[dramatic music plays]
-I do, absolutely. -I do.
[Jarrette] I do, I do, I do.
-I do. -[guests cheering]
[Iyanna] One year ago, we fell in love
and chose someone to marry without ever seeing them.
[Deepti] I'm choosing myself,
and I'm gonna say no.
♪ Nothing like I've ever experienced ♪
["Experience" by Summer Kennedy plays]
[sighs]
-[whispers] Baby. -It's our wedding cake.
I'm not gonna cry!
Some of us are still in love.
-[Natalie] Okay, get a room. -We did get a room.
What does the dating app look like?
[laughter]
-Some of us are still searching. -Honestly, we're, like, just best friends.
I'm single and ready to mingle. I just feel like this is my year.
The '80s party? Are you guys gonna come?
What's the password?
-[Shayne] Crop tops. -[laughs]
-Love is unpredictable. -[dramatic music builds]
[Shaina] Love is emotional.
Love is the hardest…
I need you to cherish her and love her.
[Iyanna squeals]
[Shayne] …slash best thing…
-[Danielle] Oh my goodness! -[Shayne] …that'll ever happen.
[Jarrette] There is no reunion without these!
[all yelling]
[Deepti] Let's fucking go!
["Get Mine" by Velvet Belle plays]
♪ Sleeping till noon While the world runs laps around me ♪
♪ If I don't make a move How am I gonna get that penthouse view? ♪
-[Kyle] Whoa, it's cold. -[Deepti laughs]
So cold.
Why you running?
-'Cause I don't have any groceries. -[Kyle laughs]
-Want me to help you with those? -Yeah.
[Kyle] I got this.
Not all of them.
-I got it. -No, take the heavy ones.
That's your job.
-[Kyle] The champs and the milk? -Yup.
-Look at all that lipstick! -[laughs]
-You have it on you now. -Probably.
It's not that much.
Comes with the territory.
♪ I'm about to get mine ♪
♪ Hey… ♪
[Shaina] Okay, perfect. Is that too tight?
-[Shayne groans] -[laughs] You're so stupid.
-[Shayne choking] -[Shaina laughs]
-So, what do you wanna do today? -Um, I want you to make me look pretty.
You already do look pretty.
I wish I could go for the mullet look, a sexy do…
You could do it. Mullets are in.
-I know. I mean, I make it in. -Of course you make it in.
-[Shaina laughs] -[Shayne] Oh boy.
So, what's going on with you? Are you dating?
No, I mean, like…
Going into the pods, I was very open-minded.
And I can truthfully, honestly say,
every bone in my body,
I thought I found the person I was to spend the rest of my life with.
But unfortunately, Natalie said no.
[Natalie] We've grown a lot as two people who have fallen in love,
but I don't.
[trimmer buzzing]
[Shaina] Look down for me. Your line's crooked.
Me and Natalie's relationship the past year changes
as much as I change my underwear.
We've been re-engaged, unengaged.
On, off-again the whole time, it's all over the place.
-Does that hurt? -No, that's good.
My last conversation with Natalie, it was just a text from her
saying she never wants to speak to me ever again,
and I respect that.
I mean… [sighs]
I don't know what to say about it, but that's the story of our relationship.
You know, just miscommunication over and over again.
It's still hard, you know, thinking about,
you know, the whole situation with Natalie and everything. Um…
[Shaina] Are you guys okay?
[Shayne] It's a mindfuck because it's still fresh and everything.
It's putting me in depression mode. I just wanna turn my phone off and just…
I wanna Eat, Pray, Love a little bit, I think. And just…
-Eat, Pray, Love. -Yeah.
-Maybe you need that. -I do.
-I think we all need that. -Um…
Dude, just heal.
-I think everyone just needs to heal. -Yeah.
-Perfect, let me wash you. -All right.
[upbeat music plays]
[Shaina] Down.
-[water running] -[Shayne] Oh!
-Feel good? -That feels good.
[Shaina] I know. That's why I really like to do it.
I could sit here and you massage my head the whole day.
[Shaina] I know! It's the best part.
That's the only thing with going to my clients' houses.
-They don't get it. -Oh yeah?
Like, my boyfriend, actually,
he's, like, such a prima donna when it comes to his hair.
How's that going with him?
-Really good. I'm really happy. -Are you happy?
-Are you? That's good. -He's amazing. He's been so supportive.
The experiment was actually very challenging for me.
I know I got a lot of heat for making strong connections
to both Kyle and Shayne.
Oh my God.
Will you marry me?
Yes. [laughs]
[sighs, laughs] Oh my God.
I just wanted you to know that I do have deep feelings for you.
[sighs]
I do envision a life with you together, and I really do care for you a lot.
And although neither connection ended in marriage for me,
I truly, truly do believe
that it really did lead me back to the man that I was meant for.
[Shayne] Does your boyfriend believe in God?
-[Shaina] Yes, he's a Christian. -Yeah.
He's amazing.
-The side's wet, hold on. -Is he more dramatic than I am?
[laughs]
-You guys are both dramatic. -Yeah.
He's Greek. I feel like the Greeks invented drama.
-Really? Is that how it is? -Yes!
Yes, are you kidding me? No, but he's also a little older than me.
-So he's very mature, stable. -You guys living together?
