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Ready to Love Season 11 Episode 8
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00:00No exes.
00:01Oh, OK.
00:03You like this?
00:04This is so freaking cute.
00:06Yeah.
00:07To get me a fur in front of the ex and his connection.
00:10Oh, wow.
00:11I got a kiss.
00:12Yeah, you get a kiss.
00:13Cardi, that's my dog.
00:15In the beginning, especially, you want that sexual connection.
00:19I feel like it is important to focus on other aspects,
00:23rather than, like, oh, letting Cardi know, like, oh, yeah, I would
00:26you.
00:27Like, that's not important.
00:28Oh, that is very important.
00:29Are you kidding me?
00:31How is your wine?
00:32How is your wine?
00:34Cardi could have most definitely stood up for me more,
00:37and that did not happen.
00:38Devon is really spreading himself around.
00:41I don't want you talking to nobody else.
00:44What came up a lot was the word insecure.
00:49So the guys decided that you are not ready to love.
00:53OK.
00:55I know it took me some time to get to the place that you
00:58wanted me to be.
01:00Oh.
01:02But now I'm ready.
01:04I'm ready.
01:06To love.
01:12Come on.
01:13Walking into the lounge, I'm a little anxious because I don't know what's going to happen
01:28or what we're going to have to do next.
01:30Hello, hello.
01:31Miss Shannon.
01:32How are you?
01:33Hello.
01:34Miss Dominique.
01:35All right, Bootsie.
01:36We've been doing a lot of different things, so it's a little overwhelming.
01:40I just want to know what's going to happen for the week.
01:44Welcome back, ladies.
01:45It is a sophisticated six.
01:47Or should I say the sexy sophisticated six?
01:50Can I say that?
01:51Yeah.
01:52Some alliteration.
01:53All right.
01:54Word on the street is meeting the men's exes turned out to be quite an adventure.
02:00And listen, when you're dating intentionally with the goal of finding someone to share the
02:05rest of your life with, it requires growth.
02:08Right?
02:09Right.
02:10Absolutely.
02:11Y'all doing the work?
02:12And since y'all in work mode, are you ready for this week's assignment?
02:16Absolutely.
02:17Yeah.
02:18Here we go.
02:19Last week, the gentleman took you into their past lives to meet their exes.
02:23This week, you're bringing them into your world to meet your best friends.
02:28Oh, God.
02:29Damn, I was hoping for the exes.
02:31My best friends are harder than my exes.
02:32You was hoping for your exes?
02:33My best friends are tough.
02:35Ain't nobody going to keep it real about a future partner like your closest friends.
02:39Absolutely.
02:40Whether you like it or not.
02:41Yeah.
02:42Secondly, you want to know that the person that you hope to be spending a lot of time
02:45with can also fit in and get along with your chosen family.
02:50Okay?
02:51Make sure your friends use this opportunity to ask your potential if he's a good fit for
02:57you.
02:58I am so nervous.
02:59How is it going to go, these guys meeting my friends?
03:01I know it's necessary, but I know we're going to really uncover some things.
03:05I'm freaking out.
03:06All right, at the end of the week, we're going to meet back here to see how everything
03:10went.
03:11And we will decide which of the men just aren't ready to love.
03:15Okay.
03:16All right.
03:17That's it.
03:18Y'all know what y'all got to do.
03:19Okay.
03:20All right, now.
03:21Go call your friends.
03:22I'm calling.
03:23Oh, Lord.
03:24I'm calling this mom Erica Badu.
03:25I need for this one.
03:26I'm going to call my mama.
03:27I need to talk.
03:29The women are in power this week.
03:43And my friends, Delonda and Kaya will be meeting the fellas today.
03:47Hey girl.
03:48Hey girl.
03:49Hey girl.
03:50I have been knowing both of them for decades.
03:53They about to let these men know that, hey, she's a unicorn.
03:56If you ain't coming correct, leave her alone.
03:58So dearly beloved.
03:59I have gathered y'all here today for the nourishment of my love life.
04:02So y'all are going to be meeting three of my top connections.
04:06Ask them whatever y'all want to ask them, but I need them in a hot seat.
04:08Hot it is.
04:09Okay.
04:10Oh.
04:11How you doing?
04:12This is Steve.
04:13Hey.
04:14Oh, Cardi.
04:15What up though?
04:16How you doing?
04:17I'm doing good.
04:18You joined us.
04:19Walking into this date, I'm happy that I'm here because we have a new connection.
04:24And the fact that she feels confident enough to introduce me to her friends means that she
04:29wants to explore the connection just as much as I do.
04:32Well, welcome to the party.
04:34What should I be doing?
04:35You can paint a picture that you feel inspired to paint when you look at me.
04:40But keep it cute.
04:41So I want to ask you, what are your intentions with my best friend?
04:46Really to get to know her more?
04:47I mean, our conversation has been awesome, but I think we have a lot in common actually.
04:51Like what?
04:52I think we both got the same sort of vision for the future.
04:55Do you have kids?
04:56No.
04:57No.
04:58Do you want kids?
04:59Yeah.
05:00Do you want marriage?
05:01Have you ever been married?
05:02No.
05:03How do you feel?
05:04Well, I want to know, have you made other connections in this process?
05:07I have met other women, but I've always vibed with Ashante.
05:10It's been cool, like, just to see her personality develop, to laugh, that she's funny as hell,
05:15which is really cool and something that I like a lot.
05:17How do you deal with conflict?
05:18If you and your girl are not seeing eye to eye.
05:21Tell them about our last argument.
05:23Are you talking about the ex-day?
05:24Mm-hmm.
