Bachelor Happy Hour - Lexi’s Back for Love!

Episode Date: July 10, 2025

Today on “Happy Hour,” we’re sitting down with Lexi from Joey’s season and our brand-new season of “Paradise”! She’s here to dish on everything from her choice to go on the show to her decision at this week’s Rose Ceremony and everything in between! We kick things off with all the pre-“Paradise” updates. We chat about her matchmaking business, her health, and what dating looked like after Joey’s season. Then, we find out how she ultimately came to the decision to hit the beach this summer — what is Lexi looking for? And, of course, we get her POV on her connection with Justin and how his past relationship really weighed on her during this week’s episode. Tune in now to hear all this and more and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We continue to say to them, you were elected to defend your constituents and there's life after Congress. Make sure to listen to this episode of Politics on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Hey, everyone, welcome back to Badger Happy Hour. I'm Joe. And I'm Serena. And like we said, we are doing interviews this week. And we have Lexi coming on the podcast. She was a pretty big person.

episode one yeah i feel like definitely a fan favorite on joey season of the bachelor um we were lucky enough to have her on during that season to learn more about her and she was a big part of episode one as well you know we see her kind of getting close with justin who is a fan favorite he was on paradise before and there's a little bit of drama starting there with the potential of susy joining the cast as well yeah and her first date gets canceled that yeah what like canceled onto the next sorry guys it's raining we can't proceed i just wanted them i was like at least like let him go hang out in the room or something i was like we can't set up an indoor dinner like we don't have a rain plan yeah like the lobbies or like a lobby with a fireplace where they could have like a glass of wine or like get to

know each other a little bit that was that was shocking but we can't wait to get her take on just in her date and everything to do with episode one yeah let's bring her in lexie welcome Back to Badger Happy Hour. How are you? Thank you. I'm happy to be back. I'm doing well. How are you guys?

We're good. We're good. Before we get into episode one, a little background, you are from Joey's season. Man, it's been a while. I know. It's been a while. You were on Joey's season.

Where are you now? Where do you live? What's kind of been going on pre-Paradice? Yeah, so I was on Joey's season. and I came back to Atlanta, which is where I'm still currently living, and I came back to my corporate job. So nothing too crazy in terms of changes, but I did start a business, which has been really exciting. And so I just quit my corporate job recently, and I'm doing the business full time now. So I've been traveling a lot. And yeah, it's kind of been a whirlwind. I can't

believe it's been as long as it has since the season. It's time is crazy right now. What is the business? It's a dating business. So it's called In the Wild. And it's a it's in-person dating. So we do matchmaking, in-person dating events, speed dating. And yeah, it's been fun. There's, you know, three couples that are engaged and we have over 100 couples that are dating. And it's only been a year. So it's definitely working. But it was fun to kind of get to play matchmaker on the beach just since I've been doing that for the last year. So that's crazy. So what are some things that you look for when you're trying to set people up? You know, you try to look at the person as a whole. I think so much is like list driven these days. Like I want them to be this

tight that they want them to look like this. I want them to have this type of job. But I think if you strip some of that away, what I'm finding through all of this is like in person, people meet individuals and they're actually very surprised like from a personality connection. Like they wouldn't have matched with them on a dating app. But once they get talking to them in a room and, you know, don't have like a checklist in front of them of like their height, occupation, all of that, they are more open minded to meeting different people. And so I've definitely been trying to lean into that as well as, you know, I was dating before the show, seeing someone as the whole and not just a list. Yeah. Where could people find your website, your services, if they want to take advantage?

And is it across the U.S.? Is it just Atlanta? We're about to kick off a tour. And so we're going to major cities across the U.S. and basically bringing this pop-up activation there. You guys can find us on Instagram in the wild dating and TikTok and then our website as well, which is linked in all of those social platforms. But yeah, we're excited to bring it to other cities like Charleston, Nashville, L.A. So it should be fun. I love that. That is so fun. Have you, have you dated since Joey's season? Yeah, I dated someone briefly after Joey's season. And, you know, it's a good guy, but just kind of not on the same page that I was on. And I think I talked about that a lot on Joey's season, what I'm looking for. And so it was a good experience.

