Group chat popping off? Suddenly invested in the love lives of strangers? Fiending for more episodes? That can only mean one thing — another season of Love Is Blind has come and gone. 

Yes, every good love story needs a beginning, middle, and end. But before we officially bid the Season 7 pod squad adieu, the couples and singles raised their golden goblets one final time at the drama-packed reunion to hash out everything that went down this season … on- and off-camera. Tears were shed, bombshells were dropped, and — thankfully, for Nick’s sake — absolutely zero ducks were ridden. 

So, where do they all stand now? Keep reading to find out who’s still together, who’s in a relationship, and who’s still extremely single after being ghosted by five women in a row. 

Married

Taylor and Garrett

First things first: No, the newlyweds haven’t watched Shrek 2 together … yet. To be fair, they’ve been far too consumed with their own fairy tale since saying “I do” at the altar nearly a year ago. But their happily ever after didn’t come easily. “[During the experiment] we put in the work every single day and asked each other the hard questions every night,” says Garrett. “We were very open and honest with each other, which allowed us on the wedding day to feel comfortable because I knew as much as I could possibly know about her.” The foundation the couple built in the pods gave them the tools to weather the changes that have come their way since. “It’s been great, but it’s also a transition,” says Taylor, of their first year of marriage. “Garrett and I were very independent people before going into this, so meshing two lives that quickly under extraordinary circumstances is a lot, but we’re figuring it out as we go.”

Their first obstacle was locking down a permanent address. After the wedding, they chose to relocate back to Garrett’s hometown of Fredericksburg, while also making frequent trips to the West Coast in order to spend time with Taylor’s family. “We’re doing a bit of a bi-coastal situation right now,” says Taylor. Garrett adds, however, that their new plan is to ultimately settle down back in DC. “We’re excited to spend more time with Tyler and Ashley and other folks up there,” he says. While their living situation remains slightly in limbo, there’s one issue between the couple that has been completely settled: communication with exes. After their argument about a DM Garrett received from his ex, both walked away with valuable lessons. “The big takeaway was to put Taylor’s feelings first,” says Garrett. “That’s been an adjustment to always try my best to consider how Taylor would feel in the situation.” For Taylor, the argument was triggering given her experience with infidelity in past relationships. “I knew that Garrett would never do anything to hurt me. Now we have very clear lines about how we communicate with exes or not,” she says. “I was just taken aback by getting additional information when I’m already in this pressure cooker, flying to see my family the next day on a 6 a.m. flight, and in a Halloween costume.”

Reflecting on their Love Is Blind journey, both look back with zero regrets. “As scientists, we had a very small sample size to work off of,” says Garrett. “We knew it was a big risk saying yes, because we didn’t have all the information, but it paid off.” Looking ahead to the future, the pair are continuing to embrace the unfamiliar. “I started growing my hair out and it’s never been this long,” he adds. “I just wanted to try something different and I’m married now so I can take risks. You know what I mean?”

Ashley and Tyler

“I’ve been on a million sneaky links with Ashley over the past year,” Tyler says. “I’m so happy that I can finally tell the world that I married my best friend.” The couple are currently living together and soaking up every morsel of newly wedded bliss. With all the social media chatter and newfound attention, keeping things as normal as possible — albeit under extremely abnormal circumstances — has been what matters most.  “Protecting us and enjoying this little bubble we’ve been in has been our main focus,” Ashley says. Of course, it’s come with some adjustments. “The hardest transition for me was just starting a home together,” she adds. “Apparently it’s not all my way and I’ve had to learn how to pick and choose my battles.”

Both are relieved to finally set the record straight about Tyler fathering two children via sperm donation. “Omission is a lie, so, I truly wish he gave me that opportunity earlier on to make that decision because I felt robbed of not having the full picture,” says Ashley. “However, I do now understand why he wanted to protect their identity and why it was important for him to see where things went with us first. Honestly, it’s just not a factor in our lives right now and if it ever does become one, we’ll tackle that together.” Tyler, meanwhile, is well aware that he could’ve handled the situation differently.  “I don’t think there was a right time to discuss it because I wanted to keep it off-camera,” he admits. “But after talking with Ashley, there was no way that we could be ourselves on camera without discussing it. I just wish I navigated it a little bit better.” In spite of this, the two are still just as committed to welcoming a child into the world together sometime soon. “This hasn’t impacted our future at all,” says Tyler. “We still want to have kids and have a family.”

