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00:00I know y'all been wondering where I would pop up next.
00:06Well, wonder no more.
00:08Trying to reach another level.
00:10I'm not done yet.
00:11Before time, he is holding it down right here
00:13in the heart of the motor city, Detroit, Michigan.
00:19Detroit is known for its music, sports, and, of course,
00:23its cars.
00:26It's a big city with a small-town vibe
00:29where everybody is connected.
00:31Wait, what are you doing here?
00:32Don't move back.
00:33Now, with a strong sense of history and pride,
00:35we in front of Aretha Franklin House.
00:37Okay.
00:38Yeah.
00:39Detroit is putting a lot of love into revitalizing the city.
00:41I love it here. Detroit is wet.
00:44I'm here today to revitalize your spirit of love.
00:47These hands are made for protection as well.
00:50Okay.
00:51When looking for love, you got to step outside of comfort zones.
00:54Oh!
00:57To find that true ride-or-die connection.
00:59We should, at this point, leave the experience,
01:01go get married.
01:02I mean, when you connect, you connect.
01:03Yes.
01:04That's why these 20 singles
01:05are about to hop in the driver's seat
01:07and hit the own ramp to the freeway of love.
01:10We can, like, talk about the other stuff.
01:12Talk about everything.
01:13Yeah, I talk about all this stuff.
01:14They'll have to navigate all the twists and turns,
01:16detours, and speed bumps along the way.
01:19You and I don't know each other.
01:20Listen to my question.
01:21I don't want it.
01:23I'm not doing this.
01:24Until we reach our destination,
01:26and only our final couples remain.
01:29I wasn't into sucking toes, but I seen yours.
01:31They suckable?
01:32Man, they were true.
01:34So, buckle up.
01:35It's time to find out which of these singles
01:37are truly ready to love.
01:40I know it took me some time
01:45to get to the place that you wanted me to be.
01:49Oh, but now I'm ready.
01:53I'm ready for love.
01:59Set the stage, the battle, it starts now.
02:02Looking forward to number one, came back down.
02:04I was made to be on top, you understand?
02:07If you think you can beat me, stop.
02:09Stop, I'm a bitch, cause I was born away.
02:13Lord, be a fence.
02:14Let these men be taller than me.
02:16Of course, I was the first person,
02:18but why not be the first?
02:20If you ain't first, you're last, Ricky Bobby.
02:25This is nice.
02:26I love it.
02:27It's really cute in here.
02:28It felt like Detroit.
02:29It felt old school.
02:31The ancestors was talking to me like,
02:32yeah, girl, get your man.
02:34All I want is to set you free.
02:37See how beautiful the world can be.
02:41Oh, how you doing?
02:42Hey.
02:43Bello.
02:44Dominique.
02:45Nice to meet you.
02:46Hey, you as well.
02:47I was pleasantly surprised when I walked in.
02:48Dominique is definitely my type.
02:50So what do you do for a living?
02:51Real estate developer.
02:52How about you?
02:53I'm a celebrity stylist.
02:54Really?
02:55Mm-hmm.
02:56The Bello family name is synonymous with excellence.
02:59I run multiple businesses.
03:00I'm successful.
03:01I can sit down with politicians, athletes,
03:04and foster strong relationships and make it happen.
03:07You look excellent.
03:10That was the mission.
03:11Yeah.
03:13Look, look stylish.
03:15Check me out.
03:16I'm the main dish.
03:17Hi.
03:18Hi.
03:19How you doing?
03:20What's your name?
03:21Emily, what's yours?
03:22Emily, Bello.
03:23Oh, nice to meet you.
03:24I'm a little flamboyant.
03:25I like to dress.
03:26I like to wear my diamonds.
03:28What's your passion?
03:29What are you into?
03:30I work with high school students,
03:31and I also am a seamstress for the Detroit Pistons dancers.
03:33Oh.
03:34So I need someone that wants to have a good time,
03:37someone who's not waiting around until he has ED,
03:40and then they're looking for a hospice wife.
03:44I'm sorry.
03:45I'm sorry, but it's true.
03:47Well, let's have a toast.
03:48To New Beginnings.
03:49New Beginnings, absolutely.
03:54Let's go.
03:55I was born for varsity.
03:56You're trying to catch up to the queen.
03:58You're gonna waste your energy.
04:00Like, la, la, la, la, la, la.
04:03I like your glasses.
04:04Nice.
04:05I'm trying to match you.
04:06I'm trying to match you.
04:07That was the whole goal.
04:08You know, dating Detroit is fun.
04:09It's a lot of things that we can do here.
04:11I go by the beat of my own drum.
04:13Like, I'm definitely random.
04:14What do you do for a living?
04:15I'm a teacher, mainly seventh grade.
04:17So you're the cool-ass teacher.
04:18You're actually the fine teacher.
04:19You look fine, too.
04:20I love art museums.
04:23I wear vintage clothing.
04:25I love doing things that just pique my curiosity.
04:28What does this represent?
04:29This is actually my mom.
04:31She passed away, so I had her face etched on the ring.
04:33I love that.
04:34So, like, I wear this, like, every day.
04:36I was very close with my parents.
04:38Growing up, I remember, like, reading books with my mom.
04:41I spent time with my father in sports.
04:43And I think because I've waited so long,
04:45I will be excited to spend time with my kids
04:48and do little fun, cool stuff with them.
04:50I think we need to, like, hold hands over here
04:52and say, like, there we go.
04:53Like, look at how we got it going.
04:55Ooh, don't you play no games.
04:57Work on a holiday.
04:59All the percent your pay.
05:01Like, there ain't nothing in your way.
05:03Go get them.
05:04Woo!
05:05I'm Ina. Ina Lee.
05:06Ina Devon. Nice to meet you.
05:07Oh, I'm Devon. Pleasure to meet you.
05:08How you guys doing?
05:09I'm doing well.
05:10I love the green.
05:11My name is Christina Fleur de Lee Pozon,
05:13and people call me Ina Lee.
05:15I am a singer-songwriter.
05:17The career that I am in
05:19often has me around a lot of celebrities
05:21or very influential people.
