Welcome to the Love is Blind Season 2 reunion!
Yeah!
[all clapping]
-I am Vanessa Lachey. -And I'm Nick Lachey.
All right. Season two of this experiment
certainly was one wild ride.
[Nick L.] That's right. Six couples fell in love
and got engaged sight unseen in the pods.
Five couples ended up at the altar,
and two said "I do."
And it proved, yet again, that love really is blind.
Yes!
I cannot wait to hear how everybody's doing.
What's going on, because today, we are joined by the entire cast
to answer every burning question that you're dying to know.
No topic is off-limits.
[Nick L.] All right. So be honest. How are y'all feeling?
Feeling good?
[Vanessa] Anybody nervous?
-I'm nervous. -Okay. You guys are nervous.
-[Deepti] I think we all are. -I'm nervous about how we get edited.
That's what you're gonna lead with?
Hey, I'm gonna say what's on everyone's mind.
-[Nick L.] So on-brand, Shake. -[Vanessa] So, you know what?
Then this is a good opportunity after a question
to clear whatever air you want.
Take this opportunity, okay?
-You're first-- [muttering] -[Shake] We're not supposed to fight.
-Fight with them. -No, no, no.
-All right, so on that note-- -[Mallory] Oh, my God.
-It's good to stand up-- -That was a low blow.
You went straight to a victim mode right away.
I'm not a victim, baby.
-That's what you sounded like, though. -[Nick T.] Totally agree.
If you're gonna say something, you're opening up the platform to be ridiculed.
Fine! If that's the case, let me finish what I'm saying.
We'll clear the air today. Trust me.
We've got a couple sections dedicated to you, my friend.
But I'm going to bring it back around to this.
We know it must have been extremely emotional, as we've just talked about,
to watch your stories unfold before the entire world.
I want you to know that we obviously saw what everybody else saw.
Now that we're here with you today, there are a couple storylines
that the fans really dug into and really want to know more about.
And one person who made her feelings known in the competition early was Natalie.
Shaina, we know you had strong feelings for Shayne.
What was it like hearing Natalie brag about her connection to Shayne
right in front of you?
It's just awkward.
'Cause obviously, it was very strong between Natalie and Shayne.
And so, I wanted to be respectful. It's just very awkward.
Okay, so was it hard for you then, to kind of hear...
'cause I know at the beginning,
no one knew really who was going after who.
And then she came in so excited, beaming, with love and hearts in her eyes.
Was it hard for you to hear that?
It was-- Yes, it's hard to hear.
But like, at the same time, I was also talking to Kyle,
so I was honestly soaking in the whole, entire experiment.
I think I definitely should've been way more forthright, and I wasn't.
That's definitely probably my biggest regret.
But I think it worked out.
They chose each other, and that's how it happened.
That's how it's supposed to be.
What's meant to be is meant to be, at the end of the day.
[Nick L.] Well, Shayne.
-[Vanessa] Hi. -I know, big moment.
-How you doing, buddy? -[laughing] Hi.
He's like, "It's coming, it's coming. I'm next."
[Nick L.] No, but a big moment for the viewers I think was when
you mistakenly thought Natalie was Shaina, and--
-I want to address that. -I'm going to give you the chance to.
But as opposed to apologizing for that mistake,
your response was kind of turn around and just gaslight her.
-[Shayne] Yes, 100%. That's-- -Would you redo that moment?
That was easily the biggest mistake I made on the show.
I played the victim card right away, and tried to defend myself.
That was-- you know, as a man, that's not what you want to do.
I just felt personally attacked because
we're listening through a tiny, little microphone through a wall.
You hear it differently.
But I definitely, 100% regret, and I'm honestly ashamed of the fact
that I just went into straight attack mode.
I really wish I would have just let her speak.
As she should have. Yeah, 100%. I'm...
-Yeah, it's embarrassing. Yeah. -[Nick L.] No--
It is. I recognize it.
-[Kyle] We all did it. -[Shayne] It's just...
-[Kyle] We all did it. I've done it. -It was a tough situation I was in.
But it's no excuse for what happened. Absolutely not.
I'm also curious, because watching it back,
I'm just curious why you would take the approach of asking
-Natalie to be your girlfriend... -Yeah.
...if you were still interested in exploring some other connections.
[Shayne] I got caught in the moment of the situation.
I felt like I needed to, and I wanted to, I guess...
assert her, like, this is where I stand and whatnot.
And that's the way I did it. I should not have said that either.
She knew she was number one.
But still, saying the girlfriend comment was completely unnecessary.
[Vanessa] I noticed, again, watching,
it's like different people bring out different...
things in you, right? And I noticed that whenever you would...
flirt and talk to Natalie, it definitely seemed to be more on a deeper level.
But I also noticed the way that you would flirt with Shaina,
it was like, "What are you wearing?" Every time.
-Without fail. "What are you wearing?" -Crop tops.
[Vanessa] Is that a different-- You definitely had a different dynamic
-going on with both of them. -Yeah, 100%.
[Vanessa] Two things you were looking to explore?
One was, "I'm having fun." And I get it. I mean, we... dated.
No. The point of the show is to, honestly, find your wife.
And a lot of people literally stopped after one person.
-[Vanessa] Yeah. -Okay? It's not like I...
I didn't change my mind last minute or anything like that.
No, I wanted to explore both situations
because they are both completely different.
And it was like I had to really figure out which one, I guess...
That's not what I mean by that--
-[Shake] Can I say something, Shayne? -Oh, God.
Sorry to interrupt you. I...
This show-- I didn't want to lose the thought, I'm sorry.
But this show is about finding a wife?
I don't think that's true. This show's about finding love, okay?
And the way I see it--
[Nick T.] As long as she can get on your shoulders.
[Shake] All right. I would like that.
-I stand by that. -And a size zero.
Actually, thank you. But I... I stand by that.
Anyway, we all have our preferences.
This show is about finding love. It's not about finding a wife.
It's not about rushing into something
-with like... -[sighing deeply]
skip, skipping, you know, steps like...
you know, three through 20 to get to the end goal.
[Iyanna] That's the point of the show.
[Jarrette] That's not what the show's about.
[Shake] Okay, maybe that was the point of the show,
but like, that's not the takeaway I had.
It's a reasonable takeaway, if I may say so.
[Danielle] You read the description?
Sorry, it's not clout...
He thinks he'll look better. Let him speak.
[Shake] You don't know what it is until you're there.
I'm thankful for it. It didn't end in marriage--
[Jarrette] The premise is if the connection is strong enough,
to marry the person that you have that connection with.
I'm not gonna be put in a box where I have to do that.
[Vanessa] Let's move on.
Shayne, you talked with Natalie one way.
You talked to Shaina one way. And there's another moment
that, in the pods, everybody saw.
