“When we started dating, I really wanted to maintain our privacy for as long as possible,” the reality star explained. “We needed to see how we felt about each other without the whole world chiming in with their opinions or judgements. The only thing that truly matters is how we feel about each other at the end of the day and I needed space and time to figure that out for myself.”
Plus, she’s still recovering from her very public breakup with Carl.
“I’ve also learned from my past mistakes in being too public with every step of my relationships,” Lindsay continued. “And after my last relationship ended in such a humiliating and very public way, I’m not exactly dying to open my current relationship up to the world just yet. He’s never seen Summer House and probably never will, and I love that about him. It’s an even playing field with us.”
And the Bravolebrity has finally put her broken engagement behind her now that she’s auctioning off her three wedding dresses on KleinfeldAgain.com to benefit The Chick Mission, a non-profit organization helping female cancer patients, specifically those facing fertility challenges following treatment.
“I knew I wanted to work with a charity on taking them off my hands, and it felt important to me to turn an unfortunate situation into a positive outcome,” she told E!. “Donating the proceeds of the dress sales to a charity that is important to me feels like a true win at the end. Kleinfeld will be matching the money raised from my dresses. I couldn’t have dreamt of a better outcome.”
Keep reading to relive Lindsay and Carl’s romance pre-breakup.