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Season 1 of Netflix's Dating Around provides viewers with a handful of awkward moments, but the one to beat was seen on Gurki Basra's date in episode 2. Basra met five men on the episode and seemed to moderately connect with a few, but her night fell apart when she went for drinks with Justin. The cringe-worthy experience resulted in an explosion of Justin's true thoughts on Basra's divorce, as he claimed she was a liar and he couldn't trust her. He also said she'd ruined eight years of her life in a relationship that wasn't true love to her.
Basra went home alone and decided not to choose anyone. She's happy with her decision, and provided an update on where she's at now, living her single life.
Basra explained she received loving and supportive comments from viewers after Justin's vocal perception of her past relationship. "I didn't expect this but once the show launched and I got to watch it and I got the comments from people, it was very therapeutic," Basra shared in a Netflix update, uploaded on YouTube Wednesday.
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She also explained she found a new reason to deal with feelings she hadn't fully addressed. "I didn't realize that I was still holding on to a lot of like shame from being divorced and all of the s*** that I dealt with. Everyone thinks it's like this big, black dot on your life, like it's something horrible. But it's not. It's just a learning experience, and it was really interesting to watch it replay and deal with the date that I dealt with who basically brought all of that shame back, and then just get a lot of positive messages," she said.
Basra said the experience gave her closure. "I've gotten a lot of closure that I didn't realize I needed just from that experience alone."
The jewelry buyer explained after her date with Justin, she called into work sick. "I was like, 'I need to sleep in and detox from that.' I reset and took some time for myself," Basra told Refinery 29. "I had to process a lot of random feelings because we were talking about divorce, family, and culture. It brought up this old stuff."
Basra also revealed the show made her think she could find a potential significant other, just not on the series.
Season 1 of Dating Around is currently streaming on Netflix. There is no word if there will be a second season.
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