E1028 – Going Deeper with Sparkle Megan and Jordan: Love Is Blind Unpacked

36.088 - 36.668 Megan

Thank you.

36.708 - 54.491 Unknown

Thanks for having us. We're excited to have you. Very excited to have you both. Thanks for both coming. Sometimes when we love to do the he said, she said versions that are... Not on speaking terms. But you guys, did you guys take the same flight? Same flight. We sure did. Okay. So you guys are clearly like.

54.511 - 56.133 Megan

Did you trade someone to sit beside each other?

56.314 - 57.556 Unknown

Yeah, did you sit next to each other?

57.736 - 58.517 Jordan

No. Okay, you did not.

283.452 - 301.253 Unknown

I mean, it's kind of fascinating because to be like 12th on your list and keep meeting and keep meeting and then I know you guys didn't end up together, but there seemed to be a real mutual, like something good there. There was a relationship that, you know, I think as viewers we all believed in.

301.435 - 317.476 Jordan

Yeah, so I guess I think, you know, we're both kind of into like the universe pushes in that direction. I'm not super into the woo-woo stuff, but yeah, it was just, again, the odds that we get cast on this TV show, like who knows how many people apply, right?

317.516 - 331.635 Jordan

And then the fact that there's 16 people, 16 guys, 16 girls, and then the fact that you just, like we fell so hard in love with each other, it just kept just getting like more and more, you know, like statistically impossible. it taught me certainly.

331.736 - 354.693 Jordan

And so we would get pep talks every day from Chris, the creator and he, you know, encouraging us to like not choose what we've always gone for and to get outside of our comfort zone. And like, I think for me, especially that hit hard. Cause I was like, you know, the mics of the world, that was who I had always dated. And so every pep talk that we got from Chris was, it like really resonated.

354.753 - 366.832 Jordan

And I think especially as Jordan and I continue to see each other and date, you know, I was like, man, I, this is the kind of guy that I probably never have gone for in the real world. But like, this is the guy you marry.

641.117 - 649.992 Megan

And was that because... Did Mike say something about his tattoos? Or did you just have, like, a random... I'm trying to remember. I think after the fact, he did, like...

649.972 - 670.841 Jordan

throw something in there, but, like, I wouldn't have known it was connected to Jordan. But he would throw, just in, like, normal conversation, he would throw some, like, funny things in there, like, oh, you know, I'm 5'7", I'm a skinny skater kid. Oh, yeah, I would just fit. I was really trying to get him to lean into the whole experiment.

670.861 - 679.152 Jordan

Yeah, and so I was, like, I think going into the reveal, I literally prepared myself. I was, like, he's gonna be a total gremlin, like...

679.503 - 707.755 Jordan

you were preparing yourself for ugly for the worst well cause like I can't hide my feelings and so I was just like alright like I don't know and so I think I was like very pleasantly surprised and like when you're standing in front of that reveal door there's like a tiny little sliver cause you're backlit by all these lights and there's this tiny little sliver that I could like see his shadow through and I was like okay he's tall he's got hair like a big head of hair

707.735 - 730.018 Jordan

yeah they're gonna change that next season completely black out and they make you stand there for like five minutes or something yeah and they're like on the lights are on the lights are off and you're like jesus just how much time are you actually spending talking before they pull you guys away again 20 minutes? I think it was, no, it was a super weird time. It was like 17 or something.

1076.808 - 1088.487 Jordan

So we I think that's when we just got engaged. And I was like. wow, this is sick, I'm gonna get super drunk. So I got super drunk, and the next thing you know, I was out of there. I don't know what happened.

1088.527 - 1090.471 Unknown

Is that when Joe got hammered?

1091.413 - 1112.743 Jordan

I mean, which day of the week? That's my dog, but... Yeah, I don't remember. Yeah, they took me to some like tent to sit there by myself. And I was just like, oh, this is I wish I wasn't drunk right now. But I was just celebrating. And I think me being drunk and silly was not the what they wanted to see in regards to the drama happening in the lounge.

