01x02 - Red Flag

[bunniefuu]

-[Narrator] Previously...

-[Alex] The thing I hate
about the apps

is it's basically built on,
like, kind of like a lie.

-[Narrator] Three singles
entered the experience

that's re-defining
modern dating.

-[Lisa] I know
what I'm looking for

and it's a connection
with someone.

-[phone clacking]
-Did you touch yourself?

Question mark.
-[phone chimes]

-[Narrator] Matched
with two suitors...

[phone chimes)
Oh my god.

-[Narrator] ..they've had
three days to connect...

Like, it's so weird.

We've been talking
on this phone for so long.

[Narrator] ..and choose one...

-[Ly] I'm choosing you to go
on this experience with me.

-[Narrator] ..without any idea
what they looked like...

-[Alex] I don't want to think
about the physical too much,

but it's still an element
of uncertainty.

-[Narrator] ..until meeting

at the most important
blind date of their lives.

-[Lisa] That chemistry

that I have that I have
with Patrick,

we can't fake that stuff.

I'm not going to lie.

I am looking

for that blonde hair,
blue eye type of guy.

Lisa?

Hi!

-[Narrator] To discover

if connections forged
sight unseen...

Oh my god, you have orange hair.

-[Narrator] ..could sustain
in the flesh.

-[Alex] If I saw Madison
on a dating app,

I would super like.

Whatever that is - up, right,
I'd be going 100% yes.

-[Ly] I just don't feel
the vibe.

Like, I don't know whether
I can do this.

-[Narrator] Now...

I'm a little bit nervous.
[chuckles]

-[Narrator]
..three more singles...

-[Yannick] My friends refer
to me as 'The Walking Tinder'.

[phone chimes]

-[Narrator] ..enter a six week
experience...

-[Madi] That's like the biggest
red flag.

Do I look like
what you thought...

I would, or very different?

-[Girl] Very different.

-[Narrator] ..with
a blindsider of a twist.

[doorbell ringing]

-[Lisa] Who is that?

[tense music playing]

-[Patrick] You got some ba*ls
showing up here.

-[Woman] I've never been tested
like this before.

[soft atmospheric music]

-[Narrator] The Love Triangle
experience

is a radical reconstruction
of modern dating.

And now, three more singles
are committed to a process

that swipes
the most superficial elements

of social media
and dating apps off the table,

in search of something deeper.

The apps, I find them scary.
It's like it's too much.

-[Kyle] I think Tinder
is people that kind of just...

seeking hook-ups.

Then you've got Bumble

that a girl
has to message you first.

And um...

That rarely happens.

I definitely rely on my looks.
I know what I look like.

I get to look at myself
everyday in the mirror.

-[Narrator] ..are saying
goodbye to selfies,

bios and stats,

as they attempt to build
real connections

based on personality alone.

Yeah, it's freaky.

-[Narrator] They've each
been matched with two suitors,

and they have three days
to get to know them

via text and calls,

without any idea
what they look like.

[phone chimes]

-[Madi] And so it begins.

The whole process
terrifies me.

It could be anyone
at the side of the phone.

-[Narrator] ..before choosing

just one to meet
at a blind date

with strings attached.

Because whoever they choose...

they'll be moving in together
for six weeks...

to explore a relationship.

-[Yannick] I'm excited to, like,

build a connection
with someone first

and get to know them and not
just judge them on their looks.

Fingers crossed
that they're as awesome as me

and I'll have a great connection
with them.

Some women would look at me
as a conquest.

People think
I might be athlete.

People think that I'm famous.

Ha.

So, my friends refer to me
as 'The Walking Tinder'

because I can pick up anywhere,
essentially.

When I enter a room,

I definitely notice
that all eyes are on me.

Six foot four,
not including the fro,

and seven foot
if you include the ego.

[laughs)

I'm Yannick,
my friends call me 'Yan'.

I'm 31

and I run a sports management
firm.

-[woman on phone] The UFC's
invited you to Phoenix

next week for a fight.

I have seen that.

Ah, I will need
to get back to them

and let them know.

I'm an ex-athlete.

I live a really fast-paced
lifestyle.

Thank you very much.

Have a good day,
I'll chat to you later.

-[woman on phone] Bye.
-Bye.

My success, my personality,
my charisma, my charm,

are all strengths of mine
that underwrite my looks.

Looking the way that I do,
I meet a lot of women.

Definitely broken my fair share
of hearts.

[inaudible chatter]

I probably have people sliding
into my DMs on the daily.

I get sent nudes from women
that I haven't even asked for.

Cheers, guys.
-[group cheering]

Happy Friday.

To be approached
just because of my looks,

it's obviously a nice feeling.

But it's not something
that I'm seeking anymore.

It's not something
that fulfils me

in any kind of way.

And I definitely am looking
for a deeper connection.

I'm here because I want to build
a connection with someone

and it's not based
on what they look like...

and they don't know
what I look like.

I'm looking for a woman
that is confident,

but mainly that can put me
in my place.

I think that's the running joke
in my family,

that I've just never met anyone
that can put me in my place.

I love the life that I life

and I can't wait
to have a person

that I can build my empire with.

I'm super excited

I'm going to be introduced
to my matches today.

