00:13:30,602 --> 00:13:31,436 Hi. 328 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:32,771 -Hey. Oh, God. -[Amber laughing] 329 00:13:32,855 --> 00:13:34,106 I didn't know you were in here! 330 00:13:34,189 --> 00:13:36,400 [Amber laughing, snorts] 331 00:13:36,984 --> 00:13:38,235 -Nice snort. -[Amber] God dang it. 332 00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:41,405 I've got to stop doing that! I told myself I wasn't gonna do that 333 00:13:41,488 --> 00:13:43,156 until the second or third date. 334 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:45,158 -Well, it's cute, so... -Well, thank you. [laughs] 335 00:13:46,285 --> 00:13:47,411 [Barnett] My name is Barnett. 336 00:13:47,494 --> 00:13:49,997 I'm 27 years old, and I live in Canton, Georgia. 337 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:52,291 I'm excited to get to know someone 338 00:13:52,374 --> 00:13:55,168 based off of getting deep and down and dirty 339 00:13:55,252 --> 00:13:57,212 with them, emotionally. [chuckles] 340 00:13:57,754 --> 00:13:58,672 I'm Barnett. 341 00:13:58,755 --> 00:14:00,757 -Is that your first name or your last? -[Barnett] My last name. 342 00:14:00,841 --> 00:14:02,968 But my real close friends call me that. 343 00:14:03,051 --> 00:14:04,595 [Amber] A lot of friends call me Pike. 344 00:14:04,678 --> 00:14:07,264 It's kind of an army thing, but they also did it in cheerleading. 345 00:14:07,639 --> 00:14:09,057 Okay, so you're in the army? 346 00:14:09,141 --> 00:14:10,601 -[Amber] I was. -And you were a cheerleader? 347 00:14:10,684 --> 00:14:13,687 I enlisted in the Georgia Army Guard when I was 17. 348 00:14:13,812 --> 00:14:15,772 -I did eight years. -Oh, wow. 349 00:14:15,856 --> 00:14:17,900 I'm so used to, like, running with the boys. 350 00:14:17,983 --> 00:14:19,443 Like, I'm just so... 351 00:14:19,776 --> 00:14:22,195 off-the-wall crazy sometimes. [laughs] 352 00:14:22,654 --> 00:14:23,530 Oh, gosh. 353 00:14:23,864 --> 00:14:25,824 Yeah, so... [laughs] 354 00:14:25,908 --> 00:14:27,034 I always go for pretty girls. 355 00:14:27,117 --> 00:14:29,912 It's shallow to say, but it's the truth. 356 00:14:29,995 --> 00:14:31,455 I'm hoping this leads to something... 357 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:32,956 more real, 358 00:14:33,081 --> 00:14:34,583 but this is different. 359 00:14:34,666 --> 00:14:38,462 I have no clue what any of them look like, so I'm like... [sighs nervously] 360 00:14:39,212 --> 00:14:42,257 I'm nervous, but I like talking, so... 361 00:14:42,758 --> 00:14:44,134 Do you want kids, Barnett? 362 00:14:44,676 --> 00:14:46,303 -Do I have kids? -[Amber] Do you want kids? 363 00:14:46,386 --> 00:14:47,304 Oh, yeah, I do, but-- 364 00:14:47,387 --> 00:14:48,597 Wait, do you have kids? 365 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:50,474 -That's a question, too. -Not that I know of. 366 00:14:50,641 --> 00:14:52,517 -I mean... [laughs] -[Amber laughs] 367 00:14:52,601 --> 00:14:54,102 I like it! Okay, okay. 368 00:14:54,186 --> 00:14:57,272 In the dating pod, I'm trying to see if they hang with my jokes 369 00:14:57,356 --> 00:14:59,149 and my personality. 370 00:14:59,775 --> 00:15:00,859 Are you clumsy? 371 00:15:00,943 --> 00:15:02,945 Generally, no. Lately, yes. 372 00:15:03,028 --> 00:15:04,446 What about in bed? 373 00:15:04,821 --> 00:15:06,823 Well, I ain't timid, that's for sure. 374 00:15:07,950 --> 00:15:09,117 I've never had sex. 375 00:15:09,201 --> 00:15:10,994 That's unfortunate. Next! 376 00:15:11,078 --> 00:15:12,162 [laughs] 377 00:15:12,245 --> 00:15:14,873 The hardest part is not being able to see facial expressions. 378 00:15:14,957 --> 00:15:17,376 So I'm going to come off creepy to some of them, probably. 379 00:15:18,001 --> 00:15:19,002 Hello. 380 00:15:19,169 --> 00:15:20,003 [Barnett] Hey. 381 00:15:20,170 --> 00:15:22,214 [chuckling] So, what's your name? 382 00:15:22,297 --> 00:15:24,174 -I'm Jessica, what's yours? -[Barnett] "Jessica." 383 00:15:24,257 --> 00:15:25,592 My name is Barnett. 384 00:15:25,676 --> 00:15:26,510 [Jessica] I like it. 385 00:15:27,302 --> 00:15:30,138 All right, so I'm a big weirdo. What's the weirdest thing about you? 386 00:15:30,597 --> 00:15:31,890 Oh, I like this. 387 00:15:32,849 --> 00:15:34,643 Like, you would look at me and think 388 00:15:34,726 --> 00:15:36,353 that I would be... 389 00:15:37,104 --> 00:15:38,021 really girly, 390 00:15:38,271 --> 00:15:40,399 which I have that side of myself, for sure, 391 00:15:40,607 --> 00:15:42,693 but I actually dig sports 392 00:15:42,776 --> 00:15:45,320 and I definitely couldn't date a dude that wasn't into sports. 393 00:15:45,404 --> 00:15:48,448 -Ew. I hate sports. -You do not. 394 00:15:48,532 --> 00:15:50,742 I'm kidding. I played baseball my whole life. 395 00:15:50,826 --> 00:15:52,411 -Oh, cool! -[Barnett] So, yeah. 396 00:15:52,661 --> 00:15:55,247 -[Jessica] What position? -Like, what's my favorite position? 397 00:15:55,330 --> 00:15:56,748 [laughing] 398 00:15:56,915 --> 00:15:59,001 Is that what you asked? I'm just kidding. 399 00:15:59,626 --> 00:16:00,460 I was a pitcher. 400 00:16:00,544 --> 00:16:02,546 -That was amazing! I love that. -[chuckling] 401 00:16:02,629 --> 00:16:04,172 So, you're witty. 402 00:16:04,506 --> 00:16:06,717 -Alright, I see you. -[Barnett chuckling] 403 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,343 [Jessica] I see you over there. 404 00:16:08,552 --> 00:16:10,804 I have a serious question for you around intimacy. 405 00:16:10,887 --> 00:16:11,888 [Barnett] Ooh, yeah. 406 00:16:12,139 --> 00:16:14,224 What do you think about... 407 00:16:15,017 --> 00:16:16,143 dogs in the bed? 408 00:16:17,185 --> 00:16:18,395 [both laughing] 409 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:20,022 I am one, but... No, I'm kidding. 410 00:16:20,105 --> 00:16:21,481 Oh, my God! [laughing] 411 00:16:22,566 --> 00:16:24,526 [Barnett] My dog sleeps with me every night, so... 412 00:16:24,735 --> 00:16:25,694 -Really? -[Barnett] Yeah. 413 00:16:25,777 --> 00:16:26,778 I love that. Mine, too. 414 00:16:26,862 --> 00:16:28,488 Well, I'm just... I'm a big cuddler 415 00:16:28,572 --> 00:16:30,574 -and she knows it, so she just like... -I love that. 416 00:16:30,657 --> 00:16:31,992 Are you the big or little? 417 00:16:32,701 --> 00:16:33,618 What do you think? 418 00:16:33,952 --> 00:16:34,911 Probably the big. 419 00:16:35,203 --> 00:16:36,997 -Nope. -You're the little spoon? 420 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,958 Your dog is just draped over you? 421 00:16:40,042 --> 00:16:42,335 -I'm getting a mental picture. -She puts a paw around me. 422 00:16:42,419 --> 00:16:43,879 [Jessica chuckles] 423 00:16:44,921 --> 00:16:49,509 I like Barnett's sexy voice and laugh a lot. 424 00:16:50,093 --> 00:16:53,346 I kind of like that he gave off a vibe that he was a player. 425 00:16:54,514 --> 00:16:56,767 We weren't necessarily getting deep, 426 00:16:57,225 --> 00:16:59,269 but there's an organic chemistry there. 427 00:16:59,978 --> 00:17:02,814 -It was nice talking to you. -It was nice talking to you, too. 428 00:17:02,898 --> 00:17:05,025 -[chuckles] -[Barnett] There was some good voices. 429 00:17:05,108 --> 00:17:07,360 I think Jessica had a nice voice. 430 00:17:07,527 --> 00:17:08,945 That's probably the sexiest. 431 00:17:09,029 --> 00:17:10,822 All these girls love my jokes, 432 00:17:10,906 --> 00:17:12,157 every single one of them. 433 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:13,867 You know, "Oh, next one laughed. 434 00:17:13,950 --> 00:17:15,494 There's my wife. All right." 435 00:17:15,577 --> 00:17:18,580 It's like whoever I saw last is my number one. 436 00:17:18,663 --> 00:17:19,539 [chuckles] 437 00:17:20,665 --> 00:17:23,043 [indistinct chattering] 438 00:17:23,794 --> 00:17:26,046 I've been going on date after date. 439 00:17:26,129 --> 00:17:28,465 I have absolutely experienced some instant connections, 440 00:17:28,548 --> 00:17:31,551 and my goal is to find out 441 00:17:31,635 --> 00:17:33,303 if there are any red flags, 442 00:17:33,762 --> 00:17:37,474 any deal breakers that are on my side or on her side. 443 00:17:37,557 --> 00:17:38,642 Have you ever had a dog? 444 00:17:38,725 --> 00:17:40,811 -I personally have not owned a dog. -[Aly] Okay. 445 00:17:40,894 --> 00:17:41,978 Does that rule me out? 446 00:17:42,062 --> 00:17:45,023 No, as long as you would never yell at a dog. 447 00:17:45,107 --> 00:17:45,982 Who does that? 448 00:17:46,066 --> 00:17:48,276 Uh... [stammers] People. 449 00:17:48,360 --> 00:17:50,153 [Cameron] You know, I'm here to find love, 450 00:17:50,237 --> 00:17:52,906 and it's going to take more than talking about dogs to do that. 451 00:17:53,615 --> 00:17:54,950 Jeez, I sound like an asshole. 