AJ Blount and Britney Thompson were one of the six couples who put their relationship to the test by going to โThe Ultimatum: Queer Loveโ together.
Britney, 27, a registered nurse and an entrepreneur, gave her longtime partner of five years, AJ, 28, the ultimatum. She believed AJ wasnโt committed to the idea of marriage, while AJ thought she became a second fiddle to Britneyโs business.
In an interview with TODAY.com, Britney shares that she used to watch “The Ultimatum” and couldn’t understand why anyone would give their partner an ultimatum. Then she changed her mind.
โI saw the value in it when I started to apply it to my own relationship. Those were our everyday conversations. So you donโt take a risk, then you donโt get a reward,” she says.
After their three-week trial marriage to their respective partners โ AJ with Marie Robertson and Britney with Marita Prodger โ ended, the two say the grew.
Here’s what came next, in AJ and Britney’s own words.
Do AJ and Britney get engaged in the finale?
In the finale, AJ popped the question to Britney.
โFrom the beginning of our relationship and until now, youโve blown me away. Iโve never had a love like you,โ Britney said on the show.
Their relationship is still going strong. So much so that while speaking to TODAY in an interview, AJ says, โTell her I love her and tell her I said hi.”
Discussing Ultimatum Day, AJ says proposing was an easy choice.
โIt just even made it more special, having that moment with her. And I canโt wait to see it again,โ AJ tells TODAY.com. โI probably watched it 30,000 times in the hotel, but I canโt wait to watch it again and just know that our love is literally there for any time that we want to relive that.โ
In the reunion, AJ also upgraded Britneyโs ring with a shinier flair. โI had to make sure she got right because the ring I got her before wasnโt what she needed to be,โ she says.
Britney is very enthusiastic about the episodes dropping, so she can freely share the news.
โI donโt have to hide that I was gone for two months in Miami and that I was on a show, and then that me and AJ are in this relationship and having to worry about posting each other,โ Britney shares with TODAY.com. โI am just happy to be authentically myself.โ
What is Marita and Britneyโs relationship like now?
Marita and Britney are still very close friends after their trial marriage.
With Marita, Britney learned about having a work-life balance and to become much calmer when stressful things arise.
โI think her just being so calm and also yet so positive and radiant, it helped me not to overthink and spiral and also not only be busy, but get upset or frustrated with being busy,โ Britney tells TODAY. โI think it allowed me to take a deep breath and just know that everythingโs going to be OK, and that allowed me to be more calm with my decision-making and how I plan out my day.โ
AJ shares that Marita was her biggest cheerleader in her proposal. In the reunion, they shout her out for help, reassuring AJ that Britneyโs love for her will come before her business.
AJ jokes that she was shocked Britney cooked Marita oxtail.
โOxtails are expensive. They are a delicacy. They are rare. It is hard,โ AJ tells TODAY. โYou do not cook any woman oxtail. You just donโt do it. So to watch it and then for Marita to say, โYeah, she cooked me oxtail,โ Iโm like, โAll right. Now Iโve got to be the bad guy.โ It could have been chicken or fettuccine Alfredo!โ
According to Britney, her cooking also had some of the producersโ bellies rumbling.
โLowkey they were like, yo, are they going to finish that?โ Britney reveals. โAnd I shared it. Iโm like, please take it. I had a whole pot. I was like, โPlease take it.โโ
What is AJ and Marieโs relationship like now?
Unlike Britney and Marita, AJ and Marie didnโt stay close after their trial marriage. โAJ did best that AJ could,โ Marie said in the reunion.
AJ, on her end, wishes they were able to stay close.
โI think our dynamic shifted because she was starting to receive a different response from her ex. She wanted what, at the time, me and Brittany shared โ mutual respect,โ AJ says in her interview.
โI donโt fault her for that because I would be just as devastated or raising bloody hell if Britney didnโt speak to me in the hallways.โ