But I kind of, you know, dated him right after the show. And then I jumped right into building this business. And so when Paradise came along, I had a lot of mixed feelings about it, but I hadn't dated in a little bit. And so it was, yeah, we'll talk about that more, I'm sure. But it was definitely a different, it was a stretch for me. Yeah. I was thinking about you the other day because I knew we were probably going to have you on the podcast and one of my girlfriends called me and is getting the surgery done to see if she has endometriosis.

How are you doing with all of that? It's been, you know, transparently, it's every day. It has its own challenges. I'm coming up on having another surgery at the end of the summer. And so before that, I'll have to freeze my eggs one more time. I froze them right before I went on Joey's season. And so, you know, endo is a systemic disease with no cure. And so unfortunately, you know, it ebbs and flows, definitely have worse weeks than others.

But luckily, I have an amazing team of doctors and hopefully eventually, you know, a supportive partner and my eggs are frozen and we can, you know, come up with a plan that's best for our family. But, yeah, thank you for asking. It's just a part of me at this point, not going anywhere, but I'm trying my best to stay positive. Did it impact your experience filming Paradise in any way? Yeah. I think it was the second day in time there is obviously, you know,

everything feels like you're living 10 days in one. And on the second day, I had a really bad flare. And so I just like, for some reason on Joey's season, it was a little like easier because I could wear like, you know, a flowy dress. But we were on the beach and bikinis. So, you know, I was like kind of dying inside because, you know, obviously all the girls are in such good shape. and then I'm over here like I looked like eight months pregnant obviously out of my control it was an

endo flare great doctors on the show I've always had such a good experience they take such good care of me but um it did feel in a bathing suit I was like this is worst case scenario but out of my control yeah no that totally makes sense so you get the call for paradise where's your head at like are you an instant yes where what are you thinking no I think I was an instant No, at first. And I think a lot of people, when they found out, you know, when they dropped the cast, were surprised. And I was like, I was surprised too.

I think when I first heard about it or, you know, got that invitation from production, it was, I don't know if it's the best fit for me just because of, you know, exactly the reason why I left Joey's season, what I'm looking for. Like, are these guys truly ready for that? And then you don't know who the guys are ahead of time. And so I wasn't sure there would be someone there that was, you know, maybe a little older and more ready for that next step. but you know who knows i'm sure a lot of the guys depending on their age could be ready for

different things but um and i also just not an aggressive personality and so i was like i don't even know if i'll do well there because if someone's fighting over a guy i would just be like you know you can have them like i just i couldn't even it would just give me anxiety so at first i was like i don't think it's for me so that's kind of where we started did you watch bachelor in paradise going into this i have not seen it in so long i have not seen it since like hannah and dillans like season um and so i know paradise um but i had not watched it in years so i felt like i was a little behind but then they kept saying this season was going to be so different and so i could they were like kind of scrap everything you know about it before and so that made me feel a little

better yeah so what were your initial thoughts when you got there and everything was very different they kept saying there's going to be these challenges and i was so nervous we were going to be on like wipe out or something i was like i am not like prepared for survivor like wrong wrong contestant But once I got there, I mean, it was such a, it's such a beautiful resort. Like truly really, you know, they upgraded. They have air conditioning, which I'm sure you guys probably are jealous that you didn't have air conditioning. I heard from like Kat who had done Paradise before that this was infinitely nicer. And so, I mean, the beach is the beach, but I was grateful to have air conditioning.

And the Goldens, you know, knowing they were coming was fun. And having handle there was like a really nice mix up. So it was positive like energy walking into it for sure. It felt very fresh. that's good when you guys got to Costa Rica did you I'm like kind of breaking the fourth wall with this question but like you obviously stay in a room for a few days before they send you down did you stay at that hotel or did you stay somewhere else and they brought you on to set say somewhere else and they brought us on to set the other hotel was it was very close I mean it was a less than a 10 minute drive but you are in isolation until you get called down to the beach and when you do get called down you don't know if people have been there for you know days one day hour So same as I guess before. Were you at all worried that you may not be original cast that they could drop you? I did.