-[Narrator] In Sydney,
Yannick has been matched

with 27-year-old
public servant Belinda

and 32-year-old retail
manager Erika.

Alright, so, Belinda and Erika.

Hopefully,
I don't get any names wrong

or mix up the messages,
but uh...

Yeah, I'm excited.
It will be good.

-[Narrator] It's up to him
to kick off the conversation...

by sending the same message
to both his matches.

[clacking]

Nothing wrong
with a nice, "Hello".

[phone chimes]

[phone clacking and chiming]

I think maybe receiving texts

that are a little bit
superficial,

a little bit basic,

would be disappointing.

-[phone chimes]
-[Yan] Ah, here we go.

This is Belinda.

-[Yannick] Hm.

Ok.

I mean, you can't have
a bad time at Disneyland,

but it's a bit basic.

[phone chimes]

-[Belinda] I'm definitely
a proud Canberran.

Our roads are the best.

I work for the public service.
A bit boring.

But at the same time, for me,
doesn't really matter what I do,

it matters who I work with.

-[Yan] Yeah, it's nice.

I've never met a Belinda
who I didn't like.

[laughs]

Sounds like a chilled
Canberra girl.

[phone chimes)

Alright, so, second girl.

[laughs]

Erika.

[pensive music playing]

[phone chimes]

-[Yannick] Nice. Nice.

[phone clacking and chiming]

[phone clacking and chiming]

[slow rhythmic music playing]

[phone chimes]

-[Erika] So, I was 16
when I arrived to Australia.

I have grown up to be strong.
I'm a self-sufficient woman.

I am confident.
My head is, like, held high.

A hundred percent,
I could so be intimidating.

Most of the time I'm sarcastic,

and, you know,
I'm pretty outspoken.

I definitely have high standards
when it comes to men,

because I know my worth.

-[Yan] Erika seems
pretty feisty.

[phone clacking and chiming]

Definitely a curve ball in there
that she's not from Australia

and that English
is her second language. So...

Mm. Interesting.

I'm just really excited
to get stuck in,

and just put both feet
into the process...

and hopefully meet the person

that I will spend the rest
of my life with.

I'm ready. Let's rock and roll.

-[Kyle] My name is Kyle.
I'm from Townsville...

and I work as an electrician.

The way I would describe
modern dating

is probably, "Difficult".

Because, I wouldn't say I get
too much attention

on dating apps.

-[Producer] How attractive
do you think you are?

Um...

I'm very hard on myself,

I would probably say

that I'm only, like,
a five out of ten.

Um...

Yeah.

I think it goes back

from being, like, that
chubby kid in school, like...

There was a little bit
of bullying and stuff like that.

Like, that sticks with you.

Like, looking in a mirror now,

I still feel like
I'm that little kid.

Even though I'm six foot two,

and really into health
and fitness.

[dramatic music playing]

Yeah, you've always
got those doubts in your head...

because you always still think

that you're
that chubby little kid.

So, when it comes to dating...

I have a fear of rejection.

But when you're mates
are just having families

and getting married
around you,

you're kind of, like, "sh*t".

Like, "What am I doing
with my life?"

And it's kind of a wake up
because I want that too.

I'm hoping this experience,

taking my physical appearance
out of the mix

is going to give me some
confidence to actually be myself

and hopefully build a connection
with someone.

-[Narrator] In Townsville,
Kyle has been matched

with 28-year-old
car rental manager, Leesh.

and 30-year-old
hairdresser Elena.

He will now send
the first message to both girls.

This is, um...

A bit nerve-racking. [chuckles]

I'm pretty reserved,

but I'd like to think
I have a lot of banter.

[phone clacking]

Perfect.

And send.

-[Producer] Do you think
that's a strong first start?

I think it is.

[phone chimes]
[Kyle gasps]

Already replied.
Alright, let's see, what uh...

Leesh has to say.

[phone clacking and chiming]

OK, they're typing.

[phone chimes]

[phone chiming]

[phone chiming]

[phone chiming]

-[Leesh] You will find me
at the gym

pretty much every morning.

I pretty much run
by the same routine religiously.

You know, get up
at 4:30 in the morning,

dressed and ready
to do a 5am gym class.

I usually sleep in gym tights
and a crop top,

so I can just get up and go.

Definitely getting the vibe
that Leesh is, um...

very active.

Maybe similar to me.
I like it.

-[Leesh] I would say
I'm a catch.

But I'm a quirky catch.

Damn. Bonus points,
Leesh, already.

[phone chimes]

Oh, here we go, another reply.

[Kyle laughs]

OK, so she's actually
returned banter, which is good.

-[upbeat dance music playing]
[phone chiming]

[phone chiming]

-[Elena] I'm a social butterfly.

I like to get dressed up.

Put my best hair,
my best makeup.

Yeah, I'm always
on a dance floor.

Probably a few shots at the bar.

Interesting.

Elena seems really outgoing.

Maybe she might intimidate me
a bit.

[phone clacking]

I must say I love Melbourne.

[phone chiming]

-[man] "I'm from sunny
north Queensland.

I'm living in Townsville".

You asked her a question,
and then you said more things,

and then you asked
another question

before she could even answer
those questions.

Yeah. Yeah, I did.

You're coming across
a bit desperate there, mate.

