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Love Is Blind<\/em><\/a> star Lauren O\u2019Brien<\/strong> opened up about her relationship with fianc\u00e9 David \u201cDave\u201d Bettenburg<\/strong><\/a> after they returned to Minneapolis. The couple were finally able to get their phones back after their time in the pods, and several people already knew about their engagement.<\/p>\n \u201cI was so excited to call my parents and my friends. They were waiting on the edge of their seats,\u201d Lauren, 31, said during an interview with Vulture<\/em><\/a> published on Saturday, February 22. \u201cI hadn\u2019t turned on my phone in three weeks, and based on the information I had given them, they could use some deductive reasoning skills and realize I was engaged. They had a lot of questions, and I was genuinely excited.\u201d<\/p>\n Along with news of their engagement, Dave, 33, learned that he had some mutual friends with a man who Lauren had previously been involved with in a casual relationship before coming on the show.<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cI could feel a shift from [Dave] pretty immediately when we got our phones back, but at that point, I did not realize how big of a story this other guy was. I just didn\u2019t understand it.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Lauren felt that the unnamed man was lying about the type of relationship they had to have a chance of getting some airtime himself.<\/p>\n \u201cMe and him had never once talked about anything beyond a friends-with-benefits situation. We never had serious conversations about that \u2014 or much in general,\u201d Lauren claimed. \u201cWhen we got back and I was hearing his version of things, it felt like a 180 compared to any conversation we ever had. I was so confused where it came from.\u201d<\/p>\n Lauren added that the man \u201creached out\u201d and \u201casked to talk\u201d to her, and when she replied to his text he asked if she \u201cwanted to talk in person.\u201d His request immediately raised some red flags for the educational sales professional.<\/p>\n \u201cMy first reaction was, \u2018Oh, do you want to get a camera op? Is that where this is coming from?\u2019 Those are the things that are jumping out to me,\u201d Lauren said.<\/p>\n During episodes 7 through 9 of Love Is Blind<\/em> season 8, viewers saw Dave struggle with the news that Lauren had been in a situationship shortly before she arrived to participate in the series.<\/p>\n