The couple were enjoying a romantic meal away from their children, Paul, three, and one-year-old Rosie, when Sam decided to carefully broach the subject of the tot taking his next steps, after her sister Billie took her daugher Nelly for her first day at school.
Bringing up the subject gently by telling Paul, 30, about their son playing with a little girl on the beach, the reality star, 27, tentatively says: "I think that Paul is definitely ready for like, a playgroup because really he only plays with Nelly and Arthur and us."
She then says to the camera: "I really do think he would love it, three is a perfect age because it gives him a whole year before he goes to school just to get used to a routine and playing with other children."
Although it seems that Paul has other ideas, as he replies: "The play school thing I'm not too keen on. You know what it's like with school when you go to school you are forced into a room with a load of people you don't know and some people get on with school better than other people. You are just forced into it. You've just got to go, it's not like you want to go."
But Sam disagrees, and remarks that trying it would be the best solution.
She says: "We will never know, unless we try. Baring in mind, a lot of people put their kids in nursery way sooner than we have, but I just feel like he's really going to benefit from it in terms of all different activities that they do, playing with your peers and if he doesn't like it then he doesn't like it. I think we should try."
Looking taken aback, Paul appears to ponder Sam's comments, before he talks about his feelings on the subject in the VT.
He says: "I get where Sam's coming from, but he doesn't have to and he gets to be around us. I feel like he gets such an education from being around me as well, especially now that he can communicate so much."
During the meal, Sam tries to reassure Paul, saying: "I know what you are saying, he's your baby and you just want him with you all the time, but I do think maybe it would actually be really nice for him."
However, Paul states that he wouldn't be up for parting ways with his son while he is at nursery, as he spends so much time with him.
He says: "I've spent so much time with him and get to do so many things with him that I feel like it would be like losing my left arm if you took him away from me."
"I just would like to see," comments Sam.
The pair continue to argue in the VT, with Paul remarking: "It just doesn't sit right with me personally."
"Ok, that's fine and I get that 100%, but if we are not going to go down the pre school route and we are going to do more like classes with children his age we have to be consistent because it's not consistent enough," Sam replies.
"You say things like, "he doesn't want to go, he wants to stay at home and play", and that's when I'm like we need some sort of routine."
Paul says: "I think anyone will agree with me, children just want to be indoors in their own environment, playing with their own stuff. He's got such a nice life really that why is he going to want to go anywhere else?"
Cutting back to the restaurant, Sam remarks: "As parents, I want you to view a couple of places with me."
But Paul hits back: "I will view them, but I'm already against it because it's like I'm being forced into something I don't want to do."
"I'm not forcing you," replies Sam.
She continues off camera: "I don't want to argue with Paul at all, but again we need to discuss it. I do want to talk it through with him."
However Paul has the last word at the meal, still not sounding convinced by Sam's argument, as he responds: "For me, it's not something that I would choose to do."
The outcome of the discussion was not clear however, as Sam tells the camera at the end of the episode: "We can't afford to be falling out over it, we need to stay together, be strong and just be happy, whatever the outcome is."
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