Love Is Blind (2020–…): Season 2, Episode 6 - Back to Reality - full transcript

I can't imagine a life without her,

and we never have actually seen
one another.

I'm on one knee,
and I'm asking you if you will marry me.

Yes.

He loves me for who I am.
Nothing else.

Yeah, I'll marry you.

Oh my God.

Hi. Oh my gosh.

I've never loved someone like this before.

Oh my God. You're so beautiful.

This engagement, it's gonna be a problem.



I do have feelings for Kyle,

but at the same time,
I do have feelings for Shayne.

I'm just scared
that I made a wrong decision.

That physical connection is
as strong as our emotional connection.

I love you.

I love you too.

I think you're really hot.
Like, temperature-wise.

Oh, thanks.

Being here physically
with Shake, and bonding in this way

has definitely enhanced
my feelings for him.

I don't know if I'm feeling
the type of body connection

that I wanted to feel.

- I just show my love differently.
- I'm done.

You don't like that ring.



You like gold rings though.

You know how I know? Because I asked.

I was thinking that for the first night
we'd spend the night in separate rooms.

I can't stop thinking about Shayne.

Regardless of him
deciding to marry Natalie,

I'm here to find my husband.

If it's true love, time reveals all truth.

♪ Is it too late to say I regret? ♪

♪ Is it too late to make you forget? ♪

♪ Dug myself in a hole ♪

♪ I was out of control, basically ♪

♪ It's a way before me to relive ♪

♪ Is it too late for you to forgive? ♪

It's crazy.
This is our first apartment.

Are you excited?

I love it.

Um, I'm so glad we talked it out
before we came here,

because coming into this apartment with...

I don't know,
feeling really good about this.

- So...
- Yeah.

Obviously, we have things to work on.

- I didn't realize I was stubborn, but...
- Yeah, you never did.

I know. I never would've
described myself as stubborn.

You saying I'm 100% stubborn.

I know you are,
but I didn't realize I was.

You're just oblivious to the...?

Did you... Wait.

- What?
- Did you know I was stubborn?

- Yeah, 100%.
- How?

I can't say that, though.
You'd kill me, like you say all the time.

- Oh my God.
- Um...

I think if we didn't argue,

it would be too good to be true.

- So...
- Mm-hmm.

Just promise you'll never leave me.

Of course, I would never leave you.
Don't leave me!

I would never.

- I'm so happy. I really am.
- Me too.

In Mexico,
besides the argument we had at dinner,

it was literally perfect.

Our differences just mesh
really well together.

Now in the real world,
we've got work and friends and family,

and there's a lot more distractions,
but our wedding is three weeks away,

and I'm so excited for it.

I wish it would come sooner.

I'm fucking starving.

Once you fall in love with someone,
and you know you'll be with them

for the rest of your lives, like...
nothing else matters.

Being able to end my day
with you will be awesome.

- Yeah, coming home to my best friend.
- I know. You're my best friend too.

- Am I?
- Yeah. You're everything I wanted.

Seriously.

I love you.

I love you too.

And I still can't believe
we're gonna get married in three weeks.

We need to start thinking about that.
I want you to be happy. It's your day.

But I also want you to be happy too.
It's your day too.

Okay, then I want one thing.

I wanna wear

like, a tux cape.

- That's all I ask.
- Wait, what's a tux cape?

I'll give you the biggest wedding
in the world.

It's like a Lord from England.
They wear those old-school...

No. Oh my God. No.

But it went past...

It's like a trench coat kind of thing,
but a tuxedo.

That's all I want.

Okay, this isn't Bridgerton.

Having this conversation
gives me heartburn.

God!

♪ Beg for it, beg for it, beg for it ♪

♪ Baby, don't make me ♪

- ♪ Beg ♪
- ♪ Baby, don't make me beg ♪

♪ Baby, don't make me beg ♪

My mom's gonna be so excited
because she manifested you, I feel like.

- Lot of pressure.
- It's a lot of pressure.

A lot of pressure
to be manifested by somebody.

She's like, "Please go for
the cute Indian man if you find him."

I was like, "No, Mom, not happening.
I'm not doing that."

Then look where I am.

You tried to fight the manifestation.

- That's where I went wrong.
- I'm sorry.

- Mmm.
- Interesting there.

Soy sauce with wasabi?

Interesting?
That's what you're supposed to do.

What? Why would you mix
a palate cleanser with...

- No, the ginger is the palette cleanser.
- No.

That's like saying,
"Spaghetti and meatballs?"

- "Whoa, who would've thought?"
- No.

- We're gonna make a bet here. Okay?
- What's the bet?

Loser has to plan...

Loser has to plan a really fun date night.

- Done.
- Okay? All right. Okay.

- Google it.
- I'm gonna.

Palette cleanser,
do not mix it with the soy sauce.

- That doesn't make any sense.
- You are just so wrong...

I'm not!

Okay, well...

For ginger, place a piece in your mouth

between eating different kinds of sushi.

What? No!

- Yes.
- Fuck.

- You're wrong.
- Now I have to plan a date night?

Yeah.

You're supposed to pamper me.

♪ I didn't know love ♪

♪ Till you arrived, babe ♪

♪ Crossin' that line ♪

- I want this side.
- Come on.

- Compromise.
- Yeah.

You can have it tomorrow night.

- We're gonna just switch?
- We can take turns.

See, your side of the bed's the middle.
So, it's like...

It doesn't matter
which side you end up on.

Yeah, it does.

I like this side.

It's away from the windows
and I'm scared of heights.

Great. So I can fall out
of the window in my sleep.

Mm-hmm. I'll protect you. I'll save you.

That's good.

We have a huge couple of days ahead of us.
Going back to work.

We're meeting each other's
friends and family.

My biggest downfall is the way
that I kind of think about things,

or overthink things.

I wanna make sure
that I don't let my own stupid brain get...

You know I like that about you.

You like it
until you're at the expense of it.

Every single relationship I've seen,
you've seen,

both of our parents have ended in divorce.

And so I'm not
gonna put myself in a situation

where I even think that that's an option,

but I also don't want any of my decisions
to take me away from you.

Well, if you remember when we got engaged,

and it was my whole thought process
and it was your own thought process,

it's like we can write our own story.

