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Love Is Blind's Carlton and Diamond Discuss The Explosive Breakup - Oprah Mag

Love Is Blind, a new dating show on Netflix, is teeming with drama—as would be expected from a show that depicts couples getting engaged before seeing each other face-to-face. But it's safe to say that Carlton Morton, 34, and Diamond Jack, 28, reached the show's drama peak with their blow-out breakup in the fourth episode.

"It’s still kind of awkward," Carlton tells OprahMag.com in a phone interview, revealing they've kept in touch since. "We're learning to communicate. That’s a good way to put it."

Had they learned to do so back in 2018, when the show was filmed, they might still be together. Put simply, Carlton and Diamond's messy breakup came down to a failure of communication.

Along with five other couples, Carlton and Diamond got engaged before ever meeting face-to-face. But the high of their engagement wore off as soon as they got to paradise, and their secrets were exposed under the bright light of the Mexican sun. Within a day, Carlton and Diamond were infusing Love Is Blind with Real Housewives energy (Morton has also appeared on that franchise, but that's for later.)

Here's an abridged version of their split: Carlton was not forthcoming with his identity as a bisexual man until after he proposed. Diamond felt betrayed, and reacted in a way that many consider biphobic. Both lashed out, spurring an interaction that has been analyzed on the internet over and over.

Then came the one moment in their fight that ruled out any future possibility of getting back together, romantically, according to Carlton. "The main issue that ended all of that is me and my slip-up of the b-word," Carlton says. "We’ve apologized to each other but I feel like I can't apologize enough."

So Carlton and Diamond are never, ever getting back together (cue the Taylor Swift song). But as tense as their breakup was, they've now reached a place of mutual understanding, bordering on friendship. "I don't have any animosity toward Carlton," Diamond says. "I appreciate him."

Ironically, Carlton and Diamond have become closer through this strange shared experience. Even worse than a breakup is having that breakup broadcast to millions of people who voice their opinions.

"I feel like I can't apologize enough."

Both Carlton and Diamond have received an onslaught of attention on social media, not all positive. "People are taking the time out to send us their thoughts and their views of how they have judged us. It’s crazy how some people can't accept certain things," Diamond says, adding that Carlton has received death threats since the show came out.

In the aftermath, Diamond has become Carlton's champion—especially when it comes to his coming out. "There are people out in this world who have secrets and have not opened up about their sexuality because they feel they might be judged. I commend Carlton for coming out. That's a hard thing," Diamond says.

Audiences might remember Carlton and Diamond for their breakup, but Diamond remembers Carlton for the good moments, too—most of which weren't shown, to her dismay. During one date in the pods, Diamond prepared a Cajun-style dinner because Carlton is from Louisiana.

"I wish you could've seen those sweet moments. We had some really, really good moments that shows our love for each other," Diamond says.

Today, both Carlton and Diamond are single. Carlton hasn't started dating since Love Is Blind ended, but says the show has "changed his approach" to relationships. That said, he's still open to finding love on reality TV. "I would have to be the Bachelor. I wouldn't necessarily have to do the whole process again, of competing with other people for love," Carlton says. ABC, are you listening?

Diamond, who is busy pursuing a PhD in optometry, has yet to meet that special someone."If God wants me to fall in love and start a relationship, it will happen. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t. I can’t come down on myself if it doesn’t happen for me. Just hope and pray that it will happen for me," Diamond says.

However, they did not go through the experience of watching Love Is Blind alone. In a true reality TV crossover moment, Carlton hosted a watch party in his boss's wine cellar—and his boss happens to be Cynthia Bailey of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

"My friends and family cried while watching," Carlton says. " They're like, 'Oh my god. I hope you find love.' I feel like a lost puppy. ‘Oh my god, he’s a good dog, someone will love you one day.'"

Carlton, who is Bailey's assistant, is a veteran of making a splash on reality TV. Back in 2012, Carlton confronted Housewives star Kenya Moore for comments she made to models during an audition. With strange parallels to the Love Is Blind spat, Moore called Carlton the b-word, and Carlton once again stormed off.

Diamond was on a business trip to Orlando when the show came out and called the hotel beforehand to make sure it had Netflix available. "I didn't know what to expect. Would people hate us? Accept us? There were a lot of emotions running through my body," Diamond says. She watched the show surrounded by coworkers.

While the experiment did not work for her, Diamond believes Love Is Blind's unusual process can lead to love. "If you would've asked me before, I would've said no. But now going through it and seeing the outcome, I do 110 percent believe love is blind, and it can happen for anyone," Diamond says.

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