On The Bachelorette season 19, Gabby Windey chose Jason Alabaster for a one-on-one date in Paris, and he proved to be a wonderful match for her. Jason, a 30-year-old investment banker from Memphis, Tennessee, is one of the more reserved men on the season. After his entrance on the first night, Gabby told Rachel, “He’s my type.”
Gabby said that she picked Jason for the Paris one-on-one date because he is really shy, and she wanted to wait until he was in a comfortable enough position that he could open up to her. She said that he is a man of few words, which was one of the things that she was attracted to. For this date, Gabby shared in her The Bachelorette confessional that she wanted him to try, in his own way, to break out of his shell a little more.
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On their date, Gabby and Jason explored Paris together, shopping for berets, riding a carousel, and having a romantic dinner together. During dinner, Jason opened up to Gabby about how he uses therapy to help him deal with past experiences in his life. Gabby was pleasantly surprised by the conversation, and they bonded about their insecurities and how they deal with them. At the end of the date, Gabby gave Jason the rose and told him “I don’t just want to give you a rose. I want to give you that belief that this could go somewhere.”
Jason & Gabby Make Each Other Laugh
On their Bachelorette one-on-one date, Gabby and Jason shopped for berets. They laughed a lot and acted silly together. Even though it was pouring outside, Jason told Gabby, “You bring sunshine to rainy days in Paris.” Gabby revealed how much fun they had goofing around and acting like kids together, which is something that she loves. At the end of the episode with their one-on-one, Gabby and Jason were shown laughing as they stomped grapes together to make their own champagne. They both tend to be shy about opening up, so it was great to see them having fun together.
Jason & Gabby Feel Comfortable Around Each Other
During Clayton Echard’s season of The Bachelor, Gabby was one of the women who took longer to open up, and Jason seems to be the same way. Gabby, who’s also a good match for Erich Schwer, said that one of the things that she likes about Jason is they do not always have to be talking. When she and Rachel met up in the middle of the date, she jokingly said, “I’m in love” with Jason. Jason even told Tino that the date had been going really well so far, and Gabby was fun and effortless to be with. Gabby also said in her confessional that she thinks that she and Jason are more alike than they seem, and there is something about him that makes her feel at ease.
Jason & Gabby Bonded Over Therapy
At their dinner on The Bachelorette one-on-one date, Jason admitted to Gabby that the show is out of his comfort zone. Jason didn’t eat or sleep for about three days and thought he couldn’t go through with it. He said that as a kid, he would look at his friends and always felt like he wasn’t good enough in a way. He told Gabby that through therapy, he has figured out how to speak up for what he wants and how it helped him in everything in his life, such as work, friends, and relationships. Gabby bonded with Jason as she is in therapy as well. As a kid, Gabby didn’t have her mom as she did not have the tools to love her back. Gabby developed anxiety from her relationship with her mom, but she gained her sense of humor and has a lot of grace for other people. However, the situation has made it difficult for her to date. Jason asked if she has heard of inner child work and how it has changed his life. Gabby was very pleased with him and said, “It’s really rare to meet a man who appreciates therapy. Because I feel like you understand.”
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Jason Validates Gabby
Gabby opened up to Jason about how Hayden Markowitz called her “rough around the edges” and admitted she was terrified of hearing something like that as The Bachelorette since it confirmed her insecurities. Jason told her that Hayden did not deserve Gabby to open up to him. He said that those were Hayden’s issues he was projecting onto Gabby. She said,”Honestly, I knew there was something about you, and that was my intuition, I think. And I’m really glad I listened to it and I feel like this is all the validation that I need.”Jason revealed sometimes people have to trust even though it’s hard, and Gabby agreed. In her confessional, Gabby said that it felt good to know Jason is on the same life path as her. She said, “I see a lot of myself in Jason. A lot of things that I didn’t know I would ever see in somebody else.” At the end of the date, Gabby gave Jason her rose. She cried to the cameras. stating, “This was just what I needed to keep moving forward. It’s like I never thought I would be able or deserving to find someone […] I just can’t believe I’m so lucky.”
Gabby’s journey on The Bachelorette has had some highs and lows, and her date with Jason is definitely one of the highlights. They have similar personality traits, like taking a long time to open up, but once they do, they are willing to give their relationships their all. They have both learned more about themselves through therapy and have worked to try and heal the hurt they have experienced in the past. Gabby and Jason understand each other on a deeper level, and Jason might be the one to receive Gabby’s final rose.
The Bachelorette airs Mondays at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
