We’ll file this one in the Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries’ book of blink-and-you-miss-it marriages.
On Tuesday night’s episode of Married At First Sight, runaway bride Lauren finally met up with Andrew to explain her gut-wrenching smoke bomb on their wedding night.
And it was uncomfortable from the minute she walked into the room with her tail between her legs and giggled “awkies” as she hugged Andrew.
Their meeting was mediated by the show’s psychologist, Dr John Aiken, who quizzed Lauren on her brazen disappearing act.
“It’s been very stressful the last few months… I wasn’t myself on the day. I was a lot more out of sorts than what I normally would be,” the single mother began.
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Andrew isn’t giving Lauren a second chance.
When asked about her first impression of her new partner, Lauren harshly revealed: “I was like ‘Omg I’m glad I didn’t wear heels.’ That was something that did go through my mind, that sounds so vein but I was expecting someone quite tall, being that I am quite a tall girl. That sounds so awful.”
Yeah, ya think?
“Maybe you thought I’d be on a flight straight home but I’ve been hanging around. It’s been a bit frustrating what’s been going on. Not knowing what the reasons were has been a bit hard,” he said.
“Bottom line, it was just someone [who] had not liked the way I looked and that was enough for them to take off,” Andrew added.
While we could feel Andrew’s fragile heart break into a million little pieces, Lauren insisted she ultimately bailed for the sake of her 11-year-old son Dylan.
“I was thinking you hadn’t had kids. That was something I was hoping for and wanted… Somebody that had been through a broken marriage, that had kids. People show empathy but some people don’t have it til you have kids and have come through a broken relationship,” she said.
“It wasn’t about looks. There’s a lot more at stake for me than what there is for you. I’m trying to think of my son, my future and putting that first, rather than an experiment. It’s important, but far more important than taking that gamble.”
After outlining her concerns, Andrew revealed he was, in fact, pretty good with kids.
“It’s ironic because I spent ten years mentoring 12-year-olds and I love kids. I relate to that age really well,” he explained.
Before adding: “I thought we had fun on the night, we could have hung out pretty happily.”
An emotional Lauren continued: “I felt kind of vulnerable. I wear my heart on my sleeve and I’m scared of getting hurt. It was my way of dealing with things, that’s how I do thing sometimes. I do run away.”
Lauren says she smoke-bombed because she felt vulnerable.
When the psychologist asked Andrew if he’d be willing to give their short-lived relationship a second chance, the gutted 38-year-old didn’t hesitate with his answer.
“No, I don’t think so. Not the way it played out… The things that you need to rely on with a partner and a team mate weren’t there, so they might not be again,” a shattered Andrew said.
“I can understand that. I apologise. I would like to remain friends… If you don’t want to stay friends, I get it. It was good to apologise face-to-face,” Lauren conceded.
Something tell us they won’t be grabbing a coffee anytime soon.
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