'Love Is Blind' 's Nick Thompson Created 'a Boundary' with Ex Danielle Ruhl: 'Not Engaging Anymore'

Mar. 15, 2025

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Nick Thompsonhassevered contactwithDanielle Ruhlsince theLove Is Blindstars announcedthey are divorcing.

Thompson, 36, reveals he and his ex aren’t currently on speaking terms. “For my own mental health and healing, I had to create a boundary with her that I’m not engaging anymore,” he toldUs Weekly.

PEOPLE confirmed that Ruhl, 29,filed for divorcefrom Thompson in a Cook County, Illinois, court in August. Ruhl and Thompson met on season 2 ofLove Is Blind, which aired on Netflix in February.

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Ruhl previously toldE! News: “It was hard to speak about it at first because of how raw the emotions were and still are. But also, it’s not that interesting of a story. It was just two people decided that it was best to go their separate ways.”

She added, “There was no catastrophe that had happened. And a lot of people had also assumed that there was some sort of incentive for the couples to stay together for a year and that wasn’t the case.”

Ruhl and Thompson were one of two couples that were married in the season 2 finale. The other married couple,Iyanna McNeelyandJarrette Jones, alsofiled for divorce in Octoberafterannouncing their splitin August.

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Season 3 ofLove Is Blindpremiered its first four episodes on Netflix Wednesday. New episodes will continue to air Wednesdays through Nov. 9.

source: people.com