05:25Mm-hmm.
05:26Okay, well, at the ex-day, there was a heated moment between Ashante and Day.
05:30And really, within that moment, though, too, it was a lot that was going on.
05:34How did you deal with it?
05:35I let everybody pretty much talk.
05:37I tried, essentially, my best to make sure that I could try to switch up the situation a little bit.
05:42Because I'm also, when it comes to conflict, I have to deal with stuff like that on a regular basis.
05:46This is such a textbook answer.
05:47I mean, but that's honestly as to really, you know, really what's happening.
05:52Cardi, I'm not buying it, to be honest.
05:54I want a man who's gonna take up for me in a healthy way when it comes to conflict.
05:59Does any of you guys have any, like, family values or any cultural background that does not align with Ashante's?
06:07I am a practicing Muslim.
06:09Ashante's more on the spiritual side.
06:11Well, for you to get married, does she have to take a shahada to convert to Islam?
06:15No.
06:16So she gets to remain herself?
06:18Yeah, you're informed.
06:19Yeah, because she's...
06:20I'm Islam myself.
06:21You're Muslim.
06:22Yes.
06:23Mashallah.
06:24Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
06:26Wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
06:27Okay.
06:28So...
06:29I don't know what y'all saying.
06:31Being that Bello is a Muslim, I'm not opposed to that.
06:35Do what you gotta do to have that relationship with the Most High.
06:39I love that and commend him for that.
06:42I can only take his word for it and allow Tom to tell how our connection grows.
06:47Thank you so much for answering my questions.
06:49Now, what about your painting?
06:50Let's see it.
06:51Show us what you got.
06:52Boom.
06:53Okay.
06:54That's cute.
06:55That's a UFO and somebody's getting beamed up.
06:57God.
06:58Okay.
06:59You did a very good job.
07:00I think my picture turned out great.
07:01It definitely touches on things that Ashante likes.
07:04We talk a lot about aliens and things like that.
07:07He think I'm not from around here.
07:08I did the silhouette, so for the time that I was sitting down...
07:12That's what I did.
07:13That's very good, though.
07:14Her hair looking a little witchy.
07:16But...
07:17Do I need a brush bellow?
07:18You did a very good job.
07:19I did it quick.
07:20I was quick.
07:21This is a little inside joke.
07:23And we ghost chasing.
07:24It's a little something.
07:26What the hell is this?
07:27That's your shirt right now.
07:29Oh, God.
07:30That's your shirt right now.
07:31Oh.
07:34My picture came out great for Ashante.
07:36It's a little bit of an inside sort of joke that we got running.
07:39It's a Halloween costume of a ghost.
07:42But, uh, it's a good joke.
07:44I'll let her tell it.
07:45Take care.
07:46Be safe.
07:47All right.
07:49Okay, let's start with Steve.
07:50I like Steve.
07:51I think that Steve, he needs to work on his confidence.
07:54And if he can get that confidence, like, baby, you might have a winner with this chicken dinner.
07:59What?
08:00Steve, you gotta show me more romance and more vulnerability.
08:03But you gotta come up out of that.
08:04As a woman, you can help him with that.
08:06Now let's go to Cardi.
08:07Cardi's boring.
08:08He don't seem there.
08:09I wouldn't really use the term boring.
08:11I just think Cardi is very textbook.
08:13He's answering these questions like his job.
08:16And he gonna tell us what we want to hear.
08:18And I wasn't really feeling that.
08:19Bellow, he seems cool, but he's very, like, in control.
08:24You know how I feel about Islam, guys.
08:26He's gonna want you to convert, period.
08:28I feel like he's just saying that now.
08:29If y'all ever get serious, he's gonna want you to change over.
08:31And it's gonna be something totally different.
08:33I've studied a lot of religions, but now it's just like, I just wanna be a good person.
08:37That's it.
08:38Yeah, okay.
08:39If I had to rate them, I'm Steve, Bellow, Cardi.
08:44Steve, Cardi, Bellow.
08:46I knew y'all was gonna say exactly that.
08:49Mm-hmm.
08:50Yeah.
08:51Tommy's meet-the-friend assignment was right on time.
08:56They definitely confirmed everything I felt about these guys.
08:59But I got some sorting to do up here.
09:03Well, I trust you throughout this process, though.
09:05Do you, baby?
09:06All right.
09:07Well, I appreciate y'all coming.
09:08I love y'all so much.
09:09I love you, Laura.
09:10Pick your right one.
09:11Uh-oh.
09:12I love you.
09:19Hiidad.
09:21The women are in power this week, and I'm like, oh snap.
09:26I know the perfect person to question and get to know these men
09:37One of my best friends Mercedes she's been through this experience
09:41So ready to love if I was to knowingly get into a long-distance relationship without a solid foundation
09:48I would be getting a boat without a sail
09:52So today, I do have to choose myself
09:56What does it feel like to be back again it feels absolutely crazy, but I'm excited to help you out
10:02I have questions of my own, okay, please ask away because I know you got you gonna come with the heat so do so
10:19I know that Mercedes will likely be hard on them, but she knows what important questions to ask
10:24She knows what to look for. She can smell B.S. probably a mile away
10:29So Shannon has three of you gentlemen here, which means that she has multiple connections
10:35I'm gonna start down here. Do you have multiple connections outside of Shannon?
10:39No, none. No, I'm just kidding. No, yeah, yeah, of course I do
10:42Of course I do. How many?
10:44Uh
10:44I don't know
10:46Oh, he can't even count
10:48Okay, that's crazy
10:50Relax
10:50Relax
10:51Um, I think I have four
10:54Wow, you guys started with ten
10:56So that I can't do math that well, teacher?
