When it comes to reality TV matchmaking, the typical scenario usually involves a whirlwind
romance, with a wedding by the end of the season.
But on Lifetime's Married at First Sight, couples are matched by relationship experts
and meet for the very first time - on their wedding day.
Here's the truth about the most memorable couples on the show.
Though Season 2's Davina and Sean, seemed to have great chemistry at the beginning of
their marriage.
"What is the most unusual thing someone has asked you to do in bed?”
“Ugh, I know what this is and it creepin me out.”
But Davina revealed to the New York Post that the two never really made an honest connection.
So, it wasn't surprising when the couple chose to divorce, when it came to decision day.
"Make your wish… and throw it.”
Since then, the two have gone their separate ways.
Sean said on Twitter that he has no connection to the show.
Still, he seems to have a sense of humor about the whole experience.
In June 2019 he retweeted a meme of a couple from Married at First Sight Season 9, writing,
quote, "Yup, been there."
Meanwhile, Davina found a new man and gave birth to her son, Hudson, in May 2019.
"Jessica Castro, meet Ryan Denino.”
“Nice to meet you.”
Jessica and Ryan's marriage was filled with explosive arguments and silent treatments
on Season 2.
"I don't owe you anything.”
“But you need to talk to me!”
“I don't owe you anything.”
Though it may have been surprising that they decided to stay together, by the time they
came back for the reunion, Jessica announced that she'd caught Ryan cheating, and that
they'd split.
But things got even worse from there.
"One of the show's stars filing a restraining order against her new husband.”
In 2015, ABC News reported that Ryan had threatened Jessica and her family.
Later, Ryan posted - then deleted - a photo of the restraining order Jessica filed against
him, saying that it quote "disgusted" him.
Since then, Jessica has happily moved on.
In June 2019 she posted a photo with her new guy, saying, quote, "The best things in life
happen unexpectedly."
As for Ryan, he's been posting selfies on Instagram and talking about quote "politics
as usual," on Twitter.
Season 2's Jaclyn and Ryan had issues starting on their wedding day when Jaclyn wasn't exactly
attracted to Ryan.
"I have a lotta doubts right now.
I really do.
And that's just the truth.
I'm not attracted to him at all.”
But as the weeks passed, the couple grew closer and decided to stay together come decision
day.
They quickly became a fan favorite - surprising everyone when they came back for the reunion
admitting that they'd since split.
After a failed second attempt at romance, the two went their separate ways.
Jaclyn found a new man and in June 2019, announced that the two are expecting.
Meanwhile, Ryan seems to be staying busy working in real estate.
Season 4 began with Sonia and Nick seeming to care about each other, but after explosive
arguments and walk-outs, it was surprising that they actually chose to stay married.
"There's nothing else to talk about.
We're gonna go back and forth with the same conversation all night long.”
“What you absolutely hate about me you're doing right now.”
“So now you know how it feels.”
They revealed that they were still together at the reunion special six months later, but
in the end, they finally called it quits.
These days, Sonia appears to be single, and happily working on loving herself, posting
in June 2019,
"I'm more than my weight.
I'm caring, beautiful, funny and a whole lot of adjectives which aren't tied to the number
on the scale."
Meanwhile, Nick and his new girlfriend, Heather, welcomed twins in 2017.
Tragically, things took a devastating turn when Nick was involved in a near-fatal accident
in January 2019, becoming partially paralyzed from the waist down.
He told People magazine,
"[I've] had a lot of support from Heather and especially my mom.
[…] I don't know what I would have done without them."
Season 5's Nate and Sheila seemed to be a good match with great chemistry.
But as fans know, they had issues concerning Nate's competitiveness and drama with Sheila's
male friend - with the couple even almost calling it quits at one point.
"Marriage is serious.
I mean, it's so easy to wanna quit.”
Still, they chose to stay married…That is, until November 2017, when Nate announced on
Twitter that they'd filed for divorce - and at the same time, denying recent cheating
rumors as the cause of the split.
But Sheila wanted to set the record straight, tweeting:
"I see that instead of finally operating in integrity, [Nate] chose to continue to lie.
There were women throughout our ENTIRE marriage."
"I don't feel like I have anything to give at this moment.”
Soon after their split, Nate welcomed a new lady into his life.
In December 2018 he posted a pic with, quote, "I look amazing next to you."
Sheila doesn't seem to have a new love yet but she keeps ties to the show.
Danielle and Cody seemed like a good match when they met in Season 5.
But Danielle had trouble getting intimate with Cody, admitting,
"He's being patient, but kindly reminding me every day that he wishes there was more.”
Cody even considered divorce, but by decision day, they choose to stay married - and they
were even still together at the reunion show.
But a year into their marriage, the two officially called it quits.
Saying she had only love for Cody, Danielle posted on Instagram:
"While this was a difficult decision and divorce is not something either of us hoped for, we
decided we will be happiest separating."
As of mid 2019, both Danielle and Cody appear to be happily living the single life.
In Season 6, Molly was hesitant to be intimate with her husband Jonathan, claiming,
"I like you as a person.”
“You’re just not attracted to me?”
“I'm just not physically attracted right now."
But physical issues weren't their only problem.
During a couples' session with show expert Dr. Jessica, Jonathan played a video he recorded
of Molly insulting him.
"You're disgusting.
You're disgusting.”
Molly tried to defend herself, but Dr. Jessica shot back at her, saying,
"I understand you don't like my honesty but I don't like your lies."]
By decision day, Molly and Jonathan clearly wanted a divorce.
"We really do see why we were matched.
But… we do want a divorce.”
While their split may not have been surprising, what happened next was definitely a Married
at First Sight first.
In August 2018, Jonathan started dating a new lady; none other than the show's own Dr.
Jessica.
The two even got engaged in April 2019.
