Rachel Recchia Admits Putting Herself Back Into Dating Scene Is Hard

“Bachelorette” co-lead Rachel Recchiarecently revealed that she was beginning her next chapter by making the move from her hometown of Chicago, Illinois to California after she and her fiancé, Tino Franco, broke up.

The engagement between Rachel and Tino did not last long as Rachel found out Tino cheated on her, ending things before the "Bachelorette" live finale even aired on television.

Now that a few months have gone by, Rachel is starting to date again, though she admits it's "hard."

When on the red carpet for the iHeartRadio Music Festival, Rachel Recchia opened up about how dating life is. "You know I'm trying to date a little bit, very open to see what happens," she said. "I'm putting myself back out there and seeing how it goes."

The CelebSecrets interviewer then said, "It's hard," to which Rachel admitted, "It is! Especially in L.A. no one tells you that!"

"I just honestly am just really open to getting to know someone," she continued to explain.

And although things did not work out for Rachel on "The Bachelorette," she is grateful for the experience. "Being able to watch yourself and honestly see yourself make mistakes," she explained, "It’s hard to watch but it really makes you grow as a person.”

The former “Bachelorette” lead recently opened up on the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast, admitting she has begun dating again.

“Well, obviously taking it slow, but I actually did go on a date last week,” Recchia told co-hosts Becca Kufrin and Michelle Young. “It did go well and there is a second date in the future.”

Recchia said the man she went on a date with was just “a random person” who “slid into the DMs.”

“We just went and got coffee. It was casual,” she added.

Recchia did not add many more details to the date, but she did tease that they “maybe” kissed.

The drama unfolded during the “Bachelorette” live finale after lead Rachel Recchia announced that her final man, Tino Franco, cheated on her weeks after the two got engaged, which led to an awkward reunion live on stage.

There was some back-and-forth arguing on stage, but ultimately the two ended on a rough note and did not work anything out.

Regardless of how things ended between Rachel Recchia and Tino Franco, she admits she does not need closure from him or that relationship. “With Tino, the second I found out what he did, I’m like, ‘I didn’t need closure.’ I just wanted to know — I needed to know — what happened. I didn’t know what my plan was moving forward,” Rachel explained on the podcast.

“After our talk, I was like, ‘I don’t need anything else moving forward, because if someone could treat me like that… sitting down and telling me that I’m the reason he did that, I didn’t need anything else from him,” Rachel concluded.