No, I agree.

I love you.

Love you too.

And I mean that.

I know you do.

If something comes up...

If in your mind,
you have a hesitation, tell me.

Will I be ready for marriage
in three weeks? Hopefully.

And if I'm not, then what?

♪ 'Cause you keep going in circles ♪

♪ 'Cause you keep going in circles ♪

- So, welcome to my humble abode.
- Ooh.

Okay. This...

Why you got so many shot glasses?

I mean...

Get it togeth...
That's a lot of... All right, baby.

'Cause I be cooking.

Okay, baby.

I'm excited
for Iyanna to see my place,

especially if this is a place she's gonna
call home when we get married.

- You're going through everything.
- Yeah, looking through people's stuff.

Not enough space in her place for me,
so she's definitely moving in with me.

There's no way I'm moving into a studio.

- Is this where the magic happens?
- It is.

Okay.

- Welcome.
- It smells like you in here.

There's literally no room in here for me.

Aw, look, it's your initials.

Who got you this?

- Who got me that?
- Yeah.

- My ex-girlfriend.
- Oh God.

I knew it as soon as you said,
"Who got me that?"

I was like, "Oh, Jesus Christ."

- Is that a problem?
- I don't know yet.

It's a watch holder.

It's still a gift.
It's a personalized gift.

This meant something, to her and to you.

It was a birthday gift.

That means even more.

I don't believe
in keeping gifts from exes.

I don't believe
in staying friends with the exes.

The fact that he has
a whole personalized gift

is weird.

Nothing in here.

I've already seen how he is with Mallory.
So, it bothers me just a little bit.

I need to know that I'm the only one
who he wants to be with.

But if I keep seeing things,
and things keep coming up,

then I'm gonna be like,
"What is really going on here?"

- Do you have pictures?
- Of what?

- Of you.
- I got some.

That's eighth grade.

Oh my God!

Aw, baby! You're so cute!

You're so cute!
That's what you look like in eighth grade.

Change your mind
about our kids playing football?

It's cute and all, but it won't be cute
when, in 20 years down the road,

they got head concussion issues.

- I'm fine.
- You are a rare exception.

I told you I've dated two football players
and they was a little slow.

- We're gonna work on this in 2000...
- We...

We said we would revisit in a year.

You really wanna revisit it in three.

My clock is ticking.
I can't wait to have kids.

Is that why you almost chose Mallory?

Because she's more established
and she can just have kids?

- No.
- Okay.

Sometimes I wonder
what was the difference between us.

And I know she's
more established than I am.

And I know it's a lot to take on someone

who isn't as established
and you have to support them more.

If I'm having kids and getting my Masters
at the same time, that's a lot.

Was that why he chose Mallory?

I wonder if that's the difference
between me and Mallory.

♪ If you open your eyes ♪

♪ Take a look inside ♪

♪ The littlest things are beautiful ♪

I do feel
meant to be with Shayne,

but I accepted the proposal
from Kyle for a reason. Okay?

I love how he makes me feel.

I love that he makes me think,

he makes me feel confident
in the relationship, where we stand.

A part of me is like,
"I wanna see where it could go."

- Hi.
- Hi!

Because you do hear those instances.

"This person's sister's married
to an atheist, and she's Christian,

and they've had the best
25 years of marriage."

And so, he needs to meet my family,

so I can have more clarity
on our relationship and our situation.

This is for your father.

- This is for your mother.
- You are so sweet.

- Want to give them to her yourself?
- Yes.

I never have a problem meeting parents,
anyone's parents.

- Meet my parents. My fiancé.
- How you doing?

- Nice to meet you.
- Nice meeting you.

- Hi. Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you, Kyle.

Moms love me. If anything,
they're always like, "What's the catch?"

"What is this guy, a murderer?"

So, this is my fiancé Kyle.

So, tell me something real, like...

Why do you wanna get married to my sister?

So no one else gets you.

Do you just wanna get married,
or get married to her?

No, I would totally marry you.

- You would? Or going to?
- I would.

We were planning on it.
We're taking it one day at a time.

I left him in Mexico.

Communication
is not her strong suit.

That's Shaina.

Get used to it.

What does Kyle do?

Construction. Glazing.

What's the tallest building
you've worked on?

Um... seventy-two?

But anything over 30,
they're all the same.

That's up there.

We got a risk-taker here, Shaina.

- He is a risk-taker.
- Do you do sports and stuff?

No, I was never really into sports.
I rode dirt bikes as a kid and...

- Cool.
- Yeah, they ride...

Yeah.

- Two points.
- Fit right in.

- Two points.
- Yeah.

- Is there a ring?
- Yeah.

It doesn't fit, though.
So, I wear it on my thumb.

- Yeah, it was my mom's.
- His mother's engagement ring.

You're that sincere?

I didn't think I was gonna give it.

I brought it,
but I didn't think I'd give it to her.

But she reminds me of my mom.

I was like, "This is perfect. Works out."

- That's very, very, very thoughtful.
- Thank you.

- When you know, you know.
- Yeah.

I like the fact that you guys are awesome.
We can hang out.

That'd be the best part,
is just getting to spend time together.

If you like the outdoors,
having fun, riding dirt bikes.

- Yeah.
- Being an American.

- Yeah.
- Are you a godly man?

I don't know what that is.

You don't know God?

Oh, God. I thought you said god... godly...

Yeah, do you believe in Christ our Savior?

Oh, no. I... No, I don't.

- Are you open to it or closed?
- Yeah.

We've talked about it so much lately,

and how much Shaina grew up with it.

I never put much thought into it.

I know where my kids stand
in their walk with God.

I don't worry where they're going
if they should die.

I do wonder where do we go,
besides the ground.

After the fact.

♪ Playing with fire
Begging for oxygen ♪

- We'll talk about it.
- We'll talk about it.

How long until you guys
are getting married?

Two weeks.

If it doesn't happen in two weeks,
it's just never gonna happen, right?

♪ Devil knows
You're just a blood-sucking monster ♪

What? You seem very, like, frozen.

I am... I am watching and pondering.

Body language does not lie.

♪ Dig you into the ground ♪

You seem very nice, Kyle.

To be honest, I think Shaina
looks like a deer in headlights.

She wants someone
who's committed in her faith.

