Why did Austin R leave Becca Haley's apartment? 'MAFS' Season 17 star tearfully exposes her fake life

'MAFS' Season 17 star Becca Haley and Austin R's miscommunication sparks multiple issues
'MAFS' Season 17 star Becca Haley and Austin R are on the verge of a divorce (@Lifetime)
'MAFS' Season 17 star Becca Haley and Austin R are on the verge of a divorce (@Lifetime)

DENVER, COLORADO: 'Married at First Sight' Season 17 star Becca Haley and Austin R's romance fizzled out just before Decision Day. The duo had been facing intimacy issues and misunderstandings soon after their honeymoon.

However, things appeared to come to an end after Austin moved out of Becca's apartment, leaving his bride heartbroken after he failed to work things out between them.

In the preview of the upcoming episode, Becca tearfully shared with her friend, "Austin left the apartment." She continued, "I'm hurt and upset because I really did want to make this work."

She further broke down in tears and claimed she couldn't continue to live a fake life with Austin anymore. Becca added, "I can't just live a life that isn't real. Like, I can't keep pretending."

In the previous episode, Becca invited Dr Pepper and Pastor Cal to her place, as she was having a hard time because her communication with Austin had deteriorated.

Becca claimed that she and Austin never felt heard in the relationship and the Lifetime show star was having a more difficult time than she had let on to anyone.

'MAFS' Season 17 producers push Austin R to apologize to Becca Haley (@lifetime)
'MAFS' Season 17 star Austin R moved out of Becca Haley's apartment (@Lifetime)

'MAFS' Season 17 star Becca Haley exposes Austin R's offscreen actions

Becca Haley appeared to have endured an emotional last few weeks before Decision Day. The reality star tearfully exposed Austin R, claiming that he had a totally different offscreen behavior. She previously also admitted that Austin didn't want to express himself on camera and tried to hide his true personality.

In a recent episode of the Lifetime show, Becca shared an off-camera incident. She told the cameras that the duo went shopping at the wolf sanctuary where she tried to help Austin put things into a gift bag and he began mumbling under his breath in frustration.

Becca claimed that the incident turned into a 90-minute drive home of more bickering and miscommunications. She tearfully claimed, "He admitted that in the last week, he's been questioning whether we would work or not." Becca added, "It's hard, but it's also hurtful because I don't understand why he didn't bring it up before."

'MAFS' Season 17 star Becca Haley 'begs' to be wanted (@lifetime)
'MAFS' Season 17 star Becca Haley's behind-the-scenes experiences have supposedly been terrible (@Lifetime)

Are 'MAFS' Season 17 couple Becca Haley and Austin still together?

'MAFS' Season 17 couple Becca Haley and Austin R kicked off their Lifetime show journey on a rosy note and appeared the perfect couple. The dup shared each other secrets and insecurities on the very first week of their marriage. The 'MAFS' experts considered Becca and Austin a great match.

The experts hoped that Becca would "bring the fun side" out of Austin while he offered "a great deal of emotional intelligence" in their marriage. The couple felt the spark on the very first day of their marriage but things soon fizzled out.

The latest couple's retreat appeared to jeopardize the couple's relationship even more. Considering the current situation, Becca and Austin are expected to soon part ways.

Austin R and Becca Haley have multiple issues to deal with (Lifetime)
'MAFS' Season 17 couple Becca Haley and Austin R are expected to cut ties with each other soon (@Lifetime)

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

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