This week, we learned that Married At First Sight stars Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli had welcomed their second child, proving that the season six couple are one of the very few who made it out of the MAFS experiment with a happily ever after.
It naturally got us thinking — particularly during a whirlwind 2026 season with only one truly promising pairing — which other MAFS couples are still together across all seasons of the dating show?
It’s no secret the experiment is better at whipping up drama than it is at establishing lifelong connections, to the point where expert John Aiken has had to respond to accusations the show purposely mismatches couples.
“When we sit down and match we’re very confident about our matches and we’re hopeful that they all can get the fairy tale,” Aiken told PEDESTRIAN.TV.
So with Martha and Michael’s success story top of mind and this season’s antics ridding us of (almost) all trust in MAFS‘ matchmaking, we’re digging into which castmates are still going strong in the real world. These are the lucky few.
Which MAFS couples are still together?
Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli (season six)
Martha Kalifatidis and Michael Brunelli announced their engagement in 2021, a few years after running off into the sunset in the finale episode of season six in 2019.
They welcomed their first child — an adorable baby boy named Lucius — in January 2023, and added to the brood again this year with baby girl Sunday.
“Our girl is here,” the couple wrote on Instagram this week. “We are smitten.”
Martha and Michael are still engaged and have not spilled any deets about wedding plans, but with two little ones and regular appearances on each other’s socials, it’s a safe bet this couple is still together. Somewhere out there, John Aiken is smiling.
Jules Robinson and Cam Merchant (season six)
Proving to be a stellar year for IRL success, season six also made a poster couple out of Jules Robinson and Cam Merchant. They got married for real in November of 2019, and share two kids, Chase and Carter.
“I feel a lot of people were really invested in our relationship,” Jules told Stellar in 2020. “People still message me to this day and say we gave them hope that they will find their ‘one’. That’s so heartwarming.”
If history remembers only one MAFS love story, it’ll be Jules and Cam.
Bryce Ruthven and Melissa Rawson (season eight)
The next MAFS curse-breakers arrived in season eight, when participants Bryce Ruthven and Melissa Rawson left the show, got engaged and welcomed twins in one fell swoop.
In the time since, the pair have officially tied the knot, welcomed a dog to the fam, and relocated to the Gold Coast. “Having kids kind of matures you very quickly,” Bryce said on PEDESTRIAN.TV’s podcast Villain Edit.
“It’s probably the best thing that ever happened to me, and it changed me as a whole person.”
Sure, he had to overcome his own villain status during his season, but Bryce at least exited the experiment with a successful pairing that is still going strong.
Kerry Knight and Johnny Balbuziente (season eight)
Another couple who walked away from a season eight dinner party with more than second-hand embarrassment is Kerry Knight and Johnny Balbuziente who are very much still together as of 2026.
The pair revealed their real-life engagement in 2022 and officially got hitched the following year.
A baby, Chloe Rossi Balbuziente, arrived in 2024, adding to a cohort of MAFS offspring that probably has producers conceiving of some kind of ‘where are they now?’ spinoff when the time is right.
Interestingly, Kerry and Johnny are one of the few intruder couple success stories, proving that even experiment latecomers can make it all the way down the aisle.
Evelyn Ellis and Duncan James (season 10)
Season 10 castmates Evelyn Ellis and Duncan James are unique in that their happily ever after came despite being paired with other participants.
Evelyn joined as a intruder bride in 2023’s tenth season while Duncan was an OG groom, but they didn’t confirm their romance until after filming had wrapped.
As of 2026, the couple is still going strong, but they weren’t the only ones to find success outside the experts’ original plans.
Ellie Dix and Jonathan McCullough (season 11)
Ellie Dix and Jonathan McCullough shocked viewers when they arrived at the season 11 reunion as a couple, leaving their original matches behind.
Jono was originally teed up with Lauren Dunn while Ellie was paired with Ben Walters, and their fledging extra-marital romance became the season’s big cheating scandal (there’s always one).
But it appears it all paid off, since Ellie and Jono have since travelled the world together and even purchased a home in the Gold Coast in 2025.
“[We] haven’t spent a moment apart,” Ellie said on Instagram last year, and by the looks of their socials, that sentiment still rings true!
Jade Pywell and Ridge Barredo (season 11)
The second intruder couple who roughed it out en route to true love were season 11’s Jade Pywell and Ridge Barredo, who still seem to be together by all accounts.
Last year, Ridge even revealed he’d moved to the Gold Coast to continue his relationship with Jade, and the pair have frequently shared loved-ups snaps in the time since.
“It’s wild we’re still together,” Ridge wrote on Instagram last year. “Lime light and all has passed and now it’s just us and our little family still kicking.” Cute!
Jacqui Burfoot and Clint Rice (season 12)
Another re-coupling that ultimately worked out was season 12’s Jacqui Burfoot and Clint Rice, who are set to tie the knot IRL after originally being matched with other participants. “OMFG we’re getting married next month,” the pair revealed in March, 2026.
The nuptials will follow their official engagement last year and a relocation to Tasmania to pursue their romance even further. Sure, they were a whirlwind couple during their MAFS stint, but (engagment ring) diamonds are formed under pressure.
Rhi Disljenkovic and Jeff Gobbels (season 12)
Last season’s It couple Rhi Disljenkovic and Jeff Gobbels are still loved-up after the show. They moved in together in Melbourne soon after their MAFS stint, with Rhi telling Nine earlier this year that a wedding and a family are very much on the horizon.
“We still can’t quite believe how far we’ve come and are so excited for this next chapter together,” Rhi said. If only a few of the 2026 castmates had taken notes from Rhi and Jeff, then maybe we’d have a few more MAFS successes this season.
Who’s still together on Married At First Sight 2026?
Stella Mickunaite and Filip Gregov
All that led us to the current 2026 season of MAFS, which — while still airing — will probably leave us with only one true love story in Stella Mickunaite and Filip Gregov. We’ve yet to see their final commitment story, but eagle-eyed fans recently spotted the pair holding hands during in outing in Sydney, suggesting they’ll make it to end of the experiment unscathed.
The status of a few other 2026 MAFS couples is a little more up in the air. Alissa Fay and David Momoh started strong but have been engulfed in break up rumours as the season has progressed, while other pairings, Gia Fleur and Scott McCristal, have confirmed they’ve parted ways before the finale has even aired.
You can get the full rundown on which Married at First Sight 2026 couples are still together HERE. We’ll have to wait and see whether any of those pairings make it to this list, but given the absolute chaos of this season, even just one success story feels like a win.
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