That's what she wants more than anything.
And I don't think Kyle can give her that.

I like Kyle.
I just don't think Kyle's the one for her.

I would not be able
to give Shaina my blessing.

No.

♪ But maybe it's okay
Oh, not to be okay ♪

♪ When everything's broken ♪

♪ Oh, when you don't know
If it's gonna be okay ♪

♪ Just gotta keep hopin'
It's gonna be okay ♪

- I'm ready.
- Grayson's ready. Are you excited?

- Hello!
- Hi! Hey!

Hi.

Oh my gosh.

- Aw... Hi, I'm Nick.
- Hello.

- Long time.
- Nice to meet you.

I brought this for you. Hope you like it.

Thank you! I love it.

Today I'm meeting my fiancé's family
for the first time,

and this is a really big deal.

I want them to know
that my intentions with her are pure,

and that I do love her,

and now we're engaged.

So, it's different.
They should be questioning everything.

I have got champagne ready.

Almost hit me and Stan.

There you go.

- Thank y... Oh. Thank you.
- Oh! Spillage.

Sorry.

- We ran out of champagne.
- Cheers.

- I'm so excited to see you guys.
- Nice to finally meet you all.

- Yeah.
- Same.

Oh!

- You have a kind face.
- Thank you.

- You do. No, you do.
- Yeah, he is.

I'm really good at... sensing people.

No, I am.

- I wonder where you get it from.
- Yeah.

- So am I.
- Yeah. I was a psychology major.

- Which could be scary.
- I didn't know.

I have a lot of questions for you.
We're talking marriage. It's not a joke.

- Oh, no.
- A huge undertaking.

You've got to be really certain

that this is something
you want to go forward with.

- You're a little bit older than she is.
- Mm-hmm.

Which... is fine.

- You're 36. You've never been married.
- Never been married. Never been engaged.

Right. So...

Is that a bad thing?

- Would it be better if he'd been married?
- No. No. No.

Sometimes people are
a bit relationship phobic.

So, for me, I come from a divorced family,

and I grew up always wanting
to not follow that pattern for my life.

- So does she.
- Yeah.

I know. And that's one of the things
we connected on so early on.

It was like a huge foundation to...

- Us connecting really early on.
- ...us connecting really early on and fast.

- And on what I think are the right things.
- Yeah.

Danielle's a very special person.

- And...
- I noticed.

- I have been really...
- No crying.

- She is.
- Don't cry.

...wanting her to find somebody special.

- Yeah.
- So, you seem great.

I don't know you well enough
to say you're special. I'm sorry.

That's fair.

But, I'm hoping you are.

- Yeah.
- You've got a cute dog.

Yeah, I do.

I've got good intuition.

Does that mean this is gonna work out? No.

Do I hope it will? Yes.

I feel that he is genuine,

and I do believe that you can fall in love
with somebody quickly.

That's why I love this experiment.

I'm getting pretty hungry.
So, maybe we could get you guys...

Fix up some food
while we go do a little fishing?

You guys go fishing.
We'll put the kebabs together.

I told Nick,
if he can't fish with you guys...

I really need to catch a fish.
I really need to catch a fish.

Come on, pooch. We're going fishing.

Nick, if you don't catch a fish,
I might have to second-guess things.

I haven't fished
since I was probably ten, maybe.

I don't know that I hate fishing
as much as it's not something I seek out.

"Nick, what're you doing?"
Going fishing will never be my answer.

- I genuinely really think he's...
- A good guy.

- Good for you.
- Yeah.

- Really, really good for you.
- Yeah.

- Pathetic. Can I do that again?
- Not good. Yeah, you better.

I understand.

You're a lot.

A lot to take.

- Where do you think I get it from?
- And that's not a bad thing! I am too!

Come on.

♪ So what you see
Is what you're gonna get ♪

- I thought I had something.
- I think you did.

Damn.

You need to have somebody
that can handle that and take it.

- Oh, we're hooked up.
- Let's go!

He got one!

Got him. You got it. You got him.

Look at that.

- I'm proud of you!
- Can't believe it.

We got dinner ready.

- All right.
- Awesome.

Ladies first.

You are going to have to be strong.

Because she tends to jeopardize
her relationships.

No!

I thought you were gonna call me out.

I'm just saying. I know you.

I know me.

You're just like me.

And when I want him closest,

I tend to push him away.

I'm just making sure

that if things get tough,

you'll fight for it
and you will make things work

because it's easy to walk away nowadays.

- It is. It is.
- Too easy, unfortunately.

If you do not have a healthy relationship,
especially sexual...

- The sex life is important.
- It's not important. It's a necessity.

It's an absolute necessity.

- Do I see a hickey there?
- Here we go.

I know.
I was gonna ask about that as well.

- It's definitely a hickey.
- It's been there two weeks.

- That's a hard hickey.
- It's still very evident right there.

- It's not even a hickey, it's a bite mark.
- A bite.

I accidentally bit him.

How sexually active are you guys?

- What?!
- Lord.

It's a serious question.

Whoa.

- Oh my God! It's getting hotter out here.
- It's a serious question.

I used to think you shouldn't have sex
until you were married, but I did that.

I'm jumping in the lake.

And I...

It was wrong
because then I knew nothing else.

That it's better to have sex
before you marry. Danielle's dying.

I've learned a lot today
about my family's sex life.

I'm raised Catholic.

This is all very unique
to talk about in real life.

My family is a little more reserved.

They are a little more shy,
maybe a little more timid.

What is nice about her family is

there's clearly great,
open communication that is, uh...

Doesn't have any boundaries around it.

The physical connection
matches the emotional connection.

I guess that's really the gist
of the whole question.

As I say, I've got good intuition as well,

and you seem like a really good guy.

I can totally see Nick
fitting into this family.

He's not as social or quirky,

which I think all of us are.

But I'm not saying that in a bad way.

I actually think he's really sincere,

which is huge,
because Danielle has struggled

with her looks,
and her weight, and her insecurities.

And I wanted somebody
to love her for who she is

and not what she looks like.

And I feel with Nick, she's found it.

And that's very important,

because they're getting married
in two weeks.

Welcome to the fun fam.

He caught a fish, for God's sake.