It's when Shayne thought you were about to propose to Natalie.
By surprise, you had a different visitor with a shocking revelation.
So let's all take a look.
I just wanted you to know that I do have deep feelings for you.
I do envision a life with you together.
And I do, honestly, I really do care for you a lot.
Yeah.
It's like, we wasted so much fucking time the last two days not even talking.
I wished you would have said that, like...
-No, I know. -...days earlier.
-I felt the same way. -I took a backseat. I regret it.
My pride definitely got in the way.
Shaina! Argh!
Argh!
[Shayne, whispering] God. Fuck.
I know. I'm really sorry.
[exhales sharply] Fuck.
Fuck. I don't even know what to think right now. God.
-[Nick L.] So... Natalie. -[Shayne groans]
[Nick L.] 'Cause we're here. Kinda get to the heart of the matter.
-I have to ask you. -You're doing great.
[Nick L.] How did it feel watching that on TV for the first time?
I definitely felt...
um, like, betrayed by both Shayne and Shaina, quite honestly.
The fact Shayne said if you'd told me two days earlier, it could have been,
you know, potentially different. That's not something...
It's not something he was telling me. I felt like...
by the last set of days
like, he assured me it was just going to be me. It was only me.
So seeing that there could have been a change
if he explored another connection was really hard.
But I think with you, Shaina, what you had told me was,
you walked in saying you were supportive of our relationship.
And you used to like him, and that was it.
So, I just think seeing that, and feeling like you were dishonest,
-was really tough. -I'm sorry for that. I am.
When you saw it for the first time, were you surprised at how torn he was
-between the two of you? -Yeah.
It was something I truly was not aware of.
[Shayne] This was one of the biggest days of my life
going into it.
And I literally thought I was going to come into a room,
proposing to my girl.
And someone else came into that room.
You literally get punched right in the face.
-[Vanessa] Yeah. -Okay?
I literally blacked out when it happened. Everything that went down, okay?
I've been crucified for this situation.
I could have handled it definitely different.
But no one knows what it feels like going in there.
My whole mindset was focusing on proposing to Natalie the whole time.
Then, I hear Shaina's voice. And we haven't talked for days.
I'm like... I'm not mad about the situation
but it was my day with Natalie.
I was upset about the fact that it got-- it fucked with my mind a little bit.
That's what it was about. I obviously was very dramatic.
That's just who I am. But like...
I just wish-- Like, that's what it was.
[Vanessa] No, you make a very good point.
I actually never thought about your side of it, until just now.
[Kyle] Can we talk about the fact that why was that meeting even a thing?
-Why did that happen? -[Vanessa] I wish I knew.
-I would tell you. -We're totally--
-[Vanessa] Speaking of Kyle... -[Kyle] We're totally looking to--
Since you want to be in the conversation,
-there was one more person involved... -There was a moment--
...in all of this. We're going to take a look back at Kyle and Shaina's proposal.
You're holding my mother's engagement ring.
You remind me so much of my mother.
She was very, very religious,
and she makes me the happiest. I want someone who resembles her.
So... Shaina.
Will you marry me?
Yes.
Oh, my God.
I'm kind of in shock right now.
-[Nick L.] So Kyle. -[Kyle] Yeah.
I know you're ready to speak. I'm just curious, what was your reaction
to Shaina's face when you finally saw that video?
What did you think was happening on the other side of that wall
when you were actually making your proposal?
I felt like she could have said no.
I didn't sense the hesitation in the moment.
But looking back, she seemed very hesitant.
And then obviously, seeing the meeting with Shayne, that blew my mind.
I didn't see that one coming.
When did you first find out
that she'd actually had that meeting with Shayne,
-after your proposal? -When I saw it.
[Shake] You didn't know about it from months ago when we talked?
-But either way-- -You got to do it.
I didn't understand the point of the meeting.
-Okay. -So I thought it was, like...
I thought you just needed some loose ends tied up.
But I didn't think that it was literally asking him,
like, this is your last chance.
-No, not at all. That wasn't my intention. -You leveraged, you used me as a backup.
-[Shaina] No, I didn't. -And you were seeing if he would flip
last second and ask you to marry him instead of Natalie.
Are you speaking for me?
Are you telling me how I felt? I'm so confused.
-No, I-- -I told you what happened.
-So the fact you're playing this face-- -Why did you want the meeting?
-What? -Why did you want the meeting with Shayne?
Honestly, looking back on it, I should have said no right away to you.
-Right. -100%.
-But I did feel very-- -No one put a gun
to your head to do anything.
No, 100%. I actually do take full ownership.
-I could have avoided a bunch of drama. -Yeah.
[Shaina] 100%. And I'm owning that.
Um... I...
'Cause I would never think to do that to you. I mean...
I would never think, "Oh, I just got engaged.
But let me give one more try to somebody else."
I wasn't giving a try. It was part of my process.
Again, this was an experiment. I didn't know what I was feeling.
I do... It was part of...
-I couldn't move forward... -The odds were better--
...unless I was honest with Shayne. Which again, I apologize to Natalie.
I'm so sorry that I downplayed the situation to you.
I wish I would've been more forthright. Again.
Being more forthright, I own that. 100%.
Um... When I said yes, I think I just felt...
very confused in the pod, okay?
I...
felt a little manipulated by you bringing out your mother's engagement ring.
How special you should have felt. I would be so honored.
-That means-- -That's why I couldn't go through with it
though 'cause I can't wear your mother's engagement ring.
Like, I don't know. I just felt--
-That's ridiculous. -I own it though.
It's like I'm not going to play victim in this situation.
I could've avoided a lot by just saying no. I definitely should've said no.
I was very confused. And again, I did have feelings for you.
It wasn't like I did not care about you.
And I'm really sorry that it was led on more than it should have been.
-I'm sorry. -[Shake] Can we just say...
-off the record that... -Oh, my God.
...the drive to continue on the show was a driving factor, I think?
-[Kyle] For you. -Not for me at all.
-Oh, my God. -For Shaina and Kyle maybe?
-Sometimes it's okay-- -No, if someone said,
-if you said no-- -Why does he have to--
-[Nick L.] There's no "off the record." -Off the record of what?
If it had been about appearance, it would have looked way more better
-on my side if I'd said no right away. -[Kyle] Totally.
If you had just said no, it would have saved so much trouble.
[Shaina] Yeah, 100%.
-[Vanessa] Shayne, you seem horrified. -You all right, man?
I just can't believe the words that are coming out of his mouth.
-Someone-- -I keeps it real.
No, that's not real, man. That's just bad. It's just so bad, man.
-You gotta stop-- -I'ma tell all.
I'm gonna say what everyone's thinking at home.
-No one is thinking that. -No, no, no.
-I'd have done myself a big favor-- -It would have been better--
Do not put me in your words at all.
