{"id":1064,"date":"2023-05-02T16:57:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T15:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=258787"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:03:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:03:55","slug":"flipping-outs-jeff-lewis-says-ex-boyfriends-dating-is-trauma-bonding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2023\/05\/02\/flipping-outs-jeff-lewis-says-ex-boyfriends-dating-is-trauma-bonding\/","title":{"rendered":"Flipping Out&#8217;s Jeff Lewis says ex-boyfriends &#8216;dating&#8217; is &#8216;trauma bonding&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Jeff Lewis has stated that his ex-boyfriends Gage Edward and Scott Anderson are &#8216;dating each other&#8217; and &#8216;trauma bonding&#8217; over him. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 53-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/bravo\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bravo<\/a> Flipping Out star has apparently confirmed that his ex-partners are in a relationship in the latest episode of his radio show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeff&#8217;s comments come after he discussed the reported new couple in an earlier episode and stated that they had been vacationing together in Hawaii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>NO WAY:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/celebrity-news\/jeff-lewis-plastic-surgery\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fans are still Flipping Out over Jeff Lewis&#8217; plastic surgery<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jeff-lewis-calls-ex-boyfriends-romance-trauma-bonding\">Jeff Lewis calls ex-boyfriends romance &#8216;trauma bonding&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During his SiriusXM radio show&nbsp;Jeff Lewis Live&nbsp;on Monday (May 1, 2023), Jeff made a surprising comment about the apparent relationship between his ex-boyfriends, Gage and Scott. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sara Foster asked: &#8220;We just passed over saying your ex-boyfriend is dating your ex-boyfriend. That is f*****g nuts. How do we just say that and move on?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other co-hosts said that they talk about Gage and Scott all the time when Sara asked: &#8220;They are just commiserating about you?&#8221; to which Jeff responded: &#8220;Trauma bonding.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;But trauma bonding, that&#8217;s not going to last long,&#8221; Jeff stated. &#8220;I mean how many s****y things can you say about me?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We got a long relationship ahead,&#8221; someone responded as the whole group burst out laughing. &#8220;They got at least 15 years. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CrtidzTOasG\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Jeff Lewis (@jljefflewis)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jeff&#8217;s ex-boyfriend: Relationship with Scott Anderson <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeff and Scott first started <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/dating\" rel=\"nofollow\">dating<\/a> in 2019 and briefly split in June of that year when Jeff was in the middle of a custody battle with Gage over their daughter Monroe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeff and Scott rekindled their romance in December 2019 and Jeff even told presenter <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/andy-cohen\" rel=\"nofollow\">Andy Cohen<\/a> that he &#8220;would consider putting a ring on it&#8221;. After an on-and-off relationship for several years, Jeff and Scott broke up for good in January 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/usa-reality-tv\" rel=\"nofollow\">television<\/a> presenter opened up about their split during a previous episode and explained: &#8220;I have to say, I&#8217;m so exhausted from dealing with my own stuff, that I was like, &#8216;Okay. I understand.&#8217; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-16\">&#8220;I just kind of let him walk out the door because I can&#8217;t &#8230; I don&#8217;t have the energy. I don&#8217;t have the energy to fight for it. This is the fourth time this has happened. I can almost plan it to the calendar.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>MORE:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/whats-on\/jeff-lewis-neck-surgery\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jeff Lewis\u2019s neck surgery explained: Flipping Out co-star shares update on Instagram<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jeff and Gage Edward&#8217;s relationship <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jeff &amp; Gage Secretly Went On 12 Dates Recently | SiriusXM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ItKYhT5r81w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeff and Gage were in a long-term relationship. They were together for 10 years and confirmed their breakup in January 2019. Their daughter Monroe is six years old now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-4\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t bring it up at the time because I didn&#8217;t really know what it was. I didn&#8217;t know what it was, and I wanted us to kind of quietly figure it out,&#8221; Jeff explained of their split. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-6\">&#8220;The good news is we were able to heal. We don&#8217;t speak the same language,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I felt like he wanted to fight, and I don&#8217;t want to fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Lewis has stated that his ex-boyfriends Gage Edward and Scott Anderson are &#8216;dating each other&#8217; and &#8216;trauma bonding&#8217; over him. The 53-year-old Bravo Flipping Out star has apparently confirmed that his ex-partners are in a relationship in the latest episode of his radio show. 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