Former BachelorPeter Weberthinks his short-lived post-show relationship withMadison Prewettultimately didn’t work because of their different beliefs.“As much respect for her as I have and think so highly of her, I definitely see there weredifferences between the two of usthat probably weren’t going to allow a meaningful long-term relationship to flourish,” Weber, 30, recently toldPage Six. “Nothing against either one of us. It’s just who we are. It is what it is.“He also said his time with Prewett, 25, was “literally the most trying and most difficult experience I have ever been through.“Maarten de Boer/ABC via Getty; Ed Herrera/ABC via GettyWeber was the season 24 lead ofThe Bachelorin 2020. He left the show engaged toHannah Ann Sluss, only toend the relationshipa month later over his unresolved feelings for his other finalist, Prewett.When Weber and Prewettreunited during the live portion of the finale, they said they still loved each other and would be taking their relationship “one step at a time” — but just two days later, they announced they had"mutually decided"not to pursue things any further.Months later, Weber started dating another woman from his season,Kelley Flanagan; the pairsplitin December 2020.Prewett, who released her memoirMade for This Moment: Standing Firm with Strength, Grace, and Couragein October, recentlyreflected on the splitin an interview with PEOPLE.“We realized in looking where we were headed and our values and beliefs that it didn’t make sense for us,” she said. “It was a decision between the two of us, and we ended it with so much love and respect for each other.”

Former BachelorPeter Weberthinks his short-lived post-show relationship withMadison Prewettultimately didn’t work because of their different beliefs.

“As much respect for her as I have and think so highly of her, I definitely see there weredifferences between the two of usthat probably weren’t going to allow a meaningful long-term relationship to flourish,” Weber, 30, recently toldPage Six. “Nothing against either one of us. It’s just who we are. It is what it is.”

He also said his time with Prewett, 25, was “literally the most trying and most difficult experience I have ever been through.”

Maarten de Boer/ABC via Getty; Ed Herrera/ABC via Getty

Madison Prewett, Peter Weber

Weber was the season 24 lead ofThe Bachelorin 2020. He left the show engaged toHannah Ann Sluss, only toend the relationshipa month later over his unresolved feelings for his other finalist, Prewett.

When Weber and Prewettreunited during the live portion of the finale, they said they still loved each other and would be taking their relationship “one step at a time” — but just two days later, they announced they had"mutually decided"not to pursue things any further.

Months later, Weber started dating another woman from his season,Kelley Flanagan; the pairsplitin December 2020.

Prewett, who released her memoirMade for This Moment: Standing Firm with Strength, Grace, and Couragein October, recentlyreflected on the splitin an interview with PEOPLE.

“We realized in looking where we were headed and our values and beliefs that it didn’t make sense for us,” she said. “It was a decision between the two of us, and we ended it with so much love and respect for each other.”

source: people.com