[dreamy music plays]
The search for love in the age of social media
and dating apps is broken.
We judge people quickly and discard people easily
based on only the most superficial information.
What do you look like?
What car do you drive?
Are you down to hook up tonight?
And with unlimited options,
it's never been harder to form a genuine connection.
So what if we take all that away?
What happens when a group of single people commit
to choosing a partner in a trailblazing new relationship experience
without any idea what he or she looks like?
Oh, God.
What am I doing?
Six bold singles have each been matched
with two suitors in the hopes of finding a life changing connection.
Each single will communicate with their matches via texts and calls
but they cannot share pictures or physically describe themselves.
After three days of chat, they must make a choice between the two.
Who do they want to meet and start a real-world relationship with?
And what happens when the person they've chosen,
sight unseen, appears in the real world?
I don't know what she looks like
but I really think I could fall for her
which is probably something dangerous to do.
This is completely insane.
I'm here to potentially meet the person
that I could spend the rest of my life with.
Hello.
-Hello. -Hello.
I've waited for this almost ten years.
I've tried my best on the dating apps.
They don't work so I'm here to change everything.
Lisa?
Honestly didn't expect you to be so beautiful.
[laughter]
Do I look like what you thought I would or very different?
Very different.
If I saw him on a dating app, I would swipe left.
Can I just jump in the water? And just disappear?
And that's just the beginning of an intense six-week experience...
Close your eyes.
I want to give us as good a shot as possible.
...which will see six new couples moving in together...
This is insane.
It just feels so natural. I've never been tested like this before.
I don't know where we're at.
I was hoping that I was wrong about you.
I can't win w... I can't win.
If you could switch your match again at the click of a finger, would you?
...as they attempt to form lasting relationships.
What we've got is beyond any kind of expectations that I could have had.
My intention is to be in love with someone beyond this experience.
If feels that we're meant to be.
But...
[phone chimes]
...this is "Love Triangle".
And triangles...
[phone chimes]
...have three sides...
[phones chime]
What?!
...and this experience...
If I was you, I would not have given me your phone.
That's not the truth at all.
I'm actually so in shock right now.
...comes with an explosive twist...
What do we actually know happened because I'd like facts?
You're trying to apologise but won't even admit what everyone else saw.
...set to detonate when an unexpected third party joins the relationship.
I heard a rumour...
You set me up for this. You set me up for this.
Oh, my God. Relax.
OK, I'm done.
It's more than a TV show to me.
...and changes everything.
Did you kiss him?
Why can't you trust me? I'm telling you I'm all in.
Will relationships spark from personalities alone?
You are such a liar.
If it was that easy to throw away, it can't have meant that much to you.
Survive in the real world?
You can pack your bags and get the hell out of here.
Here I am.
Right in front of you.
Saying, "I'm in love with you."
Or will they end up lost in a love triangle?
Testing, one, two.
OK, rolling.
Surreal. I'm going to be miced up for the next six weeks.
Yeah.
So weird.
Six Australian singles, fed up with the superficial,
thank-you-next culture of online dating...
This is Madi's master interview.
...and looking for something more meaningful
have agreed to take part in a radical new experience...
OK.
Let's do it.
Whoo! Yes.
...by committing to a process
that eliminates modern dating's most superficial elements.
Looks are important to me.
I feel I do tend to swipe very quickly if I don't feel a physical attraction.
He's got tattoos, swipe left. You know, he's got a beard, swipe left.
He doesn't have blue eyes, swipe left.
The thing I hate about the apps is
it's basically built on, kind of like a lie.
People are putting Photoshopped photos and filters
and writing things that they think people want to hear.
I feel like when times get tough, we give up quite easily
because it's just so easy and tempting to find another...
To find the next best thing.
That's why I am putting myself out here now and taking a chance with this.
The first stage of the love triangle experience
as a three-day window in which each single will communicate
with their matches via texting
and calls without access to pictures,
descriptions or visual cues of any kind.
It's strange.
It's pretty scary.
So much anxiety. Almost crippling and I don't usually get like that.
I'm excited by the opportunity to build a connection with someone
when I don't know what they look like and they don't know what I look like.
I know what I'm looking for and it's a connection with someone
and it's not just about the looks.
It's that emotional connection
that I desperately want.
Today, the first three singles...
Do girls do pickup lines?
Yeah, if you wanna.
I can be cheesy but not at the start.
...will enter the experience and get to know their matches...
[phone chimes]
...via text.
It begins.
They have just three days to discover a connection and make a decision
about who they'd like to join them in Sydney for the Love Triangle experience.
I'm good to talk out loud by myself? Yup?
[laughs]
I rely on my physical appearance a lot of the time to meet men.
That's one thing that I do that I shouldn't
and that's what gets me in a lot of trouble.
You know the kind of trouble.
[laughs]
Where it's boom, bang, thank you, ma'am kind of trouble.
And that's not what I want and that's not what I'm looking for
but, for some reason, I vibe that on a dating app.
I have even people sliding into my DMs, you know, just asking for it.
And it sucks.
[laughs]
These are quite cool too, Mum.
I'm from Perth. I'm an accounts payable officer
and I live with my mum.
Who do you vision in my life for a man?
We will chat literally about anything.
Blue eyes.
