04x03 - Is Love Really Blind?

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Love Is Blind". Aired: February 13, 2020 – present.*
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04x03 - Is Love Really Blind?

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[dramatic music playing]

[sighs]

Knowing that Micah has chosen
to spend the rest of her life with me,

not having ever seen me before,

that is a magical thing
that I was not entirely convinced

existed prior to this.

[exhales]

But is psychological love all you need
for a long-term relationship?

What I'm most nervous about
is what she looks like

and what she feels like,

because at the end of the day,
the feeling is like,

"Are you attracted to them?
Do you wanna put your face on their face?"

[Micah chuckles]
My stomach is in shambles.

I have never been so nervous
in my entire life.

My God. [chuckles]

The only thing that would make me
walk away from my fiancé

is if I could just see in his face
that he was disappointed.

I think that an ego hit like that
would probably destroy me. [chuckles]

[chuckling]

-Oh, my God.
-[laughing]

What?

-That felt like an eternity.
-Absolutely. Thought I was gonna pass out.

Oh, my God.

[Micah laughing] Oh, my God!

Oh, my God. That felt insane.

-Hello!
-[laughs] Hey. It's so strange.

Oh, my God. This is so weird! Hello!

-I know.
-Oh, my God, hearing your voice.

-My hands are shaking.
-I know. Same.

What the hell? Hi.

[Paul] She smelled great.
Her hair, her eyes were beautiful.

Makeup was perfect. Her dress was perfect.

And I just… I really want to leave here…

[laughs] …like, right now with her.

Like, I feel like that is, um…
should be the order of operations.

Like, cut this interview short.
Let's-- let's roll out.

-You're so handsome.
-Thank you. Yeah, you're beautiful.

-Thank you. Thank you.
-You're honestly beautiful.

Oh, my gosh.

-I'm so nervous. Like, I'm still reeling.
-I'm still so nervous.

Oh, my God, hearing your voice
to your face is so weird!

In just four weeks,
I'm gonna get married, and…

it… it's insane.

I literally feel
like a little kid right now. [laughs]

Like, I cannot stop, like, giggling.
Like, I feel so weird. [laughs]

Do you feel like you're sitting with me,
or do you feel like it's a new person?

-'Cause I feel like it's a new person.
-Yeah, I didn't wanna say that, but yeah.

[laughing] I'll be honest with you.
It's okay.

Yeah, I had a feeling
that it was gonna feel different,

but, yeah, it's combining
the two that's gonna be…

I think it'll come over time.

Perfect. One thing
at a time, Paul. [laughs]

-Oh, my God. This is so weird seeing you.
-[both laugh]

-Well, hopefully, weird in a good way.
-[laughs] Yeah.

For sure.

I'm definitely excited.

It was one of the greatest moments
of my life,

and I think
it'll just keep going up from here.

Bye.

♪ Dream a little dream… ♪

It's just the start of our story.
Should be.

I'm, like, drenched right now.

[laughing]

[vocalizing]

♪ Think of the places ♪

-["Wild Heart" playing]
-[vocalizes]

♪ No more thinking about my problems
Just what I'm dreaming… ♪

Okay.

I was really conflicted
with Josh and Marshall,

but Marshall basically was like,
"Look, like, that's my girl."

"She's coming home with me,
and that's that."

And I did not want to see Josh after that,

because Marshall
is just the better choice for me.

He's gonna help me grow.

He is emotionally available.

He's able to handle
my spiciness, my attitude.

He knows how to basically make sure
that I'm feeling good and solid,

any single time that there's doubt.

So, I'm gonna have to really boss up
if I'm gonna be with Marshall.

[Marshall] Hoo!

So, Josh comes over,
and he starts explaining everything,

and I just was like, "Uh-huh, uh-huh.
Right, right, right, right."

He's not walking out of here with you.

That's all I know,
and that's all I care about.

That's it.

[Jackelina] Mmm. I'm glad
that you responded that way

because it showed me that you cared.

[chuckles]

Josh is a grown-ass man.
He can-- He can handle his emotions.

-And he'll be just fine.
-Mm-hmm. Yeah.

I'm glad you chose me.

[laughs]

Jack, since day one, I've been about you.

And… [sighs]

From this moment on,

I promise to be about you.

I'm in love with you,

and I haven't even seen your face,
and it is so crazy to say.

You are the wind in my sails.

You fan my flames, and you challenge me
to be a better man every day.

And you will make me the happiest man…

on this planet…

if you marry me.
Will you marry me, Jackie?

Of course I'll marry you.
I'll marry you a thousand times.

-["Feel You in My Dreams" playing]
-♪ Hold me closer, don't let go… ♪[/i]

In every soul,
in every realm, in every life,

I'm here with you, I promise.

