Bachelor in Paradise megastar Kylee Russell is sharing her aspect of the tale after breaking issues off with Aven Jones following “multiple infidelities.”
“Aven and I, yes, we did have problems in our relationship. Everyone does. But when it came to ever thinking he would cheat on me, absolutely not,” Kylee, 26, shared all over the Tuesday, January 23, episode of “The Viall Files” podcast. “I truly felt as though he loved me.”
Kylee and Aven, 30, met all over Bachelor in Paradise season 9, which began filming in June 2023. When their season premiered in September of that 12 months, Kylee mentioned that her and Aven’s “Instagram games” of sharing a “like” (or sending a hearth emoji) was once the one connection they'd.
After a tumultuous season on Kylee’s finish — she sought after to get engaged whilst Aven refused to suggest — the duo left the seashore in Mexico as a pair. Days after the BiP finale published that Kylee and Aven had been nonetheless in combination, she introduced that they'd break up because of his dishonest. (On the time, Aven launched a observation about their break up admitting to “major mistakes in the relationship.”)
Stay scrolling to discover the bombshells from Kylee’s interview:
The Starting of Kylee and Aven’s Courting
When she watched BiP season 9 again, Kylee mentioned it gave the impression there was once a “disconnect” between herself and Aven on TV. To begin with, Kylee did really feel like she was once “way more” into Aven.
“It was almost like he was there for a vacation with his friends. He was spending more time with the guys than he was with me, but that was only in the beginning,” Kylee mentioned all over Tuesday’s podcast. “As the weeks progressed and our relationship became stronger, I could tell he was all in on me.”
After Kylee exposed his dishonest, Aven admitted to her in an obvious textual content message that he didn’t take their dating significantly to start with.
“As this relationship has gotten to this point, I’ve grown deeper and deeper in love with you. At the beginning I wasn’t taking this seriously at all,” he wrote, consistent with Kylee. “I wasn’t putting in any effort. I didn’t think we were going to get to such a good point and that is not fair.”
Kylee Regrets ‘Begging’ for an Engagement
All the way through the BiP season 9 finale, Kylee and Aven didn't agree on the way forward for their dating. She begged for an engagement, which he refused to present her.
“There were other conversations where he was giving me false hope in regards to the engagement,” Kylee claimed. “It was just the switch-up that had me so confused and had me so emotional.”
Kylee clarified that she was once now not in search of a TV engagement however sought after the “commitment” from Aven to “push” them as a pair to “work through the hardships.”
When Aven Cheated
After BiP completed filming, Kylee spent the Fourth of July in San Diego with Aven. Two weeks later, he cheated on her all over an evening out with different Bachelor Country individuals.
After she and Aven went public with their dating in December 2023, Kylee made up our minds to test the “hidden request” folder of her Instagram DMs the place she discovered a message beginning with, “Hey girl.” She made up our minds to have interaction, and the “nightmare” began.
The social media person claimed that her buddy connected with Aven in July 2023 all over a commute to Santa Monica. He was once with Kylee on the time. The lady additionally despatched an image of her buddy in mattress with Aven (who was once absolutely clothed), which Kylee verified as a result of she knew what Aven were dressed in all over his evening out.
When Kylee referred to as Aven to confront him, he right away admitted to dishonest. (There have been additionally different infidelities when Aven took journeys to Boston in August and September 2023, which he published to Kylee.)
Aven’s Textual content Message
To begin with, Kylee felt that the connection might be salvageable, however Aven then despatched her a “book-long” message which she felt made it appear to be “the end” in their dating.
“I am worthless and I feel totally totally worthless right now. I stepped out on our relationship and I don’t know what to do. I don’t deserve to be painted in any good light. I don’t deserve you. I don’t deserve anyone,” Aven’s textual content message learn, Kylee mentioned on Tuesday’s podcast. “I need to seek major help in rebuilding myself.”
Aven went on to name himself “selfish and inconsiderate,” admitting that he didn't take their dating significantly. “I have ruined everything,” he mentioned.
The place Kylee and Aven Stand Now
Kylee mentioned that Aven is “currently taking the steps” to higher himself. As for his or her dating, she does now not know what the long run holds however remains to be making plans on shifting to San Diego. “He needs to do the work,” she mentioned.