Netflix released The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On Season 3 Reunion on December 18, 2024. Along with the four finale couples, the show's reunion also featured a surprise guest couple, i.e., one of the couples that left the show earlier: Dave and Vanessa.
One of the four couples from The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On Season 3's finale episode was Nick and Sandy. The couple joined the experiment after Nick issued the "Ultimatum" to Sandy.
During the show, when Sandy is seen with her trial marriage partner, J.R., Nick "reacted poorly" and faced problems with Sandy. Later on, in the show's finale, the couple did not move forward with their engagement because Sandy said no.
Here is everything that happened between The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On Season 3's Nick and Vanessa during the show's reunion:
The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On Season 3 Reunion: Nick and Vanessa recall their trial marriage
During the show's reunion, while J.R.'s OG partner Zaina mentioned his trial marriage with Sandy, Nick's OG partner, he also shared his thoughts.
"I think that, and just to clarify that, the thought was there. And now, watching it back, the passion between the two of you, if I wasn't there and Zaina wasn't there, naturally, that's where it would've progressed. It's not as if you guys were just like - - It was hot and heavy. And it was above my head," shared Nick.
Nick also mentioned Sandy and J.R. lived above his place during the trial marriage. He learned about that once while walking out into an interview for the show. However, according to Sandy, she shared that "nothing transpired" past a kiss between her and J.R.
When the host, Nick Lachey, asked Sandy about her three-week trial marriage with J.R., she referred to the situation as "a lot." The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On star Sandy said that between her and J.R., there was "flirty chemistry."
"I came into this feeling extremely neglected and...And unseen in my relationship with Nick and, like, a lot of really heavy conversations and arguments," said Sandy.
Sandy also mentioned that her connection with J.R. was a "physical, fun, flirty dynamic." She accepted that they kissed, but as she noted, nothing else past that happened between them.
Nick added that seeing Sandy and J.R. together during their trial marriage, he felt:
"Completely removed and detached. Like watching a movie or somebody that I had no idea."
Later, in The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On Season 3 Reunion, surprise guests Vanessa and Dave, a former couple, join the cast members. They left the experiment mid-way. So when the hosts asked them about that, Vanessa revealed there were "a lot of reasons."
"So, um, during our time together, I think that there was genuinly a friendship and somewhat of a bond in the beginning, during the dating week. And then once we moved in, it felt like a light switch went off. And there were just things that made me feel really uncomfortable. A lot of that didn't make it into the show," shared Vanessa.
She also mentioned:
"And conversations that you (Nick) and I had that you actually pulled me outside or into the room where there weren't mics and cameras. And it's not my dirty laundry to air."
Vanessa mentioned that, for her, there was no "learning opportunity" in the situation with Nick. When Sandy asked her to "elaborate" on that, Vanessa responded that:
"Some of it's very personal. So..."
When the hosts asked Nick about it, he shared that he was "very affected" when he found out about Sandy and J.R. He was referring to their trial marriage and intimacy. Nick mentioned that he reacted "very poorly."
"I went to a very dark state. I started drinking a lot. Vanessa was trying to be supportive. I was shutting her down. I was pretty rude, I would say. I was cold. I felt very unsafe and scared," shared Nick.
The male cast member added that despite Vanessa trying to help him, he was trying to "run away" from everything. The discussion for the same continued between Nick and Vanessa while Sandy got emotional. Nick then apologized to Sandy for his behavior and how he reacted "poorly."
Fans can stream The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On Season 3 Reunion exclusively on Netflix.