Season 4 of Love Is Blind: After The Altar is finally here and it didn’t disappoint. Not only did fans get to see three relationships thriving months after Love Is Blind Season 4 wrapped, but we also got a bit of drama, which Jackie Bonds and Josh Demas were at the center of. Jackie and Josh got together after her split from podmate Marshall Glaze. Marshall proposed to Jackie in the pods but after meeting in person, she called off their engagement. Not long after, Jackie pursued a relationship with Josh. Here’s where things get messy — Josh got engaged to Jackie’s best friend, Monica, in the pods, but their relationship wasn’t shown on screen. Monica revealed their engagement after the show in April 2023 on Instagram.
During After The Altar, Monica tried to clear the air with Jackie about the engagement at an after-party. “I really want to know, genuinely, what happened and what I did because I feel tension,” Monica told Jackie. “Did it come from me announcing my engagement? Because I felt like I told you.” Monica said she let Jackie know about the engagement two days before posting about her relationship with Josh, and made a point not to mention his name in the IG post. However, Jackie didn’t buy her best friend’s story.Â
“Everybody deserves to have their story told. I’m not clowning her for that. I’m not upset with her for that. Voice it, that’s fine,” Jackie said of Monica. “But don’t be messy about it. Don’t be, like, vindictive. Don’t throw shade or anything. Just say what you need to and go. I’mma always pick my man, regardless. I’mma always ride with my man, whether he’s right or wrong. I have to. That’s just how it is.”
Monica goes on to tell Jackie, “You should never have to choose between who you’re with and your best friend, otherwise, you’re with the wrong guy… I don’t want Josh to get in the middle of this. As much as I respect your relationship, friendships last forever. Not saying that you and Josh won’t. But if it doesn’t, I’m gonna be here.” Monica goes on to point out, “I never tell you to leave him when you guys go through your s**t.” Â
Things eventually took a turn for the worse when Josh got involved. He accused Monica of being a “clout chaser,” which lead her to express to Jackie, “I don’t know how you deal with this man every single day of your life. He’s a 6-year-old.”
So, are Jackie & Monica still besties? After her heated exchange with Monica, Jackie hinted at where her relationship with her best friend stood.Â
“Sometimes you just have to throw in the towel and be like, ‘You know what, this ain’t good for me,’” she said on After The Altar. “This isn’t making me grow. This isn’t good for anything that I want to accomplish in my life.’ And that’s it. Jesus wept, amen. Jackie out.”
Though that doesn’t confirm or deny if their friendship is done, the fact that Jackie and Monica no longer follow each other on Instagram might.Â
It’s sad to see a man (Josh, for that matter) come between two best friends. Hopefully, Monica and Jackie can rekindle their friendship later down the line.Â