The most controversial Netflix dating show contestants of 2023, so far

SK and Ross made it to the altar during the October 2022 season before he said, "I do not," leaving Ross visibly upset. However, the pair announced on the November 2022 reunion special that they had rekindled their romance despite living in different cities.

Just 11 days after the reunion aired, Ross and SK announced their breakup in a joint statement on Instagram.

"We are saddened to announce that we have decided to go our separate ways," the statement said, according to People. "Due to the ongoing legal proceedings surrounding these allegations, we can not provide additional details and ask that you please respect our privacy during this hard time."

It was thought the "allegations" referred to speculation that SK cheated on Ross before season three aired. Buzzfeed reported that a TikTok user shared a now-deleted video suggesting SK had been unfaithful.

Ross responded to the claims by calling them "rumors," but a second woman came forward with similar allegations. On "Love Is Blind: After the Altar" season three, it was revealed that SK and Ross were engaged at the time. She confirmed in episode three that SK had cheated on her and their relationship ended.

"My world is completely different because SK cheated on me, and now our relationship is over," Ross said in a confessional. "It's so crazy to watch it back and remember my feelings then. I was so happy."

The "Love is Blind" fandom developed strong opinions about Solomonova during the latest season, leading fans to describe her as a mean girl for her behavior on the show.

In one instance, Solomonova — alongside contestant Micah Lussier — eavesdropped on one woman crying over a broken connection in the pods.

Solomonova also got pushback online for an awkward moment with contestant Bliss Poureetezadi while they both pursued Zack Goytowski. In episode two, Poureetezadi baked Goytowski cupcakes for his birthday and Solomonova — forgetting about Goytowski's birthday — asked Poureetezadi for one of the birthday candles as a makeshift gift.

Drama followed Solomonova out of the pods when she matched with Goytowski and discovered they had very little chemistry. The pair's lack of in-person connection led Solomonva to flirt with Lussier's match, Paul Peden, during a pool party. She later confessed to Lussier that she had a crush on Peden.

Solomonova told Entertainment Weekly that flirting with her friend's match was her biggest regret on the show. She also told the outlet that her onscreen behavior was a "coping mechanism" and apologized for any hurt feelings.

In addition to the mean girl accusations, Lussier also made waves among fans for a love triangle between her, Kwame Appiah, and Chelsea Griffin.

Although Appiah appeared set on choosing Lussier in the pods, she decided to break it off with him to pursue a relationship with Paul Peden — leaving Appiah noticeably heartbroken. Appiah later got engaged with Griffin, but that didn't appear to pause the chemistry between Lussier and Appiah.

At the pool party, fans suggested Griffin and Appiah were flirting with each other despite being in relationships with other people. Lussier later apologized in a March interview with People, saying she no longer had feelings for Appiah when they met in Mexico and their conversation was misinterpreted.

"I think the way that I interact with people could come off as flirty, which I totally understand, but in reality, that's how I am, that's how I act," she told the outlet. "I want to stay genuine to who I am. I'm not going to put on a show and be stiff, I was myself."

She added: "The only regret I would have is causing anyone else pain or causing their relationship issues. That's something that I would regret and hope that it didn't cause any issues."

This series followed Netflix reality stars from different shows as they looked for their "Perfect Match." While the cast was filled with Netflix reality TV veterans, none played the game quite as well — and ruthlessly — as Farago.

Farago matched with "The Mole" star Dom Gabriel in episode one, but by episode three, Farago and fellow contestant Savannah Palacio got into a tense argument when Palacio tried to pursue Gabriel. The argument suggested Farago was willing to fight for Gabriel, but she quickly dispels that notion in episode four when, after winning an opportunity to go on a date with Gabriel, she instead uses it to spend time with a potential fling, Damien Powers from "Love Is Blind."

Fans watched as a stunned Gabriel cried several times on screen. Farago remained a source of drama throughout the series, and it appeared to follow her outside the villa. Georgia Hassarati, who won the competition with Gabriel, claimed on "The Viall Files" podcast that Farago told her match with Gabriel but later acted as if Hassarati did so behind her back. Hassarati also claimed that Farago asked to reshoot her and Gabriel's date scene in an attempt to win him back.

"She would take him outside for five hours and ask to reshoot scenes from their first date to re-spark those emotions so that she could hopefully get Dom back off me and leave me without a match in the house, and inevitably get me kicked off the show," Hassarati.

Farago denied both accusations and later told Insider that the show's editing made her look like the villain.

"I was upset that they dehumanized me as much as they did," Farago said. "There were so many amazing scenes that weren't shown. They focused on a very small part of my personality."

Papa participated on the show with her former partner, Xander Boger, who initially issued the ultimatum to either get married or break up.

Within the first few episodes, Papa found herself at odds with some of her cast members and even the show's executive producer noted Papa's struggles.

"They felt like Vanessa wasn't authentically participating in the process or that Vanessa wanted to be there more for fame. Other people felt like Vanessa is not really buying into this process, especially when Xander started to develop feelings elsewhere," Kinetic Content CEO Chris Coelen told Variety.

He added that Papa's confidence that Xander wouldn't leave her or find another connection on the show caused "resentment."

"Vanessa would describe Xander as being asexual and 'Xander would never have feelings for anyone else so I'm just going to be here being on TV, not really putting my relationship at any risk because I don't think Xander is ever going to be interested in any anyone else by me,'" he said. "And there was a big resentment around that."

Boger told Insider that Papa's asexual comment about her was "degrading."

Papa addressed her villain label in an interview with Today to explain why she stopped defending herself from her castmate's criticism and accepted the villain label.

"You can't defend yourself to someone who doesn't even know you or to someone who's not willing to listen," she said. "At some point, I just had to stop even thinking about defending myself. Because no matter what I said, it just snowballed more."