Spoilers for all of Perfect Match season 4, including the finale. On Netflix’s Perfect Match, singles from a multitude of reality shows—both Netflix series and not—arrive at an island destination to fall in love. The dating-show stars couple off and compete in compatibility challenges that win them one-on-one dates and control of “The Boardroom,” where they decide which new players to introduce to the game. At the end of each night, everyone must decide who they want to “match” with, and anyone left without a partner must leave the villa.
In Perfect Match season 4, Marissa George from Love is Blind’s Washington D.C. season and DeMari Davis, who won season 6 of Too Hot to Handle, couple up immediately and prove their compatibility by winning the first two challenges. But as more singles get added—including DeMari’s Too Hot to Handle ex Bri Balram—their sturdy foundation seems to have a few cracks. The finale delivers their biggest test yet, but they still end the season together. Here’s everything to know about Marissa and DeMari’s journey on Perfect Match season 4, and whether they might still be together after filming ended.
What happens between Marissa and DeMari on 'Perfect Match' season 4?
When Marissa, 34, and DeMari, 29, arrive in the villa, their attraction is immediate. Though other women express interest in DeMari, he chooses to get closer to Marissa—first in a card game that ends with them making out, and later when he asks to match with her for the first night. He says he feels chemistry with her, while Marissa compliments his personality, saying that’s the most important thing to her.
During the first compatibility challenge, Marissa and DeMari are in tune with each other and win the challenge easily. DeMari notices that Marissa is a bit territorial of him, but says he doesn’t mind—in fact, he says it makes him feel more connected to her, even though that is a bit scary. When they get to The Boardroom, Bri is an eligible option to come in and shake things up, and even though it might shake up their relationship, Marissa pushes to add Bri. But DeMari holds his ground, and Bri stays out of the game (for now).
Still, that doesn’t stop DeMari from getting to know the new girls they did add. Too Hot to Handle season 4 alum Kayla Richart asks DeMari if he’s committed, and he says he’s still open. Later, when he’s talking to Alison Ogden (Building the Band), Marissa attempts to interrupt the conversation but gets denied. DeMari says he feels like Marissa is acting messy, but he still asks her to match with him again on the second night.
DeMari and Marissa win the second compatibility challenge too, showcasing they’ve gotten to know each other beyond just physical attraction. They go on another solo date and seem to be locked in on each other. To the camera, Marissa expresses that she doesn’t want them to see other people, but she doesn’t say that to DeMari, and therefore, their relationship remains open. When they return to the boardroom, they’re tasked with bringing three women (and no men) into the experiment—and this time, Bri makes the cut. But Bri isn’t the only one Marissa is worried about; they also bring in another THTH season 6 alum, Katherine LaPrell, whom DeMari had eyes for. When asked if Marissa should be worried, DeMari answers, “Maybe.”
Katherine and DeMari talk almost immediately, which visibly irks Marissa. Wearing her heart on her sleeve, she tells him that she senses the dynamic between them changing and posits that she’s allowed to be possessive. He gets irritated and asks how it would be if it were the other way around, which she doesn’t like. Instead of talking things out, she tells him she’s going to go match with someone else, while he expresses the need to test their relationship with the new people coming in.
He chats with both Katherine and Love Island USA's Kassy Castillo, but none of the new girls chooses DeMari for their solo date. But when Katherine is rejected by TikTok star Jimmy Sotos, she tests the waters about matching with DeMari, telling him he’s her best option. DeMari doesn’t take the bait and instead goes back to Marissa, whom he asks to match that night, even though they are still at odds with one another. Before she says yes, Marissa expresses that she felt like he was rejecting her and doesn’t want him to only like her because of how she uplifts him. He thinks she’s self-sabotaging and that they’re too old for this. “If we’re going to argue with each other, I’m done,” he says.
At the end of the fifth episode, another twist is revealed: the single girl contestants will have a chance to mingle with all the unmatched men not in the villa—including those who have not entered the competition yet—and vice versa for the male contestants. During this, DeMari finally comes face-to-face with Bri, though she gives him the cold shoulder and doesn’t seem interested in rekindling their romance. Meanwhile, Marissa connects with Love Island USA alum Weston Richey, who shares a similar outlook on life. She says she sees potential with him, and when she is dared to make out with him later, she dives right into a prolonged kiss that surprises everyone.
When the series returned on May 20 with two new episodes, the aftermath of Marissa's kiss was immediately on display. She admits what she did to her match right away, but he's clearly miffed. DeMari is already in a weird headspace from a confrontational conversation with Bri, where they rehashed the details of their break-up and he revealed that he felt stifled in that relationship. Marissa is there for him and gives him space to parse through his emotions, which he appreciates, and they double down on the relationship.
