Alissa Fay and David Momoh were firm fan favourites on Married At First Sight, but their marriage is officially over.
Their relationship came to a dramatic end at Final Vows on Tuesday, April 7, after weeks of difficulties for the couple.
While it came to an end, it didn’t mean that the drama was over, with the pair getting into a row at the Reunion Dinner Party.
Find out what happened below.
What happened at the Reunion Dinner Party?
Weeks after Final Vows, Alissa was still “pretty shocked” by David’s actions, and expected him to apologise at the Reunion on April 12.
“I didn’t expect David to be so disrespectful,” she vented to the cameras before she met the other participants. If he chose not to apologise, she said she would make her feelings known.
However, David said walking away at Final Vows was the “best decision”, and that he wasn’t interested in arguing.
When she got to the cocktail party, Alissa told some of the single contestants that David “blindsided” and “abandoned” him.
When he arrived and went to hug her, he asked if she was good, and she refused to return the hug in a very awkward moment.
“Sorry, am I good? That’s not a good thing to say,” she said before she walked over him to chat.
She went on to say that his decision to walk away was the most “disrespectful thing” someone had done to her, and he “spat” in her face.
“More than half the time in the relationship, all I did was try to listen to you,” he said, but his former TV wife did not want a bar of it.
“You’re a coward, and your ego got the better of you, and you walk away like a little boy because you couldn’t face the music,” she stated, but he disagreed and accused her of lecturing him.
Despite her claims, he was not interested and remained unbothered by her jabs.
“That chapter’s closed for me,” he stated when Grayson asked if he would give their relationship another chance.
But that wasn’t the end of it.
Controversial groom Tyson Gordon decided to stir the pot when he asked why David chose to leave without hearing Alissa’s vows.
David insisted that he did “most of the listening” in their relationship and chose himself in the end.
“You don’t love me!” she snapped across the table.
He then accused her of putting him down, and when Alissa tried to interject, he said he didn’t want to air their “dirty laundry”, but she insisted the opposite.
“You lack the ability to take accountability,” he vented.
“In this relationship, I spent 90 per cent of the time pandering towards Alissa’s, caring about Alissa, whilst Alissa was also caring about Alissa,” he said in a piece to camera.
“To be quite frank, Alissa couldn’t care less about David’s needs or what David wants. A relationship is two people coming together, caring about each other.”
In the end, he insisted that she deserved him walking away, and her saying that she planned to move on.
“I’m just like, ‘I spent three months with you’, and I know that we didn’t end on the terms that we both wanted, but I was falling in love with him,” she tearfully said. “But I don’t know that man, I don’t know who he is.”
What have Alissa and David said about their split?
In the weeks leading up to Final Vows, fans couldn’t believe that David chose to stay.
However, he told our sister publication, Who, that he wanted to leave sooner, but the nature of the experiment made it hard.
From the beginning, he said he saw “red flags” with Alissa.
“Why I’ve never had a long-term relationship is because I would see a red flag and I would know this was no good and leave,” he explained.
“[On MAFS] I did something different, which was I stayed on, passed all the red flags and it still bit me in the butt. So it’s one of those things like, did I learn something or did I just like go on national television to be hit in the gut again for the same thing, you know?”
But for Alissa, it was a different story.
In the lead-up to Final Vows, fans were in disbelief about her behaviour and her perceived indifference to her husband.
Even though they were horrified that Alissa seemed unaffected by David’s declaration of love at the final Dinner Party, she told Mamamia that he had said it previously, so it wasn’t the big bombshell it appeared to be.
She also claimed that he had reached out to her so they could coordinate being a “united front”, but she did not feel comfortable with it, because she felt it wasn’t true.
“He goes, ‘Oh, well, at least, did you want to meet up before the producers separate us and film our TikToks for continuity? And I’m like, ‘I don’t think TikToks are a priority right now,'” she continued.
Looking back, the Adelaide bride accused David of “planning” his approach on TV.
“I think he had planned out how he was going to throw me completely,” she told the publication.
“I think it was all a part of his strategy… I just felt absolutely confused and shocked by it, especially after our brief messaging in the morning and how he wanted to catch up for TikToks.”
