'Bachelorette' star Charity Lawson explains why sex wasn't her focus during Fantasy Suites week
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- Charity Lawson opened up about her perspective on Fantasy Suites during a recent interview with Insider.
- According to Lawson, she didn't feel pressured to have sex with any of the remaining men.
- "It's really about obviously strengthening your connection... however that looks," Lawson said.
Fantasy Suite week — wherein suitors of the Bachelor or Bachelorette have the opportunity to spend the night with their potential spouse "as a couple," without cameras — is one of the most pivotal parts of the dating show.
But while some leads focus on using the overnight to explore sex and physical intimacy, "Bachelorette" star Charity Lawson told Insider in a recent interview that she was more committed to strengthening her relationships emotionally during her Fantasy Suite dates.
"I came into Fantasy Suites week, I did not want there to be this pressure or this stigma revolving around the idea — I think we've seen it in the past of like, 'Okay, this is Fantasy Suites. We're having sex.' That's not what that time is utilized for," Lawson said of her approach to the overnight portion of the season.
"It's really about obviously strengthening your connection, and however that looks like... those two people in that relationship can decide on in that moment," the family therapist continued.
Lawson also revealed that she wanted to keep her experiences with each of the men during their Fantasy Suite dates private, and not reveal details to the others.
"I think in that moment we all decided what was best for each and every single one of us. And to kind of maintain that confidentiality between each other. Like that was not supposed to be, or would be, a conversation that would be had with other men," the "Bachelorette" star told Insider.
And while Lawson didn't divulge too much about what she and her final three men — Dotun, Joey, and Xavier — got up to on each of their dates, she did say that they used the time "wisely."
"This is time where we don't have cameras around. So utilizing that, getting to see... how we would navigate life without a camera in front of our face," she added.
"The Bachelorette" airs Mondays on ABC.