It's been just over a week since Married At First Sight Australia came to an end on E4, but we're still not quite over season 12 - and neither are the cast.
Just this week, Dave Hand, who was married to Jamie Marinos, revealed the bride he thinks he would have been "better" matched with. And his answer was very surprising.
Responding to a follower on TikTok, who posed the question, Dave said: "I would have to say Fifi, Awhina."
But, Dave isn’t the only Married at First Sight Australia contestant to suggest he was better suited to someone else.
This season, several participants have voiced similar feelings - on and off screen.
Read on for a list of all the brides and grooms who wanted to marry someone else on season 12.
Dave Hand
Dave responded to a fan this week, saying that he would have been better suited to Awhina Rutene, who was married to Adrian Araouzou on the show.
On why he thinks they would have been a better match, he gushed about her qualities, saying: "Her caring nature, her gentle soul, she’s the GOAT [greatest of all time]. Love Fifi.
"I tried my best to look after her in there [the experiment] and every time I saw her, I gave her a big hug. I have lots of respect for her."
Dave said that while he hasn't kept in contact with Awhina since filming ended, he wishes her well because she's a "cool chick".
This might come as a shock to viewers, as we didn't see much interaction between Dave and Awhina on the show, other than within group settings. Awhina was very close to Dave's bride Jamie, however, so they may have spent a lot of time together off-camera during hangouts with their other halves.
Beth Kelly
In an interview with The Tab, Beth Kelly revealed the groom she would have like to have been matched with on season 12.
"The only other person I could see myself with was Billy, just because we’ve British, because we had that banter," she said, speaking of Billy Belcher who was married to Sierah Swepstone.
Beth wasn't very complimentary of the other men on the show, however, adding: "There were a lot of sh*tty men. I feel like every year, they just find men that get worse and worse and worse.
"I don’t know what it is. I don’t know if it’s just all men are just cr*p, or if it’s just Australian men."
During season 12, Beth was matched with Teejay Halkias, but they called it quits before the final vows, as Teejay admitted he didn't feel a deep enough connection with Beth to continue being intimate with her.
Eliot Donovan
Eliot Donovan had quite the experience on MAFSAU. He was initially married to Lauren Hall, but ditched her during the honeymoon. He later returned to the show with a new bride, Veronica Cloherty, but things went left soon after Veronica met Lauren who dished all on Eliot, and the couple never really recovered after that.
Eliot has spoken about who he thinks he would have been better matched with, and it's Katie Johnstone, who left the experiment after the first Commitment Ceremony following the failure of her marriage to Tim Gromie.
Speaking on the MAFS Funny podcast, Eliot opened up about Tim's treatment of Katie, saying: "Tim was a bit weird, we didn't really get along at the bucks party. He wants short, petite and blonde. The way he dealt with it was just brutal. He wouldn't even hug Katie, like she had some deadly virus. I was like dude, give that f***ing girl a hug."
He added: "About me being matched with Katie, that's actually something I really love. You know what I loved about Katie? Her parents were so gorgeous, they were really down-to-earth country people that loved her."
Eliot said that he reached out to Katie after the experiment to wish her well, but it doesn't sound like anything came of the message, as he's now said to be dating Jamie.
Adrian Araouzou
After getting his phone back, Adrian took to his Instagram to talk all things MAFS, including details on the bride he wished he was matched with.
In a now-deleted Instagram Story, Adrian said that he'd like to have been matched with his backup bride Maxine.
Although viewers didn't get to see much of their date, Adrian says he and Maxine actually had "a lot in common."
Maxine previously revealed that their date "went well".
Speaking to Yahoo, she said: "My date with Adrian went well. I mean, it was pretty scary and unnatural for me to have a camera filming me, but Adrian seemed comfortable with it which helped.
"I think they matched us because I said I liked dark features. I don’t know anything else [about Adrian] because I haven't watched the show, but living with a stranger for three months, there would’ve been some butting heads!"
While Adrian thinks he would have been better suited to Maxine, his bride thinks otherwise.
Responding to a fan, who asked which two people she'd put together, she wrote on her Instagram Story alongside a photo of her and her son: "Adrian and Jacqui period."
Jacqui has since clapped back on her own Instagram Story, writing: "I feel sorry for her. And with her son in the picture?"
Billy
During season 12, Billy joked that he wanted to do a "wife swap" with Adrian, who had gotten close to his wife Sierah.
While at a heated dinner party - which saw Awhina confronting Adrian and Sierah about meeting up - Adrian outed Billy, saying: "What about when you called me and said you wanted to do a wife swap?"
He then showed the message to the rest of the table, who were in shock.
Billy didn't say anything else on this during the rest of the show and quit the series soon after, but since filming has ended, he's been spending lots of time with Awhina, leading fans to think they're more than just friends.
Clint Rice
Clint Rice didn't actually say he wanted to be matched with another bride while on the show, but during the photo ranking challenging, he told his wife at the time, Lauren, that he'd place Jacqui much higher and found her attractive.
This didn't go down too well with Lauren, who told the producers that she thought Jacqui looked "rough".
Anyway, Clint and Jacqui are now engaged, so that pretty much says it all.
Married At First Sight Australia is available to stream on Channel4.com.