-Ever. -All right, you stay out of this.
-[Shayne] Okay? -I unfollowed you
'cause you're so unbearable.
You think everybody thinks the same way as you.
And that's the problem.
-No one thinks the way you think. -No one.
[Shake] I wouldn't go that far.
-[Nick T.] And it hurts people. -I think there's a happy medium.
-You hurt people. -No, maybe like 1%.
I have, if I may, I'll say one statement.
-And hopefully I'll shut up after that. -[Danielle] Please don't.
[Shake] Wouldn't you like that? I think we'd all like that.
I think we'd all like it if I'd shut up after this statement, right?
I think we'd like it if you shut up in general.
[Danielle] Now. Please just stop now.
Listen, I'll be honest with you guys. This has been an incredible experience.
But I've had a very tough time taking it seriously.
[Salvador] That's not our experience in this experiment.
It's still an experiment, but we all had our own experience.
You can't speak for everybody.
I was hoping to, just for a moment, say mine, and then...
I know, man, but you're interrupting a lot of people
and hurting a lot of people right now
when you're not even involved...
[Nick L.] There is no right or wrong way to find love.
There's zero right or wrong way.
If they found it, and they're happy for the rest of their lives...
[Shake] Absolutely.
[Vanessa] So, we'll take a beat.
I want to know if it's safe to say for the moment we have moved on
from that "quadfecta," I guess. Is that what I can call it?
-It was a triangle, quadfecta. -[Iyanna] A square.
But y'all good? Because I'm about to bring up another love triangle.
-God, here we go. -[Vanessa] Hey, girl.
-Hi. -[Vanessa] I'm loving this hair, Iyanna.
-Thank you. -You look beautiful.
You were already beautiful on the inside. Then we saw your beauty on the outside.
Thank you.
So, you saw a lot of things for the first time too.
What was it like for you to watch him and Mallory,
and watch that, "I was going to proposal" episode
-when you saw it in real time? -I won't say hurtful.
Just because I kind of... I knew something like that could happen.
But just extremely awkward. Almost re-traumatizing. But...
-Did you guys watch it together? -No. I know I couldn't.
-No? -I know I couldn't.
At the end of the day, throughout this experiment,
we're put in this box, and we're being open and being vulnerable.
We all know you could potentially make connections, and strong connections,
with multiple people. I still came to Iyanna.
I was open and honest with her. I let her know and tried to reassure her
that even though I did this, there would never ever be a chance
where you feel like you're runner-up or second place to nobody.
[Vanessa] I mean, look. Nick? I'm his second wife.
So his journey led him to me.
And he's my person.
That was our journey.
I never thought I would be someone's second wife.
-Know what I mean? -Yeah.
I found this guy. This is how it was supposed to be.
This is how our love story was supposed to pan out.
Then we add the physical layer.
Then you get to see people. You're like, "Oh, my gosh."
And so, there was a moment when Jarrette and Mallory
finally had a chance to meet in person.
And it turns out that all that glitters wasn't gold.
Let's watch.
-I'm such a guy's girl. -Hence why the fuck we connected.
But most men, though, into sports and things like that,
or that connect me in that aspect,
they don't put me in priority.
They don't know how to fucking be like, "Hey, you're a bad bitch.
Let me... like, you're beautiful, let me do things for you.
Let me, like, you're gorgeous."
-I don't even need that. -I knew that.
[Mallory] But once in a fucking while.
I would've did that.
You're amazing.
Listen, JerBear.
Mal Mal.
That's a nice ring.
That's not the ring you wanted.
I know.
You wanted gold.
You're so funny.
You don't like that ring.
I know you don't.
You like gold rings, don't you?
I do. [laughs]
Know how I know? Because I asked you.
[Vanessa] Okay. Well, now, I feel like the ass.
Because I asked you if you watched it with him.
You said no. And here we are, putting it on blast
with y'all together.
What was that like for you-- that part-- when you watched it for the first time?
'Cause you were also there, and then you heard, after the fact,
everything that was said.
So, that part was actually hurtful.
Everything pre-proposal, it's like I completely understand.
Everything after... was extremely hurtful for me to watch.
[Nick L.] Have you and Mallory had a chance to...
-discuss that? -[Iyanna] We've spoken.
But if I'm honest, like, none of my anger went toward Mal.
It all went toward Jarrette because he's my partner.
He's the one who owes me loyalty. Mal doesn't owe me anything.
I was pretty upset.
-You guys talked about it? -Yeah.
It was definitely a very inappropriate conversation.
I think, at that point, I had chosen Iyanna.
And I was very safe in my choice.
And having that conversation should have never happened,
or I could have tailored it a different way.
And I want definitely to apologize to you for making it look like,
making you look crazy. I never want to do that ever again.
And that conversation should have never happened.
Thank you.
[Nick L.] I know it's uncomfortable to watch.
It's uncomfortable for me to watch, sitting next to you guys.
I can only imagine how uncomfortable it is for the two of you.
That was like chapter two in a book that you guys are still writing
and will write for the rest of your lives. But I do have to ask Sal,
because you were the fourth counterpart of that equation.
How did watching that, how did that make you feel?
[Salvador] It was really uncomfortable.
Guys, that was disrespectful of y'all.
Either one of you could have stopped that conversation immediately.
-But I... -And Jarrette, I appreciate-- hold on.
I appreciate you saying those things too, man.
But you told me it was a fucking joke, bro.
It 100% was a joke.
-Then why-- -It was an inappropriate joke.
It was an inappropriate joke, for sure. But it was a joke.
Cool, man. It would have been nice to know that though.
I'll apologize to you. I'll be a man.
Because I had no reason to downplay the situation or anything like that.
But it was a joke, taken out of context. A bad joke. I apologize.
The ring that you got her was still a beautiful ring.
You know, but I should have never even inserted that comment
into that conversation.
I appreciate that, man.
For the sake of this, and for the sake of your guys' marriage,
I forgive you, dude. Easy, quick. Yeah.
-You wanted to say something, Mal? -Just tell me.
That was a very, very hard situation
to be in, and conversation.
It was the first time seeing everybody.
And literally, coming from the pods,
after that emotional-ass, like, interaction,
and then not even having any chance to like... to talk,
to just be like, "Hey, how are you feeling?"
So going into that, I was extremely nervous and anxious.
Because I knew that this was going to be a conversation that had to happen.
I definitely apologize to Iyanna,
because that conversation went on longer than it should have.
Unfortunately, I took a couple shots before that because I was nervous as shit.
I still think it was inappropriate to have that when we were on our honeymoon.
What kind of investment is that in our relationship?
I was fully invested in my choice and my decision.
I just felt like after the emotional conversation we had,
we never really got to talk.
It was a very inappropriate conversation
that could have been tailored a different way. I own that.
