Love Is Blind spoilers ahead.
Amid all the chaos on the current season of Love Is Blind, one couple has remained pretty drama-free: Amy Olenska and Johnny McIntyre.
Like all of the couples featured on the Netflix show, Amy and Johnny, both of whom were 27 at the time of filming, formed a connection sight unseen by communicating through pods. They were the first pair of the season to get engaged, and have largely been hailed a fan-favorite amongst viewers.
However, the pair recently experienced a little bump in the road while discussing the subject of birth control.
In the latest episodes of the show, it was revealed that the couple hadn’t been “sexually intimate,” with Johnny telling their fellow contestant Laura that he and Amy were “taking it slow” because she was “not on birth control.”
After Laura told Johnny that his and Amy’s “sexual chemistry” was “palpable” and that she could “tell” they were “knocking boots,” he replied, “We’re taking it slow... ‘Cause she’s not on birth control, and like, I want kids, but not right now.”
“When she was like, ‘I’m not on birth control,’ it’s like, well, literally if any small thing happens, we could have a little Amy or a little John Jr. running around,” he added. It was later revealed that Amy had never been on birth control, and didn’t want to because she liked how “regular” everything in her body was.
Johnny then went on to admit that up until that point, he’d assumed every woman was on birth control — a revelation that left viewers at home pretty horrified.
He said, “I just always thought that everyone was on birth control. Like, that’s it.” Laura burst out laughing at this admission, with Johnny going on to admit that his assumption was “ignorant” while noting that “every girl” he’d ever dated would always “complain” about birth control.
In the next episode, Johnny discussed the subject with Amy herself, noting once again that everyone he’d ever dated was “almost always” on birth control.
Explaining his reasoning for wanting to wait before having kids, Johnny stressed that he wanted to ensure they were financially stable. Amy agreed that it’d be challenging getting pregnant soon, although noted that she felt they would still be able to “take care of a child.” But Johnny made it clear that he wasn't on board with the idea: "I don't want that, period."
Describing their clash over birth control as the “biggest roadblock to intimacy,” Amy said in a confessional: “I feel like Johnny’s really scared. I don’t know. I feel like using protection, like, that’s not enough for him.”
Amy did suggest the idea of a vasectomy to Johnny, who replied, “I know it’s not just the girl’s job. I don’t want it to seem like I’m saying, ‘Do this,’ or that this is the only way to do things because it’s not.”
The pair ultimately agreed that they needed to do more “research” on the topic and “figure out a solution” before their wedding, with Johnny stating that it could be “make or break” for them.