He actually, um… He did buy us a house.
Oh my God!
But we sold the house the week we were supposed to move in.
Oh no. You're gonna live that life bouncing around house to house…
That's a developer's partner's life.
-Dude, it sucks. -You're gonna go crazy.
I'm… I'm already going crazy.
So, anyway, you smell the same. [chuckles]
-Oh my God, I love it. -Yeah.
[both laughing]
♪ Looking so fresh Yup, that's what I like ♪
♪ Blinged out, that's ice ♪
♪ Looking like luxury That's what I like… ♪
I feel like I'm gonna try too hard and then smoke someone in the face.
[Nick] Oh boy. Just don't hit anyone.
[Danielle yells] That was so bad. No!
[chuckles, yells]
I can't even do it!
Married life, it's been so unbelievable.
The amount of fun that we can have together effortlessly
without even having to think twice.
I feel so far removed from being single,
that I don't think I even know how to be single anymore.
That's one of the coolest things about being married.
You can plan something a year from now
and know that it's gonna be with that person.
-Love you. -Love you too.
-[Nick] There you go. Good job. -Whoo!
We already have trips that are planned one year in advance,
two years in advance.
You don't have to think twice
about the other person not being there because you're married.
That's one of the coolest things.
I wanna show you the place, though, that I found.
For?
-Our weekend getaway. -Oh cool. You found a place?
It seems like most people are down, and if anyone's iffy about it,
I feel like they're gonna see it and be like, "I have to go."
-Oh yeah, let's see it. -No, look. It's actually okay.
-Holy shit. -Yes, I know!
It's Natalie's 30th.
Everyone's gonna make sure that they set the time aside.
She has absolutely no idea it's gonna be her 30th birthday thing.
It's a little surprise that we have.
And to just get away too. It's nice to just get away.
We should have a costume party. Let's theme it.
So, let me set the record straight about parties.
I've always had parties,
and I theme them.
There's not always costumes,
but every year for, like, ten years, I would have a themed Christmas party
from ugly sweaters to the snow fun Christmas party
to Great Gatsby.
I've had tailgate parties where everybody dresses up like they're a football player.
He made us all do a wrestling theme party, where we all had to have a theme song
and walk out with the belt and have our whole thing.
[chuckles]
I've been doing this all along, it's just the costume piece that's new.
It's the best part.
[both chuckle]
The one person I haven't really reached out to
is Shake.
-If he's going, I'm not going, so-- -He's off the list.
[Nick laughs]
-I'll hire a security guard at the door. -[laughs]
[Nick] It'll be fun getting everyone together again.
-[Danielle] I'm excited. -Yeah.
[upbeat pop music plays]
We went through an experiment. The thing is, is that we're still in it.
Yeah. This past year, just trying to integrate our lives with each other.
It's been a surprise for me because I've never had to do that.
See, key difference between Jarrette and I.
I prepared for this.
Homie over here was like,
"Yeah, magic marriage switch. Let's do this thing."
[laughs]
I remember when I moved that freaking toothbrush.
"Why'd you move the toothbrush? Stop moving stuff!"
Oh my gosh. I think the first… first week or so,
I saw that she would just leave clothes in the bathroom floor,
on the bedroom floor.
-Let's talk about your weird habits. -Let's talk about 'em.
You blow your nose in the shower.
-That's normal. -That's not normal.
You love to poop while I'm in the shower. I don't know why you think that's okay.
-It's like a hot sauna in there, that's-- -You said we wouldn't talk about it.
[laughs] No! That's one thing about Jarrette.
He'll never have to guess what I'm thinking or what I'm feeling.
This is my first time ever living with a significant other, so,
just learning how to integrate my life with someone
who I'm around all day every day when I'm not at work, it's…
-It's a lot. -It's a lot.
Him being so extroverted,
him loving to spend so much time with his friends, like,
it's all created issues.
He just hasn't learned how to put boundaries on that
because he's never had to put boundaries on that.
He stays out until seven in the morning.
That is not true.
-It's usually, like, four. -Lie again.
Lie again! Lie again! [laughs]
I'm gonna start recording-- We shouldn't have that issue anymore.
'Cause if we do, it's gonna be a problem.
-Gimme a kiss. -No.
-Gimme a kiss. -No!
-You're gonna get lip gloss-- -It's fine.
[laughs]
[both laughing]
Stop.
Leave me alone.
♪ Kiss me like the sunrise In your morning light ♪
♪ Paradise ♪
♪ Stay with me forever and we'll… ♪
You're so thin.
-I know. -It's the diet.
-I went on the mad breakup glow-up after. -Yeah.
-The breakup diet. Yeah. -Dude, that's what happens.
But I also went back home to De Pere for a while.
Yeah?
And all you can do there is work out and work. There's no distractions.
You're like Rocky IV, went training out…
Yeah, I was doing one-arm push-ups.
I was punching freakin' dead deer like that.
-Yeah, you were. Yeah. -[Jarrette] Yo, yo, yo.
Oh no.
-My man, what's up, buddy? -What's going on?
-What's up, bro? -How are you?
-Good. How are you? -Good, man.
-Man, it's been a while. -Yeah.
Jesus.
-Started the party without me? -Yeah.
-Bartender, can I get a whole bottle? -Oh!
