“I’m sorry,” Nhu says to him. “I really want to get to know you because you’re someone who made me feel special, and I haven’t felt that way in a long time.”

“If you decide this, would you feel regretful?” Trung replies. “This doesn’t change my decision. I’m not going to give this rose to anyone else. You only get one chance in this life, and you need to take it. Only you, not anyone else. I want to let you know that I think you’ll have regret if you continue with what you are about to say.”

Despite the host also weighing in to deter Nhu from leaving (”You have a connection with Trung that made him choose you. You should give yourself a chance. Don’t pass it up.”) she eventually decides to leave with Thu, telling Trung that’s she sorry.

“I know you’ll find someone who really loves you, who understands you, who knows how to take care of you, who can look at you from afar and know how you’re feeling,” she adds.

And reactions on social media were ecstatic at seeing such a rare depiction of queer love on reality TV, particularly on a programme broadcast in a country where same-sex marriage is still not legally recognised.

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