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    Love Is Blind’s Michaella Giorgio Clarifies Matt the Beekeeper Romance

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    Watch: Love Is Blind’s Michaella Giorgio Sets Record Straight on Matt the Beekeeper Romance

    Not all of Michaella Giorgio’s Love is Blind memories are sweet like honey. 

    In addition to her onscreen turmoil with then-fiancé Rob Feeley, the show’s season 11 reunion confirmed Michaella and beekeeper Matt Waldrip gave their connection a shot after filming—though the reveal came with a sting. 

    Now, Michaella, 35, is sharing additional insight into the awkward interaction, including why she had such a heated reaction to Matt saying he’d fallen in love with her. 

    “It was a hurtful conversation because what he chose to say publicly was incredibly different from what we discussed privately,” she told Glamour in an interview published Nov. 9. “He did end his relationship with me because he said he wasn’t in love with me, so I don’t understand him now coming to the reunion—another person I haven’t talked to since November of last year—and saying all of those things, and then saying he was there for me.”

    As she put it, “I was very taken off guard and annoyed because it’s just not true.”

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    According to the fashion professional, she and Matt, 37, first tested their connection for a couple weeks right after filming in the spring of 2025, before Michaella felt she was “not even remotely close to being ready to date” and ended things. 

    “Then we tried again last October and broke up,” she said. “He came over my house and broke up with me on Thanksgiving eve.”

    She confirmed that, yes, the reason he gave for their split was that he wasn’t in love with her.

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    Nevertheless, during the reunion—which aired on Nov. 8—Matt told Michaella, “Ultimately, I did fall in love with you during that time, and I’m sorry that I’m the one that ended it. I genuinely wish you all the happiness and success in the world.”

    But when he called her a “queen” and began to say that if she ever needed anything, he’d be there, Michaella abruptly cut him off.

    “I need nothing,” she said. “I need nothing. I need nothing. Newsflash, nothing.”

    She also shared the POV from her side of the beehive.  

    “Matt and I had a really great friendship that shouldn’t have crossed friendship,” she explained. “I think that’s definitely an exaggeration of our relationship. We dated for a few weeks, and I dropped you off at your mom’s house and met your mother. I don’t think we were in love.”

    And when Matt stressed their time had been “meaningful” to him, and that he felt sorry she didn’t remember it the same way, she further dampened his buzz.

    “I did say I love you, but I did not say I was in love with you,” she admitted, before adding. “We’re going to be transparent: I was on mushrooms, which you knew that I took.” 

    Michaella and Matt’s connection is just one of the many now-failed relationships to have emerged from season 11 of Love is Blind. Read on for more LIB updates.

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    Blake Carver & Erika Ellis: SplitThough yacht captain Blake’s romance with marketing manager Erika appeared to be smooth sailing after the pods, just one week before their wedding, the couple realized they may be in too deep due to their dramatically different lifestyles.“I don’t want to hold you back,” Blake told Erika during the season 11 finale. “I don’t want you to be that captain’s wife on the widow walk. I don’t want to marry you and then for you to feel held hostage while I’m sailing around, gone for weeks on end. And then you’ve got a timeline with kids and everything.”And Erika couldn’t help but agree.“I just think at this point, there’s too many concerns, too many questions that I can’t say yes at the altar,” she shared. “I just think the best thing to do is to leave the experiment.”And while Erika cried over their decision, Blake had already concluded their ship had sailed. “The experiment is done, but it’s the right move,” Blake confirmed. And when a producer asked if he ever had a love like this, he replied: “I’m not gonna answer that one…I’m feeling a little relieved, a little exhausted.” 

