Johnie Maraist and her boyfriend, Alex Yovanovic, almost met every other for the primary time on Love Is Blind.
In a Monday, February 19 Instagram submit, Johnie, 33, published that current boyfriend Alex, a structural aerospace engineer, were introduced a spot in the solid on her season of the Netflix courting show, but in the long run turned down the chance.
“Alex used to be recruited for my season of Love Is Blind,” the Houston attorney captioned the publish, which was accompanied via romantic footage of the couple on a seashore. “He mentioned no as a result of he didn’t really feel find it irresistible was the appropriate possibility for him. Sometimes we wonder whether my season would’ve long gone otherwise for me if he’d said yes. But at the finish of the day, all that matters is that we discovered every other.”
Instead, the 2 met by more conventional method — by means of a relationship app. Johnie gave “particular props to [Bumble]” for kickstarting their dating and concluded: “Life is a crazy tale, huh??!”
The Love Is Blind alum hard-launched her relationship on Instagram in October 2023 in a while after her ex, Chris Fox, admitted to dishonest all through the Love Is Blind season Five reunion. Johnie discovered about his infidelity after a friend saw him out along with his female friend ahead of he had officially broken things off.
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At the reunion, Johnie and Chris defined how their relationship, which already had a rocky start on the display, came to an end. “That weekend was my birthday weekend and Chris had a marriage out of state, so he left the state and I didn’t see him,” Johnie defined. “And then the next week I didn’t see him, after which I came upon the following weekend that Chris was seeing someone else. And yeah, I never saw him again.”
Chris admitted he “didn’t care for the placement as any individual would correctly,” and showed that he was now dwelling along with his new girlfriend. “We’re very happy in combination,” he said. “And I’m sorry if that hurts to listen to. I know I was flawed. I felt guilty and heartbroken and as many emotions as I could as a result of I did fall in love with [her].” He added, “One of my largest regrets is no longer being drawing close with you.”
By the time the reunion aired in October 2023, Johnie and Alex had already been relationship for a yr. “hell was the adventure nevertheless it introduced me heaven,” Johnie wrote in an Instagram caption after the reunion. “satisfied one year, Alex – thank you for showing me what true love is.”
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