-[laughing]
-[groans]

-[continues laughing]
-[Marshall mutters]

I can't wait to begin our life together.

-We're engaged.
-We're engaged!

-Yay!
-[cheering]

-[Jackelina laughs]
-Oh!

I guess I'll see you tomorrow, my dawg.

-Bye! Bye, bye, bye.
-I'll see you tomorrow. Bye.

[chuckles]

♪ In my dreams, in my dreams… ♪

[Jackelina chuckles]

♪ In my dreams… ♪

-I'm a married bi--
-[all screaming]

♪ In my dreams… ♪

[men shouting, laughing]

-♪ In my dreams ♪
-Come on, boy![/i]

♪ In my dreams… ♪

[Kwame] We didn't wait for the reaction.
We knew what was up.

[shouts]

♪ In my dreams ♪

-["Feelin' This" playing]
-♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh! ♪[/i]

[Micah chuckles] Five, six, seven, eight.

[April] Do you do this to your men?
'Cause, damn.

-Well, yeah, I do.
-Damn, Chelsea.

I take care of my man every day.
I tell him that.

-[April] Damn, Chelsea.
-[laughs] Girl!

[Kwame] Chelsea has gone from…

[clicks tongue] …you know,
I can't believe it myself.

I'm just like, I'm very shocked
at how into this girl I am.

I really like her.
I really love talking to her.

-Chelsea?
-Chelsea!

-Wow.
-[Kwame] I know!

Like, bro, I've never met this girl,

and I've never had somebody
so f*cking into me. It is wild.

This feels good. It feels right.

Like, I feel like I'm having
the f*cking time of my life.

Yeah.

-Dude, marry me. Marry me, please.
-[laughs]

Every night when we light up the room… ♪[/i]

A lot has happened
for both of us in the last week.

And what I love about you

is your constant reassurance
about how you feel about me.

Your confidence in yourself.

-[Chelsea] Hmm. Hmm.
-[Kwame] Confidence in what we can be.

Those are qualities
that I really have looked for

in a partner for a long time, you know?

-It ain't a race.
-[Kwame] Yeah.

[Chelsea] But I love
what you bring out in me.

I don't think I've ever had somebody

make me feel so f*cking calm in my life.

My whole body, like, tingles and rumbles,

and, like, my heart
f*cking pounds out of my chest,

and, like, I'm also like,
"Everything's gonna be okay with him."

[Kwame] Like running your hand
through water, huh?

-Yeah.
-[Kwame chuckles]

[Chelsea] I love our beautiful,
slow rumble roll.

Like, it has been one
of the most beautiful things

I've ever been a part of
and been a witness to.

Yeah.

-["Wide Open" playing]
-♪ I'm falling now, falling now ♪[/i]

♪ Enemy ♪

So, I had them bring in my guitar.

-Kwame. Oh! My heart flutters.
-[notes play]

[chuckles]

You're cute.

[Chelsea] You're cute.

-We're gonna make a song right now.
-[chuckles] Okay.

All right? So, we'll call this one, um…

[exhales]

Uh, we'll call it "Real Thing."

-[Chelsea] Ooh!
-Okay?

-Okay.
-Mm.

All right, so, you're gonna give me
a little bit of a chorus now.

-Let me figure out how it's gonna go.
-Okay.

Um, so, it's gonna go…

[playing chords]

And right here you gonna go…

♪ I just want the real thing ♪[/i]

♪ I just want the real thing ♪

Follow me.

[both] ♪ I just want the real thing[/i]

♪ I just want the real thing ♪

♪ I just want the real thing ♪

-I love it.
-[Chelsea] I love it!

♪ I just want the real thing ♪

All right, you keep going.

♪ I just want the real thing ♪

[Kwame] Uh-huh.

-♪ I just want the real thing ♪
-[Kwame] Hey![/i]

[hums, snaps fingers]

♪ She said that she's in love with me ♪

♪ I just wanna show her now ♪

♪ She said that we gonna
Have to wait a couple days ♪

♪ But I just wanna show her now ♪

[Chelsea] Oh!

[Kwame] ♪ Girl, could you feel[/i]
My presence through these walls? ♪[/i]

♪ If I stand by your side
Would you ever slip and fall? ♪

♪ 'Cause I would pick you up
Take you where we stay ♪

-[Chelsea sniffles]
-♪ Take you to the beach ♪[/i]

-♪ And on that sand we can lay ♪
-[chuckles][/i]

-[Kwame] [/i]♪ I said that real thing ♪
-[chuckles, sobs][/i]

-♪ And I just want the real thing ♪[/i]
-[Chelsea sobs][/i]

-♪ And I just need that real thing ♪
-[Chelsea sniffles][/i]

[Kwame] ♪ And I just want[/i]
That real thing[/i]

-All right, that's our short song.
-Oh my, God! That was so good.

