The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On season 3 released episodes 6 to 8 on December 11 after premiering on December 4. The newest episodes saw the contestants getting back with their original partners and re-evaluating their relationships.
Caleb and Mariah's rocky relationship didn't get better after the experiment because when they got back, their issues still existed. Caleb still wasn't keen on marrying Mariah, while the latter really looked forward to doing so.
After having several discussions about their relationship throughout episode 8, the end of the episode saw Caleb admitting that he was scared of marriage. He said:
"I may not have gotten to the point you need me at soon enough".
To this, Mariah asked if he had fear and Caleb said:
"A little bit...a little bit of fear".
Why Caleb said he feared marriage with Mariah on The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On season 3 episode 8
Episode 8 of The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On season 3 saw the couples spending their last night together before deciding if they wanted to go ahead with their relationships. Mariah said that even if it was their last night together, she wanted him to know that she felt loved in the relationship. Caleb replied:
"There's something to the way you've made me feel in our relationship that I've never felt before".
He added that it was hard to think that the experiment could be the end of it all and that was because sometimes it was difficult to understand that they weren't on the same page.
Mariah stated that she felt like they were destined to find each other in life. Caleb brought out her concerns with marriage as she asked her what worried her when it comes to marriage. Mariah said:
"I feel the thought of marriage excites me and not worries me".
This clarified her views on her keenness to be with Caleb forever. However, the latter replied that the thought of marriage scared him. That was because he felt that he had a lot of things to work on. He added that he felt like he was very flawed and that he had many things to work on and grow before he could make the decision.
The conversations between Caleb and Mariah on The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On season 3 episode 8
Earlier in The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On episode, Mariah expressed that she was scared to be with someone as perfect as Caleb. She described him as someone who was real, honest, loving, kind, committed, and loyal and added that she exhibited self-sabotaging behavior because contrary to Caleb, she wasn't secure about herself.
She said that it must be "awful" for Caleb to be with someone like her. She stated that he had to take the brunt of her emotions and that was challenging for her to see. She cried as she said this and Caleb comforted her.
Later in the episode, when the two went fishing, Mariah said that the experience had taken her on the journey to recognize her own self-worth. Caleb echoed her sentiments adding that he too went on a similar journey.
He noted that he needed to get better at communication and once he did that, they would be an "unstoppable" team.
New episodes of The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On season 3 come out on December 18.