To first have the world's sickest blind date where you get married, live intensely together for four weeks, and then travel 100 miles away from each other and try to maintain a long-distance relationship, that was tough, says Andreas Eriksson, 26, a teacher from Järvsö.
He gets married to Selma Kamali, 27, from Malmö, in the program, and relatively soon the question of starting a family comes up. Selma, who has longed to become a mother since she was 19, discovers that Andreas is not on the same page, which creates friction and uncertainty in the relationship.
I felt inadequate, simply. I wanted what was best for her and for her to get someone with the same desire for children as she has. But I presented it in such a crappy way that left her confused and angry because she thought it was something else, he explains.
Andreas, who is visiting Malmö, breaks up with Selma and takes the train back to Järvsö.
The trip takes a while, I cried the whole way and realized somewhere that I had messed up, he says and laughs at the memory today.
Became salsa – in the end
Six months after the winter weddings, the participants meet again at the retreat center Björnbacka – the same place where the couples' weekend took place. For several of the couples, it's mined territory.
However, for the "model couple" Nicklas Broberg and Ninni Larsson, love shines with unabated strength, and even Hector Lopez and Magnus Johansson, who broke up in episode seven, are present and shock both themselves and the other couples by dancing salsa together.
But for Adam Blücher and Elsa Månsson, who have taken the viewers on a rather steep emotional rollercoaster, the challenges eventually became too great.
I went home to Gothenburg pretty directly after we said yes to continuing to be married. I felt completely drained of energy after four weeks of constant filming and wanted to be without cameras and actually without Adam for a while too, says Elsa.
Broke up directly
It became increasingly clear that the couple saw things differently when it came to how they would move forward in the relationship.
I started getting more in touch with my feelings and needs and felt that I give a lot here but don't get much back. We had some challenging conversations, and it became clear that we weren't where we should be, says Adam.
After four weeks, Adam visits Gothenburg, but the ambition to make it a good weekend ends with him breaking up.
I became very emotional and broke up directly instead of having a joint conversation about it, which I probably should have wanted. But I didn't have much more to give, I had absolutely nothing left to give, says Adam Blücher.
Nicklas Broberg, 34, project leader, Örebro, and Ninni Larsson, 26, real estate agent, Täby. Said yes and are still married.
Andreas Eriksson, 26, teacher, Järvsö, and Selma Kamali, 27, hospital administrator, Malmö. Said yes, broke up, but are together again today.
Elsa Månsson, 27, consultant, Gothenburg, and Adam Blücher, 30, lawyer, Stockholm. Said yes, but are not together today.
Hector Lopez, 40, music teacher and dancer, Stockholm, and Magnus Johansson, 46, sales manager, Stockholm. Broke up prematurely.