[gasps] I'm speechless right now!

-You're cute.
-[Chelsea] That's beautiful.

[both laugh]

[Chelsea sighs] Oh!

[Kwame] I hope it sounds better
on the other end.

-I'm bawling my eyes out, and I'm cute?
-[both laugh]

-[Kwame chuckling]
-Music does something to me.

["Miss That Smile" playing]

-That was really sweet.
-[chuckles]

[sighs] Oh, my God!

[chuckles]

That was so amazing. Thank you.

[Kwame] Yeah.

[Chelsea sniffles, sighs]

Man, I'm gonna miss that laugh ♪[/i]

♪ Man, I'm gonna miss those nights ♪

♪ Man, I'm gonna miss us ♪

♪ Watching city lights ♪

-[Zack] Damn!
-[Irina] The rose petals.

-[chuckles] They're here.
-[Zack] You went all out in here.

[Irina] This looks so cheesy,
but still kind of cute.

-Aww!
-[Zack] Wow.

Is it-- you got Ralph?

Wait! This is so cute.

Yeah. He's not a gift. You can't keep him.

[Irina] Oh, no promises. You're gonna
have to see me before I give him back.

[Zack laughs] Shut your mouth.
You're gonna leave him in there.

[laughing] Wait, this is so cute!

[sighs] This is cute!

[chuckles]

The story with Ralph,
I've had him since I was three.

I didn't really have
any stability as a kid.

I would move, you know,
every, like, three months…

sometimes, and I always was, like,
in a new house, a new place, and,

um, Ralph was the one thing
that I took with me

from place to place.

When my mom d*ed, I, uh,

I found him in a box
that she was still holding onto.

So, I thought I'd bring him with me
for one more trip.

-[sighs]
-Wait, this is so special.

-Yeah, it's pretty special. [chuckles]
-[Irina] I think-- I think he likes me.

-[Zack] Well, that's good.
-I'll keep him safe for you.

-Okay, did Bliss meet Ralphie too?
-She did, yes.

[Irina] Okay, I don't feel
special anymore.

-And I kind of wanna go home tonight.
-[Zack] Stop!

I'm serious. I can't do this.

Like, I was talking to Micah today,
and I was like,

"I'm gonna pack my suitcase.
I'm ready to go home."

[Zack] Stop!

What? Like, I know that sounds
so dramatic, but I'm telling you,

I can't sit there and wait for you
to say, like, yes or no.

Like, I can't walk into Bliss
making f*cking cupcakes for you.

You know how hard that was yesterday?

I know who I am. I know what I stand for.

-I know.
-[Irina] I know what I bring to the table.

And I know what I feel with you,
and if you're still unsure about that

after ten straight hours
of dating with Bliss,

I can't handle that.

-You have had ten straight hours with her.
-Yeah.

I've been waiting all day to talk to you.

It has nothing to do with me, like…

not loving you. [sighs]

It has nothing to do with that.

Like, what's the difference
between me and Bliss?

I know that I'm smart.

Like, I really think I'm a smart person.

I would say, like, more street smart,
if that makes sense.

I have a business, all these things.

I know that I may not have
the best vocabulary or, like,

these fancy words that
I say to you to impress you.

-[Zack] Okay.
-And maybe Bliss has those.

She's also way older than me.

Like, I'm 25 years old,
and she's probably closer to your age,

and maybe you see her
more as, like, wife material,

but, like, deep down in your heart,

like, what do you see in Bliss
that you don't see in me?

I would love to know.

With you, the connection is just fire.

I'm so drawn to you.

And I think one concern I have is, I think

you're a little bit more…

-…vicious than I am.
-[chuckles]

And, um,

Bliss, you know, she doesn't like you.

Um, that doesn't make you a bad person.

If you think something about me
is not kind or vicious, like you said…

Like, I cannot believe you said that
to me, 'cause it's a little shocking.

If that's what you feel talking
from our conversation,

that says enough to me.

[Zack] So, let me finish.

I don't think you're vicious.

I think that if someone hurts you…

or you feel like someone has hurt
someone you care about,

you will… hurt them back.

I-- I understand that.

She doesn't know who you are.

I know that you have this deep heart.

And I want you to know, like,
how beautiful I really think you are…

because I do think you're
incredibly beautiful on the inside.

I don't care
how you f*cking look like, Zack.

I don't care if you're a dweeb or a nerd
or tall or short.

No matter what, like, I want you to know,

like, I'm always
gonna think the world of you.

When I talk to you,
I know that you love me.

And it's actually real,

and there's no strings attached to it.

Like, I trust you.
Like, I really f*cking trust you,

and that means more than

anything, really.

-["This is Who We Are" playing]
-♪ Is it written in the stars? ♪[/i]

♪ This is who we are ♪

♪ Is it written in the stars? ♪

♪ This is who we are ♪

[Zack] It's hard to understand how someone
could be in love with two people.

