02x11 - The Reunion

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Yeah!

- I am Vanessa Lachey.
- And I'm Nick Lachey.

All right. Season two of this experiment

certainly was one wild ride.

That's right.
Six couples fell in love

and got engaged sight unseen in the pods.

Five couples ended up at the altar,

and two said "I do."

And it proved, yet again,
that love really is blind.

Yes!

I cannot wait to hear
how everybody's doing.

What's going on, because today,
we are joined by the entire cast

to answer every burning question
that you're dying to know.

No topic is off-limits.

All right. So be honest.
How are y'all feeling?

Feeling good?

Anybody nervous?

- I'm nervous.
- Okay. You guys are nervous.

- I think we all are.
- I'm nervous about how we get edited.

That's what you're gonna lead with?

Hey, I'm gonna say
what's on everyone's mind.

- So on-brand, Shake.
- So, you know what?

Then this is a good opportunity
after a question

to clear
whatever air you want.

Take this opportunity, okay?

- You're first--
- We're not supposed to fight.

- Fight with them.
- No, no, no.

- All right, so on that note--
- Oh, my God.

- It's good to stand up--
- That was a low blow.

You went straight to a victim mode
right away.

I'm not a victim, baby.

- That's what you sounded like, though.
- Totally agree.

If you're gonna say something, you're
opening up the platform to be ridiculed.

Fine! If that's the case,
let me finish what I'm saying.

We'll clear the air today. Trust me.

We've got a couple sections
dedicated to you, my friend.

But I'm going to bring it back around
to this.

We know it must have been extremely
emotional, as we've just talked about,

to watch your stories unfold
before the entire world.

I want you to know that we obviously
saw what everybody else saw.

Now that we're here with you today,
there are a couple storylines

that the fans really dug into
and really want to know more about.

And one person who made her feelings known
in the competition early was Natalie.

Shaina, we know you had strong feelings
for Shayne.

What was it like hearing Natalie brag
about her connection to Shayne

right in front of you?

It's just awkward.

'Cause obviously, it was
very strong between Natalie and Shayne.

And so, I wanted to be respectful.
It's just very awkward.

Okay, so was it hard for you
then, to kind of hear...

'cause I know at the beginning,

no one knew really
who was going after who.

And then she came in so excited, beaming,
with love and hearts in her eyes.

Was it hard for you to hear that?

It was-- Yes, it's hard to hear.

But like, at the same time,
I was also talking to Kyle,

so I was honestly soaking
in the whole, entire experiment.

I think I definitely should've been
way more forthright, and I wasn't.

That's definitely probably
my biggest regret.

But I think it worked out.

They chose each other,
and that's how it happened.

That's how it's supposed to be.

What's meant to be is meant to be,
at the end of the day.

Well, Shayne.

- Hi.
- I know, big moment.

- How you doing, buddy?
- Hi.

He's like, "It's coming, it's coming.
I'm next."

No, but a big moment
for the viewers I think was when

you mistakenly thought Natalie
was Shaina, and--

- I want to address that.
- I'm going to give you the chance to.

But as opposed to apologizing
for that mistake,

your response was kind of turn around
and just gaslight her.

- Yes, 100%. That's--
- Would you redo that moment?

That was easily the biggest mistake
I made on the show.

I played the victim card right away,
and tried to defend myself.

That was-- you know, as a man,
that's not what you want to do.

I just felt personally att*cked because

we're listening through a tiny,
little microphone through a wall.

You hear it differently.

But I definitely, 100% regret,
and I'm honestly ashamed of the fact

that I just went
into straight att*ck mode.

I really wish I would have just
let her speak.

As she should have. Yeah, 100%. I'm...

- Yeah, it's embarrassing. Yeah.
- No--

It is. I recognize it.

- We all did it.
- It's just...

- We all did it. I've done it.
- It was a tough situation I was in.

But it's no excuse for what happened.
Absolutely not.

I'm also curious,
because watching it back,

I'm just curious why you would
take the approach of asking

- Natalie to be your girlfriend...
- Yeah.

...if you were still interested
in exploring some other connections.

I got caught in the moment
of the situation.

I felt like I needed to,
and I wanted to, I guess...

assert her, like,
this is where I stand and whatnot.

And that's the way I did it.
I should not have said that either.

She knew she was number one.

But still, saying the girlfriend comment
was completely unnecessary.

I noticed, again, watching,

it's like different people
bring out different...

things in you, right?
And I noticed that whenever you would...

flirt and talk to Natalie, it definitely
seemed to be more on a deeper level.

But I also noticed the way
that you would flirt with Shaina,

it was like, "What are you wearing?"
Every time.

- Without fail. "What are you wearing?"
- Crop tops.

Is that a different--
You definitely had a different dynamic

- going on with both of them.
- Yeah, 100%.

Two things
you were looking to explore?

One was, "I'm having fun."
And I get it. I mean, we... dated.

No. The point of the show
is to, honestly, find your wife.

And a lot of people literally stopped
after one person.

- Yeah.
- Okay? It's not like I...

I didn't change my mind last minute
or anything like that.

No, I wanted to explore both situations

because they are both
completely different.

And it was like I had to really figure out
which one, I guess...

That's not what I mean by that--

- Can I say something, Shayne?
- Oh, God.

Sorry to interrupt you. I...

This show-- I didn't want
to lose the thought, I'm sorry.

But this show is about finding a wife?

I don't think that's true.
This show's about finding love, okay?

And the way I see it--

As long as she can get
on your shoulders.

All right. I would like that.

- I stand by that.
- And a size zero.

Actually, thank you. But I...
I stand by that.

Anyway, we all have our preferences.

This show is about finding love.
It's not about finding a wife.

It's not about rushing
into something

- with like...

skip, skipping, you know, steps like...

you know, three through 20
to get to the end goal.

That's the point
of the show.

That's not
what the show's about.

Okay, maybe that was the point
of the show,

but like, that's not the takeaway I had.

It's a reasonable takeaway,
if I may say so.

You read the description?

Sorry, it's not clout...

He thinks he'll look better.
Let him speak.

You don't know what it is
until you're there.

I'm thankful for it.
It didn't end in marriage--

The premise is
if the connection is strong enough,

to marry the person
that you have that connection with.

I'm not gonna be put in a box
where I have to do that.

Let's move on.

Shayne, you talked
with Natalie one way.

You talked to Shaina one way.
And there's another moment

that, in the pods, everybody saw.

It's when Shayne thought you were
about to propose to Natalie.

By surprise, you had a different visitor
with a shocking revelation.

So let's all take a look.

I just wanted you to know
that I do have deep feelings for you.

I do envision a life with you together.

And I do, honestly,
I really do care for you a lot.

