Netflix’s Love Is Blind Season 10 reunion wasn’t short on shouting matches and scandals as viewers learned what happened when the seven couples had to deal with the realities of love.
After learning that only two couples successfully said their “I do’s,” it was a shock to see that only one made it past the honeymoon phase. As the first couple to get engaged this season, Christine Hamilton and Dr. Vic St. John made this round of the pods look pretty promising.
“We were each other’s number 1’s from the start,” Hamilton told Blavity’s Shadow and Act in a recent interview.
The couple said production revealed their instant connection was unlike anything the show had ever seen. Although they tried to immerse themselves in the experiment, they already knew who they were meant to be with.
A different experience outside the pods
Historically, Love Is Blind has only followed six couples out of the pods. This year, seven couples made it out, and it seemed Hamilton and St. John were the exception from the start. While the other six newly engaged duos traveled to Cabo and potentially interacted with “exes” they had formed relationships with in the pods, Hamilton and St. John went on a solo retreat in Malibu.
“I think that was the time to bond,” St. John said when asked if their isolated trip possibly set them up for a better foundation.
“One of the things we said was what would happen if we were in Mexico? And one of the things we stand by is that we would’ve continued to connect in the same way we did in Malibu, which was like a tranquil time together,” he added, later mentioning all the things they bonded over, such as going to the gym and enjoying YouTube music videos.
“But I think if we were in Mexico, just to kind of get the counterfactual, it would’ve been something similar except we would’ve been in everybody else’s business,” he continued.
Building a marriage under unconventional circumstances
As the season progressed, fans watched the duo evolve into a solid couple. They supported each other through tough family issues, dealt with past relationship traumas and worked to build a relationship under unconventional circumstances.
By the season finale, the couple once again doubled down on their intention to beat the odds by having St. John’s sister officiate their wedding, signaling they were in it for the long haul.
“We spoke about it together,” St. John said. “It was dope to have Chandel there. I have four sisters. They’re very supportive and protective and part of my upbringing in a lot of ways, and that’s gonna be four additional sisters to Christine.”
Adjusting to life as newlyweds
Now that the couple is in the thick of marriage, they joke about how the qualities that made them fall in love in the pods have only intensified. Hamilton loves the sight of her husband working at his desk, often the first thing she sees when she comes home. Meanwhile, St. John gushed over the encouraging notes and scriptures his new bride leaves around the house to keep his spirits up throughout the day.
“When I come home, and he’s not there, I’m a little disappointed. And when he is there, it’s really neat. It’s a reminder that, ‘Oh, this is my husband,’ and I’m going to open the door to him for the rest of my life. This is beautiful,” she shared.
The key to finding love
As the lone couple to make it out of the seven contenders, some might argue that this season of the Love Is Blind experiment was a failure. However, Hamilton and St. John say their relationship shows that whether someone is swiping on a dating app or sitting behind a pod, finding love starts with having an open heart.
“I would never in a million years have thought that this would be something that I would do,” Hamilton said.
Not even a fan of dating apps, she admitted she once hoped her prince charming would simply fall out of the sky.
“I think if you can let your guard down and choose to be vulnerable and try something different and take the chance… it can pay off,” she said.
Her new husband agreed.
“I think vulnerability is key, and I can understand why people don’t want to be vulnerable because it can be crazy in this dating game,” St. John said. “But I think part of it is also looking beyond some of the superficial elements to really get to know what’s underneath that person and allowing that to take the lead in the decisions you make… just get to know the person for what’s on the inside.”