[dramatic music playing]
[Narrator] Previously...
[Madison] Oh god, what am I doing?
[Narrator] ...Six singles,
fed up with the shallow world of modern dating...
Send nudes! [laughs]
...committed to a new relationship, sight unseen.
Honestly didn't expect you to be so beautiful, so...
-[Madison] Aww! [laughs] -...to be, like, yeah.
Oh my god, you've got orange hair!
I do have orange hair.
[Narrator] Now, they're jumping in the deep end...
We're going to either fall in love, or end up in a...
Shitshow.
My god!
[Narrator] Moving in together...
-Hey, good to see you! -Yeah, you too.
...for the next six weeks, exploring their relationship...
[Female instructor] Just breath in.
Relaxing into it.
What the fuck is going on?!
[Narrator] ...and new group dynamics...
Who do you think will break first?
[Narrator] ...to find out
if their connection will sink or swim.
I can't win with... I can't win!
Shut the fuck up!
[dramatic music playing]
[Narrator] The Love Triangle experience
is rewriting the code of modern dating,
in a process that asks people to leap before they look,
and invest in a connection based not on looks,
but on personality alone.
Wow.
Ohh! It's beautiful!
[Narrator] Today, six bold singles
from all over Australia
are moving into six houses across Sydney.
Gee, how good?
[Narrator] Houses they'll be sharing
with someone they've only met once.
This is so cool.
Oh! [laughs]
[Narrator] Over the next six weeks,
each couple will find out
if they can recreate their initial spark
in close quarters.
After chatting for three days with public servant, Belinda,
and fiery retail manager, Erika,
Yannick, the self-described walking Tinder, chose Erika.
It was, it was a fun
but also very interesting first date.
-Can I be honest? -Yeah.
-I'm not into the fro. -OK, wow.
-Yeah. -OK. Alright. That's strong.
Yeah.
Do you like attention?
I get a lot of attention.
Because of my hair, because...
You know, how I, like,
I look like an athlete or whatever, like,
and I work in that industry.
So, will fill your ego?
Oh, so nice! How good's this!
I chose Erika for a reason.
I chose her
because she was feisty and fiery and, you know, a bit sassy.
[Producer] So, no regrets?
No regrets, not right now. We'll see...
We'll see after big move in day!
Uh, but yeah, no regrets now.
I made the choice, I've got to, I gotta,
I gotta live with it.
[Lisa] Cute!
So much room!
I am feeling excited,
nervous, um...
All of the above!
Don't know if I feel like a nervous poo's coming!
[laughs]
[Narrator] Lisa was matched with rail worker Matt,
and podcaster Patrick,
with whom she formed an immediate connection.
Question mark.
Sent.
[phone chimes]
[Narrator] She felt the choice was clear, and chose Patrick.
I think you really poke my buttons.
Poke your buttons?
I'll poke more than your buttons.
Where are you staying tonight?
Not telling you.
[Lisa] In terms of the sexual attraction
and chemistry...
I was definitely vibing with him.
So, I'm just wondering how that's really going to flow,
with us being under the same roof.
I know what this room's for.
Patrick's being a bad boy?
He's going straight into this room.
Yes, I am sharing a bed with Patrick,
I am planning to do so.
This is the room!
'Cause I'm here for a reason.
I've been single for the past ten years,
so... I'm going all in.
Like, I can't... I don't have time to waste.
[Narrator] Alex chose retail manager, Madison,
over Queensland model, Bec,
and was rewarded
with an instant connection when they met.
Yeah, wow.
I honestly didn't expect you to be so beautiful, so...
[Madison] Aw!
It's just a bit like, yeah, if I'm being completely honest.
I didn't expect you to be so amazing either.
So, it's like... [Alex laughs]
I'm like, shaking a little bit!
Oh, well at least we're both in the same boat,
-which is amazing! -Yeah.
[sighs]
Look, it's not really that normal
to be moving in after one date,
But I think we connected really well,
the last time that we met.
But it is still nerve-wracking.
'Cause we don't know each other that well,
and there could be things that, you know,
that we discover that we don't like.
Only really lived with my ex and my family,
so we're going to see the good, the bad, the ugly, and...
Yeah, it is a little bit nerve-wracking.
[chuckles]
I'm already ruining the house.
I can't believe I'm doing this,
No, no, no, like, like I'm still in shock
that I'm standing here right now.
Like, everything is just a bit of a blur to me at the moment.
I don't know where we're sleeping yet,
so I don't want to put my stuff in any room, because...
I don't know what we're... What our deal is.
[Narrator] For Madi, texts from one of her matches...
[phone chimes]
..personal trainer, Daniel, raised huge red flags.
"Basically, I know"...
[Narrator] So, she chose truck salesman, James.
[Madison] Think that I do have a bit of trust issues.
Yeah, I remember you saying that one of your ex was...
obviously, relationship's ending on a bad note,
-or was it something... -Yeah.
I had an ex for like, seven years,
and that ended kind of badly.
You know what? It's, it's...
it's a "what you see is what you get" type basis.
[Madison] He's lovely.
James is very charming.
I'll give you a cuddle.
He couldn't have made me feel more comfortable.
It's a big bed.
We're not in Townsville anymore, folks!
[chuckles]
Um, on a scale of one to ten
I'm probably feeling, uh...