Yeah. What else?
Tall, dark and handsome.
There is nothing off limits.
Especially when it comes to dating, boyfriends, sex.
How about this one, Lisa? Look at it. It's beautiful.
It's a bit phallic, Mum.
We will talk about that.
Especially down to the nitty-gritty, if you know what I'm saying.
[laughs]
Beautiful.
It is beautiful though, Mum.
One time, she came home with a bag of sex crystals
and she goes, "Because you need a boyfriend in your life."
So now I've been carrying these crystals around everywhere I go.
I'm vibing this one carnelian, passion, sexuality and creativity.
But I mean... I still don't have anyone!
Can't reel them in.
Where are they at?
I love you, ladies.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
I'm 32. I've been single for ten years and the one thing
I want in this world is for me to start having kids.
So, yeah.
We're not dating any more. We are auditioning for a husband. Yeah.
And that's what I'm here for.
I mean...
Put some sperm in me and knock me up!
Yeah...
In Perth, 32-year-old Lisa has been matched with Matt,
a 32-year-old rail worker
and Patrick, a 31-year-old podcaster.
Ooh, Matty and Patty.
It's up to her to kick off the conversation
by sending the same message to both her matches.
I would say I'm not into small talk.
I don't want to know what your favourite day of the week is.
I want to be talking about crazy things
like parallel universes and the Mandela Effect.
Keeping the spark there and being a bit cheeky and playful.
Ask what I'm wearing?
Oh, my God. What am I going to say?
Oh, damn.
[keys click]
Ah!
Ooh, dots! Ooh.
Hello, Matt!
[laughs]
This guy is cute! And funny!
What would I like to know about Matt?
I feel like I've got to that stage in my life
where I have become the person I want to be.
I want to meet that special person.
I want kids. I want that ultimate connection.
I want that person that I feel so strongly about and our lives connect.
Meeting someone during this experience and them being the one,
that would be the most amazing thing ever.
As much as I love pumping tunes in my old car and singing,
it would be awesome to do duets with someone.
This is my type of guy!
I feel like he's got his head screwed on straight.
I feel like this guy has his shit together.
And that's what I'm vibing off Matt.
Patty!
"Here's everything you need to know, winky face."
Ooh. I like this guy.
Dating me is like a rollercoaster.
I'm never a boring time. I'm always on the go.
I don't get to stop and smell the roses.
Business, working, training, vlogging, punching people in the face.
I've worked really hard to get where I am
and where I am in my life,
I'm genuinely looking for something a bit more than just a date.
Sex is super important to me.
Usually I'm the dominant one and I do love being in control
but I also know when it's time to let go of control.
Patrick's so naughty!
Oh, my God.
Patrick...
[gasps]
Haven't we all?
Does that mean... Oh, I can't...!
I shouldn't be... Going straight into the sexting.
Oh, my goodness. OK.
Screw it.
Let's see how open-minded he is.
Ooh.
If you know, you know.
Oh, God. This is what gets me into trouble.
I definitely like a naughty boy
but I want something long term
so I don't know if this is going to be me playing with fire.
And I'm going to get burned.
I would probably say I'd be defined as a serial monogamist.
I've always been in relationships since I was about 16 years old.
Longest relationship was my last one which was ten years.
Married for nearly five of those.
I always thought, you know, once you're married, that's it.
So, when she decided to leave, my heart was broken.
It's kind of like the biggest rejection you could kind of have.
You know, your best friend, the person you're in love with.
Um, you know, your wife.
The someone you're supposed to spend the rest of your life with
kind of saying "You're not it for me",
It's...
It's one of the most painful things I think
anyone could probably ever go through.
And, yeah.
It took a lot for me to get my mental state better
and now I'm in a really good position in my life.
I live in a house that I own and I work in technology sales.
I've got the great life and family and friends
but I don't have a partner to share it all with.
It was pretty good.
I hadn't been single pretty much my entire adult life
so I've sort of just come into this world completely fresh
and, having my own dating profile
and having people judge me based on just a picture and a couple of words,
it's pretty full on and pretty intimidating.
I haven't really connected with anyone I suppose in a little while.
A few fun dates but nothing too fruitful so...
I'm very ready to be loved again.
There's no better feeling in the world
than loving someone and having that reciprocated.
I'm just really excited to meet someone to share my life with.
In Melbourne,
30-year-old Alex has been matched with Beck,
a 28-year-old model and Madison
a 26-year-old business owner.
I've got names.
And now it's up to him to initiate the chat.
You only get one chance to make a good first impression.
Ooh, it begins.
Got a message from Bec.
Oh, that's a very nice message.
Someone with emotional intelligence, someone kindhearted and warm.
I meet lots of interesting people in my job.
I've been modelling for about seven years.
A model?
Could be a foot model though. You never know.
Could be any type of model.
My modelling shoots range from fashion to bikini to lingerie.
People assume that because of my looks
and my career as a model that I don't have trouble finding love.
It's actually the opposite.
I don't know if someone's just dating me for my looks
or if they want to have a genuine connection.
I will say this, Bec has intrigued me.
Like now I'm thinking...
She's got me on the hook a little bit there.
Oh, from Madison this time.
Right, we've got both now.
Amazing.
