The controversial ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ couple is in therapy after the show

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A controversial couple dating “Bachelor in Paradise” is still going strong, despite some significant obstacles they had to overcome. Last summer, Brendan Morais and Pieper James formed a relationship with each other, but it came at a price. Morais had been there Natasha Parker before James showed up on the beach, and both Morais and James took a lot of heat for bonding before filming. A year later, Morais and James are still together, despite backlash from both her peers and Bachelor Nation fans. However, they recently commented on the steps they had to take to make it happen.

Pieper James & Brendan Morais are in no rush to get engaged

The ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ couple recently chatted with him Us weekly about their relationship. When they left the beach in season 7, it was before the finale and without an engagement. In the end, though, it seems to have worked out just right for her. “I feel like we’ve always done things the way we wanted to,” James explained. By not getting engaged on camera, “they don’t have to rush into the marriage … It’s kind of like, ‘Let’s take things at our own pace,'” she added.

Morais and James noted that they currently live together in Massachusetts, having conducted much of their relationship over long distance. Apparently they are already planning a move. They travel and meet, with Morais noting that he “wouldn’t date her if she wasn’t a person I could see myself marrying at some point in my life, sooner or later.”

The ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ couple are preparing for the future

While the ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ couple say they’re happy with their relationship, they’re also looking for help to keep it that way. They’re in couples therapy and just had their first session when they spoke to Us Weekly. James explained, “I’m a huge supporter of therapy, so I think our relationship is amazing, and that’s just what it takes to take it to the next level.” She added that she thinks that’s especially important be “if you are talking about marrying someone in the future”.

James joined in May Dean Unglert and Jared Haibon for a series of them “Help! I suck at dating” podcast. At this point, she was living in New York City while Morais was in Boston. She surprised the boys by sharing that she and Morais never broke up after leaving Bachelor in Paradise, although fans thought they had. They decided to unfollow each other on social media when fan pushback was quite high, and Morais did his best to divert negative attention from fans away from her and only on him. The negativity seemed to fade over time, and now James and Morais appear to be garnering quite a bit of support from fans on social media.

“My favorite couple of all time, stay together forever,” one person said recently divided in one of his Instagram posts.

“You’re obviously thriving, so keep staying happy and awesome together.” added another supporter.