-[both laughing]
-Right.

-So, this is Leesh.
- This is Leesh.

Oh, wow. I haven't replied
in a while.

If I was her,
and you took this long to reply,

I'd be very upset,
thinking that you lost interest.

-I'm not interested. Yeah.
- Yeah.

-[Kyle] Um, OK, so let's see.

[phone clacking and chiming]

[bright music playing]

[Kyle laughs]

Oh my god, my thumb is cramping
from texting.

I reckon this Leesh
is probably where it's going.

You reckon?

Yeah, 100%.

My name's Madi.
Oh, that's so fake. Wait.

I'm Madi, I'm 30
and I'm from...

I'm from Melb... Melb...

[laughs] Sorry.

My name's Madi, I'm 30,
I'm from Victoria.

I love to have a good time,

and I'm here
to meet my partner in crime.

Cringe!
[laughs]

I even hate myself hearing that.

I definitely use my job
to distract me from dating.

I'm an events planner.

Like, it's always weekends,
nights.

Like, the best times
to meet someone

are obviously when those events
are as well.

So, what time are you looking
at starting?

Seven 'til ten.

And that's why
I think it's easier

to put love on the back of it.

And I don't put myself
out there.

[sighs]

[mouthing silently]

I think that I've just had
a bit of a rocky past.

And I think that I do
have a bit of trust issues.

Yeah, I had a partner
for six years,

six to seven years.

Um...

We were getting a house
together.

I was absolutely in love.

It ended because he was...

cheating with a lot
of different people.

And it wasn't even that
that hurt,

it's the fact
that a lot of people knew

and no-one...

Like, I just kind of felt...

I feel like I'm very...

I don't know. I've never been
taken for the fool.

And I think that

that was the thing
that hurt me the most.

I think it definitely has
affected my dating life.

My biggest insecurity

would be getting so close
to someone again...

and then them completely
destroying me.

Trust is a big,
big thing for me.

And, like, modern dating

its just, like, trying
to find someone trustworthy.

It's just almost impossible.

[traffic light walk siren]

That's exactly why
I'm doing this.

[dramatic music playing]

-[Narrator] In Melbourne,
Madi has been matched

with James,

a 28-year-old truck salesman...

and Daniel,

a 27-year-old personal trainer.

It's up to her
to send the opening messages.

Mm.

This is the most stressful
morning stretch

I've ever had in my life.
[laughs]

I've been told I text
like a 60-year-old woman. So...

[phone clacking]

OK, now I sent the first one.

Started.

OK, it's all happening.

Hoping they can make
a good conversation.

I'm hoping that they have
a bit of banter.

Oh, I felt a vibration.

Nope.

Boys, text me.

Am I being ghosted? [laughs]

[phone chimes]

[Madi shrieks]

[laughs]

James has messaged me.

[upbeat music playing]

-[Madi] He did a smiley face.
That's cute.

[phone chimes]

[relaxed music playing]

I've only had
one adult relationship

and that lasted three months.

I do find it hard
to let people in.

I think, you know,

having the ability
to give some of the power

to potentially hurt you.

Falling for someone,

and then having
your heart broken, I guess.

That would be
my biggest insecurity.

But, you know,
I've now had a taste

of what it's like
to be into someone

as much as they're into you,

and, yeah, I love that feeling,
I want that again.

He seems nice.

Yeah, he seems nice.

Now that I've seen
what the first one has said,

I'll be really interested
to see the next.

[phone chimes]
What?

Ah, Daniel.

[Madi laughs]

My dad calls people, 'Darling'.

Like, it makes me...
That's just so... [laughs]

[phone clacking]

[Daniel]: I think women
can be drawn to me

for the wrong reasons.

The tattoos, mainly.

I'd say I'm a good person,

but I can be a bit
of a bad boy.

It just depends on what mood
you get me in on the day.

Based on motorbike, the tattoos,

girls do assume
that I'm an F-boy,

a 'f*ck' if I can swear.

But, yeah, definitely
once you get to know me,

I can be a pretty big softy.

[phone chimes]

[laughs]

So, Daniel's messaged me,

and I've literally
got a meeting in 15 minutes

that I need to get to.

Ah, Daniel again.

What's a creepshow?

[laughs]

Daniel texts like
a Year 11 kid or something.

[phone clacking]

[phone chimes]

"Babe"?
I'm not a "babe" person.

It's like no judgement
against it, but it's just not...

It doesn't really...

That's not me.

Daniel seems very confident
in himself.

I think he'll really keep me
on my toes a little bit,

and I've got two texts from them.

How am I even saying this?

Who am I? A dating expert?

-[phone chiming]
-No! I've got...

-[phone chiming]
-OK. No. No, no.

-[phone chiming]
-I think I'm going to have to...

I've waited for them,

they're going to have to
wait for me now.

-[Narrator] In Sydney,

Yannick is waking up
to a text

from foreign-born
retail manager, Erika.

-[Yannick] The whole experience
is going really great.

It's definitely full on.

I mean, I rely on my good looks
and charm.

It's definitely something

that hits you in the face,
I guess.

As I said,
when I walk into a room,

90 percent of people
turn around and look at me.

But I think, you know,
over text as well.

I've got good banter

and I'm sure they're finding me
lovely to talk to.

