They were the only blind date couple on this season of The Amazing Race who seemed like they had a good chance at having a relationship after the show, and now that their shocking elimination in Monaco has aired, Jackie Ibarra and Jeff Weldon have dished on whether they've given dating a try since.

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In a post-race interview with TV Guide, the two, who shared a kiss on the very same episode that saw their ouster, admitted that while they did genuinely like one another, they're only friends these days because they are based across the country from one another and don't have interest in dating long distance.

"We're definitely really good friends. Like I said on the show, he's gonna be in my life forever," Ibarra said. "We're not gonna share that experience with anyone else in the world. It's something I will cherish forever. I'm here in Tampa visiting him. We watched this episode together. Dating, unfortunately, we just don't live in the same city. I'm from Las Vegas. We're both working on ourselves, going through life changes after the show and after the race and watching the show as well. We're really good friends."

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Weldon agreed , saying that if the show chose to set teams up on blind dates again in the future, that they may want to consider setting people up who would be located geographically closer to each other after the race ends.

"I think if they really wanted to create long-lasting relationships...it would've made a lot of more sense to pair people who live in the same cities but don't know each other," he said. "Maybe they can do that next time. Long-distance relationships--I've done them before and they just don't work. I have no interest in trying to pursue one. I wanna be able to interact and see the person I'm dating every day. I don't wanna FaceTime and talk on the phone. It's very hard. Geographically, it doesn't make sense...We're not even in the same time zone. But we are really good friends."

The Amazing Race airs Fridays at 8 p.m. on CBS.

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