Photography by: Dexter Brown | Styling by: Mariah Galston & Janelle Arreola | Grooming by: Jaime Maloney

Nick Viall and I go way back, well sort of. It was the summer of 2015, and I was pretty into the Bachelor Franchise for a few years after having my first kid. To be honest, I never expected the former Bachelor star, based on my perception of him on television, to ever be lucky at love or even great at relationships, and I wasn’t even sure if I liked him most of the time. He proved me wrong when he recently re-entered my life with the upcoming release of his new book, Don't Text Your Ex Happy Birthday: And Other Advice on Love, Sex, and Dating. I had the pleasure of interviewing this accomplished, award-winning podcaster and TV personality after reading his new book, which I found to be an insightful and fun, easy read. Viall opens himself up quite a bit through personal stories and answering questions that many of us have asked ourselves at one time or another. I enjoyed hi...