[chuckles]

[phone clacking and chiming]

I think Erika is a brunette.
She's giving me brunette vibes.

Exotic, not from Australia.

[phone chiming]

She's feisty and fiery,
which I love,

but maybe she's a little crazy.

I don't know.

Like, feisty and fiery's good,

but, you know, it's like chilli,
it's like spiciness.

It's good until a certain level
and then it burns you. Right?

So, I don't want to be burnt.

[phone chiming]

Morning messages
from Belinda, hey?

Belinda doesn't sound crazy.

She's sounds, like,
super-chilled.

The girl next door
that you kinda marry.

Like, you know, that's the vibe
that I get from her.

Belinda's just talking
about roads

and... and... [laughing]

and city planning,
and traffic, but...

Belinda's...

And it's a nice conversation
with Belinda as well

but it hasn't gotten
to that, like, flirty banter.

-[Narrator] Yannick
has been chatting

with his matches, Erika,
a 32-year-old retail manager,

and Belinda, a 27-year-old
public servant, for two days.

And he's come to a decision

about who he'd like

to move in with

for an intense 6 week
relationship experience.

-[Yannick] I definitely know
what I want in a partner.

Because of my life

and everything
that I've achieved,

and what I do
on a day to day basis.

I know what I'm bringing
to the table,

and I'm definitely
looking for that person

that I can build my empire with.

Alright.

Here we go.

[phone ringing]

I'm here to potentially meet

the person that I could spend
the rest of my life with.

So...

I want someone
who's going to challenge me.

-[Erika] Hello?

Hello, Erika?

-[Erika] How are you??

I'm good. How are you?

-[Erika] Not too bad.

So, I guess I'm calling
with some news

to tell you that I have decided
to choose you.

-[Erika] Oh my god!

[Yannick laughs]

I hope that you're as excited
as me

to go through
this crazy experience together.

-[Erika] OK.
-[both laughing]

-[Erika over the phone]
All I'm doing right now,

is just try and picture you.

Like, it's super crazy.
-[Yannick] Yeah. [laughs].

-[Yannick] I love your voice.
You've got a beautiful voice.

-[Erika] I've literally
been red this entire time,

just FYI.

I don't know why...

[Yannick] You're red? [laughs]
You're blushing.

Do you feel like
you've got a good picture

of what I might look like,
now that you've heard my voice?

[Erika] No. I have no clue.

[both laughing]

[Yannick] I'm confident

that she's going
to like what she sees.

I know what I look like. So...

Of course, I've been rejected.
It doesn't happen to often.

Most of the time,

it's because they're intimidated
by the way that I look.

I have had girls tell me

that they've never followed
through on things,

because they thought
I was too good looking.

So, if Erika's nervous
it's all too much,

I'll be able to make her
feel comfortable,

and feel like
it's just her and I.

I think Erika and I

are going to be the power couple
of the experience.

We're going to form a really
strong and dynamic team.

I think Erika looks exotic...

Like, Latin American vibes.

I'm hoping as soon as I see her,

that I'm instantly attracted
to her.

I can just relax
and enjoy the date.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello. [chuckles]

You're looking lovely.
- Thank you.

Hi, how are you?

Good, yourself.

Mwah. Good.
Nice to finally meet you.

-Nice to meet you too.
-Good. How are ya?

-I'm good, I'm good.
-[both laughing]

You have a nice, um, smile.

You too. You too.

-Yeah.
-Thank you.

It's weird, right?

Because we've been chatting
for, like, two or three days,

texting,

and then now, it's like
I can finally see you.

Do I look like
what you thought I would,

or very different?

Very different.

OK.

Um...

I did say, "Oh, no" in my head.
I'm not going to lie.

He's not my type.

Do you know
where we're going tonight?

Yeah, I think we're going
to grab a drink if you're ready.

Yeah, I am.

Thank you.

I do tend to go
for that Australian boy look,

I guess.

Light skin, blue eyes.

[Yannick speaks inaudibly]

[Erika] A little bit of,
like, that Viking look.

To someone that looks like
a basketball player.

Don't you want to sit
in front of me,

so you can see my face?

[laughs]
- I want the view, right?

[both laughing]

-[Waiter] So, what sort of wines
are we after this evening?

A white or red?

White.

Thank you so much.

-OK.
-So, we got that out of the way.

[laughs]

-[Yannick] She's hot, she's hot.
She's definitely hot.

A little different energy
than I was expecting.

I think with her

we obviously connected
so quickly over the phone

and it was really cheeky
and flirtatious.

And I think she was nervous.

So, I think, uh...

I'm excited to, like,
see that energy,

that we had over the phone.

And I think she'll settle in
through the night.

Cheers.

-Cheers.
-Cheers.

To us, hey?

-To a crazy experience.
-Yeah.

OK, let's go.

As I said, you know,

Yan's charm is making anyone
feel comfortable.

So, that's my goal
for the night.

It's funny because...

I was standing waiting for you
for a little bit, right?

Yeah.

And there were a couple of girls
that walked past, or whatever,

and I was just like,
"I don't know. I don't know.

And then as soon as I saw you,
I just knew it was you.

- Mm, that's cute.
- Yeah.

You're a beautiful girl, yeah.

