Milton Johnson and Lydia Velez Gonzalez are proof that Love Is Blind works.
The couple appeared on season Five of the Netflix relationship experiment, which aired in 2023, and shaped an speedy bond over rocks and geology. (Lydia works as a geologist and Milton is an engineer in the oil and power trade, continuously working with rocks.)
“I feel [what] it truly simply comes all the way down to is our values have been the same,” Milton exclusively told Us Weekly in September 2023. “We had the similar morals, we wanted the same things out of life. From day one, it simply kind of felt like successful, just felt like a match. So, we simply sought after to actually pursue that and see where it could take us.”
After navigating pod love triangles and ex-boyfriend drama, Milton proposed sight unseen. They in the long run were given married in the season Five finale.
“My husband embodies the real essence of a gentleman, my unwavering safe space, and the rock (pun meant) that’s held me steady throughout this unbelievable journey,” Lydia wrote by means of Instagram in October 2023 after the finale aired. “Our foundation is as robust and enduring as a diamond/ To me, love in reality knows no bounds.”
Keep scrolling for Milton and Lydia’s entire relationship timeline:
A Pod Bond
Milton and Lydia met in the Love Is Blind pods when the experiment got here to Houston, Texas. Despite initial considerations over their seven-year age hole, their connection proved simple.
“I think the item that I liked maximum about Lydia is [that] we’re so identical in a lot of other ways in relation to what industry we paintings in and we’re both born on islands, but when it comes to our emotional intelligence and being vulnerable, we’re on the exact opposite end of the spectrum,” Milton informed Us. “And that’s one thing I really worth because there’s a part of me that understands like, ‘Hey, maybe this is peculiar. Maybe I'm a little bit too emotionally reserved.’”
She Said Yes
Milton proposed to Lydia inside the pods, and after she permitted, they met in person.
The ‘Ex’ Factor
Lydia’s ex-boyfriend Uche Okoroha also gave the impression on Love Is Blind season 5, and he accused Lydia of signing up for the display to rekindle their romance. Lydia denied the accusations even after Uche shared his evaluations with Milton.
“I feel like that’s the sort of nuanced factor,” Milton told Us. “Truthfully, I have my reviews, however I believe when you actually wish to know that solution, that would probably be a greater resolution for Netflix.”
Milton further wired that he wasn’t concerned with Lydia and Uche’s drama since he “went at the display” only to “find [his] long term wife.”
Married at Last
Milton and Lydia both determined to move via with their wedding in the season Five finale. They later held a second rite in Puerto Rico with further contributors of her circle of relatives.
October 2023
Milton relocated to Long Beach, California, for paintings after the season Five reunion aired on Netflix.
“Right now we’re in reality thinking about our careers,” Lydia instructed Entertainment Weekly about their long-distance marriage. “We are trying to get used to this new schedule, and he’s additionally doing his MBA. He loves to go to college, it appears, this is his 2nd masters [level]. We are just looking to actually thrive in our careers.”
She endured, “We just pass over each and every other such a lot, so every 2nd that we've got in combination, we try to really cherish it and you need to be there as much as we can for each and every different after we are if truth be told in the similar position. The challenge is just touring in airports. I hate airports such a lot, but besides that, it’s been wonderful.”
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January 2024
After an Instagram commenter requested if Milton had realized Spanish “by now,” Lydia played coy in her reply.
“No comment 😂,” she joked.
One month later, Milton gave Lydia a bouquet of roses for Valentine’s Day. “Thank you baby,” Lydia wrote by the use of her Instagram Story.
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