The Bachelor bachelorette Teddi Wright has opened up about her decision to be a virgin and why she considers herself "different" from other people who are virgins.
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For starters, Teddi insisted she had no reservations or fear about sharing she's a virgin right away on The Bachelor's 26th season starring Clayton Echard.
"I'm very open about that, so I had no issues about saying that," Teddi said.
"And I say that really early on with guys I've dated in the past. I tell everyone that I know [that I'm a virgin]."
Teddi, who received Clayton's First Impression Rose on Night 1 after essentially taking his breath away, noted how she's "not a very stereotypical virgin."
"No one really expects that I am," Teddi pointed out to Joe, Tia and Natasha.
"I'm not waiting until marriage, so that's why it's a little bit different than other people that are virgins."
"When I was in college," she elaborated, "I thought I was maybe going to wait until marriage. I grew up in a very Christian household and I'm still Christian. The college that I went to is Christian."
However, some major self-reflection and being honest with herself apparently led Teddi to an epiphany.
"I think after I graduated, I kind of was looking back at all of my values and beliefs, and that was the one I always went back to," Teddi recalled.
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Teddi said she questioned herself, "Am I actually doing this because I feel like it's bettering myself or am I doing it because there's a lot of shame associated with women having sex and it changing the identity of the person?"
"And I felt like for me," Teddi explained, "it was connected more to not wanting it to be taken away from my identity. And that's just not a good enough reason for me."
Also, Teddi revealed she is "a sexual person," even though she hasn't had sex yet.
"I think that women should be [sexual] and they should be okay and happy and proud of that. So, yeah, I changed [my mindset] to, 'I waited this long, I want to wait until I'm in love.'"
Natasha gathered that Teddi seems to be waiting for a "real" and "mature" love, and Teddi nodded her head in agreement.
When Teddi introduced herself on The Bachelor premiere, which aired on January 3, she explained to viewers how she wants to be in love when she has sex for the first time.
Teddi also warned her family members that if Clayton ended up inviting her into an overnight Fantasy-Suite date, she would take advantage of that intimate off-screen time.
"I think Clayton could be my person. He checks off all the boxes that I feel like I have... When I look at him, I'll know if he's The One," Teddi told the cameras.
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Not only did Teddi receive the first rose of Clayton's season on Night 1, but she also snagged the first kiss. Clayton said that meeting Teddi stopped him in his tracks and left him speechless.
"Teddi, you make me feel some type of way!" Clayton gushed.
Once Clayton gave Teddi a rose and she kissed him for the second time, Clayton said he felt like he was on Cloud 9, "or Cloud 10," if a person can get there.
"I felt that spark right away and it's wild," Clayton confirmed of the pair's connection, later adding, "Kissing Teddi, I feel complete... It just feels right. I don't know. I'm going to be thinking about that kiss for a while!"
Teddi is one of 22 women remaining heading into The Bachelor's second episode airing on Monday, January 10 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC.
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