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    Wilson Monteiro & Wilnie Louis: SplitWhile both Wilson and Wilnie had the times of their lives at their respective bachelor and bachelorette celebrations, the party was definitely over before they reached the altar.In fact, they couldn’t see eye-to-eye on life’s more mundane tasks, including dividing up cooking duties and household chores.“When we got out of the pods, you got everything I promised you, plus,” Wilson told Wilnie following an off-camera disagreement, later adding, “You said it countless times, ‘I’ll do the things for you that make you happy.’ And I’ve mentioned what those things might be, but then you’ll be like, ‘But I don’t like doing that…I’m not used to doing that.’”As for Wilnie, she couldn’t disagree more. “I don’t work in the home,” the mental health counselor explained. “I have long, emotionally draining days and whether you agree with that, when I get home, it is hard for me to always be at your level.”Ultimately, for Wilson, there were too many issues at hand for them to tie the knot. “It’s not that you’re a bad person,” the senior compliance manager shared, “you’re a phenomenal person but maybe marriage is not for us.”By the end, though a tearful Wilnie confirmed she still loved Wilson, she doesn’t regret their path.

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    Cam Halloran & Aneha Singh: Not TogetherOnce Aneha and Cam entered the real world, her hesitation to marry someone with a different background and religious beliefs —especially in the wake of her family’s disapproval—and their communication skills proved to be hurdles. And, yet, they seemed determined to scale them together. However, once asked whether she was ready to say “I do,” the principal engineer shared that she couldn’t, telling her fiancé: “I still believe you’re my person, but I do not today. I need more time.”As for Cam, he assured her that he completely understood. “It’s okay,” the human resource coordinator replied. “it’s a big decision. I feel like we both need to be one hundred percent confident.”But once Aneha declared she didn’t and danced away from the altar while stressing to Cam that he was still her fiancé, he teared up watching her leave. As he later explained to his family, he simply didn’t “know what happens now.”Shortly after, Aneha and Cam did end up meeting up one final time. And while Cam expressed that he still loved and cared for her, he needed time to process the “I don’t” of it all.The result of that processing was revealed at the reunion on Nov. 8, 2026, when the pair confirmed they had parted ways for good shortly after saying no at the altar. 

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    John Shannon & Sarah Williams: DivorcingWhen healthcare worker Sarah started to fall for account executive John, they initially disagreed on fundamental topics such as abortion rights and vaccinations. However, despite their perspectives, they both said yes to spending their lives together, becoming the only couple to get married during the show’s 11th season.“It’s fun looking back on the first few days ‘cause I don’t think we liked each other very much,” she shared. “And then, some people here heard the story about you maybe not being too jazzed to keep talking to me. But I love that that happened, because I think that was a catalyst for us.”She noted, “After that, I’ve never been so sure on someone, and I had never even seen you. And then when I saw you, I felt like I’d already known you a lifetime.”Just before the season’s reunion aired, however, court documents showed Sarah filed for divorce just over a year after they tied the knot. And at the reunion, John revealed he had exchanged inappropriate texts with a stripper and escort he’d met during a boys’ night out.For Sarah, it marked the final push she needed to leave their marriage after a year, during which time she said John could be hurtful in the way he communicated to her. 

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    Rob Feeley & Michaella Giorgio: Split Even though the pair were shaping up to be frontrunners once they left the pods, Rob and Michaella’s relationship came to a screeching halt after he had two shocking public outbursts during episode 10. After a hangout with his fellow friends went left once a bartender cut one of them off, Rob then came to the cast meet-up with another bone to pick.”I’m going down in this thing as the biggest piece of s–t,” he yelled at the bar. “Right where Netflix wants me, buddy. Dude, they’re gonna manipulate this whole thing into something crazy. I don’t give a f–k.”In fact, his behavior amongst his castmates—in addition to other uncomfortable moments between the two of them—made Michaella think twice about completing the rest of their journey.”I don’t deserve any of what I’m getting,” she expressed through tears. “I love him. It’s just a lot. And we’re not getting married. I cannot marry this man under any circumstances.” 

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    Scott “Stew” Stewart & Jacqueline “Jax” Guelli: Split—But FriendlyDespite their initial chemistry in the pods, Stew and Jax fizzled out almost immediately once they met face-to-face. However, even after ending their engagement, they’ve coming to a crystal-clear understanding as friends. In fact, Stew shared that even though Jax had turned down producers’ offer to meet up again immediately after their reveal, she then reached out on her own terms.”It was super sincere,” he previously told E! News. “She explained that it wasn’t about me. It was about just the emotional overload of the previous couple weeks, and I think once we got settled back in Boston, once kind of normal life was allowed to resume, we were able to kind of catch our breaths.”At the reunion, Stew and Jax confirmed they’ve stayed in touch and even live near each other in Boston. While neither was ready to ask the other out on air, their attitude was very much “never say never” about their future. Jax did confirm she turned her engagement ring into a pinky ring which she wears everyday. 