[Jarrette] What's up, man?
-The married man himself. -Yeah.
-Look at that bad boy. -Nice. Oh, look at the ring.
-[Jarrette] Wanna try it on? -Huh?
-No, that's depressing shit. -[Jarrette and Kyle laugh]
I don't need a reminder of that right now.
Yeah. Do you guys still talk?
I mean, after the wedding, we… It was obviously, like--
-Thank you. -[server] You're welcome.
We took, like, a week off of, like, not speaking at all.
-Yeah. -So, that was kind of fucked up, I think.
But a month later, we started talking and we brought back some good memories
and, like, we missed each other.
It was hard because, again, I wasn't in Chicago.
So, like, I was only there for two days of the week sometimes,
and that wasn't enough time to fix it and go through the problems we had.
We had to be with each other more, and we didn't.
-Chips and salsa. -Thanks so much.
-Variety. -This is a flight.
So if we just randomly bump into it again, then, yeah, absolutely.
I would just never say, "I'm never getting back together with that girl." No.
-It's always gonna be open. -Yeah.
Because it was real and true. It was honestly everything…
I truly thought I was gonna get married,
and I was so emotionally invested and, like, into this situation.
You… Yeah, we hit such a high too, that you'll never reach again.
-[Shayne] That's the scariest part. -Yeah.
-That adrenaline… -[overlapping chatter]
You're always gonna chase that high.
-You're always gonna chase, never get it. -[Kyle] Yeah, exactly. So, it's…
-It's fucked up. -[Kyle] Yeah.
When do you think that you're, know what I'm saying,
gonna be ready to get back out there
-in the dating pool, or whatever? -[murmurs] Uh…
[Jarrette mocking] Uh…
I'm sure somebody out there is looking for big daddy Shayne.
What does, uh, the dating app look like?
I don't-- I refuse to-- I refuse--
-Tumbleweeds go through the app. -I refuse, yeah.
If anyone sees me on a dating app, it's a bot.
It's an imposter, trying to be me.
-It ain't me. All right? -Yeah.
Ain't sending any nudes of me on, uh, WhatsApp, all right?
As much as you might think it's me,
no, I ain't gonna be on any dating apps.
[all laughing]
-[Jarrette] I'm being serious here, man. -I know.
Since you haven't been talking to Shaina, are you back in the dating pool too?
You know what? Like you, I haven't had much desire. It's hard.
-You know, you let it happen. -Yeah.
-What is this smirk, bro? -But I-- [laughs]
-You're a terrible liar, first off. -[laughs]
You see him?
I hear you and Deepti are talking a lot, though.
-Yeah, we're-- -What's up with that?
-[Kyle] It's… It's… -You guys had a connection.
Yeah, we did, we did, which no one really knew about.
-We kept it kinda quiet. Um… -Mm-hmm?
But, I mean, I love her to death.
But it's… We're in a weird situation. It's complicated.
Like, there is some desire to date, but, like, I don't know…
Afraid you'll do something to fuck it up.
Yeah, and she's, like, the best human being,
and she's kind of, like, "Well, I'm looking for my person."
So I look at that as so much pressure.
Deepti and I see each other probably three to four times a week.
I love being with her, I love hanging out with her.
Probably younger us would have had sex right away,
but I'm honestly afraid that if we go that far,
then I'll lose my best friend.
And, like, I don't want to go there unless we're, like, serious.
-Has anything happened between y'all? -There's a lot of sexual tension.
Oh boy.
Yeah, there were some kisses there, but--
You know what I would do? I would cross that line so fucking fast.
That's bad, though, because I respect her too much,
and I've made that mistake in the past where I cross the line real quick.
-Oh, it's over. There's no coming back. -It's over, yeah.
-There's no coming back. -You guys are lifelong players.
I hung my jersey up. I'm happily married,
but this marriage has been a journey for sure.
What's been the most difficult part about it?
[clicks tongue, sighs]
Probably just that there's a ton of things,
but I think the biggest thing is just putting Iyanna first.
Right after we got married, I instantly went into, like… [gasps]
-"I'm the husband." -Yeah!
"I'm the fucking head of the household."
"I gotta do this, that, and a third." So I started working, like…
I was already working my nine-to-five.
Then I started doing security, then I started bartending,
and, like, after I was just at the club or at the bar four days a week.
So Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, every day.
-I don't know how you do all that. -[Jarrette] It's tough.
I was not a perfect person coming into this relationship.
I knew that there were things that I had to change.
The biggest thing is just overindulging when I'm out,
because once I have one or two drinks, I just wanna keep the party going.
Me and my friends, we go out all the time. We go from bar to bar or club to club.
We drink and have a good time.
Am I working on those things that I struggle with? 100%.
I'll definitely say it's been a roller coaster. Marriage is not easy.
Like, if anybody tries to tell you it is, it's a lie.
[dramatic music plays]
[upbeat pop music plays]
[Danielle laughs]
-Hey, guys. -[Nick] Hey, you made it.
-I know. How are you? -Good, you?
-I'm good, thank you. -Nick.
-Sorry I'm making you get up. Hello. -No, you're good.
-[Nick] We finally meet. -Over here.
-Good to see you again. -My pod bestie.
-Lock you down at a dinner. -I know!
