“Love Is Blind” star Deepti Vempati understands that the ultimate path to her personal happiness can only begin if she decides to make a very personal choice.
After rising to fame during the second season of the Netflix reality TV series where she had to endure the dissolution of her relationship with fiancé Abishek ‘Shake’ Chatterjee, Vempati learned a valuable lesson in waiting for true love and putting herself first after Chatterjee repeatedly referred to her physical appearance. and often compares intimate relationships with him to being intimate with family members.
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Vempati made an important decision about her future when she declared ‘I don’t’ for a future with Chatterjee. Instead of walking down the aisle to a skeptical fiancé, she vows to choose herself and live her life constantly putting her self-worth first!
In the months since the second season finale was released on Netflix, the 31-year-old has told his story candidly and opened up about his personal experiences several times.
On September 15, Vempati opened up about his journey at the Step Up Together Digital Summit while speaking on a panel dedicated to how destructive the concept of perfection can be. The panel was titled “The Destructive Concept of Perfection.”
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How Vempati Learns to Reject Chatterjee’s Idea of Perfection
“Love Is Blind” fans know Vempati faced many negative aspects of her version of ideal perfection courtesy of her ex.
While courting the former couple, Chatterjee repeatedly made comments about Vempati’s physical appearance. During one particular conversation, Chatterjee asked her if she “liked to be on a guy’s shoulder” while attending a music festival.
After he playfully replied “Are you up for the challenge? Can you pick me up?” Chatterjee asked him if he would “get into trouble” doing so.
Vempati looked confused by his question.
The two have also discussed Chatterjee’s inability to feel an “intense physical connection” with him.
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Instead of giving in to grief or self-doubt, Vempati decided to dedicate her post-show platform to making sure others wouldn’t do the same, and maybe feel less alone if they knew her story.
Vempati would later turn his experience into a book. “I Choose Myself” delves into the lessons he learned in choosing weakness. In our report announcing the release of Vempati’s memoir, we also detailed her vulnerable social media posts about choosing to embrace vulnerability.
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Inside Vempati’s Appearance at the ‘Step Up Together’ Summit
Vempati elaborated and offered further insight into what choosing herself means to her when she spoke on her panel, “The Destructive Concept of Perfection.”
“Choosing myself really means giving the same amount of love and energy to others so freely, to give it back to myself,” she began. “It’s just to create a happy and positive environment in my head so that my daily habits and behavior align with that mindset,” he continued. “It does take a conscious effort to keep doing that, but I’ve started to realize that when you do this, you’re operating on a higher vibrational frequency, and it just attracts the right kind of things and people into your life. It helps you make decisions which is right too, so it gives you some clarity,” says Vempati.
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Vempati’s comments are very timely and touching.
Shortly after the premiere of the “Love Is Blind: After The Altar” reunion episode that confirmed her romance with co-star Kyle Abrams, news broke that the couple had officially split over the summer.
According to our report, Abrams confirmed the split on Instagram.
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