I reckon, yeah, ten out of ten nervous.
[Narrator] Kyle's fears of rejection
were instantly put to rest,
when he met car rental manager, Leesh.
Hi!
Surprise! It's Leesh!
You're so gorgeous, you're pretty.
Aw, thank you!
My first date with Leesh,
I definitely felt a connection straightaway.
I mean, I'd swipe right for you.
[laughing] Yeah, same!
[Kyle] I hope she doesn't have cold feet.
The old roof-top shower. That'll be good for the 'fro.
Check myself out really quick.
[Narrator] Yannick is awaiting the arrival of Erika,
having not seen her since their blind date
where his charm did not have the usual effect.
This is so nice.
Designed so nice.
Most of the time, I have girls, like, throwing themselves at me,
and... and my cheeky banter, my flirtatiousness,
is not only reciprocated, but probably, you know, like,
you feed off each other.
It's definitely new to me, to not, like,
hit it off straightaway.
It's like, kind of refreshing as well.
So, yeah, we'll see.
-Hello. -[Erika] Hello.
[chuckles] Let me give you a hand.
Did you manage to avoid the rain, or you got wet?
Nah, I'm actually all good.
-[Yannick] Hey. -[Erika] How are you?
[Yannick] Good, how are you? Mwah. You smell nice.
-Thank you. -I'll give you a hand.
I think my biggest concern
would be that we may not get,
what we want out of the experience.
This is all my stuff.
-Oh, wow. OK. - Yeah.
I thought I overpacked.
[Erika] I am not, like, attracted to him just yet.
Yeah.
So, what have we got planned for today? What do you...
Well, I haven't planned anything yet! We just, uh...
I just got, just getting settled in...
Alright, so who's getting the room?
-Yeah. -[both laughing]
Well, I thought that we could take a spare room each.
And then we'll save the master
until we feel comfortable, like, sleep in the same bed.
Doing whatever.
Or, if you want to have the master,
you can take the master!
-I might as well take it. -OK.
[both laughing]
I don't think I'm warming up for him just yet.
Let's put the brakes on that.
Let's get to know each other better
before we get to that point.
It just seems like I, I belong in that room.
[laughs]
Welcome to my new home! Oh my gosh.
[Narrator] Ly's choice
between entrepreneur, Danny, and builder, Ben,
was complicated.
[Ly] I've met a lot of Dannys before.
And I feel like, if I challenge myself...
I think Ben would be the better person to do it with.
[Narrator] Meeting Ben,
she seriously considered leaving the experience.
[Ly] I was super anxious on our first meeting.
Everything was just... hitting me at once.
Oh my god, you've got orange hair!
-I do have orange hair. -Oh.
[Ly] Relationships are overwhelming!
Dating is overwhelming!
Not knowing what the person looks like,
and then moving in together with them?!
That's overwhelming times ten! Times one hundred!
And I'm... I can't believe I'm doing this!
But I'm glad I stuck it out, and actually sat down
and got to know Ben in person.
He reminded me
of why I chose him in the first place.
I picked Ben because I want to do something different.
I'm not going to sort of dive in and, like,
share a room with him.
Like, it's not something I feel comfortable doing.
I want this room. Ben can have the other one.
[laughs]
But I'm gonna give this a hot... Hot red crack!
-[gasps] Ben! -Hey!
Ly! How you going?
Hey! There you are!
-How are you? -Oh, my god!
I didn't know when you were coming!
Oh! What are you--
Oh my god, I feel so, like, I'm not, like, ready to...
-You weren't ready for me? -Huh?
-You weren't ready for me? -Huh? No, I am ready for you!
I'm going to put my best foot forward.
I'm going to try be open-minded.
And get to know him.
I, um, I want to say something to you.
Go, what?
Um... xin chao, Ly.
Aw, xin chao, Ben.
Toi thich...
-Cam on. -[Ly laughs]
Is that right?
Wait, what are you saying?
Toi thich cam on?
-Toi thich cam on? -Yes!
You... you kind of said "I like thank you".
[both laughing]
-"I like thank you"! -Really?
[indistinct chatter and laughter]
[Narrator] Across Sydney, all our couples
are taking the unusual step of moving in together.
Hello.
In Randwick, retail manager, Madison, is reuniting with Alex.
How are ya?
I'm good! How are you?
-Good, good to see you. -You, too!
[Narrator] And Leesh is with Kyle in Manly.
Hello.
-Hey! How you going? -Fancy seeing you here.
[Narrator] While James and Madi are also moving in together,
in Bondi.
-Um... -This place is amazing!
[Madison] How good is it?
I'll let you do the honours,
because I'm going to take my eye out.
Yeah. Alright.
I might take your eye out as well!
[cork pops]
[Madison laughs]
There you go?! Whoa!
What! Like, I saw my life flash before my eyes!
And you weren't in it!
[both laughing]
I did bring my vibrator, and some...
lubey-lubey!
[chuckles]
One's enough.
I've got a man to fulfil the rest.
Never have I ever lived with a romantic partner before.
So, it'll very interesting, being with a guy,
and living with him.
Yeah, absolutely I'd be offended,
um, if he didn't want to share a bed with me!
'Cause we need to fast-track things,
and see if it's going to be compatible, even in the bedroom!
Like, go all in.
