Kriti Mehrotra
While no relationship is easy, a physical as well as emotional connection, genuine efforts, mutual respect, open communication, and trust are the five core values present in every successful one. However, as carefully explored through Aria De’Westbrooks and Scotty Lewis’ journey in Netflix’s ‘The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On’ season 3, sometimes these alone aren’t nearly enough. That’s because there needs to be compatibility, along with an unwavering desire to move in the same direction, all the while ensuring no one’s individuality gets sucked away in the name of love.
Aria and Scotty Have Endured Some Really Difficult Times
At the age of 30, it was actually Scotty who issued an ultimatum to his girlfriend of three years upon realizing he was more than ready to take on this next chapter of life with her by his side. However, considering their 5-year age difference, the fact they are actually primarily long-distance, and her just getting to the peak of her career, 25-year-old Aria really wanted to wait a while. The latter admittedly never once said she didn’t want a future with him that involved a marriage, a home, and a family of their own; she simply wanted to wait a while before actually getting to it.
As if that’s not enough, Aria even made it clear she needed a lot more validation from Scotty before she could reach the point of immediately saying yes to him owing to her past. Her family dynamic growing up was such that her mother compromised and compromised for her father without it ever really being reciprocated, resulting in her growing to resent him. This then led to their separation and divorce, which Aria admittedly never wanted for herself. So, with her and Scotty being long-distance and her being younger, she was afraid she would be the only one who would be expected to make significant life changes for their union.
That’s how Aria and Scotty ended up on this experiment, unaware they would soon find some significant connections with other people too. While the former managed to build an incredibly emotional as well as open association with Caleb Storm, the latter found himself in a mutual infatuation with Zaina. Their respective Trial Marriages, thus, gave them a lot more insight into what they desire out of not just a partner but also life in the long run, which did affect their own relationship moving forward. They learned, they fought, and they eventually came to an understanding that they both needed to be patient so as to move forward.
Aria and Scotty Have Split Up Following a Lot of Ups and Downs
From what we can tell through social media, despite the fact Aria and Scotty mutually follow one another and are in contact in at least some capacity, they are no longer romantically involved. However, there does seem to be hope for them considering how her younger brother follows him, too, and he has even expressed immense pride in the couple’s participation in this original Netflix production. Nevertheless, with everything they endured during their time on the show as well as later, including, unfortunately, a miscarriage, it wouldn’t be surprising if they decide to move forward while wishing one another nothing but the best.
Despite Their Best Efforts, Aria and Scotty’s Lifestyles Never Aligninged
Although Aria currently splits her time between Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Arizona for her career as a Digital Creator, San Francisco-based Scotty has found his calling has found his calling too. Nevertheless, despite everything they experienced in ‘The Ultimatum,’ they still couldn’t really learn to make time for one another so as to emotionally reconnect before even thinking of moving forward. They did seemingly take a long, quality vacation together – after all, they were both in Madrid, Spain, in the summer of 2024, where they experienced one another on a whole new level – but to no avail.
It was always evident that Aria and Scotty’s connection was one for the books, as they almost always understood one another, but they couldn’t love one another in the way they wanted. Thankfully, the Aesthetic nurse and travel/lifestyle influencer’s online platforms also make it clear she remains and will likely always remain a strong, independent woman who doesn’t take any outside pressure. In other words, both she and her former beau appear to be thriving, just not in their personal lives in the way they wanted as of writing.
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