‘The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On’ Season 2: Which Couples Are Still Together? (PHOTOS)
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[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On Season 2 finale and reunion.]
The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On is back on Netflix. Season 2 of the straight version of the series dropped Episodes 1-8 on Wednesday, August 23, bringing a new batch of relationship drama following the debut season of its sister series, The Ultimatum: Queer Love, earlier this summer.
The finale and reunion episodes are now streaming as of Wednesday, August 30, and the answers to the ultimatum marks a first for the series: everyone who stayed in the experiment left engaged. But it wasn’t a sure thing that the four couples — Antonio and Roxanne, Kat and Alex, Trey and Riah, and Ryann and James — would get their happy endings. With the reunion debuting the same day as the finale, fans got an immediate update from the pairings. The special was filmed about one year after they wrapped filming Season 2, as co-host Vanessa Lachey revealed at the beginning of the episode.
Here’s every couple’s relationship status of The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On Season 2 reunion.
The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On, Season 2, Streaming Now, Netflix
Brian & Lisa
Brian and Lisa shocked the cast with a wild fight in Episode 2. They caused shock again when they were no-shows for the choosing ceremony. Host Nick Lachey revealed they opted to leave the series after Lisa found out she was pregnant. They left the series in Episode 2 still together.
As the couple previously told TV Insider, they are still together and are parents to their young son, Mason. Lisa had given birth to Mason seven weeks prior to filming the Episode 10 special. While they’re still together, Lisa and Brian are not engaged in the reunion.
Trey & Riah
After Brian and Lisa’s exit, the remaining four couples made even switches. Trey partnered up with Ryann, Riah with Ryann’s ex, James. When reuniting for the second trial marriages, Trey admitted to Riah that he caught feelings for Ryann. Riah had a less than ideal experience with James. Disagreements about long distance also caused issues for Trey and Riah, who were the first couple to answer the ultimatum in Episode 9.
Trey proposed, and Riah said yes, in the finale. They were still together in the reunion but not married. Riah and Lisa had a tense exchange in the reunion when addressing the insults Lisa hurled Riah’s way in Episode 2, but there wasn’t a real resolution or apology from Lisa. Antonio did try to hold her accountable for her mistreatment.
Antonio & Roxanne
Antonio paired up with Kat, and Roxanne paired up with Kat’s ex, Alex. She originally believed Alex had the ambition Antonio lacked, but a fight with Alex revealed his emotional shortcomings. By telling Antonio he thought Roxanne didn’t respect him, Alex stirred up a lot of turmoil for the original pair. But they were still working on their problems as a couple by the end of Episode 8.
Antonio and Roxanne were the only couple that looked truly in love in the engagement scenes, even with their relationship issues considered. They shared some tender moments reading notes to each other about their feelings, and while Roxanne said she was “terrified” of taking the leap, she said yes to his proposal. They were still engaged in the reunion, but their private experiences are much different than how they act as a couple with others.
Roxanne wasn’t wearing her engagement ring. She said it was an antiquated notion that women had to wear engagement rings and then men don’t. James and Ryann suggested getting Antonio his own engagement ring. She said marriage was “not top of mind for me.” Nick Lachey noted he is ordained and could marry them right then and there. Antonio said yes, Roxanne said no.
Kat & Alex
Alex seemed excited to be paired up with Roxanne, who he believed challenged him more than the gentle Kat. But Alex’s lack of self-awareness, paired with his comments to Antonio, made Roxanne break up with him prematurely. Kat defended Alex to Antonio when the conflict was at its peak, and Alex seemed happy to be back with a woman who didn’t challenge him as much (aka didn’t call him out when he was wrong), but Kat seemed more confident after her time with Antonio.
They were still together as of Episode 8, but their possible engagement seemed up in the air. Somewhat surprisingly, Alex did propose to Kat. Unsurprisingly, Kat said yes. They were still engaged during the reunion, saying their wedding date was set for May (2o23, it seems).
Ryann & James
High school sweethearts Ryann and James had been together for seven years when Ryann issued the ultimatum. But in all that time, James never opened up about the difficult experiences of his past, only telling Ryann the truth during their own trial marriage. The first round of trial marriages made James realize he didn’t want to lose Ryann, but Ryann realized what she was missing out on through her time with Trey. An hours-long fight during their trial marriage puts the fate of their relationship in serious question.
At the end of Episode 8, Ryann told James she had come to terms with the idea of living without him, but they were still together. James opening up about his past and showing his commitment through the proposal is what Ryann needed to feel secure. She said yes when he got down on one knee and were still engaged in the reunion.
