-[Narrator] Previously...
-[Alex] The thing I hate about the apps
is it's basically built on, like, kind of like a lie.
-[Narrator] Three singles entered the experience
that's re-defining modern dating.
-[Lisa] I know what I'm looking for
and it's a connection with someone.
-[phone clacking] -Did you touch yourself?
Question mark. -[phone chimes]
-[Narrator] Matched with two suitors...
[phone chimes) Oh my god.
-[Narrator] ..they've had three days to connect...
Like, it's so weird.
We've been talking on this phone for so long.
[Narrator] ..and choose one...
-[Ly] I'm choosing you to go on this experience with me.
-[Narrator] ..without any idea what they looked like...
-[Alex] I don't want to think about the physical too much,
but it's still an element of uncertainty.
-[Narrator] ..until meeting
at the most important blind date of their lives.
-[Lisa] That chemistry
that I have that I have with Patrick,
we can't fake that stuff.
I'm not going to lie.
I am looking
for that blonde hair, blue eye type of guy.
Lisa?
Hi!
-[Narrator] To discover
if connections forged sight unseen...
Oh my god, you have orange hair.
-[Narrator] ..could sustain in the flesh.
-[Alex] If I saw Madison on a dating app,
I would super like.
Whatever that is - up, right, I'd be going 100% yes.
-[Ly] I just don't feel the vibe.
Like, I don't know whether I can do this.
-[Narrator] Now...
I'm a little bit nervous. [chuckles]
-[Narrator] ..three more singles...
-[Yannick] My friends refer to me as 'The Walking Tinder'.
[phone chimes]
-[Narrator] ..enter a six week experience...
-[Madi] That's like the biggest red flag.
Do I look like what you thought...
I would, or very different?
-[Girl] Very different.
-[Narrator] ..with a blindsider of a twist.
[doorbell ringing]
-[Lisa] Who is that?
[tense music playing]
-[Patrick] You got some balls showing up here.
-[Woman] I've never been tested like this before.
[soft atmospheric music]
-[Narrator] The Love Triangle experience
is a radical reconstruction of modern dating.
And now, three more singles are committed to a process
that swipes the most superficial elements
of social media and dating apps off the table,
in search of something deeper.
The apps, I find them scary. It's like it's too much.
-[Kyle] I think Tinder is people that kind of just...
seeking hook-ups.
Then you've got Bumble
that a girl has to message you first.
And um...
That rarely happens.
I definitely rely on my looks. I know what I look like.
I get to look at myself everyday in the mirror.
-[Narrator] ..are saying goodbye to selfies,
bios and stats,
as they attempt to build real connections
based on personality alone.
Yeah, it's freaky.
-[Narrator] They've each been matched with two suitors,
and they have three days to get to know them
via text and calls,
without any idea what they look like.
[phone chimes]
-[Madi] And so it begins.
The whole process terrifies me.
It could be anyone at the side of the phone.
-[Narrator] ..before choosing
just one to meet at a blind date
with strings attached.
Because whoever they choose...
they'll be moving in together for six weeks...
to explore a relationship.
-[Yannick] I'm excited to, like,
build a connection with someone first
and get to know them and not just judge them on their looks.
Fingers crossed that they're as awesome as me
and I'll have a great connection with them.
Some women would look at me as a conquest.
People think I might be athlete.
People think that I'm famous.
Ha.
So, my friends refer to me as 'The Walking Tinder'
because I can pick up anywhere, essentially.
When I enter a room,
I definitely notice that all eyes are on me.
Six foot four, not including the fro,
and seven foot if you include the ego.
[laughs)
I'm Yannick, my friends call me 'Yan'.
I'm 31
and I run a sports management firm.
-[woman on phone] The UFC's invited you to Phoenix
next week for a fight.
I have seen that.
Ah, I will need to get back to them
and let them know.
I'm an ex-athlete.
I live a really fast-paced lifestyle.
Thank you very much.
Have a good day, I'll chat to you later.
-[woman on phone] Bye. -Bye.
My success, my personality, my charisma, my charm,
are all strengths of mine that underwrite my looks.
Looking the way that I do, I meet a lot of women.
Definitely broken my fair share of hearts.
[inaudible chatter]
I probably have people sliding into my DMs on the daily.
I get sent nudes from women that I haven't even asked for.
Cheers, guys. -[group cheering]
Happy Friday.
To be approached just because of my looks,
it's obviously a nice feeling.
But it's not something that I'm seeking anymore.
It's not something that fulfils me
in any kind of way.
And I definitely am looking for a deeper connection.
I'm here because I want to build a connection with someone
and it's not based on what they look like...
and they don't know what I look like.
I'm looking for a woman that is confident,
but mainly that can put me in my place.
I think that's the running joke in my family,
that I've just never met anyone that can put me in my place.
I love the life that I life
and I can't wait to have a person
that I can build my empire with.
I'm super excited
I'm going to be introduced to my matches today.
-[Narrator] In Sydney, Yannick has been matched
with 27-year-old public servant Belinda
and 32-year-old retail manager Erika.
