Previously on Married at First Sight ` 12 strangers took on the ultimate commitment. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. For some, sparks flew at the altar,... Hi. (LAUGHS) (LAUGHTER) I'm a very happy man. Good start. ...with matches that seemed meant to be. You guys are honestly like the boy and girl version of each other. For others, their committal left them questioning. You should be sleeping with one eye open. (LAUGHS) I (SIGHS) yeah, he's` he's` Yes. Tonight ` the six new couples honeymoon in beautiful Bali. Is there anything off limits? No. Really? But while romance blooms... Hold on. ...and intimacy grows,... I think the experts got it spot on. Can I just pinch my face a couple of times? ...so do underlying fears. I'm unsure whether she's giving it 100%. Your kind of chatting is frickin' boring. (LAUGHS) And as walls come down, reality is hitting hard. I'm just gonna take it and get out of here. (BLEEP). TEARFULLY: I'm trying my hardest for him not to see this side of me. What do I do? And finally a dinner party gives true colours a chance to shine... If they are mean to me, I'll gonna be 10 times meaner to them. What? You're just kind of rabbiting on. ...when the couples meet for the very first time. (HEARTBEAT THUMPS) Step one. Buy a Sodastream. Step two. Save up to 2000 bottles a year by using one reusable bottle. Step three. Planet saved. Step four ` watch Married at First Sight NZ, thanks to Sodastream. (TRANQUIL MUSIC) With wedding days done and vows exchanged, our couples have embarked on a new phase of the experiment ` their luxury honeymoons. Where better to nurture each other and build on relationships than beautiful Bali? We've made it. The honeymoon is the time where they're starting to explore their relationship and what it looks like, what it sounds like, what the strengths are, what the limitations are. (BOTH CHEER LIGHTLY) This is where we really need to see our couples trust the process and trust that the experts have put them with the right person. Having survived long flights in close proximity, three couples have checked into the Swiss-Belresort Watu Jimbar. Hello. Hi. First to arrive were the first to get married ` Monique and Fraser. Do I get a flower too? Yeah. (LAUGHS) Yes! Next to land are Ottie and Gareth, thirsty for adventure. Oh, fancy seeing you here. (LAUGHS) Cheers. Oh, this is so good. Also taking up residence, Ksenia from Russia and Wayne from the 'Naki. I wanna try surfing. I'd be keen for that. Yeah, you should stay, um, further away from me. I might, um, knock you out with my surfboard. (LAUGHS) Oh, you'll run me over on purpose. (LAUGHS) Can you imagine being anywhere better than this right now? No. This is, like, so out of body. This is really cool. At the moment we're still two strangers that have just been shoved together, and we've both probably got different ideas about what marriage is and, you know, what a relationship is. Do you feel like you've just got married and you're on your honeymoon with a stranger? Well, yeah, that's exactly` I guess that's exactly what's happened, yeah. I'm trying to treat it like we're not married now, because going straight to marriage is, like, a bit full on. Like, obviously I wanna have that commitment, but, um, I wanna get to know him first. Is there anything off limits? No. Really? No, nothing. (LAUGHS) 'Gareth is in for a really horribly wild time.' (SHOOTS) I think we've got this plan to push each other's boundaries and see what happens. I reckon we actually do tattoo pub crawl. But I'm scared of needles. (LAUGHS) I wanna bring him down to my level. Yeah. It's probably the longest I've been interested in a female. (LAUGHS) Normally I've got them all figured out, and I'm like, 'Yeah, I know what you're like.' And you, I'm just like, '(BLEEP) is happening here?' It's good though. It keeps me on my toes. She's very mysterious, which is cool, but, yeah, if you want information, she'll give it to you, but you've gotta ask for it. It's just a bit of a challenge for me, but I'm happy with it. Have you figured me out yet? I think so. Don't know. We'll see. Maybe not, maybe yes. (INTRIGUING MUSIC) (GENTLE MUSIC) You've been to Bali before, right? Yeah, yeah. That golf course up there ` I played golf up there. First full day here has been a little bit hectic. We've come down to a local beach just to find some time to chill out and talk, get to know each other and sorta dig a little bit deeper. Fun-loving romantic Wayne couldn't believe his luck when Ksenia walked down the aisle. Holy shit, she's gorgeous. While the newlyweds were all smiles in public,... (CHEERING) ALL CHANT: Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss. ...behind closed doors, married life got off to a lonely start. Here's your couch. Make yourself comfortable. (LAUGHS) Will a romantic getaway ignite the passion? What else do you wanna do here? Well, I definitely don't wanna go and play golf. On a scale of one to 100 in my priority right now, it's at 100 that I want it to work out, but it's been really hard to extract information. I thought there'd be more of a combined bonding, like, common interest thing. Can you drive a golf cart? Yeah, you can be my caddy. I'll drive you off the cliff. The honeymoon is a really difficult time. You begin to see the real person, and we begin to see communication skills and willingness to trust the process kick in. Yes, we are married, but we are still strangers. You can't rush into, you know, having sex. Third day he say, 'I love you.' Fourth day, you're having children. It's not natural, so I think it's just a process. What do you` Um, do you just go to Tauranga for Christmas? Normally, yeah. Can we... something more interesting? Your kind of chatting is frickin' boring. (LAUGHS) Stop that. Oh, we'll talk about, um... (LAUGHS) I don't know. (LAUGHS) I definitely, genuinely 100% still keen to see where it goes. I don't dislike Wayne. He ticks all the boxes, but