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    Amber Morrison & Jordan Faeth: SplitHeading into their big day, Amber—who is mom to daughter Emma—expressed worry over Jordan actually saying “I do” when it came time.But, her fears were put to rest as the two both ended up saying yes, leaving almost everyone present to shed tears, including her daughter.However, their relationship came to an end just four months later, the former couple revealed during an emotional face-off at the March 2026 season 10 reunion.

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    Brittany Wicker & Devonta Anderson: SplitRight before their nuptials, season 10’s Brittany revealed she was “shocked” when Devonta called it all off. “Today was supposed to be our wedding day but it’s not,” she told the camera. “But right now, I feel like everything I want isn’t happening.”As for her now ex, though Devonta noted that everything between then was “great,” ultimately, “I can’t walk into a marriage with self-doubt of ‘Can I love you how you need to be loved?’ I think that’s why I couldn’t get to the altar. I just can’t do it.”And though Brittany walked away noting that they’re “still going to be together,” Devonta confirmed he’s not on the same page.Indeed, Devonta revealed at the March 2026 reunion that he is now engaged to an old friend and the two are expecting a baby. The pair welcomed son Kyler Lee Anderson in August 2026. 

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    Brianna “Breezy” McNees & Connor Spies: SplitThough season 10 star Bri decided she and Connor weren’t ready to get married just days before their wedding, at the show’s March 2026 reunion, the pair confirmed they’re still very much in love and working on eventually getting to their happily ever after.But their journey reached a hard stop weeks later, Connor sharing on the Table for 1 podcast in June, “I’m not dating Bri anymore.” 

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    Jessica Barrett & Chris Fusco: SplitThe season 10 couple’s engagement came to an abrupt end once Chris confessed to Jessica that he wasn’t physically attracted to her.However, Jessica has since found love in another pod mate, as she revealed at the March 2026 reunion, with fellow doctor Haramol Gill.”You are everything, Jess,” Haramol told her during the special. “Every room you walk into gets brighter.”

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    Mike Gibney & Emma Betsinger: SplitThough the season 10 pair nearly exchanged vows after falling in love sight unseen, their differing perspectives on having kids—Emma has voiced her uncertainty while Mike has been firm about having them—was too much of a factor to compromise on.“I do love you,” Mike told Emma. “Right now, I’m not ready to say I do. I want kids. And I want to know that you definitely, 100 percent want a family with me. I don’t wanna say yes and jump into something and then it changes down the road.” And though Emma noted she can “see glimpses of a family,” in their future, Mike shared that he wants to her to be certain.”If we’re gonna get married, I want you to know that you want a family with me for sure,” he explained. “I don’t want it to be half-ass…And you have your reasons and I respect them and respect them but I just can’t say yes without knowing that. So, I’m sorry.” Mike has since hard-launched a new romance. 

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    Ashley Carpenter & Alex Henderson: SplitBefore walking down the aisle in the season 10 finale, the soccer coach compared his wedding day to a “penalty shootout with everything on the line,” noting that he was confident that they would make it.However, Ashley made it clear that it wouldn’t be the goal and jumped in when he was presented with whether he would say “I do.””I know what you’re going to say,” she told him. “I know you don’t choose me and I’m not choosing you either.” Ashley went on to list a number of reasons why they didn’t work out, including questions about his integrity. A point Alex made sure to address in that very same moment.”I do disagree to an extent about the integrity,” he told her. “I felt as though the questions about my past were more to try and catch me in something than really understand me.”And if you’re wondering whether he would do anything differently: “Absolutely no regrets on my end, I’m so pleased and proud of myself as a person.”

