Married At First Sight (MAFS) couple Jamie and Dave were one of the first to head down the aisle looking genuinely happy with who they’d been partnered up with.
From the moment Jamie eyed Dave’s heavily-tattooed body to their instant spark and free-flowing reception banter, the audience could almost hear the experts rubbing their hands together with glee at finally being able to nail a well-matched unison. A pairing so well-produced, that the latest update even has the couple talking kids – but more on that later.
Naturally, as the show has progressed, so did people’s fondness for the couple, with the internet desperately searching for any clues as to whether their golden pair make it out of the experiment and into a real world romance.
But as with any reality television series, the end result is often kept from the public’s prying eyes until the final episodes have aired, maintaining an air of mystery just thick enough to keep audiences on the hook to find out.
However, just when we thought we’d witnessed the birth of the next MAFS golden couple, a shocking twist in the reality fairytale caused our high hopes to fall to an all-time low.
Playing out before our eyes is the perceived demise of Jamie and Dave.
Can the fan favourites come back from the brink that threatens to destroy the bond that first brought them together? Or, are we mere bystanders to the breakdown of a marriage that had the makings of something great, but missed the mark at the end?
Only time will tell, but the clock appears to be ticking at double speed towards a less than ideal outcome.
At the moment, we’re holding out hope that a reverse is true, but sad to say, it’s not looking likely.
So what exactly caused this sudden fracture? Below, a breakdown of Jamie and Dave’s (potentially) short-lived romance from start, to the beginning of the end.
Are Jamie & Dave Still Together?
After the events of intimacy week, and their ongoing chemistry and connection as evident in their commitment ceremony moments, it was certainly a shock to the system to see a rapid 180 occur between these two. Especially considering a recent promo for the show had people speculating about baby rumours.
The topic did come up in family and friends week, though, where their parents tested the grandchildren waters by asking the couple what their intentions were – regarding kids.
In an interview with Woman’s Day, Jamie expressed her thoughts about the idea, revealing, “I was definitely there with the question too, though,” said Jamie. “I was like, ‘Yeah, Dave when are we having babies?'” Before clarifying her stance: “I definitely want to have babies,” she said. “Sign me up for that minivan.”
From all accounts, the two seemed to be on the same page, with Dave blushing through the conversation and appearing to be just as invested as Jamie. That was, until he wasn’t.
Did Jamie & Dave Break Up?
Upon reflection, it might have been too-much-too-soon for the seemingly loved-up pair, because it was after the event’s of that week that things started to take a downwards turn.
Despite some wholesomely cute couple shots of Jamie and Dave circulating online soon after, the couple have appeared more strained than ever.
The aptly named Feedback Week provided much to ponder for Dave after he became increasingly frustrated with Jamie’s insistence on intimacy being the make or break of the relationship.
“When it is constantly me, it starts to make me feel an imbalance. I want to know we both want to be with each other that way. Do you maybe have doubts?” Jamie asked, opening the door for an answer she wasn’t happy to hear.
Dave answered with a simple “people’s sex drives are different,” causing Jamie to spiral and ask: “Are we having a lack of sex because we’re not in the love stage? Yes or no.” To which Dave responded, “Yes”. Oh dear.
If Jamie leaving the room immediately wasn’t indicator enough of where her head was at, she her comment to producers definitely was “This is the first time in the experiment I’ve questioned whether Dave and I will work.”
Things went from bad to worse, after Dave began spending a little too much time with walking red flag, Adrian, before being paired with Veronica for the partner swap week. Boy were the producers having fun with this one!
According to Daily Mail sources “the whole thing played out like a domino effect. Some people were genuinely looking for love, but others? They just wanted airtime.”
“Spending time with Veronica made him realise that things with Jamie just weren’t clicking,” the source added.
Producers thought that this would be the perfect opportunity to throw in a Homestays week – where Jamie, a famously non dog person – would finally get to meet her husband’s cherished fur baby.
I think we can all guess how things panned out from there, but just in case you need confirmation, there are these insider quotes from The Daily Mail to go off: “Jamie just couldn’t handle it. She was not a fan of Dave’s dog and couldn’t even be in the same household. That was her breaking point.”
And as any pet owner will know well, there won’t be any surprises when Dave inevitably makes the decision about which of the two he wants to continue his relationship with.
Updates to come.
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