10:59So how many are left?
11:01Six
11:01Six
11:01So you have four out of six
11:03That's like 66%
11:04Oh, okay
11:05Okay
11:06So you like 66% of what is on the buffet
11:10Where does Shannon fall out of your four?
11:12You're putting me in a real tough position
11:14Of this part?
11:15Bye, y'all
11:16Be honest
11:16Be honest
11:17Um, I have probably two really, really strong connections and Shannon is one of them
11:22So you're gonna put her in the top two?
11:24Yes, definitely
11:25Okay, cool
11:26Steven, where does Shannon fall?
11:28Top three right now
11:30Top three
11:30Yeah, yeah, 100%
11:31All right
11:32Living alone
11:33I would say out of my four connections, uh, Shannon has climbed her way as one and two
11:40All of the men really say the same thing, like top two, top three, and for me, that's a problem
11:48So do you have children? Ever been married?
11:51I've never been married, actually
11:52I do have two adults and two younger children
11:55Okay, so we have four
11:56Yeah, four altogether
11:57Who are you in the longest relationship with?
12:00The longest relationship, it was 11 years
12:03So why didn't you all get married?
12:04Uh, you know when people pivot in different directions, sometimes your end game goal doesn't align properly, y'all growing different ways
12:12Do you guys have children?
12:13Oh, no
12:13I do not
12:14Do you want kids?
12:15I do
12:15Do you want kids?
12:16Yeah
12:16Okay
12:17What's your timeline?
12:18When do you expect, like, hey, you should know by now what we're trying to do?
12:21I feel like at three months, you know if you want to continue this
12:24Okay, that's reasonable
12:25Six months, you know if you actually want to be with this person long term
12:29Speak up
12:29I don't think six months is necessarily enough time to know whether or not you want to spend the rest of your life with someone
12:34But I do think it's a good starting point
12:35So how much time do you need to know that you're a person and you want to marry them?
12:40That's an impossible question to answer
12:42It's really not, I don't think
12:43I would think for me about a year should let me know, like, yo, I think this is it
12:49Okay, being that I'm 33, I want to have children, I want to be married
12:55I'm not waiting past a year
12:58For me, I'm looking forward to marriage
13:00And that's what I am focused on
13:02But she has to have all the qualities to assess marriage
13:06I do pouring to a person
13:08And I would need someone to pour into me as well
13:11Okay
13:12Mercedes came in with a purpose
13:15And it was to find out as much information about us as she could
13:18Definitely felt like a grilling session
13:20You look gorgeous, by the way
13:22Thank you
13:22I have no idea what Mercedes thought of me
13:25I didn't think that I came off poorly or anything like that
13:28But hopefully, Shannon got the information that she wanted
13:31Wow, that was extremely even
13:34I am very flabbergasted
13:37What do you think about Steven?
13:39I think that fundamentally, you click on all the right things of, like, a resume checkbox
13:45Like, I see why he was here
13:47Okay
13:47Out of the three, that definitely was my initial thought of, like, okay
13:52That's who you liked?
13:54But, Shannon, I'm just gonna be honest
13:56I have major concerns
13:58I didn't like that you were one out of three
14:01So we don't know if that's number one, number two, or number three
14:04100%
14:05They couldn't tell me not only where I stood
14:08But not even how they felt about me
14:11I feel a little duped
14:12So if you had to pick someone for me today
14:17Who might you pick?
14:19I think they have potential
14:20But I wouldn't choose any of the three today
14:24Okay
14:25I appreciate your honesty
14:26Because after today
14:28I don't know if I would choose any of them either
14:31Okay
14:33I don't like dancing around things
14:36I was looking for a direct answer
14:37Because I'm a direct person
14:39It's unfortunate that it didn't happen
14:41How it should have
14:43I want you to be a black knight and shine
14:45But they did not
14:47We need another drink
14:49Come on
14:49Okay
14:50You can't deny it
14:56I'm the queen of the scene
14:57I'm a lion
14:58Turning heads fucking like I'm a giant
15:00No lion
15:01You can tell I'm a boss
15:02By the heels of my shoes
15:03Today, I'll be introducing
15:05Two of my very best friends
15:07Bianca and Lolo
15:08To Bello
15:10Steven
15:11And Vince
15:12I have made three really, really strong connections
15:15And you're actually gonna meet them
15:17Give me y'all's impressions
15:19That's deep
15:20These guys are the ones that I'm the most interested in
15:24So I am looking forward to hearing what they have to say
15:28Because I know they're gonna give it to me straight
15:30Hi
15:31She always is on point
15:33Lola
15:35And Bianca
15:37How you doing, Bello?
15:38Okay, give me a hug, man
15:39Jeez
15:40This is Lola
15:42This is Bianca
15:43Bianca
15:44Yes
15:44Nice to meet you
15:47I used to know a Vince
15:48Well, you know another one now
15:51Bianca, I love your name
15:53My first name and last name is Bello
15:54So it's Bello, Bello
15:55So I've always wanted my children to have BB
15:58I have a daughter
15:59She's one years old
16:00So Bianca was a name that I was like
16:02Would be amazing for a daughter
16:04So what is it that attracted you to Lauren?
16:09Outside of physical
16:10Look at her
16:12We know that
16:13We know that deeper than that
16:15She just lights up a room, man
16:17Like she's captivating
16:18Conversation was great
16:19Outside of that
16:20God-fearing, traditional woman
16:22And just the way she carries herself
16:24Have you ever thought about being a politician?
