01x06 - Boulder

[bunniefuu]

Last week in Santa Fe...

This is how it started.

Do you want to go back to my house
and hold hands?

Which led to this.

Oh, f*ck.

Look what just happened.

And this. And this.

And this.

And then this happened.

And if that wasn't enough,
the return of Ross.

Why the heck not?

Tap that, Boulder.

Four single New Yorkers

put their hearts
into the hands of this film crew

who whisked them across the country
on a dating adventure

and do the swiping for them.

This is Swiping America.

A rom-doc in eight parts.

My love language
is words of affirmation.

Quality time
is probably my love language.

Physical touch. Surprisingly.

Well, if I have a crush on someone

I tell them a million times
I have a crush on them.

So I guess
that's words of affirmation.

I don't know.

Yeah, just, yeah, words.

Sentences and sh*t.

So, welcome to Wildsong.

The philosophy here is really about

building relationship
and relational connection

at a level of depth.

We're gonna be working
with the horses in a way

in order to draw out
effective collaboration

and, like, true, genuine connection.

You know, you guys have been
in this process for a while now.

How were you when you started?

Where are you now?

How have you evolved as a person

and where are you evolving to?

And I'm gonna ask you a question

and have you guys just sit
with the question for a moment.

Gotta love a good horse poop.

So, we're just going to start
with a little leading exercise.

We're gonna have you guys walk
in a circle.

Can we go this way?

You don't wanna go this way?
You want to try this way?

Do you want to go this way? No.

Do you want to go this way?

Do you want to walk? This way?

Notice your strategies
when you don't feel like a horse is

or human is cooperating with you.

Please. Come on.

Come on.

You're making me look real bad.

You don't care.

We just finished two circles, guys.

I'm not trying to brag
right now, but

Starting on my last circle.

I just don't think
he really wants to move with me.

Okay...

- All right. So you guys...
- Actually. There we go.

Never mind. Do your thing.

Maintain your ground more
in the center of the arena

and send him around you.

So, like, see if you can
soften your shoulders.

Take a deep breath.

Okay, now stop for a second.

Oh, he needs to pee.
That's what's going on.

Like... It's like a little kid.

Oh, my god. It's so much pee.

It's the foam for me
that I just can't watch it.

I just can't watch the foam.

That's nice.

That's nice.

And now see if you can
soften the stick.

Soften everything. Just walk,
like you're literally doing nothing.

There just happens to be this, like,
relationship you guys have created.

And then ask him in your mind
where you want him to stop.

That was nice. That was very clear.

Play around with this
for a few moments

and then when you're ready,
you can drop it.

Cool.
And just noticing the energy there.

All right, well,
thank you so much, guys.

- All right.
- Thank you.

Thank you.

Sweet Sexy.

Until next time, baby.

Why are you Irish?

We're in Boulder, guys.

Do you want to hear
some Boulder facts?

Facts...

Roughly one third of Colorado ladies

have done the deed with another lady.

That is a great fact.

It's been reported that Colorado men

have the 11th biggest penises
in the country.

- Eleventh?
- Eleventh.

Where's one to...

- Where's one to ten?
- Where's one through ten?

According to Boulder law

adults 21 and older can possess

up to 1oz of marijuana

and grow up to six plants privately.

- Oh, hell yeah.
- Oh, hell yeah.

You know what we're doing today?

What?

She was trying to talk about
how the horse...

What are you saying?

Bridget was like, look at how
the horse blinked its eye at you.

Look at how the horse what?

She's like... Look at...

She's like, look at how the horse
blinked just now. That...

And I'm like, oh, sh*t.

That horse blinks some
relationship truth at me just now.

No, I'm not gonna lie to you.

This one horse was walking by

and every time it would walk by,
it would move its tail, like, away.

Yeah, we were like...

Kesun, why would we lie
about something so serious?

I'm stoned. It's so funny.

It's three cities

from when I met Ryan

and two cities
from when I saw him last.

But he's coming here tomorrow.

I don't know if he knows that I'm,
like, getting my matches tonight.

I mean, I haven't been interested
in dating anyone else

or going on a date with anyone else
since I met Ryan.

But I'm definitely not
ruling anything out.

She's so beautiful.

Look at us. We're so cute.

We were matching.
I didn't realize until I took a look.

She's like,
"I want you to, like, enjoy yourself.

I want you to, like,
take a girl on the second date

if you feel like
there's some kind of connection

because I want to be with someone
who's beyond sure

that they want to be with me."

Like, what girl says that?

I'm on a dating show.