I guess there is one box is still to tick and I'm not quite sure what that box is. Can you say 10 things that you like about me? Probably your smile's number one. Thank you. Your confidence is number two. 10's a lot by the way. Jesus. (LAUGHS) We got married, like, two days ago. I could say 100. About me? (LAUGHS) No, about me. Yeah, you probably do, you know yourself more than me. You're trustworthy. OK. You're probably genuine. You're very good-looking, and you're, um, your husband. Oh, my husband. (LAUGHS) Yeah. I don't know what it's gonna take to reach the emotional connection. She's very private, reserved, so she's very much trying to figure out me as well. I do feel as if though I'm a lot more open. Where's` What's my 10? (LAUGHS) No, we're changing the subject. Yeah, see? You'll get to like, three, maybe. I wanna go for a swim. This is bullshit. OK, maybe I can say five. All right. Go. I think you're kind, caring, you have a, um, nice wife. Three, um, four. That's three. (LAUGHS) Four. Four and five. That you're good-looking. (LAUGHS) That's a lie, so that's still three. I'm unsure whether she's giving it 100%. Like, I'm putting everything out there, and I'm trying. I'm trying to the point where it might be a little bit awkward, so I don't wanna try too hard. But I hope she's giving 100%, but I'm not sure. There's another married couple. Do you think we'll last the whole time in this experiment? (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (HEARTBEAT THUMPS) (TRANQUIL MUSIC) It's the first full day of our couples' honeymoons in the tropical paradise of Bali. The honeymoon is a great chance to get to know each other together. It's the first time they can actually just really be themselves. The pressure of the wedding's off, and they can chill out, relax, enjoy the environment and sink into being with your husband, with your wife, that I didn't have yesterday. We should do the, um, you know, the being led by your girlfriend. What, to the edge of the world? (LAUGHS) Tattooed hipster Gareth got his dream girl. She's stunning. I'm a very happy man. (LAUGHS) Good start. While on the surface, they seem to be the perfect match. (CHEERING) Thank you. But beauty is only skin deep, and hopefully their honeymoon adventures will help to take the relationship to a more emotional level. (GENTLE MUSIC) It's my first day with my wife in Bali, which is kind of weird to say. So far everything seems to be going really good, and we seem to get along really well, which is making everything a bit easier. Mexican night tonight? Yeah! Sombreros? Yeah! And tacos? Yes! And tequila! Whoo. Tequila, tequila. I can speak Mexican, just cos I can say, 'Como estas amigo.' How am I feeling? Surreal. Look how beautiful this is ` it's amazing. It's like being in a dream. Me and Gareth get on so well. Like, it's eerie. We keep finding more and more similarities every day, so this is really cool. And what a cool setting to find out cool stuff about each other. What about 'he loves me, he loves me not'? It's so early, and I know we're married, but it's pretty weird to climb into bed with somebody that you're married to that you don't know. He loves me not. Oh! (LAUGHS) Hey! One more. He loves me. Whoo. I know I say I don't have boundaries, but it's been really weird. I once bid on half a pack of M&Ms. How much did you pay? I didn't win it. Ah. It was a half packet of M&Ms that, um, Charles Manson ate, actually. (BOTH LAUGH) I keep flip-flopping between it being one of the craziest things I've done to being easier than it should be. And I once bid up to 900 bucks on a giraffe's leg and then was like, 'what am I doing this actually for?' And what were you gonna do with said bones? Table legs. Oh. Yeah, and then I was like, '$900. Like calm your zoo farm.' That would be quite cool, actually. No one needs giraffe legs in their life that much. 'As I get to know her, for me, an attractive person is one thing, 'but getting to know the personality is so much more.' From what I've seen so far, the personality is ticking all the boxes. What do you wanna do on the honeymoon? Anything exciting? Anything in mind? Swim. Swim? Beach. Beach, beach, beach. Definitely beach and swim. Tattoo. Is there anything you wanna do? Open grave, cemetery. (TENSE MUSIC) 'Marriage is not gonna change me. I never intended it to. 'I think fun and games is an everyday thing for me.' I make myself very happy, so someone has to come along and play that game or get out of my way. (JAUNTY MUSIC) Monique and Fraser are getting ready to explore the delights of this tropical playground together. Oh my God. I'm terrible at this. Uh, getting some long pants, because we're going to a temple, which is exciting. I've never been here before. Fraser's been here before but I've never been here before, so pumped. The honeymoon is a great time to get to know each other better, and it's also the most awkward time. So suddenly, they're living together. It's a stranger, and you're suddenly sharing a room with them, and that's a very intimate thing to do. In our quest for everlasting love, what have we learnt today? Um... I know. Well, yesterday I learnt a bit of a deal-breaker for me. Ooh. Cos our Fraser over here has recently owned, um,... Wasn't recently. ...cut-off three-quarter pants. Look, I don't have fashion, but I` look, I know where to draw the line. Three quarters down my leg. Oh my God. (JAUNTY MUSIC) Self-described goofball Fraser was seeking physical affection from his wife-to-be. Teacher Monique was looking forward to quitting dating for good. I want someone that is funny and can have a laugh with me. An awkward moment at the altar... Yes! ...left friends and family in shock. That's not the bride? (LAUGHTER) But it didn't take long for Fraser to win their hearts. (LAUGHTER) My friends and family are, like, in love with him. (CHEERING) Away from the celebrations, the sparks failed to fire. Happy to share a bed, not doing