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Love Is Blind<\/em><\/a> star David \u201cDave\u201d Bettenburg<\/strong><\/a> was surprised when he and ex-fianc\u00e9e Lauren O\u2019Brien<\/strong><\/a> ended up being the exes with the least amount of drama once the cameras stopped rolling on season 8.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, Lauren texted me this afternoon and she was like, \u2018Isn\u2019t it crazy that after all this, we are the least messy couple of all the exes?\u2019\u201d Dave, 33, said in a TikTok video<\/a> he posted on March 14. \u201cFunny how that works, right? And we just kind of laughed about that.\u201d<\/p>\n The medical device salesman continued by saying he \u201cdidn\u2019t know who needs to hear this\u201d before retracting the statement.<\/p>\n \u201cI do know who needs to hear this. Putting others down for your own personal gain, that ain\u2019t it, people. After everything we\u2019ve been through as a group, I know everybody wants to protect their own image, but if you\u2019re doing it for your own clout and you gotta drag others down with you to do that, I\u2019m sorry. That\u2019s just not it,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n Dave didn\u2019t specify who he was addressing in the video or if he was referring to fans of Love Is Blind<\/em> or some of his fellow cast members. However, since the reunion premiered on March 9, a few of his season 8 costars have been throwing shade at their exes online.<\/p>\n On March 12, Monica Dan\u00fas<\/strong> seemingly took a jab at her ex Joey Leveille<\/strong> with a reference to the surprising villain Tamlin from the popular book series A Court of Thorns and Roses<\/em><\/a> by Sarah J. Maas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cRemember when we all liked Tamlin in book one?\u201d Monica, 28, said in an Instagram Reel. \u201cYeah, we wait for our Rhys \u2026 and Cassian.\u201d<\/p>\n The following day, Love Is Blind<\/em> star Ben Mezzenga<\/strong> clapped back at his ex-fianc\u00e9e Sara Carton\u2019s<\/strong> accusations that he sent her \u201cscripted apologies\u201d<\/a> after their breakup.<\/p>\n \u201cSara and I did agree to keep dating after the altar, which is why when I asked her if she\u2019d like to keep growing in this relationship with me together, her saying \u2018We\u2019ll see,\u2019 caught me off guard,\u201d Ben said in a TikTok video<\/a> posted on March 13.<\/p>\n The former baseball star, 28, also shared screenshots of his alleged conversations with Sara, 29, in an effort to show fans that they weren\u2019t scripted.<\/p>\n \u201cHey, I want to apologize for just removing location stuff out of the blue and not calling you on your drive to [Nashville],\u201d one apology read. \u201cI do care about you a lot and I am just wanting to protect my heart. I cried a lot yesterday morning and today, and I know there are things I should\u2019ve done better yesterday. I am just trying to do my best with respecting you and stay on good terms and still care for my own feelings.\u201d<\/p>\n Sara fired back with her own TikTok video<\/a> that included screenshots of alleged text messages from Ben and claimed that his use of \u201cthe same language\u201d as her made her \u201cquestion the sincerity\u201d of the apologies.<\/p>\n Fans saw Dave and Lauren\u2019s relationship crumble after he struggled with the fact that she had been in a casual relationship with a man he had mutual friends with shortly before coming on the show. Dave\u2019s sister also played a big role<\/a> in why he felt like he couldn\u2019t move forward with marrying Lauren, 31, because she didn\u2019t approve of their relationship. While things seemed a little tense during the Love Is Blind<\/em> season 8 reunion, fans were surprised to hear about all the drama<\/a> that went down behind the scenes with the other couples.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n