Alex Byrd on Love is Blind S7, Frail Male Egos & Breakup with Tim

[@highlightme1205]

It was not that he broke up with her, it was how he did it..very vengeful, cruel and just plain weird..Alex dodged a bullet, congrats girl

[@valeriejohnson8771]

@highlightme1205. I totally agree with your statement. He is a cruel person. She really dodged a bullet.

[@lizzie5231]

Team Tim

[@MizGator]

I am so happy that it was mentioned how he tried to make Alex look bad by not defending the abusive narrative he created. To me it was always obvious that he was going out of his way to tarnish Alex's image, while she was going out of her way to protect Tim's image. Another example is when he was breaking up with her and he mentioned "As soon as the cameras left, you fell asleep" He was trying to create a narrative that she was fake in front of the cameras. Yet he never mentioned that she had a night shift, nor that HE left the house when the cameras left. He constantly tried to cast Alex as the villain for things like taking naps or not replying to texts, but once we heard her side, it became clear Tim was always leaving out crucial context. Another example is when he tried to cuddle and claimed she didn’t care, but conveniently left out the fact that she was asleep when he did it. 🙄

[@ohitslynz342]

He’s so dishonest it’s not even funny, glad she got out

[@positivelyuncensoredpodcast]

I love Leo's so much.

[@samcoates8944]

I liked her a lot more coming out of this interview. she was very balanced and fair in sharing her perspective. She is a beautiful woman and I hope she finds happiness.

[@dadaguiar]

at first i thought they didn’t like each other mutually, but tim was just not ready for a relationship and alex was never able to let her walls down yep he was very calculated in not correcting people about what happened. I’m so sorry that happened none of these men were up to par, NONE!

[@EstefaniaLezametaMino]

I absolutely love Alex! She deserves all the best in the world, thank you for bringing her to the podcast!!

[@juliedobler8510]

For all the naysayers against Alex…bet if you speak with any of Tim’s exes, the script will be the same. He leaves at the slightest bit of conflict or when he doesn’t get his way. He has a ton of NPD traits, calling her abusive when it’s really him that’s verbally abusive. How he has to control the conversation, “Are you gonna let me speak?”. This guy is not compatible with any reasonable person or any person that ever disagrees with him. Alex dodged a bullet!

[@beebee9328-d7p]

Nick and Hannah having the same identical charts explains EVERYTHING!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. Talk about fighting the other wolf within me.

[@ivapetrovska9986]

I believe the reason for his breaking up - was Tim was too mentally weak for Alex, he couldn't impose and dictate the rhythm of the relationship. Alex was too non-chalante with him, which explains his rage at the break -up.

[@zt7961]

I agree I think Alex’s non chalant attitude bothered Tim the most. Alex observed Tim and was very careful about what reaction she gave him. Even at the reunion it seemed he was still trying to get her attention and see a reaction to something.

[@MaterialGworlKodi]

Now, this was a thorough interview!

[@positivelyuncensoredpodcast]

Thank you so much for listening & your kind comments!

[@kalikayy]

Alex girl!! The short, lighter hair is everything on you. Your reunion dress was my favorite you have so much talent! Your story on the show was kinda bogus they hardly gave us a story at all I'm certainly rooting for you ❤

[@positivelyuncensoredpodcast]

Completely agree! Thank you for adding some positivity!

[@idk-man125]

YESSSS so happy to see you back in your interviewing bag🤩 can’t wait to watch this in full, you deserve this❤️

[@Preah3]

Both of you look gorgeous :) I’m so happy you got this interview!

[@h3tur]

stunning stunning ladies 🥰

[@positivelyuncensoredpodcast]

Thank you for such sweet comments! Blushing!!

[@derynking2602]

Really fair, thorough and insightful thank you

[@positivelyuncensoredpodcast]

My pleasure! I'm honored to have had the chance and thank you for listening and commenting!

[@valeriejohnson8771]

I’m not on social media, thank goodness! I will say that this is very good interview where we see Alex as a person. She is caring, and kind. I remember how tears flowed down her cheeks when Tim was revealing his deep pain after losing both of his older sisters. She felt his pain, and was honoured that he chose to share that with her. LIB only gave us snippets of interaction between all of the couples, which accounted for conjecture from viewers. I can recall thinking that Alex was lazy, and seemed tired most of the time. I also saw that she was feeling a bit overwhelmed with her interactions with Tim. I also noticed Tim’s military style of laying down the law. It seemed that she had to accept his word without explanation. Whereas she needed him to work through his angst, with her so she could understand him more. Tim had formed this bond with Alex because of her shared experience of dealing with her parents chronic illnesses, and his family’s deep losses. Trauma! On both sides. Tim has a lot of healing to do, and has issues dealing well romantic relationships. His mother referenced the fact that he doesn’t open up easily etc. it was obvious by the time Tim found a reason to break up with Alex, that she was over him. She could see the difficult road ahead, and I totally understand her reaction.

