Love Is Blind’s Matt Bolton and Colleen Reed Split After Four-Year Marriage
Of course this happened—another reality TV romance that peaked in some manufactured pod has fizzled into the inevitable breakup press release. Love Is Blind season 3’s golden couple, Matt Bolton and Colleen Reed, confirmed on May 23 that they’ve finally pulled the plug on their nearly four-year marriage. In a joint Instagram statement, they admitted “we’ve been separated for some time now” and offered us a master class in reality-show good manners: “This was an incredibly difficult decision,” they sighed, insisting they still “have deep respect and care for one another” and asking for “compassion” as they navigate the wreckage.
They first said “I do” during the 2022 finale, after Matt popped the question in the pods and Colleen tearfully agreed. Viewers who watched those early episodes saw nothing but potential—then witnessed what happens when pods open: public arguments over co-star Cole Barnett, Colleen’s craving for a night out with friends and jealousy-fueled stir-ups that may or may not have been spliced for drama. Matt later confessed to PEOPLE that he’d even been “looking for an out” before he decided to walk down the aisle, but seeing Colleen’s smile at the altar convinced him they were “meant for each other.”
If you thought the reunion would patch things up, think again. At Netflix’s Season 3 reunion, Colleen appeared anxious—understandably so, since online trolls had shredded her profession, body and character after the first episodes aired. She told Cosmopolitan she wasn’t prepared for “strangers critiquing my profession that I am incredibly proud of” and admitted embarrassment at rewatching moments with Cole. That public secondhand embarrassment was the first sign this marriage might be crumbling under its own hype.
Rumors swirled in 2023 about their living situation—married but not cohabitating? On a podcast, Colleen insisted Matt was basically living at her place and that they were simply “adapting” to real-world logistics before merging households. Yet here we are, four years later, and the so-called adaptation ended in “respective paths.”
No juicy feud, no dramatic third-party allegations—just two reality stars quietly acknowledging that their Netflix fairy tale didn’t survive real life’s editing room. They thanked fans for support; we sighed at another reminder that “something special” on a TV set rarely thrives once the cameras stop rolling.
At this point, should we even pretend to be surprised that the next love story will inevitably meet the same fate? Bookmark this for the inevitable “I told you so” moment.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Netflix
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