-[Nick L.] Well said. -I don't want to stir any pots
or anything, and Mallory, I know that...
we gave it an honest shot.
I know.
[Nick L.] Safe to say that a lot happened in Mexico.
But eventually, finally, our six engaged couples left the getaways
and headed back for home.
For some, their bond only grew closer.
But for others, the impact of the real world
had them crashing harder
than Sal trying to carry Mal into the ocean.
[chuckling]
-My swim shoes, guys! -[Nick L.] We can laugh about it now.
-My swim shoes! -We can laugh about it now.
Let's go and check in with one of our couples who made it to the altar,
with two "I do's", Nick and Danielle! Congrats, guys.
[cheering]
[Vanessa] I don't think we need to ask if you're still married,
because you guys are already coordinating.
I mean, we didn't even plan this with Jarrette and Iyanna.
-No way! -The J's, you know what I'm saying?
[Deepti] I want to join the throuple over here.
[Vanessa] I love it.
-Still blissful? -[Danielle & Nick T.] Yeah.
It's... It's been a-- It's like crazy
because I think that the pressure of saying "I do",
or "I don't" had us in this, like, pressure cooker.
Where we were constantly getting in these disagreements
where we were really just trying to figure out whether or not it would work.
And then, once we actually got into the real life,
a lot of the disagreements that we had ended up being nonexistent.
I feel what the show did in the experiment, if you will,
was give you the building blocks to... You had a disagreement,
then, for the sake of continuing on with the experiment, you had to come back.
-You had to solve that disagreement. -Yeah.
I don't think disagreements ever, at least, in my experience,
-they never stop. -Why are you pointing at me?
Well, because we disagree. I think it's actually a healthy thing.
I think if you don't ever disagree, then one of two of you is compromising
in a way that eventually is going to boil over.
[Vanessa] Neither of us is giving in.
As long as it's worth the argument, I think arguments can be a positive thing.
You know, one of the things that we've learned,
and it's really helped us with our communication,
is to listen more, and talk less.
I know one of my faults is, I'm a fixer. So when there's a problem, I'm like,
"Okay." I go into fix mode.
This is something we learned in couples therapy together,
I go into fix mode, I want to fix it.
She just wants me to understand she's feeling this way. Not fix it.
So, I'm constantly trying to remind myself, "Nick, you don't have to fix this.
You just have to listen."
[Vanessa] So did you, Danielle, move in with Nick?
-Yeah. -In his place?
-Yeah. -Is all the furniture intact?
-[laughter] -Okay, so... No, no!
[Danielle] What I have to say is,
he must have a lot sturdier furniture than I do. No, I'm not kidding.
Don't go there.
I'm the sex addict of the show, I get it.
That has actually also happened, sorry.
It's the only way to test it.
No, but we have dance parties, and I'm not kidding,
he gets on the table before I do.
To be clear, the island in the center is granite.
-So it's a little bit stronger. -He dances on more tables than I do.
You were a little critical of that going through the show...
I don't mind dancing on tables. I don't want broken tables.
I buy very cheap furniture. That's my bad.
Let's look at a home video from the new Thompson household.
[Danielle] Hi! Hello!
[Nick T.] Hi! Hello!
-I haven't seen you... -[Danielle] Oh, good, good.
[Danielle] Okay, so we're going to show you around.
-We have Wiz. Hello! -[Nick T.] Ready for the spotlight.
[Danielle] Oh, now she's ready. Hello, Wizzy.
-[barks] -[Danielle chuckles]
[Danielle] So they're not best friends yet.
But I really do think they're getting there.
[Nick T.] Rock Band. I'm not any better at it. No hand-eye coordination.
[Danielle] No, but it's good for me 'cause it makes me feel confident
I can always win.
We still haven't figured out where to put all my clothes.
They're all kind of scattered in there, unfortunately.
-But... -[Nick T.] We're making progress.
[Danielle] We are making progress. I have a rack here.
Costumes here, at least.
And it turns out, he likes costumes just as much as I do.
Would you take a look at that?
Uh-huh. Would you take a look at that?
[Nick T.] ...I sweat more than I did during our wedding.
[Danielle] Here's our little table where we like to collect memories.
It's very cute.
[Nick T.] Combination of Christmas presents, trip memorabilia.
[Danielle] Some shots from Mexico.
[Nick T.] And then... that.
[Danielle] So over Christmas,
his uncle surprised me with his great-grandma's wedding ring.
It felt like I was proposed to all over again.
-By you! -[both laugh]
-That's so cute. -That's so pretty.
[Nick L.] That's awesome.
Well, guys, we are so, so happy that you guys are doing so well.
Congrats again on being almost a year into a beautiful marriage. Congrats, guys.
[Nick T.] Thank you.
Everyone's going through this.
Yeah.
Now, guys, I want to move on to a couple who gave us some great music.
But in the end, decided to part ways.
And Sal, I got to say, musician to musician,
there was some truly great music that I saw throughout the show.
Let's give it up for Mallory and Salvador.
Woo-hoo!
So you two said no at the altar. But it looked like at the end,
when you came out, there was some chat about potentially
seeing each other, and seeing if there was something there,
and seeing if you guys would continue this relationship.
Did that happen?
Yeah. We met for coffee, and we chatted.
But I think, at the end of the day, we...
I don't know, the connection just wasn't really...
there, and we just kind of understood that we were...
maybe it didn't make sense to really continue on.
-Yeah. -Yeah. I feel like...
of all the couples this season, for whatever reason,
you two were the hardest for me to figure out.
It always seemed like there was a little bit more going on, you know,
behind the scenes than I was able to kinda wrap my head around.
There were just things that happened like...
that I just don't really feel comfortable saying, 'cause it's pointless now.
Like, it's our history. You know? Like, I just...
Call it karma, call it whatever,
but it's just like, I don't, I just don't think it's necessary to say.
-Good man. -[Mallory] I honestly think...
we shared a very strong connection really because of this experiment,
but we're very different, like...
I think in the way that we...
really communicated, or operated,
a lot of times...
disagreements because we weren't communicating necessarily the right way.
And... that's kind of really, yeah--
Can I just say, Mal? And I'll put it this way.
There were many times that I also just felt unheard.
In our arguments, and I'll keep that to ourselves.
But our arguments, I felt unheard.
I'm really sorry if I made you feel that way.
-That was never-- -And I forgive you.
Because again, it's in the past.
It's okay.
May I? Two things.
Number one, your situation with Jarrette.
That whole situation, and the aftermath of that,
I think that was an uncomfortable thing.
Number two, your ex-girlfriend. I think, in your shoes,
that's going to sour a relationship.
Once you shatter the vase, you can't put it back together.
[Natalie] Shake, who are you to provide that reason?
-You don't have insight-- -I'm saying my opinion.
-It wasn't my girlfriend, either. -Whatever it was, it was soured.