It doesn't get better.

I haven't told Derrek
about my ED yet.

We chatted a little bit.

He committed
a lot of his energy and time

to be available for me

in the limited time I had in Santa Fe

and I wasn't able
to give him a lot in return.

I think after last week,
I do want to put in some effort

so he knows that I...

I'm, you know, trying to

communicate with him more openly.

So, I've been thinking about
who I'm gonna bring to Hawaii.

Don is definitely
a candidate for Hawaii.

He could be super fun, I think.

But I don't know. I want to stay open
to what could happen in Boulder.

I'm so excited
to see Ross

especially because
we're having a double date.

Me and Kesun, Ryan, and Ross.

It's gonna be fun.

He's... he's a big personality.

Everyone loves him.

And he's my first boyfriend
on this whole experience.

I've had, like, 30 since him.

And I'm still talking to him.

I have some matches.

6'1". That's nice.

I'm going out with someone trans.

That's actually really cool.

His name is Sage, he's a bar owner.

He owns the newest q*eer bar
in Denver. That's cool.

Max. "Just a Denver native
that moved away and then moved back."

That's a weird... sentence.

This guy's pretty cute too.

He's, like, 6'5".

He's got a really handsome smile.

Seeing these matches

my eye is certainly caught.

I don't know, I kind of feel bad.

So far, I have to say
I've looked at three.

I would choose any of these three.

My mom always told me that if...

if a woman and a man
were very good friends

usually one of them
had stronger feelings for the other.

And I kind of always believed that

but I don't really think
I believe that anymore.

I have a lot of guy friends
that I'm very close with

and they're all in love with me.
Just kidding.

No.

- Hey, how's it going?
- How are you?

Good. I'm Kris.

- I like your frames.
- Thank you.

I like your necklace.

Thank you.

- Hi.
- Reagan. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you. I'm Reagan.

- You look wonderful.
- Thank you.

I like the shoes.

- Oh, thank you.
- Here you go.

- Hi, how are you?
- I'm Nadim.

- I'm Reagan.
- I'm sorry, I forgot.

Straw.

You didn't have to bring me presents.

- Hello.
- Hi.

This is nice.

You have, like, sexy vampire

- vibes right now.
- Stop. Stop.

Yes. With the black light
behind you and everything.

Honestly,
that's the greatest compliment.

I feel like I'm in
an episode of True Blood.

- You're in great shape.
- Thank you. As are you.

I walked in and was like, okay.
I just like need...

I'm glad I had a drink or two before.

That's nice.

Do you want to arm wrestle?

Boulder's, like, super hip. And...

- Is Boulder super hip?
- It's like the hippest.

Like is there anything
we should eat while we're here?

I'm sure somebody's already
told you about

- like, Rocky Mountain oysters.
- No.

- No?
- Tell me everything.

All right,
so it's a fried bison testicles.

Are they big?

Congratulations. You're in,
probably, the most populated

guy city in the US.

- Really?
- When it comes to ratios. Yes.

It's called Menver.

- Menver?
- Yup.

- So many guys here.
- Honestly.

I know we don't physically have
a PowerPoint presentation

but you are delivering one
regardless.

Yeah. I'm gonna throw down
some stats for you.

Here's a pie chart.
It's called Menver.

Yeah.

- What is your passion?
- I don't think I have one yet.

I like camping. So...

- You like to camp?
- Do you not?

I hate to camp, but tell me about it.

I'll take you glamping, it's okay.

But why?

Yeah, I turned 29 this year, which...

I think 28 was the weird one.

That's your last kind of, like...

stop before you...

- Yeah.
- well, obviously there's 29.

I do know how to count,
believe it or not.

I can't read, so...

Oh, no.

What a...

Okay. You're joking, I assume.

- Yes.
- That's good.

What's the craziest thing
you've ever done?

Besides this?

This is the craziest?

I've done this with,
like, 25 other people.

- What do you do?
- So...

What does it look like I do?

You're obviously
an elementary school teacher.

No, I'm a firefighter.

- That's great.
- Yeah.

I work for an early stage
music tech start-up.

Congrats.

Thank you. Yeah.
So, like, what do you do?

I'm a data scientist.

- That's very cool.
- Yeah.

I got my captain's license.

- You did?
- Yeah.

We have three of us in a crew.

- You're hot.
- So, there's...

Thank you.

I moved back here after law school
and, like, I love Denver.

- Soft flex.
- Very comforting.

- Soft flex.
- Is that a soft flex?

Just a little bit.

Excuse me, I moved here after...

