"I was willing to give Nic up and just ride it out, however that looked like for me," she tells PEOPLE. "Out of respect for Cierra."

The runner-ups for season seven of the hit Peacock reality series talk with The Hollywood Reporter about their connection, the dates they're hoping to go on outside the villa and what they're looking forward to the most about the upcoming reunion.

Nic Vansteenberghe and Olandria Carthen spoke about dating outside of the villa, navigating online hate and what they plan to address at the reunion.