'Just creating safe space': 'The Bachelor' star Joey Graziadei talks about women opening up to him on the show

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Joey Graziadei is sharing his take on the ongoing ‘Bachelor’ season and he’s there for his co-contestants.

“What's most important is how difficult it is for them to share intimate things about themselves in a setting like this,” Graziadei said.

“My most important thing I'm focusing on is just creating the safe space, actively listening, being the person that can understand as much as they can, but more importantly, validate that their feelings. It can be difficult, but I tried my best just to make them feel comfortable," he added.

'Tough week' for Joey Graziadei 

The star felt a little bad, sharing with others that he was having a ‘tough week.’

“The root of it was what my biggest fear is, which is, at the end of this, me choosing someone and it not being reciprocated,” Graziadei said.

“I think you know how much I’ve been talking about how serious I’ve been taking this and it’s because I want to get to the point at the end of this where I’m super confident. And I know that I’m going to be with my person,” he added.

The 28-year-old told People, “[I] was feeling the weight of the position I was in” and “questioning if I could make it through this entire thing with the real serious feelings that we're starting to build on both sides.”

“I know people have labeled me ‘sad boy’ and they saw the emotions that week, but I'm not afraid to share when I have those bad days,” he said.

“I look for a partner who can understand them, comfort me through them. If they're going to choose me at the end of this, they should see all sides of me. It's necessary to be able to have a good relationship,” he added.

Joey Graziadei is looking for a 'real' partner

On 'Lexi Young', Graziadei said, "When I saw it was her, I understood what it was almost immediately and why," adding "I think she respected my honesty in my answer, but I understood that it didn't really make sense on what she was looking for at the time. I'm glad that she had the ability to go out on her own terms.”

'The Bachelor’ star is discussing the prospect of marriage and children with “almost every woman” by that time in his journey.

“There's not a timeline that I'm stuck to,” he said, adding “It's just, what I see for this entire journey and process, if I end up with someone, I've always wanted a long engagement because this is a quick process.”

“I've always wanted the ability to have some time in your marriage to enjoy being newlyweds, and kids are something that I want once I feel like we've gotten those opportunities," he continued.