♪ I've been thinkin' 'bout you ♪

♪ This is the way to go ♪

♪ I've been lookin' at you ♪

- Excited to see my apartment?
- I am.

I'm not nervous of Shayne seeing my place.

I frankly don't really care,

'cause I know that it won't impact
the way he thinks about me.

There's, like, no real theme.
It's just a lot.

This is so nice.

For Shayne and I,
the experiment worked.

We fell in love
with truly who we are as individuals,

and now, everything about him,
physically, just makes me feel at home.

Shayne is so good-looking.

He's super strong, tall.

Shayne has this distinct...
cologne smell that I love.

He smells like...

I don't know, like a man.

What's your go-to song
in the shower to get you pumped up?

Oh my God, um...

- It's the Taylor Swift...
- Oh God.

"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together."

I hope not that one.

- No, that's the one.
- Oh my God.

Um, why? What do you listen to?

Like, Celine Dion.

Mm-hmm.

- Okay.
- I'll show you one day.

It'll change your life.

Look at all that toilet paper.

That's enough for a family of four.

- But you can never have enough.
- I regret bringing you here.

- But you wanna move in here, right?
- No.

- We'd need a two-bedroom?
- Yes, 100%.

I know. I was gonna say,
"I think you're too big for this place."

No, I think we need more space in general.
This is a great space for you, 100%.

It'd be a great space just for me too.
But if you're working at home all day...

Yeah.

I think we need a second at least for...
Even your office or something.

I feel like we need a two-bedroom,
but I think we should think about buying

for our first place.

Only because I'm prepared
for it financially. So...

Yeah, we need to sit down
and look at our finances,

because I don't do that at all,
which is kind of probably not smart.

Do you spend a lot on going out
and clothes or things like that?

Where I spend money is on food.

- How much?
- My God, probably $2,000 or so.

A month?

Okay. Shayne, we can't do that anymore.

We need to be really aligned on numbers,

and what are our financial milestones,

and how much do we want in our 401K.

- I don't really believe in 401K's.
- What?

What do you mean you don't believe in it?

I take risks a lot
with that kind of stuff.

So...

I guess that's where we're different.
I like taking risks.

We can't just live a normal life
where we just buy a house

and put money in our 401K's.

I think what really attracted me to Shayne
is he's all the things that I'm not.

He is, you know, high-energy.

He loves to have fun.
He loves to take risks.

I just love that about him,
because I want to be like that.

I think if I wasn't in
a good financial place,

I would be a little bit more scared,

and maybe that's irresponsible
for me to say,

but I don't think
we'll have the traditional family.

My mom's the main breadwinner
in my family,

and so I was mostly raised by my dad.

I love that Shayne
and I have different personalities,

because it reminds me of my parents,

and if we're like my parents,
we'll have a really good marriage.

I know who you are. And I trust
that we'll make it work regardless.

You're smart
and you're good at what you do.

- Yeah, so are you.
- I like that.

♪ I do my thing ♪

♪ I do my thing ♪

♪ I do my thing
And I'm ready to show you how ♪

Hello!

Hello.

- This is my fiancé, Mallory.
- Come in.

- Hi! Can I give you a hug?
- Hello! Yes! It's nice to meet you!

Nice to meet you.

Mallory and I have had
a couple of conversations

that were not the easiest,

but I love Mallory. I do love her.

And with the wedding coming up so quickly,

I feel like it's important
for her to meet my sisters.

Honestly, without their blessing,

like, I... I don't know
if I could get married.

- Sorry, I saw the ring and I was like...
- Oh. Yeah!

Oh, yeah! Look at it.

- Whoa. We're blinded.
- He did such a great job.

- It's really beautiful.
- It's beautiful. I love it.

I felt so bad,
because I had already decided on it,

but then I... We talked
about what kind of jewelry we like

and she's like,
"I really like gold jewelry."

And I was like, "Damn it!"

- He was like...
- "That's okay."

- So, cool.
- No, but it's like... It's just so nice.

- It looks gorgeous on you.
- Seriously.

I absolutely love it.

So, this is for real,
the conversations that y'all were having?

- I'm... I want to know the vibe...
- Yeah.

It felt like the most intense therapy
I've ever had in my life.

- Yeah.
- It was hard.

Besides that, the drama that happened
when someone's interested

in the same person as you...

- I can imagine.
- Did that happen for you?

- Yeah, I mean...
- Uh, yeah.

There was definitely, um...

Okay, I'm like...

- Tell us more.
- Yeah.

I agree.
I think that was the hardest thing.

There was two people that I definitely
had strong connections with.

It was really always Sal
and this other person.

- Um...
- Who?

Oh my God.

- I'm just kidding.
- Quiet!

I can't stand you.
It was a guy named Jarrette.

- We were... Yeah.
- Okay.

But I think he fell
a lot more strongly than I did.

- Yeah.
- Yeah. And so...

- But we talked about it, and...
- Yeah.

He was reassuring all the time,
and was like, "We're doing this together."

"We got this."
This is where I wanted to be.

We started just trusting
each other more and we just...

I know.

- It was really easy.
- Yeah.

That says a lot about the connection
and the chemistry between you two.

So, that's good. That makes me relieved...

I know. I'm like...

Okay, the guard comes down
a little bit more.

Yeah.

You never know what to expect
when a family member,

particularly someone you're
very close to, brings someone home

to introduce them to you.

But, you can tell
that they have built intimacy,

that they have built...
that they've had all these conversations.

As far as if they're ready,
that's a tough question to answer,

and I don't know that I could
completely say they're 100% ready.

With Sal, what you see is what you get.

- For real.
- He's the most genuine person.

I always tell people
that he is like Ferdinand the Bull.

- Love that.
- I seriously feel that way about him.

And people... Everyone personified
Ferdinand as this huge, "Oh my gosh."

"That's the bull that I wanna choose."
And he's the sweetest...

Yeah.

So, I have to ask,
because y'all are getting married.

It's fast. It's a lot.

- I'm just processing...
- Do you feel ready?

Yeah.

When I do this, that's it. Like...

That's what I want,
you know, and so I'm very serious.

I don't take these things lightly at all.

I'm really happy for you, man.
Like, for both of you.

- Thank you, man.
- Yeah.

We love you,
we're behind you, we support you.