I love that. No...

...15th grade.

- Fifteenth grade.
- I... I've lost track.

Are you a Leo?

No, but I totally date Leos.

I'm a Pisces.

- Oh, my god.
- Yeah. Is that good?

- We're so compatible.
- Oh, my god!

We're so compatible. Totes.

What's your go-to karaoke?
Everyone's got one, right?

I actually hate karaoke.

No. Nope. I'm good.

- You were gonna make an Asian joke.
- Why do you hate karaoke? Do you...

- Yeah, good luck with everything.
- Thank you.

- It was nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

Max was great.

He was very cute.

I didn't have to work so hard
with him, which was nice.

It was easy to talk to him. Yeah.

I write poetry.

- I love poetry.
- Oh, really?

I thought you were
going to call me Emo.

No, I'm, like, I love all
the sad songs on the planet. I'm Emo.

You know, the word nostalgia means,
like, a return to, like, pain.

You're such a poet. I love it.
That's real sexy.

All right, well, let's go hiking in
the next couple of days or something.

- Yeah. That would be nice.
- Some hot springs.

We can watch the sunset
on the roof of my bar, maybe.

Oh, nice.

Got a hammock up there.

I bet it gets used often.

No.

No?

Don't make too many assumptions, sir.

- Enjoy the rest of your time here.
- Thank you.

He kissed my neck at the end,
so I was like, okay.

Clearly, he wants this.

You got time for one more?

Hi!

- Oh, my gosh, it's you.
- Hi.

- How are you?
- I'm good. How are you?

- Were you expecting that?
- Oh, no.

- How are you?
- Hi.

Now I can get to ask you
all the questions.

What are you gonna ask me?

Why have you wanted
to spend more time with me?

It's just really easy to talk to you.

I think that we speak
the same language.

Honestly, I wasn't expecting,
like, I wasn't expecting this at all.

I've been joking about getting
married and finding a husband

this entire f*cking time.

So, sorry.

- Like, great date.
- To self-awareness

- and to a great date.
- Authenticity.

Don't have too much fun
with these other girls from Boulder.

You know, I'll do my best.

All right, I'll see you.

Okay. I wish you all the luck.

- Bye.
- Bye.

Safira was very interesting.

We have great chemistry,
great bantering.

I like all three
for different reasons.

I think this is the first city
that I'm conflicted.

- It was great to meet you and all.
- Yeah.

- I'll see you around.
- Yeah. See you.

Jon really fits me, to be honest.

I mean, he's really cute.

He certainly turned my head.

- Right here.
- Yeah.

Here.

Nickelback.

Actually, people give
Nickelback a hard time.

Shut up.

Don't do it. Don't do it.

I'm gonna go on record
and say they're not that bad.

You have to leave now.

So, I'm gonna text Jon.

I mean, texting is tricky because
sometimes it's just, like, so not...

- Representative.
- Yeah...

The way that I typically
approach this, because, you know

I wanna give them
an out or, like some...

And this is actually
what happened with Luiz.

What do you mean,
you wanna give them an out?

Like, what if they're not...
they're not interested in me?

And I want to suss
that out a little bit.

So, typically, I just start
by saying, "Hey, Jon, it's Kris."

- Period. No.
- Good.

- "Hey, Jon, it's Kris."
- Cool...

"I really enjoyed
chatting with you today.

How's it going?"
And then they'll respond

and I can, basically,
based on the way they respond

I can typically tell
if they actually want to.

But have you ever been wrong
about their response?

- Like, what if you are?
- With Luiz in Miami...

You remember? It was weird.

And I'm, like,
glad that we texted a little bit

before we actually went on a date,
because if we hadn't

I wouldn't have been able
to kind of suss his deal out.

- Okay.
- Right?

Yeah.

I got some bad news.

Ross unfortunately has COVID.

So, he had to cancel
his flight today.

Which we were both very sad about.

So, I don't know
who I'm gonna bring to Hawaii yet

and I'm not getting any closer
to finding out.

I've maintained this very, like

opening stage
of a relationship with Ross.

With, like, even though
it's been like, six weeks.

We've never,
like, developed anything.

Like, I do not know the guy
any better than I did

after our first date.

I mean, I was really looking forward
to seeing Ross here.

You know, if he came here to see me

we would spend the day together
and then

I'd have more
of an opportunity to decide

how I feel about him.

But...

choosing him to go to Hawaii
is tough because

I don't have a chance to do that.

I really want to choose
the right one.

I'm going on a date with Safira.

We're going to a g*y bar,
which is so cool.

