Love Is Blind’s Marissa answers burning questions about Ramses — including their post-breakup bond

Love is blind star Marissa George he knew he dropped a bombshell when he revealed this her and her ex-fiancé Ramses Prashad they linked up after calling off their engagement.

“I’m sorry. Who hasn’t slept with an ex after a bad breakup?” Marissa, 32, said Us days after Wednesday, October 30, the meeting began to air. “Obviously we had real feelings for each other. We broke up and there are a few times we connected. I never intended to say this (at the reunion) but I’m always going to be myself and you see that right there – I don’t stop to think about the image and what people will think, I’m not the only one who’s ever done that.

The revelation came when he was talking to Marissa Nick Dorka about his breakup FROM Hannah Giles as Nick pointed out that Hannah had texted him after their breakup.

“I was trying to tell Nick (that) just because she’s messy doesn’t mean she wants to be with you!” she continued. “Ramses and I don’t want to be together. And we still hooked up a few times. It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t great and it wasn’t healthy, but it was what it was.”

Marissa clarified that she and Ramses weren’t “friends with benefits” or anything serious after that ended their relationship.

“I’d be in D.C., I’d get drunk somewhere — I drank way more than I should have — and I’d be drunk texting (him) and one thing lead to another,” Marissa said. “It was only a few times. And we both knew it wasn’t good for us because I still had such strong feelings and he had his strong feelings, whether he wanted to be in a relationship or not.”

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Another important moment at the reunion came when Marissa’s mother, Vanessashe confronted Ramses after making it clear when they met that she wouldn’t be happy if he hurt her daughter.

“I know he looked rough at brunch when they first met — the conversations happen off camera that you guys don’t see, (but) it comes across in a certain way,” Marissa said Us of her stubborn mother. “But my mother was also really supportive of Ramses and me. He saw how much we loved each other, at least from my point of view. I think he said at the meeting (that) he went and tried to talk to him and said, ‘Hey, guys, come work this out. You both love each other. It is very obvious. I was shocked that he was up there doing it, but he knew how much I loved him and wanted to make it work.”

Marissa added, however, that she wishes her mother “wouldn’t use violence whenever she talks about Ramses,” making a “disclaimer” that violence was not a part of her childhood. “I would like them to apologize for the violent comments,” she said, referring to Vanessa talking about “punching Ramses in the throat.”

As for how Vanessa is feeling now? “I think she’s indifferent,” Marissa said. “She’s just really glad that me and him are over and that I don’t have deep feelings for him anymore. I think that’s really the hardest part.”

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Us: What were your expectations from the meeting?
GM: I was so nervous. I had just seen the breakup scene so I went in there just trying to hold it together. I wanted to be able to convey, “Hey, it’s been a year, Ramses and I have worked through everything. I don’t hate anyone, but when I got up there is a lot. I just watched (the breakup) 12 hours ago, so it was really hard to get that out.

Us: Ramses doubled down on the reunion when he said he felt “outdone” by you. How did it feel to hear that again?
GM: It’s still hard to hear, like, “I would have been exhausted and overwhelmed by Marissa.” But I talked to him at length, like, I know what he means by that. I don’t like it. You said you fell in love with me for my energy. However, I don’t blame him. I can be a lot. I’m not everyone’s cup of tea and that was very evident. So it’s hard to hear. I wish it was like something else (that caused us to break up), but what are you going to do?

Us: Are you thankful he didn’t end things at a wedding?
GM: Ramses was never going to take me to the altar and say no. He knew that would have been awful. We talked about it. I wouldn’t have done that to him either. And the point is to get to the altar and figure out if you’re going to say yes or no, but when you’re so sure, it’s best to do it when you feel like it.

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Us: Do you think he should have done it sooner or do you think it took until that day and that conversation?
GM: It took me a while to get to that (point) where, of course, I wish I had done it sooner. But I think for Ramses, he’s worked through his feelings, and the biggest regret he always says is that he just wishes he’d talked about some of the things he was feeling sooner. I wish he had broken up with me earlier. I just wish he had told me earlier and said, “Hey, these are some of the things.” Then I might say, “Oh yeah, these are things I can either change, or some things I can’t.”

