Spilling the tea.
Bachelor Nation got to know Dina as she searched for love with Grant Ellis on Season 29 of “The Bachelor.”
Dina stopped by for an exclusive chat with BachelorNation.com after “Women Tell All” to share more about her conversation with her family regarding Hometowns, whether she regrets not letting them meet Grant, and if she’s open to going on “Bachelor in Paradise.”
Check out our exclusive conversation with Dina below.
BN: Hi, Dina. Thank you for stopping by to chat with us! How do you feel tonight went overall?
Dina: Tonight was good. I’m tired. I’m emotionally depleted, but in a good way. I also feel filled. Seeing the girls, seeing Grant, being able to let everything out, it was also a revitalizing feeling too. So, I’m happy. And honestly, I let it all out there. I feel like I said everything that I wanted to say. I think there’s always so much that you can get into the weeds about and talk about. But for the most part, I said everything that I wanted to. And I think my conversations with the girls and with Grant were high-level what I wanted to say.
BN: That’s great! You mentioned tonight that you were the one who decided to not have your family meet Grant during Hometowns. What made you come to that decision, and have you talked with your family more about it since?
D: Yeah, of course. We talked about it when I got home and half of my family was like, “I can’t believe that you pulled the plug on it; we really wanted to be there.” And then the other side of my family was like, “Good. I’m glad that made you come home because now you can see clearly that you’re not ready to get engaged to a guy that’s been dating 25 girls in such a short amount of time.” My brothers were mostly the ones against it. And so they were happy because they had me back home. But I think ultimately, they were like, “Well, if it was really real for you and we ruined that for you, sorry.” But if it was meant to be, then it’s going to be meant to be. So we’ve talked and things are fine, but I think it happened the way that it should have and I don’t have regrets. Do I think that the outcome could have been different? Maybe, but does it mean I made it to the end, or does it mean I had one more week? It wasn’t worth it to me if it was just one more week. And I remember in the Rose Ceremony at Hometowns, I was staring at the last rose and I was like, “If it’s not me and him at the end, then I don’t want it. I don’t want it just for another week.” I want it to be me and him, so I think it worked out the way it was supposed to.
BN: That makes sense. Do you think that this experience will affect how you date now going forward? And are there certain qualities that you’re looking for in a partner?
D: I don’t know, but I hope it has a positive impact on how I date going forward and I hope that it opens doors to different men and different possibilities. I’m not someone that’s so outward in dating and wanting to put myself out there, so hopefully they’ll come to me. I just want someone who’s kind, someone who’s loyal, fiercely loyal, and someone that I can count on. That’s something that should be a given, but it’s not in this day and age. So I think I’m just looking for someone who’s kind, loyal, and able to put up the amount of effort that I’m willing to put in.
BN: Is there anyone in Bachelor Nation that you have your eyes on?
D: Oooh, there are so many cute guys! But no, no one specifically because I feel like I haven’t been creeping as much as I could and I need to start doing that! And the season’s been going, so I haven’t really done my due diligence. So I’ll do a little digging.
BN: Would you be interested in going on “Bachelor in Paradise?”
D: I don’t know. It’s something I have to think about, and I still have been going through this experience, so it’s hard to think about “Paradise” when this experience hadn’t ended for me yet. Like “Women Tell All” is my last hurrah with it. Up until now, I’ve been reliving every episode and not really thinking about what’s next. Now I’m like, okay, maybe now it’s time to start thinking about what’s next. So we’ll see!
BN: Well, we can’t wait to see what you decide! Thank you so much for your time, Dina!
