Officially in love! Kendall Long is opening up about her future with boyfriend Mitchell Sage — and why it was time for her to share with Bachelor Nation.“It’s weird because when I was on the show, I was almost, like, a commitment-phobe or I was afraid of marriage and afraid of all that happening.
But the show really taught me a lot [about] actually being able to visualize my future and wanting marriage and talking about wanting marriage,” the 30-year-old Bachelor season 22 alum said on Us Weekly’s “Here for the Right Reasons” podcast. “So I told myself that I would never be public or be in a full, like, relationship unless I saw that future with that person.
Right now with Mitch, I feel like that’s the direction that we are headed and I’m comfortable with that and I’m excited about that.
It’s crazy to be in a relationship where you’re like, ‘Oh wow. I can see it with this person and not be terrified.’ So I think the show has definitely taught me a lot about what I’m looking for in a relationship and looking forward to that next step with somebody.”After appearing on Arie Luyendyk Jr.’s season of the ABC show, Long met Joe Amabile on season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise.
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