“Love Is Blind” contestant Sara Carton has gone viral for leaving her intended at the altar due to his stance on a variety of social issues, including Black Lives Matter, COVID vaccines, and religion.
The popular Netflix reality show features single contestants dating and getting engaged in isolated “pods” without seeing each other, testing whether an emotional connection can become more important than physical attraction before meeting face-to-face.
Carton advanced a relationship with Ben Mezzenga during the current Season 8 and made it all the way to the altar before discovering they were incompatible.
“I love you so much but I’ve always wanted a partner to be on the same wavelength. And so today I can’t,” Carton told Mezzenga at the altar.
“I know that the connection we have is so real and my heart is there. But we talked about a lot of the values I hold so close to my heart. Making this decision, my heart is telling me I can’t,” she added.
Carton is a 28-year-old oncology nurse from Minneapolis, where George Floyd’s death sparked riots throughout the country in 2020. After leaving the nuptial ceremony, she told her mom and sister why she decided to break it off with Mezzenga at the last minute.
“I remember I asked him about Black Lives Matter and I’m no expert, but when I asked him about it, he was like ‘I guess I never really thought too much about it.’ That affected me. Especially in our own city, how could it not make you think about something?” she said.
The “Love Is Blind” contestant went on, saying, “I asked him too what his church’s views are and he said he didn’t know. I watched a sermon online [from his church] about sexual identity and it was traditional. I told that to Ben and he doesn’t really have much to say about it. I want someone to think about that stuff.”
The clip has gone viral on social media, with users sharing mixed reviews on Carton’s reaction.
“This man just avoided a life of misery. Congrats,” one person wrote.
“Is there anything more annoying than a liberal white woman?” conservative commentator Tomi Lahren agreed.
“Sounds like she made the right decision for both,” another person agreed. “Marriage isn’t just about attraction. If you don’t share values, why even bother? Do you want the mother of your children to have an opposing world view (sic) to your own? Guess how the children will see the world, and you.”
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“Love Is Blind” contestant Sara Carton has gone viral for leaving her intended at the altar due to his stance on a variety of social issues, including Black Lives Matter, COVID vaccines, and religion.
The popular Netflix reality show features single contestants dating and getting engaged in isolated “pods” without seeing each other, testing whether an emotional connection can become more important than physical attraction before meeting face-to-face.
Carton advanced a relationship with Ben Mezzenga during the current Season 8 and made it all the way to the altar before discovering they were incompatible.
“I love you so much but I’ve always wanted a partner to be on the same wavelength. And so today I can’t,” Carton told Mezzenga at the altar.
“I know that the connection we have is so real and my heart is there. But we talked about a lot of the values I hold so close to my heart. Making this decision, my heart is telling me I can’t,” she added.
Carton is a 28-year-old oncology nurse from Minneapolis, where George Floyd’s death sparked riots throughout the country in 2020. After leaving the nuptial ceremony, she told her mom and sister why she decided to break it off with Mezzenga at the last minute.
“I remember I asked him about Black Lives Matter and I’m no expert, but when I asked him about it, he was like ‘I guess I never really thought too much about it.’ That affected me. Especially in our own city, how could it not make you think about something?” she said.
The “Love Is Blind” contestant went on, saying, “I asked him too what his church’s views are and he said he didn’t know. I watched a sermon online [from his church] about sexual identity and it was traditional. I told that to Ben and he doesn’t really have much to say about it. I want someone to think about that stuff.”
The clip has gone viral on social media, with users sharing mixed reviews on Carton’s reaction.
“This man just avoided a life of misery. Congrats,” one person wrote.
“Is there anything more annoying than a liberal white woman?” conservative commentator Tomi Lahren agreed.
“Sounds like she made the right decision for both,” another person agreed. “Marriage isn’t just about attraction. If you don’t share values, why even bother? Do you want the mother of your children to have an opposing world view (sic) to your own? Guess how the children will see the world, and you.”
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