05:23And Detroit men are very territorial.
05:26That's my be.
05:27So maybe I don't need a man.
05:29Maybe I need a manager.
05:30I don't know.
05:31I love this.
05:32I love this.
05:33The little details.
05:34What?
05:35You.
05:36Oh.
05:37You said you're an artist, right?
05:38Music.
05:39I'm a project manager.
05:40My degree is in music, though.
05:41Keyboard and piano.
05:42I play the piano.
05:43Oh, really?
05:44Oh, man.
05:45But I play by ear.
05:46Going through the mixer,
05:47I'm feeling fly.
05:48Well, I always think I look fly,
05:49so maybe that's...
05:50I'm a little biased, but...
05:51We're working on a Motown country album.
05:53It all comes from blues.
05:55Blues is like, you know...
05:56Yes!
05:57I work at a prestigious place.
05:59I'm a writer.
06:00So honestly, I wasn't intimidated
06:01to talk to any of the ladies.
06:02Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
06:03So, yeah, we on the same page.
06:04No, that's what's up.
06:05So, how tall are you?
06:06I am 6'2".
06:07So, how do you feel about a woman,
06:08especially when I wear my heels?
06:09That is slightly...
06:10Can be taller than you.
06:11You're beautiful.
06:12As a six-foot-tall woman
06:13who had three really large children,
06:14I just need to know what I'm getting into.
06:16If it's not big enough,
06:17then what am I gonna do?
06:18Spin around for me real quick
06:19so I get a good look.
06:20Yes, indeed.
06:21You can do it.
06:22You can do it.
06:23You can do it.
06:24You can do it.
06:25You can do it.
06:26You can do it.
06:27You can do it.
06:28You can do it.
06:29You can do it.
06:30I can do it.
06:31You can do it.
06:32You can do it.
06:33You can do it.
06:34You can spin around real quick.
06:35Very nice.
06:36I would prefer Descalade.
06:37Maybe a Tahoe.
06:38No Sedans.
06:39Hello.
06:40Hey!
06:41How are you doing?
06:42Ashley, nice to meet you.
06:43Hey, how are you doing, Darius?
06:44Nice to meet you as well.
06:45When I walked in that mixer and turned to my right,
06:48I was just like, yep, Darius had it all the way well put together.
06:51So, Ashley, tell us more about you.
06:53I have my own gym, so now I do just my own practice of body sculpting.
06:57That's phenomenal.
06:58You know, I actually have an exotic car rental business.
07:00Oh.
07:01I'm a fashion designer, too.
07:02I see.
07:03You know, I could come off as a bit of a flashy guy.
07:06I'm officially known as the king.
07:08I'm pretty notorious in this business game out here,
07:11and I just like to take my throne.
07:12I'm not changing up for nobody.
07:14I have a banquet hall as well, so.
07:16So, like for weddings?
07:17Yeah, weddings, bridal showers, whatever.
07:19Why'd you point to me when you said bridal showers?
07:21Bridal showers, good.
07:25Detroit!
07:27What up, though?
07:28Hey!
07:29Come on, come on.
07:30Gather round, gather round.
07:32Hello.
07:33Hello, how are you doing?
07:34Amazing.
07:34Pleasure, pleasure, my man.
07:35When Tommy walks in a room, he has so much big energy.
07:39Y'all fly up in here, man.
07:41This is the mode of city.
07:42We're going to pull out them things on you, okay?
07:45He came prepared.
07:47Detroit, what up, y'all?
07:48Woo-hoo!
07:50Woo-hoo!
07:52Did I represent?
07:53Yeah!
07:54Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah.
07:55All right, I want to say welcome to the hottest dating experiment on television.
08:04Ready to Love has made endless connections.
08:06Ooh.
08:07In cities across the South and on the East Coast.
08:11But it was only fitting that we make Detroit our first city in the Midwest.
08:16Woo!
08:17Woo!
08:19Because y'all know a thing or two about love.
08:22Yeah.
08:22Come on, now.
08:23Motown is a city that told us you can't hurry, love.
08:26I was made to love her, and ain't no mountain high, no.
08:31Oh, right.
08:33And it also told us when love is on the line, you can't be too proud to be.
08:38Oh, yeah!
08:39Uh-oh, uh-oh, did you see that?
08:41Okay.
08:41Did you see that?
08:42All right, recently we've been kicking things off in cities with just 10 singles.
08:49But for my Detroiters, we're going old school.
08:52And that means all 20 of you are here today to begin this journey together.
08:59All right?
08:59Yeah.
09:00Honestly, I thought you might like it just, you know, a little more eye candy to get your engine started.
09:05Okay?
09:06Keep in mind, throughout today's mixer, you will get the opportunity to show these potentials what you're made of.
09:13But if they don't like what you're coming with, your fate could be signed, sealed, delivered to the exit.
09:21Okay.
09:22That's right.
09:22Some of y'all going home early tonight.
09:27Ooh, okay.
09:28Yeah.
09:29Woo, I was shaking in my heels.
09:31But, I mean, it's necessary if you don't be yourself and land a first impression on the guys or the girls, you have to go home.
09:37Use this as just motivation.
09:39Oh, yeah.
09:40To put yourselves out there.
09:42Be more open, be more vulnerable than you have ever been before.
09:46Mm-hmm.
09:47All right?
09:48Get to me.
09:49Check back in on y'all later.
09:50Let's go.
09:52All right.
09:53I was scared.
09:54I was like, damn, this is fast.
09:55Like, what's happening here?
09:57I'm here to make long-lasting connections.
09:59I don't want to go home.
10:00This is pressure.
10:01It is.
10:06I love the tassels.
10:12It's very cute.
10:13You got to shimmy a little bit.
10:13Yeah, yeah, it's very cute.
10:15I'm just happy to see a familiar face.
10:17Like, walking into this, I felt so nervous.
10:19Don't be.
10:19And I like this.
10:20You look nice.
10:21You too.
10:22I think Detroit's like a small town.
10:24You're going to see some familiar faces.
10:26I love this color coordination.
