{"id":546589,"date":"2026-03-17T17:11:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/546589\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T17:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:11:18","slug":"mafs-2026-australia-chris-robinson-and-sam-stantons-perfect-marriage-crumbles-over-ridiculous-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/546589\/","title":{"rendered":"MAFS 2026 Australia: Chris Robinson and Sam Stanton’s ‘perfect’ marriage crumbles over ‘ridiculous’ issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chris and Sam’s<\/a> MAFS<\/a> marriage was going so well, Chris had even cooked up a sweet plan for what their life could look like after the experiment … but it was all news to Sam. \ufeff<\/p>\n

When Sam flagged he would like to be included in the making of those \ufefflife plans, their otherwise perfect relationship quickly crumbled before our eyes.<\/p>\n

\ufeff\ufeffWant the official inside scoop on MAFS, unfiltered and unseen? Watch After The Dinner Party here<\/a><\/p>\n

\"MAFSChris, for one, thought the whole argument was ‘ridiculous’. (Nine)<\/p>\n

Arriving back from his Feedback Week<\/a> catchup with Filip, Sam was ready to tell Chris how he’d really been feeling.<\/p>\n

\ufeffSam opened up to Chris, saying: “When we sat on the Commitment Ceremony couch and you said ‘this is how it would work’, that was the first time I heard that plan and it was kind of like you just made a decision on how … “<\/p>\n

But before Sam \ufeffcould even finish his sentence, Chris was quick to correct him.<\/p>\n

“Actually no. That’s not true. It wasn’t a plan, it was a suggestion,” he interjected.<\/p>\n

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What then unfolded was a tense back-and-forth\ufeff of Chris defending his intentions and Sam searching for a bit of empathy from his partner.<\/p>\n

While Sam just wanted a “sorry” and some acknowledgement that he’d be giving up a lot moving\ufeff to Chris’ farm with his two children, Chris thought the whole conversation was “ridiculous”.<\/p>\n

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\ufeffThings only got worse when Chris took offence to Sam asking for more empathy from him.<\/p>\n

“He said I have no empathy. People call me an empath \ufeffall the time,” he told cameras.<\/p>\n

For the next 24 hours,\ufeff tension loomed in Chris and Sam’s apartment as they tried to resolve things.<\/p>\n

Safe to say, they were unsuccessful. \ufeff<\/p>\n

\"EMBARGOThe Covid-safe distance between Chris and Sam was not a good sign. (Nine)<\/p>\n

\ufeff”It doesn’t seem to be going anywhere, so unfortunately it’s a bit awks,” Chris told producers.<\/p>\n

\ufeffWant the official inside scoop on MAFS, unfiltered and unseen? Watch After The Dinner Party here<\/a>. Episodes stream weekly, immediately following the explosive Married at First Sight Dinner Party episode on Channel 9 and 9Now.<\/p>\n

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