Ryan storms out after Jacqui brands him 'toxic' following her 'insulting' Confessions Week letter: 'Excuse me?'
Confessions Week brings the opportunity for couples to be vulnerable with each other and discuss parts of their lives that are important to them.
But when Jacqui penned a letter about herself and read it out to Ryan, all hell broke loose and it led them being further apart than ever before.
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While Ryan expected Jacqui to tell some personal stories about herself, she instead listed everything that she's been successful at in the past – which he told cameras felt "condescending and patronising" towards him.
Watch the full moment in the video above.
"I am a very curious and highly intelligent human," Jacqui began. "My mind is a thing I love most about myself, but unfortunately most people judge a book by its cover and are incapable of believing there's correlation between looks and brains.
"Yes. you can be one of the smartest people; a model, blonde, beauty queen... and also have a brain."
Ryan was stunned by Jacqui's revelation. Nine
She went on: "I've been reading non-fiction and self-development since I was 10. I've read over 1000 non-fiction books. I received first-class honours in law and finance. I know how to do accounting, drafting contracts, negotiating, presenting, pitching, marketing, social media and business and projects.
"When I'm dating I usually go for very intelligent, highly intelligent men – investment bankers, software developers. I'm a huge asset to someone like that, and I need my partner to equally be an asset to my goals in life."
Ryan's jaw dropped as she revealed that she only dated partners who were "financially literate" and understood investment, and were also an "asset, not a liability" in a relationship.
"Currently I have a fully digital business that makes me money while I sleep, and it brings me so much joy as who figures out how to make money in their sleep?" she continued.
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Ryan told cameras: "It's like she was saying – can you match me? I feel a bit insulted."
Jacqui added that she wanted to make "$500 million" and "that goal would be so much more enjoyable with a partner who wants the same."
Ryan was fuming, eventually storming out of the room. Nine
At that point, Ryan erupted to his wife.
"I did not expect that as a theme. I was really curious to hear more about you as a woman; your past, your emotions. Not your attributes, not your dreams and ambitions. It read more like a profile. You gave me a resume," he scathed.
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Jacqui bit back.
"You're here to get to know me! I've just given you everything - well, not everything. 80 percent of what I have to offer. The way you communicate is really, like... toxic."
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It was a word that upset Ryan, who replied: "Excuse me? I can't believe you just said that. Jacqui, you're not making any sense, and for you to say I'm toxic?
"That's a big claim to make."
With that, he stormed off – and the state of their marriage continues to run down a dangerously rocky path.
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