Meanwhile, it looks like Molly still keeps in touch with the show.
She posted a picture with some other Married at First Sight ladies, hanging out in November
2018.
Jackie and Ryan from Season 6 really clicked when they met at the altar.
"My name's Ryan.”
“Ryan?
Oh my God.
I'm Jackie.”
“You're Jackie?”
“Yeah.”
“This is my bride guys."
But they ran into trouble fast.
With stress about Jackie's last boyfriend who passed away unexpectedly, and drama about
Ryan not being home enough, just days before decision day, the couple admitted they had
been talking about divorce.
"We have to make sure that we're on the right page, and move forward.”
At the time, they decided to stay married, but split after less than a year together.
Soon after, Jackie found someone new, and in May 2019, she announced her engagement,
posting, quote, "I have always just wanted to feel this loved by someone."
Ryan has posted photos looking cozy with someone new, so maybe he's considering one day walking
down the aisle again, too.
Season 7's Amber and Dave never seemed to truly connect.
Between her insecurities about being a bad wife and their uncertainties about their future,
things didn't look great for the brand new couple.
"It's pretty embarrassing that you don't know if you want to be here with me.
You would just be here because you have to be.”
Though they decided to stay married on decision day, the pair returned for the reunion three
months later on shaky ground.
Amber revealed that she had moved out of their home, with Dave claiming,
"We both hoped that it would be in a different place right now but I think the reality is
just that it's not."
By December 2018, Amber announced that they had filed for divorce.
She posted on Instagram,
"In the end we just weren't a good match, but I learned a lot through the experience
and can now say I'm thankful for it."
Since then, Amber has been spending time with some of the other ladies from the show and
seems to be all smiles.
Dave also hasn't shown any sign of a new love since the show, but he seemed hopeful when
explaining the divorce on Instagram and wished Amber, quote, "Nothing but the best!"
Season 7's Tristan and Mia may have had one of the most dramatic beginnings in Married
at First Sight history.
Though the wedding went smoothly, Mia was shockingly arrested at the airport when they
were leaving for their honeymoon.
She was released almost immediately, but Tristan had a hard time trusting her after the incident.
"On the warrant that was issued for Mia's arrest, there are three counts of stalking,
and one with credit card fraud.”
Still, by the end of the experiment, the two wanted to stay married and work on their relationship.
But by the reunion special, they had already split up, with Tristan claiming,
"I cannot bet my future on an unstable woman."
By November 2018 the two were officially divorced.
Post split, Mia seems to currently be looking for love, posting on Instagram in July 2019,
"I love down to earth people that don't have huge egos and don't seek praise."
Meanwhile, Tristan is ready to jump back into the marriage pool.
He announced his engagement in June 2019, posting on Insta:
"You are a Queen.
There's no one else like you."
Though the show is called Married at First Sight, when Luke saw Kate walking down the
aisle in Season 8, he knew he wasn't meeting his future wife for the first time.
"I'm sitting here drinking champagne for the first time with my new wife, and I'm just
thinking how does she not recognize me.”
He said in a confessional,
"I have a speed dating business and she came out to one of the events with one of her friends."
But the couple didn't seem to have much chemistry and had definite troubles with physical intimacy
and attraction.
Luke even said he was repulsed when he kissed Kate, claiming he felt quote, "dead inside."
"It came out that no I'm not his type.
It's like worst case scenario.”
By the end of the season, the two chose to divorce.
Since the end of the show, Kate has been updating her followers with plenty of Instagram posts
and stories.
While she did say she had a new boyfriend on the reunion special, by April 2019 she
was single again, posting:
"I'm all about 'me' time after a break-up."
According to Luke's social media, he's still doing the speed dating thing and is spending
his time traveling.
While quite a few couples in Married at First Sight history have decided to stay together
at the end of the experiment, fewer have stayed married long enough to show up to the reunion
episode together.
And even fewer were still going strong even after that.
But it looks like Season 8's AJ and Stephanie could really go the distance.
"I vow to be your partner through this wild but brave journey.
And vow that you can always count on me.”
This couple seemed meant-to-be from the very beginning.
They had great chemistry and they really seemed to like each other.
They ran into some small issues, like AJ's problem with getting "hangry," but by decision
day, the two wanted to stay together.
These days, Stephanie and AJ are going strong, with Stephanie posting in July 2019, quote,
"This man is my heart."
Kristine and Keith got married in Season 8, and their connection was strong from the beginning.
"Whoo…
I love the way she looks.
I got butterflies as soon as she smiled at me.”
Of course, their marriage wasn't without some conflict.
They argued over Keith having a photo of an ex-girlfriend on his phone and about Kristine's
desire for more equally split household duties.
"I'm happy to cook tonight, but this isn't gonna happen all the time.
He's gonna have to get in this kitchen at some point"
Still, the couple seemed to really love each other.
The two chose to stay together on decision day and announced they were still together
at the reunion.
In June 2019, Kristine posted a photo from their wedding with the caption: "The magic
of this moment has never left."
"Will, you may kiss your bride.”
Jasmine and Will had their fair share of relationship struggles in Season 8, but they did share
a connection.
By decision day, Jasmine was willing to stay married - but surprisingly, Will said he wanted
a divorce, claiming he had a big issue with communication.
Show expert, Pastor Cal, said after the reveal:
"I'm disappointed because I think you're missing out on a lot."
Later, Newsweek reported Will made a statement on Instagram announcing that they had officially
split, starting the post with what seemed to be a dig at Jasmine, writing,
"They say you can truly see a person when you're not looking at them, and those actions
define their true character."
Jasmine apparently wasn't feeling his post because she responded by writing,
"You didn't sign up honestly, you weren't honest during the process and I called you
out on it!"
Sounds like this split was for the best.
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