Love is Blind (Love Is Blind)

Welcome to the Love is Blind Season 5 Reunion.

-I'm Vanessa Lachey. -And I'm Nick Lachey.

Well, this season had more twists and turns

than anyone could have ever predicted.

Right? We have Uche and Lydia's past.

Aaliyah leaving the experiment. Johnie and Chris ending up together.

Yeah, we had JP talking his way into an engagement.

-And then never speaking another word. -

Stacy saying no to Izzy at the altar and then kissing him.

Milton actually being able to understand Lydia's "yes, I do" at the altar.

It was all an incredible part of a great season.

And tonight, we will be catching up with all of our favorites

from across the entire season.

We can't wait to hear who dated who after filming ended.

Hold on a second. You guys were making out,

and you were actually at the same bar at the same time?

But first, we wanna say hello to the couples

who made it all the way to the altar.

Izzy, Stacy.

Milton, Lydia.

-Hi. Hi, guys. - Hello.

Feel it? Everybody feeling good?

-We're relaxed? We're ready? -Yeah.

-Relaxed, I'm not sure. Ready, yes. -

- I'm ready. I'm fine. -

You guys look fantastic. You look like you're very much still together,

but just to confirm, you are still married, correct?

-Yes, we are happily married. - Okay. All right.

-Good, good, good. -Love that for you guys.

Well, guys, we truly loved watching you fall in love.

How has married life been?

I think in the past, before I met Lydia, before I was married,

I would typically stay at work too late.

Like, now 5:30 hits, I'm like, "Hey, I gotta get home to my wife."

- Aww. -Love it.

She loves that.

It's just two years ago,

I could have never imagined feeling this way,

being this way, and it's beautiful.

You're setting the bar pretty high for the rest of us.

That's sweet.

- That's really, really well said. -My dad's been helping me out a bit.

He's doing a good job. Well done.

Well, speaking of that, has your family embraced the idea of you two together

and as a married couple?

Lydia, you wanna answer?

- -Yes, of course. Um, I...

Since you're so close with my mom now. A little too close.

- Uh-oh. -I'm getting pushed out.

It got to a point where,

I call Mom when I am like, "Your son is aggravating me."

- -"I need someone to vent."

And she's like, "Let's go grab dinner, sweetie. Let's go grab dinner."

His dad will be like, snitch on his mom and be like,

"Oh, yeah, she was with Lydia."

-Yeah, they've all turned against me. -He was like "What? What?"

They're all Team Lydia now. I'm like, "I'm your son."

- That's what you want. -No, it's amazing.

It's the perfect thing. So you're cool with it, I'm assuming?

Yes, yes, I love them dearly. Like, they are the best.

Having Lydia as part of our family now

has made my parents so, like...

Me and my sisters joke around.

-Lydia's made my parents so... so soft. -

So, so different from

what we grew up with, where sometimes we're like,

you know, my mom's like, "Hey, just wanted to call you."

"I love you so much and, you know, so proud of you." You're like...

"Mom, you're the one that pushes me to do harder, to do more."

Their relationship has improved, like, a thousand percent.

I love that.

Can I say something?

Your passion and your love of life is so contagious that it's hard to ignore.

I can understand why you've endeared yourself so much to his family.

-It's amazing. -Yes, yes. I love them dearly.

Like, it's just amazing.

But has your cleaning...

- -

...passed over to Milton yet?

-Milton, how are the household chores? -Whoa, man, it's hot in here.

- Um... -

-Baby, come on. -You know.

Come on. Come on.

-I do the dishes on occasion. -

-He has done the dishes three times. -What about the towels?

-Oh, my God. -Three times.

I do always put up my towel.

-Okay, he has improved in that. -

-A round of applause. He has. -Give it up for Milton.

Towels up. He always put the towels.

This is probably a tough question to answer,

but what's the best thing about being married?

-Oh. The cleaning. -

- Excuse me. -Wait a minute.

It's his favorite.

