Lisa and Brian from ‘The Ultimatum’ with son Mason and Lisa’s 10-year-old daughter.Photo:Gavin Boulware
Gavin Boulware
Sharing photos with PEOPLE of their family of four,Lisa and Brian— who were among the five couples in the sophomore season of the Netflix series — are celebrating how their short-lived time in the experiment has still helped build their family.
Lisa and Brian were all smiles as they posed with their infant son Mason and Lisa’s 10-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
After a fiery argument during a mixer in the first episode, Lisa left and Brian continued, expecting to go along with the experiment. Later in the episode, when the cast met up at a dinner where they would choose their new trial marriage partners, Brian and Lisa were not in attendance. Co-hostNick Lacheyrevealed that the couple opted to leave the experiment together early after Lisa learned she was pregnant with Mason.
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Brian and Lisa from ‘The Ultimatum’ introduce son Mason.Gavin Boulware
In a conversation with PEOPLE in August following the big reveal, the couple shared thatdespite not getting the fullUltimatumexperience, they believe their short-lived time on the series did help them with their relationship.
“It definitely brought us a lot more self-awareness in regards to [us] emotionally,” Lisa explained. “It’s easy for him to notice when I’m triggered about something or when I’m upset about something. He takes those things very, very seriously now.”
As for Brian, he believes being on the show was beneficial because it “put a lot on front street” in terms of how they are as partners, parents and individuals.
“We were super vulnerable, and obviously for the world to see and for us to see as well. It definitely opened our minds up more about what we were experiencing,” the financial analyst explained. “And it made us more willing to actually work on those things.”
“And as parents, I think it gives us a little bit more of the softness that we need,” he added. “Even though a lot of people don’t see that, but we have a really great friendship and just relationship as a whole.”
Lisa and Brian from ‘The Ultimatum’ with son Mason.Gavin Boulware
After their episodes were released, Brian shared a sweetreflection on the experienceand expressed his dedication to continuing to build with Lisa.
“Love Wins 🏆When you’re committed to the journey and you’re locked in on the destination you’ll inevitably be faced with trials & tribulations along the way. It’s never about the adversity itself that you’re faced with but rather how you overcome it..together,” he wrote on Instagram.
source: people.com