16:28So you mentioned a one-year-old, right?
16:31That's pretty fresh
16:32Out the oven
16:34Two years out the oven
16:35Oh, two
16:36Think about it
16:36One-year-old, nine months inside the
16:38You don't like that politician thing, right?
16:41What is it like?
16:41Was it like a hit it or quit it situation?
16:44In short, we had a very brief connection
16:47We didn't pursue a relationship
16:50I work whole parent here
16:51So she would be okay with you
16:52Absolutely
16:53Moving on, marrying somebody
16:55Absolutely
16:55I've actually seen Lauren more times
16:59Than
17:01The mother of your daughter
17:02The mother of my daughter
17:03Sometimes unplanned events happen
17:06And we need to shift
17:07Right?
17:08And that's what I ended up doing
17:11Kudos to you for stepping up
17:13What do you like specifically about Lauren
17:15Other than her looks?
17:17Well, the interaction being so natural
17:20And so flowing
17:21That's what really made me say
17:23Hey, this is good already
17:24You know, it sounds like we enjoy similar things
17:27What do you like to do?
17:29Hanging out with my children
17:30How many kids do you have?
17:32Two
17:32Boy 15, girl 17
17:34You want to start over?
17:35Right
17:36You want more kids?
17:37If the situation was right
17:39I would definitely have more
17:40I'm definitely okay with these two
17:43Amazing children that I have, by the way
17:46Okay
17:46I like that answer
17:47No, no, no, no, I am
17:49Hello
17:50Hello
17:51How y'all doing?
17:52Hi
17:53I'm Steve
17:54Nice to meet you
17:54Hi, Bianca
17:56I'm meeting Lauren and her friends for the first time
17:59And I feel a little bit anxious
18:00Because I know her friends are probably going to drill me
18:03I have to earn their trust
18:04Earn their love
18:05But this is a date that needs to happen
18:08To see if we have a deeper connection
18:10More than checking boxes
18:11I'm not the lead
18:13But this is great
18:14Connecting with all of you
18:16Yes
18:16I hope that I answer your question adequately
18:19Leaving this date
18:20I don't feel like I knocked it out of the park
18:22I was answering questions
18:23But they didn't seem like they were fulfilled with the answers
18:26So I suspect that me and Lauren are going to have a follow-up
18:29At some point
18:29So your name is Steve?
18:31My name is Steve
18:32I'm a school teacher
18:33Okay
18:34What do you teach?
18:35What do you teach?
18:36I teach history
18:37Social studies
18:38What grade?
18:397th grade, 8th grade middle school
18:41I stopped to talk for one year
18:43Y'all are saints
18:45Some kids, they destiny
18:47They is rough
18:48They can be
18:49Once you find your little zone though
18:51Everything is kind of cool
18:52So outside of teaching
18:54Who are you?
18:55I think I'm like a regular guy outside of teaching
18:57Family man
18:58And a lot of time with the nephews
19:00And the nieces
19:01But no kids?
19:02No kids
19:03You don't have your own
19:04So is that something like down the line?
19:06She said she's going to give me a girl
19:07She said that out of her mouth?
19:09Yeah
19:10Okay
19:11Oh
19:12Okay
19:13She said she wants a girl
19:14Or she's going to give you a girl
19:15She's going to give you one
19:16Those two different things
19:17It would be me, right?
19:18It was a good conversation that night
19:20Would you be okay with three boys?
19:22Yeah, they cool
19:23I like that too
19:24Like you'd be good with just one?
19:25Oh yeah
19:26I don't need like multiples
19:28If it happened, dope
19:29That's what God wants
19:30But I'm also in the space of like
19:31Let me get one
19:32If I leave this earth and I'll be straight
19:35Am I mad at that?
19:36Yeah
19:37So how tall are you?
19:39I'm 6'2
19:40Is that a real 6'2 or a man 6'2?
19:42You know men, y'all add inches
19:44I'm not understanding what's going on here
19:46So did your doctor say that you were 6'2?
19:49Or did he say 5'11?
19:51I'm 5'11
19:52So let's say I am 5'11
19:54Okay
19:55What are we talking about?
19:57We want to know your height
19:59Just ask the question
20:00Right, it's a Q&A
20:01If it's 6'2, it's 6'2
20:02I know, but I mean I want to know like where we're going with this
20:06Well one, she's a taller woman
20:09She is
20:10Correct?
20:11Six feet
20:12She also loves to wear heels
20:13So now we're adding a few inches
20:156'3, 6'4
20:16So
20:17Is that something that you know?
20:18Like some men are weird about that
20:19Oh, so your question is, is do I mind her height?
20:22No, our question is how tall are you?
20:25It's really light hearted
20:27We were just asking how tall you are, that's it
20:29Okay, well it's the same answer
20:31Okay
20:32Yeah
20:33We're not mad at it
20:34The energy during this exchange is horrible
20:37I am literally so embarrassed
20:41I have to get out of here
20:42I really, really appreciate you guys' time
20:45It was a pleasure
20:46It was a pleasure
20:47It was a pleasure
20:48Very colorful
20:49Oh
20:50Okay
20:51I'm gonna take it
20:52I'm gonna take that
20:53I'm gonna take that
20:54Vince has to be able to fit in
20:56You don't wanna be walking on eggshells
20:58And don't say this around Vince
21:00He might flip out
21:01We want to be comfortable and cool
21:03And not worried
21:05Where is Lauren?
21:06Like is she?
21:08Number one
21:09Lauren is my girl
21:12Okay
21:13That's a politically correct answer
21:15Lauren is my girl
21:17Like your home girl?