Yeah.

It's like, we wasted so much f*cking time
the last two days not even talking.

I wished you would have said that, like...

- No, I know.
- ...days earlier.

- I felt the same way.
- I took a backseat. I regret it.

My pride definitely got in the way.

Shaina! Argh!

Argh!

God. f*ck.

I know. I'm really sorry.

f*ck.

f*ck. I don't even know
what to think right now. God.

- So... Natalie.

'Cause we're here.
Kinda get to the heart of the matter.

- I have to ask you.
- You're doing great.

How did it feel watching that
on TV for the first time?

I definitely felt...

um, like, betrayed by both Shayne
and Shaina, quite honestly.

The fact Shayne said if you'd told me
two days earlier, it could have been,

you know, potentially different.
That's not something...

It's not something he was telling me.
I felt like...

by the last set of days

like, he assured me it was
just going to be me. It was only me.

So seeing that
there could have been a change

if he explored another connection
was really hard.

But I think with you, Shaina,
what you had told me was,

you walked in saying you were supportive
of our relationship.

And you used to like him,
and that was it.

So, I just think seeing that,
and feeling like you were dishonest,

- was really tough.
- I'm sorry for that. I am.

When you saw it for the first time,
were you surprised at how torn he was

- between the two of you?
- Yeah.

It was something
I truly was not aware of.

This was one
of the biggest days of my life

going into it.

And I literally thought I was going
to come into a room,

proposing to my girl.

And someone else came into that room.

You literally get punched
right in the face.

- Yeah.
- Okay?

I literally blacked out when it happened.
Everything that went down, okay?

I've been crucified for this situation.

I could have handled it
definitely different.

But no one knows
what it feels like going in there.

My whole mindset was focusing
on proposing to Natalie the whole time.

Then, I hear Shaina's voice.
And we haven't talked for days.

I'm like...
I'm not mad about the situation

but it was my day with Natalie.

I was upset about the fact that it got--
it f*cked with my mind a little bit.

That's what it was about.
I obviously was very dramatic.

That's just who I am. But like...

I just wish-- Like, that's what it was.

No, you make a very good point.

I actually never thought
about your side of it, until just now.

Can we talk about the fact that
why was that meeting even a thing?

- Why did that happen?
- I wish I knew.

- I would tell you.
- We're totally--

- Speaking of Kyle...
- We're totally looking to--

Since you want to be
in the conversation,

- there was one more person involved...
- There was a moment--

...in all of this. We're going to take
a look back at Kyle and Shaina's proposal.

You're holding my mother's
engagement ring.

You remind me so much of my mother.

She was very, very religious,

and she makes me the happiest.
I want someone who resembles her.

So... Shaina.

Will you marry me?

Yes.

Oh, my God.

I'm kind of in shock right now.

- So Kyle.
- Yeah.

I know you're ready to speak.
I'm just curious, what was your reaction

to Shaina's face when you finally saw
that video?

What did you think was happening
on the other side of that wall

when you were actually making
your proposal?

I felt like she could have said no.

I didn't sense the hesitation
in the moment.

But looking back,
she seemed very hesitant.

And then obviously, seeing the meeting
with Shayne, that blew my mind.

I didn't see that one coming.

When did you first find out

that she'd actually had that meeting
with Shayne,

- after your proposal?
- When I saw it.

You didn't know about it
from months ago when we talked?

- But either way--
- You got to do it.

I didn't understand the point
of the meeting.

- Okay.
- So I thought it was, like...

I thought you just needed
some loose ends tied up.

But I didn't think
that it was literally asking him,

like, this is your last chance.

- No, not at all. That wasn't my intention.
- You leveraged, you used me as a backup.

- No, I didn't.
- And you were seeing if he would flip

last second and ask you to marry him
instead of Natalie.

Are you speaking for me?

Are you telling me how I felt?
I'm so confused.

- No, I--
- I told you what happened.

- So the fact you're playing this face--
- Why did you want the meeting?

- What?
- Why did you want the meeting with Shayne?

Honestly, looking back on it,
I should have said no right away to you.

- Right.
- 100%.

- But I did feel very--
- No one put a g*n

to your head to do anything.

No, 100%.
I actually do take full ownership.

- I could have avoided a bunch of drama.
- Yeah.



Um... I...

'Cause I would never think
to do that to you. I mean...

I would never think,
"Oh, I just got engaged.

But let me give one more try
to somebody else."

I wasn't giving a try.
It was part of my process.

Again, this was an experiment.
I didn't know what I was feeling.

I do... It was part of...

- I couldn't move forward...
- The odds were better--

...unless I was honest with Shayne.
Which again, I apologize to Natalie.

I'm so sorry that I downplayed
the situation to you.

I wish I would've been
more forthright. Again.

Being more forthright,
I own that. 100%.

Um... When I said yes,
I think I just felt...

very confused in the pod, okay?

I...

felt a little manipulated by you bringing
out your mother's engagement ring.

How special you should have felt.
I would be so honored.

- That means--
- That's why I couldn't go through with it

though 'cause I can't wear
your mother's engagement ring.

Like, I don't know.
I just felt--

- That's ridiculous.
- I own it though.

It's like I'm not going
to play victim in this situation.

I could've avoided a lot by just saying
no. I definitely should've said no.

I was very confused.
And again, I did have feelings for you.

It wasn't like I did not care about you.

And I'm really sorry that it was led on
more than it should have been.

- I'm sorry.
- Can we just say...

- off the record that...
- Oh, my God.

...the drive to continue on the show
was a driving factor, I think?

- For you.
- Not for me at all.

- Oh, my God.
- For Shaina and Kyle maybe?

- Sometimes it's okay--
- No, if someone said,

- if you said no--
- Why does he have to--

- There's no "off the record."
- Off the record of what?

If it had been about appearance,
it would have looked way more better

- on my side if I'd said no right away.
- Totally.

If you had just said no, it would have
saved so much trouble.

Yeah, 100%.

- Shayne, you seem horrified.
- You all right, man?

I just can't believe the words
that are coming out of his mouth.

- Someone--
- I keeps it real.

No, that's not real, man.
That's just bad. It's just so bad, man.

- You gotta stop--
- I'ma tell all.

I'm gonna say what everyone's thinking
at home.

- No one is thinking that.
- No, no, no.

- I'd have done myself a big favor--
- It would have been better--

Do not put me in your words at all.

- Ever.
- All right, you stay out of this.

- Okay?
- I unfollowed you

'cause you're so unbearable.

You think everybody thinks
the same way as you.

And that's the problem.

- No one thinks the way you think.
- No one.

I wouldn't go that far.

- And it hurts people.
- I think there's a happy medium.