[@moptop4355]

36:43 I have been shouting this all of over the internet; I hated how he let the internet run with the narrative that she was abusive. He let that go on for far too long until she spoke up at the reunion. That was bothering me for the longest time and honestly made me very concerned for her.

[@Saure55]

My summation is he behaves similar to a man that just does not like women.

[@WilliamsPinch]

1000%

[@ivapetrovska9986]

Love Alex and this interview 💜 Can't wait for her designs ! Her dress at the Reunion was an Art ! I felt so much empathy for Alex, especially her trying to find understanding with Tim at the Reunion, who was so manipulative and playing the victim, throwing illogical argumentation each time faced with facts, and never took accountability !

[@HoneyHide0ut-f7c]

It’s so weird people could be friends with someone who doesn’t share their values because I can’t be friends or a community with anyone who does not see the humanity in myself or marginalized groups

[@Aprilllllll564]

Loved this!!!!!! Amazing job and I love Alex!!!!

[@thisqueenwontquit9699]

Great interview….will be watching more ❤

[@positivelyuncensoredpodcast]

Thank you for tuning in! Happy to have you here & can't wait for your thoughts on future episodes!

[@beebee9328-d7p]

Alex I'm rooting for you and I can't wait for your live to come out. Your Divine Guides are working OT to protect you from Tim and men like Tim ex. Tyler who was your number 2 in the pods. Closure is the great delusion that we can chase into insanity! I hope you're getting some somatic therapy and or doing some shadow work because if not, you are going to attract another Tim or Tyler. For people who have been conditioned to be very sympathetic and tolerant with unacceptable behavior, we are big narc magnets. Not just in love, but in alllll areas of our lives. This is not judgement, b/cs your story was my own

[@jinx724]

Alex being a Leo makes so much sense thats why i love her

[@Nkuli132]

Wow. I always felt something was off with Tim and yes, Alex also had her faults but this interview gave us so much context that the show failed at doing.

[@positivelyuncensoredpodcast]

Thank you for such a kind comment & for taking time out of your day to watch the entire interview. The show leaves so much context on the floor of the editing room. So sad!

[@fabibibine]

Omg ...not his sister's hat on top of the bracelet and then he didn't realize that he's grieving or doesn't know that he needs therapy? Also he doesn't like to be touched but she's physically affectionate 🤨

[@RachelleA73]

I like Alex. I do disagree with the women of this season being painted out to be villains. I think this bunch for the most part was. Monica and Hannah were bitches, straight up. After the reunion Marissa and Ashley showed themselves. So the criticism is warranted imo.

[@positivelyuncensoredpodcast]

I don't think she meant it as a generalization but for the circumstances she provided where Monica was criticized for missing signs with Stephen, being 'materialistic', and the comments that were made towards Marissa's mom. Also, the edit Alex got truly feels not representative of how their relationship was. TY so much truly for listening!

[@deserieoware7055]

Tim is a NARCISSIST. I said what I said!!!

[@HoneyHide0ut-f7c]

I would never understand the obsession with wanting to submit, if you need me to cower you to things you gave your work to be consistent on in this relationship, I’m not doing it

[@Bye.girlmelanie]

I totally see Alex’s side but I don’t think he called things off just to get the sister’s car. As women we have to simplify things when it comes to men. Tim simply wanted a way out. Period

[@Jamcore2008]

I bet Tim voted for Trump . Would not have worked anyway

[@kle7331]

I enjoyed this but I do believe we need both sides .. I encourage you to interview him as well

[@dadaguiar]

nah, we’ve hear ENOUGH from tim.

[@jinx724]

No we dont need it.

[@CODrama42]

he has written several thesis on IG if you want to read his side

[@cocojumbo26]

Ugh. I remember Alex but I don't remember Tim. I feel like LIB had several Tim's throughout the seasons. LOL ETA: Oh, he is the sister guy.

