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During Monday’s episode ofDancing With The Stars, the formerBachelorettelead, 31, opened up about her split with Schwer, 29, and why things ultimately didn’t work out between them.
“For me, [love] holds a special place because I did just go through a break up,” she said. “The end of our relationship happened because we weren’t completely in step and in sync with each other on our common goals or just the way we approach life. We weren’t each other’s best match.”
“But I’m just so grateful that my dad and my stepmom encompass so many fundamentals and values that I look for in a relationship: never placing blame or you did this or that. OK, someone left the microwave dirty,” she continued. “But, like, it doesn’t matter. … I want to channel that kind of everlasting love in this dance.”
Earlier this month, PEOPLE confirmed Windeyended her engagement to Schwerless than two months aftershe accepted his proposalon the season 19 finale ofThe Bachelorettein September.
The decision to end the relationship came after Windey revealed that the couple was focusing on their individual goals while she competed on season 31 ofDWTS.
After being asked whether she and Schwer were still together, Windey told Fox News, “I thinklife is just really busyfor the both of us right now. So, I understand their concern but we’re just kinda, you know, going forward with each of our individual interests and supporting each other from afar.”
Windey’s comment came after fans speculated about the status of their relationship. The formerBachelorettewas spotted without her engagement ring on the Disney+ series while Schwer was not seen in theDWTSballroom after supporting his fiancé in the early weeks of the competition.
Windey previously told reporters it was “amazing” to have Schwerwatching her from the crowd.
“Just me being excited to perform for him, and him to see a different side of me that we don’t get to share with each other every day,” she shared at the time.
The couple’sBachelorettelove story culminated with Schwer popping the question on the season 19 finale ofThe Bachelorettein September 2022.
“There’s lots of excitement. There’s also some fear, because you don’t know what you’re really walking into,” she said at the time. “It’s a whole new world post-filming!”
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source: people.com