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    Victor “Vic” St. John & Christine Hamilton: MarriedFrom the start of season 10, Christine and Vic were instantly a match made in pod heaven, with the two both happily agreeing to their future together.”I never thought I would fall in love in such a unique experiment, and Christine,” he noted during his vows, “the moment we spoke in those pods, we just connected…You know more about me than anyone else on this planet.”She marked his 35th birthday in September with an Instagram tribute to “the kindest, most hardworking, humble, strong, gentle, passionate, joyful, God-fearing man.” 

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    Anton Yarosh & Ali Lima: SplitIn the end, Anton’s drinking habits and financial situation didn’t seem to match what Ali was seeking. “I can’t be your wife,” she told the truck driver at the altar in season nine. “The person I fell in love with in the pods isn’t the person I’ve gotten to experience in real life.” So, she listened to her intuition.”It just didn’t feel right or how I would expect that moment to feel like,” she told the cameras. “I don’t feel he was super forthcoming about his lifestyle.”Anton’s reaction? “I don’t know if it’s looks, I don’t know if it’s the vibes or I don’t know if it’s the way that we were living together. But I can say I’ve done nothing but care for her.”

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    Megan Walerius & Jordan Keltner: SplitThough the couple bonded over having loved ones with Type 1 diabetes, their differing lifestyles (he preferred a more simplistic way of life; she loves luxury) were a breaking point for Megan, who called off the wedding at the end of the season nine finale.”We’re ships in the night, like two different people,” the entrepreneur told him. But the metaphor passed him by, with Jordan insisting, “I don’t see it.”When Megan cited his picky eating habits and his inflexible travel schedule as a dad, Jordan told her, “I don’t know why you chose me in the pods then.” “Initially I leaned into opposites attract but I still just have reservations,” she explained before they each began crying. “Knowing this today, there’s no way I wanted to go to the altar and put either of us through that.”Jordan shared his one regret was introducing her to his son, Luca, saying in a confessional,”I feel like she doesn’t love me for me and that’s the closure I need.”Megan admitted the ordeal had her “questioning if I’m even cut out to be a mom. Maybe I am too caught up in my own life.”But at the October 2025 reunion, she revealed she and partner Paul Wegman had welcomed a son they named Brooks.

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    Kalybriah Haskin & Edmond L. Harvey: SplitThey both confessed they “love the hell out of” each other at the altar, but season nine’s Kalybriah turned Edmond down with an apology. “You deserve someone that is 100 percent at the altar and I’m not 100 percent right now,” she told the realtor. Still, she stressed, “My no doesn’t mean that I don’t love you.” While Edmond broke down in tears, Kalybriah thanked him for being “so graceful” as she made the “hard” decision. When he asked if she’d date him “down the road,” Kalybriah said she’d never write him off. “I am shocked,” he said in a confessional of her decision. “There was no bright side.”

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    Madison Maidenberg & Joe Ferrucci: SplitThe pair didn’t make it to the altar in season nine, as Joe ended the relationship after having a breakdown at his tux fitting. “On and off camera, Joe was different,” Madison later told Glamour. “Off camera, he was far more reassuring. We were very intimate, very touchy. And then on camera, it was the opposite, and you kind of see that at the pool party.”Madison even asked Joe about his attraction for her, which he confessed was an issue during their vacation.”I kind of dug deeper, like, ‘What is your typical type?’ And he was like, ‘I just usually date more petite women,'” she recalled to the outlet. “I am a really confident person. At that moment, it kind of put me into this insecure feeling.”Joe defended his comment, telling the outlet, “I was trying, poorly, to explain a pattern in my past dating experiences, not to compare or criticize.”

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    Annie Lancaster & Nick Amato: SplitNick dumped Annie before the wedding day in season nine, explaining he was hurt that she continued to say she loved him more than he loved her.However, the hairstylist refused to believe it was over and tried to convince Nick to continue, saying, “Just be in this and love me.””You can’t make one plus one equal three,” he said, prompting her to say, “Watch me.” Nick ultimately told Annie, “The reason that I am not willing to marry you is because I am unhappy.”

