Former Bachelor Ben Higgins is weighing in on the split between Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell. He opened up about it on his podcast with Ashley Iaconetti. His theory is one that had not really been discussed before. What did he say? Keep reading to find out more.
Ben Higgins Is Sharing His Thoughts On Matt & Rachael Split
Bachelor Ben Higgins has his own theories about what could have possibly gone wrong between Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James. If anything it at least played a part in their sudden breakup.
Ben shared his thoughts on the Almost Famous podcast. He believes that Rachael and Matt filming all of their dinners together for Matt to share as an influencer took a toll on their relationship. He said, “Immediately, I said, ‘If you want a recipe for a relationship to at some point, have conflict, to feel out of touch, to have issues from a lack of communication, start filming those intimate moments — like a dinner together — every time.’”
Ben noted that even if one is comfortable in front of cameras they still put their best foot forward when recording. He thinks this applies to dinners as well. Basically, if every dinner is filmed it’s going to eventually just feel like work.
He didn’t stop there and explained his thoughts even further. He said,
“It’s gonna start feeling like, ‘OK, can I have this bite of food? Is there going to be food on my face?’ Or, ‘Hey, can I ask Matt this question about where he’s at in our relationship and is he going to be upset with me because I’m gonna want to do it maybe during a dinner that he’s going to want to be filming, and so we’re gonna have to spend 30 minutes of this dinner actually having a conversation that matters and not just worrying about how the food looks or how it’s plated, or when the waiter’s coming up to drop the dishes.’”
Ben Has Advice For Listeners And Ashley
Ben Higgins has some advice for his listeners and for Ashley Iaconetti. He said everyone should learn from Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell’s mistakes. It’s not good to have a phone at the dinner table. It’s a good time to sit with the family and talk rather than be absorbed in the phone.
He went on to say it’s okay to film sometimes but not every single dinner. In his opinion, Rachael was getting overwhelmed by it all.
This entire theory came up for Ben because of Rachael’s interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast. She shared the story that led up to their breakup.
The dinner they were wanting to have got ruined. She was upset and scrounging trying to find somewhere else to go so he could film. He didn’t understand why she was so upset about it all. Rachael didn’t want to disappoint him.
So, Matt told her if she gets upset over such little things then how will she ever be able to cope with the big things that happen? This led to him telling her she had some qualities he didn’t see in his future wife. In the end, he dumped her.
What do you think about Ben’s take on part of the reason their relationship was stressed and ended?
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