[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers from Love Is Blind Season 9 Episodes 1-6.]

Patrick Suzuki is staying positive despite his Love Is Blind Season 9 journey not working out like he’d hoped. The 31-year-old construction manager made two strong connections in the pods, Anna Yuan and Kacie Anita McIntosh, but Patrick soon had to face unexpected romance twists.

Anna left the experiment without warning. Patrick was stunned, to say the least. He continued to explore his relationship with Kacie and eventually proposed to her. Just hours after their engagement and reveal, a tearful Kacie began having second thoughts.