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Former Bachelorette<\/em><\/a> lead Rachel Lindsay<\/strong><\/a> recalled feeling uneasy after estranged husband, Bryan Absolo<\/strong><\/a>, proposed to her during the season 13 finale.<\/p>\n \u201cI was very quiet on the way home. I was weirded out. I was scared,\u201d Rachel, 39, explained on the Tuesday, August 6, episode of the \u201cGetting Grilled\u201d podcast, adding that she went into the reality TV experience not expecting to get married.<\/p>\n \u201cI was like, \u2018Oh my gosh, now I have to tell my parents that I got engaged,\u2019 because when I left to go do The Bachelor[ette]<\/em>, I was like, \u2018Don\u2019t worry, I\u2019m not going to fall for any of these men,\u2019\u201d she continued. \u201cAnd I did, so I was so terrified to tell them.\u201d<\/p>\n Rachel said \u201cyes\u201d to the chiropractor\u2019s proposal in 2017, after her runner-up, Peter Kraus<\/strong>, left the show because he wasn\u2019t ready to propose after knowing her for such a short time. Despite being uneasy about the quick engagement, Rachel said that over time, she saw the \u201cpotential\u201d in her romance with Bryan and the pair was able to bond over mutual interests.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I still was like, \u2018There\u2019s no way I\u2019m gonna marry this person.\u2019 And even when you get engaged at the end, it\u2019s the scariest day when the cameras shut down,\u201d the ABC alum said. \u201cBut you have this ring on your finger, and there\u2019s this man, and for the first time, you ride in the car together, you\u2019re going to the same hotel room together. It\u2019s like, this is the beginning of your new life.\u201d<\/p>\n After their televised engagement, Rachel and Bryan got married two years later, celebrating with a romantic ceremony in Mexico in August 2019.<\/p>\n However, the romance came to an abrupt end after nearly five years of marriage. Life & Style confirmed that Bryan filed for divorce<\/a> from his wife on January 2.<\/p>\n The Florida native addressed the legal separation shortly after the divorce made headlines. \u201cAfter more than 4 years of marriage, Rachel and I have made the difficult decision to part ways and start anew. My parents have been married forever and I\u2019m a family man but sometimes loving yourself and your partner means you must let go. I wanted you to hear it from the source before the blogs start making up their own reality,\u201d he wrote on Instagram. \u201cPlease respect the spaces of our family and friends as we figure out our next steps. Respectfully, Bryan.\u201d<\/p>\n The season 13 couple has been embroiled in a heated legal battle as they work through the details of their divorce, given that they did not have a prenup in place. In late June, Rachel asked Bryan for $15,575 to cover her legal expenses, according to court documents obtained by Life & Style<\/em>. In response, Bryan requested a monthly spousal support<\/a> payment of $16,275, as reported by TMZ<\/em> on July 3.<\/p>\n \u201cRachel is kicking herself for not having a prenup,\u201d an insider exclusively told Life & Style<\/em> on June 19. \u201cShe wanted one, but Bryan pushed the idea away and she let it go.\u201d<\/p>\n