Alright, so, Belinda and Erika.
Hopefully, I don't get any names wrong
or mix up the messages, but uh...
Yeah, I'm excited. It will be good.
-[Narrator] It's up to him to kick off the conversation...
by sending the same message to both his matches.
[clacking]
Nothing wrong with a nice, "Hello".
[phone chimes]
[phone clacking and chiming]
I think maybe receiving texts
that are a little bit superficial,
a little bit basic,
would be disappointing.
-[phone chimes] -[Yan] Ah, here we go.
This is Belinda.
-[Yannick] Hm.
Ok.
I mean, you can't have a bad time at Disneyland,
but it's a bit basic.
[phone chimes]
-[Belinda] I'm definitely a proud Canberran.
Our roads are the best.
I work for the public service. A bit boring.
But at the same time, for me, doesn't really matter what I do,
it matters who I work with.
-[Yan] Yeah, it's nice.
I've never met a Belinda who I didn't like.
[laughs]
Sounds like a chilled Canberra girl.
[phone chimes)
Alright, so, second girl.
[laughs]
Erika.
[pensive music playing]
[phone chimes]
-[Yannick] Nice. Nice.
[phone clacking and chiming]
[slow rhythmic music playing]
[phone chimes]
-[Erika] So, I was 16 when I arrived to Australia.
I have grown up to be strong. I'm a self-sufficient woman.
I am confident. My head is, like, held high.
A hundred percent, I could so be intimidating.
Most of the time I'm sarcastic,
and, you know, I'm pretty outspoken.
I definitely have high standards when it comes to men,
because I know my worth.
-[Yan] Erika seems pretty feisty.
[phone clacking and chiming]
Definitely a curve ball in there that she's not from Australia
and that English is her second language. So...
Mm. Interesting.
I'm just really excited to get stuck in,
and just put both feet into the process...
and hopefully meet the person
that I will spend the rest of my life with.
I'm ready. Let's rock and roll.
-[Kyle] My name is Kyle. I'm from Townsville...
and I work as an electrician.
The way I would describe modern dating
is probably, "Difficult".
Because, I wouldn't say I get too much attention
on dating apps.
-[Producer] How attractive do you think you are?
Um...
I'm very hard on myself,
I would probably say
that I'm only, like, a five out of ten.
Um...
Yeah.
I think it goes back
from being, like, that chubby kid in school, like...
There was a little bit of bullying and stuff like that.
Like, that sticks with you.
Like, looking in a mirror now,
I still feel like I'm that little kid.
Even though I'm six foot two,
and really into health and fitness.
[dramatic music playing]
Yeah, you've always got those doubts in your head...
because you always still think
that you're that chubby little kid.
So, when it comes to dating...
I have a fear of rejection.
But when you're mates are just having families
and getting married around you,
you're kind of, like, "Shit".
Like, "What am I doing with my life?"
And it's kind of a wake up because I want that too.
I'm hoping this experience,
taking my physical appearance out of the mix
is going to give me some confidence to actually be myself
and hopefully build a connection with someone.
-[Narrator] In Townsville, Kyle has been matched
with 28-year-old car rental manager, Leesh.
and 30-year-old hairdresser Elena.
He will now send the first message to both girls.
This is, um...
A bit nerve-racking. [chuckles]
I'm pretty reserved,
but I'd like to think I have a lot of banter.
[phone clacking]
Perfect.
And send.
-[Producer] Do you think that's a strong first start?
I think it is.
[phone chimes] [Kyle gasps]
Already replied. Alright, let's see, what uh...
Leesh has to say.
[phone clacking and chiming]
OK, they're typing.
[phone chimes]
[phone chiming]
-[Leesh] You will find me at the gym
pretty much every morning.
I pretty much run by the same routine religiously.
You know, get up at 4:30 in the morning,
dressed and ready to do a 5am gym class.
I usually sleep in gym tights and a crop top,
so I can just get up and go.
Definitely getting the vibe that Leesh is, um...
very active.
Maybe similar to me. I like it.
-[Leesh] I would say I'm a catch.
But I'm a quirky catch.
Damn. Bonus points, Leesh, already.
[phone chimes]
Oh, here we go, another reply.
[Kyle laughs]
OK, so she's actually returned banter, which is good.
-[upbeat dance music playing] [phone chiming]
-[Elena] I'm a social butterfly.
I like to get dressed up.
Put my best hair, my best makeup.
Yeah, I'm always on a dance floor.
Probably a few shots at the bar.
Interesting.
Elena seems really outgoing.
Maybe she might intimidate me a bit.
[phone clacking]
I must say I love Melbourne.
[phone chiming]
-[man] "I'm from sunny north Queensland.
I'm living in Townsville".
You asked her a question, and then you said more things,
and then you asked another question
before she could even answer those questions.
Yeah. Yeah, I did.
You're coming across a bit desperate there, mate.
-[both laughing] -Right.
-So, this is Leesh. - This is Leesh.