Quadruple message. Lots of messages now.
When it rains, it pours.
Wow.
[laughs]
Running your own business has definitely got its downfalls for sure.
Your time, your stress.
You have to make so many sacrifices but I wouldn't change it.
I can't do the whole chill. I need something happening all the time.
I don't settle and I'm not going to settle.
I'm definitely passionate, I'm driven.
I have no filter. If I don't like you, you'll probably know about it.
Very interesting message.
[laughs]
So I've started to build a little bit in my head
of what these girls might look like and who they are.
Obviously knowing Bec's a model, those sort of thoughts going through my mind.
Knowing that Madison is a business owner and sassy.
That starts to build a different picture as well so trying not to but, yeah,
it's starting to build a little bit of a picture.
Modern dating... My gosh.
It's so different to my parents' generation.
I feel like nowadays, with the apps, technology and social media,
it's a lot harder to find love
because it's just so easy to find the next best thing.
I primarily have dated Asians.
Only because we are quite culturally similar.
But also I've also had this fear or the sense
that non-Asian guys don't find me attractive.
I used to wish that I was white or a different race.
It starts to get to you a little bit.
Yeah.
Because I know I'm going to be a fun time
but physically, I don't know whether he'll be physically attracted to me.
On Instagram and social media, you see a tall Australian or white guy hand-in-hand
with a very hot blonde and you start to question, well, I don't look like that.
I don't have blonde hair, blue eyes.
I do have those insecurities and so I project it onto the other person.
I don't know, I feel like I always go for the same type
you know like Asian, funny guy.
That's why I'm here. I want to be able to change that pattern.
I want to know whether just forgetting about ethnicity and race will help me
just find a genuine love.
[phone chimes]
Wait, wait, wait. I got a message.
Oh, my gosh.
Denny and Ben.
This shit just got real.
Also in Melbourne, 28-year-old Ly has been matched
with Ben a 32-year-old builder
and Danny, a 31-year-old events entrepreneur.
What do people ask these days?
I've been texting two guys.
Feeling a little bit like a player but I've got to do what I've got to do.
I don't want to overthink it. I just wanna...
Yeah, just don't overthink it.
All right.
Let's go for a walk.
[phone chimes]
Oh, dang.
[reads]
Wait, hold up. I'm just going to reply to him.
What?!
He's from Melbourne?
I wonder what he does for work.
Yeah, I wonder.
Before that, I was in a band. We had an awesome ride.
We signed a record deal with universal Music Australia,
toured with The Vamps, Demi Lovato.
We had a song on mainstream radio.
It was an absolute blast. Some of the best memories with my best mates.
Ooh. Very cool.
[phone chimes]
Oh, my God. I just got a text from the other guy.
OK.
[reads]
[laughter]
He's funny!
He's funny.
It's totally a vibe.
Yeah, I'm actually vibing with this guy.
Yeah.
Oh, my God.
If you define a catch as someone who owns their own house,
runs their own business, has a beautiful dog
then I guess you'd define me as a catch
and I'm funny.
I think I'm funny.
[laughs]
I feel like I've vibed really well with Danny.
So really funny, yeah.
He's definitely... I don't know. He's got this energy about him.
Danny...
He wants to know what the most embarrassing thing
in my Spotify playlist is.
Oh, my God.
Wait... Wait, what?
He can speak Vietnamese.
Oh, shoot.
I think... OK, this is like a big giveaway.
What?
Oh, my gosh.
No. No way he's actually Vietnamese. Is he actually?
I've always been going for similar men as Danny.
Someone who is culturally similar and who I can have good banter with.
Then Ben, the Ben name just screams out...
I don't know. Like a tall Australian guy.
I'm picturing the surfer kind of look.
The long, blonde hair so it's like,
do I go for something familiar or do I choose Ben?
Yeah.
I don't know.
As Ly begins to imagine her suitors,
Alex is yet to reveal an important part of himself
to Queensland model Bec
and retail owner Madison.
The one thing I haven't told them is that I was previously married.
Which I think is a really important thing to say
and put all the cards on the table for both of them.
In my head, someone who's been married and divorced like it's something that's...
...could mean damaged goods.
It could mean, you know, a lot of things
so there might be a fair few questions that come from that.
Bec's response was quite positive.
Hmm.
So Madison read my messages.
OK, she's having a think.
Look, it makes me feel a little bit nervous
but it's something that sort of had to come out eventually anyway
so I'm glad that she knows it now.
[phone chimes]
Oh, Madison.
[reads]
Madison doesn't seem so...
...happy with the marriage thing.
Madison might be a bit concerned about my marriage.
I'm getting a phone call from Madison.
Am I allowed to answer that?
Getting a call.
OK.
Hello.
Hi, Alex. It's Maddie. How are you going?
Hey, good. Yourself?
Yeah, good, thank you. How are you feeling?
Uh, a bit stressed, a bit nervous.
But, yeah, no, it's been a really full-on process as you'd know.
Yup, so how long were you married for?
Five years. So quite a long while.
Married five years? Yup.
Together for nearly ten.
And you've been single for 18 months, yeah?
Yeah, a year and a bit. Nearly 18 months, yeah.
It's probably only been the last...