Us: Did conversations about your past military service play a role in your breakup?
GM: Military talk never played a part in our separation. I think it’s okay to be with a partner who has different opinions. He seems to judge me massively. And I think it was in that conversation – not on purpose, but it just was. But no one else can see the rest of the conversation. I know Ramses and I aren’t the first couple to have a conversation where we disagree and both say things that maybe aren’t so nice to each other. Now, would I be with a partner who held such strong views against the military? Probably not, no. It just wouldn’t make sense to me. But at the time, it wasn’t something that I felt was fatal to our relationship. I felt like we respected each other’s differences and ultimately he supported my background.

Us: What about your disagreement about contraception? I thought you had more to say at the meeting.
GM: I think Ramses finally said what he said in those conversations. And no matter what it looks like, it was what it was. I always wanted to convey that it was never like, you know, directly forcing me to go on birth control. He didn’t say he had to. And actually I was the one who said, “I’d go on birth control – not on hormone control.” That’s why you hear me say, “I need to talk to my doctor. I don’t really want to go for it, but I want to look at my options, because I should have the right to look at my options, even if I don’t want to go on birth control. Let me make this decision. And he was completely open to it. We talked about vasectomies. No one knows this – we talked about a long-term analysis.

Us: So when he says he wasn’t trying to give you any kind of ultimatum, would you agree with that?
GM: No, it wasn’t an ultimatum. It was a shocking conversation, but it wasn’t an ultimatum. Two people coming together who don’t know each other that well are going to have to have tough conversations and sometimes you just won’t say the right thing or have a bad opinion. It’s just a relationship, it won’t (always) look pretty.

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Us: In general, it felt like there was a disconnect in terms of physical intimacy — and the conversation about how much he needed it and how you were tired after a long day. But from your perspective, was that a major difference between you two or did the cameras catch you on an off day?
GM: The cameras caught us at the wrong time. Look, that conversation, I was angry. It is very clear that I am annoyed. I’m like, ‘What are you talking about? We are super intimate. it was not just sexual relations, but all kinds of affection. So when we talked about the “stroking” thing, he just wanted to know what it would look like. I hated having that conversation. I didn’t feel it was right to have because I wasn’t feeling well and all that stuff. But in the end, this is the conversation we had. And at the time, I didn’t see it as a big deal. But looking back and watching it – when you’re in the outside view, you see things a lot differently than when you’re in it. There’s a lot of emotion and in that scene, I’m very quiet, just trying to sort things out in my head.

I have an autoimmune disease. I deal with rashes and rheumatoid arthritis. I also have ADHD. I’ve had it all my life. We talked about it a lot and sometimes I get overstimulated and when I was talking about the petting thing—sometimes when we’re late or there’s a lot going on, I’m like, “Can you just not, like, rub me? You can put your hand there, that’s fine, but don’t rub me in those moments. Medical stuff is very sensitive for me. So when we talk about intimacy, it comes into the medical discussion and I’m always worried, ‘Is the partner I’m going to be with going to be okay with me having breakouts and I don’t want to be intimate and have my week suffer. before the menstrual cycle starts? This is a real concern for many women.

Us: Do you think Ramses is the type of guy who would have been able to be a supportive partner in times like this?
GM: I think they would try, yes. I think he would try to be a supportive partner as best he could. What I’m learning is about the level your partner can generally handle – emotionally, physically, whatever. So if he’s dealing with his own emotions and is easily overwhelmed – he was already overwhelmed by me. I don’t know if he would have been okay with my outbursts and stuff like that. He would have tried. … He is not a malicious person. He’s not perfect, just like I’m not, and you see real people having real conversations and trying to figure out if they’re going to spend the rest of their lives together. So of course it won’t look great all the time.

Us: So if you had to pinpoint it – what was the main thing that kept you from being able to work?
GM: I’m here for commitment – I will commit. I will work and try to evolve with you. And I think for Ramses, because he was married before, he has a little less tolerance and (he thinks), if I don’t feel it, I don’t feel it. I think he runs a little easier than me. And I don’t necessarily know if that’s a bad thing or a good thing, but ultimately I think that’s our incompatibility. I’m willing to say we will bear it. We will get through this and I will accept you for all your flaws. And I think for him it’s very conditional. There are conditions there.