21:18No, no, she is more than a home girl
21:20For sure
21:21Oh, that's for sure
21:22Like a best friend
21:23Lauren is role match for sure
21:25Okay, okay
21:26Romance for sure
21:27Like she is not somebody
21:28I'm just like
21:29I'm looking at her friend
21:30I thoroughly enjoy speaking to her
21:32Mm-hmm
21:33Haven't got a chance to see her as often
21:35But I enjoy all those things about her
21:37And like I'm looking
21:38I'm forward to like
21:40Exploring that somehow, you know?
21:42Okay
21:43All right, so
21:44I do have to go
21:45It was a pleasure meeting both of you
21:46You too
21:47Absolutely
21:48Yes
21:49I had an awesome time
21:50Okay
21:51Kissy kissy
21:52Okay
21:53It was good to meet you
21:54It was great
21:55It was great
21:56I like Vince
21:57I like Vince
21:58I don't dislike him
21:59I like him
22:00I like him
22:01So, Vince
22:02I'm like literally
22:03I've never met somebody
22:04Where literally every time I see him
22:05I go through a rollercoaster
22:06Of
22:07Oh, I like him
22:08What the hell?
22:09Oh my God
22:10Like you know he will protect you
22:11But do I need protection from you?
22:13You?
22:14I like what he stands for
22:16Yes
22:17I like that as his woman
22:18You will not have to guess what your place is
22:20Yeah
22:21You know how he feels about you
22:23But I think you need a strong personality
22:25And he's the strongest personality
22:27That we have met thus far
22:29Yes
22:30I was like I forgot to tell y'all he could have looked
22:32I mean he got passionate
22:33He's like the height
22:34He's not 6'2", he's 60
22:36Oh my goodness
22:38So considering all gentlemen
22:41Mm-hmm
22:42How would you rank them?
22:43Definitely Vince is number one
22:44Yeah
22:45Vince is number one?
22:46Yes
22:47So shocked to hear that
22:48Okay
22:49I got Stevie at number two
22:50Why not Stevie number one?
22:51He's not assertive enough
22:52Mm-hmm
22:53No it's third place
22:54He is a slick talker
22:55Yeah
22:56He can answer straight questions
22:57No
22:58Save his life
22:59Vince has
23:00He has kids
23:01Yes
23:02He doesn't
23:03Not looking to have more kids
23:04Probably
23:05He seems pretty stable in his life
23:06And his kids are older
23:08Overall I think that you guys
23:10Could really grow together
23:12Yeah
23:13And build a life together
23:14My friends thought Vince
23:16Would have been the best fit
23:18I'm like shocked
23:19Because Velo is my strongest connection
23:22I wish he would have got a little deeper
23:23About why he liked me
23:25And then I feel like my friends
23:26Would have been sold on him a little more
23:28I have a lot to think about
23:30Yes, a lot
23:31Cheers to finding the best guy, right?
23:34This week my long-term friend, Brianna, is meeting Darius and Cardi
23:53Hey girl
23:54Yes
23:55She's been friends with me for years
23:58Our mother's dead hair together
23:59She's like a cousin
24:00I love her dearly
24:01And I know that she knows me best
24:03And she will read these guys
24:04Oh my god
24:05I honestly can't wait
24:06I brought you here
24:07I brought you here
24:08Because I've been making connections
24:09With a couple guys
24:10Okay
24:11And I just wanted you to
24:12Just dig deep
24:13With these guys
24:14To see like, okay
24:15Is he really fresh?
24:16So like
24:17Or is he here playing games?
24:18Yes
24:19You know I'm going to keep it all the way
24:21Yeah
24:22A thousand
24:23Hello
24:24Hey
24:25Hi
24:26Hey, how you doing?
24:27My friend Brianna
24:28This is Cardi
24:29Looking great, looking great
24:30I got a rose for you
24:31Oh, thank you
24:32Thank you
24:33Thank you
24:34Cardi was definitely one of my connections
24:38Because of how smart he is
24:40I appreciate you
24:41Not to cut you off
24:42For just complimenting my intelligence
24:44But you are very smart
24:45Thank you
24:46Very to yourself
24:47And that's one thing that
24:48I want more of us to talk more
24:50Mm-hmm
24:51In this and out of the experience
24:52And that's what I told you with him
24:53We have surface conversations
24:54We never really gotten deep
24:56But I can do a lot better though too
24:58You know as well
24:59Okay
25:00So would you say
25:01Going into those deep conversations
25:03Would you say that's a problem?
25:05Getting deeper?
25:06You know really through this process
25:07It was hard to go as deep as you would want to
25:09Right
25:10With the amount of time and stuff
25:11So I welcome that with Ashley
25:12But can you get deep in the relationship?
25:15Right
25:16Romantically
25:17I believe I can
25:18Okay
25:19You know I think that you gotta
25:20Knowing what you like
25:21What you love
25:22You know what makes you smile
25:23How you like to be touched
25:24You know
25:25When Bri calls me out
25:26For not opening up to Ashley more
25:27I can definitely acknowledge that fact
25:29Based off of communication
25:30I wanna be more intentional
25:31In calling Ashley
25:32And texting Ashley
25:33But I need to make sure
25:34That it's reciprocated
25:35Then I know for sure
25:37Like it's real
25:38But you know that representative
25:39It'll leave in about six months
25:40So
25:41I like for people to be themselves
25:43Be yourself around me
25:44You know you don't have to
25:45You don't have to do that with me
25:47Cause I know when somebody's being fake to me
25:49If you just
25:50Yeah go ahead
25:51Also sorry to cut you off
25:52I need to work on that
25:53All of those things I think are important
25:54And they come in time
25:55And they come in time
25:56And they come through
25:57Deep conversations
25:58Okay
25:59You know
26:00So with Cardi
26:01It's very flatline with us
26:02I feel like with Cardi
26:03I have to just be in his face
26:04To get to know him
26:06So Darius
26:08I need to know
26:09What you see in my girl
26:10Why are you here?
