- Marshall Glaze spoke about his relationship with Jackie Bonds on "Love is Blind."
- Glaze told Variety Bond's emotional maturity and availability "paled in comparison" to his.
"Love is Blind" star Marshall Glaze said "not everyone has the same level of emotional maturity" after his engagement to Jackie Bonds fell apart.
Glaze reflected on his time on the dating show in an interview with Variety published Friday, the same day episodes nine through eleven aired on Netflix. Glaze matched with Bonds after meeting in the pods, but the pair broke up in episode 10 after arguments sparked and she skipped her wedding dress fitting to connect with fellow contestant Josh Demas.
One standout argument saw Bonds ask Glaze to "be more aggressive" and question his masculinity, which Glaze addressed in his conversation with Variety.
"First, I'd just like to backtrack. Jackie didn't verbatim say that I was less of a man. It was my interpretation of it," Glaze said. "She very much put that she can't give me what I need as far as the emotional availability or rise to my emotional maturity."
He added: "Not that she doesn't have that within her, but it just kind of paled in comparison. And that's okay. Not everybody has the same level of emotional maturity as we're talking about."
Glaze told Variety that he'd been told he's "soft" his entire life and it took him a long time to accept who he is.
"I'm unapologetic about my sensitivity, my emotions, and the fact that I wear my heart on my sleeve," he said. "I love myself, and I put myself out there. And that's all that I could ever truly ask or hope for out of anybody: just to put it all out there."
Glaze told the outlet that he hasn't spoken to Bonds since their last conversation on the series.
A representative for Bonds did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
"Love is Blind" season 4 has made a splash with viewers, who've been vocal with their opinions about contestants on social media. Much of the early season focused on the love triangle between Irina Solomonova, Zack Goytowski, and Bliss Poureetezadi that ended with Goytowski and Poureetezadi coupling. Fans also latched onto what they described as "mean girl" behavior from Solomonova and Micah Lussier.
The "Love is Blind" finale will air on April 14, followed by a live reunion on April 16.