‘The Bachelorette: Men Tell All’: Nate Admits He Didn’t Tell Ex About His Daughter, 2 Villains Skip Reunion With Gabby and Rachel

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'The Bachelorette: Men Tell All': Nate Admits He Didn’t Tell Ex About His Daughter, 2 Villains Skip Reunion With Gabby and Rachel

Before hosting a reunion between the season 19 contestants, Jesse Palmer kicked off the Monday, August 29, episode of The Bachelorette with Rachel Recchia’s final hometown date. During the August 22 episode, Gabby Windey bonded with the families of her final three — Erich, Johnny and Jason. Fans also watched Rachel meet Tino and Zach’s families — and saw the pilot send home Tyler before officially spending time with his loved ones. Monday’s episode saw Rachel on her final hometown with Aven. “I fully expect his parents to be skeptical. My fears are that they just won't like me. They don't like this process. They just don't trust it. So that is, of course, a fear for me tonight for sure,” Rachel told the cameras before acknowledging that Aven previously told her that his parents “didn’t approve” of his exes. The sales executive then dropped another bomb on Rachel — his parents haven’t been in the same room since he graduated college. The flight instructor didn’t have too much trouble winning over Aven’s mom and dad, however. “I have zero doubts. Seeing the looks on my parent’s face. They see how happy I am with you and — just this night just meant the world to me,” Aven told Rachel. “I swear, like, my feelings are getting really, really strong. And I am, like, falling in love with you. I am. I really am.” Rachel told Aven that she’s “so happy” before admitting in a confessional interview that she is “falling in love” with him too. The show then cut back to the host who informed the audience that they won’t see a rose ceremony after hometown dates. “I got a spoiler for you. [Aven] did [get a rose]. In fact, all of Rachel's guys did. So did all of Gabby’s,” Jesse said. “Now, look, I know you haven't seen the rose ceremony yet and guess what? You're not gonna see it tonight. We just have way too many things to get to. But I told you from the beginning, Gabby and Rachel — they wanted to call all the shots. They decided that after their hometowns, they weren't sending anybody home. They wanted to keep all of their men.” Bachelor Nation can watch the rose ceremony on ABC.com and expect to see three fantasy suite dates for each co-lead when the overnight dates kick off on Monday, September 5. Scroll through for the biggest takeaways from the Men Tell All:

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'The Bachelorette: Men Tell All': Nate Admits He Didn’t Tell Ex About His Daughter, 2 Villains Skip Reunion With Gabby and Rachel

Before hosting a reunion between the season 19 contestants, Jesse Palmer kicked off the Monday, August 29, episode of The Bachelorette with Rachel Recchia’s final hometown date. During the August 22 episode, Gabby Windey bonded with the families of her final three — Erich, Johnny and Jason. Fans also watched Rachel meet Tino and Zach’s families — and saw the pilot send home Tyler before officially spending time with his loved ones. Monday’s episode saw Rachel on her final hometown with Aven. “I fully expect his parents to be skeptical. My fears are that they just won't like me. They don't like this process. They just don't trust it. So that is, of course, a fear for me tonight for sure,” Rachel told the cameras before acknowledging that Aven previously told her that his parents “didn’t approve” of his exes. The sales executive then dropped another bomb on Rachel — his parents haven’t been in the same room since he graduated college. The flight instructor didn’t have too much trouble winning over Aven’s mom and dad, however. “I have zero doubts. Seeing the looks on my parent’s face. They see how happy I am with you and — just this night just meant the world to me,” Aven told Rachel. “I swear, like, my feelings are getting really, really strong. And I am, like, falling in love with you. I am. I really am.” Rachel told Aven that she’s “so happy” before admitting in a confessional interview that she is “falling in love” with him too. The show then cut back to the host who informed the audience that they won’t see a rose ceremony after hometown dates. “I got a spoiler for you. [Aven] did [get a rose]. In fact, all of Rachel's guys did. So did all of Gabby’s,” Jesse said. “Now, look, I know you haven't seen the rose ceremony yet and guess what? You're not gonna see it tonight. We just have way too many things to get to. But I told you from the beginning, Gabby and Rachel — they wanted to call all the shots. They decided that after their hometowns, they weren't sending anybody home. They wanted to keep all of their men.” Bachelor Nation can watch the rose ceremony on ABC.com and expect to see three fantasy suite dates for each co-lead when the overnight dates kick off on Monday, September 5. Scroll through for the biggest takeaways from the Men Tell All:

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Does Jacob Regret How He Spoke to Gabby?