- Yes.
- We're your biggest cheerleaders.

Seriously.

I know it's important for him

that his sisters obviously approve
or get along with me, and same.

So yeah, it was a big moment
in our relationship,

and I feel really good and strong
about it, and I feel like he does too.

♪ Sound the alarm ♪

- How do you think yesterday went?
- Good, I think.

- Yeah? I was really...
- Yeah. How do you think it went?

- I was really excited to meet your family.
- Yeah.

And I feel it went well.

My family is super welcoming.

Well, I am crazy about you
and I hope it resonates, the way we feel,

'cause it is so weird.

The whole thing is super fast,
super uncomfortable.

Everything's super intense,

and it's tested us.

But I think it's only made us stronger.

Yeah.

We have all this stuff going for us,
but the one...

This is so dumb,
but I want you to know all my flaws.

I feel like that's one thing I talked...

- We talked about your flaws.
- I know.

But I'm like, "I feel like
he doesn't fully acknowledge them."

What do you think are the things
that are gonna turn me off

or change the way that I feel?

Because here we are, and I'm still sure.

I was second-guessing how you felt,

because you didn't want to talk
about how much my family loved you.

That's a flaw.

- I genuinely was like...
- So...

I was second-guessing your intentions.

I was like, "If he's walking
into this car not as happy as I am,

he's not here for the right..."
That's what I was thinking.

So, you think after three,
four, five weeks, I'm not here for...

Again, no, I don't.

When I was so happy
about how my family thought about you,

I assumed that you would be as happy.

- Then the second that...
- Of course I was.

But you didn't... You complain
about your friends right away,

and I was like, "If all he wants
to talk about is his friends,

does he actually like me
for the right reasons?"

There were things that popped up
in the day yesterday with my family,

with my friends that were hard.
That were...

The day of meeting my family?
Where I was really excited?

I know it was selfish to bring it up
when we had just met your family,

but it was just on my mind,
and I'm very sorry that I ruined

what was, I know, a very important day
to you and also me,

because this matters to me.

Mm-hmm.

If we're gonna get married in two weeks,
I'm not fucking around.

I didn't think you were
until after my family.

That was the only time
I thought maybe you were.

Because in the moment,
I thought... that you were being fake.

Did you ever think the world
doesn't revolve around, like, you?

The... Oh, okay.

The "world revolved around me"
because I'm excited about my family,

and you want to talk about your friends?
Okay, yeah.

I've dated people
with narcissistic personalities before.

And I was like, "Fuck."

Just because we were
at your family's house yesterday,

doesn't mean that I didn't have
family texting me and friends texting me

and not texting me, and things going on.

So, the world revolves around me

because your friends
were texting while at my mother's.

I don't understand that. I don't.

- I'm just saying...
- Sorry. I don't fucking get that.

And like I said,
I apologized to you today.

It was wrong that I let that bubble up

and ruin that moment
on the way home yesterday.

And I own that,
and I'm sorry that I did that.

I was happy for one fucking day. One day.

You're like,
"The world revolves around you."

Because I was happy my family liked you.

- I'm fucking sorry.
- That has n...

And if that's how you feel about me, then...

Okay.

That's fucked up.

I had things going on yesterday
outside of meeting your family. Okay?

Sorry, but the way
you're talking to me right now, I can't.

♪ How can I see
When the darkness blinds my eyes? ♪

I can't do this right now.

♪ My heart's broken inside ♪

I...

♪ Let the rain ♪

♪ Keep pouring down ♪

♪ Wash away my sins ♪

♪ Watch me rise up
When the others fall ♪

♪ I'll give more after I've given all ♪

I forgot about Chicago traffic.
It's been a while.

Basically my whole life,
I've lived a double life

because my parents were
so strict and conservative.

I was not allowed to date
until a certain age.

And even if I did date anybody,

it was better for me
to just hide that piece of my life.

Fuck. I'm bringing someone home.

Not just anyone. Your fiancé.

My last relationship was
around six and a half years long,

and I never took him home to my parents,

because, in an Indian family,

you only take somebody home
when you know that you want to marry them.

So, this is huge,
and I'm very excited about it.

- Here we are.
- Here we go.

Yeah, I want a best friend.

Somebody to spend
the rest of my life with.

It is an honor to be the first man
Deepti's bringing home to her parents.

We both think about marriage seriously,
and I hope I make her proud.

- Hello.
- Hey.

- Hi.
- HI.

Hello.

- Hi, Daddy.
- Hi, I'm Shake.

- Let me give you a hug.
- This is Shake.

- Welcome home.
- Thank you.

- I brought you some flowers.
- Thank you.

- Nice meeting you.
- Yes, you too. I brought you some wine.

- Thank you so much for this.
- Yeah.

- Thank you so much.
- Let's go in.

- Welcome home.
- Okay. Yeah. Thank you.

- Please do come.
- Here we go.

- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

- How's it going?
- Good.

Say hi.

Pixel, hello.

It's nice to have
another guy in the house.

We were very outnumbered for a while, so...

So, this is very new to me.

She was always against arranged marriage,

but Love is Blind is kind of arranged.

Similar vibe.

Yeah, we talked about that.

- It's like we've come full circle.
- But in a way... Correct.

And also, you know,
soul connection is very important.

So, when you don't see your person,

then you are just talking from here.

From heart.

Um...

The emotional connection was incredible,

and I really don't think I've ever felt
that kind of connection with someone.

She understands me probably better
than anyone else I've ever met.

She is beautiful inside out.

I can tell you that.

If you had made that emotional connection,
and that's what it is.

Totally.

She has never introduced me
to any guy, so...

- Okay.
- That's a different story altogether.

- Yeah.
- So...

Calling me out. Okay. Here we go.

Aren't you glad I picked a brown guy?

That was a shocker for everybody.
Like, "Wait, what?"

- Are you serious?
- I was like, "Oh my God!"

We were so surprised.

Yeah. At the end of the day,
I just want her to be happy.

- That's what every mother wants, right?
- Of course.

Her dignity, her honor,
her respect is yours.

- Yeah.
- You have to keep that going. So that's...

Whoa.

- Yeah...
- That will be no problem.

So, that's good. That's good.

The one thing I just wanted to...
For both of you.

- Mmm.
- Um...