- You hurt people.
- No, maybe like 1%.

I have, if I may, I'll say one statement.

- And hopefully I'll shut up after that.
- Please don't.

Wouldn't you like that?
I think we'd all like that.

I think we'd all like it if I'd shut up
after this statement, right?

I think we'd like it
if you shut up in general.

Now. Please just stop now.

Listen, I'll be honest with you guys.
This has been an incredible experience.

But I've had a very tough time
taking it seriously.

That's not our experience
in this experiment.

It's still an experiment,
but we all had our own experience.

You can't speak for everybody.

I was hoping to, just for a moment,
say mine, and then...

I know, man, but you're interrupting
a lot of people

and hurting a lot of people
right now

when you're not even involved...

There is no right
or wrong way to find love.

There's zero right or wrong way.

If they found it, and they're happy
for the rest of their lives...

Absolutely.

So, we'll take a b*at.

I want to know if it's safe to say
for the moment we have moved on

from that "quadfecta," I guess.
Is that what I can call it?

- It was a triangle, quadfecta.
- A square.

But y'all good? Because I'm about
to bring up another love triangle.

- God, here we go.
- Hey, girl.

- Hi.
- I'm loving this hair, Iyanna.

- Thank you.
- You look beautiful.

You were already beautiful on the inside.
Then we saw your beauty on the outside.

Thank you.

So, you saw a lot of things
for the first time too.

What was it like for you
to watch him and Mallory,

and watch that,
"I was going to proposal" episode

- when you saw it in real time?
- I won't say hurtful.

Just because I kind of...
I knew something like that could happen.

But just extremely awkward.
Almost re-traumatizing. But...

- Did you guys watch it together?
- No. I know I couldn't.

- No?
- I know I couldn't.

At the end of the day,
throughout this experiment,

we're put in this box,
and we're being open and being vulnerable.

We all know you could potentially
make connections, and strong connections,

with multiple people.
I still came to Iyanna.

I was open and honest with her.
I let her know and tried to reassure her

that even though I did this,
there would never ever be a chance

where you feel like you're runner-up
or second place to nobody.

I mean, look.
Nick? I'm his second wife.

So his journey led him to me.

And he's my person.

That was our journey.

I never thought I would be
someone's second wife.

- Know what I mean?
- Yeah.

I found this guy.
This is how it was supposed to be.

This is how our love story
was supposed to pan out.

Then we add the physical layer.

Then you get to see people.
You're like, "Oh, my gosh."

And so, there was a moment
when Jarrette and Mallory

finally had a chance
to meet in person.

And it turns out
that all that glitters wasn't gold.

Let's watch.

- I'm such a guy's girl.
- Hence why the f*ck we connected.

But most men, though, into sports
and things like that,

or that connect me in that aspect,

they don't put me in priority.

They don't know how to f*cking be like,
"Hey, you're a bad bitch.

Let me... like, you're beautiful,
let me do things for you.

Let me, like, you're gorgeous."

- I don't even need that.
- I knew that.

But once in a f*cking while.

I would've did that.

You're amazing.

Listen, JerBear.

Mal Mal.

That's a nice ring.

That's not the ring you wanted.

I know.

You wanted gold.

You wanted gold.

You're so funny.

You don't like that ring.

I know you don't.

You like gold rings, don't you?

I do.

Know how I know? Because I asked you.

Okay. Well, now,
I feel like the ass.

Because I asked you
if you watched it with him.

You said no.
And here we are, putting it on blast

with y'all together.

What was that like for you-- that part--
when you watched it for the first time?

'Cause you were also there,
and then you heard, after the fact,

everything that was said.

So, that part was actually hurtful.

Everything pre-proposal,
it's like I completely understand.

Everything after...
was extremely hurtful for me to watch.

Have you and Mallory
had a chance to...

- discuss that?
- We've spoken.

But if I'm honest, like,
none of my anger went toward Mal.

It all went toward Jarrette
because he's my partner.

He's the one who owes me loyalty.
Mal doesn't owe me anything.

I was pretty upset.

- You guys talked about it?
- Yeah.

It was definitely
a very inappropriate conversation.

I think, at that point,
I had chosen Iyanna.

And I was very safe in my choice.

And having that conversation
should have never happened,

or I could have tailored it
a different way.

And I want definitely to apologize to you
for making it look like,

making you look crazy.
I never want to do that ever again.

And that conversation
should have never happened.

Thank you.

I know
it's uncomfortable to watch.

It's uncomfortable for me to watch,
sitting next to you guys.

I can only imagine how uncomfortable it is
for the two of you.

That was like chapter two in a book
that you guys are still writing

and will write for the rest of your lives.
But I do have to ask Sal,

because you were the fourth counterpart
of that equation.

How did watching that,
how did that make you feel?

It was really uncomfortable.

Guys, that was disrespectful of y'all.

Either one of you could have
stopped that conversation immediately.

- But I...
- And Jarrette, I appreciate-- hold on.

I appreciate you saying
those things too, man.

But you told me
it was a f*cking joke, bro.

It 100% was a joke.

- Then why--
- It was an inappropriate joke.

It was an inappropriate joke, for sure.
But it was a joke.

Cool, man. It would have been nice
to know that though.

I'll apologize to you. I'll be a man.

Because I had no reason to downplay
the situation or anything like that.

But it was a joke, taken out of context.
A bad joke. I apologize.

The ring that you got her
was still a beautiful ring.

You know, but I should have never
even inserted that comment

into that conversation.

I appreciate that, man.

For the sake of this,
and for the sake of your guys' marriage,

I forgive you, dude.
Easy, quick. Yeah.

- You wanted to say something, Mal?
- Just tell me.

That was a very, very hard situation

to be in, and conversation.

It was the first time seeing everybody.

And literally, coming from the pods,

after that emotional-ass,
like, interaction,

and then not even having any chance
to like... to talk,

to just be like,
"Hey, how are you feeling?"

So going into that,
I was extremely nervous and anxious.

Because I knew that this was going to be
a conversation that had to happen.

I definitely apologize to Iyanna,

because that conversation went on longer
than it should have.

Unfortunately, I took a couple sh*ts
before that because I was nervous as sh*t.

I still think it was inappropriate to have
that when we were on our honeymoon.

What kind of investment is that
in our relationship?

I was fully invested in my choice
and my decision.

I just felt like after the emotional
conversation we had,

we never really got to talk.

It was a very inappropriate conversation

that could have been tailored
a different way. I own that.

- Well said.
- I don't want to stir any pots

or anything, and Mallory, I know that...

we gave it an honest sh*t.

I know.

Safe to say
that a lot happened in Mexico.

But eventually, finally,
our six engaged couples left the getaways

and headed back for home.