10:28So, Ed and I went to college together.
10:30I had the biggest crush on the planet.
10:32I moved back like, baby.
10:33We never talked.
10:34I know.
10:35I know.
10:35I know.
10:36It's been a while.
10:37But I remember I didn't feel like I would be his type because I was a good girl.
10:42I'm still a good girl.
10:43So, I am excited to figure out how my journey with Ed is going to go.
10:48We have never really had a conversation, I don't think.
10:51We've had conversations.
10:52About what?
10:53It's been 10 years.
10:54That's stupid.
10:55I've been really a kid.
10:56Like, I feel like I need to re-get to know who you are.
10:59Okay.
10:59Okay.
11:00Okay.
11:00Okay.
11:01So, what brought you back to Michigan?
11:02Um, my family.
11:04Okay.
11:04My kids.
11:05So, you know, overall.
11:06I've always maintained a relationship with the city.
11:08Okay.
11:08Coming back and forth, business and stuff.
11:10So, I was like, why not?
11:13Yeah.
11:14Growing up in the inner city of Detroit on the east side, I faced a lot of hardship.
11:17I mean, we were poor.
11:20My dad was in and out.
11:22Gangs, drugs, violence was around.
11:24But through prayer of my mother, I was able to navigate that.
11:28It made me the person that I am today.
11:30I mean, the east side produced quality.
11:32I mean, if you don't like quality, go to the west side.
11:35I want to get to know you as you and not, like, the new Ed.
11:40Not the we in college turning up Ed.
11:44Your name?
11:45Lauren.
11:45Lauren Vince.
11:47Good to meet you.
11:47Lauren is extremely beautiful.
11:50You know, she got the little bit of the chest showing.
11:52All that is working.
11:54I have three boys.
11:55Thankfully, I've been single, so I missed that next five-year mark.
11:58Okay, good job.
11:59I mean, well, you're here.
12:00I don't know if that's going to be a five.
12:02Yeah, exactly.
12:03When it comes to dating, I allow people to be who they are because I want to be who I am.
12:09I lead, you know, with lightheartedness and my comedy.
12:12But every opportunity I have to be myself, it moves the needle forward.
12:17So going into this mixer, I don't want to lie to you.
12:20I am confident.
12:22What do you do for fun?
12:23Going to the gym or usually doing something fun with my children.
12:26Four, let's just do it.
12:28Four, okay.
12:29Four abs.
12:29Two, four.
12:30It's hard to get those last two abs.
12:32Oh, yeah.
12:32Vince is giving Chris Rock.
12:35It's funny.
12:36It's that familiar, like, down-to-earth cool vibe.
12:40So in case of a zombie apocalypse, you'll be able to take care of the family.
12:43Help us run, ride bikes.
12:45Well, I can run.
12:46What's that?
12:49Nothing.
12:50What are you doing?
12:51I love your hair.
12:51I love your hair color.
12:52It's great.
12:53What do you do for work?
12:54I'm a project manager at the University of Michigan.
12:57Okay.
12:57Yeah.
12:58So what do you do?
12:59I do non-invasive body sculpting.
13:01So, yeah, I love serving my girls.
13:03I love making women pretty.
13:04It's just, I love it.
13:05Yeah.
13:06Somebody that caught my eye was definitely Ashley.
13:08Any kids?
13:09No kids.
13:10No kids.
13:11My kids?
13:11Yes.
13:12I do.
13:12One or three.
13:13One or three.
13:14I hate that.
13:15She was just warm.
13:16She looked, you know, welcoming.
13:18And so I sat down with her to get to know each other.
13:21So you say you have no kids, but you want kids.
13:23I do.
13:24Ideally, two.
13:25Okay.
13:26So you're not going over that, basically.
13:28No, I would go over that.
13:29I mean, I feel like you should have as many kids as you can afford.
13:33And I feel like I can afford to.
13:34I love that.
13:35I love that.
13:36I'm definitely not afraid to say it.
13:37You have to have money to date me.
13:39You have to have that cash.
13:41I think the man would like my jolly personality.
13:45I'm fun, funny.
13:47I have a cool, calm spirit.
13:48And also just cute to look at.
13:51At 38, it's kind of like you're getting to the age where a lot of the women I date have
13:57kids or, you know, don't want kids.
13:59So it's a little tough.
14:01Yeah.
14:02So I have a little Yorkie.
14:03Do you like animals?
14:05I like animals.
14:06But I have, like, strict rules about animals.
14:09Okay.
14:10Can't sleep in the bed.
14:11I'm actually kind of allergic to dog hair.
14:13Okay.
14:13Which is fine.
14:14Actually, I've lived with dogs before.
14:16Just like a sneeze or like an eye run?
14:17Yeah.
14:18Devon, it's just the mannerisms.
14:23A Japanese taquito.
14:24They're, like, just poofy.
14:26You know, after hearing Ashley's perspectives and desires, it's really compatible with my
14:31own.
14:32And don't get me wrong.
14:33I've always wanted one.
14:34I've always wanted one.
14:35They're also super smart.
14:37They can be kind of aggressive, though, too.
14:39So it's a really good conversation.
14:42You know, you have to train it well.
14:43Yeah.
14:44Yeah.
14:44Yeah, that's good.
14:45That's good.
14:46Yeah.
14:47I like more of a masculine man.
14:49So Devon, absolutely no.
14:52Make my rounds.
14:52Let's move around.
14:53I'm going to go down.
14:55Talk to some people.
14:56We can do that.
14:57Yeah, yeah, yeah.
14:58Yeah.
15:01Shanti, I'm a hugger.
15:02Me, too.
15:03And I didn't know if people was comfortable with that.
15:05How old are you?
15:06I'm 36.
15:07Jeez.
15:08You look young.
15:08Young.
15:09I didn't even ask age.
15:10How old are you?
15:10I didn't either.
15:12Young.
15:12Oh, my goodness.
15:13Really?
15:13I'm in Cougar Town over here.
15:15Me, too.
15:15I think I like you.
15:16I like you.
15:16Cheers to that.
15:19Hi.
15:19Hi.
