Getting candid.

Bachelor Nation fans saw Xavier look for love with Charity on Season 20 of “The Bachelorette.”

The two were going strong before Fantasy Suite week, when a conversation about Xavier’s past infidelity led to the end of their relationship.

Now, Xavier is stopping by the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast, where he opened up about that conversation and reveals whether he wishes he’d been honest with Charity sooner.

Co-hosts Serena Pitt and Joe Amabile asked Xavier why he didn’t bring up his past with Charity during their first one-on-one date and he said, “I just wasn’t ready to have that conversation yet in the moment, like when you get that one-on-one. It was really tough to bring that up and open up in that way because I wasn’t ready for that yet.”

Xavier shared that he hadn’t opened up to anyone about cheating in his past relationship, so he had a hard time processing and answering Charity’s valid questions in real time.

The Bachelor Nation star said, “I didn’t even know that this was going to come up on the show. I did not admit that to anybody before. When she was asking me questions, I didn’t expect those questions and I didn’t prepare well for them. The answers I gave were not great answers. They were answers that don’t reflect who I am as a man and don’t reflect what I want to be in the future for my future wife.”

He went on, saying, “It was a very humbling learning moment. I took it so seriously because I truly believed that she could be my forever person. I wanted us to have those difficult discussions so we could make the right decisions for both of us.”

Joe and Serena brought up Charity’s ongoing questioning about Xavier’s readiness for marriage and he shared that he is ready for marriage but was just torn in “The Bachelorette” environment.

He said, “In my heart, there was no doubt, I knew I could get on a knee. But in my head, having the scientific brain that I do, I was like, ‘This is crazy.’ Being in this position and feeling that sort of way, I have never had that dichotomy between my heart and my head in my life before. It was really confusing for me. I want to meet my forever person, I want to be married, I want to do all of that. I truly think I am ready for that commitment. I think it was just the time frame and environment there.”

Xavier continued on, adding, “All the variables and knowing that sometimes it doesn’t work out was a fear for me too. I told her that I only wanted to get engaged once and I wanted to know it was right. It was tough. I wish I would’ve been able to deliver answers that made more sense about how I felt instead of answering from my head and not truly internalizing the question. Everything happens for a reason, though, and it just wasn’t our time.”

He said that he is still healing and processing his split with Charity but is hopeful that he will meet his future wife soon.

Hear more of Xavier’s conversation with Joe and Serena on the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast below.