Regretting Not Getting There Quicker and Missing Something Incredible

During The Bachelorette‘s “Men Tell All” episode on August 27, Bachelor Nation bid farewell to a beloved contestant: Jonathon Johnson.

After fans watched Jonathon’s elimination during the Fantasy Suite Week rose ceremony, host Jesse Palmer welcomed him to the stage. It was the first time Jonathon spoke publicly about his heartbreak and reunited with Jenn since his departure.

“It was a beautiful journey with amazing moments, and watching it all come to an end is just — it’s not something that I wanted. I missed out on something incredible, and I regretted not getting there a lot quicker,” Jonathon shared.

When asked what he loved about Jenn, the 27-year-old creative director from Los Angeles, said, “There wasn’t a dull moment we ever had. She listened. She’s so attentive to everything. She would reassure you on your feelings. There were things that were unspoken — that I was not even scared, I was terrified of — and she would just pull me to the side and say, ‘Hey, this is okay. You got this.'”

Watching the Fantasy Suite Week episode was tough for Jonathon. Seeing Jenn fall in love with Marcus and Devin while his relationship with her remained comfortable was challenging. “That was hard to watch. I was like, love is involved in both of these relationships. And we’re in this place where we can’t go past it. So that was definitely hard to see,” he admitted.

Despite the heartbreak, Jonathon was “beyond excited to see” Jenn and expressed that he still has “a lot of love” for her. “I’m gonna be so excited to just give her a hug, say hi, and hopefully just tell her I hope she found exactly what she’s looking for,” he explained.

When the two reunited, Jonathon opened up to Jenn. He reiterated that although he realized his feelings for her too late, the journey taught him valuable lessons that he will carry into future relationships. “That epiphany that I had overnight, I was too late. That sucked, incredibly. But I’d never been able to come to a conclusion about somebody so quick in my life,” Jonathon said. “The fact that I was able to get there with you in a night, not only was I proud of myself for getting there that fast, but I was just so happy that I had the chance to even meet you, that you had that effect on me. So thank you so much for everything.”

But, as the saying goes, “it’s always darkest before dawn.” In Jonathon’s case, the dawn is Bachelor in Paradise, where he is headed alongside fellow Bachelorette fan-favorite contestant Hakeem Moulton for another chance at finding love within the franchise.

Be sure to tune into the three-hour live Bachelorette finale event on Tuesday, September 3 at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC to see how Jenn Tran’s love story ends.

Source: Decider