Oh, here we go. Here we go.

So, I just want to know, I mean,
are you guys really ready for this?

Marriage, it's a scary thing.

But I'm happy.

I learn something about Deeps every day,
and I'll tell you, literally every night

at the end of the night, I'm like,

"This is the most amazing girl
I've ever met."

Gosh. So, at the same time,
I'd just tell you it's not a scary thing.

- Because we are married.
- Oh boy. Mom...

Right.

Times have changed
since when you guys got arranged-married.

This is married couch and unmarried couch.

Interesting. This is like a panel...

We'll be the ones
questioning you guys, all right?

- Yeah. This is a panel.
- Welcome. Welcome.

Let's eat!

I'm 30 years old.

This is such an unreal moment.
I never thought it would happen.

- Did you make this mutton, Dad?
- He did.

- Yes.
- Wow!

- Dad's special mutton.
- Homemade mutton.

- I'm so excited.
- What type of chicken?

Pepper chicken and chicken 65.

- So, that's rice.
- Yeah.

I do wanna ask
about how you two met, though.

So, my grandma calls my mom
and says, "He's a great guy."

- She's like, "You're gonna..."
- Show up.

Show up. Come on.
This is how it is going to be.

We see each other
with the families and all this,

and then we have an opportunity
to talk for a half hour.

We got married on December 7th, 1986.

- That's insane.
- Wow.

- At what time?
- At 7:52.

- Oh my God!
- Oh my God.

- You remember that detail? I love that.
- Mom!

- Yeah.
- Ever since, he has taken care of me.

He has been there, all through.

I can't thank him enough for that.

I've never done that,

but today's the day
when I can say that this is what he does.

- Stop!
- That's great.

- Good job, Dad.
- Yeah, I'm glad to be a part of this.

Thank you!

I know I haven't dated
a lot of Indian girls.

I've mostly dated white girls
throughout my life,

but now I met an Indian girl
that's really blown me away.

So, spending the evening
with Deepti's family,

I'm like, "Okay, I can see
as if they were my family."

And we really are very similar.

So, I'm feeling comfortable,

and I think this is exactly
what I would want

for a family to marry into.

What are your intentions,

and what was the emotional connection
you felt about Deeps?

My intention is just to make sure
that we're really there for each other,

and Deepti is so selfless

that I really, really want to truly
understand how I can make her happy.

I want to know,
because I know she's not gonna ask me.

She is not.

One of the big things
that drew us together was

how similar our stories were growing up,

but really what made me take
the next step and propose to Deeps,

was this overwhelming sense of calm
that came over me.

That's what she is for all of us too, so...

- I feel good about myself today.
- Yeah, you should.

- You should. You absolutely should.
- Yeah, I'm like, "Whoa."

I need to knock on some wood or something.

- Grab some more food, dude.
- Yeah.

Yeah. I've been...

♪ It takes a lot ♪

♪ It's so hard to take it so easy ♪

♪ Don't take it so easy
Don't take it so easy ♪

I really like your parents.
Your mom is so sweet.

Now I get it why you're so sweet.

So, after I left,
did they talk any shit about me?

- No.
- They say, "What's..."

"Tell me what's really wrong with him?"

No. No, no, no, no, no. I think
they're definitely taken aback.

By?

- Just everything. Us being engaged and...
- Yeah. They were... Yeah.

So, what do you think?

The next step?

I think we should move in together.

I can't marry you without living with you.

Kyle, I can't marry you.

I need someone
who is the same faith as me.

I want a man
who's able to spiritually lead me.

- I'll never force my faith on you.
- That's the ultimate...

That's a huge pillar.
You don't think that's a huge pillar?

No. I didn't... I thought we were past that.

I thought we talked about it.
I thought we both...

No, we didn't really talk about it.

I kept wanting to avoid it 'cause I knew
this is how it's gonna end up with me.

It's a big, important part of me.
I'm sorry. It's a pillar of my life.

Something I can't compromise myself for.

I was the one willing to compromise.

You shouldn't have to do that.
But spiritually, I'm gonna need more.

I'm gonna need more.

What if our relationship
was bigger than all of that?

God is the biggest thing in my life.
You don't get bigger than God.

No one will be bigger than God in my life.

To me, it's a non-issue.

- To me, it is.
- I know.

So, we're gonna be coming back
to the same spot?

- How long have you felt like this?
- To the beginning.

You should've brought it up more.

We didn't have opportunities to do that.

- We did.
- In the pods! I get it. You're right.

We had so much time.
We should've never left...

We should've never made it past that.

You should've never said yes to me.

- Seriously.
- You're a 100% right.

And you know what? It just feels like
you've been lying to me the whole time.

I was not lying to you. A part of me
was just conflicted the whole time.

It was an internal struggle. It was
selfish of me to drag it out this far.

Yeah. And the fact that you're
not even willing to try is bullshit.

- What? That's actually not...
- Okay. Whatever.

Don't say that.
Anyway, whatever. Whatever at this point.

God, I...

You messed with me.

I did not mess with you, I swear.
Don't make me out to look like that.

My God.

- I'm so sorry. I feel sick right now.
- Why?

You had me wearing your mother's ring.

I don't wanna be a fraud
at the end of the day.

It sucks.

I know, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I never thought at this day and age,
that that's the deal-breaker.

♪ Tell me ♪

♪ This isn't how it's supposed to be ♪

♪ Tell me ♪

♪ I'm waking up from this bad dream ♪

Bye.

I feel me
being attracted to Shayne,

I can't stop thinking about that.

I had nothing but love for Kyle.

He's a nice guy,
but it doesn't necessarily mean

that he's gonna be
the right husband for me.

It just doesn't feel right in my spirit,
and I don't have a peace about it.

I think there's a reason for it.

I'm gonna follow my gut.
I'm gonna stay true to myself.

♪ Tell me ♪

♪ This is how it has to be ♪

♪ If this is how it has to be ♪

♪ If this is how it has to be ♪

♪ Never knew that goodbye ♪

♪ Meant I would be left behind ♪

♪ Don't you know that
You gotta take some of the blame? ♪

Hey.

♪ Said those unkind words
'Cause you think it's a game ♪

♪ Well, it's not
And it's got real serious ♪

♪ Yeah, it's got real serious ♪

Hey.

