Newly engaged Bachelor in Paradise couple Kenny Braasch and Mari Pepin needed time apart to make sure their connection was meant to be.

As fans recall, Braasch, 40, and Pepin, 25, immediately connected upon arriving in Mexico this season. But they hit a bump in the road when Pepin informed Braasch that she wanted to remain open to other possible connections, leading the boy band manager to believe their budding relationship was over.