David Walks Away at Final Vows on Married At First Sight
David walked away from Alissa at the final vows on married at first sight, ending their run at the season 13 finale after they had made it all the way to the end. The move lands after the finale and reunions have already aired in Australia, leaving UK viewers behind on the outcome.
Alissa and David reach the end
Alissa and David were the first couple to walk down the aisle this season, and they lasted into the finale before the relationship collapsed at the last hurdle. Their path included the Grass Is Greener challenge, where David felt Alissa was too flirty, and a final dinner party that already looked close to the point of no return.
During that dinner, David repeated his altar proposal. He told Nine, “For me, I was just saying, ‘Last time you asked me to do it to prove how I felt, and this time I’m just going to do it voluntarily to prove that I’m here for the right reasons,’” and added, “From my perspective, I started to make excuses and think maybe she needed reassurance, so I did get down on my knee again just to give her that.”
Final vows end it fast
At final vows, David made the break explicit: “I’ve realised I can’t be the man who constantly fights to be heard or to prove his worth to someone who is still deciding if I’ll be enough,” he said. He followed with, “So today I’m not walking away because I’ve stopped loving you, Alissa, I’m walking away because loving you shouldn’t mean losing myself.” Then he left the room before Alissa could read her vows.
Alissa was left with the moment David exited and said, “I just wasted three months of my life, and he won’t even listen to me,” before reading her own vows to a room he was no longer in. She told him, “David, you are everything I wanted and more. You are strong, you are kind, you are compassionate, you are a leader,” then drew the line: “But standing here today, I can only be honest. I love you, David, for who you are, but not for me.”
Rebecca and Steve exit first
Rebecca and Steve were the first couple to leave the show after an uncomfortable intimacy week. Steve accused Rebecca of faking her feelings during that stretch, and the pair made a mutual decision to call it quits after two commitment ceremonies.
That leaves the season’s outcome reading in hard terms rather than hopeful ones: one couple made it to final vows and still split, while another was already gone before the finale. For viewers catching up outside Australia, the spoiler is now the structure of the season itself — the exit comes at the end, but the fracture is already built into the run.