any activities. Cool. Cool. Now we've got that sorted. Will the honeymoon see them connect on a more physical level? (GENTLE MUSIC) (BIRDSONG, WATER GUSHES) I think the first thing is just making her feel really comfortable and just for her to actually see who I am as a person, because it's hard to be attracted to someone unless you actually get to know them as a person. And if this is to be long-lasting, then of course we're gonna actually have to get to know those deeper things and understanding what makes people tick. Oh, Jesus. Ooh, careful. Oh, this is quite steep. Why did I not bring my`? Wait. Here, do you want me to...? Yeah, yeah, I'm gonna need your help... Unless maybe you go down first. (LAUGHS) OK. here. (LAUGHS) Hold on. Two things that I've observed so far that I quite like about Monique ` The first is, I didn't think I'd find someone as klutzy as me, and she's quite self-conscious about it, and I find that quite endearing. This is the wrong bloody footwear. Can you just`? I'm just gonna, like` Yeah. Yeah, OK. Thanks. (LAUGHS) The other thing would probably be that she actually is a really caring person and that sort of person is quite rare to find. It's something that's definitely important to me. This is really beautiful. This is really nice. It's going good. We did just get married, but we're also kind of just trying to take it, like, a bit slower. I thought I talked a lot, but Fraser talks a lot more than me. But that's OK. That's good, especially if I'm feeling tired. We should come up with, like, a funny back` like a good back story, though, if people, like, ask us about our marriage. How about we met on Tinder. OK. we met on Tinder. We both accidentally swiped right. Accidentally? Yes. All right. We had a coffee at McDonald's. That was our first date, at McDonald's? Do you not remember it? That's pretty shocking first date. That's not a shocking first date at all. I thought it was quite romantic. I'm quite interested to understand her values and why she holds those values. I saw you across the thing and I'm, like, 'I recognized you from my Tinder.' You were, like, 'Look out for me. I'll have a bumbag and three-quarter length cargo pants on.' Oh, for God's sake. (LAUGHS) That's me when I was 15. I'm a bit of a slow burner, so hopefully he can be patient. 'He's so cute. That bumbag really accessorizes him.' Yeah, yeah. Yep. OK. So it's just a time thing, like, you know, cos I'm used to going, like, dating like a normal person, not like bam, I'm married. We could have met at a club. OK. (LAUGHS) I mean, it's very unusual for me to do it slow. One of the things that I would like to know more from Monique is actually, 'Is there the possibility for us to progress from a friendship, when we reach that level, to anything more?' If we differ too much in terms of what we see in an ideal partner, then it would be very hard to progress to anything else. (HEARTBEAT THUMPS) Switch to Vodafone and get Vodafone TV Intro and three months' free unlimited broadband. That's over $640 of value. It's nearing the end of the second day of our couples' Bali honeymoons. Another jet has landed, with Dan and Yuki on board. With their feet now planted firmly on Bali soil, the time is right for growing their relationship. As the tropical sun sets, Dan and Yuki are keen to explore their new surroundings and their feelings for each other. We actually did it. Yeah, we did it. (LAUGHS) High five. Yeah! (LAUGHS) I think the experts got it spot on. Just like, '(GASPS) Is it maybe just a dream?' You know? 'Can I just pinch my face a couple of times?' (LAUGHS) Are you wanting to learn to surf? Yeah, that'd be cool. I can't really swim, but, hey, we can try. (LAUGHS) I can float. (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) Well, that's the main thing. (LAUGHS) Oh yeah, that's fine. It's been so wonderful. It's really cool. I really hope nothing will disappoint me, you know what I mean? Because it's just almost like too good to be true. So I'm like, 'Hmm, is it, like, real?' (LAUGHS) (TRANQUIL MUSIC) The soft morning light of Bali finds Dan and Yuki first out of their honeymoon suite and into nature, getting a head start on the heat of the day. I just have to... Yep. Yep. Sweet. Yuki came to the experiment with an open heart... Oh, getting a little bit nervous now. ...and found a happy-go-lucky Dan. You ready? Yeah, let's do this. Let's do it, mate. Their picture-perfect wedding left everybody smiling. Dan, meet Yuki. Hi. Yuki, meet Dan. Hey, how are ya? With the stress of marrying a stranger behind them,... Oh! (SIGHS) That's really good. ...the honeymoon is a chance for the happy couple to build on their first impressions. You got it? Yeah. (LAUGHS) 'Marriage is blossoming. Uh, me and Yuki are getting on really well. 'I'm really enjoying her company.' You got this. Don't worry. We definitely didn't think that the marriage was gonna be this easy. (LAUGHS) You all right? Yeah. (PANTS) I'm fine. (LAUGHS) It's quite high up. Yeah. (LAUGHS) Whew! Me and Dan ` it's just been amazing, really. Just been no problems; we get on really well. I hope he's enjoying it. What's your star sign? Scorpio. (BOTH LAUGH) What is yours? I'm Libra. What does that mean? Is that, a good thing or a bad thing? Very modest. Is it? (LAUGHS) I have no idea. (LAUGHS) Just don't wanna rush into everything, otherwise it's gonna be too pressure for us. Just take your time, relax, enjoy this beautiful Bali, and, yeah, just, um, slowly, slowly. That's how I roll, so, yeah. (PEACEFUL MUSIC) (GENTLE MUSIC) Finally, the last two couples to be married at first sight have arrived to join the other four. Tayler and Samuel are acclimatizing themselves with a bite to eat beside their private pool. How awesome is this place? 'It's been a great journey here, and I couldn't have done it with anyone else.' Oh! 