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Why did Becca Haley say 'yes' on Decision Day? Fans slam 'MAFS' Season 17 star for staying married with Austin Reed

Becca Haley wants to work on herself before starting a new chapter with Austin Reed

DENVER, COLORADO: 'Married At First Sight' Season 17 star Becca Haley and Austin Reed opted to stay married despite their intimacy issue. Becca still felt attracted to Austin and wanted to give their marriage one last shot as she still hoped that they could work things out.

During the Decision Day episode, Becca called out Austin for worrying about his portrayal on television rather than actually caring for their marriage. However, Austin assures that he cares for Becca and has developed feelings for her. Becca wanted to have a fresh start with Austin and noted that she wanted to refocus on herself she had lost herself in the process.

Austin was happy with their decision and also supported Becca's decision to focus on herself. Meanwhile, the viewers appeared to be furious with Becca's decision and called her out for staying married. A social media tweeted, "Becca stayed married to Austin after crying he's not having sex with her wow."

Another person added, "Foolish Becca these experts pushing it and they know it won’t work. Becca way too blind for me." Another viewer said, "Staying married as friends is nasty work lol Becca and frat boy Austin. Hopefully they’ll consummate their decision day decision."

Another internet user shared, "What is going on? I don’t believe Becca… what are you thinking? You begged this man for sex and all he’s done is run." Another X user penned, "Becca wasted her first relationship on a douche."

Austin Reed slams Becca Haley for calling him 'combative'

'MAFS' Season 17 star Austin Reed recently called out Becca Haley after she dubbed him 'combative'. Just a day before Decision Day, Becca had a huge fight with Austin where she claimed that her husband acted differently on and off camera. Becca's comment left Austin furious and noted, "It's, like, I have an opinion and when I express it and it’s not the same as yours, it’s automatically considered combative."

He questioned, "Like, am I being combative right now?" adding, "The words you use to describe me aren’t for sure any that I’ve been described as. I’ve never been called these things." However, Becca later claimed that Austin was not presently being combative but said she didn't know how else to classify his actions. Austin made it clear that her words matter because "That’s what millions of people are going to see about me."

Are Becca Haley and Austin Reed still together?

'MAFS' Season 17 couple Becca Haley and Austin Reed are speculated to get divorced during the second round of the Decision Day. The couple still have multiple issues to deal with especially intimacy and different religious views. However, Becca's hope for love started to fizzle out hours after she said 'yes' to Austin.

In the latest episode, Becca shared, "All I thought Austin and I wanted was to be done with the cameras, to be done with the production." She further noted that she got a text from Clare and her co-star revealed that she saw Austin and Brennan out with their producer. Becca was visibly disappointed with Austin and found the incident funny "because he's so worried about optics and I don't think he understands that the optics do not look good for him."

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