How Love Is Blind’s Patrick Suzuki Feels About Kacie McIntosh After Attraction Comments
Kacie McIntosh is standing her ground.
The Love Is Blind season nine star spoke out on her decision to end her engagement with Patrick Suzuki shortly after leaving the pods, denying that the breakup had anything to do with his appearance.
For Kacie, coming face to face with her pod connection made him “feel like more of a stranger.”
“I’ll never be able to explain the feeling of, you think you’re really in love with this person, and then you meet them, and you’re like, ‘Oh wow, I actually don’t know this person,'” she explained to Netflix’s Tudum in a recent interview. “I did crash out a little.”
In fact, Kacie said Patrick’s looks weren’t a main concern of hers at the time, despite her stating in an episode four confessional that she ended things because she didn’t think her attraction to him was “gonna grow that much.”
“He’s a handsome guy,” she continued. “It was more about him being a stranger in my arms than it was what he looks like.”
Indeed, Kacie insisted that she was being honest when she suggested they take their relationship off camera and try to date outside of the show—though she admitted it “came off weird.”
“It came off wrong,” the makeup artist told People in an interview published Oct. 6. “It was like gaslighting and I think that was my biggest regret. Unfortunately, nobody knew what was going through my head. I’m a lover girl. I was like, ‘Wait, maybe this could work in Denver.'”
And while Kacie agreed she probably should have been more honest with Patrick about her thought process in the moment, she shut down speculation that the entire ordeal was all for “clout.”
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“A lot of people are coming after me like I don’t deserve love, but I went on,” she shared. “I’m 34. I want to share my life with somebody and I thought this show was going to be a really good opportunity to maybe see if I could find a connection with somebody and be with somebody that wasn’t just physical.”
As for Patrick, the 31-year-old admitted that he was “blindsided” by the sudden breakup.
“I had a range of thoughts,” he told People in an interview published Oct. 3. “Is it because I’m ugly? Is it because I’m not cool? Is it because I’m too much? Is it because she already had a boyfriend? Is it because she wanted to be famous?”
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Ultimately, however, the construction manager—who detailed his insecurities around dating as an Asian man in a largely white community on the show—expressed feeling grateful for the experience.
“It definitely cleaned up a lot of insecurities,” he explained to Tudum. “I wouldn’t have [done that] without Kacie. Going through the reveal really helped me break free from everything that I’ve been dealing with for many, many years.”
New episodes of Love Is Blind drop on Netflix Oct. 8. In the meantime, read on for more about the season nine cast.
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Alie
Age: 29
Occupation: Nurse
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Anna
Age: 28
Occupation: Hairstylist
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Annie
Age: 31
Occupation: Hair Salon Owner
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Anastasia
Age: 29
Occupation: Nurse
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Anton
Age: 29
Occupation: Transportation/Logistics
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Ashley
Age: 35
Occupation: Director of Compliance
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Aza
Age: 32
Occupation: Events Manager
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Blake
Age: 34
Occupation: Accountant
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Brenden
Age: 32
Occupation: Finance Manager
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Chase
Age: 29
Occupation: Water Treatment Consultant
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Chyna
Age: 39
Occupation: Marketing Manager
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Dayo
Age: 30
Occupation: IT Advisor
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Dylan
Age: 32
Occupation: Financial Analyst
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Edmond
Age: 29
Occupation: Realtor
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Hilary
Age: 39
Occupation: Medical Device Sales
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Jensen
Age: 29
Occupation: Data Analyst
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Joe
Age: 29
Occupation: Sales
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Jordan
Age: 30
Occupation: Service Manager
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Kacie
Age: 34
Occupation: Hair & Makeup Artist
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Kait
Age: 32
Occupation: Registered Dietitian
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Kalybriah
Age: 29
Occupation: Social Worker
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Kaylen
Age: 29
Occupation: Account Executive
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Logan
Age: 35
Occupation: Account Executive
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Madison
Age: 28
Occupation: UX/UI Designer
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Megan H.
Age: 36
Occupation: Property Manager
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Megan W.
Age: 35
Occupation: Entrepreneur
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Michael
Age: 41
Occupation: Medical Sales
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Mike
Age: 38
Occupation: Real Estate Investor
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Nick
Age: 28
Occupation: Luxury Watch Dealer
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Patrick
Age: 31
Occupation: Construction Manager
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