Thank you.

What about you?
What did you think?

- Can I be honest?
- Yeah.

I'm not into the fro.

- OK. Wow. Alright, strong.
- Yeah.

Well, you'll have to learn
to love it.

The fro's, it's become
part of my...

- Who you are? Yeah.
-..personality.

So, it's like...

Have you got
that comment before?

Not really, no, no, no. Like...

How's the ego feeling?

[laughs]

The charm's working.

I think this one's
a bit more of a slow burn.

So, when's your birthday?

I'm a Scorpio.
I don't trust anyone.

I'm always iffy about someone,
and I'm always right.

Like, about it,
like that feeling.

Yeah.

Oh, I think the earth
will crumble

before that happens.

Best party trick,

if you take
your western star sign,

and then your Chinese year
of birth,

then that combines
to give you this animal,

that's like your primal zodiac.

I'm a great white shark.

-Which is like... Yeah.
-Okay.

Which is, like, obviously,
apex predator.

Whoa.

[laughter]

Um, yeah, I think so.

I believe he's thinking
that this is going well.

I've had some, like,
pretty big modelling shoots

that I've done in the last,
like, couple of months.

I think he's just so
into being Yan.

I've like leaned down
quite a bit more than, like...

I'm normally, like...

I was normally, like,
97, 98.

He definitely has an ego.

[laughs]

Most men, I would say,
they have an ego,

up until someone comes, like me,

probably, like,
knocks it down.

[laughs] So...

-[Narrator] In Melbourne,

Madi is still getting
to know her matches,

Daniel,

a 27-year-old

personal trainer,

and James,

a 28-year-old truck salesman.

-[Madi] I just asked why

their previous
relationships ended.

[phone chiming]

[Madi] "I spent so long
avoid relationships

to find myself happier than ever
when I was in one."

-[Madi] I can relate to that,
because I avoid them.

It's been a lot
of texting today

between both of them.

And with James,
it was really free-flowing

and kind of a good conversation.

"Unless you count Grade 6
primary school,

because it was a total fail".
[laughs]

Yeah, he seems really sweet.

Oh, and then he's funny again.

[phone chimes]

Thank you, Daniel.
Back in the game.

[phone clacking and chiming]

It's a real big red flag

when a guys start to bag
the other person

that he was in
a relationship with.

Like, it takes two to tango
most of the time.

I think if they start
saying stuff,

like, "My girlfriend
was a psycho",

or something like that,

then that will be
a massive red flag for me.

But we shall wait and see.

[phone chimes]

"Basically, I know..."

[dramatic music playing]

[stifled laugh]

What was the red flag...

[phone chimes]

That's like the biggest
red flag.

-[phone chimes]
-[Madi groans]

I really wish Daniel
had not just said that.

[phone chiming]

Yeah, he's read them.

I think I'm done with Daniel
for the night, to be honest.

I don't really...

know where to go from here.

-[Narrator] After Daniel's
texts about exes

raised red flags for Madi,

she's decided to give him
an opportunity

to redeem himself
over the phone.

[phone ringing]

[Madi] It's so easy

to misinterpret things
over text.

I don't know,

it will be interesting
to hear his tone

when he says things.

Maybe he'll be more fluent
in conversation.

[phone ringing]

[static]

[Daniel over phone] Madi?

[chuckles] Daniel.

[Daniel] What's going on?

How are you?

[Daniel] Yeah, I'm alright.
How are you?

I'm good, thank you.
How's your morning been?

[Daniel] f*ck yeah.
Yeah, it's been alright.

Did you just say, "f*ck yeah"?
[laughs]

[Daniel] That's exactly
what I said.

[Madi chuckles]

OK.

Yeah. Obviously, last night
was a bit of a red flag

as opposed to the psychos
and the toxic girlfriends.

[Daniel] Well, it is what it is,
you know what I mean?

Got to call a spade a spade,
babe.

[Madi] Just comes across

to be a very responsibility
shift.

[Daniel] Nah, the fact
of the matter is that

it was a toxic relationship,
man.

And some bad things happened
and that had to finish,

because things got toxic.

-[Madi] OK.

[Daniel] I say a lot
of random...

No, I know.

[Daniel] ..things that
you may not understand.

No, no, but...

Oh, OK. Interesting.

So, I've got a decision to make.

-[Daniel] Yeah, no doubt.
-Soon.

Where do you think my head's at?

[Daniel] Um, to be honest,
I don't really know.

Like, I reckon, you know,
it could go either way.

But at the end of the day,
if you don't want to pick me,

I'm not going to,
like, cry about it.

It is what it is.

Yeah.

[Daniel] I think
it's my attitude

about everything,

to be honest.

Yeah.

[Madi] Yeah.
[Daniel] That's where I stand.

[Madi] Um, OK.

Um, yeah.
[Daniel laughs]

Well, good chat. Bye.

[Daniel] Alright, see ya, babe.

Babe. [scoffs]

[chuckles) I've had enough now.
I've made my decision.

[phone clacking]

[phone chimes]

[phone chimes]

-[Narrator] In Townsville,
Kyle is the last of our singles

to decide who he'd like to meet
on a blind date,

and then move in with,
just one day later.