And I honestly, I really don't care
what either of 'em look like.

I think it's this.
Irina, she's a little immature.

And she plays, like, games, you know.

Like, girl games try to win a man.
You know what I'm talking about.

She tries to create
a little bit of tension.

-Yeah?
-[Zack] That concerns me.

I know there's been some sh*t
that's gone down,

and sometimes you can
have blinders on about someone.

Bliss really doesn't like Irina.

I think Bliss thinks
Irina is, like, a bad person.

I really trust Irina, like,
on a deep level, and it's crazy

'cause I don't really trust
many people, like, at all.

Trust is really hard for me.

With Irina, it's like,

this one would have my back
every step of the way.

[chattering]

[Bliss] Oh, God. You guys, this is insane.

Like, I'm, like, really happy.

Like, really, really, really happy.
Like, genuinely.

It was sad.
Like, "if you would choose Irina,

then that would show me
the type of person you are."

It's a f*cked-up thing to say, but…

[clicks tongue]
…and this is an important one,

Bliss and I have
this incredibly deep connection.

f*ck, I love her mind.

Like, her mind.
Like, the way she thinks. Like--

It's so f*cking attractive.

I think, like, when the chemistry fades,

we'll still be really good friends.

[sighs] I gotta make a decision.

["Love is All" playing]

♪ You were there
To hold me through it all… ♪

There's no good answer.

[woman] Okay, let's go date!

♪ All we need is ♪

♪ Change this world to what we know ♪

♪ That it could be ♪

♪ Take my hand and set us free… ♪

-[woman] Love you.
-[Bliss] Love you.

-[woman] Have fun.
-[Bliss] Thanks. You too.

Hi.

-[Zack] How you doing?
-I'm good.

I got a quick little 20-minute nap,

and then I cleaned the kitchen
because it was so dirty.

[Zack] Are you dirty?

[Bliss] I'm always dirty, Zack.

[Zack] Oh, yeah?

-I'm a dirty, dirty girl.
-I bet you are.

You wanna hear something
kinda nerdy? I hired a muralist

to paint me a giant painting of two owls.

[Bliss laughs] I feel like I'm an owl.
I know that's weird.

-[Zack] It's not.
-[Bliss] That's my animal.

[Zack] That's my animal.

My family, they're gonna be like,

"Finally, Bliss,
you don't have, like, a stupid assh*le"--

[Zack] I wouldn't be so confident
about that.

[Bliss] My dad, like,
he does not like any of my exes at all.

[Zack] Why did he think that?
Like, what about them did he not like?

[Bliss] They just weren't good enough.

I don't know that my dad will think
anyone is ever good enough for me.

[Zack] Yeah.

-I've had that happen to me before.
-Yeah.

[Zack] Where someone's family
would judge me

because of how I grew up,
and how I was raised.

It makes me nervous.

[Bliss] It worries me that
you're worried about, like, acceptance,

and, like, you know,
I don't understand that, really.

[Zack] Your family means a lot to you.

-It does, Zack. Everyone's family does.
-[Zack] I know. And that's normal.

Yeah.

[Zack] And their opinions
are going to affect you.

[Bliss] Don't worry about my family.

[chuckles] If my family,
like, doesn't like you,

that's not gonna change
the way that I feel about you.

But they will accept you.

And, like, as they get to know you,

like, I believe that
they would grow to love you.

I think that you are a better person
than you think you are,

and I am in awe of you.
Like, I truly, deeply am.

When I look 20 years from now
at us together,

I just think it's gonna build.

And I think that we would live
a very happy life together.

And, I mean, I'll be honest. I love you.

Everything, like, about you, like, f*ck.

I love you too.

But… when we started talking about Irina…

I understand that you guys have
a very f*cking bad relationship.

It's really not that bad.
It really isn't. Like, I-- [sighs]

What concerned me is when you said that

if I were to pick her,

that would show
the kind of judge of character I have.

You're right that you know her
in a different way.

And I see her in capacities you don't.
You see her in capacities that I don't.

I just see things
that aren't good, honestly.

[pensive music plays]

If you really believe in me,
you gotta know that, like, really,

that I would not be--
I would not be in this position

if I thought Irina was
actually a bad person.

I'm not saying she's a bad person, babe.
I'm not saying that.

[Zack] I'm just trying to tell you
everything that's going through my head.

I really, really,
really, really care for you.

[Zack] I do think
I probably just need to sleep on this.

[Bliss] It's gonna be okay.

To me, when you, like, are with someone,

it's about, like, building a life together
the way that you want it to look.

Just trust yourself, you know. Like…

I just feel like you and I are, like, it.
Like, I really feel that in my heart.

