'Love on the Spectrum' Fans Are Still Rooting for Abbey and David After the First Season

Shannon Raphael - Author
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Updated Jan. 16 2024, 1:50 p.m. ET

Not long after the debut season of Love on the Spectrum U.S., viewers fell for the six main stars as they tried to find love.

The Netflix docuseries — which is based on the Australian original, Love on the Spectrum follows adults, who are all on the autism spectrum, as they get set up on dates.

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On the first episode of the U.S. version, viewers meet Abbey Romeo Lutes, an L.A.-based woman who loves Disney princesses, her dog Clementine, and zoo animals.

She's soon set up with David, who also has an affinity for animals (especially lions). Throughout the first six-episode season, Abbey and David explore their friendship. In the closing moments of the season, viewers also get an get an update about whether the two stayed together after filming. Are David and Abbey dating now?

David and Abbey with her dog in the first season of Love on the Spectrum U.S.
Source: Netflix

David and Abbey from 'Love on the Spectrum U.S.'

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Are Abbey and David still together after 'Love on the Spectrum'?

Throughout the first season, David and Abbey certainly discovered that they had a lot in common. It should not, therefore, be a surprise to viewers that the two are still together.

In Episode 6, when the two are celebrating Christmas together David asks Abbey to be his girlfriend. She says yes, and she also asks David if he wants to be her boyfriend.

At the end of the season, an update appeared for each of the six main stars.

"Abbey and David are still a couple. Their families have become close," a text reads in the closing seconds of Season 1. "And they can't wait to visit the lions of Africa together."

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Since filming wrapped at the end of 2021, David and Abbey have continued to date. Abbey's mom, Christine Romeo, shared a TikTok with the Love on the Spectrum U.S. star to give fans the latest update.

"Is he [David] still your boyfriend?" Christine asks in the video.

"Yes!" Abbey exclaims, before adding that she likes to go on dates with David to the Santa Monica Pier, the Cheesecake Factory, and The Grove.

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Abbey and David are back for Season 2 of 'Love on the Spectrum.'

Since Abbey and David are still together, they agreed to film the second season of Love on the Spectrum to continue sharing their story with fans. In the trailer, we see that they finally get to visit African lions, as they both planned to at the start of their relationship. And their relationship continues to progress.

'Love on the Spectrum's Abbey Lutes has a hat business.

Though she doesn't discuss her business on the Netflix docuseries, fans briefly caught a glimpse at Abbey's company when she gave David a red knit hat complete with a lion patch on the front for Christmas.

Abbey operates Hats by Abbey, which is where she sells warm hats, fashion hats, sparkly hats, and custom orders.

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According to the Hats by Abbey website, some of the proceeds from the hat purchases go to the Autism Society of America. The logo for Abbey's company features a mermaid, which is a nod to her favorite Disney princess, The Little Mermaid's Ariel.

Abbey is active on social media, and she frequently posts updates about her hats (and her travels) on Instagram and on TikTok.

Love on the Spectrum is now streaming on Netflix.

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