Oh, wow. I haven't replied in a while.
If I was her, and you took this long to reply,
I'd be very upset, thinking that you lost interest.
-I'm not interested. Yeah. - Yeah.
-[Kyle] Um, OK, so let's see.
[phone clacking and chiming]
[bright music playing]
[Kyle laughs]
Oh my god, my thumb is cramping from texting.
I reckon this Leesh is probably where it's going.
You reckon?
Yeah, 100%.
My name's Madi. Oh, that's so fake. Wait.
I'm Madi, I'm 30 and I'm from...
I'm from Melb... Melb...
[laughs] Sorry.
My name's Madi, I'm 30, I'm from Victoria.
I love to have a good time,
and I'm here to meet my partner in crime.
Cringe! [laughs]
I even hate myself hearing that.
I definitely use my job to distract me from dating.
I'm an events planner.
Like, it's always weekends, nights.
Like, the best times to meet someone
are obviously when those events are as well.
So, what time are you looking at starting?
Seven 'til ten.
And that's why I think it's easier
to put love on the back of it.
And I don't put myself out there.
[sighs]
[mouthing silently]
I think that I've just had a bit of a rocky past.
And I think that I do have a bit of trust issues.
Yeah, I had a partner for six years,
six to seven years.
Um...
We were getting a house together.
I was absolutely in love.
It ended because he was...
cheating with a lot of different people.
And it wasn't even that that hurt,
it's the fact that a lot of people knew
and no-one...
Like, I just kind of felt...
I feel like I'm very...
I don't know. I've never been taken for the fool.
And I think that
that was the thing that hurt me the most.
I think it definitely has affected my dating life.
My biggest insecurity
would be getting so close to someone again...
and then them completely destroying me.
Trust is a big, big thing for me.
And, like, modern dating
its just, like, trying to find someone trustworthy.
It's just almost impossible.
[traffic light walk siren]
That's exactly why I'm doing this.
[dramatic music playing]
-[Narrator] In Melbourne, Madi has been matched
with James,
a 28-year-old truck salesman...
and Daniel,
a 27-year-old personal trainer.
It's up to her to send the opening messages.
Mm.
This is the most stressful morning stretch
I've ever had in my life. [laughs]
I've been told I text like a 60-year-old woman. So...
[phone clacking]
OK, now I sent the first one.
Started.
OK, it's all happening.
Hoping they can make a good conversation.
I'm hoping that they have a bit of banter.
Oh, I felt a vibration.
Nope.
Boys, text me.
Am I being ghosted? [laughs]
[phone chimes]
[Madi shrieks]
[laughs]
James has messaged me.
[upbeat music playing]
-[Madi] He did a smiley face. That's cute.
[phone chimes]
[relaxed music playing]
I've only had one adult relationship
and that lasted three months.
I do find it hard to let people in.
I think, you know,
having the ability to give some of the power
to potentially hurt you.
Falling for someone,
and then having your heart broken, I guess.
That would be my biggest insecurity.
But, you know, I've now had a taste
of what it's like to be into someone
as much as they're into you,
and, yeah, I love that feeling, I want that again.
He seems nice.
Yeah, he seems nice.
Now that I've seen what the first one has said,
I'll be really interested to see the next.
[phone chimes] What?
Ah, Daniel.
[Madi laughs]
My dad calls people, 'Darling'.
Like, it makes me... That's just so... [laughs]
[phone clacking]
[Daniel]: I think women can be drawn to me
for the wrong reasons.
The tattoos, mainly.
I'd say I'm a good person,
but I can be a bit of a bad boy.
It just depends on what mood you get me in on the day.
Based on motorbike, the tattoos,
girls do assume that I'm an F-boy,
a 'fuckboi' if I can swear.
But, yeah, definitely once you get to know me,
I can be a pretty big softy.
[phone chimes]
[laughs]
So, Daniel's messaged me,
and I've literally got a meeting in 15 minutes
that I need to get to.
Ah, Daniel again.
What's a creepshow?
[laughs]
Daniel texts like a Year 11 kid or something.
[phone clacking]
[phone chimes]
"Babe"? I'm not a "babe" person.
It's like no judgement against it, but it's just not...
It doesn't really...
That's not me.
Daniel seems very confident in himself.
I think he'll really keep me on my toes a little bit,
and I've got two texts from them.
How am I even saying this?
Who am I? A dating expert?
-[phone chiming] -No! I've got...
-[phone chiming] -OK. No. No, no.
-[phone chiming] -I think I'm going to have to...
I've waited for them,
they're going to have to wait for me now.
-[Narrator] In Sydney,
Yannick is waking up to a text
from foreign-born retail manager, Erika.
-[Yannick] The whole experience is going really great.
It's definitely full on.
I mean, I rely on my good looks and charm.
It's definitely something
that hits you in the face, I guess.
As I said, when I walk into a room,
90 percent of people turn around and look at me.
But I think, you know, over text as well.
I've got good banter
and I'm sure they're finding me lovely to talk to.
