He was set to get down on one knee and propose toBecca Kufrinon theseason finale ofThe Bachelorette, but instead,Blake Horstmannwas left brokenhearted when she choseGarrett Yrigoyeninstead.
“It was a big blindside,” Horstmann, 28 tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I truly thought that if it came down to me proposing, that she wouldn’t say no. I thought what we had was real.”
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After leaving the show, Horstmann admits it was “incredibly hard” to get over the heartbreak. “It made for some really hard days, but I had a great support system,” he says. “My family was amazing. We talked through a lot of things and they were there for me.”
Now, Horstmann says he’s finally getting over his former love. Seeing Kufrin atAfter the Final Rosetaping, “I was able to get a little bit of closure,” he says.
Adds Horstmann: “She’s an engaged woman and I want to respect that,” he says. “And she’s very happy and I’m grateful for that. There’s no point in focusing on it when there is no future there.”
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As far as dating, Horstmann says he’s still open to finding The One. “The experience didn’t scare me off the idea of finding love,” he says. “If anything, I know just how capable of finding love I am.”
“It would be the hardest thing I’d do,” says Horstmann of a potential role as the next Bachelor. “But I know this can work and if the opportunity presented itself, it would be something I would consider!”
source: people.com
