Danielle Drouin explored relationships with two men while on Love is Blind. One romance led to an engagement, and the other led to a "beautiful two months together." Most Love is Blind fans know Rory Newbrough for being the guy that gave everyone advice and helped them pick the right partner, but few people know his Love is Blind other half, Danielle.
The Love is Blind producers had way too many successful romances, so they couldn't show all of them. Danielle and Rory, and Lexie Skipper and Westley Baer were both engaged couples by the time they left the Love is Blind facility. Both couples didn't last, but Danielle's story was a bit more complicated: After breaking up with Rory, she dated the other man she fell in love with while on the show.
Screen Rant spoke to Danielle about her time on the hit Netflix reality series. She shared the heartbreaking end of both of her relationships. With Rory it ended because of lingering feelings for Matt Thomas, and the real world coming into play. With Matt, it ended because he wanted an open relationship, and that wasn't something that Danielle wanted. She wanted "something long term and someone to start a life with."
Despite the hurt from the Matt relationship. Danielle got to a place where she's now fine with both men. She shared that after some months of not speaking to Matt. She said:
We sat down and talked it out. He apologized. I accepted his apology. We moved on. Since then, we’re good. We’ll do yoga together. The three of us are all close. We all still talk. Everything is fine. It’s nothing now. It’s all in the past. We’re all adults, but it did take some time. It took some time to heal.
Things are also good on the dating front with Danielle. She told Screen Rant how Love is Blind helped her romantic life:
I fell in love with two guys and I didn’t think that was possible. Honestly, through the experiment, it helped me understand myself and what I actually need in a relationship. From that now, I have a boyfriend and we are in the happiest, healthiest relationship that I’ve ever had in my entire life. And I truly believe that it is from what I learned through this whole experience: opening up, being vulnerable, communication,telling your partner your needs, telling your partner what kind of life you want to live. You should never have expectations on how you feel other people should treat you and should never have expectations on someone else’s behavior. I think all of that was a big eye opening learning lesson for me.
For those considering trying out for Love is Blind season 2, even if you don't end up finding the man or woman of your dreams, it seems like it has been a great learning experience for those who went through the process.
Screen Rant edited this interview for clarity.