Like, you've got to try and test the waters
and see what it's like to sleep in a man's bed,
or my bed, or whatever bed we're sleeping in.
Whether I enjoy it or not, I won't know until I do it.
[knocking]
Mmm?
There's Patty.
Goody.
[door opening]
[Lisa] Hi!
-Hello. -Hi, Patty.
-How you doing? -Hey, Lisa. How you going?
Good, how are you? Ooh, straight on the lips, hey?
-[Lisa laughs] -[Patty] You started it.
-Come on in to our humble abode! -Oh, wow.
Do you want to bring your stuff in? It's like...
-This is nice. -It is nice.
-You're trembling. -No, I'm not.
-Trembling. -No, I'm not. You are.
[Patrick] No, you're not.
[Lisa laughs]
[Lisa] Stop teasing me.
The last time I saw Lisa, when I saw her...
I was glad that I wasn't catfished,
and she was actually attractive.
Do I think we're going to be sharing a bed tonight?
I actually haven't thought about that.
We're gonna...
I actually have not thought about that.
So, I will choose the king room, which is this room.
Nice and king vibes.
[Lisa] Mm-hm.
I don't know about the green, but... This can stay.
And... this is a lot better.
Yeah, the bedroom situation concerns me.
It's like we're taking a step backwards,
when we need to moving two steps forwards.
I don't know if he's ever lived with someone,
uh, if he's ever experienced being with a girl.
I mean, I did pop a fart off in front of him,
and I think it actually did freak him out a little bit.
So... yeah, get used to it, because I am a woman.
Hear me roar!
[laughs]
[chair squeaks]
Oh, that was the chair, not me!
[laughing]
[Alex] How you going?
[Madison] I'm going good, how are you going?
Yeah, I'm nearly done.
-[Madison] Are ya? -[Alex] Yeah.
Yeah.
I'm sure you've got a while to go.
[both laughing]
[Madison] Look, I'm one bag down.
Excited to see Madison again.
You know, last time we caught up,
it was really great
and just, towards the end of the date,
I thought about a cheeky kiss.
The same time,
I just didn't want to push the boundaries. So...
Hopefully we can pick up where we left off.
-[Alex] Stop bragging. -[Madison laughs]
She, she seems like an amazing person,
and you know, I am really excited
to get to know Madison more.
So, yeah, just keen to jump in.
Well, I might leave you to it,
and finish my last little bit.
Feel weird that you're in there!
Mmm. So close.
[Alex] Nearly done.
[Madison] You could have unpacked there.
[Alex] Could have. Do you want me to unpack there?
You can unpack there.
-Stay together? -Yeah.
[Alex] Yeah. Yeah, I can move my stuff.
[Madison laughs]
I think most of the stuff's on coat hangers, anyway.
So, wouldn't be hard.
Yeah, well, look at all the space.
OK.
Alex and I had a really good energy
and good vibe with each other, pretty much straightaway.
It just feels natural, and normal, and easy.
Definitely attracted to him.
There's no doubt about it,
He's like, an amazing looking man.
Sometimes, I'm a little bit intimidated
because he's like, so good looking
and I'm like, um...
[laughs]
But I get all good vibes from Alex.
Like, I can't fault him.
-Cheers. [chuckles] -Thank you. Cheers.
[glasses clink]
-Are you, um... -What is it?
Much of a red drinker? It's pinot noir.
I am, yeah. It's what I normally drink.
-Yeah? -[Madison chuckles]
-That's pretty cute. -Yeah.
Yeah, cheers! Moved in, packed in.
And it's amazing.
[Madison] How you feeling?
[Alex] Good. Yeah. I feel like...
All too comfortable. You know what I mean?
Like, I just feel like it's just, it's been...
like, we've been good today.
And it's, yeah, it just feels comfortable.
-Yeah, I know right? -Mm.
It's nice, though.
It is.
It's like, too easy.
I was going to say, like, it's...
[both chuckling]
...it's nearly too easy.
-Like, what's gonna go wrong? -Mmm.
[laughs]
[Alex] So we just need to work out what we're doing tonight.
[Madison] What do you feel like doing?
[Alex] I don't know.
[Madison] Not much?
-Yeah, I'm happy to chill. -Same.
[magical music playing]
[Alex] Hey.
[Madison] Hey.
I kind of regretted not doing it, the first time we met.
-[Madison] Did you? -[Alex] Yeah, little bit.
[Madison] Same. [chuckles]
[Narrator] While sparks fly for Alex and Madison...
Lisa's first night with Patrick is not what she expected.
[Lisa] After I took a shower,
Patrick's door was already closed.
And... pretty sure he's already asleep.
It's my first time living with a guy.
Like, why would I want to be sleeping in separate rooms?
Like, that's just, like...
high school shit.
Come on, let's be real, like, let's have a relationship.
Boom, bam.
Let's get in the bed, and let's see what it's like.
You'll either love it or hate it.
But you won't know, until you try it.
And he's not willing to really try it.
Let's be adults,
let's try at least make the effort.
I'll give him tonight.
But if no action happens tomorrow night...
Yeah, I'm not going to lie, probably...
be wanting to look elsewhere, 'cause...
[chuckles] ...it's not what I came here for.
[upbeat music playing]
[Alex] Start getting ready, and...
[Madison] Yep.
[Alex] We can have a little... think.