It was so funny, 'cause I kept saying, like, "I'm not gonna be..."

"I'm not babying you. Like, I'm not gonna mother you."

"Like, you need to pick up for yourself." And here I am.

Um, having someone who has your back regardless of...

Oh, maybe you had a disagreement in the morning and something happened.

And no. Like, no.

My wife comes first and having that person that has your back

unconditionally is amazing, and it's the best feeling ever.

And I am so blessed.

Well, I love that you're still in this wedding bliss,

because I don't know if many people know.

-It's been a year and a half, almost. -Yes, that long.

Everyone take a look back at the past year of Milton and Lydia.

- -Ah, wait!

Milton brought me new flowers.

Oh, my God.

I'm just so happy. He is amazing.

I'm so in love with him.

We got this view.

He surpasses my expectations,

and I am just so in love.

I love you more.

-Look how happy he is. -It's an Xbox S!

I'm still recording.

Turn it off.

Puerto Rico. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Are you excited? -Yes.

- I'm so happy. - There she is.

- -Look at those two.

-Look at those two. -I love it.

So you guys had another wedding celebration.

-Yes, we did. In Puerto Rico. -In Puerto Rico.

-We got you a little belated wedding gift. -Thank you!

We must have missed our invite in the mail.

- - Oh, my God, this is gorgeous!

Agate represents stability.

-Yes. - And amethyst represents peace.

Which we hope both of those things for you two going forward.

-So a little something from us. -This is amazing. Amazing.

-Thank you so much. - Absolutely.

Any plans for the immediate future you could share with us today?

I am actually an amazing long-term planner.

Ooh! So what long-term plans do you have for you and Lydia?

-You should look at our 401(k). -

Amazing.

-Well, speaking of financial planning... -

- Oh! -

Izzy and Stacy over here.

- Good to see y'all. -What's up, guys?

- Good to see you. -Many things.

- Many? - Mm-hmm.

Well, there's really no doubt the two of you had chemistry,

and I have to say, your wedding ceremony had a first

that I don't think has ever happened at a wedding ever

in the history of weddings.

Izzy said yes. Stacy, you said no.

But then you guys kissed.

-Let's take a look back. -

We have the tape, I think.

Izzy, do you take Stacy as your wife?

Do you promise to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her

as long as you both will live?

I do.

And, Stacy.

Do you take Izzy to be your husband?

I love you more than I can even explain.

I wanna make you happy.

I wanna give you that reassurance.

And I do want you, and I wanna say yes,

but I would be doing you and I a disservice right now

to say that I do when I feel like there's a lot of things that we need.

And more than anything, we need time. So for me today, I can't.

I hope you understand that.

I understand.

And I love you.

-Oh, man. -I can feel it from you guys over here.

-What are you feeling right now, Stacy? -Oh, God, a lot of emotions.

I mean, it was heartbreaking and like...

I love you, baby girl.

You all right?

I wanted to give him a yes.

In my gut, I just... I didn't feel like we were ready.

So it's, like, when you care about someone like that,

you don't wanna hurt them.

You wanna make them happy, and I felt the way to make him happy was to say yes.

And at the same time, like, how do I do what's right for me?

And in that moment, it didn't feel like it was coinciding.

Let me ask you, Izzy, 'cause finances are a big consideration

when you're taking two lives and joining them together.

And I think you mentioned you were waiting for the kind of a chance

for you two to be alone together to talk about finances.

And it seemed like you were almost waiting for a perfect moment to do it.

But I'm just curious, why did you wait so long

to confront that issue between you two?

I mean, you had to have had some opportunity in the time you were together

to broach that subject.

I didn't think it was gonna be that huge

because obviously, with people in the pods before,

they knew that about me.

Why didn't you tell me about that?

Because we never had that conversation in the pods.

Like, we talked finances in depth and anything like that and...

We did talk about finances. I was like, "Is there anything I need to know?"

"Do you have any debt?" You're like, "Nope, we're good."

Like, no student loans. Nothing.