Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell Share Life After “The Bachelor” on New Freeform Series

No matter how private Ben and Lauren hoped their postshow lives would be it simply wasnamp8217t going to be the case amp8220The truth is we believed weamp8217d go back to doing everything we had done beforeamp8221 Ben said earlier this week in an exclusive interview for MediaVillage amp8220Yes we met on The Bachelor but that39s where that story endedamp8221 Or so they thoughtWhile Higgins admits the situation isnamp8217t amp8220ideal or normalamp8221 for a new relationship itamp8217s the life theyamp8217ve chosen amp8220Why not have fun with the showamp8221 he mused In other words why fight it amp160The reality is a simple trip to the grocery store usually involves an impromptu interrogation from a Bachelor fan amp8220amp8216Whenamp8217s the weddingamp8217 amp8216When are you having kidsamp8217 Those are pretty direct questions and the ones we are most often askedamp8221 Ben said with a laughFor what it39s worth I couldnamp8217t get answersamp160either despite my polite persistent proddingamp8220Those questions just arenamp8217t answered yetamp8221 Ben continued amp8220Just like most relationships the day you get engaged you donamp8217t have a wedding date set Thatamp8217s not how it worksamp8221amp8220The kids question is easyamp8221 added Lauren who finds the interest flattering amp8220We just say we need to get married first As for the wedding question we explain that we only just recently got engaged and we want to enjoy the engagement and when the time is right everyone will know Honestly weamp8217re focused on the projects in front of us and a little bit of wedding planning just in very broad strokes We don39t have a date set Is the wedding being televised amp160Thereamp8217s nothing set in stone but the conversations are happening and weamp8217re trying to figure out what39s best for us and what we wantamp8221amp8220If our lives are going to be in the public eye outside of The Bachelor why not take a really good opportunity for Lauren and I as a coupleamp8221 Ben mused about Happily Ever After amp8220To not only show the world what we are like but also help our fans to see our livesamp8221 He revealed that there hadamp160been talk about a followup show since the end of their run on The Bachelor amp8220Would it be fun Would it be beneficial Would fans of The Bachelor and people enjoy seeing a Bachelor couple outside of the show It ended up being amp8216Let39s jump on board and see if people like the ideaamp8217 People didamp8221amp8220I definitely had my reservationsamp8221 Lauren shared amp8220I was going through a lot of changes a move to Denver and stepping back from my job as flight attendant as I wasn39t able to work in such a public setting because life was so crazy I thought amp8216Oh gosh do I really want to add another element to thatamp8217 Out of the two of us I39m a little bit more introverted and definitely a little more private so it was definitely a challenge But accepting a new challenge would only make me stronger and Iamp8217d learn more about myself So that opened my eyes and made me give it the green light I39m so glad I did itamp8221Ben and Lauren both insist they wonamp8217t join the unfortunate ranks of reality TV relationship failures that have come before them all of which imploded after couples sharedamp160intimate details on screen think of Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson Britney Spears and Kevin Federline and numerous pairings in Bravoamp8217s expansive Real Housewives franchise amp8220Weamp8217ve definitely had conversations about those showsamp8221 Lauren admitted amp160amp8220After going through it we do have an understanding of it and the challenges and pressure it puts on a relationship We decided early on if it ever got to the point our relationship was in jeopardy we would gladly take a step back Our relationship was always going to be at the forefrontamp8221On the subject of oversharing Lauren admitted she learned a valuable lesson early on concerning social media and how naively sharing things like one39s location could easily lead to bad experiences like Kim Kardashianamp8217s recent ordeal in Parisamp8220I remember when we first got off the show and we were in New Yorkamp8221 she recalled amp8220Iamp8217d just gotten Snapchat and I posted a Snapchat at dinner never thinking that millions of people would see it We walked out to 50 people wanting to say hi and take a selfieamp8221 amp160Fortunately their experience was a pleasant one but Lauren admitted amp8220It did make me think a lot more about how we really need to be careful about what we share It is a concern Thankfully Ben doesnamp8217t do a lot of social mediaamp8221Happily Ever After also features some familiar faces from The Bachelor like host Chris Harrison whom the couple described as amp8220a close friendamp8221 and JoJo Fletcher andamp160Jordan Rogers who provide closure for Lauren amp160Fans will recall that Ben and Lauren39s happy ending was actually filled with much social mediafueledamp160drama as demonstrative members of bachelornation were furious that Ben had previously professed his love to Bacheloramp160runnerup JoJo Fletcher amp160Of course even though JoJo left The Bachelor heartbroken she returned to ABC on The Bachelorette and did indeed find love with JordanThe new seriesamp160provides an insightful look into Ben and Lauren as real people focusing on their faith moral standards and belief in being truthfulBen is looking forward to sharing all of that with viewers amp8220Whatever is truthful about our relationship we don39t mind showingamp8221 he concluded amp8220We wouldn39t want anything to be shown or done that isn39t truthful to who we are How that will work is not really up to us but Lauren and I do want to stay pure to who we are and stay as morally grounded as possibleamp8221The opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively the views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated bloggers Photos courtesy of ABC and Freeformamp160

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