Are Kim and Faith Still Together?
Right now, no one’s officially saying “yes,” but there’s also no evidence of a breakup. After their elimination in Bachelor in Paradise Season 10, Episode 7, Kim Buike and Faith Martin both left the beach in good spirits and talked openly about wanting to keep their connection going once the cameras were gone. They didn’t do the usual dramatic exit with tears and separate cars; they walked off together.
Post-show, their social media tells at least part of the story. On August 10, Kim posted a Paradise photo dump, including that “Faith is love” sand message from the beach. Faith jumped into the comments with a little “Loved your sand art,” and a few days earlier, Kim had wished her a happy birthday in the middle of a fan edit comment thread. That’s not nothing. If you’ve followed post-Paradise couples before, you know when they’re done, they go silent. These two? Still liking, posting, and tagging each other.
Below is an Instagram post shared by kimbuike. Add the picture in the quote "Faith is love":
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNBIdP4xkjq/?
Do we know if they’re dating as of today? No, but nothing screams “it’s over” either. Think of them as in that unlabelled phase Bachelor Nation couples sometimes live in, seeing where it goes, away from the microphones. Recently, Kim shared on post on his Instagram account with the caption " when you know, you know… and sometimes you just leave paradise together":
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNPuZueyX1P/?
Kim and Faith’s Journey on Bachelor in Paradise
Faith’s entrance was one of the more memorable Golden Bachelor-era cameos. She arrived on horseback, which instantly got everyone talking, and met Kim not long after. He’d been in The Golden Bachelorette with Joan Vassos, but with Faith, there seemed to be an instant shift in his mood.
Their first one-on-one didn’t exactly go smoothly: Kim ended up at the medics after his heart rate spiked. An actual medical scare mid-date isn’t the usual kind of “dramatic twist” Paradise producers plan for, but it seemed to deepen their comfort level with each other. By Episode 6, they were swapping roses, participating in Jesse Palmer’s new “compatibility challenges” format, and earning side-eye from other contestants for their constant PDA.
What got them sent home wasn’t a lack of chemistry; everyone could see that they were there, but the vote from other couples. Concerns about Kim’s health and maybe a little jealousy over their closeness tipped the scales.
The way they spoke in their exit interviews still stands out. Kim called her “wonderful,” Faith said she’d realized “what a catch he is.” I’ve watched enough of these exits to know when the words are just politeness, but this didn’t sound like that. Plus, they live only a few hours apart in Washington (Tri-Cities for her, Everett for him), which might keep the real-life logistics far easier than other post-show couples with cross-country addresses.
Whether this becomes a public romance or stays a private friendship, there’s a decent chance these two still grab coffee, maybe go to the farmer’s market, and talk about Paradise like it was summer camp. The cameras have moved on, but for Kim and Faith, it doesn’t feel like the story’s finished.
