{"id":40501,"date":"2025-12-16T10:33:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=40501"},"modified":"2025-12-16T10:33:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:33:50","slug":"heres-the-real-reason-lydia-and-milton-still-arent-divorced-after-love-is-blind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/12\/16\/heres-the-real-reason-lydia-and-milton-still-arent-divorced-after-love-is-blind\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s the real reason Lydia and Milton still aren’t divorced after Love is Blind"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Love Is Blind timeline moves fast, we’re talking pods! proposals! weddings!, but real-life breakups? They can crawl.<\/p>\n

And if you\u2019ve been wondering why season five’s only ‘I do’ couple, Lydia V\u00e9lez Gonz\u00e1lez and James ‘Milton’ Johnson IV, still aren\u2019t officially divorced, you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n

Since Lydia announced the split in June 2025<\/a>, the updates have felt\u2026 sporadic, a little cryptic, and honestly very on-brand for a messy post-show unravelling.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s actually going on behind the scenes, and why hasn\u2019t the paperwork caught up to the reality? Let\u2019s get into it.<\/p>\n

Lydia filed for divorce in June 2025<\/h2>\n
\"Lydia
Credit: Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Back in June 2025, Lydia<\/a> publicly confirmed she was filing for divorce from Milton after nearly three years of marriage, a statement that hit extra hard because they were the only season five couple to make it down the aisle.<\/p>\n

Lydia framed the breakup as the result of “layers” of issues over time rather than one explosive moment, per E! Online<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She also made serious allegations about their relationship, including claiming Milton wouldn\u2019t sign divorce papers unless there was an NDA involved, according to People<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Milton hasn\u2019t given the same sit-down, tell-all version publicly, and at the time of the initial reporting, outlets noted he didn\u2019t respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s why they\u2019re still not divorced<\/h2>\n
\"Lydia
Credit: Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The biggest reason the divorce isn\u2019t finalised is that it\u2019s reportedly still stuck in mediation, with the two of them going back and forth over belongings and money, per Us Weekly<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And honestly? That tracks. TV weddings are a montage. Legal divorces are a process,\u00a0especially when there\u2019s disagreement about dividing assets, sorting out who gets what, and (sometimes) negotiating terms everyone can live with. Mediation can drag on because it\u2019s basically structured compromise: schedules, counteroffers, \u201cwait, that\u2019s mine,\u201d \u201cno, that\u2019s ours,\u201d repeat.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also the very human factor. Real life keeps happening while the divorce is pending. According to Us Weekly, delays can come down to priorities outside the courtroom while they\u2019re still disputing financial and asset details.<\/p>\n

Also, Lydia and Milton<\/a> were long-distance at points during their marriage (something Lydia has said wasn\u2019t the main reason for the split), per EW<\/a>, but distance can make splitting logistics harder, dividing stuff, signing documents, and coordinating mediation sessions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So, if it feels like they’ve been divorcing forever, it’s not that nobody filed. It\u2019s that the final step, reaching agreement (or letting a court decide), can take much longer than the announcement itself.<\/p>\n

Reality Shrine reached out to Milton Johnson for comment. For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like <\/i>Reality Shrine<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i>Facebook<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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