Within a single afternoon, the Perfect Match cast stirs up a perfect storm of drama. Melinda and Harry’s he said, she said kissing scandal throws the villa and his relationship with Jess into chaos, but the finale comes through with the receipts: Unseen footage shows the Too Hot to Handle alums canoodling purposefully out of the watchful eyes of the cameras.

For Melinda, coming between one of the season’s strongest couples was never part of the plan. But while others may be afraid to kiss and tell, she’s clear about her side of the story.

Walking into the boys’ day with the rest of the single women, Melinda says she was “mentally checked out [as far as] trying to pursue anybody,” — she hadn’t been clicking with any of the men romantically. “I didn’t like anyone there and I wasn’t interested in trying to persuade anyone to match with me,...