[chuckles]
[phone clacking and chiming]
I think Erika is a brunette. She's giving me brunette vibes.
Exotic, not from Australia.
[phone chiming]
She's feisty and fiery, which I love,
but maybe she's a little crazy.
I don't know.
Like, feisty and fiery's good,
but, you know, it's like chilli, it's like spiciness.
It's good until a certain level and then it burns you. Right?
So, I don't want to be burnt.
[phone chiming]
Morning messages from Belinda, hey?
Belinda doesn't sound crazy.
She's sounds, like, super-chilled.
The girl next door that you kinda marry.
Like, you know, that's the vibe that I get from her.
Belinda's just talking about roads
and... and... [laughing]
and city planning, and traffic, but...
Belinda's...
And it's a nice conversation with Belinda as well
but it hasn't gotten to that, like, flirty banter.
-[Narrator] Yannick has been chatting
with his matches, Erika, a 32-year-old retail manager,
and Belinda, a 27-year-old public servant, for two days.
And he's come to a decision
about who he'd like
to move in with
for an intense 6 week relationship experience.
-[Yannick] I definitely know what I want in a partner.
Because of my life
and everything that I've achieved,
and what I do on a day to day basis.
I know what I'm bringing to the table,
and I'm definitely looking for that person
that I can build my empire with.
Alright.
Here we go.
[phone ringing]
I'm here to potentially meet
the person that I could spend the rest of my life with.
So...
I want someone who's going to challenge me.
-[Erika] Hello?
Hello, Erika?
-[Erika] How are you??
I'm good. How are you?
-[Erika] Not too bad.
So, I guess I'm calling with some news
to tell you that I have decided to choose you.
-[Erika] Oh my god!
[Yannick laughs]
I hope that you're as excited as me
to go through this crazy experience together.
-[Erika] OK. -[both laughing]
-[Erika over the phone] All I'm doing right now,
is just try and picture you.
Like, it's super crazy. -[Yannick] Yeah. [laughs].
-[Yannick] I love your voice. You've got a beautiful voice.
-[Erika] I've literally been red this entire time,
just FYI.
I don't know why...
[Yannick] You're red? [laughs] You're blushing.
Do you feel like you've got a good picture
of what I might look like, now that you've heard my voice?
[Erika] No. I have no clue.
[both laughing]
[Yannick] I'm confident
that she's going to like what she sees.
I know what I look like. So...
Of course, I've been rejected. It doesn't happen to often.
Most of the time,
it's because they're intimidated by the way that I look.
I have had girls tell me
that they've never followed through on things,
because they thought I was too good looking.
So, if Erika's nervous it's all too much,
I'll be able to make her feel comfortable,
and feel like it's just her and I.
I think Erika and I
are going to be the power couple of the experience.
We're going to form a really strong and dynamic team.
I think Erika looks exotic...
Like, Latin American vibes.
I'm hoping as soon as I see her,
that I'm instantly attracted to her.
I can just relax and enjoy the date.
Hello.
Hello. [chuckles]
You're looking lovely. - Thank you.
Hi, how are you?
Good, yourself.
Mwah. Good. Nice to finally meet you.
-Nice to meet you too. -Good. How are ya?
-I'm good, I'm good. -[both laughing]
You have a nice, um, smile.
You too. You too.
-Yeah. -Thank you.
It's weird, right?
Because we've been chatting for, like, two or three days,
texting,
and then now, it's like I can finally see you.
Do I look like what you thought I would,
or very different?
Very different.
OK.
Um...
I did say, "Oh, no" in my head. I'm not going to lie.
He's not my type.
Do you know where we're going tonight?
Yeah, I think we're going to grab a drink if you're ready.
Yeah, I am.
Thank you.
I do tend to go for that Australian boy look,
I guess.
Light skin, blue eyes.
[Yannick speaks inaudibly]
[Erika] A little bit of, like, that Viking look.
To someone that looks like a basketball player.
Don't you want to sit in front of me,
so you can see my face?
[laughs] - I want the view, right?
[both laughing]
-[Waiter] So, what sort of wines are we after this evening?
A white or red?
White.
Thank you so much.
-OK. -So, we got that out of the way.
[laughs]
-[Yannick] She's hot, she's hot. She's definitely hot.
A little different energy than I was expecting.
I think with her
we obviously connected so quickly over the phone
and it was really cheeky and flirtatious.
And I think she was nervous.
So, I think, uh...
I'm excited to, like, see that energy,
that we had over the phone.
And I think she'll settle in through the night.
Cheers.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
To us, hey?
-To a crazy experience. -Yeah.
OK, let's go.
As I said, you know,
Yan's charm is making anyone feel comfortable.
So, that's my goal for the night.
It's funny because...
I was standing waiting for you for a little bit, right?
Yeah.
And there were a couple of girls that walked past, or whatever,
and I was just like, "I don't know. I don't know.
And then as soon as I saw you, I just knew it was you.
- Mm, that's cute. - Yeah.
You're a beautiful girl, yeah.
Thank you.
What about you? What did you think?