15:20Ladies, how you doing?
15:21Good.
15:21All right, I'm Darius.
15:22Y'all looking lovely tonight.
15:24I already talked to you about your bling.
15:26Hey, I appreciate it.
15:27The best first impression was Darius.
15:30The man was just sparkling from head to toe.
15:33Do you have any children?
15:35Two grown adults.
15:36I'm actually 40.
15:37No, you're not.
15:37Yes.
15:38You don't look a day over 30?
15:40The jewels, the buffs, everything about him is very upper echelon, like dapper.
15:45Beautiful smile.
15:46You got sapphire eyes, too.
15:48What does that mean?
15:48Sapphire.
15:49Illuminating.
15:51Illuminating.
15:52Darius is fly as hell.
15:53He just don't care.
15:55Unapologetic.
15:55And I love that.
15:57All right.
15:57I'm Shantae.
15:58I'm Darius.
15:59Darius, nice to meet you.
16:00Nice to meet you as well.
16:00Shantae, I see you upland.
16:03You look nice, too.
16:04Oh, thank you, baby.
16:04When I saw Shantae, man, her whole vibe, it just spoke beauty.
16:10Oh, you like to hold hands?
16:12Oh, we dancing already?
16:13So I'm like, here's my shot.
16:15So what do you do?
16:16I have a salon suites.
16:17Okay.
16:18And also a private vegan chef.
16:20Wow.
16:20Yeah.
16:21So you're an entrepreneur.
16:22Yes.
16:22That's what we do.
16:23I love it.
16:24Man, be like, oh, you're so confident.
16:25You're so nurturing.
16:26You're so smart.
16:27You're so pretty.
16:28What's the catch?
16:30It's this tongue.
16:31It's sharp.
16:32I can be a sugar lump.
16:34But if my feelings are hurt, I could also be a jalapeno pepper.
16:39Tell me more about yourself.
16:41Um, I am a mother.
16:43Okay.
16:43I like to travel.
16:44So, like, if I get out, I like to be, like, out of town.
16:47Love to travel.
16:48I was raised partially in Europe.
16:50Oh, okay.
16:50In Germany.
16:52So what's your favorite place?
16:53Probably be Miami.
16:54Miami.
16:54Because it's so easy for me to eat down there.
16:56Yes.
16:56Yes.
16:57I don't eat meat or dairy.
16:58So it's like, when I go out of town, I want to be able to eat good.
17:02And Miami is one of those places where I can eat good.
17:05But, like, I love Detroit.
17:06I mean, we got the island.
17:07We got the casinos.
17:09Everything.
17:09Water sports.
17:10Winter sports.
17:11Like, I love it here.
17:12Darius left a really good first impression because we definitely had a lot of things in common.
17:17I said, you're branded.
17:19You're branded here.
17:20I love to travel.
17:21That's my favorite hobby.
17:23So I'm like, okay, that's a plus.
17:25Finding love and business.
17:27All right.
17:28Hey, how are you?
17:29My name is Richie.
17:30Emily.
17:31Emily?
17:31Yeah.
17:32You are cute, Emily.
17:33I'm feeling confident because I brought my swag together, you know, and it's very rare where I can meet a room full of women where I want to at least have some connection with one.
17:42You know what I'm saying?
17:43Nice outfit.
17:43Lovely shoes.
17:45Our colors.
17:45We, yeah, we're close.
17:46We're matching, right?
17:47Yeah.
17:48Sometimes women bring me in a room just to be the cute guy to be there.
17:52So I'm really, really not worried about the fellas, like us going back and forth or anything like that.
17:56So what do you do for thrills?
17:58So I love to go skating.
18:00Skating is dope.
18:01I've been to, you know, of course, Northland Skating Room and everywhere else.
18:04So this is a Playboy bunny.
18:06Yes, ma'am, it is.
18:07So are you a Playboy?
18:09I probably was once upon a time.
18:12Mm.
18:12But this is actually not for me.
18:15You know, my little brother, we call him a Playboy, so.
18:17A Playboy tattoo means you're a Playboy.
18:20Not necessarily.
18:21No?
18:22Not necessarily.
18:23Like, I could be a good, I could be a teddy bear, you know?
18:25He said that the Playboy was a nickname for his brother.
18:29Wasn't really buying that story.
18:30I'm not saying you're doing this, but people judge me off how I look.
18:35It's on your hands.
18:36Mm-hmm.
18:37He gave a kind of red flag, wild child, and that's not something that I'm interested in.
18:42I love motorcycles.
18:43Oh, you do?
18:44Do you ride motorcycles?
18:44I do not.
18:45I will not get on a bike.
18:46Roller coasters, motorcycles, I don't do anything that's like that.
18:50I just believe in living life to the fullest.
18:52You can't stay in your comfort zone of living.
18:54I just don't like the adrenaline rush.
18:56I don't like feeling like that.
18:57I wouldn't get on with.
18:58Emily is bonkers.
19:01Live a little bit, you know?
19:02You're going to jump out of a plane.
19:04You would be a skydiver, right?
19:05You do tattoos.
19:06I can make you do things that you probably normally wouldn't do.
19:09Absolutely not.
19:10Okay.
19:11It's just something about this is how it is, and I don't like this.
19:14Like, I kind of want to get up, but, you know.
19:17So what's your song?
19:18Sagittarius.
19:19Mm.
19:19I can kind of feel that.
19:33Don't be nervous.
19:35See?
19:36Oh.
19:37You got it.
19:39Twins are 25, and my youngest is 21.
19:41Why are your children older than you?
19:43You see, don't be menace.
19:44Don't cry.
19:44Yeah, clearly.
19:47I like that.
19:47What's up?
19:48Hi, I'm Donna.
19:49Donna, I'm Vince.
19:50Nice to meet you, Vince.
19:51Me too, Donna.
19:52Donna, you have some extreme eye contact.
19:57What?
19:57After seeing everyone, Donna caught my eye.
20:01What do you do for work?
20:02I'm a mathematician.
20:04Yeah.
20:06You're the first mathematician that I've met.
20:09What?
