Taylor Haag and Daniel Hastings have proved that love is blind — and that Netflix’s reality TV experiment works.
Taylor and Daniel fell in love sight unseen when the Netflix pods arrived in Minneapolis in spring 2024 and the show aired one year later. After an effortless connection in the pods, the duo walked down the aisle and ultimately said “I do” in the season finale — and remain blissfully in love.
“To say that it’s been a wild ride would be quite the understatement,” Daniel told Taylor in his wedding vows. “It’s crazy to think that just five weeks ago to the day, I was getting on a knee after our first date. I fell in love with you because … the way that you process things, the way that you think about things, the way that we instantly became best friends, the way that I can see you being plugged into my life as the mother of my children and as my wife for the rest of my life. Like, this is it. I can see it.”
He added, “When we were dating in the pods, you can’t see it, you can just imagine it. And then I see you, and that’s what I see. That’s who you are and that’s what I love about you. I can just see a future with you. I see our life together and I’m so excited.”
Love Is Blind’s Taylor ‘Almost Went Home’ Before Daniel Proposal
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An Instant Pod Bond
Taylor and Daniel were one of each other’s very first dates in the pods, where she jokingly asked him to get down on a knee. After he stood back up, the duo bonded over their values and shared love of the Christmas holiday.
Despite an instantaneous connection, Taylor nearly gave up her public search for love when she felt sick during filming.
“I almost went home — I lost my voice for three days straight and I was so frustrated,” she told Entertainment Weekly in February 2025. “My voice is all I have here and I’m fighting to get words out. I wasn’t really interacting with the girls in the lounge because I was trying to rest to get [my voice] back as fast as possible, so I felt like I was missing out on those interactions.”
She added, “I had started putting things in my bag. I was like, ‘If I don’t have a voice tomorrow, I am going to go home,’ and it came back.”
She Said Yes!
With the return of her voice, Taylor was able to continue getting to know Daniel, who ultimately proposed at the end of the 10-day pod experiment.
“Honestly, I’ve enjoyed being your boyfriend for the last two days — but I’m kind of ready for you to be my fiancée,” he asked. “So, I’m not going to spend any more time, I’m just gonna get on my knee. I’m on my knee again, full circle. My sweet Taylor, will you marry me?”
Taylor and Daniel only met in person after she accepted his pod proposal.
The Instagram of It All
After the pair’s reveal, Taylor felt something was off and claimed that Daniel knew what she looked like before joining the experiment, speculating that he had followed her on Instagram before filming. Daniel fervently denied the accusations.
“It’s funny because that was one of those moments — we always tend to agree, but then when we do disagree, we agree to disagree. And I was like, ‘I understand what she’s saying.’ And [my husband Nick’s] like, ‘I don’t think it’s that big of a deal,’” cohost Vanessa Lachey exclusively told Us Weekly about the pair’s first argument. “That’s the beauty of the show is that water cooler talk.”
She added, “If somebody is following you and does know a lot about you, is that fair? And it didn’t give you an opportunity to truly get to know them for who they are because that is personal. That is why it’s Instagram and it’s posted. She had this little voice in the back of her head, and I’m really proud of her for speaking up on it.”
LiB’s Nick and Vanessa Lachey Disagree on Taylor and Daniel’s IG Drama
Meet the Hastings
Taylor was ultimately able to overcome her hesitation, and the pair continued on with their engagement throughout the cast trip to Honduras all the way to their wedding day. They both opted to get married — the only season 8 couple to do so — in the season finale.
“I fell in love with your words [on our first date] and every day going forward,” Taylor said in her vows. “We have chosen each other since that first date, and I promise to continue choosing you for the rest of our lives. You have given me a love I wasn’t sure existed but had always prayed for.”
Happily Ever After
During the season 8 reunion, Taylor gushed “that the last year’s been really great” for the then-newlyweds.
“Daniel is my very best friend, like, we are laughing the whole time, which I think that was shown quite a bit,” Taylor said during the tell-all. “We just have so much fun together and I’m authentically myself and he accepts [that] I’m super goofy. He takes it at face value and laughs with me, which is priceless.”
Daniel, meanwhile, made their love a bit more permanent and got a rendering of Taylor’s eyes inked on his chest.
“I know that she had the most tender heart, she’s the kindest person,” Daniel shared at the time. “I really enjoy being able to experience that every day with how she treats other people, and obviously, how she treats me. Seeing her interact with friends and family and people that we run into and just how kind she is to them and know that’s what I experienced with her in the pods … it holds true in real life, as well.”
March 2025
Daniel referred to Taylor as his “best friend” in a sweet birthday tribute.
“Today and always, we celebrate you my sweet Taylor — because the world is brighter, kinder, and better with you in it. I love you! 
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Taylor, for her part, changed her social media handle to take Daniel’s last name.