Despite their struggles, she told nine.com.au that she wanted to “honour” the good times they had and wishes they ended on better terms.
However, David told 9 Entertainment that his Final Vows walkout wasn’t planned, but “just something that in the moment felt right for me.”
As for whether he wanted to hear what Alissa had to say at Final Vows?
“I didn’t need another explanation,” he said.
“I didn’t need to hear vows that meant nothing to me because at the end of the day, you can talk all you want, but your behaviour showed exactly what you thought about me and the experiment.”
What happened at Final Vows?
David laid everything on the line at the final Dinner Party, expressing his love for Alissa while she remained unconvinced.
However, David shocked Alissa when he changed his mind and ended their relationship at Final Vows, leaving her alone.
Before arriving at the Vows, Alissa said she would be “breaking” David’s heart as she remained confident that he would want to make it work.
“I feel like he will be committed to the cause and will want to see this through in the real world. But today is going to be tough for David,” she said to the camera.
“He missed the mark because he was a yes man. He told me he loved me; the ball is in my court today.”
“And it breaks my heart knowing I’m going to be breaking his heart at the end of this.”
However, this wasn’t how things played out, with David ending their relationship in his speech, before she had the chance to in her own.
He started off his speech by gushing over their time together, describing their original connection as “effortless” and thanking her for “opening” his heart up to love.
But he then went on to explain how everything “changed” at the final Commitment Ceremony when he finally spoke up for himself, admitting he hadn’t felt “heard” by her.
“Despite your frustrations, I still wanted to fight for us,” David added.
“I vowed to let my walls down, be vulnerable and express how I truly felt.
“I told you that I loved you, something that I’d wanted to say for a very long time, and although you couldn’t say it back, I felt confident there was still hope for us.”
David admitted he felt “betrayed” watching Alissa “flirt” with another man and talk negatively about him at the Final Date, criticising her for not taking “accountability”.
“What I’ve come to understand is that with you, there was no version of me that could win,” he added.
“I’ve realised I can’t be the man who constantly fights to be heard or constantly fight to prove his worth to someone who is still deciding if I’m enough.
“Throughout this, I’ve been patient, and I’ve done all the listening, but I’m done listening.”
“So, today, I’m not walking away because I stopped loving you, Alissa. I’m walking away because loving you shouldn’t mean losing myself.”
David then abruptly walked out of Final Vows, leaving Alissa calling after him to question whether he would listen to her vows.
“Wow, I just wasted three months of my life, and he won’t listen to me,” she said after his exit.
She then boldly decided to read her vows out anyway to the empty room, as David said to the camera that he had chosen himself in walking away from their relationship.
In Alissa’s vows, she also ended their relationship as they well and truly closed their MAFS chapter.
“I love you, David, for who you are, but not for me,” she declared.
Scroll on to find out where they stand now.
Are MAFS stars Alissa and David still together?
Alissa and David are no longer together after their very dramatic on-screen split.
In fact, Alissa has already moved on with someone new and has started dating a Ninja Warrior star.
She exclusively confirmed the news of their relationship with New Idea, and dished that things are already getting serious.
“Our connection is something I’ve never experienced before,” she told us.
“He was unexpected; we didn’t plan for this to happen, you know, it just happened so naturally. I believe that he is my person.”
“I thought that I knew what love was, and I thought that I had felt love before, but this is a whole other feeling. I believe he’s my soulmate, like he is my person, and I have found my person; he makes me so happy.”
The couple only started dating in December but the L-bomb has already been dropped and they have moved in together.
Though their romance is new, they have known of one another for years, having shared the same social circles in Adelaide.
Read our exclusive interview with the couple here.
Why did David take off his ring on MAFS?
Things came to a head between the couple after the controversial final task before Final Vows, which saw the brides and grooms meet their other matches.
In the episode that aired on Tuesday, March 31, their partners then watched back their “dates”, with David being left devastated over hearing Alissa sharing some X-rated jokes with her match.
Alissa insisted she had just been “networking” and chatting, while David insisted she was testing “if the grass was greener” and seeing if another man was more compatible with her.
David claimed there were “double standards” because Alissa would have been upset if he had made the same jokes, while she brushed him off and claimed it was “just banter”.
