I went back and watched the first episode over again to check these guys out. We get to see SO LITTLE of them, I couldn't even find a scene with dialogue for Rocky or Brian.

Jeremy - We see 2 seconds of him talking to Trisha talking about being horny. Can't see him being the one. 

Vito - Talks about people who work in the corporate world get brainwashed -- def not him!!

Joey -- self conscious about his grey hair. People he "definitely vibed with"  Maybe???

It's an interesting question, because we aren't looking for the person who Natalie is most likely to choose; we're looking for the person most likely to choose Natalie. 

Natalie is good at rolling with the punches, but something tells me Rocky might be the one. Like you mention, they're both in business, so he would likely be able to bond with her over that. And Natalie talks about being more introverted than Shayne, which tells me she's not one to be rude to waitstaff. 

Looks like Joey ended up getting engaged to another woman -- although they are no longer together. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CaBDOFOuaR-/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading

I also wish that we could see more of what happened in the pods with the people who didn't end up with someone — were they 100% unbearable (in which case, it would be fun to watch). Or were they just not able to find their match? The semantics of this show are just SO fascinating that it feels like a lost opportunity to not include all the footage. 

On Natalie's Stories today, she said she actually had another proposal in the pods before Shayne's, but is not telling us who. That said, based on this reel, I would guess it's not actually someone we know:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ca0JXjolJrT/?utm_medium=share_sheet

So, for us to make an educated guess, we have to look at the contenders and their featured quotes:

Vito: 33, pizzeria owner. "I tend not to have a filter!"

Rocky: 30, Executive. "If you're rude to waitstaff, don't even bother with me."

Jeremy: 36, director/entrepreneur. "I'm most excited about subverting my own expectations about what dating is."

Joey: 30, business strategy consultant. "If I could tell the love of my life one thing, it's that I'll try my best to make her smile every single day for the rest of her life." 

Brian: 32, advertising strategist. "I'm extremely outgoing and loud, so yeah, I don't know if everyone likes that."

Based on this, Vito and Brian sound the most like Shayne, but their unapologetic-ness makes me think that they are probably less extraverted than asshole-averted. Jeremy, even though he looks most like Shayne, sounds LinkedIn come to life, so I would bet he's too boring for Natalie. 

I'm thinking either Rocky or Joey — they both are business professionals like Natalie, and seem to have empathy. What do you think?

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