Ariel Frenkel Reveals What Went Down During Zach Shallcross's Fantasy Suite

Zach Shallcross sent Ariel Frenkel packing after the dramatic Fantasy Suite week of "The Bachelor."

Although Shallcross did not pick Frenkel in the end, the 28-year-old admits that even if he chose her in the future, she might not have said yes to an engagement.

During hometowns on "The Bachelor," which occurred the week before Fantasy Suite week, Shallcross faced some tough questions from Frenkel's family, especially from her brother.

Bobby Frenkel grilled Shallcross about his intentions and feelings for his sister, even pointing out how Shallcross does not even know her birthday or middle name.

Although Frenkel was not there for the heated conversation between her family and her boyfriend, the two did discuss the entirety of hometowns during their one-on-one overnight when the cameras were not rolling.

"It sounded like the conversations he had with my parents were not the smoothest, and with my brother in particular," she told Nick Viall on "The Viall Files" podcast, leading to the fact that if Shallcross did get down on one knee, she might have declined. "It was tough for me to be prepared to accept [an engagement] when I was kind of getting the feeling my family was not onboard when [Zach and I] had spoken in the Fantasy Suites," she continued to explain.

"I don't base my life off of my family at all," she continued, "They're not, like, the judges of my relationships or who I end up with, but it's important for someone to fit into my family and to fit into my world and life. And I feel like many things in the Fantasy Suite; I started to notice a few differences in how that hometown went down that I hadn't seen when we were there."

Although Bobby Frenkel may have come off as strict and harsh, the 28-year-old reality television star says he is protective of her and "wants what's best" for her.

"He broke the fourth wall [during filming] and asked many questions that people usually aren't asked, and I feel like that was important for him to do. I feel like my family is just very realistic," she said on the podcast. "I tried to be as realistic as possible about the process too, but I mean... I made this decision; my family didn't. So they don't necessarily have to be on board, but my parents are very supportive because, as my dad said, he fully trusts me."

She continued, "I don't think there's anything wrong with someone being protective, and I don't think he was being so aggressive as it was necessarily portrayed. I think in the show's setting, it just seemed so volatile."

"But in reality, if someone's asking you that and poking holes in a relationship moving quickly, that's normal. I also think blind support is not how my family would ever be. They support me after seeing the proof of things."

Zach Shallcross proposed to Kaity Biggar during "The Bachelor" finale, and Frenkel says she wishes the two nothing but the best.