Yeah. And I expressed those concerns to production. And it was mostly, I wasn't trying to be like, I want to be there first. It was really because of one, my personality being a little bit more like mellow. I was nervous. I'm not the bombshell. Like don't bring me in later. I don't think I would do well in that.

And so they kind of reassured me that I would be there early on to be able to establish a connection. So I was like, okay, maybe one, first day, second day. But I've heard in the past, they bring in people so much later. So you never know. Yeah. And that's totally fair. I think anyone going on the show that's like really serious about finding a genuine connection, the earlier the better.

I mean, that's no secret. Totally. Okay. So you get down there. You were kind of down there earlier in the day for sure. Barely. What are your original thoughts? What are those first conversations like?

Yeah. it was so hot. That was my first thought. I was like, how does everyone look good on this show? Like, I just could not stop thinking about the sweating. But it was, you know, we walked in. There was two other people there. Spencer and Alex, Spencer from Jen season, Alex from Grant season. I had known Spencer like just through, you know, social media before this. And he's such as a great guy. And Alex was so vibrant, like very energetic. So it was really good energy when we walked in. But I think it was, we were all just waiting to see who was coming down next. So it's kind of just like a waiting game. And I think at that point, like, Wells wasn't there.

Hannah definitely wasn't there. So we were all just kind of like scoping it out. We didn't know if the Goldens were coming that day. Like, we didn't know anything. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly. And now I'm seriously suspicious. Oh, wait a minute, Sam. Maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit.

Well, Dakota, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast. So we'll find out soon. This person writes, my boyfriend has been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. now he's insisting we get to know each other but I just want her gone. Now hold up, isn't that against school policy? That sounds totally inappropriate.

Well, according to this person, this is her boyfriend's former professor and they're the same age. And it's even more likely that they're cheating. He insists there's nothing between them. I mean, do you believe him? Well, he's certainly trying to get this person to believe him because he now wants them both to meet.

So, do we find out if this person's boyfriend really cheated with his professor or not? To hear the explosive finale, listen to the OK Storytime podcast on the IHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. All right, West West, Prop here from Hood Politics with Prop Podcasts.

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I didn't know what season he came from. So it was just like very intriguing to get to know him. him better. But otherwise, I think I knew all of the guys, at least from social media, besides Kyle. Okay. Yeah, that's interesting. We asked just that, too. We're just trying to get a vibe on like how well everyone knew each other going in. I feel like it's different every season. Totally. Which I think was good this season, that it was more like we kind of know of each other, but we all don't really know each other. Yeah. That's always better. I think one of the past few seasons, it just seemed like everyone like had met and been partying together.

It was like the stage coach thing, right? Like, I didn't go to stage coach this year. Yeah, it's probably for the best. Yeah, totally. So, down there, the first day, all the cast is there. Who are the people that you're closest with? I'm really close to Jess. She's from my season.

She's amazing. And I think that was from a girl perspective. She was the only one that I knew from my season. But I really started to get close to Bailey and Zoe and Alex. And so, so nice having them there. And Jonathan, I had talked to on. social media a little bit before. And so it felt like kind of talking to a friend. So I think at first, we were all like kind of grouped together and then people started to pair off. But it, it was nice to

have some familiar faces. It made it a little more comfortable. Was there a romantic spark at all with you and Jonathan ever or no? You know, I never got to explore it. That first day was so chaotic just with, you know, getting to know everyone. And then I got that one on one on the first day. And then it got rained out. And so they swiftly bring you to your room and you got to get ready and hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry. And so I actually ended up waiting in the room for like a five and a half hours because every time they had to wait, wait, wait. And so I missed those five and a half hours where I was in the room was when everyone else was like mixing and mingling. And so Jonathan and I never really had a chance to go deeper that first day, which was now I'm starting to learn like in Paradise Day

