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The proof that the Love Is Blind “experiment” shouldn’t be a dependable technique to construct a long-lasting marriage continues to mount:
Two of the present’s most beloved stars — Alexa and Brennon Lemieux from LiB Season 3 — introduced right this moment that they’ve determined to go their separate methods.
The cut up comes only one 12 months after Alexa and Brennon welcomed their first baby, a lady named Vienna.
The exes shared the unhappy information in an announcement posted to each of their Instagram accounts:
“After a lot reflection and plenty of heartfelt conversations, we’ve got made the troublesome determination to finish our marriage,” the Lemieuxs wrote.
“This selection was not made flippantly, and it comes with quite a lot of care, respect, and appreciation for the time we’ve shared,” the couple continued, including:
“We entered this relationship with love and optimism, and we go away it with gratitude for the experiences that formed us and the expansion we every gained alongside the way in which.
“Whereas our journey as a married couple is coming to an finish, we stay supportive of each other, dedicated to our daughter, and dedicated to navigating this transition with compassion.”
The exes concluded with a plea for privateness, writing:
“We kindly ask for privateness as we transfer ahead and give attention to our particular person paths whereas conserving our treasured daughter as our prime precedence.”
Alexa and Brennon appeared to be some of the steady {couples} in LiB historical past.
And their cut up factors to a rising drawback with the present’s premise:
Only a few of the featured {couples} are getting married, and even fewer are staying married.
The newest season was the primary by which nobody tied the knot — although it’s not the primary to provide zero lasting marriages.
Each of the {couples} who obtained married in Love Is Blind Season 2 have since divorced, and in complete half a dozen have ended their marriages, and plenty of extra who continued relationship after the present (however didn’t get married) have damaged up.
Add to that all the Love Is Blind lawsuits and allegations, and it looks like this may not be the healthiest surroundings by which to foster romance.
The present is wildly standard, so don’t count on Netflix to tug the plug anytime quickly.
However be happy to go forward and roll your eyes when host Nick Lachey launches into his preamble about “specialists” and the “psychology” of relationships.
