Married At First Sight: Mzansi

Having navigated several hoops in their new marriage, the lovebirds affirmed their vows with a renewed sense of hope for their new matrimonial chapter. Thami acknowlegded the ways he needs to grow, while Thami devoted herself to the process of healing.

A cloud of gloom cast shadows over the mellow spring afternoon as Thabang delivered a scathing address to his wife Makhumo, whom he accused of betrayal and infidelity.

Thabang and Makhumo unpack the reservations they have about their marriage.

Sebenzile reveals that he may not be ready to make the ultimate commitment.

Having dealt with several issues, including co-parenting dynamics with exes, silent treatment, percieved disrespect and more, Khutso and Litsoanelo unpacked their differences in an intense couples’ therapy session.

After weeks of struggling to find common ground in their young marriage, Thami surprised his wife Zithobile with a romantic gesture that had her considering whether he might, after all, be the one for her.

Thami and Zithobile have a candid conversation about fertility and she discusses her PSCOS diagnosis. The conversation takes a turn for the worst when Thami touches a vulnerable subject around Zithobile's weight and diet.

Khutso admits that he wants a threesome with Boitshepo, while she also admits she would sleep with him. This sends Litsoanelo into a spin of emotions with dire consequences for the evening.

Their families were concerned about the skipping of the traditional path on their journey to marriaged, but Boitshepo and Sebenzile agreed that the marriages should move forward.

Following their initial shock, in which the newlyweds were grilled for blindsiding the familes, the Nyandeni’s welcomed Zithobile as their new makoti and urged her to get used to the big family.

The couples play a daring game of truth, in which relationships and even sexuality is unpacked in a candid way.

Khutso and Dee hit a stumbling block in their marriage when Khutso gives Dee the silent treatment after fighting about her co-parent

Not long after first meeting Litsoanelo’s mother, Khutso’s frustrations about his wife’s mood swing escalated into his own icy serving of the silent treatment.

Following her marriage to Thabang, Makhumo reveals to her mother and uncle that she has recently tied the knot. The newlywed’s confession was met with shock, as her family questioned the skipping of customs.

The experts pick up that Thabang and Makhumo use humour to deflect from their real issues and give them the task to build real intimacy.

Thami and Zithobile break down and have a heart to heart moment about the difficulties of their marriage.

When the couples were given an opportunity to introduce honesty into their young marriages, Sebenzile took the leap of faith and opened up about lingering feelings for an ex-lover, which sent Boitshepo over the edge.

Newlyweds Makhumo and Thabang’s honeymoon was hit with a dose of reality when she demanded to meet his family while he, on the other hand, feels that she is rushing the process.

Sebenzile let's it be known that his red flag for his new bride is that she shows off too much skin.

The couples meet and share their green and red flags, Thami calls out Zithobile for being a cry baby.