Cute!
Alright. Let's do it.
[Narrator] After 24 hours inside the Love Triangle,
our couples are waking up to each other
for the first time.
[Ly gasps]
Morning!
-[Ben] Morning! -[Ly] Wow.
-[Ben] Chao anh. -[Ly] [laughing] Chao anh.
[Ben] Chao anh.
-Oh my god. -How are you?
-Good. How are you? -I'm good.
-How'd you sleep? -Good. How'd you sleep?
Good.
[Leesh] Moving in with someone is crazy,
especially when you've literally just met them.
Obviously, there's a lot of emotions going at the moment.
I thought it'd be a bit funny this morning,
but no, it's...
Feeling really natural already, which is awesome.
[laughs]
It's cold water.
You sure you slept alright?
[Leesh chuckles]
I'm just flustered, alright?
Flustered in the presence of you!
I have that effect.
It's, it's... It shouldn't be this easy, this...
yeah, it's super confusing!
Very hard to find a red flag in Leesh.
My feelings towards Kyle are stronger and stronger
I am so happy, and I am so excited.
Absolutely smitten.
I'll be honest, I am falling for Kyle.
I can see myself with Kyle in the future.
[gentle music]
Have you eaten here before?
Yeah, a couple of times.
My friends were... like, we were in a bit of battle between...
Group of friends that we go to...
A group of us really love The Depot,
and a group really love...
this has, like, been around for ages.
Kind of like a... Quite a famous cafe in Bondi.
It's, like, a bit of a staple of, like, Bondi.
But um... Yeah.
[Yannick] I think it's a little frustrating.
I'm trying to be playful and like, you know, just nice.
And I feel like, you know,
she's shutting me down here or there, or just, like...
Which is new for me,
so I'm like, trying to figure out how to play it, I guess.
So I'm, I'm, it's a learning...
it's a learning curve.
It's definitely, yeah,
food's good here, if you want to try something.
[Erika] I am being super honest with Yan.
He's just completely the opposite
of everything I would have gone for.
In so many ways.
He just talks so much about himself.
I've had relationships where people would just be...
too much into themselves.
Constantly need their ego stroked.
I mean, that's so... unattractive.
[inaudible conversation]
There's a lot of things
that are not attractive about him for me.
Yeah, lovely. Thank you so much. Cheers.
We need to be more honest
about what's really happening between us,
which is a whole lot of nothing.
So, how do you really feel about us?
Well, I think, like, we know where we're at.
I think, like...
Like, really, really? Like, don't sugar-coat it.
Right. Well, I think... I wasn't going to. Uh...
[Erika] I could tell you, at this point, like...
I find that really interesting. I feel like, maybe...
Like, I'm confident in the way I look, and, and,
like, you know, I know that I'm an attractive guy,
and you're an attractive girl, and...
Maybe we're not what we thought each other would be or whatever.
Um... But...
I don't think we're, like, that far away
from what we probably would be,
would find attractive in a partner.
Right?
It's hard to not sound shallow.
But, like...
Things have not moved for me, physically.
The whole point of this experience
was to, like, build a connection with someone,
not knowing what they look like.
But I was willing to, like, for the sake of this process,
to learn something new about myself--
Yeah, but I don't want to...
that doesn't mean
that I have to pretend to be romantic.
I'm not asking that at all, or saying that at all.
Like, could, could you really sit here
and say to yourself...
Like, you do want to try something, though?
Yeah, I'm like, I came onto this experience to try it.
But, like, what is it that I'm really going to, like...
discover, if I already know?
[Yannick] Yeah, it's disappointing
that Erika's shutting it down.
I know what I look like.
I get to look at myself every day in the mirror,
I know what I look like.
Um... I have no problem in my confidence
of what I look like.
That lack of physical connection
isn't something
that I've really struggled with in the past.
It's not something that I'm used to.
You know, and I think it, it makes it worse,
because I chose her.
Right?
So, I could have chosen someone else,
and had a really completely different experience.
She hasn't come into this really open-minded.
Trying hard, and at this point...
Like, I don't know what else to do.
[Patrick] You have a lock on your door, don't you?
I do.
But I left it unlocked last night.
[Patrick] You left it unlocked last night?
[Lisa] Yeah. I was hoping you would come into my room.
[laughs]
That did not happen.
[Lisa] Mm?
Rather sexually frustrated.
Patrick wants to take things slow.
But, what we're doing
is jam-packing three months into, essentially one.
And I want to know if we can really connect
on that sexual intimacy level.
I mean, I'm due for my period next week,
and I feel like I'm a bitch on heat.
[laughs]
I'm actually planning something.
So, what's this idea? Are you not going to tell me?
-I'm not going to tell you. -OK.
Going into today's date,
I'm, like, ecstatic that we're doing this.
It's not really about the massage.
[suggestive tone] It's about the massage.
[laughs]
[relaxation music playing]
Just taking a couple of breaths.
I thought we were going to get, like, a foot massage.
[Patrick] And now, we're moving into... tantra.
What the fuck is going on?
[Lisa chuckles]
[Patrick] I told Lisa I want to go slow.
[Female instructor] So, one's going to touch the other.
One's going to receive.
[Patrick] But like, just something happened.
Lisa's making me very hard.
[whimsical music playing]
[Female instructor] Just breathing, that breath in.