And this is literally
just the beginning of, like, everything.

-["Get Together" by Chrys playing]
-[vocalizing]

♪ It's not just you, it's not just me ♪

♪ It's the way we get together
The way we get together ♪

["We Could Make Dreams Come True"
by Joni Amelia Fuller playing]

♪ All right, they set in stone… ♪

It's just a boy.

♪ 'Cause I wanna break this… ♪

[sighs] It's just a boy.

I'm feeling giddy to see Marshall.

I look good, smelling good.
I shaved my armpits.

Make sure ain't no hairs coming out.

If he's ugly, I'm gonna be upset,
but we'll just have to work through that.

But I know my baby fine.
I know he's a good man inside.

I'm not even worried about
what he looks like at this point.

[exhales]

Damn.

I just know that whenever I see Jackie,

I know that
I'll just be smitten, regardless.

Peg leg, solid gold tooth, eye patch.

Whatever. g*dd*mn, you got this, dawg.

Oh!

I know that's crazy to say
and crazy to hear,

but it's an unshakable feeling.

I just know.

When I say I've never been so certain
about anything in my entire life,

I mean that sh*t.

[Jackelina chuckles] Oh, my God.

[chuckles]

I am shaking like hell.
Mm, he's just a boy.

I don't got no big ol' Nicki Minaj booty.

I don't got the big ol' ninnies.
I'm a Skinny Minnie.

If Marshall is a breast man,
then he's a breast man.

He can go and get that
at the chicken joint.

Oh, my gosh, hurry up. [whimpers]

I have thought about
me and Marshall's first kiss.

I'm thinking it's going to be
very sensual, very smooth, very quick.

If he comes in trying
to tongue-kiss me down or something,

I'm gonna be like, "No."

And I know halitosis smell, trust me.
I work in the dental field.

If I smell halitosis,
that's a deal-breaker,

because there's no cure.

You're gonna have to
live with that for life.

[sighs]

[laughs]

[sighs]

-Hi.
-Hey.

How are you?

-[chuckles]
-You look beautiful.

["Give It All" by Feels Like playing]

Oh.

-[Marshall] Oh, my goodness.
-[chuckles]

♪ …all of mine ♪

♪ Every night rain or shine ♪

♪ Baby, for the rest of our lives ♪

♪ And that's why we're walking through… ♪

Hands down, she's everything that
I could have ever imagined and then some.

I think she's the most amazing woman
in this world.

I feel your heart b*ating.

I know. I'm literally, like,
going a thousand miles an hour.

You are beautiful.

-Mmm!
-And when we kissed, it was…

[sighs] It was,

honestly, the best moment of my life.

-[Jackelina] Turn around. Let me see.
-[chuckles]

[laughing]

Let me see you.

-[Jackelina hums]
-[chuckles]

Oh, my gosh.

Oh! Oh, my God!

-Will you marry me, Jackie?
-Of course I'll marry you.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God!

♪ Don't move, think we got something… ♪[/i]

Oh,[/i] my gosh. I'm, like, shaking.

Oh, my gosh!

Oh!

[Marshall] Oh, my goodness.

Oh!

[Jackelina] You can tell Marshall
is very high class.

He's high class. He's elegant.
He's looking good in the fit.

His vibe is just, like,
leaking through his pores.

It's giving everything
I thought it would give.

Literally, it's giving everything
I thought it would give.

This is a good man for me.

I'll be seeing you.

-Uh! Uh!
-Oh! You better--

-[snapping]
-[laughs]

Ooh! You better work, then.

Let me see you walk.
Let me see how it moves. Okay.

Okay, okay. You better work.
You better let 'em know.

You better let 'em know, okay?

You already know.

Shout out to the ring. Shout out, you.

[Marshall] I see you, girl.

-["Light Up the Night" playing]
-♪ Feelin' nice… ♪[/i]

[speaks Spanish]

[vocalizing]

[laughs]

♪ Feelin' nice… ♪

[exhales]

[laughs]

[vocalizing]

-Are you okay?
-[Bliss] I'm just having-- This is a lot.

-This is so much. I'm drunk off the hopes.
-[Bliss] Like, I'm just very overwhelmed.

-Good or bad?
-[Bliss] Both?

I just, like,
don't want there to be any ickiness,

And, like, I wanna end this, like,
with, like, just happiness either way.

And, like, it's gonna
be hard no matter what.

I think he's confused.

Like, we're all just, like,
all over the place, you know.

-I don't know.
-Yeah. I really like him too.

So it's definitely hard.

[Bliss] That's okay.
Like, I just wanna, like, start fresh

and, like, have peace with each other,
and, like, and he's going through it,

and I think this between us is,
like, really, like, hurting him too.

Like, let's just be cool,
not only for him, but, like, for us.

That's all I wanted to say.