Three to six months
that I've really been in a really great headspace
and completely ready to find someone and fall in love again to be honest,
if I'm being completely transparent.
Yeah, OK.
I have a better understanding of what I want
and what I'm looking for
and, over text, you're ticking a lot of those boxes so far so, good job.
Oh, thanks.
That's nice to know.
It's just really nice to finally talk to you. It's really great. It's so weird.
We've been talking to this phone for so long.
It's very nerve wracking, especially when I don't even know what you look like.
Yeah, yeah.
It's really nice to hear your voice.
Yeah, you too. You too.
And yeah, hopefully I'll speak to you soon.
Hopefully, all right. Thanks, Alex.
Thanks, Madison.
-Bye. -Bye.
After that phone call, I'm straight away more interested.
Madison had a few questions about the marriage which is fair enough.
But really liked her voice and just being able to put a voice to a screen
because that's all it's been at this point and a name..
made it feel a lot more real.
[phone chimes]
Matt.
I think that everything that's happened in life has made me the person right now
and who I am right now is exactly the person I want to be.
Hmm. He knows what he wants in life.
It's been a long day of texting both of them
and, oh, my head is like exploding at this point.
My view's with Matt,
I am still vibing that he is really digging deep
and telling me who is as a person which I love.
I feel like he is very Aussie. True blue. Sweet.
He is the type of guy that I see myself with long term.
[phone chimes]
[chokes]
So naughty.
So late at night though.
I'm vibing towards more... Patrick, to be honest.
I just feel like there's something there.
I felt like an instant chemistry and connection with him.
Send nudes!
[laughs]
Oh-h-h, good Lord.
I want to text him again but I shouldn't.
I don't want it to go into the sexting part.
It is night time.
My girlfriends told me "No, don't do that, Lisa. Bad girl."
[laughs]
Yeah. I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to text him.
I'm just going to leave him now.
Leave him hanging.
Definitely going to wait.
[producer] How are you feeling this morning?
I am feeling really tired. I'm not gonna lie.
I only had three hours' sleep. Yeah.
My head was just gone to all different kinds of places.
I couldn't get you out of my head last night.
My mind was racing. Yeah.
Hmm.
I tried to do a little bit of meditation
but that didn't work so I tried to slow down my thoughts by touching myself.
[producer] OK.
And the person that popped into my mind was obviously Patrick.
Yeah. Yeah, so it was fun.
[reads]
No, I know it's kind of creepy, right?
[laughs]
Patrick.
I thought he must be physically fit because he's a fighter.
So I'm picturing a guy with muscles.
That's hot but I'm going off that sexual chemistry and connection there.
That's what I'm feeling.
That's what's amazing - not physically seeing someone but having that connection.
Yeah, it's mind blowing.
Just like last night.
Having connected with Patrick overnight...
Lisa has decided to make a call about who she wants to meet
well ahead of the three-day deadline.
Oh, my, God.
[dial tone]
I've been single for ten years and I'm at that level where I know what I want.
I don't have time to waste and there's that saying trust your gut.
[dial tone]
Hello, Lisa.
Hi, Patty. I've nicknamed you that by the way.
Patty, whoa.
OK. When did I say you could call me Patty?
You might have to get used to it.
Are you telling me some good news?
Well, yeah, the stars have aligned
and I would love to move in with you next week
and meet you in person
and go on our dates and have fun and see where it goes from there.
Lisa...
Pat. Patty.
[laughter]
I'm excited and I love that you came to this decision.
I think I could definitely fall for Pat.
Absolutely. Yeah.
I'm speechless.
Yeah, well, I have that effect on people.
I hope that when Pat enters the room on our first date,
that he has a charismatic smile.
I'm not going to lie. I am looking for that blond hair, blue-eyed type of guy.
That's what I'm manifesting - the man of my dreams.
All right, take care. Bye.
Bye.
That was nice.
I loved that. Yeah.
I'm so excited. Like it's finally happening.
[gasps]
Having made a decision ending ten years of single life,
Lisa and Patrick will now meet on the most important blind date of their lives.
I can't believe I've never seen a photo of Patrick and I'm about to meet him.
Oh, my God. What have I got myself into?!
I'm not going to lie,
I am looking for that blonde hair, blue eyes true blue ocker Aussie boy.
The reason why I chose to meet with Patrick instead of Matt
was because I felt like there was a lot of sexual chemistry between us.
If Patrick doesn't end up being the person
I thought he was, I would really be disappointed.
Hello, my dear.
Hi, how are you?
Very good. Yourself?
Good.
He might have this great personality via text.
I just really hope he is who I think he is.
Because it's just been a very long time...
being single.
I look around at everyone else, I'm like, when is it my turn?
I feel like every year that passes, it's when is the time going to come
for me to meet the man of my dreams?
-Hi. -Hello.
-Patrick? -Lisa?
-How are you going? -Nice to meet you. Good.
-How are you? -Nice to meet you. I'm well.
-How are you? -That's good. I'm good.
That's good.
-You didn't break a leg. -I did not break a leg.
-You did not break a leg. -You look amazing.
-Thank you. -I love the outfit.
-Do you like it? -Yes.
-You look great too. -Love the yellow.
Would you like a drink, by the way?
I would love an espresso martini please.
Absolutely.
My first impressions of Patrick...
