The finale of Married At First Sight season 14 finally arrived last week, and it is time to rank each of the couples' Decision Day moments. It was a rockier road for some pairs than others. However, spoiler alert, all four MAFS couples ultimately said yes to continuing their marriages. Many fans dubbed season 14 one of the worst yet, so the success rate may have surprised many.
Lindsey Georgulis and Mark Maher seemed doomed from the start, with two big personalities learning how to get along. Jasmina Outar and Michael Outar could barely communicate early on. Olajuwon Dickerson was labeled a playboy and Katina Goode a pushover. Last but not least, Noi Phommosak and Steve Moy seemed like a match made in heaven but quickly butted heads over things as big as money and as mundane as pasta.
Each of the couple's big yes moments came after a lot of hard work, growth and had its own special twist. There were laughs, there were tears, and there were possibilities more than anything of beautiful futures. While these romantic and magical MAFS D-Day moments brought season 14 to a close, audiences will have to wait until the reunion to see how these marriages panned out after filming.
Mark & Lindsey
Ultimately Lindsey's Cruella Devil laugh wasn't enough to scare Mark off. However, Mark's social media usage might have been enough to push Lindsey away. The couple found their way back to a compromise when Lindsey acknowledged she could let it go more often, and Mark would opt not to post so much. Their mutual growth is ultimately what brought Mark and Lindsey together. Lindsey proposed to Mark, saying he was "genuinely good and kind," and cemented the deal with a green yes button that emitted the word "yes" in various silly voices. Lindsey said, "Mark wasn't everything I asked for, but he's everything I need." Now Mark and Lindsey might be in their marriage for good.
Noi & Steve
Steve and Noi's most magical moment came after Decision Day. They were arguably Married At First Sight season 14's front runners for a successful marriage. Noi came to D-Day logically. The emotions came flooding out at the reunion with their castmates, where Steve decided to propose all over again with a big old rock to prove he's got the savings to make her dreams come true. Feeling accepted entirely was the make it or break it moment for Noi, and the second engagement ring cemented that. Noi sobbed through happy tears, "wait, why'd I get two rings," and Lindsey cemented, "that's how you do it." MAFS fans may have thought Noi was immature, but Steve believed they were both ready for the next step.
Michael & Jasmina
Arguably the best came at the beginning of the Married At First Sight episode. Jasmina revealed that Michael had unconsciously grabbed her booty while sleeping. She explained, "He rolled over and then like cuddled me, and his hand was just like," before Michael interjected, "palmed it." Jasmina continued, "when it happened, it wasn't like 'hell no.'" Even though he was asleep, neither party felt like it shouldn't happen again. Dr. Pepper added, "we are all on the booty train," followed by a burst of collective laughter. The deeper meaning of the booty train was that it's ok for Michael to initiate unsolicited acts of intimacy as they move forward. Michael and Jasmina found their groove and could be ready to up the ante in their relationship.
Katina & Olajuwon
After deciding their marriage needed more time. Olajuwon's speech then defined the moment. He said he would have said no because Katina isn't as established, but he added, "I love our chemistry, I love who you are as a person, I love being around you, and that is what made me overlook all those things." Olajuwon then shared that his dad always said, "you don't always need to know what's next for you sometimes. You need to live in the moment." He then shared that Decision Day was his father's birthday, and he believed he brought him and Katina together. He finished, "There's no way I could ignore your effort. I'd rather have a girl who doesn't have anything but would try to make everything than to be with somebody who has everything and doesn't show any effort." Olajuwon may have been painted as a playboy early on, but his heartfelt testimony to their love swept Katina and fans off their feet.
Olajuwon's speech took the cake for best Decision day moment for bringing all the feels, but Jasmina and Michael's D-Day moment brought the most laughter and sizzle. The Married At First Sight season 14 reunion might complicate things, but for now, these D-Day moments will go down in MAFS history as happy endings.