Katie Thurston Now happily engaged to Jeff ArcuriBut she admits it wasn't easy to navigate dating after driving Bachelorette.
“Having a large audience has been the biggest shift in the way I date,” the 33-year-old said during an interview. Instagram Q&A On Sunday, December 29th. “I wanted someone who wouldn't be intimidated by my large audience or eager to use my large audience. If you have dirt, those skeletons will make their way to me very quickly (and for the better).”
Thurston who got engaged Blake Mowins In season 17 of Bachelorette He continued to appear in the third season of F-Boy Islandsaid she also learned that sharing who she was dating too early was unwise.
“I've also learned not to post with a guy during the first 90 days of dating (it often ends during this exploration phase). “Having a guy post too soon has pushed me to extend the relationship beyond its expiration date to avoid embarrassment,” she said.
Katie Thurston may not have found love on reality TV, but she finally found her person in Jeff Arcuri. In May 2024, Thurston revealed that she was “off the market” and seeing someone new. “I'm seeing someone. I haven't actually said that yet,” Thurston shared during an episode of Your Mom and Dad (…)
Thurston met fellow comedian Arcuri, 37, in April and suggest Months later at Secret Beach on Kauai, Hawaii, on August 26.
When answering a question about their whirlwind engagement, Thurston joked: “No no no. You can't root for me on a reality dating show, but then look at me now.”
She continued, “But jokes aside, I'm 34 (in less than a week) and he's 37. We're just two independent, mature adults who know what we want and we've found it in each other. Also dating long distance to start, he's already established a foundation of no “I also never understood the phrase 'when you know you know' and now I feel that deep in my heart for this man and those who know us personally, see that and understand it.”
Jeff Arcuri and Katie Thurston
Courtesy of Katie Thurston/InstagramAt the time of their engagement, Thurston and Arcuri shared the phrase, “When you know, you know.” Next to the pictures From the ocean's suggestion.
“I wouldn't say that neither of us had red flags. But when others saw things in us that were difficult or troubling or weird — we embraced, healed, and supported those things,” Thurston said of her relationship with Arcuri in an Instagram Q&A. “For example, We are both sensitive. It also means that we have patience and understanding of our feelings and talk through them openly while dealing with any disagreements. None of us are “too cool” for anything, so we have to be weird together.
She added that they “stay humble” as celebrities, but Thurston said Arcuri is more “active and dedicated to his career path” as a comedian — which is why she's moving to New York in 2025.
As for their wedding plans, Thurston said they're looking at venues soon and are hoping for something of an “outdoor jungle” or Pacific Northwest vibe “without the unpredictable weather.”
