Love Is Blind's Johnny McIntyre was 'uninformed' about contraception
Love is blind's Johnny and Amy are season 6's golden couple — but disagreeing on birth control was the one major hurdle they faced before heading to the altar.
“[It] It was something very big that we had talked about several times,” said 28-year-old Johnny We weekly exclusively ahead of the Season 6 finale. “We wanted to make sure we were on the same page. Because I really didn't know much about birth control, contraceptives and things like that, it was difficult to have a good conversation right away because I wasn't informed.”
Johnny and Amy, 34, were the first couple to get engaged in the pods during season 6, which premiered earlier this month. The pair remained a united front throughout their romantic time in Mexico, but upon returning to Charlotte, North Carolina, they realized they had differences over contraceptive use and baby planning.
While Amy, who has never been on birth control, was open to the idea of getting pregnant soon, Johnny wanted to wait until they were financially stable – which led to a tense conversation about their future.
“[We could get pregnant] literally at any time. However, in nine months, little Amy Jr. will be arriving. or John Jr. I'm terrified of that,” Johnny explained to Amy in episode 8. “I don't want that, period.”
Amy, meanwhile, argued that while it would be stressful to get pregnant now, they could still “care for a child” without any problems. She also noted that despite knowing birth control would be “ideal” for her anemia, she liked how “normal” her system would be without birth control.
When Amy raised the possibility of a vasectomy instead, Johnny agreed that it could be a possibility. “I know this isn't just the girl's job,” he said. “I don't want it to seem like I'm saying, 'Do this,' or that this is the only way to do things, because it's not.”
Ultimately, the couple agreed that it was something they needed to “research and figure out a solution for” before the wedding, as they had previously decided to pause intimacy until they were on the same page.
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One thing the couple agreed on was that they were going to be “great” parents, but they worried it would happen “too soon.” Johnny told Us that the shorter 'timeframe' between meeting in the pods and tying the knot only added pressure to the situation.
“Everything was in the back of my mind every day, I think,” he explained. “I think those were probably the two biggest challenges I personally faced.”
Whether or not the couple made it through will be revealed during the season finale on Wednesday, March 6. At the very least, Johnny said the “open and honest” conversation brought him and Amy closer together.
“It really showed me what kind of woman she is,” he said Us.
New episodes of Love is blind Season 6 drops on Netflix on Wednesday.