Netflix’s “Love Is Blind” has had several couples remain together after their season concludes. Some seasons are more successful than others, and it leads viewers to wonder who stays together once the production wraps up and the iconic gold wine glasses are put away. In Season 5, Lydia Velez Gonzalez and James “Milton” Johnson IV captured fans’ attention, not just because of their story but also as the sole couple from the season who actually tied the knot. 

Lydia and Milton quickly bonded over their careers. Milton is an engineer in the energy sector, while Lydia is a geologist, leading them to connect over their mutual interest in rocks. Their relationship faced challenges midway through the season when Lydia realized her ex-boyfriend, Uche Okoroha, was among the men in the pods after recognizing his voice. Fans and Uche speculated she joined the show to rekindle their romance. However, Milton and Lydia overcame this hurdle and made it to the altar. Despite skepticism about the reality of the show, particularly in cases like this, contestants insist that “Love Is Blind” remains unscripted. 

Currently, Milton and Lydia are the only couple from their season still together. After exchanging vows in Season 5, the pair stayed married, enduring the challenges, including spending time apart due to long-distance circumstances.

After Season 5 of “Love Is Blind” aired, Milton had to head to Long Beach, California for work for several months at the end of 2023. This meant that their relationship was now not only in the public eye, leaving them open to backlash like other “Love Is Blinds” participants, but they were apart as the world continued to react to their on-screen story. The two made it work by taking turns traveling to the other. “Last year I ended up working on a project that had me living in California for four months and Lydia was coming every two weeks, or I was going to Texas every two weeks seeing each other, staying for a week each time,” Milton said in an interview with People in 2024. “Luckily, Lydia’s job has an office in Long Beach as well, so it worked out really well for us.”

In addition to traveling for work, Milton went back to graduate school to earn his MBA, causing the couple to develop a new rhythm. Despite being busy with their careers, it didn’t impact how they spent time with one another, even if it wasn’t as much time as they’d like. “We just miss each other so much, so every second that we have together, we try to really cherish it and try to be there as much as we can for each other when we are actually in the same place,” Lydia said to Entertainment Weekly. “It’s so good to have him here when you come from work instead of being alone.”

After their months of long-distance marriage, the couple continue to reside in Houston together, based on Lydia’s Instagram. Lydia and Milton take trips together to places like Dubai, and they reunited with fellow “Love Is Blind” participants to promote the series at SXSW in 2025. While Lydia doesn’t post pictures of the two of them often, and Milton only posts two or three times per year total, the photos she does share feature them together on adventures, smiling into the camera. The photos include their trips and holiday celebrations. 

The couple celebrated their second wedding anniversary in May 2024 with a trip to Fredericksburg, Texas. Lydia planned the occasion, complete with a stay in a log cabin. In an interview with People, they discussed that they hoped to continue to travel as they entered their next year of marriage, that they’d like to purchase a house, and how they continue to complement each other. “He just shows up,” Lydia shared. “He’s so busy, [but] he does make the time to provide me that attention and that emotional support that I need regardless of my mental state.”