20:09What?
20:09A math?
20:10I can barely do algebra, but Donna was a very refreshing person to see and to talk to.
20:20Yeah, in my 30s, I was like, let me just go back to school.
20:22You were already a mathematician, and you went back to school.
20:25I'm almost done, but I'm still in school.
20:27Continue.
20:28Data and statistics, it's just a way that I see the world.
20:35And that includes romantic relationships.
20:37How organized and analytical I am, they get found out.
20:44So what do you feel has landed you here and not in a relationship?
20:50Yeah.
20:50It's the reason.
20:51Ooh, the eye roll.
20:53That's an eye roll.
20:54I'm with you.
20:56I'm with you.
20:56In my 20s, it was staying in the wrong relationships too long, right?
21:00You're just trying to make it work, and really, it's just not the right person at the right time.
21:05Were you a mathematician in your 20s?
21:07Yes.
21:08So you should have known better.
21:10In my 30s, I was like, you know what?
21:13Let me get myself together.
21:14Heal and grow, and finally, I was like, okay, I'm ready.
21:18Do you have children?
21:19I don't.
21:19And the things that you stayed in too long, you didn't want to make that step.
21:23I was foolish, but I wasn't crazy.
21:26There it is.
21:26There it is.
21:27I really enjoy talking to this.
21:28I like how optimistic he sounds, how many questions he's asking, getting to know me.
21:34And the numbers adding up.
21:36I'm a mathematician, y'all.
21:37I know.
21:39That's all I was trying to do is make sense of you being here as a mathematician.
21:44I appreciate that.
21:49Woo-hoo!
21:51I made you, Lord.
21:53I made you, Lord.
21:53I made you, I made you, I made you, Lord.
21:55Hi.
21:56Hello, how you doing?
21:57Good.
21:57How are you doing?
21:57Put the fringes on your dress.
21:58Well, thank you.
21:59I try, I try.
22:00Yeah, I see you.
22:00I'm party.
22:01Party.
22:02He's looking good.
22:03Pretty smile.
22:04Nice build.
22:05Party is definitely somebody that I felt excited to be in the room with.
22:10My brother's name is Diamond.
22:11I got a sister named Ruby.
22:12I love that so much.
22:14Oh my God.
22:15Yeah.
22:15What I offer to women in Dayton is a one-of-a-kind experience.
22:18I don't feel that there's anybody like me, but there's a lot of charisma.
22:21I want to bring the best out of my person.
22:25It's the Cardi experience.
22:26Like, you have to experience it for yourself to really know.
22:29What kind of work do you do?
22:29I'm an insurance broker.
22:30That's cool.
22:31What about you?
22:32I'm an attorney.
22:33Okay.
22:33You enjoy it?
22:34I do.
22:35Dating in Detroit is interesting.
22:38I've been told I'm on the do not date list.
22:40Did you go to the barrister's ball?
22:42I have not been to a barrister's ball.
22:45Maybe we should make that a future something.
22:48I know how to go to court and take their stuff from them.
22:50Or, oh, you have money, so we can go 50-50, which, no.
22:55So, it's just all these preconceived notions.
22:58I want to find somebody that's ready to build and start.
23:02Well, cheers to you finding that.
23:04Cheers to you finding it, too.
23:05Yeah.
23:07Isn't she, like, Hollywood glam?
23:09Oh my God, you're so kind.
23:11This bodycon is giving all the life.
23:12Yeah, so are you, girl.
23:15I'm feeling, like, a million dollars.
23:17We got some thigh action.
23:18My shoulder's showing.
23:20My hair is glistening.
23:22So, you're a nurse.
23:23I am a registered nurse.
23:25Gotcha.
23:25I did nurse midwifery and primary care peds and peds.
23:29Wow.
23:31I am definitely single because I focus a lot on my career.
23:35I've done, like, over 14 years of school for five different degrees.
23:39But a lot of men don't like having a go-getter, I feel like.
23:43So, taking care of the babies.
23:44Cool.
23:45Yeah, taking care of, like, people who give birth, their children, all of that.
23:50Me and Shannon Vibe, she's not afraid to embrace her quirkiness, and I really like that.
23:55I moved here to go to grad school in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
23:58Oh, I work at Michigan.
24:00You work at University of Michigan?
24:01Yeah.
24:01Yeah.
24:01What?
24:02Oh, my God.
24:03Okay.
24:03Would you like some fruit?
24:07Yeah, absolutely.
24:07Maybe a few pieces?
24:08Yeah.
24:08We're finding love.
24:10Cheers.
24:10Yeah, there we go.
24:11Cheers.
24:11Tell me about yourself.
24:13I'm a tattoo artist.
24:15I started doing them when I was 15.
24:17I love that you're doing something that you love, so that's great.
24:21Come on.
24:21What y'all talking about?
24:22Working out and fitness.
24:24Everything?
24:24Yeah.
24:25I don't work out.
24:27Well, you look good.
24:28That's a mixer.
24:29The only familiar face was Dominique.
24:31She said she didn't work out?
24:32No, I don't.
24:33At all?
24:34No.
24:34She's well-known in Detroit and fashion.
24:36I always see her at events, so it was actually exciting to see that she was there.
24:41I love your tattoo.
24:43Yeah.
24:44It's that, it's names inside of that.
24:46Those are children.
24:47What?
24:47No?
24:48It's a cover-up.
24:49Oh, I'm with Scrambelline.
24:50So it's a guy?
24:51Yeah.
24:52Were you married to the guy?
24:53No.
24:54My ex-boyfriend.
24:55Antonio.
24:57So, okay.
24:59I did it twice.
25:00My ex-husband, Bishon Leonard, you know him?
25:02You can't not know those guys.
25:04Yeah.
25:05I tend to meet mostly athletes, and when Vince was questioning my tattoo, it was a little
25:10uncomfortable.
25:11How long ago have you been out of this, Dominique?
25:15About 18 months.
25:1818 months.
25:19I'm going to call that fresh.
25:21Okay.
25:21I try not to talk about my past because it was kind of heartbreaking, but now I got to
25:26have a whole conversation about all my exes that's famous.
