Yoly and Mal Share an Update on Their Relationship in 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love' Reunion (SPOILERS)
Jun. 7 2023, Updated 8:53 a.m. ET
Spoiler warning: This article contains major spoilers for Season 1 of The Ultimatum: Queer Love.
Almost no one is safe when it comes to moving on from partners on The Ultimatum: Queer Love. OK, maybe we're being a little dramatic here. But if Yoly and Mal, who seem like a top tier couple at the start, can move on from each other so quickly in their respective trial relationships, then what does it mean for their future?
Maybe Mal is holding back a bit with her faux wife Lexi, but Yoly seems all in with Xander early on in the season. So, are Yoly and Mal still together after The Ultimatum: Queer Love? Mal wanted Yoly to be free to explore potential love with someone else. However, when they get back together, Mal makes such big changes that when she proposes, Yoly accepts. Now, we have an update on where they stand today.
Are Mal and Yoly still together after 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love'?
Yoly and Mal were together for three years before Yoly dropped the marriage ultimatum on Mal and brought them on the show. At the time of the premiere, neither of their respective Instagram accounts showed proof that they're still together. In fact, the proof on social media points to the pair having split up after filming ended.
During The Ultimatum: Queer Love reunion, Yoly and Mal reveal that they broke up following the finale. Yoly says that "two weeks" after they finished filming, she saw old habits creep into Mal's behavior. And now, Mal says, she is "happily" broken up.
Although neither Mal or Yoly have revealed as much to their followers prior to the reunion, some believed that, because of Yoly's connection with Xander, things wouldn't work out with her original partner in the end.
However, Mal and Yoly may still be friends at least. In May 2023, Yoly shared a video from a Netflix pre-Pride Month party and Mal was front and center in the video. It doesn't mean they're back together, though. Mal and Yoly could just still be close friends. And that's certainly a solid consolation prize.
Yoly and Xander briefly dated after 'The Ultimatum: Queer Love.'
One reason that Yoly and Mal probably didn't make it beyond the finale of The Ultimatum: Queer Love could be Xander. Yoly and Xander's relationship and their trial three-week "marriage" gets intense in Episode 4, when they sleep together. They even talk about having real feelings for each other and they drop the word "love" on multiple occassions, even in the finale after Yoly and Mal get engaged.
During the reunion, Xander and Yoly reveal that, after Yoly and Mal's breakup outside of the show, they briefly gave their relationship a try. But, sadly for fans who rooted for the pair all season, Xander and Yoly aren't together now.
The Ultimatum: Queer Love is now streaming on Netflix.