Yeah.

How are you?

I'm okay. How are you?

- Terrific.
- Yeah?

- Sarcasm.
- Doesn't sound like you're terrific.

I mean...

Last night went great for the most part,
and then derailed.

Yeah.

I mean, I feel like we both
said things that we probably...

shouldn't have.

And things escalated a bit.

But you said I was a narcissist.

You said the world revolved around me.

And this is why I don't like
to just get into these intense arguments

without having time to reflect
and control what I'm gonna say,

because it wasn't meant
as an attack on you.

It was meant to say I had things
going on that day that I didn't tell you

'cause I didn't wanna take away
from that day, but it bubbled up.

But how can I not act like
the world revolves around me?

The most important thing
in our relationship

was you meeting my family,
and you knew that from the pods.

I interpreted it as you as not caring.

Meeting your family
was really important to me,

and not because it was important to you,

but because I want them
to think of me as family.

And that's so important to me
and the person that I'm with because of...

I don't always feel a part of my family.

I don't always feel integrated
into my family.

I sometimes literally think
that they forget I exist.

That is important, it was important to me.

And I am sorry that in that moment

I let something else interrupt my focus
and my train of thought.

I wish I could take it back.
I wish I didn't say

that the world revolves around you,
or however it came out.

♪ I will keep you safe ♪

♪ I will rescue you ♪

I love Nick so much,

but I am noticing the differences
in our communication styles,

and the way we're communicating
with each other

kind of is causing arguments,
and that's scary.

And if we can't kind of fix this
simple communication error between us,

we're not going to be ready
to get married.

♪ I'll be standing there in the rain ♪

♪ I'll be by your side ♪

I know... I know I've hurt you,
and it was totally unintentional.

I didn't mean, like...

Meeting your family
had nothing to do with my stuff going on.

The thought of you
being upset at all is terrible.

The thought of me being the reason
that you're upset is even worse.

- And so I was mad at myself too.
- Why do I always cry?

Because I love you,

and the thought of me being the reason
that you're not happy kills me.

- You're not.
- I know.

I just feel like you are always there
for me when I'm feeling emotional.

You make me feel ten times better
when I'm going through stuff.

So, to know that you go through stuff
that I wasn't able to help you through,

that hurts me.

Again, I understand that
you don't communicate your emotions

as much as I do, but I want you to,

'cause I wanna be there for you
like you are me, you know?

Because it means so much to me
that you are there for me all the time.

♪ I will be light
That carries you through the storm ♪

♪ I will lift you up ♪

♪ I will lift you up ♪

- I love you.
- I love you too.

♪ Hold me close
Or will you break my heart? ♪

♪ I'm not sure how to go through this
I need to know from the start ♪

♪ Will you love, love, love, love me? ♪

This is beautiful.

Hi!

- Good to see you!
- How are you?

Hi.

Hello.

- Where's Shake?
- He should be here soon.

- Hey!
- Oh shit!

- Yes!
- Oh my God.

Since everybody's back home in Chicago,

I wanted to have
all of the other couples hang out.

I see other people from the pods
who didn't get engaged.

I just wanted to put a face
to some of the voices,

and appreciate the friendships we built.

What's up, bro?

And so, it's gonna be a good time.

It's so weird to see everyone actually
without a wall between us.

I love seeing everyone together.

To think that I was dating
14 other guys just a month ago.

So weird. I was saying that this morning.

"Dude, imagine we had matched
with anybody else."

"This would not have gone as well."
Oh my God, it's crazy.

But here we are.

We were meant to find each other
and we sure did.

That's so funny!

- How are you feeling, man?
- Good!

Haseeb! It's so weird
seeing you in real life.

- Really?
- Yeah.

You hear about me in the pods
and then you're like...

I heard your voice. So, it's so weird
to actually see you in person.

- Look at these ladies!
- Oh my God!

Shaina!

- Oh shit.
- Look at my soul baby!

Hello!

Oh, you finally got your hat.

Yesterday, Shaina called me

and we were essentially having girls talk
and she was just checking in

on how Shayne and I were doing,
and I was saying, "We're doing well."

And essentially, she was like,
"I have someone to hook you up with

if things don't work out with Shayne."

But that was, like, such a weird comment.

I'm not sure why Shaina's
trying to cause drama for us.

Good!

Wait, what?
What are you looking at me for?

- What?
- Why can't I?

'Cause your eyes say
so much more than words.

- Yeah, they do.
- See!

What's it like
living together for you two?

It's so fun.

We just stay up really late all night.

It's fun.

I don't know.

- We're just talking so much all the time...
- What do you guys talk about?

I'm not talking about it.

- I'll talk.
- Okay, go away. Let me talk to him.

- Or maybe show you...
- Let's wait a little before we see that.

- What?
- Look at my eyes right now.

People ask questions, I have answers.

- How's it going?
- I'm Shaina.

- I gotta call this out.
- Good to finally meet you.

Hold on. Shaina,
I put you as my pod bestie,

you haven't even come to say hi.

- Nick!
- Hey.

- How are you?
- Like, "Shake's getting a hug before me?"

No, I didn't wanna interrupt you.
You guys were so busy.

That's crazy.

Okay, well, just ignore me.

Just... I'm right here. Just ignore me.

Oh my God.

- Natalie is nuts.
- I know.

I was trying to talk to Shayne,
but she wouldn't go away.

She's insecure as fuck right now.
Shayne was my number one.

I liked Shayne a lot.

- So much to unpack.
- I know.

I took a backseat to Natalie
'cause Natalie was very loud

that he was in love with her.

Shayne was into Natalie too,
but Shayne didn't know how I felt.

- I was taking a backseat.
- You told... Yeah.

I said, "I'm gonna own it."
I go, "I had to let you know,

get it off my chest,
I did have feelings for you."

- Yeah.
- I did.

What about after seeing him?

- Is this the first time you've seen him?
- Yeah.

Oh. Wait.

My thing was, we had deep conversations.
We all wanna know what they talk about.

What do they talk about?
I wanna know. What do they talk about?

I was asking. And she was staring at him

like she was gonna cut his throat
if he actually told me.

- Really?
- Yeah.

They're coming up, holding hands.

