The Bachelor: Joey Graziadei & Kelsey Anderson Should Break Up Before The New Year Amid Their Relationship Struggles
With the holidays just around the corner, The Bachelor season 28's Joey Graziadei and Kelsey Anderson should end their troubled relationship before the New Year. Their love story started with such promise, but has since hit rocky waters. Joey, a 28-year-old tennis pro from Hawaii, was Charity Lawson's runner-up on The Bachelorette season 20. He wasn't able to win Charity's final rose, but he was given a second chance at love when he was cast as the next Bachelor lead.
The Bachelor season 28 kicked off with a tuxedo-clad Joey standing outside the Bachelor mansion, eagerly greeting a fleet of limousines carrying the 32 women who'd be competing for his heart. From the moment 25-year-old Kelsey stepped out of the limousine, Joey was smitten with her warmth, grace, and signature mane of long hair. After a season of dates and dramas, Joey gave Kelsey his final rose. The couple got engaged on national television, but there are signs of trouble in paradise.
Joey & Kelsey Aren't Putting Their Relationship First
They Care More About Their Careers
Since leaving The Bachelor season 28, Joey and Kelsey's lives have changed completely. Joey was a tennis pro from Hawaii and Kelsey was a junior project manager from New Orleans, Louisiana, before reality TV fame upturned their lives. After struggling through some initial financial difficulties, the two have transitioned into prominent public figures and lifestyle influencers. Kelsey currently has 759K Instagram followers and 549.7K TikTok followers. Joey himself is also thriving online, boasting 879K Instagram followers and 342.8K TikTok followers.
Joey & Kelsey Seem More Like Friends Than Lovers
They're Too Secure In Their Relationship
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Currently, Joey's competing on Dancing With The Stars, and Kelsey has been by his side the whole time. As Joey dances passionately with his partner, Jenna Johnson, Kelsey roots for them from the audience every night. There was some online speculation that Kelsey was struggling with jealousy, but Kelsey quickly quelled the rumors. The fact that Kelsey isn't at all jealous about her fiancé dancing passionately with another woman suggests that Joey and Kelsey are more like friends than lovers.
Joey & Kelsey Have Too Many Issues To Maintain A Healthy Relationship
They're Already In Therapy
Soon after leaving The Bachelor season 28, Joey and Kelsey revealed that they were already in therapy. Though it's never a good sign to be in counseling so soon, at least Joey and Kelsey were working through their issues. The couple has different communication styles, and they want different things. One example is that Joey wants two children, while Kelsey wants as many as possible, including adopted children. Instead of dragging things out, Joey and Kelsey should end the relationship before the New Year.