He's choosing between

car rental manager Leesh,

and Melbourne hairdresser,

Elena.

[Kyle] I'm not even scared
of, like...

I'm not scared
of what they look like.

I'm more scared of them
not finding me attractive,

or, like, I'm not
what they thought.

Like, they might think
I'm some...

amazing looking dude.

I feel like that's not me.

Elena is great.

She seems like a fun chick.

Like, she's definitely
confident, outgoing.

You kind of see those girls
when they go out.

And you, like,

you wouldn't necessarily
approach them,

because you kind of know
straight away,

that, like, you're going
to get rejected.

But with Leesh,

I literally feel like
I am 100% comfortable.

Yeah, she definitely
makes me feel

a bit more confident
in my own skin.

It's been a while
since I've had that feeling.

So, I've only been talking
to Leesh for a few days,

but there's a connection.

I'm just hoping, yeah,

when I tell her, she's keen.

[phone clacking]

[phone chimes]

[triumphant music playing]

Um, super excited to meet Leesh.

I'm wondering
what she looks like.

I feel like I'm not
going to be let down.

I think she's going to be...

gorgeous, either way.
So... Yeah.

It's going to be awesome.

-[Producer] That's it, I'm done.
-[Kyle] Sweet.

There's a saying,

it's like, "Once a fat kid,
always a fat kid".

And, um, I'm not going to lie,
that sticks with you.

Like, no matter
how hard you train,

how much you look
in the mirror,

it doesn't matter.

You still look back
at where you were

and where you came from,

and you still feel
like that person.

I do have a fear of rejection.

Nobody wants to be rejected.

So, don't reject me. [chuckles]

Please.

-[Leesh] Kyle?

Hi.

[dramatic music playing]

Surprise, it's Leesh.

[laughs]

Lovely to meet you.
- You too.

Amazing. You look amazing.

Thank you.

How you feeling?

Good. Nervous. What about you?

Ah, I'm OK.

-It's so nice to meet you.
-You too.

Sit down. Hopefully,
you'll be in my shadow...

Yeah.
-..so you don't get the sun.

You're so gorgeous, you're pretty.

Oh, thank you.

I mean, I'd swipe right to you.

-[both laughing]
-Yeah, same.

You've got a gorgeous smile.

-Thank you.
-Yeah.

[laughter
and indistinct chatter]

[laughs] The nerves
are just gone.

[laughs]

Leesh is stunning.
She's blonde, gorgeous.

And, yeah, she welcomed me
with open arms.

It was awesome, yeah.
Very happy.

Are you comfortable here,
or do you want to get a drink?

Yeah, sounds good. Yeah.

- Let's go.
- Cool.

You lead the way.

May as well.

I have butterflies in my tummy,

so I think that tells you
how I feel. [laughs]

There's definitely
a spark there.

[Leesh] Thank you.

This is nice.

I feel we need to, like...

It's awkward.

Are you like a...

What would be your go-to?

Are you like
a vodka lime soda girl?

Mm, nah. I'd probably go a red.

I could totally go
a tequila, lime and soda.

Do you... You actually...
Really?

OK.

Is tequila better for you
than vodka?

Seventy calories.

Shouldn't...
I shouldn't question it.

So, tell me about
this exercise regime.

What do you do?

Are you a morning exerciser,
or you an afternoon?

Yeah. 5AM.

Ooh, damn, that's early.

I prefer to exercise after work.

I usually sleep
half in my activewear.

What? If I'm looking
for a red flag, I found it.

No, no, no, no.

I've got a lot of weird quirks.

Speak of,
what is wrong with you?

What's this six years
being single?

Look, I'm known to do
some pretty crazy things.

OK, what's the craziest thing
you've done besides this, then?

Ah...

[indistinct background chatter]

The last relationship I was in,
he broke it off,

and then moved to Townsville.

So, I quit my job

and booked a one-way ticket
to Queensland.

Got his address.

And then, I found myself

on the corner
across from his apartment,

I called him and I said...

"I told you never really know
the answer to something

until it's standing right
in front of you".

And... Yeah.

It seems that, unfortunately,
I was wrong.

He had a few swear words.

[chuckles] Um...

We definitely
weren't on the same page

and here I am.

I'll keep you in suspense
on that one.

[laughs]

Is it a red flag?

-No.
-[Kyle laughs]

Oh... no.

- What do you mean?
- No. No.

I don't think there
was a single awkward moment.

Funnily enough, looking forward
to moving in with her.

It's so weird.

Like, a complete stranger,
moving in with them. Um...

- Should we go?
- Yeah, let's go.

I'm actually looking forward
to it, yeah.

Well, I'm not going to see you
for a couple of days.

I know.

Are you ready for this?

Yeah. Are you ready?

Yeah, yeah.

I don't know
if it's too quick to say

but if that date's
anything to go by...

I'm glad that we finally
got to meet.

-I know.
-Yep.

-See ya.
- See you soon.

..I was potentially at the table
with my future husband.

Like, I already miss him.

I don't know, like...
It's weird.

Like, I literally just met him,
but I already miss him.

I'm Googling
date conversation starters,

first date
conversation starters

in case I get stuck.

I dread dates,
I absolutely dread them.

I'm here because I do struggle
to date in the real world.