Not my usual type.
If I saw him on a dating app, I would swipe left.
I'm not going to lie.
I like your chain on your neck.
I like yours.
Thank you, my mum bought it for me to manifest love.
-Manifest love. -Manifest love.
Me and your mum are gonna get along.
But I'm putting that aside. That's not what I'm here for.
I'm here for a deeper connection. It's not about looks.
So I hope that we can have that same connection
and chemistry and banter to him physically being in person.
I would love for you to really open up and be vulnerable with me tonight.
Do you want a hug or something? What...
No, I'm just curious to know...
Hold on. I'll do the meditation first. Give me one second.
OK, hit me.
So I would love to know how deep you can go?
So I would love to go really deep.
It's really early. Jesus.
Really deep and it's really early. Yeah, yeah.
We are going straight for the kill because I don't got time to wait.
So...we will be living together.
Does that scare you?
I live a very certain way.
Mm-hmm.
And that's going to take some time for someone to adjust to.
What's your certain ways?
For example, we're living, we're enjoying our...
...little lifestyle, little dog and then boom, we're travelling.
We got work to do. We're overseas.
I do a lot of content creation
so that requires being in really cool places, taking good photos.
I might be fighting. I might be overseas fighting.
It's boxing, right?
And you travel around the world to do it?
No, I don't but one day, I might.
Because that's where you want to head?
I love fighting. It's primal.
We start sleeping and then boom, boom, boom.
Four o'clock in the morning, bad guys round there.
Mm-hmm.
Someone's got to slay that dragon.
OK, cool.
What is it like for you on a typical week?
Not at home!
You're not at home?
I'm not at home on the weekends.
So what are you doing?
Most of the time, I'm out slaying things. I don't watch any TV series.
I'm very productive. I love success, I love business. Anything entrepreneurial.
I would rather watch a TED talk. The thing with me, I can't fake shit.
I don't want to watch "Sex and the City".
I don't want to watch "Desperate Housewives".
You understand what I'm saying.. Things need to get done.
Yup, got you.
Got to slay the beasts.
I think the sexual chemistry with Patrick, now that we've met...
is not as strong as what it was via messaging
and I feel like taking a step back because some of the comments he's made
has closed me off a little bit because it did turn me off.
I believe in being the best version of me at all times.
Yup.
I have this philosophy, right.
I'd rather be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.
I feel like the vibe isn't there and there is a part of me that thinks
what it would have been like with Matt sitting on the opposite side of the table.
At this point in time, if I wasn't moving in with him tomorrow, uh...
I probably wouldn't give him a second date.
Yeah.
Mmm!
Back in Melbourne, Ly still has until the end of the day to make her decision
between Ben, a 32-year-old builder and Danny, a 31-year-old entrepreneur
who she suspects is Vietnamese.
I felt like I vibed with Danny the most straight off the bat.
I feel like we get along really well.
But I've met a lot of Dannys before.
That's the thing.
That's one thing about me that, when it comes to dating relationships.
I tend to go for the same guy because I'm not sure what I want.
And I'm 28 and I still don't know what I want.
[sniffs]
Not just with this experience, with everything in my dating life.
Sorry.
I feel like I need to challenge myself.
And I feel like if I challenge myself,
I think Ben would be the better person to do it with.
Sorry.
I'm just getting scared.
Because I've always had a sense
that non-Asian guys don't find me attractive.
Ohh...
That's probably my biggest insecurity.
Since I was a little girl,
and I don't put myself out there if I feel there's a chance I'll be rejected.
I think I'm going to pick... Danny actually.
[dial tone]
"The person you are calling is not available."
He didn't pick up.
[sighs]
[dial tone]
[voice breaking] Oh, I don't know.
I feel like I need to be brave.
[dial tone]
Like I want to walk away feeling a lot more stronger...
...in myself. [sighs]
Yeah.
[dial tone]
Hello.
Hello, Ben speaking.
Hi, Ben. It's Ly.
Hi, Ly. How are you?
Oh, my gosh. Nice to hear what you sound like.
Oh, thank you. You sound lovely too.
Are you in the middle of something?
No, I'm right now having a cocktail with a few of my friends.
Having some fun. I can walk out. It's all good.
Um...
[whispering] Oh, fuck.
What's happening over there? Where are you?
I had a really... Oh, intense day.
Yeah, very intense, I'm sure.
But, Ben...
Hi.
I'm choosing you to go on this experience with.
Oh, no way, Ly.
That's awesome.
I don't know what you look like. You don't know what I look like.
I don't know whether you'll be attracted to me.
I don't know what's going to happen.
Well, we'll take a dive into this together,
not knowing all that much about each other and especially what we look like,
where we come from..
OK.
I can't wait to see you.
Sounds good.
I bet you got a great smile on you.
Oh.
I look forward to putting a face to the name.
Oh, thanks, Ben.
All right, thanks for the call, Ly.
All right, enjoy yourself then. OK. Bye.
Take care. Take care. See you later, bye.
I chose Ben.
When I called Danny,
I was probably going to pick him but he didn't pick up so...
Timing. [laughs]
Hopefully he has a very kind smile.
I'm still picturing a surfy kind of look. Blonde hair.
Blue, hazel eyes.
Yeah.
