'We're in therapy': Bachelor stars Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell are already getting counseling 10 months after TV engagement 

They only got engaged a few months ago.

But Bachelor stars Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell are already in therapy, they told People

'We’re not the perfect couple,' the 28-year-old Higgins said. 'Far from it! But we are trying really hard and we love each other a lot.'

The doc is in: Bachelor stars Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell are already in therapy, they told People; here they are seen in NYC in March

The doc is in: Bachelor stars Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell are already in therapy, they told People; here they are seen in NYC in March

'There are so many weird elements to being in a relationship after The Bachelor,' Lauren, 26, added.

'We’ve gotten in arguments like any other couple, but about some things that other couples wouldn’t have to fight about, like the fact that we met when he was dating other women. You can say that’s what I signed up for, but it’s still real life and it’s still hard.'

The two became engaged 10 months ago and their finale aired this spring. In April she moved into his Denver residence.

The truth is out there: 'There are so many weird elements to being in a relationship after The Bachelor,' Lauren, 26, said

The truth is out there: 'There are so many weird elements to being in a relationship after The Bachelor,' Lauren, 26, said

Now they are starring on Freeform’s Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After?, got engaged on the finale of The Bachelor. In April, she moved in with him in Denver.

They have couples counseling at their church. 

'We want to get a foundation that is healthy and pure and honest, with some help from a mediator,' he said.

A new TV gig: Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After? premieres October 11 on Freeform; here they are pictured on September 24 in Las Vegas

A new TV gig: Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After? premieres October 11 on Freeform; here they are pictured on September 24 in Las Vegas

'Bachelor or not, our life is not easy to navigate. We have our struggles. But we won’t give up. And for every argument, we’re stronger for it.' 

She then said 'even facing situations I didn’t know if I could handle, running away was never an option for me.'

The star then said she was 'so committed' to Ben.

'I love him so much and at the end of the day, I want to spend my life with him,' she said.

Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After? premieres October 11 on Freeform.

Will they become man and wife? 'I love him so much and at the end of the day, I want to spend my life with him,' she said

Will they become man and wife? 'I love him so much and at the end of the day, I want to spend my life with him,' she said

 

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