We get that the Minneapolis dating pool is small, but thank God it isn’t small enough that the Love Is Blind season-eight cast members only have each other. Despite rumors, Sara Carton confirmed she isn’t (currently) dating Joey Leveille on a March 13 episode of The Viall Files.

Love Is Blind star Ben Mezzenga seemed surprised when Sara Carton said no at the altar, but she revealed that they had actually discussed their answers ahead of time. "I was shocked about that," Sara,

Sara Carton agreed to keep seeing Ben Mezzenga after rejecting him at the altar on Love Is Blind for his seeming lack of engagement in anything with any depth -- among other relationship red flags -- only for him to ghost her a week or two later.

Sara Carton from Love Is Blind Season 8 is opening up about her decision to dump her fiancé Ben Mezzenga at the altar. Sara, 29, stirred up major controversy when she chose not to go through with her wedding to Ben, 28, in part because they did not share similar values.

"We lived together for about a week or two, and then I got back to my home, and then he actually did drop me. He removed me from Find My Friends," Sara says.

Sara Carton tells PEOPLE she found herself "questioning if [Ben Mezzenga] was there for the right reasons" after several issues came to light, including his TikTok drama with an alleged ex and his You

Almost every couple in Season 8 touched on politics, but none sparked as much debate as the dynamic between Ben Mezzenga and Sara Carton. Their clashing views—and even their engagement—got everyone talking about whether it’s really possible to be with someone so politically different from yourself,

Sara Carton tells PEOPLE she "was shocked" by Ben Mezzenga after 'Love Is Blind,' but says it gave her "the most clarity of who Ben is"