Nick Viall on Whether ‘The Bachelor’ Is ‘Real Love’ — and the Different Advice He’d Give Himself During His 4 Seasons
usmagazine.comEight years after his first stint on The Bachelorette, Nick Viall has become a to-go for advice in and outside of Bachelor Nation — and he’s sharing all he’s learned about relationships, dating and sex in his new book.“I’m very reluctant for that ‘[relationship] expert’ kind of phrase.
I feel far more comfortable with ‘that friend you need, but maybe don’t want,’ or that kind of older brother [who gives] sage advice,” the 42-year-old Don’t Text Your Ex Happy Birthday author began on Us Weekly’s “Here for the Right Reasons” podcast. “I didn’t write this book coming from a place of any type of expertise, but just as someone who had his own bumps and along the way, has felt stuck. [I] had struggled with ghosting, being cheated on and asking myself questions — ‘Why would she say this and then do that?’ I understand that I come from a man’s perspective on dating, but some of those fears and concerns with dating are universal regardless of your gender or sexual orientation.
We all come from different struggles and it’s not to compare anyone’s struggles, but the place I wrote it from. … I try to include a lot of empathy and understanding [by] sharing my stories and the struggles I’ve had.”Fans met Viall on season 10 of The Bachelorette with Andi Dorfman.
After finishing as the runner-up, he appeared on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s season 11 and nearly proposed again. Following a stint on Bachelor in Paradise season 3, he was named the season 21 Bachelor and was engaged to Vanessa Grimaldi for several months in 2017.“I think [the chapter] I’m most optimistic that might help the most people is the last chapter,” he told Us, referring to chapter 10, titled Getting Over Them. “I’m someone who had a really hard time getting over some
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