For some, their bond only grew closer.

But for others,
the impact of the real world

had them crashing harder

than Sal trying to carry Mal
into the ocean.

- My swim shoes, guys!
- We can laugh about it now.

- My swim shoes!
- We can laugh about it now.

Let's go and check in with one
of our couples who made it to the altar,

with two "I do's",
Nick and Danielle! Congrats, guys.

I don't think we need to ask
if you're still married,

because you guys are already coordinating.

I mean, we didn't even plan this
with Jarrette and Iyanna.

- No way!
- The J's, you know what I'm saying?

I want to join
the throuple over here.

I love it.

- Still blissful?
- Yeah.

It's... It's been a--
It's like crazy

because I think that
the pressure of saying "I do",

or "I don't" had us
in this, like, pressure cooker.

Where we were constantly getting
in these disagreements

where we were really just trying to
figure out whether or not it would work.

And then, once we actually got
into the real life,

a lot of the disagreements that we had
ended up being nonexistent.

I feel what the show did
in the experiment, if you will,

was give you the building blocks to...
You had a disagreement,

then, for the sake of continuing on
with the experiment, you had to come back.

- You had to solve that disagreement.
- Yeah.

I don't think disagreements ever,
at least, in my experience,

- they never stop.
- Why are you pointing at me?

Well, because we disagree.
I think it's actually a healthy thing.

I think if you don't ever disagree,
then one of two of you is compromising

in a way
that eventually is going to boil over.

Neither of us is giving in.

As long as it's worth the argument,
I think arguments can be a positive thing.

You know, one of the things
that we've learned,

and it's really helped us
with our communication,

is to listen more, and talk less.

I know one of my faults is, I'm a fixer.
So when there's a problem, I'm like,

"Okay." I go into fix mode.

This is something we learned
in couples therapy together,

I go into fix mode, I want to fix it.

She just wants me to understand
she's feeling this way. Not fix it.

So, I'm constantly trying to remind
myself, "Nick, you don't have to fix this.

You just have to listen."

So did you, Danielle,
move in with Nick?

- Yeah.
- In his place?

- Yeah.
- Is all the furniture intact?

- Okay, so... No, no!

What I have to say is,

he must have a lot sturdier furniture
than I do. No, I'm not kidding.

Don't go there.

I'm the sex addict of the show,
I get it.

That has actually also happened, sorry.

It's the only way to test it.

No, but we have dance parties,
and I'm not kidding,

he gets on the table before I do.

To be clear, the island in the center
is granite.

- So it's a little bit stronger.
- He dances on more tables than I do.

You were a little critical of that
going through the show...

I don't mind dancing on tables.
I don't want broken tables.

I buy very cheap furniture. That's my bad.

Let's look at a home video
from the new Thompson household.

Hi! Hello!

Hi! Hello!

- I haven't seen you...
- Oh, good, good.

Okay, so we're going
to show you around.

- We have Wiz. Hello!
- Ready for the spotlight.

Oh, now she's ready.
Hello, Wizzy.

So they're not best friends yet.

But I really do think
they're getting there.

Rock Band. I'm not any better
at it. No hand-eye coordination.

No, but it's good for me
'cause it makes me feel confident

I can always win.

We still haven't figured out
where to put all my clothes.

They're all kind of scattered in there,
unfortunately.

- But...
- We're making progress.

We are making progress.
I have a rack here.

Costumes here, at least.

And it turns out, he likes costumes
just as much as I do.

Would you take a look at that?

Uh-huh.
Would you take a look at that?

...I sweat more than I did
during our wedding.

Here's our little table
where we like to collect memories.

It's very cute.

Combination
of Christmas presents, trip memorabilia.

Some sh*ts from Mexico.

And then... that.

So over Christmas,

his uncle surprised me
with his great-grandma's wedding ring.

It felt like I was proposed to
all over again.

- By you!

- That's so cute.
- That's so pretty.

That's awesome.

Well, guys, we are so, so happy
that you guys are doing so well.

Congrats again on being almost a year
into a beautiful marriage. Congrats, guys.

Thank you.

Everyone's going through this.

Yeah.

Now, guys, I want to move on to a couple
who gave us some great music.

But in the end, decided to part ways.

And Sal, I got to say,
musician to musician,

there was some truly great music
that I saw throughout the show.

Let's give it up for Mallory and Salvador.

Woo-hoo!

So you two said no at the altar.
But it looked like at the end,

when you came out,
there was some chat about potentially

seeing each other,
and seeing if there was something there,

and seeing if you guys would continue
this relationship.

Did that happen?

Yeah. We met for coffee, and we chatted.

But I think, at the end of the day, we...

I don't know,
the connection just wasn't really...

there, and we just kind of understood
that we were...

maybe it didn't make sense
to really continue on.

- Yeah.
- Yeah. I feel like...

of all the couples this season,
for whatever reason,

you two were the hardest for me
to figure out.

It always seemed like there was
a little bit more going on, you know,

behind the scenes than I was able
to kinda wrap my head around.

There were just things
that happened like...

that I just don't really feel comfortable
saying, 'cause it's pointless now.

Like, it's our history.
You know? Like, I just...

Call it karma, call it whatever,

but it's just like, I don't,
I just don't think it's necessary to say.

- Good man.
- I honestly think...

we shared a very strong connection
really because of this experiment,

but we're very different, like...

I think in the way that we...

really communicated, or operated,

a lot of times...

disagreements because we weren't
communicating necessarily the right way.

And... that's kind of really, yeah--

Can I just say, Mal?
And I'll put it this way.

There were many times
that I also just felt unheard.

In our arguments,
and I'll keep that to ourselves.

But our arguments, I felt unheard.

I'm really sorry
if I made you feel that way.

- That was never--
- And I forgive you.

Because again, it's in the past.

It's okay.

May I? Two things.

Number one, your situation with Jarrette.

That whole situation,
and the aftermath of that,

I think that was an uncomfortable thing.

Number two, your ex-girlfriend.
I think, in your shoes,

that's going to sour a relationship.

Once you shatter the vase,
you can't put it back together.

Shake, who are you
to provide that reason?

- You don't have insight--
- I'm saying my opinion.

- It wasn't my girlfriend, either.
- Whatever it was, it was soured.

Whether it was on purpose or not.

Shake, he just said he does not want
to air out dirty laundry.

Why do you feel the need
to come in and say that?

'Cause we're at a reunion
where we're supposed to--

- No.
- We're not supposed to do anything.

The point of this is not to--

It's for us to tell our stories

and what we thought watching the show,
not for you to--

I'm completely wrong. It had nothing to do
with those two things, then.

You're just trying
to break people down.

I'm not trying to break people down.