- Can I be honest? - Yeah.
I'm not into the fro.
- OK. Wow. Alright, strong. - Yeah.
Well, you'll have to learn to love it.
The fro's, it's become part of my...
- Who you are? Yeah. -..personality.
So, it's like...
Have you got that comment before?
Not really, no, no, no. Like...
How's the ego feeling?
[laughs]
The charm's working.
I think this one's a bit more of a slow burn.
So, when's your birthday?
I'm a Scorpio. I don't trust anyone.
I'm always iffy about someone, and I'm always right.
Like, about it, like that feeling.
Yeah.
Oh, I think the earth will crumble
before that happens.
Best party trick,
if you take your western star sign,
and then your Chinese year of birth,
then that combines to give you this animal,
that's like your primal zodiac.
I'm a great white shark.
-Which is like... Yeah. -Okay.
Which is, like, obviously, apex predator.
Whoa.
[laughter]
Um, yeah, I think so.
I believe he's thinking that this is going well.
I've had some, like, pretty big modelling shoots
that I've done in the last, like, couple of months.
I think he's just so into being Yan.
I've like leaned down quite a bit more than, like...
I'm normally, like...
I was normally, like, 97, 98.
He definitely has an ego.
[laughs]
Most men, I would say, they have an ego,
up until someone comes, like me,
probably, like, knocks it down.
[laughs] So...
-[Narrator] In Melbourne,
Madi is still getting to know her matches,
Daniel,
a 27-year-old
personal trainer,
and James,
a 28-year-old truck salesman.
-[Madi] I just asked why
their previous relationships ended.
[phone chiming]
[Madi] "I spent so long avoid relationships
to find myself happier than ever when I was in one."
-[Madi] I can relate to that, because I avoid them.
It's been a lot of texting today
between both of them.
And with James, it was really free-flowing
and kind of a good conversation.
"Unless you count Grade 6 primary school,
because it was a total fail". [laughs]
Yeah, he seems really sweet.
Oh, and then he's funny again.
[phone chimes]
Thank you, Daniel. Back in the game.
[phone clacking and chiming]
It's a real big red flag
when a guys start to bag the other person
that he was in a relationship with.
Like, it takes two to tango most of the time.
I think if they start saying stuff,
like, "My girlfriend was a psycho",
or something like that,
then that will be a massive red flag for me.
But we shall wait and see.
[phone chimes]
"Basically, I know..."
[dramatic music playing]
[stifled laugh]
What was the red flag...
[phone chimes]
That's like the biggest red flag.
-[phone chimes] -[Madi groans]
I really wish Daniel had not just said that.
[phone chiming]
Yeah, he's read them.
I think I'm done with Daniel for the night, to be honest.
I don't really...
know where to go from here.
-[Narrator] After Daniel's texts about exes
raised red flags for Madi,
she's decided to give him an opportunity
to redeem himself over the phone.
[phone ringing]
[Madi] It's so easy
to misinterpret things over text.
I don't know,
it will be interesting to hear his tone
when he says things.
Maybe he'll be more fluent in conversation.
[phone ringing]
[static]
[Daniel over phone] Madi?
[chuckles] Daniel.
[Daniel] What's going on?
How are you?
[Daniel] Yeah, I'm alright. How are you?
I'm good, thank you. How's your morning been?
[Daniel] Fuck yeah. Yeah, it's been alright.
Did you just say, "Fuck yeah"? [laughs]
[Daniel] That's exactly what I said.
[Madi chuckles]
OK.
Yeah. Obviously, last night was a bit of a red flag
as opposed to the psychos and the toxic girlfriends.
[Daniel] Well, it is what it is, you know what I mean?
Got to call a spade a spade, babe.
[Madi] Just comes across
to be a very responsibility shift.
[Daniel] Nah, the fact of the matter is that
it was a toxic relationship, man.
And some bad things happened and that had to finish,
because things got toxic.
-[Madi] OK.
[Daniel] I say a lot of random...
No, I know.
[Daniel] ..things that you may not understand.
No, no, but...
Oh, OK. Interesting.
So, I've got a decision to make.
-[Daniel] Yeah, no doubt. -Soon.
Where do you think my head's at?
[Daniel] Um, to be honest, I don't really know.
Like, I reckon, you know, it could go either way.
But at the end of the day, if you don't want to pick me,
I'm not going to, like, cry about it.
It is what it is.
Yeah.
[Daniel] I think it's my attitude
about everything,
to be honest.
Yeah.
[Madi] Yeah. [Daniel] That's where I stand.
[Madi] Um, OK.
Um, yeah. [Daniel laughs]
Well, good chat. Bye.
[Daniel] Alright, see ya, babe.
Babe. [scoffs]
[chuckles) I've had enough now. I've made my decision.
[phone clacking]
[phone chimes]
-[Narrator] In Townsville, Kyle is the last of our singles
to decide who he'd like to meet on a blind date,
and then move in with, just one day later.
He's choosing between
car rental manager Leesh,
and Melbourne hairdresser,
Elena.