'He's been so awesome, and our conversations have been great.' I couldn't ask for anything better at this point in time. I can't wait to just go explore. Mm. How are you feeling? Day three, day two of this experiment. I'm actually really happy, like, in all honesty. That's good. A whole mix of emotions come into play when you're looking up at your husband and you get along so well at such an early stage. I'm so excited for this whole experiment. Can we get our wedding rings in the water? I'm really scared that it's gonna slip off, though. Try mine. Pull mine. I'm stuck with ya. God. It's going really well, but I am possibly gonna struggle, because I'm someone that holds stuff back a bit, and I'm hoping I can open up sooner rather than later, really. While Julia and David are still tired from their flight,... David has a certain spring in his step on their first walk in Bali. This ` all these old temples. Marriage so far is actually quite easy. I've been matched with somebody that I'm really happy with. An unfortunate knack for picking the wrong guy led passionate Cantabrian Julia to putting her future in our experts' hands. I seem to have everything else. I just don't have the man. Dunedinite David is hoping to finally find his dream partner. It's literally a couple of hours away. Mm. As they locked eyes for the first time, Julia sent David's heart racing. Husband and wife. (ALL CHEER) From my point of view, there is definitely an attraction there. But his wife failed to find an instant attraction. Could you please stay in a kiss for a while? She might not like me like that yet. Now I'm married it's, it... I don't know how I feel. Will the tropical beaches of Bali see a romance blossom? There's a spider. No! (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) Kill it! I can't believe I haven't done that already. We're finally here, and even now, we're starting to create these little stories, and I'm really looking forward to it, yeah. (LAUGHS) (UNCERTAIN MUSIC) Hmm... (UNCERTAIN MUSIC) Keep looking down at my ring, and it's a bit surreal, in a way. I'm still getting used to it. (GENTLE MUSIC) It's really overwhelming, still, to be honest with you. Really overwhelming, yeah. Yep. (HEARTBEAT THUMPS) (GENTLE MUSIC) It is, it's so nice. I'm still really, really happy. I look at her the same I did as the day she walked down the aisle, and each day's been just a pleasure. She's so caring and, yeah, she's gorgeous. What would you do on a first date? Um, in all honesty... (BOTH LAUGH) 'She is actually so much fun.' I like the way you said 'try'. (LAUGHS) So right now, I mean, it's just enjoying our honeymoon and making sure that she's enjoying it as well, cos my number one priority is to make sure that I get to know her and she's happy. Ooh. Ooh. These look... Hello! David is an absolutely perfect human. We get along like a house on fire. I feel like I've know him for, like, my whole life. It doesn't like I am with a stranger. We're having so much fun. We're constantly laughing. He's just so considerate and emotionally intelligent and just, I can't even tell you, a beautiful person. But unfortunately the intimacy side is quite` not quite there for me. Oh. He's got a very metrosexual side to him, and (LAUGHS) he's a bit of a diva. I mean I'll drink it. I think it's great that he takes a lot of time on his appearance and very, you know, he's got lots of skincare and stuff like that, which I think is awesome. But, yeah, I think that's probably not what I am usually attracted to. Oh, get in here! Yeah, I mean obviously we go to sleep every night, but it's more like sharing a bed with my best friend, um, and that's not ideal. (UNEASY MUSIC) I'm really, really scared of hurting him ` like, a lot. I really am. (SIGHS) Yeah. (LAUGHS) Hi, would we both be able to have a go on the swing? Yeah. Awesome, is it that much? Yeah. Awesome, thank you very much. Thank you. So Monique and I are definitely taking things slow. One of the things that we've learnt about each other is that I'm someone that has had quite a few serious long-term relationships. I'm nervous. Or would you like me to go first? No, you go first. You go first. OK, I'll go first. (CHUCKLES) 'Whereas that's something that she's not had quite a lot of.' Oh, this is gonna be so awesome. And one of the things I've learnt ` she really needs to get to know someone as a friend first before anything further can develop. Whoo. Yeah. And obviously that's gonna take me to work through that, which I have now. One, two, three. (LAUGHS) How relaxing. You will have so much fun doing this. (LAUGHS) This is awesome. Oh, it feels like this is the way it's meant to be. Oh, really? Just looking at you, yeah. Oh my God. Fraser was moving a bit faster than I wanted to in the relationship. Thank you. Hold this. So we've decided we're gonna kinda treat a bit more like dating and friendship first. Oh Jesus. I don't feel like I'm secured properly. You are very secure. OK. (SQUEALS) Just hold` Just hold on, you'll be great. You'll be great. Whoo. (GENTLE SWEEPING MUSIC) Oh my gosh. See, it is actually quite fun, isn't it? Yeah. (LAUGHS) It will take a wee bit of time to get Monique out of her shell, but I can see already that she is someone that is actually worth waiting for, and I'm just hoping that we have enough time to be able to explore that. How do you feel? (LAUGHS) It's been really fun today. I've actually always wanted to do one of those, like, swing things like they have on the postcards. That was fun. And we kind of met in the middle. Well, he's kind of come to me a bit more. (LAUGHS) So that's really good. I feel like we should high-five. OK. With two. Almost. Yeah, no, that was fun. Actually, that was not the worst high five in the world ever. (CHUCKLES) Not the best, but not the worst. (LAUGHS) Not the best, but not the worst. That's about an average high five. (LAUGHS) (TRANQUIL MUSIC) Oh, I'm getting right outta the way. OK, you ready? (SPLASH!) (LAUGHS) How's the serenity? Serene. So serene. It's` It's early days. You know, it has