The next challenge is a blindfolded kissing one (which is exactly what it sounds like: everyone in the villa has to make out with each other)—and both DeMari and Marissa have high compatibility scores with other people—Kayla for DeMari and Weston for Marissa. Both suitors "kiss their way in" to the villa based on their scores, and as the new singles, they both get to choose one person for a date. They obviously choose DeMari and Marissa, respectively, causing the first rift in their solid relationship.
Marissa and Weston do acrobatic yoga on their date, getting both physically and emotionally close as they share their outlook on the world. It's a bit of a contrast to Kayla and DeMari's, who have a more superficial conversation while going boating and eating oysters on their date. Despite having nice dates with other people, both DeMari and Marissa seem drawn back to each other, though things immediately become tense when they get back to the villa.
During their discussion, DeMari gets irritated by Marissa's constant interruptions—even when she tries to stop herself. She calls it progress, while he questions how much grace he's required to give her. They spend the entire night stewing in anger in different corners of the villa, occasionally seeking advice from other cast members, while others around them pair off (including their suitors Kayla and Weston, who got tired of waiting around for Marissa and DeMari to make a decision). By the end of the night, Marissa and DeMari match reluctantly after she admits her jealousy and he says he just wants to be "heard" in the relationship.
While Marissa says she thinks it's beneficial for them to have these difficult conversations, she admits to the cameras that she has doubts about their relationship going the distance. And once they're inside the bedroom, the episode ends with Marissa telling DeMari that she'll "just leave tomorrow," spelling trouble in paradise for what was the season's most solid couple.
Thankfully, the finale shows them communicating as partners. DeMari says that he doesn’t like how their disagreements are happening, but is fighting for it because he cares; Marissa admits she didn’t handle the situation with grace and acknowledges that he holds her accountable and challenges her in a productive way. They reconcile, but go on to lose the final compatibility—the first time they’ve lost this season.
The compatibility winners, Dave Hand and Sophie Willett, deliberately choose to bring Bri back into the mix to complicate DeMari and Marissa’s reconciliation—and sure enough, when Bri reenters the villa, she immediately chooses to discuss her and DeMari’s “unfinished business” on a one-on-one date. The former partners rehash more moments of their relationship (including Bri’s assertion on a podcast that he cheated on her, which he vehemently denies), and they both admit that they still love each other.
In a confessional, he says that when he and Bri were good, it was some of the best times he’s had with a partner. She was his best friend, and he misses her, and he’s open to seeing if this could happen again. But when it comes time to choose whether he’s taking Bri or Marissa to the final challenge, where a winner will be crowned, he chooses Marissa.
Do DeMari and Marissa win 'Perfect Match' season 4?
At the Perfect Match final judgment, both Kayla and Bri question DeMari’s behavior (Kayla says he ignored her after they had a great date, and he said he was open to exploring it more, while Bri tells everyone he told her he still loves her), but he and Marissa still stayed locked in. Unfortunately, despite being the frontrunners all season, Marissa and DeMari lose the Perfect Match crown (and all-expenses-paid vacation) to Dave and Sophie.
Are Marissa and DeMari still together after 'Perfect Match' season 4?
DeMari and Marissa certainly caused a stir among fans while the show was airing, since they seemed to be on good terms and even seemingly flirting on social media. Eagle-eyed viewers couldn’t help but notice when costar Jimmy S. shared a video with DeMari and Marissa and wrote in the caption, "When everybody happy for the winning couple but I’m a sore loser." He clarified in the comments that he was referring to their winning challenge, but the pair also chimed in. Marissa playfully replied, "haters were hating hard," while DeMari added, "yk I would too if we couldn’t win a challenge.
What really caused speculation, however, was a photo Marissa posted of herself on a beach in February. In the shot, she’s grinning ear-to-ear, and the caption reads, "It’s because I’m looking at him…" implying she was with someone special. Of course, she didn't indicate who was behind the camera, but it certainly implied she is in a relationship, or at least was earlier this year.
As it turns out, Marissa is, in fact, taken…and married. While speaking with Tudum upon the release of the May 27 finale, the reality star confirmed she and DeMari left Perfect Match still in touch and “spoke briefly, but just left it as a friendship.” She instead tied the knot with someone else who had been in her “life for a long time.”
“Sometimes timing really is everything, and it feels like we finally found ours,” she told the outlet, explaining they dated over 13 years ago, reunited once filming wrapped (reportedly in November 2025), and walked down the aisle in March 2026.
DeMari, meanwhile, is single and told Tudum that he’s ready to find the one. “The next person I date, I want to be my wife,” he said. “I am much more intentional about evaluating partners as such.”
