Dina Lupancu reveals why her parents refused to meet Grant in hometown visits on The Bachelor
I' didn't prepare them enough'
Dina Lupancu left Grant a little disappointed on The Bachelor when she revealed he wouldn’t be able to meet any of her family as a result of her pastor father disapproving of a man starting out by dating 25 women.
However, the explanation was fairly brief on the show, but now Dina has told Parade exactly why her family didn’t want to meet Grant on The Bachelor.
She explained: “I think the focal point of the hometown episode was the fact that my family wasn’t there. My dad was actually for it. He thought that it was an interesting experiment; it intrigued him.
“But he [later] claimed that he didn’t know that there was an engagement at the end. He was like, ‘How could a guy go from dating 25 girls in such a short period of time, and make that type of commitment at the end of this?’
“It just didn’t sit well with him, and also, he wasn’t actually familiar with the dynamics of the show. He didn’t realize that there was a camera the whole time.”
She continued: “In his mind, he’s like, ‘I’m this figure in the church.’ And it’s important that he keeps a certain example for other families. So he thought the show was something it wasn’t, and that’s my fault for not explaining it.
“I kind of told [my dad] the basics. ‘It’s a guy, and he’s a great guy, and he’s got this and that going for him, and he’s just looking for his person, and it’s a little bit of an experiment.’ I might have glossed over the engagement part.
“I know I told him, but we weren’t going into great detail. He was like, ‘Oh, yeah, that sounds great. You’re going to be able to have an adventure and learn a lot about yourself. Hopefully, you come home really happy with a man.’”
Dina admitted that, ultimately, she just “didn’t prepare them enough” for what appearing on The Bachelor and meeting Grant would entail.
Her mother also didn’t want to appear on the show for another reason, with Dina revealing: “My mom didn’t want to be on TV. That was a big one for her.
“She didn’t want to expose herself in that way. She’s a mother of 11 kids. She went through a lot in life, and she’s like, ‘I don’t need to be put through one more [thing].’
“For her, this would be the biggest hurdle. It’s so exposing for yourself and your family, and she was not happy about it. She wants me married, though, so that part, she was like, ‘Listen, if you find your man, more power to you.’”
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