Before their breakup, Cindy and Mel had a candid conversation about the endgame, with her point-blank asking him if he was ready to get engaged once his time on the ABC dating series ended. This led him to admit, “No, it has to develop over time. There’s no need to propose when in your head you’re thinking, ‘I’m probably going to marry her in two years.'”
For Cindy, this confession convinced him that he was ultimately not the forever teammate the 60-year-old was looking for.
“I gave him every opportunity to say, ‘Hold on, I’m falling in love with you,’ and he couldn’t even go there yet,” she said in a confessional before leaving prison. “He was like, ‘Just give me two years. Let’s see where I am in two years.'” Sorry, but when you find someone who will be a good partner, that’s when you have a chance to commit. ”
Pointing to 66-year-old Mel, she pointed out that he had no intention of getting engaged for a year or two, before emphasizing: “I’m in my golden years. I’m 60 years old. And I’m not interested in being put on hold. He’s not my person.”
However, Peg agreed with Mel and had no intention of leaving Antigua as her fiancée. But Mel didn’t go home empty-handed and put a Neil Lane diamond ring on her finger.