I met Christos a couple of years ago through a mutual friend,
and, I'm not gonna lie, I was immediately in love with him.
All our friends around us,
they wanna, like, strangle us 'cause he's always, like…
[in deep voice] "Baby…"
"Honey…"
"I love you…"
That's how he talks.
I don't know if that's a good, uh, rough example, but… [chuckles]
"Baby."
-Are you guys dip people? I'm a dipper. -Big dip person.
-I can't handle too much spicy. -I can't either. I sweat.
I ate some spicy feta before our wedding, that's why I was sweating.
-Oh yeah, is that it? -[laughs]
It was one of those situations
where it was perfect man, but wrong timing.
And then, it's interesting how God works,
because He brought him back into my life in His perfect timing.
We ended up seeing each other at a wedding in Greece,
and it was like wham, bam, thank you, ma'am.
-Cheers to you guys. -Cheers to you guys.
-Cheers.
So, you guys have any big summer plans?
I think we might make another trip to Greece.
-[Nick] Oh yeah? -Yeah.
It's where we reunited last year. so…
Well, I'm dying to know how you guys met in the first place.
I'll tell you, it was when I was with one of my friends,
he was FaceTiming Shaina.
-Three years ago? Three years ago. -Yeah, like three years ago.
And normally I'd mind my own business, but, like, her voice drew me to her.
[Danielle] Oh!
-My obnoxious, loud voice. -You sure it wasn't a squint?
[Christos] Yeah, no, it was her voice.
Better tell me if I'm squinting right now. [laughs]
[Christos] Right? I know.
It might be a habit of when I'm assessing, I squint,
'cause I'm like, "Oh, my brain's really…" [laughs]
-The pressure of all the information. -I know. It's like… [groans, laughs]
So, and we did a little small talk, we were talking.
And the first, like, question after, like, small talk, she asked me…
-You're gonna die. -"Do you believe in Jesus Christ?"
-Yeah, that sounds about Shaina. -[Shaina laughs]
-I can't. Sorry I'm laughing. -[Danielle] No, I mean that's--
It's just 'cause everything is so funny now that I look back on it.
So if timing is not there, it's hard to, like, move forward, right?
I feel a lot of things were going on.
Where, like, he just wasn't, like, able to give me what I needed.
-Which was what? -Commitment.
-[laughs] -It was commitment.
It was attention, commitment, because I'm always working.
-You're a busy guy. -He's a phantom.
-Are you guys officially official? -BF, GF?
[Danielle] Like, why now are you ready to commit?
-Oh, good question! -[Danielle] No, 'cause like--
I love your Scorpio! Let's do this!
[Christos] Yeah, no, it's… You know what it is?
We have this connection where she sees past my imperfections, and…
When did it click that you wanted to commit? Back to her question.
-[Christos] I'll tell you. -[Shaina laughs]
I love rehearing this, by the way. [laughs]
You know, your heart grows fonder, right?
Either it does if you care about someone, or it doesn't.
You move on, right? To the next.
When I'm away from her, like, I miss her. I miss her.
If you miss the person you're with, you know, like, that's it.
So, I feel that all the time,
because, like, they're your best friend, they're your soulmate.
You want to be around them as much as you can because life's short.
-[Danielle] Yeah. -You never know what could happen.
-Have you talked about engagement? Kids? -I mean, she talks about it, but…
-No, I'm kidding. -[Nick laughs]
-I'm joking, baby, I'm joking. -Come on! [grunts]
-No, I'll tell you-- -I sense another ultimatum coming.
-[Shaina laughs] I know! -[Christos] No.
I… She… One thing about her, she understands I work a lot.
Yeah.
Not that understanding.
-Have you put thought into the '80s party? -[Nick] The weekend?
Are you guys gonna come?
-Yes, we're gonna come. -[Danielle] You are?
-[Christos] I think we should go. -Okay, let's go.
If you don't have an '80s costume, you cannot come.
If you do come without an '80s costume, you will not be let in.
[Christos] All right.
Challenge accepted, yeah.
You haven't met everyone. Do you feel weird--?
I don't feel weird. I'm more concerned for Shaina.
Just 'cause, like, her situation with Natalie and, like…
The only way to recover from anything, talk about it, right?
But have you guys talked? You and Natalie?
-I think we're cordial, yeah. -[Danielle] Yeah.
I don't want there to be any more drama.
I feel like I've moved on. I hope she's moved on.
Yeah.
[Danielle] It's Natalie's birthday. I invited them,
but I don't necessarily want them to come
because her and Natalie had beefs multiple times.
I care about you.
I feel like I'm being portrayed as a villain in your guys' relationship.
-Your guys' fake-ass relationship. -You think ours is fake?
If you guys think you are compatible, that is comical.
I want it to be, like, a fun time.
I want everyone to get loose and get together.
We haven't seen each other in a long time. And if her and Chris come,
is that gonna just, like, cause a lot of unneeded drama?
I'm not gonna force anything…
Yeah, and I don't want you to come and feel uncomfortable.
I don't want her to feel uncomfortable. You have a friend for her anyway, right?
-Just kidding. -Fuck off, dude.
I love you guys.
[upbeat pop music plays]
♪ Never, never ♪
♪ Never, never Never let the fun stop ♪
♪ Never, never ♪
-♪ Keep it going ♪ -♪ I wanna have some fun… ♪
Let's see, what do I bring?
