What do you do if you want to get married, but your other half doesn\u2019t want to? Well six couples are about to test out this exact theory on Netflix<\/a>\u2018s new dating series, The Ultimatum<\/a>: Marry or Move On.<\/p>\n From the creator of Love Is Blind<\/a>, Chris Coelen, the 10-part series see individuals giving their partners an ultimatum to commit and get married, or split. But, as with all dating shows these days, there\u2019s a twist. While they make up their mind about the person they\u2019ve been with for several years, they can date someone else from one of the other couples, and choose to spend three whole weeks living with that person in a \u201ctrial marriage\u201d, before testing out the same process with the partner they came on the show with. And there\u2019s more\u2026 at the end of it all, they can then decide whether they\u2019d rather be with the new person or their original partner.<\/p>\n Yes, this a real show, and it starts on Netflix on Wednesday, 6th of April.<\/p>\n Why anyone would want to sign up for something like this beats me. The whole premise sounds like a recipe for disaster, and after watching the first eight episodes before the couples make their final decision (where they\u2019ll either destroy whatever relationship they came on the show with and start something new, realise they were with the right person all along, or skip off into the sunset by themselves) I can confirm that it pretty much is, mainly for those who issued the ultimatum in the first place.<\/p>\n Nothing like Love Is Blind, which sees singles getting to know one another in pods and forming a bond based on personality first, The Ultimatum is the complete opposite. It\u2019s more like a free pass for couples to go off and do whatever they want without any consequences \u2013 only that doesn\u2019t really work, with the cast getting jealous about what their \u201cex\u201d got up to while they were having their \u201ctrial marriage\u201d with someone else, despite that basically being the whole point of the show \u2013 to date other people.<\/p>\n Where LIB promotes love based on deeper connections, it\u2019s hard to really take the cast seriously on The Ultimatum. The decisions made on The Ultimatum feel very sexually motivated, and it seems like the cast could potentially be jeopardising whatever they did have with their original partner for a three-week holiday romance that\u2019s never going to compare to years spent with their original partner.<\/p>\n What could you possibly have to argue about while sipping on cocktails by the pool? Yes, they do move in together \u2013 and one person out of all the six couples appears to go to a day job in an episode \u2013 but you\u2019re just never going to get the same experience in such a short space of time, let alone experience something similar to a marriage.<\/p> When in the real world have you ever had to sit and drink margaritas with someone who hooked up with your partner while you were on a break, and watch them gloat and grin about the great time they\u2019ve been having? It\u2019s not very likely, mainly because it probably wouldn\u2019t end well. But on The Ultimatum, the cast are just expected to sit there and deal with, because they signed up for this. And it just feels a little bit punishing\u2026<\/p>\n When it comes to entertainment, The Ultimatum provides that in bucket loads. It\u2019s full of drama and twists, in scenes that will definitely have viewers shocked, and lots of explosive discussions during dinner parties, perhaps though at the expense of the cast at times.<\/p>\n Viewers won\u2019t find out what each couple decided until the finale episode, which arrives on Netflix on Wednesday, 13th April. Based on the first eight episodes, I\u2019d be interested to see if the experiment actually worked for anyone.<\/p>\n The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On starts on Netflix on Wednesday, 6th April. Visit our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for more news and features, or find something to watch with our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Grace Henry Published: Monday, 04 April 2022 at 12:00 am 3.0 out of 5 star rating What do you do if you want to get married, but your other half doesn\u2019t want to? 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