Married at First Sight star Taylor Dunklin claims a lot of the effort she put into her marriage wasn't captured on camera because Brandon Reid often refused to be filmed.
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On Married at First Sight's Season 10 "Recommitment Day," Brandon and Taylor were asked what it would take for both of them to want to say "yes" to staying married on "Decision Day."
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Taylor said she'd love to see "consistent respectful behavior" and "consistent interest" from Brandon. She just wanted to feel like Brandon was truly committed to her.
And Brandon said he needed to see the following changes from Taylor: "She would have to act like a wife... Someone who is not constantly going out and partying with her girlfriends, someone who hasn't blocked me on social media, someone who hasn't... said they're a single person. If she can work on that, I'm open to it."
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During the March 25 broadcast of Married at First Sight: Unfiltered, host Jamie Otis asked Taylor what she thought she could do -- or how she could change -- in order to make her marriage work.
"I mean, I'm going to be honest with you. This is very hard for me, it's a struggle. But I really think I'm doing a lot," Taylor said, suggesting there wasn't much more she could do.
"It's not showing on camera, but I wake up early to drive him back to his house before I go to work. I pick him up from home; I pick him up from work."
Jamie was shocked to hear Taylor was doing all of this amid her arguments with Brandon.
"Yeah! Literally, I can show you -- I check with him [before posting] on my social-media profiles," Taylor responded.
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"I'm like, 'Hey, is this good? Is this okay?' I mean, there's a lot that happens behind the scenes because Brandon doesn't want to be filmed, and it's just hard because I feel like I'm doing all of this stuff and I'm not getting any reward."
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Married at First Sight expert Dr. Viviana Coles joined Taylor on Unfiltered and was asked whether she believed Taylor and Brandon's problems could be worked through.
"Or do they just have clashing personalities?" Jamie asked.
"So clashing personalities and being in a healthy marriage don't always have to result in divorce," Viviana explained.
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"We're finding out that there are some really pivotal differences, but most of them are in reaction to stress and in reaction to each other's actions."
Viviana added, "So what I would love to see is that the difficulty level start to go down as they start to trust each other and build trust."
Taylor then chimed in, "It's so hard to be on offense and be light and vulnerable when you are always on defense."
And Jamie noted, "That is exactly what I see with your guys' relationship."
Taylor and Brandon have had a tumultuous relationship on Married at First Sight ever since saying, "I do," as strangers.
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Taylor has accused Brandon of being disrespectful in their relationship and not wanting to spend time with her or show any real interest in her, but Brandon nearly called it quits on his marriage when Taylor posted an Instagram Stories video claiming to be single and on the lookout for a guy who can actually meet her qualifications.
Taylor, for instance, told her followers in the video she wants a man who is 6'3" or taller, and Brandon called it "disgusting."
It seemed Brandon and Taylor's marriage was over, especially since both spouses appeared to be too stubborn to apologize, let the past go, and truly move forward on a clean slate.
However, Brandon and Taylor decided to recommit to each other on "Recommitment Day" in last week's episode, and the latest broadcast of Married at First Sight that aired on Wednesday night featured the couple getting their relationship back on track.
Brandon and Taylor worked on their communication and exchanging more compliments, and they bonded over a trip to Brandon's hometown and old stomping grounds where he had learned to play basketball.
Married at First Sight's tenth season also stars Mindy Shiben and Zach Justice, Derek Sherman and Katie Conrad, Meka Jones and Michael Watson, and Jessica Studer and Austin Hurd.
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