Whether it was on purpose or not.
Shake, he just said he does not want to air out dirty laundry.
Why do you feel the need to come in and say that?
'Cause we're at a reunion where we're supposed to--
-[Natalie] No. -We're not supposed to do anything.
[Natalie] The point of this is not to--
It's for us to tell our stories
and what we thought watching the show, not for you to--
I'm completely wrong. It had nothing to do with those two things, then.
[Jarrette] You're just trying to break people down.
I'm not trying to break people down.
I'm trying to put it out in the open. Because what I've seen--
Shut up, Shayne.
What I've seen is a bunch of people that were so real in the beginning
turn fake as fuck as we've gone through this.
-You've been the fakest-- -Are you kidding?
-I'm the realest, Jarrette. -Don't start that.
I say the facts. I keep it 100, bro.
-You're the fakest-- -I've always kept it completely 100.
Come on, dawg. Don't do that.
-Yeah. We can. We can do that. -Because you're not.
[Jarrette] You're not. You came on here for all the wrong reasons.
And you know that. Everybody can see through how shallow you are.
-[scoffs] You think so? -Yeah. I know so.
Absolutely.
Bro, we all have our preferences. I won't apologize for that.
Okay? I will be honest about what those things are.
-Joke. -Let's get back on track.
-Shall we? Can we? -A joke.
Since we're in the business of Shake now, let's move on to our next couple.
-Okay. -Shall we?
The whole point of Love is Blind
is to fall in love with someone based on who they are on the inside.
A task not everyone seemed to understand, and yes, I am looking at you, Shake.
-[Shake] Yeah. -Let's take a look back.
[Shake] I love buying clothes for girls.
What's your size?
[laughing] What the fuck?
Do you like working out?
-Not a huge fan. -Really?
Yep.
I get along best with individuals that do work out.
If we were to be at a music festival, do you like being on a guy's shoulders?
Yeah. You're up for the challenge? You can pick me up?
Yeah, but will I have trouble picking you up?
So she's the number-one hype girl, and so fucking fun.
I'm not physically attracted to her.
It feels like I'm with my aunt or something.
Don't laugh at that.
I feel like I'm with a family member sometimes.
So Shake, right out of the gate I think the question that I have to ask,
and probably a lot of people are wondering is why did you do Love is Blind?
I'll put it to you like this. Listen...
I know I'm not the most liked person on this show.
But I'm going to keep it real with myself.
-This is my chance to talk, so if I may. -[Nick L.] Please do.
It's not that different than making a huge purchase.
-Maybe by-- if I may? -No, you may. I had to giggle.
Because it's marriage and a purchase. Okay.
Marriage, think of it as the ultimate purchase, then, if you will.
The ultimate commitment, if you will.
Before you make this type of commitment,
I feel like you have to read the fine print on that.
So, when we're in a situation where the stakes are so big...
I want to make sure this thing works.
I wanted more than anything for this to work.
And for me, that meant I knew at least a certain physical body type,
to get me in the ballpark.
I'm not talking about she has to be 5'2". This, this, this, this.
I'm talking about I want this shit to work.
If I were to marry somebody,
and, and, you know, there was a big weight discrepancy,
it would be very hard for me to get past that.
When I'm in a situation like that, I want to get past that.
I was ready to get deep.
I wanted to know if we're going to do this,
I'm going to make sure I do everything in my power to ask my questions.
I want this shit to work. Nobody wanted it as bad as me.
Despite what you may think.
I think you were on, if I may, the wrong show.
And what I mean by that is,
there are shows where they are based on their looks.
And if they have a connection.
But what I'm saying is you need to open your heart to a bigger picture.
Because at the end of the day,
what if she's mangled in an accident? What if she gains weight?
What if she loses her hair, legs, and her arms? Are you not gonna love her anymore?
-That's different. -I hope to God if I'm mangled,
knock on fucking wood, this man stands by my side.
I know he will. Because he loves me for me.
So the problem I have, Shake, is that you sat there
and berated every single one of these woman physically,
and then went through the process
with this beautiful soul over here--
-She is a beautiful soul. -Because you wanted
someone you wanted to fuck. Not fall in love with.
I didn't even do that!
-That's the point! -If you think that's my goal,
-you're very wrong. -You just said that, babe!
No, I didn't. You twisted that around.
I did. I'm sorry. I'm heated. Let me change the subject.
-Whoa, change the subject? -Ladies. It's still on you, babe.
-Let me ask... -You just changed the subject.
Were you not-- What you were looking for
sounds to me like the conventional dating world.
-No, it's not. -What were you missing
in the conventional dating world that you felt like you could find here?
I want the emotional connection.
Everything that we know the show is supposed to do.
But there's also certain criteria there that goes beyond the emotional connection.
-This show establishes-- -Love is not purely blind to me.
Great. But then that's why I said you're on the wrong dating show.
-That's all I said. -I want it to be partially blind.
I want it to be "Love is Blurry." "Love is Blurry."
Why don't you start "Love is Blurry."
Get Netflix on the show. Spinoff. "Love is Blurry."
All I'm trying to say is, my friend, this show is Love is Blind.
I actually watched this.
I thought I started to see a change in you.
-There was. -I really did.
-There's no change. -There was.
I actually was like, "Oh, shit. Is he really looking inward?"
Is he really seeing maybe what his faults were
and what he wanted, and what he needed.
I'm doubling down actually on the beginning.
You were lying through the middle of the show?
We all have our physical preferences. Every woman here is beautiful.
I think you're all beautiful. I'm not attracted to all of you.
Unfortunately, the only one I'm attracted to is Vanessa.
-Oh, my gosh. -And I wish I wasn't!
And I wish I wasn't. The point is, it's not a choice.
[Vanessa] And I've done nothing but berate you this entire time.
-That's a messed-up relationship. -That's what I'm saying. I don't want to.
-[Vanessa] So let's be better. -You don't choose.
It's nature, baby. We're animals.
-We're animals. -No, you treat animals.
-We're human beings. -Oh, shit!
[Shake] We're still animals. Okay, Nick.
[Nick L.] I can see now why you don't treat human beings.
-Oh, oh, damn, Nick, that-- -No, I'm saying.
Extremely uncomfortable right now.
[Shake] That was fucked up.
That's my man right here. Ladies, ladies.
-The vet community... -You're doing it yourself, dude.
-You're digging the biggest hole... -The vet community is not gonna like that.
I love a vet as much as the next guy,
but I don't like people who treat human beings like you do.
It's wrong. It's wrong.
So you all love Deepti. I saw that on the show.
We all felt that. What was it like for you guys to watch
her go through this? And be here now with her and Shake?
How are you feeling?
Shake, one thing I think you would seriously benefit from
seeing a psychologist and figuring out some coping skills
to navigate relationships as a narcissist.
