Ashley Adionser is a 32-year-old marketing director working in the political space. She attended college in Philadelphia, where she also got her MBA. She also launched a home decor brand in 2021. She and Tyler first bonded over the fact that while he loves to cook, she is a self-described huge foodie.
According to her Instagram, Ashley does a lot of charity work with her friend Telli Swift, an influencer and reality star. She frequently posts about her work as a board member with Swift’s charity, Boxing WAGS Association, which aims to support women and families.
What went down on the show?
Tyler and Ashley had an immediate connection, chatting easily about their hobbies. Tyler admitted he was nervous to go into the pods, but thanks Ashley for helping his anxiety with her calming voice and presence.
The two soon delved into deeper topics, with Tyler sharing his experience with being raised by a single mother. He shared that his mother, who was Serbian, sometimes struggled to put food on the table after facing discrimination from her family for having children with a man outside of her race. His experience, he said, made him want to create a loving, happy family for himself.
From there, their dates just seemed easy. They swapped blankets, enjoyed some extremely looking delicious wings “together,” and prayed together. After one heartfelt date in which Tyler said a prayer over their dynamic, he emerged from the pod dancing a “stroll of a man in love.”
Thus, of course, when he got on one knee, she said yes! And when the couple met face to face, they couldn’t have been more thrilled, both dissolving into tears. In Mexico, the two only continued their engaged bliss. They hung in the hot tub and agreed over a meal that they don’t care if their families and friends think they are “crazy” for doing the “experiment.” Aww!
And things continued on a great path through episodes seven and eight. The couple talked a lot about having kids—how many to have, if they wanted boys or girls, and even their names.
So Ashley (and fans) were shocked when it came out in episode nine that Tyler had neglected to mention something during their whole children discussion: he was a sperm donor to three kids.
