Following the show's big finale, "The Bachelorette" star Kaitlyn Bristowe, who recently got engaged, speaks up about her decision to choose Shawn Booth over Nick Viall in her journey to find true love.
People Magazine shared Bristowe's blog about her life with Booth, where the reality star opened up about the engagement and of course Nick Viall.
While a chemistry between her and Viall was undoutedbly apparent in "The Bachelorette," Bristowe explained how she felt Booth was the one and not Nick Viall.
"Introducing Shawn and Nick to them was an intense moment," she said in her blog.
"I was surprised at how forward my mom was with her questions for Nick. But I appreciated that she was willing to keep an open mind. And once Shawn met my family, I realized it was exactly what I needed. I think when they met Nick, they could tell I was holding back and something was missing. With Shawn I was myself, with Shawn I AM myself. They could see the difference between love and lust. And my family's insight was exactly what I needed going into my final dates."
In a separate interview with People, Bristowe then confessed that she actually broken rules from the show, just to make Booth feel that he's actually the one.
"Nobody knows this, but we passed notes on the show all the time," Bristowe admitted. "It was so fun to pass notes about the little things like this is my favorite Ninja turtle or this is my favorite movie, because on camera, it's always the bigger picture. And we saved every little thing from our dates. I didn't save anything from the other dates, not one thing!"
"We had to be secretive," Booth added. "My notes would be like, 'This is crazy, I miss you,' or fun facts about me."
The couple announced their engagement in an official statement saying,
"We get to share it with the world now," The Bachelorette star, 30, tells PEOPLE exclusively. "Night one, Shawn gave me the feeling I was looking for. And now outside of [the show], I'm still like, 'I can't wait to be with this guy.' "