452 00:17:55,033 --> 00:17:57,369 -[Barnett] What's your name? -My name is Diamond. 453 00:17:57,452 --> 00:17:59,579 Diamond? Okay. How you doing, Diamond? 454 00:17:59,663 --> 00:18:01,331 -That's my real name. -[Barnett] I was gonna-- 455 00:18:01,414 --> 00:18:03,917 I heard it in your voice, questioning it. 456 00:18:04,209 --> 00:18:06,086 So, which strip club do you work at? I'm kidding! 457 00:18:06,169 --> 00:18:07,045 You know what? 458 00:18:07,129 --> 00:18:08,713 I knew you were going to say that. 459 00:18:08,797 --> 00:18:11,049 You're trying to lose points. Look, "-5." 460 00:18:11,133 --> 00:18:13,218 Hell, no! Barnett, uh-uh. 461 00:18:13,301 --> 00:18:14,636 Keep moving. [chuckles] 462 00:18:15,095 --> 00:18:17,848 A lot of girls will develop daddy issues in the form of, 463 00:18:18,223 --> 00:18:19,683 "I need a man's attention." 464 00:18:19,766 --> 00:18:21,601 Instead of turning into that, 465 00:18:21,685 --> 00:18:24,354 I became my own masculine influence in my life, 466 00:18:24,729 --> 00:18:27,899 I was a big tomboy, like, I wanted to work on cars. 467 00:18:27,983 --> 00:18:30,277 [imitates snoring] 468 00:18:30,652 --> 00:18:33,905 [Amber] I wanted to build things and make things with my hands. 469 00:18:33,989 --> 00:18:35,323 I wanted to be a bad-ass. 470 00:18:36,074 --> 00:18:36,950 Hello? 471 00:18:38,743 --> 00:18:39,828 [laughs] 472 00:18:41,413 --> 00:18:42,414 [Aly] Oh, my God. 473 00:18:42,497 --> 00:18:44,207 [Jessica] That was so strange and awesome. 474 00:18:44,291 --> 00:18:45,876 -[Aly] Oh, my God. -[Jessica laughs] 475 00:18:45,959 --> 00:18:47,210 Who are y'all feeling? 476 00:18:48,336 --> 00:18:50,422 None of them, because it was through a wall. 477 00:18:50,505 --> 00:18:52,090 [Amber] I totally have a favorite. 478 00:18:52,174 --> 00:18:53,592 Favorite, favorite, favorite. 479 00:18:53,675 --> 00:18:55,969 You don't want to compare favorites? I had one guy-- 480 00:18:56,052 --> 00:18:57,429 What if we have the same favorite? 481 00:18:57,512 --> 00:18:58,555 I'm gonna fight you. 482 00:18:58,638 --> 00:19:00,473 [Amber] My favorite was Barnett. 483 00:19:00,557 --> 00:19:03,185 He made me laugh so much. 484 00:19:03,602 --> 00:19:07,439 He's really sarcastic and perverted, and I'm like, yo... [laughs] 485 00:19:07,564 --> 00:19:08,940 That's me, friends! 486 00:19:09,024 --> 00:19:12,736 Like, once you figure out who they are and who they are on the inside, 487 00:19:12,819 --> 00:19:14,905 do you feel like it doesn't matter what they look like? 488 00:19:14,988 --> 00:19:17,699 I feel like once you get to know someone, though, on that level, 489 00:19:17,782 --> 00:19:19,701 then they are more attractive to you. 490 00:19:19,784 --> 00:19:21,494 -Yes. I agree. -Yes. Yeah. 491 00:19:21,578 --> 00:19:23,705 Before coming here for this experience, 492 00:19:23,788 --> 00:19:26,750 I definitely judged a book by its cover. 493 00:19:26,833 --> 00:19:29,961 It was definitely based on a physical attraction first. 494 00:19:30,295 --> 00:19:33,048 I probably sound crazy saying this, but in less than 24 hours, 495 00:19:33,131 --> 00:19:34,341 I have found, like, 496 00:19:34,674 --> 00:19:36,635 honestly, probably three potential guys 497 00:19:36,718 --> 00:19:39,346 that I can see myself with for the rest of my life. 498 00:19:39,721 --> 00:19:41,056 Is anyone a virgin here? 499 00:19:41,598 --> 00:19:43,433 'Cause, like, somebody asked me that. 500 00:19:47,103 --> 00:19:47,938 Really? 501 00:19:48,188 --> 00:19:49,731 -Are you a virgin? -[Taylor] I am. 502 00:19:49,814 --> 00:19:51,233 -[Westley] Really? -Yeah. I am. 503 00:19:51,316 --> 00:19:52,150 [Westley] Wow. 504 00:19:52,234 --> 00:19:53,818 So, how soon is too soon? 505 00:19:53,902 --> 00:19:55,987 If right here says now, 506 00:19:56,071 --> 00:19:58,531 -and says the same to her-- -Sometimes right here is right here. 507 00:19:59,449 --> 00:20:00,283 My God. 508 00:20:00,367 --> 00:20:03,161 Every girl grows up waiting for their Prince Charming, 509 00:20:03,286 --> 00:20:06,206 and I want to make sure that this is it, that this is the one, 510 00:20:06,289 --> 00:20:08,250 and I'm willing to wait for it. 511 00:20:08,875 --> 00:20:12,629 What's the most times that you guys have had sex in one day or night? 512 00:20:12,963 --> 00:20:14,130 I would say four. 513 00:20:14,589 --> 00:20:15,507 Dang! 514 00:20:15,590 --> 00:20:17,384 -Is that a lot? -Lillie Mae! 515 00:20:17,467 --> 00:20:20,011 -You wasn't in pain? -[all laughing] 516 00:20:21,638 --> 00:20:25,725 [Carlton] Do you guys think it's important to go there sexually with someone 517 00:20:25,809 --> 00:20:26,977 before you marry her? 518 00:20:27,227 --> 00:20:28,770 [Barnett] That's a tough one. 519 00:20:28,853 --> 00:20:30,981 -That's the rest your life. -Yeah. 520 00:20:31,439 --> 00:20:32,315 Yeah. 521 00:20:32,399 --> 00:20:34,818 When it comes to marriage, a great sex life is important. 522 00:20:34,901 --> 00:20:37,112 I expect to be pleased as a man, 523 00:20:37,195 --> 00:20:39,197 and I expect to please her. 524 00:20:39,531 --> 00:20:44,744 But here, I'm trying to choose the person that I will spend the rest of my life with 525 00:20:44,828 --> 00:20:47,247 without even knowing what this person looks like. 526 00:20:47,706 --> 00:20:49,165 That's absolutely crazy. 527 00:20:49,874 --> 00:20:53,378 Does size matter, or is it the motion in the ocean? 528 00:20:53,837 --> 00:20:55,463 It's the size that matters, 529 00:20:55,547 --> 00:20:58,675 because there's no motion in any ocean 530 00:20:58,758 --> 00:21:01,636 without the thing that makes the motion go. 531 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,139 -If it's very tiny... -Oh, my gosh. 532 00:21:04,222 --> 00:21:06,141 Why does it have to be very tiny? 533 00:21:06,224 --> 00:21:07,225 [Lauren] Like, damn! 534 00:21:07,976 --> 00:21:10,437 Very, very tiny, or... 535 00:21:10,562 --> 00:21:12,230 [indistinct excited conversation] 536 00:21:12,314 --> 00:21:14,399 -[Ebony] Goodness Lord. -[Lauren] Oh, my gosh. 537 00:21:14,482 --> 00:21:17,569 What kind of traumatic experiences have you had? 538 00:21:17,652 --> 00:21:18,945 You've got to check it. 539 00:21:19,487 --> 00:21:21,948 You've got to put the snake back in the cage. 540 00:21:22,032 --> 00:21:24,200 Put it back in the case. [laughs] 541 00:21:24,451 --> 00:21:25,952 ["We are Golden" playing] 542 00:21:26,411 --> 00:21:29,622 ♪ We are golden Yes we are ♪ 543 00:21:30,415 --> 00:21:33,752 ♪ Hear the thunder See the stars ♪ 544 00:21:34,377 --> 00:21:35,754 [Diamond] I wonder how the guys are doing. 545 00:21:35,837 --> 00:21:39,257 [Amber] Wait, what do guys do when they can't play video games? 546 00:21:39,341 --> 00:21:41,593 [Kelly] "Yo, bro, I bet I can do more push-ups than you." 547 00:21:41,676 --> 00:21:43,345 -"Go, bro." -[Lexie] Oh, my God. 548 00:21:43,428 --> 00:21:44,721 Fifteen, 16... 549 00:21:44,804 --> 00:21:48,641 -[Barnett] Breathe! -[Tailor and Rory] ...17, 18, 19, 20. 550 00:21:48,725 --> 00:21:50,185 I can see that back just going... 551 00:21:50,268 --> 00:21:53,063 Now that you're all tired on that, now let's do a push-up competition. 552 00:21:53,646 --> 00:21:54,773 [Taylor] Yeah, I'll do it. 553 00:21:54,856 --> 00:21:56,024 My name is Carlton Morton. 554 00:21:56,107 --> 00:21:59,277 I'm 34 years old, and I'm from Opelousas, Louisiana. 555 00:22:01,154 --> 00:22:02,530 I had a good night's sleep, 556 00:22:02,906 --> 00:22:03,907 I'm ready to date, 557 00:22:03,990 --> 00:22:06,659 and it's time to start narrowing it down. 558 00:22:07,035 --> 00:22:07,869 Hello? 559 00:22:07,952 --> 00:22:08,995 Hey! [enthusiastically] 560 00:22:09,079 --> 00:22:10,121 [chuckles] You sound happy. 561 00:22:10,205 --> 00:22:12,248 I wish I could get that type of greeting every day. 562 00:22:12,332 --> 00:22:15,418 [laughs] No, I'm just... You're so funny. 563 00:22:15,627 --> 00:22:16,920 I kid with you. 564 00:22:17,337 --> 00:22:20,840 So I want to know, what are some things that stand out about me to you? 565 00:22:21,466 --> 00:22:23,760 I wrote my notes down. I'm gonna get them out. 566 00:22:23,843 --> 00:22:24,677 Okay. 567 00:22:24,761 --> 00:22:28,181 Your personality's really good, you have morals and values. 568 00:22:28,306 --> 00:22:30,892 Love that you love to travel, 'cause I love to travel as well. 569 00:22:31,267 --> 00:22:32,977 [Carlton] You know I've never been to Vegas? 570 00:22:33,061 --> 00:22:35,271 -[gasps] You've never been to Vegas? -[Carlton] Never. 571 00:22:35,355 --> 00:22:39,901 I can't wait to have that Vegas moment where I'm standing on tables, partying. 572 00:22:40,151 --> 00:22:42,195 I see where you're going to have your bachelor party. 