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    Lauren O’Brien and David Bettenburg: SplitTheir romance failed to take off once the season eight pair landed in Honduras, with Dave revealing he and his then-fiancée had mutual friends in common. But it wasn’t the similar inner circles that proved to be the problem, but rather, Dave’s hesitation in moving forward after they told him about Lauren hooking up with someone they knew before the show.Not to mention, Dave also didn’t want to introduce Lauren to his friends and family, noting that his dad didn’t know of his engagement and that his sister—who became a big point of contention—disapproved of their relationship altogether.

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    Monica Danús and Joey Leveille: SplitOne of the most compatible couples of season eight, most viewers assumed Monica and Joey would make it down the aisle and beyond. However, when it came to saying “I do,” Monica instead said, “I don’t right now.””In this moment, it’s 100 percent,” she said through tears, “and I just feel like we’re both, we’re not quite there.” As for Joey, he agreed with every word.“That’s totally okay,” he explained after hugging her. “I think we both have a tremendous amount of love for each other, and that’s apparent. But I think there’s bigger things and bigger growth. And I agree, I don’t think I would be ready. And to be completely honest, I’m also not 100 percent at this time.”

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    Ben Mezzenga and Sara Carton: SplitThough season eight’s Ben and Sara seemed to disagree on major components of their life together—including religion and politics—by wedding day, the pair seemed to have gotten on the same page. But ultimately, they decided to end their shared story.As Sara—who said, “I don’t” to a future with Ben—explained,”Ben, I love you so much but I always wanted a partner to be on the same wavelength, and so today, I can’t. I’m sorry but I don’t want that to be misunderstood.”She later added, “I know that the connection we have is so real and my heart is there, but when we talked about a lot of the values I hold so close to my heart, making this decision, my mind is telling me I can’t.”

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    Devin Buckley and Virginia Miller: SplitAnother season eight couple who seemed to be focused on the road ahead post-pods, Devin and Virginia, got along perfectly fine—that is, until the topic of having a prenup came up.But it was even bigger issues that proved to be enough for Virginia, leading her to ultimately saying no to spending the rest of her life with Devin.“I think that in a lot of our relationship, I wanted to protect Devin,” she said, through tears, after the leaving the altar. “And I don’t know if that’s a cultural thing, but it’s always been important for me to protect him. So, there were even topics that he didn’t want to talk about, like politics, there were just certain things he just didn’t want me to push on. So there was just depths of our relationship that we didn’t get to. We just didn’t get there.”

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    Taylor Haag and Daniel Hastings: MarriedThere was at least one season eight couple who did say yes to a season of love past Christmas.Though the pair seemed to face quite the hurdle (Taylor was convinced Daniel followed, then unfollowed her on Instagram before the show and therefore, knew what she looked like), they managed to clear that particular obstacle.In fact, after exchanging emotional vows, the two enjoyed a beautiful wedding and celebratory reception.”We did it,” Daniel said while sitting alongisde Taylor after their nuptials, with Taylor adding, “We’re so excited to start the next chapter.” They marked two years of their “wild journey” with a March 2026 Instagram post. 

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    Brittany Wisniewski and Leo Braudy: SplitThough the now-famed art dealer decided to pop the question to the Keeping Well author following his season seven love triangle with Hannah Jiles, the pair ultimately decided after their short engagement, they were better off as friends.“The chemistry just wasn’t there,” Brittany previously told People in a joint interview with Leo. “We had a talk in the beginning about how this could work and then time went on during the trip and the chemistry just wasn’t there and we mutually felt that. We’re very good communicators, so it was not a big ordeal. It was a very clean, respectful realization.”Shortly after her appearance on the Netflix dating show, Brittany debuted her romance with musician Mod Sun in November 2024, but she confirmed in July 2025 that the pair had called it quits.

