Josh on Dating as a Professional Athlete: 'It's Hard'

Navigating a Photoshoot and Chemistry

• 📸 Josh discusses the photoshoot with Tamaris, acknowledging the difficulty of seeing him kiss someone else while trying to be present.
• ✨ He felt good about the shoot and their chemistry, despite the challenging circumstances.

Past Relationships and Healing

• ❤️ Josh has been single for 2.5 years, describing his last relationship as "young college love."
• 🌱 He has spent the past two years "healing" and preparing for his next relationship.

Partner Requirements and Trust Issues

• 🎯 Tamaris is looking for someone kind, a gentleman, observant, passionate, grounded, romantic, and attentive to detail.
• 🛡️ Josh admits to being "guarded" and "selfish" in past interactions due to trust issues and not knowing people's true intentions.
• 🔑 He intentionally waited to reveal he is a professional athlete, recognizing that people might see dollar signs.

Challenges of Dating as an Athlete

• 💰 Being a professional athlete makes dating difficult because it's hard to discern genuine intentions from those seeking financial gain.
• 🚧 Josh describes himself as having been "real guarded" and "selfish" towards others, not out of malice, but due to uncertainty about motives.

Opening Up and Building Comfort

• 💬 Josh feels they have reached a "new threshold" in opening up, which makes him happy and hopeful for the future.
• 🤝 He appreciates Tamaris's presence, noting that a simple touch is calming and makes him feel more comfortable letting her into his "bubble."
• 💖 Understanding love languages is important, with Tamaris valuing acts of service, words of affirmation, and physical touch.
• ⚖️ Josh acknowledges the challenge of balancing attention between Tamaris and other potential opportunities within the house, aiming to spread his emotions fairly.