Because I think you're going to continue to damage relationships.
[Danielle] Not even relationships, just people in general.
Deepti is hands down
the most amazing person inside and out.
That's why I kind of butt heads with Shake. It's like...
out of all people in this entire world, she doesn't deserve that.
I mean, look at her. She looks like a goddamn queen right now.
A goddess. She is better on the inside than she looks on the outside.
I actually think his mom said it best, it's what you're saying,
and I give your mom props on that. She said, "I'm taking her side."
She's so amazing, she doesn't even deserve a half a percent,
-someone to treat her half a percent-- -Goddess. Villain.
-No, it's not the characters. -It's not even like that.
-This is her as a person. -Yeah. This is me as a person.
For you guys. For your entertainment.
-Are you okay? -I just want to say,
it's okay to not be physically attracted to somebody.
Guess what? There's a million other people who are.
It's the way you go about life. It's how you do it and how you say it
that's extremely disrespectful, it's degrading to women,
and I'm so happy for every single person sitting on this couch today
because they have my back and they call you out.
Beyond what was shown, we know about all the things that you said.
[Iyanna] Yeah, that was a watered-down version.
[Natalie] That was a watered-down version
of the things you said behind her back.
And I just...
I don't understand how you don't feel remorse.
[Deepti] Honestly, look at how you're speaking.
Every single person here has an issue with you.
That says a lot about your character.
That's all I'm going to say.
That's what it's turned into, unfortunately, yeah.
It's not turning into it. It's a reality check for you.
You lack the self-awareness to even know you're doing something wrong.
It's flabbergasting to me.
The fact that I ever respected you as a person,
I'm mind-blown.
And I brought you to my family. I've never done that.
For my dad and my mom to sit there
and watch you say these disgusting fucking things about me is so degrading.
There's a way to say, "Oh, I'm not physically into her."
Guess what? Your aunt is probably dope as fuck.
-That's all I have to say. -She is. Absolutely.
[Nick L.] It's the complete lack of contrition.
You absolutely-- you have no problem
acting the way you act, and thinking there's nothing wrong with it.
That's fine. That's a completely conscious decision on your part, I guess.
But there's nothing wrong with saying, "It didn't work out."
That's why it's an experiment. It's just the way you go about it.
[Vanessa] Deepti, did you see more watching the show?
Did you know about the stuff that all your girlfriends are saying
was happening behind your back? Were you not aware?
Were you sensing it, but it wasn't as bad until you watched it?
-And you were like, "Oh, my God." -Yeah. I definitely heard from the girls,
and Shayne and Jarrette.
They all warned me that this is not a person you should marry.
Because he's talking about you this way behind your back.
I didn't know the extent of how he was talking to me.
Or about me. But he was straightforward with me.
"I'm not physically attracted to you." Listen, I don't give a fuck if you're not.
But if you care about somebody, and you're supposedly their friend,
you do not disrespect them on national fucking TV.
And that is the most hurtful part. I do not care if he's not attracted to me.
-Don't care. -That was the watered-down version.
I could have handled that differently. I agree.
You just don't know how to speak. Especially to women.
That's all I'm going to say.
Okay. Well, we wish the best for you guys.
And we know you won't have trouble finding love.
And I hope you will continue to figure it out.
We're moving on now to...
-Kyle and Shaina. Hi, guys. -Hi.
-Bringing it back around.
This was an interesting one because obviously, we talked about it
at the top of the show with the proposal.
But I felt like
Shaina was kind of trying to tell you, Kyle, at the reveal,
I don't know if we should move on with this. I don't know...
if I'm ready for this next step.
You kept wanting to try to make it work. Do you feel like, in a way,
I don't want to say that you pushed her into it,
but you kind of convinced her, "Let's continue on with this process."
Or that it was a mutual agreement?
Yeah. I mean, we got engaged for a reason.
I wanted to follow through with the experiment.
Like we all did. And...
you didn't really get to see our connection.
We were really close. We spoke for so long.
We bonded. Nobody really got to see that.
So...
In that moment, I was caught off guard when you weren't sure after we met.
You know. And I walked away, and you said,
"This is going to be tough."
And I said, "Have some hope."
So that bothered me a little bit.
It left me a little uncertain.
I thought it was perfect up until that day.
I didn't know about the whole Shayne scenario.
So, I was caught off guard when I saw it for the first time, definitely.
[Nick L.] I'm curious. Why do you think Shaina wanted to break off the engagement?
Do you think she was ever really in love with you?
Do you think it was maybe the Shayne scenario?
Was it something else?
I don't know. I wish I knew.
I would love to know.
I want to know why you had the hesitation.
Was it more than religion? Or was it strictly religion?
Was it Shayne? Was it how I looked?
No. I had those reservations before I even met you.
It had nothing to do with looks. I think you're a very handsome person.
It was one of those things where I was compromising my own...
beliefs. I thought for a second,
"I've been with a Christian before. It didn't work."
Right? So I'm like-- I was having this internal struggle with
"Do I give this an open mind? Just 'cause they're Christian
doesn't mean they're a good person." Right?
I felt that you were a good person, so I was like, "Do I give it a shot?"
It was an internal struggle for me.
At the end of the day, long story short, it was the religion for sure.
I don't want to use the word religion. It was more my relationship with God.
That's a huge factor in my life. You would never be able to give me that.
I wouldn't want to force you in that.
If you were certain from the beginning, you should never have said yes to me.
I should never have said yes. I agree with that.
You wasted my time.
It was a people-pleasing moment, and I should have never said yes to you.
And I own that. I'm very sorry that I said yes.
I should have never said yes.
I don't know what else you want out of...
It's just, I mean...
It was just a big waste of time. But I have a huge regret.
The biggest regret is I should have...
I should have asked Deepti to marry me.
Like, she was--
[Kyle stammering and laughing]
That's what I learned the most. I fucked up.
I should have... I should have tried harder for you.
I mean, I love her so much. She's the best.
And I wish I saw what was right in front of me.
I do have-- That's my biggest regret.
I'm sorry.
-Deepti's amazing. -She is. I love her. She's the best.
I would love that between you two.
Yeah. It pisses me off because you wasted such a good opportunity.
Not true. Because now you have it.
Happy to facilitate.
Okay. We're going to move on to probably the most shocking
wedding day rejection.
Natalie and Shayne.
So we all saw that there was a big blow up fight
the night before your wedding
that ultimately ended your engagement.
It was after a lot of drinking
at the bachelorette and bachelor party.
What happened?
What happened that night that you guys want to share that ended this...
fairytale process for both of you?
[Shayne] Everyone has a breaking point during this whole experiment.
The pressure all of this is on you.
And you know, obviously, the drinking.
You know you're getting married that night, it's like...
I kind of had a moment like, "Oh, shit." Like...