Relaxing into it.
[Lisa inhales deeply]
[Female instructor] Noticing what feels good, what you enjoy.
[Male instructor] So, many people have had orgasms
just from this.
Yeah, many people.
[Male instructor] We think that's probably a good ending.
[James] Do you reckon that's something you could get used to?
Being the big spoon?
Why are we having this conversation again?
-[both laughing] -Can I just stop you there!
I'm very attracted to Madi.
You know, it was...
Obviously from the start, when you're messaging,
it's um, more that you're just getting along.
And then I met her, and then it was,
it was a physical thing,
And to an emotional thing, 'cause, you know,
you start to get to know each other a lot better.
[Madison] I feel like
you're getting, like, hypnotised by the fire.
You're like...
Would you prefer I turned around?
Then I'm not the big spoon.
No, that's fine.
You don't necessarily need to be.
[Madison] You gonna fall off?
[kissing]
[James] Much better? Then no one's the big spoon now.
I think this is when we become the fork.
[both laughing]
[Madison] I feel like we're getting along really well,
and it's progressing, and... It's just really natural.
I'm actually really surprised.
I feel like I can trust James.
I really do, and I hope... I...
Really, really hope, that I can go through this
and be proven right on that.
Because that would mean the world to me.
Because I really, I do trust him.
I think that I've made the right choice with James.
[James chuckles]
[incoming text sound]
Hmm? Hold on one sec.
What's wrong?
My phone's gone off.
Hold on.
[incoming text sound]
-Oh my god! -Hey?
I didn't... was that... did I get one?
[incoming text sound]
[Ly gasps]
-Oh! There we go! -Ah! Hey!
-Did you get it? -I got it too, yeah, yeah.
"You and your match are invited to a party tomorrow night."
"This will be your first big social outing as a couple".
"And a chance to meet other couples
"going through the same experience as you".
"Details to follow, have fun."
-[Ben] Woo! -[Ly] Woo! [laughs]
-That's good. -That's good.
That's actually really exciting.
-That will be fun. -Yeah.
I'm nervous!
-You reckon? -Yes.
I'm excited,
because these people have had to do the same things as us.
I wonder how many other couples there are going to be.
I want to know if, like,
all the other couples are getting along.
Yeah.
I mean... I might be a bit biased,
but I think... We're doing pretty damn good.
-[chuckles] And... -Agreed.
[gentle music]
Hey, baby.
Ooh! Saucy! How are you? That's very romantic!
[Lisa laughs]
That's for you, and that's for you.
Thank you.
Tonight's going to be fun.
Yeah, tonight will be fun. We got friends!
[laughs] I know! No, hopefully everyone's nice.
[Patrick] After the tantric workshop...
me and Lisa were kissing, as usual.
But this time
it was a different level of kissing.
There's other parts of our body that decided to kiss as well.
[laughs] Yes. I had sex with Patrick last night!
It was great. Yep.
Never have I ever, until last night...
have orgasmed at the same time as the guy has come.
Crazy, right?
There's going to be a really short guy in the group,
with a really tall girl.
They're going to walk in, and we're going to...
[laughs] His name's Patrick!
[Lisa] That tantric stuff?
Woo! Take notes, guys.
[chuckles]
Yeah, absolutely going into tonight's party
a little bit smug.
[upbeat music playing]
We're really good at where we are,
in terms of the chemistry.
I can't wait to see
how everyone's relationships have developed.
I think, going into tonight's party,
We're going in, like, king and queen. [chuckles]
The king and queen is here.
Wow.
[Lisa] Mm.
[Lisa laughs]
[Patrick chuckles]
Look, it's you.
[Lisa] Oh, it is me! [chuckles]
I remember this look.
[Lisa laughs]
Where... But where?
Last night?
-[laughs] -That's right.
-That was you. -That was me last night.
-[Bartender] Enjoy, guys. -[Lisa] Thank you.
Looks really good.
Alright. This getting deja vu.
Cheers to... yeah, this is actually deja vu.
King and queen.
The king and queen. First couple in.
Hi!
-[Madison] Hello. -[Alex] Hey!
-[Patrick] Hey! How you going? -[Lisa] How are you?
-I'm Pat. Nice to meet you. -Alex. Nice to meet you.
-I'm Lisa. -I'm Madi. Nice to meet you.
Oh, my god. Give you a hug! [chuckles]
-[Patrick] How's it going, man? -Why not?
-Hey! I'm Lisa. -I'm Madison.
Madison? Patrick. Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you too. How's it going?
-[Lisa] Mmm. -[Patrick] It's going.
-[Alex] Yeah? It's going? -[Patrick] It's going.
-[Lisa] Great. Yeah. -[Alex] Yeah.
-[Lisa laughs] -[Madison] Good.
We did tantric yesterday.
Is it tantric, or tantra?
Tantra or tantric meditation yesterday.
See that lady? See that statue there?
That was you.
That was... that was her. [Madison and Alex laugh]
That was me, yep, yesterday.
But... I had a very vulnerable moment.
I was struggling. [Madison laughs]
He got an erection while it was happening!
-[Lisa laughs] -Yeah.
No, I didn't expect to walk in there,
and then the first conversation to be about sex.
Um... Was not something that I expected to hear
from a couple that we'd just met.
