The three couples in “Married at First Sight” have said their vows and attended their receptions — now comes the wedding night.
In the third episode of the new FYI network reality series, the couples, who agreed to legally wed the moment they first meet, each have to decide whether to consummate their marriage with a stranger.
Some post-nuptial nookie is far from a sure thing even for couples who have sex regularly before marriage — a recent poll said 52 percent don’t do the deed on their wedding night. For the “MAFS” brides and grooms, who just met each other, sleeping together as husband and wife is even more nerve-wracking.
Tuesday night’s episode covers each couple’s wedding night and honeymoon. So when it comes to having sex with the new spouse — did they or didn’t they?
Doug Hehner and Jamie Otis
Consummated? No.
Otis was visibly not attracted to her new groom at the altar, so it’s no surprise she resists getting physical back in their honeymoon suite.
She says: “There was no way I felt like sex the wedding night. How could I possibly be intimate? Instead we just talked. I laid out the rules, he figured it out very quickly: There’s going to be no hanky-panky involved.”
He says: “I’m very excited for the wedding night. Not because I expect to get anything — obviously it’s up to her — but I’m going to at least try to touch her shoulder or something.”
On their honeymoon in St. Thomas, Otis continues to feel awkward around her husband, wishing she could sleep in a separate bed, and she won’t let him undress in front of her or touch her. But as she realizes how much they have in common, she loosens up and lets him get (somewhat) physical after a romantic dinner.
He says: “I don’t expect to have sex with Jamie at all . . . I finally got in a kiss at the last dinner, which was phenomenal.”
She says: “To think about Doug’s and my first kiss, it seriously gives me butterflies.”
Vaughn Copeland and Monet Bell
Consummated? Wedding night.
Though Bell was all nerves for her walk down the aisle to wed Copeland, she relaxes considerably in time for their first night as husband and wife.
She says: “The first night was really interesting. He lit candles, and I think at that point I’d had a few drinks, it’s my husband, I’m horny, I want to have sex. So that was it.”
He says: “Yes, we consummated the marriage. It’s a little awkward there just ’cause we barely even know each other. But we are bride and groom, so I think we’re past that point.”
While the new couple has no problem with sexual chemistry, on their honeymoon in San Juan, Puerto Rico, it’s clear they have a long way to go to connecting on an emotional level, and they have their first marital spat.
He says: “Monet’s very curvy, and I definitely asked for that, and she’s got a strong, healthy sex drive. But for me there’s definitely still some of that stranger vibe. . . . I don’t want to hold hands with somebody who doesn’t want to open up or reciprocate when I talk. I felt slighted a few times. It’s happened on a few occasions, and it makes me want to get further and further away.”
She says: “The physical side of us being attracted to each other is the easy part, but getting to know each other outside of the bedroom is awkward. . . . There’s definitely an attraction with us, but I struggle with allowing myself to be vulnerable. . . . Right now, [his] expectations are unrealistic about where we stand; we are six days in.”
Jason Carrion and Cortney Hendrix
Consummated? Honeymoon.
Carrion and Hendrix were immediately affectionate, as the only couple to go for the kiss on the lips at the altar. But on the wedding night, the pair chooses to take it slow.
She says: “There’s definitely potential for more physical connection, but I want to make sure we do it the right way and we get to know each other first.”
While honeymooning in the Poconos, the newlyweds bond over couples massages, horseback riding and a romantic bath before finally deciding to consummate the marriage.
He says: “I’m finding the physical part of the relationship very easy. We’re both attracted to each other, so it’s going to come naturally.”
She says: “It was a mutual decision for us to take our physical relationship to the next level. It wasn’t weird. It was good.”