573 00:22:42,278 --> 00:22:43,446 If you'll let me. 574 00:22:43,530 --> 00:22:45,073 Oh! What you mean, if I let you? 575 00:22:45,156 --> 00:22:49,536 Look, I've waited for the moment to fall in love for so long 576 00:22:49,619 --> 00:22:51,162 that I'm not messing nothing up. 577 00:22:51,246 --> 00:22:52,789 I am Diamond Jack, 578 00:22:52,872 --> 00:22:56,668 I am 28 years old, and I am from Chicago, Illinois. 579 00:22:56,793 --> 00:23:00,547 I know I am an attractive female, and I get a lot of attention from guys. 580 00:23:00,630 --> 00:23:04,884 Being a professional dancer, it has led to some ups and downs, 581 00:23:04,968 --> 00:23:06,052 especially in dating. 582 00:23:06,136 --> 00:23:09,806 There have been guys out there who only want to talk to me for my looks, 583 00:23:09,889 --> 00:23:12,058 or only want to talk to me because of what I do in life, 584 00:23:12,142 --> 00:23:15,186 and I want to be with someone who is going to really get to know me 585 00:23:15,270 --> 00:23:17,105 for who I am because, honestly, 586 00:23:17,188 --> 00:23:20,775 my mom didn't name me Diamond for nothing, she named me Diamond for a reason. 587 00:23:21,151 --> 00:23:22,652 That's the thing with relationships, 588 00:23:22,944 --> 00:23:24,195 you have to be able to trust. 589 00:23:24,279 --> 00:23:28,116 You're a totally different type of woman, and I appreciate that about you. 590 00:23:28,366 --> 00:23:30,785 If you were like, "No, I don't want you to go to Vegas, 591 00:23:30,869 --> 00:23:32,328 'cause last time this happened, 592 00:23:32,412 --> 00:23:33,705 -I don't feel comfortable." -[Diamond] No, no, no. 593 00:23:33,788 --> 00:23:35,457 That's another thing about relationships: 594 00:23:35,623 --> 00:23:37,417 What's in the past needs to stay in the past. 595 00:23:38,126 --> 00:23:39,335 I'm not your ex-girl 596 00:23:39,419 --> 00:23:42,130 -who mistreated you or cheated on you. -[Carlton] Yeah. 597 00:23:42,213 --> 00:23:43,590 I'm a different person. I'm Diamond. 598 00:23:43,673 --> 00:23:46,593 I will want my king to have fun, live your life. 599 00:23:46,676 --> 00:23:48,386 -I like that. -[Diamond] So, go to Vegas, 600 00:23:48,470 --> 00:23:49,971 and tell me all about it! 601 00:23:50,388 --> 00:23:52,307 I feel like there's chemistry with Diamond. 602 00:23:52,849 --> 00:23:54,350 The way she talks to me, 603 00:23:54,434 --> 00:23:56,269 the way she makes me smile. 604 00:23:56,603 --> 00:24:01,566 I am so anxious to dive deeper in to see if she's the one. 605 00:24:02,025 --> 00:24:03,485 Would you want to go on another date? 606 00:24:03,568 --> 00:24:05,320 I will want to go on another date with you. 607 00:24:05,403 --> 00:24:07,614 You're trying to put on your sexy voice right now. 608 00:24:07,697 --> 00:24:09,115 [purrs, laughs] 609 00:24:09,199 --> 00:24:11,117 I'm not! [laughing] 610 00:24:16,915 --> 00:24:18,416 [dance music playing] 611 00:24:20,460 --> 00:24:22,337 There are so many girls that I'm talking to, 612 00:24:22,921 --> 00:24:27,050 but Jessica and I have that emotional, strong bond. 613 00:24:27,133 --> 00:24:30,887 I would say you're the conversation I look forward to most. 614 00:24:30,970 --> 00:24:32,972 -Same. I... -You swear? 615 00:24:33,056 --> 00:24:34,098 Yeah, I promise you. 616 00:24:34,182 --> 00:24:36,726 -Okay, that makes me feel so much better. -[laughs] 617 00:24:36,851 --> 00:24:38,311 [indistinct conversations] 618 00:24:39,562 --> 00:24:43,650 I'm making so many connections with all the women that I'm talking to. 619 00:24:43,733 --> 00:24:45,485 Oh, yeah. What's up, LC? 620 00:24:45,568 --> 00:24:47,237 -What's up? -[Barnett] What's up, girl? 621 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:50,782 The person that I talked to that was the coolest was you. 622 00:24:50,865 --> 00:24:52,033 [Jessica] I love that. 623 00:24:52,116 --> 00:24:55,245 -I had so much fun talking to you. -You're going to love me after this. 624 00:24:55,328 --> 00:24:56,246 [laughs] 625 00:24:56,329 --> 00:24:59,624 It's weird how, like, these girls are fluctuating in my head. 626 00:24:59,707 --> 00:25:01,668 -Hello. -Hey, Barnett, it's Amber. 627 00:25:01,751 --> 00:25:03,878 Amber's scary. I really like her. 628 00:25:03,962 --> 00:25:06,923 I really like talking to her, but she's kind of a little scary for me. 629 00:25:07,006 --> 00:25:11,594 I was the first person to actually fire an AT4 round, 630 00:25:11,678 --> 00:25:14,430 and hit the tank. Like, hit the target and blow the tank up. 631 00:25:14,514 --> 00:25:16,432 -You're impressive as hell. -[Amber] I know! 632 00:25:16,975 --> 00:25:17,809 [Barnett] Golly. 633 00:25:17,892 --> 00:25:21,646 Trust me, a lack of confidence is not a weakness of mine. [chuckles] 634 00:25:22,272 --> 00:25:24,023 -Are you having a good night? -[Barnett] Yeah. 635 00:25:24,107 --> 00:25:25,900 -It's better now. -Good. 636 00:25:25,984 --> 00:25:28,027 [Barnett] I think Jessica could be wife material. 637 00:25:28,111 --> 00:25:31,406 I don't understand how she could be single at 34. 638 00:25:31,489 --> 00:25:33,116 There's got to be something wrong, right? 639 00:25:33,616 --> 00:25:35,827 I haven't found anything wrong yet, and I'm trying. 640 00:25:35,910 --> 00:25:37,912 I know everybody wants kids and stuff like that, 641 00:25:38,371 --> 00:25:40,039 so, like, once we get married, 642 00:25:40,123 --> 00:25:42,333 can we go ahead and start or do we need to wait a year? 643 00:25:42,417 --> 00:25:44,961 Do we need to get to know each other even more for the next year? 644 00:25:45,044 --> 00:25:46,963 I could totally... I'm not on a timeline. 645 00:25:47,046 --> 00:25:49,215 Okay. That's what I was wondering, like... 646 00:25:49,299 --> 00:25:50,300 [Jessica] No, look, like... 647 00:25:50,383 --> 00:25:53,928 I want to make sure that you're not here just to start a family. 648 00:25:54,012 --> 00:25:55,138 I want to make sure. 649 00:25:55,221 --> 00:25:56,639 Okay, look, listen up. 650 00:25:57,056 --> 00:25:58,516 I'm a fucking catch over here. 651 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:00,101 -[laughs] -[Jessica] I'm a fucking catch. 652 00:26:00,476 --> 00:26:02,562 -I don't need your sperm. -[laughing] 653 00:26:03,438 --> 00:26:04,814 I knew you were LC by your voice. 654 00:26:04,897 --> 00:26:06,024 You have a beautiful voice. 655 00:26:06,107 --> 00:26:08,484 A few guys have told me I have a great voice. 656 00:26:08,860 --> 00:26:11,404 Dang it, I wasn't the first one to say that. 657 00:26:11,487 --> 00:26:12,405 [LC laughs] 658 00:26:12,947 --> 00:26:17,285 [Barnett] If I had a wife, I'd want her to be happy, free-spirited 659 00:26:17,660 --> 00:26:19,912 willing to be adventurous, 660 00:26:19,996 --> 00:26:24,417 and I think that is one of the reasons that LC's been top of my list. 661 00:26:24,500 --> 00:26:27,337 How tired are you of getting the marriage questions? 662 00:26:27,754 --> 00:26:30,006 -I haven't really gotten any marriage... -[Barnett] Really? 663 00:26:30,089 --> 00:26:31,799 -You want to get married? -[LC] Sure, let's do it. 664 00:26:31,883 --> 00:26:33,885 -Alright, cool. -[laughs] That was super easy. 665 00:26:33,968 --> 00:26:35,386 I guess we can go now. 666 00:26:35,845 --> 00:26:36,763 [LC laughs] 667 00:26:36,846 --> 00:26:37,805 I'm LC. 668 00:26:37,889 --> 00:26:41,059 I'm 26 and I'm from Tampa, Florida. 669 00:26:41,142 --> 00:26:43,936 I definitely want to get married. Who doesn't want to feel loved? 670 00:26:44,020 --> 00:26:46,189 Like, that's just a basic human necessity. 671 00:26:46,272 --> 00:26:48,441 If you say you don't want it, you're a liar. 672 00:26:49,108 --> 00:26:50,485 Go to therapy. Like... [chuckles] 673 00:26:50,568 --> 00:26:53,946 [Barnett] I'm not going to look as nice as anybody else that would propose to you. 674 00:26:54,030 --> 00:26:55,657 But I'm the only one wearing shorts. 675 00:26:55,740 --> 00:26:58,076 I'm wearing ripped high-waisted jeans. 676 00:26:58,159 --> 00:27:00,620 [Barnett] I've never been a fan of high-waisted pants. 677 00:27:00,787 --> 00:27:02,163 Don't waste a perfectly good ass. 678 00:27:02,246 --> 00:27:03,414 You're so forward, Barnett! 679 00:27:03,873 --> 00:27:05,041 You know what I'm into. 680 00:27:05,124 --> 00:27:07,126 [LC and Barnett laughing] 681 00:27:12,674 --> 00:27:14,634 -[Cameron] Hello. -[Lauren] Hi, Cameron. 682 00:27:14,801 --> 00:27:16,344 Oh, I'm so happy it's you. 683 00:27:16,427 --> 00:27:18,221 I'm happy it's you. 684 00:27:18,554 --> 00:27:20,890 I was really looking forward to talking to you again. 685 00:27:20,973 --> 00:27:22,558 I was looking forward to talking to you. 686 00:27:23,017 --> 00:27:24,977 How are you feeling right now? Tell me. 687 00:27:25,061 --> 00:27:27,814 I'm feeling like I had a few connections. 