We had high hopes for “Married At First Sight” couple Sandy and Dan. In the beginning, the pair seemed to have one of the more stable relationships on the show. But, things started to unravel after Dan publicly admitted he wasn’t sexually attracted to his ‘wife’ at the latest commitment ceremony.
Despite Sandy remaining hopeful over the pair’s future, their relationship began to unravel around three weeks into the experiment.
Since then, it’s pretty much been all downhill from there. Here’s a summary of everything that has happened between Sandy and Dan on “MAFS” so far.
Dan Announces He’s Not Sexually Attracted to Sandy
Up until this point, Dan and Sandy had seemed like one of the experiment’s more stable couples.
Then, at the commitment ceremony in week three, Dan dropped a bombshell.
After expert John Aiken asked the groom if he was sexually attracted to Sandy, he replied, “No, not right now. The sexual chemistry just isn’t there.”
Understandably, Sandy was stung by Dan’s revelation, but the pair chose to stay in the experiment, and as we learned later, the couple even consummated their ‘marriage’ later that evening.
Dan Doesn’t Think He and Sandy Are Compatible
After sleeping with his new ‘wife’, Dan then announced that he didn’t feel that the couple were compatible.
Tensions had been building between the couple after Dan went out for a run and disappeared for the whole day. Needless to say, Sandy wasn’t pleased.
“I feel like, we slept together, and after that, he treated me like I don’t exist,” Sandy shared with cameras.
When Dan arrived back at the apartment, more than six hours later, he explained that he “needed to take time out”, because he was feeling “very caged at the moment, inside the experiment”.
But soon, he revealed that there was more going on, and that actually, he was having some “concerns” about his relationship with Sandy.
“Compatibility’s the biggest one for me,” he said. “I’m an active guy, I’m into my health, I’m into my fitness. At no point throughout this whole experiment has Sandy demonstrated that she’s a very active, outdoors person whatsoever. I do find it very constricting.”
Sandy was hurt, and expressed concern over her ‘husband’ not wanting to spend time with her. Dan shut this down, calling the bride “a little bit of an overthinker”.
The Butt Dial Scandal, Explained
Things took an unexpected turn on Tuesday night when a pocket dial during a boy’s night out caused chaos.
While the guys were discussing their brides, Rupert accidentally butt dialled his wife Evelyn. The bride overheard Dan and Hugo talking horribly about their wives, but especially Dan.
The following morning, Evelyn informed Rupert about his accidental pocket dial, expressing concern over what she had overheard.
“Some of the husbands in this experiment are very sneaky and manipulative. I can see right through it and I feel bad for the wives involved. I would not forgive myself if I did not tell the girls,” she said.
She added: “I definitely think they need to be called out for it. I think it’s f***ed.”
Evelyn Breaks the News to Sandy
Later that evening, Evelyn built up the courage to go over to Sandy’s apartment and fill her in on what happened.
Despite how hard it was for Evelyn to break the news to Sandy, she knew it was the right thing to do.
“Dan was out with the boys… He was insinuating that he was too good for this experiment and too good for you,” she said.
“Once I asked Rupert what was going on, he told me [Dan] was showing all the boys photos of his ex-girlfriends, boasting about how hot his ex-girlfriends were.”
Sandy was none the wiser about Dan’s boys’ night out, as he told her he was visiting his daughter. And after hearing all of this, the bride reached breaking point.
“I’m so glad that you’ve told me ‘cause I thought I was going crazy. I’m done trying to protect who he really is,” she told Evelyn.
Sandy was rather distraught after hearing the news, and told producers how disrespected she felt by Dan.
“I came here with such high hopes that I’d meet someone, that he would respect me, he would love me for who I am. I went against my parents, my dad’s biggest concern was that I would come here and be disrespected. That’s exactly what has happened,” she sobbed.
“I’m just broken. I’m upset because I’ve disappointed my parents and I’m angry that I’m letting this happen to me.”
“Married At First Sight” continues Monday — Wednesday at 7.30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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Kailah Haddad
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