Another Love Island 2021 couple could be about to split before they've really taken off - just as two new bombshells prepare to make their arrival.
Mary Bedford and Dale Mehmet decide to cool things in the latest episode of the ITV2 dating series, wanting to slow things down.
They're both in agreement just as another dumping looms it would appear.
Mary decides to raise the issue with Dale, only for him to feel the same way.
It was only a week ago that Mary was sobbing and Dale was upset, when Abigail Rawlings chose him in the recoupling.
This meant the pair could not couple up as they had hoped to, after getting closer in the days leading up to it.
Of course Abi didn't know this was the case at all as she too liked Dale, and Dale had made it seem as though he liked her back.
But a week on, the pair are not keen to rush things and decide they want to take things slowly - so will the romance fizzle out ahead of the new bombshells arriving?
It doesn't mean they are calling time on their potential romance entirely, but they are hoping to go at a slower pace than the other Islanders.
Mary says she is keen to get to know Dale and learn everything about him before rushing into PDA and all that jazz.
Equally, Dale says he's glad she made the confession as he admits the other couples' romances made him want to move faster.
Mary says: "I love getting to know you, I love you as a person. I just feel like it is a lot, so fast.
"All of the other couples have known each other five weeks, they’re in love... we’ve known each other three days.
"It just feels like it’s going too fast. I would just rather get to know you, do you know what I mean?"
Dale then adds in the Beach Hut: "I feel like what she’s said to me is what I’ve been feeling.
"When you see a lot of people in here who are already coupled up and look like they’re doing so well, it rubs off on you and makes you want to move a wee bit faster.
"I’m so glad she said to me she wants to slow things down because I feel like myself, I’ll be true to myself if I slow things down."
Love Island airs every night at 9pm on ITV 2 and ITV Hub.