I'm trying to put it out in the open.
Because what I've seen--

Shut up, Shayne.

What I've seen is a bunch of people
that were so real in the beginning

turn fake as f*ck
as we've gone through this.

- You've been the fakest--
- Are you kidding?

- I'm the realest, Jarrette.
- Don't start that.

I say the facts. I keep it 100, bro.

- You're the fakest--
- I've always kept it completely 100.

Come on, dawg. Don't do that.

- Yeah. We can. We can do that.
- Because you're not.

You're not. You came on here
for all the wrong reasons.

And you know that. Everybody
can see through how shallow you are.

- You think so?
- Yeah. I know so.

Absolutely.

Bro, we all have our preferences.
I won't apologize for that.

Okay? I will be honest
about what those things are.

- Joke.
- Let's get back on track.

- Shall we? Can we?
- A joke.

Since we're in the business of Shake now,
let's move on to our next couple.

- Okay.
- Shall we?

The whole point of Love is Blind

is to fall in love with someone
based on who they are on the inside.

A task not everyone seemed to understand,
and yes, I am looking at you, Shake.

- Yeah.
- Let's take a look back.

I love buying clothes for girls.

What's your size?

What the f*ck?

Do you like working out?

- Not a huge fan.
- Really?

Yep.

I get along best with individuals
that do work out.

If we were to be at a music festival,
do you like being on a guy's shoulders?

Yeah. You're up for the challenge?
You can pick me up?

Yeah, but will I have trouble
picking you up?

So she's the number-one hype girl,
and so f*cking fun.

I'm not physically attracted to her.

It feels like I'm with my aunt
or something.

Don't laugh at that.

I feel like
I'm with a family member sometimes.

So Shake, right out of the gate
I think the question that I have to ask,

and probably a lot of people are wondering
is why did you do Love is Blind?

I'll put it to you like this. Listen...

I know I'm not the most liked person
on this show.

But I'm going to keep it real with myself.

- This is my chance to talk, so if I may.
- Please do.

It's not that different
than making a huge purchase.

- Maybe by-- if I may?
- No, you may. I had to giggle.

Because it's marriage
and a purchase. Okay.

Marriage, think of it as the ultimate
purchase, then, if you will.

The ultimate commitment, if you will.

Before you make this type of commitment,

I feel like you have
to read the fine print on that.

So, when we're in a situation
where the stakes are so big...

I want to make sure this thing works.

I wanted more than anything
for this to work.

And for me, that meant I knew
at least a certain physical body type,

to get me in the ballpark.

I'm not talking about she has to be 5'2".
This, this, this, this.

I'm talking about
I want this sh*t to work.

If I were to marry somebody,

and, and, you know,
there was a big weight discrepancy,

it would be very hard
for me to get past that.

When I'm in a situation like that,
I want to get past that.

I was ready to get deep.

I wanted to know
if we're going to do this,

I'm going to make sure I do everything
in my power to ask my questions.

I want this sh*t to work.
Nobody wanted it as bad as me.

Despite what you may think.

I think you were on, if I may,
the wrong show.

And what I mean by that is,

there are shows
where they are based on their looks.

And if they have a connection.

But what I'm saying is you need
to open your heart to a bigger picture.

Because at the end of the day,

what if she's m*nled in an accident?
What if she gains weight?

What if she loses her hair, legs, and her
arms? Are you not gonna love her anymore?

- That's different.
- I hope to God if I'm m*nled,

knock on f*cking wood,
this man stands by my side.

I know he will.
Because he loves me for me.

So the problem I have,
Shake, is that you sat there

and berated every single one
of these woman physically,

and then went
through the process

with this beautiful soul over here--

- She is a beautiful soul.
- Because you wanted

someone you wanted to f*ck.
Not fall in love with.

I didn't even do that!

- That's the point!
- If you think that's my goal,

- you're very wrong.
- You just said that, babe!

No, I didn't.
You twisted that around.

I did. I'm sorry. I'm heated.
Let me change the subject.

- Whoa, change the subject?
- Ladies. It's still on you, babe.

- Let me ask...
- You just changed the subject.

Were you not-- What you were looking for

sounds to me like
the conventional dating world.

- No, it's not.
- What were you missing

in the conventional dating world
that you felt like you could find here?

I want the emotional connection.

Everything that we know the show
is supposed to do.

But there's also certain criteria there
that goes beyond the emotional connection.

- This show establishes--
- Love is not purely blind to me.

Great. But then that's why I said
you're on the wrong dating show.

- That's all I said.
- I want it to be partially blind.

I want it to be "Love is Blurry."
"Love is Blurry."

Why don't you start "Love is Blurry."

Get Netflix on the show.
Spinoff. "Love is Blurry."

All I'm trying to say is, my friend,
this show is Love is Blind.

I actually watched this.

I thought I started
to see a change in you.

- There was.
- I really did.

- There's no change.
- There was.

I actually was like, "Oh, sh*t.
Is he really looking inward?"

Is he really seeing maybe
what his faults were

and what he wanted, and what he needed.

I'm doubling down actually
on the beginning.

You were lying
through the middle of the show?

We all have our physical preferences.
Every woman here is beautiful.

I think you're all beautiful.
I'm not attracted to all of you.

Unfortunately, the only one
I'm attracted to is Vanessa.

- Oh, my gosh.
- And I wish I wasn't!

And I wish I wasn't.
The point is, it's not a choice.

And I've done nothing
but berate you this entire time.

- That's a messed-up relationship.
- That's what I'm saying. I don't want to.

- So let's be better.
- You don't choose.

It's nature, baby. We're animals.

- We're animals.
- No, you treat animals.

- We're human beings.
- Oh, sh*t!

We're still animals. Okay, Nick.

I can see now
why you don't treat human beings.

- Oh, oh, damn, Nick, that--
- No, I'm saying.

Extremely uncomfortable right now.

That was f*cked up.

That's my man right here. Ladies, ladies.

- The vet community...
- You're doing it yourself, dude.

- You're digging the biggest hole...
- The vet community is not gonna like that.

I love a vet as much as the next guy,

but I don't like people who treat
human beings like you do.

It's wrong. It's wrong.

So you all love Deepti.
I saw that on the show.

We all felt that.
What was it like for you guys to watch

her go through this?
And be here now with her and Shake?

How are you feeling?

Shake, one thing I think you would
seriously benefit from

seeing a psychologist and
figuring out some coping skills

to navigate relationships as a narcissist.

Because I think you're going to continue
to damage relationships.

Not even relationships,
just people in general.

Deepti is hands down

the most amazing
person inside and out.

That's why I kind of butt heads
with Shake. It's like...

out of all people in this entire world,
she doesn't deserve that.

