Love is Blind star Tim opens up about "being manipulated" after parting ways with Alex

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Love is Blind Season 7 Star Tim | Image Source: Instagram/ @timdrakegodbee

Love is Blind featured many engaged couples, including Tim and Alex. After the recently released episodes of the social experiment were revealed, fans learned about the duo's parting ways.

Love is Blind Season 7 Episode 10 saw Tim calling off his engagement with Alex. It happened after they faced many communication issues, among other things. Tim's mind was made after he found out that Alex had a "nap" after she had a long discussion with his parents, who drove for about ten hours to meet the couple.

Alex defended herself, sharing that she had a mere "one-hour" nap, which she shouldn't have had if the male cast member had addressed the situation. Since the couple called things off and parted ways, everyone had different stakes in the breakup.

A few days ago, on October 16, 2024, Love is Blind star Tim, in his recent Instagram post, opened up and shared about many things.

"I have never argued with someone with the amount of consistency I did as with this experience. Many of which I did my best to keep off camera. Through hours of tough conversations that weren't seen, I made the decision to remove myself from what felt like a toxic situation where I was being manipulated and given no serious effort from my partner."

Love is Blind: Tim opens up about his time on the social experiment and more

Love is Blind star Tim shared a post on his Instagram that revealed many things. Throughout the details, he talked about how his time on the social experiment went by and how things turned out between him and his "partner."

The content strategist's October 16, 2024 post's caption reads,

"Thank you for all the love and support. It truly is seen and appreciated. I hate that it had to be my story and will forever have to have it attached to my name, but I remain grateful for the experience, opportunity and the things it showed me about myself. It is what it is."

It continues,

"I know when to remove something that is a negative presence in my life. I will continue to reflect on myself more than I do others and attempt to live life as honorably as I can by the principles I was brought up to have. I still have my joy."

The post had three different pictures, each containing details mentioned by the male participant from his time in the social experiment.

Part of the first page reads,

"When love, authenticity and respect are consistently met with lack of effort, constant antagonizing and lack of respect for your physical and mental space, it must be met with firm and unmistakable terms."

Later, he shared that things from their "story" have not been part of the show. Tim also admitted to being "far" from being a perfect person. He then mentioned how he understands that not everyone would agree with what he had to say, but he has to,

"Display an amount of respect for myself and my family if it is not given by others. Meet people where they are."

Further on, the following parts of the post read,

"I truly believe if someone displayed the same behavior to a partner and the genders reversed the conversation around our story would be entirely different. I don't say that seeking to be a victim but I say it to point out the lack of accountability and sincere self-reflection that one should do when they subject anyone to such consistently mean spirited treatment, let alone to someone you claim to love."

Love is Blind star Tim then expressed how his time on the show was draining him emotionally and mentally. The 33-year-old star then admitted how his search for "love" ended and that he couldn't even be "friendly" with the "person I used to love."

He concluded with,

"There is nothing left to say. There is nothing left to talk about. Do the work. Be better. Grow. Move in peace but always be willing to defend yourself and the ones you love."

Tim and his former fiance, Alex, are no longer in a relationship, meaning they are no longer part of Netflix's social experiment. However, there is a chance that fans will see them at the seventh season's reunion.


Fans can watch the first eleven episodes of Love is Blind Season 7 on Netflix.

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Edited by Sarah Nazamuddin Harniswala