Caelynn Miller-Keyes should reject Dean Unglert’s apology upon his return to Bachelor in Paradise. She deserves someone who is ready for a real relationship, and Unglert has proven he’s not that guy.
Unglert waltzed on to the scene a few weeks into Paradise, with a new look and new perspective on life. His homelessness and questionable streak of hair above his upper lip didn’t deter Miller-Keyes, who was looking for a steady partner following the Blake Horstmann debacle. Unglert fit the bill temporarily, serving as the dam in her river of Paradise misfortune. But the instant connection they experienced on their one-on-one was a false front. Unglert didn’t have the intention of finding a wife, and no matter how strong his relationship with Miller-Keyes was, he knew it would not last.
That is, at least, before he returned. A preview shows a clip of Unglert strolling back into Mexico sans mustache to, potentially, try begging for Miller-Keyes’ forgiveness. He is seen saying to Miller-Keyes, “I made a mistake.” Her eyes go wide when she hears this. Then the camera shows a shot of Connor Saeli. At the wedding, Miller-Keyes had eyes for Saeli, and the two hit it off and exchanged a kiss. Saeli chose her for the one-on-one date, where they painted a picture with their bodies. She seemed to be into Saeli and excited about seeing where things could go.
This would be a refreshing change for Miller-Keyes, who for once would be dating someone who doesn’t suffer from indecisiveness, as Horstmann and Unglert very clearly do. With Saeli, at the very least, Miller-Keyes can enjoy the rest of her time in Paradise, even if it doesn’t lead to engagement right away or even a relationship outside of Mexico. Unglert, meanwhile, perpetually has one foot in the deep end and one foot in the kiddie pool. He’s very skilled at pulling women in with his charming smile and endearingly self-deprecating personality, but he doesn’t have a plan once a relationship reaches the level where serious conversations are necessary.
Perhaps Unglert has experienced a 180 in the - what, one, two days - since he left the show. Maybe he realized that his life would never be the same without Miller-Keyes in it; that he actually is ready to settle down after all and leave his van/house at the curb. If he truly did have his coming-to-Bachelor-gods moment in the hours since his breakup with Miller-Keyes, that’s great for him. But Miller-Keyes shouldn’t have to beg for her man to be ready for her. She’s worthy of a gentleman who knows exactly who he wants and what he wants. Unglert may not be a deceiving person but he’s not the man for Miller-Keyes. If he was, he wouldn’t have ran off in the first place.
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Bachelor in Paradise airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on ABC.
Source: Anna Marie’s BachelorTV