1112.763 - 1133.511 Jordan

So they did say our cast was like the most boozy cast. Like they had to take booze away from us multiple times, apparently. Wow. Some more than others. I thought it was very important to introduce alcohol to the experiment because that was one of the things that me and Casey got into it a little bit. I felt like she would drink and then talk to me slightly different.

1133.551 - 1140.862 Jordan

I was like, I want to drink a bottle of wine and eat lasagna with my wife and not have any sort of disputes.

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What was that process like telling his mom that you were going on Love is Blind?

1268.66 - 1286.407 Jordan

Yeah, so I was just super honest that I was going to apply. And she was like, all right, cool. And then the next day, I literally applied and had a casting person hit me up the next day. And I think we were both like, you're going to go on. But she was just very concerned that I was going to get villainized due to my tattoos and stuff like that. So she was... Joke's on her. Yeah, joke's on her.

1286.427 - 1288.73 Jordan

I feel like you're the best love.

1288.75 - 1314.006 Unknown

He's the angel type. Yeah, no. Visectomy. I think a lot of people were... Visectomy. Visectomy. I think a lot of people just caught off guard that you had one at was like 25 after one kid. I mean, the joke is, was basically like, wow, like he must've really hated that. Like, how did you come to make that decision after having one and being a young man and.

1313.986 - 1332.127 Jordan

Yeah, I mean, so like, truthfully, I never wanted kids growing up, which there's nothing wrong with that. And I had my accidental son, which is the best thing that's ever happened. And I just decided it's just not a mistake that I think I want to make again. Not to call him a mistake, but he was a happy accident, right?

1408.769 - 1413.197 Megan

Totally. So... So you were always, no matter what... And is that how you treat...

1413.683 - 1442.14 Jordan

dates off camera in general so so i do now but like yeah before i i just was not being intentional i was projecting a lot and um no pun intended ejecting a lot my bad that's crazy oh there's no there's no off button unfortunately But yeah, it just, I wasn't being intentional, truthfully, but now it's, I mean, obviously everyone knows my business now, so there's no hiding anything.

1442.2 - 1445.806 Jordan

But yeah, it's just, I try to be very open and honest about what I'm looking for.

1445.866 - 1466.105 Unknown

Does the show in any way, or the conversations you had with Megan about having kids, like if you, and I don't know if you're looking, but if you like were to meet someone and decide that you want to spend a lifetime with them, Do you feel like you're more open to having more children or, or not based off of this experience or Luca in general?

1466.286 - 1477.491 Jordan

Yeah. So I don't know if I'd want more of my own, but I feel very strongly about like adopting or fostering. Cause there's just tons of kids in need. So I like already have a little piece of me. So yeah,

1576.021 - 1587.879 Jordan

Yeah, that was kind of, I mean, it was like a really rocky relationship and she just called me and say, Hey, like I took a pregnancy test and it's positive. And I was like, okay, like, I don't know what we do from here, but let's figure it out.

1587.999 - 1592.346 Unknown

So you're right away. You're just like offering her whatever support she needs.

1592.426 - 1596.572 Jordan

Yeah, no, a hundred percent. I said, let's at least try, you know, let's try to make this work.

1597.013 - 1598.155 Megan

And what was your parents' reaction?

1598.175 - 1610.883 Jordan

Were they like, my parents are very conservative people and they were like, you need to get married to her. And I said, I'm okay. I said, I'm good. Good on that. We'll give this, we'll give this a go. We'll give it some time. Yeah, no, his mom.

1667.682 - 1687.77 Unknown

But I, you know, and again, not, I'm not trying to put you on a pedestal, but I just think there's a lot of times in those situations, you know, there's one thing to not get a foot rub and there's another thing to just be like, I'm literally alone and I don't know how to, you know, there are a lot of women out there who may want to move forward and have this child, but truly feel like they, they can't.

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you know, and they don't have the means to do that.

1690.255 - 1704.342 Jordan

And, uh, yeah, I don't know. Maybe I'm just too, too self-critical sometimes, but yeah, I just, but yeah, sure. Rubber feet next time. I'm going to step it up. We're not like that, but Lucas did that. I should say, no, we're just, we're strictly friends now.

1705.908 - 1723.012 Megan

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