TV Monday, it is finally there: a new load trouwlustigen for ‘Blind Married”, the VTM programme in which ten singles marry a man or woman that they are only for the altar for the first time.
How do you prepare yourself in hell on something like that for? What should you do? And what especially not? We asked the succeskoppels from the past seasons: Stijn and Nuria, Evelyn and Nicolas and Veerle and Nick.
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Four of the twelve couples who found each other over the past three seasons, the yes-word gifts in ‘Blind Married, are still together. Among them Stijn and Nuria , who for the past ten months, the proud parents of Victor.
Participate in ‘Blind Married’ is, according to them, to compare with a food package from Hello Fresh. “Also, you do get the ingredients and a recipe, but you must do it yourself. And pull you not the prejudices that people have.”
The love searching for the eye of the cameras is not easy, but also has benefits. “If we have a difficult moment, we can rely on the fact that experts in us a great match saw. That helps every argument into perspective,” says Nuria. “And for the rest is to continue to listen to each other, also a good board,” adds Stijn. “That, and gin-tonics. (laughs)”
in the Meantime, about the relationship of Stijn and Nuria already in a following phase. Their son Victor is the first baby of a Blind Married couple. “That small is not only our life but also our relationship changed. That is a lot deeper and more intimate become,” say, Stu, and Nuria. “I remember when Victor only was born, we three in one bed and I had to cry of happiness. You can change yourself, but you’ll also see your partner changing by the arrival of a baby. That is wonderful to see,” says Nuria.
That feeling prevails still, because the couple from season one intends for their family to expand. “We can’t wait on a second baby!”, laughs Nuria.
