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Michelle Younghas officially moved on from exNayte Olukoya.
“I really did the work early on, and it’s a lot when so much is going on outside of you,” Young, 29, toldLife & Style. “You have to heal otherwise, you are going to constantly — like, your emotions depend on what is happening.”
After experiencing whirlwind courtship onThe Bachelorette, Young is ready to re-enter the dating world — but she’s consciously seeking “balance” in her return to romance.
“It’s really weird because, you know, you sit down and you’re like, ‘OK, so are we getting married in like two weeks?’ … You know, like should we talk about our favorite colors, or should we talk about how many kids we want on the first date?” she said. “It’s just a really weird balance becauseThe Bachelorworld is so quick. It’s been going well.”
After endingMatt James’Bachelorseason as his runner-up, Young went on to lead season 18 ofThe Bachelorette. The former teacher fell in love with Olukoya, 28, and the pair becamethe first Black couple in the franchise’s history to get engaged.
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Olukoya added, “It’s so natural for us to be together. I’ve never felt the way I feel before. I’m all in!”
Six months after herBacheloretteseason finale aired, Young and Olukoyaannounced their splitin June. “I will say that this is not something that I foresaw and I’ll leave it there,” she said onThe Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcastin July.
Olukoya later revealed that he “broke up with her over the phone.”
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“You don’t want to break up with someone, especially your fiancée, over the phone,” he explained onThe Viall Filespodcast in September. “It was her birthday weekend. We’re all here in L.A. because her and I got invited to this Wango Tango event. At the beginning of the weekend, things were kind of rocky. It got even more rocky. Wango Tango happened. Her and I got into an argument right before doing all those press interviews and whatnot.”
Olukoya continued, “Long story short, the weekend was not a good weekend. Her and I are up late having very deep conversations. I think the day before I was having very deep conversations with her friends too, because her friends weren’t having a good time either. It was just a bad weekend for everybody.”
As time progressed post-split, Young shared on Instagram thatshe was “happier.”
source: people.com
