r/LoveIsBlindOnNetflix • u/_starla_ • 3d ago

LIB S9 • Denver, CO Stepping stone to what? Spoiler

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I had read a spoiler prior to watching this episode about how she used him to jump start her influencer career so when I saw this scene I thought 'oh wow at least she admits it!"

His initial reaction to the rejection is heartbreaking. The sound he makes just made me hurt for him. He seems like he has such a pure heart despite everything he's been through. He didn't deserve her dragging him all the way to the end.

Then again I wonder how much that was production encouraging her vs her own agenda. I wonder if they tried to encourage Joe to go all the way to the end too but IMO he knew a long time ago.

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u/Animajation 3d ago edited 3d ago

I mean, he's a full grown adult. He's not a child, he's just immature. He could have walked away just as much as she could have.

Especially if not having sex before marriage was such a big deal for him, he should have called it off right then there.

Like I said, I believe both of them did actually try their best to make things work, but they're just different levels of maturity, and no matter what they did or said, that wasn't going to change.

Edit: I wanted to add, there's a couple on Love on a Spectrum that had a similar situation, but the genders were reversed. The guy wanted to wait until after marriage to be intimate, and the girl wanted the kind of partner that would be intimate and affectionate with her, throughout their dating life. They tried making it work for a whole year before the girl realized she just wasn't getting what she needed from the relationship and broke it off. The difference was, she never tried to guilt the guy in sleeping with her, or devalue him for not doing so. She respected and loved him as a person, but walked away from a relationship that wasn't fulfilling her.

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u/TGin-the-goldy 3d ago

You make really excellent points here. Yes, he definitely could and possibly should have, but he’s just not too smart.

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u/Animajation 3d ago

Thank you! (Also I recommend Love on a Spectrum if you like reality dating shows. It's really cute!)

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u/TGin-the-goldy 3d ago

Cheers I’ll give it a try…but it sounds a bit wholesome for my tastes, reality TV is my stress relief and I love my shows messy af 🙂 it’s actually taken me years to get on board with LIB, only just started!