Love Island's Most Successful Couple Works

Few reality dating shows are as enjoyably messy as Love Island. Created by Mandy Morris , the U.S. version of this hit franchise has thrilled viewers for years with the shocking ways it has the people "compete" for love. All of its challenges and twists are meant to support these people finding their perfect romantic partner...which is why it's unfortunate how rarely this actually happens. While the program has created some long-lasting relationships, of all the dating shows airing right now, it has one of the lowest rates of couples staying together once the cameras stop rolling. It's an unfortunate aspect of the show that makes the actual couples who stay together that much more amazing, with one standing out above the rest.

In a program that seems to only cast suave and effortlessly cool people, many Love Island fans were shocked when the fifth installment introduced Carsten Bergersen. Bergie for short, this extremely kind young man was open from the start about how he was coming into the show with little actual romantic experience – he'd never even had a girlfriend! He was sweet to everyone, but his shyness and inexperience led to teasing from the men and most of the women friend-zoning him, making Bergie think this wasn't his chance to find the girlfriend he'd waited so long for.

Enter Taylor Nicole Smith. A "bombshell," the confident player came into the show late but hit the ground running; she was clear from the get-go about how she was looking for a mature relationship and recognized the only way to find that was through having deep, often difficult conversations. It was a thoroughly adult approach that shirked the series' focus on flirtiness and sex , and while it unnerved some of the men, it immediately attracted the heartfelt Bergie, who was thrilled when Taylor revealed she'd liked him from the moment she stepped into the villa. They coupled up and, despite facing some struggles and skepticism, ended the season as a couple – a relationship they've kept for two years now!

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