Ultimately, the obstacle has only made their marriage and communication that much stronger. “[The experiment] challenged us to continue having the hard conversations, instead of just arguing,” says Ashley. “I’ve never been in such a healthy relationship.” And, regardless of what anyone might say, Tyler is standing tall in his truth. “To be able to navigate, be open, and understand each other’s lifestyles wasn’t easy, but it was worth it. I would do this again with her 20 times over,” he says. “There’s nothing I regret or I look back on that I would do differently.”

In a Relationship

Marissa

“I miss the old Marissa before the breakup. I’m a little bit different now,” Marissa says. Since Ramses called it quits with their wedding just days away, Marissa has been trying to get back in touch with the person she used to be. “I was very confident. I no longer needed to seek validation from men, and had been working through my childhood traumas.” So, who is Marissa now? “I’ve lost a little bit of that sparkle,” she says. “I second-guess myself. My world was kind of turned upside down, so I’m really struggling with that.” But regardless of how her journey ended, Marissa is leaving Love Is Blind with zero regrets, even when it comes to Ramses. While her friends and family are “so furious” about the situation, she isn’t holding onto any hate. “I still very much love Ramses but I would never get back with him,” she says. 

Even with some distance from their breakup, Marissa still doesn’t understand the root of Ramses’ decision, which caught her completely by surprise. “Even our production team and the camera operator were crying. We all felt blindsided,” she says. In the moment, her instinct was to just take care of Ramses, believing that his feelings might pass. “I even ordered him Taco Bell, because I just thought he’s just hangry,” she recalls. But in the days and weeks afterwards, she’s felt increasingly frustrated by his explanation — or lack thereof. “I’ve asked him a thousand times and he’s just like, ‘It’s your energy.’ I just think that’s bullshit,” she says. “I think he realized he couldn’t keep up with me —  not just intellectually, but also how we operate in the world. He also has a lot of things to deal with from his past marriage. He shut down, isolated, protected himself, and broke up with me.”

Despite their engagement ending, the two saw each other a few times to connect without the cameras, which she says quickly became toxic. “It wasn’t good for us because we weren’t moving on and I wanted more.” The push and pull of the attraction pushed Marissa to set a firm boundary, take space, and evaluate the relationship from a more objective point of view. “When I reflect, I recognize he has traumas he needs to work on. At the time, I thought he was so emotionally intelligent, but he uses it against you. He won’t ever be able to give me what I need and love, ultimately.” Instead, a new man has entered Marissa’s life, who she says has shown her what true partnership looks like. “He is consistent. He is patient with me. He anticipates my needs. He thinks about me in a way that I’ve always thought about other people,” she says about her current boyfriend. Even when she’s tried to push him away, the two always come back together and work through their issues. “I’m learning that I need love in a different way. It’s not a fairy tale, but it shouldn’t be like the high mountain peaks and really low lows,” she says. “With my current boyfriend, it’s rolling hills — really steady and really nice.”

Brittany

After a messy love triangle, bungled proposal, and one of the most awkward reveals in Love Is Blind history, no one expected Brittany and Leo to still be in each other’s lives. But after calling off their engagement, the two somehow found their way back to each other — now as close friends. “I would still tell him any secret,” says Brittany. “I’m very grateful for that, because he could have resented me and it could have gone so badly, but it didn’t. I really think that he’s a friend for life.” But the path to a platonic kind of love wasn’t easy, as Brittany had to realize just how deep Leo’s feelings were. “I was able to walk away quicker because once a girl is done, they’re done. But guys linger in a hurt state,” she adds. “I feel like I didn’t fully realize Leo might’ve actually been hurt.”

Brittany has since entered into a new relationship with a guy who’s been in her life “for a while” now. In fact, he even reminds her of her former fiancé, referring to him as “Leo 2.0.” As opposed to the wild child rock stars she typically dates, her current boyfriend is a straight-laced businessman, who makes her “feels secure.” Ultimately, Brittany hopes that whatever the future holds, she’ll be loved inside and out just like she was in the pods. “I’m this little punk rocker at heart, but you would never know that based on how I talk, act, and look,” she says. “I’ve been attracting people based on how I present myself, but not what I truly want.” To learn more about what happened between Brittany and Leo once the cameras stopped rolling, check out our interview with the duo. 

