How far would you go to save your marriage?
Original title
Seven Year Switch
Released
7/8/2015
Origin country
US
Genre
Reality
Production companies
Kinetic Content, A+E Global Media
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
26
Four married couples try to save their marriages by entering into a social experiment. During this experiment, the four couples switch spouses and live with another participants spouse for two weeks as husband and wife.
Four married couples are introduced as they embark on an emotionally difficult journey to help repair their relationships. Viewers learn each of their love stories--how they met, how they fell in love, how their marriages took a turn for the worst and why they are willing to risk everything in order to save it.
The experimental married couples get to know each other while navigating their new living quarters and sleeping arrangements.
During the first week of the experiment, the couples explore each other's passions, personalities and patience.
The experimental married couples are faced with challenging situations that will force them to either open up or shut down emotionally.
Dr. Jessica delivers surprising news to the emotionally invested couples as the experiment nears the halfway point.
The couples encounter the biggest challenge yet as the experiment nears its end.
Reunited back home, the married couples share their experiences and concerns with each other, and try not to fall back into their old habits.
Two weeks have passed since the married couples have reunited, and now they're challenged with the decision of whether they've made the right choice with their spouse, or whether it's time to part ways forever.
The experimental couples embark on an overnight getaway and are asked to participate in an intimacy exercise that helps many of them open up, but causes tears for others.
Now that the experiment is almost half way through, the experts visit all of the experimental couples in order to check in and deliver some surprising news.
The experiment is coming to a close but before the couples are sent home, they're faced with their biggest challenge yet--meeting their experimental spouses' real spouse. Not everyone is happy by what they learn and some begin to have serious regrets
The couples have reunited and are now faced with the decision of a lifetime - do they want to recommit to their marriage, or is it time to part ways for good?
Four couples embark on an emotional experience in an effort to save their real marriages. They say goodbye to the lives they know and switch spouses with a complete stranger, taking part in an experimental marriage for two weeks.
The experimental couples are getting to know each other in a brand new living situation. By the end of the day, boundaries are tested as the couples re-discover what it’s like to build a connection and attempt to navigate their initial attractions.
The experimental couples are assigned activities to help them explore each other’s passions and personalities. Some couples are forced out of their comfort zones, while others become too comfortable. Tensions rise when the experts drop by with a surprising announcement.
Emotions run high as the couples cope with seeing footage of their real spouses with their experimental partners; the experimental couples are tasked to become more vulnerable with one another, but not everyone is ready to open up.
With the switch almost halfway over, the experimental couples participate in an exercise to help build emotional intimacy, with some continuing to open up and others beginning to shut down; the experts check in and deliver a surprising announcement.
The experimental couples confront their biggest challenge yet, as they come face-to-face with their experimental spouses' real spouse; not everyone likes what they learn, and feelings of jealousy and regret begin to surface for some.
As switch therapy begins to wind down, the experimental couples learn how to rely on a spouse in order to navigate the unexpected; the couples get a new perspective on their time in the switch at intense group summits.
The experimental couples reflect on their time together. As the couples prepare to say goodbye, letting go of their “new life” proves difficult for some.
Back home, the couples are reunited with their real spouses, where new revelations are brought to the forefront. Some use the lessons they’ve learned to try and save their marriages, but others begin to fall back into old habits.
The couples reunite and must choose between parting ways or recommitting to their marriages.
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