A (temporary) actuality TV success story. Danielle Ruhl and Nick Thompson walked down the aisle — and exchanged vows — after assembly on season 2 of Love Is Blind.
The twosome have been the primary pair to get engaged after assembly within the pods on the 2022 season, however their bliss didn’t final lengthy. In the course of the group journey to Mexico, Danielle, who was feeling sick, was upset when Nick returned from a celebration with their costars. Whereas it appeared that she was mad about how he interacted with the remainder of the solid, Danielle later claimed there was inaccurate hypothesis concerning the battle on-line.
“The true story is that I advised Nick a few traumatic expertise I had in school proper earlier than I inspired him to go to the couple’s social gathering with out me to signify us as a pair. Whereas I used to be mendacity there sick, I began to get in my very own head, and questioned whether or not I had shared an excessive amount of too quickly and I began to alleviate an occasion that I had repressed for thus lengthy,” she wrote by way of Instagram in February 2022. “This prompted me to have a panic assault and I went into the closet in order that nobody might see me in such a public setting. I additionally regarded exterior on the couple’s social gathering. This was not as a result of I used to be jealous, however as a result of I wanted help and wished to see when Nick can be coming again.”
The advertising and marketing director famous that Nick “had no concept what occurred” when he was gone.
“When he came upon what occurred behind the scenes, he was greater than supportive and we have been capable of study from it and get previous it. I need to reiterate that I’m totally conscious that I can mission my anxiousness onto others and it’s one thing I’m consistently engaged on,” she defined. “Nevertheless, being dragged down on the web for my psychological well being and being ‘recognized’ with each dysfunction within the ebook based mostly on an hour of footage taken from months of filming shouldn’t be solely damaging to myself and my household, however to anybody else who’ve had comparable experiences.”
Danielle was candid on the present about fighting anxiousness. “I perceive that I’ve issues to work on, and I used to be in an amazing psychological house earlier than happening the present. Nevertheless, the worrying setting introduced me again to a spot that I by no means anticipated,” she continued. “I hope that sooner or later everybody will get to know the true me — as a human being — and never a personality on a actuality TV present. I’m not in search of sympathy or saying that I didn’t make errors all through my expertise. I’m in search of understanding for each single one who might have demons they’re going through behind closed doorways, for everybody who feels misrepresented, or for anybody who’s triggered by those that assault others for having emotions that others might not perceive.”
Love Is Blind’s Deepti Vempati additionally took to Instagram to defend Danielle.
“We’ve develop into finest buddies because the present has wrapped. We bonded over our love for music, The Workplace, blow-up guitars, our insecurities, our anxieties and our love for others,” she wrote. “I’ve seen loads of hate and unfavorable feedback and it saddens me. Psychological well being is a crucial topic and I can’t faux to know every thing about it. However, one factor is for positive — when you find yourself attempting to heal and develop, having a wholesome setting is critical.”
Nick reposted the remarks, including, “Lovely posts from stunning individuals. Let’s be variety and help each other.”
Regardless of the rocky journey to Mexico — and some different hiccups — Danielle and Nick have been one of many solely two {couples} to get married on the February 2022 finale, becoming a member of Iyanna McNeely and Jarrette Jones as one of many duos to wed. That August, nonetheless, each {couples} known as it quits.
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