Rachael Kirkconnell opened up about how she's doing following her split from Matt James as she admitted she still hasn't "registered" the breakup and is "still trying to grasp everything." She also said she wants her next boyfriend to "be a simp" after their split.

Rachael Kirkconnell opens up about her split from 'The Bachelor' star Matt James, saying she was blindsided when he announced their breakup on social media.

The "Bachelor" Season 25 winner said she's "protecting my peace" and confirmed she and Matt James are "done" two weeks after he announced their split.

James both stunned and confused Bachelor Nation after he cryptically revealed that he and Kirkconnell had broken up after four years of dating.

Kirkconell said she thought they were headed toward moving in together and marriage after they met on the TV show.

Rachael Kirkconnell may have been blindsided when former Bachelor Matt James announced their breakup, but there is “no way” she would accept his rose again. “It’s only been a few weeks, but I’m definitely in that phase of just,

Manny Hernandez/Wireimage Rachael Kirkconnell is closing her Matt James chapter for good. "It's only been a few weeks, but I'm definitely in that phase of just, like, still trying to grasp everything and figure out a new normal.