Love Is Blind UK couple's 'epic' love story not shown on TV and how it nearly fell apart

Daily Mirror

9 hours ago

Some of the relationship journeys are never shown
A Love Is Blind UK couple have shared their "epic" love story that was not shown on TV, and how it very nearly all fell apart.
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Love Is Blind UK has returned for a second season, with five newly engaged couples navigating their lives together after an extensive dating period on their pods. The latest batch of episodes (August 20) have seen the couples move on to the next phase of their journey.
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But of course, not every love story has been shown on screens. Stars Amy and James found their way to one another, despite not being seen on screens.
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Primary school teacher Amy, from Wales had been single for two years after her last relationship broke down when she suggested they started a family. Despite living in Dubai for the last few years, now back on home soil, she was ready to find her life partner.
Similarly, real estate manager James had been married before and has two daughters. The 33-year-old used to divide his time between the UK and Thailand where his mum is from.
According to Netflix's Tudum, Amy initially said yes to another proposal but a twist of fate soon found her back to James. She said: "I'm a big believer in the universe, everything unfolds exactly how it's meant to unfold."
It has been revealed that during their dating period, Amy and James had actually found a lot in common, including the fact she recently returned from a trip to Thailand, where James had been living.
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However, despite getting on in the pods, they were also forming other relationships. Amy admitted: "That day we missed was key because by day three, I had a strong bond with somebody else."
Amy had started to build a connection with Ross M, whilst James was dating both Holly and Laurie. However, James admitted they were both "playing it safe" as he told Tudum: "In hindsight, I should've laid it on a bit thicker with Amy, but I didn't want to propose and then have her say no."
When it came to making a decision, Amy was left "crying", unable to decide, until she said yes when Ross M had proposed. However, it was James who could not bring himself to propose to another woman.
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After their first night out together, Amy and Ross soon called their relationship off, but a few days later she found herself chatting to James on Instagram. At the time, she was in Spain, and so James drove six hours to the airport to pick her up upon her UK return.
He added: "It was pretty epic." They made their relationship official around two weeks later before James declared his love, and they have gone from strength to strength since, even meeting James' children.
The two have now spent the last three months living together in Malta. Amy added: "Love Is Blind sets a foundation where you have to be vulnerable and emotional because there's nothing else you can offer.
"Communication has been a strong point in our relationship, and I think that has genuinely come from starting in the pods."