I mean, I think it works.

I'm excited to hang out.

Do I need a belt?

No.

Maybe.

Let's see.

Is it a nice pop?

I mean, I'm not going to lie, like,
it's difficult because of Jess.

But she said, like,
"Have a good time.

I don't want you
to have any regrets."

And I don't.
Like, I don't want to regret, like

not doing something
because of someone back home.

Who, like, truthfully, we're, like,
not in a committed relationship yet.

We're so g*y, like...

- Are you excited?
- I am excited.

Like, Jon's really cute.

When someone is so cute, like

I wonder
if he's actually attracted to me.

Why? Cause he's just so cute.

Like, why would I go
for an ogre like that?

I'm just kidding.

- I'm sad about Ross.
- Yeah.

Poor little COVID angel.

- I'm so sad.
- I know.

You're excited to see LJ instead?

Oh, yeah. LJ.

There's definitely some interest
and excitement with LJ.

He's not totally my usual type,
but he's mature in a nice way.

I'm super excited to see him.
He's cooking for me.

- Cute.
- I know. And I'm making cookies.

- What kind?
- Lemon ricotta.

If I didn't like LJ,
I would have been really, like

much more crushed
that Ross can't make it.

The fact that I have someone else
to hang out with

that I'm excited about is a big deal.

Sometimes it's hard for me
to not spoil the men that I date

because I, like, enjoy it so much.

But I recently read

if you spoil someone too much,
too early on

they fall in love with your hand
and not your heart.

I used to do it. I used to, like,
just offer everything

all at the beginning. I mean,
that's how I was raised, for sure

to, like, definitely take care
of my partners

which is a very nice thing.

But you have to be careful

that you're not doing too much.

How do I look?

You look amazing.
What are you guys doing?

We're gonna go
to this Tibetan tea house in Boulder

and then we'll see
how the night goes.

I'm hoping he might wanna come back.
We'll see.

- Bring him back here?
- Maybe.

- You're like, "Oh..."
- No, that's cool.

I would bring LJ home,
but he lives far away.

Okay, I'll see you.

- Bye. Have fun.
- Save some cookies for me.

Okay, 15 minutes.

- Nice to see you.
- Good to see you too.

Oh, my gosh!

I can't say
I've ever eaten at a restaurant

with my shoes off before.

- Oh, my god. Where do my legs go?
- Yeah, you got it, you got it.

There we go. We got it. We got it.

- Barely, but we're in there.
- Okay.

Yeah, I think the bottoms of my socks
are a little dirty.

I'm just gonna put my feet together
and you can't see them.

I swear they're clean.

Well. Cheers.

- Cheers.
- Thanks for coming.

Yeah.

It's very refreshing to meet
someone that's...

I don't know. You seem put together.

- Oh, that's nice.
- Yeah.

It's all an act. No, I'm joking.
I know I promise...

Well, a well-rehearsed act,
then, in that case.

Maybe, I'm too serious.

Too...
Well, I don't get the impression.

Put together. Sophisticated.

- Those are better words. Yeah.
- Sophisticated.

- That's a nice way.
- Yeah...

- Hi.
- Welcome.

- How are you?
- Oh, and Mosie.

You're making yourself
at home already.

- Good to see you.
- You too.

- And you? How are you?
- She run right at you.

- Welcome. Come in.
- I brought you this.

- Thank you so much.
- It's cookies.

Oh, you did bring dessert.

Come on up.

- I hope you're hungry.
- Yeah.

- Hey, Mosie.
- What was that?

Oh, no, no. I'm so sorry.

Mosie!

- I can only assume, I can't see.
- I'm so sorry.

Don't look at it.
Don't watch me clean it.

Mosie, thanks a lot.

There's nothing like
breaking the ice like that.

- Can I make you a c*ck? Yes?
- I would love one.

I'll just do like a tequila soda.

Let me get you an orange.
It's a game changer.

Cute.

Is this Tequila?

- Yeah, it's been a fun project.
- Tell me about it.

Well, we've been around
for almost six years now.

- Nice. Nice work. Cheers.
- Yeah, pretty good.

- Cheers to that.
- Cheers to that. Yeah.

Mosie, please don't be bad again.

So, we're doing
fish tacos and carnitas.

So, how did you learn how to cook?

I don't know.
I think it's fun to cook together.

Like drink some wine,
play some music.

I do it for myself.

So... But it's always better
with company.

So, what is your go-to meal,
if you're cooking?

I like to make
very elaborate breakfast.

- You're like a brunch scene person.
- Not at all.

