With Netflix dropping three more episodes of its hitreality showLove Is Blind,there is so much drama to discuss. One of the biggest red flags from Season 8 isDave Bettenburg.Dave speaks down to his dates, gaslights them, and blows them with negative flirting. Despite all that, Dave was evident in his motive to grow out of bad habits, butby choosingLauren O’Brienfor the wrong reasons, Dave did not change his ways.
Dave Bettenburg came toLove Is Blindto overcome his superficial tendencies and make a mature decision by finding an emotionalconnection in the pods. However,Dave confused a choice based on his attraction with what he thought other people would want him to do, thus falling into the same bad habits as before, just in a different way. Now, Dave’s choice is hurting everyone.
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Dave was attracted to bubbly and down-to-earthMolly Mullaneyright off the bat. Both Molly and Dave said, in no uncertain terms, that they felt like they were the same person.Dave was excited by Molly,wanting to see more of her. Dave’s enthusiasm to talk rivaledAlex Brown’swhile his indecisiveness was more likeMadison Errichiello. There was a shared attraction between Dave and Molly, and for many of the first few episodes, it seemed clear that Dave would pick her. However, Dave picked Lauren.
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With Lauren, he seemed bored and almost patronizing. Yes,they had things in common, but Lauren was a lot tamer than Molly, and it was evident that Dave was unimpressed by this. During their time in the pods, Molly was just as confident that she and Dave were making huge strides, while Lauren frantically worried about Molly. Yet when Lauren confronted him about his relationship with Molly, Dave made it seem like there was no connection and that he felt closer to Lauren. In the end,Dave chooses Lauren, surprising the audience and Molly.
Lauren Is Confident And Independent
While Lauren seemed shy in the pods, she was bold once back in the outside world. Lauren admits that she had afriends-with-benefits situationbeforethe experimentbegan, and it immediately throws Dave off. While Dave and Lauren are on the trip and spending time together, he seems intimidated by her.Lauren’s sex life becomes an issue as Dave tries to make her seem like the bad guy. Dave lets his friends convince him that she is lying. Dave is not the only person to be uncomfortable with a woman’s sexual confidence this season, withDevin Buckleythrown off byBrittany Dodson’ssexuality. However, Dave tries to blame the fact that he is not attracted to Lauren on her choices, which makes her feel bad and makes him look misogynistic.
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Dave Chose Lauren For Appearances
The truth was that Dave chose Lauren for the wrong reasons. Dave believed his sister would approve of Lauren and saw her as stereotypical wife material. However, Lauren is not the traditional girl Dave had expected. Although Dave seems like he would never be satisfied even with Molly, he feels like choosing Lauren ruined his chances atlove in the pods. Because Dave chose Lauren to fit a mold that he didn’t even want, he hurt Molly, Lauren, and himself. Dave worried that he was picking women for cosmetic reasons, basing his attraction off whether others perceived the women as beautiful. So he came toLove Is Blind.However,Dave chose a woman based on what he thought other people would see as the right decision, completely sacrificing his feelings and the feelings of Molly and Lauren. The choice was not for physical appearance, but it was entirely based on the opinions of others. By choosing Lauren, Dave ruined his chances onLove Is Blind,fell into the same pattern of behavior with women, and hurt both Lauren and Molly.
Season 8 ofLove Is Blindhas been a mess, withhappy coupleslikeBen MezzengaandSara Cartonbecoming toxic and the best matches not making it out of the pods. Dave and Lauren are no exception to this. Dave and Molly were a better pair, but he chose Lauren instead. Now that Lauren has not met Dave’s outdated expectations, he is uninterested in her.Dave should have picked Molly instead of trying to win approval.Choosing Molly would have spared everyone’s feelings and shown that Dave has finally grown out of his bad habits, but alas, Dave picked Lauren for the wrong reasons.
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