Monica

Monica is “madly in love and so happy.” She wasted no time after healing from her heartbreak with Stephen. “I, at the ripe and tender age of 36, learned so much from this experience that I was able to take with me into the real world and dating,” she says. “Now I’m in the best relationship I’ve ever been in.” So, who’s the new guy? The two previously met on a dating app a year before Monica first entered the pods. But after a few dates, their connection fizzled out — until they rekindled their relationship once her Love Is Blind journey came to its bumpy end. “He’s so sweet. He’s literally the best person ever,” she says. Monica entered into her current relationship with an entirely new mindset about love and dating. “I came out of those pods being like, ‘Oh, you want to rekindle? Well, I’ve got questions.’ Because I’ve been so clear about my expectations, it’s allowed him to be really vulnerable. We have very open communication and talk about everything.”

That was the silver lining to her breakup with Stephen, who she’s kept at a friendly distance since their final conversation. “We’re in touch and everything’s good. He knows about my new relationship, but I also have boundaries,” she says. “He did hurt me. He did betray me. We don’t need to be best friends, but I wish him well and I don’t think he’s a bad guy.” Reflecting on their relationship dynamic, Monica believes Stephen “felt insecure and not good enough,” which ultimately informed his decision to cheat. “I can have empathy for him, but also I am not going to take any of the responsibility or blame,” she says. “He has a lot of insecurities that he needs to work through, and I mean that in the nicest way possible.”

Single

Ramses

While his signature braids might have changed (“I don’t keep hair dos for too long,” he says), Ramses has been keeping his focus on what feels familiar since the experiment ended. “I quickly realized that I just needed to take a step back, reflect, and enjoy my platonic relationships,” he says. While he’s gone on a few dates since his split with Marissa, getting vulnerable with a potential new partner just isn’t in the cards at the moment, especially in the “pretty wild DC dating scene.” Looking back on his relationship, Ramses wants to be clear as to why he chose to abruptly walk away just days before their wedding. “I genuinely fell in love with her, but there has to be other things that align in order for the relationship dynamic to work for me,” he says. “The thing that really drew me to her, which was just her bubbly energy, ended up becoming the thing that pushed me away.”

Describing Marissa as an “energizer bunny” from morning until night, Ramses says he progressively came to understand that her level of energy severely clashed with his vision for their home life. “Marissa is just someone that lives very loud and from 8 a.m. in the morning she wakes up, blasts her podcast, and sings in the shower,” he says. “When I’m at home, I need that to be my sanctuary. I couldn’t see a future moving forward where I’m just overwhelmed and feeling exhausted.” Ramses stresses that Marissa deserves someone who’s going to love every part of her — but that person just wasn’t him. “I didn’t want her to mold herself into someone that she’s not or tone herself down.” With hindsight, Ramses wishes he’d shared his concerns sooner. “I wish there was something I could have done to prevent the messy breakup where just Marissa felt like she was caught off guard.”

As for what happened after that painful final conversion, Ramses “wanted to make [himself] available” afterward to sort through the wreckage of their relationship. “I just wanted her to be very clear about where I stood because it was very difficult for her,” he explains. “She struggled a lot and I saw it firsthand.” But after a while, both realized that communicating so frequently was getting in the way of their healing process. “Still being in the picture wasn’t allowing her to move forward and find the closure that she needed,” Ramses says. After taking time away from each other, both have been able to process their relationship independently, and check in with each other from time to time. “She updates me on where she’s at and I do the same. If someday we can arrive at a place where we have a healthy friendship, that’d be great, but that just requires time.”

Stephen 

“I regret my mistake, but I don’t regret everything else that happened,” Stephen says about his Love Is Blind journey. While his relationship with Monica ended in betrayal (and one last Venmo request), Stephen is moving forward with accountability and acceptance. “Our happy ending is that we can sit at the reunion, still smile, and be friends,” he adds. “We can be adults and say, ‘Hey, you hurt me. I’m sorry.’ We can still move on, be cordial, and go about the rest of our lives.” After their split, Monica and Stephen decided not to dwell on the past, but to try to better understand it — and what drove him to cheat in the first place. For Stephen, a conversation the two shared shortly before the now infamous sleep test put him in a negative headspace. “We had an argument where I basically told her that she’s making me feel like I’ll never be good enough for her,” he recalls. “There was this buildup, the pressure cooker of the show, and this lack of validation I was feeling inside. Plus, now I’m unemployed because I lost my job.”