688 00:27:28,106 --> 00:27:31,275 I don't know if I should admit this, but I felt the strongest connection with you. 689 00:27:31,859 --> 00:27:33,945 Oh, I felt a strong connection with you, too. 690 00:27:34,028 --> 00:27:35,071 [Cameron] Good, I hope so. 691 00:27:35,154 --> 00:27:36,489 [both laughing] 692 00:27:36,572 --> 00:27:39,200 What was it that really drew you to me? 693 00:27:39,283 --> 00:27:40,743 That your vibe is great. 694 00:27:40,827 --> 00:27:43,788 Like, I just feel a good chemistry with you, 695 00:27:43,871 --> 00:27:45,164 like a connection. 696 00:27:45,248 --> 00:27:46,666 -It doesn't feel forced. -Right. 697 00:27:47,125 --> 00:27:48,584 So, now you tell me, 698 00:27:48,668 --> 00:27:51,629 what's the most important attribute of... 699 00:27:51,838 --> 00:27:53,297 I guess that you want in your wife? 700 00:27:53,464 --> 00:27:58,344 Someone who's not afraid to tell me things that are difficult. 701 00:27:58,928 --> 00:28:02,724 Someone who understands the type of person that I am, 702 00:28:02,807 --> 00:28:07,145 because I think that I'm kind of unusual in some ways, 703 00:28:07,228 --> 00:28:09,230 being a scientist but also... 704 00:28:09,647 --> 00:28:12,817 I worked as a firefighter for, like, seven years. 705 00:28:12,984 --> 00:28:14,193 -[Lauren] Oh, wow. -Yeah. 706 00:28:14,777 --> 00:28:17,613 I feel like I'm also a pretty sensitive guy, 707 00:28:17,697 --> 00:28:19,615 which can be good or bad. 708 00:28:19,866 --> 00:28:23,453 I appreciate a man who has sensitivity. 709 00:28:24,036 --> 00:28:25,830 What's the last thing that you cried about? 710 00:28:25,913 --> 00:28:28,458 My mom was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. 711 00:28:28,666 --> 00:28:32,503 So it's just some of the difficult things with my mom. 712 00:28:32,795 --> 00:28:33,838 [Lauren] I understand. 713 00:28:33,921 --> 00:28:35,965 I'm really sensitive about my family, too. 714 00:28:36,048 --> 00:28:38,593 Sometimes I just love my family so much. 715 00:28:38,676 --> 00:28:39,761 I feel the same way. 716 00:28:40,219 --> 00:28:41,596 Oh, my God, I'm getting emotional. 717 00:28:46,309 --> 00:28:48,478 [Cameron] Yeah, I'm getting a little emotional. 718 00:28:50,271 --> 00:28:51,272 Wow, gosh. 719 00:28:51,606 --> 00:28:53,691 Oh, Cameron, I wish I could hug you. 720 00:28:53,900 --> 00:28:56,736 -I would really love that. -I know. I know. 721 00:28:57,069 --> 00:28:59,071 [soft piano music playing] 722 00:29:01,574 --> 00:29:04,869 I have never talked this much about emotions in my life. 723 00:29:04,952 --> 00:29:08,998 Like, it makes such a huge difference when there are no distractions. 724 00:29:09,081 --> 00:29:11,167 Like, there's no phones, no text messages, 725 00:29:11,250 --> 00:29:14,587 no worrying about what people think or how we look. 726 00:29:14,670 --> 00:29:16,964 I mean, I'm sitting here, crying 727 00:29:17,048 --> 00:29:19,258 with a man who I've never seen before. 728 00:29:19,884 --> 00:29:23,054 And it's day two. Oh, my God. 729 00:29:23,137 --> 00:29:24,639 -Oh, my God. -You look happy. 730 00:29:24,722 --> 00:29:25,890 [Lauren] I know I do. 731 00:29:25,973 --> 00:29:28,392 -I think I found one. -What? 732 00:29:34,690 --> 00:29:36,776 We freaking cried together today, guys. 733 00:29:36,859 --> 00:29:38,778 -[Lexie] What? -[Jessica] Wait, why? Tell me more. 734 00:29:38,861 --> 00:29:39,695 [Lillie Mae] Today? 735 00:29:39,779 --> 00:29:41,906 Yeah. So, we were just talking about our family, 736 00:29:41,989 --> 00:29:44,492 and then we were both like, "We're getting emotional." 737 00:29:44,575 --> 00:29:46,285 He's like, "Me too," and it was just like... 738 00:29:46,369 --> 00:29:49,580 We were just crying about how much we love our families! [laughs] 739 00:29:49,747 --> 00:29:52,124 -[Lillie Mae] That is sweet! -I was just like, "Oh, my God, 740 00:29:52,208 --> 00:29:54,627 -I'm really crying right now!" -[Lillie Mae] That is so sweet! 741 00:29:54,710 --> 00:29:56,212 -I know, I thought so, too. -I love it. 742 00:29:56,295 --> 00:29:59,382 I can't believe I just cried in a pod on a date. 743 00:29:59,465 --> 00:30:00,550 [Ebony] In a freaking pod. 744 00:30:00,633 --> 00:30:03,052 [laughing] You cried in a pod! 745 00:30:03,219 --> 00:30:04,846 So is he your number one choice right now? 746 00:30:04,929 --> 00:30:07,974 Yeah, he is, for sure. [laughing] 747 00:30:08,099 --> 00:30:10,935 [pop music playing] 748 00:30:16,524 --> 00:30:18,109 There's never been a time in my life 749 00:30:18,192 --> 00:30:23,781 when I've been able to really focus solely on finding love. 750 00:30:23,865 --> 00:30:25,283 Here in the experiment, 751 00:30:25,408 --> 00:30:27,952 you spend every second of every minute 752 00:30:28,035 --> 00:30:29,120 searching for your soulmate. 753 00:30:31,664 --> 00:30:33,040 [Mark] How's your day going so far? 754 00:30:33,124 --> 00:30:35,418 I had four hours of dates! [laughs] 755 00:30:35,710 --> 00:30:37,461 [Mark laughs] Yeah. 756 00:30:37,587 --> 00:30:39,422 [Jessica] I have talked so much. 757 00:30:39,505 --> 00:30:41,757 [Mark] I was looking forward to seeing you. 758 00:30:41,841 --> 00:30:42,800 Me, too. 759 00:30:43,301 --> 00:30:45,761 We talk about so much stuff, 760 00:30:45,845 --> 00:30:48,222 but then we don't ask the big questions, you know? 761 00:30:48,306 --> 00:30:50,308 Yeah, so, okay. So, this one... 762 00:30:50,391 --> 00:30:51,434 Okay, let's do this. 763 00:30:51,517 --> 00:30:54,520 This date, we'll dedicate to asking the big questions. 764 00:30:54,604 --> 00:30:55,563 [Jessica] Totally. 765 00:30:55,813 --> 00:30:57,440 My last serious relationship 766 00:30:57,523 --> 00:30:59,150 was with a guy who was 41. 767 00:30:59,233 --> 00:31:02,904 At that point in my life, I felt like I was fast-forwarding my life a bit. 768 00:31:03,613 --> 00:31:05,990 [Mark] Is that what you're worried that I'm feeling about you? 769 00:31:06,449 --> 00:31:09,785 [Jessica] Yeah, I feel like you will be in that position with me, probably. 770 00:31:10,369 --> 00:31:13,331 [Mark] Don't let that be something that's sitting there being a block on you. 771 00:31:13,414 --> 00:31:15,625 [Jessica] Okay, I just want to be realistic. 772 00:31:15,791 --> 00:31:17,084 [Mark] She's 34, I'm 24. 773 00:31:17,418 --> 00:31:19,587 I don't care. To me, age is a mindset. 774 00:31:19,670 --> 00:31:21,964 Like, integrity is everything to me. 775 00:31:22,048 --> 00:31:23,466 I'm definitely... 776 00:31:23,549 --> 00:31:25,801 super... Christian. 777 00:31:27,887 --> 00:31:29,847 [Mark] Holy shit, we're the same fucking version. 778 00:31:29,972 --> 00:31:31,599 It's like, I want to raise my kids 779 00:31:31,682 --> 00:31:34,894 with religion, Christianity, and, you know, be very... 780 00:31:34,977 --> 00:31:36,896 -Because that's how I was raised. -[Jessica] Yeah. 781 00:31:36,979 --> 00:31:38,940 And, you know, I have a tattoo on my ribs, like, 782 00:31:39,231 --> 00:31:41,442 it's a cross with my parents' initials on the top and bottom. 783 00:31:41,525 --> 00:31:42,818 -My sister, my brother... -[gasps] 784 00:31:42,902 --> 00:31:46,280 ...on an empty plaque, so when I have kids I can initial their names in it, 785 00:31:46,364 --> 00:31:48,658 and Psalm 19:14 going across it. 786 00:31:49,241 --> 00:31:50,159 I love that. 787 00:31:50,993 --> 00:31:52,203 That makes me happy. 788 00:31:52,578 --> 00:31:54,288 [laughing] 789 00:31:56,499 --> 00:31:58,042 -How many kids do you want? -Three. 790 00:31:58,125 --> 00:32:00,002 -Three? I'm down. -Okay. 791 00:32:00,086 --> 00:32:01,379 I want two boys and a girl. 792 00:32:02,171 --> 00:32:03,089 I like that. 793 00:32:03,547 --> 00:32:04,507 My face hurts. 794 00:32:04,590 --> 00:32:06,384 -Why? -I'm smiling a lot. 795 00:32:06,467 --> 00:32:07,677 -You are? -Maybe. 796 00:32:08,219 --> 00:32:10,012 That makes me so happy. 797 00:32:21,649 --> 00:32:23,526 [Jessica] I'm learning things about myself, 798 00:32:23,609 --> 00:32:26,320 and I'm realizing there are things I'm looking for 799 00:32:26,404 --> 00:32:28,823 -that I didn't know I was looking for. -Exactly. 800 00:32:28,906 --> 00:32:31,325 So, this set of guidelines that I came in with... 801 00:32:31,409 --> 00:32:34,787 "Oh, you know, I want someone between these ages, 802 00:32:35,204 --> 00:32:36,789 and somebody who's into this." 803 00:32:36,872 --> 00:32:38,499 The guy that I'm into 804 00:32:38,582 --> 00:32:40,960 -meets zero of those criteria! -Who knows? 805 00:32:41,043 --> 00:32:44,338 Today, Mark told me that he has a tattoo of a cross on his chest, 806 00:32:44,672 --> 00:32:47,299 and he has two openings for his kids. 807 00:32:47,383 --> 00:32:48,384 [LC] Oh! 808 00:32:48,467 --> 00:32:51,137 And, like, I want to be a mom more than anything, too, 809 00:32:51,220 --> 00:32:54,849 and for me to know that somebody's ready for that kind of a thing... 