But like, if they felt comfortable and open
to talk to us about that, like, you know, all ears!
[chuckles]
Ooh, there's another couple.
[Ben and Ly] Yeah!
-We're the Eurasian couple! -Here we go.
A bunch of beautiful people.
-Alex? Ly. Nice to meet you. -It's nice to meet you.
So, how are you finding it?
Like, the whole experience, it's a bit weird, or like...
Yeah, yeah.
I think we all kind of acknowledge,
like, how foreign it is for each other.
[Alex and Madison] Yep.
Sort of come in, and yeah,
obviously there's cultural difference,
like, you guys can see, it's quite obvious!
You got a redhead and you got a Vietnamese,
like, come on.
How much... how much more diverse do you want to be?
I love it!
[Ly laughs]
[cheering and chatter]
-G'day, mate. -Hi. I'm James.
-Alex. Nice to meet you. -Yeah, you too.
[couples chatter]
Hey! Woo!
[Ly] Oh, another couple!
How you going? I'm Ben.
-I'm Leesh. Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.
-Kyle, mate. -Good to meet you, Kyle.
How you going?
Nothing's really changed?
It's still getting... everyone's getting along?
-[Alex] Yeah. -[James] Yeah.
Our biggest disagreement
is I like soy milk, and she likes almond.
-That's it. -Oh, that's huge!
That's actually nearly a deal breaker!
[Alex] I nearly walked out.
The biggest disagreement we've had, is who's on top.
Like, literally.
[couples chuckling]
I'm having an absolute ball tonight!
Spending time with other couples tonight has been a lot of fun.
Really surprising,
how everyone seems to be in their relationship.
Sort of coming in tonight
thinking there might be a few that aren't going too well.
But, so far, everyone seems to be doing amazingly well.
[Yannick] I'm interested to see what the personalities are.
Like, are there...
obviously, Erika and I are both big personalities, like...
Are there going to be lots of loud,
like, both of us come from loud, big families,
and... are they gonna be loud,
or is it gonna be
some mixture of some quieter people?
Or are we just going to hear you talk?
-Yeah. OK. -[Erika laughs]
Yeah, there you go.
I like the sound of my own voice, actually.
Yes, it's quite nice.
[Erika sighs]
[Ben laughs]
Ooh, couple! Couple!
[Yannick] Hello! Hello!
-Hello, how are we? -[Ben] Hey!
-My name's Madi. -Hi, Yannick.
Nice to meet you, Yannick.
-Hello! -I'm Ben, how are you?
[Yannick] Thank you very much.
-Hello! Oh, thank you! -What's your name?
Yannick.
-Yannick? Ly. -Yannick.
Ly, lovely to meet you. Love the dress.
-What's your background? -South American.
South American. Where you from?
On the wine, drinks? While I go to the bar?
-[Bartender] Good evening. -Hello, hi, how are you?
-[Bartender] Good. Yourself? -Good, thank you.
-I might start with a beer. -Yeah, sure.
And, uh, one red wine as well, thanks.
[Yannick] Thank you, mate.
-OK. -Um...
Here you go. Here you go, Madi. There you go.
-Thank you. -No worries.
Sorry, I just went... Cheers.
-Cheers, mate. -Cheers, cheers.
Um...
What's your neck of the woods? Are you... Where are you from?
I'm, uh, I live in Balmain.
Trying to sort of grab my drink,
and then kind of sort of join everyone else, yeah.
-Out of body experience? -Yeah, yeah!
[James] Yeah, it's not really a holiday.
[Erika laughs]
To be honest with you, yeah.
If I go to... anywhere I go, even if I go to Melbourne,
I'll run into 20 people, like...
You meet me once, you're going to remember me, right? Yeah.
[Lisa] So wait, question...
are you the choosee, or the chooser?
[Erika] No, he chose me.
[Lisa] How do you feel about that? Like...
Not vibing it?
[Yannick laughing] [James speaking indistinctly]
[Lisa] No chemistry, no... like... heat?
-[Ly] Nothing? -[Erika] Mmm.
[Ly] I can... I can kind of sense it, actually.
Yeah? It's OK. It's not a big deal, to be honest with you.
Like, it is what it is.
Do you know why he chose, like, you in particular?
We've got a lot of things in common...
[Lisa] Mm.
We really do. Like, on paper.
Mmm, it's just that kind of spark or romantic...
[indistinct chatter]
Like, I think you've jut got to find something
that will spark.
[Ly] Yeah.
Like, yeah, you, like...
I know I'm asking you a question in terms
of it being sort of a bit personal,
but like, do you find Yannick attractive?
-No? -Nup.
I told Patrick straight up from the start,
like, I would swipe left to him on a dating app.
But I loved Patrick's personality.
And his beautiful mind,
that I didn't care about what he looked like after that,
and that's not what I was looking for!
Yeah, and I mean, that's why we're here, right?
That's why we're here.
You may not get that fireworks sort of feeling,
and I got that with Ben, and I told him already!
-But I like his mind... -Yes!
..and the communication,
and I'm just going to give it a go and...
-[Lisa] Yeah. -[Ly] ...and go from there.
Yeah.
Erika was pretty open
about her relationship with Yannick,
tonight with the girls.
I feel like I can relate to her,
but I feel like I'm a bit more open to Ben.
But it's nice to know that I'm not the only one
who wants to go at my own pace.
