The reality star, 31, and her fiancé, 29, are ending their engagement aftershe accepted his proposalon the season 19 finale ofThe Bachelorettein September 2022.
The decision to end the relationship comes after Windey revealed that the couple were focusing on their individual goals while she competed on season 31 ofDancing with the Stars.
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 as fans speculated about the status of the couple’s relationship. The former Bachelorette was spotted without her engagement ring on the Disney+ series while Schwer was not seen in theDWTSballroom after supporting his fiancé in 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.
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!”
The couple faced adversity when an image and texts from Schwer’s past leaked. First,a high school yearbook of Schwer in blackfacesurfaced.
The television personality admitted she learned about the photo at the same time as the rest of the world and “was incredibly shocked.” She added, “[I] just really had to process my thoughts and then think about how we can grow as a couple and learn from this.”
They ultimately did, and Schwer later apologized on Instagram for his “offensive and damaging behavior.”
Shortly thereafter, one of Schwer’s exes leaked text messages that seemed to show the real estate analyst breaking up with her to go on the show — and only going onThe Bachelorettefor career advancement. The texts didn’t faze Windey, though, since her fiancé gave her a heads-up about them after filming wrapped.
“I was expecting the text messages,” she revealed. “He was scared they were going to leak and I’m like, ‘You have to prepare yourself now and tell me the truth.’ And he did, so there’s not really anything I can say or do.”
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“Ultimately it was a time for us to take a step back and reflect on our relationship and see if we can get through this,” she added. “You have to really lead on your communication, be really honest with each other while having these tough conversations. We’re seeing how we can become better from both.”
source: people.com
