Susan Trombetti,matchmakerand CEO of Exclusive Matchmaking, seems to think so.

Dating in close quarters

You know what they say, don’t poop where you eat.

Or, in Trombetti’s more polite phrasing, “don’t date too close to home.”

Young couple watching TV

And coming unglued equally fast, needless to say.

Because that makes for a more compelling TV narrative, that’s why.

Trompetti mentions a show calledDirty Johnthat told the story of a real conman.

One of the couples from Temptation Island

Although it wasn’t a reality show per se, it was still based on true events.

That could be another lesson right there: don’t date a Kardashian.

Still, even this show can have some life lessons for the rest of us.

Clare Crawley standing next to tree

Case in point: Jessica Batten and Mark Cuevas.

Better to be single than to settle for something you don’t really want.

Eric Bana at Dirty John premiere

Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick

Jessica Batten and Mark Cuevas at Love is Blind event