Former Bachelorette lead Clare Crawley shared and deleted an intense love quote to Instagram following her recent reunion with ex-fiancé, Dale Moss. The on-and-off couple found themselves rekindling their romance when fans spotted them getting cozy in Florida together. Neither Clare nor Dale have confirmed if they are officially back together, but sources close to the reality stars say they are taking things one step at a time.
Clare and Dale began their journey to love when the 39-year-old became The Bachelorette lead. As soon as the former NFL player stepped foot out of the limo, it was game over for Clare. She eventually decided to focus her time on him, and the show was able to give the couple an earlier fantasy suite date. They were engaged just two weeks after filming for the reality series began. Two months after their engagement aired, Dale announced he and Clare decided to go their separate ways.
On Tuesday, Clare Crawley shared an intense quote to her Instagram just weeks after rekindling her relationship with the 32-year-old. The quote by relationship expert Mark Groves read, "The trick is, you have to want to experience great, deep, soul-shattering love more than you want to protect yourself from hurt." It went on, "Because truthfully, we can never guarantee we won’t get hurt, but what we can guarantee is that in the process of protecting ourselves, we will also be preventing ourselves from ever feeling fully loved." Judging by the quote, Clare is afraid of getting hurt by Dale again but is willing to give the relationship a shot for a second chance at a deep love.
Before Clare and Dale revived their love on the beaches of Florida last month, the pair seemed ready to move on from their whirlwind engagement. In January, Dale addressed the breakup on Instagram by sharing a photo announcing their split through a mutual statement. Shortly after Dale's announcement, Clare revealed she was unaware of the "mutual" statement and found out about it when everyone else did. Clare and Dale seemed to move on from the messy split but were spotted together less than a month after the breakup. A source close to US Weekly revealed they are back together and are just "enjoying spending time together" for now.
Clare and Dale have been through so much together since they began their relationship on The Bachelorette. While there may have been many ups and downs within the relationship, Clare and Dale seem truly in love. Neither is willing to give up the other yet and want to give the relationship the second chance it deserves. Now that an engagement is not expected, the couple can be together whether it leads to marriage or not.
Sources: Clare Crawley (Instagram), US Weekly