[clothes hangers clicking]
Don't even know what we're doing.
-[cell phone ringing] -Let's find out.
[cell phone chimes]
Hi. I'm packing.
Why do you have a backwards hat on? It's my vulnerability.
I'm packing, I need help.
What are we doing?
-You packing for the weekend? -Yeah.
-Dress warm, it's going to be cold. -Cold? Is it?
-[Kyle] So, what should I bring? -Bring warm clothes so I can steal them.
All right. All right, I'll bring sweaters.
What are you gonna wear?
What are you gonna wear, so we can coordinate?
I'm gonna wear cozy things.
I just wanna wear, like, oversized sweaters
and, like, long knee-high boots, maybe?
-But that's cute. I like that on you. -It's green.
I don't think I've ever seen you in a turtleneck.
Kyle is honestly one of the best humans I've ever met.
He's emotional, he's kind, he's supportive.
And also, he's very edgy, which I love.
-I'll go full-on turtleneck. [chuckles] -Ooh!
I want to be around him all the time, honestly, but it's just a situation-ship.
It's basically, like, you know, you're figuring it out. It's a situation.
[chuckles]
-Saturday, we're going wine tasting. -What does one wear to wine tasting?
Make sure you're gonna be warm,
'cause I'm not gonna give you my jacket, Kyle.
Okay, so no tank tops.
-[Deepti laughs] No cutoffs. -[laughs] Okay.
I'm definitely attracted to Deepti.
I'm not gonna sexualize it, but yeah, I mean,
I'm definitely attracted to her.
-Ooh! Can we match? -Can you imagine red wine on this?
Matching white blazers?
We're basically acting like we're dating,
and everyone probably assumes that we, you know, go home together
and we spend the night and wake up together,
but none of that happens.
So we do have this front of a relationship without actually having a relationship.
I'm nervous that if I don't get what I want,
or if she doesn't get what she wants, then I'm afraid it will draw us apart
and we'll kind of lose each other, or one of us will push the other one away.
That's honestly what I'm most nervous about.
-Maybe you should write this down… -I got it. No, I'll get it.
-I gotta go. Figure it out. -Thank you. Okay, bye.
All right.
[upbeat pop music plays]
Deepti, Mallory, Danielle, I think they're on their way.
[server] Hi, what can I get you ladies to drink?
Can I-- Go ahead.
Can I get a tequila and Fresca?
-Okay. -Um, I'll get the same thing.
-All right, sounds good. -Thank you.
Um, I like her dress.
-Who, hers? -Yeah.
-I like it too. -Hot, hot.
-I couldn't pull that off. -You could.
I don't have boobs.
-Same here. -[laughs]
Right after our wedding, Shayne and I, for a moment,
did rekindle things,
and it continued on for several months.
But I had a conversation with Shayne
on how the door's closed, forever.
I let him know I don't love him anymore,
and I think him and I
have, you know, a very unhealthy relationship,
and I don't think it would've been good for either of us.
It's the lies. It's the lies from him.
It's like I put so much trust in him,
and he, like, completely destroyed that trust for us.
I can't have someone in my life that doesn't respect me.
I know that he still has a lot of feelings for me,
but I'm finally letting him go, and he has to let me go.
I just feel like this is my year.
So, how's it been going?
I just feel like things have not been easy lately.
Yeah.
I mean, like, you already know I call you and complain every time,
the fact that, like, we have to have the same conversation
over and over and over again.
Yeah.
Um, I mean, you know Jarrette.
I mean, it's clear he has a good heart.
-It's just, like, he's immature. -Yeah.
So, you know those small moments throughout a night out or something
that you think, "Maybe I shouldn't take this last drink, last shot,
maybe I should go home."
He doesn't have, like, the skills to be able to say, like, "I need to stop."
-It's like an overindulgence problem. -Yeah.
And I thought it was his friends,
but then I realized pretty quickly, like, no, it's Jarrette.
Like, that's just who he is. He's never been held accountable.
-God, and-- -Yeah.
I don't think it helps that he works as a security guard
at a fucking club.
Everything else in between, though, he's himself.
We're fine, like, everything's good. It's when he goes out.
But I don't wanna tell him to stop doing that.
'Cause that's not me. I want him to do what he enjoys.
I just want him to learn how to control himself.
I, um…
I got really impatient, um,
and I kind of, like, just packed up and moved out.
I, um…
I was just like, "I gotta go. I can't do this. I'm not doing this."
Me moving out had nothing to do
with the degree of love that I have for Jarrette.
I love that man so much, that I want him to grow.
But Jarrette grew up in a really strict household.
So now that he… he has had the freedom to be himself
and do whatever he wants, like… [laughs]
You know? He just wants to keep going out.
I don't get it, 'cause that's not me,
but I want him to progress in life.
I don't want him to stay in this period that he's been for so long.
And the fact that he's been so resistant to that
is… is scary 'cause I want someone to grow with.
I know I agreed to this vow,
but how am I supposed to trust you to be my husband
and to be the father of my kids if you don't know how to control yourself?
Oh, the girls are here. Keep this between us.
-I love them, but I'm not ready to… -Yeah. Of course.
-Hi, honeys! -Hi! How are you?