- I don't wanna like...
- You're, like, the one girl

that I've ever met
that doesn't like brunch.

- Thank you so much.
- Yeah.

Okay, here's a good question.
Biggest pet peeve.

I hate to be late for things. So...

- You hate to be late?
- That's why...

Another anomaly. All right.

I hate brunch and I hate being late.

I know.

The last girl you dated was always...

she was always running late
because she was at brunch.

- Have you met her?
- No.

How are you?

- Nice to see you again.
- Good to see you too.

- You look amazing.
- You look amazing.

- Thank you.
- Oh, my gosh.

- This is so cool.
- Yeah, it's a great venue.

- Do you come here?
- This is my second time here.

- Oh, so you've been here.
- I came here for the first time

- once like a couple of weeks before.
- Was it cool?

- It was. It was cool.
- Okay. Great.

I actually live
not too far from here.

- Oh, cool.
- Like six blocks away.

- Oh, nice. Okay.
- Yeah.

- Awesome.
- Yeah.

Appreciate it.

Can I get some soy sauce
and sriracha sauce?

- Absolutely.
- Sriracha, definitely.

- Do you like spicy food?
- Yes. I love spicy.

- Me too.
- I'm like... Aw, man.

I guess that's why...
why we get along.

Of course. I mean,
amongst other things, I'm sure.

- Exactly.
- Yeah.

If I were to go to New York,
where would you take me?

Where's, like, the number one place
I should check out?

I love going to Simple.

So, like, it's a l*sbian-owned
French cuisine café.

I love it that
it's a l*sbian-owned business.

And, like, all the lesbians
somehow just find their way there.

You've heard that there's only, like

21 or so l*sbian bars right now,
in the country.

- Isn't that crazy?
- I want to change that.

- Yes. I want to open a l*sbian bar.
- Me too.

- I'm not going to lie.
- That's cool.

What's the most, like, exciting thing
you've ever done with your life?

I think, like, going to grad school
was important to me.

- Yeah. Yeah.
- Like, that was...

It sounds nerdy, but it was exciting.

- No, it doesn't. No.
- You know.

I remember, like, you know,
growing up as a q*eer person

being trans, being indigenous,
and Mexican.

Like, you know, there were only
so many things that I could do.

- Yeah.
- And then realizing, like, actually

- there's a lot more that I can do.
- Totally.

It's a really empowering thing.

- That's really cool.
- Yeah.

Do you want more?

Yeah. For sure.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

I think dating can be such a chore

and also a lot of fun.

And this is definitely
on the fun end of the spectrum.

- I was going to say that.
- Yeah.

To be honest, I think you're one
of the few people who, like

job wise, like, fitness,
like, socially.

I think you're quite similar to me
like pretty much of the people.

- Really?
- Yeah...

It is funny, though, because
a lot of... I feel like there's...

probably an accurate stereotype
in a lot of g*y men

like, date their twin.
You know what I'm talking about?

Well, I have a twin.
So, I don't want to do that.

Okay...

- Without crossing that line.
- Yeah.

For me, when I meet someone

I feel like I want to attract
a certain kind of person.

I really want someone
who's willing to

take life by the horns, if you will.

- Very Texas term.
- Very Texas. Yeah.

That's important to me.

I'm very much the same.

Have you ever played a game
called We're Not Really Strangers?

Do you know what I'm talking about?

There's, like, 20 questions to make
someone fall in love with you.

I played this game on a date one time

and it was a brilliant move.

The idea is to get to the core
of someone very quickly

with the guise
of it being a silly game.

- Shall we do it? Right now?
- Yeah, yeah, let's do it.

I've enjoyed chatting with you

you're welcome to come back
to my place if you want.

Yeah, yeah. Let's do it.

- This looks so good.
- I hope it's good. All right.

That should do it, right? Good to go.

- We're just doing à la carte style.
- Okay.

- Do you want some help?
- No...

I didn't know if you were,
like, a spicy girl.

I know you're spicy but...

- I am a spicy girl.
- Do you like spicy?

I'm an everything girl.

Sounds perfect.

Let's go.

- Pretty good.
- It's the perfect taco.

Thank you so much.

Sorry, Mosie. I'll make you one.

Hello, Lucid.

How are we doing tonight?

Tonight,
I'm joined by one of my residents.

She's sickening. She is stunning.

So really pull out
those dollar bills.

Pull out your wallets.

Give it up for, Semora Gui.

I hope we can hang out tomorrow.

Totally down to hang out tomorrow.

