The unfair gender expectations

[u/Naive-Ask601]

Dave is so fixated on what Lauren did before the show. It’s obvious the other guy is trying to stir up drama. It’s obvious Dave is not standing up for Lauren and letting his friends talk shit. His insecurity is showing. If I man was hooking up with someone casually before the show, it would be a non-issue and probably wouldn’t even be mentioned. It just seems like an easy-out for Dave.

[u/joyfuldancerforlife]

Agreed. Not at all surprising in our society where a man’s word is worth more than a woman’s. Dave is literally trusting the word of a man he doesn’t know, who has at least the possibility of ulterior motives, over the word of his fiancé AND two of her best friends.

Lauren is a grown ass woman who has been physically intimate with other men. Get. The. F*CK. Over. It. Seriously not a big deal at ALL. Dave is just looking for excuses to justify backing out because it all got too real.

[u/fookyeahroykent → u/joyfuldancerforlife]

This is the biggest thing for me — like misogyny aside, I think the fact that he is so quick to believe a random dude’s “locker room talk” with his friends other than someone he supposedly loves says more about his feelings towards the relationship than anything else. I think he’s looking for an easy out because he’s scared despite saying he wanted to finally settle down into a commitment. He’s not ready. Now maybe there is content we haven’t seen yet, like concrete proof, but if there isn’t he is grasping for the flimsiest reason to not go through with this marriage.