- Netflix launched the second batch of “Love Is Blind” season seven episodes on Wednesday.
- Monica finds sexual textual content messages that Stephen exchanged with one other lady throughout their engagement.
- Stephen is now posting by way of his “villain arc” — however reminiscing about his time with Monica.
“Love Is Blind” season seven’s newest batch of episodes has seemingly introduced an finish to one more engagement.
Within the first batch of season seven episodes, which premiered on October 2, the collection revealed that controversial artwork vendor Leo and his pod fiancée Brittany had break up after getting engaged on the present. However in episode eight, Stephen and Monica break up after he owns as much as exchanging sexual messages with one other lady — and it appears to be fairly particular.
Errors on “Love Is Blind” are extremely public, given the collection’ attain: It often attracts tens of millions of eyes on Netflix, and has been spun off into a number of worldwide editions. Stephen has been posting by way of it, labeling it his “villain arc” in social media posts.
Nonetheless, he is fondly reminiscing about his time with Monica on the present — here is what he is doing right this moment.
Stephen tells Monica early on that he cheated in a previous relationship
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Stephen and Monica hit it off within the pods, opening up to one another early of their relationship. On a date in episode two, Stephen says that he locations emphasis on communication in a relationship. He additionally shares one thing from his previous: He cheated on a earlier companion and had been “cheated on a number of instances as nicely.” He explains that he had been “emotionally dishonest” by flirting with one other lady over direct message, and was in remedy to parse by way of these actions.
Monica responds with empathy. She says she beforehand had “actually gross and really, very dangerous” experiences with dishonest however had managed to forgive others previously.
On one other date in episode two, Stephen tells Monica that he considers himself a “centrist” politically and had voted for Donald Trump in 2016 as a result of he did not like Hillary Clinton. Nonetheless, he says he disliked Trump’s conduct in workplace and voted for Joe Biden in 2020.
On that very same date, he additionally tells Monica that he lately realized he had West African ancestry, not Italian as he beforehand thought. In flip, Monica tells him she’s multiracial with Honduran, African-American, and Cherokee ancestry.
In episode 4, Stephen proposes to Monica, and he or she accepts. Later in that episode, they meet for the primary time. They’re considered one of six {couples} chosen to journey to Mexico on a post-engagement journey. It is principally drama-free for them (in comparison with others), although Monica tells Stephen in an episode six dialog that he is speaking an excessive amount of and never letting her “get a phrase in.”
After Stephen hints at potential doubts, Monica finds texts with one other lady on his cellphone
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Monica and Stephen’s relationship hits a bump in episode seven when the pair talk about their love languages — Monica enjoys presents, and Stephen has been slipping — and impending marriage. Stephen alludes to the potential of having second ideas, complicated Monica, however denies that he’s hesitant about marrying her.
“I am under no circumstances afraid to marry you,” he says. “Like, I’m genuinely in love with you. I am simply nervous about the entire thing as a result of it is an enormous, large dedication. And it is not that I am second-guessing being with you. You recognize, I simply do not wanna really feel overwhelmed when the second comes to fulfill you on the altar.”
Stephen notes Monica’s expectations and takes her on a flower-pressing date in episode eight after they transfer in collectively. It is a good step of their relationship, however issues collapse on the finish of the episode.
Throughout a dialog in her condominium, Monica tells fellow forged mate Taylor that Stephen did a sleep check the night time prior — or at the very least, he did not sleep at their condominium. Later, she and Stephen debrief on what actually occurred: Whereas he was out of the home, he despatched one other lady sexual messages that Monica says had been “crammed with fetishes.”
Stephen tells Monica that he did not “fake something” of their relationship and genuinely wished to marry her, calling the texts a “silly mistake” he made whereas drunk. When Monica tells him that she had seen texts from the day of their dialog, he says he did not keep in mind sending them.
After Stephen tells Monica he’ll go away, Monica asks him to ship her the cash she spent to entrance their bills. He does, apologizing for hurting her and saying that he should not have agreed to seem on “Love Is Blind.”
“What a egocentric factor to say,” Monica replies. “What a egocentric piece of shit. You fucking put a hoop on my finger, and now you should not have been on the present?”
After the dialog, Taylor and her fiancé Garrett consolation Monica.
Stephen is heralding his ‘villain arc’ on social media
Stephen would not seem within the teaser for the subsequent batch of episodes proven on the finish of episode 9. Nonetheless, he teased that he would doubtlessly unpack his actions in a TikTok posted the day that Netflix launched the second batch of episodes.
“Man, we’re gonna have to attend an entire 12 months till I can discuss — oh wait,” he mentioned. “Tune in subsequent time on ‘Love Is Blind!'”
In an Instagram story posted two days earlier than the second batch of episodes premiered, he responded to a video alleging that he was in a relationship when he utilized to be on the present and that he had seen his ex and been lively on relationship apps shortly earlier than filming the present.
“OoOoh this one is fascinating contemplating I have not talked to my ex in roughly 3 years,” Stephen wrote in an Instagram submit. “However my family and friends already knew that. Sorry to disappoint strangers within the web overly invested in my private previous.”
After the episodes premiered, Stephen posted a number of memes on his Instagram story about getting into a “villain arc” on the present. He additionally reposted another person’s Instagram story calling him a “soiled canine,” saying that he was “regardless of the followers of affection is blind need me to be.”
Lastly, he directed followers to observe the most recent episodes for the “drama.”
“I hope I did not destroy anybody’s day by current… and if I did I am sorry you needed to get up this morning. I want you did not have to both. However I am going to love you all simply the identical,” he wrote.
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On TikTok, Stephen has posted movies about how folks perceived him on the present. In a single, he swings what seems to be a metallic ruler at planks of wooden, set to a battle theme from the online game “Ultimate Fantasy 7.”
“Coaching to battle all of the keep at dwelling wives that hate me for ruining their fantasy of who they THINK I’m,” he wrote.
Nonetheless, Stephen and Monica observe one another on Instagram, and have posted about their relationship on the present. Stephen posted a set of photographs from their trip in Mexico on Instagram, reminiscing about his time with Monica within the caption.
“You recognize for a present based mostly on context clues and meant to be about not judging a e-book by its cowl. Its followers definitely prefer to take a LOT issues at face worth,” he wrote within the caption. “These are all stunning reminiscences of mine that I might by no means commerce for the world. Each on and off digital camera. Reminiscences I’ll perpetually share with wonderful folks in an expertise I by no means anticipated to be part of.”
Monica reposted Stephen’s submit on her personal Instagram story. She did not add a caption.
The following batch of “Love Is Blind” season seven episodes will air Wednesday, October 16 on Netflix.