810 00:32:55,474 --> 00:32:58,144 I've never had those type of discussions with anyone. 811 00:32:58,227 --> 00:32:59,520 It's overwhelming. 812 00:32:59,687 --> 00:33:03,858 For me, that age gap had to be, like, the most real, 813 00:33:04,233 --> 00:33:06,068 crazy connection. 814 00:33:06,152 --> 00:33:08,362 Love at first s--... 815 00:33:09,947 --> 00:33:11,198 -[LC] Talk? -...voice? 816 00:33:11,282 --> 00:33:12,450 [Amber and LC laughing] 817 00:33:12,533 --> 00:33:14,535 I would have never guessed that I would've developed 818 00:33:14,618 --> 00:33:16,662 the feelings that I'm feeling in a couple of days. 819 00:33:17,038 --> 00:33:20,750 Mark and I are really creating a true soul connection, 820 00:33:20,833 --> 00:33:23,711 but sometimes I snap back to reality and think about, 821 00:33:23,836 --> 00:33:26,547 what are my friends going to think, what are my parents going to think? 822 00:33:26,630 --> 00:33:27,840 Mark is... 823 00:33:27,923 --> 00:33:29,717 five years younger than my baby brother, 824 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:31,761 who's five years younger than me. 825 00:33:33,262 --> 00:33:34,388 Alright, boys. 826 00:33:35,973 --> 00:33:37,391 -[Barnett] Hello. -[Jessica] Hello. 827 00:33:37,516 --> 00:33:38,642 [Barnett] What's up, Jessica? 828 00:33:38,726 --> 00:33:42,104 -What are you doing over there? -[chuckles] Nothing. I just got here. 829 00:33:42,563 --> 00:33:45,357 Jessica, I really enjoy talking to. 830 00:33:45,441 --> 00:33:47,234 She's just so freaking cool. 831 00:33:47,318 --> 00:33:50,446 So if we were married, what would you want your husband to be doing 832 00:33:50,905 --> 00:33:53,074 -when you came home? -I like this question. 833 00:33:53,866 --> 00:33:55,534 It doesn't have to be anything special, 834 00:33:55,618 --> 00:33:57,870 but just to come home and have... 835 00:33:58,621 --> 00:34:00,498 you to hang out with on the couch. 836 00:34:01,123 --> 00:34:02,124 Yeah. 837 00:34:02,625 --> 00:34:03,584 Just, like, arms. 838 00:34:03,667 --> 00:34:04,877 [Barnett] Yeah. Arms. 839 00:34:05,044 --> 00:34:08,798 Even if you've had a stressful day, I just want you to look at me and be like, 840 00:34:09,131 --> 00:34:10,716 "I'm just so happy to see him." 841 00:34:11,967 --> 00:34:14,595 "You brighten up when you see me." That's all I want. 842 00:34:15,054 --> 00:34:17,431 -That's exactly what I'm looking for. -Yeah. 843 00:34:17,681 --> 00:34:19,683 [Jessica] I work really, really hard. 844 00:34:20,267 --> 00:34:23,979 Having something to come home to is, like, the goal. 845 00:34:29,902 --> 00:34:32,613 I have never asked anyone how they would be as a husband, 846 00:34:32,696 --> 00:34:37,409 but discussing that today with Barnett, I thought was the hottest thing ever. 847 00:34:37,827 --> 00:34:42,164 After a couple of conversations with Mark I decided, you know, this is my guy, 848 00:34:42,331 --> 00:34:44,500 but now I'm questioning that a little bit 849 00:34:44,583 --> 00:34:47,461 because I'm having these really intense feelings for Barnett. 850 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:52,174 At this point, I can see them both being my husband, which is crazy. 851 00:34:52,842 --> 00:34:53,676 [exhales excitedly] 852 00:35:00,391 --> 00:35:01,517 [sighs deeply] 853 00:35:04,728 --> 00:35:06,480 [upbeat music playing] 854 00:35:07,606 --> 00:35:09,316 [men chattering] 855 00:35:09,942 --> 00:35:13,988 Being here is something that is so extremely surreal 856 00:35:14,321 --> 00:35:17,116 and unlike anything I've ever experienced before. 857 00:35:17,241 --> 00:35:19,702 Things that happen in a day here 858 00:35:19,785 --> 00:35:22,538 may take months or longer outside. 859 00:35:22,621 --> 00:35:24,623 It's a roller coaster ride of emotions. 860 00:35:26,250 --> 00:35:27,543 [Lauren] How are you? 861 00:35:28,210 --> 00:35:30,087 [Cameron] Oh! So much better now. 862 00:35:30,171 --> 00:35:31,046 [Lauren chuckles] 863 00:35:32,381 --> 00:35:33,841 I've been thinking about you nonstop. 864 00:35:36,010 --> 00:35:38,137 -Obviously. -I've been thinking about you, too. 865 00:35:38,220 --> 00:35:39,847 I've been talking about you. 866 00:35:40,681 --> 00:35:41,557 Like crazy. 867 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:42,683 [Cameron laughs] 868 00:35:43,100 --> 00:35:44,018 I love that. 869 00:35:46,562 --> 00:35:49,023 I've been, like, trying to imagine you. 870 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:50,608 Obviously that's... 871 00:35:50,900 --> 00:35:52,610 kind of impossible, but... 872 00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:54,195 It is. 873 00:35:54,278 --> 00:35:58,115 In my mind it's almost like you can see me, but obviously you can't. 874 00:36:00,367 --> 00:36:02,328 I'm just thinking, "I have to look good for her." 875 00:36:02,411 --> 00:36:04,288 -But it's like, it's weird. -[Lauren] Aww. 876 00:36:04,371 --> 00:36:05,789 You say all the right stuff. 877 00:36:05,873 --> 00:36:06,790 [Cameron chuckles] 878 00:36:07,249 --> 00:36:08,459 But it's true, though. 879 00:36:08,751 --> 00:36:09,585 It's true. 880 00:36:13,672 --> 00:36:15,007 -Cameron... -[Cameron] Yes? 881 00:36:15,674 --> 00:36:16,717 I think I love you. 882 00:36:17,593 --> 00:36:18,469 I love you. 883 00:36:19,053 --> 00:36:19,970 [Lauren chuckles] 884 00:36:23,140 --> 00:36:23,974 Wow. 885 00:36:26,644 --> 00:36:27,603 I love you. 886 00:36:28,729 --> 00:36:29,855 I love you! 887 00:36:32,358 --> 00:36:33,442 Did we just say that? 888 00:36:34,568 --> 00:36:35,402 Yeah. 889 00:36:35,486 --> 00:36:36,487 [Lauren laughs] 890 00:36:37,905 --> 00:36:39,114 Oh, I can't breathe. 891 00:36:40,574 --> 00:36:41,408 Okay. 892 00:36:44,203 --> 00:36:45,037 [exhales deeply] 893 00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:46,038 Are you crying? 894 00:36:47,122 --> 00:36:48,582 Just a tiny bit. 895 00:36:48,666 --> 00:36:49,541 [Lauren chuckles] 896 00:36:51,126 --> 00:36:53,671 It's all becoming, very very real. 897 00:36:54,171 --> 00:36:57,091 I've fallen in love with her without ever having seen her. 898 00:36:57,466 --> 00:36:58,550 Part of me does think, 899 00:36:59,009 --> 00:37:00,094 "Are you being rash?" 900 00:37:00,552 --> 00:37:02,263 But it feels so right. 901 00:37:05,057 --> 00:37:07,226 It feels like I'm jumping out of a plane. 902 00:37:08,602 --> 00:37:09,895 Scary as fuck. 903 00:37:10,229 --> 00:37:11,438 -[Cameron] Yeah. -But amazing. 904 00:37:12,481 --> 00:37:13,315 It is scary. 905 00:37:14,358 --> 00:37:15,442 But I trust you. 906 00:37:15,693 --> 00:37:16,819 I trust you. 907 00:37:20,489 --> 00:37:22,199 [Cameron] If we get married, then, 908 00:37:22,700 --> 00:37:24,201 you know, that's it for me. 909 00:37:25,369 --> 00:37:27,663 -Yeah, me, too. -We have to make it work. 910 00:37:29,206 --> 00:37:30,040 We do. 911 00:37:30,916 --> 00:37:31,750 Yeah. 912 00:37:36,171 --> 00:37:37,214 [exhales] 913 00:37:41,844 --> 00:37:43,137 [Lauren] It's terrifying, 914 00:37:43,429 --> 00:37:46,974 thinking that something that I've been looking for my whole life 915 00:37:47,057 --> 00:37:50,686 could possibly be with the person that's on the other side of that wall. 916 00:37:51,312 --> 00:37:53,355 I feel like I'm falling in love with a stranger, 917 00:37:53,439 --> 00:37:55,983 but, at the same time, I feel like I know everything about him. 918 00:37:56,984 --> 00:37:59,403 I wish that I could... 919 00:38:00,738 --> 00:38:02,781 just kinda hold you right now. 920 00:38:03,449 --> 00:38:04,283 Yeah. 921 00:38:04,616 --> 00:38:05,492 Me, too. 922 00:38:06,285 --> 00:38:07,953 You're, like, four feet away. 923 00:38:09,413 --> 00:38:10,706 But I'm right here. 924 00:38:10,998 --> 00:38:12,082 Yeah, you're here. 925 00:38:12,583 --> 00:38:13,542 I know. 926 00:38:22,593 --> 00:38:24,845 [dance music playing] 927 00:38:26,221 --> 00:38:27,639 [Carlton] Hey, what's up, Diamond? 928 00:38:27,723 --> 00:38:28,891 I've been waiting for you. 929 00:38:28,974 --> 00:38:31,435 Aww. I've been waiting for you, too. 930 00:38:31,518 --> 00:38:34,813 -I want to learn more about you. -[Diamond] What do you want to know? 931 00:38:34,897 --> 00:38:38,233 -What do you want to learn? -Your true, deepest, darkest fears 932 00:38:38,317 --> 00:38:40,361 as it relates to marrying someone. 