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| Love Is Blind UK Season 3: Are Cuba and Ryan Still Together After the Show? |
Cuba Riggs and Ryan Roberts appeared to have found one of the more promising connections in Love Is Blind: UK Season 3, bonding in the pods over spirituality, travel and their hopes for a less conventional family life. But once the experiment moved from cosy pod conversations to flights, work commitments, family concerns and the rather inconvenient business of actually spending time together, their relationship faced a much tougher test. So, are Cuba and Ryan still together after the show?
Based on what has been shown and the information available so far, there is no clear confirmation that Cuba and Ryan are still a couple. Their relationship appeared genuine during the experiment, but their time together outside the pods was repeatedly interrupted, leaving them with far less opportunity to build the everyday connection that a marriage requires. Neither has publicly provided a definitive update confirming where they stand, so their current relationship status remains uncertain.
Cuba and Ryan Had Plenty in Common in the Pods
Ryan Roberts entered the Love Is Blind: UK pods with an unusually clear idea of the life he wanted, even if he was less certain about the commitment required to get there. He openly acknowledged that commitment had previously made him nervous, but he felt ready to try something different and hoped the experiment would help him find someone whose plans aligned with his own.
His conversations with Cuba Riggs quickly revealed several areas of common ground. They talked about spirituality, travel and the possibility of building a family life that did not necessarily follow the standard script. Ryan was interested in spending significant time outside the UK, while ideas such as travelling extensively and educating their future children at home were also important to him.
Cuba's own experiences with spirituality gave Ryan another reason to believe they had stumbled across something unusual. Their conversations did not simply revolve around surface-level attraction because, technically, they could not even see each other. Instead, they were building a relationship around beliefs, ambitions and the kind of future they could potentially create together.
That connection continued to develop until they eventually took their relationship into the real world. Their trip to Ibiza also confirmed that the emotional bond they had developed without seeing each other could translate into a physical attraction. For a programme built around removing the usual dating shortcuts, that was an important moment for the pair.
Real Life Quickly Became the Bigger Test
The trouble for Cuba and Ryan was that life outside the pods did not exactly give them the uninterrupted romantic adventure that reality television usually promises. After returning to London, Ryan had to travel internationally for work, meaning the couple immediately had less time together than some of the other pairs.
Cuba appeared understanding of his professional commitments and did not treat his travelling as a reason to walk away. At the same time, she recognised the obvious problem: if you are trying to decide whether someone is the person you want to marry, spending substantial stretches of time apart is hardly the most helpful arrangement.
When Ryan returned, the pair were able to reconnect and reassure each other that their feelings had not disappeared. But the interruptions kept coming, and the closer they moved towards the wedding, the more important those missing moments became.
Things became even more complicated when Ryan learned that his grandmother was unwell. He understandably wanted to spend time with his family, and Cuba made it clear that she wanted to support him rather than compete with those responsibilities.
Yet the situation also meant another interruption at precisely the point when the couple needed time to work out whether their relationship could survive outside the unusual circumstances of the experiment.
For Cuba, this was clearly not how she had pictured the final stretch before a potential wedding. The issue was not necessarily one dramatic disagreement. Instead, it was the accumulation of circumstances that kept preventing them from properly testing their relationship.
Are Cuba and Ryan Still Together?
At present, Cuba and Ryan's relationship status remains unclear. There has been no definitive confirmation that they continued their romance after filming, while their limited time together and the problems surrounding commitment suggest that marriage was far from guaranteed.
There were also moments when Cuba appeared to notice another side of Ryan. She described how he could sometimes retreat into his own world and prefer to be left alone, something that may have been manageable during the early stages of dating but potentially more significant when considering a future together.
Ryan's previous comments about being wary of commitment also remain relevant. Finding someone who shares your ambitions is one thing; building a functioning relationship around those ambitions is another. Love Is Blind has a habit of proving that the hardest part begins once the pods disappear and someone has to decide who gets the last word on the weekend plans.
The pair certainly had affection for one another, and there was nothing presented that suggested their relationship was fundamentally unhealthy. The bigger question was whether they had enough time and consistency to turn that affection into something sustainable.