I mean, look at her. She looks like
a g*dd*mn queen right now.

A goddess. She is better on the inside
than she looks on the outside.

I actually think his mom said it best,
it's what you're saying,

and I give your mom props on that.
She said, "I'm taking her side."

She's so amazing, she doesn't even
deserve a half a percent,

- someone to treat her half a percent--
- Goddess. Villain.

- No, it's not the characters.
- It's not even like that.

- This is her as a person.
- Yeah. This is me as a person.

For you guys. For your entertainment.

- Are you okay?
- I just want to say,

it's okay to not be physically attracted
to somebody.

Guess what? There's a million
other people who are.

It's the way you go about life.
It's how you do it and how you say it

that's extremely disrespectful,
it's degrading to women,

and I'm so happy for every single person
sitting on this couch today

because they have my back
and they call you out.

Beyond what was shown, we know
about all the things that you said.

Yeah,
that was a watered-down version.

That was a watered-down version

of the things you said behind her back.

And I just...

I don't understand
how you don't feel remorse.

Honestly,
look at how you're speaking.

Every single person here
has an issue with you.

That says a lot about your character.

That's all I'm going to say.

That's what it's turned into,
unfortunately, yeah.

It's not turning into it.
It's a reality check for you.

You lack the self-awareness to even know
you're doing something wrong.

It's flabbergasting to me.

The fact that I ever respected you
as a person,

I'm mind-blown.

And I brought you to my family.
I've never done that.

For my dad and my mom to sit there

and watch you say these disgusting
f*cking things about me is so degrading.

There's a way to say,
"Oh, I'm not physically into her."

Guess what?
Your aunt is probably dope as f*ck.

- That's all I have to say.
- She is. Absolutely.

It's the complete
lack of contrition.

You absolutely-- you have no problem

acting the way you act, and thinking
there's nothing wrong with it.

That's fine. That's a completely
conscious decision on your part, I guess.

But there's nothing wrong
with saying, "It didn't work out."

That's why it's an experiment.
It's just the way you go about it.

Deepti, did you see more
watching the show?

Did you know about the stuff
that all your girlfriends are saying

was happening behind your back?
Were you not aware?

Were you sensing it, but it wasn't as bad
until you watched it?

- And you were like, "Oh, my God."
- Yeah. I definitely heard from the girls,

and Shayne and Jarrette.

They all warned me that this is not
a person you should marry.

Because he's talking about you this way
behind your back.

I didn't know the extent of how
he was talking to me.

Or about me.
But he was straightforward with me.

"I'm not physically attracted to you."
Listen, I don't give a f*ck if you're not.

But if you care about somebody,
and you're supposedly their friend,

you do not disrespect them
on national f*cking TV.

And that is the most hurtful part.
I do not care if he's not attracted to me.

- Don't care.
- That was the watered-down version.

I could have handled that differently.
I agree.

You just don't know how to speak.
Especially to women.

That's all I'm going to say.

Okay. Well, we wish the best for you guys.

And we know
you won't have trouble finding love.

And I hope you will continue
to figure it out.

We're moving on now to...

- Kyle and Shaina. Hi, guys.
- Hi.

- Hi.
- Bringing it back around.

This was an interesting one
because obviously, we talked about it

at the top of the show
with the proposal.

But I felt like

Shaina was kind of trying to tell you,
Kyle, at the reveal,

I don't know if we should move on
with this. I don't know...

if I'm ready for this next step.

You kept wanting to try to make it work.
Do you feel like, in a way,

I don't want to say
that you pushed her into it,

but you kind of convinced her,
"Let's continue on with this process."

Or that it was a mutual agreement?

Yeah. I mean, we got engaged for a reason.

I wanted to follow through
with the experiment.

Like we all did. And...

you didn't really get
to see our connection.

We were really close.
We spoke for so long.

We bonded. Nobody really got to see that.

So...

In that moment, I was caught off guard
when you weren't sure after we met.

You know. And I walked away,
and you said,

"This is going to be tough."

And I said, "Have some hope."

So that bothered me a little bit.

It left me a little uncertain.

I thought it was perfect
up until that day.

I didn't know about
the whole Shayne scenario.

So, I was caught off guard when I saw it
for the first time, definitely.

I'm curious. Why do you think
Shaina wanted to break off the engagement?

Do you think she was ever really
in love with you?

Do you think
it was maybe the Shayne scenario?

Was it something else?

I don't know. I wish I knew.

I would love to know.

I want to know
why you had the hesitation.

Was it more than religion?
Or was it strictly religion?

Was it Shayne?
Was it how I looked?

No. I had those reservations
before I even met you.

It had nothing to do with looks.
I think you're a very handsome person.

It was one of those things
where I was compromising my own...

beliefs. I thought for a second,

"I've been with a Christian before.
It didn't work."

Right? So I'm like--
I was having this internal struggle with

"Do I give this an open mind?
Just 'cause they're Christian

doesn't mean
they're a good person." Right?

I felt that you were a good person,
so I was like, "Do I give it a sh*t?"

It was an internal struggle for me.

At the end of the day, long story short,
it was the religion for sure.

I don't want to use the word religion.
It was more my relationship with God.

That's a huge factor in my life.
You would never be able to give me that.

I wouldn't want to force you in that.

If you were certain from the beginning,
you should never have said yes to me.

I should never have said yes.
I agree with that.

You wasted my time.

It was a people-pleasing moment,
and I should have never said yes to you.

And I own that.
I'm very sorry that I said yes.

I should have never said yes.

I don't know what else you want out of...

It's just, I mean...

It was just a big waste of time.
But I have a huge regret.

The biggest regret is I should have...

I should have asked Deepti to marry me.

Like, she was--

That's what I learned the most.
I f*cked up.

I f*cked up.

I should have...
I should have tried harder for you.

I mean, I love her so much.
She's the best.

And I wish I saw what was right
in front of me.

I do have-- That's my biggest regret.

I'm sorry.

- Deepti's amazing.
- She is. I love her. She's the best.

I would love that between you two.

Yeah. It pisses me off because
you wasted such a good opportunity.

Not true. Because now you have it.

Happy to facilitate.

Okay. We're going to move on
to probably the most shocking

wedding day rejection.

Natalie and Shayne.

So we all saw that
there was a big blow up fight

the night before your wedding

that ultimately ended your engagement.

It was after a lot of drinking

at the bachelorette and bachelor party.

What happened?

What happened that night that you guys
want to share that ended this...

fairytale process for both of you?

Everyone has a breaking point
during this whole experiment.

The pressure all of this is on you.

And you know, obviously, the drinking.

You know you're getting married
that night, it's like...

I kind of had a moment like,
"Oh, sh*t." Like...

I don't know.

