We need to talk about Dave. Love Is Blind has a habit of delivering at least one misguided dude who is… well… a little polarising. Or who at the very least just doesn’t seem to get how love works. We have most certainly not forgotten Sam, for instance, the project design manager from the UK series of the show – who was so desperate to be loved he kind of forgot he would also have to, you know, love someone back.
On the eighth season of Netflix’s dating show, we already have a strong contender in the form of Dave. Dave is a guy who instantly set our red flag radars off when he proclaimed he was in the show for all of the right reasons (not caring about looks over personality) while simultaneously passing judgement on, checks notes, how women look. Dave works in medical device sales, and, as he proudly told Netflix, he was used to being around “too much Botox”. Mmmkay.
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So without further ado, here’s what we know about Love Is Blind’s Dave.
Who is Dave from Love Is Blind?
Dave, or David Bettenberg, is a 33-year-old from Minnesota. Although David said he worked in the plastic surgery space while he filmed Love Is Blind, according to LinkedIn, he is now an Account Executive at Veritext Legal Solutions.
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Dave’s journey on Love Is Blind so far
In the first six episodes of Love Is Blind season 8, we’ve gotten to know Dave/ David a little better.
First thing’s first: Dave didn’t exactly get off to a good start in the pods. His blunt opening line for his dates was, shall we say, a little controversial. “Why are you here? What’s wrong with you?” he asked each woman as he sat down in the pods.
Some women laughed it off, others came right back at him with the same question. Eventually, he did do a little reflection. “Oh man, to be brutally honest, I have just kind of been an ass to women in my previous dating life. I really wanted to confront myself about that.” We appreciate the honesty – but yikes.
