'Love Is Blind' Star Micah Explains Why She Made Paul Answer First at the Altar (Exclusive)
14.04.2023 - 07:41
/ etonline.com
The wedding-packed finale of season 4 ended with just one couple saying no at the altar — Micah Lussier and Paul Peden. In a shocking moment, Micah redirects the officiant's question to her fiancé, telling him that the «best thing» she could do was to give him «the opportunity to answer first.»Paul then rejects Micah, forcing her to run out of the service in tears. ET spoke with Micah ahead of her season airing and asked her about the historic decision, which no contestant on the reality series has ever made before.«I would have said yes in that moment.
I was willing to risk it. I wasn't afraid that I would say yes and he would say no,» Micah explained to ET. «I wasn't afraid of looking stupid.
I already looked stupid. F**k it, quite frankly. I wanted him to say yes for him.
I wanted him to say yes because it's what he wanted. I didn't want him to feel pressured because he saw someone he loves be so vulnerable.»Micah added of her visible emotions on her wedding day, «I think deep down I knew he wasn't going to say yes, and it hurt. It hurt really bad.
I felt like I was walking up to the death of my relationship, and that's why it felt so emotional. At the altar, I wanted to give him that one last chance to prove me wrong. Like, no, you're going to take the leap.
You're gonna try. You're going to show me you're willing to risk it all. And he wasn't.»ET also spoke with Paul during a recent press day for the show, asking him if Micah hadn't made him answer first whether he would have considered saying yes.«I don't think so.
I think I would have said no still,» Paul admitted to ET. «What I said was not this premeditated thing. The truth came out, and I think it would have regardless of what was said.»He added that his
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