[Natalie] Hello!
[Mallory] Hey, babies!
Hi, how are you?
[overlapping chatter]
-Hi. -How are you?
Life is really good. I'm single and ready to mingle.
After the wedding,
I definitely have been approaching dating differently.
I think the pods have really made me become a little bit more direct.
Like, do you want a serious relationship? 'Cause for me, that is what I want.
[indistinct chatter]
All right, a dirty martini, old fashioned.
-Thank you. -Deepti, can I taste your drink?
-Absolutely. -I've never had an old fashioned before.
I was like, "I didn't order that. That gives me PTSD."
I don't even know what's in it. [laughs]
-[Deepti] Can I have some of that one? -We've all shared spit.
-Whoa! -[Natalie] I'm sorry. Not like that.
-I was like, "We've all shared spit." -[retches]
[Natalie] I gotta pack for tomorrow.
-Do you know what you're wearing? -A highlighter yellow bodysuit.
-Like a… The '80s workout? -Kinda, yeah. Exactly.
-Is Kyle coming this weekend? -[Deepti] Yes.
-Yay! That's fun! -Of course he's coming. [laughs]
I'm excited. I have so much fun with him, you guys.
Seriously, I can talk to him for six, seven hours and time just flies by.
I just, like… I value him so much as a person in my life.
Are you guys friends, or have you…?
[Deepti] Yeah, honestly, we're just best friends right now.
If he ever sees anyone, I'll kill him. You know, it's like exclusive friends.
He can't be friends with anyone else.
Yeah, you can't be this type of friend with anyone else.
-I totally believe in law of attraction. -Yeah.
If you love yourself so much, you'll exude that love
and you'll attract the right person into your life.
-That's why Shake's not attracting. -[Deepti] That's why Shake's not--
-Aw, zing! -[all laughing]
Okay!
[all laughing]
How are you doing, baby? How's the dating world?
Good. It's good. I mean…
Um, honestly, like, since everything,
I've really just spent so much time, like, going to therapy, working out,
just trying to find healthier--
We can tell you've been working out, hon, yeah, right?
[Deepti] Just focusing on yourself, yeah.
Have you been in touch with Sal at all, or, like, how's that going?
-Um, no, I think… I mean… -When was the last time you saw him?
I've seen him, like, a couple times
just like with all of our group settings.
And I think, like, you know, we're… we're cordial.
We definitely say hi. He's told me he wants me to be happy, and…
-Yeah. -[Iyanna] It's hard, though.
It's so hard.
[Danielle] It's so weird trying to put my mind
in someone else's mind that didn't get married.
[Iyanna] It's so weird.
It's so tough to try and, like, think about how it would feel.
Even if things are over and kinda done with
and things are in the past,
there are still hurts.
[minister] Do you take Mallory Rose Zapata to be your wife?
[emotional music plays]
[shakily] I cannot.
[Salvador sighs]
[Mallory] It fucking sucks when you invest so much time in someone
and think that you're gonna end up with this person forever, and you don't.
Even now, I wanna cry, 'cause…
It's just hard.
[Danielle] We kind of invited just, like, everyone.
We didn't want to disclude anyone.
-'Cause, like, I don't know. -[Deepti] Minus Shake.
Well, obvi-- He was the one person, I don't fucking care. No, he's not coming.
-[Danielle] Shayne won't be there. -Okay.
-But I did invite Shaina. -Yeah.
Like, are you guys… When's the last… Have you guys…?
I mean, there's things that happened between her and Shayne
that, like, I wasn't comfortable with.
Messages on Instagram I saw between her and Shayne,
-to the point that they unsent it. -Wait.
Wait, what? When was she doing that?
When Shayne and I were dating last year. That's why we're not together anymore.
And she was in a relationship with her boyfriend.
-Was she dating Christos at that time? -Wait, what?
[dramatic music plays]
If Shaina says that there wasn't flirting,
like, she's lying.
They had been, um, sending flirtatious messages
to each other for several months.
-I called Shayne out. I saw him do it. -Oh my God.
He did admit, "We were sending flirtatious messages."
And then, um,
texting Shayne that I'm a liar and manipulative
and telling him to come after me at the reunion.
Which, thankfully, Shayne didn't do, but it's like, why are you interjecting?
If you are in a happy relationship
and, like, you've put this behind you, why do that?
She's so kind in person, but, like, let's be real,
we've all talked about her pattern of lying.
She's used the excuse, like, "Oh, I was made to be a villain."
"I didn't mean to do these things." But then in my mind, I'm like,
"Well, why did you lie to me?" You shouldn't have called me,
and lied about what you said on the beach,
but also in the pods when Shayne… The day that Shayne proposed to me.
I was gonna say--
She's a habitual liar, and so that's why it's really hard for me
to be in a place with her because I want to be cordial
and leave the past,
but she continues to, like, interject herself into my life.
The first time I saw Shayne and Shaina's messages,
Shayne had posted an Instagram story
and she had responded to it
with, like, something sexual and so I asked him to show me.
There's just comments
on, like, what would've happened if they ended up together.
How wild their sex life would be.
When I talked to Shayne about it, he calls it just a mistake.
But, like…
You don't do that to someone you love.
