The Bachelorette host Jesse Palmer has addressed Sam McKinney's disastrous conversations with Jenn Tran in Seattle.
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Jenn therefore believed Sam's love declaration wasn't genuine since he didn't seem to understand her wants or needs, nevermind the complexities of her personality and overall character.
After three frustrating and confusing conversations in Seattle -- two during and after the radio-show group date and then another one before the sixth Rose Ceremony of the season -- Jenn finally eliminated Sam.
When asked why he thinks Jenn had given Sam so many chances to explain himself, Jesse told Entertainment Weekly, "I really feel that Jenn had high hopes for Sam, ever since Night 1."
Jesse elaborated, "I think Jenn was willing to be as patient with him as possible to see if he could finally break through before hometowns."
To this day, Jesse apparently isn't sure whether Sam was being honest and sincere with his words.
"I've thought about that ever since Seattle," Jesse admitted.
"There is no question that communication is where their relationship seriously lagged compared to the other men."
Jesse dodged the question about the 27-year-old contractor from South Carolina and instead teased, "I'm excited to hopefully dive into this at Men Tell All and find out once and for all where the truth lies."
Sam, for his part, broke his silence after his The Bachelorette exit aired August 12 on ABC.
Sam said of his breakup conversation with Jenn, "I wish I was able to truly show how I felt in that moment right there, but that love that I carry is visceral, it's instinctive, and it's beyond descriptive, and it just didn't work in that setting -- and that's okay."
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When Jenn had asked Sam specific questions about what he liked about her, he'd grab her face for a makeout session or blurt out, "I appreciate you," or, "I love you."
Sam, for instance, said he loved Jenn because she's "selfless," but he couldn't come up with a single instance when Jenn had acted selflessly during their time together.
"This is how I know you're selfless, actually. After Night 1, that connection that we had was hot," Sam told The Bachelorette star.
At one point, Jenn criticized Sam for sounding like he was reading off a script.
"He's dismissing me and he's not listening and he's not asking," Jenn complained to The Bachelorette cameras. "I'm not seeing the love! What does [pour into his emotional part] even mean?"
Jenn ultimately determined that Sam reminded her too much of her toxic relationships in the past, and so she decided to dump him in Seattle.
"I've been through this so many times -- teaching people what love means and teaching people how to prioritize me. I've closed this chapter in my life already. I am done. I am done with it!" Jenn shouted at the bachelor.
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Sam found his exchange with Jenn "frustrating," and he told the cameras, "The energy that she brought was very dull. It's not my fault... At the end of the day, it is what it is. I will always keep the main thing, the main thing -- and that's finding my person."
Jenn admitted she was "so mad" that she had gotten it "wrong" with Sam, who had received her First Impression Rose as well as the first kiss of the season.
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Jenn explained how her connection with Sam was mainly physical and letting him go was a huge "turning point" for her in this journey of finding true love.
"I understand what I want, and what I want is not Sam," Jenn concluded.
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