Jessica from 'Love Is Blind' says she felt like an 'idiot' for being engaged to Mark despite rumors he was cheating

• During the "Love Is Blind: After The Altar" reunion special, Jessica Batten said she felt like "an idiot" for getting engaged to Mark Cuevas, whom she left at the altar.
• Batten said she noticed red flags during their relationship and there were rumors he was cheating.
• LC, another contestant, said she dated Cuevas later on, and said she believed he cheated on her too.

"Love Is Blind" contestant Jessica Batten said she felt like "an idiot" when she heard rumors Mark Cuevas, her ex-fiancé, was cheating on her during their relationship.

On episode 2 of the three-part "After the Altar" reunion, Batten's voice began to shake when she told fellow single women contestants about the show's aftermath. Lauren "LC" Chamblin chimed in, telling Batten she dated Cuevas after the show wrapped. During LC's six-week stint with Mark, she says she learned of multiple rumored affairs through social media.

In April, Cuevas had a baby with his girlfriend Aubrey Rainey. Before that, he told People magazine he never promised to exclusively date LC.

Jessica said there were red flags throughout their relationship, but she ignored them

According to Batten, she noticed signs Cuevas could be cheating while they were engaged on "Love Is Blind."

During the second reunion episode, Batten recalled a moment when she asked Cuevas why he'd left their home for hours at a time. He replied that he met a girl who opened up to him about her recently deceased father, and he got caught up in conversation, said Batten.

She added that she believed that woman to be Rainey, the mother of his child.

In June 2020, Batten commented on an Instagram post featuring a photo of her and Cuevas still together. A commenter wrote under the photo that "Mark was sleeping with multiple women" at the gym where he worked as a personal trainer during filming. Batten responded, "Wow. News to me, I only knew about one."

LC says she asked Mark to be exclusive during the pandemic, but he broke that pact

Batten and Cuevas never got married, since Batten left him at the altar during "Love Is Blind."

Since then, she moved to Los Angeles and started dating someone new. That's when LC started to date Cuevas.

During the reunion, LC said she was doing a drunk review of the movie "Cats" on Instagram when Cuevas messaged her.

In June 2020, six weeks into their relationship, LC found a Reddit post that showed Cuevas on a date with someone else and ended their relationship soon after, she said during the reunion.

She also told People she was concerned about exclusivity because of the pandemic.

"The main thing I learned from the show and past relationships is that I deserve to be treated like a priority, and not an option," LC told People.