But not so fast.
At least they were at the time of the reunion filming.
What is Shanique and Randall’s status now?
Randall Griffin and Shanique Imari on ‘The Ultimatum’.Netflix
And will there be another ultimatum issued?
(Also check out ourfinale/reunion interview with Colby.)
SHANIQUE IMARI:We are together.
Randall Griffin and Shanique Imari on ‘The Ultimatum’.Netflix
But yeah, I decided that we just needed to kind of take a little bit of time apart.
And I think Randall thought that was probably the best decision as well, just after filming wrapped.
So yeah, we separated, but now we’re back together.
Cast members of ‘The Ultimatum’.Jody Domingue/Netflix
RANDALL GRIFFIN:I think it just was a little bit of everything.
Some self-reflection, some time to ourselves to just understand what we really want in relationships.
And then a little bit of prayer as well.
Let’s see if we can kind of live without each other."
But then we realized that wasn’t possible.
So I think ultimately we just brought us back together and made us even stronger.
IMARI:I want to add to that if I can, actually.
I think you made a really good point about taking the titles out of it.
So what does being together mean now?
Are you two living together?
GRIFFIN:Yeah, we’re living together right now.
And this happened just recently.
But I think we just both agree that we did appreciate the experience, let’s just say that.
We’re just taking it one day at a time.
I feel like we’re way more mature in our relationship than we were prior to the experience.
So it’s unorthodox, but it’s something that we appreciate.
So let’s get into to the show.
Did you ever find yourself regretting that decision?
I mean, I was skeptical from day 1.
So I was skeptical from day 1.
I don’t know how you feel about it.
And the reason why I say that is because I’ve gotten a lot of feedback on this.
Like, “Well, hey, you signed up for this.
You asked him to come on this experience.”
Look at all the amazing memories we have, look how amazing the person she is."
And it was instant regret.
I don’t know.
IMARI:It was both.
GRIFFIN:Yeah, I’ll say both.
Or maybe I could have acted more mature in this situation or taken a different route."
So yeah, it was tough to watch.
Oh my gosh, that’s not how we communicate.
We’re better than that."
We’re supposed to be working on us.
You’re not supposed to be invested in another relationship."
So yeah, that was definitely hard to watch as well.
Are you covering your eyes?
Are you pacing around the room?
GRIFFIN:What I will say is we spoke about it a long time ago.
Let me go fast forward it."
IMARI:I think watching that scene, all I could think was “Man.”
Imagining Randall watch that, I was like, “Oh my gosh.”
I could only think about him in that moment.
There were emotional connections, there were physical connections.
People admitted to doing things off camera or outside of the experience.
No one wants their partner to watch that; that was tough.
How was it for you then, Shanique, also watching the stuff with Randall and Madelyn?
IMARI:I heard everything on girls night.
So all of the pieces aren’t going to be there.
And I just have to give everyone in the situation grace.
IMARI:That’s a good question, but no.
They did attempt to kind of figure their situation out.
At that point, Rae and I were actually, I would say, friends.
And so we were all kind of aware of those hangouts.
Any of the other results from what happened with the other couples surprise you?
Either who is still together or who is no longer together?
GRIFFIN:I think the obvious one was the whole Jake and Rae situation.
We saw from the beginning the instant chemistry they had, you’re free to’t deny that.
So I think I was a little surprised by that.
What is something that didn’t make it to air that you wish viewers had a chance to see?
GRIFFIN:For me, I wish they would’ve shown all the great dates Shanique and Ididhave.
But there was a lot of dates where we were just hanging out, having a good time.
That’s how the core of our relationship is.
We just always have a good time and enjoy each other’s company.
There was a lot of arguing.
They need the drama!
They got to have the drama.
You know the way TV is.
GRIFFIN:Yeah, got to have the drama.
Where do you think you all are if you don’t go on this show?
Where do you think your relationship is right now if you don’t do this experiment?
I was very comfortable in my own ways.
When in reality, I had a lot of things I needed to work on.
Just be a better man in general for my future wife.
So I don’t know.
It’s hard for me to answer that.
That’s a really tough one.
Well, let’s end with another tough one: Will there be any more ultimatums issued?
GRIFFIN:I hope not.
She’s already run out her one.
So, I got to make my ultimatums because we’re not doing more than one on your end.
IMARI:That’s fair.
Okay, I think I’m going to chill on the ultimatum for now.
GRIFFIN:And if we do it, we’re not going on television.
We’re discussing it with the therapist.
IMARI:Yeah, we’re going to go see a therapist about that one.