♪ You drive me insane ♪
-♪ Drive me insane… ♪ -[sighs]
And, like, I feel like he just, like, honestly shit all over our relationship.
♪ You drive me insane ♪
[upbeat pop song plays]
♪ Feels like, feels like ♪
♪ I know it feels like I'm in love ♪
♪ I know it feels like, feels like… ♪
-[Danielle] Whoa. I hate packing. -[Nick] You wanna take a shot?
[Danielle] Pregame packing?
[both laugh]
I mean, it'll make it better. I really don't know what to bring.
-Grayson, is someone here? -[dog barks]
[Nick] Coming. Who's there, bud?
[dog whines]
-[Wendy gasps] Grayson! -Hello!
-[Wendy laughs] -[Danielle] Hey!
[Nick] Come on in.
-[Wendy] Hey! -[Danielle] Long time no see.
-I feel like it's been forever. -Oh, honey!
I know, I love you too, Grayson.
-[Nick] See? Calm down. -[laughs]
[Nick] Wendy, my mother-in-law, she's eccentric,
dramatic, a character, and definitely unapologetically herself.
-You guys want some champagne? -Oh gosh, twist my arm.
[laughing]
What you see is really what you get.
She's fun.
She's really fun after a couple glasses of Chardonnay.
I love that I get to drink out of the gold goblet.
It's a sought-after event.
Mmm!
[playful music plays]
There's similarities between Danielle and her mother,
but I wouldn't say that they're the same.
[Danielle] You're not supposed to hold the cat like that. Mom, please.
You really aren't supposed to hold cats with stomach up.
Do you see how comfortable she is?
-Comfortable? Her claws are coming out. -[cat meows]
Put her down! Mom, put her down!
Are you kidding me?
[Danielle] Nick hangs out with my mom and sister all the time.
So he's, like, gotten closer with my family
than I think my best friends have.
-Who did this? -[Nick] I ordered it for Christmas.
-[Danielle] One of the Christmas presents. -[Nick] I gave them a picture of Wiz--
[Danielle] They had to photoshop Wiz into it.
-That is so cute. -Yeah.
My family is everything. Like, they're my best friends.
So, the fact that my family is now his best friends
is actually, like, the most important thing to me.
Nick goes out with my sister, without me.
He goes out with my mom and stepdad without me.
He's best friends with them,
and I don't even have to be involved. [laughs]
This is beautiful, and I love the fireplace.
And that is the wall. I mean, that is phenomenal.
I love the way you hung all of the lights.
[Danielle] Actually, he didn't hang them.
They came with the apartment. He just didn't take them down.
-No, I put 'em up for a Christmas party. -Oh, I thought they came with it.
And then it was really hard.
I had to stand on tables to do it because I didn't have a ladder.
-[Danielle] Did you dance? -And did you break any?
No, I did not break the table.
His furniture is more durable.
Last night someone asked me how many tables we've been through.
-That was at that work thing. -Two of my tables, RIP.
All of his tables, still alive. [chuckles]
I even want the dining room table to break 'cause I want a new one.
I'll break it. [laughs]
[Danielle] Aww. Grayson is already ready to go with you guys.
[Nick] He's ready to go.
Thanks again for taking them for the weekend.
-[Wendy] Oh yeah. -Appreciate it.
-I'm so excited for you guys to go away. -And it's good, finally having a-- Yeah.
-I know. -So exciting.
[Meghan] Grayson's gonna get so many treats.
-[Wendy laughs] -No. No.
No table scraps.
I'm gonna go weigh him right now,
and if he comes back one half of a pound heavier--
-I'm a dietician. I know what to do. -Ma, okay.
-[Wendy] Say bye, Grayson. -[Grayson growls]
[upbeat pop music plays]
♪ Let's ride away ♪
♪ Let's ride away now ♪
♪ Let's ride away ♪
♪ Let's ride away now ♪
♪ Let's ride away… ♪
-[Danielle] God, I'm so excited. -I know, me too.
It's freaking massive.
Since we're here first, we get first dibs on rooms.
[Nick] Heck yeah.
[Nick strains]
[Danielle] Ooh.
-Oh wow. -Whoa.
-Holy crap. -This is awesome.
[Danielle] I was not expecting this.
The pictures looked pretty, but I feel like I don't belong here.
No, this-- The photos do not do this justice.
We're both very unlucky people.
It's a series of unfortunate events every time we go on vacation, not kidding.
We went to Colorado to see Kygo for them to play our wedding song.
Didn't play it.
We went on a canoe trip where I said, "This is fun. All you do is float."
We almost died. Capsized. Hailing.
We went to a wine tasting thing, and all of a sudden, the power went out
and we were pretty convinced that the murderer was in the house.
We were in a summer town cottage.
I barricaded all of the doors and then locked us in the bedroom.
I called 911 on the canoe trip.
And I got a concussion.
Yes. Oh yeah, he got a concussion going down a waterslide.
So, it's like every single time we go on vacation, something bad happened.
-[chuckles] -[upbeat pop music plays]
These rocks are not helping this suitcase action here, guys.
-[Natalie] Whoa! Oh my God! -[Deepti laughs]
[Natalie squeals]
-[Deepti] You got it? -I got it, thanks.
[Deepti] Danielle! Let us in!
-[Natalie] Oh my God. -[Deepti] Oh my gosh, Natalie.