Given how little time they were able to spend together in the real world, there is a reasonable possibility that they did not proceed to marriage. However, without a direct confirmation from Cuba or Ryan, that remains speculation rather than an established outcome.
Audience reactions to Cuba and Ryan have varied, with some viewers seeing them as one of the more naturally compatible couples of the season. Their shared interests and conversations in the pods gave the relationship a solid foundation, while their Ibiza connection suggested that the bond was not limited to emotional compatibility.
Other viewers have been more cautious. For some, the repeated interruptions were a warning sign because the couple never seemed to get enough uninterrupted time to discover how they functioned as an ordinary pair.
There has also been discussion around Ryan's comments about commitment and his tendency to withdraw, with some fans wondering whether he was genuinely ready for the level of commitment demanded by the experiment.
There is also a more sympathetic reading of their story. Not every relationship that struggles on Love Is Blind necessarily fails because the people involved are incompatible. Sometimes work, family and timing simply make an already difficult experiment even harder. Cuba appeared willing to support Ryan through his family situation, while Ryan's professional commitments were clearly part of his established life.
That has left viewers divided between those hoping the pair quietly worked things out away from the cameras and those who think the relationship simply did not receive enough real-world momentum to reach the finish line. Until either person addresses their current status, the debate is likely to continue.
Who Is Cuba Riggs?
Outside the Netflix experiment, Cuba Riggs works in the fitness and wellbeing space in London. She is a yoga and fitness instructor and personal trainer associated with The Hogarth Club, while also developing her own coaching platform focused on helping people work towards their fitness and wellbeing goals.
Her interests are not confined to the gym. Travel appears to be another significant part of her life, with Cuba having explored destinations including the French Alps, Kilimanjaro and Albania. That adventurous streak also helps explain why her conversations with Ryan about travel and experiencing life beyond the UK seemed to resonate.
Her appearance on Love Is Blind: UK therefore showed a side of her life that sits alongside an already established career and personal identity. Whether her relationship with Ryan continued after filming or not, Cuba clearly entered the experiment with interests and ambitions of her own rather than simply waiting for a partner to provide the next chapter.
Who Is Ryan Roberts?
Ryan Roberts has built his professional life around public speaking, travel and personal development. He studied Outdoor Education BA at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, and his work as a public speaker has taken him to events and venues including the Hilton Manchester Deansgate and MITEC in Malaysia.
His career reflects many of the qualities he discussed with Cuba in the pods. Travel is a significant part of his working life, while personal development and motivational speaking form another major part of his professional identity. That international lifestyle was clearly something he wanted a future partner to understand rather than simply tolerate.
Ryan has also been developing his presence online, including launching his first YouTube video and gradually building his social media profile. It gives him another platform through which to share his experiences, ideas and perspective beyond the Love Is Blind experiment.
For now, though, the biggest unanswered question surrounding Ryan is not his next speaking engagement or travel destination. It is whether Cuba is still part of his plans.
What Happened to Cuba and Ryan on Love Is Blind UK?
The simplest explanation is that Cuba and Ryan connected strongly in the pods but struggled to get enough uninterrupted time together in the real world. Their shared outlook gave them a promising starting point, and their Ibiza trip confirmed that the attraction worked on more than one level.
But work travel, family circumstances and Ryan's complicated relationship with commitment created obstacles just as they were supposed to be deciding whether marriage was realistic.
Their story is therefore less about one huge dramatic turning point and more about whether a promising connection can survive when ordinary life refuses to cooperate. The pair had chemistry, similar ambitions and genuine affection, but those ingredients do not automatically make a marriage-ready relationship.
For now, there is no confirmed answer on whether Cuba and Ryan are still together, and viewers will have to wait for either person to make their position clear. Until then, fans are left doing what Love Is Blind viewers do best: analysing every interaction, reading between every line and attempting to solve a relationship mystery that the people involved have not actually explained yet.
Do you think Cuba and Ryan had enough of a foundation to make it work, or did real life expose problems that the pods conveniently kept out of sight? Share your take on whether this couple had a future beyond the experiment.