[@JRStruggleStreamz]

Hmm..she was trying to protect Tim on camera but calls him a lil a** b***h on camera....I think that along with her lack of effort in her home visit as well as when his folks came is probably the reason why it was best for him to call it quits...She didnt like him anyway and is only surprised that he ended things first....No way was she going to go to the alter and say yes to a lil a** b***h

[@joeyfridays]

Haha enjoy the 4 years

[@vanessajones3911]

You glossed over asking Alex why she called Tim the B word. Let's be fair. Everyone needs to take responsibility for their part.

[@LittleBlackBook91]

Wait where was the accountability 😂 for Alex behaviours. Calling a man a b word was glossed over but the moment Tim said yall on reunion we could spot misogyny so quickly. Where was Alex held accountable for joking about wanting to push his boundaries, or the fact she not picked on the show?

[@CaptalK]

🔥🔥🔥

[@dadaguiar]

she was very kind to tim and said many times he wasn’t a bad person. She it’s the right to tell her side especially after he went on a smearing campaign.

[@nekyahall4073]

Why do y’all think that people can’t tell their side from their point of view. Y’all are so obsessed with accountability and missed the purpose of the interview.

[@fabibibine]

Didn't she apologize to him already on the couch in Cabo?

[@christodotl]

​@@nekyahall4073 accountability is everything we need to ensure that we as people ought to look at ourselves and be reflective of the things we do and say so we don't receive future hate. When you take accountability, people leave you alone.

[@neptune8410]

Ashley saying Tim was more playful in the pods than in real life is crazy. He was being super playful and fun when they first saw each other face to face and Alex kept acting as if she was turned off and complaining about him calling himself a dog. 2 sides to every story. Alex isn't the innocent person she portrays herself to be

[@positivelyuncensoredpodcast]

There are absolutely two sides to every story. I'm going to reach out to Tim to see if he would like to provide his with the same compassion that I gave Alex. I hope I can make it happen. Thanks for listening!

[@bookbag6432]

Not a fan of her. She never takes accountability for being lazy ect. And people go easy on her thinking she has depression ect. even though she never mentioned it.

[@positivelyuncensoredpodcast]

It's always been interesting to me how housework or potentially leaving some dishes in the sink can negate all of the work that she does outside of the home. She was working 3 jobs at the time of filming and I feel like if she were a man, her low energy would be understood and there would have been a lot more compassion towards her going to bed without doing them. Just my opinion!

[@LittleBlackBook91]

Alex n Tim are the same people boundary breakers without awareness to see how they show up.

[@jakestroll6518]

How are you still not getting you’ve been bamboozled by the edit? They left out a bunch of context to make this girl look crazy. Even in the edit that survived, it’s undeniable that Tim is a scary guy with a victim complex. I knew he was misrepresenting events and Netflix was backing him up because otherwise the audience would be alarmed. He is 100% my mom’s old boyfriend. God speed to Alex.

[@CaptalK]

🔥🔥🔥

[@jenogechi6071]

To me it mainly seems like they’re massively incompatible. Alex is learning boundaries and standing firm in them, and possibly isn’t willing to bend as much as she used to. Tim has no respect for boundaries/is a boundary breaker and expects things to be his way for them to be deemed as correct. So what you’re saying is correct, but your view is a little too simplistic

[@Julie-j9o]

I enjoy your channel sometimes but NO. They are nothing alike. Tim gives Borderline Personality Disorder tbh. Look it up. Perceived rejection makes him go insane. And he has no in-between, he either feels love or deep seething inexplicable hate. That's unmanaged BPD. I worry for the next women.

[@ivapetrovska9986]

I have never heard a single intelligent thing or correct analysis from You !

[@LoveLensReviews]

This is painful to watch. Alex says she takes accountability? At the reunion she doubled down on calling him a little b and said she called him that because he was acting like one. Alex says Tim types paragraphs on his IG but aren’t paragraphs shorter than her doing interviews? Like, what’s the difference? They both are giving details and contexts so why is the medium important? Alex said she needed time to clear up “abusive” but Alex is only just now clearing up her not feeling “safe” is with her heart and she didn’t mean she didn’t feel safe physically with Tim. Shouldn’t that have been just as clear prior to now? Alex said Tim told her IN DETAIL why he was different which was adjustment to the cameras. Because Tim was DETAILED, Alex could tell the casts why he’s different yet when she needed space she wasn’t detailed with Tim? The host of this podcast glossed over so quickly with Alex calling Tim a little b. That’s wild! Alex also said “call me out my name, whatever I don’t care.” That was telling because it shows she doesn’t think it’s a big deal when it’s a huge deal to men and completely emasculating….in an interview where the host insinuates Tim gets emasculated easily.