26:11Ashley first of all
26:12Is a very very beautiful
26:14And amazing woman
26:15I will say
26:16I just wanna let you know that
26:17Thank you
26:18What do you expect
26:19Out of Ashley
26:20Do you feel like
26:21It's things that she needs to work on?
26:23As far as some of the changes
26:25That she could probably work on
26:27I don't quite understand or know yet
26:30What she's saying is
26:31What do you expect out of me
26:32In a relationship?
26:33Pretty much
26:34I want you to be just real at all times
26:36On what you want
26:38And for what we're speaking so far
26:40We do align in a lot of different areas
26:42And I just wanna see
26:43And make sure that our end game goal
26:45Is the same
26:47So you don't see any shaping or molding
26:49When it comes to Ashley?
26:51I don't see any shaping or mold
26:52But I say that we all have to pivot
26:54You know
26:55I'm willing to pivot too
26:56Because
26:57Like Ashley would not be able to date me
26:59How she dated the last person
27:00Okay
27:01That didn't work out
27:02Right
27:03So I wanna learn every variation of you
27:05You know
27:06How you think
27:07The way you sleep
27:08The breaths you take
27:10How much do you snore in your sleep?
27:12I think that Darius likes me a lot
27:15And I like him too
27:16I just think that he is still putting on
27:19A representative just a little bit
27:21I wanna see the vulnerable side of him
27:22Not the flashy, charismatic flirter
27:25I wanna see like
27:26Are you really nurturing and catering to your woman?
27:28It was definitely a pleasure out of me, Trude
27:30I'm gonna get up and give you a hug
27:31I feel that we all change
27:34When we deal with somebody that we're not used to dealing with
27:38As far as somebody changing Ashley, no
27:41That should not happen
27:42Seriously
27:43A little tap
27:44Mmm
27:45But as far as her changing to be a better version of herself
27:48She naturally will
27:50Girl
27:52Okay, let's start with Cardi
27:53Cardi is cool, like you said, very intelligent
27:56Mm-hmm
27:57But the surface thing
27:58I'm gonna have a red tag on that alone, you know?
28:01How you feel about Darius?
28:02Darius
28:03He was my top connection
28:04Y'all have a real strong connection, I can see that
28:07He was on you
28:08That tell me he know what he want
28:11He's really interested in you with an open heart
28:14And that's a turn on, that's a good thing
28:16Mm-hmm
28:17I like him for you, I ain't gonna lie
28:18Okay
28:19My friend asked the perfect questions
28:21But now it's time to start cracking down
28:23Cardi was kind of closed
28:25And I wanted Darius to explain to her more
28:28What can honestly make me a wife for you?
28:31Let's get up out of here, girl
28:32Mm-hmm
28:41Here we go
28:42I'm a big, big deal
28:46Okay, ladies
28:47As y'all know
28:48I am on my journey to find love
28:50And I've made a few connections
28:52I'm just gonna kinda stay out of it
28:53Let y'all talk
28:54Okay
28:55When I start to like someone
28:57I tend to ignore the red flags
28:59My friends are not going to ignore those flags
29:02Because they don't have any investment
29:04In these particular men
29:05They're going to ask important questions
29:07And they're gonna be honest with me
29:09Oh, hello
29:11Hello
29:12How are you?
29:13I'm good
29:16Stop blushing
29:17No, I didn't
29:18I didn't see the front of you
29:19Until I saw the front of you
29:21Hi
29:22Hi
29:23I'm excited to meet Donna's friends
29:25I don't care about a lot of stuff
29:26But I do care if they like me or not
29:28And I think her friends will like me
29:30This should be interesting
29:32Are you nervous?
29:33Always
29:36I personally want to talk about what it is
29:38You like about Donna
29:39Yeah, me too
29:40Y'all like to just jump right in
29:42You don't want to like
29:43I mean, that's
29:44Yeah
29:45Okay, okay
29:46This ranking is in no particular order
29:48But I love how smart Donna is
29:51Of course Donna's beautiful
29:53I'm like a 7
29:55She brings me up to like an 8.5
29:57If you see me with her
29:59You know, like
30:00Upgradual?
30:01That is that
30:02You know
30:03What are you ready for?
30:04Are you ready for like marriage?
30:06Um, I wouldn't say that I'm dating for marriage
30:10What would you say?
30:11I would say I'm dating to get to know someone
30:13And get to know if we could take it to that next step
30:16Dating with intention?
30:17Well, the intention is to get to know them
30:20Do you want to be married?
30:21Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
30:26You think long?
30:27You think wrong?
30:28Whoa
30:29I want to be married
30:30But I'm definitely not going to force to be married
30:34No, and I don't think you should
30:35So
30:36My hesitation is this
30:37Donna does want to have kids
30:38I mean, you can't really put a timeline on it
30:40But it's kind of a timeline
30:43I don't mind having more children
30:46You don't mind having more children?
