From night one, the connection betweenThe Bachelorette’sHannah Brownand fan-favorite Peter Weber only seemed to grow stronger.But on Monday’s penultimate episode, Brown, 24, ended things with the charming pilot, leaving her final two asTyler CameronandJed Wyatt. It was a decision she didn’t make lightly.“I was in love with Peter,” Brown tells PEOPLE. “I was pulled into different directions every other day. But I had to make a decision. I felt like my heart was broken.”For Brown, getting to the point of admitting the strong feelings she had for her final four (Luke Parkerwent home last week) was a struggle in and of itself.“All the drama [amongst the men] put up barriers for me,” explains Brown. “I really did care for these guys, but were [my feelings] strong enough? It was confusing. I was not where I wanted to be.”John Fleenor/ ABCJohn Fleenor/ ABCUltimately, Brown allowed herself to be vulnerable, and then the feelings for her final suitors got stronger, quickly.“I had fallen in love with Peter,” she says. “I know it sounds crazy. And [my feelings] really affected me emotionally.”Ed Herrera/ABCNow, though they didn’t end up together, Brown says she’ll always have special memories of Weber — and of their shared experience.“What I’ll miss most about Peter is his genuine love for me,” she says. “The time we had together was real.”The second part ofThe Bachelorettefinale airs Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
From night one, the connection betweenThe Bachelorette’sHannah Brownand fan-favorite Peter Weber only seemed to grow stronger.
But on Monday’s penultimate episode, Brown, 24, ended things with the charming pilot, leaving her final two asTyler CameronandJed Wyatt. It was a decision she didn’t make lightly.
“I was in love with Peter,” Brown tells PEOPLE. “I was pulled into different directions every other day. But I had to make a decision. I felt like my heart was broken.”
For Brown, getting to the point of admitting the strong feelings she had for her final four (Luke Parkerwent home last week) was a struggle in and of itself.
“All the drama [amongst the men] put up barriers for me,” explains Brown. “I really did care for these guys, but were [my feelings] strong enough? It was confusing. I was not where I wanted to be.”
John Fleenor/ ABC


Ultimately, Brown allowed herself to be vulnerable, and then the feelings for her final suitors got stronger, quickly.
“I had fallen in love with Peter,” she says. “I know it sounds crazy. And [my feelings] really affected me emotionally.”
Ed Herrera/ABC

Now, though they didn’t end up together, Brown says she’ll always have special memories of Weber — and of their shared experience.
“What I’ll miss most about Peter is his genuine love for me,” she says. “The time we had together was real.”
The second part ofThe Bachelorettefinale airs Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
source: people.com