As Bachelor Jake Pavelka looked into her eyes and told her he wasn't in love with her, viewers might have expected fan favorite Tenley Molzahn, the sweet and fragile divorcee from Newberg, Or., to break down, get angry, or even ask for another chance.
Instead, Tenley held her head high and thanked Jake for showing her "what she could have," saying that--even though her heart was breaking--it felt good to know she was capable of love again.
In a conference call with the media earlier this week, Tenley remained positive about her Bachelor experience, and has high hopes for her future--in life and in love.
And she's not the only one. Former Bachelorette Jillian Harris said of Tenley's heartbreaking exit this season, "Although I am sad for her, I don't worry for her, because she is a class act. Someone that sweet, gentle and positive will only have good things coming her way."
What was going through your mind at that final rose ceremony, and what made you end up handling it as well as you did?
Tenley: From the very, very first moment that I saw Jake on that day, I kind of had this feeling that it wasn't me because of the way he greeted me. It was just a different way of greeting than we usually had in - and he had a lot of concern on his face, and it kind of seemed very - it's just like he didn't know what he was doing. So, I just - I kind of had peace with knowing that if he was that concerned then I was probably best to be going home. The reason why I was able to handle it the way I did which it was still very emotional, but at the same time, I had so much peace because I really have been just praying, 'I don't want to be in another relationship that's not going to be the one, you know, if I'm that far into it. Let me go if this is the way I'm supposed to be.' So, I think it worked out for the best, since he seems to be very happy with Vienna.
