'Love Is Blind’ star Garrett Josemans's 'racist' comment casts shadow on relationship with Taylor Krause
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: It looks like 'Love Is Blind' contestant Garrett Josemans screwed up his budding romance with a fellow contestant Taylor Krause with one racially insensitive comment. Garrett, attempting to woo Taylor and demonstrably smitten with her as a personality, managed to commit the cardinal sin of judging a book by its cover or, at the very least, solely by voice.
He assumed she was white, and even went so far as to ask her directly about the same, leaving Taylor shocked and hurt. Taylor denied the assumption, but Garrett's remark cut deep, bringing her to tears. But they went ahead with their connection and met outside the pods. Garrett proposed to her, saying how invested he was in that relationship. However, Taylor reacted quite mildly, like she was still processing Garrett's earlier judgment.
While Garrett acted genuinely excited to be with Taylor, truly having fallen hard, Taylor tended to act as though her persona was staged. Though she went along with the engagement, it was very clear she wasn't fully committed or interested in Garrett the same way. Her body language and attitude suggested that she checked out, leaving Garrett to question if they actually could move forward. Their rocky beginning loomed over their relationship and brought into question whether they could make it in the real world.
Taylor Krause decides to keep her mother's name a secret to hide her ethnicity
Taylor Krause tried to hide her ethnicity by not revealing her mom's last name for the first part of the interactions with Garrett Josemans in 'Love Is Blind' Season 7. Half Chinese herself, Taylor would want to make sure any connection she has with Garrett is actually an emotional and intellectual connection rather than based on the way she looks or her background.
"I wasn't going to share my ethnicity because it was an opportunity to have someone not know what I look like at all," Taylor said. "I'm just really interested to know if my emotional and intellectual thought processes are enough. Everything else is extra."
Are Taylor Krause and Garrett Josemans still together?
There is no confirmation whether Garrett and Taylor from Season 7 of 'Love Is Blind' are still together. While the initial spark between the two was very strong and intellectually charged, their time together was not without its bumps. One of the early issues for Taylor was her anxiety about sharing her ethnicity with Garrett. Garrett also made a casual remark about physical appearance, leading to some tension. But the two cleared the air in the pods about those issues, and Garrett's proposal seemed to seal the deal for them.
However, after they began to spend time together at Cabo, little hints started to appear that something was not right. Taylor came off as less invested than Garrett, and she showed a progressive detachment from the relationship as she spent more time with him. Garrett seemed utterly committed, though.
It had left audiences questioning whether the two continued working on their relationship outside of filming or broke up. For now, the answer remains a mystery.
Catch new episodes of 'Love Is Blind' Season 7 on Wednesdays on Netflix