Which Love Is Blind Season 8 Couples Are Still Together?
Spoilers below.
Another season of Love as Blind has come to an end, with four couples making it to their wedding days. The season 8 finale did not disappoint, with the latest round of contestants delivering a handful of surprises at the altar. From disagreements about religion and politics, to uncertainty about the partners’ true feelings, Love Is Blind season 8 really kept viewers guessing until the final second. Here’s what you need to know about this season’s wedding episode, including who tied the knot and which couples ultimately broke up.
Ben and Sara
Sara and Ben
Ben Mezzenga and Sara Carton were the first couple to make it to the altar in the season 8 finale. Despite seeming very in love with one another, the couple faced multiple challenges when it came to navigating their personal views regarding religion and politics and a series of TikTok allegations against Ben. Sara, whose sister Lisa is gay, aims to be an ally for LGBTQ+ rights and supports social justice movements including Black Lives Matter. Conversely, Ben didn’t appear to have any strong feelings regarding politics, admitting he didn’t vote in a recent election, and wasn’t sure what his church’s stance was on sexuality.
At the beginning of the finale episode, Sara was asked at the altar whether she would take Ben as her husband. “Ben, I love you so much,” she told him. “But I’ve always wanted a partner to be on the same wavelength. And so today, I can’t. I’m sorry, but I don’t want that to be misunderstood. I still love you, and everything about you is amazing. And I care about you so much.” Ben quickly responded, telling Sara he loves her, saying, “I want to stay with you and keep growing our relationship, if you’ll let me.” However, Sara appeared to be ready to break up, replying, “We’ll see. We’ll talk about that. Okay?”
In a confessional, Sara explained why she felt she had to walk away from her relationship with Ben, saying, “I know that the connection we have is so real, and my heart is there, but when we talked about a lot of the values that I hold so close to my heart, making this decision, my mind is telling me I can’t.” After explaining to her mother and sister why she decided to walk away from the marriage, Sara said in her confessional, “Sometimes I did wonder if it was surface, fun, carefree love that we had. We had equality, religion, the vaccine…I brought up all these things because I think they’re all important conversations. Whatever you believe, at least like have the conversation. There was no curiosity coming from his side.”
Ben’s apparent lack of curiosity was a dealbreaker, and when it came to his desire to continue dating after the show, Sara was resolute in her decision. “When Ben asked at the altar to continue dating, I was like, I don’t want to continue this cycle of hoping and wanting something to work, when so very clearly it’s not going to.” At the end of the episode, Ben reflected on his experience, saying, “I fell in love with this girl, and I am still in love with her, and I’m devastated to not have that person in my life anymore. But I’m a true believer that love is blind, and that’s a lot to say after someone who just got walked off on the altar.”
Taylor and Daniel
Taylor and Daniel.
Taylor Haag and Daniel Hastings’s romance blossomed in the pods, but after meeting in person for the first time, they were hit with their first trial. Before they flew to Mexico, Taylor confronted Daniel after worrying she recognized him from Instagram, and that he may have seen her social media profile before entering the experiment. Luckily, the pair were able to overcome their Instagram drama, with Taylor discovering Daniel had never followed her on the platform. The rest of their relationship appeared to be smooth sailing.
At the altar, Daniel told Taylor, “To say that it’s been a wild ride would be quite the understatement. It’s crazy to think that just five weeks ago to the day, I was getting on a knee.” Describing the reasons he’d fallen in love with her, Daniel referenced the fact they “instantly became like best friends,” and “the way that I can see you being plugged into my life as the mother of my children.” He told her, “You’re everything I could have ever hoped for in a wife and so much more. I’ve said it a million times, but I just truly am the luckiest guy in the world.”
Taylor read her own vows, revealing she shared Daniel’s sentiments entirely. “I have never felt more sure about anything in my life than I am, today, standing here with you, surrounded by all of our family and friends,” Taylor said. “If I close my eyes, I’m standing in the hallway before our first date, saying, ‘I have a feeling about this next one,’ and it was you.” Taylor romantically completed her vows by telling Daniel, “Although on paper I have only known you for six weeks, my soul has known your soul for a lifetime.” They both said “I do,” and their friends and families were elated.
