With the recent news of Clare and Dale's breakup, one of the two recent couples from The Bachelorette, many fans were shocked to see that they had split up. With recent news making it clear that Clare was made aware of the split the same time everyone had found out, it made the fans wonder if Dale was just a player using Clare for exposure. The pair did get engaged just two short weeks into filming, so it could be possible that Clare could have missed the signs of him being a player.
When Dale first stepped out of the limo on night one, Clare was immediately smitten by the 31-year-old former pro football player. She was so smitten that she muttered out she feels like she just met her husband after Dale was making his way inside. From here on out, Clare had her eyes on Dale. The two became engaged shortly after the competition began. But it seems like Clare missed all the marks that Dale may have not been ready to marry her.
According to People, the former couple was often on two different pages during their engagement. The former Bachelorette wanted kids while Dale was not looking for a wedding or starting a family anytime soon. The whole premise of The Bachelorette results in a proposal at the end. Many fans thought the breakup confirmed how they already felt about Dale's intentions with Clare. Could this be true and she didn't even realize?
According to Page Six, a media insider claims that the former pro football player was pursuing fame as a TV personality long before he appeared on the show. In the article, it is mentioned that Delaina Dixon, a former co-host 0f VH1's The Gossip Table, met Dale in 2016 and when he found about her hosting gig, he contacted her several times for help in the industry. However, the VH1 personality did state this, "Chatting with him and hanging out with him, it’s easy to understand why Clare would fall for him so fast.” With accusations of him cheating as well, he could have been focused on other girls that were not his fiancée.
So while Clare did end up finding love for a short period of time after her run on The Bachelorette, she could have missed the opportunity to open her heart to other men while on the show. Many fans have been supportive of the previous Bachelorette. She has made it clear that she will stay strong while healing from the breakup. One thing fans know for sure, after seeing her compete for lover over and over again, is that Clare is resilient.