Dave Rygalski was Lane Kims boyfriend and bandmate in Gilmore Girls. He first appeared in season 3s "Application Anxiety" and was a popular supporting character during the early seasons of the show. By the end of season 3, the teenage characters on the show were heading off to college, and Dave went off to college in California and was never seen again on Gilmore Girls. The real reason for this is that it didnt make sense logistically to keep Lane in a relationship with someone who wasnt on the show. Dave is mentioned a few more times as a long-distance boyfriend, but the relationship between Lane and Dave ends after a fight over the marriage jug. A deleted scene from season 4, episode 7, explains that Dave was replaced in the band by real-life rocker Sebastian Bach, and a romance began brewing between Lane and another bandmate, Zach. Therefore, Dave moved to California to attend college, and he and Lanes relationship ended due to the distance between them.