I still wish it didn't go down that way.
I mean...

Trust me, there's not a day
I don't think about that f*ckin' night

and go over it in my head.

- Definitely. 100%. Yeah.
- Yeah.

Did you say things you didn't want to say?

- Yeah. Of course.
- But it was how you felt.

No, not really.
It was an emotional reaction.

Some of the words were that way.

Again, I have to learn how to express it
better than just being so reactive.

And I'm very well-- I've seen that.

I have to get better at not being
so reactive to certain situations.

How was that night for you, Natalie?

Uh...

I mean, it sucks because I feel like
that night changed everything.

Uh...

I, like, I truly believe
that he is remorseful of it.

He has apologized a million times

for that night.

And I don't think he meant those words.

Like, I know he didn't.
He's made that very clear.

But I think... I think
what makes it sad is... you know...

why it's so hard for me
to talk about is... um...

because really
that night changed everything...

for us. I know, like...

it sounds stupid to say a fight
changed everything,

but I think it just, for us,
it was kind of a wake-up call

that, "Wow, we have big issues
to work through.

Maybe we're not ready for marriage."

I think before that night,
we were like 100% going to say yes

and be married.
So it's hard knowing that night happened.

But I do think it was for the best
at the end of the day.

I think it revealed that we hadn't
worked through all our problems.

I'm not saying you have to
work through every problem for marriage.

But I think that was a big one,
the way we communicate with each other.

- Can I say something, please, actually?
- Yes.

I'm expressing remorse.

I'm taking accountability
for what happened that night.

But I mean, there was a reason also
why I got to that point too.

You're kind of pushing it under the rug
and making it seem like I'm almost...

The words that I used,
they didn't come out of nowhere.

Okay? You haven't apologized
for your side of the story.

You haven't owned up to...
So it was 100% my fault?

I take most of the blame, yes.
But you're sitting there saying

"I this, this, and that."
It's like--

I'm not putting the blame on you
by any means.

I understand that that anger came out
from somewhere.

Obviously, something I've done to you,
or I pushed you

to that point. I don't want it to seem
like I'm just blaming it on you,

and those words came out of nowhere.
I know that it came from a place of...

you being frustrated with me.
Or you feeling...

me making you feel
like you weren't enough.

You don't feel bad
about anything you've done?

No apologies or anything?
You think that you've...

- No. I'm like--
- That's what I'm trying, it's like,

it's so tough. It's like...

- Yeah.
- I...

I feel like we've talked about this,
because we have.

I obviously apologize for making you feel
like you weren't good enough.

I don't-- I feel like
you were more than enough.

Sorry.

Shayne, what are you thinking right now?

I'm just f*cking sad.

- What are you sad about?
- Huh?

Are you sad about that night,
or that you feel like you're...

- being pinpointed as the reason?
- No. No.

She said it, that makes--
That's the stuff I want to hear too.

It's accountability for both of us.
I understand it was mostly my fault.

But I'm not going to be taken out
to be the bad guy

of every situation that happened.
I'm owning up to things I did wrong.

I admit that. I'm a human being.
And I made mistakes.

- But, like...
- I don't think in our situation

there's a good guy or a bad guy.

I know. That's what I want you to say.

Because the way you said it earlier
was like

those words, I know you didn't mean it.
You were angry, this and that...

Yes, but you didn't say I was a good guy.
I want you to say those kinds of things.

I'm going to ask
a really difficult question,

one you may not be able to answer.

Do the two of you,
in talking about that night,

and reliving, not just that night,
but the entire experience together,

do you feel like
you may have missed a chance...

at being really happy?

Did that night, was that night

the only thing that derailed
what to that point had felt like

a really, really kind
of well-oiled machine, if you will.

And it may have been indicative
of things that'd been building up.

I'm not suggesting. I'm just curious.

Regret's a really, really powerful thing.

Do you look back and think,
"Man, we were so close, we could have..."?

"It's within our grasp."
Did that night completely derail it?

- I don't like thinking that way.
- Yeah.

- Yeah. That's...
- I mean...

So, is this the first time
you guys have seen each other since...

since your...

wedding?

We gave it another sh*t
after our wedding day.

- You dated again.
- Yeah. We dated again.

Without the pressures.
We just wanted to see if, you know...

- how we would work out.
- It was too fresh.

- It was too fresh at the time.
- Yeah.

I will say, for me, I held on
to that fight for so long.

I kind of held it against you.
And that...

And... I think it didn't allow us--
I couldn't get myself to move on from it,

if that makes sense.

What did you guys think now that,
obviously, everyone in the--

I think Jarrette, you were the one
that was like, "Oh, for sure.

Shayne and Natalie."
And everyone kinda echoed that.

What do all of you,
being on the outside looking in,

being there for them,
seeing them go through this,

how do you feel about their journey?

Even right now I'm getting emotional.
You can still feel the love that's there.

I feel like Shayne and I got pretty close
pretty quick in the pods.

We're still friends today.

I know, despite what happened,
he was in love with you.

Hands down.

And vice versa, you know.

It breaks my heart
that they said no.

Yeah.

And I just hope that whatever
you two do, you do find happiness.

You know. If it's with each other,
we're there for you.

Does it feel good to hear people say
how much they enjoyed your relationship,

- and how--
- Of course. It feels fantastic.

It's seriously much appreciated.

Another big topic that everyone has been
dying to know because obviously,

it was heightened in season two is
that you and Shaina--

Here's the deal.
I'm not getting into that conversation.

- I'm sorry.
- I'm just asking

- if you've seen each other before today.
- Yes.

Sorry, Shaina, what's...

No, I don't know why
he's reacting that way.

No, I'm not.
I'm not reacting that way. It's like...

- Not alone...
- I'm not trying to start anything.

It was a question. We talked about
how you guys tried to date again.

I think that's amazing.

This is the reunion.
What's happened since the weddings?

What happened since the "I do's"
and the "I don'ts"?

People just want to know.

They're invested in your growth,
personally, Shayne.

And in your growth, Shaina.

And how you guys have managed
to come out of this on the other end.

Are you uncomfortable talking about that?

It's literally the last thing I was going
to say before I moved on to Iyanna.

We don't have to talk about it.
I'll ask Shaina. Hey, girl.

Yeah, there's nothing.
We were always just friends.

There was nothing
ever romantic afterwards.

- I didn't even--
- I know.

I don't know if he's uncomfortable.
I don't want him to think

it's taking away from your and Shayne's
story. There was nothing like that.

- Yeah, there was nothing.
- It's just emotional.

- I totally get that.
- Yeah.

All right, guys. Now on to a couple
who both said yes,

- Jarrette and Iyanna.
- Yay!

Congrats. Congrats.

