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\u201cI know this isn\u2019t Too Hot to Handle<\/i>,\u201d Chris tells Tudum about his Love Is Blind<\/i><\/a> journey. \u201cThis is about building a connection\u00a0based on emotions first, and I did that with Jessica. I came into this experience totally 100% open to the idea because I\u2019ve seen it work for other people, but it obviously didn\u2019t work for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

What began as one of the strongest connections among the Season 10 pod squad<\/a> quickly became one of the most strained, with Chris and Jessica ending their engagement<\/a> once the two returned to Ohio. The differences they seemed able to overcome in the pods surfaced once again in a charged conversation about a lack of physical intimacy, and, yes, whether Jessica is the kind of person who goes to Pilates every day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cYears ago, I wouldn\u2019t have handled it as well,\u201d says Jessica about Chris\u2019s comments. She credits her past relationships, including her \u201cvery long and very painful\u201d divorce, with giving her the tools to navigate the conversation with a relatively level head. \u201cI\u2019ve spent a lot of time working on myself, and I have this sense of self now that I didn\u2019t before,\u201d she adds. \u201cOf course, what he said hurt my feelings, but I know he\u2019s wrong. I know who I am, and I know where my worth lies.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Why did Chris break up with Jessica?\u00a0<\/h3>\n

As Chris sees it, he felt something wasn\u2019t clicking after their romantic getaway in Mexico with the other couples. After some communication clashes \u2014 and a peek into their future as a married couple \u2014 he began to question everything.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we left Mexico, there were just so many thoughts running through my head about our lifestyles and what [life] would really look like when we\u2019re not in vacation mode,\u201d Chris says. \u201cWe had this crazy emotional connection, and it\u2019s like, I don\u2019t know how to get past this problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

The problem, according to Chris, was a lack of \u201csexual chemistry.\u201d But he\u2019s quick to explain that the issue goes beyond whether he felt attracted to Jessica. \u201cShe\u2019s a beautiful person. I think she\u2019s attractive. When I first saw her, I was like, \u2018Wow,\u2019\u201d he says. \u201cBut there\u2019s just so many things involved with sexual chemistry, like the way someone touches you or how they smell and their pheromones.\u201d<\/p>\n

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How does Jessica feel about their split?\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Plus, their different attitudes toward working out and maintaining an active lifestyle were, in Chris\u2019s words, \u201cobviously more important\u201d than he\u2019d thought before the two settled back in Ohio. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not behind a pod, and you\u2019re with someone living in the real world, things can change.\u201d In Chris\u2019s eyes, Jessica wasn\u2019t the person that could ultimately match his thirst for activity \u2014 be it at the gym or on a trip. \u201cIt comes down to lifestyle as well,\u201d he says. \u201cI was out skiing earlier, and I want someone to do that with me. I didn\u2019t think she [was] going to be that type of person.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jessica, however, sees things a bit differently. \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever understand all of it,\u201d she says of Chris\u2019s reasoning behind the breakup. \u201cI don\u2019t know if he really does either.\u201d For the record, Jessica believes it goes way deeper than the physical. \u201cWe\u2019re in very different places in our lives \u2014 workwise and everything,\u201d she adds. \u201cThat became a bit more in his face once we were actually in each other\u2019s spaces. The other women were like, \u2018Oh, so he saw your house and then freaked out?\u2019 I was like, \u2018Oh, yeah, maybe that\u2019s part of it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a lot of security in who I am \u2014 regardless of money, my house, or anything superficial like that,\u201d she adds. \u201cI do think that that ignited a lot of stuff for him personally that really had nothing to do with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chris says he tried his best to communicate his concerns sensitively, but understands he missed the mark. \u201cI don\u2019t regret being honest with her. I just regret the way I expressed the words that actually came out of my mouth,\u201d he says. \u201cI was not trying to hurt her or crush her as a human being. I was about to marry this person in a couple of weeks and I didn\u2019t know how to get past this problem, so I just really wanted to just kind of lay it all out there. I wasn\u2019t trying to be malicious, but I understand it may come off that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Jessica had no interest in staying with Chris after their conversation, he maintains that he was committed to figuring out their issues together. \u201cI wasn\u2019t trying to end [the relationship] right there and then,\u201d he says. Reflecting back on the early days in the pods together, Chris says he was hopeful that their emotional connection could weather whatever new challenges arose. \u201cWe shared a lot of common values and had just an overall positivity and optimism about just life in general,\u201d Chris recalls. \u201cI felt like she was really there for the right reasons. She was so open, and that made me feel like I could be open, too. No one else really did that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What really happened between Chris and Bri at the mixer?\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Of course, Chris also developed a connection with Bri in the pods \u2014 something he was keen to explore when the entire pod squad reunited at a mixer. While he never believed Bri was an option as a \u201cromantic long-term partner,\u201d he was intrigued by their banter and physical chemistry. \u201cI was single and we had this connection,\u201d Chris says about Bri. \u201cIt was kind of this what-if question for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

For an answer to that question, fans will have to tune in to the next batch of episodes. Regardless, however, Chris knows he wasn\u2019t his best self during the mixer. \u201cI probably should\u2019ve never even gone. I was obviously intoxicated, but that\u2019s not an excuse,\u201d he says. \u201cI take full accountability for everything I said, and I apologize sincerely.\u201d And while his journey isn\u2019t over quite yet, Chris is moving forward with the lessons he\u2019s learned from the highs and lows of his experience. \u201cOne night doesn\u2019t define my entire character,\u201d he adds. \u201cLife moves on, and you either move on with it or it\u2019s going to move on without you. I obviously fucked up, and I made a mistake, but I try to grow and learn from those.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for Jessica, she has zero regrets about how she reacted to Chris on that couch \u2014 even as she felt her world crumble around her. \u201cIn six months, I wanted to look at myself in the mirror at the end of the night, go to bed and say, \u2018Good for you. I\u2019m so glad I handled it that way.\u2019 Could I have gone crazy and said all sorts of shit? Absolutely. Did I want to at times? Absolutely. But at the end of the day, I have to sit with that, and I\u2019m not going to do that to myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

New episodes of Love Is Blind <\/i>Season 10 drop on Feb. 25, as the remaining couples inch closer to the altar ahead of the finale, which airs on Mar. 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Aww, Watch All 10 Seasons of these \u00a0Love Is Blind<\/i> Couples Meet Face-to-Face for the First Time<\/span>We\u2019re not crying, you\u2019re crying!<\/span><\/p>\n