‘Love Is Blind’s Zack Explains Exactly Why He Chose Irina Over Bliss in Season 4: ‘Watch Closely, You Can See’

<p><a href=" Is Blind</em></a> Season 4 has delivered plenty of drama. In particular, cast member Zack Goytowski has elicited strong reactions on social media for choosing Irina Solomonova, whom viewers widely disliked. In a comment on Instagram, Zack explains why he initially <a href=" Irina as his fiancée</a>.</p>

<p><strong>[Warning: This article contains detailed spoilers from <em>Love Is Blind</em> Season 4 Episodes 1 through 5.]</strong></p>

<h2 id="h-zack-and-irina-had-a-failed-engagement">Zack and Irina had a failed engagement</h2>

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="800" src=" alt="Love Is Blind Season 4 Zack Irina Bliss" class="wp-image-3453800" srcset=" 1200w, ?w=150&h=100 150w, ?w=640&h=427 640w, ?w=768&h=512 768w, ?w=1024&h=683 1024w, ?w=90&h=60 90w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">‘Love Is Blind’ Season 4 cast members Bliss Poureetezadi, Zack Goytowski, and Irina Solomonova | Netflix</figcaption></figure>

<p>In the pods, <a href=" Goytowski</a> seemed to bond with multiple women, but he was the most attracted to Irina Solomonova and Bliss Poureetezadi.</p>

<p>Irina and Bliss appeared to be complete opposites. While Irina was quickly labeled a “mean girl” by viewers for her conflicts with other women, Bliss showed her caring side by baking cupcakes for Zack on his birthday.</p>

<p>Zack eventually chose Irina, though their engagement soon went south when the two met face-to-face. Irina disregarded Zack in Mexico and even openly admitted to not being attracted to him <a href=" gushing over Paul Peden</a>. It didn’t take long for Zack to end their relationship.</p>

<h2>Zack explains why he initially chose Irina over Bliss in ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 4</h2>

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<p>While watching the events play out, many viewers criticized Zack for choosing Irina over Bliss. In a comment on <a href=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a>, Zack explained his decision.</p>

<p>“I think if you watch closely, you can see who I loved more. Look at how I was when each relationship ended,” he said. “Do you see how devastated I was when I ended it with Bliss? I laid on the couch with a pillow over my head crying for hours.”</p>

<p>Zack added, “Maybe the truth is I didn’t have the courage to see if our love could overcome all obstacles. Maybe I thought there was too much in the real world that would get in the way. Maybe I thought she was a little too good for me. I wasn’t just thinking about who was best for me. I was thinking about whose family would accept me and who would actually say, ‘I do,’ at the altar. And who would be able to accept me — all of me. I definitely did make the wrong choice. But first choice doesn’t mean best choice.”</p>

<p>Speaking to <a href=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Us Weekly</a>, Zack reiterated he “made a mistake” with the engagement to Irina.</p>

<p>“I would say I made a mistake with not picking Bliss [in the first place], and I think that was the real mistake,” he shared. “I knew that when I ended it [with Irina] and was kind of dealing with that. I don’t know how much you could see of the turmoil that I was going through, but when I did end it, then my very first thing was I wanted to go and tell [producers] to bring [Bliss] back and that I had made the wrong choice. But I knew I had to live with the decision.”</p>

<h2>Zack appears to patch things up with Bliss in later ‘Love Is Blind’ episodes</h2>

<p>Previews for the second half of season 4 show Zack meeting with Bliss after breaking up with Irina.</p>

<p>The previews don’t make clear what will happen between Zack and Bliss on the show and whether they’ll date. Additionally, neither has given clues about their <a href=" status on social media.</p>

<p>To see the fate of <a href=" engaged couples</a>, tune in to Netflix as the second half of <em>Love Is Blind</em> Season 4 premieres on Friday, March 31.</p>