Warning: Spoilers forLove Is Blindseason 8, episodes 112, ahead.
After 11 long episodes, Lauren OBrien finally got her hero moment onLove Is Blind.
Lauren doesnt really have an answer for either question.
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So, yeah, I could not really wrap my mind around it.
I think were past that.
Glamour:How are you doing, really?
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Lauren OBrien:Yeah, its been a lot.
I think the journey, in general, was a roller coaster.
Theres been a lot of high highs in all of this.
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Was there anything you particularly didnt expect?
So that really surprised me.
Of course, you didnt see that.
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We are operating and making really big decisions on the information we have in front of us.
I remember hearing these things in the lounge, and I was really torn.
He seemed to want to talk to everyone but you.
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Like, we are on a team.
And I definitely felt like I didnt get that in return when we came back to Minneapolis.
Before we continue on this path, I wanted to ask about something in the pods.
We saw Dave tell Molly about cheating on his prior partner.
Did he tell you that?
Not when we were in the pods.
We had talked about previous relationships, obviously.
Its funny, because when I did learn about it, I was like, Did I not explicitlyaskhim?
Was I not clear enough when I was like, Tell me exactly how this relationship ended?
How did you react when you did find out?
I actually remember saying out loud, like, Oh,Dave.
So there was a moment that Im like, Okay, Imstillgathering these big pieces of information about him.
In Honduras, Dave kept asking everyone, Did you have sex yet?
Did you have sex yet?
Was that a bad edit or was he particularly fixated on that aspect of your relationship?
We were encouraged to talk about it.
The whole point of this part of the experiment was like, Are you connecting physically?
And so it was a little bit like, Okay, see how this is for other people too.
Can you give us a bit of a timeline of events when you got back to Minneapolis?
I dont want to hear from everyone.
I just want to stay in this bubble….
So we got our phones back, and I immediately felt a shift from him.
Im calling my family and friends, and excited to share things with them.
So thats all happening.
So he was like, I heard through the grapevine that were staying at 365 [Nicollet] apartments.
I immediately turned to Dave, and I said, Do you know who lives in 365 apartments?
Its this other guy that we had already established on the getaways was like a mutual friend with him.
So thats kind of the first 24 hours of getting back.
Were having these conversations but not really getting to the nitty-gritty of things.
And then the cameras would roll, and hed be like, So you have this boyfriend?
When did that start?
Were obviously both working during this time, but we had spent evenings together.
I remember being like, You dont need to do that.
We have plenty of space.
What was going through your head during that discussion?
But I also didnt get it.
So, yeah, I just could not really wrap my mind around it.
What made you want to fight so hard to keep it going at that point?
Was there something viewers missed?
No, thats a really good question.
I definitely felt that, too, when we were back in Minneapolis.
So were filming like five nights a week, and we have like a couple nights off.
And I was like, I need to talk to my family.
Ill see you soon.
I saw him by the elevators.
Did he say anything?
He wanted to talk, and I remember him asking me, Do you love this guy?
Do you love him?
And Im standing there wearing an engagement ring like, Yes.
Did he have any reason to believe your relationship was more serious than you did?
Or do you think there was a more nefarious reason he was telling people you were together?
I think it was more nefarious than I thought at the time.
Can you tell me a bit more about Daves conversation with your dad?
Yeah, so we actually had a couple conversations with my dad.
It was so great seeing you coming together with Molly after the breakup.
Did she tell you what she told Dave after your chat?
Shes always been a girls girl like that.
What was going through your head when Dave attempted to rekindle the relationship at the group outing?
I was just very defeated.
I just didnt understand it.
It felt very disingenuous.
I didnt believe that that was actually something that he was capable of doing.
This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Episodes 112 ofLove Is Blindseason 8 are currently streaming onNetflix.
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