Marissa debuted her new relationship on Instagram earlier this month following the ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 7 reunion
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From left: Ramses Prashad and Marissa George on ‘Love Is Blind’
Warning: This story contains spoilers from Love is blind season 7.
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Rames Prashad said he wasn’t “caught off guard” when ex Marissa George revealed her new relationship on Instagram
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The Love is blind The season 7 star sparked controversy over his handling of their conversation about birth control methods before ultimately ending their engagement
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Ramses believed that the edited conversation gave him the impression that he was only concerned about his “personal pleasure,” which he believed was not the case
Love is blind‘S Ramesses Prashad says his ex-fiance Marissa GeorgeThe revelation of the new relationship was anything but a surprise to him.
During a performance op The Viall files podcast on Nov. 5, the reality star, 35, shared that he was “aware” that Marissa had been seeing someone new before debuting her mystery man on Instagram earlier this month.
“She has been dating him for the last few months or earlier this year and yes, I am happy for her,” he said. “If it’s someone who can embrace her as she is and she’s happy, then that’s great.”
He added that their social media debut “didn’t catch me off guard.”
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Marissa George with her new boyfriend
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On November 2, Marissa shared a video about it Instagram of her and her new husband dancing together on Halloween. She captioned the clip: “Life has a funny way of surprising you. I never expected to fall in love again, let alone with someone who embraces all my energy and flaws. When we first met, I asked him if I was too much. He looked at me confused and said, “What do you mean?” I simply replied, ‘It doesn’t matter,’ and from that moment on I never doubted my energy again.”
She also posted a photo of her and the lucky guy on her Instagram Stories, writing “African space cowboy” and “astronaut dream girl” over the snapshot.
“Love out of this world,” Marissa added in the bottom corner of the photo.
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The new romance comes after Ramses ended his relationship with Marissa after getting engaged unseen in the seventh season of Love is blind. During their time together, Ramses caused controversy when he discussed their birth control plans on the hit Netflix series, in part because he apparently refused to wear a condom because sex wasn’t all that enjoyable for him.
During the show’s reunion special, Ramses said he felt the conversation was misinterpreted.
“I never tried to give Marissa an ultimatum,” he explained, adding that he respected Marissa’s choice not to use oral conception and that they came to a solution they both agreed on. “It wasn’t a situation where I was whiny or conceited or whatever the perception is.”
He shared further The Viall files that he further wanted to provide “context and some sort of explanations” for the conversation, adding: “I know what is being perceived seems very wild, and I promise that I am not that person that people are trying to portray me as.” to paint. .”
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From left: Amses Prashad and Marissa George on ‘Love Is Blind’
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Ramses noted that the conversation lasted 30 to 45 minutes, which was reduced to two minutes during the show.
“The whole point of that conversation was to talk about what our long-term method of contraception would be,” he explained. “I know, the perception of it is like this man’s anti-condom. This man is just concerned about his own personal pleasure in this situation.”
He continued: “Trust me. I know very well what hormonal birth control can do to a woman’s body. I am aware of all these things. And so, you know, we, me and Marissa are very candid when it comes to these types of conversations.”
Ramses added that during the “very nuanced conversation” they even considered him having a vasectomy.
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From left: Marissa George and Ramses Prashad on ‘Love Is Blind’
“I was just trying to be very thoughtful at that moment,” he said. “I promise it doesn’t look like it, but I was really trying to understand what would work best for us in a marriage. I promise I’m not anti-condom or whatever discussion is happening on the internet.”
Related: Love is blindMarissa says her mother clocked Ramses’ superiority complex, adding: ‘He’s not as feminist as he thinks’
He said he was shocked by the edited version of the couple’s conversation, explaining, “Honestly, my jaw was on the floor because I recognized what the conversation was, and I knew right away, like, what the perception would be . at that moment.”
Ramses added that it was “rough” to rewatch the conversation, adding: “If I was an outside viewer listening back to this conversation, I would say, ‘Yes. This guy is an asshole, but trust me, I understand the perception.
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Love is blind season 7 is now streaming in full on Netflix.