All right.
Thank you for cooking for me.

- Absolutely.
- It was so nice. It was amazing.

Ready to go?

- Let's get out of here.
- Let's... Let's get out of here.

All right, cool.

Hey, Kesun.

- I heard you laughing.
- Hello.

Oh, Ryan's here too.

Hi. How are you?

- Good. This is my friend Jon.
- Hey.

- Hey. I'm Jon.
- Hi, Jon.

- Nice to meet you. You're so cute.
- Nice to meet you.

- Thank you.
- Welcome.

We're gonna... go upstairs.

- We're going to take all the...
- No...

Don't... Be more discreet, guys.

- Bye.
- Have fun.

Do you want to ask those questions?

I have them.

Okay. "Name things you and your
partner appear to have in common."

Well, I guess

All right. Well, one

we each work in tech.

We are both

I would say, analytically minded.

Maybe a little type A.

Just a little.

"Before making a telephone call

do you ever rehearse
what you're going to say?"

Usually, like, pretty freestyle.

Although I cannot stand still
for a phone conversation.

- I have to walk around.
- Pace around.

Yeah. I do too, actually.

"When did you last sing to yourself?"

Probably singing in the car
on the way here.

That's cute. Yeah.

I was singing in the shower when
I was getting ready for this, so...

- Shower singing is unparalleled.
- Oh, I love it.

Let's see.

"Is there something that you've
dreamed of doing for a long time?"

Question mark.

"Why haven't you done it?"
Question mark.

Well, there's something
I wanted to do...

Could I kiss you?

- Yes.
- Yeah?

So, LJ's coming
on our double date today?

I'm excited to meet him.

I know. I'm excited to see him again.

He's like... He's really active.

Like, I think I would travel well
with him.

Yeah, that's a great quality to have.

Look at you. You look so pretty.

- Girl!
- Child.

Girl!

- You look too cute.
- We do.

You look real cute.

So, what happened last night?

Like, I had a really good date.

Safira is, like, definitely my
favorite person I've met

- on this entire experience.
- Oh, cool.

She's very smart, very sophisticated.

But like I don't feel that,
like, spark.

Would love to be her friend

but yeah, I don't think
there's anything romantic there.

Yeah.

Are you leaving me?

I don't know. Jon hasn't texted me.

- Did you guys make out?
- A little bit. Just a little bit.

- Cute.
- Zaddy!

- He's adorable.
- He's so cute.

- Yeah.
- The vibe was even like...

- There was a vibe there.
- Yeah. There was totally a vibe.

To be honest, I was very nervous
going into the date

which I hadn't been in a while.

Because I think
I was actually interested in him.

I was just like, he's so cute.

- He's so nice.
- He's adorable.

- He's real cute.
- He and I just, like

click on so many levels.

I think he's also someone
who's a little bit more serious

and put together.

We, like, stopped at a gas station
to get ice cream

and a few people stopped us
to tell us how good we look together

and I was like...

Like strangers.
I was like, what the f*ck?

I love it.
It is like affirmation station.

- Yeah.
- He was definitely

like, really, really into you.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Hello.

Hello.

- How are you all?
- Hi!

- Hi
- How are you?

- Good to see you.
- You too.

It was so fun.

- Wow, this is so pretty.
- Yeah.

It's bread.

How far is Mordor?

You know, I...
I do this hike every week.

How long have you been here?

A long time. Like 18 years.

- Eighteen years?
- Yeah. I'm like a... you know.

That's longer than I've been alive.

I'm hot.

I'm... Truly.

You just got the right outfit today.
I love it.

I think we k*lled it.

I'm actually just jealous.

- I'm so like...
- You can borrow this.

I love the great outdoors.

So, how have you liked Colorado
so far?

It's great.

- It's beautiful.
- Yeah.

What about you?

Last three days
have been pretty great.

I've had some fun.

Look at our legs.

These pants are so funny.

They're gonna...

We'll have actual tan lines
because it's so intense... The sun.

It's amazing.
I hope my face doesn't get burned.

Yeah.

No, it's okay.

I can tell you weren't...
you didn't mean it.

I'm just joking. You can have it.

Oh, you have a small lid.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

- What do you think?
- I like him.

- He's cool.
- Yeah.

- Like, I'd hang out with him again.
- Yeah.

I wouldn't be mad
if she brought him around.

Hopefully, that's what people think
about me in the house.

Yeah, nobody likes you.

I knew it. I knew it.

What's your path?

I don't know, man.

What's your path?

I don't know, man.

Oh, man. He's asking about paths.