David expressed how hurt his feelings were and shared his need for “empathy” from her, but Alissa continued to insist she did nothing wrong.
It proved to be the final straw, with David going to walk out, while Alissa fumed, “If you’re done, don’t worry, I’m done too.”
“Nah, I deserve more than that, there’s no way. I’m not going to Final Vows,” David said to the camera before leaving his ring behind.
Alissa also stormed out of the apartment and threw her ring down the hallway at David, as it was clear there was no saving things between the feuding pair.
However, David came to the final Dinner Party hoping to make amends with Alissa and declared his love for her, putting her ring back on her finger.
Alissa thanked him for the gesture but returned to speak to the girls and didn’t appear to be receptive to his attempts to reconcile, and they left things in a very rocky place after Alissa stormed out.
What happened at the Final Date?
Alissa and David weren’t in a good place after the final Commitment Ceremony, and things only got worse during their final task.
On March 30, the experts made the brides and grooms meet their alternative matches.
While David promptly shut down anything with his match and walked away from the table, leaving the task entirely with Scott, Alissa was keen to learn more about her date, Conor.
Upon hearing that he was 31, she joked, “Why do I always get the young ones? I like it.”
She was instantly drawn to the track and field sprinter’s energy.
“My husband is a man of few words at times…I feel like you are very different to him… You are opposites…” she shared.
She also said David would be mortified by her speaking with him, but she did not care.
Even though she praised her TV husband, she said she only felt 70 per cent certain about their relationship.
The date reminded her about what she was “lacking” with David.
“Obviously, he’s a handsome man as well,” she playfully said.
Alissa also shocked the table when she jokingly asked if Conor would drop his pants, after he said he had tattoos, but could not show them to her, in a very flirty exchange.
The final Commitment Ceremony
It was their last chance to speak to the experts on Sunday, March 29, as they had their last ever Commitment Ceremony on the Channel Nine show.
They opened up to the experts about their difficulties after Homestays saw them reach the breaking point, with Alissa’s doubts leaving David questioning things.
David admitted he felt like he was carrying “most of the emotional weight” of their relationship, admitting it was taking its toll.
However, Alissa insisted he doesn’t want to have conversations about their difficulties, saying she wanted him to open up more.
“I feel like he doesn’t want to have conflict, but I feel like there’s healthy conflict resolution,” she argued.
However, David hit back with, “I want a partner who can have a constructive conversation with me about an issue.”
When asked what specifically she had done to upset him in conflict, David said she viewed her opinion as “Bible” and once called him a ” financially weak man”.
The experts argued that kind of conversation wasn’t acceptable, but the couple failed to see eye-to-eye on their difficulties.
“I can’t read your mind,” Alissa said as she urged David to speak more about his feelings rather than brushing things aside.
Though they both wrote stay, things remained frosty between the pair.
Dinner Party ultimatum
A break-up appeared to be looming for Alissa and David at the Dinner Party that aired on Wednesday, March 25.
After a turbulent Homestays Week, Alissa told the group about why she had felt plagued with doubts over their relationship.
She said she wasn’t willing to move away from her life in Adelaide, and despite David’s willingness to move, she remained uncertain.
“That’s where I started spiralling on Homestays, and I was like ‘s***, this isn’t going to work’,” she shared.
Alissa went on to say she hadn’t felt like herself during their relationship, and even went as far as to consider David’s snoring as an issue because she was sleep-deprived.
“I know that I can be a bit full-on, and he does ground me, but I’m finding it maybe a bit too much where I feel like I’m not myself,” she said.
In response, David shared his upset over Alissa continuing to doubt their connection despite his commitment.
“What other green checks do you need ticked off?” he asked.
He admitted Alissa was “pushing” him away and even spoke about the possibility of them splitting up.
“Alissa is trying to look for any little thing she can pull from the sky to question things and the relationship, and that’s pushing me away,” he explained.
“If this ultimately isn’t going to work, I’m not going to force anything.”
Alissa confessed, “We’ve got cracks,” as the group appeared surprised by the sudden struggles for the couple.
Alissa’s doubts at Homestays
Alissa was left overwhelmed by doubts during Homestays Week as her and David’s relationship took an unexpectedly negative turn.
