Things seem to be heating back up between fellow Bachelor contestant Michelle Young. In the end though, the love between Rachael and Matt was too strong to let go of and Matt ended his season by proposing to Rachael.
It seemed like these two were in it for the long haul, however, while their season was airing, Rachael was facing backlash for her racist past. A classmate of hers from high school posted a TikTok video accusing her of being a racist. The accusations got worse when pictures of her at a plantation-themed college party were exposed. Matters were made worse by the fact that Matt was the first black bachelor in the show's 25 season history, and his season was overshadowed by the accusations against the woman he chose. She apologized on Instagram for her past actions, however, it was not enough for Matt. During the After the Final Rose special, Matt revealed he was breaking off the engagement.
According to an article in Rachael wants to give him a chance to explain himself.
The last time the pair tried to reconcile, things didn't end that well. In early April, the two were hanging out together in New York City, and all seemed to be going great. Things came to a screeching halt when Rachael found out Matt was also talking to a woman named Grace. At the time, Rachael felt Matt had manipulated her but still held hope that the two could work it out. A few weeks later it was revealed the two were no longer on speaking and all hope was officially lost. While they are not officially a couple again, it seems as though Rachael and Matt are beginning to piece together what happened and at least try to find a way to reconcile once again.
While it seems like this couple can't seem to stay away from each other, is it really the best thing for them to be together? From the beginning, fans always got the vibe she was more in love with him than he was with her. If how he treated her during their first reconciliation, not to mention during the After the Final Rose special, is any indicator, this is a believable assumption. This isn't too shocking, though. How many times has a couple who met on The Bachelor actually made it in the long run?
Source: Us Weekly