Bachelor in Paradise’s Aven Jones, Kylee Russell leaves as a couple

Aven Jones And Kylee Russell chose not to get engaged Bachelor in paradise.

Although they didn’t break up during the Thursday, December 7, Season 9 finale, the couple experienced some ups and downs during their final days at the beach. Aven, 30, wasn’t planning on putting a ring on Kylee’s finger, but she “clung to the false hope” that he would get down on one knee.

“An engagement is what I wanted, and I know he is it. I know,” Kylee, 26, said during her confessional. “So I don’t understand why he can’t see that too. I don’t know what else I can do.”

The tension between Kylee and Aven was palpable as they went back and forth about their future – seemingly leading nowhere. Aven explained that he and Kylee were in a “really good place” and didn’t understand why she needed an engagement to secure their relationship.

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“As far as I believe in it paradiseI can’t compare it to shifting the same dynamics in the real world. I can not do it. I don’t want this to be a deal breaker for us. I’m not willing to lose her because of an engagement paradise”, Aven explained in his confessional. “If that’s the conversation that starts, I’m really going to have to make a real decision about what I want to do because I don’t know how to solve that. I don’t know what the solution is. I don’t know where to go from here.”

Ultimately, both Aven and Kylee agreed that they fell in love and didn’t want to “lose” each other. So they left the beach together.

Kylee and Aven were initially contestants Zach Shallcross‘ season of The Bachelor earlier this year and Rachel Recchia‘s 2022 season of The bacheloretterespectively. Before spending the summer together in Mexico, the two showed their interest in each other with some mild flirting on social media. Kylee first pursued a relationship with Will Urena on the beach, but when Aven arrived and asked her out, he and Kylee went all in on their romance.

As Aven and Kylee’s on-screen connection grew, he took to social media in October to address fans who were unimpressed with his storyline. “For everyone watching BIPif you are normal [you] are portrayed as boring,” he wrote via X (formerly Twitter). “I apologize to everyone for not being manic enough and being a normal, calm person. If that seems boring, IDC.”

But soon after, Aven became embroiled in online drama with Kylee and Olivia Lewiswho accused Kylee of sabotaging her romance with John Henry Spurlock by insisting Cat Izzo to go after him.

‘Will shows interest in me and kisses me. Kylee screws up as soon as she gets air. John Henry shows interest in me and we are together. Kylee encourages Kat to screw up,” Olivia tweeted in November. “Has anyone else noticed a pattern?”

Kylee then replied, “I don’t owe you anything, I’m loyal to my true friends. Have a great night.”

Olivia then accused Kylee of trying to settle their feud behind the scenes. “Is that why you just called me twice?” To tell me that? Or could it be the fake voice where you pretend that didn’t really happen…?’ Olivia asked, to which Kylee replied, “I didn’t call to explain myself. …I called to tell you to take my name out of your mouth. Instead you’re trolling Twitter and refusing to answer my calls.”

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Amid the back and forth, Aven jumped in to defend Kylee. “Give one night one elimination some meaningless screen time and they start thinking they can just say anything,” he wrote, referring to Zach sending Olivia home during the first rose ceremony of his season.

After Olivia called Aven’s response “tired” and noted that she didn’t realize “you had to kick some ass last night,” Aven responded, “You’re literally blaming someone else for your own failed relationships.” .”

Aven later told a fan via Instagram that he “apologized” to Olivia for his comments, adding, “It was very strange and I’m sorry.”