As for what his life looks like now, Stephen is happy to report that he’s very much employed. And, he’s welcomed a new member to his family: a little weiner dog named Clementine. “She’s the light of my life,” he says. Dating, however, remains a challenge for Stephen, who’s still single. “The past five dates I’ve had over the course of six months all ghosted me on the day of the date,” he says. “Maybe the universe is just telling me I’m supposed to be single.” But he’s still cheering on Monica from afar and the two remain on relatively good terms. “Out of all 15 women, she was the best pick for me,” he says. 

Tim

Tim has been in what he calls “monk mode” since his breakup with Alex. “I’ve been laser focused on what’s in front of me like my family and career and just plotting forward,” he says. “I only told people inside my immediate circle [about the experiment] because I have the rest of my life to be that guy who did that thing on Netflix.” With a brand-new job and an even more certain idea about what he wants in a life partner, Tim isn’t settling for any less than he wants going forward. And while he’s dated around as a single man over the past year, he still hasn’t found what he’s looking for. “I take this seriously,” he says. “I want to find my wife and if you are not my wife, I’m wasting your time and mine.”

That’s why he looks back with “zero regrets and zero second questions” about whether calling off his engagement with Alex was the right thing to do. “I turned over every stone and it was worth it, because now there aren’t any what-ifs,” he says. “Everything was authentic for me. Everything I said in the moment was exactly what I said and did.” So what went wrong from his POV? After their off-camera clash in Mexico, Tim says that he “already had a foot out of the door,” but chose to earnestly recommit to Alex because of how seriously he took their engagement. The cracks in their relationship only deepened once they returned to DC and their communication issues worsened. “I don’t think I’ve ever argued with somebody this much, ever in my life. It felt like constant contentiousness that I was trying to navigate in the most caring way possible.” Tim finally reached his breaking point when Alex chose to take a nap during the visit with his parents. “I was giving a maximum amount of effort and was not receiving what fulfills me in return in any capacity,” he says. “I didn’t feel like she respected my family in the way that I feel like they deserved. It felt very much like she was annoyed that she had to be there and was ready to go back to the bar. That is just how I felt.”

While it’s clear to both Tim and Alex that they weren’t meant to meet at the altar, he stresses that he only wishes her well going forward. “She’s a great girl,” he says. “I’m not here to tear her down. I don’t think she’s a bad person. I can acknowledge all the wonderful things [about her] but she’s not the person for me.”

Leo

Sure, Leo and Brittany’s Love Is Blind journey got cut short, but he wouldn’t change his one-of-a-kind experience with his short-lived fiancée for anything — yes, even a new Rolex. “Brittany and I are such good friends and we’re super cool,” he says. “We have each other to rely on and talk about our dating lives.” The world’s most famous art dealer is very much single, having pressed pause on his dating life over the past few months. “I really don’t have a lot of time right now and trying to date [while Love Is Blind is airing] is just a weird situation,” he adds. Lately, Leo has been focused on his work, while also pursuing a degree at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York City, where he currently lives. 

When he does step back into the dating pool, Leo will be looking at love through an entirely new lens. “Since moving to New York, I’ve gotten a bit more religious,” he says. “Before, I thought marrying somebody Jewish would be nice, but not necessary. Now it’s something that has become more important to me.” Plus, he’s done some major self reflection on the highs and lows of the experiment, particularly when it comes to his much-discussed ego. “I consider myself a humble guy, I had a lot more of an ego than I expected. There were times in the experiment where it got shattered,” he says. “I realized that going forward, that’s the only way I’ll truly find someone that I’m meant to be with for the rest of my life.” And while they both may be single, don’t hold out hope for Leo to reconnect with his former pod flame, Hannah. “I felt that she kind of led me on,” he says. “Her breaking up with Nick and coming back and not really telling me felt a little bit sketchy. I was super open that I had two connections and really upfront, so in a way it kind of felt like I got cheated on. I couldn’t trust her after that.”