been hard in terms in terms of the romance, I suppose. She's quite shy like that, and I just respect that and, um, roll with it. I just like where it's going at the moment, and we're both being really open and honest about how we're feeling. He's pretty smart, and he can pick up on it. He's read between the lines. But I'm willing to really give this my all, because I can see exactly why we've been matched. He's everything that I would look for. He's really smart and successful and really kind. Like, he's just the kindest man. But I mean, in all honesty, that physical attraction is really important in a relationship. It's crucial, and if that's not there, then... Yeah. (SIGHS) I am really struggling with that and also the fear of hurting him. It's really eating me up inside. I'm gonna have to discuss it, I think. Um, yeah. (BITTERSWEET MUSIC) TEARFULLY: I'm trying my hardest not to... him to see this side of me, and then I'm like, 'Well, that's not fair either,' and I don't know how to talk about it with him, because I don't wanna hurt his feelings, um, at all, because he doesn't deserve that. He's literally just so great. What do I do? I don't know what to do. It's so hard. (SNIFFLES) God. (HEARTBEAT THUMPS) (GENTLE ORIENTAL MUSIC) (LILTING GUITAR MUSIC) All right, so where do we go? Left? Left? Let's make the most out of this bloody wonderful day. The honeymoons for our six couples are now well underway in Bali, and the colourful country has shown to be the perfect proving ground for the blossoming marriages. Hey, guys. Whoo! Um, it's been pretty awesome. We're enjoying our time in Bali. Look it, we've got a pool behind us. How good's that? Whoo-hoo! Yeah, it's gonna be really cool. We're enjoying it. Fun times. My wife is trying to catch the cat. There's a stray cat. The adventures of Aussie Hunter. (FUN MUSIC) Hey! We're in Bali. Um, still going good. Still got the ring on. But we're just, um ... Island styles. (PLAYS CATCHY BEAT) Have you got-? Where's your sticks, man? (LAUGHTER) (LIGHT, PEACEFUL MUSIC) (GRAND FLUTE MUSIC) At this stage, I'd like to see some emotional intimacy ` the real, uh, non-sexual touching; the holding hands. Wow. Look at that. (LAUGHS) It's amazing. No way. Little things that are spontaneous, nurturing ` all those kind of things we need to be seeing at this stage. It's all by hand as well. Look at that. It's all hand. My husband and I ` Dan and I ` we are very natural, so we know, even though we just married few days ago, feels like we been known each other for long time. Yeah. Oh yeah. Ah. So green. It is. Really cool. Dan is very sweet and kind. Yeah, he's quite a gentleman, actually. My culture is the public touching things is very no-no things. (WATER GUSHES IN BACKGROUND) But personally I quite like that, and it's very loving, you know, the feeling, so, yeah, I think it's very sweet. He's been wonderful, really. Holding Yuki's hand every so often, just to make sure that she's there, I'm there for her, all needs to happen ` those small little things. It means a lot. (BOTH LAUGH) So how you feeling? You tired? Are you all right? Yeah, good. I'm a bit tired now. It's been obviously a crazy few days. We've been through heaps. I know, right? We don't like to be forced to have a big discussion on these things, so hopefully everything will come naturally, but I'd love to have a family. It's a little bit heavy, because we just married for last few days, really, so I will bring it up maybe tonight or maybe tomorrow, maybe later on. But I think have to be a right moment to ask the kind of questions. (LAUGHS) (GENTLE MUSIC) (ENGINES HUM, BUZZ) Shall we go in here? Yep. All right. (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) Cheers. Cheers. What's that tattoo mean? There's a bit of a story behind that. I think there's a lot that we've probably still gotta learn about each other, and I think that if he's got a question to ask me, I'm gonna answer it. We've been open and have communicated about everything together through this journey, apart from, possibly, past relationships. This tattoo, I got when I was last here with my ex-partner. Right. The funny thing is... this tattoo's faded away. Right. I don't believe in any of that shit. I feel like it's a bit weird, but it's faded away for a reason. (MOODY MUSIC) Man-about-town Sam has had his heart broken several times. The men that I have dated in the past, half the time, they're coming into the relationship or wanting to date someone for the wrong reasons. Which led to cold feet on his big day. Just don't know what I've got myself into. Romantic Tayler has struggled to find his soulmate. Everyone's definitely scared of not being loved. Sam's first impression left the marriage in doubt. I don't know if the physical attraction is 100% there. But Tayler's charm soon shone through. How do we ... ? I dunno. I'll go on top. (LAUGHTER) Dunno how big the spark is, but I definitely know there's something there. Will the honeymoon see the boys' relationship flourish? (TENSE NOTE) When was your past relationship? It's important to establish trust in the relationship so you can ask the hard questions. And asking hard questions of your partner enables you to find out more about yourselves and also what your partner needs. A year and a half ago. Yeah. And we were together for about two and a half years. Why the breakup? I don't really know. I'm comfortable with talking to Sam about past relationships, but at the same time, yeah, that comes with time and trust as well. I just feel like... I don't know. I feel like you're not telling the whole story. OK,... he was a really cool guy, taught me so much, and we did so much together but I think I just lost the ... I'm the type who, if I ask you a question, I'm just gonna dig and get it out of you. So you need to prepare` be prepared for that. Yeah. To be straight up, in all honesty, I just wasn't attracted to him physically, um, basically. Hey, that's not