S2:E1 “The Split”
Who do we have?
Roxanne (31) and Antonio (30) — dating for 4 years
Antonio is giving the ultimatum. I love when the guy is the person giving the ultimatum, it gives a little pizzaz. Roxanne owns her own business and has “high expectations.” She says Antonio is not ambitious which makes her hesitant about getting married to him. Besides that, work is #1 for Roxanne. Antonio seems like a nice enough guy, nothing too memorable just yet.
Lisa (31) and Brian (28) — dating for 2 years
Lisa is giving the ultimatum. She is a high earner and reminds Brian he “has a $100,000 woman right in his lap.” Lisa is ready to purchase a house and have kids, and not being married adds to her frustrating list of things she is yet to have. I typically don’t like to judge a book by it’s cover but this is my blog so…Brian looks like a f*ck boy (probably the style of his glasses, the ankh chain, and light skin). Somebody is going to love that.
Ryann (24) and James (23) — dating for 7 years
These two are high school sweethearts. Ryann is giving the ultimatum because after 7 years you should just KNOW! LOL because they are only 23/24, so does that even count?? They have been dating since they were 16 which is a huge indicator of how this will end. All the high school sweethearts I know of are divorced, probably on their second marriage and second round of children by now and i’m only 33. James says he doesn’t “statistically” believe in one true love and has financial concerns about getting married right now. Good luck kids.
Riah (24) and Trey (28) — dating for 2 years
Trey is giving the ultimatum. Spicy! Trey is an engineer and he has made sure to tell us no less than 10x throughout this 1 episode. This is the exact type of man I would avoid. I pray for my hetero sisters in their 20s and 30s every night. Trey’s parents have been together for over 30 years, while Riah has never seen any healthy or happy relationships. Trey described a sweet Valentine’s Day suprise he planned where Riah’s response was “it’s not quite like the TikTok video.” LOL give him hell girlie.
Kat (27) and Alex (31) — dating 2 years
Kat is giving the ultimatum. Alex says he hasn’t proposed yet because they’ve just been so busy. They both admit to struggling with vocalizing things, but Kat…tried? She says she would love Alex even if he was bald and had a beer belly. What more could you ask for?
Notable Moments
Everyone got a chance to go on “dates” with other cast mates around the pool, and is this really what people are considering dates? Hard pass for me. It’s important to note that Lisa and Brian and Riah and Trey are the only black couples, so of course there is going to be some mixing and mingling between these four. Riah and Brian instantly connect and Lisa loses it. She can’t even keep her eyes on her own “date” at this point.
Other than Riah and Brian, Roxanne and Alex seem to click as well. They connect over the “hustle and grind.” YUCK. They might be a good fit for each other though. A relationship between these two would be giving “long term, long distance, low commitment, casual girlfriend” vibes. Shoutout if you’ve seen the Barbie movie.
After the first round of dates, all the cast members regroup and debrief, letting everyone know their favorites so far. Lisa is not able to handle Brian getting to know Riah and actually interrupted an intimate conversation between them, making Riah leave. I never understand why jealous people, or people who don’t want their partner dating other people sign up for this show. That is the whole point!! Anyway, Lisa is nuts and the exact reason I watch this show. She mushed Brian in the face and storms out. She will be a great wife :)