The Bachelorette alum Michelle Young has admitted she's pissed off because Nayte Olukoya took off on her and "stripped" away her "dream" engagement.
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During the February 6 episode of "The Ben and Ashley I: Almost Famous Podcast," co-host Ashley Iaconetti asked Michelle if she'd consider her 2021 engagement to Nayte on The Bachelorette's eighteenth season to be "a real engagement or an annulled engagement."
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Michelle replied, "Honestly, for me, [it's] tainted. Because it was my dream ring. I wanted the relationship to work. I was willing to put in work for the relationship. And I had the person take off."
Michelle, who announced her split from Nayte in June 2022, admitted "that's not something" she's "bluntly" said before.
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"I know what it looks like to work through a relationship, and I know how hard relationships can get," Michelle said.
"But both people have to be capable of doing that. And so, for me, it was yeah, I feel like that was literally kind of stripped away from me -- so it pisses me off!"
But that doesn't mean Michelle isn't looking forward to her second engagement, which will hopefully turn into a happy, lifelong marriage.
"I can't wait to do it, like, for real this next time, with somebody who I know will be there," Michelle shared.
"Sh-t, I'm going to have to figure out a different cut of a ring because pear-shaped ain't happening anymore!"
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Michelle, who recently jumped back into the dating scene, admitted last month she has "high standards" for her next boyfriend and "may be single 4 life" as a result.
On TikTok, Michelle opened up about how she'd like to date a goal-oriented man who plans romantic dates from start to finish and can go with the flow and remain positive in the face of unexpected challenges.
As far as dealbreakers go, Michelle said "complacency" and being "emotionally unavailable." She also said it's unattractive when men get stuck in a pyramid scheme, cannot read a room, give guilt trips, and fail to communicate effectively.
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Michelle and Nayte got engaged on The Bachelorette's Season 18 finale, which aired in December 2021. On After the Final Rose, the couple was gifted a $200,000 check to put towards their first house together.
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Nayte had initially planned to move to Minnesota to be with Michelle in March 2022, but he claimed on "The Viall Files" podcast in September that he decided to stay in Austin, TX, due to back-to-back arguments he and Michelle had in the first few days of January 2022.
The couple allegedly continued fighting, and so Michelle and Nayte's relationship lasted only six months after the finale aired.
"It's been really interesting. Just, you know, you go through something and you think you know someone, and then more recently, [you don't]," Michelle told Celeb Secrets TV in September.
On "The Viall Files" podcast, Nayte recalled there being a sudden and unexpected shift in his relationship with Michelle once they entered the real world, from being blissfully happy to living with tension.
"We started consistently and gradually going downhill, where we were just, like, it wasn't sunshine and rainbows anymore," he claimed.
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"I remember crying my heart out to [my mom and stepdad, saying], 'I'm so frustrated and I have no idea what's going on in this relationship.' How can you be so sure about something and then just have it fall apart?"
Nayte said he felt pressure to be perfect since Michelle was a famous face and they were the new hot couple in Bachelor Nation at the time. Nayte also said there were trust issues on his part, citing an incident when Michelle had allegedly suspiciously deleted a DM conversation with a famous male country singer.
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Nayte also shared how he wants "more of a partner and less of a coach" in his next relationship.
"I miss the Michelle I fell in love with, but I'm not sure I miss the Michelle I broke up with," Nayte told Nick Viall last year.
Nayte ultimately admitted that he dumped with Michelle over the phone in June 2022 only days after they had celebrated her birthday. Nayte said she proceeded to block him on social media, which he called "a low blow."
Michelle admitted to Celeb Secrets TV that the aftermath of her breakup was truly "a lot" to handle since her family is very "private."
Michelle, who moved to Los Angeles last year, continued, "All I can do, truly, is [remember] I know how things went down. I know the other person knows what went down, and I can stay true to myself and really that's all that I can do."
According to Nayte, he and Michelle totally ended communication with each other in mid-July.
Nayte previously claimed he never cheated on Michelle, but Michelle was admittedly blindsided by his choice to call it quits on their relationship.
Nayte also raised eyebrows when he moved from Texas to Los Angeles a few weeks after his breakup with Michelle to pursue modeling, Us Weekly reported.
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The sales executive was also accused of moving on from Michelle quickly with The Bachelor alum Deandra Kanu after they were photographed flirting at a party, but Nayte insisted nothing romantic ever happened between them.
Michelle said in September it was "hard" dealing with "the public's opinion" of her personal life and the reports that were circulating online about Nayte.
"Everyone thinks that they know what happened, and all of this other stuff," Michelle said.
"And honestly, for me, my parents really taught me [to] control what you can control. I can control myself and my attitude, my emotions. My mental well-being is not dependent on people other than myself. And so that's where I was able to find that stability and consistency."
Michelle said in her interview that she was "happy" and finally "done" healing her broken heart.
Michelle expressed gratitude to her family and friends for helping her through the dark time, adding, "I'm really, truly [trying to] block out all the noise. Everything comes in waves."
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