Alex

Alex wants to make one thing abundantly clear: “I never regret a nap.” To this day, she doesn’t completely understand why Tim called off their engagement so abruptly. “It still seems like an excuse,” she says. “I really want to know what the real reason was because [it’s not] about a nap, washing the dishes, or a text I forgot to send. Those aren’t reasons to end an engagement.” In the months since their split, Alex hasn’t heard from Tim, who apparently kept his promise about never speaking to her again — much to her surprise. “He’s not blocked and has my number,” she says. “His reaction was just filled with so much hate. It’s like, ‘Why are you so upset?’ ”

While she might never get closure, Alex does have some working theories about where they went wrong. For starters, she claims the “independent, career-driven, and just really sure of herself” woman Tim said he desired in the pods isn’t who he’s actually used to dating. “He was very much used to docile women, who don’t really have strong opinions or not too much going on for themselves,” says Alex. “It was a bit of a culture shock [when we met outside the pods] because it’s something he wasn’t really used to.” That’s why communication became such a sore spot for the couple, who never seemed to be on the same page, especially when it came to conflict. Looking back, Alex believes that she just wasn’t the right person for Tim, who requires someone who he can “pour and pour and pour all of his emotions out onto.”

These days, Alex is pouring back into herself — and her loving family, who’ve supported her in every step of the process. “I definitely was very sad for a little bit and went to therapy for some time, but now I’m just really focused again on my parents. Both of them have MS, which has increased a little bit with my dad’s symptoms,” she says. “He doesn’t really walk too much now and uses a wheelchair.” As for her love life, Alex is “slowly getting back into dating,” but is waiting for the dust to settle before she commits to anyone else. But when she does, Alex has a pretty clear idea of the partner she’s searching for. “I thought I wanted somebody like Tim and I don’t anymore. I want somebody who is just more understanding, has more emotional intelligence, ready to compromise and give themselves, and not just have me give myself to them.”

Hannah

These days, Hannah is proudly in the midst of her “selfish season,” as she puts it. “Me and my dog Luna are living our best life,” she says. “This past year has been really wonderful. I’ve really taken the time to focus on myself and become the best person I can possibly be, both mentally and physically.” Part of her process has been deprioritizing romantic relationships: “I’m not dating or doing anything like that.” While she was admittedly “curious” to see her former pod flame, Leo, the sparks didn’t fly when the two met in person. “We left it there and never really communicated or talked after the pods.” As for her former fiancé Nick, the two continued to communicate over text after ending the engagement, but ultimately decided to cut off their connection for good. “I truly wish him the best and I hope he gets whatever he is looking for,” says Hannah. “There’s no hard feelings. It’s just when relationships are done, they’re done.”

But that doesn’t mean she isn’t walking away with any lessons from their time together. The couple’s vastly different communication styles gave Hannah the opportunity to evaluate how to best get her point across to a partner in the future. “I’m the type of person who really speaks their mind. I’m just so overly honest and I’m very to the point. But sometimes I need to work on my delivery and I’ve really been trying to do that,” she says. “His communication [style] is very different. I had to understand that just because someone doesn’t communicate the way I do, that doesn’t mean it's wrong. It’s just different.”

Nick

The Nick who entered the pods is a different man than the one he is today. For starters, he moved out of his parents’ basement, locked down an apartment of his own, and leveled up his career by starting his own real estate group. Plus, he plans to purchase his very own home in the near future. “I learned a lot about myself during the experiment,” says Nick. “I had never been in love and/or lived with someone. Getting thrown into that, you grow a lot and learn what you’re looking for. The only thing that’s stayed the same is his love life, as Nick is currently single. “I’m not seeing anyone,” he says, clarifying that he didn’t try to reconnect with Katie, whom he shared a connection with in the pods. “That probably wouldn’t have been the smartest idea,” he says “I’ve just been trying to stay [as] low-key as possible, hang out with my friends, work on myself, and just be the best man, son, and friend I can be.” 

When considering the silver lining to his contentious split with Hannah, Nick says that she did ultimately push him to think differently about taking on more initiative and responsibility. “It’s weird to say, but she taught me a good amount of things,” he says. “I got a lot out of being with Hannah. She is fantastic and we really had a strong connection.” But that doesn’t mean he’s walking away with an entirely rosy impression of their relationship, especially when it comes to certain moments during which he felt disrespected. “She also showed me some things that I’m looking for in a partner that she didn’t do the best on,” he says. “I just wish she was a little more understanding that not everyone’s perfect. You can choose your words in a better way … and some of the things she said I disagreed with.” When his next relationship does come around, Nick has a “very clear picture of the future” he’s building. “I’m looking for a best friend and someone who’s going to push you to be the best version of yourself without being too mean,” he says. “I’m confident in the type of person I am, and I’m ready for love, for sure.”

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