- Oh, sh*t.
- Crap.

He's getting deep on me.

What's your path?

Happiness and freedom
and sharing things. I don't know.

I'm in a really good spot in my life.

So, my path is trying to find someone
to share everything with

- I think is where I'm at.
- Yeah.

- I'm glad I got to come out here.
- I know.

I mean, having a conversation,
you know, in a bar in Austin is cool

but doing it on the side
of a mountain in Colorado is...

- It's pretty cool.
- Pretty sweet.

Yeah.

- Wanna hang out again after this?
- Yeah.

I think that would be cool.

I was texting with Jon.

He and I were kind of talking about
trying to meet today or tomorrow.

And he just texted me.
"Actually, I kind of feel

more of a friend vibe
than a romantic vibe.

Which sucks.

"It's important to me
that we're both on the same page

and if I'm being honest
I'm feeling a...

a more friendly connection
than a romantic one.

I've had such a wonderful time
getting to know you

but knowing how I feel
after spending more time together

it would be disingenuous
to lead you on."

I feel like sh*t.

I thought the evening
went really well

and I thought we really enjoyed
each other's company.

It's hard, you know

finally connecting with someone
like I did with Jon.

It really showed me that connection
I had with Derrek or other people

wasn't as strong or as exciting
as I really need it to be.

Derrek is an angel.

He's, like, the sweetest guy ever

and he's the first person

on this journey
I felt comfortable with.

But with Jon, I just felt a spark

that hasn't ever been there
with Derrek.

So, you know,
I'm looking to the next city to see

what's out there.

- Some point into consideration.
- I'm not gonna...

Yeah, you're inferior
to some people, right? I mean...

- Me?
- Yeah.

- Mosie, stop.
- You're some people by the way.

Come in.

What are you doing?

- Why are you alone?
- Well, that didn't work.

Are you sure you're fine?

Well, Jon said he doesn't want to...

- You know.
- What?

I know.

- Oh, well.
- I'm sorry.

My thinking is that he just kind of

got swept up in the moment and,
like, enjoyed it.

But then, like, when he went back to
his reality for him, he was like...

Honestly, I had some feelings
that he wasn't fully into it

from the get-go.

I just kind of feel bad
because, like, damn

for the first time, I actually felt
a connection with a guy.

I don't really want to...

now, knowing that,
I don't really want to

think about any other guys
unless I meet someone in Seattle.

- I hear Seattle's real cute.
- That's what I hear.

- So hopefully that's okay.
- Yeah.

I came up because
also my person's not here

and all the couples are downstairs
laughing over the dog.

- Okay, well, we can be a couple.
- Thank you.

- Let's do that.
- And his loss

because you're real cute,
and you're real sweet

- and you're real smart.
- Yeah...

Mosie's in love with Ryan.

She's so cute.

She is so cute.

- What do you think?
- Oh, yeah. I love it.

I mean, I'm sitting on the floor
with you guys right now

and having the best time.
This is perfect.

I wouldn't... I wouldn't change
anything about this.

Well, everyone's very honest,
so we can really talk about...

We are all very direct,
which is weird.

If you want to share something,
you can.

Yeah, this is the share circle.

Do you know where
and when you were born?

- Yup.
- I can compare our charts.

Please do because I don't know
what any of that means.

Older sister is totally into this.

Look how good we are as a couple.

Oh, my gosh.

Look how good we are together.

Communication is amazing.

Look at the number one.

- Romantic attraction.
- I know.

Let's get out of here.

See you guys later.

That was fun.

Well, one, thank you.

I feel like every day

has progressed more
and more and more.

- So...
- That's so nice.

You shine through, like,
every day a little bit more to me

which I absorb and I love.

And I don't know
where this is going after this

but I would love

to hang out with you again
at some point.

That was so nice.

My love language
is words of affirmation.

It's, like, the most I ever got.

I had the best time with you.

I think we'll hang out again.

Yeah? I hope so.

Me too.

Well, I gotta go.

I wanna do that for a while.

- Bye.
- See you.

What happened to Kesun and Ryan?

Well, we don't ask questions...

Oh, my gosh.

What was your favorite thing
about the week, you guys?

- Was it...
- Where are we?

- We're in Boulder.
- Thank you.

It was awesome
to see Ryan again, and Art.

This is our third city
we've hung out in.

It was so fun to hang out with him.

- Yeah.
- Good seeing you with him.

And like...

- That's nice.
- He's fun to hang out with.

- He's real cool.
- He like

merges into your life seamlessly,
it seems.

