The Bachelorette star Rachel Recchia has revealed she's dating again and there's one man who's caught her eye since moving to Los Angeles, CA.
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Rachel, who seems to finally be over the aftermath of The Bachelorette's nineteenth season and her broken engagement to Tino Franco, continued, "I'm obviously taking it slow, but I actually did go on a date last week."
Rachel confirmed the date went "well," adding, "And there is a second date in the future."
While Rachel wouldn't unveil the man's identity, she disclosed how he's not a member of Bachelor Nation.
The mystery man is just a "random person" who slid into Rachel's DMs, according to the flight instructor.
"We just went and got coffee," Rachel shared.
Rachel said it was just a "casual" date but there was "maybe" a kiss at the end of it.
She also spilled how the man, who works in the music industry, is "very different" from her usual type.
"Which is nice!" Rachel noted. "Sometimes you have to explore and see, so he's definitely different from my type. But he is so cute!"
Rachel is currently living with Bachelor in Paradise star Genevieve Parisi in Los Angeles.
"We've been having a great time," Rachel noted. "I'm still trying to... figure out a new city, but it's been great."
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOWRachel, however, initially struggled to adjust to dating in the real world and outside of The Bachelor bubble.
"I don't know how to date not on a camera," Rachel joked.
"How do you date outside of sitting down and being like, 'Tell me everything about your life right now in this next five minutes -- go!'... Do I give him a Date Card? Do I say, 'Meet me at the coffee shop, XO, Rach?' Like, what do I do?"
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When asked whether she'd be open to dating another member of Bachelor Nation down the road, Rachel replied, "I don't know. It's hard to say."
"I think there is a certain level of comfort with people who know exactly what we've been through and being able to date," Rachel explained.
"But Genevieve and I were just talking about how weird it is, like, someone has always dated someone who's someone's ex, so I feel like it can get pretty tricky in Bachelor Nation since we've all dated each other. I mean, I don't think I wouldn't be open to that in the future, but who knows?"
Rachel is going to make an appearance on Bachelor in Paradise's eighth season soon, but not as a contestant. She apparently filmed an episode to check on her girlfriends and offer some advice alongside her fellow Season 19 The Bachelorette star Gabby Windey.
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"I will not go without her," Rachel said.
For Becca's part, she met her now-fiance Thomas Jacobs on Bachelor in Paradise's seventh season last summer.
Becca therefore said she'd join the girls and be their "personal handler" on the show.
"I would be all for it... If you both go, I will take a month away from my life and Thomas and the dogs and take care of you," Becca said with a laugh.
Rachel shared on the "Off the Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe" podcast last month how she'd "for sure" and "absolutely" star on The Bachelorette again -- solo -- if she'd be guaranteed to find her person.
"I mean, the thought of doing it again in any capacity is so scary," Rachel told Season 11 The Bachelorette star Kaitlyn Bristowe.
But she added, "I do feel like I am in the spot where I do want [to date again], but I'm not, like, on the dating apps... [or] actively going out and trying to date."
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Rachel explained how she just wants a commitment from a man and to be done with dating.
"The fact that I find myself now in the same position [as I was in before The Bachelor], I'm like, 'I don't want to do this.' I wanted to find my person," Rachel lamented.
"I want to get married, I want to start a family. That's where I'm at in my life. I don't want to go back to the streets, and now I'm forced to! Literally!"
Rachel revealed on The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose in late September that she called off her engagement and split from Tino in August because he had been unfaithful to her and failed to fully explain himself or give a sincere apology for the other relationship, which allegedly climaxed with a kiss.
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"I wanted to be with her forever, [but I told her] the time we spent together meant so much and still does. Even after AFR, I can still appreciate her setting the bar really high on how a woman can treat somebody in a relationship."
During his interview with The Bachelor alum Nick Viall, Tino recalled why exactly his relationship with Rachel had fallen apart and why he ultimately cheated on the flight instructor.
Tino also revealed he had locked himself in a bathroom before his After the Final Rose appearance to cry and he initially thought -- after his cheating scandal -- that Rachel wanted to work things out with him.
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