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Bachelorette Ex: DeAnna and I Are Still Friends

Thu., Nov. 13, 2008 7:00 AM PST by Marc Malkin

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Jesse Csincsak isn't sitting at home crying over being dumped just two weeks go by his Bachelorette ex-fiancée, DeAnna Pappas.

In fact, the ex-lovebirds are still in touch. "Me and DeDe definitely do still talk," Csincsak said Tuesday night at the Ubisoft Shaun White Snowboarding video game launch party at Boulevard3 in Hollywood. "We text message and whatnot, with an occasional phone call, but we're trying to give each other our space."

The two were engaged for four months after Csincsak popped the question at the end of last season's reality matchmaking series. Even if they are still on good terms, don't expect a rekindled romance anytime soon.

"I don't see us getting back together, but I hope she's happy, no matter what she does," Csincsak said. "I love her, and I wish her nothing but the best."

So just what is Csincsak doing to keep his mind off of his former ladylove?

"I've been snowboarding a lot," Csincsak said.

And doing more reality television! He's returning for another stint as a coach on MTV's long-running self-improvement reality series Made.

As for getting back into the dating scene, Csincsak said, "I don't know if I'm ready to date just yet, but in the future, I'm definitely ready to look for love again."

—Additional reporting by Dahvi Shira