“My Heart’s Ready — But He’s Nowhere Close”: Love Is Blind’s Chelsea Griffin Feels Abandoned as Kwame Appiah Pulls Away From Baby Plans and Avoids their Hard Conversations

For Chelsea Griffin, the dream of starting a family was never just a milestone — it was a promise. One she thought she and Kwame Appiah had built their entire marriage around. But now, with the clock ticking and her heart wide open, she’s facing a painful truth: she may be ready to bring a child into the world… but he’s still running from the weight of that decision.

“I keep hoping he’ll just sit down and say, ‘Let’s do this. Let’s start this chapter,’” Chelsea confesses. “But all I get are excuses. Deflections. Silence.”

When ‘Someday’ Becomes ‘Not Now’ — Again and Again

Chelsea admits the cracks started to show months ago, when talks of ovulation calendars and doctor visits were met with nervous laughter or quick subject changes. What began as playful delays have now turned into full-blown avoidance.

“He says he wants a family — eventually. But eventually keeps getting pushed further and further away,” she says, her voice breaking. “It feels like I’m begging someone to show up for a life we already agreed on.”

Avoidance or Abandonment?

What hurts most, Chelsea shares, isn’t just the delay — it’s how alone she feels in it.

“We don’t fight. We don’t yell. We just… don’t talk about it anymore,” she says. “He shuts down the moment I bring it up. And I’m left holding all the hope — and all the heartbreak.”

Chelsea describes nights spent lying awake while Kwame scrolls on his phone beside her, emotionally checked out from conversations that feel too heavy.

“It’s like I’m asking for something outrageous — when really, I’m just asking him to meet me halfway,” she says. “To be honest. To be brave enough to say what he’s really feeling. Even if it’s not what I want to hear.”

A Future in Limbo

Though she’s tried to be patient, Chelsea admits the emotional toll is starting to feel unbearable.

“I don’t want to resent him. But every month that passes, every milestone we delay, I feel myself slipping into this quiet grief,” she says. “Like I’m mourning a life I thought we were going to live together.”

And yet, despite everything, she hasn’t walked away — not yet.

“Because deep down, I still believe in us. I just don’t know if we still believe in the same future anymore.”