even a bad thing. No, but it's literally the one thing that I was afraid of having to say, because I've never told him that. (UNEASY MUSIC) (BLEEP). It's not hard talking about my ex, but the most emotional part about it is that not everyone's gonna like me, and I'm OK with that. But when it comes to` (BLEEP). (GRATING MUSIC) (UNSETTLING MUSIC) I'm just` Oh (BLEEP), I can't say it. (BELL TOLLS) (HEAVY, TENSE MUSIC) It's not hard talking about my ex, but... (POIGNANT MUSIC) I'm just` Oh (BLEEP). I can't say it. Hold on. Two secs. (BREATHES DEEPLY) SOFTLY: Hold on. hold on. I'm just really protective of my mates. It's cool. No, it isn't. I'm so sorry. I've been a complete arsehole. I'm actually` Sorry. I feel bad, and it 100% took me off guard. It's all right. From the outside, he possibly looks like, I would say, the rugged one and the more masculine one. Breaking down those walls, he's actually possibly not like that on the inside. As for me, the table's turned. It's gonna take me a long time to be emotional, and I'm finding that's where we're possibly very different, and it could be good, it could be bad. I don't know. Let's go enjoy the arvo, get you a cocktail or something and you'll be sweet, yeah? Yeah. OK? I guess it probably shows that I can open up and be emotional with someone... that I like. Yeah. Yep. I'd hope that he would be able to meet me at that level of emotion, but that doesn't necessarily mean crying on a beautiful day like this. Even with a couple of days in Bali under their belt, Wayne and Ksenia's honeymoon has been rocky. And there's still little sign of a romantic breakthrough. Sit down. Put it back. Put it back. (SNIGGERS) OK. (WHISTLES) The honeymoon is a real testing time. It's all quite tense. How do you negotiate all this? They must have good communication, and if that's not there, it's difficult. Why don't you have barracuda? Because I don't like barracuda. You're having barracuda. I'm not having barracuda. You are having barracuda. No, you've got no choice. You're having barracuda. You need to calm down. (LAUGHS) You're having barracuda. That's the` That's it. (LAUGHS) (TENSE MUSIC) He feels like he's so much into me that I don't need to do anything. He's already in love with me, and what else? Ugh. He told me yesterday that I was cold-blooded. (LAUGHS) So, you know, um, maybe I am. Do you even know what fish it is? LAUGHS: I've got no idea. It's, like, long. (LAUGHS) And it's got, like, jagged teeth, like, a real snapping mouth. (LAUGHS) Just looks like a nasty fish. It could be nasty on the outside but nice on the inside. (LAUGHS) A bit like me. (LAUGHS) Exactly. So you and barracuda, you should, like` match made in heaven. What? Cos we're both ugly? (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) You said that. I didn't. You didn't deny it. (LAUGHS) Thanks (!) (LAUGHS) (CHORTLES) At least I'm nice inside. Yeah, it definitely is harder than past relationships, because you know a lot about each other beforehand. You know what they're like, what they do, what they eat. In this sort of bubble, it's very hard. You gotta tread easy. Like, every question or suggestion is very on ice. I organised, secretly, a surprise for you. What? I'm just being romantic and stuff. Really? I got you some flowers. Really? You're lying. Oh. Oh, thank you. Aw. I know. I'm just a charmer. (LAUGHS) They're yours. They are yours, though. (LAUGHS) I've committed my whole job, my life, my lifestyle, where I live to making a connection. So I'm not blase about what it is. But I also can't force someone to like me. (SIGHS HEAVILY) It's not like I've got a golden plan. It's just I want an emotional connection to know that we could be good together. This is my fish. Two is just disgusting. (LAUGHS) Cool. Thank you (!) I was just going to get that myself but` (CHORTLES) Here you go. (GIGGLES) Your auntie said make you laugh, and then I'll be OK. So I'll just keep making you laugh. He's probably... the nicest guy I've ever been with. (CURIOUS MUSIC) I'm scared to take him to my parents, because if my parents see him, they'll, like, go, 'That's it. You, um` You can't leave him.' He's just too nice. I guess I'm also a bit scared of that pressure. I just wanna hang out and have fun. Mm-hm. I wanna get jeans. You wanna get jeans? You're in Bali and you wanna get jeans? (ODD MUSIC) It would be cool to get on a scooter too, and just go explore. I'm not going on a scooter either. Ahem. It's too dangerous. I'm trying to figure out why we have been put together. She's a very beautiful person. She's very lovely and honest, and I think my core values, we match on. But common interests, still trying to figure them out. How are we actually going to get to know each other? I don't know. I can make you laugh as long as you want. (LAUGHS) But I'm gonna run out of jokes eventually. (LAUGHS) And then you'll be like, 'OK, see ya.' (UNEASY MUSIC) (BELL TOLLS) (RISING STRING MUSIC) In Bali our six pairs of honeymooners are getting ready for a big night out ` a dinner party where they'll meet the other couples for the very first time. Do you look real good? Are you OK with me wearing...? This is the backup shirt. I think I like the` Yeah, that blue shirt is pretty good. A mug for a mug. (LAUGHS) Are you excited for tonight, Fraselly? Fraselly? That is not going to be a real thing, Monique Pearce. (LAUGHS) Feeling really comfortable with where Monique and I are at right now. And I'm curious to see what other couples have done in terms of navigating what has been quite a dramatic first week of marriage. I'm actually really looking forward to tonight. It'll be really cool to actually see some people that are actually going through the same sort of things as us ` marrying a total strange and learning that they're a little bit weird. Some other nut bars. Be good to meet some other, like, vaguely... I love my chequered shirts. (LOW, EERIE MUSIC) I will wear a chequered shirt. Oh. Do you have another one? Looks like a table cloth. I have a different-coloured chequered shirt. Fine. He's got quite a few chequered shirts. Um, yeah, that might possibly disappear soon. I'll get you to do my buttons up. (MOROSE MUSIC) I'm not allowed to wear my chequered shirt. High heels? You can't wear high heels, cos then you'll be taller than me. (LAUGHS) I think that I can figure the female breed out ` normally pretty easily. But, um,... this one is a very tough cookie. (SIGHS HEAVILY) (PLAYFUL MUSIC) We'll be wearing the same. I mean, I packed this before. That'll be cute as hell. 