How's it feeling?

Married life has been... has been fun.

- It's been a roller-coaster.
- Yeah.

Honestly, if anybody says marriage
is easy...

- They're lying.
- They're lying.

But we've learned a lot, and grown a lot
since we first said "I do".

I wouldn't ride this roller-coaster with
anyone else than this woman right here.

For me, it feels like a mirror.
There are things I believe that

I would be able to handle better,
or react better.

I'm like, "No, I'm healed
in this situation."

But I realize there's still some things
that I need to work on.

Which was really hard for me
to come to terms with.

I was like, "No, I said I'm better."

But yeah, it's been hard.
But it's been really rewarding too.

Just for myself individually,
and then us, as a couple.

Do you agree that
as soon as the show was over,

you're just thrown into the real world?

You're like, "Okay. We have to reassess."

I've realized that things that I was doing
prior to being married.

Some of those things tried to creep back
into the marriage.

I had to shock myself again
and say,

"These things are, they're not okay."

Just being able to see that
self-awareness, and kinda work on that,

and then, so that again,
I'm the best person for myself, for her,

and the betterment of our relationship.

I was going to ask you about that.
A lot was made up to the marriage...

- Taco Tuesday.
- Different lifestyles.

You going out all the time.
You liking to stay home and read a book.

I was curious had those lifestyles
merged into one more laid back,

- conservative lifestyle?
- It's been a struggle. No, I'm kidding.

No, it has. So...

One thing I will say
is we've been finding our balance.

We're hyper-aware of the fact
that we are very different.

He's extremely extroverted,
and I'm like, "Please, stay away from me."

So we've been finding our--

I think this will always be something
that we'll have to deal with.

Because we're so different.

But we have such similar values,
and similar goals.

So it's just been compromise, ultimately.

I have been going out more,
and he has been staying in more.

So we're just constantly, like juggling.

I like to give her the opportunity
to say no.

I've learned that from friends.

That if you give them
the opportunity to say no,

- it's better, versus just doing it.
- It is better.

- Very smart.
- You're learning.

- I love it.
- Very smart.

I love it. Well, another thing that
everyone noticed on the show

was that you guys were always so sweet
and so intimate.

But never going that extra mile
until wedding day.

You were waiting till the wedding day.

Right? And you kept your promise?

Some... God, okay.

- So the thing about it--
- So what had happened was...

The thing about it is I was very
protective about that aspect

of our relationship.

And I wanted to reveal that
when I wanted to reveal that.

But if I'm honest, like...

we had sex in Mexico.

- It was just one time.
- Just one time.

We know it's not easy.
We appreciate you guys

being so candid,
and being so vulnerable and honest.

- It means a lot.
- Anything anybody wants to--

Can I just say, I think,
even though I didn't find my husband

through this experience, I feel like
I've met so many amazing people

that I can call some of my best friends.

And for that I'm very thankful.

- Guys, anything you all want to say?
- Yeah. You're right.

This was the wrong show for me.
I'll just come out and say it.

I have my own warped views.
And I've got to work on those. That's all.

Sal, you good over there?

Yeah, sincerely, just final thoughts.
I'm really happy for Nick, Danielle,

Jarrette, and Iyanna. Sincerely,
it's really hard to do what you guys did.

To mutually put the work in
and learn how to jump through the hurdles

that you need to
to accomplish what you guys did.

And I really admire you both, all,
both couples.

- Thank you, Sal.
- I admire you guys.

It's nice to see that
this actually works.

This is the second season,
and people got married, and it works.

And it's for real.

- Yeah.
- So that gives hope to all of us

who didn't, and everyone watching.

Thanks again for being here, first off.
And for your honesty.

And your vulnerability.

We appreciate you guys doing all that.

Sadly, this reunion is almost coming
to an end.

Before we go, we did have
one final question for the group.

How do you know when someone
is actually the one?

For me, personally, it was when both
my emotions and my logic aligned.

- Honestly.
- Yeah.

- Jarrette?
- How do I respond after that?

- Just say, "Yes, ma'am."
- Yes, ma'am.

Now, when love is blind, you both know.

You want to get married
before ever seeing each other.

But in Netflix's new dating series,
The Ultimatum,

six couples have come to a point
in their own relationships

where one person is ready
to be married,

- and the other, well, isn't.
- Yes!

In this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,
these couples will put their relationships

to the ultimate test

with the hopes that they'll walk away
engaged to the person

that they are truly meant to be with.

Each person will be compatible
with multiple partners.

They'll each select one new partner
to move in with for three weeks

in a trial marriage.

They'll get to experience
two different visions

and versions of what their married life
could look like.

At the end of the experiment,
they will have to decide

if they want to marry the person
they arrived with,

- or split forever.
- Or...

maybe they met someone else
that's actually a better fit.

Or that. Now, most people
don't actually know this,

but at one point in our relationship,
Vanessa actually gave me an ultimatum.

Okay, first of all, first of all.

We'd been dating for five years.

I was turning 30, and he wanted kids.

So the next actual step was,
"What are we doing?"

So it was an ultimatum.

- Okay.
- Yeah, okay.

Let's take a look.

The only thing scarier than losing you
right now would be to marry you.

You're here because someone in your
relationship has issued an ultimatum.

I want a ring on this finger.

One partner is ready to get
married, and the other isn't sure.

I'm not ready to propose.

Take a good look
around at each other.

You're going to find out
if there are people here...

Who might be a better fit.

At the end of the week,
you'll each choose a new partner.

You'll move in together
for three weeks.

At the end of this experience...

You guys will have to choose,

either marry the person
you've arrived here with,

or to split forever.

There is someone for everyone,

and I think a lot of people would be happy
to be with me.

Cheers!

Can we have a good time?
Because our lives are going to change

in 24 f*cking hours!

Being single is extremely nerve-wracking.

This experience is making us
all start over.

It's weird to see the person you came
here with dating someone else.

I'm not attracted to you.

I think you can do 100% better than him.

My eyes have opened up to a lot of things
that I want in a relationship.

Have I thought about spending

the rest of my life with you?
Absolutely.

This is hard. If you guys aren't going
to be real with yourselves,

why are you here?

I'd be crushed if she walked out
of here with another guy.

Do I think there's a possibility
I could be happy with somebody else?

Yes.

I thought giving Jake
an ultimatum would bring us together.

It is doing the complete opposite.

Love is Blind Season Two in the books.

- That's a wrap.

- sh*t o'clock.
- sh*t o'clock!

- Congrats, guys.
- Thank you.

Thank you guys so much.

Thank you, thank you.

- A bit of comfort.
- Yeah.

- And good news after that.
- No, seriously.

- Thank you. You look amazing.
- Thank you.