25:30Bro.
25:31I'm right here.
25:32Like, come on.
25:33But listen.
25:34Listen.
25:34So you know I can see that, though.
25:37I didn't know.
25:37Do you think they see it and don't say anything?
25:39It's possible.
25:40How do you feel about that?
25:42I'm over it.
25:44From the energy that I got from Dominique, I think she took offense.
25:47I don't have tequila.
25:49Period.
25:50Give me a shot.
25:52These are legends in the city.
25:54If that's what you're looking for, it just made me feel like I don't think I have anything
25:58for you.
25:58Where's the other one covered up at?
26:01Just for conversation.
26:02Or not?
26:03Your eye roll.
26:04Your eye roll.
26:05Don't worry.
26:05You won't see it.
26:06Oh.
26:06Ouch.
26:07Oh.
26:12Oh, yeah.
26:14Oh, yeah.
26:16Oh, yeah.
26:17Want to grab something?
26:18Here.
26:18Thanks.
26:19I like the velvet shoes.
26:21I love your velvet shoes.
26:23We were thinking alike.
26:24I see.
26:26You love music, obviously, and art.
26:28So who's your favorite artist, whatever?
26:30Me.
26:31And Whitney Houston.
26:32And Whitney Houston. There we go.
26:33Yeah.
26:34But speaking of music, I was going to say
26:35you should incorporate music into the history
26:37because that will create something in your children
26:40to make them want to learn.
26:42I do, like, songs, actually.
26:44I've had kids make sculptures, all that stuff.
26:47Chatting with Steven, I think he's really cool.
26:49He's very humble, and he's in a position
26:52to really impact our next generation.
26:55What's one of the things you like to do in the city
26:57when you get out?
26:58Most places I go, my friends probably own the bar
27:00or something.
27:00Maybe I'll go to concerts and make sure I'm, like,
27:02VIP on stage or backstage, you know?
27:05Because it's hard for me to just go to a concert
27:07and just be in general population.
27:09Christina, she has a huge personality,
27:11trying to be at the club or, like, all the events.
27:14When God gave you a favor that looks like this,
27:16everybody's not, like, used to this level of pretty.
27:19But I kind of want to, like, just kind of chill.
27:22You know, a good walk in the city on a nice, far day.
27:24That's more my speed right now in life.
27:27I was supposed to go to Vegas.
27:28My birthday was on Friday.
27:30So there's just a lot of stuff going on.
27:31You have a lot going on lately.
27:32All the time.
27:32You have a lot going on.
27:36Chris.
27:37Chris?
27:37What's your name?
27:38Emily.
27:39Nice to meet you.
27:40I love this color.
27:42Chris looks great.
27:43I love the pink.
27:44Great smile.
27:44So I wanted to get to know him a little bit better.
27:47Tell me a little about yourself.
27:48So I teach school 9 through 12.
27:49OK.
27:50I used to be a high school culinary instructor.
27:52I started the culinary arts program at Harper Woods High School.
27:55Great.
27:56My name is Christopher McClendon.
27:57Everybody knows me as Chef Chris.
27:58I'm a chef.
27:59I've been a chef over 20 years.
28:00I've opened up a bunch of restaurants downtown.
28:02Got a James Beard nomination.
28:03And I'm still opening successful restaurants right now, today.
28:07Early on in my career, it was a lot of long nights, early mornings trying to establish myself
28:13as a culinarian.
28:14Thankfully, I'm in a place in my career now to where I'm able to tailor my work schedule
28:19around my family and be impactful in my home, first and foremost.
28:23What brings you a part of this experience?
28:25I wasn't allowing myself to really meet people because I was so immersed in working, working,
28:31working.
28:32When I'm not teaching, I'm sewing.
28:33People that are able to make clothes I think is so cool.
28:37Yeah, but it's not always that easy.
28:40So I've kind of scaled back on doing as much working.
28:42Good.
28:43And because I've been on my own trying to date people, it hasn't worked.
28:46I'm like, let me just try the process and see what happens, you know?
28:48Okay.
28:49I just want it to be a situation to where I don't feel forced because I've been married
28:52previously.
28:53So very excited about this process.
28:55Me too.
28:56I am also.
28:57Lauren.
28:58Lauren?
28:59Yeah.
29:00Xavier.
29:01So what do you do?
29:02I'm an account executive.
29:03I'm in sales.
29:04You're like the...
29:05I'm a realtor.
29:06I like them a lot.
29:07Okay.
29:08My name is Xavier, and I've lived in Detroit 43 years, born and raised, you know?
29:12What up, though?
29:13I'm ready to love because I've spent most of my life building, making sure the people
29:18around me are taken care of, and I feel like now it's me time.
29:21I know who I am, and I want to pair that with a woman who knows who she is.
29:25You look nice.
29:26Well put together.
29:27You want a dress?
29:28I appreciate it.
29:29I try.
29:30I try.
29:31I appreciate it.
29:32You do a little spin around.
29:33For you?
29:34Yeah, just for me.
29:35Nobody else and all.
29:36You got to earn it.
29:37Oh, no, you didn't.
29:38How bad you want that spin?
29:39I'm teasing.
29:40I prefer a sense of humor that can kind of vibe with me, right?
29:44And it's like, you can't even do that.
29:47Oh, you got to take a drink?
29:48So that means I said the right thing.
29:50Yeah, yeah, yeah.
29:51Xavier is just not what I would go for.
29:54Xavier was so just like, no.
29:56You know, it just let me know a lot about his personality.
29:59You have a problem wiping my head?
30:01Oh, that's great.
30:02Yeah, wipe your head.
30:03I appreciate it.
30:04Yeah.
30:05Are your shoes comfortable?
30:07Zero to ten, they're like a seven.
30:09Oh, that's not bad.
30:10Shannon, she looks great.
30:12How her hair was, her shoes.
30:14She holds herself a certain way.
30:15You enjoying yourself?
30:16I am.
30:17It's a good vibe.
30:18It's cool.
30:19You know, it's um...
30:22I don't know.
