Bachelor in Paradise
“We both like to [argue] in a healthy way, like, we do like to bicker,” Alexe, 28, said on the Thursday, November 27, episode of the
Andrew, 30, then revealed that their “biggest” fights are over finances.
“In my head, I’ve always envisioned, ‘You don’t have to be responsible because you will find someone who will be the finance guy,’” Alexe added. “I meet Andrew and he’s the same way as me, and I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, we’re in big trouble.’”
Andrew, however, thought that they’re “not the same” when it comes to navigating money issues.
“We talk about the real issues, like, we’re not afraid to talk about it,” he explained. “She — trust me — will go down some alleys about how she feels about it. It’s just about investing. I was like, ‘Listen, I have a guy [and] I’m just making sure it’s the right time.’ She was like, ‘The right time is now. We need to be saving for our future.’”
Andrew then reassured Alexe, who recently paid off her student loan debts, that they are “going to be fine.”
“I came up from not a lot, and I’m very comfortable with being with a person I love over what I have,” the former football player explained. “I’ve never been about a person who has security versus love.”
According to Andrew, his girlfriend just wanted him to do “even better” with his income and investments.
“I’m like, ‘Listen, I’m doing well [and] I’m fine. I know what I’m doing,’” he said. “She’s like, ‘I want to be retired by this XXX.’ I was like, ‘Baby, look at the economy. There’s not a lot of people retiring anymore.’”
As for Alexe, she was always told how important investments were to making a living.
“I never thought it was going to be possible for me because of my student loans,” she said. “I was like, ‘I’m probably never going to do that.’ In my head, I was like, ‘Finance, finance,’ [but] at the end of the day, I just want to be with my person [who] I really love. It doesn’t matter … and we’ll make it work even if it’s in a shed.”
Despite the occasional fights, Alexe and Andrew are usually able to come to a resolution.
“We’re not, like, grudge people,” Alexe said. “I think that’s what helps. For us, we’re always laughing at the end, like, ‘I love you.’ It’s just so fun to hang out with Andrew. He’s so funny, so … [I feel] so lucky.”
Alexe and Andrew met during Bachelor in Paradise season 10, making it all the way to the finale. In the end, their relationship was tested when Alexe had to choose Andrew or a quarter of a million dollars.
“I [was] thinking, ‘OK, so I have the choice between my money and no money.’ I’m thinking, ‘When I choose love, they’ll say, ‘Oh, wow, that was such a grand gesture, we’ll give you more,’” Alexe recalled of picking Andrew over the money. “I’m so happy I did.”
As a prize for choosing love over money, Alexe and Andrew did jointly receive a $190,000 reward.