I don't know.
I still wish it didn't go down that way. I mean...
Trust me, there's not a day I don't think about that fuckin' night
and go over it in my head.
-Definitely. 100%. Yeah. -Yeah.
Did you say things you didn't want to say?
-Yeah. Of course. -[Vanessa] But it was how you felt.
No, not really. It was an emotional reaction.
Some of the words were that way.
Again, I have to learn how to express it better than just being so reactive.
And I'm very well-- I've seen that.
I have to get better at not being so reactive to certain situations.
[Vanessa] How was that night for you, Natalie?
Uh...
I mean, it sucks because I feel like that night changed everything.
Uh...
I, like, I truly believe that he is remorseful of it.
He has apologized a million times
for that night.
And I don't think he meant those words.
Like, I know he didn't. He's made that very clear.
But I think... I think what makes it sad is... you know...
why it's so hard for me to talk about is... um...
because really that night changed everything...
for us. I know, like...
it sounds stupid to say a fight changed everything,
but I think it just, for us, it was kind of a wake-up call
that, "Wow, we have big issues to work through.
Maybe we're not ready for marriage."
I think before that night, we were like 100% going to say yes
and be married. So it's hard knowing that night happened.
But I do think it was for the best at the end of the day.
I think it revealed that we hadn't worked through all our problems.
I'm not saying you have to work through every problem for marriage.
But I think that was a big one, the way we communicate with each other.
-Can I say something, please, actually? -Yes.
I'm expressing remorse.
I'm taking accountability for what happened that night.
But I mean, there was a reason also why I got to that point too.
You're kind of pushing it under the rug and making it seem like I'm almost...
The words that I used, they didn't come out of nowhere.
Okay? You haven't apologized for your side of the story.
You haven't owned up to... So it was 100% my fault?
I take most of the blame, yes. But you're sitting there saying
"I this, this, and that." It's like--
I'm not putting the blame on you by any means.
I understand that that anger came out from somewhere.
Obviously, something I've done to you, or I pushed you
to that point. I don't want it to seem like I'm just blaming it on you,
and those words came out of nowhere. I know that it came from a place of...
you being frustrated with me. Or you feeling...
me making you feel like you weren't enough.
You don't feel bad about anything you've done?
No apologies or anything? You think that you've...
-No. I'm like-- -That's what I'm trying, it's like,
it's so tough. It's like...
-Yeah. -I...
I feel like we've talked about this, because we have.
I obviously apologize for making you feel like you weren't good enough.
I don't-- I feel like you were more than enough.
Sorry.
Shayne, what are you thinking right now?
I'm just fucking sad.
-What are you sad about? -Huh?
Are you sad about that night, or that you feel like you're...
-being pinpointed as the reason? -No. No.
She said it, that makes-- That's the stuff I want to hear too.
It's accountability for both of us. I understand it was mostly my fault.
But I'm not going to be taken out to be the bad guy
of every situation that happened. I'm owning up to things I did wrong.
I admit that. I'm a human being. And I made mistakes.
-But, like... -I don't think in our situation
there's a good guy or a bad guy.
I know. That's what I want you to say.
Because the way you said it earlier was like
those words, I know you didn't mean it. You were angry, this and that...
Yes, but you didn't say I was a good guy. I want you to say those kinds of things.
[Nick L.] I'm going to ask a really difficult question,
one you may not be able to answer.
Do the two of you, in talking about that night,
and reliving, not just that night, but the entire experience together,
do you feel like you may have missed a chance...
at being really happy?
Did that night, was that night
the only thing that derailed what to that point had felt like
a really, really kind of well-oiled machine, if you will.
And it may have been indicative of things that'd been building up.
I'm not suggesting. I'm just curious.
Regret's a really, really powerful thing.
Do you look back and think, "Man, we were so close, we could have..."?
"It's within our grasp." Did that night completely derail it?
-I don't like thinking that way. -[Shayne] Yeah.
-[Nick L.] Yeah. That's... -[Shayne] I mean...
So, is this the first time you guys have seen each other since...
since your...
wedding?
We gave it another shot after our wedding day.
-[Vanessa] You dated again. -[Natalie] Yeah. We dated again.
Without the pressures. We just wanted to see if, you know...
-how we would work out. -[Shayne] It was too fresh.
-It was too fresh at the time. -[Natalie] Yeah.
I will say, for me, I held on to that fight for so long.
I kind of held it against you. And that...
And... I think it didn't allow us-- I couldn't get myself to move on from it,
if that makes sense.
What did you guys think now that, obviously, everyone in the--
I think Jarrette, you were the one that was like, "Oh, for sure.
Shayne and Natalie." And everyone kinda echoed that.
What do all of you, being on the outside looking in,
being there for them, seeing them go through this,
how do you feel about their journey?
Even right now I'm getting emotional. You can still feel the love that's there.
I feel like Shayne and I got pretty close pretty quick in the pods.
We're still friends today.
I know, despite what happened, he was in love with you.
Hands down.
And vice versa, you know.
[Nick T.] It breaks my heart that they said no.
[Danielle] Yeah.
[Nick T.] And I just hope that whatever you two do, you do find happiness.
You know. If it's with each other, we're there for you.
Does it feel good to hear people say how much they enjoyed your relationship,
-and how-- -Of course. It feels fantastic.
It's seriously much appreciated.
Another big topic that everyone has been dying to know because obviously,
it was heightened in season two is that you and Shaina--
[Shayne] Here's the deal. I'm not getting into that conversation.
-I'm sorry. -[Vanessa] I'm just asking
-if you've seen each other before today. -[Shayne] Yes.
Sorry, Shaina, what's...
No, I don't know why he's reacting that way.
[Shayne] No, I'm not. I'm not reacting that way. It's like...
-Not alone... -I'm not trying to start anything.
It was a question. We talked about how you guys tried to date again.
I think that's amazing.
This is the reunion. What's happened since the weddings?
What happened since the "I do's" and the "I don'ts"?
People just want to know.
They're invested in your growth, personally, Shayne.
And in your growth, Shaina.
And how you guys have managed to come out of this on the other end.
Are you uncomfortable talking about that?
It's literally the last thing I was going to say before I moved on to Iyanna.
We don't have to talk about it. I'll ask Shaina. Hey, girl.
Yeah, there's nothing. We were always just friends.
There was nothing ever romantic afterwards.
-I didn't even-- -I know.
I don't know if he's uncomfortable. I don't want him to think
it's taking away from your and Shayne's story. There was nothing like that.
-Yeah, there was nothing. -[Nick T.] It's just emotional.
-[Vanessa] I totally get that. -[Shaina] Yeah.
All right, guys. Now on to a couple who both said yes,
-Jarrette and Iyanna. -[Vanessa] Yay!
[Nick L.] Congrats. Congrats.
