Paul Peden Calls Out Vanessa Lachey For 'Bias' During 'Love Is Blind' Season 4 Reunion
By Kristin Myers on April 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM EDT
Although the "Love Is Blind" reunion was not as live as people hoped, it did bring drama as Vanessa Lachey drilled Paul Peden about his behavior towards his ex-fiancée, Micah Lussier.
Although most fans felt that Paul was in the right to say “I don’t” to Micah at the altar, it seemed like Vanessa didn’t agree. Instead, she dug into Paul pretty hard, especially when he said that he didn’t see Micah as a mother figure.
Paul Peden Calls Out Vanessa Lachey For Showing ‘Personal Bias’ During The ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 4 Reunion
After Sunday night’s reunion, the 29-year-old environmental scientist spoke to PEOPLE about his experience during the reunion, which he said felt like an “interrogation on issues” instead of an open dialogue.
"It was drilling into these things, and I don't know," he said. "In all, it's alright. I think that no matter what you say, no matter what the conversation is, your character comes through in what you say."
During his exchange with Vanessa, Paul said, "I thought that I detected a little bit of personal bias there. I'm not sure what it was.” He went on to say, "And I guess she's within her right to drill on personal bias, but she shouldn't present as being an objective neutral party if that's the case.”
"But I think it's fair to continue follow-up questions. But if we're going to go that route, we need to be able to have a full-length conversation,” he added.
#LoveIsBlind the reunion is always nauseating to watch because of Vanessa Lachey. She picks sides, cuts people off, bullies the male cast, pushes motherhood onto women, and generally tries way too hard to be cool. Netflix please just let Nik do this solo😭
— Ashlyn Avery (@AshlynAvery4) April 17, 2023
It seems that fans agree with Paul. One fan of the show tweeted, “#LoveIsBlind the reunion is always nauseating to watch because of Vanessa Lachey. She picks sides, cuts people off, bullies the male cast, pushes motherhood onto women, and generally tries way too hard to be cool. Netflix please just let [Nick Lachey] do this solo.” The tweet has over ten thousand likes.
Micah Lussier Also Shares Her Thoughts On The ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 4 Reunion
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Judging by Twitter, many fans felt that Micah got off pretty easy in the show, especially when it came down to her mocking and bullying her fellow cast members in the pods. In her own conversation with PEOPLE, Micah said, “I think everyone did their best to say the truth.”
"There was a lot that was said and not said, but I'm just trying to leave it there at this point and move on,” she added. During the reunion, she revealed that she and Paul tried dating for a few months. The Seattle-based scientist revealed that he even flew out to visit Micah in Arizona, but it looks like they went their separate ways soon after.
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"We did try dating. I think there was a little bit of a rocky foundation from everything that had happened since we didn't get married," Micah told the magazine. "I had moved back to Scottsdale, so we were trying to do long distance and I just don't think either of our hearts are fully in it anymore.”
“But I did always think that there was a chance we would maybe try things again down the road. But after everything that's come out, I think that's kind of not likely,” she added.
Paul Peden Was ‘Open To The Possibility’ Of Getting Engaged To Micah Again
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Although most fans didn’t seem to believe in the relationship, Paul said that he was “open to the possibility” that the two might walk down the aisle again in the future, even though he himself admitted that he didn’t think it was likely.
"It was tough, but it probably was the right move,” he said of the relationship ending. “We tried... I don't think that we could have ever gotten to that point [of marriage again], but I was open to the possibility."
"I don't think that we're fit for that level or that type of relationship. I think that we're a great match for dating. I really do," he continued. "But certain people, I think, are fit for certain types of relationships and we're not fit for a lifelong commitment."