“There’s no excuses for my actions. I was rude. I was selfish. I was ignorant of her feelings,” Jacob said. “I need to take ownership on that — I did mess up. I just have to learn and hopefully teach others to do better as well.”

When Gabby and Rachel came out, he got emotional and personally apologized to the former ICU nurse, which she accepted.

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Why Did Meatball Initially Reject Rachel’s Rose?

“There was a lot of questions going through my head leading up to it. I mean, I came on open to both of them. Going in that rose ceremony, I thought if I were going to get a rose, it was going to be from Gabby,” James said before Roby told him to “have some balls.”

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Why Did Chris Skip the ‘Men Tell All’?

Jesse joked that the controversial contestant ditched the reunion because Gabby and Rachel “booted him so hard out of the mansion that he didn't dare show up.” Alec then went off and slammed him.

“Chris was incredibly out of pocket the whole time. … Just trash, like, he didn't help around the house. He wasn't trying to make friends with us. He was trying to control the women,” he said. “He was condescending. … He looks at things so in his own way, like there's a right way to do anything, but it's got to be his way. And he thinks his s—t don't stink, but it does like his breath.”

Spencer noted his “biggest regret” from the show was not calling out Chris for his comments about fantasy suites sooner.

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Why Did Hayden Skip the ‘Men Tell All’?

Hayden, who called Gabby “rough around the edges” during the season, also didn’t show up.

“For him not to be here, I think it speaks a lot to his character and how cowardly he is not to be here,” Mario said.

Nate added, “For a man to have to put down a woman to feel like he's empowered? It's just not OK. Then if this is how you're treating Gabby, you don't deserve Rachel either. So I'm glad that they eventually got rid of him.”

Jacob then quipped, “After hearing all that, he's a misogynist. And honestly, his dog Rambo doesn’t need training. He needs training.”

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Did Logan Switch to ‘Stay Longer’?

The men still weren’t happy with Logan for jumping from Rachel’s side to Gabby’s team, but he stood his ground.

“There was a huge part of me that thought when I stepped away from Rachel and told Gabby how I felt, that she would send me home,” Logan said after Jordan suggested he flipped to “stay longer” on the show. “So it wasn't the easy choice. It wasn't jumping over because it was convenient — because it was anything but convenient.”

Later on, Rachel apologized to her suitors for canceling her group date in the aftermath of Logan’s switch.

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Did Nate Keep His Daughter a Secret From His Ex?

“I went through a pretty traumatizing time when I went through a divorce and essentially the foundation that was built around my daughter — pretty much crumbled,” Nate said. “And the one thing that I protect most on this earth is my daughter, like, I would never bring her into a situation that I feel is dangerous, a situation that I feel is unstable. And so it just made me put a wall up protecting my daughter from the instability of my dating life.”

When Jesse added, “For clarity, too, we're also talking about the fact that you were dating two women simultaneously,” he admitted he was wrong.

“I would say I'm deeply sorry for the way that I acted. I should’ve been more communicative, I should have been more clear in my intentions,” Nate said to his two former flames who came forward to Reality Steve earlier this month. “And I pray that you forgive the man that I was because I'm not that same person. … Every moment and emotion that I had with Gabby was real. We both felt it, we experienced it. You know in past relationships, I can't always say that we had the commitment of, ‘We will be boyfriend and girlfriend,’ but with this, I committed to Gabby as her boyfriend, and I walked into it with that lens.”

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What Happened to Gabby's Connection With Mario?

While Rachel’s first impression rose winner Tino is still in the running, Mario didn’t last on Gabby’s side.

“We had a great first night … We had a great connection. And the following rose ceremony where I did have a conversation with Rachel, it was just to have a conversation. That third rose ceremony where we chose sides, I was with Gabby and I didn't pivot, right? And we did see that this season with a few guys that did pivot — one being Logan, where he was accepted, and I was sent home because of that. And so for me, I just felt like, you know, I just felt kind of like you did me wrong,” Mario said.

Gabby replied, “I’m sorry you think that I did you wrong. Because I think I also feel the same way in that there was never a conversation leading up to that point until almost it was too late that you were here for me. Because to me, it felt like you were still entertaining both sides until I made that decision for you. But I also want to be chosen.”