one is so critical. So I kind of missed that. God, that's such a bummer. I mean, like that is just how it goes with the rain obviously, but it probably sucks because you're like, I can't even hang it with Justin. I can't even like get to know all these people. And like then by the time day two hits and you've been chilling in your room against your will, everyone's a little more coupled up. Totally. And then the thing about day two was we had the makeup date. So like all the whole night one I'm in my room in isolation. And then day two, we went on our day date to make up the date from the night prior that got rained out. So I missed a lot of that early time. You must have been like thank God I have a rose this week because at least I know I've got you know that next week to have more

time totally yeah I was I was when we found out that the woman had the roses first I was so happy for a lot of reasons but when the timing shook out with like my date being canceled and rescheduled I was like thank God otherwise I'd be freaking out I was like I don't know who I get a rose from yeah did you know so Justin comes to your room and's like hey bad news dates canceled do you already do you guys already know that it's going to be rescheduled like no not at that point I was actually the whole thing was so crazy because I was in my room for so long, I actually fell asleep. And so when he knocked fully in a dress, like full makeup, you know, ready to go. So when he knocked on the door, I thought I was production or a handler and it was him. He was like, you know, we'll try to figure something out

for tomorrow. But we had no clue if we were going to be able to make it up just with filming and the schedule being so tight. Was any part of you, like, Amman the Bachelor, why do we not have a rain plan? Like, we're at a hotel. Like, couldn't we go do dinner? Or was it just like so late by the time they made the call? It was so late. you know, new season, new vibes, new cameras. Like, it's so many elevated points with that, but also comes with pain points. Like, I think that, yes, I'm sure it would be nice to have a plan B and a rain plan, but I don't think anyone anticipated these storms.

I mean, they were insane. Like, I've never seen anything like it. So I, and then the staff, the, you know, camera crew had been working so late. It was midnight at that point. So even if I went on the date, I'd be exhausted. Yeah, you wouldn't even really want to. No, that makes sense. I can.

It was like our first date. was it raining it wasn't raining but we were both sick and it was late and we were like we yeah i was like running out of our shuttle to like go throw up before our first date and it was like late too in the week we had to like wrestle it was like yeah it was the worst it was not it was not sexy i'll tell you that but it makes sense they're probably waiting being like okay you know it's gonna let up it's gonna let up it's gonna let up and then all of a sudden it's midnight it's like well i guess you're on bed how did you feel though were you really disappointed Ned? I was disappointed because I wish that we had been able to wait with the rest of the cast

outside and not in our rooms. I felt like I lost a lot of time. And then as a girl, like I was like, I got all ready. You know, it's just, and especially part of the beach. I was like, I had cool hair and I had to, you know, do the whole thing. And so it's such first world problems. But I also wanted to spend time with Justin. I was excited at that point. I was like, oh my God, the first one-on-one of paradise, like how fun, you know? And especially you're in isolation for so long. I was like, let's go do something. Like, I wanted to do an activity. I was like, we could zip line. Anyways, so it's okay. We made up the date the next day. Yeah, tell us about how the date actually ended up going once you had it. Yeah. So he had talked to Hannah and was like,

hey, you know, explain the situation. And she, they like brainstormed and created this little date. We went and like sat on a bench, got to talk a little bit, um, ate some lunch and then we swam. So I think Justin was like so disappointed because he's like, this is so lame. We could have done this like at the um paradise set but it was nice to have the uninterrupted time uh and you know being removed from the cast but like the timeline i you know as a viewer i don't think you realize like we woke up got ready for the date did all of our interviews went on the date did post date interviews and then we had maybe 30 minutes to get ready for that first row ceremony so we missed an entire day and again the second day is so important yeah so are you what are you after this day

during this date, what are you feeling? Are you liking him? What's your intuition telling you? Like, I can marry this guy or? I wasn't there yet. I think I was a, so I, I had talked to Susie before coming up to Paradise just because her and I are like very similar life stages. And so that's wild that that's the person you went to for advice and ended up on a date with Justin. So it talked quite a bit. And so, you know, I had never could have anticipated Justin asking me on the date. He pulled myself and Alex. And I think I'm open minded. It's day. like of course I'm going to say yes but I definitely had hesitations in my head just being having that conversation with Susie and kind of you know understanding they have this history