'Hi, guys. It's Sam and Tayler.' We also dress the same. Right. All right. Are you ready to meet everyone? Think so. I'm such a people person, so I think I'm going to go into that room with a big smile. If someone's standoffish, they might be having their own issues. All right. Not the shoes. Shoes are wrong. Try on the other shoes. I can't wait to bond with the other couples, cos they're the ones that will really know. Yeah, I really cannot wait to talk to them openly and honestly and see what we can relate to each other. It'd be great. I can't wait for that, actually. GROANS: Oh God. Don't. It'll ruin it` Oh` Yeah, it's not appropriate right now. (MENACING MUSIC) (EXHALES HEAVILY) WHISPERS: You've got this. As a couple in a social setting, I think we're both pretty fun. So I think it will be cool tonight. Damn, girl. Ready to go? Yes. Yes! Let's do it. Cocktail is waiting. I'm just excited to see what they look like. Yeah. Should we hide and spy on them? Cos they don't know who we are. Like, the whole thing? We can pretend to be one of the waiters. Put on, like, uniforms, and` Yeah. And an apron. (UNSETTLING PIANO MUSIC) How you doing? Hi, honey. You ready? You look good. Oh, thank you. Really good. (LAUGHS) I'll just do my hair. Nervous to meet all the people. I'll be like, 'Hello, everyone! It's me,' kind of thing, really. What if they are having a horrible time? You'd feel a bit stink for them, eh? Yes. I really hope they're doing good. Why are you wearing the T-shirt and, um` Cos it makes me look musclier. Looks like I'm from Russia, muscly. You're hiding your, um... Six pack, yes. ...boobs. (LAUGHS) (MENACING MUSIC) (CHORTLES) I dunno. Wow (!) This is gonna be a good marriage (!) It's just you taking the piss out of me. Just out of curiosity, is it, like, this awkward with everybody? (TENSE MUSIC) (ALL EXCHANGE GREETINGS) How are ya? Nice to meet you. I'm Dan. This is Yuki. Nice to meet you, Dan. BOTH: Mwah! Hi! You guys are cute! My name is Yuki. Nice to meet you. Cheers, guys. ALL: Cheers! Ah, nice to meet you finally. You're so beautiful. Aw. Yeah, you are. Aw! (STRAINED MUSIC) I am a person who will be friendly with other couples. There is no reason why I wouldn't be friendly. But if they are mean to me, I'll gonna be 10 times meaner to them. So, yeah, we'll just wait and see. (CHATTER, LAUGHTER) (BELL TOLLS) (DELICATE MUSIC) In Bali, it's the first get-together for our six honeymooning couples. Cheers. Welcome. Ah, nice to meet you finally. You're so beautiful. Ah! So, we are just walking to dinner. We're going to meet the couples for the first time. Oh, I think we're both excited. I think we've been waiting for this moment. I mean, we got married. We flew here to Bali; we had a honeymoon. Now it's like, 'Who are these people? Who are we with?' And we're wearing the same thing. Oh, that's so cute. We're literally wearing the same pants and, um... Ooh. Yo. ...and shirt. Oh! We've got two more. (CHUCKLING) They're matching! If a couple has a positive experience at the cocktail party, that will surely strengthen their resolve. If they're getting approval from the others; they're having fun; it feels like there's no conflict, that will actually help strengthen them going on to the next stage that, 'We've actually done OK. 'We've kind of passed the test.' My name is Yuki. I'm Sam. Oh my God. Nice to meet you. How you going? I'm Tayler. Nice to meet you. Good to see you. Dan. Mwah. Congratulations. Thank you very much. What a good-looking couple! So, what do you do for a job? I'm a sparky. What?! No way. Me too, bro. Oh shit. No way, yeah! (LAUGHS) No way. Ah, well... How old is your husband? He is 29. 29. I'm a baby at 25. Oh, you are a bubba. 26. 26. Not too far. Good, not too far. The boys are beautifully matched, looks-wise. And they seem to be very friendly, both of them so... Yeah. So they're cool. (TENSE MUSIC) All eyes will be on the new couple coming in. But the new couple coming in will also be feeling really anxious and wondering, 'How are we going? And how have these couples been relating? Are we doing as well as them?' KSENIA: (LOUDLY) Hi! (CHEERING) Hey! What's your name? What's your name? Sam. Nice to meet you. I love your dress. Thank you. We're all going in for the hug. I love it. I'm going straight to the ladies. (CHATTER) What was your name? Wayne. Wayne. Wayne. Wayne, Wayne. Wayne, Wayne. Nice to meet you. Monique. Wayne, Wayne? This is so happy. (LAUGHS) Double Wayne? Oh my God! It makes me feel sane (CHORTLES) that they're just as crazy as ourselves. Just me. I'm the only crazy one. (BIRDS SQUAWK, SCREECH) KSENIA: You're Christian and you got married at the first sight. A bit different? Were you OK with that? Yeah, no. It was something that I definitely had to work through as part of this, but I trusted that I'd be matched with someone that would work with me. And so far I have nothing, really, to sort of suggest otherwise. Oh, this is my, um` This is my husband, Tayler. OK. Oh. It sounds so weird, yeah. It is weird saying that. From what I can tell,... Pretty normal people. Yeah, they're just normal people, and they're going through an extraordinary process ` just like us. Are we normal? Time will tell. (LAUGHS) All right. Please give them a round of applause. (CHEERING, CLAPPING) Gidday. I'm Dan. Hey, Dan. Nice to meet you, man. How goes it? How are