[Kyle] I'm not even scared of, like...
I'm not scared of what they look like.
I'm more scared of them not finding me attractive,
or, like, I'm not what they thought.
Like, they might think I'm some...
amazing looking dude.
I feel like that's not me.
Elena is great.
She seems like a fun chick.
Like, she's definitely confident, outgoing.
You kind of see those girls when they go out.
And you, like,
you wouldn't necessarily approach them,
because you kind of know straight away,
that, like, you're going to get rejected.
But with Leesh,
I literally feel like I am 100% comfortable.
Yeah, she definitely makes me feel
a bit more confident in my own skin.
It's been a while since I've had that feeling.
So, I've only been talking to Leesh for a few days,
but there's a connection.
I'm just hoping, yeah,
when I tell her, she's keen.
[phone clacking]
[phone chimes]
[triumphant music playing]
Um, super excited to meet Leesh.
I'm wondering what she looks like.
I feel like I'm not going to be let down.
I think she's going to be...
gorgeous, either way. So... Yeah.
It's going to be awesome.
-[Producer] That's it, I'm done. -[Kyle] Sweet.
There's a saying,
it's like, "Once a fat kid, always a fat kid".
And, um, I'm not going to lie, that sticks with you.
Like, no matter how hard you train,
how much you look in the mirror,
it doesn't matter.
You still look back at where you were
and where you came from,
and you still feel like that person.
I do have a fear of rejection.
Nobody wants to be rejected.
So, don't reject me. [chuckles]
Please.
-[Leesh] Kyle?
Hi.
[dramatic music playing]
Surprise, it's Leesh.
[laughs]
Lovely to meet you. - You too.
Amazing. You look amazing.
Thank you.
How you feeling?
Good. Nervous. What about you?
Ah, I'm OK.
-It's so nice to meet you. -You too.
Sit down. Hopefully, you'll be in my shadow...
Yeah. -..so you don't get the sun.
You're so gorgeous, you're pretty.
Oh, thank you.
I mean, I'd swipe right to you.
-[both laughing] -Yeah, same.
You've got a gorgeous smile.
-Thank you. -Yeah.
[laughter and indistinct chatter]
[laughs] The nerves are just gone.
[laughs]
Leesh is stunning. She's blonde, gorgeous.
And, yeah, she welcomed me with open arms.
It was awesome, yeah. Very happy.
Are you comfortable here, or do you want to get a drink?
Yeah, sounds good. Yeah.
- Let's go. - Cool.
You lead the way.
May as well.
I have butterflies in my tummy,
so I think that tells you how I feel. [laughs]
There's definitely a spark there.
[Leesh] Thank you.
This is nice.
I feel we need to, like...
It's awkward.
Are you like a...
What would be your go-to?
Are you like a vodka lime soda girl?
Mm, nah. I'd probably go a red.
I could totally go a tequila, lime and soda.
Do you... You actually... Really?
OK.
Is tequila better for you than vodka?
Seventy calories.
Shouldn't... I shouldn't question it.
So, tell me about this exercise regime.
What do you do?
Are you a morning exerciser, or you an afternoon?
Yeah. 5AM.
Ooh, damn, that's early.
I prefer to exercise after work.
I usually sleep half in my activewear.
What? If I'm looking for a red flag, I found it.
No, no, no, no.
I've got a lot of weird quirks.
Speak of, what is wrong with you?
What's this six years being single?
Look, I'm known to do some pretty crazy things.
OK, what's the craziest thing you've done besides this, then?
Ah...
[indistinct background chatter]
The last relationship I was in, he broke it off,
and then moved to Townsville.
So, I quit my job
and booked a one-way ticket to Queensland.
Got his address.
And then, I found myself
on the corner across from his apartment,
I called him and I said...
"I told you never really know the answer to something
until it's standing right in front of you".
And... Yeah.
It seems that, unfortunately, I was wrong.
He had a few swear words.
[chuckles] Um...
We definitely weren't on the same page
and here I am.
I'll keep you in suspense on that one.
[laughs]
Is it a red flag?
-No. -[Kyle laughs]
Oh... no.
- What do you mean? - No. No.
I don't think there was a single awkward moment.
Funnily enough, looking forward to moving in with her.
It's so weird.
Like, a complete stranger, moving in with them. Um...
- Should we go? - Yeah, let's go.
I'm actually looking forward to it, yeah.
Well, I'm not going to see you for a couple of days.
I know.
Are you ready for this?
Yeah. Are you ready?
Yeah, yeah.
I don't know if it's too quick to say
but if that date's anything to go by...
I'm glad that we finally got to meet.
-I know. -Yep.
-See ya. - See you soon.
..I was potentially at the table with my future husband.
Like, I already miss him.
I don't know, like... It's weird.
Like, I literally just met him, but I already miss him.
I'm Googling date conversation starters,
first date conversation starters
in case I get stuck.
I dread dates, I absolutely dread them.
I'm here because I do struggle to date in the real world.