30:23I've never been in this place, nor did I know that it existed.
30:26Me either.
30:27You know?
30:28I am nervous.
30:29People are going home today.
30:31So, I'm trying to put my best foot forward.
30:34I ended up like sweating my hair out.
30:36Like, it was all type of stuff.
30:37It's so cut off the beaten path.
30:39I think it was a great selection.
30:40Yeah.
30:41You know?
30:42So, you know, that's cool.
30:44Um...
30:47Do you...
30:48When I was talking to Cardi, it was just very awkward and like I was pulling teeth.
30:56So, do you skate?
30:57Kind of, I guess.
30:58Cool.
30:59Yeah.
31:00When's the last time you skated?
31:01Probably last fall.
31:04I don't know if Cardi is like nervous.
31:06He doesn't like me or what it is.
31:09But I'm like, this feels so uncomfortable.
31:12My thighs burn after though.
31:14That's how you know you're getting it.
31:16Yeah.
31:17Absolutely.
31:20I'm so fresh, I'm so clean.
31:23Can't nobody do it better than me.
31:25Pull up on the aisle with a gasoline.
31:27Can't nobody floss better than me.
31:30Are you still in the gym?
31:32No.
31:33Don't you dare show me what's underneath the clothes.
31:37You ass.
31:38Touch it.
31:39No, it's fine.
31:40Do you have children?
31:41I do.
31:42One-year-old baby.
31:43Okay.
31:44Co-parenting.
31:45It's a long story.
31:46Yeah.
31:47I mean, it's a fine way to find out that you ain't coping already.
31:49Hold on, hold on, hold on.
31:50Okay.
31:52How y'all doing?
31:53Hey.
31:54Fellas, can I talk to these beautiful ladies?
31:55Of course.
31:56Of course.
31:57That's a hot seat.
31:58And do what you do.
31:59Yeah.
32:00Let's see if I can handle a hot seat.
32:01Everybody home.
32:02You know what I'm saying?
32:03When Tommy grabs everybody to deliberate, I feel like the women probably say a lot about
32:07my sense of humor.
32:08And, you know, sometimes that could be taken the wrong way.
32:11I probably have said something that somebody thought was serious, so I was nervous I could
32:16go home.
32:17All right.
32:18How y'all liking this open day process?
32:20It's like having a whole roster just here.
32:22Ooh.
32:24So, you tell me.
32:25Who gave you great first impressions?
32:28Darius gave great first impressions.
32:30Okay.
32:31Because he was very well-traveled.
32:32Love that.
32:33And just daily activities kind of match up.
32:35Okay.
32:36He's funny, upbeat, positive guy.
32:39Yeah, my stomach hurt a little bit.
32:40That's good.
32:41That's good.
32:42I will say Cardi.
32:43Just like the authenticity feels really natural.
32:46And Ed is just my natural type.
32:48Really?
32:49Chocolate skin, pretty smile.
32:51What's your natural type?
32:52Chocolate skin, pretty smile.
32:54How about you, beautiful boots?
32:58Yeah.
32:59Who's represented?
33:00Um, I like Bella.
33:03We have like a little connection.
33:04I like that.
33:05And, um, I forget his name.
33:06Teacher.
33:07Oh, Steven.
33:08He had his mother's pendant on his neck.
33:11I like that.
33:12And I like Chris.
33:13But I want to peel him back a little bit more.
33:15Okay.
33:16Mm-hmm.
33:17First impressions.
33:18I feel like Nicole may get overlooked.
33:20You go all the way back to undergrad.
33:22And once you have a conversation, she's extremely intelligent.
33:25Shannon is really multifaceted.
33:27So, you know, it's really cool to know when people are in love with what they're doing.
33:31Which of these ladies gave you the best first impression?
33:34I would say Donna.
33:35She just seems very kind.
33:37She's just genuine.
33:39And Lauren was honest up front.
33:42And, you know, it doesn't hurt with any of these girls that they're very nice looking.
33:47First good impression was Ina.
33:50She's an artist like myself.
33:52Christina.
33:53But she likes to be called Ina.
33:54I'm sorry.
33:55I'm updating you.
33:56Who gets rid of half they name?
33:57She did it to me.
33:58I'm just trying to update you.
33:59Anybody else?
34:00Ashley.
34:01She was just warm.
34:02We have the same value in terms of what a family might look like in the future.
34:07Who didn't give a good impression?
34:09Devon.
34:10Was that his name?
34:11The mannerism threw me off.
34:12It was the hand movement.
34:13It was the dragon of the voice.
34:15It just was a little girly.
34:16It was the outfit for me.
34:17Where were you going?
34:18Mmm.
34:19Bible study?
34:20But I think it was only one hell no.
34:23Richie?
34:24People, first of all, he's too skinny.
34:25He's too skinny.
34:26Too small for me.
34:27He has a tattoo on his hand.
34:28It says Playboy.
34:29God damn it.
34:31He enjoys riding motorcycles.
34:33He's a thrill seeker.
34:34That's a turn off for you.
34:35That's a little too immature for me.
34:37Emily.
34:38It's because of the uncompromising.
34:40That'll become a problem and you won't accept me for it.
34:43So future arguments I'll avoid.
34:44You know you're married to this bike.
34:46You know that, don't you?
34:47What's going to happen when you find the perfect lady for yourself?
34:50I'm going to buy her a bike.
34:53Cardi, who didn't give a good impression?
34:56Um, I think Dominique.
34:57It's just a little bit of distance.
34:59I don't know if there's enough connecting us.
35:01I honestly got the same thing.
35:03Absolutely.
35:04I thought the tattoo was somebody's name that she loves.
35:09He read the name inside the tattoo.
35:11How close was he?
35:12I can't see.
35:13A hundred percent.
35:14Wow.
35:15Both of my exes.
35:16I don't want to talk about that.
35:17If that's your cover up, that's not a good job.
35:20You said that.
35:21Ooh.
35:22God.
35:23Wait a minute.
35:24Wait a minute.
35:25I didn't even see it.
35:26Don't worry about it.
35:27Yeah, I just, you know, I was...
