The reality star, and her fiancé are ending their engagement after she accepted his proposal on the season 19 finale of The Bachelorette in September 2022.
The decision to end the relationship comes after Windey revealed that the couple were focusing on their individual goals while she competed on season 31 of Dancing with the Stars.
The former Bachelorette was spotted without her engagement ring on the ABC series while Schwer was not seen in the DWTS ballroom after supporting his fiancé in early weeks of the competition.
Windey previously told reporters it was “amazing” to have Schwer watching her from the crowd.
“Just me being excited to perform for him, and him to see a different side of me that we don’t get to share with each other every day,” she shared.
The couple’s Bachelorette love story culminated with Schwer popping the question on the season 19 finale of The Bachelorette in September 2022.
Following their television proposal, Windey opened up about the challenges they faced once they entered the real world after wrapping the ABC reality show.
“There’s lots of excitement. There’s also some fear, because you don’t know what you’re really walking into,” she said at the time. “It’s a whole new world post-filming!”
The couple faced adversity when an image and texts from Schwer’s past leaked. First, a high school yearbook of Schwer in blackface surfaced.
The television personality admitted she learned about the photo at the same time as the rest of the world and “was incredibly shocked.” She added, “[I] just really had to process my thoughts and then think about how we can grow as a couple and learn from this.”
They ultimately did, and Schwer later apologized on Instagram for his “offensive and damaging behavior.”
Shortly thereafter, one of Schwer’s exes leaked text messages that seemed to show the real estate analyst breaking up with her to go on the show — and only going on The Bachelorette for career advancement. The texts didn’t faze Windey, though, since her fiancé gave her a heads-up about them after filming wrapped.
“Ultimately it was a time for us to take a step back and reflect on our relationship and see if we can get through this,” she added. “You have to really lead on your communication, be really honest with each other while having these tough conversations. We’re seeing how we can become better from both.”
