Jen Tran isn't ready to commit to another relationship after her romance with Devin Strader ended for good.
It was revealed on Wednesday that the 26-year-old singer will be on Season 33 of “Dancing With the Stars” with her partner, Sasha Farber.
And when Tran said People Magazine While she is “excited” to begin this new journey, she is not planning to start any showmance in the near future.
“I'm still going through the healing process,” she said, then teased, “Right now, I hate men, so …”
Of course, Farber, 40, is the exception to this rule. “Except for you,” she told the dance pro. “I hate all men except for you.”
These days, Tran is focused on the future, as her relationship with her ex-fiancé soured after the cameras on “The Bachelorette” turned off.
After reuniting on “After the Final Rose” for an in-depth conversation about their split, Tran said she's “ready to move on with her life.”
“It was definitely a moment I've been wanting to see happen for the last month or so,” she said while sitting down with Strader, 28.Good Morning America” Wednesday. “I just had to get this off my chest and have a fresh start.”
Tran then explained why the reunion of the former lovers was necessary.
“Devin and I got engaged in May and we just broke up about a month ago,” the reality star said. “And ever since then, it's just been off and on and what not. So last night I finally got the closure that I needed.”
After Tran and Strader got engaged in Hawaii, she revealed that “nothing changed” about her feelings for the man she chose.
“I was so happy, so ready to start our lives together,” she said. “But I realized that his energy had changed and his priorities had changed and he wasn't the same person on the show and off the show.”
But the New Jersey native noticed a change in her fiancé's personality “right away.”
“I found that the efforts were different and there were inconsistencies and they weren’t delivering what they were promising me,” Tran said. “But I thought, ‘Maybe it’s just because of the show, a lot of things have come out of the show.’ So I accepted it. And I think over time I realized that his heart wasn’t in it anymore.”
Despite their breakup, the aspiring physician assistant confirmed that she “absolutely” has no regrets about proposing to him before Strader proposed himself.
“I proposed to a man who promised me a fulfilling life, a loving partnership, and a marriage that I always wanted. So I'm confident that's what I still want,” Tran said. “Unfortunately, he was not the man she talked about. But I'd be very lucky if I found someone who could deliver on those promises.”
While in Hawaii, Tran ended her relationship with 32-year-old Marcus Sjöberg after he was hesitant to express his love for her due to “not giving you what you needed”.
Tran then chose the owner of the freight company.
Strader broke off their engagement in August Via a 15-minute phone call while season 21 was still airing.
“He basically said he didn’t love me anymore and didn’t feel the same way,” Tran told host Jesse Palmer on “After the Final Rose” show Wednesday night, adding that “he denied ever being in love.”
Tran’s mother cried in the audience while the influencer told Palmer, 45, that Strader refused couples counseling and “no longer wants to fight for the relationship.”
Strader then joined Tran and Palmer on stage to detail his own story.
He said, “I let you down, but everything I felt for you was real.” Strader also said he had “a lot of doubts” during the two-month engagement and claimed he was transparent about those fears.
But Tran disagreed with his assessment and emphasized how honest he really was, to which Strader confessed, “I'm sorry I'm late in telling you. You're 100% right.”