I think that I've just had a bit of a rocky past...
and that I do have a bit of trust issues.
[laughs] I don't want to get out of the car.
After the hurt that I've been through...
it's harder to put yourself out there.
It's just that trust thing with me.
And this is someone that I've met over text.
I don't really know anything about him.
But over text,
I think that me and James
have built a bit of a connection.
[phone chimes]
[dramatic music playing]
[phone chimes]
[dramatic music builds]
Ooh god, what am I doing?
I think that I just want just like a genuine good guy.
I don't feel like it's much to ask for.
James?
Madi?
[laughs] Oh my god.
How are you?
Good thanks. How are you?
Nice to meet you. How you doing?
- How are you? - Yeah, not too bad.
Nervous?
Oh, my god. I wasn't up until now.
You weren't?
I wasn't up until now. Yeah.
You're not what I was expecting. No, it's great. It's good.
What were you expecting?
I'm pleasantly surprised?
I was expecting like, a...
I don't know what I was expecting.
No, I was really nervous. Yeah.
Absolutely pleasantly surprised, absolutely pleasantly surprised.
He's so tall.
Um, do you want to go for a walk down there?
I'd love to. Yeah, I'd love to.
Because I'm five foot, and James, like, he's so tall.
He's that tall. [laughs]
Maybe not even that. Maybe I didn't even reach it.
-[James] Was I as tall as you were expecting?
-[Madi] Yeah, nah, it's interesting.
[James laughs]
This is a nice spot.
It is a nice spot.
Um...
So, what did you think when I was walking up, then?
I was happy.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
I was... Yeah, I was very...
You were? OK, good.
Yeah.
Yeah, no, definitely.
Um, so, would I be your type?
You know what's funny,
and my mum says this all the time.
So, I like to think I don't really have a type...
That's what I say.
..but, my mum would 100% agree on this,
and that's why we have a bit of a joke going on,
she always said, short and blonde.
Oh, really?
[laughs] All the time. All the time.
Ah
So, yeah, she certainly seems to think I have a type,
and, obviously, I find you to be attractive.
So, maybe there's a lot of truth in that.
Yeah, maybe there is a type.
Because I keep saying that I don't have a type,
but mine's like dark eyes, dark hair as well...
I was like yeah, that's kinda...
Because I'm like,
"What if this one," I don't have a type.
But then I look at my past relationships
and I'm like... "You have a type".
[laughter]
Yeah, I remember you saying one of your exes...
ex-relationships ending on a bad note.
Or was it something? -Yeah.
I had an ex for like seven years and that ended kind of badly.
And then I just kind of was, like...
Was that a rough time?
He just, like, was cheating with, like, everyone
and it just really caught me...
-That's not great. Nah. -Nah. It wasn't good.
And we just had, like, a house together,
and a car and everything.
Oh, so it was very involved?
Very involved, yeah, yeah. It's like seven years.
So, I kind of just took myself out for a while.
You don't like giving someone the power to hurt you.
Nah.
Nah. OK. You know what?
It's a what you see is what you get type basis.
OK. I like that.
Well, glate.
Glate? Did you say glate?
I'd say 'Glad' and 'Great'.
You say 'Glate'. [laughs]
They might have made this a bit strong.
-Glate. -[both laugh]
That is sticking. Like...
Do not let that stick.
-[Madi] He's lovely.
James is very charming.
He couldn't have made me feel more comfortable.
I literally just felt like I was so nervous this morning.
Like, I wanted to try and find any way
to get Paul the driver to the stop the car,
and I actually enjoyed it.
As you said, you wanted a hobby, so...
I don't want that. [both laughing]
-[Madi] For me, there was definitely chemistry.
Yeah. But by the end of it, I didn't want to leave.
Like, I was kind of like,
I wanted to spend more time with him.
And for me, that's the biggest...
Biggest, like, thing in the world,
because I'm not like that at all.
-[Madi] So, I don't know when I will see you again.
[James] No.
Next time, we'll be living together.
Yeah, we will.
Look, I'm... I, yeah. I had a lot of fun.
Yeah, it was good.
I had a really good time,
and I think it's going to be fun...
-Six weeks. -..few weeks coming up.
Um, yeah, don't know when I'm going to see ya. So...
I'll give you a cuddle.
Hopefully we will reconvene.
I hope so.
Oh, my god.
Um, I don't know where we are.
-[James] I think you're supposed to walk that way.
[Madi laughing]
[stammering] I-I'd-I-I....
Maybe I did wanna kiss him. I don't know.
Like, it's awkward.
I feel it's awkward at the moment.
Maybe I will kiss him soon. I don't know. We'll see.
We'll just like, yeah...
We'll just... We'll just see.
Stay tuned.
[laughs]
Oh god.
-[Narrator] Love Triangle asks its participants
to take a gamble
on a connection formed sight unseen,
through personality alone.
And while Madi's expectations have been exceeded,
Yannick, the self-described 'Walking Tinder',
is struggling to win over his date, Erika.
Is it hard for you to get girls?
What do you think?