I know she's in holding at the hotel at this point so at any point she can come down like her and I flew there on the same day so I knew she was there are you are you and susy friends or did you just kind of like reach out to her for a place we we just reached out and kind of we we've definitely became very good friends through this but at this point before I think it was more kind of, you know, her and I just saying, you know, how, what are we looking for in this? And, you know, we're both at this age and who do we think is coming, which as soon as I told Justin that we had the phone call, I think his like whole demeanor changed because he was like, you're kidding me. Like I picked the one girl here who's like, you know, friendly has talked to

my ex that it was very, you know, a recent breakup. So I definitely had hesitations, I will say is how I kind of felt about him. But I was like, let's go. Let's see what he's about. I know he's funny and something I'm looking for in my partner and so I but I had hesitations so going into the rose ceremony are you like because it's it you it shows your like a little hesitant on giving Justin your rose who would you have given it to if you didn't give it to Justin it I would have given it to Kyle or Jonathan um I think Kyle just from what I know the very brief conversation we had. He seemed like there was potential there, but I didn't get enough to be like, you know, really dive in more about what he's looking for in his story. And then Jonathan, I just think

because I, you know, we had this like friendship and we've talked before and I know he's a good guy that felt like maybe it would have been a safer option. He's more available, right? His ex isn't coming down to the beach. But because I had that time with Justin and we had the conversations where he reassured me so many times that he has healed from this relationship with Susie, I ended up giving him the rose we had the most time together and he he really really really reassured me interesting yeah um Dale Moss gets yeah down there and he's Dale's older he's 36 um were did you have a conversation with him at all because it seems like that could have been a good thing I know so I think Dale's a great guy was not expecting to see him there that was

probably the biggest surprise for me from a cast perspective um but he you know I guess what I, what I've gathered from talking to all these guys post show is that they all just assumed Justin and I were coupled up. And so because we had that date once Dale had already, Dale arrived Dale arrived and we had already gone on the date, I believe. I think so. I think he had asked you on the date that first day. That's what it is. And then Dale came down. So you were kind of already locked in on that date with Justin. And they're friendly. I think they, you know, have similar circles outside of this and they've hung out. And so I think that, you know, Dale kind of just stayed away. And I heard that from Jonathan after I heard that from Kyle. I've heard that from multiple guys

saying that they just kind of saw I was with Justin and didn't want to get involved because we had that date early on. Yeah, it is wild how that happens. I feel like that kind of happens every season, even on ours where it's like, oh, I thought you were in a couple and people get really cautious about like stepping on toes, even if it's like, oh, we're just getting to know each other. it's only been two days, like, I'm still open. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly, and now I'm seriously suspicious. Well, wait a minute, Sam, maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast, so we'll find out soon.

This person writes, my boyfriend has been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now, he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Now, hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That sounds totally inappropriate. Well, according to this person, this is her boyfriend's former professor, and they're the same age. It's even more likely that they're cheating.

He insists there's nothing between them. I mean, do you believe him? Well, he's certainly trying to get this person to believe him because he now wants them both to meet. So, do we find out if this person's boyfriend really cheated with his professor or not? To hear the explosive finale, listen to the OK Storytime podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. All right, Wes West, Prop here from Hood Politics with Prop Podcast. You already know our get-down. If you grew up in our urban areas of comfort of struggle,

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I was so worried. It's all I talked about. If you asked Jess, like, she was my roommate, it's all I talked about to the point where I was starting to get a little frustrated because it's just not what I signed up for. It's not Justin or Susie's fault. they both deserve a chance to meet someone new and get a, you know, relationship that's right for them. But I started to feel like I was in the middle. And at this point, Susie still hasn't come to the beach. But whenever Justin talked about her, his whole demeanor changed, where I started to have a gut feeling that there was still something there, which is fair. They just broke up. They dated for a long time. It's not the craziest thing.

