All About ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 10 Cast Member Steven Sunday
[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for Love Is Blind Season 10, Episodes 1-6.]
As soon as the Love Is Blind Season 10 cast was announced, fans of the dating social experiment were talking about 32-year-old finance bro Steven Sunday. Only one day into the new season, Steven is reportedly suing a woman who has made allegations against him.
Early in the season, Steven connected with fan favorite, Emma Betsinger, who initially described him as a “silly, goofy boy.” After Emma noticed that their relationship wasn’t progressing and that Steven consistently interrupted her while she was speaking, she pulled the plug on their relationship. She chose to focus on her other connections with Alex Lowry and Connor Spies.
While Steven hasn’t appeared in more than two episodes of the season so far, his presence in the season has been a big subject of discussion online, as one woman has made shocking allegations against Steven. Below, we’re breaking down everything you need to know about Steven, his early split from Emma, and the social media controversy surrounding him.
Who is Steven Sunday?
Steven Sunday is a 32-year-old Ohio native who works in finance. As soon as he entered the pods, he told Emma, “Just to let you know, I’m not, like, the type of guy that’s gonna be diving super deep into hard-hitting questions.” Instead, he prefers someone with whom he can banter. On the show, he revealed that he is involved in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, which creates one-to-one mentoring relationships with kids.
What is the social media controversy surrounding Steven Sunday?
When the Season 10 cast was announced in late January, an Instagram user posted Steven’s promotional photo on her Instagram Story, and claimed, “My heart is literally racing and I’m shaking bc this man came to my house and SA’d me a few months ago.” She later continued to allege that he did not “take no for an answer” and filmed her without her consent. Now, The Sun has reported that Steven has sent this woman a cease and desist letter, and is suing her on “16 counts of defamation… Seeking at least $400,000 in damages.”
The Instagram user claimed this occurred in May 2025 (filming wrapped in March 2025), and she did not file a police report at the time. The user also posted a screenshot of her private story from May 16, 2025, and wrote, “Took me 20 hours to realize I was SA’d last night.” According to reality TV blogger storytimewithrikkii, multiple women have now come forward alleging similar experiences.
On February 11, storytimewithrikkii posted an update with a photo of the original Instagram user’s cease and desist letter, which she had posted on her Instagram Story.
What has Steven said about the controversy?
While Steven has not publicly said anything about the allegations made against him, his court filing gives some insight into his perspective. “In his filing, Steven said he and the woman met on the dating app, Bumble in 2024, and exchanged flirty messages there before taking things to their Instagram accounts,” The Sun reports. “The pair eventually arranged to meet up at her home around 10:30 pm on May 14 of 2025. According to Steven, after chatting, the pair began to ‘kiss and fondle each other.’ He claimed she agreed to their sex acts being recorded; she denied those claims in her allegations against him.”
According to the lawsuit, Steven claims that he and this woman “discussed recording their sexual acts together” and “agreed to have Steven record the sexual activities.” Steven also submitted a letter from his finance company as evidence, which revealed that they put him on paid suspension starting January 30.
Why did Emma Betsinger break up with Steven Sunday?
Steven told the streamer, “The best relationships I’ve had have been based on personality first, and looks were secondary.” However, once in the pods, Emma told him that she was adopted at age three, leading him to respond, “I feel like, obviously, it’s gonna identify something about you that maybe you haven’t shared with me yet.” From across the wall, Emma shared that she didn’t like that he was trying to “guess” what she looked like. He then cut her off to tell her that she was taking the process “like a shy girl, like hiding.”
After Emma opened up, sharing that she was adopted and has scars from surgeries that she had at a young age, he told her, “I’ll tell you how far I’m willing to go to share details about my life.” He then proceeded to tell her a lukewarm story about his first kiss at Barnes & Noble. When she told him that hers was in high school and wasn’t that memorable, he asked when she lost her virginity, then insinuated that she was a late bloomer because she didn’t have sex until college. “I don’t like the comment ‘late bloomer.’ I think everyone is on their own journey,” Emma responded.
As things got tense, Steven told Emma that she wanted to get deep, and he had, but she hadn’t. He had told her his first kiss and virginity stories, while she kept hers surface-level, despite having just opened up to him all about her childhood.
Ultimately, their conversation ended with Emma confronting Steven about his expectations and interruptions, telling him that her other connections are stronger. She told him, “I just don’t think we’re the right people for each other.”
In a recent interview with Swooon, Emma further explained why she ended her relationship with Steven in the pods. “In the end, I just didn’t see Steven with me, so I knew that I wanted to call it off. This particular date, it started fun and casual, but this was the date I was like, I think it’s time. We’re down to three people. We need to whittle it down to two. You’re not the one,” she said.
If you or someone you know is the victim of sexual assault, contact the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network‘s National Helpline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). If you or a loved one is in immediate danger, call 911.
Love Is Blind, Season 10, Episodes 1-6, Streaming Now, Netflix
Love Is Blind, Season 10, Episodes 7-9, February 18, Netflix
Love Is Blind, Season 10, Episodes 10-11, February 25, Netflix
Love Is Blind, Season 10, Episode 12, March 4, Netflix