But thanks for listening
and being open to talking.

[Irina] I think the world of you,
and what's meant to be will be.

-I'll never have hard feelings toward you.
-[Bliss] Yeah, same, same.

This isn't me versus Irina.

It's really about Zack and me
or Zack and Irina,

and I'm not going to be

dragged into any sort of, you know,
petty competition with her.

♪ I can do it this way… ♪

I can't even pinpoint what it is.

His tone of voice or the presence of his…

of his spirit, or whatever it is,
on the other side of the pod.

If the question is,
"Can you really fall in love

without ever having seen someone?"

Absolutely. Yes.

♪ It's real love ♪

♪ 'Cause we have enough ♪

I had a hard time sleeping last night,
but I actually, like, woke up

and had, like, a really good sense of,
like, peace and calm this morning.

And I'm sorry about
the way that I acted yesterday.

I'm not gonna be perfect, and…

I really respect you as a person
and just for your own sake.

I know you've been struggling
with this a lot,

and I feel like you've kind of been trying
to fix this thing with me and Irina,

I just wanna let you know
that I pulled her aside this morning,

and I talked to her,

and we just both agree that,
like, we just really want you to be happy.

And I felt I needed to do that
for, like, myself, also for you.

I wanna read something to you.

It says, "In adult life, they meet people
who fall in love with their false self,

but this love doesn't last."

"True love has the power to redeem.
Love saves us."

[Zack] Bliss.

You are so amazing.

You're brilliant. You're caring. You're--

[sighs] Oh, my God.

[sniffles]

Are you breaking up with me? [chuckles]

[Zack] Yeah.

["Feet First" by Sydney Mae playing]

[gasps]

[sobbing]

I really do love you. [sobbing]

Irresistibly magnetic… ♪[/i]

[continues sobbing, sniffling]

♪ Everybody's chasing… ♪

[sighs]

♪ I knew if I was gonna have you ♪

♪ You'd have to have all of me too… ♪

I love you too,
and I'm really grateful to have met you.

And I hope that you,
you know, find your happiness.

I'm sorry.

♪ I knew if I was gonna love you ♪

♪ I'd have to trust in something new ♪

I wish you all the best
in the whole world.

-You too.
-[Bliss] Thanks.

♪ It was worth it ♪

♪ And I'm learning ♪

♪ That lovin' doesn't always
Treat you fair ♪

♪ I loved, and I lost… ♪

[sighs]

I do love you.

[sniffles]

[sniffles]

[Zack] I think that no matter
what choice I made,

my heart was going to break.

And that doesn't mean
that I'm not in love with Irina.

It just means that I'm hurting

from when I had to tell Bliss…

[sobbing] f*ck.

[sniffles]

…that I'd made up my mind.

[sobbing]

♪ Wasn't bracing for the fall
It hit me hard… ♪

I chose Irina

because she's the one I trust the most.

[sighs]

♪ And I'll do it all over… ♪

[gasps]

[sobbing]

[Tiffany] It's okay.

It's okay.

So, he's choosing Irina?

I mean, I didn't ask him.

-Um, did you try to fight for it?
-[Bliss] I mean…

What am I gonna do?

-[Tiffany] Do you feel like…?
-I feel I have fought for it. Like, I--

I really have.

And, like, he--
he made his decision, you know.

It's not that we don't have love
for each other, you know.

Like, he told me he loved me.

It's just not--
I'm not his wife, right? So… [sniffles]

'Cause he knows exactly how I feel.
But I'm not gonna sit there and be like,

"You're making the wrong decision."
Like, I'm not gonna do that to him.

The person who I'm gonna be with,
like, will know it in their heart,

and they'll choose me,
and I won't have to, like, be like,

"You're making a mistake," you know.

Because, like, for him,
he's not making a mistake.

This is the right choice for him.

-[Tiffany] Yeah.
-That's the way he feels, so…

-["We Want Different Things" playing]
-♪ I love you never was meant[/i]

♪ To hurt this way ♪

♪ I love you never was meant
To hurt this way ♪

[vocalizing]

[Kwame] So…

the funny thing about
what I'm wearing today, right, is that…

Um… [clears throat]

I always wear black jeans all the time.

And, um, when I came here,

I had, like, all my outfits
picked out with black jeans.

-They're my thing.
-Mm-hmm.

[Kwame] And then this morning,

I woke up and realized
I couldn't find any of my black jeans.

But the crazy thing is

I put on a pair of my light tan khakis.

-And I looked in the mirror.
-[Chelsea] Mm-hmm.

"Damn, you know what? That looks good."

"I love it."

And, like, the crazy thing
about how things have been

for us so far is, like,

I'm sure we both came here with what
this perfect idea or perfect thought

or perfect process would be, right?

As time went on…

it went from what was perfect to us
to what we actually needed.