30:47No, I don't mind
30:48I could not have them as well
30:49And it wouldn't bother me
30:50Okay
30:51So
30:52And that's a very honest
30:53Yeah
30:54I can't help that I met Donna at this time
30:56I wish that it was a different time
30:59But it's not, it's today
31:00I can't fast for a move quicker
31:03And what I think that I need
31:05Because of what her timeline is
31:07It doesn't work like that
31:08My pace is my pace
31:09No matter who I'm speaking with
31:11I'm Steve
31:12Nice to meet you
31:13Nice to meet you
31:14Join the party
31:15Join the party
31:16Join the party
31:17I feel like me and Donna have a very good connection
31:21And I think hanging with her friends
31:23Might help me move up the ranks a little bit
31:26But I don't want to share a date with Vince
31:28Vince is competition
31:30Like, man, this is not the vibe
31:32I gotta get out of here, my dog
31:34Oh, this is the perfect time
31:35Yeah, yeah, yeah
31:36It was really, really nice meeting you guys
31:38Nice to meet you
31:39Nice to meet you
31:40Get yourself over here
31:43There we go
31:44There we go
31:45So I want to know a little bit more about you
31:47We know you're a teacher
31:48Do you have any children?
31:49No
31:50Do you want children?
31:51Do you want children?
31:53I do want kids
31:54At least one
31:55Do you have like a timeline in your head
31:58As to, you know, when you see yourself having children
32:01When you see yourself having a wife?
32:03As a man, I feel like if I'm in a relationship
32:08I think within maybe two years
32:10Because now I think I've learned enough
32:11The goal is to be married
32:14Yeah
32:15She knows that, I knows that
32:16And if we don't see that with each other after a certain time
32:18Like, alright, cool, like, no beef
32:20So that is a safe feeling for me
32:22That I think in a relationship she would be very similar
32:25Where she kind of probably understands who she's dating
32:28Her husband at some point
32:29Like, I'm beyond just a, like, surface level
32:32That's kind of how I define love
32:34Like, I want all of that for her because she is love
32:37Yeah
32:38As far as I'm concerned
32:39I'm going to change your name on the phone to the
32:41Love
32:42Period
32:43Donna Love
32:44That's right
32:45I didn't say Donna Banks in that bag
32:47Uh-oh
32:48That's your last name?
32:49That's my last name
32:50Donna Banks
32:51That's my last name
32:52Okay, Donna Banks, I can see it
32:53I like it
32:54Is that Louie?
32:55D-B
32:56D-B
32:57D-B
32:58I see that
32:59Unfortunately
33:00You leaving us?
33:01I have to actually go home and grade some papers
33:03It was so nice to meet you, Steve
33:05It was awesome meeting you
33:06Tommy's assignment helped me and Donna grow stronger
33:08And understand a little more about what we expect
33:12But I thought it went really well and I was excited
33:15So
33:16I like both of them
33:18But I did not like how Vince ran away from the timeline
33:24It was sketchy
33:25It was sketchy
33:26He was running from the answer
33:28Yeah
33:29And to me, that's a, that's a red flag
33:30Like, is he ready?
33:31Whereas Steven, he said wife a lot
33:34He said two years
33:35I am a little surprised that
33:37My friends chose Steven over Vince
33:39Mainly because he has been my top connection
33:42And they know that
33:43Because we talk all the time
33:45Should I be pivoting my time?
33:47I don't know that you should neglect Vince
33:50I just think
33:51But pivot is a good word
33:52You should give more energy
33:54Mmm
33:55To Steven
33:56I don't know if I'm gonna take my friend's advice
33:58We have
33:59Kind of been left of the process
34:01And I have plenty of time to ask more questions
34:04I really need to start digging a little deeper
34:07So I can really see where the best matches
34:09Do with that what you will
34:11Thank you
34:13Thank you
34:14Um
34:27What's up ladies?
34:32I love you
34:34So the two friends that I think
34:36These connections of mine need to me
34:39Is Sharonda and Elena
34:41Bitch, I'm so happy to see you
34:42Bitch, you look fine right now
34:43Okay, sure
34:44I'm gonna be working with
34:45Period
34:46Okay, I see you
34:47All away, baby
34:48I spend the most time with these two ladies
34:50They know what I like
34:52They know what I need
34:53And they're gonna get to the nitty gritty
34:55So I wanted y'all to come here
34:57Because you guys are my people
34:59And I'm dating these guys
35:02It was a process
35:03Multiple men
35:04I want you guys to ask some questions
35:05Just ready to love
35:06Okay
35:07We need to know are they ready to love
35:08Right
35:09Because I know you're ready
35:10I'm ready
35:11You have a lot of love to love
35:12And at this point
35:13Actually, may the best man win
35:15What up dude?
35:16Hey
35:17Ladies, how y'all doing?
35:18Hey
35:19Dom, how you doing?
35:20Looking amazing
35:21How you doing?
35:22I'm excited
35:23Dom is always such a good time
35:24And I know her friends
35:26Are gonna be bringing lights, camera, actions
35:28To the party
35:29What do you think is incredible about her?
35:30I think that her personality
35:31And how deep she is
35:33You know, she's very intellectual
35:35Like emotionally
35:36When you first met her
35:37What was the first thing you noticed about her?
35:39I noticed her poise
35:41And then her style
35:42Are you single?
35:43I am
35:44Obviously
35:45I mean
35:46I do have to make sure
35:48Maybe
35:49Maybe
35:50What?
35:51That's a good question
35:52Hello, everyone
35:53How you doing?
35:54I don't know
35:55What's happening?
35:56I need more
35:57Ooh, I like this
35:58My last date
35:59Didn't go well
36:00With Shannon's friends
36:01But
36:02Domini was my top connection
36:03And I have a strong connection with her
36:05So
36:06I'm a little anxious
36:07Like I always am
36:08Before these dates
36:09So these are two of my best friends
36:11Anytime I'm around these women
36:13I am in good hands
36:14They gonna take care of me
36:15They gonna nurture me
36:16They gonna love me
36:17Is that something you can see yourself doing with Domini?
