STATUS: NOT TOGETHER

From the get-go, the couple connect over their shared love of music and sense of humor. After a sweet moment where they sing a love song together from their separate pods, they’re the first couple to get engaged. However, Ammar can’t see eye to eye with Karma, especially when it comes to her passion for dance, and the couple call it quits before their wedding day.

“I hoped for a little more respect, or maybe a lesser reaction, especially since I noticed a lot of double standards,” Karma says at the reunion of her experience with Ammar. Ammar responds by saying that his disapproval of her dancing wasn’t a personal attack but, rather, “[what] I’m defending is the ideology of the entire Middle East,” he says. “Our society is against dancing.” 

Karma disagrees, and suggests that their breakup indicated a much larger issue than simply dancing, and that sacrificing what she loves would be a suppression of her identity and how she expresses herself. “It was smart for us to go our separate ways,” Karma says.

STATUS: NOT TOGETHER

After the couple have a tense argument and Hajar calmly walks Simo through her apology, Simo comes around and eventually proposes to her. “Simo knew how to reach the broken side of me and made it shine,” Hajar says in a confessional. The “power couple,” as Hajar refers to her and Simo at one point, do make it to their wedding ceremony, but Hajar backs out at the last minute.

At the reunion, Hajar and Simo see each other for the first time since their breakup — and things have not smoothed over in the time since. “I know what I want in life. If you’re not going to give me what I want, and I’m not going to give you what you want, then why waste my time?” Simo says.

Hajar says their relationship was more complex than that, and implies that her sense of humor and personality weren’t a fit with Simo’s. She says that if she were to go back in time to the pods, she’d keep her insecurities and vulnerabilities to herself, “because one day, if problems occur, [your potential partner will] use your mistakes and weaknesses against you.”

STATUS: STILL TOGETHER

In a fateful coincidence, Safa says Mohammed has a name that’s similar to that of her late father, whom she was close with. Safa soon untangles herself from the triangle she’s in with Karim and accepts Mohammed’s proposal. They not only make it down the aisle, but say yes to a lifetime together.

At the reunion, the couple share that since tying the knot, they’ve traveled, celebrated a honeymoon, moved in together, and are now in the early stages of family planning — Safa jokes that she’d like to have twins. She also mentions that marriage has its challenges and that she has experienced feelings of jealousy, but that “our communication is what’s kept us together.” 

“It’s the best experiment I’ve ever done in my life,” Mohammed says of participating in Love Is Blind Habibi.

STATUS: NOT TOGETHER

When it comes to his creative pursuits, Khatab describes his life as “full of rejection.” His luck turns around when the charismatic (and ever ambitious) Asma accepts Khatab for who he is — his passions, personal challenges, and all. After the couple meet for the first time, however, we learn that they’re not moving forward to the next phase of the experiment. But, in a twist, Asma and Khatab get together again at the resort. On their wedding day, Asma is unable to accept, but only because she needs her family’s blessing (she assures Khatab she’s still committed to the relationship).

At the reunion, Asma and Khatab reveal that they continued dating for about two months before breaking up for good. Khatab’s demanding work schedule became unsustainable for maintaining a relationship and the pair “started fighting all the time,” he says. “We figured we were better off as friends.”

Asma says she and Khatab still keep in touch and that what she takes away from the experiment is that physical attraction plays a part in finding a partner “but, over time, what stays with you is love and understanding.” 

“I wish her the best of luck. She deserves the best,” Khatab says. 

STATUS: NOT TOGETHER

After only a few dates, Chafic can no longer hide his affection for Dounia. He professes his love by yelling her name from the men’s lounge, causing a visible rift with his other connections. The couple get engaged quickly — but after spending time together in the real world, they decide they aren’t the right fit and break up before their wedding day.

In a twist, however, Chafic and Dounia reveal at the reunion that they have since gotten back together but are not engaged or married … yet. “He was my No.1 from the start,” Dounia says. 

As for life after the experiment, Chafic says he’s making space for Dounia and her mother to continue having a close relationship that’s separate from her life with Chafic. The lovebirds are also looking forward to attending Chafic’s sister’s wedding — an event that will gather his entire family — and Chafic hints that the event might be an opportune time to get his own family’s blessing for a potential engagement. “We’ll see from there,” Chafic says.

STATUS: NOT TOGETHER

Noor and Mido come together after their respective primary connections get engaged to other people. When Mido says, “This is not a dating place, it’s a marriage place,” Noor is reminded that Mido is ready to commit — for life. Unfortunately, their personalities clash immediately after arriving at the resort, and a massive breakup follows.

At the reunion, Mido says he regrets proposing to Noor in the pods as it became clear in the real world how mismatched they were, especially around the topic of money. “I grew up in a family that spoiled me and gave me everything I wanted,” Noor says. Mido, who had previously accused Noor of not looking for a partner but “an ATM,” apologizes to her at the end of the reunion. She accepts his apology.