[Chelsea] Hmm.

[Kwame] 'Cause the thing is,

nothing's perfect.

[Chelsea] Mnh-mnh.

[Kwame] 'Cause if it was perfect,
it wouldn't be real.

And the one thing that I know
you have given me every single time

that we have stepped in this pod is

the best version of you.

-And the best version of the real you.
-[Chelsea] Mm.

[inhales]

[exhales]

[sighs]

So, Chelsea Lauren Griffin.

I'm about to get on my knee.

I spent all morning trying
to figure out which one it was.

-I still don't know.
-[both laugh]

-We'll figure out if I pick the right one.
-It doesn't matter. [chuckles]

But, um…

[sighs]

[Chelsea sniffles]

I'm just so excited…

[Chelsea sighs]

…to wake up next to you every single day

and not worry about how we can be perfect,

but always think about
how incredibly real we can be.

[Chelsea] Mmm.

[Kwame] That's the life I want.

And that's the perfect life
for me. [chuckles]

And so, as you stand
on the other side of this wall…

I wanted to ask you…

if you would be willing to marry me.

[chuckles]

-Can I just say a few words?
-[Kwame] Please, please do.

I feel like our love story
was the most beautiful slow dance.

It was

secure and soft

and healthy and loving.

And you are

an amazing, amazing, amazing person.

You're an amazing son.

You are an amazing brother, friend, uncle.

[inhales]

-And guess what.
-What?

I can't wait to add "husband"
to that list.

[laughing]

-For real? For real?
-[Chelsea] A thousand times, yes!

[laughing]

[Chelsea] Oh, my God, yes, yes, yes!

[laughs]

I would be so deeply honored

to be your wife.

["Fences" by Aaron Kellim playing]

-I love you.
-I love you, baby.

-When we first met here in the pods…
-[Irina chuckling]

…I told you that I was homeless…

[chuckling]

…and that I lived under an underpass.

And you didn't care.

I'm not sure if you knew
I was joking or not, but…

I knew that there was
something special about you.

And after everything we've been through
since we've been here,

Irina, I have gotten to slowly know you

on a deeper and a deeper level.

And I've seen the woman
that you are at the core.

And I know
that you would never give up on me,

no matter how bad things got.

[smacks lips]

So I wrote you a song.

Aww. [laughs]

-Okay, I'm ready for it.
-[Zack] Are you?

[laughs] Yes.

[Zack] All right.

♪ I was aching breaking down ♪[/i]

♪ The bluest guy
Hey, the blues had found ♪

♪ As we laid in the pods ♪

♪ I knew it was real ♪

♪ My heart, you would steal ♪

♪ You found me all alone ♪

♪ I found myself a Blarney Stone ♪

♪ Irina ♪

♪ You take my blues away ♪

♪ Irina ♪

♪ You take my blues away ♪

♪ I love you ♪

♪ Forever and ever ♪

♪ And ever I do ♪

Irina.

I wanna spend
the rest of my life with you.

Will you marry me?

[laughs] Zack.

Um…

I have a million thoughts
running through my mind,

but all I can think is,
I can't wait to change the world with you.

And there's truly no one I see myself
doing that with other than you.

[both laugh]

Easiest yes of my life. [laughs]

-["Alive" playing]
-♪ I'm feeling good ♪[/i]

♪ My body's certain… ♪

I love you. Hmm.

-I love you too.
-[/i][inhales, squeals]

[chuckles]

I'll see you tomorrow.

[continues laughing]

♪ Oh, so alive! ♪

♪ Alive ♪

This is one of the most
important moments of my life.

And I woke up today, like,
giddy as I've ever been in my whole life,

like, better than Christmas morning,
because I get to see my fiancé.

I get to hold him.
I get to smell him for the first time.

I came into this experiment

never having felt that deep knowing

that, like, married couples talk about,
of like, "when you know, you know,"

and I have that feeling now.

Kwame and I, we just, like,
get each other on another level.

Our souls are such an amazing
out-of-this-world match.

[Kwame] Through this experience,

I've realized that it came down
to finding someone

who was looking
for the same end goal as you.

The journey is gonna wind.

It's gonna go left. It's gonna go right.
You can't predict the journey,

but we're hoping for the same thing,
which is happiness at the end of it all.

[exhales]

Let's go. Let's meet your hubs.

[sighs loudly]

I mean, I'm confident in what I look like,

but is he gonna think I'm beautiful?

I hope so.

[chuckles] I don't know really
if I'm even his type physically.

If I'm not his type,
I hope that who I am becomes his type.

I want to stop filling in the unknown.

I just wanna know.

I just wanna see him, wanna feel him.

I wanna smell him. [inhales]

I wanna kiss him.