What was the time frame we see in your interview? You're kind of like, I think it's only been two to three months. Was that what it had been? I think so. That's coming from him. When I talk to Susie after, you know, we've connected since, like it almost seems like it was more recent that they together. Yeah. But again, not my story to tell. And, you know, I just really didn't want to be involved. Yeah, but also crucial information for you and kind of other people dating them on the beach. I mean, if they say that they're ready, obviously you want to take them at face value and trust that. But I mean, I can understand and I'm sure Justin could also why you. you had your hesitations. Totally. But again, like when I had the rose, he stood 10 toes down that he was fully moved on from this relationship and ready to meet someone new or he wouldn't have come to the beach. Why not? Maybe this is just because I am a gambler. But why not roll the dice and be like, you know what? I didn't have much time with Jonathan or Kyle. But we are only a few days in, maybe something will form within the next couple days, maybe take a shot on one of

them. Yeah, but then Justin would have gone home. I know. Oh, you're saying like, through Justin, go a different direction? Yeah. If internally, the Susie thing you knew was always going to bother you, why not maybe pivot and take that chance? Yeah, I regret it. It's one of my, it's, I don't have a lot of regrets, but that is a regret. And I was talking to my mom about that recently. I wish, I think because I had that one-on-one with Justin, for whatever unknown reason, I felt like I owed him the Rose, because we got to open up about things. I had the most time with him, and I just didn't have that with Kyle or Jonathan. But I think if I could go back, I would pull Justin right before the Rose ceremony and say exactly what you just said. These hesitations aren't going

anywhere and it's kind of actually affecting me to be able to immerse myself in this. And so because of that, I'm going to take a chance on Kyle or Jonathan. And I just, in the moment, it all feels so much pressure. And we had the one-on-one. It just, I don't know. Yeah. Well, in hindsight, it's always 2020. I mean, you're now looking back on it, kind of understanding that maybe he wasn't

as ready as you thought he was that first week. And like, maybe you could have furthered something with Kyle. But I think in that moment, you're probably like, well, I've invested so much time in this person and I kind of know where their head is at, at least what they're telling me. Like, let's kind of see where this can go. Totally. That's literally exactly what happened. Okay, so going into the row ceremony, who would you say is the strongest couple? Going to the road ceremony, I would say Jess and Spencer, and I was her roommate, so I got like a front row seat. They were just instantly connected. She has a very similar personality to him.

both so bubbly like it was just so obvious like yeah i think censor would like go to war for just like and this is after knowing her for two days like it was just really sweet to watch yeah they had really really good chemistry from that first conversation so good like it was just like two pieces that fit together and made a lot of sense and i love them both so i was really just having i was so happy for her and him you know but i was over in the corner just like on the show x on the beach pretty much yeah yeah i've been there Um, what did you think of, yeah, I have, I have, um, what did you think of the game? I think it was great to do the compatibility challenges.

Like, you get to see more of the person. And, yeah, I thought it was actually really fun. I think some people were a little stressed about, but you could, like, tell who was who with the silhouettes, too. Sorry, that's what Jess was saying. She was, like, based on, like, heights, anyone that was in a standing pose, you could immediately kind of see who was. Yeah, but it was so fun.

Like, I think that's the type of things we need to be doing as fun as it is to, like, sit in the pool and talk, like, you know, we get to know them on a little deeper level. And yeah, it was cute. What did you think of the Hakeem Ricky fight? I was just going to ask that. Yeah. I like, I really enjoyed both of them. I think Hakeem is like very, he's passionate. He's a passionate man. And I respect him for that. I, you know, I do, I don't think I needed to get to that point. It was a little heated in the moment, but, you know, everyone's on edge. Hakeem was invited to this quite a while ago. He's been waiting so long, I'm sure, because of that he had, feels maybe more pressure, right?

because he was announced earlier. So I try to give him the benefit of the doubt. It was squashed pretty quickly. Yeah. It kind of translated as if you were watching it. To me, it looked like Ricky kind of made like a casual dig at Hakeem, probably not thinking anything of it.

