At the start of the experiment, things looked really shaky for them. They struggled with intimacy, and it looked like a wall they would never break down. But, they turned everything around. Rachel and Steven ended up being a love story of the show, and said yes at final vows.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven with all the fears that whisper in the background, I want this. I want you,\u201d Rachel told her groom. Steven added: \u201cI choose you, and I\u2019m diving in, head first, fearless.\u201d So, you might be shocked to hear it all went downhill pretty quick.<\/p>\n
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via E4<\/p>\n
Sorry! Rachel and Steven are no longer together after MAFS Australia 2026<\/p>\n
Despite saying yes at the MAFS Australia 2026 final vows, Rachel and Steven are no longer still together. Shockingly for them, it was actually a pretty messy split.<\/p>\n
Rachel has said Steven dumped her just days after the final vows were filmed, and just before a reunion episode was filmed. \u201cHeartbreak is the worst. It sucks. It\u2019s like a physical illness,\u201d she told New Idea<\/a>.<\/p>\n She explained that after they committed to trying to make their relationship work in the real world, Steven started to make \u201cevery excuse\u201d not to visit her in Melbourne. \u201cI was willing to put in the effort, but ultimately it happened exactly the way I was concerned it was going to happen,\u201d Rachel said.<\/p>\n \u201cSteven went back to life in Sydney. He was busy with work, and I became a burden. I was the burden, and I had to be dropped.\u201d<\/p>\n She then claimed things went a bit sour between them. Rachel added: \u201cHe said some outrageous things to me, such as how coming to visit me was a hassle. There was always something that would come up, another priority, something more important than me and our relationship.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019d say, \u2018I don\u2019t even know if we\u2019re going to work in the future.\u2019 That was probably the most hurtful thing to say to me.\u201d<\/p>\n Rachel said Steven began to ask her if they were going to work in the future just one week after final vows, and said he didn\u2019t think he could \u201cgive you what you need\u201d.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cWe circled in this conversation until I went, \u2018so I guess we\u2019re done then?\u2019 And he looks at me, and I said, \u2018Well, you\u2019ve dumped me about 15 times now\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n Oh no!<\/p>\n