Milton Johnson and Lydia Velez Gonzalez had been the last word nerd couple from the second they bonded over sedimentary rocks within the Love Is Blind pods.
“I believe [what] it actually simply comes all the way down to is our values had been the identical,” Milton, 25, solely informed Us Weekly forward of the season 5 premiere of the Netflix courting present. “We had the identical morals, we needed the identical issues out of life. From day one, it simply type of felt like a success, simply felt like a match. So, we simply needed to actually pursue that and see the place it may take us.”
Milton and Lydia, 32, instantly linked contained in the Houston, Texas, pods because of their related careers. Lydia is a geologist, which piqued Milton’s curiosity as he’s employed as an engineer within the oil and vitality business and infrequently works with rocks.
Whereas Milton was smitten from the get-go, Lydia pumped the brakes after studying that they’d a seven-year age hole. On the identical time, she was concerned in a pod love triangle with Izzy Zapata and Stacy Snyder earlier than Izzy, 31, finally broke issues off within the first episode.
“Izzy lower me off and it sucks; it’s s—ty [since] he actually didn’t give me a cause, however I do know I’ve to choose up myself rub my again and proceed and go on,” Lydia tearfully recalled in a confessional throughout episode 2.
Transferring on meant persevering with to pursue her reference to Milton.
Milton Johnson and Lydia Velez Gonzalez. Monty Brinton/Netflix (2)
“I believe the factor that I appreciated most about Lydia is [that] we’re so related in numerous alternative ways in relation to what business we work in and we’re each born on islands, however in relation to our emotional intelligence and being weak, we’re on the exact opposite finish of the spectrum,” Milton defined to Us. “And that’s one thing I actually worth as a result of there’s part of me that understands like, ‘Hey, possibly that is irregular. Possibly I’m slightly bit too emotionally reserved.’”
Milton confirmed that Lydia is on the “complete reverse finish of that spectrum” when it comes to processing her emotions, which followers noticed within the second episode throughout their “seaside” date after they mentioned future household plans.
“I [was] like, ‘Certainly there’s a center floor that we have to meet.’ So, I believe that basically simply drew me towards her,” he informed Us earlier this month. “After which after the pods, identical to any relationship, there’s work [you need to put in to maintain the bond].”
Love Is Blind season 5 premiered its first 4 episodes on Friday, September 22. New episodes drop weekly on Netflix.
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi
