Emma from Love Is Blind talks to Mike’s parents about ‘awkward’ kid talk (not included)

love is blind Season 10 Stars Emma Basinger It was admittedly “awkward” to explain to fiancé Mike Gibney’s parents why she didn’t want to have children.

“It’s a lot of pressure,” Emma, ​​28, told EXCLUSIVELY US Weekly Before Netflix premieres its latest batch of new series. “(Mike and I) talked about it extensively. We talked about it in Cabo, we talked about it in the pod, and I felt like it was safe to tell him, like, where my head is.”

Before Emma and Mike turned 30, invisible engagement exist love is blind In the pod, she revealed she’s on the fence about whether to have children. Mike doesn’t think Emma’s confession is a deal breaker and continues to pursue their relationship. (Emma has repeatedly stressed that she was unsure about having children since she was adopted, and that her birth parents had no medical history or underlying genetic conditions that she might inherit.)

While the couple continued to discuss potential families after vacationing in Mexico, they later faced problems with Mike’s family when they returned to Ohio. Mike once again supported Emma.

“He gave me the autonomy to choose and the support of his family and my family,” Emma told me. us. “I think that’s now, (like, you’re here) integrating and meeting the family for the first time. You’re trying to explain that you’re engaged and the process does work, but it also adds a layer of ‘kid yes’ or ‘kid no’.”

Emma further noted that Mike’s family “love kids” and are very keen to eventually see Mike become a father.

“I think it was very stressful for me, like, ‘Oh, I didn’t realize this was becoming a reality.’ “I think, for me, it added a layer of complexity to my bubble with Mike,” Emma said. “It’s about me and Mike, but it’s also about his family and my family. And, yeah, so it’ll be fun to watch, but I do feel embarrassed. “

Emma and Mike meet each other’s families in the next episode of Season 10 on Wednesday, February 18. When they were faced with questions about having children, Mike emphasized He never intended to exert pressure Emma becomes a mother.

“I’m trying to be open about it,” Mike tells Emma’s siblings and parents in one scene. “The more I thought about it, I felt like I couldn’t do it. I didn’t ask (Emma), I told (her) I wasn’t going to force (her). I respect (her) decision, whatever it is.”

Emma gets engaged to Mike after cutting off their respective pods Steven Sandy and Connor the spy.

“I always knew (in my gut) that it was Mike Because he was challenging me,” Emma told us. “We had a great conversation, (and) when I said something, he’d say, ‘But, why do you think that?’ Or he was curious and wanted to know more about me, just like I was about him, and he was very open, and that’s what really attracted me to him.”

She continued, “Finally, going to Cabo with Mike and being with him, I felt a sense of peace and (security) and security. (He) had all the makings of a future partner as we began to continue to develop our love in Mexico.”

love is blind Season 10 is currently streaming on Netflix. New episodes air every Wednesday.