I think she knows a thing or two about going through a prominent breakup.
This week, one of Zach Bryan’s ex-girlfriends Deb Peifer appeared on the Between Us Girlies podcast, where she gave some advice about going through a hard end of a relationship.
If you don’t recognize her name, before Zach’s most recent ex-girlfriend Brianna Chickenfry, he was was in a long-term relationship with Deb. She’s become a popular influencer on TikTok, and many have speculated that she might’ve signed some sort of NDA after they broke up, along the lines of what he wanted Brianna to sign, though obviously probably not worth quite as much as $12 million to sign an NDA.
The speculation stems from the fact that Deb has not said anything explicitly publicly, but posted a few TikToks around the time Zach and Bri broke up alluding to a lot but saying little:
@debpeiferi look HORRID♬ original sound – debbiepeifer
The night that Brianna premiered her explosive BFFs Podcast episode, Deb posted a cryptic video that led fans to believe she related to many things Brianna accused Zach of during the episode. Deb posted a video at 8 PM EST (when the episode aired) pouring herself a large glass of Josh wine with a portion of Taylor Swift’s “Clean” playing in the background.
While Deb does not say any words during the TikTok clips, social media concluded that she never spoke out about ending her relationship with Zach because she was also offered an NDA and signed it. While that is not confirmed, the comments quickly filled up with fans noting that they sympathized with Deb after hearing Brianna’s story and hoped she was not a victim of the wrongdoings Brianna accused him of.
If true, again, she said everything she needed in this video without saying anything.
@debpeifer wine thursday w my roommate @mk ♬ original sound – r & m <3 ⸆⸉
That’s pretty much the only two videos she made that really (potentially) spoke to her feelings about Zach, but in this new podcast episode, she definitely opened up about some hard breakups she’s been through, with obviously the most public one being with Zach.
We can only assume that some of this might be lessons she learned from her public breakup with Zach, though I’m sure it’s not all from just one guy, and Deb says it can be a lot to grapple with when a relationship comes to an end for so many reasons. Because people really like her already, and the fact that she has a really famous ex, the video clips have gone really viral:
“Breakups are such a double-edged sword. And it’s all such a balancing act between this is the way I feel, this is the way I want to feel, this is the way I think I should be feeling. You have, you’re potentially dealing with the loss of a person that you love. You’re dealing with the loss of a future, the loss of a life that you had and you were attached to.
And then you’re also like, wait this could be a new opportunity, this could be a good thing, I could be becoming so much better because of this. I think it’s hard when you have all these conflicting emotions to try and find a center for yourself. I think breakups are hard, and I’m very sensitive. I’m just a very sensitive girl. I take things hard, and I think that for a while, when I’ve gone through breakups, I’ve found myself being like, what was the universe trying to say?
I was so envious of people that could be like, the universe said it wasn’t for me, so it’s not for me. And I was like, I just can’t do that, I am hurt, I’m upset, I’m feeling all these things. Other people are just moving, I can’t do that.”
@betweenusgirlies Spoken like a true queen @debbiepeifer #relatable #dating #betweenusgirlies #breakup #advice ♬ original sound – Between Us Girlies
The other one that blew up on TikTok was of Deb talking about some great breakup advice she received from her best friend, saying that she didn’t have to learn some big lesson from a breakup… sometimes, you just gotta get through it:
“You don’t have to grow, you just don’t shrink. That was the whole point, you don’t really need to focus on growing right now. It’s nice. You don’t have to get better from this, you don’t have to find this sixth thing that’s gonna happen.
You might, but you also might not. The standard shouldn’t be that you went and found yourself, ‘I did my eat, pray, love.’ It should be like, ‘Wow, I got through this.’ I’m still myself, even if for a little bit, I wasn’t, now I am. She said that to me and I was like yeah, that’s good.”
@betweenusgirlies You don’t need to grow, just don’t shrink @debbiepeifer #relatable #dating #advice #breakup #betweenusgirlies ♬ original sound – Between Us Girlies
Again, she didn’t say anything at all about Zach specifically, but rather spoke very generally about different breakups she’s been through… but if you’re reading between the liens, so to speak, I think it’s fair to assume some of the lessons did come from the end of her relationship with Zach.
She’s kept it really classy the whole way, and while I obviously don’t know her personally, she comes across as really genuine and kind and it’s great that she says she’s in a solid, loving relationship now.
The full episode is available below.