[@CODrama42]

So could he have done anything better or nah??

[@lealeak7458]

So you're commenting actually showing how you didn't watch the interview. She literally said she took accountability. Very disrespectful to the creator for not watching her interview

[@LoveLensReviews]

@@lealeak7458 dummy, she SAID the words “I take accountability” while NOT doing it. I look at actions not words.

[@LoveLensReviews]

@@CODrama42 taking accountability is looking at HER! As far as Tim I have a full video stating all the things he did wrong. Why is it okay to critique Tim but not Alex?

[@CODrama42]

@@LoveLensReviews we can critique Alex and she's been getting criticism but she should also be given the platform to express herself from her POV. everytime someone speaks there doesn't have to be a layer of accountability under it sometimes we can just talk

[@Rosyrose101]

Why does this interview feel so biased...you didnt hold her accountable at all and she didnt apologize for not 1 thing! So he was 100% the problem...ok

[@christianjrb]

I see Tim & Alex both displaying the same behaviors that they don't like in each other, unfortunately. Two people with communication issues. Pride. Two people trying to make the other look a little worse than necessary ...when a "We were just not compatible" would suffice. Showing up stank bc you're still upset from the night before isn't great communication. Leveraging the "why were you like that with my parents" thing, when according to this, their week was already planned and he knew what to do bc of her coaching... seems manipulative. If he was bad w/ her parents the relationship would be over. But if he knocks it out the park he can't mention he has his doubts later? And I'm not a Tim defender... They have both been really unfair to each other. They could both use some closure. (Away from some cameras and social media)

[@Julie-j9o]

Completely disagree. Tim literally told us he bought a shirt because a girlfriend didn't like it. That's an antagonizer. He likes to push buttons but at the same time is hypersensitive about his buttons. Everything in the show should be read in that lens. He demanded she cater to him while not communicating his needs and while disregarding her needs. And then the one time she tries to get him to stop screaming at her, he's suddenly a DV victim. There's nothing remotely similar. She's just less needy than him.

[@christianjrb]

@Julie-j9o If Alex had an ex that didn't like her wearing a shirt that she bought anyway. No one would bat an eye. In fact, we'd celebrate her individuality / freedom. So why do you fault Tim for not conforming to this ex... If he's defiant it's antagonizing, but if she's defiant (choosing to eat when she knows he came over to film) it's yas queen. The only lens I view them with is: individuals get to set their own boundaries and should communicate them. I think they both failed at that. How many times in just this interview did she say: "I just wasn't feeling it." If that's true, what was she doing to fix that? Or at least address it? Why show up just to show up and half-ass things. I agree that Tim holds on to slights and punishes her unfairly. But she acts like the whole relationship was in his hands. Based on this interview what did she do in that relationship other than watch him be mad? ...Everyone is trying their best to be the victim. I don't buy it.

[@LawFirmMentor]

@@christianjrbTim didn’t buy the shirt despite his girlfriend not liking it. He bought it BECAUSE she didn’t like it. Just as, Tim was barking like a dog - REPEATEDLY - when they met just BECAUSE she said she didn’t like it. He NEEDS the experience of diminishing his partner’s perspective, just as he NEEDS validation through having his partner submit to his every preference - when to communicate (even if you’re at work), when to engage (even if you request space), when to sleep (a one-hour nap in between a full work day followed by many hours with his parents, before a full night of work is not OK). Tim introduced himself as finding himself only wanting women who don’t understand him… i.e., it’s ALWAYS someone else’s fault. He is self-absorbed and needy.

[@ReAutumn]

I totally agree

[@lealeak7458]

@@Julie-j9o This! When he said that about the shirt I called it.

[@Camillechristina]

Alex is immature and needs to learn how to communicate. Hope she grew from this cause girl no.

[@Ruth-gd8yg]

She does communicate though

[@bitcoin9930]

This woman was not ready for marriage at all

[@Ruth-gd8yg]

Neither was he

[@Gan2ya]

Frail male ego? U guys r trippin

[@jy3781]

It’s been a year and this lady went to very podcast to talk about him , her messy house is enough to break up , girl bye .

[@HoneyHide0ut-f7c]

It’s so weird people could be friends with someone who doesn’t share their values because I can’t be friends or a community with anyone who does not see the humanity in myself or marginalized groups