35:28Ben's trying to get confirmation.
35:29Don't worry about it.
35:30I was trying to lock in.
35:31I was trying to lock in.
35:32Give me someone else.
35:33I wasn't really feeling Diamond.
35:34I think more social cues.
35:36Nothing was clicking there.
35:37Ashanti, I did not feel a genuine connection.
35:40I would say Emily was very standoffish.
35:42I know that she has very long eyelashes and she has a lot of cleavage.
35:47I saw that part.
35:48I know.
35:49That's what I saw.
35:50I didn't listen.
35:51Who did not make a good first impression?
35:53Xavier.
35:54I said, you look really good.
35:55Just give me a 360.
35:56And he was tripping.
35:57I'm gonna be asking a lot more things.
36:00If you can't just spin around, that's a red flag for me.
36:04All right, gentlemen.
36:05Y'all keep looking at first impressions.
36:07I catch up with y'all.
36:08Thank you so much.
36:09Appreciate it.
36:10After the deliberation with Tommy, that definitely changed the vibe.
36:14No one wants to be the first to go home.
36:16I was talking to him for like three minutes and I was like, you know what?
36:18I'm straight.
36:19It was like talking to a wall.
36:21I'm like, man, did I make a lasting impression?
36:24Did I do enough to hang on?
36:26We'll see.
36:27That was interesting.
36:38All right, y'all.
36:39Come on in.
36:40Come on in.
36:41Gather around.
36:42There we go.
36:43We got red, black, blue, fuchsia.
36:46When we're gathering for this first elimination, I'm hoping I'm not one of them.
36:50And my stomach is in my butt.
36:54I'm a little shaking in my boots.
36:56How y'all doing so far?
36:57Amazing.
36:58Is everybody enjoying the company that I have provided?
37:01Yes.
37:02All right.
37:03We got a little business to happen.
37:05I told y'all at the start of the mixer that I would be checking in to see who you all felt
37:10was putting in the work to open it up early and making that strong first impression.
37:15And who wasn't?
37:17After checking in with y'all, it seems like four singles, two men and two women, might not have started off on their best foot.
37:27Ouch.
37:28I thought you said four.
37:29I said four.
37:30When I realized that four people are up for elimination, I'm freaking out.
37:38When I call your name, please step forward.
37:41Dominique.
37:43My name is Cod, and I'm thinking, dang, was one of these other girls named Dominique?
37:48I was shocked.
37:49Emily.
37:50Richie.
37:54Richie.
37:55I'm very surprised, like, me being in a room of ten women and not clicking with anybody?
38:04That's definitely not a Richie thing.
38:06Devon.
38:07I can't be going home.
38:11This can't be it for me.
38:13Y'all see that I'm dope a little bit, at least.
38:15The overall impression from the group is that y'all was holding back a little bit, keeping your cards close to the vest.
38:23So, because you struggled to make a strong first impression, your time with us today is over.
38:32Four!
38:33I thought it was only a male and a female leaving.
38:38Now we just turned this to four people?
38:41Damn, I'm not going to get love?
38:44I feel insane at this moment.
38:46I'm confused.
38:47I really thought, my man is in here.
38:50Are you serious?
38:51Nobody's safe in the process.
38:53I just kind of accepted that our time had come to an end.
38:57But, don't go nowhere just yet.
39:01I had no idea what's coming next from Tommy.
39:06But I was nervous.
39:07I was sweating.
39:08Your journey to find love is not over.
39:12Wow.
39:13Tommy be having some tricks up his sleeve.
39:16And at this point, I don't know what's happening next.
39:25Detroit, Detroit.
39:26On this season of Ready to Love, I want you to roll, bounce.
39:31You cuffed my ass.
39:33And fall in love.
39:39Y'all ready?
39:42Y'all believe in love at first sight?
39:44I believe in love at first sight.
39:45I believe everything happens for a reason.
39:47You still sipping on some champagne?
39:48A little bit.
39:49What's the celebration?
39:50What's the celebration?
39:51You.
39:54Now it's time to dig deeper.
39:56This is your shot to shot.
40:01We get each other.
40:02I think you funny.
40:03I think you everything.
40:04As I get lost in your eyes.
40:06You just got all of it though.
40:09You got the total package too.
40:10How tall are you?
40:11I'm 6'2".
40:12Let me see your hand.
40:14Okay.
40:15I was just curious about your just anatomy.
40:20These are those conversations.
40:23The deeper we get, the deeper we get.
40:26Some of the ladies just felt that they were trying to get to know you, but you were like,
40:30okay, let me get your number real fast.
40:31I'll call you later.
40:32I got to go to her.
40:33This conversation better go good.
40:35Because I'm petty.
40:37You're comparing me to somebody that I'm not.
40:39My issue is with you.
40:40This is not a good first impression right now.
40:43Man, everybody hear them say it and heard some , man.
40:45Come on with that .
40:46I heard what you said.
40:47You said a lot of slick ass .
40:49You talk too damn much.
40:50You need to shut the up some time, bro.
40:53Where the ladies kind of stood, they felt like we weren't trying to make those connections.
40:58Certain individuals felt like you leave with sexuality.
41:01Some people can handle it and some men can't.
41:08I wish I had more time.
41:11Will they compose the perfect ending to their love story?
41:14I'm here for you.
41:18It's time to find out which of these singles are truly ready to love.
41:28So I got to ask a question for you.
41:29Here we are.
41:30You're telling me the reason I'm here.
41:31You mean the rest of the world?
41:32You can touch the other side of your mouth.
41:33I guess, let's take a look.
41:34I'm sorry.
41:35I'm here for you.
41:36You can't take a look.
41:37I'm not being one for the following...
41:38You can spend another time.
41:40You can speak it.
41:41I'm in love.
41:42You can do it.
41:43You have some people.
41:44No, no, no.
41:45There's not going to be any other way.
41:46It's just a better monitor.
41:47You, no, no.
41:48You can't do it.
41:50You can't look.
41:51You can't spend twice.
41:52You can't wait.
41:53You can't stay.
41:54You can do it.
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