I don't know. I'm asking you.
[laughs] No, not really.
Like, I mean...
-OK. -Yeah.
I'm not trying to be, like, up myself or anything
but six four, without the fro, obviously.
How many times have you used that line, though?
What? Six four without the fro?
-Six four. Yeah. [laughs] -Nah.
Not that often, really. -Mm-hm.
So, you're telling me,
this is the first time you've ever said it?
Definitely not the first time I've ever said it,
but I don't use it all the time.
When I look into Erika's eyes,
I definitely feel like there's probably some walls up.
Yeah, I think she's just trying to sus me out.
You like attention?
I get a lot of attention because of my hair,
because, you know, I look like an athlete or whatever.
Yeah, but do you like it?
I think I used to feed into it a lot more back in the day.
So, it would feed your ego?
Yeah, but not, like... Not anymore.
So, how do you handle that
like, if you're in a serious relationship?
Yeah, I think for me...
it's all down to trust, right?
But... [sighs]
I don't know, 'cause I've trusted.
Yeah, OK.
-[Yannick] It's quite different
to how I thought the date was going to go,
based on the texting, based on the banter.
Haven't really, like, been kept on my toes like that
on a date.
I feel like people really lack of the sense
of what it means to be a cheater, I think.
Like, it just happens so often.
And I'm just... It's happened to me twice.
OK. Shit, well, first of all, I'm sorry to...
-Oh no, no, honestly... -..hear that. That sucks.
Um...
I came into this process to give it my all.
And to, like, fully, 100% committed to this,
and to you.
Now I've chosen you, you know,
I'm hoping to, like, obviously...
have something serious come out of it. And...
- OK. - Yeah.
I feel like you've got some walls
that I need to break down.
- Yes, you definitely do. - Yeah, yeah.
-[Yannick] She definitely grilled me.
She definitely had lots of questions,
and she was very sure of herself,
which has probably caught me off-guard.
-I'll get there. -You poor thing.
Yeah. [laughs]
She might have come across a little strong tonight, but...
I chose her because I want a fiery, feisty woman.
I definitely think that I found that in Erika.
By the end of this experience,
you will be a fan of the fro, trust me.
It'll happen. -Mm.
I knew she was going to be, like, a big personality.
And, you know, feisty and fiery,
but, probably, maybe, I underestimated
how feisty and how fiery a little bit, maybe.
This is where we say goodbye.
[laughs] OK.
There's definitely some chemistry there
but we'll just have to see where it goes.
[Erika] Alright, I'll see you.
We'll be moving into a house in a couple of...
Why are we doing this?
-[Yannick] I'm excited to move in with Erika.
I think we're going to have a lot of fun.
-Alright, ciao. - Goodbye.
Alright. Night, night.
Everyone comes around to the fro, eventually.
I feel like you're so self-centred,
and you haven't realised that for the longest time.
The things that he keeps saying, they're so unattractive.
You don't have to keep saying that you're rich
and you pull all these women.
I can't win with... I can't win.
-[Madi] I feel that I can trust James.
And I really hope that I can go through this
and be proven right.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
If I was you, I would not have given me your phone.
I don't know what's real and what's fake.
I'm questioning everything about James right now.
[Leesh] Before this experience...
I'd given up on love.
I've waited so long to find somebody like Kyle,
and I have developed.
And to think that...
something like this could happen,
and take that away.
It hurts.
[Narrator] Still to come this season on Love Triangle:
-[Lisa] I did bring my vibrator and some luby luby.
-[Narrator] ..our couples are moving in...
[cork pops]
..after just one date...
I just saw my life flash before my eyes.
Fancy seeing you here.
-[Kyle] Good, how are you?
-[Narrator] ..to discover if a flame sparked
over the phone, sight unseen...
- This feels comfortable. -[Madison] Yeah, I know, right?
..will blaze in real life.
What the fuck is going on?
People hear the word, 'Tantra'.
-[Patrick] This is how good sex intimacy can be.
I thought we going to get, like, a foot massage.
-[Narrator] Negotiating new relationships...
[phone chimes] [Ly gasps]
-[Narrator] ..in a new group dynamic...
"You and your match are invited to a party tomorrow night".
-Oh, g'day, g'day. -Hello.
If you could switch your match again
would you?
I was hoping I was wrong about you.
I really came in here with an open mind,
and you are just 100 percent proving it.
I don't know what he's trying to sell,
but I'm not buying it.
Fuck this.
-[Narrator] ..before the Love Triangle twist
blows the experience...
-What?! -Wow!
-[Narrator] ..wide open.
If you want to get a reaction out of me,
by flirting with a guy in front of my face, you will.
You finally get chosen,
and then it's like, "Wait a sec".
You don't think I trust you?
I don't think so. Not fully.
-[Madi] You have no respect for me whatsoever.
Like, I wasn't expecting today to go this way.
Just shut the fuck up! That's all I'm saying.
We're probably finished. We're done.
-[Lisa] Well, then you can pack your fucking bags
and get the hell out of here.