It makes me feel less alone.
[Ben] Do you really?
And it makes me feel less like an arsehole
that I'm not sharing a bed with Ben.
I think Erika and I, haven't had the strongest start.
In a good and a bad way.
So I think, like, we've laid a lot of
cards down on the table,
that probably you guys haven't laid out yet.
So I think, like, for me, I feel like...
Maybe we've got some of the bumps out of the way early.
And they might be a bit smaller now,
rather than you guys having some bigger bumps later, like.
That's just... I talk in analogies,
so, you'll get used to that.
What about, what about you guys? I feel like...
Bro, we tried so hard not to have sex!
I'm surprised you're not talking up now, man,
after what you said!
We had to create a safe word within 24 hours.
[James] Have you used that safe word tonight?
-[Patrick] Tonight? -[James] [laughs] Yeah.
Three times, with me!
Should we sex and tell?
[laughter]
It seems like you're sexing and telling.
Yeah, a bit. I mean, like, it's hard not too.
Like, it's hard.
She's pretty open, I'm pretty open.
Like, literally, she was on the couch,
and I was giving her a massage,
And, like, I found my tongue
go from the... the anatomy, right?
The back of her heel, literally
all the way up to back of her ear!
You guys doing that?
I mean, I don't have a foot fetish, so...
Let me see if this works. Lisa!
Show us your foot!
-[Erika] What happened? -[Lisa] Oh.
She has the most amazing feet I have ever seen!
[laughter]
[Lisa] I think everyone's
going to touch my feet by the end of the night.
[Patrick] No, they're not allowed.
[Madison] Patrick's not sitting right with me.
I kind of thought,
"OK, maybe they get along, maybe they get along great"!
But then, their conversations are so over the top,
and there's so much energy going into being this perfect couple.
I just... I'm not buying what they're selling.
Lisa's great.
I'm not buying what Patrick's selling.
It's a, it's a bit of a 'him' show.
Like, I'd be mortified
if James spoke the same way to other people,
the way that he's speaking to us.
[Patrick] So, I got a question, a serious question.
I'll try... I don't want to dumb down the mood, but...
[Ly] No, just go.
Who do you think will break first?
Why? Who do you think's going to break?
I think blue and red will break.
[Ly] Ohh.
[Patrick] Blue Wiggle and Red Wiggle.
I reckon they're broken already.
I don't think they're up for repair.
Wait, wait, wait, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Can we back up though, as well?
Like, it's hard to be so forward with stuff!
Like, they might not have even...
like, we're lucky we got along!
We're really all lucky we got along straightaway!
But it's an intense four days,
so they might just take some time!
There's only so much time
you can put your best foot forward,
until you sink.
And you're muddy, and everyone can see.
Well I tell you what, I think you are Lisa are pretty honest.
I think if someone was to crack pretty soon,
if you guys didn't get along, it might be you.
Me and Lisa, we crack all the time!
We crack every second, we just make up.
[Ben] How do you get through the cracks?
We make up.
Do you think that's healthy?
I don't know if it's healthy or toxic.
I like to think I'm toxic and she's alkaline,
and we're balanced.
Yin and yang. Rain and ground.
-[James] Man, man knows his PH levels.
Winter, summer. Autumn, spring.
Leaves, no leaves.
I don't know what the fuck's going to happen...
[Madison] What are you...
What the fuck are you saying?
Everyone else is being really nice.
And really, like, genuine.
And for Patty to walk around
and try and pinpoint the weakest link,
is overcompensating for something.
[background chatter]
Thanks. Stop it!
-Stop it, you. -[Madison laughs]
[background chatter continues]
We do.
You good?
[Patrick] Yeah.
Um...
I was thinking the same thing!
So, I'm into crystals, I'm into manifestation
and good vibes and good energy, and...
The reason why I got this, um, for everyone in this room,
is to elevate that love and energy.
[Patrick] It works, bro. Trust me, it works.
Thank you.
[Lisa] Um, so whatever you vibe and choose from this,
is your crystal for the rest of this experience.
-Mmm. This is our rock. -That's your rock.
[Lisa] Um, so you got amazonite.
[Madison] OK, I like that.
You know, I'm going to pick the red one, because we're...
I'm wearing red and you've got red hair!
[Ben] Yeah, OK, that's good!
[Yannick] So, OK, so, what are these...
what are these presents that everyone's getting?
[Patrick] Presents. We have a present!
-You guys are last. -[Yannick] OK.
[Patrick] You two are last.
Yannick and Erika,
They want to put on, like, a show that they're all fine.
Come on. I'm going to give 'em a rock.
I found this rock in the front yard.
I'm a nice guy, I really am.
I got the prettiest rock out of everything I could find.
This sums up their relationship...
boring, rocky, edgy, and just...
No one's going to remember it.
So, this is the unknown gift.
This one doesn't represent anything.
OK.
But it's up to you two to create the vibe.
[Yannick] OK.
This is a very special rock.
I don't know what you're going to do with it.
Can you explain to me why it's special?
What's special about it?
Because out of all the gems, it's the most unknown.
OK.
We don't know what's going to happen to this rock.
Yep.
But it's from, from me and Lise to both of you.
OK, appreciate it.
[Patrick] I'm appreciative after tonight.
The fact that no-one has had sex is a joke.
