Love Is Blind's Aaliyah on Breaking Up With Uche After Lydia Reveal - Livelifebytraveling

Uche Okoroha was not happy that his Love Is Blind romantic curiosity Aaliyah Cosby had beforehand cheated on a companion — whereas hiding his personal expertise with infidelity.

During the primary episode of Love Is Blind season 5, Aaliyah, 29, admitted to Uche, 34, that she as soon as cheated on a boyfriend after their sexual intimacy had turn into stagnant. Uche was instantly shocked by her honesty, particularly when he discovered she was a “recent cheater” because the incident occurred solely two years earlier than the pod experiment.

Two episodes later, the tables turned after it was revealed that Uche beforehand dated Lydia Velez Gonzalez forward of Love Is Blind manufacturing. Aaliyah revealed to Us Weekly that, in hindsight, Uche’s efforts to hide his previous had been a complete “red flag.”

“I think all of us have a past [and] history going into relationships after a certain point in life,” Aaliyah solely informed Us forward of the Friday, September 22, premiere of season 5. “We all have things that we’re going to have to work through with a new partner [that’s] not necessarily bringing in a bunch of baggage, but your lessons learned even some traumas and different things that you’re going to have to work through.”

Aaliyah additional defined that by sharing her private expertise with infidelity early on within the pods, she was “willing to do” simply that. “I know with marriage, you’re navigating a lot,” the ICU journey nurse informed Us. “You’re going to have to compromise and work through things. I was open to [discussing the hard truths].”

Because Love Is Blind is a “really expedited process,” Aaliyah famous that contributors “have to be sure” a few proposal choice.

Love Is Blinds Aaliyah Cosby Admits Uche Okorohas Own Cheating Past Is a Red Flag — Aaliyah Cosby, Uche Okoroha. Monty Brinton/Netflix (2)

While Aaliyah and Uche had been initially capable of work via her dishonest previous, they couldn’t transfer previous his former reference to Lydia. In episode 4, a teary-eyed Aaliyah finds out from Lydia, 32, simply how shut the previous couple had been. Lydia detailed particular reminiscences about Uche’s canine, his three-story dwelling and the Tesla automotive he owned earlier than revealing that they attached a mere three months earlier than the experiment started.

Aaliyah instantly went into the pods to confront Uche about his previous relationship with Lydia. “If I wanted to be in a relationship with Lydia, I would be in a relationship with Lydia,” he confessed through the episode.

Uche finally deliberate to suggest to Aaliyah, however she selected to depart Love Is Blind early as a substitute.

“It was really just the emotional security that was really lacking for me going into the engagement,” Aaliyah recalled to Us of her choice to stroll away from the fact TV present and Uche.