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    Monica Davis and Stephen Richardson: SplitMonica and Stephen’s relationship came to a screeching halt in season seven when she uncovered “really kinky” sext messages sent between her fiancé and another woman, causing the pair to break up shortly after they arrived home from Mexico. As for Stephen, he apologized in the moment during episode eight, but he also shared a message on social media once the episode aired.”I hope I didn’t ruin anyone’s day by existing,” he wrote on Instagram Stories in October 2024, “and if I did, I’m sorry you had to wake up this morning. I wish you didn’t have to either. But I’ll love you all the same.”  

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    Hannah Jiles and Nick Dorka: SplitOnce Hannah and Nick embarked on life outside the pods, the season seven pair had their fair share of ups and downs—and disagreements—to say the least. (Let’s not forget: “I think you get treated as an equal when you star contributing like an equal.”)And it all came to a head when Hannah decided they wouldn’t make it down the aisle. As for Nick, he called their breakup “one of the worst feelings of my life.”Since then, Hannah has admitted the show forced her to do some self-introspection.“I’ve learned a lot, I’ve learned there’s things I need to work on,” she said during an October 2024 episode of The Viall Files podcast. “For example, I am a very direct person. I know that but I think my delivery is rough. And I’ve learned that delivery is everything.”

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    Taylor Krause and Garrett Josemans: MarriedA match made in science-based heaven (i.e. those serendipitous tattoos), season seven stars Taylor and Garrett clicked from the very beginning and just seemed destined to say, “I do.” Though they did hit a rough patch once Taylor found out he responded to an ex’s DM (according to Garrett, he confirmed he was engaged and shut it down), the rest is Love Is Blind history.”I’m very grateful to have a life partner like my husband because no matter where we are in the world you make it feel like home,” Taylor wrote in a November 2025 Instagram post marking their second anniversary. “I admire how much we have grown to build a life together and much of that has been because of you.”

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    Marissa George and Ramses Prashad: SplitYes, you read that right: Though Marissa and Ramses rose to become one of season seven’s frontrunners of the couples who would make it, he ultimately called off their wedding after having second thoughts.“We have a great future ahead of us, I want to marry you,” Marissa told her fiancé after a sit-down to which he responds, “I understand falling in love is a risk, I understand that.”However, he noted their differences—which have included his stance on the military—may be too tough to work through. “After being married and seeing other marriages and hearing from other married people,” he added. “I just don’t think love alone is enough…I think there needs to be other things that are also working.”As for Marissa, though she tried to navigate past their perspectives, once she confirmed it was over, she broke down into tears. “I don’t think you should’ve come to this experience,” she tells him. “How could I feel so sure? And you’re not? It sucks, I want you to choose me,” adding of their split, “This is the worst day of my life.”She announced her marriage to former partner D. Johnson in May 2026.

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    Tyler Francis and Ashley Adionser: DivorcedTyler and Ashley quickly became a fan-favorite couple after season seven viewers watched their relatively easy-going romance unfold. However, the couple hit a bump in the road once Tyler shared that he had three children, which Ashley referred to as his “sperm donor babies.” (However, there’s online discourse over the extent of his involvement, which he has not addressed publicly).By the October 2024 reunion episode, Ashley and Tyler were able to move past this fact and went on to not only reconnect—but in fact, become husband and wife.“We started this journey two months ago and this changed our entire lives,” Tyler says while sitting alongside Ashley after their wedding. “Now, we get to spend the rest of our lives together.”However, Ashley later shared that the pair had called it quits following over one year of marriage. “After much reflection, I want to share that Tyler and I have been separated for several weeks and have now made the difficult decision to end our marriage,” she told People in a January 2025 statement. “While I had hoped for mutual understanding and transparency in our relationship, it has become clear that our paths are no longer aligned, making it impossible for me to continue in this marriage.”

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    Alexandra Byrd and Tim Godbee: SplitSeason seven stars Alex and Tim seemed to smooth over their major disagreement in Mexico by the time they got back home to Washington, D.C. In fact, Tim had an emotional meeting with Alex’s dad that seemed to cement their future.However, after Alex met with Tim’s family, they got into yet another argument and Tim ended their engagement by telling Alex that he didn’t ever want to see her again. Since then, both have spoken out to defend themselves after the breakup, with Alex noting that their split was not “a mutual decision.”

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