I don't know. Not sure. We are going for a surprise.
Recently divorced Alex is the last of our singles
to make his decision between Queensland model Bec and retail owner Madison.
I'm not in this experience to stuff around. I want to find someone.
I want to fall in love, I want to build a life and a relationship with someone.
I don't want to think about the physical too much
but obviously knowing Bec's a model, it means she has kind of like an X Factor.
It's the only sort of physical characteristic
that I understand about either of them.
[dial tone]
Madison, on the other hand, I have no idea what she looks like.
So there's still an element of uncertainty and anxiety.
My next relationship, I want to be my last.
So I don't want to blow the opportunity of being with someone amazing.
Hello?
Madison?
How are you?
[laughs] Nervous, stressed, all the above.
Yeah, for sure!
But I'm going to be honest,
the last few days,
I've absolutely loved getting to know you and honestly,
I would love to see where it goes with you
and, yeah, you're the one that I've chosen to continue this on with.
Really? Oh, my God. OK.
Yeah.
[laughter]
How do you feel? Are you happy?
I don't want to sound...Too forward but yeah, I'm very excited.
Cool, awesome. No, that's so good. It's good to hear.
I'm excited to see you and am excited to see what you look like.
I don't really want to have any expectations.
At least I know you've got a very attractive voice.
That's good. Yeah.
So I am very intrigued.
Yeah, me too.
I can't take the smile off my face to be honest.
Yeah, either.
Now, this is going to be...
I think this is going to be a lot of fun and, yeah, let's, let's go for a ride.
I reckon. Let's do it.
There is obviously two different types of attraction.
One is that lightning bolt, see them, oh-my-goodness, crazy feeling.
Then there's the other one like over time, that attraction builds.
Whether I get that lightning bolt or not,
it's hard to say but I'm not banking on it.
Obviously, this is a little bit different to a standard first date.
Not knowing what she looks like.
If me and Madison meet and there is no flirtation,
there's no attraction, I'll be a bit bummed.
I will.
Madison and I, we connected on a nonphysical level.
It was something that was completely out of the realm of the standard dating world
but of course, I hope I feel attracted to her and she feels attracted to me.
-Hey. -How are you?
Good, you?
Good, thank you.
-Nice to finally meet you. -Likewise.
-How are you going? -Yeah, good.
Grab a seat.
We are finally here though.
I know. I know. It's been a little...
Little time coming I suppose.
Yes. How are you feeling?
You look amazing.
-Thank you, so do you. -Yeah, thanks.
Yeah, I'm nervous. I'm not going to lie.
Yup.
I honestly didn't expect you to be so beautiful.
It's just been like... If I'm being completely honest.
I didn't expect you to be so amazing.
I'm shaking a little bit.
At least we are both in the same boat which is amazing.
Yeah.
Madison is just...
Wow. No, no. She is... She is stunning.
I've only ever felt that lightning bolt a few times in my life
so, yes, very nice surprise.
[laughs] I am. I am happy.
Yeah, wow. Sorry.
It was a lightning bolt moment for me. Hopefully Madison's feeling the same way.
Yeah, I know. First impressions is like holy shit.
Yeah, big time. Big time.
Alex is so hot. [laughs]
Like a ten out of ten hot.
Maybe just here.
There's definitely a vibe. Like an energy happening. Sure.
Love at first sight energy. Maybe.
[sighs]
How does it feel?
Yeah, been texting for a little while now and now that we're here... Yup.
I'm excited.
-Yeah, same. -Sort of a nervous energy.
-Yeah. -No, it's good.
But now I can finally ask, you said country girl, right?
Yeah.
You were like, "Not like full sticks."
No, no, no.
More just small town?
-Mildura. -Mildura?!
Do you know Mildura?
Course, yeah, yeah.
The river.
Five years ago, I moved towards Melbourne.
Yeah, what suburb do you live in?
I live like south Melbourne in Carrum Downs.
Mornington.
Wow. Gee, that is so close.
If I saw Madison on a dating app, I would super like whatever that is.
Up, right, I would be going 100%. Yes.
She has exceeded my expectations.
We have, like...
today to get to know each other and stuff.
Yup.
Where's your head at in terms of...
We're moving in together soon.
You know what I mean? It's quite a daunting thing.
I've obviously been single for three years
but ever since I was 14, I've always had a boyfriend.
Can ask you a bit of a weird question then?
Yeah.
Not too weird but have you been in love?
-I don't think I have. -Yup.
I don't think I've been in love where it's been a reciprocated thing.
Sure.
I've had relationships but I can only say I've been in love with my ex.
Yup.
And it's an amazing thing and it's something
that I want to feel again because it is just...
It's weird and it's corny but it's every rom-com, and it's every song you hear.
It is that... So did you end it or was it a mutual...
No, she did.
Um...
And at the time, was heartbroken.
Yeah, wow.
100% heartbroken. It kind of like...
I guess, wasn't expecting it.
How long have you been single for?
15, 16 months. Something like that.
Yeah, so it's not really that long.
No, it isn't. No, it isn't. But I feel like it's been longer than that.
So how do you feel about it?
It's something that...
It's something that I wanted to make sure that I was done with
but also it's just not something that's healthy.
Has she moved on?
She has, yup.
