Jax is trending among U.S. viewers after her awkward Season 11 reveal with Stew on Netflix’s Love Is Blind—and the reason she gave for ghosting him involved an unexpected comparison to Mitt Romney.
The moment has drawn attention because it cut short a relationship that began in the show’s pods, where contestants build connections before meeting in person. According to Netflix’s Tudum, Jax and Stew’s first face-to-face encounter was awkward. USA Today also reported that Jax later explained why she blindsided him after the reveal.
What happened when Jax and Stew met on Love Is Blind?
Jax and Stew met in person after forming a connection on Love Is Blind Season 11. Their reveal did not lead to the warm reunion viewers often expect from the show. Instead, the meeting quickly became uncomfortable, and Jax ended the relationship after seeing Stew face-to-face.
Netflix’s Tudum framed the encounter as an “awkward” reveal and reported that Jax ghosted Stew afterward. USA Today’s coverage likewise focused on Jax’s explanation for blindsiding him, making the short-lived pairing one of the season’s most talked-about storylines.
The key point is that Jax did not continue the relationship after the reveal. Her decision came at the moment when the emotional connection they had built in the pods met the reality of their first in-person meeting.
Why did Jax say Stew looked like Mitt Romney?
According to CT Insider, Jax dumped Stew after saying that he looked like Mitt Romney. That comparison is the detail behind much of the current interest in the storyline.
The comment stands out because Love Is Blind asks contestants to form relationships without seeing one another. Jax and Stew had already developed a connection before their reveal, but the face-to-face meeting changed the direction of the relationship. The Mitt Romney comparison gave viewers a memorable explanation for why the pairing ended so abruptly.
Jax’s comment does not establish anything beyond her own reaction to the reveal. What the reports do establish is that she felt the meeting was uncomfortable, blindsided Stew, and then ghosted him rather than continuing their relationship.
Who is Stew on Love Is Blind Season 11?
Stew is the nickname of Scott Stewart, a Connecticut man who appeared on the Boston-based Season 11 of Love Is Blind, according to CT Insider. He formed a relationship with Jax during the pod stage and became engaged to her before they met in person.
His storyline has since been defined by the sudden end of that engagement. Rather than moving forward after the reveal, Stew was dumped and became the subject of coverage about the contestant whose fiancée said he resembled Mitt Romney.
The reports do not describe a longer post-reveal relationship between Jax and Stew. They focus on the immediate aftermath of their meeting: an awkward encounter, Jax’s decision to cut ties, and her later explanation for why she blindsided him.
Did Jax and Stew stay together after the reveal?
No. Jax ghosted Stew after their face-to-face meeting, and the pair did not remain together. Netflix’s Tudum reported on the ghosting, while USA Today covered Jax’s explanation for blindsiding him.
The relationship therefore ended at the reveal stage rather than continuing as part of the couple’s story. For viewers searching for an update on Jax and Stew, the central answer is straightforward: their engagement did not survive their first meeting, and Jax later tied her decision to how she reacted to Stew’s appearance.
That combination—the show’s premise, the awkward reveal, and the blunt Mitt Romney comparison—has made Jax and Stew one of Season 11’s most searchable pairings. The headlines do not indicate that they reconciled or stayed together after the breakup.