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'Worst husband in show's history': 'MAFS' Season 17 star Orion Martzloff slammed for claiming he is losing 'romantic interest' in wife Lauren G

'MAFS' Season 17 star Orion Martzloff admitted to having a chemistry with Lauren G but still wants a divorce as he has 'no romance within me anymore'

DENVER, COLORADO: Orion Martzloff and Lauren G's relationship appears to be sabotaged over the "derogatory" comment. However, Orion now doesn't want to continue his relationship with Lauren as they return from their honeymoon.

In the latest episode of 'Married At First Sight' Season 17, Lauren asked her husband Orion during a therapy session if he wanted to be with her after their disagreements about intimacy.

Orion admitted, "It's just with everything that happened, everything that took place, I lost all romantic interest." Meanwhile, Dr Pia Holec, a psychologist and sex therapist on the show, intervened and asked, "Orion, how does control show up in your life for you?"

He made it clear, "Well, I'm not trying to control what's happening by calling for a divorce." Orion explained, "There is no doubt that there is chemistry between us and when we are, you know, avoiding the big topics or trying to navigate around them."

Orion elaborated, "Yes, I mean, everything is great. But there is no romance within me anymore." He continued, "After the honeymoon, taking time and just this conversation and where I'm feeling and where I'm at, I want to continue to follow through with wanting a divorce."

Meanwhile, the Lifetime show viewers called Orion out for "gaslighting" Lauren and saying that he "lost all romantic interest".

A viewer tweeted, "Orion is lying. He didn't lose romantic interest in Lauren. He never had romantic interest in her - or any other woman, for that matter."

Another person added, "I hope we never see Orion on that show again. He doesn't deserve the airtime. I wish I was there to give Lauren a big hug too."

Another internet user suggested, "Orion seems like he's using this as an excuse! He doesn't really want to be married, just wanted to be indigenous on tv!"

Another critic said, "Actually, Orion's behavior toward Lauren is the very definition of GASLIGHTING. No need to tiptoe around it."

One Reddit user noted, "Thanks so much Orion for wasting Lauren’s time. Hope your 15 minutes out of your mom’s house was worth it."

Another social media user penned, "Orion should be happy anybody would entertain being married to him. Lauren deserves better. She’s pretty and classy. He is not."

Lauren G shares her desire to repair her marriage with Orion Martzloff

In the latest episode of 'MAFS' Season 17, Lauren G admitted that she wanted to work on her relationship with her husband Orion Martzloff. Lauren addressed her role in their marriage struggles.

She told Orion, "I feel so horrible that I've put you in the predicament to lose romantic attraction to me because through this, I have maintained my romantic attraction to you."

Lauren elaborated, "But if you don't feel like you have it in you to do it, I don't want to twist your arm. I don't want to force you to stay with me."

Orion Martzloff regrets his actions

While Lauren G desired her marriage to continue, Orion Martzloff wanted otherwise. During the 'MAFS' Afterparty, Dr Pia asked Orion, "What are the one or two of your biggest lessons that you’ve learned from this process?"

After a deep thought, Orion admitted, "Don’t hold a grudge for more than an hour."

Although he didn't reveal which stance he was referring to, it was clear that he held a grudge against his wife Lauren after she joked about "red skin".

Notably, Orion regrets that after the explosive argument with Lauren with jeopardized his marriage. He shared the second lesson, "Be clear with the things that you say."

'Married At First Sight' Season 17 airs on Wednesdays at 8 pm ET on Lifetime.