How's it feeling?
Married life has been... has been fun.
-It's been a roller-coaster. -Yeah.
Honestly, if anybody says marriage is easy...
-They're lying. -They're lying.
But we've learned a lot, and grown a lot since we first said "I do".
I wouldn't ride this roller-coaster with anyone else than this woman right here.
[Iyanna] For me, it feels like a mirror. There are things I believe that
I would be able to handle better, or react better.
I'm like, "No, I'm healed in this situation."
But I realize there's still some things that I need to work on.
Which was really hard for me to come to terms with.
I was like, "No, I said I'm better."
But yeah, it's been hard. But it's been really rewarding too.
Just for myself individually, and then us, as a couple.
Do you agree that as soon as the show was over,
you're just thrown into the real world?
You're like, "Okay. We have to reassess."
I've realized that things that I was doing prior to being married.
Some of those things tried to creep back into the marriage.
I had to shock myself again and say,
"These things are, they're not okay."
Just being able to see that self-awareness, and kinda work on that,
and then, so that again, I'm the best person for myself, for her,
and the betterment of our relationship.
I was going to ask you about that. A lot was made up to the marriage...
-Taco Tuesday. -Different lifestyles.
You going out all the time. You liking to stay home and read a book.
I was curious had those lifestyles merged into one more laid back,
-conservative lifestyle? -It's been a struggle. No, I'm kidding.
[laughter]
[Iyanna] No, it has. So...
One thing I will say is we've been finding our balance.
We're hyper-aware of the fact that we are very different.
He's extremely extroverted, and I'm like, "Please, stay away from me."
So we've been finding our--
I think this will always be something that we'll have to deal with.
Because we're so different.
But we have such similar values, and similar goals.
So it's just been compromise, ultimately.
I have been going out more, and he has been staying in more.
So we're just constantly, like juggling.
I like to give her the opportunity to say no.
I've learned that from friends.
That if you give them the opportunity to say no,
-it's better, versus just doing it. -It is better.
[laughter]
-Very smart. -You're learning.
-I love it. -Very smart.
I love it. Well, another thing that everyone noticed on the show
was that you guys were always so sweet and so intimate.
But never going that extra mile until wedding day.
You were waiting till the wedding day.
Right? And you kept your promise?
[laughter]
[Iyanna, stammering] Some... God, okay.
-So the thing about it-- -[Vanessa] So what had happened was...
The thing about it is I was very protective about that aspect
of our relationship.
And I wanted to reveal that when I wanted to reveal that.
But if I'm honest, like...
we had sex in Mexico.
[laughter]
-It was just one time. -Just one time.
We know it's not easy. We appreciate you guys
being so candid, and being so vulnerable and honest.
-It means a lot. -Anything anybody wants to--
Can I just say, I think, even though I didn't find my husband
through this experience, I feel like I've met so many amazing people
that I can call some of my best friends.
And for that I'm very thankful.
-Guys, anything you all want to say? -Yeah. You're right.
This was the wrong show for me. I'll just come out and say it.
I have my own warped views. And I've got to work on those. That's all.
Sal, you good over there?
Yeah, sincerely, just final thoughts. I'm really happy for Nick, Danielle,
Jarrette, and Iyanna. Sincerely, it's really hard to do what you guys did.
To mutually put the work in and learn how to jump through the hurdles
that you need to to accomplish what you guys did.
And I really admire you both, all, both couples.
-Thank you, Sal. -I admire you guys.
It's nice to see that this actually works.
This is the second season, and people got married, and it works.
And it's for real.
-Yeah. -[Mallory] So that gives hope to all of us
who didn't, and everyone watching.
Thanks again for being here, first off. And for your honesty.
And your vulnerability.
We appreciate you guys doing all that.
Sadly, this reunion is almost coming to an end.
Before we go, we did have one final question for the group.
How do you know when someone is actually the one?
For me, personally, it was when both my emotions and my logic aligned.
-Honestly. -Yeah.
-Jarrette? -How do I respond after that?
-Just say, "Yes, ma'am." -Yes, ma'am.
Now, when love is blind, you both know.
You want to get married before ever seeing each other.
But in Netflix's new dating series, The Ultimatum,
six couples have come to a point in their own relationships
where one person is ready to be married,
-and the other, well, isn't. -Yes!
In this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, these couples will put their relationships
to the ultimate test
with the hopes that they'll walk away engaged to the person
that they are truly meant to be with.
Each person will be compatible with multiple partners.
They'll each select one new partner to move in with for three weeks
in a trial marriage.
They'll get to experience two different visions
and versions of what their married life could look like.
At the end of the experiment, they will have to decide
if they want to marry the person they arrived with,
-or split forever. -Or...
maybe they met someone else that's actually a better fit.
Or that. Now, most people don't actually know this,
but at one point in our relationship, Vanessa actually gave me an ultimatum.
Okay, first of all, first of all.
We'd been dating for five years.
I was turning 30, and he wanted kids.
So the next actual step was, "What are we doing?"
So it was an ultimatum.
-Okay. -Yeah, okay.
Let's take a look.
The only thing scarier than losing you right now would be to marry you.
You're here because someone in your relationship has issued an ultimatum.
I want a ring on this finger.
[Vanessa] One partner is ready to get married, and the other isn't sure.
[man] I'm not ready to propose.
[Nick L.] Take a good look around at each other.
[Vanessa] You're going to find out if there are people here...
Who might be a better fit.
At the end of the week, you'll each choose a new partner.
[Vanessa] You'll move in together for three weeks.
At the end of this experience...
[Nick L.] You guys will have to choose,
either marry the person you've arrived here with,
or to split forever.
[woman] There is someone for everyone,
and I think a lot of people would be happy to be with me.
Cheers!
Can we have a good time? Because our lives are going to change
in 24 fucking hours!
[all laugh and cheer]
Being single is extremely nerve-wracking.
This experience is making us all start over.
It's weird to see the person you came here with dating someone else.
I'm not attracted to you.
I think you can do 100% better than him.
My eyes have opened up to a lot of things that I want in a relationship.
Have I thought about spending
the rest of my life with you? Absolutely.
This is hard. If you guys aren't going to be real with yourselves,
why are you here?
[man] I'd be crushed if she walked out of here with another guy.
[woman] Do I think there's a possibility I could be happy with somebody else?
Yes.
I thought giving Jake an ultimatum would bring us together.
It is doing the complete opposite.
[all clapping]
Love is Blind Season Two in the books.
-That's a wrap. -[cheering]
-Shot o'clock. -Shot o'clock!
-[Nick L.] Congrats, guys. -Thank you.
Thank you guys so much.
Thank you, thank you.
-A bit of comfort. -Yeah.
-And good news after that. -No, seriously.
[indistinct chatter]
-Thank you. You look amazing. -Thank you.
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