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Rachael Kirkconnell<\/strong> is opening up about her dating life following her breakup from Matt James<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Kirkconnell and James met on his season of\u00a0The Bachelor<\/em>\u00a0in 2020. James gave her his final rose, however, he chose not to propose. The two briefly split after racially insensitive photos of Kirkconnell resurfaced online, but reconciled in April 2021 before ultimately ending their relationship in January 2025.<\/p>\n During the Thursday, Oct. 16 episode of\u00a0Extra Dirty<\/a><\/em>, Kirkconnell opened up to podcast host Hallie Batchelder<\/strong>\u00a0about dating again, revealing that it’s been \u201cyears\u201d since she\u2019s slept with anyone.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like a virgin again. OK, I don’t think that we’ve like discussed, guys. I haven’t had sex way longer than you think. I’ll just put it that way,\u201d Kirkconnell said. \u201cIt’s been years. Years. It has been so long.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd that’s why I’m saying like I feel like a virgin again to where I don’t want to just give it up to anyone,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt’s like almost like I can’t just like hook up with someone random at this point because it’s been so long that I want it to be incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been so chronically single. I haven\u2019t been on a single date. I\u2019m not on the apps. I\u2019m not judging anyone who is on the apps, but I just don\u2019t think that would work well for me,\u201d she added. \u201cBut honestly, if it gets to a point, I might have to jump on them.\u201d<\/p>\n RELATED: \u2018Bachelor\u2019 Runner-Up Announces Engagement<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n After Kirkconnell’s comments made rounds online, fans began to question the nature of her and James’ relationship.<\/p>\n “Not sure the world needed to know that lol, but also I\u2019m shocked if she\u2019s insinuating they never slept together. Very odd unless he\u2019s super religious or just not that into her,” wrote one commenter on Reddit<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I believe this. I never saw any physical sexual chemistry between them on the show\/post show. They always seemed like best friends who really liked one another without any heat lol,” added another.<\/p>\n Others criticized Kirkconnell for seemingly talking about her and James’ sex life, though she never mentioned him by name.<\/p>\n RELATED:\u00a0Robert Irwin Reveals If He\u2019d Ever Be \u2018The Bachelor\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Also during the interview, Kirkconnell said she related to demisexuality, which is a sexual orientation where a person experiences sexual attraction only after forming a strong emotional bond with another person.<\/p>\n \u201cI have to feel safe and comfortable with them and be emotionally invested at least in a way that I could see us dating or I at least have a crush on them,” she said. “It\u2019s not a physical attraction, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf39\u00a0<\/strong>SIGN UP for our The Bachelor newsletter to stay up to date on the latest Bachelor Nation news, exclusive interviews, episode recaps & more<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\ud83c\udf39<\/strong><\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Oct 21, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. 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