I think that I've just had
a bit of a rocky past...

and that I do have a bit
of trust issues.

[laughs] I don't want to get out
of the car.

After the hurt
that I've been through...

it's harder to put yourself
out there.

It's just that trust thing
with me.

And this is someone
that I've met over text.

I don't really know
anything about him.

But over text,

I think that me and James

have built a bit
of a connection.

[phone chimes]

[dramatic music playing]

[phone chimes]

[dramatic music builds]

Ooh god, what am I doing?

I think that I just want
just like a genuine good guy.

I don't feel like
it's much to ask for.

James?

Madi?

[laughs] Oh my god.

How are you?

Good thanks. How are you?

Nice to meet you.
How you doing?

- How are you?
- Yeah, not too bad.

Nervous?

Oh, my god.
I wasn't up until now.

You weren't?

I wasn't up until now. Yeah.

You're not what I was expecting.
No, it's great. It's good.

What were you expecting?

I'm pleasantly surprised?

I was expecting like, a...

I don't know
what I was expecting.

No, I was really nervous. Yeah.

Absolutely pleasantly surprised,
absolutely pleasantly surprised.

He's so tall.

Um, do you want to go for a walk
down there?

I'd love to. Yeah, I'd love to.

Because I'm five foot,
and James, like, he's so tall.

He's that tall.
[laughs]

Maybe not even that.
Maybe I didn't even reach it.

-[James] Was I as tall
as you were expecting?

-[Madi] Yeah, nah,
it's interesting.

[James laughs]

This is a nice spot.

It is a nice spot.

Um...

So, what did you think
when I was walking up, then?

I was happy.

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

I was... Yeah, I was very...

You were? OK, good.

Yeah.

Yeah, no, definitely.

Um, so, would I be your type?

You know what's funny,

and my mum says this
all the time.

So, I like to think
I don't really have a type...

That's what I say.

..but, my mum would 100% agree
on this,

and that's why we have a bit
of a joke going on,

she always said,
short and blonde.

Oh, really?

[laughs] All the time.
All the time.

Ah

So, yeah, she certainly
seems to think I have a type,

and, obviously, I find you
to be attractive.

So, maybe there's a lot of truth
in that.

Yeah, maybe there is a type.

Because I keep saying
that I don't have a type,

but mine's like dark eyes,
dark hair as well...

I was like yeah, that's kinda...

Because I'm like,

"What if this one,"
I don't have a type.

But then I look
at my past relationships

and I'm like...
"You have a type".

[laughter]

Yeah, I remember you saying
one of your exes...

ex-relationships ending
on a bad note.

Or was it something?
-Yeah.

I had an ex for like seven years
and that ended kind of badly.

And then I just kind of was,
like...

Was that a rough time?

He just, like, was cheating
with, like, everyone

and it just really caught me...

-That's not great. Nah.
-Nah. It wasn't good.

And we just had, like,
a house together,

and a car and everything.

Oh, so it was very involved?

Very involved, yeah, yeah.
It's like seven years.

So, I kind of just took myself
out for a while.

You don't like giving someone
the power to hurt you.

Nah.

Nah. OK. You know what?

It's a what you see
is what you get type basis.

OK. I like that.

Well, glate.

Glate? Did you say glate?

I'd say 'Glad' and 'Great'.

You say 'Glate'. [laughs]

They might have made this
a bit strong.

-Glate.
-[both laugh]

That is sticking. Like...

Do not let that stick.

-[Madi] He's lovely.

James is very charming.

He couldn't have made me feel
more comfortable.

I literally just felt like
I was so nervous this morning.

Like, I wanted to try
and find any way

to get Paul the driver
to the stop the car,

and I actually enjoyed it.

As you said,
you wanted a hobby, so...

I don't want that.
[both laughing]

-[Madi] For me,
there was definitely chemistry.

Yeah. But by the end of it,
I didn't want to leave.

Like, I was kind of like,

I wanted to spend more time
with him.

And for me,
that's the biggest...

Biggest, like,
thing in the world,

because I'm not like that
at all.

-[Madi] So, I don't know
when I will see you again.

[James] No.

Next time,
we'll be living together.

Yeah, we will.

Look, I'm... I, yeah.
I had a lot of fun.

Yeah, it was good.

I had a really good time,

and I think it's going
to be fun...

-Six weeks.
-..few weeks coming up.

Um, yeah, don't know
when I'm going to see ya. So...

I'll give you a cuddle.

Hopefully we will reconvene.

I hope so.

Oh, my god.

Um, I don't know where we are.

-[James] I think you're supposed
to walk that way.

[Madi laughing]

[stammering] I-I'd-I-I....

Maybe I did wanna kiss him.
I don't know.

Like, it's awkward.

I feel it's awkward
at the moment.

Maybe I will kiss him soon.
I don't know. We'll see.

We'll just like, yeah...

We'll just... We'll just see.

Stay tuned.

[laughs]

Oh god.

-[Narrator] Love Triangle
asks its participants

to take a gamble

on a connection formed
sight unseen,

through personality alone.

And while Madi's expectations
have been exceeded,

Yannick, the self-described
'Walking Tinder',

is struggling
to win over his date, Erika.

Is it hard for you to get girls?

What do you think?

I don't know. I'm asking you.

