<em>Love Is Blind</em> Season 7 is doing a beautiful job of proving that perceptions might be misleading. While the in style Netflix actuality courting present is often laced with post-engagement drama and gradual revelations of crimson flags, Stephen Richardson has taken it one step additional together with his wolf in sheep’s clothes habits. Early revelations in the pods ought to’ve served as the first warning alerts that the man was problematic, however Monica Davis ignored them at the time. During the face reveal, issues appeared easy crusing, and the couple gave the impression to be actually into one another.

The bumps of their relationship began arising after they had been on the getaway to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico. The scenes present Richardson making the most out-of-pocket statements, irking Davis as she frequently snaps at him. Once again in DC, their relationship additional deteriorated as Richardson’s misogynistic views and uncomfortable sexual views started coming to mild. What tipped the iceberg for me of their relationship was when Davis caught Richardson dishonest on her whereas away on a sleep take a look at, which put the items of the puzzle in place as to why he was giving me the ick from the get-go.

There Were Early Signs of Red Flags in the Pods

While Monica Davis and Stephen Richarrdson’s relationship appeared wholesome, with open traces of communication, even in the pods, there have been clear indicators of crimson flags that couldn’t be ignored. Starting with how Richardson opened as much as her about how he’d emotionally cheated on his long-time associate in the previous by sliding into one other girl’s dm’s with “intentions” of dishonest. There was additionally the second when he admitted to voting for Donald Trump throughout the 2016 elections however tried to sugarcoat that data by revealing how he voted for Joe Biden the following elections. Eventually, one can sense that Richardson was very gifted at stating his messed-up actions from the previous and taking away from the gravity of these selections by remarking how he acknowledged that these weren’t his proudest moments.

But dishonest and questionable political beliefs apart, what I discovered the most problematic about his habits in the pods was when he referred to Davis as a “mutt” whereas she was speaking about her combined ethnicity. While Davis and the screenplay didn’t undertaking how that was not a suitable factor to say, most viewers noticed this derogatory remark and immediately caught the ick. What’s worse is that Ricardson clearly doesn’t see the drawback with utilizing the slur, as he’d even used it nonchalantly whereas speaking about how his mom consistently referred to him as a mutt in an unique interview with PEOPLE.

Richardson’s Behavior in Mexico Was Uncomfortable

During the couple’s time in Mexico, issues between the duo solely acquired worse. For starters, Richardson’s conversations started to circle the matter of intercourse, and he even engaged in a dialog with Taylor Krause and Davis in Episode 7, “Truth Bombs,” the place he spoke about girls unfavorably. The complete dialogue was uncomfortable to me as he said that there are girls on the market who don’t care if a person is married or not and can supply to carry out oral intercourse on them.

In a later episode, Krause additionally revealed to Davis how Richardson had remarked in the identical dialog {that a} yr from now, girls could be in his dm’s “wanting to suck my dick.” Richardson additionally expressed doubts about getting married throughout the couple’s time in Mexico, which was the precise second I began to query his intentions. His revelation didn’t sit nicely with Davis, who then pulled the break on their intercourse life.

Richardson Made Polarizing Statements About Childbirth

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Episode 8,” Dirty Laundry,” has been aptly named. Richardson’s phrases coax one to cleanse one’s aura from the sheer audacity of his statements throughout a dialog with Davis. Richardson mansplained that girls don’t know what will get them going, whereas all it takes for males is for the wind to blow a sure manner. He additionally remarked how a vagina is the important focus throughout intercourse and even made out-of-pocket statements about how attention-grabbing it might be for a person to have a vagina.

His statements get extremely tone-deaf and appalling when he compares the ache of getting kicked in the nuts to the identical ache throughout childbirth. That’s not all. He takes it one ill-informed step additional by making the following assertion: “Giving birth is the only time a woman comes close to understanding what it’s like when a man has a common cold.” The sheer audacity of this man is actually unmatched. I’m not even going to get into the occasion when he’d spoken about dipping his member right into a pineapple or a bowl of mac and cheese!

Richardson Was Caught Cheating, Leading to Questions on His Intentions

I used to be the least shocked when Stephen Richardson was caught dishonest towards the finish of Episode 8. The electrician had been caught exchanging X-rated messages with one other girl whereas away on a sleep take a look at. While the complete occasion wasn’t caught on digicam, Davis completely shared with Entertainment Weekly how she noticed the texts accidentally when checking Richardson’s telephone for an replace from fellow Love Is Blind Season 7 couple, who had been on their method to drop off some baked items. Throughout the season, Richardson has been step by step giving me the ick together with his underhanded misogynistic statements.

His notion of a relationship being centered round doing good issues for one’s associate, not out of affection however to get rewarded with intercourse, was cringeworthy. What additional reaffirmed that Richardson’s intentions weren’t in the proper place was how shortly he dismissed his being on the present, their complete relationship, and Davis’ emotions when he acquired caught dishonest. Considering his misogynistic beliefs, dishonest tendencies, and lack of management over his tongue — actually and figuratively — Monica Davise saved herself from being in a wedding with a villainous man.

New episodes of Love Is Blind Season 7 are launched in batches every Wednesday. You can stream the present’s earlier seasons on the identical platform.

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Release Date

February 13, 2020

Cast

Nick Lachey , vanessa lachey , Micah Lussier , Chelsea Griffin , Tiffany Pennywell , Zack Goytowski , Brett Brown , Kwame Appiah , Alexa Alfia , Brennon Lemieux , Colleen Reed , Matt Bolton , Bartise Bowden , Bliss Poureetezadi , Paul Peden , Cole Barnett , Zanab Jaffrey , Raven Ross , Nancy Rodriguez , SK Alagbada , Deepti Vempati , Danielle Ruhl , Mallory Zapata , Natalie Lee , Nick Thompson , Iyanna McNeely , Jarrette Jones

Main Genre

Reality

Seasons

7

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