March 20, 2023 • pillow talk
Becca Tilley Reveals Meaningful Surprise from Girlfriend Hayley Kiyoko: ‘Grateful to Experience a Love Like This’
Love their love!
Bachelor Nation fans first met Becca Tilley on Season 19 of “The Bachelor,” and she returned to our screens for Season 20.
Since her time on the Bachelor Nation shows, Becca has found love off-screen with her girlfriend Hayley Kiyoko, and the two have been together for almost five years.
Now, Becca just took to her Instagram Stories to share a special moment with her girlfriend from over the weekend.
The Bachelor Nation star wrote, “One of the big differences Hayley and I have between the two of us is our faith. I grew up in the south, went to a Christian school, went to church multiple times a week, was in a youth group, and a lot of my life revolved around Christian culture. The last few years, I’ve had a hard time finding a church and within the last few years I just had a bad taste in my mouth about Christianity in general.”
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Becca went on, saying that she never questioned her faith, but rather the religion of it all.
She said, “I wrestled a lot with the fact that some of the cruelest conversations I had about my relationship were with Christians and even though I know that’s not representative of God, it’s been a struggle to sort it out. All that to say... Hayley has seen me and listened to me talk about the struggle with church and my faith and even though she may not understand what it’s like, she’s always given me the space and the support I needed.”
Becca shared that a few months ago, she told Hayley that she wanted to try going to a new church, but life got in the way and she wasn’t able to make it a priority.
This weekend, Becca was in for a surprise, though, writing, “This weekend, Hayley told me she was surprising me on Sunday. I was confused when I realized we weren’t going somewhere to eat. I was trying to figure out what happened in the morning that we had to be on time for... all of the sudden we pulled into a parking lot and I realized we were at a church.”
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Becca continued, saying, “I don’t know if I’ve ever felt the feeling I felt when I had that realization. We walked in — hand in hand and it felt so nice to enjoy worship and feel safe, but most importantly I felt overwhelmed by love.”
What a special moment!
Becca reflected on the gesture from her partner, writing, “We got in the car and I could barely form any words other than ‘I don’t know if I’ve ever felt so loved in my life.’ The simplicity of her bringing me to a place that has brought me peace — even if she felt uncomfortable — was so selfless and thoughtful and I’ll never forget it. Just feel really grateful to experience a love like this.”
We love Becca and Hayley’s love and how they have continued to show up for each other in important moments like this.