933 00:38:40,694 --> 00:38:43,238 I like the fact that he cannot see me. 934 00:38:43,322 --> 00:38:46,116 I like the fact that Carlton is really getting a chance to know me. 935 00:38:46,200 --> 00:38:48,118 I really like when he opens up to me. 936 00:38:48,202 --> 00:38:50,662 I think it shows that he trusts me, 937 00:38:50,746 --> 00:38:52,998 it shows that he is safe with me. 938 00:38:53,082 --> 00:38:57,127 It makes me feel like these are the words I've been missing from a man. 939 00:38:57,544 --> 00:38:59,713 My fear is getting hurt. 940 00:38:59,797 --> 00:39:01,048 I have been vulnerable, 941 00:39:01,131 --> 00:39:04,218 and, in my past relationships, I felt like I was giving my all 942 00:39:04,301 --> 00:39:05,969 and trying to make that person happy. 943 00:39:06,053 --> 00:39:09,139 At the end of the day, I didn't, and that's why I'm here. 944 00:39:09,431 --> 00:39:10,391 I want to be happy. 945 00:39:10,474 --> 00:39:12,226 I don't want to be disappointed, 946 00:39:12,309 --> 00:39:14,603 -and I don't want to be embarrassed. -[Carlton] Right. 947 00:39:15,312 --> 00:39:18,107 I've been taught to be strong, I've been taught not to cry, 948 00:39:18,190 --> 00:39:19,316 I've been taught to... 949 00:39:19,775 --> 00:39:21,318 You know, I come from a strong cloth. 950 00:39:21,860 --> 00:39:25,239 Yeah. How do you think I feel? It's like, "boys don't cry!" 951 00:39:25,322 --> 00:39:30,244 Like, that's constantly conditioned in black men's heads since we were boys. 952 00:39:30,327 --> 00:39:31,203 I know. 953 00:39:31,286 --> 00:39:35,791 I have had to learn how to open up, and it's okay to... 954 00:39:36,291 --> 00:39:39,086 be sensitive and emotional and vulnerable. 955 00:39:40,629 --> 00:39:44,299 I'm a preacher's kid, and because I'm so outgoing, I'm so outspoken, 956 00:39:44,383 --> 00:39:45,926 people see me and they say, 957 00:39:46,093 --> 00:39:48,387 "Oh, he must not be insecure about anything." 958 00:39:48,470 --> 00:39:50,180 But sometimes, on the inside, 959 00:39:50,264 --> 00:39:52,558 I haven't always felt that confident, 960 00:39:52,641 --> 00:39:54,643 and I've always been this hopeless romantic. 961 00:39:55,018 --> 00:39:56,812 I want to be loved 962 00:39:57,563 --> 00:39:58,605 for who I truly am. 963 00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:00,524 Unconditionally, 964 00:40:00,607 --> 00:40:02,734 and without restraint. 965 00:40:03,694 --> 00:40:05,070 Wow, that's deep. 966 00:40:05,612 --> 00:40:11,410 My biggest dream is that I finally find a wife who will love me unconditionally, 967 00:40:11,493 --> 00:40:13,328 who's kind of like that ride or die. 968 00:40:13,871 --> 00:40:15,706 But I have a big secret. 969 00:40:16,373 --> 00:40:18,292 At one point in my young adult life, 970 00:40:18,375 --> 00:40:22,421 I found myself attracted to just hearts, period. 971 00:40:22,504 --> 00:40:24,214 Like, it didn't have a gender. 972 00:40:24,298 --> 00:40:25,924 It wasn't about sex for me. 973 00:40:26,008 --> 00:40:28,135 I dated guys and girls. 974 00:40:28,844 --> 00:40:30,512 But I want a wife now, 975 00:40:30,596 --> 00:40:36,143 because I feel like women bring a certain, like, nurturing love 976 00:40:36,351 --> 00:40:40,272 and affection to the table that, like, I don't get from a guy. 977 00:40:41,064 --> 00:40:45,819 My biggest worry is that I will find someone that I am super in love with 978 00:40:45,986 --> 00:40:49,281 and want to marry, and then, at the last minute, 979 00:40:49,364 --> 00:40:51,700 she will not be able to walk down the aisle 980 00:40:51,783 --> 00:40:54,495 because she just can't be married to someone like me. 981 00:41:08,425 --> 00:41:09,259 [Barnett] What's up? 982 00:41:09,343 --> 00:41:11,595 I'm the happiest I've been in a very long time. 983 00:41:11,678 --> 00:41:14,097 It's not everything, but I'm on cloud nine. 984 00:41:14,932 --> 00:41:15,766 Jessica. 985 00:41:16,141 --> 00:41:17,851 [mock laughter] 986 00:41:17,935 --> 00:41:18,769 I need a... 987 00:41:19,144 --> 00:41:20,187 -[Taylor laughs] -...drink. 988 00:41:20,270 --> 00:41:23,273 I'm the type of person that can feel vibes and situations, 989 00:41:23,815 --> 00:41:25,943 and I'm feeling a shift in Barnett. 990 00:41:26,068 --> 00:41:28,570 And I realize that, yeah, he's into Jessica. 991 00:41:28,654 --> 00:41:30,489 -[Barnett] Is this too much? -It's too little. 992 00:41:30,572 --> 00:41:32,407 Why do you leave so much air up top? 993 00:41:32,616 --> 00:41:33,951 [Mark] That is out of my control. 994 00:41:34,034 --> 00:41:35,327 I came into this 995 00:41:35,869 --> 00:41:38,956 being open-minded to the idea that I could possibly find love. 996 00:41:39,498 --> 00:41:41,833 What's exciting is that I feel like I've found a person 997 00:41:41,917 --> 00:41:45,379 I could spend the rest of my life with in a very short period of time, 998 00:41:45,462 --> 00:41:46,421 and that's Jessica. 999 00:41:47,673 --> 00:41:48,924 I want you to know something. 1000 00:41:49,299 --> 00:41:52,261 I don't let a lot of people in my heart a lot. Um... 1001 00:41:52,553 --> 00:41:55,973 I shut down, and I think I've always been like that. 1002 00:41:56,515 --> 00:41:58,850 When I walked in the room from the first time I met you, 1003 00:41:59,184 --> 00:42:00,477 I knew... 1004 00:42:00,561 --> 00:42:02,104 It was just like, I was blown... 1005 00:42:02,187 --> 00:42:03,772 I don't know how to explain it, 1006 00:42:03,855 --> 00:42:06,733 but I walked around the right side of the couch, 1007 00:42:06,817 --> 00:42:08,068 turned the corner, 1008 00:42:08,151 --> 00:42:10,404 and you said, "Hey," and I was like, "Yep, that's it." 1009 00:42:11,238 --> 00:42:12,614 I don't understand why. 1010 00:42:12,906 --> 00:42:14,408 I tried to press the brakes, 1011 00:42:14,491 --> 00:42:17,536 but you're the first person that's ever really gotten me. 1012 00:42:17,911 --> 00:42:19,580 You're the cutest thing ever, by the way. 1013 00:42:19,663 --> 00:42:22,916 -[Mark] What do you mean? -I just love when you get so passionate. 1014 00:42:23,333 --> 00:42:24,543 [Mark] What do you mean? 1015 00:42:24,835 --> 00:42:26,253 Ahh, I just want to hug you. 1016 00:42:27,588 --> 00:42:29,381 Kind of everything you say, 1017 00:42:29,673 --> 00:42:33,302 beyond anything I could have expected. 1018 00:42:34,469 --> 00:42:35,304 Like... 1019 00:42:36,013 --> 00:42:37,014 it was just mind-blowing. 1020 00:42:37,681 --> 00:42:39,516 [Mark] You know, my last girlfriend, 1021 00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:42,769 I had my heart broken and stuff. And, um... 1022 00:42:43,729 --> 00:42:46,815 You know, I had gotten cheated on and whatever, but it took this experience 1023 00:42:46,898 --> 00:42:50,527 to really just break down any kind of wall that I thought I had about my heart. 1024 00:42:50,611 --> 00:42:51,445 And... 1025 00:42:51,987 --> 00:42:55,699 when I tell you, I really don't open up like how I am with you to anybody, like... 1026 00:42:56,908 --> 00:42:57,909 I... 1027 00:42:59,828 --> 00:43:01,038 You know, I... 1028 00:43:02,581 --> 00:43:03,915 God. Um... 1029 00:43:07,169 --> 00:43:08,003 I want you. 1030 00:43:11,465 --> 00:43:13,342 You know, I ask you, you know... 1031 00:43:13,425 --> 00:43:15,260 Do you want to spend the rest your life with me? 1032 00:43:15,552 --> 00:43:17,596 Like, where's your mind at? 1033 00:43:24,728 --> 00:43:25,562 [exhales] 1034 00:43:25,979 --> 00:43:30,108 We've come a really long way in a matter of days, not weeks, 1035 00:43:30,567 --> 00:43:31,401 and... 1036 00:43:32,527 --> 00:43:33,862 like, I can definitely... 1037 00:43:36,323 --> 00:43:38,659 see us walking out of here together. 1038 00:43:39,034 --> 00:43:41,536 I really can. [chuckles] It's kind of weird to say that. 1039 00:43:41,745 --> 00:43:43,789 [Mark] That's what I'm talking about! Whoo! 1040 00:43:43,872 --> 00:43:44,956 [sighs happily] 1041 00:43:45,248 --> 00:43:46,416 That's the cutest. 1042 00:43:47,876 --> 00:43:48,752 [chuckles] 1043 00:43:48,835 --> 00:43:51,254 I want to spend the rest of my life with a real partner, 1044 00:43:51,338 --> 00:43:55,175 and I couldn't be more ready to do that with Jessica. 1045 00:43:55,550 --> 00:43:56,468 I'm all in. 1046 00:43:56,551 --> 00:43:57,803 -We'll talk soon. -[Jessica] OK. 1047 00:43:57,886 --> 00:43:58,720 Alright, bye. 1048 00:44:11,149 --> 00:44:15,070 I think today was the biggest checkpoint of this entire thing. 1049 00:44:15,153 --> 00:44:17,989 -Yeah. Of course. -[Mark] Like, "Fuck, this is real." 1050 00:44:18,073 --> 00:44:19,157 [chuckles] Like... 1051 00:44:19,241 --> 00:44:21,743 Things like emotions are starting to come into play for Jessica, 1052 00:44:21,827 --> 00:44:24,788 and then, like, real stories were going underneath the surface. 1053 00:44:25,247 --> 00:44:26,707 It's all here now. 1054 00:44:27,624 --> 00:44:29,793 -Who's your number one? -Don't worry about it. 1055 00:44:30,585 --> 00:44:34,297 It's stressful thinking that other people have any connection with someone 1056 00:44:34,381 --> 00:44:36,466 that you thought you had a really good connection with. 1057 00:44:37,467 --> 00:44:38,385 Jessica? 