'Love Is Blind's Jackie Bonds Reveals The Real Reason She Was Absent From The Reunion

Jackie Bonds is opening up about a vulnerable subject.

The "Love Is Blind" season four cast member and 27-year-old dental assistant has faced much social media criticism over the fallout from her relationship with her former fiancé Marshall Glaze. Bonds began dating her former connection from the pods, Josh Demas.

Fans of the Netflix dating show witnessed Bonds and Glaze split up long before they could reach the altar. Viewers saw Glaze's close friend, Brett Brown, tell him Bonds did not attend the bridal shop for her wedding dress fitting. Bonds had seemingly skipped the outing to get coffee with Demas. Bonds later spoke out against Netflix's editing, claiming her relationship with Glaze had been over before she went out with her now-man.

During last weekend's reunion, viewers caught up with Bonds and Demas via Zoom; the duo wasn't present in the studio, instead opting for a virtual interview. The reunion's host, Vanessa Lachey, spoke at length to the team.

Nearly a week later, Bonds reveal why she and her partner did not join their fellow "Love Is Blind" cast mates.

The "Love Is Blind" star recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly about her controversial split with Glaze.

She stressed that her coffee shop date with Demas did not happen while Glaze was fitted for his tux. Although she was experiencing a milestone moment, Bonds had decided she wanted out of the relationship while waiting for Glaze to return.

"When Marshall was at his suit fitting, I was not on the date then. That date was on a whole different date," she explained. "When he was at the suit fitting, I was actually at the townhouse waiting for him to return so I could break up with him."

She then stressed that she had no regrets about her relationship with her ex-fiancé and that she had ended the relationship before going out on the date.

"And when I went on a date with Josh, I'd already had that conversation with Marshall. We were already broken up," Bonds maintained. She also added about their relationship, "There's no beef, I don't have no problem with him. If he has a problem with me, that's fine, but I've moved on, and I'm not worried about that situation anymore." (via Entertainment Weekly, per The Blast)

The duo virtually appeared at last weekend's reunion, which did not sit well with viewers.

"The best part of the #LoveIsBlindLive Reunion is that I waited 2 1/2 hours to see Vanessa Lachey gushing over Jackie and Josh via Zoom and taking their words as bond instead of holding their feet to the fire," a viewer tweeted.

"Jackie told Marshall to 'man up, boss up,' and then she was to COWARD to show up at the reunion [sad face] ???? Excuse me??????? The audacity... She didn't change one bit.," another viewer weighed in.

"The reunion proved that Jackie and Josh are the biggest cowards ever. I'm even giving props to Irina; she was cooked but took it to the chin. Jackie was all over social media Wildin, but when it's time to be face to face, she stayed home," another viewer wrote.

Almost a week after the controversial live reunion aired, Bonds is opening up and revealing why she and her partner weren't present at the live reunion, which began over an hour later than promised due to technical glitches.

The reality star maintains that it wasn't her choice to skip the reunion. Instead, she claims Netflix was behind her absence.

Bonds spoke to The Wrap, telling the publication, "[Netflix] had me talk to a psychologist, and the psychologist was the one that told us we weren't gonna go," she said. "That was how it went down."

"They called on a three-way [confrence call], and they were kind of, 'Oh, due to your mental health, we think you shouldn't come to the reunion."

She also claimed the duo was given short notice.

"It was like a two-day turnaround. They told us the day before [the reunion]," Bonds continued. (per The Wrap, via Us Weekly)

Bonds later took to her Instagram to let her followers know she planned to "take accountability" for her actions toward her ex. She reiterated that she had been faithful to Glaze during their relationship. She also thanked him for confirming their breakup before her date with Demas.