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Pieper JamesandBrendan Moraisare spending time in a different kind of paradise.
James, 23, also took the opportunity to wish her boyfriend a happy birthday in one post on her Story.
“Happy birthday B, the only person I know who wears sneakers and socks to the beach,” she captioned a photo of her and Morais, who turns 32 on Sunday.
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Jamesaddressed the situationduring an appearance on theBachelor Happy Hourpodcast last month, telling hostBecca Kufrinthat she thinks it ended up strengthening them as a couple.
“When you’re first in a relationship with somebody, there’s this very happy period where you don’t have to deal with a lot of conflict and anything like that,” she said. “And obviously, because we were dealing with conflict … it did make us stronger in a way.”
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She also acknowledged that she didn’t necessarily give herself “a genuineParadiseexperience” after arriving with her sights set on Morais — but she ultimately doesn’t regret the decision.
“At the end of the day, I’m happy with my decision. I’m happy with Brendan, as controversial as that might be to say,” she said. “I just kind of did what I always do and followed my gut and my heart and connected the dots. That’s the experience I got.”
source: people.com