1058 00:44:40,178 --> 00:44:41,555 There it is. It's Jessica. 1059 00:44:43,306 --> 00:44:44,141 But... 1060 00:44:44,683 --> 00:44:47,018 Mark's over here, he's super excited about her. 1061 00:44:47,144 --> 00:44:51,440 Mark is a passionate guy, and he's excited about Jessica a lot. 1062 00:44:52,357 --> 00:44:54,526 And he's 24, and she's 34. 1063 00:44:54,609 --> 00:44:57,487 I don't know if... [whispers] I don't know if he's ready. 1064 00:44:57,654 --> 00:44:59,114 I don't know if he's ready. 1065 00:44:59,906 --> 00:45:03,160 The problem is, I haven't gotten really deep or emotional with her yet. 1066 00:45:03,285 --> 00:45:05,328 -I've gotten a little bit... -Now's your chance, man. 1067 00:45:05,412 --> 00:45:06,413 I'm nervous about... 1068 00:45:06,872 --> 00:45:10,751 being myself and and getting hurt, and hurting people, so... 1069 00:45:10,834 --> 00:45:15,797 I'm also-- I'm afraid of opening up and losing that connection. 1070 00:45:16,089 --> 00:45:18,008 Tell her how you feel, tell her what's going on, 1071 00:45:18,091 --> 00:45:20,510 break down the emotional and give everything you've got, 1072 00:45:20,594 --> 00:45:22,888 because the pain of knowing you didn't give it all 1073 00:45:22,971 --> 00:45:24,931 and you'll never know the answer is terrible, 1074 00:45:25,015 --> 00:45:26,975 and you should avoid that at all costs. 1075 00:45:27,934 --> 00:45:28,769 Just do it. 1076 00:45:30,312 --> 00:45:31,938 This has made me so open, I feel like. 1077 00:45:32,022 --> 00:45:33,732 I actually am with you on that. 1078 00:45:33,815 --> 00:45:35,734 -Like I enjoy how... -I enjoy it. 1079 00:45:35,859 --> 00:45:37,944 Yeah, we get to the essence of each other 1080 00:45:38,028 --> 00:45:40,489 and it's not like, "Oh, I'm blinded by his blue eyes." 1081 00:45:40,572 --> 00:45:42,032 -Yeah. -You know what I'm saying? 1082 00:45:42,115 --> 00:45:44,826 It's like, this is really what I want, and laying it all on the line. 1083 00:45:44,910 --> 00:45:46,953 You tell me who you are, honestly, 1084 00:45:47,120 --> 00:45:49,956 and I'll tell you who I am, honestly, and if you accept it, you do. 1085 00:45:50,040 --> 00:45:52,209 -And if don't, you're just not for me. -Not for me, yeah. 1086 00:45:52,292 --> 00:45:54,002 Yeah, this has definitely changed my life. 1087 00:45:54,294 --> 00:45:56,463 Five days in and I know 1088 00:45:56,546 --> 00:45:59,716 who I want to be my future husband. 1089 00:45:59,800 --> 00:46:00,967 I can't believe it. 1090 00:46:01,051 --> 00:46:02,677 It's only been five days! 1091 00:46:02,761 --> 00:46:05,722 Oh, my God, I've had meals in my refrigerator for longer than that. 1092 00:46:05,806 --> 00:46:07,766 Like, that's crazy. 1093 00:46:10,060 --> 00:46:13,146 [Cameron] I've spent every second of this experiment 1094 00:46:13,563 --> 00:46:15,148 focusing on finding my wife, 1095 00:46:15,690 --> 00:46:17,067 and I think I've found her. 1096 00:46:17,526 --> 00:46:23,323 I feel immense attraction to her, and I've never seen her before. 1097 00:46:25,325 --> 00:46:27,953 I know Lauren is the one, 1098 00:46:28,537 --> 00:46:31,498 and I don't need to do any more searching. 1099 00:46:31,790 --> 00:46:33,667 I'm ready to propose to Lauren. 1100 00:46:41,550 --> 00:46:42,717 -[Lauren] Hello? -Hello. 1101 00:46:43,718 --> 00:46:44,928 I'm happy to hear your voice. 1102 00:46:45,011 --> 00:46:46,555 I'm very happy to hear your voice. 1103 00:46:49,015 --> 00:46:51,518 Are you sitting down, or are you standing up? 1104 00:46:51,643 --> 00:46:53,186 I'm sitting down. 1105 00:46:53,854 --> 00:46:54,896 [Cameron] Do you want to... 1106 00:46:55,272 --> 00:46:56,314 approach the wall? 1107 00:46:57,023 --> 00:46:57,858 Yeah. 1108 00:46:59,067 --> 00:47:00,652 -Come up to the wall? -Uh-huh. 1109 00:47:00,777 --> 00:47:01,611 Okay. 1110 00:47:05,073 --> 00:47:06,032 [exhales nervously] 1111 00:47:07,576 --> 00:47:10,203 Lauren Michelle Speed... 1112 00:47:13,665 --> 00:47:15,667 Holy shit. [laughs] 1113 00:47:17,752 --> 00:47:19,004 [exhales nervously] 1114 00:47:19,212 --> 00:47:22,841 I feel so blessed to have you come into my life. 1115 00:47:24,801 --> 00:47:26,011 I love you so much, 1116 00:47:26,303 --> 00:47:28,471 and I want to... 1117 00:47:29,055 --> 00:47:30,682 spend the rest of my life with you. 1118 00:47:30,765 --> 00:47:31,725 [sighs emotionally] 1119 00:47:36,062 --> 00:47:37,147 Will you marry me? 1120 00:47:37,314 --> 00:47:38,565 [sobs] 1121 00:47:40,108 --> 00:47:41,651 Oh, my God, yes. 1122 00:47:42,193 --> 00:47:43,236 Yes, Cameron, 1123 00:47:44,070 --> 00:47:46,239 -I will marry you, I will be your wife! -[Cameron laughs] 1124 00:47:46,323 --> 00:47:47,240 [laughs] 1125 00:47:53,830 --> 00:47:55,624 [sighs deeply] 1126 00:47:56,666 --> 00:47:58,543 I feel like I'm in a dream right now. 1127 00:47:58,627 --> 00:48:02,005 I feel like I'm floating. 1128 00:48:04,925 --> 00:48:05,926 [sighs emotionally] 1129 00:48:10,305 --> 00:48:11,348 We're engaged. 1130 00:48:11,431 --> 00:48:12,390 We're engaged! 1131 00:48:12,474 --> 00:48:14,434 [both laughing] 1132 00:48:14,976 --> 00:48:16,728 This literally feels like... 1133 00:48:17,520 --> 00:48:18,772 like a fairy tale. 1134 00:48:19,522 --> 00:48:20,941 You're such a beautiful person. 1135 00:48:21,900 --> 00:48:23,944 I don't have to see you to say that. 1136 00:48:29,616 --> 00:48:32,577 -You're my future husband. -[Cameron] You're my future wife. 1137 00:48:32,869 --> 00:48:34,120 Holy shit! 1138 00:48:34,204 --> 00:48:35,205 [laughs] 1139 00:48:36,915 --> 00:48:38,875 -I'll see you tomorrow. -[Lauren] Bye! 1140 00:48:39,459 --> 00:48:41,127 [sighs] 1141 00:48:43,630 --> 00:48:46,341 Tomorrow I finally get to see Cameron 1142 00:48:46,424 --> 00:48:48,718 in person for the first time. 1143 00:48:48,802 --> 00:48:52,263 I get to look him in the eyes and grab his face and kiss it. 1144 00:48:52,639 --> 00:48:57,227 I'm super excited to just meet this man who I've fallen in love with, finally. 1145 00:48:59,104 --> 00:49:01,314 -I'm engaged! -[Lexie shrieks] 1146 00:49:01,398 --> 00:49:02,357 She said yes. 1147 00:49:02,440 --> 00:49:04,901 [men cheering] 1148 00:49:06,111 --> 00:49:07,779 Oh, my God! 1149 00:49:07,862 --> 00:49:12,409 ♪ For he's a jolly good fellow For he's a jolly good fellow ♪ 1150 00:49:12,492 --> 00:49:13,493 Pick him up! 1151 00:49:17,038 --> 00:49:19,708 I never thought I would create one connection, let alone two. 1152 00:49:21,042 --> 00:49:22,585 I don't know where these guys came from. 1153 00:49:22,961 --> 00:49:24,754 You know, Mark is everything I've ever wanted, 1154 00:49:24,838 --> 00:49:28,466 and he wants to walk away from this being married, 1155 00:49:28,550 --> 00:49:31,261 and it's hard for me to accept that... 1156 00:49:32,012 --> 00:49:33,138 he feels that way for me. 1157 00:49:33,221 --> 00:49:37,892 Something in the back of my mind is like, "Can this really work in the real world?" 1158 00:49:38,476 --> 00:49:40,353 Our age difference is massive, 1159 00:49:40,437 --> 00:49:43,565 and the fact that my relationship with Barnett has progressed 1160 00:49:43,648 --> 00:49:46,776 so much in the matter of a couple of days, 1161 00:49:46,860 --> 00:49:49,195 I have to see what happens with Barnett. 1162 00:49:49,612 --> 00:49:50,530 Hey, B. 1163 00:49:51,156 --> 00:49:53,324 -[Barnett] What's up, girl? -What you doing? 1164 00:49:53,783 --> 00:49:55,744 Just chilling. How you feeling? 1165 00:49:55,827 --> 00:49:59,748 I feel really happy that you're my last date tonight. 1166 00:50:01,875 --> 00:50:04,961 I know who Jessica is still interacting with, 1167 00:50:05,045 --> 00:50:06,504 and I know how they feel towards her. 1168 00:50:06,588 --> 00:50:08,631 It's like, is she telling everybody the same thing? 1169 00:50:08,715 --> 00:50:10,467 That's actually a big fear I have right now. 1170 00:50:10,550 --> 00:50:13,553 I don't want to throw my heart out there and just like... 1171 00:50:14,012 --> 00:50:15,889 actually be, you know, hurt. 1172 00:50:19,684 --> 00:50:21,603 Don't blow smoke up my ass real quick. 1173 00:50:22,145 --> 00:50:23,188 Are you mad at me? 1174 00:50:23,813 --> 00:50:25,231 Are you mad at me right now? 1175 00:50:25,315 --> 00:50:26,149 [Barnett] No. 1176 00:50:27,358 --> 00:50:28,193 Talk to me. 1177 00:50:29,944 --> 00:50:30,987 Oh, gosh. 1178 00:50:35,533 --> 00:50:37,911 I'm going through so much turmoil right now. 1179 00:50:38,620 --> 00:50:39,454 [Jessica] Why? 1180 00:50:40,163 --> 00:50:42,832 Let me say something. I feel like you don't know where my head is. 1181 00:50:42,916 --> 00:50:46,503 Literally, I think... What? You just got done with Mark. 1182 00:50:46,711 --> 00:50:48,922 I knew that he had just left with you. 1183 00:50:49,005 --> 00:50:51,591 He was so sure of everything, and that scared me. 1184 00:50:51,841 --> 00:50:53,676 As soon as I saw that, I was like... 1185 00:50:54,302 --> 00:50:56,513 maybe she's just been kind of just... 1186 00:50:57,138 --> 00:51:00,225 She wasn't feeling the way I was feeling. 