It had all the makings of a modern fairy tale: Girl meets boy over the summer, they become best friends, fall in love and get engaged, with reality-TV cameras capturing every intimate moment along the way. So when Carl Radke suddenly ended his engagement to Lindsay Hubbard less than three months before their November wedding, fans were shocked — and so was Hubbard.
“I was completely blindsided,” she says, explaining that Radke never gave her a concrete reason for calling off the nuptials. “He blew up my entire life. I was crying, I was angry, and I had to find closure on my own. Now I’m at a place where I feel good about moving on.” Hubbard sat down with Us at Daintree Rooftop & Lounge in NYC to share more about her shocking breakup, the healing process and how she’s starting to find joy.
How have you been doing since confirming your split in September?
The first month, I allowed myself to feel all of the feels: go through the sadness, the pain, the whiplash. I process [things] by talking about my emotions, and my friends allowed me that space. I was able to regain my strength and [the] confidence of like, OK, I can do this. The way that Carl handled everything was such an absolute betrayal of my trust, and when that happens, it makes it easier to pick yourself up and put yourself out there again.
So you didn’t have any idea this was coming?
Every couple has normal arguments, but nothing so drastic as to break up. It was literally the last two weeks of summer that his demeanor and tone changed. There was a lot of combativeness on his end, and I was very confused.
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