Clare Crawley Discusses How She Went From Dealing With ‘Depression’ to Making Plans to Wed Ryan Dawkins in 2023: ‘Didn’t Want Him to Be a Rebound’

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Celebrating a milestone. After getting engaged earlier this month, Clare Crawley got honest about the ups and downs that led her to her fiancé, Ryan Dawkins.“I wasn’t ready to date again,” the former Bachelorette, 41, exclusively told Us Weekly about the couple’s early courtship days during the DIRECTV Wives Night Out Event at New York City’s HK Hall on Thursday, October 13. “The second that I was single he was like, ‘Let me take you out.’ And he knew that I was in such a low point and I told him I wasn’t even ready to go out to dinner.”Crawley recalled having a rough time dealing with her mental health at the time, adding, “I was in such — to be honest — in a depression.

And I’ve been through a lot and a lot of things I haven’t even shared that I had gone through that were very difficult in my relationship.”The California native’s insight into her personal life comes after she previously made headlines for her on and off relationship with Dale Moss.

The former couple, who met on season 16 of The Bachelorette, got engaged during a November 2020 episode of the series.The twosome called it quits in January 2021 before giving their relationship another try.

In September 2021, Crawley and Moss, 34, pulled the plug on their romance for good.For the former reality star, it was important to wait until she was ready before taking the next step with Dawkins, 47. “I needed to take the space to have time to myself to heal,” she shared with Us. “I didn’t want him to be a rebound.”Crawley also hinted at the pair’s upcoming plans to tie the knot. “I’m not getting any younger, but I don’t know.