Joey and Monica
Joey and Monica.
Joey Leville and Monica Danús had a unique connection from the start. The couple appeared to have a fun relationship, and their unusual shared interests, such as an undying passion for The Sound of Music suggested they might just go the distance. At the altar, Joey told Monica, “Your energy, your light that you bring, like you’re the most beautiful person, inside and out. You’re the most caring, loving, empathetic person. I can honestly say I would not have ever wanted to do this experience with anyone else.” Joey then made the perfect joke about their meet cute in the pods, saying, “My friends and family always said, ‘You could probably have a relationship with a wall,’ and I actually did it.”
Monica was asked first whether she took Joey as her husband. “I don’t right now,” she told him. “I’m going to start crying…I just feel like we’re both, we’re not quite there. You’re amazing and I love you, I do.” Joey wholeheartedly agreed with Monica, telling his fiancée, “I think we both have a tremendous amount of love for each other and that’s apparent…I agree, I don’t think I would be ready. I need to be 100 percent…and to be completely, 100 percent honest, I’m also not 100 percent at this time.”
In a confessional afterwards, Monica revealed that she may have said “yes,” had she gotten more reassurance from Joey throughout the experiment. “If Joey had told me with his words, ‘I am 100 percent in, like, it is you, I know it’s you,’ it could have been a lot different,” she explained. “I would have liked a different outcome, but I want to be chosen. I deserve to be chosen.”
Joey shared his side of the story, saying to camera, “I think Monica said ‘no’ because the family dynamic with her sister was a big inhibiting factor for both of us.” He continued, “In the physical affection area, I was specifically working on to be more physically affectionate for her.” Joey also shared his surprise at hearing Monica say she loved him at the altar, revealing, “Monica never said, ‘I love you,’ specifically until the altar. The first time she said that she loved me was up there. I did not know that at all.” At the end of the episode, Joey elaborated on how his future might look, saying, “I need time, but I don’t have any specific anticipation for any future at this moment with Monica. It was never my intention to go into this to just date.”
Devin and Virginia
Devin and Virginia.
Virginia Miller and Devin Buckley found romance in the pods after extricating themselves from a love triangle. In the real world, the pair appeared to be building a strong relationship, even dealing with difficult topics like prenuptial agreements. On their wedding day, both of their families seemed excited that the pair had made it to the altar.
“It was amazing getting to know your heart,” Virginia told her fiancé. “It really shined through. I love how you honor all of your commitments, and I love how much you love your family. I just have so much respect for you as a person and you’ve brought me so much happiness.” When asked whether he agreed to become Virginia’s husband, Devin quickly responded, “I do.” However, Virginia became tearful when it was her turn, telling him, “I love you so much. But I’m just not ready.” Devin started crying at the altar, as Virginia apologized for saying “no.”
In a confessional, Devin said of the failed wedding, “The worst thing that could happen happened and I just feel kind of lost.” In her own confessional, Virginia explained her decision, saying, “I feel sad. I feel really bad that I hurt Devin and his family.” She told her family, “I was really going back and forth about what I wanted to do.” Virginia revealed she felt as though she’d been forced to “protect” Devin in certain areas, which ultimately damaged their relationship. “There were even topics that he didn’t want to talk about, like politics,” Virginia noted. “So there was just…depths of our relationship that we didn’t get to. We just didn’t get there. And even our sexual relationship, we just didn’t get to it.”
She also noted that their differing opinions regarding politics weren’t a “dealbreaker,” but “how the communication around that was handled” affected her. “Devin said that he was raised in a conservative household, and he just asked me if I voted with my faith in mind,” Virginia explained. “That was off-putting, because I do vote with my faith in mind. And then he didn’t really want to talk about it more than that. Marriage is a serious thing. When I don’t have peace about something, that means a lot to me.” She also referenced a check they’d received as a wedding present, which Devin had failed to tell her about, suggesting “it made [her] not so trusting of him.”
Reflecting on his experience on Love Is Blind, Devin said at the end of the episode, “Even though I didn’t get married today, I still do believe love is blind, because I felt that love for Virginia. Regardless of everything that happened, I still care about her and I love her.”