In this Karamo‑hosted mediation episode, boyfriend Dawson and partner Colby confront each other over suspicions that Dawson may have been hooking up with Colby’s female best friend. The conversation quickly shifts to deeper issues: Dawson’s sexual identity (he identifies as bisexual, though Colby assumed he was fully gay), a near‑sexual encounter with the friend, and the lack of prior communication about these topics. Both men express hurt, anger, and frustration about repeated arguments and the inability to reach resolution. Karamo acts as a neutral facilitator, asking clarifying questions about feelings, identity, and past actions, while urging both parties to acknowledge each other's emotions and to discuss expectations openly. The episode highlights how undisclosed sexual orientation, unaddressed suspicions of infidelity, and poor communication can erode trust in a same‑sex relationship, and it demonstrates a mediated attempt to achieve understanding and possible reconciliation.
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Are you hooking up with his female best friend?
No, I am not hooking up with his female best friend. Yes, we are really close, but I've been trying to have this conversation with you for about 4 months now and you always just neglected it. You pushed me away. No, I didn't. That is what you did.
No, no, because you always want to get there and argue about it and then we never get a resolution. So we need to get a resolution here and that's why we're here today, get a resolution.
Do you all always argue when he tries to bring up this?
Yes, normally he'll start, he'll get angry with me. He does not wanna talk about the situation.
Do you get angry?
Yes, absolutely, 'cause that's my best friend. So, and then you don't wanna, like you barely wanna talk about it. He says he wanna talk about it, but we're here now, he won't stop talking.
So you're not really angry, you're hurt.
I'm hurt. I'm hurt and angry. I am, I'm both.
Okay, you're both.
Yes, absolutely.
Okay. Have you ever exchanged inappropriate messages with his best friend?
No, I did not. Just more of, but you get the I love you to my best friend. I mean, I— It's her best friend. She's there. She's there all the time.
But that's not your best friend. You're telling her I love you.
Dawson, how do you identify? I just wanna be clear on this.
I am gay, but from— I could be bi.
I'll say bi.
Yeah, I'll identify as bi.
I mean, that's very important to establish because you look at these two people in a couple and you're just like, oh, these two gay guys, this is never happening. But if he identifies as bi, then there's a possibility of this. Okay, Colby, did you know that Dawson identified as bi?
No, I thought he was 100% gay.
Oh, so you never had that conversation?
Right.
We never, it was never brought up.
Dawson, why did you bring that up to him?
I feel, more of my standpoint, I rely a lot more on feelings. I personally feel it doesn't matter if a person's bi, gay, straight, or anything. If you truly love that person, you truly wanna be with that person, then that's what it is. Like, nothing matters of a label.
Okay, so you told my producers you almost had sex with his best friend. What did you mean by that?
Oh. There was definitely a night.
Kobe, I saw your face. You didn't know that.
No, I did not.
There was definitely a night that we kind of got a little close, but it was always, it was never, it was never something that would've started 'Cause we just both recognized what was going on and it was kind of like, no, that's not, that's not at all what I want. 'Cause I do want to be with Kobe at the end of the day.