Hakeem might have been feeling some sensitivity and like insecurity throughout that challenge and just that day in general. And it just escalated way past maybe where either of them thought it was going to go. Exactly. And I think they both from what I remember, didn't have like a strong super strong connection like an immediate connection so there's probably some you know feelings there too because there's so much build up to this you know yeah definitely

who um were you surprised went home if anyone or were there any roses that were handed out that shocked you i was surprised sam and went home i think he is you know he's great personality he had the one-on-one card but he kind of had a disadvantage because he came in and gave the date to Jess, and she had already established a connection with Spencer. So I think, you know, Jess had so much fun on that date. I think she just had a stronger connection with Spencer. And so I think Sam was a little bit out of loss. Like he came in and he was like, well, who, who am I, you know, who am I connecting with here? It's all about timing too. Like when he came down to the beach, it was just kind of like a weird time. It's already

had been a lot of formal connections. Yeah, he was in a tough spot because I guess he kind of like missed out on that first day and then he comes down he immediately takes jess and he doesn't really have time to like get to know anyone else to have like a secondary possibility to get a rose so that's hard we were actually bummed to see him go so early because we thought there was like maybe some yeah yeah yeah i think he also deserved like a chance to retell his story i think on jen's season he was portrayed in a light that's not who he is he's seen he know he's come to atlanta a few times um his friend thomas lives there from his season and so i've seen them out and he is really sweet guy. So I was bummed he didn't get a chance to have like his redemption

story moment. But that's okay. He can live his life how he wants after this. Yeah. And you know it's still he got a mini redemption. You know, like his time on the show was short, but like he came across like a gentleman and everyone seemed to have good interactions with him. And like it not enough. He needed more. But I feel like it leaves the audience at least with a good taste in their mouth. Yeah. I'm going to throw out a hypothetical for you. Let's say you know who Justin is, but you don't follow him on Instagram or social media. You never spoke to Susie. You know who she is, but you don't even know they date it.

And you and Susie never, never talked. Do you think that would have changed everything for you? I think it would have had a significant impact on how I was feeling. That's super complicated. Do you think had you in this hypothetical not known about the Susie situation, Do you think Justin would have brought it up on his own? Like what was his approach to handling it? That's a really good question because I believe I was the first one that brought it up

because I brought up the phone call. I talked to Jess the night before our rescheduled date. And I said, how do I bring this up? Right? And so I was like, I'm going to just be really honest because I had the call with her. We talked for a really long time. And I wanted to get that out there. And so, yeah, I don't know.

I think the whole thing. was just kind of it was really making me spiral is what I would say yeah I get that I think not that you're asking for my advice but I'm going to throw it out there I think the best way to go into paradise is with the attitude of fuck all these people and I'm here solely for myself to see if I could find a connection because there is a lot of that where you meet people you're half-ass friends with people and it could potentially ruin something great for like this bullshit friendship.

I know, but I do feel like it's harder with women and female friendships a little bit. You always say that, but I'm a good friend. You're a great friend. I'm a good friend. I wouldn't do that to my friend. I'm just saying when we all go on a dating show

to date each other, you know, it kind of has to be like, you know what? I'm doing me. Yeah. I guess. Yeah.

You know, honestly, Joe, if I had done, that I wouldn't have given him the rose. I would have given him Tyler Jonathan and I can say that with 100% confidence. Yeah. Interesting. Yeah. Well, we are very excited to watch the rest of the season that the first episode was great. You look great in it and we're excited, you know, to see where the rest goes. So thanks so much for coming on. Thank you guys. I'm excited. Should be a good journey. And good luck with your company. And to all our listeners, thank you guys for tuning in to Betts or Happy Hour.

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