1187 00:51:00,475 --> 00:51:03,520 You don't think I hear things on the other side? 1188 00:51:03,978 --> 00:51:05,688 There's multiple girls that really like you, 1189 00:51:05,772 --> 00:51:08,358 but the girls don't think you're serious about them. 1190 00:51:10,527 --> 00:51:11,528 And literally, like, 1191 00:51:11,986 --> 00:51:15,281 the military girl is going to kick my ass, I know it. 1192 00:51:15,615 --> 00:51:17,617 Like, don't make this one-sided. 1193 00:51:21,412 --> 00:51:23,581 [moaning] 1194 00:51:25,125 --> 00:51:26,292 Jessica, Jessica, Jessica... 1195 00:51:26,960 --> 00:51:28,461 -What? -[Barnett] Hmm? 1196 00:51:28,586 --> 00:51:30,213 -What? -You've been high on my list 1197 00:51:30,588 --> 00:51:31,589 since the beginning. 1198 00:51:32,549 --> 00:51:35,260 If this place had nobody, no other guys 1199 00:51:36,261 --> 00:51:37,262 and no other girls, 1200 00:51:37,762 --> 00:51:40,765 like, I would propose to you tomorrow. 1201 00:51:42,559 --> 00:51:43,393 You would? 1202 00:51:44,269 --> 00:51:46,396 You are my yin to my yang. 1203 00:51:46,646 --> 00:51:48,273 I am so fucking happy right now. 1204 00:51:49,566 --> 00:51:53,903 I'm 34 years old and no one has ever said those words to me, 1205 00:51:53,987 --> 00:51:55,321 that they're ready to propose, 1206 00:51:55,405 --> 00:51:58,241 that they want to walk out of here being married to me. 1207 00:51:58,658 --> 00:52:00,285 Barnett just changed everything, 1208 00:52:00,660 --> 00:52:02,203 and I think I would say yes. 1209 00:52:03,788 --> 00:52:07,542 -Um, what do you need me to do? -What do I need you to do? 1210 00:52:07,625 --> 00:52:09,002 I'll do whatever you want me to do. 1211 00:52:09,085 --> 00:52:12,755 If you want me to pull the plug on those other things tomorrow, I will. 1212 00:52:14,007 --> 00:52:17,343 I just want... I want a clear decision made. 1213 00:52:17,969 --> 00:52:18,845 Okay. 1214 00:52:23,725 --> 00:52:25,768 [exhales] All right. 1215 00:52:27,645 --> 00:52:31,024 ♪ Get ready for a miracle ♪ 1216 00:52:31,399 --> 00:52:33,860 ♪ Let it feel a little magical ♪ 1217 00:52:35,445 --> 00:52:38,448 [Lauren] Yesterday, Cameron and I got engaged. 1218 00:52:38,531 --> 00:52:39,657 [squeals] 1219 00:52:39,741 --> 00:52:41,492 He asked me to be his wife! 1220 00:52:41,743 --> 00:52:43,494 I have a fiancé, y'all! 1221 00:52:43,578 --> 00:52:46,414 Oh, my God. I'm gonna be a married woman. I'm so excited. 1222 00:52:46,915 --> 00:52:47,999 Okay. 1223 00:52:48,458 --> 00:52:53,963 And today I finally get to see him in person for the first time. 1224 00:52:54,297 --> 00:52:57,884 I'm super excited to just meet this man who I've fallen in love with. 1225 00:52:59,886 --> 00:53:01,179 [suspenseful music plays] 1226 00:53:01,262 --> 00:53:02,138 [blows nervously] 1227 00:53:03,973 --> 00:53:04,807 [exhales] 1228 00:53:07,268 --> 00:53:10,396 Of course I'm excited to see what she looks like. 1229 00:53:10,647 --> 00:53:13,942 I've tried to just kind of leave it as a blank slate, 1230 00:53:14,025 --> 00:53:17,779 so that, you know, however she looks I want to appreciate that. 1231 00:53:19,197 --> 00:53:20,573 [Lauren] Throughout this process, 1232 00:53:20,657 --> 00:53:22,533 I wasn't focused on what the person looked like. 1233 00:53:22,617 --> 00:53:24,911 I wasn't focused on their race, if they were white or black. 1234 00:53:24,994 --> 00:53:28,831 I wasn't focused on, you know, if they're too young or too old. 1235 00:53:28,915 --> 00:53:30,333 But now that I'm here, 1236 00:53:30,416 --> 00:53:31,584 I'm scared, 1237 00:53:31,668 --> 00:53:33,878 because what if he doesn't like how I look? 1238 00:53:34,170 --> 00:53:36,089 What if I don't like how he looks? 1239 00:53:37,257 --> 00:53:40,468 [Cameron] She's maybe feeling the same way I'm feeling right now, 1240 00:53:40,551 --> 00:53:43,471 which is a little crazy, a little nervous, 1241 00:53:43,846 --> 00:53:45,014 a little bit nauseous. 1242 00:53:48,351 --> 00:53:50,186 There is a chance that, by the end of this, 1243 00:53:50,728 --> 00:53:52,397 he may not feel the same, 1244 00:53:52,480 --> 00:53:54,107 and, to me, that's terrifying. 1245 00:53:54,190 --> 00:53:55,900 I can't breathe. [chuckles] 1246 00:53:56,317 --> 00:53:58,444 [sighs deeply] 1247 00:53:58,903 --> 00:54:00,613 [sobs lightly] It's just scary. 1248 00:54:02,240 --> 00:54:03,491 It's just frightening. 1249 00:54:04,742 --> 00:54:05,576 That's all. 1250 00:54:06,244 --> 00:54:09,205 As the diligent scientist that I am, 1251 00:54:09,289 --> 00:54:15,086 I came into this wanting to test that hypothesis: is love blind? 1252 00:54:15,545 --> 00:54:16,421 So... 1253 00:54:18,339 --> 00:54:19,549 it's a success! 1254 00:54:19,632 --> 00:54:22,802 I've met the person I want to spend the rest of my life with. 1255 00:54:23,803 --> 00:54:26,222 And I have no idea what she looks like. 1256 00:54:28,391 --> 00:54:30,393 [suspenseful music escalates] 1257 00:54:36,733 --> 00:54:38,359 [suspenseful music crescendos] 1258 00:54:42,322 --> 00:54:43,531 Oh, God. 1259 00:54:43,865 --> 00:54:45,116 [Jessica] I'm 100% in love. 1260 00:54:45,575 --> 00:54:48,328 And it didn't come from seeing someone across the room. 1261 00:54:48,411 --> 00:54:49,537 who I thought was hot. 1262 00:54:49,620 --> 00:54:52,081 It came from really connecting with someone 1263 00:54:52,165 --> 00:54:54,751 on a deeper level than I've ever experienced before. 1264 00:54:54,834 --> 00:54:56,544 [Mark] Shit, I'm nervous as hell. 1265 00:54:56,919 --> 00:54:59,380 [woman 1] I don't know if I'm gonna laugh, cry or pass out. 1266 00:54:59,464 --> 00:55:00,381 Oh, my God. 1267 00:55:00,465 --> 00:55:02,675 -Fuck. -[woman 1] It's giving me butterflies. 1268 00:55:04,302 --> 00:55:05,762 -[sobbing laughter] -Baby! 1269 00:55:05,845 --> 00:55:07,597 [Mark] Holy shit, that's my fiancée. 1270 00:55:11,684 --> 00:55:13,811 [Jessica] He was definitely not what I expected. 1271 00:55:13,895 --> 00:55:15,480 [Carlton] I've made a huge mistake. 1272 00:55:15,897 --> 00:55:18,775 When you really fall in love with someone, the physical attraction builds. 1273 00:55:19,400 --> 00:55:20,777 [overlapping shouts and laughter] 1274 00:55:25,990 --> 00:55:28,117 [woman 1] You're not gonna let me go, are you? [laughs] 1275 00:55:28,785 --> 00:55:31,621 [Carlton] The physical connection is absolutely there. 1276 00:55:32,705 --> 00:55:34,415 [woman 2] I wouldn't change anything about him. 1277 00:55:39,087 --> 00:55:42,298 [woman 1] Moving in with my fiancé is gonna be another adventure. 1278 00:55:42,382 --> 00:55:44,675 -[woman 1] I'm always cleaning the place. -[Barnett] Heard that before. 1279 00:55:44,759 --> 00:55:46,094 [mother] Why are you marrying my daughter? 1280 00:55:46,177 --> 00:55:47,887 Have you ever been in a room full of black people? 1281 00:55:48,262 --> 00:55:50,431 I can't lose a love like this again. 1282 00:55:50,807 --> 00:55:51,724 It would destroy me. 1283 00:55:51,808 --> 00:55:54,769 I was fucking honest. I didn't fucking deceive nobody. 1284 00:55:54,852 --> 00:55:56,896 You were so confused a week ago. 1285 00:55:56,979 --> 00:56:01,567 I want to make sure that you're doing what's right for you. 1286 00:56:01,651 --> 00:56:02,485 Listen to me! 1287 00:56:02,568 --> 00:56:04,862 Stop interrupting me, please, for the love of God. 1288 00:56:04,946 --> 00:56:06,447 [man 1] We're gonna go back and look at this, 1289 00:56:06,531 --> 00:56:08,282 and be like, "Did I make the right choice?" 1290 00:56:08,366 --> 00:56:10,451 [Diamond] Fuck you! Fuck you! 1291 00:56:10,535 --> 00:56:11,369 Fucker! 1292 00:56:11,452 --> 00:56:13,246 Do I want to marry him? I don't know. 1293 00:56:15,248 --> 00:56:16,624 Marriage is forever. 1294 00:56:16,707 --> 00:56:18,418 [Cameron] The stakes are high. 1295 00:56:18,501 --> 00:56:20,586 This isn't just some fantasy. 1296 00:56:20,670 --> 00:56:22,547 This is the rest of our lives. 1297 00:56:23,089 --> 00:56:24,841 [Lauren] White or black, tall or short, 1298 00:56:24,924 --> 00:56:26,342 too young or too old... 1299 00:56:26,467 --> 00:56:29,137 [woman 3] I always wanted to believe that love is blind. 1300 00:56:31,305 --> 00:56:35,226 [official] Today, we're here to discover if love is blind. 1301 00:56:35,309 --> 00:56:38,521 Do you take him to be your lawful wedded husband? 1302 00:56:38,604 --> 00:56:40,982 [woman 3] I don't know if I can go through with this wedding. 1303 00:56:41,399 --> 00:56:43,067 [woman 1] I cannot do this! 1304 00:56:43,734 --> 00:56:44,777 Please stop recording this.