[Kyle shivers]
-[Danielle] Hello! -Hi.
-Hey! -You look so good.
-[Danielle] Thank you. -Thanks for inviting us!
Hey, lovey.
Hello!
-[Deepti] This looks so nice. -[Danielle] Isn't it so nice?
-[Natalie] Yeah. -You guys, they have my dream oven.
It has a red knob. Fuck a red bottom, I need a red knob.
[laughing]
This weekend's gonna be so much fun.
[laughing]
Thank you, sir, may I have another?
I mean, look at him, right?
It's been the hardest thing of my life to have self-control.
Kyle just makes me feel so giddy,
and, like, kinda hot and bothered at the same time.
Oh, hi!
-We made it! -Hi!
Why do you look so hot?
Oh my goodness!
-Hi, babies. -Yes.
[Deepti] You look so cute with the curls.
[Mallory] Hi, babe. I love you.
-Hi. -[Mallory] What's up?
How are you?
I think it is confusing for people to see that we're having issues,
but yet, we're still
us?
'Cause we love each other.
Yeah, it's like, I mean…
I never want to adjust my level of love
just because he's messed up in some way.
Like, everything we do, everything we say, is in love.
When I correct him, it's in love.
When he… Well, he tries to correct me. [laughs]
I'm right most of the time, though, so let's… point that out there. [laughs]
But, like, it's always in love. [laughs]
[Jarrette] There's no reunion without these.
[all yelling]
-[Deepti] Let's fucking go! -[Nick] Let's go!
[Deepti] I'm so happy!
-We doing a tequila shot? -Absolutely.
[Nick] Let's do it.
[upbeat pop music plays]
-[Nick] Oh! -[laughs]
-[Nick] Mal, you want one? -Um, a little one.
A little one? What? Who are you?
-Excuse me, I want a little baby one. -Do you still have your glass?
-I was about to say, I don't know… -[Mallory] Who are you, sir?
So, y'all turning down alcohol? Who are y'all? Y'all have changed.
-Who are we missing? Who's missing? -Who?
-[Natalie] Sal. -[music fades out]
[Kyle] Is it… Is that awkward?
Um… I mean,
it's weird always being around… Running into your ex, right?
-Like, your ex-fiancé… -Not even just a boyfriend.
-Sleeping in the same house. -[Mallory] Yeah.
[chuckles]
Mal is very private and quiet,
so she doesn't always share how she's, like, feeling,
or… or, like, what she's thinking in the moment.
And, as her friend, I can only make, like, guesses,
but she did really, really love him.
And, if anything, she was really hurt that that relationship didn't continue
after the wedding.
[dramatic music plays]
[indistinct chatter]
[Danielle] Sal's here.
[woman] Thank you.
[Iyanna] Oh, that is Sal! I can tell by his smile!
[Salvador sighs]
I'm sure for her, it's very hard to see Sal,
knowing that, at one point, she was thinking of marrying him.
-[Salvador] Let's go. -[woman] All right.
And that she did love him. If I was in her shoes,
I know that that would be a very hard position to be in.
-[Iyanna] Salvador! Hi! -Nice to meet you.
[Salvador] This is my girlfriend, Jessi. How are you?
-[Deepti] It's you! -How cold are you right now?
-Salvadores. -All right? Hello, hello.
[overlapping chatter]
-Mallory. Nice to meet you. -Jessi. Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you. -Yeah.
-Hey! -Hi! Jessi. Nice to meet you.
[Iyanna] Hi.
-Hi. -Hey, what's up? Good to see you.
-Are you good? -Good, how are you?
-Good. -Is that all you're bringing?
No, I had--
[overlapping chatter]
[melancholy music plays]
[deep sigh]
-We have to give you a couple name. -Jessidor.
Jessi--
[Jarrette] I didn't expect that.
I'm just feeling
just a little, uh… a little anxious.
[Mallory] I can't handle. Oh my God.
-[Nick] You all right? -[Mallory] It's a lot.
It's an uncomfortable situation.
Like, I'm so fucking awkward… and uncomfortable.
I kind of just want to hide in the corner and just be like,
"Ugh, I can't handle any of this."
All right, Jarrette, you promised us shots.
-[Jarrette] Oh shit, you ready? -We're ready.
[Jarrette] Okay, shots. What are we drinking?
Let's do some tequila.
-[Jarrette] No, no, no. -What is happening? [chuckles]
♪ Button your lips, needles and pins… ♪
[Nick] Shot time!
I gots you, baby.
[imitates choir singing, laughs]
[Kyle] Whoa, that was good.
[imitates choir singing]
[Nick] Okay, all right. Everybody, let's do this.
Up to the pod squad,
plus one.
Whoo!
[Jarrette] It is hot as hell. Who turned on that heat?
[Danielle] When did you stop drinking?
♪ I'll give you bad blood Give you bad blood ♪
♪ I don't forgive, I don't forget ♪
♪ I don't regret, never have yet ♪
♪ You do me wrong, I'll tag along ♪
♪ Like a hit song you can't turn off ♪
♪ If you ever ♪
♪ Mess with me ♪
♪ I'll give you bad blood Give you bad blood ♪
♪ Bad blood ♪
♪ You can run, you can hide ♪
♪ Better run for your life ♪