[laughs] No, not really.

Like, I mean...

-OK.
-Yeah.

I'm not trying to be, like,
up myself or anything

but six four, without the fro,
obviously.

How many times
have you used that line, though?

What? Six four
without the fro?

-Six four. Yeah. [laughs]
-Nah.

Not that often, really.
-Mm-hm.

So, you're telling me,

this is the first time
you've ever said it?

Definitely not the first time
I've ever said it,

but I don't use it all the time.

When I look into Erika's eyes,

I definitely feel like
there's probably some walls up.

Yeah, I think she's just trying
to sus me out.

You like attention?

I get a lot of attention
because of my hair,

because, you know, I look
like an athlete or whatever.

Yeah, but do you like it?

I think I used to feed into it
a lot more back in the day.

So, it would feed your ego?

Yeah, but not, like...
Not anymore.

So, how do you handle that

like, if you're
in a serious relationship?

Yeah, I think for me...

it's all down to trust, right?

But... [sighs]

I don't know,
'cause I've trusted.

Yeah, OK.

-[Yannick] It's quite different

to how I thought
the date was going to go,

based on the texting,
based on the banter.

Haven't really, like,
been kept on my toes like that

on a date.

I feel like people really lack
of the sense

of what it means to be
a cheater, I think.

Like, it just happens so often.

And I'm just...
It's happened to me twice.

OK. sh*t, well, first of all,
I'm sorry to...

-Oh no, no, honestly...
-..hear that. That sucks.

Um...

I came into this process
to give it my all.

And to, like, fully,
100% committed to this,

and to you.

Now I've chosen you, you know,

I'm hoping to, like,
obviously...

have something serious
come out of it. And...

- OK.
- Yeah.

I feel like
you've got some walls

that I need to break down.

- Yes, you definitely do.
- Yeah, yeah.

-[Yannick]
She definitely grilled me.

She definitely
had lots of questions,

and she was very sure
of herself,

which has probably
caught me off-guard.

-I'll get there.
-You poor thing.

Yeah. [laughs]

She might have come across
a little strong tonight, but...

I chose her because
I want a fiery, feisty woman.

I definitely think that
I found that in Erika.

By the end of this experience,

you will be a fan of the fro,
trust me.

It'll happen.
-Mm.

I knew she was going to be,
like, a big personality.

And, you know, feisty and fiery,

but, probably, maybe,
I underestimated

how feisty and how fiery
a little bit, maybe.

This is where we say goodbye.

[laughs] OK.

There's definitely
some chemistry there

but we'll just have to see
where it goes.

[Erika] Alright,
I'll see you.

I'll see you.

We'll be moving into a house
in a couple of...

Why are we doing this?

-[Yannick] I'm excited
to move in with Erika.

I think we're going to have
a lot of fun.

-Alright, ciao.
- Goodbye.

Alright. Night, night.

Everyone comes around
to the fro, eventually.

I feel like
you're so self-centred,

and you haven't realised that
for the longest time.

The things that he keeps saying,
they're so unattractive.

You don't have to keep saying
that you're rich

and you pull all these women.

I can't win with...
I can't win.

-[Madi] I feel
that I can trust James.

And I really hope
that I can go through this

and be proven right.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa.

If I was you, I would not
have given me your phone.

I don't know what's real
and what's fake.

I'm questioning everything
about James right now.

[Leesh] Before
this experience...

I'd given up on love.

I've waited so long
to find somebody like Kyle,

and I have developed.

And to think that...

something like this
could happen,

and take that away.

It hurts.

[Narrator] Still to come
this season on Love Triangle:

-[Lisa] I did bring my vibrator
and some luby luby.

-[Narrator] ..our couples
are moving in...

[cork pops]

..after just one date...

I just saw my life flash
before my eyes.

Fancy seeing you here.

-[Kyle] Good, how are you?

-[Narrator] ..to discover
if a flame sparked

over the phone, sight unseen...

- This feels comfortable.
-[Madison] Yeah, I know, right?

..will blaze in real life.

What the f*ck is going on?

People hear the word, 'Tantra'.

-[Patrick] This is how good
sex intimacy can be.

I thought we going to get,
like, a foot massage.

-[Narrator] Negotiating
new relationships...

[phone chimes]
[Ly gasps]

-[Narrator] ..in a new group
dynamic...

"You and your match are invited
to a party tomorrow night".

-Oh, g'day, g'day.
-Hello.

If you could switch
your match again

would you?

I was hoping
I was wrong about you.

I really came in here
with an open mind,

and you are just 100 percent
proving it.

I don't know
what he's trying to sell,

but I'm not buying it.

f*ck this.

-[Narrator] ..before
the Love Triangle twist

blows the experience...

-What?!
-Wow!

-[Narrator] ..wide open.

If you want to get a reaction
out of me,

by flirting with a guy
in front of my face, you will.

You finally get chosen,

and then it's like,
"Wait a sec".

You don't think I trust you?

I don't think so. Not fully.

-[Madi] You have no respect
for me whatsoever.

Like, I wasn't expecting today
to go this way.

Just shut the f*ck up!
That's all I'm saying.

We're probably finished.
We're done.

-[Lisa] Well, then you can pack
your f*cking bags

and get the hell
out of here.