Second time’s the charm, right? Apparently not for Love Is Blind season 10’s Connor Spies and Brianna“Bri”McNees, who’ve called it quits—again. Just when fans thought these two had found their happily-ever-after after rekindling things post-reunion, Connor dropped the news on the“Table for 1”podcast that the relationship had already run its course.
Here’s the timeline: Connor proposed to Bri sight unseen in the pods, the two met for the first time after she said yes, and they ultimately canceled their wedding. But then—plot twist—by the reunion special, they announced they were actually still dating. Fast forward to the Wednesday, June 10 episode of the podcast, and Connor, 32, revealed the relationship ended“by the end of March-ish”with him being the one to pull the plug.“I ended it,”he said.“Wish her nothing but the best, she’s a good person [with] a good heart, but things just didn’t work out.”
What’s striking is Connor’s restraint in not burning bridges. Rather than air grievances, he painted a picture of a relationship that, while ultimately incompatible, wasn’t without its bright spots. He credited Bri, 34, with pushing him outside his comfort zone and helping him see the world differently.“She got me out of my comfort zone with a lot of things, and she challenged me in some ways that I hadn’t been challenged before, which was nice,”he reflected. The pair traveled together, merged friend groups in Columbus, and built a solid crew that apparently still hangs out.
Connor acknowledged that the relationship felt the same both on camera and off—suggesting the show’s premise of falling for a stranger sight unseen was never the real problem. Instead, it seems like fundamental incompatibility quietly caught up with them after the initial excitement wore off. He admitted without elaborating that“we just couldn’t make it work,”which is about as graceful as it gets when explaining a breakup to a podcast audience.
What makes this story resonate beyond typical reality-TV gossip is the maturity of the exit. There’s no villain here, no public feuding—just two people who had a great year together, learned from each other, and realized it wasn’t going to last. Connor’s gratitude for what the experience gave him—both with Bri and the friendships that came with it—suggests he’s actually processing this like a grown-up rather than playing out relationship drama for clicks.
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