Surviving Marriage — Season 1, Episode 4: Ty and Mahogany
Reality • 42 min • 1 season, 9 episodes
Episode synopsis
Ty and Mahogany are on the verge of divorce after three years of marriage. With two young children at home, Ty and Mahogany have been able to find time for each other and there is little to no intimacy. A recent infidelity threatens to destroy their relationship. On an island deep in the South Pacific, the couple is stripped of their home comforts and must build their own shelter and hunt their own food all while engaging in extreme couple's therapy. How will Ty respond when Mahogany asks for an open relationship?
About Surviving Marriage
Married couples on the verge of divorce take part in an extreme form of therapy in hopes of saving their relationships. Akin to being locked in a room and told to work it out -- sort of -- one couple on each episode spend five days together on a secluded South Pacific island. Without modern conveniences and with limited access to food and water, the husband and wife have to rely on each other to survive the challenging conditions, including when they take part in physical and emotional exercises designed by marriage counselors. Guiding viewers are clinical psychologist Dr. Colleen Long and family therapist Tom Kersting, who explain how the participants are faring during the often-volatile journey. On the final day, the couple decide if they want to remain married or call it quits.