{"id":40452,"date":"2025-12-15T15:18:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=40452"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:18:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:18:38","slug":"lydia-gives-heartbreaking-update-about-her-divorce-from-milton-after-love-is-blind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/12\/15\/lydia-gives-heartbreaking-update-about-her-divorce-from-milton-after-love-is-blind\/","title":{"rendered":"Lydia gives heartbreaking update about her divorce from Milton after Love Is Blind"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you thought Lydia and Milton were going to be one of Love Is Blind<\/a>\u2019s rare “we made it” success stories, same.<\/p>\n

But lately, Lydia V\u00e9lez Gonz\u00e1lez has been speaking with a rawness that feels less like reality TV soundbites and more like a friend finally exhaling.<\/p>\n

Between long-distance pressure, behind-the-scenes tension, and the emotional whiplash of ending a marriage, she\u2019s admitted her light felt dim for a while, then, slowly, started to glow again.<\/p>\n

What changed, what\u2019s been said publicly, and what does “getting your spark back” look like off-camera? Let\u2019s unpack the timeline and the glow-up on the other side.<\/p>\n

Lydia and Milton announced their split<\/h2>\n
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Lydia V\u00e9lez Gonz\u00e1lez and James “Milton” Johnson IV (Love Is Blind season five’s only couple to actually get married) are officially headed for divorce, news Lydia shared publicly on AD Smith\u2019s podcast What\u2019s the Reality? in June 2025.<\/p>\n

In that interview, Lydia framed the breakup as a slow build rather than one explosive moment.<\/p>\n

She described ongoing issues around emotional support, communication, and feeling like she was carrying the relationship\u2019s emotional weight.<\/p>\n

She also alleged that Milton wouldn\u2019t sign divorce papers unless there was an NDA involved, something she said pushed her to speak \u201cher truth\u201d publicly, per EW<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Milton hasn\u2019t publicly shared his version in the same kind of sit-down format, and outlets reporting the news note that he did not respond to requests for comment at the time.<\/p>\n

She lost her spark<\/h2>\n

This is the part that hit people in the feelings.<\/p>\n

Lydia said she could literally sense herself changing.<\/p>\n

In a recap of her comments<\/a>, she put it plainly: “I just started feeling like I was losing my spark.”<\/p>\n

In the same stretch of coverage, Lydia also spoke about health challenges, including a fibromyalgia diagnosis in 2024, and claimed she didn\u2019t feel supported in the ways she needed.<\/p>\n

Getting the spark back, Lydia-style<\/h2>\n
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