It’s a new week in the Experiment and some couples are looking for a fresh start after last night’s confronting Commitment Ceremony.
MORENA has learnt that her tone and mannerisms are having a detrimental effect on her marriage to TONY and is committed to turning over a new leaf to revive her marriage, which is music to TONY’S ears.
Meanwhile BILLY and AWHINA are feeling troubled about their respective relationships after it was revealed, their partners ADRIAN and SIERAH secretly shared deeply personal information with each other, rather than confide in their own husband and wife.
Meanwhile, RYAN has woken up on cloud nine, relieved that wife JACQUI has promised to leave past issues behind them and press the reset button on their relationship. However, this morning JACQUI has had a change of heart, having reflected on comments made by other couples surrounding her relationship at the Commitment Ceremony.
JACQUI can’t help but reflect on the times she has felt let down by her husband in their marriage. JACQUI acknowledges her standards are high and difficult for most people to reach and decides that she won’t give up on RYAN, rather she will teach him how to become the husband she wants him to be. She decides to create a ‘rap sheet’ of RYAN’S shortcomings.
Blindsided by JACQUI’S decision to dredge up the past again, RYAN struggles to understand what JACQUI’S motives are and a heated argument ensues. RYAN is delivered another blow when JACQUI tells him that she would prefer not to be considered his wife.
Meanwhile, our Experts are busily meeting and matching the next couple to enter the experiment, BETH and TEEJAY. BETH, a bubbly 28-year-old from Brisbane has never had a boyfriend and is desperate to start a family of her own.
And 28-year-old TEEJAY who has never had an issue attracting women – but has been unable to find “The One”.
All the original couples are invited to attend the wedding of BETH and TEEJAY and welcome the new couple to the experiment. But for JACQUI and RYAN this wedding could not come at a worse time as tensions still linger from their disagreement. JACQUI, wanting some advice for her relationship, decides to text JEFF for a one on one.
Unimpressed with this unsolicited text message RHI and JEFF struggle to understand JACQUI’S motives in reaching out to him. RHI is upset that JACQUI would specifically request RHI be excluded from the JACQUI and JEFF catch up. Unsure of what they should do to address the issue, RHI and JEFF decide that they will confront JACQUI the next time they see her, which is likely to be the wedding.
When BETH and TEEJAY meet at the altar for the first time their connection is undeniable and while reading their hopeful vows to one another, JACQUI can’t help but compare their promises to the ones made by RYAN on their own wedding day.
Feeling frustrated, JACQUI attempts to ask whether RYAN can see how he hasn’t delivered on his promises to her on this experiment. RYAN is perplexed JACQUI chose to use the newlyweds’ vows as a learning opportunity and hopes JACQUI will not ruin the wedding by turning the focus onto their relationship, “because today is not about us”!
When the guests arrive at the wedding reception, RYAN vents to the other couples about JACQUI’S criticism of their relationship and reveals JACQUI pulled out a ‘rap sheet’ aimed at RYAN earlier that day. JACQUI is unimpressed RYAN chose to humiliate her in front of everyone stating what RYAN is telling them is untrue.
Frustrated, the table tell JACQUI and RYAN that they don’t believe they have a future together and RYAN agrees with them; however, JACQUI disagrees, saying she does in fact like Ryan and wants to be with him. At this point RHI’S frustration at JACQUI’S leads to a confrontation demanding to know why she would message JEFF behind her back.
The table is left speechless by this revelation before exploding with disapproval. JACQUI leaves the table to escape the backlash but draws more attention to herself when she breaks down in front of the entire wedding before being pulled up by a confused AWHINA who reminds JACQUI that today is not about her.
The wedding celebrations resume, and the happy couple continue to get to know one another. BETH notches up the courage to tell her new husband that she has never had a relationship before. TEEJAY cannot hide his surprise at this revelation and is shocked that no man has ever appreciated what an incredible woman BETH is and reassures her with a kiss.
They return to the wedding for their first dance as husband and wife, everyone is thrilled to see how well the new couple have bonded. However, RHI laments how JACQUI’S behaviour was unacceptable and declares that after today “I am done with Jacqui… I’m done with her”.