Yeah.

- It's really cute.
- Yeah...

We had a good time.
Last night was really fun.

Yesterday was so fun.

The whole day from, like,
beginning to end.

LJ was so cool.
I really liked hanging out with him.

- What did you think about him?
- He was great.

And it was, you know, a similar thing
with Ryan where you're like

oh, cool, I can see you along with
my friends, and everyone likes you.

How do you feel
about him romantically?

I mean, you know
how I love to take my time.

It took me a while to warm up to Don.

But with LJ, I have to say,
I already feel like I can trust him.

Like, I don't really feel
any feelings of mistrust

or suspicion at all.

The dinner he prepared for you
in his place

he just, like,
clearly has his sh*t together.

- Oh, yeah.
- That was cute.

He gave me the nicest, like,
speech when he left.

So we kissed.

It's funny 'cause he doesn't know
anything about me.

He doesn't know
that I've been married.

He doesn't know that I have a child.
He doesn't know...

I just haven't gotten there.
I don't know.

What about... What about Ross?
How are you feeling about that?

I would love to see Ross again.

I don't know who I want to commit
to bringing to Hawaii.

What's going on with Jess?
Did you talk to her this week?

Of course.

And then I sent her
our compatibility that you made us.

She's like,
"I f*cking knew that already."

Wait, so is... yours is really good?

- It's real good.
- Real good.

Their romantic attraction
was, like...

- Off the charts.
- Yeah. It was.

- Oh, my gosh. Cute!
- Yeah.

For me, for the first time
on this trip

I actually felt a connection
that I haven't felt in a long time.

It was just like, the more I chatted
with Jon, the more I was like

oh, I'm really into this. And, like

this is it, this is
what I've been waiting for.

And we had,
like, some great conversation.

We kissed a little.

I really felt it.

And then eventually he kind of said

"Actually, I feel like we're more
friends than we are romantic."

Which really bummed me out,
to be honest.

I mean, yeah, there was definitely
a really cute little vibe there

but I think more importantly,
it's, like, you're just, like

way more open to it now,
for whatever reason.

And I think you know
more of what you're looking for

and what it should feel like.

All right. Lunch?

- Yeah, let's do it.
- Lunch.

I want more of what I had with Jon.

I wanna be interested and sparked.
I wanna be excited.

You know, it just took me so long
to finally get comfortable.

I wanna take advantage of it.

Obviously, I wanna
meet someone, but...

like, if I have a connection
in Seattle or not

I have so much from this experience.

I have new friends. I have growth

that'll carry with me forever.

Are you happy?

I'm happy.

I feel really lucky to have met Ryan.

I'm excited about
what will happen next.

I mean, Seattle is
my bachelorette party, so like

sh*t might get weird.

I just really like spending time with
Jess.

I enjoy her company,
and she enjoys mine

and I want to see her again.

But I could meet someone in Seattle

that makes this
very f*cking difficult.

And then what, you know?
And I... I really don't know.

I have no idea
who I'm going to ask to Hawaii.

I think about it every day.

Ross.

Hi.

What's up?

How are you feeling?
Are you sick?

No. I mean, I feel fine.

What's new with you?
What's been going on since I...

since we parted ways?

It's been a...
You know, it's been a blur

'cause I can't think straight

'cause I'm thinking about you
so much.

Well, I'm bummed
that you couldn't come.

I had a great gift waiting for you.

Really?

What were you going to bring me?

I can't tell you.

- Really?
- Yeah.

I mean, I was gonna...
I was going to get it there.

I didn't have it with me.

Yeah.
So, it wasn't, like, that great.

I'm sad that you're not here.

Sorry I messed it up
and couldn't make it.

You did not mess it up.
What were you gonna do?

You've been in stadiums
full of people.

I know. I just feel like I blew it.

You look great though.
Your hair looks great.

- Everything looks great.
- Thank you.

You look great too.
Everything looks great on you.

Thank you...

All right, cool.
Well, you have a good night.

- All right, you too.
- I'll see you. Bye.

Bye.

I love him.

Now I remember.

Hi.

I wanted to give you a quick update.

sh*t got kind of weird

between Ryan and I.

He kind of blew it, like
real hard.

We made a couple of plans
to FaceTime this weekend

and I didn't hear from him,
like, all day.

It just feels like he's not really
putting in much effort

and it's kind of
a really big turn off.

Max and I are texting. I told him...

I asked him if he wanted
to come hang out with me.

He's like, "Are you in Seattle?"
And I'm like, "Yeah."

Do you wanna come?