-OK. -Yup.
Yeah.
Um, previously, I've been through really crappy times and...
...I have this...
bad track record of guys cheating on me with an ex.
It's happened to me twice.
Wow.
So that's a little bit of an insecurity for me.
Of course.
Like an ex being around in the picture. That's one thing to me that does upset me.
Yup.
I mean, first of all, I'm sorry that's happened to you. That's really shit.
But, to reassure you a bit,
it was just like we were, honestly, best mates.
There was no romantic side to it any more.
It was easy so we just ran with it.
Complacent.
Very good word. That's exactly the word.
-Yup. -I don't want that.
No.
I want to really enjoy spending time with someone and have those common interests.
Yeah.
I'm now at a point where I'm, not only comfortable with who I am, but ready.
Yeah, that's the same as me.
Yeah, good. Great..
That's nice to hear.
-Good. -Yup.
OK.
I've had such a good time.
Same. Me too.
Um... I can't wait to spend more time with you.
Me too.
Don't worry about this. I'll leave that. But, yeah, it's been really nice.
I kind of wish it didn't have to end.
Me too.
But, yeah, I'll definitely see you soon.
Yes, for sure.
-See you. -See you.
I think it might blossom into something. I'm feeling pretty positive.
Obviously first dates are always like you leave and you're like
I wonder how they are feeling but I'm happy.
I might have rose-tinted glasses at the moment
but so far, everything's been pretty amazing.
it sounds weird because we've just met today
and usually I probably wouldn't feel a connection as quickly but I do.
Like pretty much ticks every box I can possibly think of
but my only worry at this point is that,
the moment I started talking about my ex, Madison's face dropped a little bit.
She was a little bit more closed off.
But, you know, if I'm being completely honest,
if that's the worst of Madison then she is absolutely perfect in my eyes.
I couldn't have picked anyone better.
[whispering] Should have kissed her.
I feel like there's a little bit of weight on my shoulders
on this date because I don't know what he looks like.
He doesn't know what I look like and...
It's a little bit nerve wracking.
I picked Ben because of the social and emotional connection
we had through the texts.
This is really happening.
Getting to know him through this process,
I can see that he is emotionally available.
He's ready and I love that.
For some reason, I picture him like a tall Australian male.
A surfy kind of look.
The long hair. Either brown or blonde hair, blue eyes.
It's kind of like the energy he's coming across so far.
Oh, my God.
Oh...
Thought that was Ben. [laughs]
Oh, my gosh.
I am freaking out.
Where is he?
Oh, my God. I think that's him.
Is that him?
[laughs] Is that... Is that Ben?
Would I be guessing that you are Ly?
Is that Ben?
I'm Ben, yeah.
Oh, my gosh. Hi, Ben.
Lovely to meet you. How are you?
Nice to meet you.
Oh, my God. You have orange hair.
No worries, yeah.
[laughs]
OK, cool. Well...
Did you think I was Asian?
I did think you were Asian.
Well, I kind of had an inkling.
Did you? My name, right?
L-Y.
Yeah. But I wasn't sure.
How are you feeling about this whole experience?
I had no idea what to expect.
I... Same.
I didn't know what to expect either.
[laughs]
He's got orange hair.
[laughs]
In a nice way of course. I like his suit.
He wasn't too crazily tall, thank God.
Which is all right but is still tall. I mean everyone is taller than me.
But different to what I expected I guess.
His voice was the same but, yeah.
Are you thirsty? Do you want to go for a drink?
-Yeah, I'm thirsty. -Something to eat?
Yeah. Let's grab a drink.
Let's go.
OK, cool. Let's go.
I don't know. I guess I didn't feel that excitement.
Mmm.
[laughs] No regrets at the moment.
I made the decision based on how I felt at the time so we'll see.
[sighs]
I don't know. I don't know whether I can go through with this.
I don't know. It's a bit... It's a bit much.
Oh, I don't... I don't know. I don't know.
It's not what I'm used to. I'm not used to this.
Definitely not the type that I'd go for.
In the outside world.
It's just the energy.
I just didn't feel it.
I didn't feel the vibe.
Just didn't feel that aah!
Like I want to get to... I didn't feel that.
I'm just questioning...
I don't know whether I want to do this.
You don't...
This is just stupid.
I don't know.
Yeah, it's just too much.
I want to leave this whole entire thing. Honestly.
The love triangle experience challenges its participants
to go beyond first impressions towards something deeper
and while Ly considers tapping out altogether...
How would your ex describe you?
Lisa is grappling with disappointment of her own.
Caring, passionate, fiery,
expressive, focused, independent, integral.
Negatives?
You don't have any?
Um...
I'm thinking. I'm trying.
The vibe tonight with Patrick and I, I'm not going to lie,
it felt cold in terms of the sexual attraction and chemistry.
A part of me is a little bit disappointed
since that's why I chose him in the first place.
Oh, wouldn't watch TV with me.
Is that what they would find as a negative in you?
But I'm here for a reason and that's to find love and the one.
I chose Patrick over Matt because there was a connection there
and I'm not going to dismiss that based on a bad first date.
I just really need to trust the process.
You know you didn't look how I thought you would look.
OK, so how did you think I look?
Um, super white.
Thanks! Jeez, thanks!
