Love Is Blind Recap: Monica and Stephen Break Up After Their Kinky Texts

Love is blind season 7 contestants Monica Davis and Stephen Richardson it seemed like they were heading towards “yes” — until she caught him sending inappropriate messages to another woman.

Monica, 37, discovered the texts during the eighth episode of the season, which was released on Wednesday, October 9. After spending a night out for a “sleep test”, Stephen, 34, allegedly sent “kink”-fueled text messages to an unidentified woman, who Monica discovered the next day.

Before the two appeared on camera, the other contestant Taylor Krause – who is engaged Garrett Josemans – came to console her friend and confessed that she found Stephen’s behavior strange, since everyone was in Mexico after the cocoons.

Taylor recalled a conversation in which Stephen told her off-camera that “in a year” a “group of women” would be “in my DMs, wanting to suck my dick,” which Monica called “disgusting.”

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When Stephen returned home, Taylor excused himself so he and Monica could talk. “Reading those fetish-filled text messages… it’s disgusting, Stephen,” she told him, to which he responded, “You’re right.”

That’s not enough for Monica. “Say something else. Why did you propose, why did you come here? Who are you?” Stephen stated that there is “really nothing” he could say that she would “believe.”

“I made a mistake by being drunk on a sleep test with someone who texted me,” he confessed, but Monica corrected him. “You were doing that today. You texted her today. And the really disgusting ones were today.”

When Monica asked to look at her phone to confirm, Stephen admitted that he had already “deleted the messages because I didn’t want to see them either.” He adds that he doesn’t “remember” texting the woman that day, but knows it was a “stupid decision” that stemmed from a “conversation” he and Monica had the night before.

“Don’t blame me for being gross,” Monica shot back. “I’m not,” Stephen retorts. “I’m blaming myself for my actions based on how I approached our conversations. I’m taking full responsibility for this and that’s why I’m taking my things and leaving you alone.

Before leaving, Monica asked him to send her a sum of money that he owed her “for carrying his weight these last few days.” After picking up the phone and sending the money via Venmo, he said “I’m sorry” one last time before packing his clothes and leaving.

After he was gone, Monica collapsed under a blanket and Taylor and Garrett returned to comfort her. “I’m so sad,” Monica said between sobs. “I can’t believe this is happening.”

Monica and Stephen fell in love from the start, connecting over their desire for honesty in a relationship despite their opposing lifestyles. When Stephen admitted that he had emotionally betrayed a previous girlfriend by entering someone else’s DMs, Monica decided she still wanted to move on as she wants someone who isn’t “afraid of being imperfect.”

“I want you to feel like you can tell me anything,” she told him. “We are all human.”

The two continued to fall in love before finally confessing their love and getting engaged. They then flew to Mexico with the rest of the Season 7 couples for a romantic getaway, which, despite some tense moments due to Stephen’s tendency to ramble, was apparently smooth sailing.

Upon returning to Washington DC, the two continued to have frank conversations, including about sex and intimacy. During a conversation in episode 8, Monica reveals that Stephen likes “butt stuff,” which she is “saving for my husband.”

“I mean, it’s cool, but it’s not a ‘I wait until my birthday to be lucky enough to have him’ situation,” Stephen joked in response. “Let’s be honest, there are so many different things you can put inside your dick: pineapple, bowl of mac and cheese.”

When Monica asks if he had ever done anything like that, he immediately denied it.

“I don’t believe you,” she replied.

Episodes 1-9 of Love is blind season 7 is now streaming on Netflix. New episodes appear every Wednesday.