you? Congratulations. (CHATTER, LAUGHTER) We laugh a lot. I think I heard your laugh before. Is that yours? (LAUGHS) Did you hear from across? Oh, I, I am the most insecure about my laugh. It's` Oh my God. Really? I haven't heard you laugh yet. I can't wait. Few more cocktails you will. Oh God. Yay. Yay! Julia, I think, 100% I made a connection with straightaway. I just saw her walk in` Yeah. ...and for some reason I was just, like, 'You are bloody awesome.' Oh wow. Yeah, yeah. Sort this out. (LAUGHS) What are you saying? I'm joking! (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) (BOTH CACKLE) There we go. The laugh! Oh my God, I love it! I love! I think we all had, like, an instant bond, in the way that we all could relate to each other. And just really relieved all the tension... completely. It was great. And your husband is...? What's his name? Wayne. Wayne. What does he do? He's a helicopter engineer. It's quite a broad... profession. That is a good job, isn't it? I don't think that everyone seems to be 100% happy. Where is he from? Um, Taranaki. Oh, nice. Have you been there? No, no. No, not yet. Are you gonna go there? Well, I will have to, right? Well, I guess you have to, yeah. A couple that I did notice possibly weren't 100% was Ksenia and Wayne. Get him to fly you down there. (LAUGHS) What? You don't like heights? Oh. And she made a few snappy comments about, just their relationship in general, and it made me think, 'Are they happy?' I don't know if she was saying that because` I don't know if it was the English barrier, the language barrier. Um, but, you know, she seemed pretty stern in what she was saying. So I was, like, 'That's really interesting.' I think that's what they're doing. They're, um, trying to tame me, I think (LAUGHS) with a Russian woman. Any interesting characters there? (GRATING MUSIC) Ksenia? (LAUGHS) Oh, mate. (WHISTLES) Jeez, that's an onion. So many layers. Yeah, we have a massive cultural curve that we're trying to get around and stuff. If a couple feel that they're not getting on at the dinner party, that's the beginning of a wedge. And I think they're going to have to do a lot of work to try and sort that out, get to the root cause of it, and see if they've got anything to work with after that. (PAINFUL, GRATING MUSIC) I think everyone, um, suited each other. I cannot, um, say that, 'Oh, no, there's definitely two`' Boring. Come on. (LAUGHS) Come on. What? It's true! I reckon Yuki and Dan. I thought they were quite well-matched. Excuse me, that's what I was saying. Oh. Keep going. Keep going. (LAUGHS) I'm saying that everyone is perfectly matched up. What about us? Well, I'm not too sure. Tsk! Tsk! (FOREBODING NOTE) (MILD MUSIC) With meet and greets done, it's now time for our couples to share dinner and get up close and personal. Here we are, guys ` the first dinner party. What are we expecting to see here? We're gonna get couples who are going to be comparing themselves to other people. Look at this. (CHUCKLING) Wow! We're gonna have certain people in the group who are going to go, 'I'm the leader,' cos they need to be in control. (INTENSE MUSIC) So there they are. They've got the perfect opportunity to gaze into each other's eyes, across from one another. This should be quite telling. Mm. Cheers. Can I just put this`? Oh, cheers, mate. (LAUGHTER) ...a terrible time? (BOTH LAUGH) (CURIOUS MUSIC) Am I good? You're good. You just told me that I'm good. You're good. Am I better than good? Whoa, fishing! (LAUGHS) Oh! They've got a little bit of sign language going on. Did you see that? Yeah. For Monique and Fraser. Little private joke. That's a good sign. She's watching him in a group. Oh, absolutely. You know, because they, eventually have to go and meet their parents. Mm. And their friends. Mm! So they're all sitting here tonight, going, 'Now, how are you in a group?' (BOTH AGREE) And for Monique, that is big. That is one of her deal breakers ` that if her friends and family don't like the person she's bringing home ` ain't gonna happen. To be honest, the only embarrassing thing I had, really, as a person going through school, was a mullet. (LAUGHS) Wait, you had a mullet? I wanna see a photo of you with a mullet. We do not need to see photos of me with a mullet. Holy shit! I would have not picked that. Who was not picking a mullet? And not only that. It was long and blonde. I said to Fraser, like, 'You don't need to say anything that you don't feel comfortable saying.' (LAUGHS) I don't wanna be, like, centre of attention, at all. (TENSE MUSIC) I actually used to wear a billboard as a job. What?! Yes, you need to tell us this, mate. Go on. What? Like for a pizza shop? (TENSE MUSIC) Oh, no, just... You were just kind of rabbiting on. Like, kind of, you're rambling. Already the criticism starts. (LAUGHS) She thinks she's very social, but she actually pulls back and is quite shy and likes to observe the group before she engages. Yes, exactly. So I think that's what we're seeing. And we're seeing Fraser overcompensating for that. So it will be interesting to see how Monique deals with to that. (TENSE MUSIC BUILDS) One of the first jobs I had wearing a billboard was for` What, the first one?! First?! (LAUGHS) So you had multiple?! Oh my Lord. Like, we're very different. I haven't really thought about if I like or dislike that part of him. I don't know what to say. Oh my God. To be honest, I don't know if it's going to work. That's the issue. (MENACING MUSIC) Tomorrow night, a turbulent dinner party brings true feelings to the fore. Does hubby not know how to spell her name? Um... The honeymoon dates hit stormy waters. You need to step up as a husband. I can't be in a relationship with someone who doesn't like anything I do. And back in Auckland... Are there two bedrooms? ...the harsh reality of daily life sets in. Ohhh! I wish there was a manhole so I could escape. www.able.co.nz Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air.