After seeing Jared “JP” Pierce and Taylor Rue’s relationship spectacularly combust in Mexico on Love Is Blind Season 5, many fans who tuned into the reunion were left wondering one thing after recapping the terrible time the former couple had on the Netflix show: Who is JP from Love Is Blind dating?
Taylor and JP were one of the first couples to break up on the show due to communication issues. During the reunion, JP claimed that he struggled to connect with Taylor because of the cameras. But Taylor was not buying it, saying she felt the issue was “a lot deeper than that.”
“I don’t think that he was attracted to me from the second we met each other,” she said. “He gave me zero validation. When I asked about our future — as we saw — he didn’t answer. And on top of that, you belittled me and made me feel less than I am.”
As viewers will likely never forget, JP criticized Taylor’s use of makeup, saying he found her appearance “off-putting” when they first met. Fortunately, he apologized during the reunion, but it was too little too late.
“I apologize. I genuinely wanted to just let you know that I thought you look beautiful without makeup,” he said. “That was all I was trying to say. And it came out wrong.”
JP began seeing someone soon after Taylor broke off their engagement. And while chatting with Netflix’s publication Tudum, he spoke rather highly of his new girlfriend. Here’s everything we know about his relationship after his breakup with Taylor.
JP has reportedly been dating a new woman for about a year now. As Decider’s Brett White wrote, knowing JP, his new love is probably someone “who has never stepped foot inside a Sephora.”
According to JP himself, the unnamed woman is “super sweet and really understanding. She likes dogs and football. She’s really down-to-earth,” per Tudum.
“We just have fun,” JP continued. “We can just giggle and laugh at each other, and it’s a really good time.”
The firefighter even told the Netflix publication that he let her know about his short-lived run on Love Is Blind early on, to which she reportedly “reacted positively.” And his time on the show, although difficult, has helped him in the long run, he said.
“Being able to open up, it’s a little easier,” he said. “I trust her, so it’s easy to open up to her. She gives right back to me and we just help each other out.”
Izzy Zapata, JP’s Love Is Blind costar, also confirmed that the firefighter was dating someone new in an interview earlier this month on The Viall Files podcast.
“He’s been seeing a girl for a year now so obviously he’s doing something right. But I think sometimes a lot of guys are not in touch with their emotions or can express them very well and I think that was the case with him,” Izzy said, per Entertainment Tonight, but he also kept the woman’s identity a secret.
JP hasn’t shared any glimpses of his new girlfriend on social media, where he mostly posts photos of his dog, his friends and his job. Until he does decide to hit us with a girlfriend reveal, we’ll be patiently waiting!
Love Is Blind Seasons 1 through 5 are now streaming on Netflix.