- This is so awkward.
- They are so insane.

I know that Shayne and Shaina
definitely had a relationship in the pods.

And so, I think Natalie could be
a little threatened by Shaina,

especially since she confessed
that she had feelings to Shayne,

uh, right before Shayne
was gonna propose to Natalie.

So, I can't wait to see what happens
with that one. I'd buy it on pay-per-view.

I'll be back. Okay?

I feel I've lost something
that I could've had with Shayne.

As I'm watching the other couples
go through their process

of planning their weddings,

getting ready to spend
their lives with each other.

It's an exciting time, and it does suck

because I could've been doing that
right now with Shayne.

And because I didn't follow my gut,

and I didn't stay true to myself,
I'm suffering.

- How are you?
- Hi.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you

- How are you doing?
- Good, how are you?

- I'm good.
- You're good?

- You look nice.
- You too. I like the hat.

- Thanks. My cowboy hat?
- Yeah. Is that a cowboy hat?

- I don't know.
- It's not a cowboy hat.

- Not even close to cowboy.
- Be a little Utah jazz festival.

That's Utah. Yeah,
Montana kind of thing, 100%.

Seeing Shaina for the first time,
it's like... I mean, she's beautiful.

- I wanna talk. Clear some things up.
- Let's talk. Let's do that.

Let's go talk.

Why are you looking so, like...

What?

- Are you gonna be okay?
- I need to check myself.

How are you and Kyle?

We broke up.

What? You broke up?

- We broke up.
- Why?

Long story short,
he wasn't the one.

- What are you wearing? What cologne?
- Tom Ford.

- I could smell it. I like it.
- Thanks.

- I like your flamingos on your shirt.
- Thanks.

- Tried to be a little beachy and sporty.
- It's very beachy.

That hat's not a real Chicago hat, though.
It's bold. Takes a bold person to do that.

- Do you see the kind of person I am?
- I respect it. I know. I respect it.

I was channeling Park City.

I don't know what vibe you're going with,
but you got it.

- You're rocking it. You're good.
- It's my beachy, Utah mountain vibe.

How are you? What's going on?

- This is a safe space, right?
- Always.

I thought we understood
each other that way.

We do understand each other. You thought?

- Definitely.
- Past tense?

- Yeah, also you're...
- So, what's pissing you off? Tell me.

...trying to find Natalie a boyfriend
or a guy?

- Who'd you hear this from?
- People.

- I wanna know who.
- Natalie.

- Natalie told this.
- That's why I'm asking for your opinion.

Okay, so your ex... So your fiancée
told you that I said something...

So explain what she said.

She said that if me and her
don't get along,

you have a guy
that finds her attractive or whatever.

- It was completely taken out of context.
- Sure.

If you want me to talk to Natalie,

I'll talk to her, call her out,
'cause this is the truth.

I don't want anyone calling anyone out,
to be honest.

Okay, but I'll be honest with you.

I did say those things. So, listen.

We get back to Chicago, me and Natalie
are in a private conversation.

I said, "Well, if he doesn't work out,
I got a friend for you." Okay?

It was joking around,
and I said something stupid.

Looking back on it,
I shouldn't have said it.

And I'm so sorry, 'cause I was with Kyle.

I have no vendetta
against you and Natalie.

This has nothing to do with me or you,
or what happened of us in the pods dating.

I don't understand why she took that,
threw it out of context and ran with it.

I don't know if you're bored
in your relationship

that you guys had to throw me in there.

I don't know.
Listen, I'm only going off what I heard.

No, you're her fiancé. Shouldn't you know?

- But here's...
- Shouldn't you know her character?

- No, I didn't know this had happened.
- You don't talk about it?

- No, not with...
- You don't think that's a red flag?

That we don't talk about you?
Us? Or here? What do you mean?

If that was my fiancé, I'd be like,
"You like this bitch or what?"

Obviously, I'm an issue
if she's making it a point...

- What?
- Whatever. Nothing.

- Are you okay?
- No, I'm really mad.

- I don't want you to be mad.
- I am mad.

- I know.
- I feel this is all bullshit.

It is. Hope it's not anger
towards me or whatever.

I have nothing to lose here.
I have nothing but... I care about you.

- You were my number one.
- You never told me that.

Everyone will back me up on that.

I don't know. I don't know.

- Sorry.
- Why are you smiling?

'Cause it's just...

- I'm shy.
- You are so far from shy.

No, I...

Sorry about you and Kyle.

I actually love Kyle though.

- Do you?
- I think he's a good dude.

Do you? I knew deep down.

- You knew I knew deep down.
- Oh, for sure!

I'm laughing 'cause it's not funny,
but my parents were like,

"My God. You're gonna die."
My mom's face told me everything.

I'm like, "I gotta end it."

And my dad goes,
"Why does Shayne keep popping up?"

Their faces... I was like,
"Dude, this is never gonna work."

We could've told
each other that right away too.

You said it. You're like,
"How can you date an atheist?" Anyway...

- Cheers. Cheers. Cheers.
- Cheers.

- Okay, Shayne.
- Glad you came.

- Are you?
- I am.

So, listen.
This is the honest to God truth, okay?

I don't know. I could say...
I'm not gonna say anything.

Why don't you say it?
You say you have nothing to lose.

I want nothing but the best for you.
I have nothing but love for you.

I don't want to see you hurt.

I care about you, and I don't wanna put
your guys' "relationship" in that light...

Wait, now you give the quotes?
What... What's going on here?

Nothing.

You were all gung-ho about talking,
and now you don't wanna talk?

I feel like I'm being portrayed
as a villain in your guys' relationship.

Your guys' fucking fake-ass relationship.

No offense, it is a fake-ass relationship.

- You think ours is fake?
- It is such a joke.

I'm sorry to hurt your feelings,
but, again, I'm just being real.

Why would you think that?

- I'm just asking you a question.
- I'll say this to anybody's face.

It comes back down to our compatibility.

You and Natalie's relationship...

If you guys think you guys are compatible,
that is comical.

Time reveals all truths, okay?

♪ Dirty, dirty secrets ♪

♪ Dirty, dirty ♪

♪ Dirty, dirty secrets ♪

♪ Dirty, dirty ♪

♪ Let me tell you all my dirty secrets ♪