Though they have been one of the strongest couples, they came into conflict over where they would live after the experiment.
Alissa had originally planned to move to Sydney to be with David for a few years, but realised she couldn’t do so after returning home to Adelaide with him.
“It’s just a lot, I just forgot how much I had here, I can’t just pack up and go,” she confessed.
Her mother wasn’t happy with the idea of her moving, and told Alissa to focus on remaining in Adelaide and starting a family, sowing doubts in her mind.
After hearing Alissa’s doubts, David also confessed he had a “lot to consider”.
The next day, they met two of Alissa’s friends, and David then revealed he would move to Adelaide to be with Alissa instead, but it wasn’t enough for the bride.
Despite David’s compromises, Alissa admitted she remained “scared” and said she wanted to make sure David was the right person before making big decisions.
“I know you’ve agreed to move here, which is great, but I’m getting overwhelmed with it,” she admitted.
David was left feeling like he was making all the compromises, with Alissa’s friends also pointing out that she wasn’t considering him.
“I’ve laid all my cards out, but I can only meet her as far as she’s going to meet me,” David said.
“I have sacrificed a lot already just by telling Alissa I’m ready to come to Adelaide.”
Alissa’s friends questioned whether she was “self-sabotaging”, while David said that they weren’t right together if she still doubted his intentions.
The fourth Commitment Ceremony
When they got to the couch, the couple revealed that they were in a good place.
Alissa praised her husband as her “calm” and “home”, but said there were some things he couldn’t provide for her.
“I function at a higher frequency, and sometimes I feel like I’m missing that stimulation, that high frequency that I would normally get from my relationships to make me happy,” she explained.
Unsurprised by this, David suggested that this could be due to Alissa’s familiarity with chaos and arguing in her past relationships, where he was calmer.
Admitting that there were lots of arguments in her previous relationships, Mel suggested that the peace she felt was unfamiliar to her.
Promising to work on it, they both wrote stay.
The first Commitment Ceremony
The couple had a positive time on the couch, reflecting on their relationship progress.
Despite Alissa insisting that David propose at their wedding, he said it made her realise that she was honest and direct.
Alissa agreed with David’s sentiments that the experts “nailed everything”, mentioning their similar values and upbringings.
For the pair, they have also been incredibly “curious” about one another, and have spent time learning more about each other.
They then both revealed they wanted to stay.
Revelations Week
While Revelations Week was challenging for some couples, it brought David and Alissa closer.
When they spent time apart to share their red and green flags with their fellow brides and grooms, they mostly had positive things to say about one another.
They praised each other for their family values, communication skills, and honesty.
However, Alissa did say David did once call her a “drama queen” when she was having an off day.
What happened at David and Alissa’s wedding?
However, it was a very rocky start for the couple, after it appeared that Alissa wasn’t going to go through with the wedding.
Standing at the altar after meeting her groom for the first time, Alissa declared that she didn’t think she could marry him.
“Yup,” a disappointed David declared, adding, “I completely understand.”
However, Alissa then added, “… not until you get on one knee and propose to me first,” shocking her groom and the crowds.
“I need to be escorted out after that, she got me good,” a stunned David said.
But, in another awkward turn, David thought she was joking and asked if it was a “stunt”, at first refusing to get down on one knee, until Alissa said she wouldn’t go through with the wedding unless he did.
Finally, he proposed to her, with their loved ones erupting into cheers, making for a very awkward start to their married life.
At the reception, David’s friends also shared their concern that she wasn’t the right match for him, asking, “Is she what you need?”
When they queried whether she was “a lot of work”, David confessed, “She did say she was difficult… I thought when she said ‘get down on the knee’, I thought it was a prank to test if I was a walkover.”
“My eyes are wide open. If she brings chaos into the relationship, that’s where we are going to have issues,” David added.
However, he insisted he wasn’t going to make a rushed decision and wanted to give her a chance, and they then bonded over their Christian backgrounds, in a positive sign for their budding romance.
David then conceded that the experts matched them well and said he could be the “calm to her hurricane” as things started to look up between the newlyweds.
However, it wasn’t meant to be as their relationship ultimately crumbled under the pressure of the experiment.
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