Clay Harbor took to Instagram on September 19 to repost fan messages that sided with him after Nicole Lopez-Alvar ended their relationship on ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ because he wasn’t ready to get engaged!
Clay Harbor doesn’t believe love should be forced, which is why he opted not to enter the fantasy sweet with ex Nicole Lopez-Alvar during the Bachelor in Paradise finale, September 17. After she ended things because Clay wasn’t ready to say “I love you,” the former NFL player has taken to Instagram stories to repost fan messages that support his decision. — One in particular explained that love shouldn’t be forced.
“Since when is love forced? Forcing someone who wants to be with you to get engaged or say ‘I love you’ after 2 weeks is odd,” one Instagram user shared on IG stories, tagging Clay. “Also, wasn’t Nicole so torn between Christian and Jordan like halfway through the season? Well until they got kicked out and she had no other options?” the message continued.
Clay then re-posed the message to his Instagram Story. He added three emojis — a pondering face emoji, and two others — which appeared to imply that he too agreed with the BIP fan opinion. And, that wasn’t the only message Clay reposted.
(Photo credit: Instagram/Clay Harbor)
Clay then reposted another fan message, which supported his decision not to attend the fantasy suite because he wasn’t in love with Nicole. This time, the message compared Clay’s situation to former Bachelor, Colton Underwood and his girlfriend Cassie Randolph.
Fans of The Bachelor will recall that Cassie left the show as the finale approached because she wasn’t ready for an engagement, despite having strong feelings for Colton. Instead, Colton chased after her and agreed to date following the finale, as opposed to getting engaged.
“Did Colton force Cassie to say I love you or to get engaged?” the BIP fan wrote. No he fought for her and left with her anyways because that is LOVE! No ultimatums or demands. I stan Clay Harbor.” Clay then reposted the message, and added three poker-faced emojis.