The Bachelorette couple Clare Crawley and Dale Moss are reportedly back together and working on their relationship following a one-month breakup.
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"Dale has been pretty secretive with friends when they're asking if he's back with Clare, but it's obvious to everyone that they're back together," a source told Us Weekly.
"They're just figuring things out and enjoying spending time together."
Clare and Dale sparked reconciliation rumors on Tuesday when Reality Steve spoiler blogger Steve Carbone posted photos of Clare and Dale reuniting and taking a casual stroll hand-in-hand through Venice, FL, nearly one month after announcing their split.
The pair then headed to Nokomo's Sunset Hut in Nokomis, FL, according to TMZ, where they drank a couple of Moscow mules.
And on Wednesday, Clare and Dale reportedly went to dinner together at Rosebud's Steak & Seafood House in Osprey, FL, and looked "totally happy with each other," an eyewitness told Us.
"She had her hands on him -- like, on his lap -- and he had his hands on her. 100 percent, they looked like a couple. They looked very happy together. They were sitting in a round booth and they sat right next to each other the whole entire time," the source said.
"A lot of people dining at the same time all knew who they were, so they would stop by and say hi and ask them questions. They were very nice people. They're definitely in love."
Dale announced his split from Clare on January 19, saying the pair had arrived at "the healthiest decision" for the "both" of them, but then Clare revealed two days later she had been blindsided by Dale's public statement.
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Clare wrote on Instagram, "I was made aware of a 'mutual' statement at the same time you all were, so I've needed some time to really digest this."
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOWClare admitted she was "crushed" by the breakup given her intentions to settle down with Dale and start a family had "always been very clear."
The Season 16 The Bachelorette star added that she had been "genuinely invested with all of [her] heart" into Dale and their relationship, although it "was not perfect."
Multiple sources described Dale as a "fame-seeker," according to E! News, and one insider said, "It is obvious [to Clare] now. Things are making sense to her now. She didn't want to believe it at first but is now heartbroken."
It's been widely reported Dale "broke it off" with Clare because he wanted to continue living in New York City while Clare felt the need to stay in Sacramento, CA, and tend to her mother, who battles Alzheimer's disease.
"[Dale] doesn't want to give up the party life. He loves the NYC scene," the insider told E! News. "His partying would be a problem in their relationship and would cause many fights."
And the insider noted of Clare, "She just wants to get married, settle down and have children. They were on complete different pages."
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But in late January, reports swirled Dale had been cheating on Clare after they got engaged on The Bachelorette's sixteenth season in Summer 2020. Sources told E! News that Dale had been unfaithful throughout their entire five-month engagement.
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"[Clare] has seen proof" that when she couldn't be with Dale in New York City, he was reportedly spending time with Eleonora.
Dale has claimed his relationship with Eleonora -- which dates back to at least late 2019 -- is strictly platonic and business-related, but the source told E! News that Clare "never trusted the friendship and thought it was shady."
Dale's questionable relationship with Eleonora was reportedly "a root cause of a lot of their arguments" that resulted in Dale and Clare taking some time apart and then ultimately ending their engagement.
However, a Dale source subsequently denied Dale and Eleonora had an affair.
"There is zero truth to the romance rumors," the Dale source told E! News, adding that Dale and Eleonora have "an innocent friendship."
Shortly after Clare and Dale's breakup, Dale insisted on his Instagram Stories that the split "didn't come out of nowhere" and he was struggling to move on, according to Us.
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"I love Clare and respect Clare enough to let her know how I feel, even if that’s against the expectations of everybody else, and it’s gonna take time," Dale reportedly shared on January 25.
"I wanted nothing more than to make this relationship work, and I put my heart and soul into it each and every day. And I wanted nothing more than to build a healthy relationship."
Dale subsequently broke down to his followers in an Instagram video and said he was "hurting."
"This has f-cking rocked me. I felt so many emotions, so much guilt, but also so much confusion, so much hurt, and I know that we both have... But the reality of it is, life isn't perfect," Dale reportedly lamented, on the verge of tears.
"And we make mistakes. I've made a lot of them, I know we all do. My pops would always say you gotta hurt before you heal. I've been f-cking hurting. A lot."
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It took less than two weeks for Clare to determine Dale was the guy she wanted to be with forever, and so she dumped all of her other The Bachelorette bachelors to pursue that one relationship.
Clare's journey on the show therefore ended prematurely with a steamy overnight date with Dale that led to Dale getting down on one knee and proposing marriage seemingly the next day.
Once Tayshia Adams took over Clare's The Bachelorette season, Clare and Dale sat down with host Chris Harrison during a November 2020 episode and expressed how they both believed they had found love at first sight.
When Chris asked what was next for the couple, Clare immediately shouted, "Babies!"
But Dale noted he'd like to get married before welcoming children.
"I've never been afraid of commitment," Dale told People in a joint interview with Clare last year.
"And when I met Clare, I knew I was all in. She lights a fire in me that I was missing for so long."
Dale recently claimed he had turned down the opportunity to compete on The Bachelorette multiple times after being nominated for the show but changed his mind once Clare was announced as the show's sixteenth-season star in March 2020.
Prior to getting involved with Dale, Clare had been engaged to The Bachelor Winter Games bachelor Benoit Beausejour-Savard.
Clare and Benoit announced their decision to split in April 2018 after being engaged for only a month and a half.
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