I don't really think we should compare...
But if we did compare,
we're definitely, like, a Ferrari,
and everyone's like, a Toyota.
We are a power couple.
We're making a stand.
Just by her being her, and me being me.
[Madison chuckles]
How did you sleep?
Not well.
I could probably use a couple more hours, but...
May as well make the most of the day.
Yeah, definitely.
I don't know what to say.
[laughs]
We shared a bed...
and practised safe sex.
[laughs] I don't know how to say this.
[continues laughing]
Any thoughts on what you want to do today?
Um, something outside.
Make the most of the weather?
Mm-hm. While we can.
I don't know,
everything's just becoming so natural and so...
It's working so well.
And I just, yeah, I feel like everything's
just been really right.
-Cool. -Let's start the day.
Let's do it.
How are you feeling after last night? A few wines?
A couple of vinos. [chuckles]
[Alex] Yeah, so me and Madison
have taken our relationship to the next level.
And we've become physical.
Yeah.
[chuckles]
It was nice having a few, few wines.
Things are going great.
It's, it's just something that's drawn us closer together.
Should we, uh... will ourselves out of bed?
-Let's do it. -Yeah.
[Madison] I'm glad
that we've made the next step in our relationship.
It felt right.
I honestly didn't expect to... be connected so quick.
Like, it's only been a couple of days,
but it's just been going so well.
What we've got is beyond any kind of expectations
that I could have had
coming into this experience.
So, yeah.
I completely trust him, and I feel really happy.
[Yannick] So, what do you want to do today?
We've got some nice weather,
we're in Sydney, we're by the beach.
Anything you've been wanting to do?
Not really.
-No? Yeah. OK. -[Erika chuckles]
[Yannick] It's been tough work with Erika
these last few days.
The reason why I chose Erika over Belinda,
was because she came across as, like,
a really easy-going, fun-loving person.
I feel like I got personality catfished.
We connected over all these things,
and she was this upbeat, fun, passionate person,
and then I've got like, almost the opposite of that
though this experience.
I'm trying to stay positive,
but it's been really tough
to try and get through to her on that level.
It's difficult at the moment.
So, I guess one thing I probably wanted to say to you,
is that... um...
like, I feel like
we're caught in a bit of a negative space, so...
Like...
let's try and have some fun.
Like...
You would definitely get a different me,
if, like, things were different between us.
I guess, um... -Yeah.
Um, I've now been around you, and our surroundings,
for like, what?
Five days?
[Yannick] Mm-hm.
Um, And everything's just about you.
That, it's just...
I feel like you're so self-centred,
and you haven't realised that for the longest time.
Well, I think calling someone self-centred
is a pretty horrible description of someone.
I don't think that embodies who I am.
Let me just look up what "self-centred" means.
Alright. I'm pretty across what it means, but...
So, "Independent of outside force or influence.
"Concerned solely with one's own desires,
"needs or interests.'
Mm-hm. I can't win with... I can't win.
I'll take my left foot step,
"Oh, you should have stepped with your right."
I take a right foot step, "You should have, like..."
[Erika] Defensive, defensive, defensive.
But that's how I feel. Do you think
you can have life-long friendships with people?
Do you think I can have 15- and 20-year...
Yan, your so nice!
- No, but like... - Like, you're so, like...
Do you think I can have 20-year friendships,
if I'm just a self-centred guy and all I do is talk?
My friends, I'm actually the person
that my friends come to for advice,
'cause I'm actually a good listener, but...
It's hard... you can't listen
when no-one's saying anything back to you.
You let me know.
The sun's out, it's whatever time,
eleven o'clock, you're still in your PJs.
We could have gone and done something!
We could have already had a nice morning together!
Instead, we're now arguing about this useless shit. Right?
I'm still in my PJs? I...
that is petty shit!
It's not. Because that's the difference...
Are you a 32-year-old man? That's petty!
It's a difference in lifestyle, right?
We could have done something already, for the day.
-Oh, my god. -Who knows if the sun is...
Yan, you only just got home half an hour ago!
-Yeah. -Forty-five minutes ago.
Shut up! Honestly.
You let me know if you wanna do anything.
I don't want to do anything with you.
That was so rude.
I just don't want to sit in this house with you,
talking about useless shit.
I'm trying. I'm trying to have fun with you.
It's, like, really hard.
[Erika scoffs and laughs]
Who's, who's the neg... I am!
You cannot say that I'm not trying.
And I don't...
I didn't take that away from you!
[Yannick] OK, but let's... Let's...
Just shut the fuck up! That's all I'm saying.
Oh, my god. [laughs]
Ugh, I can't.
[Yannick] I just needed to get out.
At the end of the day, I'm trying really hard.
I really am trying my best, and I just feel like...
It's almost impossible, to just, like,
have some fun with her.
I just wanna...
not wake up in a negative space every day.
I chose Erika
because I want someone who's going to challenge me.
I want someone who is gonna
not let me get away with my shit.
But, yeah.
I might have made the wrong choice.
[cheering]
[Narrator] Next time...
If you could switch your match again, would you?
It's a fuckwit vibe!
[incoming text sound]
[Narrator] And, the Love Triangle twist drops.
Alright, here we go.
Interesting. Spicy! Not interesting - spicy!
Do you trust me?
[Madison] Mm-hm.