Through its seven seasons to date, the Netflix reality dating competition series Love is Blind has seen a total of 13 marriages. The good news is that 10 of those couples are still together, happily married. Some have babies and there’s even one with a baby on the way. The bad news is that a few couples didn’t go the distance and eventually got divorced.
Some couples, of course, didn’t even make it to the altar, broke up at the altar, or ended their non-married courtship after the show ended. But a few did say their “I dos” only to file for divorce later. Those include Jarrette Jones and Iyanna McNeely and Danielle Ruhl and Nick Thompson from season two, and the announcement of a new split of a couple from season seven that everyone saw coming.
Ashley and Tyler Had a Complicated Journey
Their Relationship Was Hit With Hardship From the Start
Ashley Adionser and Tyler Francis were one of the couples that fans were rooting for from the beginning of the seventh season of Love is Blind, one of the best reality shows on Netflix. They seemed to be perfectly matched. When they met in person, the chemistry was just as electric as it was in the pods. But in one confusing scene, fans learned harsh truths as the pair were seen sitting on the couch having a deep conversation.
| Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score | Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score | IMDb Score |
|---|---|---|
| 65% | 35% | 6.2/10 |
Tyler revealed to Ashley that despite talking to her about badly wanting a family and children, he apparently had three children already. He claimed the situation was complicated. He donated sperm to a friend who wanted to have children with her wife. The pair later broke up and Tyler stepped in to help with the kids in a way he could, without being a traditional father figure and overstepping obligations he had no intention of fulfilling as a donor.
However, he told Ashley (on camera, at least) that he didn’t really know the kids and didn’t even know if they knew what he looked like. This was quickly debunked when images from his friend and her mother began to pop up online of Tyler sitting with the kids, wearing matching pajamas. There were claims that the situation wasn’t how he was describing it, with some saying he left the kids high and dry to go on the show and owed child support. Whatever the truth is, it was murky, and Tyler initially didn’t disclose all the details to Ashley.
Ashley managed to get over this news and decided that Tyler was still worth starting a life with, despite this unconventional situation and the fact that he didn’t disclose this information to her prior to them getting engaged. The pair ended up getting married on the season finale of the reality show with a bizarre premise, and they seemed to have fully gotten over the drama. When they returned for the reunion episode, after being privy to all the details that were coming out once the episodes finally aired, they were still together. Ashley defended Tyler, and he noted that while viewers saw one part of the conversation on the aired episodes, there were other conversations that weren’t included.
He claimed that Ashley was aware of the details of the situation and none of the salacious stories were news to her when she made her decision to continue with the relationship. She backed this up, saying the only opinions that mattered were their own, and she knew what she was doing.
Tyler explained at the reunion that after the friend’s wife left her “high and dry,” he “voluntarily stepped in and helped, so there are pictures of me around. I’ve spent holidays with all my friends, all their kids, and I played a part that became very shaky with a friend…there’s no rule book to this…This is news to the world now, but this has never been news to us.”
Ashley added that she felt her intelligence was insulted by people who implied that she was blindsided or didn’t know. She was confident that she and Tyler were in it for life and would join the list of the longest-lasting reality TV show couples. Still, fans were not so sure and felt like she was making a mistake. People commented that she was blinded by her desire to be married and was keeping Tyler in her life because he checked every other box.
Ashley Has Confirmed Their Divorce
The Current Situation
One year after their wedding day, Ashley released a statement that she decided to end the marriage. She told People, “After much reflection, I want to share that Tyler and I have been separated for several weeks and have now made the difficult decision to end our marriage.”
While I had hoped for mutual understanding and transparency in our relationship, it has become clear that our paths are no longer aligned, making it impossible for me to continue in this marriage.
She continued: “While I had hoped for mutual understanding and transparency in our relationship, it has become clear that our paths are no longer aligned, making it impossible for me to continue in this marriage. This was not a decision I made lightly, but one I know is necessary for my own growth and peace. While this chapter is ending, I will always hold respect for the time and love we shared.”
For his part, Tyler commented on Ashley’s revelation with kind words and agreement. “As many of you may have seen,” he wrote via Instagram Stories, “Ashley has shared the news of our decision to end our marriage. This has been an incredibly difficult and emotional process for both of us, and it is one we have approached with great care and respect for one another.”
| Ashley’s Age | Ashley’s Occupation | Tyler’s Age | Tyler’s Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Marketing Director | 34 | Account Manager |
He added that he “takes full accountability for my role in the difficulties we face, and I respect Ashley’s decision to move forward in a way that prioritizes her peace and happiness.”
No further details were given as to the events that led to the split, but fans suspect it has to do with the complicated relationship between Tyler and his biological children as well as their mother. He claimed that he wanted to focus on “healing and growing” and hoped the same for Ashley moving forward. Whether their split had to do with other issues or not, fans will likely never know unless more details are revealed by one or both of the individuals involved.
This has been an incredibly difficult and emotional process for both of us, and it is one we have approached with great care and respect for one another.
Sadly, this news doesn’t come as a huge surprise. Theirs is one marriage that fans didn’t expect to last given the fact that it began on a massive lie. While there are other Love is Blind cast members fans didn’t expect to make it for the long haul who do indeed remain married, like Amber Pike and Matt Barnett, Colleen Reed and Matt Bolton, and Milton Johnson and Lydia Velez Gonzalez, the breakdown of Ashley and Tyler’s marriage could not withstand the challenges that existed before they even walked down the aisle.