36:20Ooh
36:21And then we have it
36:22So it's other women you are connecting with too, right?
36:24Do you have in mind that this is the one?
36:26I would say we're trying to decide who's right for us
36:29Oh
36:30So do you have an idea right now who's right for you?
36:32Um
36:33You're still trying to figure it out?
36:34We're
36:35I think we're all still trying to figure it out
36:36Not we or you
36:37You
36:38Yes
36:39But I am trying to
36:40Yes, I am trying to figure that out
36:41Okay, so you don't know yet
36:42You're still trying to figure it out
36:43That's what the process is
36:44Hello
36:45How you doing?
36:46Well, how then?
36:52This is so fun!
36:55I walk in and the tension was so thick
36:58I don't know what I walked into
37:00You handsome and all
37:01You know, you smell good
37:02I'm gonna know about you
37:03Okay
37:04I can say confidently that there's a big difference between attraction and chemistry
37:09You can look at somebody and appreciate them
37:11And then you look at somebody and you're drawn to them, right?
37:15And that's how I feel about Dominique
37:17You're drawn to her
37:18But you're attracted to some more women that's on the show as well?
37:21And that's
37:22I made that distinction for a reason
37:23Because of the other ladies
37:25I don't have that spark
37:27As I do with Dominique
37:28Okay
37:29Okay, dude
37:30All right
37:31I feel to kind of like piggyback on what he's saying
37:33Dominique and I have always had like a strong connection
37:35Really since day one
37:36I was really kind of curious like
37:37What more is it to her?
37:39And sitting down and then laughing
37:42It's just like, oh, you know
37:43You know
37:44I am very pleased with Cardi and Bello
37:47Because if you become my man
37:49Then you're gonna be around my friends
37:50And I need to know that you can fit in
37:52What more would you want to know about Dominique?
37:55Is she the type of woman you're looking for?
37:57Yeah
37:58Okay
38:01Dominique is the type of woman that most men are looking for
38:04You're talking about you
38:05Oh, yeah
38:06Yeah, yes, yes
38:07She is the type of woman that I'm looking for
38:08She's grounded
38:10She's mature
38:11It sounds like he knows the qualities that he was
38:13But like, how do you find that?
38:15Are you really listening to him?
38:16No, it sounds like he really knows what he was
38:19So I came in like a gray cloud
38:21He came in gloomy
38:22And my friends
38:24They like beasts
38:25They can smell the meat
38:26They can smell the blood
38:28And he came in there with open wounds
38:30And they attacked instantly
38:32If anything, I feel like this setup is throwing me off
38:35Because Cardi's over there with my girl
38:37And I'm like, how do I take this?
38:39Okay, so now you say Cardi's over here sitting with your girl, right?
38:42Mm-hmm
38:43But two minutes ago, it gave me a little bit of
38:45Gave you a little bit of what?
38:46I need a person who gonna love me out loud
38:48I understand the process
38:50But speak how you speak about me
38:52How you talk to me
38:54I need somebody to stand on business about me
38:56Because I'm gonna stand on business about you
38:57I feel like, listen
38:58I need to reset for a second
38:59Because the energy is really weird that I'm getting right now
39:02I don't feel bad for Divine
39:04I knew that there was going to be questions
39:07And there was going to be intent
39:08Based on how they were wearing their jackets
39:10It's like they had their hands outside of the sleeves
39:13And the confidence seemed to be lacking just a skosh
39:16I don't want you to feel uncomfortable
39:18But that's the part about this
39:20I want to see who can stand in the heat with the uncomfortable
39:23Well, I can stand in the heat
39:24But what's the insinuation that I don't love you out loud?
39:28Sitting here with the people who matter the most to me
39:30They want to know
39:31If you like me like that, then say you like me like that
39:33I need to know
39:34Hey, I need that
39:36You know how much I like you
39:37But I'm going to say that
39:38Tell them
39:39I was very annoyed at the energy that was coming across the table
39:43Going home was a strong possibility given my performance here
39:47And I didn't feel good about the date at all
39:49I hope I can recover from that, honestly
39:51Apparently she don't know it
39:53We don't know it
39:54That's why we sitting here
39:55Because guess what?
39:56My decision is what's gonna matter
39:58I'm her soulmate
40:00Um...
40:02Yeah
40:04Baby, you got to come in that room a little bit
40:06More confident
40:07My friends are sitting right here
40:09So if you gonna be confused about how you feel about me right now
40:11Then, um...
40:12It's time for you to go
40:21Next time on Ready to Love
40:22I'm glad y'all was able to get that outside perspective from your friends
40:26Mm-hmm
40:27With that extra perspective in mind
40:29I want a few of you to take these men out
40:31And let them know if they are not ready to love
40:34Oh my God
40:35Welcome to your luxury getaway
40:39Yeah
40:40Nothing like a romantic getaway
40:42To deepen bonds and really get to know somebody
40:45I thought I could change the young lady
40:47She was in adult entertainment
40:49What is... what's that?
40:50Stripper
40:52You were with a stripper?
40:54Yes
40:55That don't sound good
40:56With Shannon, I feel like she's judging me
40:58I don't want no part of her
41:00My issue is with you
41:02Because I felt so uncomfortable
41:04And I was like, dang
41:05This is not a good first impression right now
41:07For you to say your friends had zero accountability for what happened
41:13That was completely unfair
41:15I disagree
41:16I disagree
41:17Okay
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