Are you Asian?
-I'm half. -Half what?
Take one guess.
Are you half Filipino?
Yup. You?
I'm Chinese.
-Oh, are you Chinese? -Yeah.
So different to what I would normally go for.
What do you usually go for?
I'm not going to lie. Blond hair, blue eyes, true blue Aussie. Very ocker.
I'm a banana so yellow on the outside, white on the inside.
Yeah, cool. Banana.
-You like bananas? -Oh, I love them.
Love bananas.
I love bananas.
-You do? -I do. I really do.
[laughs]
Where is that going? You going to show me one day how much you love bananas.
-Serious. -Serious.
Serious, serious, serious. Throw me a deep one. OK.
What is your definition of true connection with a partner?
Someone who is going to be super understanding.
Someone who is committed to being there for my kids
and give me the stability I need.
OK, this leads me to my next question. These are normal things.
No, I think it stems from my father.
My father didn't work.
OK.
He stayed on the couch every day, smoking and drinking.
Wow.
He just never was the type that would take us out to kick a footy or hang out...
Did I tell you that?
You did and that was the quality I loved about you
that you want to do that with your future children...
Our future children.
The only thing I remember growing up as a child
was being locked in a car whilst my dad was gambling at the TAB
and saying, "Can we eat?"
And he would say, "No, sorry. I don't have the money."
That just doesn't make sense when you just spent it gambling on a horse
when we are hungry and we want food.
The little things to me count.
I don't care about you spoiling me with gifts
because we never had much growing up as kids.
Sorry.
And I'm just grateful
for the little things in my life,
having that stability with someone is what I long for
because I just never had it when my father was around.
That makes sense. That was a lot of courage.
I got you. You'll be fine.
Thank you.
That shows me so much to you.
Like more than anything we've spoken about tonight.
Deep?
Yeah. Deep.
-Balls deep. -Balls deep.
Balls deep.
Balls fucking deep.
[giggles]
-I've got you. -Thanks.
-You'll be fine. -You got me, boo.
-Well, tonight's been fun. -It has been fun.
I must admit.
I do have a gift for you.
So when I was thinking about my match,
and what I wanted and someone was that they were very sexual.
They had creativity and passion in them. I felt like you ticked all those boxes.
So this is for you. It's a carnelian rock.
Carnelian?
I picked it with my mum.
Oh, red. Fiery.
It's very fiery.
That's beautiful.
Thank you.
Ooh, a little bite.
I don't know what you're talking about.
This is a nice rock.
I love it. It's a bit fiery.
You, too.
Hmm. In all the best ways possible.
I think you've really poked my buttons.
Poked your buttons? I'll poke more than your buttons.
Where are you staying tonight?
Not telling you.
Coming here and doing this is... This is a lot to take on.
I'm getting out of my comfort zone. I do feel like the foundation takes time.
If we rush this, I think it will burn.
I've been single for ten years and, yeah, it's scary but it's beautiful.
Because I'm never going to get anywhere in life without putting myself out there.
If we want to build something, it's gonna have to take time.
What goes up fast will come down even faster.
Patrick is not what I expected.
Yeah.
A part of me is concerned I might have made the wrong choice.
It was fun and it was nice getting to know you.
But like since the beginning,
there's been so much heat and passion
between Patrick and I
and that will either blow up or fast-track us
to where I want to go on this experience.
We should stop. We should save the rest for later.
[laughs]
-Have a good night. -Have a good night.
Take care.
We are going to be living together in the next week.
I believe genuinely we're going to either fall in love
or we're gonna end up in a...shit show.
Close your eyes and stay still.
I don't know.
Not knowing what the person looked like and then moving in together with them,
that's overwhelming times ten, times 100.
At this point, where everything is going so easily
and it's comfortable,
it is probably a little bit like is something going to go wrong?
You need to trust me.
He's not my guy.
Because my guy that I'm supposed to be with
isn't going to turn his head for anybody else.
My intention is to be in love with someone beyond this experience
and you can't fucking see that which is frustrating the fuck out of me.
You finally think you've found the one
and then to have this happen,
it's like why doesn't he want me?
Yeah.
Goodbyes are never easy.
I'm a little bit nervous.
Three more singles enter an experience that's redefining modern dating...
[phone chimes]
Modern dating sucks. The guys are just too much.
You can see an ego through their photo.
That's like the biggest red flag.
Aren't you coming across a bit desperate there, mate?
Well, you see, I was in a bit of a rush.
Nobody wants to be rejected.
...and Yannick meets his match.
My friends refer to me as the walking tinder.
Some women would look at me as a conquest.
The earth will crumble before that happens.
Do I look like what you thought I would
or very different?
Very different.
I think this one's a bit more of a slow burn.
And later this season...
Hey, Patty. How are you doing?
Six new couples are moving in together, having only met once...
I can't win w... I can't win.
Most of the time, girls throw themselves at me.
Shut up! Honestly...
[phones chime]
...before the Love Triangle twist turns the experience...
What?!
...on its head...
...and pushes the new couples...
Can we talk about this?
...to their very limits.
You finally get chosen and it's oh, but wait a sec...
It's weird but...You will be upset and you will be angry because I would be.
Spicy. Not interesting, spicy.
You what?