The Bachelorette alum Dean Unglert apparently believes The Bachelor couple Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph haven't been handling their breakup as well as they could be.
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"I try to stay out of that with Caelynn," Dean, 29, admitted to Us Weekly.
"There's one line in The Office where I think Jim and Pam started dating and Dwight says, 'I think they both can do better.' I think that kind of applies to Cassie and Colton."
"I obviously want the best for them," he added, "and I don't know exactly what's going on."
Dean competed for Rachel Lindsay's heart on The Bachelorette's thirteenth season before appearing on The Bachelor Winter Games as well as two seasons of Bachelor in Paradise.
Although Dean has made it clear he doesn't really believe in marriage, he and Caelynn wear rings -- just not "engagement rings," technically -- to show their commitment to one another.
Dean said if he and Caelynn ever decide to go through with getting married, the event would shape up to be "more of a party" than a traditional ceremony and reception.
"I would just invite a bunch of my friends over and we'd get really drunk. We'd all tell a bunch of great stories and laugh and cry and that would be the day," Dean shared with Us.
"It's something that wouldn't necessarily be as traditional -- basically just a celebration of friendship and love and all these things with a bunch of our friends and family around. Really, that's all we've really ever asked for."
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As for Colton and Cassie, when they announced their breakup in May, the pair had apparently agreed to remain friends and keep their breakup private, but the peace didn't last long.
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The pair's split got ugly after Cassie conducted a July 6 interview with The Bachelor host Chris Harrison on The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons -- Ever!.
"When our relationship ended we agreed to handle things as privately as possible as we attempted to navigate our new relationship as friends," Colton wrote on Instagram three days after Cassie's interview aired, although Cassie declined to reveal any specific details regarding her split from Colton.
"I chose to do that since we were living in this interim period, but obviously a lot changed this week."
Cassie therefore fired back on social media with some insulting allegations against the former pro football player, including that Colton allegedly intended to "monetize" their breakup by writing about it for a new chapter in his memoir, The First Time: Finding Myself and Looking for Love on Reality TV, without allowing her to see the content first.
Cassie suggested Colton was being an unfair hypocrite and publicly asked him to refrain from "prolonging our breakup or dragging me" when it's "unwarranted." (Colton's representative told Us on July 10 that Cassie's "accusations are simply not true.")
But Colton insisted on an episode of Reality Steve spoiler blogger Steve Carbone's podcast last week his initial Instagram post wasn't directed at his ex, but rather The Bachelor franchise.
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Colton claimed The Bachelor producers told Cassie the interview would be an opportunity for the world to get to know her but then the special only aired footage of Cassie talking about her split from Colton, which was apparently a topic Cassie had wanted to avoid altogether.
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"What bugged me was the fact that that show took advantage of her. I feel very defensive over people I love," Colton explained, according to Us.
"I know Cassie's a big girl and can fight her own battles, but I know her heart -- she doesn't want to rock the boat and she loves people even if they abuse her or even if they take advantage of her, which is what they did."
Colton also claimed he had "nothing but good things" to say about Cassie at the time and felt only "love and well-wishes and friendship" with her.
"I love the girl and miss the girl dearly. She's amazing," Colton said.
Colton added, "Cass stayed extremely professional and extremely quiet about our breakup [on The Bachelor GOAT], which I was so happy and thankful for. I even texted her and was like, 'Man I appreciate that, thank you.'"
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Colton also confirmed he did in fact write an additional chapter for his memoir but made sure Cassie was okay with it first. A paperback edition of his memoir will be released in January 2021 with the new content included.
Colton got his start on The Bachelor franchise when he competed for Becca Kufrin's heart on The Bachelorette's fourteenth season in 2018 and finished in fourth place.
Colton subsequently appeared on Season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise, when he tried to revive a romance with Tia Booth, but he ultimately found love with Cassie on The Bachelor's 23rd season last year.
Despite being spotted recently with Pretty Little Liars actress Lucy Hale, Colton says he is
"happily single."
In terms of why Colton and Cassie split, Cassie reportedly initiated the conversation and a source told E! News in early June, "Cassie was just not as ready for the settled-down life Colton wants right now and she tried to end it a few times."
A People insider shared a similar explanation for what went wrong, saying Cassie wasn't ready to get married and the pair had essentially just become friends.
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