Thats literally what I based everything off of, the 26-year-old kindergarten teacher tells Bustle.

The couples connection seemed strong in the beginning, and they become the first of threeSeason 5 couplesto getengaged.

But Taylor and JPs relationship soon began to sour.

Taylor Rue from ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 5, via Netflix’s press site

And without a wall separating them, he struggled to make conversation.

Youre not the person I fell in love with, she told him.

Taylor knew their love wasnt meant to be after their interactions became so uncomfortable, so forced.

Jared “JP” Pierce and Taylor Rue in ‘Love is Blind’ Season 5, Episode 3, via Netflix’s press site

And when Im done, Im done.

He reached out to me right after, but I was not ready at all.

I need[ed] to heal myself, so I took time to do that, she says.

Then I reached out to him, but our timing never worked out to meet up.

source: www.bustle.com