-["Find My Way Home" playing ]
-♪ I'm gonna find my ♪[/i]

♪ Find my way home ♪

♪ Taking the madness ♪

-♪ Letting it go ♪
-Wow.[/i]

♪ Find my way home ♪

[laughing]

-Oh, my God. Hi!
-Oh, my gosh!

Look at you! Oh, my gosh. Oh!

[Chelsea] Mm.

-Mm.
-Oh, my God.

Mm. [chuckles]

Mm.

-Wow. Look at you.
-Look at you!

-["All I Want is You" playing]
-♪ All I want is you ♪[/i]

♪ All I want ♪

♪ All I want is you ♪

♪ All I want… ♪

-[Kwame chuckles]
-Mm!

Mm!

-Oh, yeah.
-[both laugh]

-Oh, wow! Hello.
-Look at you!

Hello, hello, hello.

-Okay.
-Do you like it?

[Kwame] Oh, I love everything about it!

Is it wild that you look even better--

-I close my eyes, and I'm like, "Okay!"
-[laughing]

-Even better?
-[Kwame] Even better.

-I mean, this is something else.
-[both laugh]

Is my heart-- am I alive?

[chuckles] Is this real?
Is this-- is this real?

-Oh.
-[chuckles]

[Chelsea] When two souls
are attracted to each other

and they just meet up
in that way that we have,

this is all my wildest dreams come true.

-This is… this is not…
-[laughing]

-Oh, man.
-Mm.

-Are you good?
-Yeah.

I know.

Yeah, now I'm definitely
looking forward to, uh, to Mexico.

-Mm. Me too. It's gonna be fun.
-[laughing]

I love you.

I love you too.

-Oh, my God.
-[laughing]

Oh, my gosh. Okay.

-Wow.
-Whoo!

Am I what you pictured?

Oh, my gosh, you are-- Oh, my gosh.

[laughs] Oh, my gosh. Hold on.

Wait, wait. Are we gonna do this sitting?
We should get up.

-We should. Like, sorry, I can't-- Wow.
-Okay.

You should probably get down on your knee.

Oh, my God.
Babe, you're right. [clears throat]

Just remember, remember.
Who has more game, me or you?

-Wow, let's not go there yet. [laughs]
-It's okay.

Okay! Whoo! All right.

Now that I've seen everything,
will you marry me?

Okay, wait.

-Alex Kwame Owusu…
-Mm-hmm.

-Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.
-…Ansah Appiah.

Yes!

[laughing] Oh, man.

Do you like it?

♪ That's when you'll need it…♪

[laughs]

I knew you'd like it. I saw it,
and I said, "That's Chelsea all over."

[Chelsea chuckling]
Oh, my God. Oh, my gosh.

Oh, my God! [laughing]

[sobbing]

♪ Nothing's more powerful than love
Nothing's more powerful… ♪

Oh, my God. I love it. I love you.

♪ Nothing's more powerful than love ♪

[Zack] I listened to my heart.

And I listened to what my gut was saying,
and they were aligned

in the connection that I have with Irina.

She makes me feel so loved,

and she has since we,
like, met each other.

The way she just makes me feel so special
when we talk to each other.

I wanna marry someone who's marrying me
because they love who I am as a person.

And with Irina,

she could care less how successful I am.

She could care less
how much money I make, what I do.

Regardless of what happens,
I'll be able to trust her.

That's what I've been looking for.

[Irina] When I think of the type of love
I'm looking for, it is crazy passionate.

I wanna be madly, crazy in love
or nothing at all.

And I feel that
madly-crazy-in-love passion with Zack.

When I think of a future with him,
I think of someone I can do life with,

and I love how I can feel myself
around Zack.

Like, there's no doubts
about him in my mind.

And that's what
makes me so excited about him.

Like, this could be my forever.

And I sound crazy saying it.
Like, it sounds absolutely insane.

But I know what I feel,
and I can't deny it.

[Zack] Oh, Jesus.

I'm excited,

and I'm really nervous about us meeting
for the first time in person.

We have this deep intimate connection
that we've developed,

where we know so much about each other.
But right now we're just voices.

She has no idea what I look like.
She has no idea how tall I am,

what color hair I have,
what color skin I have.

But knowing Irina,
I don't think it's gonna matter.

[Irina] I don't know what to expect
when I see Zack.

I thought of all the worst-case scenarios,

and I still think
I can look past most of them.

I know that I have a connection with Zack,
so I'm not too worried about that.

[laughing] Hopefully, the first words
out of Zack's mouth are "holy sh*t."

I think I'm beautiful,

but if I'm not his type, then he--
he can go find someone else. [laughs]

But I just wanna see him.
Like, I'm so burnt out of, like,

overthinking about it,
to be completely honest.

So, I don't know.
We'll see when I see him.

["Comfortable Chaos"
by Skye Emanuel playing]
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