Is Stephen Still Talking Monica’s Ear Off? A ‘Love Is Blind’ Relationship Update

The US production team of Love Is Blind saw all the hype around Love Is Blind UK and said “Hold my beer.” I pretty much always root for all of the LIB couples that manage a healthy balance between annoying and cute, and at first, Stephen and Monica fit the bill. But the minute I saw Monica and Stephen’s sloppy first kiss I knew I wasn’t couldn’t hold the title of president of their fan club. To be fair, I had already stopped shipping them a few episodes before that when Stephen and Monica had an enlightening conversation about their family backgrounds. By enlightening, I mean I learned a whole new set of red flags to look out for should I ever find myself single in Washington D.C. Lucky for me though, no matter how obsessed I become with these total strangers, I’m not on Love Is Blind so I’m not the one who had to face Mr. Chatty Kathy at the reunion. Are Monica and Stephen still together after Love Is Blind? I have the answer, and I promise I’ll keep it quick!

Are Monica and Stephen still together after Mexico?

The Love Is Blind reunion officially confirmed that Monica and Stephen are 100% dunzo. That’s no surprise given the sleep study that shook the world, that Stephen didn’t even apologize for without whining about how much heat he’s taken from fans. Things seemed to be perfect after their red carpet-reveal until the couple arrived in Mexico where Monica divulged that Stephen talks too much, to the point that it’s difficult for her to be heard. She also told the cameras (like, multiple times) that Stephen wasn’t “the hottest” person on the island, but because she fell in love with his soul he was the hottest to her. Yeah, that’s never a good sign. Stephen certainly didn’t make things easier when he tried to charm Monica and the other ladies with talk about he anticipated girls in DMs offering to suck to you know. How charming!

Turns out it didn’t even take the season airing for Stephen to give in to temptation. The man who previously conceded he was a “technical cheater” decided to give sexting another go during his engagement. A late-night sleep study apparently got Stephen in the mood to get freaky, and somehow Monica found out about his cheating in real time. By the end of episode 8, he’s moved out, and venmoed Monica in front of her for “carrying his weight.” I personally think compensation should be a legally mandated part of breakups where one party acted a damn fool going forward. I’m also furious the Lacheys failed to ask Stephen the hard questions (like how much was the Venmo and what was it for or why did he bring up the letter to Monica’s parents if he didn’t only write it for clout?) but that’s neither here nor there.

Even before the finale aired on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, Monica hinted that she wasn’t over the betrayal on social media. After the show wrapped, she posted a flood of thirst traps to Instagram with captions about being “strong” and doing “just fine.” I also (unfortunately) stumbled upon a September 2023 video of Stephen pretending to be a spy with a toy gun above the hashtag “bachelor life.” Scary stuff!