Will these sexy singles stay “delulu” or will they be unhappy for five to seven years? Anything could happen to Tyler Francis, 34, and Ashley Adionser, 32; Nick Dorka, 29, and Hannah Jiles, 27; Garrett Josemans, 33, and Taylor Krause, 30; Marissa George, 32, and Ramses Prashad, 35; and Alexandra Byrd, 33, and Tim Godbee, 33.
The couples met up with some single members of the Pod Squad at Crown and Crow, tried on their wedding outfits, and some of them even made it out still engaged.
Hannah turns ‘a boy into a man,’ is not yet a woman
Last week, we were shocked with Nick’s inability to “adult,” but this week, Hannah’s own lack of maturity takes center stage. Hannah might be financially mature, but in relationships, she might as well be stuck in 10th grade. It’s frustrating to have to teach someone how to boil water or where to look for the garbage disposal switch, but getting your girls to gang up on your fiancé for his inability to walk a dog is just schoolyard bullying. Ever the mean girl, Hannah belittles Nick, telling him: “I think you get treated like an equal when you start contributing like an equal.”
A … healthy relationship?!?!
Taylor and Garrett are the heroes of this season — their conversations are smart, their chemistry is palpable, and they seem to respect each other. Before the cast party, Garrett’s text to an ex is a hiccup in the relationship, but Taylor sits down, explains her feelings, and they stay up all night discussing their issue. Tensions seem to have cooled down as Garrett meets Taylor’s family, but there’s just enough strain for us to worry whether they’ll marry.
The call is coming from inside the house
Ramses started this season strong with thought-provoking conversations. The internet seemed glad to see political opinions on a decidedly nonpolitical reality TV dating show, but at the end of last week’s Episode 9, Ramses lost us with his refusal to use condoms and reluctance to accept Marissa’s unwillingness to use hormonal birth control.
Now, he’s making Marissa cook him breakfast, plan his wedding, figure out their family planning (where he seems to be more interested in his satisfaction than her health) AND go to law school with a two-hour commute? At least remember her damn birthday. It’s always the guy with the bad hair.
Further thoughts
- Should we start a GoFundMe for Marissa’s therapy after this?
- Hannah and Nick are such a dramatic, high-school-level relationship. We learn. We grow. And importantly, we do not marry into dramatic, high-school-level relationships.
- Tim and Alex broke up, and no one is surprised.
- In reality TV, women’s red flags: being mean, sometimes even awful (remember Irina?). Men’s red flags? Their cheating, secret families and financial lies.
Quotes we had to jot down
- “Are you mature enough, Nick? I’ve taught you everything you know. I turned you from a boy into a man.” — Hannah to Nick
- “He is very jealous of my vibrator.” — Hannah about Nick
- “I would be willing to be unhappy for five to seven years.” — Marissa, who doesn’t want to ever get a divorce
- “Is love truly blind?” — Vanessa Lachey, whom we almost forgot about
Predictions
- Taylor and Garrett: As mentioned above, we’re a little nervous — but ultimately, they’re made for each other.
- Ashley and Tyler: We can’t believe we’re saying this after last week’s surprise-children reveal, but they’re probably getting married.
- Marissa and Ramses: Ramses turns her down at the altar. Marissa’s mom, as threatened, commits bodily harm against Ramses.
